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Too Wild to Tame (Romancing the Clarksons #2) by Tessa Bailey: Print Release Launch w/ Review, Excerpt & Giveaway
Sometimes you just can't resist playing with fire . . .
By day, Aaron Clarkson suits up, shakes hands, and acts the perfect gentleman. But at night, behind bedroom doors, the tie comes off and the real Aaron comes out to play. Mixing business with pleasure got him fired, so Aaron knows that if he wants to work for the country's most powerful senator, he'll have to keep his eye on the prize. That's easier said than done when he meets the senator's daughter, who's wild, gorgeous, and 100 percent trouble.
Grace Pendleton is the black sheep of her conservative family. Yet while Aaron's presence reminds her of a past she'd rather forget, something in his eyes keeps drawing her in. Maybe it's the way his voice turns her molten. Or maybe it's because deep down inside, the ultra-smooth, polished Aaron Clarkson might be more than even Grace can handle . . .
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Review by Yvette:
Tessa Bailey is one of my go-to authors for a number of reasons, including the fact that it's impossible for this author to write a bad book. For instance, I can't say I've read many political-themed romances, but I'd read the phone book if it was written by Tessa Bailey and I was eager to get my hands on the next book in the Romancing the Clarksons series. With Rita gone, the Clarkson siblings have dwindled from four to three, and our next stop on the road trip follows Aaron's story in
Too Wild to Tame
. You might be wondering to yourself what a buttoned-up politician could possibly have to do with a title like
Too Wild to Tame
. Then again, if you've read any of Tessa Bailey's books, you probably already know the answer…
From reading
Too Hot to Handle
, we know that Aaron Clarkson is striving to resurrect his sinking political career after being involved in some political scandal, yet the man is still a bit of a mystery. What we do know is that he's a go-getter and a take-charge kind of guy, effectively wielding his charm as a political weapon. Aaron prefers to remain emotionally detached when it comes to his career, his family, and his love life, which is why it's oddly fitting that his love interest is an open book. As much as Aaron's convinced he's incapable of feeling, his pain and anguish concerning unresolved issues are almost a tangible presence, so much so, that I was grateful for our heroine, Grace. Her happy and hopeful manner gave the story a lighthearted buoyancy that balanced Aaron's inner turmoil. Grace isn't without her own skeletons, but I loved that it was their differences that drew them together and gave them the strength to overcome their demons.
With Aaron Clarkson, Tessa Bailey once again proves that she's the queen of dirty-talking Alpha males, and Grace is Aaron's more-than-willing partner. I enjoyed the fact that Aaron is typically calm and polished when it comes to his job, yet, around Grace, his control slips and he becomes a man controlled by passion and his baser instincts. The electric current of sexual tension that started simmering between them from their first meeting only intensified over the course of the narrative. Thanks to Aaron and Grace's explosive chemistry,
Too Wild to Tame
is decadently erotic, fan-your-face sexy, and just downright dirty (in the best possible way) romance. This book is steamy in a way that will make you swoon and blush and perhaps go back for a re-read of a few choice passages...just to make sure they're as good the second time around (which they are).
With Aaron and Grace, Tessa Bailey does a spectacular job with character development, really getting inside of their heads and baring their souls within the pages of the narrative. These characters will take you on an emotional roller coaster that's sure to tug on your heartstrings. As a fan of the Romancing the Clarksons series, I was satisfied with Aaron and Grace's story but, after finishing
Too Wild to Tame
, I'm even more impatient to read the books of the remaining two Clarkson siblings.
*complimentary copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review
Rating: 4 Stars
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Thank you for your interest in my books! I'm Tessa and I live in the crazy, loud, overcrowded borough of Brooklyn, New York. I love it here. This city is a constant source of inspiration, which is why I've decided to set my most recent books in the Line of Duty Series here.
I moved to New York when I was eighteen, the day after I graduated high school. Threw my suitcase in the back of a Chevrolet Cavalier and drove across the country to find my adventure. I'm still finding it, little by little.
Thank you for being a part of it.
