
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Samael is now available

Monday, December 7, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
News

Savvy Readers is now OPEN for business. :) Drop by and browse for your favorite romance novels, or search for a new one. Candace Havens dropped by the Savvy Blog to talk about her latest novel, Dragons Prefer Blondes, and her upcoming release, Take Me If You Dare. Drop by and check it out.
Free book alert - Starjacked, a print release from Samhain by author Karin Shah, is up for grabs. Just hop on over to Karin's blog and leave a comment for a chance to win.
Here's something interesting : The Irene Goodman Literary Agency is having a 3-chapter and synopsis critique auction via ebay starting December 1st at 3pm and running until December 15th. The top 25 high bidders will receive a 3-chapter critique from Irene herself. Proceeds from this auction will go towards the Foundation for Fighting Blindness and the Deafness Research Foundation. Full details HERE.
Exciting news ~ Samael will be released from Liquid Silver Books on December 14th. :)
Happy reading!
Monday, November 30, 2009
I'm a horrible blogger
Today over at ETS, you can vote for you favorite cover.
In other news, ASMODEUS is now in print. It was amazing to get my author copies. Nothing like holding your book!
There is a new site launching tomorrow, and I'll post about it. Author Candace Havens will be the first guest blogger. Stay tuned...
Friday, October 23, 2009
NaNoWriMo - Plus more

Thursday, October 15, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Interview and more...


That's about it for today. I'm going to start plotting out my book for NaNo.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Snow in October

It was a pretty snow, and it certainly didn't stick to anything. No accumulation. But it was snow. The white stuff. In October. Just sayin'.
Now that I have that off my chest, today over at Embrace the Shadows we are celebrating the wonderful month of October with a few give-a-ways, in what we call our Month Long Masquerade! Today is Pick Your Prize Tuesday. Vote for your favorite shape-shifter story today, and be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win the book that gets the most votes!
I received my edits for Samael yesterday, so I'll be working on that in the next few days.
I found this on the web - Vamp Chix. Go there today for a chance to win a book from Kerrelyn Sparks. The book is titled, All I Want For Christmas Is A Vampire.
Another chance to win a book, plus a $10.00 Barnes & Noble giftcard, can be found at Crista McHugh's Blog. Drop by to find out the details.
Happy Reading!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Cover for Samael
Friday, September 18, 2009
TGIF

Thursday, September 17, 2009
Terry Spear

Terry Spear is over at Embrace the Shadows today. Drop by and talk about sexy alphas.
"Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high...take a look, it's in a book, Reading Rainboooooowwww." Series finale. Read article HERE. I adored this show, and I'm sad to see it go. Still, my kids weren't fans. They watch Hannah Montana and Britney Spears' sister...can't remember her name. Anyway, not exactly thought-provoking shows.
In other news, Diana Cosby had a photo shoot! I love her books. Take a look at the magazine she's in.
That's all for now. I have a few deadlines to hit.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Cheers!

Friday, September 11, 2009
More on Quartet Press
How I Spent My Summer by Kassia Krozser
All Fired Up to Win A Book?

I'm interviewing Kristen Painter over at Embrace the Shadows today. Stop by and leave a comment for a chance to win her new realease, All Fired Up.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
3 Free Samhain Books



Click HERE to get three free e-books from Samhain. The formats are Adobe Acrobat, HTML, Microsoft Reader, Mobipocket/Kindle, Rocketbook and Ebookwise. I'm not sure how long they'll be giving these books away for free, so go get your copy now.
Guest Blogger, Giveaway, and News

Also, I've been searching for articles about Quartet Press, and why it ceased operations. I found this article today. Apparently, seven authors had signed with them, though they will receive the full rights back to their work. This news has started a few conversations online about e-publishing and the risks an author takes when signing with an e-publishing house. Some say the e-pubs come and go, and I agree to a certain extent, but there are some great e-publishing houses out there - ahem - Samhain. :) From what I've read (and heard through the grapevine), Quartet had some heavy-hitters on its payroll, and were thought to be a rising star in the e-pub community.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Check This Out

Friday, September 4, 2009
Review for Heaven Sent

Heaven Sent is true to its name where paranormal romances are concerned. Vamps, demons, and Lucifer bring on the sexy and humor. Action, and hot romance fill every page of this attention-grabbing novel. Dawn McClure does a fantastic job and I will be recommending this one to all my friends. Reviewed by Pam.
It still tickles me to see Heaven Sent 'out there.' It was the first novel I completed. Seeing the great reviews trickle in is wonderful. :)
To read the review, click HERE.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
South Dakota

Sunday, August 30, 2009
There's no place like home...There's no place like home...

Come on, now, that sign is funny as hell. The town of Gettysburg might be small in populace, but it seems to be big in humor, and I might just be calling it home in the very near future.
The hubby and I are going on a little trip next week to visit this town. I Googled it, and was surprised to see just how small it was.
The town I'm living in at the moment has a lot of similarities to Gettysburg. Our town has signs near the lake that states, "Best town by a dam site." Yeah, that's because the lake is dammed. LOL
The schools are small in Gettysburg, and there isn't a mall as far as the eye can see. The nearest book store is over 100 miles away (SOB!!). Guess that will increase my writing time, if nothing else. Lots of corn fields, cows and...wait...wonder if there are lots of cowboys? *Pondering* Sorry, got off track there. The only thing that really freaks me out is the fact that SD gets tornadoes. Not too thrilled about that. And apparently they get more snow than we get here, which boggles my mind. I'm not into being a snow bunny, and for those who know me, that's a serious understatement.
Anyway, I'll be gone most of the upcoming week, but I'll be sure to take a lot of pictures of...the corn fields?
Chin up! I'm sure they have lots and lots of fun stuff to do there.

