Sara's book is going to be called DESPERATELY SEEKING SHAPESHIFTER. Release date October 30, 2012.
A bit of a wait, but SUCH a fun book to write. 
Status Update & SUCCUBUS, INTERRUPTED
Posted by in Blog - Midnight Liaisons | Blog - Publishing Stuff | Blog - Succubus Diaries | Blog - Writing - (6 Comments)Hey world! I'm emerging (VERY BRIEFLY) to give a quick update on where I'm at.
I just turned in Midnight Liaisons #2 (for this pen name over here). This book took me flippin' forever to finish. I changed plots about midway and was like, oh, hey! That means I have to go back and rework ALL THAT OTHER STUFF I ALREADY WROTE. Anyhow, it is finally, finally done now but it put me behind on my already-tight schedule.
I'm working on the Jackie/Remy short story, SUCCUBUS, INTERRUPTED. I should have that done in the next week or two. Then it's off to my editor. I'm anticipating that it'll be up and available everywhere in mid-November. Why mid-November if it's going to be finished in another week or two? Well, it needs to be edited for starters. And second, I have a big release coming out under a different name and I'd like to give it a little love and attention for a bit. You know how it goes.
That being said! If you sign up for my newsletter, you will get SUCCUBUS, INTERRUPTED for free AND I'll be sending it out to my newsletter folks a week earlier than it'll be available online for sale. If that's not incentive enough to sign up for my newsletter, I don't know what is. A kitten? Perhaps. As a reminder, my newsletter is purely for new releases - I won't spam you with my favorite soup recipe or what cute things my cats did this week. I have Twitter for that.
Once SUCCUBUS, INTERRUPTED is off to bed, I'm hard at work at Bluebonnet #2 (the second in my Berkley Heat series) and a sekrit novella. Both are due in January, so be prepared for me to be tearing my hair out between now and then.
If you're wondering about SUCCUBI ARE FOREVER, it's still coming! I'm writing as fast as I can, but I have basically a book and a half to write between now and January, and once those are turned in, SUCCUBI ARE FOREVER is my top priority. It's going to come out next spring come hell or high water, and it's going to be a firm wrap-up to the series (for Jackie anyhow) and it'll be a blast. I promise I haven't forgotten. I wouldn't forget! It's just that I have that day job and a contractual obligation to do the ones that they pay me for first.
In the meantime, I'm hoping SUCCUBUS, INTERRUPTED will tide everyone over. And, yanno, that new release.
The Mermaid's Knight is now available!
Here's a quick blurb:
When a car accident takes Leah Sunderland’s life, she finds herself in dire need of divine assistance. Her fairy godmother comes to the rescue, but her help comes with conditions. As a fairy godmother, the only assistance she can offer deals with (you guessed it) fairy tales. To win a second chance at life, Leah must play out the tale of The Little Mermaid.
Armed with a mermaid tail and nothing else (not even a voice!), she has one month to make a nobleman fall in love with her, or else she’ll die permanently. But the nobleman she must seduce is a hard, fierce warlord who thinks she’s a spy and the mistress of his enemy.
Can she win him over before the thirty days are up? Or is she in danger of losing her heart as well as her life?
It's a category-length time travel romance (about 60k) and features a fairy godmother you just might recognize. It's available on Smashwords, All Romance, B&N and Kindle! And for the first week, it's only $0.99 cents. After Labor Day, it'll be going back to full price.
Next up is the Succubus short starring Remy, Jackie and Zane. I had a bit of a mental freeze on it but I worked through the plot with my husband and it's flowing now! I'm also still hard at work at the sequel to BEAUTY DATES THE BEAST. After that, I have a massive line-up of projects - some are polishing up old manuscripts and some are brand new, and some are contracted work. I'm pretty much booked up until next year. Whew!
I'm still updating various webpages but all you need to know is that you can NOW buy WILD & STEAMY!
It's available on Amazon, Smashwords, All Romance Ebooks, and will be up on the Nook soon. If you are a Sony/Apple/Kobo customer, it will be up there as soon as the feeds kick in.
