Galactic Flame

Thanks Angie J of Twinsie Talk Reviews for another nice review, this time for Galactic Flame.

What a great addition to this series. If you read book two *cough cough the review was just yesterday people* you know that Ally promised her first born daughter to Queen Lillian's first born son....well 25 years later and guess what? the first born son is here to collect!!! Except he has no clue what his intended name is or what she looks like. OOOPPPSIE kinda important right? Well He takes the wrong female as his intended because his alien "vibes" say Eden is the one......Eden lets him take her to protect her frail/fragile sister from a life that she imagines as barbaric and inhuman. She is shocked to learn that the aliens are kind, generous and love her instantly. WELLLLL, not everyone loves her. Seems she has stolen the "prize" of race. Seems Miss. Widowed Earth Woman Sala is after the prince and isn't very shy about letting Eden know. Don't ya just hate jealous bitches???? *fist bump* Me too!!!

Eden is freaked that everyone will find out she isn't the princes true intended. She has fallen head over heals in love with him and doesn't want to lose him. The aliens have built a tower to help them "find" Earth women. When they do then Sala and Eden join forces to try and break the tower. Eden says to save her sister (and the secret that she is not the true intended for Genesis) and Sala to keep the Earth women away so she can keep on screwing all the single aliens. ....frigging Skank Box. There will never be enough Kio Kio to clean her up (don't understand, read the book. If you do understand, ya know you giggled a little bit!!)........

ANYWHO, Eden gets into trouble for breaking a promise and is sent to live alone for 2 weeks as punishment. However, i LOVED that skanks punishment . Very very fitting and nicely done Mel!!! During the time Eden is being punished, she ends up admitting who she "really" is and things get kinda bad for Genesis. I will not tell you the end of the story or why Eden gets into trouble but i can't wait for book 4????? Please tell me there is a book 4!!! I kinda wanna know what happens to Aline the "true" intended for Genesis. Plus I want to know more about Aline's new "suitors"...giggles.

Betrayed

With my move and everything I totally missed the release day for Christina Phillips book BETRAYED on the Ellora's Cave site, but it's just gone live at Amazon. If you enjoyed Forbidden and Captive you'll love her third Roman-Druid installment (and her first book through Ellora's Cave).

And don't you just love the cover!!?

In 51 A.D., Druid priestess Nimue is injured and enslaved by the hated Roman Legions. Even though she is drawn to her captor, she’s determined to escape and complete her mission for the Briton king and her duty to Arianrhod, the goddess she is bound to.

The tough Roman warrior who captures her is far from the brutal barbarian she expects. His touch inflames her desires and passion burns between them. Though Nimue does not accept her enslavement, her heart surrenders to her enemy. When Arianrhod appears to her in the form of an owl, Nimue knows the union is blessed.

Roman warrior Tacitus is enchanted by the fiery beauty who shows no fear and challenges him at every turn. Though enslaving her goes against his heart, he’s determined to make her his. No woman has ever heated his blood as she does. But when he discovers her true nature as one who actually communes with the gods, his loyalties are torn between his heritage and a woman who could destroy everything he’s ever believed in.

Home Sweet Home (new home!)

After all the talk of moving, I'm finally HERE!!! I hope to be around a bit more on my blog and rambling about god knows what, so bear with me =))

But somehow we managed to find a rental within a week of having to move out of our house, coincided a truck to pick up our horses (one of which was a little grey pony who probably won't see too many more years) and of course a removalist to bring all our 'stuff' up to our new house.

Inbetween all the paperwork of selling a house, buying land and renting a new one - phew!!! I'm feeling for all you people out there who did this stuff all the time - I think I've sprouted a dozen new greys in my hair lol.

Hope you are all having a great day and are MUCH more organized than I am right now! (took 3 days just to organize wireless internet grrrrr).

Bye now =))

Review of Galactic Flame

My very first review for Galactic Flame, from Amy Hopkins of The Romance Review.  4 stars. Always nice to get a great review =)

For as long as she can remember, Eden has listened to her father tell stories of his home planet and the prince that will come and get her sister to be his princess there. Eden has always soaked up those stories, while her sister grows more and more depressed at the thought of leaving all she knows. Suddenly Genesis is there to collect his bride and mistakenly assumes it's Eden. She know that this is an opportunity to save her sister from the fate she's been dreading but at the same time she's caught off guard by the incredible attraction she feel towards Genesis. When her fear of discovery turns to a very real possibility, Eden has to decide how far she'll go to keep her secret and the man she's fast falling in love with.

