It’s
another year over! Can you believe it? 


To celebrate the New Year with a bang, we authors, readers, and bloggers are going crazy and
sending out so many prizes, fun parties, experiences, and other goodies, that
it’s a bit scary. And
while we do that, we are EACH doing a giveaway. 


I’m giving away an Amazon gift card. All you have to do is leave a comment and your email address to enter. 


Check out those grand prizes and join us January 1st – 6th!



Personally, 2012 was my best year yet. I dreamt a hero, wrote his story and my wonderful publisher did the rest: my debut paranormal romance Falcon’s Angel was published!

Here is an excerpt for you lovely readers to ring in the New Year. Enjoy  See you on the other side of 2013! 


EXCERPT


They
picked up the Stradivarius at the Casa di Città, and made the short walk over
to the Conservatory where they found an unoccupied music room.

 

Tony
played an intro to the Brandenburg Concerto No. 4. He knew the Baroque
composition as well as she did. He closed his eyes and his long fingers glided
across the keys until her body wondered how those fingers would feel gliding
over her.

 

Gaping
brown trout! Angelina closed her mouth. She placed one of the straight back
wood chairs near the baby grand, but she did not sit down.

 

“I
left the music sheets at home.”

 

“Bella,
play with your heart.”

 

She
joined in with the Stradivarius. Her fingers ran up and down the scales, until
she heard the Maestro’s gruff command. Andante … she must remember.

 

Tony’s
masterful control beckoned her. She stopped and closed her eyes at the end of
the first movement to listen to his piano solo.

 

He
was impulsive, driving. He owned the notes.

 

She
resumed her part. His piano and her violin flowed together. The notes were a
flower spray of light energy against her closed eyelids.

At
first, she did not understand what was happening. The hair on her arms
prickled, and then she knew what it was … recognition, of a sort.

 

She
could not say what was so familiar in this first time they played together.

 

She
looked into Tony’s eyes and heard another violin and piano. When the concerto
ended, their gazes were still locked as she tried to remember where she’d heard
it before.

 

Had
he heard the other set of instruments too? She stopped herself before asking
the ridiculous question because his solemn eyes held remnants of desire, and
praise.

 

‘Only
fools are taken in by praise’, the Maestro’s voice said in her ear.

If
this is how it feels to be a fool, just call me Village Idiot.

 

Tony
sauntered over to her. This was the kind of male domination she knew nothing
about. She wanted to know everything about it.

 

Here
was a man with arresting confidence and he was holding back, he thought she
wanted that. Here she was wondering what it would be like to kiss him. She held
her breath. Will he kiss me now?

 

Tony
took the violin and placed it on the desk behind her. She stood when he took
her hand and moved closer.

 

He
wrapped his arms around her. “Are you a merciful angel?”

 

She
placed her arms around his neck, and moved closer still.

 

He
nipped at her lips, tasting them, searching. When she opened to him, his tongue
slipped inside her mouth.

 

His
slow exploration was a teasing assault on her senses. She followed his questing
tongue impatiently, sensing there was so much more with him than she had ever
experienced before.

 

His
kiss was thorough, determined and so relaxing, she wanted to stretch out on a
masseuse’s table.

 

Angelina
burrowed against him, and then she knew.

He
had seemed in complete control of himself, but now she stood cradled between
his strong legs and she could feel that he was not. She felt exhilarating
satisfaction, but she wanted more. She moved against him.

 

Tony
groaned against her lips and leaned her back against the desk.

 

“You
are early. Class does not start for another half hour.”

 

Angelina
stilled. She looked up at Tony, who ignored the gravelly Italian coming from
the doorway. Somehow, her thigh had inched up Tony’s leg. His hand gripped her
bottom, pressing her against him.

 

“You
are in Musical Theory 401, aren’t you?” the man said.

 

Tony
sighed. “He is not going away, is he?”

 

Angelina
peeked over Tony’s shoulder. A rotund professor with a balding pate was walking
into the room, grinning from ear to ear. She turned back to Tony, shaking her
head.

 

Tony
released her, caressing her thigh as her leg slid down his.

