Saturday, November 30, 2013

Good morning... it's 3:54 a.m. Up, up, up, coffee in hand ...

Good morning... it's 3:54 a.m. I'm Up, up, up, with coffee in hand, working to get For Richer For Poorer Part 2 finished today and uploaded to Amazon and Barnes... stay tuned ... In the meantime, see For Richer For Poorer, Part 1 here:  http://www.amazon.com/Richer-Poorer-Cassandra-Black-ebook/dp/B00EG37Q9U/ref=la_B005BU7Y44_1_4?s). 


Note: As I was preparing this blog post during the wee hours, the darn power went out. No power, no internet for several hours. Now I'm at Canoe Bar http://www.realnegril.com/canoe/ working to finish the project at hand... Price to pay when living in the tropics, especially during hurricane season ... aaaaannny-hoo, as I was saying, in the middle of the night ... 

After I get this book wrapped up, I will head for a looonnggg walk on Negril's Beach Road, then circle back up to the cliffs. Need a good stretch out re: prep for the Reggae Marathon (half) next weekend.



This time next week, I'll be in line waiting on the bus for the starting line. First time doing  marathon in Jamaica, re: I'm usually in Atlanta ... 






First things first, though. Back to finishing the book. Thank you for popping by my author page. :) Enjoy your holiday weekend. Cassandra Black, http://www.cassandrablack.com



ROMANCE Book -- Series ** For Richer For Poorer, Part 1 (Part 2 coming later today.)




INTRODUCTION:

Hamilton Steele, a sexy real estate developer, was looking for love in Harper's Grove, a sleepy town on the outskirts of Atlanta. A downward spiral of the housing market, and a twist of fate, landed him back in the handyman occupation he thought he'd seen the last of -- and onto the steps of Miranda Colbert. 

Miranda's heart was closed to anything resembling love, especially after her last fiasco of a relationship. The only thing on her mind was getting Colbert and Company back on its feet and getting the little bungalow falling down around her up to par -- until she opened the door to her new handyman. 

EXCERPT:

"Hi, ma'am," he said in a sexy voice with a slight southern twang. "I'm Hamilton. Hamilton Steele." She was a beautiful woman. A perfume he couldn't quite place teased his senses. Hamilton reached out to shake her hand. Dainty, soft. He knew if he squeezed too hard he would hurt her. His eyes lingered on the small, delicate features of her caramel-colored face. The fullness of her lips were irresistible, and the slender, silver chain around her neck traveled down to a pert bosom that was void of a brassiere. Something about her, almost like a magnet, made him want to pull her into his arms and ravish her with his lips. 

Miranda's heart raced as she surveyed the creature in front of her. Jeans, white t-shirt, and construction boots were made for men like the one standing on her porch. Sexiness oozed from him as he stood there, devouring her with his eyes.


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Cassandra  Black: http://www.cassandrablack.com
Non-Fiction Latest Release:  http://tinyurl.com/housing-authority-contracts  
Twitter  Biz: @stonecottagebks (http://www.twitter.com/stonecottagebks
Twitter  Personal: @WriterCassandra

OTHER ROMANCE BOOKS:



Recent **ROMANCE Release** Loving Logan -- An Amazon Best Seller!

Introduction -- Loving Logan


It's the holiday season, one week before Thanksgiving, and Chelsea Winters is moving from the hustle and bustle of Washington, D.C. to Whisper Creek, a small Virginia town on the outskirts of Norfolk. Taking a detour in her career, she gets a waitressing job at the town's local diner to help make ends meet as she licks her wounds and starts over. 



Chelsea doesn't expect to meet Logan Wilde, the handsome, sexy businessman who owns the diner and most of the small businesses in the area, including the largest paper mill on the East Coast. Logan is also the owner of the cottage she's renting on Arbor Lane. Chelsea knows getting involved with her landlord and her boss -- especially after what happened in D.C. -- might not be a good idea. 



_____ 

Logan knows there's more to Chelsea Winters than meets the eye. He wanted her the second he saw her curvy, petite frame peering into his diner window early one morning before dawn. Beautiful, smart, fiery, she reminds him of his mother, his father's mistress, who he believes abandoned him as a child to escape small-town living for the big city. 


What's a big city girl doing in a small town like Whisper Creek? Logan wonders what Chelsea's running from in D.C., and how long she plans to stay in Whisper Creek. He wants her in his world -- and it has nothing to do with her working in his diner.



Latest Romance Release: 

Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 3: Marriage & Intimacy,



Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/PART-2-LOVING-A-TEXAN  (PART 2)



Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/loving-a-texan  (PART 1)



Friday, November 29, 2013

Enjoy Black Friday!

