Catherine Bybee's Blog, page 23
May 15, 2012
Married by Monday Cover Art
Ta Da!!! Isn't it beautiful?
Crystal Posey, my amazing cover artist did a stellar job with this. I love it!
Special thanks to Elaine McDonald with Elaine McDonald Photography And the Bride and Groom Kourtney and Will Batot
May 6, 2012
Married by Monday ~ Blurb ~
I'll be giving you all a taste or two of Married by Monday as I polish her up for you.
For now I'm sharing the blurb ~ So, dear reader...does this whet your appetite?
It’s better for both of them to be
Married by Monday
Carter Billings:
Sandy blond hair and Hollywood good looks, Carter Billings could have any woman he wants. However, when he makes his bid for the Governor's seat in the state of California, he needs to settle down and become a family man. Eliza, the woman he secretly adores, embodies the perfect amount of spice and passion to suit his marital needs, but she’s not interested in becoming Mrs. Billings. She can't even stand to be in the same room with him.
Eliza Havens:
It’s much easier to drive Carter away than to give into desire. Matching couples is how she earns a living, but getting married isn’t an option. The secrets she carries are too dangerous to entangle anyone else. When her hidden identity and past threaten her future, she’s left with little choice. Carter is quick to offer solutions to both their problems, but saying yes could mean endangering the man she’s growing to love.
Author of New York Times Bestseller, Wife by Wednesday presents, Book Two in the Weekday Bride Series
For now I'm sharing the blurb ~ So, dear reader...does this whet your appetite?
It’s better for both of them to be
Married by Monday
Carter Billings:
Sandy blond hair and Hollywood good looks, Carter Billings could have any woman he wants. However, when he makes his bid for the Governor's seat in the state of California, he needs to settle down and become a family man. Eliza, the woman he secretly adores, embodies the perfect amount of spice and passion to suit his marital needs, but she’s not interested in becoming Mrs. Billings. She can't even stand to be in the same room with him.
Eliza Havens:
It’s much easier to drive Carter away than to give into desire. Matching couples is how she earns a living, but getting married isn’t an option. The secrets she carries are too dangerous to entangle anyone else. When her hidden identity and past threaten her future, she’s left with little choice. Carter is quick to offer solutions to both their problems, but saying yes could mean endangering the man she’s growing to love.
Author of New York Times Bestseller, Wife by Wednesday presents, Book Two in the Weekday Bride Series
May 4, 2012
THE END -
Married by Monday has those two amazing words typed at the end of it. THE END - Which really is the beginning, but yeah baby. I'm done with my beginning draft. I will edit the hell out of it, send it to my critique partner, edit some more, send it to my editor, edit it some more, send it to beta readers...edit some more.
Then it's to you! The Happy Reader.
The cover is already done. So, my goal is to have this to you the first week in June. Finger crossed and I'll keep you updated.
Wedding Bells are Ringing!
I love Carter and Eliza. And this story has more depth. I hope you're all ready for that. Some of what made Sam and Blake so much fun was the ease of their relationship. There are some unexpected twists in Married by Monday...a little romantic suspense...and a whole lotta tension to make it all pop.
Whoo Hoo...
May 1, 2012
My Birthday Giveaway. Free Books
So today is my day... Turning 29 every year can get old so I'm going to shake it up a bit. I'm going to give away copies of Before the Moon Rises and Embracing the Wolf today. At least two of each. All you have to do is comment below and tell me why you want to read these books.
I'll have my kids draw names tomorrow and post by Wednesday. Be sure and leave your email addy or I can't get a hold of you to give you your free book.
xoxoxo
April 30, 2012
My Birthday
Yes...it is my Birthday Week. Why celebrate coming into this world with one day? That's my question. My official Birthday is tomorrow. I'm a May Day baby. Although most people don't even know what May Day is.
Here is what Wikipedia says about where May Day started:
The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre- Christian times, with the festival of Flora , the Roman goddess of flowers, and the Walpurgis Night celebrations of the Germanic countries. It is also associated with the Gaelic Beltane . Many pagan celebrations were abandoned or Christianized during the process of conversion in Europe. A more secular version of May Day continues to be observed in Europe and America. In this form, May Day may be best known for its tradition of dancing the maypole dance and crowning of the Queen of the May . Various Neopagan groups celebrate reconstructed (to varying degrees) versions of these customs on May 1st.
I've never danced the maypole...although my husband might argue. Oh, wait...that's TMI - scratch that. I do like flowers however, and sometimes I even get them on my birthday.
