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My year in review and some #Resolutions

Dec29

I am a glass half-full person, which is why I am doing this year in review. I’m also not a prolific blog writer, so I am also doing this review to really see where I have put my time and energy.

As I looked at the year in posts, I realized that it has been a year mostly of elation with one bummer moment. And, I good with that. Who wouldn’t be?

twrp collageJanuary was all editing and writing, but that led to the release of four short stories spread out through this year. From Basically Bad (not currently available) to Behaving Badly, Risque Poses, and Man of Few Words, the emails between my editor at The Wild Rose Press and I have been flying. Between edits, galleys, covers, and finding the right blurbs, we’ve managed to have some great conversations. With another story contracted with TWRP, I’m feeling wonderful about writing. (Now, if the holidays would just be done so that I can get more writing accomplished. I’ve got so much planned!)

I participated in four blog hops, giving away numerous gift cards and plenty of copies of my stories. I plan to do more of these hops, because they are fun (when I don’t forget).

I featured shirtless men that I happened to photograph while I was out and about. I’ll keep that going when I get inspired by shoulders and lovely pecs.

Writing isn’t all about sitting in front of the computer, although one must do much of that to be a writer. I showed my face at the FF&P conference held here in New Orleans. I gave a talk there and met some wonderful people. I gave the same presentation at a monthly meeting of the Heart of Louisiana Chapter of RWA. I also got the chance to meet readers at their yearly luncheon. That’s really a nice event, and I returned from it with such zeal for writing.

I joined Twitter as my use of Facebook is less than regular. Y’all, social media mixed with writing can be so time consuming. Like, how can I get it all done and be married and be a mother and have a day job and get inspired to write erotic romances? I can get that all done, but something has to give. That thing is a clean house. I know many of you understand.

On the fun side of publishing, I had two recipes chosen to be in cookbooks for readers this year. The first are my Aphrodisian Chargrilled Oysters that are an appetizer for Passionate Cooks. I really do cook these at least three times a year, sometimes over a fire at the camp and sometimes in my kitchen at home. The second recipe is in A Healthy Holiday Garden Gourmet 2012 with the Wild Rose Press. That’s my every other Monday dinner–Vegetarian Red Beans and Rice. It’s low sodium, low fat, and all dat! (That is so unlike me to brag about something. It must be the chilly weather here in New Orleans.) In all honesty, I make this every two weeks. Everyone, including the children, gobbles it up, though the adults add hot sauce, upping the sodium count a little.

Even with that bummer of a moment when a publisher and I parted ways, I’m calling 2012 a good one for me. My resolution for the upcoming year is to be louder about my releases (like when Man of Few Words is available for other devices besides Kindle) and when Bad Big Easy makes it debut. My other resolutions include getting Basically Bad back out there and for finishing the story I’m writing now as well as one that has been kicking around in my head for a while. It wants to be let out. I want it out.

To those of you who have read my stories: Thank you. I hope you can look at your year (notice I left out family stuff) and call it a good one.

Heart of Louisiana’s Reader Luncheon, Nov 10th

Oct8

I’m thrilled and honored to be traveling to Baton Rouge on November 10th for the annual Heart LA RWA chapter luncheon for readers featuring authors. My chapter of RWA (SOLA) is donating a basket of books by our authors for auction. We’re offering books by Sabrina Jeffries, June Shaw, Farrah Rochon, CJ Parker, and others. Some e-books are included as well. Come join us if you are in the area. It’s a good time for everyone.

Risque Poses available September 21st!

Aug17

From The Wild Rose Press:

Coming Soon from The Wild Rose Press

Yoga instructor Diana Courbet wants to celebrate the end of a messy divorce in the best way possible, starting with a one night stand with the sexy, tousle-haired artist in her yoga class. He’s been the object of her desire for close to a year, and while he might be worth more than one sexy evening, that’s all her heart is willing to risk.

Mathias Kuning wants two things–to be a successful artist and Diana. Over the past year, he’s painted Diana in a series of nudes that show how much he’s grown to care for his beautiful muse. But to become a successful artist he has to show the sensual pieces, and to show them, she has to agree.

Will the risque poses of Mathias’ creation be the very thing that keeps Diana in his arms…or drives her out of his life forever?

Here’s a rated R excerpt :

She lifted arms and smoothed the hands of others all the while wishing she were alone with him in the studio, touching, tasting, fucking. Seeing that he didn’t have a strap, she plucked one off the back wall and brought him one. “You’ll need this,” she whispered in his ear, leaning closer than she needed. The musk of his sweat caused her nipples to tighten and shot a tingle of need to her pussy. She had to have this man.

“I am not good with straps. They are bulky.”

Those words created heat in her chest that spread all over. What was he good with? Silk scarves? Ropes? Did he do kinky, erotic things with his paint brushes? “Just grab onto the ends and hang on.”

As he looped it around his foot to hold his leg horizontal with the floor, she grabbed his hips from behind to level them. Before the divorce, she wouldn’t have done this, but now she possessed freedom, freedom to touch, to taste, to indulge in all night sex without regrets or worries that her angry, vindictive ex-husband would use her behavior against her.

He shot her a look over his shoulder that she interpreted to say, “Will you touch me more?”