Last week, I read Christine Feehan‘s latest, BURNING WILD, and the book kept me up until the oh-so-wee hours.  I love it when I get so involved in a book that I can’t put it down. Well, I love it at the time I’m reading. But the next morning…the pain!  The sleepless pain!

Right now, I’ve got Amanda Quick‘s THE PERFECT POISON sitting next to me. I love Amanda Quick’s writing style and her characters–always fun.

A few of my Bradford sisters have releases this week, and Iwanted to give them shout-outs on the old blog.  🙂

First up…the mega talented Lauren Dane has a sexy new release from Berkley Heat (available Tuesday!):  Here’s the blurb for RELENTLESS:

Since the first settlers came through the portals from Earth, fifteen Families have held the rule of the Federated Universes in their hands. There’s never been a better time than now to throw out the old and usher in a new order. Give voice to the unranked. Abbie Haws has spent her life battling the system. A fighter, she’s always been too busy and driven to pay much attention to finding love. But when she’s granted audience with Roman Lyons, the head of House Lyons, who stands for everything she hates, her instant attraction catches Abbie off-guard…

It’s common knowledge that the Known Universe revolves around Ravena—and that Ravena revolves around Roman Lyons, bred to lead since birth. Roman dreads his meeting with a defiant—if stunning—rabble-rouser. But, sometimes, headstrong personalities in the conference room make for hot-and-heavy, guilty trysts in private….

Now, Abbie will show Roman the parts of her world he wouldn’t otherwise get to see. And he’ll give her a glimpse of the Families’ age old tradition and unleash a sexuality he’d never given rein to before.

And have you read Beth Kery?  I have–and I love her writing. Love it. Beth has a new time travel (ah, time travel–I am so into you lately!) that also releases on Tuesday:

Isn’t that a great cover?  And check out the blurb:

He sees her, wants her, needs her…

Chicago Detective Ryan Daire has many secrets: a love for Shakespeare, an appreciation for the all the finer things in life, and an absolute lack of restraint in the bedroom. Now he has an even bigger secret. In every shifting shadow of the sprawling mansion he’s recently inherited he can see her—tempting, ethereal, and untouchable. Hope Stillwater inhabited that mansion in 1906. Raw desire has formed a conduit between these two passionate souls who are separated by the barrier of time.

Now he has to have her.

Intoxicated by each other’s presence, Ryan and Hope are closer than ever to crossing that inviting boundary between two worlds. But there is one grave danger: Ryan’s job has put him on the trail of a depraved criminal in an investigation that’s risking Hope’s eternal fate and happiness. Now he must do whatever it takes to change history, protect Hope from harm, and set his own desires free.

And the last release on today’s Booking It…

I picked this one up at RT. The cover is sexy, and the stories are all paranormal–and written by some fabulous authors. How could I say no to this book?  I couldn’t!! Stay tuned for a review. (I would have posted one sooner, but I had to work on copy-edits for my next vamp tale and my reading schedule got a bit slowed down.)

And what’s on your reading list?  Got a great book you want to share with me?  If you’re a reader, let me know what you’re reading. If you’re a writer, feel free to share about your latest release.

Today I’ll be taking a nice trip to the beach–and signing books at the BOOKS-A-MILLION in Gulf Shores, Alabama.  The booksigning begins at 3 p.m. and, Candace Sams, the talented and lovely author of ELECTRA GALAXY’S MR. INTERSTELLAR FELLER, will also be signing books.  If you’re at the beach today, come on by and say hello!

The Books-A-Million is located at 3800 Gulf Shores Parkway in Gulf Shores, AL  36542.

Thanks for organizing the signing, Edith!

Have a great day!

Just a friendly reminder that the Brenda Novak Online Auction to benefit Diabetes Research kicks off today. There are so many fabulous items up for bid–books, editor and agent critiques, and even “once in a lifetime experiences” that sound awesome.

