The Winemaker’s Dinner: Entrees–Sneak Peak Excerpt and Giveaway

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Sandy

The Winemaker’s Dinner Entrees: Sneak Peak Excerpt and Giveaway

Omnific Publishing is pleased to announce the cover reveal and release date for the next instalment in The Winemaker’s Feast Trilogy-THE WINEMAKER’S DINNER: ENTREES by Dr. Ivan Rusilko and Everly Drummond on December 18, 2012

SUMMARY:

Dr. Ivan Rusilko has got it bad. He’s in love—with life, his work, and his baby girl, Jaden Thorne. The nearly 3000 miles between Miami and L.A. that once threatened their happily-ever-after now seem nothing more than a mere geographical challenge—nothing a few hours on a plane and a sexy weekend rendezvous can’t trump. No time apart is too long to keep him from wanting her in his arms and in his bed. He’s absolutely sure Jaden is his dream come true.

Jaden Thorne is living the life she’s always wanted. She’s got her one-in-a-million job on a TV cooking show, she’s achieved celebrity chef status, and she’s in a committed relationship with her perfect guy… Then the network’s surprise decision to add a co-host to her show takes a bite out of her perfectly balanced life and career. With a new man in the mix, living the dream gets a whole lot more complicated both personally and professionally.

When the emotional, mental, and physical paths of true love’s course collide with frustration, secrets, and assumptions, will Ivan and Jaden pay the price? Does their dream-come-true cost something neither can afford?

The Winemaker’s Dinner: Entrées is a decadent meal of passion, sex, and secrets, inspired by the real romantic life of Dr. Ivan Rusilko. Authors Everly Drummond and Dr. Ivan Rusilko have turned up the heat in this emotional follow up to The Winemaker’s Dinner: Appetizers, expertly executing their unique recipe for blending fact and fantasy, with more than a dash of passion and sex.

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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT to The Reading Cafe:

Classic rock streamed from the docking station where Ivan had plugged in his iPhone, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Wandering from the bedroom to the living room, she detected a faint trace of cigar smoke and noticed that the balcony door was ajar. There, leaning against the rail, his muscular physique illuminated by the setting sun, was Ivan. A cigar dangled from his mouth and his hand held a glass of wine. A simple white towel was the only thing he wore, and he appeared to be deep in thought. Bare feet, bare skin, and flowing brown hair that just reached the top of the tattoo inked across his back. The sight was almost perfect. If only he’d lose the towel, she thought. This man, a man she trusted implicitly and loved with every fiber of her being, a man who loved her back just as much, was a miracle. Finding what they now shared had been a once in a lifetime chance…and they’d been lucky to find it at all.

She watched him stand in silence, enjoying the fading blues, reds, and purples that painted the warm California sky. He pulled deep on his cigar, occasionally blowing a smoke ring. She could watch him for hours and be completely content, but she couldn’t bear to waste a second of their precious time together, so Jaden cleared her throat and alerted him to her presence. When he turned and stared at her, his eyes full of love, she could tell he’d been thinking something along the same lines as she had only seconds before. As their gazes locked, she knew this was for real. Despite the distance—the thing Ivan had feared the most—they were making it work. And someday, when the time was right, they’d be able to close that distance between them.

In anticipation of the upcoming release of THE WINEMAKE’S DINNER: ENTREES Omnific Publishing is offering TWO ebook copies of the first book in The Winemaker’s Feast Trilogy THE WINEMAKER’S DINNER: APPETIZERS.

1. You must be a member at The Reading Cafe. If you are not a member, pleaser register using the log-in at the top of the page, or by using one of the social log-ins.

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3. Giveaway will run from November 16 to 20, 2012.

4. Giveaway open INTERNATIONALLY.

The Reading Cafe would like to thank Micha Stone, Marketing and Creative Director at Omnific Publishing for all of the promotional material and pictures. As an added bonus, we offer up the latest picture of Dr. Ivan to fuel your imagination while reading The Winemaker’s Feast Trilogy. Enjoy!!

Cover Reveals

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Sandy

COVER REVEALS

SPENCER HILL PUBLISHING wants your help!!

