Kim Fielding's Blog, page 74
November 19, 2012
Scavenger Hunt Promo
December Promo Scavenger Hunt With Free Holiday Story Book Give Away and Site Wide Discount Code Scramble
Happy holidays! Silver Publishing wants to give our fans more than 60 chances to win either a free Holiday Story from our 25 Days of Christmas Releases or for a lucky random five 20% off codes! And if you are really dedicated there is a Word Scramble included that will provide a discount for titles purchased during the last week of December!
To make it even more exciting, the authors participating may offer new and interesting content or contests of their own to help distract from the frantic pace of the holidays.
So, how does it work?
In a nutshell: Find all the snowflakes every day, email us at promotions@spsilverpublishing.comwith the author name/date for each snowflake you find, check our blog daily to see if you won and then use the pertinent snowflakes to spell out an additional discount code to use at the end of the month.
Not in a nutshell: Participants go to the following blogs every day in December and find the hidden snowflakes. There will be at least two, sometimes three snowflakes to be found among the list of facebook/blogs/websites below for our authors. The snowflake will look like a variation of this:
Find them all for the maximum amount of chances to win.
Once you find the snowflake, note the letter, number or character as well as the numerical indicator (if present) on the snowflake for the scramble. The numbered snowflakes will line up to spell out your discount code.
Email us at promotions@silverpublishing.comwith the name of the blog/website where the snowflakes were hidden on that date.
Important email format: Please put only the name of one author and the date in your subject line - for maximum chances to win, each snowflake/author found should be its own email for an increased daily chance to win.
If your email subject line includes the correct answer you will be entered into a random drawing to win the Christmas Release for the day you found the snowflake. There will be at least 2 winners per day; five days there will be 3 winners.
Winners will be notified in our new BLOG here: http://bit.ly/Wi7uyq= (bookmark this link so that you can check back each day.) If you are the winner for that day, email us with your email address and format desired to promotions@silverpublishing.comso that we can get your prize to you quickly.
Helpful hints: Some authors will have more than one snowflake during the event. But authors will only post one snowflake per day so search them all every day. Don’t leave any out for maximum chances to win.
Once you have found all the snowflakes, line up the letters, characters and numbers based on the numerical indicator (when present) to spell out our Holiday message and receive a discount code that will be active from Dec 25 – 31st.
Not every participating author has a Holiday release but you’ll want to collect the snowflake on their site for another chance to win the story being released that day. And…they might have one of the five valuable discount snowflakes we’ve hidden with your chance to win that day.
If the authors are running additional contests, take advantage for additional ways to win throughout the month.
Here is your list and GOOD LUCK!
Kim Fielding - author of Joys R Us
Link: http://bit.ly/105Kz8z
Silvia Violet - author of Needing a Little Christmas
Link: http://bit.ly/XmrQIb
Elysabeth M. VaLey - author of Punishing Santa
Link: http://bit.ly/T8ECGK
Freddy MacKay - author of Snowed
