Karin Shah's Blog - Posts Tagged "romantic-suspense"

Find out what probing questions I was asked by Bookswagger at http://bookswagger.com/2013/02/27/in-...

Looking for a YA Editor to be a final judge for my RWA Chapters contest. I keep calling, but I've only left two messages. I'm hoping my persistence is impressive not annoying.

And in Chimera 2 (still thinking of titles-- suggestions to do with ghosts most welcome) lions frolic in New York City's Central Park.

Also, my cover is in the finals at http://www.indtale.com/cover-contest please stop by and vote! You have to subscribe, but it's free and it's a great site!

Today Jake from IN LIKE A LION is interviewed at

http://lauriethoughts-reviews.blogspo...

I hope you enjoy! Also, Soul Mate is having a promotion and IN LIKE A LION is currently priced at $3.99!

Have a great day!

Karin

Ok, full disclosure, I'm from Rochester, NY. My hometown, the suburb of Greece, handles the totals we got yesterday here in Columbus pretty much every day, from after Christmas to the end of March. We had to get six inches an hour for several hours to get a snow day. Of course, as a kid, I loved a snow day and I don't usually mind them now, except, I really didn't need my kids home today.
I'm passing the fifty thousand word mark on Chimera 2. I'm in the middle of writing a treasure heist scene and then the end is in sight. I need all the time I can get because I want to get this out in the spring and unfortunately, I was stuck for two months, unable to write what I had originally planned. Then I changed it to the heist and miraculously the words are flowing. I can't stop now, despite the fact that I'm afraid readers will find the book has a split personality and right now I think it's terrible.

So, please. Wear your pajamas right side out tonight for me?

Karin

Today at The Romance Reviews Soul Mate Authors answer your questions! (including me!) http://www.theromancereviews.com/foru...

I hope you'll stop by and say hi and learn about out fabulous authors!

My friends, there comes a time when you must give back to your RWA chapter. To that end, i am running our contest this year. Please forward, tweet, RT and x-post 
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Central Ohio Fiction Writers announces the 2013 Ignite the Flame Contest
Let us feel the heat of your first meet! (or just the spark:-) )
Who can enter? Anyone with an un-contracted Romance manuscript interested in getting great feedback and possibly on the desk of these fabulous final reader/judges:

*Romantic Suspense — Rebecca Strauss literary agent Mckintosh and Otis Inc
*Historical — Julie Mianecki Junior editor Berkley
*Single-title Kate Dresser editor HQN 
*Paranormal Alicia Condon editor Kensington 
*Young Adult Annie Stone associate editor Harlequin TEEN 
*Erotic Romance Nicole Fischer Editorial Assistant Avon 
*Category-length contemporary Allison Carroll editorial assistant Harlequin Desire 

First round judges RWA PRO or Published

Contest Deadline: May 11, 2013
More details http://www.COFW.ORG
Questions Karin@shahs.com

Central Ohio Fiction Writers announces the 2013 Ignite the Flame Contest

Let us feel the heat of your first meet! (or just the spark:-) even if in their first meet they don't like each other, give us a hint that the hero and heroine were meant to be together. )

Who can enter? Published authors, unpublished authors--anyone with an un-contracted Romance manuscript interested in getting great feedback and possibly on the desk of these fabulous final reader/judges:

*Romantic Suspense -- Rebecca Strauss literary agent Mckintosh and Otis Inc
*Historical -- Julie Mianecki Junior editor Berkley
*Single-title Kate Dresser editor HQN 
*Paranormal Alicia Condon editorial director Kensington 
*Young Adult Annie Stone associate editor Harlequin TEEN 
*Erotic Romance Nicole Fischer editorial Assistant Avon 
*Category-length contemporary Allison Carroll editorial assistant Harlequin Desire 

First round judges RWA PRO or Published

Contest Deadline: May 11, 2013
More details www.COFW.ORG
Questions Karin@shahs.com please put Ignite in subject heading

Yep, it's me! I'm so excited! My novel BLOOD AND KISSES has been chosen to be a Book of the Month (BOTM) for August at the Paranormal Romance: New and Upcoming Authors/Books group on Goodreads (GR).

To celebrate, I am giving an ecopy of IN LIKE A LION to a lucky commenter on the discussion thread over the course of the month. THE CHIMERA CHRONICLES, beginning with IN LIKE A LION, are a spin off from the world of BLOOD AND KISSES and my heroine from BLOOD AND KISSES, Thalia, is in it.

Read BLOOD AND KISSES and stop by to take part of the discussion. in September, I will randomly chose a number from the discussion thread. It's that easy!

Hope to see you there!

Karin

Of course, you're right! It's me.

I just returned my signed contract to Soul Mate Publishing for ENTITY MINE book 2 in the Chimera Chronicles series.

I'm really excited as this book had been delayed by a sad case of "Where do I go fro here?" when I changed my mind about my plans for the end. But I'm really happy with how it turned out! I got lions playing in Central Park and involved the Mara brothers, heroine Devon and Jake's mate Anjali in a heist!

I even had a character say, "...this exorcism isn't going to perform itself."

To say I had a blast is an understatement. Here's the blurb: (Warning this is a draft blurb. It needs work)

Former Navy SEAL turned maritime treasure hunter Ethan Wade has had a piss-poor year. After nearly choking out his financial backer costs him his livelihood, he retreats to an isolated rental house in Western, NY to lick his wounds and make sure he can't hurt anyone else. When his old crew track him down to convince him to come back, a Molotov cocktail of rage and alcohol drives him drives him to do something he's never done before, and doesn't even know he can do--
Shape-shift.
Unfortunately, in his ignorance, rather than shift into a lion or a dragon, he ends up disembodied. Not knowing what he is, he can only come to one conclusion. He's died and is a ghost.
Lawyer Devon Daughtry's year hasn't been one for the record books either. Blowing the whistle lost her her boyfriend, (not too much of a loss), her job, (a bit worse) and with the rents in Manhattan, a primo apartment (the straw that broke the camel's back).
Now she's home in Cassadaga determined to re-build her life by hanging out her shingle as a psychic medium.
When she discovers a photograph of Ethan while moving in, she's immediately drawn to him and is crushed to discover he's missing and presumed dead. Soon, she begins having passionate dreams about him. Dreams that Ethan shares.
But Ethan isn't the only being in the house, a demonic presence has followed her home and it has diabolical plans for both of them.

ENTITY MINE Coming early 2014!

I'm excited to announce that to celebrate the July 2nd release of Entity Mine (The Chimera Chronicles 2), Blood and Kisses, the book the Chimera Chronicles is a spin-off from, and In Like a Lion (The Chimera Chronicles 1) will be free on Amazon from June 28th until July 2nd!

Blood and. Kisses http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005VHL4DE/

http://www.amazon.com/Like-Lion-Chime...

Thanks to Karma bites, here is the link for ENTITY MINE's Goodread page! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Available 7/2!