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Monday Chats With Romance Writers
The July 7 ManLove chat features Vincent Diamond, Kiernan Kelly and Kayelle Allen. Thanks to Jardonn Smith for rounding up this fine lineup of authors. Be here at 9 PM EDT/ 6 PM PDT.
Monday July 14, romance writer Lizzie T Leaf will bring us an awesome array of romantic fiction writing guests: Kara , Celia, Maura!
The Phaze Romance author chat features Victoria Blisse. Nicole Gestalt (gosh I love her name), L.E. Bryce and Robin Glasser July 21.
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.
Men Who Write (M/F) Romance Chat
It's the Men Who Write Romance Night at Realms of Love! Jasper McCutcheon and William Maltese chat with you Monday June 30 at 9 PM EDT/6 PM PDT. Join us for an hour of witty repartee as these blazingly smart and witty gentlemen share their stories with us, These guys write m/f romance and are proud of it! Looking for something a little different? We've got it at Realms of Love.
William Maltese has been publishing heterosexual romances (over 200 total books presently to his credit), since his very first, BOB, CARL, TED AND ALICE as William J. Lambert III, back in 1971. With follow-up heterosexual romance literature: THEIR HUSBANDS ARE AT WAR, POP 'N' SWAP, SEX LAB, ABDUCTED DAUGHTER, THE GANG-RAVISHED TEACHER, AN INCESTUOUS STEPMOTHER, LESSONS FOR MOTHER, THE INCESTUOUS STEPFATHER, FACULTY WIFE, THE DOCTOR'S UNORTHODOX PRACTICE, THE JAMAICAN TRADERS, INCESTUOUS SUMMER, SEX INTRIGUE, THE SIXTY-NINERS, THE GRAY FLANNEL SWAP, and STARSHIP INTERCOURSE (just to name a few).
Jasper McCutcheon is the author of three books and creator of the audio erotica series, Uncle Jasper's Five-fingered Bedtime Stories, which are free-to-listen mp3 files found at his nephew's web site, http://www.jardonnserotictales.com
His book covers and storyline blurbs can also be found at Jardonn's Erotic Tales. In order of publication they are:
Maggie Pie - Bud Richter has too many irons in the fire. He drives an 18-wheeler nationwide. He entertains ladies waiting for him in the towns to which he travels. He supports his kids financially and emotionally, while gradually rebuilding the relationship he destroyed with Julie, his ex-wife and mother of his children. An unexpected visit from his Viet Nam-era Navy buddy throws in a few more irons, as this man's mysterious disappearance makes Bud a suspect and participant in an FBI investigation. Worse, it rekindles a home-town, multi-generational feud between Germans and non-Germans dating back to World War I. Follow Bud as he tries to keep his family protected from the chaos while helping the Feds figure out who's truly reponsible for the hate crime perpetrated against his Navy pal.
I Was Tortured By the Pygmy Love Queen - Written in the style of the men's pulp magazines from the 1940's and 50's, this is the tale of Henry Mitchell, WWII Navy pilot who's forced to bail out of his fighter plane. He parachutes to a Pacific island, where he is greeted by a tribe of pygmies and their cruel leader -- a white, female Westerner, a Christian missionary gone bad. She knows nothing of the global conflict taking place, and believing Captain Mitchell to be a spy who's come to steal the treasure she's found on the island, she orders her robotic pygmies to strip and bind him for interrogation. But perhaps her brainwashing of the little people was not as thorough as she thought. One of the pygmies, a female, becomes enraptured with Henry Mitchell's strength and resolve under torture. With one ally, Mitchell has a chance. Can the true Queen of the Pygmies save him from a lifetime of pain and bondage?
Go Ahead, Woman. Do Your Worst - Five short stories of lustfully cruel women versus strong and defiant men. Heroes in chains, these men are put into one hopeless situation after another. From a medieval dungeon to the wilds of Africa to a modern-day doctor's office, each man deals with punishments and erotic torments by maintaining their masculine resolve. No sissifications or emasculations here. These men will never be defeated, a lesson their antagonists are soon to learn.
