Making Cajun Sugar

I've always admired Madonna for finding ways to re-invent herself over the past 30 years. In 1984, I was about to enter high school when Madonna told Dick Clark on American Bandstand she wanted "to rule the world." 
Since "Borderline," her string of Top 10 hits include "Material Girl," "Like A Virgin," "Express Yourself," "Like a Prayer," and "Papa Don't Preach." Madonna made headlines showing her assets last month on the Oscars' Red Carpet.
With that in mind, I've taken the liberty to re-package some of my earlier E-books.
My first published E-book, How to Cure A Cajun Cold, had a few holes after its 2008 release. I fixed the mistakes, combined its two successful sequels, Catching A Cuban Curveball and Back in Love Again, into one book.
The repackaged E-book is now called Cajun Sugar. For those who purchased the original books, I made a few adjustments to the content, not the characters. Arnaz Booker and Isis Rogers are characters with a wide arrange of emotions.
When Cajun Sugar gets accepted and has a release date, I will let everyone know.
Happy St. Patrick's Day.

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER!

Rebel Ink Press Author Joanne Berroa stops by promote her latest release, The Diamond Legacy, the sequel to her popular: The Diamond Cross, but can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone romance.

Here's what she had to say:

BLURB:

The year 1907 finds Heather and Brenton Emery celebrating seven years of blissful marriage. They are anything but the average couple. The son of Hungarian immigrants, Brenton owns and manages a thriving, top-notch Saratoga Springs hotel and vaudeville pavilion with his partner-wife Heather. She’s an entrepreneur in her own right. Blessed with a keen business sense, she’s made millions of dollars in her undertakings.

But they soon learn even the best marriages have problems, and their commitment to each other is sorely tested. A charismatic billionaire makes Heather an offer she simply can’t refuse. Given the opportunity to spread her wings thousands of miles away from home, she must choose between marriage and her career. Her choice stuns Brenton. Will the handsome and brilliant San Francisco architect Heather joins forces with succeed in rendering the coup de grace on Heather’s now tenuous marriage? 

To further complicate matters, Brenton’s secretary is astute and alluring. Heather’s plans fit her agenda nicely. Brenton is faced with the question: How far can a business friendship stretch before it is no longer just friendship?

The Diamond Legacy is a romance saga packed with bold, colorful characters and surprising twists that will tear at your heartstrings. Can Brenton’s and Heather’s love for each other rise above all odds and endure, or is love sometimes not enough?

EXCERPT:

“Care to comment on this.” He held the papers up for her to see.

“Can’t you read? I’m suing you for divorce.”

“You couldn’t tell me yourself. You had to get your lawyer to do it. You’re a cheat and a coward. I thought I knew you, but I was wrong. You’re an evil woman. You’re so devious, you probably even caused John’s heart attack. Did you slip a packet of strychnine into his coffee, little black widow spider!”

She slapped him hard. “I hate you! You’re pathetic. Your dick is smaller than my little finger.”

“Is it? How would you know, my pretty? You haven’t seen it in a damned year!”

“I’m sure you’ve been showing it off to lots of other women.”

“You should talk. You’ve been sleeping around with that architect and who knows whom else? Which of your lovers lives here with you, bitch?”

Her eyes shown puzzlement. “What are you talking about?” she snarled.

“The men’s clothing in your bedroom! Are you going to deny it?”

Her eyes widened and she relaxed a bit. “No, I’m not. I happen to love that man.”

“So you admit it! You’re having an affair!” Brenton clenched his teeth together. “So he’s the real reason you’re divorcing me. If not him, then it’s the architect. I swear, bitch, I can’t keep your lovers straight.”

“You’re a pigheaded ass, Brenton Emery. For your information, the man who’s staying with me is my father.”

You can purchase The Diamond Legacy (and her other romances) from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and All Romance ebooks.

