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New release announced: TWISTED SUMMER

TWISTED SUMMERa dark new adult romancecoming March 31st 2013
cover reveal on 20th March


You have to understand that we never meant for it to happen. We knew it was stupid. We knew it was wrong. 
Eighteen-year-old Danni Warren has big plans for her last summer before college: a cool job, a concert she wouldn’t miss for the world, and spending time with her beautiful girlfriend, Esme. But after one hell of an argument, Danni’s mother packs her off to stay with her estranged step-uncle, Gabe, in his lodge on the coast. So begins a weekend of the worst punishment imaginable: no phone signal.
With his sunkissed good looks and sarcastic manner, twenty-nine-year-old Gabe isn’t anything like Danni expected. She wants to hate him—he’s her punishment for standing up to her mother—but between surfing lessons and beach hikes, they grow close. Maybe too close.
Now Danni’s questioning everything: old family secrets, her future, her strained relationship with Esme. One sun stained afternoon, Gabe and Danni go too far. And then everything else falls apart…

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Shh...new release in the works

New Adult novel lands soon.

Cover & Title reveal coming up in the next few weeks.

Shh...it's uncomfortably naughty.

A Year In Publishing...

So. It's been about a year since Beautiful Mess, my debut novella, came out. And a lot has happened in that time. In fact this time last year, I was just an unpublished intern at Entangled (which was cool, by the way, but it's quite woeful to be unpublished when all you want to do is write and reach readers). I felt very apprehensive about the whole "people reading my books" thing. What if they didn't like them? What if my books tanked? Was my 2012 going to be the year I gave up on my dreams of being an author, and of working in publishing?

Not exactly...

[image error] Beautiful Mess debuted in late November, 2011. And since then...
There are nearly half a million copies in circulationThere are thousands of reviews and ratings spread over various sites and vendors (including the elusive positive review at Dear Author)Beautiful Mess spent Christmas 2011 in the erotica and romance top tens across most vendors Some funny people recorded an audio versionIn other words: freebies, my friends. "Publicity" doesn't even cover it.
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The WHORED series debuted in February and June 2012, respectively. And since then...

Chairman has been nominated for an RT Reviewer's Choice award, and received an extended reviewBoth novels have been namechecked by authors way cooler than meI sold enough copies to keep me going through a pretty horrible divorce (from a person who told me my writing would never make me any money)There are some nice people looking into optioning movies. Which would be kind of amazing.
And then there's the other stuff...
I left my intern position at Entangled Publishing to join Etopia Press as an acquisitions editor for Young Adult fiction. Now I have a roster (or stable. I like saying "stable") of very awesome authors, and 2013 promises to bring bigger things yet where editing is concerned.

My paranormal TV series, BLOOD FIZZ POP, got optioned by Midsummer Films, and is now in development. It features a sarcastic ginger vampire who's addicted to Pepsi, his snarky human girlfriend, and a pair of warring alien siblings who will probably destroy the world before they destroy each other. Watch this space ;)

If you bought any of my books--or told someone else about my books--this year, I'd like to say a very big thank you. And I'd like to wish you all a very wonderful 2013.

Cover Reveal: Kenny Wright's NAUGHTY BUT NICE

The lovely Mr. Kenny Wright is not only a talented writer, but a talented artist (he does all his own covers, and he's done some of mine). He has a new erotic short out for Christmas, and here's the pretty!

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Dan was resigned to a Christmas alone. He told himself it was fine, that experiencing the holidays through the smiles of others was enough. But on Christmas Eve, the prospect of life by himself without the magic of the season was crushing. And then she walked into Santa's shop...one last present to unwrap before the holidays came to an end.
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CHAIRMAN OF THE WHORED nominated for an RT Reviewer's Choice Award

Somebody break out the moderately priced fizz! My debut novel, Chairman Of The Whored, has been nominated for an RT Reviewer's Choice Award in the E-book Erotic Romance Category. I am rather proud.

