Saturday, April 30, 2011
Check Out Z. A. Maxfield's Free Read This Week!
Friday, April 29, 2011
You Have Never Heard Traditional Japanese Instruments Played Like This!
BTW, the instrument is called the Shamisen.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Coming in May on Blog Talk Radio
2nd - Rachel Firasek
9th - Ami Blackwelder
16th - New Releases and Giveaways! I will be reading from my first erotic horror story THE TUB (from Whiskey Creek Press Torrid), and from my fantasy romance novel HEALER OF THE HEART (from Red Rose Publishing). And one lucky listener will win a copy!
23rd - Vivi Anna
30th - Christine Ashworth
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The Drought is Getting Worse
Monday, April 25, 2011
Theresa Meyers is my Guest Author Tonight on Blog Talk Radio!
Show time is 11 pm et/10 pm ct/8 pm et
Don't miss it!
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Pulling back the veil on a world shrouded in darkness, Theresa Meyers' stunning debut reveals a sinfully handsome vampire whose secret is about to exposed...
All her life Seattle reporter Kristin Reed sought her breakout story. She never thought she'd find it in the crimson lair of a real life creature of the night. Kristin never believed vampires existed—until with dark brooding eyes and a decadent chocolate scent, Dmitri Dionotte called out to her...
Dmitri and his clan's true nature was cloaked in secrecy until a warring vampire order threatened their existence. Kristin was just the woman he needed. She couldn't resist their story...or Dmitri. Her blood pulsed hot and furious when he touched her, and with his kiss, all logic fled. But each night she spent with her vampire lover brought her closer to death and destruction. A death not even an immortal could triumph over.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Check Out Kelley Heckart's Free Read This Week!
Friday, April 22, 2011
School Discipline
Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, he opened the window as wide as possible and then busied himself with desk work. The classroom became a bit unruly and he admonished them. This happened several times.
While working at his desk, the strong breeze from the window made his tie flap annoyingly. He kept rearranging and rearranging the tie as the class become more and more unmanageable.
Finally, becoming disgusted with the wayward tie, he stood up and took a big stapler off his desk and stapled the tie to his chest in several places.
Discipline was not a problem from that day forth.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
New! BEQUEATHED, an Erotic Fantasy Romance
BEQUEATHED
An erotic fantasy romance
from Red Rose Publishing
http://redrosepublishing.com/books/product_info.php?products_id=933
Homeless and destitute, Claire Stines has no choice but to move into the log house bequeathed to her out in the Minnesota wilderness. Although she has little else to sustain her other than a few dollars and even fewer seeds of hope, she believes she can make a fresh start for herself, and if she’s lucky, maybe find a little romance.
But first she has to overcome the rumors of the house’s supposedly dark past. More importantly, who is that young man she’s seen in the woods, and why has he been watching her from a distance ever since she arrived?
And why does he both fascinate and terrify her?
Warning! Contains a decades-old curse, hidden compartments, dead fairies, spirits in the forest, unrelenting winter cold, and a possible explanation for people gone missing in the woods.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
My April Foodzie is Here!
In this box:
- Horseradish Dill Mustard
- Thousand Layer Spice Cake
- Plantain Chips
- Ginger Snapdragon Cookies
- Cinnamon Almond Granola
- Italian Butterhorn Cookies
Did I go for the sweets first? Nope. Believe it or not, I reached for the plantain chips. Trust me, you've NEVER had chips like these before! (And, no, you can't eat "just one.")
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
New Cover from a Coming Soon!
BEQUEATHED
An erotic fantasy romance
Homeless and destitute, Claire Stines has no choice but to move into the log house bequeathed to her out in the Minnesota wilderness. Although she has little else to sustain her other than a few dollars and even fewer seeds of hope, she believes she can make a fresh start for herself, and if she’s lucky, maybe find a little romance.
But first she has to overcome the rumors of the house’s supposedly dark past. More importantly, who is that young man she’s seen in the woods, and why has he been watching her from a distance ever since she arrived?
