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Sin Undone!

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Squee!!!!! I has a cover!!!!

Now, I realize it's black and white — and pretty. But it'll be even prettier in person, because it'll have a metallic wash over it, so it'll be silver and black instead of black and white. I can't wait to see it!!!!!

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HER TOUCH IS DEADLY

As the only female Seminus demon ever born, master assassin Sinead Donnelly is used to being treated like an outcast. She spent decades enslaved, and now vows she’ll die before she’ll relinquish her freedom again. Then Sin’s innate ability to kill her enemies goes awry: She creates a lethal new werewolf virus that sparks a firestorm of panic and violence.

HIS HUNGER CAN’T BE DENIED

Half-werewolf, half-vampire Conall Dearghul is charged with bringing in Sin to face punishment for the plague. And she’s no stranger: He’s bound to her by blood, and the one sexual encounter they shared has left him hungering for her raw sensuality. Worse, Sin is the underworld’s most wanted and Con soon learns he’s the only one who can help her . . . and that saving her life might mean sacrificing his own.

Here's a link to Sin Undone's page…with an excerpt!



Today’s Post…

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

is at Writeminded!

Also, recently Lore and Wraith have had awesome news, but I'm excited to announce that Shade is no longer feeling left out, because his book, Desire Unchained, won the CAPA award for Best Paranormal Romance 2009 at The Romance Studio!

:cool: WTG, Shade!

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Wraith Does It Again!

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

cataaward2009I'm just so proud of that sweet little demon!

I just learned (I'm a little late – been down with a migraine for days, but yesterday it hit critical mass and left me curled in a ball under my covers for a good 18 hours) that Passion Unleashed won a CataNetwork Reviewer's Choice Award for 2009!

:cool: Yay!

You can check out the list of winners at each of the three CataNetwork sites:

Single Titles
Sensual Reads
CataRomance

Also, an early heads' up:

I'll be doing a blogtalk radio interview on February 17th at 2PM EST. You can call in with your questions during show time to participate in the live interview @ 646-378-0039. Listen-in or chat on the Grand Central Publishing channel on BlogTalkRadio. If you would like your questions to be read on air by the host or if you would like to give advanced notice of your participation during the live call, email anna.balasi@hbgusa.com

I'm already nervous. I always sound like a big doofus when I'm live! :rolleyes:



New York Times Print List!!!!

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

:grin: Squee!!!

I just found out that Ecstasy Unveiled not only hit the New York Times bestseller list for the second week in a row, but it hit the PRINT list at #20!!!! OMG!!!

I'm so excited! Thanks once again to all you amazing readers who have been buying the books and supporting this series. Writing it has been a dream come true, and y'all made it happen!

THANK YOU!!!



USA Today and New York Times!!!!!

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

ecstacy-unveiled_200 :grin: Exciting news, and not just for me!!!!

My hands are STILL shaking, and I found all this stuff out yesterday afternoon, but…Ecstasy Unveiled hit #58 on the USA Today list, which is a big jump from #81, which was where Passion Unleashed debuted.

AND…Lore also jumped 10 spots on the New York Times, putting Ecstasy Unveiled at #23 on the NYT!!!! Squeeeeee!!!!!! <--that's me, still squeeing even though my voice is kind of gone.

But that's not all.

Nope.

My awesome Sydney Croft buddy, Stephanie Tyler, also hit the New York Times bestseller list at #22 — for the first time!!!! Holy crap, Steph! You're a New York Times bestselling author!!!!!

We're right next to each other, which is really freaky, but it also makes sense. We've been running neck and neck since the beginning when we got The Call within days of each other. Then we sold our Croft books together. Then we sold our individual series within weeks of each other.

She hit the NYT on her third book, and I hit on my third book. And we both hit this time on the same day, side by side, with purple covers.

How weird is that?

So anyway, that's the news. Oh, and we sold the first two Sydney Croft books to Germany, so yay for foreign translations and fun covers!!!

Thanks to everyone who has been so enthusiastic about the Demonica series and who bought Ecstasy Unveiled. You guys are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

Big, squishy virtual hug!!!!!!



Lore is Here!!!!

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

ecstacy-unveiled_400YAY!!!!

OMG, Ecstasy Unveiled is FINALLY here!

Man, it was a bumpy road — his first draft nearly killed me, and then came revisions, all of it done during a move from Virginia to Wisconsin. I was writing in the car as my husband drove, was writing in the hotel rooms when we stopped, and I didn't unpack boxes in the new house for a month.

But the book came together, I got a great cover, and it all fell into place. Even better, I share today with my Sydney Croft partner, Stephanie Tyler, whose book, Hold on Tight is out today too — and with a purple cover!

