Author: evelynaster

I love romance, sex and coffee and write about them in my stories. Please check out my newest flame The Beautician and the Billionaire on my blog!

Lover Returns

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I love Mondays. I know that’s not normal. But Mondays are the start of a week without mistakes.

Usually.

This morning I woke up to Lover saying, “You have a continuity error in chapter six.”

This was not Finn, the sweet date I had at the Barley Room.

This was THE Lover. The one I had when I started this blog. Think of him to me as Mr. Big was to Carrie Bradshaw.

The problem with dating Alpha Males in real life instead of leaving them to the romance books is they’re always off doing their Alpha Male things. I hand waved over why I’ve been absent from the blog, but mostly it revolved around Lover. Christmas and New Years come like storms to relationships with all the expectations and compromising…especially between two people who are dominant rather than submissive.

Lover rode out with the storm.

I didn’t feel like whining on my blog and I needed to get Corporate Fire publishing ready, so I dove into the story rather than worry about the blog.

Lover is not on Twitter. It’s noise to him. So he says he didn’t read anything of those other dates. I’m not so sure. I think what brought him back was naming Finn on my blog. Even my friends were commenting on me giving someone a name.

I spent the weekend with Lover and it was wonderful. Even waking up to a mistake first thing Monday morning. He takes my work seriously and always helps me with it. I haven’t asked how long he’ll be here this time. It’s a tricky question for an Alpha Male, and tricky for an Alpha Female to time it just right.

I hope your Monday started as great as mine.

xoxoxoxx

Evelyn

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I’m Back!

It’s been awhile! I’ve tweeted a few times, but romance both written and real life has kept me away from my blog.

So let’s catch you up!

Favorite Date: The Barley Room. My date was so charming, I don’t even remember what drink I ordered that night. I do remember the chips and salsa which were awesome. He’s definitely a repeat…maybe I should give him a name for the blog: Finn.

New Diet: I’m doing the Dash Diet which is a low carb, heart healthy kinda diet. So far so good, but I do miss my cereal.

New place to find me: I’m on Pinterest!!! My publicist Samantha Stockings has done a bang up job getting me started there. Please check it out! https://www.pinterest.com/evelynaster/

New release coming soon: Corporate Fire! It’s scheduled for April 17. I’ll keep you posted about the cover reveal…it’s smoking hot.

That’s it for now. I’ll start posting regularly on Mondays again. I hope to see you here!

XOXOXOXOXX

Evelyn

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Publishing Update

Wow! Masked Hearts is getting Great reviews on Amazon! Five 5 star reviews in the US and one 5 star review in Canada. One hundred percent five stars! One reviewer says it’s a great fall book, so give it a try even if we’re past Halloween. Reading the reviews gets me excited about the next one, which I’m working on now.

The next Holiday Cafe Book will be Thanksgiving, coming out next fall. It’s an intense love story between an Afghanistan veteran and a bank manager. They meet on the internet and, of course, come together at the Holiday Cafe. I’m loving writing it.

But….my next book and new series just returned from the first read through by my editor! Corporate Fire will be released in January. I’m working on her suggestions, and I’m so happy it doesn’t need a major rewrite. We’re also looking at cover artists and thinking about designs.

So lot’s of work happening over here. I can’t wait to share my stories with you!

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Becoming a Romance Heroine: Exercise, Epic Fail

Back in October, I decided that exercise, particularly Yoga, was what I needed next in my journey to become a Romance Heroine. The first week was fantastic. I had more energy, and I lost two pounds. But then I was promoting my book. I quit exercising. I was back to being like this Internet meme:

 

Establishing an exercise routine is freaking hard. It takes like a month to make it a habit. Before that month kicks in, anything will distract me: a new book to read, a new book to write, mochas to drink, men to drool over, clever dates to think up. Then the rationalizing kicks in: I heard thinking is the only way to burn carbohydrates so reading and writing count as exercise, I need that mocha to keep my mind sharp so I can keep reading and writing and burning off carbohydrates, everyone says sex is a great exercise, so really a date should count.

A month and a half later after all this rationalizing, I gained back the two pounds plus three more.

Soooo, I’m starting exercising again. The goal is to exercise five times a week. I got three in last week, but I did just decide this Thursday. I took yesterday off, but I spent an hour really cleaning the kitchen so that should count right?

Follow me on twitter @evelynaster to see how I’m doing and hear my newest rationalizations for what should count as exercise!

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Top Five Characters I wanna Hang Out With

Sorry, I’m a little late on my post this week for Larissa and Friends Bookish Life Top Five Sundays. After a month of promoting Masked Hearts, I needed to get more mundane things organized like getting my car fixed and registered. I’m super pleased with the reviews it’s getting and even got an awesome email from a reader saying she couldn’t put the book down.

Apparently I can’t stop promoting 🙂

Anyway, on with Top Five Sundays! This week it’s the top five characters you want to hang out with!

Elizabeth Bennet

(Summit)

Victoria In RED

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Anne Shirley

Michelle

Parks & Recreation

Leslie Knope

Be sure to visit  Larissa and Friends Bookish Life Top Five Sundays for her picks!

Tomorrow I’ll return with a post about my failure to Yoga and how that’s going to change. See you then!

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Winners!

Before I get to the winners, I got the most amazing review at Romance Novels for the Beach! Please check it out. I’m still in celebration mode!

And Now…..Thanks to everyone who entered my Giveaway!

The $5 Amazon gift cards go to:

Jenny Scheldberg
Ashley Marie Morrissey
Miss Ashley Michelle
Tamera McIntosh

And the Kindle PaperWhite goes to:

Cindy Jones!

