Garrett wants revenge more than anything, until Mia ends up on the back of his bike and in his business. With passion blinding his vengeance, he’ll have to protect more than her life—he’ll also be responsible for her heart.

GET ON – Coming in Fall/Winter 2013

And that’s not the only iron in the fire. I’m shopping a couple of other stories around, and you guys will hear it here if there’s good news to be shared! A spicy contemporary featuring a young businesswoman, who’s less-than-thrilled to reunite with a past love. And there’s also a New Adult tattoo romance in the trenches, a college student who finds herself apprenticed to a sexy artist with a troubled past. So while it seems quiet around here, don’t worry. The words are flying like crazy behind the scenes!

Thanks to all you guys for reading my stories. It makes me unbelievably happy.

I’m Regina, and I’m proud to say I write sexy, fun, entertaining books. But if you’ve been here for a while, you already know that.

I’m posting today to tell you a little bit about my writing journey, and what it means for you guys, the readers.

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I’m a firm believer in the reader. After all, that’s who I am–a reader who’s devoted to her book friends. And as someone who’s been a tireless author-stalker in the past, wondering when the next title in a series will land, I owe it to you guys to let you in on what’s up.

You may remember that my most recent release, CAUGHT IN CRIMSON, was billed as the first in a series called “Spellbinding.” Well, it is. Technically. The bad news is, Spellbinding won’t be continuing right away.

Here’s the thing. I want to write what you guys want to read. And I also want to enjoy what I write. In fact, I’d say it’s VITALLY important for the author to enjoy what she does, otherwise, it’s meaningless. If I were to write a story I didn’t 100% believe in, I’d sooner hang up my quill pen and head to the nearest fast food joint. I’d take just as much pride in flipping burgers as I would writing something I didn’t believe in. More, actually.

BOUND IN BLUE was billed to be my next title. But I wasn’t connecting with it the way I wanted to–no, the way I NEEDED to. I was struggling hard with it. I got words down on paper, but they didn’t feel right. They don’t feel right still.

So here’s what I’m doing… I’m shelving the series for the moment. Not forever, because I do love this world and these stories. But paranormal isn’t where my heart is right now. I keep thinking about INDELIBLY INTIMATE. How much I adored writing that book. How much I loved the tattoo world, artistic personalities, the freedom to be young and make rash choices. And I wanted that again. I wanted to write another story with that aesthetic.

And since my editor and I apparently share a brain, she suggested a particular theme that I’d be good at. I wrote up a quick idea, and long story short, the next thing you read from Regina Cole will be a hot, sexy, and suspenseful contemporary romance called GET ON. Full of motorcycles, pierced and tattooed characters, and lots of heat and heart.

I’m truly sorry if the delay in Spellbinding is causing anyone to be sad! I promise those stories will come, eventually. But I’m figuring out what books my readers like most, and what books I like to write the most. I want to write what makes all of us happy. And for now, GET ON is where my heart is.

With all my love,

Regina

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Reading is so simple, so wonderful, so engrossing, that I thought writing should be exactly the same. I should be able to lose myself in the world I created just as easily as I do those of my favorite authors. BUT, it doesn't work that way. Writing isn't just fun.

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1. The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series

by JR Ward

I fell in love with Wrath, and Rhage, and Zsadist, and the rest of the Brothers a long time ago. I’ll be honest, I’ve probably read the series through book seven about 10 times at least so far. I skip the parts about the lessers, and go straight for the sexy vampires.

Why do I love this series?

Strong, flawed characters

Incredible conflict

Men I can fall in love with

And satisfying endings.

2. Night Huntress Series

by Jeaniene Frost

Ah, Cat and Bones. I LOVED the first few books in this series, but then I had to stop reading, but that’s because of my brain. In this series, I discovered a problem (for me.)

I love books that follow a group of people. I prefer subsequent books in a romance series to tell the love story of another couple related to couple #1. In a series like this, about three books is all I want to do. The reason for this is simple. I want my HEA. In the case of a series like this that only follows one couple, after too many books, I feel like I’ve been in a tennis match.

They’re together!

They’re not. Bummer.

Wait! Together again!

Dammit, where’d you go, Bones?

Justaminute! Back together!!

Ohfortheloveof GOD.

See what I mean? But I know I’m in the minority here. If Iwasn’t, then soap operas wouldn’t exist. And many romance series with TRILLIONS of fans wouldn’t exist.

BUT, I do love this series. And this is why.

A. HUGE conflict.

B. A badass guy that I totally fell in love with. Ah, Crispin.

C. Did I mention that the sex was INCREDIBLE?

3. The Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire Series

by Charlaine Harris

I read these books so long ago, but I still think of them fondly! I’m happy to say that I got at least five other readers hooked on Sookie.

