Blue Cat Celebration

Hey, Big Cats, it's chimera-blend day for the Kougar. Why should the mad-mad-world scientists have all the genetically-created fun? Meow and chin thrust and tail slashing *why*?

Moi's personal celebration first! Yowl, yes, it is Cinco de Mayo day ~ however, here the Kougaress reigns supreme. Roar, thusly, she is celebrating her first ever e-novel available on FictionWise. Happy, happy purr ~ here is how it looks, my Big Kitties!

All Shades of Blue Paradise [World of the Blue Pearl Moon 1]
eBook by Savanna Kougar
eBook Price: $3.99
eBook Category: Erotica/Romance
eBook Description: Destiny and love can be denied for only so long...Except for her daring equestrienne competitions, Lady Sheridan lives a quiet life caring for her family's estate, staving off financial ruin and keeping her brother's misdeeds from ruining his marriage and the life of her beloved nieces. Despite all his desperate efforts, Baron Zaggry has never discovered why his Sherfantasy broke their engagement. Now, his ruse successful, Sheridan is finally his, his slave lover. He has ten years worth of denied pleasures to make up for, to savor however he erotic chooses.[Erotic Fantasy Romance,OtherWorld, Aristocratic Intrigue: Contains graphic sexual content and adult language.]
eBook Publisher: Siren Publishing, Inc., Published: 2008, 2008
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
"5 Stars: Gryphiz is a world two dimensions from Earth. The people evolved differently from those on Earth. Their stamina and sexual ability increased. When Lady Sheridan saw her betrothed, Baron Zaggy, betray her, she ended the relationship without ever telling anyone why. Ten years later her brother, Brad, begged her help. He owed money to the Baron and needed more time. Regardless of her feelings she agreed to approach him on the subject of the loan. Zag agreed to forgive the debt if she would be his slave lover for one year. He would also help her with her project of a riding stable for children. She agreed. He needed her help to stop a corporation from possessing the Vettura lands and destroying the world as they knew it. Zag hoped to win back her love during that year. All Shades of Blue Paradise is part one of this series. Savanna Kougar is a talented author. The plot is extremely steamy. I would not mind being a slave lover for a year or maybe 20. Kougar has created a completely new world and culture. The characters are well-matched. Sheridan is strong and very sensual. Zag is incredibly sexy, dominating, and loving. Fans of erotic romance will enjoy All Shades of Blue Paradise: World of the Blue Pearl Moon." --Debra, Review Your Book
http://www.fictionwise.com/servlet/mw?t=bookpreview&bookid=70173

The Chimera effect ~ introducing Blu Cougar Cub. This cute little alien kitty kat was featured on Coast-to-Coastam with George Noory. How perfect is this little out-of-this world minx? The perfect synchronicity-blending of mois two e-novels, All Shades of Blue Paradise (Siren Publishing) & Red Lioness Tamed (Liquid Silver Books). Does Someone Up There love the Kougar or what?

Thought I would share a picture of my own little alien. Nothing like having her crawl up on you when you are sleeping, and awakening to those large green eyes staring at you. I think she is trying to telepathically communicate with me, but I guess I am not advanced enough yet. In all seriousness, this is my adorable hairless Sphynx cat called Blu Cougar Cub. She's a little menace, and the most talkative little thing. --Morassa Mohseni Morassa@jhmi.edu ~ http://www.coasttocoastam.com/gen/page2540.html?theme=light

Celebration smooches from the Kougar...

