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December 21, 2013
Cover Reveal – My Mr. Rochester 3
I love this cover for My Mr. Rochester 3 . Can you guess which scene it’s for?
Most movie/tv versions leave out the visit from the fortune-telling gypsy, but I love that scene because it’s all about one of Mr. Rochester’s bad-boy flaws: he’s a trickster!
And not a particularly kind one.
In My Mr. Rochester , both Jane and Rochester are flawed heroes, both damaged by their pasts. It’s fun seeing how the damage has kinked them up a bit – and how they try to iron out those wrinkles.
(Click on the My Mr. Rochester 3 to your Goodreads to-read list.)
December 13, 2013
Twittermas – a free short story for you
This story came into my head one day last week, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it!
So here it is for you – free at Smashwords
It will be available at Amazon and B&N shortly for 99¢ – but it’s “only” 5200 words.
Merry Christmas!
December 10, 2013
Triptych – Jane’s Drawings
Jane Eyre is a feast of clues, symbols, allusions – all kinds of writerly stuff. Many of Brontë’s messages and subtleties get left out in movie and tv adaptations, and I’m having a blast incorporating some into my retold version.
When Rochester “interviews” Jane right after he shows up at Thornfield, his questions are abrupt and to the point as he determines the extent of her capabilities and gets an idea of what sort of person she is. Everyone remembers Rochester dissing Jane’s piano-playing, but I think the conversation about her drawing is more interesting.
Rochester singles out three paintings: A shipwreck in the ocean, a mystical woman in the sky above a mountain, and a floating head wearing a turban with a ring of fire circling the temples. They’re all clues to other aspects of the story.
According to Peter Bolt at the Victorian Web, the shipwreck alludes to the effect Blanche Ingram could have on Rochester. A carrion bird perched on the sinking mast holds a jeweled bracelet in its mouth, hovering above the bare forearm of a dead body in the water. Blanche has come to Thornfield not because she loves Rochester but to marry into security – feasting on the wreckage of Thornfield.
Jane calls the second painting The Evening Star, but Rochester will hear none of that. He’s sure the woman is the moon, and the mountain is Latmos. In Greek mythology, Latmos is where the shepherd Endymion has fallen into eternal sleep because Selene, the moon, fell in love with him and asked her father Zeus to preserve Endymion’s beauty. In this light, Rochester is Endymion, frozen in suspended animation by Bertha’s (Selene’s) selfish entrapment.
The third painting, according to Polk, is a scene from the bible, Job 24. “I was eyes to the blind and feet was I to the lame.” It foretells the end of the story, when Jane will be Rochester’s eyes and crutch after the fire.
The paintings are also significant in contrasting Jane to Blanche Ingram. (Almost everything in Jane Eyre is about contrasts and oppositions.) We learn that Jane’s paintings are inartfully done, lacking in trained technique – yet they possess a truth in vision and passion. Everything Blanche does appears to be perfect, but all is lacking in spirit or a sense of meaning.
Mrs. Fairfax tells Jane at one point: I heard him say her execution was remarkably good. From Rochester, this is damning with faint praise.
December 7, 2013
Super Duper December Giveaway!
How could I forget? I’m thrilled to be involved in this BIG giveaway ~
I’ll be giving away five complete sets of My Mr. Rochester – that’s all five episodes to five different winners. Another prize is Theresa Weir’s new “cat” romance, Geek with a Cat Tattoo and a bunch of other great romances ranging from sweet to hot, hot, hot!
Giveaway ends December 19 and winners will be selected December 20:
This is the Super Duper December Giveaway!
Enter to win 1 of the lovely Ebook and swag prizes listed below in the Raffelcopter. There are at least 48 different kind of books you can win! There are lots and lots of romantic, New Adult and steamy Ebooks, ranging from sweet and sassy, or a touch of paranormal, to spicy and erotic. Come join in the fun and holiday spirit!
December 4, 2013
Fantasy Romance Sale & Giveaway
I’ve been on a sale and giveaway tear lately! This is the last one for a while, and it’s a goody!
