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A contest - from my CP Michelle Cary 2008-10-06 16:04:00 Michelle is one of the authors in the trio of stories in the Husbands and Wives series, and one of my critique partners:Okay, I’ll admit that I really stink at coming up with new and creative ways to run a contest. So, because I have no imagination when it comes to contests I’m going to stick with something simple. Anyone who leaves a comment on my blog (for any post made between October 1st and October 23rd) will be entered to win a free download of my first romantic suspense story, entitled Ransomed Heart. That 1st place winner will also receive a Michelle Cary canvas tote bag (great for lugging books around) and other goodies from my promotional stash. Two second place winners will receive goodies from my stash including Michelle Cary Pens, bookmarks and key chains.Now with every contest there must be rules, so here goes:1. Only one comment per contestant per day.2. Comments made ONLY on posts between October 1st and October 23rd will be eligible.3. No spamming! Comments must pe Read more:Contest
And another review 2008-10-06 09:41:00 From Erotic Escapades this time...... Scorching heat and emotional exploration mark Curious Intimacies as a book you won’t soon forget. Lucy is a strong confidant woman who knows exactly what she wants and isn’t afraid to manipulate the men around her to get it.Jason is sweet, wanting noting more than to make his lover happy and comfortable, the stretching of his limits is absolutely spellbinding. Shane is a gay man who has never been with a woman so I wasn’t sure this was going to work for him, but once Shane decided to go ahead with this he eagerly followed directions it lead to everyone’s mutual satisfaction. The heat the three generate make light of volcanic eruptions as physical restrictions are dropped and instinct takes over. With it being quite obvious that Shane will never be fully part of Jason and Lucy’s relationship.I hope Ms. Douglas soon finds Shane a hero of his own.Megan (continue reading &aquo;)
SOLD! 2008-10-05 19:08:00 Witch Vamp Were? a Huntingdawn Pack story that follows on from Accidentally Were? has been sold to Loose Id. I signed the contract late August/early Sept, and we are into edits quickly as the release date is planned for Nov 25th.That makes it a year from the release of Accidentally Were?. Many of you have asked about a sequel - I'm sorry it took so long - so here it is, and cross fingers touch wood I hope to have another to you next year.Anne Cain will be doing the cover again. Accidentally Were?'s cover had many wonderful compliments, and I can't see what she does for the second book. She'll have a tough act to follow to top herself :) ! (continue reading &aquo;)
The first review for Curious Intimacies 2008-10-05 12:43:00 I tell ya, it's nail biting time until that first review comes in. A pretty manicure I do not have! But it's here, and it's great!From Sensual eCataRomance:About the Book:Page Count: 44Price: $2.99Reviewer: KeelySensuality Rating: SizzlingStar Rating: 4.5 StarsJason is in love with Lucy and is definitely straight; at least he is pretty sure he is straight. OK, so, maybe he is into more than just girls. Maybe his gay best friend can help him figure it out.. or not. Jason is only sure of one thing: being confused sucks.Shane is gay; openly gay, and best friends with straight Jason. So being asked for a kiss by Jason has Shane feeling a little like he walked into an episode of The Twilight Zone and a lot shocked. So what is this all about and is Shane going to have to kick Jason’s ass for playing around on Lucy?Lucy is deeply in love with Jason, curious about Shane and determined to fulfill all their needs and curiosities. She does mean all. Now she just has to convince the guys.Curi
My Husband's Sweethearts - Bridget Asher 2008-09-27 22:29:00 Struck with a little of the 'can't afford books at the moment' blues I've been haunting the library, hoping some of the new books I'm after come up on the shelves (and, in fact, our local library has a buyer who's pretty good at hitting many of those new romance/ish releases).While browsing, a title caught my eye, My Husband's Sweethearts.Now, I'm usually about about the historicals or action type romances, and while I might pick up a women's lit now and then I usually end up putting it down. And I did exactly that with this book... then for some reason picked it back up and shoved it in my book bag anyway.I'm glad I did.My Husband's Sweethearts, Bridget Asher.SBN-13: 9780385341899ISBN-10: 038534189XPublisher: Delacorte PressDate: August 2008Page Count: 271When the books opens our leading lady, Lucy, is being forced out of the safe cocoon of limbo she'd made for herself after having confronted her husband, Artie, six months earlier about his infidelities. In the face of Art
Will I ever learn? 2008-09-24 10:18:00 From my post at Loose Ends:Contrary to the usual standard 'oh I was writing stories when I was 6/8/10' staple of many authors I didn't pick up a pen until 2006. Or more exactly I should say I didn't pick up a pen and write a story with it, I've a long checkered history with photographs, oil paints, pencils, pens and ink. So writing, and indeed publishing is a career that is relatively new to me. Oh how my frustrated English teachers must be turning in their graves! (Yes, I was the person that debated every poem and every paragraph of prose when we were 'told' what it meant. That person in class that pulled out the 'but how do you know that's what they meant?' line of defense.)I may well have been a minor genius at debating our understanding of the written word and the authors actual intent, but I couldn't deconstruct the English language to save myself. I still can't. It's a sad thing to know that my 2nd grader probably could tell you what's wrong with a sentence faster t
A new venture 2008-09-22 12:10:00 A new story out and a new venture beginning all in the same week...I'm bringing both of my 'jobs' together - an eBook author and a steamstress - with the opening on Anne's Addictions on Etsy where you can buy handcrafted padded fabric covers for your Sony eReader. (Kindle covers to come with luck).Thank you very much to Jane at Dear Author for your support of my 'a-ha! in the middle of a DA thread moment' that lead to my new venture!
