Rekindled is Live!
I have so much to share with you this post! Okay, here goes…
First off, Rekindled is officially live on Amazon. It will appear in the near future on Barnes & Noble, Kobo and iBooks (Apple), and in paperback as well. Woot! I’m so excited for you to read Alex and Grace’s story.
Secondly, I’ve bundled the first three books of the Titanium Security Series, for those of you who prefer box sets. This first set includes Ignited, Singed and Burned, for $5.99. 
Thirdly, I’ve received the rights back to 4 of the 5 books in my Suspense Series, and have revised them. Some are already up for sale in both digital and paperback, and hopefully all of them will be available in both formats by next weekend.
Here are the gorgeous new covers and the scoop on the new editions:
Book #1, Out of Her League: has been heavily revised, and I’m offering it for $0.99 until the end of the month. It’s basically still the same storyline, but stronger and tighter.
Book #2, Cover of Darkness: has not been changed at all, since my publisher still holds the rights and will continue to do so for several more years.
Book #3, No Turning Back: same story, only tighter.
Book #4, Relentless: ditto, although it’s not expected to be up at retail sites until late next week.
Book #5, Absolution: my favorite book of the series! I’ve tightened it and tweaked a few things. I love the cover image of Luke with his distinguished head of gray-streaked hair, and Em wearing her long wig while she faces her brave battle with breast cancer.
I hope you love this new look for the Suspense Series as much as I do! I’ll be holding a Facebook and Twitter party to celebrate the release of Rekindled in about 10 days, so stay tuned for more details!
Until then, happy reading.
Kaylea 🙂
Luke Won!!!
I’m so excited to announce that Absolution has won the EPIC Award for best romantic suspense of 2011!
I actually found out by accident while I was on holiday. I happened to be on Twitter, checking to see if I had any messages, and saw my name mentioned with the EPIC convention. No one sent me an email or anything, so I had to check on my own to see if I really had won, and indeed I had! I had a mojito to celebrate at dinner that night 🙂
You all know how much I adore Luke, so this win really tickled me. I think it’s my best book (along with Relentless), although I heartily agree it’s not a stand alone book. Without reading at least a few other books in the series, Absolution won’t have nearly the same emotional impact for the reader. At least in my opinion.
I also just found out that Deadly Descent is a finalist in the New England Romance Writer’s published contest, though it didn’t final in the RITA Awards (aww…). Fingers crossed that Dev and Cam place in the top three.
That’s my news for now; I’ll post the cover for Darkest Caress next week. Have a great weekend!
Voila! French Bathroom Transformation.
Well, it took almost 7 weeks, but the master bathroom face lift is finally complete! I’m thrilled with how it turned out. I’ve been wanting to make some changes since soon after we moved in, as things were starting to break/peel/chip and generally just feel dated.
To make a long story short, it was actually the shower I hated since day one because of a bulkhead drop wall that trapped all the steam inside and made the paint in and around the shower peel and get all moldy. Ick. I was so sick and tired of sanding and repainting in the shower all the time! Once I got the accounting department’s permission, it was go time on this bathroom operation.
Here are the before shots I took:
If you look closely in the above shot, you can see some of the paint peeling along the edge of the bulkhead “drop” wall that goes across the shower. So annoying.
The old vanity and sink with peeling counters and trim. It looks much better in the picture than it did up close, believe me. You’ll just have to take my word for it 🙂
And… *drum roll* Here are the after shots!
Ta-da! Nice clean, modern shower, with no more bulkhead or peeling paint. Because the rest of the room is so girly, I went with plain white subway tiles and an accent of silver and black mosaic, colors reflected in the rest of the bathroom. I thought hubby would appreciate a hint of masculinity. The shower head is the neatest I’ve ever seen; a rain head with a center detachable spray head, so we can clean the walls easily. So very cool.
Beautiful new black granite vanity with silver flecks in it, a new undermount sink and brushed silver Victorian faucet with French writing on the knobs. I love putting together little details like that!
Pretty robin’s egg blue paint on the walls, a fresh coat of white on all the trim, some French decor I had all kinds of fun picking out, and then I gave the clawfoot tub a coat of semi-gloss black Tremclad to make it match everything else. I added all kinds of neat little accessories that pulled the room together: French towels, toothbrush holder, fancy towel racks and candles, etc, etc. That was my favorite part of the whole project 🙂
And last but not least, a couple pretty silver French-style chandeliers, to make everything seem that much more luxurious.
Yeah it took awhile to get all the tradespeople lined up to do their thing, but the important part is that it all turned out well in the end. I love the room, and I had my first long soak in the tub last night. Very nice, if I do say so myself! Hubby likes it, though not as much as the kids and I do. But a happy wife means a happy home life, right? So I say it’s all worth it, lol.
In writing news, I found out last week that Absolution took third place in the 2011 Laurel Wreath Awards. Another accolade for Luke and Emily! I miss them.
Now that the bathroom’s done and I’m finally wrapping up edits on the last story I have contracted (gulp), I plan to get the rest of my Christmas shopping done in the next week or so, then write without any undue stress hanging over my head! How are your Christmas preparations going?
Luke is a Finalist!
Just received word yesterday that Absolution is a finalist in the 2012 EPIC Awards! I’m thrilled because Luke is my favorite character, and because I truly think it’s my best book. I suppose it doesn’t pack quite the emotional punch if a reader hasn’t read the previous four books, but I hope it still makes an impact. Not sure when the winners are announced, but it was nice to be nominated.
I have one last set of edits to do on another Callie Croix story, then I’m jumping back into Crash and Burn. It’s been tricky to figure out how/where I can have Ace and Ryan spend time together to form some sort of a relationship, because of their difference in rank, and because the book is set at Bagram. But I’m up for the challenge!