Starting Sunday January 12th, for one week, Long Hard Ride by Lorelei James will be a free read via the Kindle. Now is your chance to read the first book in the red hot contemporary cowboy series that has readers dying for more!

One lucky woman-three sexy cowboys…she’s in for the ride of her life! Channing Kinkaid itches for a change; a wild western adventure with an untamed man. Determined to shed her inhibitions and embrace the steamier, seamier side of life, she sets her sights on hooking up with a real chaps-and-spurs-wearing cowboy. Enter Colby McKay — bull rider, saddle bronc buster and calf roper. From the moment he sets lust-filled eyes on the sweet and fiery Channing, he knows he’s found the woman who-s up to the challenge of cutting loose. What rough and rowdy cowboy could resist a no-holds-barred sexual romp with a sassy young thing starring as his personal buckle bunny?

Intrigued by Channing’s bold proposition of horsing around on the road, Colby impulsively sweetens the deal; sexual escapades not only in his bed, but in the bedrolls of his rodeo traveling partners, Trevor and Edgard.

Although Channing’s secretly longed to be the sole focus of more than one man’s passions, Colby’s demand for complete submission behind closed doors will test her willful nature.

Can Channing give up total control? Especially when not all is as it seems with the sexy trio? Or will the cowboys have to break out the bullropes and piggin’ string to break in this headstrong filly?

Warning: This title contains the following: lots of explicit sex, going strong long after the cows come home, graphic language that’d make your mama blush, light bondage with bullropes, menage-a-trois, and — yee-haw! — hot nekkid cowboy man-love.

It’s that time again, another free Kindle download from Samhain Publishing.

Now through January 4th, you can download Oleander House by Ally Blue free from Amazon for your Kindle. Download link here.

When Sam Raintree goes to work for Bay City Paranormal Investigations, he expects his quiet life to change—he doesn’t expect to put his life and sanity on the line, or to fall for a man he can never have.

Warning: this title contains explicit male/male sex, intense violence, and graphic language.

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE LOOK FOR THE NEXT CONTESTS ON THE MAIN PAGE OF MY BLOG.

Every day from now to December 12th, I’ll be posting a new contest on my blog to win that day’s prize. Your entry is only good for that day. To win the prize for any other day, you’ll need to come back and enter again.

The grand prize at the end of the 12 days of Holiday Hell Contest is two Kindles, to be awarded to two lucky winners who have entered the Kindle drawings (which are seperate from the daily drawings. Entry into the daily drawings does not enter you into the Kindle drawings).

The fine print: You can win one of the daily Holiday Hell prizes and still be eligible to win the Kindle. You must complete the entry form for each daily contest entirely, double checking that your name and mailing address are correct because this is what I’ll use to mail your prize. If your prize comes back to me due to an incorrect mailing address, you forfeit your prize. Prize winners will be drawn before the end of each day following the contest (ie Day 1’s prize winner will be drawn before the end of Day 2) and will be announced on my blog. Kindle winners will be drawn and announced here on December 13th. All prizes will be mailed by December 20th.

Only one entry into each drawing per household/IP address. Duplicate entries will be deleted and entrants will be disqualified.

International entries are welcome and I will mail overseas, but will not guarantee receipt by Christmas as it will go by dolphin due to the obscene cost of shipping overseas.

I reserve the right to modify the rules at any time.

Today’s prize pack is:

Signed copy of the The Black Dagger Brotherhood an Insider’s Guide by JR Ward
ARC of Eve of Darkness by S.J. Day
Signed Highland Stone by Sloan McBride
Stud Finders Incorporated by Alexis Fleming
A Fiery Secret by Diane Craver
RWA Lanyard
Australia bottle cooler
Signed Decadent by Shayla Black
Blank journal and bookmark

I can’t stress enough how important it is to read the rules and give exactly the information I ask for, as I will disqualify your entry if it’s not correctly–and completely–filled out.

For today’s contest I am going to add an ebook to the prize pack. Digital format only! To win, you just need to browse the paranormal romance section of the Samhain website and tell me which book you want and which digital format you want it in. Please use the form to enter, entries in the comments will not be considered.

Good luck!

While I and some of the authors I work with are doing this contest here on my blog, there are several other Samhain Publishing contests running as well. In addition to the contests, our amazing marketing director, Lisa Amrine, organized over 30 authors into writing and providing a free short story for every day in December, all downloadable in PDF format. So not only do you have the chance to win a whole lot of stuff, but you get something every day for doing absolutely nothing except showing up to the website!

Some people might wonder why we’re doing so many contests and giveaways, but the plain truth is it’s because we love our existing customers, who’ve been so supportive and enthusiastic about Samhain, our books and our authors, and because we believe in our product enough that we want to give anyone who’s unfamiliar with us a chance to check us out and maybe get a little reward for doing it.

Samhellion Holiday Hunt

Samhain Winner Wonderland

Free reads

It’s that time again! Get Truth and Consequences free on your Kindle now through Sunday October 19th.

Truth and Consequences
Linda Winfree
Samhain Publishing
Formats Available: eBook / Print / Kindle

When deceit and desire collide, the results can be deadly

Book One of the Hearts of the South series.

For undercover FBI agent Jason Harding, coming face to face with the grown-up version of his adolescent dreams is a nightmare. Kathleen Palmer sees him as a despicably corrupt small-town law officer and a murder suspect. Trapped in a web of his own making, he must see his mission through to the end and bring down the crooked cops who’ve run Haynes County for decades. To do so, he must betray the only family he-s ever known and fight his growing love for Kathleen, a relationship that could get one, or both of them, killed.

Determined to uncover the truth, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Kathleen struggles with her attraction to the one person who-s awakened her since she buried her heart and emotions in her son-s tiny grave. Listening to her heart could destroy all she has left in life-her career and reputation. When the truth about Jason-s identity surfaces, they both face unimaginable consequences: Jason may lose his life and Kathleen the man she loves.

Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, violence.

Samhain Publishing is pleased to
announce another Amazon Kindle ebook giveaway! The title is Giving Chase from Lauren Dane.

The free download period begins on Monday, August 4th through Sunday, August 10th. This title is the first in the Chased series by Dane and we’re thrilled to share this exciting series with readers.

I can’t believe I forgot to post about this!

Samhain Publishing is doing a promotion with two ebooks.

This week, you can download Nate by Beth Williamson free for your Kindle!

Up next will be Giving Chase by Lauren Dane.

Here’s the official promo:

Samhain Publishing is pleased to announce our very first Amazon Kindle ebook giveaway! The title is Nate from Beth Williamson. The free download period begins on Monday, July 14th through Sunday, July 20th. This title is the first in the Devils on Horseback series from Williamson and we’re thrilled to share this exciting series with readers. As an FYI, Williamson recently signed with Kensington in April 2008.

Our next Kindle giveaway will be in August. That title is Giving Chase from Lauren Dane. I will send out a notice with all the details once they are finalized.

Hat tip to Emily for the head’s up.

Go to Harlequin every day between now (Christmas Day) and January 1st and download a FREE ebook from Harlequin. Can’t beat that!