Welcome to the Heartbreaker Blog Hop!
To enter the giveaways, follow the instructions under "Grand Prize Giveaway" and "My Prize Giveaway" below.
The Heartbreaker Blog Hop runs from 2/8-2/11, 2013.
Heartbreakers. That's the topic today. Why do women fall for these bad boys who are destined to leave them drowning their sorrows in a bottle of wine and a box of chocolate? I think it's because we love the challenge. We think we'll be the one to change him, to tame him. These men are called "Heartbreakers" for a reason. Victory will be tough, but it will be sweet.
I think all my heroes have at least a touch of heartbreaker in them. Prior to meeting their heroine, they've all been around the block a time or twenty. In fact, Nic Lamoureux, the hero of Deadly Obsession was known to be a typical Hollywood playboy before Lauren James came into his life. Rémi Whitedeer, the hero of Deadly Addiction, left a trail of disappointed women behind him as he searched for Mrs. Right. Of course, that search ends when he meets Alyssa James.
But perhaps my biggest heartbreaker of all is Officer Connor Kavanagh, the hero of Guns 'N' Tulips. You see, when Connor was offered the opportunity to go undercover to bring down a gang of Chicago mobsters, he jumps at the chance. The problem? He has to leave behind his fiancee, Lily Stephens. Worse, he can't tell her what's going on. As far as she knows, she's been dumped.
Officer Connor Kavanagh lost everything--his badge, his friends and his fiancée--when he agreed to go undercover with the mob and infiltrate the ruthless Bank Bandits. After months of scheming and strategizing, the day of the big heist--and Conner's chance to get his old life back--finally arrives, but right from the start, Conner's plans fall apart. Even worse, the woman he loves is trapped in the crosshairs of the Bank Bandits' murderous leader, and Connor is her only hope for survival.
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My Prize Giveaway
In honor of today's theme, I'm giving away an ecopy of Heartbreaker by Laura Taylor. This prize is international, via egift from Amazon, B&N, or Kobo, or via a Smashwords coupon.
Pride and determination collide...
Sculptor Bliss Rowland has never forgotten the Naval Intelligence officer who rescued her as a teenager after a London terrorist attack. Eleven years later, and on the heels of yet another terrorist incident, Micah Holbrook is sent to her Virgin Islands retreat a changed man. This time, it is the rescuer who must be rescued.
Even as Micah grapples with the threat of permanent blindness, he also fights against his desire for the determined, sensual woman that Bliss has become. He fears he has little to offer this gifted sculptor if he cannot even see the highly acclaimed sculptures she creates.
Will Micah finally acknowledge his love for Bliss... or will his pride transform him into the ultimate HEARTBREAKER?
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Grand Prize Giveaway
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 300 times!
1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet
2nd Grand Prize: A $100 Amazon or B&N Gift Card
3rd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more!
To enter: leave a comment on this post with your email address.
Note: 1st and 2nd Grand Prizes are International. The 3rd Grand Prize is US- only. Entries are only valid if the email address is included in a blog comment.
Question for you: What do you think of heartbreaker heroes? Do you like them? Hate them? Do you have a favorite? Tell us about him.
More Valentine's Day Fun
In time for Valentine's Day, I have a new release out. Un-Valentine's Day is a cute contemporary romance novelette about a woman who hates the holiday and the man who changes her mind.
It's Valentine's Day, and Noah Jensen has a mad crush on Cassie Ames, a woman who vehemently hates the hearts-and-flowers holiday. Even worse, she doesn't see him as boyfriend material. Can Noah give Cassie a perfectly unconventional un-Valentine's day and move out of the dreaded friend zone--and into her heart?
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Have fun!
~Kristine
Giving away someone else's book, what a great idea. I'm not a fan of heartbreakers, unless they become reformed. authorangelicadawson at gmail.com
ReplyDeleteAngela, I like to promote others as much as myself and Laura Taylor is a wonderful author. Thank you for hopping with us. Good luck!
DeleteWow - what a hop!!! Thank you for this.....! :) <3
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DeleteYou're welcome, Summer. Thank you for hopping with us. Good luck!
DeleteI love heartbreakers who find that one special person and have to work to earn their heart/love.
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Me too, Susan. I love seeing the tough ones fall. :D Thank you for hopping with us. Good luck!
Deletelove the heartbreakers! They are so multidimensional and fun!
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Exactly, Stacey. There is always more to them than is immediately apparent. Thank you for hopping with us. Good luck!
DeleteLove the heartbreakers. havebookwillsurvive at gmail.com
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DeleteMy favorite heartbreaker is Damon from the Vampire Diaries.
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Oh my, yes! I love Damon from TVD. Thank you for hopping with us. Good luck!
DeleteMy favorite heartbreaker is Eric Northman from the Southern Vampire series. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I love heartbreakers ... the ones you can't believe what they have done or you know they will do, but you still love them anyway.
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A hero can break my heart when he gives all of himself to a woman while fighting it tooth and nail. Fighting himself for control and then finally releasing it. Mm...heartbreakin' heros!
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Thank you for the giveaway opportunity!
What I love about heartbreakers in romance novels is that they almost always redeem themselves to the love of their lives.
ReplyDeleteFor me the heartbreaker is a bad boy who goes kicking and screaming into love! When he falls he falls hard!
ReplyDeleteThe only heartbreakers I have encountered are literary! And my all time fav is Mr Darcy!
