Seventy Days of Sweat

I am participating in the Seventy Days of Sweat

Writing 60-100k in 70 days.

Am I trying to kill myself?

Click the link for more details and check back as I post my progress. I'm setting up a little sidebar thingy for myself.

Michelle

The Perfect Hero

My friend Aline de Chevigny got the most gorgeous cover. It is almost as good as Blood Red. Or maybe it is as good as it.



To see what the story is about, click here. The Perfect Hero will be available at Red Rose Publishing.

I was gonna join wordless wednesday, but

that is just one more day to devote entirely to a blog and not writing or cleaning. With school letting out soon (Tomorrow-ACK!!!) I will find myself with even less time. I love Thursday Thirteen and I've missed the past few weeks :(

Oh well what can I do? busy busy time of year. So I'll leave you with this picture and pretend I'm participating :)

I'll be chatting

Monday I will be chatting at The Romance Room
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theromanceroom/

Come join me to hear about my latest releases, party with me,
And win some fabulous prizes. I’ll be giving away two ebooks
And a gift card to Loose Id.

Tell your friends. For one of the contests you’ll need to post
At least once on the list to win, for the other contests….
You’ll need to join me to find out :)

Bunny Love

Available Now from Aspen Mountain Press

Blurb:
As a veterinarian, Tambra works long hours and has little time to "search" for a man. When she unexpectedly meets a man covered with tattoos and wearing a kilt, holding a small bunny while attending a Wiccan retreat she discovers things aren't always what they seem.
Excerpt:
Tambra froze in her tracks as she stared at the gorgeous male five paces ahead of her. She’d be late for the morning circle, but this would be worth the lecture later. He wasn’t watching where he was going, but instead looked down at the small bundle of rags he held in his hands.

Mr. Gorgeous was tanned and muscular. Since he was dressed in nothing but a kilt, she could easily see the tattoos that covered most of his legs, arms and chest, but didn’t detract from his looks at all. What woman wouldn’t want a bad boy like him? By the time she realized he was on a collision course with her, she tried to sidestep, but wasn’t fast enough.

“Oomph,” she gasped as her breath escaped in a whoosh and a tingle of electricity raced through her body starting at the point of contact and ending at her curled toes.

“Sorry.” His voice was low and husky as he lifted his gaze from his bundle to her.

“It’s okay.” She stared, caught up in the emerald green of his eyes. There probably wasn’t one thing about him that would disappoint. Maybe he was stupid, or mean, or something. He couldn’t look this fine and have a good personality.

“I wasn’t looking where I was going.” He licked his lips as he held her gaze.

Was he caught up in the same sexual charge she felt? Did he know she wanted nothing more than to throw him down on the ground and ride him fast and hard?

“It’s okay.” She sounded so breathy and desperate. Yet judging by the way his nostrils flared and his eyes darkened, he liked it.

“Do you know Tambra Wood?”

Tambra blinked. The hunk was looking for her.

http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/new-releases/bunny-love/prod_62.html

Michelle
www.michellehasker.com

argh missed TT again

well looks like I missed Thursday Thirteen again.
*sighs*
Oh well. One of these days I'll remember. Where are you A? You are supposed to remind me, LOL. Finish that two week sentence faster ;)

The good news is that I finished the Errata for the Tarot Card anthology and BUNNY LOVE releases tomorrow from Aspen Mountain Press
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

busy busy busy

Wow, I'm totally beat, and it's not over yet.
I had a Zoo trip on Thursday and a preschool graduation Thursday night. Then we set up the pool on Friday and pool party on Saturday. Then we had church this morning at my Aunt's church. She gave a great sermon :) and then a pool party at her house. Tomorrow is the closing ceremony for scouts. And then we have softball games and parties and school isn't even over yet. Geesh. I'm tired. LOL

I found out my story Bunny Love will release this friday from Aspen Mountain Press. Wee what is exciting. I have fallen behind in my writing, but is it any wonder why? Has NOTHING to do with the fact that my oldest daughter and I spent four hours playing Agatha Christie Death on the Nile. hehe nothing at all.

It is soooo hot. I hope we put the air conditioners in soon.

My second oldest had a really bad reaction to her shampoo. Yes she has asthma and allergies, but she's used this shampoo before without a reaction. I always have to be careful with her and this time her face swelled up big time. Oh well, what can we do. Gotta find a new shampoo for her. *sighs*

We're planning to go back to the Zoo. It was SOOOO much fun. We have season passes :) We're also gonna go see the King Tut exhibit when we can. Wish I could take pics but we can't.

okay, that is enough rambling for today hehe.

Oh yeah. Saw Pirates of the Carribean.
arghhhhh
wasted me money

Michelle

New Review and a graduation ceremony

Weeeeeeeeeeeeee
so my baby girl is now officially graduated from Preschool. And my book got 4 angels from FAR!!! Plus we had the Zoo trip today so I completely had NO time for TT. Man I miss TT.

