I don't think I've ever combined any of my newsletters before, but I don't want to miss what's been happening in my writing life over the past six weeks, because it's been crazy busy...or maybe just flat out crazy. I'm finally getting some of those reverted titles back up for sale. I've gotten a lot of books back--remember, I've been doing this for 20 years now, and many of my older books are coming back to me. That's how good contracts work--when sales slow down with the original publisher, the author can request their rights back, and then re-release them either independently or with another publisher. I've done some of my Wolf Tales books (10, 11, and 12) with Beyond the Page Publishing, a company my agent, Jessica Faust at Bookends Literary Agency, set up to help authors with reverted titles, or new work when, as is my case, the author wants to continue working on a discontinued series. That's what I've been doing with my Spirit Wild books. I recently got the rights back to both DARK WOLF and DARK MOON. DARK WOLF will be coming out next Tuesday--July 10--if everything goes according to plan.
But, I'm doing it differently, from working directly with the cover artist to doing a lot of my own formatting, assisted by a small but very good company called IndieWrites. And Sheri, the extremely smart woman I'm working with, is handling the uploading and detailed formatting, and all of those things that would make me batshit crazy. Without any doubt whatsoever...so wish me luck on this first almost entirely self-published reverted book, which I'm releasing for just .99 for the first week. After that it will go up to $3.99, so if you haven't read it, or if you know anyone who hasn't read it but has maybe read some of the series, please help me spread the word! That .99 won't last long.
But, I'm doing it differently, from working directly with the cover artist to doing a lot of my own formatting, assisted by a small but very good company called IndieWrites. And Sheri, the extremely smart woman I'm working with, is handling the uploading and detailed formatting, and all of those things that would make me batshit crazy. Without any doubt whatsoever...so wish me luck on this first almost entirely self-published reverted book, which I'm releasing for just .99 for the first week. After that it will go up to $3.99, so if you haven't read it, or if you know anyone who hasn't read it but has maybe read some of the series, please help me spread the word! That .99 won't last long.
But that's not the only project I've been working on. A number of years ago, when I was writing for Ellora's Cave, I did a number of sexy short stories for a couple of their Caveman anthologies. They were fun to write, but not part of any series, just stories that popped into my head and somehow worked. This one was one of my favorites, a truly feel good sexy story that still makes me smile. The cover is linked to an excerpt at Changeling Press. It's about an alien construct, essentially a robot placed on Earth to sexually service traveling space explorers. She's not supposed to have emotions, and certainly should never fall in love with a human man who's been spying on her. I mean, what sane android falls in love with a voyeur?
Obviously, Mira hasn't read the handbook.
Obviously, Mira hasn't read the handbook.
Another book coming up, also from Changeling Press, is MORE THAN A HUNCH. This one was part of an anthology at EC and probably is the book that gave me even more notoriety than the first Wolf Tales. There's a very graphic scene that I elected to read aloud at a Romantic Times conference many years ago--sometime after 2002 when the book was written--and I chose this one assuming I'd be reading to a small group of women. Wrong. There were quite a few men in the audience, and the room was so crowded that there were people standing in the back. There were about eight of us doing readings...wish I could remember everyone who was there. Rosemary Laurey was one of the authors, but damned if I can recall others. Maybe Stephanie Burke? Treva Hart? I'll have to ask them. I'll update if I do find out.
We were all Ellora's Cave authors, I think, and everyone read pretty neat scenes, but the closer it got to me, the more I realized that, at this point and with this audience, reading a "first person point of view" oral sex scene which means I'm reading as if I'm the one going down on a guy--to a mixed audience--was probably not one of my smarter moves. The thing is, I could never do anything like that myself, but thank GAWD it's Kate Douglas who goes to these conferences, because she can be one ballsy bitch. And I/she did it. Read it with as much emotion as I could put into it, and before I was done the room was dead quiet except for the sound of men in the audience shifting in their seats.