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His progress toward the door halted when Grace shot to her feet, arms stiff at her sides, those green eyes like glowing jade moons. "I…that isn't what I was asking for. I just meant, let me help you, in general. I—I didn't think…"
Aaron's neck heated. "If you don't like the idea, we can change it—"
She jumped. She actually jumped straight up in the air, hands flying to her cheeks. "I love it. Oh, please don't change anything. I was just so surprised."
He inclined his head, mentally cursing the way his heart decided to make its presence known at such an inconvenient time, walloping his rib cage with thick booms, courtesy of Grace's pleasure. How juvenile. "I'm kind of surprised myself," he admitted, then wished he'd kept his mouth shut.
At least until Grace floated toward him. All shining eyes and rosy excitement, she spurred a lust storm in his stomach. "It's so much better when you say what you're thinking, Aaron."
"You mentioned that."
And of course, it made him want to say
it would take to get her legs wrapped around his hips. To rock between her thighs until her wetness drenched the fly of his pants. "Get away from me, Grace," he rasped. "It would be just like me to take advantage of you after having to tell that story."
Silence deepened around them. "How can you say that after you just found a way for me to rebuild the camp?" It seemed as if her entire body lifted and fell on a harsh sob. "Last night, you asked me if I still saw some good in you…and I didn't answer. How could I not have answered you?" She shook her gorgeous head. "I didn't mean to—"
Aaron shot forward, capturing her unspoken words with his own mouth.
There had been
even more
guilt in her eyes. Aaron's response was pure denial.
Not because of me. Not over me
. But as soon as their lips joined, his mind wiped clean of anything but Grace's one-of-a-kind taste. She was juicy, sweet, refreshing, intoxicating madness. He let it pull him down into its depths—
depths—gathering up her taste greedily so he could live with the effect as long as possible, even though surely a man couldn't withstand this type of arousal for an extended length of time. He'd want to fuck her again as soon as he came. It was a certainty his body was all too eager to confirm. Yet protectiveness held him in a state of limbo. Wanting—
—to mate with her delicious body while determined to protect her from himself.
Couldn't she sense the past meaningless encounters he wore like gloves, cheapening everything he touched? Couldn't she sense his inability to be meaningful to her? Grace should have someone with substance, not someone who couldn't even garner the love of his own family. Someone who considered the ramifications of his actions and how they would serve as betrayal.
This is how you repay me?
The voice from his not-so-distant past had Aaron tearing his mouth away with a guttural growl, clasping Grace by the shoulders.
Too hard. Ease up.
"Get away."
"If you really want that, let me go," she whispered.
, he couldn't do it. Not with her face tipped back, lips swollen and shined up, those eyelids halfway fallen. He'd never in his life had trouble resisting sex. It was always a logical decision based on his needs. This? There was
cut and dried about it. His attraction to Grace was messy and wild and untapped. Made his chest expand with the effort to contain the expanding of something unfamiliar. Crazy and blinding. His dick needed a good, rough handling from one woman only. Grace. And she wasn't pushing him away. Seemed like she wanted the job, too, her tits sliding up and down his abs with every breath.
Give her one more chance. Show her what she's in for with a bastard like you.
With a muttered epithet, Aaron raked his hand up the back of Grace's thigh, sliding it down the back of her tights, and settling his middle finger in the valley of her ass. "Get away from me," he managed, wedging his straying digit a little more securely, earning him a closed-lipped noise.
"No," she gasped after a few seconds.
Aaron's tether broke. Recapturing Grace's mouth with an obscene amount of tongue, he backed them toward the bed, satisfaction rippling in his middle when she went down beneath him, her legs falling open in welcome. He draped his body over Grace's slighter one, eager grunts leaving his mouth as he positioned himself over her pussy and bore down with his erection. Their groans were pain-filled, reaching every corner of the cabin, breaking off when Aaron got back to kissing that addictive mouth, yanking the oversized sweater up, up to her belly, so he could rock against her sex with only his pants and her tights as obstructions.
