Living With Feline Muses

Don't get me wrong. I love them. Love them to pieces, but they are a handful. They get into everything. I do mean everything. If you leave it anywhere accessible, they will find it and explore.  That includes laundry baskets (clean or dirty), backpacks, grocery bags, purses, suitcases, and anything they shouldn't get into.

So, the latest thing they've done is take my keys. Yes, I shouldn't have left them vulnerable to attack. I left them on the kitchen counter and they snatched them. A key fob to my car and the single key to the truck. They were gone the next morning and I had to dig up the other key fob to go to work that morning.

After much tearing up of the house I found the key fob to my car, but the truck key is still MIA. It is the only key I have to the truck. That means I can't start it. I'm going to have to go to the local Ford dealership and ask my options. They are certain to be expensive. So, the moral to this story is never leave anything of value out for the felines to confiscate. They will do it.

In book land, I have several books coming out soon.

Happy in The Border Lands is out now. You can get it here Here's the cover.

Coming soon is Her Forever Mountain will release June 3rd 

Coming soon is book Twenty of The Men of The Border Lands and books nine and ten of Ménage Mountain.  They are in edits right now.

Have a great week ahead and see you soon

Marla Monroe

www.marlamonroe.com

Ellie's Wounded Heroes - Soon! In the meantime...

Hey everyone! Hope you're amped and ready for my newest series, Wounded Warriors.  The first edition, Ellie's Wounded Heroes, is scheduled to be released on April 18!  I think it will be on pre-order soon, hopefully next week.

Just in case anyone needs a little more information, I have an alternate description for Ellie's Wounded Heroes! Just for fun, I'll include both.

The original:

Rex is a disabled veteran who ended up with part of his leg amputated after a roadside bombing. He also had a severe head injury and suffers from extreme short term memory loss that leaves him waking up to a new day every day. His friend, Clark suffers from PTSD and bouts of dark depression that are nearly debilitating at times. Neither man feels that they have anything to offer a woman but while Rex has abstained form dating, Clark tends to date them on a short term basis.

When Rex meets Ellie, he’s instantly attracted to the pretty social worker and asks her to go out with him. At the last minute, his nerves overwhelm him and he asks Clark to join them for moral support. To his surprise they hit it off as well.

In the meantime, Clark asks Rex for help finding a safe place for a family in an abusive home. Rex offers one of his rental houses and they enlist Ellie’s help to convince the mother to leave.

The move doesn’t go as they had planned and when Rex’s injured leg fails him, it’s Clark who steps in to save Ellie and in turn is stabbed in the chest. Ellie learns the extent of Rex’s war injuries as well as the dark depression that Clark suffers as a result of his service while they help Clark recover from the attack.

Rex realizes that individually, neither of them would be able to keep Ellie happy and safe, but together, they could have the family they all want. He sets out to convince Clark then together they convince Ellie to give them a chance. She’s unsure if such a relationship can work, but knows that she loves them both too much to walk away from one of them much less both and agrees to be their wife.

The Alternate:

When the heroes feel more like zeroes, it's time to bring in reinforcements. Enter Ellie, a social worker with a passion for fixing others. Or at least finding ways to ease the troubles of others. When she meets Rex, he looks like a typical bad boy, motorcycle and all. She has no idea that her passion for helping others is about to change Rex's life forever.

Rex, a disabled veteran with extreme short term memory loss, lives his life by leaving himself notes. His friend and fellow veteran Clark helps him as much as he can, but his own PTSD and deep depression sometimes does more damage than good. When Rex gets a date with a sexy social worker, Clark is super supportive of his friend that hasn't had a date in years. Going along with him wasn't in the plan, but he'd do anything to boost Rex's morale.

On the date, everyone has confused emotions. It would seem that Ellie enjoys the company of both men, and it doesn't help that they're both sexy as hell. Clark mirrors Ellie's thoughts, but he would never get in the way of Rex's chance at happiness. Can the three of them realize that it will take all of them to make it work?

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Gatlinburg For Writing

I'm in Gatlinburg, TN this week writing. I came with some friends who are out tearing up the town and generally causing havoc everywhere. I'm here writing, available to post bail if they need it.

