Discombobulated Day... Yowl...

Yep, it’s been a discombobulated day, of sorts... my Gorgeous Big Cats... with the good and bad moments interweaving in strange ways that leaves the Kougar feeling unbalanced.
Unexpectedly, moi spent some time at Romance Writers In the Rough ~ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romancewritersintherough ~ with her HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog buddies for a scheduled chat. It’s always fun, inspiring... and my oh meow my... what this Big Cat girl learns. BTW, Big Congrats to Bekki Lynn. Her erotic romance novel, LAST OF GLASS OF WINE, published by Siren-BookStrand, is one year old today.
Co~~~ urse, that meant work on BRANDED was slowed down. Grrrrrsss... the good and the bad mixing it up... kitty kat sighs...
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Plus, it was an educating exercise to check out the next round of critiques by Raelene of Ellora’s Cave, and her two editors, at the Passionate Ink forum. While the Kougar saw the value and truth in a lot of what was said, it’s still an endless fascination to moi that what ‘turns’ one person on as a reader/editor doesn’t do it for another reader. Yeppers, one first page that was considered promising wasn’t to this KitKat reader’s taste. Not that the writing was bad. Nope, the story simply held no appeal.
Course, what’s also true ~ EC is looking for stories that will sell well to one segment of their customers, not necessarily only stories that will appeal to everyone.
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Yay Yowls! Moi’s invisible tomatoes are turning orange. Is ripe and red just around the summer corner?
As the Kougar said on the loop chat * yesterday, on the tame prairie, a brazen girl Bluejay dared swooping over the doggie yard, several times, despite the fact moi’s doggies could have caught her if they'd been interested. Girl Bluejay perched on top of a fence panel for a long time, too, looking like quite the little queen.
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Authoress news and mews ~

The Kougar posted the April 2009 flashes of COURTSHIP ON ANOTHER EARTH on her personal forum at The Romance Studio forum, Savanna Kougar ~ the Fantasy Lair ~ http://theromancestudio.com/forum ~
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Just for the cowboy lovin’ big cats ~ a sneaky peekie X-snippet from BRANDED BY THE TEXANS...

“Come on, Kylie,” Dono coaxed, opening his arms. “You have to be gettin’ real tired.”
“No, I’m not,” she snapped. “Besides, I’m not doing anything until you zip up your jeans.”
“Why, that’s right contrary to my way of viewing the situation.” Dono smiled as lazily as his drawl had been. “We can’t be doin’ anything if I do zip up.”
Her spine stiffening to steel, Kylie side-armed her throw. Thunk! The bar landed against Dono’s mid-section, then bounced to the floor leaving a large wet stain on his navy t-shirt. Kylie stared at the six-pack revealed by the clinging material. Had she ever seen muscle definition like that? The closest was his brother, Dillon, of course. Just the thought of him turned up her temperature in all the wrong sexy places.
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~

Happy Courtship on another Earth

X-Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~ Sylva and Zeke’s story continues....

Part 202 ~

Sylva reveled in the feel of her stud cowboy’s possession. His cock ruled her body so powerfully, it frightened her almost as much as it pleasured her. She didn’t want it any other way, truly. Yet... wasn’t it natural to feel afraid? How easily could he control her life? Simply because he could sexually give her what she desired most as a passionate woman. Reaching deep down, she firmed her resolve to go forward with him, to trust him as much as she could, until he gave her a reason not to. God, Goddess, he felt magnificent. He felt male.

Zeke smoothed his palms gently over the luscious swells of his Sylva’s breasts, once his orgasm quit consuming his torso and he could think a man’s sane thoughts again. “Your butt is my only heaven right now,” he whispered, then nuzzled into her mane of hair. “I am feeling more relaxed,” she softly sang as she turned her head to the side, eyeing him. Zeke arched forward capturing the corner of her mouth with a kiss. Her lips met his in another long deep kiss. “My Sylva.” Zeke touched her cheek with his lips while he caressed her sweet breasts.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ 200 ~ see the Kougar’s prior bloggies... or the Passionate Ink forum, the FREE READS page ~ http://passionateink.org/forum ~
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HAPPILY EVER AFTER blog ~
Friday ~ Bekki Lynn blogs about the beauty of rocks and romance.
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THE PINK BLOG ~
Lots of good author entries!
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SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS blog ~
Friday ~ Serena blogs ~ How exhilarating and exhausting is it to write a menage scene?
Thursday ~ Suzanne Rock, our wonderful Guest blogger ~ moi’s comment ~
Hi Suzanne, thanks so much for being here today.
Humphrey Bogart and James Dean, so cool. I would never have thought of blending those two.
Maltese Falcon and Rebel Without a Cause, two of my old fave movies.
I'm naughtily curious. Since both of them are smoking, does your hero smoke?
Tuesday ~ The Kougar ~ ...burning its way through my jeans
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For the next part of the Never-Ending Story ~ RomanticSynonmous ~
~ She still held the diamond pouch and she reached inside, fingering one of the largest red diamonds. A vision flashed before her eyes. ~
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Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ Siren-BookStrand blog ~