Flash! Big Cat with a Burning Brain

Is moi's brain ever on high-burning sizzle today, my Beautiful Big Cats. And not from the joys of writing erotic romance. Meow-darn it. Tail-twitch heck!
Nope. First moi enjoyed learing about her fellow Siren-BookStrand authors. Then the Kougar burned a blaze of fierce pondering through her currently over-worked brain, just writing her Intro for the new Siren-BookStrand Author's blog ~ sirenbookstrand.blogspot.com ~
Having lived a life definitely dancing to a different drummer, this was no small task. Much easier to have written on moi's patiently waiting stack of WIPs. Especially the one contracted.
Flash day! Big Kitties. No, the Kougar has never used a raincoat. However, once she flashed theater actors from up in the control section, wearing only a sheer black babydoll, while they were performing. Shushshsh...that's just our little kitten secret.
Once again, it's an international celebration today on the Liquid Silver blog ~ liquidsilverbooks.com/blog ~ Moi's dancing-contribution below.
SEDUCTION BY CELESTIAL OVERLORD ~ One
Soltana danced alone, sultry, wild and free. Mesmerizing shafts of neon light surrounded her. She danced high, on top of one small circle platform. Around her, kaleidoscopic lights shot through the enormous dance area – crisscrossing in sync with the thunder sexual music. The immense danceclub was filled to capacity with the night-playing crowd. And everywhere, bare skin was enticingly boldly displayed, with everyone raging-dressed in their favorite fantasy costumes.
Soltana danced only for herself, her personal once-a-week celebration. She owned no intention of succumbing to a one-night adventure in lust.
Two
As she danced, Soltana’s legs gleamed, bared flesh from her small ankles, to the top of her thighs. Her skin was the color of pale golden caramel from days spent sunning herself beneath the large orange sun. Once her turn was over, she descended the long spiral curve of stairs from the small platform. Soltana danced downward, her body supple lust. Blooming suns of light burst around her, making her small naked waist an invitation.
That was the first part of her he saw after entering the primitive celebration. Her sinuous waist, luminous with the explosion-changing lights. Untamed, he watched.
There is nothing like cowboy lust. Lotta, thanks. This is the third and final installment on this flash. The brain is burned, baby. I need some real dancing!
Three
Her black satin shorts hugged voluptuous hips. Black tight satin revealed her lush round bottom – and black tight satin flaunted her Venus-round belly. Hip-undulating with the change in music to a slow sensual fiery rhythm, she came to him. Not knowing she came to him. And he wanted. Desired. With the heat of a rutting stallion.
Easily, he mind-sensed her innate shyness. Delving deeper, he discovered her interaction with males had been limited. Initiated in the ways of sex, she owned little knowledge of a male’s nature and being. Let alone his true celestial nature and being as her Lord.

Roar-exciting announcement, Big Fantasy Cats. Check this out!
Tooting My Own Horn ~ P.E. Cunningham
Posted by Savanna Kougar at 1:07 PM
Hi Title Magicians, our own Pat 'P. E.' Cunningham, one of the ATIV finalists has a feature story in the Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine! I'm totally excited for her. The link to the magazine site is at the end of the post.
Pat, Beam-me-up-Scotty congratulations!
Loop announcement from Pat:
This has nothing to do with romance, but ... The June issue of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction has one of my stories in it.
I even got my name on the cover! It's called "Monkey See ... " and
it's about a warrior woman, her talking sword, and lots and lots of
monkeys. I don't get any extra money for copies sold, but the publisher will
be very pleased.
Pat C. ~ http://www.sfsite.com/fsf/

Burned brain smooch from the Kougar...

Kiss or No Kiss for the Romance Writer's Report

To kiss? or not to kiss, my Lovely Big Cats? The Romance Writer's Report ~ That is the pondering prestigious question before the Kougar.
The Kiss: Moi has finally gained officialdom as an author in the world of romance writing as designated by the Romance Writer's of America. Provide the roaring-proof you demand in a loud shrill chorus of meows. Scan those glowing slanted eyeballs on the current May issue of the Romance Writer's Report, and you will hunt out moi's name listed among the many newly recognized. Yes ~ pout, a big pout ~ merely listed. The extravagant cost of paper and space these days has caused a change in policy. Mewing-darn it all, so it goes for the Kougar. No big tuna casserole surprise here. This sea bass change. Instead of a nice little blurb of the sale, title, publisher, etc. Yowl-nope, now it is a mere listing of names with further information offered in the cyber space occupied by Romance Writers of America.
Another kiss! Trish Milburn, Title Magician buddy, wrote a bad boy vs good boy article featured in the May issue of the Romance Writer's Report. Pounce on it, Big Kitties, and decide which one causes your heart to fly and flutter. Way to go, Trish!
Not to kiss: There seems to be a bit of bashing aimed at those of us who write erotic romance, if the recent spate of letters to the editor are any indication...if? While the Kougar is a staunch and fierce defender of reading whatever a big kitty desires, from sweet to erotic, and certainly any yowling complaint should be expressed responsibly ~ yet, fishy-smelling yet ~ why not just provide readers with a specific list of the heat levels offered by the RWA-approved publishers, thereby providing those who do not wish the HAWT! HAWT! read to indulge their appetite with the sweeter romance novel, one written for their personal sensibilities.
However, every e-publisher the Kougar has observed provides extensive labels in an attempt to warn a reader that a particular novel may not be to their taste. Moi cannot comment on the big boy print publishers however, having given up reading most of their books (not to moi's lobster-adoring taste usually) ~ whether appropriate warnings are offered.
Given that there is a variety of e-publishers and small publishers and big boy publishers which provide various romance heat levels, why the whining outcry against one genre? Wouldn't it be far more shrimp-valuable to purchase your romance heat level, thereby voting with the consumer dollar? Instead of bashing what other readers find to be an enjoyable, keep-the-bedroom-door-off-the-hinges read?
No kiss! For whomever decides the front cover images of the Romance Writer's Report. Most of them are a sickening vacuous presentation of some overly skinny young thing who doesn't have a clue about romance, and from a projected gaze into the future...never will!
No, this is not moi's striking jealous claws. Get goldfish real. Who could be jealous of that? Or even want to be that? Even at moi's burgeoning into kitty womanhood, this presentation of a woman was never attractive, nor desired, nor ever aspired to!!! This is merely the Kougar's truth, and represents no one else's opinion.
That being yowled to the blue sky clouds, moi will further state she has gained much invaluable knowledge and help from belonging to the Romance Writers of America organization, and from reading the Romance Writer's Report. And this Big Cat knows that will continue. At the same time, the Kougar fervently believes in her first amendment right speak her always-ferocious and ever-fragile mind.
RWA recognized author kisses from Savanna Kougar...

