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January 16, 2022
New Release #2 for 2022.Acacia 2: BlindsidedAs a high ra...
New Release #2 for 2022.
Acacia 2: BlindsidedAs a high ranking doctor on the Acacia moon colony, Med Blake is responsible for the evaluation of immigrants and the blood they all need to survive. He takes it as a personal affront when the regular blood supply is threatened.
Dash has been at his master's side for years, but he's never had the courage to confess his feelings. But when the human slave sees Blake in the throes of the poison, can he risk
everything to save his master? Even his heart?
Now the only question is who poisoned the blood and why?
Now available on Amazon.
If you're looking for "Naughty Sci-fi Vampire Romance"... Grab your copy today for only $0.99!!
January 10, 2022
Now Available!The new and improved re-release for Acacia...
Now Available!
The new and improved re-release for Acacia begins now. It's been a long time coming but I'm very excited. After revisions and edits and a lot of kisses and hugs, I'm putting these babies back out there.
Released on January 7, 2022!
ACACIA I: Abducting Aeron
Our hero is a spy for the vampire moon colony named Acacia which is orbiting the planet Rahla. You might ask why the big bad vampires might need a spy to infiltrate the human world of Rahla... It's because since the civil war between the races, the two have been on uneasy terms and the humans out number the vampires more than a thousand to one. And among the humans are a group of purists who believe the vampires are a threat and need to be eliminated.
Aeron's mission is to sneak among the humans, rescue the missing vamp and uncover the reason for the abducted vampires.
His planet-side contact is a medical specialist named Helia who is hoping they can work together to rescue her missing father.
And if they just happen to get all hot and bothered for each other... well it is romance.
The rest of the series will be releasing this month. I hope you enjoy this fun little series as much as I have.
January 6, 2022
Stay tuned for an exciting update...
Stay tuned for an exciting update...
March 29, 2017
I may be a goal addict...
I've always done best when setting goals for myself. I find it's a way to overcome my attention issues at least to a certain degree. It's not just about setting some big seemingly unreachable goal. Nope, its about breaking that down into manageable steps, that will steadily progress toward that goal. It's a process that I honestly love.
Every year I buy a daily planner, one that has both days and month sections. I write my big goals in the note section so that I can check them often and stay focused. Then I break those down to monthly chunks, and yes write those in too. After than then divide it out by day. Not counting chores I can't get out of, I make five or more goals for every day. They aren't big things at all. But in no time at all they add up and change my world.
One of my bigger goals is to finish the championship on two of my Cocker girls this year. The small steps for that is something like...
weekly: brush Ari, bathe Ari, trim Ari.
That is three small goals that I can check off in less than an hour, usually. 35 of these goals a week really add up. And yes, I do offer myself rewards for a job well done. If I get more than 35 goals complete in a week, then I buy myself an iTunes song. I'm pretty cheap so I'm not willing to make my reward very expensive, but even I can spend a buck here or there. As a bonus, I often play my hard won songs while working on the next goals. :)
This week's goals are mostly focused on the house. I must be working up to spring cleaning. Oh! And I've been working on a cafepress site with a bunch of possible designs.
And I'm working on writing too, Amethyst is my focus. I'm not going to let my writer attention wander until I can finish up the Amethyst trilogy. For those who didn't know, Amethyst 2 has been finished for a loooonnnng time. When submitted to Carina, it was turned down, massively revised and still turned down. So it has been sitting on the sidelines (holding my broken heart) until now. I'm slowly working up to a whole new version for book two, even a new name. So if there is anyone still thinking about Toni, Ben and Amethyst, hang in there. This time if it won't work at Carina, I'll find some other way to get it out there to the readers.
Until next time,
Shannon
NEXT POST: Is anybody out there?
Every year I buy a daily planner, one that has both days and month sections. I write my big goals in the note section so that I can check them often and stay focused. Then I break those down to monthly chunks, and yes write those in too. After than then divide it out by day. Not counting chores I can't get out of, I make five or more goals for every day. They aren't big things at all. But in no time at all they add up and change my world.
