tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32488163454662122692024-03-12T20:27:00.209-04:00The official blog for author Jacquelyn FrankJacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-41496784060899693542016-09-26T09:46:00.000-04:002016-09-26T09:46:31.859-04:00Recent ReleasesHello Readers and Welcome!
I just wanted to update you on my most recent releases.
The latest release is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Fire-Magic-Book-ebook/dp/B01JM164G6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474893267&sr=8-1&keywords=A+Kiss+of+fire"></a><br />
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This is BOOK 2 in the KISS OF MAGIC series. Both of these books are released in ebook format only but are available in <a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/a-kiss-of-fire">KOBO</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-kiss-of-fire-jacquelyn-frank/1124585256?ean=2940157098056">NOOK</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Fire-Magic-Book-ebook/dp/B01JM164G6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474892844&sr=8-1&keywords=a+kiss+of+fire">AMAZON</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-kiss-of-fire/id1152913277?ls=1&mt=11">ITUNES</a><br />
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Ariana Colla is a queen among her people. As one third of a ruling triumvirate she has power and prestige, but she believes she has never let it go to her head. Her power as a politician is matched only by her power to wield fire with her hands and mind. She and her society are refined and sophisticated.
Raja Sin is also a ruler of his people, but they are very far from being refined. Arianna considers him and his people barbarians. Savages that have vexed the Saren people with war and bullying.
But that’s supposedly all in the past. There is peace now between the Sarens and Sin’s people. But that doesn’t change the hard feelings left behind by war and it doesn’t change Ariana’s opinion of Sin.
Sin feels just the opposite. He finds everything about Ariana to be fascinating and exciting. In fact, ever since the conclusion of their peace talks he has been unable to erase her from his thoughts. She is in his mind and in his blood like a fever that won’t break. It drives him mad until he is compelled to take drastic action.
Sin and Ariana are two opposite sides of a coin, the same but different. They each want what’s best for their people, and they each have trouble seeing issues from the other’s perspective. Can Raja Sin get Ariana to see things his way? Or are they destined to remain worlds apart? </div>
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Don't forget to pick up BOOK 1: A KISS OF MAGIC as well:</div>
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This too is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Magic-Book-One-ebook/dp/B01J20MQD2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474890684&sr=8-1&keywords=A+Kiss+of+Magic">AMAZON</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-kiss-of-magic-jacquelyn-frank/1124217119?ean=2940156857760">NOOK</a>, <a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/a-kiss-of-magic">KOBO</a>, and ITUNES </div>
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Yasra Desro has yet to live up to her expected potential. As the daughter of two powerful Vendii majji and having been born at the right time and under the right circumstances, she should be one of the most powerful majji of her time…according to her parents’ expectations.
Instead she has never shown the slightest glimmer of majic. She is, she believes, what her people refer to as a non. A person without majic. And, quite frankly, she’s all right with that. She’s tired of trying to live up to her parents’ preconceived notions of what would make her a worthwhile person. She’s ready to accept her powerless state and move on into her future as a non.
Dendri Adiron is the complete opposite of Yasra. He has known from a ridiculously early age that he was bound to be one of the greatest majji of his time…and he did not disappoint. He is a powerful Aspano majji with a fearsome reputation. Exactly the kind of majji Yasra has always preferred to avoid.
The two of them are destined to meet, and that moment will change both of their lives forever. Neither has realized it, but there is a huge gaping hole in each of their lives…just waiting for someone special to come along and fill it.
The trouble is, will they both recognize that before it’s too late?
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I hope you will enjoy both of these ebooks. Also: Keep an eye out for THIRST on January 17th.</div>
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It will be available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thirst-Energy-Vampire-Novel-Vampires-ebook/dp/B01BJSOEYO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474894596&sr=8-1&keywords=Thirst+jacquelyn+frank">AMAZON</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/thirst-jacquelyn-frank/1124433034?ean=9780425286241">NOOK</a>, <a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/thirst-45">KOBO</a> and iTUNES as well. It is the first book in the ENERGY VAMPIRES series. Here's a summary:</div>
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Rafe DaSilva is an energy vampire, soaking up nourishment from the sun—and, only when necessary, drawing sweet sustenance from humans who are pure in body and spirit. As the right-hand man to his queen, Rafe is a key player at a historic peace summit in New York City, which will unite the vampire nations against a common threat: the sycophants, who feed on humanity and kill indiscriminately. But Rafe’s fascination with a beautiful blond police detective may put everything at risk. Detective Renee Holden has never worked a homicide quite like this. The victim has twin puncture wounds on his neck, and the only eyewitness swears she saw a vampire. Now’s definitely not the time to get distracted by a seductive stranger. But the suave, darkly austere, exotically handsome Rafe DaSilva is a hard man to deny, and as Renee falls under his spell, she also falls prey to his enemies. Desperate to protect her, Rafe lifts the veil on a shadow realm she can only visit—a world of intoxicating power, terrifying dangers, and forbidden pleasures.
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A little insight into life as I know it:
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I've sold my house and recently moved, although I'm still living in the Asheville, NC area :) My foster daughter turned 16 this year (Oh my god she can get a driver's permit!) My current cat count is down to an all time low, which makes me sad. But I love who's left with all my heart. I am busy writing book two in the energy vampires series and am hoping it will be published soon. I just finished writing my first BDSM novel under my JAX name, but I haven't made my plans to get it published yet. I am calling it MINE TO TAKE. Whether the title stays or not will be up to the publisher I suppose! I feel like I want to apologize for publishing in eBook format only. My publishers are not interested in print books from me at this time and the others are self-published.<br />
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I hope you enjoy all of these books. As always I've put my heart and soul into my work. All I want is to write the best stories for you in order to keep you happily entertained! I hope it's working!<br />
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Thank you and have a wonderful life!<br />
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Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-15460267949634140942016-02-25T06:53:00.001-05:002016-02-25T06:53:35.014-05:00TRUSTED has arrived!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtg5y5WexmDvCMfQ26_5VMQdyuwyTpALPS4LQ3gPMVJtgERHuCOU_xKSypj_S00nk1kAxVSdyW98AvObpLGOjD5kEceTbFTZE05tMWYbEc4elRHLa54uj4ISrQ2_S5Ej18-iZdBeoT3A/s1600/Trusted+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtg5y5WexmDvCMfQ26_5VMQdyuwyTpALPS4LQ3gPMVJtgERHuCOU_xKSypj_S00nk1kAxVSdyW98AvObpLGOjD5kEceTbFTZE05tMWYbEc4elRHLa54uj4ISrQ2_S5Ej18-iZdBeoT3A/s400/Trusted+cover.jpg" /></a></div>
Well clearly its been a while since I've posted here! That is very bad of me. But I've come to talk about my first self-published book. It is releasing exclusively on Amazon (for the first 90 days)and on Nook after that (if I can figure out how to do that!!) It should be pretty easy to figure out. I'll find a way! I'm also hoping to hit Kobo as well...for all my Canadian fans. I'm having trouble posting a working link, but just go to Amazon and type in Jacquelyn Frank Trusted and it will take you right to it.
First let me post the teaser...
<i>Sarea is a simple country girl. She wants to live a peaceful life, maybe get married to a simple man and have a houseful of children. She certainly never thinks to catch the eye their womanizing king. But for the sake of her brother who longs to become one of the Trusted, one of the king's closest confidants and soldiers, she puts herself in the king's path. And while others see King Garrick's sexual attentions as an honor, she does not. She's saving herself for the man who will be her husband.
Garrick loves women. And he's used to them loving him in return. But there's something about Sarea's unshakable self-worth that catches his attention and holds it. Before he knows it he’s searching every crowd for her and doing everything in his power to keep her close. And all the while his country hovers on the brink of war with an enemy who hates everything that he and his shapechanging people are.
Finding one another in such uncertain times and from such different worlds seems an unlikely business...falling in love and trusting one another seems even more unlikely. But together Garrick and Sarea can overcome anything...if only they can get past their fears and learn to trust.</i>
That should whet your appetite a little!
I have a few more projects in the works, all e-books. I'm sorry for those who only like print, but my publisher has decided not to put me in print due to a decline in my sales. This of course has me very disappointed...and I know it disappoints you as well. But I'm not discouraged! I will reach you electronically for now and will hope for better days of print ahead.
In the works is a deal with LOVESWEPT for a new contemporary paranormal series which I think you are going to love. Also I have another self-pub series that I am planning on putting out this year. It is a magical fantasy series...with lots of magic and lots of scorching sex. ('Cause we know that's our favorite part!) I'm pricing these at a dollar less than my usual pub price, cutting you all a break! It's not much of one, but I'm sure you appreciate it. Also, right now it's FREE for those in the Kindle Unlimited program.
My blog seems to not be working up to snuff putting in spaces and html for me so this is kind of squished together. I hope you don't mind.
I'm going to leave off with a little bit about my personal life. I'm still living here in North Carolina and am down to a reasonable count of 8 fur babies. Even now I have a cat in my lap as I type. No mean trick that, fitting a kitteh AND a laptop in my lap! The fun part is when two of them think they can fit on here. But believe it or not we make it work. LOL. I kind of haven't been sleeping well lately, having a lot on my mind as I struggle to stay published. And I hope you'll find that even though I am self-publishing the quality of your read remains the same. Please, feel free to email me if you think other wise at jackifrankwrites@gmail.com. I look forward to your comments here as well.
Well, its time for me to sign off. Remember, you can follow me on twitter and on Facebook, just use the website to sign up. I'll have TRUSTED posted on the site as soon as I can, with working links!
Goodbye!Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-68617024438696546552015-03-29T11:57:00.000-04:002015-03-29T11:57:02.893-04:00It's been a while...<h2>
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First of all, I want to introduce you to my latest (and hopefully greatest) series. The IMMORTAL BROTHERS series. The first book in this series is CURSED BY FIRE and it came out last month.</div>
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The second book is CURSED BY ICE and it comes out this Tuesday! I hope you all run right out and get it!</div>
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In the middle of all of this will be the final NIGHTWALKER book. It will wrap up both series once and for all and will be released in electronic format in AUGUST 2015. I don't have the exact date but I will have a cover and date as it draws closer. Unfortunately as of now this book will not be released in paperback format. I know this is a disappointment to many of you who have a collection on your bookshelves, but again, I am a slave to my publisher and this is the direction we have decided to go in.</div>
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I have been asked frequently whatever happened to SEDUCE ME IN SHADOWS. Well, my publisher has put that book on hold indefinitely. It isn't likely we will ever see it.</div>
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The same goes for many of the series or books you think should be series. I can only publish what my publishers want so...if you haven't seen a series book by now it isn't likely you ever will. But I promise to let you know if that ever changes.</div>
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Now for an update on things in my life. It really isn't much. I have a collection of nine cats. My little fur babies. My sister and her son are living down here now and I couldn't be happier! It's so good to have family close by. Half of my family has relocated to North Carolina! It's beautiful here so I can see why. Plus...I'm here so...that right there is motivation enough. ;) He he he. Kitten season will be starting soon. That means my house will be filling up with the orphan kittens I nurse for the Asheville Humane Society. Hopefully we will have better results this year than last year. These kittens are so fragile and take a lot of work. But I'm happy to do it. There's nothing quite like bottle feeding a kitten as small as your fingers. It makes you feel so big and clumsy.</div>
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Well, that's about all the news I have. See? Told you it wasn't much. I lead a very quiet life here. You could say boring even. Which is a good thing for you because it means I write stories to spice my life up! That's how we end up with things like the IMMORTAL BROTHERS series!</div>
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I hope you enjoy all the work I have coming out this year.</div>
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Hugs and Kitties</div>
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Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-8192602641650894562011-11-28T13:12:00.011-05:002011-11-29T09:21:20.700-05:00A Legacy of Words<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxX8WE24C5e8Sp6ABLDXTP-07bCPzbgpOJWA5A7hXp2CLf3WH3-jZyIWhFh0HnYQaAB9tRwzNi9ARbifOZase2HuvVpDR6fVWpmCkEfhq4bIhs8qhvp3NNZTPAJ_lFPRhwwsa-vZGstA/s1600/Jessa_Slade_avit.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxX8WE24C5e8Sp6ABLDXTP-07bCPzbgpOJWA5A7hXp2CLf3WH3-jZyIWhFh0HnYQaAB9tRwzNi9ARbifOZase2HuvVpDR6fVWpmCkEfhq4bIhs8qhvp3NNZTPAJ_lFPRhwwsa-vZGstA/s320/Jessa_Slade_avit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680112577320168050" /></a>It is my great pleasure to Introduce the lovely and amazingly witty Jessa Slade! I had the honor of meeting her this last August at RomCon and she is such a blast to be around. Enjoy! <br /><br /> <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">A Legacy of Words</span></span><br /><br />The author of one of my favorite series died last week. Anne McCaffrey wrote the Dragonriders of Pern books about telepathic dragons linked to handsome men and brave women who fought together against dangers threatening their world.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogXV_tG0PWJKpwghjHLJmfyepQUEeIdBeYrI1P_qQHHJ-Zr4aZQ0kCm-zUeK2lZv0qwUWyq8X6Q348iJzWCmKlNkYMQLPLvpaD1AxT_bf-gdRd2VS0GUyAyRjN2smX3AerPuljr7FwrU/s1600/AnneMcCaffrey_Dragonflight.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogXV_tG0PWJKpwghjHLJmfyepQUEeIdBeYrI1P_qQHHJ-Zr4aZQ0kCm-zUeK2lZv0qwUWyq8X6Q348iJzWCmKlNkYMQLPLvpaD1AxT_bf-gdRd2VS0GUyAyRjN2smX3AerPuljr7FwrU/s320/AnneMcCaffrey_Dragonflight.jpg" border="0"alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680112940907982818" /></a>The first book in the Dragonrider series, DRAGONFLIGHT, was the first fiction book written by a woman to win a Hugo award and the first book written by a woman to win any Nebula. The third book in the series was the first science fiction book by a woman on the New York Times bestseller list. What an amazing legacy!<br /><br />And you know what? I had no idea about any of that when I picked up DRAGONFLIGHT when I was a kid spending my chore money. All I knew was that I was drawn to the book by the dragon on the cover, and then I was pulled into the world by the power of the story. I was flying on dragon’s wings!<br /><br />Earlier this year, I gave a copy of another book in the series, DRAGONSINGER, to my niece. She loved it -- as I knew she would cuz I am the cool aunt! -- and she went out to find more dragon books. The legacy lives on.<br /><br />As a writer, I’m compelled by the quest to write a story that dwells as deeply in the reader’s soul as those dragons do in mine. As a reader, I love love love sharing my favorite stories with my favorite people.<br /><br />Writers and readers have a precious and symbiotic relationship where together we wield the power to build a legacy by sharing great stories, stories that intrigue us, delight us, make us feel. For example, the hostess of this very blog wrote a fabulous book called SEDUCE ME IN DREAMS that is one of those stories. Last summer I was doing a lot of traveling and feeling a little run down. But I had SEDUCE ME in my backpack, and for a few hours out of a frustrating airplane delay, I was somewhere else. Somewhere else with a very hot man ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1HJYaBXeCo9gwj6p1l-MOcUcNs31LqKTFROYgMXmVEn38EHD-jgqMuNW5e4KNgPOsty-cFPnDEoSj-bPHHsiuyUFFXOQ6WheXNkBWo9In5yFTJQHmqyS_Rx8vFZlSCSEjl9QMXH2oE4/s1600/SEDUCE+MEHIGH.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1HJYaBXeCo9gwj6p1l-MOcUcNs31LqKTFROYgMXmVEn38EHD-jgqMuNW5e4KNgPOsty-cFPnDEoSj-bPHHsiuyUFFXOQ6WheXNkBWo9In5yFTJQHmqyS_Rx8vFZlSCSEjl9QMXH2oE4/s320/SEDUCE+MEHIGH.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680116607132659938" /></a>(The story even inspired me to write a science fiction romance of my own that will be coming out after the new year. THAT is the power of a good book!)<br /><br />When I got home from my travels, I had recommendations for (and a few hard copies of) wonderful books by marvelous authors to give to my friends and family. I was the hero of my tribe, swooping in on glittering wings, returning with brilliant treasure!<br /><br />Since the gifting season is almost upon us, I will be giving my friends and family true little treasures, since I make jewelry in all my free time (bwa-ha!) but for certain I will also be giving the gift of superpowers, of other worlds and time travel, of passionate undying love, of a thousand other lives. All in stories.<br /><br />I’m guessing most of you help build the legacy of stories you love. Share some of them with us here! Leave your reading recommendations (and maybe what sort of person the story would most appeal to) in a comment. <br /><br />You’ll be entered to win the first three books in my Marked Souls series about demonically-possessed -- but still sexy! -- warriors, plus a pair of “Possession in Pearl” earrings, the Marked Souls romance trading cards, and a music download card which includes the “Seduced By Shadows” theme song.<br /><br />May the stories live forever!<br /><br />* * *<br /><br />Book Four of the Marked Souls, <a href="http://jessaslade.wordpress.com/excerpts/book-4-of-the-marked-souls/">DARKNESS UNDONE</a>, comes out in March 2012.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Undone-Novel-Marked-Souls/dp/0451236262/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322576031&sr=1-2"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzUjlv0lKMkHZCpA5hQkOGhiodFEGOjDiwmkcYUiD7NdWuwfuJkmafnfCv62lgu9T9RnQOeD9FQMM8yG1mgwym-HBWNI3fwc3IkTjXAkbdjJs870Mnb-fawBhJVljcOvnzUm2vYC19Qg/s1600/Book4-Darkness-Undone.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzUjlv0lKMkHZCpA5hQkOGhiodFEGOjDiwmkcYUiD7NdWuwfuJkmafnfCv62lgu9T9RnQOeD9FQMM8yG1mgwym-HBWNI3fwc3IkTjXAkbdjJs870Mnb-fawBhJVljcOvnzUm2vYC19Qg/s320/Book4-Darkness-Undone.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680117021911215218" /></a></a>The war between good and evil has raged for millennia,<br />and as a powerful new enemy ascends, the Marked Souls<br />are pushed to the ragged edge…<br /><br />Sidney Westerbrook has always studied darkness and damnation from a sensible distance. Now, to earn his place as a league Bookkeeper, he must discover why Chicago is such a battleground of soul-linked warriors. But the research becomes personal when he finds himself over his head and under attack — and at the mercy of a waif with demon-lit eyes and a deep yearning in her heart.<br /><br />Alyce Carver has been alone longer than she can remember, battered by the living nightmares that haunt her city. Cornered by yet another gang of demons, she unwittingly joins forces with a handsome scholar who can salvage her past, and she in turn may be the key to his investigations. But she won’t let him go until he shows her everything she’s been missing.<br /><br />What begins as an experiment in possession becomes a trial by desire so powerful it threatens both their lives, even as it binds their souls.<br /><br />March 2012 is forever from now! Which leaves you time to get caught up with Book s 1-3 ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seduced-Shadows-Novel-Marked-Souls/dp/0451228286/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322576031&sr=1-1"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Dt9gc7G5qErMRQ3W5_XnhQ9qnC8xH3EVdIOQ1uW3WWRpTORjO-r4zYrpQYrJzbvkbtDRClR0FudSC9VE5yYln-w4Yg8IlDXDNcLp8hIPYpYLGswRfv0da8L8ll9NeZ03oTeflLdZxk/s1600/Book1-Seduced-By-Shadows.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Dt9gc7G5qErMRQ3W5_XnhQ9qnC8xH3EVdIOQ1uW3WWRpTORjO-r4zYrpQYrJzbvkbtDRClR0FudSC9VE5yYln-w4Yg8IlDXDNcLp8hIPYpYLGswRfv0da8L8ll9NeZ03oTeflLdZxk/s320/Book1-Seduced-By-Shadows.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680117756071366050" /></a></a> <a href="http://jessaslade.wordpress.com/excerpts/seduced-by-shadows-chapter-1/"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Seduced by Shadows</span></a><br />After an accident left her near death, Sera Littlejohn is struggling to piece her life together again. But when a violet-eyed stranger reveals a supernatural battle veiled in the shadows, Sera is tempted to the edge of madness by a dangerous desire.<br /><br />Ferris Archer takes Sera under his wing now that she is talyan, possessed by a repentant demon with hellish powers. Archer and his league of warriors have long risked their demon-shattered souls to stop darker spirits from wreaking havoc. But they’ve never fought beside a female talya before, and never in all his centuries has Archer found a woman who captivates him like Sera.<br /><br />With the balance shifting between good and evil, passion and possession, Sera and Archer must defy the darkness‹and dare to embrace a love that will mark them forever…<br /><a href="http://jessaslade.wordpress.com/excerpts/seduced-by-shadows-chapter-1/">Check out the entire first chapter HERE!<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forged-Shadows-Novel-Marked-Souls/dp/0451229770/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322576031&sr=1-3"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBziQhm1jhiLdwonk1IY51AF1RwRheB1Y0VZcFPLgIC2a0D8mZIWSOAWllduRgdbWT0uwJQxNbKzq1aqmV4YPK660urQnIOVknh0fptRAcslAPl4hqWmXRudguFcbB5w5MAHwgSg0XFA/s1600/Book2-Forged-Of-Shadows.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBziQhm1jhiLdwonk1IY51AF1RwRheB1Y0VZcFPLgIC2a0D8mZIWSOAWllduRgdbWT0uwJQxNbKzq1aqmV4YPK660urQnIOVknh0fptRAcslAPl4hqWmXRudguFcbB5w5MAHwgSg0XFA/s320/Book2-Forged-Of-Shadows.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680121761862131106" /></a> </a><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://jessaslade.wordpress.com/excerpts/book-2-of-the-marked-souls/">Forged of Shadows</a></span><br /><br />Liam Niall has led the Chicago league of immortal warriors and their repentant demons for longer than he cares to remember. Four months ago, everything he thought he understood about the war against the Darkness was blown apart. Now, with the shocking appearance of a fiery new female talya, the world he’s supposed to save is about to change again. . . .Liam, meet your newest recruit.<br /><a href="http://jessaslade.wordpress.com/excerpts/book-2-of-the-marked-souls/">To see more about Liam click HERE!</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vowed-Shadows-Novel-Marked-Souls/dp/0451232984/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322576031&sr=1-4"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcvxMwE2EpK8g-GQbWTIApuwdrcgDM6dlA8lzEJ2iAs0xb6Wo-HfhXVEe-M1CAvcGbC4AYYc3YE3a69k8Fn8H4iRdkGyq0YmtWqQtrKICkVJF8Hpi0IB7j-xg1m6vHVDg1-S9pBzT1uY/s1600/Book3-Vowed-In-Shadows.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcvxMwE2EpK8g-GQbWTIApuwdrcgDM6dlA8lzEJ2iAs0xb6Wo-HfhXVEe-M1CAvcGbC4AYYc3YE3a69k8Fn8H4iRdkGyq0YmtWqQtrKICkVJF8Hpi0IB7j-xg1m6vHVDg1-S9pBzT1uY/s320/Book3-Vowed-In-Shadows.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680123662172182610" /></a></a> <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://jessaslade.wordpress.com/excerpts/book-3-of-the-marked-souls/">Vowed in Shadows</a></span><br />The war between good and evil has raged for millennia, <br />with the Marked Souls caught in the middle. <br />Now two lost souls will tip the precarious balance…<br /><br />Possession by a demon cost Jonah Walker his faith, his humanity, and his wife. Once a righteous missionary man, he endures immortality with nothing but a body for battle and a bent for retribution. But his last devastating fight left him wounded beyond healing and his only chance to redeem his soul lies with a fallen woman.<br /><br />Thrust into a wicked underworld of shadows and sin, Nim Hamlin can’t believe her wanton ways as “the Naughty Nymphette” enthralled a demon…and a damned saint. The world she knows doesn’t deserve deliverance. But the touch of this good man’s hand holds an unholy allure–and she’s never been any good at resisting temptation.<br /><br />As darkness gathers in the sweltering Chicago summer, Jonah and Nim must conquer the demons of their past to face even fiercer monsters in one last assault. But first they must put aside their doubts and disbeliefs and let their passion for each other burn through the shadows to ignite their furious power…<br /><br />Learn more about the Marked Souls and my upcoming science fiction romance novella at my website<a href="http://jessaslade.wordpress.com/"> http://jessaslade.com<br /></a><br /><br />When I’m not writing, I’m probably goofing around online at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessaslade">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/jessaslade">Twitter</a>, Come say hey!<br /><br />And if you’re the traveling type, come find me in real life at the RT Booklovers Convention in April in Chicago, or the Authors After Dark Romance Convention in New Orleans in August. Maybe I’ll have the next Jacquelyn Frank novel in my backpack for this trip too :)<br /><br />Thank you for reading! And much thanks to Jacquelyn and Natalie for letting me play here today.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">"Remember to leave a comment for your chance to win the first three books in my Marked Souls series, plus a pair of “Possession in Pearl” earrings, the Marked Souls romance trading cards, and a music download card with the “Seduced By Shadows” theme song!"<br /></span>Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-84198662763405896212011-11-15T09:41:00.024-05:002011-11-16T14:01:39.046-05:00You wanna know what we've been up to? Check this out!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKu-ytx04M-vj7C_p6Nn-dcVFTDndWNCU3CBqIdp4ePXFSRAm73xaq02HHmAPLKF_KnotSuG4osnmrnfjHZ7oS5vUqyy3yLnfS3JqEIYjBzDybvCWyPBLfafJPiHQr6MKnW6QbIE_mUHc/s1600/image.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKu-ytx04M-vj7C_p6Nn-dcVFTDndWNCU3CBqIdp4ePXFSRAm73xaq02HHmAPLKF_KnotSuG4osnmrnfjHZ7oS5vUqyy3yLnfS3JqEIYjBzDybvCWyPBLfafJPiHQr6MKnW6QbIE_mUHc/s320/image.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675657022530834898" /></a>Hey Y'all, how's it going? Most of you probably already know me. But for those of you who don't I'm Natalie, Jacki's left hand...aka her assistant :). I came into work this morning just like always and reminded Jacki that it was Wednesday. We always have a new blog on Tuesday's and since there was not a new author scheduled for yesterday and we didn't do one I suggested that she do it. She then smiled at me and said "Why don't you blog today? Tell them all about yourself and what you do here and everything that's been going on lately." I stood there in shock for a second that she actually wanted me to do this and then immediately started to jump up and down with delight. I am so happy to be here talking to y'all today this is freakin awesome!
