Happy New Year from Missy Lyons

Happy New Year's everyone!

It's time to end the year 2011, whether we are ready or not--and I am ready!!

I am finding myself looking back over the year and evaluating what I did well and what didn't work. I think 2011 kicked my butt and then turned around and did it again. My husband lost his eye this year and my babygirl underwent a her first surgery. My rpriorities changed and I began to deal with what was most important to me--family. I stopped writing for the first half of the year and then took it up again in Summer and Fall and I think my word count for the year ended up being around 80,000 words. Not bad for putting my writing on a back burner. It's been quite a ride. Now I can't wait for this year to end so I can take the reins back to my life and get this horse and pony show started. lol

In 2012 I already have two releases scheduled and plans to use my time more wisely. I have a few friends that have already written down a list of the books they plan to write. Me? I'm not so organized, but I will be writing.

What are your plans for the New Year?

Lots of love to you all and I hope all your hopes and dreams come true for 2012! Happy New Years!

Missy Lyons www.missylyons.com

Tonight I plan to break out the bubbly and celebrate until I can't party anymore and then I'll be sleeping it off tomorrow just like this guy. lol Enjoy your New Year's y'all!

Bridget Midway's holiday newsletter posted!

Check out my holiday newsletter to learn about special print book sales, ebook sales and to read an exclusive excerpt for an upcoming novella! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/midway_lowdown/ BridgeT www.BridgetMidway.com Bridget~an erotica author who never goes~Midway!

Phaze Books Seeking Submissions for 2012

It's amazing to believe we are now entering our eighth year. Since our launch in 2004, we have offered readers a variety of delicious romances and sizzling erotic stories, and we hope to keep you satisfied in years to com (heh). We'd like to thank our authors, staff, reviewers, retailers, supporters and readers for a great first eight years, and we will work to publish more hot stories in the next eight...hundred or so. ;-)

With this in mind, we are open to submissions for the 2012 calendar year. Our books have won numerous reviewer awards and EPIC nominations, and our books and authors have been featured in Playgirl, RT Bookclub, and other media sources. Our main focus is erotic romance, and in the coming year we are especially interested the following sub-genres. If you have an original, never before published work of 10K words or over, we hope you will consider submitting to Phaze Books. Some of the themes we're looking for include:

• Menages. We'd love to see more of these in any combination you have - MFM, MMF, FMF, FFM, MMM, FFF. Throw in a few more Ms and Fs if you wish!
• Lesbian romance. It's been a while since we published a full-length F/F novel. We've found quite a demand for them while attending conferences and Pride fairs.
• Interracial. BW/WM romance remains one of our strongest selling genres. Of course, we're open to all I/R combinations - passion is colorblind!
• Military romance. We love our men and women in uniform, and so do readers!
• Cowboys/Westerns. Our stable is sorely lacking. Come help us fill it with hot cowboy hunks!

Please refer to our guidelines at http://phaze.com/static.php?section=submissions for instructions on submitting your work. We are happy to answer any queries.

Phaze Books offers erotic romance and erotic in eBook and print formats. Our works are distributed through our website and third-party vendors, including All Romance eBooks, Amazon.com, BN.com, and others.

Join Bridget Midway at the 3rd Annual Authors' Literary Festival

Join Bridget Midway on Saturday, November 5th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the 3rd Annual Authors' Literary Festival at The Hotel Sierra at 11800 West Broad Street Road in Richmond, Virginia. She'll be signing print copies of Reignited, the interracial erotic romance anthology that also features Yvette Hines and Aliyah Burke, along with her Corporate Series books and more! The event is freee and open to the public. For more information, go to http://www.theannualauthlitfestival.com/

BridgeT
www.BridgetMidway.com
Bridget~an erotica author who never goes~Midway

Now Available - Midnight Passions

Good morning! I have a new release available today.  

Midnight Passions  
Fantasy/Paranormal, MFM Erotica
Buy now at Phaze.com!

Living as a single mom doesn't give Colleen much opportunity for romance, and when her only shot with Daryl goes sour, she reluctantly settles for a good book borrowed from her neighbor. What handsome John neglects to tell her, though, is that his library is filled with titles of magical quality - open the book and you're in the story!

