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New Zodiac Shifters Book is only 99¢! Love's Warrior

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 Excerpt (Adult Content): 
“This person we’re looking for is dangerous.” He rubbed his thumb against his bottom lip.

He did have fantastic lips.

“Someone besides the murderer?” Jessica asked.

His shirt collar was bent slightly. She curled her fingers into her palms to stop herself from smoothing it out. 
“Could be a different person. Or the two could be the same. I doubt the two investigations are unrelated.”

“How can I help?” Jessica tilted her head up, up, up to meet his gaze.

“You are to do absolutely nothing with this investigation. You are to do exactly as I tell you so you can say safe.”

“And out of the way.”  Jessica fumed. How typical of him.

 “This is not the time to play detective. I’m running the investigation with the vamp.  Someone will accompany you to breakfast then you may go to your lab until you’re retrieved for dinner.”

She’s forgotten how Carson could be such an arrogant ass.

“So you’re not my jailor?” Jessica headed for the door. Part of her wanted to flee the room.

Part of her wanted to climb that shifter like a monkey tree.

“It’s a sacrifice believe me.” Carson’s voice followed her. “I remember your preference for handcuffs.”

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 99¢ & in KU 
When dragon shifter Levi runs into a woman with killer curves and a killer dragon on her heels, he’ll do anything to protect her. Roxy has been running for the last year and her rogue dragon stalker finally tracked her down. Will Levi conquer the monster of Roxy’s past in time to claim her heart?
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 NEW 99¢ BOX SET & in KU 
Three tall, dark, and dangerously sexy alpha werewolves protect the BBW women they love. This complete, three book paranormal romance series is full of passion, fated mates, and suspense.
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 FR*EE 
Enter a world of temptation and lust, where rock stars are not only gorgeous and sexy, but they're also vampires.
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New Zodiac Shifters Book is only 99¢! Tears of the Dragon

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He took a step towards her, and butterflies flapped their tiny wings inside her stomach. He was so hot, that all Aileen could think of was how badly she wanted to sneak her hand through the bars and touch those perfect muscles. He looked up at her, and her heart jumped up in her throat. She swallowed heavily.
“You’re human,” she whispered.
His blue eyes bore into hers, but he didn’t say anything. His gaze traveled down her curvaceous body, then stopped at her feet, where the tear-shaped bottle lay. With his right hand, he pointed towards the bottle, his fingers trembling.
Aileen got the message, and picked the bottle up only to hand it to him. The clear liquid swirled inside it.
“The last tear should heal any physical pain or wound,” she said. 
She watched him weigh the bottle in his hand. 
“Medea,” he whispered again.
Apparently, that was the only word he knew. Aileen chuckled sadly.
“I’m not even sure if you understand English. I’ve been talking, and talking… but maybe you just saw this,” she pointed to the object in his hand, “and that was enough to make you change your mind, not my story.”
He seemed to ignore her.
Not knowing what else to do, and hating the silence inside the cave, Aileen kept talking. If nothing else, the sound of her own voice helped soothe her.
“A dragon shifter… It makes sense. Why haven’t I thought about it? The fake stories talked about a dragon guarding the Golden Fleece, while the real story talked about a man Medea fell in love with. I should have known better. I’m a Mythology professor, after all. I should have known every single version carries just a bit of truth in it.”
“I understand you.”
Aileen gasped. She couldn’t believe the man had just said those words in English, a language he had probably heard today for the first time. 
“H-how?”
He squeezed the bottle and fixed his gaze on her. There was something gentle in his eyes, this time.
“I’ve listened to you. I still am. The more you talk, the more words I learn. What did you call this language of yours? English?”
“Yes. Oh my God, yes! I can’t believe you can understand and speak English! This is incredible!”
“I’m a fast learner,” he smirked. “What’s your name, if I may ask?”
“Oh, I haven’t told you?” She beamed and ran a hand through her hair, suddenly worried about how she looked. Well, she looked anything but presentable. “Aileen. Aileen Callas.”
“Ai-leen.”
She nodded vigorously. His accent made her name sound so much sweeter. She realized just how grateful she was her parents had given her such a beautiful, unique name.
“What’s yours?” she asked.
His brows furrowed. He thought about her question for a few moments, then shook his head.
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 99¢ BOX SET 