<br />I have never done this before so be patient with me LOL...
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<br />I want to begin by saying that things have been very difficult to bare lately in the Frank house. Jacki has lost three of her boys this year and two others that were not hers, but close to her heart none the less. If you have followed Jacki for any length of time you know that her boys mean everything to her. So that was quite a burden for her to bare. It takes quite a few people to run this household and keep it functioning on a daily basis with so much going on. I am here everyday and so is Jacki's housekeeper Donna. We are a unit...we work together like a well oiled machine. We have our malfunctions every now and then but for the most part everything is smooth sailing. These past few months have been hard on us all with the loss of the boys :(. So it's pretty much one day at a time.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSmWzUP49lTfSLAX7dcHT0eoYq9ZUt8gKSKv9TSK3ftRSY5V_zaz9KoIAp9qb03zOaN0PpcmCKrhhjgoh3f7P7oiAV8dId8QvbQTirrFfeqlsly4f7fVoJIDbUJtZBB1bTipnPvvZjOI/s1600/579+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSmWzUP49lTfSLAX7dcHT0eoYq9ZUt8gKSKv9TSK3ftRSY5V_zaz9KoIAp9qb03zOaN0PpcmCKrhhjgoh3f7P7oiAV8dId8QvbQTirrFfeqlsly4f7fVoJIDbUJtZBB1bTipnPvvZjOI/s320/579+%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675269460335084994" /></a> This is Nikki. The oldest of her boys and the true alpha male. He passed away just this past week. You would not think that domestic cats would know the difference in ages and who has been around the longest. But let me assure you, after spending a year in a house with 10 male cats, I can promise you they do. I have actually seen several of the younger boys be in a huddle and break away from each other in order to clear a path for Nikki to pass through when he approached. I would never have believed this if I had not seen it with my own two eyes but If Nikki was lying on the bed and other kitty wanted to lye down too, the younger cat would come over and bump heads with Nikki. Showing him affection and almost like asking him for permission. It was an amazing sight to see, he was a good boy and I will miss him.
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<br />Please allow me to let you in a little secret. If you ever wanted to know what an amazing person Jacki truly is then look at it this way...Jacki lost somethings that meant more to her then the heavens and somehow among all the pain and all the sorrow she was enduring still managed to write ADAM! Amazing, what a woman!
<br />Ok, now with that being said let's get this party started shall we??
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<br />OMG! Did y'all know that ADAM made the New York Times and the USA Today Best Selling Lists? Woot Woot! Oh yes my lovelies, ADAM not only made the list but he came in at...are you ready for this?
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<br /> Hell yes! For those of you who are unaware, the Times list goes to 150! So 18 is simply rocking! And thank you all so much in helping to make that possible. Your purchases the week of Adam's release helped to secure his spot on the Times list and you have no idea how grateful we are for your dedication to the Nightwalkers series and your support for Adam. {{Cyber Hugs}}
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<br />Before I started this job with Jacquelyn I was just like most of you. I loved my novels, my novels were my life, my escape from reality that I needed to make it from day to day. We all have to have an outlet right? Well, I saw JACOB in a used bookstore in my hometown and the quote at the top of the back cover caught my attention "For 700 years he has resisted temptation, but not tonight." So he came home with me. I began his story right away and I was consumed after only the first sentence..."How ridiculously simple it would be to cause them harm." Wow! I mean who starts a book out that way? My kind of author that's who! Omg I was in love...I went out the next day bought Gideon through Noah, got some bread and milk and didn't leave the house for the next 4 days hahahaha! When I closed Noah and layed him down on the table I set in search for Jacki. I found her...asked her to lunch...became her friend...and the rest is history LOL. Just in case you were curious :)
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<br />We travel a great deal in order to promote her work and interact with her readers and we just recently attended Lora Leigh's R.A.W (Readers appreciation weekend) in Baltimore, Maryland. Let me just say that I hate flying! And when I say I hate flying, I mean I really really hate to fly. If the PTB intended for us to fly then they would have given us wings is all I can say. Anyway, It was an amazing event. I got to be in the company of so many spank hot authors like Angela Knight, Sylvia Day, Lora Leigh, Bianca D'Arc, Amanda Mcintyre, Lori Foster, Mary Wine...the list goes on and on. But the incredible part is the interaction with the readers and seeing the love of the art first hand. Men and women from all over the country so excited over the endless sea of books laid out before them just waiting to be consumed...*sigh* that's when I'm happiest. If you have never attended this type of event then you owe it to yourself to do so at least once in your life. They take place all over the country and the chances of one being held close to you sometime in near future are very good. Here is what we did at R.A.W! Book Signings during the day and Parties at night...what more could you ask for LMAO!
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2THRldUV5CaMF4DenmP0-Abb4FD5ADNQlD_-5Z7GtTKMUQfNNo8PwcvyOE5GOy3rwvSnyeDvcNUc9LJITscy454eYWD2lQeEEoNHT_8ynDKP_PcVhtOP0HNDzMgW4dnOeXEfhbVn7tM8/s1600/IMG_1767.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2THRldUV5CaMF4DenmP0-Abb4FD5ADNQlD_-5Z7GtTKMUQfNNo8PwcvyOE5GOy3rwvSnyeDvcNUc9LJITscy454eYWD2lQeEEoNHT_8ynDKP_PcVhtOP0HNDzMgW4dnOeXEfhbVn7tM8/s320/IMG_1767.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675640326679829298" /></a> This is Lori Foster, Jacki and Cheyenne McCray during registration.
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<br />Jacki doing what Jacki does best. Signing books and talking to readers! It's a thing of beauty to watch her in action. It really is.
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<br />So once all of the work was done it was party time and that is not putting it lightly. When I say party that is exactly what takes place LOL. Here are some pictures of the Masquerade All Hallow's Eve Ball on Friday night. It was lots of fun.
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<br />Here I am dressed as the kick ass now and take names later Charley Davidson. Private Investigator/ Grim Reaper! I love this character so much, she one of my all time favorites. <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://http://www.amazon.com/First-Grave-Right-Darynda-Jones/dp/B0054U5EE8/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321467839&sr=1-1">First Grave on the Righ</a></span>t</span> is the first in an amazing series written by my friend the lovely Mrs. <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.daryndajones.com/">Darynda Jones</a></span></span>. If you have not read this series then I defiantly recommend that you do, you will not be disappointed. Go meet Charley on her character page on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/charley.davidson.official">Facebook</a>! Stop in and say Hi while your reading.
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<br />This is Jacki and I with a fan that approached and wanted a photo. We all had a blast and can not wait till next year! So make sure you make a note to attend Lora Leigh's Readers Appreciation Weekend or RAW 2012!
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<br />One more thing before I let you go...Have you been to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacquelyn-Franks-Nightwalker-World/118789604871303">Jacquelyn Frank's Nightwalker World</a> yet? What is this, do you ask? Well, Nightwalker World is the officially sanctioned (by Jacki herself) Role Play page where you get to see, meet and greet with all of your favorite Nightwalker characters. Have you ever wanted to introduce yourself to Noah? Or ask Gideon how it feels to be the oldest living Demon? Well now you can. Come interact with the characters and read about how life is going now that Ruth has been dealt with and Adam has returned. See how the Nightwalkers actually live everyday and how they spend there time, it's loads of fun. The President of the Nightwalker World page is my Best Friend and Soul Sister Melena Valerian. She operates it and interacts with the fans on a daily basis and does a fantastic job. She does Marvelous Mondays, Ticked Off Tuesdays, Hump Day Hunks...endless chances to win books and prizes, the list goes on and on. So be sure to stop by, "LIKE" the page and say Hi, and let her know how much we appreciate her. I hope to see everyone there!
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<br />Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-42397563465914447532011-11-03T09:25:00.005-04:002011-11-03T10:17:38.727-04:00I have loved Emma Holly for years. She's one of my favorite authors and I was once very honored to get to advance read some of her work and pass MY opinion on it for a quote!! Imagine that!! She's totally my idol and she wants MY opinion! Well, I wanted to be very fair...but when I found myself yelling at her publisher WHERE'S THE REST OF IT!?!?!? (It was a three part series I believe.) That's when I knew it was yet another gem by Ms. Holly. I'm so delighted she took the time to answer this interview and hope she will come back many times in the future. :)<br /><br />1. If you could transform into any animal, what would you choose? Please tell us, as only an author can, why you would make this specific choice?<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">That’s too easy! I would be a cat, because cats are cool and slinky and – most of all – independent. It’s no accident you can’t teach a kitty to fetch your slippers. Well, maybe if you taped some salmon in them first.<br /></span></span><br />2. Please share with us your most embarrassing moment with a fan or another author<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">When I was still a newly published author, I met Nora Roberts at a Penguin party. Betina Krahn, who’s a real sweetheart, was kind enough to introduce me to her. I was all excited, until suddenly it seemed Betina was going to speak to someone else, leaving me alone with Nora. Nora was being perfectly nice - even funny - but this paralyzed me. How would I make conversation with the Great One all by myself? Was I allowed to leave if I couldn’t think of anything to say? Thankfully, Betina spied the panic on my face and guided me gently off.</span><br /></span><br />3. Which do you prefer to write? The hero or the villain? And why?<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Like any reader, I enjoy a good juicy villain, but I prefer to write the hero. It’s like real life, I suppose. I’d rather spend time with someone nice!</span><br /></span><br />4. Do you have someone in your life that you model your heroes after? What about those villains?<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">My heroes are combination of qualities I admire, plus a few scrapes and flaws to add dimension. Like a lot of writers, now and then I’ll borrow a villainous trait from some annoying person who’s crossed my path. Naturally, everyone close to me is far too wonderful to provide *that* sort of inspiration.<br /></span></span><br />5. I am a woman who is 43 years old and has a crush on her 25-year-old gardener, what naughty secret do you have to share?<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Um, offer to lend him your copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover?</span><br /></span><br />6. I’ll go easy on you this time. What is your sinful pleasure? I have two. Gluttony: where I eat too much Ben & Jerry’s Pistachio Pistachio, and Sloth : where I laze in bed all day watching HGTV (Mike Holmes…mmm nummy!) or Farscape. Please be equally specific.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I’m a bit of a TV addict (and also a Mike Holmes fan!) I’m a fan of expensive imported beer, not so expensive red wine, and too many kinds of sweets to single out just one. <br /></span></span><br />7. Do you sing in the shower? What would Simon Cowell think of your performance? What is your favorite song choice?<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Because I have neighbors I don’t want to horrify, I don’t. Not only do I have trouble remembering the words to things, I can only rarely carry a tune. If I were tone deaf, this would be less of a problem. My ideal situation might be a soundproofed shower with a waterproof radio that would always be louder than me. I hate to think I’d be too cowardly to sing at all!<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Simon would tear me apart, I’m sure - or maybe just leave the room, shaking his head. I expect the expression on my face would be very poignant. </span><br /></span><br />8. If you could be any of your characters whom would you choose? Tell us why of course. <br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Nim Wei, the vampire from my Midnight series, springs to mind. She’s not the nicest character I’ve written, or the happiest, but I love how unapologetic and kick-butt she is. She’s always up for a new adventure, and that’s something I admire.</span><br /></span><br />9. Who did it the best? Out of all of your favorite paranormal authors’ works, who wrote the BEST SCENE EVA? Explain.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Laurell K. Hamilton’s first love scene between Anita and Nathaniel in her Anita Blake series is certainly one of my favorites. (I can’t remember which book, but maybe Narcissus in Chains?) That scene struck me as the perfect blend of emotion and hot yet poetic descriptions. And Nathaniel’s butt dimples! They were memorable.<br /></span></span><br />10. You are now a published author, which some would say is the pinnacle for any writer. Now that you have achieved this goal, what is your new dream? What is it that you now aspire to do?<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">To keep doing it better, of course. Mastering the art of cover design would also be satisfying. Now that I’m indie, playing with covers is my new hobby!</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Date-Night-Hidden-series-ebook/dp/B005UHEU3Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320328546&sr=1-2"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBKwV5gAFsHOM0Laq3GTN09lE9Mt4d7IKQpRoEVeko-MZLli0QTSsshutWyJPJ-Jsw0G9NA0xlB312zuo5Ud3M9lon55Qaf867bB5fte9poBoXbZkp1w1iS-12Ff-CLVI0txQtwTE6Ls/s1600/datenight-wp.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBKwV5gAFsHOM0Laq3GTN09lE9Mt4d7IKQpRoEVeko-MZLli0QTSsshutWyJPJ-Jsw0G9NA0xlB312zuo5Ud3M9lon55Qaf867bB5fte9poBoXbZkp1w1iS-12Ff-CLVI0txQtwTE6Ls/s320/datenight-wp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670762082414934978" /></a>"<a href="http://www.emmaholly.com/excpt-datenight.htm"></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Date Night</span></a>"<br />Olivia Forster never dreamed she’d serve as queen of an enchanted city beneath the sea, something her three sexy husbands know. Though she adores her shapeshifter mates, she’s shy by nature, and they can tell the strain of always being “on” is beginning to wear on her. Sneaking away from their responsibilities won’t be easy, but come hell or high water, they’ll treat her to a night she won’t soon forget!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Depths-Emma-Holly/dp/0983540276/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320328546&sr=1-3"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVLoqL6yIsZOKNsseQG95q-zUTMKhzALQV3EmzOCqMzmFuAFe6ZtXbk2LarIQN57sOAkMSS2fhGd5uZIAD8xN1nID7PmW4p9w-4AdT8t_VIRj1yNnVZmX0iuc31GLEJZbl46H62ifjlQ/s1600/HiddenDepths-ibooks.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVLoqL6yIsZOKNsseQG95q-zUTMKhzALQV3EmzOCqMzmFuAFe6ZtXbk2LarIQN57sOAkMSS2fhGd5uZIAD8xN1nID7PmW4p9w-4AdT8t_VIRj1yNnVZmX0iuc31GLEJZbl46H62ifjlQ/s320/HiddenDepths-ibooks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670762341022526562" /></a><a href="http://www.emmaholly.com/excpt-hiddendepths.htm"></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">HIDDEN DEPTHS</span></a><br />James and Olivia Forster have been happily married for many years. A harmless kink here or there spices up their love life, but they can’t imagine the kinks they’ll encounter while sneaking off to their beach house for a long hot weekend. <br /><br />Anso Vitul has ruled the wereseals for one short month. He hardly needs his authority questioned because he’s going crazy from mating heat. Anso’s best friend and male lover Ty offers to help him find the human mate his genes are seeking. To Ty’s amazement, Anso’s quest leads him claim not one partner but a pair. Ty would object, except he too finds the Forsters hopelessly attractive . . .<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Talents-Emma-Holly/dp/0983540233/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320328546&sr=1-4"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gDALToLchfoegdJS1B2KLesjFz_ChW7QEEGpPsAfG98IpbMbQ52e5JeyeoQfzvkXe5DiWH0WCOxY-wvI7K-XGIQc-MPBE1NgF85XebNWZimRCL638gmDopXWMxKBYIHGuMGBTTARY9o/s1600/HiddenTalents-300.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gDALToLchfoegdJS1B2KLesjFz_ChW7QEEGpPsAfG98IpbMbQ52e5JeyeoQfzvkXe5DiWH0WCOxY-wvI7K-XGIQc-MPBE1NgF85XebNWZimRCL638gmDopXWMxKBYIHGuMGBTTARY9o/s320/HiddenTalents-300.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670766418097760178" /></a><a href="http://www.emmaholly.com/excpt-hiddentalents.htm"></a> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Hidden Talents</span> </a><br />Werewolf cop Adam Santini is sworn to protect and serve all the supes in Resurrection, NY—including unsuspecting human Talents who wander in from Outside. <br /><br />Telekinetic Ari is hot on the trail of a mysterious crime boss who wants to exploit her gift for his own evil ends, a mission that puts her on a collision course with the hottest cop in the RPD. Adam wants Blackwater too, but mostly he wants Ari. She seems to be the mate he’s been yearning for all his life, though getting a former street kid into bed with the Law could be his toughest case to date.<br /><br />Emma has been gracious to enough to donate a copy of Hidden Talents to a lucky commenter. Make sure you comment below for your chance to win!! <br /><br />Contact Emma on her <a href="http://www.emmaholly.com/">Website</a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emma-Holly/61323632462?ref=ts">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/EMMAHOLLY1">Twitter</a>Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-52723910155935633492011-10-24T19:03:00.010-04:002011-10-25T12:51:40.719-04:00At Last! At Last! ADAM: Nightwalkers Book Six!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOXIx4sl-tJJtc42YhXPXNKjm36lAGCQQmbfSCHK-Mnvru84Nn93HijH6Pcb-uUIRL_CDlqseB-u1NdyWS0Czc8sVqUDV5rNxjaLBQoMYPyQirJvR4rpLfguN-C9Z4MgKTlVhYMAGBKQ/s1600/Adam+blue.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOXIx4sl-tJJtc42YhXPXNKjm36lAGCQQmbfSCHK-Mnvru84Nn93HijH6Pcb-uUIRL_CDlqseB-u1NdyWS0Czc8sVqUDV5rNxjaLBQoMYPyQirJvR4rpLfguN-C9Z4MgKTlVhYMAGBKQ/s320/Adam+blue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667233873688103474" /></a><br />I made you wait THREE years. Some of you are far luckier than those who followed me from the beginning and had to wait much less time. To be honest, I didn't think I was ever going to write this book. I thought, maybe in my old age I would amuse myself by finally doing something with that bitch Ruth. Heh. Well, I admit, I was feeling a little burned out at the time. I wrote those novels back to back, REALLY fast, (on average of 2.5 weeks per novel--unmedicated bipolar manic episodes--with minimal time in between) and I also had so many other worlds I wanted to write about now that I was officially a published author! I do confess to a bit of series A.D.D., but this time I am finishing what I started. <br /><br />Well,...maybe ;)<br /><br />I'm not trying to be coy. I'm trying to be a naughty biotch. Is it working? Hehehe. <br /><br />Let's talk us some <a href="http://www.jacquelynfrank.com/books/the-nightwalkers/adam.html">ADAM</a>. Ahh..what can I say? Well, to be honest, not very much! I have bent over backwards trying to keep the plot of this book secret. Not that outside sources have helped much with that. But those of you who follow me on Facebook know about my pet peeves about reviewers who think its their job to blab out spoilers (it's not) and readers who like to spoil things for others, and websites that think misprinting parts of the lead in to the book is going to help you want to buy it. (It's not.) And bookstores that continually insist on slapping the book out onto shelves in advance of the release date like they are doing me some kind of favor. (They aren't.) Sigh. It's been an uphill battle really. And what's the big deal? Why work so hard? Well, first, that's my job. I work damn hard at crafting not just a story, but what I like to consider a total experience. That excitement when you read the back of the book, the anticipation when you wait for it to come in the mail (or download on your kindle:nook:etc), the fondling of the cover, the deep breath in before you crack that cover and start the whole experience....then the laughing, the crying...the fury...the sighing, the joy, the lust...oh, yeah baby, that's the stuff! And if I don't wrench all of that out of you, I have NOT done my job, dammit. THAT'S why I take this all so seriously. And when I take risks like I did in <a href="http://www.jacquelynfrank.com/books/the-nightwalkers/adam.html">ADAM</a>, I take them in order to craft the entertaining and emotional arc that you are spending your hard earned downturned economy bucks to get! For someone to come along and take that away from you...well, I'm the first in line to kick 'em in the balls. NO ONE is going to cheat my readers, dammit! Not while I'm still alive and breathing!<br /><br />But now is the day. <a href="http://www.jacquelynfrank.com/books/the-nightwalkers/adam.html">ADAM</a> is here! The countdown is over! YAHOO! I just served you up a heaping plate of tall, dark and handsome with a side order of smoking powerful and deeply loyal manliness. Oh, and the dessert is that tart and saucy little minx of a Vampire you all know and love so well who is SO in dire need of meeting her match! Watch out Jasmine, here he comes! Available in <a href="http://www.tantor.com/BookDetail.asp?Product=B0323_AdamNightwalkers">audio</a>, print and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Adam-The-Nightwalkers-ebook/dp/B005CRY8A4/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&qid=1319560974&sr=8-1">ebook</a>!<br /><br />A week after this debut, ADAM will make his appearance on my role-playing page on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacquelyn-Franks-Nightwalker-World/118789604871303">Facebook</a>. If you aren't following me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/authorjacquelynfrank">Facebook</a>, please do so! I'll give you all the latest and greatest and some really freakin funny cat pictures too. I also <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/JacquelynFrank">TWEET</a>. Both links are in the sidebar or you can click to follow. Oh and keep an eye out for some fabulous updates on the webpage! Also, there's some work in store for JAX, my alter-ego. You'll here more about that just as soon as I do. <br /><br />Now I may seem a little quiet these next few months as far as unblushing is concerned, but that's because I have HUGE HUGE plans in the works. Stay tuned. I'll let you know all about it as soon as possible. I think you'll be tickled to death. :)<br /><br />Anyway, my assistant Natalie, my fan club president Melena (who runs the role-playing page) and myself are thrilled to have you with us. Let's have some fun. And please, if you like the book, post reviews like crazy. And even if you don't...post on Amazon and let me know why. I'm not above your opinions. Far from it.