Lust in the First Degree (The Andersons 4) will be available in print in 4 - 6 weeks time. Hopefully just in time for Valentine's Day.
And speaking of Valentine's Day... Undercover Desires, my latest offering, has a release date of 14th February 2013.
Happy New Year. Enjoy tonight and stay safe.
Marie xx
Monday 31 December 2012
Tuesday 20 November 2012
Spotlight Interview & Undercover Desires
Today, 20th November, I am a guest over at Lori King's blog. Check out my interview at http://lorikingbooks.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/in-the-spotlight-marie-jermy/
Sales for Lust in the First Degree have not been brilliant, but you won't find me complaining. Whether it's one book sold or 100, it's nice to see people reading the books that I've loved writing. As for reviews? I've had one from fellow Siren author Jan Bowles. She gave it 5 stars. Bless you, Jan. I really appreciate it.
My latest book Undercover Desires now stands at the 40k mark. Apart from some brain dead moments, it's coming along nicely. I believe another 2 chapters and it will be finished. By the time I've edited and polished it ready to be submitted, I'm hoping it will be 50k. However, I'm not at all happy with the last sex scene in the book. I don't know what it is but something's missing. Also the ensuing "pillow talk" is so naff, it's laughable. More work is needed on these areas. But I don't want to go overboard otherwise I'll be rolling my eyes more times than Ana in Fifty Shades of Grey!
Sales for Lust in the First Degree have not been brilliant, but you won't find me complaining. Whether it's one book sold or 100, it's nice to see people reading the books that I've loved writing. As for reviews? I've had one from fellow Siren author Jan Bowles. She gave it 5 stars. Bless you, Jan. I really appreciate it.
My latest book Undercover Desires now stands at the 40k mark. Apart from some brain dead moments, it's coming along nicely. I believe another 2 chapters and it will be finished. By the time I've edited and polished it ready to be submitted, I'm hoping it will be 50k. However, I'm not at all happy with the last sex scene in the book. I don't know what it is but something's missing. Also the ensuing "pillow talk" is so naff, it's laughable. More work is needed on these areas. But I don't want to go overboard otherwise I'll be rolling my eyes more times than Ana in Fifty Shades of Grey!
Friday 2 November 2012
Lust in the First Degree
Lust in the First Degree (The Andersons 4) is now available to pre order from Bookstrand with a 10% discount until midnight CST, 22nd November. The link is www.bookstrand.com/lust-in-the-first-degree
Release date is 15th November.
Happy reading!
Release date is 15th November.
Happy reading!
Friday 28 September 2012
Undercover Desires
At the moment I'm working on Undercover Desires. It's almost 30k, but once again, I find myself with a Titanic mental block. Oh, well. No doubt it will go. When? I don't have the foggiest.
Lust in the First Degree (The Andersons 4) has a release date of 18th November, which is almost a year since the release of Together Forever, the first in the Andersons series.
I honestly can't believe what I have achieved since April 2011 when I submitted my very first book Secret Eyes to Siren. The rejections from Mills and Boon are a distant memory now. I wonder if they are kicking themselves for rejecting not only Secret Eyes, but Together Forever and Animal Instincts. Probably not. Mills and Boon is a tough market to crack. Maybe, one day...
So what's next after Undercover Desires? Well, first off I think is the sequel to Secret Eyes. The title is Addiction. I keep getting ideas for chapters and my note book is stuffed full of them. I don't think I'm going to have a problem with Addiction.
Next, I think, will be Edge of Heaven. That one maybe a bit trickier, but I'm sure a coffee and a chat with a very good friend of mine, Mark Ovens, will get that one written and submitted.
And then I plan to write another series. The Sins of Silver Creek. I have already written the first book! It was my very first book that I wrote, had it critiqued, edited it from suggestions made by a Mills and Boon editor (I kid you not) and now with a few tweaks here and there, and name changes for the characters, it's done. Yay!!
Lust in the First Degree (The Andersons 4) has a release date of 18th November, which is almost a year since the release of Together Forever, the first in the Andersons series.