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Day after Mardi Gras

Good morning:
Mardi Gras season, which takes place in the Gulf Coast regions of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, is officially over. I worked a Pass Christian parade on Mardi Gras Sunday and celebrated Fat Tuesday indoors with great news!
I've finally made some headway with my first four E-Books at Splice Publishing. https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ktbishop.
Strangers in Love and Royal Icing- are ranked 18th and 19th among best-sellers in Men's Adventures. Strangers also reached No. 21 for Short Stories under 20,000 words.
Diamonds and Pearls reached 14th on Cultural and Ethnic groups and reached number one among Hispanics and Latinos. Alabama Gumbo reached No. 21 among Short Stories under 20,000 words.
This isn't the Top 10 where my E-books usually place at other organizations, but I'll take it. I've got to start someplace......

Royal Icing

Good evening:
Here's my fourth release from Splice Publishing, Royal Icing.
Last year, I took the liberty of challenging myself to write a sports romance that wasn't football, basketball or baseball.
The people closest to me know that football is my favorite sport (Yes, I'm going through withdrawal now that the Super Bowl has come and gone). Being raised in the South, I had no choice in the matter.
I thought to myself, ''Why not write a hockey book?" The two closest NHL teams are in Atlanta and Nashville. We had minor league hockey in Biloxi, but those teams knew about the sport as much as I'm a brain surgeon.
Writing about hockey wasn't as challenging as I envisioned. I allowed my characters, Adam Sanchez and Asha Sarin, to dominate the pages with their romance of successful business people.
Here's an excerpt:
 Adam and Asha toured NYC on their first evening in town. She happily served as his tour guide, mostly through the back seat of a cab in bumper-to-bumper traffic down Main Street. 
 “The city looks smaller on TV,” he said.
 “You should never base your perception off TV,” Asha said. “Newspapers may be declining, but at least they give you much a better glimpse of reality than the TV.”
  “I love the TV, but it has too much influence over people,” Asha said.
He shrugged his shoulders and stared out the window at the countless gigantic buildings, including Madison Square Garden.
Asha ordered the driver to pull over. “Let’s stop here for a minute.”
“No problem,” the driver said.
The exhausted tone in Adam's voice strongly hinted of tiredness. “Why are we stopping?”
“That’s where some of the Knights’ hockey games are played against the Rangers,” Asha said.
 “Thought only the Knicks played there,” Adam retorted.
 Asha’s eyes blinked and appeared to be astounded at his lack of sports history in NYC. “You’re going to buy a team and don’t know where they play.”
She cringed at his lack of knowledge in NYC sports
 “I’ll figure that out later,” Adam said coldly. He rolled his eyes.
 “New York City is an American icon,” Asha said proudly. “Since 9/11, I've kept a thoughtful eye on them.”
 He gritted his teeth and seemed pissed. “Touring isn't at the top of my priorities right now.”
 “I'm going to get you out of the stuffy office, even if it kills me,” Asha said.
Adam rolled his eyes again and grumbled under his cold breath.

 

  Here's the buy link: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ktbishop

Me and Mr. Jones

Good morning!
            Didn't think about this until I was watching a documentary on Roy Jones Jr., a former world champion boxer during my years covering pro boxing at The Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald. (Unfortunately, we're not related).
            The Pensacola, Fla. native won world titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. I had the distinct honor of covering him winning in all four of those divisions. It's something only a handful of boxers had done.
             Since we share the same last name and born in the same year (1969), I stacked my writing career next to his resume.
              I've been successful writing for three different mediums: newspaper, magazine and E-books.  Several E-books and magazines were both best-sellers, the Sun Herald won a Pulitzer in 2006.
              Guess that makes me a triple-crown champion, but there's something else I want to do: screenwriting. If I can add that to the resume, all of my writing goals would've been reached and I'd be a four time champion.
            

