Howloween Blog Hop!

Visit http://thebloghopspot.com/event-page/ to do some more hopping!

Welcome to the Howloween Blog Hop! Thanks to Drea for hosting it and to you for stopping by!

As anyone who knows me knows, I LOVE Halloween. I love the sights, the smells of Fall, the crunch of leaves on the ground, and I love the idea that our world may contain so much more than what meets the eye. Several of my family members have had ghostly experiences and I've had a few things happen to me that were hard to explain. I think it's a fascinating subject, and whether or not you believe, this time of year makes many of us more susceptible to things that go bump in the night!

Today, my question for all of you to enter a giveaway

to win one of my ebooks is:

(your choice of any but COWBOY LUST)

Do you believe in ghosts or spirits?

If yes, do you have any real-life experiences 

with them to share with us?

There will be 2 winners chosen!

Just answer the above question in the comments, 

leave your email address, and

become a follower of the blog. That's all it takes to enter!

Keep hopping! http://thebloghopspot.com/event-page/

Wicked After Dark blog hop

Welcome to the WICKED AFTER DARK BLOG HOP!

HUGE thanks to Close Encounters with the Night Kind and Natasha Blackthorne for holding this hop! Since I LOVE Halloween - and being wicked - I'm going to share a quick excerpt with you from my Halloween-themed erotic short, BAD KITTY, which you can get a chance at winning!

Just leave a comment 
answering THIS question: 
WILL YOU BE NAUGHTY OR NICE THIS HALLOWEEN? 
with your email address 
AND sign up to be a follower of the blog!

TWO winners will win 
a copy of the ebook! 
(Already read Bad Kitty? 
No worries - choose another of my ebooks!)

BAD KITTY 
NAUGHTY EXCERPT:

Nikki lifted her eyes to Patrick’s chiseled face as he tossed aside the devil costume. Underneath he wore boxers and a T-shirt, but he removed those quickly as well. When he was naked, save for the glinting silver disk medallion on leather cord around his neck, he cocked an eyebrow. “Am I to be your submissive tonight?”

“You’re to be whatever I command you to be.”

Enjoying her new role way too much, she lashed his sides with her tail while she did a full circle around his body. His cock wasn’t the only tight and firm part of him. The guy had one hell of a physique. Honed from hours of hard, sweaty work, no doubt, and not on a treadmill. Patrick built and fixed things in the hot sun day in and day out. Which also accounted for the deep bronze of his skin in the flickering lights from her Halloween décor. She’d saved her biggest jack-o-lantern for this room because she wanted—needed—to see.

And now she needed to take him.

“Lay down on the bed,” she said, stopping in front of him. “And stroke your cock.”

For a moment he stared at her, his hooded gaze intent. “You do understand that if I let you get things started, you won’t be finishing them.”

She crossed her arms over her chest and arched an eyebrow. “Who has the whip?”

“Your whip with a poufy thing on the end?” His scoff nearly made her grin. “Who has the serious weight and strength advantage?”

Without blinking, she stepped forward and shoved him backward on to the bed. That she’d caught him off-guard explained why he hadn’t been able to brace, but she didn’t care. All that mattered was that he was on his back and at her mercy.

“Now,” she purred, pulling her tail up between her legs. That poufy thing managed to make him twitch as she swished it over his sac. “I believe your hand should be right about here.” She flicked the head of his cock and noted his groan with a satisfied smile. “Or would you rather accept my punishment?”

Bad Kitty AMAZON buy link:  Click HERE 

(It's ONLY $1.99!) 

Keep hopping!

Come join us for a Naughty Halloween Hop!

