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August 23, 2011
Jimmy Thomas – Romance Cover Model Extraordinaire
Welcome Jimmy Thomas, Cover Model and Entrepreneur.
Hi all! The link above will take you to an interview over at the Wild & Wicked Cowboy Blog with very recognizable cover model Jimmy Thomas. He answers a number of questions (some a tad risqué) and will be dropping by later today to answer some more.
Enjoy! Larissa
August 16, 2011
Strangers — Contemporary erotic romance
So I just completed this book by Barbara Elsborg a few hours ago. Strangers is the title and as the blurb states, the story starts when two characters meet in the ocean, both of them planning a one-way swim.
While I have purchased one other book by this author in the past, it's in a pile and I never opened it (but you can bet I'll be digging it out ASAP). When I first read about Strangers I was hooked. The concept of two characters, both depressed enough to seriously contemplate suicide...
August 14, 2011
Life in the Country – Part 2
Meet more of my cats today over at the Wild & Wicked Cowboy blog (& hear a tale about a remarkable family reunion!) – Life in the Country – Part 2.
Deer gazing
August 9, 2011
The Regency Rambler – June & July
I wanted to share one of my favorite things about Tumblr – how it archives your posts. Here's a quick visual of my posts for June and July:
I think I'm learning I'm more of a visual person than I'd realized because the archive feature here delights me to no end. Click anywhere on the pictures if you want to learn more.
August 8, 2011
Forget The Bed Bugs — It's The Mattress That Will Get You
Imagine my surprise when I realized our less than 8 year-old mattress, the one with the 15 year warranty (ha!), was contributing to if not outright causing daily back pain. Every morning when I woke up, my back felt worse but within an hour or two, it would improve and I finally realized it was my mattress.
After doing just a smidgen of research, I learned that since 2007, all new mattresses are loaded down with even more chemicals. Oh goody. Just what I didn't need to hear, given my...
August 7, 2011
Sales Goals – Setting & Reaching
In her book on self-publishing, Zoe Winters talks about the importance of setting goals. A few weeks into this endeavor, I decided I would love to reach 1000 copies sold on one of my books. My goal was to reach that goal (pardon the goalie duplication 
) and then set another.
Talk about a wonderful surprise when I calculated July sales data. Not only did two stories pop over that 1000 copies sold (since their release) magical mark I'd hoped for, but I surpassed another goal I hadn't even...
August 5, 2011
New Erotica Release
My brand new erotica story is available now from an online retailer near you!
The .99 cent No Guts, No 'Gasms. (Click on the cover for an excerpt.)
*MAD*FACTS* 5400 words • Contemporary Erotica • Sex with Strangers
Bad boy Travis has the hots for the strait-laced summer intern. The days are sweltering, the nights even worse, given his raunchy fantasies—all centered around her mouth. Then one afternoon Travis learns the little sex kitten who purrs through his dreams is more of a vixen, a...
August 3, 2011
Meet Isaiah McKenzie
Fans of the Bottoms Up series might be interested to finally meet the inspiration behind the next hero, Isaiah.
I introduce him in today's post over at the Wild & Wicked blog…
July 25, 2011
Confessions of a Confused Author
Over the weekend, I updated my website and added a page I always love visiting on other author's sites. You know what I'm talking about–the page that describes what they're working on now. What books we as avid readers can expect to get our greedy little hands on soon.
As some of the information I allude to (specifically the class I'm currently taking and uncooperative manuscripts) are topics I plan on blogging about more in the future, I decided to go ahead and share part of that new page h...
July 21, 2011
Writers Leaving Reviews – Good or Bad Idea?
Howdy! On this hot summer morning, I've posted a short article on whether or not authors should leave reviews about books they read. Chime in with your thoughts and join in the discussion at author Amber Skyze's blog where I'm a guest today.
WRITING STATUS:
After a rough spell mentally, trying to analyze what wasn't working with a recently completed novel, I've had a bit of a breakthrough which I consider cause for celebration. Hmmm. Brownies later today? Another attempt at making...
