Rae’s blog

Rae’s blog as moved.

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LLP’s Top Three Bestseller

Top three bestseller for June 2010.

(1) A Taste of Passion-Rae Winters

(2) Unexpected-Tinisha Nicole Johnson

(3) Undeniable-Rae Winters

   Congratulations Tinisha

Rae would like to thank her readers for their support!!!

Salsa Heat

Salsa Heat, has been contracted by Red Rose Publishing. It will be released in August 2010. Here is a sneak peek into Tia Santiago’s life.

The Forbidden Zone

Tia Santiago, a dance instructor and part owner of Havana’s Studio, is a ball of fire at five-foot-one. Her cool gray eyes and shapely, toned body entices every man she meets. She dances the Salsa with Latin grace and her passion attracts all who watch her. The women want to learn her moves, and the men desire to get into her panties, but she’s been celibate since her last, no-good boyfriend tried to abuse her. She has no time for romance. Now, along with her best friend and business partner, Michelle Shaw, Tia’s focus is on making Havana’s Studio, the hottest dance studio in Flushing, New York!

Crossing the Line

As a favor for Michelle, Tia reluctantly agrees to teach her boyfriend, Quincy Lewis, the Salsa. He’s a temptation that Tia’s been avoiding since they were first introduced, over a year ago. The heat from his fiery green eyes causes her many sleepless nights. Will these two be able to control their desires for one another once the Latin music lights the fire between them?

Seduction Series

Caribbean Heat

Book One

Shay and Linden’s Caribbean Affair

Interracial Romance

The women from my Seduction Series are passionate women who are not afraid of going after the men in their lives. The first book from the series, Caribbean Heat,  is being edited for submission. I will soon be shopping for a publisher. Below is a sneak look into their lives.

Shay Bennett returns to the island of St. Lucia with her steady boyfriend, Michael Powers, for a little romance. But two days into her vacation, she discovers him in bed with an island slut. Enraged, she kicks him and that slut right out of her resort’s room, ending their three-year relationship. Disillusioned by love, she goes to The Pulse Club, intending to get her grove on—dressed for a sexual escapade of her very own.

 Will Linden succumb to an island fling?

Linden David Stewart, CEO of Stewart International, a Maryland-based company, has just signed a contract to provide office supplies to all of the island’s resorts and hotels. He and two of his employees swagger into the club for drinks and to unwind. The moment the hazel eyes, caramel beauty bumps his shoulder and invites him to dance with her, he doesn’t hesitate. His radar lights up, and her scent call out to him. One night of sex turns into seven days of sexual bliss.

Can two people from different ethnic backgrounds fall in love?

Coming soon–TBA

A Taste of Passion

 

Book three, in the Romance Series, A Taste of Passion, will be released by Lady Leo Publishing Company in June. It’s ladies night out, and the characters from Undeniable and Obsession will make a cameo, updating the fans of this series on their lives.

After Chantál Thompson catches her live-in lover, Andrew (Drew) Colby III, in a comprising situation, she demands that he moves out of their Madison Avenue apartment. Drew is not about to move out and so now they are roommates, each with their own bedrooms, but sharing the kitchen and living room space.

It’s Chantál’s turn to host Ladies Night Out and Drew unexpected returns from an international photo shoot spoils her evening. Drew is burned out. All he wants is to lie back on his sofa, chug back a couple of beers, and unwind in his boxer shorts, but Chantál won’t let him. They compromise and she invites him back to her bed for a quickie. Passion burns hot, desire unquenchable, and Chantál can’t deny this white boy leaves her breathless.

Will Drew be able to erase his past mistake? Will Chantál forgive him?

 

Rae’s Blog

Rae Winters’  blog has moved. 

www.raewinters.blogspot.com

My Blog

The Girlfriends Series launched my introduction into eBooks and Lady Leo Publishing Company. While I was at home taking care of my terminally ill father I picked up the pen once again and began to write. My dad passed on to eternal rest, and writing has been therapeutic.

