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The 'R' Word

I posted on facebook a few weeks ago about my latest rejection for my bdsm contemporary erotic romance 'To Serve And Protect. I had someone message me that perhaps I shouldn't post about my rejections because I don't want to seem unprofessional and other publishers where it's under consideration will see that it's been rejected and it will give them more incentive to reject it too.

This gave me pause because my biggest question was WHY? I mean, silly me, but I believe a manuscript should be judged based on it's own merit and whether it's a good fit with this or that publishing house. If it's not, well, why bother submitting to a place that engages in childish game playing? Not too interested in that kind of a publisher. How many huge blockbuster novels were rejected only to go on to astronomical success, leaving those publishers who rejected it with their heads in their hands? In this day and age, can publishers really afford to let anything BUT the book itself dictate whether they accept it or not? Authors should present themselves professionally in communicating with publishers. Certainly. Yes. I'm totally behind that. But on my facebook? That's mine. That's my fun place to engage readers and share jokes and sexy pics etc. It's the place for readers to see me as a 'person' and not just an 'author'.

Also, I think it's important for authors to share their writing journeys with their readers and fellow authors because I think it helps hold us all up and helps each other navigate the pitfalls of this crazy business. We can show each other that yes, even if you've been published, it doesn't mean that all publishers will automatically think everything you write is lit up with rainbows. You can and probably will be rejected after you get published once, twice, three, 75645399 times.

Another point made to me was that I could share the hardships of being published, after To Serve And Protect finds a home and is out there. I think this is about as helpful to aspiring authors as a bombshell actress telling girls with low self esteem that she grew up a gangly, nerdy tomboy. It makes me gnash my teeth because well bully for you, but that doesn't help that poor picked on girl who can't get a boy to look at her one iota. (plus chances are pretty high it's complete bullshit just to make the actress seem relateable and she was just lucky enough to be born that hot.)

I think it's a lot more helpful for other authors to see that struggle in real time, to share in the sad frustrations of the writing life. Once that book finds a home and takes off, an aspiring writer who follows me can say 'wow, she really went through a lot to get that book out there. I can do this too!'   

And it'll mean that much more when THAT author gets her first contract because she knows that others have shared her same struggles and fears.

Writing is a solitary enough business. I think we need to share more with each other, not less because I don't think it helps anyone to put up this wall of secrecy around the depressing side of this business.

Summer Lovin' Blog Hop!

Thanks for joining me today to celebrate Rebel Ink Press's 3rd Anniversary! Rebel is the home of the first two books in my historical erotic romance trilogy Resistance Book One-The Arrangement and Book Two-The Affair. The subject matter is definitely provocative, a Nazi Officer working with the German Resistance to destroy Hitler falls in love with a young Jewish woman in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Lesser publishers had shied away from such controversial subject matter, but true to their name, not Rebel! I'm so proud to have them be the home for this powerful trilogy and hope you'll check out my series, along with the other compelling, passionate, scorching romances Rebel has to offer!

Now, today's celebration is all about the joys of summer, and what's says summer more than swimwear!
No, ladies, not OUR swimwear, as that's hardly a pleasant topic as anyone who as actually tried ON a one or two piece can attest, but male swimwear!

Yes, there. That's better isn't it?

What's your favorite kind of swimwear on a guy? Maybe some visual aids will help you decide?











I'm sorry...what was the question? Oh, right! So which is your favorite type of bathing suit on a guy? Let me know in the comments and you'll be entered to win an ebook copy of Resistance Book One-The Arrangement!



Elsa Mostek is a young Jewish woman who is forced to move with her family from the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland to the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1943. She immediately draws the attention of Nazi Officer Friedrich Weiss who inexplicably shows favor towards her and helps her escape harm many times thanks to the power he wields in the camp. Aware that many of her fellow female prisoners are bartering their bodies for survival and in desperation to save her starving family, Elsa makes an offer to Friedrich.

What Elsa does not know is that Friedrich is a spy with the German Resistance that has infiltrated the Nazi regime. He must keep up the pretense of loyalty to Hitler's cause as he sends secrets to those on the outside.

