PHAZE Bestsellers:
January, 2012
Top 20 Bestsellers
Hunks: Too Hot to Touch - Marie Rochelle
Seduced By a Wolf - Zena Wynn
To Have and To Hold - Yvette Hines
Hunks: Opposites Attract - Marie Rochelle
Man to Man - G.A. Hauser
Two In Two Out - G.A. Hauser
The Warlord's Revenge - Alyssa Morgan
Me and Mrs. Jones - Marie Rochelle
Dominated by Desire - Barbara Donlon Bradley
Illicit Attraction - Zena Wynn
Friends Upgrade - Stephanie Williams
Top Men - G.A. Hauser
Tameka's Smile - Zena Wynn
Servicing Lady Tremayne - Emma Wildes
All Man - GA Hauser
Dragon's Lust - Savannah Reardon
When Love Commands - Dahlia Rose
Mary and the Bear - Zena Wynn
Santa's Helper- Yvette Hines
The Detective's Lover - Aliyah Burke
December, 2011
Top 20 Bestsellers
Seduced By a Wolf - Zena Wynn
To Have and To Hold - Yvette Hines
Me and Mrs. Jones - Marie Rochelle
Illicit Attraction - Zena Wynn
Man to Man - G.A. Hauser
Two In Two Out - G.A. Hauser
Friends Upgrade - Stephanie Williams
Taming the Alter Ego - Shermaine Williams
The Question - Zena Wynn
Out of the Shadows - Julia Davies
Dragon's Lust - Savannah Reardon
Top Men - G.A. Hauser
Her Snowbound Knight - Kasey Moone
The Arrangement - Emma Wildes
A Matter of Trust - Zena Wynn
Tameka's Smile - Zena Wynn
Her Majesty's Maiden - Michelle Houston
So Much Better - Marie Rochelle
The Warlord's Promise - Alyssa Morgan
Pick of the Litter - Wendy Stone
November, 2011
Top 20 Bestsellers
Seduced By a Wolf - Zena Wynn
Friends Upgrade - Stephanie Williams
Man to Man - G.A. Hauser
Two In Two Out - G.A. Hauser
Lust and Found - Paige Bennett
The Detective's Lover - Aliyah Burke
The Question - Zena Wynn
Illicit Attraction - Zena Wynn
Daringly Delicious - Leigh Ellwood
Top Men - G.A. Hauser
Midnight Passions - Leigh Ellwood
Mary and the Bear - Zena Wynn
Out of the Shadows - Julia Davies
The Warlord's Promise - Alyssa Morgan
Servicing Lady Tremayne - Emma Wildes
Add a Little Mistletoe - Aliyah Burke
Tameka's Smile - Zena Wynn
Model Misbehavior - Stephanie Williams & Laverne Thompson
Bark at the Moon - Julia Davies
Sometimes It's Fate - Angela S. Stone
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day!!!
I want to wish everyone a very happy Love Day. Remember Valentine's Day isn't just about romantic love. It's a day to celebrate all types of love. And if, for some unfortunate reason you believe no one loves you, remember God does.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
My Goals for 2012
Well, we've just hit the second month mark for 2012 and so far I'm on track with my goals for this year.
Goal # 1 - A Healthier Me
No more excuses. Yes, I try to eat right and I have a gym membership that I pay for but rarely use. This year all of that is going to change. I kicked it off in a big way by doing a 5k this morning to benefit Breast Cancer. It was 3.1 miles and I and a group of co-workers walked it (I'm not a runner). I was proud of myself. My finish time was 1 hour and 4 minutes. When we did the practice walk after work last Thursday, it took me 1.5 hours, so this is a vast improvement. Not only that, I felt so good when I finished that I went to the gym (see unused gym membership up above) and did some leg presses, worked my hamstrings and calves, and got on the treadmill for another 15 minutes.
At work I spearheaded our fourth Biggest Loser Weight Loss Challenge. This is week two. I didn't really lose much weight but the tape measure showed a decrease, so that means I lost inches. Smaller is good. The challenge lasts 15 weeks. The top two biggest losers in pounds and body fat split the cash. The pot is at $75 right now. If you gain anything, even an ounce, you pay a penalty fee of a $1. My goal is not to pay. I'd love to win but even if I don't, I want the satisfaction of knowing I did my best.
Goal # 2 - Finish some of these lingering writing projects
My biggest accomplishment of this year was finishing Claiming Shayla. Technically, I finished the first draft in November of 2011. This year I negotiated the contract with Loose Id and cleaned up the manuscript for first rounds of edits. If all goes well, CS will release on 5/22/12. It's my prayer that it releases on this date, if not earlier.
I still have a lot more projects to work on. Right now I'm working on an extremely short shifter story titled, Reclaiming His Mate. Hope to have it done before summer. With CS I learned the value of finishing the first draft and then letting the story sit for a few months before coming back to it with fresh eyes. I plan to do that to this story as well.
