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New Release: Mated to a Cajun Werewolf

16 April, 2011 By Leave a Comment

IT’S HERE! Book #4 of the Stormy Weather series is now available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords (PDF, etc.) You’ve been waiting, but wait no more my friends. I just have one question. Are you ready for a reunion romance that will take your breath away?

Mated to a Cajun WerewolfTorn apart…

The Deverauxs and Vassars have been fighting for hundreds of years, but somehow Andre and Juliette fell in love. More than that, they’re mates. Destined to be together for eternity until betrayal tore them apart.

Together again…

When business sends Andre Deveraux to Savannah he comes face to face with Juliette for the first time in sixty five years. Their crash course renews old memories and desires. With Juliette stranded and the hurricane of the century roaring to shore, Andre has no choice but to offer her a lift.

He’s in for the ride of his life.

Stormy Weather Book 4

Erotic Paranormal Romance (werewolf, hurricane)

Warning: Filled with desire that has built for two centuries, one raging hurricane, two passionate, headstrong werewolves and a ride you’ll never forget.

(This book was previously released by Cobblestone Press.)

Buy it: Nook | Kindle | Kindle UK | PDF, etc

Mated to a Cajun Werewolf (Stormy Weather #4)


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Twitterview with Jackie Barbosa

31 March, 2011 By 7 Comments

You probably know her through fabulous (soon to be finished) series The Gospel of Love or perhaps from her sultry tales published by Aphrodisia. Then again, you may know her from her free reads or her contribution to The Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance. Fairly soon you’re going to know Jackie Barbosa by her latest tale of love and lust, Grace Under Fire (SpiceBriefs.)

I sat down with her for a twitterview recently and asked the question any good interviewer would ask:

SB: Paper or plastic?

JB: What? Not paper or digital? How about “depends?” (And no, I don’t mean adult diapers.) But mostly, paper, bc it’s recyclable.

SB: Hey, my kindle is made of plastic. ;)

JB: Haha. So that WAS a book question? In which case, I still say “depends.” I love instant gratification of digital.

But I like having the print book, too, esp. for author’s signature and also because I can read at takeoff and landing.

SB: How about the “new book smell?” :)

JB: Not that so much. I actually prefer the “old book” smell. You know, a little musty and dusty. I could snort that scent all day.

SB: Tell us about your new book! So…that’s not really a question.

JB: Grace Under Fire is about a clumsy young lady who discovers, with the help of a couple of very good men, that she’s…much better in bed than on the dance floor.

SB: Mmmm… When and where is it set?

JB: London, 1795. Wanna see the book video? It’s not as awesome as a Dareling Room Video, but I like it. vimeo.com/21029602

SB: I like it! So it’s available from Spice Briefs. And I saw you’ve already made #1 on preorders at Amazon.

JB: Well, #1 in coming soon Erotica (there’s a double entendre for you), yes. I’m only #25 in coming fiction, last I checked.

SB: #25 is still awesome! There’s another book on your website listed under Coming Soon. Care to tell us about that?

JB: Well, that’s something I plan to self-publish, but I have no real timeline for it. I got a request for a full from Blaze which sort of knocked my off my original writing schedule for the year.

SB: Oh how exciting! So you’re going to straddle the line then? Traditional publishing and Indie?

JB: I can promise, barring injury or death, that the third Gospel of Love novella, According to Mark, will be out in June.

SB: Thank goodness for that. I’ve been waiting on Mark’s book.

JB: As for #25 being good–well, a cricketer’s REISSUED memoir (which isn’t even fiction) & Thomas the Tank Engine are beating me.

SB: Hey now, I know some little boys who love Thomas the Train. And I’ve bought a few copies of those myself. :-)

JB: Yeah, but Thomas the Tank Engine in KINDLE? That has me scratching my head!

SB: How about a few fill in the blank questions? My favorite TV show (at the moment) is ___?

JB: You want me to pick ONE favorite TV show? Gah, that’s like asking me to pick ONE favorite book.

That said, I’d probably have to choose DETROIT 1-8-7. Phenomenal writing/characters & brilliant acting. Gut-wrenching but good

SB: Oh, I love that show too. But I still haven’t forgiven them for killing detective hottie. Personally, I think he faked it.

I think he’s going back under cover!

JB: Yeah, the night they killed Detective Hottie, I couldn’t sleep. One of the reason I have to say the show works.

SB: And you’re welcome to pick a favorite book if you want. *evil grin* If I could have lunch with any author, dead or alive, it would be ____?

