Kelly Jamieson's Blog, page 46
October 22, 2010
TGIF!!
Yay it's Friday! I have a review to share from The Romance Studio, for Power Struggle. I got this while I was away on vacation last week and it made me SO happy! (Speaking of my vacation, I posted a little about it and some superawesome photos taken by my husband over at Nine Naughty Novelists today).
The Romance Studio gave Power Struggle 5 HEARTS!
"Power Struggle is a story that sizzles with its intense sensuality, deep-seated passion and extremely emotional pull that packs a powerful punch...a richly detailed story that is brimming over with sexual tension, intoxicating desires and intriguing carnal needs that is edgy and psychologically intense. The bold, daring and compelling plotline teases and engages reader's hearts and mind for a superb way to spend a few entertaining hours. The characters display a great depth of personality, moral fiber, emotion as well as attraction and readers will feel and believe Tori and Dev's passionate adventures... Kudos to author Kelly Jamieson for another fantastic winner!"
The Romance Studio gave Power Struggle 5 HEARTS!
"Power Struggle is a story that sizzles with its intense sensuality, deep-seated passion and extremely emotional pull that packs a powerful punch...a richly detailed story that is brimming over with sexual tension, intoxicating desires and intriguing carnal needs that is edgy and psychologically intense. The bold, daring and compelling plotline teases and engages reader's hearts and mind for a superb way to spend a few entertaining hours. The characters display a great depth of personality, moral fiber, emotion as well as attraction and readers will feel and believe Tori and Dev's passionate adventures... Kudos to author Kelly Jamieson for another fantastic winner!"
October 20, 2010
What I'm Reading Wednesday
I finished Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips last week. Loved this book! Great characters. I couldn't put it down. Then I read Burning Up by Susan Andersen, another fav contemporary author. I really enjoyed this story too - not a lot of angsty conflict, but some great characters, a great story and spicy heat!
Now I'm reading Prince of Midnight by Laura Kinsale. Just got into it on the plane yeterday after working on edits on my next Ellora's Cave release until my computer battery died. :-)
Now I'm reading Prince of Midnight by Laura Kinsale. Just got into it on the plane yeterday after working on edits on my next Ellora's Cave release until my computer battery died. :-)
October 19, 2010
WIPs and Chains
Thought I'd post one more picture from my vacation. That's me and my kids, our first morning in Santa Barbara, sitting at the end of Stearns Wharf. We could hear the sea lions barking out on the buoy. They made us laugh.
Yes this blog is a day late but I spent all day Monday travelling and had no internet access. Now I'm home from my wonderful vacation in California. But that wonderful vacation meant I got no writing done whatsoever last week.
But that's not entirely true, because as you know from reading this weekly blog, writing isn't just about writing. Huh? I mean, there's the editing and the researching and the planning, and also the business of writing. And I did do all of those other things last week. I got another round of edits on my next Ellora's Cave release, Taming Tara, and I did work on those during my vacation when we had some quiet time back at the hotel. I also did some research - I went to the historical museum and the library to do research for the historical romance I have "in progress". I did some other research on a book that is in the planning stages by travelling to the Santa Ynez Valley and really, all my time in Santa Barbara, Montecito and Ventura could count as research because I set nearly all my books there, or in fictional California towns just like them. I did a little planning work and I also kept up with the "business of writing" with emails and Twitter and blogging. So it's not like I wasn't doing ANYTHING over the last week :-)
I've been pretty distracted from my writing over the last month or so, as you'll know from reading my blog, and I got some good news last week that I think will help with that. I'm really hoping that I can get my head back into writing and not thinking about the "business" of writing and start being really productive again. Wish me luck!
Yes this blog is a day late but I spent all day Monday travelling and had no internet access. Now I'm home from my wonderful vacation in California. But that wonderful vacation meant I got no writing done whatsoever last week.
