Arresting Jeremiah by Amber Daulton - Book Tour and Giveaway

Arresting Jeremiah - Book Tour and Giveaway

10/14/2020

Arresting Jeremiah
Arresting Onyx Series Book 2
by Amber Daulton
Genre: Romantic Suspense

When threats escalate, will Jim and Calista succumb, or fight for a love they can’t deny?

Injured Parole Officer Jeremiah “Jim” Borden never expected Calista Barlow, the sassy blonde waitress he’s craved for months, to ring his doorbell. She slips into his heart—and his bed—but he’s obsessed with a gangland investigation that threatens his career and maybe even his life.
Calista doesn’t trust easily, not with a daughter to protect and the stalker who keeps calling her. After her violent ex-boyfriend returns, she finds solace in Jim’s arms.
Jim may have to forego his need for answers to protect the ready-made family he adores, but how will he and Calista escape an unseen enemy that is always one step ahead of them?

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Calista entered her bedroom and her mouth dropped open. Oh, God.
Her date reclined on her bed as though he starred in a photo shoot. Candlelight flickered across him. The sultry gleam in his eyes arrested her, holding her captive. His sexy smile weakened her knees. None of her past lovers rocked a pair of classic black slacks and a crisp white dress shirt like he did. His chest hair, a few shades darker than the locks on his head, poked from the parted fabric and teased her.
How would that thick hair feel against her nipples? Soft? Coarse? Just right?
Jim was spread out for her pleasure like a Christmas present. She wanted to unwrap him, layer by layer. Maybe he should unwrap himself, so she could enjoy the show.
She let her gaze travel the length of his body to the bulge pressed against his zipper. Perfect. He was hard already. She licked her suddenly dry lips.
“Stare all you want, but it’s more fun to touch.” He patted his thigh, the invitation clear.
“I’m tempted.” She cocked her hip. “I guess the blueberry clafoutis can wait, but you’re a little presumptuous to think this is how the night would end.”
Then again, she did mention having breakfast together. What did she expect him to think?
“End? Honey, we’re just getting started.”
She laughed, grasped the hem of her blouse, and pulled it over her head. Her favorite perfume scented the room, and she picked up the bottle. “You like?”
“Hell, yeah. A lot.”
She sprayed a few drops on her fingers, caressed the pulse at the base of her throat, and dragged her touch down between her breasts. His guttural growl teased across her nerve endings, shooting rockets through her belly. She shimmied her skirt down her hips and kicked aside her heels. A red-satin bra-and-panty set sheathed her body. She locked her hands together behind her back before involuntarily covering her breasts and stomach.
“Damn, look at you. Come here, Calista.”

Amber Daulton is the author of the romantic-suspense series Arresting Onyx and several standalone novellas. Her books are published through The Wild Rose Press and Books to Go Now, and are available in ebook, print on demand, audio, and foreign language formats.
She lives in North Carolina with her husband and demanding cats.

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The Creation of Arresting Jeremiah
by Amber Daulton

The Arresting Onyx series came together through a stroke of luck. The premise for Arresting Mason, book one, was a dream in which I was the leading lady with an ex-con boyfriend and an overprotective brother, who just happened to be said ex-con’s parole officer. While I was writing this story, I soon realized the end wasn’t really the end. How could it be? The angry, tight-laced PO brother—Jeremiah, better known as Jim—needed a woman in his life to loosen him up.
Bring in Calista—the sexy waitress Jim couldn’t stop flirting with in the first book.
Jim and Calista’s story flowed right out of me, at least at first, but all good things come to an end. Writer’s block and plot holes are the bane of my existence. Seriously. Thank goodness my hubby, Greg, helped me work through some of the issues. The biggest plot decision I made was switching the loyalties of one of my criminals. Now, I won’t say whom—I don’t want to spoil it for the readers—but just know not everyone is who he or she appears to be in the book.
Arresting Jeremiah clocked in at only 67k words when completed, which is fairly short for a novel. I wasn’t happy with the length, nor was I okay with Arresting Mason reaching the grand old word count of 40k. Oh yeah. These books were totally epic. NOT! Needless to say, I got back to work and added more characters, subplots, and depth. Some of the things I added are now so cemented in my brain that it’s hard for me to remember I didn’t have the idea right off the bat. With book three on my mind, I had a blast rewriting the first two and creating a lead-in for the third installment.
Once I published Arresting Mason with The Wild Rose Press back in 2018, I edited Arresting Jeremiah again—at this point, I had to have been on my sixth or so revision—and I sent it to my editor. Following more rewrites over the next two years, the published copy is almost unrecognizable from the original draft, which I still have saved on my computer.
From 2013 to 2020, that’s how long it took for me to write, rewrite, tear apart, and write this story again. I’ve fallen in love with it, and I’ve cursed it to the lowest depths of Hell. Eh, don’t all authors do that with their book babies? But at the end of the day, Arresting Jeremiah is one of the books I’m most proud of. I hope you enjoy Jim, Calista, and their wild, sexy adventure as much as I do.

