In which I hang up my buckaneer boots and tricorn hat...

This is not a blog I want to write today, if ever, but with things going the way they are recently, I feel it is about time I address some things, and before everyone gets all up in arms about what I have to say and explain, let me assure you, this has been thought over long and hard.

E book is great for its innovation and the "I want it now" attitude of the readers that use it, but its also opens us all up to theft. Because of the theft portion of that statement, going forward in our career, all our novels will not be available in normal E book formats. That means LIT, PDF or HTML or any other. We will have our Novels available on kindle, and any other straight to device formats but that is it.

Why? the short answer is that the pirates have made my life hell, and I don't have the time, strength and inclination to fight them anymore. So from now on we wont be giving them any way to get our books to share them.

See, I have the ability to do this with Tease Publishing, and I will be doing it. Please understand that I didn't come to this decision lightly. The truth of the matter is that with the amount of books that we sell in e book, the numbers aren't there. With our print, that is where the majority of our sales come from. We don't make the numbers most do in e book, and therefore, its counterproductive for us to offer E books in those formats when all it really is doing is letting the pirates win.

Now, you will say, Stella, the pirates aren't real readers and buyers, true, but with the low number of e sales we get, taking them away, the formats, will stop them entirely from pirating out work. If they can't get it, they cant pirate it. And you know who you are, pirates.

Now, if your a e reader of ours, I'm sorry about this, and while we are taking the forthcoming options of e books from all future books, if you are a reader, we can make arrangements. Please note however, the files that are done for e book readers of ours, will have several distinguishable things in the file that if they are found on pirate sites, we will know WHO has put it up. Why do that? Because the pirates are people that buy books. This will not stand. All files will be watermarked as well.

I really am sorry about this. But I don't have the stamina to be fighting these assholes 24/7. Its come to a point where its either fighting the pirate sites, or writing. And I have been writing less and less seeing how many copies of our books have been pirated, and seeing when I get one taken down, another gets thrown up. Its relentless, and the only way I can see to protect our intellectual property is to not offer it anymore. I'm of the mind that if you make it harder for them, they will stop their bullshit. I'm a firm believer of being paid for my hard work, and in e publishing and small press, that paycheck is never equating the amount of time and energy you have put into the manuscript. But that's the chance we take when we sign with a publisher.

Here's the truth: our e sales as a whole, and that's 18 books in e book, hit about 50 sales every 6 months. We do that in a month in print with 2 books. Thats hard. We are not with some of the big publishers that get the huge sales numbers from those that love that publisher. If we were this might not have to happen. So we have to take steps to ensure we are getting paid for the hard work we do, and that our copyrights are protected, and most of all, so those asshole fuck pirates don't win.

Again, the books WILL be in kindle, and if and when other readers have straight to device downloads like kindle, then we will do it like that as well. Yes, there are ways around it all, but we believe it is safer for our work, and that's what is important. I'm just happy that we can do this, and feel confident that our work will be protected to the best of our ability.

Now, I'm ready for your ire, your questions, and your snark, I expect it after dropping something like this. Do I think this is the answer to everyones problem? No, but for right now, it is for us, and until better options present themselves then this is how it is meant to be. Again, to our fans that read e book exclusively, I am sorry and we will work to keep you guys in the fold. It is simply easier to work with the scant number of e readers we have on a individual basis (if they want it) then to fight the pirate sites.

Thanks for understanding, and for reading our work.

its available! the sweets with the sour

hello all.

So today i woke up to a virus in my OS, and now I posting this via the desk top in my moms room because my lappy is dead. Must get it fixed in a few hours once the hunny gets home with the car and I can go to best buy. I'm praying i dont need a new computer, so please, think good thoughts.

Still, i just found out that Entwined by Fate is available NOW on amazon! YAY! please make my day worth waking up for and go and buy it, cuz im seriously upset here, and need a pick me up, and what better way then knowing people will be picking up our new book?

I spoke to Audra this morning, and shes quite excited, as am I, and we have some new stuff in the works this coming few months once Little Ace is born.

So please, go buy the book, and help us prove to the masses that Weresnakes are the next big thing. The more it sells, the more amazing opportunities could happen for those of us that write outside the box and spin good stories!

Thanks to everyone, ooh and if you do pick it up this week, I will mail you a weresnake goodie pack to go with it with magnets, a sticker, signed book flat and bookmark. Just email me at blueflamesabove@yahoo.com and let me know you picked it up!

Thanks everyone!

Sexy Saturday Sex Scene week 2 WINNER

Ok this was a hard one, lots of good answers. Thanks to everyone who came to play this week, there's a chance to win every saturday till the Romantic Times convention.



Anyway, the winner this week is FALLON BLAKE with her suggestion of Prison Sex. Originally, when this scene was written, I was listening to Tip Your Bartender by GlassJaw, and I think Prison Sex came closest to the mood for this time.



So thanks to everyone that played this week! Next weekend, we will have a scene from Of Crimson and Collars, another hot one sure to make your panties scream!(Clairebear, thats for you!)

Thanks! Fallon, email me at blueflamesabove@yahoo.com and you'll get your copy of WISHBOUND!

Sexy Saturday Sex Scene week 2

This week's saturday sex scene is from our first Djinn story, Wishbound. In Wishbound, our Djinn Nicodemus Marsh has been sent in the sexually subdue an assassin that refuses to do the bidding of a demon prince. This is their first meeting, and its wild and explosive.

WISHBOUND: Wishes and Glamour
Stella and Audra Price
Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance
Length: 2 short stories
Race: Djinn and human
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WARNING: THIS IS EXTREMELY NAUGHTY. 18 and OVER Please!

Marsh walked into the lavish living room and saw the beauty pouring herself a drink from the brandy decanter. It was true that he had been sent in to meet her, but god if she wasn’t fine as hell. Cash said to watch her, do anything to gain her trust, and Marsh fully intended on doing just that.

The woman was all curves in all the right places, a mane of hair that would do a lion proud. Good god, hips made for fucking and a set of lips ripe for a cock. He was going to enjoy this, a lot. She noticed him standing to the side of the doorway, more in the shadow then in the doorway, and he was certain that this gorgeous little human wasn’t sure how he got into the room without her noticing the door opening.

“So, you’re Janey? You’re the little tart Taylor sent me to work with on this? Or was it sent me to play with? I can’t remember, but I think I shall enjoy the later more, you like the sound of that?”

She regarded him with a bit of interest. “I suppose I might ... of course I’ll have to put you through some very... rigorous testing...”

Yeah she was interested alright, but then again, most women were, until they got into it. Then that was a whole another ballgame. “Yeah? Well... I’m sure I can oblige you woman... lord knows I need some rigorous activity to get be back in the swing. You like it raw baby?”

The look in her eyes was enough of an answer. She smirked at him. “Raw and wild.” She ran her hands over her body, over the luscious curves that were her ample breasts and he was close to salivating. This woman had no clue as to who she was playing with. Taylor told him that it would be a “Who fucks who” situations to prove who was boss in this job, and Marsh planned on being the one to win this little battle of the sexes.

He stalked to her, intent on making the first kill in this battle and grabbed her, lifting her up under her thighs and slamming her against the closest wall, and she yelped, wrapping her legs around him. He looked her in the eye. “You wanna play teasing? I don’t do teasing.” he kissed her hard on the mouth, almost to the point of bruising , then ripped her shirt open, dipped his head down and took an already pert nipple into his mouth, biting her. “Would you look at that, Teflon tittes? Shit girl you’re a treat.”

