Please welcome my guest blogger, Carolyn Jewel!
Carolyn and I became friends when we worked on the Crimson City series together and hashed out the demon world between us. The poor woman was subjected to long rambling emails (and anyone who follows this blog knows how I can go on and on) that she was forced to answer while trying to write A Darker Crimson. Actually, I think I subjected her to long, rambling emails while we were working on our stories for Shards of Crimson, too, so the fact that we keep in touch is a testament to Carolyn’s patience and wonderfulness. 
In addition to being patient, Carolyn also writes great paranormal romance and I thought y’all might like to meet her and learn more about her latest book!
I’m Carolyn Jewel and I’m delighted to have the opportunity to be here. As you may have guessed already, I’m a writer and I have a new book which I will be shamelessly pimping to you shortly. But I’m going to give away a book, too, so there’s something in it for you guys, not to mention I have a pretty hot cover which is worth looking at, I think. It’s blue with flames and a mostly nekkid guy. I wish I knew the guy on the cover, I would say thank you and probably forget my name. So, maybe it’s for the best that I haven’t met him.
So, a little bit about myself. Like Patti, I have a geekish sort of job, which over here, I believe I can safely call the Evil Day Job or EDJ. Some people at work read my blog, so I have to be careful when I’m at home. Rats. So, at my EDJ, I am a SQL Server Database Administrator, and I will be kind to you all and say nothing more except about my no-thrills-a-minute EDJ. Just so you know, I do not have, nor have I ever had, a pocket protector. The best part of my EDJ is that every day is casual day. I live in Northern California and to be honest, compared to Minnesota where Patti lives, we do not have actual weather. I wear sandals pretty much year round, though sometimes I have to break out the regular shoes.
So, now I’ll start pimping. My book is called My Forbidden Desire. If you click through to my website, you can check out places to buy the book, read some reviews and watch the trailer. I used a new company to do my book trailer so I’m quite interested in your opinion of it. And what do you guys think of the cover? Blue nekkid guys don’t work for everyone, so let me know in the comments or something. You can also read Chapter 1 at my website, should be so moved. My Forbidden Desire was a top pick from Romantic Times! That was pretty exciting, I have to say.
Here’s the cover blurb:
Torn Between. . .Alexandrine Marit is a witch in mortal danager. An evil mage craves the powerful, mysterious talisman that supplies her magic, and the only person who can keep her alive is a dark and dangerous fiend called Xia. With his fierce animosity toward witches, he’s hardly the ideal bodyguard. Yet as days turn into nights, she can’t deny the white-hot
passion between them.Desire and Temptation . . .
Xia hates witches. They enslave and mercilessly kill his kind. But he’s been ordered to protect Alexandrine, who, to his surprise, has a spirit he admires and a body he longs to possess. With the mage and his henchmen closing in, Alexandrine and her protector must trust the passion that can unite them . . . or risk losing everything to the enemies who can destroy them both.
Forever, Grand Central Publishing, June 2009
ISBN: 978-0-446-17824-2
My Forbidden Desire is the second book set in this world of fiends and mages. The first was My Wicked Enemy which, by the way, has orange flames on the cover and another hot guy. I’ll send one commenter a copy of My Wicked Enemy. Here’s a question for you to answer, if you want, which I hope you do because I’m curious. Be as brief or descriptive as you feel is necessary:
What’s your favorite supernatural creature and why?
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Hi
Love your blog. I saw the video from the link in it. Is that your voice narrating? I thought it was excellently done & made me want to buy the book, for it sounds very intriguing.
My favorite supernatural would have to be a vampire. Not just any vampire but C.S.Friedman's vampire in The Madness Season.
Love from Canada
xoxo
Hi, Carolyn!
My favorite supernatural would be a werewolf/shape-shifter. They can lead somewhat normal lives during the day, and then go crazy at night! They are also super-strong, warm, and they can eat normal meals. Vampires are cool (in more ways than one), but having to drink blood is icky!
I'm looking forward to reading My Forbidden Desire…I picked up a copy yesterday!
Diana in Olathe, KS
Hi Carolyn – My favorite supernatural would be shifters – these days would be the Psy/Changelings series. I just really enjoy Nalini Singh's world building – opens the door to a lot of possibilities.
Oh, speaking of good– I thought My Wicked Enemy was great, can't wait to read the new book! (Blue hunky men are 2 thumbs up for me)
Michelle (AntinMitchfield)
Hi Carolyn! My favorite supernatural creature I think is the werewolf. I like that they are superstrong, have good family ties – pack loyalty and all that and are usually very possessive of their mates. They take what they want. Plus, I love books where they incorporate the pack hierarchy.
I also just wanted to say, I read your book Scandal, and really enjoyed it
It is not always easy to have the conflict be internal within the characters without it getting boring, but I really enjoyed the book.
Hi Carolyn. I loved your historicals and didn't realize you had a couple of paranormals out there too. I've got my fingers crossed…
I don't have a favorite supe, I just love a well-written book. If the author can make me enjoy the make-believe, I don't care if it's about vampires, shifters or
Hi Carolyn!!
I tried really hard to think of a favorite and couldn't pick just one. I think my favorite supernatural would be the unexpected or unique being. Any character that is different from the basic human and yet compelling is the best thing to read about and imagine. I hope that makes sense.
Jenn from NC
Thanks for all the great comments!
@Rob, no that's not my voice. I think the company did a great job on my video, too.
Interesting how popular shapeshifters are. I agree. Very compelling.
And Nalini Singh — she just totally rocks!
Please count me in on the giveaway.
favorite supernatural is the werewolf, the speed,strength and the freedom to run in the wild.A much easier secret to keep,like someone else said they could pretty much lead a normal existence.
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thanks
Your series sounds very intriguing! I actually just had My Forbidden Desire in my hands at Uncle Hugo's (who could resist that yummy cover?!), but I reluctantly set it down until I could find and read the first book.
My favorite supernatural would be a shapeshifter wizard type.
I love vamps. I've had this attraction to them for as long as I can remember. I think it's in my genes because my dad is vampire lover too.
Love the shifter stories.
Blogger is giving me problems so I am even briefer than usual.
Hi Carolyn!
Have to say that Vamps are my favorite.
Gwen
Hi Patti & Carolyn!
Mine's the only, lonely comment over at http://www.pattioshea.com/blog so I thought I'd copy it over here.
I don’t have just one favorite, but there are certainly some that I’m more drawn to read about than others. I always love a great tale with vamps, weres, fae, demons, angels and witches/mages. I can’t really say why those supernaturals appeal to me, they just do.
Hot blue guys on covers work for me! Green, blue, red, pink, it doesn’t matter, lol. Hot is HOT!
Hi Carolyn & Patti.
My favorite supernatural creature is werewolves because every book that I've read with werewolves in it has been so good! My favorite is Sharie Kohler's Marked By Moonlight. She's an excellent writer and after reading that book I've been hooked on werewolf stories.
Hugssss
LindaH
I love vampires, especially when the author does a new take on them – say a twist like Lara Adrian's, whose vampires are an alien race. Love your blue cover, it's hot.
I love vampires! Those blood sucking immortal men are my favorites
bridget3420 is the winner of Carolyn's book!
Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to comment!
Patti