Romance - Italian style...

Hey everyone!

Tomorrow is blog day at Liquid Silver Books for me. I've chosen a shocking topic -- it's called Romance - Italian style... It's about the fascination we in North American have with European men as heroes. I hope you'll stop by when the post appears in the morning... about 8 AM ET. I can't wait to see what kind of replies are left, and of course, as usual, there will be a prize given away at the end of the day!

See you there!

SEx: Silver Expressions

The first kiss... (an excerpt)

For everyone's who asked about a little more of the novel I'm presently writing, here's a little glimpse of things to come in the story that was inspired by Patrizio Buanne.... A special moment that the romantic in you will love...

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Patrizio Bartolinni watched the sadness coming back into Jillian's eyes, the bleakness that hadn't been there since he'd brought her to his home in Amalfi to recover. They talked more and more about things that he'd never thought to speak about with other women, and he suspected he was hearing things from her that she'd never said aloud to anyone in her life. It was comforting, and the intimacy was something rare and special to him. Not at all like the sexual intimacies he enjoyed with many other women who'd passed through his life in recent years.

He reached over and touched the smooth curve of her cheek, letting his thumb caress silken skin as he waited for her to look at him again. When she did, the pulse of his heartbeat quickened, and he wondered at it for a moment before he spoke to her, forcing his mind to put the words in English, rather than the Italian that flowed so naturally from him when he was caught by emotion.

"No man has the right to take away the beauty of a woman's self-confidence, bella," he whispered, the seductive sound a warm breath that caressed her spirit as much as it reassured her injured heart, "do not let someone so unworthy of you take yours."

Tears glistened in her eyes, and in the afternoon sunshine the moisture that clung to her thick lashes caught the rays like fine crystal. Her smile was tentative and he finally allowed himself to move, to take what he'd wanted from the moment she'd stepped into the morning light and joined him for breakfast. Patrizio's fingers slid into the thick, waving mane of her hair and he leaned forward to touch her lips with his, tasting the hint of coffee that lingered, before he deepened the kiss into something that spoke of passion and awakened desire…

Patrizio Buanne

A new book from Margaret L. Carter

AQUATIC ARDOR
by Margaret L. Carter
ISBN-13: 978-1-60272-039-8
Publisher: Amber Quill Press

Mortal and immortal meet at the boundary of land and water: An undine who loves a mortal gains a human soul. Melia doesn't want that. She intends only to seduce the owner of her lake into preserving the land around it from development. But love ensnares both of them. She risks losing her heart and winning what she never wanted -- humanity.

Margaret's Website

My inspiration.... Always

Another beautiful voice for you to discover

This young man calls Nashville home, and he's an amazing, talented singer of Classical music. You should definitely check out his official website and his MySpace. I promise you won't be disappointed in the least!

Official Website

MySpace

Spanish Romance

Romance has a face and a name in Spanish, too.... It's this incredible, romantic singer... He's absolutely magical, and a truly special man.

César Mesa

Click on his image to go directly to his website, or if you'd like to visit MySpace and enjoy his music there: César's MySpace

Coming Soon from Forbidden Publications

Here's the first look at my debut with new publisher Forbidden Publications...

A WHISPER OF HUMANITY

Vampire thriller (erotic)

Forbidden Publications

Tentative May '07

When Detective Faith Prentice is assigned as a liaison to the police force in Montreal, intent on helping the detectives there capture a killer who’s MO matches one she’s hunted at home in Los Angeles, she is ill-prepared for what awaits her in the beautiful jewel city of Canada’s French province. Mysteriously drawn to her temporary partner, Adrian Blackthorne, she rebels against his allure, only to be drawn into an even deeper darkness when Adrian’s past snares her—and she becomes a pawn in the deadly battle between the vampire Blackthorne and the powerful master he has long denied…

New York Times Book Review

Thought you might like to see this very cool news. Please pass the word along, that Canada's Grande Dame of Speculative Fiction has had such wonderful recognition!

April 15, 2007:

The New York Times Sunday Book Review included Élisabeth Vonarburg's 'A Game of Perfection' in their round up of "Fiction in Translation".

Reviewer David ITZKOFF summarized the novel and concluded with, "... it is fascinating to watch Vonarburg grapple with the psyche of a man who might live for centuries or more, whose desires and motivations need not conform with those of us who'll get a mere 75 years if we're lucky." [MORE on A Game of Perfection]


Thanks for helping share the news.

