Rennie Leigh's Blog, page 4
March 14, 2015
Submitted!
Hi guys, a small update here. The manuscript has been send and hopefully I will hear back in a few weeks if they want to publish it! I really hope they will, I think my readers will appreciate a little more of Gavin and Sebastian while I work on the next book. Based on my word count goals, book 2 is 90% done. So I just need to get a few nights of writing in around work and school and we will be good! I’m really motivated now, this is my favorite part of the process.
March 8, 2015
Dragon's Egg 1.5
Hello everyone! I am really excited! Taken was my first publishing endeavor and I think it has been successful. I surpassed the number of books I thought I would sell, and amazingly, the number of reviews I thought I would get. On Goodreads I have 92 ratings and that just blows my mind. I read the reviews, both good and bad, and I have immensely appreciated each of them.
The thing I heard the most was the people wanted a little more of Gavin and Sebastian, so I wrote a short follow-up. It flowed so fast and I can’t say how many nights I stayed up working on it because I just had to get it out. Today I am going to do my first read through and correct any big errors. Then I plan to print it and do the “big edit”, which for some reasons works out better on paper.
It was difficult writing this one, I wanted to write so much more. The other difficult thing, which it both good and bad, was writing in some new characters. Now I find I want to write their stories. But, after Matt’s book I am thinking about putting this bit on hold to finish my other series (3.5 or 4 books already done).
Matt and Ingor’s book is at 40k words, so about 10 more to go and then I can start the editing there. It’s all coming along so well and I am just so amazed by it all.
Buy the book: http://www.bookstrand.com/taken-leigh
The thing I heard the most was the people wanted a little more of Gavin and Sebastian, so I wrote a short follow-up. It flowed so fast and I can’t say how many nights I stayed up working on it because I just had to get it out. Today I am going to do my first read through and correct any big errors. Then I plan to print it and do the “big edit”, which for some reasons works out better on paper.
It was difficult writing this one, I wanted to write so much more. The other difficult thing, which it both good and bad, was writing in some new characters. Now I find I want to write their stories. But, after Matt’s book I am thinking about putting this bit on hold to finish my other series (3.5 or 4 books already done).
Matt and Ingor’s book is at 40k words, so about 10 more to go and then I can start the editing there. It’s all coming along so well and I am just so amazed by it all.
Buy the book: http://www.bookstrand.com/taken-leigh February 27, 2015
Good news everybody! I just wanted to take a break and ch...
Good news everybody! I just wanted to take a break and check in for a quick moment to say Dragon’s Egg 1.5 is done. I have written the last word. Now it’s time to ignore it for a few days and start editing! In the meantime I am working on Dragon’s Egg 2. Matt and Ingor are well on their way to a complete story, it is about half way done.
February 14, 2015
Hello everyone! Book 2 is coming along well! However, I h...
Hello everyone! Book 2 is coming along well! However, I have been waylaid by a small Dragon’s Egg 1.5 follow up for Gavin and Sebastian. I really feel they need some more happy before I let them go completely. I have about 5k words and I am hoping to get to 20k, so a short but sweet story. I am really excited! So please, don’t be too mad at me for taking longer to get the next one out.
One the bright side, I have 3.5 books of a different 4 book series written. I want to finish the last, close the series, and then submit for publishing. So by the end of summer I expect to have those moving as well. Shifters, vampires, elves and more!
One the bright side, I have 3.5 books of a different 4 book series written. I want to finish the last, close the series, and then submit for publishing. So by the end of summer I expect to have those moving as well. Shifters, vampires, elves and more!
January 11, 2015
Hello everyone!I wanted to take a moment to thank everyon...
Hello everyone!
I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who read my book and especially those who rated it or wrote a review! I have enjoyed all the comments and appreciate the constructive criticism.
