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July 1, 2011
Go Vote!!
My buddy Charlene Teglia's self-pubbed ebook Men of Action got a 5 Heart Review from Sizzling Hot Book Reviews and is up for Sizzling Read of the Month! You can vote until July 1.
Personally, I loved the stories in this eBook, soI think you should all go vote for it. *grin*
PST>>> they also have a review of ROCK & A HARD PLACE up. Thats the self pub anthology I did with Charlene. Check it out.
June 28, 2011
Inspiration 2
I found this in my archives, something I posted a couple years ago…but it still inspires so I thought I'd share it again.
You're always there for me, whenever I need you. It's as if you sense when I am lost, and need to be found. When I am lonely and need to be held. You come for me, no matter where I am. I need you on top of me, around me, inside me. Touching, stroking, caressing … being.
There is magic in you.
And when I'm with you, it's in me too.
Thank You.
June 27, 2011
To Do
*** Steena Holmes, your name was picked by Random Number Generator from the weekends giveaway. Contact me about your prize of a copy of SEXY DEVIL**
So, I didn't get everything done last week that I set out do do with my list, but I got enough of it going that I'm not going to beat myself up about it. I think not beating yourself up is a huge key to success. Yes, we all need to be self-aware and critical in order to do the best we can and to keep on improving (at whatever it is you're working on ) but there's a fine line between critiquing yourself for improvement, and beating up on yourself.
This is a big thing for me, both in writing and in health endeavors. I admit my main priority right now is health, even though I'm beyond behind in my writing commitments. The problem is that my health starts it's downward path when I began writing. Then when I quit work to write full time, it gained speed on that downward run. Since I decided to let my health take precedence I've tried so many things, but nothing has really worked. This is because I know its base is in emotions. Easy to know, not so easy to deal with. However, I'm 41 years old, and I weigh 300 pounds. I shake my head and wonder how I got here, and at the same time I know exactly how I got here. Just like I know exactly how to fix it.
Knowing is NOT as easy as doing.
I've debated a lot about if I should share this struggle on my blog or not. It is very personal, but at the same time, it's main focus so if I don't talk about it, then my blog will start to lag again, and keeping up with it is one of my goals. So, I'm sharing….some. And I hope you'll share with me as well.
I tried joining Weight Watchers, online. Not so much for food and recipes and such, but for community. I know what I need to do. We all do . There is no magic pill that 's going to make up fit and healthy. It takes work. Eat better, be more active, and your body will react positively. But it's not easy, and if you can share, if you can give and receive support and feel less alone, then it becomes easier.
I found the message boards very superficial. Lots of people posting goals and results, and cheering each there on, but no one really talking. So, I'm hoping to start something here. If you're interested in becoming part of acommunity of readers/wrters who are facing health issues of any sort, just say Hi in the comments. If there's some interest I'll start a room/thread on my poor unused messageboard for us.
Otherwise I'll just continue to blab on her by myself every now and then. :)
I managed to o everything on Last weeks TO DO list except the writing goals. SO this week I'm goignot work on making the other stuff HABIT, and get that writing done.
SO..
***eat breakfast every day (I've been having smoothies made from scratch…very good)
***exercise 3 times this week
***Finish short story.
and hopefully, start new proposal.
What about you? Goals for the week? Interested in joining the messageboards and sharing health goals, ups & downs, recipes?
June 25, 2011
SS: Sexy Devil
This weeks Snippet Saturday theme is "A dream" It was super easy for me and I knew immediately what I wanted to post. This scene is the prologue to The Devil Inside, the first story in the SEXY DEVIL anthology, and the first one I ever wrote that had paranormal elements in it. I had so much fun with it that I kept going with those characters, which is how PRIMAL MALE, NO ANGEL and ROCK MY WORLD came to be.
She couldn't look away.
He had her wrists above her head, pinned against the mattress, and his eyes locked on hers as his hips thrust forward to slide gently into her body. Her pulse raced and she wrapped her legs around his waist, holding him tight. His rhythm picked up speed and she whimpered, her sex tightened around him, her body trembling with the strength of her approaching orgasm. Her heavy eyelids drooped, but she couldn't let them fall, couldn't look away from the well of emotions overflowing from his eyes.
"I love you, Gina," he whispered.
Joy filled her and she cried out, every fiber within her strung taut as she squeezed him between her thighs. She squeezed harder and thrust her hips again – and felt nothing but emptiness. He was gone, and her thighs pressed only against each other.
A loud groan of frustration echoed through Gina Devlin's empty bedroom as she opened her eyes and pressed a hand against her heated forehead.
Another dream. Another faceless lover with eyes that looked deep into her soul and filled her heart, while he filled her body. Flopping over onto her back in the queen-sized bed, Gina kicked at the tangled sheets and let the cool air dance across her overheated skin.
She was used to dreams waking her up. When she was a little girl, all her premonitions had come in the form of dreams. But as she grew, so did her skill at manipulating and controlling her gift. Now she could use touch, smell, or even strength of will to bring forth a vision when she needed to.
