Allyson James, Novelist

Interviewing Nalini Singh

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Please join me over at The Chatelaines (http://www.thechatelaines.blogspot.com) for an interview with the incomparable Nalini Singh (we're giving away a book, of course). :-)

Cover for Stormwalker

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:50:00 +0000

Have cool new cover for the first book of my series: Stormwalker.

The "prequel" to this series is in "A Little Night Magic," in the Hot for the Holidays Anthology. The heroine, Janet, doesn't appear, but I introduce the town of Magellan, Coyote, and some of the other characters.

More about this series on my Stormwalker page: http://www.allysonjames.com/stormwalker.html (and more info will appear there as we go on).

Book is pubbed May 2010!

Free Nocturne read by Bonnie Vanak (werewolves and vampires, oh my!)

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:34:00 +0000

I've been enjoying the werewolf series by Bonnie Vanak pubbed by Silhouette Nocturne (The Empath, Enemy Lover, and her Oct. release, Immortal Wolf). Hot shifters, cool magic, heroines in distress--oh yeah.

I started to get interested in a character called Indigo, a half vampire, half werewolf who's become part of the pack and is a tattoo artist. He's tasty!

I asked Bonnie if he would get his own story, and sure enough, he is--and it's FREE!

Starting today, you can read Indigo's tale: Seducing the Vampire at eHarlequin. One chapter a week.

Here's a taste:

**** (the following is copyright 2009, Bonnie Vanak)***
Crimson droplets welled up from the needle pricking sun-darkened skin. Puzzled by his bloodlust, Indigo Mercier focused on creating the tattoo. An odd tingling warned him something powerful had stirred his sleeping vampire half.

I am Draicon wolf, he silently chanted as he wiped Gabriel’s arm with a clean white cloth.

Sweat dripped down his temples as the tattoo gun whirred. He adjusted the gooseneck lamp and ignored his rising hunger. Indigo hadn’t taken blood in a full century. Dining on his adopted brother was not a good way to start.

“Ow, that hurts,” Gabriel Robichaux pretended to whine.

“Shut up and take it like a man,” asserted Raphael Robichaux.

“I’m a wolf, not a man,” Gabriel shot back.

“Move any more, and you’ll be a wolf with a crooked heart,” Indigo warned. “I told you to ease off the beer. Now you’re bleeding on me.”

The link to read the rest:
http://www.eharlequin.com/article.html?articleId=1439

Updates

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:52:00 +0000

The cool news is that Hot for the Holidays made USA Today at #50 and the New York Times list at #15! (That list will be published in the 10/18 edition of the NYT).

Yay!

Also, I have revamped and updated my entire website. New graphics, new info., new look. Check it out: http://www.allysonjames.com

Tales of the Shareem: Eland is in the hands of my editor, and I'm awaiting more info on that before I can post any pub dates and whatnot. I did, however add Eland to the Shareem page! http://allysonjames.com/ShareemSeries.html He's at the bottom.

Also check out my new pages on Pride Mates, which is coming in February under my Jennifer Ashley name. If you liked the Dragons you'll likely take to the Shifters. I introduce the series and let the hero, Liam, tell you a bit about himself and Shifters in general.

RAW!

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:40:00 +0000

I got back from Lora Leigh's Reader Appreciation Weekend (RAW) last Monday, but I've been crashing on getting a ms. done, plus I caught a cold (darn it), so I'm just now getting around to talking about....

How much fun it was!!!!

RAW is a smaller reader conference (about 250 people), but it focusses entirely on the reader. There are no writer's workshops, no panel discussions, nothin' like that. Readers party with their friends and buy books.

For me the writer, it was a great chance to catch up with my writer friends, meet readers, dance, and oh, yeah, buy books. (Not good enough for me that there was a ton of romances to buy at RAW, I had to walk across the street to another bookstore and stock up on mysteries and scifi fantasy as well. I am ill.)

I believe the next RAW will be in the same place (Huntington, WV), around the same time (September), but keep an eye out for details.

