Hyena Heat Holiday Giveaway & Cover Reveal!!

I’m so excited to share the amazing cover of my soon-to-be-released new series debut:  Every Night Forever (Hyena Heat One).  The heroes of this story came from the “bad guys” in The Wolf’s Mate Four, but I knew that deep down, were-hyenas Dante, Mason, and Cairo were really just struggling to find their mate.  How could I leave them unmated and lonely?

Every Night Forever will appear on Amazon and Smashwords on Thursday, December 6.

Every Night Forever (Hyena Heat One)

by R.E. Butler

After narrowly avoiding a personal disaster, she-wolf Alyssa Morgan can’t wait to leave her wolf pack and start her life over.  Trying to rebuild her shattered self-esteem, she swears off relationships.  When she accepts a job at Stone’s gym, working for three hunky were-hyena brothers, she discovers the hardest thing she ever had to do wasn’t leaving her pack, but keeping them at arm’s length.

Dante, Cairo, and Mason Stone have been unlucky in love.  As were-hyenas, they need to share a mate, and they hadn’t found the right woman… until Alyssa walks through the door.  But the sweet she-wolf is anything but interested in a relationship with them.  Oppressed within her wolf pack, she doesn’t see herself as worthy of their affection.  When her life is threatened and they almost lose her, they decide it’s time to convince her that she is their mate and they are perfect for each other.

This story contains one she-wolf trying to find herself, three overprotective were-hyenas with love on their minds, m/f/m/m interaction, neck biting, and symbolic tattoos.

I LOVE this cover!  She’s a perfect Alyssa in my mind, beautiful and vulnerable.  I can’t thank Ramona Lockwood of Romance Book Cover Designs for coming up with this fantastic cover.  I am so glad that Ramona and I are working together on covers, she’s one amazing and talented lady.  If you’re in need of a cover designer, you can find her by clicking HERE or on the permanent link on the right side of the blog.

Now on to the contest!

I’m giving away THIRTEEN prizes this week to get ready for the holidays.  Since this book is about misunderstood bad boys finding their redemption, all you have to do to enter the contest is comment on this blog post and tell me, “Who’s Your Favorite Bad Boy?”  From TV, Movies, or Books….  My favorite bad boy from TV – Damon on Vampire Diaries (oh, those eyes!).  From movies?  Dom from The Fast & The Furious.  And from Books….so many to choose from – personally, I have to give it up for the hyenas, but I also really adore Rhage from Book 2 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood…so tormented, so amazing!  So that’s it my lovelies….who is your favorite bad boy??

Prizes up for grabs:

1.  Four ebooks of Every Night Forever

2.  Two $5 gift cards (Amazon or B&N, winners choice) along with two ebooks of Every Night Forever

3. Two $10 gift cards (Amazon or B&N, winners choice) along with ebooks of Every Night Forever

4.  Two $25 gift cards (Amazon or B&N, winners choice) along with ebooks of Every Night Forever

5.  Three Gift Bags (see contents below), three $10 gift cards (Amazon or B&N) along with three ebooks of Every Night Forever

Once more, I turned to the artisans at etsy.com and sought out gifts that went with the book.  I had a lot of fun searching for just the right things, along with getting to know three really special, talented women.  These three gifts are part of the three gift bags in #5 above, and will come packaged in a gift sack, and an email will follow with the gift card and ebook.  I’m thankful to Amanda, Karin and Roseann for their willingness to work with me, and I hope that the winners of these three prizes will love them as much as I do!

Item One:  Glass Bead Bracelet (colors vary), courtesy of Amanda Pearson and her awesome etsy store.  Click here to check out her adorable bracelets!

Item Two:  Small jar of wildflower honey and hand poured beeswax tea light, courtesy of Karin at her gorgeous etsy store.  Click here to check out her sweet wares at LuluIslandHoney.

Item Three:  Two personalized Every Night Forever Lipbalms, vanilla and cherry, courtesy of Roseann at Majestic Soaps.  Click here to check out all the fun things you can get personalized!

I am really looking forward to reading all of your comments and I wish you all the best of luck.

Winners and buy links will be announced at noon EST on Thursday, December 6th.  If the book happens to hit the virtual shelves before noon EST, I will still wait to post winners and buy links until the above time.  All the best, R

Birthday Bash Giveaway (starts 8/20) Teaser and Wiccan-Were-Bear Release Date News!

