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One week…

Posted by: Cynthia Eden | Comments (7)

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

One week to go, and IMMORTAL DANGER, my next paranormal release from Kensington Brava, will be on store shelves. One week! Seriously, is time passing faster lately or what?

Here’s the blurb for IMMORTAL DANGER:
(A blurb I really love, by the way.)

BEING BULLET PROOF SUCKS—LITERALLY

Once, Maya Black was a kick-ass cop patrolling the streets of L.A. She still keeps the city safe, but nowadays her bad guys of choice include demons, werewolves, and assorted nocturnal scum. Something Maya knows a thing or two about. She’s a vampire—and not thrilled about it. Payback meet bitch.

Adam Brody hopes Maya is as dangerous as they say she is. He needs her to help rescue his niece Cammie from a ruthless band of vamps, and he’s willing to pay—in blood. Trusting her is another matter. Adam has never met a vampire who doesn’t lie. Then again, he’s never met anyone like Maya, who fills him with a desperate need that ignites into explosive, no-holds-barred encounters…

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I’m running a big contest in conjunction with the release of IMMORTAL DANGER. If you haven’t entered yet, please head to my blog for full contest details. But, for now, here’s a quick rundown of some of the prizes up for grabs:

1st Place: $100 Amazon.com gift certificate
2nd Place: $50 Amazon.com gift certificate
3rd Place: $25 Amazon.com gift certificate
4th-6th Place: Your choice of any autographed Cynthia Eden book. (And you know what? This choice–it does include the option of receiving an ARC of Niol’s story, MIDNIGHT’S MASTER.)

Hope you are all having a great week!

Cynthia Eden
www.cynthiaeden.com
IMMORTAL DANGER–03/31/09 from Kensington Brava

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That Cowboy Thing…Or Not

Posted by: Dianne Castell | Comments (5)

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

I love cowboys…least the lure of cowboys. Living in Cincinnati we don’t have all that many, like none, so I have to kind of go with TV and books and movies and a lot of imagination.

I think it’s the cowboy testosterone surge that does it. All those muscles, the rugged shirts and jeans…always the snuggy jeans that show off the package front and back. And the not-so-shaven look. A little dangerous and always mysterious and capable. I hate whiney heroes…and heroines too for that matter. Cowboys are so not whiney.

And they have a horse and a dog. You get the hunky guy and they have pets, big pets not dog-in-the-purse pets. Hunky guys get hunky animals.

And to me they are honorable and true and trustworthy and they know how to save the day and aren’t afraid to jump into the mess. The cowboys that are older are even better because they’re tried and true.

I love that country/western song I’m Not As Good As I Once Was But Good Once As I Ever Was. Great song and fine story as country/western songs always have a story.

And then there’s Garth’s song about Blame It All On My Roots when I showed up in boots and ruined your black tie affair. What a great picture of a cowboy that paints. Love it. I want to write a story with that scene in it. What a scene.

So, my question to you is, do you love cowboys too? What’s the draw for you? Or…aren’t you into cowboys. Some who know a few cowboys say I see them through rose-colored glasses and they aren’t all that I think. Well, I think I’ll keep the glasses and love the cowboy.

I’ll give away two Hot and Bothered mugs from the comments.

Hugs,
Dianne Castell
DianneCastell.com

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An Epiphany snort

Posted by: Karen Kelley | Comments (0)

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

I love writing. I love creating stories and characters. I love going out to my office on a beautiful day and just writing, connecting with the story.

Did I tell you about my office? It used to be a dark, dreary shop with icky tools and saws and dust covered surfaces. We’ve lived in this house for over 20 years so you can imagine the kind of stuff it (meaning Karl) had collected over the years. Stuff that he “might” use one day. It was scary. We could’ve filmed a horror flick in his shop.

Then I had an epiphany. I love that word. This is the definition: An epiphany is the sudden realization or comprehension of the (larger) essence or meaning of something. Or also known as a big moment of EUREKA! Or also: the fear on Karl’s face when Karen has an epiphany.

I had a moment of inspiration. His shop, that he rarely went inside, would make a great office. All we had to do is clean it a little. Now, Karl is more analytical than I am. But he loves me so he agreed it would make a great office.

We had to build him a smaller shop to hold his tools. It actually turned out well. Except Karl slipped on the ladder when we were putting the tin up and sliced his hand which took 23 stitches.

