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A “Five Heart” Review for Revving Her Up!

The ever-fabulous Jillian of the review site Read-Love-Blog has given “Revving Her Up” a coveted five-heart review! My first review – of my very first novella! Here’s the opening of her review:

This is the debut novella from author Joy Daniels and let me tell you…..I finished this story last night, in one sitting, and am STILL daydreaming about Cole almost 24 hours later! Whoa, this is one hell of a read!

You can check out all the wonderful things she has to say (*blush*) here.

Thanks Jillian! I “heart” you 5x, too!

5LovesRLB

Last month, I did an interview with blogger extraordinaire, MamaKitty of the eponymous book review site, MamaKitty Reviews. I was fortunate to meet the wonderful MamaKitty at Authors After Dark in New Orleans (and can’t wait to reconnect at AAD in Savannah!) You can check it our online chat here. MamaKitty asks the best questions!

Tomorrow (Friday, January 4th) I’ll be in lower Manhattan for the Between the Covers monthly readings series at the Happy Endings Lounge to read from Revving Her Up. Hope to see some of my New Yorker readers there!

As the publication date for Revving Her Up draws nearer, you never know where my story or I will show up, so stay tuned.

A Sneak Preview: Revving Her Up

The i’s have been dotted, the t’s crossed and the ink is drying (the electrons settling?) on my debut novella Revving Her Up. Here’s a sneak preview. Enjoy!

Her love life is running on empty. And he’s just the man to make her engine purr.

Revving Her Up

© 2013 Joy Daniels

Full Throttle, Book 1Cover: Revving Her Up

Sarah Lange’s career as a New York lawyer is in high gear—and the stress has left her hormones sputtering. With strict doctor’s orders to relax, she books the cure: a spa vacation in the cool, green mountains of Virginia.

When a pothole sends her Porsche to the side of the road, she finds herself stuck in small-town Rapture. She’d love nothing more than to blow this Hicksville and be on her way…until she meets sexy stockcar mechanic Cole Cassidy.

Coles knows exactly how to handle that fancy car, and its uptight driver. Sarah’s not his type, but neither can deny that their attraction is firing on all cylinders. Soon he’s introducing her to the thrill of speed at the local track—in his car, and on it.

But Sarah’s troubles aren’t so easily left in the dust – unless she forces herself to decide if she’s willing and able to let someone else take the wheel.

Warning: Contains a false start, breakdowns of the automotive and erotic kinds, creative uses of shower massagers and silk ties, and thrill-rides in, on, and outside of a racecar.

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The middle of freaking nowhere. Sarah had assumed it was solely a figurative expression. But deep in the hills of Virginia, three hundred miles from New York City and another hundred plus miles from The Spa at Westwood, she’d found it. No reception on her cell phone. No one at the local garage who worked on Porsches. Not even a working soda machine.

According to the sign at the end of the street, the middle of nowhere was officially called Rapture, VA. Sarah snorted. Some name. The only pleasure she’d get from this town was watching it disappear from her rearview mirror.

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Cover Preview for Revving Her Up

Here’s the final cover artwork for my debut novella, Revving Her Up, which will be released by Samhain Publishing on January 15, 2013.

They got the vibe of the story perfectly! And yes, there is a scene like this ;-) .

I’ll let you know when the novella is available for pre-order. In the meantime, check out my Amazon Author Page and the non-fiction book I contributed an essay to, Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey. Feel free to “like” either/both pages while you’re there :-)

Sneak Preview

My current Work-in-Progress is a MMF menage novel called Nashville Threesome. I previewed a bit of that story for Six Sentence Sunday a couple of weeks ago. You can expect more – six more sentences to be precise – this coming Sunday and every week after through September.

Stay tuned!

It’s official!

(As seen in Publishers Marketplace:)

Joy Daniels’s REVVING HER UP, about a sexually frustrated lawyer who gets stuck in a small town where a hot stockcar mechanic introduces her to the temptation of speed with breakneck thrill-rides in, on and outside of the racecar, to Christa Desir at Samhain Publishing, for publication in January 2013, by Louise Fury at L. Perkins Agency (World English). lfury@lperkinsagency.com

Woo hoo!  I’ll keep you posted.

What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and NASCAR Racing?

Pace-Love-Auto Racing

Happy Sprint Cup Season!

Can you believe we’re already five races into the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season?  I could swear it was only yesterday that Tony Stewart was stealing Jimmie’s cup. OK, so it wasn’t really Jimmie’s but you got to give the guy credit for winning it FIVE TIMES in a row.

So now we’re heading into Martinsville, one of the trickier small tracks on the circuit. One of these days I’m going to get there for a Sprint Cup race – it’s only five hours from me.

For now I’ll watch it on TV and wait until the boys come to my “local” track, Dover International Speedway on June 3rd. (Yeah, it will be just the boys – Danica’s not driving in that one). My son is so excited to get back tot he Monster Mile and so is my dad. I can hardly wait!

My Favorite: #17

My boy, Matt Kenseth is having a great season so far and is in sixth place as of this past weekend. Did you see his win on that Sunday Monday Daytona 500 race? Hot damn! That was the craziest race ever. Rain, fire balls, crashes – oh my!