Friedrich doesn't want to take advantage of Elsa but can't help wanting her. As the misery of his position increases, she offers him the only light left in a world of darkness and despite his best intentions, Friedrich gives in to her offer. Passion explodes between them, giving them a reprieve from the monstrous world they inhabit, though both know it can never last.


But that's not all you can win! Don’t forget to hit the Rafflecopter up for a chance to win either a Kindle Paperwhite or a swag basket chock full of Rebel Ink Press author swag. Then be sure to visit the Rebel Reasoning main blog for more chances to win and to get to know some of other fabulous authors who will be giving away their own prizes!!. In addition to all the great giveaways we have some pretty sweet deals on some pretty sweet reads. On the main blog you'll also find the links to Rebel titles (including The Arrangement!!!) which will be .99 on Amazon from today Aug 15 to the 17th as Rebel's thanks to you for three awesome years! Here's to many many more years of delicious, sexy reads!

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Blood Vows Book One-The Vendetta (Special Extended Edition)

If you haven't picked up a copy of my contemporary erotic romance Blood Vows Book One-The Vendetta, yet, perhaps a very special edition will entice you? Exclusively available on my website, you can instantly buy an extended edition of The Vendetta that contains a sneak peek of the sequel, The Betrayal! Head on over and grab your extended copy now! Blood Vows Book One-The Vendetta: Mob princess Brianna O’Reiley has just discovered she is pregnant. What should be a joyous occasion is actually a nightmare because she knows that the father is not the husband she recently lost in a mob ordered murder, but Alessandro Dardano, the son of mob boss Bernardo Dardano, her family’s greatest enemy.

Brianna and Alessandro shared one night of passion after taking shelter in a snow storm, neither knowing the other’s identity, that they were the children of families who have had a blood soaked vendetta between them for the past fifty years.

Alessandro Dardano, has returned to New York from running his father’s business overseas to take his place as Bernardo’s successor. The passion he and Brianna generate between them make him question his loyalty to his father, but even more, the love he feels for her makes him want to do whatever he must to make Brianna his, despite her last name.

Brianna, who has vowed to make Bernardo pay for his part in her husband’s murder, is torn between the searing love she feels for Alessandro and her desire for vengeance.

Will this baby bring the two families together, or will he be the lit fuse in an explosion of violence that destroys both sides forever?

http://authorejamie.wordpress.com/books/

Wanted Now In Print!

Pick up the print version of my historical bdsm erotic romance Wanted, and I'll send you an autographed book label for it! Just send me a message with your mailing addy if you want one! 
Wanted: The Civil War is over, and Mara Aubrey has returned to her beloved plantation in Virginia to find that everything has changed. One change Mara finds she doesn't mind at all is the addition of their new field hand Colin Beaudine, a sexy cowboy whose blue eyes hold the promise of pleasures Mara can't imagine. Mara is used to bending men to her will. Colin is used to women who revel in submitting to him. Has he finally met his match in the spoiled plantation owner's daughter, or is Mara brave enough to learn everything Colin wants to teach her? Warning: This book contains a deliciously dominant hero that will make you want to obey his every command! http://www.amazon.com/Wanted-E-Jamie/dp/1627620125/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374234384&sr=8-1&keywords=wanted+e+jamie

Blood Vows Book One-The Vendetta

Thrilled to announce that the new published version of Blood Vows Book One-The Vendetta is now available!!! I'll be getting it posted on other online retailers throughout the next week or so. For now you can pick up your copy on Amazon!

Blood Vows Book One-The Vendetta: Mob princess Brianna O'Reiley has just discovered she is pregnant. What should be a joyous occasion is actually a nightmare because she knows that the father is not the husband she recently lost in a mob ordered murder, but Alessandro Dardano, the son of mob boss Bernardo Dardano, her family's greatest enemy.

Brianna and Alessandro shared one night of passion after taking shelter in a snow storm, neither knowing the other's identity, that they were the children of families who have had a blood soaked vendetta between them for the past fifty years.

Alessandro Dardano, has returned to New York from running his father’s business overseas to take his place as Bernardo’s successor. The passion he and Brianna generate between them make him question his loyalty to his father, but even more, the love he feels for her makes him want to do whatever he must to make Brianna his, despite her last name.

Brianna, who has vowed to make Bernardo pay for his part in her husband's murder, is torn between the searing love she feels for Alessandro and her desire for vengeance.

