Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Men of Alaska 2 is out :)

The wait is over!! Sterling Sunshine (Men of Alaska 2) is live :D

NOTE: Loose Id has my other Menage Titles 40% off...for anyone looking for a sale!




Sterling Sunshine
Men of Alaska 2
MMMF Erotic Romance
By Cheryl Dragon
7/15/14
Nook: Coming Soon

Blurb:

Gretchen isn’t in Sterling to find men. At least she keeps telling herself that. She has a new job to do promoting local businesses. Still, she can’t resist hoping she’ll find the right group of hot men to really make her dreams come true. She already has her eye on a certain sexy trio, and when they fail to make the first move, she uses work to make a meeting happen. Alaska is definitely bringing out her bolder side.

Tony and Ross are eager to date and seduce the voluptuous beauty but their third lover is a roaming pilot with notoriously bad timing. Do they count him in or out? Should they wait for him to show up or move on her? The attraction proves too hard to resist, but Matt turns up just in time to make it a foursome. It complicates the relationship but adds to the passion. Besides, love and lust aren’t practical.


The deeper Gretchen gets into the lives of her three men, the more she knows they need to be shaken up and she’s just the woman to do it!

Friday, July 11, 2014

Team Taste the Rainbow Blog Hop Stop

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We're celebrating GLBT and I write lots of MM...I do ;)


But the bisexual men don't seem to get as much attention.. though they get double the love! 
But they also have to share and negotiate female and male needs.
I love the complexity and the passion of group relationships. 
So I'm going to brag on my MMMF series: MEN OF ALASKA

Women going to Alaska for a friend's wedding get A LOT more than they bargained for :) 
There are plenty of men in Alaska but they never expected this...

Sterling New Year is book 1


Sterling New Year
By Cheryl Dragon
Released 12/31/13 by Loose Id
Genre: Contemp M/M/M/F erotic romance
Series: Men of Alaska Book 1

Blurb:
Melody's stuck in Sterling, Alaska over the holidays, sewing custom dresses for her friend’s wedding. She'll do anything for her friends and is determined to be the best maid of honor she can be. There are just a few very sexy distractions.

Dale, Jason, and Ryan are lovers with an eye out for the right woman to complete their family. They're happy to let Melody use space to make the dresses, but Dale especially doesn't expect the perfect woman for them to show up in their small town. How are they going to explain Sterling's
unusual relationships? Even so, the trio is definitely interested in more than simply helping out with the wedding but can they win Melody over?

Melody has never been anywhere like Sterling—where group relationships are a tradition. She can’t pass up the experience of three hot men in bed but rearranging her life for them, or any man, is a ridiculous idea. Normal marriages don’t last and she’s had repeat wedding dress clients to prove it. What the quad has is more than sex but they have a lot of baggage to sort through for her to make it a Sterling New Year.

Book 2 is MMMF as well (releases July 15th)

Sterling Sunshine
Men of Alaska 2
MMMF Erotic Romance
By Cheryl Dragon
7/15/14

Giveaway?? Why Yes! Comment below for a chance to win an ebook copy of Sterling New Year (if you already own it, another of my GLBT Loose Id titles will be substituted)...The Hop ends on the 18th. Winner will be posted on this blog on the 19th :) 

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Hop Along My Friends :)

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Cover Reveal! Men of Alaska 2: Sterling Sunshine


Sterling Sunshine
Men of Alaska 2
MMMF Erotic Romance
By Cheryl Dragon
Release Date: 7/15/14

Blurb

Gretchen isn't in Sterling to find men. At least she keeps telling herself that. She has a new job to do promoting local businesses. Still, she can’t resist hoping she’ll find the right group of hot men to really make her dreams come true. She already has her eye on a certain sexy trio, and when they fail to make the first move, she uses work to make a meeting happen. Alaska is definitely bringing out her bolder side.

