Friday, October 19, 2012

Flash Fiction Roundup 19 October

12 October 2012 Theme
A pumpkin... a full moon... and a Halloween costume... Now I wonder what kind of trouble you can get in with those... hmmm?


Kate Hill
BEN & TYLER: THE PUMPKIN KING
(MM)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155884


BJ McCall
THE BLIND DATE
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155893


Shelby Morgen
FURLOUGHED
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155952


Zenobia Renquist
SUPERSTITIOUS
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155951


Ayla Ruse
KITTY PLAY DATE
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155894


Cynthia Sax
RAGE DEMON
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155963


Megan Slayer
SHOCK FACE
(MM)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155892


Stop by the Changeling Press Bar & Grille to indulge in some steamy quickies. Each week is a new theme. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/

Thursday, October 18, 2012

New Releases: Oct 18th

Dancing For Her Demon by Cynthia Sax $3.49
Larissa bares heart, soul -- and everything else -- to a rage demon.
Razor's Edge: Lust and Ice by M.A. Church $3.99
(Our first Novella length Razor!)
The perfect mate for a cold-hearted human with no redeeming qualities? A Prince of Hell, who else?
Protect and Serve: Realm of Night by Mikala Ash $4.99
Can a Goddess truly win the heart of a mortal man?
Leashed by Melyssa Jay $2.99
With this leash, I thee claim.
 
 
1¢ Sale -- Slave to Lust by Mikala AshKatsumi Ryal has fled her arranged marriage. Adon promises her father he'll bring her back...
 
Octoberfest at Changeling -- Win free books for a month!
Congratulations to Lillian, our first Octoberfest winner -- Next winner announced tomorrow!
Buy any new release at Changelingpress.com and use the discount code Octoberfest2012 -- save 10% off your order, and you're automatically entered to win. Winners will receive five free books -- one a week for the month of November.

Got a eReader? Two ways to get your books: From your account login, choose the "download this book" option to save to your computer. Or choose "email this book to myself" to send your books directly to your ebook reader. Or choose both!
 
 

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Now Available at ARe, BN, and Amazon: Oct 17th

Now Available at AllRomanceEbooks.com, BN.com, and Amazon.com
Keeping Score 1: One Up by Julia Talbot $3.49
 
The Chosen 3: Release of Bres by Shara Azod $3.49
 
Caveat Emptor: Eternal Lovers by Zenobia Renquist $4.49
 
Love at First Bite by Jessica Coulter Smith $2.99
 
1¢ Sale at ChangelingPress.com
Slave to Lust by Mikala Ash
Katsumi Ryal has fled her arranged marriage. Adon promises her father he'll bring her back...
 
Two ways to get your books: From your account login, choose the "download this book" option to save to your computer. Or choose "email this book to myself" to send your books directly to your ebook reader. Or choose both!
 

Swan Lake And Dancing For Her Demon


Larissa, the virgin heroine of Dancing For Her Demon, is a ballet dancer. Although she doesn’t dance professionally, she is trained in ballet and continues to dance. I’m not a dancer but I do love ballet.

The first ballet the hubby and I saw was the classic Swan Lake. The hubby gave me tickets to the ballet as an early birthday present. We were both working crazy hours and multiple jobs, and the only time we could find to attend a performance was during the week, after our day job. We were exhausted but we dressed up, ate a fast slice of pizza for dinner, and headed to the ballet.

We settled into the cheap seats, in the last row, right against the wall. Once the ballet started, the dancing mesmerized me. I found the lack of singing and talking a bit eerie (I’m a writer, my life revolves around words) but the movement was amazing.

Half an hour into the ballet, my dear exhausted hubby was leaning forward in his chair, snoring loudly. I was a little embarrassed until I looked down the row. Every second attendee was sleeping! I caught the eye of the ballet loving man beside my hubby and we shared a laugh because his boyfriend was fast asleep also. My hubby later told me it was the best sleep he’d had in months!

Once the hubby woke up, he had me in stitches, laughing (also a no-no at the ballet). The core story is a Prince falls in love with a white swan. My hubby’s comment? “These interspecies romances never work out.” The Prince is tricked into mistaking a black swan for his white swan. My hubby’s comment? “And you think I don’t pay attention. His swan is a completely different color and he didn’t notice!”

