Susan Hanniford Crowley

The blog birthday party is shaping up nicely, and you're all invited.  We're going to have great guest talking about their books, cyber goodies, and fun contests and giveaways.  Here's the schedule so far.  We're waiting on one last author.

Feb. 13  Bianca D'Arc and Susan Hanniford Crowley

Feb. 14  Isabelle Santiago and Cara North

Feb. 15  a.c. Mason and Suzannah Safi

Feb. 16  Karen Nutt and BB Roberts

Feb. 17  Charisma Knight

So join the fun.  Every day different and with more contests to enter.  All this to celebrate the first birthday of Nights of Passion.  See you there.   

On February 14, 2009, Nights of Passion Blog was born.  So this year from Feb. 13-17, we will be having guest blogs and giveaways to celebrate the first great year.  Bianca D'Arc and Isabella Santiago will be there as well as others.  I'll be listing more names as we get closer.  That's the Nights of Passion Blog at http://nightsofpassion.wordpress.com   Tell all your friends.  The more the merrier.

On April 24, there's Connecticut Fiction Fest in Meridan, CT sponsored by CTRWA.  I will be giving a workshop called The Author's Blog.  I might also be booksigning the new print edition of my novel THE STORMY LOVE LIFE OF LAURA CORDELAIS. Keep your fingers crossed my print version is out in time.

To see what Fiction Fest is all about, here's the link: http://toniandrews.com/FictionFest.htm

Wow, there's just so much happening, I know I'm forgetting something.  And believe me, I'm writing as fast and well as I can

Ta for now.

Susan

Tomorrow I will be at http://sandrasookoo.wordpress.com for her holiday blog, and I will also be at Nights of Passion, which is having a two day holiday blog party.  Starts at 10 pm tonight Friday, Dec. 18 and runs until 9 pm on Sunday, Dec. 20th.  Join and meet the authors and enter contests. It will be fun.  http://nightsofpassion.wordpress.com

You don't want to miss this.  This is also a special honor for me so I want to share it with you.  Do drop by.  I talk about science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal romance. 

http://www.sfwa.org/2009/12/how-i-fell-in-love-with-paranormal-romance/

Introducing:

Georgia doesn’t know she’s a Harmony. Jobless and about to behomeless, her heart sinks when a hand snatches the coat of her dreamsfrom the storefront window. Then she sees him staring at her reflection. . . the stalker.

Trevor Stenwood, a vampire and Arnhem Knight, is handsome,sophisticated, and tongue-tied every time he sees her. Sworn to protectthe supernaturals of the city, he’s fallen for a woman marked for deathby demons. How can he save her when she’s afraid of him?

At Christmas time in New York City, will love bloom in the snow?

It just went up on All Romance Ebooks.  So do you want to melt your snow and keep warm,

then go to:

http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-avampireforchristmas-387184-139.html

Excerpt:

             When the waiter arrived with menus, Georgia was dizzywith expectation.  She looked at her menu.  There were no prices and itwas hard to choose from so many delicious sounding meals.

            “What are you having?”  She leaned toward Trevor.

            “I was going to start with the lobster bisque and move on to the shrimp scampi.”

            “That sounds good.  I’ll have the same.” 

            When the waiter returned, Trevor gave him the orders.  He waited until the man was out of hearing range.

            “Georgia, you know you could have ordered anything.”

            “I know.”  She gazed out the window.  Snow danced overthe waves.  Then snowflake and wave would touch as in a kiss and thesnow would be gone forever, absorbed into the water. 

            “May I move my seat so I can sit next to you?”

            She thought about saying no, but the truth was she was ready for him to be closer.  “Okay.”

            He moved the chair so he was exactly next to her andthey could see the same thing out the window.  “It’s sad, isn’t it?”

            “What?”

            “The snowflake is so exquisite, but its life is soshort.  The ocean is eternal.  It loves the snowflake and when they meet.  .  .”

