CONGRATULATIONS
Thanks to everyone who entered.
I will email Amy, Beth, Tara, Corie and Jena later today with the from to fill out for the Hachette books. Winners have 72 hours to reply to the email or a new winner will be selected.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Winners of Captured by Desire by Kira Morgan
Thanks to everyone who entered.
I will email Amy, Beth, Tara, Corie and Jena later today with the from to fill out for the Hachette books. Winners have 72 hours to reply to the email or a new winner will be selected.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Giveaway - Five Copies of Captured by Desire by Kira Morgan
Can a hunter and a "thief" find romance in sanctuary?
Check out the extra material:
Unsung Heroes
1. For your main entry make a comment on one of these four items. Make sure you leave your e-mail address!
a) Answer the Question the Author posed at Q11 of the Author Q&A or tell me something of interest from the interview. OR
b) Check out the Five Fun Facts and tell me something you found interesting. OR
c) You can visit the author's website and tell me something you found there. OR
d) Tell me if you watched the trailer and if you did, tell me what you liked about it.
2. For an extra entry, become a follower or tell me if you are already a follower.
3. For another entry, blog, facebook, tweet (any of those networks!) about this giveaway and tell me where you did.
4. For TWO extra entries comment on the review post.
5. For another TWO extra entries comment on the author Q&A.
It isn't necessary to use separate entries unless you want them in different chronological order.
(Seven total entries possible.) MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE YOUR E-MAIL! Five winners!
* This contest is only open to residents of US and Canada.
* No P.O. Boxes Please - for shipping reasons
* This contest will close 10 PM
(Central) on September 14, 2010. The winners will be randomly selected from all entries.
Check out Kira Morgan's site at Glynnis.net
"Like" Kira Morgan on Facebook
Check out the extra material:
Unsung Heroes
TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY:
1. For your main entry make a comment on one of these four items. Make sure you leave your e-mail address!
a) Answer the Question the Author posed at Q11 of the Author Q&A or tell me something of interest from the interview. OR
b) Check out the Five Fun Facts and tell me something you found interesting. OR
c) You can visit the author's website and tell me something you found there. OR
d) Tell me if you watched the trailer and if you did, tell me what you liked about it.
2. For an extra entry, become a follower or tell me if you are already a follower.
3. For another entry, blog, facebook, tweet (any of those networks!) about this giveaway and tell me where you did.
4. For TWO extra entries comment on the review post.
5. For another TWO extra entries comment on the author Q&A.
It isn't necessary to use separate entries unless you want them in different chronological order.
(Seven total entries possible.) MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE YOUR E-MAIL! Five winners!
* This contest is only open to residents of US and Canada.
* No P.O. Boxes Please - for shipping reasons
* This contest will close 10 PM
(Central) on September 14, 2010. The winners will be randomly selected from all entries. Review - Captured by Desire by Kira Morgan
This is a sensual ride with fun characters and an engaging plot.
Captured by Desire
by Kira Morgan
Florie is beautiful and independent considering that she has had to take care of herself for years. She is an expert goldsmith but her drunken foster father has been taking credit for her work. She has come to the Selkirk Fair to sell her wares and also to look for her true father. She gets accused of stealing her own family heirloom by the Selkirk Sheriff’s very greedy wife, Lady Mavis, forcing Florie to seek sanctuary in the local, run down, church. Mavis has many secrets and she is willing to do anything to hide the heirloom, even if it means arranging to kill Florie.
Rane is the Sheriff’s successful huntsman, but he also sneaks food for the starving crofters. After he accidentally shoots Florie he takes her into the church to take care of her. Florie believes he is there to protect her and doesn’t know he has been given guard duty to make sure she doesn’t’ escape. Florie tries hard to resist the community’s Viking heartthrob especially since all the ladies are ready to throw themselves at him. Rane is a true charmer and actually a nice guy after all. He can’t understand why Florie won’t return the heirloom to Lady Mavis and he almost thinks that Florie cares only for the gold.
