I'm thrilled to announce that the second release of HEARTS UNDER FIRE - New Amsterdam Story #1 - is now available for pre-order over on Less Than Three Press's Book Market! Go check it out. :D

Ten years ago, Clark thought he would spend his life as a military man. But his world turned into a nightmare when a suicide bomber destroyed his career. It's been a long road to recovery, but Clark has finally found peace. His bar, Glow, is the place to be in New Amsterdam; the son of the mayor employs Clark as a confidential information man; and the BDSM club he part-owns is a profitable release. Clark's life is a good one, so long as no one gets too close.

Then Daniel walks into Glow, and what Clark expects to be just another handsome face proves instead to be the kind of challenge he's been avoiding—but he just can't seem to walk away.

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Greetings, oh readers and faithful companions of the wordy kind.

There've been earthquakes and heartbreaks, but the stories... will always go on.

( Herein is a list of what I'm up to... )

G'lord... let's see... Updates... updates... I know I had something I wanted to...

OH RIGHT!

HI!

Ahem.

FIRST!
There is new fanart uploaded on our website done by Fluister and Demondreams!

SECOND!
"Deathwish," if you missed it, is a New Amsterdam side story featuring Clark and crew, and I just got it posted up over on Goodreads. You can read that by clicking here.

THIRD!
In honor of cupcakes and kink, based on my latest poll, (over on Y!Gallery, wherein licking cupcakes and a flogger are winning for the next fun to be had) I give you:
These
very
happy
and
horny
images!

FOURTH!
I'VE BEEN WRITING!

*huff puff pant*

I have one short-ish (<6000 words) chapter of Lessons in Living done and in need of editing. I really, really would like to do the next one, too, as I feel it would advance the story more than the current one, which sort of... jumped up and bit me on the arse. Surprised me, in other words.

I have almost ten-fucking-thousand words of Nagato... Soubi... Itachi... Haku... Kimimaro... and Vaughn. *falls over* Yes. That's right. Orgy, people. I'm about 3/4 of the way done.

I have a synopsis to edit, a book to plot (my own, which also jumped up and bit me), a stack of research material to read, and a *)$#(&^ nap to take.

...and you know... stuff to finish.

In all likelihood, my two weeks off shall become three, affording me more time to putz about and write.

Thank you to those who've joined me in the random, sporadic wars I've been hosting.

OH! And I'd love to do the reading thing wherein I debut LiL chapter(s) and "Blue Diamond" (the Nagato & company story). That is *entirely* dependent on schedules, my voice, and a bunch of other stuff, though. The desire is there, though, and all things willing and the creek don't rise... It'll happen.

Much love to everyone. I hope all's fantastic with you and yours.
♥Dee

Fan of M/M Romance? Likely you are, if you're around these parts...

Over on Goodreads, the M/M Romance Group is hosting awards for books published in 2012. There are some incredible reads on the list, and there are so many nominated it's like a smorgasbord for New Books I Want To Read.

And, I'm very proud to say, Winter's Knight is up for several categories, including Best BDSM Novel and Best Sex Scene.

Want to see the lists? Vote? Comb the nominees for awesomeness?

THEN CLICK RIGHT HERE!

And enjoy.

♥

Thoughts, prayers, and hope to any and all of those being affected by Mother Nature's hissy fit. When that woman gets hormonal, we all duck and cover. I think we're going to miss most of it, here, but I've got several friends coping with evacuation maneuvers and the hope for flood insurance.

Working on the lineup for 2013. Editing Evantide & Li, getting ready to dive into New Amsterdam novel #4, finishing up another novella, and generally running around on fire.

Good thing I LIKE fire.

Much love all.

And here... have some Tuesday Distraction on the house.

♥Dee

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[Poll #1875671]

Good morn-er, AFTERNOON, oh cats, kittens, ladies, gents, and gentlefreaks!

I am back from my tour through the entirety of New England, and can now officially say I've been in 41 of the 50 states, including both Alaska and Hawaii. There's a blog post coming about all of that (I have about 300 pictures, a dozen videos and notes... and am recovering from driving about 2800 miles in nine days, so do forgive the delay. I can't feel my anything.), but first, wanted to give a small heads up on New Amsterdam (and other) progress...

The Next Full-Length Novel
...is in the works. We've actually written it once, scrapped it, and are doing a take three (take two was a false start). I can tell you that the star of the story was referenced in Winter's Knight. We really, really hope to have that one together and in good hands in spring.

Another Novella?
I've got a kid rolling around in my head (and by "kid" I mean "twenty-two-year-old") who would really like a word with the reading audience. Much like Shot in the Dark, it'll be another stand-alone novella that will introduce at least one character who will play a major role later. Or, well... I HOPE this kid will get a role later, as while the novella in my head now has a happy ending, I don't think it's the guy's, "Forever-after" happy ending, if you will.

Shorts and Other Things, Oh My
Torquere has an amazing new Leather line that's all BDSM, all the time. Oh my does THAT sound appealing. We've got something cooking for Lucian and Shea, (Winter's Knight, other). There's also another Daniel and Clark (Hearts Under Fire, "The New Deal," others) in the works with a possible third party cameo from Ellis (Shot in the Dark). AND, if that's not enough playing around, we're thinking of something entertaining with a gang of the men. And I think Raine wants to bring Sorrenson back in sometime sooner rather than later. You read about him in "Swing Shift."

Ellis is getting his own book. Oh, and yeah... we agree that Tim Akkard and Kris Fawkes definitely need books. Ya know... soon.

(And yes... Tim IS straight.)

So... right. Busy we are! And happily so.

A Note on New Amsterdam Connectivity
The New Amsterdam world is designed to be a series of "major arc" books and various novellas and short stories that are good to stand alone but also play well with others. There is an "order" to them, so to speak, but reading the books out of said suggested order shouldn't disrupt the ripples in space/time fabric too much. We hope. No guarantees, though. If Cthulhu shows up on your back porch for ANY reason, we did NOT have anything to do with it!!!

Other Projects
Raine and I are working on a website that's going to consolidate Raine's, mine, and ours. It will make following us and the updates a TON easier, we hope. For us and for you! Updates on progress shall be announced with the trumpet bellow of 500 naked bandmen. You'll hear about it, no worries.

Raine and I are also working on a horror story, the Evantide and Li series, and our own solo works.

Now then: to follow all this chaos, here be your links of note:
♠ Stalk. ♠ Us. ♠
We like it roughed up in the dark.
♥Demented, Inc. Headquarters
♥Kelly's Facebook
♥Kelly on Goodreads
♥Kelly's Blog
♥Raine's Blog
♥Raine's Facebook
♥Raine on Goodreads

Much ♥!
-Dee/Kelly

First of all... THANK YOU everyone for the birthday wishes and the virtual gifts!

Apparently, LiveJournal just really, really wants me to celebrate this birthday, as it keeps pinging people *early* that it's the actual day.

My birthday is the 8th, *laughs* though, as a Leo, I fully assert my roaring right to get a birthday *month* and not merely a day, so no worries by me for late/early/otherwise well wishes. Always happily accepted.

Second, we just heard that our publisher wishes to take a short story we submitted and turn it into a novella! A few hundred more words puts us over the mark, and THAT means we get to write out a love scene that we truly adore, whereas we thought we'd just have to reference it.

COLOR ME ALL SHADES OF EXCITED.

So happy birthday to me! MORE WORK!

...It is truly an awesome gift.

Much love gang. Hope the dragon year is being more gentle on you and yours.
♥Dee