But, Sookie has the same caveat that Cat does above. Poor Sookie. She’s so virginal in the first, oh, 5 books, and then you’re like “wait. She kind of has done about eleventy-billion guys now.”

Oh well.

I don’t really consider these romances, though they do sometimes have romantic elements. But I do love the series. And this is why.

A heroine I can relate to (for the first 7 or 8 books, anyhow)

SEXY guys that are easy to fall in love with

A unique setting, one that takes on characterization of its own

A complex world that keeps changing and growing

I’ve tried to analyze what elements I like (and don’t like!) from my favorites above, and really execute them in the Spellbinding world. It’s important to me to make this series a world that readers will love and relate to, and hopefully read for years to come! That’s my measure of success. I don’t want these books to be a one-time read. I’ve read the books I own from the series above multiple times. And that is how I measure a good story.

So what do YOU think? What elements of a series are most important to you? And what are your favorites? LMK below!

Thank you so much to everyone who’s followed along in the tour! I have to admit, this was much different than I expected! But I’m so glad to have been able to share it with you.

Without further ado, here are our WINNERS!

We’ll start at number 11, and work our way up to the GRAND PRIZE WINNER!

11. Lisa Cox – $5.00 Amazon Giftcard!

10. Mary Preston – $5.00 Amazon Giftcard!

9. Anna Cade – $5.00 Amazon Giftcard!

8. Sara Gallagher- $5.00 Amazon Giftcard!

7. Susan White – $5.00 Amazon Giftcard!

6. Linda Larsson – an ebook copy of CAUGHT IN CRIMSON!

5. Yadira Alonzo – an ebook copy of CAUGHT IN CRIMSON!

4. Wendy Hoffman – an ebook copy of CAUGHT IN CRIMSON!

3. Cathy Vernon- an ebook copy of CAUGHT IN CRIMSON!

2. Amy Smith- an ebook copy of CAUGHT IN CRIMSON!

and our grand prize winner IS…

1. Cassie Webb! The COMPLETE Spellbinding series will be yours upon each book’s release! AND you get a $25.00 Amazon giftcard, too!

Thanks to everyone who entered, and to all the fabulous ladies who so graciously hosted me for this tour! Now, I’m off to email the winners, and collapse in a pile of blog exhaustion.

Okay, so yesterday I promised you guys a couple of glimpses into the upcoming stories in Spellbinding. Are you ready? Because here we go!

BOUND IN BLUE

Spellbinding book 2

Rachel may be a blue witch, but she’s definitely not going to let that rule her life. Her art is much more important than joining a coven and fighting the so-called Darkness, if they even exist, which she doubts. Taking a summer job as an art teacher and counselor at a motivational camp is just what she needs to focus on her art and discover what she really wants out of life.

It’s just Hunter’s luck that he draws the short straw this year. The Chicago lawyer has managed to avoid working at his boss’s yuppie motivational camp for the past three years, but if he wants to make partner, he’s got to suck it up and work as the camp’s legal advisor and counselor. The experienced Dom isn’t exactly the roughing-it type, but he’ll do what he has to do for his dream job.

Catching a glimpse of the beautiful Rachel skinny-dipping under the light of the full moon, Hunter is determined to take her to his dungeon. But their torrid connection is threatened when people begin to disappear. When Rachel discovers that the Darkness are real, and she’s their intended target, she’ll be forced to chose between the coven life she’d spurned and the man she’s dying to belong to.

WANTING IN WHITE

Spellbinding Book 3

Morgan the white witch has had enough. Her familiar is a bird-brain (quite literally) her career is in the toilet, and her coven is full of party-girls who can’t focus on keeping the Darkness at bay. Added to the fact that her love life is as empty as the Arizona desert, and you’ve got a woman who needs a helluva lot more than a vibrator to ease her frustrations.

Caleb’s got a lot on his mind as well. The undercover FBI agent is working to unveil a drug trafficking ring over the border, and the delectable Morgan is an unwelcome distraction. If his overwhelmed libido ruins his mission, there’ll be hell to pay.

Getting involved with Caleb, while completely delicious, becomes more and more dangerous when she realizes that he’s involved with a drug cartel. And when Morgan discovers that the criminals have deep ties to the Darkness that she’s sworn to fight, she’ll have to decide whether to be loyal to her coven or to the man who has her heart.

So, what do you think? Do the next books tickle your fancy? Don’t forget you can WIN THESE BOOKS! Delivery will be made on their release date, but this is like the best free preorder EVER! Click on the Rafflecopter form, and stuff the hat full of your name!

And don’t forget to stop by tomorrow and see if you’ve won!

Which book are you looking forward to most? Have any questions about the next two in the series? Hit me up!

Hello hello! And welcome to Day 5 of the Caught in Crimson release blog tour!

