Monday, May 20, 2013

R.L. Kirk Visits Today To Reveal a New Cover!

Hello my sassy ones! It's good to be back here to visit with you so soon and for a very special reason. The Vixen is extremely excited to take part in celebrating the upcoming release of the first book of a new paranormal romance series. You see, this isn't anything at all like you would see with the sweet paranormal romances. This one is going to be hot and spicy, just like the author, R.L. Kirk. 

Who is R.L. Kirk? Well the pen name is actually the brainchild of TWO authors...one male and one female. I think it's the best of both worlds to have a writing team with both sexes. I mean, what better way to get into the heads of both the heroine and hero? The fun part would be to have the male author write from the heroine's POV and the female author to take on the hero's POV. THAT would make for interesting reading for an editor! ;)  
To learn a bit more about R.L., check out their Goodreads page.

BUT WAIT!!!  Before you head over there, take a look at their GORGEOUS cover.

Eye candy. Pure eye candy! And you know that Lia and I are partial to this cover for the color choices alone. You know we'll be the first in line to get our own copies, but unfortunately, we have to wait until the end of June to get one.  

Don't cry my little vixens. I've got the blurb here to show you and hold you over until we can fight over...errr...download our own copies. ;)


Amidst a war of attrition and a struggle for power

Lily Blackwood is torn between two strong men...

One, Wallace is her perfect idea of a partner, loving, loyal and handsome. The second, Bryn, is her true mate, the man chosen for her by nature and her family. Denial and naivety for nature’s choice, sends her into a rage of independence against the laws of her own destiny, family and her own father.

Wallace Kirk is assigned to protect the beautiful Lily since her birth...

His loyalties are tearing him apart. His own mate, dead, taken from him, fills his thoughts as Lily begs for his attention. She needs him, but not as much as the wolf that prowls in her flesh.

Bryn Kemp's nature and need fill his flesh...

Yet his true mate, the woman chosen for him, denies her destiny. His battle for her and his own pride must overcome her feisty rebellious streak.

Both men must fight for her in the throes of oncoming battle and she must make the right choice. A decision that will shape the war.

Didn't I tell you? This one promises to be the start of an amazing series. Stay tuned for more from this author over the next few months here on our blog.  

~The Vixen

Sunday, May 19, 2013

@Sheri_Fredricks Reveals The Cover for Troll-y Yours #fantasy #BBW #eroticromance

Welcome to Sassy Vixen Publishing. I'm The Vixen and I've got a very special treat for you today. One of my friends and fellow "Wicked Women" just released the second book in her fantasy Centaur Series.  Author Sheri Fredricks was a bit busy today, so lead by the wickedest one of us all, Leanore Elliott, we decided to help Sheri get the word out about Troll-y Yours (Book 2 The Centaurs).

If you read the first book, you will be more than satisfied with this one. Rumor has it, she's given us an even hotter story this time. Don't believe me? Check out the blurb.


SHE TAKES A CHANCE.

Determined to forge a better life, Ella launches her new business with high hopes—until a sexy Centaur bumps into her and throws her life off course forever. Voted “Most Eligible Bachelor in Boronda”, Aleksander shakes up her world and tilts her in more ways than one. 

HE’S IN DANGEROUS TERRITORY.

Years of warfare and countless bedroom encounters have stolen Kempor Aleksander’s luster for life. He never expects to rediscover his zeal in the small, redheaded form of Ella the Troll, who fires his blood hotter than the deepest caverns in the forest.

But as trouble lingers in their midst—and edges ever closer—Alek and Ella spiral into troubled terrain. Turning to each other, the pair face down dangers that run impenetrably deep in their mythological world. But will the two lovers discover a passion that runs even deeper?

Didn't I tell you? It's got the elements we all love: hot males and curvy sexy females. Sure the male's a centaur and the female's a troll. It is a fantasy afterall! ;)  Take a look at this fabulous cover and then tell me you don't want this book for your very own.


Come on, let's head on over to AMAZON together and get our hands on this one.  While you're at it, give Sheri's Amazon page a "like" too. After you've read this one, leave a review for it on Amazon and Goodreads. 

Until next time
~The Vixen

Thursday, May 16, 2013

#TheVixen Asks: Are You Selling Out or Finding Your Niche When Writing #Erotica and #EroticRomance?