And normally she could block them with equal ease.
She'd had to learn how to block the random psychic vibrations that floated around people or she wouldn't have been able to live a normal life. But at night, when she sought peace in sleep, sometimes the dreams still came.
The dream with the faceless lover declaring his love had been with her for years, and she wondered if it really was a premonition, or just wishful thinking on her part.
She'd longed for a man to love her as she is for so long, it was more fantasy than dream.
Closing her eyes once more, Gina Devlin trailed a hand over her belly and past the small patch of tight curls. Trying to forget the familiar ache of loneliness in her heart, she concentrated on easing the ache of emptiness between her thighs.
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Did this snippet hook you? You want to read this book? Just comment below to be entered to win a free download of SEXY DEVIL. Winner will be announced on Monday.
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More great snippets
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Emma Petersen
Mari Carr
McKenna Jeffries
Taige Crenshaw
T.J. Michaels
June 24, 2011
Friday Fluff
***Thanks to the RandomNumber Generator GRETA is the winner form Wednesday's Giveaway. Great, email me with which book you want (Dreamviel or Frostfire). I need your snail mail information as well.***
Just a little fun (sexy) fluff to start your weekend off right.
June 22, 2011
Recent reads
I'm trying to work my way through the monster TBR pile I have, and in doing so, plan to blog about any of the ones that I fall in love with. Today I'm gonna talk about the ones I've read in the last three days.
Yes, both book, in the last three days. Why? Because once I started I couldn't stop.
Years ago I read a book called The Kissing Blades, and feel in love with the authors voice. Since then I've become a true fan of not only her books, but of hers. Not only can this lady write, but she shares her wisdom, humor, and life with us on her blog, Paperback Writer.
now I'm gonna stop being all fangirl and give you a review.
Last week I picked DREAMVEIL by Lynn Viehl off my pile of books and started reading. About 40 pages in I set the book down and went to get a different one. Not because I didn't like Dreamveil, but because it wasn't what I needed right then. Right then I needed something quick and easy to get through, and I knew that I wanted to really sink into Dreamveil.
Thank God I set it aside for the weekend, because when I did settle in with the book, I could not put it down. This story brought us right back into the Kyndred world. Rowan was a fabulous lead character and Lynn Viehl did a great job showing us both her toughness, and her vulnerability. I'm sure when reading that book many would wish to be customers in the fancy french restaurant where a lot of the story took place as the food sounded so delicious my stomach grumbled while I read. Me? I wanted to be part of the kitchen staff because I wanted to hang with Rowan and Dansant. Although I admit I was hoping Sean would be "the" man.
These books are definitely ones where you have to pay close attention to every detail and character. It really pays off both in anticipation of whats to come, plot twists, and little bits of humor. (Loved the character who won a book on PBW Blog. *grin*)
I'm not saying anything more because I don't want to spoil the story for those who haven't read it.
Of course when I was done that one I had to pick Frostfire out of the pile next. No way was I stopping then.
I have to say I enjoyed Frostfire even more than Dreamveil, and that's why I'll never hesitate to pick up a Lynn Viehl novel. Each one is better than the last.
In the third Kyndred book things start off bad, and only get worse for our heroine. I loved it. I also loved her talent- the ability to communicate with animals- and the way that the author didn't use cliched misunderstandings and miscommunications between the main characters as a way to build conflict. Their relationship grew at a pace that was believable given their circumstances, and they stuck together. Sure, there was some iffy times between them, but they were natural to the characters and situation, not overly constructed for dramatic effect.
I hope to see more of them, and the residents of Frenchmans Pass in future stories. And I really wish Nightshine was already out.
Because I love these stories so much I'm going to take a page form PBW's blog, and do a giveaway of them.
This giveaway is easy. Tell me in the comments what you're favorite Lynn Viehl book is, and if you haven't read her, tell me why not. All names go in the hat and I'll announce the winner on Friday. Winner gets a copy of Dreamveil or Frostfire.
June 20, 2011
Monday
*** Winner of the Necklace from the weekend giveaway is BECKY W. Becky, just click here and send me your mailing information, and I'll get it out to you, with maybe a little treat in there too. ;)
*** Are you a fan of hot hot menage? Portia DaCosta has a new eBook release. THE POWER OF THREE I highly recommend Portia's writing fro fans of erotic fiction, and this short piece will be a great introduction.
It's no fun being dumped almost at the altar, but newly not engaged Laurie decides to make the best of things and enjoy her honeymoon at an exotic Caribbean resort all on her own. The plan is to lie in the sun, read a book, do a bit of birdwatching and exploring… anything to take her mind off her rat of an ex fiance and the bimbo he got pregnant.
But it's not easy to forget about love and sex when everyone around her at the resort is getting in on. Pretty soon, she's using her binoculars to spy on creatures a bit higher up the evolutionary scale – the hot threesome in one of the adjacent cabanas, and the gorgeously hunky gay couple who are also staying just across the courtyard.
