Hey all,

Thanks to Romance Junkies for allowing me to become a monthly guest blogger.

You’ll see my posts at the end of every month on the 30th.  I love to chat with my readers and I really enjoy spending time at RJ.  And of course, the reviews here are always a treat.                                                                                             .

Today I wanted to remind everyone about my newest book.  As most of you may know, The Mylari Chronicles: Eyes of Fire released recently. I’ve already had several wonderful reader reviews where it’s being sold at My Bookstore and More and that means the world to me.

Let me give you a brief blurb…

An ancient prophecy comes to life in an erotic tale of forbidden love.

Talia’s visit home turns upside down when dark, frightening creatures appear seemingly from nowhere and transport her to another world. The faerie world. In this mystical paradise, she finds her life and honor threatened for reasons she does not understand.

When Calion Sáralondë, Prince of the Calen’taur Elves, rescues the human female from an orcan stronghold, his attraction to her is immediate and strong. And the feeling is mutual. Though their love is sardai—taboo—Calion can’t bring himself to send her back to her world. Her presence sets a fire in his soul only mating with her can tame.

And their passion could be the answer to an ancient prophecy that saves his world.

Cool, huh? Wait till you read it! Reviewer and readers alike use words like, “beautiful writing”, “sensational”, “uniquely creative”, and “breathtaking imagery” to describe it.

I’ve also had a few emails asking me where I get my ideas, so I thought it might be interesting to show you where some of the ideas for beyond the faerie myst came from. From dark forests to painted valleys, our own earth holds a myriad of inspirations. Join me now as I take you to Beyond the Faerie Myst…in our own backyard.

The Myst…in the book, the barrier between the human world and the world of the faerie. I got the idea on a cross country trip from Florida to Idaho. We were traveling through North Carolina and suddenly found ourselves in a place beyond time. Something unexplainable happened then. Where it should have only taken us a day or so to get through, it wound up taking us two weeks.
What happened to us during those two weeks? Were we transported beyond the Myst? We never found out, but we’ve never forgotten. And thus, a story is born.

The Valley of Osali…which in the human tongue means “Perfection”.
And for those of you who don’t recognize this magnificent place, it is the one and only Yosemite Valley. Painted by the Creator’s brush, it is one of the most beautiful areas in the world.

This is the inspiration for the kingdom where Calion and the Calen’taur elves make their home. Filled with serenity, magick and tradition, Yosemite fills all the above requirements.
It is here where the prophecy will come to pass.

Whispering Falls…A Place of love and enchantment. Where Talia and Calion first join together and destiny is fulfilled.
A beautiful place taken from one of the many gorgeous waterfall areas in Northern Oregon and Southern Washington. Each with their own mystery and secrets.

Shimmering lights in the sky point to the Aurora Borealis which sometimes can be seen that far south, and the hidden hot springs, are a nod to the many exquisite places that every traveler should visit just once.

In the book you’ll hear me mention the Forest of Mysyr. It is a dark place, filled with heaviness, yet a strange, almost unnatural beauty. I used as my inspiration the rain forest near the coast of Northern California.
I’ve spent many an enjoyable time wandering through these massive giants and I always felt the trees were watching and wondering about me.

It’s that sense of spookiness that I tried to convey in the story, Eyes of Fire.

Those are just a few of the inspirations for my magical world behind the faerie myst. To learn more about Talia, Calion and their friends and foes, purchase the book and enjoy. And let me know if you recognize any of the other places in the story. It’s all true, you know. Every word. The Myst is real and so are the places beyond the veil.

And remember, when you do purchase The Mylari Chronicles: Eyes of Fire, send me a copy of your receipt. I have a great THANK YOU GIFT, just for you! 

And just for you RJ Bloggers, if you leave me a comment about this post, I’ll put you in a drawing for a goodie bag of Eyes of Fire Promo gifts, plus a beautiful dreamcatcher to remind you to always…Follow Your Dreams.

You will have until June 10th to enter.  Make sure you give me your name and email addy in the post so I can contact the winner!

And lastly, please check out my FREE READ blog where you can get a taste of CJ twice a week!!!  http://cj-england.livejournal.com/

Want more of CJ and another FREE READ?  Check out my newsletter… http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CJsDreamtimeNewsletter/

Hugs and have a wonderful blessed June!!!!

CJ England

Never anger an elf… we have very long memories.
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Howdy Romance Junkies!!! It seems like forever since I’ve been here rather than a week. Today we have CJ England joining us. I can’t think of a better way to end the week and the beautiful month of May then with her first monthly column. So look for CJ to be joining us here the 30th of every month.

Sit back, grab a snack or a drink and help Kim and I make CJ feel welcome.  

