New Release MONDAY

It's finally here. The Seven Sinners Anthology is out today and how pretty it looks. It's super fab to have it out in the world and also to have worked with some heroes of mine. Yeay Nat Anderson and Amy Andrews! If you havent heard me banging on about it all over the web, then come along to the facebook party, starting really soon! That is going to be some crazy fun times!

And you can get your copy from a range of retailers.

Amazon - http://amzn.to/1XeQO7w

iBooks - http://apple.co/1GmqKmK

Barnes & Noble - http://bit.ly/1jx8ZY3

Goodreads - http://bit.ly/1MPd4BP

Looking forward to the ongoing released and then the next book in my new series coming your way in November!

x Michele

Red Hot Sale

In time for Cyber Monday, my new release, along with Carmen Falcone, is going on sale for 99cents this SUNDAY. That's two books, two lives, one hot price. And to top it off we're running a giveaway!

From Sunday the 30th November to Sunday the 7th of December, get ready to be nice...and naughty, in fact get ready for Christmas to be Red Hot. To celebrate Cyber Monday, Red Hot Christmas is on sale for 99cents AND Michele de Winton and Carmen Falcone have a Red Hot prize pack up for grabs. The nice? Eight backlist titles. The naughty? A walk on Red Hot role in one of their next books. Your nominated names (we need two, real or fictional) will be used in a Red Hot Romance, for a character in a new book by both Michele and Carmen. You can even nominate a name as a great Christmas present! We've got nice and naughty sorted!

A Rafflecopter giveaway! 



We'll be over at a bunch of Facebook parties too, staring on Cyber Monday and finishing with the Twelve Romances of Christmas promo! Hope to see you all there. And if you've missed it, Red Hot Christmas has 35 FIVE STAR reviews, and counting! Its my first ever indie, so thanks for reading!

x Michele

We wish you a Steamy Christmas

So as a yeay we're live celebration, Red Hot Christmas is up and running and it's ON SALE. Woot. For release day only you can get this puppy for 99cents.

And if you're looking for more chances to win get yourself involved in our rafflecopter giveaway. Yeay. Amazon Giftcards.

Up on Goodreads already:

"Fantastic 2 book set that are centered around the Christmas season! Both Michelle De Winton and Carmen Falcone did an amazing job with these stories and I loved them both."

5 sizzling stars for Red Hot Christmas. The cover alone, is enough to make me what to buy this book, but the writing and the storylines are what kept my attention and made me love this book.

5 stars - I definitely enjoyed both of these books and I am excited to see what other books the two authors have, since this was the first time I have read something by either of them.

So very chuffed at the feedback we're getting. Thanks so much for anyone who has reviewed already and I hope to see you soon (very soon) at the Facebook partaaay! I'm looking forward to getting naughty with #teamnice and down right filthy with #teamnaughty. Join Robin Covington, Jodi Linton, Avery Flynn, Amy Andrews, Natalie Anderson, Talia Hunter and of course myself and Carmen Falcone will be all there with ManCandyCanes and more!
x Happy reading.

It's the final countdown

Got it in your head yet? It's been in mine all morning. And now there is only one week to go until Red Hot Christmas hits the e-shelves. *runsaroundalittlebitexcited* This is the first venture into indie publishing for me and my badass release besty Carmen Falcone and we're having a bunch of people to celebrate over at our Facebook party on the 17th. So if you're keen to get your naughty on or you need to polish your nice halo, come join myself, Carmen Falcone, Robin Covington, Avery Flynn, Jodi Linton, Talia Hunter, Amy Andrews and Natalie Anderson. I'd offer you all a slice of cake, but knowing these ladies it'll most likely just be beefcake ;-)

Carmen will be doing the dirty dancin for #teamnaughty and I'll be representing all that is good in the world with #teamnice. But dont think that means there isn't a whole bunch of smexy times all round.
So, this Chrismas get ready to be nice...and naughty!

Hope to see you there and happy reading x

Winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered the Get Wicked with Entangled Blog hop! It was seriously massive! We had a whole bunch of trick or treaters turn up at our door for Halloween and Mr Three was almost beside himself with the costumes. And now that holiday is down...its onward. Omigod, Christmas is coming. And with it comes a new release from me and my buddy Carmen Falcone! We're putting out a double book bundle of Sizzling Good Hotness complete with happy ever after. The countdown is on as it's coming 17th November! My title is Christmas Secrets, and when Gabby Phillips discovers her old flame Nicolas Morganti is...in the building, things get all kinds of hot under Santa's collar.
I hope you'll enjoy.

And on that note, the winner of the blog tour - chosen by my quality randomiser (putting all the names in a hat and getting Mr Three to pick one) is Rebecca Westmoreland! Congrats. I'll be sending you an ARC of our upcoming title soonest!

Back soon with an early reveal of our steamy hot cover...ooooh aaaabs, naked aaaabs.
x Happy reading
Michele

Get Wicked!

Happy almost Halloweeeeen!