More Releases, or High Time for a New Post

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:43:00 +0000

I really should post something new! First, thank you to all of the readers who emailed me about Calder. I am happy to hear you liked his story! I turned in a short story about Eland (a Shareem who popped up briefly in Aiden & Ky), and I'm working on Braden's.

News: I'm working on overhauling my website with new graphics, info on new series, and other cool stuff. Please bear with me the next few weeks while I get it up and running. I'll try to make the transition painless.

I'll be at Lora Leigh's RAW this weekend, signing books! The bookseller has ordered a ton of my books both as Allyson James and Jennifer Ashley, so there should be plenty to choose from. She should have my two October releases as well: Hot for the Holidays (as Allyson James), and A Christmas Ball, as Jennifer Ashley.

Actually, I think all of the Hot for the Holidays authors will be at RAW, so it's a chance to have it autographed by everyone!

As Jennifer Ashley, I was asked to contribute a short story to Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance II, which hits the shelves today! I was reading the editor's introduction in the book (which I hadn't seen before), and she explains why vampire romance can be really dark. So what did I write? A light and funny vamp story! LOL! Ah, well, it should provide for some comic relief. It really is silly, but romantic and fun.

Have a good week! I'm working frantically on my end, which is why my blogs are quiet.

Tales of the Shareem: Calder is Out!

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:41:00 +0000

Today is the release of the fifth Shareem story: Calder.

Access all info on the book, plus excerpt, plus purchase info here:

http://www.jasminejade.com/pm-7500-90-calder.aspx

More about all the Shareem here: http://www.allysonjames.com/shareem.html

Basically (if you're not familiar with the series), Shareem are men genetically bred to be pleasure givers. They were made in a factory called DNAmo, then the making of them was outlawed, and they're only accepted in society as second-class citizens. Poor guys. Not that they don't have any fun. :-)

This series launched my ero-tic romance career, and I'm very, very fond of the Shareem. Writing them is like being with old friends.

Braden's story is next!

Mortal Seductions is out!

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:12:00 +0000

Today is the official release date of Mortal Seductions.

Yay!!

If you've not read an excerpt, it is here: http://www.allysonjames.com/mortalseductionsexcerpt.html

This should be on bookstore shelves everywhere (this is the HEAT line, so it's mostly at Borders, B&N and the like, no Walmarts).

I'll be sending out a newsletter tomorrow all about this release and Tales of the Shareem: Calder which is out on Friday. Plus a new contest to celebrate The Mammoth Book of Vamp Romance II, in which I have a story.

To join my newsletter, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/allysonjames/ and sign up, or drop me an email: allysonjames@cox.net

Mortal Temptations Giveaway and Excerpts

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:15:00 +0000

I'm excited that it's 15 days from the official release date of Mortal Seductions. (Insert confetti throwing here. *g*)

The Mystic Realm is holding a contest until AUGUST 31 for a free, signed copy of Mortal Temptations (book 1 in the "Mortal" series).

Do you have to read Mortal Temptations first? Not necessarily. Demitri, the hero of Mortal Seductions makes an appearance in Mortal Temptations to help out the heroes in that book, and you learn he's a tiger shapeshifter. But you *really* get to know Demitri in Mortal Seductions--his past, his present, and you even meet his mom.

The heroine in Mortal Seductions is Val, a former vengeance demon who's trying to walk the straight and narrow. She needs help from Demitri, the man who betrayed her in the past.

She also needs a little help from a modern-day man who's just returned from duty in Afghanistan--Leon Dupree, a Cajun who turns up in Demitri's hotel on his way to help out his little brother. Leon finds Val and Demitri intriguing (ok, baffling), but Leon's got a few secrets of his own.

I have Chapter One up here: http://www.allysonjames.com/mortalseductionsexcerpt.html

AND if you join my Yahoo group, I have the roasting-hot Prologue here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/allysonjames/ (Click Files and then the Mortal Temptations folder) You do have to sign up for the group to read it, but you can always sign off again if you don't want my newsletter.

And just a warning--this is Er-otic romance. I'm not kidding. Do be careful!

Emma Holly interview/giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:41:00 +0000

Today I'm interviewing my favorite erotic romance author, Emma Holly (well, she's one of my favorite authors, period). I persuaded her to come and blog on The Chatelaines, and she'll be giving away a couple copies of Kissing Midnight, her June release. Please come say hi!!
http://www.thechatelaines.blogspot.com

Tales of the Shareem: Calder news!

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:33:00 +0000

I have a pub date!! Tales of the Shareem: Calder, will be available from Ellora's Cave on FRIDAY, SEPT. 4, 2009.

Woo hoo!

I don't have the final cover yet, but the preliminary one I saw rocks.

I'll have just enough time to update websites and spread the word. :-) I'll keep you posted about cover, excerpts, and the like.

A blurb is posted on my website: http://www.allysonjames.com/next.html

Allyson

Excerpt for Hot for the Holidays

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:09:00 +0000

I know it's a long way to Christmas, but I posted an excerpt for my story in the Hot for the Holidays anthology due out in October. Enjoy!

http://www.allysonjames.com/alittlenightmagicexcerpt.html

And here are my pretty awards

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:38:00 +0000

Last night at RWA, I won two Prism awards (for best paranormal romances) and came in second in a third category.

1. Dragon Master, by Allyson James, Best of the Best!
2. Dragon Master, by Allyson James, First Place, Fantasy
3. Immortals: The Redeeming, by Jennifer Ashley Second Place, Dark Para.

Behold my pretty Prisms. Can you tell I'm proud?? (That's my Rita behind them.) Smug mode.

Dragon Master Wins!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:53:00 +0000

I just saw via Twitter that The Dragon Master won First Place in the PRISM at RWA National. Woo!! And I'm not there, so I couldn't scream in person. Life (or at least, my life).

Screaming now. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, Immortals: The Redeeming (by me as Jennifer Ashley) took second in dark fantasy. Not as good as first, but I'm not complaining all that much! :-)

Moving on...

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:48:00 +0000

I managed to replace the hard drive on the laptop (it was under warranty, TG), so...I was able to finish the edits/revisions on Calder and turn that back around to my editor at EC.

Now I'm working on revisions to Pride Mates, the sexy shapeshifter romance I'm doing for Dorchester as Jennifer Ashley. Yummy Irish guys who live in Austin and change to wildcats. Really.

I think the Stormwalker series is cursed....

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:54:00 +0000

I turned in the manuscript of Stormwalker this morning. Yesterday, as I was proofing and putting in corrections, my laptop CRASHED. Big time.

Second laptop in about five months.

The first one crashed while I was working on revisions of the novella that prequels the Stormwalker book. Both stories are set in the same world. Coincidence??

Or have I pissed off skinwalkers? (who are heavies in the stories). They say that talking about them lightly can bring their attention. Hmmmm.

On my laptop, the OS (Windows Vista) refuses to load. I've been able to run diagnostics through DOS, which indicates that a tiny portion of the hard drive has corrupted (or something--the tests fail at that point and won't continue). I can't even make it restore factory settings.

Big heavy sigh.

I need to start a new manuscript so must either get laptop repaired (it's under warranty; hope the problem is a covered one), or get new laptop. My dh says it's because I write so fast, I burn it out. Sweeetie.

At least I obsessively back up, and I lost only a few hours of work. I might have lost part of the novella I need to work on next, though, and notes for the sequel to Madness of Lord Ian. So my life goes...

I need smudge sticks, candles, crystals, prayer...

Author Nalini Singh

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:25:00 +0000

... is interviewing me in my Jennifer Ashley persona. Comment to win a free book or just to say hi. http://www.nalinisingh.blogspot.com/

New series--Stormwalker

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:26:00 +0000

I'm writing like crazy, finishing up my first sorta urban fantasy (not set in a city, so not really urban), Stormwalker, which should be out next May.

