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March 11, 2017

I'm baaaack!!!

Picture It's been a few months and a few things have happened! I gave birth to a healthy 8 lbs, 22.5 in little boy on 12/12/16! He was born with a head full of dark, crazy hair that he still has, thankfully! I went back to work at the end of January and have had to adjust my life to having a baby. I mean, my older children are 12 and 10, so I haven't had a newborn in quite some time! 

My contract with Raven's Seduction Press was fulfilled, so I reclaimed and republished the first four LoS books on Amazon. I will also be republishing Fiery Secrets, once the editing is complete. I've also decided to publish all of them as print versions so those who enjoy print books can read them :). 

While I already started Blood Promise, I wasn't thrilled with the direction, so I have decided to start fresh. I haven't had the writing bug for a while, but just recently I began plotting Shattered Secrets and I am liking the story so far, which is good news for writing!!

I have other projects I've worked on, that will be released this year as well. I have a novella short, The Shifting of Ember, that I'm working to get back out there. This will probably be a short series, maybe three long, or possibly a series that will discuss multiple characters from the same world; I haven't yet decided. Falling Undercover will be completed and released before the end of the year, but I don't think that book will be a series. I have a hard time keeping stories to only one book, but I'm working on it!!

So, other than that I'm just trying to get my life in order. Newborns really throw off your groove! Drop me a line if there's anything you wanna know and look out for new releases!!

xoxoxo
Lisa


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Published on March 11, 2017 12:45

November 3, 2016

A little bit of news...

I'm just going to cut through the formalities and list out the important info for you. I mean, most people don't really read the whole post, right?? Ha! 

1. Legacy of Secrets will briefly disappear and be re-released on Amazon and then soon on other platforms. Look out for some holiday deals!! (wink, wink)

2. A new shortish story will be released before the end of the year as well. It will have a continuation either in the Spring or Summer of 2017. 

3. I will be writing the remainder of Legacy of Secrets over the next year. Three more titles (at least) will be released before the end of 2017. If I don't do it, you have my permission to send me hate mail!

4. I will release the box set of LoS once all stories are completed and released. I will post the release date of this once it is confirmed.

5. Falling Undercover will also be released in 2017. It's possible that this will be a series, but this hasn't yet been decided. 

6. I will have another series to start after finishing LoS. This hasn't been announced yet, but it's currently in the planning stages.

I think that about does it. I'm also going to be working on having all of my books available in print for those who prefer printed versions. As of the moment, I am looking for the best distributor. Please note that I will be having a new baby in December, which is why I'm not posting EXACT release dates for my titles. I don't want to short-change anyone. If you have any questions, drop me a line and BE SURE TO FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE!!! (You might just see cute pics of my pug, Frankie! She loves taking pics while I write :P )

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Published on November 03, 2016 11:29

August 24, 2016

What.the.actual...

So what I'm about to talk about has nothing to do with the book world, although I know that similar issues arise in all areas of life. One of the biggest issues plaguing my day-to-day lately has been drama. I. HATE. DRAMA. There are people that I've stopped speaking to in the last several years because they carry drama with them everywhere, like a blanket of hate that they just drape all over everything and everyone around them. It's exhausting, unnecessary and completely childish.

I like to think that I can conduct myself fairly well as an adult and handle my relationships as such. I don't like confrontation, but I'm not afraid of it either. If I have a problem with someone, I try to talk it out because you never know when there's just a misunderstanding. However, I'm also one of the rare breed of people who can separate their work life and personal life. This means that if I have a disagreement with someone on a working matter, it likely will not carry over outside of work because I don't tend to bring work home with me if I can help it. I'm realizing that this is a rarity.

One of my faults is honesty. I say this is a fault because people DO NOT like honesty. It often hurts or makes them uncomfortable. I just prefer not beating around the bush because, well, what's the point? We're all adults, right? Shouldn't we be able to handle criticism by now? Shouldn't we be able to differentiate between constructive and destructive criticism? Am I just living in La-La Land? Is there some unspoken rule that I don't know about which dictates that this thinking is wrong?