I really enjoyed the heck out of this anthology. If you are a fan of Meljean Brook's steampunk series or Carolyn Crane's Disillusionists, you really need to read this (and not just because I can ride their coattails!). What I like best? All three stories are sexy, romantic, and you don't have to read the other series that they feature just to grasp what's going on. They totally stand alone! And they show just how talented my writing buddies are. Seriously, I feel like the dead weight in that anthology, but we all had so much fun working together. It's one of the projects I'm proudest of, and I hope everyone loves it!
For those curious about the contest, we'll be posting the winner in a day or two! stay tuned!!
I've just released my latest e-book project. It's a short and sweet (and very hot) little romance that I hope you guys enjoy. It's called SHIMMERLIGHT and it's a companion to MIRRORLIGHT (though both novellas stand alone).
Here's a little information about it:
Chloe Sorenson's just started a brand new job at Ms. Muffet's art gallery. However, no one told her that the latest auction piece - a sculpture of a handsome Roman soldier - comes to life. Think it's hard to explain to your boss why you're fondling a statue? Try explaining to the statue why you're holding his, uh, fig leaf. Chloe never thought that touching the statue would turn him into a sexy, aroused man, but she's not saying no to this delicious Roman soldier. The curse requires that she touch him at all times? Such a hardship...
But there's a problem in their lust-fueled relationship; she's falling dangerously in love with a guy that cursed to be hard as a rock - literally - unless she can somehow free him. And the statue of Titus just went up for auction. If she doesn't do something, he's going to be out of her life and trapped for all eternity...
This novella (16,000 words - about 70 pages) contains explicit scenes, including some backdoor play.
It's now available on Amazon and All Romance Ebooks for 99 cents. It should be up on B&N within a day or two, and Smashwords in about a week or two.
So when I'm working on one project, lately...I've been working on a concurrent project. Yes, the best way to get me excited about work is to give me MORE work. I know.
You will be happy to know that not only am I in revisions of WHEN SPARKS FLY for Berkley, but I have some indie projects sitting in the wings. I'm going to try and mention them on my Coming Soon page and keep that updated. Right now, this summer's schedule is looking like:
- Finish revising WHEN SPARKS FLY
- Revise side project #2 (This is a novel that I wrote and thought, Okay, No publisher is EVER going to buy this from me. I have a few of those in my trunk, alas.)
- Start MIDNIGHT LIAISONS #2
- Write Remy/Jackie/Zane novella.
- Work on SUCCUBI ARE FOREVER
So that's what my summer looks like, kids. Projects will be shuffled back and forth (the succubus novella might come out before the novel, frex) and the contracted stuff will always, always be a priority. But I love having an overflowing schedule. It makes me feel invigorated, writing-wise, and I'm excited to keep writing more stuff.
And speaking of more stuff! Lookee!
This little goodie will be going up over the weekend! It's 16,000 words long, and those of you that liked MIRRORLIGHT will notice a similar fairy godmother making an appearance. It'll be available everywhere that I can stick an ebook up, and it'll be 99 cents. And this one's a little steamier than my usual fare, so be warned (and ready to clutch your pearls).
Here's the blurb:
Chloe Sorenson's just started a brand new job at Ms. Muffet’s art gallery. However, no one told her that the latest auction piece – a sculpture of a handsome Roman soldier – comes to life. Think it's hard to explain to your boss why you're fondling a statue? Try explaining to the statue why you're holding his, uh, fig leaf.
Chloe never thought that touching the statue would bring him to life, but she's not saying no to this sexy Roman soldier. The curse requires that she touch him at all times? Such a hardship...
But there's a problem in their lust-fueled relationship; she’s falling dangerously in love with a guy that cursed to be hard as a rock - literally - unless she can somehow free him. And the statue of Titus just went up for auction. If she doesn’t do something, he’s going to be out of her life and trapped for all eternity…
Slave to Her Desires now available!
Posted by in Blog - Publishing Stuff | Blog - Succubus Diaries - (10 Comments)Wooo! Finally!
SLAVE TO HER DESIRES is now up on Kindle, Nook, and All Romance Ebooks. Also available on Kindle & ARe is a discounted bundle of SLAVE, FOREPLAY, and ZANE'S TALE that I am calling 'The Succubundle'. (See what I did there?) So if you haven't bought the other two Succubus Diaries stories on your Kindle, you can buy the bundle at a discount.
