Happy Mother's Day

For all those who are mothers around the world, and for all those blessed with mothers, I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day, whether you are in a country that celebrates it or not.

I've never personally been one of those people who put much stock in those "holidays" created by someone for honoring people on certain days. I believe that there are some people who should be honored for who they are on a daily basis, and for me, my mom would be at the top of the list.

She taught me to be strong, determined and to not be afraid to be who I was meant to be. She showed me through example what I could achieve if I strived for the most from myself, both intellectually and professionally.

She gave me my hunger and love for the written word. From her I learned that devouring books opened worlds and incited a bone-deep need to tell the stories locked within my mind. From her I learned the beauty of crafting worlds and the joy it would bring to simply let my fingers fly across the keyboard.

My mother taught me so many things while managing to somehow also keep me and my little brother in line. This was a monumental task for a woman who was single-handedly running the household.

I could sit here for hours and never come close to the end of the enormous list of things I learned from my mother. So perhaps the best I can do is what I do every day when I speak with her on the phone.

I love you.

Pleasure Brigade: Passion Next Door

Hi everyone! I'm thrilled that the first story in the Pleasure Brigade series is available now at Ellora's Cave. Passion Next Door is probably one of the hottest stories I've written so far.

One of my bestest writing friends is having a release party for me over on her blog. Trust me, the eye candy's worth the click. :)

www.alannahlynne.blogspot.com

I've been getting a few emails asking if Autumn's story will continue. And what about the other guys?

Well, I have every intention for there to be another story for Autumn. I'm polishing up a Pleasure Brigade story to submit in the next week or so. Hopefully I'll have more on that very soon.

Someone asked where the inspiration for this story came. And, well, I wish I could say I had a neighbor like THAT in my past. But, sadly, this one is directly attributable to a very active imagination one night when I was thinking "What if..."

Hope you all enjoy.

Have a fabulous weekend, and don't forget to go check out the party Alannah's throwing.