With that said, I am hard at work on Book 2! This one will be Matt and Ingor’s story. I know they are an established couple from book 1, but I think you will like where I go with it. I have been suffering a terminal case of writers block over the last few weeks, but I am back into writing mode. I am about 15k words in, hoping to reach 45k.
School starts Monday. For those who are curious, I work full time and attend college full time. It’s a busy schedule, and I tend to spend my entire weekend writing. Please bear with me as I get into a new routine for this semester. I started taking the bus to work last semester, I discovered that gave me 30-40 minutes of proofreading and editing time. It also saves me money because parking downtown is rather expensive. I am really excited! I have set a word goal to write each week to keep myself on track.
I am taking part in the MM Winter Fantasies contest as well where you can win a kindle loaded up with books from your favorite Siren authors, including Taken.
Here are a few related links:Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23770610-taken?from_search=trueContest: http://manlovefantasies.blogspot.com/?zx=c4d0ba16dfc0cf10
Buy my book: http://www.bookstrand.com/node/882140
Rennie Leigh
I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who read my book and especially those who rated it or wrote a review! I have enjoyed all the comments and appreciate the constructive criticism.
With that said, I am hard at work on Book 2! This one will be Matt and Ingor’s story. I know they are an established couple from book 1, but I think you will like where I go with it. I have been suffering a terminal case of writers block over the last few weeks, but I am back into writing mode. I am about 15k words in, hoping to reach 45k.
School starts Monday. For those who are curious, I work full time and attend college full time. It’s a busy schedule, and I tend to spend my entire weekend writing. Please bear with me as I get into a new routine for this semester. I started taking the bus to work last semester, I discovered that gave me 30-40 minutes of proofreading and editing time. It also saves me money because parking downtown is rather expensive. I am really excited! I have set a word goal to write each week to keep myself on track.
I am taking part in the MM Winter Fantasies contest as well where you can win a kindle loaded up with books from your favorite Siren authors, including Taken.
Here are a few related links:Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23770610-taken?from_search=trueContest: http://manlovefantasies.blogspot.com/?zx=c4d0ba16dfc0cf10
Buy my book: http://www.bookstrand.com/node/882140
Rennie Leigh
January 1, 2015
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December 29, 2014
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break! The family...
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break! The family is gone, the house is clean, dogs and cats are fed, and I am finally able to get back into Ingor and Mat's story! I am really excited to watch their story form. It's always been a peeve of mine to read a book with a well established couple and no back story, on the flip side I dislike tons of flashbacks. So, I find this a fun challenge to show a couple, get the reader to really know them without the flashbacks, and then BAM! (The Bam is in place of the plot parts I don't want to disclose at this point).
Also, my first reviews are coming in for Taken. It's interesting to see. This is the first thing I have ever put out there and have been given true and honest reviews on; some good and some not. The not good ones, though, have some insightful comments that I appreciate. So, I will take it in stride and move forward.
Here is the link to the book: http://www.bookstrand.com/taken-leigh
I am also participating in the MM Winter Fantasies contest: http://manlovefantasies.blogspot.com/?zx=b8eee0b0bacddbd3 Please visit the site, take a look, and enter to win in January!
Also, my first reviews are coming in for Taken. It's interesting to see. This is the first thing I have ever put out there and have been given true and honest reviews on; some good and some not. The not good ones, though, have some insightful comments that I appreciate. So, I will take it in stride and move forward.
Here is the link to the book: http://www.bookstrand.com/taken-leigh
I am also participating in the MM Winter Fantasies contest: http://manlovefantasies.blogspot.com/?zx=b8eee0b0bacddbd3 Please visit the site, take a look, and enter to win in January!
December 21, 2014
I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holiday’s this week. Wh...
I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holiday’s this week. Whatever holiday you celebrate, wherever you are, may it be merry!
Things are going to be slow as far as posting with all the family having arrived this week. I will say my book release went well, and the reviews are coming in!
