Another Naked Man - Meet the Mysterious Logan!

Release day is here (or it will be in 6 hours)! I can't wait for all of you to meet Logan, my semi-tortured and totally sexy hero.
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Logan Marsh never stays in one place for long. Through his family’s foundation, Logan spends his days traveling to the world’s most dangerous places to deliver disaster relief, which really puts a damper on his sex life—until he reconnects with his high-school crush. Stranded together in the Caribbean, they enjoy a steamy fling that awakens feelings Logan has ignored for too long. But family drama calls him away from her sweet embrace . . . or so he thinks.

Brooke Gallagher loved being a home economics teacher and cheerleading coach. Then an unexpected tragedy forced her to take some time off. Now she’s back in D.C. and despite the intensity of her tropical encounter with Logan, she’s shocked to bump into him again. Logan’s dealing with his own issues (including a newly discovered half-sister) and he’s itching to get back on the road. More than anything, Brooke wants to be there for him. But first, he has to decide if love is enough to keep him in one place.

Sneek peek excerpt:

“We agreed, back on the island, to have a one-time fling. Because that’s all I’m good for. And now, yeah, I’m pretty sure we are in a relationship. Which I don’t know how to do. Which I didn’t want, because I don’t want to hurt you. And despite all that, I can’t stay away from you. Can’t stop thinking about you. Can’t stop craving you. Can’t stop wanting to share things with you. I can’t stop falling deeper and deeper for you. I don’t understand it, I don’t know how to deal with it. But I can not resist you.”

“Ditto,” she said, the word more breath than sound.

Without saying anything more, Logan’s lips landed on her neck. They seared a line from her collarbone, up to her ear, and once his hand shoved aside her hair, across her ultra-sensitive nape. A full-body chill made her jump.

Logan clearly took that as a sign to proceed. His hips surged forward, trapping her against the window. Not that there was anywhere else on earth that Brooke would rather be. The hard proof of his instantaneous arousal jerked against the small of her back.

His words had more than soothed her ruffled feathers. They’d wrapped around her heart like a velvet hug. They’d unlocked all of the feelings Brooke had been tamping down, out of fear that they wouldn’t be reciprocated. The future didn’t matter. Not right now, anyway. What mattered was that they cared for each other. A lot.

So Brooke abandoned herself to the intoxicating rush of sensation everywhere Logan’s body touched hers. Which was, indeed, everywhere. The towel covered little of him. And she didn’t want it to cover any of him anymore. So she yanked at its edge. Hard. Felt a rush of satisfaction when it swooshed to a puddle on the dark floor.

Logan chuckled, dark and dirty, right in her ear. “That’s how this is gonna go? You’re gonna try to rush me? Rush my thorough and proven mad lovemaking skills?”

“I don’t need skills.” Brooke reached around to grab his fine—and finally bare—ass. “I don’t need to be seduced again.” Then she dug her fingernails in just enough to make sure he got her urgency. “I just need you.”

“Sweetheart, it’s impossible for me to do this without seducing you all over again, every damn time. But there’s more than one way to do it.” Logan bit down on the curve of her neck. At the same time, he thrust one hand up the loose edge of her lemon-colored handkerchief top to cup her breast. His other hand wedged under her waistband to cup her. To cup her so intimately that a deep shudder ran through Brooke’s body.

God, she was more than halfway there, and she was the one still wearing clothes.

He squeezed, alternating hands, in a rhythm that had Brooke swaying and grinding against him in almost a dance. The whole time his lips kept sucking at the sensitive flesh along her nape. Brooke wanted to feel all of Logan’s skin that she’d just bared. But it didn’t seem the best use of her hands right at the moment. Instead, she slammed her palms against the glass to give her leverage to press into his touch. And hooked her ankle around his calf to connect them at yet another juncture. Just that tiny bit of rough hair against her skin upped Brooke’s arousal.

Everyone she’d slept with prior to Logan had been the same type: polished, urbane, a little too slick and/or earnest. Guys who need the frame of a suit hanging off of them to give them the proper manly shape and swagger. Logan needed nothing. He was rugged. Muscled. Masculine to the nth degree. So darned sexy that, yes, his calf hair turned her on. Which she’d never known to be a thing until this very moment.

Logan abruptly let go. Before she could complain, he undid the knot holding her top at her neck. It slid to the floor a second ahead of the skirt he thumbed over her hips. Then he banded an arm across Brooke’s stomach and lifted her off her feet. The move pushed a gasp of surprise from between her lips. He carried her from the window back over to the couch as she took advantage of the position to press a line of kisses along his jaw.

He spun her in mid-air so that she landed on her back. Logan moved the deep orange pillow against the high arm, and then pulled, hands beneath her knees, until her butt rested on it, leaving her spread wide for his hungry stare.

“You want me? You’ve got me, Brooke. I didn’t expect it, and I sure don’t know what to do about it. But you’ve got me now. So take me.”

