Hop Against Homophobia

May 17th is International Day Against Homophobia and my small way to take part is to join this blog hop of fellow writers, reviewers and bloggers.

If you give a look to my backlist, you may notice that I’m as likely to write ‘het’ romances, menages or M/M(/M). As a reader or a writer, I never really cared much about the gender of the characters. The characters are important, the way they interact with each other, the way they flirt, seduce, ‘snark’ at each other, the way they fall in love or in lust. Whether they love someone of their own gender or of the opposite sex – or both – doesn’t matter to me.

What matter is love – and as far as I’m concerned, that’s true in books as well as real life. Hate and fears are and always will be the problem; love never should be.

 

And now the giveaway

HOW TO ENTER: You have two options to participate. You can either ‘like’ my Facebook author page or subscribe to my newsletter – or both to double your odds of winning! Be sure to enter your email in the Rafflecopter form below after you like or subscribe to be entered in the drawing.

DEADLINE: You have until May 20th, midnight (EST). The winners will be randomly chosen on the 21st and contacted soon after to check what format (PDF, epub, mobi) they prefer for their chosen prize.

THE PRIZES: Maybe I should have started with that… Half the participants will receive the free ebook of their choice out of Fourth Vision of Destiny, Christmas Magic or His Sire’s New Pet. Yes, HALF the participants. So if 10 people enter the giveaway, 5 will receive a complimentary ebook. If 25 people enter, 13 will win. if 100 enter, 50 will win. And so forth.

Share the link to this giveaway with your friends! The more entrants, the more winners.

Good luck, and be sure to check the rest of the blog hop!

     

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Free Monthly Story – One Last Lullaby

One Last Lullaby is a sequel to Fangs & Lullabies and the soon to come Demons & Lullabies. These two books focus on two vampires, Andrew and Nicholas, as they raise a child, Jacob, from birth into adulthood. One Last Lullaby will focus on a grown-up Jacob as he struggles to find love.

I will post a new chapter every month on the 15th. To keep to this schedule, I will skip the last round of edits my editor usually does on my freebies. I hope you’ll excuse any mistakes that find their way into the text and that they won’t prevent you from enjoying this story. If you have any thoughts or comments along the way, I’m always happy to hear from readers :)

One Last Lullaby - Chapter 1 – As an old ‘friend’ returns to town, Jacob has to come to grip with his feelings while trying to convince everyone that no, he is not heartbroken.

One Last Lullaby - Chapter 2 – Kirsten makes a new friend… and Jacob finds a distraction.

One Last Lullaby - Chapter 3 -When the agency has to deal with four demons at once, Jacob has to decide whom he wants by his side…

Chapter 4 coming on June15th…

 

Six Sentence Sunday – Before The Edge (paranormal romance)

I’m finishing the last round of edits for Before The Edge, to be released in early June. Here’s another tidbit of it for Six Sentence Sunday

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“You bastard,” she mumbled against his mouth. “Give it to me already.”

He licked her lips before taking a playful nibble at them.

“Patience.”

Lisa had always prided herself on her patience, but at that moment she didn’t seem to have an ounce of it left. She wanted him inside her, and she wanted him now.

Coming in June: Before The Edge

For Lisa, Tides was just one more bar to visit, one more competitor to gauge on her way to opening her own club. The verbal abuse unleashed on her by a patron is unexpected, but not entirely unusual: as a vampire, she has been called worse than ‘killer’ or ‘thing’ before. What is new, on the other hand, is the intervention of the bar’s owner. Lisa isn’t used to humans trying to protect her, and she finds Brett strangely endearing.

For his part, Brett isn’t all that comfortable being around a vampire, but now that he has thrown out the lout who was insulting Lisa, he can hardly ask her to leave. After getting to know her a little, however, he starts seeing the woman beyond the fangs, and when she returns the next night he’s ready to share a dance with her… or even a little more…

Coming soon…

Writing Wednesday

I finished chapter 3 of One Last Lullaby yesterday, and will post as scheduled on the 15th.

Another week hard at work on Bodyguards, the first installment of my upcoming new series. I’m about one third through, and right on track for the first draft to be done at the end of the month. I’m also pretty excited because I now have the covers for the first two installments and I just LOVE them. I think my artist did a great job… but I guess the important is what you, the readers, think… Want a peek? Here’s the cover for Bodyguards.

Postcards and magnets for this and other covers will go out as part of my Readers Appreciation Month signed swag!

Readers Appreciation Month – 2nd edition

Last June, to celebrate the 6th anniversary of my first ebook release, I organized a big swag and books giveaway. It was my small way to thank YOU, the readers, for the amazing support I have received and am still receiving along this writing adventure.