When Colleen finds a book on John's shelf called "Midnight Passions," she realizes reading is fundamental ... for her sex life.  

Please note: this story first appeared in Phaze Fantasies, Vol. 1, which is now out of print. If you never got around to getting that book, this story is definitely new to you, and I hope you enjoy it.

Hope you have a great November. Please keep in touch with me via Twitter @LeighEllwood.

Call for Submissions: Phaze Books

Since 2004, Phaze Books has offered readers quality erotic romance and women's erotica. For 2012, we're looking for original, unpublished stories about hunky heroes and dynamic ladies who work overtime to experience passion and adventure. Authors are invited to submit works of 15K words or more to the following themed lines:

Blue Collar Heroes - We're looking for stories about hardworking hunks and heroines looking for more play beyond their "all work" lives. If you have a sizzling novel that gives a whole new meaning to the term "swing shift," we want to read it! Give us your sensual shopkeepers, candid carpenters, and wild and wanton waitstaff. Performance evaluations have never been hotter! All sub-genres of erotic romance welcome.

Business is Pleasure - Who says the corporate world has to be boring? Our white collar workers need love, too, so send us your stories of sexy office hijinks. Let's hear about what really went on at the company Christmas party, or in the mailroom after hours, or on that corporate retreat to Las Vegas. All sub-genres of erotic romance welcome.

Secret Passions - Everybody has a secret, and confession is good for the soul...and much more. Give us stories about secret crushes realized, double lives revealed, and the wildest of fantasies enjoyed.

We are now accepting submissions for these lines through the end of the calendar year, December 31, 2011.

Please refer to our guidelines at http://phaze.com/static.php?section=submissions for instructions on submitting your work, and please note in the header of your email for which line you are sending.

Phaze Books offers erotic romance and erotic in eBook and print formats. Our works are distributed through our website and third-party vendors, including All Romance eBooks, Amazon.com, BN.com, and others.

99 Cent Kindle Sale from Phaze Books

All through July, Phaze Books has marked down select bestsellers and back list Kindle titles to 99 cents! This is a great opportunity to fill up your eReader or Kindle for PC/Mac program with some great erotic romance. You have til July 31 to get in on big savings from Phaze! Check out the available GLBT titles.

Fill up your eReader for some hot summer reading. Here's what is on sale:

Add a Little Mistletoe - Aliyah Burke, interracial erotic romance

Cassolette - Iona Blair, erotic suspense

Fascination Street - Bridget Midway, interracial BDSM erotic romance

From the Shadows - Jae Knight, paranormal erotic romance

Hot Georgia Winds - Charlotte Boyett-Compo, cougar erotic romance

JazzNoir - N, dark erotic suspense (F/F elements)

Kiss of the Sun - Racheal Pierce, vampire erotic romance

Last Chance for Love - Brenna Lyons, fantasy erotic romance

Miller's Tale - GA Hauser, gay erotic romance

Mitigated Filth - Fenner Jekyll, erotic short stories

Morningstar - Jade Falconer, gay vampire erotic romance

Muse - Leigh Ellwood, erotic romance

My Deepest Love: Zack - Marie Rochelle, interracial erotic romance

Night Warriors - Brenna Lyons, fantasy erotic romance

Original Sin - Bridget Midway, science fiction erotic romance

Other People's Secrets - Cassie Walder, erotic romance

Relationships, Vol. 1 - Piers Anthony, short stories with erotic themes

Shadow Cat - Zoe LaPage, paranormal erotic romance

Taken by Storm - Marie Rochelle, interracial erotic romance

Tangled Web - Jade Falconer, gay erotic romance

Teacher's Pet - GA Hauser, gay erotic romance

The Question - Zena Wynn, interracial erotic romance

Three Days in New York City - Robin Slick, women's erotica

Truth or Dare - Leigh Ellwood, erotic romance (M/M and MMF scenes)

Under Distant Moons - Mara Kelly, fantasy erotic anthology

Waking Annabel - Jayelle Drewry, erotic romance with BDSM elements

Wind - Sarah Dickson, science fiction erotic romance

Sale ends on July 31, and it's only on Amazon Kindle!