"You were warned," he reminded her with a strangled shout, delivered into the space above her head. "Three times, Grace. That's three times more than I'd give anyone else." He slid up and back in the cradle of her legs, groaning over the rasping friction her tights delivered to his stiff, fuck-hungry dick. "Make it four times. I gave you an out back at the house. You should have taken it."
When Grace should have been trembling or alarmed by the cut steel in his voice, she only stretched out beneath him like a cat, opening up for him. Almost preening beneath his rough ministrations. "Maybe I should have. But we're here now, so stop trying to scare me." Her fingertips moved down Aaron's chest to the seat of his pants, where she smoothed her palm over the curve of his cock, which started him panting like a marathon runner. "You don't really want to scare me, do you, Aaron?"
Christ, her soft words, the sight of her, were choking him up. Her hair was a haphazard display framing her face, those crooked front teeth somehow making him twice as eager to seal their mouths together again. He was a hunter who'd discovered a sprite dancing in the woods and dragged her home, intending to use her body for vigorous relief, but got forgiveness in return. "No, I don't. I don't want to scare you."
"I know," she breathed, unfastening his belt buckle. "I just know."
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RISE 7 – SENSATION kicked off with the first match in The Tag Team Awakening, beginning a laser focus from RISE in rejuvenating Women's Tag Team Wrestling. Before the opening contest, Gail Kim and Kevin Harvey revealed that July 7, IMPACT and RISE would come together to co-promote RISE 9 – RISE of The Knockouts in Naperville, IL. And at this LIVE on Twitch Special, RISE will crown the first Guardians of RISE Tag Team Champions!
At RISE 8 – OUTBACK June 29 in Los Angeles, four tag team matches will take place:
Team Blue Nation vs. The Killer Baes
Bones of Contention vs. Fire and Nice
Paradise Lost with Rosemary vs. Fight for Evers
The Worst Best Friends vs. Wily Smilies
All talents on these teams are on reserve for RISE 9 July 7. The winners of these four matches will move onto the most important Tag Team Match in RISE to date.
In a Four Corners Elimination Match, the winning four teams from RISE 8 will face off in one contest. If one member of a team takes a fall, both members of the team are eliminated. The last team standing shall be logged in the history books as the first Guardians of RISE Tag Team Champions!
Don't miss this HUGE joint venture between IMPACT and RISE Saturday, July 7 in Naperville, IL near Chicago! Front Row is nearly sold out, tickets available at pipeline.ecwid.com.
And don't forget, July 8, we will be taping several episodes of our new, weekly program RISE – ASCENT. New episodes drop every Wednesday at riseascent.com. Episodes 1-2 are available now! Two matches already signed for these tapings include Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kylie Rae in a rematch from RISE 6 and Madison Eagles taking on Tessa Blanchard!

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Cherry blossoms
In Belltown (a trendy neighborhood in Seattle) on Friday, lots of cherry trees, some with these burgundy colored leaves, were blooming. Here's a pretty photo with the heavenly blue sky showing in the background. NOTE: I've been advised that these are plum blossoms, not cherry. Still beautiful!
Check out Skywatch Friday, A Piece of Heaven, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Floral Friday, Weekend Flowers, NF Blo-Ma Tuesday, Today's Flowers, Macro Monday, Scenic Weekends, Outdoor Wednesday, Pink Saturday and Ruby Tuesday 2. Thanks for visiting and do click on the Sara's Fave Photos above to see all the other photos here.
15 Responses to "Cherry blossoms"
DrillerAA on 26 Mar 2013 at 4:29 am #
No cherry blossoms for us yet. We've had a very cold week-end and it's not going to warm up until later this week. Maybe spring will come this year. Maybe not. Have great week.
Lea on 26 Mar 2013 at 11:58 am #
Very pretty!
Have a wonderful week!
Lea's Menagerie
Gunilla on 27 Mar 2013 at 1:20 am #
Gorgeous blossoms!
Liz on 27 Mar 2013 at 7:20 am #
Gorgeous blossoms.