I honestly can't believe what I have achieved since April 2011 when I submitted my very first book Secret Eyes to Siren. The rejections from Mills and Boon are a distant memory now. I wonder if they are kicking themselves for rejecting not only Secret Eyes, but Together Forever and Animal Instincts. Probably not. Mills and Boon is a tough market to crack. Maybe, one day...
So what's next after Undercover Desires? Well, first off I think is the sequel to Secret Eyes. The title is Addiction. I keep getting ideas for chapters and my note book is stuffed full of them. I don't think I'm going to have a problem with Addiction.
Next, I think, will be Edge of Heaven. That one maybe a bit trickier, but I'm sure a coffee and a chat with a very good friend of mine, Mark Ovens, will get that one written and submitted.
And then I plan to write another series. The Sins of Silver Creek. I have already written the first book! It was my very first book that I wrote, had it critiqued, edited it from suggestions made by a Mills and Boon editor (I kid you not) and now with a few tweaks here and there, and name changes for the characters, it's done. Yay!!
Saturday 1 September 2012
Lust in the First Degree
Following my stupid mistake when submitting to Siren but forgetting to attach the damned book, I resubmitted yesterday (Thursday 30th August) and today (31st) I received the acceptance email for publication. Yay. Happy dance! The tentative release date for the ebook is November 2012. The print version April 2013.
There might be a coincidence with its release date, because the first of the Andersons series - Together Forever - was released 18th November 2011. It will feel pretty special if the first and last of the series are released in the same month but a year apart. Fingers crossed.
There might be a coincidence with its release date, because the first of the Andersons series - Together Forever - was released 18th November 2011. It will feel pretty special if the first and last of the series are released in the same month but a year apart. Fingers crossed.
Tuesday 28 August 2012
Lust in the First Degree
Lust in the First Degree was submitted to Siren last night. Fingers crossed.
My next project is a book called Undercover Desires. I haven't looked at this book for about a year. I've already done 26000 plus words before I went and typed the Andersons series. When I looked at it last night, what I'd written made me laugh and cry. Laugh because some of the dialogue is laugh out loud in a good way. Cried because I had to go through all 111 pages and delete a space after each full stop. You see when I worked for the police typing statements etc, I was told to always put 2 spaces after a full stop. So for 18 years I did this. It was so instilled in my brain that I did it at home with letters etc. I also did it for my first book to be published - Secret Eyes. When I got the edits back, I noticed only one space after a full stop, the other one my editor had deleted. Therefore from then on I adopted the one space after a full stop approach. I've done it for all my books apart from Undercover Desires. But then again, like I said, I hadn't looked at it for about a year. At the end of the 111 pages my hands were hurting from deleting all those spaces! But it's done now and I can now read through what I've written, edit if need be, and then carry on finishing it.
After Undercover Desires, my next books to be written are Addiction and Edge of Heaven. I don't know which one to write first, though. Then I want to write another series called Sins of Silver Creek. The first book is already half written. I have two more books planned for the series, and then I'll see how it goes. Sometimes it's not easy thinking of story lines that are original and different from what I've already written. I have ideas for two other series, too, but at this point in time, I have just the titles and not much else.
My next project is a book called Undercover Desires. I haven't looked at this book for about a year. I've already done 26000 plus words before I went and typed the Andersons series. When I looked at it last night, what I'd written made me laugh and cry. Laugh because some of the dialogue is laugh out loud in a good way. Cried because I had to go through all 111 pages and delete a space after each full stop. You see when I worked for the police typing statements etc, I was told to always put 2 spaces after a full stop. So for 18 years I did this. It was so instilled in my brain that I did it at home with letters etc. I also did it for my first book to be published - Secret Eyes. When I got the edits back, I noticed only one space after a full stop, the other one my editor had deleted. Therefore from then on I adopted the one space after a full stop approach. I've done it for all my books apart from Undercover Desires. But then again, like I said, I hadn't looked at it for about a year. At the end of the 111 pages my hands were hurting from deleting all those spaces! But it's done now and I can now read through what I've written, edit if need be, and then carry on finishing it.
After Undercover Desires, my next books to be written are Addiction and Edge of Heaven. I don't know which one to write first, though. Then I want to write another series called Sins of Silver Creek. The first book is already half written. I have two more books planned for the series, and then I'll see how it goes. Sometimes it's not easy thinking of story lines that are original and different from what I've already written. I have ideas for two other series, too, but at this point in time, I have just the titles and not much else.
