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Job Opportunity: Marketing Director

AudioLark Audio Books and its erotic division AudioMinx published over 70 romance audio books in its first year. Our audio books are available through our own websites and through Audible.com, Amazon, iTunes, Barnes and Noble, BooksAMillion and libraries across North America. Now expanding into ebooks and other fiction genres in addition to romance, AudioLark is poised to grow tremendously in the next twelve months. We are looking for a Marketing Director to grow along with us.

Job Description:

The Marketing Director will develop and implement an effective marketing program to promote all aspects of AudioLark Audio Books and its divisions. Duties may include:

Developing marketing campaigns for new titles

Coordinating product reviews

Maintaining blogs and developing social media strategies

Coordinating author blog tours/appearances/special events

Designing and implementing contests and events

Developing partnerships with publishers, retail outlets and alternative sales outlets

Designing and implementing ad campaigns and promotional literature

The Successful Candidate Will Possess the Following Qualifications:

A love of fiction in general and romance novels in particular.

Excellent written and spoken English skills.

An eye for design.

A passion for communication.

Significant personal presence with excellent networking skills.

The ambition to make your mark in the ebook and audio book industry.

Previous sales or marketing experience.

Previous ad and copywriting experience.

A sense of trends in romance publishing.

In-depth knowledge of social media and software such as Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, WordPress, etc.

In-depth knowledge of the romance publishing industry and the major players within it.

Tireless enthusiasm for promoting the AudioLark brand and all of our authors and titles.

A professional attitude and manner of communicating.

A willingness to learn.

This is a commission-based position. Commissions are based on the company's overall sales with a generous incentive structure.

Please send your resume and a cover letter detailing applicable experience to jennifer@audiolark.com.

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Self (indie) and epubbed authors…

I found a fab blog post about promoting your books. Check it out: http://tinyurl.com/485tkpp. Excellent resource.

A highlight: The author (Randomize Me) lists five influential forum/library sites you should join. Can you guess what they are?

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Beginning Monday, March 7th, Deidre and Pamela are teaming up for Speed Date 2, a whirlwind competition to find the newest TKA client.* Just like old times, they are getting down in the trenches to scout out the cream of the crop. If you heard about or participated in our "She's Just That Into You" competition last year, you know that Deidre ultimately selected two new clients, mega talents Leigh Evans and Erin Kelly, out of hundreds of participants. That event was so successful we're doing it again.

This time around we've included a few tweaks, like an open hour-long entry period and selection of contestants by lottery.

Looks like you MUST have a completed manuscript to enter (since the finalists will be judged on them–and that judging will take place on or around March 17th)

You can get the deets HERE, on her blog.

Good luck!

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Excerpt: Rescue Me by Sydney Allan

Available March 1, 2011

74k words. Price:  $2.99

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She's used to doing all the rescuing. But love has a way of changing everything.

Hailey Jensen is in the rescue business–animal rescue–and more than willing to risk life and limb for fowl or fauna. Just when life couldn't get better, her world crumbles. Her identical twin has cancer, and her marine rescue is failing before it even gets started. Lacking coping skills, she takes refuge behind sarcasm and solitude.

But, thanks to Dr. Rainer Hartmann, her sister's friend and a man who mistakes overbearing control for helping, she finds herself on the opposite end of the control stick. A wildly independent woman, Hailey fights with the determination of a bulldog as Rainer struggles to drag her out of despair…and into his arms.

(Contemporary Romance)

Excerpt:

A deep voice sounded in Hailey's ear, easing its way into her dreams. It called her name, and only then did she realize she was sleeping and opened her eyes.

Rainer's worried gaze greeted her. Not liking his expression, she glanced around the room. It was dark. Ebony stripes cut between the slats of the window blinds. When Rainer leaned back, she sat up.

"What time is it?" she asked.

"Late. Almost eleven. You've been sleeping for hours. I got a little worried. Sorry for waking you up. Do you want to go back to sleep?"

"I'm fine. Jetlag, I guess."

"I'm about to turn in. I have a full day at the office tomorrow. Before I go, do you want me to get you anything? Some tea?"