Hope you're all enjoying the fabulousness that is the Entangled Get Wicked Blog Hop. Because I'm all about treats, rather than tricks, I thought I'd share my (world famous in my street) Halloween mallow ghosts. This is about getting wicked as well as trick or treating, and there is nothing more deliciously wicked than the taste of sugar whipped into airy peaky perfection. Personally I would serve the adult version of these with cream too - ideally chocolate cream. Oh. Yes.
 


You will need:  
4 egg whites, at room temperature
Pinch salt
220g (1 cup) caster sugar

1. Remember that moisture is not your friend when you are making these puppies. So don't make meringues on humid or rainy days.  Preheat oven to 120°C/248°F. Measure and prepare all your ingredients.
2. Line 2 large baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Have all the required utensils on hand. An electric stand mixer or electric hand beaters with a whisk attachment or a hand balloon whisk can be used to whisk the egg whites. they will all give good results but the texture of the meringue mixture will be slightly different with each.
3. Place the egg whites and salt in a large, clean, dry mixing bowl. Make sure your egg whites, bowl and whisk attachment/s are free of any water, or fat such as butter, oil or egg yolks, as this will inhibit the egg whites from incorporating air and producing a good volume. It is best to use a stainless steel, glass, ceramic or copper bowl and whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form.
4. Add the sugar, a spoonful at a time, whisking until just combined. The sugar should be added gradually but there is no need to whisk well after each addition. If the sugar is added too slowly, the resulting mixture will be fluffy and not smooth and will give the final meringues an open texture.
5. After the last of the sugar has been, added, continue to whisk for a further 2-3 minutes or until the mixture is very thick and glossy, all the sugar has dissolved and a long trailing peak forms when the whisk is lifted. The best way to test if all the sugar has dissolved is to rub a little of the mixture between your thumb and forefinger.
6. If it is smooth, all the sugar has dissolved. Keep a close eye on the mixture and stop beating as soon as it reaches this stage. If the mixture is overbeaten, the meringues will collapse during cooking and beads of sugar will form on their surface.
7. Use teaspoons to spoon the mixture onto the lined trays to form the meringues. As a guide, each meringue will be about 2 level tablespoon measures of mixture.
8. Place the meringues into the oven and reduce the temperature to 90°C/194°F. When you place the meringues in the oven, the initial slightly higher temperature sets their outsides. The lower temperature then dries the meringues rather than bakes them. Leave the oven on for 1 1/2 hours or until the meringues are crisp and sound hollow when tapped on the base. Turn the oven off and allow the meringues to cool in the oven - this will take 3-4 hours.
9. Paint the "ghost eyes" on with black food coloring or color paste.
10. Store your "ghosts" in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.

Thanks for coming to visit. As a special treat to Blog Hoppers, I'm giving away an ARC of my upcoming Christmas title Red Hot Christmas! Just let me know which of my Entangled titles has been translated into greek...you can check on my website

To head back to the Blog Hop, just click on the linky link below. 

Shout outs and giveaways!

A big shout out for my girlfriend Carmen's latest release. Let's kick of her Brazilian Tycoon tour with a bang!

Passion was never in the bargain
Addison Reed lost her fiancé, but she’ll do whatever it takes to protect his legacy. When the gorgeous and arrogant landowner, Brazilian billionaire Bruno Duarte, who is thwarting her at every turn, refuses to meet with her, she puts her plan into action.
He will listen to her
Bruno’s plan was simple: return to Brazil and marry to fulfill his father’s dying wish. But when his engagement crumbles, and he’s then stranded with an idealistic woman hell-bent on saving a tribe of people on his land, he sees the perfect solution. If his feisty and passionate abductor agrees to a bogus marriage, he’ll relocate the tribe.
With the Brazilian heat rivaling the growing heat of their desire, will Bruno and Addison abandon their respective plans and give in to each other, or will their differences tear them apart?

GIVEAWAY TIME Enter for a chance to win a $50 Gift Card (Amazon, B&N, or iTunes. You choose!)

Enter here: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/5440a354145
Buy the book:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1vSLZXf
B&N: http://bit.ly/1t3F4XR
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1yH3beB
Add to goodreads: http://bit.ly/1kI45X0

What are you waiting for? Good luck, happy reading and happy gift card winning!
x Michele

Sharing the love - Valentines Hop Winner

So the results are in, and all your great suggestions for a title for book two of The Pacific Empress Cruise Series are going into the mix. But because there can only be one winner, I've taken a poll (no, this time I didn't use Mr. One and his skillful winner picking techniques).
For the suggestion of An Affair to Forget, Christine Jensen gets the Amazon Gift Voucher. Way to go Christine.
Thanks for all the suggestions from everyone, like I said, I'll be putting them all in the mix when I talk to my editor. Happy days. And on that front, the book itself  has just gone to my critique partners so they can pull it apart and I'll drag myself off the floor and put it back together again!
In the mean time its onward with book three! Three chapters down and on we go.
Thanks as always for stopping by - hope you had a lovely valentines day. I'll let you know the outcome of the title-a-thon with my editor and of course I'll let you know when I have a date for the release of book two - the sequel to The Boss and Her Billionaire!