We’ve seen ballets since Swan Lake but this was our first and will always have a special place in my heart.

***

 

DANCING FOR HER DEMON
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Changeling Press

Dancing For Her Demon



Although Larissa is a virgin, she knows exactly whom she wants. She wants Julian. Her father's right-hand demon, however, still views her as a child. Determined to provoke the rage demon's darker passions, Larissa struts on stage at a local strip club and shows him how grown up she really is.
Julian has spent years proving he is the right mate for Larissa. He has one task left. He must go to a strip club and subdue a rival demon. Then Larissa takes the stage, the audience goes wild, and all of Julian's careful planning is blasted to bits by the heat of desire.

Buy It Now At:  http://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=1922

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Tasty Tuesday: Chicken and/or Egg Salad

Chicken and or Egg Salad

This recipe can be made with either chicken breast meat or 8 hard boiled eggs, depending on which you prefer. For chicken salad use approximately 1 lb. of chicken (preferably white meat) chopped into a fairly fine consistency.

In a medium size bowl add 2 heaping tablespoons of real mayonnaise and mix in 1/4 teaspoon of parsley, celery, and 1 teaspoon of sweet relish. Next add salt and pepper to taste and 1/4 teaspoon of brown mustard. Mix well and refrigerate for at least 12 hours. To make egg salad simply substitute 8 hard boiled eggs (in place of the chicken) chopped into fine pieces. Same amount of other ingredients as in chicken salad and refrigerate same time. Serve either on a large leaf of lettuce or serve on a bun, also makes a terrific sandwich with light toasted bread.

The refrigeration time may be by-passed but it really does make a better flavor when the ingredients are given proper time to set and develop together.

Bless,

Bill
aka Daheap

Friday, October 12, 2012

First Octoberfest winner!

Congratulations to Lillian, our first Octoberfest winner!
 
 
Octoberfest at Changeling -- Win free books for a month!Buy any new release at Changelingpress.com and use the discount code Octoberfest2012 -- save 10% off your total order, and you're automatically entered to win. Winner will receive five free books -- one a week for the month of November.
 
Three more winners between now and Halloween.
 
 
 

Flash Fiction Challenge: Full Moon & Pumpkin

Second winner. Readers were asked to submit themes and this week's theme is courtesy of Chris Roberts. It's another Halloween-flavored one. :)

** A pumpkin... a full moon... and a Halloween costume... Now I wonder what kind of trouble you can get in with those... hmmm? **

Challenge:
- Write a quickie with the above theme
- 100 to 150 words
- Authors and readers can play

** CONTEST **
Readers, do you have an idea for a flash fiction theme? Your idea could win you a FREE ebook from Changeling Press.

---How to Enter---
- Send your suggestion(s) to flashfictionthemes(AT)changelingpress(DOT)com
- Subject line "Flash Fiction Theme"
- Include your theme suggestion (of course) and your name

---Rules---
- This is NOT a lottery. Your suggestion has to catch our eye.
- No repeats of what has already appeared
- Suggestions posted to the loop do NOT count towards the contest
- Winner chosen on Fridays
- Winner each week so long as we have entries
- You can send multiple suggestions but only ONE suggestion per email
- Authors and employees of Changeling Press not eligible to win

---Prize + Catch---
The winner can choose ONE Changeling Press ebook as their prize. BUT the ebook choices are limited to the authors who post flash fictions for the chosen theme. Winner can claim their prize the Monday following the Friday announcement.

Happy writing!

~ Zenobia Renquist
http://zenobiarenquist.com

Flash Fiction Roundup 12 October 2012

05 October 2012 Theme
It's the old "stay the night in a haunted house" dare routine. You managed to knock yourself out sneaking in and find you can't see when you wake up. Just to make it more fun, there's someone (or something) in the house with you. What now?


