Staci Hart's Blog, page 6
February 13, 2014
Print proofs!! SQUEE!
I cried. They’re GORGEOUS.
They’ll be available on createspace at some point tomorrow. Want autographed copies for cheaper? US prices are $30 for the set, which includes shipping (about 10$ less than createspace). Just email me at staci@stacihartnovels.com and include your paypal address, and I’ll send an invoice over!
The post Print proofs!! SQUEE! appeared first on staci hart.
February 12, 2014
Day 4, Dangerous Dean.
Meet Dean, the brooding rockstar with his heart in a cage.
Dean in under 100:A broken, brooding musician. He puts his words into his songs rather than speaking them out loud. His pain, his wants, they all are poured into lyrics. His best friend, Roe, is like his brother and has seen Dean through all of the mess that life has put him through. He’s never found love, never looked for love, believing he’s incapable of giving it, until he meets Lex.
Profile:
Age: 28
Height: 6’4”
Hair: Black, long on the top, cropped on the side, always in his face
Eyes: Green
Quotes:
He didn’t know why he’d sat down next to her, not when he knew he should have kept walking. He should have, but he didn’t want to. In fact, he felt like he had to do it. Like an itch you couldn’t scratch, and every second that passed, it consumed every thought until you would do anything, give anything to scratch it.
***
She held her notebook up, which was exactly the same as his, and they smiled at each other.
“I showed you mine, so technically it’s your turn,” he said.
***
“I wish this was easier on you. I should have just left you alone, but I couldn’t. You know that, right? I couldn’t walk away, as selfish as it was.”
Dean’s Style Board
Dean’s Playlist
About the book18+
Aphrodite never loses, not when it comes to love.
Immortality has its perks and its downsides. Boredom, for one, is unavoidable, but instead of playing parcheesi, the gods devised a game that uses humans as pawns. Remember Shakespeare? That was Apollo. Bonnie and Clyde? Aphrodite versus Ares.
Aphrodite is on deck once again, and she’ll defend her domain of love as she works to get the humans together before the clock runs out, while her opponent tries to keep them apart.
Game one is against Apollo, and Aphrodite knows she has her work cut out for her when he chooses Dean, a brooding rock star man-whore who believes women can’t be trusted. Aphrodite decides on Lex, a perfect match for Dean, even though her heart is guarded, locked away tight. She’d never let anyone in. Not ever. Of course, she hasn’t met Dean.
But there’s always more at stake than just the game when you’ve lived for thousands of years. The Olympians are the original dysfunctional family, surviving eons of love and lust, betrayal and lies, as friends and enemies, through feuds and wars. From Ares, the douchebag, who’s forever trying to start a fight and get Aphrodite into bed, to Persephone, her best friend, who she can always count on for a healthy helping of bacon on a bad day, the gods will take you on a lighthearted trip as they mess with humans, laugh and fight, lose love and gain power.
Download Deer in Headlights
Check it out on Goodreads
The post Day 4, Dangerous Dean. appeared first on staci hart.
February 11, 2014
Day 3! Meet Lex!
And here’s Lex, an artist and poet with a guarded heart.
Lex in under 100:An artist and poet who works at a book shop. She’s never been able to fall in love, even though she’s had one boyfriend after another since she turned sixteen. Lex is afraid of love because she doesn’t want to get hurt, but when she meets Dean, she almost doesn’t have a choice. Her best friend, Kara, is her sounding board and a constant in her life, and someone who she couldn’t live without.
Profile:
Age: 26
Height: 5’4”
Hair: long, dark brown
Eyes: blue-green
Quotes:
“Seriously, the longest I think I’ve gone between guys is two weeks, and I cried the entire time that I would be alone forever. How is it possible that I’ve never been in love?”
***
She felt spellbound, like she’d been hypnotized. Like Mina and Dracula, as if he’d somehow infected her, and logic and reason no longer applied. Ultimately, she didn’t get it, and was torn because even though she knew she should stay away, she was equally fascinated, dreading and anticipating every chance she had to see him.
