tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44500890955757570672024-03-05T11:16:53.328-06:00Ava James ~ Romance To Last A LifetimeAva James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-56152895794779863862011-06-17T10:27:00.002-05:002011-06-17T10:29:56.113-05:00Writing more - Working LessOkay, maybe I should have titled this Working More, Writing Less...however, as many can tell, I've been away for far too long. With that said, I am working to get back in the swing of things. How is it that your career away from the writing realm takes over your daily life until you have no creative energy left? <br /><br />Oh well, hoping to get something substantial soon!Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-64433117137715527272010-11-19T22:25:00.003-06:002010-11-19T22:25:00.521-06:00Feeling the Holiday Spirit? Read The Christmas Cat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeulk3QSWYNdzV726yVU9C_DYQcdPt1lbQNpyYT47kl10JTt1w18DxyI5RkTP6bseRNYeaC_JOhF8cKr4JFuZ0VvlxMXHhHH6d4pdXQTHetkGk8TE3O88MdGTKthzU8pkX5GHRnc42z6M/s1600/christmascatweb2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeulk3QSWYNdzV726yVU9C_DYQcdPt1lbQNpyYT47kl10JTt1w18DxyI5RkTP6bseRNYeaC_JOhF8cKr4JFuZ0VvlxMXHhHH6d4pdXQTHetkGk8TE3O88MdGTKthzU8pkX5GHRnc42z6M/s400/christmascatweb2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518831899077679106" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sometimes all it takes to bring two people together is a cat in need and a little holiday magic. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Check out The Christmas Cat by Ava James at Freya's Bower<br />http://www.freyasbower.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=160Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-22231103934383068452010-10-03T21:26:00.003-05:002010-10-03T21:29:27.431-05:0015,000 words in 2 daysYou know when you sit down to the computer and the words just appear. I love those days, and then comes the inevitable Monday. The return to work, all the ideas screaming to be captured will have to wait while I waste my time in a drab gray space with few windows and he hum of computers...I love weekends and only wish that I could skip returning to the 'real job'.Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-58462270051910827292010-09-19T12:24:00.002-05:002010-09-19T12:31:02.153-05:00RainRain sounds on my roof<br />The splash of tires running through a flooded street <br />Windows open to the smell of wet<br />The cool breeze tinged with the promise of fall<br />Crickets chirp thier choir song<br />The day is young and it feels long<br />Flowers bloom their last bloom<br />The grass soaks up green <br />Autumn is on its wayAva James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-64622738189596626512010-09-11T13:12:00.003-05:002010-09-11T13:14:30.161-05:00Never Forget - Never to be forgotten<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWE500KQ7AkWqbCypSgpXF_TdMwg1mtcv7XkXxN_czQzFG0XPajH_lTW1QL5NRrTHjGj1V1TvXjBNN4YuaSO3Li4Qv6FJf7FDH6WAxajkMR61nuAsfSFnWk_DebnhN08Qc4FdziD8ETtU/s1600/thumbnail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWE500KQ7AkWqbCypSgpXF_TdMwg1mtcv7XkXxN_czQzFG0XPajH_lTW1QL5NRrTHjGj1V1TvXjBNN4YuaSO3Li4Qv6FJf7FDH6WAxajkMR61nuAsfSFnWk_DebnhN08Qc4FdziD8ETtU/s400/thumbnail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515720620192001746" /></a><br /><br /><br />Thank you to all brave individuals who serve as law enforcement, military, and firefighters. We should all be greatful, I know I am.Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-39525226586864391412010-09-08T20:49:00.001-05:002010-09-08T20:51:15.987-05:00The Self Publishing Revolution - Brand Spanking New Bloghttp://theselfpublishingrevolution.blogspot.com/<br /><br />A blog for those of us who write, who read, and who simply want to share ideas. Check it out! I'm a guest blogger there on the 9th of each month!Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-58782743410918681412010-08-12T21:23:00.002-05:002010-08-12T21:30:28.435-05:00eXcessica Scavenger Hunt - WIN A KINDLE!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflMFBIi95sNlNo_kdQCJbJ30YAKzV9RYTkQDO6eJXUNQVXPyTNWjkxKX9mOIsPO79zfoSRrZFCJy3zmGV9TR8NFydOU3aIzgduqbc-IPHCkeNUeo4p9yasMC-Cs5Imo8N7rC4YVkU9DiP/s1600/excessica.