The Final Halloween Hottie: James Purefoy

DUH! Anyone who knows me knows I have an unholy obsession with anything this man does. Ooey gooey yummy this man is, and hes in the first of my favorite Horror properties eva: RESIDENT EVIL!

Dont know who he was in that? He was Spence, the hottie bad guy that was shagging Mila. Yes... I live for any of those scenes, lol.

But wait, theres more! His Royal Hotness has also been Solomon Kane and that suits me just fine! Sadly we cant SEE the movie yet in the states, something I thing is a great injustice. So drool ladies, because Im going to. All day.


OOh and Yes, James is the muse for Dante, our Surly sexy fire demon that has all those issues with Xxieda, the feisty witch from NYC. Haven't read their story yet? well... its Called, YOU BURN ME and One lucky commenter will get the print copy in the not available yet Forever Shadow NEXT WEEK in their mailbox! I know right? totally cool! these are ARC's as the book wont be out till July in print, so you get an early shot at it.

OK So to win, gimme your top 5 horror movies! If at least three of them coincide with my top 5 (which I will post on Monday) then you win the book, some goodies and something else cool.

So have at it, and Joyous Samhain!

Hallowen Hotties: John Leguizamo

Yes yes... I picked a latin guy. Truth is hes yummy... and while most would pick Simon Green from Land of the Dead, You cant been the smarmy asshole that is Cholo in that flick... so, John Leguizamo is it.

Hes been in a bunch of horror flicks, incluing that POS The Happening, and the ever horrible Super Mario Bros. But nothing beats him as Cholo. So drool ladies. hes a bad ass.



Well Can you guess my #1 Eva? Well today is your last chance to... and I'll be announcing the winners of the halloween goodie bags tomorrow as well... so... get your ideas in, cuz it will be revealed tomorrow!

Halloween Hotties: Michael Biehn

I got mad love for the past, and while he isnt my cup of tea these days, back when I was younger I used to watch Aliens daily... no not because Ripley was a bad ass, but because Hicks was Ooh la la la la la la la la! The only "man in uniform" i have ever found yummy, I wanted my own hottie Colonial Marine... Not to mention he played Kyle Reece in the original Terminator, and for its time, that love scene was wow smoking. One of the original hotties of the horror genre...

So ladies, Enjoy the hotness that was (and is) Michael Biehn

OOh just yummy. This one is also for Elizabeth Darvill... who shares in the Biehn love with me.

So, have you figured out my favorite Halloween Hottie Yet? No? well you got 2 days... Winner gets CHOICE of a print (provided I have it here), some awesome goodies, and a special ornament for their tree (or bush as it were, lol)

So comment... and good luck!

Halloween Hotties: Johnny Depp

Day three is Depp. Hes played in so many awesome movies, and was in the first Nightmare on Elm street, and got his ass handed to him by freddie in his own bed. Blood everywhere! Fantastic.

So my choice? Well Im always going to choose him as Dean Corso, from The Ninth Gate cuz thats my ultimate favorite Depp, but also, because its halloween, Imma choose Sleepy Hollow Depp as well cuz he was awsome in that and whats better for halloween.

Drool ladies.





Ok and once again, if you can figure out who my number one is, Ill give you a print book... choice of print book from our back list. So... what do YOU think?

Hallloween Hottie: Christian Bale

Ok so today's pick is none other then Christian Bale. But not just any Christian Bale, we are talking the definitive Christian Bale, as Patrick Bateman, in American Psycho. Drool with me ladies, wont you?


I mean there is just something extremely hot about a guy running after you nekkid after a marathon sex session covered in blood with a chainsaw. Anyone else wanna deny that?

I seriously suggest, if you havent watched this one yet, you make it part of your halloween watching. I mean lets throw aside the fact that its Bale, but hes nekkid, screwing and killing. three outta three there if you ask me, LOL.

Also, if you dont know, This Christian Bale is our muse for our demon character, Cassiel. Yummy yummy ooey gooey...