BLOOD BOUND: Blood Bound is the debut release of new author Keish Swaim. For the cover reveal there are TWO options and SPENCER HILL is asking for your help in choosing which cover they will use for Keisha’s new novel.

Vote HERE for your favorite cover!!

TITLE: Bound Blood
AUTHOR: Keish Swaim
PUBLISHER: Spencer Hill Press www.spencerhillpress.com
ISBN: 978-1-937053-45-1
RELEASE DATE: September 10, 2013
FORMATS: Paper, e-book

Starting college a year early is hard. Starting fae college and learning to protect the world from the Unseelie is harder.

Brielle Reed has always been an over-achiever, but this time she may have bitten off more than she can chew. Between her crash course in fae politics, struggles to control her new mind-reading ability, training sessions with the demanding Dr. Schwartz, and discoveries about the father who is still a mystery to her, Brielle finds herself longing for a chance at a normal life. But she may not get that chance. Or chance at a life at all, for that matter.

RELEASE DATE: September 2013

Omens

Twenty-four-year-old Olivia Taylor Jones has the perfect life. The only daughter of a wealthy, prominent Chicago family, she has an Ivy League education, pursues volunteerism and philanthropy, and is engaged to a handsome young tech firm CEO with political ambitions.

But Olivia’s world is shattered when she learns that she’s adopted. Her real parents? Todd and Pamela Larsen, notorious serial killers serving a life sentence. When the news brings a maelstrom of unwanted publicity to her adopted family and fiancé, Olivia decides to find out the truth about the Larsens.

Olivia ends up in the small town of Cainsville, Illinois, an old and cloistered community that takes a particular interest in both Olivia and her efforts to uncover her birth parents’ past.

Aided by her mother’s former lawyer, Gabriel Walsh, Olivia focuses on the Larsens’ last crime, the one her birth mother swears will prove their innocence. But as she and Gabriel start investigating the case, Olivia finds herself drawing on abilities that have remained hidden since her childhood, gifts that make her both a valuable addition to Cainsville and deeply vulnerable to unknown enemies. Because there are darker secrets behind her new home, and powers lurking in the shadows that have their own plans for her.

Release Date: August 2013

TITLE: Loki’s Wolves

AUTHOR: Kelley Armstrong/Melissa Marr

SERIES: The Blackwell Pages

RELEASE DATE: May 2013

TITLE: The Winemaker’s Dinner-Entrees

AUTHOR: Dr. Ivan Rusilko and Everly Drummond

SERIES: The Winemaker’s Dinner

RELEASE DATE: TBA

TITLE: Affliction

AUTHOR: Laurell K Hamilton

SERIES: Anita Blake

RELEASE DATE: June 2013

TITLE: Gameboard of the Gods

AUTHOR: Richelle Mead

SERIES: Age of X

RELEASE DATE: June 2013

TITLE: The Lass Wore Black

AUTHOR: Karen Ranney

SERIES: Scottish Romance

RELEASE DATE: January 2013

THE WINEMAKER’S DINNER: Appetizers by Dr. Ivan Rusilko and Everly Drummond-a review

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Sandy

The Winemaker’s Dinner: Appetizers (The Winemaker’s Feast #1) by Dr.Ivan Rusilko and Everly Drummond

THE WINEMAKER’S DINNER-Appetizers by Dr. Ivan Rusilko and Everly Drummond

THE WINEMAKER’S DINNER –Appetizers is the first novel (July 31, 2012 release) in The Winemaker’s Feast series co-written by Dr. Ivan Rusilko and Everly Drummond. The storyline has been labeled a fictional account of Dr. Ivan’s life and love. But I wondered- How much of the book is fiction and how much of the book is fact? Of course, it doesn’t hurt, when a reader is able to put a face to a hero, and a face that is derived from reality and not from our imaginations. Then again, a good imagination allows the reader to place themself into the novel and experience the storyline first hand.

