Convincing Arthur

Convincing Arthur, book #1 of the London Legal series, is now available...again!

A holiday in the country to indulge his wildest fantasies…

London Legal, Book 1

Arthur Barrington knows exactly what he wants. A practical man. Someone who values discretion. Commitment. In other words, someone like himself. His old friend, Leopold Thornton, an overindulged son of a wealthy viscount with a reputation for vice and debauchery, couldn’t be less of a good candidate. 

Yet when Leopold extends an invitation to his country estate, Arthur agrees. Perhaps a holiday with the sinfully beautiful man will help him get over a recent breakup. Then he can return to his thriving London law practice and resume his quiet life.

Ten years ago, Leopold learned the hard way that patience doesn’t always have its rewards. Now that he has Arthur all to himself, he isn’t going to let a second opportunity pass him by. And he certainly isn’t above using pleasure to tempt Arthur into his bed.

Leopold has only a few days to open Arthur’s eyes to the possibility that he’s the man Arthur is looking for. That his love is genuine—and he’s worthy of Arthur’s heart.

Warning: Includes a gorgeous bad boy who’s been in love with a conservative solicitor for a decade. Indecent acts in a forest between two hot men. Angst. More explicit sex. And expectations turned upside down.

Note: This book has been previously published. This is a second edition with minor edits. If you've already read the book, there is no need to purchase it again. 

Available at:

Samhain   *   Amazon US   *   Amazon UK   *   iBooks   *   Barnes & Noble   *   Kobo   *   Google Play   *   ARe

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Read an Excerpt

As for the other books in the series... Convincing Leopold (book #2) will release February 9, and Convincing the Secretary (book #3) will release March 8. Both books are available for preorder. 

If you are a blogger or reader interested in reviewing Convincing Leopold, send me an email at ava (at) avamarch (dot) com to request an ARC. 

Convincing the Secretary is now available on NetGalley for request. 

In non-news type stuff....Convincing Arthur and Convincing Leopold have been unavailable for 2-1/2 years. My original intention was not to have them be unavailable for so long, but such is life and the writing schedule. I'm super excited to have them re-release with Samhain, along with the new book in the series, Convincing the Secretary. 

Updates - London Legal series - ARCs, Excerpt and Pre-Orders

Convincing Arthur (London Legal #1) re-releases Jan 12, 2016 - less than a month away! The book's up for pre-order at all major retailers. 

For bloggers/reviewers: if you are interested in reviewing Convincing Arthur, send me an email at ava(at)avamarch(dot)com with a request for an ARC. 

AMZ-US  **  AMZ-UK  **  B&N  **  Kobo **  ARe  ** iBooks  **  Google Play  **  Samhain  **  Goodreads

Convincing Leopold (London Legal #2) re-releases in February. It's also up for pre-order at some of the major retailers. I'll update the book's page on my website with additional links as they go live. 

AMZ-US  **  AMZ-UK  **  Kobo  **  ARe  ** Google Play  **  Samhain  **  Goodreads

As for Convincing the Secretary (London Legal #3), edits are done and the book has been finalized! I've posted an excerpt on the book's page on my website. So if you want to get a sneak-peak at Edward and Gray, hop on over to my website. 

This is a new book (never before released) with a different main couple than the other books in the series. Convincing the Secretary can be read as a standalone, though it might be a bit more fun to read if you've already met Edward in Convincing Leopold. 

The book is also up for pre-order at most major retailers. 

AMZ-US  **  AMZ-UK  **  Kobo**  Google Play  **  ARe  **  Samhain  **  Goodreads

Those are the latest and greatest updates for the London Legal series. I hope everyone has a great holiday season!

Convincing the Secretary

I have a pretty shiny cover and a blurb to share for Convincing the Secretary! This is the 3rd book in the London Legal series, and features Edward Fenton, Arthur's not-so-diligent secretary from Convincing Leopold. 

Business and pleasure is a mix no gentleman should consider.