JB: I gotta pick the ancient lyric poet, Sappho. I want to find out what the heck she wrote (most of her work is fragments)! For favorite book, I inevitably fall back on ALICE IN WONDERLAND. It’s just one of those that gives me happy memories, I guess.

SB: When I was little I wanted to be a _____ when I grew up?

JB: That one’s easy. Writer.

SB: Let’s make sure the readers can find you. Website, Facebook, Goodreads?

JB: Website: www.jackiebarbosa.com; Facebook: www.facebook.com/jackiebarbosa; Goodreads: Jackie Barbosa :)

SB: Bookmark those links ppl!

JB: Also, I’ll give away a copy of Behind the Red Door (print anthology) and some swag (#romancetradingcards, pretty notepads).

SB: WOO HOO! Prizes! Any final thoughts? (Or suggestions for my lousy Twitterviewing skills? :-) )

JB: Final thoughts sound so final :) . (And your Twitterview skills are darned good.) But in parting, I hope your readers will check out GRACE UNDER FIRE. I promise hot menage-y goodness and and HEA!

SB: Excellent. We readers like hot menage-y goodness and HEA! Thanks for the twitterview!

JB: No no, thank YOU!

You heard the lady… PRIZES! Leave a comment and I’ll draw a winner on Monday.

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Seduced by a Cajun Werewolf on sale!

24 March, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Seduced by a Cajun WerewolfSeduced by a Cajun Werewolf is finally available! This is book 3 of the Stormy Weather series (previously titled Bound & Determined) and I’ve completely rewritten it. I’ve also added 14,000 words which is almost half of the original size. This book has always been tough for me, emotionally and writing wise. But I’m super proud of it and am really, really happy to finally be able to tell Laurent and Violet’s story the way I think it should be told.

Ultra sexy werewolf Laurent Deveraux thinks that Violet, the love of his life, died two hundred years ago until she shows up in New Orleans looking for him.

Violet, now a vampire, thinks she’s someone else. Her powerful and dangerous sire has bound her memories, taught her how to kill and Laurent is her next target.

Laurent is determined to awaken her memories and her undying passion before danger steals her away again.

Seduced by a Cajun Werewolf (Stormy Weather, #3)


ABOUT THE BOOK
Stormy Weather: Book 3
Erotic Paranormal Romance (werewolf, vampire, New Orleans, hurricane)
34,000 words (appox. 125 pages)

EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER ONE

A mellow jazz tune filled the room and the hot breeze blew into the space like a blow torch. A single figure cloaked in darkness entered and crossed Laurent’s line of sight. The woman kept to the shadows and settled at a table in the opposite corner. She was dressed in black from head to toe, and Laurent immediately discarded her as Goth or a wanna-be vamp. Plenty of those lived in the city.

But then the scent of roses wafted under his nose, tickling his memory. He crossed his arms over his chest and pushed the recollection away. Only, it didn’t want to go. It remained as fresh in his mind as it had the first time he’d smelled that sweet floral scent. Two hundred years did little to erase the memory of that day.

Or of her.

Long brunette curls framed her angelic face, and she had the brightest blue eyes he’d ever seen. They changed with her mood. And her smile, Dieu, her smile could charm even the most chaste saint. Her image flashed before him like a blip on the television screen.

Laurent shook his head.

“You all right, cousin?” André asked in that quiet, deep voice.
Laurent nodded. “You guys should go on home. You don’t have to stay with me.”

“You sure?” Burke finished off his beer.

He nodded. “I’ll get the bill.” After all, he’d done the most drinking.

They stared at him for a moment, and then got to their feet. He watched them depart. Lifted a hand to wave goodbye. Then tossed back another shot of whiskey.

Damn his high metabolism.

Laurent savored the darker hours, when he felt most at peace, closest to his true self. These were the hours during which he didn’t have to work so hard to hide.

Electricity sizzled through the bar, and cold fingers tried to reach into his mind. He slammed the door shut on his thoughts and looked around the room suspiciously, his gaze falling on the newcomer in black. A ray of light sliced across the room, briefly highlighting the woman’s face. Brilliant blue eyes met his, and he sucked in a breath.

No. It wasn’t possible. He struggled with the reality of what he’d seen…and of what he knew to be true.

And just like that, the light was gone—and so was she.

Buy it: KINDLE | KINDLE UK | NOOK | PDF, EPUB, HTML, ETC

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SSFI: Cajon Captive

6 March, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hello Sexy Readers,

I’m not one to belittle those who can’t spell or make typos because I’ve got words that I can’t spell correctly no matter how many times I write it on the blackboard. And hey, we all make typos right?

