Things are moving along on the WIP.  There’s a long way to go before the rough draft is completed, but still, I love the way the story is shaping up so far. I took some time to do a bit of preliminary work, starting with research for character names, and then details I wanted to be sure of before I started writing. I’m superstitious, so I won’t say too much, other than that it’s different than anything I’ve previously written and I’m looking forward to seeing where that goes.   

The Darkest Kiss, book two in Gena Showalter’s Lords of the Underworld series, is beyond entertaining. This fast paced adventure is a heady combination of humor, on the edge of your seat drama, and startling poignancy. The connection between Lucien and Anya is powerful and incendiary. When I blogged about The Darkest Night, book one in this series, I said that future books about the other Lords of the Underworld promised to be just as mesmerizing. After reading The Darkest Kiss, I can say that all of my expectations were exceeded…and then some. I am SO LOVING  this series!          

Here’s the back cover blurb:

SHE HAS TEMPTED MANY MEN…
BUT NEVER FOUND HER EQUAL.
UNTIL NOW.

Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death–a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereafter. He draws her like no other. And Anya will risk anything to have him.

But when the merciless Lord of the Underworld is ordered by the gods to claim Anya herself, their uncontrollable attraction becomes an anguished pursuit. Now they must defeat the unconquerable forces that control them, before their thirst for one another demands a sacrifice of love beyond imagining….

Rachel Vincent is having a fun giveaway on her blog, and the prize is an ARC of Jocelynn Drake’s upcoming debut release, Nightwalker. Stop by Rachel’s blog for further details!

Rogue is the second book in Rachel Vincent’s Werecat series. I blogged about how much I thought Stray, the first book in the series, rocked, and I’m happy to say that Rogue is an excellent follow up. In fact, I stayed up far too late the other night just to see how it would end.   

Here’s the back cover blurb:

OKAY, SO CATS DON’T
ALWAYS LAND ON THEIR FEET

I know that better than most. Since rejoining the Pride, I’ve made big decisions and even bigger mistakes: the kind paid for with innocent lives. As the first and only female enforcer, I have plenty to prove to my father, the Pride and myself. And with murdered toms turning up in our territory, I’m working harder than ever, though I always find the energy for a little after-hours recreation with Marc, my partner both on and off duty.

But not all my mistakes are behind me. We’re beginning to suspect that the dead are connected to a rash of missing human women and that they can all be laid at my feet–two or four, take your pick. And one horrible indiscretion may yet cost me more than I can bear….

Here are some of my favorite comfort foods:

• Toast
• Kraft Dinner
• Mashed Potatoes
• My Mom’s Special Nachos
• Pizza
• Hamburgers
• Chocolate Chip Cookies

What are a few of your favorite comfort foods?

Inspired by the Oprah’s favorite things for summer episode I just watched, here are three of my favorite summer things:

• Air conditioning
• My flip-flops
• Watching So You Think You Can Dance   

What are some of your favorite things for summer?  

This week, Gena Showalter is hosting a blog party to celebrate the release of The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu, Hidden by Eve Kenin, and The Darkest Pleasure, the third book in Gena’s Lords of the Underworld series.

There will be daily giveaways, so drop on by!