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Please vote for Never Gonna Let You Go at LR Cafe – Thank you!

Hello! I still can’t believe that Never Gonna Let You Go has been nominated for Best Science Fiction/Futuristic/Dystopian Book at LR Café. It’s so exciting to be nominated!

And voting begins TODAY! So, if you would be so kind, please pop over to Love Romances Café and vote for Never Gonna Let You Go. And there are so many other fabulous authors up for Best Of awards, too.

One vote for each person and you must be a member of the LR Café Yahoo Group to vote.

You can join at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/loveromancescafe

 

Voting begins January 10th, 2013 at Noon EST, and ends January 18th, 2013.

Winners will be announced January 20th, 2013 at 1 PM EST on the LR Café loop.

Voting will be on the LR Café’s Poll page. The link to that main page is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveRomancesCafe/polls

Thank you and best of luck to all those nominated!!

Sci-Fi movies to look forward to in 2013

Good day! It’s my day over at Backward Momentum, and I’m sharing a list of Sci-Fi and Sci-Fi Romance movies that I’m looking forward to in 2013. Tell me which one you’re looking forward to. Don’t see yours there? Tell me what it is in the comments.

 

Recipe: Kathy Manning’s Snickerdoodles – Guest Post by author Amy Lee Burgess & Giveaway!

Hi Everyone! I’m Amy Lee Burgess and I’m the author of The Wolf Within series published by Lyrical Press. The series is about a woman named Constance “Stanzie” Newcastle who is a wolf shifter. She works as an Advisor for Councilor Jason Allerton of the Great Council and is sent around the world to different packs to investigate issues that arise. Along the way, she is working out a very difficult relationship with her gorgeous Irish bond mate, Liam Murphy. Sometimes it seems like the cases they investigate get in the way of their developing love affair, and each book chronicles this difficult journey, but I’m confident it will all work out happily ever after in the end.

As with most series, the cast of characters is an ever-expanding one, but there are a few recurring characters that show up in every book.

Today I want to talk about one of these recurring character — Kathy Manning. She’s also a Councilor, and she serves on the New England Regional Council. She was introduced in book two, Scratch the Surface, when Stanzie and Murphy journey to the safe house in Hartford, Connecticut to deal with something that happened in Stanzie’s past.

At first Stanzie is not too sure she likes Kathy because Kathy served on a tribunal that judged Stanzie when her first bond mates, Grey and Elena, died in a car crash when Stanzie was driving. Even though Kathy voted Stanzie innocent of any wrongdoing, the whole experience has left a bad taste in Stanzie’s mouth so she views Kathy with suspicion and is the last person she wants to see on the other side of the safe house door.

Kathy, on the other hand, seems determined to protect Stanzie and treats her like a daughter – always challenging her fears, leaping to her defense when she’s threatened, and offering advice whether she’s asked for it or not.

Kathy is a pretty, petite woman, barely topping five feet with pixie short brown hair highlighted with gold. Kathy’s favorite pastime, next to meddling in other people’s business, is cooking. She can whip up a five course meal at the drop of a hat and arranges Pack dinner parties with enviable ease.

When she likes a person, she bakes for them, and she bakes for Stanzie a lot. Every book finds her whipping up something delectable.

Kathy and Stanzie frequently butt heads and Stanzie is very much intimidated by Kathy – not only because Kathy is a force to be reckoned with, but also because she has very clearly adopted Stanzie as a surrogate daughter and Stanzie already has a mother. Stanzie’s mother is nothing like Kathy Manning, but what confuses and scares Stanzie the most is that Kathy is secretly the kind of mother she’s always fantasized she’d like to have. One that takes charge, fights back when threatened and defends those she loves.

So Stanzie feels guilty and resentful half the time and bemused and strangely comforted the rest.

Kathy is a fun character to write because she always gets her way and she never does it by sulking or with tears, but with a smile and a cheerful obstinacy no one can withstand.

Stanzie once described their relationship as that of a bull and a toreador. Stanzie is the bull charging around the ring in a blind, snorting fury while Kathy merrily waves a red cape and skewers Stanzie with swords of logic as Stanzie tramples past.

One of my favorite scenes in Inside Out, the latest book in the series, takes place between Stanzie and Kathy. Stanzie charges into the conversation and thinks she finally is going to get the better of Kathy, only to have Kathy neatly turn the tables. All the while, Kathy is sunning herself on a beach, nibbling strawberries drizzled in white chocolate and steeped in Grand Marnier because, of course, she can’t just eat chocolate-covered strawberries like the rest of the world.

