In other non-book news, I just saw Dr. Oz taking about alternative remedies for migraines – he mentioned a homeopathic med called Feverfew – anyone ever taken it with any success?  I’m thinking of trying it because, hey, why not?  Especially since this migraine has been here since, oh Tuesday.  I swear, it’s going to snow – I don’t care what the weather people say – this is a snowgraine for sure.

Okay, back to typing in the 25 longhand pages of Unbreakable (the new Section 8 romantic suspense I’m working on).  And I should have some news on the Reid/ Grier book soon as well!

Oh, and if you’re on Pinterest, come friend me!  It’s my newest addiction :0

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And now, a short story for your reading pleasure:

You know when you tell your husband something like maybe you should buy a second can of the same exact paint with the built-in primer since that’s what you started painting the living room with and he says something like, the primer’s already worked with the first coat so I can just buy the regular pain without primer and you say something like, but I think it would be best if you continued with the same exact thing you started with and he comes home with the regular non-primer paint and says, the guy in the paint store said it would be fine and then you look at the paint job the next morning in the light and you can clearly see where the paint with primer was applied and where it wasn’t?

Yes, that. In my living room at the present time.

Moral of story – I win!!! And somehow lose, all at the same time.

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Ahem.  Anyway, this novella is about 25K (100 pages) and it centers on introducing you to the main Dire Wolf characters – it lets you into the world and is heavy on alpha male interaction  What could be more fun?!

Here’s the blurb:

A breathtaking new tale of the Dire Wolves, from the bestselling author of Dire Needs…

Immortal and invincible, Rifter is the head of the last surviving pack of Dire Wolves—a band of Alpha brothers charged with protecting the Weres. But now that witches have joined forces with nefarious weretrappers, it’s a perfect storm for double trouble. When the murder of a human points to a wolf, along with the threat of the packs being outted to the world, the Dires fear that something even more dangerous is out there hiding in the dark, something waiting for the right time to show itself.

You can read an excerpt here!  And you can go buy it on Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook and iBooks through the links here! <—–more exclamation points!!!

And I’m going to give away another ARC of Dire Needs here today  All you have to do is buy Dire Warning and show me the receipt!

Kidding.  (What?  It’s a good strategy – and there are exclamation points )

Anyway, seriously, to be eligible to win an ARC (uncorrected print copy) of Dire Needs, just leave a comment below and tell me how much you love Dire Warning, the SEAL books, me in general what you’re reading!  I’m just starting Book 1 in Lora Leigh’s Breed Series.  Somehow, I started waaay in the middle.

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There’s a chance to win a copy of DIRE WARNING on Under The Covers Book Blog - the winner will be chosen on 2/6, so go comment!  I’ll gift the eSpecial to you on release day, 2/7!

*realizes the only punctuation I’ve used in this post are exclamation points and thinks about cutting back on the caffeine*

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In the meantime, let me catch you up on giveaways and releases:  

Tonight from 6:00 – 6:30 PM EST there’s a Circle of Seven radio live chat for SEAL of My Dreams with me, Cindy Gerard, Stephanie Bond, Jami Alden and Deb Smith of Belle Bridge Books – you can chat live at www.blogtalkradio.com/Circle-of-Seven (there’s a chat board up). You can also call into the show at (646) 200 – 4071. After the show you can download the podcast of come on over to ReadersEntertainment.com and check out the blog that will accompany this chat!

Stephissa event at As The Pages Turn blog is still going on – scroll down to make sure you comment to enter all the contests for my books, Larissa’s and Sydney’s!  Contest continues through tomorrow.

Today, I’m over at NovelTalk Blog discussing the SEAL of My Dreams Anthology (releases tomorrow digitally – print’s already shipping) and I’m giving away 2 copies, so go comment to enter!

LIE WITH ME is now available in audio format from Tantor Audio!  It’s also available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, as well as other online retailers.

Thanks again for all your support on here, Facebook, Twitter and the private emails you send – they’re what keeps me going!  More soon…

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Here’s what Ing wants you to know:

Join me at my blog www.asthepagesturn.blogspot.com from Nov. 7th thru Nov 12th to celebrate the books of Stephanie Tyler, Larissa Ione and their alter-ego Sydney Croft.

There will be a fun interview with Steph and Larissa, guest post from fellow friends and bloggers about why they love these books and tons of books will be given away along with some fun swags. There will be a winner EVERYDAY during this event.

Just leave a thoughtful comment each day and  facebook about this event and let me know about it and your chances to win will greatly improve!

Prizes:

Win the complete ACRO series by Sydney Croft

Win the complete Shadow Force series to date by Stephanie Tyler

Win the complete Hard to Hold Trilogy by Stephanie Tyler

Win the complete Demonica series by Larissa Ione

Win Eternal Rider and Immortal Rider (Lord of Deliverance series) by Larissa Ione

Today’s post is about Stephanie’s Shadow Force series, and you’ll have a chance to win all four books or swag! Head on over to check it out!

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Be back soon with more details on release day

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But cursing always reminds me of the phrase, cursing like a sailor.  Which reminds me of SEALs.  Which reminds me…I’m thrilled to have been asked to be part of a SEAL anthology that comes out in November !  All the proceeds from this antho go straight to the Veterans Medical Research Foundation.  The complete website’s coming soon, but you can still visit it for some information – or to stare more at the cover.  There are so many wonderful authors involved – it’s going to be awesome!  And I believe there will be romance trading cards of the cover available at RWA!

