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Free Read On Amazon: Formula For Love

For the next two days – Formula For Love is free on Amazon in celebration of Regarding Eliza – my new Edwardian romance! Pick up a copy if you haven’t tried one of my m/f romances. I will not be turning my back on gay fiction – I have a new m/m vampire book out with Vina – A Bite In Time, and several WIPS in the works. But, I like to keep myself challenged by occasionally switching genres. So if you’re inclined to try something new from me, this is a great opportunity. And, if you must stick with m/m romance, Woodland Village’s Blue Skye is on sale for .99 cents through September 3 on all vendor sites!

Formula For Love Amazon Link!

Edwardian Romance is here

Regarding Eliza is now available! A little bit of mystery with a whole lot of romance. New York City in the 1910′s was a haven for free thinkers, suffragettes and women who wanted their voice heard. I love writing about this time period and especially researching women’s history during this turbulent time in American history.

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Tortured by fragmented memories of her past, Eliza must face the truth…or be imprisoned for life.

For years, Eliza Lily has lived as the “distant cousin” of William and Jewel Bennett, who rescued her from a past she can’t remember. Now, amidst ugly rumors of who she might actually be, William plans to marry her to a suitable gentleman who can give her a home and safety. What better way to curb his own developing feelings for her?

Eliza wants none of that. She is no hothouse flower, and no man of standing will marry her due to her dubious past anyway. Not even William, whom she secretly loves. Instead, she focuses on her quest for social change. Her passion for women’s rights leads her to Greenwich Village and the suffragette movement. But as she finds her place in the world, her past still haunts her.

Only by going back to the scene of her lost memories can she hope to discover the truth and set herself free…to love and be loved.

Excerpt from Regarding Eliza:

“Whoa, slow down. It looks like I hit a nerve.” His smile dipped. “There’s something you’re not telling me?”

Fear at being discovered swept over her. No, the knife was safely hidden. William had no way to know she had Jeb’s knife. “I do want to go…”

“But…?”

“Going back after all these years…” To the place of her abandonment by her mother, who had never returned and therefore forever branded Eliza unworthy. Abandonment that had led to the Harrises and the bleak moment erased from her mind. Finding the knife seemed like a dark omen.

“Ah, of course, how stupid of me. The Foundling Home. I should have realized how hard this might be for you.”

Eliza looked up, surprised William understood. “It wasn’t such a horrible place, but I’m not sure how I feel about seeing it again.”

“There’s no reason why you’d have to. You’ll be socializing with people who have no connection to the orphanage.”

“I suppose in New York anything is possible,” she said, more to convince herself she made the right choice. “I don’t remember much of the place. All I remember is the drafty room where I slept.”

Lines of metal cots, the smell of starch and soap, nuns stepping lightly through the corridors, a large church with stained glass windows reflecting a kaleidoscope of jewels on the wooden pews.

William touched her arm before sitting back up. Eliza smiled at him to ease his obvious discomfort at her confession. “I’m making it out worse than it was. The nuns were always nice to me.”

Edging closer, he cupped his hand on her cheek. “This is the first time I’ve seen you smile since I’ve been here.”

The gentle touch sent a pleasurable thrill through Eliza. She tried hard to ignore the sensation, but the warmth of William’s fingers didn’t allow her to brush the feeling aside.

“That’s not true.” Eliza pressed her hand to her fluttering stomach.

William tilted her chin. His intense gaze bored into her, and she parted her lips. She longed to trace the dual scars on his neck, to feel the raised flesh, to know how he felt to her touch. She wrung her hands in her lap, afraid he’d kiss her, afraid he wouldn’t, light-headed, confused.

 

Tour continues in week 2

 

 

 

 

Reviews are in and they are good! Phew. Dancing happy this week.

“Fans of the paranormal will find this an exhilarating read and I’m counting down the days until the next installment.” JFaltys

“I loved the first book and have been waiting anxiously for my chance to read the second in this fascinating series…Another exceptionally well written and fast paced paranormal thriller from this talented writing duo, A Bite In Time continued to challenge everything I thought I knew about vampires. With deepening emotional content, sizzling sexual chemistry and exciting plot development, this is one sequel you won’t want to miss!” Book reviews by Carly

WEEK TWO begins for A Bite In Time Blurb Blitz tour and Amazon GC Giveaway!

Stop at any blog tour host’s site and enter via the rafflecopter.