I really enjoyed this book. I hadn't read the two previous book in the Alien Hunger series, but it was no problem to pick up this book end enjoy it. I'm sure that it won't be long until I go back and read the first two books just because this is a really intriguing world that I want to read more of. Eden and Genesis have a great spark of chemistry which makes it really fun reading as Eden finally gets to explore her sexuality. The author also did a really good job balancing the desire for details of this new world and it's inhabitants while still keeping the story moving. In fact, this is a nice fast read. I have to say that I was a bit surprised that the whole book wasn't as light-hearted as it first seemed it would be. This isn't a complaint at all, just something unexpected. This book has strong hints as to what the next book in the series will be and it's one that I'll be watching for.

Colonist's Wife.

All round brilliant writer and fab CP Kylie Scott has a new release out, debuting with Ellora's Cave. Colonist's Wife. No, it's not zombies (and damn we love her zombies), but it's a brilliant, clever and at times, witty read.
We'd expect nothing less from you Ms. Scott.=)


It’s 2088, and having testified in a gangland murder trial, nowhere on Earth is safe for Louise. Witness Protection has organized a new identity and a marriage contract for her on the mining colony of Esther, one of the moons circling Jupiter. The man who meets her there is not the groom she expected.
Adam Elliot is neither sweet nor sincere, and he looks like he was hosed off a barroom floor. But soon a memorial service reveals Adam’s soft underbelly. Throw some stellar sex into the mix and the two decide that maybe marriage to each other might not be so bad after all.
  But an assassin is already at work. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues on the planet’s frozen surface. Louise is determined to live long enough to draw the maniac away from the husband she might just have fallen for.

This and That

So today is the 13th, we have nine days to get out of our house and into a rental. Tomorrow, I HOPE we'll know if we've got the go ahead for one of two houses. Wow, the rental prices where we're going are steep. But we will be building on 13 acres once we're settled and hopefully have enough money to get on with it! =)

In the meantime, paperwork, paperwork and more paperwork! Selling and then buying again isn't something I'd want to be going through again for a while LOL! Guess if that's all we've got to worry about we're doing alright =)

So on the writing front. Once I'm in the new house and settled, I'll be working on edits for Enraptured. Wow, I love this cover! I've been SO lucky with my covers so far. I guess I'll also be working on edits for Believe, though it's not due for release until the end of the year so probably won't have to worry about those for a while. Lastly I have Abducting the Enemy due in so I REALLY need to get my act together! Still have at least 10k of words to get down, but my brain just isn't with it with all that's going on right now.

 Wish me luck!! And whatever you guys are doing out there, take your times. Stay calm. Be happy! (words of advice I'll be heeding myself)

Galactic Flame excerpt

The craft’s walls gently vibrated. Genesis tore his stare from her and frowned. He turned back, proffering a hand. “Come. It is past time we were seated.”

She grudgingly accepted his hand and allowed him to lead her to one of the chairs before he instructed, “Sit. Relax.” He did the same in the chair nearby. “The journey will be a long one, but our seats will automatically adjust for our individual comfort.”

She gripped the arms of her seat as it unfolded. The red fur underneath her spine and ass cheeks was amazingly soft and comfy. No doubt it had come off the vicious, alien-eating caltronian beasts she’d heard her father talk about a time or two.

If she ever met such a beast, perhaps she’d offer congratulations for its good taste. She shivered, half-ashamed. A morbid sense of humor wouldn’t cut it if she really did set eyes on one of the red-furred monsters—they’d probably enjoy her human-alien flesh just as much.

Genesis stretched his long legs out before him, clearly settling in. He took hold of her nearest hand, as if in reassurance. “The shields will shortly web across our bodies. They’ll hold us in for takeoff.”

She jerked with alarm as the shields grew from the floor and up the chairs to quickly blanket her entire body, including her scalp. Only her face—mouth, nose and eyes—stayed clear. Even their joined hands were webbed together. It was the weirdest sensation, as though smoke was solidifying over her body.

“Relax,” he soothed from the chair beside her, though she couldn’t turn her head and see him.

“I didn’t expect this!” she hissed, perversely glad his hand was entwined with hers.

The craft reverberated, juddering hard underneath. The walls of the craft revolved, faster and faster, as though a spinning top, the momentum creating a whine that amplified on seemingly every rotation.

