Calling PAK fans! Book 5 of the Verdantia series is out and available on sale until December 15th for $2.99. This title will not be on sale for a long time afterward so get your copy now!
Do you remember Pansy from Hers to Cherish? Well, this is her story! Freed after years as a sex slave, only a unique man could capture Angelica’s heart. She never anticipated finding two. Captain of the starship VNV Revertar, Magellan DeLan is immediately attracted to his priority passenger, the lovely, intelligent Doctor Angelica Giverny. Mage plans a careful pursuit of the petite beauty when they arrive in port, but landfall brings the unexpected. Face-to-face with a man he once worshipped, Mage yearns to say yes when Tristan DeHelios blatantly declares his dishonorable intentions, but Mage doesn't trust his heart to withstand the fallout. This man's rejection had devastated him years before. For Angelica, having Tristan DeHelios as her bodyguard is enticing. When he pursues her, too, her emotions seethe and tangle. How can she chose between the honorable and gorgeous starship captain and a rogue whose carnal dominance challenges and provokes her at every turn? If the alien assassins stalking Angelica succeed, her answer will be moot.
This Erotic Romance series is one of the best! If this is your first time being exposed to Patricia A. Knight's Verdantia series, start with Hers to Command. It's Star Wars with sex!
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This is an older blog post by Patricia A. Knight, but in anticipation of her 5th book of the Verdantia series coming out in November, I'd like to re-post this short story! She'd written this thinking about where to take it and I believe this story had a little inspiration on Hers to Captivate. Enjoy! In the time-honored tradition of storytelling, I will try to illustrate with words why Sci-Fi is sexy. Here are a couple of paragraphs that came hot off the keyboard. Clear your mind. Settle into your chair and relax. Now imagine this: I, Darla Marie Dexter, object of alien fixation and thus representative for the entire human race, sat alone in my neighborhood Chicago bar – the one with the too-loud music and the tacky plastic tablecloths that my ex used to disparage. But I was waiting for a male from the planet Vortus. What would he know from plastic tablecloths? It was late, but the joint was packed. A good local band had played tonight. I chatted with Max, the bartender, and sipped my girly mixer with the pineapple on a stick and a cheesy little umbrella. I was always too embarrassed to order one in front of my sophisticated former boyfriend but I was a sucker for anything coconut. Max’s head lifted and his eyes shot to the door to draw my attention to the new arrival. I would have known, regardless. I felt it when he walked in. Because of my seniority with the Office of Extra-terrestrial Assistance, I’d been assigned as personal, cultural liaison to the Vortian. You know, prevent any social faux pas, educate the alien on how earthlings behave, that sorta stuff. I just didn’t realize how intimately he wanted to liaise. I hoisted my cocktail and tried not to stab my eye out with the umbrella as I gulped the entire contents. “It’s the Vortian, Darla. Back to work.” “Yeah, Max. I know.” I ran shaky fingers through my page-boy hair cut. First putting my brunette locks behind my ears, then pulling the hair back to cover the blush that heated my cheeks. I did know. I could feel the Vortian’s arousal. I could feel the blood pounding into his groin. I could feel the expansion of his male, ah, parts . . . yeah, you heard right, parts. See, that was the thing. I didn’t imagine I felt it. I really felt it. That mind telepathy stuff made the male delegates from Vortus a real hit with us earth ladies. Well, that and the extras that wrapped around and tickled your, ahem, while they, ah, stroked inside with the other, ah, thing. I picked up my bar coaster and started to fan my face. And then I was looking at me through his eyes. I could see my slender body perched on the barstool, my miniskirt barely decent, my four-inch stilettos caught on the wrung of the stool. I inhabited his body – a body that was, whoa, gorgeous, and equipped with that little something, ah, extra. And all the time there were these erotic images of what he wanted to do to me rolling through my mind like classy porn – memories of what I had looked like coming apart underneath him the last time he’d done me. Holy multiple orgasms! Take me to your leader. I shoved the empty fruit-drink toward Max. “Maxie, I need some ice water, fast.” The closer he came, the hotter I got. The bar stool I was sitting on was getting a little slippery from all the extra moisture down there, if you know what I mean. I knew, without even turning around, when he reached out to touch me. I could see it through his eyes. “Darla.” The deep whisky velvet of his voice added to the sensory overload and I turned with a brilliant smile. “Ulrik.” “Are you ready?” “Absolutely.” Oh, lordy, the things a woman will do to save Earth. There! Now, dear reader, you are going off to have sex with a telepathic alien with vibrating parts. Can you get THAT on earth? (If you can, will you please give me his number?)