Read about and buy the book here: http://www.bookstrand.com/rennie-leigh
Rainbow Books: http://www.rainbow-reviews.com/book-reviews/taken-dragons-egg-1-by-rennie-leigh-at-siren-publishing
As “story buttons” go, this novel presses quite a number of my personal ones. A dragon shifter? Check. A mate who is independent, strong, and will stand up for himself? Check. Male pregnancy? How fun. Double check. Additionally, I am always curious to read books by new-to-me writers, and this first publication definitely looked promising based on the blurb. With a world that includes evil hunters, an interesting dragon reproductive cycle, and a few candidates for pairings in further volumes in this series, I was not disappointed and, even better, things are looking hopeful for future books.
Sebastian is fighting hard to maintain his independence. He writes gay paranormal romances (which made me chuckle), but doesn’t earn enough to make a living. Bartending provides him with an additional source of income, and even though neither his brother nor his best friend want him to work at a BDSM club, Sebastian has applied and is determined to make it work. He is more than a little kinky himself (in secret and behind closed doors), so he is hoping to see some action. Things do not go as he expected, but his vivid imagination and chosen genre stay him in good stead as he works through one revelation after another. The one thing he doesn’t figure out until it is almost too late is who the bad guy is. For once, it was clear to me from the beginning – but that was more due to my suspicious nature than based on any clues. Whether or not you figure it out as well, I think the story offers enough suspense, interesting twists, and fascinating interactions between the characters to keep you entertained.
Gavin is a dragon lord, but not your typical alpha. Well, he does keep saying he is not a wolf, but you know what I mean. He is a leader, owns the BDSM club Sebastian wants to work at, and has everyone fawning over him. Meanwhile his agenda is to bring the dragons under his care into modern times, but he is fighting an uphill battle. Apparently these dragons are quite the traditionalists. Gavin is delighted when he identifies Sebastian as his mate, but hesitant to tell him the truth. Both about Gavin being a dragon and about the fact Sebastian is about to become a father. When the hunters abduct Sebastian, let me tell you, Gavin wasn’t the only one upset. And I didn’t like the turn of events any better than Gavin. Grrrr. But I guess it made for a more suspenseful read, and gave the novel more emotional depth.
If you like dragon shifters and male pregnancy, if you enjoy stories about men who have to fight horrible villains and tragedy to be together, and if you’re looking for an entertaining read with lots of emotion and quite a bit of heat, then you will probably like this novel. I definitely look forward to the second installment.
DISCLAIMER: Books reviewed on this site were usually provided at no cost by the publisher or author. This book has been provided by Siren Publishing for the purpose of a review.
Things are going to be slow as far as posting with all the family having arrived this week. I will say my book release went well, and the reviews are coming in!
Read about and buy the book here: http://www.bookstrand.com/rennie-leigh
Rainbow Books: http://www.rainbow-reviews.com/book-reviews/taken-dragons-egg-1-by-rennie-leigh-at-siren-publishing
As “story buttons” go, this novel presses quite a number of my personal ones. A dragon shifter? Check. A mate who is independent, strong, and will stand up for himself? Check. Male pregnancy? How fun. Double check. Additionally, I am always curious to read books by new-to-me writers, and this first publication definitely looked promising based on the blurb. With a world that includes evil hunters, an interesting dragon reproductive cycle, and a few candidates for pairings in further volumes in this series, I was not disappointed and, even better, things are looking hopeful for future books.
Sebastian is fighting hard to maintain his independence. He writes gay paranormal romances (which made me chuckle), but doesn’t earn enough to make a living. Bartending provides him with an additional source of income, and even though neither his brother nor his best friend want him to work at a BDSM club, Sebastian has applied and is determined to make it work. He is more than a little kinky himself (in secret and behind closed doors), so he is hoping to see some action. Things do not go as he expected, but his vivid imagination and chosen genre stay him in good stead as he works through one revelation after another. The one thing he doesn’t figure out until it is almost too late is who the bad guy is. For once, it was clear to me from the beginning – but that was more due to my suspicious nature than based on any clues. Whether or not you figure it out as well, I think the story offers enough suspense, interesting twists, and fascinating interactions between the characters to keep you entertained.