“The craft is preparing for takeoff,” he said, raising his voice to be heard. “When it does, the G-force will cause you to pass out. Soon after the shields will release a non-toxic gas to keep us unconscious.”

“Please don’t tell me you’re serious!”

She wasn’t used to feeling so helpless. Since giving herself over to him in place of her sister, all her free-will had been taken away from her.

“It sounds crude, but staying asleep with brief snatches of wakefulness to relieve our hunger and thirst, means our supplies won’t run dry.”

The straw in the cylinder beside her took on a whole new meaning. Clearly whatever liquid it held was both food and water in human terms. Her voice cracked, “Do I get any say in this?”

“Sorry, Princess, no. At just twenty day’s journey, this craft is by far the fastest and most efficient way to travel.”

The craft’s whine became an earsplitting hum that continued to increase in volume and unlike anything she’d ever heard before. And as the shields pushed a little way into her ear and formed a ball to evidently block out the worst of the sound, Genesis squeezed her hand and shouted, “See you in my solar system, Princess!”

A flash of light burst before her eyes. Her belly dropped from beneath her. Then…nothing.

Taking the Modern World for Granted?

I'm talking about how much we take the modern world for granted over at Romance Writers of the Apocalypse! 

I had just a small taste of what it would have been like living a couple of hundred years ago, with no power and running water. Go check it out =))

BELIEVE

I've been a very slack blogger lately, in the midst of trying to line up a removalist, a rental house while we build, and waiting for contracts on our house sale to officially go through. It's the timing that counts LOL!

Between all that excitement, my co-written single title BELIEVE, has been accepted for publication by Soul Mate Publishing. Not only is it NOT erotic, it's at the other end of the spectrum and will be published as an inspirational.

So happy it's found a home, after coming so close a couple of times =)

Will let you all know the details once we have a cover. Can't wait!!!

Now, back to my deadline...

Cover Reveal

Thrilled by my latest cover. my call girl story, ENRAPTURED, one of my few contemporary stories. Will post blurb and release date when I have them. Thanks to design artist Syneca!!

Review of Lusting the Enemy

A wonderful 5 star review by Angie of Twinsie Talk.Book Reviews for Lusting the Enemy. Thanks Angie!!

REVIEW:

*Gulping down the ice water and turning on my fan*

Ladies let me describe this book is one word, "Holy-Mother-of-all-hawtness". OK so I kinda stretched that but you get my point, the book rocked. The book is about Akeisha who is a shape shifter and needs to seduce the king of the humans, Judas, to help save her people. Well lemme tell ya, the girl has mega balls. She has to go and stand outside in the blazing heat with 50 chicks and try and get Judas' attention to be part of his harem. Well when he walks by to "inspect her" , she gets buck naked...way to go Akeisha cuz lets be honest what man is gonna turn down a hot naked girl??? SOOOO he picks her (Duh like you didn't figure that right) and they have a night of "welcome to my castle" fun.

Judas is very smitten by his new lover but is hiding a secret of his own. He takes Akeisha all over town and is more impressed by her kind nature. She is also more and more smitten by the fact he isnt the cruel, ruthless leader she presumed he was.

I should mention their are humans who HATE shifters of any kind and seek them out to kill them. Akiesha and Judas run into some troubles with these bad peps and have a little rebellion. I don't want to tell you too much because it is a quick amazing read. I will say I did enjoy the twist the author threw in as Judas' secret. I also loved that Judas is a great alpha male character. Annnnnd, I loves me some alpha male!!!

Any way, I am defo going to be adding to my TBR list more of this authors books!!!

FREE! Beneath the Light of a Silver Moon

Thrilled that my contemporary short, Beneath the Light of a Silver Moon, is now FREE for two weeks only. It's a story I had to tread with very carefully, as domestic violence isn't an easy issue to deal with. But my heroine got her HEA so I hope I've delivered a romance that readers can appreciate =)

Here's the blurb...

Kristen Treymore isn't living anymore – she's existing.

Trapped in marriage to Jack, an alcoholic who uses his fists to communicate, Kristen has given up her freedom in an attempt to protect his daughter.

When Conrad Doyle, childhood friend and the man whose heart she unwittingly broke, shows up on Kristen's doorstep and offers her a lifeline, she can't refuse.

