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Spice up your reading with Naughty Paris and The Blonde Geisha 

 
Go to my video at the B&N in The Grove in LA next to CBS

Check out my Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs video podcast at the B&N in The Grove in LA next to CBS


Joyce Schwarz at Loews Hotel Santa Monica

Click on Joyce's pic to check out my video
from the Celebrity/Charity Booksigning and Benefit
for the premiere of

THE VISION BOARD
book by Joyce Schwarz
at Digital Hollywood


click here to see my vision board video

I'm a contributor to Joyce's book!  Click on my Vision Board to see my video


Listen to Joyce Schwarz (and me!) on Contact Talk Radio at:

A NEW WAY TO HANDLE ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING
with ELESE COIT,  November 21, 2008


I had the opportunity to discuss my Vision Board with Elese and Joyce on the show!!




I'm blogging over at Harlequin about my Harleqin moment:



SPIES, LIES & NAKED THIGHS

Click here to pre-order Customer Rating for this product is 5 out of 5   fun Breezy thriller 

 Breezy is the right name for this heroine who provides readers with an entertaining look at espionage especially the final crushing confrontation (probably every female has had that desire at least once in their life. Filled with action, SPIES, LIES AND NAKED THIGHS is a fun chick lit thriller with a touch of romance to add spice to a fun tale of intrigue. Hopefully Jina Bacarr will provide her fans with more Breezy thrillers. --- Harriet Klausner


From Romantic Times: 4 stars

The talented Bacarr delivers another strikingly original, fast-paced romp highlighted by a smoking-hot hero and a sassy heroine.

Her use of Breezy's first-person point of view adds an interesting edge and dimension to the proceedings.

--Catherine Witmer

JUST IN!!  A FIVE STAR review from KRISTI AHLERS,   Check out Kristi's MySpace Page with all the beautiful vintage photos. 

5.0 out of 5 stars An Exotic and Erotic Must Read!, February 28, 2008
By  Kristi Ahlers (Lebanon, Illinois) - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   
Breezy Malone's life is anything but ordinary, but that's okay, she can handle whatever life throws her way.Jina at Book Expo America 2008 After all, it takes a tough woman to become a sexy cover agent for the FBI, especially one who's looking to retrieve a stolen artifact and capture a terrorist who framed her for murder. The fact she has to deal with "One-Eyed Jack" a sexy agent who leaves her constantly guessing and attracts her like no one else is part and parcel of her day to day life. However, if One-Eyed Jack wants to be a part of her world, he's going to have to learn to play by her rules and THAT could be a whole lot of fun! In the end she can't forget that she's on a mission, one she won't fail in seeing through to the end. But who said she can't find a happy ending while she's at it?

Be prepared for a page turning romance that will leave you sighing, cheering and occasionally saying "you go girl!" Once again I'm left breathless by Ms. Bacarr's story telling. I love that she sweeps us away to not only exotic locations but she also manages to write a tastefully sensual erotic tale. Breezy is a wonderful character, one of the best I've read in a very long time. In short I loved her, loved her, loved her! Although I'm not a huge fan of first person point of view, Ms. Bacarr does an excellent job of using this element to greatest advantage. Breezy is a character that can pull this off without leaving the reader feeling cheated. From Syria to Paris and points in between the reader will be glued to the pages wanting to see what will happen next with
Breezy and One-Eyed Jack. Ms. Bacarr is one author I have no trouble
Jina Bacarr at Book Expo LA  (Photo: Amy Jones)
 recommending. Her stories are wonderful gifts to the reader! "Spies, Lies, and Naked Thighs" needs to be on top of your Must Read List!

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Breezy Malone, TA special agentRT Summary: Betrayed, framed for murder and left to languish in a Middle Eastern prison, archaeologist Breezy Malone has plenty of time to plot her revenge on Sharif, the man responsible for it all.



Being broken out of her cage, recruited by the FBI and allowed license to do whatever's necessary, in and out of bed, gives her the means. Breezy's hot on Sharif's tail when she runs afoul of a seriously hot guy who gets in her way -- more than once.



Who is this man, whom she nicknames One-Eyed Jack (because of his eye patch)? And what's his game? One thing's for sure: Breezy would like to get close enough to find out. But first she has a
slimeball to catch -- and a precious artifact to reclaim! 

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My Heroine, BREEZY MALONE, has her own MySpace page!!





and now available, Spies Lies & Naked Thighs in Italian!

Check out the video I made in Italian

Harlequin Italy

I was inspired to write about Breezy Malone based on my own experiences searching through ruins.  Read all about my VIV Moment in the catacombs in Rome!