Will this baby bring the two families together, or will he be the lit fuse in an explosion of violence that destroys both sides forever?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Vendetta-Blood-Vows-ebook/dp/B00DT6WOBU/ref=sr_1_1

Love On The Beach Blog Hop

Thanks for joining me here for Beachwalk Press's Love On The Beach Blog Hop!
I'm from Toronto, Canada and our summer is always cause for celebration considering how damn cold our winters can get! Sometimes, it feels like we're giving Russia a run for their money! We're so desperate for summer that as soon as the temperature gets above 0 degrees Celsius many will break out the flip flops!
But everyone knows, summer doesn't really start until you hear that one thing… that one thing that you've been waiting for since the temperatures starting dropping in September, and didn't start rising again until March, (sometimes April!)
The sound of the ice cream truck.
I heard it for the first time a few weeks ago and my heart filled with glee! Slushies, banana splits, chocolate dipped, chocolate/vanilla twists, snow cones!
I'm partial to the chocolate/vanilla twist myself. We've just spent six months suffering through a god awful winter and what's the first thing we run towards as soon as we can? The ice cream truck. Lol! Because as brutal as the winters get, that's how blistering our summers get.
Our beaches open up, but only a few of them are actually used for swimming because of environmental concerns which is sad, but after suffering through October to April, we're more than happy to just sit there and revel in the sun…while eating our ice cream.
As a part of the hop, I'm giving away a mini author swag pack that includes an ebook copy of my contemporary erotic romance with Beachwalk Press, Strawberry Wine along with a small E. Jamie tote bag and a bookmark. I'd first heard of Beachwalk Press after seeing their ad in a copy of RT magazine and I fell in love with their covers! I knew many of their authors online and heard so many wonderful stories about BWP that I knew I wanted them to be the home for Strawberry Wine.


Can these ex-lovers work together to save New York City's children?

Caleb and Laura were teenage sweethearts, poised on the edge of a beautiful future, then without explanation, Laura walked out. Now both are cops and have been partnered up to bring down a notorious criminal who is exploiting New York City's innocent children. Can they put aside old hurts to save the children, and will the flames of rekindled passion be enough to give their love a second chance?
https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-strawberrywine-1062434-149.html

Along with my prize, The grand prize is a Kindle Paperlight!Additional prizes include:
* A beach tote bag filled with Beachwalk Press print books (winner's choice of 5 print titles)
* Two gift certificates of $25 each (winners' choice of GC from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or All Romance Ebooks)
Every entry at a participating blog is an entry for the grand prize so make sure to hit everyone's blogs listed here between July 1st to the 14th:http://beachwalkpress.com/2013/07/love-on-the-beach-blog-hop-July-1st-14th/and comment WITH your e-maill addy to be entered to win not only the grand prize, but that individual author's prize too at their blog!

To win my author swag pack, leave me a comment with your email addy and tell me what your favourite ice cream flavour is! And if you happen to not like ice cream… (yes those people do exist!) What's your favourite summertime treat?

Cover Reveal: Blood Vows Book One-The Vendetta

I'm making my first foray into self publishing with the first book in the Blood Vows trilogy, The Vendetta. I've got the rights back for that series as the publishing house is closing so I'm very excited to try this new phase in my writing journey with a series I know so many of you have loved!

I give you now, the brand spanking new cover for Blood Vows Book One-The Vendetta, coming soon!!!! Mob princess Brianna O'Reiley has just discovered she is pregnant. What should be a joyous occasion is actually a nightmare because she knows that the father is not the husband she recently lost in a mob ordered murder, but Alessandro Dardano, the son of mob boss Bernardo Dardano, her family's greatest enemy.

Brianna and Alessandro shared one night of passion after taking shelter in a snow storm, neither knowing the other's identity, that they were the children of families who have had a blood soaked vendetta between them for the past fifty years.

Alessandro Dardano, has returned to New York from running his father’s business overseas to take his place as Bernardo’s successor. The passion he and Brianna generate between them make him question his loyalty to his father, but even more, the love he feels for her makes him want to do whatever he must to make Brianna his, despite her last name.