Have a great time shopping today. Lot of great deals going on! Holding off 'til Cyber Monday re: I'm tying up the next novella for tomorrow's release -- For Richer For Poorer, Part 2... stay tuned ... In the meantime, see For Richer For Poorer, Part 1 here:  http://www.amazon.com/Richer-Poorer-Cassandra-Black-ebook/dp/B00EG37Q9U/ref=la_B005BU7Y44_1_4?s).  Also, find latest short romance stories below ... perfect titles for Kindle or Nook load ups!

Enjoy your holiday weekend! Back to work ... in Negril hold up in my apartment writing, writing, writing... http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com/2013/11/life-in-jamaica-writing-writing-writing.html. Novella almost finished ... almost there ...

Thank you for stopping by my author blog. Latest Facebook updates can be found here:  https://www.facebook.com/cassandrablackauthor.

Cassandra
http://www.cassandrablack.com

Recent **ROMANCE Release** Loving Logan

Introduction -- Loving Logan


It's the holiday season, one week before Thanksgiving, and Chelsea Winters is moving from the hustle and bustle of Washington, D.C. to Whisper Creek, a small Virginia town on the outskirts of Norfolk. Taking a detour in her career, she gets a waitressing job at the town's local diner to help make ends meet as she licks her wounds and starts over. 



Chelsea doesn't expect to meet Logan Wilde, the handsome, sexy businessman who owns the diner and most of the small businesses in the area, including the largest paper mill on the East Coast. Logan is also the owner of the cottage she's renting on Arbor Lane. Chelsea knows getting involved with her landlord and her boss -- especially after what happened in D.C. -- might not be a good idea. 



_____ 

Logan knows there's more to Chelsea Winters than meets the eye. He wanted her the second he saw her curvy, petite frame peering into his diner window early one morning before dawn. Beautiful, smart, fiery, she reminds him of his mother, his father's mistress, who he believes abandoned him as a child to escape small-town living for the big city. 

What's a big city girl doing in a small town like Whisper Creek? Logan wonders what Chelsea's running from in D.C., and how long she plans to stay in Whisper Creek. He wants her in his world -- and it has nothing to do with her working in his diner.




Cassandra  Black: http://www.cassandrablack.com
Non-Fiction Latest Release:  http://tinyurl.com/housing-authority-contracts  
Twitter  Biz: @stonecottagebks (http://www.twitter.com/stonecottagebks
Twitter  Personal: @WriterCassandra
She  Writes Blog: http://www.shewrites.com/profile/CassandraBlack 


ROMANCE Release** For Richer For Poorer, Part 1 (Part 2 coming soon!)



INTRODUCTION:

Hamilton Steele, a sexy real estate developer, was looking for love in Harper's Grove, a sleepy town on the outskirts of Atlanta. A downward spiral of the housing market, and a twist of fate, landed him back in the handyman occupation he thought he'd seen the last of -- and onto the steps of Miranda Colbert. 

Miranda's heart was closed to anything resembling love, especially after her last fiasco of a relationship. The only thing on her mind was getting Colbert and Company back on its feet and getting the little bungalow falling down around her up to par -- until she opened the door to her new handyman. 

EXCERPT:

"Hi, ma'am," he said in a sexy voice with a slight southern twang. "I'm Hamilton. Hamilton Steele." She was a beautiful woman. A perfume he couldn't quite place teased his senses. Hamilton reached out to shake her hand. Dainty, soft. He knew if he squeezed too hard he would hurt her. His eyes lingered on the small, delicate features of her caramel-colored face. The fullness of her lips were irresistible, and the slender, silver chain around her neck traveled down to a pert bosom that was void of a brassiere. Something about her, almost like a magnet, made him want to pull her into his arms and ravish her with his lips. 

Miranda's heart raced as she surveyed the creature in front of her. Jeans, white t-shirt, and construction boots were made for men like the one standing on her porch. Sexiness oozed from him as he stood there, devouring her with his eyes.

Latest Romance Release: 

Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 3: Marriage & Intimacy,



Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/PART-2-LOVING-A-TEXAN  (PART 2)



Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/loving-a-texan  (PART 1)



Life in Jamaica ... writing, writing, writing ... short romance novels ...

A Writer's Life in Jamaica (see related post:  http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com/2013/10/finally-in-jamaica-for-fallwinter.html)


Photo Below:  That's me at local cafe writing in Negril ... was tying up "Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 3:  Marriage & Intimacy" -- http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Texan-New-Orleans-PART-ebook/dp/B00GOJ... 

Photo Below: That's me out for my morning walk on Seven Mile Beach ... usually I walk the road, but felt moved to hit the sand that day ... good workout...