Lord Grayson Holloway goes after what he wants—be it in the law office on his clients’ behalf or in the bedchamber. His new position as partner puts him closer to achieving his goal of becoming the most successful solicitor in London. There’s just one problem—his new secretary. Broad of shoulder yet mild of manner, Edward tempts Gray like no other. Yet the young man barely notices him.

Edward Fenton tries to be a good secretary, but being in Lord Grayson’s hard, commanding presence rouses Edward’s most forbidden desires. Wicked, naughty desires no gentleman should consider giving in to, let alone with his new employer.

Gray is more than willing to mix business with pleasure. But convincing Edward to take a chance on a future with him? That might be the most challenging case Gray has ever taken on.

Warning: Includes buttoned-up gentlemen who become undone, improper use of a desk, spankings, and a big bad lord who has a soft spot for his virgin secretary.

Available March 8, 2016 from Samhain Publishing
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Here are the release dates for the first two books in the series. These two books are being re-released through Samhain Publishing with minor edits. So if you've read them already, there is no need to buy them again unless you just want the new versions with the pretty new covers. 

Convincing Arthur

London Legal #1

(re-release)

January 12, 2016

Convincing Leopold

London Legal #2

(re-release)

February 9, 2016

Convincing Arthur and Convincing Leopold are about Arthur & Leopold's relationship and should be read in order. Convincing the Secretary is a new book in the series and features a new couple. It takes place two months after Convincing Leopold and can be read as a stand alone title, though you'll likely enjoy it a tad more if you've read the other two books in the series. All three books are novellas. 

The London Legal series features lawyers finding love, with books #2 and #3 revolving around Arthur's law office in London.  

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2015 Updates and the Year Ahead

With the new year comes a look ahead. Here are my plans for 2015: 

The to-write list includes:

• Finishing up Viscount’s Wager (Gambling on Love #3). I’m really loving how this book is coming together. The book has sort of a ‘second chance romance’ theme. Anthony’s (Viscount Rawling’s) hero was his teenage crush, the gorgeous and reserved Gabriel Tilden, who was Anthony’s best friend’s older brother. 
• Writing Convincing the Secretary (London Legal #3). This one will feature Edward Fenton, the mild-mannered and not-so-diligent secretary in Convincing Leopold. His hero? The ruthless new solicitor in the office. There’s unrequited love, wicked naughty games, and some angst. One of my favorite kinds of stories to write :)
• Writing a novella for Sam from Brook Street: Thief. Sam was Cavin’s younger ‘brother’, and his story will take place 6 years after Thief. It will be kind of New Adult-ish, since he’ll be 19 yrs old and his love interest will be 21. I’ve got some scene ideas scribbled out, and this one is going to be tons of fun. 

The 2015 to-be-released list includes:

• His Client, 3/17/2015. This is a re-release. I got the rights back from Loose Id, and will self-publish it this spring with a shiny new cover, some minor edits, and a new lower price. The re-release is currently available for pre-order and it’s available on NetGalley for any reviewers/bloggers who want to request it for review. 
• Viscount’s Wager. TBD release date, though it looks like sometime in 2015. Once I get the book finished, I’ll have a better idea of when it will be available. 
• Sam’s book. Currently targeting late 2015 for a release date. This will be a self-published title. Cooper Davis (a very dear friend of mine) and I decided to collaborate on a duology. My contribution will be Sam’s book, and Cooper is contributing a historical New Adult set in the fantasy world from her Noble Pleasures series. 

For those who are counting, that’s 2 new releases and 1 re-release in 2015, with 2 new novellas to write and about a ¼ of a novel. A part of me feels like it’s not enough, that I should be producing more. The epub & indie markets move quickly. There are authors who have the gift of production and can write amazing books in a relatively short amount of time. I, unfortunately, am not so gifted. My muse is a slowpoke, and in order for him to work at his best, he likes to go slow. It’s something I’ve come to accept. I’ve also been working on writing/life balance. Being in the writing cave all the time is no fun. I need to take time to enjoy life and friends and family. And when I do that, it makes writing much more fun. So that’s my focus for 2015 – balance. 