99 Cent Sale on a HOT Contemporary Romance!

I've got a Christmas treat for you - Wanting It All is discounted to only 99 cents. That is mere pennies! It costs so little that you will have no guilt scooping it up for yourself in the run up to the holiday. You deserve this treat. In the follow-up to Risking It All, hailed by Lauren Layne as “the perfect escapist read,” the heartthrobs of the Naked Men blog and podcast get a little too real about friendship, love, and sex. For one wealthy bachelor, the trouble starts when all three collide. . . . After narrowly surviving a bus crash in high school with his best friends, science geek Knox Davis resolved to become so successful that he could have anything and everything he wants. Now he’s über-wealthy, a huge business success, and a notorious ladies’ man. Knox refuses to limit himself to one woman, but when his latest conquest—a blond beauty from the Alaskan bush—challenges his superficial ways, Knox begins to see the world through her eyes, and finds he likes what he sees. A nurturer at heart, Madison Abbott wants to put down roots. She left Alaska to meet Mr. Right—and to track down Logan, the half-brother she’s never met. Instead, she finds Knox. Although the sexy-as-sin bachelor may not seem like marriage material, Madison’s starting to think that Knox is The One. But Knox refuses to settle down, especially once he learns that Madison is his best friend’s little sister. Now it’s up to her to convince Knox that she’s everything he really wants. Purchase at: Amazon / B&N / Kobo / iBooks

A naughty-list excerpt.... 

“I don’t think we’re going to be done fighting for a very long time.” And wasn’t that fun to contemplate?  “Let’s call this a time-out.” “The sex break that refreshes?”  “Exactly.” “As the lady wishes.” Abruptly his hands went beneath her ass, supporting her. Knox swung in a half circle to deposit her back on the white cushions. When he set her down, his hands stroked up her sides . . . taking the sundress with them. Wow. He’d bared her to his burning gaze in less than two seconds. That was a move and a half. Smooth. Fast. And in the time it took her to process it, Knox shucked his jacket, his polished loafers . . . and his pants. His pants? Already? “Isn’t there an order to these things?” Especially since his shirttails covered up everything but the hem of his boxer briefs. “Shirt, then pants, so I can look my fill before I’m blinded by the majesty of your sure-to-be-enormous penis?” “I like that. Spot-on description, by the way.” His teeth flashed in a toothpaste ad grin. “There’s a plan.” “Aha. I figured as much. An MIT alum probably approaches sex with the scientific method. Plans. Charts.” “My cleaner’s complained about how hard it is to get ground-in dirt out of linen pants.” Knox dropped to the deck. “And I need to be on my knees to do this.” Then his face was buried in her cleavage while both thumbs rubbed circles over her instantly erect nipples. No. Wait. Madison needed to be precise, to mentally record every second to savor when she was ninety . . . or to savor in three months while alone in bed on a Saturday night. Knox’s end-of-day scruff, rough against the sensitive skin of her inner breasts, contrasted with the wet smoothness of the up-and-down laps his tongue made in the valley between them. Each sensation alone would’ve been great. In tandem, they were fantastic. But topped off by the light thumb rasp across her nipples, it became a trifecta of pleasure. Forget sex. She’d be perfectly happy if he kept doing just this all night. “Don’t stop,” she ordered. To make that point clear, Madison threaded her fingers into his hair and held him in place. It didn’t work. He lifted up just enough to talk, but it was too far to maintain contact. “Who said anything about stopping? I’m just getting started.”

99 Cent Sale on NAKED MEN, Book 1!

I'm super excited that Risking It All  is on sale for only 99 cents. Funny and sexy, it is the perfect summer read - good for a lazy beach day, a long plane trip, or a vicarious escape if you're still stuck at work. Plus, it is book 1 in my Naked Men series, so you can grab it now and be ready for when book 2, Wanting It All  releases next month.

I adore all of my Naked Men. I kinda want to sleep with them all. But I know I made the right decision in kicking off the series with Griff. He's the leader of the group, and you learn the strengths and hilarity of the other guys through his eyes. They've got a Coast Guard rescue pilot, a food truck owner, a disaster recovery specialist, an NTSB agent and a gajillionaire computer whiz in their tight circle. I can't wait for you to see the women who show these strong, fiercely independent men just how terrific love can be!

Who doesn’t love Naked Men? In Christi Barth’s irresistible series, a group of close-knit friends talk out their problems with naked honesty on a popular blog. Bonded by a high-school tragedy, they’re moving on from the past—and fighting for the future with strong and sassy women.

Griffin Montgomery helps people. As a teenager, he kept his best friends alive after their soccer team’s bus crashed in the Alps. Now, as a Coast Guard search and rescue pilot, he saves lives with reckless abandon—until he goes too far and earns a lengthy suspension. Working on the Naked Men projects keeps his mind busy, but Griff’s itching to get back in the action. That’s when he finds his latest rescue mission: a pretty wallflower who’s stuck in her comfort zone.

