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Guest blogging at Paranormal Cravings

Today I’m hanging out with the fabulous Iris over at Paranormal Cravings, talking about Tanasha, the heroine of my latest release Tangled Hunger. Come by and talk to me about your favourite heroines. One lucky commenter will win a copy of Tangled Hunger.

Have a Laugh!

Most of you have probably already seen it, but I had to share:). I love Ellen.

Second Draft is finished!

I finished the second draft for my sexy steampunk novella, tentatively entitled Ruin Me, last night. It still needs a carton of polish and probably a hacksaw or tow, but at least now I have a Big Black Moment and a romantic ending. And another sex scene, but then you can never have enough of those;).

I am pretty happy with what I have so far and know the areas that will require some extra work. I’ll let it sit for a few days while critiquing a new story for my friend Victoria Davies. I am also judging a number of entries for my Toronto Romance Writers contest. Hopefully I can get back to Ruin Me soon and send it to my beta reader in a few days.

Hope you’re all making progress with your projects or enjoying the sunshine. Have a great long weekend if you’re in Canada:).

Tangled Hunger Release Day and Give-Away!

Whoopdidooh! Tangled Hunger escapes into the wild today. I am very excited and hope you enjoy reading Tanasha’s and Duncan’s story as much as I enjoyed writing it.

But Release Day is nothing without a give-away!

Comment here and let me know what book touched you the most in the last month or so. I’m still collection recommendations for my Chicago trip;). One lucky commenter will receive a copy of Tangled Shadows or Tangled Hunger.

Have a wonderful day and a great start to the weekend!

May Reading

In May I re-read a couple of books I hadn’t read in some time. I also finished the first draft of a sexy steampunk novella and have been working on making the story better. I am so very excited that Tangled Hunger comes out Friday, the same day BRAVE comes into cinemas. I’ve decided to interpret that as a positive omen;).

43-49) The Chronicles of Elantra, Michelle Sagara

I love Michelle’s writing and world building, this is an awesome fantasy series which sucks me into the story no matter how many times I read it

50) Bounty, Elizabeth Raines

sexy space adventure

51) Tangled of Need, Nalini Singh

Nalini’s books are an automatic buy for me, but for the first time I’ve found myself skipping across the pages, wanting to read more about the already established couples, not the one developing in the main story; nonetheless, a fabulous read in a great series

52) Simon Says, Lori Foster

I picked this up on a whim and laughed the whole way through, Lori has such a wonderful sense of humour and combines characters who should not work together, but somehow always do, SS is one of my favourites in the SCB series

53) Say No to Joe, Lori Foster

another fabulous contemporary read with great characters

54) Just a Hint, Clint, Lori Foster

quiet teacher and big strong protector, so much fun

55) Causing Havoc, Lori Foster

been a long time since I read this and it re-enchanted me from the start

56) On the Prowl, Christine Warren

I missed this one, I love Christine’s books and tend to pick them up when they come out, but this was a pleasant surprise to find on the shelf, I adore the Others series and this fit right in

57) Reclaimed Surrender, Riley Murphey

fabulous BDSM story by a fellow Fallen Angel, I really liked how emotions dominated the book and I could feel with the heroine, I just wish a certain man would have gotten more of a punishment, but otherwise a wonderful story

58-59) Too Much Temptation/Never Too Much, Lori Foster

two brothers and the women who make the whole, great laughter and wonderful story line

60) Hard to Handle, Lori Foster

book 3 in the SCB series and the story of a life coach and a fighter who missed the title fight three times already, wonderful story

What have you been reading? I need to stock up for another plane ride and welcome any suggestions.

 

Tangled Hunger

Tangled Hunger comes out on June 22nd 2012! Wow, this is fast. Grace only handed in the manuscript last week. I am so very excited. I love the cover, such a great representation of Tanasha, and her story is very near and dear to my heart. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I loved writing it.

Here is the cover again and the blurb.

Tanasha Omeiko is powerless—an unusual and undesirable state for a Naema whose society deems power essential. She struggles to find her place, shunned by all but her best friend, Sydney. When that friend disappears, Tanasha suspects Sydney’s husband of being responsible. To prove him guilty, Tanasha turns to cocky and sexy Vampire PI Duncan O’Clare. 

Duncan distrusts Naemas, but when sweet and curvy Tanasha walks into his office, he’s instantly drawn to her. She makes him feel things he hasn’t in years—intrigued, enchanted and inflamed. Tanasha isn’t sure what she feels. Lust and distrust make uneasy bedfellows when she and Duncan pose as lovers to spy on Sydney’s husband.

