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In honour of the release of Cassie Mae's How To Date A Nerd (which is awesome, btw), Cassie is holding a bloghop to celebrate all things nerdy! There is only one question: What is the nerdiest thing about you? When I first heard about this hop, I posted a message on Cassie's Facebook page, saying "I'm not sure I'm that nerdy." Then reeled off a list of everything about me that IS nerdy. I was a little surprised lol! I am a MASSIVE Harry Potter fan, and I think this is where the majority of my nerdiness is. I've read the books many times, and I own all of the movies (even though they are less than perfect!). I used to be an active member of a Harry Potter forum, and I could debate whether Snape was good or evil with the best of them! I enjoyed thinking up theories about how the books would play out, and I could quote passages off the top of my head. (I'm a little rusty now though!). When I was about 18, my boyfriend at the time bought me a Harry

Thank you to everyone who participated in the MORE THAN JUST A KISS Blogfest.. I had the BEST time reading through them all! I mean, really, who doesn't love a good kissing scene?! Choosing the winners was quite tough, since we all have different likes and dislikes, BUT, we managed to reach a decision! Here are our top three: Our first place winner of a critique (not exceeding ten pages) from Cecilia, Christine, and I is L.G. KELTNER ! Our second place winner of a critique (not exceeding five pages) from Laurelin and Christine is MICHELLE WALLACE ! Our third place winner of a one page critique from Cecilia and Christine is ADRIANNE RUSSELL ! Congratulations! Aand, we also have some bonus prizes to give out. Each of us judges picked one entry to win our bonus prizes. Here they are!   My pick to win IF I LET YOU GO : SUMMER ROSS !   Laurelin's pick to win FIXED ON YOU : ROE ! Cecilia's pick to win TRULY MADLY DEEPLY YOU

Before I get on to the awesomeness of Alex, I just want to say a quick note of thanks to everyone who supported me earlier this week when I was feeling so... blah lol. I'm still working through replies, but I really appreciate all your kind words!   ****     No doubt, you'll have seen our favourite ninja taking the world by storm ;) this week, with the release of CassaStorm! Huge congratulations, Alex! You deserve all the success in the world!     CassaStorm By Alex J. Cavanaugh From the Amazon Best Selling Series! A storm gathers across the galaxy… Commanding the Cassan base on Tgren, Byron thought he’d put the days of battle behind him. As a galaxy-wide war encroaches upon the desert planet, Byron’s ideal life is threatened and he’s caught between the Tgrens and the Cassans. After enemy ships attack the desert planet, Byron discovers another battle within his own family. The declaration of war between all ten races triggers night

Disclaimer: I used this title to warn people in advance of the whiny, self-pitying nature of this post. Also, this may not make any sense whatsoever, but I've had a bunch of stuff going around in my head for a long time, so it's time to purge my brain to make way for new, more positive thoughts. I promise to be my usual self next time! Urgh. The joys of self-doubt. As a writer, I know this is part of the deal. I see other writers feeling the same way I feel right now, and I think, "But... you're amazing, everyone loves you and your books, how can you be insecure?" Which inevitably leads to me wondering if anyone feels that way about me, and my books. I just finished writing what I consider to be my best book so far. According to some of my past reviews, I didn't set the bar that high to begin with lol. My reviews for Game On continue to baffle me. I know it's FAR from perfect, and I've been itching to edit it since I hit publish lol. The thing I c

Ahh, I'm so excited to be here for the cover reveal of the 13th Floor Collection by Christine Rains!! Christine is genuinely one of the most talented writers I've had the good fortune to meet in the blogosphere, and these books are fantastic!! Title: The 13 th Floor Complete Collection Author: Christine Rains Genre: paranormal romance Release date: October 13 th , 2013 Blurb: Six supernatural tenants Living in a haunted apartment building On a floor that doesn't exist. Six novellas telling their tales. A retired demon acquires a price on his head. A werewolf is hunted by her pack. A modern day dragonslayer misses his target. A harpy challenges Zeus for the soul of the man she loves. A vampire is obsessed with a young woman he can't find. A banshee falls in love with someone who's death she has seen in a vision. And a sweet ghost must battle a primal monster to save them all. All the stories take place at the s

That's right, the More Than Just A Kiss Bloghop is still going strong, and I must say, I've read some excellent entries so far already! If I haven't got to your blog yet, I will get there soon, I promise! If you want to sign up, there's still time - details are here . Today, I'm sharing another kissy scene from one of my books! Some of you will have seen this one before, but it comes from Blindsided, the second book in the Game On series. This kiss happens between Jesse Shaw, and Isabelle, who Jesse met while on vacation in London. It's their first kiss, and Isabelle's first kiss ever! “You’re making me nervous,” Jesse said. “Me?” I laughed. “How?” “I just … this is a big thing. You have a million expectations of how this should be, and I don’t want to ruin them.” Silly me. I hadn’t even considered that Jesse was under pressure too. But if he was a rubbish kisser, how would I know? It’s not like I had anything to compare it to. “Could we tr

Today is the first day of the MORE THAN JUST A KISS blogfest! The amazing Christine Rains is co-hosting the event with the wonderful and talented Cecilia Robert.   Sweet, sizzling, fiery, awkward, mind-blowing. We want to read your kissing scenes. The rules are simple: 1. Sign up on the linky list and post the badge on your blog. 2. On one of the days of the week of September 9th, post a kissing scene on your blog. It can be either fiction or non-fiction. 3. Please do not exceed 250 words. 4. This is a blogfest, so visit the other participants and have fun! But wait! This is more than a blogfest. We're offering prizes! The scenes will be judged by these amazing romance authors: Cecilia Robert , Laurelin Paige , ME :D, and Christine Rains. We will choose three posts to win these awesome prizes. Prize 1 - A critique of a kissing/intimate scene from your WIP (not exceeding ten pages). Critiques will be done by Cecilia Robert , Christine Rains

Hello! Yup, it's been a freaking long time since I wrote a blog post of my own, that wasn't a cover reveal or blog tour post! I've been super, insanely, can't-tell-which-day-of-the-week-it-is busy, plus I did take a very brief time out to enjoy the rather unusual British summer heatwave! It would take forever to update you on everything, so I'll just talk about the stuff you'll be most interested in. Actually, there's probably only one thing : I finished another book! I've been writing it since last November, which is a crazy amount of time, but it was most definitely a labour of love. Real, genuine, love. I've never written a book I've fallen so deeply in love with. Not that I don't love my Game On crew, but this book feels different. Special. I just hope everyone else feels that way when I publish it lol! (I PROMISE I will write up a synopsis and give more details soon!) SO... I guess this is just my first "hello" f