New Website and More New Stuff

Hey All

Have been sick, so haven't been around much at all for a month or so.

Like a silly girl, I forgot renew my website domain--and now they want almost 3k for it. Um...not happening, so my new website is http://hopewelsh.net

It's not 100% yet, but at least I have my site back.  Mel at ninjaMel Designs did an awesome job on it. She's an excellent website designer. Of course she does all my book covers, too. You can find her at ninjaMelDesigns.com

Let's see...other news...I'm participating in The Romance Reviews Anniversary Party all of March.  There will be hundreds of authors and hundreds of chances to win books--mine and those of other authors. 

A little tip...there might be a question about one of my books, Once Forbidden.  Here's the blurb and the hint...

ONCE FORBIDDEN

When Sarah is disfigured by a fire saving the life of a child,
Devlin knows she has valor.

When he goes to her through shared dreams,
he knows he has to have her.

When she's stalked by Vampire Hunters,
he knows he'll do anything to save  her...

Even if it is Forbidden

That'll answer the game questions :) It should be fun.

This is book one in THE HUNTED Series. Book two, ONCE BITTEN will be released later in July. ONCE FORBIDDEN contains spanking

New Year Blog Hop

Happy New Year Everyone!

This year, we're starting off with a bang!  Many of your favorite authors, and a few you may not know about, have put together a huge blog hop with a ton of prizes for you to enjoy.

Each author has a contest on their blog with a give-away of some sort, and be sure to go to the main page, at New Year Blog Hop to enter to win the grand prizes!

I'll be giving away several book prizes during the next few days.  It's really simple to enter to win.  All you need to do is post below and be sure to check back at the end to see who the winners are!

I'll be giving away 5 copies of my books--each day--to five lucky winners.

You can win:

Linked (Prophecy Book One)
The Storm Within
Once Forbidden (The Hunted Book One)
Once Bitten (The Hunted Book Two)

More to come!  Again, be sure to enter to win.  Just comment below, and don't forget to check out the other authors participating in the blog hop!

7 Reasons to Spoil Yourself With the Sullivans: Awesome Reads and Awesome Prizes

Did you get a new eReader for Christmas, and are now looking for something awesome to read? Or, maybe you didn’t get anything good and want to spoil yourself a little with the chance to win that coveted eReader, some major gift cards, or other awesome prizes. Maybe you just need to relax after hurry-scurrying around all season. Well…
Wouldn’t it be nice to take a long hot bath or snuggle under your favorite blanket with a great read? Sounds like the perfect day, right? Hey, we can offer you something even better than that.

In fact, we can offer you something seven times better!

For starters, we can offer you up to seven review copies of Bella Andre’s New York Times and USA Today best-selling contemporary romance series The Sullivans.
We’ll introduce you to—not just one, but—each and every member of the Sullivan family on their quests to find happiness. Even though most of them aren’t even really looking for love, it has a way of finding them anyway. These sexy, emotional and funny novels will nurse all your literary and metaphorical desires. You’ll laugh and cry right along with the characters, and get hooked into these great stories right from the very first page. They even take place in lovely California, giving you the opportunity to travel by proxy and escape the windy winter doldrums.
What’s that you say? The books sound awesome, but you’re not sure why you have to join the tour to enjoy their awesomeness? There are so many reasons to sign-up. Since there are seven books (so far) in The Sullivans series and seven that will be taking part in this extraordinarily large tour, let’s stay right on theme and discuss seven reasons why you need to join the fun, pronto.

