An Odd Year Indeed

"May you live in interesting times...." that could be the motto I lived under for the bulk of 2012.

While my career as author and brewery owner both really took flight---I wrote 2 entire novels (over 100k words) and 3 other short ones (@ 70k) and expanded the brewery, getting the rental hall open in time for the a rather alarming influx of requests for it--- in many ways on a personal level the last 12 months went straight into the shitter.  This is not to downplay how popular my Stewart Series became. I worked hard for this and have MANY people to thank for all their hard work to get it there.  I love my man Jack Gordon--he is One Bad Boy who gets redeemed, and I love it that so many people have enjoyed his journey. 


Without getting into a bunch of details, I will say that ending it on this note: sitting here in a hotel in Paducah, Kentucky after a 9 hour car ride to attend my 98-year old grandmother's funeral seems as apt a way as any to end a year that needs to get in my rearview mirror now.  And I heard some terrible news on the way down here. One of the guys who I used as inspiration for many a bad behaviored college man, one of my original and best friends, like a brother to me an many people, died of a heart attack while about to board a cruise ship with his wife down in Florida.

So I'll be back in Louisville next week most likely for one of those "Holy shit I haven't seen you since that .... thing we did....all those years ago..." but for reasons NONE Of us wished for: the death of one of our own.

Hold your loved ones very close this year. While my well of sorrow is not as deep as those mourning a 6 year old or a loved one gunned down for no reason whatsoever a week ago, it is no less full of tears. 

I have some big plans for 2013, including the release of the 7th Stewart Realty book that will be a very dark exploration of a couple of characters who provided good backbone for the main ones and could easily be read as a stand alone novel with strong BDSM elements but mostly is about the exploration of two wounded souls finding happiness, eventually, together.

And Honey Red, the menage release coming 12/30 already has a pre-order best seller indicating silver star on all Romance Ebooks. This is not your traditional menage but if you are  a Liz Crowe fan, you already know that. The blog tour and reviews begin 12/28. Here is the schedule:
12/28/12 http://therisqueredheadreads.com/ 12/28/12 http://4myreadingobsession.blogspot.com/ 12/29/12 http://reviewsbymolly.com  12/29/12 http://erzabetsenchantments.blogspot.com/ 12/30/12 http://tsktskwhattoread2.blogspot.com/p/ 12/31/13 http://www.mommysreading.com/p/ 1/3/13 http://readourlipsblog.blogspot.com/ 1/4/13 http://badbarbsreviews.blogspot.com/ 1/7/13 http://sinfullysexybooks.blogspot.com/?m=0
1/8/13 http://www.delphinareadstoomuch.com/ 1/9/13 http://www.hesperialovesbooks.com/ 1/10/13 http://looking-for-a-breath-of-life.blogspot.com/ 1/11/13 www.thebookwranglers.com 1/11/13 www.marywhispers.blog.com 1/13/13 http://www.harliesbooks.com/ 1/14/13 http://wickedreadingsbytawania.blogspot.com/2012/ 1/15/13 www.romfanreviews.com 1/16/13 http://kindlehooked.blogspot.com/p/ 1/17/13 http://flirtyanddirtybookblog.com/who-we-are/


Plus Healing Hearts, a short story about love rising out of the depths of personal tragedy that will launch Decadent Publishing's Challenge Series releases 1/1/13. Here is an early ARC review:
http://shhmomsreading.com/arc-review-healing-hearts-by-liz-crowe/

Thanks for your support in 2012. I will reward you with some GREAT new reads in the new year.
Liz