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April 15th, 2010 | by Anne Rainey |
Sometimes you just need a good laugh. Last night as I was tucking my youngest, Alisha, into bed and she said something silly, we both started cracking up. For several seconds we just sat there laughing. Soon, tears were streaming down our cheeks. Alisha can do that to me though. No matter how crazy or hectic my day, she can always make me laugh. I love a kid with a sense of humor, don’t you?
Our lives get so busy sometimes that we forget to stop and enjoy the silly things. We had an esp. busy weekend here. We were all in the mood to do some serious Spring cleaning. So, the girls and I cleaned out my closet. Ended up taking 7 large trash bags of clothes, shoes, and purses to goodwill. Um, wow. Then we cleaned out my car, which hadn’t been done for like…a year? Okay, so I was a little behind. After that I got on a laundry kick. Ended up washing ALL the clothes, blankets, rugs and even the dog beds. So, we went at it. I still have a few more closets to clean, and the floor to steam clean. But, let’s not get crazy. LOL
To reward ourselves we grabbed the dogs and went to the park. There’s a hill and trails we like to hike. We worked up a good sweat and had a blast. Love this spring weather!
Here’s a few pix:
The first is my youngest, Alisha. We’re just starting the trail up.
This is Kati and our puppy Nutmeg. After coming back down.
And this is the view from the top of the hill.
So, we worked, then we hiked. Afterwards, we all got ice cream, Nutmeg included, and came home and collapsed. I watched Alisha kill people on Call of Duty: Mondern Warfare the rest of the night. It wasn’t long before I was yelling, “watch the guy in the corner, he’s coming at you! Shoot him! Shoot him!” LOL We get really into our games around here.
Anyway, I’m not sure what the girls will have in store for me this weekend, but I hope I’m up for it!
So, anyone else have Spring fever? Surely I’m not the only one! 
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March 15th, 2010 | by Anne Rainey |
So, let’s talk about hunks. I’m in the mood for some eye candy! The thing is, we all have our own idea of male perfection.
Whether it’s a guy with strong hands and some hair on his chest…
Or a sexy pair of shades and a bicep tattoo…
or yummy guy in a suit who knows how to go casual…
Or the athletic sort…makes me want to play some baseball! lol
Or a hot construction worker…anyone want to get nailed? 
or dark, shaggy hair paired with a sexy accent (he just looks like he’d have a sexy accent, doesn’t he?)…
or the flirty guy with a naughty sense of humor (and OMG I love that shoulder tattoo!)
Sooo, what’s your pleasure?
And NO you can’t say all of the above! LOL
Me? I want the athlete. God, he’s hot!
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March 2nd, 2010 | by Anne Rainey |
I’m excited to say that my FIRST Kensington Aphrodisia book is now available for purchase!! Yay! Okay, it’s not just MY book. Kate Pearce and Susan Lyons are in there too. LOL But I’m perhaps a bit excited because this is my first Aphrodisia title. 
Take a walk on the wild side with these steamy stories of erotic ecstasy…
Some Like It Rough by Kate Pearce
Luke Warner wants to chill out when he cashes in his hectic life in Silicon Valley
and returns to his hometown. But things heat up when he reunites with his best
friends, Julia and Paul, and invites them both to share in a sexual adventure like
they’ve never had before…
Private Eyes by Susan Lyons
Assigned to work undercover as an exotic dancer, straight-laced Haley Croft
discovers the thrill of strutting her stuff. And when she catches sexy PI Ry
Montana checking out her moves, she can’t wait to give him his own private
show…
Cherry on Top by Anne Rainey
When massage therapist Cherry DuBois rubs her oil-slicked hands all over Dante
Ricci’s rock-hard body, red-hot desire courses through her. She longs to lose
control and give herself to the pleasures of sexual submission…
Holly at Romance Reviews Today gives it a “perfect 10″ and says: “Each tale stands alone, but each one brings together some terrific writing from three outstanding authors. By the time I finished SOME LIKE IT ROUGH, I knew it richly deserved a Perfect 10 and would go on my keeper shelf. If you are looking for a sizzling read that is time well spent, then pick up SOME LIKE IT ROUGH.”
BUY IT AT:
Also there’s a contest!
For a chance to win a print copy of “Some Like it Rough” simply send me an email at annerainey11@gmail.com with MARCH CONTEST in the subject line. I’ll be picking 3 winners on March 18th and announcing it on my blog: Three Wicked Writers
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January 15th, 2010 | by Anne Rainey |
Some of you know that I have a husband and kids, but you may not know about the other half of my family, the furry half. When I first got married, I was fine never having dogs and cats. It never occurred to me either way. My husband grew up around Boxers though. He’s always had a fondness for them. When Kati, my oldest daughter, was born we found our first doggie. I admit we didn’t have the best luck at first, not until we found Luke. He was the best dog ever, so well behaved, great with Kati and very loyal. After Alisha was born, Luke treated her like she was his own baby. If she cried while I changed her diaper, Luke gave me this look like, ‘okay, but hurry, you’re pissing me off’. Truly, he was so protective of her. Whenever she wanted to take a nap, she’d search for Luke, pounce on him and soon the two of them would be fast asleep together.
