The writings and ramblings of Colette Saucier

Good morning, dear readers ! Can you believe it already (almost) May??? Where is this year going? Soon we will need to switch to ICE coffee (or my personal favorite, a Mochasippi from CC's Coffee House).  This week on Coffee with Colette , fellow paranormal author Tabitha Shay is here t o tell you about her latest hot new paranormal ro mance, but whereas I write about vampires, she writes about witches! She knows how to catch my interest! One of my favorite films is Practical Magic , and I have been enthralled by witches since I was a kid, from The Wizard of Oz to Witchipoo on H.R. Pufnstuf - but they have nothing on the Winslow witches... Do you like witches? You've never seen witches like this before! Wait until you read Witch's Touch - Book SIX in her "Winslow Witches of Salem" series. Where does she find the time? I think she must have a touch of witchcraft herself! PLUS - leave a comment with your email below and YOU could win your own cop...

Good morning, dear readers !   Do you have a unique name? Have you ever given someone a unique name? This is "Celebrate Your Name" week, and today I am joined for Coffee by fellow Secret Cravings Publishing author A.J. Best . She has dropped by to tell you about how she chose the not-so-unique names in her heart-wrenching romance , Forgiveness . (I understand that: I named the two main characters in All My Tomorrows "Alice" and "Peter" - Well, actually my husband did!)  Plus A.J. has her novella available for you for FREE this week! Now that's a way to celebrate, and I know you won't want to miss it - you would never be able to forgive yourself! ~Colette This week is celebrate your name week. Today specifically is Unique Names Day. Which got me to thinking about the names in my book Forgiveness . There really isn't anything unique about these names, so why did I pick them? Our beloved though a little neurotic heroine...

Good morning, dear readers!   Hey - How 'bout those Bronc-oh...never mind. That didn't turn out the way I had hoped (sorry, Seattle fans, but I had to pull for our local boy). Personally, I blame the Groundhog! I should have avoided the game in favour of writing. I did get in about 3000 words on my WIP (work in progress), but my major accomplishment this weekend was organizing my scarves! I also joined in the blog hop "My Sexy Saturday" for the first time with 7 sizzling sentences from Pulse and Prejudice , so be sure to check that out if you missed it. (Be warned: The ARE sexy sentences.) Now - Guess who is back joining me for Coffee this morning! Fellow Secret Cravings author Laurie White is here to visit and talk about her latest release, the Romantic Suspense Without a Trace! Laurie joined us a year ago to introduce Twist of Fate , and after discovering that sweet and sexy romance, I couldn't wait to get my hands on her new novel. After you read this e...

Good morning, dear readers !   This week on Coffee with Colette , the gorgeous and talented Secret Cravings Publishing author  Misha Tagliaferro has dropped by to tell you about how she stays true to her characters in her two Paranormal Romances - Tara of the Fey and Thirst for Love . I just can't wait for you to hear about these two sexy thrillers! Having written a vampire novel myself (and with one in progress), you know anything that has the pulses pounding and the blood flowing will have me turning the pages! ~Colette Staying True to Your Characters One of the most common questions an author receives is, “Where do you get the ideas for your stories?” The answers to that question vary, but many people believe authors base their characters on people in their lives. While this may be true in some cases, at least to a certain extent, my characters and plots are the figment of my imagination. I write paranormal romance. The characters by their very...

Good morning, dear readers ! This week on Coffee with Colette , fellow Secret Cravings Publishing author Lindsay Downs returns to tell you about his newest Regency Romance , Saved by the Maid !  Lindsay visited with us last summer to introduce Spy Catcher , so I know his latest release will jump to the top of my TBR list.  Check out this excerpt, and I bet you'll agree! ~Colette About Saved by the Maid The last thing Dawne Wyatt ever expected or thought would happen, she’d fall in love. To make matters worse it’s with Lady Sophia Stephens’s older brother. Torn between her heart’s desires and the dictates of society she tries to make sense of it all. When logic doesn’t work she turns to Lady Stephens for help. Guilty until proven innocent Lord Edward James Walker turns to Dawne to help prove another man in the one Bow Street should be hunting. Now he has two problems, the authorities and winning over the love of his life while keeping his. For the first h...

