Yes, this impacted me. My Amazon sales rankings for The Bond That Ties Us were gone, and you were unable to search for the book from the main page. Yes, I wasn’t pleased that people could find my book for purchase. Yes, I do believe Amazon had a programming issue and that the person responsible has caught hell.

What I find fascinating in all of this was how quickly word spread through the writing community. This was discovered on Easter Sunday. In between chocolate highs and Sunday cooking, Twitter and Facebook exploded with outrage. There was a time not that long ago, it would have taken weeks for this to have circulated around until it hit a major news source. In today’s world, a quick one sentence tweet can ignite people world wide.

The power of social networking is amazing, and quiet frankly, terrifying. It also serves to reinforce the fact that comments made in an online environment are there forever. They DO impact people. They HAVE changed corporations, policies, and called out human error.

In the case of Amazon and the “glitch”, I am thankful this power was used for good. It saved many fantastic books from falling off the radar. On the flip side, for those of you who saw #agentfail, you can see that the power isn’t always on the side of good.

Be careful out there…

*sigh*

At least I’ll be in the car with Amy…god help her LOL!

Speaking of Amy, her book Hard Candy is out today from Ellora’s Cave!! It’s tastey, sweet, HOT.

HARD CANDY by Amy Ruttan

A golden ticket to a hedonistic club, that’s the marketing idea Lenore Byrne offers her newest client Pallator Sinclair as a way to promote his Innocent Pleasures Candy Company. Candy that is for adults only. Landing this account will make her career and it doesn’t hurt that her client is damn sexy.

Pallator has been up and down Madison Avenue, but no one gets his vision for his company. That is, until he meets Lenore. He offers her the chance of a lifetime, a tour of the hedonistic club. It’s an offer she can’t refuse, but can she turn down his other offer? To completely let herself go with the sinful man she hardly knows.

You can rush out and buy it here!

On top of that, you can list, and review some of your favourite books. I’m having so much fun…

*does a happy dance*

This week I had lofty goals…but I forgot that I was in training all week for my day job. Doesn’t sound like a big deal, expect the training in in Toronto. That means I have to leave my house at 6am and won’t get home till 6pm. Makes for a long day.

So tonight I didn’t get any writing done. I’m hoping I’ll have a bit more energy tomorrow to get some more revisions done. I hate it when life throws you a curve.

How is everyone else making out? What do you have on your plate for the week?

Please stop by www.christinedabo.com and check it out. I still need to get my book list updated, but I’d love to know what you all think. Oh and you may have noticed that my blog is currently missing all the pretty pictures. We will be updating that shortly as well. Keep your eyes peeled!

*falls on floor panting*

*gets up and does another super excited snoopy dance*

It’s out!! YEAH!!!! To celebrate (and to taunt you all into buying it), here is an excerpt. I hope you all enjoy it.

Blurb:

The last thing Jenna Robins wants for her thirtieth birthday is a trip to
the Perfect Match dating service, but she is given little choice from her
group of friends. What she doesn’t expect is to be “matched” with Ben
Hawthorn, her arrogant and handsome, ex-boss. Her opinion of Ben hasn’t
softened much since he sabotaged her research project by pulling the funding
at the last minute seven years ago.

But after a night of passion and the discovery of an alien artifact, Ben and
Jenna are forced to come to terms with their past relationship as the device
draws them closer together physically and emotionally. They must rely on
each other if they are to survive an attack from an old foe, and the force
of their own attraction.

Excerpt:

Ben’s lips turned up in a faint smile. “I’ll agree to your terms if you
answer a question.”

Jenna’s throat was tight, thick to the point of blocking her speech. Not
trusting herself, she nodded.

Ben moved his face closer, stopping inches from hers. “How will I know if
you like it?”

Her hand automatically moved to his chest, a feeble attempt to protect her
sensibilities and to put a small barrier between them for her protection. It
didn’t matter. Ben took another half step closer, increasing the contact
between them. His words were hot against her skin.

“How will I know? I hate performing below expectations, Jenna. And after you
took the time to look so absolutely,” his eyes traveled down her body,
“stunning, I don’t want to be a disappointment to you.”