It's been a wonderful few days and I still have two more left to go. The quiet time really helps get the words on paper, or in my case, the computer. No distracting TV's blaring or phones ringing and I don't feel guilty about not washing clothes or anything. I need one of these a week. :-)

Funny thing here though. It was 74 degrees yesterday and today it's chilling out at a cold 42 and going all the way down to 27 tonight with the chance of up to 3 inches of snow in the morning. No wonder half of us are sick all the time.

Working on book 12 of the Men of the Border Lands series. Wade is an ex-cowboy who used to work ranches but is just drifting around now. Stanton was a stock broker in Manhattan before the year of catastrophes. The fact that he's managed to survive in the world for the last ten years is amazing even to him. Wade thinks he's damn lucky but admits he has to have more skills than crunching numbers and sitting behind a desk.

Lyssa was a nurse practitioner in a charity hospital before it all ended. Now she's with two men after spending the last seven years in a prison cell in Border Town. The world is a scary place for her.

Where are they going to end up and will they come to care about each other along the journey? What do you think?

Here are a few pictures of my trip so far. Some are of men in a swat team that were running around a building across the street. I wished I'd had my good camera with me, so I could have gotten much better pictures.

Then there is the parrot guy! LOL  What do you think of this one?

I'll post more pics later. If we get that snow, I'll for sure have some for you. I'll be playing in it!

Marla Monroe
www.marlamonroe.com

 

I'm getting a lot of people asking me for the next Protector's book. I am writing on it, but it's slow. I miss those guys. They are so naughty!! LOL But good, hard, Alpha men! What do you all think? Should I dedicate one entire day of my four writing days until I get it written?
http://www.bookstrand.com/long-lonely-nights

Hannah's Stolen Men on Pre-Order

Hey everyone! Don't forget to check out my newest book Hannah's Stolen Men! It's my 10th book of The Men of Space Station One series. It's on Pre-Order right now, but you can own it on Feb. 28th!
http://www.bookstrand.com/hannahs-stolen-men

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When Hannah Engels takes the place of Porter Jones and Edward Stafford’s intended wife, she expects a little resentment at first, but for how long? Can the men eventually forgive her and give their family a chance on the new planet of Alpha, or will her deceit ruin their chance at love?

Porter is willing to give the lady a chance, but Edward’s past might get in the way of things. The three of them circle each other warily while trying to adjust to the new planet they have traveled to with all of its hidden dangers.

They are all shocked to learn that the planet seems to be altering their cells, making their children become more than human. When Hannah immediately ends up pregnant, Edward is suspicious, hurting Hannah with his accusation. It’s up to Porter to mend their broken fences and Hannah to give her stolen men another chance.

New Book Going on Sale Tomorrow

Hey everyone! I'm so excited about my newest book, River's Biker Heroes, going on sale TOMORROW! It's the newest Ghost Riders book, and it will last longer than the chocolate you get tomorrow! Don't miss this yummy new mystery.
http://www.bookstrand.com/rivers-biker-heroes

River knows who she is but can’t remember the last few months of her life. She must know something that someone wants to keep a secret. Can Merrick and Cassius help her piece together her past before it finds her again to finish what was started?

When they find River close to death on the side of the road, Merrick and Cassius know she is special to them and claim her as theirs, therefore, under the protection of The Ghost Riders. The club rallies around them and helps the two men keep her safe as well as find out who is after her.

When the threat is removed and the dust settles, will River curb her wanderlust and settle down with Merrick and Cassius, or will the two men take to the road to keep her between them?

Hungry for Her Mates, Out now!

Hungry for Her Mates, available here (http://www.bookstrand.com/hungry-for-her-mates), is out today! It is my newest shifter book in the series Wolfs Pass Shifters. It has magic, men, and mystery, the three great M's! Don't miss this exciting new read.

Gabrielle "Gabby" Caldwell is going crazy waiting on her mates to claim her. Her wolf is retreating, believing they have rejected her. Levi and Aaron Shoewater want Gabrielle as their mate, but something is blocking Levi’s mating heat. Without it, his wolf won’t mark her, and they’re slowly losing Gabrielle while they search for the answer.