OK so once again, if you can figure out who #1 is on the list, youll get a print book for your trouble... So comment, and read some books!

Halloween Hotties: Sasha Roiz

Ok so I have decided to do a few posts on the hot men in some of my favorite horror movies... the first one is none other then Sasha Roiz. Sasha plays Sam in Caprica, by far the hottest gay gangster EVA. Yummy doesnt cover it. Now lets forget that Im all about Caprica, and it makes it better that Sasha is in it and I can drool like a fool over him...

But he was also Manolette in Dawn of the Dead! WOO! And yes, I wanted to do him then too... So join me ladies in drooling over Sasha and enjoy all that is his hotness...



Oh and for you ladies that know, This would be my Castor, provided that the tattoos were changed, I mean look at him good god hes Yummy.... tomorrow #4 on my halloween Hotties (and just so you know, Sasha is actually #2 on my top 5, but Caprica is on tonite... I couldn't resist...


Oh and if you can guess who my #1 is for halloween Hotties, I'll send you a print book...

MY con schedule for next year is already filling out...

Its insane. I'm trying to get my appearances set up for 2011, and with the moving in the midsts of the year, its proving to be one HELL of a task. So far I have:

Arisia, January 14-17
Scotland, Feb 2011
ShevaCon, March 4-6
Steampunks Worlds Faire, May 20-22
MarCon, May 27-29
(Moving to SC, June, July)
Authors After Dark, August 11-14th
ConText, August 26-29th
DragonCon, September 2-5
AlbaCon, Sept. 30-Oct 2

Still deciding on others, trying to figure it all out. But the truth is, I must be out there this year. And with AAD and all, I really wanna make sure I'm all over the place this year. Its going to be a good one, and It looks like Ill be sharing a bit of the cons with my bff Brooke, and since it will be her first con year, it should prove to be one wild time.

I'm excited to go to Scotland for the babies birthday as well. I might not be there for the birthday (with ShevaCon the week after) but I'm looking forward to spending some time with Aud and Matthew and the fam on the other side of the pond.

Not so sure I'm looking forward to moving, but it is inevitable. At least Aud and the baby can come and hangout by the beach with me. It will be nice to get a house together and all, but... I dont know I dont think I'm very excited about it. I'm more interested in getting the career off the ground right now.

Still its probably good if i just learn to let go. LOL but its hard... Still Im excited about the events Ill be attending for the first time. I have heard nothing but awesome things about Arisia and DC and ShevaCon. So this is what I'm excited about.

OOh and if your reading this... I'll have a new blog post up soon for special Halloween goodies... so stay tuned...

Back to normal!

I'm back to normal after the insanity of AAD. Very excited that its over, but I had a great time this year, and we are already working on next year. Super excited about that. We raised a lot of money for the charities, gave away a ton of books and goodies, and had a generally all around good time. Next year is going to kick this years ass, I guarantee it. And you better be there. (Registration opens in November!)

So on the personal front, I took our appointments, and I'm waiting to hear back on two of them. Here's hoping, total fingers crossed. I had a great time getting to know the agent that we pitched to, and regardless if she wants to rep us or not, shes one hell of a woman, and has my respect always, just for being a generally awesome person. She really went above and beyond to meet authors and be a part of the event. Super sweet.

The one thing that happens when i get back from a romance con, is I wanna write. I get the renewed push and the itch, and it all is wondrous again. And I have ideas about doing writers retreats for the coming years, but its just ideas at this point. It needs to simmer. or fester. take your pick.

Audra and I are working on a few different things right now, but are focusing on something that we had put aside for a while. After this event, it just seemed right to pick it up again, as we both got some great ideas about it. Here's hoping we can rock it in a short amount of time.

So I have a few more appearances before the end of the year as well. This weekend is Collingswood Book festival, and then the weekend after is AlbaCon. Very excited about both. AlbaCon is my end of the year con, and its one I always do well at. Ill be on a slew of panels as well, so come out, hangout, buy books and get drunk with us. its a good time, I swear it.

So I'm back to work... Enjoy your week all, I will.