In celebration of the eleventh anniversary of my 25th birthday (ha!) I’m going to have a big birthday bash giveaway right here on my blog.  On Friday, August 24th, I’ll not only age (gracefully, I hope) one more year, but I’ll also be releasing A Bond of Brothers, the 4th in the Wiccan-Were-Bear series.  To celebrate two such awesome things aligning in the universe, I’m going to be giving away a bunch of cool things!

What things, you ask?

EBooks, some fabulous things from Etsy.com, and two (count ’em – two!) gift cards to either Amazon or B&N!!

So watch the blog (or better yet, follow me if you aren’t already), and be sure to comment on the Monday, August 20th post, which will kick off my birthday week, and you might win one of twelve gifts!  The contest will run the whole week, ending with winners chosen on Friday, August 24th.

To tease and tempt, because it’s just so dang much fun, here is the official blurb for A Bond of Brothers, and a first peek at my new, fantabulous cover courtesy of my fantastic beta-reader/cover designer/friend and commiserator, Kameko Gay.  This may be my fav cover, yet.  When you read the story, you’ll know just how damn perfect it truly is!

A Bond of Brothers (Book 4 in the Wiccan-Were-Bear Novella Series)

Shaylee Tannia is a banished fairy with the powers of healing and nature at her disposal.  One wintry morning, she stumbles upon an injured and dying were-bear.  Saving his life leads to a connection she didn’t expect and the love kindled between them is hot enough to melt the snow.  But all is not easy with their newfound love…a brother’s claim threatens everything.

Can she bridge the gap between them or will choosing both be the end of it all?  When a demon from her past jeopardizes all she holds dear, will the cost of her freedom be the lives of the ones she loves most?  This story contains one pissed off fairy, a were-bear that doesn’t want to share, over-protective mates, a sacrifice of blood and flesh that will melt your heart, and m/f/m interaction.

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If you didn’t see the teaser for A Bond of Brothers at the end of Daeton’s story, it’s here for you now, because I love you all so much.  My birthday celebration kicks off on Monday, August 20th, so stay tuned!

Excerpt from A Bond of Brothers:

“Are you the angel that healed me?”  He said with a soft smile and a low voice that made the inside of my body go tingly warm.

“Angel?”

He frowned slightly, “I remember wings and feeling very warm.  I thought I was going to die but then I woke up with you in my arms.”

I smiled.  I’d never been called an angel before.  “I’m a healing fairy.  My name is Shaylee Tianna.”

His smile returned.  “I’m Lynk Stalking Horse.  Thank you for saving my life.”

“It was the strangest thing.  I was hunting and I smelled something that called to me.  I don’t really understand it, but I followed the scent and found you.  I thought you were a real bear and I was going to help you die quickly.  When I touched you, I knew you were a were and I healed you.”

He stared at me for a moment and then he pressed his head to the crux of my neck and took a deep breath.  My whole body lit up, shivers raced up and down my spine and I was speechless as my heart tried to pound out of my chest.  He moved up my neck slowly, dragging his warm lips up my sensitive skin before crossing my cheek to my mouth.

His plump lips stopped on mine and for a heartbeat I thought because he was a stranger that I shouldn’t kiss him or touch him, but the next heartbeat I wanted to do both of those things.  Months of loneliness surfaced like a raw wave of pain, the heated, delicious scent of him surrounded me, and I could no more get up from him than I could have stopped time.  Fisting my hands in his hair, I parted my mouth on a moan and he slipped his arms around me, drew me closer, and rolled me to my back.  Our tongues touched, that first gentle slide together like two creatures that were made for dark pleasure, and my body liquefied.  His hair cascaded around us like a thick blanket as I released one hand from the thick locks and ran my fingers down his back.  I traced the contours of his very naked body as he pressed on top of me, feeling the muscles tense and bunch under my exploration.

I was shirtless but still wearing my pants and boots, and when I felt his fingers at the button of my jeans, I let out an involuntary moan.  He lifted from my mouth and looked down at me.  “Do you want me to stop, Shaylee?”

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PS:  I’m on Facebook now!  Thanks to my very awesome fan Alex G., I’ve got a fan page and I’d love for you to stop by and “like” me, to keep updated on all my goings-on!  Join me, won’t you?

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See you soon!  All the best, R