Cate Masters's Blog, page 93

Lavender: a magical ingredient

I'm at LASR again today, sharing how lavender's a magical ingredient in food and fiction! Pop over and say hi! Comments earn you chances to win Rock Bottom, my new contemporary from Lyrical Press.

Settings: the real estate of fiction

Today I'm talking about about story settings at LASR. How important are settings to you as a reader? Come share your thoughts!

Visiting Karen Michelle Nutt and in the LASR spotlight

Today I'm at Karen's lovely blog, KMN Books, sharing some interesting tidbits about lavender and how it played into my recent paranormal, The Magic of Lavender. 
I hope you'll check it out and chat a bit!

I'm also in the Author Spotlight at Long and Short Reviews all week - I hope to see you! Comment there for a chance to win my contemporary, Rock Bottom. Today I'm talking about people who reinvent themselves. Come on over and share your thoughts.

Visiting Karen Michelle Nutt today

Today I'm at Karen's lovely blog, KMN Books, sharing some interesting tidbits about lavender and how it played into my recent paranormal, The Magic of Lavender. 
I hope you'll check it out and chat a bit!

Rocking out for SSS

Yay! Rock Bottom released last week from Lyrical Press! Not only that, Romancing the Book rated it 4 stars - a recommended read! Woot!

To celebrate, I'm switching my SSS snippets to this fun contemporary, about rock journalist Billie Prescott, who's just arrived in Malibu to cover Rock Bottom, the reality dating show of has-been rocker Jet Trently. Billie and Jet don't quite hit it off right away:
"My interest in you extends as far as my employer defines. Not one millimeter beyond." To admit any fascination with him would fuel his ego to wildfire strength. She couldn't be responsible for California spontaneously combusting. Or the coiling of her insides when his gaze pierced hers, stripping her naked. Like now.
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Chatting at Coffee Time Romance today

This afternoon I'll be at the Coffee Time Romance Chatters Yahoo loop, chatting about how Romance Rocks! I'm also giving away a PDF of Rock Bottom, my contemporary rockin' romance novel. :)  I'll be there from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern, so I hope you'll stop over and chat a bit! You do have to sign up for the Yahoo group ahead of time, so if you're not already a member, you should be! There's always lots going on there.

Last day at Sherry's blog

I hope you'll pop over and say hi! It's my last day at Sherry's blog, talking today about San Francisco Dreams.

Sale at Lyrical Press and blog visit

This week, Lyrical Press will discount Rock Bottom and other new releases 30%! Check out the details here.
I hope you'll pop over to Sherry Gloag's blog to help me celebrate its release. It's been a crazy week - for many reasons - and it's only Tuesday! :)

Release day for Rock Bottom!

Woo hoo! I'm so excited that Rock Bottom's now available from Lyrical Press!

What's better than release day?

A wonderful review! Already!  Romancing the Book gave Rock Bottom a Lovely Rose, which is a recommended read! Here's part of the review: I was captivated by this story just from its blurb. I am a very big music fan and did watch Rock of Love so I found it very interesting to see how an author could make a story from that concept. And Cate Masters did it perfectly! One of the things I am very fond of when I read is the imagery authors try to portrait and Cate does it beautifully. The way she describes the scenery of the house, the hills and sand gives you a perfect picture in your mind. She showed just how important communication is in any relationship, just to say what is on your mind and not assume or guess what the other person might be feeling or thinking. The chemistry, tension and conflicts between the characters were written exceptionally well, made me keep turning the page to see how they were going to resolve some of their issues. She writes a perfect example of forbidden love….knowing you shouldn't be with that particular person but just can't deny it and have that inability to say no. It had just the right amount of steamy scenes as well, did not feel thrown in just for the sake of having one like some other stories I have read. Anyone who grew up in the 80's will appreciate the music references in this book as well, had be nodding my head yes in more than one occasion lol. 

Woot! Ivelese made my week! Thanks so much!



Here's the blurb:



For rocker Jet Trently, success means playing the same platinum-selling hits over and over. Philly rock journalist Billie Prescott thrives on covering the latest releases. When her editor sends her to Malibu to cover Jet's reality dating show, Rock Bottom, her blog's success keeps her trapped there. Her life's at Rock Bottom too, until she hears Jet's new songs. They touch her heart as his music did when she was 15. When Jet touches her heart as well, will the reality show ruin the real thing?



I have another new post over at Sherry Gloag's blog today too, so I hope you'll pop over and say hi! From Sunday through Wednesday, I'll have a new post each day. I'd love for you to visit!

All wet for SSS

Thanks so much to everyone who visits, and especially for your comments! They mean a lot to me.
Here's another snippet from my paranormal romance, The Magic of Lavender, Book One of The Goddess Connection. 

To set up the scene, veterinarian Eric Hendricks has fallen for his new neighbor, Joss Gibson. He doesn't realize this makes him a target of the Lord of the Underworld and his minions, who want to control the energy in the ley lines beneath the inn Joss bought.
Eric's in the shower, and he's  not alone... mwahaha!
Water ran in rivulets down the opaque glass shower door. He tensed at seeing the outline of a small hand, smaller than a child's.
Like images on photographic paper, small hands appeared randomly, one by one, disappearing as quickly as they came.
"Who's there?"
A hollow whisper echoed, but he couldn't make out the words.The glass cleared, and a hiss sounded through the steam.
Thanks for reading! Be sure to check out all the fantastic Six Sentence Sunday authors! 

If you have time in between reading all the wonderful snippets, please pop over and visit me at Sherry Gloag's blog. I'll be there for the next four days, giving some background on my latest releases. Hope to see you there! Psst, Sherry's also looking for authors to feature... I am too - check the Author Spotlight and Author Chat pages. Just shoot me an email if you're interested.