2011 In Review and Tons of fun in the New Year!

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My Writing

2011 was a fabulous year! I signed my first writing contract (and four more after), had two stories released (and another releases in two days), but most importantly, I've met a great group of supportive people who get me through the highs and lows of this industry.

Celestial Seduction released July 1, 2011 with Decadent Publishing
Beneath the Starry Sky released December 16, 2011 with Decadent Publishing
Unknown Futures releases January 3, 2012 with Decadent Publishing
Never Gonna Let You Go (The Underground, book 1) , coming soon to Decadent Publishing
The Zurian Child (Mark of the Stars, book 1), coming soon to Silver Publishing

My Blog

In April, I celebrated my one-year blogoversary, and after that everything changed. I thank each and every one of you who has joined me over the past year, whether just lurking or continuously commenting on my posts. I appreciate all of your support!

Coming up on my blog this month:

January 2 – "My Writing Family" guest post by Layna Pimentel
January 3 – Unknown Futures release day celebrations
January 4 – New Year blog hop
January 5 – Guest Post by Deborah Cooke
January 21 – Winner's will be announced for Beneath the Starry Sky blog tour with Sizzling PR
January 23 – Guest Post by Rebecca Royce
January 24 – Guest Post by Liz Crowe

As always, I will be participating in Six Sentence Sunday, sharing excerpts from various stories, published and unpublished. Thank you to Sara Brookes and the rest of the crew for all of their hard work each and every week!

This month I'll be visiting a bunch of other blogs, promoting my new releases with many chances to WIN goodies. Here's where I'll be:

January 2-4 – The Romance Studio's New Year Party
January 6 – Guest Post at Kaye Manro's blog
January 9 – 20 – Sizzling PR book tour for Beneath the Starry Sky

January 9 – Books-n-Kisses
January 10 – Realmantic Moments
January 11 – Rage, Sex, and Teddy Bears
January 12 – Sizzling Hot Book Reviews
January 13 – Decadent Decisions
January 16 – Galadria Inn Books And Reviews
January 17 – Books Read N Makeup Done
January 18 – Reading Between the Wines Book Club
January 19 – For The Love Of Reading
January 20 – Hesperia Loves Books









January 10 – Lesbian Fiction Appreciation Event
January 11 – Guest post at Zee Monodee's Author's Corner
January 12 – Blogging at Daily Dose of Decadence
January 20 – Blogging at Daily Dose of Decadence
January 24 – Guest post at Brewing Passion
January 25 – Interview at The Galaxy Express
January 25 – Guest Post at Lisa Fox Romance
January 26 – Guest Post at Selena Robins Musings
January 27 – Interview on TBR the blog
January 30 – Guest Post at Four Strong Women
January 30-February 10 – Sizzling PR book tour for Unknown Futures (more details soon)

January 30 – Aspiring Romance Authors
January 31 – Anne Holly's blog
February 1 – Everyday is an Adventure
February 2 – Lia Davis's blog
February 3 – Sharon Owen's blog
February 4 – Carrie Ann Ryan's blog
February 5 – Mike Woody's blog
February 6 – Chastity Bush's blog
February 8 – Books-n-Kisses
February 9 – Romance Book Junkies
February 10 – All I Want and More Books








Books

I don't do book reviews anymore, but I wanted to share some figures about the books I've read, along with my list of favorite reads from 2011 (not necessarily released in 2011).

92 fiction books read this year
79 (86%) of them were ebooks
11 (12%) were YA (young adult)
71 (77%) were romance (incl. all subgenres except YA)
23 (25%) were science fiction/dystopian (incl. YA & romance)
20 (22%) were 1Night Stand stories

Favorite Reads of 2011 (in the order read):

Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Alien Tango by Gini Koch
30 Pieces of Silver by Carolyn McCray
XVI by Julia Karr
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Indivisible by Jessica McQuinn
Initiation by Rebecca Royce
Club Shadowland by Cherise Sinclair
Confessions from the Carnivore Club: Dave and Nancy's Story by Kate Richards
Walking the Edge by Zee Monodee
Just Gotta Say by Laura Kaye
Blown Away by D.L. Jackson
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Tulip Princess by Liz Crowe

2012 promises to be another great year, and I can't wait to see what it brings.

So how was your year? What are you looking forward to in 2012?