This week has been a bit of a mess for me personally dealing with things at my “evil day job” as a veterinarian. The details of that will be discussed on my blog Not Enough Time in the Day soon. Right at the moment I’d like to talk about something that still has me reeling. On May 15th an author decided to publish on another blog how she had to compromise her principles and her “art” in order to make money. How did she do that you ask?  Well, she “sold out” by writing erotica.

Yeah, you read that correctly. She stated she SOLD OUT to write erotica and low and behold she made a hell of a lot of money. Is she happy that she’s found a niche for herself and her writing that also pays well? No. She’s lamenting that she invested so much time and money into her “baby” urban fantasy series that tanked compared to her one erotica novel.  She even went so far as to say that her erotica novel not only paid her the big bucks, but did it never having broken through the Amazon top 100. 

Really?  Check again, chica.  Smooth marketing strategy ticking off all the erotica/erotic romance authors and readers. Not only did you get free publicity, your erotica novel cracked the top 100 and the top 20 in a few categories. Then when the blog owner pulled your post? BAM! Even more publicity and twitter firestorm.  Way to go!

I shocked you there didn’t I? You all thought I would be pissed off and naming names, basically turning from The Vixen to the Bitch in a few nanoseconds. Well, I did see red when I first read it and I’m still upset she basically called all erotica and erotic romance authors sell outs.  Then I read her blog again…ten more times to be exact and then laughed.  You see, she’s laughing all the way to the bank while many of us are pissed she added herself to the large list of authors who treat us like unwanted stepchildren.  It’s bad enough we have to deal with it from authors not in our genre and subgenres, but when it’s one of “our own,” the slap stings all the more and cuts to the bone.

Why on earth would you trash the very genre, authors, and readers who made you all that money?  It’s got nothing to do with “compromising your principles.” It’s all about the money for this author.  She called her best-selling erotica novel trashy. If she feels it’s so bad, why write it in the first place?  She came right out and said she did it to appeal to the market. There’s nothing wrong with that, but when you trash that market after you succeed in it, you end up making yourself a pariah.
 
I see things a bit differently here than several of my erotic writing friends.  This particular author is upset that her CHOSEN genre didn’t pay off the way she wanted it to so she jumped ship and found her true calling.  THAT’S what she’s upset about.  Not the fact she has to write erotica/erotic romances to make money but the fact she’s GOOD AT IT!  So to draw attention away from the fact her urban fantasy series wasn’t the smash success right out of the gate and her erotica was, she turned to snarky comments and jokes at the expense of herself and the rest of us who write “the trashy smut.” 

What I do take offense to is being dumped into a group of people who’ve compromised their morals and principles to write what I enjoy writing and reading.  By whose moral code are we comparing ourselves to? Not mine. I’m not compromising one damn thing to write what I want to write. Yes I do so under three different pen names, but I don’t make it a secret that all three are me, Tammy aka The Vixen.  When I first started out, Tammy Dennings Maggy WAS my real name, but I’ve since remarried to the fabulous Mr. Vixen. So if you’re friends with me on Facebook, you’ll see my last name is different there.  I write poetry, erotica, erotic romance, YA, sweet and mainstream romance and mainstream fiction. In order to keep some of them separate from each other, I found it necessary to have multiple pen names. I need to keep the adult themed material separate from the YA, and I wanted to delve into M/M and ménage. So with all those ideas in my head, Lia Michaels and Stephanie Ryan were created to help with telling those tales.

Does that make me a sell out for wanting to write in subgenres that make more money than M/F contemporary erotic romance? NOPE. I love to read books in all of those genres so it’s only natural for me to want to write in them.  When you write what you love, it shows and you WILL find your audience. 

One last issue I had with the now pulled blog post is the implication that all you had to do as a writer was crank out the smut and you’ll be rolling in the dough.  You see, the market is absolutely FLOODED with books now thanks to the ability to self-publish.  Many of these books truly are trash with very little to no editing, are poorly written and simply awful to read if you can get through the first few chapters.  Just because you add in a sex scene and vulgar language doesn’t make it erotica or an erotic romance.  Fortunately for the readers out there, there are many more novels and short stories that are true gems. Some of which get buried under that garbage so it’s up to us to help sort it out.

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How do we do that?  We stop the attacks on each other and slamming of adult genres. When you find books you’ve enjoyed, pimp them out. Help the author get the recognition they deserve for their work. Visit their author pages, blogs, Goodreads and tweet about them.  Join their street teams if they have one. You can get many extra perks for helping the author promote their work and you get first dibs on sneak peeks and new releases. Oh and did I mention there is always fun swag to be had by all?