CJ England credits her passion for writing to her second grade sweetheart, Steven, a blond haired cutie with dimples, who dumped her for a girl who could swing on the monkey bars. She wrote her first story about love and loss after that tragic episode. 

She is a gypsy, due to her curiosity and “itchy feet”, spending time in fourteen countries, and has visited forty-two states in our own. 

Even raising three kids didn’t slow her down. Married to her own personal hottie, Jonathon, who is her inspiration, lover and bestest friend, she plans to travel the world, writing about all the places they visit.

 She is known on the internet as a bestselling, award winning, author who can bring sensuality and romance together in ways that require you keep a fire extinguisher and a box of Kleenex handy.  Described as having ‘innovative story lines’, ’a whiz at character development’ and ‘quite simply a genius!’, CJ wants her books to spark the imaginations of her readers.  So they will begin to believe anything can happen if you…Follow Your Dreams. 

For more information on CJ and her great books, visit her web site at

http://www.cjengland.com

or check out her other hangouts… 

Chat Group…  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CJsaysFollowYourDreams/
Newsletter Group… http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CJsDreamtimeNewsletter/
Very Important Reader Group… http://groups.yahoo.com/group/I_Read_ CJ_England/
My Blog… http://cj-england.livejournal.com/My Space… http://www.myspace.com/cj_EnglandEmail… womanofthewind1@yahoo.com   

I love writing books, I even quite like editing them, I enjoying getting the cover art, and nothing makes me happier than hearing from readers. But promotion?  I was raised to think bragging just wasn’t very nice.  “Hey, here is my book, it’s great, buy it now.  Excuse me while I crawl under thus desk and die.”  New releases are easier.  You are just telling the people that your new book is out.  No big deal, right.  It is a book, and it is out.  You are just pointing to it and going: “Gee, look at that.”  It’s like talking about the weather.  Nice cover art, a chance of sexy scenes changing to an HEA later in the afternoon.

But some books rashly decided to become new releases when I was busy moving countries, changing jobs or, in the case of The Sculptor’s Muse (Loose Id), just being generally clueless.  So I kind of wanted to give this ebook another chance.  I wrote it almost three years ago and I have grown as a writer since then.  But I still feel this novella deserves a few more sales than it gets, near the bottom of my backlist.  The Sculptor’s Muse is about Clarius—a divine, but rather depressed, muse—a spirit of divine inspiration.  He is forbidden to reveal himself directly to any mortal, but Karl is in desperate need.  He is a painter who is struck suddenly blind buy a virus and left adrift in his own life and deserted by most of his friends.  Karl doesn’t need an abstract inspiration, he needs a lover.  But breaking the rules of the muses will have consequences….

So there you go.  I decided that this May I would try and give The Sculptor’s Muse a little extra push before my new releases start coming out.  In June Father of Dragons (Samhain) comes out in print, in July Wolfkin (also Samhain) is released as an ebook.  But dragons and werewolves seem to be an easy sell to the romance reading public.  May is for muses.  Or at least I hope it is.  My attempts to get some free online promo going can be seen on my blog [http://www.veinglory.com/blog.html] and we will see if it had any effect on sales when the royalty statement for May arrives (I will be sure to let everyone know). 

I’m hoping for 20 extra sales as a result of my efforts.  But even if I don’t make that goal I hope to overcome some of my fear of self-promotion.  It comes down to having some faith that there are actually a few people out there that want to know about my book and are more than happy to be told about it.  Because if the book doesn’t create that kind of response in readers no amount of promotion is going to save it!

Welcome to Saturday!!! Another month ticks away and summer gets closer and closer. Today we have author  Emily Veinglory joining us!! Emily will be discusing her muse and promoting it. It ties very well with her release THE SCULPTER’S MUSE. Not only does it sound fabulous just look at the cover. IT’S GORGEOUS!!

So if you can spare a few precious weekend minutes with us, please help Kim and I welcome Emily to the Romance Junkies Blog!!!

Karl, a young painter, is struck blind almost over night by a merciless virus. Clarius, a jaded muse, is sent to watch over him. Muses are meant to remain an invisible, divine presence–but from the very beginning Clarius knows that this case will be different. Karl does not need abstract inspiration; he needs to be loved, and touched.

New Zealand-born Emily Veinglory began writing her first novel while studying for her PhD. Since then she has continued as a scientist by day and writer by night (and on weekends). Emily writes fantasy and romance often with a dark or paranormal twist, including two fantasy romance novels with Samhain Publishing. She is currently working on a sequel to ‘Father of Dragons’ tentatively entitled ‘Lover of Ghosts’. 

Emily loves to hear from readers via email: 

veinglory@gmail.com

or her blog:

http://www.veinglory.com/blog.html.