Link: http://bit.ly/UMqEfI
Annabelle Jacobs - author of Snowflakes and Strangers
Link: http://bit.ly/S23OxE/
Pelaam - author of Christmas Magic
Link: http://on.fb.me/Wjy5Lw
Rebecca Leigh - author of The Angel's Fall
Link: http://bit.ly/ZP8wBK
N Phillips - author of The Christmas Mix Up
Link: http://on.fb.me/108x33S
Grace Roselyn - author of The Treasure of Christmas
Link: http://bit.ly/QlEWCG
Ellen Heights - author of Three Men and a Christmas Goddess
Link: http://bit.ly/XokyDJ
Mathilde Watson:
Link: http://bit.ly/U73dvb
Andi Anderson
Link: http://bit.ly/QQzKGO
Lillian Frances - author of When Love Flue In
Link: http://bit.ly/T8EYNw
Azura Ice - author of Wrapped Around Your Handlebars
Link: http://bit.ly/TQx5tz
Ashlynn Monroe - author of A Most Unexpected Gift
Link: http://bit.ly/UMrwRz
SJD Peterson
Link: http://bit.ly/TKh8mv
EM Lynley
Link: http://bit.ly/QlFDMi
Gregg A. Endless
Link: http://bit.ly/SUVXPH
Elinor Gray
Link: http://bit.ly/Xmt06v
Emma Paul
Link: http://bit.ly/Jt6lLH
Caitlin Ricci
Link: http://bit.ly/T8FWt6
Vona Logan
Link: http://bit.ly/U737nB
M.A. Stacie
Link: http://bit.ly/S25gA1
Dawn H. Hawkes
Link: http://bit.ly/SUWfpG
Meredith Russell
Link: http://bit.ly/QPvCae
R.J. Scott
Link: http://bit.ly/UMshK8
Lisa Worrall
Link: http://bit.ly/RKzzKe
Trillium
Link: http://bit.ly/Uyvhnv
Jessica E. Subject
Link: http://bit.ly/XQIgaW
RC Bonitz
Link: http://bit.ly/T3dRjD
Lexi Ander
Link: http://bit.ly/TQylNf
Sarah Bella
Link: http://bit.ly/Q2OBwD
William Cooper
Link: http://bit.ly/Q1QWb8
D. McEntire
Link: http://bit.ly/U0T8Ow
T. C. Archer
Link: http://bit.ly/ZPeanw
Tarah Scott
Link: http://bit.ly/S5NQ3S
The Mischief Corner
Link: http://bit.ly/WjBZnv
Lily Harlem
Link: http://bit.ly/T8sdSe
Maria MoonStar
Link: http://bit.ly/U0QJDC
S.A. Garcia
Link: http://bit.ly/Q1RgXj
Marie Ashley
Link: http://bit.ly/QlHvVl
Eve Tesoro
Link: http://bit.ly/RKyiCQ
Silver Blog
Link: http://bit.ly/Wi7uyq
Scarlet Blackwell - author of Homeless at Christmas
Link: http://bit.ly/105J6z4
NJ Neilsen - author of A Moon-Runner Christmas
Link: http://bit.ly/T8ETth
TN Tarrant - author of A Not So Straight Christmas
Link: http://on.fb.me/U72w5h
Karly Maddison - author of A Puppy for Christmas
Link: http://bit.ly/T8rHDE
Toni Griffin - author of A Very Holland Christmas
Link: http://bit.ly/QPwBXG
Cheyenne Meadows - author of Christmas with Mesa
Link: http://bit.ly/ZPfDKx
Heidi Lynn Anderson - author of Christmas Longing
Link: http://bit.ly/U0Rnkq
LM Brown - author of Someone Like You
Link: http://bit.ly/UMtXnb
Vicktor Alexander - author of Chocolate Vanilla Swirl
Link: http://bit.ly/RKyO3J
Jannie Lund - author of Clear as Glass
Link: http://bit.ly/SCpA7T
Piper Whitney - author of Fractured Heart
Link: http://bit.ly/T4jzlg
Nicole Dennis - author of 7 Days of Christmas
Link: http://bit.ly/SW7Rc6
November 16, 2012
Brute available December 3!
I am very excited to announce that my next novel, Brute, will be available in print and e-versions on December 3! I think it would make an excellent holiday gift for your m/m fantasy-loving friends (or yourself!). You can preorder from Dreamspinner Press here.
Brute leads a lonely life in a world where magic is commonplace. He is seven and a half feet of ugly, and of disreputable descent. No one, including Brute, expects him to be more than a laborer. But heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and when he is maimed while rescuing a prince, Brute’s life changes abruptly. He is summoned to serve at the palace in Tellomer as a guard for a single prisoner. It sounds easy but turns out to be the challenge of his life.
