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I have a blog somewhere else
goodreads claims some old biddy named kate rothwell claimed it, and two people aren't allowed to claim the same link. So much for group blogs.
Here's the blog although it's not the hive of activity it once was. Facebook, twitter, dogs and kids take up the slack.
Here's the blog although it's not the hive of activity it once was. Facebook, twitter, dogs and kids take up the slack.
Hey! HEY!
I have a new book out. It's a m/f romance, a novella (about 30,000 words) and a paranormal.
Elemental Man
It's about a superhero who's an ordinary guy...except for that bizarre ability to adapt to fire, water and air.
Someone is shoving innocents into dangerous situations. Again and again Caleb is forced to act--until he decides he must stop the person who's trying to draw him out.
He already suspected his attractive neighbor is his stalker and then she demonstrates the rare ability of seeing him as he adapts. After Caleb confronts her, he has another problem on his hands. He’s told the innocent civilian Melinda far too much about himself and she apparently has some extraordinary skills herself.
Her extraordinary skills might make Melinda a target of the nuisance who's stalking Caleb. And, thanks to his mistake, the nuisance of an agency that controls his life has been alerted to her existence as well. Caleb decides he has to protect and hide her from his friends and foes. Maybe she won't notice he's pretending she could be part of his life permanently.
Elemental Man
It's about a superhero who's an ordinary guy...except for that bizarre ability to adapt to fire, water and air.
Someone is shoving innocents into dangerous situations. Again and again Caleb is forced to act--until he decides he must stop the person who's trying to draw him out.
He already suspected his attractive neighbor is his stalker and then she demonstrates the rare ability of seeing him as he adapts. After Caleb confronts her, he has another problem on his hands. He’s told the innocent civilian Melinda far too much about himself and she apparently has some extraordinary skills herself.
Her extraordinary skills might make Melinda a target of the nuisance who's stalking Caleb. And, thanks to his mistake, the nuisance of an agency that controls his life has been alerted to her existence as well. Caleb decides he has to protect and hide her from his friends and foes. Maybe she won't notice he's pretending she could be part of his life permanently.
giving away a book at Cassandra Carr's blog.
Hurry though. The giveaway ends tomorrow.
I blogged about visual aids and pinteresting with cowriters. Yes, I know every danged author in the world is blogging about pinterest but what do you expect? ANYWAY. Go over there and comment and you might win one of my cowritten books. So any title by Summer and Bonnie Dee is up for grabs -- including our newly in paperback The Psychic and the Sleuth (which I always write as Psychic and Psleuth and have to correct. Always)
All you have to do is comment here: http://booksbycassandracarr.com/wordp...
OR
Another way to enter is to like my facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/S.DevonAutho... Yes, that also counts as an entry. EASY AS PIE when it's baked by someone else.
I blogged about visual aids and pinteresting with cowriters. Yes, I know every danged author in the world is blogging about pinterest but what do you expect? ANYWAY. Go over there and comment and you might win one of my cowritten books. So any title by Summer and Bonnie Dee is up for grabs -- including our newly in paperback The Psychic and the Sleuth (which I always write as Psychic and Psleuth and have to correct. Always)
All you have to do is comment here: http://booksbycassandracarr.com/wordp...
OR
Another way to enter is to like my facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/S.DevonAutho... Yes, that also counts as an entry. EASY AS PIE when it's baked by someone else.
New Book: Taming the Bander and a contest
Summer has an m/m out today Taming the Bander Yay! And it's gotten two good reviews. Yay! (one's here at Goodreads)
4.75/5 stars at Jessewave
"A deliciously light-hearted story about an unusual shapeshifter and his unlikely lover....
...I got a wonderful pairing of tall, dark and silent with bright, vivid and chatty. Flintstone and spark. Rock and wind. Jake and Vaughn complement each other beautifully, even though it takes both of them a while to see that, and I had a great time being a fly on their wall. Warmly recommended."
--Feliz
HEY ARE YOU STILL READING? I hope so. Because now I want you to enter the contest. Winner will get one of Summer's backlist--or her new ebook.
Here's how to enter:
1. comment here.
2. Simply announce on twitter that Summer has a new book out (and don't forget to let @kate_rothwell know so she'll enter you into the contest.
3. Fan Summer's facebook page.
~OR~
4. Sign up for the newsletter -- you find that over at my blog.
5. Comment on any entry at that blog, (just be sure to point out that you're entering the contest).
4.75/5 stars at Jessewave
"A deliciously light-hearted story about an unusual shapeshifter and his unlikely lover....
...I got a wonderful pairing of tall, dark and silent with bright, vivid and chatty. Flintstone and spark. Rock and wind. Jake and Vaughn complement each other beautifully, even though it takes both of them a while to see that, and I had a great time being a fly on their wall. Warmly recommended."
--Feliz
HEY ARE YOU STILL READING? I hope so. Because now I want you to enter the contest. Winner will get one of Summer's backlist--or her new ebook.
Here's how to enter:
1. comment here.
2. Simply announce on twitter that Summer has a new book out (and don't forget to let @kate_rothwell know so she'll enter you into the contest.
3. Fan Summer's facebook page.
~OR~
4. Sign up for the newsletter -- you find that over at my blog.
5. Comment on any entry at that blog, (just be sure to point out that you're entering the contest).
Awww ....
The review is nice but the comments from two people I like --and I've even MET Irene!--are even nicer.
In other news, Bonnie and I are writing a book set in an insane asylum and I'm looking at hundreds of pictures of those mid-Victorian structures. Holy crap, some of those places were built to look like dens of horror.