While Kathy is a great cook, it is her prowess as a baker that wins everyone’s hearts.

Stanzie and Murphy both love Kathy’s snickerdoodle cookies and I thought I would share her recipe with you today.

Kathy Manning’s Snickerdoodles

1/2 stick butter or margarine

1/2 cup shortening

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

2 3/4 cups flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Topping (make in a separate bowl shallow enough to roll the cookie dough)

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Heat oven to 400F

Mix thoroughly: butter, shortening, sugar and eggs. Blend in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.

Shape rounded teaspoons into balls. Roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar combination until completely coated and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until set

Remove from cookie sheet immediately

Makes approx. 6 dozen cookies

Snickerdoodles are awesome eaten when warm, but taste almost as good at room temperature. They freeze really well and take almost no time to unthaw.

They are a great cookie to make with little kids because they are easy and involve more than just stirring ingredients together. Rolling them in the cinnamon sugar is the best part.

I hope you enjoyed hearing about Kathy Manning and please do try out her cookie recipe – she’d be so pleased.

Inside Out by Amy Lee Burgess:

There’s no place like home…or is there?

When Stanzie is asked to investigate her birth pack- Mayflower–she isn’t prepared for what she finds.

No one respects the Alphas and the newest adult member of the pack is being encouraged to leave. Why? To make matters worse, the men are dangerously intent on mating and shifting with her.

How far will the pack she thought she knew go to get what they want? Without her bond-mate, Liam, Stanzie must face this alone and, barely ahead of threat of violence, must solve the mysteries, and fast.

WARNING: Vulgar language, sexual situations, group sex, violence

A Lyrical Press Paranormal Romance

Buy Links:

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Lyrical Press

Excerpt:

Alan looked at me and panic flooded his silver blue eyes. “Stanzie.” My name was a horrified plea.

I could see the ghost of a wolf’s muzzle beneath his mouth. He held out a hand and recoiled when he saw the dark fur on his palm.

“Take off your clothes, Alan,” I urged, but he stood there, transfixed. I hastily unbuttoned his plaid shirt and pushed it off his shoulders. “Help me,” I cried as I tugged at his sleeve.

“I don’t know what’s happening to me,” he whispered. His body gave a bone crunching shudder and he stared at Faith and Scott’s wolves, terror etched across his face. The wolves waited together, shoulder to shoulder. It was a damn good thing I hadn’t shifted myself. Poor Alan was clueless.

I fumbled with the button on his fly and then the zipper. His throat rippled and he threw back his head and howled. The noise nearly scared the shit out of me, but I somehow managed to get his zipper down and then I pushed him onto his ass so I could pull his jeans off. He was no help at all, caught in the throes of the first emergence of his wolf. His body morphed in and out of focus. It was like trying to undress someone by strobe light and I had to shut my eyes so I wouldn’t lose my concentration. Alan whimpered and whined. Shifting was painful sometimes–especially when we fought it and he was. He didn’t know how to relax into the chaos and let it flow. He still struggled for control, for a way to reason out the process, and that was impossible. Shifting did not make sense. It just happened.

“Let go. Alan, just go with it,” I coached in a quiet voice as I sat as near as I could to him. He writhed on the pine needles and screamed as his bones shifted beneath his skin. “It hurts less if you just let go.”

“Stanzie!” My name turned into an anguished howl and just when I had begun to get scared, it happened. Alan blinked out of this plane and when he blinked back in, he was shifted.

His wolf was gorgeous. Dusky black with ice-blue eyes. A touch of gray at the tips of each paw. Big too. Bigger than Scott’s gray wolf. He rolled to his feet and sprawled onto his face when he tried to walk. Two legs to four was a bitch for some people. It had never fazed me, but Grey told me it had taken him half an hour to figure out how the hell to walk the first time he’d shifted. I grinned to remember the story and reached out to pat Alan’s wolf on the head. He whined at me.

“Get up and walk. Four legs are fun,” I told him. I was on my hands and knees now, so we could look eye to eye. If he got up, that is. Faith’s wolf pranced over and nudged him with her dainty muzzle. He whined again and she gave a coughing bark. In wolf speak she told him to get off his ass.

Scott’s wolf approached me and stared at me so hard I knew he tried to tell me something, but I couldn’t figure out what. Then it hit me. Duh. I was still in human form.