Here is where you can read my great review!! Thanks Bella :)

The Bodyguard was a very satisfying read. The chemistry between Elena and Nicolas was realistic. I was drawn into their sexual tension almost immediately. Nicolas’ pure Alpha male personality had me fanning myself, eager to read more. Feisty Elena had me laughing aloud as she tried to manipulate Nicolas into getting her own way. They were a well-matched couple.

Michelle Hasker did a great job of dropping little tidbits to the reader, piquing interest as to the real identity of Nicolas. While he’s not vampire, he’s certainly not an ordinary human either.

Combine the romance of Elena and Nicolas with the suspenseful sub-plot of the loathsome villain, Lucian, and you’ve got a recipe for a great diversion or bedtime story. I look forward to seeing what Ms. Hasker will come up with next.

slideshow

weeeeeeeee I made my own slide show I'm sooooo excited!!
Can you tell?

Like mother like daughter?

Say it isn't so!!!

And of course, she went outside and said hello to the neighbor looking like this. I laughed so hard I almost cried. She was so thrilled when the neighbor said hi and laughed.

Creative, ain't she. She also likes to write and draw/paint/etc - anything artistic.

hehhee
okay I'm done sharing now.

Michelle

Interviewed

Hey all! You might remember I mentioned The Bodyguard was book of the week on Ali's blog last week. She gave me a great interview. If you have time I hope you stop over there and check it out. She asked fun questions and I had a great time answering them.

The Interview is here!

Argus: In Dreams - Tina Bendoni

My critique partner and best friend got a great review for her Loose Id novel Argus In Dreams. It was so good I wanna share it:


Argus: In Dreams is an action packed thriller that I couldn't put down. The story flows smoothly and had my attention from the first page. Diana and Gabe are a great pair with the right mojo for love at first sight.


Visit her website to find out more! www.tinabendoni.com

Diana has been dreaming about Gabe's military unit for the last 8
years. She never expected the unit to be real, or to fall in love with
the man that led it.

She also never expected to be told it was her destiny to save the
world. Or that an independent woman like her would need a man to do
the job.

It's a lot for a girl to accept.

But once she does accept it all – demon-fighting commandos, evil
sorcerers, magical female lineage, and damned fine man in her bed –
will the price for the safety of the world be too high to pay?


http://www.loose-id.com/detail.aspx?ID=361

Thursday Thirteen Edition #9

Thirteen Things about Michelle Hasker Thirteen Things in my head right now 1. How is Nash gonna top himself the next time he makes love to Vicky. 2. Will Vicky LET him make love to her again. 3. Will I wake up in the morning to get the kids to the bus? 4. Is Pooh breathing okay? Because she needed a Neb treatment earlier and she says she is sick. 5. Is she faking? Again. 6. Why did I agree to bake AND send in flower for intergenerational day? 7. When are we getting car fixed so I can drive the van again? 8. Will my son ever get on a normal sleeping schedule? 9. Why is it more fun to fall asleep watching tv on the sofa than to come to bed? 10. I'm getting hot again. Should I open the windows? 11. Why did I have to get sick? 12. Is the fire in New Jersey out yet? 13. Is it Friday yet? Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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The Bodyguard is book of the week

Weee. On the blog Simply Ali, my story The Bodyguard is Book of the week. What an honor! To check out her cool blog go to here, or to see the post with my book click here.
Thanks Ali!!

May Newsletter is up!

I've posted my latest newsletter online. Click here to see it:

http://www.michellehasker.com/newsletters/may2007.html

Or join my Michelle's Musings Newsletter group to get it in your email.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/michellesmusings/

Meagan Hatfield was my victim er um author interview for the month :)

Luck of the Irish by Aline de Chevigny

Luck of The Irish By Aline de Chevigny
Available Now from Aspen Mountain Press: http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/new-releases/luck-of-the-irish/prod_57.html



Blurb

When Dina’s boss assigns her to review a local family restaurant called Luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day of all days, she isn’t happy. Upon entering the establishment and seeing all the staff dressed as Leprechauns, she expects passable food and annoyingly cheerful service. What she got left her breathless.
Connor had always known what his destiny held in store for him. When the gods finally bestowed their gift upon him, he never expected his destiny to take place in a pair of sea blue eyes. Now, he finally understood why a four leaf clover is considered good luck.

This is a hot, wonderful read. I even read it more than once hehehe :)
Be sure to check this book out :)

A review for The Bodyguard!!

I had to share my wonderful review with everyone :)

Lisa from The Romance Studio gave The Bodyguard 4 hearts!!

This is my first Hasker book, and I must say I was really impressed with her writing style. The dialogue flows smoothly and was full of sensuality that was followed up with some red hot sex. Elena’s fear and insecurity was easily understood and Nicholas was able to express his feelings without loosing any of his alpha characteristics. It was comical how Nicholas let his feelings be known with his brother Nash in the picture. Which brings up the point of whether or not we will get to read a story about Nash? The Bodyguard does feature references of past violence towards Elena as well as anal sex and a ménage scene, both of which were written as a healing point in the story.

