Quick Update and Mini-Contest

It's time for an update for anyone possibly paying attention.

I'm hard at work on edits for The Crush Revisited coming soon from Loose Id.  I'll update the blog when I have a release date, but my best guess is late summer. My best guess could be wrong! This my longest Shawn Lane book yet coming in around 34,000 words or so.

I also don't have a release date yet for Burning Love coming from Evernight Publishing but I do know it should in in June.  Once I've gone through my edits, I should be returning to work on Arresting Love which is a companion story of sorts to Burning Love.

I have lots to do later this year too including writing Lincoln Hill Book #2 (related to The Crush Revisted).

In the meantime, I've decided to do a mini-contest. Just so no one forgets I'm still here. Take a look at my website at www.authorshawnlane.com. You can find my book list of available titles there (please note one title, Beyond the Norm, is not available at this time). I'll give a free copy of any of my available ebooks to the first 5 people who email me at authorshawnlane@gmail.com with their format choice. The contest ends Thursday, May 23, at Midnight Pacfic time or when I announce that all the winners have received books, so get me that email soon.

Loving the Boss Contest

At the end of September my short story, Loving the Boss, will be released by Evernight Publishing for their Romance on the Go line. This line is devoted to short stories and therefore I decided to write Loving the Boss specifically for it. I am currently working on another story related to Loving the Boss (about a secondary character) I hope to submit there in the not too distant future.  You can view the cover there on the sidebar and here is the blurb for it:

Every morning, Alan Sommers arrives early to work. He makes coffee, tidies the office and makes sure the blinds are open to let in the California sun. All of it he does for Kincaid Malloy, his boss of the last three years. His handsome, intelligent and completely professional boss. And therefore, there's no hope his love for Kincaid will ever be returned. When Kincaid asks him to pet sit at his home while he's away at a law conference, Alan readily agrees. What he doesn't expect is that his dreams of loving the boss might finally come true.  

This is a happy, angst free little story of about 8,000 words. One you can probably easily read in a night just before bed.

So, anyway, I'm holding a contest. You can win a copy of Loving the Boss if you leave a comment here on the blog. I will announce two winners on or about the release date of September 25, 2012.

You are also welcome to email me if you would prefer not to leave a public comment. authorshawnlane@gmail.com

One More Time Contest

If you'd like to take a chance at winning a copy of my upcoming release, One More Time, due to be released at the end of the month from Loose Id, check out the contest over at Stumbling Over Chaos here.

Winners

I'm feeling very Oprah, so everyone who commented up to this point wins their book!

Please email me, authorshawnlane@gmail.com, with your format choice. I have all formats except for Beyond the Norm I only have in pdf or prc. Email me with whatever works for you.

Thanks!

Saint Patrick's Day Free Book Giveaway

Well, since I am Irish, I have decided to do a little contest for St. Patrick's Day. Just an impromptu little thing.

Just leave a comment with what book from my entire backlist you would like to receive and I'll choose a random winner tomorrow and send off the free book.

Contests

1) In celebration of their 100th release on January 1st, Silver Publishing is giving away a Kindle to one lucky winner! For more information on the contest, please visit...
http://silverpublishing.info/contest

The above contest doesn't actually start until December 10, 2010
 
2) Don't forget to enter to win The Naughty Ones available from Silver on December 12, 2010. Please make a comment on December 03, 2010's post. So far there are only 6 entries there so your chances are pretty decent.
 
3) Double your chances by entering an additional contest through Chris's Stumbling Over Chaos site:
The Naughty Ones.

Pieces Contest Update

Here is who I have for the contest to win Pieces. Contest runs through Saturday, leave a comment to enter:

Chris
Jase
Joder
Lily
Sandy Jay
Tracey D
Sharon
Anna
Nikyta
Miranda
TT
Leni
Mrsmarit
Eyre
Janna
Nancy
Rachel
Andi
Zach

Feel free to still enter.

Only Forever Contest Update

This is who I have so far entered to win a copy of Only Forever in paperback. If I missed your or you still want to enter, leave a comment.

Jase
Anna
TT
Sharon
Lily
KT
Kaetrin
Nikyta
Joder
Leni
Tracey D
Mrsmarit
Barbara
Miranda
Sandy Jay
Stacey
Nancy
Andi

Pieces Contest

I'm going to go ahead and start the contest to win a copy of Pieces now. Here's the blurb:

Patrick Donovan has spent the last three anniversaries of his lover’s suicide getting drunk at Josh Stevens’ bar. It’s at the bar he feels closest to Andrew, the man he misses, as well as to the man he has truly loved since high school, Josh, his dead lover’s cousin.