My head is in so many places. I’m a true Gemini and depending on what I feel like working on, I dig in. 

On the serious side, currently, I’m editing my first women’s fiction book, I’ll Be There. It is about a Bishop’s daughter who falls in love and finds herself pregnant at the age of sixteen. She is force to make decisions about her life, which she’s not ready to deal with. Fifteen years later, a man, and then her daughter come back into her life. She finds herself falling in love again, and she has to fight to gain her daughter’s love and respect.

 My other project, Time and Again, is a paranormal erotic romance. I started writing this story in November 2008, while I was a caregiver to my father. This year, I’m determined to finish this novel. Already, in my head, a sequel is talking to me, but I must finish this one first. I’m working diligently to finish and today I began writing chapter nineteen. I will post a chapter or two soon.

I revamped my online home www.raewwinters, and www.raewinters.blogspot.com. Check it out.

Rae’s Interview With LLP

Rae Winters is the featured author this month on Lady Leo Publishing Company.

1). Introduce yourself to your fans.

Hello, I’m Rae Winters, and I’m a native New Yorker. My love for romance books started at the age of ten. Many days, I was locked up in the bathroom reading a book, instead of doing my chores. My zodiac sign is the Gemini—the twin sign, and on any given day, I’ve been known to have two personalities. D. F. Mitchell is the serious, inspirational side of me, while Rae Winters is racy and adventurous.  

2). Who/what inspired you to write?

I loved to create romantic stories in my head with a happily ever after ending. 

3). What other works have you published?

I’ve published book reviews, sensual poems, and confession stories for five national women’s confession/romance magazines.

4). How long have you been writing?

In 2003, I finally put my stories down on paper. Prior to that time, I created them in my head.

5). What are your goals as a writer?

My serious side intends to write women’s fiction stories. I want to write stories that inspire and motivate women.

6). What can fans expect to find when they read one of your stories?

I’ll always try to entertain them while weaving a hidden message within the story.

7). What do you hope fans take away after reading one of your stories?

I like to mesmerize readers and transport them into my world.

8). How do you come up with characters?

My characters talk to me. Even after I’ve plotted a story, I allow them to lead me.

9). Are the characters based on real-life situations?

Sometimes, I’ll take a real-life situation; and at other times, I’ll let my imagination lead me.

10). What excites you most about being a writer?

I was thrilled to see the finished product of my first e-book, Unfinished Business and the stages it took to get to completion.

11). What challenges have you faced as a writer?

Marketing my work and promoting my name as a brand have been a challenge. Most people can’t get past the no-book-concept, and are used to holding a physical book in their hands. E-books are the wave of the future. Think about the space you save on your bookshelves! Purchasing an e-book reader will allow you to transfer your e-books from your computer to e-book reader. There’s free software that will allow you to transfer your e-book to your iPod or cell phone.  

12). What do you consider your greatest achievement as a writer?

I was thrilled to see my first e-book, and now I have six e-books published by LLP. One of my fans requested longer stories. I’ve completed two erotic tales: one is a 96-pager, and the other is 145 pages. One is ready for submission, and the other is being edited. 

13). How do you balance writing with your personal life/profession life?

For the past two years, I’ve been a caregiver for my terminally ill father. He passed away in January from cancer. Writing helped me to keep my sanity while watching his body slowly deteriorate. Right now, the loss is still fresh; but one day, I plan to write an inspirational story based on my dad and my experience as a caregiver. My dad was an exceptional father, and the sacrifices he made to support his family are what every father should be to their family. I was blessed to have him and my mom—who are both now in eternal rest.   

14). Who/what has been your biggest supporter?

Nathasha Brooks-Harris has always been in my corner cheering me on. She pushes me to do my research, plot out my story, and to incorporate the five senses into the plot so that a reader can visualize everything they’re reading.   

15). What would you like the fans to know about you?

