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“Rode Hard and Put Up Satisfied”</description><title>Randi Alexander</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @randialexander)</generator><link>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Choose Your Favorite Cowboy</title><description>&lt;h2 class="entry-title"&gt;&lt;a href="http://wildandwickedcowboys.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/choose-your-favorite-cowboy/" rel="bookmark" title="Permalink to Choose Your Favorite Cowboy"&gt;Choose Your Favorite Cowboy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;div class="entry-meta"&gt;&lt;span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author"&gt;Posted on&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://wildandwickedcowboys.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/choose-your-favorite-cowboy/" rel="bookmark" title="12:01 am"&gt;&lt;span class="entry-date"&gt;April 20, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="by-author"&gt;&lt;span class="sep"&gt;by&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="author vcard"&gt;&lt;a class="url fn n" href="http://wildandwickedcowboys.wordpress.com/author/randialexander/" rel="author" title="View all posts by Randi Alexander"&gt;Randi Alexander&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I had a lot of fun last week making a video book trailer for Cowboy Bad Boys. It’s not often I have a book that stars TEN SEXY COWBOYS! After I’d spent time lovingly choosing the pictures to represent the stories in my book, I found just the right music – a country-rock song that has a sexy undertone to it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Take a look at the video, and let me know which cowboy is your favorite. I’ll give away the winner’s choice of one of my ebooks to a lucky commenter. (If you already have all my books, I’d be happy to send you one of my cute purple cowboy hats!) Leave a comment for your chance to win – and enjoy these ten sexy guys!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Excerpt: &lt;em&gt;High Country Ride&lt;/em&gt; from the &lt;em&gt;Cowboy Bad Boys&lt;/em&gt; Anthology&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When everything was packed away and made bear-safe, he carried their bedrolls beside the fire. “Nice night,” he growled, low and sexy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Uh huh.” Her belly did a sensual flip. “Might be fun to stay outside a while longer.” Her reservations about letting herself go tonight had melted away as soon as she’d said her last goodbye to her dad.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His grin flashed in the firelight. “I’m thinkin’ the same thing.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She licked her lips, suddenly wanting him with a ravenous desire.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He unrolled their sleeping bags and laid them one atop the other. “Come over here.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She stood. The deep rumble of his voice lit a flare of desire that overpowered her and set her knees to wobble. Her pussy flooded with cream. She walked toward him and he took her hand.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He turned her to face the river, her back pressed against his chest. “Look.” He pointed to a clearing in the trees. Over the mountain peaks, a sliver of a moon hung in the star speckled sky.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Beautiful,” she whispered, soaking it into her memory.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You don’t get this in New York City.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She smiled a little sadly. “No. You sure don’t.” A few yards away, the river trickled sleepily. Crickets chirruped and a night bird called.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His lips touched her ear. “I had a dream about you last week.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His warmth soaked into her body and his words wound through her heart. “What was it about?”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Mmmm.” His teeth nibbled along the ridge of her ear. “I’ll tell you later.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rivulets of desire flowed from her ear down to her needy flesh. Her breasts swelled and peaked, her core shuddered, and her thighs tingled.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I want you, Nikki.” He proved it by pressing his hard cock against her backside. “I can’t think straight from needing you so bad.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She wanted this desperately. She nearly stumbled as she turned toward him. Her nipples brushed against his chest, sending skitters down low to her clit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Setting her hands on his chest, she brushed the softest of kisses on his lips. “I’m yours, Brodie.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I hope you mean that.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If his words had a deeper meaning, she couldn’t grasp it with her brain focusing fully on what their bodies wanted. Unbuttoning his shirt, she scratched her nails gently through the golden hair, down low to where his belt buckle gleamed in the fire, highlighting the massive bulge beneath it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Something clicked and they both went for each other’s clothes, unzipping, unbuttoning, and tugging everything off, throwing it in a pile.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“You’re beautiful,” he breathed, just looking at her, from her face down to her breasts, and lower to her bare pussy. “Perfection.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She looked at him in the glow of the fire, his body hard and lean, his cock standing long and proud. Her mouth watered, wanting a taste. Needing to show him how much she desired him, how much she… What? She wanted him, yes, but there was something more. Something quiet and consuming. Glancing up into his eyes, she noticed the condom packet he held between his teeth, his grin turned wicked.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“So you were pretty sure you’d get lucky, huh?” A flash of lust raced down her spine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“A cowboy is prepared for anything.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Anything?” She knelt on the sleeping bags, grasping his hard staff in her hand. “Even this?” Licking his head, she tasted salty pre-cum.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He jerked and groaned, his body tightening.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She took him all, quick and tight before pulling her lips off him then taking him deep again.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brodie laced his fingers in her hair, his breathing uneven. “Nikki, sweetheart, I’m gonna have to ask you to stop or I might just…” He shuddered as she grasped his balls and slowly eased her lips from his base to his head. “I wanna be deep in your sweet pussy when I come.