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Plumbers ... Your Next Book Boyfriends

Every great once in a while, there's that book that just ... grabs you.  You know the one, that heart-stopping, all-consuming fervor that grips you when you've read something extraordinary.Well, did you ever think a romance about plumbers would fall into that category?Think again.  ;) So, at this point, you're probably wondering: what the heck is this book about?Well, to succinctly sum it all up ... it's a reverse harem paranormal romance.And what exactly does that mean?This book is a snarky, humorous romp through the supernatural.  It revolves around one (slightly wine obsessed) woman named Arizona Smoke and the four hottie plumbers she hires to clean out her pipes ... like, literally deal with a plumbing problem.Due to some crazy fluke in supernatural law and whatnot, she ends up having to marry them--all four of them.I will warn you in advance that this book is sexy and steamy as hell.  I mean, there's group sex, a bit of M/M, and a lot of plumbing puns.  If you're into urban fantasy mixed with rom-com, this is the book for you, but don't dive in expecting "Real Ugly" level grit.  This book was written to make you smile, turn you on, and just generally give you a good belly laugh.It was co-written with me and Tate James, the author of "The Vixen's Lead" (shown below--yay, us!) and it's 105,000 words of awesome.  Check it out!ELEMENTS OF MISCHIEFDescriptionWARNING: This is a sexy, steamy reverse harem paranormal romance (one girl, four guys) with loads of humor, plumber puns, and group sex. Read with a glass of wine and a smile! Four hunky, supernatural plumbers. One reluctant, slightly drunk human. A match made in heaven … or in the bathroom, rather. My name is Arizona Smoke, and I'm the proud owner of a house haunted by my dead Gram, best friend to a cocktail dress loving werewolf, and apparent soul mate to four plumbers who also happen to be elemental dragons. Besides rippling pectorals, tattoos, and … uh, nice, long pipes, the guys also have control of the elements. Supernatural law (whoever heard of such a thing anyway?) dictates that since I stumbled upon the guys in their alternate forms, I have to marry them. All four of them. Oh, and apparently one lousy (okay, awesome) night of sex means that I'm an elemental, too—and no amount of magical penicillin can cure this disease. All I wanted was hot running water and toilets that flushed, but now I'm dealing with monsters lurking in the sewers, supernatural politics, and four penniless (but totally hot) plumbers living in my crumbling old Victorian. I'm Ari Smoke, wine aficionado, ex-barista, and a girl who is completely out of her element. Having four hot husbands is nice … but the death threats, not so much.***$3.99 OR FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** (iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google Play, etc. versions release in 2018)AMAZON US: http://amzn.to/2xC6wln AMAZON CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0765YNQSL/ AMAZON UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0765YNQSL/ AMAZON AU:  https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0765YNQSL/

Three Wicked Mafia Men...

