Yesterday, Willa asked if I could tell more about my current WIP and I realized–I haven’t done a project update in a very long time!

So I thought I’d just take a little time today and update you on the projects I’m currently working on (or planning to work on soon!).  And if you have any questions about the books or books-to-come,  just leave me a comment.

Earlier this year, I was offered a contract by Grand Central Publishing (for the Forever romance line).  The contract was for three romantic suspense novels that focused on the SSD–the Serial Services Division in the FBI.  The SSD tracks and apprehends serials–serial killers, arsonists, rapists, kidnappers…

I’ve written the first two books in this series (with the tentative and quite possibly changing names of EVIL MINDS and EVIL DEEDS).  I still have revision and editing work to do on those tales, but in the mean time, I am working on the third book in the series, EVIL RISING (again, only a tentative title).  EVIL RISING focuses on a serial kidnapping plot, so right now, yeah, I’m in the middle of a kidnapping.  🙂

And again, this is tentative now, but I *think* we are looking at back-to-back (to back?) releases for these 3 books next year.  They’re sexy books, but dark.  EVIL MINDS was the darkest book I’d ever written, but I sure did enjoy writing my heroine.  She is one of my favorite characters.

Now, on the paranormal front, I have signed a contract to write 3 more paranormal books for Kensington Brava.  Go, paranormals!  Before I tell you about the paranormals that I am planning to write, I think I’llgo over the release schedule I have for the ones already written:

June 30, 2009…release of MIDNIGHT’S MASTER (thanks, Michele!!); the third book in my Midnight trilogy. Niol gets his story.

August 25, 2009…release of BELONG TO THE NIGHT anthology (with Shelly Laurenston  and Sherrill Quinn); my contribution to this anthology is a vampire tale; vampires vs. shifters!  If you read WHEN HE WAS BAD, then you’ve met the hero of this story–the vampire Liam.

December 2009…re-release of HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT in mass market form

January 2010…..release of ETERNAL HUNTER; the first book in my new paranormal bounty hunter series.  My hero is a white tiger shifter and my heroine–well, I guess you’ll have to wait and find out! I am a tease!

TBD 2010…(I’ll post a definite date in 2010 when I’m sure, promise!)…release of I’LL BE SLAYING YOU (tentative title).  Vampires, baby. Vampires.  This is the second book in my paranormal bounty hunter series.

Now, all of these paranormal books are written, my lovely editor has them at her office and even though I still have to do copy-edits and line-edits, I still list them in my “done” pile.

This is my “to-do” paranormal pile:

-The next paranormal book I write will be the third in my paranormal bounty hunter series. I absolutely know that I am writing this book.  I’ve got the characters in my head. I’ve got the plot ready to go. Actually, this book has been screaming at me while I did my RS writing, but it won’t have to scream much longer. As soon as my RS stories are done, I’ll go back to my bounty hunters. This story will focus on a demon and a fire-starter.

-For those of you who have written to ask me what will become of Lucas (the wolf shifter from IMMORTAL DANGER), rest easy!  My editor gave me the go-ahead to write his story.  So his book is on the list for me! And if you’re wondering about his book, I’ll tell you this…I know his heroine will be one charming woman. Okay, yeah, bad joke, but if you’re read my stories, you know what kind of Other she’ll be.

-The third book in my contract…no details yet for you!

And then, hopefully, I’ll have more contracts and I can do more sexy paranormals and dark suspenses.

If you’ve got any questions about stories that are coming up or if there are characters you’d like to read more about, let me know! Thanks!!

I haven’t been able to read much in the last week (I started working on a new story), but I do know what I want to read–I want to read this book:

This book will be my reward read when I make it half-way through my manuscript (and I do hope to hit the half-way point this weekend). I love medievals and this one promises to be great!  Here’s an excerpt for you, in case you’re curious.  🙂

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And now, as promised, I am going to start my old school giveaways. I thought I’d start with Anne Stuart. Ah, but not just contemporary Anne Stuart, something different…

First up, Anne’s Stuart’s THE HOUSEPARTY  (A Regency Romance published in 1985)

Nex, Anne Stuart’s CAMERON’S LANDING (A Candelight Intrigue published in 1977)

Finally, Anne Stuart’s LORD SATAN’S BRIDE (A Candlelight Regency Special published in 1981)

Yes, these books are very old.  But, if you’re a diehard Anne Stuart fan and you want ’em (one winner will get all 3), just leave me a comment about the last book you read and you’ll be entered in the drawing. The winner will be selected from all the commenters after 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

And, just so you know, the next Old School Giveaway will feature books by Nora Roberts.  Nora! Nora!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mother’s out there! I hope you have a wonderful day full of rest, relaxation, and surprise presents (the good kind).

Okay, so I’ve been thinking about doing some giveaways here on the old blog, but I’m not sure how people will really feel about what I want to giveaway.  Hmmm…let me explain.

Once upon a time, I was a serious old romance hunter. I collected all of the early Jayne Castle, Anne Stuart, Diana Palmer books. (And by early, I mean when when Jayne Castle had her Guinevere Jones series; I mean the old Candlelight Ecstasy stories, the Encore romances that can’t be found–well, you get the idea.) I’ve kept these books on my shelves for years, but now I think it’s time to let someone else have them.

If I did weekly giveaways with these “Oldies but goodies” (sorry, couldn’t think of a better name!), would you be interested in that?  I’ve got very old school Nora Roberts, Linda Howard, Elizabeth Lowell and Heather Graham, too.  All of these books are very hard to find, but some aren’t in the best of condition because–yeah, some of them are more than twenty-five years old.

If this is a crazy idea, please let me know. I only want to do the giveaways if I think folks might be interested. So your feedback is very much appreciated!

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.