Friday 17 August 2012
Have fallen victim to internet scam
Yep, folks, I should have known better but the email from Amazon looked so convincing. Alarm bells did ring when I typed in my password and instead of seeing dots, I actually saw my password. Suffice to say I didn't include that. Did include my bank card number though. Stupid stupid. Have cancelled my bank cards and am waiting for the new one. I also opened a new account just in case! At the minute though, no fraudulent transctions have been made.
The scam did leave a nasty trojan and virus that myself and the good people at BT IT helpdesk had sorted out. Until that is, I tried to access my Amazon account to check an order. This time my whole internet connection was lost. I think somehow it deleted the wireless signal or something. I'm useless at computers so that's only guesswork. At the moment my laptop is in the hands of Paynes Computers. Those guys are the best. They are confident my laptop will be its old self come Sunday. God I hope so. I never realised how much I relied on my computer until I lost it. Now Richard has to go to Tesco in person to do our weekly shop! Something we haven't done since Alice was 2 months old. She's now nearly 7!
I need my laptop because my latest book Lust in the First Degree is now complete, just a few bits of polishing, but it's ready to be submitted to Siren. It's the fourth and final book of the Andersons series and is the hottest thing I have ever written.
Well, I'd better sign off now. I'm using a library computer and my time is almost up. Thank God for libraries! As Arnie said "I'll be back."
The scam did leave a nasty trojan and virus that myself and the good people at BT IT helpdesk had sorted out. Until that is, I tried to access my Amazon account to check an order. This time my whole internet connection was lost. I think somehow it deleted the wireless signal or something. I'm useless at computers so that's only guesswork. At the moment my laptop is in the hands of Paynes Computers. Those guys are the best. They are confident my laptop will be its old self come Sunday. God I hope so. I never realised how much I relied on my computer until I lost it. Now Richard has to go to Tesco in person to do our weekly shop! Something we haven't done since Alice was 2 months old. She's now nearly 7!
I need my laptop because my latest book Lust in the First Degree is now complete, just a few bits of polishing, but it's ready to be submitted to Siren. It's the fourth and final book of the Andersons series and is the hottest thing I have ever written.
Well, I'd better sign off now. I'm using a library computer and my time is almost up. Thank God for libraries! As Arnie said "I'll be back."
Monday 2 July 2012
Body Rocks
On Thursday last week (28th June), I received the final edits for Body Rocks. And today (2nd July) I sent them back. The release date now is 11th July, which was unexpected, as it was originally the18th. The cover looks absolutely fantastic! Very hot. I would add it to this blog, but those who know me, know I'm useless with computers. Anyway, you can still see it on my Facebook page. It's my new profile picture.
And now it's back to Lust in the First Degree. I had hoped to submit it either before or slightly after the release of Body Rocks. However, I still have a way to go. I'm now looking at August to submit.
And now it's back to Lust in the First Degree. I had hoped to submit it either before or slightly after the release of Body Rocks. However, I still have a way to go. I'm now looking at August to submit.
Friday 8 June 2012
Body Rocks
Gosh, two blogs in one week??!! It's like waiting for a bus, you queue for ages and nothing arrives and then all of a sudden two come along at once!
Anyway, last night (7th June) while I was on eBay (I really must limit myself on that site, it's too tempting by far) I received the edits for Body Rocks. Apart from putting my thinking cap for one area, and its not really major, just clarifying the families history, there is not a lot to do. I received some nice comments about the humour, pacing, the good descriptions of characters and locations, and how the story draws the reader in. To say I'm pleased is an understatement.
The one area I did have concerns over is the heat level. All of my books so far have been 'sextreme', but I thought I would have problems with this one because Samantha, our heroine, is a virgin and it's not in her nature to use coarse words for body parts. Our hero, Daniel, on the other hand, is not one to pussy foot around with language. Because some of the sex scenes are from Samantha's POV, I didn't want to overload in his POV with his own sex scenes to compensate (if that makes sense). And it's seems I didn't because my editor has rated this as 'sextreme'. Yay!!
Hopefully, I will have the edits completed over the weekend, but I have until the 28th June, so I might take my time and get it right. I'm so thankful that my editor pointed out the parts that needed clarifying. I'd already written the ending for the fourth and final book (Lust in the First Degree), but now I know I need to edit and add stuff so it all ties up nice with a big blue bow. Why blue? Well, not only is it my favourite colour, but it's blue for erotic. Cliched I know, but there you go.
Whatever you're reading now, enjoy.
Anyway, last night (7th June) while I was on eBay (I really must limit myself on that site, it's too tempting by far) I received the edits for Body Rocks. Apart from putting my thinking cap for one area, and its not really major, just clarifying the families history, there is not a lot to do. I received some nice comments about the humour, pacing, the good descriptions of characters and locations, and how the story draws the reader in. To say I'm pleased is an understatement.
The one area I did have concerns over is the heat level. All of my books so far have been 'sextreme', but I thought I would have problems with this one because Samantha, our heroine, is a virgin and it's not in her nature to use coarse words for body parts. Our hero, Daniel, on the other hand, is not one to pussy foot around with language. Because some of the sex scenes are from Samantha's POV, I didn't want to overload in his POV with his own sex scenes to compensate (if that makes sense). And it's seems I didn't because my editor has rated this as 'sextreme'. Yay!!
Hopefully, I will have the edits completed over the weekend, but I have until the 28th June, so I might take my time and get it right. I'm so thankful that my editor pointed out the parts that needed clarifying. I'd already written the ending for the fourth and final book (Lust in the First Degree), but now I know I need to edit and add stuff so it all ties up nice with a big blue bow. Why blue? Well, not only is it my favourite colour, but it's blue for erotic. Cliched I know, but there you go.
Whatever you're reading now, enjoy.
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Body Rocks
Yesterday (4th June) I received the contract for Body Rocks. And tonight I returned it! Tentative release date at this time is 18th July.
Progress report on Lust in the First Degree - it stands at just over 28k. Another 20k and I'll be ready to submit. I'm working hard on it and hopefully will submit to Siren sometime in July. Hopefully before Body Rocks is released! I'm having a blast writing it. Matt is so cynical when it comes to romance and love, but, and just like his sister, Ramona, in "Animal Instincts" when the right man- or in Matt's case, woman- comes along, you're blown away. Darcy is the perfect soul mate for Matt. Well, if a volcanologist can't tame a bad-ass cop with a volcanic temper, I don't know who else can!
One final note - I definitely don't like this new look blogger page. Just got used to the old one and then they changed it! And for those who follow me, I do follow you too, but it always says I'm not following anybody's blogs!
Progress report on Lust in the First Degree - it stands at just over 28k. Another 20k and I'll be ready to submit. I'm working hard on it and hopefully will submit to Siren sometime in July. Hopefully before Body Rocks is released! I'm having a blast writing it. Matt is so cynical when it comes to romance and love, but, and just like his sister, Ramona, in "Animal Instincts" when the right man- or in Matt's case, woman- comes along, you're blown away. Darcy is the perfect soul mate for Matt. Well, if a volcanologist can't tame a bad-ass cop with a volcanic temper, I don't know who else can!
One final note - I definitely don't like this new look blogger page. Just got used to the old one and then they changed it! And for those who follow me, I do follow you too, but it always says I'm not following anybody's blogs!
Monday 30 April 2012
Lust in the First Degree
Lust in the First Degree, the 4th and final book of the Andersons series, is going rather well. Am writing about 500 words a night, which I know isn't a lot, but it's better than nothing! At the moment it stands at almost 23k, but 13k of that is what I'd already written in notes etc. It all needs sorting out as the POV is all over the place.
After finishing this book, I'll be taking a break for a while to get my head into gear and then I will start writing "Addiction". David, a good friend of mine, is going to be teaching me karate. Well, not physically but virtually as in chatting on Facebook! Maybe even meeting me for coffee. Either way it should be good. I might even base the hero's character of Addiction - Anakin Howard - on David. My way of saying thank you and will probably dedicate the book to him. Some of you might know Anakin from "Secret Eyes", he's the brother of Leia, who made an appearance in the book and at the very end in the epilogue. In fact, that epilogue is going to be the prologue for Addiction.