Here I am at the Roman Forum

or click on my pic to find out about my adventure in the catacombs!


and  now available from Spice Briefs:

"TOKYO RENDEZVOUS"


 


Have you ever been to a

LOVE HOTEL?


Wanna try it?


The heroine in my

Spice Brief is working in

Tokyo for an ad agency

when she has the op

to spend an afternoon


with a hunky guy  in

a sexy love hotel...
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Description  (from eHarlequin.com)

She found Tokyo intoxicating...but lonely. So when Steve, the object of her super-hot sexual fantasies, offers to introduce her to the Japan tourists never see--the erotic hideaways known as love hotels--she’s willing and eager. Designed to discretely accommodate the wildest fantasies of their patrons, these ports of pleasure offer very specialized accomodations, where she soon discovers levels of sensuality and pleasure like none she’s ever known...

Click here or on Tokyo Rendezvous cover to order your copy!



                                   Video Podcast                                   
                  I'm very excited about filming a segment for the PLAYBOY Channel's             
                  upcoming show called "69 Sexy Things 2 Do Before You  Die."

                                               My book "The Japanese Art of Sex"
is featured on the segment: 
         NAKED SUSHI             
                                    We shot the segment on location in Encino Hills. 


                               




Check out my SPICE Trailer
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Check out my SPICE Trailer!!

  The BLONDE GEISHA

won FIRST PLACE in
Mainstream Fiction!!!
Click here to buy The Blonde Geisha
in the Reviewers International Orgainization
Award of Excellence for 2006!

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Click here to see entire list of RIO winners
 
(click on banner to check it out!)

  •            Click here to pre-order Naughty Paris from Amazon
  •  
  •  CLICK HERE or on my pic to read a sexy EXCERPT  from 
  • Naughty Paris    You must be 18+!

  • Available as a trade paperback, e-book, and  audio!    

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  •                          Photo: Lucia Dare
    Check out my "LA BIENNALE" Video with Alessandra Bazardi, Editorial Director of Harlequin, Italy


  • Check out my AUDIO PODCAST about my appearance at
    La Biennale, in VENICE, ITALY!



  • Find out all about my books in Italy and my new book, NAUGHTY PARIS...


    Goto "The Spicy Contessa" Blog

     Blog entry!!  What's in a name?  A penis by any othr name is....

    Read all about THE PRETTY WOMEN OF PARIS in

    "The SPICY CONTESSA" BLOG

    Venice, Paris, Rome...discover the story behind the books. We all know the research can be stimulating...it's also fascinating.

    Come with me while we explore the most interesting facts and stories I've discovered on my travels in my blog. 

     
    ...and who is NAUGHTY MAMSELLE?

    What if you were a poor shopgirl slaving away in a Paris shop in 1889 and had no holidays?  What if you had to wear an ugly black apron with a number on it as your "name tag?"  And what if you couldn't speak to the other sales clerks during shop hours because it was against the rules?

    Juliette Dumont is that shopgirl.  But Juliette has a special talent that attracts the lustful eye of her boss, Monsieur Goby...and he doesn't hesitate to try to take advantage of her...

    Find out what happens to Juliette in NAUGHTY MAMSELLE   



      VIDEO!!!
    Naughty Paris in Paris at Charles de Gaulle Airport


    Want something fun and sexy to read on your next airline flight? 

    Check out Naughty Paris, my time travel about the raucous and erotic world of 1889 Paris.   I talk about my newest Spice book between connecting flights at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France.


    Are you going to Paris?  Want to see the real NAUGHTY PARIS?  I'm not the only Naughty Paris mamselle.  Check out HEATHER STIMMLER-HALL'S SECRETS OF PARIS website!!  She has a Naughty Paris Guidebook coming out soon!!!

                            
                                         
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    The Japanese Art of Sex

    Copyright © 2004 by Stone Bridge

    2005 Benjamin Franklin Winner
    Book Sense Pick of the Month

    I'm listed as a sex expert in

    Men's Health "Guide to the Best Sex in the  World"


    PRESS RELEASE re:
      LA BIENNALE Arts Festival in Venice, Italy!

    Click on my pic to go to PR Web and my press release about my appearance at La Biennale in Venice, Italy

    Click here to read my PR Web Press Release


    Kenda Montgomery from ParaNormalRomance.org
    has given Naughty Paris a wonderful review!

    Click on PNR logo to read her full review!

    Read Kenda Montgomery's wonderfu lPNR review of Naughty Paris!

    "No more than the first two chapters in, I felt the allure of Ms. Bacarr's Paris, the rich language and erotic imagery she evokes too powerful to resist. If this were chocolate, it would be whatever the richest, most decadent piece you've ever consumed is. And that, in a nutshell, is what this book is—decadent."

