Hello to All and to All a Sweet Night

A sweet night is always something to wish for...whether it means you slept well or it was delicious in ways that far out weight candy and things that are nice!   Being a writer of erotic romance, I find myself playing out warm and wonderful scenes when I least expect it.  Many times I have to catch myself and pull myself back to reality.  Fantasy can be so much fun and it also relieves tension. The holidays are upon us and something that I find is absolutely essential is to be able to escape...whether in a book or movie or TV show...or whatever hobby you may have....don't let the shopping and all the madness get to you.  It is so important to take time for yourself even if you can only find a 1/2 hour to listen to music and let your mind wander.  It those people who never find their way out of the whirlwind that find the holidays overwhelming and want to scream.  Dont' be pushed around by others...do what you need to do for your own mental health...in the long rung everyone benefits.  I especially find it important to snuggle and hug.  May you enjoy your holidays!

Hard to Resist - Release Day!

Today is release day for Hard to Resist!  Enjoy - this may be my favorite so far!  I love Jinger's cover.  She's awesome!




By: Natalie Rosewood | Other books by Natalie Rosewood
Categories: Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Word Count: 36,195
Heat Level: SEXTREME
Published By: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.

This title is offered at a 10% discount. Offer ends midnight CST, November 29th.
[Siren Classic: Erotic Contemporary Romance]
Elise comes to realize that where men are concerned, she has always been a pushover who, unfortunately, has the scars to prove it. She decides to make some changes that help her become the type of woman who can hold her own with any man.
When she meets Adam Roberts, he’s devastatingly good-looking, but he's also her boss. Elise finds him to be the perfect challenge and test for the woman she has become. However, nothing is ever as easy as it seems, and when office politics become a factor, she begins to understand just how much she has to lose, including her heart.

Dark Divas Review for Submission of Innocence

Karyl’s Review:  Dark Divas Review
Submission of Innocence is a very erotic story. There is deceit, betrayal, hot sex, misunderstandings and more hot sex. Alexis’s girlfriends have only her best interests at heart, even though it doesn’t seem that way to her. After a night of fun with the girls leaves her feeling unsure of her current relationship, she must decide if what she thought she needed was still what she wanted.
Jackson falls for Alexis’s innocence, but little does he realize it is not an act. When she tries to break free of the hold he has on her he doesn’t realize that she also has a hold on him and his heart. Although it’s not a long story, Natalie Rosewood manages to cover a lot of ground with the two main characters.
The minor characters actually play a huge part in the outcome of the story even though their roles are small. One minor character in particular has a huge impact on Alexis. Her jealousy is understandable, but it only hurts her in the end.
This story has a great twist to the typical guy meets girl scenario. I could feel Alexis’s confusion, lust and frustration with her situation. Jackson comes across as an arrogant ass, but there is so much more to his façade. When the two of them get together, the fireworks explode in good ways and bad.
Rated 4 Delightful Divas by Karyl!

Into the Night

For some reason, I seem to write better and longer at night...possibly because that is when I'm truly alone and have the time...but it is more than that...there's something about the night sky, the moon, and the stars that empower me to dream...to think in ways that the daylight hours inhibit.  I love to night dream as I look at the page that fills with thoughts that keep me writing more and more.  Writing erotica is something that I enjoy more and more...the more I write...the more I want to write.  The romance of course is always there...it has to be or it wouldn't be erotica...a story that needs to be told in a way that captures your heart as well as giving your libido a boost.  I'm now working on my 4th and 5th book.  With each book I've published, I've learned so much...Siren Publishing has been great and so supportive.  I highly recommend them to any author out there who loves to write erotica.  May your dreams find there way to the pages and into your readers hearts.

Thinking About Erotica

Today is a rainy day but a good day to catch  up!  I'm writing like crazy and trying to do edits at the same time...not so bad when you are doing something you really love.  Octavia's Time is out there and it's nice to see that people are enjoying it.  Thanks for all the positive feedback.  I'm still working on Octavia's Choice.  It should be ready soon.  I really do like this series.  I wish I were Klawinken!

As an author of Erotica, I find myself thinking about it all the time....not all the time...but a lot of the time..in reference to my stories and how to make them even hotter.  I do read other authors, however, I don't want to mimic their style...I like my own...it's just that I find the more stories you write, the more you realize you need to widen your horizons when it comes to the act of love making.  You don't want to say it the same old way that sounded pretty good in the beginning....not repeating....I think that's what all authors must strive for - and that's what I'm working on....so, I think about it a lot! 

