Kristi Lea

Today I am at the Soul Mate Authors Blog talking about…wait for it…promotion. And I am running a promotion! (amazing, huh). Head over there to leave a comment for a chance to win a coffee mug and a gift card.

My friend and crit partner Shawntelle Madison has a giveaway this week. Over on Wicked Authors, she is showing off the bookmarks and RTC’s she made for her debut, Coveted (Ballantine coming April). Go check out her handiwork and comment to win a great prize pack including Eileen Dreyer’s Barely a Lady, Jeannie Lin’s The Dragon and the Pearl, and my own The Paris Affair!

How is your January? Are you keeping your New Year’s Resolutions?

I have two treats for you today. First is a snippet from The Paris Affair. Since so many of us have resolved to exercise more in 2012, I thought I’d choose an appropriately themed scene. Here Claire, my heroine, has just finished a workout at the end of a hard week’s work, and is heading to the steam room to soothe her tired muscles.

Keep reading after the excerpt to learn how to enter to win a $10 Amazon gift card plus a Kindle copy of The Paris Affair.

“Who’s there?”

Claire jumped at the voice. In one corner, Helmut’s head swirled into view through the mist. Dark hair clung to his head, curling and damp. She could just make out his neck and the hint of more dark curls at the top of his obviously bare chest.

“You scared me,” she said lamely, quickly hopping to her feet, clasping her towel tightly above her breasts. “I didn’t see anyone in here.”

“Sorry. I was starting to doze. Don’t go on my account.”

Claire hesitated.

“If you want privacy, I can leave,” he offered. The mist cleared temporarily and she caught a glimpse of navy blue workout shorts below tanned and rippling abs.

Want to read more? The Paris Affair is for sale from Amazon here, from Barnes & Noble here, and from SoulMatePublishing (pdf, epub, mobi formats) here.

Now that I have your attention, here’s the scoop on the giveaway. To enter, leave a comment here on this blog post, sharing one of your resolutions. If you haven’t made any, just say that you are throwing your name into the hat for the giveaway.

The winner will be chosen randomly from all valid entrants who comment before 6pm Central time on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. One entry per person. One entry per comment. You must use a valid email address so that I can contact you. Open to anyone in the continental US with a valid email address. Void where prohibited. Taxes are the responsibility of the winner. Gift card and e-book arrive via email.

I’m over at Jennifer Jake’s blog today. Check it out and comment for a chance to win a copy of my book!

The Paris Affair is out today!

Buy direct from the publisher (they support all formats.

The Paris Affair by Kristi Lea

The only thing Helmut Forrester works harder at than enjoying the company of beautiful women is at his career as Chief Financial Officer of Sheffield and Fox. He has had his eye on the CEO’s office for years. When that plum job is given to a sexy blonde instead, his plan is simple: start mixing business and pleasure.

Claire Sheffield is out to prove to the board of directors that she can transform her father’s stodgy, old-school company into a modern powerhouse. Getting romantically involved with one of her employees is a risk she can’t afford to take. But Helmut offers Claire the best of both worlds: an affair with no complications.

But is it their careers they are risking, or their hearts?

Coming December 2011 from Soul Mate Publishing

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I am pleased to announce that The Paris Affair has been acquired by Soul Mate Publishing. More details will be forthcoming, including the release date and cover.

In the mean time, watch your step. I may be moving things around here a bit as I make the leap from mere writer to published author.

The Appearance of Impropriety (soon to be renamed) took Second Place in the Passionate Ink’s 2010 Stroke of Midnight Contest!

The Appearance of Impropriety is a finalist in the Passionate Ink’s 5th annual Stroke of Midnight Contest.