Lately, I’ve been writing romantic stories because I was dealing with my father’s illness. I needed to escape my present situation. My serious side will pursue writing inspirational stories that will inspire my readers.

16). What would you like to say to your fans?

I thank you for your support and e-mails. I enjoyed hearing from Linda Young and Sharon Mahones—my first fans who emailed me and wrote reviews of my stories. I appreciated their critique of my work and their honesty.

17). What advice do you have for aspiring writers?

It’s important to study the craft—enroll in writing workshops and online classes to help you polish up your skill. Another way is to form a critique group to review your work. It may be painful at time, but it’s good to get other people’s opinion of your work.

18). What can we expect from you next?

I’m working on my first women’s fiction novella, Make Me Remember. I’ve also completed two erotica novellas. Tangled Sheets is being edited, and the second novella, Caribbean Heat, is ready for submission. Both of these novellas are racier than anything I’ve published so far. As far as for Cub Bites, there’s one more story to my “Girlfriends” Series: “Blindsided by Love,” and the last in the Romance Series, “Unfaithful” will be available for submission soon.

19). How can fans get in contact with you?

I love to hear from my readers. You can email me at raew154@gmail.com.

Visit me online, and don’t forget to sign my “Embrace Me” page of my website at http://www.raewinters.com, and check out my blog at www.rae154.wordpress.com.

20). What else would you like readers to know about you?

I enjoy working with my hands. I crochet doilies, blankets, and sew quilts.

LLP’s Top Three Bestseller

Top three bestseller for March and April 2009

1. What Color Is Love? by Empress Labaque

2. Unexpected by Tinisha Nicole Johnson

3. Obsession by Rae Winters

Congratulation to Empress and Tinisha for the second month in the row, top sales at LLP’s

Rae thanks her readers for their support!!!

Obsession

Released, March  7, 2009

www.ladyleopublishing.org/Obsession-RaeWinters.html

**Excerpt**

     I stood at the bar inside Club Sapphire with a Black Russian in my hands, listening to Sade. Her music—sexy and uninhibited in her smoky, sultry tones, cooed to me. The song, “The Sweetest Taboo,” piped in on the stereo, and the lyrics, “Will…you…keep…on…bringing… out…the…best…in…me,” kept echoing in my ears.

 My first encounter with Anthony White was just as charismatic and irresistible as it had been a year ago: a prickle on the back of my neck, a kiss tickled my earlobe, and his scent—intoxicating Obsession. How could I forget that earthy-warm, provocative scent? His arms curled possessively around my waist, and his erection pulsed against my ass.

 I surrendered to his command and found myself inside of his brownstone—in his bed—under his strong, buff body. His tight abs pressed against my stomach, his firm legs between mine, spreading me apart. And then, he slid into me—ever so slowly.

 “I’ve missed you, Simone,” he murmured, pushing deeper as his dreadlocks grazed my breasts.

 My vaginal walls contracted around him. I tried to resist his deep and sexy, breathless voice—even though he was deeply embedded within my warm, wet haven, and his strokes sent me spiraling uncontrollably down a tunnel of rippling sensations.

 “Anthony, you had my digits. You’ve never returned my calls—”

 He pulled completely out of me. The head of his thick, hot shaft kissed my wet core, teasing me with his sex.

 “Simone?” He looked hurt, as if I offended him, and he pressed my hands within his. “Feel my heartbeat racing. Can you deny this?”

 “A—Anthony,” I moaned, and stroked his mocha, corded chest, and his heart fluttered under my hands. He threaded his fingers through mine, raised our hands over my head, and rocked us deeper into my molten fire.

 I sighed.

 Anthony took what he wanted, and just as before, I couldn’t resist: didn’t want to resist. Enveloped within his heat— which radiated all down my body, his musclebound body feverishly thrusted in and out of my quivering core. Minutes later, whipped, I curled into his body and drifted to sleep.

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