Of Swords and Vampyres

Urban Fantasy is coming along. Not nicely - plenty of twists and bumps in the road, but if I don't have conflict with my characters they would be dull to write.

I never reveal deets before I finish -- but here's a little sneaky visual preview. Its not the official cover but I had fun making it when I was stuck in the middle of the plot. Of course I ripped up half of the said plot (and may again before this thing is done!) but I'm beginning to realize thats part of my creative process.

Hotshot Moi

Two releases in a month. I feel like such a hotshot.

Urban Legend is out!! This book kicked my rear end from here to there and I'm happy it did, because it turned out awesome! Cain - my main character -- wouldn't budge until things worked out his way. Damn stubborn sexy male.

Behind The Masque

E-publishing was created for those of us without patience. I truly am a child of digital age -- I want things immediately and have no patience.

In that context, I'm thrilled to announce that an anthology my friends and I worked on only a few months ago is released by Cobblestone Press!

Beneath the Masque is a grouping of novellas of various genres, all tied with a common thread. The setting is a Charity Masquarade Ball for Breast Cancer Education and Research. The theme is control - as in loosing of, due to a gypsy cursed amethyst that amplifies desires and quiets inhibitions.

The authors and the publisher will donate 100% of net profits to breastcancer.org, merging the cause in the anthology with the cause in real life.

For More Information on the Anthology, Please Click Here

News and Paintings

I've been a busy creative bee.

Urban Legend is a couple of days from going to my editor -- as soon as my fabulous critique partner is done with it. Its scheduled for Oct 12 release at Changeling and I'm a bit anxious about it. This one really kicked my butt -- its quite intense with all sorts of action and car chases and vampyre human love.

Amethyst Moon will be part of a FABULOUS anthology titled Behind The Mask. Cursed jewels, masked ball and a couple of thieves... This one was a lot of fun to write and whats more, I'm sharing this antho with a group of dear friends and very talented writers -- Cyan Bell, Sheri Livingston and Taylor Voltaire.

And since I can't focus on just one thing I tried my hand at cover design. Its not at all the official cover but it was lots of fun to play with. We're hoping for a November Release so stay tuned!

I also painted again. And I think I learned a few things -- of of them being that apparently I paint better if I'm slightly miffed. I think this one is my best one so far! My hubby already called dibs...

I Painted!

Did I ever mention I paint? I don't do it terribly well and I haven't touched a brush in over a year. But my loving husband finally rolled me and my ergonomic chair away from my Ikea desk and told me in no uncertain terms that I'm starting to glow from my 2.5 monitors. (The .5 is my little Mac on which I write)

So I dug out my brushes and paints and channeled Bob Ross.

Not bad after a year! (Being a photoshop junkie I brightened it up a bit.. but still not bad)

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Urban Myth

Its finally here! Urban Myth will be released this week from Changeling Press!
The cover is great -- aren't those Sai just perfect?

Here's a little blurb:

As peace between humans and vampyre crumbles, Taina Bates trains to become one of the Hunters. Her strength increases with each day, the scrapes and bruises like badges of courage. The drive to fight rages inside her.

Rayan Slade -- half sympath, full vampyre and certified assassin for the Alliance of Human Protection Services, is called to train the new blood -- SEALs, Green Berets and one lone female. Except the female is the only woman he has ever loved, the one he’d left years ago when the cravings became unbearable, when he feared draining her in his need for the energy that fed him.

http://changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=661