He bit her again and she moaned, then again, harder, almost to the point of pain, and then licked a long slow line from her nipple up to her neck and the hollow behind her ear. “You taste like sugar, Sugar. You taste like this everywhere?”

She moaned. “Oh, you'll have to see for yourself won’t you...”

“Hope you like bite marks love...” he whispered in her ear as he bit hard onto her neck.

She shuddered against him. “Oh fuck yeah you’re a naughty boy aren’t you?”

Marsh was not fazed. Naughty boy? Bitch you don’t even know. “Haven’t even gotten started yet Sugar...” he turned then and dropped her, throwing her face first over the couch in the middle of the room and ripped her panties off from under her leather micro mini, roughly sticking two fingers into her and rubbing her clit with his thumb. “Look at you already wet, and you don’t even know me... letting me touch you, you’re a slut Janey, a dirty slut… and you don’t even know my name.” he trailed off, and she moaned, thrusting herself back onto his hand.

She didn’t ask his name, just panted and sobbed as he worked her tender flesh. “Ummm anonymous sex then? That’s what it shall be.” He growled and freed himself from the confines of his slacks and grabbed her hips, ramming her hard, not letting her adjust to his substantial size and leaned forward, talking to her again. “Yeah you do like that don’t you slut, I felt you cum as I entered you, hope you like the way you taste cuz I’m going to make you suck all your cum off me baby... down your fucking throat while I bust ...”

She moaned loudly, backing hard into his every thrust. “Ummm... well baby, you gotta make me come again then…” she gasped and threw her hands back, her nails raking at his thighs, obviously trying to gain some control of the situation.

Marsh was having none of it. He moved his hips into her in a rotating motion, fucking her hard without mercy. “Don’t touch me slut, you’re not allowed yet, don’t make me fucking restrain you,” he leaned in and bit her spine hard. “I bet your blood tastes as sweet as your skin you dirty slut... you’ll let any guy fuck you wont you? I’m not special, well not yet... you’ll be begging to be my slave by the end of this...” with his last word he slapped her ass hard.

She screamed coming hard, still grasping at him. “Ummm... that’s me... a dirty fucking whore... you bastard...” She swallowed hard, and then backed harder onto him. “Ummm, such a big naughty boy... Oh you fill me up so good...” she slapped at his thigh, squeezing it.

Marsh grabbed her arms and puts them at an unnatural angle behind her back, in the air and rode her harder, using her arms for leverage. “I said No touching you fucking slut! Don’t make me beat you.” He growled and pumped into her furiously. “So wet for the guy you don’t even know, you don’t even know what I am you dirty bitch, and you’re letting me taste your charms... Ummm I should brand you, but you’ll give it to me any time I want won’t you, I won’t have to ....”

She whimpered and screamed, sobbing hard. “Oh fuck! Ummm, yeah... please...” she wriggled in his grasp, opening her legs further, to let him deeper. “Please, oh fuck! Anything, just don’t stop...” she moaned a guttural moan in the back of her throat.

“Oh I’m not stopping, not till I get what I want” Your total submission. He leaned down to her lower back and bit hard, “Ummm you do taste sweet you filthy whore...” He licked her skin again as he fucked her, his other hand going down and toying with her clit. “I don’t stop till you’re a quivering pile of goo begging for me for all time baby.... get ready for sexual slavery.”

She bit her lip as she came violently for the third time, whimpering and sobbing, no longer able to move her body to meet him, only forced to relax and accept the pounding he was giving her.

“That’s it slut, that’s it accept it, this body is mine now...” he slapped her ass with the hand that was holding her arms, as her body was so spent she was quite boneless and wasn’t going to do anything he didn’t want her to do. “God you’re wet, you love this don’t you? I asked you a fucking question!” he said harshly and pinched her clit.

She groaned. “Oh god yes! I fucking love this... you pounding into me... giving me the pounding that a whore deserves... using me like a good little fuck toy should be used...” she sobbed and shivered, finally submitting to him. He growled and pumped her harder, if there was such a thing, grasping her painfully, bruising her delicate caramel skin.

She came again for him, screaming. “Fuck Harder!” He smirked and growled, doing what she asked. And she screamed again, and he chuckled.

“Can’t take much more can you? Beg me. Beg me to finish…” “Please” she cried hoarsely. “Oh gods please…”

He laughed. “You call that begging?! You can do better than that! Come on!” he roared as he redoubled his efforts, her body now slick with sweat and other things.

“Ummm... please finish... I want to taste myself on your cock as you pound it deep into my throat...” He chuckled and leaned forward, licking the bite mark on her back.

“Ummm a woman after my own heart...” he pulled out of her still sopping pussy and turned her roughly, pushing her to her knees and shoving his cock in her mouth. “You bite, I hit, remember that...”

She whimpered and glared heatedly up at him, gently raking her teeth over him to test the waters. Marsh didn’t waste any time. He pulled out of her and glared. He was hoping this didn’t have to end in that kind of violence. “Don’t push me bitch...”

She grinned and licked her lips, looking up at him, raw lust clear on her face. “I just had to know...” she purred. “Fuck my mouth... please...” she sobbed.

He smirked. “Such a dirty bitch.” He grabbed her face and shoved himself into her mouth. “Bite me and I’ll fucking kill you.” He said with both lust and heated malice. He knew she was the kinda girl he liked, one that played right on the edge, that tightrope walked over the shark tank.

She sucked him down her throat, keeping her teeth well out of his way. He grunted as he fucked her mouth. “Ooh you suck like a whore too, umm that’s it... come on Janey, show me you can make me come....”

She greedily sucked at him, her hands massaging his balls, as she took his long hard length all the way down her hot tight throat. He growled and decided to forgo the nicety of informing her of his impending explosion, wanting her to be surprised. He came hard down the back of her throat, grunting. “That’s it bitch take it.”

She choked slightly before swallowing him down and sucking him a second before he pulled out and zipped up. He looked at her abused and used form sprawled on the floor. “Not bad Janey, now you see who is the boss.” He reached down and pinched her nipples through what was left of her shirt, then walked around the couch and sat down. “Get cleaned up, we got things to discuss.”

So.. what song would be playing in the background if this was a scene you saw on Tv? LOL. And guess what? While this excerpt is from the short story WISHES, the winner will get WISHBOUND, which is both WISHES and GLAMOUR. Ready? Go!

Updates and a plea

Hey all!

So Entwined by Fate is in the queue for Amazon, which makes me quite excited! See that's the problem with small press. They put the book in and then HOPE to get it in by the time it needs to be. I don't have any clue if it will be available on Tuesday, but we can all hope!

Saturday I will be doing another Sexy Saturday Sex Scene post, and I got a bunch of my fellow authors to rock the posts too. So expect something from Bianca D'Arc, Cat Johnson, Tilly Greene, Allie Boniface, Diana DeRicci, Selena Illyria and more! Remember, all you have to do is read the excerpt, comment about the background song and you could win! This week from me and Audra, you will be getting a very naughty piece from our Duvall Inc series.

So today is writing a bit, and getting ready for the release coming up. Tomorrow Entwined by Fate releases in e book version, and I'm very excited! You still have OODLES of chances to win goodies to help us celebrate this release!