When we moved to the new house, and more property for the kids and Luke to run, we lost Luke to a car accident. It crushed us for awhile. He will always be remembered with fondness. Sadly I don’t have a picture of Luke to show you.
Later came Buddy. He wasn’t quite the good doggie Luke was, lol. He was very hyper, didn’t housebreak easily and played way too rough with the girls. Or so I thought. Once when Buddy nipped at Alisha, she frowned at him and punched him. Yep, punched him right in the jaw. Luckily, Alisha was too little to do any harm. Buddy just licked her and ran off the other direction. Alisha and Buddy both got a time out for that one. Buddy did learn, but it took us a loooooong while to train him. (I’m still working on Alisha, lol)
Then we thought, ‘gee, maybe we should breed him!’. Along came Betsy. Betsy was the exact opposite of Buddy. She was so smart it was eerie. She’d give me this look and I swear I could read her mind. It was borderline creepy. Betsy became my companion. She slept on her little bed next to my desk while I wrote. She tattled on Buddy if he decided to run off and took extra special care of the girls. We did breed her. Buddy and Betsy ended up having three litters of puppies. We sold them all to Boxer lovers like us, but we kept one. One that sort of slipped inside our hearts when we weren’t looking. We called her Cinnamon. You see why, right?
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Cinnamon has been with us for 8 years now. She and Alisha are best buds. They sleep together, eat together, and most of the time she even goes to the park with us when we go hiking. She really loves to hike, or should I say, she loves dragging our sorry butts up the hill. LOL
Cinnamon’s mommy, Betsy, died recently. It wasn’t easy on any of us to lose her. The girls are old enough now to really understand the concept of death and it was really difficult for them to accept. I figure Betsy and Luke are together now, romping around in the big park in the sky.
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Now, onto the other half of our furry family. The cats. At first, my husband did NOT want any cats. Then Kati turned 7. She’d been asking for a kitty for something like three years. I finally broke rank and talked to my husband’s mother, sneaky aren’t I? lol Anyway, my mother-in-law was all over that one. She started calling shelters and vets. She found out about a tiny kitten who’d come in to the vet on the engine of a car. Yes, you read that right. She shouldn’t even have lived, yet she did somehow. She had a mangled tail and her eye was messed up. We fell in love instantly.
Sassy came home with us that day and it was the best move we’ve ever made. Kati and Sassy are inseparable. Absolutely inseparable. I’ve never seen such a close bond. Well, the bond Alisha shares with Cinnamon is about the same I think. Anyway, Sassy, rules. She’s the queen and dogs damned well know it. She does as she pleases and they bow to her every wish.
Then along came Mittens. Mittens was a drifter. Like a little flake of snow she drifted right up to our house as Alisha and her cousin Justin were taking down the Christmas tree. She peeked in the front door, meowed and our hearts melted. A little begging and pleading and Dad relented. Mittens can stay. Yay! I’d swear that Mittens knows that it was because of Alisha that she now has a warm cozy home and all the love she could handle because she stays glued to Alisha’s side.
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You’d think enough is enough, wouldn’t you. Well, now it’s my turn. Summertime and we’re doing our daily 2 miles up the road, when what do we hear? A kitty. A very small kitty too. She came right up to us and started purring. I picked her up and fell in love. Kati named her Max, after Maximum Ride, the character in the Patterson books. When my husband saw her he shook his head. No! Absolutely not! We aren’t having another animal in this house! Weeeellll, Max is, as you would expect, a part of our crazy family. And she’s the craziest, let me tell ya. Don’t let the sweet face fool you. She’s so bad, I swear every single time I see her I hear that song ‘Bad To The Bone’ in my head. LOL
Now, we’re done. For sure. No more pets. None. Theeeeen Sugar came along. Sickly, starving, sneezing, barely had a meow left when she found us. A vet visit, some antibiotics and Sugar is beginning to look less like road kill and more like a cat.
So even though we have a more than enough to keep me busy, I just had to go and have yet another dog. Meet Nutmeg, the destroyer. LOL She does keep me on my toes!
So, that’s the other half of my family. Yes, we crazy. Would we have it any other way? Definitely not.
Do you have pets? Cats, Dogs, a pet snake, an iguana? C’mon, spill!
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December 14th, 2009 | by Anne Rainey |
Okay, so today I want to share something special with you all. A new site called Vivalook. Some of you might know this already, but for those who don’t, my oldest daughter has been interested in graphic design for quite awhile now. And because art has always been something that fascinates me I decided to interview her.
Thanks for being here! First, I want to know how you became interested in this particular field?
Well, it all started because my dad had put photoshop on the family laptop, which I’ve sort of claimed. I began exploring it and editing
my pictures for Myspace, and some of my friends who’d seen my work.