To make matters worse, humans are using magic to invade their land and take their wolves. As future Alpha, Levi feels pressured to stop them and capture whoever is helping them, but what about his mate?

An old ally is called on for help, but while the three sisters who arrive are able to counter the magic the humans have stirred up, they prove to cause a stir of their own. Levi and Aaron must hold their pack together despite their private issue with claiming their mate. The answers are right in front of them, but sometimes good intentions cause more problems in the long run.

New Series Release January 3rd!

Soon to be homeless, Billy Jean swallows her fear of horses to accept a position as chef at a guest ranch in Montana. Laramie and Laredo don’t know what hit them when they get a taste of her—cooking. What’s an amazing chef like her doing out in the wilds of Montana? 

While Laredo believes they should be concentrating on getting the ranch up and running instead of flirting, his brother is convinced they can do both. It doesn’t take long for Laredo to climb on board with his brother to woo Billy Jean into their arms. But there’s something going on with their sensuous chef. She’s got a secret and they’re determined to coax it out of her. 

A little PTSD and a world of misunderstanding lands the brothers in a pot of boiling water where Billy Jean is concerned. It might take two to tango, but three can work things out if they will just take the time to listen.

That's right! A brand new series for my brand new book! Mark your calendars for January 3, 2014 because you're not going to want to miss this hot and steamy story!

And, while you wait, you may as well check out A Taste of Cyn, out now!

Best friends, Roy Simpson and Aden Dempsy, agree to share in order to have the chance to be with Cynthia Hawthorn, but will she be able to accept both men in her life? Gatlinburg is a small town. How will loving two men affect her business and her friendships?

With a stalker in the mix, Cynthia places her trust in the two men despite her fear of becoming too close to them. If she lets her guard down, she knows that she won’t be able to say no to them. Despite her resolve not to become involved, Cynthia loses her heart to the two men, but after the stalker is caught, she wonders if Aden and Roy are no longer as interested in her.

Roy and Aden want nothing more than to shower their sweet Cyn with love and affection. When a misunderstanding has her running away, they struggle to win their sweet Cyn back.

Some New Book Info and A Call Out For Help

Okay, just to give you guys a peek at the first book in the new series based in Montana, the heroine has PTSD but it is from an event in her life that happened when she was a teenager. The heroes have to figure out how to overcome this boulder in their path to make her theirs. It's a big one, too.

So....I need some help now. I need votes on what to call my new series as I'm getting ready to finish it and send it to Siren.  Here are the options, please help me out guys!

1.  Montana Wranglers
2.  The Montana Wranglers of Bear Mountain
3.  The Wranglers of Bear Mountain

Okay, give me some help guys! As incentive, here are a few pics of hot cowboys. :-)

So put your thinking caps on and give me some help. Comment below. I'm stuck and on a deadline!

Marla

Double Duty Here!

First of all, I have a new book that is on pre-sale with Siren Bookstrand. Their Border Lands Destiny is book 11 of the Men of the Border Lands series.  You can read more about it here :  http://www.bookstrand.com/node/865216

 

Next, I just have to share a few pictures from my amazing trip to Las Vegas for Hot Mojave Knights!

 

These are three of the Knights there

These are some of the authors dressed as one of the characters in their books. There were some awesome costumes there. I went as a biker lady!

 More on the authors...

More of the amazing Knights!

Here the poster they had made for one of my books. It looked wonderful! 

One of these three aren't like the other. LOL I think it is a transmitter for the airport that is close by and they disguised it to look like the other palm trees. What do you guys think?

This is from Hunk Mansion. I'm not telling who that was between his legs, but it wasn't me. We had a ball!

This guy was freaking amazing!

 

If you are all good naughty readers, I will post more later. Right now, I'm choosing a winner for my release from Friday for Everything's Better with Three.  And the winner is......Marie Brown. Congratulations, Marie! I'll have another one when my next book is released on Friday, November 1st!

Have a great rest of the week! I'll talk to you again soon

Marla

 

 



 

Leaving On a Jet Plane.....