Red Lioness Winner

We have a winner! Debbie Braaten has won moi's spicy sci fi novella, Red Lioness Tamed from Liquid Silver Books, in The Romance Studio's daily give-away contest. Purrs and Happy reading, Debbie!

In meow-truth, my Beautiful Big Cats, Debbie is the very first winner for one of the Kougar's e-novels. Remember ~ way back when, or a couple of moons ago ~ if you comment in 100 words or less on the Kougaress's blog with your character idea ~ and if the Kougar favors it enough, she will reward you with a PDF copy of either Red Lioness Tamed or All Shades of Blue Paradise ~ and if your character makes it into one of her future novels ~ yowl! We have another winner! You will be granted a free PDF copy of that novel. Not a claw-quick or easy contest. Growling-obvious, but fun for the Kougar, and an opportunity to cat-stretch your imagination.

On another prowling tangent, now that Helen Scott Taylor, winner of American Title IV, has revealed her cover art for The Magic Knot ~ moi is in love with the font and Celtic knot design especially ~ the pic is on Title Magic ~ titlemagic.blogspot.com ~ the Kougar will show off her new cover art for When A Good Angel Falls, coming from Siren-BookStrand. Roar-yes, December 21, 2012 is finally revealed, even if it's disguised as fiction ~ hehehe...

Today on Title Magic Evonne's guest blogger is Sarah Mallory, romance historical author extraordinaire. Take a leisurely stroll over and enjoy. Moi mew-sings below.

Sarah, how utterly fascinating. I always love to know how authors create and why. The whole matter of the weather and how that is worked into your novel as another character, wonderful!
BTW your cover art has a sensual sweet loveliness to it that I just adore.
Boy, do I know what you mean. I just submitted a novella to one of my e-publishers. But I have no clue if it's what they're looking for. Nerve-wracking time.
Thanks for being with us today. Like Evonne mentioned what a lovely contrast between you and yesterday's guest author. Being very eclectic in nature, I appreciate both of you, and the different types of stories/genres you write in.

Purring back to contests and being a winner. Yes, it's absolutely true! Dorchester has changed it's mind and will now sponser American Title V in the Romantic Times Magazine. Here is the official blurbage:

Due to popular demand, the American Title competition is returning for one last round. Dorchester Publishing has agreed to co-sponsor the contest, which pits unpublished writers against each other in five rounds of competition. RT readers vote online for their favorites each round, and the last contestant standing wins the ultimate prize: Their book will be published by Dorchester!
To enter, send the first three chapters (no more than 50 pages), a two- to seven-page synopsis and a cover letter (aka query letter) to: American Title Contest, Dorchester Publishing, 200 Madison Ave., Suite 2000, New York, NY 10016. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 15, 2008.
For American Title V, we’re opening up the categories to include: historical, paranormal, romantic suspense, urban fantasy, etc. Sorry, no young adult, women’s fiction or straight contemporary manuscripts this time around.
Manuscripts must be completed prior to entering, and they should run 80,000 to 90,000 words. Finalists must agree to participate in each of the five competition rounds -- first line; hero and heroine; story summary; dialogue scene; romantic scene --and must submit copy for all five categories by Aug. 15, 2008. The entries are published in RT, and readers vote online for their favorite. With each round, the two contestants with the lowest amount of votes are eliminated.
Get your novel ready and you could be the next American Title champion!

