Cat Johnson's Blog, page 41
October 22, 2012
Ho, Ho, Promo Ho – A Cowboy For Christmas
The holidays are coming. I know that even without looking at the calendar. I keep seeing Target’s Christmas ads on TV, Amazon.com is loaded with newly released holiday-themed books, and the Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas starts in about 2 weeks. Apparently I am woefully behind in promoting my holiday-themed books and I can’t have [...]
October 19, 2012
Real Men -the other 99%
I was just reading about how there is yet another series of books to be launched about Navy SEALs. Here’s the thing– yes, my first romance stories that I wrote way back in 2006 featured Spec Ops (these are the Red Hot & Blue series short stories that are still being rereleased slowly but surely [...]
October 17, 2012
The infamous fried bologna scene…
What happens when you take one grill ninja, add one inspired romance author… and mix with a BBQ smoked bologna sandwich? You get… I remember it this way… I was just starting writing my 83,000 word contemporary western romance, my first for Kensington Publishing, my first of that daunting length, so of course, I was [...]
October 13, 2012
A Prince Among Men: Prince Harry in Afghanistan
It was February of 2008. I’d written my military romance MODEL SOLDIER, set in Afghanistan, and as I watched the morning news, one story caught my attention. Britain’s Prince Harry had secretly been deployed to Afghanistan for 3 months. The news had just been leaked by the press and, now that he was exposed, Harry [...]
October 10, 2012
All Hallows Eve Read
Fall fell here in the Hudson Valley region of New York. One day I was in shorts and flip flops, the next I was pawing through drawers, looking for the flannel winter PJs and contemplating that annual question–do I absolutely have to turn on the heat in the house or can I make it just [...]
October 1, 2012
Sweet as Pie Pumpkin Coffee Recipe
To mark the first day of October, the month when pumpkins abound, and to celebrate the release of ARe’s Passionate Cooks Free eCookbook, I bring you a new recipe that I think is just yummy. For you non-coffee drinkers, I bet the Pumpkin Spice Liqueur would be pretty tasty in warm apple cider too. Cat [...]
September 20, 2012
What’s Next?
I’ve been getting questions about what’s coming next from me in my current series, so I figured I’d do a quick review here. I’ve grouped it by series, rather than chronologically. Model Soldier (Red, Hot & Blue, Book 8) is my next release. Coming from Samhain Publishing it is scheduled for December. You can read [...]
September 19, 2012
Buckin’ Good Bourbon Cocktails!
My bull riding cowboy, Garret, from FLANKED (Studs in Spurs, Book 5) enjoys a good bourbon after a hard ride. He mixes his with cola but my bartender roots inspired me to get a bit more creative and I’ve crafted some girl-friendly and tasty, but strong, buckin’ good bourbon cocktails. Share one tonight with [...]
September 18, 2012
It’s finally here! Get ready to be all tied up by FLANKED
Release day has finally arrived! Here’s what the REVIEWERS have said so far about FLANKED… “Smart, sassy and intensely sexy…unbridled entertainment from start to finish” RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars “a smoking hot book that I couldn’t put down…This is book five and you better believe I’m gonna find the rest.” A Night Owl Reviews [...]
September 15, 2012
Just Noodling Around
For my books I’ve done my fair share of research into things off the beaten path. The porn film industry for BUCKED. Clit piercings for FLANKED. Aphrodisiac sealife native to the Channel Islands for GILLIAN’S ISLAND. But nothing, NOTHING compares to today’s research for sheer WTF and OMG value. Today I researched hand fishing for [...]