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504716135244469538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflMFBIi95sNlNo_kdQCJbJ30YAKzV9RYTkQDO6eJXUNQVXPyTNWjkxKX9mOIsPO79zfoSRrZFCJy3zmGV9TR8NFydOU3aIzgduqbc-IPHCkeNUeo4p9yasMC-Cs5Imo8N7rC4YVkU9DiP/s400/excessica.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Did I get your attention? If so, check it out at the link below and good luck!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://excessica.com/excessica-scavenger-hunt">http://excessica.com/excessica-scavenger-hunt</a></div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-19048423954823774862010-07-17T10:53:00.007-05:002010-07-17T11:15:15.061-05:00Under the Juniper Sky - A Gold Rush Era Romance<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494909300617943650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnLvQz1nfjURiN79cxAi87HE_iG8qDeyJ9GwMYKT7ZYhVnv790jLN89naPpJYsj2BQVGHvYm6zKU84K9yCLt6SlQXqI8D5eexxFaHiOqv2YtRdl4Tvps-FKfRM0SeYxWZoYduC-EqpZl6/s400/aurora21798.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_AEbKlavF7pb8oIHMWrAyhTCi7GQBle8RUdTlp6WOxlcnMCWbtpRLA8mt6igYO-rXdFeFRGfDPM6cBOl0d0sAmoYRXkuhMLBTakVMFdfI_Wh-iHKvpZvJfr4FGdurW7U_ik0ZTj11a58/s1600/194.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494909229009001106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_AEbKlavF7pb8oIHMWrAyhTCi7GQBle8RUdTlp6WOxlcnMCWbtpRLA8mt6igYO-rXdFeFRGfDPM6cBOl0d0sAmoYRXkuhMLBTakVMFdfI_Wh-iHKvpZvJfr4FGdurW7U_ik0ZTj11a58/s400/194.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div>My inspiration for this story came from some research I was doing about Alaska. Once I started reading up on the history of that era I was hooked. Here are some of the photos that brought to life the story which I am currently working on.<br /><br /><div><div>The place that caught my attention was the small town of Dawson in the Yukon. With its barely established roads and old buildings it was a boom town that attracted all manner of folks looking to become the next Gold tycoon. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvoaGLGRrGIdP0jmmNyhENWWNERq2bb7rxzZ2kTLRo84slFjTrXL9KyDkCP55zsm-WpjDrtnp-yuKRBtXjCq-4HFYrkL-s5ubiYzqn7fIo_cXtucngA7qubmjaTBq4Jfm7Xfrhjfsl3O6/s1600/da568cdc94586482.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 124px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494908619038579794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvoaGLGRrGIdP0jmmNyhENWWNERq2bb7rxzZ2kTLRo84slFjTrXL9KyDkCP55zsm-WpjDrtnp-yuKRBtXjCq-4HFYrkL-s5ubiYzqn7fIo_cXtucngA7qubmjaTBq4Jfm7Xfrhjfsl3O6/s400/da568cdc94586482.jpg" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494908842309394962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwX8UryElQVRmK4TQUxPNKnys1wcN0Su7lHKV9jwV9gSgYCEcP4nmutmVRztqDJ24d8ENTCxumPueipBHbSHQcgR1OQmmyeBJx64LAIZRNBUapaGeMPt1oeTHFcYAzNwXHWnvu48ixCCB/s400/dawson_16.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-39027808214232649182010-06-17T18:40:00.002-05:002010-06-17T18:43:12.648-05:00NEED MOTIVATION<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mE2ievJode-bDm1Sj_B6MuLXtlROufrN3cy1YLOcKoADLQi-xx6cGR6UdGh9a3HJN_f-_31gB8hAY2RBW0jZ3FsehJP_BsJvNc8tTs2vC6xVnO9R5cL7k1VoRla8bG15DPkswmtbX3fg/s1600/ava.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 66px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 142px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483892314542534322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mE2ievJode-bDm1Sj_B6MuLXtlROufrN3cy1YLOcKoADLQi-xx6cGR6UdGh9a3HJN_f-_31gB8hAY2RBW0jZ3FsehJP_BsJvNc8tTs2vC6xVnO9R5cL7k1VoRla8bG15DPkswmtbX3fg/s400/ava.gif" /></a><br /><div>Ever been sitting there, knowing that you could be doing soo much more, feeling your fingers itch to write - to tear up the keys in a frenzied flurry of brilliant movement?</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>My fingers are currently tongue tied (if that's possible). </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Anyone read Alexander and the Horrible, Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day... some days you just can't get it right...I think I'll move to Australia.....</div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-7296227638331794742010-05-24T22:19:00.003-05:002010-05-24T22:24:35.487-05:00Where did Spring go?