Geek with the Cat Tattoo is now available!

It's December 20, which means Geek with the Cat Tattoo is now available from most online vendors!  It's still too early to get a handle on overall response to the second book in the Cool Cat series, but early feedback has been very positive.  With this story I tried to focus a bit more on the human relationship. 

Short blurb: Shy music geek Emerson Foshay breaks into a cold sweat and is rendered speechless whenever Lola Brown, the girl of his dreams, steps into his guitar shop. But once a stray cat named Sam follows him home, everything changes and Emerson becomes the coolest guy in town.

First online review: A Willful Woman
A- Recommended Read from Dear Author

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Purchase the ebook here: 

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(The paperback should be available on Amazon in a few days.)

BUT WAIT!  THAT'S NOT ALL!

Girl with the Cat Tattoo (book one) is currently .99 through most vendors.

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CHRISTMAS RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY

I've once again joined a group Rafflecopter giveaway. I'll be giving away five digital copies of Geek with the Cat Tattoo, so sign up!  Also included is L.K. Rigel's new Jane Eyre Retold series. I've read book one, My Mr. Rochester, and loved it. A lot of good books here ranging from sweet romance to erotica.

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Giveaway ends December 19 and winners will be selected December 20.



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Giveaway ends December 19th at 11:59 PM EST. Open internationally. Warning: content possibly not suitable for minors under the age of 17. Prizes will be sent electronically via mail. Winner will be selected on 12/20/2013 by Random.org and be notified by email. The product offered for the giveaway is free of charge, no purchase necessary. My opinions are my own and were not influenced by any form of compensation. Facebook, Twitter and Google+ are in no way associated with this giveaway. By providing your information in this form, you are providing your information to me and me alone. I do not share or sell information and will use any information only for the purpose of contacting the winner.

GEEK WITH THE CAT TATTOO

 It's been a long time coming, but Geek With the Cat Tattoo is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

GEEK WITH CAT TATTOO

Release date: December 20

Once December 20 rolls around, the book will also be available at B&N, iTunes, and Kobo.

 Girl With the Cat Tattoo has some huge fans, but understandably sales of cat romance novellas aren't that great, so it was hard to justify time spent writing a second book. And yet I knew quite a few people wanted it and were waiting for it.

The other thing? The people who loved Girl With the Cat Tattoo REALLY loved it. I'm not sure how they'll feel about Geek. I suspect part of the love of the first book came from the novelty and tone of the story, and the reader will go into the second book without that element of surprise. I really like Geek With the Cat Tattoo, but I've never been a good judge of my own stuff. 

In preparation for the release, Girl With the Cat Tattoo has a new cover to match the geek cover. I know people will be disappointed in the new cover, but from a marketing standpoint I hope it makes sense. Even though the first cover was adorable, many book browsers didn't realize the first book was a romance, so I'm trying a bit of branding here while hoping for stronger genre recognition. 

Story description:

Shy music geek Emerson Foshay breaks into a cold sweat and is rendered speechless whenever Lola Brown, the girl of his dreams, steps into his guitar shop, but once a stray cat named Sam follows him home everything changes and Emerson becomes the coolest guy in town.

Setting: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Cast of main characters:

Emerson Foshay, shy music geek

Lola Brown, Melody's (Girl With the Cat Tattoo) sister

Sam the cat, Max's (Girl With the Cat Tattoo) brother

WRITING TIP

Every story, no matter the genre, should contain truths that resonate with the reader.

What do readers highlight in ebooks? What passages are highlighted again and again? 

Those things the reader relates to. Those passages that put words to unformed thoughts. ~ Theresa Weir

WHERE I WRITE

Remembrance of things past

Huge Rafflecopter Giveaway

A bunch of New Adult and romance authors (including me) have banded together to give away A LOT of amazing, funny and sexy Ebook prizes for you to win! COMPLETELY FREE!   

These books are all given away by the authors themselves and you could win one of them! All you have to do is enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below and press the options you'd like to signup for! Lots of opportunities to win an awesome prize! Please note: Some books aren't suitable for readers under seventeen. a Rafflecopter giveaway Giveaway ends October 22nd at 11:59 PM EST. Open internationally. Warning: content possibly not suitable for minors under the age of 17. Prizes will be sent electronically via mail. Winner will be selected on 10/23/2013 by Random.org and be notified by email. The product offered for the giveaway is free of charge, no purchase necessary. My opinions are my own and were not influenced by any form of compensation. Facebook, Twitter and Google+ are in no way associated with this giveaway. By providing your information in this form, you are providing your information to me and me alone. I do not share or sell information and will use any information only for the purpose of contacting the winner.

COME AS YOU ARE

I went back and forth about putting Nirvana stuff in the blurb for Come As You Are. I decided against it after reading the article going around about the twenty-something girl who'd recently written a letter to Nirvana asking if they could play at…something. Homecoming, maybe? And so I thought better not mention Nirvana. But reviewers ARE mentioning the band, and that's good! Yes, there's definitely a strong Nirvana…center.

The weird thing is that I had no idea In Utero was being reissued this year until the book was almost done. That was just serendipity. Molly, the heroine, even writes a story for one of her University of Minnesota classes about the recording of In Utero. (Trivia: In Utero was recorded at Pachyderm Recording Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. My son worked there for a few years before starting his own studio in Minneapolis called Old Blackberry Way.)

There are other musical nods in the book, some obscure and some not so obscure. There's one line in particular that I've wondered if people will get, and it's in reference to Big Star. If you pick up on it let me know.

When my kids were little I used to love to create scavenger hunts, and the clues became more elaborate the older the kids got. I think burying stuff in a story, or even hiding it in plain sight, has a bit of that fun to me. Like, will anybody get this? And if they do, will they think it's fun?

The reissue of In Utero is September 24. Release date for Come As You Are is October 1, but we're hoping to get it out earlier. (Waiting on paperback.) Really hoping we can hit September 24. And not just because of the reissue. If you read the book you'll understand why that date has added significance.

ROLLING STONE ARTICLE ABOUT REISSUE