Rumors say the prisoner, Gray Leynham, is a witch and a traitor. What is certain is that he has spent years in misery: blind, chained, and rendered nearly mute by an extreme stutter. And he dreams of people’s deaths—dreams that come true.
As Brute becomes accustomed to palace life and gets to know Gray, he discovers his own worth, first as a friend and a man and then as a lover. But Brute also learns heroes sometimes face difficult choices and that doing what is right can bring danger of its own.
Brute leads a lonely life in a world where magic is commonplace. He is seven and a half feet of ugly, and of disreputable descent. No one, including Brute, expects him to be more than a laborer. But heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and when he is maimed while rescuing a prince, Brute’s life changes abruptly. He is summoned to serve at the palace in Tellomer as a guard for a single prisoner. It sounds easy but turns out to be the challenge of his life. Rumors say the prisoner, Gray Leynham, is a witch and a traitor. What is certain is that he has spent years in misery: blind, chained, and rendered nearly mute by an extreme stutter. And he dreams of people’s deaths—dreams that come true.
As Brute becomes accustomed to palace life and gets to know Gray, he discovers his own worth, first as a friend and a man and then as a lover. But Brute also learns heroes sometimes face difficult choices and that doing what is right can bring danger of its own.
November 14, 2012
Ana Bosch on Love
Today I'm very pleased to welcome a guest: the lovely Ana Bosch. I had the pleasure of meeting her last month, and she is not only an extremely talented writer and artist, but also a really nice person. I may be slightly jealous. ;-)
Love Shouldn't Have to Cure All
Ana Bosch
To me, one of the least romantic notions in the romance genre is the idea that love cures all. This is the idea that all you have to do is love someone, and perhaps pull a few strings to trigger some sort of revelation, and your target will somehow become prime dating (or marriage) material in the span of 60,000 words.
I'll be the first to admit I'm not a fan of that trope. My problem with it isn't the fact that it's unrealistic. (If I cared that much about realism, I wouldn't be writing a series of novels about the undead.) Rather, my problem with "love cures all" is that it sucks all the spice out of formerly interesting characters, leaving behind homogenized mush. It's the perfect recipe if what you want at the end of a story is a cookie cutter Prince Charming, but sometimes a beast is more fun than a Prince Charming.
Some might think I'm unromantic for hating the idea that love cures all. For a while, I really believed that my disregard for all these romance rules made me as "cold" as my ex claimed I was when I refused to pay for his Viagra after two dates. But the more time I spent toiling over my bubbling cauldron of flawed characters, the more I came to understand why I like writing such characters, and why I hate the idea that love cures all.
The bottom line: love isn't just for perfect people. I don't think people need to be cured in order have love in their lives. And as much as I consider myself a realist—maybe even a cynic—when it comes to my own love life, perhaps it's the idealistic, romantic part of me that believes that even someone as flawed and backward as the rest of us is still worthy of being loved. Perhaps for every person, there's someone out there who knows how to challenge them to be better, without taking the reins from their hands.
When I began work on Art of Death and its sequel, Bonds of Death, I intentionally started with two characters that I thought had no business being in a relationship, and I decided that while both would grow, neither would ever be "fixed." Riley is stubborn, independent, secretive, and at times uncooperative. Westwood, an undead, has all the rough edges that come with being stripped of one's humanity. He was once a violent monster and is only partially reformed. Neither one of them is comfortable with the level of trust that's required in a romantic relationship.
I certainly wouldn't want to date either of them. But I never judge—or write—a character based on whether I'd get along with them in real life. And I know that even though Riley and Westwood are two messed-up individuals, they're right for each other. Westwood will never feel comfortable expressing his love with words, but Riley knows that words are cheap, and there's more honesty to be found in whatever is left unsaid. Riley fears intimacy and would more readily risk his life than his heart, but Westwood is grudgingly patient enough to help guard Riley’s life until his heart is ready to open on its own. Over time, they both learn how to challenge each other and navigate the resulting twists and turns.
