Archive for January, 2008

About six months to write and one heck of a battle for a title…I’m pleased to share that I finished “The Orca King: Jaded Passions.” The sequel. The continuation.

The great write whale returns in The Orca King: Jaded Passions
A tale of one woman trapped in the land of suspension of disbelief, and loving it.

Introducing Tommy, the bi-sexual heir of Big Tom, Rule Jentry, the book reviewing, disbelieving in true love heroine, Tavis, the possessed deputy and one-time lover of Tommy, Ruth and Esther Marshall, sisters in jeopardy from Orcas Island’s bitter past, and re-introducing Oliver Pendergaast, the sodomite, drunken sheriff who knows he’s in Hell and doesn’t care.

Stay tuned!

Darragha

Never use company equipment for personal use. Never use company equipment for personal use. Heck, I bring my own laptop to the day job and write on my lunch hour. Because I KNOW BETTER than to ever use company equipment for personal use. Have I? Yes. Did I stop? Oh, yes! Was I caught? Kind of. Was it one of the worst moments of my life because I value my day job and employer? Yes.
Never use company equipment for personal use. Now…that said…I hope this lady’s novel rocks!

Lusty novelist paged for writing on the job

Unfortunately for Tanja Shelton, her job didn’t include writing bodice rippers. She was supposed to be doing whatever it is a production control scheduler for an industrial machine maker does.

Typing, lots and lots of typing, made Typing Tanja’s boss suspicious.

No sharply chiseled hero came to Typing Tanja’s rescue. She got fired for her romantic ruminating…

After the writings were discovered, the company fired Shelton and challenged her claim for unemployment benefits. That led to a state hearing, at which Shelton testified that her writing was a way of honing her job skills during slow periods at work.

“I was writing, but it wasn’t necessarily a book,” she testified. “I was just typing my thoughts down, trying to keep my brain moving. I wanted to improve my typing skills.”

She said she didn’t consider her fiction writing a violation of the company policy that prohibits personal use of the computer.

Now she’s got plenty of time to finish just what the world needs, another romance novel. As the reporter said, “Unbridled lust! Unspoken passion! Unemployment!”

Eventide is now up at Bam’s. At the end of the serial, I’ll choose one poster/commentator from those who post to receive this gorgeous Eventide key fob. (I did the cover. Pretty nice, huh?)

Darr

Klingon sex on Torchwood. Such a new season it’s going to be! Whoot!

From The Romance Studio (read full review here)

Mooncusser Cove is different from anything I’ve read in a while and that’s a good thing. The author told this tale with authority and made me believe it from the beginning. Her heroine is intelligent, stubborn to a fault, and engages in sex with nothing short of absolute glee. The characterization in this story was very strong but I particularly enjoyed the heroine. The sensual scenes were frequent and frank but blended into the story as prescribed making the plot flow very well. There were dark moments in the story, some that will stay with you after the tale is read, but it’s well worth it. Ms. Foster has a unique writing style that calls to mind the classics. Mooncusser Cove is a fast-paced, intense, and darkly erotic read. Don’t miss it!

**I am really pleased with this freakin’ awesome review!** I think I’ll hold a contest! Impromptu, but what the heck!

Anyone who forwards me a “purchased” receipt for Mooncusser Cove will be entered into a drawing to win this lovely Mooncusser Cove watch!

I’ll pick one winner from all entries on Saturday, January 12th and announce it here and at Silver Expressions, where I am the guest author that day.

Secondary prize for sh*ts and giggles: anyone who posts the words “I wanna go to Mooncusser Cove!” will go into a drawing to win both ebooks in my Shadow Lover series…Cold, Hard Kash and Mooncusser Cove. One winner, announced Saturday, as well.

Thank you!

Darragha

Coming soon in serial-format at Bammie’s “It’s Not Chick Porn” blog!

Eventide by moi, Darragha Foster!

Prince Hlini, or Lin, for short, is a man’s man. He enjoys riding, archery and killing animals in days-long hunts with his courtiers. He is also royal pain in the ass—literally. His voyeuristic and sodomite penchants have kept him much too buy to find a suitable wife in which to sprout his noble seed—because it’s safer to make love to page boys and stable-hands than it is to possibly produce a child who will someday poison you to usurp your throne. Prince Lin also suffers from a tad bit of paranoia. There is one woman whose tremendous beauty (and delicious potatoes) has caught his eye…Sigyn of the garden corner. But greeting her from horseback is about as close as he’s ever been.

Sigyn is the daughter of the village witch and the village undertaker. She is of the lowest caste in the kingdom, for she works on her knees in the dirt, mixing in compost created by her father from the burning of the kingdom’s dead. Still…she has the most successful vegetable stall in the realm. People come from far and wide to buy her fruit and veg. With strength, beauty and a height most women will never see, Sigyn could have many suitors—all lower class, uneducated dirt-farmers. She wants more from life. She wants to be king.

I have had an interesting month. Had a fill to 6.7cc on 12/19. I felt pretty good leaving the nurse, but within days I was having trouble holding food down. Even yogurt! I pb’d every day for two weeks. The 23rd and the 1st were the worst days. I had an unfill to 4.5cc on 1/2/08. I am soooo much better now.

I’ve lost nearly 50lbs now. I’m sure I’ll gain a little of that back as those last few pounds lost were due to the inability to consume nourishment.

My hair is falling out. I am not amused. Apparently this side-effect of weight loss is common and it will grow back. I had a trim today and my hairdresser is doing her part to keep me from going bald. Nioxin shampoo is supposed to help, and she got me some. Here’s the good news: when my FABULOUS hairdresser, Krys, put that plastic cape thing around my neck and shoulders and suddenly stopped…

She’s been cutting my hair forever and I’m sure there’s some “auto-pilot” stuff for me because I’ve been the same size forever–but this time she had to bring in the little velcro closure tabs on the neck portion of the apron a good 2 inches. I’ve lost 2 inches around my neck! TWO FREAKIN’ INCHES!

I am happy to be banded, baby!

Darr

Hey! I don’t know who nominated Of Flesh and Blood for best anthology of 2007…but we’re there and that’s kind of cool! To vote, you need to be a member of: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveRomancesCafe/

After you join the group, please vote for “Of Flesh and Blood” here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveRomancesCafe/polls (bottom of the list/best anthology).

On behalf of Tina, Celine and myself, thank you!

Darragha