And why does he both fascinate and terrify her?
Warning! Contains a decades-old curse, hidden compartments, dead fairies, spirits in the forest, unrelenting winter cold, and a possible explanation for people gone missing in the woods.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Tonight, Come Listen to Me Read From My Newest Release, and You Might Win a Copy!
Show time is 11 pm et/10 pm ct/ 8 pm pt.
Don't miss it!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
New! HER BATTLE LORD'S DESIRE, Book 2 of the Battle Lord Saga
Her Battle Lord’s Desire
(Book 2 of the Battle Lord Saga)
A sensuous apocalyptic, futuristic romance novel
By Linda Mooney
Now Available at All Romance eBooks
http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-herbattlelord039sdesire-542762-144.html
And Coming Soon to Amazon for Kindle!
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Besieged by Bloods and placed on a hunger watch, the citizens of the mutant compound of Wallis turn to the one person they pray will help, the Battle Lord of Alta Novis. Despite the fact that they took away the woman the man risked his life to love, they hope he will show mercy and lend aid. They never expected to find Atrilan Ferran alive and thriving as the wife of Yulen D'Jacques.
Yulen sees this as the perfect opportunity to show the citizens of Atty's home compound the power and status his wife wields. But first he, Atty, and his soldiers have to risk the journey against the oncoming horde of blood-thirsty crazies to get there.
Atty is eager to return to Wallis, but one small detail stands in the way of her and Yulen's happiness. He desires an heir, and she is terrified at the thought of becoming pregnant. Worse, the dangerous trek has increased his ardor, and she is running out of excuses why they can't make love.
Warning: Contains a near massacre, renewed friendships, shocking revelations, birth control 300 years in the future, a trip down memory lane, and a deepest desire finally fulfilled.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Check Out Viki Lyn's Free Read Over at the Truly Madly Deeply Romance Authors Blog!
Friday, April 15, 2011
The Stress Diet
BREAKFAST
1/2 Grapefruit
1 Piece of whole wheat toast, dry
8 oz. Skim milk
LUNCH
4 oz. Lean broiled chicken breast
1 cup Steamed zucchini
1 Oreo cookie
Herb tea
MID-AFTERNOON SNACK
Rest of the package of Oreo cookies
1 quart of Rocky Road ice cream
1 jar of Hot Fudge
DINNER
2 loaves of Garlic bread
1 Large mushroom and pepperoni pizza
1 Large pitcher of beer
3 Milky Way candy bars
1 Frozen cheesecake, Eaten directly from the freezer
(Thanks, Therese!)
Thursday, April 14, 2011
TJ Michaels is my Guest Author Tonight in a Special Post-RT Con Interview on Blog Talk Radio!
Join us tonight when TJ Michaels will join us on "Other Worlds of Romance" on Blog Talk Radio. In this special post-Romantic Times convention interview, she will be reading from her paranormal romance, CARINIAN'S SEEKER, Book 1 of the Vampire Council of Ethics.
Show time is 11 pm et/10 pm ct/8 pm pt. Don't miss it!
*****
Beautiful genius, Carinian Derrickson, wants to live long enough to date a man from the future generations of spacemen, complete with ray guns and starships. She’s not crazy, she’s just afraid of dying young of some dreaded disease, like all the rest of her family. Her research into gene therapy has shown her the way to extend her life is by emulating traits only before seen in fiction. Vampire fiction. Only the beings that shouldn’t exist are very real indeed.
Unknown to her, there’s a bad boy vampire in the lab next door with a goal quite the opposite of hers. If he has his way, he’ll bring the Vampire Council of Ethics (V.C.O.E.) to its knees.
Jon Bixler is a Seeker for the Council – an assassin and undercover operative in a world of humans. Bix must get close enough to this rogue to find out exactly how he plans to dismantle the Council. And Carinian is just the ticket. But when he meets her, all his vampire common sense flies out the window as his libido leaps off the charts. What’s he going to do now that the woman is in danger and secretly trying to do the impossible?
