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Are YOU…Fugly?

I’m guessing that you’re not! But if you’re like most women, there’s probably one aspect of yourself that you loathe. The question is this: How much does this one aspect influence how you see the world around you and your place in it? Does your “fugly” tell you that you can’t have things or live your dreams?

Lily Snow is a bright, strong, feisty woman with just about everything going for her. Except her face. She believes that her strong sense of self is enough to help her rise above caring...

Cimil & the Gods are Back! But It’s a Whole New Ballgame

Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. is finally here!! Woohoo!!!! Now, I know not everyone has read the Accidentally Yours series (and they absolutely DO NOT have to in order to enjoy this new series of STAND ALONE stories), but I was NOT happy with the way it ended. I mean, come on! Minky didn’t ever hook up. Neither did Gabran or Sentin orthe Payals or Belch orany of the other hotties I so loved.

That’s just not good! Am I right?

Sooooo…that got me thinking. There were just too many immortals left wi...

Real Mermen Don’t Have Tails? And They’re EVIL? Say What?!

HAPPY PUB DAY MERMEN (and MERMADMEN)!!!

Readers! Today day is an awesome day. Way ahead of the planned May 15th release day, MERMEN and its sequel MERMADMEN are officially out and ready for your hungry eyes!

Before you dive in (har-har!) I’d like to explain something: these are not the mermen you’re used to. There are no fins. No shimmering scaly tails. Definitely no gills. And no matter how good they look, no matter their grace and power and prowess, you do not want to cross paths with these...

Dakota & Paolo Are Back! OR ARE THEY???

Hi All!
I’m sure you can tell from the book blurb that Dakota’s happy-ever-after at the end of Fate Book #1 didn’t end up so happy. Poor Dakota…
I blame my readers! Yep. Dakota and Paolo were all ready to ride off into the sunset, but you guys asked for another book. (And you know how much I love you guys.) SOOO…that got me thinking! What would life really be like for Dakota after she went into hiding and her real identity was exposed to her father’s enemies? Personally, I think it would suck!...

LET’S TALK KING TRILOGY COVERS!

RAISE your hand if you love book covers as much as I do! I love them so much, that I try to have them well ahead of having the novelcompleteso that I can add little details into the story.

Is that weird?

I dunno!

BUT! When my cover artist (Su at Earthlycharms.com–shameless plug) starting working on the KING TRILOGY, I told her I wanted a hot tuxedo man, who was a little scary, sitting on a throne. So here’s the FUN part!

I found the guy. She found a perfect chair. She put those two babies togethe...

HAPPY PUB DAY KING OF ME! Here’s what to expect….

Well, everyone, the stars aligned and instead of a Nov. 1 release date, I was able to get the book out early! WOO HOO!!! (I love that about being Indie!)

I really HOPE everyone enjoys Book 3 of the King Trilogy. If you’re wondering what to expect, I can tell you that in this book you will REALLY, REALLY get to know King, inside and out. Mia is in for one hell of a rough ride. (Poor girl.) And I can tell you that the story takes us on some unexpected twists and turns. By CHAPTER 2, you should b...

Read a KING OF ME Excerpt Here!

The Finale of THE KING TRILOGY is just around the corner. So be sure to sign up for my mailing list (I do special giveaways and updates just for them) and get an alert the moment it goes on sale. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this excerpt!

CHAPTER ONE

Sex with a ghost. Sex with a ghost. Am I really going to do this? I stared into my champagne glass, my hand trembling as I focused—tried to focus, anyway—on the delicate bubbles fizzing to the surface. It was all I could do to keep from gettin...

MY BLOG HAS MOVED!!! –>>> www.mimijean.net

Hi ALL!!   MY BLOG has moved on over to my website. —>>>WWW.MIMIJEAN.NET.  Stop by for new release news, extras, and random, fun weirdness…

MIMI

Welcome to my NEW BLOG!

Keep an eye out here for extras and deleted materials coming soon!

Happy Reading,

Mimi

ACCIDENTALLY…OVER!!

“Every beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”

– SEMISONICS

On August 26th, the finale of the Accidentally Yours Series will hit stores and etailers, so I thought it appropriate to formally say goodbye to our crazy story of Mayan gods and their immortal buddies who went on a quest to find true love while fighting the apocalypse.

What better way than to do a little bit of Q&A from readers!

Why was book #2, ACCIDENTALLY MARRIED TO A VAMPIRE?, not a continuation of book #1, ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE WITH A GOD?

Answer: I was drunk, hit my head, ended up in a bar in TJ stripping, and forgot I wrote #1!

