Midnight Seductionhas been having a party all weekend on their yahoo loop.  They are giving away tons of prizes and for the grand prize you have to pick 5 of their authors and choose which of their books you would like to read and why.  This is hard because there are SO many good authors who are members, but following is my favorite 5.  :)  If you go to the Midnight Seduction Blog you will find links to all the members.  In no particular order here are the 5 authors and the books I would love to read from each of them.

A Vampire in Waikiki by AJ Llewellyn

First…I LOVE vampires and second read this blurb!  OMG it sounds GREAT!

And it’s no fluke. These guys just can’t keep their hands off each other, doing unscripted, hot sex scenes which thrill their director but for Jimmy, it’s one more problem he doesn’t need. His most recent ex girlfriend claims she’s pregnant, his current girl is fighting deportation and just what is that deadly entity lurking in Angelis’ second bedroom?

Jimmy knows an other-worldly monster when he feels one. He ought to know, because Jimmy’s a vampire. Sleeping by day, hiding out at night, Jimmy’s many secrets are about to collide, in the sinister, dark side of tropical Waikiki few visitors ever see.

My Funny Valentine by Kissa Starling

Maurice is the Gilligan of love angels. He can’t seem to do anything right. When he’s called up to the white room by the superiors he’s given a challenge: couple these humans or switch over to the death realm. A new partner and the fact that these humans live on opposite sides of the country are two factors that won’t help his quest. Come along for the adventure and you will find yourself smiling, sighing, and laughing out loud. You may even have an ahh moment at the end!

Satin Seduction by L.A. Day

This blurb is GREAT and this is only a snippet.  You can find more on her site.  LA is a great author an I love a full figured lead.

Jake Malone has wanted Nicole since he purchased Satin Seduction. When she comes to his office one afternoon to pitch a line of lingerie for full-figured females, he sees an opening. He’s interested in the line but more interested in her.

Bid for Love by Savannah Chase

I’ve read this on already and it ROCKS.  Savannah is very talented and I can’t wait for more of her work.  Here is a blurb.

Her fantasy man is up for auction. Will Nico dare to bid?

Nico’s history of romantic disasters has taught her when she gambles on men, she fated to lose. That doesn’t stop her from secretly lusting after Jeff, the handsome construction worker she sees everyday on her way to work.

When the New York’s Sexiest Bachelor auction begins and Jeff comes up on the block, she’s seriously tempted to place a bid. The wager can’t be taken lightly — it might be for a good cause, but she’s making a bid for love……

Gabriel’s Gun by Tess Mackall

This story just sounds so excited.  Tess is great and I can’t wait for to read this.  Here is he blurb.

      After leaving his last conquest, Gabriel continues his ride, working his magic and wreaking havoc on the lives of the women he touches. And this time his gun is for hire! Someone has taken a shot at movie idol, Jillian Traynor and the glamorous diva of the silver screen is none too pleased to find herself in hiding right before a major premiere. But all it takes is one look at Gabriel and her body is set aflame. Like the chameleon he is, Gabriel slips into her world, giving new meaning to the word bodyguard. What motivates this mysterious stranger? Will Jillian be the woman who finally brings him to heel? Sex, lies, and big bucks. Only Gabriel has the answers.

Today is a big day for Jess Dee because Ask Adam  comes out in PRINT!  I am so happy for her.  She helped me with my first story when she didn’t have to and I will always remember her for that and be SO thankful to have met her.

Good Luck Jess and Happy Sales. 

I fell in love with Ann Cory’s work when I read my first story by her, Next Floor Naughty.  I think this was the first e book I ever purchased.  I was new in the world of e books and won a few, but the excerpt on this made me want to buy it.  Shortly after reading Next Floor Naughty I became a reviewer with Joyfully Reviewed and was blessed with reviewing some of Ann’s books.  One that comes to mind is Bawdy Talk, I loved this one so much I gave it a Recommended Read. 

I will say this, I have enjoyed everything I have read by Ann Cory.  I recently read The Howl and the Pussy Cat and LOVED it.  This book just recently went on sale at Samhain Publishing and it is why I wanted to blog about Ann Cory today.  It is a wonderful story and you should head over to Samhain and give it a look.

Thank you for all the great books you write Ann. 

Kissa had a small contest on her yahoo loop http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kissaskarmakorner/?yguid=80421025 on writing a poem.  I didnt’ enter, but wanted to challenge myself and actually wrote a poem so here it is.  :)  It was supposed to be using all the letters of the alphabet. 

Love Lost by Jambrea

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To get my mind off of…other things, I decided to blog today.  I wanted to talk about POV or Point of View. 

When I first started writing I really had no idea about POV.  I finished my first story and had a few people look over at what I had written and POV was pointed out to me and I found out that I am what you call a “Head Hopper”.  I switch from person to person in a split second.  It should be a super hero power or something.  If it was I would be called POV Switcher, able to switch in a single bound.  It took a while, but I went through my whole story to fix any switching I may have done and now that I am aware I don’t do it as much.  Thank you Jess Dee. 

Around the first of June I entered a writing contest for a 1500 f/f scene.  Yesterday the winners were announced and I came in 1st place!!!  WooHoo!  Now my story will be posted on the site for a whole month!  If you don’t mind f/f go check it out.  Here it the link:  http://www.angelfire.com/art3/eroticatre/index.html

I plan on finishing this scene and making it into a full story. 

Is, DRUM ROLL….

Reba Newman

Congrats Reba.  I know you said I could pick the book, so you will be getting a copy of Out of Bounds unless you want to take a look at TA’s other books.  Just email me with Birthday Contest winner in the subject line and we’ll get everything figured out.  binojo2@yahoo.com

Reba has until Sunday to respond.  If I don’t hear anything I’ll draw again!

Thank you everyone for entering my first contest.  Have a great day!

You might be wondering just what it is that is done.  Well let me tell you.  :D  I hit the send button on my first story.  It now sits in an email on the editor’s computer just waiting to be read.  Now the hard part.  The wait to see what she thought. 

Well today is my birthday and to celebrate I bought 4 of TA Chase’s books. 

No Going Home

Home of His Own

Angel’s Evolution

Stealing Life

If you have not read TA Chase, you should!  So for my birthday I’m going to give away a copy of one of TA’s books, winners choice.  Go check out his website to see which book you might like.  I would suggest Out of Bounds to read first.  It’s my favorite. 

You have until Sunday, June 29th to post.  All you have to do is let me know that you have never read TA or m/m romance and you are in the running.  (If you have read m/m, but not TA, you can enter too.)  Heck…I’ll make it easy, if you want to read a TA book post! 

The winner will be announced on the 30th and you have to check back here to see if you’ve won.  If you don’t check back in with in a week then a new winner will be chosen. 

This is my first contest so we’ll see how it goes.