I don't like Monday's...

Shades of Gray released 6th February through Ellora's Cave -

What was supposed to be a power walk through a cemetery turns out to be the best sex of Temperance Larkin’s life. Is having sex in a cemetery with a stranger a bad thing? Is it odd? Is it bizarre? No more bizarre that being accosted by vampires or finding out the guy who was all tight and hot inside you is a cop. Holy crap! What next?

Asher Marriott is a cop haunted by who he is. A horrible twist of fate condemned him to live his life as a vampire. When Temperance walks into his lonely life he begins to hope that all his efforts to change his fate have not been in vain. Is Temperance the sanctuary he craves?

But an old enemy threatens any peace or happiness Asher and Temperance hope to find. It is going to take the combined power of vampires, a witch and one mortal woman with attitude to kick Madigan Ap Lyr’s ass back to hell where he belongs.

.....I'm up for some arse, pardon my Aussie, ass kicking as well. Arse sounds tougher than ass don't you think?

I had a cow of a day today. I really just want to swear but I won’t. I want to maintain the illusion that I am a lady. What? Of course I am a frigging lady. Anyway, I said the ‘illusion of’ and there in lies the difference. Deep breath, inhale chocolate and smack face. Okay, I’m calm-ish. What happened? I do not even want to think about it let alone talk about it. If I never left the house I would have been a happy camper. Let’s just say if tomorrow is the same I am joining a tambourine banging cult, maybe wearing orange – I look vile in orange – and I may change my name to Moonbeam Star-sniffer and do my hair in dreds. It’s an option…

Chocolate – where would we be without it? I had to stop on the way home for boring vegetables – not carrots – carrots are never, ever boring. I charged through the grocery aisles with

my thank-whichever-god-is-on-shift-today-that-Monday-is-finally-over face and I struck a beautiful sight. The bluebird of happiness? Bambi frolicking in the meadow? A angel playing a harp? No, something way better that that - Tim Tams on sale. How glorious. I’m sure I heard heavenly music and a beam of pure light bathed the packets in a golden glow. I needed chocolate and I believe the universe knew this and delivered it. Sometimes the universe is a benevolent thing and over times I believe it’s just covering its arse when it comes to dealing with pissed off women.

So what de-stesses you? A friend of mine drinks a lot. I don’t advocate this at all. Yeah, I do drink but not to excess and only once a week. I like to remain virtuous and pure. Oh, shut up – I bloody am full of virtue and purity. Drugs – well they’re just plain stupid. I always remember the night I came home from working a night shift at McDonalds in London (Edgeware Rd) and I came

across my fellow chambermaid roommates all naked, with sundry strange naked men, drugged to the eyballs and they were all gazing up at the ceiling and giggling because the sun was so bright and 'the elephant would be burnt.' Brilliant stuff that. No, I’ve never done drugs. I like myself too much. Anyway another friend puffs on hundred fags (cigarettes) while another spends hours at the gym burning up aggression. I believe in some ways stress is good for you. Why? Because every so often you really need to have a bloody good yell and by buying a trolley load of Tim Tams it keeps the economy running. By the way Mr Arnott, how many more times do I have to mention Tim Tams before I get some freebies hmmm? You know where to find me.

So tomorrow…I will gird my loins – a gay friend of mine loves this saying, he is a loin girdler from way back…and expect a better day. I have a hairdresser appointment in the arvo after work. Depending on how the day goes depends if I have my usual intense red streaks or dreds.

There is an excellent chat on tomorrow between 1pm and 8pm (USA EST) at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveRomancesCafe/ you would be crazy to miss it as I am sure stuff will be given away. I will be chatting at very-frigging-early-in-the-morning-my-time when I cannot form words properly so come and read by stirring slurrings. The authors listed in the competition below will also be there. They have promised to be awake. Anny Cook of www.annycook.blogspot.com fame and starlet author Kelly Kirch from www.kkirch.blogspot.com will be there...but please go anyway...

The Competition of the month…would I lie? No, of course I bloody wouldn’t. I’m virtuous remember?

What could you spend an eternity doing? What is your passion? Your hunger? Your deepest desire? Each day beginning February 5 and running through February 14 one of the ten authors will complete the line, "My darling I could spend eternity…" on either their blog or website. Collect all ten answers and e-mail them to anny@annycook.com with Eternally Yours in the subject line to win some hot, romantic books. There will be three lucky Valentine winners.

The prizes –

1st prize--5 books

2nd prize--3 books

3rd prize--2 books

The books

Sandra Cox Silverhills
Mona Risk To Love a Hero
Brynn Paulin Tribute For the Goddess
Bronwyn Green Mystic Circle
Cindy Spencer Pape Stone and Earth
N.J. Walters Seduction of Shamus O’Rourke
Elyssa Edwards Mating Stone
Amarinda Jones Shades of Gray
Kelly Kirch Time for Love
Anny Cook Honeysuckle

Entries must be in by February 16 at midnight EST. All books and prize winners will be drawn randomly.

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Go ahead: Live with abandon. Be outrageous at any age. What are you saving your best self for?