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OMG you guys! Look at this Table of Contents!

By Dayle A. Dermatis, Thriller

Sorry for the shouting, but I’m so chuffed I could just pop.

I’M SHARING A TABLE OF CONTENTS WITH FRANK HERBERT.

And my name is on the cover, too!

Pulse Pounders anthology, Fiction River, December 2014

And lookie, there are my friends Ron Collins and Phaedra Weldon, too! And Kevin J. Anderson was the editor who bought my story!

My story, “The Scent of Amber and Vanilla,” is a somewhat creepy story about a mother who will go to lengths she never dreamed of to get her young daughter back.

I’m all about the squee here, people. Thanks for putting up with me.

Three sales to Fiction River!

By Dayle A. Dermatis, Sales

I’m utterly delighted to have sold three short stories to Fiction River at the annual Oregon Coast Writers Anthology Workshop!

“The Scent of Amber and Vanilla” will appear Pulse Pounders (thriller), edited by Kevin J. Anderson, in December 2104.

“Ignite the Night” will appear in Sparks (YA), edited by Rebecca Moesta, in August 2015.

“The Imperfect Otter Empire” will appear in Recycled Pulp (variety of genres), edited by John Helfers, in December 2015. John called my story “A kooky little palate cleanser.”

These three stories join three others I sold previously to Fiction River:

“Living With the Past,” Fantastic Detectives, Fiction River, August 2014

“Leave a Candle Burning,” Fantasy Adrift, Fiction River, April 2014

“The Sound of My Own Voice,” Hex in the City, Fiction River, 2013—available now!

Put some Sexy in Your Stocking this holiday season!

By Andrea Dale, Erotica, Little Kisses Press, Sophie Mouette

sexy cover webFrom the naughty minds of three of today’s top erotica authors—Andrea Dale, Sophie Mouette, & Teresa Noelle Roberts—comes a collection filled with winter holiday delights!

  • The Queen of Christmas
  • Frozen
  • On the Twelfth Day
  • Let It Snow
  • Santa Claus is Comin’
  • Mrs. Claus and the Naughty Elf
  • Christmas Blizzard
  • Happy Krampusnacht
  • Running Away From Christmas
  • A Bird in the Hand
  • Bringing Back the Light
  • Hidden Treasure

 

So curl up in front of a roaring fire, sip some eggnog, and tell Santa that on Christmas morning, you want to find something…Sexy in Your Stocking!

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Order from Powell’s (coming soon!)
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Also available in ebook format:
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The most wonderful time of the year!

By Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF, Soul's Road Press

It’s October, and you know what that means? It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, it is if you turn into a crazy woman because of Halloween. I love me some Halloween, baby.

It surprises me that I don’t have any stories set at Halloween, something my creative brain is trying to rectify as I type. But I do have some fantasy stories with vampires and ghosts and Old Scratch himself, so if you’re looking for some holiday-themed reading, here are my suggestions!

(Note: None of these are super-spooky, and all of them have some level of humor. Because, well, it’s me we’re talking about.)

“Blood Relations”

The woman known as the “Vegan Martha Stewart” learns who her infamous father really is…and their relationship threatens to ruin their respective empires. A funny fantasy short story—with a bite!

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“The Devil Went Down to the Sunset Strip”

Angrrr Management were four talented guys. (They really were. I wasn’t just some starry-eyed groupie; I knew decent music and I knew stage presence.) Talented, yes, and awfully pretty, all of them. And every last one of them was dumber than a post. Had they never HEARD of Robert Johnson?

“The Devil Went Down to the Sunset Strip” is a hilarious urban fantasy short story about 80s hair metal and selling your soul to Satan.

Includes bonus short story “Hell’s Belles”!

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“Feline Design”

Even Satan needs a vacation once in awhile. But perhaps taking the form of a fuzzy kitten wasn’t the smartest of ideas…. A Miranda Contreau paranormal short story.

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“Hell’s Belles”

Teaching etiquette to a spoiled debutante can be hell…literally. A funny fantasy with a wicked Southern twang.

Includes bonus story “The Devil Went Down to the Sunset Strip”!

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“Some Old Lover’s Ghost”

Helena runs Paranormal Manifestation Services–PMS for short. When she’s hired by Beth and Marguerite to find out why a ghost is bothering Marguerite, she doesn’t expect to get a crush on Beth…which makes things especially awkward when she learns who the ghost is. Rainbow Reviews called this short story “unexpectedly romantic [and] heart-wrenching.”

Includes a bonus interview with the author about the writing of the story, her own paranormal experiences, and more.

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Book signing!

By Andrea Dale, Appearances, Dayle Ivy, Erotica, Novels

I will be participating in a big honking romance writers book signing on Sunday, March 17, as part of the California Dreamin’ Romance Writers Conference. Lots of amazing writers will be there; I don’t have a list of who-all signing, but I promise it’s going to be stellar!

The deets:

Date: Sunday, March 17, 2013
Time: 1-2:30 pm (bookstore opens at 12:30 for anyone who wants to start browsing early)
Where: Doubletree Hotel in Santa Ana, CA

I’m definitely signing Waking the Witch (gothic novel by Dayle Ivy) and “Braceleted” (erotic romance by Andrea Dale), and I hope to have several other books there as well. (Let me know ahead of time if there’s a title you’d like, and I’ll make sure to have it there for you!)

