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Award-Winning Mirage Now In Print

Wow, that’s such a great feeling to get to write “award-winning” in front of a book I’ve written. That award-winning statement is for the 2009 EPPIE Mirage won for Best Historical/Western Erotic Romance. And Mirage has received quite a bit of critical acclaim. I’m very proud to have been one of the first ePublished authors to receive a Top Pick from RT BOOKreviews. A Top Pick is pretty darn close to a contest win. It means that out of all the books the reviewer read for the month, this particular book was in their opinion, the best of the best.

Romance Is Good For You!

Yesterday, a report by the New York Times said romance books are selling like hot cakes even though there’s a recession. That’s not new news to us, is it? LOL Even though I’m an author, I still love to read. I just don’t get to read that much, something I wish things were different.

Dangerous Scenes

I was chatting with a co-worker the other day about working two jobs. The day job that brings in a steady paycheck, and my job writing books. I was sharing with her what the hardest part of writing a book is. She thought it would just writing in general. I said, nah, I don’t have any trouble just writing, you know I can’t keep my mouth shut as it is. No, the hardest thing for me to write is a sex scene.

Now my friend isn’t a huge reader, but she listens to me talk about my books, how can I not love her for that! LOL But when she heard me say sex scenes are hard, she was surprised. For some reason, a lot of people are surprised to hear that writing sex is difficult. I suppose that’s because most people assume that you just write what happens. You could write it that way, but in order to reveal more about the characters you have to show emotion in the scene. I tried to do that in Dangerous, and I think I succeeded fairly well. At least the reviews and fan mail I get makes me believe that.

So read on for an excerpt of Dangerous, where there isn’t any sex, just a lot of hot prelude, which is pretty much the same.

*Dangerous – a 2009 EPPIE finalist *- On Sale Now!

4.5 Stars “Jane Eyre meets The Mummy…[her] characters are so multidimensional that readers will swear they’re based on real people.” Romantic Times BOOKreviews

I find Dangerous is a pretty good read…” Mrs. Giggles.com

Dangerous Now In Print

2009 EPPIE Finalist
Behind the mask lies love-a dangerous and deadly emotion

Constance Athelson, Viscountess Westbury has a gift she can’t reveal. She sees things others can’t, including the dead. The only thing she can’t see is into the heart of Lucien Blakemore, Earl of Lyndham. After one blissful night in his arms, she knows if she’s ever to win his heart, she must free him from his tortured past.

Lucien Blakemore met the Egyptian goddess Isis at a masked ball, but she vanished into the night before he could learn her real name. It’s just as well, since the Blakemore Curse makes love a dangerous and deadly emotion for him. But the erotic night he spent with his mysterious lover makes him want to throw caution aside-if only for one more night with his masked goddess.

Keepers

Have you ever read a book you love so much you put it on a keeper shelf? I have a couple like that. They encompass about three shelves, and they include names like Ocrzy, Dickens, Bronte, Stephen King, Dan Brown, Jude Devereaux, Loretta Chase and Judith McNaught.

What Makes A Good Romance?

I often wonder what makes a good romance book for a reader. There are numerous subgenres in the romance genre, and for me personally, I like most types of romance books as long as it’s a book I can’t put down. I do confess to having a preference for historial and paranormal romance, which is why I write in both.

Wing It

I’m often asked where I get my ideas from. I’m never sure how to answer that question because I really don’t know. Take this post for instance. I don’t have any clear cut idea of what I’m going to end up with here, but as a pantser (someone who writes by the seat of their pants) I just wing it.

Living Dangerously

I love danger. I’ve always been a risk taker. I’ve had angels retire because of the stress I cause them. However, they do perform admirably when I need them. grin

Dangerous Men on Release Day

Dangerous men have always fascinated me. By dangerous, I mean tortured bad boys. There’s just something about a scarred hero that appeals to my inner psyche.

The Changing Bodyscapes of ER/Erotica

On Michelle Buonfiglio’s blog at Lifetime TV’s website this past week, the Queen Bella (as she’s affectionately known by her following) has been hosting a veritable feast of erotic romance and erotica authors all week long. The discussions there have been open, honest and quite frank. Yesterday author Pam Rosenthal asked whether we thought erotic romance/erotica has changed and developed in the past few years.