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLtCkdyZYQLtY8VV-iianSrzK8JWNjvmkHO3Mvu2y55qWrUe3ji2-KiD7YZkiGCCm5xDjcFI06gCh_IlTdAoGOKBfnF9BU_r9GDg6cDAyKJbaKZi0_pvkN5_sUzY14WDOTXZA_URERxjp/s1600/May+14+002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475043086577776754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLtCkdyZYQLtY8VV-iianSrzK8JWNjvmkHO3Mvu2y55qWrUe3ji2-KiD7YZkiGCCm5xDjcFI06gCh_IlTdAoGOKBfnF9BU_r9GDg6cDAyKJbaKZi0_pvkN5_sUzY14WDOTXZA_URERxjp/s400/May+14+002.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I miss those few weeks in which I could sit out on my back patio watching the clouds roll by as ideas swirled around in my head. The grass in the pasture behind my house was over grown. That large black mare, I call her Lady, would lean over my fence and look at me as if to say, "Shouldn't you be working?" She'd resume her nibbling on grass and glance my way every now again to be sure I wrote something. The gentle breeze with a hint of rain would ruffle the pages on the glass table top before me. I move my cup to hold several lose peices down. I hear the bird who built her nest in my garden chirp and she reminds me to stop and smell the flowers all around.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Ah...where did spring go?</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>It was 92 outside today - screw sitting on the patio.</div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-73492679564410381282010-03-29T21:36:00.000-05:002010-03-29T21:36:08.021-05:00For One Dark Knight : Now In Print"Past the suitable age for marriage, Lady Isobel longs for her life to begin. When the chance to flee the clutches of her misery arises, she sets out on a journey to her dower lands and childhood home. But no road is without its perils, and she soon finds she needs someone by her side.<br /><br />Sir Robert de Gever's duties become vastly more complicated when Lady Isobel stumbles into his life in need of rescue. Questions arise and secrets run deep, leaving desire and suspicion to war within him.<br /><br />Intrigue awaits the pair, and conspirators abound. Is the bond of one dark night spent together strong enough to save them from their fears?"<br /><br />Now Available in Print @ Amazon.com - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Knight-BookStrand-Publishing">www.amazon.com/Knight-BookStrand-Publishing</a>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-67998373986420078072010-03-29T05:52:00.002-05:002010-03-29T05:54:13.671-05:00And it's finally coming to PRINT!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1265v5nzdDaLgueMLSRWUPFwtoJRigyLpuvqPQc2gv6Fjm91Qt_C8KdKXjWrYRnV9k_hjLdCqh-VNR5H-BxG86vKR0Jhh5t4PGDvYSsihEVCTpCvJV9shNDw8x_-YzN6OD3lKnJX7Ilq/s1600/aj-fodk.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454007003237682050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1265v5nzdDaLgueMLSRWUPFwtoJRigyLpuvqPQc2gv6Fjm91Qt_C8KdKXjWrYRnV9k_hjLdCqh-VNR5H-BxG86vKR0Jhh5t4PGDvYSsihEVCTpCvJV9shNDw8x_-YzN6OD3lKnJX7Ilq/s400/aj-fodk.jpg" /></a>Available now at Amazon.com and soon at Barnes and Nobel (<a href="http://www.bn.com/">www.bn.com</a>) ~ For One Dark Knight by Ava James!</div><div> </div><div>Very excited to get my first copy in hand!</div><div> </div><div> </div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-26611175107493259352010-03-21T13:58:00.001-05:002010-03-21T13:59:07.725-05:00Rain SUCKS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn6BcWefIeGZiC7iVoYBmj9GsxoG7_DeddYg-C0uwKZ1IHg5pYhrEfeGpUIETsXNqmZdbqaCUTJO-RvbsOmp0usV5gX0S0_u-IzGoF5qqP68styV_IOPDzoQRlOEZZxOJNoWPqfzurlQY/s1600-h/mini2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451163642868320946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn6BcWefIeGZiC7iVoYBmj9GsxoG7_DeddYg-C0uwKZ1IHg5pYhrEfeGpUIETsXNqmZdbqaCUTJO-RvbsOmp0usV5gX0S0_u-IzGoF5qqP68styV_IOPDzoQRlOEZZxOJNoWPqfzurlQY/s400/mini2.jpg" /></a><br /><div>So, obviously it's raining again.<br /><br />I want to drive my new MINI Cooper S, but with this weather. the car is just going to sit in the garage instead.