Well, the NFL season ended for me yesterday with the loss of my beloved New Orleans Saints. They were shut out in the first half, so I made a plea (or perhaps a bribe) on my Facebook page to get everyone to cheer for them - kind of like in Peter Pan when all the children are asked to clap to save Tinkerbell - and it was working! The Saints came back and had a chance to tie the game - twice! - but in the end, they couldn't hold on. (Due to a bet with my husband, I will now be doing all the dishes for a week. The highlights of the season: The Saints won their first playoff game on the road in team history! They did not have a single loss at home (There's no place like Dome!). PLUS my Fantasy Football team won our league Superbowl! (And I had to beat my ex-husband TWICE to do it!) So I have a END OF THE SAINTS SEASON SPECIAL OFFER for the first 500 to accept it: 50% OFF the PAPERBACK editions of Alicia's Possession and All My Tomorrows . Click here to see the spec...

Happy Friday, everyone!     I hope you have a lovely weekend of fun and football, relaxation and READING!    UPDATE: I now have special offers for 50% off on the PAPERBACK editions of Alicia's Possession and All My tomorrows, and the 99 ¢ sale for the eBook of All My Tomorrows is extended through Monday. Check it out by clicking here. To help you with the latter, you can get eBooks of my novels at Special Discounts this weekend! If you already have all my books, please feel free to share with your friends and neighbors... From now through Monday, January 13th, you can get 50% Off All eBook Formats at the Secret Cravings Store! Use Coupon Code " Sale50 " to get HALF OFF on ALL eBook formats of Pulse & Prejudice - the paranormal adaptation of Pride and Prejudice that tells the story of Mr. Darcy, vampire!  PLUS Use Coupon Code " Sale50 " to get HALF OFF on ALL eBook formats of the highly-acclaimed romantic suspense Alicia's Posses...

Good morning, dear readers!  And Happy New Year!  I hope 2014 is treating you well so far. Fans of my Facebook Page (you can Like it here ) know that despite ringing in the new year with a horrible cold and then falling flat on my face - busting my nose and giving myself two black eyes (and I don't mean black-eyed peas!) - 2014 is off to a good start: The Saints won their FIRST playoff game on the road in team history! (Now my husband has to do the dishes for a week since he lost our bet.) All My Tomorrows was named "2013 Favorite Modern Adaptation" by Austenesque Reviews. AND my Fantasy Football team won the league Superbowl!!! To share in this good fortune, tomorrow, January 8th, I will have a very special offer for all my Followers on Facebook , and I know you won't want to miss the announcement for this unprecedented limited-time special offer! Continuing with this positive beginning, it is only appropriate that my first Coffee caller of the yea...

Good morning, dear readers!   And happy holidays! We are having a special Monday edition of Coffee with Colette  this week ahead of Christmas Eve, and as I will be devoting most of the next two weeks completing TWO novels, I will not have any guests again until January 7th, 2014, as I must tear myself away from social media so as not to be distracted by - oh, was that a dragonfly? What better way to end the year than with fan-favorite, fellow Secret Cravings Publishing author Holly Jody Gill !   Just as I had wished when she last joined me in July, Holly is back to tell you about the Third Volume in her Desires series, Desires' Secrets ! Holly first stopped by in March to introduce Volume One: Desires , then this summer returned with Volume Two: Touching Angel's Desires ,  so be sure to check out those guest spots if you missed them or need to refresh your memory.  As always, Holly has brought you two excerpts: one in mild and another in ex...

