Sneak-Peek Time!

Here's a little snippet from Moon-Swell.  Enjoy!
 

“Are you in some kinda trouble, Bruiser?”

I looked into his mesmerizing golden-mahogany eyes and wondered if I should say anything more but I didn’t want to get myself caught in a web of lies too big to handle.

“No,” I said.  “I just like the idea of you looking out for me.”

His wily grin spread slowly across his face and he took my hand again, pulling me into the alcove of the lecture room door and propping his free hand on the wall over my head.

Staring into his chest was too familiar a position for me, and I wanted to slip out of the Jasper-shaped enclosure, but the warmth I felt filling my own chest had me fixed in place.  I breathed in the deep, oaky smell of coffee that mixed unusually well with the sharp, citrusy cologne and found my eyes trailing up to his.  “Jasper,” I whispered slowly, forcing the statement out, “I need to go.”

Too quickly he unlaced his fingers from mine, dropping his hand to his side so I was now open to the hall, and free to slip away.  “Then go,” he said, like he was challenging me.

I shut my eyes and ran my fingers through my hair.  “This is crazy,” I said.  “I can’t get involved with you.”

He pushed himself off the wall and stood up tall in front of me.  “Then don’t.”  Again, he sounded like he was challenging me.

I simply said, “Okay,” but still, I was glued to my spot.

“You’re not moving,” he said.

When I didn’t respond to that, he lifted his right hand to brush his fingertips against my hip, sending a shiver all up and down my body as he did.  He pressed his thumb into my skin, then did the same with his fingers so that he was grasping my hip firmly in his hand.  My heartbeat sped up; my skin tingled.  I was definitely frozen in place now.

He leaned down to my ear and whispered, “If you don’t leave, I’m gonna take it as a sign that you don’t want to.”  He moved even closer so his lips touched my ear, and said, “And I can’t stand here much longer without kissing you.”  He moved his head back to look at me and said, “So, make your choice.”

I couldn’t unlock my eyes from his.  I couldn’t speak.  It was comical to think I even had a choice at this point.

He waited another moment, then went straight for my lips.

 


What do you think?  I hope you're thinking, "Wow--I really like that snippet and can't wait to read more when Moon-Swell comes out!"

But who knows what you're really thinking?

Only you do so tell me!

xxErin

I am one month older since my last post.

What does that mean?  Probably doesn't mean anything.  Or maybe it means I've been gone with the Doctor for a month, flying around the universe in his Tardis, and he meant to drop me off at the exact same moment I left but, as so often happens, there was a mix up so I was a month late.

Yeah, I'm a nerd.  And you can't beat me so you might as well join me.  My roommate and I are now finally caught up completely on Doctor Who, as in we watched the episode that just aired a few days ago.  It's weird that we've spent so long being behind and now we're caught up to syndication.  It felt like it was our own little thing when we were just watching it on Netflix but now that we're with the rest of the world and waiting (impatiently) for the next episode, well, it's not just ours anymore.  Not a bad thing, just a weird feeling.

Anyway, enough Who talk.  (Is there such a thing as enough when it comes to the Doctor?)  I just wanted to type a quick post and give you guys a recap of my last few weeks.  Here are some things I've been up to:

As I've already made clear, there was a lot of this going on

 

And some of this

 

But mostly I've been working a lot.  That is to say at my regular job, not my writing job, sadly.  I got to take somewhat of a vacation (6 days) to go see my sisters and my best friend, who all live in the same city.  I got to spend 2 days with each of them; it wasn't long enough.

When I got home from that trip, I immediately had to plan for the birthday party for my betrothed.  It was a big event.  Star Trek themed (he and all his pals played that simulator game "Artemis") but no one dressed up or anything.  However, I did make four--count them, FOUR--different punches, each their own color, their own themed name I made up for them, their own flavors and spirits.  Lots and lots of spirits.

