Apprenticed at Reviews by Jessewave

Reviews by Jessewave recently took a look at Apprenticed to Pleasure, and I'm glad to report the reviewer liked it. Here's an excerpt:

The world building is seen through Ander and his companions and ranges from details of the world surrounding them to (historical) background stories. It’s very subtly done and not an information dump. It was a good piece of writing.

The magic Thane and his initiates make is not gained through blood or torture, but sex. I suspected there’d be a lot of porn-like scenes with some chanting. It was way more subtly done and original and I praise the imaginative mind behind it. The sex magic is subtle and gentle rather than forceful and fake. Hot damn, you should read some of the scenes. I want some of those oils!

You can read the full review here.

I'd also like to thank those of you who've left reviews for the "Pledged to Magic" trilogy at Goodreads and Amazon.com. Excerpts from some of those might show up here, pending permission from the authors.

Sex Rites releases on 6/8/2012

Sex Rites, the final book in the trilogy featuring Ander and Thane, will be released by Dreamspinner Press on 6/8/2012. As with the first two books in the trilogy, this new edition has been substantially revised and improved. The first 20 paperback copies sold from the Dreamspinner Press website will be autographed. You can also read an excerpt at the Dreamspinner Press website, by scrolling down to "Read an Excerpt" and clicking on "Expand."

Sex Rites contains some major surprises, so I hope you consider giving it a look!

Conjuring the Flesh releases on 4/13/2012

Conjuring the Flesh, the second book in the "Pledged to Magic" trilogy, will be released by Dreamspinner Press on April 13, 2012. This is a heavily revised version of the first edition and includes a new opening chapter. You can read an excerpt at the Dreamspinner Press website. Just scroll down to "Read an Excerpt" and click on "Expand." As before, the first 20 paperback copies sold from the Dreamspinner Press website will be autographed.

Excerpt from Apprenticed to Pleasure

I should mention that a long excerpt from Apprenticed to Pleasure is available at the Dreamspinner Press website. It should give you a fairly good idea of the novel's flavor. Just go to the "Read an Excerpt" line and click on the triangle next to "Expand."

Apprenticed to Pleasure will be released on 2/10/2012

My novel Apprenticed to Pleasure will be released by Dreamspinner Press on February 10, 2012. This is a second edition. The text has been revised and improved, and the novel has a great new cover created by Catt Ford. If you're interested in autographs, the first twenty paperback copies purchased from the Dreamspinner Press website will have my autograph on a vellum sheet glued into the book binding. This novel has more of a 'sword and sorcery' flavor than The Finder, but it does have a science fiction angle that isn't revealed until the third novel in the trilogy. All three novels in the trilogy are being re-issued by Dreamspinner Press, and all three have been heavily revised. The second book in the trilogy even has a new opening chapter.