Gunsside on 27 Mar 2013 at 7:30 am #
Absolute beautiful. lovely colors, and I can imagine the smell…. 🙂
Andrea on 30 Mar 2013 at 7:02 am #
I haven't seen the real cherry blossoms, but they are always fabulous in photos. We have an endemic 'cherry blossom-like' flowers, we call it Palawan cherry, and will post it next time. Palawan is a province here in the country.
Judy on 30 Mar 2013 at 11:42 am #
Wow!! They are so beautiful!! Ours will be blooming in another 6 weeks…
Judy on 30 Mar 2013 at 11:44 am #
Just so gorgeous!!! Ours will be about another 6 weeks…
4joy on 30 Mar 2013 at 1:36 pm #
spectacular picture….everything is just perfect –
Dixie on 30 Mar 2013 at 3:34 pm #
absolutely lovely…
Tina´s PicStory on 31 Mar 2013 at 11:44 am #
very lovely weekend flowers! thanx 🙂
Margaret Gosden on 31 Mar 2013 at 1:32 pm #
Love the subtle macro effect here….
Marie-AZ on 01 Apr 2013 at 4:30 pm #
Just gorgeous!
Merisi in Vienna on 04 Apr 2013 at 9:09 am #
Oh, what a cheerful sight, thank you for these beautiful cherry blossoms!
Gary on 18 Aug 2014 at 2:49 am #
Beautiful! I've just bought many of these to line my driveway. By the way, these are Plum Blossoms, not cherrys.


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If you're looking for a Sunday roast recipe that's a little different this month, why not try this delicious roast spatchcock chicken recipe? Using lemon and garden herbs to flavour the meat, it's really tender and moist.
- 1 large free-range roasting chicken
- zest and juice of 2 large lemons
- 2tbsp herbes de Provence
- 2tbsp olive oil
- 7tbsp mixed chopped fresh herbs, such as chives, parsley, basil and tarragon
Spatchcock the chicken. Turn it over and cut out the backbone – you're making 2 cuts either side of it to remove it completely so that you can flatten the bird. We used a very sharp large knife and poultry shears.
Turn the chicken over and push right down it so you flatten it out. Make sharp cuts about 1cm deep in the legs and breast.
Mix together the lemon zest, herbes de Provence and the oil with plenty of black pepper. Rub it over the chicken, pushing it into the cuts. Now pop it into a large freezer bag, seal and leave in the fridge overnight or for up to 2 days, if you like.
It will still be tasty if you just leave it for an hour or so. Heat the oven to 170C fan, gas 5. Allow the chicken to get to room temperature then roast it, with its marinade, for 1 hour 15 minutes or until fully cooked through.
Pour off the pan juices and allow the chicken to rest for 15 minutes.
Serve on a platter with the fresh herbs, the pan juices and lemon juice with some asparagus and spicy roast potatoes.


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Oak Hill Tree Farm
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River Birch Dura-Heat
Muskogee Crape Myrtle
Natchez Crape Myrtle
Tuscarora Crape Myrtle
Bald Cypress
Allee Elm
Bosque Elm
Drake Elm
Nellie R Stevens Holly
Oakland Holly
Cathedral Live Oak
Highrise Live Oak
Claudia Wannamaker Magnolia
D.D. Blanchard Magnolia
Windmill Palm
River Birch Dura-Heat
Betula nigra 'Dura-Heat'
The Dura-Heat® Birch offers superlative lustrous dark green leaves that turn soft butter yellow in the autumn. The leaves are more leathery and smaller than other varieties and the species. The Dura-Heat® Birch leaves are closely spaced along the length o River Birches are fast-growing trees and can be grown across a wider swath of zones in temperate regions than can paper birches, the latter being less heat-tolerant.
Available Container sizes:
15 gal
30 gal
45 gal
Application: Great for quick shade or for screening out above a privacy fence in the summer.
Typical Usage Privacy, Shade, Ornamental
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Using metal in the landscape for garden walls, screens or house numbers is a great way to add some garden art and sculptural function to the essential but usually dull components of the garden. And corten steel is a great material for adding another dimension to the appearance of metal. It is designed to rust and it is the rust that makes it popular. The rich colour of the rust can look spectacular and its appearance changes with the various lighting levels during the day.