If you are wondering about the London Legal novellas, those are currently slated to be released starting in January 2016 with the re-release of Convincing Arthur (currently available for pre-order), followed by the re-release of Convincing Leopold, and then the release of the new 3rd book in the series, Convincing the Secretary. 2016 may seem like forever away, but given my writing schedule/pace and production lead times coupled with wanting to release the books in the series close together, January 2016 ended up being the start date. 

Last but not least, for those who have asked if I’ll have more books available in audio, I received word that Sharp Love and Viscount’s Wager will be available from Audible. Sharp Love will be available in audio in about 6 months or so. Viscount’s Wager will either be available when the ebook releases or afterward. 

So that’s my look ahead into 2015. After a beyond hectic 2014, I have a feeling 2015 will be a very good year, and I’m super excited about the books on my to-write list. Here’s to a great 2015 for everyone! 

Cover Lovin' - Convincing Arthur and Convincing Leopold

Those who have visited the blog know by now that I have a thing for covers. I just love them. I recently received the new covers for Convincing Arthur and Convincing Leopold, and of course I must share them. 

I love the new covers. Samhain did a fantastic job. Many thanks to the cover artist, Kim Killion, for the gorgeous covers. Arthur and Leopold look so yummy :)

The books will be re-released from Samhain Publishing. There will also be a new 3rd book in the series (Convincing the Secretary), featuring Arthur's secretary from Convincing Leopold. 

There is also now an official series title for the books. I referred to Arthur and Leopold's books as the 'Convincing series', but in actuality, they didn't have a series title. Since each book features as least one lawyer and since 2 of the 3 books feature Arthur's London law office, I decided on London Legal. So now the books are officially:

• Convincing Arthur (London Legal #1)
• Convincing Leopold (London Legal #2)
• Convincing the Secretary (London Legal #3)

That's it from me for today. I hope everyone had a great Halloween! And check in early next week for information on an upcoming giveaway (I'll be hosting a giveaway for print copies of some of my books *g*).

Update - What's Up with Ava

Now that All In with the Duke has been released, I'm about to head back into the writing cave. So I thought now would be a good time to give an update on what's on deck and what will be coming soon-ish.

- The Convincing series is changing homes. Convincing Arthur and Convincing Leopold are currently unavailable, but they will be re-released in early 2015 from Samhain Publishing. 

- There will also be a new book in the Convincing series - Convincing the Secretary. It will feature Edward Fenton, one of Arthur's secretaries (not the diligent worker, but the one who was infatuated with Arthur). You haven't met his hero yet, but the guy was mentioned in a round about way at the end of Convincing Leopold. The series will likely release in back-to-back-to-back months, so early-ish 2015 for the new book. 

- Beyond Reckless is currently unavailable. To be honest, I haven't yet decided what I want to do with the story. I adore Rys and Martin - they were fun characters to write. I've toyed with an idea of a prequel, a 'how they became a couple' story. Or maybe I'll just self-pub Beyond Reckless as a stand alone short story. I've got a lot of my plate for the next few months, so likely I won't decide what to do with the story for a while. One way or another though, it will eventually be available again. 

And I swear, the 'currently unavailable' thing is not a new pattern with me. It's just how the timing worked with these three books. And the fact I decided to move them is not at all a reflection of my experiences with the respective publishers. Both are wonderful publishers. 

- Sharp Love (book #2 in the Gambling on Love series) has been sent off to my lovely editor, and is scheduled to release June 2014. It's Jack Morgan's book (he was Max's carriage driver in All In with the Duke). And since I'm feeling the love for Jack and his card sharp hero, William Drake, here's a short quote from the unedited book:

“You washed my hair. Never done that before.” Jack more mumbled than spoke. “It was nice.”

