Revival…

A ghost standing on a stone stair case outside in a garden

Dearest Readers,

It’s been a long long time.

Far too long.

I apologize for such a prolonged absence. I did not intend to disappear off the face of the earth like that – but, as they like to say, life happened and the next thing I knew it was nine years later.

So let’s take a moment to catch up shall we?

The Courtesan was published in late 2016, and then The Detective followed a few months later. I eventually elected to combine them into one book in 2017, which is available on Amazon as a kindle book and a paperback. The paperback is also available on Barnes and Noble and other online retailers.

I had plans to write at least two more books in the series – The Courtesan and The Extortionist and The Courtesan and The Princess – but those fell to the wayside… the first in a long series of projects that never saw fruition. Taken by the Gladiator was one of those, as was a series of romances inspired by the old Universal movie monsters.

But lately I’ve felt certain… stirrings… again and so I’ve taken up my pen once more.

I’m currently working on something that is a bit different than The Courtesan and The Detective. It’s a Romantasy featuring dragonshifters, arranged marriages, bixesuals, breeding kink, with a why choose twist. Swords will cross, both real ones and in the bedroom.

Be sure to come back next week for more exciting updates!

Here we go…

Hello my Lovelies,

After much hemming and hawing and going back and forth with my beta readers and various advisers, I’ve decided to publish The Courtesan and the Detective separately.

The first novella, The Courtesan, should be available within a month or so – I’m currently waiting for my editor to go over it, and for my cover artist to come up with something appropriate.

The second novella, The Detective shall be available early next year.

Then both will be available together in one volume a couple of months after that. There may even be a paperback available if the cost is feasible.

To ramp up the interest in The Courtesan, I’ll start sharing more snippets this weekend – and maybe even sharing some old favorites – and a cover reveal once the cover art is ready. Then, perhaps, starting around mid October, I’ll do a quick little blog tour if anyone is interested (please let me know if you are!).

Until next time dears,

Etta

Something Different…

Dear readers,

I am in the middle of editing The Courtesan and The Detective, so here is a snippet from my other project to keep you entertained. I do hope you enjoy it.

“Titus. Titus Severus. Son of Caius Severus Africanus.” Mila, Varinia’s servant whispered.

“Yes.” Varinia said, her voice equally low. They stood at the temple of Aphrodite watching the head priestess present the idol of the goddess of love with an offering of fruits and coins. Behind her, the other priestesses chanted and danced, spinning in circles around the altar and each other.

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Palavar at the Park

I apologize for my prolonged absence, dear readers. Mr. Teague and I recently moved to a new location more suited to our lifestyle and temperaments. Unfortunately, we’ve had nothing but problems with our internet ever since! But the matter appears to be sorted so I can finally return to my normal posting schedule.

Since I missed yesterday’s Saturday Snippet, I am offering up this little teaser instead. Enjoy!

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The Choice

I must confess, when my friend Titania talked me into restarting my writing endevors a couple of weeks ago, the plan was that when we did our Flash Fiction Friday posts they would be unrelated to the story we were currently working on. But as soon as I saw this weeks prompt, I saw a way to introduce how my heroine started her journey to becoming the courtesan she is today. 

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