If there were a way for me to just magically sit at a special writing desk all day and have wine, chocolate, and pizza delivered on request--along with several hot ripped dudes to massage my shoulders--then I would just go ahead and do that, chugging along through book after book without ever doing a single Facebook or blog post.  LOL.  I love hanging out with readers and authors and friends, but the promoing stuff I'm no good at.  ;)But alas, even though I've asked for such a small thing from the universe--why can't I have five hot ripped male personal assistants to help me with this shit?--I have yet to receive such a gift. =P  So, without further ado, let's talk books!First off, I have a brand-new release that just came out called "Lure".  It's the first book in a reverse harem (3 guys, 1 girl) romantic suspense serial series with parts releasing every three weeks.  Before you run screaming for the hills--no more serials!--I just have to say, mine's about 123 pages or 25K words, so it's actually more like a novella!  And besides, there are three wickedly delicious mafia bosses to fall in love with.  Plus, the main character is a total badass which I know you'll love!The first book in the Mafia Queen series is only 99 cents or free with Kindle Unlimited.  In three months, it'll also release on iTunes, Barnes & Noble, etc.AMAZON US: amzn.to/2yh444sAMAZON CA: www.amazon.ca/dp/B075TXS51W/AMAZON UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075TXS51W/AMAZON AU: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B075TXS51W/Blurb:Three gloriously wicked mafia bosses. They play with the dark strings of my heart, lure me into temptation. As the daughter of crime kingpin, Carlo Costello, I have responsibilities. First, ferret out the traitors. Next, bring four legendary New York City families together.I feel like a pawn on the board, a piece lost in a dirty game of violence, sex, and corruption. But I'm done with being the pawn; I want to be queen. And I'll have three kings to reign beside me.That is, if the sex and the seduction doesn't kill me first. One of my lovers is a traitor. My heart doesn't care. But the families will.***LURE (MAFIA QUEEN #1) is a 25,000 word reverse harem (one woman, three hot mafia men) romance novel that will be released in serial format.  Every three weeks a new 20,000-30,0000 word part of the story will be released for 99 cents.  This book contains graphic group sex, violent action scenes, intrigue, one strong heroine, and her three dark-hearted lovers.And coming up next...I have so many things in store, it's hard to know where to begin, but I can at least promise this: "Pack Violet Shadow", the sequel to "Pack Ebon Red" will be out by the last day of September.  That, and I've been working on a secret co-writing project with author Tate James of the newly released and very successful "The Vixen's Lead".Not only does this book have supernatural plumbers--yes, I'm serious--but it's also steamy, sexy, and full of action and magic.  To come celebrate the release, join us on October 4th/5th for a full day event of guest authors, games, and giveaways.  Since the event goes nonstop for 24 hours, you can just pop in and out as you see fit! (insert dirty joke here).  Check it out here! Blurb:Four hunky, supernatural plumbers.One reluctant, slightly drunk human.A match made in heaven ... or in the bathroom, rather.My name is Arizona Smoke, and I'm the proud owner of a house haunted by my dead Gram, best friend to a cocktail dress loving werewolf, and apparent soul mate to four plumbers who also happen to be elemental dragons. Besides rippling pectorals, tattoos, and ... uh, nice, long pipes, the guys also have control of the elements.Supernatural law (whoever heard of such a thing anyway?) dictates that since I stumbled upon the guys in their alternate forms, I have to marry them. All four of them. Oh, and apparently one lousy (okay, awesome) night of sex means that I'm an elemental, too—and no amount of magical penicillin can cure this disease.All I wanted was hot running water and toilets that flushed, but now I'm dealing with monsters lurking in the sewers, supernatural politics, and four penniless (but totally hot) plumbers living in my crumbling old Victorian.I'm Ari Smoke, wine aficionado, ex-barista, and a girl who is completely out of her element.Having four hot husbands is nice ... but the death threats, not so much.Add this book on Goodreads!

I Would Kill God To Protect Her

Happy Saturday and happy March!  I'm super excited to start this month off with the release of "Glacier", the decadently dark stand-alone novel written under my pen name, Violet Blaze.  This book is a 120,000 word labor of love that I just can't stop thinking about.  The hero, Glacier, has seriously just taken the top title of "My Favorite Book Boyfriend" from Ty McCabe & Turner Campbell."I wonder if I'm really as big of a monster as I thought I was. Would a monster let her sleep in his arms like this? Hold her like she's made of solid fucking gold?"Right now, this book is available exclusively on Amazon and is free with KindleUnlimited.  It'll release on all other platforms in about ninety days.  It is a complete story all on its, but if you want more back story, you can read the "Bad Boys MC Trilogy" which focuses on Glacier's friend, Royal, and his forbidden love for the mayor's daughter, Lyric.DON'T MISS OUT, GRAB YOUR COPY!GLACIER, a dark motorcycle club/forbidden romance***THIS IS NOT A PARANORMAL ROMANCE***BLURB:His real name might be Saint, but he's a monster.His heart—if he even has one—is coated in ice.  Dark.  Like the blood under his fingernails.Saint “Glacier” Nordin is the enforcer for the Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club and sin for sin, he's an outlaw among outlaws.But even monsters want to be accepted and there's a place in the club for someone like him, a man that paints with blood instead of oils.Glacier, he's the stuff nightmares are made of.But I love him.Even if he's thirty and I'm only seventeen, even if the looks he gives me are cold hell.I want all of him: his body, his heart … and his monster.*GLACIER is a stand-alone MC romance by bestselling author C.M. Stunich writing as Violet Blaze, with a sexy tattooed badass, a strong and capable heroine, and a dark but riveting love story.  This book is a spin-off of the completed "Bad Boys MC Trilogy" starting with "Raw and Dirty" but can be read entirely on its own.****A NOTE ON WICKED WRITING WEDNESDAYYou may have noticed I didn't do a "Wicked Writing Wednesday" post on Wednesday.  It was super fun for me to write those up, but my schedule is just too tight to handle it.  I have Get Hitched, Groupie, A Werewolf St. Patrick's, Biker Rockstar Billionaire CEO Alpha, Never Could Stop, and Good Boyfriend all due within two months.

