Sommer Marsden's Blog, page 79

Polly...

is my story in the Absolute Valentine collection from House of Erotica. Stay tuned for more on that and more about my fabulous co-authors. Monday I'll be blogging, blogging, blogging...get those words a bloggin'...*ahem*. Sorry. Somehow I got Rawhide stuck in my head.

I blame this insane week.

But it's Friday. Yay Friday! That means Gordon Ramsay and Supernatural tonight and the most important of all: SLEEPING IN TOMORROW! Can I get a woop-woop?

Off I go. My second cup of coffee's calling me.

XOXO
Sommer

duh...

Cause I needed more stuff to slap my face on:

http://www.facebook.com/SommerMarsden

That's right. An author page. I've had so many people ask me if I had one, I finally did it. Randomly. Out of the blue. For no reason other than it occurred to me while liking another page. I blame the coffee. And the lack of sleep. And the dog. I'm sure he had a paw in this somewhere.

Morning.

XOXO
Sommer
p.s. Come like me please! Otherwise I will have to sit in the corner and weep softly.

Want my undying love?

Heh. Undying.

Write me a zombie story for COMING TOGETHER: HUNGRY FOR LOVE. The latest and greatest venture from Alessia Brio's brainchild Coming Together series. All sales proceeds will go to The American Diabetes Association. You get exposure and good Karma. And my undying love.

The full call page is HERE so go there for more info.

On a personal note, it wasn't long ago that, due to life long side effects of a pancreatic birth defect, my man became insulin dependent (aka Type 1 diabetes). It's been an interesting and often exhausting ride for all of us. Obviously, him especially. The learning curve for something like this later in life is amazingly difficult. But like all things in his life, he found a place where he is pretty much kicking ass and taking names and managing better than almost everyone his doctor's seen (he is a bit of an overachiever, if I do say so myself). So when asked by Alessia Brio if I wanted to do a zombie antho, I immediately said yes and ADA was my choice to benefit.

Plus, I think brains are very low in carbs ;)

So, your turn! Show me what ya got. I look forward to it.

XOXO
Sommer

remodeled...

My upcoming book RESTLESS SPIRIT was given a last minute upgrade. This is the new cover. The ebook will drop mid February and the print will be out (as planned) end of April (UK with US to follow some time after).

I'll post when the ebook is available.

Hope your Monday is full of all things kick ass.

XOXO
Sommer

CAPA ~tacular!

I do not know how I did not know this. But my novella BLANK is on the CAPA list at The Romance Studios for GLBT Romance. Guess I won't have much time to agonize over it, now will I? It's nearly done! :)

XOXO
Sommer

How convenient...

If you wanted both short anthologies from House of Erotica in one nifty convenient anthology...HOE has made that happen. They're now offering 8 shorts in one volume. Sommer Lovin', no less. Does anyone else hear Olivia Newton John in their head? And right now it's on sale. Bonus!

Oh and also, they called me "erotica diva Sommer Marsden"...how can I not love that?

XOXO
Sommer
p.s. Don't forget to tell me when you were ballsy and brave and enter my Restless Spirit (and then some) contest. You still have lots of time :) GO HERE TO ENTER.

sorry so quiet...

I've been working on some short things. And I'm rather giddy with it. After so many novellas and novels in a row, I feel like a slacker, lazy bones. Writing super shorts to medium shorts and watching Face Off on SyFy in the middle of the day. Ahem...among *other* fun things given the man is working from home today. Whatever will become of me! I'm out of control.

Heh.

Have a great weekend! I plan to :)

XOXO
Sommer

Ruby and Ellis and Tyler, oh my!

One of my favorite people, KD Grace, has interviewed me on her site. The interview covers Long Lost and Big Bad and all sorts of other things. She was so sweet, bending over backwards to ask questions that didn't create any spoilers at all for Long Lost. Not an easy feat, trust me. Plus...she looked pretty sexy bent backwards like that ;)

Go check IT OUT and say hi. And thanks, as always to KD, for her hospitality. Now I need her to teach me how to garden the way she does!

XOXO
Sommer

big stuff...(a giveaway)

My book Restless Spirit has gotten me a lot of "ooh, is it a ghost tale?" queries. In some ways, maybe. In a lot, no. The term restless spirit describes my main character Tuesday Cane. She's taken a leap in her life and started over, basically, at a home that used to be her grandmother's. Instilling herself in lake front life as a city girl isn't so easy. But she's determined.

A running theme in my work is big scary leaps. Starting over. Fresh beginnings. New chances. Accepting people into your life you might normally try to keep out. All that good mindfuckery!

Speaking of mindfuckery, this book comes out at the end of April and did you realize...TODAY is the last day of January? How the hell did that happen?

Anyway, on to my point. Given my reoccurring theme, I wanted to base a giveaway on it. If you'd be so kind, just share with me a time you took a chance. Threw caution to the wind. Did a big scary thing or tried something new to you on the off chance that it might work out for you-make your life better-make you happy-fulfill you.

I'll start.

I met the man after a very bad break up and a long string of rebound meh-en (yes, I spelled it that way on purpose). The first thing I said to my sister about him was: "He's not my type". (I'm pretty sure that subconsciously this translated to: he's not an asshole/not a hot mess/not a jerk/not going to mooch off me/not going to employ mental guerrilla warfare etc).

I took a chance and I met him that next night for a drink. And the night after. And when I felt myself falling for him, I let it happen. And when he told me he loved me (very soon after we met, yes, yes! You love at first sight/super fast falling in love haters, it can happen!) I told him I loved him. Because I did. Even though it made my knees knock. Within a year we were married. Right on the heels of that occasion I was knocked up. And...we started that family I swore that I never wanted. Only I did. I just needed to find the right co-captain to help me do it.

The. End.

Now you!

Comments will be put in a hat and a name will be drawn for a paperback copy of Restless Spirit and a copy of winner's choice of back title (providing I have it. If I do not have a hard copy, I will surely have an ebook format.) And probably some other little goodies will show up with your books.

I'll run this until the book drops in April. So spread the word. Tell your friends. Tell your neighbors. Tell your mom! Share your stories with me in the comments section. Tell me how you were brave and ballsy!

XOXO
Sommer

pictures from the weekend...

I love a good mish-mash of photos from the weekend. I know you all probably think I'm a nutso, but I love doing blogs that are mainly just a collection of pics ;) Hope you had a great weekend.


Crispy/chewy homemade Gluten Free and Vegan chocolate chip cookies sans the chocolate chips. I just wanted cookies. No chips!


Score! Awesome GF snack. Wasabi Cashew clusters. Extra score for me as I have become sensitive to peanuts but adore cashews. There's only one word for these...*addictive*.



You should have heard the shameless woop I let out when I found these. I could wax poetic for quite a while over how much I have missed egg rolls and dumplings. But no more. These are To. Die. For.


Oh my god. The man made Korean beef on the smoker tonight. First time ever. And I have to give him kudos. It kicks serious ass over even the finest beef on a stick. I'll be begging for this often.



And first smoked salmon. To save time, see comments above. They apply to zee fish too!


Hmph. Girl child got me addicted to trying all kinds of apps. This is a photo app and I can't decide if I like "gritty" or...


"vintage" better. These are the things that amuse me late into the night.

XOXO
Sommer