Real life
March 8, 2012 | Real life
“A kiss is a lovely trick, designed by nature, to stop speech when words become superfluous.”
– Ingrid Bergman
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Real life
March 1, 2012 | Real life
The most useless question I ask myself is: “why”. There’s no way I can make sense of real life. That’s why I need fiction. 
Why do you read?
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February 23, 2012 | Real life
Like lots of people, the internet has changed the way I process news and information. I no longer subscribe to a paper and ink newspaper or magazines. I don’t watch television news or listen to radio news. News arrives via digital ink and e-videos. The advantage is a much greater depth of raw information.
The embedded video to about a local chef’s fund raising project to produce a digital cookbook.
Sounds revolutionary to me. What do y’all think? Do you use cooking apps? Would you use a cooking app? An e-cookbook?
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February 16, 2012 | Real life
Thanks for sharing your favorite holidays, I loved every comments. 
Ta Da, the $25.00 Amazon Gift Card winner is: Cara Bristol
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February 9, 2012 | Real life
Did I mention A Taste of Scarlet is a CAPA nominee?
Stop back tomorrow for the winner of the Amazon gift care and more cover goodness!
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February 2, 2012 | Real life
Ellora’s Cave is a dream publisher for me. I write romantica, they publish romantica, an ideal match, right?
Yet when faced with an opportunity to submit and the need to create something worthy, I quailed. Then Swampy, the contrary muse came through for me big time with not just a single story, but a whole series.
Now I’m quivering again, because Warriors’ Woman Book one of the Seduction Mission series is going to be available February 10th. There’s already an official buy page, an excerpt, and I have an Ellora’s Cave author page! 
Have you ever had an impossible dream that came true?
All reassurances gratefully accepted. 
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January 26, 2012 | Real life
Every once in a while I think about blogging. Most of the time, since I’m such a utter geek, I just blog, spilling out whatever occurs to me on the topic of the moment. I share the music that catches my ear, the last book I read, the struggle to produce a better story, things that make me laugh, snippets of life with the diva dog, and of course excerpts, story news, and author whines. 
According to this website’s stats, for awhile free reads surpassed books as the most viewed page. If I didn’t blog at all, I might have time to create a free read a bit more often… But then I like the idea of more contests too…
What do y’all think?
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January 19, 2012 | Real life
WordPress used their platform to join the chorus of stop SOPA and PIPA –legislation designed to shut down websites engaged in copyright violations. I understand the concerns about censorship and the potential for abuse in the proposed legislation. The level of backlash and underlying assumption that all regulation is evil scares me.
While WordPress asks for donations now and then. their developers chose to offer their publishing software for free. This is the model some of the well-intentioned anti-SOPA/PIPA crowd want everyone else who creates intellectual property to adopt.
No. Thank. You. I don’t want to give away the stories I write. And yes, I do think it’s wrong for people to copy my work and donate it to their fellow pirates.
The Question Copyright Organization claims stealing intellectual property isn’t the same thing as stealing real property. Therefore all software, movies, television, books, and music transferred to digital formats should be available for free.
Am I the only one that sees a huge problem with this line of reasoning?
In this society, most adults barter their time for money. We call this employment. We suit up, show up, and add value to whatever product or service our employers provides the economy. How many of us would keep showing up without paychecks as incentive? Most of us want and need to get paid for our work.
Go ahead and weigh in with your feelings — we still have free speech.
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January 12, 2012 | Real life
Readers really do rule!
Whether you read on Kindle, Nook, Sony, or even dead tree books 
if you enjoyed the title you just read, please take a moment and leave a review on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Goodreads. Here’s a whole article on why reviews have so much power and how to leave one without giving yourself a headache. 
In this brave new world of publishing, readers rule more than ever. Go review something. 
How seriously do you take reader reviews?
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January 5, 2012 | Real life
Here’s what my crystal ball shows I’m working on during 2012:
1) A Very Demon Valentines — Demon Hunters II scheduled for release 2/14/12 from Loose Id
2) Warriors’ Woman — Book one of the Seduction Missions coming soon from Ellora’s Cave
3) A contemporary erotic romance coming someday (I hope)
4) A Trace of Ivy — Treeland Pack III coming someday (I hope)
5) A Very Demon Halloween — Demon Hunters III coming someday (I hope)
6) Seduction Mission II
Will I get all of these books done this year? Possibly, but given the lead time between submission and release is usually several months it’s unlikely all of them will be out this year even if I get them written. 
What are your plans for 2012?
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When both Hunter and Tru bond with Amber their mating triangle threatens everything they hold dear.
Determined to help rescue the princess, Cassandra agrees to act as the dragons’ sex slave, but can she guard her heart from the dominant males?
Camille, a plump, sweet-natured breeder, is caught in New Eden’s endless war with Baldor. Her mates, Jaxon and Aegis, need cunning and courage to rescue her. They need a miracle to capture her heart.
Werewolf-whisper Daniel is the only one who can heal Scarlet’s broken werewolf connection. If he succeeds then the pack’s needs will eclipse his claim on her heart. But if he fails, they'll both die.
A lonely woman finds passion with a dominant much younger lover, when she tries to leave she learns her new master plays for keeps.
One dangerous warrior woman plus two rogue demon males equals a love to threaten an empire.
Getting paid to watch Eduardo is Desiree’s dream assignment, but when he reaches out to her, crossing the line, everything changes.
Deep in her secret heart, she lusts for a sexy pirate who’d be her master and commander in the bedroom. But, this man may be too dangerous
She finds paradise in the arms of twin brothers, but their law demands she chose one warrior to mate and one to die.
One woman, two men, three wounded hearts--though already mated their love is still forbidden.