One of my bigger goals is to finish the championship on two of my Cocker girls this year. The small steps for that is something like...
weekly: brush Ari, bathe Ari, trim Ari.
That is three small goals that I can check off in less than an hour, usually. 35 of these goals a week really add up. And yes, I do offer myself rewards for a job well done. If I get more than 35 goals complete in a week, then I buy myself an iTunes song. I'm pretty cheap so I'm not willing to make my reward very expensive, but even I can spend a buck here or there. As a bonus, I often play my hard won songs while working on the next goals. :)
This week's goals are mostly focused on the house. I must be working up to spring cleaning. Oh! And I've been working on a cafepress site with a bunch of possible designs.
And I'm working on writing too, Amethyst is my focus. I'm not going to let my writer attention wander until I can finish up the Amethyst trilogy. For those who didn't know, Amethyst 2 has been finished for a loooonnnng time. When submitted to Carina, it was turned down, massively revised and still turned down. So it has been sitting on the sidelines (holding my broken heart) until now. I'm slowly working up to a whole new version for book two, even a new name. So if there is anyone still thinking about Toni, Ben and Amethyst, hang in there. This time if it won't work at Carina, I'll find some other way to get it out there to the readers.
Until next time,
Shannon
NEXT POST: Is anybody out there?
March 22, 2017
Beyond the Bio
I promised to talk more about the real me, so now, where to start?
Well my bio talks about my dogs and dog showing. I've been breeding and showing AKC Cocker Spaniels for nearly 35 years. I started showing with my parents when I was around eight. (Don't do the math!) I love my dogs. Each and every one that I've had has been special in their own way regardless if they were a winner or a rescue. You can learn about me and my life with dogs on our website www.barrelvalley.com.
I probably should have started with my name. *grin* Goes to show how important my dogs are to me. The name L. Shannon is not exactly my real name. As is common for writers I decided from the beginning to use a pen name. I have a degree in teaching special education and just in case I ever decided to use it again I wanted to keep the two worlds separate. My real name is Shannon. Married name McCracken. So there you have it, its fine to just keep calling me Shannon. :)
Another amusing tidbit, I have a day job as a sales associate at Tractor Supply. *laugh* They have taken plenty of my money over the years so 5 years back I decided to take some of theirs too. It was my first job in retail and in the beginning I found it a bit difficult. But now I usually enjoy it more than is fair for a "job".
Until next time,
Shannon
NEXT POST:
I may be a goal addict.
Well my bio talks about my dogs and dog showing. I've been breeding and showing AKC Cocker Spaniels for nearly 35 years. I started showing with my parents when I was around eight. (Don't do the math!) I love my dogs. Each and every one that I've had has been special in their own way regardless if they were a winner or a rescue. You can learn about me and my life with dogs on our website www.barrelvalley.com.
I probably should have started with my name. *grin* Goes to show how important my dogs are to me. The name L. Shannon is not exactly my real name. As is common for writers I decided from the beginning to use a pen name. I have a degree in teaching special education and just in case I ever decided to use it again I wanted to keep the two worlds separate. My real name is Shannon. Married name McCracken. So there you have it, its fine to just keep calling me Shannon. :)
Another amusing tidbit, I have a day job as a sales associate at Tractor Supply. *laugh* They have taken plenty of my money over the years so 5 years back I decided to take some of theirs too. It was my first job in retail and in the beginning I found it a bit difficult. But now I usually enjoy it more than is fair for a "job".
Until next time,
Shannon
NEXT POST:
I may be a goal addict.
March 16, 2017
I'm still alive.
In case anyone reads this.... I'm still alive.
It has been a long while since my last post and I'm sorry to have been missing so long. I feel bad for abandoning my readers and characters but I had my own story line that I had to follow through to the end.
I don't usually talk about my personal life very much but I'm going to try to change that bad habit and learn to share a bit more about me and my life.
For the past two years, my husband and I were trying to expand our family. Unfortunately, even with specialist help, pregnancy isn't going to happen and once I faced that reality I found it to be a rather crushing blow. Getting past that is proving difficult even as we are considering our options, including adoption.
