http://www.alinamorgan.com the official website of Alina Morgan Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:21:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a rough summer. After finishing The Shadow Unveiled and Severed Spirits Rising, I haven't been able to get in a frame of mind to work on anything. I had a nasty event a few months ago, and I haven't entirely recovered since. Between that, the difficulties of summer ... http://www.alinamorgan.com/2009/08/19/creative-slump/ When I'm reading through romance author's blogs on my Google Reader... nekkid baby pics is not what I want to see. Not that I have a problem with kids, but... um... when you're also posting hunky dude pictures... no, just, no. http://www.alinamorgan.com/2009/08/04/okay/ As there were a total of 2 entrants in the poetry contest I was holding for The Twilight Deception's release contest... instead of closing it, we'll have 2 winners. :) AJ and Cia, please contact me at mistressnonny@gmail.com for your prizes. :D http://www.alinamorgan.com/2009/06/24/contest-winners/ Excerpt Monday time! :D The following is an excerpt from Severed Spirits Rising, a prequel to my urban fantasy / paranormal romance Shadowguard series with LSB. :) ~*~ I made my way to the bar, squeezing my way through the throng of people. "I hate crowds," I muttered under my breath, strengthening ... http://www.alinamorgan.com/2009/06/15/excerpt-monday-2/ Yay! Release day! The Twilight Deception is officially out from Liquid Silver Books. :D When the FBI receives word of vampire-related murders, they order tough-as-nails resident witch Arielle Thompson to investigate. But the last thing Arielle expects is to have her butt saved by a friendly vampire who claims he's tracking ... http://www.alinamorgan.com/2009/06/08/the-twilight-deception-release-and-contest/ The Twilight Deception will officially release from Liquid Silver Books on June 8th, 2009. YAY! *pops da bubbly* I'm so looking forward to this book being out again. It's the first in a series about Arielle, a witch reluctantly working for the FBI, and Jackson, the alien vampire that turns her world ... http://www.alinamorgan.com/2009/05/30/release-date-pre-contest-contest/ Firstly, I want to thank y'all for the comments made on Monday's excerpt. I had a blast writing that book, and I'm glad that other people seem to like it as much. :D Secondly, I have a new website design! If you're reading this by RSS, please click over and check ... http://www.alinamorgan.com/2009/05/13/new-cover-and-new-site/ I'm participating in Excerpt Monday, organized by the lovely Bria Quinlan and Mel Berthier from Romance Divas. The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming paranormal romance novella from Liquid Silver Books, The Twilight Deception: ~*~ Jackson stared at me like I'd grown a second head, then his expression softened. "She's beyond ... http://www.alinamorgan.com/2009/05/11/excerpt-monday/ Parents that lecture their child about reading too much. While in a bookstore. What the hell? >_O http://www.alinamorgan.com/2009/04/05/i-dont-understand/ Final edits turned in, and I believe The Twilight Deception is off to the copyeditor's. I think we're waiting on cover art because there was a snag that took some time to sort out, but hopefully I should have a release date soon. :D Now, to work on Book 2... http://www.alinamorgan.com/2009/03/17/yay-2/