Rebecca Zanetti's Blog, page 26

Drop by and say hi at the Brava Blog

Hi all!  I'm over at the Kensington Brava blog saying goodbye to summer…drop by and say hi.  It's kinda lonely over there today.  I think everyone has headed out of town for the Labor Day weekend.

Speaking of which…there will be a blog hop starting early tomorrow morning–should be fun!

Filed under: Random thoughts

A random update day…

This is one of those random catch-up days on my blog.  Tempted is due at Kensington on Thursday, so I've been busy editing and getting it ready to send to Megan.  I have to say, I truly enjoyed writing Max's story.  He had some depth.  If you haven't checked out the cover for Tempted, take a look.  It's pretty cool.

Also, anyone who catches some of my tweets knows that I complain have mentioned how most laptops have a high pitched whine that those of us with dog hearing can hear.  Bugs the heck out of me.  Yeah, using earphones and listening to music helps.  But…I finally bought a desktop computer for my home office with an awesome Acer huge monitor.  SEE?!?  Yeah, that's my new screen saver.  Cool, huh?  Yes, I'll still use my laptop–I like writing other places.  But while at home…this is the tops.

I've been worried about friends on the east coast and hurricane Irene.  So far, everyone is okay.  Our weather has been fantastic.  It's been about ninety degrees here with almost no humidity.  I would enjoy this more if I wasn't inside writing.  But oh well.

Oh – I'm also gearing up for another blog tour.  This one to promote CLAIMED, which will be released in print form on October 25th and can be downloaded electronically on November 1st.  You can pre-order now.  *Hint* *Hint*.    I'll post the dates of where I'll be when and if I'm giving something away that day.  If there's a topic you'd like to see covered, please let me know.  I'm looking for topics.

Other than that…everyone stay safe!

Filed under: CLAIMED, DARK PROTECTORS, Random thoughts Tagged: random thoughts, Tempted

See the cover for TEMPTED!

Excellent news, my friends.  The magnificent Megan just sent me the proposed cover for TEMPTED.  Isn't it hot, hot, hot?!?  Tempted is an e-novella that will be released on April 1, 2012.  It's about Max (Janie's bodyguard) and a woman named Sarah Pringle.  Sarah just escaped from a mental institution.  You can buy Tempted on your kindle, nook, e-reader, computer, ipad…

Here's a quick excerpt:

"Miss Pringle?  I'm coming in."  The door opened on a gust of wind, and Max stepped inside.

"Wow."  She could only gape.  Wet brown hair, thick and wavy, plastered to his head.  A soaked black t-shirt and jeans revealed rock hard muscle.  No injuries from the fight?  Perfectly healthy.  Not even winded.  He was the largest man she'd ever seen.  His face was rugged…strong.  Not handsome…but, well, masculine.  Yeah.  That was the term.  Deep, dark, and shielded brown eyes took her measure. 

A shiver slid down her spine—some fear—some intrigue.  "How did you find me?"

"You left a trail a first week Boy Scout could follow.  I saw you heading for the tower, so I just kept pace until you got here."  He eyed her sopping clothing, dark gaze wandering up to her face.  "Your lips are blue."  Three steps had him at the cabinets, yanking them open to grab a sealed bag.  Those large hands ripped open the bag and yanked out two wool blankets.  "Take your clothes off."

"No."  It came out on a croak.  How insulting.  He'd been tracking her, easily keeping her in sight.  So much for getting to freedom.  "We need to run.  If you're here…they're coming."

He wiped his forehead with his arm.  "No, they're not."

Her mind spun.  If they weren't coming—they were dead.  "You killed four of

them?"  She backed away, knees hitting the cot.  Her teeth chattered and she

clenched her lips together.  How had he survived?  "What the hell are you?" 

"A damn good fighter."  One broad hand ripped his wet shirt over his head to hang on a nail. "We'll wait the storm out—but you need to warm up."

A good enough fighter to kill four deadly monsters?  That good of a fighter didn't exist.  Neither did absolutely perfect, harder than granite, sculpted male chests.  Oh she

wished he'd put his shirt back on.  The breath heated in her lungs.  "No."

"No to what?" 

"No to you beating the Kurjans.  No to there being Kurjans.   No to taking off clothes.  No to it all."  Hysteria had her vision blurring.

"Stay calm, sweetheart."  He moved toward her, slow and steady.  Like an animal stalking

prey.  Except he looked more like a mountain than an animal.  Not one of those rolling hills from home…but a real mountain.  Jagged and wild—yet solid with the earth.  Unmovable.

Instinct had her raising her fists, preparing to fight.

He stopped cold.  Those eyes warmed and he cocked his head to the side.  "Honey, take your thumbs out of your closed fists."

Filed under: DARK PROTECTORS Tagged: author, Brava, Dark Protectors, Fated, Kensington, Max Petrovsky, Megan Records, Sarah Pringle, Tempted, The Realm Series, vampire, vampires