New Print Release

For anyone who knows me having a story in print has been a big, if not huge dream of mine. Originally this story was going to be released at the beginning of next month but plans were brought forward by my publisher Echelon Press.

These four stories are fairytales with a steampunk twist. These are young adult and are suitable for all ages.

Wings by Ella Grey

Born into a world where the fairer sex hides coyly behind fans, Winifred is nowhere near the stereotype. She is fearless and passionate about her father’s scientific work. When the King summons him, Winifred is worried. The arrival of her six brothers and the mysterious Amelia and her silent brother offers distraction, but Winifred’s entire world is about to change beyond recognition and it’s up to her to save everyone she loves.

Hands and Grater by Robin Wyatt Dunn

Hands and Grater don’t understand their mother’s unique love for them. For how much love can a machine truly give? As Grimm originally intended, this is a bildungsroman, a tale of two young people coming of age in a time and place filled with danger and joy. The time has come for brother and sister to leave the nest, and learn their true nature, and the nature of their mother.

Bitter Cold by Katina French

Childhood friends, Kit and Greta, live in an extraordinary place powered by alchemical magic and mechanical wonders. Just when life might offer him favors, Kit is captured by the Snow Queen, a ruthless industrialist, bent on developing her Eternity Engine. Greta must risk everything to save Kit. Can a stubborn young lady best the most powerful woman in the world, with a little alchemy, a lot of luck, and a clockwork reindeer?

The Enchanted Bean by Matt Mitrovich

How do you reach a fabled land of giants without any magic beans? Build an airship, of course. A British adventurer takes to the skies seeking wealth and glory, instead he finds ancient gods ruling an oppressive flying kingdom. With the help of their allies, these former masters of men want to replant the World Tree and rebuild their war machines. To stop the sky from falling, our hero will have to do more than chop down a beanstalk.

Publication Date:May 22 2013ISBN/EAN13:159080791X / 9781590807910Page Count:262Binding Type:US Trade PaperTrim Size:5″ x 8″Language:EnglishColor:Black and WhiteRelated Categories:Fiction / Science Fiction / Steampunk

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Witches, Updates and Submissions. Oh my.

I haven’t done tantalizing tuesday for a few weeks. My workload for one has been hectic and I’ve been submitting stories. I sent out three and I got a no for one today. It always sucks when you get a rejection but a part of me knew that the story I submitted, wouldn’t fit with the publisher I sent it to. In the end, it’s my own fault. The manuscript needs a lot of TLC before I even think of sending it out again. Think of it as a boxer, it’s gone into the ring and been bashed about a few times. It needs to be fixed and I’ll give it a few weeks before I open the file and try to soothe it’s battered ego.

But back onto the subject of tantalizing tuesday, yes before you ask ‘have you been knocked around the head?’ I know it’s wednesday but I’ve decided to let my muse run free and I’m going to post a few hundred words on the picture above. My first published story was about a witch called Molly O’Brien, I’ve also written another story featuring another witch called Kat, one of the submissions I’m waiting to hear on. So, let’s stick with the theme.

“I’m a witch.”
The man opposite me laughed and I fight the urge to smack him in the face. I don’t like people loving at me, especially when I’m being serious. Why had I even thought that telling him would result in anything but laughing? Because you’re in love with him, my inner voice whispered at me. No, I don’t, I argued back, how can I love anyone who can’t accepted me for how I am?
“You cackle over a cauldron and eat the neighbours kids?”
The glint in his eyes nearly makes me lose my temper. “Of course I don’t. That isn’t what being a witch means. I don’t have a hooked nose and I don’t have any warts either.”
He laughed again, he didn’t know how close he is to being turned into a toad and thrown into a lake. I edged closer to him and there’s no mistaking the startled look in his eyes. “Would you like me to prove it to you?”
“How can you prove it to me?”
Being an Earth witch means I’m mentally connected to the Earth, to flowers, plants and trees. It’s a powerful gift to have. People often asked me how I managed to have the best garden in the neighourhood. I’m not lying when I say it’s Magic.

An Insight into Ella Grey

The wonderfully talented Angela Addams messaged me over the weekend and asked if I wanted to talk part in an interview. The best way to describe it is a chain letter, one writer tags in two other writers and all of us answer the same questions. I’m pretty sure that it won’t result in a thousand years of bad luck if you don’t participate but it’s interesting to find out how other writers approach the questions given.

Make sure to check out Angela’s answers http://www.blog.angelaaddams.com/
Next stop on the chain is Jessica Jayne. http://www.jessicajayneauthor.com

So here are mine.

Questions:

What are you working on right now?

