My new book is about to be released and the cover was revealed to me just last night. I'll share it below the cut.

This story mostly takes place in a German castle where a young woman discovers her destiny and is forced to come to terms with the powerful forces that have compelled her there. My first book with Devine Destinies, it's a departure from my eXtasy work somewhat. I'll post some excerpts soon but for now, please enjoy a look at the cover!

( Cover... )

All back list titles are thirty percent off! The holiday season is here and if you haven't tried one of my books before, now's the time! Give one a shot! Visit eXtasy Books today!

http://www.extasybooks.com

I have blogged in the guise of my character Annette Pearce from the Eternal Affairs series. Check it out here!!!


http://www.naughtylittlevamp.blogspot.com/?zx=46564ecc8c128797

I've made an arrangement to blog in the guise of Anne from the Eternal Affairs series!  You can get to the blog by clicking here. 

Many people will be taking up this gauntlet and producing a little blogging goodness for their characters.  I encourage anyone interested in vampire stuff to give it a gander.

I've been so ridiculously busy, I hardly have time to do much more than post an excerpt from a new book or talk about new releases.

My current schedule involves: editing, working, writing and trying to squeeze a few minutes of cleansing downtime so I can do it all again the next day.  Let me say it's easy to want to back off of any one thing and what ends up happening is that I have to shove aside things like keeping up my blogs or participating in groups to the extent I would like. 

Anyway, the one thing I have continued to make time for is to catch movies.  I saw that Whiteout movie and unless you're absolutely -DESPERATE- for something new to watch.... it wasn't really worth it.  Next week, I'll probably catch Surrogate.  Does anyone else feel like that's the lost Philip K Dick short story?  I swear.

I also keep up on reading.  School and other successful authors have managed to beat into my head that if you don't have time to read, you don't have time to write.  This moment, I'm reading my first Terry Pratchett book: Soul Music.  I've also got the Lost Symbol in the queue and JUST finished 'The Winds of Dune' by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson.  The latter was not what I expected but then, I'm not sure what I DID expect.  Soul Music has been as funny as people have suggested and it's compelling.  I didn't know if I'd like it but it's been a very nice change of pace.

I even got to try my hand at playing Champions Online just long enough to be overwhelmed by the character generation.  Great game if you've got the extra time.  I recommend it based on the fact that I could make a freakish winged cyber monkey in a tuxedo and beat the crap out of stuff in the tutorial.

I also made it to the Puyallup Fair over the weekend.  Most of it was nostalgic and cool... the prices were't.  Everything was expensive enough that I pulled a 'look don't touch' attitude off nicely.  Still, there were some great exhibits and the art from the kids was fantastic.  What do they feed those children anyway?   Talent in a bottle?  I'll take two please.

Well... that's all I've got for now.  I wish my work was more exciting or I'd chat about that but alas, it's not. 

Here's a PG excerpt of Passion Play:

( Here it is )

September 15th is the big day for my new book: Eternal Affairs 2: Passion Play.  This story takes a step into the past and follows the exploits of Sasha, the Gypsy vampire from Eternal Affairs 1.  Still mortal in this book, Sasha belongs to a traveling band of actors who is returning home after many years abroad.  He's a philosopher, a lover and an adventurer who seems to be capable of seducing any woman that touches his fancy. 

But dark politics are working against the acting troupe and Sasha might be the best way to get at the heart of this band.  Intrigue nuzzles romance as the origin of this dark vampire are told. 

( The Book Cover )

I've been busy as heck pushing out some new material.  Eternal Affairs is continuing on and has six books planned now (that would include the original one so five more books).  I have all the titles worked out but the newest release is Passion Play.  It'll be coming in a month or two (and I'll of course be posting more information).  This book will follow Sasha early in his life prior to becoming a vampire. 

The other book that I have been working on is called Ancestral Reunion and it's a modern/horror/fantasy/erotic piece.  I don't want to give much away but I should say that it was a lot of fun to write and came quickly!  The new characters I came up with were a lot of fun.

As far as other news, the northwest is nice this time of year (finally).  Heat wave behind us, I've been hanging out and trying to ignore the allergies that plague me (the only reason to be hesitant when I say I like summer). 

I need to get back to the grind but I'll update again soon!  I've had more to say lately than recently.  The curse of being an author is that you DO have a lot to say... you just tend to say it in a book then there's nothing left for other places.

I'll try to change that :)

Today or Tomorrow I will be posting a number of excerpts from all of my work to date!  Please stay tuned either to here or my web site for some new stuff that will hopefully warrant a more detailed look into my tiny but growing library!

Hey there,


Requiem of the Silent made it to the new poll on the eXfactor Site.  Hop over and vote if you would!  Thanks!


This is the Address.

I was informed by the publisher that all the backlisted books from the different authors over at eXtasy are going for 30% off!  All of my books are at a discount.  If you're looking for some steamy reading this winter, you should definitely head over there and stock up.  The books are already a great price and this little tidbit should just sweeten the deal some.

http://www.extasybooks.com is the place and don't forget to check out Redefined and Redemption Obsession while you're there!  More about that book in the cut.