<br /><br />Thanks for hanging in with me guys!<br /><br />Hugs and Kitties,<br />Jacki<br /><br />PS: Comment or ask me a question below to be entered into a contest for an <a href="http://www.audible.com/search/ref=sr_lftbox_1_1">AUDIO</a> version of one of the earlier NIGHTWALKER books!Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-12302461819488730062011-10-18T13:05:00.005-04:002011-10-18T13:37:59.642-04:00Kate Douglas With Her New Series Debut, Dream Catcher!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qjOUkVVNlLKs2u_P6Z5aX5suo7oRF4V9eGqMNuiOGgKfCaWPlQ-K44tDhtrNd_UMpIcRxStWwHF-cTVg37dMVwqkpRka3UpI40H4bhc9CSfVLCkExSDRqA54uDaRVaHmV5ylMyeBOoU/s1600/NightShift+banner+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qjOUkVVNlLKs2u_P6Z5aX5suo7oRF4V9eGqMNuiOGgKfCaWPlQ-K44tDhtrNd_UMpIcRxStWwHF-cTVg37dMVwqkpRka3UpI40H4bhc9CSfVLCkExSDRqA54uDaRVaHmV5ylMyeBOoU/s320/NightShift+banner+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664880121951860530" /></a>New series debut—<a href="http://http://www.katedouglas.com/">Kate Douglas</a><br /><br />Thanks to the amazing Ms. Jacquelyn Frank for turning me loose on her blog for a bit. I do appreciate the opportunity, and a thank you to her assistant, Natalie for keeping me organized! It’s been one of those truly weird months where I’ve literally lost track of what year it is. Those of you who write for a living—or have kids (or cats) of any age—will fully understand. Sometimes life just seems to get ahead of you, doesn’t it?<br /><br />Part of my problem is that I am really connected to the characters in my new Aphrodisia series, Dream Catchers, which means I’m leaving the real world behind every time I log on to my computer and pull up the story. I didn’t think it would happen so quickly after <a href="http://http://www.katedouglas.com/eroticromance/id33.htm">Wolf Tales</a>, but I guess I’m more fickle than I realized. <br /><br />I really love these guys!<br /><br />I wrote the introduction to the series, a novella called Dream Catcher, almost a year ago. It comes out next month in the NightShift anthology from Kensington Aphrodisia, and introduces the new series, called Dream Catchers, which is one of the most bizarre I’ve ever done.<br /><br />And my poor husband was there when it happened.<br /><br />Often, I haven’t got a clue what I’m going to write when I sit down at my computer, but this one jumped out and bit me on the butt when I wasn’t anywhere near my office! Doug and I were up in the Sierras, traveling back roads and such, and we stopped in the tiny community of Hat Creek and took a tour of the Allen Array. Now, this is just the coolest thing—like a huge science experiment on steroids. <insert allen array graphic here><br /><br />The array is a collection of high tech satellite dishes marching across a big valley, all pointed at the heavens and recording radio signals from space. It’s part of the SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) project among others, but it’s much too involved for me to go into here—if you want to know more about the Allen Array, Wikipedia has a great article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Telescope_Array<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_wHx4IdB0rE1K1wLjncecWUkPwyH3TdqZDJFRfpBgPm49cKOK6m7zpt0mtLSSZxHizOFahqfAYBMeSYnLvWOYLUxHvp5rAodPYkr6lA-wiGV-R3arCgfwc_gDicq9_Yr_l1-EEac5tk/s1600/allen+array.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 65px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_wHx4IdB0rE1K1wLjncecWUkPwyH3TdqZDJFRfpBgPm49cKOK6m7zpt0mtLSSZxHizOFahqfAYBMeSYnLvWOYLUxHvp5rAodPYkr6lA-wiGV-R3arCgfwc_gDicq9_Yr_l1-EEac5tk/s320/allen+array.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664881467997361234" /></a><br /><br />There are now over 40 huge dishes—the ultimate goal is for 350—so completion is way off in the future, but so is the idea for my newest series, which has got more of a s/f twist than a lot of my work. The Dream Catcher novella actually takes place in the past, in the early 1990s when personal computers were just becoming popular. My hero is a young computer geek named MacArthur Dugan who literally meets the woman of his dreams.<br /><br />Except Zianne is a lot more than fantasy. She owes her corporeal existence to fantasy—Mac’s, to be precise—and her story and the fate of her entire race of Nyrians will depend on the technological advances Mac can make over the next twenty years.<br /><br />When I saw the huge dishes at the Allen Array, which are all receivers, the “what ifs” took control. I wondered what would it be like if you could send signals out as well. And what if the signals you were sending were sexual fantasies, and the energy in those fantasies could help bring a group of enslaved aliens to safety? (and yes, I really did get this idea while wandering through the array up at Hat Creek with my husband. And no, he didn’t bat an eye when I ran the idea by him...) And that, of course, led me to my first story and a young man at the dawn of today’s amazing technology. I decided that Mac would be the one to push science and computers to a point where he could build his own array and use those dishes to help save Zianne’s people.<br /><br />But that, of course, is all in the future—in the book I’m writing now. The beginning of the story will be out in a few weeks, and I hope you’ll give it a shot. Dream Catcher is already leading me into story ideas that are so different from what I’ve done before, and yet in many ways the same. The novella will introduce you to MacArthur Dugan and his closest friend, Nils “Dink” Dinkemann. And you’ll meet Zianne, who is so much more than what she seems.<br /><br />Mac and Dink have grown up together in the same foster home and are as close as brothers, though that’s not close enough for Dink. He’s gay and has always loved Mac, and while Mac loves Dink, he feels he can’t be the lover Dink needs and wants—Mac loves women way too much. <br /><br />Zianne changes everything. She quickly becomes a lover and a friend, and she encourages Dink to join them when she and Mac make love. It’s something Mac and Dink hadn’t expected, and it’s a huge surprise to Mac to discover how much he loves having Dink in his bed. But it’s not all love and sex—Mac’s been falsely accused of dishonesty during the application for a grant to continue his graduate studies. His search for the truth lands all three of them in danger from a problem that’s much larger than just Mac’s application. And then there are the questions about Zianne, who is intelligent and beautiful—and obviously not quite human.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtk6RERWoYGnJkRAOUbQBgiutizqZE-VcfAhfDkqL2JZ5YV_t1KPQUrODng1TDBLEQMKPExZa1U6Pji1ssdnzhy6vEmfu6nXC7EDQ6RCdBpjQfhLvzWqjmQXn1lFrP5R4h5DM1CuRS9w/s1600/nightshift+%2528Medium%2529.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtk6RERWoYGnJkRAOUbQBgiutizqZE-VcfAhfDkqL2JZ5YV_t1KPQUrODng1TDBLEQMKPExZa1U6Pji1ssdnzhy6vEmfu6nXC7EDQ6RCdBpjQfhLvzWqjmQXn1lFrP5R4h5DM1CuRS9w/s320/nightshift+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664882000471653026" /></a>Dream Catcher is pure fun with a couple of gorgeous guys, a mysterious woman from another world, some good action and even more really hot sex. And, if you don’t mind waiting for your prize, I will send the winner of this blog a copy of NightShift as soon as my copies arrive. Just leave a comment to be entered—say hi, tell me what you’re reading now, what your favorite genre is, whatever you like and your name will be automatically entered to win a copy of <a href="http://http://www.katedouglas.com/eroticromance/id71.htm">NightShift</a>. Or, if you’d rather not wait, you can choose from either one of my <a href="">Wolf Tales </a>or <a href="http://http://www.katedouglas.com/id51.htm">DemonSlayers</a> books—readers choice (anything from WTVII on/Sexy Beast VI on or any of the first three DemonSlayers).<br />If you’d like to read the first chapter excerpt of Dream Catcher, you can find it in the “adults only” section of my website. <a href="http://http://www.katedouglas.com/eroticromance/id71.htm">http://www.katedouglas.com/eroticromance/id71.htm </a><br /><br />You can find me at <a href="http://http://www.facebook.com/katedouglas.author">www.facebook.com/katedouglas.authorpage</a> or on <a href="http://http://twitter.com/#!/wolftales">Twitter @wolftales<br /></a>Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-16647161312127122672011-10-11T11:56:00.002-04:002011-10-11T12:00:24.817-04:00A Brief Note:Dear Readers,<br /><br />There have been some distressed letters from people who have been exposed to a shocking part of the first chapter of ADAM: THE NIGHTWALKERS on a website. This chapter is sans prologue and out of context. My only advice to you is to please...keep reading...and trust your author. ;)Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-43490052245884096812011-10-11T09:45:00.006-04:002011-10-11T11:55:48.930-04:00USA Today Bestselling Author Nina Bangs!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytlyV0ySJ7waD0wwz0Ihfd3DKFc_OS1kdMeiZ5P1DPbzR5mJCq7hy018pl3ITX2NHqdqfp6nuHukpMd-J7NMkNVe-k2-8Cpe_IBiFJ-qyEbnhs2r1RQ-7i52k_urXfXrP0guDqjBCApE/s1600/nina.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytlyV0ySJ7waD0wwz0Ihfd3DKFc_OS1kdMeiZ5P1DPbzR5mJCq7hy018pl3ITX2NHqdqfp6nuHukpMd-J7NMkNVe-k2-8Cpe_IBiFJ-qyEbnhs2r1RQ-7i52k_urXfXrP0guDqjBCApE/s320/nina.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662231830340744786" /></a>Please join me in welcoming the lovely <a href="http://http://www.ninabangs.com/">Nina Bangs</a> to our blog this week. She is the <span style="font-style:italic;">USA Today bestselling</span> author of three series: the<a href="http://http://www.ninabangs.com/bookshelf/index.php#mackenzie"> Mackenzie Vampires</a>, the <a href="http://http://www.ninabangs.com/bookshelf/index.php#castle">Castle of Dark Dreams</a>, and the <a href="http://http://www.ninabangs.com/bookshelf/index.php#gods">Gods of the Night</a>. <span style="font-style:italic;">Romantic Times Book Reviews</span> chose <span style="font-style:italic;">Eternal Craving</span>, the second book in her Gods of the Night series, as their best shape-shifter romance of 2009.<br />She has been gracious enough to answer a few crazy questions for your enjoyment, so sit back and relax. Be sure to leave a comment below because Nina has several great gifts to give away!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1. If you could transform into any animal, what would you choose? Please tell us, as only an author can, why you would make this specific choice?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I did some heavy thinking (about three minutes) and decided that I’d love to be the Loch Ness Monster. Nessie has it all. She wakes up each morning surrounded by the beauty of Scotland. She is a woman of mystery, pursued by many. Men have spent their entire lives trying to get merely a glimpse of her. She is the subject of conjecture and legend. Nessie doesn’t have to worry about facelifts or growing old because she just…is. Not a bad life.<br /></span></span><br />2. Please share with us your most embarrassing moment with a fan or another author.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">My most embarrassing moments are inevitably when someone asks me to tell them about my books. My plots tend to be…unique, and peoples’ eyes generally glaze over when I’m about halfway through. I always hated trying to pitch my books to editors or agents in person. Their expressions usually said, “Where’s the nearest mental health facility? Get this woman some help.” Somehow, once I write the whole book it all makes sense. Usually. Sometimes. Okay, once in a while. <br /></span></span><br />3. Which do you prefer to write? The hero or the villain? And why?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">The villain is a lot more fun. He doesn’t have to be sensitive with an inner core of goodness. He can be as vile and miserable as he wants to be. And sensitivity is definitely not a desirable character trait for the truly evil. The best part? I don’t have to redeem him. He can go to his grave cursing and making obscene gestures. Yes, I love my villains.</span><br /></span><br />4. Do you have someone in your life that you model your heroes after? What about those villains?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">My heroes live only in my mind. Not that I haven’t known men who were hero material, but molding a hero in the image of someone I know makes me uncomfortable. I want my heroes to be their own men. I do admit, though, to modeling one of my villains after a real person. <br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I was a teacher for many years, and an official evaluator would sit in on one of my classes once or twice a year to decide how well I was doing. And of course he could tell that from a one-hour visit. Ahem. Anyway, every time he visited my class he delighted in nit-picking me to death. I took great pleasure in making him evil incarnate in one of my books. <br /></span></span><br />5. I am a woman who is 43 years old and has a crush on her 25-year-old gardener. What naughty secret do you have to share?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Horrors! Shame on you! I can’t believe you’re telling me something so disgraceful. And I wouldn’t think of sharing any naughty secrets with you. <br /><br />My advice is to avoid temptation by firing your gardener. Umm, and when you do, please send me your contact information for the hottie. I’ll tell <span style="font-style:italic;">him</span> my naughty secrets. <br /></span></span><br />6. I’ll go easy on you this time. What is your sinful pleasure? I have two. Gluttony: where I laze in bed all day watching HGTV (Mike Holmes…mmm yummy!) or Farscape. Please be equally specific.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I’m a slave to ice cream (any flavor). I can’t have it in the house. I’m not one of those people who can eat a few teaspoons and be satisfied. One teaspoon leads to a tablespoon which leads to a big honking bowl. Then, of course, comes the guilt. The punishment phase begins when I step on the scale the next day. It’s always been a mystery to me how one bowl of ice cream translates to three pounds of fat. Do the math.<br /><br />My other sinful pleasure is “Coast to Coast AM”, a radio program that comes on at midnight in my time zone. They interview experts in many fields including the paranormal. Yes, I stay awake to hear interviews with people who believe aliens have visited Earth in the past and the latest research on time travel. The show had discussions on the 2012 ending of the Mayan long count calendar long before it came to the notice of the mainstream media, hence the idea for my Gods of the Night series.<br /></span></span><br />7. Do you sing in the shower? What would Simon Cowell think of your performance? What is your favorite song choice?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I love singing in the shower or any other place where I won’t have an audience. As for Simon Cowell, he’d probably say, “I never want to hear that song again. I cannot stand it. I’m allergic to it.” That’s an actual quote from him, and I’m sure he’d break it out again for me.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Actually, I did sing publically for a short time when I was much younger. A friend and I went to Ireland and stayed for several years. It was tough to get regular jobs without a work permit, so since both of us played the guitar and had sung together for a while, we got gigs in Dublin pubs and hotel lounges singing Irish folk songs. Yes, there’s a great deal of irony in that.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">My favorite song choice? Any song that doesn’t involve more than two octaves. I don’t have much range. “And the rockets’ red glare” in the “Star Spangled Banner” gets me every time. <br /></span></span><br />8. If you could be any of your characters whom would you choose? Tell us why of course.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I’d have to choose Sparkle Stardust. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be the queen of sexual chaos? Okay, so maybe I’m the only one. But let’s look at what it means to be Sparkle. She’s a cosmic troublemaker who’s lived for millennia, and during that time she’s brought thousands of mismatched couples together, watched them achieve sexual nirvana, and then experienced the joy of seeing their relationships wither and die. What fun! She’s utterly cool in every way. She has the sexiest wardrobe in existence, and she’s always willing to share her beauty and relationship secrets with her female victims…er friends. She’d share them with her male friends too, but most of them aren’t secure enough in their masculinity to accept her wisdom. Too bad for them. But the best thing about Sparkle is her unapologetic shallowness. She’s all about sex, sin, and her next victim. You have to admire someone that goal oriented. <br /><br />Hmm, perhaps I haven’t made her seem particularly likeable. Well, she does have one weakness. She loves Ganymede, the cosmic troublemaker in charge of creating chaos throughout the universe. Perhaps in the end, love<span style="font-style:italic;"> can </span>truly redeem the irredeemable. Besides, she makes me laugh. <br /></span></span><br />9. Who did it the best? Out of all of your favorite paranormal authors’ works, who wrote the BEST SCENE EVA?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">This is a toughie. I’ve read so many wonderful books in my lifetime that it’s difficult to remember individual scenes. And everyone’s reading taste is different. What I find memorable might be very ordinary to someone else. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">With that said, a scene that I’ve remembered over the years was from <span style="font-style:italic;">Body Electric </span>by Susan Squires (published in 2002 by Dorchester). I won’t go into the plot, but the scene where Jodie Prime dies made me cry. Books don’t often make me cry. Movies are another thing. I was a child when I first saw<span style="font-style:italic;"> Bambi</span>. I never recovered from the death of Bambi’s mother.<br /></span></span><br />10. You are now a published author, which some would say is the pinnacle for any writer. Now that you have achieved this goal, what is your new dream? What is it that you now aspire to do?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">I<span style="font-weight:bold;"> don’t think I’ll ever reach the pinnacle. Nora Roberts is already sitting there and she doesn’t seem ready to vacate the spot. I can almost see her waving down at me now. ☺ <br /><br />Seriously, I’d love to create a blockbuster series, preferably in paranormal romance or urban fantasy. By blockbuster, I mean books that millions of readers wait breathlessly for each year. No, I don’t expect a Harry Potter in my future, but I’ll keep writing each book with the goal of becoming a better storyteller. And maybe someday…<br /><br />That said, if I never have a blockbuster series, I’m satisfied with the privilege of writing stories that people enjoy reading. There was a time when actually getting a book published seemed like an unreachable goal. Thank you to all the readers that made it happen for me. <br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"></span>Nina lives in Texas with her cat and a sexy vampire who never made it into her books. She’s joking about the vampire, but she assures me that she’d be open to the concept. The paranormal world fascinates her, and when she’ s not racing the clock to meet a looming deadline, she dreams about sneaking around old houses in search of resident ghosts.<br /><br /><a href="http://http://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Prey-Night-Nina-Bangs/dp/0062018957/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318344436&sr=1-2"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirflvYzGAmN7WdMCSRrLAF-rRLiB-qzC4hac-kn575iUw-TYA4PPglVUiZiGDlAnWI8KAmMqcGTmmMSiCy_Et-jI6_6onQ_GXEG6mxrA5pleHBmNn5Yl9NaSd0KMzCtod-mlpTFnMjoIk/s1600/eternalprey_mm_c.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirflvYzGAmN7WdMCSRrLAF-rRLiB-qzC4hac-kn575iUw-TYA4PPglVUiZiGDlAnWI8KAmMqcGTmmMSiCy_Et-jI6_6onQ_GXEG6mxrA5pleHBmNn5Yl9NaSd0KMzCtod-mlpTFnMjoIk/s320/eternalprey_mm_c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662235549565739554" /></a></a>Nina Bangs, offers the next installment in her popular <a href="http://http://www.ninabangs.com/bookshelf/index.php#gods">Gods of the Night series</a>.<br /><br />The souls of ancient predators crouch within these men. Primal instincts and barely contained savagery drive them. But in a modern world threatened with chaos and darkness, they are…<br />Gods of the Night.<br /><br />Utah knows all about vengeance. Vampires killed his brother, and that act demands only one response. He frees his beast and destroys every bloodsucker he finds. But he never expected to meet a leader of his immortal enemies who was so beautiful, bewitching…and mortal.<br /><br />Lia understands her destiny. She has a duty to stop the rogue vampires who are intent on wiping out the human race along with any nonhumans that get in their way. But she needs help dealing with the shadowy power guiding the escalating slaughter. Utah would be her last choice for a partner. Once a deadly foe, he now becomes her ally and protector. Loving him will be more dangerous than anything she’s ever done. Because when Utah releases his soul, the ultimate predator will once again stalk the earth, and death will walk with him.<br /><a href="http://http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?rh=i%3Astripbooks%2Cn%3A283155%2Ck%3Anina+bangs+wicked+edge&keywords=nina+bangs+wicked+edge&ie=UTF8&qid=1318344535&ajr=0"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kdXo1v_bR9XZRRp6ZbDYcumqQNe2UZqLV9oj1ykrC5qhyphenhyphenJq9dg6_DuX-Ch6QjkPz9ErVDVm-y2g8TMsJjuoKWCJJSSwRHinnGOLlmwRB4wuuUR2FDAaYwcqRc5Z-DauJPrKcA6SSgDg/s1600/wicked_edge.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kdXo1v_bR9XZRRp6ZbDYcumqQNe2UZqLV9oj1ykrC5qhyphenhyphenJq9dg6_DuX-Ch6QjkPz9ErVDVm-y2g8TMsJjuoKWCJJSSwRHinnGOLlmwRB4wuuUR2FDAaYwcqRc5Z-DauJPrKcA6SSgDg/s320/wicked_edge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662238237048835842" /></a></a>USA Today bestselling author Nina Bangs once again tempts readers to enter the wickedly sensual Castle of Dark Dreams—a playground where private pleasures and devilish fantasies come true, where the men who breathe life into women’s ultimate desires burn with their own supernatural fire… <br /><br />As an angel, Passion prides herself on perfection. But some mischievous part of her always goes against the godly grain. After one too many attempts to enliven the heavenly halls, she’s sent to earth to tame her naughty nature. While human, she has to bring goodness and light to the most sinful of places, the Castle of Dark Dreams. Once there, she finds herself in the role of a virgin used as bait to trap a marauding demon. Passion thinks the game is harmless—until she sees the man playing the demon. His name is Edge, and Passion senses darkness in him beyond any she’s ever dreamed.