Upcoming Blog Tour: House of the Rising Son

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Hope you can stop by!

DATE BLOG NAME WEB ADDRESS
Fri, Oct 2, 2015 Kate Hill http://www.kate-hill.com/compellingbeastsblog
Sat, Oct 3, 2015 Nicole Morgan http://www.romancebooks4us.com
Mon, Oct 5, 2015 Goddess Fish NBTM tour www.carlysbookreviews.blogspot.com
Mon, Oct 12, 2015 Goddess Fish NBTM tour www.jaceyholbrand.wordpress.com/blog
Mon, Oct 19, 2015 Goddess Fish NBTM tour www.thereadingaddict-elf.blogspot.com
Mon, Oct 26, 2015 Goddess Fish NBTM tour bookloversue.blogspot.com
Thu, Oct 29, 2015 Kate Hill http://www.kate-hill.com
Mon, Nov 2, 2015 Goddess Fish NBTM tour x unabridgedandralyn.blogspot.com
Mon, Nov 16, 2015 Goddess Fish NBTM tour x wowfromthescarfprincess.blogspot.com
Tue, Dec 1, 2015 CJ England http://cjengland.com
Sun, Feb 1, 2015 LadyJane's Salon www.madamx.com 
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Dress up, Dress Down!

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My Pinterest boards have been very popular and the selection of clothes for our characters seems to be popular.  So we've decided to start a new feature on the blog every third Friday, and explore fashion in books. In Cheyenne’s world, Friday night is a work night and he's barely making ends meet.  He doesn’t have money for fancy stage outfits.  Fans find him fronting the band in jeans and t-shirts.  Those range from plain colors to colorful images such as his red dragon.

Red Dragon T-Shirt

Whatever Cheyenne wears, he looks sexy and enticing. I'll explore more outfits in coming posts.  Do you have any ideas for Cheyenne’s costumes?   Please share in comments below.

Ain't No Party Like a Facebook Party! 

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Come join the fun on September 18th as we celebrate with Kayelle Allen and show off the boxed set of the Tales of the Chosen, and her upcoming book An Immortal's Guide to Tarth.

The festivities are destined to be amazing. Just look at this list!
Houston Havens Brent D. Seth Angelia Sparrow ACatherine Noon Leigh Ellwood Charlie Cochrane J. Scott Coatsworth Sarah Madison Kaitlyn Stone Aidee Ladnier Amanda Young Author Sloane Kennedy Travis Luedke Tempe O'Riley Brina Brady. And of course, us. Trevann Rogers We're going to be guesting at 7:30pm EST with a give-away and lively conversation. Hope you can join us! http://bit.ly/choose-me-party

Wake Up and Smell the...Character?

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Happy, sad, nostalgic. Grief, pleasure, hope...Books that we remember make us feel deeply. One way we're compelled to experience emotion is through our senses. When a story is told in a way that conveys sound, taste, texture, sight, and scents, we fall into the world the author has created for us. 

On a blog with share with our writing group, we contemplated what our character, Cheyenne, would taste like if he was a candy bar. Our sense of taste not only can give us pleasure (ah, I need to write an Ode to Potato Chips), or pain (my brother LOVED chitterlings. If you don't know what these are, trust me. They can't taste good.) Taste can also evoke emotion and memories. I know this might brand me a kook but if I eat a hotdog with my mother's favorite topping it makes me cry.

Smells also seem pretty magical to me. A smell can evoke powerful memories and feelings. I cannot smell Juicy Fruit Gum or Jean Naté perfume without being transported to my grandmother's apartment in Harlem.  Scents also have a great deal to do with love and romance. Numerous studies of humans and other animals have demonstrated that we are, at least in part, attracted to scent. And if you don't believe me, just think about the success of the cologne and perfume industries. 

Since scents help us to connect to people, and we hope people connect to and in fact fall in love with our characters, it's not crazy that we began to wonder what Chey, and the other hero of our book, Zander, smell like. Zander was easy. He's a guy's guy. Alpha, but doesn't care to prove it to you. Easy going--don't test him. Never pretentious, but confident. Zander smells like Drakkar Noir. This is a fragrance that brings me to my knees. 

According to Wikipedia, Drakkar Noir has notes of bergamot, rosemary, lavender, cedar, fir balsam. It has been described by its creator as having "sensual masculine power". Marketing experts have said it "appeals to the dark, macabre, sinister side of masculine sexual fantasies and possibly to myths such as that of Faust". Once you get to know him, it will be clear to you that this is SO Zander. And guess what? We knew that his scent was Drakkar BEFORE we looked up the description. 

Identifying Cheyenne's scent was more difficult. But we knew it when we found it. 

Do you have a guess about what Chey smells like? Read the book blurb here and let us know what you think! And sign up below for our mailing list if you want to know what he really smells like and how YOU can come to know the same about your character or your book boyfriend/girlfriend. 

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