What can you do as an author to get your name out there? Open up dialogue with those who are visiting our pages, join blog hops, make friends with fellow authors and LEARN FROM THEM.  Don’t make yourself a pest by sending direct messages and private messages to people begging them to “like” your pages and books on Amazon and Goodreads.  The most annoying, rude and disrespectful thing you can do is post your links on other’s walls without permission.  If the only contact you’ve had with the person is that they accepted your friend request or started following you on Twitter, you should NEVER send those kinds of messages.  Get to know the person a bit as an online friend. Let THEM decide if and when they want “like” your pages and visit your blogs.  If you do cultivate those friendships, you will get yourself a vast group of fans and promotional buddies.
 
I know many folks have taken classes on how to use social media for promoting. Unfortunately, those teaching those courses have encouraged people to do exactly the opposite of what I’ve recommended above.  Their techniques may show you some results, but in the end all it will get you is “unfriended, “unfollowed,” and blocked from any further contact with those you’re trying to reach.  Don’t send out mass emails to everyone on your contact list either.  One of my pen names received one from an author that was a forwarded message from ARe letting all of us know her book was now available on that site.  It wouldn’t have been an issue if I was friends with this author at any point in any group. I’m not sure where she got the email for my pen name at this point either. 

Did it make me want to check out her work? No. I did go searching to see if we were connected at all and when I found out we weren’t through myself or my other pen names, I put her on my SPAM email list and will probably think twice about connecting in the future with her. I’m sure I’ll change my mind about that at some point, but for now I have to cut out the clutter.

As for the author who started me off on today’s diatribe I want to say congratulations on your success in the genre I adore. Your book is sitting at #16 in erotica and #205 in the paid Kindle Store. At 99 cents a pop, I think you’re doing remarkably well for “selling out.”  ;-)

~The Vixen

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Tammy Dennings Maggy is a multi-published poet and erotic romance author with Siren and Sassy Vixen Publishing. Her writing explores many facets of romance from ultimate betrayal to finding your soul mate. Her poetry serves as a companion to her novels and has inspired entire series all on their own. Tammy and her alter egos Lia Michaels and Stephanie Ryan make up the core authors at Sassy Vixen Publishing and together they've created the shared world series Temptations Resort. Look for the first books in that series to come out later this year.

Now happily married to her own Muse and soul mate, she continues to live her dream and act as secretary to all her characters demanding to have their stories told.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

#TheVixen Chooses the Recipient of Her #CalienteBlogHop Package

I'm excited to announce that the rafflecopter has chugged through over 400 entries in the Caliente Blog hop here at Sassy Vixen and found one lucky winner of the fun adult date night prize...especially that whip/tickler! LOL

Drum roll please...

Shadow Kohler!

Shadow has already been contacted and will receive her prizes shortly.  For the rest of you (Shadow too!) Make sure you continue to check with Four Seduced Muse. We will be announcing the Grand Prize Winner before the end of the week.

Thank you all for participating in the very first hop hosted by Four Seduced Muses. We hope you will join us for the summer hop too!

~The Vixen

Saturday, May 11, 2013

#SirenAuthor #SaturdaySpotlight Is On @JessBuffett and Riley From Riley's Vampire Prince #eroticromance #LGBT

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Happy Saturday my sassy ones and welcome to the Spotlight here at Sassy Vixen Publishing! This week I'm excited to welcome a fellow Sirenista author Jess Buffett. She's got two releases this month and has been on a whirlwind tour promoting one book and now the other. She's brought a special guest with her today who has agreed to be interviewed by Jess. So without further adieu, please welcome Jess and her hero Riley McLeod.

Thank you for having us today, Vixen. I thought it would be fun to talk to one of my characters from the Hunter Clan series. Hi Riley. Tell us a bit about yourself.
I’m a Mage, with the wicked cool ability of Fire *waggles brows*. I have a twin, Sawyer, who is mated to the Kayan of the Clan we now live with. *shrugs* Not much else to say really. Oooh, except I also have impeccable fashion sense.

I can see that. lol. Tell us something not many people know about you.
*frowns* I never used to be so flamboyant. *sly smile* But I got sick and tired of being boring so I decided to spice it up a bit.