Janice
Janice Shoults, Marketing Director

(http://www.edgewebsite.com)

Box 1714, Calgary, AB, T2P 2L7, Canada

403-254-0160(voice) / 403-254-0456 (fax)

EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing now includes Tesseract Books

2007 Releases (USA):

Hydrogen Steel by K. A. Bedford (March 2007)
i-Robot Poetry by Jason Christie by Jason Christie (April 2007)
Tesseracts Ten edited by Edo van Belkom and Robert Charles Wilson (May 2007)
Righteous Anger by Lynda Williams (June 2007)
As Fate Decrees by Denysé Bridger (August 2007)
Petrified World by Piotr Brnyczka (September 2007)
Keeper's Child by Leslie Davis (September 2007)
Darkness of the God by Amber Hayward (October 2007)
Tesseracts Eleven ed. by Cory Doctorow & Holly Phillips (November 2007)

Five-star review for SILENT DEATH

SILENT DEATH
Available from: New Concepts Publishing
A "Love Bites" short story ($2.50)

Five Roses:

Adam Walker is a finely honed killing machine. As one of the Company’s finest field agents, he holds a closely guarded secret - Adam is in fact a ninja, one of the deadly race of Japanese mythical warriors. When his lover and friend, Kiku, is brutally killed, Adam seeks out his revenge in the deadliest fashion. If he is to keep his actions secret from the Company he must enlist the help of Shainna Barton, a fellow agent and the only person Adam truly trusts. While Adam dishes out his revenge, Shainna covers for him on a mission. What neither of them could predict is the depth of their friendship and where that friendship will lead them…

Silent Death is a mere eighteen pages in length, but those few pages had this reviewer riveted to the seat! Ms Bridger has an evocative style of writing that draws the reader into the story from the opening paragraph. I was shocked to see Adam loose someone so early in the story, but the relationship he has with Shainna is both touching and thrilling. If you are looking for an erotic respite, a brief read, a well thought out plot and intriguing characters, you would do well to dip into Silent Death.

Reviewed in March 2007 by Donna,

for A Romance Review

New Review for Rebel Heart

This story has long been near and dear to my heart, because it's the forerunner to my serial story, REBEL KNIGHT with Branscombe Richmond, the story officially sponsored by the American Motorcycle Company. So, seeing a review like this is a real pleasure. I had to share it with everyone!!

REBEL HEART

Amber Quill Press

Contemporary / Interracial / Multicultural / Suspense / Thriller

ISBN: 1-59279-509-9

Reviewed by Jo

for Joyfully Reviewed

Francesca Daniels lives alone with her art, as a matter of fact she has always been a loner her entire life. Francesca once let a man into her life and that proved to be a grave mistake that she took to confirm her way of life. Nick Red Cloud, a private investigator, came riding into Francesca’s life one night. They were instantly attracted to one another and the attraction soon lead to flames.

Nick has not told Francesca the entire truth about himself and why he is there. When he discovers that he has brought her worst nightmare to her door, Nick fears he might have lost the love he just found. Nick pulls every string he has to help Francesca, but can he convince Francesca that he really loves her and wants a life with her forever?

Rebel Heart deals with a subject matter that can be tricky. Francesca has survived an attack, which leads her even further into her life as a loner. Nick has accepted a job thinking its just going to be a simple job. Neither anticipates nor realizes just how their lives will change forever, both good and bad, by this simple meeting. I was truly touched by how Ms. Bridger worked her story around the background of physical assault. The compassion, fear, rage and love that were expressed by the characters made Rebel Heart a love story that all women can relate to. I recommend Rebel Heart as a story that any type of reader would like in their library. I know I am happy to have it in mine and I plan on re-reading it several times.

It's official! August 2007

For Immediate Release

3-Day Novel Contest winner, Timothy J. Anderson says that Science Fiction Authors Deserve More Credit.

[Calgary, AB, March 31, 2007]

Timothy J. Anderson, author of Resisting Adonis, is the winner of the 2007 Book Television Three-Day Novel reality TV series.

In an email interview conducted earlier this week, Mr. Anderson revealed his thoughts on how it felt to win...

"Well, mixed. There were two science fiction manuscripts in the competition, and I am sorry to say mine wasn't one of them. Good science fiction is hard to write. SF writers don't get enough credit for how hard they work to make SF live on the edge. I knew I couldn't do a good enough job of SF in 3 days."

"I'm thrilled to have won, but I also have a great deal of respect for the work other writers turned in."

"One of the prizes is a writing retreat at the Banff Centre courtesy of the Writers Guild of Alberta. The Centre is where I wrote the first draft of "Resisting Adonis" ... It will be a joy to return to the scene of those crimes and spend a week working on a project."