The better question would be what am I not working on right now but for the sake of space I’ll give you one. I’m currently working on a sequel to Saving Kat, called Guarding Mari. It’s about a doctor who gets infected with the werewolf virus and the man who protects her. It’s the second in my ‘Black Paw Pack’ series for Decadent Publishing’s Tease line.

How does it differ from other works in its genre?

It’s written by me? It isn’t the first werewolf story I’ve written. I first wrote ‘A Difficult Decision’ a YA eshort series which featured werewolves. The ‘Black Paw Pack’ stories are strictly romance with a healthy dose of drama through in. They have incredibly fun to write and I’m looking forward to writing more.

What experiences have influenced you?

In this or in writing in general? I’m trying to grow as a writer, sometimes that can be incredibly hard since a writer writes what they know. I use my imagination a lot, thankfully I have an active imagination and the ability to overthink things. The last one is a bit of a mixed blessing.

Why do you write what you do?

I’ve experimented with a few different genres but one that I always seem to come back to is paranormal. My first story was about a fire witch called Molly O’Brien, the second was about werewolves and then I did steampunk. Then I tackled adult fiction. Now back to werewolves and other things that I can’t get into just yet. I was the generation who watched Buffy and Charmed for the first time. I’ve always liked magic and the unknown.

How does your writing process work?

write, write and then write some more. I have a small boy who I affectionally call little monster, so I write when he’s in bed or nursery.

What is the hardest part about writing?

Finishing. I have a few wips on my hard drive that might never be finished but the stories that I’ve had published out number them.

What would you like to try as a writer that you haven’t yet?

A full length novel and a box in print.

Who are the authors you most admire?

That’s a hard question to answer. There are so many great writers out there. The bigger ones would be Stephen King and Terry Pratchett. Smaller ones, as in the ones with smaller publishers would be Stacey Kennedy and Mina Carter.

Who are new authors to watch out for?

Damn, another hard question. You really don’t make it easy, do you? I don’t know many new, new writers. Nikki Prince is a good writer, doing fairy tale retellings for Evernight’s Naughty Fairytale line at the moment or Lola Drake, ‘In Pursuit of Love’ is mentioned on my blog and is well worth a read.

What scares you?

This might sound a little silly. I was asked once, what would you prefer, going blind or deaf? Not being able to hear doesn’t scare me. I would be scared of losing my sight.

Storm Season: Nicola Cameron

I love Sour Cherry Designs, they do all of Evernight Publishings covers and each of them stick in your memory. Storm Season by Nicola Cameron is no different. Doesn’t it just look yummy? Melanie has created a story that you can’t put down.

PERSONAL NOTE:

Thanks for letting me come on your blog today! I’m really excited about the release of Storm Season — not only is it my first full-length novel, it’s also the first book in my Olympic Cove series, which is best described as “Humans, Greek Gods, and mythological creatures must band together in Florida to save Earth from an insane deity who wants to remake the planet in its own diseased image. No pressure.” The entire series is fantasy erotic romance with science fiction and action/adventure elements; pairing-wise, the first two books in the series are MMM, the third and fifth books are MMF, the fourth book is MMMFF (oh, I’m looking forward to writing THAT), and the sixth book is MF. Yeah, I was never all that good about coloring inside the lines…

BLURB:

Ian West had his summer all planned out — go down to Florida, stay in his family’s beach cottage on Olympic Cove, and work on his science fiction novel. But his plans get thrown for a loop when gorgeous twin sea gods Bythos and Aphros show up in the cove and inform him he’s their fated consort.

As if that wasn’t enough, something in the Gulf of Mexico is turning mermaids into legendary monsters and gods into demons. Now, Ian not only has to navigate the complicated waters of a ménage relationship with twin sea gods, he also has to stop an insane deity and save the whole damn planet.

No pressure.

BUY LINKS:

* Evernight http://www.evernightpublishing.com/storm-season-by-nicola-cameron/
* ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-stormseason-1173521-140.html
* Bookstrand http://www.bookstrand.com/storm-season-mmm
* Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Season-Olympic-Cove-ebook/dp/B00CIZQPRC/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1367179522&sr=1-3&keywords=nicola+cameron
* Amazon.co.uk http://www.amazon.co.uk/Storm-Season-Olympic-Cove-ebook/dp/B00CIZQPRC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1367179635&sr=8-4&keywords=nicola+cameron
* Rainbow eBooks http://www.rainbowebooks.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=10742

BOOK TRAILER: http://youtu.be/UJWzet_XDlE

EXCERPT

“So … you just waited for me? All this time?”