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79 Comments

Bea LaRocca

10/14/2020 03:11:57 am

The book cover and teasers are gorgeous, the synopsis and excerpt intriguing, this sounds like a must read book and series. Thank you for sharing your guest post and book details, I am looking forward to reading your stories

Tashia M Jennings

10/14/2020 07:52:52 am

Sounds wonderful. Love the cover. Enjoy finding new books to add to my TBR.

Amber Daulton

10/14/2020 08:38:00 am

Thank you, Tashia! Yes, please. Add it to your TBR list. :)
Oh, and I saw your request to join my street team on FB. You're in!

10/14/2020 08:36:37 am

Thank you so much, Bea. I'm so pleased with the cover (my artist did an amazing job). Maia created a few of the teasers, and I did some as well. I hope you enjoy the book. :)

sara link

10/28/2020 09:08:15 pm

hope I win

Julie Barrett

10/14/2020 09:32:01 am

I love the cover! I would totally pick it up to read based on the cover and the synopsis sounds so good!

10/14/2020 10:12:16 am

Thank you! I'm super impressed with the cover. If the book wasn't mine, I'd read it just for the cover alone. ;)

Rita Wray

10/14/2020 09:50:06 am

Sounds like a great read.

10/14/2020 10:12:41 am

Thanks a bunch!!

Christina Gould

10/14/2020 10:34:52 am

I love the sunglasses and lipstick on the cover, lol. Thanks for the giveaway!

10/15/2020 09:48:55 am

I love the lipstick, too, but the sunglasses took a little while for me to get used to. Now, I can't imagine the cover without the glasses. lol
Thanks for stopping by!

Wendy Jensen

10/14/2020 01:33:39 pm

An arresting book cover.

10/15/2020 09:49:26 am

LOL. So true!

Sherry

10/14/2020 01:51:20 pm

The book sounds really good.

10/15/2020 09:49:48 am

Thanks so much, Sherry!

Julie Waldron

10/15/2020 02:29:34 pm

I love the cover, it makes me want to read the book.

10/16/2020 01:42:09 pm

Thanks! I hope you do. :)

Ken Ohl

10/16/2020 11:05:23 am

this cover is intriguing

10/16/2020 01:42:31 pm

I'm happy you think so! :)

Erin Madigan

10/16/2020 03:32:31 pm

I really like this cover. This book sounds really good!

Amber Daulton link

10/17/2020 08:05:05 am

Thanks so much!!

Lisa Ellison

10/16/2020 04:10:22 pm

I like the cover and the book sounds interesting!

10/17/2020 08:05:34 am

I'm happy you think so. Thanks!

Lydia Goodman

10/16/2020 08:02:10 pm

Cover looks great. Adding to my list!

10/17/2020 08:05:59 am

Awesome! I appreciate it. :)

Carolsue

10/16/2020 11:46:53 pm

Well, MY mouth is watering after seeing that delectable dessert photo!
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10/17/2020 08:07:00 am

LOL. I was so hungry while I was making the dessert teaser. Thank you for stopping by.

Shirley Goldberg link

10/17/2020 08:50:32 am

Your photos are hot stuff. The excerpt is great and draws the reader in. Oh, and the cake! I drooled.

10/18/2020 07:58:53 pm

Thanks, Shirley! The teasers were fun to make. If only the cake was real. ;)

Judy Thomas

10/18/2020 05:49:20 am

It sounds like an entertaining read.

10/18/2020 07:59:23 pm

Thanks, Judy. I'm happy you think so.

zarah

10/18/2020 07:25:02 pm

How exciting.

10/18/2020 07:59:52 pm

Thanks so much!

Heather Mahley

10/19/2020 12:49:25 pm

SOunds like an amazing read

10/21/2020 07:54:58 pm

Thank you!!

Diana Hardt

10/20/2020 01:58:48 am

I liked the blurb. It sounds like a really interesting book. Thank you for sharing.

10/21/2020 07:55:30 pm

Thanks a lot, Diana!

Mary Cloud

10/20/2020 08:05:27 am

The cover is interesting - thanks for sharing

10/21/2020 07:56:01 pm

You're welcome, and thank you!!

Audrey Stewart

10/21/2020 10:07:40 am

I really enjoyed the Mirrors of Time Book Series. I am starting the Arresting Onyx Book Series. Looks yummy!