***
They’d only spoken a few times, but she watched him during band practice like a stalker. Dean had all the makings of a man-sized Venus Flytrap. Everything about him called to her, and every other woman in a fifty-foot radius, but she knew that if she got close she would get eaten. Hopefully eaten in the sexy way, but she figured more likely it would be in the way that she would experience a slow and painful death via metaphorical stomach acid.
***
She’d dodged a bullet, she told herself, over and over, but it hurt like she had taken it in the heart.
Lex’s Style Board
Lex’s Playlist
About the book18+
Aphrodite never loses, not when it comes to love.
Immortality has its perks and its downsides. Boredom, for one, is unavoidable, but instead of playing parcheesi, the gods devised a game that uses humans as pawns. Remember Shakespeare? That was Apollo. Bonnie and Clyde? Aphrodite versus Ares.
Aphrodite is on deck once again, and she’ll defend her domain of love as she works to get the humans together before the clock runs out, while her opponent tries to keep them apart.
Game one is against Apollo, and Aphrodite knows she has her work cut out for her when he chooses Dean, a brooding rock star man-whore who believes women can’t be trusted. Aphrodite decides on Lex, a perfect match for Dean, even though her heart is guarded, locked away tight. She’d never let anyone in. Not ever. Of course, she hasn’t met Dean.
But there’s always more at stake than just the game when you’ve lived for thousands of years. The Olympians are the original dysfunctional family, surviving eons of love and lust, betrayal and lies, as friends and enemies, through feuds and wars. From Ares, the douchebag, who’s forever trying to start a fight and get Aphrodite into bed, to Persephone, her best friend, who she can always count on for a healthy helping of bacon on a bad day, the gods will take you on a lighthearted trip as they mess with humans, laugh and fight, lose love and gain power.
Download Deer in Headlights
Check it out on Goodreads
The post Day 3! Meet Lex! appeared first on staci hart.
February 10, 2014
Day 2, meet apollo!
Meet Apollo, the ultimate nice guy who always ends up getting a bum wrap.
[image error] Apollo in under 100:
An honest, happy-go-lucky loner. He’s good at almost everything he does, but often gets a raw deal because he lacks the cut-throat attitude that most of the other gods possess. He’s the god of art, music, the sun, and prophecy, among other things. His twin sister, Artemis is his closest ally, and has been mourning the loss of his cursed love for thousands of years. This competition is a rare chance to get her back, and he’ll do anything to win.
Profile:
God of: Music, Art, Sun, Health, Archery, Prophecy
Looks like: 6′ tall, tan, blond, blue eyes, lean but muscular, pretty mouth
Animals: Roe Deer, Raven
Symbols: Laurel, Lyre, Bow and Arrow
Quotes:
“You should call it now and save yourself the trouble of dragging it out. Trust me. They don’t call me the Oracle of Amazing Awesomeness for nothing.” 
***
“It’s not over until the fat lady sings, and Hera’s been mostly silent, so it seems I still have time.”
***
Artemis turned her gaze back to him. “Has it been worth the pain that you have been through over Daphne?”
“Artemis, the moment she is in my arms, all will be worth the price I have paid.”
***
“And now, beloved, you have guessed my second specialty—songs for love.” He leaned forward and kissed her lightly, then strummed and sang, the song so sweet, so full of the love in his heart, that tears rolled down her freckled cheek, her face alight with her joy.
When he stopped playing, he could do nothing but move to her to kiss her tenderly, completing the circle of what he could tell her not with words, imparting his love through his touch. She twined her arms around his neck, and he held her small waist as he laid down and pulled her on top of him. Her red curls fell around them like a curtain, the light beaming through as the sun flashed with the beat of his heart.
Apollo’s Style Board
Apollo’s Playlist
About the book18+
Aphrodite never loses, not when it comes to love.
Immortality has its perks and its downsides. Boredom, for one, is unavoidable, but instead of playing parcheesi, the gods devised a game that uses humans as pawns. Remember Shakespeare? That was Apollo. Bonnie and Clyde? Aphrodite versus Ares.