Tony and Ross are eager to date and seduce the voluptuous beauty but their third lover is a roaming pilot with notoriously bad timing. Do they count him in or out? Should they wait for him to show up or move on her? The attraction proves too hard to resist, but Matt turns up just in time to make it a foursome. It complicates the relationship but adds to the passion. Besides, love and lust aren't practical.

The deeper Gretchen gets into the lives of her three men, the more she knows they need to be shaken up and she’s just the woman to do it!


Monday, July 7, 2014

Screw the yellow brick road! You've already got the ruby slippers! The empowerment of Self Pub :)

So Self Pub is a big thing...some of it is poorly edited and some covers are hideous! Some are meh...

But more and more established authors are dabbling in self pub. I think it's smart and have dabbled myself.

Plenty of us were in the game when you had to go down the yellow brick road (being rejected and tested along the way). I first pubbed in 2007 and self pub was crazy! We all had to be approved by the wizard (publishers) and follow their rules. But now that we know the power is in us...we can try out those ruby slippers (doesn't mean we don't like the wizard or want to spend time in Oz).

Why did I self pub? Knowledge is power...better to learn now than wait until I need to know.

Maybe a publisher closes?
Maybe you have a chance to get back list titles that aren't selling great returned to you?
Maybe you have a quirky project that you're not sure will fit anywhere?

Your main publishing efforts may still be through a publisher but being hybrid and doing self pub as well isn't a crime!

For me it was pure curiosity. Just like Dorothy wants to the see the man behind the curtain, we deserve to know the truth about what it takes to get an ebook released.

The truth is...it's not that damn hard! 

LOL...really. There's no magic. There are no flying monkeys after you (except maybe some nasty reviewers)! We only think it's hard because pubs have been doing it for us. 

Keys to self pub? You need a good cover artist, editor, and proofer! Beta readers help as well...Think of them as your scarecrow,  your tin man and your lion. They each have a role to play...

Tell your team to be totally honest! If something confuses them, bugs them, or feels off...you want to hear it! Since you're paying your team (maybe rewarding beta readers somehow)...tell them you want it all. Good and bad. That's what you're paying for! Quality matters...

You can format the file! You have the power! Format and convert it to the right types and load it...not rocket science. Amazon, Nook, Smashwords etc...they all have instructions. With reasonable computer skills, you don't need to pay anyone to do this unless you really want to.  

Seriously...once edits/proofing and final checks are done (take your time doing this, please. Spell check. check for double spaces and double periods etc...)...once that is done...it goes really fast!

Formatting/Converting takes about half an hour max. Your first time, yeah...you'll be paranoid and checking things a lot. Once you know what you're looking for and where to click...half an hour if you're goofing off :)

Once I have the file formatted...I can load it to Amazon, Nook and All Romance ebooks in under an hour. That's assuming the websites are sluggish. First time, you'll obsess about every button you hit. Once you get the hang, it's so easy...

It doesn't take that long to go live!!!!!!! 12 hours at Amazon. All Romance Ebooks, it is instant! Nook...I've had publishers say B&N are behind and it's taken weeks. With my self pubs (granted only two) it's been under 12 hours. Maybe I was just lucky or had good timing? Take that for what it's worth...but face it, Amazon is the biggest seller for most of us.

Promotion is all on you...this impact varies but promotion is usually on the author anyway. Epubs have some loyal readers and their blogs/social media/ newsletters make it easier for readers to find you. BUT that's all free promo you can do with other authors and by yourself. You won't know how your self pub will sell until you try.

Bonuses: 

Cover CONTROL! 
Pricing CONTROL! 
Release date CONTROL! 

Extra bonus: More $$$$$ for you per book sold...

With a little brains, courage and heart...you can self pub quality stuff and, like Dorothy, you don't need the wizard to get your where you want to go! You might still want him along...but you've got the ruby slippers! 

PS: I LOVE the cover control :) You can plan them, invest and get them done early. You can get what you want! Like on this cover. Geek in the Woods. I write MM, MF and menage under the same pen name. So having 2 men on a MM cover is critical (IMO). Publishers have routinely ignored my request and given me solo men...confusing my readers and costing us both sales.