Thrown way out of her comfort zone, Tanasha must decide if she wants to make this charade reality, risking her heart on a man so far out of her league he could be in another dimension. But Duncan surprises her at every turn. Then she discovers not only her heart depends on her link to Duncan, but also the fate of the galaxy.

Talk about trouble.

 

 

It’s up on the Ellora’s Cave website here. If you click the link you can read an excerpt as well.

Squee!

And now back to my sexy steampunk, which has taken unexpected turns;).

The Edits Are In

My lovely and brilliant editor has sent me the edits for Tangled Hunger. Yay, so excited! Grace has a wonderful way of pointing out areas that need improvement, but also points out passages she’s enjoyed or that made her laugh. And she is always patient with my British v. American spelling issues.

I need to finish polishing a contest entry and writing a synopsis by tomorrow evening and then I can dive into Tangled Hunger. I am off work for a few days as I’ve had surgery today. Luckily it was only a small procedure and I’m mostly coherent, just a little tired. The fabulous Gina X. Grant is ensuring I don’t fall flat on my face tonight and hopefully we can chat about my idea for an Ellora’s Cave Quickie, set in my futuristic world, over dinner.

I hope to hand in my edits within a week. Grace will have one last read through and send it off to the publisher. Which means I should have a publication date for Tangled Hunger soon!

I love this part of the process.

Hope you’re also having a great weekend.

Courage-Compassion-Service or The Firemen Dinner

A friend of mine is a 17 year cancer survivour. A little while ago she bid on a catered dinner at a cancer charity auction and won. The dinner included an amazing, hunky chef and four firemen there to serve our every need…pull your thoughts out of the gutter, our needs in relation to food and drink;).

It was such a fun evening. There were eight of us girl, all romance writers, and the four guys were such good fun. A lot of teasing went on, especially as one of the first things my friends told them was that I write erotic romance. Another friend had Tangled Shadows on her kobo, so all four of them had opportunity to admire the beautiful cover.

We talked about all sorts of things and they shared some of the things they experienced on the job.

The food was AMAZING! And it was a three course meal I didn’t have to cook myself. That alone made it an amazing night;).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was our desert;).

These are the four men braving a room full of romance writers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At this point in the evening we decided they should keep their shirts on.

Here is a group shot including Darwin the dog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then Joan started a trend. After she did this everybody had to have their picture taken lying across their arms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And Bonnie picked up a fireman.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All laughter and great food aside, it was a fantastic evening due to a worthy cause. Ovarian cancer is no less a killer than breast cancer, but I’ve rarely seen the teal coloured bands around. If you have the opportunity maybe bid on a fun dinner yourself or make a donation.

And what these four men do on a daily basis is amazing. No matter the circumstances, no matter the conditions, they put their lives on the line every single day. We were privileged that they shared some of their proudest moments and some of the horrors they’d seen. “Courage, Compassion, Service” is their creed and they go all the way on it every single time.

Although I’m not quite sure where a dinner with 8 crazy ladies fits in…;)

April Reading

I didn’t get to read as much as I would have liked, but still discovered some keepers.

35) A Perfect Storm, Lori Foster

I love, love, love Lori Foster’s books (am re-reading her MMA books at the moment with a big grin on my face), great dialogue and fabulous characters

36) The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae, Stephanie Laurens

fantastic conclusion to the mini-series

37) Seraphina, Rachel Hartman (proof)

interesting fantasy with great worldbuilding

38) The Witness, Nora Roberts

this is Nora’s 200th book! and it is fantastic, I sat down to read a couple of chapters and hours later I looked up and was nearly done

39) Timeless, Gail Carriger

love Alexia and her adventures, this time around she’s causing havoc outside of London

40) The Girl in the Clockwork Collar, Kady Cross (proof)

so excited when I got my proof copy, great second book in an amazing series, even if the bad guy was a little predictable

41) Crystal Gardens, Amanda Quick

fun read by a great author, I’m looking forward to the next book in the series

42) The Last Boyfriend, Nora Roberts

not quite as strong as The Witness, but a thoroughly enjoying read, looking forward to book 3

I hope you discovered some keepers!

Cover Love

I’m sorry I’ve dropped off the face of the earth the last little while. I wish I could say I was neck-deep in writing, but unfortunately it’s been life that’s keeping me busy, mainly my job. Hopefully things will calm down a little bit after Victoria Day when my new GM finally arrives in store.

But I have AWESOME news. Yesterday I received my cover to Tangled Hunger, book 2 in my Celestial Surrender series and I am absolutely and utterly in love!

*drumroll*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just love what Caitlin Fry did. She brought my heroine Tanasha to life and the colour-scheme is beautiful.

I don’t yet have a blurb or a publication date, but I wanted to share the cover.

Hope you’re having an awesome weekend!