A smooch to Debbie from the Kougar....

Gambling Casinos & the Lucky Vampires

Hey, Big Cats, a mucho busy, tail-twitching fast day. So, meow firstly, our Title Magician Trish, who has contracted two YA stories and two more novels for Harlequin American. For details please visit her website ~ trishmilburn.com ~ and, Trish, great big roars of congratulation from the Kougar. Also, for loads of celebratory fun and wonderful reading prizes take a quick stroll over to Trish's Bandita friends at ~ romancebandits.blogspot.com ~

Lovely Kitties, purr-enjoy Trish's Title Magic blog yesterday on her year of accomplishments and the neurosis life of an author. Mew-sings below.

Oh Trish! I'm so glad you blogged about your past year and your successes. Congratulations. And I so know what you mean. There's that glorious high moment of being contracted. Then the neurosis just transforms like a were beastie. Not complaining! Just saying like Trish, get used to it. That's the way it works.Share your covers and blurbs when you can!

Gambling Casinos & the Lucky Vampires ~

Today! Big Lovely Cats, Destiny Blaine is the guest blogger at Title Magic. For the entire scoop on gambling casinos and lucky vampires transform into your bat-winged form and soar on over.

THE KOUGAR'S INTRO: A mighty big welcome to my fellow Siren and Bookstrand author, Destiny Blaine. This little lady is so high energy I just cain't keep up with her.
Seriously, Destiny is an impressive multi-published author and has an absolutely amazing hand with promo. Her Yahoo group, Just Another Paranoromal Monday is fun, and a great opportunity for readers to find the books they want, and a great way for authors to show off their books with blurbs and excerpts, and, of course, the chance to answer any questions. While my loop cyber-social skills aren't too impressive, hey, I'm learning and having a good time. And getting a chance to, maybe, find readers interested in my e-novels.
If we're all really nice to Destiny, she may even offer us a gambling tip or two. Personally, I'm absolutely intrigued with her casino knowledge and background as a gambler. Not to mention the rest of her colorful life. Wow! Thanks for being with us today, Destiny.

I want to first thank Title Magic and Savanna Kougar for allowing me to join in and blog here today. I’m glad to have the opportunity to spend the first day of May with all of you! Savanna and I are fellow authors at Siren Publishing and we’ll both be published by BookStrand too!
I’m really excited to blog with you today because I have some phenomenal news to share. Winning Virgin Blood just released from Siren Publishing on April 28th (http://www.sirenpublishing.com/destinyblaine/). Winning Virgin Blood, for those of you out there who like paranormal, actually motivated and initially inspired the concept of a new paranormal loop author Ann Cory and I just started. Just Another Paranormal Monday operates as a Monday-only chat loop for readers, writers, and pretty much anyone who loves paranormal.

FOR THE REST DESTINY'S BLOG ~ titlemagic.blogspot.com

The Kougaress's claw comments so far:

Hi Destiny, so you don't think I've bailed out on you. I won't get to the bunkhouse and my bed until six or later this morning, which means my little eyes will be closed in sleep when you arrive.Just wanted to welcome you again! And a big thanks for being our guest today.
Hi Jami, Audrey, lovely to have you in my neck of the blogging woods.Anitra, so glad you came by. Hey, forties are powerful!
Mel, thanks for stopping by. Our Title Magic super librarian knows of what she speaks when she say 'fresh take'.

Emma, so pleased to have you here. A wave, then a bow of respect to the 'erotic romance' author.
char, hi! glad you made it over.
Renee! luv that you came by! Renee, has a lovely informative newsletter out now. Okay, All Shades of Blue Paradise is featured. But I'm not that biased that I don't know a good thing when I see it. reneeknowles.com to check it out.
Ash, yay! My fave comedic hot author! Thanks! Hey, I may need a some gambling atmosphere from Destiny. Hopefully, I'll have something to trade that she needs.
Destiny, wow! Throwing-the-dice wow!

P.S. Moi has not forgotten her Red Lioness winner. Yowl-tomorrow!