This year again, I am organizing a big giveaway. It will remain open for an entire month until June 5th. To participate, fill in the form below with your name and postal address or PO box. I will send everyone who participates a small appreciation package with swag such as bookmarks, postcards, magnets, etc.

I will also pick a random winner for a paperback of their choice for every 25 entries. (1 to 25 entries = 1 paperback, 26 to 50 entries = 2 paperbacks, and so forth.) **One entry per person / mailing address, please.**

And finally, if you refer people to this contest and they give your name/email as referrer, you will be entered in an additional contest for a $5 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card for every 10 referrals. (1 to 10 referrals = 1 gift card, 11 to 20 referrals = 2 gift cards, and so forth.) each time someone enters your name counts as an additional entry in this contest for you, so tell all your friends to come by!

Thank you, and good luck!

Edit: It seems the form has issues with some devices/tablets. If you are unable to submit the form below please email me and give me 1) your full name and mailing address, 2) which trading card if any you would like and 3) which paperback you would like if you win. Sorry about that!

Writing Wedn…. wait, what day is it?

So it seems that I’ve lost a couple of days somewhere this week. But I have a good excuse! I’ve been hard at work on the first installment of my upcoming new series, the QuickSilver Codex. The plan is to have the first draft completed by the end of the month, and so far I’m happy to say I am on track. I’ll be ready to unveil the first cover in a few days, and I have to say I love the look my cover designer came up with for the series. Can’t wait to share!

As my Facebook peeps also know, my muse rebelled this week and coerced me to write a scene for Beyond The Edge. I love the Edge menage, and I’m excited about giving them, Anando and Virginia new adventures, but they have to wait for their turn! Right now, my attention needs to be on Vivien and her twin bodyguards. Well, for the most part, at least ;)

Six Sentence Sunday – Before The Edge (Paranormal Romance)

Before The Edge will be released in a month or so. Here’s another excerpt for Six Sentence Sunday

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“You know,” Lisa said, laughter edging her words like silver, “I can’t remember the last time I saw a grown man blush. It looks pretty good on you, too.”

Groaning, Brett picked up his wine and drank deep. “Yeah,” he said when he set the empty glass down again. “Nothing more charming than to be embarrassed in front of a woman.”

“At least now you’re thinking of me as a woman.” She raised her own glass to toast him.

Last day for a free copy of Baby Steps

Cover for Baby StepsFREE on Amazon from April 26th to 29th!

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Writing Wednesday

I’m still in full edits mode, and unfortunately it makes my writing slow down to a crawl. It’s no surprise, I suppose, as they are two very different if complementary activities. Writing means putting words down on the screen without censoring myself; editing means looking at each of those words and deciding which ones need to be cut. Needless to say, writing is a lot more fun!

I’ve just finished revising Baby Steps. It’s an old story, if 3 years qualifies as old, but I had grown unhappy with it and I had taken it off sale to ‘clean it up’. It’s now back on sale, exclusively on Amazon Kindle. If you are a Prime member, you can borrow it at any time for free from the Owners’ Library. And if you’re not a member… Baby Steps will be FREE for 3 days starting tomorrow, April 26th! Feel free to share the Amazon link with your friends! And if you enjoy the story, I’d be really, really grateful if you left a review on Amazon when you finish reading :)

Next on my editing plate, another long story, Demons & Lullabies. This is my first round of corrections before I send it to my editor. Usually this is the point where I start hating the story, but so far I’m still very happy with it! Here’s hoping it stays the same.

And after that, I’ll be doing the last round of edits on Before The Edge, whose release is tentatively scheduled for early June.

I can’t wait to be done with all of these so I can finally focus on Vivien and her twin bodyguards!

Six Sentence Sunday – Before The Edge (Paranormal Romance)

No firm date yet on when Before The Edge will be released, but for the next few weeks I’ll be posting bits of it for Six Sentence Sunday

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“You work here?” the man demanded, his finger pointing toward the bar’s logo embroidered on Brett’s polo shirt.

“Actually, I own the place,” Brett replied coolly. “And as stated on that notice on the wall behind you, the management reserves the right to remove disruptive patrons.”

“Why don’t you remove that thing, then?” The man’s head jerked toward the still silent woman. “Let her know that her kind isn’t welcome here, or in Haventown for that matter.”

Podcast: Baby Steps

Chapter 27 of the Baby Steps podcast is now available.