These delicious men – Denny and Ed – especially fire her senses and make her forget her romantic woes, and when she realises that they're watching her while she's watching them, what else is a girl to do but accept the invitation of a lifetime, and become part of a threesome herself?
But what if her luscious faux honeymoon menage is only the beginning of better and hotter things to come?
Read an excerpt HERE
June 19, 2011
To Do this week
So I've been having self-discepline issues lately. I have time to do everything I need/want to do, I just haven't been doing it. I know the biggest reason I haven't been at it is because of my health. Specifically, my weight. Yes, I'm frightfully overweight, and it's time to stop ling to myself about how it's not that bad, or how I'm going to do something about it, and simply do it.
I really think Nike had something good with that saying in the 80's. I've also always loved that saying "It's not the size of the dog in the fight but the fight in the dog." Lately I'm all about size and there's been no fight. The worst part is that health effects everything else. Like mental stability and productivity.
My mental stability has actually been pretty good, which is honestly a bit off for me. I've always been a bit volatile and moody. Okay, so people close to me would laugh at that statement and cry foul at the words a bit. 
But you know what? I'm okay with being a a little moody if it brings back my passion for life again. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately because of my health issues and I came to a conclusion. I gave up. I'm not going to get into specifics on why I gave up today, but basically, I stopped caring about myself, my work, my life. There was no big traumatic event or heartbreak or anything that caused this to happen. It was something that happened over time, just like it took time for me to realize what I'd done, and get serious about fixing it.
So, I'm going to start off by building a To Do List, and get to work on crossing things off of it.
This weeks To List includes these things.
Health:
Eat breakfast every day. No skipping meals.
Exercise minimum of 3 days.
Writing:
Finish getting One Choice ready for submission.
Put together erotic proposal.
Me Time:
Read at least one new book.
After I've had my min 3 workouts, I 'm getting a pedicure!
June 17, 2011
TV Drama
***SPOILERS***
I've been talking TV shows with Jordan and Charlene, and thought Id share my thoughts. See what everyone else is thinking…
It all started with talk of CASTLE.
Someone mentioned how much it shocked them and they were looking forward to the next season. Me, not so much.
I agree with them that it was good to finally see Castle and Becket have "the fight" where they admit their feelings in a way that can't be taken back. However, I think it was too long coming. I've sort of given up on the show. I'm not a super patient person for things like that. I mean , I understand build-up and tension, but when it gets to be where I feel like it'll never end, I'm done.
The same thing happened with Ilona Andrews books. I read the first 3, and thoroughly enjoyed them, then thought, I'm done, because I got tired of being strung along. (Yes I did go out and buy the next one after Jordan blogged about the payoff, and it was good. I'm glad I read it, but I'm still done with the series. Thats just me.
Sadly, I feel the same way about the Stephanie Plum books. I LOVED those books. (still love the first 10)I was buying them the day they released in hardcover, now I just don't care. I'll pick one up at the library if I see it, but I'm done. I can't even enjoy the humor anymore because it;s just the same thing over and over and Steph is never going ot choose between Ranger and Joe, now I hear rumors of a guy from her past coming back to liven things up, but honestly, I've lost interest.
Back to Castle….I also thought the third man might be the Captain, but his death DID surprise me and I really liked the way it was done. Beckets getting shot didn't surprise me at all. IN fact, it pissed me off because it's such a cliched cliffhanger, especially because we know she can't be dead. If the next season she remains dead, then I'll be hooked again. But if she's back, I'm done caring. I'll still watch when there's nothig else on (most likely) but I won't be a fan…if that makes sense.
Bones was another one we talked about. I don't mind Brennan being pregnant, and I like that they worked her real life one in the story. But I've been losing interest in the show for a while. It's not Bones and Booth, because I really do like the way the show's handled their relationship. It's way more realistic than Castle, what with the girlfriends, and actually saying I love you, and not being able to be together. It's just felt off. I think they need to bring in someone new to shake things up. Maybe another big serial killer, plus Angelas baby might make things interesting.
Maybe I'm the only one dissatisfied with things recently because Supernatural has bored me for 2 seasons, and I LOVED that show fanatically for the first few seasons.
Mary is pregnant on In Plain Sight, another of my favorite shows, and I'm very interested to see how that one's handled as I love her for her kick ass snarkyness.
What have you been watching? Anything you've become bored or dissatisfied with recently? Or are you still loving them?
Tell me in the comments, and be entered to win this beaded necklace. Blue for calm and peaceful thoughts. 
I'll announce the winner on Monday.
June 13, 2011
Cover Art
A while ago I told you I'd share some of my graphics work,so here's another one. You know I like all things steamy, so I This cover was done for author Anya Winter, and her story is now available on Smashwords, Amazon Kindle.
It's a short one, just over 2k, but it's only 99cents…so go check it out!
Samantha thought she had the afternoon free. After a busy morning in court, her body sizzled at the idea of an afternoon of submissive sex to her Master. Ordered to wear a blindfold, Samantha surrenders to the passionate teaching of the man who can make her body sing. Until her blindfold comes off and she's forced to bear her punishment.