“Looks like you found it more than nice, Jack.”

- Next up on the to-write list is Viscount's Wager (book #3 in the Gambling on Love series). It will be Anthony, Viscount Rawling's book (he was Max's best friend). If you've read All In with the Duke, you can probably guess his hero will be a gentleman by the name of Gabriel Tilden. 

- I spent the Thanksgiving holiday setting up a new office. I will no longer be the Author Under the Cupboards. Took one of the spare bedrooms and turned it into an office, complete with a desk and a dry erase board and everything. Here's the new writing cave, including the photo-bombing dogs:

The muses also made the move. They seem happy in their new home, though Kidlet is after me to free four of the marbies from their 'jails'. She used to call them man-barbies, but now they are just my 'marbies'. So far, I've been able to keep her from freeing them. They are safer there - heck, today I found Jake nekkid in the shower of the barbie townhouse. Being a man-barbie and living outside of a box is dangerous in my house. 

- Last but definitely not least, a huge thank you to everyone who has picked up All In with the Duke. I really hope you enjoyed Max and Tristan's book :)  

Story Behind the Story - Convincing Arthur

Stats – Received contract 2/23/09. Turned in manuscript 5/8/09. Published 7/21/09 by Loose Id.

I was asked if I would be interested in writing a historical for Loose Id’s Past, Present and Future promotion for July 2009. I already had the idea for Convincing Arthur and had planned to write it after I finished Bound to Him. So it worked out quite nicely.

Little known fact – Convincing Arthur is my only book cover with fully clothed men. All my other covers feature nekkid guys. Well, Object of His Desire has Underwear Guy in breeches, but he doesn’t count as fully clothed since he’s showing off his abs.

Extremely little known fact – In the original outline for the book, Leopold’s first name was Sylvester. Yeah…Sylvester Thornton. Why did I ever think that was a good idea? The name Leopold actually came from a secondary character in my first Evangeline m/f book. I loved that character, but my editor thought the character would work better as a woman (she was right – it did end up working better with a female cousin instead of a male one in those scenes). So when I decided my bad boy wasn’t a ‘Sylvester’, I gave him the name Leopold. He’s nothing like the other Leopold, and I love him even more than that other guy.

How did I get the idea for the book – Leopold was the catalyst for the book. I loved the idea of an utter bad boy who is desperately, hopelessly in love. And I didn’t want him to be a typical rake you’d see in a m/f historical. He didn’t have a horrid childhood, he isn’t poor. He has everything that should make one happy, except he doesn’t have the man he loves. Since Leopold’s not a strong soul (he falls easily into vice and is rather emotionally volatile), not having Arthur takes a heavy toll on him.

If I could edit the book now, what would I change (if anything)? - I’m actually happy with the book as-is. Well, it could maybe do with a couple more paragraphs right before the last smex scene. As it stands, it goes from super angst to red-hot lust in the space of a paragraph. Could have lingered over the kiss a bit longer before Leopold asks Arthur if he locked the study door.

Will there be a sequel – Yes, that’s the plan. Current title is Convincing Leopold and it will take place 3 months after Convincing Arthur, with Arthur and Leopold in London. The chapter outline is done and it’s in the To-Be-Written queue. I plan to work on it this winter…that is, if my schedule doesn’t get wacked.

Misc stuff – The scene toward the end where Leopold chases after Arthur in the rain is one of my favorite scenes of all the books I’ve written thus far. I find it just so…romantic. *sigh* And I think Leopold’s my only hero who could have pulled off such a scene.

I often model the exterior of a character’s country house after an actual country estate in England or Scotland. Ramsey House (Leopold’s country house) is modeled after Farnborough Hall in Oxfordshire. Here’s a pic of it -

That's the Story Behind the Story for Convincing Arthur. If you have any questions, ask away!

