Monday, 16 February 2015

Sneak peek at the next Gemini Island Shifters book

Hi friends. As you may know, I've been hard at work on the next installment of the Gemini Island Shifters series.


With a working title of Predator's Trinity, I hope to bring Percy and Byron Moon's story to light soon. The boys are struggling, with the rest of the Ursa Lodge cast, in a quest to rid themselves of the menace that is cult leader August Crane. To make things trickier, the Moon twins are falling for the same woman, a human librarian named Suzan Marsh. Percy and Byron have always dreamed of sharing a woman, but menages have not worked for them in the past.

Oh, and there's another wee problem. Villain August Crane wants her too.

Here's a sneek peak at the book. I hope you enjoy this unedited snippet.

Predator's Trinity:

     She reached for the fallen book and clutched it to her chest like a shield. “How did you get in? The door’s locked.”
     “I can be resourceful.”
     Okay, Suzi, don’t freak out. She mustered up her best authoritative librarian voice. “I’m going to have to ask you to leave, August.”
     His pale eyes glimmered and his smile widened. In the shadows of evening, his features seemed longer, more canine. In fact, she could swear there was a distinct point to his teeth.
     “Sure, Suzan. I’ll go. Only you’re coming with me.”
     With those words, two more men appeared behind him. Big men. Men whose unfeeling laughter echoed in library, sounding an awful lot like growls.
     “When I asked you to dinner, I thought I was being nice. I’ll be honest with you. I’m not really a take a woman to dinner kind of guy. I prefer to get straight to the point. So let me make this clear. I want you and I’m going to have you. I have plans, you see, and you’re going to help me fulfill them.” August approached with a casual air but stopped short a few feet in front of her. His keen gaze pinned her to his spot and his nostrils inflated, as if he breathed her in. When he exhaled through his mouth, the breath came out on a shaky exhalation. He swallowed. “Your fear. It’s delicious. Intoxicating.”
     She forced her feet into action and took two steps back. “Please.”
     He tilted his head as if regarding a stubborn child. “Now, Suzan, we can do this the easy way or the hard way.”
     The wall to his emotions finally tumbled and evil thoughts swarmed toward her, engulfing her in dread and darkness. As she gaped at him, all she saw was hatred and more hatred. Sinister intent and a love of inflicting pain. Blackness and bile and emptiness. Giving into panic, Suzan threw Love In Chains at him and ran, dashing into the stacks. Screaming for anyone who might hear, she tried to find shelter in her beloved library, already comprehending the futility of her response.
     His cold voice boomed after her. “Awesome. I love the hard way.”
     As she heard his heavy steps behind her, another sound shattered the quiet of the space, one that struck her numb with terror. Trembling, she tried hard to convince herself she hadn’t just heard the howl of a wolf.
    *****
 Where can you find the rest of the series? Well, almost everywhere! 
As well as www.lsbooks.com, iBooks, ARE, B&N, Kobo. 



Monday, 9 February 2015

Release day for The Stand-In and a release day party!

I'm thrilled to announce it's release day for my new contemporary romance The Stand-In!

I have been awaiting this day with much anticipation and am so excited to bring this fun and sexy book to you. You can now find it at http://www.lsbooks.com/the-stand-in-p990.php.


Help me celebrate this release today by joining my release day party on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/events/437438616404344/

From 3-9pmEST, we'll have prizes and giveaways and fun with guest authors Parker Kincade, Tami Lund, Emilia Mancini, KaLyn Cooper and Monette Michaels. I hope you'll join us.

The book is uploading to other sites as we speak.

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Stand-Rosanna-Leo-ebook/dp/B00S6U9IPY/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-stand-in-rosanna-leo/1121103193?ean=9781622101863

Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/the-stand-in-6

It should be at ARE shortly.

Many thanks and see you at the party!

Friday, 6 February 2015

Struggling with my Goodreads presence

I hadn't planned this post.

However, this week I checked the Goodreads page for my yet-to-be-released book The Stand-In (releases Feb. 9) and found a 1-star rating.

Now, I did offer ARC copies to a couple of trusted bloggers who have kindly written thoughtful reviews. I know for a fact who got those ARCs and this person did not. In my mind, this is clearly a case of Goodreads trolling.

I posted a couple of thoughts on Facebook and was met with tremendous support from the reader/author/blogger community.
I sent an email to Goodreads and was told they could do nothing. However, they said they had contacted the reviewer to see if he/she had posted the rating "in error." Of course, this is not the case. And now I sit, wondering if this reader will retaliate in some way.

Now don't get me wrong. Goodreads has been a helpful community in many ways. They have always answered my questions and helped me display my books. The readers I've met there have become devoted supporters and friends.

And then there are the other folks. The ones who really enjoy messing with an author's head.

I'm not saying a person can't give me a legitimate bad rating. If you don't like my book, you don't like my book. But when it's obvious a "reader" has based a rating or review on a blurb of an unreleased story, we have a problem.

In response to my Facebook posts, several fine authors told me they have deleted their author profiles at Goodreads. That they are happier without a presence there. I confess, I am tempted to do the same. It would sadden me because I love maintaining contact with my readers.

However, I cannot afford to use more expensive options like Netgalley and I don't have time to look into numerous other promotional venues. Will I leave Goodreads as an author? I'm still not sure, but my finger is hovering over the "cancel" button.

If this were a case of bullying in a school, the bully would be reprimanded. For some reason, on Goodreads, bullies are tolerated. We, as authors, are told to "develop a thick skin." Believe me. I've written close to 20 books. My skin is fine as it is. It's as thick as it will ever be. I have developed myself to the best of my ability.

Maybe it's time for Goodreads to develop. The bullies won't.