"Maybe. Do you have anything stronger?"

"Stronger, like how much stronger?"

"Something fermented, maybe?"

He smiled, but his eyes still reflected the concern she'd seen earlier. "I have some wine."

"Perfect."

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"No. But, after I have some of that wine I will be."

"I'll be right back."

After he left, she stood, went to her suitcase, which sat on top of the dresser, and rummaged for some sweatpants, a tank top and a sweatshirt. With clothes in hand, she went to the bathroom, brushed her teeth, dressed, and let her hair out of her lopsided ponytail.

She shook her head, studying her reflection in the mirror. Sleeping for hours hadn't done a bit of good. She looked as bad as she had before. Maybe worse. Nearly as dead as she felt.

Rainer called her, and she went out to meet him, not surprised to see he held two glasses in one hand. He raised a dark bottle. "Burgundy?"

"At this point, I'd settle for cooking wine."

He sat on the bed, and she sat next to him, taking the glasses. The bottle was already uncorked. He poured the deep red liquid into the glasses, then set the bottle on the nightstand.

"Shall we toast?" he asked as she handed him a glass.

"Toast? I'm not in the mood for a toast."

"Okay. I propose a toast, then. How about to healing?"

"To healing." She raised her glass, then brought it to her mouth, purposefully avoiding inhaling it's spicy fragrance. She wasn't a drinker. Didn't even like wine. But, she desperately wanted to feel alive, warm, something…anything. Wine did that. Didn't it?

The first mouthful burned her throat, and she almost spit it out as she struggled not to cough. "Potent stuff," she sputtered.

"It's not cooking wine," Rainer said with a smile. "Not much of a drinker?"

"Nope."

"Well, let me take that from you, then." He leaned toward her.

"Nope." She jerked the glass away before he took it, then drank fast, forcing the liquid down her throat.

Nearly an instant flush heated her face. She thrust the empty glass toward him. "More, please."

He shook his head. "I don't think you need more."

"Look. I'm an adult. I can handle myself, thank you. Now, give me more wine, or I'll go out and buy my own."

"Okay." He swallowed the last gulps of his, then handed his empty glass to her before filling them both again. "What should we toast to this time?" he asked, setting the bottle down and taking his glass from her.

"How about to rescues?"

"Rescues?"

"Don't ask. Just drink."

He shrugged and sipped his wine. She swallowed hers as fast as her throat would allow. It tasted better this time, she realized, licking a droplet clinging to the rim. Exactly the right combination of sweet and dry.

Yes, very tasty.

Within minutes, the room grew stifling. She nudged Rainer in the shoulder. "Take this will ya?" She handed him her glass.

"Had enough?"

"Nope. Just hot. Need to get outta this sweatshirt. She tugged the heavy garment over her head. The world tipped, and she lost her balance, bumping into Rainer. A smirk on his face made her bristle. "What?"

"Nothing."

"That's some strong ass wine," she explained.

"That's some strong language."

"I'm not in grade school anymore, ya know."

His gaze heated. "Believe me. I know that."

She drew back, realizing she had been leaning against him. "Can I have my glass now?"

"No. I think you've had enough."

"Who are you? My damn mother?"

"No. I'm your friend."

"Oh, God, not that. I know all about you and your friends."

"You know all about it, eh?" he asked with a laugh. He was enjoying this conversation way too much.

"What the hell is so funny?"

"Nothing."

"You're laughing."

"Okay, okay." He threw up his arms in surrender. "I'm laughing. You're funny, you little spitfire."

"You're not. You big…you…" She couldn't think of a word that summed him up. He was the epitome of contradictions. Gorgeous, a pain in the ass, funny, a pain in the ass, smart, sexy…her body heated even more as her gaze settled on his mouth, surrounded by a day's worth of stubble. Yup, she was feeling alive, all right. Alive and hot.

He moved closer, and her heart shuddered.

"I'm what?" he asked.

"Nothing."

He shook his head. "If two glasses of wine can't even loosen you up, what will?"

