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My First Day!
I’m so excited to be here, and thank you, Shapeshifter ladies, for inviting me! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Larissa Ione, author of contemporary romances for Red Sage and Samhain, and dark paranormal romance for Grand
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WINNER - Wild Rose Press Gift Certificate
My apologies. This should’ve gone up sooner, but I wasn’t paying close enough attention to the time zone on the backend. Anyway… Congratulations, Lizzie Starr!! You’re a winner! Just email Beth at beth@bethcaudill.net to
- Yesterday
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Prism Finals! Wow, I do believe I’m terribly honored!
OMG, I’m so excited. Thanks to the judges and also Congratulations to the winners and finalists!!! Congratulations to the 2008 PRISM Winners. Light Paranormal 1. Dead Girls are Easy by Terri Garey 2. More Than Fiends by Maureen Child 3. Highlan
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Guest Blogger - Beth Caudill and a PRIZE
I had the fun chance to interview the lovely Beth Caudill who writes for Wild Rose Press. Her first foray into the shapeshifting world begins with Informally Yours. Not only is she a writer, but she’s one of the hardest working moms in the
- October 8th, 2008
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November Shape-shifter Novels…
by Lori Devoti Wondering what to put on preorder for reading over Thanksgiving? Here are a few titles I’ve seen that look interesting… Immortal Warrior by Lisa Hendrix. This is a historical shifter novel set in medieval England. And the
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When is a shifter not a shifter - Plus an introduction!
First, I have to write this - when is a shifter not a shifter? For Nalini Singh, in Hostage to Pleasure, Dorian is a non shifter. His parents were shifters. His sister was a shifter. But why on earth isn’t Dorian a shifter? Imagine how
- October 7th, 2008
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Winner!
Colleen wins a copy of Rogue Angel: Swordsman’s Legacy. Colleen, please email Michele at toastfaery@gmail.com with your snail mail address. Congrats! Posted in General
- October 6th, 2008
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The Shapeshifting Author
I feel a bit like a shapeshifter lately. Not so much a physical changing creature that twists and cringes and coils into herself as she takes on fur, fangs and whathaveyou. But mentally I’ve been doing some gyrations. As a writer in more th
- October 4th, 2008
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Comment on Blog Post About Conflict–Free Book Giveaway!
Just comment on my blog on Conflict at Deadly Vixens for a chance to win a free book!–Your choice, Winning the Highlander’s Heart, The Vampire…In My Dreams, or Heart of the Wolf! http://deadlyvixens.blogspot.com/2008/10/please-welco
- October 2nd, 2008
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How do you like my new cover?
My editor just e-mailed me the cover for my next Berkley Moon book, ETERNAL MOON, which will be out in April. It’s the story of a woman who’s the reincarnation of an ancient goddess. Down through the ages, she and her consort have come back a
- October 1st, 2008
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Tapdancing
This post is more about writing than about shapeshifting - although, if I could shapeshift, too, that would complicate things further. Hmm. Maybe I should be grateful for that! This is “one of those weeks”. We all have weeks when everythi
- September 30th, 2008
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Buy a Book, Save a Tiger!
Hi all! I’m so excited to see Tigress by the Tail out in paperback. I’ve been keeping my copy right by the desk so I can look at it, whenever I’m feeling down. Ok, and other times too. LOL. But now we have to get the word out
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Shapeshifter Stories that Aren’t???
I once read a historical romance that alluded to a hero who was a lynx shapeshifter, yet in the end I don’t believe he was. HUH??? Yep, it was like the author wanted to have the mystery, but didn’t want to really write that the hero w
- September 29th, 2008
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What If You Were Mystique?
Other than Wolverine and Storm, one of the most interesting X-men to me is Mystic. Can you imagine what it would be like to have her powers? To have the ability to shapeshift into anyone. I know I’d prefer to be someone supernatural, but
- September 28th, 2008
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Tigress by the Tail, available in Print.
Hi all you shapeshifter lovers! I just wanted to let you know, Tigress by the Tail is now available in print! Check it out either in Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble! Heck, we’re even at target.com! So jump on the bandwagon and buy your
- September 26th, 2008
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eBooks and Print
It seems to me paranormal romance, shapeshifters especially, have gotten their start due to eBook publishing. Some of my favorite shapeshifter authors started as eBook authors. (Okay, Lora Leigh’s isn’t quite a shapeshifter romance, b
- September 25th, 2008
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Guest Blogger, Shelley Munro & Alien Cats–& A Contest!!!