 

A
quivering giggle escaped her at the promise in his eyes. She turned to gather
her violin and case.

 

Tony
turned to the instructor. “Scusi professore, we were just … practicing.”

 

Angelina
stifled another giggle. She almost burst out laughing when Tony winked at her.


Whistling
the first movement of the Brandenburg concerto, he took her hand and they
walked past the instructor and out of the room.

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129 Replies to “Falcon and Angel’s New Year’s Hop!”

  2. Congrats on this debut release! Love this excerpt and that it came to fruition from your dream of a hero! I’ll definitely check this out! have a wonderful 2013!
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  8. I like the feeling of hope and the happy endings. Happy New Year!
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  11. I enjoy reading about people so madly in love that NOTHING can stop them from being together! Thanks for being a part of the hop!
    holly.collins1(at)yahoo(dot)com

  12. This is my first participating
    I look forward to 2013 and all that it holds

    Thank you

    ashlynn wiliams

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  13. Happy New Year

    Great excerpt and congrats on recognizing your dream:)

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  17. I love the thrill and fantasy of it. Thank you forthe blog hop and aawesome prizes. Happy New Year!!! Cwill030104 at yahoo dot com

  19. I like all the different permutations of ways characters find their HEA!

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  20. What I love about romances is the excitement and discovery of their feelings and desires towards that special one who gets under their skin. I also love it when personalities clash but they fall in love anyway. Of course I love the Happy Ever After too.

    Happy New Year!
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  31. Hi Danita … my highlights for 2012 – bought my dream car (2012 Dodge Challenger), won 3rd best mom dancer on the Carnival Dream at the Camp Carnival Welcome Aboard party, was selected to be a book reviewer for I Heart Books, and upgraded my Kindle Fire to a Kindle Fire HD!

    My goals for this year are to get my daughter reading better (she is 6), to enjoy a fabulous vacation in Europe this summer, and to keep my recently acquired volunteer job or book reviewing! This in addition to my full time job and family should keep my busy 😉

    Theresa Esterline
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  32. Forgot one thing – my favorite thing about romance is the happy ever after and getting to forget any real world problems I am having and escape into the story!

  33. I love the buildup in romance. the anticipation.
    Thanks for the fun and Happy 2013!
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  41. I love the happy way romance makes me feel. With all the troubles in life, reading romance is an escape for me. And there’s always hope that I’ll find my own romance.

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  42. my hubby doesn’t believe in romance, so I love reading romances where the man says sweet things, and I can at least vicariously live through the heroine in being romanced
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  44. Congrats on your debut!! I love romance for that falling in love feeling.
    Mel
    bournmelissa at hotmail dot com

  48. My fav thing about romance is the Happy ever after! I adore a good story with a happy ending! It gives you hope for your own love life!

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  50. The thing i love about romance is being caught up in a story which makes you mad,happy,cry,mad again then happy… Good characters make you want to go back and reread the book and no matter what it still makes you feel the same.

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  52. I love romance my favorite is the Happy Ending love them! Thank you for the great giveaway! Happy New Year!
    tishajean@ charter.net

  53. I love the adventure, romance, and world building of romance books.
    Happy New Year.
    koonie2888 at yahoo dot com

  54. I love the HEA. Real life often robs us of it, but not in books.
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  55. I love all of it, the first meeting, hot smexy action, drama(breakup or something)then finally the HEA.

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  57. There are a few things that I love about romance. I love going to different worlds, feeling like I’m the heroine. Living in someone else’s shoes. And of course the happy ending 😀
    Missie Jones
    missie25524 (at) netzero (dot) com

  58. I love the HEA and your cover rocks. Sounds like a great story too.
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  62. Romance often times has the ability to make me laugh and cry throughout the course of the entire book. I absolutely love the roller coaster of emotions one can put into a romance novel 🙂

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  64. I really love the connections between people in a romance. It just makes your heart flutter 🙂

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  65. Best thing about romance is always having that connection with who you love on EVERY level!
    I hope ur NewYear is filled with laughter, love , and time for the little things!!