"What are you talking about? I'm as loose as a goose." She lobbed her head, rolled it from side to side, then shrugged her shoulders up and down several times. "See? I couldn't get any looser."

"That's not what I meant."

"What'd you mean, then?"

"I thought you might be more honest with a couple glasses of wine warming your belly. More honest with yourself and with me."

"I am. Hell, I was just noticing how sexy your mouth is." She smiled. Had she just said that? "See? Honest."

"Hmmm. Honest, all right. My mouth? Sexy?"

"Hell, yes. Hasn't anyone ever told you that before?"

"Nope."

"Damn shame."

"What else are you thinking?" He asked, his smoldering gaze making her temperature spike.

"I'm thinking…" she paused. What was she thinking? She had been thinking about business, her mother, her sister. Her mood started to sour, the cold air seeping into her pores again.

"I'm thinking it's not fair my sister's lying in that bed and not me. I'm thinking I've lost my business because the jerk I trusted to donate the majority of the capital I needed is being arrested for tax evasion. And I'm thinking my partner's in love with me. I'm thinking I'll never get the opportunity to make things right with Heidi, not that I deserve it. And I'm thinking I'm the only one who sees how much my mother hates me." She looked at Rainer, expecting his expression to be smug, and silently challenged him to give her some cocky comeback.

"I'm sorry," he said drawing her into his arms.

His heart thumped in her ear as she snuggled against him. This honesty thing had its benefits. "I'm liking this." She felt his hand run down her hair, enjoying how safe and loved the simple touch made her feel. She hadn't felt like this in such a long time. For once, she thought if she died tomorrow, someone might care. Rainer.

What a strange turn of events.

She tipped her head to look at his face. It was such a strong face. Strong jaw line, strong cheekbones, if cheeks could be called strong. Strong eyes. Strong body. Strong will. Strong soul.

His gaze met hers, and she sucked in a deep breath. He looked so…tortured.

She sat up. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

She saw his body stiffen, even though her eyes swam around in her head. "Now who's lying?" She didn't want him to back away. Her body screamed to be safe in his arms again. Warm and loved.

"I'm not lying." He scowled. "Damn it! How am I supposed to act? You're practically sprawled overtop me. I'm a man."

"I noticed."

"Stop that."

"You said you wanted honesty. What's wrong? Isn't this what you expected?"

"I do want honesty."

"Then I'll give it to you. You want to know what I'm thinking, I'll tell you. I feel dead. Cold. Inside and out. Like there's this arctic bubble around me I can't shatter. But when I'm with you… tonight, I don't feel that way. You shatter my bubble."

He didn't speak, and she feared she'd scared him away for good. She scrambled to find something to say, some way to salvage what they had. When no words came to mind, she threw caution to the wind and did the only thing she could.

She kissed him.

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Excerpt Monday: Rescue Me by Sydney Allan

Available March 1, 2011

She's used to doing all the rescuing. But love has a way of changing everything.

Hailey Jensen is in the rescue business–animal rescue–and more than willing to risk life and limb for fowl or fauna. Just when life couldn't get better, her world crumbles. Her identical twin has cancer, and her marine rescue is failing before it even gets started. Lacking coping skills, she takes refuge behind sarcasm and solitude.

But, thanks to Dr. Rainer Hartmann, her sister's friend and a man who mistakes overbearing control for helping, she finds herself on the opposite end of the control stick. A wildly independent woman, Hailey fights with the determination of a bulldog as Rainer struggles to drag her out of despair…and into his arms.

(Contemporary Romance)

Excerpt:

A deep voice sounded in Hailey's ear, easing its way into her dreams. It called her name, and only then did she realize she was sleeping and opened her eyes.

Rainer's worried gaze greeted her. Not liking his expression, she glanced around the room. It was dark. Ebony stripes cut between the slats of the window blinds. When Rainer leaned back, she sat up.

"What time is it?" she asked.

"Late. Almost eleven. You've been sleeping for hours. I got a little worried. Sorry for waking you up. Do you want to go back to sleep?"

"I'm fine. Jetlag, I guess."