Now that children are looking to be less possible, my friends, family and even my characters are even more precious. With that in mind, I am planning to stay in touch better. If I disappear again, feel free to give a yell at me.
Until next time,
Shannon
NEXT POST:
I'm coming out of my writer closet... More about me beyond the bio.
It has been a long while since my last post and I'm sorry to have been missing so long. I feel bad for abandoning my readers and characters but I had my own story line that I had to follow through to the end.
I don't usually talk about my personal life very much but I'm going to try to change that bad habit and learn to share a bit more about me and my life.
For the past two years, my husband and I were trying to expand our family. Unfortunately, even with specialist help, pregnancy isn't going to happen and once I faced that reality I found it to be a rather crushing blow. Getting past that is proving difficult even as we are considering our options, including adoption.
Now that children are looking to be less possible, my friends, family and even my characters are even more precious. With that in mind, I am planning to stay in touch better. If I disappear again, feel free to give a yell at me.
Until next time,
Shannon
NEXT POST:
I'm coming out of my writer closet... More about me beyond the bio.
June 13, 2014
First Kiss Friday: Blood Royals
He dipped forward, his lips meeting hers in a sweet union.
This was my first kiss too, or at least the first one I ever wrote. You can read the whole kiss from the original post by clicking here.
This First Kiss Friday is from Blood Royals series. Available in individual ebook format at Liquid Silver Books and now also in a print collection at Amazon!!
ABOUT THE BOOKOf Blood and Blessings When a relatively young, half-demon named Grant is "outed", he's forced to leave behind the comfortable life he'd built. While fighting his would-be assassins and denying his inexplicable addiction for a human girl, Grant promises to do whatever it takes to make Amelia happy.
Blood Reign In order to protect her son, Sadrina returns to the one demon she’s always loved and the hell he rules over. To prove her right to rule at his side she must complete tests including passing judgment over the most notorious of her kind—her father, Sadaen.
Blood Justice Sadaen’s quest for justice and redemption leads him to the arms of an angel determined to execute him. His only hope is to bind them together with a deal that could destroy them both.
Want to know a little more about the Blood Royals Trilogy? You can find excerpts and related books here. Don't forget to check out my other First Kiss Friday posts. Or just stop back in on Fridays.
Check out all my books in print at http://www.lshannon.net/printbooks.html
Shannon
www.lshannon.net
This was my first kiss too, or at least the first one I ever wrote. You can read the whole kiss from the original post by clicking here.
This First Kiss Friday is from Blood Royals series. Available in individual ebook format at Liquid Silver Books and now also in a print collection at Amazon!!
ABOUT THE BOOKOf Blood and Blessings When a relatively young, half-demon named Grant is "outed", he's forced to leave behind the comfortable life he'd built. While fighting his would-be assassins and denying his inexplicable addiction for a human girl, Grant promises to do whatever it takes to make Amelia happy. Blood Reign In order to protect her son, Sadrina returns to the one demon she’s always loved and the hell he rules over. To prove her right to rule at his side she must complete tests including passing judgment over the most notorious of her kind—her father, Sadaen.
Blood Justice Sadaen’s quest for justice and redemption leads him to the arms of an angel determined to execute him. His only hope is to bind them together with a deal that could destroy them both.
Want to know a little more about the Blood Royals Trilogy? You can find excerpts and related books here. Don't forget to check out my other First Kiss Friday posts. Or just stop back in on Fridays.
Check out all my books in print at http://www.lshannon.net/printbooks.html
Shannon
www.lshannon.net
June 6, 2014
First Kiss Friday: Acacia III: Cravings
He was immovable, a statue carved of stone. Or at least he was until his head tilted, his lips parted in invitation, a warning of the impending contact.
Contact that she suddenly wanted more than anything. She needed to taste him, to feel his lips over hers.
“Ross.” Jemson’s voice held a note of warning.