Wicked Writing Wednesday #2

Welcome back to Wicked Writing Wednesday!  This is the second post in the series, so if you need to go back to #1,you can click hereand read up on my rant/semi-instructional blog post.  Today's post is going to be significantly shortly than last week's because I have a deadline or two or seven that are looming like dark shadows in the night (Genre tells you where to focus your energy and how to narrate your story.  It dictates your voice and your direction.  Basically, it is god.  If you're writing for fun, congratulations, I want you to RUN WITH THIS and experiment in lots of different genres.  If you're a full-time writer or an aspiring full-time writer, just remember: genre decides everything.  It decides cover design, reach, income, marketability, discoverability, even how you might be treated by friends, family or coworkers.So here's what I'm going to do: I'm going to skip right to the assignments so I can get back to my literal last day of"Glacier"edits.  I'm kind of in the middle of giving a final look through on the last sex scene, so ... yeah.  Definitely desperate to get back to it.  Besides, only like two people told me they even read last week's post so I'm working under the assumption that I could very well be talking to myself.  Which, you know, is completely fine since I talk to imaginary characters for a living.  But maybe I'll talk a little more about specific genres next week.  For now, let's just focus on writing some shit because I will tell you with all due seriousness, actually doing the writing is the hardest part.  So if we skip around in this little class of mine and don't discuss all the things we should rightfully discuss in detail, consider it a success if you write anything, anything at all.First off, did you do last week's assignments?  If not, then get your arse back there and do them.  I told you'd be needing them this week.  Like, for real real.ASSIGNMENT #6:THE REWRITEWe're only going to do one assignment this week, but it's going to be significantly longer than last week's five mini-assignments.  Partially because I think this is a good step two and partially because I have a ton of shit to get done tonight.  If you're into this and want to keep working with me, please let me know somehow--Facebook, Twitter, or in the comments below--and I might extend this section.For now, you mission, should you choose to accept it is to select a genre that you're interested in writing in--whether you're familiar with it or not.  If you are, I want you to write down what you think are the five main reasons that people read this genre.  For example, people often read erotica because they like to read about steamy sex (yeah, I went there.  I did).  Or they might read young adult because they like lighthearted love stories.  Or maybe they read mysteries because they like to puzzle out who the killer is before the MC does.  Make your list and if you're not overly familiar with this genre, consider talking to someone who does, see if you can get a better understand of it.  If you ARE a reader of the genre you want to write in, congratulations.  No matter what you think or feel, you ARE a part of your own audience.  So write to make yourself happy.  Honestly, this is something you should strive to do no matter what, but we all have reasons for straying outside our favorite genre every now and again, so don't let that hold you back.Next, I want you to pick one of last week's assignments and rewrite it to match your genre--and then I want you to keep going.  I want you to write for a minimum of ONE HOUR on your piece.  Do not stop to research or look things up.  Once you get started, I just want you to keep going.  You'll fast learn if you stick with me that I don't believe in reworking something to death, so don't spend too much time on that part of the process.  To be a writer, you have to actually write.  Editing something doesn't really work.  It might make that ONE SINGLE PIECE better, but it won't improve your overall skills in the writing department.  Yes, of course, we'll go over editing eventually, but for now, please just stop protesting and write.One hour.One genre.Use one of last week's prompts.Any questions?  Anybody here?  ;)These are your assignments; you wrote them; do whatever you want with them!  If you end up writing a #1 NYT Bestseller with one of these prompts, then I am proud as hell of you.  Take them and run with it.  You can also post them below and start up a discussion, get feedback, etc.We'll be using these prompts again in future assignments, so keep them for next week!  And remember, if you liked this post, let me know so I can make sure to do another one next week.  I can even expand into video/etc if the interest is there.If you have questions for me, you can also post them below in the comments section. =)Thank you so much for reading!  I hope you enjoy this post!Next week...Wicked Writing Workshop #3:The Voice(P.S. If you post any writing or share any writing with me, you are sharing it freely and cannot later sue me for any reason. I'm not going to steal your work, but you also cannot later sue me if you think I borrowed an idea or something random like that (which I won't do). I know this seems like overkill and that none of you would do this, but it has happened before to some pretty well-known authors. I get all my own ideas and my own writing from inside my head; I don't copy or borrow. So feel free to post but just remember, YOU CANNOT LATER CLAIM I TOOK SOMETHING FROM YOU. Love you guys and sorry I even had to write this. Makes me so sad. Wahh!)

Wicked Writing Wednesday

Happy Wednesday everyone!In the past few weeks, I've gotten quite a few emails and messages asking if I might ever postwriting tips and trickson my website.  After mulling it over for a while, I decided I'd try out a weekly workshop on my blog and see what the turn-out looks like.If it looks like people are interested, I'd happily continue doing this every week for theforeseeable future.Basically, you can participate in and enjoy this workshop whether you're awriter, a reader, or an astronaut.  I'll make it an entertaining read for you either way, I promise.  ;)Fair warning though: if you don't like cursing (especially the F-word), snark, or crazy romance authors, you should probably start running now.  Like, far, far away.If you're here to learn how to sell a lot of books, market them, and make social connections in the industry...you've found the wrong blog.  Go seeJ.A. Hussbecause she has some straight-up killer marketing strategies and her blog posts are totally worth the read.  Also, I will definitely and most assuredly offend some people or rub them the wrong way with this post.  That is not my intention; I love you all; I love my writing community, my readers, and my fellow authors.  This is just how I see the world, right or wrong, black or white.  It's all perspective, darling.First off, I'd like to start with a few quick terms before we jump intoWicked Writing Workshop #1(I'll keep these babies labelled and archived so you can navigate back to them pretty easily, and also find workshops that you might've missed).  Also, please keep in mind that there isNO ONE WAYto write or tell a story.  If somebody tells you that, they are lying.  There are as many ways to write and craft a novel as there are people in this world.  I know authors who write in a notebook, shelve it, and then rewrite the whole thing as best they can from scratch on the computer, without ever referencing the first draft again.  I know other authors who plan their entire book from start to finish with web charts and diagrams.I will do neither of those two things.Okay, so you know "Project Runway", right?  Of course you do.  If you don't, you need to quickly open a new tab on your browser and start Googling that shit.  Anyway, you know how on "Project Runway" there's always that snooty contestant who went toSuch-And-Such A La Fancy-Pants School of Design?And then there's that other one that's all, "I've never been classically trained, but I taught myself."  If you've never seen the show, here's how it usually goes:Self-Taught Person aka Contestant B:"I need to do one of those loopy stitch things on the side of my dress."Snooty-Pants aka Contestant A:"OMG. Contestant B doesn't even know what a double-triple-loopy-loop-cross-stitch is.  What a noob."Contestant B: ***proceeds to hit the sewing room and fucking DESTROY that double-triple-loopy-loop-cross-stitch leaving Contestant A with their mouth hanging open in shock because some self-taught weirdo knows how to kick their ass, even without being classically trained***Well...that's a really ridiculous and roundabout way of trying to explain me and who I am.  I am not classically trained and I did not go to college for writing (life and health sciences if you must know).  But guess what?School doesn't make you a good writer.  Reading doesn't make you a good writer (it helps though).  Editing a single piece to death doesn't make you a good writer.Here's a secret, special, writing life hack pro tip: WRITING A LOT MAKES YOU A GOOD WRITER.Alright, end of Workshop #1:.Just kidding.  Anyway, my point is that I have my own way of doing things, but I can assure you that if there is ONE thing in my entire life that I know how to do, it's how to write and tell stories.  Like, that is my everything.It's who I am inside my soul.  I am not a businesswoman or a marketing guru or the leader of the writing girls' club, but I am. A. Damn. Good. Writer.Let me help you be a damn good writer, too--or at least entertain you as you read this post.GLOSSARY OF TERMS (according to Caitlin)ARTIST:a person who has two moods and only two moods (basically, me)Mood #1: EVERYTHING I WRITE IS GOLD AND I AM AMAZING AND MY SOUL IS IN THESE WORDS AND THE WORLD IS GOING TO LOVE THIS!Mood #2: MY WORK IS SHIT!!!! COMPLETE SHIT!!!  THIS SHOULD NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY!  MY PAIN IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN SHARE!  AHHHHH!Basically, artists write (or paint or sculpt or whatever) with every beat of their heart and every ounce of their soul.  They create because they have to, because it's who they are, because the pain inside must come out someway.  I know A LOT of artists and trust me, we are all like this.WRITER:a person who writes well, as in puts words together in a nice, logical order that can be read by most humans and understood.  Could be a poet, a novelist, a journalist, or a straight A student who likes term papers.  Not to be confused with storyteller. (this one is also me)STORYTELLER:a person who has so many goddamn story ideas, they have like 486 notebooks lying around their house with the most random shit in them, who have trouble finishing other projects because everyday they have characters screaming to be heard inside their crazy heads. These people can be good writers or not.  The two traits are not mutually exclusive, but some people are just one or the other. (and again, this is me)COPYEDITOR:somebody who edits an artist's, writer's, or storyteller's work and fixes errors.  These people are amazing; they are practically gods.  We don't care about them right now though because we're just trying to write shit.GRAMMAR, SYNTAX & SPELLING ERRORS:irrelevant for these tutorials.  I mean, try not to be a total noob and spell "creature" like this: kreecher, but basically WE DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS STUFF!  Being a good copyeditor is not the same thing as being a writer.  I mean, you CAN be both, but for right now, let's just be artist/writer/storytellers, okay?  You are going to break rules.Yes.I'm giving you permission.BREAK SOME FUCKING RULES!Say weird shit like "beautiful ugly dirty candy kisses" and "I ain't got none" and write. Sentences. Like. This.  Start things with BUT and AND.  Mess shit up and be yourself. You're writing because only YOU have YOUR voice, and your voice is what makes you unique.AND NOW ONTO THE ACTUAL WORKSHOP!WICKED WRITING WORKSHOP #1For our first workshop, we're going to start with The Idea.  Now, The Idea is a tricky bastard because we all work our creative juices differently (did that just sound dirty as hell? huh. that's what you get for reading tips from a romance/erotica author).Some people have a hard time coming up with ideas and for others, they just flow like water.  