Happy Monday!!!
Let's pretend that your favourite actor...you know the one I'm talking about, you've seen all his movies because he's "really talented". He also has this funny way of invading your dreams for no apparent reason and you wake the next morning with a content smile on your face.
Yeah. You know who I'm talking about.
Now picture yourself standing in your kitchen having that first coffee of the day and he bursts through your patio door.
What would you do? Stare at him in shock. Scream. Ask him what he takes in his coffee!
In Autumn Stark's erotic romance book, All In, this very scenario actually happens and let me say, you don't want miss how this plays out.
Wink…wink!
But first let's find out the...
Top 10 Characteristics
Autumn Finds Attractive on Men
1) A Sense of Humor: Men who are able to laugh at themselves,
situations, and life in general are far more attractive to me than those who
take themselves way too seriously. More
importantly, a guy who can make a woman laugh is incredibly hot. Life is
already way too serious.
2) Kindness Toward Others: A man who offers kindness to others,
necessary or unnecessary, is beyond appealing. A sense of empathy and caring
toward others suggests such a depth to a man. That is just hot.
3) Responsibility: Not that a guy needs to take on the problems of the
world or even everyone in his life, but when he expresses and keeps to his own
code of responsibility, he becomes irresistible. A man who holds himself to a standard
is all man in my book.
4) Respect: A lot of guys are pretty hot on the surface, there’s about
a billion different looks that can turn a woman on, but a guy who respects
women--wants to hear their thoughts and opinion, values their input, and tries
to treat them with regard--is hot no matter what he looks like.
5) A Sense of Adventure: This one may be more personal, but I love a
guy who is ready to explore and try something new. If has a thirst for finding
new places and information and experiences...I dig him.
6) And now for something more physical...a thick neck: I’m not talking
body-builder big. No, I’m talking about a strong neck that clearly says “Hey
Girl...I could probably throw you up into my arms at any moment and not even
lose a breath.” Bonus points if there’s some subtle vein action.
7) A Deep Voice: Putty. A deep voice makes me putty in the hands of
the man who it belongs to. I have no idea why...it’s just the sexiest thing
ever.
8) Long Fingers: I can’t decide if it’s the whole “I easily play an
instrument” thing or if it’s the inspiration they give me for what they could
POSSIBLY do, but long fingers on a guy always hits me right in the gut. I can’t
help but stare, glassy-eyed and only vaguely conscious.
9) A Smile: There’s something about the composition of a smile that
can change a man from just good-looking to heart-stopping hottie.
10) Love: A man in love, looking at the person he loves, is beyond
beautiful (a manly beautiful you understand). It’s kind of the look of forever
and I think it’s probably the one characteristic every woman hopes to see in
the person she loves.
****GIVEAWAY ALERT****
Autumn will be awarding at EACH stop a signed copy of All In to a randomly drawn commenter (US ONLY), and a Grand Prize of a $25 Amazon/BN GC plus a signed copy of All In will be awarded to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour (US ONLY).
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All In
by Autumn
Stark
Jay
Markham, a wildly popular actor and a chronic womanizer, has become bored with
his life. Jay decides to take a break and goes to visit his life-long best
friend and famous romance novelist, Anthony Tate. But just because Jay decides
to take a break doesn’t mean his fans will let him. The fans and the paparazzi
follow him to the small Washington town and, in an effort to escape a
particularly dogged fan, Jay ducks into the first open door he can find.
Parker
Hardisson is a fairly normal, if self-contained, woman in her, ahem, early
thirties. Relatively happy with her life as a freelance translator, she gets to
work out of her own home and enjoy her life as quiet and drama-free as
possible. So what if she’s a teensy bit lonely? So what if there’s some part of
her that wants to explore the world? Things are working out just fine. So, when
a mega-movie star comes slamming into her house, she wonders if she’s finally
cracked.
Parker
seizes the opportunity to make the deal of a lifetime. No strings, no
questions. The problem is, Jay is playing this game by his own rules.
Excerpt
It was
possibly nine in the morning the next day before Abby barged into Parker’s
house. To be fair, Abby had used her key which Jay must have given back to her,
but it was as close to barging as one might get, all things considered. Parker
was barely awake.
“Parker? Are
you home?”
“Where else
would I be?” Parker tried to sound pleasant, but at best she knew she sounded
grouchy as she called out to Abby.
“I don’t
know, having wild sex with Jay in Los Angeles?” Abby walked into the kitchen as
Parker was focusing on pouring coffee grinds into her espresso machine. Parker
graced her with a snort as an answer. “Well, you could be.”
“I don’t know
what that overgrown pretty boy told you, but I am not going to Los Angeles.”
“I’ll wait
till you’ve had your coffee.” Abby grabbed her own cup and patiently sat on one
of the bar stools under her kitchen island. Parker tried not to remember
exactly what had been done on that particular counter while also trying to
remember if she’d sanitized the thing since the sex marathon had started.
“Coffee won’t
change my answer.”
“Might make
you more talkative though.”
“Or more able
to kill without getting caught.”
“I’ll take
the chance.” Abby grinned at her and Parker sighed.
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Author Bio
Autumn
Stark writes Romance with a sense of humor and a whole lotta steamy fun.
Doesn’t mean there aren’t a few whips every now and then, but she’s a sucker
for a happy ending. Autumn has been writing in one capacity or another her
entire life, but Break Me is her debut novel.
Autumn
Stark is the pen name for author and publisher, April Oglesbee.
(http://apriloglesbee.com/)
All
In is the second book in the All In series. Book 1 is already available on
Amazon, B&N, and iBooks. Book 3 will be released in June 2014.
Where can you Find Autumn???
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AutumnStarkAuth
***Author Note***
This
is the second book in the All In series.
Book 1 is already available on Amazon,
B&N, and iBooks. Book 3 will be released in June 2014.
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Thanks for stopping by today Autumn and the best of luck with All In .
Cheers,
Nancy
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for having me! I'm so excited to get to talk with you about All In!
ReplyDeleteGreat excerpt, thank you. I like your list, they are all good characteristics.
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Loved the excerpt! Looking forward to reading! Good luck with your tour.
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