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July 28, 2012
Come visit me on Paranormal Romantics
It’s my day on Paranormal Romantics, and I’m posing the question, Where would you go on a space vacation?
Stop by and tell me your answer:
http://paranormalromantics.blogspot.ca/2012/07/a-vacation-in-space-where-would-you-go.html
July 27, 2012
Another Chance to WIN with THE POWER OF THREE
First, I have to thank all of you who took the time to vote over at You Gotta Read Reviews for The Zurian Child for Best Cover. I haven’t heard any official results yet, but it looks like the cover came in second place. Thank you All!
Today, I’m being interviewed over at Chastity Bush’s blog. Learn more about me, and The Power of Three. And leave a comment there for your chance to WIN an Amazon gift certificate:
http://chastitybush.blogspot.ca/2012/07/interview-with-author-jessica-subject.html
July 26, 2012
Party at TRS! Stop by and WIN!
Hey everyone! Today I’m over at The Romance Studio’s Release Party, with my own new release, The Power of Three. I’ll be sharing excerpts & more. Leave a comment (you must be logged in there) with your email address for your chance to WIN a $5 Amazon.com e-gift certificate.
It’s also my day on Backward Momentum, where I’m talking about a new project I’m working on. Be sure to stop by for a sneak peak.
http://backwardmomentum.blogspot.ca/2012/07/the-next-best-thing-challenge-alien.html
And you still have a chance to WIN an Amazon gift certificate over on Cassandra Dean’s blog. So, if you haven’t left a comment there, be sure to stop by today.
http://cassandradean.com/2012/07/24/interview-and-giveaway-jessica-e-subject-contest/
July 24, 2012
Forsaken Protector Blog Tour – Interview with author Nana Malone
Welcome, Nana, to my blog. Can you begin by telling us how long you have been writing with the hopes of publication?
NM: I’ve been writing for publication for the last twelve years
How did you get started?
NM: Completely by accident. I was living in NYC hating my PR gig and realized the only thing I was good at was the writing part of PR. I read Bridget Jones’s Diary that summer and it changed my life. I’d never seen a fiction author with that kind of conversational voice before. That’s when I decided to try my hand at writing.
Do you have any recent or upcoming releases?
NM: Yes I do! I’m so glad you asked: Forsaken Protector
The enemy of her enemy is her friend.
Almost one year after escaping Gentech Facilities, Symone Jackson lives in the shadows with her nightmares. Thanks to horrible genetics experiments at the hand of Peter Reeser, her mere touch is lethal. It may be safer to stay in the darkness, but despite the monster she has become, she wants to be the hero…and only one man can help her.
Garrett Hunter thought he was one of the good guys, but on routine surveillance of a suspected terrorist, he discovers the awful truth…he’s not the only super human around. When Peter Reeser gave him the opportunity to beat a debilitating illness he jumped at the chance. But his decision to save the enemy—Symone Jackson—will endanger the only family he has.
The way to salvation is with Garrett’s help. Can Symone overcome her mistrust and stop living in the shadows? Or will her nightmares become reality?
What are you working on now?
NM: Right now I’m working on the continuation books from both my series. Next in line is Sultry in Stilettos and Wounded Protector is right behind that one
Who is your favorite character from any of your books?
NM: That has to bed Jaya Trudeaux from my Sexy in Stilettos book. She’s the most like me.
Come on, Trudeaux. Shoulders back, chin up. You are amazing. Jaya was well aware of the impact the three of them made in the crowded lounge. They weren’t the typical San Diego girls, tall, blonde and leggy—but they were stunning in the way they stood out from the crowd with their brown skin and dark hair. Or at least, she could be made stunning just by standing between her friends. With Ricca’s curves and Micha’s striking looks and hair, nobody could help but look twice. For once though, she didn’t bask secretly in the glow of secondary adoration. But maybe Micha was right. If she faked it, she’d start feeling better.