Also, I've got some stuff going on around the blogsphere today, but it's early in the morning and I haven't had any coffee, so I can't remember them all. I'll update throughout the day as links come in to me.

Here's one, though: I'm at the RomCon blog talking about book covers!

Also, my publisher made this really cool interactive E-card for the release — just click here to be taken to my desk! Check out the gargoyle! And if you click on the papers, you'll get some concept art and info about the weapons in the book, and click on the iPod to hear me talking about weapons in the Demonica world. My publisher is so awesome…



Almost There!

Monday, January 25th, 2010

I'm SO excited — tomorrow Ecstasy Unveiled officially releases!

And there's a cool party coming on the 27th to celebrate!

Just hop over to Bitten By Books and RSVP for 25 extra entries.

Entries for what?

Grand Prize: 2GB Apple iPod Shuffle in green (just like Sin's in her book) plus a $25 gift certificate
2nd Prize: The Demonica tote pictured below with all the goodies
3rd Prize: The Demonica mug pictured below with all the goodies

I'm going to try to do a video interview for the party — TRY being the operative word, here. I'm kind of lame when it comes to stuff like this. And shy. Yes, you heard me. Shy. My horns are definitely well-concealed. :grin: Hope you'll join me!
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All Over Blogland Today!

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

img_2238I'm really, really busy today, all over blogland, giving away stuff and doing interviews and blog posts…

:grin: Would love for you to come see me!

First up…Lore (Ecstasy Unveiled) and Chris (Hard To Hold) are interviewing each other in a two-day Demon/SEAL event! And we're giving away stuff. Including demon and SEAL duckies! Come see what happens when you stick a demon and SEAL in a room together! :cool:

Next, I'm over at the fabulous Beth Kery's with an interview and a giveaway! And while you're there, don't forget to enter her BIG contest, in which you can win $100 gift certificate! Come on over! :wink:

I'm also over at the Witchy Chicks blog talking about things like Egypt! The Witchy Chicks blog is run by some awesome authors, so come check it out! :smile:

Also…this is the bag I've been giving away as prizes on several blogs — it's a neat tote/boat bag, so if you see a bag listed as a prize, that's it below! (includes the pens and bookmarks, but unless specified in the contest, not the duckie or notebook)

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A Mish-Mash!

Friday, January 15th, 2010

How is everyone? Surviving the cold?

It's warming up here in Wisconsin — a January thaw. Bleh. I want more snow! This has been such a mild winter. I will be happy to not have rude snowmobilers cutting through my yard, though.

While working on revisions to Sin Undone (I love this book!) I've been watching the tragedy unfolding in Haiti. It's bringing back a lot of memories of Katrina, and that's been a little hard. This is one of those times I wish I'd followed through with my desire to keep my EMT certification and join a SAR team. :sad:

In more uplifting news, there's still time to check out my interview at Paranormal Haven and win Passion Unleashed!

Also, I just got an AWESOME review of Desire Unchained at The Raving Readers. I'm always extra happy to get good reviews of Shade's book, because I know he can be the hardest character to like for a lot of people. His book is also much darker than Eidolon's, so the shift in tone can throw readers. The harshest reviews I've gotten on the Demonica books have been on Shade's book. So any time I get a great review of Desire Unchained, I'm super excited.

Speaking of reviews, Larissa at Larissa's Life loved Passion Unleashed! Don't forget to stop by to comment on the daily posts for more chances to win!

Have a great weekend, everyone!



It’s Demonica Week!

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

Welcome to Larissa's Life

Yay! DEMONS!!!!!!! :cool:

Larissa from Larissa's Life is hosting a week-long party dedicated to the Demonica series! How cool is that? There are a gob of neat prizes, some specifically for new readers, and some for established ones, so be sure to read the rules carefully. And then go back daily to comment on daily posts for more chances to win!

Click on the button at the top of the page, or click here to go to her blog and scroll down to the contest post. Hope to see you there!

In other news…well, there's pretty much no other news. I'm working on revisions to Sin Undone (I can't wait for you to read Ecstasy Unveiled so I can start talking a little more about Sin!) and trying to get the house back into shape after all the holiday craziness. And with all the snow, I can't believe how yucky the floors have gotten. The tile entryway is gritty with salt — so gross!

Other than that, not much going on. I'm getting ready to read Lara Adrian's newest, Shades of Midnight, and I'm super excited about that. The Alaska setting has me anxious to get cracking on it.

Have you read anything good lately? Getting ready to read something you hope will be good?

Okay, I'm outta here. Sin is getting cranky…





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