A growl vibrated up through Ross’s chest. But his mouth hovered, almost connecting, almost claiming her lips. “Just a taste.” The air was a soft caress, while the words were gilded in iron.
“It’s dangerous.”
Jem’s words barely filtered into her mind. Dangerous? What could be dangerous about a kiss?
“It is as it must be.” Ross’s lips covered hers. The warm connection became her whole world. The pressure was a demand but his subtly sweet flavor was decadence. His tongue danced along the line of her lips, a delightful request she couldn’t deny.
She opened to him and tasted his fire. So hot and burning… she devoured him in that moment, knowing his heart, knowing he was killing her, poisoning her with every sweet lick.
“Ross.”
Slowly the kiss came to an end. Ross was holding her tight against his chest, supporting her whole weight, which was good because her legs hung useless and weak and her bones ached all over. “Help me…” But why would they? They’d been the ones to kill her. “Why?” She blinked, trying to clear her blurring vision.
“Listen to me, Caitlin, you have to drink from me now. Without my blood you will die.”
“No…” Something about poison. If his kiss could burn through her, what would his blood do? The blood, it would kill.
“Not our blood. My blood will save you.” He buried her face against the warmth of his neck. The corded muscles felt so healthy and strong. The steady throb of his blood pumping sounded like salvation.
But was it all a lie?
“Please trust me. I’d not have pushed the issue if I’d known you were this stubborn.” Ross’s voice held a soft brogue that vibrated through her lips.
She was dying. She’d done it before. She knew the sensation as each body system shut down, one at a time. The helplessness was unbearable. Drinking from him might save her, but if not maybe she could take him with her. She jerked, plunging her fangs into Ross, taking all he had to give.
This First Kiss Friday is from the Acacia series. Available in ebook at Changeling Press and now also in a print collection at Amazon!!
ABOUT THE BOOKA thousand years in the future, man in all his forms has spread out across the universe. Some races have chosen to live apart and others have attempted to live together, building diversity colonies. One of those is the Planet Rahla and its moon Acacia.
But not long after the colony began, it erupted with violence and fell into a civil (or not so civil) war between humans, vampires and werewolves. The massive bloodshed was ended with the Acacia Treaty which divided the two surviving races. Humans held Rahla and vampires were exiled to the domed moon colony of Acacia.
The treaty is resented by both sides and war may return at any moment.
Acacia III: Cravings The virgin queen has a new desire...or two. Hate crimes against vampires pose a rising threat to the moon colony of Acacia. Subversive attempts to destroy the colony are almost certainly being directed by the human purists on Rahla. Acacian agents have been murdered, and now their blood supply has been tampered with. Counter intelligence operations have led to the capture of two werewolf warriors, more dangerous than anything either side has ever seen before. With their worlds on the brink of war, Queen Caitlin will do anything to protect her people, even if it means bartering her body to a pair of killers. But will her submission be enough to buy their loyalty?
Want to know a little more about the Acacia series? You can find excerpts and related books here. Don't forget to check out my other First Kiss Friday posts. Or just stop back in on Fridays.
Check out all my books in print at http://www.lshannon.net/printbooks.html
Shannon
www.lshannon.net
Contact that she suddenly wanted more than anything. She needed to taste him, to feel his lips over hers.
“Ross.” Jemson’s voice held a note of warning.
A growl vibrated up through Ross’s chest. But his mouth hovered, almost connecting, almost claiming her lips. “Just a taste.” The air was a soft caress, while the words were gilded in iron.
“It’s dangerous.”
Jem’s words barely filtered into her mind. Dangerous? What could be dangerous about a kiss?
“It is as it must be.” Ross’s lips covered hers. The warm connection became her whole world. The pressure was a demand but his subtly sweet flavor was decadence. His tongue danced along the line of her lips, a delightful request she couldn’t deny.
She opened to him and tasted his fire. So hot and burning… she devoured him in that moment, knowing his heart, knowing he was killing her, poisoning her with every sweet lick.
“Ross.”