Now, on a more positive note, if you are interested in the snakes, and want them in print, Please consider picking it up on the 19th, and helping us hit a visible high on Amazon's numbers. This book is different, and unique, and we are hoping to show the powers that be in romance that weresnakes are SSEXY and readers want to read them. This will only happen if we all get together and show them that this book, and this idea is in demand! So on Tuesday, stop by here, and then pop over to the amazon page, and help us get this book the recognition it deserves!

Thanks to everyone thats following our bloggy and helping us get this book where it needs to be! We are almost there!

Winner of Sexy Saturday Sex Scenes week 1

Hey all!

Ok I'm not feeling so well right now, and after about an hours debate with Audra on the phone, we have come up with our first winner.

Since this scene is a sexy, more of a make love kinda scene, we have chosen Crash into Me by Dave Matthews Band, so the winner is The Queen B. TQB, please email me at blueflamesabove@yahoo.com and I'll send you the ebook copy! Congrats!

So what do you guys think? Is this fun? make you think? Make you wanna read the book? Should we keep doing this kinda weekly contest? Please leave a comment, we so love the input!

New for 2010: Sexy Saturday Sex Scenes

Hey Everyone! So to start of 2010 Im going to do a weekly post for YOU the reader, and you could win goodies! Yes, I know its going to be fun though....

So whats all this "Sexy Saturday Sex Scenes"? Well I had an idea. why not give a saturday snippet, but a naughty sex scene from one of our books, and run a contest for it. The contest will be this:

Read the sex scene, and pick a song that you think could be playing in the background during said sex scene. Post the song in the comments section. On the Sunday, I will pick a winner from the comments on the song we think is either closest to something we would have picked for the scene or possible THE song we picked for the scene. So you have untill Sunday evening to enter and Ill pick a winner at 9pm on Sunday (est).

What do you win? Well how about an e copy of the book where the sex scene is featured? Cool? I thought so! So ready?

To start off this little craziness, We are going to start with one of our underrated books, The Soft Edge of Midnight.

The Soft Edge of Midnight
Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance
Races: Unicorns, Fallen Angels, Devils, Fey
Length: Full Novel
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This scene Is the first of when Karsten, our Stallion unicorn, and Illori, the Mare, get it on. Its early in the book. I had wanted to give you guys a scene with Sammael, the "bad guy" in the book, but this seemed more toward the heart of the book. Anyway. Heres the scene. Read it, then post a comment as to what song you think would work best as background music for it. Winner will win this book in e book format... So ready? Good Luck and I cant wait to see what you guys come up with! Enjoy Karsten and Illori!

She was so innocent. He couldn’t believe his good fortune. The urge to grab her and kiss her senseless was there. He was doing well restraining himself. They walked in silence, Karsten breathing her in as they did. She was beautiful and perfect, and what’s more, she knew she was a mare. Such a rare find, so rare. She stopped them just in front of a building. “This it?”

“Yep.” She opened the front door and led him up the stairs to her door. “I’ve just moved in, more or less, so there’s not much in the way of furniture. I haven’t had a chance to decorate it yet,” she explained letting him in. “I’m lucky enough to have good neighbors, and the view of the Kelvin Gardens is unbeaten.” She smiled wryly at him as they walked into the surprisingly large lounge. “Can I get you anything to drink?”

“Not unless the drink is you, Sweetness.” He grinned, pulling her to him and kissing her in a crushing and needy embrace.

She melted willingly into him, moaning into his mouth. Her small hands moved over him, exploring his body. She pulled back, licking her lips. “How can this be? I’ve searched for you. For so long I looked. I didn’t think there was any left here. Are there others?”

He groaned and shook his head. “I have been searching just as long, believe me.”
She smiled warmly up at him. “I do.” She licked her lips again tasting him. “So what now?”

The thing of it was, he didn’t know. All roads pointed to making her his, to mating with her, to marking her, to keeping her safe, and to loving her. “I don’t know. Every fiber of my being is telling me to take you, make you moan and writhe for me. What do yours say?”

“They say that sounds like a plan.” She smiled and kissed him again as she worked her coat off. She paused as she threw it to the floor a little unsure.
He grinned and, grabbing her around the thighs, lifted her up. “So do you taste like candy or what, love? You sure smell like it.” He buried his face into her neck, breathed deeply, and groaned.

She arched into him, clearly enjoying his attentions. “I don’t know. I’ve never really...well, we can find out.” She nuzzled him. “You smell like home.” She groaned and pointed to a closed door. “Bedroom’s that way. I need to have you surrounded by my sheets.”

The thought of being wrapped in her scent and her warm sexy body sent him into a frenzy. He had her through the door, into the bedroom, and lying on the bed in seconds. He kissed her chin, cheeks, the tip of her nose, her throat, and her lips as his hands delved under her sweater and T-shirt to the silky skin of her torso. He groaned again and looked her in the eye, “You feel so good, so good,” he mumbled as his hands caught hold of the hem of her shirt and sweater. Lifting them, he exposed her skin and her breasts, encased in a powder blue lace bra to his view. “Saints preserve us, you’re fucking perfect.”

She gasped, blushing as her body arched towards him. “You think?” She smiled heatedly at him as her hands moved under his shirt and she felt his muscles.
He grinned and sucked in a breath as she touched him. The feel of a mare on a stallion’s skin was electric, the touch like cotton. He growled and reared off her. Ripping his sweater off, he went back to her, kissing the uncovered tops of her heaving breasts. His tongue snaked out and he shook his head. “Christ, you do taste sweet. Gods.” He was already lost. His body protested its confinement, but there was no way this wasn’t going to be fantastic for her, he would see to that. She would remember this fondly until the end of their days, and it would not be because he was a rash, unfeeling oaf. He was resigned to make her purr before he entered her.
Her silky body moved up to him, her hands moving over his bare flesh. “Oh Gods, please.” She shivered. “That feels so good. Please, don’t stop.”

“I don’t plan on it,. You’re too much of a treat.” He smirked. His hands went to the button of her jeans and he moved down her body as his fingers unbuttoned and unzipped the denim that fit her like a second skin. He pulled them down, both the jeans and him pooling at her feet. He tossed the offending denim aside and admired her toes, delicately painted a perfect shade of lavender. He looked up the long line of her body, looked at legs that were perfectly shaped and at the small scrap of silk and lace that matched the bra she wore, and he sighed. The mare would be his, and she wasn’t stopping him.

She smiled at him again, blushing faintly as she sat up and kissed him. Her hands moved to his thighs and squeezed up them until she found his imprisoned cock. She blushed deeper. “Oh my.”

He gave her a very male look. “Yeah, you’ll be saying a bit more than that soon enough.” He kissed her again and groaned. His hands went to her tummy and then the soft downy hair just under the lace. She was more than ready for him, her scent changing from cotton candy–like sugariness to peppermint, reminiscent of a candy cane. He was going to enjoy her for decades and eons to come. His fingers skimmed the top of the underwear just as his mouth found her nipple peaking out a rosy, almost orchid color from behind the offending lace.

“Oh, Karsten!” She arched into his mouth. Her hands moved over his back, running her nails lightly over his flesh.

He hissed into her, the feeling of her touch overwhelming. “Yeah, you’re going to be saying that a lot, Ori, I promise you that.”

“I hope so.” She wiggled urgently under him. “You need help getting my bra off?” She teased, giggling as her slender foot found his crotch and massaged it carefully. She wiggled her arms out of her sweater and pushed it farther up but left it there, not taking it over her head.