1.	Satins Bookis corner (int)	74.	Glimpses of Midnight	147.	Laughing Vixen Lounge (INT)
2.	Susan Griscom aka Regan Walsh	75.	Eliza Lloyd	148.	Alyson @ SnifferWalk
3.	Vickieann {Kindle Fever}	76.	Amber Kallyn (INT)	149.	Lucy Tucker (INT)
4.	Kayla @ Reading On The Wild Side (US)	77.	Wide Awake But Dreaming	150.	Lindsay Avalon
5.	Close Encounters with the Night Kind	78.	Sarah Bella	151.	Kristie Haigwood & Ella Medler
6.	Natasha Blackthorne ~ Erotic Historical Romance (Int)	79.	Vampirique Dezire	152.	Alexandra Christian: The Southern Belle from Hell
7.	Always Purrty Design	80.	Sandra Bunino	153.	Justus Roux
8.	J.W.Baccaro	81.	Diane Thorne - Erotic Paranormal Romance (INT)	154.	Naughty Reads
9.	The Ebook Reviewers	82.	Lisa Beth Darling (INT)	155.	Caris Roane Author of Vampire Romances
10.	MaryLynn Bast	83.	Shannan Albright	156.	Kristal Baird
11.	Erica Pike (Int) - M/M Romance	84.	Cristal Ryder	157.	Witchy Wren Doloro - Reviews
12.	herding cats & burning soup (int)	85.	Marie Dees	158.	Bridgette O'Hare - Supernatural Romance Author
13.	Gabrielle Bisset, PNR Author (INT)	86.	Casey Crow (INT)	159.	Gemma Parkes
14.	The Jeep Diva (US & Int)	87.	Paranormal Author Caridad Pineiro	160.	Amanda and Dawn @ Lets Get Romantical(DOM)
15.	Salacious Reads	88.	Night Tempest: Welcome to the Dark Side	161.	Amanda P @ Paranormal Romance
16.	Mochas, Mysteries and More (US)	89.	Under The Covers	162.	Nydia - Carioca Witch
17.	Eden Connor	90.	Keta Diablo	163.	The Picky Reader's Corner
18.	Wendi Zwaduk	91.	Kissa Starling (USA)	164.	Lena Sledge (INT)
19.	Megan Slayer	92.	Book Lovin' Mamas (U.S.)	165.	Taboo Reviews (BDSM)
20.	Malia Mallory (US & INT)	93.	Addicted 2 Heroines (Int)	166.	Liz Adams author of Fairy Tale Erotica
21.	Lori @ Romancing the Darkside {US}	94.	Nya Rayne	167.	Julez S Morbius
22.	Fictional Candy (INTL)	95.	Miss Vain's Paranormal Fantasy (INT)	168.	Tanith Davenport
23.	Booked & Loaded (US/CAN)	96.	Sabrina Garie	169.	Minding Spot (USA)
24.	Tammy Dennings Maggy	97.	JoAnne Kenrick - Tales from the Coffin (INT)	170.	ER Pierce
25.	Sassy Vixen Publishing	98.	Novel Reflections (INT)	171.	Tim Brannan - The Other Side Blog
26.	Romance Book Junkies (US)	99.	PIcked by Poison (INT)	172.	Precious Monsters
27.	Talina Perkins (INT)	100.	Talk Supe (INT)	173.	Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
28.	The Enchanted Book (INT)	101.	Lyric James	174.	Elizabeth Black
29.	Erotic Romance with a Bite..Leigh Savage (INT)	102.	Kenra Daniels	175.	Sharing Links and Wisdom (INT)
30.	FOR THE LOVE OF READING (INT)	103.	Cassandra Dean (INT)	176.	Abby Hayes
31.	Naughty Nights Press	104.	smartmouthtexan	177.	Annalynne Russo
32.	Readers Confession (INT)	105.	Leia Shaw - The Paranormal G-spot (int)	178.	Bebe Balocca
33.	Bending the Bookshelf	106.	The Review Wire	179.	Nicole Morgan
34.	Read Our Lips! Book Review Blog	107.	Lolita Lopez	180.	Starla Kaye
