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Showing posts with label @karenstivali. Show all posts

Monday, February 18, 2019

Cover Reveal ~ Bossy Bastard Anthology

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Title: Bossy Bastard: Anthology
Genre: Erotic Romance
Cover Design: Under Cover Designs
Release Date: April 5, 2019

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BLURB:
"Totally hot and utterly binge-worthy anthology!"

Twelve incredible authors, bringing you never before released stories.
One sexy, enticingly dirty, scorching-hot anthology created just for you.

Warning:
Bossy Bastard will have you moaning for more, but
we guarantee a Happy Ending at the end of each chapter.


CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS



Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Release Day Blitz ~ Exposed: A Romance Anthology (Teasers + Giveaway)

Release Day Blitz ~ Exposed: A Romance Anthology (Teasers + Giveaway)

Title: EXPOSED: A Romance Anthology

Publisher: Karen Stivali

Release Date (Print & Ebook): March 13, 2018

Length (Print & Ebook): ~400k words

Subgenre: contemporary romance/mixed pairings

Of note: This collection contains m/f, m/m, f/f and menage stories, some of which contain BDSM




Order:

Book blurb:
Hot. Naked. Guys. Reading.
When the sexiest Top 30 Under 30 men agree to pose naked for the "Expose Yourself To A Good Book" charity calendar, their hot bodies aren't the only thing that gets EXPOSED. Nine brand new romances with M/F, M/M, F/F and menage pairings from bestselling and award winning authors, there's something for everyone in this limited release anthology.

Annabeth Albert
LEVEL UP

When Landon, a genius physicist, is picked for a charity calendar, he must deal with an inconvenient attraction to Bailey, his rising-star photographer. Can he slay enough demons from his past to ensure a future together with him?

Karen Booth
WISHING

Jobless and painfully single, Samantha agrees to drive musician Duncan to a photo shoot. He’s in town for only five days, so sexy, and she’s eager for a no-strings fling. But Duncan shoots straight for the heart, making her unsure how she’ll ever survive his goodbye.

Friday, March 10, 2017

Review Tour ~ Moment of Fate by Karen Stivali ~ (Review + Giveaway)

Review Tour ~ Moment of Fate by Karen Stivali ~ (Review + Giveaway)
Bryan Dane’s been living the dream—photography student by day, up-and-coming rocker by night. His summer goals are to earn his last few credits, graduate from NYU, spend as much time in the recording studio as possible, and survive the next few months without sex so he can complete his yearlong goal of self-imposed celibacy. Everything is on track, until he meets Oliver Newcastle.
For years Oliver planned a marriage of convenience with his high school BFF, but now that she’s fallen in love for real, with someone else, it’s no longer convenient. So Oliver came out to his family, quit his job, and left small-town New England for NYC, an intensive summer study program, and a chance to find his own happiness.
From the moment they meet the sexual tension between Bryan and Oliver sizzles. But Bryan wants no part of a relationship, and Oliver wants to sew his wild oats—he just isn’t sure how. Oliver seeks Bryan’s help navigating the NYC gay scene, which throws them together in increasingly more sexual situations until they can no longer deny they're hot for each other. Bryan is desperate to keep things simple, but fate might have other plans. 

Friday, March 3, 2017

Guest Post: Moment of Fate by Karen Stivali



MOMENT OF FATE (Book 5 in the Moments In Time series)

by Karen Stivali

Blurb:

A Moments In Time Novel

Bryan Dane’s been living the dream—photography student by day, up-and-coming rocker by night. His summer goals are to earn his last few credits, graduate from NYU, spend as much time in the recording studio as possible, and survive the next few months without sex so he can complete his yearlong goal of self-imposed celibacy. Everything is on track until he meets Oliver Newcastle.

For years Oliver planned a marriage of convenience with his high school BFF, but now that she’s fallen in love for real with someone else, it’s no longer convenient. So Oliver came out to his family, quit his job, and left small-town New England for NYC, an intensive summer study program, and a chance to find his own happiness.

