Yeah, I know... It's been a while.

When you get out of the habit of blogging every day, you tend to forget to report the important stuff. So to bring you up to date, Rebel tied for first place in the Prism Awards contest. Some football player whose name I can't recall once said that a tie was like kissing your sister, although since my co-winner wasn't there to accept her award, it felt like Rebel won all by his lonesome. And you must admit, a Prism is a pretty nifty trophy! Kinda heavy too.

In other news, I'm working on the copyedits to the next book in the Cowboy Heaven series, Must Love Cowboys, which is available for preorder from Amazon and B&N. I received the cover recently. It's the same cover image they used when the book was titled Cowboy Bliss, (which, by the way, I HATED!), but I did like the picture, so it's all good. The book should be released on April 5, 2016. I just got word that I have a new publicist. God only knows what she'll have me doing next year.

 

Bunkhouse cook wanted.

Experience preferred.

Must love cowboys...

 

When extremely shy computer specialist Tina Hayes takes a road trip to scatter her grandfather’s ashes in the Tetons, she winds up as the cook on a Wyoming ranch. Just as her shyness begins to abate, a mystery surfaces, forcing her to work closely with Wyatt McCabe, the one cowboy who rattles her the most.

I'm currently working on a paranormal romantic suspense trilogy, but I'll tell you more about that when I actually finish writing the series. It's a tricky one because the stories in all three books are interwoven to a certain extent. After that, I'm probably going to write another Cat Star book. I keep hearing from people who want more of the cats. I'm thinking along the lines of pairing Larry with Althea, but first I have to get them off of Jack's ship!

Cowboy Heaven and Rebel are both entered in The Romance Reviews Reader's Choice Awards. You have to register on the site before you can vote, but I'd really appreciate your taking the time! Cowboy Heaven is entered in the Erotic Western category, and Rebel is in the Romantic Sci-fi/Futuristic category. They each need 50 votes (nominations) to make it to the second round. Voting closes September 30th.
http://www.theromancereviews.com/bookvote.php

When I'm not writing, I've been going to physical therapy for the fasciitis in my right foot. Four steroid injections have helped the heel spur, but the muscles and tendons in my lower leg are all messed up from limping for the past four or five years. I keep thinking I might be turning a corner, and then I'm right back where I started. My therapist gave me a new and exquisitely painful exercise today, and I'm hoping this will do the trick!

If I think of anything else to say, I'll blog again. Hopefully that will happen a little sooner this time.

Prism Finalist!

I’m pleased to announce that The Cat Star Chronicles: Rebel is a finalist in the Futuristic Category of the FF&P’s 2015 PRISM Contest for Published Authors!
 

Winners will be announced at the RWA National Conference during FF&P’s Prism Announcement Cocktail Hour in New York, New York. The event will be held at the Marriott Marquis on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 8:00 PM.

 Fingers crossed!

It's Release Day for Rebel!

This is gonna be a crazy month! Right now, I'm headed to the Fab 5 Launch Party on Facebook! I hope you'll join me there!

I'll be doing an end of the tour blog post here on July 31st, with prizes and fun!

The Cat Star Chronicles: REBEL!

Having made a fortune selling his services in the Zetithian Palace brothel for the past ten years, Onca has finally decided to retire. A refugee of the destruction of the planet Zetith, he has no family, no surname, and no woman has ever touched his heart—until he rescues a homeless young Zetithian woman from a Herpatronian kidnapper. 

Kimcasha Shrovenach has lived on the streets of Damenk since the age of ten when Nedwuts wiped out her entire family. She has had to steal in order to survive, which makes her reluctant to notify the police when three of her friends vanish. Her plan to use herself as bait to discover her friends’ fate goes awry when Onca intervenes. 

Kim’s initial distrust evaporates when Onca offers her food and shelter as well as his help in locating her missing friends. The attraction between Kim and Onca is immediate and intense, but Onca considers himself to be too jaded and used for such an innocent young woman. Kim has never met a man she can love and soon realizes that Onca is the one she’s been waiting for.

Together with a gang comprised of cooks, prostitutes, and street urchins, Onca and Kim attempt to bring down the conspiracy behind a string of brothels filled with homeless orphans kidnapped from the streets of Damenk for use as sex slaves. Kim fully intends to spend the rest of her life loving Onca. But first, she must find her missing friends—and rescue him.

Buy Rebel at: Amazon , Barnes & Noble , Books-A-Million , Hastings , IndieBound , Indigo , iTunes

REBEL's Blog Tour Begins Tomorrow!

Don't miss the Facebook Launch Celebration. Lots of books and goodies will be given away. I'll be at the event from 3:30 to 4:00 pm and from 6:30 to 7:00 pm EDT!

Looks like a pretty busy month, doesn't it? Many of these sites are hosting giveaways, so be sure to comment on as many posts as you can to increase your chances to win! I'll be doing the final post here on my blog, where I'll be giving away a very special prize to one lucky winner! Good luck!

Date	Blog	URL
30-Jun	Out of My Mind	http://mellanieszereto.blogspot.com/
1-Jul	Paranormal Haven	http://paranormalhaven.com/
2-Jul	Casa Author Blog	http://casablancaauthors.blogspot.com/
2-Jul	Miranda 79/Fresh Fiction	http://miranda79.blogspot.com/
3-Jul	Cheryl's Book Nook	http://cherylsbooknook.blogspot.com/
4-Jul	Reading Between the Wines	http://readingbetweenthewinesblog.com/
Weekend
7-Jul	You Gotta Read / In Shadows	http://yougottaread.com/category/guest-blog/
8-Jul	Long and Short Reviews	http://www.longandshortreviews.com
9-Jul	BookHounds	http://maryinhb.blogspot.com/
10-Jul	Fresh Fiction	www.freshfiction.com
11-Jul	Book Lovin' Mamas	http://booklovinmamas.com
Weekend
14-Jul	Night Owl Reviews	http://www.nightowlreviews.com/v5
15-Jul	Romance Junkies	http://www.romancejunkies.com/
16-Jul	Love Romance Passion	http://www.loveromancepassion.com/
17-Jul	Ramblings from this Chick	http://ramblingsfromthischick.blogspot.com/
18-Jul	The Reading Addict	http://thereadingaddict-elf.blogspot.com/
Weekend
21-Jul
22-Jul	Literary Escapism	http://www.literaryescapism.com/
23-Jul	Embracing Romance Harlequin Junkie	http://embracingromance.com/ http://harlequinjunkie.com/
24-Jul
25-Jul
Weekend
28-Jul
29-Jul	The Qwillery	http://qwillery.blogspot.com/
31-Jul	CherylBrooksBlogspot	http://cherylbrooksauthor.blogspot.com/