Harley's takeover.

Morning Ladies.

Stella Let me take over the blog while shes getting breakfast together, which for her consists of a cup of tea and I think a poptart, *Shudder*. So I'm live, and ready for your reading pleasure, well, my story is anyway. Aren't you glad? I sure as hell am.

So Im Harlequin Donahue, crown prince of Rummer, and all around fantastic Satyr. Call me Harley, never Quinn. Im looking forward to seeing what you sexy bitches think of my story, and the fucked up insanity I had to go through. Its not easy when your world gets turned upside down for stupid shit. *shrug* but I think I handled it well, and so did Arabella.

So Who has a question for me? I'm sure some of you do. I talked Stella into a chat later this evening, but since I got the computer now, I'm going to open up questions here on the blog before hand, I mean its only logical. So you got a question, Odds are I have an answer for you. Nothing is taboo... So have at me ladies... I'm an open book.

Harley

YAY! Release Day!

Today, Harley is unleashed to the world. I dont know if the world is ready for his kinda Satyr, they were barely ready for Ben and Mina LOL.

Well, to celebrate I have some cool things going on! First, If you email me with the answer to the question "What is the name of Harley's soon to be Satyr in Law" at stella@stellaandaudra.com before the end of the month Ill send you a fun Satyr prize pack (signed cover flat and magnet)

Second, Im doing a review push! If you read the book, and review it at Total E Bound, I'll put you in the running for a special Satyr tshirt, a Satyr mug, and 25$ GC to All Romance E books OR Amazon.com. To win, all you have to do is review it from tomorrow to October 14th and Ill pick a winner on the 15th!

Third, How would you like to ask Harley your very own questions? Well this afternoon I'll have a chat going (info on here and twitter) once we get the chat room set up!

So Enjoy the world of Satyr and the naughtiness that comes with it.

Almost ready!

Well AAD is around the corner and I'm feeling a bit better about it because I have all my own stuff finished. Packing, my basket and all the goodies and candy and alcohol. Yes. Its good to have a lot off your plate.

Im still waiting on a few more boxes of books and some gift baskets, but on the whole I would like to say Im seriously ready for this. And not a day too soon! With the new book coming out on Monday, Im trying to get myself into promotional mode. I did send out a few copies for reviews, so that is good, and Im trying to get ready for the days promotional. Harley is talking about a chat on monday... so that might be in the cards.

So whats on the agenda for today? Repacking to pair down the boxes, and tonite, Resident Evil Afterlife, and maybe even the Blue Martini in Newburgh with Larissa from Larissa's Life. That should be fun.
Excited? You should be there are some awesome authors and publishers and its not to be missed, especially if your in the area!

Ok, im back to work, and Im hoping to get stuff finished today and just have a lie in tomorrow before the real craziness of the week ahead happens...

I cant wait for AAD now. Im excited because its so close, and I cant wait to see everyone. Its going to be a seriously cool weekend, Lots of goodies and books and mayhem. I really cant wait though Im nervous that all my prep will go a little pear shaped and people wont have a good time. But thats the issues you deal with when your rocking a convention. Everyone had a good time last year, Im just hoping I can duplicate that.

So that said, for those of you in the area that want a day pass, they are 35$ at the door. they also include the night party. IF you want a party only ticket (for the Masquerade) then its 25$. And dont forget... the booksigning is free to the public and we would LOVE to see you there!

Context Photos

I thought I would post some of these...

First, this is my saturday outfit, Jacket by ChicStar. LOVE the jacket, and yes, Im just a tad hungover, can you tell...

So these are from the shroud party.. Love those guys and OMG everyone that comes to Context is just freaking awesome:

A week and counting!

Until Harley comes to call! YAY! We are very excited about this book finally coming out, and we hope the fans are too! I have been nervous about this one, it took a while to finished (what with Audra being preggers and then having little Matthew) so I'm just glad its finally getting out there.

