Book Release-My Sun, Your Shadow

I know, I’m a bit late with this, but as I only recently got back on line, I think I’m allowed a little lateness. My critique partner, Suzannah Safi has another book release. This book had been out before, but from what I understand, the publisher that had it was not on the up and up, so she had to take her work elsewhere.

Here's the juciy blurb:

Cat Mckibben wakes up one night to find herself chained to a bed at the will of a mysterious dark stranger. Yet his allure is more than she can handle as he entices her to follow him down a path of self-revelation and self-indulgence. When given to her fantasies, Cat finds the stranger more powerful than she imagined--...and his identity is revealed as Dracula.
Set out to take a queen, Dracula informs Cat that her secret heritage makes her the predestined queen.
Cat faces a decision--to stay with Dracula and enjoy a vampire's life teeming with sensual bliss, or the alternative fate that awaits her when she wakes up once again in her former nightmarish reality…

A Dark Fantasy Thriller Romance, Vampires.

I have not had the oppurtunity to read this book, but I know from expereince that this will surely satisfy your desires for sexy vampires.

back in the saddle

Okay, I’m back to writing.

Really, I’m writing again. I’m in the second book of my Trilogy The Hectate Trilogy titled Henbane and I’m feeling better about myself. I’ve been struggling with this story for so long, I never thought I’d get back into it. I can’t tell you why I was having these problems, I just was. Then something clicked for me, as if a light went off my head. (there I go again, being dramatic) and everything started to flow. At least until chapter 4 came to an end. Then, chapter 5 started to mock me. I had to force my hubby to sit down with me and brainstorm so I could over the hump. I did, at least until chapter 7, but by then, hopefully, I’ve gotten more in-depth and will know where I’m going. Already, I’m thinking ahead. I really need to put this stuff down in my outline so I don’t lose it. That would suck worse than the writer’s block.

A confession...

I have a confession to make and it might be a shocker:

Sometimes…I don’t like writing.

Okay, for any writer, that’s a no brainer. Really. You know what I’m talking about. Sitting down in front of the computer or a piece of paper and taking the pen in hand and…nothing. Not a line, not a word, not a nothing. You just keep staring at the blinking cursor and wishing that something would come pouring out. Anything to make the screen less intimidating. Sometimes, I just tap a letter and let it fill the screen. Stupid, but relaxing. The worst is when you have a story, you’re in the middle of it and suddenly…nothing. Your mind takes a vacation and you have no idea when it’s coming back. Damn thing!

When those moments happen, I try to keep busy. I have song lists that would make any musician proud. My desk is so clean you can eat off it. The floors…bugs don’t dare tread on it since I’m on watch for them. All the time spent on that and the screen still stares at back at me, mocking in its emptiness. Grrr…

For a while there, I used to read, anything really, but I stopped that. I find that when I read and write, my style starts to resemble whatever it is that I’m reading and that can be a bad thing when reading crap. Okay, not crap…just stuff that I really don’t like and can’t get into. There, more PC. I tell my husband that I need an assistant to help with everything, but in reality, I don’t. If I did, what would I do when my mind left and I had nothing to do? So I trudge on…hoping that my mind comes back and brings a gift with it.

Like right now.

I’m writing this blog post because I need to be working on a story that my critique partner and I are working on. But my mind said ‘next week’ and left before I could catch it. Now, I’m staring at this story, with the knowledge of what I need to do and nothing to do it with. Damn brain, you’d better come quickly!
On top of that, it took with it the other story that I was working on, the ménage I’d referenced.

I’m not going to get anything done other than editing, am I?

Coming soon...

As I said before, I have a very talented critique partner, Suzannah Safi whom I adore. We’ve been working together for about…two years now…I think. My mind slips sometimes, but it feels about right.

Anyways

She has a new book coming out titled “Beyond a Planned Fantasy” by Pink Petal Books. The books is scheduled to be released May 6, 2010. Here is the cover:

And a blurb to entice you:
Carol has one thing on her mind when she creates a fantasy encounter—revenge. Then, her escort, Leo, pushes her boundaries as he introduces her to forbidden desires. She's only booked her fantasy man for the weekend, never planning on seeing him again. What she doesn't know is that Leo has a plan of his own and his own need for revenge. Carol may have wanted only a weekend fantasy; she ends up with more than she'd ever bargained if she can only trust her heart and her fantasy man.



To say that I’m excited for her is an understatement. She and I have come a long way since the early days of praying for a book deal. Okay, she has, I’m still on my knees. But that’s not the point. I did critique this book, so I do have an inkling of what’s it’s going to be about, as long editing didn’t change too much. I would have to say that you will not be disappointed by the book or the writing.

I want everyone to go out and by this book. I now i'm going to.