From the moment they meet, the sexual tension between Bryan and Oliver sizzles. But Bryan wants no part of a relationship, and Oliver wants to sow his wild oats—he just isn’t sure how. Oliver seeks Bryan’s help navigating the NYC gay scene, which throws them together in increasingly more sexual situations until they can no longer deny they’re hot for each other. Bryan is desperate to keep things simple, but fate may have other plans.

This is a standalone novel set in the Moments In Time world. You do not need to have read any of the previous titles to enjoy this book.

Release Date: February 24, 2017
Words 80,385
Pages 244
ISBN-13 978-1-63476-546-6
Cover Artist: Anna Sikorska

Friday, February 24, 2017

Release Day Review ~ Moment of Fate by Karen Stivali



Title: Moment of Fate
Series: Moments In Time: Book Five
Author: Karen Stivali
Release Date: February 24, 2017
Category: Contemporary
Pages: 244
Bryan Dane’s been living the dream—photography student by day, up-and-coming rocker by night. His summer goals are to earn his last few credits, graduate from NYU, spend as much time in the recording studio as possible, and survive the next few months without sex so he can complete his yearlong goal of self-imposed celibacy. Everything is on track until he meets Oliver Newcastle.
For years Oliver planned a marriage of convenience with his high school BFF, but now that she’s fallen in love for real with someone else, it’s no longer convenient. So Oliver came out to his family, quit his job, and left small-town New England for NYC, an intensive summer study program, and a chance to find his own happiness.
From the moment they meet, the sexual tension between Bryan and Oliver sizzles. But Bryan wants no part of a relationship, and Oliver wants to sow his wild oats—he just isn’t sure how. Oliver seeks Bryan’s help navigating the NYC gay scene, which throws them together in increasingly more sexual situations until they can no longer deny they’re hot for each other. Bryan is desperate to keep things simple, but fate may have other plans.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

In the Spotlight with Bayou Book Junkie ~ Author Karen Stivali (Reviews + Exclusive Giveaway)

In the Spotlight with Bayou Book Junkie ~ Author Karen Stivali (Reviews + Exclusive Giveaway)



Hi Karen Stivali and welcome to Bayou Book Junkie. Karen writes both MF romance and MM romance, and has published 15 books to date. In addition to writing, we’ve found out that she likes to bake, loves chocolate, books, movies and fictional British men, but we want more, more, more! We’re rather greedy like that, sorry, but hey, we’re fans! 😊

BBJ: Please tell us all about yourself, Karen, what started you off on your writing journey and how you came over to the best side, i.e. MM romance?
Karen: I’ve been writing fiction since I was a kid but what started me writing romance was a story I’d had in my head for 8 years but never got around to writing. I’d written a fan fic for a friend as a birthday gift and she loved it so much she asked me if I had any other stories in my head. I told her about the one I’d been toying with for years and she asked me to write it. So I did. I sent her each chapter as I wrote it and in the span of 3 months I’d written the 100k word book Meant To Be. That was my first full length novel (and it has a gorgeous fictional British male hero because of my aforementioned fascination with fictional British men).
Although my first 9 books were all m/f, there were LGBTQ secondary characters in all the books and they were some of my favorite characters. I knew it was just a matter of time before one of them took the lead in a story and when Collin started talking in my ear and telling me his life I knew Moment Of Impact was a story I needed to tell. The transition happened naturally. I truly love writing both mf and mm books. I want all my characters to get their HEA.

BBJ: So, you like fictional British men. Hmm. You’re talking about the likes of Mr. Darcy, Mr. Rochester, Gene Hunt, James Bond, and the sexiest sexy of them all, Austin Powers, right? I mean, who can resist Austin? *sigh* What about actual, real British men, like Tom Hiddleston, Tom Hardy, Colin Firth and Henry Cavill, to name a few?  
Karen: My fascination with British men started with crushes on actors when I was a little kid and was magnified tenfold when I lived in England for most of a year when I was nine. I love the accent and the dry British sense of humor. That soft spot for a sexy Brit has carried on straight through adulthood and I’ve written a number of British heroes because it’s easy (and oh-so-appealing) to hear their voices in my mind. There are still plenty of real life British men who make my heart skip a few beats. I could listen to them talk all day. Pierce Brosnan, Robert Pattinson or Jude Law could read to me (or do anything else they fancied) anytime.