<br /><br />Edge may play a demon, but he is something much worse. His past is littered with pain and destruction—and that’s the way he likes it. Now he must prove to himself and others that he is what he’s always been—cold and emotionless. But as danger threatens and his need for Passion heats up, he finds himself balanced on love’s <a href="http://http://www.ninabangs.com/bookshelf/wickededge.php">Wicked Edge</a>. <br />The Castle of Dark Dreams series, Book 5 Releases March 6th, 2012! <a href="http://http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?rh=i%3Astripbooks%2Cn%3A283155%2Ck%3Anina+bangs+wicked+edge&keywords=nina+bangs+wicked+edge&ie=UTF8&qid=1318344535&ajr=0"><br />Pre-Order TODAY!</a><br /></span><br />Leave a comment below for your chance to WIN one of two prizes. Each winner will receive their choice of a signed set of either the Gods of the Night series or the Castle of Dark Dreams series, plus a $20 Barnes & Noble gift card. Wow, those are some great giveaways! Please thank Nina for being here and comment below :) <br /> <br /><br /><a href="http://http://twitter.com/#!/ninabangs"> http://twitter.com/ninabangs</a><br /> <a href="http://http://www.facebook.com/NinaBangsAuthor">http://facebook.com/NinaBangsAuthor</a><br /> <a href="http://http://www.ninabangs.com/index.php">http://ninabangs.com<span style="font-style:italic;"></span><br /><br /></a>Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-31822782431516174882011-10-04T09:56:00.008-04:002011-10-04T12:05:36.970-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzIJDaqYoxrOJooCoRoLSfK0xRY8K9hs7oXy2RvfUuMvoDKjXdR_q270HcmPGqUQtTlOgaE7s0v8FOGB5fWuNhxg0mvge82dlBD5SwGwWCCJmkKuiEauI_cC1hJNQKbUlbvVieGzTT7s/s1600/sylvia-day-lg.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzIJDaqYoxrOJooCoRoLSfK0xRY8K9hs7oXy2RvfUuMvoDKjXdR_q270HcmPGqUQtTlOgaE7s0v8FOGB5fWuNhxg0mvge82dlBD5SwGwWCCJmkKuiEauI_cC1hJNQKbUlbvVieGzTT7s/s320/sylvia-day-lg.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659667567544266466" /></a>Please join me in welcoming the National Bestselling Author Sylvia Day!! I am so happy to have her here with us this week and cannot wait to see what she has in store for us. Enjoy! <br /><br />Today is release day for me! For a writer, it’s always a momentous occasion when our books finally hit shelves and readers can see what we’ve been talking about in the many months that pass between the time we finish a book and the time readers can get it. But today is three times as special as usual, because I have THREE new books out today and I’m excited about each one of them for different reasons.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Crimson-Renegade-Angels-Novel/dp/0451234995/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317741139&sr=1-6"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/XYpNbeu3S2M/TosSvXDR8vI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/ArO2pjgff9Q/s1600/crimson_217.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LJhx2ptW7eDnNlgDMAqN67r_RFKGRBuFtY-bndWduiPt9IaaGpCqI-SaMWRJkRIsBv6Sis7nW8Yfv4z5JbtLftbZScZr8PSIcdL1OBPURJqMk9DKa5GDMx_6wW1DzUPII9E2UPQcrTo/s320/crimson_217.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659637961572086514" /></a><br /></a><br /><br /> In <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Crimson-Renegade-Angels-Novel/dp/0451234995/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317741139&sr=1-6">A Touch of Crimson</a>, Adrian is forbidden to fall in love. He’s punished other angels for the same offense–it’s what he was created for. When he falls for Lindsay, instead of angsting and beating himself up for it, he owns his feelings for her. He won’t belittle them by thinking of them as a mistake. He loves and he accepts that he loves. Lindsay’s returning love for Adrian is purely selfless. She will sacrifice everything–her happiness, her life, her soul–to keep him safe. That depth of love is a revelation for Adrian, who realizes he has a lot to learn from the mortal he’s fallen in love with.<br /><br />My novella in <a href="http://www.sylviaday.com/books/men-out-uniform/">Men Out of Uniform</a> is part of a mini-series of novellas about deputy marshals. They’re so much fun to write. Each of the novellas so far (I’ve written three, although one won’t be out until next summer) feature tough, kickass deputy heroes who have deeply tender and highly erotic relationships with their women. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Men-Out-Uniform-Novellas-Surrender/dp/0425243168/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317741079&sr=1-5"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/Qdv4DvTDbSg/TosULE4rsZI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/cH354Z16MGY/s1600/uniform_217.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqhYh1Qq7aEnW2obt63UBHvZ2mB6aVVqomOM0ieMA6Wml0jt3ijjwZcqOOlpDp8i7k7qdD08MzpHEau4AJdjoiz3xCZ_MhMH3eMnKVVKjyeHot8b5o3NyiQzrwrwTgBZh5P4fFo7xIAM/s320/uniform_217.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659639537243763090" /></a></a>In “Taking the Heat,” my novella in Men Out of Uniform, Brian has been in love with Layla most of his life. They were together once, but he let her get away, a mistake he’s bitterly regretted. When his career as a deputy marshal throws them back together, he’s determined to find a way to right his past wrongs, and reclaim the only woman he’ll ever love. Layla, however, makes him work for it. And in “<a href="http://www.sylviaday.com/books/steamlust-steampunk-romance/">Iron Hard</a>,” my novella in <a href="http://www.sylviaday.com/books/steamlust-steampunk-romance/">Steamlust</a>: Steampunk Erotic Romance, Annabelle lost her finance and learned to make a life for herself as an engineer whose work is quickly becoming well known. When she meets famous war hero and sky captain, Baron de la Warren, she realizes it may just be time for her to fall in love again. The Steamlust stories are short- there are thirteen stories in all-- which makes for perfect quickies of steamy fun and ingenuity.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Steamlust-Steampunk-Romance-Kristina-Wright/dp/1573447218/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_3"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uGuunnY5MrMoL5_zscedz2Lqvo54QzpxsQl5P3Ympt_sTAyKlX4R3Jpj1Fttaeotdal5AweU1jX-UjmJh_WXqmTIibz20uqkjQt4sM4BrhBpz8hu8ghw4uJVnfD938jRM9JCsZv1mis/s1600/steam_217.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uGuunnY5MrMoL5_zscedz2Lqvo54QzpxsQl5P3Ympt_sTAyKlX4R3Jpj1Fttaeotdal5AweU1jX-UjmJh_WXqmTIibz20uqkjQt4sM4BrhBpz8hu8ghw4uJVnfD938jRM9JCsZv1mis/s320/steam_217.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659641366676902066" /></a></a>So there they are... totally different genres and styles of stories, and all were a joy to write. It’s fun (if exhausting) to have them release on the same day. And since I’d love to share that fun with you all, I have two ARCs of A Touch of Crimson to give away today and two copies of The Promise of Love to give away on Friday. Just let me know which style of hero intrigues you most: the special-ops angel, the deputy U.S. Marshal, or the sky captain.<br /><br />Sylvia<br /><br />Click any Book Cover to purchase<br /><a href="http://www.sylviaday.com/">www.sylviaday.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AuthorSylviaDay?sk=app_6009294086">Facebook.com/AuthorSylviaDay</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/sylday">Twitter.com/SylDay<br /></a><br /><br />Book Trailer:<br /><object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QJS5m9pa9kQ?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QJS5m9pa9kQ?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br />Be sure to comment below for your chance to WIN A Touch of Crimson or <a href="http://www.sylviaday.com/books/promise-of-love/">The Promise of Love</a>! Also visit Sylvia's website to read an excerpt and enjoy the book trailer for <a href="http://www.sylviaday.com/books/steamlust-steampunk-romance/">SteamLust</a>!! OUT TODAY!Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-16706529590578541902011-09-27T10:06:00.007-04:002011-09-27T11:07:51.813-04:00Gena Showalter Is In The House!!!Well my lovelies, I have a special treat for you this week. The beautiful and greatly talented <a href="http://members.genashowalter.com/">Gena Showalter</a> has come for a visit. She has decided to answer my dorky interview questions like the good sport that she is! She is the author of the amazing Lords of the Underworld series that continues to capture and fascinate so many of us. Many credit it as the most original idea in paranormal romance today. I am very excited to have brought her here for you today!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_394d72aMGr2iL9K1b24KpIpv6ZfNOLvMo4N1rxM3r1izQ9LOr3KjLrjKLKz3WfdTgB7ny5Gb2vWR5e_LDWyP5DM02Qzwk03X1Ngzn5olUClcT0laOXP7SAsuUFtkOvGQnQHFk2GLcy4/s1600/271881b0c8a09ea05303d110.L._V192193158_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_394d72aMGr2iL9K1b24KpIpv6ZfNOLvMo4N1rxM3r1izQ9LOr3KjLrjKLKz3WfdTgB7ny5Gb2vWR5e_LDWyP5DM02Qzwk03X1Ngzn5olUClcT0laOXP7SAsuUFtkOvGQnQHFk2GLcy4/s320/271881b0c8a09ea05303d110.L._V192193158_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657052015192090866" /></a>1. If you could transform into any animal, what would you choose? Please tell us, as only an author can, why you would make this specific choice? <br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">A leopard, because this gorgeous predator is strong, sleek, and sneaky. I would be the darkly mysterious (and shape-shifting) villain of a romance novel, and the super sexy alpha hero would discover my hidden vulnerabilities—of course—falling in love with me, and thereby saving me from my own downfall. After I clawed him up a bit. <br /></span></span><br /> 2. Please share with us your most embarrassing moment with a fan or another author. <br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I was at a writer’s conference and hit the hotel lobby early to meet my new editor. No seats were available at the bar, so I walked around the area until a table finally opened up. I went to smooth down my dress--and touched skin. That’s when I discovered the material had been tucked into my underwear since I’d gone to the bathroom about ten to fifteen minutes earlier.<br /> </span><br /></span>3. Which do you prefer to write? The hero or the villain? And why? <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I prefer a hero with a villainous dark side, like Nicolai from Lord of the Vampires. He’ll do anything—and I mean anything!—to protect the woman of his dreams. Of course, he might hurt everyone else, but he would never hurt her.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />4. Do you have someone in your life that you model your heroes after? What about those villains? <br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I get a lot of dialogue from my husband and his brothers. They have wry humor and sarcasm nailed. Maybe that’s why I love Strider from The Darkest Surrender so much. He is the embodiment of the men I adore. A little dirty minded, willing to do anything to protect his woman, and a little dirty minded. Wait, did I already mention that?<br /></span></span><br /> 5. I am a woman who is 43 years old and has a crush on her 25-year-old gardener, what naughty secret do you have to share? <br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">If romance novel heroes actually came to life, I would be the biggest slut ever. Just sayin.<br /></span></span><br /> 6. I’ll go easy on you this time. What is your sinful pleasure? I have two. Gluttony: where I eat too much Ben & Jerry’s Pistachio Pistachio, and Sloth: where I laze in bed all day watching HGTV (Mike Holmes…mmm nummy!) or Farscape. Please be equally specific.<br /> <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Books—they are my addiction. I have stacks and stacks and stacks just waiting for me to read. And TV—I could watch my favorite shows and never do anything else. Cougar Town, How I Met Your Mother, House, Castle, South Park, 30 Rock, Big Bang Theory, and a handful of others.</span><br /></span><br />7. Do you sing in the shower? What would Simon Cowell think of your performance? What is your favorite song choice? <br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">My singing voice would drive people to cut off their ears and leave them behind, just to stop the horror. Even myself. So nope, I do not sing in the shower.<br /></span></span><br />8. If you could be any of your characters whom would you choose? Tell us why of course. <br /> <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I would pick Noelle in the Dark Taste of Rapture. Not just because she’s rich as hell, smart, beautiful, and her sharp sense of humor made me smile while writing the book, but also because she ends up with Hector Dean, a big, scary man whose arms can atomize into weapons, destroying everything in his path. He’s dark, brooding, and if he had to, he would raze the entire world to save his woman.</span></span><br /><br />9. Who did it the best? Out of all of your favorite paranormal authors’ works, who wrote the BEST SCENE EVA? Explain.<br /> <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kresley Cole has the best heroes of all time, and I want to marry each one of them. If I can’t marry them, I want to have affairs with them. If I can’t have affairs with them, life isn’t worth living. They are sexy, sizzling and would gnaw off their own limbs to reach their chosen. And yes, that is my favorite scene ever. When the leader of the Lykae Clan is chained and gnaws off his own limb to get to the half-vampire half-Valkyrie heroine.<br /></span></span><br />10. You are now a published author, which some would say is the pinnacle for any writer. Now that you have achieved this goal, what is your new dream? What is it that you now aspire to do? <br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">My dream is to have one (or all, why limit myself?) of my books made into a movie. To see the characters come to life in that way . . . heaven!</span><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://members.genashowalter.com/page/the-darkest-surrender-1"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwxAMHmroMHQTmcjBnx_0VjDMgy3yNIGj2RiyrmdE7cHqrlIvvFC_fm37ozlQk00UErMSrpQsShXGJMOJBQE5Dp3-NMFT1sXiR0ZcWd_3MKydCJtnuguchuMkpoTQmIVCQ12bydr84Po/s1600/9780373775811_proof%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwxAMHmroMHQTmcjBnx_0VjDMgy3yNIGj2RiyrmdE7cHqrlIvvFC_fm37ozlQk00UErMSrpQsShXGJMOJBQE5Dp3-NMFT1sXiR0ZcWd_3MKydCJtnuguchuMkpoTQmIVCQ12bydr84Po/s320/9780373775811_proof%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657045590405798626" /></a></a>The Darkest Surrender RELEASES TODAY!!!! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Darkest-Surrender-Hqn-Gena-Showalter/dp/0373775814/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317134163&sr=1-1">CLICK HERE TO BUY</a><br /><br />The Lords of the Underworld return in this enthralling tale of an immortal warrior determined to win and the beautiful seductress he can’t resist.<br /><br />Possessed by the demon of Defeat, Strider cannot lose a challenge without suffering unimaginable pain. For him, nothing stands in the way of victory. Until Kaia, an enchanting Harpy, tempts him to the razor’s edge of surrender.<br /> <br />Known among her people as The Disappointment, Kaia must bring home the gold in the Harpy Games or die. Strider is a distraction she can’t afford because he as an agenda of his own – steal first prize, an ancient godly artifact, before the winner can be named. But as the competition heats up, only one prize will matter – the love neither had thought possible… <br /><a href="http://members.genashowalter.com/page/dark-taste-of-rapture"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNX10hxoxvrizr4l76bt-HuyetF0pEOBDcu3TTu_hruFY1QAelxqR46o-fnW6HtdONr5NVQ06O3fsNjVa_YQAaMIuNgz14KvX3DFcxvGQRbkAeedzxizqgdQRjpIYK-ktJVGAVda0Pyz4/s1600/9781439175781%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNX10hxoxvrizr4l76bt-HuyetF0pEOBDcu3TTu_hruFY1QAelxqR46o-fnW6HtdONr5NVQ06O3fsNjVa_YQAaMIuNgz14KvX3DFcxvGQRbkAeedzxizqgdQRjpIYK-ktJVGAVda0Pyz4/s320/9781439175781%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657046188540911138" /></a></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Taste-Rapture-Alien-Huntress-Novels/dp/1439175780/ref=pd_sim_b1">Dark Taste of Rapture</a> Released August 23rd, 2011<br /><br />New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter captivates with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, and a powerful AIR agent consumed by his desire for a woman he can never have. . . .<br /> <br />With one caress, he can give unforgettable pleasure…or unending pain...<br /> <br />Hector Dean is shaved, tattooed, and totally ripped -- and he has a deadly secret. He is a walking weapon, capable of killing with a single brush of his fingertips. Little wonder he’s determined to remain on his own. But Noelle Tremain is a temptation like no other. She is beautiful and rich, with a party girl smile that hides a shocking vulnerability, and from the beginning his sizzling attraction to her is undeniable. For the first time, his stone-cold resistance is tested. But to be with her, he risks destroying her. <br /> <br />When a wealthy businessman is murdered in New Chicago’s seediest district, the two are partnered, and there’s no escaping what they both want: each other. Yet neither Hector nor Noelle knows what to fear more—the killer case, or their own lethal desires. . . .<br /><a href="http://members.genashowalter.com/page/lord-of-the-vampires"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5Gi13Bb84vyI8a-Mr9PtvUi_CF4v9Twa5iSigphGuFVTNQSennWvZJxIPbshhyphenhyphen6Z4eLzWX7ERi6lQhvrCoTrPiKLUlPcpj3l34t6dP1YO41Jxm8rjFOpaOeYsh61zWmL3pu4NiBTKtw/s1600/9780373618668_SMP%255B13%255D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5Gi13Bb84vyI8a-Mr9PtvUi_CF4v9Twa5iSigphGuFVTNQSennWvZJxIPbshhyphenhyphen6Z4eLzWX7ERi6lQhvrCoTrPiKLUlPcpj3l34t6dP1YO41Jxm8rjFOpaOeYsh61zWmL3pu4NiBTKtw/s320/9780373618668_SMP%255B13%255D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657046874475704066" /></a></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Vampires-Vampires%5C-Angel%5C-Curse%5C/dp/0373837720/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317134163&sr=1-12">Lord of the Vampires </a>Released August 30th,2011<br /><br />"Raw and dark and sexy, Lord of the Vampires sizzles!" New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh<br /> <br />Once upon a time…the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with a need for vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs…and time is running out.<br /> <br />Nicolai the Vampire is renowned for his virility, but in a cruel twist of fate “The Dark Seducer” has become a sex slave in the kingdom of Delfina—stripped of his precious timepiece and his memory. All that remains is a primal need for freedom, revenge—and the only woman who can help him.<br /> <br />When the wanton vampire summons Jane Parker, she is helpless to obey. She's drawn to his dark sexuality and into his magical realm. But for this human, all is not a fairy tale. For saving Nicolai could mean losing the only man she's ever craved...<br /><br />BE SURE TO LEAVE A COMMENT FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN A AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF THE DARKEST SURRENDER!!!Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-82961805068591644452011-09-20T10:02:00.010-04:002011-09-20T11:59:59.439-04:00Interview and Giveaway with Alexandra Ivy!Hello all, I hope everyone is just as excited as I am to have the lovely New York Times Bestselling Author <a href="http://http://www.alexandraivy.com/index.htm">Alexandra Ivy</a> with us this week. Her short story Darkness Eternal was just featured in the anthology Supernatural with Larissa Ione, G.A. Aiken and myself. She is best known for her Guardians of Eternity series and has a new anthology due out in November called The Real Werewives of Vampire County! So here she is the lady of the hour...<a href="https://www.facebook.com/alexandraivyfanpage">Alexandra Ivy</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnBSXytRfvYg1Go5rvm8GZxI04dBwg4y0pz4QDn-41mrOKv1SK3COzhJBhqipf4-BrIdsyqvFcjmDuyXmxS63BtDDxeTKU-6_xbA3YsU-riiwFsMhXqpbDCHRmrgchdykxOaig-dW4pI/s1600/AlexandraIvy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnBSXytRfvYg1Go5rvm8GZxI04dBwg4y0pz4QDn-41mrOKv1SK3COzhJBhqipf4-BrIdsyqvFcjmDuyXmxS63BtDDxeTKU-6_xbA3YsU-riiwFsMhXqpbDCHRmrgchdykxOaig-dW4pI/s320/AlexandraIvy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654452674156105138" /></a>1. If you could transform into any animal, what would you choose? Please tell us, as only an author can, why you would make this specific choice?<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"> I would absolutely choose an eagle. Just imagine spending your days gliding above the world, swooping down to consume your prey before heading back toward the sky. It seems like the most basic form of freedom. <br /> </span></span><br />2. Please share with us your most embarrassing moment with a fan or another author.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I don’t really have an embarrassing moment with a fan or author, but during one of my early book signings I arrived to discover the manager had no idea I was supposed to be there. They at last set up a tiny tray in the corner of the store with a bottle of water I had to pay for and I spent the next hour directing customers to the bathroom…ugh. <br /> </span></span><br /> 3. Which do you prefer to write? The hero or the villain? And why?<br /> <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">The hero. I always fall in love with my heroes when I’m writing their stories and even though the villains can often be far more interesting and complex from a writer’s prospective, I still enjoy the thrill of creating that delicious man who makes my heart flutter and my palms sweat. I don’t think that will ever, ever get old!<br /> </span></span><br />4. Do you have someone in your life that you model your heroes after? What about those villains?<br /> <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I usually combine bits and pieces of people I know into making a character along with a large dollop of make-believe. My heroes can have a variety of admirable qualities as well as flaws, but they all have an inherent kindness toward those weaker than themselves. My villains I try to make as complex as possible with a few hero qualities so they aren’t entirely evil. There’s nothing more boring than completely black or white characters.<br /> </span></span><br />5. I am a woman who is 43 years old and has a crush on her 25-year-old gardener, what naughty secret do you have to share?<br /> <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I love watching Hoarders. I don’t know why, it makes me crazy (not to mention my family who are forced to help me in my cleaning frenzy after I watch it), but it’s like a train wreck…I can’t look away.<br /> </span></span><br />6. I’ll go easy on you this time. What is your sinful pleasure? I have two. Gluttony: where I eat to much Ben & Jerry’s Pistachio Pistachio, and Sloth : where I laze in bed all day watching HGTV (Mike Holmes…mmm nummy!) or Farscape. Please be equally specific.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Envy: I detest those people who can eat whatever they want and keep skinny. I have to do hours of sweaty, hideous exercise every day to keep my butt from spreading. Vanity: I can lay around the house in pjs, but if the Fedex man pulls in the drive I slap on make-up and put on real clothes so he doesn’t run away screaming in fear.</span><br /> </span><br /> 7. Do you sing in the shower? What would Simon Cowell think of your performance? What is your favorite song choice?