It's release day!  It's Hotter In Hawaii, the follow-up to Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy, is now in book stores.  Here are a few reviews to entice you:

"Dimon melds heat and humor in this sultry tale." -Romantic Times

"Dimon brings the sexy sizzle in this fun, fast-paced suspense tale." -Lynn, Romance Junkies

Enjoy!

The mass market version of YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY is out!!  This book has won awards and been excerpted in Cosmo.  I hope everyone will give it a try.  At $6.29 (with your handy B&N discount), how can you say no?
Here's the copy:
Annie Parks came to Hawaii to settle a score, not spend time handcuffed to a sexy stranger’s bed—even if said stranger saved her from drowning after she was pitched overboard by some goons. Looking at six feet of hard, Hawaiian muscle and gorgeous cool that’s making forgotten parts of her say, “Aloha!,” Annie needs to stay focused. But a side dish of Kane Travers is awfully tempting.
Kauai Police Chief Kane Travers is not a vacation kind of guy. So it figures that when Internal Affairs suspended him, he’d end up rescuing a sarcastic, dishonest, extremely hot redhead who is clearly hiding something. Kane’s got half a mind to give Miss Whoever She Is something she’ll never forget, even if his cop senses tell him she needs his protection. But how can he get her to tell him anything when his mouth won’t stop covering hers?

Today is the official release day for my newest single title, HOT AS HELL.

-"Lexy and Noah heat up the pages of this race-to-the-truth mystery of murder and corporate espionage." -Romantic Times

-"In the end, readers will be swept up in Noah's and Lexy's happy ending – one that is real and healthy, full of true love and understanding." -Wild On Books 

To entice you, here's the cover copy:

Lexy Stuart is nobody's fool...not since she wised up to the fact that her fianc‚, Noah Paxton, wasn't just sporting the hardest bod this side of the Ironman competition. No, he was also harboring enough secrets to make a CIA operative blush. Little things he never thought worth mentioning like, oh, a previous marriage. So Lexy gave back the ring-with extreme prejudice-and made sandy tracks straight to a remote desert spa. Problem is, with a man like Noah, a girl can run, but she can't hide. Nor does she particularly want to...

Alexa Annabeth Stuart. The stuffy name couldn't be less suitable for a woman as fiery and free as Noah's Lexy. And Lexy is his-always will be-the tricky part will be getting her to realize it. Of course, Noah's always up for a challenge. Which is a good thing, since between the crazy heat at this god-forsaken "retreat" and the looks Lexy's shooting him (not to mention the shockwaves he's getting from her hot-pink bikini), winning his ex back could be one dangerous mission. But if Noah doesn't survive it, well, he intends to die a very satisfied man...

 

My newest release, HARD AS NAILS, came out today.  It's an anthology of three related novellas.

Patti Fischer at Romance Reviews Today says:

"HelenKay Dimon brings us back to characters first glimpsed in Hardhats and Silk Stockings (WHEN GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO BAD BOYS) and proves she still has her knack for writing sizzling dialogue and creating heroes who make you fall in love with them. Each story works well alone, but HARD AS NAILS is a well rounded tale I highly recommend.

If you like your men bad, then put HARD AS NAILS at the top of your book shopping list."

I hope you check it out!

 

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW got a terrific review in the Chicago Tribune over the weekend.  Reviewer John Charles said: 

"Sharp writing and plenty of sexy romantic sizzle give "Right Here, Right Now" its own irresistible flavor."

Wahoo!

My newest release, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, hit the bookstores today.  Both Romantic Times Book Reviews and Romance Reader At Heart named it a Top Pick!

Lettetia at CataNetwork Reviews says:

"Right Here, Right Now is a marvelous battle of the sexes with enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. The dialogue is snappy and smart, and the secondary cast is a well balanced ensemble. I love HelenKay Dimon's writing style; she is an auto-buy from this novel forward."

Rosie at Romance Junkies says:

"They say breaking up is hard to do but maybe they should change that to making up, especially if you only have one day to do it. A cross between 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' and 'True Lies,' RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW is the perfect blend of suspense and comedy."

Fresh Fiction says:

"A fun and fiery hot tale of dealing with deception to reach an honest relationship… fresh, fast and alive all the way through."