"I'm about to turn in. I have a full day at the office tomorrow. Before I go, do you want me to get you anything? Some tea?"

"Maybe. Do you have anything stronger?"

"Stronger, like how much stronger?"

"Something fermented, maybe?"

He smiled, but his eyes still reflected the concern she'd seen earlier. "I have some wine."

"Perfect."

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"No. But, after I have some of that wine I will be."

"I'll be right back."

After he left, she stood, went to her suitcase, which sat on top of the dresser, and rummaged for some sweatpants, a tank top and a sweatshirt. With clothes in hand, she went to the bathroom, brushed her teeth, dressed, and let her hair out of her lopsided ponytail.

She shook her head, studying her reflection in the mirror. Sleeping for hours hadn't done a bit of good. She looked as bad as she had before. Maybe worse. Nearly as dead as she felt.

Rainer called her, and she went out to meet him, not surprised to see he held two glasses in one hand. He raised a dark bottle. "Burgundy?"

"At this point, I'd settle for cooking wine."

He sat on the bed, and she sat next to him, taking the glasses. The bottle was already uncorked. He poured the deep red liquid into the glasses, then set the bottle on the nightstand.

"Shall we toast?" he asked as she handed him a glass.

"Toast? I'm not in the mood for a toast."

"Okay. I propose a toast, then. How about to healing?"

"To healing." She raised her glass, then brought it to her mouth, purposefully avoiding inhaling it's spicy fragrance. She wasn't a drinker. Didn't even like wine. But, she desperately wanted to feel alive, warm, something…anything. Wine did that. Didn't it?

The first mouthful burned her throat, and she almost spit it out as she struggled not to cough. "Potent stuff," she sputtered.

"It's not cooking wine," Rainer said with a smile. "Not much of a drinker?"

"Nope."

"Well, let me take that from you, then." He leaned toward her.

"Nope." She jerked the glass away before he took it, then drank fast, forcing the liquid down her throat.

Nearly an instant flush heated her face. She thrust the empty glass toward him. "More, please."

He shook his head. "I don't think you need more."

"Look. I'm an adult. I can handle myself, thank you. Now, give me more wine, or I'll go out and buy my own."

"Okay." He swallowed the last gulps of his, then handed his empty glass to her before filling them both again. "What should we toast to this time?" he asked, setting the bottle down and taking his glass from her.

"How about to rescues?"

"Rescues?"

"Don't ask. Just drink."

He shrugged and sipped his wine. She swallowed hers as fast as her throat would allow. It tasted better this time, she realized, licking a droplet clinging to the rim. Exactly the right combination of sweet and dry.

Yes, very tasty.

Within minutes, the room grew stifling. She nudged Rainer in the shoulder. "Take this will ya?" She handed him her glass.

"Had enough?"

"Nope. Just hot. Need to get outta this sweatshirt. She tugged the heavy garment over her head. The world tipped, and she lost her balance, bumping into Rainer. A smirk on his face made her bristle. "What?"

"Nothing."

"That's some strong ass wine," she explained.

"That's some strong language."

"I'm not in grade school anymore, ya know."

His gaze heated. "Believe me. I know that."

She drew back, realizing she had been leaning against him. "Can I have my glass now?"

"No. I think you've had enough."

"Who are you? My damn mother?"

"No. I'm your friend."

"Oh, God, not that. I know all about you and your friends."

"You know all about it, eh?" he asked with a laugh. He was enjoying this conversation way too much.

"What the hell is so funny?"

"Nothing."

"You're laughing."

"Okay, okay." He threw up his arms in surrender. "I'm laughing. You're funny, you little spitfire."

"You're not. You big…you…" She couldn't think of a word that summed him up. He was the epitome of contradictions. Gorgeous, a pain in the ass, funny, a pain in the ass, smart, sexy…her body heated even more as her gaze settled on his mouth, surrounded by a day's worth of stubble. Yup, she was feeling alive, all right. Alive and hot.

He moved closer, and her heart shuddered.

"I'm what?" he asked.

"Nothing."