Birthdays are special days we have to spend on us. It's the one day a year when it's okay to be a little selfish and indulge yourself. Instead of doing much of that, I'm going to be running around with family obligations and my children's after school activities. Hence the Birthday Week. If I can't get my day... I'll take a week!
So, dear reader, what do you love to do for your birthday? Do you have a special dinner you look forward to? A special tradition? What do you do for yourself every year on your birthday?
And since I'm having a B-Day week, I'll go ahead and post my Blog Schedule for this week's Highland Shifter Tour:
30 – Interview & Giveaway @ Books-n-Kisses
2- Book Spotlight @ Theresa Stillwagon
3 – Interview @ Tory Michaels
4 – Book Spotlight & Giveaway @ Cocktails & Books
Here is what Wikipedia says about where May Day started:
The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre- Christian times, with the festival of Flora , the Roman goddess of flowers, and the Walpurgis Night celebrations of the Germanic countries. It is also associated with the Gaelic Beltane . Many pagan celebrations were abandoned or Christianized during the process of conversion in Europe. A more secular version of May Day continues to be observed in Europe and America. In this form, May Day may be best known for its tradition of dancing the maypole dance and crowning of the Queen of the May . Various Neopagan groups celebrate reconstructed (to varying degrees) versions of these customs on May 1st.
I've never danced the maypole...although my husband might argue. Oh, wait...that's TMI - scratch that. I do like flowers however, and sometimes I even get them on my birthday.
Birthdays are special days we have to spend on us. It's the one day a year when it's okay to be a little selfish and indulge yourself. Instead of doing much of that, I'm going to be running around with family obligations and my children's after school activities. Hence the Birthday Week. If I can't get my day... I'll take a week!
So, dear reader, what do you love to do for your birthday? Do you have a special dinner you look forward to? A special tradition? What do you do for yourself every year on your birthday?
And since I'm having a B-Day week, I'll go ahead and post my Blog Schedule for this week's Highland Shifter Tour:
30 – Interview & Giveaway @ Books-n-Kisses
2- Book Spotlight @ Theresa Stillwagon
3 – Interview @ Tory Michaels
4 – Book Spotlight & Giveaway @ Cocktails & Books
April 29, 2012
OMG, I bought an iPhone and I love it. I know, I know... ...
OMG, I bought an iPhone and I love it. I know, I know... I've had a smart phone but not the Apple gig. However, last year I bought an iPad and fell in love. Such ease, such fun! Now the iPhone adds to that.
What about you, fellow reader? What smart phone do you have and do you love it? What is your favorite app?
Pandora Radio is the Bomb! Just Sayin!
What about you, fellow reader? What smart phone do you have and do you love it? What is your favorite app?
Pandora Radio is the Bomb! Just Sayin!
April 28, 2012
Free Print Copies of Binding Vows
I am giving away two print, signed, copies of Binding Vows via Goodreads. So be sure and add your name to the drawing.
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Binding Vows by Catherine Bybee 
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Binding Vows by Catherine Bybee Giveaway ends June 25, 2012.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
Enter to win
April 24, 2012
A tiny taste of Married by Monday
Every day I have fans asking me when I'll have
Married by Monday
out for their reading pleasure.
All I can promise is that it will be worth the wait. I'm nearly done with my discovery draft and then the work on edits can begin. However, because this book will be self published, despite the offers from NY to own it, I work on my time schedule. Which means unlike some of my other titles, Married by Monday will move quickly once my editor is finished.
So...because everyone is being patient I thought I'd give you a glimpse of Carter and Eliza's story...
Unedited...and very raw... a glimpse of Married by Monday .
Eliza attempted to peel away the material of her dress from her chest. She hated the heat. After flicking open her fan, she found some relief from the forced air against her damp skin.
“Are you ready for those cutoffs?”
Carter’s voice caressed the back of her neck. The vision of him ‘almost kissing’ her flooded her senses. She swallowed, but didn’t turn his way. “Do you have any?”
“I can arrange them.” Why did his words sound like a seductive offer?
“Trying to get me out of this dress?”
“I’ve had worse thoughts.”
She turned now, and saw his cocky smile. “Don’t you have a date?”
“Yep.”
“They why are you standing here flirting with me?” Eliza was a good many things, but a poacher on another woman’s guy, she wasn’t. Even if Eliza had known Carter a lot longer than his arm candy, he didn’t arrive with her and that made him off limits.
“Is that what I’m doing?”
“That’s what it feels like. And I have to tell ya, it’s a bad idea.”
“What’s a bad idea?”
“You and me… flirting. We clash. Remember? Last Christmas we were shouting at each other over the Christmas pudding.”
