Away, away, away

yup, I'm on vacation until July 20th. I might blog here and there, when I'm around a computer.

Till then, I'm off.

Interview With Monica martinez

Interview with Monica S. Martinez, Author of Tantalizing Erotic Thoughts & Encounters

Q: Where are you from?

A: I was born and raised in Queens, NY. I grew up in South Jamaica, where I attended elementary and junior high school. I then moved on to Forest Hills where I went to high school and met my first husband.

Q: What kinds of books do you like to read?

A: I enjoy reading fiction, Urban writing, Poetry, Murder Mysteries and also some non-fiction such as memories, biographies.

Q: What are some of your favorite authors?

A: James Patterson, Dean Kootz, Anne Rice, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ivan Sanchez, and Esmeralda Santiago.

Q: What inspired you to write?

A: I’ve always written, since I was twelve. I was once sexually repressed and when I turned thirty and remarried I was able to let my inhibitions go. I opened an Adult Novelty company back in 2004 where I would go into women’s houses and educate them on how to keep their sex lives interesting and fresh. It was an eye opener as to how many women were really unhappy with their sex lives. I became sort of a sex therapist and I found myself writing stories to help ignite some passion into their lives.

Q: When will Tantalizing Erotic Thoughts and Encounters available to purchase?

A: They can go on my site http://monicamartinez.org or grab it form Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Tantalizing-Erotic-Thoughts-Encounters-Martinez/dp/144040836X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245165629&sr=1-1


Thanks so much for your time and sharing with us Monica! I wish you great sales.

I'm on facebook

I succumbed to another forum/blog site. I'm still setting up and yes, it's sucking up most of my time when I should be working to finish Criminal Caress so I can submit it before I head off on vacation, but it's so fun.

Like Bebo it's all games and friends and fun.

Sigh.

Here's a link if you want to hook up as friends there too.

Tara @ Facebook

Five Stars for Claiming Cullen

Claiming Cullen has a review! I'm very pleased.

here it is:


Claiming Cullen

Written by: Tara S. Nichols

Published by: Siren

Reviewed by: Ashley Turlington for ReviewYourBook.com 6/2009

ISBN: 1-60601-419-6

“This has it all” 5 stars

Tess goes on a camping trip with five guys, including her boyfriend. She is a free-spirit, to say the least. She teases them until, with the prompting of her boyfriend, they end up taking turns with her. To me, this was the main part of the book.

The other thread is that Cullen and Rael find comfort in their lust for each other. The problem is that both Cullen and Rael also want Tess in their long-term relationship.

What type of sex does this book not have? This book has it all, and the action is non-stop. The plot is great, also. There is anal, oral, m/f/m, and m/m.

Progress

Okay, progress has really not gone as I had planed. In my mind I had a long list of check marks to make on my done pile. That doesn't appear to be the case. My two menage stories that were nearly finished are still getting face lifts. Both are having their romance themes sweetened. In the meantime I started a project with another author which involves a fair amount of reading and research, as well as completed a short anthology submission, not to mention I found two more anthologies I'd like to try out for. Criminal Caress has pulled into the lead over Island of Three and I believe I will still meet my personal deadline to have it in to the publisher for the end of June.

I will be away on vacation (wedding/babies/family tour) starting June 30th until July 15th. Hopefully I will get a lot of handwritten notes done and all I will have to do is type, type, type when I get home.

Ahh, so, that said; Have a great start of the summer.

Guest blogging on Romancing the Blog!

If you're looking for a laugh, I hope my blog post on Romancing the Blog fits the bill. I compare my writing progress to a horse race seen through the eyes of a sports announcer.

http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2009/06/15/to-the-finish/

Only four more days

The Summer Sampler contest closes in four more days.

here is a list of the contributing authors once again.

Amy Redwood
www.amyredwood.com
A copy of Amy’s latest release from Cobblestone, “Diamonds and Kisses”,erotic suspense novel in PDF format.

Anne Kane
www.AnneKane.literalseduction.net
A PDF copy of Stargazers 1: Wanton

Bonnie Rose Leigh
www.mybonnierose.com
An autographed copy of the Sex Me: Triad Series in print as well as an autographed poster of the book cover as a prize

Cassandra Gold
www.cassandragold.com
An autographed copy of Fantasies: Thanksgiving (or a $10 Amazon GC for overseas winners).

Celia Kyle
celiakyle.com
A copy of the anthology, Furry, Fluffy & Wild.

Cora Zane
www.corazane.com
A goodie basket filled with bath soak, scrubbie, lotion, and shower gel, along with a flair bag of author book cards/ book marks / tea and candy to the winner. A complete summer relaxation basket.

Eliza Gayle
www.elizagayle.net
A download copy of her shapeshifter book Lucas.

Ericka Scott
www.erickascott.com
A printed edition (signed) of The Werewolf Whisperer (which includes the bonus book, Unleashed).

Jamison Wolf
www.jamiesonwolf.com
An EBook copy of The Written Word Books One, Two and Three

J. Hali Steele
www.jhalisteele.com
A kelly green “Are You Kind?” T-Shirt /Back has www.sovereignkind.com

Kris Eton
www.kriseton.com
A copy of ICE BLACK, the first in the Arctic Heat series of books.

Loribelle Hunt
www.loribellehunt.com
A copy of Claiming the Moon: Lunar Mated Book 7 (ebook) , Lunar Mates (signed print edition)

Madison Layle & Anna Leigh Keaton
www.annaleighkeaton.com
A pdf copy of Healing Touch from Anna Leigh.

Michelle Miles
www.michellemiles.net
A copy of Take Me I’m Yours

Moira Rogers
www.moirarogers.com
A copy of Kamikaze and a copy of Wild Card to another lucky winner.

Morgan Sierra
www.morgansierra.com
A copy of Dirty Little Secret.

Selena Blake
www.selena-blake.com
A copy of The Wine Tasting

Tara Nichols
www.tarasnichols.com
A copy of Through the Woodwork, Tara’s latest erotic novella through Bookstrand publishing. (http://www.bookstrand.com/product-throughthewoodwork-13959-192.html)

Yolanda Sfetsos
www.yolandasfetsos.com
A copy of Valentine’s Beast or Passionate Eve - winner’s choice and preferred format.

She has a direct link from the front page of her site if you've linked there (http://www.selena-blake.com) or you can link to the contest page (http://site.selena-blake.com/summer-sampler-contest/).