</div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-7007356150987390182010-03-20T12:34:00.000-05:002010-03-20T12:34:14.323-05:00Rainy DayBeen away far too long, was enjoying this past week's weather and then BAM! Today is 40 degrees cooler than yesterday and rainy. Yuck...oh well, its a good day to sit at the computer and write. What will I write...tales of a gloomy forest with lurking shadows and fae mischeif...perhaps...bright stories of a sweet romance in the American west, budding and new...how about vibrant purple sands on a moonless planet lingering in the far distant galaxy beyond the Milky Way.<br /><br />We'll see where this ends up, chances are I will be posting an excerpt soon of whatever new story comes to mind.Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-54598165567542636092009-12-23T21:08:00.002-06:002009-12-29T09:13:10.222-06:00Dark God Descending by Tony-Paul De Vissage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqRR7UEI1tDtZnajMexacEMsfwLtKJcMNkUe_P2YlSrI-z2eI2RfpIKTlcWxGHRa_mbeJARknUGyhIduP7ztQ_iAqQVORrBOgEtxv1XN1NTuprfDevzLLxxe4YVHRaAA5croqOo3JZ-VA/s1600-h/Dec+28.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420673106957715250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqRR7UEI1tDtZnajMexacEMsfwLtKJcMNkUe_P2YlSrI-z2eI2RfpIKTlcWxGHRa_mbeJARknUGyhIduP7ztQ_iAqQVORrBOgEtxv1XN1NTuprfDevzLLxxe4YVHRaAA5croqOo3JZ-VA/s400/Dec+28.jpg" /></a><br /><div>When I decided to write in the horror genre, I chose to limit myself to vampire stories, I wished to write something different. With that in mind, I turned my attention from les vampires of the Old World and concentrated on those in the New. It appears almost all cultures have stories of bloodsucking creatures of the night, being who for one reason or another have offended their deity and are accursed. So what was the Native Americans' spin on this legend? I decided to find out, concentrating on the native of Central America specifically the Maya.</div><div> </div><div>Dark God Descending is the story of two men, seperated by thousands of years, thrown together by unbelievable circumstances; it is the story of their friendship and their love for the same woman, and what is involved in accepting event Fate has dealt them. It is available from Sams Dot Publishing at <a href="http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/purchasecenter/novels.htm">http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/purchasecenter/novels.htm</a> </div><div> </div><div>Be sure to check out this intrigueing story and read an excerpt!</div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-56811664175257844262009-12-16T19:57:00.003-06:002009-12-16T20:16:54.512-06:00Happy Christmas and a very Warm Holiday to you all!<div><span style="color:#ff0000;">There is no snow on the ground here in St. Louis, but it certainly is cold!</span> <span style="color:#33cc00;">I was listening to the radio today and heard the one Christmas song that I adore...you all know it, the John Lennon song, <em>Happy Christmas (War Is Over).</em></span></div><div><em></em> </div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">Warmest wishes to you and your family in this holiday season!</span></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416023037336412674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEtOZjpNPQ4tQ77IPVkV0oxTlyALqUMVjUkUZym5LbYb2wZjuPLNnKAgBfldq8vI4RPr6-Kgvpu2WGyG052LGJNLxlyf7W0wMGtKHrOKOlTsf9UpTN99smEGGF0g4ccNcT6v0G21fA1RP/s400/john-lennon-yoko-ono-happy-xmas-war-is-over.jpg" /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-80082033919992783342009-10-01T22:15:00.000-05:002009-10-01T22:15:00.573-05:00Check out Sweet Vengance by Nicole Morgan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1BVk9zy4sFPn05BweZA-eK2N1DOB4f0qdDZI6-mkULRDPVSlaBbv4ghkBzmMFLeEb1Us8dA6hXgtBjzPz83qKnUNSOqjvRn3sMYDNSBb944ETmFF4A67FE4Wz6RGAln-brdyPqz2Q2jE/s1600-h/SV.+Oct1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384125498955710130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 113px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1BVk9zy4sFPn05BweZA-eK2N1DOB4f0qdDZI6-mkULRDPVSlaBbv4ghkBzmMFLeEb1Us8dA6hXgtBjzPz83qKnUNSOqjvRn3sMYDNSBb944ETmFF4A67FE4Wz6RGAln-brdyPqz2Q2jE/s320/SV.+Oct1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sweet Vengeance ~<br />Hearts on Fire Books<br />Book 3 in the Sweet Series</span> </div><div><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Coming to eBook September 29, 2009 </span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span> </div><div><br />Adam Collins was just beginning to put his life back together when he meets Chelsea, his sweet and beautiful next door neighbor from next door. As the two spend more time together an attraction between them builds.