Sizzling Short TOUCH OF THE DEMON When destinies collide... for #HornyHDay

Welcome to Horny Hump Day! This is the hop where we share three steamy sentences from one of our books. And look at the sexy new banner we have!

This week I'm sharing a snippet from Touch of the Demon, an erotic short that was previously published by The Wild Rose Press.

A bad ass dark angel hero. A reluctant assassin heroine. When their destinies collide raw lust escalates into a firestorm of sizzling passion.

“You don’t have to beg.” His voice was hoarse, his dark eyes glowing with lust and instead of terrifying, the vision inflamed. “You only need to ask.”

"Christina Phillips has done a spectacular job of making her world come alive for the reader.” Touch of the Demon, Night Owl Top Pick Review

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Horny Hump Day ~ Touch of the Demon

Welcome to this week's Horny Hump Day! Today I'm sharing three sentences from my erotic paranormal romance, Touch of the Demon. 

Dark angel Rafe has found the woman he was sent back in time to destroy, but thinks he can get away with a quick bit of nooky before doing the deed :-) Celeste, however, is far from the helpless human he imagines and has her own agenda:

She took his nipple between her teeth and heard his shocked groan as he pressed her head more securely against his chest. Ah, great Goddess, she would make him more than groan. She would make him regret accepting this mission, for setting foot on Earth, and thinking he could erase her destiny.

 

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Bad ass dark angel Rafe travels back in time to destroy the woman who is fated to bring untold chaos to the cosmos. Instead he finds Celeste, a child of the Earth Goddess, who is sworn to protect the one Rafe seeks. 

He mistakes her for his quarry, but an irresistible attraction prevents him from taking her soul. And although Celeste holds the one weapon capable of banishing Rafe from Earth forever, she’s unable to deny the overwhelming desire to possess this creature from hell.

 They come together in a frenzy of passion, each believing they are changing destiny by their actions. But when the Earth Goddess appears they discover her plans are more far reaching than either had imagined.

"If you want a sexy read, filled with demons, goddesses, and forbidden love, then pick up a copy of Touch of the Demon and let it take you away. I give this short story 4 cherries." Tiger Lily, Whipped Cream

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Sneak Peek Sunday ~ TOUCH OF THE DEMON

Welcome to this Sunday's Sneak Peek where I share six paragraphs of my short erotic paranormal romance, Touch of the Demon. I hope you enjoy Rafe and Celeste!

Rafe has been sent back in time to neutralize a threat to the future. When he meets his mark, Celeste, instead of carrying out his orders he falls under her seductive spell. This is a snippet from the scene soon after they meet:

“You don’t know how to listen.” But she turned her head slightly, so his palm grazed against her jaw. He drew in a sharp breath and satisfaction sliced through her. He wasn’t immune to her, any more than she was to him.

It meant nothing. Could lead nowhere but hell. And yet she still couldn’t draw back.

“Why don’t you try me?” His thigh pressed against hers, hot and unyielding. She refused to retreat, instead returning the pressure and hot darts of lust pierced deep within her womb.

“I wouldn’t lower myself.” She flattened her hand against his chest to push him away. His heart beat beneath her fingers and, instead of repelling him, she pressed against the cool linen of his shirt as the heat of his body warmed the fabric.

His fingers caressed her face then speared through her hair. She gasped in shock as her head jerked back.

“You don’t have to beg.” His voice was hoarse, his dark eyes glowing with lust. Instead of terrifying, the vision inflamed. “You only need to ask.”

Amazon    Smashwords

iTunes ~ Diesel ~ Nook

Bad ass dark angel Rafe travels back in time to destroy the woman who is fated to bring untold chaos to the cosmos. Instead he finds Celeste, a child of the Earth Goddess, who is sworn to protect the one Rafe seeks.

 He mistakes her for his quarry, but an irresistible attraction prevents him from taking her soul. And although Celeste holds the one weapon capable of banishing Rafe from Earth forever, she’s unable to deny the overwhelming desire to possess this creature from hell.

They come together in a frenzy of passion, each believing they are changing destiny by their actions. But when the Earth Goddess appears they discover her plans are more far reaching than either had imagined. 

 "Christina Phillips has done a spectacular job of making her world come alive for the reader." Night Owl Top Pick Reviews

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And we have More Winners!