Sarah Barimen
THIS TOO, TOO SOLID FLESH
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155810


Mychael Black
VONDRAK INSTITUTE
(MM)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155830


Sam Cheever
TIME TO PLAY
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155801


Cheryl Dragon
HAUNTED HOUSE WINNER
(MFM)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155724


Kate Hill
BEN & TYLER: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
(MM)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155777


B.J. McCall
THE CARLTON GHOST
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155729


Cynthia Sax
INTO THE FIRE
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155783


Megan Slayer
DAMNED DARE
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155797


Stop by the Changeling Press Bar & Grille to indulge in some steamy quickies. Each week is a new theme. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/

Thursday, October 11, 2012

New Releases: Oct 11th

Badland Warriors: Marines by Marteeka Karland and Shara Azod $3.99
In the dangerous Badlands, there exist erotic beings as fascinating as they are deadly.
 
Forever Wicked: Savage Protector by Megan Slayer $3.99
Sometimes it takes a strong man to get the job done.
 
Which Witch? by Jocelyn Michel $3.49
Witches Lyra and Rowan both have their hearts set on the sexy new guy. Which witch will win him?
 
Razor's Edge: After Party by Zenobia Renquist $2.49
Tawnie's ready for a good night's sleep, but Hudson is ready for sex.
 
Now Available at www.ChangelingPress.com
1¢ Sale! Stranded on Earth by Anne KaneJake knows he should be a gentleman and keep his hands to himself, but spring is a long way off…
 
Octoberfest at Changeling -- Win free books for a month!Buy any new release at Changelingpress.com  and use the discount code Octoberfest2012 -- you're automatically entered to win. Winner will receive five free books -- one a week for the month of November.

We accept Credit Cards, Debit cards, Prepaid Cards, and Account Credits with PayPal and PayPal Buy It Now.
 
Got an e-reader? Two ways to get your books: From your account login, choose the "download this book" option to save to your computer and upload to your favorite device. Or choose "email this book to myself" to send your books directly to your ebook reader. Or choose both!
 

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Now Available at ARe, BN.com, and Amazon: Oct 10th

Now Available at AllRomanceEbooks.com, BN.com, and Amazon.com
 
 
 
 
 
1¢ Sale at ChangelingPress.com
Stranded on Earth by Anne KaneJake knows he should be a gentleman and keep his hands to himself, but spring is a long way off…
 
Don't like waiting for new releases? Get your Changeling E-books the day they release-- shop at www.ChangelingPress.com and save -- 10% off every order with weekly discount codes in the Changeling Insider.

Two ways to get your books: From your account login, choose the "download this book" option to save to your computer. Or choose "email this book to myself" to send your books directly to your ebook reader. Or choose both!
 

The excitement of coming soon

As an author, there's this amazing feeling when you wrap up a book and send it off to your publisher. Oh, it may not be the cigarette and Dom Perignon, a la Paul Sheldon in Stephen King's Misery, but the satisfaction is very real, whether it's a novel or a short story.

Even more happy-making is when you get through the edit and proof process and see your book pop up on the coming soon.

Look at my new Keeping Score book on the coming soon!

The first one was such a blast to write! I love my shifters, but demon hunters have endless possibilities, and all the snark and hot sex and angst and..

One Up is here

The next thing will be a cover! Book two is in the works, but book three will be about a sexy new hunter clawing his way up the ladder. What do y'all think I ought to put on that?

XXOO

Julia

www.juliatalbot.com

Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Tasty Tuesdays: Passionate Fruit Pizza by Anne Kane

Get this and lots of other fabulous recipes in ARe's FREE cookbook: Passionate Cooks!


Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ cup cold butter – cubed
  • ¾ cup cold milk
  • available fresh fruit – strawberries, peaches, blueberries, plums, pears or whatever you can find. Canned pears work really well too.
  • 2 tablespoons sugar or to taste
  • several dabs of jam – any flavour

Directions

  1. Mix dry ingredients together with a pastry blender or in a food processor until pea sized chunks are formed

  1. Add milk  and mix until it just holds together

  1. Spread a sheet of plastic wrap out on a cookie pan and put  ball of dough on it

  1. Chill for ten to fifteen minutes

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees

  1. Roll out dough to ½ inch thick in any shape you want. I like to make it oblong to fit on the cookie sheet.

  1. Dab with butter. Slice fruit to approximately a quarter inch thick and spread out on top of dough.

  1. Sprinkle with sugar, and dab jam hither and yon. It will melt to form a glaze.

  1. Bake at  450 degrees for 20 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream or yogurt.


Monday, October 08, 2012

Margaret Riley This Week


Where I'll be this week --
Lucy Monroe's Online Reader Retreat Oct 8-12, 2012
http://www.lucymonroe.com/OnlineReaderRetreat.htm
http://www.lucymonroe.com/OnlineReaderRetreat.htm


Margaret Riley
AKA Shelby Morgen
www.ChangelingPress.com

Sunday, October 07, 2012

Share Your Changeling Fan Art!