But that’s not all. So far he’s finished in the top five in four out of the first five races and in the top ten (#6) for the other one. And how about that snazzy new  ‘do on his car?  The Crown Royal purple was nice but if Best Buy is paying, then it’s blue and yellow all the way, baby!

Who knows why we pick one favorite team or driver over another? I saw #17 and knew Matt was the driver for me. Weeks later I read that he’s a voracious reader, often finishing multiple novels over the course of a race weekend! It must have been fate that made me pick this guy.

Read on, Matt!

Coming Soon!

Revving Her Up, my new erotic novella, which features a sexy stockcar mechanic, has been picked up by a major e-publisher!  I can’t give you all the details yet, but stay tuned for more info. Soon. I promise!

Whose YOUR favorite driver? Race so far? What did you think of the Daytona 500?!?

Let me know in the comments below!

That Rush – “Revving Her Up” Part XII

Welcome to Joy Daniel’s Blog and  Six Sentence Sunday, a weekly blog event launched by author Sara Brookes that features six sentences from a published story or a work-in-progress (WIP).

Welcome to another Six Sentence Sunday and another excerpt from “Revving Her Up” a contemporary erotic romance about an uptight New york lawyer who finds a surprising cure for what ails her when her car breaks down in a small Virginia town.

Enjoy!

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His voice dropped fanning the embers of desire that danced beneath her skin. “It takes a firm hand to keep a real beauty under control while pushing her as hard and fast as she can go. It’s a rush like no other.”

“Well,” he added with a knowing grin, “maybe one other.”

Right, that rush. Maybe she should take up racing.

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“Revving Her Up” will be available soon.  Stay tuned for details!

“Ready to go…” Revving Her Up – Part XI

Welcome to Joy Daniel’s Blog and  Six Sentence Sunday, a weekly blog event launched by author Sara Brookes that features six sentences from a published story or a work-in-progress (WIP).

Welcome to another Six Sentence Sunday and another excerpt from “Revving Her Up” a contemporary erotic romance about an uptight New york lawyer who finds a surprising cure for what ails her when her car breaks down in a small Virginia town.

Enjoy!

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“You’ll be ready to go in no time.”

Ready to go? As in car fixed and out of here?

Sarah watched the play of muscles across Cole’s back as he grabbed the wrench with both hands and pulled. His biceps strained with the effort and her breath caught in her throat. Her fingers twitched, eager to feel the strength in those limbs. To touch those rock-hard planes. To discover if he really was the cure she’d been looking for…

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“Revving Her Up” will be available soon.  Stay tuned for details!

It Took All Of Her Willpower… “Revving Her Up” Part X

Welcome to Joy Daniel’s Blog and  Six Sentence Sunday, a weekly blog event launched by author Sara Brookes that features six sentences from a published story or a work-in-progress (WIP).

Welcome to another Six Sentence Sunday and another excerpt from “Revving Her Up” a contemporary erotic romance about an uptight New york lawyer who finds a surprising cure for what ails her when her car breaks down in a small Virginia town.

Enjoy!

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Standing behind her with one hand on her shoulder, he pointed to the left side of the axle. “There. See that narrow metal rod just inside the wheel?”

He paused waiting for an answer but Sarah’s mind had gone blank the moment he touched her. His hand on her shoulder was like a brand sending a heated awareness across her chest and down her torso. Her nipples pebbled. Several inches stood between them but she could feel his body behind her as surely as if they had embraced. It took all of her willpower not to lean back and close the gap.

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“Revving Her Up” will be available soon.  Stay tuned for details!

Plenty of Room for Two: Six Sentence Sunday Part IX

Welcome to Joy Daniel’s Blog and  Six Sentence Sunday, a weekly blog event launched by author Sara Brookes that features six sentences from a published story or a work-in-progress (WIP).

Hello friends!  Welcome to another Six Sentence Sunday and another excerpt from “Revving Her Up” a contemporary erotic romance about an uptight New york lawyer who finds a surprising cure for what ails her when her car breaks down in a small Virginia town.

Enjoy!

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Who was she trying to kid? What she really wanted to see was his bedroom. What kind of bed did he sleep in – an old fashioned four-poster? A modern platform?

One thing she was sure of: given the man’s size and the space he took up with his presence alone, it was definitely a king. Plenty of room for two.

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“Revving Her Up” is coming soon.  Stay tuned for detail!

What the Hell Had Just Happened? “Revving Her Up” Part VIII

Welcome to Joy Daniel’s Blog and  Six Sentence Sunday, a weekly blog event launched by author Sara Brookes that features six sentences from a published story or a work-in-progress (WIP).

Hello friends!  Welcome to another Six Sentence Sunday. This week we’ll delve further into “Revving Her Up” a contemporary erotic romance about an uptight New york lawyer who finds a surprising cure for what ails her when her car breaks down in a small Virginia town.

Enjoy!

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Cole adjusted the front of his jeans and Sarah couldn’t help but smile. At least she wasn’t the only one affected by their near-kiss. “This shouldn’t take long,” he said, waving an arm towards the living room as headed down the hall. “Make yourself at home.”

She watched his rearview until he disappeared through a door at the end of the hall then finished her wine in a single gulp.

What the hell had just happened?

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I’m putting the finishing touches on my revision of “Revving Her Up” and then it’s off to the publisher!  Stay tuned for more info.

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