Posted in Romance on July 8th, 2009 by Cynthia Eden
Hi, everyone! Hope you’re having a great Wednesday!
A few notes for today…
Dara Edmondson (a great writer and a fabulous lady) interviewed me and the post is up at Slave To Romance. Thanks, Dara!
I’m also blogging over at The Bradford Bunch. Over there, I’m talking about the 2010 Silken Sands Writers’ Conference. This conference is held in beautiful Pensacola Beach, Florida (directly on the beach!). This is the conference held by my local RWA chapter, and I’m the chair for the 2010 event. This is a great chance for writers to hone their craft, to network, and to pitch to editors and agents!
Last note for the day (I think!): I’ll be participating in a booksigning at the Books-a-Million in Pensacola, Florida, on Saturday, from 2 until 5. If you’re in the area, come by and say hello!
Posted in Romance on July 7th, 2009 by Cynthia Eden
Oh, yes, we’re in the heart of the season–that wonderful, awesome summer reading season.
Today, there are lots of new books hitting bookstore shelves like…BURN by Linda Howard. I love Linda Howard’s stories. I’ve been hooked on her work ever since I read Mackenzie’s Mountain years before. This book is going to be a reward read for me. As soon as I finish polishing up the rough draft of DEADLY LIES (half-way there!), I’ll reward myself by reading this book. This one and…
Because, yes, Candace has a new book out! And her stories always make me smile. Here’s the blurb for DRAGONS PREFER BLONDES:
Alex Caruthers is a sassy socialite who knows when it’s time to turn in her dancing shoes and kick some serious dragon booty. But when Ginjin—the dragon warrior who’s tried to kill her numerous times—chooses her as his mate, Alex finds herself in a situation that’s too hot to handle.
For help she turns to Jake, head of Caruthers security—and a total hottie in a suit—and asks him to pose as her boyfriend. Their relationship might be fake, but Alex can’t deny that one touch from Jake makes her burn hotter than any dragon could.
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Of course, if you’re looking for more summer reading fun, you could always try Cynthia Eden’s MIDNIGHT’S MASTER. It’s my blog, so I get to plug my book. 🙂
But if you have another book you’d like to plug, a great book that folks should check out for the summer reading season, please post about it in the comments section. I’m always looking for more great books!
Posted in Romance on July 6th, 2009 by Cynthia Eden
Thank you so much to the kind folks who have been emailing me about MIDNIGHT’S MASTER. I am SO happy that people are enjoying Niol’s story–thank you. 🙂 (Those emails have sure made me smile!) I was hoping that readers would like Niol’s story because he is one of the characters that I had received the most letters regarding–people wanted to read his story and I wanted to get the story right! So, to everyone who has contacted me…thank you.
I did want to post one bit of info. It seems that when Manda was shopping for MIDNIGHT’S MASTER in Books-a-Million, she didn’t find it in the romance section. Instead (and thanks for the head’s up, Manda!), she found it shelved under general fiction. Not sure why that is, it could be some sort of coding issue. But, if you happen to be shopping for MIDNIGHT’S MASTER in Books-A-Million and you don’t see it on the romance shelves, just ask one of the friendly associates there and he/she can look it up in the system to see where it is shelved.
Posted in Romance on July 5th, 2009 by Cynthia Eden
Lauren Dane is in the middle of her Laid Bare with Flair Contest, and today, commenters have a chance to win an ARC of my anthology, BELONG TO THE NIGHT. So head over to Lauren’s blog and comment to win!
Posted in Romance on July 4th, 2009 by Cynthia Eden
Hi, everyone!!! For those in the U.S., happy 4th of July!! Hope you have a great day filled with barbecue, fireworks, and, of course, books (you must have good reading time, right?) And, hey, speaking of books, be sure to check out Lauren Dane’s blog today for a chance to win a book by an author that I just LOVE!! 🙂
It’ s Saturday, so that means it’s time for the Saturday Snippet! Today’s excerpt is a scene in which the heroine meets the villain for the first time. I decided to use a scene from IMMORTAL DANGER, and it’s actually a scene in which the heroine meets one of the villains (because there are a few in that story). So, here you go!
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So this is what death feels like.
Maya Black struggled for breath, struggled to fight the creeping cold that swept through her body. Jesus. She hadn’t wanted to go out like this. Hadn’t wanted to die in some damn dirty, stinking alley.
She’d been born in an alley like this, and she sure as hell hadn’t planned to die in one.
“Ummm, you taste so good.” The sick monster above her licked his fangs, freaking fangs, and she noticed that her blood coated his lips. “Poor little cop, I think I’ve drained you dry.”
Her heart was slowing, the hollow beat barely echoing in her ears. The ground was hard beneath her, the moon shining brightly over her. And hell looked back at her from the creature’s eyes.
A vampire. She knew what he was. She’d seen his kind before. Others thought things like him were just myths, but she knew better. She knew demons were real, knew the devil was real. Evil lurked in the world, she’d known that fact for years.
“Beg me,” the vampire whispered, leaning over her and gazing at her with his soulless black eyes. “Beg me to change you, beg me to let you live.”
To change you. No, oh, hell, no. She didn’t want to become a monster. And she would never, never beg.
Not again.
He slashed his wrist open with the edge of his fangs. Shoved the wound to her mouth.
No!
She turned her head away, trying to spit out the blood. Her hands fumbled in the trash beside her. Where was her weapon? The vampire had jumped her, thrown her against the wall, sank those razor-sharp fangs into her throat and then had her on the ground in less than a minute.
She’d dropped her gun. Where was it? Where—
Her fingers closed over the barrel of her Glock. She pulled, struggling to bring the weapon closer. It felt so heavy in her hand, so—
He laughed at her. Actually laughed. Then he grabbed the gun. Her fingers swiped out, clenched around the butt. He pushed the barrel dead-center against his chest and whispered, “Do it.”
Without a moment’s hesitation, she pulled the trigger.
The bullet shot straight through his chest. He smiled at her.
And her heart stuttered. The beat was slowing, slowing.
“You can’t kill me, bitch, not with your weak bullets, not with—”
He broke off, gasping, and he stumbled away from her, raising a hand to his chest. Smoke rose from the wound, a long, thin trail of smoke. The scent of burnt flesh filled the air, combined with the stench of rotten food in the alley.
Maya’s lips curled as she stared at him.
“Wh-what—” He fell to his knees, holding his chest. “Wh-what d-did y-you do?”
She’d covered her bullets in holy water. She’d been doing that since she joined the force ten years ago. Since her first night, when a vampire had attacked her while she was patrolling the park. She’d barely gotten away from him. Maya had kicked, bit, fought with every ounce of strength she had. In the end, she’d been lucky. She’d managed to keep fighting him until her partner arrived to help her.
She’d survived.
But tonight would be different, she knew that. There was no backup for her tonight. She’d been working the case alone. Following a lead.
Following death.
The vampire lunged for her, grabbed her hair and jerked her head back. His black eyes were rimmed with red. Tears of blood leaked down his cheeks.
His teeth ripped across her neck, but she didn’t scream. Didn’t have the strength to scream anymore.
Her finger jerked on the trigger, firing again, again, again—
But he didn’t stop. Didn’t stop biting her, drinking from her, killing her.
So this is what death feels like.
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