Bonds of Death was released last month. With one more book in the works, these two characters will face some of their greatest shortcomings and grow as a result. But Riley and Westwood will always be Riley and Westwood. You can't turn a steaming cauldron of flaws into a cookie cutter Prince Charming, no matter how much you tweak the recipe. And really, why would you want to? A Prince Charming cookie will only give you cavities, but pop a few antacid pills, and a spicy bowl of Flaw Soup will keep you warm through all of winter.
Link to the series
Blurb: Bonds of Death
Sequel to Art of Death
Fresh out of a messy breakup, starving artist Riley Burke has found happiness with Westwood, his new undead lover—enough happiness that when his friend Porter warns him that the undead only see humans as flashy playthings, Riley looks the other way. After all, he only wants a bit of fun. It's not like he's asking Westwood to put a ring on his finger.
Once a brutal and violent criminal, Westwood now atones for his past by punishing the undead for crimes against humans. But his job doesn't make him popular with his undead brethren—and someone has a thirst for revenge.
That someone has uncovered Westwood’s weakness and is on the hunt. To withstand an attack, Westwood must bolster his strength by taking on a human worshipper. He turns to Riley, but Riley is terrified of the bond Westwood's ritual will create. He would rather risk his life pursuing Westwood's attacker than risk opening his soul to a man who doesn't respect him. But time is running out, and if Riley and Westwood can't come together, one of them might pay the ultimate price.
Love Shouldn't Have to Cure All
Ana Bosch
To me, one of the least romantic notions in the romance genre is the idea that love cures all. This is the idea that all you have to do is love someone, and perhaps pull a few strings to trigger some sort of revelation, and your target will somehow become prime dating (or marriage) material in the span of 60,000 words.
I'll be the first to admit I'm not a fan of that trope. My problem with it isn't the fact that it's unrealistic. (If I cared that much about realism, I wouldn't be writing a series of novels about the undead.) Rather, my problem with "love cures all" is that it sucks all the spice out of formerly interesting characters, leaving behind homogenized mush. It's the perfect recipe if what you want at the end of a story is a cookie cutter Prince Charming, but sometimes a beast is more fun than a Prince Charming.
Some might think I'm unromantic for hating the idea that love cures all. For a while, I really believed that my disregard for all these romance rules made me as "cold" as my ex claimed I was when I refused to pay for his Viagra after two dates. But the more time I spent toiling over my bubbling cauldron of flawed characters, the more I came to understand why I like writing such characters, and why I hate the idea that love cures all.
The bottom line: love isn't just for perfect people. I don't think people need to be cured in order have love in their lives. And as much as I consider myself a realist—maybe even a cynic—when it comes to my own love life, perhaps it's the idealistic, romantic part of me that believes that even someone as flawed and backward as the rest of us is still worthy of being loved. Perhaps for every person, there's someone out there who knows how to challenge them to be better, without taking the reins from their hands.
When I began work on Art of Death and its sequel, Bonds of Death, I intentionally started with two characters that I thought had no business being in a relationship, and I decided that while both would grow, neither would ever be "fixed." Riley is stubborn, independent, secretive, and at times uncooperative. Westwood, an undead, has all the rough edges that come with being stripped of one's humanity. He was once a violent monster and is only partially reformed. Neither one of them is comfortable with the level of trust that's required in a romantic relationship.
I certainly wouldn't want to date either of them. But I never judge—or write—a character based on whether I'd get along with them in real life. And I know that even though Riley and Westwood are two messed-up individuals, they're right for each other. Westwood will never feel comfortable expressing his love with words, but Riley knows that words are cheap, and there's more honesty to be found in whatever is left unsaid. Riley fears intimacy and would more readily risk his life than his heart, but Westwood is grudgingly patient enough to help guard Riley’s life until his heart is ready to open on its own. Over time, they both learn how to challenge each other and navigate the resulting twists and turns.