35.	Savannah Chase	108.	JL Oiler	181.	Simply Ali
36.	Book Lover's Hideaway (US and Int)	109.	Eliza Gayle (INT)	182.	p.t. macias
37.	Keira Kohl	110.	Fangs, Wands & Fairy Dust.com	183.	Cari Silverwood
38.	Naomi Bellina (US & INT)	111.	Natalie Anderson (int)	184.	May Water
39.	Cassandra Carr (INT)	112.	Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews	185.	Shades of Rose Marketing
40.	Brandie Buckwine	113.	Jezebel Jorge	186.	Joanne Brothwell
41.	Lila Munro	114.	Cinsearae S.	187.	Madeline Sloane
42.	Jazmine Devyne	115.	bookswagger	188.	Kindred&Kismet
43.	Tarah Scott	116.	Riverina Romantics (INT)	189.	Neyra @ Darkest Addictions (US)
44.	T. C. Archer	117.	After Dark (US/INT)	190.	Lola Dodge (INT)
45.	Lila Shaw (INT)	118.	Lily Graison, author, (INT)	191.	Brianna's Bookshelf (INT)
46.	Kiru Taye, Author (INT)	119.	Rosanna Leo's Room	192.	Coffee Beans & Love Scenes
47.	Tonya Kinzer	120.	Danita Minnis	193.	Colette Saucier
48.	Best Erotic Books	121.	Cathryn Cade	194.	Cat Miller
49.	Candace Blevins	122.	Nishi Serrano	195.	Tanya (INT)
50.	Jennifer James (INT)	123.	Melissa B	196.	Whispers Publishing
51.	Love Scenes and Wet Dreams (INT)	124.	Parker Kincade	197.	Daring Adventures In Writing - Morticia Knight
52.	Dominique Eastwick (INT)	125.	Mandy Harbin	198.	Laura Roberts
53.	Read Between The Lines { US }	126.	Elodie Parkes, Erotic Romance	199.	Jessica Scott
54.	Patricia Green Spanking Romance	127.	tessa stokes	200.	Kim Carmichael
55.	Adriana Kraft	128.	patricia t. macias	201.	RomCon (Romance Readers Convention)
56.	Kendall McKenna	129.	C. I. Macias	202.	Ambrielle Kirk
57.	Lacey Wolfe	130.	Serena Zane	203.	Suzanne Rock (Budget Romance)
58.	Jolene Beauchamp	131.	Kharisma Rhayne	204.	Brandi Salazar
59.	Cari Quinn (Int)	132.	Angelica Dawson	205.	Danielle Blanchard
60.	Cindy Jacks	133.	Fierce Dolan's Writing Utopia, One Word at a Time	206.	Pepper Mason
61.	Davee Jones	134.	Natalie-Nicole Bates (INT)	207.	Charisma Knight
62.	Janice Seagraves	135.	Hot Listens (INT)	208.	Chris Almeida & Cecilia Aubrey
63.	Dana Littlejohn	136.	Bratty Adaline	209.	Romance Book Craze
64.	Jaxx Steele-MM author	137.	Jesse Kimmel-Freeman	210.	Reading Romances
65.	Ellison James	138.	The Obscured Vixen	211.	Jenna Jaxon
66.	Daryl Devore	139.	Ashen White	212.	Designs by Viari
67.	Bonnie Bliss	140.	HEA Romances With A Little Kick (INT)	213.	Nikki Prince
68.	DC Juris	141.	LITERAL ADDICTION (US & INT)	214.	Laura Harner
69.	Blackraven's Erotic Cafe (INT)	142.	H.A. Fowler	215.	Passionate About Books (INT)
70.	Blackraven's Reviews (INT)	143.	LilyElement	216.	Milly Taiden
71.	AJ's Reading Nook (INT)	144.	A. Sangrey Black - The Darker Side of Love	217.	Gone to my Happy Place
72.	The Readers Roundtable After Dark (INT)	145.	Cronbookaddict	218.	T B R
73.	Dark Divas Reviews (INT)	146.	Vanessa Morgan (worldwide)	219.	Suzzana c Ryan