I liked learning about Hnefataf, a game similar to chess and I liked the character of the blind priest. The villainess, Lady Mavis, is a particularly nasty character. I really enjoyed the fun banter between sassy Florie and flirtatious Rane. The romance was sweet, sensual and warm but, to be honest, I thought this part of the story went on and on. I was ready to get back to the action and mystery.
The writing is really quite lovely with a very good flow and pace. Here is one example I liked when Florie succumbs to her desires for Rane and they are kissing: "All the while she kept making those sounds, moans that were at once demanding yet helpless, deliberate yet fearful, expert yet artless." This is a good, enjoyable read, especially if you are ready for a story rich in the romance element.
Captured by Desire
by Kira Morgan
- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Forever (August 1, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0446548189
- ISBN-13: 978-0446548182
Product DescriptionReview:
In 16th century Scotland, young Miss Florie Gilder runs away from her drunken foster father to find her real father and her noble heritage. Along the way, she is accused of theft, becomes a fugitive hiding in a forest, and is accidentally wounded by a handsome local huntsman. The huntsman--a Robin-Hood figure who poaches wild game from the landowner's estate to feed the starving poor--carries the beautiful maiden to a church where she is guaranteed 40 days of sanctuary from the law. During that time, he learns her true story, falls in love with her, and helps her in her quest, at the risk of his own life. Smitten with him, she worries more for his survival. But enemies of the state are seeking to overturn the Catholic royals, while a vicious noblewoman is out to destroy Florie. (2010)
Florie is beautiful and independent considering that she has had to take care of herself for years. She is an expert goldsmith but her drunken foster father has been taking credit for her work. She has come to the Selkirk Fair to sell her wares and also to look for her true father. She gets accused of stealing her own family heirloom by the Selkirk Sheriff’s very greedy wife, Lady Mavis, forcing Florie to seek sanctuary in the local, run down, church. Mavis has many secrets and she is willing to do anything to hide the heirloom, even if it means arranging to kill Florie.
Rane is the Sheriff’s successful huntsman, but he also sneaks food for the starving crofters. After he accidentally shoots Florie he takes her into the church to take care of her. Florie believes he is there to protect her and doesn’t know he has been given guard duty to make sure she doesn’t’ escape. Florie tries hard to resist the community’s Viking heartthrob especially since all the ladies are ready to throw themselves at him. Rane is a true charmer and actually a nice guy after all. He can’t understand why Florie won’t return the heirloom to Lady Mavis and he almost thinks that Florie cares only for the gold.
I liked learning about Hnefataf, a game similar to chess and I liked the character of the blind priest. The villainess, Lady Mavis, is a particularly nasty character. I really enjoyed the fun banter between sassy Florie and flirtatious Rane. The romance was sweet, sensual and warm but, to be honest, I thought this part of the story went on and on. I was ready to get back to the action and mystery.
The writing is really quite lovely with a very good flow and pace. Here is one example I liked when Florie succumbs to her desires for Rane and they are kissing: "All the while she kept making those sounds, moans that were at once demanding yet helpless, deliberate yet fearful, expert yet artless." This is a good, enjoyable read, especially if you are ready for a story rich in the romance element.
xxx
Blog Tour Q&A with Kira Morgan, Author of Captured by Desire
Please join me today to visit with author Kira Morgan.
1Q. I see that you write under three names: Sarah McKerrigan (historical romance), Glynnis Campbell (historical romance) and now Kira Morgan. Why have you chosen different pen names?
Kira Morgan: Sometimes, no matter how good an author's reviews are, circumstances of marketing or timing or other issues beyond the author's control affect the sales. If the publisher is wise and recognizes this, they give the author a fresh launch with a new pen name in the hopes of generating better sales the second (or third) time around. Only nine more names till I catch up with Dean Koontz!
2Q. All three names write historical romance. Do you have plans to write in any other genres?