*Sigh*

Each day, I have to remind myself that there are people who can't, don't or won't see things this way. These people aren't wrong, but different and that's okay. I guess what boggles my mind is the reluctance to adapt to change and overcome challenges that exist in the real world. I don't understand how these things are feared. I don't understand how people are so frightened of something as silly as switching from writing something on paper to typing it in an email because heaven forbid it's not the same as it used to was (improper grammar intended). It just doesn't make any sense.

In closing, CHANGE IS GOOD! Change makes the world go 'round. Without change, we wouldn't be where we are technologically or socially, for that matter (although one might argue not ALL of the social change has been good). If nothing ever changed, nothing would ever get done. It's just that plain and simple. With that being said, the number one thing that requires change is often ourselves. Whether we realize it or not, we must continue to evolve as individuals in order to survive and that's just the way it is. If I didn't evolve, I wouldn't be able to form intelligent and legible sentences or thoughts. If I didn't evolve, I wouldn't be able to properly mother my children or wife-like to my husband. Most of all, if I haven't evolved, I wouldn't see these problems existing around me on a daily basis. Unfortunately, we can't force anyone to see these things or to do anything to change them. All we can do is look inside and use what we know to keep moving forward in spite of the stunted environments around us.

It ain't pretty, but it's life.

What are your thoughts?

xoxoxo
~Lisa

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Published on August 24, 2016 16:44

August 17, 2016

Got some news!!

It's been quite some time since I've had the opportunity to write (click here for the WHY), but I'm slowly making my way back to the land of the living and prepared to get my shit together. However, there will be some changes coming soon. More than likely, this blog will be shutting down. I may just have the landing page take you to the more current journal I've been keeping on my website. It seems to be easier to have it all in one place as I often forget the link the two together. It's not that I don't have enough to say (Lord knows I'll talk anyone's ear off), it's just that I have a lot going on and need to streamline my processes as much as possible. Being an author, regardless of how you're published, means taking a lot of time away from life and sometimes that means cutting out things that don't work (meaning this blog). Either way, I will update as soon as this happens, and I'll likely just link this blog back to the other. Keep in touch and stay tuned...it's about to get interesting!!!

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Published on August 17, 2016 19:50

April 15, 2016

Well how the hell are ya??

Sadly, this blog has been left lacking. Not because I couldn't write anything, but because I haven't really had many updates. I'm still working with my publisher to release the remaining Legacy of Secrets titles while working on the last few installments (seems easier than it is, I promise). Unfortunately, I'm not "in the groove" to write LoS right now and my brain keeps traveling elsewhere, delving into new stories I didn't yet want to write. I feel like if I don't put my energy toward something else, I may never actually finish LoS because I'll be TOO focused. Does that even make sense?

Anyway, here are the titles or works I've been dabbling in this year:

Blood Promise: A Legacy of Secrets Novella (3.5)
Falling Undercover (Romantic Suspense)
Unnamed Greek Mythology Saga (next in-depth series)
New Alpha Romance (started just yesterday)
Ruination (Sci-Fi Thriller!)

I've yet to actually finish any of the above, but they're on my mind here and there - ALWAYS. So, I'm off to go write a chapter in one of the above in hopes that it gets somewhere. If you don't follow me on social media, you're missing out on the fun! Keep an eye out and....

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Published on April 15, 2016 22:06

December 29, 2015

Some say I'm a dreamer....

I was seven years old and reading short stories out of a journal to my class. It was clear that my imagination was leaps and bounds matured over my peers due to the nature of my stories. I fabricated a story about an alcoholic husband who beat his wife, but never in my short life had I ever witnessed such a thing. I just thought it made for good conflict. I was seven, let's not forget.

Fast forward a few years and poetry became my art. I had so many journals with countless poems, it was a wonder I could keep up with them all. A few were even published through contests held by my school. It was pretty clear I had a calling.

Throughout that whole time, reading was like a drug. Except it did the opposite from most drugs; it fueled my imagination and desire to become what I'd been working toward. I didn't fully begin to embrace this truth until much later in life. Having children, a divorce, a crazy ex and life in shambles had me turning to my old friend; books! 