But that's not entirely true, because as you know from reading this weekly blog, writing isn't just about writing. Huh? I mean, there's the editing and the researching and the planning, and also the business of writing. And I did do all of those other things last week. I got another round of edits on my next Ellora's Cave release, Taming Tara, and I did work on those during my vacation when we had some quiet time back at the hotel. I also did some research - I went to the historical museum and the library to do research for the historical romance I have "in progress". I did some other research on a book that is in the planning stages by travelling to the Santa Ynez Valley and really, all my time in Santa Barbara, Montecito and Ventura could count as research because I set nearly all my books there, or in fictional California towns just like them. I did a little planning work and I also kept up with the "business of writing" with emails and Twitter and blogging. So it's not like I wasn't doing ANYTHING over the last week :-)
I've been pretty distracted from my writing over the last month or so, as you'll know from reading my blog, and I got some good news last week that I think will help with that. I'm really hoping that I can get my head back into writing and not thinking about the "business" of writing and start being really productive again. Wish me luck!
October 16, 2010
Friday's blog is late
But here are a few pics from our whale watching trip the other day.
These are Common Dolphins swimming right in front of the boat.
This is the tail of one of the Humpback whales we saw - there were three of them swimming together and they got so close to the boat we got sprayed by them!
This is Santa Cruz Island, one of the Channel Islands.
This is a Risso Dolphin. They were much bigger and slower than the Common Dolphins and didn't want to come play with us.
These are Common Dolphins swimming right in front of the boat.
This is the tail of one of the Humpback whales we saw - there were three of them swimming together and they got so close to the boat we got sprayed by them!
This is Santa Cruz Island, one of the Channel Islands.
This is a Risso Dolphin. They were much bigger and slower than the Common Dolphins and didn't want to come play with us.
October 13, 2010
What I'm Reading Wednesday
Well this is kind of funny, Today I go to post my "What I'm Reading Wednesday" blog and I checked back to see what I posted last week and...discovered last week's post was still in draft. It never posted. *Sigh*. So here are 2 weeks worth of what I'm reading:
Last week:
I finished Renegaed by Lora Leigh. I think I said enough about this book last week.
I'm now reading Seize the Fire by Laura Kinsale. Can't. Put. It. Down.
I so admire how all her heroes and heroines are so different.
This week:
I finished Seize the Fire. I loved the book, my only complaint was the ending. It was heart wrenching, hearing what happened to Sheridan, I loved the emotion of it, but the ending where Olympia reacts and accepts him seemed a bit too abrupt. I think it would have been more satisfying with just a bit more, there.
Then I read Just My Type by Erin Nicholas. Great story! I did love the character growth but once more, there was a character who had me on the edge of being so frustrated! When Mac married Sara and then wouldn't sleep with her, in fact abandoned her, I just wanted to yell at her for putting up with that! But liked the ending.
Now I'm reading Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
And just a reminder: If any of you haven't read my very first Samhain book Love Me, now's your chance to get it for FREE (who doesn't love free???) at Amazon here ! For a while it was the #1 bestseller ("seller") in contemporary romance at Amazon!
I have a fondness for this story and for the characters Gavin and Melina who are learning to communicate and getting into (and out of) trouble in their relationship! Gavin and Melina's story continues in Love Me More and then in 2 Hot 2 Handle, Abby gets her own love story.
Last week:
I finished Renegaed by Lora Leigh. I think I said enough about this book last week.
I'm now reading Seize the Fire by Laura Kinsale. Can't. Put. It. Down.
I so admire how all her heroes and heroines are so different.
This week:
I finished Seize the Fire. I loved the book, my only complaint was the ending. It was heart wrenching, hearing what happened to Sheridan, I loved the emotion of it, but the ending where Olympia reacts and accepts him seemed a bit too abrupt. I think it would have been more satisfying with just a bit more, there.
Then I read Just My Type by Erin Nicholas. Great story! I did love the character growth but once more, there was a character who had me on the edge of being so frustrated! When Mac married Sara and then wouldn't sleep with her, in fact abandoned her, I just wanted to yell at her for putting up with that! But liked the ending.