Us writers are SUPER BUSY people. Almost without exception. So when Stacey Kennedy, my gal-pal and almost blog hostess today, sent me a panicked email that she was double booked, I didn’t stress! I just decided to plop my post up here, with the additional verbage HEY, go visit Stacey’s blog and enter to win her newest book, THE CAT’S MEOW. Double the chance to win AWESOME new witch books? Yes Please!

And now for today’s post. I have to admit, the character we’re talking about today is my very favorite. Don’t get me wrong, I ADORE both Delia and Adam, and Ravenna is very good too. But this character? He’s phenomenal. He’s dynamic. He’s intelligent. He’s powerful. He’s sarcastic. He’s witty. He’s…

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A poodle.

CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT: Lugh

All witches in the world of Spellbinding have a familiar. These magical creatures are locked into the physical form of a common animal, to blend in. There are the typical cats, ravens, snakes, usual animals that you’d think of when it comes to witches, but Lugh’s a little different.
Lugh is a cream-colored toy poodle.
Named after a Celtic deity, Lugh has a rather inflated opinion of himself. But it’s justly deserved. He’s fiercely loyal to Delia, he’s tough, and he’s pretty damn magical in his own right. He’s been with Delia since she was young, and since familiars don’t age, he’s still as snarky as he ever was.
Lugh’s not too big on the whole question thing. I tried, but he refused to cooperate. So, instead of our Q&A, here’s a little excerpt to give you a taste of Lugh.

An excerpt from CAUGHT IN CRIMSON

Copyright Regina Cole and Ellora’s Cave

All rights reserved.

Okay, so what do you think of Lugh? Got any questions about him? Any questions FOR him? If you promise him Chicken McNuggets, he just might answer them!
And don’t forget to enter the giveaway! Only a few more days remain before the contest ends! Win ebooks, giftcards, and more! And feel free to tell your friends. There will be 11 winners after all!

Rafflecopter CAUGHT IN CRIMSON Giveaway! Click the image below for the form!

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It's here it's here it's finally HERE!!!!

Yup, that's it. Today, finally, CAUGHT IN CRIMSON releases from Ellora's Cave! If you saw my post earlier in the week, you know that this is Day 3 of the Super Awesome Spectacular Caught in Crimson Release Tour! If you didn't, well, welcome! And you're in luck. Because today, and several more days from now, you'll have a chance to enter to win the grand prize.

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I am SO FREAKING EXCITED to be able to finally share this book with you. Caught in Crimson’s release is in just TWO SHORT DAYS!! So, here on the blog today, we’re going to kick it off in style.

Welcome to the first stop on my first ever blog tour! Hop on the train, ladies and gents, because these are the prizes up for grabs:

GRAND PRIZE: One lucky winner gets…

An ebook copy of EACH of the books in the upcoming Spellbinding series*, beginning with Caught in Crimson, PLUS a $25 Amazon Giftcard!

*note- these will be delivered upon each book’s release. Basically this means you get a free book about every six months or so until Spellbinding is done.

RUNNER UP PRIZES: Ten others will receive…

One of 5 $5 Amazon Giftcards OR

One of 5 copies of Caught in Crimson, book one of the Spellbinding series

Are you not convinced you need to enter yet? Here. I’ll post the excerpt from Caught in Crimson. If you like it, enter on the Rafflecopter form below!

Make sure you stop by the rest of the blog tour spots for more entries, and more stuff about Caught in Crimson and the rest of the world of Spellbinding!

Blog Tour Locations!

Excerpt from Caught in Crimson

Copyright Regina Cole and Ellora’s Cave

All rights reserved

Adam’s brain boggled. He was in Delia Oaks’ apartment. A very messy, very cluttered apartment. He’d been injured by a shadow creature, fucked by a witch, then he’d watched as she blew the shadows to kingdom come. And now, after a nice, pretty normal dinner, he’d been given a magical bandage with the aid of a really cute poodle. What in four fucking hells was going on?

“Let me just lay this out there simply.” She lifted her pointer finger. “One, I am a witch.”

He tried to keep his frustration from mounting. Tough job. “I know. You told me that. How about keeping this conversation grounded in a modicum of reality.”

“It is. As I said, I’m a witch. Two…” Her middle finger raised. “Witches fight Darkness. They’re the creatures that chased us and made your back look like it had a cross between gangrene and frostbite. Normally humans can’t see them, but since you were with me, you got the dubious benefit of their company.”

Adam’s legs shook, aching with the need to pace, to move, to keep from sitting still and facing that what she was saying might be true. If pacing were possible in the tiny apartment’s living room, he’d have considered it. But with the space crammed with furniture, junk and plain old trash? No way. Tensing his thighs, he set his jaw and nodded for her to continue.

“Three, if witches didn’t fight Darkness, those shadows would take over the earth like they’ve taken over the Underworld.” She waggled three fingers in the air.

