Great News! Yesterday, I received a contract from Eternal
Press for my Scottish Historical, Accepting her Laird, Book 3 of the
McRaidy Clan! Very Excited:)
Better hurry and catch up on books 1 and 2 so you're ready!
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013
New Review for Somer's Rising, Book 2 of the McRaidy clan
Stop by Tome Tender for the new review on my Scottish
historical, Somer's Rising
Ms. Epe’s style and attention to the detail of each scene
will pull you out of the twenty-first century and into the distant past!
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Another great review for All of Me, A McRaidy son!
Just Erotic Romance Reviews gave All of Me a 4 1/2 star review. Check it out!
Click here for the full review!
All of Me, a McRaidy Son is a wonderful and
emotionally gripping novel that I had a tough time putting down. What struck me
the most was the very realistic storyline…
….While I have not read anything by this author before, she
is definitely on my list of authors to watch out for.
Monday, July 22, 2013
We Have A Winner Here!
First thing is first, THANK YOU, to everyone who stopped by and especially those who left a comment. I enjoyed reading your thoughts on Love at First Sight!
Our winner for my blog is:::::::::
Michelle Willms!!
She chose, Somer's Rising
Lots of Love
Em
P.S. I used Random.org to make the selection
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop from July 18 - 21! Win a free e-book from me and much more!
Ahhh, Love at First Sight.
Is it real or is it a perception?
We could scientifically break it down and at the end, decide the logics don’t
fit our scenario, but let’s explore my Love at First sight encounter.
Think about love, it’s an intimacy of your soul. The person
you are in love with make you feel a
physical reaction. Maybe its excitement or sensuality or even a twisting of
your nerves because you were unprepared to have such a visceral response.
I don’t know if it was love at first sight but my eyes
locked gazes with a man, the one I’m utterly devoted to, and that experience we
all read about happened to me. The sounds of the cold fall day and the other
people talking faded into a background hum. His eyes, they were alive with
personality. I shook his hand and my body physically responded. I knew that the
touch of his skin on mine was something I’d never forget.
All the general things we experience with an immediate
attraction were there. He was gorgeous, well built, stunning smile, smooth
voice and a perfect hair cut but his eyes….I couldn’t stop staring. There was
almost a centrifugal force pushing me toward him and I had no control.
We had our first “interlude” that very night and it was
perfect. No nervousness, not a bit of self-consciousness, and it was all about
us…several times…oh my!
He never left my mind the days after. What was supposed to
be just a good time, didn’t end. I wanted him with my heart like no other.
Almost four years later, I still have the same response to him and I swear
there is no more masculine, handsome man out there. He spoils me, brings me the
sweetest little gifts, tells me how beautiful and sexy I am and I love it and
him!
My logical conclusion is it may be gripping attraction that
grows to a profound love.
My romantic heart’s conclusion, “Oh yeah baby, just like
that!”
What about you? Love at First sight or is there a logic to
it? Share, tell me. I’m dying to know!
Now for some more fun
stuff! Leave a comment and your email addy and I’ll put you in my own drawing
for an e-book of your choice. You can browse through my “My Books” tab and
decide.
Also, click here,
and check out all the authors talking about romance and comment on their blogs
for a chance to win a gift from them.
Lastly, you’ll want to
comment on as many blogs as you can for a random drawing for one of the grand
prizes… #1 is a Kindle Fire. #2 is a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate.
Lots of Love
Em
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Review of One Bad Day by Edie Hart
One Bad Day by Edie Hart is a fun little novella.
There was chemistry between the hero and heroine but the real fun was the
culmination of the suspense. The title of the book, One Bad Day nailed the story line right on the nose! I admit a cringed a couple of times since a few
things weren't as believable or realistic as I’d like. The good part about Ms.
Hart’s writing is, those couple of incidents didn't throw me out of the story. I
enjoyed how the suspense was layered throughout the story and it brought out
the…Well who is it?? Ms. Hart has a
definite talent for suspense.
