Books on shelves

Well, I had no idea Chapters was going to carry The Strength of the Wolf. I don’t think it carried the first book in the series, The Strength of the Pack. Perhaps the obviously Canadian setting helped sway booksellers?

In any event, I was thrilled to go into a Chapters and see two copies of my book. That is a first for me, and I was more strongly affected than I thought I’d be.

Thanks to Vanessa Jaye for the heads-up!

Two pictures, one with spines, one with front covers. I didn’t face the books out.

All About Samhain

This week from Samhain:

• Azazel Dawn McClure. Category. Paranormal romance.
• By the Book N. J. Walters. Category. Contemporary romance.
• Enslaved Sydney Somers. Novella. Futuristic romance. Red hot.
• Going For It Elle Kennedy. Short story. Contemporary romance. Red hot.
• Not in Kansas R. G. Alexander. Short story. Gay romance. Red hot.

Best sellers from My Bookstore and More:

1. Cat of a Different Color by Dana Marie Bell
2. My Fair Monster by Lila Dubois
3. Wishful Thinking by Evangeline Anderson

Reviews:

The Good, The Bad and The Unread

• Wicked Garden by Lorelei James A-
• Fated by Lauren Dane A+
• Healer’s Touch by Kirsten Saell B+

Mrs. Giggles

• My Fair Monster by Lila Dubois 80
• Kabana Heat by Titania Ladley 90

Book Utopia Mom

• Prophesied by Liz Craven 42/50

Lioness

I have a post up at Beyond the Veil, where I talk about a Kenyan lioness who, in the early 2000s, adopted, at different times, five antelope calves. These adoptions didn’t have happy endings, given the predator-prey relationship, and given that the lioness ending up starving both herself and the calf. But it was an interesting phenomenon.

All About Samhain

This week from Samhain:

• Cat of a Different Color Dana Marie Bell. Novella. Paranormal romance.
• My Fair Monster Lila Dubois. Category. Fantasy romance. Red hot.
• Something Wiccan This Way Comes Traci Hall. Novel. Young Adult.
• Wishful Thinking Evangeline Anderson. Plus novel. Paranormal romance.

Best sellers from My Bookstore and More:

1. The Englor Affair by J. L. Langley
2. Head Over Heels: A Cinderella Story by Lena Matthews
3. One and Only by Bianca D’Arc

Reviews:

The Good, The Bad and The Unread

• The Final Act by Bonnie Dee B-

Mrs. Giggles

• Liam’s Gold by Jody Wallace 82

Recognition

Have you ever recognized yourself, or at least your process? In this, I recognize me.

Part of the puttery process is that it ensures that there is no such thing as a complete early draft. Because I also revise as I go, another no no, and something I tried not to do with Chill. Because of course, on ‘should’ finish the story and then go back and revise it, right, rather than endlessly fussing with stuff that’s already written?

Wrong.

I discovered that if I don’t go back and poke at that stuff and fiddle with it, I have no feel for the story or where it’s going, and no love for it, and i don’t inhabit its spaces or play in its fields. It’s empty and foreign, and I’m not at home there. LOSE.

Elizabeth Bear writes about her writing process (via Nephele Tempest).

For what it’s worth, I love deadlines, but I like them to be on the far horizon, not breathing down my neck. And I like to beat them with much time to spend.

All About Samhain

This week from Samhain:

• Dragon Actually G.A. Aiken. Plus novel. Fantasy romance.
• One and Only Bianca D’Arc. Novella. Paranormal romance. Red hot. Brotherhood of Blood, Book 1.
• Kallaayt’s Tale Rosemary Laurey. Short story. Fantasy romance.
• Head Over Heels: A Cinderella Story Lena Matthews. Novella. Contemporary romance. Red hot.
• Playing with Matches Mardi Ballou. Novella. Paranormal romance. Red hot.
• The Catcher and the Lie Rita Oberlies. Category. Contemporary romance.
• The Englor Affair J. L. Langley. Novel. Gay futuristic romance. Red hot.
• The Wolf’s Sister R. F. Long. Novella. Fantasy romance. A Tale of the Holtlands, Book 1.

Best sellers from My Bookstore and More:

1. Rough, Raw and Ready by Lorelei James
2. One and Only by Bianca D’Arc
3. Falling in Controlled Circumstances by Pepper Espinoza

Reviews:

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

• The Englor Affair by J.L. Langley A-

Mrs. Giggles

• The Fury by Sloan McBride 85
• Obey Me by Paige Cuccaro 81
• Empath by Bonnie Dee 90

All About Samhain

This week from Samhain, four books to celebrate Samhain’s birthday, as well as our regular releases.

• Blood Ties Cathryn Fox. Novella. Paranormal romance. Red hot.
• Empath Bonnie Dee. Novella. Paranormal romance.
• Future Found Mima. Novella. Paranormal romance. Red hot.
• Obey Me Paige Cuccaro. Novella. Paranormal romance.
• Falling in Controlled Circumstances Pepper Espinoza. Novella. Gay romance. Novella.
• Liam’s Gold Jody Wallace. Novella. Fantasy romance.
• Persistence of Dreams Ann Warner. Novel. Contemporary romance.
• Rough, Raw and Ready Lorelei James. Novel. Western romance. Red hot. Rough Riders Series, Book 5.
• The Upside of Karma B. Ella Donna. Novel. Paranormal mystery.

Best sellers from My Bookstore and More:

1. Tequila Truth by Mari Carr
2. Blood Ties by Cathryn Fox
3. An Inner Darkness by Ally Blue

Reviews:

Madame Butterfly

• Love Me by Kelly Jamieson B+

The Good, The Bad and The Unread

• Cry Sanctuary by Moira Rogers B+