Blog Tour: Open Seating

The blog tour for my new release, Open Seating, begins on Thursday, June 9.  Dates and sites are posted below. As always, there will be exclusive excerpts at each stop, and a chance to win a few goodies.


Tour Schedule
June 9 - The Novel Approach
June 10 - MM Good Book Reviews
June 11 - Mickie Ashling's Blog
June 14 - Sinfully
June 16 - Prism Book Alliance
June 20 - Diverse Reader
June 22 - Love Bytes
June 24 - On Top Down Under Book Reviews
June 28 - Bayou Book Junkie
June 29 - Multitaskingmommas

Here's a snippet...

“What do you mean we have to dress for dinner?” Bryce asked as Seth stopped him from joining the buffet line. “I’m hungry and want to eat right now.”

“We’ll have better food in the main dining room,” Seth explained. “We’re signed up for the first seating at six o’clock.”

“Every night?”

“Yes.”

“Who the fuck eats dinner at six?”

Seth stared at him with wide eyes.

“I’ll tell you who—old people!” Bryce said harshly. “What are my other choices?”

“There’s an eight o’clock seating,” Seth said, flustered. “But… it’s probably already filled. Then there’s open seating. You have freedom of choice and can eat whenever you want, only not at the same table each time, and you may have to wait a few minutes until a spot opens up.”

“But you’re not on anyone’s clock, and if you can’t stand the company, you have the advantage of seeing someone different the next night. Let’s do that,” Bryce said.

Blurb

Seth Wilder lost his partner of twenty years to suicide two weeks before a long-anticipated cruise. Cancellation insurance was never purchased, and Seth can’t get a refund. Bryce McFarland, his late partner’s gym buddy, appreciates his predicament, and when asked, agrees to accompany him on the trip. This way, Seth recoups the money and doesn’t have to cancel his plans. The gesture is unexpected but accepted gratefully.

The two men have nothing in common. Seth is a reclusive romance writer, and Bryce is a hard-core Grindr user with major commitment issues. Out of necessity and despite the seemingly insurmountable differences in personality, they develop a tentative rapport. As they begin their journey through the UK, Bryce helps Seth come to terms with his partner’s sudden death while Seth, in turn, discovers the root cause of Bryce’s phobia.

Shipboard romances rarely work. Sensible men resist, sexual tension notwithstanding. But a full moon and late summer breezes lend itself to the impossible situation, barriers are crossed, and a love affair is kindled.

Pre-order

Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Open-Seating-Mickie-B-Ashling-ebook/dp/B01FZITLO2?ie=UTF8&qid=1465045565&ref_=sr_1_36&refinements=p_n_date%3A1249102011&s=digital-text&sr=1-36

Dreamspinner: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/open-seating-by-mickie-b-ashling-7043-b

Fire Horse Reviewed

Fire Horse was reviewed on GGR-Review.com by Steve with the rating of interesting and well written on 10/11/2013. 

Here's the link:   http://www.ggr-review.com/fire-horse-2/

Here's another chance to win Fire Horse and the sequel Ride-Off  by clicking on the Goodreads link.  The contest runs for a month and the winner will receive 2 signed paperbacks. 

 
 

    Goodreads Book Giveaway
 

   

       
   

   

     

          Ride-Off
     

     

          by Mickie B. Ashling
     

     

         
            Giveaway ends November 23, 2013.
         

         
            See the giveaway details
            at Goodreads.
         

     

   

   

      Enter to win

Coming Soon!

I'm so excited to share the gorgeous cover Anne Cain created for my upcoming release, Fire Horse.  The novel will be available on April 12 and should be appearing in the Coming Soon section at Dreamspinner Press within 24 hours. More announcements to follow..

 Blurb:

Preston Fawkes is ten the first time he meets fifteen-year-old Konrad Schnell at the San Antonio Polo Club.  Captivated by the mystique surrounding the sport of kings, Pres vows to learn the game at the hands of his newly acquired friend and mentor.  The hero worship soon grows into something deeper, but the friends are separated when Preston goes off to boarding school in England. 

The relationship that follows is riddled with challenges―their age gap, physical distance, and parental pressure taking precedence over feelings yet to be explored.  Although their bond goes deep, they deal with the reality of their situation differently: Preston is open and fearless while Konrad is reticent and all too aware of the social implications of making a public stand. 

Their paths intersect and twine, binding them as tightly as a cowboy’s lasso, but fate may alter their plans.  How will love overcome the divots in the turf as they gallop toward the future—one where obstacles no longer stand in their way?

"Fire Horse" is now on the Dreamspinner Press' Coming Soon page: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/upcoming_products.php