These excerpts are pretty darn saucy.  Consider them Adult for sure!

I thought that I'd share an excerpt over here today.  Remember, if you like this excerpt you should hop over to my web site (www.caitlinwest.com) and comment on one of the excerpts there.  Black Friday is fast approaching and there aren't many entries for the prizes!

Without further comment however, here's the excerpt!

The world was obscured by a surreal haze. Clouds rolled by faster than they ever would in real life. Every color was more vibrant, brilliant cobalt sky over a lime green lawn with flower of royal purple and white flecks. Bird song echoed over the walls of a tiny cottage nestled in a valley of natural splendor. All this was peripheral to Anne from the vantage of the bedroom on the ground floor.

Sasha was the lover hovering over her. She was on her hands and knees, facing that window. He took her from behind, one hand on her hip with the other twined in her hair. Over and over again, he plunged deep into her, the passion of the moment making her sweat. All she could manage was a series of moans, her body quivering with every thrilling pulse.

“This is what you wanted.” Sasha’s voice was distant as though she were hearing it in her mind. “This is how it was supposed to be.”

 

I have decided to have a little drawing over at my web site. Entry will be pretty darn simple. Jump over and check out any of my excerpts on the site and leave a comment. On Black Friday, three lucky readers will win a prize! 

I will be giving away two Amazon.com gift cards (valued at 15 dollars each ) and free book downloads. Come on over and take a peek at the excerpts, leave a comment and visit eXtasy Books for a lot of great novels at low prices!

I look forward to hearing from you!

-C

The Sweetest Poison has been released through www.extasybooks.com!  This is a noir crime novella about a detective and his descent into a supernatural world of blackmail and murder.  With souls at stake and ties to the past drudged up, things get mysterious and saucy.  Take a peek at the site and here's a little excerpt!

( Sweetest Poison )

I put together a new web site and uploaded it over at www.caitlinwest.com.  If you have some time, check it out and if you would like to do a link exchange, let me know and I'll add your site!

Last night's chat was amazingly fun.  The basic format of these chats is pretty simple.  Everyone logs in on or around the designated time that it starts (in this case, 9:00 PM EST).  I got there 10 minutes early and settled in for the hour.  People start rolling in and carrying on, getting settled.  It's a casual environment and that kills all the pressure.  Everyone is friendly and they joke around until the moderator kicks in the actual author chatter.

Each author then discusses what their latest release was about and answers some questions about it.  Some of the questions were silly, most were poignant and all of them were entertaining.  I went last in the rotation and described Requiem of the Silent.  People posed questions about the Mau and my research and how I go about the writing process.  I made mention that the Redemption Obsession storyline would be going on and that I've got up to book 5 planned out.

The best part for me was the fact that people had actually read Redemption Obsession and loved it!  The compliments were flattering and awesome.  I didn't expect that sort of praise to come out during the chat and was glowing by the end.  Heck, I was expecting to answer questions of 'What's that?' when I brought it up so to have people know about it and have read it was special to me. 

The bottom line is that it was a lot of fun and I'd do it again in a heart beat.  I'll be attending the next chat on Oct 30th, just the day before my next release is out.  I'm not on the author list but it was too much fun to miss out.  Plus we had an extra chat scheduled this month.  Autumn really has been a busy time this year.  I look forward to seeing what happens next!

Tonight, I'll be in a chat over at Romance Junkies!  This is a chance to discuss my previous release (Redemption Obsession), my newest release (Requiem of the Silent) and my soon to be released novella 'The Sweetest Poison'!

Join us here: http://www.romancejunkies.com/chat.html .  When you enter the chat room after signing in, you'll be in the lobby.  Click on the yellow and green icon at the upper right of the screen then click on RJ Chat to find us!

Hello!

Requiem of the Silent is now on sale!  This is basically a short story selling over at eXtasy Books and goes for $1.59.  This is a great gateway into the world of Anne Pearce (heroin of the Redemption Obsession novel also available at eXtasy Books).  Please go check it out here.  It's also on the front page of the site for this week! 

This is an exciting month because on the 31st, The Sweetest Poison will also be released!  I've also started work on Eternal Affairs 2, 3 and 4 all being written at the same time (mostly because of how the chapter structure works, I wanted to maintain continuity). 

Things are working out nicely!  Now on to the sales!!

I know that I've been lazy about my live journal lately but mostly because I've been busy writing.  I've got a lot going on with the publication side of my life but today, it was interrupted with great news. 

Bitten by Books reviewed Redemption Obsession and gave it 4.5 gravestones.  That was some excellent news unto itself and you can read their review here!!!

Requiem of the Silent is a fantasy teaser that will be published via eXtasy Books this October.  I just finished going through the edits I was sent last night so it's really close!  The cover is located in the 'cut' below.  Overall, things are going great over here!  It's all very exciting.

( Cover!!! )

I did an interview on an Author Spotlight over at this site.  Check it out!