Seducing the Succubus, the first book in my Sisters of Darkness Series, releases on October 5th, which is rapidly approaching!

I’m really excited and hard at work setting up blog tours contests and all the fun that goes with a book release.  Also, there is a book signing which will be held at the Barnes & Noble Desert Ridge on October 8th, 2010 at 7pm.  I would love to see everyone there!

As I nail down a schedule for guest blogs and contests, I’ll post them so everyone can drop on by.

Also, I’ve just posted an excerpt for Seducing the Succubus to give you a taste of what’s to come

A huge thanks to Frauke at Croco Designs for updating all the backend stuff on both my websites and getting me back up and moving again.  I’d given up trying to blog on here since my formatting was extremely wonky, no matter what I tried.

But now…I’m back!

So before I need to run off to work and caffeinate the masses, let me catch everyone up on my writing life (in case you don’t follow me on Twitter and Facebook yet)

I just turned in Galley checks for Seducing the Succubus, which will release on October 5th and is currently available for pre order.  It’s the first in my Sisters of Darkness series with Berkley, and I promise I’ll get an excerpt up on my site very soon!

The Demon and the Succubus, Book 2 in the series is with my editor and I should be seeing edits on that very soon.  It isn’t set for release until April 2011, so we’ve still got some time.  But hopefully soon I’ll have a cover to post so everyone can see.

I’m currently writing Book 3, which is tentatively titled Taming the Succubus.  No release date set on that one yet or on Book 4, which as of yet has not even a working title, but does have a simple idea/plot from the proposal and synopsis!

Let’s see…other than that, there are a few projects with my agent that I’m waiting to hear back on, and Into a Dangerous Mind, Stone Maiden & Fire Maiden are currently being translated into Bahasa Indonesian.  So if you’ve been dying to see some kick ass gargoyles or a creepy psychic serial killer in Bahasa Indonesian – your lucky day is coming!  I’m just excited that these books will get some more play.  I really love those worlds and hope to some day have time/opportunity to finish the Maiden series.  Dara & Odeda want their stories told as well!

Also, I’m currently booking slots for a blog tour to celebrate the October 5th release of Seducing the Succubus, so if you have a blog and are looking to fill some slots, or if you’re a fan and have a blog you love that you’d like me to see if I can guest blog on – drop me a line!

Anyway, must go change into my superhero…er…Starbucks garb and head off to earn my health insurance

Hope everyone is having a terrific Sunday!

I know I’m really behind on getting my newsletter out the door.  I’m shooting for sometime this weekend.  (Cross your fingers for me!)  Anyway, I have a few things I thought I’d announce on here.

First, I came home the other night to find a box on my doorstep from Kensington.  I figured they’d sent me a few more author copies of Vision of Seduction, so I didn’t open it right away.  Once I finally got around to opening it, I was happily shocked at what I found.

Ceremonia de Seduccion, aka, Ceremony of Seduction in Spanish, as sold in Spain.  Woo Hoo!  Before this I didn’t even know any of the foreign rights had been sold.  I did Google it to try to find the cover image to post up here, but the image showing on the Spanish bookstores isn’t the same one I received, so there might be a few different versions floating around out there.

The cover it actually has on it is a fuzzed out picture of a couple embracing–so much more tame than either of my Seduction Series covers in the US…lol!

Now the only Spanish I know is what I learned on Sesame Street, so a lot of the words in this book are totally beyond my comprehension…lol.  However, in the dedication, I had said, “To my Critique Group, The Butterscotch Martini Girls…” and the Translation of that is fun “Mis Mejores criticas, las Chicas Butterscotch Martini”

Anyway, I’m still doing a big happy dance off this one!  Cassie Ryan has gone International!!  Here’s hoping for more translation books to pour in!!  I’d love to be able to add “Whose books are available in 44 languages world wide!” or something fun like that to my bio.  Tee Hee!

Also, I received some new reviews for Take It Off:

Take It Off was certainly one hot, yummy book! This was my first time experiencing Tina Gerow’s writing, and I definitely look forward to reading more of her exciting storytelling.

            -4 Stars, Contessa, Fallen Angle Reviews I fear that I’ve become a Tina Gerow junkie and Take It Off is a perfect example as to why.  The chemistry between Samantha and Chase is HOT and ignites the pages.  Rarely have I read love scenes that are hotter so you might want to have a bucket of ice and a dry pair of panties nearby when you read this sexy story.  Not only is Take It Off hot, it’s sweet and funny.  Tina Gerow’s creativity will have you laughing out loud and turning each page just to see what she’s come up with next!  My only regret was that this story wasn’t longer! 

