I’ve had a blast hanging out with you guys this week. Today, you get a chance to interview me. Just post your questions in the comments and I’ll answer as best I can. 
But first …
Yeah, he can’t believe the week is nearly over either 
Grand prize winner announced tomorrow!
That’s the title of my upcoming release from Ellora’s Cave. Blah blah, yada yada. Nothing to see here. Let’s look at man kissing instead.
and cuddling. I dare you to identify the limbs in this one. lol
I kid of course! I’m beyond thrilled about Slow Burn and I would squee but someone (Kelli Collins) threatened to cut my throat if I did. *gasp* I know!!
After I stopped sobbing, I buried the “dreaded squee.” Now I’m taking it one day at a time, but truth be told, a non-squee-ing life has been alright.
Am I going to get to the damn point?
Uh…yes? 
Here’s the cover and blurbage.
Zach was too hot for words but Marc had no intention of falling for his sexy co-worker—no matter how many of Marc’s explicit dreams Zach starred in. With only a few months left of his stay in Germany, Marc didn’t dare risk his heart with the beautiful man. But a train ride gone wrong changes everything when Zach comes to his rescue, melting Marc’s resistance in the process.
Zach’s patience has paid off. But now that the reserved scientist has turned up the heat from simmer to sizzle, four months won’t cut it. No. Zach wants forever. Will chemistry be enough?
Those of you who’ve listened to me yak before might recognize the characters. Slow Burn is the story formerly known, as Lucas and Zachary, then Marcus and Zachary.
I hope you stuck around, because here’s an excerpt!
Marcus joined the passengers squeezing into the car. The aisles usually stood empty even at peak times, but maybe others had missed their stop as well. Then again, he was fairly certain he was the only monolingual ass living in a country where the official language was not his own. It was more likely that the accident the lady mentioned had delayed the trains leaving the station.
He nabbed a spot in a doorway on the right—his exit would be on that side. Zach joined him, his front pressed up to Marcus’ back. Marcus closed his eyes and savored the moment.
Had anything ever felt this good?
Marcus took a deep breath. Even in a crowd of end-of-a-long-day-smelling people, Zach’s fresh citrus scent suffused his consciousness. The reality of his dream lover touching him filled Marcus with heat.
“We fit, Doc,” Zach whispered into his ear.
Marcus couldn’t suppress a shiver. And the feel of Zach hardening against his ass provoked another one.
“Why do you keep fighting this when you obviously want me? Hmm?” Zach asked softly, nuzzling his ear.
No way could he respond without someone overhearing. And if he chose to answer, the truth—that he wasn’t capable of casual sex—physically, yes but emotionally, hell no—would put off the even most persistent man.
But isn’t that what you want?
No, Marcus answered the internal nudge honestly. He had to remind himself constantly why sleeping with Zach was a bad idea. He’d never been able to just hook up. His heart always caught up to the lust and quickly bypassed it. When he and his lover parted ways, he invariably lost a piece of the vital organ. He’d only be in Stuttgart for a year total, so there could be no future with Zach.
Knowing was half the battle.
When Marcus had started at the chemistry institute, Zach—a technician there—had been his go-to person for chemicals, apparatus, instrument issues, well…everything really. The younger man clearly took pride in his job and eagerly assisted anyone who asked. After the initial settling in period, Marcus found himself happy when he had a problem so he would have a reason to approach Zach.
He’d tried to hide his attraction, but he must have done a poor job of it because Zach started flirting with him. Marcus pretended to be oblivious, all the while fighting the urge to flirt back. He avoided being alone with Zach and that had helped, but there had been a few instances when he couldn’t stop himself.
That’s when he’d known losing the war wasn’t just possible but highly probable.
Their stop was next. Yes!
Marcus practically flew out of the doors when they slid open. They’d been the only ones to get off and the platform was devoid of people. Marcus walked briskly to the escalator but Zach’s long legs ensured that he didn’t get very far ahead.
