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I just read the author bio for romance author Shiela Stewart . It brought tears to my eyes. I’ve met some fine women hanging around with romance writers and most have worked long and hard to get published. Read on for Shiela’s story.
I dabbled for the next few years, writing poetry for my hubby and my children, while the stories piled up in my mind. I wanted to write about love, about romance, but felt it might be too risqué. I had no idea there was even such a thing as a Romance writer. Then I picked up a Nora Roberts books and a lock inside of me was released.
I wrote for years, free hand, filling binders of my work. There were so many stories fighting their way free inside my mind. At times, I couldn’t keep up and wrote two to three novels at once. But I never thought I was good enough.
Six years ago, my hubby, the pushy man he is, told me it was time I started looking into publishers. I politely told him, “What, are you F%&^% nuts, I am not that good.” So he picked up the phone and called a local Publishing company for me. Within a week I had a booklet with Romance Authors and Publishers. I began researching, and felt overwhelmed. I continued to write…
Having dropped out of school in grade nine to help my ailing parents, I was afraid if Publishers found out I was uneducated, they would laugh me off the face of the earth. I continued to write while raising my three children, being a dutiful wife, sister, daughter and yearned to have my work out there for others to read. My hubby pushed me, and I continued. To date, I have well over seventy completed manuscripts, most in rough draft, but the ones I think are good enough I have edited and placed on my website.
More rejections came in, and I began to doubt myself, once again. I was on the verge of tossing in the towel when I stumbled across a writing contest on line. Most of me went, “Get real, you’ll never win”, while a small part of me said, “But maybe…”. So I sent in Awaken the Demon, and became one of four finalists. That alone was a major accomplishment for me. I lost, but I had gotten farther than I ever had before. And I plugged on, sending in more of my stories to the editor. To my utter shock, she was interested in one of my books.
Guys, you never know what your woman can accomplish if you give them encouragement and a little push every once in a while.
Be sure to check out Shiela Stewart’s web site and watch for her book Kidnapped, from Linden Bay.
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Sharon Marie Bidwell’s Rose Light is an erotic, historical, romance retelling a classic story in a unique and exciting way.
Here’s the blurb:
For Rose Light the simple act of placing a flower upon her mother’s grave will lead to a most fortuitous event. Life looks dismal and Rose has no prospects, not until she meets John Bennett.
When they met, she chastised him, was down right rude. So why has he tracked her down to the poverty-stricken area of Cheapside ? Why does this man think he has found just the right woman and believes all she needs is the right stimulation to make her bloom?
Take one wicked stepmother and two older, conniving sisters, and you may think you’ve heard this tale before. You haven’t — not this way. Let Rose Light tell you her story.
Looking for a sexy romance novella to spice up your week? Check out Aspen Mountain Press for Rose Light and other romance novels.
erotic, romance novel, historical erotic, romance novel, historical
Lizzie T Leaf is starting to make a name for herself.
The print version of her Struck by Lightning is available now from Triskelion Publishing. Ask your favorite bookstore for a copy (ISBN#1-933471-85-9).
Lizzie’s four e-pub books with Triskelion Publishing, Call Me, Boy Toy, Forget the Mistletoe, and her latest Struck by Lightning, are available to download now. For more information visit Triskelion Publishing.
The June 2006 issue of Romantic Times Book Reviews Magazine gave Struck by Lightning 4-1/2 Stars.
Studly Service, Lizzie’s first e-pub release with Erotique Press is also available to download now.
Available now from Silk’s Vault Publishing:
The Red Silk Diaries, Vol. 3 has Lizzie’s short novella Espresso Heat. You’ll never think of coffee shops in the same way again.
You can chat with Lizzie T Leaf the second Monday of each month in the romance author chats at Realms of Love.
There’s an excerpt of Studly Service at the Romance Reader blog at Blog Spirit and at the RomanceReader blog at BlogStream.
A romance writer close to my heart, Lucynda Storey, is very excited to have received her highest rated review yet from Just Erotic Romance Reviews . Julie Esparza had to reach for her toys while reading Refugee, the BDSM romance from Loose-Id.
The review is included below, in its entirety, because it is not posted on line yet. It was posted only on the JERR Yahoo group.
Congratulations Lucynda. Reader beware: better stock up on batteries (and the tissues) before buying this one.
Review of Refugee by Lucynda Storey from Just Erotic Romance Reviews
Title: Irresistible 2: Refugee
Author: Lucynda Storey
Publisher: Loose ID
Publisher URL: www.loose-id.net
ISBN: 978-1-59632-322-3
Reviewer: Julie Esparza
Rating: 5 Stars
Heat level: H
Jack Smith answers the call of his buddy, Case Roberts, and finds himself dealing with an emotionally fragile victim of vicious abuse. She has just been sprung from the dungeon of one of the cities most vicious sexual predators. Amanda Byrne is cursing herself for giving her mind body and soul to Victor Wakefield. Jack can’t stand the lost face on the angel in front of him. He refuses to act on his desires knowing he is a Dominant and the last thing that Amanda needs at this time. Even though she knows that she might have a sexual relationship in the future, Amanda can’t imagine finding another man she could possibly trust with the intimacy of her submission. Jack attracts her but he is a cop and deserves a decent woman and she knows she just isn’t good enough for him.
