Coming Attractions...Sebastian's Spell

Many years ago I wrote a little short story about witches and spellcraft entitled I Put A Spell On You. I wrote it to fit a Pax anthology for my (now defunct) publisher Amber Quill Press.

I loved the idea of second chances, the boy or girl next door romantic trope, and of the natural magic in everyday life—instead of the fictional fantasy take on witchcraft.

No one is magically tossed across a room, or has super power abilities. Nope. This little story was down to earth, closer to Mother Nature, and true magic. Using herbs, candles, and the art of spellcraft to manifest your desires. To call upon and harness the inherent energy of the universe, of the seen and unseen, to aid you in making transformative changes, both big and small.

From besoms (brooms) to mugwort, from magically enhanced cupcakes to candle magic, and of course spellcraft, the story and the others with it in the Pax finaled in a major epublisher convention's award that year.

To say the story is close to my heart is putting it lightly. So I am happy to announce the story, retitled Sebastian's Spell, will be out this July!

It'll be my first release of any kind since Bear's stroke. Readers of I Put A Spell On You may note a few changes I made to this latest version, but for the most part, I wanted to keep that same vibe the original had.

Also no change to one of readers' favorite secondary characters, Pendragon. After all, what is a witch without her cat? :wink:

I hope readers both new and old will enjoy my witchy tale of love.

~ Cass

New Cover Reveal: Sebastian's Spell

Coming August 2014!

 

Very happy to reveal the new cover for my 

upcoming re-released and expanded new version of Sebastian's Spell.

(formerly titled I Put A Spell On You) 

Created by Tara at Fantasia Frog Designs.

If you can’t be with the one you love…maybe you should put a spell on them!

 

At least, that’s what Sebastian Matthews thought when he cast a spell on Tess Warner thirteen years ago. Something must have backfired with the potion though, because he left town with his heart broken and Tess Warner hating him.

 

Older, wiser, and sexier than ever, Sebastian’s back and ready to give it another try. Only one problem. The recipe for the potion and the spell that goes with it, were in Tess’ father’s grimoire. Sebastian may just be an ordinary guy, but he does have one thing on his side—the spellbinding magic of passion!

Cover For Mr. Hawtness!

Very excited to share the cover for my upcoming ebook, Mr. Hawtness!

Timing is everything… 

Business broker Megan Lassiter knows the axiom better than anyone. Her keen instinct for being at the right place, at the right time, has propelled her up the corporate ladder. When it comes to love and relationships though, she's usually got it all wrong.

An opportunity to visit her old college roommate and attend her friend's Derby party almost ends in disaster when she runs into the college ex from hell. Rescued by a sexy, mysterious man, she decides what she needs to break out of her bad relationship luck, is a fling with Mr. Hawtness.

When would she recognize what he already knew? 

The last time Jonathan Presten saw Megan, she was sobbing on the front steps of his parent's house, waiting for his sister. More than anything, he'd wanted to be the one she trusted to comfort her. 

 

Jon knew she was his one true love…except at the time, he was only seventeen. With a six year age difference, he was smart enough to know he didn't stand a chance with his older sister's hot best friend.  Now, twelve years later, she's back in town and Jon realizes his feelings haven't changed. But would his second chance get stopped before it started?

Coming soon...

Tail Smackin' Fun!

It takes a very 'special' Santa

to grant a mermaid's wish and dream come true.  

This December, curl up with some tail smacking fun!

Merilee Bára Strand loves high heels, sexy stockings, and dancing the night away at some of Florida's hippest clubs. The one thing missing from her life though, is a man to share it with, and she does mean M-a-n. No way was she going to be stuck in the sea, tied to a tail-chasing merman. When she meets club owner Niels Maxwell, she decides Santa has granted her wish. Now if only her family's pesky bodyguard would give her the space she needs to seal the deal.

Soren Dane was once fully human, but the sea took him and gifted him with more. In return for saving his life, he guards the Norse Sea God Aegir's royal descendants. He never imagined his duty would cross paths with a sexy, albeit naive and foolhardy, blond mermaid determined to escape her palace under the sea and find a human mate.

No stranger to hazardous waters, Soren knows protecting Merilee from herself could destroy any chance he has to change her mind, and show her he's more than man enough to love.

October Plans and Chillaxin' Mer-Style

I'm planning a wicked cool Paranormal Party this October and ya'll are invited. Most of the fun will be on my blog, on my Facebook, and on Twitter, but I'll also be at my good friends Eden Bradley, Crystal Jordan, and R.G. Alexander's Smutketeers website and blog (later this month or early next month). Also planning a hop to another friend, T. Sue Versteeg's blog. Lots in the works, so make sure and check back for updates.

Some of the Paranormal Party events this October will also be in Second Life for the fans and friends who follow me there. With that in mind, I've been hunting with my longtime friend and social media helper (gods knows I needed one, lol) for places willing to host various events next month in SL.

One of the things we have lined up so far is a free tarot reading event open to the public on a pirate sim in SL. More details on that later.

While scouting around SL for venues, I found this virtual gray tabby who followed me back to my merhome.

Since my place is 3/4 under the sea, I grabbed kitty so he wouldn't drown and hightailed it mer-style to the upper terrace above the water and sat kitty on my tarot table.

He seemed very interested in the cards, so I gave him a reading from my mermaid deck and my Rider-Waite. He seemed to enjoy getting his future read—probably because it involved cuttlefish and pink salmon treats. According to his reading, I think he's found a permanent home with me. lol

Until next time,
Cass

The Dragon Pax is Coming Soon

*happy dance*

Just received this in the mail and had to share! What do you think? My story, Open Season is part of the Dragon Pax, and will be available in February. Yay!