Updates and Bloggy Plans

I'm happy to report the begging worked. *g* Shawn Lane is going to do a Story Behind the Story post on Most Likely To Succeed sometime this weekend. Be sure to check back in the next couple of days to get the scoop on Thomas and Clark's book. Devon Rhodes and Stephani Hecht also agreed to do posts. Not sure which books yet or when (I left it up to them), but definitely in the near future. Somewhere in there I'll do posts for Convincing Arthur and Object of His Desire. So that's the very vague schedule for upcoming Story Behind the Story posts.

Tomorrow (Friday) I'll be over at Brita Addams's blog. She's a new author who writes m/f erotic Regency romance, and maybe perhaps in the future, m/m as well. *g* Anyway, she interviewed me for her blog recently and will post the interview tomorrow, and I'm also giving away a copy of From Afar. So pop on by if you feel so inclined.

As for writing, I'm slowly but surely working my way through chapter 7 of His Client. It's not going as quickly as I'd like, but it's a pivotal chapter so it's taking me some time to get it where I want it. It's also been a busy week at the EDJ, and I was out of town last weekend for a wedding and I have another wedding to go to this weekend. Must be the month for weddings. I'm still targeting end of June to finish the book. We'll see how it goes. It's only the 10th of June, so I have 20 days to write 3 chapters. At about 3000 words a chapter, that means 9000 words in 20 days. About an average of 500 words a day (given there will be a couple days I'm sure I'll piss away). So that means...I better get to work!

What's His Kink?

Before I get to today's topic, we must indulge in some man candy. As promised to E.H., I found a gorgeous, more masculine hottie for today's post, and not some pretty young thing. I figure he's got to be at least 25 yrs old - he's got some facial scruff going on and he doesn't appear to have an ounce of lingering baby fat to soften the lines of his muscles. :)

Between Shawn Lane's recent post on writing sex scenes and an email I wrote to a friend tonight about two new characters, my mind has firmly fixated on kink (not a bad thing to fixate on *g*). On Tuesday, the muse bit big time, and since then I've been mulling and typing up notes for a new book idea. The thing is, the guys have yet to tell me their kink. I've got the plot and romance down, but as soon as it comes time for them to get it on...well, I don't yet know those details. They haven't told me what they particularly like when it comes to activities of a horizontal (or vertical) nature.



Characters have likes and dislikes, just like us. Traits that make them unique people. Some are more mild - like a preference for kissing at every possible opportunity. There are those who adore foreplay, and those who like to cut directly to the main event. There are the guys who like to boink for hours, and others who like it hard and fast. Some are true romantics at heart, infusing a sweetness into every sex scene. Some are more...distinct in their preferences.


For example, Clark Sterling from Most Likely to Succeed by Shawn Lane liked the added thrill that came with the possibility someone could be watching him during sex. He preferred the drapes to be open, and sex on the balcony of his highrise building...oh, he definitely liked that. Payton Townsend from The Englor Affair by J. L. Langley discovered he had a fondness for Simon's jock strap, and Ryan Kellar from Tabloid Star by T. A. Chase had a thing for licking his lover's tattoos.


When I create new characters, I try to make them as real as possible. That includes figuring out their sexual likes and dislikes. What they'll do, not do, and what really gets them hot. I tend to veer more to extremes or stronger traits. Part of it is because, like Shawn mentioned in her post, I want the scenes in each book to be unique from other books. As such, Vincent from the Bound series will most likely be my only hero who likes to chain his lovers. Oh, I plan to do other books with D/s elements, but those heroes will enjoy other elements of BDSM. There are lots of things to choose from in that particular bag of kink ;) Giving a guy a distinct kink also gives me something to play with when I write a scene.


Back to my new guys. No BDSM in this one...at least I don't think so. So...um...what will they each like? And those likes/dislikes have to match up in some fashion for them to be compatible in bed. Um...I'll have to mull the guys over some more. At some point, I'm sure they'll tell me. And maybe they'll surprise me. Like with Leopold from Convincing Arthur, I knew early on he was a slut without limits. I didn't realize he'd be a dirty slut until his first BJ scene with Arthur.


