I’m thrilled to welcome…
Award-Winning Author Monica Burns!
An award-winning author of erotic romance, Monica Burns penned her first short romance story at the age of nine when she selected the pseudonym she uses today. Even then she knew that Burns was a great last name for an erotic romance writer who writes burning hot stories.
A workaholic wife and mother, Monica’s most recent awards include the Best of the Best 2011 PRISM award for Assassin’s Heart and a 2010 CAPA award for Kismet. She is also a RWA 2005 Golden Heart Finalist, 2009 and 2006 EPPIE finalist, and a recipient of JERR’s Silver Star award. Her book Mirage was a 2008 RT Bookreviews Reviewers Choice Award nominee, and it received a 2009 EPPIE for Best Historical Erotic Romance.
Today Monica’s giving away a copy of her award-winning book, Kismet:
It was a gamble she was born to make…
Raised in a brothel at a young age, Allegra Synnford quickly learned that survival meant taking charge of her destiny. Now, a renowned courtesan skilled in the pleasures of the flesh, she chooses her lovers carefully—vowing never to be vulnerable to any one man. Until a mesmerizing Sheikh strips that control from her…
With a man who wasn’t used to losing.
Sheikh Shaheen of the Amazigh has been hiding from his past for a long time, but not enough to forget how another courtesan made him abandon his life as the Viscount Newcastle. It’s why the yearnings this dangerous temptress ignites within him are so troubling. Worse, thoughts of Allegra pervade every fantasy, threatening to undermine his cover. With old enemies circling, experience tells him he must resist her charms at all cost. In fact, he’s betting on it. That’s a risky wager when it comes to a woman of pleasure. But Allegra has her own reasons for playing games…with a man who can’t afford to lose.
What happens between them is Kismet…
“I was hooked and spent the whole day reading this sizzling, sensual, engrossing tale.”
— Barbara Vey, Publisher’s Weekly – Beyond Her Book
To enter to win a copy of KISMET, answer the following question:
What is it about a sheikh that’s so sexy?(This drawing is open internationally.)
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:07 am · Link
For me it has always always been about the dark brooding eyes. Makes me shiver .
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:10 am · Link
I think it’s the mystery that’s the most appealing to me.
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April 3rd, 2012 at 10:15 am · Link
What is it about a sheikh that’s so sexy?
Mmm good question? Their swarthiness, the dark sultriness in their eyes
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:15 am · Link
The way they hold themselves and know what they want 😉
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:18 am · Link
What makes a sheikh so sexy? For me it’s the fantasy of the harem and the exotic atmosphere of the east with the fabrics, smells and dark handsome men.
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:55 am · Link
I like the exotic element… their almost cavelike personalities
April 3rd, 2012 at 12:37 pm · Link
It’s their exotic surroundings–so lush and indulgent.
April 3rd, 2012 at 1:09 pm · Link
Their personality and customs
April 3rd, 2012 at 1:27 pm · Link
Hmm, for me it’s their allure. They are mysterious to me so I can’t pinpoint any one thing 🙂
April 3rd, 2012 at 2:35 pm · Link
They are exotic and brooding and mysterious. Of course sexy!! In books anyway.
Lisa B
April 3rd, 2012 at 3:30 pm · Link
exotic, different, sexy for some reason they draw me in and i have to have more
April 3rd, 2012 at 6:21 pm · Link
sheiks are exotic and unexpected.
April 3rd, 2012 at 6:36 pm · Link
their eyes and their skin 🙂
April 3rd, 2012 at 7:07 pm · Link
hMMM, because they are mysterious and dangerous:)
April 3rd, 2012 at 7:34 pm · Link
For me it would be partly the unknown and I assume they are rich too lol.
April 3rd, 2012 at 8:39 pm · Link
I would say it is the mysterious quality surrounding them in books along with the exotic locales.
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:21 pm · Link
It’s the feeling that they are somehow different, exotic, powerful, and special 🙂
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:46 pm · Link
Exotic and that accent!
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:10 pm · Link
for me the appeal is in their coloringa nd eyes and their strong bodies i ahve apretty good imagination with books that and almost every one is comanding and incharge its pretty sexy
April 4th, 2012 at 12:12 am · Link
rich man, good body 🙂
April 4th, 2012 at 5:53 am · Link
The dark mysterious eyes.
April 4th, 2012 at 11:18 am · Link
As others have said: the accent, exotic-ness, unknown parts, the seeming inherent power, the mystique.
What’s not so sexy?!
April 4th, 2012 at 9:37 pm · Link
My second comment (in case the first will show up, not sure why its lost)
I will said their culture. I don’t care about their appearance, but its always cool to learn other cultures, especiall Mid-East culture that so exotic =)
April 4th, 2012 at 11:09 pm · Link
I don’t know much about sheiks, and haven’t read any books with them, but they have power right? And that’s always sexy! And they’re from overseas which is cool and exotic.
April 5th, 2012 at 12:03 am · Link
The accent, the outfit, the power!
April 5th, 2012 at 11:46 pm · Link
They think they are God’s gift to women. They carry that sense of attitude.