Wow! Can't believe it's already time to head out to Las Vegas for Hot Mojave Knights! http://www.hotmojaveknights.com/  You've got to check it out. If you're in the area, please come by and see us. I'm signing books on Saturday at 4:00pm since I have to leave at the butt crack of dawn on Sunday.

There's going to be so much to do including some great panels. I'm on the BDSM and the Erotic Romance one. To make things even hotter, there will be cover models there!
Sir Scott Roahrig

Sir Scott Nova

 

 

 

 

 Sir Matthew Mitchel                                             

                                                               

 

 

Sir Christian Peacore

 

 

You can still attend as a day visitor! Check out the website!

A la carte events for locals and day visitors

• Friday night Meet'n Greet, Wine Tasting, Hunks Mansion - $60
• Saturday day author events only - $30
• Saturday evening Costume Ball/Banquet - $45
• Saturday all day (includes costume ball/banquet) - $60
• Sunday book signing - $30

I hope to see all of you there!!

Marla

 

Hot Mojave Knights in Las Vegas

Hey everyone!
I'm going to be in Las Vegas at the Sunset Station Casino for an amazing reader's event, Hot Mojave Knights! There will be cover models, authors, and lots of fun and swag. If you're in the area, be sure to stop by and see me. I would love the chance to meet all of you who read my books. You guys ROCK my world!!

There's so much going on these days that I can't seem to keep it all straight. I'm working on so many projects and have so many more I want to work on. Right now I'm busy writing the first book in the Montana Wranglers series. I also am working on the fourth book in The Protector's series, Celestial Nights.

And, the second book in my wolf shifters series.

And, I'm working on a couple of workshops I will be giving in December in Tennessee. More on that later though.

Right now, if you're near, be sure and make plans to come see me in Las Vegas on Saturday for the book signing at 4pm at the Sunset Station Casino.

And don't forget that Everything's Better with Three is up for pre-sale now and will be released on October 18th!

Kayley Clayton has given up on Billy Wainwright and Craig Hayman ever noticing her. Nothing has budged them into taking her seriously.  Frustrated, she decides to cut loose and forget about them, but trouble lands her square in their laps.  

 

Billy and Craig didn’t think Kayley could handle two men like them. When she lands them all in jail, they start to question their decision to steer clear of her. Then she’s attacked and all bets are off. Kayley is theirs to protect.

Convincing Kayley that they are serious and are still planning to be around after the danger has past isn’t as easy as they thought it would be. She’s convinced the two men will get tired of bailing her out of trouble and leave her brokenhearted.

Can she learn to trust their pledge of love and loyalty? Will they overcome their anxiety that she can’t handle two rowdy mechanics and show her that everything’s better with three?
You can see more here and pre-order as well.  http://www.bookstrand.com/everythings-better-with-three

Talk to you all again soon!

Marla

Congratulations to Amy Bowens!

She won my Release Day Give Away by leaving a comment either on my blog or my Face Book Page!  She will receive a Marla Mug complete with swag! Don't miss my next release that will be November 1st for Their Border Lands Destiny!

Woohoo Amy!

 

Marla Monroe

www.marlamonroe.com

Scrumptious Cover Reveal!

 

How can you top this?

 

I'm speechless. This is one of the best covers I've ever had. I love it. It's not too modern looking and is so sexy, sensual even. I'm overjoyed with this!  On top of that, the men look much like I had imagined them.

 

This is book three of Knights in Black Leather, my BDSM series. It comes out October 4th I believe it is. In this book you learn what happens to The Golden Shackle. I'm thinking of adding a map on my webpage of the town to give it a little more realism. What do you all think? Maybe some character sketches for you to see?

 

So much to do and so little time to do it. I have all these books sitting on my computer waiting to be finished. I need more hours in my day devoted to writing.

 

Give a shout out on how you like the cover. Do you have any other favorite covers from my books? I have three favorites in addition to this new one. Nessa's Two Shifters, Long, Lonely Night, and Nina's Neighbor. Oh but I love Ginger's Two Goals, too. Sigh. Hard to limit it to just a few.

I look forward to hearing from you!

