Marisa's Ramblings

I was offered a contract today from Liquid Silver for the second book in my Roxie’s Protectors series called Jager’s Mate. Of course I accepted it. Below is an unedited blurb. I have a feeling this may change since I’m feeling so so about it.

Blurb:

Daylen is a cop, and a good one. When she stumbles on two men sword fighting in an alley during one of her nightly patrols, she confronts them and orders them to put down their weapons. Ignoring her, one of the men take off running faster than she’d seen anyone move. With one man left, she knows she’ll have to take him down when he ignores her demand that he lay his sword on the ground and slowly approaches her. Just before she can cuff him, he pins her to the alley and kisses her senseless.

Knowing the lady cop is his mate, Jager likes that she was able to get the drop on him. No wilting flower would ever survive as his mate. After tasting her lips for the first time, he knows it won’t be easy to claim her as his. She may be a mortal and he a werewolf, but the bigger problem standing between them would be his having to stop Daylen from trying to arrest him whenever they meet. As their passion flares, he’ll do anything it takes to make her his mate.

Yesterday and today have been good days for me book wise. The last two books in my Goddess Revealed series coming out at Ellora’s Cave now have release dates, and I received the cover for the first book in my vampire series called Ra’s Chosen-Soul Hunger that will be coming out at EC as well. I also received the cover for my first young adult book coming out at Whiskey Creek Press called The Black Cougar of Vernon Secondary. So I’ve been busy updating my website with covers and excerpts. I’ll post the upcoming releases and new covers below.

Coming Soon

Release Date: March 26, 2010

Blurb:

When Cayden picks up the girdle he finds in the basement of the Royal Ontario Museum, his head is filled with images of a beautiful woman. She becomes all he can think about, and he’s convinced he’s losing his mind—until she appears in his apartment, pushes him to the floor and has wild, hot sex with him.

Shesmetet is an Egyptian goddess who lives in the immortal realm, but as soon as she sees Cayden, she knows that he’s her mate, the one who will make her complete. But for them to be together, Shesmetet will have to learn to live in the mortal realm…and Cayden will have to give up his life as he knows it.

Release Date: April 30, 2010

Blurb:

After a near miss with a shark while diving in the Red Sea in Egypt, Jarrett is rescued by a dolphin and unwillingly dragged to an underwater chamber. But it isn’t just any dolphin. Wounded and unsure of his surroundings, Jarrett watches in awe as the dolphin shifts into a beautiful woman he is unable to resist.

Hatmehyt, an Egyptian goddess, was drawn to the man swimming near the reef while in her dolphin form, but soon realizes Jarrett is her mate. Unable to thrive on land, she has to make the painful choice to either keep him with her or let him go to the surface when the shark bite he received threatens his life.

New Covers

Blurb:

Leaving work one night, Blythe Ashton finds herself stalked by two men who chase her into the alley between two office buildings where a third man waits. When they circle her and flash their fangs at her, Blythe thinks she has been cornered by a bunch of vampire wannabes. That is until a large man riding a motorcycle cuts them down with his sword and her attackers decompose to dust right before her eyes. As one of Ra’s Chosen warriors, and their leader, it’s Mehen’s job to protect mortals from the undead who hunt them for their souls. When he saves the woman three undead have cornered in an alley, he finds himself drawn to her. When he can’t wipe the memory of him or the undead from Blythe, Mehen is forced to take her against her will back to his headquarters to see if his fellow warriors can wipe her memory. Little does he know the undead attack on Blythe wasn’t a random act.

Blurb:

Mika Taylor has always had it bad for Trent Hunter, but she never had the guts to talk to him. Now that her best friend moved away, Mika dreads having to face a school year at Vernon Secondary alone. And being classed as the school freak doesn’t help matters. When Trent finally looks at her and not through her, Mika starts to think grade eleven won’t be so bad after all. Getting to know Trent better, she can’t shake the feeling there is something he isn’t telling her. A chance encounter with the fabled Okanagan black cougar has her putting two and two together. When Mika sees not only the black cougar along with another cougar lurking in her backyard, she has to wonder if things can get any stranger than they already are.

Last night I signed my first contract for Noble Romance Publishing. It’s for the first book in my new werewolf series called Wolves of East Anglia-Mate for a King. This series is a little different than my werewolf series at Liquid Silver Books. I plan to write six books in total for the Wolves of East Anglia. I have an unedited blurb that I’ll post below. I’ll post again once I have a release date and a cover.