After Addiction, I plan on writing a new series called "Sins of Silver Creek". Silver Creek is the fictional town in Montana that I created when I first started writing way back in 2007. It's the home of the Andersons. And the very first book I ever wrote but with a major tweek with the characters, it will be the first in the Sins of Silver Creek series. It's also going to be a menage, a first for me.
At the same time though, another book is shouting to be written for another good friend of mine - Mark. Decisions, decisions. What shall I write first and where will I find the time? Mmm, methinks a chocolate bar is needed to help. Don't know how, but it sure will taste good!
After finishing this book, I'll be taking a break for a while to get my head into gear and then I will start writing "Addiction". David, a good friend of mine, is going to be teaching me karate. Well, not physically but virtually as in chatting on Facebook! Maybe even meeting me for coffee. Either way it should be good. I might even base the hero's character of Addiction - Anakin Howard - on David. My way of saying thank you and will probably dedicate the book to him. Some of you might know Anakin from "Secret Eyes", he's the brother of Leia, who made an appearance in the book and at the very end in the epilogue. In fact, that epilogue is going to be the prologue for Addiction.
After Addiction, I plan on writing a new series called "Sins of Silver Creek". Silver Creek is the fictional town in Montana that I created when I first started writing way back in 2007. It's the home of the Andersons. And the very first book I ever wrote but with a major tweek with the characters, it will be the first in the Sins of Silver Creek series. It's also going to be a menage, a first for me.
At the same time though, another book is shouting to be written for another good friend of mine - Mark. Decisions, decisions. What shall I write first and where will I find the time? Mmm, methinks a chocolate bar is needed to help. Don't know how, but it sure will taste good!
Saturday 14 April 2012
Body Rocks
After a tiring day helping out at the Titanic Exhibition, I come home to check my emails and find out that Siren has accepted to publish Body Rocks (The Andersons 3). Weeeeeee, happy dance. And I'd best get cracking on with Lust in the First Degree (The Andersons 4)!!!!!
Thursday 12 April 2012
Release Day for Animal Instincts
Today is the release day for Animal Instincts (The Andersons 2). Buy it at www.bookstrand.com/animal-instincts
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Body Rocks
I have just submitted Body Rocks, the third in the Andersons series, to Siren. Now we wait. And I'd better start getting on with finishing Lust in the First Degree (the fourth and final in the series). Currently it stands at just over 18k.
Thursday 5 April 2012
Animal Instincts
Animal Instincts (The Andersons 2) is now available to pre-order with a 15% discount ending midnight CST, April 19th. www.bookstrand.com/marie-jermy to check out all my books. Happy reading folks!
Monday 26 March 2012
Bout time I blogged
I haven't blogged for like ages! Nothing to write is my problem.
An update on my books.
I've completed the edits for Animal Instincts and emailed them back to Siren. Just waiting for the second and final edits. I have received the cover and Jinger has done an awesome job.
Body Rocks is now definitely finished. I plan on doing nothing further with it. It stands at 48k. A massive achievement considering I didn't think I'd get to the 35k mark. I have done the brief synopsis and plan on submitting it to Siren when I have almost completed Lust in the First Degree. A couple of months at the most.
Lust in the First Degree is the new title for Laws of Lust. So far I've written almost 17k, but at least half of that is stuff I'd already written, like the sex scenes etc. Some people start at Chapter 1, I start at the sex scenes! They need some major editing though as they're in both Matt and Darcy's POV. I need to seperate their POV so not only do they read better but to add a few thousand words to the manuscript. One sex scene I haven't written though is an anal one. Yep, I'm going for anal this time. What I've briefly jotted down is hot, hot, hot! I've surprised even myself.
After finishing the Anderson series, I intend to write 'Addiction' about Anakin Howard (the brother of Leia from Secret Eyes). And then I have an idea for a new series titled 'Sins of Silver Creek'. The first book will be a MFM. Another first for me.
Well, that's it folks, and thanks for reading.
An update on my books.