I also need to write the next books in my RRP Fantasy Island series and my Phaze "by a Wolf" series. Plus there's a book I started two years ago that I'm determined to complete this year. So much work, so little time.
Goal # 3 - A wealthier year
I prayed about ways to cut corners and save money and God answered my prayer. I've recently discovered "Buy 1, Get 1 Free" shopping. Now some of you shopping veterans have known about this for years. I used to as well, before I fell into the Walmart trap. Why run all over town when I can go to one place and purchase everything?
Well, now I know differently. I check Publix and Winn-Dixie adds and see what they have B1G1 for the week. It's really nice getting $60 worth of food for $30. Winn-Dixie has awesome meat specials. My first trip on their B1G1, I purchased $104 worth of meat and other items and paid $54. You can't beat that. After I hit those two grocery stores, then I go to Walmart to purchase whatever's left over. When I get really good at it, I'll combine coupons with B1G1 and save even more.
This should probably come under the Goal # 1 but I'm also becoming a stir-fry queen. It's healthier for me and my son loves it. Also, I haven't been in Sam's in over a month because instead of buying cases of bottled water, I purchased a large filtered water pitcher for the fridge. I lost the convenience of grabbing a bottle and going, but I'm saving money and trash. That's a plus.
Well, this is how my year is going. Hope everyone else's year is going as well.
Goal # 1 - A Healthier Me
No more excuses. Yes, I try to eat right and I have a gym membership that I pay for but rarely use. This year all of that is going to change. I kicked it off in a big way by doing a 5k this morning to benefit Breast Cancer. It was 3.1 miles and I and a group of co-workers walked it (I'm not a runner). I was proud of myself. My finish time was 1 hour and 4 minutes. When we did the practice walk after work last Thursday, it took me 1.5 hours, so this is a vast improvement. Not only that, I felt so good when I finished that I went to the gym (see unused gym membership up above) and did some leg presses, worked my hamstrings and calves, and got on the treadmill for another 15 minutes.
At work I spearheaded our fourth Biggest Loser Weight Loss Challenge. This is week two. I didn't really lose much weight but the tape measure showed a decrease, so that means I lost inches. Smaller is good. The challenge lasts 15 weeks. The top two biggest losers in pounds and body fat split the cash. The pot is at $75 right now. If you gain anything, even an ounce, you pay a penalty fee of a $1. My goal is not to pay. I'd love to win but even if I don't, I want the satisfaction of knowing I did my best.
Goal # 2 - Finish some of these lingering writing projects
My biggest accomplishment of this year was finishing Claiming Shayla. Technically, I finished the first draft in November of 2011. This year I negotiated the contract with Loose Id and cleaned up the manuscript for first rounds of edits. If all goes well, CS will release on 5/22/12. It's my prayer that it releases on this date, if not earlier.
I still have a lot more projects to work on. Right now I'm working on an extremely short shifter story titled, Reclaiming His Mate. Hope to have it done before summer. With CS I learned the value of finishing the first draft and then letting the story sit for a few months before coming back to it with fresh eyes. I plan to do that to this story as well.
I also need to write the next books in my RRP Fantasy Island series and my Phaze "by a Wolf" series. Plus there's a book I started two years ago that I'm determined to complete this year. So much work, so little time.
Goal # 3 - A wealthier year
I prayed about ways to cut corners and save money and God answered my prayer. I've recently discovered "Buy 1, Get 1 Free" shopping. Now some of you shopping veterans have known about this for years. I used to as well, before I fell into the Walmart trap. Why run all over town when I can go to one place and purchase everything?
Well, now I know differently. I check Publix and Winn-Dixie adds and see what they have B1G1 for the week. It's really nice getting $60 worth of food for $30. Winn-Dixie has awesome meat specials. My first trip on their B1G1, I purchased $104 worth of meat and other items and paid $54. You can't beat that. After I hit those two grocery stores, then I go to Walmart to purchase whatever's left over. When I get really good at it, I'll combine coupons with B1G1 and save even more.
This should probably come under the Goal # 1 but I'm also becoming a stir-fry queen. It's healthier for me and my son loves it. Also, I haven't been in Sam's in over a month because instead of buying cases of bottled water, I purchased a large filtered water pitcher for the fridge. I lost the convenience of grabbing a bottle and going, but I'm saving money and trash. That's a plus.
Well, this is how my year is going. Hope everyone else's year is going as well.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Today We Celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday
I have to confess, unlike a lot of folks, I don't get teary eyed and sentimental when it comes to the Civil Rights Movement and the contributions of great men and women during that time like Martin Luther King. Why? Because I was born in 1969. By the time I was old enough to become aware of what the movement was all about, it was history.
I can however listen and learn from my mother, and grandmother, of what segregation was like and be grateful for how far God has brought us. I can be grateful that God blessed me to be born in a country where it's illegal to be judged by the color of my skin, discriminated against or somehow be thought of as less because of its dark color. Does this mean that discrimination and prejudice no longer happen in America? No.