It's not up on Smashwords yet, so if you are international, you will need to buy on ARe (or wait patiently for a week or two while I upload to Smashwords).
Whee! I love SLAVE TO HER DESIRES, and I hope you like it too. If you're thinking about trying the Succubus Diaries series, but aren't sure if you'll like it, STHD doesn't require that you read the series to enjoy it - it stands alone. If you ARE a fan of the series, well, there's a hint or two about what Noah's been up to in there. I'm just saying. 
Hopefully this will serve as a little filler until Succubus Diaries #4 hits the virtual shelves.
Here's the blurb for it:
Immortality is not always a blessing. Turned into a succubus against her will, Olivia Rhodes has lived the past 120 years as a slave to her cruel and vindictive vampire master. She’s escaped him, but he’s closing in fast. Her only hope? The fallen angel that abandoned her when she was turned, David Thornton.
But David’s not the cold-hearted monster she’s always thought he was…nor did he abandon her. And when Olivia’s hatred of David turns to desire, will her need for revenge against her vampire master destroy the one beautiful thing in her life, or will she find a way to make David love her despite the creature she’s become?
This novella (34,000 words), features a succubus enslaved to her needs, a sleeping beauty, and some explosive sex on a monastery floor.
(Note: While this novella is set in the world of the Succubus Diaries, it is not necessary to read the series to enjoy the novella.)
EXCERPT:
“I didn’t know that he was cursed,” I said softly, then looked up at Noah. “So how would I lift this curse if I wanted to?”
Noah gave me a wry look. “You could try the old fashioned way.”
A kiss to wake up a sleeping prince, like in the fairy tales. My stomach churned at the thought. I’d known that I’d have to sleep with David to survive – my succubus instincts had accepted that part of the bargain – but for some reason, a kiss was…personal. Romantic. Tied to emotions that I couldn’t possibly feel. I didn’t want to kiss the man I’d just spent the last century hating. To make matters worse, I wasn’t even sure that my hate was justified. I brushed my fingertips over his cool face again, thinking hard. Did I want to wake David up? What would I say to him? I wanted to hold onto my anger, but what…what if he woke up and it was totally unfounded?
Who was I if I wasn’t bitter with hatred for both of my masters?
I shook my head. This was stupid. It was just a damn kiss. I leaned in and slid my hands under his neck, pulling his face toward mine and pressing my mouth against his. His lips were cool, unyielding against mine, but the feel of them evoked a strong surge of emotion in me that I didn’t like. I stroked my tongue into his mouth, parting his lips with my questing. Like it or not, I needed David, and his being cursed was a damn nuisance and an even bigger pain in the ass than I’d anticipated.
And he tasted better than I remembered, too. That was galling. Perhaps it was just my succubus curse, which was due to drive me insane within hours. Perhaps it was something to do with the Serim themselves, but his mouth was sweet under my own, and as I brushed my tongue against his, I felt a spike of desire.
I had to kiss the bastard. I hadn’t expected to like it. Disgusted with myself, I dropped his head. It thunked back against the pallet and made a hard noise that my disgruntled psyche found oddly pleasing. And I watched him, waiting.
Sure enough, David’s jaw moved slightly, then flexed in a yawn, and as I watched, his eyes fluttered open.
God, he was beautiful.
God, I hated him.
God, I was so, so confused.
After finally getting a few hours to do so, I've uploaded MIRRORLIGHT, ISLAND HEAT and WICKED GAMES to All Romance Ebooks. If you're international, this is another outlet you can easily buy books at. As usual, I am totally DRM free.
http://www.allromanceebooks.com/
No SLAVE TO HER DESIRES yet, but it should be up in a few days. I'll keep you guys posted. In the meantime, I'm going to be doing some website maintenance for a few days, so if you see stuff shuffled around or looking strange, you know why!
Jill Myles, that other name, and that 4th Succubus Diaries Book…
Posted by in Blog - Publishing Stuff | Blog - Succubus Diaries | Blog - Writing - (14 Comments)I’ve been sitting on this for a few weeks, trying to figure out the best way to put this out there. Bear with me while I try to get my bearings straight. Let's see if I can recap this without totally confusing everyone.
A few people have noticed that my next book is up on Amazon. Yay! A few people have also noticed that there's a different author name on it.