Here is the whole review.

Can we all join me in a dance? I have my celtic woman CD blasting LOL

Michelle

Gotta love Google Alerts!

Found this website: http://www.romance-novels.org/ and this page and The Bodyguard is a link.
Now how to get them to add my other already released books to the list? Hehehe

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Thursday Thirteen Edition #8

I found this:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - If the typical stay-at-home mother in the United States were paid for her work as a housekeeper, cook and psychologist among other roles, she would earn $138,095 a year, according to research released on Wednesday.

This reflected a 3 percent raise from last year's $134,121, according to Salary.com Inc, Waltham, Massachusetts-based compensation experts.

The 10 jobs listed as comprising a mother's work were housekeeper, cook, day care center teacher, laundry machine operator, van driver, facilities manager, janitor, computer operator, chief executive officer and psychologist, it said.

The typical mother puts in a 92-hour work week, it said, working 40 hours at base pay and 52 hours overtime.

A mother who holds full-time job outside the home would earn an additional $85,939 for the work she does at home, Salary.com.

Last year she would have earned $85,876 for her at-home work, it said.

Salary.com compiled the online responses of 26,000 stay-at-home mothers and 14,000 mothers who also work outside the home.

here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070502/us_nm/work_mothers_dc

So here is my TT :)


Thirteen Things about Michelle Hasker
Edition # 8 Things I have to do today

1. Watch for trash and recycle trucks and run and grab the empties before they go out onto the main road and get driven into, or the wind takes them down a block.

2. Clean up doggie and bunny doo, feed dog (Piggy that she is) and the bunny and both turtles and the fish.

3. Wash dishes at least 3 times because 7 people make quite a mess.

4. Laundry. I only have to wash for 6 but it means laundry every day.

5. Already got two kids off to school and the others are home today. Which means double the work ;)

6. Write. I have stories contracted that need to be written, plus I am doing a May Nano with the Daughters of Circe.

7. Softball game and a concert. Gonna have to skip the softball game cause hubby is coaching so he'll be there and I'll go to the concert. One of the kids is gonna miss that dance class tonight.

8. Attend my publisher/author chat if I get home in time.

9. feed the family should be obvious, but sometimes I forget...when I'm writing.

10. Research spell casting.

11. keep checking back here to see if anyone commented and go comment on a million other TT and see what the new people I've met over the past few weeks are up to.

12. clean. gotta find time to do that

13. exercise. when you gain weight, you gotta take it back off. Unless you were underweight to begin with, and trust me, I wasn't.

I had to delete as I have more things to do today as well, but no more room :)




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New Release Celtic Love Knots Volume Two

Sheila’s Surrender and Dark God of Beltane – Celtic Love Knots Volume Two
Available May 1 from Whiskey Creek Press Torrid

Two women: different lives, same experiences. Can each face her past to learn if there will ever be a future with the man that left her so long ago?

Sheila and Briana don’t know each other. But each of them met a man and fell in love after one night of unforgettable passion. Both of them were deserted cruelly the next day, never to hear from their loves again. This year they have both been invited to special Beltane celebration. One where a friend is to marry a man that was brought to her thanks to a love potion. Can the magic of that union rub off on these two women? Can Beltane bring about a pair of unions meant to be?

Sheila’s Surrender by Michelle Hasker

Blurb:
Sheila attends her first Beltane festival and meets a man too good to be true. She's been hurt in the past, will Bryant be able to heal her wary heart?

Excerpt:
The hungry look in his eyes was her undoing. No man had ever looked at her with such desire, and she would do anything to keep it there.

“Use whatever you want.”

“Thank you.” He smiled at her and pushed her toward the air mattress. “Lay down and wait for me.”

Sheila obeyed him quickly, hoping that he hurried. She was so ready for him that it terrified her. He was a stranger, and here she was, about to let him tie her up and have his way with her. What if he wanted her in the ass?

She studied him as he dug through her things until he came up with the tie from her robe, and her thin cotton nightgown. What was he going to tie her to? He couldn’t mean to tie her to the tent. She’d bring it down on their heads if she moved.

Bryant studied her for a minute then he walked over and held out his hand. When she hesitated, his expression softened. “Trust me, Sheila. I won’t do anything you don’t want, and nothing that will hurt you.”

“I trust you,” she answered and offered her hands to him.

He took her belt and then used it to tie her wrists together. What was the nightgown for then? He twisted it and covered her eyes with it.

Sheila gasped and automatically lifted her hands to push it away.

“Shhh,” he whispered, pushing her hands down. “This will heighten your other senses and increase your pleasure.”

Increase her pleasure? She already felt as if she’d melt into a puddle and he wanted to increase it?

“Please,” she begged when he finished blindfolding her but still didn’t touch her.

“I love the way you beg.” He pushed her hands above her head.

Bryant kissed her softly on the lips while his hands cupped her face. He moved until she felt his legs on either side of her. Something brushed against her leg and she realized he wasn’t wearing anything under that kilt. Oh my.