What she never dreams possible is how much she still wants him—but is that enough to keep them together when terror still beats deep in her heart?

Galactic Flame!!!!!!!!!!!!

Release day for GALACTIC FLAME is almost here! WOOT!! Feb 20th will be the day its set free into the world - my first published full length (50k) book! YAY!!

BLURB

Eden isn’t meant to be the alien prince’s life mate; it’s her sister who’s been promised to him. But when Genesis comes to Earth and mistakenly believes Eden is his mate, she knows it’s the perfect opportunity to play the role her sister never wanted. And when she steps into the magnificent alien’s arms, and is taught unimaginable carnal pleasure, Eden knows she’s filched a priceless prize indeed.

lust for erotica steams ahead

Thanks to the Courier mail for a great article, showcasing the QLD nominees for ARRA's best erotic reads of 2012. As you can see it was great fun LOL!!
We all got to go into a studio for the shoot. Denise was running late as we were shown into the studio room. I heard a toot - Denise was in the car and saw us go in without her LOL! But she got there in the end...
After a grueling session of laughter (but imagining how bad we'd all look) we toddled off into the cafeteria for some coffee/hot chocs. I caught some of Brisbane's peak hour traffic on the way home, but it was still a great day out =)
Good luck to everyone for the award at ARRA! I will be cheering you on from the sidelines...well, probably from home or on the way to my new home! =)

Sharing Cover Love

Double or Triple the Cover Fun

A little while back, Mel had a brilliant post showcasing covers that shared the sexy dude on her cover for Lusting the Enemy (finalist for best cover at ARRA!) She shared the limelight with JR Ward, Cornelia Amiri and Yolanda Sfetsos (spotted by moi). Today, I thought I’d do a fun share of other doppelganger covers for my books in The Anomaly Trilogy.

TIME THIEF

For TIME THIEF, I did spot my exact couple (hey, Bay and Sean, what are you doing on Ms. Alvarez’s cover!?!) on a cover for a Carina Press book.

By the way, TIME THIEF happens to be FREE right now, so if you like action-packed romance novellas, please check it out!

MIND RAIDER

I have yet to see my feisty, redheaded mind raider, Mara anywhere…yet. So instead I thought I’d share a cover featuring a red haired heroine that recently caught my eye.

SOUL STEALER

My latest release, SOUL STEALER features a heroine with the ability to kill people by stealing their souls. My smoky, sexy cover was designed to reflect that. I haven’t seen anything exactly the same, but I did spot a Carina Press book about a succubus with the same feel.

Now, for my all-time most used couple of a cover. I see these guys everywhere…on covers, on websites. They sure do get around.

Anyone else have any doppelganger covers you want to share? Anyone spotted my cover stars anywhere else (I hope not!)?

Anna Hackett loves action movies, sci-fi shows, short stories, writing her own romantic adventures, her wonderful husband and her little man. You can find her at the usual places: Anna Hackett – Website | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads. Her latest novella, SOUL STEALER, is out now.

TIME THIEF is FREE right now for a limited time!

LAST DAY to enter the SOUL STEALER Giveaway for a $25 Amazon Gift Card and 3 Carina Press ebooks of the winner’s choice:

The SOUL STEALER Giveaway via Rafflecopter

Soul Stealer Blurb

She just wants her life back. After being kidnapped and forced to kill by a vicious crime lord, Cate Hartmann is now a killer with an addiction to stealing souls. On the island sanctuary of Haven, surrounded by other anomalies with secret abilities, she fights to recover. But only one man calms the dark storm inside and makes her believe she can be whole again…Dr. Gage Walker.

Scientist Gage Walker has spent a decade helping anomalies. But every day, he’s haunted by his previous job for the CIA—where he crossed far too many boundaries and hurt so many anomalies. Including his brother. He vows he won’t fail again and will do everything he can to heal Cate—including fighting his attraction to her.

But when the crime lord comes after Cate again, it’s a race against time to find out why he wants her. Amidst the danger, Gage and Cate drawn to each other, even as they fear that one wrong step will send her hurtling back into the depths of her soul stealing addiction.

Time Thief - FREE

TIME THIEF by Anna Hackett is now FREE for those of you who love paranormal, action, romance and a little dash of X-Men. I've read this book and it's a seriously great, absorbing read. 

This is book 1 in her Anomaly trilogy and I can't wait to read the other two! =)

http://www.amazon.com/Time-Thief-Anomaly-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B008XDGQ2W/

Flesh followed by Skin...