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Alpha Male Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Alpha Male Blog Hop! Thanks as always to the incredible Carrie Ann Ryan for her amazing hops!

If you're saying...hey, wait, Cari still needs to announce other prizes or send me something I won in a prior giveaway, you're right! I'm working on a slew of deadlines right now (more books, yay!) and as soon as I can take a breather, I'll get those announcements up and prizes delivered. I always get them out eventually!

Now for the main event...

What is your favorite thing about Alpha Heroes? Well, we authors are ready to share our favorite Alpha Males, our favorite things about them, and everything sexy and heated about those Alpha Males you can think of. *wink* Starting on October 19th and ending on Oct 22nd, over 200 Authors and Bloggers will share their favorite things about those sexy men we know and love.

And while we do that, we are EACH doing a giveaway. Yep. There will be over 200 giveaways on each blog hosted by that Author or Blogger.

But that's not all....

We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times!

Now what are those prizes?

1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet

2nd Grand Prize: A $130 Amazon or B&N Gift Card

3rd Grand Prize: The following Swag Pack! (US only)

Alpha males...why we love them!

I signed up for this hop because I LOVE alpha males! Why do I love them so much? In this world where too many people never take a stand, an alpha male is prepared to go b@lls to the wall to protect and care for his family and his significant other at any costs. He'll do what he needs to do to ensure their safety and well-being and doesn't care whose feathers he ruffles. That sort of take charge personality is beyond sexy.

And whoa, what's hotter than a man who takes command in the boardroom and the bedroom? Okay, so the boardroom is my personal preference...a man in a suit will ALWAYS rock my world. To that end, I figured I'd tease you all with my inspiration for Cory Santangelo in book 3 of the Love Required series, NO ROMANCE REQUIRED. Can you say HOLY YUM?

NO ROMANCE REQUIRED will be out soon...in the meantime, check out his delicious inspiration, Chris Pine. And if you're curious to learn more about Cory, check out NO FLOWERS REQUIRED, book 2 in the Love Required series about Cory's brother Dillon!

NO FLOWERS REQUIRED link at Entangled Publishing:
http://www.entangledpublishing.com/no-flowers-required/

What am I giving away? And how do you enter?

I'm giving away one of my FUTURE releases to two winners! (thanks to one of my favorite readers, Lisa aka Wolphcall, for the great idea)

How does it work?

1) Head to my website: www.cariquinn.com and check out my coming soon list and name a title in the comments you'd like to win. 

If you're picked, when that book is released (all will be released within the next year) you'll receive an ebook copy! And if I get ARCs, you'll get a copy BEFORE anyone else! (there may be a substitution in case of delay in release, in which case we'll pick a book you'll enjoy!)

Some books you can choose:

NO ROMANCE REQUIRED (bk 3 in the LOVE REQUIRED series)

TWICE BURNED (bk 1 in the FIREFIGHTERS OF BATTLE CREEK series)

MONEY SHOT (bk 2 in the HOT SHOTS series)

WATCH ME (bk 4 in the Unveiled series)

How do you enter?

1) Become a follower of the blog

2) Leave a comment (WITH email address and book choice please!) answering this question: 

You're stuck in an elevator with the alpha male of your dreams.
Who is he? 
(Can be from books, movies, real life or your own fantasy creation!)

Good luck everyone and thanks for stopping by! Keep hopping!

HOT IN HANDCUFFS Blog Hop!

Welcome to the HOT IN HANDCUFFS blog hop! Finally a hop that celebrates kinky fuckery at its finest and thank you to UNDER THE COVERS Book Blog for hosting it!

In honor of the blog hop, I'm posting a short, sexy excerpt of my USA TODAY bestselling Brazen NO FLOWERS REQUIRED from Entangled Publishing. And yes, you can choose this book if you win!