Yeay,
x Michele

Sharing the love - guest Carmen Falcone

I believe that life gives you back what you give out so I figured a round of guest blog posting between the July Entangled Indulgence authors would be a great way to share the love. I popped over to chat on Carmen's blog a while ago (thanks for having me!) so here she is talking about why short romances remain popular. 

Carmen Falcone is the author of fab Indulgence title A Vengeful Affair and one of you could win a copy just by answering her question in the comments below! Take it away Carmen, it's so great to have you!

"I grew up reading short romances, and unapologetically so. I’ve read them for half of my life, so it’s safe to say that I enjoy them. And it pleases me that the genre is still going strong, especially nowadays with so many different subgenres gaining popularity.

I’ve made a list of some of the elements I love about short romances. Please stick around, because we’ll have a discussion at the end—and there’s a giveaway!

Here they are:

·         Fast-paced plot – There usually isn’t much time for set up in the first chapter, or if there is, it’s usually short and to the point. I love the fact that many short romances start right in with the action, with the hero and heroine being immediately thrown into a new situation.

·         Adrenaline at the fingertips – For me, there’s nothing better than to be able to read a whole book in one sitting, especially if it’s so engaging that it won’t let me even blink.

·         A big read in a small book – I love all of the highs and lows, the tension and the rattled emotions that short romances guarantee. Nowadays, life is busy and I need to know what happens to the hero’s conflict or the heroine’s misunderstanding now (or, okay, maybe in twenty pages, but not in three weeks).

·         The escapism – Ahhh. Is there anything better than a page-turner of a romance when you have a load of laundry to fold, or that god-awful project from work weighing on your mind? All you need is a couple of hours’ distance from your problems, your worries—and yes, sometimes even your family. Sure, we all love our families, but if you have kids, when was the last time you had full privacy when you took a shower? If you have a hubby, when was the last time you cooked a meal for one? Or didn’t cook at all, and just indulged in some junk food (mystery meat alert!) instead? Or, if you have an overbearing mother, when was the last time you didn’t overanalyze everything? Well, you get the point. We all need some release, and short romances are one of the best ways to get it.

·         The aftermath – A sensation of pure joy comes with a good ending. Of course, it can work against you if you started to read your romance before bed, but then got so caught up in the story that you pulled an all-nighter reading binge. In which case you’ll have to smile at the great ending, of course, but you’ll also have two dark circles under your eyes. But it was worth it, wasn’t it?

I’d like to think that my debut release A Vengeful Affair  has all those elements in it, but please be the judge. Click here to read my first chapter for free."

Thanks for stopping by! Just answer Carmen's question to be in to win her July Indulgence title A Vengeful Affair.

Question: What do you like/don’t you like about short romances?

About Carmen Falcone

 Carmen Falcone learned at an early age that fantasizing about fictional characters and places beat doing Math homework any day. She traveled the world, achieved a B.A. in Tourism in her hometown in Brazil and was soon invited to work in the USA, where she met her Swiss husband. She'd always dreamed of becoming a published writer, and after her daughter was born, she revisited that dream of writing - this time, unwilling to give it up. She lives in Austin and enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with her family and three high energy pugs.

Author Website ∙ Goodreads ∙ Twitter ∙ Facebook

A Vengeful Affair

Rich people get away with murder every day, but Vivian Foster intends to make billionaire Javier Rivera pay for what he did to her best friend—and how better to destroy a money-grubbing bastard than to sabotage the merger that means everything to him.
Javier Rivera would never hurt a woman much less kill one. But when he catches a gorgeous corporate spy in his office, he knows he can’t let her go—not when even a hint of scandal could ruin his career. Until the merger is signed, he’ll keep her close, even if he has to shackle her to his wrist. Literally.
But the closer Javier gets to Vivian, the more he wants her, and the more time she spends with him, the less she believes he could ever be a killer. Now Vivian and Javier have to discover the truth…and Vivian has to win the trust of her worst enemy.

Whirlwind worldwide

So I've done the unthinkable and dragged my eleven month old half way around the world to a completely different time zone. Happily I'm guest blogging with a bunch of people from all over, so whatever time zone you're in, there should be something for you!
I'm over with fellow July Indulgence writers Robyn Thomas (Australia) and Carmen Falcone (USA) on the 9th and am on a wee blog barrage for the next few days with:
crazyfourbooks

booktravels

avril-ashton

coffeebeanslovescenes

briannasbookshelf

andisbookreviews

lynelleclarkaspiredwriter

reading-withholly

alwaysabooklover

simplyali

Uh oh, I think the jetlag is starting to destroy my sense of self, this is turning into a list rather than a blog post. Sorry! 
I'll be popping up in a few other places over the next weeks. Starting with Manga Mania Cafe and The Readiacs on the 13th of August. Lots of these posts have the chance to win a copy of The Boss and Her Billionaire so do pop over and say hello!
I'm off to pretend that I know what time zone I'm in now. Night/morning
xMichele