Category Archives: Books
Let’s Make a Deal
It has been brought to my attention that some readers wish “A Boon by Moonlight” was longer. The problem with that is, it was written for Evernight Publishing’s Romance on the Go™ line, which has a specific 12,000 word cut-off. I was pushing the envelope as it was with length, but that’s why the story is only novelette length.
But never let it be said that I don’t listen to my readers. So here’s the deal — if you buy a copy of “A Boon by Moonlight,” I would ask that you leave a review at Evernight Publishing, Amazon, All Romance E-Books, or Bookstrand. If the overall response is positive, I will write a full-length (90K minimum) novel about Zach and Jerrek, and I will make sure it’s published one way or the other.
After all, there’s a reason why Jerrek is avoiding Faerie right now…
Release Day: A Boon by Moonlight (And Win Glittering Prizes!)
Happy Friday, my darlings! Let’s kick off the weekend by celebrating the release of my brand spanking new Romance On the Go™ story “A Boon by Moonlight,” now available from Evernight Publishing, Amazon, and other purveyors of fine erotic romance.
Ex-Marine Zach Mayhew is willing to do anything for his dying grandmother, even find a fairy ring and beg that she be allowed to spend her last days in Faerie. But when a gorgeous Sidhe noble named Jerrek demands a night in his bed in return, Zach learns that a boon asked by moonlight can have unexpected consequences for his heart.
But wait, there’s more! I’m also running a contest with the following prizes:
• A hand-made peridot Willow Tree pendant from Belaurient Arts! Worked in the shape of a willow tree (the symbol of Jerrek’s house) the pendant is made from antique brass wire and polished peridot chips, and is suspended on an 18″ antique brass chain with a 1″ extender.
• A $20 Amazon gift certificate
• A $20 Evernight Publishing gift certificate
To win one of these prizes, simply leave your name and email address in the comments below before midnight CST on March 3, and answer one question — what tree is the symbol of Jerrek’s house? (Hint — look at the pendant.) You MUST answer the question to be entered in the contest.
Thanks for reading, and good luck with the contest!
What Causes Most Problems in Greek Mythology?
Is it horrible that I kinda hope I show up on this pie chart by the time I get finished with the Olympic Cove series?
Who has a cover? I have a cover!
And it’s a thing of grace and beauty, indeed. I literally punched the air when I saw this — once again, Sour Cherry Designs scores big again.
And remember, A Boon by Moonlight is available from Evernight Publishing on March 1, 2013 — mark your calendars and save your pennies!
The trigger has been pulled, the horse is out of the barn, the email is off
It is 4:13 AM, and Storm Season is officially off to the publisher for consideration. Two hours to boil down a synopsis to one page — no wonder my eyes are trying to explode.
Agog with excitement
I just found out last night that the lovely people at Sour Cherry Designs are now working on the cover for A Boon by Moonlight. They do absolutely splendid cover art, so I’m literally bouncing in my seat waiting to see what they come up with for Zach and Jerrek.
In other Boon news, I’m going to run a contest on release day and post it here, on my Facebook page and my Twitter page. Participants will be asked to come here and answer a question about the book (yes, I’m making it very simple to guess the answer). Five winners will be chosen at random, and will receive:
- A $25 Amazon gift certificate
- A $25 Evernight Publishing gift certificate (because hey, I’m all about pimping Evernight)
- A copy of A Boon by Moonlight and Vanilla-Free Christmas: Manlove Edition, PLUS a sneak preview of Storm Season
- A handmade peridot pendant from Belaurient Arts
- A handmade pair of earrings from Belaurient Arts
Can you tell I’m excited by this? I’m excited by this!
Giveaway for release day — any ideas?
On the release day for A Boon by Moonlight, I think I want to run a contest for readers, make it a celebration for everyone. One of the prizes will be a copy of A Boon by Moonlight, natch, and I was thinking of offering a gift card as well, either Amazon or Starbucks. I’d like to have a third prize as well, and since I design jewelry on the side I was thinking of a willow tree pendant, since that’s Jerrek’s house symbol. Would that have any appeal to y’all, or should I rethink the whole thing?
*does the happy dance*
Just got a release date for A Boon by Moonlight — it will be out on March 1, yay! So you have two weeks to save up your pennies and buy my story of Zach Mayhew, ex-Marine and planet nursery owner, and the deal he cuts with a tall, handsome, and very snarky Sidhe noble to get his dying grandmother into Faerie. Oh, I cannot WAIT to see the cover for this one…
What to do when you get a rejection
Today I got a very nice rejection email from the agent I queried about Storm Season. It wasn’t deemed a good fit for their agency, but they suggested I continue to look for other agents as opinions vary widely.
Now, rejections are normal in pretty much every writer’s life, and Lord knows I’ve collected enough in my career. Am I disappointed that the agent wasn’t interested in Storm Season? Yes, of course I am. Nobody likes to be rejected, and it would have been nifty to be represented by this agency.
Am I surprised that they passed on it? Honestly, not all that much. Storm Season is, after all, a MMM menage erotic romance, and while those are very popular with e-publishers, I suspect they’re a harder (hur hur) sell when it comes to print publishers. An agent is all about salable books, so their decision to pass is understandable. Also, it’s not like they said, “Whatever made you think you were literate in the first place, you babbling hag? Never darken our phosphors again.” So if I have something that might be a better fit for them (and I don’t have an agent by then), I can always try submitting new stuff in the future.
Am I giving up writing entirely, deleting the file and eating an entire half gallon of Butter Pecan to drown my sorrows in a diabetic coma? No. Rejections are part of the game — they happen, you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and submit your work to the next person on your list. Now, I’m not going to do that exactly with Storm Season — yes, I could continue to ping agents, but I suspect I’ll get the same response from them simply because of the subject matter. As I already have an e-publisher in mind, I’ll be submitting it there as soon as I finish the polish and write a one-page synopsis.
Ultimately, I have faith in my writing. I know Storm Season will sell — my hard-nosed nitpicky beta readers have loved it — and I know it’ll find an audience. I just have to be patient and keep on looking for the right market. And I will sell other books as well, because I won’t stop until I do. It’s simple as that.
Although I have to admit, butter pecan does sound pretty good right about now…
90,022 words
And that is, as we say in the biz, a wrap for Storm Season. Query letter goes off tomorrow, and fingers stay crossed until I hear back.
