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Saturday, August 04, 2012
Nashville Nights Series by Cheryl Douglas
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A Woman On A Mission For Her Rights: Guest blog by Kinley Baker
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Interview with Kristi Jones Author of The Corpse Goddess
Reading. I
moved around a lot as a kid and reading was my escape, books were my constant,
unfailing friends. When you read enough books, you soon find yourself rewriting
the endings, adding extra characters, and building sequels in your mind. I
started writing it all down somewhere around the age of six.
Do
you have a specific writing style?
Not yet. I think I’m getting there. I have a voice,
but there are so many different genres I’d like to try. I have commitment
issues where styles are concerned.
Do
you write in different genres?
Yes! I’ve written two historical novels, a gothic
novel, a romance, and a well intentioned young adult novel that doesn’t quite
work.
If
yes which is your favorite genre to write?
Right now my favorite thing to write about are
average people thrown into some aspect of the supernatural. They dig in their
heels, refuse to believe and go kicking and screaming into the abyss.
How
did you come up with the title for your latest book?
Originally the book was called Meg Highbury and the Curse of the Valkyries. My publisher wanted something
shorter, so I came up with The Corpse
Goddess. I think I like both titles equally.
Do you title the book first or wait until after it’s
complete?
I usually have what I call a ‘working’ title,
knowing that it won’t be the final title. Until the book is finished, I really
have no idea where it’s going to end up. Once the rough draft is finished, I
nail down a single title.
Is
the book, characters, or any scenes based on a true life experience, someone
you know, or events in your own life?
Well, I’ve lived in west Texas and Germany, so I
pulled settings from those places. I’ve never had to walk with the dead, but I
do have a German book dated 1715 that gives me the creeps.
What book are you reading now?
I’m re-reading The
Stand by Stephen King. I can’t read anything new while I’m writing.
What books are in your to read pile?
Too many to list!
What
is your current “work in progress” or upcoming projects?
Right now I’m working on a paranormal romance
tentatively titled An Inconvenient Ghost.
It’s about a practical, rather rigid young biologist who wants nothing more
than to get married to her no-nonsense fiancé and lead a normal life. Problem
is, her Dad’s ghost is giving her a good haunting. Desperate to get rid of him
and running out of ideas, she reluctantly consults a gorgeous, easy going
medium who pushes her way, way out of her comfort zone.
Can
you share a little of your current work with us?
Sure. Here’s an excerpt from page one of An Inconvenient Ghost.
I
don’t have flights of imagination. I’m the most practical person I know – and
I’ve spent most of my twenty-seven years getting there, I might add. My whole
life is about practicality. I’m not superstitious. I don’t throw salt over my
shoulder for luck. I don’t avoid ladders or black cats on Halloween or any
other day of the year. I stopped believing in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and
the Easter bunny twenty years ago. And I most definitely do not believe in
ghosts.
But
I have one.
Is there anything you find particularly challenging
in your writing?
I’m cursed with a perfectionist streak. It takes me a while to silence that internal
editor and really sink into a story. I have some tricks up my sleeve that I’ve
come to depend on, but it’s still a battle.
Do you have to travel much to do research for your
books?
I do actually. When it’s possible, I like to visit
the settings I’m going to write about.
Who designed the cover of your latest book?
Sour Cherry Designs. They’re just wonderful.
Do you have any advice for other writers?
If you really love writing and want to write, do it.
Write as much as you can. When I was younger, I spent too much time reading
about writing and thinking about writing. I guess I thought that one day
inspiration would just strike, like lightning, and I’d be this great novelist.
Writing is like anything else…it takes practice. Lots of practice!
The Corpse Goddess
By Kristi Jones
Genre:Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
ASIN:B008EZXJ7E
Number of pages: 274
Word Count: 79,034
Blurb/Book Description:
Party girl Meg Highbury wakes up the morning of her twenty-first birthday with one hell of a hangover – and a walking corpse in her apartment. Meg turns to her straight-laced neighbor Armando for help and together they discover that Meg is a Valkyrie.
What’s more, her first duty is to trade places with the corpse. But Meg is being sent to her Death Duty too soon. In a race against time, Meg frantically tries to find a loophole to her gruesome fate, but while Meg is determined to live whatever the cost, Armando's strict moral principles keep getting in the way of her plans for escape.
Can Meg walk the 'right' and narrow path, possibly sacrificing her mortal life, for love? And if she can, will Armando have the stomach to love a rotting corpse of a girl who is falling apart in more ways than one?
Author Bio:
Kristi Jones spent her childhood exploring European castles, crumbling manor houses and ornate cathedrals, always looking for secret passages and hidden rooms. She holds a degree in European history and loves to throw ‘ordinary’ characters into extraordinary circumstances.
She currently lives in south Texas with her husband and two children, who inspire her daily. She is a member of the Writers’ League of Texas and Romance Writers of America. She loves old movies, being a Mom, the feel of paper in her hands and things that go bump in the night.
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Friday, August 03, 2012
Painting with Words Guest Blog by Pandora Richardson
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Tour Intro Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon By Candace Blevins
If you’ve read the first book then you know Dana’s managed to work through most of her own issues, and now she has to figure out how to make her relationships work. The second part of this story also includes lots more creative kink, and the D/s will only get more intense.
