Thank you to everyone who participated with our 12 Days of Ebooks celebration!

We had a lot of fun!

And now we wanted to point out a very special Holiday Bash going on at The Romance Author Hotspot! With all this talk of eBooks and eReaders, what a perfect way to end by having a chance to actually win some eBooks and even a Kindle!

The RAH is hosting a 2010 Holiday Bash with your favorite authors.

Party with your favorite authors (some of them you've met right here!)–enter to win a Kindle and many other great prizes!

Meet:
Jill Marie Landis, Donna Alward, Liz Fielding, Lynn Raye Harris, Tessa Radley, Olivia Gates, Cindy Spencer Pape,  Jennifer Shirk, Debora Dennis, Katherine Brandon, Clarissa Yip,  Nina Croft,  Silke Juppenlatz,  R.M. Gilbert. And Special Appearances from Decadent Publishing.

If you're an author or reader, do come and play! These great writers and publisher are willing to answer any questions you have. From publishing to their crazy ideas and habits. But most importantly, they are here for YOU! 

Special thanks to Catherine Mann and Marilyn's Romance Reviews in their contribution of gifts! 

Starting December 24th, all your fabulous authors will have their own posts! Click the LET'S PARTY button up top of the page and go through each of their rooms (posts). Yes! Comment or even ask your authors your favorite questions! You’ll see their fun side, their bad side, maybe find out something you’ve never known, but don’t be shy! They’re here ALL for YOU!

Drawings for prizes and Kindle will take place December 27th! Don’t miss out! http://romanceauthorhotspot.com/

Jennifer

Jennifer fancies herself a more prolific writer than she really is and has an unnatural tendency to use words like "fancies" and "prolific" when describing herself. Please feel free to check out her ebook, The Role of a Lifetime from Samhain Publishing and her recent Avalon romance Georgie on His Mind--where she promises she didn't use either of those words in her stories.

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Alright, that started maybe Dec. 1st and most of you are probably starting to panic as you realize the malls are opening longer hours, it's getting colder out, and kids are already handing you their Christmas list or Dear Santa letters. 

Here at Passionate Critters…writing never stops even though we do get busy with our every day life and wonder what greatness is going to happen next. But no worries. We all have big plans, whether it's to plan that big holiday party, gather together our friends and family, or just tackle down our muse and force it to product the next big best seller. Yup, that's us. We're all busy bees around here.

As you know, the first A Passionate Christmas Anthology has been released by Decadent Publishing and many of our critters have also added new releases to our growing group of brilliant authors here! So of course, us passionate critters have been cherry, merry, and bright for Santa to bring us many gifts as we share with you all our great happenings. 

So don't go too far. We have so much more news to share. If you're curious as to what each of us critters have been up to, feel free to stop by any of our websites. Our links are just right there. ———-> (On the side bar along with some awesome book covers.) Don't be shy! Drop us a note. I promise we don't bite and many of us are really friendly, I swear. 

What do you have going on this holiday season? What big plans are you hoping to accomplish before Santa arrives?

Clarissa Yip

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Along with Thanksgiving, Black Friday hovers around the corner and many are gearing up to knock out their Christmas shopping with the supposedly spectacular deals that many businesses are offering. Me? i'll just stay home away from the crowd and keep my toes from being stepped on or playing tug aware with the insistent mother who claims their kids needs this toy. It's safer for me that way.

Besides keeping it safe, I'm happy to announce the start of A Passionate Christmas releases from Decadent Publishing. Snowy Encounters will be released this Black Friday! Check out the other stories they will be soon available to complete the anthology!

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope the holidays will bring everyone joy and love!

Banner made especially by Silke Juppenlatz! 

Clarissa Yip

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A Passionate Christmas Anthology by Passionate Critters! Coming only to Decadent Publishing!

From contemporary to paranormal romance, this anthology has a taste of everything for every reader.

We have a great mix of characters, from On-probation Angels, Assassin Witches, Paranormal Investigators, and even the normal city girl on the run. All our unique voices came together to form a collection of short holiday stories that will leave you wanting more. How can you say ‘no’ to this bunch? Set in the small town of Five Oaks, anything is possible. Where mystery, passion, and magic collide…

This has been a great learning experience for all of us and we hope that this anthology will become a tradition that Passionate Critters will continue through the years.

More covers and news to come! 

Clarissa Yip

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1. short stories — the possibility of sitting to read an entire story without needing a bookmark is just AWESOME!  A good book to sit down with at the end of the night…

2. new authors — I need new authors shoved down my throat.  There are authors I would never have considered reading if I hadn't been coerced by that new anthology.

3. cheaper prices — new, hardback (or even paperback) mass market books are EXPENSIVE!  Give me a novella length, epublished book any day, and I might be able to afford it.   

