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This was in my e-mailbox on Sunday and it made my freaking day. I asked the reader if it was okay to put it up on the webiste, so here goes. Oh, by the way, this reader won my book from a contest hosted by the Erotic Romance Writers group. The RAWK!

“Date: Sun, August 03, 2008 2:27 pm
To: “TJ Michaels”

Hi,

I just wanted to let you know that I read Carinian’s Seeker last night. I could not put it down until it was finished. OMG! This story is awesome. I have never read a story about an interracial couple and I have never read one where the heroine was at least 36 yers old. I reallllllly needed to broaden my horizons when it comes to my reading tastes and this story was the perfect start.

Bix is the ultimate alpha hero vampire and Carin was a smart, sassy, kick-ass heroine. I can’t forget the scorching sex scenes. I almost forgot the reasons for my five year celibacy. (LOL) This is an amazing book and I will definitely order Serati’s Flame and Hatsept Heat ASAP!

Have great week.

Tara ”

The book she was talking about is the first book in the Vampire Council of Ethics. If you haven’t read it yet, please do and be sure to let me know what you think. If you have read it, then pick up the latest book, HATSEPT HEAT. Woohoo! I just love it when someone likes my writing!

I’m blogging over at the Samhain Publishing weblog to celebrate the new release of Serati’s Flame in PRINT! Squeeeeee!

Skip on over the Samhain and pay me a visit ;D

TJ

I’m totally dancing on air right now (look out below!) - remember the contemporary older woman/younger man story I told you about? It was my first contemporary and I was feeling a bit insecure about it. It’s the first time I’ve written a book without the paranormal element and boy did it feel weird not to have vamps, shifters, weres and spirit guides running around trying to take over the story.

I submitted said story to both my pubs. One didn’t like it at all, the other loved it! So with a few tweaks to the plot, a bit more suspense and some (u-hem) grammar correction, I can now announce that the book, CARAMEL KISSES, has been sold to Ellora’s Cave! YAY!!!!

Contracts are in the mail and I’ll be putting a blurb and excerpt up on my website soon on the Sneak Peek page.

Oh goodness, I almost forgot to tell you what the story is about - it’s the story of a woman named Sydni Cannes. She’s an executive, high rolling, six-figure babe who’s worked her butt off not only to make it in life, but to put her younger sister through school. Well, Syd has had less than stellar luck in the ‘guy’ department and has simply buried herself in work and responsibilities instead. She isn’t a man hater, but simply doesn’t want to deal with Mr. Right, Mr. Right Now or Mr. Warm Pulse. A life without the drama is simply fine with her. Well, that and her trusty B.O.B.

Thankfully her younger sister knows Syd is missing out on enjoying the companionship she deserves. So what does she do? She talks her Syd into letting her hair down for a night. The result? Sydni lands in jail! Low and behold, her knight in shining armor come to bail her out is none other than a co-worker she’s been avoiding like the plague. Yes, Drew has come to save her from the humiliation of the county clink. Gorgeous as all get out, the man is too charismatic by half, too damned good looking, several shades too light and…eight years her junior! All wrong! Hell, if Sydni didn’t know better, she’d think it was all planned from the beginning…

Stay tuned… *tj giggling like a kid in a candy shop with a million dollars to spare!*

Hope you all don’t mind - I posted this at the Ladies of the Club blog earlier this week and thought I’d share it here.

As an author of multicultural romance, I’m gonna go out on a limb and share one of the things that cracks me up…at my own expense of course (No, it’s not Hard Gay…this time ;D)

This subject gets danced around sometimes and can be a hot topic, but this is the first time I think I’ve heard a comedian address it in this manner. And as a sistah, it was nice to find that it’s totally positive while still making you laugh your butt off. My kids even put it on their iPods so we can laugh in the car over it. It’s fabulous!

What am, or who, am I talking about? STEPHEN LYNCH! Comedian and all out nutball has a song about interracial dating - it’s called VANILLA ICE CREAM. And it’s funny as hell! So take a listen…

You Tube Video (first 30 seconds in talking, but I promise he’ll get to the song - click HERE

To Visit Stephen’s Site to hear this song (better quality) - click HERE

TJ
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CARINIAN’S SEEKER, V.C.O.E. Bk 1 ~ CAPA 2007 Nominee
SERATI’S FLAME, V.C.O.E. Bk 2 ~ In Print June 2008
WILD WINTER, Ellora’s Cave ~ Now In Print
HATSEPT HEAT, V.C.O.E. Bk 3, Samhain Publishing ~ July 2008
JAGUAR’S RULE ~ CAPA 2006 Nominee, Pocket Books ~ Feb 2009