I don’t have much to say today…  I finished the initial draft of Piece of Tail for my part in the Half-were House anthology with Mima and Darragha Foster on Monday.  Mima tore it into pieces on Tuesday and now I’ll spend the weekend making it shiny.  Once I get it less craptastic, I’ll post a little somethin’ for blog readers. 

On to today’s thrill.  Hopefully it’ll make Thursday go a bit faster for ya’ll.

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O. M. G.  Somewhere, in a past life, I was the whore of the cover gods and now they are smiling down on me.  Want proof?  Kablam!

Were What? by Celia Kyle

Lyla’s on the run from her pack’s omega. Since he’s at the bottom of the totem pole in her pack, this should be simple, right? Tell that to her aching lungs and jiggling thighs. She’s never been one to go with the flow. So when her alpha orders her to submit to mating with the omega she’s not about to start now. Good thing she runs into (literally) a big hunk of man who can make the scariest of wolves tuck tail and run.

Michael’s had enough of weres to last a lifetime. After being caught in the middle of a territory war while in Brazil between the Pumas and Jaguars, he sure as hell doesn’t want anything to do with the trouble following Lyla. But apparently no one told that to his cock.

Blue Moon Rising by Nina Pierce

Tension between the cougar and wolf shifters in Lonesome Fork, Montana is spiraling out of control. With the full moon only days away and fear and the body count rising, Chief of Police, and head of the wolf shifter council, COLE TAKODO is trying to bring peace to both humans and shifters alike. But with the head of the cougar council, KURT HANSLEY, thwarting his attempts, it appears nothing will heal the growing rift. When orphan JAYDA KYNSLYN strolls into town, rumors of polymorphic shifters come to life begin to circulate.

Two men want to claim Jayda as mate: one will stand with her and unite the shifter clans; the other will possess her and reign supreme over the human population. With the Blue Moon Rising Jayda’s decision will determine the future for all of them.

Beauty is a Beast by Tina Holland

Welcome to the future! The year is 3025 and humans are fast becoming extinct. Nizhoni of Mojave Earth Clan knows her spirit guide will protect by giving her the power of the wolf. When she unwittingly bites another human she flees.

Michael of the Air Clan has searched for the woman he called Beauty who turned him into a creature of the moon. When he finds her living among the Mojave, he believes he can finally claim her. There’s only one problem she’s already married.

Together Nizhoni and Michael must battle her former lover, the Yee Naaldlooshi or feared skin-walker. The fate of their love and humankind hang in the balance. If Beauty can’t have her mate and save the world she’s going to be a real Beast.

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Two books for the price of one blog post.  Woot!  It’s that time again… BAB!  Bloggin’ About Books!

I’ve got two books for ze pimpage this week:

Soundwave’s Surrender

Soundwave is a Super who can bring down any man with her voice alone. Too bad she hasn’t been able to bring down General Pane. But now he’s on the run and she has a score to settle. And she’s going to make sure he pays up.

General Pane has a score of his own to settle. After all, it’s Soundwave’s fault he’s being hunted. He’s lost his job, his identity, and if he’s not careful his life could be next. With Soundwave firmly in his grasp, he’ll stop at nothing to make her pay. Even if he has to tie her up and gag her.

Click here to read an excerpt!

Cuff Me Lacy

Part of the HANDCUFFS AND LACE SERIES

Three months is way too long to wait for some simple, low-down, straight forward sex. It’s not like Officer Chrissie Hansen is asking for prince charming to offer her the love of a lifetime. All she wants is a good orgasm that she doesn’t have to work for alone.

At least with “the Bull”, she knows what to expect. But when Patrick MacKlick returns to her life and tempts her with new options, she discovers that lace can imprison a heart better than handcuffs can.

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Ooh!  This is my first work with Resplendence Publishing and I couldn’t be happier with the cover.  I filled out a detailed form and the cover artist took my words and created this gorgeousness.  Yay!  I love it!

It’s fantabulous, yes?  I’m giddy with excitement.  Here’s a quick blurb and Fiery Ember will be available on 7/8/08!  Woot!  That’s just around the corner!

Fiery Ember

Ember Ellason is a darned good secretary.  True, she’d like to be more, but her step-mother runs Ellason Advertising now that her father has passed and Claudette, her step-mother, feels Ember is only good enough to fetch coffee… barely.  Not content with her life as a secretary, she takes night classes to get her degree in marketing.  Good thing, too.  Because when Claudette, nor her horrid daughters, show up for the meeting with the biggest client they could ever land, Ember steps in to save the day.  Sort of.  Clementine and Ember sound alike… in a way.  A little white lie about her name couldn’t be the end of the world, right?  Besides, what could it hurt?

Paul Ashe needs a new ad campaign and advertising agency for his company.  He’s found  the perfect company with the perfect proposal.  Too bad his body is a little too interested in the voluptuous Clementine, beautiful Em.  Though, she doesn’t look like an Clementine to him with her fiery red hair and blazing green eyes.  And then he can’t seem to secure a date with the elusive woman after their first encounter.  Not that he should since they just began working together. No bother, rules were meant to be broken… Besides, what could it hurt?

Ce

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Just a little something that I submitted to a flash fiction call that was recently rejected.  Thought ya’ll might enjoy the darker side of Celia….