I want you to forget all you think you know about The Idea.  An idea doesn't have to come to you fully fleshed out or brimming with details.  An idea can be as simple as "I just had a dream about a locker with the word necrophiliac written across it".  Totally random, but hey, that happened to me and I made an entire book out of it.Ideas can even be as basic as feelings inside your chest.  For example, when I wrote my international bestseller "Tasting Never", I had no idea what I was writing about.  I did not have an idea for a storyline in my head.  All I had were feelings.  Just lots and lots of pain and heartache.  That's it.So don't get caught up on The Idea.  It's not as important as you think it is.  An idea does not a book make.  Lots of people have good ideas, great ideas, but it's how you execute them--it's the very act of executing them at all--that makes a good book.  Honestly, I think almost all people are capable of writing really good novels IF they could sit down and finish them.  That's the hardest fucking part.  Something will always seem more important or more urgent than writing down a fictional story.IF YOU WANT TO WRITE WELL, MAKE WRITING A PRIORITYSo.  This might seem strange to label this lesson as "The Idea" and then tell you, guess what, FUCK THE IDEA!  I am going to remove the obstacle of The Idea for you completely.  If you're like me, I LOOOOOOVE checklists and how-to's that have simple, easy to follow exercises.  That's what we're going to do here.I'm going to give you writing prompts with rules, and you have to follow them!  No cheating!  If you want, you're welcome to post your results in the comments to get feedback from others.  Honestly, if enough people are interested in this, I'd be happy to make videos or start a writing group.  It all depends on you!  If you like this, you should let me know somehow--Twitter, Facebook, the comments down below, Snapchat, whatever suits your fancy.ASSIGNMENT #1THE WORD PROMPTINSTRUCTIONS:You have fifteen minutes to write as much as you can using the following sentence as your opening line.  Don't go back and reread things or agonize about word choices.  Just set a timer on your phone or computer and write for fifteen minutes straight.  You MUST use this as your opener:And there he stood ...ASSIGNMENT #2:THE PICTURE PROMPTINSTRUCTIONS:See the picture above, with the motorcycle and the field?  Write 250 words about this picture.  It can be a simple description, a character's thoughts while standing here, a memory about the day your character rode their bike in this place, doesn't matter.  Just make it 250 words and make it relevant to this picture.ASSIGNMENT #3:THE FEELING PROMPTINSTRUCTIONS:Despair.This is your feeling.  Write for ten minutes about it.  Put as much emotion as you can into your work and don't stop to think.  I want tears to be rolling down your face when you're done with this one.  And make it first person, present tense.  As in "I am" or "I say" or "My body moves".  First person means the narrator is talking about themselves, about what they're doing, and they're discussing it all as if it's happening right now.ASSIGNMENT #4:THE GENRE PROMPTINSTRUCTIONS:You have to know who you're writing for.  For example, a kissing scene in a young adult novel is different than one in a romance novel which is different than one in a literary fiction novel.The level of detail, the length of the scene, the grit, the heart, the swoon, the heat, all of that depends on your audience.Guess what?  You're on a romance writer's website, so...your next prompt is to write a 250 word romance novel scene.  It can be kissing, flirting, sex, talking, characters meeting for the first time.  Just remember who you're writing for--ROMANCE.  Not erotica, not YA, but romance.ASSIGNMENT #5:THE CHARACTER PROMPTINSTRUCTIONS:Your main character is:22 years old. Male. Straight. Has had a hard past. Wants to fall in love. Attends college/uni.Choose past or present tense, and first or third person.  Using those narrow confines provided, come up with an opening scene for your pretend novel.  Spend as long as you want and write as much as you want, but make sure you complete these tasks:1. Let the reader know who your character is, and some of the basic facts listed above without simply, well,listingthem.2. Make sure your opening line POPS! Like, if a reader is deciding whether or not to buy your book from that one line alone, make them WANT it.3. Establish a tone/setting so we know where we are (i.e. time period, country, fantasy or real world, etc).These are your assignments; you wrote them; do whatever you want with them!  If you end up writing a #1 NYT Bestseller with one of these prompts, then I am proud as hell of you.  Take them and run with it.  You can also post them below and start up a discussion, get feedback, etc.We'll be using these prompts again in future assignments, so keep them for next week!  And remember, if you liked this post, let me know so I can make sure to do another one next week.  I can even expand into video/etc if the interest is there.If you have questions for me, you can also post them below in the comments section. =)Thank you so much for reading!  I hope you enjoy this post!Next week...Wicked Writing Workshop #2:All About Genre(P.S. If you post any writing or share any writing with me, you are sharing it freely and cannot later sue me for any reason. I'm not going to steal your work, but you also cannot later sue me if you think I borrowed an idea or something random like that (which I won't do). I know this seems like overkill and that none of you would do this, but it has happened before to some pretty well-known authors. I get all my own ideas and my own writing from inside my head; I don't copy or borrow. So feel free to post but just remember, YOU CANNOT LATER CLAIM I TOOK SOMETHING FROM YOU. Love you guys and sorry I even had to write this. Makes me so sad. Wahh!)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!I hope love is in the air for you today, but even if you're without a date, just know that I love your face. ;) This is going to be a quick post, but I thought I should share some holiday relevant reads in case you're in need of a good book for today.  Both are short and easy to read, so you can blow through them in a night and get all of the feels!If you needSTEAMYorSWEET, just take your pick:STEAMYROMANCE EROTICA/ROM-COMThis is a stand-alone book with two hot dudes and a sex swing. ;) Quick enough to devour in a single evening and costs less than a buck.Download Your Copy and Get Started ReadingSWEETYA/WEREWOLF ROMANCEThis is book #3 in the series, but they're all short little novellas and book #1 is FREE (the other two are 99 cents each)!Download Book One (FREE!)Download Book TwoDownload Book Three