20+ full-length reads! A mix of existing titles and brand new content, these pages are brimming with faeries, witches, vampires, shifters, psychics, greek gods, angels, demons, and ghosts!
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 99¢ ~ FR*EE in Kindle Unlimited 

Curvy wolf-shifter Alyssa has always followed the rules. But man has kidnapped her now - a man who takes the shape of a wolf. Alyssa has always followed the rules, but this man is making her break them all.
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There isn’t a buffalo or deer that Kajika cannot take down. So when his cousin is slaughtered he relishes the chance to track down the killer. The trail leads him to a woman with gifts he has trouble believing in. Despite their differences he cannot fight his instinct to protect her from all threats – even those he cannot see...
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 FR*EE in Kindle Unlimited 
For single shifter Lea Riley, celibacy sucks. Suspecting a new tattoo is behind her recent string of dating disasters, she arrives in Icy Cap to coordinate the Christmas spectacle at the local paranormal casino. Her goal? Track down the ice bear shifter she had a fling with four months ago, who created the tat. Also, she’d like to stay alive -- despite a troop of hostile troll showgirls. 
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Love alpha male dragon shifters? Why have one when you can have two? When two outcast dragon males meet the perfect female -- just when their world is torn apart.
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There is a battle brewing and the witches are looking for allies. Annie's father plans to force her to mate a male of his choice. She wants her fated one and casts a spell to find him. Problem solved, right?
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 NEW & in KU 
Sorcha knows every inch of the forest, but a spontaneous visit to her grandmother thrusts her into the middle of a brutal conflict between shifters and an unknown force in the woodlands. As the alpha of clan TalWolthe, Conall is obligated to protect his fellow wolves at all costs–even if it means his life. After the pack lands in the crosshairs of a huntsman with a grudge, Conall encounters a red-cloaked beauty who may hold the key to defeating an ancient evil menacing their land.
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Three unbreakable rules. Two fated lovers. And one enchanted rose. An erotic twist on the tale of Beauty and the Beast.
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NEW BOX SET
From sinfully sexy alpha werewolves to grumpy werebears who just need to be tamed through love, these shifter tales will burn up your sheets and melt your heart. Eleven bestselling authors have come together to form a collection of brand new paranormal romance featuring love, magic, and guaranteed happily ever afters. You won't find these stories anywhere else.
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 NEW 
Siren's PromiseJami Brumfield

Judge, jury, and now executioner. I was sacrificed to be a handmaiden to Persephone because of a birthmark that I share with my twin sister. Our psychic abilities moved us into the position of Sirens. Forced to measure the weight of a person’s soul and place them in the correct realm of the underworld. I grow tired of my duties. When a phoenix shifter washes ashore and I am asked to kill him I have a choice to make.
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 99¢ BOX SET 
Emerald Isle Enchantment Boxed Set
An Irish castle, griffin-shifters, vampires, werewolves, and ghosts that go hump in the night. Seven steamy paranormal romance stories with a magical Celtic twist.
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Banshee's TattooMichelle Fox

This steamy short story is fr-ee and features a hunky Irish hero and a sassy Latina heroine for an unexpected twist on the banshee myth.
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Bound by WaterMonica La Porta

The only merman shifter alive, Atreides is a famous painter. In his spare time, he helps the police recover stolen art. A mere human—although exceedingly strong-willed—Ariel is an accomplished art thief who has sworn never to steal again. Until she’s forced to repay her father’s substantial debts. It only takes one passionate kiss under the full moon to intertwine their fates...
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 99¢ SALE 
Sawtooth Shifters Vol 1 Box SetKristen Strassel

When rumors of dog fights swirl around town, the owner of Forever Home Animal Shelter is determined to put a stop to them and bring the dogs to safety. Even when they turn out to be werewolves...
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Sold to the BerserkersLee Savino

Sold by her stepfather, Brenna finds her place as a pleasures slave to two Alpha warriors. A MFM menage shifter romance.
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Reason to LoveSedona Venez

Reason Orlov, a vampire-human, is the princess of the vampire coven.  Jack Alagona is the second-in-command in his wolf pack.  Can Reason convince Jackal to let her into his heart, or will their pasts get in the way?
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On Writing Kissed By Fire: Notes on the Creative Process

First in a new series...I'm going to start blogging about my books as I finish them, just to document my process, research and any other notes of interest. 
My latest novel, Kissed by Fire, was inspired by my never ending desire to do something different. So I delved into the sea and wrote my interpretation of mermaid mythology, mixing it with a little astrology and adding in the cursed dragon brothers I introduced in Kiss the Dragon.

