Real Boys Kiss Boys Cover
Recently, I had the pleasure of doing a cover for Joe Flippone. He had a few specifics that he wanted–such as a Colorado backdrop, a lagoon, and something that captured two very important characters and what they were going through.
I think Joe’s blurb will probably capture more readers than my cover ever could. (Even though, I am pretty proud of this piece of art.)
I don’t have a release date yet, but I tell you what, you better keep your eye out for a rising talent, who, according to his BIO, already has a pretty impressive resume.
Good luck Joe…and good luck to his masterpiece!
BLURB:
It’s a brand new school year and Mitch is not looking forward to it. He has also felt like an outcast in his small town, never fitting in and never having any friends. But suddenly that all changes when Luka, the new boy from California transfers to his school. For the first time Mitch has a best friend and is truly happy but he soon finds out that things are not always what they seem and life can be pretty complicated when you’re in high school.
Author Bio & dedication:
Joe Filippone was born and raised in Denver Colorado where he had a long and successful acting career before moving to California where he now acts and writes fulltime. He has appeared on numerous TV and webseries as well as movies, commercials, music videos and theatrical productions. Joe’s short stories have appeared in nearly forth anthologies and he is hard at work on his next novel.
Dedication: For my mom for always believing in me and for my wonderful boyfriend Nickie; the find of a lifetime. I would also like to dedicate this book to all my Mitchs, may you find your Lukas and to all my Lukas, may you find your Mitchs.
Until next time,
New Cover: Steaming
Are you in the mood for a Young Adult Steampunk novel? Well if you are, this is my newest cover, or one I made for author Vanessa Barger.
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BLURB: My name is Cornelius Latimer, and I have fallen in love. The object of my affection isn’t tall and blonde with all the right curves. It isn’t even human. My love belches steam and breathes fire. My world runs on steam and hard metal, and I am a master of both. My Uncle, Rufus Harrison, has funded my expeditions. He’s gifted me with a lab containing all the parts and space I could possibly need. For weeks I have been toiling over my journals, crafting my biggest and best creation yet. It’s heady, this feeling of power. But I made a fatal error. I told a friend about my machine. And now someone who should not know, does. I should tear everything apart, but I can’t. Love does strange things to people.
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AUTHOR BIO AND WEBSITE LINK: Website: http://vanessabargerwrites.wordpress.com Bio: I am a Young Adult author who teaches high schoolers all about technology education (and yearbook!) in rural Virginia along the Chesapeake Bay. I am the
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New Cover: TRUE INTENTIONS
This one was finished up yesterday. It is a Young Adult Novel. I believe the release date is February 14, 2011. Noble Romance Publishing’s new line Noble Gateway will be the launch pad for this one.
The Author, Lisa Kuehne gave me example covers of books she had read which gave me a big feel for her taste. So we ran with midnight blues, starry skies, misty whites, and mystic blacks. With her description, I created a symbol to go with her new book and used the mountains, lake, and moon to create her backdrop. The mountain and Lake actually came from a place I often visit and take a bazillion pictures of…Lake Moomaw, right here in Virginia. Although the book’s setting is in California, the photo’s worked well. The book’s setting will probably prove far more interesting than where I go in real life lol.
Blurb:
While living in Chicago, sixteen year old Ava O’Brian’s life was completely ordinary. Then an accident changed everything. The move to Lake Arrowhead, California has now uncovered a secret and marked her for death by a powerful immortal willing to stop at nothing to gain control of her rare ability.
A secret ability she doesn’t even know she possesses.
As the layers of betrayal begin to unfold, Ava isn’t sure who she can trust, especially her alluring yet mysterious classmate, Samuel Perry.
In order to stay alive, Ava must find out the truth about her unique gift, come to a decision on what cost she is willing to pay for love and uncover everyone’s True Intentions…
Author Bio:
The author of the True Intention series, Lisa Kuehne graduated from Southwestern Michigan College with an associate degree in nursing and from Goshen College with a BSN in science. Her love of romance, mystery and suspense, plus growing up in a Catholic family inspired her first book. She currently lives in Indiana with her husband, three children and their two dogs and works as a nurse manager. Her Web site is www.lisakuehne.com
Word up! NEW Addams Family Movie Coming!!!!!
Image via Wikipedia
I was cruising the net, looking for a name, and I came across some movie news that Tim Burton was in negotiations concerning the Addams Family!!!!
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski will join Burton in developing a script for the planned stop-motion adaptation of Charles Addams’ famed comic strip, “The Addams Family,” Deadline reports. Burton will also produce with Chris Meledandri for Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures.
I love the Addams Family! When I was a kid, while other snot nosed carbon copied Barbie dolls were dreaming of princes and something charming, I wanted to go live with the Addams Family!!! Well, it was a close run between them and the Munsters, which my imagination decided to compromise and just make them distant cousins.
Still I dreamed that Morticia and Gomez would come and get me, realizing I had been stolen as a child, and was REALLY theirs. lol
The original….
I am VERY excited about this movie. I hope Burton hurries the hell up. I would LOVE for him to get a hold of Wyntress Nyght, but until then, I’ll settle for whatever he cooks up.
And I totally LOVED the newest..
So far, this is my good news for the day. Now if we can get Johnny Depps arse in gear to get Dark Shadows done, I’ll be a darkly disturbed but happy camper for life!
*SMILES WIDE*
C.H. SCARLET
Almost There: Bound by Blood: The Sacrifice
I found the end of my last chapter yesterday through my own blood, sweat, and tears… and I have to say this second book has been a long, emotional, and hair pulling experience. When the first book was published, I had the second book near completion. I knew exactly where I wanted the story to go, what I wanted to see happen to my characters, how I was going to bring them all to Earth and what would happen once they came to Earth.
Now, even though my plans on leading them from TERAH to Earth has not changed, the journey in getting them there has….
Once the first book entered edits, I knew the second book was going to change, although I’ll admit, I didn’t realize how much. Once I went back to work on Book II, well something just nagged at me.
Am I being too predictable? Am I?
Am I mucking with my characters enough? A little, but I could do more, couldn’t I?
Am I being true to my imagination? No, something doesn’t feel right.
In my strict Virgo opinion, I wasn’t doing Samanthra or Dareus justice. So I ripped up the second book, pulled my hair for a few days, for a few months, and then started from scratch. So I went down the list again…
Now am I being too predictable? No way.
Now am I mucking with my characters enough? Totally and then some.
Am I being true to my imagination? Oh yeah and then some.
For those who kept emailing me wanting to know when the second book was coming out…it will be soon. And for those who reviewed the book or just read it, becoming obsessed with the entire ride, I think you will be pleased or at least I hope so.
If you thought you knew what would happen in round two…don’t stake the bank on it. Don’t plan the night on the Epilogue…because I did a complete 180—hell, I ran completely off the trail and did donuts.
As I said above, I finished up the last chapter yesterday, but I plan on taking the next month (next few if need be) to put some finishing touches on the manuscript, apply pre-edits I learned from Noble Romance Publishing, and then off to my publisher: Dark Roast Press it will go.
Will I give anyone a hint as to what lies ahead?
No, not yet. I want to make sure I can write up a blurb that will give you just enough…yet not give anything away. I want this journey to be to remain completely unexpected and as a surprise for the reader.
I will tell you this, the Sacrifice will lead us to Earth at this point in time…not unless I end up doing the same thing in Book III–asking myself the same questions or letting my imagination do another 180. Never-the-less, we will get there…eventually…but I can promise you we won’t have a boring moment until we do…or at least that’s my hope.
Introducing Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack!
Would you like to meet Wyntress Nyght from my brand new series Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack?
Blurb:
“Good evening my delicious little darklings of darkness. Wyntress Nyght here, serving up your forbidden dose of supernatural crack. So hook up your IV’s, roll up the psychic and toke her, or offer up your shot glass for some ecotplasmic delight. For I have the phantasmal kick you have all been jonzing for. No DT’s here my darklings, only the monster of all dragons for you to chase… me! Now, for those readers who are new to my witch-board of communications, allow me too sinfully boast a little about the place I haunt. It’s the Other World, the Underworld, or a label I am rather fond of and prefer, Hell.”
*Gasps* Did she say Hell?
That she did, so flip a page and you’ll realize what a hilarious but darkly adventurous thrill ride Hell can be. And who knew it would have all started with an ex-Fanger and the kidnapping of his new coffin screamer. Toss in a lusty Were, a mischievous Zombie, a Dominion of Chaos, some too-damn-sexy Demons, a mysterious malicious and hidden plot, plus whatever other zany characters of Hell pop up, and we have the makings as to why there’s never a boring moment in the death of Wyntress Nyght!
Now, grab a dry pair of knickers just in case yours get moist from laughing, and open the book already. Wyntress hates to be left waiting by the grave!
Coming Soon at Noble Romance Publishing in 2010!
Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack
Book One:
Exes & Hexes
Genre: Dark Satire, Paranormal, Erotic Romance
Are you ready for one hell of a hilarious time?
This book is not suitable for anyone under 18.
Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack Has A Publisher!!!!
I tell ya, I am jumping up and down. Now earlier, this was an incredible thing, but now, its bad since I need to get to bed lol.
Anyway, I just wanted to shout that Wyntress Nyght, my Paranormal, Dark Satire, has found a publisher. I suppose her voice was strong after all.
I submitted to ten agents, and three pubs a week ago? Anyway, one agent rejected me thus far. I didn’t even have a chance to hear back from everyone because this morning, Jill from Noble Romance Publishing asked me if I was willing to make a few changes and ah, YEAH!
She didn’t need to ask me twice. Maybe I should have waited for the others to get back to me but I have researched Noble Romance left and right. I have spoken to their authors, checked P&E and everything I saw impressed me to no end. Then, when she sent me a contract to look over, that also rocked my world. Very professional, protecting not them but also ME. I even got an advance…my VERY first advance.
*sighs* Its a good day.
I suppose I should throw forth a blurb and all that but my excitement has wore me plum out. So I am off to bed, if I can sleep, because I am so wound up but I need to at least try. Because tomorrow, oh yes tomorrow, I have to start making changes to my manuscript.
Skips off singing *Merry Christmas to me, Merry Christmas to me…..
Mock Cover for ‘Wyntress Nyght’
The mock cover is done for my new Dark Satire, Paranormal. Hopefully will find her a home soon. I loved the cover so much. I went ahead and made a desktop wallpaper out of it.
Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack : Exes & Hexes
Blurb:
"Good evening my delicious little darklings of darkness. Wyntress Nyght here, serving up your forbidden dose of supernatural crack. So hook up your IV’s, roll up the psychic and toke her, or offer up your shot glass for some ecotplasmic delight. For I have the phantasmal kick you have all been jonzing for. No DT’s here my darklings, only the monster of all dragons for you to chase… me! Now, for those readers who are new to my witch-board of communications, allow me too sinfully boast a little about the place I haunt. It’s the Other World, the Underworld, or a label I am rather fond of and prefer, Hell."
*Gasps* Did she say Hell?
That she did, so flip a page and you’ll realize what a hilarious but darkly adventurous thrill ride Hell can be. And who knew it would have all started with an ex-Fanger and the kidnapping of his new coffin screamer. Toss in a lusty Were, a mischievous Zombie, a Dominion of Chaos, some too-damn-sexy Demons, a mysterious malicious and hidden plot, plus whatever other zany characters of Hell pop up, and we have the makings as to why there’s never a boring moment in the death of Wyntress Nyght!
Now, grab a dry pair of knickers just in case yours get moist from laughing, and open the book already. Wyntress hates to be left waiting by the grave!
Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack Sneak Peek!
I have been working on a Dark Satire called
Wyntress Nyght’s Supernatural Crack:
Welcome to my World!
Book 1.
Here is a sneak peak–
Good evening my delicious, little, darklings of darkness! Wyntress Nyght here, reporting directly from the Rave in the Grave, serving up your forbidden dose of supernatural crack. So hook up your IV’s, roll up the psychic and toke her, or offer up your shot glass for some ecotplasmic delight. For I have the phantasmal kick you have all been jonzing for. No DT’s here my darklings, only the monster of all dragons for you to chase, me!
For those readers who are new to my witch-board of communications, allow me too sinfully boast a little concerning myself, and the place I haunt.
*Insert violins of true sorrow.*
I, Wyntress Nyght, was once a woman of the living in the world you know as your own. I, *fake sobs* had a very humble life until it all came to a horrible, tragic end.
Not!
Look, who I was when or if I was alive is pure bore-drizzle compared to what I am now. Now, I party it up, each and every night at the local Rave in the Grave, which is basically the hot spot, no pun intended, for all those who are dead, undead, ghastly and ghostly.
Oh and let’s not forget all those living little darklings that wander through the Gate.
What’s a Gate?
It’s a doorway or portal into my world. Where do I live? It’s the Other World, the Underworld, or a label I am rather fond of and prefer, Hell.
*Gasps*
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WYNTRESS NYGHT LIVES IN A SUPERNATURAL WORLD CALLED BY MANY NAMES. THE ONE SHE LOVES THE BEST, IS HELL. ALTHOUGH HELL IS MUCH DIFFERENT FROM THE FEARSOME DEFINITIONS STAPLED TO IT. WYNTRESS NYGHT IS THE PERFECT, SARCASTIC, HOST TO TAKE US ON SUCH A JOURNEY.
SHE REDEFINES VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES, WITCHES, ZOMBIES, GHOSTS, AND MORE, BECAUSE SHE KNOWS FIRSTHAND, WHAT THEY ARE. HER CLOSEST PALS IS A WERE NAMED FLINT AND A ZOMBIE NAMED JINX. AND WITH THEM BY HER SIDE, SHE TAKES US ON A RIDE WE SHALL NEVER FORGET.
IN THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF THIS BOOK–WYNTRESS NYGHT IS HANGING OUT AT HER FAVORITE HOT SPOT CALLED THE RAVE IN THE GRAVE WHEN ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE, LITERALLY. GUILT-SLAPPED BY AN EX-LOVER AND TEMPTED BY HER CRYPT MASTER, SHE ATTEMPTS TO SAVE A VERY ANNOYING WITCH THAT HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED FOR MYSTERIOUS REASONS.
INTO THE DOMINION OF PANDEMONIA, THE PLACE THAT GOT HER CONDEMNED TO SHEOL, SHE MUST USE HER SPECIAL SKILLS AND GRAVE-WISE TALENTS IN ORDER TO SEE HER QUEST FULFILLED. THE SAME TALENTS THAT GOT HER IN DEEP WATERS WHERE THE MASTERS OF HELL ARE CONCERNED, THE GRIGORI.
UNFORTUNATELY, ONCE SHE REACHES HER DESTINATION, THINGS TURN OUT TO BE MORE THAN WHAT SHE WAS LED TO BELIEVE. WHY THE WITCH WAS KIDNAPPED, AND WHY HER EX REALLY WANTED HER TO GO, MIGHT JUST GET WYNTRESS KICKED OUT OF HELL AND CONDEMNED TO THE WORLD OF THE LIVING, ENDING IN ONE NIGHTMARE WYNTRESS WILL NOT LOOK FORWARD TO.
CAN WYNTRESS FLIP THE CRYPT ON THOSE WORKING HARD ON DIGGING HER A NEW GRAVE?
FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF IN THIS THRILL OF A DARK SATIRE AND EROTIC PARANORMAL!
COMING SOON!
Excerpt from Bound By Blood: The Awakening & Blurb
Blurb:
The truth of the Ancients has been kept from you. For life did not begin here on Earth but in a universe known as TEŔAH.
Can you lay claim to one of their bloodlines?
Samanthŕa Lampiŕ can and this is her story…
And possibly, it is the beginning of yours.
