Marisa's Ramblings

I signed my 5th contract with Ellora’s Cave today. It’s for the first book in my new vampire series called Ra’s Chosen-Soul Hunger. I plan to write another five books for this series. I’m really happy that EC gave this one a home. I’ll post the blurb that I have for it so far below.

Blurb:

Leaving work one night, Blythe Ashton finds herself stalked by two men who chase her into the alley between two office buildings where a third man waits. When they circle her and flash their fangs at her, Blythe thinks she has been cornered by a bunch of vampire wannabes. That is until a large man riding a motorcycle cuts them down with his sword and her attackers decompose to dust right before her eyes. As one of Ra’s Chosen warriors, and their leader, it’s Mehen’s job to protect mortals from the undead who hunt them for their souls. When he saves the woman three undead have cornered in an alley, he finds himself drawn to her. When he can’t wipe the memory of him or the undead from Blythe, Mehen is forced to take her against her will back to his headquarters to see if his fellow warriors can wipe her memory. Little does he know the undead attack on Blythe wasn’t a random act, or that she is the one woman meant for him.

The first short in my Goddess Revealed series called Bast’s Perfume was released today at Ellora’s Cave. It’s a paranormal/cat shifter. This is my first book at EC so I’m pretty excited about it. Last week I signed the contracts for the last three shorts in this series.

You can find Bast’s Perfume on EC’s website HERE. I’ll post the blurb below.

Blurb:

Trapped in the immortal realm by a vengeful demon, Bast is finally freed when a human opens the ancient jar that binds her. But he is no ordinary human; he is her mate, a fact Bast tends to conceal—for her time in the mortal world is limited.

When a cat inexplicably appears the moment he opens the perfumed jar, Slade is bemused—then stunned when the cat morphs into a stunning goddess. Their attraction is immediate, their passion unstoppable. With each blazing sexual encounter, Slade’s in danger of losing his heart. But he could lose far more, for the demon is near, drawn ever closer by the lure of Bast’s perfume…

Today Liquid Silver Books announced their new Paranormal series line called Strange Hollow. I was luckily enough to be one of the authors they invited back in July to submit a book for the series. When I heard what it was all about, I couldn’t wait to get started. I signed my first Strange Hollow contract on September 8th, and my second almost two weeks ago. So I’ve been holding on to this for a while now. My first Strange Hollow book will be released February 2010 and the second May 2010. I’ll post a bit about what the Strange Hollow series is about and the blurbs for my books.

Strange Hollow is a place for the extraordinary to become ordinary. Odd shifters, powerless witches and vegan vampires feel free to apply. Outcasts welcome, elitists will be eaten on sight.

All residents of Strange Hollow are misfits and rejects. From mixed shifters to dragons without the ability to breathe fire to a chameleon shifter who’s colorblind. These residents have been shoved from their packs, prides, clutch and covens. They have been searching for a new place to call home. That place is Strange Hollow. Be loved for who you are and become comfortable with who you aren’t.

Are You Strange?

Strange Hollow-Jinx and Her Werewolf

As a jinx, Thora has had to move around a lot. When her car breaks down stranding her in Strange Hollow, she figures the town is as good a place as any to stay for a while. When she meets Daker, he is just one more reason for her to stay.

A werewolf, Daker knows Thora is his mate, but her being a mortal just adds one more reason to take things slow with her. Not only does he have to find a way to tell her he is a werewolf, and she is his mate, he has to explain that the residents of Strange Hollow aren’t exactly what they seem.

After Daker claims Thora as his mate, Thora knows they can never be, not with her curse hanging over her head. She may be cursed to be a jinx for the rest of her life, but she’s also destined to kill the man she gives her heart to. Not wanting to be the cause of Daker’s death, she has to fight her feelings for him or watch the man she loves die.

Strange Hollow-Love’s Nest

Lilin, the owner of Love’s Nest, a B & B in Strange Hollow, always knew her mate would be a werewolf. As a succubus who had been born beautiful instead of ugly, and her refusing to seduce men to steal their energy, she was disowned by her family. When a new werewolf comes to town, she knows he is the one for her. Even though he displays all the signs of his mating urge kicking in when around her, he refuses to take claim her as his. Not willing to let him get away, Lilin has a few tricks up her sleeve to get him to change his mind.

Galen had come to Strange Hollow to start out fresh. His nose as been the bane of his existence. Whenever he meets a woman he is attracted to, his nose tells him she is the one meant for him. Only after he has slept with her does he find out she isn’t. Not wanting to take a chance that she isn’t his mate, Galen had made it a practice to seduce every woman that set off his mating urge. Of course it caused more problems than not with the rest of the male werewolves in his pack. Deciding to go lone wolf to get away from his problems, Galen tries to fight his mating urge when he meets Lilin. Knowing she isn’t really his mate he tries to resist her. But the question is how long can he stay strong when the woman he wishes were his does everything she can to get him into bed?

You can find Strange Hollow’s website HERE.

Earlier this week I signed my first paranormal/cat shifter young adult contract with Whiskey Creek Press. It’s called The Black Cougar of Vernon Secondary. The title may change, but I’m fine with that. This is also the very first young adult I’ve written. I had fun writing it. It’s a lot different than writing erotic romances .

Here’s an unedited for now blurb:

Mika Taylor has always had it bad for Trent Hunter, but she never had the guts to talk to him. Now that her best friend moved away, Mika dreads having to face a school year at Vernon Secondary alone. And being classed as the school freak doesn’t help matters. When Trent finally looks at her and not through her, Mika starts to think grade eleven won’t be so bad after all. Getting to know Trent better, she can’t shake the feeling there is something he isn’t telling her. A chance encounter with the fabled Okanagan black cougar has her putting two and two together. When Mika sees not only the black cougar, but another cougar as well lurking in her backyard, she has to wonder if things can get any stranger than they already are.