I’d also like to comment on the cover. It was hot and really
displayed the story. The artist truly captured the book.
Overall, I believe Ms. Hart’s debut book, One Bad Day to be a well-crafted story
and I look forward to watching Edie Hart
continue to provide readers with more books.
Be sure to visit Edie at:
Saturday, May 18, 2013
My walk to being a published author.
Hmm. Most times that's the only response I have to various situations. I am the type of person who fundamentally believes that there isn't a lot I can do to stop something that is inevitable or change the past by dwelling on it. I will caveat that by saying there are situations that compel me to speak up. I did that this week and continued to ponder my thoughts on being an author.
In doing so, I refreshed my mind with re-reading a few blogs, stopping by some outstanding authors sites, and thought about my own road trip as an author. Interestingly enough, I'm not alone in my experiences.
- Writing a book is only part of the journey. It's fulfilling but you have to ask yourself, am I satisfied in my soul or do I want more for this creation.
- On to publishing. Do you find an agent first or do you submit to a publisher on your own? I opted for direct submission to a publisher. I write spicy romance but many of my stories are not "in the box" so to speak. My version of HEA or HFN tends to be a bit different in some manuscripts. But, my stories are character driven and they decide. What am to do?? LOL
- Once the prospective publisher is chosen, you read every detail of their submission guidelines and write the infamous "Synopsis". Authors know what this important summary is and for readers, it is the heart of the entire book. Nothing is held back and every hook is given away. Now the balancing act begins. Most houses don't want you to submit the same manuscript to them and half a dozen others. Their reasoning is justifiable. They take the time to review your work and if they offer a contract, they don't want to be bounced around while the author waits around for a different offer. This process can take a few weeks to months so what do you do?
- Write another book while you wait. Once you get a contract, you will want to have more to offer as time goes.
- Shazam! You get an offer to publish your book! This is one of the best feelings I've had as an author. It is a gold star moment! You read through the contract and sign it. If you use a pseudonym like I do, you make sure that's the name you want to use. Authors have various reasons for a pen name. Mine is because of the type of work I do in my job as well as the genre of my books. I have eroticism in my books and felt that a separation of sorts would be best for my situation. My chosen pseudo is a derivative of my name and I like it.
- Once your release date is set, it becomes difficult to focus back on writing a new story but I did. Then I got the cover. Holy crap! It was perfect! I was in love. LOL
- Next come the edits. This was an eye opening moment for me. I expected a few changes but the colored lines and words of correction nearly catapulted me into a seizure. Did I really dangle participles that much? I worked through them and as I got to the end of the book, a small note from my editor sent a rush of goosebumps over my skin. She loved my book and brought her to tears. Dang! It was awesome.
- The book gets published and somewhere inside I realized I was in an abyss. I had no idea how to know if my book sold, if it did, how many and how did that equate to my royalties. Since I get my check each quarter, I wouldn't see anything for six months. Once quarter one is done, all the proceeds are sent to my publisher who then pays me at the end of the second quarter.During the mean time, I read all my reviews, good and bad. Watched the various rankings at the different sales outlets and I still wasn't quite sure. I expected that my friends and family would swarm all over my book but as supportive as they were, they didn't clean the electronic shelves. I've found that is frequent for a good deal of authors and I'm okay with it. Authors write what they know, and I write books with sex in them. Two plus two equals four. LOL
- Promoting myself was tough. Bragging without being a nuisance is a careful line.It's a balance of getting your book out there but still giving something back. Whether a free book or a heartfelt blog. Something. I run into from promoting authors that by now is their lack of effort in giving me something in return for my interest so I just hit delete when I see their post on a loop. There are others that give me a wonderful tease and I pop to their site to check out their book as well as see what they have to say.I buy from those that peaked my interest with their blurb, cover art and what they blogged about. Its a combination for me to spend my money as a reader. I've found those authors who gave back to me usually had awesome books.