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Aspen Mountain Press Chat Monday
Take a mountain vacation with Sloane Taylor, Rob Graham and Celina Summers from Aspen Mountain Press in the Realms of Love Chat Castle Monday June 23. There are some hot releases out from these folks. Read about them below and then join us for an hour of fun and frolic Monday at 9 PM EDT/ 6 PM PDT. Of course, there will be downloads of eBooks given away to lucky chatters! Realms of Love is the place for romance writer chats!
Celina Summers:The Asphodel Cycle: The Gift of Redemption After the defeat of the Duke de Spesialle's armies, Tamsen de Asphodel finds herself weakened and ill. The toll of the magic she called has ravaged her body, but the demands of the Elven Realm and the kingdom of Ansienne call her to continued duty. With Brial at her side, she ignores her fragility and dives headlong into the political turmoil of both nations. Unfortunately, her uncle Spesialle is not finished with her yet. When she finds herself at his mercy, she must gather all of her wits and courage to combat him. And when the gods demand an answer to the question What gift can buy the redemption of the Elves? Tamsen must decide if she is brave enough to give the right answer.
Rob Graham:Gillian's Place Fatima, The Orange Slip, Bill and Ruby, Ruby and Bill & Dinner Date Come on in and have a drink. Gillian's place is the right place to be to hear some interesting stories of love gone wrong and right.
Sloane Taylor:Teddi Turns On: No one’s going to take advantage of Teddi Howard again, including the Munich tour operator who screwed her over when he reneged on their contract. Her only option is to face the little weasel. But nothing stands in the way of prominent, German businessman David Stiefle, especially a woman.
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Phaze Books Romance Writer Chat
Phaze Books' finest join us this week in the Realms of Love Chat Castle. Drop into the Realms of Love Chat Castle Monday June 16 for a heaping helping of fun chat with Alessia Brio, Bridget Midway and Teresa Noelle Roberts. Check out these author's latest releases and make new friends in the romance reading community each and every Monday at 9 PM EDT / 6 PM PDT. There will be give-aways this week!
Author: Teresa Noelle Roberts
URL: teresanoelleroberts.blogspot.com Title: Lady Sun Has Risen
Blurb: In a world where high culture and barbarian nomads clash, the educated believe magic to be a myth but sometimes the gods still take a hand in human affairs. And when the gods meddle during the erotically charged Spring Equinox festival, lust can turn to love against all logic.
Miryea, a female physician from the Soranian Empire, thinks her interest in sexy, infuriating half-nomad Adimir is a case of opposites attracting. Nothing serious could come of their attraction, but a fling with Adimir sounds like the perfect way to celebrate Spring Equinox, when wild sex spurs the new growing season.
Adimir has no problem with this plan.
Especially since he's already figured out Miryea's just the kind of woman he likes, a strong woman who melts for spanking and rough-and-tumble foreplay.
But Lady Sun and the Lord of Grain, the eternally committed, eternally contentious divine lovers whose passionate reunion marks the beginning of spring, have their own plans for Miryea and Adimir. And gods and goddesses get what they want, even if it takes a slave raid, acts of heroism, and a display of sex-magic the likes which hasn't been seen in Sorania in decades.
Teresa Noelle Roberts is the author of the erotic fantasy romance Lady Sun Has Risen (available from Phaze) and the soon to be released Phaze titles Pirate's Booty (a hot contemporary with a historical parallel story) and Restraint (m/m and kinky). She's published scads of short erotic fiction under her own name and is the co-author of Cat Scratch Fever (Black Lace Books), written under the name Sophie Mouette. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and three cats that, together, are about the size of a small lion. On the fairly rare occasions when she's not writing, Teresa enjoys belly dancing, cooking, and fencing. Visit her blog at teresanoelleroberts.blogspot.com.
Author: Bridget Midway
Author URL: www.BridgetMidway.com
Title: Original Sin Blurb: The exciting sci-fi saga is now bound in one thrilling volume, featuring expanded versions of reader favorites!
Adam and E-V-E: E-V-E, or Emergency Violator Equalizer, is an enhanced woman with a computer chip in her head that makes her the ultimate fighting machine. When faced with a Cerillion robot, she's more than annoyed to have to fight along side an unenhanced human...especially one who brings out her human side.
