Writer's Blog: Blog of romance author Jennifer Ashley

Catching Up

2009-12-13T11:21:00.003-07:00

I've been amazingly busy the last several weeks, writing, revising, writing some more. I have a whole slew of books coming out next year--see my "Coming Soon" page for a complete list:

http://www.jennifersromances.com/NewSite/comingsoon.html

Somehow I have three series running (Stormwalker as Allyson James; Mackenzies and Pride Mates as Jennifer Ashley). I love the books, but it makes for lots of work behind the computer!

I have seen the cover for Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage. It's beautiful, it's almost ready, and I'll post it as soon as I've got it!

What Order Should I Read the Books?

2009-11-23T17:15:00.003-07:00

I did something sensible on my website today: I created a page listing the oh-so-many series I write, and within these, the order in which the books should be read. Hallelujah! Nothing frustrates me more as a reader than not knowing which is book 1, book 2, etc.

So I decided to make my own crystal clear:

http://www.jennifersromances.com/NewSite/seriesorder.html

If you have questions, let me know. I'll make adjustments to the page as necessary. I plan to do another for my Allyson James site (which will be the same, but the Allyson James books will be at the top).

Giving away Hot for the Holidays at Romance Crush Junkies

2009-11-17T07:45:00.004-07:00

I'm being featured at Romance Crush Junkies this week: http://erjunkiesreviews.blogspot.com/, and giving away a copy of Hot for the Holidays. They've done an interview in which I talk about all kinds of things, like chocolate, guitarists, and what I'm writing under all my pseudonyms (and why). Stop by if you can!

Madness of Lord Ian in Hardback

2009-11-13T20:07:00.004-07:00

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie is now available in hardback at the Rhapsody and Doubleday book clubs for about $13.

Link:

http://www.rhapsodybookclub.com/pages/nm/product/productDetail.jsp?skuId=1049535682

Doubleday link:
http://www.doubledaybookclub.com/pages/nm/product/productDetail.jsp?skuId=1049535690

I'm going to buy one for my mom so she can put it on her special shelf. (My mom's equivalent of hanging my stuff on the refrigerator. :-)

Interviewing Nalini Singh

2009-11-05T05:00:00.000-07:00

Please join me over at The Chatelaines (http://www.thechatelaines.blogspot.com) for an interview with the incomparable Nalini Singh (we're giving away a book, of course). :-)

Shopping Early for Book 2 in Lord Ian series

2009-11-01T10:53:00.004-07:00

I saw this morning that Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage is up for pre-order on Amazon. It's out next July--I call that stocking up early! :-)

No cover yet, but link is here:

http://www.amazon.com/Isabellas-Scandalous-Marriage-Jennifer-Ashley/dp/0425235459/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257097942&sr=1-25

Or click here if that doesn't work

It's also at Good Reads for Good Reads folks:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7070067-lady-isabella-s-scandalous-marriage

Exciting!!

Updates

2009-10-09T15:03:00.005-07:00

I finished and submitted the manuscript of Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage, where it now awaits my editor's eyes. We're working on the cover, and I've seen the back blurb which I like (not the art yet; that will be a month or so).

That book will be published by Berkley Sensation in July 2010. More (blurbs, cover, excerpts) as we go!

I have added a bunch of information about the upcoming Pride Mates book, which introduces a new series (another one, can you stand it?), which will come out in Feb. 2010. Click here to go to the series page and read about Shifters, along with a message by my hero, Liam.

What's next? I'm currently working on a couple of things in my Allyson James manifestation (book 2 of Stormwalker, and an erotic novella for a Heat anthology), plus Lord Cameron's story as Jennifer Ashley.

So much to do! Take care.

Happy Official Release Day!

2009-09-29T17:15:00.007-07:00

Today is official release day of two books for me:

A Christmas Ball anthology ("The Longest Night," by Jennifer Ashley)

Read an Excerpt here:
http://www.jennifersromances.com/NewSite/Books/ChristmasBall.html

and

Hot for the Holidays ("A Little Night Magic," by Allyson James)

Read an Excerpt here:
http://www.allysonjames.com/alittlenightmagicexcerpt.html

Ready for Christmas??

(OK, I'm so not! But maybe the stories will put you in the mood!)

Updates

2009-09-14T12:54:00.003-07:00

Ah, I love finishing things. I just typed THE END on Mac and Isabella's story. It's just the draft--will be tearing it apart and putting it back together in a couple of days, but for now, Ahhhhh. (I love Mac, though; am looking forward to the second draft with him.)

I updated my website with some new stuff:

Freebies (I have goodies sitting in my house--might as well give them away!)

New covers/links/excerpts on my Coming Soon page

New excerpt for A Christmas Ball (out first of Oct.)

New contact info for snail mail--sending cards through my publisher takes forever (it could be months before they send them along to me).

I have much more to write, but it's nice to relax for half an hour!!

Autistic/Asperger's characters

2009-09-02T10:29:00.003-07:00

Inspector Lewis Sunday night (on PBS), featured a character, an Oxford student, who had Asperger's. The character reminded me very much of Ian Mackenzie! He never looked straight into anyone's eyes, he knew what time he arrived anywhere to the exact minute and how long he stayed, was an artist who could draw anyone rapidly after a quick glance, he knew the social things he was "supposed" to do, but didn't really understand or much care why, and he was the master of the nonsequiter. The actor who portrayed him did a wonderful job. The character gets a lot of air time, and it was a good mystery.

You can watch the show online until September 13:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/lewis/watch.html

Ooooo, Pride Mates

2009-08-31T12:49:00.005-07:00

...is up for preorder on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0843960051/ref=nosim/speculativefic051-20

Click here if that doesn't work.

They don't have the pretty cover, but it looks like this here picture. Pub date is Feb. 2010!!

More about the book on my Coming Soon page: http://www.jennifersromances.com/NewSite/comingsoon.html
Plus I'll be updating my page soon with all kinds of cool info about the series.

Emma Holly Interview/Giveaway

2009-08-13T13:44:00.001-07:00

Today I'm interviewing my favorite erotic romance author, Emma Holly (well, she's one of my favorite authors, period). I persuaded her to come and blog on The Chatelaines, and she'll be giving away a couple copies of Kissing Midnight, her June release. Please come say hi!!
http://www.thechatelaines.blogspot.com

Working week

2009-08-10T10:53:00.004-07:00

After a weekend mix of fun with friends and bad family news all around, I'm back to work.

One thing I like about being an author is my relief when it's Monday again and I disappear back into writing. Not that my weekends are so terrible, LOL. But I no longer view the working week with dread.

I think stepping away from a project is always good. Last week I spent working on revisions to Pride Mates, and this morning I opened up Mac and Isabella to see how they were doing. Looking at the book fresh shows me where I need to fix things that I was oblivious to before (too caught up in the story).

I'm really liking Mac. I know everyone loves Ian, and he's a hard act to follow, but Mac is funny and wicked with a warm heart, a man who loves so deeply it hurts him. Since this is a romance novel, we all know how it ends ;-), but his journey is the joy. You'll see Ian again and his other two brothers, Mac and Cam, and meet a few new secondary characters.

So I'm back to work. Last Friday my Berkley editor and I were talking about the cover of Stormwalker, my upcoming contemp. fantasy/romance series. Sounds like it will be cool--though I won't see that art for a bit yet. That book will be written under my Allyson James psuedonym.

I could chat all day, and often do, but for now--back to work!

Interview and giveaway at the Chatelaines--Erin Quinn

2009-08-06T06:05:00.002-07:00

Interviewing author Erin Quinn at the Chatelaines, discussing her debut, Haunting Beauty, and giving away free books! Come and say hi to Erin and read about he book. HB is quite good, an intriguing spin on paranormal romance.

http://www.thechatelaines.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Ashley books to ebooks on BandN.com

2009-08-05T12:37:00.004-07:00

It looks like my Dorchester backlist is slowly being added as ebooks on B&N.com. I see Immortals: The Redeeming and Highlander Ever After from 2008 as well as Immortals: The Reckoning from this year. I am totally uninvolved in this process, so I don't know when the rest will be, but I'm happy that they've made a start.

All of my Berkley titles as Allyson James are up there, as well as my Jennifer Ashley historical novel: The Queen's Handmaiden.

I haven't tried these ebooks yet, but apparently you can use them on your iPhone or iPod Touch as well as Blackberries and other devices (I MUST get an iPod Touch, must, must, must).

You can access the B&N ebook store through the iTunes store as well.

This is so cool. As an iPod/iTunes/B&N junkie, I can only be happy.

(must...get...Touch)

Updates to Forthcoming List

2009-07-28T14:36:00.007-07:00

I've updated my Coming Soon page to reflect *all* books and novellas in the next--let's see--two and a half years. Excerpts pop up there as the books get closer. More could be added as I pitch more books/novellas.

www.jennifersromances.com/NewSite/comingsoon.html

I don't think I have my forthcoming EC book up there (Calder): You can see the blurb on my Allyson James site:

http://www.allysonjames.com/next.html

More Pretty...

2009-07-20T08:01:00.003-07:00

Out February 2010!

Award!!!

2009-07-17T13:33:00.004-07:00

Last night at RWA, I won two Prism awards (for best paranormal romances) and came in second in a third category.

1. Dragon Master, by Allyson James, Best of the Best!
2. Dragon Master, by Allyson James, First Place, Fantasy
3. Immortals: The Redeeming, by Jennifer Ashley Second Place, Dark Para.

Behold my pretty Prisms. Can you tell I'm proud??

I didn't even go to RWA this year, and still got a pretty present. (And yes, that's my Rita behind them.)

I have Pub Dates!!!! for Mackenzie novels

2009-07-06T10:09:00.003-07:00

Keep in mind that these are tentative (publishers can change schedules for many reasons), but I got pub dates this morning for:

Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage: July 2010
The Many Sins of Lord Cameron: April 2011
The Duke Takes a Wife: Oct. 2011

The titles also are tentative (my contract says publisher has final say), but these are the working titles, and hopefully I'll get to keep them.

Contracts have been signed, squees have been squeed, and we have liftoff.

Author Nalini Singh...

2009-06-25T16:23:00.001-07:00

...is interviewing me today on her blog. She loved Madness of Lord Ian. Comment to win, or just to comment. :-)

http://www.nalinisingh.blogspot.com/

New Website!! Please find errors:-)

2009-06-13T07:49:00.004-07:00

My redesigned website (courtesy of the talented Kendra at Creations by Kendra) is live. I'd love for readers to take a look, and email me (through the website) with any corrections. I'd be thrilled if you let me know whether links don't work, graphics don't load, screens are unreadable, or if there are typos.

http://www.jennifersromances.com/

Thank you in advance!!

Interviewing Virginia Kantra at Chatelaines--win a free copy of Sea Lord!

2009-06-11T08:46:00.003-07:00

I’d like to welcome the fabulous Virginia Kantra to the Chatelaines. Her current release Sea Lord is the third in her Children of the Sea series. If you haven’t checked out this lush paranormal series yet...why the heck not? They’re some of the best-written books I’ve read in a long time.

Click over to The Chatelaines (http://www.thechatelaines.blogspot.com), check out what she has to say about her books, and win a free copy of Sea Lord.

OMG Kindle!!!!

2009-06-07T10:59:00.001-07:00

It looks like Madness of Lord Ian is available on Kindle!!!!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002C74M8K?&camp=212361&creative=383961&linkCode=waf&tag=widgetsamazon-20

Woo!

Jennifer

Some Updates

2009-06-06T17:47:00.002-07:00

Some updates: The publication date for Pride Mates has been moved to Feburary 2010. Don't blame me--I already turned in the book! Pub schedules get moved for a variety of reasons. For now, the date is FEB 2010.

I don't have pub dates yet for the next three books in Ian Mackenzie's series. I hope to announce those soon.

My new website is about to launch. You can get a sneak peek at:

http://jennifersromances.com/NewSite/comingsoon.html

Poke around, check out the new Mackenzies series site:
http://jennifersromances.com/NewSite/Mackenzies/mackenzie_main.html

I'm still in beta testing, so don't faint if a link doesn't work yet or takes you somewhere unexpected. :-)

Writer's Blog: Blog of romance author Jennifer Ashley

Catching Up

What Order Should I Read the Books?

Giving away Hot for the Holidays at Romance Crush Junkies

Madness of Lord Ian in Hardback

Interviewing Nalini Singh

Shopping Early for Book 2 in Lord Ian series

Updates

Happy Official Release Day!

Updates

Autistic/Asperger's characters

Ooooo, Pride Mates

Emma Holly Interview/Giveaway

Working week

Interview and giveaway at the Chatelaines--Erin Quinn

Jennifer Ashley books to ebooks on BandN.com

Recommended Read for the Week

Updates to Forthcoming List

More Pretty...

Award!!!

I have Pub Dates!!!! for Mackenzie novels

Author Nalini Singh...

New Website!! Please find errors:-)

Interviewing Virginia Kantra at Chatelaines--win a free copy of Sea Lord!

OMG Kindle!!!!

Some Updates