New Print Release

Wow! So many great blogs to catch up on. I'm afraid I'm going to sound rather boring up against all these great posts. As usual, when it comes time for me to blog I sit here and wonder what I'm going to write about. I've pretty much spend the last two weeks in bed with the flu so not a lot of writing going on. However, I did have a little piece of news that thrilled me to pieces, and that's what I'd like to share today.


I've been sitting on this news for a wee while but couldn't share it until I had permission from the publisher. Well, now I can shout it for the rooftops. WHO'S YOUR DADDY, the anthology I wrote with Summer Devon and Lyn Cash, will be available in print on Amazon as of 15th May 2008.

Title: Who’s Your Daddy

Authors: Summer Devon, Alexis Fleming, & Lyn Cash

Publisher: Total-e-bound Publishing

ISBN-10: 1906590265

ISBN-13: 978-1906590260

Release Date: Digital: 7th January 2008

Print: 15th May 2008

Genre: Contemporary erotic romance/light bondage/BDSM

Read an excerpt here.

'Direct Deposit' by Summer Devon

Five years ago she and her husband had used him in a strange threesome that turned out to be less about passion than about an infertile couple's desperation. Now Zack Reese spotted Colleen Madison's name on a list of fertility centre clients he's supposed to interview for a story about some sperm donor. His curiosity, and his haunting memory of her glorious naked body, overcomes his reluctance to contact her.

Divorced and infertile - yet finally content with her life - Colleen is shaken when the man she'd unwittingly deceived re-enters her life. She can't forget that their one encounter left her wanting more. His re-entry into her life reawakens a passion she thought she'd lost years earlier.

Quirky & Compassionate Lovers with Summer Devon

http://www.summerdevon.com

'Strategic Withdrawal' by Alexis Fleming

WANTED: Sperm Donor #69. Tired of using a test tube? Sick of the sterility of the lab? If so, come join me for two weeks of red-hot lovin.' Satisfaction guaranteed!

Mandy Dodds wants a baby before her biological clock implodes. A withdrawal from a donor bank smacks too much of buying a baby for Mandy's sensibilities so she comes up with a plan. Track down Sperm Donor #69, the father of three clients' babies, and do things the old-fashioned way.

Travis McCloud seems to be that man. But there's just something about him that doesn't add up.

What will Mandy's reaction be when she finds out Travis McCloud has been using her for his own agenda?

Daring desires…otherworldly seductions with Alexis Fleming

http://www.alexisfleming.net

'Playing the Ace' by Lyn Cash

Look at photos of a gorgeous female form with his left hand, become intimate with his Johnson with his right, give the nice nurse his resulting specimen, and walk back to his dorm with a pocketful of cash.

Who knew that a few random deposits during his college years would yield such a grand lifetime investment by the time he was in his thirties?

Ace discovers how wealthy he is when he meets the blonde bombshell attorney representing two of the children he spawned back when he was known as Sperm Donor #69.

~ laughs & love in every book ~ with Lyn Cash

http://authorlyncash.blogspot.com/

Props!

Props!
By N.J. Walters


Props! We all use them in life whether we realize it or not. A stylish suit and briefcase let us fit into the world of business. A killer pair of high heels makes us feel sexy. A particular hat can make us feel artistic or funky or seductive.

A writer uses all these things, and more, to help make a character seem more real, more identifiable to the reader. It helps to set the tone of the book. A woman in a staid three-piece suit with a briefcase and sensible shoes will elicit a much different response from a reader than a woman in a slinky dress with stilettos and fishnet stockings. From her clothing alone, we draw conclusions about what kind of person she is. Is she a hard worker? Is she quirky? A partier? Is she comfortable with her sexuality or repressed?

But a writer goes a step further, using props to take us deeper inside the personal life of the characters that inhabit a book. We get a glimpse beyond the superficial and get to see the real person beyond the window dressing. A character might dress sexy and go out to a club in an attempt to overcome her shyness. A stern exterior might hide the heart of a marshmallow. Sometimes the contrast between the prop and the reality of the character can be what makes it memorable.

Like all writers, I’ve used props to varying degrees in my books. A prop can be something as simple as a set of antique pearls. Classy and timeless, pearls can also be used as an item of seduction. Check out my Ellora’s Cave Quickie Anastasia’s Style and you’ll never look at your grandma’s pearls in quite the same way again. J

In Katie’s Art of Seduction, the heroine of the story is an artist. It’s natural for Katie to use paint brushes to create her art. In fact, it’s one of her paintings that first draws the hero, Cain Benjamin, to her. But it goes a step further in the book, and the brushes become part of the erotic tale as it unfolds.