Okay I was lucky enough to read SKIN (well most of it!) before it was published, and it's *awesome* - if you love zombie romance with hot sex, then don't hold back, buy it now! Skin has been getting some great reviews, and so it should!

FLESH is book one in the series and was an awesome read and I believe Kylie's on another winner with Skin, (book 2)  which in my opinion is even better than book one! And yep, book three is underway...

Six months since the zombie plague struck, former librarian Roslyn Stewart has been holed up in a school with eight other survivors. But now the shelves in the school canteen are bare. The stranger at the gate has supplies that will ensure the group’s ongoing survival, but at a cost. He wants a woman.

Nick is a man with a plan. He’ll treat Roslyn like a Queen, devoting the rest of his life to protecting and providing for her. In exchange, of course, for sexual favours. It’s the deal of the century given the state of the world. But Roslyn doesn’t see it that way. The first chance she gets she attacks the ex-army man and attempts to escape, forcing Nick to contain her. And so begins his awkward courtship of the woman, with her chained to the bed for security reasons.

upcoming and update!

public domain pictures.net

While I'm looking forward to seeing my 3rd Alien Hunger book come out, My call girl story, Enraptured, has been accepted by Ellora's Cave. If you love Pretty Woman I'm hoping you'll love this story too. What's not to love about a man who'd climb walls to get the woman he wants? *smiles*

Right now though I'm working hard on getting Shadow Hunter right, a very old ms that really gave me a heads up about what direction I wanted my writing to go (paranormal). It won/finalled in some writing awards but it's not quite up to publishable yet. I hope to send it off in the next few days though =))

After that I have book 2 in my new series to take care of, need to get my act together as I've done 5k on it so far LOL! And a new book I shouldn't have started has also got my attention. But I've discovered (only taken my 10 years) that my brain needs to jump from one ms to the other or I start fluffing around too much and getting nowhere.

Hope everyone else has a productive January, no matter what it is you're doing =))

Free Reads!

We all love genie stories, right? Not to mention rock stars!? Tracey O'hara is part of the Hot Down Under collection, fourteen HOT stories set in Australia. Her very cool story The Final Wish is now FREE for a limited time. I know you will enjoy it!

And don't forget about Kylie's briliant zombie romance, Room with a View, it's also FREE. 


When you're finished, don't despair! Look into the other Hot Down Under stories. My short story, Beneath the Light of a Silver Moon, is one of the collection, and at little more than a dollar, they're a great, inexpensive way to satisfy your reading craving. I'm certain they will all make your toes curl with pleasure! *wink*  =))

Release Date & Blurb!

I'm so pleased to announce that Galactic Flame will be released February 20th. Though part of a series, it's a standalone read, so it's not imperative to read them all (but hey, why not!? lol!) 


Book 3 in the Alien Hunger series.

Eden isn’t meant to be the alien prince’s intended lifemate, it’s her sister who is the one promised to him. But when Genesis comes to Earth and mistakenly believes Eden is his mate, she knows it’s the perfect opportunity to play the role her sister never wanted.

But Genesis’ alien province is barren, red and isolated. It’s only when Eden steps into the magnificent alien’s arms and is taught unimaginable carnal pleasures that she begins to wonder if she hasn’t filched the most priceless prize of all.

Galactic Flame, cover!

I had hoped to post this when my blurb was official but stuff it, couldn't wait! LOL! This cover is my definite favorite so far. The art dept. added the series name to it, so it's slightly adjusted to the original cover. I'm hoping it will release in February or March, fingers crossed!

And another big THANK YOU to those lovely readers who voted for Galactic Inferno as best erotic read and Lusting the Enemy for best cover. You guys rock!!! Being in the final is a huge honor. Having said that...there's still time to vote for me to win (I can dream, right!?) if you're so inclined =))

Can't believe January is half done already! But the year has started off very nicely. Now I just have a house to sell! LOL

Winners!!

Thanks to everyone who commented on Marianne Theresa's blog post! The winner of the hand painted ceramic coaster and FIVE HDU ebooks is Deborah Challinor. Congrats! That's a great prize =)

And the winner of Hidden Passions is Suzanne Brandyn! Congrats Suz, I know you'll enjoy the read =))

Please contact Marianne to claim your prize/s:
marianne theresa 1 @ gmail dot com (without the spaces)