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Jumping over to Louisa Bacio's

Today I'm at Louisa's talking about Covet: A Regency Ménage Tale and lifting the layers of the Regency Romance. Literally and figuratively.

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The chasm between us and them

There is more to the chasm between me the author and best selling authors than I believed. Sure, they have that whole pre-sale thing going on, and they have NYT Best Seller status even to their latest and least greatest titles (I'm talking about you Evanovich and Patterson!) Apparently there's also a mental chasm between us and them.

Let's start with this article on The Wall Street Journal on ebook pricing and the DOJ/EU investigation.

Then there was this bit on Amazon and their pricing. Do I t...

Weekly Goal #12

Other than obsessively keeping up on twitter and blogs, and realizing that this publishing world is changing by the month not just year, I plotted last week.

The next 4 Hellfire Club Erotiques are all plotted for 25-35,000 words with an overarching theme to them. I mean an actual plot theme not just a sexual one. Scandal, sex (naturally), treason, anarchy, and sex...well it is an Erotique. Not all are going to be ménage stories, in fact the next one is a m/f story about the Earl of Aycliff, wh...

Friday Recipe: St. Patrick's Day

In honor of the holiday tomorrow I thought I'd post an Irish meal. Granted, I've made Irish stew, pretty tasty on a cold day, but not one with stout added. However I might after seeing this recipe! So I looked one up on my favorite recipe site and posted it here.

Prep Time:30 Min
Cook Time:3 Hrs
Ready In:3 Hrs 30 Min

Ingredients
2 pounds lean beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch ...

Covet: A Regency Menage Tale #releaseday

It's been a long road getting to today, which is all my own doing and I blame no one else (unless you count an utter lack of time travel ability and the person who has yet to invent that).

Covet: A Regency Ménage Tale :


The truest torment is wanting something you know you can never have. Charlotte Tremaine knew this feeling all too well. She covets the freedom to do as she pleases, but has never let herself dream of being with the man she loves. The problem is, she loves two men.


For the last thr...

Wednesday Regency: Battles and Romance

The Battle of Lissa...What? Never heard of it. It's true. As with most historical romances, very little is known about the little battles that go on around our main story.


Now if you've ever read Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series, or have seen the delectable Sean Bean in the movies, then you know those are not historical romances but historicals...historical war novels? Historical fiction? Not sure, but though there's a definite element of romance, it can never be classified as such.


However...

Weekly Goal #11

Goal: To get rid of thie sinus headache! Does that count as a weekly goal?

I've finished The Escape and it's now being converted so that should be out within he next few weeks. Wanted the right tone for it, then lost steam and rushed the ending, so had to fix that. Am much happier with it now!

Covet: A Regency Ménage Tale will be released Thursday, so there's that.

My other writing name is coming along nicely with my first non-erotic Regency romance. Set in a world where a plague has wiped out 6...

Guest Joane Kenrick

Sweet Irish Kiss is apart of Decadent Publishing's 1 Night Stand multi-author series.


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The series is based around Madame Evangeline's match-making skills. A woman to be reckoned with, and owner of a highly successful matchmaking service; put the right two people together for just one night and anything is possible. Especially when the dates take place at the fabulous Castillo Hotels and Resorts in some of the most exotic places in the world. For more on...

Friday Recipe: Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes

I love au gratin potatoes! Delicious and reminds me of Sunday dinners. Course what they don't tell you is all that work in washing, peeling, and cutting the potatoes.

Prep Time:30 Min
Cook Time:1 Hr 30 Min
Ready In:2 Hrs

Ingredients
4 russet potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch slices
1 onion, sliced into rings (Didn't add, cheesy potatoes are great without the onions)
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar...

Wednesday Regency: The Chemise

Any Regency romance you read will at one point or another (be it an erotica or not) mention the all important chemise. I don't know why, it's like using bra in a contemporary. Women wear them, but unless the sentence reads She tossed her bra or she ran out of the house without her bra I can't imagine why contemporary readers would need to know that a modern day woman is wearing her bra.

Regency women knew they wore a chemise--there's no reason to actually mention such a thing. But we 21st cent...