Aphrodite is on deck once again, and she’ll defend her domain of love as she works to get the humans together before the clock runs out, while her opponent tries to keep them apart.
Game one is against Apollo, and Aphrodite knows she has her work cut out for her when he chooses Dean, a brooding rock star man-whore who believes women can’t be trusted. Aphrodite decides on Lex, a perfect match for Dean, even though her heart is guarded, locked away tight. She’d never let anyone in. Not ever. Of course, she hasn’t met Dean.
But there’s always more at stake than just the game when you’ve lived for thousands of years. The Olympians are the original dysfunctional family, surviving eons of love and lust, betrayal and lies, as friends and enemies, through feuds and wars. From Ares, the douchebag, who’s forever trying to start a fight and get Aphrodite into bed, to Persephone, her best friend, who she can always count on for a healthy helping of bacon on a bad day, the gods will take you on a lighthearted trip as they mess with humans, laugh and fight, lose love and gain power.
Download Deer in Headlights
Check it out on Goodreads
The post Day 2, meet apollo! appeared first on staci hart.
Meet Dita
It’s DAY ONE of the blog tour, and the big feature is DITA! Check out the goddess of love.
Dita in under 100:A lover of love and all that surrounds it, though her own lovelife is a steaming hot mess. She’s lived through eons, and is one of the oldest of the Olympians, even older than Zeus. She’s friends with most everyone, though once she has a grudge, she hangs on to it for a very long time. Her best friend, Persephone, is the most important person in her life, and always makes her laugh. Dita also gives great hugs, loves bacon, and is a hoarder.
Profile:
Nickname: Dita (DEE-ta)
Looks like: 5’7”, long, wavy blond hair, blue eyes
Animal: Dove
Symbols: Seashell, Apple, Roses, Mirror
Goddess of: Love
Quotes:
“Lex is a perfect match for him. She’s never been in love, so when it happens with Dean, it’s going to hit her like a freight train.”
“The love train?”
“Yes, filled up with chocolates, stuffed animals, and bad poetry. If I had to bet, which I realize we are, I’d say they’re perfect for each other.”
***
Perry looked up and smiled, but her mouth drooped when she saw Dita visibly upset. “What’s got your goat?”
“Psh, please. No one has sacrificed a goat to me in eons.
***
“No, you know what?” Dita waggled her finger at him. “You’re not going to ruin this for me. Suck it, son!” She crotch chopped WWE style, slamming her arms across her waist in an ‘x’ formation. She spun around and marched to the elevator, her hair swinging in time with her hips.
***
“I just want them to be happy.” Dita said quietly. “There’s so much hate and hurt in the world, and so much unnecessary pain for Lex and Dean right now. They need each other. She can heal him, and he deserves something real and true and good in his life. He deserves to find home.”
Aphrodite’s Style Board
Aphrodite’s Playlist
The post Meet Dita appeared first on staci hart.
February 7, 2014
Cover Reveal: What the Heart Wants
An here it is, the last cover!! Enter the giveaway below for a free set of books!
The post Cover Reveal: What the Heart Wants appeared first on staci hart.
February 6, 2014
Cover reveal – Snake in the Grass!
I’m so happy with these new covers! Hope you enjoy them too!
![Pageflex Persona [document: PRS0000446_00072]](http://stacihartnovels.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sig-5x8.jpg)
The post Cover reveal – Snake in the Grass! appeared first on staci hart.
February 4, 2014
And here it is! The new Deer in Headlights cover!
The day is finally here! Not only is the cover revealed, but the new, expanded version is now LIVE on Amazon! Get it here: http://www.amazon.com/Deer-Headlights...
Be sure to enter to win copies in the giveaway below!
![Pageflex Persona [document: PRS0000446_00070]](http://stacihartnovels.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/5x8-dih.jpg)
a Rafflecopter giveaway
The post And here it is! The new Deer in Headlights cover! appeared first on staci hart.
![[image error]](http://stacihartnovels.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/apollo1.png){kind=link}