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A part Greek goddess with an indestructible sword is hunted by a deadly Chameleon. Her biggest challenge, however, might just be the man she loves: the Dark Elf assassin sent to kill her.

I really loved this story. The starting scene is exciting and violent, and the rest of the story is fascinating. Jade thinks she is a loner, but she collects a large and interesting assortment of friends and dependents as the story progresses. The settings are wonderful, moving from a gritty urban environment to the wildly exotic land of the fae. The author has left a few loose ends, which I am hoping will lead to at least one more book in what looks to be an involving and exciting series.

Maura
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance

Calling All Talented YA Writers

Call for Submissions!

Series Title: Let's Keep It Real!

Noble Young Adult - Not Just Romance! is seeking novel or novella-length stories for a new series of books. The stories must meet the following criteria:

1. Stories in which young Adults are facing some of life's more controversial challenges, such as: gang-related issues, drug-related issues, sex and sexuality-related issues, pregnancy-related issues, "the boyfriend from the wrong side of the tracks/parents disapprove," etc. Authors must do all necessary research, address consequences (no sugar-coating), refrain from "preaching" (this is not an author's opportunity get climb up on the soapbox and attempt to change anyone's morals or values - we do not stand in judgment), and use language and words appropriate for their characters. Above all, as the call for submissions title states, Let's Keep It Real!

2. All sub-genres.

3. Length - 10,001 words and up.

For more information on Noble submissions guidelines, please visit https://www.nobleyoungadult.com/Submissions

For specific questions regarding this call, please email Erika@nobleromance.com.

Free Ebook - Ink Magic

Some girls have tattoos, but Lucy Morgan bets none of theirs come to life. The fact that Lucy’s tattoo occasionally decides to snake up her arm means short skirts and string bikinis are out. Fashion turns out to be the least of Lucy Morgan’s worries. When she finds out her magical tattoo gives her powers that help her defend humanity from evil paranormal beings, Lucy is confused. She doesn’t know anything about killing monsters, and has no idea how to control her powers. Mostly she’s confused about her feelings for another Ink Mage, Daniel Mills. There’s something decidedly dangerous about him. Her bad boy radar is going off, and all she can think about his exotic, baby blues.


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Coffee Time Review for The Chamelion's Bite

THE CHAMELEON’S BITE
 
ERIKA GILBERT
ISBN#: 9781926931487
May 2011
MuseItUp Publishing
www.museituppublishing.com
E-book
$5.95
202 Pages
Urban Fantasy
Rating: 4 Cups
Jade Carson used to be one of the best of the vampire assassins; now she is what she used to hunt and more. She is also half goddess due to a god’s curiosity about the eroticism of a vampire’s bite. She is protected by an indestructible sword.
Aeron Blake is a Dark Elf, and one of the most feared assassins ever. He needs Jade’s help to find the Chameleon, a creature who can shift into anything. The creature has attacked Aeron’s partner and kidnapped his boss’s daughter.
The Chameleon is terrorizing the city and has set his sights on Jade. The half vampire/half goddess has untested and possibly limitless powers and he wants a taste. Aeron is charged with destroying the creature and he needs Jade’s help. The chemistry between the two is explosive and immediate.
I really loved this story. The starting scene is exciting and violent, and the rest of the story is fascinating. Jade thinks she is a loner, but she collects a large and interesting assortment of friends and dependents as the story progresses. The settings are wonderful, moving from a gritty urban environment to the wildly exotic land of the fae. The author has left a few loose ends, which I am hoping will lead to at least one more book in what looks to be an involving and exciting series.
Maura
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More

New Release - Ink Magic

Some girls have tattoos, but Lucy Morgan bets none of theirs come to life. The fact that Lucy’s tattoo occasionally decides to snake up her arm means short skirts and string bikinis are out. Fashion turns out to be the least of Lucy Morgan’s worries. When she finds out her magical tattoo gives her powers that help her defend humanity from evil paranormal beings, Lucy is confused. She doesn’t know anything about killing monsters, and has no idea how to control her powers. Mostly she’s confused about her feelings for another Ink Mage, Daniel Mills. There’s something decidedly dangerous about him. Her bad boy radar is going off, and all she can think about his exotic, baby blues.

Summoning Darkness Cover

Here's the cover for my YA romance, Summoning Darkness. MuseItUp's newest cover artist, Kaytalin Platt, came up with three different covers based on my description and excerpts. I really liked two of them for their simplicity and also artistic beauty. One had a couple of feathers falling down, the other had a couple in silhouette kissing. My mother loved the feathers, I liked the couple. So I thought, why not combine the two? Luckily for me Kaytalin went along with it and hence the cover for Summoning Darkness was born.

Submission Call: Harlequin

Harliquin's Nocturne Bites line appears to be changing. Harlequin are transitioning their Nocturne Bites line to Nocturne Cravings. The interesting thing about this for me is the word count. Bites were always limited to about 15K. Cravings can reach 25K. As I can't seem to write a short story to save myself, I never managed to get together anything to submit to Bites. But 25K? that's doable.

Here are the guidelines:

Length: 15,000–25,000 words
Senior Executive Editor: Tara Gavin
Associate Senior Editor: Ann Leslie Tuttle
Harlequin Nocturne is looking to acquire bold, exciting, erotic paranormal romance short stories for its eBook program, Nocturne Cravings. These stories should be fast-paced paranormals with strong erotic fantasy and danger elements. Authors should feel comfortable exploring any and all sexual scenarios and shouldn't shy away from graphically sensual situations. In fact, the short stories should contain many erotic scenes that compel and bind the characters together. Strong, emotional characters that grab the readers imagination are also essential.
We are looking for stories of vampires, shape-shifters, werewolves, psychic powers, etc. set in contemporary times. Stories should deliver a dark, highly sensual read that will entertain readers and take them from everyday life into an atmospheric, complex world filled with characters struggling with life-and-death issues. A strong alpha hero is of utmost importance—he should be powerful, mysterious and totally attractive to the heroine. While action-packed and mission-oriented, the scope of these stories should be more contained, with additional focus placed on character development and erotic situations.
All stories should be capable of standing alone; all loose ends need to be tied up, and the relationship between hero and heroine should resolve itself in a satisfying manner.
For published authors, this line is a great way to explore more erotic scenarios and different fantasy elements. Unpublished authors are welcome as well.
Only complete manuscripts submitted electronically will be considered from unpublished authors; no partials or queries, please. Submissions should be sent as a Word-compatible attachment. Submissions should also follow standard formatting guidelines and should be double-spaced and typed in a clear, legible font on numbered pages. Author name and title should appear as a header or footer on each page.