    Kenda Montgomery, PNR Reviews

    Click here to read Kenda's entire review!!


    From Romance Reader at Heart

    RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: 4 Rose Read

    "This book is fantastic! It is erotica combined with a hint of paranormal time travel, featuring sex scenes that will run away with your imagination. Bacarr is brilliant as she masterminds a true tale of sexual exploration.

    Kym Oetting

    From FALLEN ANGELS Reviews



    "If you enjoy your romances with tons of sex – you definitely won’t be disappointed. It is not all just sex as there is a story line and it is set in a very interesting time period. Questions on what happens to Autumn and to Paul will keep the reader riveted to the pages."

    Susan T.

     




    Check out my Work in Your Bathrobe Video Podcast.  



      Do you remember your first kiss?  
     
    Check out my "first kiss" story on the Slice of Orange Blog under February 23, 2007:

    The V-Day Monologues: When a kiss isn't just a kiss…



    Check out my Podcast Videos: 


    Confessions of a Podcast Goddess

    Click Here to watch my Confessions of a Podcast Goddess video

    Click on my pic to watch the promo for  my video, then:



    Click here to check out my post about podcasting
    on the Slice of Orange Blog


    Instant Foreplay with Spice Audio Books

    Click here to go to my Instant Foreplay video podcast

    Listen to an erotic novel before that big date to rev up your libido.  
     Try it when you're putting on your makeup, getting dressed, or slipping on those high-heeled stilettos.
    No one--not even the man in your life--knows what you're listening to but you.


    "Work in Your Bathrobe Day"  

    Click here to see my bathrobe video

    In my video podcast, I discuss the benefits of working at home
    and talk about writing erotic novels in my bathrobe. 

    Check out 
    www.WebMomz.com 
    for more info about home businesses for women.


     
    Romance Writers of America 2006 Conference in Atlanta


    Join me as I take you back to July 2006
    and the Romance Writers of America Conference in Atlanta. 

    From the RWA Literacy Signing to the Spice Books workshop,
    to the Harlequin party and  the RITA Awards,
    re-live the conference in this fun video podcast.



    "Author Talk in the O.C. with Jina Bacarr"

    Click on the pix below and check out Jina's interviews with:


    TARA JANZEN

    Click here for Tara Janzen video podcast

    Tara Janzen, author of the
    "CRAZY" Book Series



    JILL MARSAL and KEVAN LYON,
    Literary Agents

    Click here for Dijkstra Agency podcast

    Dijkstra Literary Agency


     
    STEPHEN J. CANNELL


    Click here to watch Stephen Cannell's interview

    Stephen Cannell, author/T.V. writer-producer
    "White Sister"




    VICKI LEWIS THOMPSON

    Click here to watch Vicki Lewis Thompson's interview


    Vicki Lewis Thompson, author of the
    bestselling "Nerd" series and a Kelly Ripa
    Book Club Pick




    "HOT GEISHA SECRETS"

     Kimono Tips and Tricks

    Click here to watch HOT GEISHA SECRETS

    Do you know why the maiko or apprentice geisha wear elaborate kimono
    and swing their long sleeves back and forth? 
    Or how can you can tell the difference between a geisha and
    a courtesan by the way she ties her obi or sash? 
    Do geisha wear panties?

     In this episode of Hot Geisha Secrets, Jina Bacarr answers those questions
    and more about geisha.


    Check out  my video podcast:

    Click here to see my video podcast
    "TALK DIRTY TO ME"
    Spice Books Go Audio

     
    The BLONDE GEISHA is available as an AUDIO Book from
    Harlequin and Audible.com


    Holiday pounds got you down? 

    Check out my Five Hot Tips to get you back in shape.


    check out The Blonde Geisha on eHarlequin.com

    Did you make a New Year's resolution to lose those extra holiday pounds? 

    It's not easy, unless you're a heroine in one of my novels. 

    In The Blonde Geisha, my geisha heroine keeps her slender figure because
     there is little if any refined sugar in the traditional Japanese diet.
     
    In Naughty Paris, coming in July 2007, my heroine loses excess pounds through black magic. 
    Not me!  I have to work at it to stay slim.  Here are my best diet tips:

    1. Eat a good breakfast to jumpstart your metabolism.  

    2. Exercise 30 minutes a day--walking works best for me.

    3. Do strength training--muscle burns more calories than fat.

    4. Avoid processed foods--they contain high amounts of sodium that make you retain water.

    5. Think produce.  Fruits and veggies balanced with protein is a sure winner for weight loss in 2007.


     
    Check out my Romcasts!  Video podcasts with romance.


