USA Today Bestselling Author of Urban Fantasy Romance and Fantasy Romance
KJ Reed posted a picture of the cutest cupcakes ever on Twitter a couple of days ago. They were so darling, I shanghaied her into giving me step by step instructions so that my daughter and I could tackle a batch next weekend. I know, I know.
Me and my cupcakes. What can I say? They’re an addiction.
Wait until you see these. Resist? I think not.
I’ll go ahead and turn the show over to KJ. Let’s get decorating!
I blogged for the first time as a member of the Paranormal Romantics team today. I didn’t plan on doing the group blog thing for a while yet, but things run like clockwork over there, and it’s a group of gals I’ve known for a while. Should be fun.
Check it out–my recommended read(s).
Yes, yes, I’m a couple of days behind blogging about the new Samhain Publishing revamp. A lot of that is because I wanted to wait out the kinks (you believe that, right?) Everything seems to be up and running now, and the site looks great. It’s cleaner and brighter, just a very cool new design all around. Now–to to cool bits.
*Pre-ordering books. You can now pre-order titles up to thirty days prior to release and receive a 30% discount in the process. I gave it a try first off, and I’m waiting to see how the notification system works. I love having release days stress removed from the equation. I prefer to click and order/pre-order the second something shiny catches my eye. [Read more…]
This Sunday, I’m happy to report that I’m one-third finished with this MS.
(Is there an echo in here? LOL)
Since most of my work is around 60K, I stop every 20k and re-read. I like to make notes on threads I’ve left dangling in case I forget, and it really just works better for me in terms of pacing and that sort of thing.
On that note, it’s rare for me to read something I’ve written and be truly happy with it. It’s happened exactly once before now, with the first chapter of Wicked Kin. The newest new first chapter of Evermine is the second time I’ve finished a scene and thought–this is it. It doesn’t get any better.
Now that the first third is shining, it’s time to move into phase two. Exciting stuff. 😉
He chuckled as I stared, captivated by the flush of scarlet through his carmine wings. Glamour made him human, handsome with his black hair and blue gray eyes. Without it, words failed me. His burnished ebony skin fed into thick, leather wings. Fathomless eyes returned my gaze, rimming silver around his irises. His midnight hair, darkly tousled.
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I finished reading Poison Kissed a few days ago. I’ve kind of sat on blogging about it, because I was already suffering withdrawal symptoms before I turned the last page. Shadowfae hooked me. Shadowglass, I really enjoyed. But Poison Kissed is my hands down favorite.
I did wonder how well I would like a snake hero. I’ve seen them around, but never read one. Well, let me tell you—Joey is a sweetheart. He melted my butter faster than any other character in the series. Oh, sure. He has that tough as nails exterior, but you see his soft underbelly whenever he’s around Mina. His uncertainty where she’s concerned is precious, and his shame makes you ache for him. It doesn’t hurt that his partial shifts were strangely erotic. [Read more…]
Hailey writes about questionable applications of otherwise perfectly good magic, the transformative power of love, the family you choose for yourself, and blowing stuff up. Not necessarily all at once. That could get messy.