Get your copy now!!

 

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW got 4 1/2 stars and was named a TOP PICK! in the newest issue of Romantic Times  (March '08).  Here's what the reviewer had to say:

"In this sassy, witty and fast-paced romance, misunderstandings abound as main characters in undercover government jobs juggle intermingled, rocky but humorous relationships. Dimon combines fresh, solid character voices reminiscent of chick lit with love scenes that sizzle with the passion and intensity of any hot erotica. The result is one comical page-turner." - Jennifer Madsen, Romantic Times

The official release date for RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW is February 26th.  You can pre-order now on Amazon or B&N.  I hope you'll give it a try! 

 

 

My upcoming release, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW is now available for pre-order on Amazon.  To entice you to run out and pre-order 50 copies, here's the back cover copy:

IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S ME...

For Gabby Pearson, being dumped in public before the dessert course has to be the lowest of the low--especially when it's the old, "It's not you, it's me" speech. Honestly, how about something original: "I have five minutes to live" (very possible); "It's not you, it's the voices in my head" (thanks for the warning); or "I am such a powerful sexual being I could put you into a coma with one kiss" (wishful thinking). Not that Gabby would ever know since Reed Larkin never bothered to take her to bed. Why does a girl bother (to shave)? The only thing left to do is offer the guy a goodbye-forever drink...on his head.

IT'S ME WANTING YOU COMPLETELY...

Damn. Reed did his job--he walked away from Gabby rather than drag her into his unstable life and danger. Now he's wearing her full glass of wine instead of throwing her onto his sheets. It doesn't help that the woman is smart as hell and could stop a man's breath with that wide smile and those shapely curves. Gabby has it all, and Reed wants every inch of her. And now the joke's on him, because new intel says Gabby has just become his assignment: He has one day to win her back, get information from her she may not know she has, and somehow protect her at the same time.

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. PROBLEM?

The stakes are high. The odds are impossible. And the mutual attraction is as hot and strong as Gabby's anger. And Reed can only hope his next speech--"It's you, baby, it's definitely you..."--will be the start of something wild, something crazy, something dangerous, something wonderful...

 

I am chatting over at The Romance Cafe from now until August 10th.  Stop over and say hello.  You'll be entered to win a  free book.

In other good news, the novella Player's Club from the Viva Las Bad Boys! anthology won second place in the 2007 Beacon Contest for excellence in romance writing.  Wahoo!!!

YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY is now out!  Romantic Times describes the book this way:  "...a fast-paced, hot and heavy romance with a twist of suspense and mystery."  Cosmo named it the "RED-HOT READ" in its August edition (on newsstands July 10th).  The reviews coming in are terrific.  Here's a taste:

Gwen at The Good, The Bad, The Unread gave it an A and said:

This book was a breath of very fun, fresh air. It's been a while since I read a romance that didn't seem to be trying too hard to be funny or clever. This was just a very fun, clever story with a couple of twists, some suspense, a couple of good villains, and enough sexual chemistry and steam to keep the pages flipping. What was different, though, was the characters don't immediately get into each other's pants - well, not that way, at least. Their passion is given time to build and you want it as much they do by the time they satisfy it.

Some lovely words from Talia at Joyfully Reviewed:

HelenKay Dimon is a genius. Witty repertoire, stunningly sensual overtures and just plain good writing, she captured my attention from the first page of Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy until the last page was read. Annie and Kane's banter back and forth made me laugh out loud more often than not and their love for each other, once they finally admitted it, was just the perfect ingredient needed to make this book a truly enjoyable read.

Jennifer saying wonderful things at CK2S Kwips and Kritiques:

Dimon weaves an intricate suspense plot with the romance, providing plenty of surprises near the end complete with some tension filled action scenes. Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy is a fun romantic romp that will have you laughing, biting your nails, and leave you ultimately satisfied with a neat little happy ever after!

Jean at Readertoreader.com says nice things, including:

Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy is perfectly titled. The repartee between Annie and Kane is the soul of the book, and a delight it is. The relationships between Kane and the other men in the book are also well drawn. If you like feisty heroines with attitude, this is the book you can't pass up! HelenKay Dimon has a bright future!

I hope you check it out!

HelenKay