 

Marla



Back From Montana Minus a Cowboy

Coming home was one of the hardest things I've had to do in a long time. I did not want to leave that little piece of heaven I had found. The views were breathtaking, the food amazing, and the people truly wonderful. If you ever have the opportunity to visit Lone Mountain in Montana outside of Big Sky, you should take it. You will be well taken care of.

I made lots of new friends there. Here is Pork Chop, my trusty horse.

 

 

Here are Craig and James, two of the yummy, um I mean knowledgeable wranglers as they are called there.

 Below is Tiny telling us more about horses. I don't know why they called him Tiny cause he sure wasn't Tiny that I could tell.

 Another shot of my Pork Chop

 James relaxing at the bar with us as we listened to some great live music.

 

While there, I created an entire series that I will be announcing as soon as I firm it up. It will feature a place not unlike Lone Mountain but none of the people or events will be similar at all. After all. Everyone knows I write mostly ménage. :-) There were no ménage relationships located near the area that I could find out about. LOL  I did plant a seed of suggestion in some of their minds though.

 

One of the things I'm doing now is going through all of the vast amounts of material I picked up while out there. Lots of guides and educational information on the land and animals in the area. Since we were close to Yellowstone. I went and learned a lot about the ecosystem there. It was all amazing.

 

Okay. That's all for now everyone. I need to get back to writing. I'm finishing up my Gatlinburg, TN book now. I can't wait to see it up for sale!

 

Be Kinky

 

Marla Monroe



 



Now On Pre-Order: Nessa's Two Shifters

I'm so excited to have my first Shifter book up for Pre-Order at Siren. It is scheduled for release on Friday, August 2nd. It is the first book in my new series, Wolf's Pass Shifters.

Convincing his twin to help him claim Nessa Clemmons as their mate is one battle Jessup Shoewater plans to win quickly. Joseph thinks he is too broken to take care of a mate, with or without his twin’s help. Held captive and tortured, Joe thought he’d lost the human side of himself.

Nessa wants to believe Jess and Joe truly care for her, but pledging herself to two men, let alone wolf shifters, seems a little like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. Having survived years of abuse from her step-brother, Nessa hesitates to trade one familiar situation for another one she knows nothing about.

Can she overcome her fears of inadequacy and the unknown to help Joe learn to trust himself and his ability to control his wolf, or will she turn away from the two men who open up a world of love and acceptance she’s never felt before?

You can download it here:
http://www.bookstrand.com/node/863059

For an excerpt, read below.
     He couldn’t stand it any longer. Joe bent down and removed her shoes as his twin unfastened her pants. They each took a leg and pulled the material down, letting it pool on the floor. Before he even knew what he was doing, Joseph buried his nose between her legs, inhaling her feminine scent through the crotch of her panties. Her sudden gasp and his brother’s chuckle didn’t faze him in the least. The feel of his teeth elongating drew a growl from him. Without saying a word, he ripped her underwear so that he could jerk it from her body and reach what he’d longed for.

“I’ll handle her top by myself, brother. I can tell you’re a little busy at the moment.” Jessup’s amused voice was lost on him.

 

All Joe could think about was finding the source of the delicious scent that had his balls aching and his cock twitching. The smell of her arousal had loosened the wolf to the point that he had to give it something or he’d lose complete control. Right now, her juicy pussy called to him in both forms.

 

The first taste of her when he drew his tongue along her wet slit had his toes curling in ecstasy. Licking her essence from his lips, Joe lost himself in her taste and smell. He attacked her with his mouth, cleaning her thighs where evidence of her arousal glistened on her skin and following it to the source where he made himself comfortable as he dined on her pleasure. Had he not felt her thighs tighten around his shoulders, Joseph might have missed her first orgasm. His brother must be kissing her because the only sound she made was a muffled moan.

 

“W–why is he growling?” Nessa’s voice shook, pulling Joe back to himself.

 

He realized his growls hadn’t been low keyed at all, but loud and wild sounding. No doubt she was scared that he would take a bite out of her down there by the sound of them. He cursed, and after taking one last swipe of her juices, Joe lifted his head and kissed the inside of each of her thighs.

