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The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady CrossIn 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one…except the "thing" inside her
When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch.
Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her that says she's special, says she's one of them. The orphaned duke takes her in from the gaslit streets, against the wishes of his band of misfits. And Finley thinks she might finally be a part of something, finally fit in—until a criminal mastermind known as the Machinist threatens to tear the group apart….
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Author Maggie Shayne’s trial by fire
By Maggie Shayne, author of Lover’s Bite Dear Readers, It’s almost overwhelming how much life has changed for me since I wrote Lover’s Bite, (on sale now) and its sequel, ANGEL’S PAIN (on sale October 1st). It was only days … Read More
Tagged with: fire • lover's bite • Maggie Shayne • paranormal romance
Gena Showalter’s Second Life Virtual Book Launch!
Gena Showalter‘s The Darkest Night is a phenomenon everywhere – even in Second Life! On Memorial Day weekend a book launch was held in the online virtual world to celebrate Gena’s Lords of the Underworld series. Here are some screenshots … Read More
Tagged with: avatar • Gena Showalter • paranormal books • paranormal romance • paranormal romance author • second life • the darkest night
Is author Laura Anne Gilman a romance novelist?
Our guest blogger Laura Anne Gilman explains how writing contemporary urban fantasy for Luna and paranormal romance for Silhouette Nocturne led her to understand that the two are not so very different after all… By Laura Anne Gilman, author of Free … Read More
Tagged with: contemporary fantasy • cosa nostradamus • laura ann gilman • luna • magic • nocturne • paranormal romance • silhouette nocturne • urban fantasy
Are Vampires Dead or Just Mainstream?
By Jenny B, digital content manager From Smart Bitches and Dear Author, another salvo in the debate about whether the paranormal romance reading community is ready to move on from reading about vampires. This time, a different take in that vampires … Read More
Tagged with: paranormal romance • vampire hero • vampire heroines • vampires
Blog for a cause: online auction for diabetes research
By Jenny B, Digital Content Manager Want to win some great prizes from some of your favorite authors and the chance to have your name in a book? Visit Brenda Novak’s 4th Annual On-line Auction for Diabetes Research. I copied … Read More
Author Toni Andrews’ Urban Fantasy Setting
Toni Andrews, author of the Mercy Hollings series of urban fantasy books (available now from MIRA), shares her real-life inspiration for the setting of her two Mercy Hollings novels, Beg For Mercy and Angel of Mercy… By Toni Andrews, author … Read More
Tagged with: angel of mercy • mercy hollings • toni andrews • urban fantasy
Author Gena Showalter’s Great Beginnings
How do you write a great opening to your paranormal romance novel? NYT author Gena Showalter shares what has worked for her Lords of the Underworld series… By Gena Showalter, author of The Darkest Fire, The Darkest Night, The Darkest … Read More
Tagged with: Gena Showalter • paranormal • paranormal romance • writing tips
Author Patrice Michelle on Free Will vs Destiny
Does prophecy equal destiny? Patrice Michelle talks about her SCIONS trilogy from Silhouette Nocturne and how it explores the notion of predestiny versus free will… By Patrice Michelle, author of Scions: Insurrection The definition of “Prophecy” is as follows: Prophecy is the … Read More
Tagged with: paranormal • paranormal romance • Patrice Michelle • Scions • silhouette nocturne
Author Michele Hauf’s Sexy Familiar Meets Hot Werewolf
What is a familiar, and why would she fear having sex with a werewolf? Michele Hauf, launch author for Nocturne Bites, explains… By Michele Hauf, author of Racing the Moon My latest short story, Racing the Moon, features a sexy … Read More
Author Bertrice Small’s Wild and Sexy Faeries
Paranormal romance meets fantasy when author Bertrice Small shares her thoughts on creating the world of Hetar… By Bertrice Small, author of The Sorceress of Belmair Several years ago my agent said to me, “Do you think you could write something paranormal? … Read More
Tagged with: Bertrice Small • faeries • fantasy • paranormal romance • sexy faeries • world of Hetar