Slowly the kiss came to an end. Ross was holding her tight against his chest, supporting her whole weight, which was good because her legs hung useless and weak and her bones ached all over. “Help me…” But why would they? They’d been the ones to kill her. “Why?” She blinked, trying to clear her blurring vision.
“Listen to me, Caitlin, you have to drink from me now. Without my blood you will die.”
“No…” Something about poison. If his kiss could burn through her, what would his blood do? The blood, it would kill.
“Not our blood. My blood will save you.” He buried her face against the warmth of his neck. The corded muscles felt so healthy and strong. The steady throb of his blood pumping sounded like salvation.
But was it all a lie?
“Please trust me. I’d not have pushed the issue if I’d known you were this stubborn.” Ross’s voice held a soft brogue that vibrated through her lips.
She was dying. She’d done it before. She knew the sensation as each body system shut down, one at a time. The helplessness was unbearable. Drinking from him might save her, but if not maybe she could take him with her. She jerked, plunging her fangs into Ross, taking all he had to give.
This First Kiss Friday is from the Acacia series. Available in ebook at Changeling Press and now also in a print collection at Amazon!!
ABOUT THE BOOKA thousand years in the future, man in all his forms has spread out across the universe. Some races have chosen to live apart and others have attempted to live together, building diversity colonies. One of those is the Planet Rahla and its moon Acacia. But not long after the colony began, it erupted with violence and fell into a civil (or not so civil) war between humans, vampires and werewolves. The massive bloodshed was ended with the Acacia Treaty which divided the two surviving races. Humans held Rahla and vampires were exiled to the domed moon colony of Acacia.
The treaty is resented by both sides and war may return at any moment.
Acacia III: Cravings The virgin queen has a new desire...or two. Hate crimes against vampires pose a rising threat to the moon colony of Acacia. Subversive attempts to destroy the colony are almost certainly being directed by the human purists on Rahla. Acacian agents have been murdered, and now their blood supply has been tampered with. Counter intelligence operations have led to the capture of two werewolf warriors, more dangerous than anything either side has ever seen before. With their worlds on the brink of war, Queen Caitlin will do anything to protect her people, even if it means bartering her body to a pair of killers. But will her submission be enough to buy their loyalty?
Want to know a little more about the Acacia series? You can find excerpts and related books here. Don't forget to check out my other First Kiss Friday posts. Or just stop back in on Fridays.
Check out all my books in print at http://www.lshannon.net/printbooks.html
Shannon
www.lshannon.net
June 4, 2014
Book Signings Gone Digital...
Hey, hey! I just had a fun day signing eBooks for one of my readers named Lee.
Yes, I said "signing eBooks"! A while back I joined a program called Authorgraph and then promptly forgot about it. Thanks to Lee, I remembered how much fun it is to connect with my readers.
If you'd like to get the eBooks from me or your other favorite authors autographed check out the site at www.authorgraph.com The direct link to my authorgraph page is https://www.authorgraph.com/authors/L_Shannon
In case you're wondering it's FREE for authors and for readers!
Check it out and join in the fun!
Shannon
May 30, 2014
First Kiss Friday: Acacia II: Blindsided
Shame flooded through him. “I don’t expect you to feel the same. I just… I had to show you at least this once. I won’t make any demands. We can go back to how it was.” Even if it killed him.
“Dash, stop.”
He met those silver-gray depths again fearing the coming rejection. Would he send him away? Trade him to another vampire?
“I wanted it too. Dash, I wanted you.”
Holy hell. “Really?”
“Yeah. Now get up here so I can kiss you.”
Dash crawled up Blake’s body so fast he felt awkward, but the moment called for immediacy. His master might come to his senses any second. Once they were face to face, he hesitated. Now that was awkward. He’d never initiated a kiss. Thirty freaking years of living and he was a babe in the woods when it came to this kind of affection.
His master must have understood. Of course he did. He would have surely noticed that Dash had never dated or even gotten close to any other. Tilting his head just slightly, his master leaned up into the kiss, bringing their lips together. Their mouths became one, parted only by the master’s partially retracted fangs.