Dr. Ivan Rusilko is a successful doctor and businessman, but something or someone was missing from his life. And meeting Ms. Jaden Thorne brought everything into perspective-he was missing the other half of his soul. Having loved and lost, Ivan was afraid to put everything he was back into a relationship, but Jaden could be that someone. Knowing what he was going to do, would take time, but eventually everything would fall into place. But when dreams do come true, there may be someone needed to gather the pieces of a broken heart with the realization that sacrifices have to be made.

Jaden knew she had made a mistake. She wasn’t the type of girl to do a one-night stand, but she knew she was out of his league. Yet on the night Dr. Ivan sat with his friends, dining at her restaurant, Jaden knew she had made a bigger mistake then leaving without saying goodbye. If the tears staining her face were not a giveaway to her feelings, then the overwhelming joy at Ivan’s words, would certainly inspire a woman to fall head over heals for the stranger she had met only days before.

Throughout the story, the reader is taken on a trip of romance, of sex and fun. Ivan’s ability to make Jaden feel like she is the only woman in the world sings praises for a character who once thought he was destined for a string of failed relationships. His family’s acceptance was instantaneous, and the couple’s love grew with every encounter and morning after. Ivan is a man capable of melting a woman’s heart with a smile and a kiss. If only there were more men like the hero of this story.

Jaden was on the cusp of making a name for herself in the culinary world. Her position, as executive chef, had garnered a few turns of the head but it was her skill and her abilities that caught the attention of some very famous people-or so she had thought. But to everyone’s surprise except Ivan’s Jaden was thrown in to a spotlight that would eventually find her facing a boardroom of executives offering to make all of her dreams come true. But choices will have to be made, and the biggest sacrifice will come at the expense of a broken heart and a shattered soul. Sometimes the heart will not survive the separation of thousands of miles, and sometimes the heart knows exactly what it wants and needs.

THE WINEMAKER’S DINNER is a sweet story about finding love when and where you least expect it. As an erotic storyline, it was tamer than most, but the sexual energy was palpable and flowed smoothly between the pages of the book. The storyline was fast paced without the usual playing hard to get like many romantic tales-Jaden and Ivan were two adults who knew what they wanted and went into the relationship with their eyes and their hearts wide open. An interesting storyline, that makes you wonder, how much of the novel is fiction and how much is the real Dr. Ivan Rusilko. I have no doubt that comparisons will be made and most of us will never really know where reality and fiction blurred-but it was fun trying to guess. Congratulations to Dr. Ivan and Everly on their new release. I am looking forward to their next collaborative effort in The Winemaker’s Dinner series.

Copy supplied by the publisher.

Reviewed by Sandy

Click HERE for our interview with Dr. Ivan Rusilko on March 19, 2012.

LINKS TO PRE-ORDER:
Amazon Paper Books
B&N Paper Books

THE WINEMAKER’S DINNER: Appetizers– Cover Reveal

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Sandy

The Winemaker’s Dinner: Appetizers-Cover Reveal

Authors: Dr. Ivan Rusilko and Everly Drummond
Genre: Fictionalized Erotic Romance
Release date: July 31, 2012

Summary: Recently named executive chef at one of Miami Beach’s hottest restaurants, Jaden Thorne is determined to make her culinary mark and fulfill her professional dreams. When Jaden is given highly coveted tickets to the ultra-exclusive Winemaker’s Dinner, she jumps at the opportunity to meet South Florida’s wealthiest and most influential food and wine enthusiasts.

Jaden’s eyes are drawn to the VIP section even before the appetizers appear, but she soon finds herself thinking less about networking and more about the intriguingly sexy stranger eying her from across the room. After dinner, what begins as a light-hearted flirtation unexpectedly catapults into a night of explosive passion. But when morning dawns, Jaden leaves her sleeping Mr. Oh So Sexy behind, sure they’ll never see each other again.

Dr. Ivan Rusilko, a handsome, young physician, boasts an extensive resume’ and a well-established position on Miami Beach’s social scene. But despite his success and glamour, he’s routinely had to suffer uninspiring dates and doomed relationships. With a romantic heart, Ivan’s not the love-‘em-and-leave-‘em type. But when he awakens to find that the girl in the red dress has done exactly that, he resolves to find her–only if it’s just to ask why she left without even a kiss goodbye.