So Many Beautiful Things...

As usual, I am just brimming withawesomenews to share.  If you get thenewsletter, it'll be much of the same, but I'm trying to figure out a way to share things on different platforms without repeating the same stuff over and over.  Who wants to see that, right?  LOL  So expectextra goodiesif you read on ... ;)Anyhow, it's thenew year, and I'm beyond excited.  There's no better time to start makingchangesandfightingfor thosedreamsthat lay dormant all of last year.  Personally, I know I have issues with making deadlines and being consistent.  That's what I'm#fightingfor this time around.  It's not the first time I've ever made thatgoal, but it's the first time I've really felt like I can get it right.  I know I'm not the best communicator or advertiser or businesswoman, but what I've finally been able to accept--and this has actually been really hard for me to admit to myself--is that IAM a good writer.  I am.  Beinghonestwith myself about that doesn't have to make me arrogant.  I just have to accept that my gifts are what they are, and it's okay to beproud.  I am akick-ass storyteller, and it's fine for me to believe that.  So I'm going to keep on keepin' on, andwrite the hell out of 2017.  Because that's what I do ... it's whatI loveto do.Thanks so much for joining me on this journey!What about you?  What are you working on this year?  I'd love to hear about it in the comments section below!  No dream is too big or too small. At A Glance...1. Two New Preorders for You to Sink Your Teeth Into(plus a never-before-read excerpt!!!)2. My Newest Release, a 110,000 word finale to rock your socks off3. A Cover Reveal Round TwoGlacier: A Motorcycle Club RomanceThis is adark stand-alone MC romancethat can be read entirely by itself for a complete story.  It's a spin-off of the "Bad Boys MC Trilogy" which starts with "Raw and Dirty" (currently on sale for 99 cents!).This book is ... wow.  The prologue makes me sweat and fan my face as I go off in search of a fainting couch.  It does feature some pretty dark themes, and there is a big age gap between the two main characters, so check out the blurb and see what you think.  I can promise you won't be disappointed. ;)BLURBHis real name might be Saint, but he's a monster.His heart—if he even has one—is coated in ice. Dark. Like the blood under his fingernails.Saint “Glacier” Nordin is the enforcer for the Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club and sin for sin, he's an outlaw among outlaws.But even monsters want to be accepted and there's a place in the club for someone like him, a man that paints with blood instead of oils.Glacier, he's the stuff nightmares are made of.But I love him.Even if he's thirty and I'm only seventeen, even if the looks he gives me are cold hell.I want all of him: his body, his heart … and his monster.PREORDER NOW:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N31X64CADD ON GOODREADS:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33832618-glacierEXCLUSIVE EXCERPTThe first door I come to is unlocked and I shove it open, slipping inside and slamming my back against the wood to close it, my eyes sliding shut as I breathe in deep and smell freshly laundered blankets, mothballs, and … blood.My eyes flash open and my breath explodes from my lungs in a rush.There's somebody in here. And just not just anybody, buthim.“I …” I start, tears pouring from my eyes unbidden as I stare at the heavily tattooed and pierced blond man sitting perched on the edge of the bed. He glances over at me, blood staining his shirt, his leather vest, the perfect white-gold color of his hair. A row of silver earrings winks back at me from his lobe as my hands start to tremble and I wonder why, why the hell of all people I could bump into, it had to behim.“Serenity,” Glacier says with zero inflection in his voice, watching me with a blank expression, a crossbow sitting on the floor by his boots. “If you're looking for Jack, he's not here.”“I know,” I manage to say, despite the violent trembling in my lips and the salty tears on my cheeks. I should turn around and leave—now—because my dad's already warned me several times about this man.