WARNING: R-rated excerpt of NO FLOWERS REQUIRED!

Alexa moved whip-fast, slamming her hands on Dillon’s chest and him against the door before his brain caught up. The watering can clattered onto the ground. She spared it a brief, puzzled glance, then fisted her hands in his T-shirt and arched up, her mouth coming closer—

Fuck it.

He fused his mouth to hers, and dammit, it was even better than he’d expected. She didn’t yield to him but struggled a bit, as if she was shocked he’d taken over. That made it even hotter. He slanted his lips over hers when her startled squeak granted him access to the warm sweetness inside. Perfect. He took full advantage of her surprise to explore her with long, slow licks of his tongue.

Maybe his head couldn’t compute what was happening, but his body sure could. He cupped her ass and rocked his hips against hers, all too aware of his violent reaction to her nearness. His dick still hadn’t recovered from their bump-and-grind in her bathroom and apparently had no trouble asserting its readiness to play. Recovered now, she didn’t shy away, and instead rubbed against him, her curves sliding against him in a way that had him groaning and pulling back so hard he thunked his head on the closed door.

He couldn’t do this. Oh, God, he had to. She was going wild against him, and he didn’t have any defenses against his hunger for her. Not when he wanted nothing more than this. Just this.

“What are we doing?” he managed as she dragged her lips down his Adam’s apple. Stars danced in his vision and hell if he knew if they were from the head jolt or from their kiss.

She didn’t answer him, just skated her hands down his torso and under his shirt. And what hands they were. She seemed to be touching him everywhere. He clung to her ass as if she was his only port in the storm, and sure enough, a bolt of lightning sizzled overhead followed by a crack of thunder. But Alexa never paused. He’d become her canvas and her fingers were her paintbrush. She sketched every ridge of muscle, every line of bone. And then the column of his cock, wedged tight into his jeans. She touched him with confidence and skill, the kind that would soon have him driving his hands into her hair and pushing her to her knees if she didn’t stop.

But a woman like her wasn’t meant for a quick fuck against a door, even if that was what she acted like she wanted. Even if he longed for her so much that he didn’t care about anything but stealing this moment and making it theirs. He must be misreading her signals, though he was pretty adept at picking up sexual cues. Or else he’d sent some crazy ones of his own.

“Alexa.” Though it took all his faculties just to get out that one word, she ignored him.

Completely.

She cupped him and nipped his jaw, her teeth offering a sharp counterpoint to her palm’s soft touch. His shaft lurched in her hold and she let out a delighted purr.

“Lex,” he tried again, her name ending in a moan. “You don’t know who I am.” 

What's up for grabs?

Winner's choice of two of my kinky ebooks! (International giveaway)

(Any of my available books except COWBOY LUST)

How do you enter?

1) Become a follower of the blog

2) Leave a comment with email answering this question: You're with the partner of your dreams and money's no object. What wild thing would you do with them? (Sexy or non-sexy, totally up to you!)

Keep hopping to the next site on the list!