Why? Because for some folks, it's human nature to put others down in order to make themselves feel higher, more elevated. But for the majority of us, we've learned to live and let live, judge a person by their actions, and their ability to succeed by their willingness to work for what they have.
So to everyone, be you famous or forgotten, I thank you for helping to make America and it's laws governing Civil Rights what it is today. May God Bless each and every one of you.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
What's in a Good Book?
I know the answer is different for each person questioned, but here's what I consider a good, even great book.
1. Romance - first it has to be a romance book. Why? Because only in the genre of romance am I guaranteed a happy ending. Life is too serious, too uncertain. When I read I want a pick me up. The author can take their characters through hell and back, as long as the book ends on a positive note where good triumphs over evil and love conquers all.
2. Action - Yes, I'm an action junkie, both in my books and movies. I need my books to be page turners. I need to be compelled by the plot to discover what will happen next.
3. Engaging - I need the book to engage me, all of me, and my emotions. It should make me think, make me wonder what I'd do if I were the heroine.
4. All holes filled - unless it's part of a series, a good book will answer all my questions as the story plays out. I dislike getting to the end of a story and realizing, "What, you didn't answer this?" Unless, of course, as mentioned before, it's part of a series and the answer to the question can be obtained in the next book.
I like suspense. I also love a good paranormal romance filled with otherworldly creatures as different as the author's imagination. AS LONG AS the author sticks to the rules of their particular subgenre, and there are rules for each of them. Just as romance has rules, so does suspense, mystery, paranormal, science fiction, futuristic, and fantasy. Authors who can be creative and imaginative while coloring inside their particular genre/sub-genres' rules will find a loyal reader in me.
1. Romance - first it has to be a romance book. Why? Because only in the genre of romance am I guaranteed a happy ending. Life is too serious, too uncertain. When I read I want a pick me up. The author can take their characters through hell and back, as long as the book ends on a positive note where good triumphs over evil and love conquers all.
2. Action - Yes, I'm an action junkie, both in my books and movies. I need my books to be page turners. I need to be compelled by the plot to discover what will happen next.
3. Engaging - I need the book to engage me, all of me, and my emotions. It should make me think, make me wonder what I'd do if I were the heroine.
4. All holes filled - unless it's part of a series, a good book will answer all my questions as the story plays out. I dislike getting to the end of a story and realizing, "What, you didn't answer this?" Unless, of course, as mentioned before, it's part of a series and the answer to the question can be obtained in the next book.
I like suspense. I also love a good paranormal romance filled with otherworldly creatures as different as the author's imagination. AS LONG AS the author sticks to the rules of their particular subgenre, and there are rules for each of them. Just as romance has rules, so does suspense, mystery, paranormal, science fiction, futuristic, and fantasy. Authors who can be creative and imaginative while coloring inside their particular genre/sub-genres' rules will find a loyal reader in me.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Want a Sneak Peak at Claiming Shayla?
Give a donation to Morning Doves Center for Teenage Girls, Inc. of any amount and receive the first chapter of Claiming Shayla as a Thank You Gift.
The Morning Dove Center for Teen Girls, Inc. is a non-profit group dedicated to helping inner city girls rise above their social and economic environment. Their goal is to reduce teen pregnancy, school dropout, abuse, neglect, and teen violence. All of the members are volunteers, so a hundred percent of your donation goes to help the girls and not pay salaries. For more information on MDC, go to:
http://www.morningdovecenter4teens.org/
To give...
•Go to the MDC site
•Click on the Donate tab
•Click on PayPal link and make your donation. Please make sure to use the Personal Gift option. Otherwise Paypal deducts a portion of your donation from the organization.
•Forward a copy of the your email receipt from service@paypal.com tozenawynn@yahoo.com to claim your gift.
Monday, January 2, 2012
True Mates: Claiming Shayla
If you've been following my website or are a member of my yahoo group, you know this story is finally finished. The final word count makes this my longest story ever, coming in at a little over 92k. That's about 240 pages, or 165 pages single spaced. Definitely a full novel length.
Now it's submitted and I'm waiting to hear from Loose Id on whether they want to published. I figure it will be the end of Feb before I know for sure who's going to publish Claiming Shayla. Then it could be another year before it's released, all depending upon the publisher's release schedule.
I'll keep everyone up to date with what's going on. In the meantime, I'm debating offering a preview of the first chapter of CS for a small donation to Morning Doves Center for Teenage Girls, Inc., a non-profit organization that helps inner City girls that I support.
If you're interested, let me know.
Now it's submitted and I'm waiting to hear from Loose Id on whether they want to published. I figure it will be the end of Feb before I know for sure who's going to publish Claiming Shayla. Then it could be another year before it's released, all depending upon the publisher's release schedule.
I'll keep everyone up to date with what's going on. In the meantime, I'm debating offering a preview of the first chapter of CS for a small donation to Morning Doves Center for Teenage Girls, Inc., a non-profit organization that helps inner City girls that I support.
If you're interested, let me know.
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