Kira Morgan: Yes! I have plans for a historical biography about an amazing Italian Renaissance woman, a paranormal YA series, and a trilogy of contemporary romances involving the rock-and-roll world (I have an inside scoop since my husband is in the classic rock band, America).
3Q. What most inspires your plots?
Kira Morgan: I'm most inspired by "what if" situations, and the more challenging, the better. My last Sarah McKerrigan book, "Danger's Kiss," started with "What if the hero were the man who executed the heroine's father?" The inspiration for "Captured by Desire" was "What if the hero shot the heroine at the beginning of the book?"
4Q. Why did you choose the particular time period and setting for Captured by Desire?
Kira Morgan: It's always an interesting challenge for me to write a romance set against a backdrop of great conflict. It proves that love does indeed conquer all! The time of Mary Queen of Scots was full of political upheaval, especially along the Borders, where King Henry VIII of England had pummeled Scotland repeatedly, leaving the land in ruins. What better place to create a hero of the people, who poaches game on his lord's lands to feed the starving peasants?
5Q. Can you summarize Captured by Desire in one sentence?
Kira Morgan: No. I'm afraid you'll have to read the whole thing . Well, okay, I'll try. When the queen's jeweler takes sanctuary in a church for a crime she didn't commit, it's up to an honor-bound huntsman to prevent her escape, leaving him torn between duty and desire when he begins to fall in love with his spirited captive.
6Q. In Captured by Desire is there anything that your heroine would never be caught dead doing or saying?
Kira Morgan: Willful Florie Gilder would never utter these words: "Sure, I'll do whatever you say."
7Q. Is there an ancillary character you had the most fun with?
Kira Morgan: I loved writing the villainess, Mavis. She's deliciously spoiled and mean, yet there's a pathetic quality to her that almost makes you feel sorry for her...almost.
8Q. What was one of the most surprising things you learned in researching this book?
Kira Morgan: Seeking sanctuary in a church was a very complex prospect that went something like this: 1) outrun pursuers, 2) sound special knocker on church door, 3) run to fridstool (the seat of refuge) near the altar, 4) make confession to priest, 5) promise to surrender sharp weapons and help in case of fire, 6) survive 40 days on kindness of strangers, and finally, either go on trial or agree to be exiled. Sanctuary wasn't for the faint of heart!
9Q. Do you write for yourself or for your audience?
Kira Morgan: Wow, interesting question. I think I do both. I feel like I'm sharing the ride, like I've pulled readers aboard my stallion and we're charging off together on an adventure.
10Q. What do you like to do for fun when you’re not writing?
Kira Morgan: I love to travel, and sometimes I'm lucky enough to tag along on my husband's tours, which is great fun! I also like to sing, go to the movies, dance, do voice overs, garden, and of course, read.
11Q. If you could have readers finish a sentence what would it be? (I’d like to use this one for the Giveaway if that is agreeable.)
Kira Morgan: I liked CAPTURED BY DESIRE, because...
(With their permission, I'd love to use snippets of your readers' "reviews" on my website!)
12Q. Just for fun: Since your bio indicates that you do voice overs, which has been the most fun for you to do?
Kira Morgan: Probably my most fun voice over was playing Julie Winters in the MTV animated series, "The Maxx." Most of the time, voice over actors are isolated and do their sessions in the studio one at a time, but for "The Maxx," we were all there together, so we could play off of one another and create genuine chemistry.
Martha: Thank you Ms. Morgan for sharing with us.
1Q. I see that you write under three names: Sarah McKerrigan (historical romance), Glynnis Campbell (historical romance) and now Kira Morgan. Why have you chosen different pen names?
Kira Morgan: Sometimes, no matter how good an author's reviews are, circumstances of marketing or timing or other issues beyond the author's control affect the sales. If the publisher is wise and recognizes this, they give the author a fresh launch with a new pen name in the hopes of generating better sales the second (or third) time around. Only nine more names till I catch up with Dean Koontz!
2Q. All three names write historical romance. Do you have plans to write in any other genres?