CLICK ME > What are you waiting for? Go Sign up now! <CLICK ME

Not only will you get to read a great novel—or two, or three, or seven—but you’ll also get…

1. The opportunity to network with other bloggers and avid readers.
2. The option to host a guest post, excerpt or interview with best-selling author Bella Andre. This will bring new readers to your blog AND give you content for your blog—what’s better, a post you didn’t even have to write yourself. If your New Year looks as hectic as mine, having a guest post is almost as good as reading an awesome book… because it means I’ll have TIME to READ that great book.
3. The chance to interact directly with the author through a number of social media activities, discussions, and awesome giveaways .
4. Literally, there are more books. If you love The Sullivans, you can find half a dozen more books just waiting for your eager hands and mind. AND REVIEW COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL SEVEN! WOWZA!
5. Kick start your New Year’s resolution to read more! Plus you get hours of entertainment absolutely free—you may even win something (which makes the deal even sweeter).
6. The Sullivans will make you fall in love. You’ll love the writing, the humor, the characters, and the stories. You might even find hope for true love within these pages.
7. If you’ve ever wished for your own happy ending—heck, even if you’ve already found it—there’s something in each of these novels you’ll be able to identify with. We all know life isn’t perfect, and the Sullivans know that too. They’re so real, reading the book is almost like watching a movie or watching somebody’s real life unfold right in front of your eyes.

The prizes are ridonkulous. We’ve got romantic swag baskets, hundreds of dollars gift cards, an iPad Mini, Kindle Fire, Nook Color, AND a Sony eReader to name a few.
Well I guess there’s just one more reason to join us on the biggest tour Novel Publicity has ever put together. More books, more bloggers, more buzz and, of course, more prizes!

CLICK ME > What are you waiting for? Go Sign Up Now!<CLICK ME


Learn what all the buzz is about when you receive review copies of the first 7 books in this on-going series. Read one, or read them all. Or, you could host an excerpt, interview, or guest post instead–and we’ll even put that together for you.

Tour Dates:  January 7 to 20, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Page Count: approx 300 pages each
CAUTION: Explicit language, very steamy love scenes…and lots of emotion!

The Prizes:

* iPad Mini
* Kindle Fire
* Nook Color
* Kobo eReader
* $100 Amazon gift cards (7 prizes)
* $50 Amazon gift cards (2 prizes)
* $25 Amazon gift cards (8 prizes)
* $20 iTunes gift cards (10 prizes)
* Custom prize baskets for EACH of the 7 books–including items such as wine gift set, silver bracelets, romantic photo books and photo frames, eReader and smart phone skins, and MUCH, MUCH more!
…and we’ve got special prizes just for participating bloggers

Read summaries and excerpts on the sign-up page.

CLICK ME >What are you waiting for again? LOL Sign-Up Now!  <CLICK ME

Hot Winter Nights Giveaway Tour

Enter for a HUGE give-away after you're done reading here at: Hot Steamy Nights So, when you read a romance, do you think of hot winter nights? Hot steamy nights of escape from all that is wrong with the world? Very often people wonder what it really takes to write a steamy love scene. It's harder than you might think! While we all remember our own hot steamy winter nights, it's a bit different to write about them! When I write love scenes, I have a million things going through my mind! But, let me tell you, it's not hot steamy nights--or hot winter nights. The thoughts going through my head are things like the following: 1. Is that physically possible? 2. What does that position do to his ability to do....(whatever) 3. How long can she stay with her body in that position? 4. Do I do this scene from his POV or from HERS (of course it's usually hers! I'm not a man, I don't KNOW hos POV. But, hey, I can imagine. Now that I've gone and ruined the mystery of Hot Winter Nights in romannce novels...tell me what YOU think of when you think of Hot Winter Nights! Tell us what the first thing you thought of when you read the title of this post. I'll pick three winners via random.org to receive their choice of ebooks from my backlist: Linked The Storm Within & Table for Two Once Forbidden Once Bitten I love writing erotic and steamy romance! I just thought I'd give a bit of a look at what goes into the writing of love scenes--at least when I write them. Be sure to visit the other hosts on the giveaway tour via the link above beneath the images. Also leave your email address so I have a way to contact you should you win the contest! I'll be picking 3 winners.

Let's Have a CONTEST!!! Tweet to WIN, too!

Hello Readers!

October was a great month for my books, and to celebrate that, I thought I'd do a little contest this week. From now til the 18th of November. So, about ten days. Ends at 11:59 PM EST on the 18th.