Now I'm reading Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
And just a reminder: If any of you haven't read my very first Samhain book Love Me, now's your chance to get it for FREE (who doesn't love free???) at Amazon here ! For a while it was the #1 bestseller ("seller") in contemporary romance at Amazon!
I have a fondness for this story and for the characters Gavin and Melina who are learning to communicate and getting into (and out of) trouble in their relationship! Gavin and Melina's story continues in Love Me More and then in 2 Hot 2 Handle, Abby gets her own love story.
October 11, 2010
WIPs and Chains
Before I talking about what I'm writing this week, I have to mention the Nine Naughty Novelists Anniversary Contest ! We're having a month long scavenger hunt and all the details are at our blog. November 9 will be our first anniversary so we're giving away some books and $50 Amazon gift certificate!
Over the last week I have been writing again. Not a lot, but some. I'm still quite distracted by a lot of "writing business" issues but getting better. I was working on my new menage idea (as I mentioned, tentatively titled With Strings Attachd) and then go a little stuck. I believe I may have experienced writer's block! My solution: work on something else. So I went back to Gabe's story and started zipping along with it. And it's going pretty well, actually! Since this story is set in Santa Barbara and that's where I actually am this week, hopefully the beautiful setting will provide inspiration. (see photo below!)
Also worked on edits last week, first round edits of my next Ellora's Cave release, Taming Tara. Just got second round of edits from my editor yesterday so will be working on that again this week.
Over the last week I have been writing again. Not a lot, but some. I'm still quite distracted by a lot of "writing business" issues but getting better. I was working on my new menage idea (as I mentioned, tentatively titled With Strings Attachd) and then go a little stuck. I believe I may have experienced writer's block! My solution: work on something else. So I went back to Gabe's story and started zipping along with it. And it's going pretty well, actually! Since this story is set in Santa Barbara and that's where I actually am this week, hopefully the beautiful setting will provide inspiration. (see photo below!)
Also worked on edits last week, first round edits of my next Ellora's Cave release, Taming Tara. Just got second round of edits from my editor yesterday so will be working on that again this week.
October 8, 2010
Another sneak peek
I like these little teaser excerpts! Here's another (unedited) one from my upcoming Ellora's Cave release Taming Tara. As you may know, this is a modern day BDSM version of the Taming of the Shrew. I hate to call Tara a shrew or even a bitch, but she's a strong, determined woman who learns a lot about herself.
A short time later Joe carried a tray with a plate stacked with toast and peanut butter and two cups of coffee—both black, no cream or milk to be found, so he hoped Tara could handle that—down the hall into the bedroom. Tara rolled over in bed as he walked in, half awake.
Her honey-blonde hair hung in tousled strands around her face, eyes sleepy, mouth swollen. She was fucking sexy as hell. His dick twitched.
"I thought I smelled something," she murmured, shoving her hair back.
He set the tray on a dresser and carried her cup of coffee to her.
She sat up and took it in both hands. "You made breakfast?" She peered up at him.
"Yup. Not much to choose from. Sorry your coffee's black." He paused.
She shrugged and sipped it. "I can drink it black. Mmm. This is good."
"And I found a loaf of bread in the freezer."
She shook her head, eyes questioning him. "Um…thank you."
"You're welcome." He sat on the bed, the plate of toast between them, his own cup in his hands, and leaned forward to kiss her.
"I'm starving," she said. "Cheese and crackers wasn't enough dinner for me."
"Me either."
"Do I get to get dressed today?" she asked him, with just a hint of snark.
He considered that. "I don't know. I'd love to keep you naked, but the truth is, that just makes me horny, and without condoms…"
She lowered her chin. "I have to go home."
"Why?"
"I…uh…"
"If you tell me you have to go in to the office, there's no way in hell you're getting any clothes back."
She blinked at him. "Uh…"
He grinned. "It's the weekend. Neither of us has any reason to go back."
"Yes, but…"
He shrugged and took another bite of toast. "So, we'll get condoms. There must be somewhere around here."
"Santa Ynez." She snapped her mouth shut. Joe grinned.