Sometime a prop is the basis of a book or an entire series. In Unmasking Kelly, the main character wears a mask throughout the entire story. Hiding her own identity is the only way she can reach beyond her natural shyness and go for what she wants—a relationship with her boss.

In the Tapestries series, a magical tapestry whisks women to the world of Javara where women are scarce and men will use all the sexual skills at their disposal to compete for the right to claim a woman as their own. The tapestry comes to each woman in a unique way. Each woman is at a very different place in her life, but the tapestry is the common thread that links each story together.

In my latest Ellora’s Cave release, Amethyst Moon, a paranormal ménage a trois, I use a set of amethyst bracelets as a prop. These bracelets allow the heroine, archaeologist Olivia Fifield, to cross time and space to the world of T’ar Tal. There she comes face to face with two sexy warriors from her dreams. Her choices will decide not only her own destiny, but the destiny of an entire world as well.

So the next time you pick up a new book or decide to reread one of your favorites, keep an eye out for props. They may be subtle or they may be front and center, at the very heart of the story. But they will be there.

Happy Reading!

Emotional~Sensual~Satisfying Reads!
http://www.njwalters.com/
http://www.njwalters.blogspot.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awakeningdesires/ (newsletter group)
A Legal Affair—Samhain Publishing—July 15th
Jackson’s Jewel—Ellora’s Cave—July 25th

BEAR AWARENESS

I can't resist a totally --well, not totally-- gratuitous hunk to start the day. Look out for further news from me about how this manly pose was transformed into a poster representing 'Rhett (Prince Djarrhett) the hero of the sequel to Forced Mate and Insufficient Mating Material. Or maybe you've seen the ad with the temporary cover?

He could give me a Bear Hug any day!

Anyway... Not only is today (Sunday) Mother's Day, but it is also the start of
Bear Awareness Week.

Angie Fox, Carrie Masek, Sandy Lender, Cynthia Eden and Charlee Boyett-
Compo are joining me on internet voices radio tonight between 9pm
Eastern and eleven pm to give a whole new depth of meaning to Bear men and Romance.

We'd love some listeners, even for a little while.

FOR CRAZY TUESDAY: In the last program, Jade Lee and Emily Bryan (aka
Diana Groe) talked about everything below the belt in honor of Earth
Day... from Brazilian waxes for courtesans, to castration, to foot
binding.

http://www.internetvoicesradio.com/CrazyTuesday.htm


FOR CHERRY PICKING SPECIALS, which is the irreverent and irregular
Sunday night-time show about Romance heroes and the animals they shift
into being when the right female comes along.

http://www.internetvoicesradio.com/rowena.htm


Best wishes,
Rowena Cherry
http://www.rowenacherry.com
http://www.internetvoicesradio.com

FOR ALL THE MOTHERS

Before I was a Mom

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

hewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom

I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -

I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure
all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or
the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Send this to someone who you think is a special Mom.

I just did!


by:
Janet B. Swanson
Madison Wisconsin

And now I've sent it to all of you!

Carolina Valdez
Who became a first-time grandmother February 22 - twins, a boy and a girl

http://www.carolinavaldez.com

What's in a Title?

What’s in a title?

How much do titles factor into your decision to buy an ebook?

For me it comes after the cover…which catches my eye…and the blurb which intrigues me. The title can add that extra push to buy.

Recently I had to come up with a series title for my new book coming out with Changeling Press called Soundwave’s Surrender. My heroine is a mercenary superhero. There are two more stories in the series so far. Well my publisher told me I needed to have a series title.

Well book titles are easy. I can come with them, no problem. They’re catchy and totally tie in with the book. The series title…uhmmm….yeah…I had real problems there. So a friend and I brainstormed. And every single thing we came up with was cheesy and hilarious. Nothing seemed good. So I just decided to go literal.

So the series title is….*duh duh duh* (cuing suspenseful music)

Super Sex.

That’s right. The first title in the series will be ‘Super Sex: Soundwave’s Surrender’.

Try saying that eight times really fast. :D

Now tell me about your title woes. Or titles that have stayed with you long after you finished reading a book.

And watch for Soundwave's Surrender coming soon to Changeling Press.

Leila Brown
www.leilabrown.com
www.leilabrown.blogspot.com

Color Psychology and Your Characters?

