The writings and ramblings of Colette Saucier

Good morning, dear readers! Ready for a NEW My Sexy Saturday? This week’s theme is One Sexy Boy ! We all know it just takes one sexy boy to get us going. That boy will turn into the man of our dreams. They can start out on the wrong side of the tracks, the right side of the tracks, the rich side or even the poor side. They can be good or they can be bad, we will love them all the same. They give us hidden looks, a longing gaze, with love’s promise shining in their eyes and all the things that come with love. We love sexy and it’s always so fun to share. So this will sound apropos to nothing, but my laptop decided to stop working over a month ago.  I thought it was an issue with the operating system and tried to wait out my free upgrade to Windows 10. In the meantime, I ran several other checks on it, however, which eventually indicated a problem with the hardware. Well, it is a really old computer, missing the letter 'H' and medical tape holding the power cord in bec...

Can you believe it is already the 100th My Sexy Saturday ?  I wish I could say I have participated from the beginning and had posted 100 Saturday snippets, but that whole life/career/dreams balance thing always gets in the way. Before I get on with this week's snippet, I want to be sure that you caught the Cover Reveal yesterday for my upcoming the romantic noir thriller The Widow ! It will be released on August 5th , but it will be available for pre-sale on July 22nd. This is the beautiful creation of the talented Dawné Dominique of Dusk til Dawn Designs , so if you missed it, please check it out here . Now on to this week's excerpt.  I decided to take the theme literally . In my modern take on Pride and Prejudice, New Orleans is the equivalent as Kent. (Well, if Hollywood is Hertfordshire, why not?) Throughout the time that Alice and Peter (my 21st Century Elizabeth and Darcy -- don't ask...) are there, Alice is hot and miserable and constantly complainin...

Welcome back to My Sexy Saturday ! This week's theme is "My Sexy Love": " There is something special in writing about love and how two people can find how important it is. It’s special to us as writers if we find a song or a series of songs that epitomize that love story. "We can think of hundreds of love stories that have been inspired by music. The characters they produce are the type that live forever."  Those of you who have read my Pride and Prejudice adaptations know how much music music affects me and becomes an integral part of my plots. (The same is true in my upcoming romantic suspense The Widow .) Thus, I felt I has no choice to cheat just a little and provide short excerpt from both my modern adaptation as well as the story of Mr. Darcy, vampire. So, my dear readers, you may elect to read from the adaptation of your choice, or both if it is your desire... UPDATE:  I am giving away THREE eBooks of each of these novels!  Just leave...

Greetings, dear readers!   Hot off the press! Saturday, March 21st, 2015, is the official release of the paperback edition of The Proud and the Prejudiced: A Modern Twist on Pride and Prejudice . This is in conjunction with The Jane Austen Literary Festival in Mandeville, Louisiana, where I will be signing it as well as Pulse and Prejudice and a few other books, too. The Festival has a full schedule of events both Saturday and Sunday, including a Regency dance on Saturday evening and both brunch and a Regency cake and champagne reception. Also, on Sunday at 3:00, I will be speaking on a panel with fellow Austen Variation Authors Maria Grace and Jack Caldwell !   If you can't make it to the festival, you can order your copy today! In addition to eBook formats, the print editions also available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble , or ask for it at your favorite book store! Hope to see you this weekend! ~Colette

Welcome to My Sexy Saturday! After the last two weeks revisiting Pulse and Prejudice with excerpts from the story of Mr. Darcy, vampire , this week's theme allows me to present another sample from my modern twist on Pride and Prejudice - The Proud and the Prejudiced .  "Remember the song that has the lyric ‘Kiss me once and kiss me twice and kiss me once again, it’s been a long, long time”? Well, we hope so as this was the basis for this week’s theme. As we were coming up with something for the week, and yes there are times when the sexiness just doesn’t come as quickly as one might thing, this song popped into our heads. Yeah, the rest of the parts will come at different times this year....It could be something involving new lovers, or how about old lovers being reunited after being apart." After being apart following the cast party (a/k/a the "Netherfield Ball" scene from Pride and Prejudice ) Peter and Alice are reunited....and it feels so good.....

Welcome to My Sexy Saturday! This week’s theme is My Sexy Date . "Not every couple falls in love at first sight. Sure, many do know the moment they see someone but what about those who don’t. They go on dates. Sometimes lots of dates. Sometimes not enough dates. Hopefully there is at least one they can consider a sexy date. The type where fireworks goes off from the moment they are picked up." I hope you will enjoy this little snippet from The Proud and the Prejudiced . In this modern twist on Pride and Prejudice , it took Alice and Peter a long time to get to this point, but they finally make it to going on a casual "double date" dinner with their friends Eileen and Jack - or at least it starts that way... “I hope you aren’t still holding a grudge,” Alice said. Peter peered into her eyes until she thought her heart had stopped beating. “No. You were right. I don’t hold any grudges...about anything.” Alice couldn’t be sure what happened in the ...

Welcome to My Sexy Saturday! This week’s theme is I’m So Sexy , and there’s nothing more interesting that someone who exudes sexiness but doesn’t flaunt it. These are those who are naturally sexy, like the girl or boy next door. Or the boss who acts like a nerd. Or maybe one who wears something that makes someone want to strip them bare. Those are the characters we want to read about. So here is a short snippet from The Proud and the Prejudiced . In this modern twist on Pride and Prejudice , Alice has no idea how "sexy" she is to Peter, but she can certainly feel how sexy he is.... Behind one of these walls in the French Quarter “Tell me this is real,” Peter said. “Tell me I’m not dreaming.” “Shouldn’t I be saying that?” The frenzied, ravenous kisses from the alley had transitioned into gentle lips upon lips, which somehow were more intimate. “After the party, I thought I’d never see you again. I hated how we left things.” As his kisses deepened, he un...