Guest Post with Author Cari Quinn and Giveaway

Today I would like to welcome back to RFTC author Cari Quinn. Cari is celebrating the release of her newest book No Flowers Required and has stopped by the blog for a chat. Before I give the floor over to Cari, let's get to know her a bit.

USA TODAY bestselling author Cari Quinn wrote her first story--a bible parable--in 2nd grade, much to the delight of the nuns at her Catholic school. Once she saw the warm reception that first tale garnered, she was hooked. She attempted her first romance in junior high, long before she'd ever read one. Writing what she knew always took a backseat to what she wanted to know, and that still holds true today.

Though she also fires up her computer as a graphic designer, proofreader and editor, she can't resist the lure of disappearing into a world of her own creation. Now she gets to pen sexy romances for a living and routinely counts her lucky stars.

The only thing she loves more than writing is hearing from readers!

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Thank you for having me here today! My hero Dillon James from NO FLOWERS REQUIRED decided he wanted the microphone…err, the keyboard…and when he talks, I listen. Well, usually!

That Cari refuses to cut me some slack. She’s always trying to get me to do things her way. Can you believe she even thought I had long hair when she first started writing my story? A couple of good conversations and I set her straight. I’m no Fabio and don’t have time to mess with my fluffy locks. Just as well she learns now that I can’t be bossed around and told what to do. Unless the woman doing the telling is Alexa Conroy—and even then, only certain subjects apply. I’d also say it depends what she’s wearing, but that doesn’t always go over so well with the ladies. Moving on.

In No Flowers Required, I do some things I’m not proud of. I only want to help Alexa—and show my occasionally heartless brother than his chest isn’t just a holding cavity for a useless organ--but I lead her to believe some pretty self-serving things.

Why would I do something so heinous? Well, put it to you this way. Our first major conversation was on the rooftop of her apartment building. It was raining, we were both dealing with some serious lust and running from our own demons—not real ones, this isn’t some oogie-boogie paranormal romance—and Alexa was wearing a tiny, skintight tank top that dipped low and showed off her—

Where was I? *phone rings* Shoot, I have to get out of here. Duty calls and all that. This was really fun…hope you give my book a read, though I don’t particularly appreciate that Quinn chick airing all my laundry. Though, seriously, you might want to start with that rooftop scene. Just make sure you turn up the fan on high.

Want more? Check out NO FLOWERS REQUIRED’s excerpt at Entangled Publishing!

He’ll give her everything she desires...except his identity.

Flower shop owner Alexa Conroy had it all before the recession hit and her customers fled to cheaper shopping grounds. Desperate to make ends meet, she sells her dream home and moves into the rundown apartments above her shop. When she spots six feet of sexy distraction—complete with muscles, piercings, and tattoos—ripping up flooring, Alexa knows the karmic windfall she’s due just landed on her doorstep.

And the attraction’s definitely not one-sided.

Dillon James, reluctant heir to the corporation about to foreclose on Alexa’s shop, is not about to jeopardize their scorching chemistry by admitting he’s not the building’s handyman. But with only weeks until her business goes under and his identity is revealed, Dillon must find a way to convince Alexa cooperation isn’t a dirty word, help her save the shop from his brother’s greed, and persuade her that he’s not the enemy...or risk losing the only woman who’s seen the real him.

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