Color can have a weighty force on our daily choices, our behavior, and how the reader sees our characters in our stories.

How do you incorporate color into your tales?

**Disclaimer: Throughout history colors have been allotted to human emotions… however, there isn’t hard evidence to substantiate that color psychologically affects sentiment.

If colors did cause people to feel emotions associated with said color they might be:

Red: stimulates body, mind and energy, and increases circulation. a symbol of life and love.

In Dark Shadows (Tease Tarot), Tori decides Henri is the man of her dreams, the guy who’ll make her happy forever. She decks out in a sexy red dress and approaches Henri. Henri, of course has difficulty breathing (circulation), he can’t take his eyes off of her (stimulate body) and his mind is fuzzy. Is his reaction the direct result of the red dress or because she’s walked back into his life? Both maybe?


Yellow: stimulates nerves; creates optimism, joy and laughter, wealth and hope.

In Melody’s Song(Cobblestone Press), a story about the loss of hope and renewed hope, After the death of her son, Melody believes she doesn’t have a reason to exist. She has lost all hope. In search of happiness, she finds hope in an unexpected place which leads to love. When Melody is suspected of stealing drugs from a hospital unit Devon believes in her and continues to trust in her, despite all the incriminating evidence.

Opening night of Phantom of the Opera:

“Melody, flowers.” Pep’s long-legged stride brought her close, and she handed a large bouquet of yellow roses to her. A new single red rose with a black ribbon sat bare on her dressing table. The red rose had an air of creepiness. She wanted it to die.

“Oh, yellow, my favorite. How many do you think are in this massive bouquet?” Melody asked.

“Twenty-five.”

Melody lifted a recently plucked eyebrow.

“I counted.” Pep shrugged her shoulders. “I wanted to know.” She flipped over the envelope holding the tiny card. “Who are they from?”

“Let’s see.” Melody grabbed the paper and extracted the card. “Break a leg, luv. Devon.”

The gift:

“One moment, Matt,” Devon shouted.

Melody opened the beautiful velvet rectangle, and inside was a gold bracelet with two, tiny, gold charms. One had a child, a boy with arms outstretched and face upward, as if he enjoyed the sun and life as a healthy child. The other had a man and woman entwined in a hug, clearly in love.

Devon knows his color psychology; he gives her yellow roses and a gold bracelet. He uses yellow, the color of hope, to charm Melody.


Blue: seas, skies, men, trustworthy, committed, peace, unity, harmony, loyalty, Earth, ice, coldness, keep bad spirits away, treat pain.

**The majority of people select blue as their favorite color.

Trade Agreement (The Wild Rose Press)is a romantic suspense.

As you can see by the cover, some of the story takes place on the high seas. Georgina is traded by her ex-husband for a load of contraband. She prays her peaceful, blue-eyed lover will help her escape from the disastrous situation. She trust him and believes the sea won’t stop him from rescuing her.

Gee’s ex-husband has blue eyes as well…but they are ice, cold.
Tristan’s face remained calm. “Of course. Aren’t we all? We take items and sell them for a profit. The buyers are not important, nor the nationality, nor the cause, nor how illegal the goods. We steal them for the thrill of making a deal. For money.” His blond cropped hair, light crystal-blue eyes, and winsome smile widened giving him the appearance of the boy next door.


Black: power, sophistication, elegance wealth, mystery, evil, death, fear, anger, sadness, and remorse.

Trade Agreement: Shivers cascaded over Georgina’s body, the November cold penetrating her thin dress. She braced herself against the bumpy jolts as the speed boat hit rough water. The night was moonless. The water looked like black ink around them. The closer they got to the freighter, the faster her heart beat, a quick cadence to match the water hitting the side of the vessel.

The ocean represents fear, mystery, and is powerful.

When Gee meets the Russian Sea Captain who she believes will assist her. While the men talked, in Russian or Ukrainian, Georgina deliberated how to convince Aleksandr, to return her to the States. He was as dark and mysterious in appearance as the freighter. His black and shaggy beard seemed blacker as a result of the elegant gray shirt and pants covering his thin body.

Would this nightmare ever end? It had to be a dream, because he was wearing Armani for God’s sake, at midnight, on a freighter, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. He didn’t look like a man who did favors out of the goodness of his heart.

Sophistication, even if fake, is represented in his dark apparel, while his black hair and shaggy beard create a sense of evil and mystery. Georgina fears him.