Bix and Carin can’t deny the combustion of love and lust between them. They accept their mating. But can they stay alive long enough to enjoy it?
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Time to Confess
Once Daylight Savings Time began, and I had to get up, get ready, and leave for work while it was still dark, I've found myself using my iPhone as a flashlight to keep from tripping over the dog, wherever she's lying, and from castoff shoes or whatever my husband and son have tossed helter-skelter in the living room.
I don't think Apple envisioned their product being used in this manner. But one of these days I don't think I'll be too surprised when I watch a live concert and see everyone in the crowd lifting their iPhones in lighted tribute.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Shana Abe' will be my Guest Author in a Special Post-RT Con Interview Tonight on Blog Talk Radio!
Show time is 11 pm et/10 pm ct/8 pm pt. Don't miss it!
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Suzanne Rock is My Guest Author Tonight on Blog Talk Radio!
Show time is 11 pm et/10 pm ct/8 pm pt.
Don't miss it!
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Long ago Javier chose to walk away from one person that mattered most in his life. Now that he is free to once again roam the Earth, he becomes obsessed with making up for past mistakes. His mission is to gain Catherine’s vote on the Immortal Council, but when he sees her he realizes he wants much more than her support for the vampires. He wants her heart. When she disappears from the Immortal Council’s halls, he tracks her down, determined to get her to remember the past — and the love they once shared.
Catherine can’t let the passion she had with Javier rekindle again — no matter what the cost. Much has changed since he abandoned her so long ago. With the Immortal Council fragmented and her werewolf king abducted, Catherine has little patience for Javier’s empty promises. Still, Javier is persistent, and soon she sees the value in having an ancient vampire for an ally. A deal is struck: she will submit to his every carnal desire if she can gain his aid in finding her king. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned, and their erotic interludes ignite the passionate anger of Catherine’s only fey ally. Can the three of them put aside their obsessions long enough to free the tortured werewolf king? They must do it soon, for a dark presence looms on the horizon that threatens the stability of the Immortal Realm – and will force Catherine to choose between her clan and her heart.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
RHEA 41070 Gets its First Review, and a Reviewer's Choice Award!
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Bock Gammon and his crew of the skimmer Bleak Tempest had just made delivery of their last cargo and were making ready to exit the Phadra System when they're hailed by Talmon Do Lorit, the undersecretary to Chatta Dul II's Rawlstone Emon Ga Veerim. The Rawlstone is extremely ill and in dire need of a package awaiting pickup at a medical facility in the Cortathian Nebula. With the Tempest damaged from a run in with the feline Adrolls, he's given the use of the Rawlstone's luxurious personal cruiser, the Demand, to carry out what sounds, on the surface, like a simple mission. Bock should have known, with a paycheck of four million galactic credits up front and another four mil upon delivery, that “easy” was one thing this mission wouldn't be.
As a freedom runner, Bock is used to carrying illegal or dubious cargo from one place to another. But when he discovers that the “package” he's supposed to pick up is a Replacement – a highly illegal cloned human being that's to be used for body parts by its buyer – he know that if they're caught with it onboard, it could likely mean several consecutive life sentences or even death for both himself and his crew. He'd bitten off a whole lot more than he wanted to chew, but with the Demand locked on course back to Chatta Dul II, he and his crew had no choice but follow through with the deal as made.
Rhea 41070 was born 81 days ago, a fully grown woman with the innocence and curiosity of a five-year-old. Her voice is like music to Bock, and soon they become lovers. The closer they get to actually delivering Rhea to the Rawlstone, the more he comes to realize that he can't just leave her there and walk away, knowing she'll be cut up like a side of beef, her pieces and parts going to save the Rawlstone's miserable life. If there's a way to save her, he's going to find it. What he doesn't know is that a surprise lies in wait that will force him to leave Rhea behind. And at what cost?