Been Away Too Long

I can't believe it's been since June and I'm only now getting back to my blog.  A lot has happend.  "Octavia's Time", the first of my Klawinken series is on sale beginning October 18th with Siren Publishing.  My next story is due to be published on November 18th with Siren and it is called "Hard to Resist".  I think "Hard to Resist" is my favorite right now.  I am halfway through "Octavia's Chocie" a follow-up to "Octavia's Time".  So, with writing and edits and writing and edits, life has been a bit hectic and then of course there's my regular job.

Everything is good and I can't complain.  I'm still Twittering too.  Love Twitter...it's quick...and fun!  I'm also still doing Facebook but just haven't been on it as much.

Well, hope you all enjoy my new stories.  They were fun to write.

Why We Love Erotic Romance

Why do we love erotic romances? I think that the answer is that there's nothing better than experiencing the closeness that comes from intimacy....so sex by itself isn't enough..there has to be more....that's why erotic romance has taken off so quickly....we want the intimacy and the love that comes from wanting and being wanted...a love story that isn't afraid...that's uninhibited....that lets you feel the wonders of it all without holding back.  We are a visual people with endless imaginations that can be fueled by the written word.....let your imagination run wild....

Loving Erotic Romances

As you know, I write erotic stories of romance.....where love can never be less exciting than the act of making love.  There are so many ways to have your characters meet and eventually find there way to that place where they know they've finally found what their heart has been seeking.  It's not always an easy journey but one well worth taking and sticking with until everything they ever thought they wanted is 'only a heartbeat away'....like that song.  Anyway...keeping that thread of decent love within the story is so important to making the story more than just about the sex.  It's what motivates a writer to continue, because we all want to be loved.  Keep reading, keep loving, and if you haven't found it....keep looking....you will.

Writing about an Orgasm

Writing about an orgasmic experience should lift your reader off their sofa, chair, bed, or whatever they happen to be sitting on or laying on or even possibly standing on.  The words used and the way they are applied should make the reader feel what you're feeling when you write those words.  Now, I'm not suggesting or saying that everyone actually has an orgasm when they read about it....I'm just saying they should want to jump their partner in the near future or look for their electronically charged Mr. Happy for a happy ending.  Words are food for the mind and I like to think erotic romance authors cater to their readers with scrumptious delights that keep them coming back for more.  Eroticism is wonderful and natural.  It should never be looked upon as something to be ashamed of....but as part of the wondrous life we've been given.  I'd much rather write an erotic romance than a book about death and sadness.  And always.....an erotic romance has a happy ending...exactly the way we want to live our own lives.

Writing about Sex

I write erotic romances with a storyline...not just sex...however, the sex is extremely important to the storyline or it wouldn't be an erotic romance. No shit Sherlock...*laughing at myself*.. I love to write sex scenes...love scenes, erotic scenes because they are fun and you can let your inhibitions go...fly away....and what is left is hopefully a real turn on for those who are reading it...including the one who wrote it.  I don't know about other authors...but if I'm not feeling it...i know i need to rewrite the scene or come back to it when I'm in a better place.   I can't imagine anyone could write like that and not be there...experiencing the moment....feeling what the characters feel.  I'm very visual...so i see it, feel it, and when I'm done...I'm like...Whew.....maybe i should read that again....  

Writing is still just a hobby for me....and it may always be just that....and because of that, I lead two very separate lives.....the erotic romance writer and the woman who holds a job, loves her family, and is a bit on the nutty side but no one would ever suspect writes sex scenes.   I like having two lives...being two people....I do not have a personality disorder - really I don't.  What I do have is an escape from reality that fuels me and makes me more balanced....everyone needs something to take them away when needed and that keeps them sane.  I think we all need to find that something....whatever it may be....that keeps us safe...that keeps us excited.....and that keeps us connected to our inner self....the part that no one knows but us....the piece of us that truly makes us who we are.  Thanks for listening.....