However, I would like to offer a bit of assistance with this week’s Someone Searched For It Sunday.

Search Term: Cajon Captive

Technically, the title is The Cajun’s Captive.

That’s spelled Cajun. Not Canjun or Cajon or Cajion. Yes, I’ve seen all three alternate spellings. If you want the real deal, look for The Cajun’s Captive.

Cheers!

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Snippet Saturday: The Moment

26 February, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Today’s snippet is about the moment. To me, the moment is when the hero and heroine’s world’s collide. That first intense moment where their gazes lock and they either hate each other, fall for each other, or…well, you’ll see.

From: Seduced by a Cajun Werewolf (Coming soon)

Seduced by a Cajun WerewolfThe rain fell in heavy drops, but she didn’t seem to notice. In the dim light of the street lamps, he could see her clearly now. Slowly, she lifted her hands and pushed back the thick fabric hiding her face. She was almost too beautiful to look at—and yet, Laurent couldn’t seem to look away.

He knew that face as well as he knew his own.

His breath left his lungs in a rush. Her eyes were just as blue as he remembered, only now they seemed to glow. Her skin was still dewy and perfect, like that of a fine porcelain doll. Ethereal. Her brows were perfect arches, the same charcoal brown he’d been fascinated by all those years ago. Even in the darkness, he could make out the thick lashes that fringed her eyes.

Those eyes…so blue, so beautiful. He felt like he’d been kicked in the gut by a mule. Damn, she was beautiful. But his mind raced with questions. Most importantly, what was she doing standing in the middle of a street in New Orleans when she’d died two hundred years ago in France?

His arms and legs felt heavy, and he realized he was getting drenched. But it didn’t matter. He’d stand in a hurricane if it meant finding out if she, if Violet, were real. Or if he’d finally lost his mind and was only envisioning her.

Her lips were just as rosy as he remembered; her nose as perfectly shaped, her face oval and oh so familiar.

She remained silent. Did she recognize him?

He stepped closer, silently praying to the gods, Fates, and anyone else who would listen. Sniffing the air, he tried to catch her scent but she was downwind.

“Violet?” He didn’t like the husky tone of his voice. Hated the weakness in his knees, the soreness that resided where his heart had once been. Loathed the desire he still felt for a woman long dead.

Could his eyes be playing tricks on him? Could this woman really be his little Violet? After all these years?

Not trusting himself or his luck, he took another step. She lifted her hands to her lips, almost as if she were praying. Her fingernails were long and polished a glossy red.

A sharp ache erupted inside his chest, and he reached up to rub it. His hand brushed something, and he looked down to see a dart sticking out of his skin. Plucking it out, he stared at the woman before him. Then she and the rest of the world went dark.

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I’m so excited! And other news…

24 February, 2011 By 3 Comments

Hello dear readers! Hope you’re having a great week and stayin’ sexy.

I am so excited! Ask me why. Anyone? *crickets*

Why!?

Have you see the new Oscar commericals? With Anne Hathaway and James Franco? OMG! They are so funny. And so cute together! Here’s one:

Yeah, so now you get why I’m totally excited. Counting down the minutes until the Oscars.

Also, Dancing with the Stars is supposed to announce the Season 12 Cast on Monday. I’m counting down to that as well. I suppose that means I’ll have to sit through another episode of The Bachelor.

If you have a minute today, drop by the TRS blog where I posted a review of No Strings Attached. I have a few more stops on my blog tour. I hope you’ll join me.

Mood: focused

Drinking: Coke Zero

Working on: Seduced by a Cajun Werewolf

Listening to: Adam Lambert

Reading: Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole

Visiting: 10 Ways to Improve Your “Likability Quotient”

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Presto-Chango: Splash Page

23 February, 2011 By 2 Comments

Adventures In Publishing blogThis one’s for the writers & marketing gurus in the audience. (And yes, readers, I am hard at work on the latest book. Writing thus on my lunch break. Promise.)

Since I’ve started my journey as an Indie author I’ve been paying more attention to marketing tips. I came across a tip the other day that compounded what I’d been thinking for a while.

My splash page needed a presto-chango.

Originally, I wanted my splash page to do one thing: warn off unsuspecting readers who might not know that I write spicy romance.

Here’s a snapshot of the original:

The original splash page went with the original design of my site. When I had my site redesigned, I didn’t change it. Why fix what’s not broken, right? Wrong.