            – 5 Lips, Kerin, Two-Lips Reviews

Also, I received some new reviews for Vortex Blues:

Tina Gerow’s new book, VORTEX BLUES, brings to life two riveting characters…readers can’t help but cheer them on!  Like boiling water, it soon heats up and leaves no prisoners.  What I enjoyed most was the build up of these two flawed characters who discover more and more about each other and the trust that slowly develops between Mitch and Molly.  In closing, Tina Gerow, I have only three words for you.  I want more!

         – 4 Stars, Estefanie L, Night Time Romance Reviews

Filled with supernatural creatures galore, Vortex Blues was a fast paced paranormal mystery. There were plenty of suspenseful and humorous moments to keep the plot rolling along.  The mystery was well written and I enjoyed the byplay between the other characters.  The paranormal world built by Ms. Gerow was well thought out and planned and seems like an intriguing place to visit.

- 4 Angels, Haley, Fallen Angel ReviewsLook for my newsletter soon!

Tina/Cassie

A Google alert popped into my box this morning and let me find a really terrific review about Ceremony of Seduction on the blog The Good, The Bad & The Unread!  And what I appreciated about it the most was it was a very honest and heartfelt review.  No, she didn’t love everything, but she had great reasons for those and explained them well.  Hell, as authors we don’t ever feel our books are perfect, so I have no issues reading a well balanced review.

What was truly great is, I felt this reviewer really “got” my warped sense of humor, and that’s why she connected so well with the book.  So, a big thanks and shout out to Shannon C!

Check it out and let me know what you think.

Cassie/Tina

I just received another great review–this time a 5 Cups Review from Coffee Time Romance for Vision of Seduction.

Here’s the entire review:

Katelyn Hunt owns and operates a bookstore with her best friend Rita. She is a solitary soul because of her gift of having visions. As a child she was ostracized for her ability because she had not yet learned that others not only do not appreciate her telling them what was to come, but that often they did not believe in such a gift and would make fun of her. Because of this, she keeps most people at bay, except for Rita. The first time she sees Grayson though, she thinks she just might make an exception for the hot guy who has been hanging out in her store for days!

Grayson de Klatch has agreed to marry someone who is not a Klatch witch in order to complete the ritual of the triangle to save his home world of Tador. He has been searching for the Seer spoken of in a former queen’s diaries. He is ecstatic when the Seer turns out to be Katelyn, the woman whose store he has been frequenting, since he is already very attracted to her.

When Katelyn finally works up the courage to approach the man who has had her panties in a twist for days, she has no idea just how powerful their attraction to each other is going to be. When a vision of them together in a lushly green park assails her the first time she touches him, she has an orgasm on the spot. She expects him to react with scorn, distrust or pity, instead she sees concern for her welfare and she discovers he is aware of her gift and respects it. However, before they can do anything about their mutual attraction, Cunt warriors arrive to try and steal Katelyn for their own bizarre and evil triangle ceremony which, if successful, would make their queen the ruler of Tador and displace the present Klatch queen. Unfortunately, Katelyn takes a bolt of energy to the stomach and Grayson is also injured. However, in spite of this, Grayson is able to open a portal and get them through to Tador. As Katelyn and Grayson recover from the attack they become closer, but Grayson and the other de Klatch royalty are keeping secrets from Katelyn, afraid that she might refuse to help them. Will Grayson’s love be enough to convince Katelyn that the deception was for a good reason, or will she return to Earth leaving Tador and Grayson heartbroken?

All I can say is wow, I cannot wait for the next book in this series! Ms. Ryan did it again; writing a book that is every bit as fantastic as the first in this series, Ceremony of Seduction! In Vision of Seduction, she successfully builds on the previous story and even gives the reader clues about the third upcoming book. Katelyn as the lonely woman with a powerful gift who has no use for men except for sex is positively spellbinding. Grayson is her perfect counterpart; a man who is loving, generous, and is someone who can fulfill all of Katelyn’s needs both sexual and emotional. I loved getting to see Tador through Katelyn’s eyes and some of the secrets of her childhood that are revealed in the telling of this story make it that much more special. The lovemaking is hotter than hot and helps to drive this story to its breathtaking conclusion. I cannot recommend this series enough to those who enjoy erotic romance with paranormal elements!

Regina
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance