The Carus Chronicles

Don't know who these men are? But want to?  The first book of the Carus Series, Shift Happens,  is available on Amazon now!

Happy Book Birthday to Love's Sorrow! Today marks the kick-off of Love's Sorrow blog tour AND part one of ...  a sneak peak at the entire first chapter! Follow along during the tour for parts two through ten, and be sure to check out the rafflecopter below for some Love's Sorrow goodies! Love's Sorrow Means of Mercy #1 Historical Romance by Terri Rochenski Release Date: April 21, 2014 Publisher: Roane Publishing Hired as a nanny for her cousin’s children, Anne Tearle finds security and a loving family. The children are a dream, but London society is a world of its own, one where a displaced farm girl has no business being. But, wealthy rake, Gavin MacKay, helps her to see associating with the upper class might not be as horrid as she first assumed. Like all things worthwhile, love comes at a price, and the cost soon bestows more anguish than joy. Lost, but not undone, Anne must find the courage to be...

JC: First of all, I'd like to thank Liz for appearing on my blog today. I've put the three challenge questions to her and she's answered them brilliantly. Also, Liz is sharing her first women's fiction title, THE GIRLS OF TONSIL LAKE! LF: Thank you so much for having me, J. C. I really had to think about these questions! JC: You bet! I love hosting authors from different genres! everyone has a different angle on things. Speaking of which, if you could be any animal, other than a human, what would it be and why? LF: I’m so boring, but the truth is I’d be a cat. Not a dramatically beautiful or pedigreed cat, just a house cat the kids dragged home who sheds on the furniture, sleeps for hours on the rocking chair, and is there for comfort when you’re down. JC: There's something beautiful in the simplicity of cat life. I often look at my dog (who's asleep on my feet and snoring right now) and think, "what a life!" Next question: If you had to run ...

As a part of my promotional efforts, I dabbled in Word and created a media kit for Shift Happens. Please check it out and let me know what you think. It's now available on my website: http://www.jcmckenzie.ca/uploads/1/3/9/1/13916502/media_kit_for_blog_march_31st_2014.pdf You can click HERE to view it in a separate window, click on the link on the menu bar on the right, or look at it below. Media Kit for Shift Happens (2014) If you haven't already done so, please pick up a copy of my debut novel, Shift Happens--Available now on Amazon! Amazon.com  |  Amazon.ca  |  Amazon.co.uk  |  Amazon.com.au OR enter my giveaway for a chance to win one of five copies of Shift Happens. Today is the last day! Winners will be announced tomorrow! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Some things are definitely worth waiting for, and this post by Louisa Bacio is one of them! Make sure you read to the end because she's giving away some great prizes! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worth the Wait Some things are worth the wait. Her Wolf Ménage , book 7 in my erotic paranormal series The Vampire, The Witch & The Werewolf, took me longer to write, but the finished product is that much sweeter. The delay had nothing to do with the storyline or the actual book itself, but more with my crazy schedule and lack of writing time. Since I wrote The Wolfe Pack , I knew Jana needed a story of her own. She’d remain “best friend” status for only so long. Plus, as a non-shifting werewolf, there definitely was something else beneath the surface. Most of the time as I write, some things amaze me. While I knew Jana would experience the dating scene while visiting New Orleans, I wasn’t sure quite who would be the love in...

To say Kristy from Blush Wedding Photography "did" my head-shots, would be a gross understatement. She created them with an artistic flare that still leaves me feeling quite pretty. Yes, the pictures are me, but through her many lenses, she saw the BEST of me and brought it forward. She's one talented photographer. I struggled to narrow my selection down, but here are my favorites. I'm still flip-flopping with which ones to use for social media, my website, and my books. Maybe you can help. Which ones do you like? For more information on Kristy and Blush Wedding Photography: Website:  http://blushweddingphotography.org/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/blushweddingphotography?fref=ts Twitter:  @blushwedphotos

Just call it a penis! I have to start this post off with a disclaimer: I grew up in a small coastal community, am a biologist and have worked on fishing vessels as a government representative. I've heard every name in the book for male and female genitalia and am fairly desensitized to the wide variety of labels, including the more crass and less savory ones. But unless you plan to lick it off, why sugar coat it? A penis is a penis, after all! Maybe it's the biologist in me, but when I'm reading a sex scene, I find it amusing when the writer has seemingly gone out of the way to avoid the dreaded P and V words, or even the commonly used slang terms. Second disclaimer: These aren't so much as pet peeves, as they are points of hilarity for me. The top two labels for male and female genitalia respectively that throw me into fits of giggles are: 1. Velvet Covered Steel 2. Inner Goddess As a writer, I can appreciate how difficult writing a sex scene is, and how yo...