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Same here. I'm interested as well but the cost and timing will determine if I can.

I have several that I immediately go to when I'm looking for something new to read: Susan Mallery, Lora Leigh, Naima Simone, and Ela Sheridan. There are others, but those top the list. My problem is that once I start reading, I can't stop. Then it's like a Lays potato chip and I cant read just one. The last time I read (independent of this site), it took me a month stop before I picked-up my work to continue (30-books in 30-days). Reading's an addiction for me and this site provides the pull I need to read plus the push I need towards publication.

As you can tell, I'm very passionate about reading...

Philisha

Hi Janet,
Yes, it comes across as a sexy scene. Not erotic, but the sexual tension was high because the reader didn't know who would win each hand. It was well done! I have to ask, was the Viagra comments for real - did he need help? Now I want to know the rest of the story.
Philisha

Here's a completely random thought: Have the story begin with a woman's scream that chills the bones. Matthew questions if it were real or coyotes (don't know if they have those there or not) or something out of his worst nightmare. They follow the sound of a horse crying. It stands over an unconscious woman, protecting her. The woman is on the ground and her delicate ankles are exposed, but he shouldn't be looking because she's hurt and its not right. The arrow is visible sticking out of her arm. He drops to the ground off his horse, using it as a shield if need be, but he determines the danger has passed. When he rolls the woman over he discovers it is Catherine, his unrequited love. There is a bump on her head and is slightly bleeding but she doesn't wake. Determined not to lose her ever again, he takes her with him (on his horse) to his home to help her mend. He can't fathom why she would be there at night alone. Was she the threat he'd been warned about? No, because they'd expected a raid from neighboring clans, not a lone woman. Had she lost her mind after her husbands death? He wouldn't know because he'd not checked on her.

I've said all this to show you that there are tons of ways you can approach the beginning of the story and still set the scene and tension. I subscribe to a blog that "Flogs a Pro." I've learned a lot from the floggings they give famous, well-known authors. The premiss is they take the first 17 lines from a story and ask the hard questions:
1. Story questions
2. Tension (in the readers, not just the characters)
3. Voice
4. Clarity
5. Scene setting
6. Character
Yes, all this in only the first 17 lines. I try to make sure my story fits in this as well. What I originally had to begin with was a prologue but quickly determined it wasn't enough to answer those 6 questions. This is your story, and you can make it anything you want because it's your imagination. However, ask those questions of your first 17 lines.
http://writerunboxed.com/2014/04/17/flo … st-page-5/

I hope this encourages you because you have a good plot. I love historical romance!
Philisha

This is so true for me too! Before I started to write, I was actively on Goodreads. After a year when I realized I'd read over 350 books, I decided I had an addiction. Now, I write as part of my therapy and cost savings plan and this site provides me the opportunity to do both!

I love all things romance and am so glad to have a group here!
Philisha

I'd join. There are great ideas we could all share with each other.

This happened to me today. I was in the process of writing a long review and when I went to submit, the system kicked me out and I had to log back in. I completely lost the review and had to re-do the whole thing. It seemed to be more of a timing issue and repeatedly kicked me out if I was in the system more than 20 minutes.

Looking for review swap.
Genre: Romance, Paranormal
Description: After 500-years of searching, Jarad Vanderwulf has finally met his one true mate and its in the middle of a werewolf revolution. Wolves have been allowed to terrorize humans for far too long and he has to bring order to the Nation or risk exposure to the humans. Timing is bad. Can he protect her and overcome the challenges of leading a nation or will he have to choose one over the other?

When Phoebe becomes a target to weaken his defenses, they flee NYC to her hometown in Alabama. The mystical Kinlock Shelter, deep within Bankhead National Forest, provides the ideal secluded area to stage the battle. Jarad quickly learns that Phoebe is the force of nature he’ll need to win the war but he’s made a fatal mistake in keeping information hidden from her. Phoebe questions if she can truly love someone who willfully deceived her. She must face his lies of omission and decide if he can be trusted with their future.

Caveat: This has some explicit sex scenes in multiple chapters; however, sex is not the main topic/plot of the story (hence romance vs erotica). The book is slightly less than 100K words.