I stood up so I could strip off my jeans and t-shirt. Scott’s wolf waited impatiently. Alan’s wolf had gained his wobbly feet but seemed stuck in one position. When Faith’s wolf nudged his back end with her nose, he promptly fell over again and I snickered. Alan’s wolf gave me a reproachful look and I patted his head in apology. Scott’s wolf moved behind me and bumped the back of my knees so hard I fell over. Alan’s wolf wheezed with lupine laughter. “At least I can walk on all fours,” I muttered. Naked, I crawled away a few feet to give myself space for shifting. Only nothing happened.

About the Author:

Amy Lee Burgess wrote her first ghost story at age ten. Born in New England, she has also lived in New Orleans and Houston, survived fires, floods, hurricanes, divorce and the premature cancellation of several of her favorite television shows. Turning her back on such shocking betrayals, she is now writing about ghosts, vampires, and other paranormal things and is much happier for it.

Author Links:

Website | Twitter | Goodreads

Giveaway!!

Amy Lee Burgess will be awarding a $15 Amazon gift card to one lucky commenter at the end of the 8 week book tour. Leave a comment the Media Page with your email address for your chance to WIN. Comments left on this blog WILL NOT count toward the giveaway.

NEW! #HumpDayHook – Never Gonna Let You Go

Hello! I’m participating in something new today.

A good author friend of mine recently started a meme called Hump Day Hook where authors share a paragraph or more from a work-in-progress or published story.

Today I’m going to share an excerpt from Never Gonna Let You Go, which was just nominated for Best Science Fiction/Futuristic/Dystopian Book at Love Romances Cafe.

“You were naked, Calla. Naked outside with Commander Holloway.” Anger and hurt rolled through his words, his face a mess of emotions. “What were you doing?”

“That’s none of your business.” Her side ached, but her anger took over. “You don’t have any hold over me.”

“But you said you’d wait for me, said we’d be together when this was all over.”

She didn’t know whether to laugh in his face or throw something at him. If anyone should be mad about broken pacts, it should be her. “You promised the same thing, and then you went and married her. I never lectured you. Never.” She took a deep breath, the pain worsening. “With your mean words and constant evasion, I finally gave up on you ever coming back to me and moved on.”

More Information & Buy Links

Please visit the Facebook HDH page or the participants list here for more Hump Day Hooks!

Never Gonna Let You Go – A Nominee in LR Cafe’s Best of Awards

I came home from picking up the kids at school yesterday, to find out that one of my books had been nominated for an LR Cafe award. I had no idea which one, as I didn’t have access to my computer at the time, and couldn’t go searching. So, while making dinner, I turned on the computer to find out what I’d been nominated for.

Turns out, Never Gonna Let You Go is nominated in the Best Science Fiction/Futuristic/Dystopian Book catagory. I’m still in shock about the nomination, as this is my first. It’s super exciting!

I’m not sure what happens next, but it truly is an honor to be nominated. Here’s a list of all the books nominated in the catagory:

Best Science Fiction/Futuristic/Dystopian Book Nominees

Never Gonna Let You Go by Jessica E. Subject

Aftermath by Ann Aguirre

Wolfsblood 4: Savage Wolf by Marteeka Karland (Changeling)

Avenger by Jambrea Jo Jones (Total E-bound)

When Good Toys Go Bad by Debbie Cario (Samhain)

Ricochet by Sandra Sookoo (Samhain)

Dragon Magic by Karly Maddison (Siren)

Stellernet Rebel by JL Hilton (Carina)

Undercover Alliance by Lily Cain (Carina)

2012: The Rising by JoAnne Hirise (Musa)

Congrats to all of the nominees in ALL categories  It’s great to see so many of my peeps from Decadent Publishing on the lists.

Interview with Jenna Jaxon, author of 7 Days of Seduction

Hey Jenna! Welcome back! It’s always a pleasure to have you here. Can you tell us about your new release?

JJ: 7 Days of Seduction is the story of Ashley, a young woman who wakes up after a wild Friday night party to find out–via a video tape–that she engaged in a passionate ménage a trois wit her ex-boyfriend and a gorgeous stranger.  But she can’t remember anything about the night.  Just as she’s trying to find the stranger he reappears–in her shower.  After a steamy session, Hunter proposes that he take her on a week-long adventure of sexual exploration that will push her boundaries of kink as never before.

Eek! I can’t wait to read this story! Describe the heroine in three words. 

JJ: On the verge (of self/sexual discovery)

What traits does the hero posses that makes the heroine swoon?

