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November 24, 2008

Romance Writer Chat Tonight

Please join Maura Anderson. Raine Delight, Celina Summers and myself tonight Monday, November 24 at 9 PM EST/6 PM PST at Realms of Love. We’re Aspen Mountain Press writers and looking forward to chating with you! There will also be give-aways of ebooks.

Realms of Love is having a block party! Saturday and Sunday for every weekend during NaNoWriMo at 8am, 3pm, and 7pm Eastern there will be a speedwriting, morale lifting, get that wip done or else party! We’ll be posting word counts, chatting up writing, and having an all around good time. Who’s invited? You are! Just drop by the Realms of Love and play!

You must register or log in to chat. Click on “Chat” under “Explore the Realm.” Thunder is happy to help. Email him at thunder [at] realmsoflove.com.

Hope to see you there!

Sloane Taylor
Sweet as Honey…Hotter than hell

Sloane said @ 10:42 am | Promotion | Comments

November 21, 2008

For All Writers

Want to read a sure fire blog for aspiring writers? Or one for you authors who are a bit jaded and need a reality check? I’m happy to tell you, your search is over.

Author Tabitha Shay’s blog is hosting Lauren Gilbert, Senior Editor at Eternal Press, who has written a humourous and effective post The Importance of Being Earnest. Check it out, you’ll be glad you did.

Lauren Gilbert lives in Adelaide, Australia. To read more of her writing, you can visit her at Pavlova Parade. She is also a freelance editor. To learn more about her affordable editing services click here.

I’ll be back next week. Until then…

Happy Writing,

Sloane Taylor
Sweet as Honey…Hotter than Hell

Sloane said @ 9:40 am | It's All About Writing | Comments

November 19, 2008

It’s That Time of Year!

Red Roses for Authors, a marvelous review site in England, is holding their annual Christmas Awards. This is a wonderful honor for an author to receive.

Voting is simple. Click on the Red Roses for Authors site to see the entries in both the Main and Short categories. Once there click on the email addy for Linda Sole and send her the book titles you wish to vote for.

My book French Twist is up for an award in the Short category. Here’s the cover and blurb to entice you.

BLURB:
Interpol agent Claudette D’Laquois is on the run. Dull Uncle Paul and his rundown chateau in Nice, France are her only safe haven…but she never planned on the delectable estate manager who is even more dangerous than the Russian mob boss who wants her dead.

Three weeks of overseeing operations at his friend’s orchard seems like the ideal vacation to CPA Don Hobbs. And so it was—until a French sex goddess pulls him into a world of drugs, intrigue, and erotic fantasy.

All the participating authors would sure appreciate your vote.

Thank you and I’ll be back later in the week. Until then…

Happy Writing!

Sloane Taylor
Sweet as Honey…Hotter than Hell
PHOTO OP! www.aspenmountainpress.com
FRENCH KISS www.eternalpress.ca
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November 16, 2008

Studs Ranks Love Haight 5 Gold Stars

A new hot read you won’t want to miss by Melissa Bradley, author of Dream On and the 2008 Amber Heat Wave Contest Winner Michael’s Keeper, is released today! If you like the 60′s and powerful books, then you’re going to love…

LOVE HAIGHT
by
Melissa Bradley

Amber Quill Press

ISBN-13: 978-1-60272-425-9 (Electronic)
Length: Novella (21k words)

It is 1967 and the Summer of Love has just begun to light up San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury. Lily Roberts, a Vietnam nurse, has come here to lose herself in the psychedelic scene and forget the horrors of war. For Joe Sullivan, a rocker on the rise, the vibrant atmosphere is the perfect place to launch his band to the heights of success.

Ever since Lily’s return from Southeast Asia, she’s been disconnected, angry and plagued by nightmares. She attempts to forget everything through parties, drugs and alcohol. Her heated encounter with Joe scares her. He reawakens things deep inside she thought were long dead, but she’s afraid to reach out, to trust in these feelings.