<br />A nightmare from Adam’s past, that he thought was long ago dead and buried comes back to life and places him and Chelsea in danger. Enlisting the help of two of his former Navy SEALS team members Adam must find a way to keep them both safe.<br />As the danger mounts and passions ignite one question will remain. Who will be left standing after Sweet Vengeance is served?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.heartsonfirebooks.com/downloads.aspx?categoryid=28" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">PURCHASE LINK</a></div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-41950953633340958662009-09-28T21:12:00.001-05:002009-09-28T21:15:08.363-05:00It's Finally Here!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK72LJW8_4p3cRH0GVJtua9zdOg5lc8Gyfzrny5Y-zC5mcpe_bBhFB3emH6FG6Tes7oyhbgfbXPE59yPFwazFLfkjiHs74RkOMXw7808GlUwpFQ_WwTFNTfpy2dMF6kTMdXMI0Owws6Fqc/s1600-h/aj-fodk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386706849676893410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK72LJW8_4p3cRH0GVJtua9zdOg5lc8Gyfzrny5Y-zC5mcpe_bBhFB3emH6FG6Tes7oyhbgfbXPE59yPFwazFLfkjiHs74RkOMXw7808GlUwpFQ_WwTFNTfpy2dMF6kTMdXMI0Owws6Fqc/s400/aj-fodk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">For One Dark Knight<br />By: Ava James </span><a style="COLOR: #000" href="http://www.bookstrand.com/storeSearch.html?searchBy=author&qString=Ava+James"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Other books by Ava James</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Categories: </span><a href="http://www.bookstrand.com/category223.html"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Historical</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"> </span><a href="http://www.bookstrand.com/category330.html"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Mainstream ROMANCE</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"> Word Count: 63,277Heat Level: SENSUALPublished By: </span><a style="COLOR: #000" href="http://www.bookstrand.com/storeSearch.html?searchBy=publisher&qString=Siren-Bookstrand%2C+Inc."><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><br />AVAILABLE: Tuesday, September 29th<br />Past the suitable age for marriage, Lady Isobel longs for her life to begin. When the chance to flee the clutches of her misery arises, she sets out on a journey to her dower lands and childhood home. But no road is without its perils, and she soon finds she needs someone by her side.<br />Sir Robert de Gever's duties become vastly more complicated when Lady Isobel stumbles into his life in need of rescue. Questions arise and secrets run deep, leaving desire and suspicion to war within him.<br />Intrigue awaits the pair, and conspirators abound. Is the bond of one dark night spent together strong enough to save them from their fears?</span></div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-22881074634783814262009-09-21T22:22:00.002-05:002009-09-21T22:30:34.675-05:00Once Cuffed : NOW AVAILABLE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVuJ_IViPIThyphenhyphen1F8rPdsl2e6RExJ5y1MqQWphEMiJsCz_QHegOGng9q5IVGw4nGf7arE4r3N1tI7xChVASAMxtFx-nnuDQRoVtVOFQmaTqogacAyBuyssGmPQyktcBJrQe34p6eIBWyQq/s1600-h/oncecuffedweb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384128913754322194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVuJ_IViPIThyphenhyphen1F8rPdsl2e6RExJ5y1MqQWphEMiJsCz_QHegOGng9q5IVGw4nGf7arE4r3N1tI7xChVASAMxtFx-nnuDQRoVtVOFQmaTqogacAyBuyssGmPQyktcBJrQe34p6eIBWyQq/s320/oncecuffedweb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This has been one crazy week for me as an author and I am pleased to announce that my very short story, Once Cuffed is now available on All Romance Ebooks and Excessica.com. So check it out and see why speeding naked isn't such a bad idea after all!