Since we're on the topic of kinks, of all the books you have read, what character kinks have stood out for you? Which ones were memorable, in a good way? And please, not the fried chicken with special sauce sort of memorable that poor Eyre endured recently while reading a book. LOL

Random Saturday News

A few days ago I mentioned how Convincing Arthur got a lovely review from Whipped Cream Erotic Romance Reviews. Well, I got an email from them yesterday. Arthur and Leopold are up for Best Book of the Week. So if you feel so inclined, pop on over and check out the list of books - Best Book of the Week. Voting is open Saturday and Sunday.

In other news, Samhain is holding a holiday scavenger hunt. They are giving away a couple of ereaders for the grand prizes, along with tons of free books. I'm not one of the participating authors, but since they are one of my pubs and I have author friends who are participating, I figured I'd give the contest a shout-out. If you want a chance to win some awesome prizes, then check it out.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend! The sun decided to actually make an appearance today and it's not 13 degrees here, which is pretty darn good for December in the Midwest.

Next Book and Other Random Stuff

It snowed here last night. Snowed!! Yes, the white cold stuff. sigh. I'm so not ready for winter.

If you haven't seen me around the web or on Goodreads much, it's because I'm busily finishing up a ms. It's closing in on January, and I've been giving some serious thought to the next Ava book. Wanna know who has been bugging me the most lately? *g* Oliver and Vincent. :) Come mid-January, I'm planning to start work on the last book in the Bound series, tentatively titled Bound Forever.

In other random news, Convincing Arthur got a lovely review the other day from Whipped Cream Erotic Romance Reviews. 5 Cherries. Made me so proud of Arthur and Leopold. I don't usually pimp out reviews on the blog, but the men have been receiving some very nice ones lately, so I thought I'd share one. Now if you're in the mood to read a bunch of review quotes, pop on over to my website. Otherwise, well...I try to spare you all the blatant squeeing over reviews. :D

Speak Its Name, the historical gay fiction review site, is hosting an Advent Calendar. -

"The Blog is Two Years Old and to celebrate–and to thank all you lovely readers for your loyalty–we have, for your delectation, lined up a fabulous feast of amazing authors – one each day from 1st to 24th December – who will be blogging about a subject of their choosing, and a present will be given out each day."

Yes, I'm one of the above mentioned 'amazing authors' *g* and I'm doing a post and a giveaway as part of the calendar. However, the authors aren't supposed to tell which day their posts are going up. So, if you're in the mood for some holiday fun and a chance to win some prizes, hop on over. ...and no, my post is not going up today. That would just be too obvious. LOL.

Cover Preferences

Most m/m e-book covers can be divided into two groups - the hot, nekkid man-titty covers (i.e. typically bare chests with the guys' heads cropped out of the image) or covers that include the guys' faces. I love man-titty covers, don't get me wrong. Three of my four released books have them, and I even asked for naked man chest for Object of His Desire's cover. I think historical covers are more difficult for cover artists because there aren't that many images of hot men in period clothing in the more popular online image databases. So when I fill out my cover request forms, I usually give the artist the out and indicate that man titty is fine and dandy with me. Plus, I firmly believe that hotties on a cover do attract a reader's attention to the book, and perhaps some of those readers will buy the book. A cover is, after all, a marketing device. However, the cover artist (April Martinez) for Convincing Arthur surprised me and not only put clothes on my heroes, but also, and more importantly, showed their faces. And that cover has become my favorite of all my books.

So what about you? When it comes to m/m book covers (not my books, but books in general), do you have a preference? Are you in the headless man-titty camp, or do you prefer to look your cover hotties in the eye?

All Time Favorite Reads

I've got nothing tonight, except this beautiful picture. It rather reminds me of a scene from Convincing Arthur, except the guy's facing the wrong way. You all likely think I'm the laziest author, but I am writing. Promise. I just don't have anything exciting going on right now.