They selected the booth by the bar. It had easy access to drinks, a great view of the dance floor, and was close to the side exit in case the place was packed and they didn’t want to go the lobby of the Westhorpe Hotel to get out.
Jaya slid into the booth, careful to keep the skirt of her dress bunched. The damn thing was so frothy and flirty, every time she moved, the skirts threatened to lift up and expose her ass to the world. The top was no better. The neckline was so daring, she hadn’t bothered to wear a bra with it, putting her goods even more on display. But at least she was comfortable in the shoes. They felt like padded silk and they looked amazing. The perfect complement to the dress.
Once their drinks arrived, Jaya raised her glass as she tried to shake the feeling that someone was watching her. Though, given the Do-Me shoes and the Look-At-Me dress, she should have been more surprised if someone wasn’t watching her.
“Okay, listen closely, ladies, because this is the only time you’ll be hearing this from my mouth. You were right.” She paused for effect. “I do feel better. Thanks to you guys, I’m not pulling the death-by-cookies-‘n’-cream routine. And—I have a plan.”
Ricca raised her glass and clinked it with Jaya’s.
Micha’s grin was broad as she spoke. “I knew we’d see the old you eventually—Planning and everything. Soon you’ll be making one of us a to-do list. You’re on the road to recovery.” She took a sip of her Lemon Drop, her ruby-red lips closing around the rim of her martini glass. “So, what’s the plan? Should I get my shovel? Will this require a trip to the desert and a body burial?”
“As much as I would love to throw Derrick in a ditch, I’ve got something else in mind.” With the hairs on her neck standing at attention and making her take furtive look around, she continued in a softer voice. “I’m going to finish my drink. Then I’m going to get my job back—and oust the interloper from my family.”
Micha and Ricca exchanged wide-eyed looks. “I prefer the desert idea,” Micha mumbled.
“Well, okay. As soon as I legally get rid of him, I’ll don the sexiest of cat-burglar-chic and help you dig.” Jaya sighed cheerily as she took another sip of her drink. “I will be back on top in no time.”
Ricca’s happy face went from friendly bolstering to wary concern. “Exactly what is the plan?”
A shot of adrenaline zinged through Jaya . Now that she had a strategy, the tension was already rolling out of her shoulders. “First thing’s first. I’m going to get a date to Tamara’s wedding. There’s no way I can show up alone. It just screams ‘I’m a jobless loser who can’t even find a boyfriend.’”
Micha slapped the table top. “At last. Now you’re talking sense. I told you all that I’m-strong-enough-to-go-to-the-wedding-alone nonsense was bullshit.”
“Yes, you were right. There’s no way I want to show up alone.” She shrugged. “Besides, it won’t hurt to have somebody hot as a fixture. Someone who won’t think Tamara is the most beautiful woman on the planet and the sun shines out of her ass.”
Micha snickered. “Is that what a sunrise looks like?”
Who is your favorite character from any of the books you’ve read?
NM: That one’s easy. Lizzie Bennett from Pride and Prejudice.
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?
NM: I don’t really have critique partners anymore, but I have some pretty honest Beta readers who don’t let me get away with anything. For me critique groups were a little slow. Generally one chapter a week and when you’re writing faster than that it seems to drag on. But once you find Beta readers you can trust, they’ll point out your weak writing, your overused phrases and your crutch words. They are invaluable.
Where can my readers find you?
NM: At my website: www.nanamalone.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nanamalonewriter
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nanamalone
Where can my readers find your books?
NM: You can find my books on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords and All Romance Ebooks
Thank you for visiting us today!
Author Bio:
Nana’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she borrowed from her cousin on a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana at a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.
Waiting for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, Nana, meantime works out her drama, passion and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is. Though, until that ninja job comes through, you’ll find her acting out scenes for hubby and puppy while catching up on her favorite reality television shows in sunny San Diego.
