Today on the Aspen Mountain Press community loop at yahoo, we are celebrating NOT watching the Super Bowl. 

What will we do instead?  Why share excerpts, recipes, chat and give out prizes.

Come one, come all, and let’s have some fun!

You Are Rum

You’re the life of the party, and a total flirt. You are also pretty picky about what you drink. Only the finest labels and best mixed cocktails will do. Except if you’re dieting - then it’s Diet Coke and Bicardi all the way.

What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

Don’t be shy, try this quiz and then post your response on the Aspen Mountain Press yahoo loop. We have a whole series featuring alcoholic drinks…maybe yours will show up as one of the Del Fantasma titles…

So far we have:
Texas Tea
Sea Breeze
Screaming Orgasm
Undertow
Slow Fuzzy Screw
and Black Wolf

This week, our drink of the month is Silk Panties, number seven in the series set in a paranormal bar just outside San Diego in the fictional Vista Loma area.

I don’t know how many of you can appreciate this small feat if you aren’t an author…but, hitting the first page of your category at Fictionwise is a pretty big deal J

Today in the erotica section, JM Snyder’s Working Man: Makin’ Copies is #6 (one more and she’ll be in that little yellow note card box at the top of every erotica page!) and Jade Buchanan’s Del Fantasma: Black Wolf is #11.  Black Wolf is also currently #1 in total sales over all categories at All Romance Ebooks.

Aspen Mountain routinely has several titles in the top 100 and a bunch in the top 10% (there are more than 4400 titles in erotica alone)

#62  Forget the Mistletoe by Lizzie T. Leaf

#149 Death of a Blues Angel by Sarah Black*

#206 Snowball in Hell by Josh Lanyon*

#311 Working Man: Easily Addicted by JM Snyder*

#335 Scarred by JM Snyder*

#371 Working Man: Summer Kisses and Ice Cream Dreams*

#432 Working Man: Opening Day at the County Fair*

Congratulations on the wonderful showing  at Fictonwise authors!

Sandra

Aspen Mountain Press has just released another in the paranormal romance series Del Fantasma.  This week’s offering is Sea Breeze by Jade Rivers. 

The story follows Serai, a sea siren who has one opportunity to snag a mate.  The day she goes on land, she must find a lover to impregnate her before dawn the following day.  Failure to mate means death.  Failure to return to the sea means being trapped in the form of a human and never being able to return home.

Ms. Rivers has also gifted Aspen Mountain Press with Slicker.  This story, a part of the Plain Brown Wrapper series follows one day in the life of Tavey, a repressed accountant, dragged to an office party against her will.  Known for her frumpy attire, she has nothing festive to wear to a fun gathering of her co-workers.  That is, until she discovers the red slicker in her closet.  Can she make the old raincoat into an attractive outfit?  Will it be enough to make her boss think of keeping her on in her current position?  To read an excerpt of Slicker click here.

Shattered Legacy is Ms. Rivers’s foray into the world of mystery and was her very first release with Aspen Mountain Press.  This erotic thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat, wondering how Hillary and Sean will solve the murders at St. Catherine’s before the killer strikes again.

 Coffee Time Romance gave Shattered Legacy 4 cups saying, “The reader knows who the murderer is from the start, but the whys and the sucker punch at the very end make for shocking twists and turns on every page. This was well-crafted with rich characters, a surprisingly well-balanced mix of the erotic and sinister, and a stunning murder plot woven into every one of their lives. For those who like a whodunit with a twist, this is a definite must read. ” Charissa

The reviewer at Fallen Angel Reviews, Jen H., called Shattered Legacy “a combination of sizzling romance and nail-biting suspense… Be prepared, Shattered Legacy will have you hanging on till the last word” and gave the novel 5 Angels.

This past week at Aspen Mountain Press two releases help us remember the World War II era.  The first, No Apologies by J.M. Snyder, takes us back to the weekend of December 7th, 1941 and the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  Two men on the U.S.S. Oklahoma cross an invisible boundary line when a stolen kiss in a drunken moment leads to unexpected tensions.  Can their friendship be restored before the Japanese obliterate Battleship Row?

Josh Lanyon’s Snowball in  Hell has us reliving the glory days of Hollywood complete with rationing stamps and chickory coffee.  Lt. Mathew Spain is called to investigate the murder of one of Hollywood’s elite and the journalist following the case looks like the prime suspect. 

Nathan Doyle is struggling with his homosexuality.  He’s sought help from professionals but the stress is becoming too much.  Trysts carried out in a wooded park are becoming dangerous and he feels he’s losing his mind.  Especially when his mind keeps going back to a sexy investigator who could in no way be interested in him that way.

Now the problem is surviving long enough to find the murderer.

Nothing says “cops” better than a badge and gun and the November release of Arresting Developments is one good example.  Three stories of gay police officers and how they find their love interests written by James Buchanan, L. Picaro and Josh Lanyon.

In Josh Lanyon’s In a Dark Wood, our hunky cop hero, Luke takes his new love interest camping for their first date…only Luke seems to have alterior motives including finding the Forrester, a monster in the Barrens…and one that Tim meet a long time ago.

In L. Picaro’s Gamble Everything, a former porn star is trying to forget his past, only someone is intent on reminding him of what he’s left behind.

Finally, a Coyote Crossing has two former acquaintances on opposite sides of the law.  James Buchanan weaves an intriguing story of missed opportunities and misinterpretations concealed by time and clever deceptions.

