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Thursday, January 21, 2010

A new low....




Okay, so we alll know piracy sucks, takes money away from authors, editors, publishers, and yet the pirates don't give a flying flip that they are STEALING money right out of our paychecks, disregarding even those who have no other income BUT our writing. Yes Pirates, that's you making us go on welfare and grovel, Thank you! I feel so flattered that you "found" me and read me, but never spend a penny for the right.

Well here's an all new low.

There are requests for the All Romance Ebooks 28 Days of Hot, Heartfelt Romance books ON PIRATE SITES already! And they're not even released yet!!

Yes, they are STEALING FROM A CHARITY! They are requesting to PIRATE stories, whose sole purpose is to raise money for the American Heart Association. (The stories were written and are being released to give 100% of the proceeds to the AHA.)

Makes you all warm and fuzzy, doesn't it? Makes me want to hurl. This is really a new low. I wonder how they'll "justify" their way out of this one.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

This Week: In Diana's Head

Flying horses and other oddities.

What? You mean you've never seen a pegasus? I have. *grin* Okay, so it's a statue on my desk, but so.... It's there, I can see it and it's gorgeous. But have you ever wondered just what might be out there that we can't see?

I mean, there's ghost chasers, people who swear they can speak to the dead, people who have seen or experienced the unexplainable. How much is real and how much is make believe? I honestly believe that there things we can't see, hear, or explain, but that's what makes us unique from say your average dog. Do you think dogs have spirits who haunt them? I can see it now... Lassie haunting. Okay, that's joke. But we perceive things in a much broader view, we believe we can see, experience and share those oddities, and others feel the same.

So where is today going?

What if there were shifter races among us? What if there were witches and vampires and things that do more than go bump in the night? Have you ever looked at someone and thought they would make the perfect "fill in the blank"?

I think in a way, it's part of why I write about so many of these fantastical beings. They not only intrigue me, but they pull me away from the mundane (you know, laundry, dishes, errands, life in general). I had a new story idea pop up over the weekend and the more I think I have no idea how or what to write about it, the harder it sticks in my brain, so sometime soon, I'm going to be experimenting with another book, I'm sure. I love the differences we find between our own characters and those of another author.

I think as a human race, we could adapt to having more than your average homosapien amongst us. We are a world of diversity and over the years no matter race, color, religion or location, we can come together for the average man.

What do you think? Could you deal with having a wolf shifter as a neighbor? What about a tiger shifter as a teacher, or a witch as a doctor (Yep, I went there. LOL) but in the medical sense. *wink* I can just seen a vampire as a bodyguard. Immeasurable strength and healing capabilities? Probably be a hell of a dancer too. LOL

So tell me what you think. I'm curious.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Membership Drive!

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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Saturday Book News


On January 19th, Entwined by Fate the first in a innovative and sexy new series from S.A.Price releases. This series breaks the accepted boundaries on what is familiar in the shifter genre, by having Ophidians, or weresnakes as a focus.

Thirty females of the Ophidian race have gone missing, most from the transient nest of Las Vegas, a rogue and unofficial nest run by the Saint, John Merrick. Believed to be dead by every Archon in the states, Merrick leads a quiet and unassuming life, saving those of his race that are lost and need it most. It's a solitary existence, one that he hates every day. He yearns for his mate, the woman he left over a decade before, and the woman who thinks him dead to this day.

When Elise Rizdon gets the official invitation to the Archon meeting in Ohio by the leader of a new Midwestern nest, she never expected to see the love of her life at the woman's side, a man she was told was dead and buried. She lost him once upon a time, and she never fully recovered. Focusing on the issues, and not the man that has always made her body burn is not going to be easy. A disturbing event is on the horizon, one that threatens all Ophidian's and their way of life. In order to survive they will have to work together, give up old grudges and take chances on the things that matter most. Love, life and the continuation of their race.

And the reviews have been amazing!