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RT did a big extended review on the novel some months ago, which I was pretty stoked to get. Fingers crossed that it leads to yet more good things. If you've ever told a friend that you love this book, or left a review anywhere: thank you, thank you, thank you.

As Aidan would say: this is almost as good as the night we did that American guy with only one ball.

Congratulations to all the other nominees too!

Ice Queens: Guest Post by Vanessa North

A while back, I beta-read an edgy, steamy story by Vanessa North. That book became Two In Winter, and Vanessa has stopped by today to talk a little about her heroine, Getty, and the journey she takes throughout the story.
What I love about Getty is that she doesn't just take an erotic journey (although many scenes are pretty damn erotic); she takes an emotional one, too. If you need that extra dimension for your heroines, I think you'll like this book. 
I'll shut up now and let Vanessa talk.
In celebration of Ice Queens everywhere...She’s a well-used character trope. She’s cold, she’s unattainable, she’s bitchy. She’s usually beautiful and often rich and outrageously talented. She’s sometimes a villain and sometimes a parent, and sometimes the hero’s ex-girlfriend who is the reason he’ll never trust another woman until the plucky heroine shows him that not all women are like that.
I love ice queens. The colder? The bitchier?The better.
I love the hard shell around the vulnerable squishy inside. I love how they surprise you by turning out to be warm and caring when you least expect it. They set their own expectations for themselves and live up to them. And when they melt...? They trigger an avalanche.
Two in Winter is the story of an ice queen and the man who makes her melt.

[image error] Getty has her life all planned out—and she’s used to getting everything she wants. She’s nurtured her business to success and now she wants to have a baby all on her own. She won’t let her attraction to a handsome doctor steer her off course.
Eric is still feeling the sting of his recent divorce, so he’s not looking for a relationship, but after sharing a steamy dance with a mysterious woman in a darkened club, he can’t help but want to get to know her. Unfortunately, she took off when she found out he gets women pregnant for a living.
When Eric finds out Getty’s a patient at the fertility clinic where he works, he tries to find a way for them to be together without risking his job. Meanwhile, she keeps him at arm’s length until she discovers even the best-laid plans can go awry. Can she let go of the life she’s planned in order to take a chance on a life with Eric?


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Vanessa North lives in Northwest Georgia with her handsome husband, not-quite-civilized twin boy-children, and a pack of dogs. Visit her blog here, and follow her on Twitter at @VanessaNWrites.

Giveaway: Rediscovering Danielle by Kenny Wright

I've been a little lax on the blogging lately...have been a very busy editor. But one of the things I've been editing is this delicious little story by Kenny Wright, an erotica author who's a dab hand at a lush male perspective. If you enjoyed the voyeuristic scenes in The Whored Series, you might very well like Rediscovering Danielle--and you can enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below to win a copy!



Golden blonde hair to match her golden skin. Rich blue eyes. Tiny black dress. Legs encased in black silk that went on and on. She sat alone at the bar, waiting.

Dean’s drinking buddies thought she was hot, and as Dean watched her cross her legs and bring the Cosmo to her lips, he couldn’t deny it.

She was also his wife… Danielle.





If you like male-perspective erotic romance where the girls behave just a little bit badly (and their partners love them all the more for it), you can check out some of Kenny's other titles too. Click here to check out his books on Amazon, Smashwords and B&N.


 

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Scorching Reviews' BDSM Blog Hop + Win A Book

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Helloah :)

Today, I'm participating in Scorching Reviews' BDSM Blog Hop--another blog hopping event for readers with loads of cool prizes in store. Lots of authors are talking about their favourite BDSM books...and so am I. In fact, I'm giving away a paper copy as part of the hop.

Falling Under by Danielle Younge-Ullman is one of my favourite books. It's not a "lifestyle" BDSM book--in the same way that Chairman Of The Whored isn't a lifestyle book--and it follows the journey of one girl and many men, as opposed to a single romance. But it's brutal, cutting, heartbreaking and heartwarming, all at the same time...which is exactly how I think a BDSM relationship often is. If you want to read about flawed characters making tough choices--and enjoying a little rough stuff along the way--this book is for you. Just enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below for the chance to win a paperback copy. It's open to both UK and international readers.

