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Resisting Rachel Video Book Trailer

I've made a new Video Trailer for Resisting Rachel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB7DBHu340o&feature=related

have a squiz.

Cheers

News, News, News

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Catching up on news.

Okay old news first, Dragon Down Under has received a fantastic review; I am so totally thrilled about here is the link if you want to see.

http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/201...

Second news is Resisting Rachel has a fabulous book cover, done by the wonderful Gemini Judson. Resisting Rachel is due out next month, yippee!

Last but not least Claiming Claire the fourth and final book of my Warriors of Kelon series has been contracted with Whiskey Creek Press Torrid. Release date is mid November. This last book of my Kelon's I think is the best of them all. But I will leave that for the readers to decide.

I have WON the CTRR Award!

You can't blame me for being a tad excited today, My book STEALING FIRE has won an award.


an excerpt from the email which was received.

"your book has received a CTRR (Coffee Time Reviewer's Recommend Award) from Coffee Time Romance & More. This award recognizes outstanding writing styles in all book types and genres. Your book has received this award because I feel it is above and beyond a 5 Cup Rating.You can see this here:
http://coffeetimeromance.com/CoffeeThoughts/ "

A little background on Stealing Fire for those interested. I wrote Stealing Fire last November during the National November Writing Month. It took me four weeks to write. And as my very patient editor at Rouge Phoenix can assert to, much longer to iron out all the kinks. Thank you to the hard working staff at Rouge Phoenix Press and to Christen Young for believing in my stories!

Kindlegraph

Kindlegraph is a new way for authors to autograph your books on Kindle. Here is my Kindlegraph page for anyone who's interested.
http://kindlegraph.com/authors/AngelaCastle_

Dragon Down Under

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I am pleased as punch to let you know Dragon Down Under is out at Whiskey Creek Press Torrid. http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/torr...

Coffee Time Romance Review for Stealing Fire!!

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STEALING FIRESequel to Blue FireANGELA CASTLEISBN#: 9781936403240July 15, 2011Rogue Phoenix Presshttp://www.roguephoenixpress.com/E Book$3.99105 PagesParanormal RomanceRating: 5 Cups Adalardo is King of the Kells, a race of people on another planet. Nearly all of their women have been killed in a war with the Drac, so the remaining men including the king are looking for mates among the women of Earth. Penny Summerton is an unhappy, battered wife who despises her husband. She lives for the times that her husband is not at home and she can have some time to herself. When Penny uses some of her free time to go to the outdoor market with the hopes of finding some fresh fruits and vegetables, she has no idea she is about to run into her own future. Because she is not watching where she is going, she runs smack into Adalardo then falls down and cracks her head on the ground. She is unprepared for the handsome king to help her up and treat her tenderly. Unfortunately, the smack on her head causes her to faint and Adalardo and Jane, his best friend's wife, take her back to Jane's apartment. Adalardo knows right away that Penny is the woman for him and that he wants her for his queen, but she is married and, as such, off-limits. However, everything changes when the police show up at Jane's door and they are forced to return to Kell, taking Penny with them. Penny sees Kell as the perfect opportunity to escape her abusive husband forever, but when she confesses her wish and the fact that she is an abused wife to Adalardo, he has other ideas. Adalardo wants to bring her husband to Kell and challenge him, thus beating him and winning Penny for his own. But there are other forces at work, forces that could take Penny from Adalardo forever. Will his plan backfire, or will the Kells and their human spouses be able to overcome a great evil? Stealing Fire has everything you could ever want in a fantasy romance! I absolutely LOVED it! Ms. Castle does a fantastic job of incorporating all of the elements this reader loves in a romance novel: fantasy, aliens, supernatural bad guys, and characters that have a wonderful humanness to them. The wizard Tuthal ended up being one of my favorite secondary characters simply because of his willingness to realize he had made a mistake in his youth. It made him easy to relate to. In truth though, and this is another plus for this novel, all of the characters are easy to relate to. I also loved the chivalry of the Kell men when it came to human women. They simply cannot understand men or a society that abuses women and does not treat them as the treasures they are. I really liked that. Also, Ms. Castle has a real talent for incorporating realistic secondary characters into the story line, and I really enjoyed getting to know a bit about all the other players in the world of Kell. I am definitely looking forward to reading the first book in this series, Blue Fire, and any succeeding books in the future. Please keep them coming Ms. Castle, I for one will be buying! ReginaReviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More

Early Release of Stealing Fire.

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Stealing Fire.
I am proud to announce the early release of Stealing Fire, the long awaited sequel to Blue Fire.
This one is full of action, adventure and of course romance.
In this book we revisit the land of the Kell's, to learn just what the Sorcerer has been up too, and as for the king, will he too find the lady and the love he longs for?
Check it out now at Rouge Phoenix Press! http://www.roguephoenixpress.com/

Tempting Tara is Out!