<br /> <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I sing when I walk (thank gods I live in the country) and Simon Cowell would have me shot to put me and the wildlife out of our misery. Truly, I’m AWFUL. I love punk and classic rock and pop and…hey, just because I can’t sing doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy music ☺<br /></span></span><br /> 8. If you could be any of your characters whom would you choose? Tell us why of course.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Levet. The tiny gargoyle is a true snark and he gets to say everything I wish I could. I tend to be a nice person and even when I’m dying to say that truly nasty comment hanging on the end of my tongue, I usually walk away. Levet is my release valve… <br /> </span></span><br />9. Who did it the best? Out of all of your favorite paranormal authors’ works, who wrote the BEST SCENE EVA? Explain.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I loved Nalini Singh’s Branded By Fire, the very first pages with Mercy and Riley starts out with an explosive sex scene. It’s amazingly hot and while I usually enjoy the sexual buildup of tension that comes before the actual sex as we get to know the characters, I think she pulled it off brilliantly. <br /> </span></span><br />10. You are now a published author, which some would say is the pinnacle for any writer. Now that you have achieved this goal, what is your new dream? What is it that you now aspire to do?<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I’ve always wanted to finish my play and see it staged. I was a theatre major in college and I still miss seeing a story come alive on stage. Plus, I’ve harbored a secret dream for the red carpet before the Tony Awards FOREVER!!!<br /><a href="http://www.alexandraivy.com/realwere.htm"></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnWS8mbk68BFfBa-qMjs3fgmuw0RRCzNvGTYHReW7OhKHEPpyHqZsWy8j7OMQgDBfKIF156ZWp_AImw5yDnJd8lZVodTWoKw5r_YxF_cGZ1Mx2bp8omJ06TlF_f3tK99jMdRxyENdOag/s1600/the_real_werewives_o_18D354.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnWS8mbk68BFfBa-qMjs3fgmuw0RRCzNvGTYHReW7OhKHEPpyHqZsWy8j7OMQgDBfKIF156ZWp_AImw5yDnJd8lZVodTWoKw5r_YxF_cGZ1Mx2bp8omJ06TlF_f3tK99jMdRxyENdOag/s320/the_real_werewives_o_18D354.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654458697405670754" /></a></a> Be sure and pick of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Real-Werewives-Vampire-County/dp/0758261586/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1316533073&sr=1-1">The Real Werewives of Vampire County</a>! Out this November! I must say this is a great title and a spectacular cover, defiantly a must read! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://http://www.alexandraivy.com/boundbydarkness.htm"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6Hc0srEvhmCwnO-x8d3jJWPoR-iVJkAq8P0x88H9zj2wSDkkBn9A6hPTwtm87sVek15by_x4Ro1MFgBI4ZjKCjf-QlSC_fJf_uAimJMEbPkpuvNrxVN1oskogiISQhjXe55b-3lTLKM/s1600/Bound+by+Darkness.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 183px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6Hc0srEvhmCwnO-x8d3jJWPoR-iVJkAq8P0x88H9zj2wSDkkBn9A6hPTwtm87sVek15by_x4Ro1MFgBI4ZjKCjf-QlSC_fJf_uAimJMEbPkpuvNrxVN1oskogiISQhjXe55b-3lTLKM/s320/Bound+by+Darkness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654463163743895234" /></a></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Real-Werewives-Vampire-County/dp/0758261586/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1316533073&sr=1-1">Bound by Darkness </a>is the next installment in the Guardians of Eternity series is hitting shelves worldwide on December 6th,2011! <br />BE SURE AND LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW. Alexandra has been nice enough to give a copy of both The real Werewives of Vampire County and Bound by Darkness to two lucky commenters!<br /><a href="www.alexandraivy.com">www.alexandraivy.com</a><br /><br /><a href="Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexandraivyfanpage">Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/alexandraivyfanpage</a>Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-22914142429638957912011-09-13T11:13:00.005-04:002011-09-13T12:03:29.386-04:00INTERVIEW WITH MICHELLE BARDSLEY AUTHOR OF MUST LOVE LYCANS!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthhbaZj3zHyRT7dY_f5W32L3HcqyYj3m829KVBLl5Zg6VADv910fd81X0HViW3ad1rYDfpDHI_ZmgVpSYgi2xFAlDNLDt_iYptC12KUjMMVtrzN5d_751e5nfJp9dgCnXLpKMZJu-B1I/s1600/SuperMichele.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthhbaZj3zHyRT7dY_f5W32L3HcqyYj3m829KVBLl5Zg6VADv910fd81X0HViW3ad1rYDfpDHI_ZmgVpSYgi2xFAlDNLDt_iYptC12KUjMMVtrzN5d_751e5nfJp9dgCnXLpKMZJu-B1I/s320/SuperMichele.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651864801401298274" /></a> Hi Everyone, I am so pleased to have<a href="http://www.michelebardsley.com/"> Michelle Bardsley</a> author of Must Love Lycans here with us today! Enjoy and be sure to leave a comment below for your chance to win a free autographed copy of Must Love Lycans!<br /><br />INTERVIEW QUESTIONS<br />JACQUELYN FRANK’S GUEST BLOG SERIES EVENT<br /><br />As promised, a series of weird and seemingly pointless questions. But I am assured that these are the types of things readers are truly curious about.<br /><br />1. If you could transform into any animal, what would you choose? Please tell us, as only an author can, why you would make this specific choice?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I suppose I would choose wolf. Wolves are strong creatures, smart and beautiful. And they’re pack animals, so they value family and rely on each other to survive. </span></span><br /><br />2. Please share with us your most embarrassing moment with a fan or another author.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">The first time I met Charlaine Harris, it was at an RT convention in Daytona Beach, Florida. My friend and fellow author, Evangeline Anderson, made “we’re not worthy” worshipping gestures every time we ran into the woman. I think, at some point, she started to worry we were stalkers. Or maybe just weird. (Both were true. Ha!)<br /></span></span><br />3. Which do you prefer to write? The hero or the villain? And why?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I love writing both, actually, but as a writer and reader of romance novels, I do enjoy writing about the hero. I think because most of my heroes are flawed. They have to overcome their own wants, their own desires, in order to embrace love, relationships, and the woman they want more than their own ambitions.<br /></span></span><br />4. Do you have someone in your life that you model your heroes after? What about those villains?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I do now. The Viking, whom I will be marrying next year (woot!), is a romance hero all the way. Honestly? I thought the men we write about in our romantic fiction were … well, implausible. I was wrong. </span></span><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I don’t really base my villains, or characters, on people I know. I might take characteristics or physical aspects from people I’ve met or known, but there’s never really been a moment where I thought, “I’m totally killing that dude in my next book.”<br /></span></span><br />5. I am a woman who is 43 years old and has a crush on her 25-year-old gardener, what naughty secret do you have to share?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I got nothing. Seriously. I have a total crush on the Viking, which makes me mushy and love-struck instead of naughty-secret-having chick. LOL. <br /></span></span><br />6. I’ll go easy on you this time. What is your sinful pleasure? I have two. Gluttony: where I eat to much Ben & Jerry’s Pistachio Pistachio, and Sloth : where I laze in bed all day watching HGTV (Mike Holmes…mmm nummy!) or Farscape. Please be equally specific.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">There is a French dark chocolate that the Viking and I discovered at Central Market. I would eat it all day long if I could. And I like to laze around with the Viking on Sundays and watch movies and nap. It’s the best! (I mean, it’s a sin!)</span><br /></span><br />7. Do you sing in the shower? What would Simon Cowell think of your performance? What is your favorite song choice?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I sing in the car. Simon Cowell would eviscerate me, and I would totally agree with his assessment. Sometimes, you do things because it brings you joy and not because you have any talent at it. I like Evanescence. And I like singing Call Me When You’re Sober when I play Rock Band. <br /></span></span><br />8. If you could be any of your characters whom would you choose? Tell us why of course. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jessica Matthews, the heroine from I’M THE VAMPIRE, THAT’S WHY. I’m most like her. Or rather, she’s most like me. I liked writing her a lot, and I’d love to see Broken Heart with my own eyes.<br /></span></span><br />9. Who did it the best? Out of all of your favorite paranormal authors’ works, who wrote the BEST SCENE EVA? Explain.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">This is a hard question, but I do have one that comes to mind. There is a scene in Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz that made me cry. No, sob. When I realized what had happened, what he’d done, I just lost it. I actually had to put the book down and get out all the tears. It took a few minutes to get to the point where I could finish reading. </span><br /></span><br />10. You are now a published author, which some would say is the pinnacle for any writer. Now that you have achieved this goal, what is your new dream? What is it that you now aspire to do?<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Well, I have the typical published author’s dream of making the New York Times and USA Today best seller lists. That would be awesome! I just want to keep writing, and writing. It’s a great job, and I feel very grateful that I get to do this for a living!<br /></span></span><br /><a href="http://http://www.amazon.com/Must-Love-Lycans-Broken-Vampires/dp/0451234502"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObU1EPzOUeakn1S5L9v1o0NNQhTQTLQgJ9NVwfe0Taf5HJaUCnpkFCUv_D-BEjBBaWu7ZQHq84chPuqDDODpw7BuFdhq3aDENbVwAucHG8N-OGnPYS233JoOgmbabUTPUGU72bqSKbdk/s1600/Must+Love+Lycans.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObU1EPzOUeakn1S5L9v1o0NNQhTQTLQgJ9NVwfe0Taf5HJaUCnpkFCUv_D-BEjBBaWu7ZQHq84chPuqDDODpw7BuFdhq3aDENbVwAucHG8N-OGnPYS233JoOgmbabUTPUGU72bqSKbdk/s320/Must+Love+Lycans.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651865456359779666" /></a></a>To purchase your own copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Must-Love-Lycans-Broken-Vampires/dp/0451234502">Must Love Lycans</a> click photo!<br />Since the moment Damien showed up-gloriously naked-Kelsey Morningstone has been having a hard time keeping her relationship with the clinic's latest amnesiac patient strictly professional. 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After all, falling for a patient is bad enough, but falling for a patient who thinks he's a werewolf is a whole other kind of crazy...<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Be sure and comment for your chance to WIN your Autographed Copy!!<br /></span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://http://www.amazon.com/Now-Never-Nevermore-Michele-Bardsley/dp/0451236246/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315928746&sr=1-1"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDD5mO9B7pAqvZcvhMXvg3B3Clvdp1KVylDcaBzwLBMZiQF3Xhyphenhyphen8HIDJk8X5Tr4I5G1dFxqEEkk4j4mnUdw3DfA5mfRRvyzzFGDd1vtJnIXJFHcqDoGhmjOefJA7Z_kuuDqpXImPDM9U/s1600/nowornever_final.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDD5mO9B7pAqvZcvhMXvg3B3Clvdp1KVylDcaBzwLBMZiQF3Xhyphenhyphen8HIDJk8X5Tr4I5G1dFxqEEkk4j4mnUdw3DfA5mfRRvyzzFGDd1vtJnIXJFHcqDoGhmjOefJA7Z_kuuDqpXImPDM9U/s320/nowornever_final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651866034016716130" /></a></a> Pre-Order <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Now-Never-Nevermore-Michele-Bardsley/dp/0451236246/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315928746&sr=1-1">Now or Never HERE!</a> In stores March 6th, 2012!!Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-45732165322592722152011-08-31T12:29:00.005-04:002011-08-31T13:06:39.282-04:00SUPERNATURAL released! Ahhh...KANE's story is here!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu0nlP5xu4cEiWusriGXyKrh3tq82hN8xEYEX2DEjf8-YUSdrlbclUfo4wfT9lz8OBasMlj4FiR0ChdTK0c74xORYwKuS4mjotxvB9IFCLlBQ8gKyIhSVae-m1nnfdvlTmZfz27H7X_g/s1600/122347642.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlu0nlP5xu4cEiWusriGXyKrh3tq82hN8xEYEX2DEjf8-YUSdrlbclUfo4wfT9lz8OBasMlj4FiR0ChdTK0c74xORYwKuS4mjotxvB9IFCLlBQ8gKyIhSVae-m1nnfdvlTmZfz27H7X_g/s320/122347642.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647066062559680930" /></a>
<br />Ever wonder what happened that first night between Kane and Corrine? Sure you did. You know how I know you did? Cuz, you've been hocking me for it ever since JACOB came out in 2006. So, this story picks up where JACOB leaves off (at least as far as Kane and Corrine are concerned) and we get to see what happens when a Demon is under the influence of a Samhain moon and his Imprinted mate is comatose. Oooo.
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<br />I hope you like it. It's just a little taste to lead you into the release of ADAM on OCTOBER 25th!! WOOHOO!! Book six of the Nightwalkers at long last!
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<br />I was going to leave you a video blog, but I hate my hair. After it's fixed I will do so later. So, anyway, don't forget to join my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/authorjacquelynfrank">FAN PAGE</a> on Facebook where we have our contests all the time,updates on my life in general (if you care) and the ever-increasing in fame HUMP DAY HUNKS! and also on Facebook we have a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacquelyn-Franks-Nightwalker-World/118789604871303">ROLEPLAYING</a> page! It's where people play your favorite characters and you get to see them all interact. And just to keep things interesting, the bitch we all love to hate shows up and does the most horrible things! Will our friends prevail?? Well, watch the page...and then read BOOK SIX!!
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<br />Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-1156328546338429172011-08-23T09:35:00.020-04:002011-08-23T12:18:08.594-04:00Darynda Jones Interview!! Need I say more? LOL<a href="http://www.darynda.com/index.php/second-grave-on-the-left/"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNilMTo7590c4ZVVHA4Dms7MMYsgWiboMjoJxRgLtVAJ2RunE93JotyyEMXWky5ijCnUn7knTdYtIWLoYImBjIJnZF9KM4Htg2ezgx7UPqHrtLT_WT7Nu0K3HcOjqw7Bp7SzO3c6aQouU/s1600/12875793192ndgrave_3d.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNilMTo7590c4ZVVHA4Dms7MMYsgWiboMjoJxRgLtVAJ2RunE93JotyyEMXWky5ijCnUn7knTdYtIWLoYImBjIJnZF9KM4Htg2ezgx7UPqHrtLT_WT7Nu0K3HcOjqw7Bp7SzO3c6aQouU/s320/12875793192ndgrave_3d.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644065815138526338" /></a></a>Hello Everyone, today we have the great pleasure of Interviewing Ms. Darynda Jones *squeal*, author of <a href="http://www.daryndajones.com/">First Grave on the Right</a> and it's recently released sequal,<a href="http://www.darynda.com/index.php/second-grave-on-the-left/"> Second Grave on the Left</a>!! I have to say I had the pleasure of meeting Madame Jones in person earlier this year and she is by far one of the sweetest and most genuine, fantabulous people I have met in a long time. I just wanted to eat her up with a spoon and an itty bitty bit of butterscotch sauce. Mmm.
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<br />She is also my assistant's girl author crush, so I figured I ought to meet her. And read her. Besides, the shoes alone on that first cover were amazingly awesome and I was instantly stricken with cover envy. AND shoe envy. I wanted to hate her guts but, dammit, she's too sweet for that. I love her to itty bits and hope you will too.
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<br />1. If you could transform into any animal, what would you choose? Please tell us, as only an author can, why you would make this specific choice?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Growing up, I always wanted to be a panther. Sleek. Stealthy. Powerful. Now that I’m older, I think I’d love to be a bird. Probably something like a falcon because they’re cool or a crow because of all the folklore surrounding them and a group is called a murder. But I’d want to be a bird so I could travel more. There is so much I want to see, so many amazing places that I’ll never have the opportunity or honor of visiting. Which is a bummer.
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<br />J- Darynda my darling I have been DYING for a travel partner! We could do signings in fabulous foreign countries together! That is a genuine offer. Let's talk. :)
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<br /> 2. Please share with us your most embarrassing moment with a fan or another author.
<br /> <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">With my debut release, I had several amazing blurbs from some of my favorite authors like JR Ward and Kresley Cole, and another was Jayne Ann Krentz. I saw her that year at RWA National in Orlando, so I basically ran her down (she looked like she was in a hurry) and proceeded to thank her for the amazing blurb. She smiled graciously, inching away from me, nodded and took off. Sadly, the look on her face assured me she had no idea what I was talking about. In Jayne’s defense, the lobby was very loud and every sound echoed off the massive walls, so it’s likely she didn’t hear a word I said. Or that’s my hope.
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<br />J- That sounds A LOT like my first meeting with Christine Feehan. I was all gushing on her like we were best buds and she kept scooting away from me like I was a freaky little fan girl...which, I was. I did gush and ooze and squeal and all that. :)
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<br /> 3. Which do you prefer to write? The hero or the villain? And why?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Oddly enough, the villain is easier to write. You don’t have to make him appealing or charming. (Well, depending on what type of villain he is, I suppose.) But the payoff in the end, that rush of heat every time the character walks onto the page, can only come with the hero. So I’ll have to go with the hero, even though he is 10 times harder to write.</span></span>
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<br />4. Do you have someone in your life that you model your heroes after? What about those villains?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">My heroes are always the dark, brooding types. It’s weird. And when I met my husband, he was just that. Dark, brooding, mad at the world. Now he’s just a big ole softy, but he did give me fodder for many-a-year.
<br />My villains often take on characteristics of whoever has crossed me that day. LOL
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<br />5. I am a woman who is 43 years old and has a crush on her 25-year-old gardener, what naughty secret do you have to share?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">So, you’re my friend, right? And I’m obviously the wicked one. *grin* I can live with that. Unfortunately, while there is nothing better than real-life experience, I can only offer a healthy dose of empathy. I did have a crush on a bartender once. And there was this state cop with these huge brown eyes…
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<br />6. I’ll go easy on you this time. What is your sinful pleasure? I have two. Gluttony: where I eat to much Ben & Jerry’s Pistachio Pistachio, and Sloth : where I laze in bed all day watching HGTV (Mike Holmes…mmm nummy!) or Farscape. Please be equally specific.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Wow, we’re like twins! Those just happen to be mine as well. I love to watch TV and I can pick a series and watch the entire seven seasons in two weeks all the while eating popcorn and chocolate and washing it down with Diet Coke. That is heaven on earth, right there.</span>
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<br /> 7. Do you sing in the shower? What would Simon Cowell think of your performance? What is your favorite song choice?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I do! And he would not be impressed. He would give me that scowl. It’s no accident all the letters in the word scowl are found in his name. Just sayin’. And for some reason, I find myself repeatedly singing Amazing Grace even though I only know the first verse.</span></span>
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<br /> 8. If you could be any of your characters whom would you choose? Tell us why of course.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">I would be Charley Davidson in a heartbeat! True, she’s the grim reaper and people try to kill her way too often, but she’s got skill. And spunk. And a nice ass.</span>
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<br />9. Who did it the best? Out of all of your favorite paranormal authors’ works, who wrote the BEST SCENE EVA? Explain.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">NOOOOO! There are so, so many. (Gideon, anyone? *fans self* Or how about that Zsadist?) I think because it’s the most recent thing I’ve read, I keep coming back to a scene in Jeaniene Frost’s book Halfway to the Grave where Bones is standing on the highway and lets the SUV that is taking Cat away plow into him. That scene took my breath away. But really, there are so many. That is totally an unfair question. It’s like asking which raindrop falling from the sky I like best. :)</span>
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<br />10. You are now a published author, which some would say is the pinnacle for any writer. Now that you have achieved this goal, what is your new dream? What is it that you now aspire to do?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Two things actually. I have so many books I want to write, so many churning in my mind, I dream of having 50 published books under my belt. Maybe even 100! But I aspire to make the NYT list. That is my next major goal. It may not happen and that’s okay too. As long as I get to write for a living, it’ll all be good. But it would be super kewl if it did.</span></span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GuvERYwpXo193NbV24GEW2xEXVLsWUghHQDMWoj0Eiw37esx8-vyOFsWwh2xSasbcj-4JwgWmiKTh-hex7VPjCHmDQgk1p65kboDf6Rj3mnTb1SicN3w_muEOG3RMwRfPrTouWQ6w8k/s1600/226229_212726855425069_145256182172137_710812_3646920_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GuvERYwpXo193NbV24GEW2xEXVLsWUghHQDMWoj0Eiw37esx8-vyOFsWwh2xSasbcj-4JwgWmiKTh-hex7VPjCHmDQgk1p65kboDf6Rj3mnTb1SicN3w_muEOG3RMwRfPrTouWQ6w8k/s320/226229_212726855425069_145256182172137_710812_3646920_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644069850311316066" /></a>
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<br />Thanks so much Darynda! I'm so happy to have you here this week. :) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Third-Grave-Ahead-Darynda-Jones/dp/1250001544">Third Grave Dead Ahead</a> releases January 31, 2012!! Be sure and pre-order TODAY!!
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<br />“The Best debut novel I’ve read in years! Hilarious and heartfelt, sexy and surprising…I’m begging for the next one!!”