Erotic Romance...Just What The Doctor Ordered

Erotic romance could be just what the doctor ordered to perk up your relationship with your partner(s).  Reading just before bed, instead of putting you to sleep, could wake you up - wake you up to the wanton lust that lies in wait.  You may let other things get in the way of your sexual needs, making you feel that you have lost your desire....however...you haven't.  Sometimes you just need a little jump start.  Reading an erotic romance can be just the jump start that you need...and you can read it out loud to your partner who can also benefit from the sensuality that lies within the pages of my stories as well as other authors.  Like anything else, you just have to find what works for you.  For those of you who are alone......you are never alone with a good book.  Enjoy yourself....get to know your body and lose yourself in your need for an orgasm.  There really isn't anything better when you feel you are one with another or yourself.  Whatever avenue you take to get to where you need to go....go for it.  Enjoy!

Tweet Tweet

Okay...I'm a bit obsessed with Twitter right now, but I' sure in time I'll get over it....won't I?  Anyway, I am now being followed by 11 followers....one being Emilio Estevez....yes, the other Sheen...Charlie's brother - actually Emilio was famous before Charlie....loved him in the Breakfast Club.  So, I'm following a number of celebrity's including Emilio, Charlie, and it's fun....now of course, they only tweet what they want you to know....like things mostly relating to websites they would like you to visit and promotional information...however, there is something to be said for getting a message from a "Star".....oh, how we love our "Stars"......quite a phenomenon ...when you think about it.....actually a little scary...but it has been that way since the beginning of time....everyone always wanted to be associated or know about those who had the money, the power, the class, and/or the looks/charisma..... so I guess we all aren't so different....it's just that we have access to so many more ways to invade a person's privacy....not something anyone should take lightly.  Twitter and Facebook encourage the peeper in all of us.....not something my grandmother would be happy about...but then again, there are so many things she doesn't get when it comes to why we have to know everything about what is happening now and who it is happening to...now - regardless of where we live or how it impacts or does not impact us.  Oh, well.....I'm a peeper tweeter freak...and I am encouraged to be one.   One of these blogs I'll get back to talking about my writing.  I did submit my story last night....I'll let you know when it gets published.  I like it much better than my last.  With each new story...I just keep getting better and better.....if I dont' believe in myself....like, who will...right?

Cubicles

Last night there were no dreams...just sleep...and there really is something to be said for that.  So, today I'm at work and writing my blog before I get started.  It's great to have a job where you have an office with a door.....everyone needs a little privacy to update their blog, take a power nap, and/or just make a quick wardrobe adjustment.  For those in cubicles....I feel for you....I was part of a cubicle city too at one point and I must say...listening to the guy in the next cubby cut his nails was something I will never forget.....or just knowing I had to whisper and that people were straining to hear what I said....that made me crazy.  Anyway, I think companies today are stupid for having cubicles.....either put people in an open area where they can actually interact or put them in offices - interior ones are fine.  It makes for a very hostile environment - these cubicles.  Well......enough about that.  Tonight, I will finish my first paranormal story - the first of many I hope.  Gotta go....someone is a knocking on my door!

Dreaming of Flying

Last night I dreamed I was flying.  It was a magnificent dream and one that have now and again.  When I do, I hate waking up from it because it's so real.  I am usually wearing a long, sheer, navy blue dress that clings to my figure as I twirl and then lift off the ground into the darkness of the night sky.  The night air blows through my long hair like the fingers of a comb to untangle my thoughts.....giving me not only the physical freedom I long for but the key to unshackling my inhibitions.  I can actually feel the cool air on my body, the feeling of nothingness beneath my feet and the power generating through my body as I leave the earth.  I have always had vivid dreams.  I've been able to wake up and go back into a dream and sometimes I've summoned dreams that came to me when I needed them.  The most fun is when I know I'm dreaming and I can manipulate my dreams......those are the ones that I try to stay in as long as possible.....but something draws me out of them.....and I usually wake up smiling.   I sometimes think my dreams are just another doorway into a world as real as the one I live in....and that someday when my body tires of this one....I will simply slip into a dream.....and then I can fly until I slip into another dream.....and so on.....

Twitter It Is!