“Yes,” Bythos said. “And you finally returned to us, and dreamed of us as we dreamed of you.” With care, he slid an arm around Ian. “I meant what I said earlier. We will never harm you, and we will never force you into anything you don’t want to do. But we need you, Ian, just as you need us.”

“We do need you,” Aphros said, moving in to lay the softest of kisses on Ian’s shoulder. “You’re the sun and the moon to us. We’ve dreamed about you for so long. Please, Ian, let us love you.”

Ian shivered at the softness of the demigod’s lips as they feathered along his shoulder, tracing the curve to his neck. His desire bloomed again, a warm heaviness settling in his groin. “You dreamed about me?” he whispered.

“Every night,” Aphros said. “You have no idea how you tormented us with your skin, the sounds you made.”

“And your taste,” Bythos murmured, leaning in now and brushing the tip of his tongue over Ian’s skin. “I can’t describe how delicious you are. You taste like everything good in the world. Like home.”

“Like ours,” Aphros said.

Ian moaned at the sensation of their mouths on his neck, their hands wandering across his chest, plucking gently at his nipples. “Oh, God,” he breathed.

“Gods, actually,” Aphros said, lifting his mouth from Ian’s neck for a moment. “Well, demigods, but still.”

“Aph, shut up,” Bythos said, sliding a broad, warm palm around Ian’s jaw and pulling him closer. “We have better things to do.”

BIO

Nicola Cameron is an expatriate Chicagoan who has lived in England, Canada, Holland, and Sweden, and keeps a confusing amalgamation of languages in her head as a result. Currently located in the clavicle of Texas, she has finally mastered the proper use of “y’all,” much to her Chicago family’s dismay.

Despite a healthy interest in sex since puberty, it wasn’t until 2012 that Nicola decided to try writing about it. As it turned out, the skills she picked up during her SF writing career transferred rather nicely to erotic romance. When not writing, she wrangles cats, smooches her husband, makes dolls of dubious and questionable identity, and thanks almighty Cthulhu that she doesn’t have to work for a major telecommunications company any more (because there’s BDSM, and then there’s just plain torture…).

* Website /Blog: http://www.nicolacameronwrites.com
* Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nicolacameronwrites
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/YesItsNicolaC
* Evernight Publishing: http://www.evernightpublishing.com/nicola-cameron/
* Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6623791.Nicola_Cameron
* Bookstrand: http://www.bookstrand.com/nicola-cameron
* Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00AIE4RAC

* All Romance EBooks: http://www.allromanceebooks.com/storeSearch.html?searchBy=author&qString=Nicola+Cameron

Evernight’s Book Boyfriend Blog Hop

Book Boyfriends…

They can be strong and sexy, dark and dangerous, rebellious and reckless or cute and quirky. We love to fall in love with these irresistible heroes and Evernight Publishing has them all!
The authors of Evernight invite you to a Speed Date challenge. Their cowboys, Doms, detectives, millionaires, royalty, vampires, soldiers, shifters, and even steam-powered heroes are waiting to meet you on each author website. 50 heroes in 7 days! Are you up for the challenge?

Pull up a chair and get to know every single one. I’d love to introduce you to my hero…

Alex Winchester

I had a very clear imagine in my mind when I came up with the character of Alex Winchester, Damon Salvatore. Who can’t help but think of that guy and fall a little bit in love with him. Yeah, that isn’t a question. If you’ve got a Y chromosome, then that man has you hooked.
Besides the physical resemblance to a hot vampire, Alex is completely human and my version of a knight in shining armour. The fact that he’s a Dom is a nearly an afterthought, but it’s an important part of him that I’m looking to explore in the next part of Alex and Nola’s story.
The first encounter between Nola and Alex gives you a good idea about what makes the man tick. This is told from Nola’s POV, imagine being on a bad date, you’d either want to throttle the guy or escape out of the nearest window. Thankfully, Nola finds Alex.
Excerpt
The man’s eyes widen at her forwardness. He put down the burger he’d been eating and used a napkin to clean sauce from his lips. “And what would that be?” he asked as soon as his mouth was empty. He was smartly dressed in a suit which had an impeccable cut but he looked much more relaxed than stuffy Tim. At that moment he looked like he was trying hard not to smile.
“I need you to call my phone in about five minutes.”
He looked around her, checking out Tim. He didn’t look unimpressed. “Trying to get out of a bad date?”
“You’ll be saving a person’s life.”
He looked a little surprised, “Yours?”
“No, his. I might actually have to kill him. Somebody that boring shouldn’t be allowed to live. I’d be doing the world a favour.”
He looked back at her solemnly but his eyes twinkled with supressed laughter. “I’ll call it. I wouldn’t want you to get yourself arrested.”
Nola leant on the bar and ordered another cup of tea from the waitress and placed her card in front of her.
“What’s your name?” he asked.
He really didn’t need to know that but the smile intrigued her. “It’s Nola Pryce. Yours?”
“Alex Winchester.”
She touched his arm. “Thank you, Alex. I owe you.”
The intriguing smile set her heart racing. Now if Alex had been her date, she wouldn’t be looking for the nearest exit. “It’s my pleasure, Nola.”