Corten was developed in America and is also referred to as weathering steel. In Melbourne, Australia rusted steel first became popular as an architectural material in the 1960s but fell out of favour as the run-off stained surrounding concrete pavements.
But all was forgiven by the 2000's and the material became fashionable again. Landscape designs were either modified to cater for the run-off staining or just ignored.
Landmark buildings and infrastructure projects such as the Craigieburn Bypass Hume Freeway (shown above) has probably contributed to this material becoming popular in domestic gardens in Melbourne.
Below are some shots of work produced by a Melbourne metal artists Pierre Le Roux Design http://www.plrdesign.com.au/. They are definitely adding art to the garden accessories department, adding interest to suburbia's streetscapes and producing some unique metal wall art .


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ABRAZOS is a noun and a verb; a people, a place and an action! It is a cultural community, creative collective, autonomous arts alliance, and a musical movement of the masses.
Led by the Prophet (of the people) aka Not4Prophet, and form(ulated) from within the funky flames of an all star arkestra made up of improv insurrectionists, ABRAZOS ARMY consist of sound salsaboteurs, musical militants, rhythm rebels, lyrical liberationists, and other artonomous aesthetic abrazartistas and creative commandos who come together to foment a fiesta for your right to fight!
Like Funkadelic, ABRAZOS ARMY believes that if you "free yo mind, your ass will follow!" Like Bob Marley, we affirm that "music can unify the whole universe;" and like Fela Kuti said (and we agree), "music is the weapon" that we choose to arm ourselves with.
With that credo in our (collective) mind(s), ABRAZOS ARMY endeavors to embrace space and touch time to compose community and decolonize (our) culture…
ABRAZOS ARMY is an in your face embrace!


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Duncan makes paying by phone an extremely convenient way to purchase parking time. Our Parking Enterprise Management System provides an API feed to clever mobile applications very easy to use. Motorists are guided to available parking spaces and can choose how much time they need up front, or set the 'meter' and pay for what they have used at the end.
Globally used, and available in all app stores, Duncan's preferred EasyPark phone application compliments any paid parking site, and can be installed quickly and easily.
Pay By phone application enables users to look for an available parking space, be directed to the location safely and securely, and quickly pay the required amount with the touch of a button. Drivers can also top up remotely to the maximum stay without having to go back to their car.
All pay by phone payments are recorded and presented in PEMS (Duncan's Parking Enterprise Management System) in real-time, where they can be analysed and reported on individually or as part of the overall paid parking installation.
Pay by phone transactions can easily be queried and enforced by compliance staff in the field using a convenient smart phone application.
- Integrated with parking machines and parking meters
- Integrated with PEMS and AutoISSUE
- Available on Android, IOS, Windows and Blackberry app stores
- No minimum balance. Drivers only pay for what they need
- Remote 'top up' payments when staying longer than planned
- Park and Pay or Stop-Start payment methods
- Complete reporting and financial transparency for parking management
- Simple, cashless solution
- Guidance functionality that directs drivers to available parking
- Simple, user-friendly interface
How It Works
- Download application
- Login and follow the prompts: enter the area code specified on the nearest parking sign or parking machine and a preliminary end-time (which you can later extend or stop)
- Start parking: Select a parking time by spinning the wheel.
- Ongoing parking: Stop or extend the parking time as you need.
- You will receive an SMS 15 minutes before the parking time ends.
- After completing your parking you receive an email receipt containing all details of that parking session. This receipt has the same functionality and content as a physical parking receipt.
That's it!
If you want to offer payment with smartphones, and provide residents with the latest and most savvy forms of parking technology, download the brochure and get in touch with Duncan Solutions today.


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Today we have polymer clay birdhouse ornaments. Unfortunately, I could not find the artist who made these. If you recognize the work, please let me know so that I can give credit to the maker.
Simplicity is the key to the beauty of these polymer clay birdhouse ornaments!
The old saying "Less is More" holds true here. Hanging on a country farmhouse Christmas tree would be a perfect setting for these fabulous ornaments.