To celebrate the release of her new book, Psychic Appeal, Michelle McCleod has organized a great fantasy romance sale–all the books you see here are just 99 cents or even free in some cases.
PLUS there’s an awesome give away…just in time to help out with your holiday shopping. (Note the giveaway opens 12/4 and goes through 12/7.)
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December 1, 2013
Fire and Ice (My Mr. Rochester 2, sneak peek)
Episode 2 of My Mr. Rochester will be out in the next week or 10 days. Here is a sneak peak – one of my favorite scenes in the whole Jane Eyre story.
November 27, 2013
Love, Murder, and Everything Else …
This is one of the more exciting promotional sales I’ve been involved with ~ I’m excited to post about it!
Love, Murder, and Everything Else …
There’s a wonderful and eclectic selection of books on sale for the obligatory 99¢, as well as gift cards worth from $25 to $100. Good luck!
November 16, 2013
My Mr. Rochester – Jane Eyre Retold
My Mr. Rochester – Jane Eyre Retold 
One of my more useful traits as a writer is one of my biggest flaws as a professional author:
like fairies, I’m easily distracted by shiny objects.
One day when I took a break from War of the Wyrd and The Goblin Ball (Tethers 3 and 4), I started fooling around with a project I’ve been wanting to do for years – since before Space Junque ! even (wow). I
love the novel Jane Eyre. If you follow my website, you know I’ve written about my frustration with all the film versions. Each has its virtues and definitely its flaws. No one has ever told the St. John Rivers part of the story well.
So I was messing around with it … and it grew and grew and … took over. I’m going to be putting out a serial of Jane Eyre, retold. It’s set in a future dystopia (or utopia, depending on your point of view, I guess!).
Jane Eyre is perfect for the serial form when you include all of the book . I think of it like a BBC miniseries. As you can see by the covers, there are five episodes, each somewhere around 30K words.
Episode 1 is 32K words – novella length and is available now:
I feel SO guilty about setting the fairy books aside yet again! Mr. Rochester just swooped in and took over. I have been powerless to resist him.
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November 14, 2013
Thanking the Authors Blog Hop
It’s giveaway time!
This is an easy fun giveaway. One winner gets all these fabulous prizes:
One woman, three men, and a beach romance as unpredictable as the riptide. . .
Can’t wait?
While dodging psychic attacks from the unknown, Loti falls into the arms of a handsome but frustrating vampire. In her struggle to understand who she really is, Loti discovers a new world out there … and within herself as well.
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Before the time of the great pyramids, there was a place like none other, a city of glass and metal rising from the depths of the ocean.
What secrets would you keep to save your kingdom?
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After being dumped at the altar, Deanna Cameron seeks a fresh start in life. She gets more than she bargained for after accepting a new job, when an Immortal Guardian sends her five hundred years into the past.
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At the cusp of the twentieth century, an heiress turned detective enters a world of deception and danger and must learn to trust her nemesis with both her life and her love.
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My Mr. Rochester – Part 1 (ARC)
A steamy retelling of the classic gothic novel Jane Eyre set in a utopian future.
This book will be published November 21. The winner will receive a personalized Advanced Reader Copy.
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October 17, 2013
Spooky Spectacular…
I’m one of the authors participating in this Kindle Fire giveaway and book sale. Check out the grid of books going cheap this weekend – and enter to win one of those Fires!
The Spooky Spectacular Event will kick off Friday and run through midnight Sunday (Oct 18-20). Featuring 60+ of today’s hottest authors, $1,000 in prizes and tons of awesome giveaways (Kindle Fires anyone? Coach wristlets?), the event is going to be a blast!
And most importantly, readers will be able to fill up their Kindles with incredible ebooks, all priced at .99! Check out all the gorgeous books at the event’s webpage. Just click here!
RSVP at the event’s FB page to be automatically entered into the drawing for one of three Kindle Fires! Click here to visit the event page. Instructions for earning extra entries for the drawing will be on the event page! Additional links to Rafflecopter entries for other giveaways will also be available on the event page as well.
A special thank you goes out to Lisa Markson, Leanne Jacobson, Stephanie Shaw and Emily Rae for all their help with the event. You all rock!