Hi, Firstly, thanks to the ladies at Shape Shifter Romance for inviting me to guest blog today. My name is Shelley Munro and I write paranormal titles for Ellora’s Cave and contemporary for Samhain Publishing. Today I’m talking about alien cat
- September 24th, 2008
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Dragons
I just heard from my editor today. My Berkley dragon story is approved. Yippee!!! It’s called DRAGON MOON, and it won’t be published until October next year. I wanted to tell you all about it, but I felt like I couldn’t say anything until I
- September 20th, 2008
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This blog has been targetted
By Spammers for a program called “WowGold”. I have had to set this so all comments must be moderated, so please be patient if you make a comment, because it will not show until I come online next. I do sincerely apologize for the inconven
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DAY LATE DOLLAR SHORT
With all my good intentions, I often find myself falling short of what I want to achieve both in books and life. That unfortunately includes blogging. I, ahem, will confess to the world and apologize to my fellow bloggers that I didn’t rememb
- September 19th, 2008
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The shape-shifting world of publishing.
By Lori Devoti Times they are a changing. We all know that right? If you have any doubts of that give this article a gander. It lays it all out nice and pretty. Now this isn’t as disturbing to me as it may be to some other authors because I hav
- September 18th, 2008
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A Shapeshifter Throw Down
This post has been brought to you by AJ Hampton (who has recently contracted TWO new shapeshifter novellas!) I was laying in bed, trying to sleep and all I could think about was what happened if some of our favorite heroes and heroines threw down? Wh
- September 17th, 2008
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Dark Curse.
Hi everyone. Anyone who knows me well knows one of my favorite authors is Christine Feehan. Over the last year or so, my love dimmed. Well, not really. I just wasn’t as interested in the Carpathian series (but ohhh the Drake Sisters were
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To brood or not to brood
This is what I want to know: do you prefer your shapeshifter/paranormal heroes to accept their nature/condition, or try to move beyond it and become human? Some shifter heroes (and I’m including vampires in the bunch) spend all their lives tryi
- September 16th, 2008
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Are Fallen Angels Shape Shifters?
I’m asking this, not just because FALLEN which comes out at the end of this month features a hero who is a fallen angel, but because I can’t decide. I hadn’t thought of this series as having anything to do with shape shifters, then
- September 15th, 2008
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About responsibility
Recently I had a discussion with another author about responsibility. I was surprised to find this particular person felt it was wrong to use Vampires and “other monsters” of history as romantic figures. She felt by doing this we are
- September 12th, 2008
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Help Wanted: Must Have Fangs
Most of the books I’ve been reading, the shapeshifter is either a private investigator, special forces, or a detective. I have nothing against that because I have some wonderful authors who are on my auto-buy list and their hero/heroine ju
- September 11th, 2008
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Where Were You? In Rememberance.
Today is an important day in history. It’s a day most of us will remember for the rest of our lives. I remember as a kid, everyone always said “where were you the day JFK was shot?” Uhm, not born yet. But I remember the storie
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Can I wrench your guts?
Last Saturday, I gave a talk on romance writing. Not romantic suspense. Not paranormal romantic suspense. Straight romance. Of course, every time I prepare a workshop, it reminds me of what to look for in my own writing. As I went over my notes, I c
- September 9th, 2008
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It’s official - Tigress by the Tail, In PRINT!
Hi all! I’m so excited! Tigress by the Tail is going to print, and should be available at your local Barnes & Noble by the 23rd of September! (Exact date to be announced soon). Here’s the full cover flat image! Isn’t it aw
- September 8th, 2008
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Lightning Strikes
I ask you on this glorious eighth day of September what sort of idiot ventures out into a storm, stands alone at the highest peak of a hill, and waits with their arms raised to heaven for lightning to strike while all the fierce wind and rain pound
- September 4th, 2008
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This way to the Vampire section…
As far as keeping on track with the whole shapeshifter theme today…I got nothing. Actually, I have a new release, so I’m going to talk about that. Not new, but a re-release of my first published book, DARK RAPTURE. It’s a vampir
- September 1st, 2008
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Happy Labor Day!
Today is Labor Day which got me to thinking about what jobs shape-shifters would be most suited for. In my books only one so far has had a “legitimate” human job–bar tender. He also, however, was a portal guardian. My other heros we
- August 29th, 2008
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What’s a Werewolf?