Announcing the winners in the Summer's End Secret Cravings Publishing Blog Hop! Congratulations to Eva and Chynarey! They were selected by Random.org as the winners of my gieaways! Amazingly enough, Random.org seemed to know who wanted what (I was really wondering what to do if they both wanted the same prize!), so Eva will receive an Audiobook of Pulse and Prejudice and Chynarey will receive an eBook of Alicia's Possession , personally inscribed to her! I want to thank everyone who stopped by during the blog hop! If you didn't win, no worries: Pulse and Prejudice is available not only in audiobook but in print and all eBook formats as well, and Alicia's Possession is available in both print and eBook . You can even have your own personally inscribed eBook by ordering from Autography in any format! (Click here for Alicia's Possession and here for Pulse and Prejudice and enter the First Name you would like used on the inscription.) By the way, did y...

Good morning, dear readers! It is my honour to introduce the amazing and talented Carolyn Wren all the way from the Land Down Under. She is not only a fellow Sweet Cravings Publishing author, but also a Multi -award winning writer, having just won the 2013 "Ella" from Romance Writers of Australia for The Protectors Book 1, Diplomat’s Daughter - and this after winning the Emerald Award in 2012! How about that for an endorsement? PLUS she is giving away TWO COPIES of her award-winning novella! Just leave a comment below and include your email address so she can notify you when you win! She has dropped by for coffee to tell us all about her experience at the RWA Conference and what it was like to hear her name called. Maybe someday I'll be so lucky! One thing I know for certain: Carolyn Wren is sure to become one of your favourite writers of the year! ~Colette How I survived the RWA 2013 conference…and won a beautiful trophy.   Two years ago, when ...

Greetings, dear readers! Welcome to the Secret Cravings Publishing Blog Hop! A whole slew of your favourite Secret Cravings Authors - and maybe some who will become new favourites! - have joined in the fun for this weekend, and you will want to visit them all to see what they have to offer!  I will be giving away my TWO new releases: An eBook of my "spanking" new Romantic Suspense Thriller Alicia's Possession PLUS the newly-released AUDIOBOOK of Pulse and Prejudice . (You can hear a sample just there on the right - See it? Although it really doesn't do the narrator justice - you have to hear his dwarf and prostitute!)  To be entered to win one of these TWO prizes, just leave a comment below .  Be sure to include an email address so I can let you know when you win!  Pulse and Prejudice is the paranormal adaptation of Jane Austen's classic, which tells Mr. Darcy's story - but as a vampire.   Plus I wrote my novel as if Miss Austen had envisioned...

Good morning, dear readers ! Do you have your coffee ready? Before I introduce my guest for today, if you were participating in the Love Stories from Long Ago Blog Hop giveaway , the winners have been announced . If you didn't win, now don't you fret! You can still acquire Pulse and Prejudice in print, ebook, and audiobook!   This week on Coffee with Colette , the gorgeous and talented Secret Cravings Publishing author Jennifer Simpkins has dropped by to tell you about the latest installment in her Patience Series !  Now this is kind of a change for me because I was a guest on her blog just last week (except she made me answer some rather tough questions....). Well, she has far more patience than I do, and she has this wonderful series to prove it! I just can't wait for you to hear about it! (See? I told you I don't have any patience!) Anything that includes a scorching hot kiss will have me turning the pages! ~Colette I first want to thank my fell...

Greetings! Welcome to Love Stories from Long Ago Secret Cravings Historical Romance Blog Hop ! Yes, I know Pulse and Prejudice - the vampire adaptation of the Jane Austen Classic - is a Paranormal Romance, but it is also a Regency Romance; and I went to the ends to the Earth (well, OK, England) to preserve the historical accuracy and to maintain the language and style of the time, all to ensure the complete eradication of anachronisms. The Prize: Because this is a Blog Hop, of course I have giveaways! Pulse and Prejudice recently came out in Audiobook , and you can listen to the audio sample just there on the upper right. Do you see it? (Although the sample doesn't do justice to the narrator's range - he is amazing in the scenes with the prostitute and the dwarf!) Hence, I will be giving away a  FREE AUDIOBOOK   PLUS a FREE PERSONALIZED EBOOK to two lucky winners who leaves a comment below .  (Be sure to include your email address so I can contact you when you...