The Winemaker’s Dinner is a fictionalized erotic memoir inspired by the romantic triumphs and tragedies of Dr. Ivan Rusilko’s real life. Weaving fact with fantasy, authors Everly Drummond and Dr. Ivan Rusilko have gifted readers with a swoon-worthy flesh and blood romantic hero and the intoxicating bouquet only a heartfelt tale of passionate love can create.

Website: http://thewinemakersdinner.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Winemakers-Dinner/#!/pages/The-Winemakers-Dinner/311019488964664

Twitter: @EverlyDrummond and @IvanRusilko and @winemakersbooks

The Winemaker’s Dinner Appetizers: Two Free e-novellas July 1

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Sandy

The Winemaker’s Dinner-RSVP and No Reservations-free July 1, 2012

FREE–AVAILABLE JULY 1, 2012!

The Winemaker’s Dinner: RSVP by Dr. Ivan Rusilko
Format: eBook
LINK: R.S.V.P.
ISBN: 978-1936305-797

Meet Dr. Ivan Rusilko: He’s a doctor at a world-class medical facility in Miami, he’s got a killer apartment on Miami Beach that overlooks Biscayne Bay and the Miami skyline, and he’s got a great group of friends and quite the social schedule. It’s a pretty damned charmed life, but something’s missing. He’d love a special someone to share it with—someone to laugh with, share his dreams with, and someone to just plain tickle his fancy. After a string of utterly forgettable blind dates and with no real prospects on the horizon, it’s time to take action. On the long drive from Miami Beach to Sarasota, Florida, for the annual Winemaker’s Dinner, Ivan makes a decision. He’s taking charge of his love life—and his fate.

RSVP is a short-story prequel to the highly anticipated erotic romance The Winemaker’s Dinner: Appetizers by co-authors Dr. Ivan Rusilko and Everly Drummond. RSVP is an introduction to the romantic hero and real-life author Dr. Ivan Rusilko, and it marks the good doctor’s solo writing debut.

FREE–AVAILABLE JULY 1, 2012!

The Winemaker’s Dinner: No Reservations by Everly Drummond
Format: eBook
LINK: No Reservations
ISBN: 978-1-62342-900-3

Jaden Thorne is living the dream. Well, not exactly the dream, but her dream—if you call working sixteen-hour days in a hot kitchen a dream, which she does. She’s the executive chef at the hottest new restaurant in Miami Beach, and she’s worked her ass off to get there. When her boss suddenly falls ill, she’s gifted two tickets to the premiere food and wine event of the season. Jaden jumps at the opportunity to network, and with her best friend, Tasha, in tow, she’s soon on a road trip to Sarasota, Florida, for the Winemaker’s Dinner—and a good time.

No Reservations is a short-story prequel to the highly anticipated fictionalized erotic romance The Winemaker’s Dinner: Appetizers by co-authors Dr. Ivan Rusilko and Everly Drummond. No Reservations is an introduction to the romantic heroine in the series, Jaden Thorne, and is written by erotic romance author Everly Drummond.

The Winemaker’s Dinner: Appetizers (The Winemaker’s Feast Outtake)

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Sandy

The Winemaker’s Dinner: RSVP

“Love is Beautiful” ~ Dr. Ivan

The Winemaker’s Dinner: Appetizers will be released July 31, 2012.

FROM: Facebook

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A personal short story introductory prequel to The Winemakers Dinner Series: The Feast debuting July 31st with its first installment… Appetizers.

RSVP will be available for FREE download starting July 1, 2012 on the Omnific Website. Make sure you “RSVP” yourself a copy before July 31st 😉 !! Check out the cover and summary on goodreads and add it to your wish lists! Please share, add, talk about, like, tweet, blog… do whatever to help make this Feast monumental. Also check out my co-authors short “No Reservations” due out the same time. Never forget… “Love is Beautiful” ~~Ivan

THE WINEMAKER’S DINNER

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Sandy

TITLE: The Winemaker’s Dinner