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No! Internet Two... Resistance is victory...
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HATE!!! > DTV> it’s a ripoff.
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Have a Happy Summer...
May your most romantic dreams come true...

Discombobulated dreams and kisses from the Kougar...

Get Your Own Tangerine Dream

Guess what, my Big Beautiful Kittens, the Kougar’s e-novella, TANGERINE CARNAL DREAMS, will be offered at The Romance Studio ~ http://theromancestudio.com ~ this Sunday as a book-a-day giveaway...so, if you want your own Tangerine Dream...here’s your chance.

For the New Year ~ Travel to the far-away erotic paradise of Yemisque...
Katta & Zio invite you to read their love story ~
TANGERINE CARNAL DREAMS...a fire-shooting fierce woman...a shapeshifting prince of a stallion...and the tangerine aphrodisiac winds on a world far away...Available from Aspen Mountain Press ~ http://tinyurl.com/6vu6hm ~ http://aspenmountainpress.com ~
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Now ~ FIRST! just for the big cool cats ~

Happy New Year... on another Earth

Serial Flash in Two Hundred ~

Part 23 ~

Sylva leaned forward, her breasts throbbing, desperate for his attention. “Please.” Breathless and sizzly inside with anticipation, she waited. Bending down to her nose, he kissed the tip tenderly. In what seemed like slow motion, he angled his head, touching her lips with his persuasively. Hope flickered, teasing her. Would being with him cause her agony? Or, maybe...maybe...had good fortune finally found her in the romance department? In another world? Answering his kiss, she felt like a seductress as she played her lips over his, tasting the firm shape. God, she loved kissing, even if her nipples begged.

Zeke patiently devoured her lips with kisses he invented just for her. Her mouth inspired them, playing his like a risque tune on a saloon piano. Claiming the back of her sweet neck, he stroked his thumb over the silken flesh of her throat. Knowing their marriage began this night, and would always be influenced by their first time together, he kept his cocked shotgun holstered, for now. Just for her. She was so beautiful, his Sylva, he wondered how he could ever say no to her. Zeke caressed along her shoulder, his thumb grazing the swell of her breast.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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Part 1 - 15 ~ see the previous blog ~ January 15th Cometh, then Part 15... and before...
Part 16 ~ see In 2051, murder is rare in New Atlantis...
Part 17 ~ see Flash During the First Full Moon
Part 18 ~ see Monday on four hours...
Part 19 ~ see The Rising of New Atlantis
Part 20 ~ see Murder by Hair Spray in Gardenia, New Atlantis ~ The Rising...
Part 21 ~ see *IT* Happened One Night
Part 22 ~ see Wolf Moonrise
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Hey, KitKats, if you noticed the All Romance eBooks button on the left-paw side, they are having a Valentine’s Day Special for authors.
And purring-yes, the Kougar is considering a Valentine’s Day Serial Flash. Just for the Big Cool Cats ~ meow...

For a look at the romance of cover art via author, Bekki Lynn, scoot on over. And for ten reasons to purchase a Sony ebook reader, a blog by Sara ~ also some fascinating Egyptian love poetry ~ give a glinting eye to Lindsay’s blog at Happily Ever After ~
Also, for the next part of the Never Ending Story ~ http://judahraine.blogspot.com ~
And, if you would like to meet Moon Dream trot on over to Volcano’s Angelic Forecast for this week ~ http://sirenbookstrand.blogspot.com ~

HAPPY NEW YEAR ~
May your most romantic dreams come true...

Tangerine dreams and far-away kisses from the Kougar...

Pow! Bam! Smack it...