Lieutenant Adam B'Luven wants to protect the last few Earth inhabitants without the aid of a machine like E.V.E. that's making the human Army obsolete. But in order to save the humans, he'll have to drop his prejudices...and his pants.
C-A-I-N an A-B-E-L: Dr. Sonjie Tuumlar has the world in her hands, literally. She has to make sure two cyborgs, C-A-I-N and A-B-E-L, are fit enough to fight against Earth's attackers. Her focus shifts when both men desire her. Determined not to be like her former lover, Dr. Lars Urlean, she fights to not have a sexual relationship with her creations. However with a man as obliging as A-B-E-L and as seductively dangerous as C-A-I-N, will she be able to hold out, or will she succumb to one of the two men...or both?
Sodom and Gomorrah: Never before published!
Dr. Noah Wiit is a scientist who no one trusted. After losing his wife nearly five years ago, Noah has been on a downward spiral of self-destruction, not caring about himself, the humans or the Earth. While weeding out sexbots that can be used as soldiers in the Federation Army, he comes across a cyborg who turns his world upside down.
Vivian Yarbeck is a woman no one believed. Captured in a sexbot raid, she proclaims her innocence to anyone who will listen. But when the one man who she feels can help her doesn't believe her, she wonders if she'll be able make it out of this situation alive.
When chance brings them together, they discover a new side to themselves that's both scary and exciting. Can Noah learn to love again? Can Vivian trust him with her life and her heart? When the fate of the humans and Earth falls on them, can they put aside their differences to save mankind? Or will their pasts haunt their futures?
Author: Alessia Brio
Author URL: www.AlessiaBrio.com
Title: Coming Together: With Pride
Blurb: With Pride is the 8th multi-author anthology of erotic fiction in the philanthropic Coming Together series. It is about giving and about sex and about celebrating the diversity of desire. It is simultaneously naughty and wholesome, tender and taboo, raw and refined. In these pages, you can fulfill your wildest fantasies, indulge your primal nature, and embrace a variety of lifestyles. The most delicious part is that you can do it all while helping to heal the devastation of HIV and AIDS. Coming Together is erotic altruism at its finest.
Alessia Brio is, first and foremost, an activist. No matter what's going on in her life, she'll find a way to organize those involved and inject an element of altruism. If she didn't have basic needs like food and shelter, she'd probably spend all her time volunteering for one cause or another. Even her nom de plume reflects her nature. Alessia is an Italian name derived from the Greek verb alexéin meaning "to defend/protect" and Brio relates to the Italian musical term con brio meaning "with spirit/brilliance."
In addition to serving as Coming Together's editor, Alessia writes all colors and flavors of erotica, from heterosexual to ménage to same sex, and from twisted to humorous to deeply touching. (Sometimes, usually by accident, it even qualifies as romance.) Her work has earned her critical acclaim in the form of an EPPIE for Best Erotica (fine flickering hungers) and a Romantic Times Top Pick (Coming Together: For the Cure) in addition to a plethora of glowing online reviews.
Ms. Brio lives in the mountains near Pittsburgh, where she masquerades as a soccer mom. Her fetishes include SuDoku, rare steak, and stainless steel. She stands 5'8" tall in her bare feet (which is how she prefers to stand) and has a mop of unruly dark hair that is being conquered by grey, complementing the laugh lines around her mischievous eyes.
The Internet is both her office and her playground, and she can be found online at alessiabrio.com in addition to MySpace and a few other sites.
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Hollywood at War - The WWII Museum Exhibit
Jasper writes "A special exhibition is now running through August 31 at the National World War II and D-Day Museum in New Orleans, focusing on Hollywood actors who joined the military effort in the most meaningful way by signing up for actual duty in the armed forces.
Established stars like Henry Fonda (Navy), Jimmy Stewart (Air Force) were just two of many who saw combat duty, while others visited and entertained soldiers on USO tours. Directors and screenwriters also contributed by producing recruitment films and newsreels.
Visit the WWII Museum web site for full exhibit details and special screening schedules of films made for the war effort.