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The rumble of his seductive words made her slit quiver as she imagined easing down onto his cock, filling herself.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kneeling in front of her, he kissed her, his hands caressing her breasts, toying with her nipples. Against her lips, he whispered, “You wanna ride for a while?”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How could he know her favorite position? “Was that what you saw in your dream?”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He nodded. “You in the firelight.” He shivered. “Riding fast and hard.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She wasn’t sure about fast or hard, but she needed him inside her. “Lay down, cowboy,” she purred.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He complied, handing her the condom as he laced his hands behind his head in a deceptively casual pose. His eyes burned and his teeth gritted. He was as wild to have her as she was to impale herself on his big shaft.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sheathed and stiff, he lay still, offering himself to her. “Take it, Nikki. Take it all.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nikki would have everything he could give. But slowly. Sensually. Pressing her nipples to his chest, she slid his cock along the length of her dripping pussy lips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Driving me crazy. Stop teasing,” he moaned and moved his hands from behind his head.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She grasped them, pushing them down onto their makeshift bed. “Uh uh. Let me lead, Brodie.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He chuckled, dark and sinful. “I’ll let you run &lt;em&gt;this&lt;/em&gt; show. But the next round, you’ll learn who’s boss.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Her core contracted just thinking about him taking control, holding &lt;em&gt;her&lt;/em&gt; down. But she wouldn’t concede that easily. Arching her back, she brought her slit to the tip of his cock. It pulsed, hot and ready, tickling her, taunting her.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Circling her hips, she made a seductive game out of taking him higher, feeling her own need reaching the breaking point.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jerking upward, he tried to push his length into her opening.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Uh uh, cowboy. I’m the boss, remember?” She’d make him wait a little longer. Make the moment sweeter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His body tensed. “You’re making me nuts, woman,” he groaned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Good,” she whispered. “Then you’ll love this.” Bending over, she sucked his nipple and nibbled it, still touching just the head of his erection with her opening.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Fuck this,” he roared as he sat up and grasped her hips, pushing her onto his cock with one strong thrust.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She screamed with pleasure as her pussy contracted around him, her core quivered as he filled her deeply, stretching her, the bliss more intense than she’d ever known.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With his cock still inside her, he lifted her and laid her on her back, holding her ass in his big hands as he knelt.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;********&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://wildandwickedcowboys.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/cowboybadboys-533x800.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4769" height="300" src="http://wildandwickedcowboys.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/cowboybadboys-533x800.png?w=199&amp;amp;h=300" title="CowboyBadBoys 533x800" width="199"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Thank you!&lt;br/&gt;Randi &lt;em&gt;“Rode Hard and Put Up Satisfied”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://randialexander.com/" target="_blank"&gt;RandiAlexander.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cowboy Bad Boys is available in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;digital&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; format at &lt;a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/149861" target="_blank"&gt;Smashwords&lt;/a&gt; and in &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;paperback&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/em&gt;from &lt;a href="https://www.createspace.com/3796806" target="_blank"&gt;Createspace&lt;/a&gt; (Sign Up or Log In to purchase) and at &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B007SGUGTY/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=randialexcom-20&amp;amp;linkCode=am2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B007SGUGTY" target="_blank"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt; in both formats.&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p&gt;Other books by Randi:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chase and Seduction and Her Cowboy Stud are available at &lt;a href="http://www.wilderroses.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;amp;manufacturers_id=111" target="_blank"&gt;The Wild Rose Press&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;search-alias=digital-text&amp;amp;tag=randialexcom-20&amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;field-author=Randi%20Alexander" target="_blank"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Cowboy Lust is available for pre-order at &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Lust-Erotic-Romance-Women/dp/1573448141/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1328813106&amp;amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank"&gt;Amazon.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/21453340521</link><guid>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/21453340521</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:39:36 -0400</pubDate><category>Cowboy Bad Boys</category><category>Randi Alexander</category><category>Cowboy Erotic Romance</category></item><item><title>New Release – Ten Sexy Cowboys!</title><description>&lt;h1 class="entry-title"&gt;New Release – Ten Sexy Cowboys!&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;div class="entry-meta"&gt;&lt;span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author"&gt;Posted on&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://wildandwickedcowboys.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/new-release-ten-sexy-cowboys/" rel="bookmark" title="12:01 am"&gt;&lt;span class="entry-date"&gt;April 10, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="by-author"&gt;&lt;span class="sep"&gt;by&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="author vcard"&gt;&lt;a class="url fn n" href="http://wildandwickedcowboys.wordpress.com/author/randialexander/" rel="author" title="View all posts by Randi Alexander"&gt;Randi Alexander&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Sorry, not all ten sexy cowboys AT ONCE, but each of them has their own m/f story in the book. I’m excited to announce the release of my cowboy erotic romance anthology, Cowboy Bad Boys! I had so much fun writing them and working with my editorial team, Sky Robinson and Ursula Avery.