Lilah Suzanne's Blog, page 73
January 1, 2015
Hi there! I was just wondering if you'd picked the winners for your Pivot and Slip giveaway yet? Thank you and Happy New Year!!
Yes, I have! I’ll post up the winner soon! And a Happy New Year to you :D
December 4, 2014
!!!GIVEAWAY!!!
I’d like to thank everyone who supported...
!!!GIVEAWAY!!!
I’d like to thank everyone who supported the release of my first book, Pivot and Slip with a giveaway! Soon I’ll be releasing my second novel, Spice, and your support of P/S is part of what makes this possible.
I’ve had a custom charm bracelet made featuring the gorgeous cover art by pencilpushingenthusiast with a Pivot and Slip book charm by the lovely and multitalented agent-girlsname from her Etsy store Serenity Boutique
I’d like to give away this necklace away to a random reader of Pivot and Slip. Here’s what you need to do to enter:
Do you own a copy of Pivot and Slip? Awesome! Take a picture of you and your book, or your dog with your book, or your cat looking unimpressed and bored with your book, or a random stranger and your book (wait no maybe not that one) and post it to Tumblr with the hashtag #PivotAndSlipGiveaway
But wait! I bought the eBook! Hey, no problem! Take a picture of of you, or your dog, or your grandmother (thanks Grandma!) reading your eBook version of Pivot and Slip, and post it to Tumblr with the hashtag #PivotAndSlipGiveaway.
On December 31st, I will place the usernames of everyone who entered in an online randomizer to select a winner.
Hold on! I don’t have a copy. Can I still enter? The giveaway is my way of saying thank you to people who purchased Pivot and Slip, but there’s plenty of time to do that! You can buy the eBook worldwide at store.interludepress.com, or order the print edition from IP (US/Canada only), Amazon, B&N or your local book retailer from almost anywhere. Then post a picture of the book and your wonderful, adorable self (or your adorable dog/cat/stuffed teddy bear/grandma/etc.)
Thanks again for reading, and supporting my debut novel!
November 24, 2014
Today’s writing space: On the go.
Today’s writing space: On the go.
November 12, 2014
Motivational sticker :)
Motivational sticker :)
November 11, 2014
interludepress:
Our 2015 Teasers…
On Friday, we posted promo...
Our 2015 Teasers…
On Friday, we posted promo cover art of the some of the books we have scheduled for 2015. Now, how about we add some titles? First, the three covers we had already unveiled:
Load the Dice: Moriah Gemel’s story of of two men exploring BDSM, and possibly falling in love, is currently running as a series for our Consent imprint for erotic fiction. In January, it will be available in print! (Cover by @BuckeyegrrlDesigns and @Hellstromphoto)
Right Here Waiting: K.E. Belledonne has given us the perfect Valentine’s gift—a sweeping WWII romance, written in the style of a 1940s Hollywood tearjerker. For release February 10th. (Cover art by @thisdoesnotsuck)
Spice: Simon Beck, the author of the popular “Ask Eros” sex advice column, has answers for his readers’ relationship problems, but can’t solve his own—until computer troubles introduce him to Benji McHugh, the newest and cutest member of his company’s IT support team. By Lilah Suzanne, cover art by rocketssurgery. Available in March.
November 2, 2014
October 10, 2014
Ficlet Friday: Taco Time
A Pivot and Slip missing moment: Felix and Lydia talk, Lydia schemes.
“What are we eating?” Felix eyes his paper plate, shifts it around a little, then leans in to take a sniff that he immediately regrets. He recoils and tries to smile hopefully at her through his watering eyes.
“Kimchi tacos,” Lydia chirps, scooping a large bite into her mouth and saying around it, “Good, right?”
“Uh… Looks…” Pungent. Soupy. Like a congealed orange sauce covered insult to tacos. “Interesting,” he finally says.
Lydia winks at him from across her messy desk, then takes a phone call while he’s working up the nerve to try a bite. She’s negotiating something - something with a significant price tag - so in an effort to not eavesdrop, he distracts himself with taking a wary bite. Not bad, actually. Tangy.
“See?” Lydia says after hanging up, “Jack won’t even try them. He’s so fussy.”
