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Just wanted to thank everyone for all the good words & thoughts on my various books (Parallax, the Lawson Vampire novels, etc.) It's always so cool to see people having such a blast reading what I've created! And yes, THE FIXER is based on my Lawson novels and we'll be shooting the pilot very soon. I'm having a blast writing the series (so you know it will be pretty similar to the books) and look forward to introducing a whole lot of people to the series.Also, just to let you know, I will be bringing out the 5th book in the Lawson series THE KENSEI with St. Martin's Press in Spring 2011. I'm actually meeting the editor tomorrow in NYC, so that should be fun. She wants to bring out the whole series and many more adventures as well, complete with fantastic new covers and the whole nine yards.
I don't get over to this board all that much given my crazy schedule, but if you want to keep up with what I have going on, please be sure to check out my website (http://www.jonfmerz.net) or my Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/jonfmerzfans) or even the Facebook fan page for the TV series itself (http://www.facebook.com/thefixertv)
Thanks again for reading my work - you all rock! :)
Best wishes,
Jon
Thanks for the info, Jon, and congrats on your contract, sounds great! :)
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Thanks Danielle! The show *should* do the books justice since I'm actually writing all of the episodes ;) I wanted total control over it so there'd be no discrepancies between the books and the TV series. We're definitely going to have a LOT of fun.I also wanted to drop by and let you all know (in case you're interested) that I'm going to be selecting winners from a pool to get signed cover flats from the 5th Lawson Vampire book coming out Spring 2011 from St. Martin's Press. All you have to do to enter is send your name, email, and snail mail address to I Want To Win a Jon F. Merz Cover Flat and you're automatically entered.
Hope to have tons of you enter! :)
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Hmm, not familiar with Jon's books but I will check them out! Though I've heard of occasions where authors are sometimes acquired to adapt their books on screen, this is not particularly common in showbiz. How did you manage to more or less get artistic control over the show? I remember an interview with James Patterson about putting his novel KISS THE GIRLS upon the big screen. He said he acted only as a "consultant" on the set, but all artistic control was left up to the writers and director.
Anyway, however you did it you have a huge achievement all around on your hands, Jon! First your books are enough of a success to make it on screen and second you actually get to write the episodes! How cool is that! Congratulations, my very best wishes to you! :)
Back on topic, I'm currently reading Lover Unbound. It's not bad so far. There isn't much reference yet to V's alternative lifestyle so its pretty much going a long the same vein as the previous books. I know there was a huge divide amongst the readership on the character of Doc Jane. I think I'm a fan. She's not cooker cutter all the way ... hehe. She curses like a sailor ... er ... like me (though I only curse sometimes and only when I'm really mad lol).
Davina, my friend and I started a production company, raised private equity investment and are producing the series with a great cast & crew. Once the production is done, we will sell the broadcast rights to networks both domestically and abroad as well as produce a DVD set of season one. So since I'm a partner of the production company, I made sure I had artistic control, ;)Thanks for the kind words - hope you all take part in the cover flat contest (I'll be doing a lot more promotion around the release of this novel with plenty of VERY cool prizes, so the more folks who take part, the better!)
Thanks again for the warm welcome everyone!
-Jon
I've finished Lover Unbound. Liked it. Will put up a review later.I had planned to read Laura Kinsale's Lessons in French next, but I'm so eager to read the Reverend's story that I started Phury's book immediately after Unbound. It's too early to form any opinions, but I can't wait for it to be over that's all I know! :)
I like Phury, but I'm not as much of a fan of him as I am of Rhev & Wrath. I've loved Rhev's anti-hero qualities from day one and I've always thought Ward didn't do Wrath justice in his own book so I'm eager to see how she fleshes out both characters in Avenged. I also hear there's tension between Wrath and Beth in this book. I think that's awesome!
I hope BDB lovers don't throw rocks at me, but sometimes I find the brothers to be a bit too sappy and their relationships sometimes come across as too perfect to be entirely believable even in a paranormal sense, imo. It would be great to see a little conflict between the King and his beloved.
Moreover, if what most people say is true (that Enshrined is more UF than romance) then that's another factor which will contribute to me wanting to hurry through the book.
Jon, all I can say once again is Congrats! I hope everything works out for you! :)
I am in one of those places where I start a lot of books but I can't quite groove on any of them. I have in various states of progress:Bliss by Judy Cuevas
Black Ice by Ann Stuart
and Gabriel's Woman by Robin Schone
I did manage to finish a graphic novel Justice: Volume 1 by Alex Ross which was great.
The weird thing is that all of those books are quite good. I am enjoying them but I am not sinking into them.