“He's dangerous, Serenity. Cold. There's something seriously wrong with him.”Only … I don't care because when I look at the man everyone calls Glacier, I don't see that at all. I see a hot fire buried beneath ice, a heart frozen and covered with snow, a bright vibrant spirit that's too sharp and clear that everyone else just looks right through it and pretends it isn't there.“What are you doing in here?” I ask as he continues to look at me with white-blue eyes, running a tattooed hand over his stoic face. The man is … gorgeous beyond gorgeous, with full lips and long lashes, big eyes and a straight nose. He'd be pretty, almost too pretty, if it weren't for the tattoos that curl up and around his neck, his shoulders, down his arms and fingers. Other than his face, I'm not sure that there is a spot on Saint Nordin that isn't covered in ink.“Decompressing,” he says with a dangerous lilt to his voice, like a warning to me to get the fuck out of there. I sweep red streaked blond hair over my shoulder and ignore that. What will happen if I do? I want to know.Biker Rockstar Billionaire CEO AlphaYes, that title.  LOL.  This book is about exactly what you'd think it would be about.  And it'shot.  No punches pulled.  I put all of myloveforbikers,rockers, andbillionaire alpha malesinto one story.I've been talking about this one for a long time, but I've finally gotten a date and preorder set up so you can order your copy now and get it on release day.  Let's just say, you don't want to miss this one. ;)BLURBAll of the clichés, all of the sex.All of the clichés, all of the drama.~Dash Buchanan should never have walked into my life.When he did, he made a mess of it.A hot, wicked, tangled mess that I'm not so sure I want to crawl out of.If only I'd been more careful, if only we hadn't been seen.One night, one mistake that changes everything.Dash and me, we're in way over our heads, drowning in our demons.I can only hope he has the strength to swim.*Adelaide Vaughn should not have been at my concert.Hell, she shouldn't have been anywhere near me.As the son of the CEO of Buchanan Bikes, there are a lot of rules.First, never touch a Vaughn girl.Second, never let anyone see your weaknesses.This girl, this daughter of the Weeping Bones Motorcycle Club …Damn it, but I'm pretty sure she's going to make me break all of them.PREORDER NOW:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0YVGW7ADD ON GOODREADS:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25808506-biker-rockstar-billionaire-ceo-alpha?ac=1&from_search=trueSavage and RacyThe final book is here, y'all.  "Savage and Racy" rounds out the "Bad Boys MC Trilogy", and let me just say, this is a110,000 word beast of a bookthat ends the series with abang.I could not beprouderof this trilogy and honestly, even though it's not one of my most read series, I wouldn't change the time I spent creating thesecharacters.  I willmiss themterribly, but I'm also happy to see them get theending they deserved.START THE SERIES NOW FOR ONLY 99 PENNIES:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BE97M42BLURBThe Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club is at war.And I'm getting ready to marry their president.Royal McBride is wrong for me in so many ways. I feel like I'm living two lives; saying “yes” to him means saying “no” to half of who I am. And marrying a tattooed outlaw is a pretty surefire way to say good-bye to my future as a politician.Why shouldn't I leave my hometown and try for something different? Come Monday, I'll decide either way: marry Royal … or leave him. For now, the cartel is closing in and nobody's safe—not even the president of the Alpha Wolves MC. But I know I'll do whatever it takes to save him, whether it means picking up a pistol or dealing with the FBI.I knew getting involved with Royal was a bad idea, but losing him might just kill me.The future mayor of Trinidad … married to a one-percenter.Why the hell not?GRAB YOUR COPY HERE:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NBTRS02Good BoyfriendThe first official cover reveal of this baby took place in the newsletter, but for round two, all eyes on this blog now get to feast onZayden Roth!This is the sequel to "Bad Nanny", one of the mostfunandquirkybooks I've written in my career.  I cannot even wait for you to see what round two holds ... Oh, and guess what?  I've got a title for book three now:Great Husband. =DGRAB BOOK:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NA7Z820