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In this book. I think that he is trying to protect his fiance, but unavoidable breaks her heart. I would forgive him, as I know she will.This is a sensitive heartbreaker,and not an insensitive one. anpa@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI like them when they don't mean to go around hurting peoples feelings, otherwise I want to bash their heads in.
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I like them! Heros are always a good thing!
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Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletestrideress_longshanks@hotmail.com
I like them only if their not hurting me. If they reform those are the best ones. :) Thanks!
ReplyDelete-Amber
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I love them :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the awesome giveaway!
cassandrahicks1989@yahoo.com
I love the hop!!
ReplyDeletecaiidynsmommie(at)gmail(dot)com
I am loving meeting and discovering all of these new authors and finding new books. I am definitely a bookie (nerd)! Thank You
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My favorite has to be Eric from (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood) he is so rough around the edges but when he fell he fell hard ;).
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Thanks for the giveaway! This is awesome!
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Lets Get Romantical
Where the Night Kind Roam
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I love a reformed heartbreaker lol. Thanks all the books soudn great!
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My favorite part of having a heart breaker is the world class groveling. Todd in Lauren Dane's Laid Bare is my perfect example.
ReplyDeleteplanterofhope at aol dot com
Great hop. There are great.Especially when they get to redeem themselves and help those they need to help and get what they really want in the end.
ReplyDeletedivavixenqueen(at)gmail(dot)com
Keep writing so I can keep reading. Thanks for being in this super blog hop.
ReplyDeleteroya-clan@sbcglobal.net
My favorite bad boy heartbreaker hero is Eric Northman. You know he has a heard of gold under that icy exterior.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway!! So many great prizes!! Happy Valentine's Day!
Ashley A
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Heartbreakers are usually bad-boys, they're witty, funny and sexy and the female population is drooling after them lol
ReplyDeleteverusbognar (at) gmail (dot) com
I prefer bad boys to heart breakers but I do love Eric from True Blood!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for participation in the hop!
swordlily_girl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Love them! Not so fond of them in RL.
ReplyDeleteanasmith1919 at gmail dot com
I love heartbreakers cause they are fun to love. I prefer a heartthrob cause he is in it for the long haul.
ReplyDeleteMary
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Heartbreakers that eventually only one woman can tame are the best!
ReplyDeleteshawna [at] trindiebooks [dot] com
I love heartbreakers in a book. Because at the end we fall in love with them. In real life...that's another story !
ReplyDeleteAwesome giveaway! Thank you for sharing the LOVE ! :)
mikki_dicampo@hotmail.com
I always fall in love with the heartbreakers. I like it when they're tough on the outside and gooey on the inside :)
ReplyDeletermwyer at shaw dot ca
I like them if in the end they feel bad for what they had done and find their match.
ReplyDeletemyboo63@hotmail.com
I do so love a good heartbreaker hero because even though he makes me so mad come then end of the book i am loving him.
ReplyDeletej.m.platt83@gmail.com
I always want to see the heartbreaker fall in love ;)
ReplyDeleteKassandra
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I love these blog hops because I get to learn about new authors and meet new bloggers as well.
ReplyDeleteI love them, God help me! My favorite heartbreaker is the one that your heart can’t live without. One of my best is Lucas from D B Reynolds book “Lucas” (Vampire in America series). Strong mind, well put together and tender when he needs to be.
ReplyDeleteJudy Peterson
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I like them. One of my favorites is Eric from the Sookie Stackhouse series.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com
I'm not a big fan of heartbreakers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway.
jillynann(at)gmail(dot)com
I love them! Especially when they screw up, realize what they lost, and grovel to get there special someone back! Thanks for the giveaway and the awesome hop!
ReplyDeleteshadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
They are super frustrating because they seem to miss what is right in front of them but once they figure it out I love them
ReplyDeletexo_veronica16[at]hotmail[dot]com
I have to say that I think this is the largest hop I have ever participated in. I think your last one was over 200. I love the mix of heartbreak heroes. I don't have a particular favorite. Guess it depends on my mood. :)
ReplyDeleteJessieL62 at comcast dot net
Love them, but only fictional ones :)
ReplyDeletedreammie_angel at yahoo dot com
like them because they're alpha
ReplyDeleteZsadist
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Love the fictional ones.
ReplyDeleteWoolfcindy@aol.com
I love Eric Northman, hot hot,hot. Love your giveaway, thank you so much.
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Conny
I like heartbreaker heroes in fiction, but not real life. LOL.
ReplyDeleteAnnaM
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Thank you for the giveaways
ReplyDeleteI love Vance in the witches and warlock series by Lacey weatherford.
Tigerfly139@Aol.com
I love heartbreakers. They make the story so much more emotional.
ReplyDeletekoonie2888 at yahoo dot com
Heartbreakers are passionate, and just haven't found the right one...but when they do...the put their all into getting the one they want.
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ReplyDeleterebeccabrochu@yahoo.com
Wow what an amazing hop/giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win!
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Would love to win this. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Wow what a huge hop! <3 this! LeahB427@Gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! Ginormous list, isn't it?
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i love to hate heartbreakers because i dont like the reality slant on my fantasy. trbrakel@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI love a heartbreaker in a book. M favorite heartbreaker is for the mid 90s. Chance McCall from author Sharon Sala. I can go back and read it again and again.
ReplyDeletellynnthomas42@gmail.com
Heartbreakers are fun between the (book) covers, but not so much in real life...
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