Finally, I decided to give it a go. I wanted to see if I could do it. I needed to see if I could do it. Mostly just to prove to myself that I was worth something. I needed to show that I wasn't just a bum whose life was down the toilet; I had something inside that no one could take away. So I started and didn't stop. I put my pen to paper or my hands to a keyboard and didn't stop. 

A series was born that day - Legacy of Secrets. It may not be the best or the brightest, but it's still mine. I have a love-hate relationship with it, but mostly because I wasn't sure how to continue at times. Fiery Secrets took me about a year to finish, just because nothing felt right. This next book is flowing freely, but that usually means I'm going to have a harder time keeping within the requirements. The last book - Shattered Secrets - I've not even begun, but I already know it will be epic. Why? Because it has to be.

Legacy of Secrets will see its end in 2016. I will complete the saga that has been told and then retold several times over the last eight years. It will always be my first, being as how I popped my publishing cherry with it, but it will by far be the last. There's more to come in 2016. You'll have more to read, whether you like it or not. 

Here's to a brand new year with brand new dreams...

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Published on December 29, 2015 19:56

November 30, 2015

Falling Undercover

As I've discussed before, I've been working on a Romantic Suspense novel titled Falling Undercover . It is intended to be a stand-alone novel that I intend on publishing around the new year (hence the title!). Seeing as how this story is unlike any of my other works, it begs the question, what genres should I stick to?

I thoroughly enjoy being a part of fantasy worlds that are outside of ours or just below the surface. The departure from reality keeps me engrossed in the creativity, not to mention the steamy bits! Writing romance novels that exist in the present world don't give me quite as much freedom with the world as it is, but that characters can still be dynamic. It's definitely a challenge. 

That being said, I've decided to post a scene from Falling Undercover since I've not posted about it in a while. If you like what you see, please sign up to beta read for me at the page linked above. I'd love to have you on my beta team! 

Read more after the jump!



Unedited scene posted below. Contains some adult situations. 
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Joe laid her gently on the bed and kissed her one last breathtaking time. All oxygen was sucked from the room and the only way to breathe was to let go, which neither of them wanted to do. Kris’s already plump lips were dark pink and swollen and Joe had lip gloss smeared across his lips, chin and neck. “We really should sleep,” Joe whispered when he finally broke free.
“I know, but I’m not very tired,” Kris was still pinned under him on the bed. It was absolute torture. She felt every muscle, including the one desperately trying to escape his trousers. Her body was on fire. She wanted him so badly it was taking every ounce of will she possessed.
Joe tilted his head and kissed the side of her neck, flicking his tongue out ever so lightly as he made his way to her chest. As her breath got heavier, her fantastically plump breasts thrust closer to his mouth and he groaned. “Oh god, Kris.” He mumbled and nipped her nipples through her thin shirt. Her back arched slightly and Joe reacted, cupping one side of her ass and pressing his hard on between her legs.
Kris gasped, “Joe!” She panted and grabbed at any part of his body she could find. “We need to stop before we both make a decision we’re going to regret.”
“I could never regret you,” Joe’s words were muffled by Kris’s shirt covered breast.
She knotted her hands in his hair and pulled his mouth to hers. What she’d meant as a distraction turned into something much more when she felt the full length of his deliciously hard penis against her well shielded lady parts. If it wasn’t for the jeans, she’d lose all semblance of self-control, if that was even what was going on.
Joe’s hand made contact with bare skin at her side and caressed with a sensual roughness that drove Kris insane. His hand slid higher and higher until his large hand reached her breast. He was warm and safe and all the things Kris craved to an unhealthy degree. It had been a long time since she was touched that way and she wanted it to last forever. He seemed to be perfectly fine with the semi-dry sex so long as he was able to touch and kiss her.
The sharp intake of breath was enough to make Joe groan against her mouth when he found her rock hard nipple between his fingers. Her sweet moans were like her begging for a release that he knew wouldn’t come. He was subconsciously waiting for her to tell him to stop and praying she wouldn’t at the same time.
“You’re making this very hard for me,” she gasped and rolled her pelvis into his.
“Hard for you?” He asked sarcastically and Kris giggled. “Whenever you want me to stop, just say the word.”
“That’s the problem,” she said between gasps and moans. “I don’t want you to stop.”
***************************************No release date available yet as this is still a WIP. Stay up to date with my work on FB and twitter. Thanks for reading!
Lisaxoxoxo

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Published on November 30, 2015 21:31

August 28, 2015

It begins again!

