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Boxing Day- do you know where your returns are?

I'm not going NEAR the stores. But I am talking about boxes. Hop on over to The Samhellion, to see what I mean.

Hope your holidays are going well, and I'll be back in a few with news.

Merry Christmas all!

Here's your chance for a few more gifts. There's an ebook reader to be won- follow the link in the banner above to get the details (Shhhhh! My scavenger hunt item is on my Coming Soon page. ) Plus I'm giving away a copy of Wolf Signs.

If you haven't downloaded it yet, the Christmas freebie from Jambrea Jo Jones and myself is now available on the free page.

And the following is a wonderfully Christmas-y musical to make you smile. All the best. I'm off for a little ski with the family and then s...

Free for all!

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Sweeping out the old year, entering the new in the best way possible, with free stories for you to enjoy! December 31st and Janauary 1st these two freebies will be available for download from Samhain Publishing.

The covers for these were made by the very talented Valerie Tibbs of Tibbs Design. I have to say that working with Valerie has been such a delight over the past year. If you have need for a personalized blog banner, or a siggy banner, I really suggest you check out her...

Over the Holidays

It's going to be quiet around the blog for a few days, since it will be noisy around my house. I'll have a few automatic messages pop up, but just so you know there are a few fun things to look forward to:

December 25- there will be a new story on the freebie page for anyone who wants a little Christmas cheer. Jambrea Jo jones and I co-wrote it last year, and this year you can get a PDF.

December 25- a chance to win an eBook reader from Samhain! It's a blog tour (hint- my image is on my coming ...

Doing edits- snippet for fun

I'm working on Stormchild, coming May 4, 2010, from Samhain. Still in edits. but here's a little to enjoy.

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The pale glow of her beauty wrapped around his heart as much as around his body. As Matt gazed at Laurin, laid out like some kind of exotic feast on his bed, he wondered when he had lost control of the situation.

The magic filling the room was now more powerful than he'd ever experienced. Sexual pleasure was a strong catalyst for shaman skills, but of this intensity? The unreasonable...

Only HOW many days?

Okay, not panicking. This is me NOT panicking.

I'm pretty ready for Christmas. It's all the other things I hope to accomplish before the New Year making me squirm. So here's a part of the 'To-Do list'.

•Finish first edits on Stormchild, coming May from Samhain.
•Polish blurb for Fired Up and post at Liquid Silver Books coming soon pages
•Finish writing Whirlpool, book 2 in the Forces of Nature
•Outline a short story I have ideas for and then put it aside
•Finish preparing for the release of Turn...

LSBooks Sunday ~Flash~ Holiday Blog Tour

Ready for a little excitement? Welcome to the Sunday Flash Holiday Blog Tour.

What's a ~Flash~? It's a 100 word snippet of a story that will be built on in increments to tell a part of a bigger tale.

If you've been with the tour from the start, you are now getting ready to read ~flash~ #6 from at least ten authors. You should have come from Dee Carney Once you've had some fun here, the next blog in the lineup is PG Forte

If you want to start the whole tour at the beginning, we began with...

Snippet from Claiming Derryn

My latest sale. Unedited, but still fun. Enjoy!

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How many layers of deception are there in Space?

When a trade negotiation goes wrong, Melina Davenport is sure she'll end up either a causality of war or a sex slave. Discovering one of her missing partners, Trev, is the leader of the rebellion that has captured her adds insult to injury.

But when her former lover whips her away to a reunion with their third, Davis—now Captain of the notorious outlaw vessel, the Nottingham—she has to decide if ...

Obsession…

Amazon watching…I'm trying not to make it an obsession. But I did spot something cool last night and had to take a screen shot.

This is the Kindle Romance bestsellers list. Woot! Course it lasted all of an hour, but still. Happy dances commenced!

SOLD !

I'm pleased to annouce that I've signed my first contract with Ellora's Cave!! They will be publishing my Space Opera, Claiming Derryn this coming year.

I am very excited to be joining some of the other members of International Heat at Ellora's, especially in light of Rhian Cahill's announcement last week that she too has sold to EC. Ellora's has been very wonderful to work with so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing my hot sci-fi come available to you! (Other's of IH that are now...