New Release! Through the Painting

Hello! Thank you for reading this post! I have a new release that is actually an old release. Way back when I first started submitting stories for publication, Through the Paintings was my first story to get bought. It was picked up by a small press who closed down before I finished the second book in the series. The publisher released all rights back to me, but I never republished it myself.

Even though it was a small press, it was thrilling to catch the eye of a publisher. I enjoyed the whole process and tried to learn as much as I could from it. Rereading the story, I was surprised to find it’s probably my raunchiest book! And a little on the silly side. But I still very much like the concept for the series, and I enjoy the main characters.

I was also surprised to find I had finished the second story. I’ve always thought of the sequel as unfinished. I think I was never satisfied with it. Rereading the sequel, it definitely feels rushed. Though Through the Painting is a novella around 15,000 words, I think the next in the series should possibly be a novel.

Here is the old cover:

And here is the new cover:

Somewhere I lost an S on Paintings. Regardless, which is a better cover for an erotic fantasy romance? I always liked the original, but it never said fantasy to me. And I’m not sure the new one says romance. Please cast your vote in the comments!

And download the book! It’s free for a few more days! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPRD6F8J

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Shhhhh….I’m Back

I feel a bit of chagrin with this post since my last post was titled “Hello World, it’s been a while,” and that was dated October 2017. Has it really been that long?

My absence is a result of needing money. I’m a musician which pays a lot better than being a writer, at least for me. I know there are writers out there who make big bucks or even enough bucks to live on. I pretty much make coffee bucks with my writing. However, I love to write. I have never entirely given up on my stories, or on learning how to be a better writer. Ironically, I have been in a crit group for the past five years.

What I truly gave up on was branding myself. I tried various things with book covers and blog posts and giveaways. But I never really understood how to package myself. For one, I’m very eclectic. As a musician, I play jazz, classical, pop even Irish music and that’s normal. But in the book world, a writer writes modern romance. Or they write fantasy. Or they write mystery. If they write all three, they often have three different pen names. I like to write romance. I like to write fantasy. I don’t want to create two different brands because I’m not a marketer. I’m an indie writer.

And I love to write. And I’ve missed the frequency with which I used to write. And I’ve missed sharing stories with readers.

So I invite you to join me again! If you like contemporary romance, I welcome you. If you like a little magic with your romance, I welcome you. If you are looking for something a little different, I welcome you.

I’ve been sneaking some of my old stories back on to the Amazon shelf, and I even added a new one. I’ll write some blogs about them soon…I promise 🙂

In the meantime, I would love for you to check out my Amazon Page!

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Hello World…it’s been Awhile

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Happy Monday!

It’s been about a year since I’ve blogged. After taking on a paying job, I just couldn’t do the writing anymore. Which made me sad, sad, sad 😦 . I’m still working, but I’ve cut my hours back so I have some time in the middle of the week to get back to writing.

To celebrate, I’ve got some treats this week! Firstly, Prime Candidate is free at Amazon today! This novella is exclusively at Amazon, so fire up your Kindle and get it!

Prime Candidate (Running Mate Book 1) by [Aster, Evelyn ]

I’d love to make writing my full time job. Please pass on my book titles to your friends! I hope you had a great year in the world of books, and I’m so glad to be a part of it again!

xoxox, Evelyn Aster

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Happy New Year!

2016 ended with a kick to the gut: All Romance ebooks closed down. It was a very dramatic departure for authors and publishers. For me, it meant my selling strategy for 2017 disintegrating. I had purchased a year’s subscription of advertisements and had big plans.

I’m still in the process of rebuilding my plan, but as you can see part of it is a new blog look!

Overall, though, 2016 was a good year. I hope yours was too. I’m looking forward to bringing you more hot heroes, nifty nails and classy coffee in 2017 here at:

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Check out my author pages at:

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New Release!

I don’t know about you, but I was fed up with the election back in July. Fortunately for me (and hopefully for you) the election inspired a story! Light on politics and heavy on sex, Prime Candidate will have you voting for more!

tieSenator Mitch Malone is on the hunt for the perfect running mate. He wants Governor Camila Garcia: dynamic, smart and smoking hot. But Camila’s secret sex life dooms her to the bottom of the list.

As the primaries progress, Mitch can’t get Camila off his mind despite the disapproval of his campaign manager. Camila vows to stay away from men until he’s chosen a running mate, but will it be enough?

Please go over to All Romance and buy it now!!!

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Vampire Slayer Chapter 1 Part 2

Good morning! In case you missed it, I have a new novella out in a box set called Fangs, Fur and Fantasies. The box set contains 6 stories for only $0.99! Last week I posted the first half of chapter 1 for my story Vampire Slayer.  Here’s the second half:

Okay, before you think you’ve entered a historical/paranormal romance set in the 1990’s when video stores were a thing, let me explain. I live in Albuquerque, NM current day. I know, I know… desert is not the natural habitat for a satyr. Fuck, I don’t think it’s a natural habitat for anything outside of rattlesnakes, but it’s where I’ve made my home. Maybe it’s the mañana attitude, but I guess enough people haven’t gotten around to digital streaming yet, making a hard copy video store still a viable living in Albuquerque.

Video stores are the perfect front for catching vampires. If the place has a back room, like mine does, the vamp can lure customers there, suck ’em dry and be gone before anyone is the wiser. Or better yet, lure the owner there, suck him dry and the vamp has a whole new base of operation. Continue reading →

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