Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Day Eight of the Kiss and Tell Tour!!!


Well we have a very special treat today!   Not only is it Day Eight of the very awesome Kiss and Tell Tour but author Laura Kaye is offering two ways to win on her Kiss and Tell Tour Posts, 11/28 - 12/6


1) One commenter who leaves their email address on this post will win a full signed set of Laura's romance trading cards for all four of her books. 


2) A tour-wide prize will also be chosen on Friday, December 9: Laura will draw three commenters from across all Kiss and Tell Tour Posts to win one of THREE $5 Amazon gift cards.


The more Tour posts you visit for Laura and comment on, the more you'll be entered to win! So stay locked on her blog tour stops!  Commenters must leave email address. Both are open to international! 



Good luck!




About North of Need:




Her tears called a powerful snow god to life, but only her love can grant the humanity he craves...

Desperate to escape agonizing memories of Christmas past, twenty-nine-year-old widow Megan Snow builds a snow family outside the mountain cabin she once shared with her husband, realizing too late that she's recreated the very thing she'll never have.

Called to life by Megan's tears, snow god Owen Winters appears unconscious on her doorstep in the midst of a raging blizzard. As she nurses him to health, Owen finds unexpected solace in her company and unimagined pleasure in the warmth of her body, and vows to win her heart for a chance at humanity.

Megan is drawn to Owen's mismatched eyes, otherworldly masculinity, and enthusiasm for the littlest things. But this Christmas miracle comes with an expiration--before the snow melts and the temperature rises, Megan must let go of her widow's grief and learn to trust love again, or she'll lose Owen forever.




EXCERPT FROM NORTH OF NEED, BY LAURA KAYE

His flaring eyes stole Megan’s breath. Already, the air around them sizzled. Something was happening.

Did she trust him?

“Yes,” she heard herself say. Her answer was instinctual. She didn’t need to think about it to know.

His heated, brilliant smile eased the nervous energy rushing through her veins. This day with him at Wisp had been unequivocally the best she’d had in two years. She had loved every minute of it.

Her body felt awake and powerful. Her heart, full and warm. She was alive. He’d brought her back to life.

“I want to share myself with you, Megan. I want to share everything,” he whispered, his voice nearly that same reverent intonation as when he’d murmured those foreign words against her heart.

“Yes,” she said again.

“It’s going to feel odd to you, like a tingling weightlessness. But it won’t hurt and I’ll bring you back the very instant you desire. If you want to say something to me, just think it. And I promise I won’t let you go.” He bent down and scooped a handful of snow, packed it into a loose ball.

Owen’s words did little to staunch the anxious excitement bubbling up inside her. Every nerve and muscle on edge, she could barely stand still. But she yearned to know what he wanted to show her. Something told her she was about to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience. “You lead, I’ll follow,” she said, echoing his earlier words.

The flare behind his eyes intensified. He dropped the snow into her bare palm. “Here, eat this, please.”

Megan brought the snow to her mouth with a shaking hand. The way he dragged his tongue back and forth against his bottom lip made what they were doing feel like foreplay. As soon as she’d closed her lips around the last bite, his mouth was on her, kissing, probing. Then, he pulled back, laced his hands around her neck and leaned his forehead against hers.

“Megan Snow, I love you.”

Megan gasped at his declaration. Her brain scrambled, tried to figure out how to respond.

Before she could, she ceased to be corporeal.

Owen! she screamed in her mind.

I’m here angel, and I’ve got you. Just feel. Take it all in.

I’m scared. Though she was no more than consciousness adrift, she would’ve sworn she felt his lips and hands caress her. The impossible sensation squelched the fear, left only a mystical thrill in its place.

I would never let anything happen to you, Megan. On my honor. On my life.

I believe you. What’s happening? The world glided under her, around her, like she was a bird soaring on the ebbs and flows of air currents.

We are the wind.

About Laura Kaye:

A multi-published author of paranormal, contemporary and erotic romance, Laura Kaye’s hot, heartfelt stories are all about the universal desire for a place to belong. Laura is the author of the bestselling contemporary romance and award-nominated HEARTS IN DARKNESS and the bestselling and award-winning paranormal romance FOREVER FREED (NJRW Golden Leaf Award for Best Paranormal of 2011), as well as an erotic romance novella, JUST GOTTA SAY. Her fourth book, contemporary fantasy romance NORTH OF NEED, is the first in the 4-book Hearts of the Anemoi series. Laura lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.

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13 comments:

Na said...

I want to meet a snow god. Owen seem pretty sweet, not frigid at all :) The excerpt was heartfelt and it shows Megan trusting and letting go of her fears for a bit. I can see why in the end she feel free as a bird.
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Laura Kaye said...

Thanks so much for hosting me here today! And thanks to Na for kicking off the comments!

hotcha12 said...

PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRR BABY!!

HOT HOT!
linda_bass@sbcglobal.net

Sophia Rose said...

I enjoy this excerpt where he shows her a little of something special.

Thanks for the posting.


sophiarose1816@gmail.com

booklover0226 said...

I enjoyed the excerpt and I can't read North of Need soon enough!

Thanks,
Tracey D
booklover0226 at gmail dot com

alainala said...

this looks really good! would love to read it! thanks for the chance to win the trading cards!!

alainala AT hotmail DOT ca

Unknown said...

Owen is hot, Hot, HOT. I'm blowing through the books ahead of North of Need on my TBR pile as fast I can, so I can drool over him at my leisure.

drainbamaged.gyzmo at gmail.com

Vanessa N. said...

I love Owen. So I can't wait to read this story. I think he's a great character.

mythic021@gmail.com

Catherine Lee said...

I've not read any of Laura's books...I'm generally more of a non-fiction reader but my goal for 2012 is to expand my literary tastes. That's why I'm out here!

Thanks for the holiday giveaway.

Catherine Lee
@capefearlibn
catherinelee100[at]gmail[.]com

MeikkiBeibi said...

Loved this book! Taking part in the trading card giveaway too! :)

Niina (elvenspirit(at)gmail(dot)com)

Laura Kaye said...

Love your comments, guys! Thanks so much!

And thanks so much for hosting me here!

hotcha12 said...

THANKS FOR COMING LAURA!

linda_bass@sbcglobal.net

Catherine Lee said...

Congratulations to Sophia Rose for winning the trading cards!

Catherine.