Kira Morgan: Yes! I have plans for a historical biography about an amazing Italian Renaissance woman, a paranormal YA series, and a trilogy of contemporary romances involving the rock-and-roll world (I have an inside scoop since my husband is in the classic rock band, America).3Q. What most inspires your plots?
Kira Morgan: I'm most inspired by "what if" situations, and the more challenging, the better. My last Sarah McKerrigan book, "Danger's Kiss," started with "What if the hero were the man who executed the heroine's father?" The inspiration for "Captured by Desire
" was "What if the hero shot the heroine at the beginning of the book?"4Q. Why did you choose the particular time period and setting for Captured by Desire
?Kira Morgan: It's always an interesting challenge for me to write a romance set against a backdrop of great conflict. It proves that love does indeed conquer all! The time of Mary Queen of Scots was full of political upheaval, especially along the Borders, where King Henry VIII of England had pummeled Scotland repeatedly, leaving the land in ruins. What better place to create a hero of the people, who poaches game on his lord's lands to feed the starving peasants?
5Q. Can you summarize Captured by Desire
in one sentence?
Kira Morgan: No. I'm afraid you'll have to read the whole thing 6Q. In Captured by Desire
is there anything that your heroine would never be caught dead doing or saying?Kira Morgan: Willful Florie Gilder would never utter these words: "Sure, I'll do whatever you say."
7Q. Is there an ancillary character you had the most fun with?
Kira Morgan: I loved writing the villainess, Mavis. She's deliciously spoiled and mean, yet there's a pathetic quality to her that almost makes you feel sorry for her...almost.
8Q. What was one of the most surprising things you learned in researching this book?
Kira Morgan: Seeking sanctuary in a church was a very complex prospect that went something like this: 1) outrun pursuers, 2) sound special knocker on church door, 3) run to fridstool (the seat of refuge) near the altar, 4) make confession to priest, 5) promise to surrender sharp weapons and help in case of fire, 6) survive 40 days on kindness of strangers, and finally, either go on trial or agree to be exiled. Sanctuary wasn't for the faint of heart!
9Q. Do you write for yourself or for your audience?
Kira Morgan: Wow, interesting question. I think I do both. I feel like I'm sharing the ride, like I've pulled readers aboard my stallion and we're charging off together on an adventure.
10Q. What do you like to do for fun when you’re not writing?
Kira Morgan: I love to travel, and sometimes I'm lucky enough to tag along on my husband's tours, which is great fun! I also like to sing, go to the movies, dance, do voice overs, garden, and of course, read.
11Q. If you could have readers finish a sentence what would it be? (I’d like to use this one for the Giveaway if that is agreeable.)
Kira Morgan: I liked CAPTURED BY DESIRE, because...(With their permission, I'd love to use snippets of your readers' "reviews" on my website!) 12Q. Just for fun: Since your bio indicates that you do voice overs, which has been the most fun for you to do?
Kira Morgan: Probably my most fun voice over was playing Julie Winters in the MTV animated series, "The Maxx." Most of the time, voice over actors are isolated and do their sessions in the studio one at a time, but for "The Maxx," we were all there together, so we could play off of one another and create genuine chemistry.Saturday, August 7, 2010
Blog Tour with Captured by Desire by Kira Morgan - Starts 8/9
Check my blog on August 19, 2010 for Questions & Answers with Author Kira Morgan, Review and Giveaway of Captured by Desire. Follow the blog tour as noted below.