He shook his head. "If two glasses of wine can't even loosen you up, what will?"

"What are you talking about? I'm as loose as a goose." She lobbed her head, rolled it from side to side, then shrugged her shoulders up and down several times. "See? I couldn't get any looser."

"That's not what I meant."

"What'd you mean, then?"

"I thought you might be more honest with a couple glasses of wine warming your belly. More honest with yourself and with me."

"I am. Hell, I was just noticing how sexy your mouth is." She smiled. Had she just said that? "See? Honest."

"Hmmm. Honest, all right. My mouth? Sexy?"

"Hell, yes. Hasn't anyone ever told you that before?"

"Nope."

"Damn shame."

"What else are you thinking?" He asked, his smoldering gaze making her temperature spike.

"I'm thinking…" she paused. What was she thinking? She had been thinking about business, her mother, her sister. Her mood started to sour, the cold air seeping into her pores again.

"I'm thinking it's not fair my sister's lying in that bed and not me. I'm thinking I've lost my business because the jerk I trusted to donate the majority of the capital I needed is being arrested for tax evasion. And I'm thinking my partner's in love with me. I'm thinking I'll never get the opportunity to make things right with Heidi, not that I deserve it. And I'm thinking I'm the only one who sees how much my mother hates me." She looked at Rainer, expecting his expression to be smug, and silently challenged him to give her some cocky comeback.

"I'm sorry," he said drawing her into his arms.

His heart thumped in her ear as she snuggled against him. This honesty thing had its benefits. "I'm liking this." She felt his hand run down her hair, enjoying how safe and loved the simple touch made her feel. She hadn't felt like this in such a long time. For once, she thought if she died tomorrow, someone might care. Rainer.

What a strange turn of events.

She tipped her head to look at his face. It was such a strong face. Strong jaw line, strong cheekbones, if cheeks could be called strong. Strong eyes. Strong body. Strong will. Strong soul.

His gaze met hers, and she sucked in a deep breath. He looked so…tortured.

She sat up. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

She saw his body stiffen, even though her eyes swam around in her head. "Now who's lying?" She didn't want him to back away. Her body screamed to be safe in his arms again. Warm and loved.

"I'm not lying." He scowled. "Damn it! How am I supposed to act? You're practically sprawled overtop me. I'm a man."

"I noticed."

"Stop that."

"You said you wanted honesty. What's wrong? Isn't this what you expected?"

"I do want honesty."

"Then I'll give it to you. You want to know what I'm thinking, I'll tell you. I feel dead. Cold. Inside and out. Like there's this arctic bubble around me I can't shatter. But when I'm with you… tonight, I don't feel that way. You shatter my bubble."

He didn't speak, and she feared she'd scared him away for good. She scrambled to find something to say, some way to salvage what they had. When no words came to mind, she threw caution to the wind and did the only thing she could.

She kissed him.

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Call for Submissions: EC's newest lines, Kink and Shivers.

Do you write erotic horror? Or have you ever written a book about your fave fetish, only to find you don't know where to send it for publication? Ellora's Cave is now actively seeking erotic horror and kink/fetish romantica.

Forwarded with permission:

Ellora's Cave Shivers

You know those erotic horror subs our Editor-in-Chief (@EditMeThis) has been begging for on Twitter and Facebook? They've finally got a name, and the very first one releases on March 25 (Endless Lust by Lexxie Couper)! The horror genre is broad, and in the spirit of encompassing as wide a definition as possible and appealing to various types of readers, your horror submission can be:

* Psychologically scary

* Blood-and-guts scary

* Pee-your-pants, hide-under-the-covers scary

You catch that keyword? And let's not forget, above all, erotic. However, mindful that horror doesn't always lend itself to happy endings, HEAs and HFNs are optional in Shivers stories. But hey…if you can work a believable romance in there, we'll be impressed. And might even send you candy. Let crippling fear fuel your characters' lusts, authors…drive them to the brink of insanity and orgasm.

