New Family member

One week ago I brought home a new family member. Her name is Stella and she’s pictured here. She’s part beagle, part some other hound and 100 percent star.

This is the story of how Stella has woven her way into my family fabric.

I have two cats, Tucker and Skittles. At 15, Skittles, is the old lady and she doesn’t take any lip. She rules the roost with a silken paw. Tucker is rambunctious, vocal and affectionate. His favorite position is to sit on your chest, neatly in an attempt to strangle and paralyze you with his 18 pounds of love while drooling on your shoulder. So when I decided I wanted a dog for the first time in close to 25 years, I knew I had to plan carefully.

With my landlord’s approval, I fenced in a reasonable section of my backyard, bought a spiffy doghouse with yellow siding and green roof and purchased bedding and entertainment fitting for a beloved animal. I wasn’t thinking our addition would spend all her time outside, but I wanted a safe haven from interlopers and also to give her and my cats time to get adjusted to one another.

Stella, who showed her acting ability at the pound by shivering uncontrollably when I started to pass her cage (it was well over 70 degrees that day!), had other plans. She inspected the fence and house, declaring them to be certainly the finest she’d seen. But there was one little problem, she doesn’t consider herself a D-O-G and thus doesn’t have any desire to rusticate in a D-O-G-H-O-U-S-E.

First she dug her way out from under the fence. My fault for thinking she wouldn’t find out that low spot in the ground on the blind side of the house. Problem fixed with a little more fencing.

Second, she dug her way out from under the gate. This came yesterday in the middle of a drenching downpour that started while I was running errands. When I returned, she was covered from the tip of her nose to the end of her tail in red clay mixed with Tennessee mud.

Stella was unconcerned and marched right into the tub to wait for her servant (that would be me) to draw her bath. She even hastened to show me a spot I missed in the rinse cycle by raising her left leg and paw to expose the soapy underside.

Today she has only left the house for her constitutionals. I believe she and the cats have a meeting scheduled for later to discuss food choices and sleeping arrangements. I fear my castle may face a union uprising soon.

But never fear, I will retake control of my household. But if you don’t hear from me in 72 house, please feel free to send in a rescue team!

Trixie

http://www.trixiestilletto.com

Coming in November: Five Alarm Love

Darkness is falling...

Things at Woods University are not what they seem. When Joey Sumner's roommate Maria joins the growing ranks of blazer-wearing supergeeks who roam the campus in emotionless packs, Joey begins to think she has a problem. Then Joey stumbles upon a secret ritual being performed on campus, and her world is turned upside down. Joey and her boyfriend Will are forced to fight for their lives against an ancient evil cult that is preying on the student body. To make matters worse, their boss is one of them, and his obsession for Joey goes way beyond thinking she has a cute ass...

Evil is growing...

A year after the mysterious death of her husband Terrence, Ada Ross is still seeking answers. When handsome detective Eric Perfater comes back into her life offering a chance to unravel the mystery of her husband's demise, Ada is more than ready to help. She's also willing to throw off her endless loneliness and wantonly offer herself to sexy Eric in bed... But a dark shadow falls across their chance at happiness. Ada is a pawn in a desperate man's ploy to hang onto the past and take control of a secret society whose very existence threatens the entire world.

Can the forces of evil's hungry claws be defeated? Or will they all be consumed by the Dark Legion?

Note: This collection contains the previously released novellas Legion: University and Legion: Adult Education.

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Visit my site to play the jigsaw puzzle made from the cover by Psyche Designs

A review for Jada's Rabbit Habit...

I was completely humbled to get this review for Jada while I was away on vacation. Thank you so much to Whipped Cream reviews!

Fairy tales are so much fun to read, especially when they are not at all what you expect. In Madam Periwinkle’s Erotic Delights: Jada’s Rabbit Habit, I discovered a modern day fairy tale that poked fun at current celebrities and their unusual quirks. I love fractured fairy tales and any story that resembles them. In my opinion, Jada’s Rabbit Habit is a contemporary twisted tale that I could not get enough of.

Jada Danforth is a hotel heiress who I likened to Paris Hilton in my mind. Yes, she was beautiful, sexy and well-meaning in her own mind, but somehow everything she tried to do turned out wrong. I laughed as she complained about being caught wearing fur. The way poor Jada tells the stories of the paparazzi, I could just see how she thinks what she does is right. Every part of her life is scrutinized and picked apart until I couldn’t help but feel a little sorry for the poor little rich girl.