Diamonds and Pearls

Good evening:
Here's my latest release at Splice Publishing, Diamonds and Pearls, now available at Barnes and Noble.com: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/kt-bishop?store=allproducts&keyword=kt+bishop

Excerpt:

Confidence pierced Julian's soul as he raced onto the artificial turf at Roberto Clemente Stadium. He blew a kiss to Edeline in the press box, back flipped and walked into centerfield. The crowd roared loudly.

The scrimmage began when Julian snagged a fly ball deep centerfield after a batter tripled. He hummed a throw that hurled over the second baseman’s head and landed at home plate to get the runner out. “That should impress them.”
The crowd erupted a second time.
“Holy shit,” Gomez said.
After the three inning scrimmage, Gomez chatted with Julian.“If you don't watch it, you're going to make this team.”
“You hadn't seen nothing yet,” Julian boasted. He gulped down a large bottle of ice-cold water and poured the rest over his perspired body.
Out of nowhere, Edeline appeared at the dugout and approached Julian. “You were pretty good out there.”
“Thank you,” Julian said under a blush. His heart thumped into his chest over her beautiful image.
Edeline unexpectedly asked him out. “Are you doing anything tomorrow night?”
His mouth fell open, but nothing came out. He only gazed at her beautiful green eyes and long black hair.
“You're one of those guys,” Edeline said.
“What do you mean?” Julian said.
“Guys are supposed to do the asking,” Edeline said.
Julian's cheeks were flagged with anger. “I've been through a lot to get here. I'd love to be with you, but no head games. I'm trying to make a baseball team here.”

 

Also available at http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Diamonds-and-Pearls/book-5NS3gpUXXk-lxH3kZ8Ud2A/page1.html?s=z9Xi0_yBJ0OTj6aawxUF6A&r=1; http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/500666

 

Happy Holidays

 

KT Bishop- www.kenibird.blogspot.com

Strangers in Love

       Good evening:
               My second E-book, Strangers in Love, with Splice Publishing was released over the weekend. It's the second book of the San Antonio Stampede series and revolves around a former Sportswriter meeting a waitress on the way to San Antonio.

Excerpt:

Kerry purposely ate his lunch at a slow pace to wait until Lou Ann’s shift was completed. Between bites, his eyes locked in on the beautiful waitress. His cock remained swollen and twitched in his pants. “I’d love to get her in the sack.”

Lou Ann cocked her dark right eyebrow at him as she dropped a second plate onto the table. Her right hand rubbed the back of his neck and he shivered. “How’s my favorite customer doing?”

“Stuffed, I can’t eat a second plate,” Kerry admitted. He just digested a mouthful of food.

She smiled contentedly. “I’ll bring you a to-go box along with my food for later this evening.”

He smiled at her. “Aren’t we getting ahead of ourselves, we just met.”

“I feel safe with you,” Lou Ann said confidently.

“I’m just breezing through town on the way to Texas,” Kerry said.

Her hand rubbed the top of his head, causing him to tremble. “You can leave in the morning, what’s the big deal?”

“I’ve got a job waiting for me in San Antonio,” Kerry said. “I need to get my condo ready.”

“I’d love to hear about your job later,” Lou Ann said. She left his table and returned to the front. “I’ll be back.”

Once Lou Anna departed, Kerry finished his first plate and exhaled unevenly. The only thing left on the plate was cleaned chicken and rib bones. “I may not eat again until tomorrow.” His eyes drooped and yawned heavily.

He handed her a ten and five dollar bills.

Annoyed, her face wrinkled into a scowl. “This only covers the food, what about the tip?”

His right hand cupped her chin. “Your tip depends on how you perform later.”

“Now look who’s jumping the gun,” Lou Anna said candidly.

 

Here's the buy links: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/490418; http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Strangers-in-Love/book-ZX9rtW7vGUmD0z04iWU_uA/page1.html?s=o4oYYTdCvEqXFui-DFt48A&r=1; http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strangers-in-love-kt-bishop/1120690675?ean=2940046389425.

Happy Veterans Day!