            “The snowflake dies.”  Georgia sighed.

            “No, not at all.  The snowflake changes into water and becomes immortal.”

            Georgia turned to face him.  They were so very close,his mouth above her lips, his eyes gazing deeply into hers.  She couldfeel him searching for some answer.  Then his lips possessed her mouthso gently, sweetly, as if to caress.  Georgia felt herself melting likethe snowflake touching the ocean wave.  She kissed him back.  Everykiss led to another.  She felt his arm steady her.  Her eyes were closed, as his finger brushed her cheek.

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Ta for now.  Writing the next book. --Susan

I will be the guest for Author's Tips on the Romance Alley Blog, Sunday Nov. 29th.  My article is called "Using Research in Building a Paranormal Romance World."  It gives not only practical help but also insight into the making of THE STORMY LOVE LIFE OF LAURA CORDELAIS.  Visit us and comment.  Ask questions.  

 http://romancealleysuzannahsafi.blogspot.com/

In the United States, this is a holiday of feasting and being grateful for what we have.  I have a lot of be grateful for this year.  I have a wonderful family which increasing the population of my home in about an hour and a half.   It's going to be fun. I've made myself a promise not to over eat.  Seriously I have to watch the figure. 

Yesterday, I earned my high blue belt in Thai Kickboxing.  It's always nerve-wracking for me when I have to perform in front of other people.  I'd much rather just talk over tea, but that's not how it's done in kickboxing.  You have to demonstrate that you know your stuff.  LOL

I'm also grateful to have a part-time job.  Most writers I know have a day job to pay the bills.  Even those that have written for years have found that it takes a lot of successful books, before an author is self-supporting.  

Being published in romance changed my life this year.  I'm grateful to Tease Publishing LLC who published my sf/f/shapeshifter novella WHEN LOVE SURVIVES and my full length vampire romance novel THE STORMY LOVE LIFE OF LAURA CORDELAIS.  Both are up at http://www.allromanceebooks.com  that's All Romance Ebooks.   Next year, I'll go into print. Excited, again. 

Right now I have the final proof for A VAMPIRE FOR CHRISTMAS.  It goes back tomorrow.  It's a novella about a particular vampire who is so tongue-tied when he meets the girl of his dreams he almost loses her, and she has a special kind of power.  I'm not telling. You'll just have to wait. 

Even though, Thanksgiving is an American holiday, it's always good to feast and be grateful.  I wish you love.

--Susan

Release Dates are now available.

THE STORMY LOVE LIFE OF LAURA CORDELAIS, full length vampire romance--Nov. 15, 2009

A VAMPIRE FOR CHRISTMAS, vampire romance novella - Dec. 1, 2009

I'm excited. 

--  Susan

Hi Everyone,

If things look a little discombobbled, it's because I am.  I came back from Albacon to the publishing of WHEN LOVE SURVIVES which is at http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-whenlovesurvives-362921-143.html  

Then I started doing interviews.  Then three days later I found out that my full length novel was accepted by Tease Publishing LLC as well as another novella for the holidays called A VAMPIRE FOR CHRISTMAS.  Woo hoo.  Now I'm trying to do everything I normally do, write blurbs and back cover for my novel and the novella for the tentative release in November.  My full length novel is THE STORMY LOVE LIFE OF LAURA CORDELAIS. 

What I'm really overjoyed about is that the two novellas and the novel have characters that are friends.  I have my own vampire and supernatural universe so to speak.  By the way, my youngest daughter is getting married, so I'm in the throes of wedding planning as well.

So if you drop by and it seems crazy here. Yes, we have fallen down the rabbit hole.  Welcome, Alice!  LOL   Drop by anyway, I'm also leaving my email for those that need to get in touch. It's onlyladyknight@yahoo.com  Be sure to put FROM THE WEBSITE in the subject line or your message to me will disappear into the spam filter. A lot worse than a rabbit hole. Thanks.