Troubled by Patrick’s annual visits to the bar, Josh encourages the man to put the pieces of his broken life back together and move on from his grief. Though it’s clear to Josh that Patrick yearns to move on with him, he wants no part of it. He’s avoided long-term relationships and knows the last thing he should do is get involved with Patrick, especially when he believes the man’s shattered heart still belongs to Andrew.

But Josh changes his mind once Patrick takes his advice and begins dating other guys. Despite his fear of committment and becoming a substitute for Andrew, Josh can no longer ignore his growing feelings for Patrick. Will he be able to let the man go, or will he eventually surrender to the notion that Patrick is perfect for him after all?

Contest runs from now until July 17, 2010. Winner announced then. Just comment.

His One And Only Contest

Contest is open, Winner announced Saturday, June 19, 2010. Leave a comment to enter.



The moment former art teacher Drew Richards spots gorgeous African-American lawyer Mark Stevens at a party, he is intrigued. Though rebuffed at first, a persistent Drew convinces Mark they can be friends at least.

After the death of his partner, Mark buried himself in work, a habit he can’t seem to break...until he meets Drew. The short, dark-haired Drew is not Mark’s usual sort, but he finds the man way too appealing, and before he knows it, he and Drew become more than friends.

Since Mark’s been out of the dating scene for a long while, he can’t help but make a few missteps in their growing relationship. But Drew is looking for a serious commitment. Can he become Mark’s one and only?

Only His Heart Giveaway

The lovely writers, Vivien Dean and Pepper Espinoza, who write as a team as Jamie Craig, are giving away a copy of Only His Heart, if you haven't purchased yours yet.
All you need to do is comment by Sunday on their live journal post listed below.

Only His Heart Contest

Contest Update

So Far The Following Have Entered to Win Only His Heart.

TT
Lily
Chris
Tam
Sweet Vernal
VSlave
Anna
Eyre
Andi
Zach
Natassia
Gabbi
Devon
Nick
Dorothy
Brent
Joshua
Leni
Tracey
Janna
Riya
anime
Elaine
Ivan
Sandy Jay
Donna

Contest runs until May 21, 2010

Only His Heart Contest

Calvin Lassiter is an emergency room doctor who buries himself in his high-stress job. He has no time for a relationship and most definitely is not interested in the new emergency room nurse, Matt Walton. Matt is exactly what Calvin doesn't want—an eyeliner-wearing bad boy who rides a motorcycle.

Matt, however, is intrigued by the stuffy, too-beautiful-for-words doctor, but the man is as cold as ice. Yet Matt's fellow nurses bet him he can't melt Dr. Lassiter and get him into bed.

Too fascinated by Calvin not to try, Matt succeeds in breaking the doctor's hard exterior. But as their relationship turns serious, the possibility hangs over Matt's head that his co-workers will tell his sexy lover the truth and end his dreams of winning Calvin's heart forever.

Contest runs for a week, until next Friday, May 21, 2010. Winner announced May 22, 2010.

Good luck and I hope everyone enters (just leave a comment).

Only For Him Contest Elsewhere

If you still need to get a copy of Only For Him, Chris over at her blog is holding a contest for it. The details can be located at:

http://www.stumblingoverchaos.com/archives/7016

In fact, Chris runs frequent contests so it may be worth while to check out her blog every once in a while.

Thanks to Chris for help in figuring out the link!

Winner #2

I'm feeling good so I decided to pull a second winner. This time it it is Lindsay.

List Randomizer
There were 13 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Lindsay
Lily
Jase
Jack/Shayne
Riya
Eyre
Nick
Leni
Chris
Anna
TT
Brent/Josh
Andi

Lindsay please email me for your book.

If the book is ever released, it will be cool, lol

Fear not, if you didn't win there is next month for Only His Heart (one I absolutely love myself).

Only For Him Winner

The winner of Only For Him, as you will see below, chosen by the random list thingy, is Zach.

There were 14 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Zach
Eyre
Anna
Jack/Shayne
Brent/Josh
Nick
Leni
Andi
Lily
TT
Chris
Lindsay
Riya
Jase

Zach, please email me at authorshawnlane@gmail.com with your contact information

Official Only For Him Excerpt

In case you are on the fence about entering for Only For Him, I decided to post the official excerpt. Probably not work safe.