Blurb:

Lexi Weller’s vacation in England didn’t exactly start off with a bang when she almost ends up getting into a car accident. But when the other driver that she almost hit gets out of his car, she finds herself practically drooling over him. Tall, muscular and good looking, Lexi can’t believe he actually asks her out on a date before they part ways.

Raed finds he is unable to resist the American woman who had almost hit his car and asks her out on a date before he realizes it. Being a werewolf, as well as an immortal warrior, he hopes he hasn’t made a mistake. Charged by the Anglo-Saxon god, Tiw, to protect mortals from the werewolves sired by Fenris the wolf, Raed knows he can’t put Lexi before his duty. But when Lexi becomes to mean more to him than he ever imagined, Raed must find a way to explain what he is without scaring off the woman he never wants to let go.

The second book in my Goddess Revealed series at Ellora’s Cave now has a released date. It will be released on February 17th. As with the first book, the Egyptian Goddess is a shape shifter. I’ve finished the edits for the third book in this series as well, so I’m hoping to get a release date for it soon. I’ll post a the blurb for Love’s Fiery Arrow below. If you would like to read an excerpt, you can find it on my website HERE.

Blurb

Aric thinks he’s losing his mind when a lioness appears in an alleyway to defend him from some thugs—when she turns into a gorgeous woman, he’s even more confused. Before he can even ask her name, though, she disappears.

That night, the gorgeous woman shows up at his apartment and tells him that he’s her mate—the man meant to stay with her for all of eternity. The passion blazes between them, but they have to make a choice—for them to be together, Aric has to accept immortality and Menhit must agree to leave her home in the immortal realm, never to return.

I now have a release date for my first Strange Hollow book called Jinx and Her Werewolf. It will be out February 8th at Liquid Silver Books. I can’t wait for this one to come out. I had a lot fun writing it, along with my second Strange Hollow book, Love’s Nest.

Here is the blurb for Jinx and Her Werewolf.

As a jinx, Thora has had to move around a lot. When her car breaks down stranding her in Strange Hollow, she figures the town is as good a place as any to stay for a while. When she meets Daker, he is just one more reason for her to stay.

A werewolf, Daker knows Thora is his mate, but her being a mortal just adds one more reason to take things slow with her. Not only does he have to find a way to tell her he is a werewolf, and she is his mate, he has to explain that the residents of Strange Hollow aren’t exactly what they seem.

After Daker claims Thora as his mate, Thora knows they can never be, not with her curse hanging over her head. She may be cursed to be a jinx for the rest of her life, but she’s also destined to kill the man she gives her heart to. Not wanting to be the cause of Daker’s death, she has to fight her feelings for him or watch the man she loves die.

I signed my 5th contract with Ellora’s Cave today. It’s for the first book in my new vampire series called Ra’s Chosen-Soul Hunger. I plan to write another five books for this series. I’m really happy that EC gave this one a home. I’ll post the blurb that I have for it so far below.

Blurb:

Leaving work one night, Blythe Ashton finds herself stalked by two men who chase her into the alley between two office buildings where a third man waits. When they circle her and flash their fangs at her, Blythe thinks she has been cornered by a bunch of vampire wannabes. That is until a large man riding a motorcycle cuts them down with his sword and her attackers decompose to dust right before her eyes. As one of Ra’s Chosen warriors, and their leader, it’s Mehen’s job to protect mortals from the undead who hunt them for their souls. When he saves the woman three undead have cornered in an alley, he finds himself drawn to her. When he can’t wipe the memory of him or the undead from Blythe, Mehen is forced to take her against her will back to his headquarters to see if his fellow warriors can wipe her memory. Little does he know the undead attack on Blythe wasn’t a random act, or that she is the one woman meant for him.

Today Liquid Silver Books announced their new Paranormal series line called Strange Hollow. I was luckily enough to be one of the authors they invited back in July to submit a book for the series. When I heard what it was all about, I couldn’t wait to get started. I signed my first Strange Hollow contract on September 8th, and my second almost two weeks ago. So I’ve been holding on to this for a while now. My first Strange Hollow book will be released February 2010 and the second May 2010. I’ll post a bit about what the Strange Hollow series is about and the blurbs for my books.

Strange Hollow is a place for the extraordinary to become ordinary. Odd shifters, powerless witches and vegan vampires feel free to apply. Outcasts welcome, elitists will be eaten on sight.

