When Your Old Stalker Finds You On Facebook by Lyla Sinclair

My author pal, Lyla Sinclair added a humorous post on her blog. Enjoy! When Your Old Stalker Finds You On Facebook

Check out her latest release, Checking Out Audrey at Ellora's Cave.

Free Download - Spirit Lifter by Debra Glass

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After his girlfriend leaves him, Reed Severin is depressed, unwilling to lose his heart again…until he rescues a beautiful woman from the massive Tennessee River. Despite whispers of danger, Reed loses himself in Cora’s willing body, exploring erotic passion unlike anything he’s ever known—until Cora inexplicably vanishes.

Reed soon discovers his newfound lover is a ghost, an ethereal beauty who’s seeking justice for her untimely death. And perhaps one last taste of the pleasures of the flesh.

Meet Reed’s spirit-ensnaring stepsisters and more sexy ghosts from the south in the Phantom Lovers books—Gatekeeper, Shadowkeeper and Watchkeeper.

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Coming March 30, 2009 - Spirit Lifter by Debra Glass

Spirit Lifter by Debra Glass

Ever since his girlfriend left him, Reed Severin has been depressed, unwilling to lose his heart again. Until the night he rescues a beautiful woman from the massive Tennessee River. Though whispers of danger surround him, Reed nevertheless loses himself in Cora’s willing body, exploring erotic passion unlike anything he’s ever known—until Cora inexplicably vanishes.

Reed soon discovers his newfound lover is a ghost, an ethereal beauty who’s seeking justice for her untimely death. And perhaps one more taste of the pleasures of the flesh.

Meet Reed’s spirit-ensnaring stepsisters, and more sexy ghosts from the south, in the Phantom Lovers books—Gatekeeper, Shadowkeeper and Watchkeeper—by Debra Glass.

On March 30, Click Here to Read Spirit Lifter Free!

Excerpt:

“We need to get you to a hospital,” he said.

“No!” she said, seizing his arm.

Reed looked down at her pale hand on his tanned arm and then back up into her eyes.

“Please don’t,” she said. “Just let me stay with you awhile.”

“Sure,” he said against his better judgment. “Sure.” He swept her into his arms and tried to warm her by rubbing her vigorously. She was probably in shock more than anything else.

He could practically feel the tension melting out of her body. Brushing his cheek against her wet hair, he breathed in the earthy scent of the river mingled with an utterly feminine perfume. Closing her eyes, she nuzzled her face against his chest and Reed held her, listening to the calming sound of Sarah McLachlan’s ethereal voice mingled with the gentle lapping of the waves against the hull of Spirit Lifter.

She shifted against him and then raised her head so that she looked up into his eyes. In the pale moonlight, he could see her eyes were a jewel shade of green.

His heart skipped a beat because he suddenly, intuitively knew she was going to ask him to kiss her.

And then she did.

“Kiss me,” she uttered, even as the fingers of her free hand entwined in his damp hair to draw his head downward.

Highlights From Southern Magic RWA

I enjoyed guest speaking at the Southern Magic Romance Writers of America Chapter yesterday. It was great to see familiar faces from my home chapter, Heart of Dixie, and to meet some new writers as well. One of my favorite authors, Kelley St. John, was there with copies of her new book, Flirting With Temptation. Check out the latest Cosmopolitan Magazine where Kelley's book was picked as the Red Hot Read!

Young adult romance author, Jennifer Echols, attended and announced a book signing for her new release, Going to Far. Check out her website for information on her book signing.

Check out Christy Reece's site. Her romantic suspense trilogy is due to release starting in April.

I was especially surprised to see Michael Garrett there. I'd taken his course at UNA when I first got serious about getting published and he steered me toward the paranormal romance section at the book store and to Romance Writers of America. If you are an aspiring author, check out his site.

Southern Magic is an awesome, supportive group for writers and I enjoyed speaking about writing love scenes at their monthly meeting. For information about the group, check out their site: Southern Magic RWA Chapter

Here are the highlights from my handout:

Erotic Romance – Blow by Blow

What is erotic romance?
In erotica, the sexual relationship must be integral to and an important element of the storyline and the character development with the sex scenes furthering the plot and affecting the growth of the characters. Erotic romance includes abundant and explicit sex and sexual tension, starting early and continuing throughout with graphic sex scenes.
The story must also meet the definition of a romance novel: the primary focus must be on the development of a romantic relationship, and there must be an emotionally satisfying committed ending for the main characters.

Every love scene has to be relevant to the story and must show character growth. Nothing is gratuitous.
Show, don’t tell.
Build tension with intimacy rather than with sex or the desire for sex.
Focus on the emotions that build the internal conflict rather than on the physical act of sex itself. Love scenes are not all about action.
Your characters’ sexual behavior can reveal a lot about their motives and personality.
Write what turns you on.
Incorporate all five senses to draw your reader into the scene.
Don’t let your sex scenes overshadow a good plot.

The Twelve Steps of Intimacy:
Eye to Body, Eye to Eye, Voice to Voice, Hand to Hand, Arm to Shoulder, Arm to Waist, Mouth to Mouth, Hand to Head, Hand to Body, Mouth to Breast, Hand to Genitals, Sexual Intercourse


While there are many books on writing erotic romance, the best research is to read what you want to write. Check out: Ellora's Cave's Free Reads