Adele Dubois Blog

Although I’ve written several paranormal tales for Ellora’s Cave, my ghost story INTIMATE ART seems most appropriate for this Halloween visit. INTIMATE ART is a love story about two people divided by the prudish, disapproving ghost who shares the heroine’s home. The method the hero uses to fight the ghost’s power and win the woman he loves is the heart of INTIMATE ART.

This is what The Romance Studio had to say about INTIMATE ART. “Adele is a very talented author who has ability to draw the reader in and keep them there. Her love scenes are imaginative, erotic, and hot, hot, hot. Wonderful characters, dialogue that flows well, and a touch of humor add to the overall enjoyment of this wonderful story.”         
~ The Romance Studio

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 SUMMARY: Intimate Art by Adele Dubois
 
When Jack strides into the Special-T café each morning, wearing jeans hot enough to melt glass, the erotic fuel between him and waitress Legs Anderson almost ignites the room. That’s why Legs’ willingness to keep Jack at bay is Hartsville’s most bemusing mystery.
 
That and the fact that Jack Harris is the only person in town who doesn’t believe the Anderson house is haunted. But Legs believes. And as long as her aunt’s ghost haunts the master bedroom of the house she inherits, Jack can’t spend the night. Ada had an ironclad rule she enforces from the grave - no men allowed. Especially Harris men.
 
Jack forms a plan involving paint, body stencils and exotic ingenuity to chase Ada’s ghost from the house. Will intimate art help him claim the woman he loves? Or will Ada conjure new surprises?
 
An Excerpt From: INTIMATE ART
 
Copyright © ADELE DUBOIS, 2008
All Rights Reserved, Ellora’s Cave Publishing, Inc.
 
“You’re really serious about her haunting the place, aren’t you?” His question was heavy with controlled annoyance.
 
Legs nodded and folded her arms across her chest. “And she has very strong opinions about what you and I have been doing.”
 
His smirk told her he couldn’t care less. “Then we don’t need to sneak around anymore, do we? She knows.” He set his coffee cup on the dresser and plunked the Home Depot bag on the floor. “Just because her husband ran out on her doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a life. I’m not like your miserable drunk of an uncle.”
 
He shifted his gaze around the room, a frown forming on his handsome, angular face. Glints of gold in his long, thick hair caught the morning light, and Legs sucked in an admiring breath. His hair was combed back from his face and trailed to the center of his neck like rich butterscotch fudge glazed with real vanilla. She almost wanted to take a bite.
 
The last time they’d made love she’d run her hands through the smooth strands, combing his tight scalp with her fingertips. She’d reveled in the creamy texture while he licked the swell of her breasts and sucked her erect nipples, groaning as his cock strained tight against her naked thigh. The memory of hot skin against skin made her tremble inside. Some of her defenses fell away.
 
Legs could tell Jack recognized the scent of Ada’s White Diamonds perfume gaining strength in the air by the way he tilted his head as his nostrils flared. His blue eyes flashed defiance. He looked around, shouting at corners. “Do you hear me, Ada? I’m not like he was.”
 
A cold chill swept through the room. Legs shivered against the draft and looked hard into the air, trying to focus through the dust motes in the early morning sun. If she stared in just the right way, and at just the right angle, she might see glimmers of her aunt. It had happened before.
 
Jack narrowed his eyes. “I know how to get her out of here. Tough love.”
 
“What?”
 
He reached out and pulled her into his arms. The scent of fresh lime soap and musk aftershave filled her senses, dousing the White Diamonds. Arms of sleek steel hugged her to his broad, muscled chest. The smell and feel of him drifted over her like a safe, sensuous blanket.
 
She pressed her cheek against his shirt and rubbed her face across the nipple that had hardened beneath his black t-shirt. The fullness of her bottom lip clung to the tip and she resisted the primal urge to nip it with her teeth and poke it with her tongue through the fabric.
 
His voice was gruff. “We’ll fuck her out of here.”

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REV ME UP is a Night Owl Romance TOP PICK! FIVE HEARTS!

“Oh my, Adele Dubois has done it again - Crafted an awesome book. This is a hot and delicious read that should not be missed. Ladies, you will need to cool down after this one. I love Adele’s books and yes ladies’; being bad is good in so many wicked ways…especially with a man like Antonio.”  ~NOR Reviews (Melinda)

Review Link: http://tinyurl.com/yhbfg44

Excerpt:  http://adeledubois.com/rev_me_up.shtml

“Hot and fast paced. Set my blood to boiling.”
~ My Book Cravings

Enduring love is the most romantic love of all.  That is the theme of my romantic story DREAM TRAVELER which received consistently outstanding reviews. I hope you enjoy the excerpt.
 

Dream Traveler by Adele Dubois
Ellora’s Cave
ISBN-13: 978-1419914720
Genre: Futuristic Erotic Romance
Format: ebook

Summary:

Emily Hopkins has sexy daydreams and secret erotic fantasies that are suddenly coming true.

And they’re ruining her life.