Do you doodle your favorite witches and werewolves? Have you ever paid homage to a favorite author or hero/heroine by paint, sculpture, ink, or anything else? Share your favorite fanart pieces here! Feel free to comment and link to your work.

Here's a sexy but brutal fairy (complete with severed, shrunken human head and whip!) that I doodled and made into an, "Oh, really?" icon. Feel free to download it and use it with my permission on your website or blog. Her name is Slay and she comes from the same world as Sinn in my upcoming book, Nobody Rides for Free. One look at her and folks will know not to mess around with you!

Friday, October 05, 2012

Flash Fiction Roundup 05 October

29 September 2012 Theme
You rushed out of the house real quick (morning paper, something in the car, etc) but the door closed behind you. You're locked out and you aren't dressed enough to be considered decent. Now what?


Nicole Fox
BLUTSAUGER
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155672


Kate Hill
BEN & TYLER: CHIVALRY LIVES
(MM)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155619


Sara Jay
FALLING FOR FALL
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155669


Anne Kane
LOCKED OUT
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155654


Ashlynn Monroe
FLUFFY'S ESCAPE Pt1
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155628
FLUFFY'S ESCAPE Pt2
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155641


Zenobia Renquist
DOUBLE TROUBLE
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155660


Declan Sands
SUITS ME
(MM)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155613


Megan Slayer
THE NOTEBOOK
(MF)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/message/155644


Stop by the Changeling Press Bar & Grille to indulge in some steamy quickies. Each week is a new theme. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChangelingPress/



** Contest **

Readers, do you have an idea for a flash fiction theme? Your idea could win you a FREE ebook from Changeling Press.

---How to Enter---
- Send your suggestion(s) to flashfictionthemes(AT)changelingpress(DOT)com
- Subject line "Flash Fiction Theme"
- Include your theme suggestion (of course) and your name

---Rules---
- This is NOT a lottery. Your suggestion has to catch our eye.
- No repeats of what has already appeared
- Suggestions posted to the loop do NOT count towards the contest
- Winner chosen on Fridays
- First winner announced on 05 October
- Winner each week so long as we have entries
- You can send multiple suggestions but only ONE suggestion per email

---Prize + Catch---
The winner can choose ONE Changeling Press ebook as their prize. BUT the ebook choices are limited to the authors who post flash fictions for the chosen theme. Winner can claim their prize the Monday following the Friday announcement.

Thursday, October 04, 2012

New Releases: Oct 04th

New Releases
Rose and Thorne: Every Rose Has His Thorne by Sean Michael $3.99
The minute they meet, Thorne knows Rose is his. Can he convince the beautiful stud it's true?
Drive Me Wild by Jessica Coulter Smith $4.49
One night of passion will never be enough.
Blood-Hound 3: Roasted by Declan Sands $4.49
Giant snakes, Hell-hounds, intergalactic police -- when can sexy shifters find time for love?
Rookery Cove Collection, Vol. 1 by Eve Vaughn and Kira Stone $8.99
Rookery Cove Aphrodisiacs, here to satisfy the intimate needs of every paranormal.
 
Now Available at www.ChangelingPress.com
 
1¢ Sale! Storm in the Desert by Sean MichaelCan a little magic and a lot of love bring an ex-lover back to the desert?
I Know Who You Did Last Summer by Eve Vaughn
Meet me at the Steam Engine tonight at 8:00. I'll find you. Wear something sexy.
 
It's time for Octoberfest at Changeling!
Win free books for a month!
Buy any new release at Changelingpress.com  and use the discount code Octoberfest2012 -- you're automatically entered to win. Winner will receive 4 free books -- oops, make that FIVE free books -- one a week for the month of November. (Yes, we're testing our contest delivery system for the big contest in December.)
 