...“You’re cute when you’re flustered,” Barnaby said, taking a step forward until they were an inch or two apart.

He could feel warmth radiating from the other man.

“Am not.”

Barnaby’s lips moved even closer, his breath caressing Nathan’s mouth. Nathan’s cock filled and rose to press against his briefs. He puckered to touch Barnaby’s pouty lips with his when Barnaby moved away with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes and dashed out of the kitchen.

Nathan shook his head and followed. Barnaby was already slipping through the door of his bedroom. He hoped to God he had condoms and lube. If he didn’t…well, they’d be taking a brief break to go to the all-night drug store down the street.

Even as he approached his room, doubts crept in. He wanted to fuck Barnaby like crazy, but he wasn’t really a one-night stand kind of guy and he knew any kind of relationship with Barnaby would go exactly nowhere. The younger man was too young, too impetuous, too damn gorgeous, and just…too much.

“I’m going to start without you,” Barnaby called.

Swallowing a moan, he entered his room. True to his word, Barnaby had already pulled the bedspread off Nathan’s bed to reveal the pristine white sheets, and taken off his pullover sweater. His jaw dropped, his gaze fixated on Barnaby’s sculpted, perfect abs.

“You work out?”

Barnaby smiled. “Sure. Dude, with a brother for a doctor? His gift for my birthday last year was a gym membership.”

Nathan just nodded. He watched as Barnaby’s fingers worked the button fly of his jeans. He thought maybe Barnaby should have been a stripper because those long fingers slipping across those buttons was sexy as fucking hell.

The jeans inched down Barnaby’s hips in such slow motion he began to wonder if he had started drooling yet. Nathan blindly unfastened his own pants. In the back of his brain he still tried to tell his cock this was a bad idea. Barnaby was an employee of the firm and totally wrong for him and—

Barnaby’s jeans shimmied down to his knees. He’d gone commando.

“Fuck,” Nathan whispered as the other man’s cock pointed up.

The younger man winked and then turned his back on Nathan as he removed his shoes and the last of his clothing, giving him a great view of Barnaby’s tight, round ass.

Nathan tripped trying to toe off his own shoes.

Barnaby turned his head to look. “You okay?”

“Um, yeah.” He felt his face burn. He got his shoes off and then his pants. He now stood in his underwear and shirt feeling shy and embarrassed. He wasn’t hot like Barnaby.

Barnaby faced him again. “Should I help?”

Nathan watched as Barnaby stepped up to him. Those delectable fingers stroked his throat as they curved around the collar of his shirt and undid the first button. A simple brush of fingertips on his neck had never felt so erotic. He shivered.

“Are you cold?” Barnaby whispered against his lips, pressing them lightly across his mouth.

“No, I want you.”

He felt Barnaby’s full, plump lips curve just before his tongue entered Nathan’s mouth, searching and finding his. He groaned and lifted his hand to grasp the back of Barnaby’s head, crushing their mouths together hard.

Barnaby’s fingers sped up on his shirt, tearing at the buttons even as he whimpered low in his throat...

And Finally...New Contest

Fear Not... if you did not win Still the One.

Next week, Only For Him is released, the second in the Only Forever series. This is Nathan and Barnaby's story.

You know the drill...Leave a comment if you want to win. Book is released April 18
Contest ends next friday.

That's it for Saturday

Updates on a Thursday

I've just got the chapter I'm working on and an epilogue and His One and Only will be finished. That will rap up the Only Forever series. I think I should have it completed within the week.

Okay so I now have entered to win Still the One are the following;

Lily
Andi
TT
Jase
Ivan
Leni
Devon
Chris
Eyre
Nick
Maggie
Dorothy
Shayne
Zach
Sophie

There's still time. As long as you enter by Friday night.

Still the One Contest Begins - Excerpt Saturday

Saturday's Excerpt will be from Still the One. It is a sequel to The Best Gift, but probably can be read as a stand-alone.




Here is the blurb:

Best friends, Malcolm and Dusty, have been together as a happy couple for five years. But now Malcolm’s budding career as a stage actor has taken an exciting turn sending him across the country to Broadway just as Dustin’s dream of being named Head Chef at the restaurant where he works is coming true.

As the distance tests their relationship, can their love and friendship survive? Can Malcolm find a way to prove to Dusty he’s still the one?


The contest officially begins. If you want to win a copy of April 11, 2010 release of Still the One, please leave a comment. Contest lasts one week.