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://wildandwickedcowboys.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/cowboybadboys-533x800.png"&gt;&lt;img alt="" class=" wp-image-4769 aligncenter" height="640" src="http://wildandwickedcowboys.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/cowboybadboys-533x800.png?w=426&amp;amp;h=640" title="CowboyBadBoys 533x800" width="426"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the blurbs on the ten stories:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Body Heat&lt;/strong&gt; – When a rancher and his gorgeous passenger are buried in his truck under an avalanche, they discover a sensual way to keep warm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Breakfast in Bed&lt;/strong&gt; – A ranch foreman devises a plan to keep his woman from bolting out of his bed every time they’re through making love.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hard Headed Cowboy&lt;/strong&gt; – When a rodeo bull rider needs a lift, his sexy equipment sponsor makes him a proposition.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;High Country Ride&lt;/strong&gt; – Fulfilling her father’s last wishes, a city girl hires a hot cowboy to guide her into the Rockies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kill Me or Kiss Me&lt;/strong&gt; – With her life in danger, an exotic dancer has to trust a sexy cattle rustler to keep her alive.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No Way Out&lt;/strong&gt; – The town sheriff and the beautiful bank president he’s been lusting after are cornered by a killer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Private Lessons&lt;/strong&gt; – When her girlfriends buy her a mechanical bull lesson with a real bull rider, a college girl gets a sensual ride from her high school crush.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stubborn Redhead&lt;/strong&gt; – The rancher’s woman left him because of rumors of his cheating, but what will it take to make her believe his innocence?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Takin’ a Chance&lt;/strong&gt; – A barrel racer has one last opportunity to seduce the sexy rodeo bullfighter she’s fallen for.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where We Left Off&lt;/strong&gt; – In desperate need of help, a country veterinarian contacts the man she’d loved but booted out of her life years ago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here’s an excerpt from &lt;strong&gt;Kill Me or Kiss Me&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paige Randolph adjusted the air vent on her red vintage Camaro as she roared down the desolate gravel road. The near-full moon glowed over acres of Hill Country ranch land spread out on both sides of her.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;She yawned, tired after her late shift at the Naked Cowgirl in Austin. The cool outside air coming into the car kept her awake but a strand of her long platinum hair blew up into her eyes. Her tires nearly left the ground as she sped over a rise in the road.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directly in front of her, a semi sat right in the middle of the road. “Oh, damn!” Slamming on the brakes, she realized her mistake when her car slid sideways. Turning the wheel, she let up on the brakes and barely missed the front of the truck. The ditch caught her front end. The Camaro’s back end slid down the embankment and stopped with her headlights facing the road.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;When the dust settled, Paige held up her hands, watching them shake. Close call. That could have been really bad.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beyond her fingertips, where her headlights shone on the back of the truck, a cow stared at her.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why would the Royal T Ranch be moving cattle in the middle of the… “Rustlers.” Her heart palpitated a couple times. Shit, what should she do?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dropping the gearshift into low, she pressed the gas pedal, praying for traction. Her tires spun. When she glanced up at the truck, five men walked toward her. Each of them wore all black except for the random colored bandanas they’d pulled over the lower half of their faces.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Crap, crap, crap.” Without looking down, she stuck her right hand into her purse, fumbling for her phone. Her night’s cash tips flew out of her bag as she furiously searched and…found it. She pressed the unlock button and touched “Dial.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Someone tapped on her window. She rolled it down an inch and forced a smile. “Hi. Sorry, I didn’t see your truck—”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Get out.” The low voice chilled her.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Actually, if y’all would give me a push, I’d—”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Out.” This time, the barrel of a pistol peeked in her window.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;********&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you’d like to win an e-copy of the book, follow my&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://randialexander.com/blog-tour-2/" target="_blank"&gt;Blog Tour&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;I’m giving away an e-copy to one lucky commenter at each stop. Otherwise, if you’re not feeling lucky, the buy links are below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you!&lt;br/&gt;Randi&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Rode Hard and Put Up Satisfied”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://randialexander.com/" target="_blank"&gt;RandiAlexander.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Cowboy Bad Boys is available in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;digital&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; format at &lt;a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/149861" target="_blank"&gt;Smashwords&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;and in &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;paperback&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/em&gt;from &lt;a href="https://www.createspace.com/3796806" target="_blank"&gt;Createspace&lt;/a&gt; (Sign Up or Log In to purchase)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other books:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chase and Seduction and Her Cowboy Stud are available at &lt;a href="http://www.wilderroses.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;amp;manufacturers_id=111" target="_blank"&gt;The Wild Rose Press&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Cowboy Lust is available for pre-order at &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Lust-Erotic-Romance-Women/dp/1573448141/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1328813106&amp;amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank"&gt;Amazon.