Bonds of Death was released last month. With one more book in the works, these two characters will face some of their greatest shortcomings and grow as a result. But Riley and Westwood will always be Riley and Westwood. You can't turn a steaming cauldron of flaws into a cookie cutter Prince Charming, no matter how much you tweak the recipe. And really, why would you want to? A Prince Charming cookie will only give you cavities, but pop a few antacid pills, and a spicy bowl of Flaw Soup will keep you warm through all of winter.
Link to the series
Blurb: Bonds of Death
Sequel to Art of Death
Fresh out of a messy breakup, starving artist Riley Burke has found happiness with Westwood, his new undead lover—enough happiness that when his friend Porter warns him that the undead only see humans as flashy playthings, Riley looks the other way. After all, he only wants a bit of fun. It's not like he's asking Westwood to put a ring on his finger.
Once a brutal and violent criminal, Westwood now atones for his past by punishing the undead for crimes against humans. But his job doesn't make him popular with his undead brethren—and someone has a thirst for revenge.
That someone has uncovered Westwood’s weakness and is on the hunt. To withstand an attack, Westwood must bolster his strength by taking on a human worshipper. He turns to Riley, but Riley is terrified of the bond Westwood's ritual will create. He would rather risk his life pursuing Westwood's attacker than risk opening his soul to a man who doesn't respect him. But time is running out, and if Riley and Westwood can't come together, one of them might pay the ultimate price.
November 12, 2012
My long weekend
I spent a lovely weekend in Sausalito with friends. We relaxed, we ate, we shopped. I reviewed the galley proofs for Brute. Here's the view I had as I was sitting in a cafe with the galleys:
Yeah, well, that's hard to beat, isn't it? I've traveled a fair amount, but I believe that San Francisco is one of the world's most beautiful cities.
This was the view from down the street. The gull reminded me of the cover of Flux. Which is a photo I took in San Francisco, actually.
In fact, I took the Flux cover photo just a few yards from the restaurant where we had this for dessert on Saturday. Key lime flavor. Possibly the most fun dessert I've ever eaten. The waiter informed us that it's made from organic sugar, which, he said, is important because the body tastes organic sugar differently than the regular stuff. I'm skeptical. But where else in the world could you take a ferry to lunch, eat clay pot chicken as your main course, then eat organic key lime cotton candy for dessert? All with a view. I think every meal we ate over the weekend had a water view, and 2 restaurants were on piers over the water.
And this is what my older daughter and her friend did to their hair today. While they were doing that, I was sitting in the nearby Starbucks with younger daughter, and I was finishing those galleys. Now back to NaNo!
Yeah, well, that's hard to beat, isn't it? I've traveled a fair amount, but I believe that San Francisco is one of the world's most beautiful cities.
This was the view from down the street. The gull reminded me of the cover of Flux. Which is a photo I took in San Francisco, actually.
In fact, I took the Flux cover photo just a few yards from the restaurant where we had this for dessert on Saturday. Key lime flavor. Possibly the most fun dessert I've ever eaten. The waiter informed us that it's made from organic sugar, which, he said, is important because the body tastes organic sugar differently than the regular stuff. I'm skeptical. But where else in the world could you take a ferry to lunch, eat clay pot chicken as your main course, then eat organic key lime cotton candy for dessert? All with a view. I think every meal we ate over the weekend had a water view, and 2 restaurants were on piers over the water.
And this is what my older daughter and her friend did to their hair today. While they were doing that, I was sitting in the nearby Starbucks with younger daughter, and I was finishing those galleys. Now back to NaNo!
November 9, 2012
Brute blurb
My NaNoing is going very well--I just passed 31k last night. I've been trying to get ahead because today I'm off for a mental health weekend with some friends. I often hit a sort of slump in a novel at about this point, but that hasn't happened yet with this one. Chris and Dylan are keeping me so busy, I'm even dreaming about the story!
