The writings and ramblings of Colette Saucier

Greetings, dear readers! I have exciting news for all of you who prefer to have and to hold an actual book -book rather than a Kindle , iPad , Nook , or whatever: The intense psychological noir thriller  The Widow    is now available in paperback, in addition to all eBook formats and the gorgeous hardcover edition. For a limited time, you can order the paperback edition directly from the Southern Girl Press bookstore for only $12.99 , although it is also available at the regular price from Amazon  (coming soon to all online and "brick & mortar" booksellers). PLUS A GIVEAWAY- Leave a comment below and you could win your very own copy! The Widow is a noir romantic thriller ( What is Noir Fiction? ) with Catherine as the troubled, disillusioned, self-destructive heroine and David, the anti-hero, an undercover DEA agent, who cannot bring himself to trust Catherine nor ignore his obsession with her, which haunts his dreams. The Widow begins with...

Greetings, dear readers, and Happy Halloween! What an amazing weekend! Had an incredible time at the Louisiana Book Festival on Saturday! (Sold OUT of The Widow - even my own copy!) It was great to see so many repeat readers who had to search to find me... The Saints won on Sunday, and today is the Official Release of the hardback edition of Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth~Book II: The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire !  (By the way, today is the LAST DAY the eBook versions are on sale for only $2.99 !) If you haven't read Book 1: Pulse and Prejudice , it is now available in paperback, in addition to eBook, audio, and hardback . About Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth : Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave.  Song of Solomon 8:6  In this lurid, lusty sequel to Pulse and Prejudice, death shadows the newlywed Darcys from Pemberley to the parlors of Regency London to the courtyards of Ante...

Greetings, dear readers! I decided that, as I am having a blog tour for Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth , and I also happen to have a blog, I might as well participate as well!  Not only are there GIVEAWAYS, but also the eBook version of Book II: The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire , is on sale for 40% off throughout October! (That's only $2.99 US!)  The print version will be available by the end of the month. PLUS - Book 1: Pulse and Prejudice is now available in paperback with a special introductory price of $13.50 - $4.50 off retail! It's available from Amazon , which is great if you have free shipping, or through Southern Girl Press for a dollar less, but then you pay for the shipping. So, without further ado, here is the blog tour post; HOWEVER, I have a special excerpt for you! Enjoy~ Colette Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth Book II:  The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire Colette L. Saucier Genre:  Historical paranormal romance Publisher...

Good morning, dear readers! Now I am not the first author to compare a novel to one's baby or writing it to childbirth. First there is the conception, which may take months to come to fruition or could occur completely by chance in the middle of the night - quite unexpectedly! After the idea for the novel is conceived comes the period of gestation, which for me at least takes months. (Is it a coincidence that when I began wrote the first draft of  Pulse and Prejudice , I typed "The End" exactly 9 months later on my twins' birthday?) Months of writing, nurturing, receiving advice from everyone on what could be done better to ensure a healthy outcome. Making preparations - a cover to cradle the upcoming release. A complete matching set of everything - from banners to bookmarks - welcoming it into the world. Tell everyone to expect its arrival! Then the birth. The nerves at the approaching due date. Will everything go well? What if its not healthy? People reje...

I am so excited to reveal the cover to my new novel, the romantic noir thriller The Widow ! What do you think?  It will be released on August 5th , but it will be available for pre-sale on July 22nd. Plus a week after its release, I will be at Authors After Dark  in Atlanta and signing beautiful hardback editions on Saturday the 15th! This is the beautiful creation of the talented Dawné Dominique of Dusk til Dawn Designs , whom I now consider my own personal cover artist! “When truth is buried underground it grows, it chokes, it gathers such an explosive force that on the day it bursts out, it blows up everything with it.”   – Émile Zola,   J’accuse In this thrilling romantic noir suspense, DEA agent David Alvarez invested four years in deep undercover infiltrating the ruthless Sonora Drug Cartel only to have his primary target gunned down by a rival gang. Now his only hope in salvaging the operation and bringing the largest drug trafficker in the worl...