Now available 2008-09-19 18:52:00 Curious Intimacies, available NOW at Ellora's Cave. Get your copy now! (continue reading &aquo;)
A Curiously Intimate Givewaway... 2008-09-18 13:38:00 One of the ladies in my sewing group laughingly pointed out some fabric for sale a couple of weeks back. I took one look and knew I had to sacrifice the $12 to buy and ship it.But now what to do with it?With Curious Intimacies available tomorrow I think I've struck on an interesting idea. Pants.Yes. Pants.For one randomly chosen commenter on this post (at http://ping.fm/gp9ob not myspace or blogspot) I'm going to make them a comfy pair of PJ/Lounge pants to their size requirements. Now lounge pants might not be considered at all sexy, but I think this fabric might get your bedtime hopes across just fine :)Comments until midnight Sunday 21st of Sept will be considered. Tiny to not so tiny, don't worry I'll be making them to fit (my other job is a seamstress, so be assured they'll be well made).So readers, comment away!! (continue reading &aquo;)
An Interview 2008-09-18 10:41:00 How I found Melly's Spot I truly can't remember, but one day I tagged her onto my google feed and there she's stayed. She put out a request for Interview candidates and I stuck my hand up.You can read all about me at Melly's Spot today! (continue reading &aquo;)
Two Sleeps... 2008-09-17 17:04:00 Until my first release with Ellora's Cave :) (continue reading &aquo;)
ooooh Shiny!! 2008-09-11 15:13:00 I just home from picking up kiddo from school and there is a box on the doorstep - my new shiny is here :) yay! Now to see if this Sony PRS505 is as good as they all say. I hope so, because I can't send it back (I used cc rewards points to get it). Off to download the patch that will make pdf's pretty (I think, need to check what version I've got), and possibly calibre for organisation. (continue reading &aquo;)
Lady Jaided eZine 2008-09-08 14:48:00 My new to Ellora's Cave author interview is up at the Lady Jaided eZine.Please drop over and take a read about my first foray into Erotica, Curious Intimacies. (continue reading &aquo;)
Contest Winners 2008-09-07 12:37:00 I decided to splurge a little and pull two numbers, and as kiddo seems most insistent in not choosing a number above 5 I'm using a random generator:Random Integer GeneratorHere are your random numbers:9 63Timestamp: 2008-09-07 17:30:48 UTCBrenda (bginga) - you have the main prize of the book bag, lunch cooler and some penslizcochran - I'm going to be sending you a bookbagLadies, you should be getting an email from me this afternoon. Read more:Contest
Weekend Contest 2008-08-29 17:01:00 Loose Id Authors are chatting over at Beth Wylde's yahoo group today, Friday, and tomorrow you will find us at The Romance Room's loop.Since it's a double day of promo, I'm running a contest for a parcel of promo items: A six pack cooler and a book bag -- and I'll chuck in a couple of pens for good measure! A perfect set up to take your lunch and a good book to read while you eat!All you need to do is join my mailing list this weekend some time before 5pm Sunday 31st of August. (hit the link in the post, or the link on the top or bottom bar)I'll use the highly scientific 'kiddo, choose a number between 1 and howevermany' method to choose a winner :) (continue reading &aquo;) Read more:Contest
eMail 2008-08-25 12:07:00 If, perchance, you'd emailed me in the last few days, and I've not yet replied, it's because fumble fingers here gave her mail program some weird glitch that deleted every email she owned.Somewhere in the ether there's about 1000 emails just floating around doing, well, not a hell of a lot.So, please drop me another email :) (continue reading &aquo;)
Made it to the coming soon page 2008-08-22 10:43:00 Okay, I know I've already had plenty of release days, plenty of covers on the coming soon page but this is for a whole new publisher and I hate to admit it but I've got the girly squee's :)http://ping.fm/gqcyc (continue reading &aquo;)
Spoke too soon 2008-08-20 17:22:00 Duval county closed down the schools Wed/Thurs because of the possibility of TS Faye becoming a hurricane and hitting Jax full on. So much for the yay factor of the kids being back at school this week!Of course it seems to have gone the opposite direction and is petering out. Not a bad thing all things considered, but a little way down the coast from us is getting drowned.Here's hoping the power stays on, I might go a little insane if I can't charge my laptop! (continue reading &aquo;)
Ahhh, the silence. 2008-08-19 13:04:00 School's back. Yaayy!Of course that doesn't necessarily mean I've got my act together and I'm on the hot tamale train of production, but I'm getting there :)Next on the block is another erotica piece, the follow on from Curious Intimacies that is only a month away now -- double yay! (and yes, I watch So You think You Can Dance. Joshua so totally deserved to win. And that young man is fine!) (continue reading &aquo;)
