Hero Hop Giveaway Contest!

Hello, and welcome to Studio M!  

My name is Paul Lee. The ladies here love to call me 'Paulie' - sort of their little inside joke, I suppose, what with me being the only guy working at this luxury spa and salon. Most of them think I bat for the other team, which is fine by me. The typical women I work on here - well, they're not exactly my type anyway, so it all works out just fine.  

You're probably wondering at this point, how I got into this business. I mean, sure, there are guys who do this sort of work. But I guess I don't really fit the expected mold for it, or something. My boss has been trying to get me to change that, to polish up my image, but I like my jeans and boots. The clientele doesn't seem to mind, and I'm here to cut hair, not model.  

Which brings me to how I ended up here. I actually tried the modeling thing for a while. Sucked balls at it. I guess I don't take direction well. And, ironically, I hated the superficial b.s. involved.  

Okay, okay. Truth is, I kind of got blackballed. A girl I was dating at the time came on-set to visit me, and one of the photographers made a derogatory remark about her weight. I might have sort of nicked his chin with the Cartier ring they had me wearing. Hey, just because I worked with a bunch of shallow-minded, bone-obsessed nitwits doesn't mean that's who I want to share my bed with! I love women of all shapes and sizes, but if I can have a choice, well... Give me curves and softness any day.   

Anyway, before that mess, one of the makeup artists had found out my secret - that before I got into modeling, I cut hair at my Pap's barbershop. I was good at it, too. Too good, Pap used to tell me - guys just want a cut and a shave, not fashion and art. So sue me for being creative, okay?  

Long story short, that makeup artist felt sorry for me and put me in touch with a friend of a friend, and I eventually made my way here, to this Spa for the Rich and Elite with too much time and money on their hands!  

Besides work, I love my motorcycle, old-school country music, mystery novels, and ice cream. My dream girl is - well, you'll see.   

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Read more about Paul Lee and his dream girl in

Deluxe Package

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And now, for the free stuff!
If you've come here for the Hero's Hop, you're in for a treat! The overall Hop has three really sweet grand prizes:  1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet 2nd Grand Prize: A $50 Amazon or B&N Gift Cart 3rd Grand Prize: The swag pack shown here: 

I know, right?!
All YOU have to do to be in the running is leave a comment below with your email address where Carrie Ann can reach you if you win! The deal with blog hops is that you hop from blog to blog and leave your mark to up your chances. So follow this humongous list of fantastic authors, check out our heroes, and hopefully win something awesome! 
But wait! That's not all!
In addition to the grand prizes, I will be giving away a digital prize package of my own to a lucky commenter on this blog. A Deluxe Package, in fact! Yep, someone will get a free e-copy of my short story, as well as an e-copy of Water of Life by Rhys Astaston, and Sex, Lies, and Inventions by Abigail Barnette (those two will be e-gifted via All Romance eBooks, and require a working account, subject to availability).
To qualify, simply leave your comment below and tell me which summer blockbuster superhero/supervillain you think is sexiest: Iron Man, Black Widow, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Loki, Batman, Hawkeye, Cat Woman, Spiderman, or The Lizard (hey, it's Rhys Ifans). Make sure to leave your email address, and ebook format preference! 
ALSO, you can increase your chances of winning by adding me on twitter and adding Deluxe Package to your GoodReads list! Just make sure you let me know you did so in the comments, and I'll put your submission in an extra time. (This applies to my giveaway only).
And finally, don't forget to hope on over to the other blogs in the Hero Hop Giveaway! Thanks for reading, and Best of Luck!

It's Here!

My short story, Deluxe Package is finally finished, formatted, covered, and available for purchase at just about all of your usual ebook outlets! You can find it now on SmashWords and Amazon, All Romance eBooks, and B&N. And, of course, once it's been manually approved with SmashWords, it will be available through a number of other sites, as well! I'm a firm believer in widespread distribution, so my books will always be available in as many different formats as possible.

*Whew*! Can I just take a moment and say that self-publishing isn't easy?

Since I'm a pretty new face around these parts, I'd also like to say something upfront: I don't care how a book gets published. I have too many other things to focus on to get all soapboxy about the whole "self-publishing vs. traditional" debate. I think both have their value, and I think it's foolish to harbor blanket opinions (and make blanket statements!) about one or the other. So, yeah. There.

Me, I'll be self-publishing a few things, and shopping other things to smaller e-publishers, and maybe shopping even bigger things to agents. Next in my queue is a lovely little BDSM erotic romance novella called Switch. Keep your eyes peeled!