- Then, the first check finally arrived. I was less interested in the dollar amount as I was in the sales report. I didn't sell enough to quit my day job but I wasn't disappointed. Let me break out here for a moment. The one thing I quickly realized was the investment my publisher had made in me at this point. I didn't pay for the professional edits, beautiful cover or any of the electronic formatting. All those lovely people received a share of the proceeds with me and I knew it was far less a cut than I received. It wasn't until much later that I actually understood that a good cover is several hundreds of dollars not including paying for the model on the cover as well as the value of the edits.The formatting isn't cheap either. All total, my publisher easily invested $1,500-$2,000 dollars in me for one book. I'll admit, I felt anxious. Would I be worth the investment?
- Over time, I released several more books and am still happy with my house. I love that phrase, "my house". I did dabble with another publisher but I didn't click with their style and I've also received emails from others asking me to submit. I contemplate it but when I look at their site, or their authors blogs, I opt against it. I value the professionalism and relationship with my publisher.
- To conclude my perception of the road of being an author, I can summarize a few things. It's the a long walk, not a sprint for building readership. Sales ebb and flow but I still have my day job. I've met some truly outstanding individuals who are authors with spectacular books.I appreciate the investment "my house" makes in me. My long walk is going well and so is that of many of my author friends. I wish them well and they do me also. It's a wonderful community to be involved with.Oh and I still get lots of edits but I'm getting better...so my editor say anyway!
Lots of Love
Em
Monday, May 13, 2013
Review for All of Me, A McRaidy son
I received a wonderful review for my newly released book, "All of Me, A McRaidy son" by Venus Cahill.
Stop by and comment if you have a chance. Take a look around Venus's site while you're there. She's awesome!
Here is what she had to say:
This is the first book by Em Epe that I’ve read but I can guarantee it won’t be the last! Her skill with bringing to life the almost gritty, completely real Den McRaidy has me already looking forward to the next story.......
http://www.venusbookluvr.blogspot.com/2013/05/review-all-of-me-mcraidy-son-by-em-epe.html
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
New Book Released May 1
Release Day!
All of Me, a McRaidy Son
with Eternal Press
Come take a look! It's the second book after Only because it was You, Gus McRaidy of the contemporary McRaidy series....Enjoy!
Lots of Love
Em
Her Ultimate Bad Boy!
Barb Timms closed herself off after an emotionally abusive marriage. A simple joke brought her former high school sweetheart, Den McRaidy, to her doorstep. Den teaches her there are no boundaries when it came to their sexual desires.
Determined to make the culprit pay for the abuse committed against Barb, Den reverts to his old ways. The results are catastrophic when Barb is accused of hiring the assailant. He’s unable to admit his mistake without making the criminal case worse against her.
With prison time looming for Barb over Den’s method of dealing with her past abuse, Barb watches her world fall apart.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Happy Easter!
Oh, I've been so busy! How about you? I have a new book coming out in May. It is book 2 in my contemporary McRaidy series. Its called, All of Me, a McRaidy Son. I'm excited!
SMP has merged with another company. I've moved my story, Our Gift from the Sea to Amazon! It's super affordable so take a peek.
My other book with them, Threat to our Forever which was originally a sweet romantic suspense is being re-released by Eternal Press. I've added back the "spice" and you'll see it as Threat to our Forever - the Sensual Edition. I'll keep you posted.
Ok, that's it for now and everyone have a Happy Easter. I'll catch up soon!
Lots of Love
Em
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Valentines Blog Hop and Contest for free E-books Feb 14-16
Eternal Press Authors for Eternal Love
Valentines Blog Hop and Contest!
Readers! Would you like to win free E-books from your favorite Eternal Press authors?
How?
Rules: Each time a "Hopper" leaves a comment and email address on a participating author's blog, the "Hopper gets another entry in the drawing (8 possible entries)!!
Comments will be tallied from February 14, 2013 through February 16, 2013 at midnight (eastern time). The winner will be drawn on February 17, 2013.
We've made it easy because we Love our Readers!
Welcome to my Valentine's blog today!