Heart wrenching, yet beautiful, Refugee by Lucynda Storey is book 2 of the Irresistible series. A continuation of Simply Irresistible, it covers the rebirth of a submissive as she struggles with her destroyed life. Amanda is a strong woman who slowly had her will stolen from her in the guise of love and submission. Intelligent, she is scared to have to pick up her life but she refuses to let life be over. Jack is a complex man dealing with his own demons and a temper that leads him into all sorts of trouble. His conviction that Amanda deserves better than him is passionate. Both hide secrets but they build a tentative relationship. Fortunately, they find neither can resist their passion. The sex is tender, hot and beautiful. The plot merges well with the previous story, but it is also able to stand alone. There is discussion of some evil acts done (before Amanda is rescued from Victor) but the story involves more of the emotional side of BDSM. This is a sweet relationship with tantalizing scenes that had me smelling the roses. Ms. Storey has another winner with Refugee.
Julie Esparza
Just Erotic Romance Reviews
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tags: Romance, BDSM, Erotic, Review
Road to Romance has a great article about Jade Rivers. She’s funny, she’s smart, she speaks Russian and if I may say so without offending, she’s a very pretty lady. Did I mention she’s a romance author?
Jade’s latest eBook, Shattered Legacy, is published at Aspen Mountain Press.
Here’s some tidbits from the Road to Romance spread…
FAMILY LIFE:
We were a happy band of nomads, traipsing up and down the West Coast in search of the next hotspot, careerwise. Daddy built Race cars and fixed tricky imports on the side, Momma turned trash into treasure and could make a prom dress out of an old bathrobe!
I LOVE A MAN:
Who is Funny, Generous, Obedient, and has a big–smile.
I DISLIKE A MAN:
Who underestimates me.
“Do you really care how many dogs, cats, kids, or men I live with? All kidding aside, I live with Rizzo the wondermutt, one beautiful daughter, and the sexiest man on the planet. My dog is my constant companion and the source of the strange noises and odors emanating from beneath my desk. My husband is my willing research partner and better half. My daughter constantly amazes.”
Be sure to check out Shattered Legacy today!
I asked Ingrid Darzins for a bio. She sent this crap…
I’m originally from Chicago, but lived many wonderful years in Texas and now in Colorado. My husband Al and I have 3 kids, two dogs, and far too many inlaws. I currently teach at a charter school in the Denver area and look forward to being with my students every day… their parents might be another story altogether.
It just so happens that I met Ingrid at a dinner party last Saturday. She’s a whole lot more exciting than that…
Ingrid has visited Latvia several times in her life, at least once during communist rule. She attended the baptism of a cousin in a boarded up church in the middle of the night. A guy showed her his Rolex in a hot tub in Sturgis. She’s smart, funny and really enjoys teaching. She’s got three books planned for this series and the story line might not go the way you think it’s going to go. Ingrid wears sparkly gold mascara (eye liner, eye shadow? I can never keep them straight) and now enjoys Mexican Coca Cola. She knows she would get any final Jeopardy question right if the category was Henry the 8th.
Now wasn’t my version more interesting?
Here’s an excerpt from No Crime Like the Present, currently available from Aspen Mountain Press:
It had not been a good day by any stretch of the imagination and the sun had barely crested the horizon. It was only 7:05
That’s the problem with finding bodies in the copy room, ruins your whole day. Doesn’t do much for the owner of the body either.
Rose was not going to look, absolutely not going to turn her head in that direction. If she knew the person who was sprawled across the copy machine, she was going to be sick. Actually, even if she didn’t know the victim she was going to be sick. (On reflection, tossing those cookies she had scarfed for breakfast might not be such a bad thing).
No, no, no, no looking.
She looked. Bad move.
Perhaps if she concentrated on something else while she endeavored to settle her stomach: men, sex, chocolate?
Maybe she should call someone? What did Hercule Poirot do when he stumbled across a corpse of recent vintage? Twirl his mustache? (Actually, that was possible for her too—note to self—make appointment for electrolysis immediately.)
Perhaps it was a dummy set out by some students who would pay dearly for this prank. No, too much blood for that. (Hold on tummy- concentrate.)
Maybe if she just closed her eyes and did what she came here to do the illusion of mayhem would fade into the mist and she could pretend that all those éclairs she had for dinner last night had finally rotted her brain.
Yes! That would do the trick. Copy that killer of a test for third period. Perhaps she might consider rephrasing that. Close your eyes and make LOTS of copies. Think positive.
It was just that the body in question was slumped over the big copier, the one that did two sided copying and, well, as long as there had to be a corpse, couldn’t it be sprawled somewhere a bit more convenient? The cafeteria perhaps. The food there was so vile that bodies lying about should be a common sight anyway.
“Miss Hill,” a quiet voice at her side murmured, “Shall I call downstairs for some help?”
“That’s probably a good idea, dear.”
Get your eBook copy of No Crime Like the Present, from Aspen Mountain Press today.
Lucynda Storey is one hot erotic romance writer. Her bdsm eBook, Refugee, is available at Loose-Id.
She is an eBook editor at Aspen Mountain Press and has quite a few articles on eBook reading and writing at WhatWeRead.com. Cyn is published at Loose-Id, Triskelion and Erotique.Click to see all Lucynda Storey’s books .
Read about the Review of Refugee by Lucynda Storey at Realms of Love, a romance writer and reader news site.
A snip of Tralana’s 6 Wand’s review (Enchanted Rambling’s highest rating) of Refugee, the novel of romance and bdsm :
“Ms. Storey created an incredible set of characters, bringing them to life for me. I felt for them. I cheered their actions, and felt their pain. A beautiful story of how a loving, trusting relationship can be fulfilling without restricting one’s freedom and growth.”
Cyn’s Blog Lucynda Storey is at BlogSpirit.