Babes in Toyland II

Maura Anderson, Jeanne Barrack, Raine Delight, Melissa Glisan,

Wayne Greenough, Michelle Hasker, Dawn Montgomery and Skylar Sinclair

Genre: Mystery, paranormal, historical, contemporary, romance, erotica

Price: $7.99

http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/babes-in-toyland-ii/prod_103.html

Blurbs:

Eight authors, eight winter holiday stories written for a total of more than 400 pages and over 130,000 words. Starting from a sweet mystery and ending in torrid romances, this book has something for everyone in it.

Who Offed Holiday Spirit by Wayne Greenough
Thanet Arthur Blake has a new mystery to solve when a little boy asks him to locate Holiday Spirit. With a reputation as a walking hearse, not too many people are willing to take to Thanet, that is until they find out who he’s looking for. Seems a lot of people have been touched by Holiday Spirit. Will Thanet be able to find Holiday Spirit before its too late?

Christmas Ink by Skylar Sinclair

Christopher Kringle, son of the Kris Kringle isn’t interested in carrying on the family business. He’d rather help the citizens of Wadeville as their doctor. When a special patient is brought in after a motorcycle accident unusual things start to happen including a curious itching on his butt. Kandi Cane had a terrible accident, and healing is going to take some time. If only she didn’t have to have an attack of unreasonable lust every time a certain doctor was nearby. But how does she tell a perfectly normal, handsome man that she isn’t quite human?

Devon Falls: Sticky Magic by Raine Delight

Preserving an ancient bloodline sends a man in search of his mate in the town of Devon Falls. Devon Falls hardly looks big enough to give second notice too, but when Marc ends up in a specialty candy shop run he changes his mind. The woman helping him select a gift for his mother is just the person he’s looking for. Can he convince Jenna they were meant to be?

Festival of Lights by Melissa Glisan
In a time and culture most have forgotten, meet Jacob and Saka, an unlikely pair. Jacob is a scholar and Saka a female warrior intent on protecting his family. When war hits, Saka takes protecting Jacob and his people seriously and will die protecting them. Survival is a miracle against a vicious enemy, but not nearly as miraculous as the love she has for Jacob or the lamp in the temple that doesn’t run out of oil.

Christmas Belle by Dawn Montgomery

In the realm of magic anything can happen, but can a kiss cause the end of the world? Belle thinks so. Kissing Roarke has cast a spell of unimagined magnitude. Guilt eats at Belle for causing the freezing of human and fae alike. Loving Roarke has caused this. Can they find a way to reverse the spell? And what will become of her love for him if they do?

Heart’s Desire by Michelle Hasker

Aine has a talent for giving people the desire of their hearts. All she asks for is help, one time, when another seeks their heart’s desire. When Aine is followed by a couple of thugs, Adhamh rushes to protect her. What he doesn’t expect is the flare of desire and vague sense of familiarity he feels in her presence. Given the choice of his own heart’s desire, finding the person who turned him into one of the living dead, or staying with Aine, Adhamh finds the decision isn’t as easy as he thought it would be.

The Game by Jeanne Barrack
A trip to his grandparents’ cabin for some quiet alone time to get to know Sheri better is all Dave wants. He doesn’t expect the company of their roommates, Frank and Marci. Nor does he expect they’ll be snowed in, unable to obtain the provisions missing from their rustic surrounds. But those aren’t the only surprises he discovers. Follow Dave and Sheri as they learn more about each other and their cabin mates while they play “Strip Dreidle” to while away their time and engage in some extraordinary sexual adventures.

Gift of the Holly King by Maura Anderson

A wiccan priestess is trying to recover from an accident that left her “changed”. Retreating to a quiet, wooded hide-away she explores the area and discovers an ancient holly tree. And imprisoned within is the Holly King, destined to relive each year the disastrous battle that locked him locks him in the tree. Kayleigh doesn’t expect to find love with an ancient spirit, but how, oh how, is she to keep loving him when he’s banished from her realm for months at a time, with no hope of communication?

All eight stories are NOW AVAILABLE AT
www.AspenMountainPress.com

Aspen Mountain Press is thrilled to release Babes in Toyland II, an eight story anthology.  This amazing collection has more than 134,000 words and 400+ pages.

Authors include:

Maura Anderson,

Jeanne Barrack

Raine Delight,

Melissa Glisan.

Wayne Greenough,

Michelle Hasker,

Dawn Montgomery,

and Skylar Sinclair.

If you like a little mystery, or a little history, or a lot of hot love, you’ll find something you like in this anthology!

A US Magistrate Judge has protected the privacy of countless individuals when he refused to allow federal prosecutors access to Amazon.com purchase records. Judge Stephen Crocker ruled  the First Amendment affirms a citizens’ right to keep reading habits private.

The judge said, “…investigation into the reading habits of Amazon’s customers could frighten countless potential customers into canceling planned online book purchases.” Additionally, “The subpoena is troubling because it permits the government to peek into the reading habits of specific individuals without their knowledge or permission…. It is an unsettling and un-American scenario to envision federal agents nosing through the reading lists of law-abiding citizens while hunting for evidence against somebody else.”

Score one for the good guys.  One doesn’t have to be liberal or conservative to appreciate the protection of an individual’s privacy over legal purchases.