Desiree has lived a life of excitement that brings the color to her writing. She was a summer fishing guide, a summer field hand where she was one of only three women working, a member of a beginning ski team that skied in competition (and no, no broken bones!). She spent several years in the music business representing every kind of artist from country singer to heavy metal rock bands. For several years she also ran her own public relations agency handling any client that interested her.
She is twice a finalist for an EPIC E-Book Award, a nominee for a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, winner of the first 5 Heart Sweetheart of the Year Award at The Romance Studio, and is published by four different houses. Romance Junkies said of her work: "Desiree Holt is the most amazing erotica author of our time and each story is more fulfilling then the last."
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JUNGLE INFERNO by Desiree Holt
Book 1 in the Phoenix Agency series.
For Faith and Mark, the telepathic connection they'd shared for years was nothing compared to the scorching physical connection they realized as adults. From the first moment they came together, erotic was too pale a word to describe their relationship. Together they explored each other’s deepest, darkest desires.But now Mark, survivor of an ambush to his Delta Force team, is a prisoner of a terrorist group in the Peruvian jungle, and his telepathic communication with Faith is his only contact with the world. While she searches for help to save him, they survive on dreams that took them beyond all sexual boundaries.
Publisher’s Note: This story was previously published elsewhere under the title ALWAYS ON MY MIND and has been revised for Ellora’s Cave.
WIN - Leave Desiree a question today and your name goes in the hat for a Phoenix Tote Bag and three ebooks!! Please leave your email address so we can contact you if you are today's winner!
Morning Desiree and super congrats on the release of JUNGLE INFERNO. I love this book and this series - can you tell those how many not be familiar with your Phoenix Agency Series what it's all about?
ReplyDeleteWhat is your release schedule so far for the rest of the books in the series?
And thanks for the great prize package!
Enjoy your very special cyber launch party and I hope JUNGLE INFERNO is a huge bestseller for you and flies off the cyber shelves!
Happy Release day!
ReplyDeleteI ahve never read any of the Phoenix Agency Series, can they be read as a stand alone?
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Morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, Yes the books can be read as stand alones even though the characters cross over. Book 2, Extrasensory, releases July 1 and Book 3, Delicious Danger, on August 1. Don't yet have a date for Book 4, F Stop.
good morning Desiree. congrats on release day. what is your favorite part of writing your books? im looking forward to reading this series. i love all of your books that i have read so far. thank you for writing them.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new (re)release! I was going to ask how many books were planned for the series, but it looks like you answered that with 4.
ReplyDeleteI hope every one has a nice (dry, it's been raining all week here)Memorial Day!acm05atjuno.com
Ooh, congrats on the (re)release, Desiree! I love the new cover!! When you have the chance to revise a book for rerelease, are you ever tempted to make major changes to events and/or characters? About how much time do you have to make changes?
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Actually, Anne, there is a 5th which is still in the process of being written. Tentative title: In Pandora's Box. Stay tuned!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the release of Jungle Inferno Desiree! I love that they are telepathically linked to each other. I can imagine that it would heighten the experience of everything they do together. It sounds like a great read!
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Hi Shelli,
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite part of the book is creating the characters, fleshing them out as the scenes develop, working out the dialogue between them. That's what moves the story forward for me. In Downstroke, for example, one of my favorite scenes is when Dallas and Charley are along together for the first time in 20 years.
Hi Fedora! It is always sooo wonderful to have you at my parties. Sometimes, yes, I'm tempted to make major changes but then I talk myself out of it because usually it worked too well the first time. I usually have about 3 months to do the rewrites, but that is BECAUSE I end up not making major changes.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on rerelease! Haven't read yet but put on TBR list.
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congrats on the release added to my list ..
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I LOVE the premise of this new book. But, then I love all of the Desiree Holt books that I own and/or have read.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: who was your favorite artist or group to represent in the music business?
Afternoon Desiree!
ReplyDeleteAwesome contest, and congrats on the release :)
My question is, who or what is your Muse? Because you have cranked out a lot of wonderful books, your Muse must be in heaven lol.
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Hey all! Thanks for coming by. Jacki, my favorite was a rock band named Lightnin'. I still have a tape of their music which I pulled out and was listening to the other day. They were fantastic to listen to and to work with. Interestingly enough, I hadn't been in a rock club in years until I went to Johnny Depp's Viper Room in LA and fell in love with the bass player from Run Devil Run. I just contracted a book where the hero is based on him called Joy Ride, with decadent Publishing, and the guys from Lightnin' are letting me use their band name for the band in the book. PLus they are digitizing the music they'd recording and we're making t-shirts so you can buy the book,m the music and the CD.
ReplyDeleteHey Mai! Thanks so much for coming by! My Muse. Well, I think she's an insane, hyperactive, oversexed, multi-tasker who just won't leave me alone. She sees stories EVERYWHERE and collects characters like dolls and won't let me rest until I do something with them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great promo idea for Joy Ride, Desiree. I will definitely be looking forward to more scoop.
ReplyDeleteWith the Phoenix Agency series, do you have a favorite character or couple?
