Hello everyone! Today I am excited to welcome back Jena Wade to the blog. Jena is here to talk to us about her newest release, Lumber & Law. She is also chatting with us about sexy men in uniform, and giving a copy of the book away. Â So please join me in giving her a big welcome!
Why Men in Uniform are Sexy as Hell!
Hello! I’m here to talk about my novel Lumber & Law – available from Loose-Id. It’s the sequel to Shoes & Ties, also available from Loose-Id.
Also, I want to talk about why men in uniform are sexy as all get out.
Anyone here grow up reading Harlequin romance? I know I did. Now, they have their faults (overused tropes, weak females, overly alpha males… whoops the feminist in me is coming out). But, I began reading them when I was a teenager, sometimes reading three or four Silhouette Desire books in a day… while attending school. I was cool like that.
Anyway, the point is – Men in Uniform were a common trope within those stories. Cops. Military Men. Firefighters. Mailmen…. Wait I never read a mailman story…. Hmmm Plot bunny anyone?
What makes these guys so flipping irresistible? Well, it has a lot to do with how they are written, and little to do with the uniform. The uniform is what draws us in, the character is what keeps us from putting the book down.
In Lumber & Law we have Detective Troy Evans (uniform numero uno) who falls for architect (think construction worker-type) Jesse Brody (uniform numero dos – really it’s just the toolbelt-that’s a uniform right?).
Two very different men in two very different professions. One who keeps everything about himself as a closely guarded secret, the other who couldn’t keep a secret if his life depended on it. Read the book to find out which is which!
For the giveaway I’m going to make you work for it! Leave a comment with your favorite man in uniform and be creative for a chance to win a copy of Lumber & Law.
- http://www.loose-id.com/lumber-law.html
- http://www.loose-id.com/shoes-ties.html
- www.jenawade.com
Giveaway
Jena has brought a copy of Lumber & Law to give away to one lucky reader. Just leave a comment at the end of the post to enter. The contest ends on Friday, February 21st at 11:59 pm EST.
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Yes please. Thanks!
Please count me in it looks really good.
ShirleyAnn@speakman40.freeserve.co.uk
Boy what a cover!! Would love to read this.Thanks for the giveaway Jena.
My favorite man in uniform is the one I married. He’s now a retired sheriff.
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I have two favorites. Hockey uniforms are fun because there are so many layers to remove to get to the athletic guy underneath, and there’s a touch of androgyny to boot (they wear garters, for God’s sake!). On the other hand, I can’t ignore firemen’s uniforms, because I just love firemen…
I looooove uniforms, especially military, firemen, and sports. For specifics, Matt Bomer in White Collar, whether he’s in a suit or working undercover. (Really just Matt Bomer, period!) David James Elliott in JAG, Richard Gere in Officer and a Gentleman. Prince Harry. And when the summer Olympics are on, I never ever miss a men’s swimming event. 😉
I love men in uniform., They are incredibly sexy. I married my husband when he was an MP in the Army and then he was with the state police. He loved his job and was proud to be doing that job.
My dad – served in the Air Force for 30 years and piloted an F-4 in Vietnam and my brother , navy commander – served 26 years. I’m so proud of them.
Thank you for the giveaway! Sadly, I have no men in uniform in my family, so I’ll go with firefighters in general!
If you want to be creative we all wear uniforms of one sort or another, don’t we? I wouldn’t wear shorts, a t-shirt, and flip flops to work because that isn’t the correct “uniform” for my workplace. If you’re willing to let me stay with that supposition, I would say that my husband is my favorite man in “uniform” even if his uniform is a dress shirt and dress pants. 😉
If I’ve taken that too far then I think my favorite man in uniform right now is Iron Man mainly because I love the smart a** that is Robert Downey Jr. or maybe Loki because I love looking at Tom Hiddleston and the character also makes me laugh.
My favorite man in uniform is a cop on a motorcycle!
I don’t really think I have a man in uniform favorite. I’m trying to rack my brain for what kind of man in uniform I like best and am coming up blank. Oh well better to not limit myself to just one anyway, lol. Thank you for the giveaway =)
Never read anything by Jena Wade before. I love men in uniform. Sounds great. Please include me. Thank you for the giveaway.
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Lumber and Law sounds like a steamy and hot book! What more can we ask for…MM/Law/Lumberjack and hot sex!
Please count me in. Thanks.
Sign me up!!
My absolute favorites are cops and military men, but I also love a man in a baseball uniform. I know a guy who used to play when he was in school, and while I enjoyed the games simply because I like baseball, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to ogling him in those tight pants.
My favorite man in uniform is my hubby. Army men are just plain sexy. I’m loving this book, it has everything I could ask for, sexy romance between two sexy men and a nan in uniform. Perfect, count me in. 🙂
Okay…you said to be creative. So one of my favorite guys in a ‘unique’ uniform (alright it is a costume but let’s pretend because we are being creative right?) is Finn Thomas in his Monty uniform. This is from the Marshall’s Park series by Lisa Worrall. So please count me in. Thanks.
That toolbelt does is for me. I love a man who works with his… hands. 🙂
I don’t really have a work uniform fetish, but I love well groomed men in an elegant suit with a stylish wristwatch and cufflinks. I especially like the long fingers and well manicured nails + cufflinks visual.
Those men on the cover look amazing 😉 I think men in uniform are extremely hot, don´t really know why but they are!
It’s not very original but I like police officer stories with firemen being a close second.