For Joe, his band is on the brink of stardom and the last thing he needs is a relationship. Yet Lily has gotten under his skin and into his heart. He can’t let her go, but she’s on a self-destructive path from which he may not be able to save her.

LOVE HAIGHT is a terrific read filled with emotion, truth, and passion. Studs and I read this book and became wrapped in the turbulant era. Again, Ms. Bradley has not failed to satisfy. I can’t wait for her next release.

See you all next week. Until then…

Happy Writing!

Sloane Taylor
Sweet as Honey…Hotter than Hell

Sloane said @ 10:33 am | Friends | 4 Comments

November 14, 2008

RELEASED TODAY!

Time to heat up those chilly nights with a new book from my hot series;

Magnificent Men of Munich

LONNIE HEATS UP

Aspen Mountain Press

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BLURB:
Lost in the Austrian Alps, psychologist Lonnie Copley is forced to accept help from a Hell’s Angel wannabe. She never expected to be trapped with the Aryan god in deserted Castle Flophouse.

Disgusted with cleaning up his client’s dirty lives, attorney Wolfe Deider is in major career throes. He doesn’t need some insolent woman mucking up his mind, even if she does have a mouth made for kissing.

EXCERPT:
“What the…” Wolfe ducked as slush spewed against the back of his helmet and ice slithered beneath his collar, along his neck. He had pulled onto the wide shoulder, to rest after the long day’s drive, staring across the Alps in deep thought, when an approaching vehicle broke the silence he craved. The crunch of ice and screeching tires ricocheted in his ears.

“ScheiBe.” Shit. The car seemed to be spinning out of control as it slid closer to the edge of the mountain. No one drove at that kind of speed in heavy, wet snow. The guy drove like a Dummkopf and whatever happened was just what he deserved.

Then the world moved in slow motion, all the action exaggerated. The car swung left then right, in what seemed to take an hour. The brakes screeched, metal grinding against metal, before the dilapidated sedan glided across the shoulder. It coughed, like an old man who smoked too much, and died, its nose too close to the rim.

“Hey, Kamerad.” He pushed off the old tree trunk, waving his arms to catch the driver’s attention, and fell with all his weight onto one knee. The sharp pain clouded his mind for only a second before he regained his footing.

He waved and hollered again, hoping the man would look up. Then he did; only it was a she, with fear pasted on her face.

He stumbled again then slid closer to the door handle and yanked.

Locked.

“Open it.” The cold air poured into his lungs. “Open the door,” he yelled again.

If the previous time passed in slow motion, her action was like a movie in rewind. She mouthed a few words. With a shake of his head, he tapped on the glass and pointed to the lock. This was getting them no where.

He jerked on the handle, careful not to rock the car any more than necessary. She seemed to finally get her senses back and edged her hand to the armrest controls.

The lock clicked and in a quick movement he flung the door open, flipped the key off, then grabbed her. He yanked with all his strength, but she would not budge. Damn, she still had on the harness.

He leaned across to release the seatbelt. She fought him, flailing, and the car shifted.

“Hey, Fraulein, do not move.” She inhaled deep and briefly nodded her head. “We have to get you out of the car and keep it on the shoulder. The cows below won’t produce good milk tonight if you squash them.” Obviously humor was not working, because when she glanced up, her eyes were filled with tears.

He grabbed her arm and pulled. Ripping cloth and cracking ice echoed in his head. He hooked his hands under both of her armpits and tugged until he thought he would get a hernia. The damned steering wheel trapped her knees. With a grunt and a vigorous yank, she flew out of the car, knocking the wind out of him as he landed ass to frozen ground.

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I’ll be back on Sunday with another terrific read for you. Until then…

Happy writing!

Sloane Taylor
Sweet as Honey…Hotter than Hell
PHOTO OP! www.aspenmountainpress.com
FRENCH KISS www.eternalpress.ca

Sloane said @ 11:28 am | Promotion | Comments

November 11, 2008

The Romance Studio thinks my blog is “special and really cool”! That is so terrific! TRS also awarded me with the I LOVE YOUR BLOG AWARD. Thank you, TRS! Below you can see my neat prize.