Years ago I went to Dragon Con to do some promotion for my paranormal romances. It was quite an experience! The costumes and people were absolutely amazing and I had an awesome time. One of the things I got to do was go around and check out the celebrities in the autograph booths, but then one day to our surprise who walked by our booth but none other than Dave Tango from the Ghost Hunters crew. Dave was lovely and took the time to pose with a number of us. Thanks, Dave. This photo is of Dave and me in front of our booth.
Indie-Publishing 101 #WriteWed
As I mentioned the other day, I’m so excited to have gotten back rights to over a dozen books that I had written from Harlequin. Many of them are paranormals including quite a number of books in THE CALLING vampire suspense series. Since this is a series of my heart it’s a big woo hoo. My goal is to re-release them over the course of the next several months, but that will take planning and some thought on how to position them since THE CALLING has always been a unique series. A little bit vampire, a little bit suspense. A little historical with the vampire backgrounds and a little multicultural with Chupacabras, Chiang shis and a Latino FBI Agent and her Scooby Gang.
That kind of planning and the self-publishing avenues available to authors is what I will be chatting about at this year’s Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference. I’m so looking forward to sharing what I’ve learned over the last several years of releasing my own books and hopefully offering aspiring authors useful information about how to move their careers forward. For more info on the conference, which also has a wonderful readers’ track, please visit www.lsfwriters.com.
The one word that keeps on coming back to me as being imperative is “planning.” We just had an awesome planning workshop at our monthly meeting this month and I know many of the attendees came away with good ideas on not only planning, but using technology to help them be more effective writers.
Right now I’m in the planning phases since I have to write a new book for a traditional contract and somehow work in new projects for the future as well as the indie publishing for the books which have reverted to me.
2019 is promising to be an interesting year and I’m looking forward to sharing all that happens with you!
#ManCandyMonday – Vampire Adrian from THE VAMPIRE’S CONSORT
Although my books tend to be sexier, I never thought about writing erotic romance until I was asked to change up what I was doing since Nocturne Bites had become Nocturne Cravings. It was a whoa moment, but I tackled it with enthusiasm and the result was a very sexy book about a vampire and his consort. But it was also very much a romance between vampire Adrian and Eliza, the consort he had saved from dying of consumption. I really loved including various historical aspects in this novella as well as some very hot scenes with Eliza and Adrian. And I mean 5 chili pepper hot! LOL! Here is how I pictured Adrian, a brooding Irishman who is totally in love with a woman who he thinks would be totally wrong for him.
Since I’ve got the rights back to this story, I’ve rereleased it and have it up for 99 cents for a limited time as a way of saying thanks to all of you who have been so supportive over the years.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2VQ2naS
Apple Books: Coming Soon
B&N: Coming Soon
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-vampire-s-consort-3
Playster: bit.ly/playstervampconsort
Scribd: bit.ly/scribvampconsort
Reviews
Paranormal Romance Guild – 5 Stars: “Caridad Pineiro has written such a sensual story of love and yearning that will have your heart breaking for these two star crossed lovers dying for each other. Actually, it has been 200 years, six months, and 3 days that they have yearned for each other.”
UNDER THE COVERS – 4.5 Stars: Caridad Piñeiro is turning up the heat! I am amazed at how she managed to make me care about the characters in such a short story. This is not usually an easy task but in this case, job well done!
Teaser
When Vampire Adrian runs across enchanting barmaid Eliza he gives her a once in a lifetime choice: die of a fatal illness or become his consort.
Eliza chose a life of servitude to the handsome vampire, but she did not expect that she would come to lust after him. Worse, she never expected to fall in love with him.
Eliza is tired of waiting for Adrian to see her as more than his consort.
She’s even more tired of watching Adrian pleasure his many human companions. Eliza wants nothing more than to love her vampire master, but Adrian thinks she wants her freedom to spend her life with her human lover. But then Adrian surprises all three of them with a sensual evening that changes everything.
#ThrowbackThursday RT Conference 2014
I love attending conferences because I love being able to spend time with you! This photo is from the 2014 RT Conference in New Orleans and I’m happy to say I’ll be back in New Orleans for the brand new BookLovers Con in May. For more info, you can visit www.bookloverscon.com. I hope you’ll check out what looks to be an awesome conference.
If you’re not doing any extensive traveling are in the NY/NJ/PA/CT area, how about checking out the fabulous Liberty States Fiction Writers and Readers Conference. We’ve got some awesome workshops and events planned for you and I’d love to see you there or at the Saturday Book Fair which is open to the general public. For more info, you can visit www.lsfwriters.com!
#TeaserTuesday – Free Read from ONE SUMMER NIGHT
Today I’m sharing an excerpt from ONE SUMMER NIGHT. In this scene, Maggie and Owen have just shared a dinner with all their friends and after some teasing, have gone down to the beachfront for some time alone. But what will they do with that time alone? Time to find out.
If you cannot see the preview below, please click here for the ONE SUMMER NIGHT excerpt.
ONE SUMMER NIGHT is specially priced at 99 cents! That’s a great price for a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Fall Romance! You can purchase ONE SUMMER NIGHT at the following retailers:
Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/2krMwfE
Amazon Paperback: http://amzn.to/2kYLWZV
B&N: http://bit.ly/2kNuo0p
GooglePlay: http://bit.ly/2ik8EfG
iBooks: http://apple.co/2qsqdwx
Kobo: http://bit.ly/2fuEphL
Audible: https://amzn.to/2l2D0S2
Radish: Read three chapters for free – http://bit.ly/2AERQFk
#ManCandyMonday – Sexy Surfer Dudes Jonathan Pierce
Sorry to have been silent for the last couple of weeks, but I had the flu and it really laid me low! I’m glad to be back in the swing of things and sharing some fun with you today namely sexy surfer dude Jonathan Pierce from WHAT HAPPENS IN SUMMER. Jonathan has to be one of my fav characters from all my books. I loved his independent streak and how he balances being an amazing creator with a personal life. I also loved how broken he was and how love helped heal those wounds. I hope you’ll take moment to check out this amazing guy!
WHAT HAPPENS IN SUMMER is available at the following retailers:
Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/2y6hi4h
Amazon Paperback: http://amzn.to/2y92UIQ
B&N: http://bit.ly/2BJNcov
B&N Paperback: http://bit.ly/2sHmY3l
Google: http://bit.ly/2hKg3BW
GooglePlay: http://bit.ly/2HlVlly
iBooks: http://apple.co/2hKgP1J
Kobo: bit.ly/koboWHS
Audible: https://amzn.to/2M2ZWfY
#ManCandyMonday – Sexy Santa Under My Tree
Don’t know about you, but I think it’s time for a sexy Santa for Christmas? I’d love to see him under my tree, how about you?