“And that’s bad.” His statement drew a nod from her.

“Very. The ideas that most people have of Hell? They’re of a Darkness-controlled Underworld. So we witches keep the peace.” Lugh jumped into her lap with a clear snort. She sighed as she ruffled his ears. “And our familiars help.”

“Wait. You want me to believe that you have a poodle for a familiar?” For some reason, the shadow creatures were more believable than a magical fuzz ball. Adam drew back slightly as the dog showed his tiny white teeth.

Yeah, I’m her familiar. I have more magic in my useless dewclaws than you have in your whole body. You give good scratches but don’t think you can talk smack to me and get away with it.

The floor and Adam’s jaw connected with a thump.

“Lugh. I told you to keep quiet.” Delia pointed at the dog with an admonishing grimace.

The poodle lay in her lap, giving Adam the stink-eye. Just tell your stud here to keep the comments to himself. I’m very sensitive.

“That is his voice I’m hearing in my head, right?” Proud of his nearly steady tone, Adam stiffened his spine and pinned the pair with a tell-me-the-truth stare.

Delia sighed and scratched Lugh’s ears. “Yes, that’s him. He was supposed to stay quiet but he had other ideas.” Her gaze caught his. “Listen. I’m really sorry you got caught up in that shit this morning. I’m also sorry that circumstances didn’t let us get to know each other in a more normal way. I like you, but I don’t think this is going to work out.” Her white teeth caught the pink skin of her lower lip.

Adam’s guts went cold. Seriously? He went on one date with a girl, had mind-blowing sex and that was her idea of “not working out”? He searched his fevered brain for any words other than what the fuck?

Seeming pressured, she rushed to fill his silence. “It’s not you, it’s me. There’s this issue within my coven and I’ve got to take a high-level position with tons of responsibility and pressure and stuff, and the timing for a new human relationship isn’t that great for me.”

“So you asked me out for no reason.” He barked a bitter laugh. “Well, at least you didn’t lead me on too long.”

His frank statement stumped her and she tripped over her words. “I, well, that is, you see, I hadn’t planned on…”

“Know what? Forget it.” Adam stood, keeping his fists at his sides. “For what it’s worth, I had a good time tonight and I was willing to give this whole witch thing a shot, even though I was sure you were crazy at first. But if you’re not interested…” He let his shrug finish the sentence and he turned to go. A dull ache settled in his chest. Why had he bothered?

“Adam, wait.”

A glance over his shoulder revealed that she’d stood and was cradling the poodle close to her chest. Her eyes were wide with trepidation.

“I’m sorry. Listen, can’t we be friends? If I find a way to get out of this mess, I’d be really interested in trying again. But right now I can’t commit to anything more than that. So what do you say?” Her words came softly, pleading.

Come on, man, she’s squeezing me too hard. Just say yes.

Adam sighed and stared at the floor. This was a bad idea. A really bad idea. He was going to do it anyway. “Fine. Just don’t crush the poodle.”

She let the dog jump to the couch and turned to Adam with a sheepish smile. “Okay, so…friends.” She stuck her hand out.

He shook it, trying like hell not to notice the soft slide of her skin on his palm. The way her breasts rose and fell when she breathed, her freckled shoulders creamy against the low neckline of her white sundress. The way she smelled like coconut and spice, exotic and tantalizing. His cock did push-ups.

Pulling away, he cleared his throat. “Friends it is.”

The silence was heavy. He stared at her, unable to forget how her body had received him that morning. How she’d writhed against him, purring and moaning as if she could never get enough. His blood warmed, flowing thick and wanting in his veins. How could he already want her again so badly? He was acting like a horny teenager with zero self-control. He needed to get a grip, and quick.

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I’m still treading water, but barely!

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So since my last update, I had the cold from hell. I’m talking the can’t breathe, coughing, sneezing, knock you on your ass kind of cold. Yup, it was miserable. BUT, I will have you know, I DID NOT VEER FROM MY CAVEMAN DIET. It was tempting!! It was sooooo tempting. Especially Friday night, when husband, trying to be helpful to his poor, sick wife, said, “do you want me to bring home dinner? I could get pizza!”

I said yes, then immediately took it back. I sent his ass to the grocery store for fresh meat and veggies.

Like I said last week, the incredible weight loss from my first week was more than likely due to bloat and water weight. It’s slowed down to a much healthier rate now. Since my last update, I’ve shed another 1.6 pounds. Not bad for being plastered to the couch for almost half the week. That brings my weight loss total to 12.6 pounds so far. Only 37.4 to go before I hit my birthday goal!

In other healthy news, I am considering making my own kefir. I’ve heard it’s super awesomely chock full of probiotics, especially if you make it at home with goat milk. Anyone tried this? Tips?

(BTW, come back later this evening for awesome blog hop and prize news! W00t!)