Lucky me, I have an awesome group of writers here who have just contracted a group of stories to be sold as a Christmas Anthology from Decadent Publishing!  Whoot!

Congratulations, ladies.

I CAN'T WAIT TO READ IT!

Bethanne Strasser

Mother of FIVE smarty-pants and married to her Love for twelve years, Bethanne spends her time writing stories that always--without a doubt--end happy.

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I swung my oversized backpack over my shoulders and trudged through the halls. The jansport bag I got last Christmas was bigger than me, but it carried everything I needed for the nine periods of hell and I needed it to bat at any of the freshman kids in my way.  Fresh meat loved standing in the middle of the halls. As a senior, you'd think the workload would be easy and light, and I'd have all the time to hang out at lunch break and maybe poke fun of some of the nerds in the corners talking about the math-atholons.

Oh, wait. That was me. I sat with the dorky kids in the corner, got attacked by spitballs, and laughed at by the head cheerleader, because of my snarly hair and pink braces. 

Okay, so I like to think at times I was one of the cool kids, but hey, a girl can only dream, can't they? But I have to admit, I had it better than any of my friends. I got to hang out with him….yup, the school's hot football quarterback–the cutest kid in school. Alright, I do his homework. So sue me? It was still nice that he thought I was smart, unlike some of the other cliquey people who thought I was a loser. And boy, was he cute! One smile and my knees were weak. One touch and I wanted to faint. 

Well, that was how I felt until I opened my eyes….

And now ten years later, I am still that dorky girl with glasses, minus the chubbiness. People change, people grow, and experiences only makes a person stronger. 

Have you thought back to those good 'ole days and wonder what you could have changed about it? I grew up in a suburb town, my graduation class was small, but there were still a few hundred of us. My high school reunion just passed and I never went. Now I have regrets. I wonder what happened to the group of friends I sat with in the corner, the snobby cheerleader who looked down at everyone, and the cool football star, who probably didn't remember my name. I just remember giggling and laughing a lot, but also those dark moments of insecurity and doubts as an adolescent. 

Some good, some bad memories, but I'm still here. 

So come meet Cara Standford, ex-high school dork and hot God, Brant Thomas, her high school hot guy. 

 Home for a high school reunion, Fashion Editor-in-Chief, Cara Stanford has ulterior motives: make childhood crush and womanizing playboy, Brant Thomas, pay for the hell she endure ten years ago.

Except he doesn't remember her.  

Though publically embarrassed by Cara at the reunion, Brant is intrigued by the beauty, who rejects his every pick-up line and charm. Never allowing a woman through his carefully erected barriers, she stirs up his past with her return, along with an undeniable passion. He sets out to seduce her until a series of accidental mishaps forces him to question Cara’s intentions.

Taken aback by her enemy’s suave attention, will Cara continue with her planned revenge or risk reopening her heart to Brant?

Unforeseen Reunion is available September 30, 2010 through Decadent Publishing!

So, what are your high school memories? Good or bad? 

Clarissa Yip

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You can watch it here:

Doubting Thomas Book Trailer by Stephanie Taylor

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Kismet's Revenge is now available in paperback from The Wild Rose Press

Silke has sold her novella "Howl" to Lyrical Press. You can follow her trials and tribulations as a non-US author on her blog – http://www.evilauthor.com
(Especially if you need to know about ITIN's!)

We would also like to congratulate our former member Vanessa, who has just informed us of  her success! She sold "Blood Moon" to Decadent Publishing.

There have been several requests for partials and full manuscripts this month. Watch this space!

And while we are all roasting in the sun… I would like to wish our critters the best of luck with their pitches at RWA National! Have fun, you guys!

Silke

Silke writes paranormal romance, and knows a thing or two about things going bump in the night. Although it is usually her, creeping to the kitchen at O' Dawn Thirty to score another cup of coffee. She grew up in Germany, but her home of choice is in the UK, where she lives with her partner on the outskirts of London. Her first book Smitten is now available from Decadent Publishing.

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Drumroll, please!

• Gina signed a three book deal with Avalon!
• Joyce sold her short story to Lyrical Press!
• Stephanie sold her story to Lyrical Press!

We've had other successes in May, as well, and I will dig them out and list them.

Also, we are sorry to lose Vanessa, Kit and Valerie. Good luck you guys, and don't be strangers!

— As it is summer, we are still closed for new members, but we have an open chat area for non members, if you want to drop us a note.

Silke

Silke writes paranormal romance, and knows a thing or two about things going bump in the night. Although it is usually her, creeping to the kitchen at O' Dawn Thirty to score another cup of coffee. She grew up in Germany, but her home of choice is in the UK, where she lives with her partner on the outskirts of London. Her first book Smitten is now available from Decadent Publishing.

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