Friends With Books, pt.1

Books that are coming soon but aren't out yet will be noted, so you can get a *heads up* on ebooks and paperbacks to watch for in the coming months.


Art of Sensuality
by Jax Cassidy


ISBN: 978-1-6004-3044-2

Publisher: Parker Publishing
Contemporary Romance, Erotic
Order Print Book on Amazon / eBook

Brought together by art, but does falling in love come at a price…or is it the ultimate masterpiece?

Art was not only a passion of Machiko Barrett, but also a destiny- a way of life she has known since her talent was discovered at 3-years-old. Caught in a turbulent storm of celebrity, scandal, and corruption, she disappeared from the art world only to re-emerge 15 years later. Her sheltered existence is disrupted when she is lured back to her one true passion: painting.

While she struggles to discover her own identity through her art, she encounters a man who opens her eyes to the art of sensuality, and awakens the woman buried deep inside the broken girl.


One of the most sensual books I've ever read! A must for romance fans!
~Cassandra Curtis, author of the Shifting Tides trilogy.


Coming in 2012 from
GrrlX Publishing

At the Edge of Twilight is
a collection of erotic faerie
stories by Cora Zane.

Features shape shifting pixies, and sensual oak men who use the promise of pleasure to lure their lovers to the Realm of the Fae.

Release date TBA (currently in production)

Will be available at Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com in both electronic and print formats.

Lyrical and enchanting, spicy and alluring, you won't want to miss Cora's spin on the Faery folk! ~Cassandra Curtis, author of the Shifting Tides trilogy.



Tempt Me
by R.G. Alexander

In the sultry heat of the Big Easy, desire can be a dangerous thing...

Gabriel Toussaint Giodarno has returned to New Orleans to make amends with his estranged family. The last thing he expected was to be hounded by a magical wannabe-guardian angel-or to be tempted by a beauty who's strictly off-limits. Angelique Rousseau has always lived a safe, uneventful life. But when her friend's twin brother arrives, Angelique finds herself drawn to him. Neither Gabriel nor Angelique is prepared for the intensity of their joined passions, or what the voodoo spirits have in store for them...

ISBN-13: 9780425243336
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Publication date: 11/1/2011


From the minute you start reading R.G.'s Tempt Me, you're drawn into a thrilling, magical world of sensual and erotic delight. Laissez les bons temps rouler. ~Cassandra Curtis, author of the Shifting Tides trilogy.

FLESH AND BLOOD

by Kristen Painter


Gothic Urban Fantasy


Sacrifice is a choice…

With the ring of sorrows still missing, and the covenant between othernaturals and mortals broken, Chrysabelle and Malkolm’s problems are just beginning. Chrysabelle still owes Malkolm for his help, but fulfilling that debt means returning to Corvinestri, the hidden vampire city neither of them is welcome in.

The discovery that Chrysabelle has a brother could mean reneging on her promise to Malkolm, something that might make him angry enough to loose the beast living inside him. And fulfilling her vow could prove devastating for Chrysabelle — especially when you throw in power hungry witches, dead fringe vampires, and the Kubai Mata.

ORDER NOW: Amazon | B & N | Target

Kristen's HOUSE OF COMARRE series is stunning, rich and complex with characters you won't forget and a storyline that is spellbinding! ~Cassandra Curtis, author of the Shifting Tides trilogy.


FEARLESS IN HIGH HEELS
by Gemma Halliday

High Heels book #6 
Available now!

Fashion designer turned amateur sleuth Maddie Springer is back!

Morning sickness sucks. Which is why fashion designer turned amateur sleuth Maddie Springer has spent the last six weeks being a couch potato and Moonlight vampire movie devotee. But when Maddie's best friends finally convince her to venture out, Maddie stumbles on a dead body of a girl who has been bitten on the neck, and life suddenly imitates art in the most deadliest of ways. Now Maddie is smack in the middle of a murder investigation involving a deadly dance club and a coven of Hollywood "vampires". Not to mention navigating the world of baby showers, diaper genies and Lamaze classes with her LAPD Homicide detective husband who would rather his pregnant wife not continue popping up in his murder investigation.

Between the hormones, the homicides, and a flurry of fangs, Maddie and her gang work to track down the deadly truth... before the killer bites again!

Gemma's High Heels series will have you laughing and cheering for Maddie, one of the most delightful heroines ever written. Smart and witty, Fearless In High Heels is a keeper and a great addition to the series. ~Cassandra Curtis, author of the Shifting Tides trilogy.

AND COMING SOON...

St. Martin's Minotaur
Available March 14th, 2012
First book in a brand new series!

She faked her death to escape life as an assassin. But now her enemies have tracked her down, and this time they want her to stay dead.

Anya Danielovich was a highly-trained killing machine in her former life. But that was a long time ago. Today she's just Anna Smith - a single, thirtysomething woman living in San Francisco with an undemanding day job, a loving, if dim-witted, dog, and a simple desire to lead a simple better life. But she's still haunted by her past - the people she killed, the mentor she betrayed, the woman she was. She's taken care to cover her tracks, but she's beginning to feel like she's being watched...

Nick Dade is a hired gunman, the best of the best. He's read Anya's file inside-out and, after weeks of surveillance, he's ready to pull the trigger...until someone else beats him to the punch. With his agenda shattered, Nick suddenly finds himself thrown together with the woman he's been sent to eliminate. Who is she really? Who hired the second hit? And who can he trust? Together Nick and Anna find themselves embroiled in a web of deceit and desire as an unknown enemy - one with dangerous ties to Anna's former life, and a present-day political assassination - closes in. To unravel the truth, Anna must face her past even if that means risking both Dade's life and her own...for good this time.