June Zoom--It just gets faster and busier...

The past weeks have been super busy. Last week I finished edits on something new Amber Skyze and I have been working on for Loose Id Publishing. As soon we have our new book cover and promo together, I’ll post it here. I can’t wait to share it.

Meanwhile I’ll still working on the second book in the series and that book is really interesting too. I’m loving this collaborative project, learning a lot and always trying to write faster!

Amber and I started off with the idea that we were going to write a series of 30k paranormal stories. The books grew and grew… Each of the books is now a full-length novel and packed with action and surprises.

So far my new publisher Loose Id has been a dream to work with.

“Something Wicked This Way Comes Volume 2” has been receiving some great reviews.

Long and Short Reviews (Formerly Whipped Cream Reviews) gave “SWTWC V2” 4.5 Stars!

Read the full review here:

http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/2012/06/something-wicked-this-way-comes-vol-2.html

Chatty Girls Book Reviews had this to say:

http://chattygirlbookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/06/07/something-wicked-comes-this-way/

“- Asterion by Katalina Leon: I actually quite liked this one.  The story (especially in the beginning) was really quite interesting.  It was atmospheric and intriguing.  The characters were Good especially Darron who was all kinds of cute and endearing. There was a plot which I really liked.  I would have liked more of it and think it would make a great full length novel.  The ending felt rushed which was a real shame.”

(Sorry Chatty Girl… we were only allowed about two weeks time and 13k or 27 pages. Anthologies provide authors with an interesting challenge. We have to do our best to fill a small space with a big impression.)

Tori MacAllister said “Something Wicked is Wickedly Delicious!”

https://torimacallister.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/something-wicked-this-way-comes-2-anthology-is-wickedly-delicious/

“Asterion” by Katalina Leon

Having lost her father and her betrothed in battle, Larisa is betrayed by the weak village chief. He rows her to a remote island where a gorgeous palace, dedicated to the Minotaur, stands and where she will be a virgin sacrifice. But rather than die at the horns of a god, Larisa finds herself used to give corporeal form to an alien being, one whose chosen form is that of a handsome man bent on pleasuring her and helping humanity.

This was one of my favorite stories! I felt the reader didn’t need the couple pages of explanation about the Minotaur prior to the story, but other than that blip, it was pitch perfect. Larisa is brave and bold and the “god” who takes such on a luscious form delights in his body and Larisa’s with such abandon that you have to smile for the thousand-plus year old virgin. I was surprised to discover that Katalina Leon has written a ton of books (she has a few listed on her Goodreads page) and none of them seem to be myth based like this story. I’ll be trying one of her books to see if she can delight me again.

(Tori, I am rebuilding my website following a catastrophic data crash. I should be up and running by July. I have to build the website myself and slave over the artwork and graphic etc… I’m picky and I just need more hours in the day.)

Thank you for the reviews ladies! It’s very much appreciated.

Have a wonderful week everyone.

XXOO Kat

"Something Wicked This Way Comes Volume 2" is Released Today!

This is the big day—it’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes Volume 2” official release day at Ellora’s Cave.

Two more great reviews came in this week. Stacy at “Sizzling Hot Book Reviews” gave SWTWC V2 4 Hearts and said:

“It’s difficult for me to pick a favorite of the six because they are all so different. We have jaguar shifters, vampires, aliens and intellectuals. Each story is worth reading on its own as this wonderful collection of authors share a piece of heir talent. Something Wicked This Way Comes Volume 2 is a highly enjoyable book that was truly a pleasure to read and I have found a few new authors that I will look for more from. 

I highly recommend picking up Something Wicked This Way Comes Volume 2 if you are looking for a collection of short stories that will knock you socks off. There is something in these stories for everyone. From paranormal to fantasy, BDSM to ménage everyone will find something they like.”

http://www.sizzlinghotbooks.net/?zx=452797885911ec07

Donna B at You Gotta Read Gave “Something Wicked This Way Comes Volume 2”  5 Stars!!

“After reading the first installment of the Something Wicked anthologies, I had a preconceived notion about what the second collection of stories would be like…more of the same as the first. I was very pleasantly surprised to have my misconceptions blown away with six fresh, highly unique, and of course, extremely erotic offerings.  Be ready for dark, daring rescues, sensual seductions, lust at first sight and irresistible love stories. This collection definitely has something for everyone!”

