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.

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!

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!

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)!!!!!

Release Day for Animal Instincts

Today is the release day for Animal Instincts (The Andersons 2). Buy it at www.bookstrand.com/animal-instincts

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.

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!