Kris Cook's Blog

I thought I’d share the list of wonderful books from incredible authors I’m reading. You’ll see it’s an eclectic mix. Mostly romance but some other books as well. Let me start with the non-romance books first.
I’m re-reading The Columbus Affair by Steve Berry. This man can write. He’s a master at crafting a tale that intrigues the reader to keep turning the page. If you’re into thrillers with a big interwoven plot that ties to the history in ways that surprises, with a hero who starts off in a very dark place, with bad guys who you love to hate but can actually understand their motivation, and with stakes so high your heart will race during the read…if all that is true, this book is for you.
A dear friend of mine recommended Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. It has been turned into a movie with Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, and more big stars. I haven’t begun this one but am looking forward to this mix of genres with a thread of reincarnation between lovers and friends who reconnect again and again through many lives.
Knowing Lexi Blake is working on the third installment of her Masters in Mercenaries series, I’m going to re-read the first two books to prepare myself for book three. I love her unique voice, which has a depth that can take you through tough issues for her characters and has a rich humor that lightens the darkest of places.
Kallypso Masters’s newest book, Nobody’s Perfect is a must read for me. I know this is going to be a three-boxes-of-tissue book for me. Like many, I have my own history that relates to Savannah’s.
Shayla Black’s Mine to Hold is on the list, too. She writes some amazing stories that rip your heart out and leave you with a smile that the characters who get their well-deserved happily ever after.
That’s the list. I can’t wait. I strive to write the kind of books that I’ve listed above. Books that move. Books that matter. Books that are remembered. Books that are re-read. Fingers crossed I can.Dream Big!
Kris

With AAD NOLA on the horizon I wanted to give everyone a heads up. My PA, Brandy, designed some great trading cards for the Love Ink series. I'll have them at AAD and will be passing them out. There's just one thing....after she designed, ordered them and has had them sitting in her house for a bit, I changed the name of my hero for Cupid's Arrow.

Originally his name was Titos. With and 'o'. There was some concern that people may read his name wrong.

Tight-os instead of Teet-os

So Titos became Titus and the name on the trading card is wrong. Sorry folks. I didn't make Brandy aware of the change until recently.

They are still wonderful cards and everything else is staying the same. I hope you'll just overlook this slight changed and love them as much as I do.


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Now that Cupid's Arrow is out I wanted to give you a peek at the cover of the next book in the series: 
Ares' Swordfeaturing
Cole PowersWarfare ExpertGrandson of Ares - Greek God of War


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Just in case you didn't know Cupid's Arrow has been released. I thought I would remind you what you're heading out to buy.

For Titus Love, matchmaking is much more than a hobby – it was the family business. Being the grandson of Cupid himself, Titus is obsessed with restoring his grandfather’s good work and leaves Olympus to secretly work his magic in Dallas’s hottest new tattoo studio, Love Ink. 

Detective Derek Stone doesn’t believe in love. Betrayed by a former lover, Derek views the sentimental emotion as a weakness that almost destroyed him vowing never to give anyone that power over him again.

While investigating a string of grisly murders, Derek discovers one common thread – all of the victims were clients of Love Ink and its owner, Titus Love. But when Derek questions his gorgeous suspect, their passion ignites and Derek discovers that the world is bigger and darker than he ever knew. 

Something evil has come to Dallas, and only a hard-boiled detective and the new god of love stand in its way.

An M/M Erotic Romance
Buy Links:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | All Romance eBooks | Smashwords | Kobo

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Underwear can be so yum-yum!

from http://www.dolcegabbana.com/dg/books/uomini/

from http://www.undergear.com

from http://malebriefmodels.blogspot.com

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Kris Cook

   

Before leaving, Krystal had ordered him to limit the teleportation of the ambrosia stock to no more than three at a time. “Please say you’ll restrain yourself,” she’d said. “Keep it to three bottles or three loaves. Or any combination of them, as long as your count remains a maximum of three. You must conserve your energy in case you-know-who shows up.”

By ‘you-know-who’ Krystal had meant the Olympian elders, the Promethean bastards, or Derek. Derek? He longed to see him again, to hold him in his arms. All his cousins thought the gorgeous detective was too dangerous, a risk to all their family. He’d not asked Krystal to clarify her ‘you-know-who’ but had agreed with her to limit himself. But he was concerned how slow this was taking him, and his power didn’t seem to have gone down much at all during the process.

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Kris Cook

I've got news. Cupid's Arrow is available on Amazon, All Romance eBooks and Smashwords. I'm still waiting for it to finish loading at Barnes & Noble.


Buy Links:Amazon | All Romance eBooks | Smashwords
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Kris Cook

Just eyes:

found on http://www.ohlalaparis.com/ohlalaparis/maris_marais/

found on http://weheartit.com/from/ucsubbear.tumblr.com

found on http://people.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/628841/

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Knowing his and Titos’ lives were at stake had Derek on edge. The large empty conference room, with the oversized mahogany table, plush leather chair, and digital clock on the wall didn’t give him any comfort about what they were about to face.

     He grabbed Titos’ hand. “What’s the protocol here?”

     Waiting to meet his lover’s family would’ve been tough enough in any case, but that they were the actual twelve Olympian Greek ruling gods and goddesses tossed his former worldview into the proverbial trash. That he and Titos were here to face the judgment and possible punishment of these immortals shoved him to the very brink of crazyville.

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Kris Cook

My HGTV addiction:

Scott Mcgillivray from his website - http://www.scottmcgillivray.com


David Bromstad from his website - http://bromstad.com

Jared Walker Dostie from http://www.hgtv.com/jared-walker-dostie/bio/index.html
And from 

Kitchen Cousins (Anthony Carrino & John Colaneri) from http://www.infertileslaughing.com/
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Kris Cook