JJ: He’s a take-charge kind of guy and she’s attracted to that because she’s mostly dated wimpy kind of guys.  He’s also got a bit of an edge, is a little dangerous, and she’s excited by that quality.  Plus he’s drop-dead gorgeous.  Ashley has no problem with that.

I have no problem with that either. *grins* What was your inspiration for this story? 

JJ: 7 Days of Seduction was inspired by Katy Perry’s song “Last Friday Night.”  As soon as I listened to the lyrics I was captivated by this girl who partied so hard she did all this stuff, including a ménage a trois, and the night’s a “blacked out blur.”  And so the story was born.

Cool! I’ve just finished a story that was inspired by a song. Who is your favorite character from this book? And can you include an excerpt involving this character?

JJ: I think my favorite character is probably Hunter.  I got to make him edgy and a bit dangerous, moreso than my usual historical rakes.  I loved trying to come up with outrageous things for him to say or do.  Here’s a bit of Hunter Hopewell on his first “date” with Ashely:

Damn, the woman was trying to undress him across the table. But he’d chosen her because he’d sensed that hunger in her. Just waiting to be unleashed. He smiled and sipped his Perrier, grappling for control of their evening.

“I’m a law student. Dr. Hawthorne was a professor of mine when I was an undergrad and he told me he liked the way I thought. From the papers I had to write in class. So I got into the habit of taking my papers to him, so he could proof them, tell me what he thought of them.”

“You have the head of the English Department at Berkeley proofreading your papers?” She shook her head, her eyes closed and a slight smile on her lips. “Do you have birds eating out of your hand also?”

Hunter laughed softly. “Care for a roll, Ash?” He held the breadbasket out to her, keenly watching her every move.

She stared back at him, tossed her hair, then took the fresh bread, and tore it in two. “I suppose you saw me in the office.” She shrugged then popped a morsel of the roll into her mouth.

She mesmerized him as she chewed. When she paused to lick her lips, their shiny glaze started a restless stirring in his groin. Maybe dinner had been a mistake.

Where do your best ideas come from? 

JJ: My best ideas seem to come from the music I listen to.  I have teenaged daughters who listen to a lot of current hits–like Katy Perry.  In fact, I’m in the process of fleshing out an outline for a new novella, When Daylight Comes, inspired by Maroon 5’s current release “Daylight.”  (It’s now my ringtone!)

What is your favorite book that you’ve read?

JJ: This is such a hard question!  It’s probably a toss up between Gone With the Wind and Outlander.

I know, it’s so hard for me to chose just one as well. Who is your favorite character from any of the books you’ve read?

JJ: Again, hard question!  And this one’s a three-way tie:  Scarlett O’Hara, Rhett Butler, and Jamie Fraser.  You just can’t get much better than these three.

What writing/writer’s organizations are you involved with? Can you explain how they help your writing and/or your writing career? 

JJ: I am currently a PAN member of Romance Writers of America, Chesapeake Romance Writers, and Hampton Roads Writers.  RWA I’ve not been involved with to any major degree, although with my new status I’m going to try to take advantage of a lot of their programs and workshops.  I’m hoping to do some networking at the coming RWA convention.  The Chesapeake Romance Writers have had a bigger impact, because they are other authors of romance who have more experience than I have and whose advice has been invaluable as far as publishing is concerned.  It’s also a great group to help with writing problems–our monthly workshops have made my writing so much cleaner!

Do you belong to a critique group or have critique partners? If so, what have you learned from them? How has it affected your writing?

JJ: I belong to several critique groups and have four critique partners who are my “goto” people.  Their honesty, keen eyes, and expertise have saved me from major mistakes especially concerning character development and historical accuracy.  As a result, I’m more aware of how my characters may be perceived and can adjust them before sending out to my CPs.

Where can my readers find you?

JJ: I’m at my blog, Jenna’s Journal, on Facebook and Twitter.

Where can my readers find your books? 

JJ: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and All Romance E-books carry all of my titles.

Thanks Jenna! All the best!

7 Days of Seduction:

Ashley Thompson had a wild time at her party last Friday night. Maybe too wild. She wakes to find a video of her in the middle of a ménage a trois with her ex-boyfriend and a gorgeous stranger. Unable to remember anything about the night, other than the hot sex she sees on the computer screen, Ashley begins a search for Mr. Hunk. She has no luck until he unexpectedly shows up–in her shower.

Hunter Hopewell intends to introduce Ash to a variety of sexual experiences he finds fun and exciting. He proposes a week long series of “colorful” encounters designed to seduce Ashley out of her kink comfort zone.