Some choices I made about the sea and mermaids:
1. Ariel is real and so is the sea witch...but it all happened so very long ago. It's more myth than fact to the mermaids in Kissed by Fire. Early feedback from first readers indicated they thought I was retelling The Little Mermaid so I had to better clarify how my world worked in rewrites. (I also re-read the original fairy tale which was a mind trip as it's obvious whoever came up with that tale knew nothing about the ocean or science.)
2. I challenged myself to have Mila's thoughts and setting descriptions in the book reflect the sea. I worked hard to create new idioms, metaphors and comparisons and remove anything that was too human. I constantly considered her environment--the sights, sounds and textures that made up her world--and how that would show up in the way she spoke and thought.
3. The sea witch ties into Greek mythology and is loosely based on Oceanus, a Titan who encircled the earth. I changed Oceanus' gender to female and didn't give her a body so much as the ability to attract mass to form one. She was my favorite character to write. I loved working with all the tentacles I gave her.
4. Did you know sound travels faster underwater than it does on land? I didn't use telepathy in my mermaids because of that. They vocalize across distance a lot like whales and dolphins do. Over the years, I've done a lot of research about the ocean, and whenever possible, I design my mermaids or undersea characters based on biology vs. magic. (Obviously, the sea witch is an exception!)
5. My 'sign' for the Zodiac Shifters series was Pisces, and as I wrote, I had no idea how I would incorporate the astrology in my story. When I started Kissed by Fire, I wasn't part of Zodiac Shifters so I had to think about how to insert the ZS theme into the book. 
As I researched, I discovered that the two fish used to represent Pisces are actually Eros and Aphrodite (gods of love!) in disguise as they try to get way from one of the Titans. That was the tidbit that allowed me to integrate them into the plot line...although I didn't quite see how all the astrology and mythology would tie together until I wrote it.
So there you have it. Some of the behind-the-scenes that went into Kissed by Fire. As far as the actual writing...it went a little like this...
It took two years and weeks of 16 hour days to finish this book. The characters were difficult from the beginning and they totally went off the reservation at one point...doing things I hadn't planned and refusing to cooperate with the plot I had laid out. It was one of those books where I had to follow the characters and trust I could fix any problems in edits. (Every book is different. Some come easy, some come hard. Kissed by Fire was a complete and utter a**hole!) 
I thought battling with this book was difficult, but the universe saw fit to give me a lesson in what hard really looks like. In the middle of my last round of edits, my father almost died from surgical complications. I lost several weeks of working time just when I needed them the most. 
My job as a writer is fairly flexible...except when I have a deadline and am pushing to get a book done and published. I somehow juggled days in the ICU with the last of my edits and got something out to Beta and ARC readers by the skin of my teeth. Somehow I made it. I'm still not quite sure how.
My dad made it, too! He's slowly recovering at home now and I'm very thankful for that!
In addition, I also workshopped parts of the story in my Odyssey winter workshop. This helped me tighten my writing and bring clarity to my world building. Kissed by Fire is the first book I've written that's been part of a professional level workshop.
Kissed by Fire was supposed to be a novella, short and sweet, but it stubbornly stretched and stretched until it turned into a full blown novel. I'm so glad it's finally DONE! Woo hoo!
As always, it's a fast-paced story with several surprises. You may think you know what's going to happen, but you don't. At one point, I wasn't even sure who was actually still alive!
Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy Kissed by Fire! If you want to learn more about the story, you can find the blurb etc... over here.
Michelle
Note:Typos happen. Professional editors do not review my blog posts.You might spot an error because I am human*. You're welcome to point it out, but abusive language or tone (and that has happened, sadly) will not be tolerated.
*with aging eyes and dyslexia to boot!