Another example, this one from Dark Shadows:

Revelers flowed out from the bar and grill. Henri appreciated the name of the establishment. A hundred year old oak tree created shadows on the face of the building. The precise locations of the exterior lighting allowed for the images to appear dark and gothic. But that wasn’t the reason for the pub’s name. No, there were shadows inside as well as out.

This scene sets the tone for a exceptional mystery, don’t you think?

Gray: unsettling, expectant, loss or depression, stability, wisdom, decay.

Dark Shadows is all about darkness, black and gray.

Tori hadn’t heard her enter. She pivoted. Dark Shadows, written in gray and white lettering, glinted on Brandi’s black apron.

An example of stability and wisdom are represented by the aprons. You’ll need to buy the book to discover why this gray represents stability.

Decay: “I have this.” Mikey pulled out a silver rune symbol hanging on a chain from under his dingy gray shirt.

Mikey’s soul had decayed despite his belief in the run stone’s magic.


Green: refreshing, peaceful, ecology, soothing, helps alleviate depression, nervousness and anxiety, spring, renewal, money and good luck.

Trade Agreement: I think lavender and green decor will work to brighten this room. Very Feng Shui. What do you think?” Georgina smiled. For the first time in a long while, she had a sense of purpose. She would survive.

And it did brighten her life.

Melody’s Song: A nurse approached them. She had the air of a military sergeant, square faced with shoulders stiff and thrown back. Her uniform, despite having Scooby Doo wearing a green hat and his tongue hanging over the side, was starched with sharp perfect creases making her appear stiff and unapproachable.

Despite the refreshing humorous uniform the perception of the nurse’s demeanor overwhelmed the cartoon.


Orange: stimulates activity, appetite, flamboyance, encourages socialization, heat, tied to most fun, associated with a new dawn.

Believe(Cobblestone Press): She inhaled deeply letting the fresh citrus scent of the orange potpourri relax her as she watched the Chief of Police, and Jensen, appear on the screen Color and scent merged to stimulate and refresh. Yeah!


The Watcher(Cobblestone Press): Instead of the music of motors, the winter birds perched on the red and orange foliage of the trees serenaded her.

It was a new dawn for Emily as her life wasn’t the same after “this day”.


Melody’s Song: Her large brown leather handbag shook back and forth, bumping into her side and against the locked box, rattling the stock.


His glance ran down her, heating her in its wake. She smoothed out her silk orange blouse and straightened the belt on her brown slacks. The man made her nervous. Under a lab coat he wore black pants and the emerald shirt again, the green that made his eyes appear as sparkling gems. (Brown/Orange/Green)

Melody was dependable as represented by the brown. She wore orange to stimulate her activity, which she needed because she worked full time as a waitress, singing in an opera, and volunteering at a hospital. Green: who wouldn’t look in to sparkling green eyes and feel renewed and lucky?

Purple: uplifting, calm mind and nerves, offers a sense of spirituality, creativity, royalty, wisdom, respect, flamboyance, and ceremony.

The Watcher: The beautiful woman had incredible well-defined cheek bones, which gave her a natural radiance most women tried to imitate by applying blush. The fortune teller had intense dark eyes, which tilted up at the corners, and a long, narrow aristocratic nose. Her blonde hair rested on her shoulders. A simple purple robe gathered at the neck over her gold silk gown. Another length of cloth draped down her back, up the front and tied at the shoulder like a toga, the same shade of burgundy as the sign on the lawn.

Mikhail hailed from royalty, but she also wanted to give a sense of spirituality, ceremony and of course flamboyance as a story teller.


Dark Shadows: “Your aura’s yellow. You’re always generous, so you tend to have the pale color surrounding you, but today it stands out more. And you have flames of purple. Spiritual colors.” Tori tapped her upper lip with her finger.

A purple aura surrounded him defining his spiritual self.

Brown: stability, feeling of wholesomeness, connection to earth, orderliness, calm, bold, rich, stimulate appetite, friendliness and dependability. Associated with the astrological sign Scorpio.

Melody’s Song: Her chocolate brown eyes had twinkled with humor when she’d sung the Peter Pan song. At moments, briefly, he spied a hint of sadness instead of a happy glimmer.

Her brown eyes twinkled, exhibiting her strength of character, wholesomeness and friendliness.

And interesting, of all the comments about her apartment being in the lower end of the city, the bugs, and her job, why wouldn’t he question the food ambassador? Instead, he’d focused on the fact she’d been born a Scorpio.