“We were arguing about a call between Green Bay and Carolina. The ref sided with me.”
“The ref was blind.” Her voice rose and all thoughts of Carter flirting with her sailed away like a pesky mosquito running from RAID.
Carter smirked.
“What’s so funny?”
“All you need is a big black stripe and you’d look like an angry hornet in that dress.”
She would have hurled an insult at him if he wasn’t so flippin’ right. Instead, she huffed out a laugh, glanced down at her dress, and let her arms flop to the side. “God it’s awful. For the record, Gwen picked it out.”
Carter turned around. “On Gwen it isn’t that bad. It’s not good, but…”
“Something tells me Gwen would look good in whip cream.” She was that beautiful. Classic lines, the perfect height, and laughing eyes. Gorgeous, and currently surrounded by three guys.
“Whip cream huh?”
Eliza placed her focus on Carter and felt a simmering heat along her skin.
Whip cream and a trickle of chocolate syrup down your thick chest. Eliza nibbled on her lower lip and a flash of light sucked her out of her brief fantasy.
She and Carter both turned to glare at the photographer. Non pulsed by their anger, the photographer was checking the digital display and nodding. “Man it’s hot tonight,” was all he said before walking away.
All I can promise is that it will be worth the wait. I'm nearly done with my discovery draft and then the work on edits can begin. However, because this book will be self published, despite the offers from NY to own it, I work on my time schedule. Which means unlike some of my other titles, Married by Monday will move quickly once my editor is finished.
So...because everyone is being patient I thought I'd give you a glimpse of Carter and Eliza's story...
Unedited...and very raw... a glimpse of Married by Monday .
Eliza attempted to peel away the material of her dress from her chest. She hated the heat. After flicking open her fan, she found some relief from the forced air against her damp skin.
“Are you ready for those cutoffs?”
Carter’s voice caressed the back of her neck. The vision of him ‘almost kissing’ her flooded her senses. She swallowed, but didn’t turn his way. “Do you have any?”
“I can arrange them.” Why did his words sound like a seductive offer?
“Trying to get me out of this dress?”
“I’ve had worse thoughts.”
She turned now, and saw his cocky smile. “Don’t you have a date?”
“Yep.”
“They why are you standing here flirting with me?” Eliza was a good many things, but a poacher on another woman’s guy, she wasn’t. Even if Eliza had known Carter a lot longer than his arm candy, he didn’t arrive with her and that made him off limits.
“Is that what I’m doing?”
“That’s what it feels like. And I have to tell ya, it’s a bad idea.”
“What’s a bad idea?”
“You and me… flirting. We clash. Remember? Last Christmas we were shouting at each other over the Christmas pudding.”
“We were arguing about a call between Green Bay and Carolina. The ref sided with me.”
“The ref was blind.” Her voice rose and all thoughts of Carter flirting with her sailed away like a pesky mosquito running from RAID.
Carter smirked.
“What’s so funny?”
“All you need is a big black stripe and you’d look like an angry hornet in that dress.”
She would have hurled an insult at him if he wasn’t so flippin’ right. Instead, she huffed out a laugh, glanced down at her dress, and let her arms flop to the side. “God it’s awful. For the record, Gwen picked it out.”
Carter turned around. “On Gwen it isn’t that bad. It’s not good, but…”
“Something tells me Gwen would look good in whip cream.” She was that beautiful. Classic lines, the perfect height, and laughing eyes. Gorgeous, and currently surrounded by three guys.
“Whip cream huh?”
Eliza placed her focus on Carter and felt a simmering heat along her skin.
Whip cream and a trickle of chocolate syrup down your thick chest. Eliza nibbled on her lower lip and a flash of light sucked her out of her brief fantasy.
She and Carter both turned to glare at the photographer. Non pulsed by their anger, the photographer was checking the digital display and nodding. “Man it’s hot tonight,” was all he said before walking away.
April 23, 2012
This week's tour dates
I'm still touring... and there are books being given away. My entire schedule is HERE
So visit me this week at:
23 – Interview @ Storm Goddess Book Reviews
24 – Interview @ Mike Woody
25 – Guest Blog @ As the Page Turns
27 – Book Spotlight & Review @ Forever Book Lover
April 21, 2012
Free Copy of Highland Shifter
I wanted to let everyone know that there is still a couple of days left to enter a chance to win a free signed copy of Highland Shifter via Goodreads.
Just follow the link below to enter to win.
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Highland Shifter
by Catherine Bybee
Giveaway ends April 23, 2012.
See the giveaway details
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Highland Shifter
by Catherine Bybee
Giveaway ends April 23, 2012.
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at Goodreads.
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