“No, no. I like it just where it is. I like the friction of it between your skin and my tongue.” He smiled and went back to nibbling and licking her skin, both in and under the bra. “And you better be nice or this won’t last long enough for you to enjoy it, and I so want you to enjoy it.”

She grinned down at him gasping. “You know best, and I am enjoying myself.”
“Yes, but you will enjoy this a lot more.” His fingers hooked under the tiny string sides of her underwear, and he slid them down a bit, her hips lifting of their own accord for him to remove the cloth. She was indeed ready, but he wasn’t ending this so quickly. She was a rare treat, one he intended to savor fully. “Ummm, look at that,” he said absently as he admired the now exposed small junction between her legs. Not a single line marred her skin, the only modification was the tiny star bellybutton ring. He grinned. She likes stars? “You like stars?” The sparse hair between her legs was trimmed neatly, as if a present to him, for it was his favorite, seeing it presented so. He looked up to her, waiting for her answer to his question.

She beamed. “I do. They remind me of better times. Why, do you?”

He smiled and kissed her. “You’ll see,” he said, his hands now on her perfect skin. “I want to make this last, sweetness. I need you and I am not sure I will last at the rate this is going.”

“I know. I need you so much.” She kissed him nuzzling at his face. “I always have.” She trembled under his touch. “Please, take me,” she whispered pleadingly.
He groaned. He could never deny her, regardless if the mark would take or not. He wasn’t sure if she was his mate, only sex would show the truth, and that meant marking her, and the mark taking. It scared him that she may not be, but the upside was that they would have each other and not be alone. Either way, he won, just one was better than the other. Here’s to hoping my luck holds out. He kissed her. His hands went to his pants, quickly opening them and getting them off his thighs. He waited, letting her accept him or deny him. It was part of the courtship, and as much as she might be out of her mind with lust and need, it didn’t mean she was going to except that part of him.

Looking down at him, she shivered and wet her lips once again with her pink tongue. She moaned and scooted her leg over him so he knelt in between her legs, her thighs glistening with moisture. “Please, Karsten, hurry.” She rubbed her cheek against his, mixing their scents.

Oh, God. She was accepting and willing, and she was already marking him herself. It was all too much for him, and he grabbed her hips and lifted her, bending down to kiss her thoroughly. His left hand held her hips up to him, and she voluntarily wrapped her legs around his hips. His right hand slipped between her thighs, and her wetness coated him. Still of mind to make her purr before he had her, he stroked her softly, his thumb pressing on her clit, a finger now slipping inside her.
“God, yes!” she cried out, her spine bowing, as she came hard around his finger, her body clenching on to him tightly. She moaned, riding his finger as her orgasm rode her. She kissed him as he continued to work on her clit. “Mmmm, perfect.” She purred lazily and looked up at him, her eyes heavy with contentment, the urgency now out of her actions. Her breathing hitched again. She was well on her way to her second coming—literally.

That’s it, baby, he thought as he worked her, reluctantly removing his hand from her willing flesh. He positioned her above his cock, hard and riding high on his belly. Her legs wrapped around him tighter, cradling him in her heat, and there was no better feeling. His eyes locked with hers, and he brought his hand to his mouth and sucked the finger he had inside her, just as he swiveled his hips and slipped inside her. She was wet, willing, and yielding but tight, and he went slowly, waiting for just the right moment. He smiled around his finger and thrust deep into her. “My God, you feel like heaven and smell like sweet sin.”

Wincing, she hissed. Her body was shaking with need. “Gods, don’t stop.” She swallowed hard. “So big.” Kissing him hard, she moved her hips experimentally and moaned into him.

“That’s it. Accept it. You’ll be getting it a lot.” He set a slow and devastatingly deep rhythm. She was so wet, so damn welcoming. He closed his eyes and buried his face in her neck, nipping at her skin.

She cried out. Her hands moved over his back, pulling herself closer to him. “I hope so,” she whispered into his ear as he rode her, her legs tightly around his waist. Her featherlight kisses moved over every inch of him she could reach, her labored breaths tickling over him more urgently.

“Ummm, God, that’s it. You do taste so good, you know that?” he whispered in her ear as he took her. “You’re mine, Ori. All mine. So long, I waited so long.”
“Yours.” She smiled breathlessly at him. “Finally. Been far too long, and you’re mine, Karsten.” She dug her nails a little into him to emphasize her point. She sobbed. Her body so very close.

“Then come for me, sweetness. Show me you want me.” He swiveled his hips and lifted hers higher. “Show me you always want this.”

She screamed, coming tightly around him. Her body shook and stiffened as the waves of an orgasm washed through her. Her nails dug deeply into him as she clung to him, unable to breathe.

“Gods, love!” He grunted before following her over the brink, and he filled her, surging within her. He panted and nipped her earlobe. “All mine. Well, soon anyway.”
She shuddered and relaxed back on the bed. “No, now. Yours.” Her cheek moved along him, and she licked a few beads of sweat from him. She beamed at him before nuzzling him more forcefully. “Mine.”

Stella got bit by the Art bug... again

So I figured I would post here about the fun art that i have been doing over the holidays. I think you guys will like it. Granted not all of it is finished and all, but it felt good to just create something without a purpose. That said, I figured I would use these for covers later on down the road, or sell off the finished file to authors that need cover work. If your interested, let me know. So... onward!


Ok so that's what I have been up to. thoughts?

Weresnakes take over the Blogverse!

Hey all!

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope your all over your hangovers (luckily I am) and are ready for a fantastic year of amazing reads and wild times!

So we are kicking off our fantastic release month with a little info blog about the weresnake blog party, and baby it is going to be wild! 6 bloggers have decided to host days for this blog party and give away a TON of awesome goodies to help us celebrate this landmark release.

January 8th
January 18-20th
January 13th

January 19th

The Cajun Book Lady January 5th

Mortal Sinn's reviews January 11th

These ladies will be doing interviews, reviews and opinion blogs about the work, and will be giving away goodies to commenters! What will they be giving away? Tshirts, Mugs, totebags, Keychains, Print books, E books and promo packs! Lots of goodies to be had for this so stop by their blogs (I will be posting dates here) And hangout, and maybe win some goodies!

Jen Armintrout comes through big time!

Jennifer Armintrout, bestselling author of the Blood Ties series and awesome woman extraordinaire gave us a fantastic author quote/blurb for our new book Entwined by Fate:

"A sexy were species that really pushes the envelope! Who knew snakes could be so hot-blooded!?"

Amazing right? We are SO excited she was cool enough to read the book and give us an amazing quote that totally does the book justice!

I'm dancing here, and squeeing with delight! Not only do we share a love of octopi, but snakes as well!

So excited!~

Free book winners!

Well it was awesome, and we had over 100 entries, which is the most we have EVER had for any contest we have ever done! Thanks for playing, and for those of you that said yes, we will be adding you to our newsletter, and if you left a snail mail address youll be getting goodies in the mail starting in january!