“You planning on answering me, Doc?”
Oh, what the hell. He’d been stoking the flame of his own desire, which was threatening to become a bonfire, for too long. While great fuel for his fantasies, flirting back had been unfair to Zach when Marcus knew he wouldn’t follow through. He drew to a halt and turned to face Zach.
“I’m not going to have sex with you. Sorry for blowing hot and cold but there, that’s it. No.”
Zach smiled.
Huh?
“I hear your words, but your eyes are saying, ‘Take me back to my room and fuck me, Zach’.”
His cock had never filled so fast. Marcus whirled away from Zach, intent on hiding the damning evidence. He was going home. Alone.
Before he could take a step, Zach gripped his arms lightly from behind.
“I see another body part agrees with those gorgeous dark chocolate eyes,”
Marcus sighed. What did he have to do to catch a break today? He pulled out of Zach’s grasp and turned to face the taller man.
“Yes. I want you. Is that what you want to hear? I want you to suck me, stroke me, fucking do me in all the positions you could imagine, but you know what? I’m not controlled by my dick, so we’re not going to do any of that. Why? Because it won’t be enough. I’ll want more than sex and even if you were willing to give me more, I’ll be done here in four months. I’ll be going to God knows where, so what would be the point? To get off? I can do that by myself. The no doubt phenomenal sex is not worth the inevitable heartache. So let’s continue to be just friends, yeah?”
“No doubt.”
“What?” Zach had lost him.
“The sex would be phenomenal,” Zach replied before he held Marcus’ face and kissed him.
Copyright © 2010 J.R. Patrick
But you’ve got to work for it a little Check out the pics on my website.
is Janna!
Congratulations! Heidi will contact you about your prize.
I’m beyond thrilled to have Heidi Cullinan as my guest today. Yes, I’m gushing but have you read her work? So freakin’ awesome! I’m a bonafide fan girl.
My favorites of Heidi’s are Special Delivery and its sequel, Double Blind, both available from Dreamspinner Press. If you never read another m/m book, you must read these two. When you’re done, no need to email me, thank Heidi directly. I’m sure she would be happy to hear from you.:D
Now on to my mini-interview with Heidi.
1. Stubble—sexy or no?
Hmm. I like stubble for looks, but it tickles. I like that little bit of shadow or a subtle, short beard. (My husband is stubble-bearded. So perhaps I’m playing to the crowd.)
Though I’ll take Ewan McGregor whether he’s clean-shaven or full-bearded. Mmm.
2. Do you prefer salty or sweet?
Both together is best, but salty generally.
I have this strange feeling this is somehow about semen, but that’s probably just my dirty mind.
I should confess now that one of my questions was going to be, “Spit or swallow?” and I scrapped it because I wasn’t sure if it would offend you. lol
3. Favorite eye color on a man (other than hubby’s eye color. hehe).
You know, I don’t care so much about eye color. I think eye color that stands out is strange. Like “bright green eyes” in fiction make me think somebody got too close to a nuclear reactor. I don’t care for the fake contacts, either. I like natural colors that go with the face and the hair and such. Like nature intended.
4. You’re down to your last $5. Slots or roulette?
God! Neither! I’d buy a drink, sit next to a sugar daddy, and flirt like hell.
5. We (stalker fans) know Sam loves Kylie Minogue. What would Ethan’s favorite artist be?
You know, I don’t think he has one. He’s definitely the radio sort. Whatever is on. But his soundtrack is heavy on Will Young and Greg Laswell, so I’m thinking maybe he’d like them.
6. Recent polls suggest that we need more Sam, Mitch, Randy and Ethan. Uh…it was very scientific. Don’t worry about the details. So when can we expect more Sam, Mitch, Randy and Ethan?
Yes, I’ve heard about these polls.
Well, I have plans for two, but I’m very backed up at the moment with three snarly projects I’m trying to figure out where and how to sell, one of which I’m still editing and which I think is trying to kill me. I am about two emails away from signing with an agent, which should help immensely. Well, not with editing the story of death. But the sorting out of things. Once all that organizes, I’m hoping another SMR book is next.