Now at All Romance eBooks 2008-08-14 08:16:00 Red Skirt, Cool Fountain and Par 3 are now available at ARe.And with those two added to the ARe listings, I have a 3'fer on the front page: (continue reading &aquo;) Read more:Romance
And now I wait 2008-08-09 19:04:00 Swiiissshhhhh, and off it goes.There's nothing like the sound of an email, manuscript attached, winging it's way to your editor.Of course, now that it's on it's way, the worrying starts.Or of course I could get on with the next story, right? It will be the sequel to Curious Intimacies if things work out right :) (continue reading &aquo;)
Update on Acheron 2008-08-05 22:57:00 11.50 and I'm done. I think I'll be reading this again in the not too distant future.Oh man. The first half of this book. Holy crap! My hat's off to you Ms Kenyon. My hat's off to you.I just really don't know where to start. One thing I do know is that I need a stiff drink and an eye pack. My eyes ache from trying so hard not to cry for the last, what 5-6 hrs? straight.In all fairness, the later half of the story is great too, but you just can't compare them. Acheron's story as a human... I just can't put it into words right now.Acheron was worth paying the 21$ for.And If I can wrap my head around it once I get some shut eye, I might write more.
My afternoon... 2008-08-05 12:51:00 Despite my protestations about refusing to buy hard back, and not being that far in love with a writer/series that I'd queue up at midnight just to get a book (let alone pay outrageous HB prices), I will be reading Acheron this afternoon.Yes, it's hardback. Yes, it only dropped today. Yes, I'm going to glom myself to it like a limpet to the bottom of the Titanic and go down squeeing like the Acheron fangurl I secretly am.See you in a few hours...(Yes, I know I have editing waiting.)
Fridge Fiction 2008-08-04 16:11:00 From my refrigerator door:If you'd like to play along I found my pack of magnets at Barnes and Noble ($9.99), but you can order form Magnetic Poetry direct. You don't have to do romance, I gave away the country music one the other night, it had flushed and runny nose? in it. It was a toss up which to keep, but the turgid pleasure rod won out.
I don't like Mondays... 2008-08-04 11:47:00 Monday, in theory, is the day I clean house.I think I've mentioned before my loathing of house cleaning. How is it then that I ended up with not one, but two slobs as well as my half slovenly self? Why oh why did I not attach myself to an OCD, must clean up after everyone type?Sigh.Better go do some more digging myself out of my mess.
More to love 2008-07-26 20:01:00 If you've read any of my books you'll know that I'm a fan of the plus sized heroine. That means size 14 and above, not the Hollywood ideal that a size 10 is plus sized.From Jo to Bea, Wren to Pearl, and Sam to Emma my plus-sized heroines have found themselves men who love them, generous curves and all.I wrote my stories with these heroines for a specific reason -- I'm writing what I want to read. Real women - no I'm not saying fat is 'real', just that a sz 14 is more realistic for the average woman than a size 4 or 6 - meeting real men (okay, I caved a little on the men, but hey, Rex in Accidentally Were? is a big hairy bear of a man) who fall in love with them as they are. Outside of Chicklit - where, face it, they usually get 'skinny' to get their ideal guy - it's damn hard to find women of size battling the bad guys, solving the crimes and saving the day. I like to write stories about women doing exactly that. Well, saving the day maybe, suspense and crime drama storylines Read more:Love
Niiiice!!! In the top 10! 2008-07-25 08:36:00 I tell you, it's the cheapest things that can make a girl happy
Woohoo! I have a date... 2008-07-22 18:45:00 A new release date that is, not one with the mailman :)I've just gotten word that Curious Intimacies should be out with Ellora's Cave Friday, Sept 19th! Woo yeah!
Now up at ARe.. 2008-07-22 12:24:00 Accidentally Were? is now available at All Romance eBooks!Pearl and Rex have even made the front page What's Hot list!!If you're a ARe fan, you can find all my books listed here. I'm going to hazard a guess that AW? will be up at Fictionwise sometime in the next week, too.Tea for Three has been doing well at Fictionwise, going up and down in the later half of the Top 10 highest rated list for Loose Id. If you've purchased a copy of any of my books at either site, I'll beg shamefully for you to go add your review of the story. It's horribly tacky, but it's a great pump to an authors ego to see their name in flashing lights :)
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