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May Newsletter Contest Winners

5/28/2015

Congratulations to my May Newsletter Contest winners. I'm sending books out to Clare in the UK, Patricia in Florida, Michelle in South Carolina, Sue in Virginia, Tracy in Washington, and Stacy in Nevada.

I had a lot of entries and they were still arriving late Monday, so I gave the contest a bit more time--which worked really well because I've been writing like a

demon and time absolutely gets away from me!

Today is the "Cover Reveal" for Redemption! This book is the second novel in my Intimate Relations series--Intimate comes out December 1, and Redemption will be out on December 29. Check it out at Heroes and Heartbreakers! I am so excited about this new series--hope those of you who've gotten Hot Alphas enjoyed Tangled! It's a prequel to the series, a short taste of suspense in the wine country.

Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to my winners. Once again, winners were selected via Random.org, which does make my life easier. Everything is already wrapped and on its way to the post office thanks to my dear, long-suffering spouse. (I honestly cannot imagine being married to me! The man is a saint...and he's cute, too.)

I need to get back to work--first, though, a simple request. Please don't tag me for games or challenges on your Facebook pages. It takes a lot of time to go through and untag myself, and I'm really trying to get AWAKENED done asap. They generate way too much email, and it all has to be dealt with. I'm in this by myself, kidlets--there are no minions in my life beyond the husband going to the post office!

Hope you find time to read some really good books. I just finished ONCE AND ALWAYS by Elizabeth Hoyt writing as Julia Harper, and it's wonderful. Enjoyed it so much I've got DEAREST ROGUE sitting here, taunting me. Love her stories. Still saving JR Ward's latest, but I know that's going to take some serious time, so I need to get the WIP done first.

I do hope weather is settling down for my Houston readers--scary stuff, watching the news. And for all of you, stay safe, hopefully enjoy some decent weather for a change, and remember to take some time for yourself. It's so easy to forget our own needs sometimes...and I say this from experience.

Take care,
Kate

May 2015 Newsletter

5/18/2015

Please note: I am going through contest entries this morning and deleting more than I'm keeping--if you do not give me a complete address and list a book selection from the list in the newsletter, your entry isn't valid. I don't have time to hunt you down, nor do I have time to babysit. I love doing contests, but if you can't follow the instructions, the entry won't go in. I'm sorry. This happens every month and I'm swamped. I don't have an assistant--I do this myself and when it becomes too much of a burden, the contests will have to end.

FIRST NEWS: I AM BLOGGING TODAY AT I SMELL SHEEP (Love that name!) AND GIVING AWAY A CHOICE OF OLDER WOLF TALES BOOKS. IF YOU ARE MISSING ANY IN YOUR COLLECTION, GO HERE, ENTER THE CONTEST, LEAVE A MESSAGE AND I WISH YOU LUCK! INTERNATIONAL ENTRIES OKAY

I finished copy edits on INTIMATE just last night so it's now off to production, and waiting on final word from my editor on the edits I've done on REDEMPTION before it goes off to the copy editor. I haven't worked this hard for a long time, but I've gotten back into the flow of doing multiple books and had forgotten just how much I love it. And I haven't even mentioned FERAL PASSIONS! That's a sexy werewolf series you're going to love. I added an excerpt for that one as well. It's already got a cover--the book won't be out until September 15, but as fast as time is flying by, the summer will be over and the new release coming way too soon. I'm pretty proud of myself--it's not even the end of the month and I'm getting my newsletter done! Actually, there's a good reason to get it out--my very first story with my brand new publisher, St. Martin's Press, is coming out tomorrow. It's been a long time since I've written romantic suspense--my last one was over ten years ago, originally titles LAST OF THE O'ROURKES. It's been re-released as the second half of a duet, so if you want to make comparisons, look for LETHAL OBSESSION, which is paired in a bundle with LETHAL DECEPTION.

But, back to now--TANGLED is my story in HOT ALPHAS, and it's a prequel to my new romantic suspense series, INTIMATE RELATIONS, coming from St. Martin's Press in December. First book is INTIMATE on December 1, and the second is REDEMPTION on December 29. I'm working on the third book, AWAKENED, tentatively set for a June release.