So who wants to see the winners? We had 6 because not one person was interested in our fallen angel/unicorn book (Sadly, its our best one IMHO). So heres the winners:

Winner of the Eververse series: Sugar and Sin, Silk and Steel, Frost and Flame and Masquerade:

Nicole: (Cookiedevil@hotmail.com)

Winner of the Knossos West series: Beyond the Vision of Dreams, Surrender in Moonlight, A Gift of Daybreak:

Barbara Brown (bdreamer8@cox.net)

Winner of the Dragon Elementals series: Fire in His Eyes and Deep Water:

Audra Hartwick (Audie@wickerness.com)

Winner of the Duval Inc. Series: Wishbound, Gifts and London for the Holidays:

Jackie Chase (shelby15@clearwire.net)

Winner of the Amercian Satyrs book Of Crimson and Collars:

Mina Gerhart (birdsooong@aol.com)

Winner of the Other works prize: Lady Luck and Hot Rio Nights:

KindleVixen (blog@kindlevixen.com)

Congrats to all the winners, I will be posting your books to you via email in the next several hours! Happy Christmas and joyous Yule to all!

Another fantastic review! I cant believe it!

Entwined by Fate is coming out a month from tomorrow, and the reviews are winging in! I'm so damn excited about this, I mean We have been scared and worried for so long that this book wouldn't be liked, but as it is, there's a HUGE population of readers out there that want to read this book and are intrigued by the idea of weresnakes as a race in romance. I'm feeling so good about this, hopeful that this book will do what Audra and I hoped it would.

Anyway, we have a new review, and its a Recommended Read! *Happy dancing about the condo*

S.A. Price has written a winner! The taut plot line and the constant danger lurking at every corner increase the tension as the reader anxiously turns the pages. S.A. Price does a marvelous job at integrating subplots and smoothly fitting all of the pieces together. The secondary romances developing within the plot line make the happily-ever-after all the more satisfying. Brilliant!

You can read the full review HERE.

And the awesome Kimi Alexandre did a cool little podcast with me the other day and I explained a lot about the series for readers, to insure then that the book isn't gross, creepy or overly snakey. go and listen, comment and maybe win our Knossos West weresnakes trilogy in e book. Yes, tis the season for giving and We like to give.

to celebrate this release we are going to be doing some awesome full week festivities on some of our freinds blogs, as well as new friends blog and review blogs. Not only will there be interviews and reviews, but we are giving away a TON of goodies. Mugs, t shirts, tote bags, cover flats, magnets, bookmarks, key chains, free print books and e books as well! the party starts on January 14th and you will have tons of chances to win goodies and help us celebrate the release of this unique and different book!

So stay tuned, and Happy holidays to all!

So who wants to make a deal?

Yes... Im playing games! See theres movies I want that I cant find anywhere and I figured I would put it to you guys for it... and its all in trade.

So if you can find any of these movies I will glady trade you 2 of our print books, signed with a bunch of goodies, shipping included:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Pride and Glory (ok I can find this, but since Im not allowed to buy Colin Farrell movies, it HAS to be a trade, LOL)
Dreamchild (the one with the Henson puppets)

So if you wanna trade with me... Lemme know Lol.

Who wants a Holiday Gift?

Audra and I decided that since its the season of giving, we would gift 7 lucky readers with goodies galore! Interested? All you have to do is go HERE and fill out an entry form. We will be picking 7 winners on the 23rd of December and sending the books to the winner shortly after (or even before!) to make sure you have a Very merry Christmas!

Good luck readers, and thanks for helping us be able to keep creating our books and worlds! Without you, we wouldn't be anywhere!

Weresnakes are Sssexy! Help us prove it!

Please help us spread the word for this awesome and innovative book! Releasing January 19th, this book breaks boundaries on what shifters should be and gives readers something they have been craving: something new, fresh and wild to sink their teeth into! Weresnakes are Sssexy.. Help us prove it!

Please grab this sprout and stick it on your blogs, FB or anywhere you can, And if your a blogger looking to review the book, I have a few PDF copies left.

And if you post here in comments where you post this sprout, for every place you post Ill give you one entry for the Entwined by Fate goodie pack which includes a Tshirt, Totebag, Mug, notebook, playing cards a signed poster and two print copies of other books we have!

So help us get the word out and win!

Another amazing review for Entwined by Fate!

So we got another review for the new snake novel and this time from Smoking Hot Books Blog. Im happy to say I woke up to this awesome review, that has a CONVERSATION going on about it, and it tickles my insides.

See, I know that everyone isn't going to like this book, and I know that people have an unholy fear of snakes. I can fault them, I'm scared of the gingerbread man *shrug*. But the fact that so many reviewers agreed to review it and while they are trickling in, they all have one thing in common so far: THEY LOVE THE BOOK.

This is awesome to us, because we were told by several publishers that this book is not marketable. to that I say BULLPUCKY. I'm a firm believer that if the author works at it, pretty much anything can be sold, but I digress. This book is marketable, and will have readers. It does now, and they like it.

Anyway, Heres a little snippet of the review we got this morning:

I found myself captivated by their world and watching reruns of the MTV music awards when Brittany came out on stage with a boa constrictor. Lucky girl. I want my own snakie to rub my fantasy scales with! Move over werewolf’s there’s a new game in town.

Seriously? That's one hell of a review. Thank you tons K.C. for giving the book a chance and seeing that it is readable, and people would want to read it. You can read her entire review HERE and get in on the conversation as well. I would love for you to weigh in as well.

Its a BOY!!!!

Audra emailed me yesterday to let me know that she's having a boy! We are very excited about this, another little boy in the family, and me, I get to be the cool aunt from the states that sends goodies all the time and that they get to come and visit for the summer.

So you guys wanna see the 3d sonogram pictures? They are pretty cool, though the kid is yellow in them and the first thing i thought was JAUNDICE! So here are the piccys, hope you guys like!


See? it says Baby McCrindle on it too! Shes due the first week in March as well, which is good as she didnt wanna share her birthday with someone else, LOL so everyone wins! Hope you guys like! Im off to baby shop!

First Review In for Entwined by Fate!

"There are so many great characters to this story that I can’t really have just one favorite. Once I started reading this book I couldn’t put it down."

Words from Lyra Rose's Blog this morning on the forthcoming Entwined By Fate!

I'm extremely happy this book met with first review goodness!With all the problems its had with rejections I was beginning to think that they were all right, and that the reading public wouldn't be really for this book, but I see I was right! I cant wait to get the other reviews that we sent out. If they are anything close to what this is, I'll feel a lot better about this book coming out.

Back to writing some of the Satyrs that are due... but this was a welcome distraction. You can read Lyra's full review here

First Look: Entwined by Fate

So heres the first chapter of Entwined by Fate, the new book we have dropping in January 2010. Hope you like! Ooh and Be on the look out for some awesome stuff coming up!


Merrick sat back in his soft leather chair and tried to let Aiden’s words filter through his brain.

“She’s gone, they all are. Karen, Sophia, Janice, Mary, Nita, Jess, Claire,” Merrick suppressed a groan as he listed five other names, all girls he was close to, had helped through their changes, helped survive. “And now Evelyn. Mer she’s nowhere.”

He’d helped them all survive for nothing, all his hard work and they were doomed. Without the younger generations of his race they were all going to die no matter what kind of snakes they shifted into; they were all going to be extinct. “Carmen, she wasn’t on your list, did you find her?” He asked gravely fearing the answer. The spunky, light fingered little girl had been like a daughter to him for almost a year. With the loss of so many pressing down on them he couldn’t afford to have her name added to the fray.