I've completed the edits for Animal Instincts and emailed them back to Siren. Just waiting for the second and final edits. I have received the cover and Jinger has done an awesome job.
Body Rocks is now definitely finished. I plan on doing nothing further with it. It stands at 48k. A massive achievement considering I didn't think I'd get to the 35k mark. I have done the brief synopsis and plan on submitting it to Siren when I have almost completed Lust in the First Degree. A couple of months at the most.
Lust in the First Degree is the new title for Laws of Lust. So far I've written almost 17k, but at least half of that is stuff I'd already written, like the sex scenes etc. Some people start at Chapter 1, I start at the sex scenes! They need some major editing though as they're in both Matt and Darcy's POV. I need to seperate their POV so not only do they read better but to add a few thousand words to the manuscript. One sex scene I haven't written though is an anal one. Yep, I'm going for anal this time. What I've briefly jotted down is hot, hot, hot! I've surprised even myself.
After finishing the Anderson series, I intend to write 'Addiction' about Anakin Howard (the brother of Leia from Secret Eyes). And then I have an idea for a new series titled 'Sins of Silver Creek'. The first book will be a MFM. Another first for me.
Well, that's it folks, and thanks for reading.
Thursday 23 February 2012
Animal Instincts
Today I received the edits for Animal Instincts. But am I thick or what? My editor suggested in the areas where I have used a semi-colon, I should use a period instead as per house style. It took me a full ten minutes to work out that she meant a full stop!
Monday 20 February 2012
Body Rocks
An update on Body Rocks, the third in the Anderson series. It now stands at almost 43k. I really want to reach 45k but at this point in time I'm not sure how. An extra chapter will tax my brain. And my brain is taxed enough as it is what with misbehaving kids and thinking if another title for Laws of Lust. Maybe I should leave the title as it is. The others - Handcuffed With Love, Against The Law, Lawless and countless others just don't leap off the page for me. I think I'm trying too hard. Time for a break... Well, at least until I've eaten my tea!
Friday 3 February 2012
5 lips for Together Forever!
Just got an awesome review for Together Forever from Twolips Reviews. Click on the below link for the full review
http://www.twolipsreviews.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7289&Itemid=36
http://www.twolipsreviews.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7289&Itemid=36
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Result with Piracy!
On Sunday, and following a message on the Siren Bookstrand Author Group site, I had cause to send a DMCA takedown notice to ebookr.com. Never sent one before. I must admit I haven't looked at any piracy sites before for any of my books, mainly because I couldn't be bothered. But for some reason on this occasion I did. Together Forever was listed as a free download, and due to disappointing sales, this made me angry. Hence the reason for my very first DMCA takedown notice (probably won't be the last either!). And today, I received confirmation that my complaint had been processed and Together Forever has been deleted from their site. A tiny victory in a very large piracy world.
We authors work very hard and don't want to see piracy sites taking our money. So folks, if you want to read our books, and they're not offered as a free download from the authors themselves, then buy them from the publisher. For me that's Siren Bookstrand, or if you don't want to purchase in dollars, then get them through amazon.co.uk.
We authors work very hard and don't want to see piracy sites taking our money. So folks, if you want to read our books, and they're not offered as a free download from the authors themselves, then buy them from the publisher. For me that's Siren Bookstrand, or if you don't want to purchase in dollars, then get them through amazon.co.uk.
Sunday 22 January 2012
Body Rocks
Just when I thought I'd finished Body Rocks, I find that I haven't! To coincide with the timeline in the fourth and final book - Laws of Lust (and I'm still not sure of that title) I need to add an extra day. It will add another 5-10k, but what to write? I don't like adding boring filling-in-the-gaps scenes because as a reader myself I don't like to read them. Perhaps another sex scene? Nope, that won't do. I'm all out of sex scenes for this book! So what to write? Answers on a post card please!
Saturday 7 January 2012
Fame at last?
No, not me personally, but my son Adam! His story is featured in today's local paper. Here's the link http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/our_little_boy_is_just_cool_after_72_hour_fight_for_life_1_1170831?updateScreenname=true&returnPath=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eveningnews24.co.uk%3A80%2Fnews%2Four_little_boy_is_just_cool_after_72_hour_fight_for_life_1_1170831
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