The real answer is a bit less scandalous. Book #1 was a book that I didn’t quite know what do to with.  I loved it and believed it in, but after getting back a ton of rejection letters (boo on those lame people!), I figured it was better to move forward and keep on writing. “Maybe gods aren’t that interesting to readers or publishers?”

But I wasn’t ready to let go of my immortal cast of characters and saw them each having different stories that would one day weave together into one big ending.  (Yeah, at the time, I was SO into LOST, the TV show.  Haha.)  Anyway, I started writing the next character’s story, Niccolo DiConti, unsure if I’d ever publish VOTAN and EMMA’s saga.  Obviously, I ended up publishing both, but realized that readers weren’t going to wait 7-8 books to find out what happened in the BIG ENDING BOOK.  I wrote SUN GOD much differently than I’d originally envisioned it because of this, making it the sequel to books 1 & 2.

THE BIG ENDING. Did it change from how your originally envision it?

ANSWER: Yes and no.  I REALLY had not planned to write about Máax originally, but as I got into my outlines, after writing SUN GOD, I realized that what attracted me to this series was the challenge.  I LOVED the idea of writing about Mayan gods because, let’s be honest, they are NOT sexy.  Seriously. Not. Sexy.  “But,” I thought, “wouldn’t it be fun to make them sexy and quirky and dysfunctional…not really god-like at all, but more like humans who have to find their way in life?”

Anyway, I landed on Máax because he is invisible, and the challenge of making HIM sexy—and a character that people would love without seeing—sounded like so much fun!  Too delicious!  It also opened the door for some creative, kinky sex!  Say no more….

As for the ENDING, I knew from day 1 what scene would be the series’ climax.  And if you LOOK really hard, you’ll see little hints throughout all the books!  All I am going to say is it has to do with one of my favorite childhood games.

 

WHAT the HELL is with the cliffhangers? Why do you love them so much?

Hail to the mighty cliffhanger!  I worship thee! You frustrate me. You give me something to look forward to and pine for.  And yet I hate seeing your ugly face at the end of my story!

Yes, it’s a love/hate relationship for all of us.  But not all stories can be told in one book.  And, as I mentioned earlier, The ACCIDENTALLY YOURS SERIES was planned to be like a woven tapestry that leads up to one big ending.  There was no real way to encapsulate each story or thread without ruining the finale.  So…it really is like an immortal soap opera.  But think how much richer and funnier the story gets along the way as you start to see everyone’s seemingly random lives come together.  The POST IT people have made a large fortune off of me!  (That’s what I use to track all of my little threads.)

That said, I also LOVE stories that don’t drain the life out of me with the twist tracking.  HAPPY PANTS CAFÉ and FATE BOOK are good examples of this. One story. Simple. Also enjoyable!  THE KING TRILOGY is somewhere in between as it’s really just a 195,000 word story broken into three parts.

So, it’s not so much that I love cliffhangers, but I have to go with whatever gets the job done to tell the best story possible.

This was your first series. Did you learn anything from it?

Learned a lot! You might even say I grew up as a writer with this series.  I learned about being Indie, working with publishers, and all about social media.  I learned about dealing with the “mean people” and the art of not taking everything personally.

But most importantly, I learned that NOT everyone is going to “get” you and to be very grateful for the those who do.  It’s just a fact that people’s tastes, humor, and preferences in literature are simply different.  The ACCIDENTALLY YOURS SERIES taught me to be grateful for each and every person out there who somehow made their way to my books and connected.

 

Are you sad to see the series go?

No way!  I loved that series, but it had to end at the right spot instead of living a life well past its prime.  And the way I see it, the end of this series means that I will be able to start whole new ones!  I can’t wait!  I already have two new series coming out in 2015!  One of them is going to be another challenge.  A HUGE risk!  Because not even I consider the species of the characters to be sexy or cool.  I’m going to attempt the impossible and make CLOWNS hot!!  (Just kidding.)  But seriously,  the new series is going to be a challenge.  The second series, IMMORTAL MATCHMAKERS, INC., was inspired by the Millionaire Matchmaker TV show.  But sexier.  And Crazier.  For immortals.

I hope readers enjoy it!

In closing, I bid you a fond farewell, ACCIDENTALLY YOURS!  It’s been an awesome ride…

LYRICS: CLOSING TIME,

By the Semisonics

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Closing time

Open all the doors and let you out into the world

Closing time

Turn all of the lights on over every boy and every girl

Closing time

One last call for alcohol so finish your whiskey or beer

Closing time

You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here

I know who I want to take me home

I know who I want to take me home

I know who I want to take me home

Take me home

Closing time

Time for you to go out to the places you will be from

Closing time

This room won’t be open till your brothers or your sisters come

So gather up your jackets, move it to the exits

I hope you have found a friend

Closing time

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.