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Cover Reveal: Ignited by J. Kenner

Posted February 14, 2014 by Tracy in Reviews | 0 Comments

The Men
Evan Black. Tyler Sharp. Cole August.

Brilliant, fierce, determined. Sexy as hell. And utterly dangerous.

They make their own rules, find their own way, and to hell with anyone or anything who tells them otherwise, be it a cop, a court, or a woman.

They’ve spent over a decade watching each others’ backs, protecting each others’ secrets, and relying on each others’ talents.
They’ve taken risks, said “fuck you” to the law, and made a tidy profit in the process.

There’s not a scheme they’ve concocted that they haven’t pulled off, not a desire they haven’t achieved.
And there sure as hell isn’t a woman they’ve pursued that they haven’t caught.

None, however, have captured their hearts.

None, until now.

The Women
Angelina Raine. Sloane Watson. Katrina Laron.

Three completely different women, each with a unique way of looking at the world.
Each with secrets and ambitions she holds close to her heart.

And each more than capable of standing on her own two feet.

None are looking for a man. But whether because of lust, greed or duty, each woman finds herself in a forbidden bed with the one man
capable of crashing through her defenses and taking her—both physically and emotionally—to her breaking point and beyond.

It’s a dangerous game—and what’s at stake is everything.

Book One – Wanted-

He is everything I crave, all I desperately want—and he is everything I can’t have.

Evan Black embodies my every fantasy. He is brilliant, fierce, and devastatingly handsome. But he is also headstrong, dangerous, and burdened with secrets.

My family warned me to stay away, that I could never handle Evan’s dark dealings or scarred past. Maybe I should have listened. Maybe I should have run. But our desire is undeniable, and some temptations you just can’t fight.

And from the moment we touch—the passion between us consuming us both—I know that I will never be the same.

On sale now http://www.randomhouse.com/author/169248/j.-kenner?sort=best_13wk_3month

Book Two- Heated –

I know better than to trust him, that I should never risk my heart.
But fierce passion comes at a high price.

I grew up believing in right and wrong, good and evil, black and white—that there were some boundaries that could never be crossed. And then I met Tyler Sharp.

Bold, charming, and dangerously sexy, Tyler always gets what he wants. But his smile can be deceiving, his dealings sordid, his ambitions ruthless. I thought I was the one woman strong enough to resist him, but our need for each other is too urgent to deny.

One look and I’m in trouble. One touch and I’m hooked. One night and I’m his. And once I fall, there’s no going back.

http://www.randomhouse.com/author/169248/j.-kenner?sort=best_13wk_3month (releases 5/13/14)

And now Ignited, Book Three . . . .

 
 
 
On Sale September 2014 – Buy Link: http://www.randomhouse.com/book/234808/ignited-by-j-kenner 


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Guest Author (+ a Giveaway): J. Kenner Blog Tour

Posted December 22, 2012 by Holly in Giveaways, Promotions | 16 Comments

Who Needs a Billionaire?

In a lot of erotica, including Release Me, our sexy, swoon-worthy hero has money.  Often lots of money.  And not “lots” as in his retirement account is sweetly on track, but “lots” as in he could fund the retirement of every citizen of a country the size of, oh, Austria.

The other day, someone posed the question to me of why? Why is the billionaire hero popular?

It wasn’t a question I answered at the time, but it stuck with me, and I think the answer is both simple and complex.  

The simple answer is the most basic:  the fantasy.  

To me, the basic allure of erotic romance is the emotional, physical and sensual connection between the hero and the heroine.  The relationship may be tumultuous, but that only makes the fantasy sweeter when the problems are resolved.  And that rocky path doesn’t change the fact that as a reader, we want to slide into a sensual fantasy.  

Call me shallow, but there’s more of a fantasy surrounding a billionaire sweeping me off my feet than the guy working overtime so that he can make the mortgage and cover his property taxes.  After all, what woman doesn’t want the fantasy of a guy who can afford to whisk her away for a spur-of-the-moment romantic weekend?  I don’t know about y’all (that’s my Texas girl showing) but in my family, sexy weekend trysts are not a line-item in the budget.  Too bad for me …

So that hits the element from the reading side of the equation.  The reader (and for my purposes, I’m considering the author a “reader” simply by virtue of experiencing the story) wants to get lost in the fantasy, and a billionaire hero is definitely fantasy material.


But there’s also the question of control.  While it certainly doesn’t have to, a lot of erotic romance either touches upon or falls well within the framework of BDSM.  And that world comes with an element of control.  Assuming our hero earned his billions, it’s a pretty fair bet that he’s a guy who’s not only used to being in control, but expects it.  And it’s a reasonable jump to move those expectations from the boardroom to the bedroom.  From the moment that character appears, the reader knows about him, even if only on a subconscious level.  

So that’s reason number two:  the money fits the character.

In Release Me, I had a third reason, and it centers around Nikki.  She needs money.  She’s working, she’s saving, and she has a very specific goal in mind.  I don’t want to get into spoiler-land, but if Damien weren’t fabulously wealthy, he could never have made the proposition to Nikki that is so central to the story and the relationship that develops between these two.  He had to be rich for this story in order for Nikki to be this heroine.

So there you go: the answer to the 64 billion dollar question.  At the end of the day, for me, a character’s net worth depends on so many factors.  In this case, Damien’s stinking rich.  He just is

How about you?  Do you love a hero with the power and money to really make things happen?  Or do you root for a hero who’s overcoming obstacles to succeed (and get the heroine, of course!)


J. Kenner is the pen name of USA Today bestselling author Julie Kenner (who also writes as J.K. Beck).  Release Me, an erotic romance, will be available in the U.S. and the U.K. on January 1, and in over a dozen other countries later in 2013.  
You can hang out with J.K., learn more about Release Me and her other novels, or just poke around and see what catches your eye at her website, www.jkenner.com, and also at her J. Kenner Facebook page, www.facebook.com/jkennerbooks and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/juliekenner


Giveaway Alert: Leave a comment on this post answering Julie’s question from above for a chance to win a copy of Release Me. Please Note: Contest is open to residents of the US only. You must include a valid email address with your comment to be eligible. Contest ends 12/31/12 @ 11:59pm.
Release Me by J. Kenner (an excerpt)


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