No reviews as of yet, Hell I havent even gotten our copies yet, so I'm hoping they will be forthcoming. So anyway, I'm thinking about the cool promotional I'm going to do for this book. And truth is, I got nothing. Harley has been making noises about a chat on the 13th, which I will probably let him do, so aside from reviews, I'm a bit at a loss.

What we DID decide to do is give away some cool goodies, namely a signed book cover of the book. How do you win? well you have to answer the question: What is the name of Harley's soon to be father in law?" (Yes this means you have to buy the book. Sorry but nothing in this world is given away for free, and second, why would you want promo of a book your not interested in reading?)

So the first ten people to send the answer starting on the 13th to stella@stellaandaudra.com will get the goodies.

More on the chat as we figure it out!

Things I learned this weekend.

1. Aubergine (that's eggplant to the US folks) is apparently the devils vegetable.
2. Sheep have shitty arses and wretched wool
3. Apparently theres a White Castle Faerie, with cartons for wings and red eyes like the mothman.
4. Apparently Its Okay to be a Zombie

Tons of fun. Lots of craziness... And I have a FUCK TON of boxes to check in from the weekend. So I just thought I would give you an update.

Con season starts once again

Well I'm 4 days out from CONTEXT in ohio. This year is going to be awesome, I'll have not only my con staple of Ash with me, but Tilly, Jolynne and Elizabeth with me as well. This is my relax con, where I can just hangout, do my panels and drink a whole hell of a lot. Context is always fun, and this year I'm on several panels including Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy, and a few odd ones I cant quite remember. If your in the area, pop by Saturday, 1130am. It's the Mass signing and theres a TON of authors coming. Should be fun. Ooh and if your lucky, you can get some of our books at a insane discount.

On the 1st Im going into NYC for a book release event, Michele Lang's Lady Lazarus. WOO. what a beautiful cover and I cant wait to get my signed copy. I'll be reading it while away... more on that in a minute.

AAD is on the horizon as well. Quite excited about it, and happy to have everything working out, even if it has been a long hellish road. From staff not coming to hotels being a bunch of retards, this year has proved challenging. I just hope we live up to the awesome that was last year. And theres the open to the public book signing on September 18th from 2-4pm. Pop down, meet authors and get your books signed!

I have a book signing coming up on the 25th of September as well. Middletown NY, 2-4pm. Maybe. We will see.

October 2nd is the Collingswood Book festival. Very excited, as always, to do that event. Sadly Tilly and Cat wont be in attendance, but that's ok, we will try to make our own fun.

AlbaCon is the week after that, and I'm excited to go with Kay to hangout with all our friends. Ill be running a workshop called "Being your own publicist" and teaching authors how to set up signings and events, and cultivate relationships with booksellers and venues. and Im on a fuck ton of panels as well. It should be a good time, especially with the booksigning.

And then, on October 16th I leave for a week to go to South Carolina, or more specifically, Hilton Head Island. We are doing a week long vacation with Joe's parents, and also looking for houses! Thats right we are taking the plunge into real estate, and looking into buying our first home together. So wish us luck we find something the size we want. Then all yall can come visit. I'm a fabulous cook.

And then When i get home, I have one more event: Lady Jane Salon on November 1st! It will be my first reading event in AGES so if you wanna see me fumble through my words, please stop in. More as it comes.

Ok so thats it on my side. Audra and I are working on Book three of the dragon elementals, Moongardens. Im hopeful it will be out early 2011.

Updates! I swears I have them!

Well I have picked an assistant, Monica S. Shes going to be my non insane arm at the event, working on making sure the attendees are happy, and everything runs smoothly. Shes also a fantastic book blogger, so shes really ingrained in the romance community. I feel really good about my choice.

AAD stuff is almost done. We got the programs yesterday, and they look awesome! They were printed by Smartpress.com and I swear Im going to use this company for everything from now on. They were one of those places that didnt give me problems, and with all the insanity this year, I needed hassle free.

Speaking of Hassle Free, This past weekend we went to Mohegan Sun with friends for a little R and R. It was fun. We had dinner at Tod English's Tuscany, went shopping at LUSH and did a little gambling. I do love Roulette, Ooh and I actually WON something on the penny slots.