But the problem is, the more of these I put out, the harder it gets. I have to keep dates and events and timelines in my head, which is especially significant because the next book I want to wedge between the existing ones as far as timeline. Also, much as it’s easy to say, “more Sam and Mitch and Randy and Ethan,” you’ll all be bored very fast if there’s no conflict in the story. Romantic conflict is really easy to reach for, but after you give someone a HEA, “more trouble” is hard to come by. And the more I mess with it, the trickier things get. Doesn’t mean I don’t want to do it, but I do need to take my time.
I have plans for the wedged-in one and another one after. In that one Crabtree gets hooked up, but there are other things too. I can’t decide who has the secondary conflict, though, Randy or Ethan. Both sounds nice, but man, that could get gnarly. So we’ll see.
Woohoo!! I have total faith that you can pull it off and I’m climbing the walls patiently waiting until you do.
Heidi’s newest release is a Dreamspinner Press Fairytale called Sweet Son.
Pride 
and desire send prosperous merchant Eryn on a personal quest to find the perfect man to share his life. Eryn has heard of a mythical land beyond the mountains, where it is rumored that a benevolent, magical prince rules a kingdom of equality and harmony, and so he sets out, alone and determined… but even the most focused of determination will only take Eryn so far.
A destined true love does wait for Eryn, but the path to his future is rife with risk, and he will face not only his deepest fears, but also pain, torture, and bone-deep desolation as he struggles to reach Wyn, a sweet, beautiful, and fragile man trapped in an enchantment. If Eryn is to have any chance at a happily ever after, he will have to conquer the illusions that have always consumed him, even if it means sacrificing life and limb for love.
Sounds great, doesn’t it? You can read an excerpt and purchase here. To find out more about Heidi, check out her website.
Now since I so agree with her Ewan McGregor comment above, here are some gratuitous pics—clean-shaven, scruffy and one full-bearded, emphasizing those gorgeous eyes.
Heidi is offering up one of her ebook single titles to one lucky commenter! Check out her backlist here and tell me which title you want and why for a chance to win. Winner announced tomorrow.
That’s me. I’ve known it since I was at the age where you had to write compositions (essays for you non-Caribbean peeps). My “If I were a…” compositions barely made it past half an exercise book (no clue what other peeps call those) page and as I excelled in mathematics and grammar, etc., I’m sure my composition teacher thought I was lazy. I wasn’t. I’m just naturally concise. lol
Evidence:
Jess Dee interviewed me for her blog. Check it out here.
You back? Yeah…I suck at job interviews just as badly.
The good thing about writing a story is that the words add up. Very slowly for me (15k words is like 150k. I kid you not) but whatever. They do and that’s what counts, right?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, today we’re going to play the three-word game based on this pic…
Rules
1. Copy the story (as it is so far from the latest comment) into your comment and add ONLY three words.
2. You can punctuate as you wish.
Start of the story:
Don’t leave me
Here’s an example:
1st commenter–Don’t leave me standing here alone
2nd commenter–Don’t leave me standing here alone because I love
3rd commenter–Don’t leave me standing here alone because I love bagels. They’re delicious!
Easy peasy japanesey! Let’s see how far we get and have some fun! Remember, every comment this week in entered for the grand prize draw.
Jamie N!
Congrats Jamie. I’ll email you shortly.
I’m alive and well, I swear! I’m sure you couldn’t tell for the few weeks there that I was missing in action. But after shoving real life into the back bedroom—with the rest of junk I’ve been putting off sorting out —here, I am.
I’ll be holding a few contests this week so be sure to check back each day to see if there’s swag. Comment on any/all of my posts from today up to and including Friday to be entered for a chance to win the grand prize, which includes an ARC of my upcoming release with Ellora’s Cave, Slow Burn and a $10 GC from All Romance ebooks.
