Check this sale out!

Mundania is running a Holiday Sale for all imprints. Entering the Discount
code SANTA when checking out gives a 20% discount on the entire order.

This runs from now through New Year's Day, January 1, 2010 on Mundania,
Awe-Struck, and Phaze Books.

So what does that mean for you? You can get any of my classic romances at Phaze books for a great price! All of the following books are ebook prices. Print prices vary based on length of books.


39 And Holding Him was $5.00 now $4.00
Blood Ties was $3.00 now $2.40
Bound by Desire was $3.50 now $2.80
Closing the Deal was $2.00 now $1.60
French Kiss was $3.00 now $2.40
Gold Fever was $5.00 now $4.00
Straight Up was $2.00 now $1.60
The Rapture was $2.00 now $1.60


Just go to www.phaze.com to fill up your library!

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Graphics

Just wanted to wish all my friends a Happy Thanksgiving this year.

Whether you choose to make it traditional,



or make it a less flashy and skip some of the extras. I hope you are able to make it everything you want.

Finally got a review for Straight Up!

I really loved this story and wrote it during a time when I was having a hard time writing a traditional romance. I was nine months pregnant and my mind wasn't at my best game. It's written very different from what I normally write and the viewpoint changes every chapter to a different exotic dancer.

Anyway, I was rather pleased that the first review came back with some very positive comments.

"If you want a red-hot erotic story guaranteed to make you squirm, then you need to read Straight Up." --Tiger Lily from Whipped Cream reviews


Go see the entire review

Picky...picky...

So this is just another reminder to me that we are not alone on the web. We need to remember what we say on the web is public and it can always be held against you.

RWA is not allowing the renewal of Jane Litte's general membership due to blog and twitter activities that have stated something to the effect of, "I have not ever written a book or plan to write one." For those of you who don't know she keeps up the Dear Author blog and participated in #romfail twitters.

Copy of the letter:
http://img115.yfrog.com/i/uvb.jpg/

Original blog post:
http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2009/11/23/rwa-wants-associate-members-who-foster-relationships-between-readers-and-authors/#comments

When it comes down to it, there are many people that are members that feel that way but have not said so. I do think she is being singled out because of her public persona, and she could join in another aspect as a publisher/editor or agent or some other professional nature, but the technical reasoning behind this decision means there is some kind of task force or some policing going on at the moment that just seems uncalled for. If someone is willing to shell out the $100 they should be able to join. Singling people out like this reminds me of high school and the way the popular crowd could diss anyone they wanted and get away with it.

I know the people who run RWA have been busy this week just dealing with Har-Hoe, but was this really necessary?

The romance community is up in arms over Harlequin's bold new move

So have you heard about the new Harlequin imprint that will self publish authors? It has the entire romance community up in arms. What does this mean to the authors and readers of HQ? More importantly, how do you feel about it?

http://www.erecsite.com/blog.html

Do you see RWA taking a future stance on this? Will they depose Harlequin as a vanity press? I think it is interesting to say the least.

A Love Neverending by Roan Larke

Sometimes I do nice things, and today I was asked to blog about a fellow Romance Diva author. It looks like a very hot book you might want to check out!

A Love Neverending
By Rowan Larke

Death took Jason from Clarissa, and she blames herself. Night after night, she throws herself into the arms of other men—men who abuse and pleasure her, but never take her far enough. She is waiting for the one who will take her over the edge and into death, so she can be reunited with Jason.

Death didn’t take Jason far enough. Every night, Jason watches. His immortal self is trapped inside the club Clarissa owns, and he longs to be with her once more.

Death is a dark angel. A handsome man. The promise of violence in his eyes draws Clarissa to him. Will a single night in bed with Death be all it takes to destroy Jason and Clarissa’s love neverending, or will it be just the beginning?



Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: BDSM theme and content, violence, voyeurism.

(Authors note: This book also contains hot angels who sometimes do bad and/or dirty things.)

Buy it now at Loose-Id

Create a sticky note for your site

I found out about this super cool and fun site that allows you to create sticky note pictures here: http://wigflip.com/superstickies/

Now, it's time to get back to writing. My muse is calling.

Investing time in your relationships

Last night was the first time in along time that I got away from the kids and hada date night with my husband. We went out to eat at Red Lobster, my favorite restaurant of all time, because of the cheese bread, mmmm. But the whole experience of date night in the middle of my 13 year marriage got me thinking. Not everyone would bother having a date when you are already married. Why bother when you already are married? Why not just spend the night home or take a nap to relax? Or veg out in front of the television?

I have seen too many relationships die because they didn't bother to invest time in their relationship. It doesn't have to be a night out at a fancy restaurant. It doesn't even have to cost money but you do need to work at it. Succesful relationships aren't passive. They don't just happen and they do take work. There are a few myths I have gotten over as I grew older. I don't beleive my husband will fill all my needs in life and I don't expect him to. I love him, but it's not up to him to make me happy. Happiness has to come from within first.

I think people should leave healthy balanced lives, and that means not focusing everything they have in one thing. It's important to remember your needs and not to focus on just your kids as a mom. You need to do more than work, and play isn't what you need. Money can't buy happiness, although in my short experience it doesn't hurt. :)

Keeping friends and spouses means investing time in that relationship to keep them alive. It's amazing that even when living together in the same house marriages can grow apart because people failed to give much thought to the other person's needs or wants. You walk by each other day after day, without really communicating. One day you look up after raising the kids twenty years later and ask yourself who you married. Truth is that you won't know if you don't spend time with them, and I am not talking about snuggle time, but the time you hold hands, and talk. The time you learn about each other's dreams and desires. Your goals for the future.

Friends are the same way, requiring time to help them mature and grow.

I feel as a writer we tend to be naturally introverted, focusing on our stories, getting our own tasks done. Writing can lead to a very solitary life. All we do is to sit in front of a computer and type. YOur body needs exercise to be healthy, so it's important to get up and take a break once every now and again. Do a few exercises and get your blood flowing. Take a walk with those you love most.

Don't forget to look up from the keyboard once in a while and look around at those that love you. You deserve that time too.