She sighed. "It's only a few miles away. It's kind of a cute little town."
"Perfect," he said. "I've never been there. Let's go check out Santa Ynez."
"I'm going to need clothes."
He laughed at the waspish tone in her voice. "Oh, all right, if you insist."
"And I need a shower."
He grinned and stroked up her spine. "A shower sounds good. Let's go."
A short time later Joe carried a tray with a plate stacked with toast and peanut butter and two cups of coffee—both black, no cream or milk to be found, so he hoped Tara could handle that—down the hall into the bedroom. Tara rolled over in bed as he walked in, half awake.
Her honey-blonde hair hung in tousled strands around her face, eyes sleepy, mouth swollen. She was fucking sexy as hell. His dick twitched.
"I thought I smelled something," she murmured, shoving her hair back.
He set the tray on a dresser and carried her cup of coffee to her.
She sat up and took it in both hands. "You made breakfast?" She peered up at him.
"Yup. Not much to choose from. Sorry your coffee's black." He paused.
She shrugged and sipped it. "I can drink it black. Mmm. This is good."
"And I found a loaf of bread in the freezer."
She shook her head, eyes questioning him. "Um…thank you."
"You're welcome." He sat on the bed, the plate of toast between them, his own cup in his hands, and leaned forward to kiss her.
"I'm starving," she said. "Cheese and crackers wasn't enough dinner for me."
"Me either."
"Do I get to get dressed today?" she asked him, with just a hint of snark.
He considered that. "I don't know. I'd love to keep you naked, but the truth is, that just makes me horny, and without condoms…"
She lowered her chin. "I have to go home."
"Why?"
"I…uh…"
"If you tell me you have to go in to the office, there's no way in hell you're getting any clothes back."
She blinked at him. "Uh…"
He grinned. "It's the weekend. Neither of us has any reason to go back."
"Yes, but…"
He shrugged and took another bite of toast. "So, we'll get condoms. There must be somewhere around here."
"Santa Ynez." She snapped her mouth shut. Joe grinned.
She sighed. "It's only a few miles away. It's kind of a cute little town."
"Perfect," he said. "I've never been there. Let's go check out Santa Ynez."
"I'm going to need clothes."
He laughed at the waspish tone in her voice. "Oh, all right, if you insist."
"And I need a shower."
He grinned and stroked up her spine. "A shower sounds good. Let's go."
October 4, 2010
WIPs and Chains
I've been working on a new story idea this week, tentatively titled With Strings Attached. Got this idea last week and had to start it. I know, I know, writing ADD yet again. It's going pretty well, although only about 10,000 words in.
Also did a big round of editing on my next Ellora's Cave release - editing commas, that is. Sheesh. Why can't I get it right? Different publishers have their own style preferences and I never seem to get it right. This time I was taking them out and putting them right back in somewhere else. In fact the majority of the edits were commas. Oy. I guess it's better than having to rewrite something major though.
Also did a big round of editing on my next Ellora's Cave release - editing commas, that is. Sheesh. Why can't I get it right? Different publishers have their own style preferences and I never seem to get it right. This time I was taking them out and putting them right back in somewhere else. In fact the majority of the edits were commas. Oy. I guess it's better than having to rewrite something major though.
October 1, 2010
Love Me is FREE at Amazon!
If any of you haven't read my very first Samhain book Love Me, now's your chance to get it for FREE (who doesn't love free???) at Amazon here !I have a fondness for this story and for the characters Gavin and Melina who are learning to communicate and getting into (and out of) trouble in their relationship! Gavin and Melina's story continues in Love Me More and then in 2 Hot 2 Handle, Abby gets her own love story.
September 29, 2010
What I'm Reading Wednesday
Well I haven't read a whole heck of a lot this week! I'm now reading Renegade by Lora Leigh. This is an auto buy for me, but I think might be my last one. At least for a while. Having a definite feelings of deja vu. All seems very similar to all her other books. And this book is little repetitious, too, I'm sorry to say, with a not very strong conflict keeping them apart.