Gavin is a dragon lord, but not your typical alpha. Well, he does keep saying he is not a wolf, but you know what I mean. He is a leader, owns the BDSM club Sebastian wants to work at, and has everyone fawning over him. Meanwhile his agenda is to bring the dragons under his care into modern times, but he is fighting an uphill battle. Apparently these dragons are quite the traditionalists. Gavin is delighted when he identifies Sebastian as his mate, but hesitant to tell him the truth. Both about Gavin being a dragon and about the fact Sebastian is about to become a father. When the hunters abduct Sebastian, let me tell you, Gavin wasn’t the only one upset. And I didn’t like the turn of events any better than Gavin. Grrrr. But I guess it made for a more suspenseful read, and gave the novel more emotional depth.
If you like dragon shifters and male pregnancy, if you enjoy stories about men who have to fight horrible villains and tragedy to be together, and if you’re looking for an entertaining read with lots of emotion and quite a bit of heat, then you will probably like this novel. I definitely look forward to the second installment.
DISCLAIMER: Books reviewed on this site were usually provided at no cost by the publisher or author. This book has been provided by Siren Publishing for the purpose of a review.
December 11, 2014
Well, it's official! My book it up for pre-Order at Siren...
Well, it's official! My book it up for pre-Order at Siren!
PRE-ORDER!AVAILABLE: Wednesday, December 17thThis title is offered at a 10% discount. Offer ends midnight CST, December 24th[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Consensual BDSM Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, capture, sex in partially shifted form, spanking, flogging, cropping, sex toys, HEA]Life is simple. The only thing Sebastian Michael needs is a steady paycheck. Sebastian values his independence too much to let his secretive brother, Ed, pay his bills. He tried selling his paranormal romances with little luck. Looking for a steady job, he soon stumbles into a dragon's den pretending to be a BDSM club. Gavin Thorvald, the dragon lord and club owner, recognizes Sebastian as his mate and begins to woo the sweet human. Gavin worries about how to explain a dragon's reproductive cycle while Sebastian fears his past is catching up with him.At the same time, hunters are attacking and Ed is taking an interest in Sebastian's new life. Just when Gavin has everything he wants, Sebastian is taken from him by the hunters. Gavin fears the worst as he heals from the hunters' attack. Once healed, Gavin begins a race against the clock to find his mate and save their egg.
A Siren Erotic Romance
http://www.bookstrand.com/taken-leigh
PRE-ORDER!AVAILABLE: Wednesday, December 17thThis title is offered at a 10% discount. Offer ends midnight CST, December 24th[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Consensual BDSM Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, capture, sex in partially shifted form, spanking, flogging, cropping, sex toys, HEA]Life is simple. The only thing Sebastian Michael needs is a steady paycheck. Sebastian values his independence too much to let his secretive brother, Ed, pay his bills. He tried selling his paranormal romances with little luck. Looking for a steady job, he soon stumbles into a dragon's den pretending to be a BDSM club. Gavin Thorvald, the dragon lord and club owner, recognizes Sebastian as his mate and begins to woo the sweet human. Gavin worries about how to explain a dragon's reproductive cycle while Sebastian fears his past is catching up with him.At the same time, hunters are attacking and Ed is taking an interest in Sebastian's new life. Just when Gavin has everything he wants, Sebastian is taken from him by the hunters. Gavin fears the worst as he heals from the hunters' attack. Once healed, Gavin begins a race against the clock to find his mate and save their egg.
A Siren Erotic Romance
http://www.bookstrand.com/taken-leigh
Final edits were just turned in to the publisher! Taken, ...
Final edits were just turned in to the publisher! Taken, Dragon’s Egg 1 will be coming out soon! I am about 15,000 words into part two, which focuses on Mat and Ingor.