And so ends the third week of my blog tour to celebrate the release of Archangel of Mercy! I've been having a lot of fun chatting with readers, and without further ado here are the winners!

The winner of an e-copy of Touch of the Demon plus swag on

Tina Donahue's blog is...

pc!

The winner of an e-copy of Foretaste of Forever plus swag on

Paranormal Haven is...

Sheryl!

The winner of a copy of Archangel of Mercy plus swag on

Dark Side Downunder is...

bn100!

The winner of the Goodreads contest is...

Krystal!

The winner of Touch of the Demon plus swag on
Cathryn Hein's Friday Feast is...

Juanita!

The winner of a copy of Archangel of Mercy and swag on
Romance Bandits is...

Connie!

Congratulations!

Decadent Deliciousness & a Wandering Imagination

I have a double dose of yumminess for you today! First of all I'm over at my good friend Cathryn Hein's Friday Feast blog. I love reading this blog for all the delicious goodness! My mouth is watering just thinking about it :-)

Anyway, I'm over there today with a lovely cool summery dessert (we won't mention the fish fingers). Pop on over and let me know what you think, and you'll go into the draw for a copy of my erotic futuristic fantasy Touch of the Demon, plus some gorgeous Archangel swag!

And the second helping of goodness is over at the lovely Alli Sinclair's blog, Novel Adventurers, where I'm chatting about all the fabulous places in the world I'd love to visit. I also talk about the strange places that my imagination takes me, specifically in Archangel of Mercy!

There's a copy of my erotic paranormal romance, Foretaste of Forever up for grabs (plus swag!) for one commenter on the blog!

An Apocalyptic Bite of Alpha Heroes & Warm Honey

There's a bumper day of super goodness coming up today! First of all I'm over at Tote Bags and Blogs talking about Alpha heroes and warm honey and there's a copy of  my erotic futuristic fantasy, Touch of the Demon plus some cool swag up for grabs.

There's also an exclusive excerpt from Chapter Two of Archangel of Mercy over at the Dark Side Dowunder blog - A Bite of...

And finally today it's my turn over at the Romance Writers of the Apocalypse blog where I basically have a big squee about the release of Archangel of Mercy in six days time!

A photo of Theo playing with his toys.

Just because :-)

Sexy Archangel Excerpt + Demon Giveaway!

My Archangel of Mercy blog tour continues today with a sexy excerpt over at Tina Donahue!

There's also a copy of my erotic futuristic fantasy, Touch of the Demon plus some Archangel swag to give away to one lucky commenter on the post! See you over there :-)

Theo, the intrepid explorer, going where no kitty has gone before.

I Smell Sheep - In the Dungeons!

The second stop of my blog tour to celebrate the release of Archangel of Mercy is over at I Smell Sheep with the lovely Katie and Sharon who cleaned out the dungeons for my visit :-) We had a great time chatting and you even get to find out which Disney Princess I would most like to be!

(Yeah, I made a cock up with that one, but Sharon and Katie were very nice about it!!!)

There's a chance to win a download of my erotic paranormal romance, Touch of the Demon, for one commenter on my interview, plus some lovely swag!

A completely random yet utterly adorable photo of Theo as a little kitty.

Romancing the Hop ~ Lots of Fabulous Prizes on Offer!!!

Welcome to my corner of the Romancing the Hop! It's my first time so please be gentle :-)

 

To be in with a chance to win one of the fabulous prizes, just leave a comment at the bottom of this post with your email address. You can go to EACH blog in the hop and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 100 times!

The wonderful Carrie Ann will pick the major prize winners. Good luck! And here are the amazing prizes on offer:

1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet

2nd Grand Prize: A $130 Amazon or B&N Gift Card

3rd Grand Prize: The following Swag Pack!

What do I love about reading paranormal romance? Embracing another world and knowing that, no matter what dangers, hardships and heartache the hero and heroine go through, at the end of the book they are going to end up together and have their happily-ever-after. I am a total sucker for a happily-ever-after! I don't want anyone dying in the final chapter (unless it's the evil villain!!!)

Archangel of Mercy

Destined to fall... destined to love

When Aurora Robinson attempts to open a rift between dimensions to embrace her true heritage, an arrogant Archangel is the only one who can save her from the jaws of hell. And while she owes Gabriel her life, she’s determined not to fall at his feet-despite the desire she feels whenever they’re together.