And don't forget to enter the bloghop-wide contest for the book vouchers, either :)

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 Gutsy and provocative, FALLING UNDER is the story of a reclusive young artist struggling to connect, and brave the world again.
Mara Foster is a mess. A rollercoaster of a childhood made a survivor of her, but as an adult she is a mass of contradictions and unrealized potential. Talented, fierce and smart, but burdened by a host of anxieties, Mara finds it difficult to leave the house most days, much less imagine anything resembling normalcy.
Then Mara meets Hugo, and the walls she has built around herself begin to crumble. As she fights for a breakthrough both in her art and in life, she must come to terms with her complicated past, in order to gain a second chance at happiness.
Written in spare, crisp prose and marked by wry humor, FALLING UNDER is a gripping contemporary tale of human frailty, friendship, and hard-earned redemption.


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Hot Summer Nights Blog Hop: Contest Winners

Boo!

Hope you all had a fabulous time following Sky Warren's Hot Summer Nights Blog Hop, and thank you to everyone who stopped by here. I now have the esteemed pleasure (ooh, big words!) of announcing the winners:

Digital Book Gift Basket(contest-wide prize)  Rae from Lyric James' blog
$100 Eden Fantasies Gift Card(contest-wide prize) andieleah from Donya Lynne's blog
And the winner from my site--who gets an original, personalised ebook complete with cover art--is:
Erzabet Bishop
Thank you all again. It was awesome fun!

Hot Summer Nights Blog Hop: Win Your Own Personalised Kindle/Ebook Story

I'm participating in Skye Warren's Hot Summer Nights Blog Hop over this weekend. Over 100 darker erotica authors are joining, and we're all giving away some very awesome things! So not only do we get to think of lots of summery loveliness (summer dresses and heels; sticky fruit lip balm; lazy aftersun massages that smell like coconut), but anybody who wants to enter on my site gets a chance to win...

A personalised Kindle/Ebook story, written by me, and complete with original cover art by the very awesome Kenny Wright. 
Summer theme optional. You can have whatever you like*--erotic or not--even pick the title. Kenny will whip up a beautiful cover, just like some of these right here (he designed the covers for Beautiful Mess and Olly Harris, too):

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...and you'll receive it formatted for your e-reading device (or as a Word doc if you prefer). 

That's not all. One lucky commenter across the entire blog hop will also win:

1) An e-gift basket of over FORTY dirty, dirty digital books (including Chairman of the Whored by meeeee)
2) A $100 voucher for erotic store for EdenFantasies, fun sex toy shop.

 Here's how to enter the giveaway:Leave a comment telling me your favourite things about summer (mine are probably home-made ice cream, followed by bronzey summer make-up, picnics, and hot men playing sports in the heat in sweaty, bothered fashion). Please remember that I need to be able to contact you, so leave your email address, blog link or Twitter handle in the comment please!

And while you're at it, don't forget to check out what all these other dirty authors are giving away...



*Giveaway terms and conditions:

1) I'm happy to write about pretty much anything, bar the usual offensive topics (real rape, children, use your common sense etc) and fan fiction (ie I won't use somebody else's characters, but a real life person or celebrity, or indeed my own characters, are all absolutely fine. Original characters can also be written if you prefer).
2) You'll receive your story in 4-6 weeks from the end of the contest on June 24th.
3) You can give me as little or as much information as you want, and I'll send it to you once for proofing if that makes you happier. Alternatively, you can choose to be surprised by the result and not read it until it's fully formatted (at which point we will not be able to alter it again).
4) Depending on the theme/plot you give me, you can expect your story to be around 4-5000 words long, so around the length of the She Loves Me Knot Whored short. 
5) The story will be for your personal use only, and while you can share it with whomever you like, please do not distribute it commercially.
6) Due to the images Kenny will be using, it will not be possible to specify your own cover art. Don't worry, though--he has excellent taste ;)