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Friday Snippet: Lie to You (Part 3)

The conclusion of the free read Lie to You, Victor's prequel.  (Part 1, Part 2).  Pdf and epub will be available on the Free Reads page shortly.

"I've watched several of VCONN's shows," she said in a husky purr that tightened things low in his gut.  "But I have to admit that my favorite is Erotic Tales from the Crypt."

He couldn't have been more surprised if she'd pulled out a gun and shot him dead.  "That was our premiere.  It hasn't been on the air in years.  How did you…"

That show had made...

September Goals

Determined to break out of my sleepy laziness this month, I'm going to publically set some goals.  I have too much to do this fall to let the lazy days continue much longer! 

September has always been a sort of "redo" month for me.  The end of summer, back to school, cooler days (I hope!).  For years, it's also been a time to recommit or reset my annual goals.  I tend to have fairly large output between now and December, and this month will be the warmup and slow build toward NaNoWriMo...

Review: The Bloodgate Guardian

Harry of A Dude reads PNR fame for The Book Smugglers says:

I love that Jaid is vulnerable. I love the fact that she is smart-ass, not kick-ass. She doesn't do the whole super ninja vixen. No leather pants and favorite blades for this chick. She's nerdy and the Un-Indiana Jones of the faculty. Brilliant characterization, right there. Pure gold. It makes Jaid stand out from all the other leading females in the genre. I also can honestly say that Jaid's the strong woman urban fantasy and...

Retake Homemade: Blueberry Compote

This is not going to be an exact recipe — I didn't measure anything.  But it was so good, I had to blog about it. 

What's funny:  I don't even like blueberries.  Not really.  I can eat them in moderation but just to sit and eat them alone, no.  However, I'd made some multi-grain pancakes this morning and I didn't want to ruin all that healthy goodness with regular syrup, and we were out of applesauce.

[Aside:  warmed cinnamon applesauce, no sugar added, is fantastic over whole-grain pancakes!]

I...

Blogging Mojo

(If you're looking for the Friday Snippet, it's one post down — I posted it last night.)

Sorry I've been a bit absent this month.  I haven't had much to talk about, so instead of writing a boring plain-Jane blog post, I've simply tried to write.

Yes, tried.  This has been a hard month.  I've made modest progress on Vicki but I've also been scattered by plot bunnies.  I've had something happen TWICE this month that I've always longed for – editors have asked me specifically for stories.  Of...

Friday Snippet: Lie to You (Part 2)

Edited to add Victor's cover, in case you haven't seen it yet.  Continuing the free read Lie to You, Victor's prequel.  (Part 1)

Warning:  BDSM and sexual content.

After last night's activities, his bad knee hurt worse than usual, compounded by an assortment of bruises and marks on both thighs.  Scowling, Victor straightened his legs out beneath his desk.  Tendons torn years ago pulled and burned almost as badly as the day he'd blown his knee.  The steady ache did little to improve his mood...

Oklahoma!

So my Beloved Sis has been rehearsing for weeks to be Aunt Eller in the musical Oklahoma! at her local community theatre, along with her friend I know as Pesh (Laurey).  It was a no-brainer that I'd go — but I wasn't sure if the monsters would make it.  They *wanted* to go, but I had to be realistic. 

After all, Oklahoma is my least favorite musical of all time. 

It goes back to high school when Mr. Adams (music teacher) would let us watch a musical in class the week after regional contest. ...

Friday Snippet: Lie to You (Part 1)

(I know it's not Friday my time yet…but it is Friday somewhere.  Right?  I didn't want to torment my Twitter buds until tomorrow!)

When the beta readers replied back after reading Victor's story Hurt Me So Good, several people mentioned wanting to know more about how he and Shiloh first met.  There's a reference in the opening chapter about how that interview "set his desk on fire."  That sounds like a great free read, right?

Luckily, Victor agreed, so he's here to tell you all about that...

Free Reads Coming Soon

In the next six months, I plan to release 3 new free reads to help build your anticipation for various releases.  I planned to finish Shadowed for Return to Shanhasson first, but Victor had other ideas.  In the past 24 hours or so, he's given me a really nice spicy but short prequel to share with you before his book Hurt Me So Good releases in Oct.   You'll get a taste of him tomorrow.  *winks*

I'm still working on Shadowed, and I'm also planning a prequel to Lady Wyre's story in March.  I...

A Jane Austen Space Opera

In a galaxy where Jane Austen reigns supreme…

Lady Doctor Wyre (we're already talking about changing the title, too) has been contracted by Samhain and will be available March 2011!

Quite honestly, I'm not really sure what genre this new series falls into, but I've been calling it a Jane Austen Space Opera.  It's not steampunk, exactly, because it's based on the Regency not the Victorian Era.  It's sort of Alternative History — except the countries and colonies of the early 1800s are instead...