New Romancelandia Advice Column: Hit Me, Internet. Bring Your Troubles To Me.

January 19th, 2012

Everybody has a problem, but not everybody knows they need a little advice. Here’s where I come in. Henceforth, I will be taking anonymous letters from anyone who has trouble with their love life, their family life, or any other part of their life. And then I’m going to give you advice based on the collective knowledge of Romancelandia. What is that, you ask? It’s the occasionally reality-defying world inhabited by Romance Heroes and Heroines. That’s right. I will tell you how your story should go if it were a romance novel. And then, and only then, will I provide the advice that a happily married woman of a certain age is always eager to dispense. Moreover, I will invite all the romance authors I know to chime in with advice of their own.

So what do you get out of it:

  1. Complete anonymity
  2. Possibly helpful advice
  3. A laugh

I’ll be starting this blog series in the coming weeks by using the problems of my friends and family who shall remain nameless as perfect examples of how romance novels would have us solve all our problems. Meanwhile, hit the Contact Me button in the upper right hand corner of this website, and hit me with your best shot! The weirder the better, I say.

Need a few examples?

Help! I Caught My Boyfriend Having Cybersex With Another Woman

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Big Day for The Fever and The Fury

January 16th, 2012

Today’s a big day for me and my newest Greek mythology-inspired paranormal erotic romance novella, The Fever & The Fury! You could win a grand prize (gift cards!) and copy of my book or one of the books of fellow authors Laura Kaye and Leia Rice just for following us all over the internet today where we’ll be spilling secrets and discussing all manner of naughty things. One of the places I’ll be is Bandit Creek, so take a peek!

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Snippet from The Fever and The Fury #sixsunday

January 15th, 2012

Welcome! Today I’m going to treat you all to the first six sentences of my newly released paranormal erotic romance, The Fever & The Fury:

She’d already killed him twice this week.

Monday, the harpy bitch grabbed the wheel just as he was making a tight turn on a cliff-side highway. The car jumped the barrier and exploded in a fiery crash of glass and twisted metal at the bottom of Moraca Canyon. On Wednesday morning, he’d chanced taking a shower and she dropped a hair dryer in with him, sending a deadly shock through his wet body. It wasn’t even the weekend and she was already trying to kill him a third time.

Luke awakened to the sinuous slide of her body atop his and, for one groggy moment, he enjoyed the carnal sensation of a woman in bed with him, until her knee came crushing down on his windpipe.

The Fever and the Fury coverSo, what’s the deal? Luke is a former soldier turned phoenix with the power to consume himself in flames and be born again whenever he dies. The woman of his nightmares? The ancient Fury who has been unleashed by the gods to torment him. But when Phaedra realizes that her usual methods of torture aren’t going to work on a man like Luke, she decides to drive him mad with desire…

The rest is high erotic comedy :P I hope that even if you aren’t ready to buy it, you’ll add it to your goodreads To Be Read pile!

While I’ve got your attention, I thought I might interest  you in a few other things.

  1. Since you’re already here, why don’t you pick up a free copy of my historical erotica, The Knife’s Edge
  2. Also, you might want to enter my ridiculously easy to win a Nook contest

Also, for those of you new to the Six Sentence Sunday meme, go check it out!

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Military Lives, Real Love Stories: Kim from SOS Aloha

January 14th, 2012

Because I write so many romances about military veterans, I like to keep a thumb on the pulse of real military love stories. To that end, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing military spouses about their own relationships and today I’m honored to welcome Kim of SOS Aloha blog. Here’s what she had to say:

How did you meet your spouse?
We met when we were both assigned to the Pentagon. (Note: Isn’t that mysterious? I wanted to ask her more, but if she told me, she’d have to kill me.)
Was it love at first sight or a tangled path to love?
Love at first sight.  Or I should say, after kissing enough toads, I knew he was a prince when he shared his fries at lunch.
What difficulties did military service pose to your relationship?
At the time, we were both active duty.  Being assigned together would be a challenge.  So I decided to trade by dog tags for diaper bags.  I think my service prepared me for the challenges as a spouse, including long hours and unexpected deployments.
How did you find a way past those difficulties?
Stay busy with community activities.
Do you have any advice for folks who are in relationships with servicemen?
Find friends in the military for fellowship but also find friends outside the military to “get away from it.”   Also remember that long hours, unexpected deployments, and leaking pipes (in base housing) is not forever.
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