Since I know you want to hear the names I gave each punch, here you go:

          1. Yellow - The Enterprise Cocktail

          2. Blue - Romulan Ale

          3. Red - Klingon Wedding Punch

          4. Green - Copper Ichorous AKA Essence of Vulcan

            (Which was my personal favorite, title-wise anyway.)

Moving on...Here are some other things I did or didn't do in the past month:

Did

 

Start my studies on the Victorian era for the next series I'm working on.  Just to get me ready and in the right head space when I get back to writing it.  I have this huge pile of books I've been amassing of research material, which are wholly focused on the Victorian era.  This time period happens to be my favorite so you can imagine my excitement.  Major literary/historical boner going on over here.  Metaphorically speaking of course.

Did

 

Make some important and mysterious phone calls.

Okay, maybe not so mysterious, but definitely important.  About the long, arduous, and painstaking process of getting my books in print.  Seems like it ought to be easy, right?  Well, sure it is, if you just want to let it print however and you don't care how your covers come out looking.  But I do care.  So I've had a tough time getting proofs I'm pleased with and am now locked in an ever-lengthening back-and-forth with the publishers and tech support.  Blah.  And blech.  Let's just move on now.

Oh, I also made some other phone calls.  Example:

 

I'm working on the contract for the artist for my children's storybook (among other projects...), which some of you may recall from way back a million years ago when I talked about this, is a link between the Lone March world and that of the next series I'm working on.  So super excitemundo about that!

Didn't

 

Do much writing on Book 6 hardly at all (hence the blank page).  In the whole month I've only written one chapter.  How pathetic is that?  I was busy, yes, so I couldn't really help it, but still it sucks.  I hate the feeling of...not writing.  There's not a word for that feeling yet.  I should invent one.  Anyway, it's okay because in the mean time, I have been able to work on another book.  You know, that one that's coming out in November.

Moon-Swell

Did a final pass on it, just to be safe.  So I can officially say it's done now.  Update on the cover: My graphics genius has the materials and will begin work on it next week.  Can't wait to see it.  It's going to be very different from the first three so get ready!!

Did

 

Make some shadow puppets whenever the opportunity presented itself.  (Don't ask me what that's supposed to be because I honestly don't remember what I thought that was.)

Did

 

Have a nice evening out with my beau, where dinner and a movie happened.

Didn't

 

Climb Mount Everest.  Nope.  Still not accomplished.  Gotta get on that...

Did

 

Do some recording with the help of guitar god, Ducan Isenhower, who I think I can call a friend now, even if it is presumptuous to place myself in association with someone whose skill with the strings is so ridiculously beyond mine but anyway.  He has a home studio set up and he very kindly offered to record some of my stuff.  He said he will be done working on the tracks this weekend and I will be able to hear them--yay!!

 

That's what I looked like during our session, only not because this pic is actually from a totally different time and place, but we didn't take any pix while we were recording so I had to use this placeholder instead.  Next time, by thunder, I'm taking pictures for documentation's sake.

Didn't

 

Go skydiving.  (And never ever will either just by the way.)

Didn't

 

Win a marathon.  (Or even run one, for that matter.)

But I Did

 

Start doing Yoga with my fiance and friends.  It is quite awesome.

I guess that's it for now.  I don't have much in the way of news on the 4th book but I just felt like I really needed to reconnect with you guys, since it's been so long since I've done a real post.  I will say this though: everything is going according to plan and on schedule so Moon-Swell will def be out early November.  I will keep you updated on how things are moving along as information comes to me.

The End

xxErin

PS. You didn't really think that was all I was going to say about Book 4, did you?  Here's a tiny bulletin: Sometime very soon, as in the next few days, I'm going to post a snippet from the book.  So stay tuned:D

PPS. I should just delete the word 'quick' from my vocabulary because every time I use it in conjunction with blogging I never do so correctly as my posts are rarely--if ever--quick but are, in fact, quite long and cumbersome.  Oh well.

PPPS. Still not taking the word out of the 3rd paragraph though.  Dunno why.  Just leavin' it.

An Interview with the Face of March Howe!

