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Dahlia's Doing a Giveaway!

In honor of the release of my newest book, The Wisest Maiden, I am running my very first evah contest, darlings! Isn’t this just the bee’s knees? The Wisest Maiden is a story of a peasant girl who matches wits with a powerful king in a battle to stay alive after being forced into a one-night-only marriage. It takes place in the fantasy Maolin province, part of an arid desert world where there are still palace-mistresses, handmaidens and, of course, kings. I’m working with one of my associates from way back, the lovely Itiel McVay of Smell Goods Spa, and offering a $25.00 Gift Certificate for one fortunate winner to sample some of the delights at the Smell Goods Spa. I can tell you from experience that Itiel’s products are the best handmade products out there. You do feel good and smell good after using them! All right, sweeties, here… Continued

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The Wisest Maiden Blog Tour – Week Two

The Wisest Maiden… A peasant girl matches wits with a powerful king in a battle to stay alive after being forced into a one-night-only marriage The Wisest Maiden…. Blog Tour Week Two – Catch up on what you missed! Rosanna Leo’s Room Boundless as the Sea Review and Excerpt – Chacelyn Pierce Massage for a Better Sex Life- Nikki Prince Freaky Friday’s Hot Excerpt – On the Island of DX Luc I can’t thank my author colleagues enough for hosting me this week. What a whirlwind! And if you missed Week One….

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The Wisest Maiden – Blog Tour – Week One

The time is finally here – my fairy tale/fantasy story “The Wisest Maiden” had been released by Liquid Silver Books! After she is forced into marriage with a powerful ruler who deflowers and kills his brides, Issalia is compelled to use her wits to avoid the executioner’s axe. But can she avoid having her heart captured by the deeply wounded king? Did you miss Week One? You can still visit! Check out the links below. Week One Monday— Excerpt Interracial/Multicultural Books Tuesday— Pineapple: Your P*ssy’s Best Friend: W. Lynn Chantale’s Blog Wednesday— The Importance of Word Choice Book Babe’s Blog Thursday—Toridesh: The King Exposed Lorraine Nelson’s Blog Friday—Issalia’s Speaks: Boost Your Sex Life with Aromatherapy Shyla Colt’s Straight Shot

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Support for MC/IR Writers, Information for their Readers

With the recent announcement of the Romance Writers of America sanctioning a chapter that deals with Multicultural and Interracial Authors of romances, I decided to take figurative pen in hand and make some comments. MC= Multicultural and IR= Interracial. Note that all IR is multicultural, but not all MC is IR. J Writers need support. We need support through those times where we’ve done a manuscript and thought it was the worst thing we’ve ever written. We need support with the promotion that we are doing with our books. We need support when mapping out our next great idea. Our readers want to know what’s new, what’s happening, what’s going on. They want to be there when our book releases, so they can be ahead of the wave. I am pleased that the Romance Writers of America have finally acknowledged that yes, there are writers and readers of multicultural and

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Sultry Saturday – I'm Ready for some Football

Aren’t you? The Giants won the Super Bowl, Peyton Manning was fired from the Colts and Tim Tebow is a Jet. Drew Brees had a slight contract dispute and Wes Welker didn’t get the long-term contract he was looking for (but who’s surprised about that, really). Lots of changes taking place in the world of American football. But this Sunday’s Hall of Fame Game with the Saints versus the Cardinals (no fair telling who’s going to win that one) kicks off a new season of any given Sundays. Will Peyton Manning get crushed in Denver or will he be able to pull out a ring? I mean, Tebow got the Broncos to the playoffs last year, so it’s not like they’re not a good team. Enough with the football chat, I could go on forever, tell you about my fantasy league and why I think Matt Stafford is fantasy

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Coming Soon – The Wisest Maiden

Writing is easy compared to the editing process. It’s difficult to take words that you’ve already written, that you’ve already determined that they say what you want them to say, then tweak them to make them more evocative. But I tell you, the hardest part of the process of getting a book into e-print is the blurb. So, here is the “work of art” that made me pull my hair out in the space of fifteen minutes: After she is forced into marriage with a powerful ruler who deflowers and kills his brides, Issalia is compelled to use her wits to avoid the executioner’s axe. But can she avoid having her heart captured by the deeply wounded king? You have no idea (or perhaps you do) how difficult that was to write! Without further ado, here is the cover reveal and longer blur for The Wisest Maiden: The Wisest