<br />JR Ward, #1 New York Times Bestseller, Author of Lover Avenged
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<br />“I am furiously envious of Darynda Jones and rue the day she came up with this concept, damn her eyes. First Grave on the Right kidnapped me from the first paragraph.”
<br />Mary Janice Davidson, New York Times Bestseller, Author of Undead and Unwelcome
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<br />“First Grave on the Right is witty, darkly thrilling and oh, so sexy.”
<br />Gena Showalter, New York Times Bestseller, Author of The Darkest Whisper
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<br />“First Grave on the Right is a phenomenal debut! This series opener has it all– rollicking humor, sizzling sexual tension and a spine-tingling mystery.”
<br />Kresley Cole, New York Times Bestseller, Author of Pleasure of a Dark Prince
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<br />Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-69515974691776492992011-08-16T10:10:00.003-04:002011-08-16T10:45:05.354-04:00Meet Kerrelyn Sparks and the Sexiest Vampire Alive!!Hello All, today I have the pleasure of interviewing the lovely <a href="kerrelyn@earthlink.net.">Kerrelyn Sparks</a>. Author of The Sexiest Vampire Alive! I think you'll love her responses and her books. :) And no, she hasn't paid me to say that. Damn it.
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<br />1. If you could transform into any animal, what would you choose? Please tell us, as only an author can, why you would make this specific choice?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Tough question—at first I was going to say an eagle, because it would be cool to soar through the sky, and it’s always a good thing to be at the top of the food chain. But since I’m a night owl, I’m going to say owl. I could still fly and be at the top of the food chain (aka Night Huntress), and I could freak people out by turning my head halfway around. It doesn’t take much to entertain me!</span>
<br />2. Please share with us your most embarrassing moment with a fan or another author
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Probably forgetting their names five minutes after I’ve been introduced. I’m terrible with names!</span>
<br />3. Which do you prefer to write? The hero or the villain? And why?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Some villains are just plain nasty, so they’re creepy to write, but others are delightfully naughty and twisted, and I have to admit to having fun writing them. (What does that say about me? I don’t even want to go there!) As for my heroes, I always love writing them. And I get such a kick out of watching the heroines give them hell.</span>
<br />4. Do you have someone in your life that you model your heroes after? What about those villains?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">All of the heroes are inspired by my husband and other heroes from movies or books—like Indiana Jones or Aragorn. My heroes naturally reflect what I personally find heroic—strength, honor, courage, dependability, responsibility, and a attitude of respect for the heroine. As for the villains—they reflect what I fear the most. They’re my worst nightmares.</span>
<br />5. I am a woman who is 43 years old and has a crush on her 25-year-old gardener, what naughty secret do you have to share?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Can’t think of anything too naughty. I fall in love with each of my heroes, one after the other, which is terribly fickle of me.</span>
<br />6. I’ll go easy on you this time. What is your sinful pleasure? I have two. Gluttony: where I eat to much Ben & Jerry’s Pistachio Pistachio, and Sloth : where I laze in bed all day watching HGTV (Mike Holmes…mmm nummy!) or Farscape. Please be equally specific.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Blue Bell ice cream—it’s a Texan thing. Cookies and Cream flavor. And after finishing a tough deadline, when I really need to clean house, I just want to read one book after another for a week or so. And eat ice cream!</span>
<br />7. Do you sing in the shower? What would Simon Cowell think of your performance? What is your favorite song choice?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">LOL, no, I don’t. I wouldn’t subject my family to such awful noise! Simon Cowell would have a field day insulting me! I would feel so wounded, I might be forced to eat more ice cream.</span>
<br />8. If you could be any of your characters whom would you choose? Tell us why of course.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">That’s really hard! I could always relate to Heather Echarpe the most, because like her, I’m from Texas, I’m overweight (must be the ice cream!), I have a wonderful child who resulted from a disastrous first marriage, and I would enjoy seeing my ex behave like a cockroach (not a far reach). But when you consider the gifts my heroines have, I would love to be Caitlyn and have her ability to understand any language and learn it within minutes.</span>
<br />9. Who did it the best? Out of all of your favorite paranormal authors’ works, who wrote the BEST SCENE EVA? Explain.
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Another hard one! I’m going to have to go with Karen Marie Moning and chapters 4 & 5 of Dreamfever when Mac goes from being a Pri-ya back to her normal self. Brilliant writing! And who wouldn’t want to be locked up with Jericho Barrons for a few weeks!?</span>
<br />10. You are now a published author, which some would say is the pinnacle for any writer. Now that you have achieved this goal, what is your new dream? What is it that you now aspire to do?
<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">I aspire to…steal all of Jacquelyn’s readers!! Bwahahaha! Seriously though, we all want to share our work with more and more readers, so I would be delighted to just borrow some of Jacquelyn’s readers for a few weeks whenever I have a new release coming out. And I hope more of my readers discover her! As for my dream— I would love to be able to write faster, but I don’t really see that happening, LOL. I would love for the writing to become easier, but that’s not happening, either!! So, I’ll just learn to be happy with myself and my turtle-like slow pace.</span>
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<br />From New York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks—
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<br />Book # 11 in the Love at Stakes series
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<br />Sexiest Vampire Alive!
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<br />Finally, it’s Gregori’s turn!
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<br />He was both a playboy and a vampire…and impossible to resist.
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<br />At the end of Vampire Mine, a terrible thing happened—a video was released that proved the existence of vampires. Now Vamps fear the worst, the Vampire Apocalypse! Will mortals start hunting vampires down and staking them in their death-sleep? At an emergency meeting, Coven Masters from around the world decide how to proceed. They need an emissary to open negotiations with the President of the United States. They want their emissary to be modern, safe, and harmless. A Vamp who has never bitten a mortal. A Vamp who has been entirely bottle-fed. Their choice—Gregori!
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<br />Now Gregori has the fate of the entire Vamp population on his shoulders. When he’s given a special assignment that involves the president’s daughter, will he succumb to his playboy ways and doom them all?
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<br />“An absolute delight!” -- Lynsay Sands
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<br />“I have long thought of these books as the Stephanie Plum series with fangs!”
<br /> -- Jenn J, Night Owl Romance
<br />“The sheer entertainment value in the writing of Kerrelyn Sparks is amazing and well worth reading.” -- Delane, Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
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<br />For more information about the Love at Stake series, please visit<a href=""> www.kerrelynsparks.com.</a> If you would like promotional items, please contact Kerrelyn at <a href="">kerrelyn@earthlink.net.</a>
<br />SEXIEST VAMPIRE ALIVE
<br />By Kerrelyn Sparks
<br />ISBN # 978-0061958052
<br />On Sale: 9/27/2011
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<br />Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-66129792181949405702011-08-09T08:11:00.010-04:002011-08-10T09:41:22.553-04:00Interview with Lila Dubois!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJjq54b7ulWtDd8rQ0Fd-vqf9SGIDoeFNgukDFZ5r_x8hkzz1rC_arXC8bIz8HGNUmqgPN2iVNw8-gLAGz-TIx4IIHfDeO2nyQoKw6CosUwZUIFt9YdKi_b_RteIatZpm_mRQKT7fTOk/s1600/Author+Photo.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJjq54b7ulWtDd8rQ0Fd-vqf9SGIDoeFNgukDFZ5r_x8hkzz1rC_arXC8bIz8HGNUmqgPN2iVNw8-gLAGz-TIx4IIHfDeO2nyQoKw6CosUwZUIFt9YdKi_b_RteIatZpm_mRQKT7fTOk/s320/Author+Photo.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638831439974240594" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTlGF3vJBusnlkF15cGFD_0D9QhU_72H31I-FTlQ0ERm9eQC5jEd0adZeA8JKcD2Nosj_ThhbAcTi8iF_qnksmejR13yg8Ox0SunPSstM4L5uEZc4xNigr4B7XWPTXSfJSZhYOfp9QXA/s1600/Ebook_Expo_3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTlGF3vJBusnlkF15cGFD_0D9QhU_72H31I-FTlQ0ERm9eQC5jEd0adZeA8JKcD2Nosj_ThhbAcTi8iF_qnksmejR13yg8Ox0SunPSstM4L5uEZc4xNigr4B7XWPTXSfJSZhYOfp9QXA/s320/Ebook_Expo_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638830508540654898" /></a>INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
<br />As promised, a series of weird and seemingly pointless questions. But I am assured that these are the types of things readers are truly curious about.
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<br /> 1. If you could transform into any animal, what would you choose? Please tell us, as only an author can, why you would make this specific choice?
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<br /> I would transform into a dolphin, and not just because everything I own was covered in pink and purple dolphin and kitty stickers when I was 12. The depths of the oceans are off limits to humans. They’re, slowly developing the technology that allows for awesome HD TV specials, but for a person to really experience that themselves is dangerous and scary. (Did anyone else see that episode of MythBusters where they took an oldschool dive suit and proved that if you lose pressure yes, your internal organs would squish up into the helmet? No scuba for me, thank you very fucking much.) As a dolphin I could see the ocean, eat sushi, and live my pink and purple 12-year-old dream.
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<br />2. Please share with us your most embarrassing moment with a fan or another author
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<br /> Hmm, I’m rarely embarrassed, and am usually embarrassing other people. Though I must say I did want to die, when, at the past Romantic Time Convention my hubby, who I had running around getting books signed for me, proceeded to grill Shannon K. Butcher about what would happen in the next Jim Butcher book. I was chucking M and M’s at his back from across the aisle to shut him up (my signing table was across the aisle from Shannon’s).
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<br />3. Which do you prefer to write? The hero or the villain? And why?
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<br /> In erotic romance I love writing my heros, because, you know they’re having a very very good time. Even the “villians” seem to rarely stay bad. SPOILER! The bad guy in Lights, Camera…Monsters is the hero in book three of the series, Gone with the Monster, and he’s a freaking HOOT!
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<br /> 4. Do you have someone in your life that you model your heroes after? What about those villains?
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<br />I never model characters after whole people, but they will pick up characteristics of people I know—a particular phase, a way of standing, or a shirt they always wear. Having something in my characters that reminds me of someone I know helps keep them sounding like real people (or so I hope).
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<br />I have noticed that since getting engaged and then married my heroes have become more realistically bone-headed in some ways—not really listening, fiddling with electronics when they shouldn’t be, just generally being a little clueless. This has, nothing to do with my very sweet but occasionally absentminded scientist partner. Nope. Nada.
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<br />5. I am a woman who is 43 years old and has a crush on her 25-year-old gardener, what naughty secret do you have to share?
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<br /> Exactly how naughty are we talking? Cuz I have a couple…
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<br />Here’s my naughty secret: I’m an erotic romance author whose never had a threesome. I expect to be drummed out of the league of awesome erotic romance authors any moment.
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<br />6. I’ll go easy on you this time. What is your sinful pleasure? I have two. Gluttony: where I eat to much Ben & Jerry’s Pistachio Pistachio, and Sloth : where I laze in bed all day watching HGTV (Mike Holmes…mmm nummy!) or Farscape. Please be equally specific.
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<br />Mine is overindulgence, which stems from the idea that anything worth doing is worth doing well and a lot. This usually leads to a host of other sins. I hosted a bachelorette on Friday night. I put up enough decorations to make my place look like a cheap strip club, bought ridiculous amounts of both food and booze, proceeded to consume huge amounts of both before hauling the party all over downtown. This night of drunken revelry lead to a Saturday spent lying on the couch amid the ruins of the decorations watching Hoarders and moaning piteously until someone brought me aspirin, water and a bean and cheese burrito.
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<br /> 7. Do you sing in the shower? What would Simon Cowell think of your performance? What is your favorite song choice?
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<br /> I absolutely cannot sing and never since in the shower as a result. Dogs would howl.
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<br />8. If you could be any of your characters whom would you choose? Tell us why of course.
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<br /> Jane, my heroine in My Fair Monster is a successfully screenwriter in Hollywood. Not only is this a ridiculously cool job that I’d love to have but she’s one of those gorgeous women who doesn’t know how hot she is. This is not my problem, but I wish it was. Professional I think Jane’s life would be pretty sweet, and personally Jane’s hero, Michael, is seriously hot, sexy and inventive in the bedroom. AWWW YEA! Plus he turns into something really, really interesting!
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<br /> 9. Who did it the best? Out of all of your favorite paranormal authors’ works, who wrote the BEST SCENE EVA? Explain.
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<br />That’s an awful question, it’s like trying to pick a favorite at a Thunder from Down Under show. Instead I’ll describe the scene that made me realize I loved paranormal romance above all other sub-genres. This is old school, because this book was my mom’s battered copy that I got my hands on when I was 14 or 15—Dazzling Brightness by Roberta Gellis. I freaking love that book. There a scene in the beginning where Persephone (still called Kore—omg so good!) runs away from him through a narrow rock passage. Hades uses his power to force the rock passage open wide enough for him to follow. He literally moves a mountain to follow her. *sigh *swoon
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<br />10. You are now a published author, which some would say is the pinnacle for any writer. Now that you have achieved this goal, what is your new dream? What is it that you now aspire to do?
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<br />I recently finished my MFA in writing. As my thesis I wrote an Urban Fantasy. Publishing that book is my next great writing adventure.
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<br />Lights, Camera...Monsters
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<br />Luke is desperate to save his people. A lifetime of sneaking in to human houses and watching movies has convinced him that if he can make a great movie about monsters, humanity will change its opinion of them. With his friends at his side, all in shiny new human bodies, Luke heads for Tinsel Town.
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<br />A rising Hollywood producer, all-business Lena knows a good story when she sees it. Luke? He’s just another amateur who wants to get famous. But Luke’s too gorgeous to pass up. And there’s something vulnerable about him that leads her to throw caution to the wind and invite him to dinner.
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<br />One night of incredible sex later, Lena wakes up next to the surprise of her life. She’s sleeping next to a monster. Literally.
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<br />Appearances aside, she finds herself wanting to help Luke save his people. But they’ve got more to worry about than just human prejudice.
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<br />Some of the monsters would rather stay in the closet—and to make them all stay there, they’re willing to kill.
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<br />Calling the Wild
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<br />Destiny is waiting…
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<br />Moira doesn’t know who’s hunting her, but she knows why. In her youth she unleashed a deadly force that killed everything within range—a strange power she has vowed never to use again.
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<br />Needing protection, she risks a bit of the old magic to call for backup. She gets more than she asks for. A lot more. A proud, sexually magnetic, enraged centaur who’s far from a quiet, obedient servant.
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<br />Kiron at first tries to intimidate the witch into freeing him, but she possesses more backbone than the average human. When she’s attacked again, he realizes she’s not a real witch. In fact, she’s not even human. And the sparks flying between them have nothing to do with the magical shackles that bind them together.
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<br />Curiosity grows to admiration, then to a love that in the end may not be enough to protect her. Moira’s enemies are closing in, intending to harness her power to restore a dark kingdom that has lain dormant for a thousand years.
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<br />There’s only one, heart-wrenching way out—give herself over to the full extent of her powers hoping that her true destiny lies with Kiron, and not in fulfilling a prophecy of death…
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<br />Red Ribbon
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<br />Running into an old friend isn’t a big deal, unless you’re attending a BDSM mixer. When Liz, a woman who has it all—except a sex life—sees college pal Mark in the parking lot, she brushes off her embarrassment and agrees to go out for coffee to catch up.
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<br />Mark assumes Liz is a Domme, but when she reveals her red ribbon—a ribbon identifying her as a sub—he has to have her. He makes her complete a sex checklist that lists every toy, kink, position and taboo he might do to her, on her or with her.
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<br />Though desperate for this relationship to work, Liz cannot fully accept her desires or bring herself to submit passively. She wants Mark to master her, to dominate her. Mark is delighted by the way she challenges him, and with one touch, he knows she’s his perfect sexual match.
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<br />Now they face their greatest challenge yet, that forbidden territory that lies outside the bedroom… Dating.