On August 8, Teresa D’Amario posted the list I’ve reproduced below. And as soon as I saw it, I started wondering how her points are reflected in my books. 10. His favorite song is CHANGES. 9. You’re missing two fresh steaks which were i
- August 28th, 2008
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Winner of Lauren Dane’s book!
Hey folks. Sorry to take so long to get with this - Please beat me with the wet noodle now. Ok, that’s better. I’m chastised now. Phew. The winner of Lauren Dane’s book is…. Drumroll please. CIARA, who finds werewolves YUMM
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The Vampire…In My Dreams
The Vampire…In My Dreams is now in print! If you’d like an autographed copy, just email me at tspear@flash.net. Paypal/checks/postal money orders accepted. The Vampire…In My Dreams Description Love bites when a seventeen-year-old
- August 26th, 2008
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Bred in the Bone?
So, how does someone get to be a shapeshifter? There are two main ways, from what I see. The character can be born into the particular shape shifter species - having some kind of different genetic profile than humans do - or is made into shape shifte
- August 25th, 2008
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How old is too long?
Hey! It’s my birthday today! And that got me thinking about…getting older. Sigh… Have you ever wanted to be immortal? To walk through centuries without aging? Most of the paranormal heroes and heroines we write and read ab
- August 24th, 2008
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Update to MySpace
Well, I decided it was time to change my myspace page. Make sure you take a peek, and by all means, please, leave a comment. It took me 4 hours to get it the way I want it! It incorporates everything in my shifter series. The city, the animals, a
- August 22nd, 2008
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What’s Your Shapeshifter Romance Movie?
I finally got a chance to see Cold Mountain and thought it was a great movie. And like any contemporary movie I see on TV, I ask myself, “Gee. I wonder how this would’ve turned out had they turned it into a shapeshifter romance?”
- August 21st, 2008
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ShapeShifter Romance Welcomes Lauren Dane
Every time I turn around someone asks me “have you read Lauren Dane? she writes great shapeshifting books”. Then there are the ones who read my books then say “have you read Lauren Dane? You remind me of her.” Well dang, I
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Winner of Tigress By the Tail
the Winner of a copy of The Moon: Tigress by the Tail is DANI!!! Email me at Desertpetiri@aol.com and I’ll make sure you get your e-copy of Tigress By The Tail!
- August 19th, 2008
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Check out my blog at shapeshiftrromance!
Check it out - and enter for a chance to win Tigress By The Tail!
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The Reveal
By Teresa D’Amario Hi everyone. Hope you are having an awesome day. I wanted to share something with the readers of Shapeshifter Romance. This is a post I shared elsewhere during a “guest blogging” day, but I thought perhaps our
- August 18th, 2008
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Ok, it’s time for a little bragging.
I’m not very good at it, but I really need to post these so people can read them. Reviews have been trickling in for Tigress By The Tail, and the reaction has been phenomenal! You just can’t imagine how nerve wracking it is to receive a
- August 15th, 2008
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What Do Shapeshifters Eat?
This discussion came up when I began writing my vampire stories. Vampires don’t eat real food. Why not? My vampires eat and breathe, have a beating heart, are hot blooded. Hmmm-hmm. I can’t really get into mixing it up with a cold slab o
- August 13th, 2008
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What ever happened to the big bad wolf?
by Lori Devoti Paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels have been “hot” for some time now, but you still come across articles by people who have just discovered the genres and don’t quite get them. These writers really seem to mi
- August 8th, 2008
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Ten ways to know your lover is a shape shifter!
Hi all. Been an interesting week for me at this end, so I thought I’d have a little fun with ya. 10. His favorite song is CHANGES. 9. You’re missing two fresh steaks which were in the fridge just five minutes ago, and hubby is lickin
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Contest Winner!
The winner of an autographed copy of Cynthia Eden’s WHEN HE WAS BAD is Danette! Congrats! Danette, please email Michele your snail mail address at: toastfaery@gmail.com and I’ll forward the info to Cynthia. Thanks!
- August 7th, 2008
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Guest: Cynthia Eden
Welcome Cynthia Eden to the Shifter’s blog today And check out those amazing covers! One lucky poster will win an autographed copy of WHEN HE WAS BAD from Cynthia, so do comment! Not All Shifters Are Created Equal Hi, everyone! I’