The setting is northern Arizona, around the Navajo Nation. I went out and took a bunch of pictures to give me visuals while I'm in my writing cave. Here's a peek and you can see the rest on my mystery blog:

http://www.ashleygardner.blogspot.com

Catch a Falling Star

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:01:00 +0000

Very cool--you can now preorder the print version of Catch a Falling Star at Amazon:

Click here click here click here

It usually takes a bit for the book to get to Amazon and for them to start shipping, so if you're in a huge hurry, the EC print site has it now:

http://www.jasminejade.com/p-7313-catch-a-falling-star.aspx

Come to think of it I don't have a copy of this in print yet, myself. Must smack myself in head until I remember to send appropriate request.

Interview with Rom Sus author Colleen Thompson at the Chatelaines

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:46:00 +0000

I'm happy to welcome one of my favorite Romantic Suspense authors to the Chatelaines: Colleen Thompson, fellow Leisure author, whose new novel Beneath Bone Lake hit the shelves this Tuesday!!

We'll be doing a giveaway--comment on the interview or Colleen's books and enter a drawing for her RITA nominated book, Triple Exposure.

JA - Colleen, congrats on the release of Beneath Bone Lake! Can you tell us a little bit about it?

Read the rest of the interview and comment at http://www.thechatelaines.blogspot.com

Two cool announcements

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:50:00 +0000

FIRST, Yes, my EC editor loved Calder, and his book is a go! So Tales of the Shareem: Calder will be out at Ellora's Cave, as soon as we go through the revision/editing/proofring/publishing process. I'll post when I know a pub date. (If you don't know who Calder is, he shows up for the first time in Tales of the Shareem: Aiden & Ky.)

SECOND, My editor at Berkley asked me to contribute a novella to a HEAT anthology (more erotic romance!). I have no other details about this yet (like title, pub. date), but I'll let you know. It will be out next year, and I'll tie it to my Mortal Temptations/Mortal Seductions series.

Very cool.

Interview and book giveaway with paranormal author Carolyn Jewel

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:57:00 +0000

Join me in congratulating Carolyn on her releases this year:

The historical romance, Scandal, in Feb and

a paranormal romance: My Forbidden Desire, which was released this Tuesday (May 26).

We'll do a giveaway for a free copy of My Wicked Enemy, the prequel to Carolyn's brand new release, My Forbidden Desire,

Click here to read the rest of the interview and win the book!

Dragon Master nominated for another award, plus BN's diabetes auction

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:32:00 +0000

Today I found out that The Dragon Master finalled in the Prism contest (FF&P chapter of RWA). Woo hoo! I love that this book is getting so many kudos, because I wrote it at a very difficult time. It's a nice reward.

Not only that, Jennifer Ashley (my other self) finalled in another category with
Immortals: The Redeeming.

Also make sure you drop by Brenda Novak's Diabetes auction: I'm giving away the entire Immortals series (all 8 books), plus the entire Dragon series (3 books). Plus other goodies. Check it out here.

The auction is going strong and is chock full of cool stuff this year. Auction Home Page.

Today was a good day!

New title in Print (Catch a Falling Star)

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:48:00 +0000

One of my EC titles sprang into print today!:

Catch a Falling Star may be ordered here:

http://www.jasminejade.com/p-7313-catch-a-falling-star.aspx

With a cool new cover!!

Right now it's available only at EC. It will take a while to get it on Amazon and other places, so if you want it NOW, click the link above and purchase that way. :-)

Bargain! Private Places

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer Ashley/ Allyson James / Ashley Gardner) — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:56:00 +0000

I just saw on Amazon that they have Private Places on sale for $4.99. It's a big, pretty book, and I did a historical erotic romance for it. So if you've been waffling on spending $14 for it, grab it for $4.99!

Click here

Full URL:
http://www.amazon.com/Private-Places-Robin-Schone/dp/B001QFZLXE/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242395691&sr=1-6