“Yes, intense, emotionally perceptive,” she flung her hand about the room with only three other customers, “like now, the waiter is going to give us our drinks and hover because it’s close to closing time.” She waved her arm over the table. “I tend to gesture a lot. Occasionally I sting, but I’m very creative.” She drew circles over the top of his hand. Goose bumps covered her in the tingly little reminders of why she wanted him. Scorpions yearn for emotional intimacy.

Melody’s a Scorpio and this night, she showed her bold side.

White: projects purity, light, snow, surrender, cleanliness, neutrality, enables fresh beginnings. Doctors wear white lab coats.

Melody’s Song: Devon is a doctor and he is pure. “Then how can I help, Jensen?” Devon reached into his white lab coat pocket and withdrew his cell phone.

“We’re certain some of the medicines are being stolen from this unit.”

Doctors wear white lab coats to convey cleanliness, purity, and fresh
beginnings.

Believe: Mikhail’s finds out Jensen must make a choice to believe or not. Blood slowly drained from her face. It became as white as the snow dropping from the sky outside. She rose from the chair and walked over to the ten foot windows.

Mikhail believed purity and light would prevail. Snow transformed the gloomy gray into a bright and fresh scene, renewing her trust. Until…

Keep in mind various cultures see color differently. For example, in India, blue is positive and used in Krishna. Green with Islam, and red for weddings. Brown is the color worn for mourning. In Asian society, yellow is an imperial color. Chinese culture uses red for celebrations, luck and prosperity.


Colors tend to have more of positive association versus negative. Except black, many cultures have a negative connotation for black.


The Tarot Card (The Wild Rose Press) is stacked with multicolors...so many you'll have to read it to find out the color scheme.




Check out: Chromotherapy, the ancient art of using colors to heal.

Care To Be Tempted....

Have you ever been to a strip club? Have you ever seen the men of Chippendale's in action? No....well, step into the world of Tempation City.

Mixing business with pleasure has never been so tempting. Ashia Forrester has always lived by one rule: Never mix business with pleasure. As the owner of Temptation City, a male strip club, that has never been a problem. Until now. The talented new stripper she’s hired stirs a desire in her that cannot be denied.

Jalen Spencer is an undercover cop who loves his job. His next assignment is to pose as a stripper at a local club and find out if the owner is laundering money for the mob. He's pretty sure this mission will be a walk in the park, until he meets the sexy owner. It isn't long before Jalen's giving hot performances on stage and in her bed.

But how will she handle it when she learns everything about him is a lie?

Excerpt

Ashia picked up her walkie-talkie. "Who's next, Vivian?"

"Jalen Spencer."

She glanced down at her watch. "How many are left?"

"Three."

Thank goodness. Maybe she would actually have a lunch break today. "Ten-four."

Ashia sifted through the mound of applications and paperwork she'd collected. Not one decent dancer in the bunch. Oh, there were plenty of good-looking guys, but they didn't exude the sexuality and attitude Temptation City was known for. She dropped the folders in the box behind her.

"Excuse me."

The rich baritone voice sent a tingle across the back of her neck. She swiveled around too fast and tripped over her chair. A pair of large masculine hands grabbed her forearms and held her up. "Are you okay?"

Shock waves charged up her spine. She sucked in a breath, looked up and got a blast of remarkable hazel eyes with tiny flecks of green. "Y-yes. I’m fine. Thank you."

He released her and stepped back. "I'm here to interview for the position you have open."

Yes, yes, oh yes.
Now this was what she was talking about. The man shouldn't be allowed outside without a bodyguard. The way he looked at her was enough to make any woman come on the spot. And the way he filled out a plain black t-shirt with those broad shoulders and chest, his superman arms…it just wasn't fair to the female population.

Ashia allowed her gaze to travel his body from head to toe and then back up again. Close-cropped hair cut, trimmed mustache and full lips slanted upward in a smirk. He looked like he'd been sculpted by Michelangelo, dipped in caramel and left for human admiration.

She saw him peeling away every stitch of clothing on his body and every woman in the club screaming her head off, begging to put money between his ass cheeks.
"Ma'am?" he asked, an eyebrow arched.

She shook away the arousal that threatened to turn her into a complete idiot. "Um, the position?"

"Yes, I heard you had a bartender position open?"

She glanced down at her papers and back up again. "I'm not hiring, um, bartenders at the moment. I'm only looking for…" Her voice trailed off as her eyes zeroed in on his crotch. "…strippers."

A look that bordered on disbelief crossed his incredibly handsome features. "Strippers?"