Where did that lead you?
When Dad saw some of my pictures he told me that people would pay to get their pictures retouched, etc.. He also said that people can’t always figure out how to use photoshop. This kind of shocked me. I’d just assumed everyone who had a book cover or banner or just a picture done had done it themselves or someone very professional did it for them. So, he helped me set up a website and helped me organize all the things I am going to be doing.
For some people, creating a banner or retouching a picture is a time consuming endeavour. What is it about this sort of work that you like?
I enjoy doing it so much because it’s like another way of expressing yourself. Plus, I’m 16 and I need a car, lol.
Is there something specific you enjoy doing the most? Is it the retouching, like changing the eye color or hair color, or is it something else?
I like starting from scratch. Like when I make a banner I’m using photoshop more, I’m not getting help from other pictures. It’s sort of like taking a blank canvas and making it into something unique.
And what part of graphic design do you want to learn to do better?
I’d like to get better at animation and flash. There are a lot more options with animation and flash. It’s not as limiting.
Thanks for answering my questions. I can’t wait to see all the things you create in the future!
Thanks for reading! I hope I hear from you!
Here’s a book cover she created for me. The Silver Wheel is a free (g-rated) read you can download via my website.
She’s also created a pretty banner for me. 
Anyway, you can see Vivalook’s portfolio here And, be sure to check the Vivalook site often as more pictures will be added daily!
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November 13th, 2009 | by Anne Rainey |
I’m so excited! I’ve shared it on facebook, but I wanted to share it here as well. Isn’t it pretty? I love the colors, very sexy.
I’ve always wanted to write a story about three friends. In Body Rush, Lydia, Roni and Jeanette are as opposite as night and day, but that doesn’t keep them from being as close as sisters. So, when one of them offers up a wicked bet, even I was curious who would walk away the winner! Would it be Lydia the practical one? Roni the determined one? Or Jeanette the quiet one? You’ll find out June 2010!
In the meantime here’s a little (unofficial) blurb:
Body Rush
Three restless women…one naughty idea
Secret Desires
Legal secretary Lydia Burke spends her days taking orders from a bunch of men who seem to think her world should revolve around them. When she finally reaches her breaking point and marches out, things go from stressed to downright wicked. As she steps through the doors of a local BDSM club and meets the three darkly handsome owners who want to own her, the wild night out she needed takes a turn into the forbidden.
Turn Me On
Psychologist Roni Smart is tired of men seeing dollar signs next to her name. Going to the Opera and sipping champagne was never her idea of a hot time. Just when she thinks all men were born wearing three-piece suits, computer tech, Jake pushes his way into her office. His jeans are deliciously tight, his attitude is just this side of offensive, and Roni’s never been more turned on. Office sex is one thing though; bringing the cocky man home isn’t part of the deal…right?
Tasty Treats
Coffee shop owner Jeanette Williams isn’t the type to throw herself at a man. In fact, just talking to a man can leave her flushed and shaking in her sensible sneakers. But the mysterious hottie who pulls into her parking lot every morning on his sleek back motorcycle leaves her aching. When she spies him watching her as if she were a caramel latte, Jeanette decides to give him a tasty treat he’ll not soon forget.
warning: this story contains lots of hot lovin’, multiple partners, anal sex, oral sex, toys, and Dom/sub situations. NOT for the faint-hearted!
Please, tell me what you think! And to read an excerpt go here
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October 13th, 2009 | by Anne Rainey |
I’m a new Aphrodisia author and this is my first time posting here at the blog. Some Like It Rough (don’t you just love that cover?!) will come out March 2010. I know, it’s a long way off still, but I’m very excited to be in an anthology with such lovely authors as Kate Pearce and Susan Lyons.
Here’s a little bit about each of our stories:
“Some Like It Rough” by Kate Pearce
Luke Warner wants to chill out when he cashes in his hectic life in Silicon Valley and return to his hometown. But things heat up when he reunites with his best friends, Julia and Paul, and invites them both to share in a sexual adventure like they’ve never had before…
“Private Eyes” by Susan Lyons
Assigned to work undercover as an exotic dancer, straight-laced Haley Croft discovers the thrill of strutting her stuff. And when she catches sexy PI Ry Montana checking out her moves, she can’t wait to give him his own private show…
“Cherry on Top” by Anne Rainey
When massage therapist Cherry DuBois rubs her oil-slicked hands all over Dante Ricci’s rock-hard body, red-hot desire courses through her. She longs to lose control and give herself to the pleasures of sexual submission…
Sexy enough for ya?
Okay, so I feel like giving away an ebook! All you have to do is leave me a comment, telling me what you think of the blurbs above, and you’re entered to win. I’ll announce the winner IN THE COMMENT SECTION tomorrow morning. The winner will get to pick one ebook from my list of current releases. Easy, huh?
Also, if you wan to read the unedited first chapter for my story, “Cherry on Top” in Some Like It Rough click here
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