“I found her,” Aiden smiled his relieved face mirroring Merrick’s. “Apparently she’s in New York with the nest there. She got married, to Reece Evans, here in Vegas I’m told… and I believe they just had twins.”

“Little Reece?” He smirked knowing full well what type of untamable man Reece claimed to be and just how quickly his little viper would have whipped him into shape. “Guess the kid grew up then.”

“That kid’s older than me Mer. It isn’t just you that’s getting older.” Aiden shrugged nonchalantly stepping towards the huge window his eyes searching out. “At least it’s working out for some.”

“Just not enough.” Merrick sighed letting the seriousness of their situation sink back in.

Snake shifters were the rarest of all the shifting races. The cats thrived in the jungles and Asia, where as the wolves rampaged through Europe. The snakes, however, were dying. All of their ground has long since been reclaimed by humans. Humans who, by nature, feared them and hunt them. It was easy for a cat or a wolf to leap away or attack to defend themselves but most snakes were defenseless.

Those of their kind who’d carried the venom to defend themselves, like Carmen, were rare indeed and were feared by both sides of the coin. Now there was a new threat, something real stealing the females of his race, the unprotected ones. Most Ophidians lived in nests, their form of a pack or pride, and the nests were almost always run by the women. The women made the decisions in their society, the women passed on the bloodline. It was almost unheard of for a male to father an Ophidian child on his own with a human.

“Call everyone home, everyone that you can.” He opened his eyes, taking a deep breath before saying his next words. “We have to call a meeting, everyone must know.” He marveled at just how odd the words sounded. Meetings just weren’t called. The nest leaders didn’t just convene to discuss things. Most of the nests were at war over stupid insignificant territory disputes.

Aiden sputtered. “You’re kidding. We can’t call a meeting Mer we aren’t even a nest… not a proper one.”

It was true that the Vegas nest wasn’t a completely above board, sanctioned entity. Merrick had started it on his travels saving and picking up strays here and there. He gave them a home, and a relatively safe place to change and hunt. Staying wasn’t compulsory though and that’s why they had lost so many. His people had freedom to move wherever they wished. The official nests would call them all rogues. As nests go they probably had the most members and most of them owed their life to Merrick. Even Aiden. Merrick had rescued him and his sister Kira from a circus several years ago; they’d been his first and most loyal members.

“I’ve thought of that. We’ll declare ourselves. Most of them know we’ve started something in Vegas anyway.” He hoped they did anyway. He had let word leak out about their dealings in town, but nothing solid. It was all speculation, but it had kept them safe so far.

“They wont give us territory, especially not here. It’s prime land and it belongs to the King snakes…” He paused looking him over, “Plus Mer, you’re hardly the matriarch type.”

“I’ve thought of that as well. We don’t have to use me at the start. A woman claiming land would be seen as acceptable. We’ll use Kira as a front, she’s tough enough… with a little refining it will work.”

His friend let out a strangled moan somewhere between a yelp of surprise and groan of defeat. He’d been expecting this. “My sister can hardly…”

“Do you doubt me?” Merrick asked making his tone sharp. The other nests had cause to doubt him and his actions but if his own people doubted that he could lead them then it was already over.

For a moment he thought Aiden was going to argue but he shook his head. “No sir, I’m just worried about Kira Mer. Your making her call a meeting and declare land… it’s a bit much for her. Can’t you use…”

“Use who? They’re all gone…” Mer cut him off using simple facts. “Out of a possible fifty three we have twenty two that we can contact. They’re all gone, every one of them and I want to know where the hell they are. Think about it, if we’re losing people the other nests are bound to be too. We have to deal with this threat at all costs and if that means that you sister has to hold it together for five or so days then so be it. I’d love to use someone else, but there just isn’t anyone left that I trust.”

Aiden swallowed hard. “It’s gonna be a long con Mer. My sister ain’t the best puppet around but if anyone can pull it off its you.”

“Thanks for your vote of confidence. Now call the damn meeting.”

Merrick turned his back to Aiden hoping to God that the boy didn’t pick up on the fine tremble that had started to run through his body. The truth was Merrick was scared. Something or someone was taking his people and he couldn’t do a damn thing about it, not the way things were. They were all disjointed, no communication. He had the fleeting thought that they wouldn’t be in this predicament if they all just kept in touch. Things were about to get dangerous and not just from the unknown side of things. His presence was going to be a surprise to most of the nest leaders as the majority of them thought he was dead. A rumor he’d always done his best to cultivate. John Merrick wasn’t a name that most snake nests thought upon lightly and now here he was trying to solve a mystery and claim his own land. Even if it was through poor Kira. The shit was about to well and truly hit the fan, the trick now was to spread as much of it about as he could while hopefully, finding his missing girls and with any luck they’d even be alive. He smirked shaking his head, never let it be said that he didn’t have high expectations.

***

Elise Rizdon frowned down at the paper she held, completely confused. All the seals, stamps and watermarks were in place, yet the sender, Kira Whitbley, the woman claming to be the Archon of the Las Vegas nest, wasn’t known to her. In fact, the news that there was a Vegas nest completely escaped her attention till now. She leaned back and sighed, perplexed.

The King snakes held Vegas in their territory, as well as most of the western desert, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. That Olivia Copeland, the Archon of the king snake crèche, would allow such a thing was unheard of. Territory was coveted, and to just allow another nest to appear in the area they called theirs… the King Snakes were not the most peace loving of the nests and if Olivia didn’t know that a nest had sprang up right under her nose things were going to get messy.

Still, the officious nature of the correspondence she was holding lead her to believe that Kira was indeed an Archon in practice if not officially, and there was cause for this meeting. The way it was addressed, to the Archon’s of the five nests, said that the issues that needed to be addressed concerned them all. She sighed and turned towards her desk, and hit the little panel to the right of her computer, the buttons to the intercom system of the Knossos West compound.

“Myra? Could you come to my suite please?” She said in her light voice, her southern accent peeking out.

Myra stuck her head through her door a few seconds later out of breath at having ran up the stairs. "Elise?"

She smiled at the young woman and motioned her in. "Come in Darlin... we seem to have a situation."

"We do?" she asked coming into the room, he soft honey colored hair bouncing as she moved. "What's happened?"

She placed the parchment on the desk just as Myra reached it. "We have to go to Ohio. A meeting has been called."

"A meeting?" She frowned looking at the papers. "Why?"

"It doesn’t say, but if someone calls a meeting they have a damn good reason, or should. I’m sure its not to play tidily winks."

"I'd bet not..." She said lifting the papers and studying them. "Wow. Another nest? In Vegas? That’s not going to go down well at all."

"No its not, Olivia is not going to be happy, nor is Ramona. She’s still stewing about the last meeting when we voted her daughter's motion to start her own crèche in Maine down."

"It's going to be interesting that’s for sure. Who are you taking with you? It might get dangerous..."

Elise smiled. Who indeed. Usually she would be taking Remy or Reece with her for such an occasion, but as they were both recently mated and each had a clutch, children, of their own, that was out of the question. Phillip and Andy were both mated and neither of them had the presence to warrant bodyguard status. That left Myra and Henry, and Henry was away at the house in the Hampton’s. "Well... You’re the logical choice... and the only choice, though to be fair, if I had to choose between you and Henry, it would always be you. He’s far too soft."

"Yeah that I get picked over him always a good tell on that. I don’t know how much use I'll be though and you'll have to battle it out with Reece and Remy. They wont like it at all."