What do you dislike the most?
People thinking they can tell me what to do just because I’m on the small side. I may be small, but I’m a grown adult, and a man. 


Favorite music?
Anything that’s good to dance to. I love to move to a good beat. I’m kind of hooked on Kesha at the moment, but who knows what next week will bring. 




What’s it like to be an uncle? To have a family?
I love being an uncle. Ash and Asena are gorgeous and there is nothing better than spending the day playing with them. Plus I get to give them back when they get temperamental. Definite perks to being the uncle. 

*big smile, before his face turns unusually serious*

I honestly didn’t think Sawyer or I would ever be able to settle down. We’ve spent so much time running, it’s nice to stop and enjoy what everyone else does.

I think we have a better appreciation for having the family we have now, because for so long we just had each other.

Do you believe in true love?
A little personal, but okay I’ll play. Yeah I guess. I’d like to at least. Love is a funny thing though, because you’re talking about opening up yourself completely to another person. That’s a lot.

How are you dealing with having a Vampire for a mate?
Wow. And I thought the other one was personal.

I don’t know *throws hands up in air with a sigh* Oh, okay, I’m being a big bloody chicken. I’m not dealing because I’m too busy avoiding it all. Seriously. My family was killed by Vampires and now I’m suddenly mated to one.  And to top it off, the man is sex on a stick, no doubt about it. I have to stop myself every time the man walks into a room, from running up and licking him like candy and begging him to use his push-pop. 
(Oh, jeez. Well, I did ask.)
Another question. Where do you find all your little facts you blurt out?
*shrugs* I read. A lot. It’s part of the whole avoidance thing I’m really good at. Reality not impressing you--read something.

Which is stronger, love or fear?
Again with the personal. I think they are fairly equal and quite often go hand in hand. *smiles smugly*

Where can we find out more about you?
My story is coming out May 22nd with Siren Publishing. Maybe I’ll be ready to answer more questions then.

Thank you for sharing with us today, Riley. How about we share a bit more about the book you're featured in? 
Go for it! I think everyone will love Riley's Vampire Prince but that's just me.
Well I agree with you on that!  Let's take a look at the blurb and then the HOT excerpt you decided to let me share with everyone today.


Blurb

Riley McLeod has never gotten over the loss of his family to murderous Vampires, and often hides behind his sarcasm and carefree attitude. So imagine his shock when he discovers he is not only mated to one, but his mate is the Prince of the Vaucluse Coven.

When Caleb Vaucluse arrived at the Hunter Clan, he never expected to meet his mate. His joy soon turns to devastation when he learns that Riley fears him. Caleb struggles to get passed Riley’s defences and prove that they are meant to be. Unfortunately just as they come together, pride and old wounds prove hard to overcome for the pair, and threaten to tear them apart for good.

As an enemy is revealed and more questions are raised, Caleb and Riley have choice to make. Do they keep their pride and stand alone, or stand together and embrace the love fate gave to them?

Adult Excerpt


When his mate was flush up against him, Caleb wrapped a hand around the back of his neck, dragging Riley to him. At first Riley was stiff, his lips pressed together hard, and unrelenting. Caleb wasn’t put off, tracing his tongue around the edges, then pressing it against the seam. When that didn’t work, Caleb gently bit down on his mate’s bottom lip, shocking him enough that Riley gasped. With his lips parted, Caleb took the opportunity to sweep his tongue inside, taking possession of his mate’s mouth, and rolling on top of him.

Caleb groaned as the heat from his mate’s body underneath him set him on fire. Reaching down, he grabbed the hem of Riley’s shirt, tearing it from his body and tossing the remains onto the floor. 
Beneath him, Riley whimpered and arched his back, silently begging for more.

“Christ, you’re beautiful. I want you so bad,” he admitted as he splayed his fingers and ran them up and down Riley’s chest, plunking at his nipples with each pass.

“Yes, please,” Riley begged.

God, he wished he could, but after everything that had happened he wasn’t certain his mate was ready for this. When he voiced his concern, he was unprepared for the impassioned response he received.

“You’re mine,” Riley snarled, fisting a hand in his hair. “You’re mine, and I’m not fucking letting you go.”

The stinging sensation of his hair being pulled did not deter Caleb, if anything, it made his cock throb harder. He thrust his hips, grinding their erections together as he slammed his mouth back down, tangling their tongues. His cock was hard and leaking, so desperate to be released from its confines and be buried inside the hot, silky channel of his mate’s tight little arse. If he had to wait much longer, Caleb thought he might just explode. And wouldn’t that just be such a waste.