Lips and breath played over each other, until the master’s tongue teased along his lips, parting him and plunging inward. Dash gasped at the sweet invasion. Sensation shot through his body. His cock hardened again, brought back to life with a kiss. A kiss which deepened, hardened until the master’s tongue plunged deep in an imitation of fucking.
This First Kiss Friday is from Acacia series. Available in individual ebook format at Changeling Press and now also in a print collection at Amazon!!
ABOUT THE BOOKA thousand years in the future, man in all his forms has spread out across the universe. Some races have chosen to live apart and others have attempted to live together, building diversity colonies. One of those is the Planet Rahla and its moon Acacia.
But not long after the colony began, it erupted with violence and fell into a civil (or not so civil) war between humans, vampires and werewolves. The massive bloodshed was ended with the Acacia Treaty which divided the two surviving races. Humans held Rahla and vampires were exiled to the domed moon colony of Acacia.
The treaty is resented by both sides and war may return at any moment.
Acacia II: Blindsided
Blake, A high ranking vampire doctor in the medical division of Acacia is shocked to find his personal blood supply contaminated. He nearly dies before his devoted slave, Dash, finds him, feeds him, and he realizes just how much Dash means to him. Dash has been at his side helping him for years, but never had he turned to him for sex or for love. But when the slave sees Blake almost die, he risks everything to save his master. Now the only question is who contaminated the blood and why? Want to know a little more about the Acacia series? You can find excerpts and related books here. Don't forget to check out my other First Kiss Friday posts. Or just stop back in on Fridays.
Check out all my books in print at http://www.lshannon.net/printbooks.html
Shannon
www.lshannon.net
“Dash, stop.”
He met those silver-gray depths again fearing the coming rejection. Would he send him away? Trade him to another vampire?
“I wanted it too. Dash, I wanted you.”
Holy hell. “Really?”
“Yeah. Now get up here so I can kiss you.”
Dash crawled up Blake’s body so fast he felt awkward, but the moment called for immediacy. His master might come to his senses any second. Once they were face to face, he hesitated. Now that was awkward. He’d never initiated a kiss. Thirty freaking years of living and he was a babe in the woods when it came to this kind of affection.
His master must have understood. Of course he did. He would have surely noticed that Dash had never dated or even gotten close to any other. Tilting his head just slightly, his master leaned up into the kiss, bringing their lips together. Their mouths became one, parted only by the master’s partially retracted fangs.
Lips and breath played over each other, until the master’s tongue teased along his lips, parting him and plunging inward. Dash gasped at the sweet invasion. Sensation shot through his body. His cock hardened again, brought back to life with a kiss. A kiss which deepened, hardened until the master’s tongue plunged deep in an imitation of fucking.
This First Kiss Friday is from Acacia series. Available in individual ebook format at Changeling Press and now also in a print collection at Amazon!!
ABOUT THE BOOKA thousand years in the future, man in all his forms has spread out across the universe. Some races have chosen to live apart and others have attempted to live together, building diversity colonies. One of those is the Planet Rahla and its moon Acacia. But not long after the colony began, it erupted with violence and fell into a civil (or not so civil) war between humans, vampires and werewolves. The massive bloodshed was ended with the Acacia Treaty which divided the two surviving races. Humans held Rahla and vampires were exiled to the domed moon colony of Acacia.
The treaty is resented by both sides and war may return at any moment.
Acacia II: Blindsided
Blake, A high ranking vampire doctor in the medical division of Acacia is shocked to find his personal blood supply contaminated. He nearly dies before his devoted slave, Dash, finds him, feeds him, and he realizes just how much Dash means to him. Dash has been at his side helping him for years, but never had he turned to him for sex or for love. But when the slave sees Blake almost die, he risks everything to save his master. Now the only question is who contaminated the blood and why? Want to know a little more about the Acacia series? You can find excerpts and related books here. Don't forget to check out my other First Kiss Friday posts. Or just stop back in on Fridays.
Check out all my books in print at http://www.lshannon.net/printbooks.html
Shannon
www.lshannon.net