In other news, it looks like I'll have an early December release date for my newest novel, Brute. I'm really excited about this one. I think it would make an excellent holiday gift for everyone you know. *g* Here's the blurb:
I just got the galley proofs last night, which means that in addition to everything else I have going on, I need to quickly read over 90k words for typos and other minor minstakes. Paul Richmond is doing the cover art and it looks fantastic.
I am also very pleased to announced that I signed a contract with Dreamspinner for a novella this week. Night Shift will come out in April or May.
In other news, it looks like I'll have an early December release date for my newest novel, Brute. I'm really excited about this one. I think it would make an excellent holiday gift for everyone you know. *g* Here's the blurb:
Brute leads a lonely life in a world where magic is commonplace. He is seven and a half feet of ugly, and of disreputable descent. No one, including Brute, expects him to be more than a laborer. But heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and when he is maimed while rescuing a prince, Brute’s life changes abruptly. He is summoned to serve at the palace in Tellomer as a guard for a single prisoner. It sounds easy but turns out to be the challenge of his life.
Rumors say the prisoner, Gray Leynham, is a witch and a traitor. What is certain is that he has spent years in misery: blind, chained, and rendered nearly mute by an extreme stutter. And he dreams of people’s deaths—dreams that come true.
As Brute becomes accustomed to palace life and gets to know Gray, he discovers his own worth, first as a friend and a man and then as a lover. But Brute also learns heroes sometimes face difficult choices and that doing what is right can bring danger of its own.
I just got the galley proofs last night, which means that in addition to everything else I have going on, I need to quickly read over 90k words for typos and other minor minstakes. Paul Richmond is doing the cover art and it looks fantastic.
I am also very pleased to announced that I signed a contract with Dreamspinner for a novella this week. Night Shift will come out in April or May.
November 7, 2012
Feeling strongly about the election
Now that the election is over and we can take a few deep breaths, I thought you might enjoy this note my younger daughter (AKA the Melodrama Queen) left on my pillow a couple weeks ago. I've erased her name to protect the not-so-innocent.
The back of the page lists her favorite foods, states that in case of her death we should save her favorite stuffed animal "for future kids", and says we should tell her friends and teachers she loves them.
Sigh.
We had a talk about appropriate forms of political dissent, my daughter and I. And needless to say, she was thrilled with the outcome yesterday.
The back of the page lists her favorite foods, states that in case of her death we should save her favorite stuffed animal "for future kids", and says we should tell her friends and teachers she loves them.Sigh.
We had a talk about appropriate forms of political dissent, my daughter and I. And needless to say, she was thrilled with the outcome yesterday.
November 4, 2012
Vote! :-)
The cover for my novella Speechless had made it to Round 6 of the Rainbow Awards cover contest. Only 25 covers left and so many of them are gorgeous! I think I've mentioned it before, but the fabulously talented Anne Cain did the Speechless cover.
Please vote here: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1777947.html
Please vote here: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1777947.html
November 3, 2012
Thanks to Random.org we have a winner! Congratulations to...
Thanks to Random.org we have a winner! Congratulations to warpedminded for winning the e-cop-y of Good Bones, and thank you to all of you who entered.
NaNo is going well so far. I'm over 7000 words into the Good Bones sequel.
Here's what Halloween looked like at my house. Can you identify which character my younger daughter is portraying so frighteningly?
NaNo is going well so far. I'm over 7000 words into the Good Bones sequel.
Here's what Halloween looked like at my house. Can you identify which character my younger daughter is portraying so frighteningly?
October 30, 2012
Enter to win a free e-book!
This is what my office looked like when I arrived Monday morning:
My secretary did a good job, didn't she? I especially like the giant spider on my chair. I've moved the webs away from my chair and monitor so I can work, but the rest remain. Very festive. (The giant gavel, the serotonin model, the Freud toys, and the Scream blow-up doll are always there. As are the piles of papers. And no windows. I never have any windows.)
