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My new Carina Press cover!

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Blurb

Twenty-four-year-old small-town girl Ana Reynold serves beer at the local bar, tries to keep her beater car running, and dreams of a better life as a painter. If she can learn to make a decent steak, she might get promoted to cook—and earn enough for her real heart’s desire. Right now, that doesn’t include romance.

But when she meets a tall, dark and sexy Native American man named Kane, Ana can’t take her eyes off him—or stop thinking about him. But she’d better. Everyone knows the proud Lakota who raises horses wants nothing to do with a townie barmaid who’ll bring shame to his people.

Except Kane can’t get Ana off his mind. He proposes a red-hot weekend in bed, a no-strings affair to end Monday morning. Yet once Kane brings the outsider onto Lakota land, everything changes…

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Consent to Love is the second book in the Wild Pleasures series. It’ll be released April 2nd, 2012. You can buy book 1, Consent to the Cowboy at Carina Press, or your favorite ebook store.

What do you do for fun?

I had a wild weekend of editing. Yep, I can still party the night away with the best of them. Um. Sorta. Although I do enjoy the editing process, and I loved to revisit the untitled book (It’s Ana story from Consent to the Cowboy), there are other things that I like to do for fun.

This time of year, I love to shop. There’s a holiday spirit in the stores that I enjoy. People seem friendlier, more talkative, and helpful.

I also love to take a day and bake/cook. There’s something about slipping on a cute apron, flinging some flour, and filling the house with delicious smells. Not to mention all the taste testing I get to do.

I’m hoping we get snow between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I enjoy skijouring. That’s cross country skiing, with the help of our dogs. Basically, our St. Bernard mutt does all the work, while the other two dogs pretend to help pull me over the hills and through the valleys.

What do you do for fun? Is it harder for you to find fun in the winter months or easier?

I love Native American stories…do you?

I thought I’d talk a little about my new book (untitled) that Carina Press accepted. I loved writing this story for the fact that the hero is Lakota and lives on a reservation. My love of Native American stories goes way back to gobbling up historical romance books. You know the ones where the red-haired heroine gets kidnapped off the wagon train by the chief of the local Indian tribe. He’s fierce and gorgeous, and somehow through all their differences, they fall in love. Ah…squishy sigh.

Times have changed though and with that, I wanted to show the pride still deeply embedded in Native Americans and the challenges that come when they walk the path of their people and fall in love with someone not of their ethnicity.

That’s how I created Howahkan, the hero, which means mysterious voice.

You all have a little background on Ana, the heroine, from Consent to the Cowboy. What? You don’t? You can remedy that by buying your copy today at Carina Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks…and most of your favorite ebook stores.

My question to you is, do you enjoy Native American stories? Which books stand out in your memory? (historical or contemporary is fine)

How did you get that idea?

One of the most common questions I get is…How did you get that idea?

Depending on on the book, my answer changes all the time. Sometimes, a scene will pop into my head. I like to call them 30 second commercials. I know what is going on between the characters, I see their personalities, and all I have to do is figure out what started it all and where they are going.

Other times, I see a picture. No movement, no talking, but the characters are so vivid I start to wonder what kind of personality they have.

Then there is that odd time where I force myself to come up with a story. Everything is a blank slate, and I have to create characters, a world, conflict, and figure out why the hero and heroine love each other.

Recently, I signed a contract with Carina Press for Ana’s Story. I call it Ana’s Story, because I don’t have a title for it. (Still waiting to hear what it’ll be) Of course, I knew Ana. She shows up throughout my book, Consent to the Cowboy. While writing Consent to the Cowboy, Ana was Daphne’s best friend and coworker at Chum’s Bar. Her personality was developed just enough that we learned she’s a great best friend. She’s caring, she’s a little naive, and although she’s outgoing…she’s got some insecurities. Ana’s not afraid to admit that walking out to her car after work in the dark is a little scary for her, even though she lives in Podunk…where nothing happens.

You might think that I already knew what made Ana tick while writing Consent to the Cowboy, but the truth is I didn’t have a clue. I actually got the idea for Ana’s story by having a very vivid picture of a Lakota man standing alone in a field, his arms raised in the air, his head thrown back, with a single tear wetting his cheek. What made him cry? The picture tormented me. I needed to know more about his background. Ana, with all her sweetness, then entered my main character’s world.

I can’t wait for you to meet Howahkan (or Kane as his friends call him) and Ana.

Carina Press accepted my book!

Yay! April 2012 a new book of mine will be released at Carina Press. Right now, it’s untitled. I originally titled it, Painting Howahkan, but they’ve suggested a title change. I’ll let you know what that is later. This is Ana’s story. You might remember her as one of Daphne’s friends from Consent to the Cowboy.

I want to thank all the readers who questioned me if I was going to write Ana’s story. At the time I wrote Consent to the Cowboy, I had no plans to do so. Boy, am I glad I did. I love this story!

 

Here’s a little summary of the unnamed book. :-)

 

Small-town gal, Ana Reynold, lived life the way any twenty-four year old did in Podunk…one day at a time. She served beer at Chum’s Bar, tried to keep her beater car running, and dreamed of a better life. When her friend Daphne Norris introduced her to a wonderful woman named Sarah, Ana bartered for the first time in her life. She’d provide Sarah with a painting, if Sarah taught her how to cook in exchange. If things worked out the way she planned, she could advance into the cook position at Chum’s and work her way out of serving drinks. Maybe with the extra income she’d bring in, she could finally afford painting lessons.

Not many things will bring Howahkan/Kane off the Lakota reservation, but when his sister Sarah and her husband Darrell’s barn is destroyed by lightening, he leaves his home to help construct a new barn for his sister. At thirty years old, he knows it’s safer for a Lakota to keep to himself, raise horses, design saddles, and enjoy the freedom he finds in the land, and he’s at a point in his life where he wants to bring pride and worth to his people. He wasn’t expecting the young white woman serving food and drinks to the crew to capture his attention the way that she did.

Happy Anniversary, Carina Press!

A year ago, Carina Press – Harlequin’s Digital First Imprint, opened their doors for business. Personally, I can’t believe how fast the year has gone by! I still remember getting the phone call from Angela and hearing that I would be one of the launch authors with my book, Consent to the Cowboy.

Go on over and wish Carina Press a happy anniversary and you might win prizes! Check it out!

Collect them all!

Truth of Fire, the first book of the Within the Circle Trilogy is now available at Breathless Press! Start today, and collect all 3 books during the month of October.

#2 From the Water - will be out Oct. 15th

#3 Summon the Wind – Will be out Oct. 29th

I’m also over at Deviant Diva’s erotic book reviews today. My book, Consent to the Cowboy, is up for grabs. Just leave a comment!

I also finished my 36K, erotic, paranormal (werewolves) story.  The title is…..To Right a Wrong.

Wanna win?

I just threw up a quick contest on my personal Facebook page. All you have to do is friend me, name my chicken (There’s a picture of the chick on my wall) and I’m picking my favorite name out of the bunch tomorrow night. The person who posted the chicken name will win Consent to the Cowboy*!

Here’s my Facebook Page. Hey, while you’re there, why not go over and Like my Fan page too!

Also, don’t forget that I’m giving away a copy of Truth of Fire this weekend over at Ramsey’s Book Review.

*Consent to the Cowboy is an erotic, bdsm, contemporary western available also at Carina Press :-)