To this day, when I'm at a conference, absolute strangers will come up to me and say they remember the time...so if any of you were there, I'd love to hear from you. And if you read More Than a Hunch when it comes out (if you haven't already) I can assure you that you'll know exactly what scene I'm talking about! The book is due to release at Changeling Press on July 20, and I think it comes out everywhere else July 27. When it's first listed at CP, it's always marked down, and then prices go up once it hits the other retailers.
There's one other book out there floating around that was in the very first Caveman Anthology, Tales from the Temple, I think. My story is called Barbarian. It's one of my darker tales, written in 2004, and really skirts the line with non-consensual BDSM, but I still like the way it works, and I'm anxious to see it come out again. It's been unavailable for a long time, as far as I know.
We were all Ellora's Cave authors, I think, and everyone read pretty neat scenes, but the closer it got to me, the more I realized that, at this point and with this audience, reading a "first person point of view" oral sex scene which means I'm reading as if I'm the one going down on a guy--to a mixed audience--was probably not one of my smarter moves. The thing is, I could never do anything like that myself, but thank GAWD it's Kate Douglas who goes to these conferences, because she can be one ballsy bitch. And I/she did it. Read it with as much emotion as I could put into it, and before I was done the room was dead quiet except for the sound of men in the audience shifting in their seats.
To this day, when I'm at a conference, absolute strangers will come up to me and say they remember the time...so if any of you were there, I'd love to hear from you. And if you read More Than a Hunch when it comes out (if you haven't already) I can assure you that you'll know exactly what scene I'm talking about! The book is due to release at Changeling Press on July 20, and I think it comes out everywhere else July 27. When it's first listed at CP, it's always marked down, and then prices go up once it hits the other retailers.
There's one other book out there floating around that was in the very first Caveman Anthology, Tales from the Temple, I think. My story is called Barbarian. It's one of my darker tales, written in 2004, and really skirts the line with non-consensual BDSM, but I still like the way it works, and I'm anxious to see it come out again. It's been unavailable for a long time, as far as I know.
Almost forgot! I have rediscovered an author I haven't read for years, and I'd forgotten just how much I love Ann Christopher's writing. I'm always pushing BookBub, right? Well, Ann had a free book up, SINFUL SEDUCTION, and I remembered how much I enjoyed the few stories of hers I'd read. I read it. Couldn't put it down, and ended up buying--and reading the rest of the series.
You know how authors put those little teaser chapters at the end of an ebook? Yeah...I do it too, but after I read the entire Davies Family series, I saw a teaser for a free book in the Journeys End series, and, well. as therapy, it's amazingly effective to read a good book. And lord knows I've needed the therapy! So yes, that's another series to add to my collection.
You know how authors put those little teaser chapters at the end of an ebook? Yeah...I do it too, but after I read the entire Davies Family series, I saw a teaser for a free book in the Journeys End series, and, well. as therapy, it's amazingly effective to read a good book. And lord knows I've needed the therapy! So yes, that's another series to add to my collection.
Then, at the end of one of those books I came across an excerpt for the first book in the Warner Family series. Click on the cover--this one is free, too, as is the first in Journeys End (which I have) and I am convinced that BookBub is like crack for readers. FWIW, I see no reason to consider anIy sort of twelve step program...No, not me!
I've just ordered the final book in the Warner Family--CAMPAIGN FOR SEDUCTION, and then it's going to be time to read the Journeys End stories.
I've just ordered the final book in the Warner Family--CAMPAIGN FOR SEDUCTION, and then it's going to be time to read the Journeys End stories.
I've also got a beautiful hardcover copy of THE OTHER LADY VANISHES by Amanda Quick sitting next to my workspace, taunting me!
I love these covers, and the first book in this series set in the 1930s, THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, really stuck with me. Click on the cover to go to Jayne Ann Krentz/aka Amanda Quick's website for more about these stories.
On the home front, nothing much is happening. Husband is slowly healing from surgery on his
I love these covers, and the first book in this series set in the 1930s, THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, really stuck with me. Click on the cover to go to Jayne Ann Krentz/aka Amanda Quick's website for more about these stories.
