I swear it’s been a busy week, but the wordcount sure doesn’t reflect it. I did finish up NaNoWriMo, second year in a row, with over 50,000 words. However, a buddy of mine managed 100,000 words so I’m feeling like an underachiever! 🙄

I had another release this week—Raw Silk. I can’t wait to hear from readers to see how they liked my sexy firemen and the foursome they manage to seduce two very lucky women into joining.

But that’s the only writing-related news I have. The rest of the week was consumed by shopping, cleaning out closets and drawers looking for more things to wear, and making lists—packing list, guest blog list, and cruise To Do list. Can you tell I’m excited?

I found a lovely silver cuff and a silver and onyx ring for my trip, but also couldn’t resist putting a yellow gold and smoky topaz ring on layaway. If I actually have money left after the cruise (yeah, right), it’s my Christmas present to myself.

This next week I’m putting myself on no mail for the loops (except mine!) and packing. I’ll be gone twelve whole days so I do have to plan mix and match pieces to keep my suitcase under fifty pounds. I’ll also be preposting blogs for when I’m gone, because I’m letting my friends take over to give you something fun to read.

But I guess what you really want to know is who won yesterday’s little contest. By random number generator, the winner is…Jane!

If you post a comment today, you’ll be in the running
for a free download of this book!

Today, I’m giving you an excerpt from my very first cowboy book. Ride a Cowboy was released in February 2006 by Ellora’s Cave and has since appeared in two print compilations.

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From The Romance Studio: “…Ooooh is this hot! So very descriptive in the sheer need to be loved, to be not only desired sexually by the other. Proving to Katelyn that all men aren’t like her ex, Daniel gives of himself without any hesitation. What a man! This is a keeper, fellow readers, and not just for those dedicated “sexy cowboy” fans.”

From Romance Divas: “…This is one book I could not put down from beginning to end!…I have to compliment Ms. Devlin on her writing prowess. She roped this reviewer with her playground of words, expertise of emotional perception, and exceptional writing ability.”

Katelyn Carter came to rural Texas to lick her wounds and start over after her failed marriage, but a sexy young cowboy seems determined to show her that love is still in the cards for this single librarian.

Sheriff’s deputy Daniel Bodine answers a 911 call to remove a rattlesnake from his new neighbor’s bedroom. What he finds is an embarrassed Katelyn, dressed in little more than her pretty pink blushes. One little omission later, and he’s working for the lady as her handyman.

Burned once by a man, Katelyn fights her growing attraction but finds Daniel more temptation than she can resist. When he shows her he knows his way around a woman’s body as well as he does a hammer and a saw, she takes a walk on the nasty side, vainly hoping she can keep her heart free of entanglement

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Daniel’s chest rose and his jaw tightened. His thumb pressed inside her mouth and she sucked it. With a sharply drawn breath, he bored his gaze into hers. “Tell me you don’t want me to kiss you, Katelyn.”

He’d said the words—torn away the flimsy barrier between unspoken yearning and surrender. She shook her head. “I…can’t.”

His hands cupped her face, gentle and reverent, as he leaned closer. His breath was sweet and brushed her lips first, prompting her to open her mouth. When his lips slid over hers, he murmured and closed his eyes.

Now, Katelyn had shared many kisses in her life. But Daniel’s tasted sweeter, made her feel cherished, even beautiful. His fingers threaded through her hair and he pulled her head closer for a deeper joining.
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Before I get to cruise talk, about yesterday’s poll…

First, thanks to everyone who cast a vote. However, I really, really thought you’d give me a definitive answer. Once again, you’ve fallen evenly between the heroine being seduced by the sheriff and the heroine getting busy with the sheriff AND the bad boy. I guess that means I get to break the tie, huh?

At least I know you’ve got nothing against DiDi pulling one of those TSTL moments (Too Stupid To Live) by walking into the woods when she can hear two large cats fighting. Don’t you care that she’s not worried about the panthers deciding she’s a meal worth fighting over? You also don’t care that she’s a complete slut. But hey, it’s your story. I just provided the options. 😆

Maybe I should just keep the poll open a couple more days.

No writing yesterday. I went to Little Rock to shop for shoes. I actually found a pair of flip-flops and a pair of cute little Mary Jane-ish shoes. I’m completely done with cruise shopping now. Oh, except for the Dramamine.

Next week I’ll be setting sail for the Eastern Caribbean. One of the things I’ll be taking along to work on is the next chapter of Cat Tails: Bad Moon Rising.

If you haven’t read chapter one, you need to do it now. Then come back here and let me know who DiDi gets busy with! Leave a comment to let me know how you like the story so far. If you have additional suggestions for how you want to see the scene play out, be sure to add those comments too. I’m standing by, ready to please!

I know gut insinct will be to go for the whole enchilada. But think about how you want the story to unfold. Whatever you decide, I’ll write it that way because I’m easy—just like my alter ego DiDi Devereux.