     Halloween is over, but any night you're home alone with your
    favorite man can be a treat!!
    Check out my Video Podcast for tips on what to put into his Trick or Treat bag.
     

    Check out  "Dear Jina" at Google Video! 
    An erotic fiction writer speaks out about what teens are reading.

     
     
    Click on my pic with Kayla Perrin to listen to my Audio Podcast
    "Author Talk in The O.C. with Kayla Perrin"
     
     
    Listen to my interview with Kayla Perrin.  Click on our pic taken at the 2006 RWA Conference in Atlanta, GA
     
    Do you enjoy reading eBooks?
     
    The BLONDE GEISHA Click on my cover to go to Powells.com  is now an e-book and
     Copyright © 2006 by Harlequin Enterprises Limited. ® and tm are trademarks of the publisher
     
    is featured on  Powells e-book home page!
     
     
    The Blonde Geisha
    by Jina Bacarr
     
    In the ancient Japanese tradition of beauty and grace, sex and erotic fantasies are
     hidden secrets that only a select few may learn, and which are forbidden to foreigners.
    But when a threat to her father's life puts her own in jeopardy,
    young Kathlene Mallory is sent to live in safety at the Tea House of the Look-Back Tree,
    where she is allowed to glimpse inside the sensual world of the geisha.

     
     To purchase The Blonde Geisha e-book, click on:
     
     Palm Reader

     
    Microsoft Reader

    Adobe Reader

      
    SPRECHEN SIE DEUTSCH?  Check out Die blonde Geisha
     
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    on  Amazon Germany

    I wrote an article about Geisha for a German Romance Magazine!
    "Love Letter"  Behind Paper Doors: Geisha Sex Secrets


     
    PARLI ITALIANO? Check out Passioni di una Geisha
    on Harlequin Mondadori in Italy at eHarmony.it
     
     
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    The Blonde Geisha Review at Erotica Romance Writers: all 10s!
     
    The Blonde Geisha  Review at  CK2S Kwips and Kritiques.
     
    The Blonde Geisha  Review at Barnes and Noble
     
    Coffee Time Romance gave The Blonde Geisha 5 Cups!  
    A Romance Review    gives The Blonde Geisha 4.5 Roses
     
     
    The HUNTRESS gave The Blonde Geisha 4.5 Stars
     
     
    Marilyn Rondeau, RIO reviewer, gave The Blonde Geisha 5 Stars.
     
     
    (Go to bottom of page for all the latest reviews!)
     
     Welcome to my teahouse!  Click here for more info about The Blonde Geisha 
     How did I learn all about geisha?   Click here for the backstory! 
     News and updates on the way to publication of The Blonde Geisha 
     See the final cover for The Blonde Geisha and learn more about my nonfiction award-winning book, The Japanese Art of Sex 
     Read a sexy excerpt from The BLONDE GEISHA 
     Cool Geisha pix and 5 Things You Didn't Know About Geisha 
     Go to my PODCAST page and hear my Podcasts 
     Learn the Art of Kimono from The Blonde Geisha author 
     Send me an email! 
     
    Go to my PODCAST page 
    Check out my PODCAST PAGE and listen to: 
    IN THE ZONE WITH JINA BACARR 
     

    Have you ever wanted to write Romance?   

    OCC/RWA is the place for you.  

    Listen to my Podcast for the Orange County Chapter of the Romance Writers of America 

    Click on the Orange Blossom to go to the Podcast Page for my local RWA chapter and listen to my announcement for our next meeting! 
     
     

    LISTEN TO MY NEW  PODCAST:  

    Spice Up Your Summer Reading with The Blonde Geisha 

    This summer, while working on their tans at the beach, readers can travel back to the golden age of geisha but with a new twist.  

    This geisha is a blonde.  

    The Blonde Geisha takes readers back to 1895 and into a world of beauty and grace, romance and sensual fantasies, a world forbidden to foreigners.  In my latest podcast, I reveal the secret ritual of the geisha and what inspired me to write my novel, The Blonde Geisha.  I also read an excerpt from my book. 
     

    Click on my barefoot pic to listen my Geisha Podcast on your computer 

     Click on my barefoot pic to listen to my 
    MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA podcast. 
     

    I attended the CELEBRATE ROMANCE Conference in Long Beach, CA.   

    Click here to read a fantastic wrap-up of our book discussion group from my gal pal, Lyndi Lamont.    
     