 

“I’m sorry, baby. I didn’t mean to scare you. You taste so fucking amazing. I couldn’t control my wolf’s approval.” He struggled to keep his face as calm as possible as he stared into her eyes.

 

“It tickles when you growl like that.” Her tentative smile encouraged him that she might not be as scared of him as he’d worried.

 

“Let’s get you settled on Jess, Nessa. I need to prepare your ass for my cock.” He kissed her belly before backing away.

 

He watched her face as she finally caught the meaning of what he was talking about. Instead of the fear or loathing he expected to see, she smiled, almost looking eager before she rolled over and he lost sight of her face. She crawled over his brother’s body, straddling him until her pussy was lined up with his twin’s swollen dick. He watched his brother’s face as she slowly sank down, engulfing his thick cock. For the first time in years, Joseph relaxed the strict control he kept over the link between he and Jess, allowing him to feel some of what his brother was feeling in that moment.

Putting the Office Back Together

So the office got a makeover and it is finally ready to be put back to rights. It's a long slow process though as we put ceramic tile down and all that tile dust is on EVERYTHING!!!  Lots and lots of dusting and washing things down.


Here are the initial pictures...

Notice that the walls are a cheerful net soothing shade of green. I like green :-)  The ceramic tile looks great and will be so much easier to clean. I have to get a plastic floor mat to put under my chair though.

 

So next comes washing down the floor one more time then dusting and washing down the shelves and other furniture that belongs in there.  I have copies of my books for give aways and other goodies to give away that I keep on the shelves. I also have some favorite books and some research books on the shelves.

 

Here are some pictures of what it looks like now. I still have some organizing to do and another table that goes in there next to the file cabinet, but it's closer to being finished.

 

And this is one of my many muses. Little. He's very old and bony, but helps me by keeping the back of my office chair in place. I'm sure without him it would be beating me when I try to write.

I'll be back writing tomorrow and then on Sunday, it will be back to cleaning and organizing once again.

 

Marla

www.marlamonroe.com





Monday Blues on Sunday Night

Yep, it's Sunday evening and I'm wishing it were Friday already. I've got a good job, but it takes me away from what I love to do, reading and writing. We all would rather be doing something else besides working. Still, it provides me with more than insurance and vacations. It also is where I see one of my friends everyday and it has proved to be an interesting source of ideas for my books, so I really shouldn't let it bring me down on Sunday nights.

Sometimes when I'm working, a brilliant idea for a book will pop into my head and I pull out my trusty notebook to quickly write it down before it drifts away from me. Then I spend the next twenty minutes trying to get back into whatever I was working on. That idea is bubbling in my subconscious, daring me to stop and give it life. I fight it, but it is persistent.

Once I get home and am sitting at my computer, the damn thing plays hide and seek with me. Grrrrr. I bet a lot of you have that problem out there as well. I can just about touch it and just as soon as my brain locates it, the thing slips away again. Aghghg. 

I move on to something else until time for bed. Then when I climb into bed and pull the covers up, the blasted idea sneaks out to taunt me. Sleep or write, sleep or write.....

So, the next day, I'm nodding at my desk and trying not to snore so that anyone hears me when my boss decides to spend the day in our building. Yep, writers have sucky days too.

What am I working on? Right now, it's a book in the River Bend, Texas Heat series. Angela is just about to start working for Travis and Randy Woods. She is going to be their office manager/bookkeeper on their ranch. Wonder what the guys have planned for her?

Here is what I'm looking at tonight. Enjoy!

 



My Wonderful Publisher!

Making Them Happy (MFM)
The Men of Space Station One #8

 

 

They Fixed it!!! They changed the book number to 8 instead of 9. They are the best!

 

 

Now if yours truly could keep from making mistakes like that in the future! You can get it here at  http://www.bookstrand.com/node/858914

 

 

In the meantime, I'm working on the next River Bend, Texas Heat book as well as edits for Caught in the Middle of Their Love of Knights in Black Leather series.

 

 

Toying with a book about the children of Space Station One. I think everyone wants to know more about them. They have some pretty unique qualities about them. ;-0

 

I think I'll leave you with a yummy picture to fuel some of your dreams till next time.

 

Marla