Who is J.R. Patrick anyway?
My official bio can be found on my website but basically, J.R. is an erotic romance author. The woman behind J.R., however, wears many hats and they all have an “I love to read” logo. Technically, my hair is way too big (I have long dreads) to fit under a hat but you know what I mean, right? This makes the author bit tricky for the simple fact that if I get a snatch of free time, I’ll immediately open a story…to read. I know! Bad J.R. But I love reading more than anything.
Wait!
Not anything. I love three things equally: reading, car racing (or rally, as we refer to it here) and dominoes. They all have the ability to fight hunger and speed up time. Yup, when I’m doing either of those things, I’m completely immersed in the moment. I feel zero discomfort. Case in point: I’m writing this after I just came home from ten hours of standing playing dominoes (in the sun), in between rally action. Both rally and dominoes involved tons of trash talk and screaming in delight. I was in heaven!
I also love hot-man kissing.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
That doesn’t quite count as a hobby though, huh?
Leave a comment on today’s post telling me your three favorite hobbies/fun things to do for a chance to win an ebook copy of my first release, Only Yours, on sale at Dreamspinner through to Wednesday! An excerpt from Only Yours is split up among the other IH ladies’ blogs. Start at Jambrea’s for the blurb.
And the winner of the ebook from my back list is…
Chris – Stumbling over Chaos. Please email me at binojo2@yahoo.com and I’ll send you the ebook of your choice from my back list. you can check out my books at www.jambrea.com Let me know what format you need too! Congrats!!!!
Now the winner of a one of my print books is…
Courtney S. Please email me at binojo2@yahoo.com. You can see both of my prints at Total eBound. They are both anthologies. Let me know which one you would like and your snail mail address and I’ll get that out to you next week.
Thank you everyone for the great week! It’s been a blast. The above picture is one of my favorites. I LOVE it. And I’ll post one last picture before I go and leave you in JR’s hands for her The Week of JR next week.
The last publisher I’ll talk about is Liquid Silver. I will do a brief mention of my other two publishers. The publisher I got my first contract with, Freya’s Bower and the one I won a contest to get into eXtasy. You can click the names to check out the sites if you wish.
Now back to Liquid Silver. My second year at Lori Foster I pitched my military story, Semper Fi: Magnus. The editor liked and asked for the first three chapters. Not soon after she asked for the full and then contracted it. It was a wonderful experiance.
Picture break.
Okay, then I got my cover. OMG. I love this cover. This is the cover that I sent in Jan Irvings cover The Janitor as the feel I wanted and they TOTALLY got it.
This is my first and only book with Liquid Silver, but I have plans for more in the Semper Fi series. Next up is Ben. Here is the blurb for Magnus.
Marine Colonel Joe “Magnus” Rivers’ job is his reason for being. Protecting the United States of America from all threats is his sole purpose in life. That life is turned upside down when a woman is assigned to his team of elite Marines and his attraction to her threatens his career.
NCIS Special Agent Emily Patterson’s orders: infiltrate Colonel Rivers’ team and find the culprits behind a slate of kidnappings connected to a sex slave ring. Her mission parameters didn’t include an attraction for Colonel Rivers but nothing in Emily’s career could have prepared her for Magnus. Her job becomes more difficult as she gets to know the man behind the uniform and Emily finds herself wanting to prove herself to him, potentially exposing her identity before she clears Mag.
Mag and Emily struggle against their growing feelings for one another, both knowing the consequences of giving in to lust. Mag is Emily’s team leader and fraternizing is against the rules. Emily is investigating Mag and his team; getting involved with him could ruin her investigation and her career.
Read An Excerpt Here
Book Length: Full Length
Cover Artist: Lyn Taylor
Another picture break.
As you can see I stuck to a military theme. lol And I couldn’t do the post with out a little m/m action. heehee
Tomorrow I’ll post my winners. There will be one eBook winner and one print winner. Good luck everyone!
