 Finally, it's back in print! Bonding Experience is now available on Smashwords. This is a reissue of the original novella first published in 2006. It has been updated and is available for immediate download here:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/953478 When her pack leader issues a mating pact between herself and hotshot werewolf Luke Roman, Claire knows there must be some mistake. She doesn’t know Luke very well, but she can’t imagine two less compatible people being thrown together. Luke has loved Claire for years, and he isn’t about to let her undo what he’s worked so hard to put into effect. When she refuses to discuss the pact with him, even when he follows her home, Luke finds a silk scarf on her dresser and decides to try other, more creative ways of winning her approval. Warning: Read while wearing oven mitts, because this sexy story is 5 alarm hot. Contains mature content and graphic sexual descriptions. For readers 18+ only.
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After many, many years, my personal blog has a brand new banner. If you still read personal blogs, drop by corazane.blogspot.com and take a peek. The new banner fits the theme of the blog better, but I confess I'm still getting used to it. xoxo
 Chasing Moonlight has a handsome new cover! This is Blaze and Shelby's story, and it is probably my favorite out of the series. Blaze is just too sweet (and sexy!) for words.
About the story Blaze Logan is sure Shelby is his mate. When she breaks one date too many, he goes to her cabin to call her on it, only to find her in the throes of a painful transformation. Shelby's secret is out. Unable to control her inner wolf, she is at the mercy of the moon. Blaze is going to have to act fast in order to help her. She’s chasing moonlight, and the full moon is only days away. Chasing Moonlight is available now at Smashwords. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/791336  Crossing Borders, the novella that started the Werekind Series, is finally back on the market after a long hiatus. It's available now on Smashwords in ePub format.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/949289 Drawn into the woods by someone howling in the night, Laney finds the source of the call is none other than her old flame, Cole Holbrook. He has come back to claim her as his mate, despite the bitter rivalry between himself and the pack leader - her brother, Seth. He's determined nothing will stand in his way to claim her. Even if he has to fight her brother to the death. Crossing Borders was originally published in 2006. Although this new edition has been updated, I've made every effort to keep it as close to the original release as possible. Bonding Experience, the PEARL award-nominated novella and the second book in the Werekind series, is currently being revamped and will be available at Smashwords in ePub format in a few weeks. xoxo  Wicked Desires, a vampire erotica short story, is now available in .epub format at Smashwords. (reissue, 2009) This story is for adult readers, 18 and older only. You can purchase it here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/944103
About Wicked Desires Acolyte Liliana Ashton has one goal in mind, to seduce Serge Dmitriev into selecting her as his lover. In her quest to snare him, she offers her most precious gift of all - her virginity. Will he take the bait and offer her a position in his harem as a protégé? Or will she have to settle for being just another one of his wicked desires?  About Feral Instinct
During a moonlight run with her pack, Adriana Holt looks across the firelight and she can't believe her eyes. Since when is Caleb Brody back in town? The tempting werewolf had proposed a mating pact between them long ago, but then he'd walked away, saying she needed to grow up and get her priorities straight. Well, she's all grown up now...and wary of being hurt a second time. Little does she know Caleb has other, more pleasurable things in mind. He's looking to claim, and tame, Adriana - the only woman who's ever held his heart. Feral Instinct, one of my harder to find Werekind werewolf stories, is now available at Smashwords in ePub format. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/943327 All three stories in the Under a Midnight Moon trilogy are available individually at Smashwords.
A special print collector's edition of the complete trilogy will be available soon on Amazon. Subscribe to my Amazon page to be notified of it's release. July is almost out the door, and I have a lot going on at the moment. I'm neck deep in a writing project, the ever difficult book of my heart, which I've had to write and unravel, rethink and write again numerous times, until I finally hit my stride with it this month. (A sincere thank you to Mr. Review, Redo, Revise, Repeat - Mercury Retrograde. Retrogrades, and their shadow periods, get a bad rap most of the time, but they do have their benefits.)
