Welcome V. L. Locey!!
Many
thanks to Jean for having me here today! Let me introduce myself properly.
Hello, my name is V.L. Locey and I
am addicted to hockey and romance.
There, it`s out. Not that I exactly
hide my fondness for the sport. I tend to be a rather vociferous supporter of
my New York Rangers. I am known to jump, shout, and at times, use bad words
while watching a hockey game. I suppose it was only natural that my love for
the sport would blossom into a love of the men that play it.
Now
I know many women think that all hockey players are knuckle-dragging bullies
with missing teeth. This is just not the case. The world of professional ice
hockey is filled with stunningly handsome men who are in their athletic prime.
Men who dress with as much care as a GQ cover model. Men who speak with sensual
French-Canadian, Swedish, Russian, or Finnish accents. Men who are so hot I
wonder how the ice remains firm under their skates. These are the sort of men that you`ll find in
my To Love a Wildcat series.
And we can`t have a romance without
a leading lady, can we? That would be like having a stick but no puck, or a
rink with no ice. In my books it is the lady who tells the tale. While my
Wildcat books are centered in the world of professional ice hockey, the women
are the stars. Each book revolves around a woman that is not your typical
romance story heroine. The women of the Wildcats are all different, all strong,
and all unique. They range in ages from early twenty to early fifty. Some are
tall, some short, some thin, some curvy, some shy, some outspoken, and some
live with a disability. Nary a cookie cut gal in the group! While the tone for
each novel changes slightly with the leading lady, the romance, character
driven plots, and toasty bed-play remain consistent throughout the series.
In Pink Pucks & Power Plays, the first book of the To Love a
Wildcat Series, you`ll meet Viviana Land, a curvy and proud of it reporter and
Alain Lessard, star defenseman for the `Cats.
Viviana just can`t seem to say no
to her younger sister. Somehow, the sassy society page reporter gets lassoed
into serving as the Busy Bee scout leader for her niece’s troop. One overheated
engine and a missed basket-weaving class later, Viviana and her girls find
themselves in the Green Hills Ice Rink, facing a world that none of them knew
existed. Enter Alain Lessard, the charmingly handsome young defenseman for the
Philadelphia Wildcats ice hockey team, who is donating his summer to coach the
youth league his team sponsors.
When our intrepid reporter is given
the chance to write the break-out
story of her career, Viviana leaps at the chance to pen a tell-all exposé about the media-hating Lessard.
Thinking it would be easy to flirt and tease some juicy tidbits out of the
jock, Viviana soon finds herself falling for the sensual, younger, kind-hearted
man. Will she put aside her virtual pen for a chance to stay at her sinfully erotic
new paramour`s side? Or will Viviana finally get away from those mundane bakery
openings and library luncheons by using the man she may love as a way to step
into the limelight?
How
about an excerpt?
*~*
“Tell me about your house growing up. Was it a
small town?” I offered him another spoonful of ice cream. He smiled and
accepted after losing the far-away look he had been wearing. Alain launched
into a long explanation about his hometown and I, like the miserable snoop that
I am, committed every name and anecdote to memory for later dictation to my tablet.
After he talked at length and the float was consumed, I stood up and walked to
the railing, stepping over sleeping dogs. I leaned my shoulder against the
post.
“You
seem distracted tonight,” Alain said, stepping up behind me to wrap me in his
embrace. His chest was strong and solid against my back. My hands rested on his
forearms.
“I
should probably check my dress and go home. I have to be up early tomorrow for
some insipid luncheon that the mayor`s wife is throwing.”
“I
did not know you were friends with the mayor`s wife,” he said casually, his
chin resting on top of my head. I went rigid in his arms.
“I
don`t really know her,” I hurried to say, forcing myself to relax, “It`s just
some luncheon where she plans to announce which charity she`ll work with for
the upcoming year. My boss is hoping she`ll name the same charity our law
office donates to.”
“Ah,
that would be good. What is the charity you give to? Perhaps I donate to them
as well.”
“Oh,
well it`s a small local charity named for the town the mayor`s mother was born
in,” I said, thankful only the fireflies could see my lying face. I turned in
his arms. He smiled down at me, dropping his head to capture my mouth gently.
“What
is the name of this town?” he asked between kisses that were growing longer and
hotter.
“Petticoat
Junction,” I whispered my fingers now in those dark curls of his.
“That
sounds like a funny town. Stay the night, Viviana.” He held me as tight as he
could, his lips moved gently over mine. “Stay with me here.”
I
stayed.
*~*
You
can find Pink Pucks & Power Plays here: SECRET CRAVINGS PUBLISHING
V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, belly
laughs, anything romantic, Greek mythology, New York Rangers hockey, comic books and coffee. (Not necessarily in
that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two
cats, a steer named after a famous N.H.L. goalie, and a flock of assorted
domestic fowl.
V.L. is a self-published and
conventionally published author. Her self-published works are the Gods & Goats trilogy, a romantic comedy series revolving around Greek
gods, rural lifestyles, and a widowed goatherder. I know, but it works, trust
me.
She is a proud Torquere Press author
and her short story Two Guys Walk into an
Apocalypse was included in the anthology He Loves Me For My Brainssssss. She also has several books
contracted with Torquere for release in 2013, including her Two Guys
zom-rom-com books, the Greek mythology romance Love of the Hunter, a short story in the Outserve Charity Sip Blitz, and the hockey novella Goaltender`s Penalty. An Erie Halloween, a novella about shapeshifters, rounds
out her M/M backlist. 2014 will bring more romances about shifters, hockey
players, and whatever else tickles her muse.
She is thrilled to be a Secret
Cravings author as well. Her To Love a
Wildcat sports romance series is her first contract with SCP . So far five
books starring the hot men of the Philadelphia Wildcats professional ice hockey
team, and their spunky leading ladies, have been contracted. The first novel in
the series, Pink Pucks & Power Plays,
is due for release in January, 2014.
When not writing romantic tales, she
can be found enjoying her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of
Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in hand, writing, or cheering on her
beloved New York Rangers. She can also be found online on Facebook, Twitter,
and GoodReads.
I love
to meet new friends and fans! You can find me at-
Twitter-
https://twitter.com/vllocey
Thank you for having me, Jean!
ReplyDeleteI remember reading some of the scenes from this book last year and now can't wait to read the entire book
ReplyDeleteThank you for dropping by, Lindsay. Yes, we Tuesday Tale authors give our readers some nice little sneak peaks, don`t we? =)
ReplyDeleteI love hockey romances. So happy to have found another hockey series to read.
ReplyDeleteI'm fairly new to hockey romances but thanks for new titles to look for.
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