It's out! No more waiting my friend's Tempting Tara Warriors of Kelon book 2


Yippee!


http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/torrid/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=588&zenid=d9d72f20bc4c3f6b2bd7192968d0b49e





and if you want to read it on your Kindle.


http://www.amazon.com/Tempting-Tara-Warriors-Kelon-ebook/dp/B0056UEUKK%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJBDF5XQBATGDX4VQ%26tag%3Dspea06-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0056UEUKK

You Have Been Compromised

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Okay, so I get a phone call yesterday telling me one of my Visa cards has been compromised. I am first and for most a skeptic when people ring me or send me emails telling me there is a virus or I need to send my account details to them, or I have suddenly become the beneficiary of a few billion dollars from someone I never knew.
I said I would contact my branch, but sure enough it was genuine. (yes I was surprised)
But, when I asked the question, since when have you known about this compromise? As I have detected nothing out of the ordinary with my debit cards.
"Oh, for the past two years."
So it's taken my bank two years to inform me that my card details may have been skimmed, two years for them knowing about this and contact the possible victims. WTF!!!
Now I have inconvenienced of not being able to easily access my account while I am re-issued with another.
But to make matters ever better (yes, you can hear the sarcastic tone coming through) thirty min later I got a second Phone call from a separate bank telling me that my other Visa Debit card had been compromised!
Yes, it was the same story. Two years for them to inform me of it.
Keep a close check on your bank statements and cards, and rely on your own deduction, because the banks are bloody useless.

Tempting Tara Sneek Peek.

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With Ten days left until my second (small) book in the Kelon Warrior series comes out, here is a sneak peak.

Excerpt

"Hello, Pretty."

Melron's deep voice startled Tara, making her jump half off the bed. "Cripes, Melon, you scared me half to death!"

He was staring down on her from the foot of the bed. "How do you like my home planet?"

She twisted around to sit up on her knees, sucking in a breath as her eyes swept over him. He was out of his ship's uniform; wearing a sandy-coloured tunic and black leather-like pants. His black warrior locks were bound back, reminding Tara of a swashbuckling pirate of old Earth. God, he was sexy. Dark, dangerous, that sense of the untamed just barely suppressed below the surface. Those sensual lips twisting up into a killer smile. Tara had trouble breathing let alone getting out a coherent sentence.

"From what I've um, seen so far I think it's um, it's nice."

He leaned over the bed to hold out his hand to her. "Come with me."

She stared at him. "Why?"

His smile never wavered. "Do you fear me?" He withdrew his hand.

"No," Her chin rose. "But I don't want you trying to lay claim again, either."

"I will not do that until you are ready for me to do so, but I am not the only one who will attempt to lay claim. Come see."

She frowned in confusion. He stepped back from the bed, allowing her space to climb off. He walked to the large glass window looking down into the street. She followed. There seemed to be a gathering of Kelon men outside the gates of the house.

"Who are they?"

"Suitors for you."

Tara was outraged. "For me? But haven't they been informed I'm not available."

"Pretty Tara, the sooner you understand the Kelon way the sooner you will come to realise, you will never be 'unavailable' until you are mated."

Her temper started to simmer. "Kerr said I could go back to Earth. Did he lie?"

"He will keep his promise, but more like he is hoping that you will not. You must know they will not give up until you are taken."

She refused to look at him; she knew damn well that if he propositioned her again she would have a hard time denying him. She was still trying hard to turn her lust for Melron into outrage.

"This is your entire fault," she accused, keeping her gaze on the window, not really seeing anything. She was too acutely aware of the man beside her.

"Do you really want your freedom, pretty Tara?"

She felt him shift, his eyes watching her. He gently cupped her chin to turn and tilt her head up. Even the simplest of touches sent races of electric jolts though her body. She had to focus on what he had said, on what he was getting at.

"You are but a prisoner here, Tara; you will not be able to go anywhere without protection, from them."

"What about protection from you!" she snapped, pulling back from his grasp.

"I do not think you need that. You know as well as I, that you belong with me."

"The hell I do!" Denial thumped at the back of her head, even if her body was on fire. She couldn't get past him. His large, muscled frame blocked the path from the window to the door. As she inched backward, he came forward until she hit the wall.

"No, my pretty, hear me. I have a plan for you that will give you freedom while you are here on Kelon."

She swallowed, her eyes glued to the rippling wall of muscled chest before moving up to his face and fixing on his lips. Her tongue darted out to moisten her own.

"Plan?" Her gaze shifted a little further up to his starlight depths.

"You will spend your time with me." She frowned at him. "Tell Kerr you are considering me as a mate and want to spend time with me before clarifying your choice. If you still do not desire me after the fourth cycle, then I will make sure you are taken safely back to Earth."

Tara thought about his words and the implications they carried. Could she spend all that time with Melron and not be affected?

"What would that entail exactly?"

"You would be in my home under my protection. I will take you wherever you wish to go on Kelon, or off world. I have a short range skimmer ship." His black eyes skimmed down her body in a possessive gesture. "With your implant we could indulge in pleasures without it being a permanent mating." His voice had dropped into a husky tone. She couldn't suppress a shudder at the sensual promise of his words.

"So, if I still say no after the four weeks, you'll just let me go home?"

"You have my oath as a Kelon warrior."

She nervously licked her lips. "What if someone else takes my fancy other than you?" She knew it was hardly possible, but couldn't stop herself from asking just to see his reaction.

An angry, dangerous look flashed across his face; his lips pressed into a thin line. Gone were any traces of humour. He drew in a steady breath as if trying to calm himself.

"That is of course your choice." He spoke the words but she knew from his reaction he wouldn't allow her to get even near another Kelon male. She would be protected from the gathering outside. Be a prisoner here in Kerr and Alice's home or get out and about with Melron. Not to mention she'd get to taste of all that brawn and muscle. It was not a bad plan. Tara actually smiled at him for the first time since they had taken her from Earth. Hell yeah, a frigging great plan, hot sex with a hot alien. No strings attached.

"All right, I agree."