Felix shifts in his seat at Jack’s name. They haven’t spoken since Felix admitted that he was boxing again. He doesn’t know what to say. He’s not even angry that Jack won’t come watch him fight, he’s just… Disappointed. In himself or Jack, he’s not even sure.
“Is he- How is Jack?”
Lydia takes another bite, and they eat together in silence for a while as she considers his question. The more Felix has of the kimchi taco, the more he likes it. Kind of like Lydia herself, who comes on pretty strong but who he’s really come to like the more time he spends at Jack’s place. He loves how adventurous she is, how determined. How she and Jack both have the hugest, kindest hearts.
How he already knows the danger of telling her out loud that she reminds him of pickled cabbage and fish sauce.
“He’s doing the whole ostrich thing.”
Felix blinks. “Sorry?”
“You know,” she ducks her head down, “Trying to pretend everything is fine by not thinking about it at all. The thing about Jack is he sometimes goes to the zen place as a way of coping by not coping.”
“Oh,” Felix says, the half of a kimchi taco in his stomach starting to feel a little sour. He’d been so focused on his own feelings of being hung out to dry yet again by someone he loves, he hadn’t really stopped to consider how hard this fight might be for Jack.
Lydia finishes her lunch, folds up the paper plate and tosses it in her overflowing trashcan next to the desk. “He’ll come around. I’m on it, don’t worry.” She wiggles the mouse on her computer and clicks a few things, then gives Felix an unsettling glare. “As for you: Fighting again is pretty epically stupid. You know this, right?”
Felix’s stomach churns again and he flushes hot on the back of his neck, arms crossing over his chest and jaw clenching. “Excuse me?”
She sighs, face softening. “Look, Felix. I think you’re great. You’ve been so good for Jack, I haven’t seen him this happy in- I honestly can’t remember. But he’s my best friend. He’s terrified of losing you and I don’t know that I can bring him back from the brink again. Not from that.”
Felix’s first instinct is to get up and walk out, maybe punch something on the way, but he catches it, takes a deep breath and then another, and the urge passes. Lydia isn’t trying to hurt him. There is no one here to fight.
“I need to walk away from boxing on my own terms. I want to let go, but I don’t know how else to do it. Maybe that is stupid, but it’s all I have.” He picks at a spot where the silver paint is peeling away from the arm of his chair. “I don’t want Jack to feel like he has to fix me. I want to be whole. For him.”
Lydia tips her head, her perpetually messy bun listing to the left, hazel eyes quickly scanning his face. Sometimes Felix wonders if Lydia naturally takes in everything faster than most people, or if she’s just so used to doing too many things at once that she’s forgotten how to slow down. Either way, she seems to be satisfied with Felix’s answer, gives a nod and goes back to whatever it is she was doing on her computer.
She ignores him for long enough that Felix starts to feel uncomfortable. “Should I go or?”
“Sure.” Lydia pokes her tongue out, types something and shakes her head. Felix stands. “No wait.” She looks him up and down and up, and then grins. Felix has known her long enough now to understand what that determined flash in her eyes means. She has a plan.
Felix sits. So far, he’s a fan of Lydia’s scheming. After all, it lead him to Jack.
Lydia steeples her fingers on the desk and sets her chin on top. “Have you ever thought about coaching?”
Hi, I just wanted to say I read Pivot and Slip and it was really good. You made their world come to life. I really enjoyed the novel.
Thanks so much for stopping by to let me know! I really appreciate it and I’m so happy you enjoyed it!
ps: I’ll be posting another ficlet today, if you wanted to spend a little more time in their world :)
September 29, 2014
Cover Reveal: Spice
So, who was that guy in the “Talk Nerdy to Me” t-shirt that Rocketssurgery drew for an upcoming IP novel? If you read Lilah Suzanne’s Pivot and Slip, you would have found the answer in the sneak preview of her upcoming romantic comedy.
Meet Benji McHugh, the hot IT guy with the geek chic wardrobe who fixes more than just computers in Spice.
Spice is the story of Simon Beck, the author of the popular “Ask Eros” sex advice column who has answers for his readers’ relationship problems, but can’t solve his own—until computer troubles introduce him to the newest and cutest member of his company’s IT support team.
Look for Spice in early 2015.