The Brava Authors got together and we’ve put two baskets up for the auction. You can see the historical basket here and the paranormal & contemporary basket is here.

And I’d also like to send out a big cyber thank you to Michele H. Michele, just wow.  Thank you for an amazing gift!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Today I am guest blogging with the fabulous ladies over at Magical Musings. I’m talking about my oh-so-deep and abiding love of books and giving away an autographed copy of IMMORTAL DANGER. If you have a chance, drop by!

And last night, I made a teaser/trailer for MIDNIGHT’S MASTER.  I can’t believe how quickly time has passed, because Niol’ story will be out in two months. What? Two? Really?

Today, New York Times best-selling author Angie Fox is my interview victim. I absolutely loved Angie’s THE ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER last year, and now I’m eagerly looking forward to reading THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR DEMON SLAYERS.  If you like funny paranormals, then Angie is the woman for you!

Angie, welcome to the blog!  (And, hey, if you want to get your hands on a copy of THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR DEMON SLAYERS, be sure to comment. I’ll send one commenter this new release.)

1.    Please tell us a bit about yourself and the genre (or genres) that you write.

My name is Angie Fox and I’m the author of the Accidental Demon Slayer series for Dorchester publishing.

2.    Describe your current (or upcoming) release in 15 words or less.

Accidental demon slayer Lizzie Brown and her grandma’s coven of biker witches have rolled into Sin City to take out a super-sexy succubus who has her eye on world domination—and worse, Lizzie’s man.

3.    Okay, now use as many words as you’d like to describe your story.

The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers is the story of what happens when you take a bunch of biker witches to Las Vegas. Well, it’s more than that, I suppose. Lizzie and the gang head to Las Vegas to save her uncle from marrying a succubus.

As she experiences all kinds of new (and weird) things in Vegas, Lizzie is determined, once and for all, to master her powers. In fact, she’s going to write the book on demon slaying. So she begins a journal, The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers, where she records what she’s learning, starting with newfound discoveries about demons, gargoyles and a particularly mischievous live spell named Beanie who likes to fill Lizzie’s boots with pumpkin spice latte.

Things get dangerous when the demons get their hooks in Dimitri. He’s much darker and sexier in this book. And we introduce a new character, Max, who is half demon and 100% yummy.

4.    Which character do you like better from THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR DEMON SLAYERS—the hero or the heroine?  Why?

Hmm…that’s hard. I’d have to say the heroine because I can relate to her. Lizzie is just trying to stay on track and do the best she can in an impossible situation. I think most women do that every day.

5.    What is the most challenging part of being a writer?

Finding time to write! I am the mom of two preschoolers. At first, I wrote books because it was something fun I could do just for me. I did it while the kids were napping. Then my books were published and I was suddenly a New York Times bestselling author and yet I still have that same few hours in the day where I write. It is a refuge for me, and I know that’s my little break in the day, but sometimes I wish the time didn’t go by so fast.

6.    In a fight, who would win…Dracula or the wolf-man?  What? This question seems odd? Please, folks are dying to know this answer.

Wolf-man because the fight is schedule for high noon.

7.    What’s your favorite scary movie?  Come on, spill.  No explanations—just name it.  Let everyone else guess why.

Shaun of the Dead

8.    Tell me the one thing you wish you’d known about being a writer, um, before you became  a writer.

If you fall in love with a story idea, be prepared to research the heck out of it. That, I personally discovered, includes stories about Harley riding biker witches, the tunnels way under the Hoover Dam and New Orleans voodoo.

9.    What is your writing schedule like?

I write every afternoon from about 2:30 – 5:00, or however long my small children nap.

10.    Tell me anything you’d like to tell me.

I’m a fun quiz addict. If there is a quiz to be taken, I’m on it. And for kicks and grins, I’ve even developed a highly un-scientific Are You Part Demon Slayer? quiz. Take it if you dare.

Thanks, Angie!

Update: The winner of THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR DEMON SLAYERS is…Amy! Congrats, Amy!