by Joanne Wadsworth | Jan 10, 2015 | Author Blog, Highlander's Champion
There is nothing I love more than a cover reveal! I’m so excited to be sharing the new cover for Highlander’s Champion with you. This new release is available for Pre-Order on Amazon, so you can order your copy and it’ll be delivered automatically to your ereader on February 27th. The cover has me drooling. Kilt, yes. Hunky Highlander, yes. Superb Scottish sunset, yes.
HIGHLANDER’S CHAMPION
Highlander Heat, Book Six
Available for Pre-Order at: Amazon Kindle
HIGHLANDER’S CHAMPION
Traveling through time…for a Highlander.
It’s been four long years since Arianna MacLeod Cunningham’s ancestor opened a portal in the past to free lost souls and inadvertently pulled Arianna through from the future into her time. Arianna desperately wants to save her ill father and return to him, and when she travels to the Highland Games being held so near her childhood home, that desire is one she can no longer deny.
Highland warrior James MacDonald is at the Games representing his clan. He hopes to topple the reigning champion, although the last thing he expects is to fall under Arianna’s spell. She’s the girl he cared for when she first fell through time, and now four years later, the woman he can’t allow to walk away.
When Arianna seeks to send a message to her father, James comes to her aid, only now destiny is about to pull them both apart. Can James find a way to save the woman he loves…even through the separation of time?
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One last thing, there are two giveaways I’m participating in on Facebook.
- The first is for a $15 gift-card, and if you wish to enter that giveaway, click this link and you’ll be taken to the Facebook post. Giveaway 1
- The second is for a $25 Amazon GC, a $15 Starbucks GC, and over 20 Ebooks from some of today’s hottest romance writers. Click the link for the FB post. Giveaway 2
Make sure you’re in with a chance to win by entering. Thank you so much for joining me today in celebrating this new release.
~ Joanne
by Joanne Wadsworth | Dec 10, 2014 | Author Blog
I’m so excited to bring you the cover reveal for
BODYGUARD PURSUIT
Bodyguards, Book Two
Coming in 2015
Available for Pre-Order at: Amazon Kindle
And here’s the unofficial blurb. I’m still waiting for the official blurb from my publisher, but I wanted to bring you something.
BODYGUARD PURSUIT
One witness…one bodyguard…one life.
Saria Sands wants to fight her fears and put the past year of being in The Program behind her. When her bodyguard places her on board a super-yacht cruising the South Pacific, she’s determined to bridge that final gap between them, take a jump and shed her inhibitions. Time though is not on her side, not as a new killer begins closing in.
Bodyguard Ben Hammers holds his own debilitating secret, and as the son of a criminal, he’s spent his entire life trying to right the wrongs of his past. Still a virgin at thirty-two, he finds himself falling for the one woman he’s vowed to protect, and the one woman he can never have.
While in pursuit of her bodyguard, Saria must strike the right deal for them both. Can she find a way to free the man she loves from his haunting past…and remain clear of the enemy’s clutches?
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I hope you’re all having a wonderful week.
~ Joanne
by Joanne Wadsworth | Nov 19, 2014 | Author Blog, Highlander's Faerie
A cover reveal and pre-order release day in one.
A mischievous faerie. A warrior protecting his clan. And a twenty-first century woman he’s soul bound to. John MacDonald has now met his match.
HIGHLANDER’S FAERIE
Highlander Heat, Book Five
Coming December 26th, 2014
Available for Pre-Order at: Amazon Kindle
HIGHLANDER’S FAERIE
Traveling through time…for a Highlander.
With her dying breath, Katherine MacLean makes a wish inside a faerie circle, a wish that sends her traveling through time and into the arms of the warrior the fae have bound her soul to. She is the progeny of two great clans, MacLean and MacDonald, but with a vicious feud raging between them, she’s called by the fae to unite and bring about some peace.
Highland warrior John MacDonald holds a piece of Katherine’s soul and only through him can she survive. When Katherine escapes him to the enemy’s land to see to the fae’s mission, everything within him demands he make chase and protect her.