In other news, the lovely and talented Devon Rhodes is officially a published author, so I'm sending out a belated congrats! Her first story, Remarkable Restraint, is now available in the Games in the Dark anthology from Dreamspinner Press. I must admit, I love the cover for the anthology. *G* It's a collection of BDSM-themed m/m stories, so the ropes are quite fitting. And Remarkable Restraint is a wonderful book, for anyone in the mood for some restraint with your sex and angst.

What else? I'm totally looking forward to December 1st, because one of my favorite authors, K.A. Mitchell, has a Regency m/m (SQUEE!!) holiday book coming out over at Samhain. An Improper Holiday. It's her first Regency m/m book, too. I read an excerpt on her LJ a few weeks ago and...ooh, I can't wait for the book to come out. *g* I'm already getting giddy. Yeah, I'm a fangirl, but what can I say? Diving in Deep is one of my all time favorite reads. Its only competition for #1 is My Fair Captain by J.L. Langley. I absolutely love both books.

So speaking of all time favorite reads, if you had to name one and only one, what would it be?

The Not-So-Short List

Since I've been mulling next books lately, I figured I'd give you a peek at the list of ideas I'm trying to choose from. They are all set during the Regency, because I can't seem to write anything before or after that time period. So here they are, in no particular order:

• Bound Forever; the third and final book in the Bound series, featuring Oliver and Vincent.
• TBT (to be titled); short story for Arsen and Henry from Object of His Desire.
• Thief; m/m novella with Arsen's youngest brother
• TBT (to be titled); m/m vampire novellas. I recently finished a m/m vamp WIP, and it may end up being the start of a 3 book series. If so, then these are the other 2 books to go along with it.
• A Gentleman for Her; m/m/m/f novel with D/s elements. I started this one AGES ago. It has the honor of being my first erotic WIP. I liked the heroes so much, I quickly put the WIP aside and moved on to m/m books. But this one's bugging me again so I want to finish it sooner rather than later. It's a 1/3 done. Yeah, it's got girl cooties, but it's a m/m/f that turns into 2 very friendly pairs (m/m and m/f). So hopefully the chick won't scare any of you away. *g*
• Convincing Leopold; another book for Arthur and Leopold from Convincing Arthur. I want to see how things go for them when they get back to London.
• TBT (to be titled); m/m BDSM novella
• Kept; m/m BDSM novel
• TBT (to be titled); m/m/m with 2 rakehells and a pretty boy who bears a resemblance to the one pictured at the top of the post. I'm not sure about the length. May make it into short novel territory since I'll have 3 heroes and the added complexity of a menage relationship to sort through.

Damn, the list looks really long once it's typed out. And these are just the ones with notes and/or outlines already completed. The new-book-idea muse needs to go on vacation for a bit. Maybe I'll send her to Ireland - I've always wanted to visit there.

Sharing - It's Always the Best Policy

In blogland news, my awesome CP, Shawn Lane, is having a giveaway on her blog for a copy of her soon-to-be-released book, BEYOND THE NORM. A hot biker and an adorable goth? How can you go wrong? And I happen to know it's a fabulous book ;) If you are interested in throwing your name in the hat for a free copy, click HERE . Just leave a comment on the blog to enter.

As for me, not much to report. I have a new editor at Samhain. I've heard fab things about her, so I'm sure we'll get along great. It is kind of sad having an editor leave, but these things happen in the publishing world and I wish Angie nothing but the best. I also updated my website with a couple lovely reviews for CONVINCING ARTHUR. I've decided I quite like that book :D , plus I LOVE the cover. I'm a huge fan of man-titty book covers (yeah...I'm a bit of a cover whore), and I didn't know how much I'd love having my heroes in clothes until I got this cover. So a big thanks goes out to April Martinez for the fabulous cover. And yeah, I've got it as the wallpaper on my laptop....I'm a dork like that.