Linda Mooney is one of my top five favorite authors, but occasionally she'll write a book that I have to, if not struggle through the opening several chapters, keep turning page after page in hopes of getting to the real nitty-gritty of the story, at which time I know the book will take off in leaps and bounds. Rhea 41070 is one of those books. The first three chapters are devoted to extensive world building, setting the scene and flavor of what's to come, plus extensive character development that you'll be glad to have a feel for when the real kickass action starts tearing up the pages.
The sex between Bock and Rhea is electric. I loved how sensitive he was with her in introducing her to sex. Rhea is rather unassuming at first, but she quickly develops an animated, inquisitive personality that rapidly wins the reader over. Ultimately, she exhibits remarkable courage in the face of such atrocity and loss it's almost unimaginable. Be prepared for some bloody scenes in this book, plus the last few chapters that will dig deep and pull so much emotion from you that you'll need a box of tissues handy.
I sincerely hope Ms. Mooney will consider writing sequels to Rhea 41070 for Bock's crew: Patt, a massive 7-foot-7 Timian with horns, flashing blue eyes, and jet-black skin; and Via, a human who really defies description, from her colorful face paint and multiple piercings to teeth capped with demonic-looking silver spikes. Both of them are tremendously appealing characters, and I'd love to see them find their heart's desire as well. It would be interesting to see what kind of man Ms. Mooney would choose for Via, not to mention, a woman that would “fit” Patt!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Jeanne Stein is My Guest Author Tonight on Blog Talk Radio, LIVE from the RT Con!
Show time is 11 pm et/10 pm ct/8 pm pt. Don't miss it!
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As a bounty hunter, Anna Strong knew how to find trouble. But now that she’s a vampire, trouble seems to have a knack for finding her.
Some stunning news from an unexpected source sends Anna Strong and her friend Daniel Frey on a journey into his past that changes both of their lives.
Check Out Virna DePaul's Free Read Over at the Truly Madly Deeply Romance Authors Blog!
Don't miss Virna DePaul's free read "One", based on the U2 song, over at the Truly Madly Deeply Romance Authors blogspot this week!Friday, April 8, 2011
Bianca D'Arc is My Guest Author Friday on Blog Talk Radio, LIVE from the RT Con!
Show time is 11 pm et/10 pm ct/8 pm pt
Don't miss it!
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Sizzling attraction meets unstoppable adventure in Bianca D'Arc's captivating new paranormal romance...
For Emily Parkington, the thrill of flying charter planes for Praxis Air has lately been tinged with dread. Mysterious cargo flights and a high number of fatal crashes lead Emily to suspect something sinister behind the scenes. And if her new colleague is involved, Emily won't hesitate to turn him in, in spite of Sam Archer's sexy charm and irresistibly easy confidence.Enemy or potential ally?
Sam can't be sure of anything where Emily is concerned, except how much he wants her. Immune to the zombie virus created through military research, Sam is working undercover to find out if Praxis is trafficking forbidden technology. It was a potentially deadly assignment even before he found himself distracted by a woman he scarcely knows. And when a "controlled" experiment goes horribly wrong, there will be no limit to the danger they both face... or how far he's willing to go to save her...
Thursday, April 7, 2011
TJ Michaels is my Guest Author Tonight from the RT Con in Los Angeles!
TJ will be reading from her paranormal romance, CARINIAN'S SEEKER, Book 1 of the Vampire Council of Ethics.
Show time is 11 pm et/10 pm ct/8 pm pt. Don't miss it!
*****
Beautiful genius, Carinian Derrickson, wants to live long enough to date a man from the future generations of spacemen, complete with ray guns and starships. She’s not crazy, she’s just afraid of dying young of some dreaded disease, like all the rest of her family. Her research into gene therapy has shown her the way to extend her life is by emulating traits only before seen in fiction. Vampire fiction. Only the beings that shouldn’t exist are very real indeed.
Unknown to her, there’s a bad boy vampire in the lab next door with a goal quite the opposite of hers. If he has his way, he’ll bring the Vampire Council of Ethics (V.C.O.E.) to its knees.