On the home front, nothing much is happening. Husband is slowly healing from surgery on his
his left foot, but the house hasn't sold, which is really frustrating. We are so ready to get out of town and back to a rural lifestyle. It's a really cute house in a 55+ community, but the backyard is very small and that's putting people off. It works for me because I don't have a lot of time to garden, and it's filled with ferns and Japanese maples. I love the house--just wish it was in the middle of five or ten acres somewhere!
Once I get caught up on all the reverted books, I plan to get started on the next Spirit Wild story. Have a few ideas rattling around in my brain, but haven't really settled on exactly who's going to be in this next one. I want to do something with my maned wolves, and we still have to get Oliver and Asha mated, so I'm sure something will come to me when I least expect it. Next project, however, is getting DARK MOON back up for sale so I can have the entire Spirit Wild series out there for readers.
If you've been following the Affaire de Coeur cover contest, I think it's still open for voting. Please stop by the Affaire de Coeur website and vote for your favorite authors and their covers. I've got DARK CAPTIVE entered, but if that's not your favorite in the "Almost Kiss" section, please vote for the one you love. I'm just pointing you in their direction!
http://affairedecoeur.com/AlmostKiss.html
http://affairedecoeur.com/HotGuyzPatrol.html
http://affairedecoeur.com/UniquelyYours.html
http://affairedecoeur.com/GorgeousGals.html
We've had a couple of weeks of grandkids and their parents here from Hawaii, and it was wonderful to get all six of them together (three are here in town) because they really have a terrific time together. Ages run from six to sixteen, and they're definitely a lot of fun. Also a reminder that motherhood is for the young! I swear their moms go ninety miles an hour. I vaguely recall doing that when our kids were younger, though I don't think we ever had as much going on as this next generation.
And on that note, it's time to shut this sucker down and get this posted. I'm hoping to do a contest next month whether we move or not. Not sure how or what, but please don't give up on me. And thank you all for hanging in with me during this past year. I'm really hoping to get the next new book out sooner rather than later.
All the best to you. I hope you're not melting in this horrible heat we're having here in the US and Canada. Sounds like it's reaching record temps, especially in the northeast. We hit 105° last week, but it's actually been fairly pleasant the past few days. Tomorrow should be hot, though. Unfortunately!
Take care, be well, and always find time to read a good book!
Kate
Once I get caught up on all the reverted books, I plan to get started on the next Spirit Wild story. Have a few ideas rattling around in my brain, but haven't really settled on exactly who's going to be in this next one. I want to do something with my maned wolves, and we still have to get Oliver and Asha mated, so I'm sure something will come to me when I least expect it. Next project, however, is getting DARK MOON back up for sale so I can have the entire Spirit Wild series out there for readers.
If you've been following the Affaire de Coeur cover contest, I think it's still open for voting. Please stop by the Affaire de Coeur website and vote for your favorite authors and their covers. I've got DARK CAPTIVE entered, but if that's not your favorite in the "Almost Kiss" section, please vote for the one you love. I'm just pointing you in their direction!
http://affairedecoeur.com/AlmostKiss.html
http://affairedecoeur.com/HotGuyzPatrol.html
http://affairedecoeur.com/UniquelyYours.html
http://affairedecoeur.com/GorgeousGals.html
We've had a couple of weeks of grandkids and their parents here from Hawaii, and it was wonderful to get all six of them together (three are here in town) because they really have a terrific time together. Ages run from six to sixteen, and they're definitely a lot of fun. Also a reminder that motherhood is for the young! I swear their moms go ninety miles an hour. I vaguely recall doing that when our kids were younger, though I don't think we ever had as much going on as this next generation.
And on that note, it's time to shut this sucker down and get this posted. I'm hoping to do a contest next month whether we move or not. Not sure how or what, but please don't give up on me. And thank you all for hanging in with me during this past year. I'm really hoping to get the next new book out sooner rather than later.
All the best to you. I hope you're not melting in this horrible heat we're having here in the US and Canada. Sounds like it's reaching record temps, especially in the northeast. We hit 105° last week, but it's actually been fairly pleasant the past few days. Tomorrow should be hot, though. Unfortunately!
Take care, be well, and always find time to read a good book!
Kate
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