Thursday Thirteen!

Posted by Leslie on March 6th, 2008 | 3 Comments

{Edition XVIII}

Thirteen Things I Find Interesting Today

1. My Newest Cover
2. Today’s “Will Write for Chocolate”
3. The latest in Romance Bashing
4. Can anyone learn to taste wine?
5. Can a machine see what we’re thinking? (ACK!!)
6. More on Romance – It’s Everywhere, So Get Used to it!
7. Chatting about the High Concept idea in novels.
8. Sad – Endangered Animals have become the new “Blood Diamonds.”
9. Is Brain Size determined by what we eat?
10. Erotica Writers – Then and Now
11. Ripping Bodices in the 18th Century
12. Don’t Die or you’ll be severely punished!!
13. Cool Science Tattoos!

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No Thursday Thirteen today!

Posted by Leslie on February 28th, 2008 | No Comments

You can look at the one from last week if you missed it. Just so much to do these days!

As an update, I’m almost done with my revisions to my erotica short story, IMPROPER NIGHTS. Hopefully I’ll have a cover soon!

Once that is done, I’m going to try to focus on a new novel and the direction I want to move forward.

A TARNISHED HEART will be out in April, and with that, I’ll be increasing my promotion. I’m hoping this will include guest chats, guest blogging, signings, and of course – contests! I’ve purchase several goodies already for giving away!

For Fun:

ATH Update

Posted by Leslie on February 18th, 2008 | No Comments

Revisions are done for A TARNISHED HEART! My editor has made the final go-through and its off to have the final touches put on.

Don’t have the exact date, but sometime in April it will be available for purchase as Amazon, B&N.com, etc.! Please be sure to check back as time gets closer, I have lots of prizes to give away to celebrate!!

Short Excerpt:

Then he was before her. The heat and scent from his body washed over her in a trembling wave of awareness. Suddenly, she could say no more. She glanced at Lady Harkmoor, but the woman slept soundly.

“I can read you so easily,” he said in a low, raw whisper. “One look at your face and I know what is in your mind.”

She gulped, her pulse drumming in her ears.

“I won’t let you deny it this time. No. Your lips beg me to kiss them, isn’t that true?”

Lizzie let her eyelids drift downward, the senses of smell and sound heightening. His foreign aroma stirred her blood, the sound of his breathing tightened her nipples.

He shifted closer, his words tickling down her neck. “That won’t work, Miss Parker. You can’t run from me here, you can not hide from what will happen next.”

“What about Lady Harkmoor?”

“She’ll not awaken.”

Lizzie felt her cape move away and slide off her shoulders. A small whimper escaped her lips.

“Look at me while I kiss you.”

His hoarse seductive voice unraveled her last shard of resistance. Lizzie opened her eyes to find him staring at her, a blaze of determination and desire.

“That’s better.” He cupped his hands around her jaw.

Lizzie lost herself to the pressure of his lips on hers. As with each time before, this skilled man knew how to open her mouth with only a small taste of him. One sample of his tongue had her begging for more.

Markham kissed her deep and hard, stimulating that yearning in her gut. Her belly cramped, her legs clenched tighter. When his hand traveled down her shoulder and captured her breast, Lizzie gasped with need.

Blogging Today

Posted by Leslie on February 10th, 2008 | No Comments

over at Writers At Play! I’m rambling about that four-letter word that us writers never have enough of!

One lucky commenter will win a red heart-shaped Italian style glass pendant on a black leather chain in honor of Valentine’s Day this week and my upcoming April release, A TARNISHED HEART!

eBooks

Posted by Leslie on January 27th, 2008 | No Comments

Dear Author has a great post today on the stigma of ebooks. The contention is that most readers assume an electronic book is erotica. Or that epublishers only put out erotica books. While this is how the industry started, it’s not where it is today. My novel at Samhain THE PRICE OF DISCOVERY is not erotica. It is sexy, but so are many other romances. My novel A TARNISHED HEART being released in a few months is also sexy, but it’s not erotica.

The electronic publishing industry exists to promote stories that the bigger publishing houses (with a huge overhead) aren’t able to take the chance on. With lower costs, there is a greater ability to give readers a bigger range of plots and characters.

Of course, I had to comment over at the site. Go check it out and throw your two cents into the ring!

New ATH Cover!

Posted by Leslie on January 7th, 2008 | No Comments

I’m still months away from release but I have my new cover for A TARNISHED HEART! Triskelion, who titled the story SECRET INTENTIONS, went with a red rose. While that cover did work for the story and was very pretty, this one uses the corset image I have here on my website. Therefore, the reader will focus more on the characters…at least, that’s my hope!

I hope you like it!

Thursday Thirteen!

Posted by Leslie on January 2nd, 2008 | 8 Comments

With the holidays and out-of-town guests at my house, this week’s Thursday Thirteen crept on me! So, at the last minute, I looked on my hard drive and found the following. I figured I’d share since I have two Victorian stories coming out soon: A TARNISHED HEART (Enspiren Press) and IMPROPER NIGHTS (The Wild Rose Press)!

{Edition XI}

Thirteen Victorian Dress Prints

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A Tarnished Heart storybook

Posted by Leslie on December 15th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Look at this cool thing I made to promote my upcoming release, A TARNISHED HEART!

Make a photobook – it’s easy!

Coolness!

Posted by Leslie on December 11th, 2007 | 1 Comment

Look, A TARNISHED HEART is listed as coming soon at the Enspiren Press blog page!!

And kudos to my pal Lisa for all of her rocking news. Ain’t nothing better than having a fan before the book is even published!!