Click on the cover above if you haven't read the excerpt for TANGLED, and there's also one up for INTIMATE. Nate Dunagan and Cassie Phillips were such a fun couple to write, and I think you'll really enjoy the story and the introduction to the Intimate Winery and Tangled Vines vineyards--and you'll get a glimpse of the world where much of my series will be set. I'm actually working on a very brief synopsis for AWAKENED today--I need to at least give my editor an idea of what's coming in the final story, though what she sees in the beginning is rarely what I turn in when it's done. So far, she hasn't freaked out on me too badly. She's young--probably a lot more adaptable...

I finished copy edits on INTIMATE just last night so it's now off to production, and I'm waiting on final word from my editor on the edits I've done on REDEMPTION before it goes off to the copy editor. I haven't worked this hard for a long time, but I've gotten back into the flow of doing multiple books and had forgotten just how much I love it.

And I haven't even mentioned FERAL PASSIONS! That's a sexy werewolf series you're going to love. I added an excerpt for that one as well--just click on the cover. The book won't be out until September 15, (ebook only, at first) but as fast as time is flying by, the summer will be over and the new release coming way too soon. Print will show up on January 5 in a three part anthology titled GROWL, with AC Arthur and Eve Langlais.

I'm finally working my way through my overwhelming (for me, anyway!) TBR pile!

I posted this shot on Facebook a few days ago, and since then I've read Decadent by Adrianne Lee, which was wonderful--but I love all her BIG SKY PIE stories. They're sexy and satisfy the need for sweets--just reading about the pies has got to be fattening, and Adrianne always adds recipes in the back! Just finished G.A. Aiken's LIGHT MY FIRE last night. I love this girl's humor. She is a truly warped woman which I find so impressive. The first of the bunch that I read was Amanda Quick's GARDEN OF LIES. I've actually already read it

twice, but I totally savor her stories because I know they will always leave me smiling. One other book I had the pleasure of reading--early, for a review--was Robyn Carr's next Thunder Point story, A NEW HOPE. It's got everything I want in a romance and if you're read Robyn's Virgin River stories but haven't gotten to her Thunder Point series, I highly recommend it.

I'm not sure which book I'm going to tackle next--I'm starting work on Awakened so don't want to get caught in something that won't turn me loose, which just about rules out any in the photo above. I imagine I'll be doing a lot of rereading of old favorites for the next few weeks.

I was hoping to have my author copies of Hot Alphas for a giveaway this month, but they haven't arrived yet, so I'm giving you a choice of any one of these books--add any you would be interested in when you enter, in the order you prefer. I'm finally running low on books, and will keep giving them away until they're gone, but if you're a winner and I'm out of the book you want, I need one to fall back on. I have to make room for the new ones! Choose from:DARK WOLF, DARK MOON, DREAM UNCHAINED, CRYSTALFIRE, WOLF TALES VI, VII, VIII, 9, 10 or 11, SEXY BEAST II or IV.

Good luck! I hope you are well, that the world is treating you right, and that you're not where the storms have been so awful. If you do get a copy of HOT ALPHAS, please let me know if you like my story--I am really anxious to see how readers like my foray into romantic suspense and hot NOT-paranormal romance! It's weird--when they get into trouble with a bad guy, they can't just shift and tear his throat out! Believe me, that changes things a LOT!!

My best to you--and please remember to find time to read a good book!! Now don't forget the blog, and the chance to win books there as well.

Kate

April Contest Winners

5/1/2015

Thanks to all who entered my newsletter contest for a copy of HOW TO WRITE HOT SEX--my winners are Rita from South Africa, Jana from California, and Marie from North Carolina. The books will go out in Monday's mail.

If you've been on my Facebook page, you'll know that the cover for INTIMATE was released yesterday. It's gorgeous!

You'll be able to see it on my website on Monday, along with an excerpt. I'll be posting both the covers and excerpts for FERAL PASSIONS and INTIMATE, but my publisher wanted me to wait a bit since the official "cover reveal" was at the Heroes and Heartbreakers website and they like a few days for an exclusive.

One thing I might have forgotten to mention is that Changeling Press did a re-release of one of my older romances, one titled MY VALENTINE. If you're in the mood for a sweet and rather emotional story, I think you'll like it. It's a novella length story for $2.97. Just click on the title.

I started work today on AWAKENED, the third story in my romantic suspense series--I have a feeling this one is going to be my favorite of the bunch, though I'm absolutely thrilled with the first two--well, three, actually, if you count the novella in the HOT ALPHAS anthology coming out in 18 more days!

Take care, and I'm hoping you're having some beautiful weather like we are. It was 92 today! Feels like summer already.

Happy May Day!
Kate

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