Well...I decided to give Twitter a try.  I've heard so much about it, but never gave it too much thought.  However, now that I've tried it....I must say....I really like it.  I only have 4 followers from The Voice...but it's still cool.  I've added some others and I kind of like receiving their updates.  I'm not sure what this means for me....like why am I changing how I look at everything?  Whatever the reason, I'm online and in touch so to speak with many different people.  I think I may have to write a story about this....how once you tweet on twitter  you can never communicate without it again.....things begin to happen.....hmmmmm....  Oh, well.... anyway I am about ready to submit my story about the Klawinken....Octavia's Time....It's short but has lots of sex and of course.....a happily ever after ending.  Thinking I may write one eventually that is more on the darker side.....we'll see.  Lots of idea, never enough time.  To those of you who Tweet......Happy Tweeting....see you on the other side......

I think I Know Where My Time Goes

I don't know about you, but for me time is flying by so fast I can can hardly get my head around what happened yesterday or the day before that.  I keep wondering why....I mean it really isn't moving any faster or slower since the beginning of time....but for me.....there aren't enough hours in the day.  I am somewhat organized, but I think my problem is that I love to daydream....possibly why I love to write.  I can listen to music on my headphones for hours and during that time I'm a character in one of my stories or a new story or one that may never get written but entertains me.  I can't be alone whenever I would like, but I do seek out alone time.  I think we all need it.  However, my alone time goes so fast that I feel my life is moving along on super high speed.  I'm also enjoying watching television more...and that takes up time too.  I've been watching Camelot on STARZ and HBO's Game of Thrones..... and we mustn't forget The Voice....the coaches are absolutely adorable - I like all four of them.  Ceelo and Adam seem to mesh well.....I think if Christina weren't in the middle of Blake and Ceelo...that Blake and Ceelo would be funnier together....Christina is an inigma...she's the Queen and those men are just part of her court.....Maybe I'll daydream about me being The Voice the next time I dim the room, close my eyes....and let my imagination run wild.  Now, if I could only sing :)

One Reviewer

Well, I suppose it was bound to happen.  One reviewer didn't like my story, "Submission of Innocence".  It did make me feel bad for a bit and then I thought, well, you just can't please everyone.  If nothing else, I went back to "Hard to Resist" and made a few rewrites that I knew it needed.  So, regardless of the review, let it inspire you and not bring you down. 

I'm feeling better and better about "Hard to Resist".  The edits are good and ones I've been thinking about - only thing holding me back was the time it would take - but time is nothing compared to an excellent read.  I am also beginning a new story called, "Kayla's Teachers".  It's going to be different than my first two stories because it will not only be about M/F but also F/F, F/F/M, and F/M/M.  My mind is already swimming with ideas.  I can't wait to really get into this story.

Finally

Well, I did it.  I finished "Hard to Resist".  It wasn't all that difficult, what I mean by finally....is that I found the time over the busy weekend.  Luckily, I'm a night owl and that was what helped me find the time.  Now, I have to go back, read it over again and make my edits.  Once done, I should be about ready to submit.  I'll read a few more times and then have a friend proof for me.  I'm anxious to get moving on my next story.  I have many ideas and one in particular that keeps coming back to me.  Well, I hope everyone had a nice weekend and that you're ready for the week ahead.  This new story is going to require some fun research...I'll be posting some fun and erotic information.

Time for Writing

I love to write but sometimes I put up road blocks that keep me from what I love doing most.  Now, why is that, I wonder?  Whatever the reason, I find it quite frustrating when everything keeps getting in my way.  Well, I'm writing this blog and then I'm writing and writing and writing.  "Hard To Resist" should be completed this weekend.  That is my goal and I plan to accomplish it.  I was noticing that on Siren Publishing some of their authors publish  more than one book a month and some more than that.  Wow!  They are on quite a roll.  I wish I could write full time.....that would be so great.  Maybe...someday.  In the meantime, I need to get my second book out there and then my third, and then my fourth and so on and so on....   Here's hoping you all have a great weekend.  I think I'm going to start writing my blogs about some of my research into the erotic pleasures that I so love to write about.....might make for some mighty hot blogs!

IDEAS

I was sitting outside on my patio just looking at nothing when a number of ideas for stories just popped into my head.  One being about three or four women who work together in a dull insurance company but at a happy hour begin to get to know each other better.  I was thinking of calling it "Friday Night with the Girls".  It could be so much fun and a great way to explore women's feelings for each other in friendship and sexual exploration.  However, the main character is actually a heterosexual who finds her curiosity with the same sex does nothing to detract from her passion with a man, but does everything to enhance it.  Okay....that was one idea.    The ideas just keep on coming, which is great, but I still have to put the finishing touches on "Hard to Resist".  I would really like to have this to the publisher for review by the end of this month at the latest.  I hope you've read "Submission of Innocence" and will let me know your thoughts.  I am always open to hearing what people think about my work!