More ways to buy Changeling books -- we accept Credit Cards, Debit cards, Prepaid Cards, and Account Credits with PayPal and PayPal Buy It Now.
 
 
 

Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Tasty Tuesday- Gluten Free Patty Melts

Hey y'all! Guess what I'm having for supper tonight?

Serves 4

4 hamburger patties, or 1lb hamburger meat split into 4 patties (if you can afford it, go grass fed)

8 slices Udi's Gluten Free whole grain bread

1 large sweet onion (Vidalia or 1013 work great)

4 slices provolone cheese (Swiss is also good)

2 tbsp butter

Instructions

Slice onion in half through middle, then turn each half flat side down on board and cut half-moon shaped slices, thin as you can get them. Heat large skillet to medium-high, add a few thin slices of butter and a drizzle of olive oil. Cook onions for 5 minutes on medium-high without burning, then turn heat down to medium or slightly less, and continue to cook onions, stirring occasionally, until onions reach a deep, caramel color.

Set onions aside to cool, and grill or pan-fry your hamburgers to doneness of choice. I like a nice medium burger.

While hamburgers cook, toast bread. Gluten free bread requires toasting to hold up to the sandwich. Use the rest of the butter to butter one side of each piece of toast. Chop cooked onions into bite-sized pieces.

Melt cheese on top of hamburgers as they cook the last minute. Then assemble patty melts with two slices of bread, butter on the outside, patties, onions and cheese on the inside. Grill or pan fry each sandwich for 30-60 seconds to brown butter on outside of bread.

Serve hot.

Now off to make supper!

XXOO

Julia

www.juliatalbot.com

Tasty Tuesdays: Low Carb Breakfast Muffins

Welcome to Tasty Tuesdays, where Changeling authors share their favorite specialty recipes.

From Shelby's Kitchen:
Low Carb Cinnamon Flax Seed Breakfast Muffins
Five minutes prep time
25 to 35 minutes bake time
Net Carbs app 1 per muffin (Based on a 6 well large breakfast muffin tin)

Ingredients
1 cup golden flax meal (zero net carbs)
1/2 cup almond meal (6 net carbs)
1/2 cup flax seeds (zero net carbs)
1/2 cup splenda (zero net carbs)
2 tbsp cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional, for a spicier muffin)
1 tbsp baking powder
pinch salt
1 cup unsweetened almond milk (1 net carb)
4 large eggs (zero net carbs)

Preheat oven to 350º
Generously grease a large muffin tin with olive oil or butter.
Mix dry ingredients with a large spoon or whisk. Make a well in the middle and pour in the almond milk, then add the eggs. Stir thoroughly. Batter should not be lumpy or have dry spots. Unlike wheat flour, you won't need to use a blender to get the batter relatively smooth. Batter will have a slightly gelatinous texture. Spoon batter into muffin tin. Muffin wells should end up about 2/3 rds full.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 350º for a 6 muffin tin; about 25 minutes for a mini-muffin/cupcake tin.

Note that the flax meal will absorb the milk and make the batter very stiff if you let it stand in the fridge, so I don't recommend making this up ahead of time.

Shelby Morgen
www.ShelbyMorgen.com

Tasty Tuesday: Brandon's Apple Pie





It's apple picking season and what could be better for kicking off fall than an apple pie. Brandon and Seth from Paws on Me like apple pie. They even like to eat it in non-traditional ways ;)


Here's the recipe for Brandon's apple pie.....

Crust for a 2 crust pie
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 pinch baking powder
8T cold butter cut into small pieces
2T shortening
8-9T ice water with a few drops of lemon juice added
Mix dry ingredients. Cut in butter and shortening. Do not overmix. Add water and mix with a fork. Turn out on a cutting board or other hard surface. Split in half and form into two flattened disks. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or up to 2 days.

Filling
See Brandon's favorite filling recipe here.

Bake 15 minutes at 425F and then 30-45 minutes at 350F.

To find out how to use an apple pie to spice up your life, read Paws on Me.

Tasty Tuesday

Welcome to Tasty Tuesdays, where Changeling authors share their favorite specialty recipes.


Margaret Riley
Publisher
Changeling Press LLC
hyyp://ChangelingPress.com