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<br />Lila
<br />Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-20847266321257306722011-08-02T10:36:00.006-04:002011-08-02T11:21:04.089-04:00Reinvention!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8W1D2XU3U_5vRhL9H_6-QwmI5yBRGsmkutg5gjN2MKdOXI-XVcPBygJumSoVoT5pS8PxqtdaWFZM0lODkRaqaW1JFdna15TQ7I-zSkM9Ta-Ei8TRRKBUBNIUtj53uxblXA0UgYYCBH0/s1600/vivi-laurenswedding.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8W1D2XU3U_5vRhL9H_6-QwmI5yBRGsmkutg5gjN2MKdOXI-XVcPBygJumSoVoT5pS8PxqtdaWFZM0lODkRaqaW1JFdna15TQ7I-zSkM9Ta-Ei8TRRKBUBNIUtj53uxblXA0UgYYCBH0/s320/vivi-laurenswedding.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636268578768132354" /></a>Reinvention By Tawny Stokes and Vivi Anna<br /><br />First off I’d like to thank Jacki for having me at her blog. I’ve been a big fan since her first book! Now on to my post….<br />Ch-ch-changes…as David Bowie’s iconic song streams through my head, I think about all the changes I’ve made in the past year. There has been quite a few. Some small, and some major. Some personal like my continual battle with Pepsi addiction, but most are related to my writing career.<br />As probably a lot of you know, there has been tons of turmoil in the publishing industry, and unfortunately since I haven’t found huge success in the paranormal field, that turmoil has affected me, as well as tons of other authors I know and love. As with all strife, its how you handle it that makes the difference. And I’ve never been one to let anything get me down. I’ve been dropped by publishers even before this industry shakeup. Kensington dropped me after my disastrous showing in sales of my erotic post-apocolyptic book Inferno, the sequel to Hell Kat. And I kept going. <br />After my third book came out from Harlequin Nocturne, I did some soul searching, and realized I really didn’t belong in the current paranormal romance field, IMHO. I realized I had a strong voice for YA, so I wrote one, and sent it to my agent and she shopped it, and shopped it and shopped it. And unfortunately, it didn’t hit. So I wrote another YA, and sent it to my agent and she shopped it and shopped it and shopped it. We came closer with this one, so close it makes me cry just thinking about it. But through this all I realized that I LOVE writing YA.<br />Also through this shake up, I went back to my first love, writing screenplays. I actually started writing them before I ever wrote a book. So I’ve written a couple of scripts, and in the past year, I’ve secured a Hollywood manager, and a producer who loves my work and my voice and we have developed a TV show pilot together, (which is actually based one of my YA books) and it is currently at the networks being considered. Wheeeeeeee!! I have a few other scripts being read as well by various producers. I’m very excited about the future for me in movies and TV.<br />Oh right, back to books…. ☺<br />So through this all, and the rise of ebooks, and the kindle, I decided to selfpublish as well. I’ve already released a urban fantasy called GLIMMER, under my Vivi Anna name, and I’ve just released my first YA, called <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=static">STATIC</a>, under my alter ego’s name Tawny Stokes. I am still writing for Harlequin Nocturne as of this post, but will be self-publishing everything else I write. I’m very excited about the choices that authors have now. I’m excited about the future of publishing for authors. We have many paths to take to get to publication. It’s a brave new publishing world and I’m very excited to be part of it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zAW3p_ylQeTXV4xkx9_LzEiNm6mtmloMvAlE_w0BzMTHVF-SvGgzdJfNtf95r305hxYdJBKEb-ObzDJRvdiVyV_Cz0-vZuFwowHvT6FjYHHH3L4m06XQsWPnpShStnVuaLUp7eeoqdA/s1600/Static-cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zAW3p_ylQeTXV4xkx9_LzEiNm6mtmloMvAlE_w0BzMTHVF-SvGgzdJfNtf95r305hxYdJBKEb-ObzDJRvdiVyV_Cz0-vZuFwowHvT6FjYHHH3L4m06XQsWPnpShStnVuaLUp7eeoqdA/s320/Static-cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636271305601218450" /></a>Praise for Static<br /><br />“You’re going to love Static --- a deep, dark and sexy ride. This is a creepy and unique addition to the YA paranormal genre that goes a little bit further and gives a little bit more.” - Janet Gurtler, author of I’m Not Her and If I Tell, Sourcebooks Fire.<br /><br />"STATIC is an edgy, dark, and delicious read! Tawny Stokes is a tasty new voice in YA fiction." –Michelle Rowen, national bestselling author of Demon Princess series<br /><br />"Static is an edgy, unique, whirlwind paranormal story with great action and amazing storytelling. This one leads you down a path you won't forget. Don't miss it!" - Denise A. Agnew<br />award-winning author<br /><br /><br />During the summer before her senior year, 17 year old band groupie, Salem Vale, has been following her favorite punk rockers, Malice, from gig to gig hoping that one night she might get backstage and meet the sinisterly sexy guys. She’s been saving her virginity for the lead singer Thane. One fateful evening she gets her wish. It’s a dream come true.<br />Except the dream turns to a nightmare when she wakes up in a dumpster, tossed away like yesterday’s trash, with no memory of what happened the night before. She feels strange, different, as if something is trying to get out. Soon she realizes she’s changing…turning into something not quite human.<br />Now a hunger deep inside claws at her to feed, to siphon energy from those around her. Before she can do just that, Trevor, the band’s roadie shows up and stops her from killing. With his help she learns to control the hunger inside, because he’s just like her. And in return he wants her help to do one little thing…<br /><br />Help him kill the members of Malice.<br /><br /><br />About the author:<br />Tawny Stokes has always been a writer. From an early age, she’d spin tales of serial killers in love, vampires taking over the world, and sometimes about fluffy bunnies turned bunnicidal maniacs. An honour student in high school, with a penchant for math and English, you’d never know it by the foot high blue Mohawk and Doc Martens, which often got her into trouble. No longer a Mohawk wearer, Tawny still enjoys old school punk rock, trance, zombie movies, teen horror films, and fluffy bunnies. She lives in Canada with her fantastical daughter, two cats, and spends most of her time creating new stories for teens.<br />You can visit her at <a href="http://http://tawnystokes.com/">www.tawnystokes.com </a> or follow her on <a href="http://http://twitter.com/#!/tawnystokes">twitter @TawnyStokes</a><br />Oh, one more thing...be sure and leave a comment below. I am giving away an e-book copy of STATIC!!<br />Buy links:<br /><a href="http://http://www.amazon.com/Static-ebook/dp/B005ES6TXU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312133632&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.com/Static-ebook/dp/B005ES6TXU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312133632&sr=8-1</a><br /><a href="http://http://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=static">www.smashwords.com</a>Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-27771730976529906892011-07-26T11:25:00.010-04:002011-07-26T17:32:21.393-04:00SEDUCE ME IN FLAMES! TODAY!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PX4QE07hNFNO4UJ0rI3fDph2vVpOr_1qNnWlq-Nn7NDp0aImyerY6m-K4qxRv6OMHZq7ABjnYy0TKCwmwJNRwq47mbEiEGGULb1YcS5VBcoqbgK65fkU6SSEOtq5iAEWd1VvM3PdSYQ/s1600/New+tat+Seduce+Me+Flames.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PX4QE07hNFNO4UJ0rI3fDph2vVpOr_1qNnWlq-Nn7NDp0aImyerY6m-K4qxRv6OMHZq7ABjnYy0TKCwmwJNRwq47mbEiEGGULb1YcS5VBcoqbgK65fkU6SSEOtq5iAEWd1VvM3PdSYQ/s320/New+tat+Seduce+Me+Flames.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633683061018010962" /></a>Hey all! Guess what today is! Yeah, okay, so you don’t have to guess. :P It’s RELEASE DAY!! WOOT!!!! <a href="http://www.jacquelynfrank.com/books/the-three-worlds-series/seduce-me-in-flames.html">SEDUCE ME IN FLAMES</a>, book two in the Three Worlds series, comes out today! YAY! Okay, so I am a little overexcited. What can I say? These past few months have been incredibly hard on me, so I am taking my excitement where I can get it. <br /><br />For those of you who have been religiously following me on <a href="http://http://www.facebook.com/authorjacquelynfrank">FACEBOOK</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/">TWITTER</a>, you know that I have lost two of my precious kitty boys, and my daughter B lost her boy kitty on Friday as well. It’s been a horrid streak of bad luck in our home. But they say things come in threes, and so that’s my three, thank you very much. I’m all done! **dusts off hands**<br /><br />So I interrupt this announcement briefly to say goodbye to my two boys.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-eKr4ujCm_exgGOe_APkez7h9bVOTAVnsOG4AxpgkRq9rtzXQKGfJzrQlhnw9bFByqcbdNt-O8cuHW55iC-ZxZjq1C4ezVXpPCF0ylCYMSmSS-FEk-ZkPTfAu4_otEwpSIHAhoDCJMU/s1600/CIMG4750.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-eKr4ujCm_exgGOe_APkez7h9bVOTAVnsOG4AxpgkRq9rtzXQKGfJzrQlhnw9bFByqcbdNt-O8cuHW55iC-ZxZjq1C4ezVXpPCF0ylCYMSmSS-FEk-ZkPTfAu4_otEwpSIHAhoDCJMU/s320/CIMG4750.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633683993743180098" /></a>This is Damien…and squished beneath him is Magellan as a kitten. Damien had his own special way of showing his dominance, lol. My boys. I don’t have a picture of Max, but I know B will miss him as much as I will miss these two.<br /><br />Thanks for indulging me. Now let’s get back to business.<br /><br /><a href="http://http://www.jacquelynfrank.com/books/the-three-worlds-series/seduce-me-in-flames.html">SEDUCE ME IN FLAMES!!! </a><br /><br />I hope you all have been enjoying my guest bloggers. Natalie, my assistant, and I have been working hard to get you some of the best in paranormal romance for you to get to meet and know. Whether by a blog or my goofy little interview. I hope it’s useful and fun. And please continue to visit here every Tuesday throughout the release of <a href="http://http://www.jacquelynfrank.com/books/the-nightwalkers/adam.html">ADAM</a> on October 25th. There’s a lot of weeks and a lot of guests between now and then. <br /><br />Oh don’t tell me you haven’t heard about <a href="http://http://www.jacquelynfrank.com/books/the-nightwalkers/adam.html">ADAM</a>! BOOK 6 in the NIGHTWALKERS series? Come on people, get with it! You’ve been dying for this release for almost three years! Look, I’m not teasing this time! I have the cover to prove it. ☺<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsjtERGCjEjedOu5D69daCJCUhmpRWjXi7q7cOjOiB9tbWnZ2LCg2K_5QaafQYudZ1YKG6ihiCCBaFX-Iqteikg3UnQeaWNwVVEs93lhTFzy_KTOwjpM51uORKUByDksBCwdnGgxR_6c/s1600/Adam+blue.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsjtERGCjEjedOu5D69daCJCUhmpRWjXi7q7cOjOiB9tbWnZ2LCg2K_5QaafQYudZ1YKG6ihiCCBaFX-Iqteikg3UnQeaWNwVVEs93lhTFzy_KTOwjpM51uORKUByDksBCwdnGgxR_6c/s320/Adam+blue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633686245528269986" /></a>Ain’t it purty? I love his chesticles. They are my favorite. ☺<br /><br />But that’s not until AFTER the August release of KANE in the anthology <a href="http://www.jacquelynfrank.com/books/anthologies/supernatural.html">SUPERNATURAL</a>. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpe7mJomVIVeVJa7BUlH31xn_3OSsSrh3-RAitrmGgxXuqrI5ZpxgnmCPtsaiRwdGXf0ls9kIwAQ1xSInrb-HlS_lKtYEaWntqXkyI-CTT8ucBpWVURcr1hxZfBVHXXK7yV1yppMN1lU/s1600/rightcolumn_imgAUG30.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpe7mJomVIVeVJa7BUlH31xn_3OSsSrh3-RAitrmGgxXuqrI5ZpxgnmCPtsaiRwdGXf0ls9kIwAQ1xSInrb-HlS_lKtYEaWntqXkyI-CTT8ucBpWVURcr1hxZfBVHXXK7yV1yppMN1lU/s320/rightcolumn_imgAUG30.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633685720248816002" /></a>For those of you who have been dying to know what happened between Kane and Corrine that first Samhain night, I gave a little flashback into the experiences they shared. It’ll give you the warm and wigglies I promise! Don’t forget, Corrine was deathly ill that first Samhain night, and the Imprinting for a Demon doesn’t make room for weakness and illness. Mating is paramount. No matter what.<br /><br />Intrigued? You should be. **smirk**<br /><br />But what was I talking about before we went into future releases…? OH YES!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo2ngUu39_Fj-KupIUUxLAcP79uVDJUs_Q3QlRp2zsMkkV9Ye0estKVpMzSnydhgKC6ElfvSwdDWWaicYH4NnfmAB26r7Ps0UR2uh_XNwCYF9TS6VtA1E2vFvrBAj4Vw7qpOv2JTg3pY/s1600/SEDUCE+MEHIGH.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo2ngUu39_Fj-KupIUUxLAcP79uVDJUs_Q3QlRp2zsMkkV9Ye0estKVpMzSnydhgKC6ElfvSwdDWWaicYH4NnfmAB26r7Ps0UR2uh_XNwCYF9TS6VtA1E2vFvrBAj4Vw7qpOv2JTg3pY/s320/SEDUCE+MEHIGH.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633689302280570738" /></a><a href="http://http://www.jacquelynfrank.com/books/the-three-worlds-series/seduce-me-in-dreams.html">SEDUCE ME IN DREAMS!</a> The first book in the Three Worlds series. Oh…wait…we did that one already. Or at least we should have done that one already. This book comes before today’s release, but rest assured, today’s release does stand on its own. However, as I always say, the fullest experience of a series does come from starting from the beginning. <br /><br />Now, all kidding aside, let’s get down to business.<br /><br /><a href="http://http://www.jacquelynfrank.com/books/the-three-worlds-series/seduce-me-in-flames.html">SEDUCE ME IN FLAMES!!</a> <br /><br />How about a little excerpt? Yeah, I knew you’d say that.<br /><br />Fire burned everywhere. Cinders clung to long grasses that had been obliterated by it and now, by some miracle, still held together. There was the smell of accelerant still in the air because it had been poured on the field in such a massive quantity. Along with it was the unmistakable stench of char and smoke. Nothing could possibly have survived.<br />But in the dead center of all of that destruction, something stirred. There was a cough just before the young man sat up and spit. He was charred as black as everything around him, making him blend in perfectly with his surroundings. He took a breath, his first in what seemed like ages. Well, he thought, it shouldn't surprise him that they had tried to kill him. After all, he had accidentally exposed his power in the center of town square during a damned festival.<br />Shit. He'd kept it secret from everyone for all of his twenty-one years. And it hadn't been easy. Adolescence alone had been a trial for him, and he’d had something of a temper back then. Still, he’d managed to keep it all under wraps. <br />He ought to have known this was coming. There was no way a mutation such as he was could go an entire lifetime undetected.<br />But if it hadn't been for that girl...<br />Yet, how could he turn his back? She would surely have died at the hands of those self-serving sicko bastards...<br />He shook his head, shook away the memory for the uselessness that it was. There was a bitter taste in his mouth and it had nothing to do with the Axiom fuel they'd dumped on him in hopes of burning him like all the rest of the char and ash around him. He had let them think they were successful. What choice did he have? If they didn't 'kill' him to their satisfaction, they would keep on trying until they actually figured out a way to succeed.<br />Had he truly thought at one time that his hometown, full of his lifelong friends and family, would be the ones most likely to understand and accept him? How many times had he come close to revealing himself before, thinking they would love him anyway? He had been so naive. Such a fool. And yet, why did this shock him so much if he'd felt so driven to keep it hidden?<br />He looked around himself carefully before getting to his feet. It was dark now, the only light being the flames that burned so powerfully on the horizon. The damn fools had burned him, yes, but in the process had started a fire on the plains that had quickly raced into town. The screaming had long since died down. He figured they were all dead, if not mostly so.<br />His secret was once again a secret.<br />He brushed layers of ash from his bare skin, the remainders of his clothing no doubt. Now he was naked, disenfranchised, and utterly at a loss as to what to do next. Still, he began to put one foot in front of the other, began to move. He had learned new things about himself, he could say that much. But he wasn't sure if that made things worse or better. He was too angry, too hurt to care.<br />It would take him a very long time to get over both of those feelings. <br /><br /><br />Okay, it’s a very short excerpt. And it doesn’t tell you much. But you know me, I don’t like to give away the juicy bits. Guess you’re just going to have to buy the book.<br /><br />Like…now.<br /><br />WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???<br /><br />BTW if you comment below you are entered to win a copy. ;)<br /><br />Hugs and Kitties,<br />Jacki<br /><br /><br />PS: For those of you going to <a href="http://http://romconinc.com/romcon2011/">ROMCON </a> the first week of August, look me up! It’s in Denver Colorado and I’m going to be there! If you live in Denver, the signing is open to the public I believe. ☺Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-26093837320618348242011-07-19T09:44:00.007-04:002011-07-19T10:25:23.762-04:00Finding your Inspiration!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEXWXfqz__G1ujsUigpfbjhbMD5iPGXzPtSsX1J46Xmi059THUOGd-mRllCIPpoZ3dKTH9ds29nOyrgjtON3elEAQUIo8xheBE-iJTr7tCR_zZGqvx6YcXb-DWRiMKL1vYLZkNNjtN5s/s1600/Moi.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEXWXfqz__G1ujsUigpfbjhbMD5iPGXzPtSsX1J46Xmi059THUOGd-mRllCIPpoZ3dKTH9ds29nOyrgjtON3elEAQUIo8xheBE-iJTr7tCR_zZGqvx6YcXb-DWRiMKL1vYLZkNNjtN5s/s320/Moi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631060331071145474" /></a>Hello there! Jess Haines here. I’m the author of the urban fantasy H&W Investigations series <a href="http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=16761">HUNTED BY THE OTHERS</a>, <a href=": http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=18148">TAKEN BY THE OTHERS</a>, and the recently released <a href="http://http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=19226">DECEIVED BY THE OTHERS</a>. Jacki was kind enough to invite me over to come meet you guys today. <br /><br />Okay, so I had Chicago’s “You’re the Inspiration” stuck in my head all day today, so I figured I’d talk about some of my writing inspirations over the years. <br /><br />I’m a huge fan of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show. More than anything else, I think it shaped my expectations of what can be done with a paranormal rom-com-drama. It taught me that you can tackle serious issues in a completely unserious way. It taught me the value of long running jokes and even better one-liners. It taught me how important snappy dialogue and a realistic supporting cast can be. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">It also taught me that evil can look damned good.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPrnX0XBptGUg95b5IcowR1JXxieVWlpkOaLsooUcpK0J2p_2MihKlGyUy4CadxOMFXPccGFTH_vJ58XjJ6MIdgOtvVXGTUO4k8IEtSOfT4QSrDthaHGo8RtDiDXnHWF7kfTQ8szXwsU/s1600/spike-angel.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPrnX0XBptGUg95b5IcowR1JXxieVWlpkOaLsooUcpK0J2p_2MihKlGyUy4CadxOMFXPccGFTH_vJ58XjJ6MIdgOtvVXGTUO4k8IEtSOfT4QSrDthaHGo8RtDiDXnHWF7kfTQ8szXwsU/s320/spike-angel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631063337462776786" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Yowza!</span><br /><br />Ahem. So. Another inspiration for me was the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. He was not one of my first urban fantasy reads, but he was definitely one of the most inspirational. Harry has taken on some of the most incredible and difficult tasks imaginable while retaining his sense of humor, innate ability to snark, and his humanity. He is one of the most absurd and adorable fictitious heroes I have ever had the pleasure of reading, and again, has an amazing supporting cast to back him up—Bob the talking skull, Molly the mage-in-training, Mouse the loyal dog who might be just a smidge smarter than his master, Thomas the oh-so-sexy vampire—need I go on?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9g2XMkOWOj5rHZ8_res96c7H8wCLCFW_tbL4UvAxpekzAczStCK5GzCm4-LDXizr4nd01Elr5LhL47C1MJjyoQKEPvYv4KH58XBy-z16gDG69RYgsQfRWqhWRhOCMouG5TzkO1Qho-4w/s1600/dresden.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9g2XMkOWOj5rHZ8_res96c7H8wCLCFW_tbL4UvAxpekzAczStCK5GzCm4-LDXizr4nd01Elr5LhL47C1MJjyoQKEPvYv4KH58XBy-z16gDG69RYgsQfRWqhWRhOCMouG5TzkO1Qho-4w/s320/dresden.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631063847149150962" /></a>Though there were quite a few other books and movies that inspired me, I’ll wrap it up with a mention of roleplaying games. Anyone who has known me for more than five minutes generally has heard me spout some lame joke about EverQuest, World of Warcraft, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, or Vampire: The Masquerade, to name a few. I got my head start writing by roleplaying on AOL (“*GASP!*” I hear you say. “The horror!”) and it was in no small part responsible for my obsession desire to write. The possibilities are endless when you’ve got a d20 on your side.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XHgNf5-YX3gnuy8M2n_rIQEdDMW9e9Ib0knj9V0AEt4qEvnpMP0S1AaI5q22hdRjsgVqq2R_8dy_WLqOr9PGrOZhHyLMaaIY9nJmSAlLX-o_o06plBuHDquV-W_q9zjlXRubrY30KoQ/s1600/dice.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XHgNf5-YX3gnuy8M2n_rIQEdDMW9e9Ib0knj9V0AEt4qEvnpMP0S1AaI5q22hdRjsgVqq2R_8dy_WLqOr9PGrOZhHyLMaaIY9nJmSAlLX-o_o06plBuHDquV-W_q9zjlXRubrY30KoQ/s320/dice.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631064394147175906" /></a>So that’s part of how I found my writing inspiration! How about you guys? Where do you find yours? What drives you to read, to write, to tell stories? <br /><br />You can learn more about my work in <a href="http://http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=16761">HUNTED BY THE OTHERS</a>, or come visit me on the web:<br /><a href="http://www.JessHaines.com">www.JessHaines.com</a><br /><a href="http://: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jess-Haines-HW-Investigations/199575306328?ref=search&sid=100000426805820.1600836246..1">Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://http://twitter.com/#!/Jess_Haines ">Twitter</a><br /><a href="http://http://www.goodreads.com/jesshaines ">Goodreads</a><br /><a href="http:// http://jesshaines.freeforums.org/">Fan Forum</a><br />Thanks again having me and the gang over, Jacki!Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-37803773753747318452011-07-12T09:11:00.004-04:002011-07-12T09:30:11.678-04:00Vampire Instinct Is Here!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhref="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCR6824s36cnZc67hmDTYgJ6pA0EsqkCefeNzWor5Zct359hejsCOnK-olFxsZgAOewGiU8nE9ZhljzCStFGYTeE-gJ9FXBJKGbpe7NmCUP64lgSgl_ca7Dgr2ie2LmF-M1qybS_h_WCs/s1600/BioPhotofromCroppicAAD2010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCR6824s36cnZc67hmDTYgJ6pA0EsqkCefeNzWor5Zct359hejsCOnK-olFxsZgAOewGiU8nE9ZhljzCStFGYTeE-gJ9FXBJKGbpe7NmCUP64lgSgl_ca7Dgr2ie2LmF-M1qybS_h_WCs/s320/BioPhotofromCroppicAAD2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628453998648956770" /></a>Vampire Instinct is here! <br /> By <a href="http://www.storywitch.com/index.htm">Joey W. Hill</a><br /><br /> One of the things I like most about writing the Vampire Queen series is each book gives me a whole new set of protagonists with personalities and stories to discover. While certain elements of the vampire world remain the same, the challenges they face differ, and the characters often take me by surprise. My muse seems to have a grab bag from which she pulls unlikely or unexpected settings, situations or pairings, and says “have at it!” That’s how I end up having books where two sexual Dominants fall in love (Ice Queen/Mirror of My Soul), an angel is saved by a mermaid (Mermaid’s Kiss), or a hardcore vampire hunter becomes the servant of not one but two vampires (Vampire Mistress). I sometimes think the muse sits back and smirks at me while I bash my head on the keyboard.<br /><br />For Vampire Instinct, the newest release in the series, the surprise was both my hero/heroine and the setting. Mal is my first “made” vampire hero. Most of my vampires are “born”, the aristocracy of the vampire world. Mal is Cherokee, born right before the Trail of Tears, and was turned into a vampire as a young man. While he does not regret being a vampire, he has never had great aspirations of rising in the very political and brutal vampire hierarchy. Instead, mending some personal demons of his past, he runs a big cat sanctuary on an island off of the U.S. coast. I had the pleasure of visiting Big Cat Rescue in Tampa to research this part of the book. My past settings for this series have been an opulent estate in South America, 1950s Western Australia, a BDSM club, etc, so this was definitely a change of pace. To understand how the sanctuary figured into the plot, here’s a blurb about the book: <br /><br /> As servant to vampire mistress Lady Daniela, Elisa’s devotion is unwavering—until Lady D makes it clear that the children entrusted to Elisa’s care may be destroyed, if they cannot be integrated into the vampire world. Elisa’s young charges are vampires of such potent desires as to belie their youth, given to a reckless bloodlust that makes their assimilation nearly impossible. But Elisa has one desperate option. <br /><br />His name is Malachi, a Native American vampire who is a legend for his work with rehabilitating feline predators. With his primal understanding of the rules of survival, he is the fledglings’ last hope. But it is Elisa who is feeling the heat of his irresistible animal instincts. Now, as Malachi struggles to control the children’s impulses, he opens himself up to those of Elisa—and the passion they all share for the night could seal their fates forever.<br /><br />This gave me another research opportunity. I was fortunate that one of my readers was a child development specialist. She agreed to critique the book before submission and give me insights into how the vampire fledglings would react from the “human” side of their nature. Whereas Mal/the muse helped me with the vampire/animal side (wink).