Cat Johnson's Blog, page 54
November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving! And a lil' teaser…
Wishing everyone near and far a very happy and safe Thanksgiving!
And after the leftovers are put away and the day after Thanksgiving pre-dawn sales are done, tune in to Makin' 8 Outreach Radio at 12:30 PM Eastern Time on Blog Talk Radio (that's Friday Nov. 26th) because I'm expecting (hoping) there will be a big announcement made live on air that you won't want to miss!
November 20, 2010
Holy Cow! Let's Buck!
It takes a lot to surprise this jaded New Yorker, but one 19-year-old amateur bull rider from Oklahoma managed to do just that in a big way. Alvin Morris, the bull rider I sponsor who rides in a shirt embroidered with my Let's Buck tagline and website and hands out bumper stickers printed with the same at rodeos in exchange for my covering his entrance fees, has gone above and beyond. Take a look at the below. I am still in shock. Yeah, that's a real tattoo.
The design came from the mudflap girls on his chaps, combined with my tagline, which he loved from the moment he first heard it. The below chaps also inspired the colors for the sponsor shirt Alvin wears, a black button-down with hot pink embroidery reading Let's Buck www.catjohnson.net down his free arm.
Before you non-ink people freak out and start with the "tattoos are forever" argument, let me launch my own defense. Alvin once told me he is going to ride until he "competes in the championship in Vegas or is too crippled to ride at all", so I dare say bull riders are forever as well as tattoos. It's just my guess, but I don't think Alvin will ever regret his tattoo.
He promises a better picture in 2 weeks after he's allowed to wash it. It's just hours old now but (forgive me–the marketing professional in me can't help saying this) the timing of his surprise for me couldn't be better, just as my Studs in Spurs series has new releases. BUCKED (Studs in Spurs, Book 2), the title that inspired the Let's Buck line, releases in paperback worldwide Dec. 7th. And RIDE (Studs in Spurs, Book 3) releases in eBook from Samhain Publishing Dec. 28th.
Make no mistake, Alvin didn't even give me a hint except to say I had a surprise coming Friday night. I actually thought he'd gotten a stock contractor to name a bull after me, which I'd joked about him doing. I'm still speechless from Alvin's surprise. All I can say is, LET'S BUCK!
November 11, 2010
A message to my friend…
Yes, romance writers can live a strange life, often trying to keep the professional and the personal separate, and often failing at doing so. Sometimes you just have to give in and combine the two, so here it goes, a personal message to my friend, delivered in a very public forum because, honestly, I think these words are pertinent to us all…
Dear Donna,
Tonight you go into the finals of the competition that has dominated your life for the past 8–or is it 9–weeks now and I know right before you take the stage you like a little pep talk. I am delivering mine now, away from the noise and crowds and chaos.
Remember way back to September 23rd when we all came out to support you for your 'one and only' night in competition because you thought it would be fun, but you never expected to make it in, and then look at now. It's November 12th now and all these weeks later you are 1 of only 3 remaining.
Being one of those 3 finalists, having made it through this far, means you are already a winner. The only question now is where you will place amidst the 3 winners.
In the end what matters is not if you are 1st or 2nd or 3rd. In the end, what matters most is that you made it through this far on the merits of your talent, showmanship and maybe most importantly, sportsmanship. You are finishing this competition with the respect of your fellow competitors, the judges, the crew, the audience, and even the waitstaff.
Simply to compete each week without giving up, and to compete fairly and graciously, means you are already a winner. So when you take that stage tonight to sing your final 2 songs of this long run, remember that it truly is an honor to simply be there and all the rest, the title of 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, is only the icing on the cake.
Love you!
C
November 2, 2010
November News…
Multi-author Romance Panel, Reading & Signing
November 13, 1 PM
North Haven, CT Barnes & Noble
I'll be joined by a few of my fav author peeps and will be reading from UNRIDDEN (Studs in Spurs, Book 1).