"Well they are both fathers now, and frankly I don’t give a shit. My word is gospel in this house. I’m worried though, this new nest on the scene and now a meeting. If this is about land disputes..." she trailed off and sighed. Usually the meetings were about land disputes, and border boundaries. Elise, as Archon of the New York nest, held New Hampshire to Maryland and west to Ohio as her Territory. Ramona, leader of the Midwest nest held everything west of the Mississippi to the Rockies and north to Canada, as well as south to Oklahoma. Geraldine, Elise's cousin, ran the southern territory while Olivia ran the pacific southwest, and Marcus, the only Male Archon, ran the Pacific northwest out of Portland. There were several free zone areas, such as Maine, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio and Montana, but they were neutral zones for the odd occasional meeting and gathering. This meeting would be held in Ohio, at the Orpheus Ranch, the only neutral holding in the east. That a newly appointed Archon was asking for the East didn’t speak well for her position in the West.

"Land disputes? If there really is a new nest forming then that'll be exactly what it's about. Things could get pretty rough..."

"True, like I said, Olivia isn’t going to give up Vegas. Strange though, Carmen, Chrissy Reece and Remy were there’s not a year ago and they never mentioned any snakes in the vicinity, aside from Marco, Olivia's Defteros. He had met them at the hotel to convey Olivia's joy at the pairings, remember? When she actually visited Andy to offer up the females of her compound? Olivia might be a hard ass, but she dose know when things are working in Ophidian’s favor." A Defteros was a snake in the nest that was equivalent to a pack’s Beta, only with the Ophidians, it meant that you were second only to the Archon, their bodyguard, and more often then not, their mate. Elise, still unattached, considered all of her live in nest Defteros, as she didn’t have a choice. As an unmated Archon she didn’t have many options in it, unless she mated, and that was something she wouldn’t do.

"True... so you don’t think there is a nest? It could be a front. Maybe somebody’s trying something... getting you all in one place?"

"Possibly, but these are official seals, and they knew the information about the Orpheus. Only elders and Archon's know where it actually is."

"So maybe its one of the others..."

"It might be, but what is the use of a ruse?"

"I don't know..." She admitted with a sigh shaking her head.

"It doesn’t matter, it says it’s of grave importance, and we will uphold the laws and appear, as will all the Archon's. Then we will get to the bottom of this. I would ask that you go armed in your usual fashion."

"Of course Archon... When do you want to leave?"

"Within the hour. I’ll speak with Remy and Reece, leave them as Diarkos incase something actually is up. I would rather them here protecting the family. Pack, see to transportation to Ohio, I believe Dustin is still at the airfield."

Myra nodded. "I'll call him and ask him to meet us there."

"Wonderful Darlin." she said and stood. She walked over to Myra and smiled. The woman was beautiful, sexy and a brilliant painter, but she was still an enforcer of their nest and she would fulfill that obligation in spades, as she always did. "Myra, don’t worry, whatever it is, we can handle it. You know I’m not some flouncy Archon like Ramona, that skeleton in a Jackie O hairdo. We will be Ok."

"Oh I know that," She grinned, "I just wish our lives weren’t interrupted over something stupid like land dispute."

"Agreed. But look on the bright side, we could be going to the Montana compound." she shuddered.

"Thank god..." She rolled her eyes.

Elise smiled. "See? It could be worse. I’ll meet you downstairs in an hour." she turned and walked into her bedroom proper, the larger room just off her day office. She knew it was going to look odd, Myra being her Defteros, but she was the only unmarried Archon of the group, and where the others would have their mates by their side, Elise would not. It killed her, but there wasn’t anything she could do about it. The love of her life wasn’t among the living, and being cheated out of her happy ending made it a sure bet she would never find another like him. So Myra would stand beside her, the spinster Archon, and she would hold her head high. She sighed, and turned into the closet to pack her clothes.


UGH i seriously hate the damn Blogger spacing problems... but you get the idea.... What do you think?

Wanna win a 50$ gift card?

Ok so I have paired with Storycasting to prove that Small press authors do MORE for their work then a lot of the NY authors. If you look on the storycasting website, we have the first ever ad that wasnt put on a romance website and didnt cost me an arm and a leg (trust me, adverts are HELLA expensive)

So this is my plea to you.

The ad is for Masquerade, but we have other books on Storycasting as well. For every book you cast at Storycasting for us, Ill enter your name in a drawing for a 50$ gift card from the winners choice of either Amazon, BN.com, ARE or The Popcorn Factory, two print books, readers choice, signed by aud and I.


Whats storycasting? Well its a website where you can cast the actors and actresses to the character roles in your favorite books! And guess what? its FREE! (and its a LOT of fun!)

Http://www.storycasting.com

Contest runs from November 7th (today) to the 14th and winners will be listed on the 16th.


Thanks and good luck!

AAD: Musings from a first time convention manager

Authors After Dark was my first foray into the administrative world of convention planning. Before this, I had planned and executed a bunch of major US tours for bands, and used to run a club in NY where bands would play on the weekend. Let me tell you setting up a weekend convention is SO different.

I guess it was my background that assured me I could do it, I mean I hadn't tried to set something like this up ever in my life, nothing this elaborate I mean. Setting up a tour for bands requires contact with the venue, the band, the venues administrative staff, and the bands record company. Nothing crazy like this. But I have to say it was a worthwhile experience.

See, I wanted to help develop something for readers and authors that was about them, not about making money. In these hard times, we shouldn't have to pay through the nose to enjoy a weekend with our favorite writers and get to know readers that could be life long friends. I'm happy to say I think I accomplished what I set out to do.

Needless to say that even though I was working the majority of the time, I had a bang up time. I started off my weekend on Thursday night with Becky and Crystal at the hotel, filling the welcome bags and generally getting stuff ready. I went to bed late, got up super early, and started off the day with setting up the event. I thank all the girls that were my makeshift staff, Without you guys, it could never have happened as smoothly as it did. So that you all especially Froggy, Kimmy, Crystal, Susan, and Connie.

I'm not going to bore you with what went into the weekend on my part, mostly because I really don't wanna relive it after the fact, but you should know that it was a lot of hard work to figure everything out.

The best part of the week and weekend was that Audra could be here to do this with me. True, she was 5 months pregnant, But her support helped me through. And we got to sign together again something we haven't done since RT 2007. It was awesome to see her interact with new and old readers, and just have a good time. With her mum and neice Jane there too, it was a true family affair.

Ooh and the suggestion forms at the end of the weekend were great! Everyone thought we did such a good job (Thank you) and it was mostly details that need to be ironed out. So lemme address then here:

1. Yes, next year we will have color coded badges.
2. Yes, staff next year will be designated and easy to find.
3. Yes, there will be time between panels so you ca get a drink or potty
4. Yes, we will have more authors involved next year.
5. Yes, there will be a full vendors rooms this coming year as well.
6. NO, there will NOT be any cover models or Fabio about. You want that, go to RT or RomantiCon. Sorry guys but AAD is not about sweaty manflesh, its about connecting to your favorite authors!
7. NO, next years event will not be in Philadelphia. Since I'm the convention manager, I have to do the event where im close enough to it to transport the promo and goodies to the hotel, and I need to get there in a god amount of time, and not travel half a day to get there. Sorry guys this is not as big as RT and I dont make any kind of salary from it. So AAD will always be closer to where I can get to it easily, or the goodies will never get there, and it wont be as smooth.
8. Yes, next year's costume contest will be judged by a panel of judges.
9. Yes, we will have a GLBT track next year.
10. Yes, we will not have it in October, but in September, to better accommodate the authors that want to attend.
So thats my AAD blog. Enjoy and I hope to see you next year. What? You dont know about next year? Well Stay tuned to the AAD blog for all the up to the minute event information, and the list of authors that will be attending!