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Congralations on your new release!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the excerpt and the cover and plot reads so delicious.
Love your books and have a long ways to go to catch up on all your books.
Thank you for this contest too!
Darcy
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Thanks so much, Darcy. And CAthy, I'm hoping Joy ride really takes off. Okay, my favorite Phoenix character? I try to love them all equally but I have to say probably Dan romeo, the hero of Book2: Extrasensory. Can't tell you exactly why except I feel a special connection to him. Maybe he reminds me of a guy I used to date! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI just picked up reading "Trouble in Cowboy Boots" So far the book is awesome & can't wait for the next one as well. I just recently fond you as an author & I'm so thrilled. Keep writing & I will definitely be reading this one as well.
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Congratulations on your release. I love books where the characters have different kind of connection. Do you believe in telepathic and other different kind of connections and have you ever experienced any kind of it?
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Hi Maranda. So glad you loved Trouble in Cowboy Boots. It's one of my faves. And Sherry? I definitely believe in psychic powers, especially telepathy, although I've never experienced it myself. But I've talked to people who have.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting concept, Desiree. I'm partial to your work anyway. I've read several and enjoyed each one. In fact, I bought 3 of yours from ARe last night.
ReplyDeleteKeep 'em coming, hon!
~ Sandy
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Oh Sandy! Yay for you! Here. I'm sending you a big cyberhug.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the release of JUNGLE INFERNO. It looks amazing. The tote bag is gorgeous by the way.
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I have never read any of the Phoenix Agency Series, can they be read as a stand alone?
ReplyDeleteHi Desiree :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the release (re-release) of Jungle Inferno. It looks like a good read.
Mindy :)
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Congratulations on your newest release. You have certainly lived an interesting life.
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Thanks, everyone. And timothy, yes, the books can be read as stand alones, even though the characters cross over. Hope you enjoy them
ReplyDeleteHi Desiree! Did you have a specific reason for the re-release of the Phoenix Agency Series? Congratulations on the release.
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Thanks for answering the questions, too.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the re-release of your book.
ReplyDeleteYou've written so many books,is there a story/genre you're hesitant to write but think you'll eventually do?
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I was wondering if there is something you really wanted to write but have not had the chance as yet.
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This has to be quick, Blogger is acting weird again! Are you a sci-fi fan? I love the idea that the couple has a telepathic link and she is his lifeline. Talk about tension! Thanks for the giveaway.
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Did you find it more difficult to tell a suspense story that has characters with psychic abilities?
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This is a great contest..love the tote bag. I have never read your books yet but will be looking for them now that I read about them. Can your books be read as stand alones? susan Leech garysue@dejazzd.com
ReplyDeleteWow! Such great questions. Okay. One at a time.
ReplyDeleteThe Phoenix Agency series was originally written as a sensual but nonerotic series and after discussion with my publisher we decided I'd spice them up and rerelease them so they'd be more in keeping with my other work now.
Is there a genre I haven;t written but think I''ll eventually do? I don't thing so. I cover contemporary, western, romantic suspense and paranormal (and the paranormal includes psychic. And I'm beginning to branch out into humor in some stories so I think that's a pretty full plate.
Is there something I'd really like to write but haven;t had the chance yet? Well, I wanted to use my background in the music industry but I finally did that with Downstroke, and my upcoming Decadent Release, Joy Ride, takes me into it even more.
I'm really just enjoying my writing so much, but the best part is interacting with readers like you guys.
Wow! Such great questions. Okay. One at a time.
ReplyDeleteThe Phoenix Agency series was originally written as a sensual but nonerotic series and after discussion with my publisher we decided I'd spice them up and rerelease them so they'd be more in keeping with my other work now.
Is there a genre I haven;t written but think I''ll eventually do? I don't thing so. I cover contemporary, western, romantic suspense and paranormal (and the paranormal includes psychic. And I'm beginning to branch out into humor in some stories so I think that's a pretty full plate.
Is there something I'd really like to write but haven;t had the chance yet? Well, I wanted to use my background in the music industry but I finally did that with Downstroke, and my upcoming Decadent Release, Joy Ride, takes me into it even more.
I'm really just enjoying my writing so much, but the best part is interacting with readers like you guys.
For those questions I missed:
ReplyDeleteActually psychic abilities in my characters enhance the suspense because I can use those abilities to enhance the story. I really enjoy it.
And yup, my books can be read as stand alones.
Just giving a shout out to say goodnight to everyone and thank you all for stopping by.You helped make my cyberlaunch a real party. And I wish you all look.
ReplyDeleteHi Desiree!
ReplyDeleteI have The Phoenix Agency books in paperback. I love books with psychic characters in them! Are there a lot of changes in the new release that would make it totally different than the version I have?
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Congratulations on the re-release of Jungle Inferno! Hope it is wildly successful. I'm really looking forward to reading the Phoenix Agency series. I'm a relatively new fan - currently reading Downstroke and loving it!!
ReplyDeleteMy question: Can you tell us who your most interesting client was when you were in public relations - and why?
Sorry I've missed the giveaway - have been away for the long weekend.
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