Guest Blog, November 28th
Join me at Eliza Gayle's Blog for some excerpts sure to warm up the chilly nights during her Naughty November event. Shhh, don't tell, but I am
planning on revealing a sneak peak into Chase's book RIDE (Studs in Spurs, Book 3) releasing December 28th. You won't want to miss this exclusive premiere! And stop by all month long for excerpts from her author friends at elizagayle.net/blog
In other news, November is National Novel Writing Month and I will be working on my current Work in Progress named, for now until I change my mind yet again, Hooked (Studs in Spurs, Book 4). Thank you to one of my Twitter PBR friends for that title suggestion.
Finally, on the home front, Thanksgiving weekend brings the start of the holidays for me as my annual harp gig begins again with weekly performances Saturdays and Sundays from Thanksgiving through Christmas. I started practicing Christmas Carols yesterday and will have to break out my stash of ball gowns for one more season of fun and frolic along the Hudson River in scenic Tarrytown at the lovely gothic Victorian Gould family mansion, Lyndhurst. Maybe I'll see some of you there!
October 24, 2010
Halloween Fun at JoJo's Bookcorner
All this week JoJo's Bookcorner is hosting a Halloween Bash.
Today is my day on the blog where you will find a virtual pumpkin carving contest (go see my attempt), some of my favorite Halloween things and what I'm going to be this year.
I'm giving away an out-of-print paperback copy of Witches Night to one lucky US reader today and an eBook copy of Crossing the Line (open to international readers) next Sunday.
There's also a Character Costume Party next Sunday, guest authors, games and prizes all week long so make sure to stop by!
October 19, 2010
Jimmy (Red, Hot & Blue, Book 3)
Finally, TREY and JACK have been joined by JIMMY!
Download today at
JIMMY
Red, Hot & Blue, Book 3
Social butterfly and a soldier in the Special Forces—a match made in…bed.
Special Forces gave Jimmy Gordon the undercover skills of a chameleon, but nothing prepared him for Amelia Monroe-Carrington, the governor's hot, redheaded daughter. She thought she was seducing a banquet waiter, and he let her.
His next assignment pulled him from her bed and into the worst six months of his life. Images of Lia were what kept him alive imprisoned in Kosovo, and even now he's home and recovered, she's still in his head.
For her father's political career, Lia has always done the appropriate thing, right down to dating a senator's son. Her one rebellious act, an incredible night with a totally inappropriate man, ended when he disappeared. And then never called.
When they unexpectedly meet again, the pull between them is stronger than ever, tempting Lia to stop sacrificing her own happiness for the family dynasty.
This book has been previously published and has been revised and expanded from its original release.
Warning: Contains incredible one-night-stand sex hot enough to withstand time, distance, and some really nasty terrorist torture.
October 18, 2010
Unridden Voted Top Pick of the Week
Thanks to Blackraven's Reviews and all the voters who chose my
UNRIDDEN (Studs in Spurs, Book 1)
Top Pick of the Week!
October 14, 2010
Review for Jack "the perfect love potion"
JACK (Red, Hot & Blue, Book 2)
"Going home was never so good. Jack shows us that when one door closes then a window can open up for romance… Jack took a little humor, a little spice and a little danger, stirred it up and found the perfect love potion."
Jo, Joyfully Reviewed
Read the full review at Joyfully Reviewed
October 13, 2010
Praise for UNRIDDEN'S Smokin' Hot Cowboys
UNRIDDEN (Studs in Spurs, Book 1)
"Yowza, what a smoking' hot read!
Unridden is an extremely erotic book that will warm you up right away, no doubt. One of the best menage books I've ever read, complete with two very sexy cowboys!"
5 Ravens from Ashley, Blackraven's Reviews
October 7, 2010
The Red, Hot & Blue Series
If you like TREY (Red, Hot & Blue, Book 1) then don't miss JACK (Book 2), available now!
And JIMMY (Book 3) coming in eBook October 19