I've since simplified my story and settled on a genre appropriate structure. Now it's finally flowing without the struggle. Pretty much, whenever writing a story is like pulling hen's teeth, it's a sign that something is wrong with it on a fundamental level, and I need to go back to the beginning stages of construction and troubleshoot the issue that's causing the hold up. Usually it means I've unnecessarily complicated the story. Tried to take it too broad in scope, and I need to reel it in, take it back down to the character level, and make sure the characters are on the same page (literally and figuratively) regarding what they want. The kinks often iron themselves out after that. What takes the most time is getting the characters to chase after the same rabbit, so to speak. Change of topic... On the 30th, I'm taking a writing workshop over at Savvy Authors - as a student, not a teacher. Just clarifying that to avoid any possibility of confusion. I've been looking forward to this workshop all month. Not even joking. The topic is about category romance. I can't remember the exact name of the class or who the presenter is, but it's listed on the events page if anyone reading this is interested in checking it out. Workshops specific to category romance don't crop up very often, so I was super excited to see one on the roster and registered early on. I like the format, pacing, and length of category romances, even if some of the tropes and elements come across as limiting to me, particularly in regards to the types of heroes that appear in them. In fiction of all types, I generally prefer anti-heroes, tough guys (no betas for me, thanks) and paranormal/supernatural heroes. I figure that even if publishers aren't looking for what I write, I can fuse what I like with what is traditionally accepted regarding the genre framework and build a story that fits my tastes. One that is self-publishable. That's the idea, anyway. That's pretty much the gist of it. What's going on for me at the moment. I guess the takeaway from all this is...it's going to be a wild ride with lessons along the way for the next few weeks. From the 30th, onward into August. My current project and the workshop included. Toss the Mercury Retrograde in for added seasoning. August is already a crunch month for me. It's hot, busy, requires a extra finances because back to school happens at the mid-point or thereabouts, and my birthday finishes off the month with the usual rigamarole. Whew! It's a lot to process. Despite it all, I'm really excited about all the busywork and activity coming up. Things are finally moving again after what seemed like months of stagnation. Anyone else feeling that vibe? Yes? No? That's all for now. Sending you my best wishes. I hope you have a good weekend and enjoy the full moon. I hope you all had a lovely 4th of July on Wednesday! I had a great time lighting up fireworks with McBeast. We had a sparkler chase in the front yard, which was a lot of fun, but our favorite firework of the night was called The Crackling Crawfish. It spit out a loud fountain of green sparks for over a minute. Impressive! Especially given those little crawfish were only 50 cents a piece.
Yesterday was post-4th yard cleanup day, and harvest #2 of the fig tree. I have roughly fifteen pounds of figs to take to my mother for canning. And that's just her share. It's been a good crop this year. This next harvest round I promised to take a bag to Ms. Judy. It should be popping out on the tree in a couple of days. That's about how long it takes the next generation of buds to ripen. Today, I'm working on the book of broken dreams again. Am I the only writer that has one of these? I've attempted writing this book at least six times and it always falls apart, but I can't let it go. I love the characters too much. In this attempt, I've moved the setting a little closer to home...which makes me want to go on a road trip to surrounding towns for photos and exploring. That said, this is the closest I've come to a working structure with this book. I created a detailed outline, found the primary story problem that "broke" the structure early on. I've been looking at creative ways to fix the problem, and now I'm caught between two options. Once I make the decision, I'll be ready to dig my heels in with Act One. This time I'm going the distance. Pinkie swear. It's time to write this book and let it be what it is. No, no, no...it can't be July already. I forbid it. Hear me, world? The summer is going by much too fast. Slow it down, alright? Yes, it's hot out - miserably hot - but I'd rather deal with the heat than the dreaded back to school shopping that is right around the corner. Can it please just stay summer forever?
Yeah, I know that's not reasonable. And I can hear all the autumn lovers out there gasping at the suggestion. I feel you. I do like fall. I love Halloween. But still, the school break goes by much too fast, then it's back to the grind: getting up early, following the weekly routine, and homework checks. Anyway, what's this all about? It's not really about the heat. Or maybe it is. People tend to be less patient in hot weather, so I've heard. All joking aside, it's about switching my blog around, and possibly moving it here to my website in order to keep using it. What's the big deal, right? It's just a blog. I don't know why but it feels like a monumental change or something. I've been using Blogger since 2004, and I love the platform. It's so easy to use. However, my current computer doesn't love logging in to Blogger, and it's become a pain to access it. I dread jumping through the usual log in hoops to access it every time I think about posting, which makes me not want to use it at all. Since it's a personal blog I'm talking about, not really geared toward anything in particular, I'm considering making it private and just using the blog attached to my website for bookish updates, since it would mean easier access. At this point, I'm going to try a few posts here, and see what happens. If it makes a difference in my blogging habits, I'll keep using it. |
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