New cover: Fire of the Four Seasons

Just received the cover for Fire of the Four Seasons, and I love it. It is a Menage Amour m/m/m/m/m, the twisted fairytale I was talking about a few months back. Without further ado, here is the prettiness.

Tentative blurb:

 

 A slave of his sister, Eva’s whims, Alexei is shocked when, in the process of getting her a gift, he meets four men who sweep him of his feet. Zimah, Visnah, Lyetah and Ohsyn are unlike anyone Alexei has ever met. They control the power of the seasons, and agree to help Alexei. Their affection and generosity soon morphs into passion and love, and Alexei allows himself to surrender to desires he had kept hidden for many years.

But when Eva’s unreasonable requests continue, Alexei refuses to take advantage of his men’s magic once again. His decision sets him, his sister and his lovers on a course of events that leads secrets of the past to be revealed. The hidden fire inside Alexei is about to burst out, and the love of the fourseasons may not be able to extinguish it.

Dragon's Bloodmoon up for best book at HEA reviews

Hi everyone.
Dragon's Bloodmoon is up for best book at HEA review both in the best book and best cover category. Drop by and vote. I'd be very grateful.
Best book
http://hea-reviews.blogspot.com/p/best-book-contest_30.html
Best cover
http://hea-reviews.blogspot.com/p/best-book-contest.htm
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Procrastination... How do we get rid of it?

Every person who works from home knows their greatest enemy is procrastination. It's difficult to keep disciplined and do your job when there are so many distractions. Whether it is the latest LOLcat, a FB app, obsesively looking for reviews or checking email (in the case of authors), everything seems engineered to stop us from working. 

For my part, I've lost count of the number of FB apps I've used since getting an account. I'm a curious person so when my eye falls on something, I can't help but click. I've stopped using most, with the exception of a select few, but somehow, I still manage to waste time (see this blog post).

So how do you keep yourself from procrastinating? Thoughts?

Has it been a year already?

I had a dream last night. It was about my puppy, Dolly, and she was a puppy angel. It's been almost a year since she died, and sometimes, I still look for her in the house, waiting for her to scratch at the door to be let in. Most of the time, I try not to think about it, but I still miss her, so very much.

I hope you're happy in doggie heaven, little fox, maybe going on road trips with other puppies like you used to go with us. I love you and I'll always remember you.

On Bad Reviews and Second Languages

 

Hello to everyone and Happy April's Fools Day! I'm sure many of you out there are aware of the hype surrounding a bad review of a certain author. The author in question proceeded to insult the reviewer and the readers who offered their opinions. But I don't want to talk about that. It's already been discussed more than necessary. Perhaps it is self-centered of me, but what I mean to say is the following: When you want to criticize someone's writing, don't say "S/he writes like English is not her/his second language." It is very insulting to those of us who are non-native speakers/writers. IMHO, I don't make glaring mistakes, and false modesty aside, I'm good at English - and this is true for many other non-English authors out there. So without meaning to offend anyone, please consider this when you leave bad reviews.

Reviews for Deadly Mates

Got the most awesome review for Deadly Mates 4: Dragon's Bloodmoon this morning. Among other things, Regina from Coffee Time Romance says
"The world building is excellent, and incredibly imaginative and I love how the author uses Greek, Chinese and other mythologies to help build her worlds. The emotion filled passion that encompasses the relationships between the three mates is also not to be missed. If you have not had the pleasure of reading a Scarlet Hyacinth book, then I strongly urge you to check her out today, she is one of the very best storytellers around!"
Full review here.
Regina also reviewed book 3 of Deadly Mates, but my technical difficulties make my updates a bit slower. *sweat drop
"Wow! All I can say is this book is every bit as spectacular as the first two books in this series. Ms. Hyacinth has done it again with Spell of the Predator’s Moon. This book has everything, mythology come to life, hot, sexy shifters, and a real mystery too. I loved the whole dynamics of how suddenly this werewolf has two mates instead of one. The confusion these three go through is well thought out, and the emotions described are so spot on that the reader cannot help but feel them right along with the characters. "
Full review here.
Thank you, Regina, for both your reviews!

New story accepted: Fire of the Four Seasons

Hello, everyone. Due to my enduring technological problems, I can't use the blog as much as I'd like, but I had to share my news. My newest story, Fire of the Four Seasons, has been accepted for publishing with Siren Bookstrand.

For those familiar with my previous books, it is somewhat similar to The Three Horsemen of the Black Forest, in the sense that it is also inspired from Russian lore. I don't have the blurb written yet, but it is fantasy menage mmmmm, a twisted fairytale like I love so much :). I hope you all will enjoy it as well.