Her brain already screamed her approval, but a mysteriously wicked streak
suddenly emerged in her. He was as affected as she was. Ben’s heart pounded
in his chest under her hand, the muscles tightened as she flexed her fingers
against him.

“I’ll let you know,” she said with a confidence she never quite felt around
him. “I would hate for you to work blind.”

Ben’s wide grin seemed to fill his perfect face. “Aren’t you full of
surprises? I forgot that little detail about you. I think you’ll find that I
have a few of my own.”

With another half step forward, Jenna’s back was pressed against the door
she was trying to exit a few moments earlier. Thighs against thighs. The
hand that had been caressing her cheek now pressed against the door. His
scent surrounded her, intensified by his body heat.

“Close your eyes,” he said in a low voice.

Unable to resist such an invitation, her lids fluttered shut. Every nerve in
her body was stretched in a vain attempt to anticipate what Ben would do. So
when he whispered in her ear, she jumped.

“Now I have a dilemma,” his hot breath swirled around her ear. “You didn’t
tell me where you wanted me to kiss you.”

She tried to speak, but he squeezed her hand still held captive on the
doorknob.

“Now, now. It’s more fun when I have to figure things out on my own.”

Jenna’s heart couldn’t possibly beat any faster than it was at that moment.
His hand slid from hers and brushed the neckline of her dress.

“Personally, I would love to place a kiss right here.” He brushed his
fingertips above her cleavage. “But I don’t think that’s what you had in
mind with your request.”

His fingers traced a slow path up her chest to stop at her collarbone. She
shivered, goose bumps rising on her skin.

“This looks like it has potential, but I think you would prefer something
closer to here.”

Again his fingertips journeyed higher, this time stopping at the hollow
below her earlobe. Jenna sucked in a small breath.

“Here? Is this the spot, Professor? Should I test my hypothesis?”

Without another word, Ben lowered his lips to her neck. His tongue found her
overly sensitive skin, caressed her neck and suckled her earlobe. Jenna
flexed her fingers against Ben’s chest, encouraging him on. She almost
opened her eyes in protest when he pulled back.

“Hmm, I don’t think that was quite right. Will you give me another chance?”

“Yes,” her voice was almost desperate.

“Thank you. I promise I’ll get it right this time. Now I think I was close
last time. I was close, wasn’t I?”

She couldn’t help it. Jenna opened her eyes to look at her tormentor. His
hazel eyes were almost swallowed by the blacks of his pupils. His lips were
wet, parted slightly, poised for further contact.

“Yes, you were close.”

“I see.” Reaching up he brushed her lips with his thumb. “I wouldn’t want to
be accused of being traditional, but I would very much like to kiss your
lips. Would you like that?”

As if on cue, her eyes closed and she tilted her face towards his. If he
didn’t kiss her soon she was going to scream.

Ben chuckled, “I see I’ve found the spot.”

- Ben Hawthorn is one of the richest men on the Mars colony

- He has influence with government officials, mostly due to some dirt he’s tucked away…just in case.

- His best friend, who is also his driver/bodyguard, is Mat. Mat is charming where Ben is more serious. Ben has a tendency to be a bit jealous.

- Ben is tired of women chasing him for his money and the prestige that comes to being on his arm. He doesn’t feel people see him for who he really is.

- He was attacked several years earlier and now has a scar on his face from a knife blade.

- Ben is always business first. He needs someone to help him take a step back and learn to enjoy life.

So that’s a quick peek into the lives of Jenna and Ben. I hope you’ll want to get to know them better tomorrow when Primal Elements comes out.

A bunch of us are hitting Toronto Friday night to go see Evil Dead – The Musical!!!

OH YEAH!! Musical comedy with blood and gore and evil hands. Can it get any better?!? Well it could, but the splatter zone tickets were all sold out. I love these movies, I’ve watched them over and over (OCD issues) and I’ve been bouncing all day since I got seats. I’ll give you all an update (and pictures) once I get back.

Hail to the King!