Then we went on 5 trips to the dump to cart off the stuff he might use someday, had one garage sale, and one trip to the fire department where we donated the rest for their auction. We insulated the shop/office, then put up sheetrock. Now, this is just me and Karl doing all this. I found sheetrock is very heavy, especially when you put it on the ceiling. By this time I’m wondering if this was a good idea or not.

Then came tape and bedding. Karl had to do that so I painted the outside of the shop/office. This is a 12×20 building. You would think it wouldn’t take that long to paint it. It did. We ended up texturing the walls after Karl taped and bedded. Mainly because Karl is good, but he isn’t a professional. Texturing hides a lot of “oops”. I painted it a pale yellow with a Venetian/old world finish while Karl added shutters he made from scratch.

Absolutely beautiful!

Until we turned the light on. As we’re standing there admiring our work we began to smell something burning. Karl had changed out the wiring on one side to add new plugs, but not the other. He ended up knocking holes in the wall to make sure nothing had caught fire, and thankfully, it hadn’t.

We fixed the walls and you can’t even tell there were holes. I just have two electrical outlets that actually work (the new wiring), but you know what. I have an office where I can go and lose myself in the story I’m writing without interruption. Epiphany: the act of Karl helping to create something wonderful and beautiful for his wife because he loves her.

Karen Kelley

She needs a place to hide
He needs a ghost exterminator
What could possibly go wrong?
MY FAVORITE PHANTOM
JANUARY 2009
www.authorkarenkelley.com

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First Signing for Madeline and Kindle-ized!

Posted by: Emma Lang | Comments (8)

Monday, March 16th, 2009

This past Saturday marked my first official signing for The Education of Madeline. It was wonderful to see the copies stacked up waiting for me to sign.

I was at the Barnes & Noble in the MacArthur Center mall in Norfolk, Virginia. The staff was friendly and there was a ton of traffic in and out of the store. The highlight for me was when Kristie stopped by – she’s a reader who had been waiting for me to arrive.

*total warm and fuzzy feelings*

She had brought her friend Sondra’s copy of Madeline with her for me to sign (yay!) and then bought a copy for herself and another friend, Jennifer. I was thrilled to sign all of them and gave Kristie goodies for herself and friends.

It was so wonderful to have someone come to see me – you made my day, Kristie!!

The weekend was cold and rainy (still raining after 5 days of rain), but so worth the drive. After a romantic evening with DH, I came back yesterday and discovered, Madeline has been Kindle-ized!

Now all I need is a Kindle.

So for all you readers who’ve contacted me about the Kindle version, here she be!

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Forgetful!

Posted by: HelenKay Dimon | Comments (13)

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

You’d think I’d remember to post a blog today since I have a new release out. It’s not as if I’m busy building a bridge or discovering some fabulous new vaccine or something. Nope. I’m just sitting here and then I had one of those wait, what day is it… moments.

Sigh

Well, today is my day and the timing is perfect because this week marks the release of my first ever mass market title. YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY is now out in a less expensive version. So, for all those folks out there who complain about trade paperback prices, this is your chance!
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NEVER LET ME GO

Annie Parks came to Hawaii to settle a score, not spend time handcuffed to a sexy stranger’s bed-even if said stranger saved her from drowning after she was pitched overboard by some goons. Looking at six feet of hard, Hawaiian muscle and gorgeous cool that’s making forgotten parts of her say, “Aloha!,” Annie needs to stay focused. But a side dish of Kane Travers is awfully tempting.

Kauai Police Chief Kane Travers is not a vacation kind of guy. So it figures that when Internal Affairs suspended him, he’d end up rescuing a sarcastic, dishonest, extremely hot redhead who is clearly hiding something. Kane’s got half a mind to give Miss Whoever She Is something she’ll never forget, even if his cop senses tell him she needs his protection. But how can he get her to tell him anything when his mouth won’t stop covering hers?
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And to make up for the late blogging today I’ll give away a copy. All you have to do is post here and tell me what contemporary romance you’re looking forward to this year. Some great ones are coming out. I want to know what’s on your TBB (To Be Bought) list. I’ll post the winner’s name here by Friday. Good luck!

UPDATE: We have a winner! Congrats to Marta. Email me at hkdimon @ gmail .com (no spaces) and I’ll get that prize out to you.

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