It’s release day!!!

BELONG TO THE NIGHT is available now!  That means you can buy this book at your favorite bookstore or online book retailer.  Yay!

Here is the back cover blurb for this anthology:

“The Wolf, The Witch, and Her Lack of Wardrobe” by Shelly Laurenston:

Jamie Meacham has enough trouble controlling her supernatural abilities. There’s no time for lust, or for Tully Smith, even with his smoldering amber eyes. But Tully’s grappling with his own animal instincts as a powerful shifter-wolf, trying to protect all his territory-including a certain sassy witch-from vicious rivals.

“In the Dark” by Cynthia Eden:

FBI agent and leopard shifter Sadie James’ undead ex, Liam, still arouses her deepest desires, distracting her from tracking the brutal rogue shifter who is terrorizing Miami. By teaming up with Liam, Sadie has a better chance of solving the case, but as passion consumes them, she stands to lose more than just her heart.

“City of the Dead” by Sherrill Quinn:

Dori Falcon is a witch with a plan: get to New Orleans, locate her missing brother, and recover the Eye of Bastet, a mysterious and powerful amulet. Her plan never included falling for sexy Cajun copy Jake Boudreau; but without his help, she may never find the demon who has her brother, and the key to her family’s survival.

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Want to read an excerpt?  Check one out here.

I had a great time writing this novella.  My hero was a vamp, the heroine was his very pissed off (and extremely powerful) ex-lover. Oh, just fun.  I sure hope readers enjoy the story, too! I hope readers enjoy all of the stories in this anthology. Shelly and Sherrill are fabulous authors, and I was thrilled to be included in the anthology with them.

Leanna Renee Hieber is kicking off her Haunted Blog Tour over at The Bradford Bunch today–you don’t want to miss this! And be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win her amazing book, THE STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL TALE OF MISS PERCY PARKER.

Just wanted to share this movie preview with everyone–it’s for the new Gerard Butler flick, LAW ABIDING CITIZEN. I think the film looks great (yeah, Gerard helps), even though it features one of my least favorite plot motivations for heroes.  The motivation technique I don’t like? Killing the hero’s wife and child to make him “tortured”–for a while there, it seemed like every action movie featured this particular motivation method.  Just not one I like.  🙂

Are there any particular plot types that rub you the wrong way, too?

Oh, and here’s the preview.  Because despite the bumpy start, it develops into a plot that I think will be dark and gripping:

Want to see my TBR pile?  It’s up at Dusted By Whimsy (Thanks to Michele!).   And let me just go ahead and confess–I am in love with Gena Showalter‘s stories now.  I have finished HEART OF THE DRAGON, and I can’t wait to read more of her work!

What does your TBR pile look like?  Which book is sitting at the top?

And, hey, while I”m talking about TBR, one of my Bradford sisters has a new release (you might want to add it to your pile):

Okay, yeah, I think that cover is hot!!  You can read all about this sexy title here. Congrats on your new release, Denise!!! I love those sexy firefighters!! Hot!

Ever wonder where authors get their inspiration? Well, Beth Kery has a  great post on inspiration up at Romance Novel TV. Beth interviewed several authors (including me) to get the scoop on inspiration. If you get a chance, check out her post.

I may be a bit scarce today–a tropical storm snuck on shore last night, and we’re due for some heavy rains. With all my pine trees, heavy rains usually= no internet service, but I’ll hope for the best.  And, hey, maybe the rain bands won’t even come this way! See, that’s me thinking positive.