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Tempted… with four of Joanne Rock’s Temptations!
Joanne
Rock writes sexy romance for Harlequin Blaze. Now, for the first
time, you can read the books that launched her career before Blaze--
Joanne’s fun and sexy Harlequin Temptation novels in Kindle and
NOOK! Read her Golden Heart winning book, Learning Curves and her
first RITA finalist book, One Naughty Night, which is also her most
reprinted book around the world. All of Joanne’s Temptation books
won multiple awards and paved the way to her long career in Blaze.
Join her as she celebrates this fun walk down memory lane with
hard-to-find books you’ll love!
Before we look at these four amazing books, lets have a chat with Author Joanne Rock....
Joanne
Rock fell in love with reading at a young age and stayed out of
trouble- mostly- as a teen thanks to long stints at her local library
where she routinely checked out as many books as a bicycle basket
would carry. She still pronounces all the names of the Greek gods
incorrectly because she learned them through reading- a small price
to pay for the vast amount of knowledge she gained from books! She
started writing when the voices in her head kept her awake at night,
demanding she tell their stories. A successful romance author and
former Golden Heart winner, she’s penned dozens of books for a
variety of Harlequin series and has been nominated for the
prestigious RITA award three times. Her work is reprinted around the
globe and has been translated into twenty different languages. When
she’s not reading or writing, she’s cheering on her three sons in
sporting endeavors of every variety.
~~ You have written a lot of romance books, what attracts you to this
genre? Do you also read a lot of romance books?
I
love everything about romance. From Romanticism in art and the way it
privileges strong emotions as an aesthetic, to the way romantic love
is the foundation for marriage and family. My home is full of
romantic paintings, I can quote the Romantic poets (“A thing of
beauty is a joy forever!”) and I put a lot of hard work into my
personal HEA. But then, I’m a sensitive, emotional sort of person.
The first romance I ever read was probably Wuthering Heights,
although it certainly wouldn’t qualify as a romance novel. Mixed in
with the more literary romances I came across as a teen were also a
few Silhouette books that I adored. I still love both kinds of
romances. Today,
I don’t read nearly as much as I would like to, but that’s the
mixed blessing of being a writer. My days are still spent with words,
but I’m writing them! Still, I read as much as I possibly can
because I enjoy our genre tremendously.
~~How do you come up with the names for your characters in your books?
This
is always fun. I have baby name books that I browse or I look up
popular baby names from different time periods depending on the age
of the character and the time period of the book. I do look at the
meanings of names or else I try to mix up the sounds and styles of
names. In other words, you don’t want to have multiple characters’
names beginning with the same letter or to choose names that are too
similar. In books with a lot of characters, that can get to be a
challenge.
~~How do you come up with the titles for your books?
I
consider this word play. I look at other titles in the line or genre
to see what kinds of titles are currently popular and let that
inspire me while I try to be careful not to choose anything too
similar. I might make lists of words or phrases related to my book
and see how I can use those in the framework of the current popular
titles. I cross match words from different lists (ie- lists related
to the setting, lists related to heroine, lists related to the
romantic theme) and see what I come up with. I enjoy it. If all else
fails, I look to song and movie titles to see if there’s something
that will inspire me there. The editors will help if I get stuck!
~~What are your Top ten favorite romantic foods?
Anything
chocolate, but especially chocolate lava cake or chocolate fondue,
red velvet cake, crème brulee, filet mignon, coq au vin, red wine,
spaghetti (Lady and the Tramp!), oysters, deep dish pizza (you know
pizza and a movie was your first date… it’s a romance classic
food)
~~How can my readers follow you and your books?
Ok, Thank you for answering my questions Joanne, now we can look at these four great books, I will ask you a few questions as we go through them as well!!!
Learning
Curves
By
Joanne Rock
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Age
category: Adult
Blurb:
Sociology
scholar Madeline Watson can't wait to undertake the study of human
mating rituals for her dissertation. Too bad the university thinks
upstanding Madeline has spent too much time in the ivory tower to
undertake such an earthy subject. Now she needs to shed her good girl
image in a hurry, and she knows just the man to help her.
Mechanic-turned-business
mogul Cal Turner might teach part time at the university, but he's
definitely not ready to provide the proper Miss Watson with the kind
of lessons she's looking for. Besides, despite his long-standing
reputation as a rebel, Cal is ready to turn his life around now that
guardianship of his younger sister is on the line.
Once
Maddy decides to turn herself into bad girl extraordinaire, Cal has
no choice but put out the fire in her wake. Will he be able to bring
her to her senses, or will he get caught up in the blaze along with
her?
You
can buy Learning Curves here:
Joanne, can I ask you a few questions here?
~~ How did you come up with the idea for the book Learning Curves?
This
book is set on the college campus where I received my Master’s
degree. The heroine is working on an advanced degree there too! So I
pulled some of that story from real life. It’s good to pull ideas
from the creative wells that are full and I had lots of story details
to offer this one from the local bar scene to the way my heroine is
struggling to come up with the right project for her dissertation.
~~ Can you tell us some behind the scenes fun facts about Learning
Curves?
There
is a memorable car wash scene! Readers enjoy this one .
I like that the hero is a blue collar guy and proud of it. There is
something so appealing about a man who can take things apart and fix
them. Cal is that kind of guy.
Now before we head into the next books, I would like to ask a few questions about it.
~~How did you come up with the idea for the book Revealed?
My
critique partner, romance author Catherine Mann, and I plotted this
story over margaritas at a hotel bar during a writer’s conference.