His hand on Riley’s jeans, Caleb quickly undid the button and zipper, peeling the tight as fuck clothing off and doing the same to his own clothes. Once they were both bare, he plastered himself against his mate again, reveling in the feel of their skin touching everywhere, their cocks sliding and rubbing. He settled between Riley’s legs, slowly moving down his mate’s body, licking and nipping as he went. Zeroing in on the beaded little nubs on his mate’s chest, Caleb gripped one peak between his teeth, biting down. When Riley moaned and clutched the back of Caleb’s head, he took it as a sign and bit harder.

Beneath him Riley trashed and mewled, crying out as Caleb continued to worry the sensitive tissue. Riley was fucking delicious. Needing more of his mate’s taste, Caleb moved lower. When he finally had Riley’s cock in front of him he didn’t even hesitate, swooping down and engulfing it, his mate’s cock throbbing and jerking in his mouth. Caleb moaned as the taste of his mate exploded on his tongue, salty yet sweet. It was addictive and Caleb didn’t think he could get enough.

“Oh... oh yes, that’s it. Fuck yes, yes, yes,” Riley babbled, his head tossing around on the pillows. Peering up from his task Caleb saw that he had thrown his arm over his eyes and his lips were parted.

“So perfect. So fucking perfect,” he growled, diving back for more.

His tongue swirled around the bulbous head, teasing the sensitive bundle of nerves, and lapping at the glistening liquid seeping out.

Pulling off, he chuckled at Riley’s murmurs of protest, trailing lower to lick at his wrinkled sac. Riley moaned, spreading his legs further apart and allowed him more access. Caleb licked a path from his sac to his puckered hole as Riley’s hips bucked, a shudder making its way through his body. He slid his arms under the smaller man, bring him closer as he nipped and sucked his perineum and balls.

“Please, please, please,” his mate squirmed.

Riley screamed out when Caleb stiffened his tongue and began jabbing it into the winking hole.

“Oh, fuck. Your tongue is in my arse. Oh, jeez... oh that’s good.”

Caleb smiled when he realised just how gone his mate was. Riley was panting and mewling, his hands on the back of Caleb’s head as if trying to force Caleb deeper.

Well, if his mate wanted deeper, who was he to argue.

Surging up, he covered Riley’s body with his own, claiming his mate’s lips again. He couldn’t get enough of this stunning creature beneath him.

Riley was panting and grabbing for Caleb. “It’s okay, baby. I’m not going anywhere.”

“Please, Caleb. I need you. Fuck me,” Riley pleaded, his eyes beseeching.

Caleb claimed his lips again, as he speared first one, then two lubed fingers into Riley’s tight arse. Riley bucked and moaned, forcing the fingers deeper, trying to fuck himself. Damn, that was hot. Caleb began pumping them slowly, twisting the digits until he found Riley’s prostate, and grazing it.

“Ah! Oh, god, yeah. Do it again!” Riley wailed, humping against his hand.

Caleb stroked over the bundle again and again, before adding another finger. When he knew his mate was ready for him, he pulled his fingers free, grabbing Riley’s legs and throwing them over his shoulders. With his mate practically bent in half, Caleb positioned his cockhead at Riley’s puckered entrance, pushing in slowly. He relished the way the tight hole stretched around him, moaning when he finally bottomed out.

The air around them seemed electrified as he paused to allow his mate time to adjust, Riley’s walls squeezing him tight. When Riley nodded, giving him permission to move, Caleb nearly sobbed with relief. Dragging himself out until just the tip remained, Caleb snapped his hips forward, burying his cock inside again. Riley’s wide eyes dominated his face as Caleb continued to lunge into his mate’s channel, taking him, claiming him.

He was heaven. Exquisite, hot, silky heaven right here inside his mate.


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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

#WildAndWickedWednesday Presents @MelodieCampbell and Her Land's End Series! #eroticromance #medieval


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Welcome to the wildly wicked hump day here at Sassy Vixen Publishing! I'm over the moon excited to welcome here today author Melodie Campbell.  She's here to talk about her fabulous Land's End series.  Instead of me gushing over Melodie and her books, I'll just let her tell you all about herself and her writing.~TheVixen



Burn, Baby!  Writing Sex in First Person


Welcome to Land’s End, where the men are real men, the women are scarce, and the sex is…well…pistol hot. But that’s only part of the book. Honest. 