Hope to see you there! xo

"Give In" to this new collection from Andrea Dale

By Andrea Dale, Erotica, Soul's Road Press

give in cover webGIVE IN is a scintillating collection of BDSM stories by prolific erotic scribe Andrea Dale. Prepare to be both aroused and charmed by these fifteen luscious tales of dark desire and power exchange, which appeared is such notable anthologies as Playing With Fire, Bound by Lust, and Do Not Disturb (a 2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards winner). In GIVE IN you’ll find out why Violet Blue calls Andrea Dale a “legendary erotica heavy hitter”!

Contains the following kinky stories:

• Guarding Her Body
• A Few Things to Pick Up On Your Way Home
• Stuffing the Ballot Box
• All She Wanted
• Breakfast in Bed
• Party Favor
• Return to Wildwood
• Mirror, Mirror
• How the Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back
• Santa Claus is Comin’
• On the Twelfth Day…
• When the Rancher Needs a Loan
• Darlene’s Dilemma
• College Reunion
• The Queen of Christmas

Available in print and in a variety of electronic formats:
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Euphoric

By Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF, Sales

I’ve signed the contract, so now I can announce the very, very exciting news!

I’ve had a short story accepted for a Mercedes Lackey-edited anthology of stories based in her awesome Elemental Masters universe!

::runs around in small circles, hands flapping::

I’ve been reading Misty’s work since…well, let’s just say math would be involved in figuring it out. A long time. And I love the Elemental Masters series. It’s mostly set in Britain (although our stories didn’t have to be), pre-WWII, and the premise is that there are people who have elemental magic, the ability to work magic based on the four elements and to interact with the attendant elemental creatures (water magicians commune with sylphs and naiads, etc.). Additionally, each book is based loosely on a fairy tale or legend.

I set my story in and around Castle Coch in south Wales, a place I’ve been to several times. It’s truly a fairy tale/fantasy castle, with conical-roofed towers and incredible decorations. Unsurprisingly, my underlying fairy tale is Rapunzel. (See also below.)

I love writing romance and erotica (obviously), but fantasy was my first love, and any opportunity I get to write fantasy makes me happy. To be a part of this project makes me insanely joyous.

I have to thank a few people for helping me on this journey:

  • Ken, for putting up with me every time I thought I couldn’t do it, thought the idea was stupid. I haven’t had much faith in my writing ability lately, and he’s done nothing but prop me up and say all the right things I needed to hear.
  • Kris & Dean and the Oregon Writers Network, for not only holding so many workshops that have helped me grow as a writer, but for making it possible for me to be in the right place at the right time for this opportunity.
  • Lee Rebennack, for immediately saying “Rapunzel” when I asked those in our hotel room at Phoenix Comicon what their favorite fairy tale was. That smashed into the idea of using Castle Coch and my brain did that wonderful writerly “OoooOOOoooh!” that happens when the right ideas come together.

I’m probably overreacting to this—I mean, hell, I’ve sold more than a hundred short stories—but given how hard it’s been to even finish a short story lately, much less how I’ve questioned whether I should be even doing this, I’m going to go with the euphoria.

Happy morning news!

By Andrea Dale

I woke up today to find in my In Box preliminary acceptance on 3 short-short stories for an anthology of (you guessed it) short-short stories! I’ll make the official announcement once the publisher has approved the stories’ inclusion in the book (which is standard practice). They’ve never dinged one of my stories (that I know of), so, YAY!

Is it magic…or madness?

By Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF

“Berengere” by Dayle A. Dermatis

When Berengere’s husband, the king of Coraise, goes away crusade, his brother Jean assumes the role of Regent—and makes Berengere, her sister, her husband’s grandmother, and her closest servants “guests” in his chateau. Berengere knows they’re really prisoners, but there’s nothing she can do except try to make their appartements more pleasing by painting murals of the outside world. Are the murals a means of escape…or is Berengere slipping into madness?

Available in a variety of electronic formats
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A sassy, light-hearted ghostly romance

By Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF, Soul's Road Press

“Some Old Lover’s Ghost” by Dayle A. Dermatis

Helena runs Paranormal Manifestation Services—PMS for short. When she’s hired by Beth and Marguerite to find out why a ghost is bothering Marguerite, she doesn’t expect to get a crush on Beth…which makes things especially awkward when she learns who the ghost is. Rainbow Reviews called this short story “unexpectedly romantic [and] heart-wrenching.” BONUS: Includes an interview with the author about the writing of the story, her own paranormal experiences, and more.

“Definitely a light-hearted read – kind of a lesbian Ghostbusters. What makes this story stand out is the strong narrator – she’s smart, funny and definitely opinionated. For some reason or other, the word ‘sassy’ comes to mind when I think of this story – and that’s a good thing.”
— Megan, goodreads.com

“unexpectedly romantic [and] heart-wrenching”
—Rainbow Reviews

“Some Old Lover’s Ghost was nominated for a 2008 Romance Erotica Connection Award for Best F/F Romance Short Story and for a 2010 Gaylactic Spectrum Awardfor Best Short Fiction.

“Some Old Lover’s Ghost” originally appeared in Haunted Hearths and Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories (Lethe Press, 2008).

Available in a variety of electronic formats
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