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I’ve been wanting to get my books on Barnes & Noble’s website for years.  Never wanted to go through the hassle of being a “Vendor of Record”, so I was relieved when they started offering ebooks (Nookbooks).  Still, I couldn’t figure out how to be vendor without having to go through the same hassle.  Knowing that they offer plenty of ebooks that aren’t in paperback, I figured there must be a way publishers were getting their books on Nook.

So I emailed Barnes & Noble and asked.  LOL  Yeah, it took me years to figure out I could do that.  And they quickly wrote me back and gave me the URL, so now I have 2 of my books in the works: Formerly Brandewyne and Faith’s Portrait.  Once they are available, I will work on getting more uploaded.  I couldn’t make FB free, so it’s listed at 99 cents.  FP will be the same price as on Amazon and here.

Right now only one of my erotic romances are available through Cobblestone and that’s Painful Reflections.  That is my first one, so they are must wait quite awhile before uploading to Nook.  Anyway, eventually all my ebooks will be available through Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. 

Here is the link to my NookBooks on www.bn.com.

Well, according to my scribometer, I am 39% toward my goal of 40,000 words for Sierra Sky.  The story has really taken off.  I need to take notes of the plot line, so I won’t forget to cover all the ground I want to write about.  It’s a bit complicated, but of course, that goes with the theme of science-fiction.  I need to figure out if there is a bad guy, and who he is. Other than the hero and heroine, will there be any other strong leading roles?  How will all the conflict be satisfactorily resolved at the ending?

Though I have to admit, I’m having fun exploring the possiblities of interspecies sex.  The sky’s the limit, so to speak.  I’m trying to push the boundaries of my comfort levels, which means that my characters will do things in this story that I would never dream of doing.  Yes, I have written a menage story for Cobblestone, and no, I have not personally experienced one.  But I’m talking about deeper and more sexual than a meer threesome, though that will certainly enter the equation at some point in Sierra Sky. After all, I intend to make this my hottest and steamiest erotica story to date!

Stay tuned! 

I finally figured out how to get my new menu bar on the blog. The answer was right in front of me, but it took this long to get it right! LOL At least it’s finally on there and looks great!

After quite a bit of hard work and tweeking, I think I have just about finished the site upgrades. I really like how great Drew looks on my site. Don’t you? I had just been waiting for the perfect photo, and then I got it! Thanks again, Jason!

If anyone finds something that looks a bit odd, please contact me and let me know. I’ve stumbled upon a few problems on my own and fixed them, but I’m sure there are still more out there! I want this site to be as perfect as I can get it!

I have just added a chat to the blog for signed in users only. So if you would like to chat, be sure to log in to see it. Once logged in, look at the lower right hand side of the screen. It can take about a minute to appear. Then you can log in using either Envolve (the makers of the chat), twitter or facebook. Have fun!

I have made quite a few changes to my site the past week. I have added a new store and shopping cart, now accept Google Checkout and have totally revamped this blog. I didn’t realize how much fun WordPress really was, but there are countless plug-ins to add. I wish I could code, but at least others can and are willing to share their brilliance.

I was looking through the plug-ins at WordPress.org and stumbled across BuddyPress. It apparently changes the blog into a social network sort of like Twitter. Kind of neat, and I’m still figuring it out. Go to the Activity tab to look for any new updates in the time stream. Groups can be created too, but I haven’t looked into that yet. It’s a really big plugin that I’ll have to dedicate some time soon to learn.

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Please be sure to visit Cobblestone Press on the 21st and check out my first erotic romance novella. If you’d like to read an excerpt, visit my forum.

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