Once Katherine joins her MacLean kin, she discovers her mission is not quite as it seems. Can she find a way to claim the warrior her soul hungers for…without becoming the one who ignites the feud?
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Available for Pre-Order at: Amazon Kindle
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Thanks so much for joining me today. Take care this week.
~ Joanne
by Joanne Wadsworth | Oct 20, 2014 | Author Blog, Highlander's Guardian
I’ve been waiting eagerly to show you this cover.
HIGHLANDER’S GUARDIAN
Highlander Heat, Book Four
Coming October 31th, 2014
Available for Pre-Order at: Amazon Kindle
HIGHLANDER’S GUARDIAN
Wishing…for a Highlander.
Annie MacLeod needs to choose a husband before the king decides on one for her. Once she arrives at court, she begins searching for a suitable match, except she soon discovers the one man she’s always desired is the one man she can never have.
Highland warrior guardian Colin MacLean has long been captivated by Annie. She’s the girl he grew up adoring, and the woman who now holds his heart, yet he’s at court for a very specific reason. His mission is to free his chief from the king’s dungeons, not to taste the sweet temptation of a love that can never be.
When treachery abounds and Annie is kidnapped by Colin’s enemy, desire and duty war within him. Can he find a way to rescue the woman he loves…and save the chief he’s given his loyalty to?
NEVER BEFORE SEEN EXCERPT:
Colin stormed down the steps and along the pebbled path twisting through the trees, his hold on Annie’s hand firm.
“Slow down, Colin.”
“MacDonald touched you.”
“That happens when couples dance.”
“You’re no’ a couple.” He strode around a thick trunk and thumped it with his fist. “He touched you, and I could do naught about it.”
“I’m sorry.” Breathing hard, she caught his other hand before he could hit the tree again. “’Twas just a dance.” She squeezed his fingers. “One single dance.”
“I said I’d aid you in choosing a husband, but it’ll never be him.” Hell, her soft touch scorched him like a brand. He pressed her against the tree and planted his hands either side of her head. Looking into her beautiful eyes, he allowed his anger to dispel. “I’d never hurt you, but I’d kill to keep you safe. Make no mistake about that.”
“This feud between the clans must come to an end. Times are changing and I have a chance to make a difference. Please, make no mistake about that.” She smoothed her hands over his chest. “I have no’ said aye to James, but only agreed to see where things might lead. I’m still very open to anyone you might suggest a match with. Give me some choices.”
“I need time.” He pulled her into his arms, tucked her cheek against his chest and breathed in her intoxicating rose scent.
“Something I’m running out of.”
“I’m well aware, but you need a husband who understands how much love you have to give, that you thrive when your clan remains close by. A MacDonald cannae provide that when we’re at war with them.” Gently, he stroked down her sides and over the soft swell of her hips. He shouldn’t touch her so, except he couldn’t help himself, not after what he’d witnessed on the dance floor. He wanted to rip MacDonald’s arms from his sockets and slice his head from his shoulders. Aye, and he still might.
“Colin?” She lifted her head and met his gaze, her eyes deep pools of midnight-blue he wanted to drown in. “I’m used to you touching me, but no’ quite like this.”
“I’m simply comforting you.” He had no control over his emotions right now. All he wanted to do was to lower his head, take her mouth with his and kiss her as he’d secretly desired for three long years. If only she didn’t tempt him beyond his endurance, except this day, she’d unleashed the deepest craving he’d ever suffered. Now, desperate emotions warred within him as everything about her called to him. “I’m your guardian and I will remain so.”
Words he needed to tell himself over and over to make certain they stuck.
“So you’ve already told me. Speak to me.” She reached up on her toes and brushed her soft lips across his cheek. Temptation warred within him. If he turned his head a fraction, their lips would meet.
“This is one issue I dare no’ speak of. For both our sakes.”
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Available for Pre-Order at: Amazon Kindle
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Thanks so much for joining me today. Take care this week.