Here’s the new splash page:

Taking advice from the article I mentioned above, I turned my splash page into a landing page. According to the article “a landing page is a place you send traffic when you really want some action.” It still warns readers what to expect but it does more. There’s a new option.

Try SB for Free!

This new button is designed to send readers to my newsletter sign up where they’ll get info on all my free reads. Like many readers, I like to try before I buy. My readers are no different. So there’s my action item.

I changed a few other things:

1. The article says to have a dynamite headline. Well, there’s not really a headline on my splash page. At least, there wasn’t. After some brainstorming, I turned my warning message into a headline. It used to read: This website is intended for mature audiences.

Boring, right?

It now reads: WARNING: Hot, seductive, un-put-downable romance inside. Enter at your own risk. Bring a fire extinguisher. Selena Blake and her characters are not responsible for spontaneous combustion.

In other words, this website is intended for mature audiences.

2. It advised making your landing page look as simple as possible. I opted to go with the design of the rest of the site. Since I wanted to give readers a taste of what they can expect from me and the rest of my site, I have a few news items on the left and covers at the bottom. Nothing too busy. Because we don’t want to take away from point three.

3. I ask readers to chose between three things. Enter, leave or Try SB for Free! Nothing overly complicated. No “buy now!” This may, of course, change in the future.

Have I noticed any changes?

Actually, I have. Within the first few hours of the new splash page being launched, I already have two new sign ups to my newsletter. Not bad. Not bad at all. I’ll be monitoring my statistics to see if my bounce rate decreases and if the time visitors spend on the splash page increases. I don’t expect either to happen. By my way of thinking, you want your splash page to warn people, welcome them, maybe get them to sign up to your newsletter, but they shouldn’t be hanging out on your welcome mat. They should be strolling through your site, learning more about you and your books.

How about you?

Do you have a splash page? Leave me a link so I can come visit. Any thoughts on the subject?

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Guest blogging at FreshFiction & SensualReads

21 February, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Yesterday I dropped by FreshFiction to talk about romantic comedies. Ahh, romantic comedies. I love them, don’t you? Come see what I think are the 7 keys to a great romantic comedy. Also, I mention 25 of my favorites.

Today I’m at SensualReads telling you how to dress like Selena Blake, that’s me! According to my web stats, people are searching: dress like selena blake. You never knew I was such a fashion icon, did you? Well, drop by to see how I do it.

Tomorrow I’m visiting Jude’s Place.

Mood: chipper

Drinking: coffee

Listening to: The Crystal Method

Working on: Seduced by a Cajun Werewolf (previously titled Bound and Determined)

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New review for The Cajun’s Captive

19 February, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Good reviews are like birthday cards. Maybe even better than birthday cards. Yes, definitely better. Reviews don’t remind me that I’m a year older and bound to get wrinkles any day now!

Good reviews pop into your inbox when you least expect them. Okay, when I least expect them. And somehow, when I need them most. It’s uncanny how that happens. Almost as if the universe realizes I need a little pick-me-up.

I’m on record as saying I appreciate all reviews. I do.

But a good review…well, you like birthday cards, don’t you?

So imagine my glee when I found a note from a reader/reviewer in my inbox at Facebook today. She’d taken the time (THANK YOU!) to review The Cajun’s Captive. I’m so glad she liked it!

“This novella is a fast, sensual read that will keep the heat turned up for you. You just may need a cold shower after you are finished reading. It is a book that can easily be read in one sitting. Sebastian and Amanda are a match made in heaven and the sparks fly from the beginning.” ~ Eva Cutter Coppersmith

If you’ve written a review of one of my books, please let me know! Thanks!

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Interview at Madison Chase’s blog

17 February, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hola everyone! I’m over at Lissa Matthews blog today celebrating her 40th birthday! She’s such a dear friend and I’m hoping that she’s been enjoying her birthday party this month. Lots of great authors have shown up to help her celebrate. And good grief, she’s giving one of YOU a kindle!!! Head on over and talk birthday cakes with me.

I’m also over at Madison Chase’s blog today. You can read an interview with yours truly. I answered questions about my upcoming release, Seduced by a Cajun Werewolf, and my series. I also gave some thoughts on publishing, independent publishing, and writing in general.

Listening to: The Crystal Method

Drinking: Diet Mt Dew

Mood: introspective

Working on: Mated to a Cajun Werewolf

Reading: 5 tips for squashing self-doubt demons by Tawna Fenske

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