Promo, promo everywhere…and not a drop of content.

So today, I am in a cranky mood. I told Ilona it was because I had bad author dreams. I dreamed that I opened the latest issue of Romantic Times and saw my book had a 1-star.

(Those of you that read RT know that they don’t 1-star anything. But I had one. Lucky me!)

Clearly this is a sign of encroaching author-beast-dom. I recognize the signs, even if I don’t know how to avoid it.

Galleys are almost done. Once I have them out the door, I can return to working on my new story, which I am (quite objectively) calling MY PRECIOUSSSSS.

Today is my day

Over at Odd Shots. I raided Meljean Brook’s SECRET DELETED SCENES and uncovered a most interesting tidbit that I shared with the group.

(Meljean is such a good sport.)

Oh and…

Watch this space for important (okay, not really) news involving myself and a few other authors. You will either clap your hands with delight, or cry. I don’t care which one.

You know you are losing it when…

Conversation at the Myles house this morning:

Me, in a towel, hair wet: GAAAAH!

Husband: What?

Me: You didn’t open the door to the bathroom!

Husband: I wasn’t in the bathroom.

Me: Yes, you WERE. And now it’s all steamy in there because you took a shower and now I CAN’T FIX MY HAIR. I AM SO MAD AT YOU.

Him: I didn’t take a shower.

Me: YES YOU DID.

Him: No, you did. That’s why your hair is wet.

Me: …

Him: …and that’s why you’re wearing a towel.

Me: Oh. Well, nevermind.

Him: You know, I thought you were joking at first. That’s kind of sad.

Me: I need coffee.

Clearly, yours truly is running on empty lately. But! I have a present for the like, three people that still read my blog. I wrote you another zombie fairy tale!

This one features the Princess and the Pea. If you like it, leave me a comment and let me know. I’m needy like that.

Here you go: http://jillmyles.com/free-stories/the-princess-and-the-zomb-pea

Winnah!

Thanks everyone for the feedback on my half-assed were-bear contest. The verdict? It CAN be sexy if you play your cards right. Otherwise, it just might be scary. At any rate, I had my husband randomly pick a winner and he picked:

Kristine says:

1. Mantitty does make me happy as long as it’s not tacky. Or super hairy.

2. Yes, as long as the character himself is sexy, I don’t really caare what he turns into. As long as it’s not a bug oif some sort. I draw the line at having more than 4 legs.

3. Today, I am , more or less, foaming at the mouth, waiting for J.R. Ward’s Covet to come out. I want my fallen angels. I also can’t wait for Ilona Andrews’s On the Edge, Chrisitne Warren’s Big Bad Wolf, and Nalini Singh’s Blaze of Memory.

So yay Kristine! Please email me at jillmyles @ gmail dot com and we’ll talk.

Things I should not promise to do:

1) Blog ‘tomorrow’.

2) Promise to run a contest on a Monday.

Seriously y’all. I am drowning in work. I know that’s not an excuse, but that’s what it is. Until I catch up, blogging will be sporadic.

So in the MEANTIME, I’m going to hold a contest anyhow. Starting now!

Not in regards to my bookmarks – I was going to have everyone guess how many man-nipples are on my bookmarks, but since I still can’t share cover art (it’ll be ready someday, I promise!), I figured I’d go with something else. So! Contest! Answer these 3 questions in the comments:

1) Mantitty makes me happy – Yes/No (and tell me why)

2) True or False: I could potentially find a were-bear hero sexy. (and tell me why)

3) I cannot wait for the book _______ to come out! (and tell me why)

 That’s it (and you really don’t have to tell me why, though I admit I’m curious about all three).

Answer those in the comments thread and I’ll draw a random winner in about a week or so.

The prize? $25.00 to Amazon.com. So if you can order on Amazon.com, you can enter the contest.

easy? peasy? go!

(For the record, my friend Jane says a werebear cannot possibly be sexy. I think they can, but I could be wrong. So that’s why I’m asking. That, and I’m weird.)

This book comes out tomorrow

It’s been a while since I’ve raved about a book, but I truly, truly loved this one. I went into it with no expectations – I’ve been on a definite historical romance slump, and especially slumping in the areas of regency or Victorian (this is a Victorian). But I met Meredith at RWA last year and she was such a fun, sparkling personality that I wanted to read it, regardless of genre ennui.

I. Loved. This. Book. Words cannot describe how much I freaking loved this book. I started to read it and couldn’t put it down. After I finished it, everything else made me fussy because it was Not This Book. She ruined me for a good two weeks on other reads.

The hero and heroine were perfect. Perfect. If you liked Loretta Chase’s MR. IMPOSSIBLE, you simply must read this book. Jane at Dear Author gave it an A. The Book Smugglers gave it an 8 out of 10. It’s brilliant and clever and tender and I think Duran is going to be the next Loretta Chase.

You seriously want to read this book, guys.

Also

I have discovered Goodreads and spent half the evening tagging some of my favorite reads. I’m Jill Myles on there as well, if you’re on Goodreads too!

Still on hiatus for most of March, but wanted to share…

Someone’s on Amazon! Yaaay!

Click here to pre-order, because you know you want to.

Official Release Date? December 29, 2009.

YAY!

(Will update my page shortly, and a snippet is still forthcoming, promise.)

Want to win an ebook reader?

Kresley Cole is giving one away: