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November 2007 Elayne S. Venton This month: Happy Thanksgiving! Interview with Moira McTark Contest New Release! Book Signing Free Reads Sex in the News A Word to the Wise An Interview with Moira: Why/how did you get started in erotic romance? By accident. I signed up for an online course that I mistakenly believed was about adding romance to your work. It turned out to be a course on writing erotica/erotic romance. Needless to say, I was shocked and delighted when I checked out the recommended reading. I’d never heard of erotic romance before, but I loved the idea of incorporating the intensity of the sexual experience into a love story. I was hooked and my mind was reeling with ideas for my own stories by the end of the first read. Do you have a favorite genre to read or write? I write contemporary erotic romance novellas in a wide range of tones, but I love to read thrillers and sexy romantic suspense. What are your long-term writing goals? To write full time. Tell us about your recent release and what you're working on next. Forbidden, available through Cobblestone Press, is my most recent release. It’s the story of two lovers torn apart by the lies and deception of our heroine’s family. Here’s a blurb: Claire Normandy is on the run from her domineering father and a life that isn't living. She's returned to Castle Cove, the one place she tasted freedom, knew love. But Castle Cove isn't just the home of Claire's bittersweet past, it's the home of Cade Watts, the only man to ever touch her heart and whose betrayal taught her the lessons of pain and loss. And Cade has discovered her secret. Bribes won't buy his silence because Cade doesn't want money ... he wants Claire. Coming up next, FROSTBITE releases through Cobblestone Press in January 2008. This one was so much fun to write; there’s plenty of heat, tension, sharp tongued dialog and danger in the mix. These are characters that I just couldn’t ignore. Here’s a blurb: Professionally minded Bethany Phillips already spends more time than she wants with coworker Ryan Chase. Finding herself trapped and alone with him in an expansive mountain retreat during a blizzard, Bethany panics when she learns that Ryan is ready to bring a little pleasure into the game. Can Ryan break down “all business” Bethany’s defenses before the blizzard stops, or will their passions blow over with the storm? www.moiramctark.com and www.moiramctark.blogspot.com Contest: Enter for a chance to win a beautiful 18” gold necklace! How can you win? Visit the www.esventon.com Home Page or Available Now link, read the blurb, and then e-mail me at Elayne@esventon.com with the answer to these questions: 1)What are the titles of the five books in the Bonds of Justice print collection? 2)Name two characters in any of the stories. Contest runs November 11-December 10, 2007. The winner will be drawn from all correct entries. All entry e-mail addresses are confidential and will be used solely for contests and newsletter delivery. My Latest Release: Even though Magistrate Blade Kevlar and the men he enlists to help find his missing sister have no time for stubborn, independent females, the strong women who cross their stellar paths whet their appetites like none before or after. However, the women harbor vengeful agendas of their own and resent male interference, even if they mean well. Head to head, resistance melts in the heat of passion. Confronted by sinister forces, alliances are forged in more ways than one. http://www.changelingpress.com/paperback.php Visit www.esventon.com to read blurbs and excerpts for each story in the collection. Be sure and check out my latest sci-fi series at Changeling Press, too! No Way Home, No Way Back, and No Way Around It http://www.changelingpress.com/author.php?uid=31 Book Signing Marscon http://homepage.mac.com/desmarais.org/marscon/ The Holiday Inn Patriot, Williamsburg, VA January 18-20, 2008 Come out and meet me in person at this annual sci-fi convention in southeastern Virginia. Free Reads Looking for a free read? Check out the Changeling Press ezine and find free short stories by some of your favorite authors. http://www.changelingpress.com/ezine/index.php My free read, The Agreement, is a prelude to an upcoming sci-fi story entitled The Merger…coming in 2008. Sex in the News: Looking for a man? China has a surplus… MEN of marriageable age now outnumber women by 18 million in China and the sex ratio is set to become more skewed because rural families prefer boys, it was reported overnight. Sex-selective abortions, a direct result of the nation's one-child policy, have boosted the number of boys born in China in recent years. By 2020 there will be 30 million more men than women aged between 20 and 45 in China, the Xinhua news agency said, quoting the head of the country's National Population and Family Planning Commission. China's birth ratio averaged 119.58 boys to every 100 girls, while in rural areas the ratio was 122.85 males to 100 females, Zhang Wiqing said at a symposium on rural population. By comparison, the world averages between 103 and 107 male births per 100 female births, the report said. "Rural families still have a preference for boys as agricultural production currently relies mainly on labourers," it quoted Mr Zhang as saying. "China will continue to crack down on illegal prenatal sex selection and will try to help people discard traditional ideas of a preference for boys." Sociologists have long said China's skewed gender gap could eventually lead to social unrest as so many men would be without wives. Finally, a Word to the Wise Don't worry, it only seems kinky the first time. ~ Author Unknown Happy Reading, Elayne |
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