As their week of escalating pleasure intensifies, Ashley must choose to let go of her inhibitions or risk losing the best damn lover she’s ever had.

Buy Links:

Amazon | New Dawning Bookfair | All Romance Ebooks | Bookstrand | Smashwords

Excerpt:

The bathroom door opened and closed. Her hands froze.

“Damn it, Sam. Why is it every time I take a shower you have to pee? Couldn’t you just hold it for once? Or pee in a cup, for God’s sake?”

“I’m not Sam. And I don’t have to pee.”

Ashley’s eyes popped open and the bottle of body wash hit the tub with a loud thunk. The husky voice she’d heard on yesterday’s video and in this morning’s dream was richer in person. Sexier. Her heart took off like a deer after a shotgun blast. She peered at the shower door, seeing only a shadowy figure through the opaque glass. Well thank, God, for that. He couldn’t see her either.

“Hello? Are you there, Ash?” The amusement in his tone brought her back to earth.

“Yeah, I’m here. And just who the hell are you?”

“I’m Hunter Hopewell. Sorry we didn’t really get introduced the other night.”

“No shit.” Damn. The all-important name meant nothing. The spray from the shower roared in her ears and Ashley took a step toward the shower door.

“So who are you? I mean, you say Hunter Hopewell, but I don’t know you. And you know me.”

“Yes, I do. I’ve never met you, but I’ve been interested in you for a while now.”

Despite the hot water, chills raced over her body, standing her hair on end. Oh, my God. A stalker. I’ve attracted a stalker. And I’m shut in a bathroom with him. Suddenly, she couldn’t breathe.

“You work over in English at the university.” He knew where she worked. “And I’ve seen you around the campus.” He’d been watching her.

She wrapped her arms around her chest, shielding her body as best she could. Maybe Sam would come in.

“You’re a beautiful girl, Ashley. With lots of potential.”

Potential for what? Needing to breathe or pass out, she gasped in air.

“I think you should leave.” Where the balls came from to utter that sentence, she had no idea.

“Why?” His voice rose an octave.

“Because you’re scaring the crap out of me.”

Author Bio:

Jenna Jaxon is a multi-published author of historical and contemporary romance.  She is currently finishing revisions to Betrothal, the first book in the Time Enough to Love series.  Her Georgian novel, Only Scandal Will Do, the first in a series of five interconnecting novels, was released in July 2012.  Work on the second book of the series, Only Marriage Will Do, has begun.  Her third full-length novel, As Long As You’re Mine, set in Victorian London and Richmond, Virginia is currently out to an agent.

Jenna has been reading and writing historical romance since she was a teenager.  A romantic herself, she has always loved a dark side to the genre, a twist, suspense, a surprise.  She tries to incorporate all of these elements into her own stories. She lives in Virginia with her family and a small menagerie of pets.  When not reading or writing, she indulges her passion for the theatre, working with local theatres as a director.  She often feels she is directing her characters on their own private stage.

She has equated her writing to an addiction to chocolate because once she starts she just can’t stop.

Blog / Facebook / Twitter: @Jenna_Jaxon

Six Sentence Sunday: A surprise for Colonel Jones in Made For Her #SixSunday

Naughty New Years Bloghop

Hello and thank you for coming to read my Six Sentence Sunday post!

Welcome to 2013! Let’s make this a great year!

Today, I’m sharing another six from MADE FOR HER, a military sci-fi erotic romance set to release January 15 from Decadent Publishing.

Blurb & More

Colonel Mikayla Jones receives a shock as she inspects her squadron.

None of the cadets revealed any indication he would put the lives of others in jeopardy. This will be an easy squadron, every one of them ready to fly in a matter of weeks.

She reached the last cadet and froze. Her stomach clenched. No, they couldn’t have!

She pivoted on her heel and rushed off the tarmac, leaving the squad without an instructor.

Be sure to visit http://www.sixsunday.com/ to find out who’s participating in

Six Sentence Sunday this week or follow the #sixsunday hashtag on twitter.

Celebrating a Book Birthday & G!veaways!!

Good day! I’m excited to say that today is the 1-year book birthday for Unknown Futures. I would like to thank all of my readers out there for making it an All Romance eBooks bestseller. Pop on over to Backward Momentum & help me celebrate!!

If you haven’t already entered, be sure to check out the Naughty New Years Bloghop. Every participating authors is giving something away, plus the Grand Prize is a $100 gift certificate to EdenFantasys & a collection of 10 digital new releases from Erotica & Erotic Romance authors.

