Just Me...and my books...and a contest

Science Fiction Romance - the perfect holiday gift to yourself!

Many of my author friends have read this series so this is for you readers.

Leave me a comment here - I'd love to hear about your very favorite work of science fiction...or on the other hand, are you a newbie?

Let me know and you can win a copy of each book for your holiday reading pleasure!

Much love, Julia

Spontaneous Combustion - writing that first encounter!

News!

Daughters of Persephone, Book Three Reborn, Book Four, Red Demon, was released by Resplendence on the 8th. This is a great cover and you get a two-fer - two fun books in one volume....and you can win a copy from me.

Check out my site: http://juliarachelbarrett.net and find out how to participate in my contest - I'm offering two copies of each of my books!

I'm blogging over at Bookwenches about that dynamic, scorching first encounter. http://www.bookwenches.com/guestblog.htm
I'd love to have you drop by and leave me a comment.
To everyone - have a great weekend! Julia

Daughters of Persephone - First Review

From Happily Ever After - 4 Teacups

LynnMarie’s Review

I’ve read other books by Julia Barrett, so I was eager to start Daughters of Persephone. I commend Ms. Barrett for the time and devotion in creating a realistic sci-fi world with its own terms and rules. You are pulled into the realism of a new world and kept there by the larger than life characters.

In book one, we meet Aja and Kyr. Their romance is sweet and humorous, both knowing they’d found their mate from their first encounter. Aja is a daughter of The Blood, a race of women developed long ago on Earth and since descended from Persephone. They have unique abilities and can defeat a male with their eyes closed. Kyr is captain and responsible for Aja’s safe delivery in a time of political unrest.

In book two, Aja’s sister, Ennat, and Kyr’s brother, Karna are the focus. Ennat has the same mahogany hair and grey eyes of her sister, but she’s stronger, ready to fight and kill whenever necessary. Her relationship with Karna is sexy and playful. They challenge each other, but can’t deny their desire. Once they take the step to join their blood, their fate is sealed, joining them together forever.

There is a lot of politics in this book which can be a bit heavy at times. However, the dialogue, humor and developing romances keep the reader’s interest. The entire book was consistent and followed the rules created by the author early on in the book. The two Daughters of Persephone are ready to take on their evil father in hopes to bring peace and stability to the world. We learn a little of a third sister, but only meet her briefly. Each woman would easily give up their lives for their cause, or for their mates.

If you enjoy a complex and engaging sci-fi read with kick-ass heroines and steamy romance, escape into Julia Barrett’s new world in Daughters of Persephone.

Daughters of Persephone

Yes!

Release day was July 21 for books one and two, and here's a sneak peak at the next cover, for books three and four - Reborn and The Red Demon - release date, September 8.

Blurb – Daughters of Persephone, Book One, Exile

Aja Bokinan, of noble blood, is the Thousand Year Empress who has grown to adulthood in exile. Throughout the Empire, women are banned from public life, have no legal rights, and they have become little better than property.

In an attempt to kill off the royal line and end all resistance, Aja is kidnapped by a General who intends to inject her with a lethal virus, hoping she will infect her family and Women of the Blood everywhere.

Kyr Aram, is a smuggler and secret Resistance fighter. He must find a way to protect Aja from both the General and a traitor on his own ship who wishes to see her dead. With the Thousand Year Empress, he gets more than he bargained for.

Blurb – Daughters of Persephone, Book Two, Return

The Lady Ennat, has been sent by her mother to Resistance Commander, Karna Aram. She is a Blood decoy, her role is to protect her sister Aja, the Thousand Year Empress, and draw the bulk of the Coalition forces away from the Resistance fighters. Knowing she may not live to see tomorrow, she gives into her growing feelings for Commander Aram.

Karna Aram wanted the woman from the moment she set foot on his supply depot, but nobody touches a Princess of the Blood. He resists his bone deep desire until Ennat challenges him to pick up a sword and spar with her. All bets are off. Karna has a different kind of sword play in mind.

When the Ennat and her sister, Aja, are reunited, they know the Coalition is coming after them. They must risk all to save their followers, and the men they love.

OMG! Forgot again!

SORRY!

That's me - what an airhead! Okay, lots to do, a little to tell. Daughters of Persephone, Exile and Return, will be released on July 21 - had in hand - if I can get the darn final edits done. Half-way there!!!

The release date for Books three and four in the series, Reborn and The Red Demon, has been pushed back to September 8.

Okay...back from Montana, which was an amazing experience as usual.

M/M - F/M/M/M/M writer Mia Watts is visiting...yay! It is so great to meet an online friend in person! Anny Cook and I met last fall and we had a blast! One day I hope to meet all my online friends! Who knows? My husband says we should set up an erotic writers' commune and just sit around typing on our laptops, which is what Mia and I are doing right now!

So...off to shower and then some wine tasting and later, oysters on the half-shell. Yum!

See ya in ten days!

I'm off to a ranch in Montana!

Picture me on a horse, moving cattle for the next ten days. I won't have email or cell phone service, so I'll check in when I get back. In the meantime, it's pretty cool - and quite a surprise - to have two books up for Book of the Month - Captured at Happily Ever After Reviews and Beauty and the Feast at Dark Diva Reviews. Of course I'm up against a number of very good, and far better known authors. Ce' la vie!

Daughters of Persephone comes out on July 14th with Resplendence - fingers crossed there are no delays! I can't wait! This sci fi romance series totally rocks - I loved writing it!
Happy Fourth! Have fun watching fireworks with your families! Love, Julia

Ooops!

Sorry, it's been one of those weeks! Here's my post.

It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

This is my guy, Louie. We lost him last exactly one week ago. Because I'm one of those crazy dog lovers, I went out yesterday and got his name tattooed on my right wrist. Now he can still go everywhere with me.

In other news - It's my son's birthday and I baked him my specialty, a whiskey cake. One of my daughters got herself a serious case of food poisoning and her descriptions of her symptoms are beyond hilarious! I won't discuss them here...

Daughters of Persephone, my four-book science fiction series, will be out with Resplendence in July - at least books one and two. Hopefully books three and four will be released in August.

Beauty and the Feast is still on the bestseller list at Fictionwise. I was so sad to see it had dropped down to 5th today, but it had been hanging in there between number 1 and number 3 for weeks!

My Everything is actually in the top 25 and it just got listed a couple weeks ago.

A bunch of people I know out there in blogoland have been ill - get better! I'm sending good thoughts your way. love, julia