More chances to WIN with the release of The Power of Three
Stop by Cassandra Dean’s blog today to find out more about my new release, The Power of Three. I’m giving away an Amazon gift certificate, so be sure to leave a comment over there for your chance to WIN.
http://cassandradean.com/2012/07/24/interview-and-giveaway-jessica-e-subject-contest/
Also, if you haven’t already, please consider stopping by You Gotta Read Reviews to vote for The Zurian Child for the July 2012 Cover Contest. Thank you so much!
http://yougottaread.com/vote-now-for-the-july-2012-cover-contest/
July 22, 2012
Subversive Blog Tour: Interview with author Rebecca Royce & Giveaway!!
Welcome back to my blog, Rebecca! It is always a pleasure to have you here. I’m super excited to host you during the SUBVERSIVE tour, as I have been anxiously anticipating the release of this book since finishing DRIVEN, the second book in The Warrior series.
Now, Rachel, the protagonist has discovered not only a lot about herself while uncovering all kinds of secrets about the society she lives in. What qualities do you most admire about her and why?
RR: I think she has the ability to press forward during a difficult, sometimes impossible situation. Quit is not in her vocabulary. I think she is smart and she sticks to her guns.
What can you tell us about her relationship with Jason? With Deacon? And with her father?
RR: Jason is her first love. He’s complicated. And Romantic. (And yes I capitalized that on purpose.) He is strong willed and thinks he knows best. He loves her even if he isn’t necessarily good for her.
Deacon is a young guy she once rescued who grew up to be a young man she can’t ignore. He’s opinionated and he frequently thinks things that everyone else disagrees with. He’s more like Rachel than she is comfortable with.
Her father. That’s a sad situation. But sometimes the people in our life who should love, shelter, and protect us…just don’t. It’s not because they’re bad people. They’re simply people and by definition flawed.
What is the most important lesson she learns in SUBVERSIVE?
RR: Don’t believe everything you’re told.
SUBVERSIVE combines both paranormal and science fiction elements. Are these genres you enjoy reading and writing?
RR: Yes to both. I grew up watching science fiction at the dinner table. And I love the paranormal, obviously.
What inspired you to write this series?
RR: I don’t know. Rachel lolled around in my head a long time until she came out to play. I never know where my stories come from.
Now that SUBVERSIVE has released, what are you working on now?
RR: I’m writing an adult series called The Outsiders.
Do you have any more books planned for this series, or involving these characters?
RR: Two more after this!
Yes! When you’re not writing, what do you do to relax?
RR: I watch television, read, play with my kids, go to Broadway shows, or out to eat. I also love to travel.
Thank you for visiting today, Rebecca! I wish you all the best!
RR: Thank you for having me. I love coming here!
Subversive:Rachel Clancy has been through a lot. She’s been sent to fight vampires, lost two boyfriends—one to a vampire and one because of his daddy issues—and now she is trying to lead a secret revolution that could change Genesis, her home, forever. Her confidence is shot, her hands are shaking, and she hasn’t felt a real emotion, except for anger, in a long time.
But Rachel should never be counted out. She sees things others can’t, even if her ideas are considered downright traitorous. There is an important life for Rachel to lead in the world, even if its filed with vampires and werewolves instead of romance and flowers. Rachel has always had to fight, she’s good at it, and the evil that has stalked her hasn’t forgotten her name.
AUTHOR GIVEAWAY!
Rebecca will be awarding a $50 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour and a digital copy of Initiation: The Warrior Book 1 to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour.
Be sure to follow the tour and comment; the more you comment, the better your chance of winning. The tour dates can be found here: http://www.goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2012/05/virtual-book-tour-subversive-warrior.html
AUTHOR Bio and Links:As a teenager, Rebecca Royce would hide in her room to read her favorite romance novels when she was supposed to be doing her homework. She hopes, these days, that her parents think it was well worth it.
Rebecca is the mother of three adorable boys and is fortunate to be married to her best friend. They live in northern New Jersey and try not to freeze too badly during the winter months.