Hot in Handcuffs Blog Hop Sign Ups

1.	Talk Supe (INT)	40.	Sara York	79.	Lyric James
2.	Amanda the Book Slayer (INT)	41.	My Secret Romance	80.	Not Now...Mommy's Reading (US)
3.	Awesomesauce book club (Int)	42.	Harlie Williams (US)	81.	The Paranormal G-spot - Leia Shaw (Int)
4.	cupcake (Int)	43.	Wendi Zwaduk	82.	Ana's Attic
5.	Cocktails and Books (int)	44.	Megan Slayer (INT)	83.	Ana♥ @ Beach Bum Reads (INT)
6.	Cari Quinn (Int)	45.	Readers Confession (INT)	84.	Jan Graham (Int)
7.	Dakota Trace	46.	Miss Vain's Paranormal Fantasy (INT)	85.	bookswagger (Int)
8.	herding cats & burning soup (int)	47.	Salacious Reads	86.	smartmouthtexan (US)
9.	Happily Ever After - Reads (INT)	48.	Full Moon Bites (INT)	87.	Melissa
10.	Book Monster Reviews (INT)	49.	Holly Adair	88.	Kayla Graham
11.	Cassandra Dean (INT)	50.	Paige Tyler	89.	HEA Romances With a Little Kick (INT)
12.	Hot Listens (INT)	51.	Ramblings From This Chick (US)	90.	Alyssa Fox
13.	Lori @ Romancing the Darkside (Int.)	52.	Blackraven's Erotic Cafe (INT)	91.	Sadey Quinn (INT)
14.	Passionate Encounters (Int)	53.	Blackraven's Reviews (INT)	92.	Another Look Book Reviews (CAN/US)
15.	Cari Silverwood (INT)	54.	AJ's Reading Nook (INT)	93.	Anna @ Read Between The Lines
16.	Eliza Gayle (INT)	55.	The Readers Roundtable After Dark (INT)	94.	Kristal Baird
17.	Riverina Romantics (INT)	56.	Dark Divas Reviews (INT)	95.	Sandra Bunino (US & INT)
18.	Read Our Lips! Book Review Blog (INT)	57.	Book Savvy Babe	96.	Tory Richards
19.	Close Encounters with the Night Kind (Int and Us)	58.	Seductive Musings	97.	Charisma Knight
20.	Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews	59.	Delighted Reader (INT)	98.	Ranae Rose
21.	Love is a Many Flavored Thing - DC Juris (INT)	60.	Hesperia Loves Books (INT)	99.	Heather (US)
22.	GraveTells (INT)	61.	Ju Dimello (Int)	100.	Novel Reflections (US)
23.	Malia Mallory (INT)	62.	Margie Church	101.	Celia Kyle, Erotic Romance Author (INT)
24.	Felicity Heaton, PNR author (INT)	63.	I am a book addict...and proud of it (Int)	102.	Sinfully Delicious Book Reviews (INT)
25.	Darkest Addictions Book Reviews (INT)	64.	K.E. Saxon	103.	Justus Roux (US)
26.	Gabrielle Bisset, PNR Author (INT)	65.	Anne Calhoun	104.	Sharing Links and Wisdom (INT)
27.	Diane Thorne - Erotic Paranormal Romance (INT)	66.	Bonnie Bliss	105.	FOR THE LOVE OF READING (INT)
28.	Romance on a Budget (Int.)	67.	KB Cutter	106.	Taboo Reviews
29.	FranJessca & Anna @ Book Lovin Mamas	68.	Romancing the Book (INT)	107.	The Sexy Librarian (INT)
30.	Kelly Gendron ~ Erotic Romance Author (INT)	69.	Picked by Poison	108.	Reginamayross's Blog
31.	The Jeep Diva (US & Int)	70.	Candace Blevins	109.	Annalynne Russo
32.	Lea Barrymire (INT)	71.	Jazmine Devyne	110.	Kharisma Rhayne
33.	Billi Jean	72.	A Little Bit of Spice (INT)	111.	Susan Griscom ~ Paranormal Romance
34.	Natasha Blackthorne ~ Erotic Historical Rom (Int)	73.	Bookin' It Reviews (INT)	112.	Elle Chardou
35.	CS Maxwell ~ Where's My Muse? ~ US	74.	Maria@Queen of the Night Reviews (Int)	113.	Diana @ Tempting Reads (US)
36.	KyAnn Waters (INT)	75.	JoAnne Kenrick (INT)	114.	Tanya (INT)
37.	Raine Delight	76.	Amber Kallyn (INT)	115.	Nona Raines (US)
38.	Tattooed Book Review (US and INT)	77.	V.S. Morgan (INT)	116.	Jennifer Lane (INT)
39.	Simply Ali (Int)	78.	Erzabet's Enchantments	117.	Renee Giraldy

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