So, it's Halloween, which has always been one of my favorite holidays. And NaNoWriMo is about to begin. This will be my fourth NaNo year and an especially busy one, but I'm going to give it a shot anyway. I'm really itching to get started on the new novel, which will be a Good Bones sequel. So, to celebrate Halloween and NaNo, I'm giving away an e-copy of Good Bones. Who wouldn't want a hipster werewolf to spend some time with?
To enter to win, just leave a comment below, in which you answer this question: If you were to dress up for Halloween this year, what would your costume be? Also leave your email address. I'll randomly choose a winner on Saturday, November 2, at noon Pacific time.
My secretary did a good job, didn't she? I especially like the giant spider on my chair. I've moved the webs away from my chair and monitor so I can work, but the rest remain. Very festive. (The giant gavel, the serotonin model, the Freud toys, and the Scream blow-up doll are always there. As are the piles of papers. And no windows. I never have any windows.)
So, it's Halloween, which has always been one of my favorite holidays. And NaNoWriMo is about to begin. This will be my fourth NaNo year and an especially busy one, but I'm going to give it a shot anyway. I'm really itching to get started on the new novel, which will be a Good Bones sequel. So, to celebrate Halloween and NaNo, I'm giving away an e-copy of Good Bones. Who wouldn't want a hipster werewolf to spend some time with?
To enter to win, just leave a comment below, in which you answer this question: If you were to dress up for Halloween this year, what would your costume be? Also leave your email address. I'll randomly choose a winner on Saturday, November 2, at noon Pacific time.
October 28, 2012
Holiday releases
I'm feeling slightly guilty, because while some of you are buckling down for dangerous weather, we're having a beautiful day here in California. It's supposed to be 80F here today.
But hard as it is to believe today, the winter holidays are just around the corner. I'll have two holiday short stories released in December. One of them is a Hanukkah-themed story from Dreamspinner, entitled "A Great Miracle Happened There." You will be able to order it separately in December, or you can get it as part of the Advent Calendar package, in which you get a story every day in December. The package is cheapest if you preorder by the end of October. Here's the blurb for my story (which will cost $2.99 if you buy it separately:
I will also have a Christmas story released by Silver Publishing. It's called "Joys R Us." It comes out December 13, and will cost $1.99. You can preorder now. Here's that blurb:
My novel Brute will also be released in December or January. I'll let you know when I have a release date. Along with Miner and Drew, Brute is one of my favorite characters that I've ever written.
But of course Halloween is even sooner! And to celebrate Halloween and the beginning of NaNoWriMo, I'll be doing a giveaway later this week. Check back for details.
But hard as it is to believe today, the winter holidays are just around the corner. I'll have two holiday short stories released in December. One of them is a Hanukkah-themed story from Dreamspinner, entitled "A Great Miracle Happened There." You will be able to order it separately in December, or you can get it as part of the Advent Calendar package, in which you get a story every day in December. The package is cheapest if you preorder by the end of October. Here's the blurb for my story (which will cost $2.99 if you buy it separately:
This winter, Jude Bloch can't decide what bothers him more—the crowds of people or the holiday revelry. Even meeting handsome chef Mac Appel fails to cheer him up because Jude knows the most he could hope for is a one-night stand. But one night turns into two and then more. Maybe Mac can bring some warmth into Jude's holiday season.
I will also have a Christmas story released by Silver Publishing. It's called "Joys R Us." It comes out December 13, and will cost $1.99. You can preorder now. Here's that blurb:
Reece considers holiday events wasteful. But when he's coerced into standing in line for this year's must-have toy, he gets trampled by the crowd. Store manager Angel rescues him--but can Angel also show Reece the joy of Christmas?
My novel Brute will also be released in December or January. I'll let you know when I have a release date. Along with Miner and Drew, Brute is one of my favorite characters that I've ever written.
But of course Halloween is even sooner! And to celebrate Halloween and the beginning of NaNoWriMo, I'll be doing a giveaway later this week. Check back for details.