All she wanted was some zing in her ho-hum sex life. After twenty-five years of an otherwise happy marriage, her raging peri-menopausal hormones keep her in a constant state of arousal –just as her nest empties and her overworked husband Bill falls asleep each night in the family room recliner after supper.

When Emily wins a weekend island getaway in an online erotic essay contest, she hopes the beach fling with her husband will cure her mid-life blues–until she learns the prize doesn’t include him. There is another tiny entry detail she missed without her reading glasses–the exotic island is an enchanted anything-goes sex theme resort.

Emily vows to stay out of trouble on magical Isle de Paradises, but temptation, including a mystery man who watches her from the shadows, lures her. When chilled cups of Olympus Elixir and a spa treatment called VIGR-X bring her restored short-term youth, her resistance begins to crumble. The most beautiful men and women on earth offer her every erotic desire she has ever dreamed of. Yet, she loves her husband. Will she act out her fantasies or choose fidelity?

Tempted to the breaking point, Emily faces the choice between honoring her marriage vows and submission to Paradises’ carnal pleasures. Will she surrender? Or will she discover the secret to renewed marital passion and live happily ever after?

Excerpt:

“More champagne, senora?” The airline host held out a fresh, sparkling crystal flute filled with bubbling, water-clear liquid. His hand was angular chiseled brown granite, made to hold a woman steady in his arms. He flashed a smile of white, perfect teeth between full, firm lips, and his dark eyes conveyed a subtle invitation.

For her or the champagne? Emily tossed away the notion that his smile meant anything more than business. She was twice his age. She looked around the plush, first class compartment of the airliner at the other, younger women travelers. Surely this host was just being friendly.

There was that smile again. Emily met his eyes. They flickered with warmth and soft, seductive light. Flecks of green and taupe pulled her in, and she licked her lips absently, mentally tasting his as she reached for the glass. His fingers touched hers and a spark of electricity snaked up her arm. The tips of his fingers lingered against the back of her hand just a beat too long, and her eyes fluttered in mild surprise. His bold return glance dared her to reject him.

“The champagne is invigorating, no?”

Emily hesitated, holding his stare while she registered his question. Familiar, warm champagne tingles skittered along her body–along with something else she at first could not identify. She frowned slightly in concentration, breaking the spell. What was it?

The answer crept into the back of her mind but she dismissed it as ridiculous. How could she feel younger and more confident after a mere glass of champagne? She stared at the elegant glass in her hand and noted the clean, sharp lines of the crystal, though she wasn’t wearing her reading glasses. She batted her lids in confusion. Didn’t alcohol dull the senses, not sharpen them?

“It’s wonderful. Smooth as satin.” She tasted the fresh liquid.

The champagne was ice cold on her tongue. Her nostrils flared as she swallowed. Goosebumps formed along the length of her arms. Her breasts began to ache.

“Specialty of the House. From your hosts at The Traveler Channel. It’s called Olympus Elixir.”

“Nectar of the gods. I get it.” Emily smiled. Two glasses of anything was usually her limit, but she could make an exception for this. A surge of energy roared through her bloodstream. The pulse in her neck quickened. The host glanced down at her again through half open lids and his lips curled in a faint half smile from one corner of his delectable mouth. The tip of his pink, round tongue touched the center of his bottom lip and disappeared.

Emily swallowed another sip of elixir to keep her own tongue from hanging out like a hound dog. What was she doing flirting with this…this baby? She was a married woman for goodness sake with a fine man at home.

I’m only looking, a voice whispered inside her head. Her conscience apparently needed a good swift kick in the ass.

Buy Link: http://www.jasminejade.com/pm-3977-316-dream-traveler.aspx

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Gathered for RomantiCon 2009!

Ellora’s Cave authors (from L to R) Samantha Cayto, Dalton Diaz, Adele Dubois, Mari Freeman, Lee Pearce, Nina Pierce, Samantha Kane arrive at Jasmine-Jade headquarters in Akron, Ohio to begin their tour of the company.

Watch out for that python! Ellora’s Cave really does keep a pet snake in the office!

Inside the Ellora’s Cave book warehouse where titles are stacked.

DESERT NECTAR by Adele Dubois is ready for shipping!

It felt great to hold my new trade paperback DESERT NECTAR in my hands.

A peek inside the print shop from the warehouse.

Look at the size of that paper roll!

The printing press at work.

Pages of Ellora’s Cave books during the printing process.

The book binding process.

After the books are bound, the pages are trimmed to uniform size in this machine. (That’s Randy in the pic. He’s in charge. Hey, Randy!)

Final product.

From author to printing press to the reader. Adele Dubois at the RomantiCon Book Fair.

The Cavemen weren’t in the offices (darn!) but I thought their photo would bring a perfect ending to our Ellora’s Cave tour.

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I’m pleased to be part of the paranormal short story offered FREE by Romance In The Back Seat entitled STARS ARE EMPTY.

New York Times Bestselling author L.A. Banks leads this Round Robin romance offered in installments during the month of October. Author Adele Dubois completes segment seven. Cynthia Eden will conclude the story by Halloween. Click on the banner above or link below to enjoy the tale STARS ARE EMPTY.