August 18: Sydney St. Claire

August 19: The Simple Things in Life

August 20: Mia Downing

August 20: Dawn’s Reading Nook

August 21: Booklover Sue

August 22: Sharing Links and Wisdom REVIEW

5 Star Review

 

Vina and I kicked off our Blurb Blitz Blog Tour with a 5 Star Review! You can read the review at Scarf Princess or on Amazon. Jody was kind to post it there. Rafflecopter giveaway – $25.00 Gift Certificate. Buy Link

August 11: Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess REVIEW

August 12: The Fuzzy, Fluffy World of Chris T. Kat

August 13: Books on Silver Wings

August 14: BookSkater

August 15: Carly’s Book Reviews REVIEW

Next week:

August 18: Sydney St. Claire

August 19: The Simple Things in Life

August 20: Mia Downing

August 20: Dawn’s Reading Nook

August 21: Booklover Sue

August 22: Sharing Links and Wisdom REVIEW

 

Blue Skye Now .99!

YES, it’s true – for two weeks, Blue Skye is on sale for .99 cents at all vendors. The first book in the Woodland Village series, if you haven’t read it, now is a great time to pick it up at your favorite vendor.

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After years apart, two childhood friends are reunited– but will Skye settle for less than love and will Drew face his greatest fear?

Skye Taylor lives the artist life in Manhattan, openly gay and proud. Drew Adams, socially conservative and from one of Woodland Village’s wealthiest families, lives within the limits of his father’s expectations. A successful architect, Drew is content with his work and his marriage. The secret he desperately hides remains safely hidden behind lies and deception, so he thought.

Best friends in high school, Skye and Drew were inseparable. Quiet and serious, Drew was drawn to the outgoing Skye and his hippy loving parents. Then graduation night changes everything. Uncontrollable urges are discovered in a night of passion, a love Drew refuses to acknowledge, a love Skye refuses to deny. Skye leaves town, leaves Drew and leaves all his feelings behind. But he never forgot Drew and that one night that changed their lives.

Years later, painful memories surface with Skye’s arrival and Drew’s carefully constructed world begins to unravel.

 

 

ABIT Book Tour With Amazon GC Raffle

A Bite In Time is making the circuit – Blurb Blitz Tour including reviews and a Rafflecopter Giveaway

August 11: Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess REVIEW

August 12: The Fuzzy, Fluffy World of Chris T. Kat

August 13: Books on Silver Wings

August 14: BookSkater

August 15: Carly’s Book Reviews REVIEW

August 18: Sydney St. Claire

August 19: The Simple Things in Life

August 20: Mia Downing

August 20: Dawn’s Reading Nook

August 21: Booklover Sue

August 22: Sharing Links and Wisdom REVIEW

Vince and John are back! Book 2

I’m happy to announce A Bite In Time is now available on Amazon And, I picked a winner for the t-shirt: *drum roll* Sharon Extine!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOOK 2 IN THE ORBUS ARCANA SERIES

Now Available at Amazon!

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A Bite In Time

A dangerous secret, a vampire, plus one sexy cop is a recipe for trouble.

JOHN REEDER has accepted his love for VINCENT KAMATEROS, but he doesn’t know his lover is a vampire. When a deranged killer targets Vince, John has to deal with uncovered secrets that blow his life apart.

Will Vince reveal his true nature to protect the cop who has come to mean more than his own life? In doing so, he might ruin his only chance for a ‘happy ever after’ with John.

T-Shirt Giveaway to Celebrate A Bite In Time

Whew! It’s double digits in Arizona and I’m housebound. That should mean I’d write up a storm, but really, all it means is I feel lazy! But, the good news is A Bite In Time will be published on Amazon in a couple of weeks! Yay. Now that’s a celebration worth mentioning. I love this book. First, it’s brand new and well, John is in for one hell of a ride. Putting our characters into danger is always a good thing. And what is there not to love about the book cover?

I love this cover so much, how about I give away a T-shirt with this very book cover on it? Because of shipping, I’m sorry to say that it’s US only.

To enter, leave a comment and tell me what you love about the cover – and who’s your favorite man – John (blue eye blond) or Vincent (dark eyes and hair). If you want another entry then subscribe to my newsletter (Viki’s Newsletter entry box is on the lower right hand side of this site). This beautiful cover was created by Winterheart Design. I will pick a winner when the book is released. This could be two weeks or three weeks. So be patient. We want the book to be clean as it can be before we put it on the market.

For The Bite Of It (book one) will be discounted on Amazon close to book 2′s release date. I’ll let you know when.