Brianna, who has vowed to make Bernardo pay for his part in her husband's murder, is torn between the searing love she feels for Alessandro and her desire for vengeance.

Will this baby bring the two families together, or will he be the lit fuse in an explosion of violence that destroys both sides forever? Thanks so much to Sonia Marques and Britoria Virtual Services for your fantastic work!!!! http://www.britoria.com/

Happy Release Day! Playground Of The Gods

Just listened to the audio preview for the audio book version of Playground Of The Gods. SO cool! Should be up on Audible between 2-4 weeks! The ebook version is available on Amazon right now!
The Gods give two wary lovers a nudge in the right direction.

Luke and Megan are fighter pilots and soldiers fighting side by side to find a new home for their lost people. They have loved each other for years, but neither will admit it for fear of betraying the memory of their best friend, Megan's dead fiancée. With a little help from the Gods above, will these brave warriors find the courage to engage in a battle for each other’s hearts?http://www.amazon.com/Playground-of-the-Gods-ebook/dp/B00D2WBK5M/ref=sr_1_1



Was it wrong to be completely aroused by a man trying to break down a steel door using nothing but brute force and his own stubborn will? Megan knew she should help, but really, if Luke was determined to break every limb opening the door on the face of the cave they had found, she figured she’d better keep her limbs intact so she could fly them out of there. Besides, he was all sweaty and flushed. Not a bad thing at all.Upstanding Captain McCadden had quite the potty mouth.“Mother-fucking, cock-sucking, son-of-a-bitch, piece-of-shit! I did not come all the way out here to sit in the god-damned bushes!”He looked about ready to ram his head into the stone wall next. Megan was rather fond of Luke’s head.“Okay, okay. That’s enough. The thing is not gonna budge, Luke. Stop before you kill yourself. There’s probably nothing in there.” Though someone had to have been here to put that steel door there. Megan pulled at his arm, appreciating the tight muscle beneath his camouflage shirt. His blue eyes glittered at her, the look hitting her straight between her thighs. Gods help her! She’d been so . . . fucking horny lately. Now she was a girl who liked her sex, and she’d had an orgasm waiting with Luke’s name on it for years, but reality told her that he saw her as Billy’s fiancée, the best friend they had lost when the enemy had destroyed their planet. Practically family. An adopted sister into the McCadden fold. Not sweaty, screaming, mind-numbing, sexing material. So she’d been satisfied just being in his vicinity and being great friends. Okay, maybe satisfied was the wrong word. It wasn’t like she hadn’t fantasized about him before. Hell, she imagined half the fleet fantasized about Luke McCadden. There was no doubt he was easy on the eyes. But it was the intensity and frequency with which it was happening to her lately that was beginning to bother Megan.It was very hard to work with a man when fifty-nine of every sixty minutes were spent imagining throwing him down and doing deliciously bad things to him.It was all that damned book’s fault! Damned hot-porny-smutty book! And what were the odds that there was a second copy on their ship and that, of course, Luke had it in his possession? It almost felt as if someone was deliberately trying to get Megan and Luke all worked up over each other.Being horny was making her paranoid. Damned book should be thrown out the nearest airlock when they got back. That was a good idea, and what she’d do once she and Luke got back. Maybe she could leave it here, Megan wondered. Nope. Bad idea. What if someone found it and it got them all worked up too? That just wouldn’t be fair, now, would it? Nope, Calder. Best thing—toss it into space when they got back.“We’ve tried brawn, which was an enjoyable show, thank you.” Megan got up from the log she was sitting on and smiled at him. “Now let’s try some brains.”“Megan, for that to work, one of you, either the door or you, would have to possess a brain,” Luke shot back, groaning, and took her seat on the log. “Oh, fuck, am I gonna pay for this later,” he predicted with a pained expression.“I promise to give you a nice massage.” Megan winked at him.Luke narrowed his eyes at her.“Now, let’s see here.” Megan stepped back, surveying the slab of steel covering the tomb. She ran her hands along the edges of the slab to see if there was a latch or an opening anywhere. “Come on, open up. Please? Pretty please? You open the fuck up right now!”“Oh, nice. Maybe you should offer it money?” Luke scowled.“Luke, you know what?” Megan gave him a mocking, sweet smile.