Romance In The Back Seat

REV ME UP by Adele Dubois

Summary:

Lisa has always been a Good Girl. When she flashes her breasts at the hunk riding by on his Harley, her wild impulse seems like harmless fun. How could she know he’d hit the curb and land at her feet? To make amends with the cop from Santa Fe, Lisa agrees to a cocktail with him. When she slides on the bike and wraps her arms around Antonio’s buff body, they take off on the ultimate ride.

Antonio’s in town for his brother’s graduation before heading to FBI training. Lisa’s there to break up with her cheating midshipman boyfriend. Revenge sex with a hot cop may be the perfect way to unleash her inner Bad Girl. But can she keep her feelings casual?

With sexy Antonio by her side and the lust blazing between them, this Bad Girl may have a chance to have it all. As long as an ex-boyfriend out for revenge doesn’t destroy her new happiness.

REV ME UP — Buy Link:

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Line: Moderne
Series: None
Book Length: Novel

Book Type: eBook

Publisher: Ellora’s Cave Publishing

ISBN: 9781419923982
Price: $5.95

Reporter Joysann from Barbara Vey’s PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “Beyond Her Book” Blog posed this question to RomantiCon attendees during the convention: “Where’s the most unusual place you’ve had sex?”

Here’s what they had to say. (See if you can find me, Adele Dubois, in the video.)

Readers, tell us in the comments section about the most unusual place you’ve had sex, just for fun. No details, please, just name the place. Let’s continue what Joysann started.

Follow the link to also visit Barbara Vey’s “Beyond Her Book” Blog. http://tinyurl.com/yk5tlvt

Welcome to the Psychedelic Soiree!

Kathy Kulig (center) and the Ellora’s Cavemen wear their groovy costumes.

Ellora’s Cave Authors Kathy Kulig, Kristin Daniels, and Nikki Soarde shake it up with the Ellora’s Cavemen at the Psychedelic Soiree.

Adele Dubois and Ellora’s Caveman Angelo at the Psychedelic Soiree. That’s some hug!

Authors Stephanie Julian (L) and Adele Dubois (R) at the RomantiCon Awards Banquet.

Ellora’s Cave readers Kathy (L) with author Adele Dubois (center) and Jennifer (R)

Adele Dubois (L) and reader Dottie (R). Dottie says Adele is her new BFF!

Adele Dubois (center) surrounded by Ellora’s Cavemen hunks.

Though my body is travel-weary from my trip to the first annual Ellora’s Cave ROMANTICON, my creative spirit is in high gear. Wow! I had so much fun at the event it’s already listed on my calendar for October 2010.

Our enthusiastic readers, hard-working and gracious hosts, awesome authors, and always-charming-and-sexy Cavemen raised the excitement levels off the fun-o-meter charts. We partied, took tours of Ellora’s Cave Publishing (where I saw my trade paperback DESERT NECTAR stored in the warehouse awaiting shipping!), danced the night away, won tons of raffle prizes, attended workshops, made new friends who signed our clever souvenir books, and in the end had a hugely successful book-signing event where, I’m happy to report, copies of DESERT NECTAR sold out.

My biggest surprise came during the Awards Ceremony at the Saturday night banquet when I received a 2009 SUPERSTAR Award trophy and certificate for my e-books DESERT FEVER and DESERT WILD (combined in the trade paperback DESERT NECTAR) for the books’ endearingly kinky GPS navigation system, “Guy,” with a gift for matchmaking. Though I’ve placed in writing contests in the past, the SUPERSTAR Award is the first industry award I’ve received. I admit there’s something extra-special about receiving recognition from one’s publisher.

I hope you enjoy reading DESERT FEVER and DESERT WILD (and trade paperback DESERT NECTAR) and that I’ll meet YOU next year in Ohio during ROMANTICON!

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Adele Dubois proudly displays her RomantiCon 2009 SUPERSTAR Trophy and Certificate.

Adele Dubois and Patty Marks, CEO of Jasmine-Jade Publishing.

No award ceremony would be complete without kudos from the Ellora’s Cavemen!

Melissa Lopez won a raffle prize donated by author Adele Dubois at the RomantiCon Awards Banquet.

Kelly Kirch won a raffle prize donated by author Adele Dubois at the RomantiCon Awards Banquet.

Having a wonderful time at RomantiCon 2009! Here’s me, Adele Dubois, with the Ellora’s Cave men. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it.

The Cavemen hunks are hunkier than ever!

Shake your groove thing, Cavemen!

An Ellora’s Cave reader and Caveman Angelo. Wow!

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Our icebreaker party Thursday night for the early arrivals was great fun. Ellora’s Cave authors, readers, cover artists, editors, publishing staff, and cover models were all in attendance. The highlight, of course, was the photo shoot with the Cavemen. These guys are personable and fun. And did I mention hotter than hawt?

Check back for more pics. Took a tour of Ellora’s Cave publishing headquarters today and got lots of great pictures.