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://excessica.com/index.php/books/once-cuffed-by-ava-james/">http://excessica.com/index.php/books/once-cuffed-by-ava-james/</a></div><br /><div>Length: Short Short<br />Heat Level: eXcess 1<br />Price: $0.99<br /><a href="http://www.excessica.com/index.php/search-by-heat-level"></a><br />E-Books are available in .PDF, .HTML, .LIT, .KML, .PDB, .MOBI, and .RB format and will be delivered via email within 24 hours of payment.<br />You must specify upon payment in the Paypal “optional comments” section which format you prefer.<br />Warnings: This title contains graphic language and sex.<br /><br />What’s the best way to get a Sheriff’s Deputy’s attention? Speeding naked, of course. Danie has got her man right where she wants him, but the tables turn once cuffed.<br />EXCERPT:<br />Sirens filled the night air, and she slowed down. Danie pulled to the side of the road and hoped that Mike sat behind of the wheel of the squad car that pulled her over.<br />If he wasn’t, she’d die of embarrassment.<br />She pulled her coat closed tight and reapplied her lip gloss. Her stomach was a flutter of anxious nerves when she saw the figure exit the car. The shadowed effect of the headlights didn’t help her to figure out whether it was Mike or not.<br />“License and registration miss.”<br />She knew as soon as she heard him speak that is was Mike. Her heart raced and adrenaline pumped into her veins.<br />“Danie?” He shined the flashlight in her face. “What in the world are you doing out here speeding?”<br />She swallowed her nervous jitters and replied, “Trying to get your attention.” She allowed the top of her coat to fall open.<br />Mike’s flashlight beam fell onto her naked body…</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-71996084209828976212009-09-21T20:42:00.001-05:002009-09-21T20:46:20.309-05:00For One Dark Knight is Coming<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ATqpKjK7Wafqf80A-HVH9roUyfyVtIeCJb2oztAOONH82wRcw2LSVdpXUNM0EmjVPFWBT6zLRLdIJAgtu293r_uEIPesJZfyk-WFIqWH6HywcwspPv2r7ILxvH1K3bms53OyREaEXHqq/s1600-h/aj-fodk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384101938739505858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ATqpKjK7Wafqf80A-HVH9roUyfyVtIeCJb2oztAOONH82wRcw2LSVdpXUNM0EmjVPFWBT6zLRLdIJAgtu293r_uEIPesJZfyk-WFIqWH6HywcwspPv2r7ILxvH1K3bms53OyREaEXHqq/s320/aj-fodk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;">Tuesday, September 29th is the official release of my novel and I could not be more excited!!!</span></div><br /><p>Get your copy at Siren Bookstrand</p><p><a href="http://www.bookstrand.com/product-foronedarkknight-14960-330.html">http://www.bookstrand.com/product-foronedarkknight-14960-330.html</a></p>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-59991430309082606542009-09-20T22:00:00.003-05:002009-09-20T22:03:20.951-05:00Terrible BloggerObviously it has been far too long since I blogged. The reason?<br /><br />Well, let's see....<br /> I accepted a job in Alaska so I was moving to Alaska.<br /> I packed everything I own.<br /> I sold my car and alot of my other belongings.<br /> Quit my job.<br /> Then I was offered a job here.<br /> So I was unpacking all of my boxes, finding a new car, taking my house off of the market...<br /><br />Let's just say I have had an eventful summer of rollercoaster sized twists and turns.Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-56903917599646451622009-07-23T20:16:00.002-05:002009-07-23T20:18:55.203-05:00Alaska here I come!I am taking that leap, packing the suitcase, and the cat. In two weeks, I am heading North to Alaska.<br /><br />Wish me luck!<br /><br />I can't wait to leave the 90 degree summer days behind. Then I will whine for warmth in a few months, but oh well. You can't always get what you want. But I am trying this time, I think I have found that I am getting just what I need.Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-44272884771310419292009-07-08T17:36:00.001-05:002009-07-08T17:37:50.227-05:00A Cover to Consider...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGN0RHcJN1oXpWl2aDii0uHfLfY9nXAaoXDomP8FM0WhqeTjyIWeselBwYPlEFghZPSWnLByDPgouF_JZb41PVeVWbIltSKBSmBaPcXLbrJCY3b062Fdkt_67BfcMXv4tLqPfyPNlrDWbN/s1600-h/aj-fodk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356222208443087442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGN0RHcJN1oXpWl2aDii0uHfLfY9nXAaoXDomP8FM0WhqeTjyIWeselBwYPlEFghZPSWnLByDPgouF_JZb41PVeVWbIltSKBSmBaPcXLbrJCY3b062Fdkt_67BfcMXv4tLqPfyPNlrDWbN/s320/aj-fodk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>For my Historical to be released in Sept. 2009, I have a cover. Any thoughts???