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July 29, 2010
It's Just A Job. Part 1, Angels
Remember my diatribe a few weeks ago, about the bloody pirates, when I said that I might have to quit writing because they were killing me?
Well, the pirates almost got their wish. So did J.A. Konrath. By the skin of my teeth I just managed to pull through and didn't get the pleasure of telling Konrath he had his first proof.
My next royalty cheque wasn't quite as bad as the last, but it was bad enough that I had to get a job in a very big hurry. Last week I started back at work at the...
July 28, 2010
The Winner of Cris Anson's Lucky Draw
Cris Anson, author and sex goddess who was my guest author here last Friday, offered up one of her Dance titles as a gift to a commentor.
The winner of that prize was Annabel Joseph, who was drawn by random number generator from amongst everyone who commented.
Congratulations, Annabel!
Also, you may not have noticed, but I've added a PS to Cris' original post, that included a link to Cris' Author Island post about her photo shoot experience with Angelo, for the cover of What She Needs.
A New Sherlock Holmes Series – SHERLOCK
It's not quite romantic suspense, but I'm pushing the envelope here as I'm a card carrying Sherlockian and in his various guises (Robert Downey Jr. is the perfect example), Sherlock Holmes is a great romantic lead. I should know — I've written him as one at least twice.
A really smart hero who also knows how to defend himself (Holmes was an expert at martial arts) is a sexy combination that is just fatal to the heart and knees, which I discussed in "Really Smart Heroes — Brains Over Brawn Is...
July 27, 2010
Honestly, I Did Do That! (Fingers Crossed!)
Fellow Ellora's Cave author Nina Pierce has conferred my site with both an award and a meme at the same time. (She's slippery, at best, that one!).
When Nina acquired the meme, the author she accepted it from switched the rules around, so I think I'll keep the rules as Nina followed them. They seem like fun rules.
So here goes.
To accept the award, I have to tell you seven things about me, all of them true except for one.
You get to guess what that one false statement is.
Like Nina, I'll leave t...
July 26, 2010
Berengaria Brown with be Guest Author Here Next Friday
Ellora's Cave erotic author Berengaria Brown will be guest author here on Friday, talking about her new title, Double Satisfaction, and being put under the spotlight for our entertertainment. :)
She has also generously offered up one of her backlist books as a prize to a commentor — you get to pick!
So come and make her feel welcome on Friday.
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Imogen, Gage and Liam relax at a luxury resort for a week's vacation and some extra-hot ménage sex. The gardens are beautiful, the meals...
Fourth HEART OF VENGEANCE Excerpt And The Big Prize Pack
This is the fourth and last excerpt to mark the release of my historical romantic suspense, Heart of Vengeance,and it's the biggie. This time, the prize for this excerpt is the BIG prize pack — a copy of every historical title I've published so far:
The Case of the Reluctant Agent
If you have commented on the excerpts that have gone before, you're already in the running for this prize pack, but you...
July 25, 2010
Erotic Romance Writers – Hope for eBooks and A Useful Tool
For those of you striving to write erotic romance, here's a thought for your marketing efforts and a useful tool to help you on your way.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos reported recently that ebooks are now outselling their hardcover books by over 33%.
"[W:]hile our hardcover sales continue to grow, the Kindle format has now overtaken the hardcover format. Amazon.com customers now purchase more Kindle books than hardcover books — astonishing when you consider that we've been selling hardcover books for 15...
July 24, 2010
A Paranormal Lover's Wicked Delight – More Reviews.
I received a very nice review from Literary Nymphs recently for my Teal Ceagh erotic urban fantasy romance, Beauty's Beasts, but with all the hoorah over the site, I didn't get a chance to post about it until now.
Beauty's Beasts is the second release in Teal Ceagh's urban fantasy series Guardian Bonds. It's the first book by the author that I've read, but it won't be the last.
The book is relatively short at around 140 pages but the author has packed a great deal of action, passion, desire...
SHINING THROUGH – The Last Of the WWII Romances We'll See?
The 1992-made World War II movie Shining Through seems to be a bit of an oddity. I first heard about it when I wrote "The Ten Best Romantic Moments In Film History" which sparked a long running discussion about really romantic films.
I've been building a list of romantic films since then, which I'll get around to publishing one of these days, and Shining Through was included on that list because so many romance readers kept talking about it.
I'd never heard of it before, and I was vexed...
July 23, 2010
Winners! Winners! Vonna Harper's Winner and Mine for HEART OF VENGEANCE Excerpt Two.
I've got a bit behind on announcing the winners of a couple of draws because of the blog hijack thing. But never fear! The goodies are here!
The winner of the Heart of Vengeance Excerpt #2 draw was Mary Preston, who scored a copy of my historical romantic suspense, Diana By The Moon. Congratulations Mary!
All the winners and commentors from both the first and the second draw are still in the running for the major historical romance prize pack, and there's still the third and fourth excerpts ...