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Gabriel's Woman is very dark and clinical in parts, but still managed to be a deep psychological (character) study of the title character Gabriel, a former prostitute for men. It was sometimes a very hard book to read, but I really felt for Gabriel & Michael (hero of the prequel The Lover). I also loved the heroine, Victoria. It's a 5* read for me. Hope it picks up for you, Tina.
Well i put aside the other books I was reading and decided to go lighter. for my February reading challenge in one of my GR groups I had put Pack Challenge as one of my books, so I started that. It was exactly what I needed. Light, funny, and sexy. Every time I read a Laurenston book I realize how much I like her off beat brand of humor and writing. And it amazes me that I've only read about three of her books. So I decided to read some more of her stuff and started with the rest of this series (Magnus Pack). Bonus, the heroine in the first book, Pack Challenge is Native American (well she's biracial but she identifies herself as native). The heroine in the second book, Go Fetch! which was the very first Laurenston book I ever read is Black. And the heroine in the third book of the series Here Kitty, Kitty! is a Latina. And in her Pride series the heroines are all likewise varied as well.
I have several Laurenston books on my pile. I can't wait to read them. She seems to be a favourite of many.I'm about 400+ pages into Lover Enshrined and I'm actually enjoying it more than I anticipated. I'm liking the UF elements quite well and I'm liking the internal conflict between Phury and Cormia. Unlike external conflict, its my favourite type of conflict for romantic stories, but what's annoying me is Ward's use of the BIG MISUNDERSTANDING (a plot devise which I HATE) to drive the conflict between the two. Cultural differences and their own individual demons aside, I wish these two would TALK already and stop making stupid assumptions about each other. Arghhh!
I'm currently reading Loving Eliza by Ruth Ann Hordin and I am LOVING it! This is a historical romance and I am halfway into it. I also want to mention that since beginning her book, I've corresponded and befriended Ruth here on Goodreads and she's a sweetie.I can honestly say this is one of those few books where I have no complaints. So far it's a five star novel in my opinion.
So if anyone's looking for Historical Romances, I recommend checking it out.
Best Wishes!
http://www.stacy-deanne.net
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Hi Danielle,Yes I'm really enjoying it. I love her writing style.
Best Wishes!
http://www.stacy-deanne.net
I've read one of Ruth Ann's books. It wasn't for me and I told her so and she was very friendly and gracious about it. She's wonderful. Glad you're enjoying her work, Stacy-Deanne.
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I know! It's so good to have her back.
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Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "Thanks to my Kindle, I read three short romances today: A Friend and a Lover as mentioned above, Come To Me by LaVerne Thompson, and Starstruck Hunter by Michelle Lau..."Oh hey, Danielle, you got your Kindle? How are you liking it?
Currently reading Lover Avenged. So far so good!
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I love it! There are so many really cool free books that I have downloaded (lots of classics that I want to read, and fairy tales, folklore, etc.). And I transferred my enormous stack of interracial ebooks to it, and I'm knocking them out. This Kindle is definitely paying for itself.
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Danielle, congrats on your new kindle! I forgot to come back and post my thoughts on Beyond the Rain for you. I think you'll like it! It got a bit smexy for me at some parts when I wanted action but other than that, it's an awesome read. Jess Granger has an amazing world she's created and it's got all the goodie techie and future bits I like in my SF reading. I recommend it! Her next one deals with a character who I came to love very quickly when he was introduced and I'm dying to read his story for the next book (can't say much because it's a bit of a spoiler). Definitely pick it up if you can, Danielle!
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Now I'm reading Chloe Neill's Firespell and continuing the first in the Fixer Files as well Frost on My Window by Angela Weaver.
I'm stuck at home with a nasty bout of the flu so I was able to finish Lover Avenged today even though I was too sick over the weekend to get any reading done. It's a 3* read for me. It should be interesting to see where Ward takes this series next.
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Hope you feel better.
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You are welcome. :)
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Cool. Thanks for the 411, Rae, and for the congrats. :)
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Cool! I might have to see if I can order a copy off Amazon!
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--I'm sorry to hear that you're sick, Davina. I hope you feel better.
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That's good to hear.
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Starting, "Chances" by Jackie Collins. Never read her books but the hubby insists they're the best... he's a big Jackie Collins fan.
I ordered Dmitry's Closet by Latrivia Nelson from Amazon. I should be getting it soon and I'll actually put a review when I'm done.
I'm reading Laura Kinsale's Lessons in French. Strangely, it's off to a bit of a slow start which is unusual for a Kinsale novel. I have faith though that it will pick up soon enough.
J, if you love soap opera-esque drama then you should love Jackie Collins. Her novels fall outside the normal boundaries of a typical, mainstream romance but there's always a central love story of some kind. Not always a HEA though.
I haven't read one of her books in years. Hope you enjoy!
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