  • Prologue – Alexandra demands that Joseph leave – and to her shock, he does.
  • Chapter 1 – Months pass, but neither Alexandra nor Joseph can forget…
  • Chapter 2 – In Haventown, Joseph is trapped by his memories; in Cleveland, Alexandra senses something is coming.
  • Chapter 3 – Both Joseph and Alexandra are asked to make a choice. Both choose to be alone.
  • Chapter 4 – Alexandra and Joseph are moving on with their lives… or are they?
  • Chapter 5 – Joseph returns to Cleveland…
  • Chapter 6 – Joseph retrieves his passport, but does he still want to leave?
  • Chapter 7 – Joseph meets Marian
  • Chapter 8 – Alexandra and Joseph hunt together
  • Chapter 9a – At the hospital.
  • Chapter 9b – Joseph’s night and morning with Alexandra
  • Chapter 10 – Questions and truthful answers
  • Chapter 11 – Brownies and tears
  • Chapter 12 – Houseguest, babysitter and personal cook
  • Chapter 13 – Fighting and arguing
  • Chapter 14 – A kiss that never was
  • Chapter 15 – Alexandra loses her job
  • Chapter 16 – Misunderstandings and a kiss
  • Chapter 17 – Small steps and Thanksgiving is looming ahead
  • Chapter 18 – Thanksgiving and a few revelations
  • Chapter 19 – A good luck kiss
  • Chapter 20 – Money Issues
  • Chapter 21 – Christmas Preparations
  • Chapter 22 – A massage…
  • Chapter 23 – Gifts and traditions
  • Chapter 24 – Christmas Day
  • Chapter 25 – An invitation
  • Chapter 26 – A date
  • Chapter 27 – Hell breaks loose…
  • Chapter 28 – coming soon…

You can download the episodes here and listen to them on your computer or MP3 player, or you can subscribe to the podcast and receive the new episodes as soon as they are released. Continue reading…

Blurred Event at Riverina Romantics

The ladies at Riverina Romantics opened their blog to me this past week, with reviews, a guest post and a contest. See what Megan thought of Blurred Nights, Blurred Bloodlines and Blurred Memories or read how this series came to be and score a copy!

Two contests

One ebook from the Blurred Trilogy is up for grabs on Madame D’s Boudoir (ending April 12th).

Another ebook, again winner’s choice, is the prize at Riverina Romantic (ending April 17th).

Newest release – Blurred Memories

After months of trying to find again their place in each other’s lives, Blake, his Sire Marc and their human lover Kate are going back to the fight against demons… but is Blake ready?

His time in a cell in the demon dimension left him with physical and mental wounds, and while the first healed without leaving a mark, the latter still cripple him at times, plunging him into nightmares until he can’t differentiate between horrific memories of abuse and a present in which his lovers tiptoe around him to avoid causing him more pain.

When Kate can’t stand the status quo anymore and risks pushing at the walls behind which Blake hides, things seem to take a turn for the best. Marc, however, decides to make up for his failure to rescue Blake from the demons with a bold move that could start the nightmare all over again… or bring this trio together, closer than ever before.

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The first 5 chapters are available for download.
Part 3 of the Blurred Trilogy, sequel to Blurred Nights and Blurred Bloodlines.

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REVIEWS
>> Megan at Riverina Romantics gave the story 4 hearts
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Winners announced

The Big Blurred Bash contest is over, and the winners randomly chosen out of all the entries are:

Blurred Trilogy Swag: Carnell, Kim, Jen, Melody, Kimberly, Ilona, Megan, Becky, Cathy, Madame D.

Choice of ebook: Lynn, Mel, Criss, Sandy, Misty.

Choice of paperback: Doris

And the big winner who will receive all 3 paperbacks: Ruthanne!

 

All of you will soon receive an email about claiming your prize.

And for anyone who didn’t win, one more book is available on Madame D’s blog!

Six Sentence Sunday – Blurred Memories

Blurred Memories is finally out! I posted the first 5 chapters as sample, but here’s 6 more sentences from it…

Marc is recruiting an unlikely ally…

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“Blake…my Childe was trapped in that place for decades, he is not setting foot there again. Neither are Kate and Daniel. Not if I have anything to say about it.”

Simon’s lips twitched, then settled into a weak grin. “So…you won’t let the people you care about go, but you’ll take me? Is that supposed to reassure me?”

Blurred Memories – 5 chapters

The first 5 chapters  of Blurred Memories, available for download as a PDF.

Blurred Memories - excerpt

 

 

 

Blurred Trilogy Trailer

A few years ago I made some book trailers. I’m not very good at it, but they’re fun to do. I thought I would try my hand at it again for the blurred trilogy…

 

Out of the Box 1 now available as a free download on this site

Cover for Out of the BoxThe first part of the Out of the Box series, the short story that started it all, has been available in most ebook stores for free for a while, but I finally got around to uploading it here.

You can download this story for free by filling out the form below. You will receive a link by email to download a zipped archive. Unzip it to get the book as PDF, ePub or mobi (Kindle) .

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