I
took a bit of time to think about my favorite thing about Valentine’s Day and
the romance that is usually associated with it. There were the long ago
memories of being a kid and waiting for the teacher to let us dive into the
bags or boxes of small valentine cards. Those that attached candy were the
best. Of course, there was the secret hope that one of the cute boys had written
a secret message professing love. It never happened that way, I mean after all,
we were nine.
As
I aged, the romantic expectations faded and it became more of a reminder to
express my affection to my romantic partner. UNTIL Stud man! He takes romance
very seriously. I am blessed with a variety of candies, a wonderful card with a
sweet message scrawled inside and a delicious meal. As I plan my display of
affection this year, it reminded me of a past Valentine’s Day I wanted to share
with you. I didn’t come across very well with my drama queen moment but I’ve
improved since then.
It was
the Saturday before Valentine’s day, I was overly tired and feeling defeated
that I gained a few pounds over winter and it was still too cold to do much
outside. Disgusted and pouting I plopped in the middle of the couch and focused
on playing battleship on the Xbox. Whining to my man as he watched about us
eating too much red meat, I want to become a vegetarian and if I had a bicycle
all my problems would be solved.
My Stud
teased me a little, kept giving me a kiss or squeeze and patiently tolerated my
snippy comments, crappy attitude, and general bad behavior. As I’m regaling him
about the unfairness placed on women’s weight, he grabbed the car keys and
casually stated he was going for a haircut. I nearly hissed at him over
abandoning me in my time of need.
Now keep
in mind he goes every week to the same barber and gets a haircut. He is picky
about his hair and always has been. It’s one of my favorite things about him. A
haircut shouldn’t have come as any surprise to me but at that moment, the fact
that he was going for a haircut and I was moody without a bicycle sent me over
the top and into self-pity. (I really should have slept in that morning; it had
been a long week with a ton of overtime) I got teary eyed, left the living room,
and sniffled my way to the bathroom to sulk.
I
finished with my pout about a minute later and decided I really needed a nap.
With my tail between my legs, I slinked out of the bathroom. I glanced around
and then I saw the front door wide open and no one in sight. I stomped to the
door and shoved it shut. I stomped to the couch and plopped myself down again
all the while loudly giving my opinion of my Studs manners since he left the
door open.
Not a
minute later, Woosh the door opened
and in a loud racket, my gorgeous loving man set my brand new bicycle down and
smiled, "Happy Valentine’s Day Baby!"
I sobbed
and hugged him while I apologized for being such a hag. He explained he knew I
wanted a bike and bought it the night before. He hid it at the neighbors to
wait for Valentine’s Day but decided I needed it today. I adore him for that
and I took a ride, then a nap and was much more pleasant for the rest of the
weekend.
The moral
to my little recitation is this...even though it isn't brand new love, romance
comes in all sorts of ways. To some a bicycle for Valentine’s Day may not be
the perfect romantic gift but my man knew it was for me. That is what romance
is all about, knowing what makes your partner tingle. The important thing for us
to remember is it goes both ways. I think our partners like a little attention
too.
Everyone
enjoy their Valentine’s Day and a romantic read!
Lots of
Love
Em
Barbara Winkes - Winter Storm (sequel to Autumn Leaves) www.barbarawinkes.blogspot.ca
Em
Epe – Only Because it was You, Gus McRaidy http://www.emeperomances.blogspot.com/
Gianna Bruno - The Journey or Hot Chocolate
Kiss (winner's choice)
http://giannabruno.blogspot.com
Jacqueline
Paige – Salvation http://jacqpaige.blogspot.com/
Leanna
Harrow - Killing the Desire http://authorteasereadings.wordpress.com
Linda
Hays-Gibbs - Angel in My Heart, Devil in My Soul http://www.lindahaysgibbs.blogspot.com
Maeve Alpin - Conquistadors In Outer Space http://maevealpin.wordpress.com/
Maeve Alpin - Conquistadors In Outer Space http://maevealpin.wordpress.com/
Stephanie O'Hanlon - Affaire de Coeur www.stephanieohanlonwriter.blogspot.ca
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