After his wings were brutally destroyed millennia ago, Gabriel has no compassion for humans like those who ruined him and betrayed the ones he loved. But when he inexplicably finds himself defying ancient protocols to rescue a woman from a fate worse than death, he is shocked by the searing attraction he feels for a mortal.

As the ancient forces that seek to punish Aurora for her actions close in, Gabriel offers the tempting woman protection at his private sanctuary. But as they both succumb to their desires, they discover an even deeper connection-one that threatens to consume them.

Release date: 4th December 2012

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I'm giving away a copy of my erotic futuristic fantasy e-novella, Touch of the Demon  to one commenter on this post. Just let me know what your fave romance novel, genre or date is!

See below for the list of all the other amazing authors taking part in this blog hop!

Angel & Demon - Giveaway!

Today Archangel of Mercy is being showcased over at Riverina Romantics as part of their Angel and Demon week. Much as I'd love to giveaway a copy of Archangel, the book isn't released until December soooo.... I'm giving away an e-copy of my novella Touch of the Demon instead!

 And while you're over there, have a quick look through the previous posts! now I'm not saying a word, but  OMG there is much naughty hotness on offer!!!

Friday 13th - Download some Dark Demon Lovin'!

It's Friday 13th! What better day to have a little promo for my Touch of the Demon novella? The hero is a bad ass dark angel, the heroine a reluctant assassin and when their paths cross the lust that sizzles between them quickly escalates into a full blown firestorm of passion!

Review:

"Rafe is hot,passionate and deadly. He's on a mission to destroy a woman of mixed celestial parentage because her descendants will create havoc. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love with Celeste. Phillips writes the most erotic love scenes I have read. What I especially love is her dialogue. The feistiness of the heroine matches her hero, leaving the reader really wanting them to get together, but how they will do that is elusive right until the end."  5 Stars.  Cathleen Ross, award winning author

Touch of the Demon is available from Smashwords and Amazon for only $0.99. A perfect coffee break read!

Halloween Goodness!!

Today, Halloween (well, it's already Halloween on the other side of Australia!!) I'm over at Eleni's Taverna as part of Eleni-Fest, where I'm chatting about Romans and Angels and Druid Princesses. There's a copy of either Foretaste of Forever or Touch of the Demon up for grabs for one lucky commenter, and the contest is open until 5th November. I'd love to see you over there!

Happy Halloween!!

Hot Summer Sale!

Even though I'm in the middle of winter. Not that I complain about it much. Well OK maybe I do...

Anyway!!

The Wild Rose Press are holding a Hot Summer Sale with 10% off all titles, including Foretaste of Forever (sale price $1.35) and Touch of the Demon (sale price $1.80). Bargain!!

And I am a happy bunny because there's no cricket tonight which means we get to watch some more episodes of BSG!!

Visit me at Whipped Cream!

I cleared out my desk drawers today and judging by the stuff I found I don't think they've been emptied since we bought it about eight years ago!!! Anyway I chucked all the rubbish and rearranged all my essentials *ahem*.

I'm being interviewed by the lovely ladies over at Whipped Cream today where I'm chatting about erotica and porn and the mysteries of tying a cherry stem with your tongue?! Then tomorrow I'll be on the Whipped Cream chat loop if anyone has any questions! There's a copy of Touch of the Demon up for grabs too.

Roll Over, Stephen King!!!

While flicking through the online book stores last night, I discovered Touch of the Demon is categorised over at All Romanceebooks as Paranormal/Horror.

Horror?!

I can't think why it's been called a horror. I'm sure if anyone bought it expecting a horror they'd feel misled! It's a futuristic/fantasy, although I'm fine with calling it a paranormal since that's what I called it before it was contracted!

Red Wolverton Howling! Paranormal Space Opera!!!

For the month of May, I'm helping my good friend the lovely Shelley Munro to host Coffee Write over at the CTR forums and I hope you can all stop by and join in the fun!!!

We've gone for a Paranormal Space Opera theme, and the title is Red Wolverton Howling (why does this make me think of Hugh Jackman...? *ponders*!!)

This is how it works. Shelley's posted an introduction, which sets up the story world and major characters, and the first paragraphs. Anyone can now post their own paragraphs continuing the story in any way they fancy - keeping in mind the basic intro!! You can post as often as you like during the month of May, but only once per day. This series runs from 1st May to 27th May.