Ellora's Cave Kink

This aptly named Line is just what you'd expect — kink and fetish. No, not BDSM. That has it's own Line (Taboo), and is less kinky these days than you might think (oh, those jaded readers!). We'll give most subject matter serious consideration if the execution is stellar, but remember what EC readers love most — hot sex and happily ever afters. We want romantic relationships that develop not despite a kink, but because of it. A single foot-rub scene won't get the Kink banner on your cover. The sexual thrust of the story (no pun intended) should revolve around your chosen fetish or kink. Delve into the psychology behind it, both historically and from your characters' POVs. How does the fetish make the characters feel, physically and emotionally? How has it evolved? How did previous lovers handle it? And so, so much more; there are endless ways to develop your story — but no dry History of Kink lessons here. Make it fresh, make it funky, make it fetish.

Like all our Lines, Shivers and Kink are open to all EC book lengths (7K to 120K-ish), and can have as many themes as you'd like (menage, vampire, shifter, historical, Rubenesque, M/M, F/F, etc.).

Got something sitting on your computer right now that might work? Perhaps some idea brewing in that big brain? Then check out the Submissions page on http://www.ellorascave.com/, download the Author Info PDF for additional instructions, including submissions address, and start flooding our inbox!

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Now reading…

Big Girls Don't Die by Crystal Jordan.

Blurb:

"I will always love you." Not just a figure of speech when you're undead.

In the Heat of the Night, Book Two

Six months ago, Andre St. James committed the ultimate one-night-stand party foul by turning Cynthiana into the spawn of Satan…also known as a vampire. He insisted he knew they were meant to be together forever and ever, so why wait for her to be on the same page with him to suck the life out of her?

What. Ever. The only thing the two of them share is chemistry that blasts off the charts. So she dropkicked him out of her life and told him to never come back. He listened. Until now.

Andre knows Cyn has trouble dealing with his take-no-prisoners approach to life, and that turning her against her will was a mistake. But he's got patience born of centuries of immortality, and he'll do whatever it takes to get back into her good graces and stay there forever. Including wait until she has no choice but to turn to him.

After all, no one understands forever like a vampire. He's loved her from the moment he saw her…and he always will.

This book has been previously published and has been revised from its original release.

Product Warnings

Naughty vampire nookie. Orgasmic biting, a little bloodsucking, and a hot tub scene that redefines STEAMY.

My thoughts at this point (I've read roughly half of this short novella): It's snappy, somewhat snarky, sexy fun. Loving the author's voice. The pace is good, though I feel the chapters are a smidge long. The sex is vanilla, steamy, not kinky. Samhain's "Red Hots" category has a broad range of sexual/erotic content. Overall, a great read.

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Darkest Fire is on the RT Blog!

Hey all! Just popping in to let you know that Darkest Fire has been featured on the Romantic Times blog. Squeee! You can read the blog entry HERE.

Enjoy!

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Available Now!

I'm bringing to life to my popular Passion Unbound series by publishing them via Kindle/Nook/Smashwords. At this point, the first book, Wild Knights, is available at Smashwords only. Kindle and Nook are coming in the next few days.

Check out the cover! Isn't it gorgeous?

Blurb:

Secretary Maggie Dunning loves her romance novels. Her favorite — Conquered by the Knight, the story of two dominant, sexy shapeshifters, Xander and Bastien. To be possessed by two powerful Masters? Heavy, happy, lust-filled sigh!

But that's just fantasy. It could never happen in real life… right?

Little did she know that a paper cut and a few muttered words would make all her fantasies come to life, including the hunky Xander and Bastien. One minute she's cozy in bed sleeping, the next she's dragged into a world she'd thought only existed in her imagination, to face her most secret desires… and her worst fears.

Bastien and Xander have their own challenges to face — a crime to investigate and a dangerous threat to the Twelfth Night Brotherhood to uncover. But they won't let that stop them from seizing their fascinating new bride and introducing her to the ecstasy of complete surrender.

To read an excerpt, visit SMASHWORDS.

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Anyone in the mood for some classic George Michael?

Maybe I'm showing my age here, but…*sigh* Fabulous song! One of my all time favorites.

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