What’s up for grabs?
• One lucky hopper will win a KINDLE PAPERWHITE eREADER sponsored by Evernight Publishing.
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How to enter?
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Keep hopping to the next author or blogger. After you’ve met each hero, click here to vote for your favourite book boyfriend. You’ll earn an extra grand prize entry!

You’re one step closer to meeting your next Book Boyfriend…

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#sexysnippets ‘The Schoolteacher and the Dom’

Sexy Snippets are seven sentences, taken from a work in progress, or published book, brought to you every Sunday. Mine are from ‘The Schoolteacher and the Dom’, my contribution to Evernight’s Romance on the Go line.

Blurb

Nola Pryce didn’t expect much to happen over the Christmas holidays. She planned on spending it alone, eating too much chocolate and watching bad TV. She certainly didn’t expect Alex, a man with a secret that’s sure to change her life—if she lets it.

Alex Winchester runs The Black Rose Club with his business partner and friend Lilith Yee. It caters to every dark fantasy. But Alex is a Dom without a submissive, until he meets Nola. He invites her to The Black Rose Club Christmas party. A lot rests on this one night. Alex is giving Nola a choice. It’s up to her if she wants to say yes.

This is slightly longer than seven. This is Nola getting ready for her ‘date’ with Alex.

Nola pulled the corset around her waist. Thank God it isn’t one of the ones that lace up at the back. I’d never be able to do that by myself and it’s not like I can ask one of my neighbours. She had no problem imagining the look on her neighbour’s face if she’d asked the old lady to help. She clipped the buckles into place, tugged it into the right position and looked at herself in the mirror. Wait a minute, where’s the mask? Nola grabbed it off of the table and slipped it on.
Then she stepped into the high heels that matched the startling shade of blue of her dress.

Follow the link to see the other writers taking part.

http://thenuthousescribblers.blogspot.co.uk/p/sexy-snippets.html?zx=16c9b662a3f40eeb

Buy Link

http://www.evernightpublishing.com/the-schoolteacher-and-the-dom-by-ella-grey/

Free Read

The Dare Encounters has been out for a few weeks and I’ve heard a lot of positive things about it. I’m currently working on the sequel, well with everything else I’m currently working on but I wanted to post the links to where you can find it.

Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chance-ella-grey/1114973121?ean=2940044401310
Allromanceebooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-chance-1146398-149.html
Evernight Publishing: http://www.evernightpublishing.com/chance-by-ella-grey/
Kobo: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Chance/book-bz_866NAe0KyyX_2MnxTlA/page1.html?s=JXeOrShj9Ea3tVLPM2Gotw&r=2

Blurb

Jessica Tennyson has a poor excuse for a life, still in her twenties and working in a library. Too scared to live life and face rejection. She only goes out once a month to a restaurant with her best friend. When her friend cancels on her, the good-looking waiter Ben takes it on himself to entertain her. Ben Worthington likes to play and he’s about to tempt Jessica into playing a game that will help them both. If he’s not careful he could end up losing his heart to the beautiful blonde.

Excerpt

She hadn’t even read the menu yet. She closed it and looked up at him. “I really don’t have a clue. Do you have any suggestions?” It didn’t seem to matter that this wasn’t the first time that she’d eaten here. After a few minutes talking to Ben, her mind had gone completely blank.

“I’ve got a few.” There was no mistaking that grin. Ben wasn’t talking about food and Jessica’s heart picked up its pace.

“I was talking about the food.”

“So was I.” He tried to look innocent but Jessica doubted that Ben had ever been innocent in his entire life. “Do you trust me?”

The conversation had changed so quickly it took Jessica a few seconds to reply. “Excuse me?”

“I’ll take care of the food. All you have to do is enjoy it.” As he reached down to pick up the menu, his fingers brushed her hand. Jessica would have thought it was unintentional if his fingers hadn’t lingered, leaving no doubt in her mind he’d touched her deliberately.

“If you keep touching me, I’m going to forget how to breathe.” The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them. Ben grinned at her and picked up the menu.

“I’ll have to remember that.”