There's a chat going on here!!

Prizes!!!

Winner can choose 1 x download from Shelley Munro’s backlist plus they get downloads of Christina’s two Wild Rose Press releases, Foretaste of Forever and Touch of the Demon. Also, a second prize winner can choose 1 x download from Shelley's backlist.

Love to see you over there!!!

Touch of the Demon - Now Available at Fictionwise

Just a quick heads up that Touch of the Demon is now at Fictionwise, AllShortStories and as of today (I think!) it's also available at All Romance eBooks.

At AllShortStories, Demon is at #3, so that was exciting!!!

And a big Thank You to April, who walked me through the maze of FW, so now I actually know what I'm looking for when I'm there!!!

And now, back to procrastinating about hitting the SEND key for the BOOK IN A NUTSHELL contest!!!

Night Owl Romance 4.5 Hearts

I've had two reviews this week for Touch of the Demon which really brightened my day! The first is from Night Owl Romance where Dianna had this to say:

Touch of the Demon is an extremely spicy novella. Short in length but full to the brim with enough hot and spicy passion to make you want your fan running on high while you are reading it. Christina Phillips has done a spectacular job of making her world come alive for the reader. Touch of the Demon will defiantly keep you guessing, and honestly you would think “people” would learn not to mess with affairs of the heart, wouldn’t you?

The full review can be found here, but be warned! It's a very hot and spicy review!!!

The second review is from fellow The Wild Rose Press author Helen Hardt:

Do you love a dark and sexy hero? An imaginative paranormal setting? Sizzling sexual tension coupled with passionate emotion? Touch of the Demon offers all this and more. The refreshingly unique story of Rafe and Celeste explores the timeless theme of a love so fierce and unending, it overpowers all other loyalties. Christina Phillips’s elegant voice and masterful use of imagery will leave you breathless. Don’t miss this one!

Thank you Helen!

And while I think of it, does anyone understand the vaguries of Google Alerts? I get heaps of alerts but half of them are for old links on the web which I've been sent before. But I only found the NOR review by googling myself (this of course has given me a great excuse to continue with my obsessive self googly habits!!!)

Whipped Cream - 4 Cherries!

Your mission: eradicate the enemy menace. Your reward: your wings. Your warning: don’t lose your heart, or you could destroy your race. Ah, such is the mission for Rafe, the dark angel in Touch of the Demon. Well, it is until Celeste comes along…

Ms. Phillips uses a hot-button subject, a clash between races, as the main theme for her short story. Battling legions isn’t unique, but her approach to the topic is. She weaves the characters together in such a fashion that they are incomplete alone. Rafe wants to kill the half-goddess, half-human creature. Celeste needs Rafe to impregnate her. What’s an independent spirited woman to do? Snag him in a dark alley! As the relationship deepens, both realize their jobs mean nothing without love.

The relatable aspect of this story is that we all know people we might not befriend because of differences. When the heart is in charge, the differences melt away. We could all learn from that logic.

If you want a sexy read, filled with demons, goddesses, and forbidden love, then pick up a copy of Touch of the Demon and let it take you away. I give this short story 4 cherries.

Tiger Lily, Whipped Cream Reviews

Still Partying! & Review for Rafe!

I have one more winner to announce! From Skhye Moncrief's contest the winner of a download of Touch of the Demon is Keena Kincaid. Congratulations, Keena! Please contact me on christina @ christinaphillips.com with your addy details.

Today I'm partying over at my good friend Kaye Manro's blog. Would love to see you over there!

On Wednesday, I'm at the lovely Emma Lai 's blog where we'll be chatting about challenges, characters and mysterious worlds.

And yesterday I received a wonderful review which made my day (that's a lie, it made my week!!)

Here it is:

Wrought with deception, sizzling with seduction, Touch of the Demon, is rich, dark, powerful and extraordinary. The intricacies of the paranormal world will keep you on an extreme edge.. But the chemistry between oh, so Sexy Dark Angel, Rafe and Celeste, will burn your skin. From carefully designed manipulations, Rafe and Celeste defy their fate, uncover a ‘gasp’ eliciting twist at the end and eventually stand the test of time. Ms. Phillips creates a stunning must read aura around her story! – Author April Vine