“What?”“You’re so damned pretty,” she replied, blowing him a kiss.The slab of stone rumbled behind her. Megan took a step back, startled. The slab had moved about an inch. “I’ll be damned.” She tried to open it further, but to no avail. “Aw, come on, damn it!” she insisted, kicking the slab.Nothing.“Hmm, hang on.” She stepped closer to Luke and tapped him on the head.The slab didn’t so much as burp.She tapped him harder.“Ow! Stop that.” Luke grabbed for her hand. “I obviously managed to loosen it a little. Let me try again.” Reluctantly getting back to his feet, he shuffled back to the steel door. He groaned and lowered his head, not happy about continuing his assault.. He took a deep breath and took a few steps back to give himself some momentum. With a loud yell, Luke charged at the door, but Megan caught him around the arm. Luke lost his balance, dragging her down on top of him.“Luke, for fuck sakes, I’m not letting you kill yourself,” Megan insisted, sprawled on him rather intimately.“Aw, Megan, I didn’t know ya cared,” Luke teased and blew her a kiss.The door slid open another inch. Megan and Luke stared at it, then at each other.“What the hell is—?” Megan asked, but the rest of her question was cut off by Luke lifting his head and pressing his lips to hers. A bolt of electricity shot through her, and she almost missed the sound of the steel sliding open farther. Mouths locked together, their heads turned in unison to watch the door.“Luke, this is the dumbest—” Megan said against his teeth while her hips pressed against his and her mind screamed at her to shut the fuck up.“Shut up and keep kissing me, lieutenant,” Luke ordered against her lips. They both watched the door open a slow inch at a time. He looked back at Megan, and she heard him groan at the back of his throat.His eyes fluttered closed and his fingers came up into her hair and . . . Ohhhh, was that his tongue? Yes, yes it was. Megan shifted her hips, pressing down against the bulge in his pants. She smiled against his mouth, teasing his tongue with her own, thrilled that she wasn’t the only one affected by what they were doing. One of his hands caressed the small of her back, lifting her camouflage jacket and tank to stroke the small bit of exposed skin. His lips were softer than she thought they would be, and his mouth was so fucking hot. Hot and wet and tasting of apples, the yummy green ones. Megan made a mental note to get him to give her one if he had any left in his pack. The hand at her back drifted lower. Megan was stunned at her utter lack of fear. All this time, she’d feared the two of them making a move in this direction, afraid there were too many problems between them, and yet, now that his mouth was on hers and her blood was racing in her veins, she felt no fucking fear at all. Maybe, just maybe, it would be okay? Maybe they could deal with all their shit and still cross this line. This wonderfully decadent line.Hope flared in Megan, and she pressed her fingers into Luke’s shoulders. He trembled beneath her. When the need for air became too much to ignore, they both pulled back at the same time.“Fuck me.” Megan sighed in amazement. “You little fucker. You’ve been holding out on me! Where did you learn to kiss like that?”“Uh, Martha Shalosky. Seventh grade. Very advanced for her age.” Luke panted, staring up at Megan with a look she’d never seen. .“Hmm, she has my thanks,” Megan said. She could still taste him on her tongue.“Door’s open,” Luke whispered with what sounded like disappointment. “Uh . . . about what just happened, Megan . . . ”“Can we just not analyze it to death for now? Let’s just do whatever we’re supposed to in there and worry about what to name our babies when we get back to the ship, okay?” Megan joked, her stomach tightening at the small smile he gave her.“After you.” He extended his hand toward the mouth of the cave.They had just taken a few steps inside the dark cave when the door slid shut behind them, plunging them into complete darkness.
“Shit,” they said in unison.

Blood Vows Trilogy Video Blog!

Have a seat and join me as I tell you all about my contemporary erotic trilogy, Blood Vows!

Cover Reveal: Playground Of The Gods

New cover goodness for Playground Of The Gods, my futuristic steamy short story coming in both ebook AND audiobook May 31st! Luke and Megan are fighter pilots and soldiers fighting side by side to find a new home for their lost people. They have loved each other for years, but neither will admit it for fear of betraying the memory of their best friend, Megan's dead fiancee. With a little help from the Gods above, will these brave warriors find the courage to engage in a battle for each others hearts?