Wordless Wednesday -- BA's Desk

New Project, New Newsletter :D

So, Julia writes this series featuring a BDSM club called the Blood Rose wherein vampires and werebeasts and critters that go bump in the night have wildness and spanking and other happy-making joys. I'm a fan. She knows this. (She ought to, I live with her and nag about getting more -- right now I'm all over the boys in Lean on Me -- go. Go read it. I'll wait. It's okay. They're blistering hot.)

She decided that the boys needed more room to roam and so she invented a spa-type getaway in the mountains, somewhere biting and kink could happen for longer than one night. Somewhere maybe more than one author could play.

I have to admit that Sean Michael signed on before I did, for lo, Sean's way more versed in the kinkverse than me, but when Julia turned those baby blues on me, I had to give in.

The first book in the series is releasing in September -- my part of the story is about Dorian, a demonic mixologist who is charged with keeping the wild children in the kitchen under control. Keir and Kris are, unfortunately for Dorian, as in touch with their wolves as they are with their palates. Not only that, when they're not cooking or humping, they're gnawing each others' ears off. Dorian is going to find out that training two strong-willed pups is a full time job on its own, and possibly harder than creating the perfect Type-A Martini.

Also, just a reminder -- my new newsletter is out tonight. There is a giveaway, fun stuff, old books, new books. If you'd like to sign up, the direct link is here, or you can come visit the front page of my site, here.

*kisses*

BA

New Newsletter!

Dude! Y'all! I got a new newsletter set up and I swear to you that I am going to get them out regularly. This first one's got a giveaway for a gift certificate for Resplendence Books. If you'd like to sign up, you can find the link on my website (www.batortuga.com) or you can just click here.

Positing at therainbowstudio and TRS' Release party today!

Tomorrow? Julia Talbot and I have a gift basket to give away at the Dead Man's Party at http://www.theromancestudio.com/party/. Come see us!

About Just Another Day at the Office

by BA Tortuga
20 pages / 4000 words
Ebook zipped file contains - html, lit, Adobe and Sony optimized pdf, prc, epub

What do Coke and Dillon do when they’re on break from the bullriding circuit? They go to the rodeo. Neither one of them is very good at letting go of their jobs, though. What happens when their night off turns out to be another day at the office?

Sample

Coke leaned back, chuckling as another text came in from Nattie.

He still bitchin?

He looked over at his clown, who was watching the entertainer at this little event in Waco with alternating expressions of horror and fury.

Coke texted back, uhhuh.

Then he snapped a quick picture of the local clown in the fat suit and the purple sparkly wig, followed immediately by a shot of Dillon’s face, and sent them both to his best friend and the best bullfighter he knew.

This was fun.

Dillon turned to glare at him a moment. “He’s using a live armadillo. This is so not funny.”

“No, sir.” It was hilarious. Not the dude on the arena floor, but Dillon. Damn.

Nattie’s name popped up, along with LOLOLOL.

Dillon took the phone from him and tapped something rapidly, hitting send before handing it back to him. He had a feeling it was probably bad. It was. Dillon had typed, Just ur type, Jerome.

He snorted, waited, and sure enough, his phone buzzed. Tell clownboy to kiss my butt. Whos working.

Buy Coke and Dillon's new short here!

Friday Five -- My Five Favorite Places to Watch Bullriding

5. Alburquerque, NM -- killer event, great fans.

4. Stephenville, TX -- great indoor arena, general seating.

3. Las Vegas, NV -- The Finals, Baybee.

2. Wimberley, TX -- Every 4th of July weekend, Julia and I are there.

1. Decatur, TX -- JW Hart's event is a highlight of my year.

Roughstock: City/Country

257 pages / 60000 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-248-4
Available file types - html, lit, pdf, prc, epub, print

Emmy doesn't really like cowboys. She might be from Texas, but she's a city girl, truly invested in keeping Austin weird, just like the slogan says. With her corsets and tattoos, she stands out at the western bar where she ends up after being abandoned by her friends. That might be why she catches the attention of Cotton, who's a bullrider by trade, and definitely a cowboy. Cotton thinks Emmy might be the most fascinating girl he's ever met. She's not a cowgirl, and she's not model skinny, but she's beautiful and smart and he wants her like he's never wanted anything before.

As one date turns into months of seeing each other in between bullriding events, Cotton starts to think that Emmy is the all-important One. Cotton's friends and family might not be so sure, though. As Emmy's life starts to unravel around her, Cotton has to fight his fears and his confusion to prove to Emmy that city and country might just be able to work after all.

Available at All Romance Ebooks and Amazon.

Author's Note: Have you ever been taken over by a couple who didn't want to hear how there weren't any het books in the Roughstock series? No. I have. I couldn't be more proud.

LOOK!

I'm updating ye olde website as I speak (sorry for running late -- it's my Julia's birthday and I had to celebrate the fact that she's older than me for 6 months. I am now tired from shopping and full from sushi). But I wanted to let y'all know City/Country is available!

http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-roughstockcitycountry-562616-144.html


Official blurb: Emmy doesn't really like cowboys. She might be from Texas, but she's a city girl, truly invested in keeping Austin weird, just like the slogan says. With her corsets and tattoos, she stands out at the western bar where she ends up after being abandoned by her friends. That might be why she catches the attention of Cotton, who's a bullrider by trade, and definitely a cowboy. Cotton thinks Emmy might be the most fascinating girl he's ever met. She's not a cowgirl, and she's not model skinny, but she's beautiful and smart and he wants her like he's never wanted anything before.

As one date turns into months of seeing each other in between bullriding events, Cotton starts to think that Emmy is the all-important One. Cotton's friends and family might not be so sure, though. As Emmy's life starts to unravel around her, Cotton has to fight his fears and his confusion to prove to Emmy that city and country might just be able to work after all.

Coming Wednesday!

Friday Five -- My Five Favorite Country Singers

1. Tim McGraw
2. Luke Bryan
3. Trent Willmon
4. Chris Young
5. King George

:D

See! I did it! I picked just five...

So, I have two surprises for y'all today!

The first is that my novel, Chasing Flame, is now available in print! (Eeeee!) I loved writing Nate and Lacey with a fiery burning passion and I'm tickled as anything to have them in my hot little hands.

This is a sweet romance that is full of and hope and I just love it. If you get a chance to pick it up, it's available here

The second surprise is that I'm going to start publishing the het novels in the Roughstock world through Torquere's BBA imprint. City Country will be coming out on June 15, and I can't wait for y'all to meet Cotton and Emmy. They were one of the pairs that wrote themselves and I admit to being a little in love with them.

My Sonny Man

My Sonny Man.

Man, y'all, I can't express how happy this puppy has made me over the last 2 years. He's my boy, my soul basset, my snuggle buddy, and one of the best parts of every day. Today was his 2nd year vet visit and he's at 58 pounds, has a bit of an ear infection in his right ear (typical for bassets), and is stupendous, according to Gary, the vet of joy.

I know, what does this have to do with writing/romance? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Sometimes a girl just has to share her puppy.

Friday Five -- My Five Favorite Things to Eat at the Beach

*grins* Can you tell I just got back from Galveston?

No?

5. Ice cream. There is nothing yummier than cherry nut ice cream on the Seawall.

4. Fudge. Have you noticed that they have fab fudge at the beach? We shared chocolate and peanut butter this time.

3. Margaritas. What? They're food. Right?

2. Cantaloupe. Oh, damn, y'all... Huge and sweet and slick and uhn. Uhn... (And I don't usually like cantaloupe).

1. Shrimps! Fresh, bug-eyed, vaguely terrifying gulf shrimp right off the boat. We made shrimp with gazpacho, paella, blackened shrimp, shrimp salad...

Oh, here's a cackle -- me and Julia looking like the big Southern aunts that we are, heading to the beach!

Boardshorts and Cowboy Boots

Man, Julia and I went to the beach last week to recharge, relax, and write.

I goofed off a lot – cribbage games, bbqs, more shrimp than I could shake a stick at (and I can shake a stick). We spent a lot of time people watching and walking on the beach, ogling cowboys and surfers, fishermen and the cutest babies ever.

I did not sunburn; Julia did. I did some writing – not as much as Julia did. I did a lot of sleeping and recharging my batteries.

And winning cribbage games. I did a lot of that. ;-)

I’m considering revamping and redoing my newsletter, sharing news that way – because, y’all, I’ve got some news. :D A shared universe here, a new trilogy there.

Het westerns.

;-)