See...they have a beach. And their website says that the fishing is great!
They have the Gettysburg Country Club...sounds fab. On June 6th they had bingo at the Country Club, and served ribs, cheesy hash browns and salad. Yum!!
I know what you're thinking - I'll never survive. I must have a bookstore. A mall. Starbucks.
Starbucks. *SOB*
S'all good. I'll find out more on Tuesday, when the hubby and I snoop around. In all seriousness, I'm excited about going. I'm conditioned to love moving. I spent 12 years as a military wife, and I'm feeling restless...I've been in Michigan for quite some time now.
It's time to move on.
If only they had a Barnes & Noble, though. :)
Friday, August 28, 2009
Summer is coming to an end...

Thursday, August 27, 2009
Free Harlequin Reads












Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Quartet Press - New E-pub House


C.J. Ellisson
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This is a new service at the FF&P chapter...a little promo never hurt anyone. :)
Saturday, July 25, 2009
A Romance Novel for the First Lady

What's that saying? Oh yeah. A picture says a thousand words. LOL It certainly does. That's a romance novel in the President's hands. Go here for the story...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emily-cotler/a-novel-for-michelle-obam_b_243600.html
You have to love that expression on his face. :)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Free eBooks

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Barnes & Noble Ebook Shop
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -
Barnes & Noble launched what it bills as the world's largest online electronic book shop with virtual shelves holding more than 700,000 titles.
The major US bookseller is challenging online retail powerhouse Amazon.com with electronic works readable on an array of platforms, including computers, iPod Touch MP3 players, and iPhone and BlackBerry smart phones.
Barnes & Noble added that it will be the exclusive provider of "eBooks" for electronic readers to be released by Plastic Logic.
"We want to make eBooks simple, accessible, affordable and convenient for everyone," said William Lynch, president of the book giant's website BN.com.
"Today marks the first phase of our digital strategy, which is rooted in the belief that readers should have access to the books in their digital library from any device, from anywhere, at any time."
Amazon staked out a place in the electronic book market with the release of Kindle reader devices in late 2007 and has more than 300,000 titles for sale at its website.
Early this year, Amazon made software available at Apple's App Store that lets people read Kindle books on iPhones or iPod Touch devices.
The increasingly competitive e-reader market includes offerings from Japanese electronics giant Sony.
***So I headed on over to see if my novels were there. They were!! :) Click HERE to see. I'm number 25 and 26. They haven't integrated all Samhain titles yet, so stay tuned. :)
Also, I went to the Barnes & Noble in the mall yesterday, and they had a Samhain book on almost every shelf. Usually I'd find one or two in the entire store. Exciting things are happening...
Friday, July 10, 2009
Interview + New Reviews

Thursday, July 2, 2009
Just how long has it been?

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Inspiration

I've been quiet on this blog, along with some of the Yahoo Groups I belong to, because I began work on a novel about a month ago. I started out by deleting 230 pages of the original novel, and began writing chapter two. Chapter one was all I kept. It sounds drastic, doesn't it? But the pacing and the plot were off. The new draft, which is almost finished, is so much better.
Barbara's post on inspiration today really pumped me up. I'm giving myself a week to finish this WIP. The next story is already bubbling up, and I still have to edit the one I'm writing.
Along with Barbara, I'll include a few inspirational quotes to start the day off right...

~ If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it ~ William Arthur Ward
~ Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out ~ Robert Collier
~ The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will ~ Vince Lombardi
~ If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it ~ W.C. Fields (LOL!!! I had to add that one in there. :)
Have a great day!!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Awesome Review for Heaven Sent

Author: Dawn McClure
Publisher: Liquid Silver BooksPublisher
URL: http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/
Reviewer: Tory Sanders
Rating: 5 Stars
Heat level: S
Chris Fitzpatrick meets vampire Gabe McPherson at the proverbial holiday from hell when he unexpectedly joins her family for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, he’s not there to give thanks but to kill one of her brothers. Chris discovers that her family is made up of vampires and that the family business isn’t really for people allergic to the sun. As Gabe attempts to uncover the conspiracy against vampires, Chris tries desperately to protect her family. She also has to keep her own secret and decide whether a relationship with a vampire can work for her. Mix in demons, werewolves, Lucifer and vampires galore and you’ve got a recipe for fun and mayhem.
Heaven Sent takes place in a short period of time, but Ms. McClure packs in both a great deal of action and character development. The characters slowly reveal themselves and their secrets, though they all come across as fully developed right from the start. I loved Chris’s character more than Gabe’s, but he was one hot vamp. Chris was funny, gutsy and even her weaknesses were endearing. I also enjoyed the secondary characters like the villains who were interesting and didn’t come across as caricatures. The plot was engrossing with enough twists and turns to keep you reading straight through to the end. The only weak part of Heaven Sent was in the dearth of sex. This is understandably part of their growing relationship and individual hang-ups, but I would really like to have seen Gabe demonstrate more of his centuries’ worth of experience to Chris! I hope that this is the first in a series because I can’t wait to see where Ms. McClure takes the characters next. There were quite a few of secondary characters whose stories I would like to see developed in the future, especially the arrogant Sven and the tough Naberius. I will definitely put this author on my watch list.
Tory Sanders
Just Erotic Romance Reviews
Friday, May 8, 2009
Book Giveaway

Today over at Embrace The Shadow's Blog, I've interviewed Ellora's Cave author, Jennifer North. Drop by and comment for a chance to win her book, Hot Tramps, Cool Vamps.
Hope to see you there!