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Guest Post by Author Ella Frank and Giveaway!

11/08/2012

Welcome to the blog. Ella Frank is the author of Exquisite, the first in the Exquisite Series. (see my review of this book here)Her heart was guarded…

Tormented by self-imposed guilt, Dr. Lena O’Donnell has spent the last nine years in survival mode. Struggling through days that seem to blend together and battling her way through each horrifying night, she’s determined that this is what she deserves…

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Until he tore down the walls…

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Mason Langley’s life is going exactly the way he planned it, until her. A confirmed bachelor and the successful owner of the hottest restaurant to hit Chicago, he never expects to be blindsided by an angry woman in a pair of scrubs. No matter how hard he tries, he can’t seem to shake the doctor, and he finds himself liking the way she makes him feel.

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Almost overnight Lena finds her world turned upside down by Mason and the sexual desire they discover together. Slowly, she lowers her guard and invites him inside but when tragedy strikes she begins to believe that sometimes it’s better to be alone and safe than to love and lose…

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Morning Ana,

Thanks for having me on your blog today and for reading and reviewing Exquisite.
I never know exactly what to write on a guest blog but I suppose the best place to start is to let you know a little bit about me.
I was born and raised in Australia. For the first 18 years of my life thats where I grew up and honestly I expected to live there until I was old and gray but life had other plans, in the form of my husband, who walked into my life and then flew me halfway across the world to start a new chapter in my journey.
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From a really young age I loved reading and writing. My nan, yes my nan, gave me a romance to read and I fell in love with the genre and from then on I would sit down and write my own stories for my friends to read.
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Really I would say, Exquisite started off as three stories and merged into one. I work in the medical field so to me it was a no brainer to have doctors at the center of the story. I also wanted the series to focus on the women and the struggles they had to get past in order to live and love completely.
The men are a major key to the story, obviously, but I wanted them to be the strength and support to help the ‘girls’ get where they needed to go. Oh and be totally sexy along the way.
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Lena and Mason, for me, were a duo that have to struggle through and get past a lot of grief. It suprises me the strong reaction people have to Lena at first. Yes, she comes off as rude and mean, but she’s terrified.
People react to grief in may different ways, some hide, some move along and pretend it never happened and live in denial, and then some lash out at the ones they love, even when they know it is completely irrational.
I wanted their story to be one where each person involved had to eventually learn to give in and trust the other.
You asked me what’s coming up in the Exquisite series, well it will continue with Shelly who was so much fun to write. She’s sassy, fiesty and boldly sexual. I loved getting inside her mind.
Then there will be Rachel, and each relationship that was explored in the first book will continue throughout the entire series. That’s the best part about a series, the relationships don’t stop just because their book ends.
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Thank you so much for having me and for supporting my new series!
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Purchase Exquisite at Amazon || BN.com
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Thank you Ella, so much for being here! Check out a special sneak preview of Entice, the next in the series, and Shelly’s book here at Ella’s Website.
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Enter a comment here for a chance to win an e-book of Exquisite, and follow the Rafflecopter instructions for more chances to win!

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  1. dannielle says

    11/08/2012 at 9:12 pm

    pick me please

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  2. Holly says

    11/08/2012 at 10:11 pm

    Pick me!!!

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  3. Constance O. says

    11/09/2012 at 12:05 am

    This sounds really good. I’ll be reading even if I don’t win. Good luck to everyone entering!

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  4. Karen G. says

    11/09/2012 at 9:33 am

    I am looking forward to reading this. I love good banter and fun characters that continue with each new book. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  5. Booksie says

    11/09/2012 at 9:38 am

    Will there be more than 3 books in this series? What do you have planned next after these books? Thank you for a great giveaway; the book sounds like a great read!

    Reply
    • ella frank says

      11/09/2012 at 11:44 am

      Hi there,
      As far as I know there will only be three in this series lol – however I never say never 😉

      Currently I have an idea in the works with another author to co write a book but right now I need to get through Shelly and then Rachel’s story.

      Ella

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      • anasdiary says

        11/14/2012 at 11:21 pm

        Oooh, that sounds cool!

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  6. Janet says

    11/09/2012 at 10:12 am

    I love series!

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  7. stephanie vincent says

    11/09/2012 at 10:26 am

    This book sounds great! Would love to win….

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  8. Leslie T. says

    11/09/2012 at 10:57 am

    The book/series sounds really good, thanks for sharing the review…Adding to my TBR.

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    • anasdiary says

      11/14/2012 at 11:21 pm

      you’re welcome!

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  9. Dana says

    11/09/2012 at 12:10 pm

    I have this one om my TBR list………..

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  10. Cathy V. says

    11/09/2012 at 2:03 pm

    This sounds a great series. I’m looking forward to all of the books. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  11. Deanna says

    11/09/2012 at 2:27 pm

    I’ve been hearing lots of great things about this one! Definitely looking forward to reading it!

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  12. Elizabeth G says

    11/09/2012 at 11:31 pm

    Great giveaway..Thanks a bunch!!

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    11/12/2012 at 9:14 am

    I cant wait to read this one. Another for my TBR list 🙂

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    11/13/2012 at 9:14 am

    Yet another book for my TBR list. Loved the post 🙂 The cover of Exquisite really draws me in – almost as much as a naked man cover 😉

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