I'm so excited about HIS RISK TO TAKE releasing on May 13th! I was SUPER lucky to have the fabulous Cari Quinn read it in advance and give me a cover quote which I read today and literally fist pumped at my desk. All this week, we will be releasing excerpts from the book, then on April 30th, we will reveal the cover! I never would have gotten the chance to write Ruby and Troy's story if so many people hadn't read and enjoyed Protecting What's His since February. The idea now (as I understand it) is to release full length Line of Duty novels every 5-6 months and drop LOD novellas in-between them. Better get busy, yeah?

In the meantime, here are some pictures below of  how I pictured Ruby and Troy as I wrote HIS RISK TO TAKE. Just to give you a little visual as you check out the excerpts ;) I'm not sure who the girl is! Found her on Pinterest and looked everywhere for her name & could not find - but she's almost identical to how I pictured Ruby in my head. And of course, the ri-diculous Henry Cavill is pictured below as my Troy. Yeah...you totally want to read about these two hooking up, right?

In honor of Ginger and Willa's adventure in Protecting What's His, Reading Between The Wines book blog posted my Top 10 Essentials to Take on the Run! See the full post here: 

http://readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.blogspot.de/2013/04/tour-protecting-whats-his-by-tessa.html?zx=1e8a6fb83b744877

1. A giant statue of Dolly Parton – Might not be ideal for keeping a low profile, but essential for decorative purposes. 

2. Cash – A girls gotta eat! 

3. A plan – As well as a PLAN B for when you find yourself living next door to a sharp, young lieutenant determined to find out all your secrets.

4. Inconspicuous transportation – A giant, rusty pick-up truck nicknamed The General…probably not the best idea in this case. 

5. Comfortable shoes – Just in case you literally have to run. Cowboy boots will do nicely.

6. The perfect mix tap – Born the be Wild, Born to Run, Take the Money and Run…all good songs to remind you that you’ve just committed a felony.

7. A mouthy little sister – To help you carry the giant Dolly statue and provide much-needed comic relief. 

8. One perfect little black dress – Because who knows? A girl on the run just might find herself attending a charity function full of cops.

9. Wine – You’ve just stolen fifty thousand dollars! Bottoms up, girl.

10. Snappy comebacks– The most important thing on this list.

Top 10 Hottest Movie/TV Cops

Below is a guest post I did for the Ex Libris book blog. In honor of Derek in Protecting What's His, I listed my top ten hottest TV/movie cops. In no particular order! See the full post here: http://www.stella-exlibris.com/2013/04/guest-post-by-tessa-bailey-giveaway.html 

 

1. Timothy Olyphant on Justified – Sexy US Marshall who shoots first, ask questions later and throws in witty one-liners where necessary. Bonus points for the Stetson hat.

2. Ryan Kwanten on True Blood – Town player/Good ol’ boy turned deputy. Bonus points for the hot, Louisiana accent.

3. Jon Hamm in The Town – Don Draper with a badge and firepower. Grrr.

4. Chris O’Dowd in Bridesmaids – Funny, Irish-accent, brings you cappuccino in bed. What more do you want? Two of him, perhaps.

5. Brad Pitt in Seven – Poor Gwyneth’ head ends up in a box. But hey, that means he’s single!

6. Matt Damon in The Departed – Boston Accent. Enough said. 

7. Will Smith in Bad Boys – Oooh boy. 

8. Desmond Harrington on Dexter – He’s dated everyone from the lieutenant to a stripper and can’t seem to find love. It makes you like him even more. Oh, and he’s super hot.

9. Will Ferrell in The Other Guys – Because a sense of humor is the sexiest thing a man can have.

10. Alex O’Loughlin on Hawaii 5-0 – Some people have called him to my attention recently, saying he would be a perfect Derek. I agree – I can definitely see that!