Participating Blogs:8/9/2010 http://thebooktree.blogspot.com Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/9/2010 http://www.extremepersonalmeasures.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://libslibrary.blogspot.com/ Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/9/2010 http://maryinhb.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://www.bibliophilicbookblog.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 www.froggaritasbookcase.net Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://simplystacie.net/ Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com Giveaway
8/10/2010 http://www.eclecticbooklover.com/ Review, Guest Post
8/10/2010 http://candidclevercosteffective.net/ Review, Giveaway
8/10/2010 http://bookinwithbingo.blogspot.com Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post*
8/11/2010 www.froggaritasbookcase.net Review, Giveaway
8/11/2010 booksoulmates.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway
8/12/2010 http://masoncanyon.blogspot.com/ Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/12/2010 http://paranormalromanticsuspensereviews.blogspot.com Giveaway
8/12/2010 http://inthehammockblog.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/12/2010 http://triciareads.blogspot.com Feature, Giveaway
8/14/2010 http://www.rundpinne.com/ Review
8/14/2010 http://tweezlereads. Review, Giveaway
8/14/2010 http://booksandmakeup.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway, Q&A
8/14/2010 http://steelergirl83.blogspot.com/ Review
8/15/2010 http://kballard87.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/15/2010 http://armsofasister.com Feature, Review, Giveaway
8/16/2010 http://www.rexrobotreviews.com/ Review, Giveaway, Q&A
8/17/2010 http://yankeeromancereviewers.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/17/2010 http://frugalplus.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/19/2010 http://happymomof5contest.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/19/2010 http://bibliophile23.wordpress.com Feature, Review, Guest Post
8/19/2010 http://www.saveyspender.com Review, Giveaway
8/19/2010 www.mybookaddictionandmore.wordpress.com Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A
8/20/2010 http://brokenteepee.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://dkay401-challenges.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://www.renees-reads.blogspot.com/ Feature, Review, Giveaway, Guest Post*
8/20/2010 http://thefictionenthusiast.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://www.startingfreshnyc.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://tweezlereads.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 www.tarmyblogspot.blogspot.com Review, Q&A
Participating Blogs:8/9/2010 http://thebooktree.blogspot.com Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/9/2010 http://www.extremepersonalmeasures.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://libslibrary.blogspot.com/ Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/9/2010 http://maryinhb.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://www.bibliophilicbookblog.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 www.froggaritasbookcase.net Review, Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://simplystacie.net/ Giveaway
8/9/2010 http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com Giveaway
8/10/2010 http://www.eclecticbooklover.com/ Review, Guest Post
8/10/2010 http://candidclevercosteffective.net/ Review, Giveaway
8/10/2010 http://bookinwithbingo.blogspot.com Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post*
8/11/2010 www.froggaritasbookcase.net Review, Giveaway
8/11/2010 booksoulmates.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway
8/12/2010 http://masoncanyon.blogspot.com/ Feature, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/12/2010 http://paranormalromanticsuspensereviews.blogspot.com Giveaway
8/12/2010 http://inthehammockblog.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/12/2010 http://triciareads.blogspot.com Feature, Giveaway
8/14/2010 http://www.rundpinne.com/ Review
8/14/2010 http://tweezlereads. Review, Giveaway
8/14/2010 http://booksandmakeup.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway, Q&A
8/14/2010 http://steelergirl83.blogspot.com/ Review
8/15/2010 http://kballard87.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/15/2010 http://armsofasister.com Feature, Review, Giveaway
8/16/2010 http://www.rexrobotreviews.com/ Review, Giveaway, Q&A
8/17/2010 http://yankeeromancereviewers.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway, Guest Post
8/17/2010 http://frugalplus.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/19/2010 http://happymomof5contest.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/19/2010 http://bibliophile23.wordpress.com Feature, Review, Guest Post
8/19/2010 http://www.saveyspender.com Review, Giveaway
8/19/2010 http://marthasbookshelf.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway, Q&A
8/19/2010 myfoolishwisdom.blogspot.com Review, Giveaway, Guest Post8/19/2010 www.mybookaddictionandmore.wordpress.com Feature, Review, Giveaway, Q&A
8/20/2010 http://brokenteepee.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://dkay401-challenges.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://www.renees-reads.blogspot.com/ Feature, Review, Giveaway, Guest Post*
8/20/2010 http://thefictionenthusiast.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://www.startingfreshnyc.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 http://tweezlereads.blogspot.com/ Review, Giveaway
8/20/2010 www.tarmyblogspot.blogspot.com Review, Q&A
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