Oh! I’m participating in my first giveaway on Goodreads. You can WIN a signed copy of Intergalactic Heat!

Goodreads Book Giveaway


Intergalactic Heat
by Jessica E. Subject

Giveaway ends January 31, 2013.

See the giveaway details

at Goodreads.

Enter to win

 

Naughty New Years Bloghop!!

Hello and welcome to the Naughty New Years Bloghop! And Happy New Year!

A HUGE shout out to Skye Warren for organizing this hop!

For those who are visiting me for the first time, I write science fiction and contemporary romance from sweet to erotica.

For 2013, I have a bunch of stories I plan to write or rewrite, including:

WRITE His Alien Virgin

NEW Alien Next Door series

REWRITE Mark of the Stars series

WRITE 2nd book in The Underground series

WRITE sequel to An Unexpected Return

WRITE new contemporary erotica series

So, those are my goals. What are yours?

Grand Prize!!

Skye Warren is offering a $100 Gift Certificate to EdenFantasys, and a collection of 10 digital new releases from Erotic Romance and Erotica authors. Be sure to leave your email address in the body of your comment below so that she can contact you if you win!

Giveaway!!

Enter the rafflecopter draw below for your chance to WIN an erotica swag package and a PDF copy of Last Minute Customers. Contest is international. Winner will be drawn January 7, 2013 and notified by email.

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And follow along with the hop for more chances to WIN!

2012 – Reading & Writing in Review plus Sneak Peek at projects for 2013

Hello everyone! It’s the last day of 2012, and already 2013 in some parts of the world. Happy New Year to you all, and best wishes for a fabulous 2013!

Thank you for all of your support in 2012! Without you, I wouldn’t be where I am. You all mean the world to me.

2012 has been a wonderful year in so many ways, not only with my writing, but in my personal life as well. And I look forward to what 2013 has in store. So, here’s my reading and writing wrap-up:

Favorite Stories of 2012

While I finished reading 59 short stories, novels, and novels this year, there were some that stood out over others. Here are my favorites from 2012 in the order I read them:

Lucy in the Sky by Barbara Elsborg

Mako’s Bounty by Diane Dooley

Carnal Denial by D.L. Jackson

Obsidian (Lux #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Second Chance by Debbie Gould

Her Forbidden Hero by Laura Kaye

The Diplomat’s Daughter by Liz Crowe

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Dead or Alive by L.J. Garland

Onyx (Lux #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Illusions by Kacey Hammell

Lightning by Taryn Kincaid

Teach Me by Cassandra Dean

The Virgin and the Best Man by Kate Richards

One Night with a Hero by Laura Kaye

Reading Stats:

Of the 59 stories I’ve read this year, here are some stats:

-only 9 (15%) were in print or part of a print anthology

- 22 (37%) were from authors I had not read before

- 20 (34%) would fall under the category Science Fiction Romance

- 59 (100%) would fall under Romance, Erotic Romance, and Erotica

Books Published:

While I had 10 stories published this year, only 9 of them are available. Here they are in the order they were published. Click on the covers for more information.

    

   

Upcoming Releases:

I already have two releases set for January, Made For Her, and Accidental Romance. Plus, Another Night, Another Planet is contracted with Decadent Publishing.

 

Writing Goals for 2013:

I recently received my rights back for The Zurian Child, and The Zurian Legacy (not published), so in 2013, I’m hoping to rewrite or revise all six books in the series and self-publish them. Yes, I’m taking the plunge. I have awesome cover artists that I’ve already worked with, and fabulous editors who are already familiar with my work lined up.

But my first story that I will self-publish is Alien Adoration, which is the first book in my Alien Next Door trilogy. I just finished the story a couple days ago, and it is with my critique partners right now. After that it will be going to my editors. Once it’s edited and I receive my ITIN, I will get it up for sale. I already have a cover, too, but I will reveal that at a later date.

Besides those two big projects, I have plans to write some other stories. Next on my list is His Alien Virgin, which I’m hoping will be another 1Night Stand story. I want to write the next story in The Underground series, and the sequel to An Unexpected Return.

I have a clone story already outlined, as well as a contemporary small-town romance. Then there is the series of short erotica stories that I’m hoping to write as well.

Lots to do. I’m not sure if I’ll get it all done in 2013, but I’m going to try. Plus, who knows what other stories and ideas will develop.

Thank you for a wonderful 2012! I appreciate all of your support! Let’s make 2013 the best yet!