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  73. I am a sucker for the Happily Ever After. Romance books almost always have the HEA and I love them because of it. I especially like the PNR books with hot sexy alpha heroes and kick-ass heroines. My favorite paranormal author is hands down… Shelly Laurenston/G. A. Aiken. All her books have humor, characters you can really like, HOT sex and a HEA.
    Happy New Year and thanks for the chance to win. <^_^>
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  75. I love that there are so many places to take the genre, historical romance, paranormal romance, contemporary, etc, it makes it always new and interesting

  76. I love Romance the stories; I can escape into the books plots and characters.
    I did the tweet thing but can’t get the url thing to
    work, sorry I tried! LOL!

  77. it’s what’s missing in today’s world!
    I love just the whole ideal of it!
    Today’s guys couldn’t compete!

  84. I like witty banter, especially if the guy/guy or guy/girl butt heads 🙂 Makes it more exciting I think to see their romance develop!

  85. love the HEA! best part of any book. thanks for the giveaway! happy new year.
    pepperpenn42 at gmail dot com

  88. who dosnt like two people falling in love and finding there solemates but i do like a good story line as well
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  90. Happy New Year! My New Years traditions are easy, I spend time with my family and friends. I can’t think of a better way to ring in the new year. My resolutions this year is as always to loose a few pounds and spend a little more time with my family.

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  92. Hi! Happy New Years! Thanks for the awesome hop and all the giveaways! This is so fun! I love these hops! I always meet new authors, reconnect with old ones and my TBR list grows by leaps and bounds! Thank you!! Have a great day! Best wishes and many blessings to you!
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  97. My favorite things about romance are when a spark is lit that changes the entire future of ones love life for the better, when a moment lifts ones spirit, and when the same old love story turns into something totally unexpected and magical.

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    Happy New Year! I hope you have a great one. Thanks for taking part in the hop. Please visit my site: What-Are-They.com

  99. Happy New Year and hoping for a great 2013…

    Michelle B. aka koshkalady

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  100. I could say a lot of things, I suppose, but I’ll boil it down to two things: The chemistry between two characters and smex.
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  101. My favorite thing about reading romance is it goves me some in my boring life. lol

    Jennifer Rote
    wildnmild4u at yahoo dot com

  104. The development between the two characters, like a slow burn. Chemistry and witty banter (tension) always makes for good romance.
    Thank you for participating in the New Year Blog Hop!
    Best Wishes in 2013
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  110. My favorite thing about romance is the chemistry between the characters!
    Happy New Year to you!
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  112. Hmm. That’s a difficult question! The way it makes you feel, I suppose..that’s the best answer I can give on that one!

    dreammie_angel at yahoo dot com

  115. The way they make you feel happy.
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com

  116. Things I like about romance are the sweet little things that two people share..like a midniht picnic,,reading with bodies barely touching cooking together, the looks that pass between but no one else notices, the inside jokes.the gentle touches,and just knowing the other is there..no matter what.Hope your new year is full of love and laughter
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  117. I like the emotional connection that I feel when I read a really good romance. When something sad happens, I feel the pain and when it turns out good in the end, it makes me feel happy. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  118. I like that it brings back those memories of when I fell in love with hubby.

    Happy New Year! I thank you for being a part of the hop!
    michelletucker at baconnation dot net

  119. I like watching the main characters get together. It’s best if they don’t get together right away since that takes the fun away too quickly. I also adore wit and sarcasm.

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  121. I love watching the relationship build, work out the kinks & the HEA.

    JessieL62 at comcast dot net

  123. I like the emotions and the way a relationship builds thru out the book and the hot sex.
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  124. My favorite thing about romance is when a man and a woman get together at last through the hindrances and hardships along the way.

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  126. I think my favorite thing about romance is when a girl finds that troubled boy and makes him whole. Where the love is so strong neither can live without each other. It reminds me of my first love and just claws at my heart.

    Thanks for the great giveaway. Happy New Year.

    Marlena
    charmedpoms(at)yahoo(dot)com

  129. Thank you lovely readers for spending some time with me to ring in the New Year!
    I hope all of your dreams come true in 2013 – this IS your year!

    Congratulations, Theresa E., you won my site’s prized for the New Year’s Blog Hop! Enjoy 🙂

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