Read the full review here.

http://yougottaread.com/review-something-wicked-this-way-comes-2-anthology/

The amazing Laurann Dohner has struck gold again! “Tiger” the 7^th book in the New Species series hit the New York Times Best Sellers list! Big Congratulations Laurann!

Buy link: http://www.jasminejade.com/p-9959-tiger.aspx

Also, I just found out my erotic circus of the mind “Noblesword” will be available in print May 10^th!

http://www.jasminejade.com/p-10086-noblesword.aspx

Have a wonderful week. Ladies,  please read more erotic-romance its good for you!

XXOO Kat

Something Wicked Did Come My Way-- A Computer Crash!

Mercury retrograde is very scary and very real...lol

The first day of spring and Mercury retrograde brought me a nasty little surprise….

My computer died! First came the ominous telegraph taps of digital death followed by the white screen crash of doom… Kaboom that's all she wrote...

Ouch! I just subbed a new book last night. The editor contacted me hours later interested in the book and full of questions. How great is that? How often does that happen? Now I’m in suspense of getting my complete files back.

There’s never a good time to lose a computer but right now is pretty dang-diggy-drip bad.

I’m eerily calm. No tears, no hysteria. My husband is worried I’m in denial. My closest friends are meeting me tomorrow morning at the Apple Store to lend emotional support, and maybe get lunch. Lol

This spring is off to a fast, rough start in other ways. Last week I finished edits on my short story for Ellora’s Cave newest anthology “Something Wicked This Way Comes Volume 2” I turn around and it’s already for pre-sale on Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

Check it out it.

http://www.amazon.com/Something-Wicked-This-Comes-ebook/dp/B007L4T4LO

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/something-wicked-this-way-comes-volume-2-jaid-black/1109542494

Want a little more? Here are the blurbs.

Fatman & Robyn

Jaid Black

Jake Chamberlin, star quarterback of the New York Bloods, has a dirty, not-so-little secret—he's into chubby chicks. He does all he can to resist temptation, but when Jake bumps into the gorgeous Robyn DiMarco at a bistro in Little Italy, all bets are off.

Scarred and Kilt
Laurann Dohner

Matty has a new neighbor, and she strongly suspects the kilt-wearing hottie is a vampire—he only goes out at night, has weird visitors and the blood bank is making regular deliveries. But he doesn't seem to hurt anyone, so "live and let live" is Matty's motto. Until she sees a guy armed with crosses and wooden stakes breaking into the neighbor's house. Matty charges to the rescue—and ends up in Mr. Hottie's bed...and on his desk...and...

Tinderbox
Regina Carlysle

Set in the same world as Jaguar Hunger.

Private investigators Nate and Daniel don't expect to find their mate while working a case. But they recognize Olivia as theirs the second they catch the missing woman's scent—the scent of a female jaguar shifter in heat. Nate and Daniel's task? Find then claim Livvy in every raw, animalistic way possible...and release her inner beast.

Asterion
Katalina Leon

Betrayed by her village chief, Larisa is brought to a mysterious island and left bound in a subterranean labyrinth, where drops of her blood summon the mythical Minotaur. She expects the man-beast to take her life...but it's her body that's sacrificed. Darron, a shapeshifting being, ravishes Larisa, and she gives herself freely to the pleasure—a decision that will change both their worlds forever.

Decadent Dance
Aubrey Ross

Surely the dress Zoe purchased did not transport her to an alien ship, right? No. Hallucinations. Must be. Though...the gorgeous alien who greets her seems real enough. And the sex? Out of this world.

Vaden has waited years for his Decadent Dancer, and though Zoe swears she didn't know what the dress could do, Vaden has been lonely too long to be easily thwarted. He'll use every sensual trick he knows to convince Zoe she's right where she belongs.

Sahara Heat
Diana Hunter

As a favor to a friend, author Carla Braun agrees to meet with archaeologist Josef Anderson to discuss his recent desert find. To her dismay, the man's infuriating...as well as tall, blond, gorgeous—and into BDSM. If she can look beyond Dr. Anderson's cool exterior, Carla just might discover some scorching Sahara Heat... "

“Something Wicked This Way Comes Volume 2” will be released May 1^st on Barnes & Noble and Amazon. 

May 2^nd at the Ellora’s Cave Jasmine Jade site.

http://www.jasminejade.com/p-10001-something-wicked-this-way-comes-volume-2.aspx

I can’t wait to read the other author’s stories. I know they’ll be great. I loved SWTWC Volume 1!

XXOO Kat