Chloe Widmore doesn’t take risks. As a professional letter writer, she gets enough excitement out of expressing other people’s emotions. So when the hottest man she’s ever seen invades her coffee shop, Chloe surprises herself with how much she wants to be with him. Routines make her feel safe. Griff makes her deliciously unsafe, in so many ways. But falling for him is one risk she might just have to take . . . whether she’s ready or not.

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Exciting New Series Announcement - Who Wants Some NAKED MEN?

Big news to kick off the week - I'm thrilled to announce a new, three book sale to the Loveswept line at Penguin Random House ! My Naked Men contemporary series is set in Washington, D.C. 

Here's the description to get you as crazy excited as I am: 

A high school tragedy creates an unbreakably tight bond between five friends—but there just might be room to squeeze in the right women….

One moment can change a life. For five DC men, that moment happened back in high school, when their soccer team’s bus crashed in the middle of the Alps. They were stranded for two days, seriously injured and with little hope of rescue. Their struggle to survive united them as brothers for life. What they each went through indelibly shaped their personalities and even influenced their career choices. And it definitely impacted how they deal with the sassy and strong women who cross their paths. Can they learn to reprioritize their future over the habits and scars left by the past?

For ten years, they’ve been an unbreakable unit. Even going to different colleges didn’t weaken their bond, as they kept in touch via a group blog. Sometimes it was easier to be honest, even emotionally naked, with each other through the filter of the Internet. A couple of frat buddies shared it, then more followed suit and, today, Naked Men has a huge following. So huge that they’ve been given the chance to turn it into a live national podcast. Just guys talking about what’s on their minds, about how to survive this crazy world. It sounds like another fun adventure for them to tackle together. But it turns them into overnight stars again—whether they want to be or not—and changes everything. And one by one, they find and fall for women who provide the next big turning point in their lives.

Book One: Risking It All

Griffin Montgomery rescues things. It all started when he rescued his friends from a high school bus crush. As a Coast Guard search and rescue pilot, he now saves everything from stranded dolphins to luxury yachts caught in the eye of a hurricane. But the risks he takes to save lives puts others in jeopardy, earning him a suspension. The only thing left to rescue is a pretty woman.

Chloe Widmore doesn’t take chances. She likes her quiet, ordered existence as a professional letter writer. So when the hottest man she’s ever seen invades her coffee shop, it’s a surprise how much she wants to be with him. Routines make her comfortable. Griffin makes her deliciously uncomfortable in so many ways. But falling for him is a risk she might not be ready to take.

Jettisoning the pretty writer out of her comfort zone is a great way to distract Griff from his career death spiral. Working on the Naked Men blog with his best friends keeps his mind busy. But he itches to get back in the action. And doesn’t really know who he is without constantly affirming his life by risking it. Could he even be happy if he was grounded permanently? Or could falling in love with the right woman be all the risk he needs?

Book Two: Wanting It All

Growing up as a nerd got Knox Davies shunned, teased and beaten up. Until he joined the high school soccer team and found a brotherhood he’d never known. One tragic accident bonded them for life and set him on a trajectory of wealth, success and more women than he can keep straight. His life’s perfect. Or is it?

Madison Hardwick left Alaska in search of the perfect life. For her, that means nabbing a husband, preferably before she finishes unpacking. Washington, D.C. is overwhelming, and the only person she knows there—her step-brother—is nowhere to be found. She doesn’t plan to settle for the first hottie to cross her path. But when that hottie happens to be DC’s most eligible bachelor, why keep browsing?

Knox refuses to chain himself to one woman. The return on investment simply doesn’t support it. Every decision in his life is calculated for the biggest return. Except for the bizarrely popular podcast he does with his high school buddies. They’re the only thing in his life more important than money. But he can’t shake the backwoods beauty who is everything he doesn’t need.

And when a secret is revealed, Madison becomes the one thing his money and charm can’t buy. What’s a guy to do to snare his suddenly impossible dream-come-true?

Book Three: Trying It All

Attention to detail. Order. Never leaving anything to chance. These are the qualities that make Riley Ness such a terrific NTSB agent. But they bleed over into the rest of his life, and the only time he lets loose is when hanging out with his best buds. A tragic accident made them brothers by choice, but it also turned him into a control freak.

At least, that’s what Summer Sheridan calls him. Infuriating, flighty, and crazy beautiful Summer. She calls herself a free spirit. Riley calls her a walking disaster in the making. Not to mention the fact she’s declared war on the podcast that shot he and his friends to instant fame.

He wants to teach her a few lessons about real life. She wants to teach him to enjoy it. Yet somehow all the fighting stops when the kissing starts. Will Riley save his friends’ reputation by tarnishing Summer’s? Or will the most illogical attraction of all time help them find a truce through true love?

If you're enjoying my Shore Secrets series, don't panic-there is more to come. Book 2, All For You, (yup, that's the buy link, shamelessly attached to the title) releases on February 9, and the series wraps up in July with Back To Us. But after that, the action shifts from the small town vibe of the Finger Lakes to the pulsing excitement of our nation's capitol. I can't wait to share these hot heroes with you!