10/21/2020 07:57:38 pm

Thanks a bunch, Audrey. I'm happy you enjoyed the Mirrors of Time series. My contribution, Timeless Honor, and it's prequel, Timeless Beginnings, were a blast to write. I hope you like the Arresting Onyx series just as much, if not more! :)

Robin Abrams

10/21/2020 12:17:46 pm

This book cover looks real good. I love it

10/21/2020 07:58:05 pm

Thanks!! I love the cover too.

bn100

10/21/2020 05:00:24 pm

interesting

10/21/2020 07:58:24 pm

Thanks!!

Brandi Dawn

10/21/2020 05:52:10 pm

I really like the cover. Its hot!

10/21/2020 07:58:52 pm

Thanks, Brandi. I think so too. ;)

Laurie Nykaza

10/22/2020 02:07:48 am

Such a great looking cover I would love to read this book just what i need right now while were staying inside.

10/25/2020 08:54:57 pm

Thanks, Laurie. Staying inside does have some perks. :)

Mina Gerhart

10/25/2020 03:22:30 pm

Droolworthy cover and excerpt. I LOVE the excerpt, it left me panting to read more (had to get the book). Who's story is next??

10/25/2020 08:56:21 pm

Awesome, Mina! You rock! I hope you enjoy the story. As for who's book is up next, well...I don't want to spoil it. Hopefully it will be out sometime next year.

Danielle Day

10/25/2020 07:23:07 pm

I like it!

10/25/2020 08:56:44 pm

Thank you!! :)

AuntySuzany

10/25/2020 07:59:20 pm

Great cover! Thank you for the giveaway!

10/25/2020 08:57:13 pm

Thank you, and you're very welcome!

IRENE

10/28/2020 09:39:27 pm

Cover looks so modern & perfect for an eBook. Love romance mixed with suspense!

11/6/2020 10:05:06 am

Thanks! Covers with close-ups of the models are my favorite style. I think it looks really modern too. Romantic suspense is an awesome genre to write in. You never know what's going to happen. :)

Mya Murphy

10/29/2020 07:28:37 pm

What a beautiful cover!! Sounds great!!

11/6/2020 10:07:38 am

Thanks! I'm happy you think so.

Gwendolyn Jordan

10/30/2020 09:16:36 am

I like the cover

11/6/2020 10:08:09 am

Thank you!! So do I.

Dawn Keenan

10/30/2020 07:28:39 pm

The couple on the front is really good looking. You will really want to be rooting for them.

11/6/2020 10:16:56 am

Agreed. I've been rooting for them for years, all throughout the writing and editing process. Thanks for stopping by.

Alisha Mccracken

11/2/2020 10:16:29 pm

I love the cover. Its like a sexy secret you cant wait to read through.

11/6/2020 10:18:08 am

LOL! Thanks. There are a bunch of sexy secrets in between the pages. ;)

sam m

11/3/2020 08:18:52 pm

I think I know in the end they will arrest or get this guy. But what I love is the setting. These two people thrown together trying to chase a bad guy. You can almost guarantee they will fall in love <3 but I am a hopeless romantic !!

11/6/2020 10:20:09 am

The road to happiness isn't going to be an easy one for Jim and Cali. Why? Because I'm mean like that. haha
Thanks for visiting, Sam!

Carol G

11/5/2020 11:31:42 am

I am always interested in learning about new books that I might want to read.

11/6/2020 10:21:02 am

Thanks. Me too. I hope you pick up a copy. :)

Laura Rubenstein

11/6/2020 12:49:00 pm

I really like this cover

11/9/2020 08:26:13 pm

So do I. Thanks for coming by. :)

heather

11/8/2020 07:38:46 pm

I love the cover makes me want to read it even more.

11/9/2020 08:25:51 pm

Awesome! Thanks for visiting!

Stephanie Liske

11/8/2020 11:19:57 pm

I like the cover.

11/9/2020 08:25:33 pm

Thanks!! :)

11/11/2020 01:03:38 pm

I love your story of how your series came into being. Including the frustration of having to fill out and layer. Underneath it though, it's easy to tell you love the challenge and you get into the characters. And you know what your readers crave! Can't wait to read!

11/12/2020 01:46:53 pm

Thanks! Each story I write causes frustration in one form or another, but happiness and excitement too. I don't know what I would be doing if not writing.

Jerry Marquardt

11/14/2020 11:04:07 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including Arresting Jeremiah, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

11/15/2020 08:36:15 am

Aww. Thank you, Jerry. That's very sweet of you to say. I appreciate it.

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Arresting Onyx Series Book 2
by Amber Daulton
Genre: Romantic Suspense

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