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope your Turkey Day is going well.I got up early and did some writing (trying to finish Part 2 of For Richer For Poorer due out this weekend.  See Part 1 here:  http://www.amazon.com/Richer-Poorer-Cassandra-Black-ebook/dp/B00EG37Q9U/ref=la_B005BU7Y44_1_4?s).

In about an hour (yikes, 45 mins! now), I'll head down to Negril's 7 Mile Beach (http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com/2013/10/finally-in-jamaica-for-fallwinter.html) to have lunch with my big sis and a cute little kid she's practically adopted over the last couple of years.  I hope we can get turkey, but it'll likely be jerk chicken, a local staple, re: it's an American holiday. But there are tons of expats on the island, and I'm sure we'll see some other Americans in search of turkey, too.

Enjoy your day, and be safe it you'll be on the road later.  I'll be perched at my fav lil' bar -- what I call the Cheers of Negril -- later this evening having pie and more food. Sis did some cooking and will share it with some of the bar family later tonight ... we're keeping up our Southern girls' tradition of stuffing our faces well into the evening on Thanksgiving. Will have to hit the road exercising tomorrow, though, re: the Reggae Marathon is a week away ... Let's not think about that now, though.

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy your family and friends on this special day!

Thank you for stopping by my blog. Latest author updates can be found here:  https://www.facebook.com/cassandrablackauthor

Cassandra
http://www.cassandrablack.com

Recent **ROMANCE Release** Loving Logan

Introduction -- Loving Logan


It's the holiday season, one week before Thanksgiving, and Chelsea Winters is moving from the hustle and bustle of Washington, D.C. to Whisper Creek, a small Virginia town on the outskirts of Norfolk. Taking a detour in her career, she gets a waitressing job at the town's local diner to help make ends meet as she licks her wounds and starts over. 



Chelsea doesn't expect to meet Logan Wilde, the handsome, sexy businessman who owns the diner and most of the small businesses in the area, including the largest paper mill on the East Coast. Logan is also the owner of the cottage she's renting on Arbor Lane. Chelsea knows getting involved with her landlord and her boss -- especially after what happened in D.C. -- might not be a good idea. 


_____ 
Logan knows there's more to Chelsea Winters than meets the eye. He wanted her the second he saw her curvy, petite frame peering into his diner window early one morning before dawn. Beautiful, smart, fiery, she reminds him of his mother, his father's mistress, who he believes abandoned him as a child to escape small-town living for the big city. 

What's a big city girl doing in a small town like Whisper Creek? Logan wonders what Chelsea's running from in D.C., and how long she plans to stay in Whisper Creek. He wants her in his world -- and it has nothing to do with her working in his diner.




Cassandra  Black: http://www.cassandrablack.com
Non-Fiction Latest Release:  http://tinyurl.com/housing-authority-contracts  
Twitter  Biz: @stonecottagebks (http://www.twitter.com/stonecottagebks
Twitter  Personal: @WriterCassandra
She  Writes Blog: http://www.shewrites.com/profile/CassandraBlack 


ROMANCE Release** For Richer For Poorer, Part 1 (Part 2 coming soon!)



INTRODUCTION:

Hamilton Steele, a sexy real estate developer, was looking for love in Harper's Grove, a sleepy town on the outskirts of Atlanta. A downward spiral of the housing market, and a twist of fate, landed him back in the handyman occupation he thought he'd seen the last of -- and onto the steps of Miranda Colbert. 

Miranda's heart was closed to anything resembling love, especially after her last fiasco of a relationship. The only thing on her mind was getting Colbert and Company back on its feet and getting the little bungalow falling down around her up to par -- until she opened the door to her new handyman. 

EXCERPT:

"Hi, ma'am," he said in a sexy voice with a slight southern twang. "I'm Hamilton. Hamilton Steele." She was a beautiful woman. A perfume he couldn't quite place teased his senses. Hamilton reached out to shake her hand. Dainty, soft. He knew if he squeezed too hard he would hurt her. His eyes lingered on the small, delicate features of her caramel-colored face. The fullness of her lips were irresistible, and the slender, silver chain around her neck traveled down to a pert bosom that was void of a brassiere. Something about her, almost like a magnet, made him want to pull her into his arms and ravish her with his lips. 

Miranda's heart raced as she surveyed the creature in front of her. Jeans, white t-shirt, and construction boots were made for men like the one standing on her porch. Sexiness oozed from him as he stood there, devouring her with his eyes.

Latest Romance Release: 

Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 3: Marriage & Intimacy,



Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/PART-2-LOVING-A-TEXAN  (PART 2)



Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/loving-a-texan  (PART 1)