Yup. For multiple reasons – some of them including branding, and some of them including sales, I’m going to be writing additional books for Pocket under a different name and not Jill Myles. It’s not my intention to be coy or deceitful or try to make you all think that I’m leaving my Jill Myles stuff behind – not at all! Mostly it’s about differentiating the two series in the minds of readers and buyers. I hope that makes sense.
I’m sure this brings up additional questions as well, like…will you continue to write as Jill Myles? Yup, I will! I will continue to self-publish under Jill Myles. I’m going to have a Succubus Diaries novella up by the middle of April, as long as edits on it don’t eat my brain.
And remember that Jessica Clare pen name for the contemporaries? Yeah, I’m writing under that too.
Isn’t this a whole hell of a lot of names to remember? Yes, yes it is. So I’m going to try and make it as easy on you as possible. I’m putting together a newsletter that you can subscribe to so you don’t have to keep track of it. I’ll only email you when I have a release, so it won’t be a constant spam-fest. Best of all, if you sign up for my newsletter, I’ll give you a coupon for a free download of one of my Smashwords books.
This brings me to the 800 pound gorilla in the room. When is Succubus Diaries #4 coming out?
Well. Pocket has declined a 4th book in the series. The sales just aren’t there. I could try and make it pretty and say that it’s because of e-books, or pirates, or distributors not carrying my books, or me not advertising it enough, or the Mayan Prophecies, or something. That it’s not me. The truth of the matter is…the sales just aren’t there for Pocket to carry a 4th Mass Market Paperback of a series that is not performing. It IS me, to an extent. Maybe it’s the economy, or something in the water, but there will not be a 4th Succubus Diaries book from Pocket. It is what it is, and I’m not unhappy at Pocket for making a business decision. I’ve seen the numbers.
However, that doesn’t mean it won’t come out. I intend on self-publishing it and releasing it to fans on Kindle/Nook/Smashwords/All Romance Ebooks. If I can squeeze the book in the schedule this year between everything else I’m contracted to write, I will do my darndest to get it out by the end of the year. It might not happen, but it is a big priority to me, because I want fans to have that 4th book that answers what happens with Jackie, the angels, Noah, and that little promise Jackie made to a demon…
There’s still a lot of story I want to cover in that world. I’m committed to continuing to write stories in it, as long as the audience is there. I just won’t be going through a traditional publisher to do so (unless someone comes out of the blue and offers me something!).
But I wanted to let you guys know what is going on. So, to recap.
Jill Myles = That other chick.
New Name and Website of Shiny!
Succubus Diaries #4 will be self-published and is a priority for me, but I don’t have a firm release time-frame.
I’m making a newsletter so you don’t have to remember all these names, just me.
Please feel free to ask questions if you have them – I might not have explained something correctly. It’s all perfect in my head, but what is in my head and what comes out on paper is not always the same thing.
This hit Publisher's Marketplace a little earlier today, and I wanted to share it here.
Jill Myles writing as Jessica Clare's WHEN SPARKS FLY, in which a woman seeks romantic revenge on the boy-next-door turned hockey hunk who did her wrong in high school, until they reunite and she finds herself caring more about the romance than the revenge, to Cindy Hwang at Berkley Heat, in a two book deal, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (World English).
I'm really excited about these books! The first one is already half written, so look for it to come out summer of next year. These books are contemporary romances, and, unlike my paranormals, are told from third person POV. So it's a bit of a change for me, but it's still fun, sexy romances. The Berkley Heat line publishes Jaci Burton and Lauren Dane, so I'm going to be in good company!
This IS a trade paperback line, though, so just be warned that the format is going to be a little different than the normal mass market paperbacks. Jessica Clare is going to be my steamy contemporary name, and I'll continue to post updates here so you don't have to follow a jillion websites to figure out when my books come out.
You might be wondering what this book is about? Both of the sold books are set in a small town in South Texas called Bluebonnet. In the first one, Miranda Hill is the local librarian, with a naughty, unjustly deserved reputation for being the town slut. It's left her with a few hangups, you see, and she can't get past the moment that her reputation was destroyed. So when the man that destroyed it returns to town, she decides to get her revenge on him...but finds herself falling for him instead.
It's a LOT of fun and I'm so excited to write these!!
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