Growl
By Celia Kyle

The growl woke her. Deep, guttural, hungry and low, it crept through the room and reverberated through her bones.

It’d gotten him.

Somehow through the night, the disease seeped through the cracks in the walls and took hold of her beloved.

The now familiar sound of the slow scraping of feet against the concrete floor filled the once silent room. She pressed her back against the wall, thankful for the solid support as she clutched the blood-stained handle of her hatchet. She took solace in its solid, balanced weight and razor sharp edge. It hadn’t failed her yet.

The scraping grew closer.

Her heart beat double-time, threatening to burst from her chest as she waited. Rushing forward too soon could prove to be disastrous. She’d seen it happen to one too many of her friends. She’d watched them suffer as the creatures tore them apart and then, when they re-animated, she’d cleaved their heads from their bodies.

The creature staggered through the moonlight toward her. Only feet separated them now. She begged her heart to slow as soulless eyes bore into her. Not long now.

She adjusted her grip and took aim as the creature came into range. It bared its teeth and opened its jaws wide as if preparing to bite. With one quick blow, she decapitated the creature, its rancid blood coating the bare floor. It was done.

Dang, she’d loved that dog.

A hiss filled the night and she cringed. Looked like she had a date with her cat now, too.

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Once in a lifetime thing going on here folks.  Yup, this installment of AiS is not about Me, but about NKOTB. 

I’m about to date myself, but when New Kids on the Block came out, I was very nearly their number one fan.  I would have been their number one fan had my mother found the NKOTB fabric at Wal-Mart and made me the curtains I asked for, but whatever. 

So, NKOTB has decided to try and make a comeback.  Um, who told them this was a good idea?  I mean, seriously?  Dudes, you’re old.  I mean, I’m old so I know you sure as hell are.  Leave the teeny boppin’ to the teeny boppers and move on.  You no longer have the pre-adolescent high pitched voices you once had and instead of looking cool as you pop and lock on the stage, you look like my dad trying to bust the robot.  N.O.

Don’t believe me?  Think it can’t be that bad?  Let me assure you…  it is.

I rest my case.

Ce

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First, the submissions call from Liquid Silver Books:

Announcing an open call for submissions for a new anthology.

Ghosts, Witches and Ghouls, Oh My!
Haunt us with spooky tales of sexy love all centered on Halloween.

Submissions are open to all authors, currently published with Liquid Silver Books and those wishing to be published with Liquid Silver Books. All works must be new material, previously published works will not be considered. Three novellas will be accepted for this anthology.

Submission length is minimum 15,000 words up to 30,000 words. Any genre will be accepted, as long as Halloween is the background for the story. We are looking for quality submissions that meet our criteria for distinctive erotic romance between a man and a woman. For this anthology we are looking for a HEA and/or a dedicated commitment between the hero and heroine. This anthology is slated for our Liquid line. Please see our submission guidelines for what we’re looking for in a Liquid heat level story.

Open submissions for this anthology through June 30th, the final decision will be announced July 14th. To submit, please send via email to subs2008@liquidsilverbooks.com with HALLOWEEN ANTHOLOGY in the subject line. Include in body of email author bio, attach completed manuscript and a one page snapshot synopsis.

I look forward to reading your submissions.

*Permission to forward*

NOW, the new contract for….  wait for it….  F*ck a Duck!  Yes, ladies and gentlemen, a duck shifter story titled F*ck a Duck, coming this summer from Changeling Press.  It’s a super short, scorching hot bit of reading I’m sure you’ll love.

Ce

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I discovered a new social networking site, quite by accident, when perusing a couple of sex blogs.  (Yes, blogs about sex.  *gasp*)  Anyway, I looked at the front page, cocked my head to the side and squinted my eyes at it, then straightened, brow furrowed and continued to stare. Huh. They have a social networking site.  Very cool, my mind said.  Very cool, indeed.  I snagged the link and ran off to share with my author friends…

Now, we are all poking it with a stick as we decide who will be the first to jump into fetlife. (www.fetlife.com)  I know that there are several blogs I read whose masters/mistresses hop on over there so I’m curious if they read my blog and want to comment on the site.  Wendy?  Avah?  Jefferson? (though he is in the middle of moving)

So, I guess until we hear from an actual member that the bdsm authors won’t get flogged for having book writing as a fetish, we’ll all continue poking the site with our imaginary sticks.

Ce

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So, how’d your Mother’s Day go? I’m a mom, sorta. I have three balls of fur that I call my own. This, of course, does not include Mr. Kyle though he did purchase a card on the cat’s behalf. Yup, I woke up to a beautiful card, directly from the kitties. He’s such a sap, but I lurve him. *sigh*

I spent the weekend writing and reading. Reading was the best part. You see, I’m working on an anthology with Mima and Darragha Foster and I figured I should read what my fellow authors had penned recently.  I started with Mima…

O. M. G. Her Within series is beyond words.  I’ve read the first three books in the series and I can’t wait to get home and buy the fourth so I can read it too.  I’ve already emailed her gushing madly about my love of the series and threatening bodily harm if she doesn’t give me more.  *sigh*  Love shifters?  Love possessive men who are VERY growling and hot sexin?  This series is like a drug to a shifter loving reader.  Not. Enough.  Ever. 

Check out her books HERE

Now, back to the EDJ with me.  Have a good MmmmMonday!

Ce

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