New cover!!!

So who wants to see Drake's new cover? LOL...


Isn't it sexy? I know, drakes not on it, but I cant very well use my muse for it and not get in trouble. LOL. Expect this book out late 2010.

Thoughts?

REVIEWER TOP PICK!

We just got a reviewer top pick at NOR for of Crimson and Collars!

Stella and Audra Price work together to bring us a stunning story of domination, submission, demons, satyrs, water nymphs, trickery and lust. The characters pull you into the story and have you feeling as if you are standing there watching them from the room they are in. I would definitely read anything else they write as this was a most enjoyable read.

OOH thank you Zollyanna!

We are so excited! this is the first review we have gotten for this book AND its been AGES since we got one of the reviews there! Very excited though!

New release to announce!

So I thought I would show you guys our new release cover! After 2 years of trying to get this book published in the larger markets (and being turned down because of the subject, not the writing), we have decided to put the series out with Tease Publishing. Now lemme clarify. The reason we arent putting this series with TEB is because its not overly sexy. It is more urban fantasy style then Erotic Paranormal, but we still think you are going to love it.

So Entwined by Fate is the first in the Ophidian series. For those who dont know, Ophidians are the proper name for weresnakes, and this is the first in the Novel series. So here is the blurb:

Thirty females of the Ophidian race have gone missing, most from the transient nest of Las Vegas, a rogue and unofficial nest run by the Saint, John Merrick. Believed to be dead by every Archon in the states, Merrick leads a quiet and unassuming life, saving those of his race that are lost and need it most. It's a solitary existence, one that he hates every day. He yearns for his mate, the woman he left over a decade before, and the woman who thinks him dead to this day.

When Elise Rizdon gets the official invitation to the Archon meeting in Ohio by the leader of a new Midwestern nest, she never expected to see the love of her life at the woman's side, a man she was told was dead and buried. She lost him once upon a time, and she never fully recovered. Focusing on the issues, and not the man that has always made her body burn is not going to be easy. A disturbing event is on the horizon, one that threatens all Ophidian's and their way of life. In order to survive they will have to work together, give up old grudges and take chances on the things that matter most. Love, life and the continuation of their race.

Interested? Well you will have the chance to help us prove that scales are the new fur in January 2010. Ooh and the book will be available simultaneously in e book and print and will be at RT this year. I'm very proud of this book, I know Audra is too. We hope you will try out the book and help us bring this kinda shifter into the mainstream. Im thinking of doing a sprout for this as well.

Thoughts?

today is the day!

Audra is on a plane on her way over, and I'm getting ready to hot the AAD hotel to bring all the stuff over (Seriously not the most convenient of times but i have already accepted this). Audra will be touching down a little before noon, so this is my final blog of the week, I think. If your going to AAD, you will see us Friday, but I will try to update our bloggy before, and or our twitter.

Its craziness, seeing her again after a little more then a year, but I cant wait to hangout. We are a little restricted, what with her being 5 months preggers, but it should be fine. So wish us luck in NYC, and for those of you coming to AAD, we will see you then!

Tuesday is the day!

Tuesday Audra will be here. Im so EXCITED! For those of you coming to AAD and you didnt meet Aud at RT 2007, you are in for a treat. pregnancy hasnt mellowed her, which is going to be hysterical.

Audra and I have a wild week ahead with Mum Angela and Jane. Wed we will be in NYC doing the "tourist" thing, most of Thursday as well. Im looking forward to showing Audra places we write into books, Belevedere Castle, BARCODE in Times Square, Tavern on the Green, St. Marks St...

And we will be hitting dinner in the city too. Which should be fun. HEH. So im on my way to bring the goodies for AAD to the hotel today, and make a bunch more sets of Horns too. Busy busy till Friday. LOL.

Laters.

8 days!

Well I have been wild from this weekend. AlbaCon was fun, the people I met, the ladies I hungout with, the panels i was on and the fun book signings rocked. Everyone I met (Jan, Debi, Darlene, Kaity, Debra,) and the ones I know (Jess Andersen, Jackie Kessler, Susan Crowley and Toni Andrews) was great and I had a ball. Oh and my pictures all came out like crap. Poo. But on the upswing, I figured out the flash on my camera, two years late I know, but it works now. Teach me to read the goddamn manual. LOL.

Audra is going to be here in 8 days. Im already a bundle of nerves and have NOTHING ready for her to be here. Yes, Stella is not organized and ready for something- this is it people! Armageddon! Honestly though I got almost everything ready, so its not too bad. I will be cleaning most of this week and weekend, and I'll be picking her smarmy pregnant ass up on next Tuesday morning just before noon. Yes, life is good.

AAD is so close as well, I'm really excited that its finally going to happen. I got my awesome costume, and I cant wait to take pictures of me in it because its ultra lush. I love Brandi and bow to her costuming skills! Just wait till you guys see her Etsy store. OMG your all going to want your own Brandi creations.

Well must get back to the grind of working. I'll be updating again before the end of the week!

Info on aad... and other issues.

Lots going on this month. Serious lots. Craziness. Aud and I are writing up a storm, we have had some choices to make by way of a few MS's and some inside information. Its going to be good.

So Lemme get this outta the way now, and If you dont like my opinion then dont read my posts:

I could give a FLYING FUCK about the Polanski bullshit. It happened ages ago and its just rehashing the past. What bothers me is that son of a bitch Michael Vick is back playing footbal with not so much as a fucking slap on the wrist! Yes, I care more for the animals that cant defend themselves against asshole humans who feel the need to make them mean and fight each other. Michael Vick should have been shot in the head, as an example for people who hurt animals. Extreme? To me, not in the least. Had I been on that jury I would have played the 12 angry men game to push for the death penalty and thats no guff. Now that that muther as back playing ball, its like his sins didnt happen, and thats not cool. All his money for the next 10 years should go to animal rescue and rehabilitation centers, and that's me thinking hes getting off lightly. The SOB didnt even have to serve time in a place where he could see the effects of his negligence. So I think we need to be concerned with a system that lets both types of predators go without much of an issue, we need to rethink shit. But Michael Vick should pay for the rest of his life for causing fear and harm. It sucks we don't have the same laws for animal offenders that we have for human offenders.

So that said, you don't agree, that's your choice. This is something close to my heart and I think the Son of a bitch should pay till the day he dies.

Now that my issues have been aired, Lemme tell you guys that if your coming to AAD, Your going to have SO MUCH to go home with! Just you wait. My bedroom in my condo looks like Im a freaking storage facility, but OMG have I got the sneak peeks on all the awesomeness. With the amount of mini events, goodies and free books we will be giving out you will be so excited.

Ooh and guess what? the Pantheon Authors are doing a cool alcohol fueled mini event called An Evening with Ambrosia. Readers will have the chance to sample the drink of the gods, and get a bunch of goodies that are from the gods, meet the authors and get the books. Cool right? We thought so.

So Im back to writing, I have to finish at least 2k today. Lates.