This is one of my best, happiest memories of brainstorming and I miss
living close to Cathy so we could brainstorm in person. When we lived
nearby, we use to go out for long lunches, laugh a lot, and talk
non-stop about books. She’s a brilliant writer and fantastic
storyteller.
~~ Can you tell us some behind the scenes fun facts about Revealed?
I
wanted to call this one The Birthday Suitor because the singer
heroine accidentally ends up on a strip-o-gram assignment at a
bachelor party. She has no idea that’s why she’s there. I liked
the “birthday suit” reference!
Revealed
By
Joanne Rock
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Age
category:
Adult
Blurb:
A
bachelor party seems an unlikely place to find romance, until the
best man runs off with the reluctant stripper…
When
her costume ends up falling around her ankles in an impromptu
striptease, Jackie Brady realizes she just sang to the wrong party.
Somehow these bachelors weren't expecting "Happy Birthday"-even
if it was a rather revealing rendition. But the steamy look in
gorgeous best man Greg De Costa's eyes tells her he's more than
pleased she crashed the party. So what harm would there be in
accepting bachelor number two's seductive invitation?
Greg
is spellbound by this sexy singer-even before she loses her costume!
He definitely wants to know more about the sensual Jackie. But,
through a not-so-funny twist of fate they're working together and
he's vowed never to mix business with pleasure. Too bad the memory of
her scorching kisses has him forgetting about his good intentions…
You
can buy Revealed here:
Tall
Dark and Daring
By
Joanne Rock
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Age
category:
Adult
Blurb:
Her
dare
Tessa
O’Neal has taken on her sexy old flame, Mitch Ryder, as a client.
That means she has to spend the next seven days in this man’s
constant company and not fall into his bed. No problem. They may have
once set the sheets on fire but she can definitely resist him. After
all, that was then, this is now and she got him out of her system
long ago.
His
challenge
Mitch
has never forgotten the passionate time he spent with Tessa. And he
wants to relive it. So before the week is up, he’s going to use
every sensual secret he knows to seduce her back into his arms. But
their hot embraces are more powerful than ever and now they’ll have
to decide if they’re daring enough to extend their week…
You
can find Tall Dark and Daring on Goodreads
You
can buy Tall Dark and Daring here:
Joanne, before we go on to the last book, I have a few more questions for you.
~~ How did you come up with the idea for the book Tall, Dark and Daring?
This
was the first contemporary story I ever penned. I had just decided to
see what it would be like to write a contemporary book after writing
a handful of historicals. I told my critique partner I wanted to do
this, but I didn’t know where to start. She advised me to work from
real life—look at a real couple and imagine if their story took
another path, if they had different jobs or if I tweaked a few things
about them. That helped me to start brainstorming! I quickly used
some key conflicts from my own marriage (HEAs don’t make the
conflicts go away… we just learn how to compromise!) and then gave
the characters different jobs, a different history. They are
different people, absolutely! But starting with something familiar
helped. I still create stories this way sometimes.
~~ Can you tell us some behind the scenes fun facts about Tall, Dark and
Daring?
I
used to live close to the Mirror Lake Inn in Lake Placid, New York,
the real life inspiration for the setting of this novel. The property
is breathtaking and Lake Placid is a magical place in the winter. I
am proud of how that comes out in the story in addition to the
romance.
And some questions about this last book.....
~~ How did you come up with the idea for the book One Naughty Night?
This
book started with the heroine. I knew the kind of heroine I wanted to
pen and I asked myself what kind of hero would give her the most
trouble? Esme and Renzo arrived fully formed in my mind before their
story line. Then, I came up with how they would meet—a blind date
gone wrong. I loved the set-up and the characters, then worked from
there.
~~Can you tell us some behind the scenes fun facts about One Naughty
Night?
This
book is my most reprinted book around the world! It appeared in print
in the Harlequin Temptation series in 2003 and it went on to be
printed in at least 15 other countries. However, it’s been gone
from U.S. shelves for over a decade, so I’m thrilled it’s now
available as a digital book. It was a RITA finalist for contemporary
series romance.
One
Naughty Night
By
Joanne Rock
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Age
category:
Adult
Blurb:
One
naughty woman…
The
sweet, innocent blonde on the dance floor is way out of her league in
this hot, singles club. And the minute Renzo Cesare recognizes that,
his protective instincts step up to the plate while he tries to
rescue her. If that means pretending to be Esme Giles's blind date,
well, so be it. But before he can escort her to safety, she starts
whispering some not so innocent suggestions in his ear. How is a guy
supposed to be noble when all he can think about is hitting the
sheets?
One
naughty man…
Esme
Giles is turning over a new leaf-starting with a seduction. Sure,
it's a bold move for her reserved self, but one look at her sexy date
and she'll do almost anything to convince this hottie to spend a
sizzling night with her. Too bad he's the wrong man! But Renzo's
red-hot kisses convince her that she's found the right man…for more
than just a night!
And
a bed that's just right!
You
can buy One Naughty Night here:
There
is a tour wide giveaway for the Get Tempted book blitz! This giveaway
is open International. These are the prizes you can win:
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Grand prize, which includes: Shayla Black's Strip Search, a special
2-in-1 Harlequin Blaze of Tawny Weber's Midnight Special and Coming
on Strong, autographed special 2-in-1 Blaze of Joanne Rock's My
Double Life and Wild & Wicked, A Soldier's Christmas holiday
Blaze anthology featuring Leslie Kelly, Karen Foley and Joanne Rock,
mini journal, wallet and Victoria's Secret Very Sexy body mist.
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4 e-copies of My Secret Fantasies by Joanne Rock
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Thank you Lola for arranging this blitz!
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