Here’s a short excerpt to whet your interest (unedited version):

Vince fantasied about taking John back to his beloved Verno. To witness the look in John’s eyes when he first caught sight of the churning sea as storm clouds gathered in dark billows along the horizon, the stark beauty of the snow-shrouded landscape, the cliff-side cave, Vince’s special hideout, the entrance deep behind fir trees. The cave had been Vince’s place of mediation where he absorbed the spiritual atmosphere and the energy of the land, his land calling to him.

In his heart, he knew John would love Verno despite being raised in the hot sun of the desert. On calm days, in what passed for summer in Vince’s world, the water stretched for miles, the undulating waves as azure as John’s eyes.

Vince stretched his left quad over the metal bench, relishing the slight burn. Talk about being stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea. For devil, read Jurisdictio. He suspected the J had hidden motives for granting him his powers. Not everyone on the J agreed he was the chosen prince. The older judges were manipulative and wily. He had to be vigilant. If they found out about John…he shuddered and forced his thoughts away before his fangs descended.

And the deep blue sea? John. A human who had no ideas vampires existed. He extended his other leg into a stretch. How did you tell your lover you were a blood-sucking vampire?

Hey John, have a glass of this 2005 Barossa Shiraz I bought for this special true confession. By the way, I’m a vampire. A blood-sucker. One of a hidden race, feared by humans.

Bollocks. Damned either way. He should have settled for a one-night stand. Some days Angelo’s advice made sense. His friend had warned him about falling in love with a human. But if he had heeded Angelo, he never would have known the fine man John was; never experienced the searing connection when they made love; never experienced the bone-deep contentment when John nestled in his arms at night.

Vince prowled the cement path to cool his head, and splashed tepid water on his face from the drinking fountain, letting it drip down his neck and onto his t-shirt.

Pink-purple-grey swathes mottled the sky. Across the quiet expanse of the lake, the tops of rush hour cars whizzed by on the interstate. A large black object bobbing in the water caught his eye. An odd shape and too big to be trash.

He leaned against the railing for a closer look. His stomach clenched and he sucked in a breath. A human arm poked out from the black plastic. The two lone joggers who had passed him were no longer in sight. Just him and a dead body. Again.

He suppressed the desire to climb over the ledge and investigate. No way would he touch this body; he knew too well what John would say. He tugged his mobile phone from the strap in his waistband.

John, I know you won’t believe this but I found another dead body. I swear it popped up in my path.

He sighed as John’s ring tone came on.

Midsummer and the hunt is still on…

Join in on the fun – a summer scavenger hunt hosted by Night Owl Reviews is stil going strong! Author gift baskets will be given away and gift cards. It’s super easy to enter (rules page): FILL IN A MISSING WORD(S) FROM BOOK BLURBS FOR CHANCES TO WIN AWESOME BOOKLOVER GIFT BASKETS! I’m giving away John’s Addiction basket. Well, you might know of his love of Hershey’s kisses and of course, Vincent, although at times his stubborn heart refuses to acknowledge that fact – at least in Book One! Check it out. It’s way fun! Viki

The Equal Rights Blog Hop

I was asked to post about my first experience in the LGBT community.

My first experience of being aware of the gay community was back in the late 1970′s . Before that time, the word homosexual was never spoken in my family. We had some male relatives that never married and were ‘different’, but that’s all that was said about them. It wasn’t until I left for San Jose State University in 1975 that I became aware of the thriving gay scene.

One of my first college friends outside of my circle was a young gay man. The first day moving into my dorm room, he walked in with a handsome man trailing behind him, and introduced himself as my neighbor and then he introduced his boyfriend! Surprised, yes, but I bonded with D. from the very start. From that day forward, my eyes were opened to men loving men, women loving women. And, I always felt comfortable with that.

Living in the Bay Area and San Francisco, you couldn’t help but be aware of the LGBT struggle and their fight for their rights. You have to understand that in the seventies I supported the Women’s Movement (still do), and this movement in many ways paralleled the LGBT Equal Rights Movement. Stonewall came first in 1969, and both movements progressed in leaps and bounds during the 1970′s.

There is still a long way to go, but as we progress into the 21st century I hope to see federal laws supporting equal rights for all.

Question for Rafflecopter giveaway:  In what year did I become aware of the thriving gay scene?

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Viki Lyn: Award winning author of paranormal and contemporary romances. You can find all of Viki’s books at the following sites: Amazon, All Romance Ebooks and GLBT Bookshelf.