I am in the process of publishing my short story, Kiss & Ride, on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. I will post more information as it becomes available. For now, I give you the cover, which was created by the incredibly talented Peter Fajardo. I love him!

Rights for Orchids for Lila were returned to me on September 30th, 2017, which means it will not be available for sale until I re-release it in the coming months. Thank you for your patience!

Don’t forget to review on the site where you purchase my book and on Goodreads. I live for good reviews!

…and the winner is Mayra! Congrats and thanks to everyone who participated! 🙂

I have a copy of Orchids for Lila that I am going to give to the winner of the rafflecopter giveaway I set up through my facebook page. Unfortunately, I can’t find a free program that works with wordpress, sorry to those of you that don’t have fb :(.

You can enter by either answering a question about the book (read the excerpt for the answer!), or by following this blog! I will announce the winner on Sunday November 25th, and the winner will receive it via e mail that day (one day before it officially hits the market!).

Attention everyone! The winner of the e pub giveaway is Loftin!

Thank you to everyone who entered to win, and followed the trail of breadcrumbs to my FaceBook page. I love you all!

She grew up exploring the western United States. Her love of nature began at an early age as she explored the Rocky Mountains, the Mojave Desert, California beaches, and pristine glacier lakes. While she was getting her degree in botany, she met the love of her life. She took a break from being a science nerd so she could write romance stories that she would want to read. Stories with love, humor, hot sex and always a happy ever after.

New cover art is coming soon, courtesy of Mae’s Wicked Grafix.

Rights were returned to me on September 30th, 2017, which means it will not be available for sale until I re-release it in the coming months. Thank you for your patience!

Lila Ray is a typical American college student until a chance encounter with Jack Hall drags her into an alternate life of vampires, eternity, and love. Can two people from such different backgrounds meet halfway and forge a life together?

Here’s a little sneak peek:

Lucky’s was the kind of bar you would find in most small towns. It was crowded, poorly lit, and you could always tell which holiday season was approaching by how the St. Pauli’s Girl was decorated. At the moment, she was wearing a Santa hat.

“Lila. Over here!” Jan’s voice cut through the small room. She was trying to pick up a guy, leaning toward him while she talked to him in her fast and friendly way. As I approached the table, the guy she was hitting on turned to look at me, giving me a confident smile. “Lila, this is Ben. Ben, meet Lila.”

“Nice to meet you, Ben.” I shrugged out of my heavy winter coat and deposited it on a stool next to Jan.

“Jan has been telling me about her mad skills on the table. Do you want to play doubles?” Ben spoke with a slight accent. He rolled his r’s and enunciated each vowel longer than a native English speaker.

As Ben spoke, I leaned toward him, smiling. “Doubles with whom?” I chastised myself for being attracted to Jan’s potential hookup and turned away from him to scan the dark room for another player.

“Me. Are you going to introduce us?” His silky voice came from directly behind me and startled me enough to make me squeak. When I turned around, I was faced with a skin-tight T-shirt, which was plastered to a sculpted chest. He was a head taller than me and was staring at me with dark brown eyes. His square jaw, perfect teeth, and smooth pale skin accentuating his bone structure all worked together to form the most handsome face I had ever seen. A strand of his dark hair brushed against his forehead, and I had to resist the urge to move it so I could see his entire face. I realized how long I had been staring, and I blushed.

“Lila and Jan, this is Jack.” Ben motioned to each of us.

Jan looked equally as surprised by Jack’s presence, and it made me wonder where he’d been sitting so that she hadn’t seen him.

I smiled at Jack nervously, my heart still racing. I reached my hand out, and instead of shaking it he put a pool cue in my waiting palm. Let the games begin.

Jan collected the balls and racked a game of nine-ball. She offered Ben the break. It was clear after a few shots I was the worst player at the table, and Jack was the best.

I leaned over the edge of the table, preparing to miss another shot, when Jack brushed a hand against my upper arm.

“May I give you a lesson?” he whispered.

I straightened my back to turn and face him, only to find myself pressed against his body. My body responded to his proximity, and a shiver of pleasure washed over me. He leaned over the table, pushing me down until we were bent over the pool cue, staring at the burgundy number seven. When the bulge in his jeans pressed against my ass, warmth crept through me.

His lips touched my ear as he spoke. “You need to grab the shaft firmly with this hand.” His cool right hand fell on top of mine, forming my fingers against the sleek lacquered wood.

“Uh-huh,” I mumbled.

Jack held my left wrist delicately with his left hand. “Keep your wrist firm and dip it, and spread your fingers and make a cradle for the shaft so it can move fluidly before the tip makes contact.” His voice caressed my ear while he pushed a finger in the “cradle” between my index and middle finger, stroking the sensitive skin, making my mind slip sideways as I struggled to remember what he was talking about.

He positioned the cue between my fingers and tightened his grip on my right hand. His fingers were interlaced with mine, and he guided my right hand back and forth, sliding the wood between the open fingers of my left hand. “Mm hmm, like that.” His voice was quieter than before, more private and sensual.

I moaned.

He chuckled and nestled his face against the base of my neck. He inhaled and his body shuddered. My pulse was racing and my skin heated from the deep blush that was surely covering my body. I had never been consumed by lust like this. It was controlling my body and nothing would’ve made me happier than to give in to it.

I leaned heavily against the pool table, panting, and wishing Jack and I were alone and naked. It had been a while since the last time I had sex, which had been like every other sexual encounter in my limited experience. Disappointing. “That’s it?” I always thought. “That’s what the fuss is all about?” I couldn’t understand why people even bothered. I gave up on relationships last year and decided to concentrate on school, since nothing good had ever come my way in the man department. It seemed as though everything was about to change.

Lila Ray has spent the last three years focused on getting her college degree, ignoring men that aren’t worth her time. Everything changes when she meets Jack Hall. He’s tall, handsome, confident, and completely irresistible, turning Lila’s world upside-down as she loses control of her senses and gives herself to him.

Lila and Jack share intense sexual chemistry, and she soon discovers why he’s so irresistible—he’s a vampire. Lila is torn between her fear of what he is and her uncontrollable desire to be with him.

As the emotional and sexual bonds between them deepen, the secrets pile up, and Lila struggles to understand what it means to be in a relationship with a vampire. Despite her list of never-ending questions, Jack cannot tell her anything … yet. Lila learns that love and lust can bud in a vampire sex club and blossom in a botanical garden, but will their love be enough to keep them together? And can she leave the human world she’s known and everyone in it for eternity?

28 July 2012: I signed a contract with Liquid Silver Books

30 July 2012: I submitted my cover art request (I will link when it becomes available)

3 August 2012: I just got word from Liquid Silver Books that my book ‘…will be available all over, Amazon/Kindle, B&N/Nook, Apple/iBooks, ARe (All Romance eBooks), and most every digital reseller, and many worldwide.’

9 August: I got the first round of edits from my editor. We also had a 2.5 hour conversation and I feel so fortunate to be in such capable hands!

13 August: I got the first draft of the cover art. Lucky for me, the cover artist is amazing and is working with me on EVERY detail. 🙂

4 September: My manuscript was sent to a final line editor.

13 September: The final cover art was submitted and is up here and on LSB website under the Coming Soon Link.

20 September: My final read-through begins before I give the green light.

25 September: It’s all done…now I have to wait two months!