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Undertow: A compilation of short beach stories
99¢ - Four novellas from award winning, fan-appreciated authors Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZQN7D3S Direct from Troll River Publications: http://www.trollriverpub.com/store/p42/Undertow%3A_A_compilation_of_short_beach_stories.html For the past few weeks Hers to Claim has been on tour! The dates and places are below! Click the link and find out about new books in the process! Book Four in the Verdantian Series - Stand alone. Not a cliff-hanger. HEA 360 pages. M/F, Mild D/s themes, light spanking, and an over-sexed but sensitive prince with a hero complex. Scornfully rejected by her desert lover and uncertain of her place in the world, Adonia travels an arduous road fraught with peril to the fabled mountain-city of Nyth Uchel. She wishes to heal their sick and dying, but in the arms of Hel—their highborn prince—Adonia finds where she wants to belong. Noble born, a descendant of the greatest kings their planet has known, Hel willingly bears the burden of his dying city and its people on his massive shoulders—alone. But forced to watch helplessly as a dark evil attacks the very soil under his feet, he crushes his pride to summon help. He is staggered to discover the answer to saving his city and perhaps all Verdantia might lie behind a heavy fall of chocolate hair and shy brown eyes. As their entire planet faces encroaching black death, Hel and Adonia, two seemingly disparate individuals, forge a partnership of love and sacrifice that alters their future forever. October 13- Nov 10 October 13 Guest blog Roxanne’s Realm www.roxannerhoads.com October 14 Spotlight Kristy Centeno http://booksbycenteno.com/ October 15 Interview Pembroke Sinclair www.pembrokesinclair.blogspot.com October 16 Spotlight Lisa’s World of Books www.lisasworldofbooks.net October 17 Guest blog Fang-tastic Books www.fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com October 20 Spotlight The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom www.creativelygreen.blogspot.com October 21 Spotlight Houston Havens http://houstonhavens.wordpress.com October 22 Interview Words Without Limits http://www.fiercedolan.com/blog October 23 Spotlight Sapphyria's Steamy Book Reviews http://saphssteamybooks.blogspot.com/ October 24 Spotlight Book Purses & Reviews www.bookpurses.blogspot.com October 27 Guest blog KayDee’s Place http://www.kaydeeroyal.blogspot.com October 28 Spotlight Share My Destiny http://sharemydestiny.blogspot.com October 29 Spotlight Anya Breton Author's Blog http://blog.anyabreton.com October 30 Interview Author Karen Swart www.authorkarenswart.blogspot.com October 31 Top Ten List Darkest Cravings www.darkestcravings.blogspot.com November 3 Spotlight SBM Book Obsession http://sbmbookobsession.blogspot.com/ November 4 Spotlight Mila Ramos www.jadystique.blogspot.com November 4 Review Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock www.pratr.wordpress.com November 5 Interview Angel’s Guilty Pleasures http://angelsguiltypleasures.com November 6 Review feedmeinbooks feedmeinbooks.wordpress.com November 7 Spotlight Emma Weylin http://emmaweylin.com/ November 10 Character Interview Eclipse Reviews www.totaleclipsereviews.blogspot.com November 10 Spotlight and review Ms. Me28 http://msme28.blogspot.com Patricia A. Knight is the pen name for an eternal romantic who lives in Dallas, Texas surrounded by her horses, dogs and the best man on the face of the earth – oh yeah, and the most enormous bullfrogs you will ever see. Word to the wise: don’t swim in the pool after dark. I love to hear from my readers and can be reached at http://www.trollriverpub.com/ or http://www.patriciaaknight.com or send me an email at patriciaknight190@gmail.com check out my latest “Hunk of the Day,” book releases, contests and other fun stuff on my face book page: https://www.facebook.com/patricia.knight.71619 Author web links: (web, blog, twitter, facebook, goodreads, etc) Website: http://www.patriciaaknight.com/home.html Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patricia.knight.71619 Twitter: https://twitter.com/patriciaaknight Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7093656.Patricia_A_Knight Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/patriciak4394/ Amazon has given Indie authors an early Christmas present this year! PREORDERS! Patricia Knight planned her book release for the 15th of August, but, since Amazon dropped this bomb in our laps yesterday, marketing plans were scrapped for the awesome power of preorders! Instead, Patricia is offering her new release on discount, for $2.99! Get it now preorder -- price goes up to $4.99 on the new release day, September 12th. THE BLURB: Scornfully rejected by her desert lover and uncertain of her place in the world, Adonia travels an arduous road fraught with peril to the fabled mountain-city of Nyth Uchel. She wishes to heal their sick and dying, but in the arms of Helâtheir highborn princeâAdonia discovers where she longs to belong. Noble born, a descendant of the greatest kings their planet has known, Hel willingly bears the burden of his dying city and its people on his massive shouldersâalone. But forced to watch helplessly as a dark evil attacks the very soil under his feet, he crushes his pride to summon help. He is staggered to discover the answer to saving his city and perhaps all Verdantia might lie behind a heavy fall of chocolate hair and shy brown eyes. As their entire planet faces encroaching black death, Hel and Adonia, two seemingly disparate individuals, forge a partnership of love and sacrifice that alters their future forever. Excerpt: About the Author: Patricia A. Knight is the pen name for an eternal romantic who lives in Dallas, Texas with her horses, dogs and the best man on the face of the earth â oh yeah, and the most enormous bullfrogs you will ever see. Word to the wise: donât swim in the pool after dark. I love to hear from my readers and can be reached at Troll River Publishing or My Website. Or send me an email at patriciaknight190@gmail.com. Check out my âHot Hunk of the Dayâ and latest releases, contests and other fun stuff on my Facebook Page. Social Links: My greatest latest marketing ploy was something of a team effort! You see, I'd been wrestling with one of my authors about a particular method she uses in writing that heightens curiosity but drives me nuts. Of course if I were such a person that takes everything personally, I'd believe she did it on purpose to drive me out of my mind. In reality it's just her writing style...and it's 'fricking perfect for an idea I had because of this thing she does. I can't begin to explain so I'm going to show you. I've included an exclusive passage from the book Hers to Claim as it is the passage that inspired my marketing ploy. “Lord Ramsey, I would like you to go with Adonia.” Fleur glanced across the room to Ramsey DeKieran, and Adonia disguised a laugh with a cough when he abruptly straightened after a hard poke from his wife. While the rest of the party sat in the comfortable sofas and chairs around Ari’s office, DeKieran and his new wife had remained lounging, side-by-side, against the wall by the door. Adonia had caught the intense stares and occasional murmurs Ram and Steffania had exchanged throughout the past hour. From the blush that crept up Steffania’s cheeks when Ramsey fingered her exquisite choker of beaten gold, Adonia doubted that either had heard much of what had transpired in the last few minutes. ADONIA ISN'T THE ONLY PERSON THAT'S WANTS TO KNOW WHAT DORAL SAID! Daaaammmmm yooooouuuuuu!!!! Am I the only one with the burning curiosity? No--apparently not! See for yourself: Speaking of cameos and awesomeness - Patricia A. Knight included a feature I'd not seen before (but appreciated the wisdom of) a live-linked Easter egg embedded in the dialogue. Doral whispers something in Ari's ear... The reader clicks the link (and is asked to sign up for Patricia A. Knight's newsletter) and the page reveals the secret whispered. Well, thank you! But it was something that came naturally. While I am the publisher, I'm a huge fan of Patricia A. Knight! I'm into these characters and think about them. I think about what they might be doing now *dirt thought* and want the best for them. I even wonder how their children might carry into the series.