Happy New Year ... Happy New Release

Two Free Books As Your Christmas Gifts!

Today isChristmas Eveand as I'm sitting here, thinking of all the things I should bethankfulfor, one very prominent idea keeps coming to mind.  And that, my dear readers, isyou.  Without you, my words would just be letters on a page (or a Kindle screen!), but when you read them, when you take my stories into your heart and home, you imbue them with a special kind ofmagic.So, as I'm wrapping last minute gifts and prepping the food for tonight, I'll be thinking of you.  To show how appreciative I am, I'm offering youtwo free booksto download and enjoy.Everyonegets a copy, so feel free to share this with friends, too!Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!P.S."Savage and Racy"is still in progress, but I'm hoping to get it a few days after Christmas!  Thank you for your patience and support.Love, Caitlin aka C.M. Stunich aka Violet BlazeFREE BOOK CHRISTMAS PRESENT #1 (available until Dec 31st, 2016)-a stand-alone romantic comedy, alpha billionaire boss book-DOWNLOAD LINK: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/FGJJHFREE BOOK CHRISTMAS PRESENT #2 (available until Dec 31st, 2016)-a young adult paranormal romance book-DOWNLOAD LINK:https://www.instafreebie.com/free/96ZGX

Need Some Sexy Romantic Suspense?

Asexy British motorcycle clubpresidentwalks into a bar...  Okay, so not funny, but still, I thought I'd pop in and give you some writing updates.  This week I'll be finishing up the final edits for"Savage and Racy", the third and final book in theBad Boys MC Trilogywhich is written under my pen name,Violet Blaze.If you haven't started the series yet, it's the perfect time tograb book onebecause it'scurrently on #sale for 99 c(until December 12th) andbook twoand meet Royal McBride, the hottest MC president since Austin Sparks ("Losing Me, Finding You").  You can also read it for#FREEif you have Kindle Unlimited.  =)If you'd like to join in and read the series with other like-minded folks, or at the very leastwin some cool prizes(like$200 in Paypal CASH!) then head over andjoin my Facebook event: Bad Boys MC Trilogy Release Party.If you are a professional reviewer or blogger, you can alsosign up to receive a complimentary review copyof any book in the series (or all of them)here. Each blog that participates will beentered to win a $10 Amazon Gift Cardas a thank you for their help!If you've enjoyed the series thus far,please tell your favorite blog or review site about Mr. McBride, so they can join in on the sexy dangerous world of the Alpha Wolves Motorcycle Club.Since this is the final book in the series, I want to see it go out with a bang!  Help me byspreading the word with friendsandjoining in the release party.  I can't wait to see you there!P.S. Don't forget tograb your copyof book #1,"Raw and Dirty"while it'sonly 99c/p(until December 12th).P.P.S.  As soon as this book is done, I get to finish final edits on"Get Hitched".  Woo hoo!  If you'd like to get started on my gritty rock 'n' roll romance, click here for"Real Ugly".P.P.P.S.  Some of you have asked about other motorcycle club series I've written/will write in the future.  I've included the links below for the Triple 'M' MC Series below: a hot sexy romp with Southern biker boys.  For future MC series, I've got"Biker Rockstar Billionaire CEO"already planned for release, as well as some secret projects you'll find out about in the near future.TRIPLE 'M" MC SERIES (completed)Book #1: Losing Me, Finding YouBook #2: Loving Me, Trusting YouBook #3: Needing Me, Wanting YouBook #4: Craving Me, Desiring You