~ Joanne
by Joanne Wadsworth | Sep 1, 2014 | Author Blog, Highlander's Charm
I’ve been waiting eagerly to show you this cover.
HIGHLANDER’S CHARM
Highlander Heat, Book Three
Coming September 11th, 2014
Available for Pre-Order at: Amazon Kindle
HIGHLANDER’S CHARM
Traveling through time…for a Highlander.
Lila MacIan makes a wish upon a sixteenth century charm gifted to her by her missing grandmother, a wish that sends her traveling back into the past and to a warrior her charm has bound her to. With a vicious feud raging between the clans, she withholds her true identity from him, except he’s seen her grandmother and now she must do whatever it takes to find her.
Highland warrior Calum MacLean is bound to a woman who holds an identical charm to his. Visions assail him, of the two of them intimately together, and as Lila escapes him for the enemy’s land, his soul demands he protect and aid her.
Once Lila is reunited with her grandmother, she discovers she was born in the past to the MacIan laird, Calum’s arch enemy. Can she find a way to save the man her soul cries out for…set her past to rights and remain in her true time?
NEVER BEFORE SEEN EXCERPT:
At the cave, Calum knelt and rested his cheek near Lila’s lips. Her breath fluttered across his skin and relief poured through him. If he’d been any later in finding her, he’d have lost her.
Quickly, he dug a small pit in the sandy dirt. He pulled the stringy bark off a log, struck flint with his dirk, and coaxed the sparks to life. He built the fire into a crackling blaze with the twigs and wood.
“Mmm, Calum.” She wriggled and stretched.
“Aye, I’m here.” He spread his spare plaid closer to the heat of the flames, scooped her up and laid her in front of him. With his body curved around hers, he tried to share as much of his own heat as he could.
“That’s good. Sooo good.”
“You should have remained at Duart.” He tucked a lock of her black hair behind her ear then wiped grit from her cheeks and chin.
“Sorry, what? Did you get the hot chocolate?”
“You’re teasing me?” Aye, she was, going by the mischievous tilt to her lips. “What is this hot chocolate you speak of?”
“You have to try it. You take chocolate powder and stir it into frothy milk then toss a big gooey marshmallow on top. Delicious. The waitress at my local coffee shop makes the best ones.” She pushed her hands from the confines of his tartan and wiggled her fingers before the flames. “After I fell into the stream I thought Nanna was here, or I was back home, or something. Remind me to never drink icy water on an empty stomach again.”
“What I’ll do is never allow you to swim in the loch again.”
She squirmed around. “I couldn’t stay at Duart, not when I have to get to Ardnamurchan.”
“Margaret told me where you’d gone. Why do you believe your grandmother left for MacIan’s territory?”
“If I told you, you’d get angry, and right when I want to show you some appreciation for saving my life.” Her silver eyes lit. “Want to know how?”
“By showing me your heart shaped mole?” Nay, he shouldn’t encourage her. She needed to rest.
“I missed you, Calum.” She leaned in and kissed him. “After I swam away, I felt as if I’d left part of me behind. Each mile dragged.”
“You willnae leave me again.” He brushed his lips across hers, wanting desperately to imbibe further and drink in her sweet taste. An urge to show her exactly how much he’d missed her burned through him. Aye, this was their cave, the one where he would—damn it, she was still weak and needed to conserve her strength.
“That mole on my belly”—she melted against him—“I want you to see it. Can you help me take this wetsuit off? I want to feel more of the fire’s heat on my skin.”
“I—I set the snare.”
“Then I’d say it caught me.” Her sweet mouth lifted and he traced her plump lower lip.
No more. He had to get out of here. He shot to his feet and dived out of the cave.
“Hey, where are you going? That’s not the kind of snare I meant, mister.”
“I’ll return with food,” he called back. “If you wish to change, there’s clothing in the sack Margaret packed for you.”
Her sigh followed him into the dark as he marched on.
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Available for Pre-Order at: Amazon Kindle
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Thanks so much for joining me today. Take care this week.
~ Joanne