All residents of Strange Hollow are misfits and rejects. From mixed shifters to dragons without the ability to breathe fire to a chameleon shifter who’s colorblind. These residents have been shoved from their packs, prides, clutch and covens. They have been searching for a new place to call home. That place is Strange Hollow. Be loved for who you are and become comfortable with who you aren’t.

Are You Strange?

Strange Hollow-Jinx and Her Werewolf

As a jinx, Thora has had to move around a lot. When her car breaks down stranding her in Strange Hollow, she figures the town is as good a place as any to stay for a while. When she meets Daker, he is just one more reason for her to stay.

A werewolf, Daker knows Thora is his mate, but her being a mortal just adds one more reason to take things slow with her. Not only does he have to find a way to tell her he is a werewolf, and she is his mate, he has to explain that the residents of Strange Hollow aren’t exactly what they seem.

After Daker claims Thora as his mate, Thora knows they can never be, not with her curse hanging over her head. She may be cursed to be a jinx for the rest of her life, but she’s also destined to kill the man she gives her heart to. Not wanting to be the cause of Daker’s death, she has to fight her feelings for him or watch the man she loves die.

Strange Hollow-Love’s Nest

Lilin, the owner of Love’s Nest, a B & B in Strange Hollow, always knew her mate would be a werewolf. As a succubus who had been born beautiful instead of ugly, and her refusing to seduce men to steal their energy, she was disowned by her family. When a new werewolf comes to town, she knows he is the one for her. Even though he displays all the signs of his mating urge kicking in when around her, he refuses to take claim her as his. Not willing to let him get away, Lilin has a few tricks up her sleeve to get him to change his mind.

Galen had come to Strange Hollow to start out fresh. His nose as been the bane of his existence. Whenever he meets a woman he is attracted to, his nose tells him she is the one meant for him. Only after he has slept with her does he find out she isn’t. Not wanting to take a chance that she isn’t his mate, Galen had made it a practice to seduce every woman that set off his mating urge. Of course it caused more problems than not with the rest of the male werewolves in his pack. Deciding to go lone wolf to get away from his problems, Galen tries to fight his mating urge when he meets Lilin. Knowing she isn’t really his mate he tries to resist her. But the question is how long can he stay strong when the woman he wishes were his does everything she can to get him into bed?

You can find Strange Hollow’s website HERE.

Earlier this week I signed my first paranormal/cat shifter young adult contract with Whiskey Creek Press. It’s called The Black Cougar of Vernon Secondary. The title may change, but I’m fine with that. This is also the very first young adult I’ve written. I had fun writing it. It’s a lot different than writing erotic romances .

Here’s an unedited for now blurb:

Mika Taylor has always had it bad for Trent Hunter, but she never had the guts to talk to him. Now that her best friend moved away, Mika dreads having to face a school year at Vernon Secondary alone. And being classed as the school freak doesn’t help matters. When Trent finally looks at her and not through her, Mika starts to think grade eleven won’t be so bad after all. Getting to know Trent better, she can’t shake the feeling there is something he isn’t telling her. A chance encounter with the fabled Okanagan black cougar has her putting two and two together. When Mika sees not only the black cougar, but another cougar as well lurking in her backyard, she has to wonder if things can get any stranger than they already are.

I heard back from my editor at Ellora’s Cave the other day. She offered me three new contracts for the rest of the shorts in my Goddess Revealed series. The first one will be released at EC on Nov. 18th. I still have two other subs that I’m waiting to hear back from her about, but I’m thrilled about these new ones. It also came at a good time. I’ve been sick as a dog for the last three days and this was the kind of news I needed to help me not feel so crappy. I’ll post the blurbs for these three once I get the covers.

My first book coming out at Ellora’s Cave is now on their Coming Soon page. You can see it HERE. I’m now have an author page there as well. Goddess Revealed-Bast’s Perfume will be released on Nov. 18th. And I also now have my cover. My editor wrote the blurb for this one, and I think she did a way better job than I could ever do. I’ll post it below.

Blurb:

Trapped in the immortal realm by a vengeful demon, Bast is finally freed when a human opens the ancient jar that binds her. But he is no ordinary human; he is her mate, a fact Bast tends to conceal—for her time in the mortal world is limited.

When a cat inexplicably appears the moment he opens the perfumed jar, Slade is bemused—then stunned when the cat morphs into a stunning goddess. Their attraction is immediate, their passion unstoppable. With each blazing sexual encounter, Slade’s in danger of losing his heart. But he could lose far more, for the demon is near, drawn ever closer by the lure of Bast’s perfume…