Jon Bixler is a Seeker for the Council – an assassin and undercover operative in a world of humans. Bix must get close enough to this rogue to find out exactly how he plans to dismantle the Council. And Carinian is just the ticket. But when he meets her, all his vampire common sense flies out the window as his libido leaps off the charts. What’s he going to do now that the woman is in danger and secretly trying to do the impossible?
Bix and Carin can’t deny the combustion of love and lust between them. They accept their mating. But can they stay alive long enough to enjoy it?
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Guest Author Marcella Burnard Will Be on Other Worlds of Romance Tonight, LIVE from the RT Con!
Show time is 11 pm et/10 pm ct/8 pm pt. Don't miss it!
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After a stint in an alien prison torpedoes her military career, Captain Ari Idylle has to wonder why she even bothered to survive. Stripped of her command and banished to her father's scientific expedition to finish a PhD she doesn't want, Ari never planned to languish quietly behind a desk. But when pirates commandeer her father's ship, Ari once again becomes a prisoner.
Pirate leader Cullin Seaghdh may not be who he pretends to be but as far as Cullin is concerned, the same goes for Ari. Her past imprisonment puts her dead center in Cullin's sights and if she hasn't been brainwashed and returned as a spy, then he's convinced she must be part of a traitorous alliance endangering billions of lives. Cullin can't afford the desire she fires within him and he'll stop at nothing, including destroying her, to uncover the truth.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
My Sincerest Apologies
To Jean Murray and all her fans and listeners who tried to come last night to my show on Blog Talk Radio last night. I had a major medical emergency, and they don't allow laptops or cell phones in the emergency room.
Jean will be reading from her release at a later date, to be announced soon! So keep your eyes peeled to find out when!
And again, I apologize for the no-show on my account.
Jean will be reading from her release at a later date, to be announced soon! So keep your eyes peeled to find out when!
And again, I apologize for the no-show on my account.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Jean Murray is my Guest Author Tonight on Blog Talk Radio!
Show time is 11 pm et/10 pm ct. Don't miss it!
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“Only the strongest love can unlock the souls of the Underworld.”
THE HUMAN REALM, HIS BATTLEFIELD.
Asar, the Egyptian God of the Underworld, has been tortured and left soulless by a malevolent goddess, relegating him to consume the very thing he was commissioned to protect. Human souls. Now an empty shell of hatred, Asar vows to kill the goddess and anyone involved in her release, but fate crosses his path with a beautiful blonde huntress who has a soul too sweet to ignore.
DEADLY SECRETS BETTER LEFT UNEARTHED.
Lilly, fearless commander of the Nehebkau huntresses, is the only thing standing in the way of the goddess' undead army unleashing hell on earth. But Lilly has a secret—one she is willing to sell her soul to keep. If the Underworld god discovers her role in the dig that released the goddess, she will lose everything, including his heart.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Coming in April - the Romantic Times Convention on Blog Talk Radio!
You don't want to miss "Other Worlds of Romance" on Blog Talk Radio the first week of April. I will be chatting LIVE with authors attending the Romantic Times Convention in Los Angeles.
Here is the list of shows. All of them start at 11 pm et/10 pm ct/8 pm pt.
Monday, April 4th - Jean Murray
Wednesday, April 6th - Marcella Burnard
Thursday, April 7th - TJ Michaels
Friday, April 8th - Bianca D'Arc
And for the rest of the month, the schedules is as follows:
Monday, April 11th - Suzanne Rock
Monday, April 18th - New Release and Giveaway! HER BATTLE LORD'S DESIRE (Book 2 of the "Battle Lord" Saga)
Monday, April 25th - Theresa Meyers
Saturday, April 2, 2011
POSSESSION is up for Book of the Week over at Whipped Cream Reviews!
I would love your vote, but hurry! The poll closes Sunday evening!
Thank you!
Check Out Julia Knight's Free Read Over at the Truly Madly Deeply Romance Authors Blog!
