*Squee* @AuthorNicMorgan shares some exciting news today on #RB4U

Welcome to Romance Books 4 Us everyone. I'm your tour guide for the day, Nicole Morgan and as some of you may have noticed I drop by with a new post on the first of every month and either ramble like a fool or amaze you with my intellect. LOL. Okay, yes that last one was a stretch, but...I've got you smiling now, don't I? Now that you're good and loosened up, go ahead and kick your shoes off, sit back, relax and enjoy!

Today's I'd like to share something that has been going on in the background for far too long, but it's all done now and I'd like to show it to all of you because I sure do think it's purdy! *grins* 

My new website is done. Since I write under three different pen names and Rae Monet of Rae Monet Designs, Inc. has been uber patient with me in the design process it's taken a while to get things sorted out, but finally it is up and I'd really love to hear what you all think as well. 

Please take a second to hop on over and let me know what you think. Thank you! :) 

nicolemorganauthor.com

Here is a little nibble from my latest Surrender Her Inhibitions...

(a novel within Dominant Persuasions)

Sweat dripped down his chest from lack of control. He looked down at the top of her head as she seemed to nuzzle up against him. Her precious movements of needing to be close to him were almost more than he could take. 

Buy Links:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1084734101

Amazon: http://goo.gl/sfKnNu

Amazon UK: http://goo.gl/1tvvQl

Amazon CA: http://goo.gl/9DFjlm

Amazon AU: http://goo.gl/PJ0INF

B&N: http://goo.gl/CRmMDB

Kobo: https://goo.gl/AB0vbD

That's all for me this months, guys and gals. 

I'll see you here next month,

Same bat time...Same bat channel.

Find all of my other books on any of these fine retailers: 

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Nicole Morgan is an author of erotic romance novels, which more often than not have a suspenseful back story. Erotic romance mixed with good old-fashioned whodunit. While she's written everything from contemporary to paranormal her leading men will more than likely be wearing a uniform of some kind. From military to police officers, she has a love for writing about those who protect and serve. From her very first novel about Navy SEALs to her more recent releases you will be sure to find a few twists and turns you were not expecting.

She also had a recurring monthly column in Book & Trailer Showcase's eMagazine, is a proud member of the Romance Books 4 Us Gold Authors, as well as Sweet and Sexy Divas. 

Find out more about Nicole and her books by visiting her website, blog, Google + Page, Twitter, Facebook and her Yahoo Group, Nicole’s Think Tank.

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Recharging Your Batteries

Authors are by nature a solitary beast. We like to hide in our writing or editing caves and focus on our stories. In some cases, we have so many "friends" or "characters" in our heads that we are truly not alone and getting those people to stop talking is a challenge. But no matter how much we want or need to be alone as we are crafting our award winning novels, there comes a time when we must venture forth into the world. 

Conventions, author events, and Wild Weekends are important to authors. It's where we get to interact with readers, get those pats on the back and make lasting connections. It's also where we get to meet other authors, talk about the state of publishing today and hone our skills. 

I've had the opportunity to attend two very different events this year. Both were extremely valuable and have recharged my batteries.  

The Wild Wicked Weekend is an author event where connections between authors and readers or especially authors and authors are invaluable. At the weekend event, I heard talk about new collaborations and excitement over new story ideas. How things we experienced could be added to our story arcs. It was certainly more of a wild weekend.

The Mid Michigan chapter of the Romance Writers of America has a fun filled weekend in April that allows authors the chance to connect with each other and sharpen their writing talents. Last year's event was my first conference and I came away feeling refreshed and excited, ready to get back into my latest work in progress. I'd learned a great deal from the speaker on plot points and conflict which translated into my most recent release. 

Either way you go....

Sometimes, you have to get out and recharge those batteries so that you can get back to the business of writing! Leave the batcave and join the world around you.  








I hope to see you at one soon!

How To Make Your Book A Page Turner by Janice Seagraves

How to Make Your Book a Page Turner 

 by Janice Seagraves 

To make your book a page turner, you’ll need to hook your readers.

Place a hook at the beginning and end of each chapter, so the reader won't want to set your book down.

A hook doesn't have to be the middle of some crisis like a cliff hanger in the old serials where the hero is left literally hanging off a cliff. It can be something that leaves a question in the readers mind: Will she/he kiss/accept him/her.

 If your story is suspense, mystery or horror, don’t end the conflict until the very last page.

Do the same thing if you’re writing romance, keep some unresolved question between your couple until the very last page.

In that way you’re keeping the tension going.

Remember you have to have tension to have a story. No tension, no story.

When you have your hooks set, you can reel in your reader. Then your reader will be staggering into work the next day, saying, “I just read the best book. I couldn't put it down and didn't go to sleep until three in the morning.”

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Blurb: The sole survivor of a plane crash, Megan is alone on a deserted island in the Bahamas. Then she finds a nearly-drowned man. Another survivor, this time from a boat wreck.

With only meager survival skill between them, will they survive these windswept shores and can they find love?

For the first time available as a trade paperback: https://www.createspace.com/4084680
And for the Kindle for only 99. cents:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AS9NDNO

Janice Seagraves website: http://janiceseagraves.org/ 

How American Idol Is Like Writing

How American Idol Is Like Writing 

By Janice Seagraves 

I’ve been watching American Idol this last month, and aside from the various antics from the cast and contestants, it’s been interesting.

In the Los Vegas round of critiques, I noticed that the judges’ use sentences to describe the singer's performances such as: engaging the audience, feeling the emotion of the song, and getting chills.

I thought about writing as I watched the show and how singers practice their craft by taking lessons and practicing, and writers take workshops/classes and write and read a great deal in order to hone their craft.

Make no mistake; writing is a craft just like singing.

As writers, we want the same things: to engage our readers or hook them, we want them to feel the emotion of what our characters go through in the story line, and we’d love our readers to get chills as they read our books.

With singing, the vocalist looks out into the audience, making eye contact to engage the audience.

While writing, we can’t see our readers, but authors try to engage our readers by writing an exciting beginning to our stories that’ll hook our reader.

For a performer to show emotions while they sing, they need to feel the emotion of the song by allowing the emotion to show on their faces. In other words, if the song is sad, the singer will feel sad and show that emotion. If it’s happy, then they’ll smile.

While writers, show the emotion of their characters by a written description of the feelings. In other words, showing and not telling.

As for the chills, performers and authors both hope for the maximum delivery of their talent and skills, in hopes that their audience can appreciate it and receive the desire effect.
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Windswept Shores is back, and better than ever with a replaced missing scene.

 It’s something warm to read while it’s frosty outside.

Blurb: The sole survivor of a plane crash, Megan is alone on a deserted island in the Bahamas. Then she finds a nearly-drowned man. Another survivor, this time from a boat wreck.

With only meager survival skill between them, will they survive these windswept shores and can they find love?

For the first time available as a trade paperback: https://www.createspace.com/4084680 
And for the Kindle: https://www.createspace.com/4084680
Janice Seagraves’s website: http://janiceseagraves.org/