six sentence sunday :: the rules of engagement

THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Caitlyn being Caitlyn.

  One corner of her lovely mouth lifted as her eyes narrowed. 'Were you this cheeky on Saturday? I'm almost certain I wouldn't have taken you home if you were.'
  She finished with a shrug, and a small smile, her eyes skimming over him before sliding away. The subsequent roll of her shoulders was akin to saying, I'm struggling not to picture you naked. No, not imagine, remember.

Harlequin Presents Extra - December 2012
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merry christmas!

We've spent a beautiful two days celebrating Christmas with my family and my husband's with gorgeous hot sunny weather, heaps of time in the pool, tipping back the bubbly, gorging on fresh seafood, and having a totally wonderful holiday.

I truly hope you and yours have a great catch up this holiday season wherever you may be!

Merry Christmas!

Ally
xXx

six sentence sunday :: the rules of engagement

THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

No introduction necessary ;).

  She lifted her arms, so loose and lazy they might as well have been boneless, as he slid her diaphanous top away without impediment. 
  They kissed like teenagers who'd just figured out how it was really done and saw no reason not to kiss like that for ever. Deep, wet, lush kisses that turned his brain to pulp.  Then the rest of his body began to make itself known. To demand to be a part of the seduction. And in ways his teenaged self hadn't even dreamed of.

Harlequin Presents Extra - December 2012
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free ebook! come and get it!

Today the 50 Days With Rose ebook is released, just in time for some sizzling holiday reading!

For your free copy of this fun, flirty, fabulous fifty day adventure filled with shopping, bubbly and a whole lotta hot romance, email arabellarose@tyrrells.com.au!


And while you wait, or even as you read along, if you'd like to see some bits and pieces that inspired the writing of her tale, check out her Pinterest board here.

Happy reading!!!

Ally
xXx

farewell, sweet Arabella Rose, and bon voyage!

Today is the end of the road for Arabella Rose's 50 day journey and it has been such a ride!  I know I'll be teary come this evening, and will most certainly pop open one of my Christmas bottles of Arabella Rose and glass of the pink sparkling stuff to our girl.

For those of you who've played so well on her Facebook page, THANK-YOU for making it just crazy lovely fun.

For those of you who aren't on Facebook, or came late to the party, sign up now to get the free ebook!!!

To order your complimentary copy of ‘50 Days with Rose’, email your name to:  arabellarose@tyrrells.com.au

Ally
xXx

FREE EBOOK - NICOLA MARSH

Hey Gang!

Looking for a fast fabulous read to fit into the tiny amounts of free time we all get this time of year?

Grab Nicola Marsh's TAG TEAM - for the next few days it's free!!  I read it when it first came out and like Nic's other books it just flies.  Wham bam, sexy stuff.

And just for a little more fun, guess who designed the cover??? ;)

Grab the book here!

what's your ultimate christmas fantasy vacation?

Christmases down under are hot, hot, hot. Think seafood and mangoes, cold ham right off the bone, fruit-laden Pavlova and gooey trifles, with the scents of sunscreen and mosquito-repellant thick on the humid air, with all that sticky goodness washed away by a leisurely post-lunch dip in the pool.

For me, a white Christmas, with roasts and gravy, pumpkin pie and eggnog, wearing knitted reindeer sweaters as we roast chestnuts around an open fire while pure white snow drifts past the double-glazed window, is pure fantasy.

Mind you, a Harlequin Presents Christmas would be a whole other level of fantasy! A glamorous Ice Hotel in Norway, perhaps. Or how about a romantic week in New York, seeing in the New Year from the balcony of your six star hotel in Times Square. Heck, stick with the heat and spend a sizzling day sipping rum punch on a beach in Barbados!

What’s your Ultimate Harlequin Presents Christmas fantasy destination?  Head on over to eHarlequin and share share share!  We can live vicariously through one another's dreams ;).

celebrating 20 years with liz fielding

Hey gang!

I'm over at Liz Fielding's blog today - helping her celebrate 20 glorious years of writing some of the warmest, funniest, loveliest romance novels out there.

One of the questions I get asked most often is where I get my ideas.  A lot of the time it's a weird amalgam of random moments, or I simply have no clue where the idea came from.  For my latest release, THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, the heroine sprung from a very clear moment.  To find out what that was, head on over to Liz's blog!

THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT 

Harlequin Presents Extra - December 2012

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lovely review!

Even though it's not officially released for another couple of weeks, the reviews are coming in for my next romance THE SECRET WEDDING DRESS!

Tia-Marie on Goodreads said:

Haha! I really liked this one, especially the epilogue, it made me laugh and giggle like a child. I loved the heroine and the fact she had been through so much emotional trauma to do with her parents, yet still found love with the hero. Paige and Gabe were definitely two of my favorite characters from the new harlequins. I think I will always remember this story. Now I'm curious about Clint and Mae...

Woohoo!

THE SECRET WEDDING DRESS
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Australia, New Zealand & UK - January 2013, North America - April 2013

six sentence sunday :: the rules of engagement

THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Caitlyn is caught out by a co-worker post phone call with Dax:

'That must have been some phone call.'  

Caitlyn jumped, hand slapping against her heart. She turned to find Doug standing about three feet away.

'I've never seen a woman's ankles blush before,' he said.

'My ankles are doing no such thing.'

'If you say so.'

Harlequin Presents Extra - December 2012
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exciting news!

Tyrrell’s Wines are turning Arabella Rose's flirtatious holiday from a Facebook page into an eBook!

To follow Arabella's final few days, "like" her Facebook page.

To order your complimentary copy of ‘50 Days with Rose’, email your name to:

 arabellarose@tyrrells.com.au

it's december, so...

six sentence sunday :: the rules of engagement

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THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Franny, our heroine's hapless BFF after a pretty regular date for her!:

'His name's Eugene and he lives with his mother. They breed ferrets. Inside the lounge room. None of which I realised until I did the walk of shame this morning. Past his mum. Who had folded my clothes into a neat pile on the chesterfield —'

Harlequin Presents Extra - December 2012
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blog tour :: I heart presents

http://www.iheartpresents.com/

Today I'm over at I Heart Presents talking about cars. Flash cars.  The kinds of cars my heroes drive.

I know next to nothing about cars, but have been known to sneakily snap photos of cars I think would be fun in a book if I see them out and about!  And since the heroine in my latest Harlequin Presents book, THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, is the PR manager for a luxury car company...well their new signature car had to be something special indeed.

To find out which car inspired the Pegasus Z9, head on over to I Heart Presents now!

THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

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Harlequin Presents Extra, North America December 2012

blog tour :: harlequin junkie

http://harlequinjunkie.blogspot.com.au/

Today I'm chatting with the Harlequin Junkie - if you're going to be addicted to something it seems a great choice to me! -  about my latest North American release THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.

There might even be a giveaway!  So before you head over, have a think about who you'd cast as you in the movie of your life.

Now...go!

THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

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Harlequin Presents Extra, North America December 2012

blog tour :: pink heart society

http://pinkheartsociety.blogspot.com.au/

Today I'm over at the Pink Heart Society with a coveted Male on Monday slot.

I love a casting me a hero, finding an image, or a series of that capture the mood of the man, and the "casting" of Dax Bainbridge in  THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT was one of the easiest yet.

Wondering who that man might be?  Head on over to the Pink Heart Society today.  There's art ;).

THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

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Harlequin Presents Extra, North America December 2012

six sentence sunday :: the rules of engagement

more Ally Blake ebooks here

THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Awww...

She licked her lips, and squirmed a little when she couldn’t see him, then jutted out a hip in defiance when it appeared to occur to her he might not be there.

Then, just as her mouth began to turn down at the edges, her eyes finally found his; feisty, fierce, and wholly corrupting.  As a secret smile spread to her lips, the heat in her eyes softened to a subtle warmth.  It rocketed him right back to how luminous she’d been in his arms.

He hadn’t been recalling wrong.

She was dazzling.

Harlequin Presents Extra - December 2012
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review :: harlequin junkie 5 heart top pick!

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Thanks to the fabulous Sara - AKA Harlequin Junkie for this lovely 5 Heart Top Pick  review of THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT!

"...this book reminded me why I enjoy Ally’s books so much and why she is on my must read Harlequin author list.  With witty narrative and snappy dialogues and emotive love scenes The Rules of Engagement is definitely a page turner…one I would definitely recommend."

THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT 

Harlequin Presents Extra - December 2012

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