She’s in love with science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal and tries to use all of these elements in her writing. She’s been told she’s a little bloodthirsty so she hopes that when you read her work you’ll enjoy the action packed ride that always ends in romance. Rebecca loves to write series because she loves to see characters develop over time and it always makes her happy to see her favorite characters make guest appearances in other books.
In Rebecca Royce’s world anything is possible, anything can happen, and you should suspect that it will.
Current and Upcoming Works
The Outsiders
Love Beyond Time
Love Beyond Sanity
Love Beyond Loyalty
Love Beyond Sight
Westervelt Wolves
Her Wolf
Summer’s Wolf
Wolf Reborn
Wolf’s Valentine
Wolf’s Magic
Alpha Wolf
Angel’s Wolf
Darkest Wolf (coming soon.)
The Warrior
Initiation
Driven
The Conditioned
Eye Contact
Embraced
Sexy Superheroes
Screwing the Superhero
Banging the Superhero
Other Works
Behind The Scenes
First Dimension
Yes, Captain
Return to the Sea
One Night With A Wolf
Another Chance
Light Me Up
I’ll Be Mated For Christmas
July 21, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday – Oscar gets his wish in THE POWER OF THREE #sixsunday
Thank you for coming to read my Six Sentence Sunday post!
Today I’m sharing another six from The Power of Three,
a paranormal erotica short story which just released on Friday (blurb & buy links):
And then a loud crack filled the air. Light surrounded him. He was falling.
As if being sucked out of the stone, Oscar sprang from his prison and landed on the floor on hands and knees. Taking a deep, refreshing breath, he stood and stretched his arms high into the air in all his naked glory. Being confined to such a small space had left him stiff, and not in a good way.
And 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.
I’m taking the next two weeks off SSS, so I’ll see you all again on August 12!
Visit me & #WIN with my new release, The Power of Three
The Power of Three released yesterday, and I have a bunch of contests going on where you can WIN ebooks, gift certificates & more!
Today I’m visiting my good friend, Zee Monodee. Find out my ideal cast for The Power of Three, and enter to WIN an Amazon gift certificate!
You can also win on these blogs:
Hot Summer Nights Giveaway Hop
Layna Pimentel
Decadent’s The Edge
Rom Con Erotica
[image error]Also, the cover for THE ZURIAN CHILD (designed by the fabulous Reese Dante) is #8 in the You Gotta Read Reviews Cover Contest for July 2012. If you have the chance to go over and vote, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much!
http://yougottaread.com/vote-now-for-the-july-2012-cover-contest/
July 20, 2012
Thank yous and shout outs for THE POWER OF THREE
Today is the release day for The Power of Three, and I want to thank all those who buy or will buy a copy. A big thanks to the authors and bloggers who are hosting me on their blogs to celebrate my new release. Thank you to those who share my posts on Facebook, and retweet my tweets on Twitter. Thanks to the members of Authors Helping Authors for all of your support!
But before a story is released, there are many people who help get it there.
Thank you to Lindsay Hautanen for providing the inspiration for this story. It’s amazing how a joke can lead to one hot story. 
Thank you DL Jackson for your patience in teaching me how to write erotica vs. erotic romance.
Thank you to my awesome editor, Kate Richards, and to the other editors at Decadent who helped to make this story shine.
Thank you also to Valerie Mann, Heather Bennett, and Lisa Omstead from Decadent for all of your support!
Thanks to my fabulous family for your patience and love, and to the Super Seven group for the much needed break and advice.
Hugs All!
It’s Release Day for THE POWER OF THREE and I have #giveaways for you!
Today is the official release day for THE POWER OF THREE, a paranormal erotica short story that is part of Decadent Publishing’s erotica line, The Edge. And since I’m celebrating, I’m also giving stuff away. Visit the following blogs and posts for your chance to WIN:
Hot Summer Nights Giveaway Hop
