Lissa Matthews's Blog, page 10
February 9, 2018
5 Things I Learned About Resistance to Change
And how it’s nearly killed the Lissa Matthews brand.
See, I used to make money writing bad boys with tattoos, one night stands, hook-ups with promise, kink here and there, and women who were learning to embrace themselves and not apologize for it. That was my brand. No nonsense novellas with heat and tenderness that could melt the reader. My writing was filled with passion and emotion.
I no longer make money writing those stories. But others do.
I barely make money at all from writing anymor...
February 6, 2018
Introducing Author Ella Claire
Ella Claire is my alter-ego. She’s cute, quirky, snarky and, well, girly (according to a friend’s teenager). She’s totally fun. And she wanted to say Hi!
So, HI!
Ella Claire books will be on the sweeter side of romance with these bright, colorful vector covers. Think Hallmark with a few curse words and a little more smartass. Women who are still figuring out who they are and who they’re meant to be with, if anyone at all.
The first Ella Claire story, Valentine’s Day Crush, will drop next wee...
February 2, 2018
5 Things About The Simple Need Series…
Since this is an older series of stories, and the one I’m focusing on re-releasing and writing a new story in, I thought I’d give up a few facts about it … 
One…The idea for these came from the song S. E. X. by Nickelback from their Dark Horse album. During the writing of all the stories, I listened to Nickelback over and over and over and… well, you get the idea. I loved writing these stories. They were sex excessive. Full of lust and tenderness and so much…sex. They weren’t meant to be more...
January 25, 2018
5 Things About Lissa Matthews’ Books …
… that you may or may not have already known.
I am re-releasing a lot of older titles this year (following 7 re-releases last year through Entangled Publishing) that I have the publishing rights back to. So, in light of this, I thought I would share a bit of information with you so you’ll know what to expect, especially if you’re a more recent reader or not a reader yet.
1. I started publishing in 2008. I had a lot of books come out with 4 different publishers in a relatively short time fram...
January 24, 2018
When Good Girls Go Bad …
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What started out as a pretty typical day, quickly spiraled when Dallon saw her. Buttoned up, full of curves, with a voice smooth as honey and eyes so innocent the flames of Hell warned him to keep on moving.
But then she walked into his bar, out of place and full of determination, and asked him to teach her all the things a downy, pure girl like her didn’t need to know.
What’s a guy like him supposed to do when temptation herself exits the Heavenl...
January 15, 2018
Bout of Books Wrap-up
I love this readathon and one of these weeks I’m going to not have a release scheduled, I’m going to not have my computer crash and have to reinstall Windows and every program under the sun, and I’m going to not have a bazillion other things get in the way of what the goal is…Reading.
Better planning is the key and I shall do so for future Bout of Books readathons.
But, I did finish 2 books and I did find some others that I plan on reading and have 1 started.
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January 11, 2018
He’s Back!
Available as an ebook:
Vinter is not your typical businessman. Tattoos, piercings and not a suit and tie in sight. One-third owner of a bar and a tattoo parlor along with being the bassist in a garage band, Vinter comes and goes as he pleases. He likes his beer cold, his music hard and his women scorching hot. Until he’s knocked off his game by a suburban doll he can’t stop wanting.
Elise needs a change. In men. The buttoned-up businessmen she’s been dating leav...
January 8, 2018
I’ve Got My Reading and Writing On!
So, #boutofbooks started today (at midnight) and I’ve done some reading. I have had a stack of books to choose from that I’ve been collecting for just this week. I won’t get all of them read, but I’ll get a few of them finished.
This is what I’m reading:
You are a Badass by Jen Sincero (I started this last year, but I’m determined to finish it this week)
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The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly
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Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
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and
Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George
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Did you...
January 3, 2018
Happy Wondrous 2018
I started to add some text to the image above, but it’s too beautiful to touch. It’s bright and it’s crisp and it’s new and it’s open. It’s open to all the wonders we can imagine.
Happy 2018, Y’all!
It’s bitterly cold here in the south and while I don’t usually mind cold, we southerners aren’t built for this kind of cold. We have thin blood. We can handle heat and humidity better than most. But this cold stuff? 11 degrees? Nope.
As I write this, though, it’s cloudy and I have two cats in the...
January 1, 2018
Bout of Books 21
It’s time to GET YOUR READ ON!
Bout of Books is a read-a-thon hosted by author/blogger/reader Amanda Shofner and blogger/reviewer/reader Kelly from Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 8th and runs through Sunday, January 14th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 21 information and updates, be...