     

    "Hot Stuff: Erotic Fiction for Women Is Here to Stay"about the history of Erotic Fiction and the  
    launch of SPICE Books with:  
     

    TEASE by Suzanne Forster  
     

    GETTING EVEN by Kayla Perrin 
     

    LYING IN BED by MJ Rose 
     

    Enchanted by Nancy Madore 
     

     
       
    I was featured in an article about Geisha in GLAMOUR Italy!! 

    Eros e seduzione:
     i segreti delle geishe

    by Alice Politi

     
    I also did an interview for Per Me magazine in Italy.  
    Part of that interview appears online in TG Magazine in Italian!  
     
     
     
    The Blonde Geisha received a Blue Ribbon Rating 5 from:
     
    Jina Bacarr gives us a very illustrative look into the mysterious customs and life of the Japanese geisha. Her knowledge of Japan tradition comes out in this novel and makes for an excellent read. 
    By Romance Junkies Reviewer: Rhea Palmer
     
     
     
     Entertaining World of the Japanese Geisha! , July 15, 2006 
     
     
    *** This debut novel for Jina Bacarr was a total delight demonstrating her love and understanding of the Japanese culture and her excellent writing skills...I was thoroughly entertained with the story, the characters, and can highly recommend this to all who like a VERY sensual romantica read! 
     
     
    Marilyn Rondeau, RIO - Reviewers International Organization 
     
     
    Click on CK's Kwips and Kritiques LOGO to read Kristi's review!
     
    Click here to read Kristi's review!
     
    The Blonde Geisha
    Jina Bacarr
    Mass Market Paperback
    Rating:
    Click here to read Kristi's review!
    Posted May 2006
     
     
     
    Coffee Time Romance gave The Blonde Geisha 5 Cups!  
     
                 "The Blonde Geisha had me spellbound in this page turner. This book is incredibly unique with a certain style that adds so much believability in this sensual romance. Kathlene’s character is wonderfully fashioned as she takes on the world of the Geisha. Ms. Bacarr pens a rare work of art that keeps the reader interested. She stages characters on a canvas that breathes life with every flip of the page. The story was so vividly detailed at times I thought I was there. Her motivating characters weave an extraordinary tale that is well worth the read." 
     
    Cherokee 
    Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance 
    Reviewer for Karen Find Out About New Books 
     
    A Romance Review    gives The Blonde Geisha 4.5 Roses 
     
    Reviewed by Janalee:
     
    "This reviewer to date has never run across another author who could use anatomically correct words and make them seem beautiful and right, like Ms. Bacarr does. Her language of love in The Blonde Geisha is flowing like a bubbling brook over its pebbled bottom, easy and graceful—natural. The wordplay is extraordinary throughout the entire book, which left this reader in awe of Ms. Bacarr’s talented crafting. 
     
    Ms. Bacarr’s voice is like a songbird; many will fall under its sensuous currents.
     
    If you love beauty in words that are feathered within an erotic tale, then rush out and buy The Blonde Geisha when this remarkable book hits the shelves August 2006. It comes with high regards from this reviewer!"
     
     
    The HUNTRESS gave The Blonde Geisha 4.5 Stars
     
     (for full review, click here)
     
    ***** Author Jina Bacarr takes her readers into the geisha world, behind the paper screen walls, and shows them what the forbidden world of a geisha is like. Here you will find erotica pleasures interwoven with a diabolical plot that will make you breathless and leave you begging for more. ***** 
     
     
    Review for Blonde Geisha, The    
                                                                                  Ratings 
    Author: Jina Bacarr                                         Overall: 10 
    Date of Review: 05/12/06                               Sensuality: 10 
                                                                                  Realism: 10  

    Reviewed by: Luv2readinBruxelles  

    Reviewer Comments:  Ms. Bacarr’s story is wonderfully sensual, erotic and romantic. Her lyrical style or writing is very unique and adds to the story. Kathlene’s journey from young girl to Geisha is spell binding and highly entertaining. Kathlene is a very endearing character as is the rest of the well rounded cast of characters Ms. Bacarr has created. Ms. Bacarr is well on her way to being an extraordinary writer.  
     

     
    The Blonde Geisha  Review at Barnes and Noble: 
     
    Aysel Arwen, A Romantic Suspense Novelist, May 4, 2006,  
    Exquisitely Erotic and Utterly Unforgettable 

    Jina Bacarr’s The Blonde Geisha is a story penned in passion and written as if the pages of her novel were pristine rice paper walls that are silently turned back to let us see the sensual tale of erotic discovery unfold as we travel back to 1890s Japan...You will swear you saw cherry blossoms, tasted sake from a tiny, porcelain cup and felt the touch of a lover’s body on your own. Jina Bacarr does not merely tell a sensual tale, she invites you to partake in a pleasure that is exquisitely erotic and utterly unforgettable. 

     

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