I’ve been having fun here in Orlando.  Running crazy, of course, but still trying to take some downtime to reenergize.   Started off today at the Cape May restaurant with my agent and her writers.   Goofy, Donald Duck and Minnie Mouse kept us company.   Thought you’d enjoy this picture. 

No, I’m not talking about the weather–but Tuesday is the official release date for DARK WARRIOR UNTAMED!  

In Alexis Morgan’s electrifying new Talion adventure, a sexy warrior fights to save his headstrong lover from the crossfire of an evil plot to overthrow the Kyth’s leader. 

He questions everything.No one thought Chief Talion Greyhill Danby would report to work so soon after wrapping up his affairs in London. Then again, he didn’t expect to find a beautiful spy with a major attitude in his new office. Clearly the Kyth’s Grand Dame doesn’t trust him to do his duty—to protect her. 

She fears the truth.Piper Ryan isn’t keen on the arrangement either. Matching wits with an ancient warrior isn’t in her administrative job description. But sharing space with the red-hot head of security could have unexpectedly tempting benefits . . . if he doesn’t dig into her secret past.  

Opposites always attract.When a mysterious e-mails result in danger, the fiery sparks between Piper and Grey grow scorching hot. They must defend the throne from a deadly invisible attacker, but will their raging desire keep them together . . . or will their burning suspicions tear them apart? 

Shelly Estes and Strohs!    Congratulations, ladies!    I pulled Shelly’s name out of the hat, but also thought it would be nice to celebrate Stroh’s engagement!   So if you two will send me your snail mail addresses, I’ll send out copies of Dark Warrior Untamed asap!

 Alexis

DJ here.   I have defeated the irksome Jake the Snake and now have regained control of my blog.   Well, I would have control, but Alexis asked me to point out that Grey and Piper will see the release of their story next week.   The official release date is July 27th.    I’m so happy for the two of them.   I feel like I should go capering down the sidewalk ahead of them, tossing rose petals as I go.   Yep,  I can see it now.   NOT!

 Instead, without asking Alexis, I’m going to give away a copy of their book, Dark Warrior Untamed, to one lucky person this week.  Tell me whose story (besides mine, which is too obvious) that you’d like to see someday and why.  

So, folks, get your comments posted and I’ll pick the winner on . . . um . . . Thursday.  Yeah, that works.  That’ll give Alexis time to get it into the mail on Friday.  

Hello ladies. (DJ promised me lots of ladies, so I hope I’m in the right place.)  My name is TJ O’Banion and I’m here because some jerk named Jake was going to attempt another takeover on DJ’s blog. So, DJ asked if I’d like to come in through my server so he could set up firewalls strong enough to burn through Jake’s back door.  A kind of computer geek bait and switch, but I’m no computer jock…I just build log cabins.I met DJ one day while I was chopping a load of firewood. It was hot, sunny (had my plaid shirt hanging on a tree branch near by.)  DJ swerved to a stop when he saw me, climbed out and (this is where it gets weird) challenged me to a wood-chopping contest. He was impressed as hell with my ax (ran his fingers over the blade like a man with a lover) then pulled his ax out from under the seat of his truck. (mine’s bigger,  heh heh)His ax wasn’t anything like mine…his looked as if it could slice a man’s head right off his neck. No matter. Heh heh. I won that little contest and we’ve been good buddies ever since, although I’ve never understood why  he said I was good with an ax for a civilian. (what kind of armed service uses axes as weapons in this century?)Anyway…I’m here because he promised me I could meet some great women over here. Smart women. (I love the smart ones best.)  My brothers and I (that’d be my youngers: Deke and Eli) are lonely.Me? I want to find a good woman happy enough with me to stay on the Olympic Peninsula. All I want is to build my cabins and my business, my family business. Deke’s been through a rough patch, but he’s pulling out of it now and Eli? Huh, what can I say, the man’s got itchy feet and can’t seem to settle. I want him home where he belongs. And meeting a good woman will do that.Thing is, there aren’t a lot of women on the Peninsula, that the three of us haven’t, ahem….well. Let’s just say they know us at our best and our worst.What we need are women we’ve never met, women we can have fresh starts with. Women we can fall for like (forgive me for this one) fall for like top heavy timber in a high wind. KER THUMP!!! Rumor is that Bonnie Edwards is obliging us with that very gift come October. Three brothers, three women all in one book. It’s not going to be easy, because apparently these women are smart, brave, strong and I think mine may even be a little bullheaded, but I have it on good authority (DJ’s) that Alexis and Bonnie always sort things out in the end.But in the meantime….I’m still lonely and longing for some sweet smelling company.

This is my newest writing buddy.   He’s HUGE!   About a cubic foot in size–a wonderful birthday gift from my daughter. 

Okay, I’m seriously down with posting this for one of Alexis’s special friends–well, and mine.   Congrats, Delilah!  Here’s the link: http://www.lyricalpress.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=272

DJ

    Danger and passion stalk the cool southern nights.

When Diana Matthews waited on Francisco Bolle at Electronic Avenue, she never imagined the dangerous world of vampires was more than mere myth. Nor did she imagine one would come to her rescue when three thugs confronted her after work. Fascinated with his old world charm, Diana can’t resist being drawn to Francisco even though his true nature is as frightening as it is fascinating.

Francisco Bolle is intrigued by the feisty, petite sales clerk. But when an old enemy returns to challenge the laws of Vampire society, danger and death might come between them. Diana had just started to accept what he is when the worst side of himself surfaces.

Can Francisco and Diana survive the danger? More importantly, can they survive their love?

They actually picked names from several lists of suggestions–The bookends are officially Victor and Hugo.  The small one liked Liam, and his buddy picked Pip.   I did an “eenie, meenie, minie, mo” to pick the winner.   Dawn, if you’ll email me your snail mail address, I’ll send Defeat the Darkness right out to you!

 Congratulations to Dawn and thanks for all the hard thought that went into the lists.  

The new updates are up on the website–including the new short story.  Thought you all might want to know.  

 Alexis

Yesterday I hit a sale on a pair of bookends I’ve been coveting for quite a while–Gargoyles!   I now have four of the beasties whose job is to protect my office.  The book ends are gray, so they don’t photograph really well, but still I wanted to share my new friends with everybody.   None of them have names yet.  Any suggestions?  I’ll pick one winner to receive an autographed copy of Defeat the Darkness, Hunter’s book!