<br /><br />Elisa is not your typical “kickass” heroine, but as the story unfolded, she became the type of heroine I probably enjoy writing the most. She might not have the ability to resist Mal’s will with physical or political strength, but she has a staunch sense of right and wrong, and she has built her life upon it. Therefore, she is able to influence and change those around her who have far greater power. As noted above, Elisa is basically a domestic, an Irish maid who has found herself part of a vampire female’s household, and now must travel with the fledglings and try to work with Mal, a wholly unknown quantity, to protect the fledglings she considers her personal responsibility. Whereas he, having a vampire’s typical sense of superiority over humans, endeavors to teach her what her role truly should be. And of course they both get a little off track because of the chemistry between thhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifem! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuDkXiOXGZErjjiYQmVlFoiBopFpmRF97HlrbBFZA1AYwDbdFJAQkp39fn9blM4PEZCs-i1bWGUy33etOsUspNg7u2IB_tEa76-wUoKjP81mW13BCzOK8iwcnnYR9OfqcaiJ7R1lJZs8/s1600/VampireInstinct_450+x+618.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuDkXiOXGZErjjiYQmVlFoiBopFpmRF97HlrbBFZA1AYwDbdFJAQkp39fn9blM4PEZCs-i1bWGUy33etOsUspNg7u2IB_tEa76-wUoKjP81mW13BCzOK8iwcnnYR9OfqcaiJ7R1lJZs8/s320/VampireInstinct_450+x+618.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628454269504386834" /></a><br /><br />If you’d like to read an excerpt for the book, click here. That takes you to my website and the <a href="http://www.storywitch.com/Books/VQS/Keeper/VampiresKeeper.htm">Vampire Instinct book page</a>. However, if you’d like more of a taste, you might want to visit the JWH fan forum. There are two more exclusive excerpts there, and the graphics of the site have just been changed to celebrate the release of this book. If you’re already a fan of the Vampire Queen series and you’ve never visited, you’re in for a treat, because I write free vignettes for the site, shorts where I revisit characters from my full length works, and there are three vignettes there now, based on the characters from Beloved Vampire, Vampire Queen’s Servant and Vampire Trinity. And a couple of them are the length of novels! (Note: you do have to register/login to see the vignette areas, but it’s a quick process, only requiring a valid email to protect the site from spammers.)<br /><br />Anyhow, hope you’ve enjoyed this short inside glimpse into the new book and that it will inspire you to try my vampires. If you’d like to take your first taste with Vampire Instinct, it can be read alone, though the background of the book would be enhanced by reading Vampire’s Claim first. If you visit the series page on my website, it will tell you what all the books are about, as well as if they can standalone or other books in the series need to be read first.<br /><br /> Now for the extra fun part. Leave a comment on the blog post and you’ll be entered for a drawing to win the book-of-your-choice from my current available titles! I’ll also be happy to answer any questions you may have.<br /><br /> <br />Thanks so much for letting me visit with you today.Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-64794214578554129942011-07-05T10:47:00.004-04:002011-07-05T10:59:29.524-04:00Undead and Undermined Releases Today!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLU_IspNaGNasBkUAzGYE0tfE22rbtZHumJlyTjkPR9y9r7cmGwFIynmHv8leYs1GnrlCM7dTgouaVrcumsv6QnSSZ34NQxgQg7nOu9azBKaXL-76VjAjOvdXy3NRB2BoNFHQTIIPSQUo/s1600/mjshoes1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLU_IspNaGNasBkUAzGYE0tfE22rbtZHumJlyTjkPR9y9r7cmGwFIynmHv8leYs1GnrlCM7dTgouaVrcumsv6QnSSZ34NQxgQg7nOu9azBKaXL-76VjAjOvdXy3NRB2BoNFHQTIIPSQUo/s320/mjshoes1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625880168195709458" /></a> Hi all, we are lucky enough to be here today with the USA and NYT Bestselling Author MaryJanice Davidson! She is famous for her Undead and Mermaid series. Book ten in Undead and Undermined Releases Today! So with out further ado... <br /> <br />Here as promised, is a series of weird and seemingly pointless questions. But I am assured that these are the types of things readers are truly curious about.<br /><br /> Yes! You certainly did promise weird and pointless questions. Um, congratulations? ;-)<br /><br /> <br />1. If you could transform into any animal, what would you choose? Please tell us, as only an author can, why you would make this specific choice?<br /><br /> <br /> Oh my God. Seriously? You will never convince me readers give a tin shit what animal I would like to be. Mallard duck, by the way. They're gorgeous, they're plentiful (e.g. not hunted to the point of extinction), and can live anywhere in the Midwest. As can I! <br /><br /><br />2. Please share with us your most embarrassing moment with a fan or another author<br /><br /> I threw up during a signing. Don't worry, I made it to the bathroom, and then after I rinsed my mouth and washed my face, returned to the signing. It was one of the Romantic Times Conventions...Dayton, maybe? Anyway. Too much coffee on an empty stomach and no sleep.<br /><br /> <br />3. Which do you prefer to write? The hero or the villain? And why?<br /><br />Villain, for sure. I just like giving him/her different perspective (like a grumpy mermaid, say, or a secretary who loves shoes becoming a vampire). In one of my trilogies, UNDER COVER, I wrote 3 novellas. The villain of the first novella was the hero of the second novella...that was great fun! <br /><br /> <br />4. Do you have someone in your life that you model your heroes after? What about those villains?<br /><br /> <br />Yep! People on the planet Earth. But not any one person...my characters tend to be amalgams of people I know or read about (Sinclair, for example, is an amalgam of my husband, some old boyfriends, a villain or two...like that).<br /><br /> <br />5. I am a woman who is 43 years old and has a crush on her 25-year-old gardener, what naughty secret do you have to share?<br /><br /> <br /> The same one! Is your gardner's name Paul? Oh, and I'm 41. Other than that, we could be twins! Oh, and Paul is a part time fireman. And is, um, in really good shape.<br /><br /><br />6. I’ll go easy on you this time. What is your sinful pleasure? I have two. Gluttony: where I eat to much Ben & Jerry’s Pistachio Pistachio, and Sloth : where I laze in bed all day watching HGTV (Mike Holmes…mmm nummy!) or Farscape. Please be equally specific.<br /><br /> <br /> This is getting creepy. I like to loll around like a pissy walrus eating Skittles, and I'll watch FX all day long: It's Always Sunny; Louie; Wilfred; rinse, repeat.<br /><br /><br /><br />7. Do you sing in the shower? What would Simon Cowell think of your performance? What is your favorite song choice?<br /><br /> <br />Nope! I barely wash in the shower. I prefer my big Jacuzzi tub, and graphic novels I can read wherein.<br /><br /> <br />8. If you could be any of your characters whom would you choose? Tell us why of course. <br /><br /> Oh, Fred, natch. In fact, Fred sort of came to be when I thought, "If I was a mermaid, I wouldn't be one of those cute fluffy big-boobed ones who want to give it all up for a man. I'd be bitchy and I'd eat a lot. Yeah." Sha-zam! Ah, the power of literature.<br /><br /> <br />9. Who did it the best? Out of all of your favorite paranormal authors’ works, who wrote the BEST SCENE EVA? Explain.<br /><br /> When Anita Blake quit dithering and nailed Jean Claude in THE KILLING DANCE. I'm definitely a "classic Anita" fan.<br /><br /> <br />10. You are now a published author, which some would say is the pinnacle for any writer. Now that you have achieved this goal, what is your new dream? What is it that you now aspire to do?<br /><br />Be a mallard duck who eats Skittles and belongs to a part-time fireman named Paul.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XT4iVl5vHi-G7jIYQ_dzyXGcAZIwxco5m5aYFtd5r7-MjhmXSQcFUhEKdrw9RCQNWLFRlLvD7cdEqhLDWdSl-nbs8fVoQHMNs4eOQKHG0tdsHcalexJOj3uxuSF9xdyb97YFBUXl8To/s1600/Undead+And+undermined.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XT4iVl5vHi-G7jIYQ_dzyXGcAZIwxco5m5aYFtd5r7-MjhmXSQcFUhEKdrw9RCQNWLFRlLvD7cdEqhLDWdSl-nbs8fVoQHMNs4eOQKHG0tdsHcalexJOj3uxuSF9xdyb97YFBUXl8To/s320/Undead+And+undermined.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625881973884625554" /></a> Remember book ten in the Bestselling Undead Series hits shelves TODAY! Feel free to contact MaryJanice Davidson at<a href="http://MaryJaniceDavidson.net"> MaryJaniceDavidson.net</a>Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-57960765419087790552011-06-28T07:49:00.014-04:002011-06-29T09:12:41.782-04:00Yasmine Galnorn's Night Veil Releases July 5th!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqnWlEnEoiySbBr_v3__Ioxw7l1lWln4JSZgscSqVmnsQGvVRyzFQK7s-LxF-fQ_5JSD6t4mI2iQwvFZAfxlN1B4_u62ompUjAHgM7kDFOpCNAlFhkCK3O5Vf4IwE-0QBQqn05rT-qhI/s1600/ygalenorn2011-150-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqnWlEnEoiySbBr_v3__Ioxw7l1lWln4JSZgscSqVmnsQGvVRyzFQK7s-LxF-fQ_5JSD6t4mI2iQwvFZAfxlN1B4_u62ompUjAHgM7kDFOpCNAlFhkCK3O5Vf4IwE-0QBQqn05rT-qhI/s320/ygalenorn2011-150-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623267722540820146" /></a><br />Hi, I’m Yasmine Galenorn, NYT, USA Today, and PW bestselling author of the Otherworld Series, and I’m here to be a guinea pig...err...guest on Jacqui’s blog today. I want to thank her for hogtying and dragging...err...having me here today and want to assure people that the pictures she’s threatened to expose are fake! Really! Truly! ~grins~<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMRVB36q24-6x6KzVwQgbVIoZJjMCOr28De4so_NbJJZ6TMF10tmXiPVJ8dEb466smVPWj5bAOygRaegs3PMFYEppC2InhTwADqcyTy9Hwc9JVtqmByO4rkm5UpcOVmOJVz_RCEnJTLA/s1600/cd521-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMRVB36q24-6x6KzVwQgbVIoZJjMCOr28De4so_NbJJZ6TMF10tmXiPVJ8dEb466smVPWj5bAOygRaegs3PMFYEppC2InhTwADqcyTy9Hwc9JVtqmByO4rkm5UpcOVmOJVz_RCEnJTLA/s320/cd521-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623267728316023650" /></a><br /><br />Seriously, I appreciate the chance to meet readers who may be new to me and my work, and say hello to you all. I write two series for Berkley—the Otherworld Series, and the Indigo Court Series, both urban fantasy. My books aren’t for everybody, but a lot of people seem to love them—they’re a little bit kinky and dark and filled with magic and mayhem and mythology. You can read about the Otherworld Series (which deals with the adventures of three half human, half-Fae sisters caught in a demonic war), and the Indigo Court Series, (which is set in a battle between the Vampiric Fae and true vampires) on my website.<br /><br />My newest book, NIGHT VEIL, comes out July 5th—it’s book two in the Indigo Court Series and so far, feedback has been wonderful!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkezoy59-ObNo8HvOqOKjS6dJc3PsPvS4qn-0faVLZb521GDdQgLD-t2bGjw1lDh7T39RcOkoNeqswezY110RW7O0chTO5RhUePIdtjdnqijPvuHvNQ5vSmJ8Wa_BsBl7-I_81D4-24cg/s1600/NV521-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkezoy59-ObNo8HvOqOKjS6dJc3PsPvS4qn-0faVLZb521GDdQgLD-t2bGjw1lDh7T39RcOkoNeqswezY110RW7O0chTO5RhUePIdtjdnqijPvuHvNQ5vSmJ8Wa_BsBl7-I_81D4-24cg/s320/NV521-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623267730890036050" /></a><br />And with that, onto the questions.<br /><br />Yasmine Galenorn<br /><br />1. If you could transform into any animal, what would you choose? Please tell us, as only an author can, why you would make this specific choice?<br /><br /> One of my cats. My cats get the greatest treatment—they get loved, spoiled, fed yummy kitty food, petted when they want, they have plenty of space, lots of toys, kitty furniture, they go to the vet whenever they need to, and quite often end up there when they don’t and I just think something’s off. <br /><br />If, however, we’re looking at wild animals…then we’re going with my black panther totem. Panther and I’ve walked together since I was a child. It would be only natural for me to transform into her. (And yes, that’s where Delilah’s panther self comes from).<br /><br /> 2. Please share with us your most embarrassing moment with a fan or another author.<br /><br /> I honestly can’t think of any. I’ve had some odd moments with other authors or fans, but nothing particularly embarrassing. I guess a few signings where I was sick and had a scratchy voice that kept going in and out. Or where I have to politely ask they not take pictures because I am seriously photo-phobic. Working on getting over it, but it makes my stomach lurch when people want my picture.<br /><br /> 3. Which do you prefer to write? The hero or the villain? And why?<br /><br /> LOL…both. Depending on the day. I’d rather write about my heroines than the heroes—since I tend to write urban fantasy more than paranormal romance, I find them more fun. The heroes aren’t window dressing, but they aren’t the main focus. I love writing about strong women who have odd quirks and flaws. But, having said that, there’s nothing like writing a nasty villain. The villains in my Indigo Court series are terrifying and almost inhuman. The villains in my Otherworld Series are just as nasty, but my main characters have a stronger base from which to launch counter assaults. <br /><br />4. Do you have someone in your life that you model your heroes after? What about those villains?<br /><br /> No. Seriously, not. My heroes are modeled after the way I think heroes truly are: people (be they Fae or vampire or shapeshifter) stuck between a rock and a hard place, making difficult decisions, facing overwhelming odds, but still willing to fight for what they know is right—for what they know they must fight. Bits and pieces may be based on friends who I watch overcome incredible odds, but the characters themselves? Not so much, though ALL of my characters—villains included—have a little bit of me in them.<br /><br />The villains: there are too many villains in this world, it’s all too easy to find inspiration when you look at the child molesters and rapists and serial killers and leaders with delusions of grandeur…just way too easy to find inspiration.<br /><br /> <br /><br />5. I am a woman who is 43 years old and has a crush on her 25-year-old gardener, what naughty secret do you have to share?<br /><br /> ROFL…well, I, too, have secret crushes but for the sake of my marriage, will keep those to myself. Fantasy is fantasy is fantasy. I once accidentally flashed the UPS man, many years back. Was wearing a sheer shirt, no bra, and totally spaced on it when I went to the door. Couldn’t figure out why he couldn’t stop grinning and his ears were bright red. After I took the package and shut the door, I glanced in the mirror and wanted to sink through the floor. He was always VERY NICE after that. LOL<br /><br /> 6. I’ll go easy on you this time. What is your sinful pleasure? I have two. Gluttony: where I eat to much Ben & Jerry’s Pistachio Pistachio, and Sloth : where I laze in bed all day watching HGTV (Mike Holmes…mmm nummy!) or Farscape. Please be equally specific.<br /><br />Well, on the diet I’m on (necessary), there isn’t much leeway, but caffeine is a major addiction of mine and almond milk lattes are high on the list. Quad shot, iced, almond milk lattes. I usually have 6-8 shots of espresso a day.<br /><br />And video games. Dungeon Siege 2, Diablo 2 (when, oh WHEN is Diablo 3 coming out?), The Sims3, and puzzle games—Bejeweled 2, Drops 2, Tetris, Aquabubble, Bookworm. OH…and Plants Vs. Zombies. LOVE Plants Vs. Zombies.<br /><br />7. Do you sing in the shower? What would Simon Cowell think of your performance? What is your favorite song choice?<br /><br /> No. Nobody wants to hear me sing. Trust me. I only sing when I’m all alone in the house and the music is high enough to drown me out. Simon Cowell would be appalled if I auditioned for American Idol and rightly so! But as far as if I could choose a song to sing (or that I attempt when alone)…hmmm…there are so many. Current faves for singing along to include: SAIL by Awolnation, I Like it Rough by Lady Gaga, and Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People. OH…and Vogue and 4 Minutes by Madonna.<br /><br />8. If you could be any of your characters whom would you choose? Tell us why of course. <br /><br /> Camille from my Otherworld Series, because I love her fashion sense, and she’s most like me. And she has three gorgeous husbands who never let her want for attention. Who wouldn’t want to be married to a dragon, a youkai, and one of the Dark Fae? Plus she’s a witch. Not necessarily a very adept witch but she tries. And she’s got glamour. Did I mention the wardrobe? Oh—and her sisters are right there, for her. But she’s no Mary Sue character. To be honest, I wouldn’t like getting tossed around and bruised up by as many demons and the like as she does—that would be no fun at all. And with a father-in-law dragon out for your blood, life could get rather scary. All my characters get so banged up that I think the rewards of being them would be well-tempered with the hardships.<br /><br />9. Who did it the best? Out of all of your favorite paranormal authors’ works, who wrote the BEST SCENE EVA? Explain.<br /><br />It would be terribly gauche for me to say “a few of my own” but the fact is, I write some of the intense scenes I really want to read. But one of my favorite scenes of all time comes from my favorite book…it’s not exactly paranormal, but more what I would call from magic realism or fantasy. Watership Down by Richard Adams. Near the end, when they’ve reached Watership Down, and the rabbits are settled and have made their home, Hazel, their leader, is tired. He is resting some many springs after their adventures, when he realizes another rabbit is with him in the burrow.<br /><br />“He raised his head and said, “Do you want to talk to me?”<br /><br />“Yes, that’s what I’ve come for,” replied the other. “You know me, don’t you?”<br /><br />“Yes, of course,” said Hazel, hoping he would be able to remember his name in a moment. Then he saw that in the darkness of the burrow, the stranger’s ears were shining with a faint silver light. “Yes, my lord,” he said. “Yes, I know you.”<br /><br />“You’ve been feeling tired,” said the stranger, “but I can do something about that. I’ve come to ask whether you’d car to join my Owsla. We shall be glad to have you and you’ll enjoy it. If you’re ready, we might go along now.”<br /><br />And Hazel realizes that the rabbit with him is the Black Rabbit of Inle, the ‘angel of death’ and that it’s his time to go. <br /><br />Every time I read that scene, I’m weeping. Even now, as I write it out, I’m crying. The rabbits were so real to me, such incredibly balanced and realistic characters, and their journey was so great and their hardships so vivid, that by the time I finish the book—each time—I feel like I can scarcely breathe. Watership Down is one of the greatest books of all time, in my opinion.<br /><br /> 10. You are now a published author, which some would say is the pinnacle for any writer. Now that you have achieved this goal, what is your new dream? What is it that you now aspire to do?<br /><br />Well, actually, I achieved that goal 14 years ago, and it was always just the beginning of my goals. I’ve been a published author since 1997, when my first book came out. NIGHT VEIL will be my 27th book on the shelves, not counting four anthologies. <br /><br /> <br /><br />When I started out, my overall goal was to become a NYT bestselling novelist who consistently topped the charts.<br /><br /> <br /><br />But I knew I had to have intermediary goals. So my first interim goal was to get my fiction published—I had seven novels in the closet. I wrote eight nonfiction books before I got my first fiction contract with Berkley, in mysteries. Then, my next interim goal was to be writing two series at once. That happened rapidly. The next goal: switch to the genre I wanted to write in: urban fantasy. I managed that three years after my first book with Berkley came out. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Then I wanted to hit the bestseller charts—with the first Otherworld Book, I hit the USA Today chart. Next goal: at least place on the extended New York Times. Two books later, with Darkling—the third Otherworld book—I did that. Then it was to hit the short list on the NYT. That came at book six—Demon Mistress (though every book I’ve had since Darkling has at least hit the extended, if not the short). My goals now? To consistently hit the short list, and then—to hit #1 on the NYT. I want to expand my audience, to reach more readers, to create an online community on my website for my readers. <br /><br /> <br /><br />And that, is just the tip of the iceberg. ~grins~ I never lack for another goal to reach, another mountain to climb.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I want to thank Jacquelyn Franks for having me on her blog. You can find me on the web at www.galenorn.com, on Twitter: twitter.com/yasminegalenorn, and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/NYT-Bestselling-Author-Yasmine-Galenorn-Fan-Page/237705813865Jacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248816345466212269.post-37405940867972102182011-06-21T10:32:00.004-04:002011-06-21T11:16:34.922-04:00Entwined by Fate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfiTGW_zilK2DhACDt0WvdoFGVci6OPOKsHZUTMdYppLDjTQ8K86iYu47HqZ0LhZalvvS9lO5LCBGcqDbLjW8e2EXQlDcp2bBzksM7EAU8F382bTR-rCj6QWc16f5hFJx7q9qLJva5CE/s1600/Entwined+by+Fate+One+600x900.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfiTGW_zilK2DhACDt0WvdoFGVci6OPOKsHZUTMdYppLDjTQ8K86iYu47HqZ0LhZalvvS9lO5LCBGcqDbLjW8e2EXQlDcp2bBzksM7EAU8F382bTR-rCj6QWc16f5hFJx7q9qLJva5CE/s320/Entwined+by+Fate+One+600x900.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620683666846782818" /></a><br />Hello All!<br /><br /> <br /><br />When I was asked to do this guest post I was quite surprised, mostly because people know me as a con director, not as an author, but I guess that’s why it’s a good thing I agreed to do it right?<br /><br /> So my name is Stella Price and with my sister, I’m one half of an author team that writes what we have coined risk taking romance. What’s risk taking romance? Well, in our definition, its pushing the envelope with storylines and subject ideas that other have not tried yet. <br /><br /> Audra and I write demons, dragons, djinn, satyrs, unicorns, fallen angels, and we are the only ones out there to write weresnakes as a focus. Now a lot of those subjects others have written, but not like we have. Interested? Read on.<br /><br /> Our Weresnake series, called KNOSSOS WEST is three naughty novella’s Available from Total E Bound publishing, and follows the exploits of three cousins, all eligible bachelors looking for love… <br /><br /> <br />Beyond the Vision of Dreams:<br /><br />Remy Crane, a unmated were python, has been having some extemely erotic dreams for the past week about a woman hes sure dosent exist. Imagine his surprise when he wakes up one morning and finds the woman of his dreams standing just inside the front door of the Weresnake compound. He recognizes Chrissy Stanford as his mate, albeit instinctually only, and decides he needs to have her in his bed. Little does he know shes going to become part of his heart as well.<br /><br /> <br />Surrender In Moonlight:<br /><br />Reece Evans, the nest bad boy and only male Anaconda in the NY nest, is NOT looking for a mate, but he is looking for a wild ride. When he goes to Dry Ice one night he meets Carmen, a viper and a rogue, and the attraction is beyond hot. When she steals his motorcycle from under his nose and then calls him to bail her out, Reece sees his opportunity for a very satisfying tryst still within his grasp. He agrees, on the condition that she stay with him a month, and be his sexy plaything. Little does he know he’s sealed his fate, Carmen is exactly the snake he never knew he couldn’t live without.<br /><br /> <br />A Gift of Daybreak:<br /><br />When Andy Derelle went to Las Vegas to enjoy a wedding he never thought he would be propositioned by one of the most notorious nests in the country to audition its female members for a possible mate. But there he was, with six females to choose from, females that were coveted by their own territory's men.<br /><br /> <br />Fajer Copeland, the only non-venomous snake of the southwestern nest, and their most sought after beauty is not looking for a mate, and is fine with being alone. Until the night Andy shows up in her bedroom doorway.<br /><br /> <br />And the 4th in the series, Entwined by Fate, is an urban fantasy novel, about the same nest’s leader, Elise being reunited with the love of her life…<br /><br />Thirty females of the Ophidian race have gone missing, most from the transient nest of Las Vegas, a rogue and unofficial nest run by the Saint, John Merrick. Believed to be dead by every Archon in the states, Merrick leads a quiet and unassuming life, saving those of his race that are lost and need it most. It's a solitary existence, one that he hates every day. He yearns for his mate, the woman he left over a decade before, and the woman who thinks him dead to this day.<br /><br /> <br />When Elise Rizdon gets the official invitation to the Archon meeting in Ohio by the leader of a new Midwestern nest, she never expected to see the love of her life at the woman's side, a man she was told was dead and buried. She lost him once upon a time, and she never fully recovered. Focusing on the issues, and not the man that has always made her body burn is not going to be easy. A disturbing event is on the horizon, one that threatens all Ophidian's and their way of life. In order to http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifsurvive they will have to work together, give up old grudges and take chances on the things that matter most. Love, life and the continuation of their race.<br /><br /> <br />So? Interested? Well I hope so. How would you like to win a copy of one of our books in e Format? Heres how…<br /><br /> Go to our website:<a href=" http://www.stellaandaudra.com "> http://www.stellaandaudra.com </a>and read through our blurbs and then comment here on what book seems most interesting to you. That’s it. Jacki will pick a winner and they will win an E copy of any of our available books.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br /> <br /><br />Stella <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stella Price<br />Award winning best selling author<br />www.stellaandaudra.comJacquelyn Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00614356742333576001noreply@blogger.com11