Posted by thunder on Friday, June 13 @ 08:56:56 CDT (32 reads) (comments? | Score: 0)
Melissa Mayhue and Lizzie T Leaf Chat Monday
Melissa Mayhue and Lizzie T Leaf chat with you June 9 at 9 PM EDT in the Realms of Love Chat Castle romance writer chats. There will be give-aways, silly jokes and a good time had by all.
Melissa Mayhue is the author of the Daughters of the Glen Series. The third installment, Soul of a Highlander released June 8 by Pocket Books. Lizzie T Leaf is the prolific author of "Humor with Heat." Aspen Mountain Press has released DEAD Faint and will re-release Call Me soon. Let's have fun chatting with these fine romance writers.
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JK Rowling is smart, funny and human
JK Rowling's Commencement Address, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association brought tears to my eyes several times over its 20 minute span.
Ms Rowling's life has spawned stories nearly as fantastic as those in her novels. In this speech she sets the record straight, shares some lessons she has learned and quotes some nuggets of ancient wisdom.
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ManLove Chat Monday June 2
Kayelle Allen, Lee Rowan & Kiernan Kelly will be joining us in the Realms of Love Chat Castle Monday June 2 for the ManLove Chat. Stop on by to learn about their latest releases and upcoming plans.
The chats at Realms of Love are easy-going, fun, get-togethers with romance readers and writers. Never been to a chat? Been a long time since you took an hour for yourself? Let's make a date for Monday June 2 at 9 PM EDT/6 PM PDT.
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Sequel to Bestselling Asphodel Cycle To Be Released This Summer
mscelina writes "Aspen Mountain Press has announced that the second book of The Asphodel Cycle will be released on June 6, 2008. Author Celina Summers' THE GIFT OF REDEMPTION will follow the #1 bestseller THE RECKONING OF ASPHODEL, which garnered rave reviews and a top ten finish in the annual Preditors & Editors Readers' Poll as Best Fantasy Novel of 2008. The highly anticipated sequel to ASPHODEL continues the story of Tamsen de Asphodel, and delves deeper into the fascinating and complex fantasy world Summers has created.
After the defeat of the Duke de Spesialle's armies, Tamsen de Asphodel finds herself weakened and ill. The toll of the magic she called has ravaged her body, but the demands of the Elven Realm and the kingdom of Ansienne call her to continued duty. With Brial at her side, she ignores her fragility and dives headlong into the political turmoil of both nations. Unfortunately, her uncle Spesialle is not finished with her yet. When she finds herself at his mercy, she must gather all of her wits and courage to combat him. And when the gods demand an answer to the question What gift can buy the redemption of the Elves? Tamsen must decide if she is brave enough to give the right answer.
THE RECKONING OF ASPHODEL was a number one bestseller during the summer of 2007, and garnered a Top Ten finish in the annual Preditors & Editors Poll as Best Fantasy Novel of 2007.
For more information, go to www.aspenmountainpress.com. "
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Golden Heart Finalists
The Romance Writers of America have announced the finalists in their annual Golden Heart contest. Winners will be notified at their annual conference held this year in San Francisco.
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2008 Eppies, Quasars and Dirk A Wolf Awards Announced
The 2008 Eppie Awards have been announced. Congratulations to all finalists and Winners.
The Electronically Published Internet Connection (EPIC) is proud to present the 8th annual EPPIE Awards. These awards, which honor the finest electronically published books of the year, will be presented at the EPPIE Banquet during EPICon 2008.
And the 2008 EPPIE goes to...
Category A - Action/Adventure
**WINNER**Murder By Proxy by Robert L. Hecker—Hard Shell Word Factory
Until Death Do Us Part: Book 2 of the Incognito Series by Karen Wiesner—Whiskey Creek Press
Category B - Children/YA
**WINNER**Grizzelda Gorilla by K. D. Huxman—Dragonfly Publishing/Imprint – Kittycat Books
Attack of the Killer Prom Dresses by Donna McClaire—Calderwood Books/Imprint -Calderwood Kids
Category C - Contemporary Romance (TIE)
**WINNER**Perfectly Good Nanny by Paty Jager—The Wild Rose Press
**WINNER**Thin Ice by Liana Laverentz—The Wild Rose Press
Cover Me by Sharona Nelson—Amber Quill Press
Bride Of The Emerald Isle by Trish Wylie—Harlequin Romance
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