To view a short video interview with T. J. Anderson please click here

Janice Shoults, Marketing Director
(http://www.edgewebsite.com)
Box 1714, Calgary, AB
T2P 2L7, Canada403-254-0160(voice)
403-254-0456 (fax)EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing now includes Tesseract Books

2007 Releases (USA):

Hydrogen Steel by K. A. Bedford (March 2007)
i-Robot Poetry by Jason Christie by Jason Christie (April 2007)
Tesseracts Ten edited by Edo van Belkom and Robert Charles Wilson (May 2007)
Righteous Anger by Lynda Williams (June 2007)
AS FATE DECREES by Denysé Bridger (August 2007)
Petrified World by Piotr Brnyczka (September 2007)
Keeper's Child by Leslie Davis (September 2007)
Darkness of the God by Amber Hayward (October 2007)
Tesseracts Eleven ed. by Cory Doctorow & Holly Phillips (November 2007)

Coming Soon...

THE GATES OF INFINITY
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure erotic romance
ISBN: 978-1-59578-348-6
Cover art: April Martinez
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books

Thaer is a world that mirrors our own, but in many ways it is both the past and future of Earth. Magic and sorcery are commonplace, and beneath the vast sands of Cairos and the waters of Venicia, lie secrets that may hold the key to travel between worlds and time itself. All things are tied to the presence of a legendary pirate captain, a skilled mage, and a sorceress who has never known her true origins.

As the spells weave amid treachery, and betrayals both known and unknown, the tempestuous storm gates are opened and salvation or destruction looms in their swirling, fiery depths. Will time be turned inward, or can the Fate of two worlds truly rest on the success of a terrified reporter from modern day New York? A woman whose fate was written in another world and time, and who now holds the key to the unpredictable power contained within the Gates of Infinity?

This is my next release from Liquid Silver Books, and if you'd like to read an excerpt, click on the publisher link above. I think this one is going to be very good, and I hope you'll really enjoy the adventure once it's released!

New Interview!

Hi there!

I’ve just done a new interview with Love Bites Romance Reviews. Aside from interviews, this site is loaded with wonderful extras and things for all readers of romance to enjoy, so do take a few minutes and have a look around!

My interview can be read by clicking on the banner above. Don’t forget to let me know your thoughts on things, as always!!

A wonderful debut novel!

Available March 26th

THIEF OF A GODDESS HEART
By Colleen Love
ISBN: 1-59578-299-0
Cover Art: April Martinez
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books

Ivy Jones has had a challenging life. She's learned to distrust men, and has sworn off the male population, she firmly believes she has no use for a man. Even her cotton candy pink chopper is a not-so-subtle defiance to all things masculine.

As an Archeologist, Ivy is excavating in an ancient temple and has the good fortune to make the find of a life time-an intact and perfect Athena. But the statuette is more than it appears, there's an ancient curse associated with the Athena-a curse that lies in wait, to be discovered by a believer of the Goddess herself. It takes possession of Ivy and life begins to take on some unexpected twists. Aside from the fact that she can't leave the statue for long without ill affects, things get steadily worse when The Athena is stolen and she is forced to rely on a smooth and persistent man on whom her life may depend.

Dane Knight knows trouble when he sees it. As a Navy SEAL turned Private Investigator, he has encountered more then his fair share, and has sworn off taking any new cases. Until the theft of The Athena is brought to him. He's drawn into the assignment, unable to resist, especially after he meets Ivy Jones, the Museum's Head Curator. Dreams haunt him, dragging him deeper into the case, and he begins to soothe her angry, neglected spirit. As she learns to trust him, he begins to peel back the layers, and soon discovers there is more to the case than a mundane theft.

Working together Dane and Ivy do find the statue, and Ivy discovers something more precious than anything else, the cure to her curse.

The Ripper Murders revisited!

Jack The Ripper -- So, did that get your attention?

Seriously, if you have an interest in the infamous Ripper, you might just enjoy my mystery/romance series The Devane Files. Set in Victorian London, a few short years after the Ripper murders, this set of stories/books introduces you to the fictional Inspector Michael Devane. Devane is a complex hero, flawed, scarred emotionally, and suffering the tortures of opium addiction and clairvoyance.

In the first book, OUT OF HELL, Devane is called upon to investigate a gruesome murder in the Kensington district. When he meets the not-so-grieving widow, Michael senses a soul-mate worth living for, if he can prove she’s not the one who killed her husband.

Book Two is AN UNSPOKEN BETRAYAL, and once again, the roads of a current investigation into blackmail take Devane back to the streets of Whitechapel and the ghosts and memories of the infamous, unsolved Ripper murders. As he delves into the present case, things surface that make him wonder just who the Ripper was, and if he is indeed, still alive, and known to the police department that was meant to catch him and stop him?

To read excerpts from these books, please visit my website, or here to read reviews and purchase information.