Gambling lucky kisses from the Kougar...

The Mad Carousel or Whirligig Kougar

Heavens to Mergatroid! The Kougar is on the mad carousel of busy. Too bad there are no actual horsies, snorting and ready for a wild-dashing ride. Back to the Kougaress' whirligig brain, spinning with everything that needs to be done today.

Big Cats, meow about a headspin and tailspin ~ today the Kougar can't find her tail to chase it.

The first order of kitty business ~ and no, that does not involve a trip to the litter box ~ with a juvenile cub teehee added.

Yowl! Not potty humor! The Kougaress is already off on the terribly wrong hunt.

O Great Bast help! Renee Knowles ~ reneeknowles.com ~ GOING TOPLESS, my fellow Siren author, does not deserve this! For she has kindly featured moi's first Siren Publishing release in her newsletter. The purrs below.

I wrote this novel because Sheridan , as she appeared in my twilight state before sleep, was irresistible. Not to mention her Baron ex-fiancee', who was still in love with her. Their World of the Blue Pearl Moon intrigued me, and I had to write their love story.
This is the shortest blurb available:
All Shades of Blue Paradise by Savanna Kougar
Blurb: [Erotic Paranormal Romance] Beneath the blue pearl moon, Lady Sheridan's fiance, Baron Zaggry, broke her heart into unbearable pieces. Ten years later, she becomes his slave lover. Baron Zaggry never discovered why his Sher broke their engagement. Now, he has ten years worth of denied pleasures to enjoy her however he chooses.
Review Snippet: All Shades of Blue Paradise: World of the Blue Pearl Moon is part one of this series. Savanna Kougar is a talented author. The plot is extremely steamy. I would not mind being a slave lover for a year or maybe 20. Kougar has created a completely new world and culture. The characters are well-matched. Sheridan is a strong and very sensual. Zag is incredibly sexy, dominating, and loving. Fans of erotic romance will enjoy All Shades of Blue Paradise: World of the Blue Pearl Moon.

Second big roar! If you catnip-adore those paranormal romances paw on over to Just Another Paranormal Monday, a Monday Yahoo group which features all sorts of salmon-delicious excerpts of print and e-books, new releases and the novels you may want to indulge in ~ plus it's just fun and fascinating.

And my oh my! Those shifty beasties are pouring out of the forest woods and from every conceivable wild world, from futuristic to urban fantasy. These ferocious, yet tender-hearted beastie shifters are growl-fiercely demanding their own stories to the delight of many readers. If you dare doubt moi's huntress-intensive investigation, sleekly lope on over to ~ shapeshifterromance.wordpress.com ~ where readers and authors have their purring-to-roaring say ~ not to meow-mention the great beastie-subject blogs already up at this new wylde blog place.

Thirdly, and pass the dark chocolate bonbons, the Kougar hopes to finish polishing her wolfie shifter novella tonight, and claw-hit send...?

And we have a Big Cat Winner...which the Kougar will announce tomorrow.

Mad carousel kisses from the Kougar...

Kitty's Cable is Cut

Extra! Extra! Read and meow all about it. The Kougar's Cable is Cut!
Yep, yesterday as moi was about to send off a paw-penned e-mail -- click! and nothing. Dead. Dead everything. No dial tone! Nothing.
After lot's of yowling! That's a whole lotta yowling! And hunting for any problem within the Kougar's lair...and no cell phone...and living blessedly away from civilization...well, suffice-it-to-growl, the Kougar discovered the cable to her phone service had been cut, but was being repaired. So sorry for the inconvenience.
Ah...so tomorrow is tuna catch-up day...unless...
However, Big Cats, take a romp over to Title Magic. Today Mel did a wonderful blog on the male perspective and female perspective in your critique partner. Mews below.
Mel, you are one lucky girl...er...woman! Wish I did have a good crit partner. But I'm on my lonesome. I'd luv the viewpoint of both a another woman and a man because sometimes it is difficult to get the right balances sorted out.
Sorry I didn't comment earlier. My phone line cable got cut, so I've been incognito and not very happy about it.
And yesterday at Title Magic Mai contributed with great blog on the name game, our characters and author pen names. Purrs below.
The name game, it is fascinating. I'm very, very particular about what I name my heroine and hero. And nearly as exacting for the other characters, especially the bad guys.Great post, Mai. And your name is perfect as an author name. It does have that magic ring to it.
Big relief smooch from the Kougar...