Aidan Richards is a genius. Dark Hair, grey eyes, a body to kill for and oh, do I need to mention he’s a werewolf. He makes ingenious vibrators for Madam Periwinkle and does personal service on them. When Aidan makes a service call to Jada’s room his service really is first class. I loved how Aidan’s secret is revealed. I could not get the picture of his discovery by Jada out of my mind as the descriptions in the story are so vivid.

I found another diamond in the Madam Periwinkle Series with Madam Periwinkle’s Erotic Delights: Jada’s Rabbit Habit. This is definitely a fractured fairy tale worth reading.

Thank you Hibiscus!

HUGS

Isy

New release - Her Private Dancer!

HER PRIVATE DANCER

Amber Quill Press

Invited to go out at the last minute by her perky, younger coworkers, Harriet Wallace is enjoying the show at the male strip club. What she doesn't understand is why the sexy Latino dancer dressed as a matador is checking her out. She's divorced, in her thirties, and dressed for the office.

That doesn't, however, stop Alejandro Campos from invading her personal space during his dance and convincing her to go home with him later for the best night of sex she's ever had.

Just one problem. Aside from being gorgeous, Alejandro is young, single, and in grad school. He's just getting his life going. How can a lonely divorcee with a banking career with a cat ever hope to keep a sexy younger man like him in her life?

Then again, how could she ever let him go?

http://www.amberquill.com/AmberHeat/HerPrivateDancer.html

New Release - Jada's Rabit Habit Now Available!

JADA's RABBIT HABIT - Available now from Changeling Press!

Jada Danforth has a little bit of a problem. The hotel heiress has a craving for rabbit dishes. But those pesky animal rights activists have found out what she's been up to, and they still aren't letting that silly little fur coat incident from last year go. Now all the studs on the boyfriend circuit are avoiding her like she's last year's iPhone. She's not getting laid and that's a problem.

While out comfort shopping, she runs across Madame Periwinkle's Erotic Delights. The owner has just the thing for this spoiled princess -- a new type of rabbit, guaranteed to take care of her sensual needs. It even has its own customer service number. How neat!

All is well until her new toy malfunctions. She's amazed when her service call is answered in less than an hour by a very hot repairman. And man is he good with his hands. Yet Aidan Richards isn't what he seems. Can Aidan afford to trust his secrets to a woman whose every step is haunted by the media? Can she dare to hope for a man who can see beyond the heiress and the tabloids to find the woman she really is?

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Thank you!

Happiness is being able to write again...

I finally decided on a new project. It was hard because I have about 4 series up in the air right now and all of them have been in limbo for a while. I don't like that. I don't like loose ends and not resolving things for those characters. But I just came through a very big dry writing spell. What do you do?


I've started on The Shadow Zone 2 thought I don't have an official title for it yet. I wrote over 1,100 words on it today. I'm happy. =) And I do actually have it plotted out. I just need to get it down.


This one is interesting because it was tied to another series I wrote when I first started. There were just two stories - Legion: University and Legion: Adult Education. They will be released as it turns out as a collection soon because they are tied to The Shadow Zone. I hope those of you who got the chance enjoyed the first story that I offered on my site. I hope you'll like The Shadow Zone too. =)


Off to have a nice dinner with the dh and maybe catch a movie later. On DVD. Too pricey to go to the theater these days unless it's something you just really have to see. For me this summer, that would be Wolverine and Terminator: Salvation. I'm not sure I'll like Christian Bale as John Connor but I'm willing to give him a try. I didn't think I'd like him as Batman either. LOL


And anything with Hugh Jackman is a must see. LOL


Happy weekend!


Isy

In Search of the Perfect Craft Book

I came home today with a mission: I was determined to go through my storage room (which is crammed tight with boxes from our last move in preparation for our next move) and find my favorite writing craft book. What is it, you ask?

Well, I could tell you, but then I'd have to--

No, okay, you're right. I won't do anything dramatic. Instead, I'll count down my top 5 favorite craft books and reveal the one that had me digging through storage at the end.

5. The Right to Write, by Julia Cameron

4. Word Work: Surviving and Thriving as a Writer, by Bruce Holland Rogers

3. How to Write a Dirty Story: Reading, Writing and Publishing Erotica,by Susie Bright

2. Man, Oh Man, Writing M/M Fiction for Cash & Kinks, by Josh Lanyon

And my number 1 craft book? *drumroll please*

It's...

Ready...?

1. On Writing, by Stephen King

And no, I wasn't able to find it tonight, but I'll attempt part 2 of my mission tomorrow evening. This time, I might even enlist hubby's help.

Lacey
http://www.laceysavage.com