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A Fairytale Obsession

Today’s the release date for my latest fairytale Naught Nibble from Noble Romance (say that three times fast!). Love Me Like a Reptile revisits the story of the Frog Prince with a bit of a twist of the tale. Yes, it all sprang from the Motörhead song — a most unlikely source for romance, I think, but that’s how my head works. Most people get a song stuck in their heads and get annoyed; I get a song stuck in my head and I get a story.

The tagline:

Madeley thought she’d kissed a lot of frogs in her time—but this one insists he really is a prince. How far is she willing to go to find out if it’s true?

It’s set in London, like so many of my stories; I miss being there and can’t wait to be back. I watched the show Sherlock this weekend and it made me yearn for the city of my heart even more (and it’s a terrific show!).

Yes, this is going to be a continuing series of Nibbles linked by this theme. You’ll remember Spinning Gold, my retelling of the Rapunzel story. That was the first. Next up is a new version of Cinderella

Why is it always fairytales with me? Well, drop by UnBound for our Ravenous Wednesday to hear me (or um, read me) going on about the topic at length with out lovely host Dana/Inara and usual suspects like Adele AKA Hagelrat, loyal Jack and the other Ravenous stalwarts.

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New Gig: Nights of Passion

I am joining the fabulous team over at Susan Hanniford Crowley‘s Nights of Passion blog. I first met Sue at Albacon and we had a terrific time hanging out; we also both took part in very fun late night reading of erotic stories. I think this will become a regular feature at Albacon.

I’ll be at Nights of Passion every Sunday, so please make a date with me and I’ll be sure to entertain you ;-)

You’ll all be pleased to know that I am finally back to work on the sequel to Chastity Flame. Almost up to the “special guests” — the scene that has some of my fellow writers in it. I will of course have to run it by them to see if they’re happy with their portrayals. Can’t wait to see what they think! The sequel has an interesting new foil for Chas, further developments in her relationship with Damien — no, they’re not supposed to see each other! How will they cope with being separated?! Is their attraction stronger than their devotion to duty? And what’s this about a sex club for women…?!

:-D

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Excited about Xcite

Now I can say it: just got a contract for my short story “Corrections” which will be coming out soon from Xcite Books. Now with a title like that, you might not be surprised to learn that someone gets spanked, heh heh!

Tomorrow I’ll be a guest on fellow Ravenous writer Lana Griffin’s blog, writing about sex and gender and writing. Be there! And don’t forget to drop by UnBound for the usual Ravenous Romance Wednesday! They’re always a hoot and there are plenty of drinks for everyone.

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Guest Blogger: Savannah Chase

The wonderful and terribly sweet Savannah Chase shares her words with us today:

Savannah's Covers

Inspire Me Any Way You Want

I want to start off by saying a huge thank you to C.Margery Kempe for letting me be her guest blogger today. It is my pleasure to be here.

The one question that I get asked a lot as an author has to be Where do you get your ideas from?

Oh boy….the only thing I can tell you is from everywhere.. I’ve always had a wild imagination that has given me stories and ideas. I don’t have one thing or another that influences me when it comes to my books. Things that happen around me play a huge part. I will say one thing….Music plays a huge part in the stories I create. I get inspired by the different genre’s I listen to. There is something about them that get the muse going.

I’ve said this before, my mind never takes a break when it comes to new ideas. Even when I go to bed at night my mind is racing with ideas and things that interest me. Many times I find myself scratching down notes in the dark on the notepad that lays on the table next to me. You can only imagine how bad my writing sometimes looks since I try to jot this stuff down in the dark before I forget it.

Sometimes all I need is a title for a particular story and the words just flow through my fingers as I type. Other times I need a kick to get me started but it doesn’t take much.

When a new book idea comes to me it is pretty much in the form of a mini movie…All I have to do is get it all down on paper or most the time my computer…

I hope that my imagination never stops working overtime since it has been amazing to me so far. This gift has given me the chance to bring to life so many different characters and tales of passion to life. Ones that readers have fallen in love with and cheered for.

With the way my muse is working you can bet there will be many many more books coming soon.

Savannah
Author Of Romance & Erotica
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Thank you, Savannah! It was a delight to have you here.

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Last Stop on the Ornery 11 Tour: Night Owl Romance

I can’t believe we made it to our last stop on the blog tour with the fine folks at Night Owl Romance. What a long strange trip it has been and it’s not over yet. Stop by, join the party, have a good chat with all our fabulous authors.

And don’t forget that you can win valuable prizes and that includes gift certificates and books!

Thanks, accolades, virtual champagne are due to all the fine hosts we have had and to our tour leader, Dana Fredsti. You rock, darling!

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Ornery 11 @ Neve Black’s featuring Inara

The one and only Inara Lavey laps up your acclaim over at the penultimate stop on the Ornery 11 blog tour. We’re hosted by the hoot-a-licious Never Black, writer and bon vivant. Join us for the usual hilarious fun as we hang out with the witty women of Ravenous Romance.

Of course, we can bribe you, too — there are valuable prizes to be won! All comments enter you to win the daily giveaways (books! gift certificates!)

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Ornery 11 @ Book Wenches

Whew — such a pace! We’re off and running, this time fetching up on the steps of the Book Wenches blog, where they welcome us with open arms and frothy drinks (or so I hope!). Today’s featured writer is the lovely Savannah Chase, who offers a taste of her story “Special Delivery.”

Join us — as always, if you comment you are entered to win fabulous prizes. Don’t forget there’s still a chance to be entered to win m contest as well: win the chance to be a character in the sequel to Chastity Flame. Leave a comment on yesterday’s post.

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Ornery 11 @ Bryn Greenwood’s

Yep, today is my day to shine! Bryn Greenwood is hosting the blog tour over at her site and playing the gracious hostess to our ornery bunch — alright, we’re not really ornery, we’re actually a lot of fun and mostly quite sweet. Thanks again to the fabulous Dana to putting this complicated journey together.

As always, drop by, leave a comment, be entered to win a copy of Chas *and* a gift certificate to Ravenous Romance.

MY CONTEST: leave a comment here and be entered to win the chance to be a character in the sequel to Chastity Flame!

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Whew!

We get a short break on the RR Ornery 11 tour bus before we’re back on board tomorrow at Bryn Greenwood‘s blog. If you stopped by yesterday, you saw just how much fun the tour can be! What a terrific bunch of writers — full of ebullient spirits (in all sense of the word!). And what a perfect host Sia proved to be — loved that fudge cake. Yum!

I’m the spotlight writer on tomorrow’s stop, so I get to share Chas with a few more people. Don’t forget that you can read a free excerpt over at Ravenous Romance.

The Ornery Eleven Blog Tour Schedule:

04/18 – Zhadi’s Den – Intro Stop
04/19 – Jennifer’s Random Musings – Elle Amery
04/20 – Unbound – Lisa Lane
04/21 – Talk About My Favorite Authors – Angela Cameron
04/22 – Kissa Starling – EM Lynley
04/23 – The Countess – Jamaica Layne
04/24 – PNR Inklings Blog at ParaNormal Romance – Sephera Giron
04/25 – Wicked Thorn and Roses – Isabel Roman
04/27 – Sia’s Thoughts on… – Neve Black
04/29 - Bryn Greenwood – C. Margery Kempe
04/30 – Bookwenches – Savannah Chase
05/01 – Neve Black – Inara LaVey
05/02 – Night Owl Romance – Final Stop