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February 26, 2018

Just a Quickie …

Paranormal Erotic Romance Goddess, Mina Carter, has a Kindle World coming!!! And yours truly was asked to be part of it!!!! Did y’all hear my squeal from where you are? If you didn’t, you might need to get your hearing checked…lol

As the image says, her Paranormal Protection Service series is opening up for authors to play in starting May 2018. Roughly, 3 months from now! And I am one of those authors!

As soon as I have more details, like a cover, a blurb, etc…, I’ll share… But I wanted to l...

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Published on February 26, 2018 04:15

February 24, 2018

5 Things About Turning 47

Thursday, February 22nd was my 47th birthday. And this year, I felt…different.

On previous birthdays… I’d say at least the last 4 or 5, I’ve been increasingly sad, depressed, wanting to soak every moment out of my birthday while at the same time, wanting to crawl under the blankets and hide from it. But as I said, this year felt different. And here are my 5 reasons/things why I think that is…

Embracing Letting Go … This year I’ve spent a great deal of time working on myself, on figuring out...

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Published on February 24, 2018 07:43

February 15, 2018

5 Things I’m Doing To Battle My Resistance to Change

I have to start off by thanking everyone who read and commented through email or on social media about last week’s post: 5 Things I Learned About Resistance to Change. That it touched some of you enough that you reached out was more than I expected when I posted it. But that it did resonate with you, tells me that we could all use a little more vulnerability in our lives and maybe a little more facing the things that hold us back.

I told you I would post some of the things I am doing to comba...

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Published on February 15, 2018 10:21

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...

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Published on February 09, 2018 19:16

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...

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Published on February 06, 2018 15:59

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...

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Published on February 02, 2018 18:23

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...

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Published on January 25, 2018 18:03

January 24, 2018

When Good Girls Go Bad …

Dallon: A Simple Need Story Pre-Order Now!

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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...

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Published on January 24, 2018 19:10

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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Published on January 15, 2018 15:22

January 11, 2018

He’s Back!

Vinter: A Simple Need Story

Available as an ebook:

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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...

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Published on January 11, 2018 04:36