I’ll be touring some wonderful blogs over the coming weeks and I hope you’ll join me along the way. There are lots of reviews planned, and I’ll have some guest posts and interviews, exclusive excerpts, and there'll be lots of giveaways.
If you haven’t read the first book, there are a few excerpts at various spots around the web already: CandaceBlevins.com, The Forbidden Bookshelf, and Kinky Ever After. While the rest of my books can be read in any order, the two Davenport books tell one story and Safeword: Davenport should be read before Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon.
I’m looking forward to sharing information about my books and writing in the coming weeks, and look forward to your comments.
Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon
By Candace Blevins
Safeword series, Book 5. (All are standalone books with the exception of the two Davenport novels)
Genre: BDSM Romance, Erotica
Publisher: Excessica
Number of pages: 166
Word Count: 69,000
Blurb/Book Description:
Dana is ready to submit to Zach, but she’s going to be surprised by the depth of her submission. She’s comfortable Dominating Jacob, but how will the four of them form a unit?
Zach thought he’d worked through his issues, and he was patient with Dana as she worked through hers, but a painful reminder of the past makes him question whether he can accept Dana’s submission. Will he be able to handle being completely vulnerable once again?
Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon is the continuation of a story begun in Safeword: Davenport.
Warning: This title contains graphic language, consensual BDSM, bondage, extreme electrical play, and the use of toys including clamps, canes, plugs, cages, paddles, whips, and floggers.
This is a heavy, hardcore BDSM story if you enjoy Annabel Joseph, Kitty Thomas, and Anneke Jacob you should be okay with these books
Scheduled for release: August 3, 2012
Author Bio:
Candace Blevins is a southern girl who loves to travel the world.
She lives with her husband of 14 years and their two daughters. When not working or driving kids all over the place she can be found reading, writing, meditating, or swimming.
Candace writes romance books about characters who happen to have some extreme kinks. Relationships can be difficult enough without throwing power exchange into the mix, and her books show people who care enough about each other to fight to make the relationship work.
You can visit her on the web at candaceblevins.com and kinkyeverafter.com
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Witch Way to Turn Giveaway, Excerpt and Book Video
Short Excerpt
She caught his look. Oh God,
she’d been staring. Her mouth was practically watering. The heat forming in her
cheeks brought her back to reality. And the way he watched her nearly brought
her to her knees. Looking into those pale-green eyes with the golden rim made
her weak, left her breathless. He couldn’t be more than eighteen or nineteen
but there was a knowing look in his eyes that made her want to find out what,
exactly, he knew.
She took a step toward him and
the knowing look turned darker, hotter. There was something raw about it.
Something ravenous, and so powerful she could barely keep herself from being
consumed.
He tilted his head slightly in
her direction, and it seemed almost as if he was…listening to her. As if he
were trying to puzzle her out by catching the subtle beat and hum of her body.
It finally dawned on her that
they’d been standing there a good while in complete silence. She managed to
shake herself out of her lust-filled stupor long enough to recover something
vaguely resembling her manners. “Ah, about the other night…
Thanks.”
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Witch Way to Turn
By Karen Y. Bynum
Witch Way Series Book #1
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Lyrical Press, Inc.
Date of ePublication: August 6, 2012
Print: October 1st
ISBN: 9781616503994
Number of pages: (epub) 237
Word Count: 78,000
Blurb/Book Description:
Can you give one guy your heart and another your soul?
The last thing eighteen-year-old Breena Cross needs in her life is more complications. It’s all she can do to balance studying, working, trying to keep her foster-sister safe and drooling over the new guy at work. But things go from complicated to crazy when a fit of rage ignites the dark magic inside her and she finds herself fending off the supernatural underworld.
Myles, Breena’s drool-worthy coworker and vampire convict, is carrying a load of secrets--one of which is that he’s fang-over-lip in love with Breena and in danger of violating the terms of his sentence.
Orin is a soul-hungry assassin sent to kill Breena. However, he takes one look into her eyes and sees his own lost humanity. For once thinking of someone other than himself, he chooses not to end her life, even though it means risking his own.
Despite a convict and an assassin fighting over her, all Breena wants is custody of her sister. But to do this, she will need help from both Myles and Orin. And if Breena doesn’t learn to control the darkness within, she could lose her sister…forever.
WARNING: Contains strong language and some graphic content.
Author Bio:
Karen Y. Bynum is an author of young adult paranormal fantasy. Her novel Witch Way to Turn is published through Lyrical Press. She grew up in Hickory, North Carolina where mountains and magic surrounded her. Even as a child, she wrote her own faery tales and prattled incessantly to her imaginary friends.
After graduating from UNC Charlotte with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Media Communications, she went on to become certified in culinary arts from The Art Institute of Charlotte. But it wasn’t until her aerospace engineer husband accepted a job in Virginia and they relocated that she knew what she wanted to be when she grew up.
With the support of family and friends, Karen embarked on a journey with the voices in her head. They wouldn’t stop talking (yes, she does answer back) and their stories took shape.
Karen currently lives in coastal Virginia and enjoys reading, tweeting, writing and spending time with her husband and their spoiled rotten Vizsla named Rusty.
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