Hello, my darling Big Kitties, the Kougar did some paw-improvements to her blog. Now the covers of moi's novels actually link to Siren Publishing, Liquid Silver Books and Siren-BookStrand. A big rolling rumbling purr of satisfaction. For now.

Meow-sigh hopefully, the Kougaress will gain enough time to include the new Siren-BookStrand blog ~ http://blog.sirenbookstrand.com/ ~ and Aspen Mountain Press soon. Moi is tail-twitching working hard on her edits for Tangerine Carnal Dreams. Oh where yowling-where is the Kougar's very own handsome hero, who is a tech wizard, a handy man extraordinaire, who can bring home the bacon...moi will bake him brownies, and other tasty goodies...if he could only install snafu-free editing program...wish, wish...oh a huge heart wish...

Plus ~ no, not the plus size of fashion ~ the Kougar would adore designing a snazzy razzy feline header for her blog...ideas are only in the fuzzy stage of the moi's dreaming mind, however. Perhaps, as Helen suggests in her Title Magic blog today, the Kougaress should be on the prowl for that eye-delicious hunk of man to virile-grace her blog with his sexy I-want-you picture. Cat-woman purring yum - Clark Gable. Does Rhett want Scarlett or what?

Also, happy-roaring news, the Kougar will be participating in Celia Kyle's summer scavenger hunt, which begins the first of June. Pssst...hint, the treasure link for winning a whole bunch o' books is below...way below...

And! All Shades of Blue Paradise, Siren Publishing, will be offered by The Romance Studio as the book giveaway on May 24, 2008. If any Big Cat wants a novel-taste of the Kougar's writing. And an escape into the World of Blue Pearl Moon.

Pow! Bam! Smack it into the next dimension, Big Kitties ~ lope rapidly over to Title Magic. Helen's blog today ~ what the American Title V finalists should know ~ is chock full of vote-getting strategies. And is also a titillating insight into how Helen won with her entry, The Magic Knot ~ sorta like a behind-the-scenes of American Idol for romance writers. Mew-sings below.
Wowza, what you learn! Thanks, everyone, since the advice can be carried over to 'hopefully' a career as an author. And should assist the American Title V finalists.
Now, I'm even definitely more glad I didn't fully know what I was up against. Sometimes ignorance is bliss, or, at least, it keeps you going despite the odds.
Hey, I know I got ONE vote. 'Cause I voted for myself. Who knows? Maybe my entry was the lowest vote getter ever?
I can laugh now, which I'm doing...lol.

Tangerine smooches from the 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....

The Art of Blue Pleasures

Good Evening, my patient Big Cats, today the prairie greens nicely, rising from it's winter death beneath the gray-pearl skies. The Kougar has been focused on filling out her cover art questionnaire for Pleasures of Blue Lotus Oil, Book II in the World of the Blue Pearl Moon series, Siren Publishing. Under contract agreement, nada can be meow-revealed for now. Suffice it to purring-say, the process was creatively intense, a combination of fun and hard work.

Yowl-well, the Kougaress finally took the prize plunge. In the coming month The Romance Studio will give away one book a day to their readers. One of them will be Red Lioness Tamed, Liquid Silver Books, the winner being chosen by moi.

The Kougar's Dare-the-Claw Contest ~

Now, roar-announcement, for any Big Cat who reads the Kougar's blogs and cares to leave a comment, a 100 word description (or less) of a cameo character suited for either the World of the Blue Pearl Moon or Adventures of the Red Lioness series -- yowling-yes, that lucky kitty will receive a free .pdf copy of either All Shades of Blue Paradise or Red Lioness Tamed.

The claw-selection of any winners will be purely smug-persnickety subjective (with no promises made! *slash, slash of the Kougar's long tail*), and chosen only by the Kougar (it's all about the Kougar here).

As to guidelines, only your individual imagination is the limit, and some amount of decency in presentation. Your character may be one you create, or it may be you in character, one you would like to play in the story. And, if your character is used, then you will receive an e-copy of the book where the character appears, plus a tiny, wee (we're talking nano-blink here)acknowledgement. By entering this whim-cat-aloof and absolutely unfair contest, you agree to yield all ownership of your character, as it appears in the Kougar's novel.

So, if you dare, entice the Kougar's imagination...but, beware! The Kougaress adores rough and tumble play, fangs and claws included.

One aloof smooch from the Kougar...