If you didn't have the heebiejeebies going in, Mr. Asylum Patient, you will soon enough....bwhahahahaha.
In other news, Bonnie and I are writing a book set in an insane asylum and I'm looking at hundreds of pictures of those mid-Victorian structures. Holy crap, some of those places were built to look like dens of horror.
If you didn't have the heebiejeebies going in, Mr. Asylum Patient, you will soon enough....bwhahahahaha.
hey! it's release day!
The Gentleman's Keeper is out today!
I do like release day. It's like giving a cocktail party without having to get dressed up or serve anyone else drinks.
Here's a blog post about our new book! including bits of reviews. Notice the nice reviews? If you didn't, I advise you to go back and read again.
Since I'm in promo-mode, here's a dog almost identical to the one in my short story, "The Tail of a Dog". She's even pregnant! Okay, so she doesn't look like the one on the cover my kid made, but very much like the dog in the original photo.
Why am I showing you this? Because she was saved by the group that gets the profits from the story's sales at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The dog was in a must-find-a home-in-10-days-or-get-put-to-sleep shelter and now she's in a foster home, waiting to whelp.
Nice, huh? Buy more copies and we'll help get her pups good homes, too.
Here's a blog post about our new book! including bits of reviews. Notice the nice reviews? If you didn't, I advise you to go back and read again.
Since I'm in promo-mode, here's a dog almost identical to the one in my short story, "The Tail of a Dog". She's even pregnant! Okay, so she doesn't look like the one on the cover my kid made, but very much like the dog in the original photo.
Why am I showing you this? Because she was saved by the group that gets the profits from the story's sales at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The dog was in a must-find-a home-in-10-days-or-get-put-to-sleep shelter and now she's in a foster home, waiting to whelp.
Nice, huh? Buy more copies and we'll help get her pups good homes, too.
Sibling Rivals coming in October
I've fretted about this book. It hasn't gotten the best response. I even tried to find someone to blame.
But then Publisher's Weekly gave it a starred review and I've abandoned that neurosis (this week, anyway).
here, look -- here's a chunk of the review:
"The plot is rich in detail and subtle in message, and Peter’s relationship with Colin is thoroughly and playfully sexy, joyfully leading readers through a truly romantic journey toward happiness." I've almost memorized the review.
In other news, Junk is a fun book.
But then Publisher's Weekly gave it a starred review and I've abandoned that neurosis (this week, anyway).
here, look -- here's a chunk of the review:
"The plot is rich in detail and subtle in message, and Peter’s relationship with Colin is thoroughly and playfully sexy, joyfully leading readers through a truly romantic journey toward happiness." I've almost memorized the review.
In other news, Junk is a fun book.
A book cover!
This is for the next Devon-Dee m/m historical which will be out February 18. 2014.
In the meantime, I'm posting this cover all over the internet because I can.
In the meantime, I'm posting this cover all over the internet because I can.
new book! release day for meeeee
"The plot is rich in detail and subtle in message, and Peter’s relationship with Colin is thoroughly and playfully sexy, joyfully leading readers through a truly romantic journey toward happiness." --STARRED review, Publisher's Weekly
Happy release day to me! my new ebook
Happy release day to me! my new ebook
Alter Ego's book is on sale (taken from my blog).
Thank You, Mrs. M is doing the Kindle Countdown thing now. http://amzn.com/B0075O2BV0
For the next 4 days, XX hours, XX minutes and XX seconds, it's only 99 cents.
I'd go look up and copy/paste the right numbers, but it would all be a lie by the time you read this anyway. Yep, I still like that countdown thing.
This book also recently showed up in an article. http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com... *
I like the book; Kathy likes it; someone at RT likes it. http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-rev... ***
Otherwise?
This has never sold very well and when I tried to give it away, people wouldn't meet my gaze--they checked their wrists when everyone knows no one wears watches anymore.
BE A TREND-SETTER AND READ THIS BOOK. ONLY 99 CENTS.
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* it [uses] the basic plot of Jean Webster's Daddy Long-Legs in a way which captures its essential spirit but also creates something intriguingly new...Rothwell's story is wonderful in its own right, but it also added something new to my understanding of Daddy Long-Legs.
*** 4.5 stars This is a sweet, funny and emotional tale. This modern take on Daddy-Long-Legs, by Jean Webster, has wonderful, fully developed characters. The brief mention of sexual and drug themes contributes to the gritty reality of the character's world. This incredible story will appeal to adult as well as young readers.
For the next 4 days, XX hours, XX minutes and XX seconds, it's only 99 cents.
I'd go look up and copy/paste the right numbers, but it would all be a lie by the time you read this anyway. Yep, I still like that countdown thing.
This book also recently showed up in an article. http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com... *
I like the book; Kathy likes it; someone at RT likes it. http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-rev... ***
Otherwise?
This has never sold very well and when I tried to give it away, people wouldn't meet my gaze--they checked their wrists when everyone knows no one wears watches anymore.
BE A TREND-SETTER AND READ THIS BOOK. ONLY 99 CENTS.
_________________________________________
* it [uses] the basic plot of Jean Webster's Daddy Long-Legs in a way which captures its essential spirit but also creates something intriguingly new...Rothwell's story is wonderful in its own right, but it also added something new to my understanding of Daddy Long-Legs.
*** 4.5 stars This is a sweet, funny and emotional tale. This modern take on Daddy-Long-Legs, by Jean Webster, has wonderful, fully developed characters. The brief mention of sexual and drug themes contributes to the gritty reality of the character's world. This incredible story will appeal to adult as well as young readers.