I have contacted all of the winners. If your name is here and you haven’t heard from me, email me at evelynaster@aol.com.

I really enjoyed reading all of the comments. It was great research for the rest of the books in my Holiday Cafe Series. If you love coffee and romance, you’ll love Masked Hearts.

Have a great weekend!!

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Romance Costumes

Halloween Costumes are of course a part of my novel Masked Hearts, but I don’t want to give that part away so I won’t be posting an excerpt 🙂

Halloween is my lover’s favorite holiday, so yes, I took advantage of him this year. I tend to the prettier costumes, but this year he suggested I go as medusa, and it was hard to argue with the awesome headpiece he made:OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACasting a creepy shadow, Medusa hunts for her pray.

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Remember to look away from your lover unless you want to turn him to stone.

 

 

 

 

Because it’s made from wrapping ribbon it’s really light.

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If you want to stay up all night to make this yourself, go to http://aranamuerta.com/2014/05/26/medusa/.

Remember, there’s still time to enter my giveaway for a Kindle Paperwhite! Click on the graphic below to enter!

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Halloween Spider Web and Chocolate Winners!

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In my new release, Masked Hearts, Mark creates a gothic display around his expansive home. Part of the decoration is a giant spider web that brings about a turning point in the relationship.

Her tires crunched the rocks into the dirt as she drove up the mountain road. A light flashed on the hill above her, and she caught a glimpse of a ghost blowing on one of his balconies. As she came around the final curve, she slowed her car and gawked until she pulled into the driveway.

Shutters with missing slats hung loose on nails where she didn’t remember there being any shutters to begin with. Enormous stuffed crows perched on the roof and the chimney. A few looked like they were flying down, and she couldn’t see any wires holding them up. The two balconies lit up alternately, showing a ghost and a skeleton. Gargoyles guarded each balcony. An enormous spiderweb hung between the patio and the middle balcony, lit by a black light. In the center of the web was a stuffed spider hanging down. Amongst the tangles of the web were cocoons with arms and legs sticking out as if the spider had caught some stray trick-or-treaters.

The spider web in the story was inspired by the one my lover puts up every year. This year I helped too, since I wanted to feature it on the blog 🙂

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Read Masked Hearts to find out how the spider web changed everything.

And now, the winners of the Moonstruck Chocolate Giveaway!

Gamer Girl wins the Spider Truffles!

Brenda H. wins the Pumpkin Truffles!

Thanks for all the great comments and to everyone who entered! Click on the graphic below if you haven’t entered the Kindle Giveaway yet! You have until Midnight Halloween!

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Romance Heroine Soundtrack: Summer Songs 2014

Larrisa’s Life Top Five Sundays’ topic is Summer Songs of 2014. Every romance heroine needs a good soundtrack for her life, especially during summer time. Here are my top five picks for summer music.

Into New Adult Romance? Lorde is your woman with Down to the Tennis Courts:

Going out salsa dancing for a date? Shakira’s your woman with La La La.

Need a shot of optimism? Plug in some American Authors with Believer:

Need to mellow out? Train’s your band with Angel in Blue Jeans.

And if you’re a writer…Weird Al 🙂

Thanks for stopping by! A reminder I’m running a giveaway for a Kindle Paperwhite until Friday night! Click on the graphic below to enter:

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Holiday Cafe Bonus Giveaway: Hand Crafted Halloween Chocolate!

 

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In Masked Hearts Sienna can’t bring herself to accept any gifts from sexy single dad Mark…even after breath taking sex. But Mark won’t let her leave without them:

Sienna’s whole body shook as she tried to get her sandals back on. What the fuck was she doing with this guy? She’d tied herself up for him but she wouldn’t speak to him. Everything about him was over-the-top wonderful, and she still couldn’t open her heart the tiniest crack. She’d really let Glen fuck her up.

When she finally managed to get her shoes on, she dug into her purse for her keys. Her hand grabbed a box instead. She pulled it out and found the gift Mark had left for her on the table. She fell to her knees and stared at it in her hands. After a few moments, she took the top off. Four handcrafted chocolates stared back at her. They each had a unique decoration: a bat, a pumpkin, a witch’s hat and a spiderweb.

They smelled like the richest chocolate she’d ever tasted, with a hint of caramel or maybe toffee. She put the lid back on. She shouldn’t keep it. The petals he’d shredded from the bouquet he’d given her last night surrounded her. She clutched the box as if she feared the chocolates would be somehow torn apart if she left them. That was a silly thought, but leaving the box would probably anger him. She slipped it into her purse, grabbed her keys and walked out the door.

The chocolates in Masked Hearts were inspired by the Moonstruck Chocolate Halloween line. I was lucky enough to find their spider and pumpkin truffles in a local grocery store yesterday.

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Congratulations to Gamer Girl and Brenda H.! They won the truffles! Thanks to all who entered. Remember to enter the Kindle Giveaway!

These are my bonus giveaway! Please comment below and let me know what your favorite treat from a Halloween lover would be! Comments will be open until 8 PM Monday Oct. 27. I’ll put all the names in a hat and draw two winners: one for the spider truffles and one for the pumpkin truffles. I’ll email the winners who need to supply me with a mailing address so I can post them ASAP!

Evelyn Aster is the sole sponsor of this giveaway. Moonstruck Chocolate is unaware of the giveaway.

Entrants must be 18 years of age or older and US citizens. Void where prohibited by law.

Also, please enter my giveaway for a Kindle PaperWhite! This is the link to the blog post. Click the graphic below to enter!

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