I'm Back!

Things have been busy but all is good.  I'm back on my blog again.  The release of "Submission of Innocence" is tomorrow!  April 20th!  I'm really excited.  I got my final edits and proofing late last week - not too bad.  I think it's ready to go!  Now, I'm still working on the ending of "Hard To Resist", but I think I should be done within the week - I just need a few hours of uninterrupted time - and we all know how hard that can be to find!  Anyway, I did write a rather short story about the Klawinken's...it's more on the paranormal side.  I've always loved science fiction and tales of ghosts and vampires and such things.  This is a bit different and about a young woman named Octavia.  I could see this being a series of short stories.  Well, I took the plunge and sent it to Harlequin Spice Briefs.  I didnt' get an email acknowledging receipt, but from what I hear that's normal.  Anyway, I think I'll just keep writing more short stories to go along with it  - I do think it's that good.  I loved writing it and Octavia and her Mathieu were easy to get excited about.  I'm thinking her sister Evenela might be the subject of the next short or possibly another....I have so many ideas. 
I'll be back again soon - hopefully tomorrow as I want to do this daily and it's a great way to stay in touch!

Can't Sleep

I just can't sleep.  I hate it when that happens, especially when I have to get up early the next morning.  Well, I guess I should say this morning at this point.  I'm having a couple pieces of toast and hopefully that will do the trick.  I've been thinking about the end of "Hard to Resist".  I'm changing it.  A better idea for an ending - a bit sad but nevertheless a "happy ending".  But now, I need my rest.  Just thought I would write a bit here.  It always makes me feel better.  Good night to all.

A Beautiful Day

Even though it was still overcast, it was a beautiful day.  I am getting close to the end of "Hard to Resist".  I'm already beginning "Never Say Never".  It's going to be a bit dark, flirting with a world that includes dark art and desires that will make Katherine's and Mathieu's attraction one that feeds their inner most wants and needs and yet borders on the forbidden.  The story is still mostly in my head but it is aching to be told.  I do love to write!

Rainy

Today is a rainy day but I did receive my blurbs for "Submission of Innocence" back with some minor revisions.  I love receiving email from Siren - it's always great to hear from your publisher.  So far, I have been very impressed with Siren.  Everything is going along like clockwork.  They did a great job editing and just keeping everything moving along.  I'm now getting back into my second book, "Hard to Resist".  I love writing it and I'm getting close to a finished product.  I already have my third book in mind, been going over a few different scenerios in my head.  I know I want it to be dark, intense, and seductive.  I'm getting excited just thinking about it.  Rainy days are my kind of days - not that I don't like the sun - but I just love the sound of rain and smell of the wet earth through an open window near my computer....where I keep typing  and typing.....*smiles*

In The Early Morning Hours

It seems that I sometimes do my best work in the early hours of the morning.  It's quiet and allows me to focus uninterrupted. It is especially a good time to make my publishers edits.  Making edits is not the most glamorous part of being an author but certainly a necessity.  When you write a book, you think it's perfect and then you find out it is far from that and you begin the work that is required to bring your story to the reader in the form that you know is what will make your story one they will never forget.  Well, I guess you know that I've been editing as of late and have found that my Editor is truly my best friend in this process of writing.  I'm so anxious for the publication of Submission of Innocence....I'm on pins and needles to share it with all of you.  Soon.....May.....just can't get here fast enough!  Talk to you soon.

Hello from Natalie

Hello to you all!  Writing a blog is already exciting and fun!  Just knowing that I will be sharing my thoughts with others of like minds is refreshing.  I love romance and especially erotic romance.  In Submission of Innocence,  my hero. Jackson Craig, is exactly the type of man that Alexis Stevens needs desperately in her life.  She's ready to settle for a life that offers comfort and security without the passion she doesn't even realize she craves.  It is only when her girlfriends open her eyes to a world that includes a handsome stranger who arouses her in ways she never thought possible, that she questions all that she has known.  When he brings her into his bed again, she knows the dangers, however, she submits herself further into his world, a world that threatens to extinguish one woman only to create another who will do all that he desires and more.

That, my friends, was a fun book to write.