And I got to dress up. I dont dress up a lot when going out but this time I was like, well, Might as well. The dress i got from ChicStar.com and the corset from another vendor. Dress is OMG comfy. Pick it up if you can.

Im working on getting ready for CONTEXT in two weeks. Finishing some outfits, getting my books together, and scant promo and for the first time in a LONG time, getting my table decor together as well. So if your coming to CONTEXT stop into the Vendor rooms, Ill be there with a bunch of the girls...

Lots going on...

Still interviewing assistants. AAD stuff is almost in the bag, and Im getting ready for a solid month of writing before AAD. I have other things to do in between, but anyone that knows me knows that writing takes up about 75% of my day when Im in a writing groove. I have things that need finishing to send out on submission, and Audra and I have to outline two more books.

Im excited to see her in Sept. It will be good to hangout with her, and to see my nephew. We will be celebrating two awesome things. One, the new release with Total E Bound, To Collar and Keep, and the convention only release of FOREVER SHADOW. These are for the cons only, and you can get them at ConTEXT, AAD, AlbaCon and Collingswood Book Festival. Ok... and Im going to give a few copies away here on the bloggy in August... Can you say.. Scavenger hunt? LOL

Time to get back to writing. I have tons to do.

I AM IN NEED OF AN ASSISTANT FOR AAD!

So due to life getting in the way, I need a new executive assistant for AAD. This is such a last minute thing for me, and I am having enough problems going on with out of the blue issues that I dont have the time to really LOOK for one. So Im going to put the call out here.

WANTED: Executive Assistant to the Director, Authors After Dark

Qualities:
Organizational skills
ability to think on your feet
Self starter
professionalism
Motivated

Duties to include:
keeping the director (me) on task
Helping with the door prizes
Patrolling and watching the Charity baskets
seeing to the Panels and the needs of the moderators
Helping to decorate and set up for meals

TIMEFRAME:
Thursday Sept 16- Sunday 19th (to help set up and get books squared away)

COMPENSATION:
Comped Registration and Free room. TONS of free books and goodies, Staff Tshirt...

Yes, I know I said we weren't comping the con for anyone, but because the Assistant is pretty much what boils down to the on site director (so I'm able to be there as an AUTHOR as well as staff)....

candidates need to really be organized and make me feel like I couldnt LIVE without you being there. You need to be motivated, truthworthy and a people person.

You think you can rock this? Email me at blueflamesabove AT yahoo[dot] com with your credentials and why you think I should pick you.

Go forth, and please forward this blog post to anyone you think might be able to do it.

Online AAD chat party July 15th!

Wanna win some AAD goodies and see what’s in store for this year? On the fence about attending Authors After Dark this year and want some more information? Well JULY 15^th is the DAY!

July 15^th 1pm est at our Blog Talk radio show and chat room, for 90 minutes it will be PURE CHAOS! Enjoy call ins from several of our attending authors including Jennifer Armintrout, Leanna Renee Hieber and Caridad Pineiro and maybe even WIN some goodies from AAD 2009, complete with books and a bag and swag! Yeppers that’s right!

We welcome CALL INS! Got a question for us? Or a comment? We wanna hear from YOU!

Registration closes on August 1^st and we really want YOU to attend and hangout with us, not to mention get tons of free books and goodies! So come and listen on the 15^th, see what we have in store for you, and get that registration in!

Here’s all the Info:

Date: July 15^th

Time 1pm est

LINK:

Call in: (347) 945-6309 AFTER 1:05 PM!

We will see you there and pass the word along!

A few Cali shots...

Ok these are from Madame T's in LA:



As you can see, it was awesome. I have others but these were my favorites. I also have some shots from Big Bear, and driving around Hell's half acre AKA the Morongo Valley Basin But they will have to wait till i get home to update them. So I leave you with a parting shot, Jonah, in all his fat beagle goodness sleeping on the floor of Cara's house..