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OKay, so I said I wouldn’t be back until the new year, I had to come back to share this link.
MAKING MERRY is a free read from Samhain publishing, written by the wonderfully talented Raine Weaver. You MUST go read this. It’s short, (take you 5- 10 minutes to read) and you’ll be grinning the whole time.
Happy Holidays!!
Yesterday I was at the Novelist Inc blog talking about ePublishing and more…, and there’s a chance to win a free download of GYPSY HEART.
Today I’m over at the Aphrodisia Blog. Check it ou, and comment for a chance to win a copy of SEXY DEVIL.
Primal Male is the sequel to Sexy Devil. It’s Drake’s story, and it hits stores in 11 days! And not only will it be in stores, but available online as an eBook. (Kindle from Amazon, as well as other formats at places like Fictionwise and Diesel.com)
Anyway, I thought I’d share with you a sample of how I layer /tweak a scene. I can;t really describe it, I’m not good at that sort of instruction. However, here is the scene as I wrote it the first time…and then after you read it here, you can go read the final version on the PRIMAL MALE bookpage.
This scene is the first time Drake and Melissa meet.
Melissa wasn’t sure what to think when the stranger walked into her bookstore later that morning. In fact, when she looked up at him, her mind went completely blank as her hormones kicked into high gear.
He was big. Not just tall, but big, and built.
At five foot five inches she was no shrinking violet, but he had to be at least a foot taller than her. And when he unzipped his Gore-Tex jacket, saliva pooled in her mouth at the true breadth of the mans shoulders. She wanted to curl up at his side, under his arm, and run her hands over the muscled chest and flat abs. Her gaze traveled down, over said stomach and below the belt. Black cargo style pants that were a bit loose, but fitted enough for her see he was probably built there as well.
She raised her gaze again and found him watching her check him out. Intense blue eyes met hers and she reminded herself that he could be- he was dangerous. Intellectually she knew it, even if her first instinct wasn’t to run.
Book-marm she might be, shy she was not. And she knew one way to get answers was to ask questions — in the right way.
“Well, hel-lo,” she said, keeping her voice light and her smile warm. “You’re new in town.”
“Just visiting.”
The deep rumble of his voice sent a frission of delight down her spine, and Mel bit the inside of her cheek. Stay on track, she chided herself. “Winters tend to isolate us up here in the mountains. We don’t get many visitors this time of year.”
“I like isolation.”
She tilted her head, eyes narrowing on him. “You don’t talk much, do you?”
One corner of his mouth lifted in a half smile. “Words are often over rated.”
Ain’t that the truth. As nice as his voice was, it was the heat in his gaze that set her heart to pounding and her pussy to throbbing.
“That’s the wrong thing to say if you’re trying to get on the good side of a bookstore owner.”
He couldn’t resist. “Who said I was trying to get on your good side?”
“You should be.” She flashed him a sultry smile before tossing her next words over her shoulder as she stepped behind the sales counter. “My good side is a lot of fun.”
Oh, I bet it is, Drake thought to himself. He was still trying to cool down his system from the going over she’d given him when he walked in. Her gaze had traveled down and up his body, taking her time as she’d inspected him in a way that had made his blood hot and his mind slow.
Once behind the counter she turned and quirked an eyebrow at him. “What can I do for you?”
Lust ripped through him at her offer. And it was an offer, the spark in her eye and the hard points of her nipples poking against her shirt made it clear that she was feeling the pull between them as well. If he let down his shields now her arousal would fill his senses and he be bending her over that sales counter within seconds.
Licking his lips he kept his psychic shields in place and shook his head once. “I’m just going to browse if that’s all right?”
“Sure,” she said. “If you need anything, just let me know.”
Fighting his baser instincts, he moved toward the local interest section of the bookstore.
Now take a look at the final version.
Coming Soon
Keep an eye in Angie’s Blog (Click on the graphic) for details of what’s gonna happen in December.
The awesome Mandy Roth loves my blog! Yes, she’s awarded me with a Love button, and now I get to share the love too!
In not special order, here are 7 blogs that I love! Go check them out!
Suzanne McMinn’s Chickens In the Road blog
Laurie’s Laudanum
Ero’s Blog
Naughty and Spice Group Blog
Lazy Geisha
Jordan Summers Blog
Paperback Writer, Lynn Viehl
Stacie Mc. your name was drawn for the copy of FIRST BLOOD. Please use the CONTACT link on site to email me your snail mail address. You have until Wednesday Nov 12th to contact me and claim your prize, or I will choose another winner.
Thanks!
I finished FIRST BLOOD over the weekend, and have to say I enjoyed it. I’ve never been a huge Vampire Fan, but I’ve read other books by a couple of these ladies and I figured “why not?” . I wasn’t disappointed, these ladies all had very different takes on the legend and/or race of Vampires.
My favorite of the stoires was Meljean Brook’s “Thicker Than Blood”.
In this story we have not only have the reunited lovers story with a vampire twist, but a sub story with a missing child/teen. The story works very well, with Vampires, demons and more…and personally, the family torn apart angle also worked well for me. The story was short, but full of emotion and some steamy sex too!
You should defintiely check it out.
And to help with that, I’ll pick a random winner from the the comments and send them a copy of FIRST BLOOD to enjoy..
Mandy Clatterbaugh you’re name was drawn as the winner of the signed copy of SHE from Lucinda Betts. Email me with your snail mail address to collect your prize!
Drop in tonight to play on the TalkingTwoLips yahoogroup with the Allure Authors from 8-10 EST. We’ll have excerpts from our latest release, contests and prizes. Hope to see everyone there!
I did an interview with author Jamie Leigh Hansen, and she’s posted it up on her blog today if you want to go check it out.
If you’re not a Supernatural fan, then why not?
And if you are, did you see this weeks show? did you stay to watch the end>? check it out..
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