As many of you may know, Cursed Secrets was my debut novel back in 2008. I released it under BookRix.com's fledgling publishing platform and quickly because a best seller. Fast forward a few years and books later, and now the series is being re-released under a new publisher complete with updated editing and proofing. This means the story is presented with the same wrapper, but the creamy filling is a completely different flavor!

I'm excited about this revamping as it means the series will be served some justice with professional editing that I wasn't privy to upon the original release. I am proud to be working with the wonderful folks at Raven's Seduction Press/Nevermore Press and the authors they've brought on board. Truly amazing group! 

So...since the journey is beginning again, I am asking if anyone has a blog or blog page who wouldn't mind reviewing, allowing me to take over, or simply posting some promos for me for a few days? You are welcome to a free copy of Cursed Secrets for review should you agree to host me for a while. I will be forever grateful and attribute any success to your generosity. Thank you in advance!

Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together. Paul Ryan  I hope to hear from you soon! The deets are below: Email: lloguebooks@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lisaloguebooksTwitter: www.twitter.com/littlelisa22
Lisaxoxoxoxo


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Published on August 28, 2015 22:13

July 3, 2015

Newest Release: Infinite Possibilities Box Set!!!

Infinite Possibilities
Raven's Seduction Press & Nevermore Press bring you tales of epic proportions across all genres! The stories range from PG to HOT in two box set compilations. Infinite Possibilities and Infinite Possibilities Seduction available for a limited time at $.99! 
See more after the jump.....






Infinite Possibilities includes : RemEMBERing Everything by Christy Cagle
Rise of the Phoenix by Erin Danzer
The Clockwork Countenance by AR DeClerck
Ember's Purpose by Meri Martin
Once a Theif by DJ Shaw

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Infinite Possibilities Seduction includes :Deceptive Lover by Dawn White
The Lion's Den by Paige Matthews
Passionate Betrayal by Erin Maxwell
Clandestine Affiars by Stacey Floersheim
Obsidian Born by Rachel A Olson
The Shifting of Ember by Lisa Logue
Destined Death by Katie Jackson

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The Shifting of Ember



Ember can't remember a thing aside from her name. When Orin finally finds her, he nurses her back to health, finding she's more than he can handle. He tells Ember of their shifter origin and she's forced to leave Orin behind to find her family. She's welcomed with open arms and misleading intentions that are apparent from the start. Ember's fight for the truth threatens everything as she begins to unfold who she is and the terrible events that brought her near death.


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Published on July 03, 2015 22:28

May 26, 2015

Here's the deets...

So a few months ago I posted about what was coming up in 2015 and since, a few things have happened that I didn't expect. Here's the deets...


Legacy of Secrets was optioned for a three year publishing contract through Raven's Seduction PressThe Romantic Suspense novel was named Falling Undercover and became one of my most anticipated releases of this yearFalling Undercover was shouldered while I worked on an author compilation through my publisher (see next bullet)I have a new title available for preorder with a handful of other authors from Raven's Seduction Press & Nevermore PressLegacy of Secrets may be expandingChasers looks to be side-lined while some of these other projects are in the worksMy Facebook Fanpage is now VERIFIED!! (I'm officially a celebrity :P)

If you aren't already part of my Fangroup, head on over and jump in the conversation! Also, I have been building a street team this year and if you'd like to help a sista out, let me know! I have a journal I've been using to write some of my more obscure thoughts, not so much news. 
There you have it...all of what's been going on. Be sure to keep up with me. My social media scrolls on the side. Until next time!!
Lisaxoxoxo
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Published on May 26, 2015 20:38