I’m a former comedy writer, so I set out to write a rollicking adventure series with lots of funny moments based on the premise of “Girl out of Time.” Take a modern woman, put her back with medieval warriors, and watch how she manages to survive in a primitive world using modern wiles.

Even though I write comic fantasy, I try to make it as realistic as possible. So what happens when a medieval earl sells his soul to become the most powerful mage in the land? The woman he wants is powerless to resist him, of course, and dammit, he isn’t going to settle for dot dot dot…

But here’s the difference. I write in first person. So everything that happens in the book is through the eyes and ears of the protagonist, Rowena. Writing sex scenes in first person is a teeny bit different. You don’t get the ‘blow by blow.’ You get only what the protagonist sees and feels…

What does this mean? Well, if I’ve been good at it, for a short time the reader will become the protagonist. You’ll be pitched into her head to experience what she experiences and her reactions. This can be remarkably provocative.

Powerful stuff for both the reader and my protagonist Rowena. Hopefully, a girl from modern-day Scottsdale Arizona may not mind that kind of attention. You gotta admit, it beats endless E-Harmony first dates.

Rowena Through the Wall, first in the series, was the no. 1 time travel on Amazon.ca in Feb. 2013. Reviewers have called this series “Game of Thrones Lite.” Here is an excerpt from book 2, just released, ROWENA AND THE DARK LORD.

Filled with brutal, sword-swinging danger, yet sexy and funny, I hope you’ll like the Land’s End series.




Excerpt from ROWENA AND THE DARK LORD


Cedric moved to the window with startling speed, eyes sweeping the land for riders. “I don’t blame you for this. I hardly blame him. You are too much a temptation. I need to get you back to Huel.”

He spun back, eyes on me again. I cried out from the pain of it and I felt his answering howl, as the draw shook him where he stood.

“Damn the gods! How can I hold my powers at bay with you so close—“

He was across the room in a second, down on the floor over me, gathering me to him. The pain gave way to unbelievable release—not joy, oh no, never joy—but like a cage of pain being ripped away. I didn’t try to resist it. No, I didn’t resist his hand in my hair, his lips on my throat moving down and down. Already, my legs were moving apart, betraying the thoughtless, helpless creature I was becoming.

His mouth moved down further and I let him, dear God, I welcomed it, his mouth on my skin, knowing me, claiming me, and then…

I jerked and cried out when he entered me. He roared like a lion, pulled back, then burst forward again, and I grabbed his tunic hard and pulled. The cloth ripped in my hands, and I heard him laugh like a demon. His face came down on mine, and we were drowning, fighting for air, and I let go—gave in to the madness, and the waves roared, the room pitched, and I was one with something greater than human—

The room was still now. I opened my eyes. Cedric was sitting cross-legged beside me on the floor with concern on his face. Concern?

“I lost you for a time there,” he said. “How are you feeling?”

This was an old Cedric—a Cedric from before the magic had ruled him. I saw an anxious boy there for a moment, and it confused me. I swallowed hard. The last thing I remembered was being lifted into the night sky. What happened just before that?



Melodie Campbell achieved a personal best this year when Library Journal compared her to Janet Evanovich.  She has over 200 publications, including 100 comedy credits, 40 short stories, and 4 novels. She has won 6 awards for fiction.

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ROWENA AND THE DARK LORD, book 2 in the Land’s End series, is NOW AVAILABLE at the special introductory price of .99! (regular price $3.99, after May 1.) Click HERE



And the one that started it all: ROWENA THROUGH THE WALL, book 1 in the Land’s End series can be found HERE



Sunday, May 5, 2013

@dochappycamper #TheVixen #Caliente! Celebration Across The Genres

Welcome to Sassy Vixen Publishing. If you've landed here today, I'm sure you're looking for the Caliente Blog Hop. You're in the right place. You just have to look up at the top in the menu for the tab that says CALIENTE Hop and Prizes. 

Go ahead and click on that to take you to The Vixen's post, photos and graphics of the prizes being awarded and the Rafflecopters for you to use to gather your entries for my prize package and the Grand Prize. 

Have fun, be sassy, and keep hoppin' all week to get in the running for fabulous prizes and find new authors to add to your "must read" lists.

~The Vixen