Each person that comments in this post will be entered to win a copy of any of my titles. ONE winner will receive their choice of two books, and ONE will win all of them, and ONE will win the book of their choosing. So, THREE WINNERS and one GRAND PRIZE winner who will receive a $10 Amazon or B&N Gift Card. You MUST reply with your email so I can contact you, or be sure to check back on the 19th to see if you won.

And, for a final way to win? Tweet this post (I'll see it in my timeline) and let me know you tweeted it, for ONE of these books to each person that replies and lets me know their twitter ID and leaves an email for me to send their chosen book. Please let me know which book you'd like, and whether you'd like mobi or e-pub versions. Keep in mind, mine are pretty steamy. LINKED and THE STORM WITHIN are less erotic. I'd class them as 'steamy' only. ONCE FORBIDDEN & ONCE BITTEN are erotic romance, without a doubt. Keep that in mind when you choose your title.
LINKED, Prophecy Book One was the bestseller for me in October. It's a paranormal romance, and the least erotic of my series right now.


Lana Summers doesn't want anything to do with paranormal abilities. She's seen what it did to her mother before her death. Cole Thomas has his own talents, but can Lana accept his when she can't accept her own? Can Cole convince her to embrace her talents--and accept his--in time?

When Lana's house is invaded in the middle of the night by an intruder, Lana awakes to a warning in her dream to Run! The warning came from her dead mother.

As she flees to the streets via a window, she finds Cole Thomas. He offers to check her house, and decides she needs protection when his shapeshifter talents tell him that Lana's invader wasn't human.

The prophecy must be deciphered--but the one being that knows isn't talking.. Now, it's up to them to figure it out. The clock is running, and time is running out.

The Ancient Prophecy

When Two Become One
And One Becomes Two

This is Book One in the Prophecy series--however this is a stand-alone title. Book Two is due out in December.


ONCE FORBIDDEN is a vampire steamy romance. Very steamy, so not for the faint of heart!


When Sarah is disfigured by a fire saving the life of a child,
Devlin knows she has valor.

When he goes to her through shared dreams,
he knows he has to have her.

When she's stalked by Vampire Hunters,
he knows he'll do anything to save  her...

Even if it is Forbidden(The Hunted Book One - Book Two is below, and Book Three is due out mid-December)


ONCE BITTEN



Hailey has just broken up with "The Jerk" and is finding her way again as a newly single woman. While out with a friend in a bar, she wants to just go home and curl up with an episode of Stargate SG-1.

While waiting for a cab, she's offered a ride from an old classmate, Bennett Wilmont. He’s even a cop now. What could be safer?

Their chance at happiness is endangered when she realizes that Bennett is on the radar of Vampire Hunters—and they will do anything get to him.

Bennett has wanted her for years--since they were high school together. Now, ONCE BITTEN, he knows he wants her forever—but will the Vampire Hunters allow them their happiness, or will the danger drive them apart?


Hailey is done with men.
Bennett has other ideas.

Once Bitten is Book 2 of the HUNTED Series. Again, very steamy and not for the faint of heart when it comes to their romance. Book 3 is due out mid-December.

Hailey thinks he’s perfectly safe.
He’s not.


Bennett has wanted her for years.
Will she stay when the danger unfolds?

Finally, we have for those that like things less steamy, The Storm Within & Table For Two Anthology. This contains two stories. It's romantic suspense, not paranormal.



THE STORM WITHIN

Kari Davis is on the run. Witness to a murder she's been framed for, she's got nowhere to go and no one to run to. When she is stranded in an Oklahoma blizzard, she discovers her guardian angel rescuer is more than she's bargained for. Is he her salvation or will Cade Williams lead the killer right to her?
Danger is coming...

TABLE for TWO

Dylan decides to flirt with the pretty lady in the wine store. When he sees her reach for a bottle of wine, he reaches for it, too. A harmless flirt--maybe a dinner date. Neither knew what was waiting in the parking lot...