Speaking of RWA,  Larissa is slowly UPS’ing me her entire life in preparation for the conference.  I might need another house just to put the various things I’m getting, like all her shoes.  Chapsticks.  Jar openers.  And other random packages.  She and Bryan will be hanging here over the weekend before they head in for the RWA conference.  I’ll be there starting Tuesday.  It’s going to be insane, but fun.

Finally, last but not least, today, I’m over at Marie Force’s Bookclub Blog (thanks to Kara, Ronlyn & Marie!) – they’re talking about LIE WITH ME, so pop over and say hi and you’ll be entered for a chance to win the giveaways!

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“You don’t want to be the best of the best,” said Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia. “You just want to be the only one who does what you do.” That’s always good advice, but it will be especially apt for you during the next few weeks. You’re entering a phase when competing with other people will get you nowhere fast. What will get you somewhere fast is nurturing your unique talents and proclivities. Do you know exactly what they are? If you’re even a little fuzzy, make it your quest to get very clear.”

Do you agree with Jerry?

There’s a giveaway of a signed copy each of Lie With Me and Promises In The Dark over with TwiMom (aka Jen) who has a great review up today.  She says, “Not only is this book full of wonderful romance and HOT smex, but the action is suspenseful and riveting. Ms. Tyler has created an engrossing world of black ops and special missions, where the good guys are big and sexy and the bad guys are evil. I love it!”

Let’s see what else – baby boy had two teeth break through within twenty-four hours of each other – with no drama.  I am working on a blog for Romantic Times website that I’m sure they think I’ve forgotten about, but I haven’t – really!  I’m working on it now!  And I’ve got a bazillion words left to write on Night Moves.  Really, a bazillion…at least.  It would help if Kell would talk to me, the elusive bastard…

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I’ve been remiss in pointing to some great reviews and giveaways, so here goes.

Casee, from Book Binge, has a great review up, an excerpt and I have a guest post with a giveaway that I believe you have until tomorrow night midnight to enter!  One of my favorite parts of her review: “I was thinking back on Steph’s heroes and I realized that each one was better than the last. Cam’s the best hero yet. And that’s that.”

Lea from Closetreader posted another great review – I’ll be at her blog doing an interview and a giveaway on November 9th (and yes, I’ll remind you!) My favorite parts of her review – the fact that she starts it with, Holy.  Hell. (always a good sign) – she also says, “If you enjoy a heart wrenching, thrilling, gritty and action packed military romantic suspense, you may like to give,“Lie With Me,” a try.” And the biggest compliment, she says it’s one of the best books she’s read this year.

Pearl has a wonderful review of Lie With Me up as well, and she’s got the first of several giveaways listed there.  Pearl says, “I adore Stephanie Tyler’s writing and her brand of romantic suspense. Her men are capable, unapologetic and ruthless, yet tender and passionate with their woman. The women are vulnerable yet strong and independent. The suspense in LIE WITH ME is thrilling, intricate and awesomely put together including some kick-ass fight sequences. I was jumping from one speculation to the other. The romance is poignant and intense, the love scenes fog up will your glasses and an added treat was the secondary romance and the way she set up the next book’s couple without giving away too much.”

Jen (TwiMom) reviewed Lie With Me, interviewed me and used an excerpt as her Sunday snippet – YAY!  Jen says, “And Cam… he is an alpha male that I can appreciate! He is a man with a sorted and complex past. He is flawed, but works through his own mess to find happiness….All in all, Lie WIth me is a thrilling, romantic journey.’

Okay, back to IN THE AIR TONIGHT revisions – due very, very soon…

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“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.” – Wayne Dyer

“Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds.” – George Elliot

I’ve been bitching and moaning about my daughter’s school district (and rightfully so) and people on Facebook have been awesome about sharing their own fights and struggles and just giving cyber chocolate and hugs, and I think it’s time for a giveaway – the first of several in the coming weeks.

I truly believe in karma – reaping what you sow – and sometimes it’s a slow process, but I truly believe people get what they deserve – good, bad or indifferent.  Sometimes, all it takes is a reminder of how many good people are out there, willing to do a good deed or give a kind word or lend an ear or a shoulder.

And you know, sometimes when I write posts like this, I know there are people who think it’s all Pollyanna (totally did not know there were two l’s in that word, btw) and crap – here’s my thing – I think too many people mistake kindness for weakness.  But hey, that’s their problem – and I think we need a lot more kindness out there.

So, for today’s giveaway  prize – it’s a $50 Amazon Gift Card!  All you have to do to be eligible to win is to tell me, in the comments, the last time someone did something that made you smile or gave you comfort…you don’t have to give a whole story or private details if you don’t want to…just the bare bones is fine.  Share the Karma!

This giveaway is open until this Wednesday at noon EST  - I’ll draw the winner and announce on Wednesday afternoon / evenining – all depends on when baby boy allows me computer time.

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Oh, and LIE WITH ME is up for preorder at Amazon! I’m working on revisions for Zane’s book, aka PROMISES IN THE DARK (and I’m dying for covers for his book and Cam’s! Soon, hopefully…)

Let’s see, what else, what else…HARD TO HOLD sold to Thailand and Sydney‘s Riding the Storm and Unleashing the Storm sold to Germany.  Foreign sales are always good news!

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