You see sometimes the best marketing tactics come organically. When you think of marketing as a fun way to let people know about your product it's not icky. I wanted to know what Doral said and PAK gave her readers a way to find out! ACTION ITEM: What imaginative thing can you do to make marketing fun? My author, Patricia A. Knight, has courageously charged ahead in the production of her first audiobook and lives to tell the tale! We got the first 2 days or her documented excursions before illness stabbed her in the throat. From Wednesday afternoon on, PAK has been down with a severe cold and no matter how she tries, she couldn't duplicate the same voice when she started on Monday. So, for those following her on her blog, that's why she hasn't given us more. Now as a publisher, I'm amazed and proud of Patricia for wanting to under-go voicing her own audiobook. I don't think many authors have the ability to make the recording sound professional, but after listening to her short excerpts, I'm confident she can pull it off! Now, finding a recording studio was easy. Simple ask your VA--I mean, go to Google and search for recording studios in (your city here). Now, if you're close to Seattle, and like your studio in a treehouse, you might want to check out Bear Creek Studios. (See the video below.) While I had to find a place that was closer to my author, I might have tried to send her to this one if she was in Washington. However, we found Sunfire Studios and the guys there have treated PAK with professionalism and kindness.
But before I hired them, here are the questions I asked: 1. Have you had authors come in for audio recordings before? 2. Are you able to meet the requirements needed by ACX to upload the audio files? 3. What format will I be receiving the audio files in? 4. What is your price per hour for my author to come in and do the recording? Does that include editing? 5. How long will it take you to wrap up and complete the project? I was also required to give 50% deposit of an estimated amount. I figured it might take Patricia 12 hours to do a 60,000 word recording. Since this is my first audiobook, it was only an estimate. As of Wednesday she had it half completed and she'd been at the microphone for approximately 12 hours. Patricia will be returning when her voice resumes its usual work. Also, I think the guys at Sunfire Studios want to know how the book ends :) ACTION ITEM: If interested in seeing the journey of an author make her first audiobook, check out Patricia's blog HERE! Okay, NOT that I'm pitting my authors against each other because all my authors appreciate each other--but I've been concentrating on work count lately. Naturally I wondered what my authors PUBLISHED word count was for 2013. So below I've got the low down. Remember, this is for 2013 published works. It's also an estimate because I quickly ran through the word count of the whole book--legal wording & all. ACTION ITEM: Tell me your word count for 2013! Author Patricia A. Knight Affectionately called: PAK Titles: 3 Hers To Command Hers To Choose Hers to Cherish Total Word Count: 215,378 Author Carol McKibben Affectionately called: Mom Titles: 1 Luke's Tale Word Count: 60,827 Author John Daly Affectionately called: My etiquette guru Titles: 1 The Key Class Word Count: 47,024 Author SNMcKibben Affectionately called: SNM Titles: 5 Lady Alene and the Widower But For You, Yes Cougar Bait in the Coffee Shop The Demon Inside Me Escape To Vampire Dam Word Count: 46,791 Author ULRIKE Affectionately called: Ushci Titles: 2 Inspire Your Day The Seeds Will Sprout Somewhere Word Count: 13,824 I thought of titling this one Ramblings of A Mad Publisher because plans don't always go the way you want, leaving you to scramble. Uploading my authors books on different platforms is the challenge and fun of my job. I knew it might take a year, but we've decided to move forward with the audiobook of Patricia Knight's Hers To Command...
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