I know I've done a "Meet My Cover Model" post in the past, but here's a real live interview with the lovely Kala!

Full Name:

Kala Shea Geers

Hometown:

Longview, Texas

When did you start modeling?

When I was about eight years old.

What got you interested in it?

As a kid, I loved getting dressed up--that kind of spiked my interest.

Besides dressing up, what do you like to do for fun?

I love playing paintball!  Kind of tomboyish, but an awesome stress reliever.

What kind of books do you like to read?

Anything.  But I have to admit, the cover needs to really grab my attention.

What was the last book you read? / What are you reading now?

Okay, I'll admit to it--I'm guilty of reading "Fifty Shades..."  Right now I'm reading "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn.

Any special tips on keeping in shape?

I always make sure I drink at least four bottles of water a day.  But the main thing I tell people is, "Don't treat every day like Thanksgiving."

Life motto?

"Seek the wisdom of the ages but look at the world through the eyes of a child."

What do you think about being the face of March Howe?

I love being able to bring a character to life!  Especially someone with an ever-changing life, like March's.

What do you like most about the character?

The fact that she grows up a little bit with each book is very cool and true to life.  It's a slow process for teens--especially sheltered ones, like March--to mature and learn how to be their own person.  March's growth is very realistic and I love how she just keeps getting stronger and more fearless.

Out of all the were animals that have been introduced in the Lone March series, which one would you most like to be and why?

A were-wolf, of course!  I don't think that needs any explaining.

Thanks, Kala!

Sweetest girl ever--and we had a blast doing the photo shoot yesterday!  Can't wait to show you guys some stuff:)

More soon,

xxErin

And the Fun Begins!

Tagline Time!

Book Four: Moon-Swell...

Can Spirit tame her hunger for him?

Oooh...Who knows what it means, who knows??!

Well, I do.

But I'm not telling.

xxErin

So Guess What...

It's only three months till Moon-Swell comes out.

Cool, huh?  Yeah, I think so, too.  And with the release sneaking up like this, it means I'll be gearing up to start telling you guys some stuff pretty soon.  (Stuff = Secret Mysteries of Book 4, along the same lines as what I did for Book 3.)

Can you believe it's so close?!  Neither can I!  It seems like Moon-Burn just came out!!  Well, it did actually.  But if I'm going to keep these things on a bi-annual release rhythm, then I've gotta ignore the time-crunch factor.

Fair Warning: This series may not always be released bi-annually.  Things may slow down a bit after Book 5 comes out, next year.  Book 6 is taking a lot longer and I don't want to put too much pressure on myself or the story could suffer.  But nothing is for sure; we'll see how things go--maybe I will unwittingly end up releasing Book 6 on schedule anyway.  What I do know for sure is that Moon-Swell will definitely be out this November, and Book 5 will definitely be out next May.

Anywho, hope all is well in your worlds, friends!  Now, I better get back to work on this beast of a book.

xxErin

PS. (almost) No one has told me what they think of Moon-Burn.  What's up with that, guys??!!  Okay, some people on Amazon and Goodreads have said some nice things and also some not-so-nice things.  But I want to know what YOU guys think.  YOU, my blog readers.  Or blog 'scanners' at least.  And I would like to put to you the same question I did before Book 3 came out: What do you think is going to happen next?  It's always fun to read what you guys think will happen in the next book, so tellmetellmetellme!

*Ahem* Or whatever, you know, don't tell me.  I'm cool either way; none of this affects me at all.






You can all see right through that one, can't you?

A Couple of New Songs

Here are two new songs I recorded this morning.  One happy, one not so happy, but I like them equally.

Just Two

Heart Crooks

Have a lovely evening!

xxErin

Moon-Burn's Spotlight is up!

The Bibliophilic Book Blog did a spotlight on Moon-Burn!  It looks great and it was really nice of them to put it together!  Anyway, here's the link:

Moon-Burn Spotlight Feature

Yay for me and March!

Gotta pop off now and get back to work:)

xxErin