S.A. Price has written a winner! The taut plot line and the constant danger lurking at every corner increase the tension as the reader anxiously turns the pages. S.A. Price does a marvelous job at integrating subplots and smoothly fitting all of the pieces together. The secondary romances developing within the plot line make the happily-ever-after all the more satisfying. Brilliant!
~Recommended Read, Ck2s Kwips and Kritiques

“Move over werewolf’s there’s a new game in town!”
~ Smokin Hot Books

“It kept me captivated …I just had to know what was going to happen next!”
~Books, Books and More Books

"A sexy were species that really pushes the envelope! Who knew snakes could be so hot-blooded!?"
~Jennifer Armintrout, best selling author of the Blood Ties series

Interested? Check out why this book is getting such amazing feedback, and help us prove that weresnakes are sssexy and that scales could definitely be the new fur for you shifter readers!

JOIN THE REVOLUTION! You can read an excerpt here and you can buy the E book from All Romance E books and the print from Amazon.


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On January 19th, Entwined by Fate the first in a innovative and sexy new series from S.A.Price releases. This series breaks the accepted boundaries on what is familiar in the shifter genre, by having Ophidians, or weresnakes as a focus.



Thirty females of the Ophidian race have gone missing, most from the transient nest of Las Vegas, a rogue and unofficial nest run by the Saint, John Merrick. Believed to be dead by every Archon in the states, Merrick leads a quiet and unassuming life, saving those of his race that are lost and need it most. It's a solitary existence, one that he hates every day. He yearns for his mate, the woman he left over a decade before, and the woman who thinks him dead to this day.



When Elise Rizdon gets the official invitation to the Archon meeting in Ohio by the leader of a new Midwestern nest, she never expected to see the love of her life at the woman's side, a man she was told was dead and buried. She lost him once upon a time, and she never fully recovered. Focusing on the issues, and not the man that has always made her body burn is not going to be easy. A disturbing event is on the horizon, one that threatens all Ophidian's and their way of life. In order to survive they will have to work together, give up old grudges and take chances on the things that matter most. Love, life and the continuation of their race.



And the reviews have been amazing!



S.A. Price has written a winner! The taut plot line and the constant danger lurking at every corner increase the tension as the reader anxiously turns the pages. S.A. Price does a marvelous job at integrating subplots and smoothly fitting all of the pieces together. The secondary romances developing within the plot line make the happily-ever-after all the more satisfying. Brilliant!

~Recommended Read, Ck2s Kwips and Kritiques



“Move over werewolf’s there’s a new game in town!”

~ Smokin Hot Books



“It kept me captivated …I just had to know what was going to happen next!”

~Books, Books and More Books



"A sexy were species that really pushes the envelope! Who knew snakes could be so hot-blooded!?"

~Jennifer Armintrout, best selling author of the Blood Ties series



Interested? Check out why this book is getting such amazing feedback, and help us prove that weresnakes are sssexy and that scales could definitely be the new fur for you shifter readers!



JOIN THE REVOLUTION! You can read an excerpt here and you can buy the E book from All Romance E books and the print from Amazon.





Stella Price
Award winning best selling author

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

This week: In Diana's Head

diana's head This last Saturday, me, the man and the boy (luckily the dog stayed behind) went to our first Monster Truck Rally/Tractor Pull.

And I have to tell you, I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING THAT LOUD IN MY LIFE! I was smart. I took earplugs but the boy and the man refused because they were "uncomfortable". Whatever. The man's already hard of hearing because he was in the Artillery in the Army. What's a few thousand decibles of roaring ethanol and moonshine? *wink*

I don't follow the circuit so it's hard to say what we were supposed to see, but what we did see was pretty awesome. A lot of older (1949 anyone ?) modified pickups, several hotrod tractors and the big trucks. And the boy got to ride in the Freakin' Huge SARGEANT SMASH. He loved that.

This guy was the Head honcho, so to speak, the crowd favorite:

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THE BARBARIAN!

We didn't stay the whole show. The boy was zonked by the end of the intermission, so we left around 10p. It probably went right up until about midnight or so. The final verdict? Would we do it again? I'd love to! The boy would do it too, in a heartbeat. The only thing I ask is to not do it in 23degree freezing weather. It wasn't cold in the arena, but it wasn't exactly warm either.