"Yes," she replied. "The only ad I placed was for male exotic dancers."

His lips thinned. "Well, I didn't come quite prepared for that."

"Have you ever danced before?"

"Not that kind," he answered looking toward the stage.

She looked him up and down again and smiled, tilting her head. "There's a first time for everything."

His eyes pleaded with hers. "You sure you don't have any other positions open? Bouncer? Anything?"

She was beginning to enjoy this. Obviously, someone had given this guy the wrong information. But if she convinced him to step onto that stage, she'd have a full house of dollar-flinging women for the foreseeable future.
Regretfully, she tore her gaze away from his body. She moved in front of the table and leaned against it. "With a body like yours, you could make a lot of money here. Easily seven-fifty to a thousand a weekend."

"Well—"

"Why don’t you get up there, try it out and see if you like it?"

He just stared at her.

All right, he was going to take a little more convincing. He didn't give off the "look at me, I’m gorgeous" vibe. He was more reserved. Laid back, a more "I like to be in the background" sort of guy. He'd have to be coaxed into it.

"You got a girlfriend?"

He raised a brow. "No."

"Family in town? Mom? Grandmother?"

He tossed her a wicked smile and shook his head. "No."

"Then, you won't have to worry about it getting back to them, if that's what you’re worried about."

"That's not it. I just wasn't expecting," he waved his hand toward the long ramp, "…this."

"Well, what's that saying? If the world gives you lemons, make lemonade." She sat and crossed her legs. "You need a job, right?"

"Yes."

"And you want a job at Temptation City?"

"Yes," he answered again.

"Well, up on that stage is all I've got." She paused for effect. "If you can handle it."

It was a dare. She knew it. But for some reason, he struck her as the type of guy who never backed down from anything. Especially a challenge.

"I didn't bring any music."

She yelled to her DJ without taking her eyes off him. "Hey, Ravyn, play this guy some music."

Seconds later, Tyrese's "Signs of Making Love" came over the speakers. Perfect. With his face and body, and if he could tantalize her with a dance, she'd hire him on the spot.

"I've never done this before," he reminded her.

She grinned. "I know. Just let the music move you. Let it seep into your mind, your soul, and see what happens."

The lyrics asked her if she was a freak.

Damn skippy.

His dance was seductive and slow just like the music, and his eyes never left hers as he moved. The words guaranteed her that he'd give her body whatever it needed.

Ashia squirmed in her chair.

When he began to remove his shirt, pulling it from the bottom straight up over his head, she saw an exceptional six-pack and imagined running her hands over his taut muscles. The shirt landed at her feet.

The melody wanted to know if she was the freak he'd been looking for.

Hell yes.

Her eyes glazed over when he began to unbutton his jeans. He bent over and slid them down and off his legs. A pair of red knit boxer briefs hugged his muscular thighs.

Her favorite color. She gulped. Oh God.

The next thing she knew, he was coming off the stage toward her. He'd really gotten into his performance. A line in the song asked the listener to whisper in his ear. Jalen leaned over to hers.

"How am I doing?" he asked, a sexy tone in his voice.

He was close enough for her to get a whiff of his scent. She caught a brief hint of tangerine, mandarin and sage. Ashia cleared her throat. "F-fine."

He turned around, spread his legs and bent over to touch the floor, leaving his ass right in her face. She itched to reach out and palm him to see if his cheeks were as firm as she thought they were.
Right now, he was the embodiment of temptation. A graceful animal in motion stalking its prey. A cougar or a panther.

Perfect for Temptation City.

Perfect for her.

Tempted to read the rest!?! Get your copy, May 27th, from Samhain Publishing.

Have a great Tuesday!

Lyric James

TRS Studio Diva Begins...

Which author has what it takes to be the first TRS Studio Diva?

This is a competition where authors are judged by romance readers in the areas of talent, ability to interact with romance readers, and ability to effectively market themselves and their books.

Competition begins on May 5, 2008 and will conclude on August 4, 2008. (Please note that TRS will be closed from June 2-6, 2008 and July 4-10, 2008). It will consist of ten rounds. Each round will give romance readers the opportunity to vote for their favorites. Each round, competitors with the least amount of votes will be eliminated. After the final round, one winner will be named the TRS Studio Diva.

Click here to vote for your favorite today! TRS has over 50 print books to give away during this competition. And the competing authors donated prizes too. But you can only enter for a chance at the prizes by voting!

Thank you!

The staff at The Romance Studio