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/21026793122</link><guid>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/21026793122</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:43:36 -0400</pubDate><category>Rand Alexander</category><category>Cowboy Bad Boys</category><category>Cowboy Erotic Romance</category></item><item><title>Jewelry Giveaway</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="drop"&gt;J&lt;/span&gt;oin my mailing list for a chance to win this beautiful handcrafted cowgirl jewelry &lt;a href="http://randialexander.com/contest/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;a href="http://randialexander.com/contest/"&gt;http://randialexander.com/contest/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://randialexander.com/contest/1aaajewelry-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2555"&gt;&lt;img alt="" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2555" height="278" src="http://randialexander.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1aaajewelry1-300x278.jpg" title="1aaajewelry" width="300"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/17161252386</link><guid>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/17161252386</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:31:28 -0500</pubDate><category>Randi Alexander</category><category>jewelry giveaway</category></item><item><title>Valentine's Day Contest</title><description>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span class="drop"&gt;H&lt;/span&gt;appy Valentine’s Day!&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To celebrate this romantic holiday, I’m giving away a cowgirl jewelry set, handmade by Christi Main-Ehrlich* The earrings, bracelet, and necklace are gorgeous in silver tones that will match anything you (or your favorite cowgirl) wears.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;It’s easy to enter – just complete this form to be included in my mailing list. (Nothing too intense – I send out a quick e-mail once each month letting you know what’s happening with my books.) If you’re already subscribed to my mailing list, you’re already entered in the contest!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class="mmf" id="mmf-f1-p183-o1"&gt;*Prize will be mailed directly to you from the artist, who will size the necklace to your specifications.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Contest will run through Midnight, PST on February 14, 2012. Winner will be chosen at random by Randomizer.org and will be notified by e-mail on February 15. One entry per person, please. Good luck!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/16873476814</link><guid>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/16873476814</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:10:17 -0500</pubDate><category>contest</category><category>valentine's day</category><category>cowgirl jewelry</category><category>Randi Alexander</category><category>Christi Main-Ehrlich</category></item><item><title>NickNames for All!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I love it when people have nicknames. It&amp;#8217;s so much fun when you&amp;#8217;ve called someone Butch for years, and finally find out his real name is Marion. I have nicknames for all the little ones. Tiny O, Pig Nuckle, Punkin&amp;#8217; Little. And I even have one for hubby. He&amp;#8217;s Kick when we&amp;#8217;re alone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last week, after he called me by my name whilst we were driving somewhere, I asked why he doesn&amp;#8217;t have a nickname for me. He just shrugged. So I asked him to come up with one. We batted names back and forth. The ones I liked, he didn&amp;#8217;t. The ones he liked were just stupid. (Okay, that&amp;#8217;s my editorial point of view, but hey - I&amp;#8217;m the one who has to be called that name!)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We never came up with one, and I told him he has until midnight on New Years&amp;#8217; Eve to tell me what my new nickname is. I can&amp;#8217;t wait to hear his choice. More on this developing story&amp;#8230;next year!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/14092520390</link><guid>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/14092520390</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:46:16 -0500</pubDate><category>Randi Alexander</category><category>nicknames</category></item><item><title>More Than One Pen Name</title><description>&lt;p&gt;How important is it to keep your genres separated? If you write inspirational romance and young adult, probably not too important. But if you write childrens books and erotica, definitely consider two pen names!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I stumbled upon a website for an author of picture books for kids. In the bottom corner, she had a link to her erotic site. Really? Do this writer honestly think a parent who&amp;#8217;s researching her child&amp;#8217;s favorite author will be tempted to buy a triple-X rated book from the same author? Kind of an &amp;#8220;eeew&amp;#8221; factor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I keep two pen names because my generes are divergent. And judging by Facebook posts by my Friends, that was a very good plan on my part. Their discussions are decidedly unique, and would not be a good mix.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yes, it&amp;#8217;s twice the work keeping up with social networking, twice as expensive to market and brand two names, but I&amp;#8217;m happy with my split personality.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Randi&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/12514648495</link><guid>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/12514648495</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:01:38 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Chase and Seduction is available at The Wild Rose Press</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu9tp8uLkR1r66niyo1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chase and Seduction is available at &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.wilderroses.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=88&amp;products_id=827"&gt;The Wild Rose Press&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/12454126840</link><guid>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/12454126840</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:29:32 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Branding</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I recently attended a few branding workshops, and one of the newest ideas was to use tumblr to market. I&amp;#8217;m not sure yet how to use the service, and I&amp;#8217;d love some advice from those of you who have been using it for a while.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Randi&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/12452962442</link><guid>http://randialexander.tumblr.com/post/12452962442</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:04:21 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