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A wicked, no-strings one-night stand turns unexpectedly complicated when three lonely hearts collide…
From Night Owl Reviews: “… This is one hot book. This is my first m/f/m, m/f/m/f, f/f, and m/m all in one book! And whoa nelly, this was a smoking hot story….”

From Fallen Angels Reviews: “…Delilah Devlin has a scorching hot read on her hands with RAW SILK…Ms. Devlin gives her readers a sexually charged romance…Ms. Devlin turned up the heat with her intense love scenes and memorable characters. I loved Raw Silk, and I would recommend this story to every reader.”

From The Romance Studio: “…The always exhilarating author Delilah Devlin knows exactly what her readers want – daring, erotic and wicked delightful stories filled with amazing characters, exciting story lines, passion and an abundance of emotions that will keep them riveted to the pages and once again she delivers the goods with RAW SILK…”

Psst! Check here tomorrow for the next CAT TAILS poll!

I have a ton of things to do today. Mainly, get to the tailor shop with those new jeans. The shorts were too short, the regulars too long. It’s a curse being 5’4″—you’re neither petite or average.

Oh, did I even tell you about the jeans? You know I have a cruise coming up, right? And that I’ve been dieting. My old jeans are falling off my ass. So I went to town to shop. I entered my favorite store and headed to the women’s section (okay, so I call it the fat ladies section—not PC, but when you’re heavy you like to go for the shock and instant smile when you ask the skinny-assed clerk to tell you where it is!). A tall, LOVELY black lady walked up to me, saw the size 16 jeans I held and shook her head. “Uh-uhn, girl, you need booty jeans!”

She walked me to MISSES and gave me stacks of jeans in sizes I just knew I wouldn’t get past my thighs—but damn! I’d dropped 3-5 numbers on the sizes. I haven’t been this thin since Dr. Evil radiated my thyroid!

I’d like to get some pages in today, but I’m still decompressing from NaNo. I might just get online and promo the hell out Raw Silk. What can I say about it? “Four-ple!” Funny! Sexy! All pale, pale words for the adventure that awaits you.

Just click on the picture of the cover and you can have your own copy! I hope you enjoy the story. I had fun writing it! If you want to read an excerpt, follow this link: Read More

Today deserves two squeals. Maybe even three.

If you stopped by my blog during November, you know that I entered the annual NaNoWriMo challenge—thousands of writers banding together to get 50,000 words on paper. I made it yesterday with a little help from my friends who wouldn’t let me fail.

During November, I finished one novella (which I’ve already contracted with Ellora’s Cave), a proposal for a major publisher, the first chapter of my free read, the first two chapters of another proposal and the first five chapters of a second novella for Ellora’s Cave.

Not too shabby at all even if I do say so myself. And besides a slight headache, stiff fingers and a numb butt, I’m feeling pretty good about everything I accomplished. Yay, me!

The little tiny squeal is for the thirty pounds I’ve managed to shave off my plump physique this year. Yeah, it took a whole dang year to do it, but today I’m heading to the stores to shop for skinny pants for my cruise. Okay, still not so skinny, but I’m weighing in on the pleasant side of plump now. And I don’t have a thing to wear that I’m not dragging up over my ass a dozen times of day—because they are falling off!

The second major squeal is for my new very naughty release tomorrow, RAW SILK. Take a peek inside.

A wicked, no-strings one-night stand turns unexpectedly complicated when three lonely hearts collide…

Camille sacrificed romance for success long ago. Now that the lingerie company she and her best friend built is hugely successful, she has a few regrets. Wanting to let down her hair and explore the possibilities, she agrees to meet a man at a bar for drinks only to wind up needing help when she rebuffs his sexual overtures.

Jake and Daniel are two firefighters hitting the bar for a quick drink after a long shift when they see a classy beauty fending off an overzealous boyfriend. With a flex of biceps they chase him off then settle in to seduce the lovely woman whose eyes reflect a hunger they understand all too well.

What starts as a simple, pleasurable one-night stand, quickly burns up the sheets. While Jake knows he can’t let Camille crush their relationship because of age differences, Daniel still thinks he can walk—until he gets a whiff of Camille’s best friend Lacey. Suddenly three isn’t enough.

Reader Advisory: Burning up the sheets is putting it mildly! Inhibitions are out the door with scenes of m/f/m, m/f/m/f, f/f and m/m.

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Camille’s hands shook as she inserted the key in her apartment door. The two burly men flanking her hadn’t given her an inch of space to breathe, hadn’t left her alone a single moment to rethink this plan.

It had all happened so fast. One minute her focus was Malcolm and the contract his company had been on the verge of offering. Then in the blink of an eye, she’d been seduced away from her purpose by two slick firefighters with bodies to die for. Was she really going to make love with both of them? Was she that desperate?

The lock clicked. Jake reached around her and shoved open the door.

She shouldn’t have been excited by the urgency his action telegraphed. Alarm would have been a more natural reaction, but she did like the way he took charge. How long had it been since a man did anything other than follow her politely inside?
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