</div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-91790608097870314082009-06-19T22:36:00.002-05:002009-06-19T22:41:35.061-05:00Alaska???Yes, Alaska is calling again. And this time, the offer is almost too good to resist. If a company offered you double your annual salary and better benefits, would you sell the house and head north?<br /><br />I've listed the positive, so teh negative?<br /> Well, you guessed it--cold. 19 degrees colder on average per day than my current state (which sounds good when the temp here is 95 with 84% humidity) And did I mention the relocation? 64 hours driving, 3700 miles away. My family is small, and with the job offer I would be off for EVERY holiday for several days and sometimes weeks :) I'd only work 202 days out of the year<br /><br />Fate threw me the opportunity to head North, to a rural area before. Now fate is offering up a tasty bit of metropolatin in the middle of the mountains.<br /><br />I will keep you posted on my possible exodusAva James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450089095575757067.post-86692095099803472762009-06-19T07:00:00.001-05:002009-06-23T00:58:10.680-05:00A Hint Of Wicked: Jennifer Haymore in the Spotlight<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NQmWouUOvl42UsBbPMWMnyCMBRINQUGk6C3Wd5OVRvtmsBe08fZyMNtgq6_fiNP6VzeXV-l2Ip7UQd4HYHFPbyP-I-BmDNWWhfAz-UKLL6gDLWRaMxIcLLccBSrsK3EqtLlG73TE-MI6/s1600-h/ahintofwicked_hi_res.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336642344077508418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NQmWouUOvl42UsBbPMWMnyCMBRINQUGk6C3Wd5OVRvtmsBe08fZyMNtgq6_fiNP6VzeXV-l2Ip7UQd4HYHFPbyP-I-BmDNWWhfAz-UKLL6gDLWRaMxIcLLccBSrsK3EqtLlG73TE-MI6/s320/ahintofwicked_hi_res.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Author Bio:</div><br /><div>Jennifer Haymore grew up on the Big Island of Hawaii, where she surfed, learned how to fly airplanes, raced bicycles, and developed a love for sailing. She was an avid reader and completely destroyed her eyesight by sneaking a flashlight under her covers and reading far into the nights — making her mother wonder why on earth she couldn’t get up for school in the mornings…Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree in Education from UCLA. Before she became a full-time writer she held various jobs from bookselling to teaching inner-city children to playing bit roles in soap operas. You can find Jennifer in Southern California trying to talk her husband into yet another trip to England, helping her three children with homework while brainstorming a new five-minute dinner menu, or crouched in a corner of the local bookstore writing her next novel. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Author links: <a href="http://www.jenniferhaymore.com/">http://www.jenniferhaymore.com/</a> </div><br /><div>Blurb:</div><br /><div>CAUGHT BETWEEN DUTY AND DESIRE…Sophie, the Duchess of Calton, has finally moved on. After seven years mourning the loss of her husband, Garrett, at Waterloo, she has married his best friend and heir, Tristan. Sophie gives herself to him body and soul…until the day Garrett returns from the Continent, demanding his title, his lands—and his wife.</div><br /><div>TORN BETWEEN TWO HUSBANDS…Now Sophie must choose between her first love and her new love, knowing that no matter what, her choice will destroy one of the men she adores. Will it be Garrett, her childhood sweetheart, whose loss nearly destroyed her once already? Or will it be Tristan, beloved friend turned lover, who supported her through the last, dark years and introduced her to a passion she had never known? As her two husbands battle for her heart, Sophie finds herself immersed in a dangerous game—where the stakes are not only love…but life and death.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Excerpt: here is the link to one: <a href="http://www.jenniferhaymore.com/bookshelf/">http://www.jenniferhaymore.com/bookshelf/</a></div><div> </div><div>Thank You to Ms. Haymore for being in the Spotlight! ~ Ava James</div>Ava James ~Romance Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823685055091430641noreply@blogger.com2