Samanthŕa Lampiŕ is the High Priestess of twelve very powerful and ancient bloodlines. She is on the verge of her Awakening which is something every Vii before her has welcomed with absolute ease. Not Samanthŕa though, for her Awakening is prophesied to bring about the doom of her and those she loves the most, her six sisters. In secret, she undergoes dangerous rituals that’s could literally destroy her but she is more than willing to take that chance for she is no stranger to sacrifice. Despite the fatal threats of TEŔAH and the rising strengths of its enemies, she is succeeding until the night a great storm of unknowable power releases a prophecy, a revelation that will change her world, her peoples’ world, forever.
Daŕēus Dracuŕa, Father of the Blood and keeper of the 13th forgotten bloodline, is released from an age long prison that he was wrongly condemned to by traitors of his own blood and that of Evil. In a venomous rage, he learns that TEŔAH is in greater peril than anyone in it has come to realize and he is the only one that can stop it. But in order to do so, he needs the High Priestess and he needs her at her full strength and power. He needs her Awakened whether she is willing or not and despite what harm it may bring to others.
Enter a world unlike any other. Discover a past which has been kept secret until now. Find your place among a forgotten bloodline and in the end, know your true purpose.
But be forewarned now, the truth is not always what it seems and lifting the veil is not always easy. Once you begin this journey, know that it can not end until it is finished.
Ask yourself now, before you invoke the spell of this tale, what those in TEŔAH had to decide….
Are you ready to be awakened?
Because once you do, there is no turning back.
Excerpt:
The young girl started to go in but the Crone stopped her by putting her staff against her chest. She was gentle, only wishing to delay her entrance into the mysterious lair.
“I must warn you now before you enter,” she said with serious eyes. “The essence from within that room is great. Once I speak the words of power, the stories will play out before you, making them seem so real. You will not only watch them play out but you will feel all that those who lived them felt. You will be but a ghost there, unable to interfere or make change, for the things done have already come to be. You will be unseen, yet will feel and know every sensation, every emotion, and every bit of agony. You will know pain as well as happiness. Once their stories begin, there will be no stopping them until they find their end. Do you understand? Are you prepared to take such a journey?”
The young one nodded from underneath the hood of her cloak. “What about the ones that I have ties to and my birthright? Will I find them in this room? What happened to them?”
“You will know your birthright and so much more, child. It takes a strong heart to survive this journey you face now. Are you ready?” the Crone asked again, and the girl nodded.
“So be it.” The Crone led her into the room.
Its walls were high, slick, and brown like the rest of the cavern. Moisture dripped from above them. Embedded in the walls were large crystals. They were clear, flawless, and powerful. The soft light was coming from inside their sparkling depth.
The Crone raised her staff and called out in an ancient language. While she spoke, the light from the crystals became even brighter.
“Bound by blood,
By blood we are bound.
By my blood I say awaken now.
By the one of blood I bring,
Show unto her the truth of things.
Let the past now sing.
Now comes the time of her awakening.
Open her eyes
Set this knowledge free.
So Mote It Be.”
A blinding light shot forth throughout the room, causing their eyes to sting. The ground beneath them seemed to rumble slightly as the door behind them shut and sealed.
A mist of many colors swirled around them and rocketed into the darkness above. Sparks of energy fell upon their faces. Before them a veil lifted and a strange vision unfurled. A sheet of transparent silver hovered over the crystals. The silver turned to a watery glass. The vision was reflected from there.
Silence fell as both grew still, with nothing in motion but the sparks of light falling gently upon them. Time seemed to freeze. It did not exist here. The coldness of the room became warm while a moment locked into an eternity. They found themselves staring at a woman sleeping. The watery glass rippled a bit but became clearer. The girl standing beside the Crone nearly swooned with awe.
She was beautiful, the young one thought as she traced every detail of her with her starving eyes. Long raven hair flowed like a silk garland, softly lingering upon a comforter the color of wine. The woman in the vision was dreaming and her dreams seemed peaceful for now. The chamber around her was medieval and made of stone. A castle, the young one could see. And she heard something whisper, many voices all at once, whispers which said,
“You of the blood who call to us,
Beckoning the echoes of past truths be shown.
Here we give unto you what your heart dotht ask…
Now watch as we bring to life, what is written in the stone…”
Coming Soon by Dark Roast Press!
Written by C.H. Scarlett
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