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Cissy - Welcome everyone to our Berkley Jove chat! We're lucky to have several wonderful authors with us tonight, Christine Feehan, Sabrina Jeffries, Emma Holly... and perhaps we'll hvae a few more before the evening's over. We're chatting tonight about this month's April releases and we'll be working on protocol, so if you have questions for any of our authors, just type ? and I'll call on you in turn.
CCaro - Geesh, this color is awful tonight. BRB!
ChristineFeehan - it is on its way to you Barb, really
wildcatkel - I loved the Widow's auction...would love to hear more about those characters
mary f - Good for you Ccaro make a stance! LOL
Cissy - Sabrina, the new messages are at the top. If you want them to appear at the bottom, click "reverse mode"
Darlin' - Saw the cover of Fantasy, wow those must be legs Rod Stewart saw when he sings "Hot Legs are you still in school?"
ChristineFeehan - the new comments are at the top of the screen Sabrina
TriceCyn4 - WB Robin
RobinDOwens - Hi all, I'm BACK!
Oli -
BadBarbh - I know Chris, but if I dont act up you guys will think something is wrong
mary f - WB Robin
koolkatz - ?
BadBarbh - Hey Will and Grace is on too
SabrinaJef - I guess it's throwing me off because it's moving faster than usual. Geez, a lot of people here!
ChristineFeehan - hi Robin! you hot property you
glomagic - ?
Cissy - Let's start off by talking about FANTASY, a wonderful anthology with novellas by Christine Feehan, Sabrina Jeffries and Emma Holly. Before we go on to Q&A can we ask Cris, Sabrina and Emma to say hello to the group and tell us a bit about their novella?
wildcatkel - that is because we all love what you write...
RobinDOwens - From your lips to God's ears, Christine. Glad to have you with Berkley.
Cissy - yes, great group tonight!
SabrinaJef - Thanks, Wildcatkel. Glad you liked the story, too.
CCaro - That's better. At least I can be seen now! <G>
TriceCyn4 -
cajringo - ?
mary f - WB Ccaro
AriannaFey has timed out.
Cissy - yes, not to leave out RobinDOwens, whose HEARTMATE was just nominated for 2 Ritas!
RobinDOwens - You are always appreciated, Ccaro.
Sabrina Moses - Hi all
django has timed out.
wildcatkel - I was glad to see you and Christine in the same books...I cannot get to your books quick enough
Emma Holly - Okay. My novella was Luisa's Desire, a vampire story set in 1600 Tibet. It was much fun to write and very wierd!
koolkatz - hopefully Berkley will let her keep up with the schedule demanded by her readers
ChristineFeehan - wb Caro
RobinDOwens - Thanks, Cissy. But I'm fascinated by the Fantasy anthology....
SabrinaJef - I can tell you about mine. In an exclusive gentlemen’s club in Regency London, adventurous masked widows are available to the highest bidder on one night of the year. But when Lady Kingsley participates in the scandalous Widows’ Auction to discover what she’d been missing with her late husband, she never dreams that the one man, Lord Warbrooke, who might wish to destroy her reputation will win the bid for her. Or that a night in her colleague’s arms could surpass even her dreams.
CCaro - Gee . . . thanks Robin! Thanks Cris!
Cissy - ooh, intriguing, Emmma - tell us more!
Nanette - I'm reading that story as we speak
KatBos - Hi Trish!
trishj - (Hello, folks)
Cissy - wow, Sabrina - sounds
mary f - Hello Trish
ChristineFeehan - I thought it would be fun to take a walk on the wild side with a steamy story set in the Borneo rainforest as Maggie returns to the place of her birth and discovers she is more than human
Sabrina Moses - I want this book, Ladies! It sounds awesome
Helena has timed out.
RobinDOwens - Colleague?
Roxie48 -
borzoiaddict - all of them sounded very interesting to me
Lea - Hey all s
wildcatkel - Chris, steamy is the word....that was so hot...I couldn't read it enough, my dh liked it too
Chessie -
RobinDOwens - Sorry,Cissy.
mary f - Hello Lea
Lea - hi Christine
Roxie48 - I love that story Christine.
BonnieJean Hamilton - I agree Sabrina
CCaro - I haven't gotten my copy yet! *beginning to cry like a baby*
Emma Holly - Um, Cissy, my story featured a Lady Vampire who seeks mystic secrets from a Tibetan monk
koolkatz - hopefully Berkley will let her keep up with the schedule demanded by her readers
Lea - Hi Mary
SabrinaJef - It's an interesting mix of stories--some paranormal, some "regular."
ChristineFeehan - hi Lea, Trish, everyone who came in while I was frantically typing
trishj - (Are we on protocal tonight, or can I just go ahead and give Cris a hard time?)
RobinDOwens - Hi, Lea!
Cissy - Let's go on to questions
Lea - Hi Kat, Hi Bonnie, Hi Trish
Cissy - Oli has the first question (rockclaws, Chessie, amyd, koolkatz, glomagic, cajringo, Chessie in line)
BonnieJean Hamilton - @ trishj
TriceCyn4 - Hi Lea
BonnieJean Hamilton - Hi Lea!!!
CCaro - Hi Lea and all that are coming in!
Cissy - Hi to those coming in Welcome to our Berkley Jove chat! We're lucky to have several wonderful authors with us tonight, Christine Feehan, Sabrina Jeffries, Emma Holly... and perhaps we'll hvae a few more before the evening's over. We're chatting tonight about this month's April releases and we'll be working on protocol, so if you have questions for any of our authors, just type ? and I'll call on you in turn.
SKYEQ - Hey Everyone!! HI
Emma Holly - Hi Sabrina!
KatBos - Protocol, Trish but I know you will still give Chris a hard time. LOL
Sabrina Moses - All super stories, I'm sure, SabrinaJ
SKYEQ - .
ChristineFeehan - LOL I think they will Kool, Berkley will definitely try to accomodate!
Cissy - Both, trish!
Sabrina Moses - Sabrina me, Emma???
RobinDOwens - Hi koolkatz
SabrinaJef - Hi, Emma. I LOVED your story.
borzoiaddict - Christine - are you planning to integrate the cat people further into your Dark series?
SKYEQ - glo is that YOU??
Lea - Wow I have a bunch of Sabrina's books in my TBR pile
koolkatz - wqay cool! from your fingers to my eyes...a book a month!!!
Cissy - Oli, your question?
ChristineFeehan - hey now, I saw that Trish!!!, I've got that little tick handy
Sabrina Moses - I believe we're two Sabrinas from the Carolinas, if I'm not mistaken
KatBos - Emma, your story was certainly different and I mean that in a good way.
SKYEQ - Hi Kat
trishj - ? (she types, while simultaneously protecting her boobs...
Oli - What made you all deice to write in the first place
SabrinaJef - We sure are!
Lea - Oh Trish would never give anyone a hard time Kat
ChristineFeehan - not the leopard people, no, but I'd love to do a shapeshifter book or two on them, you know me, I have tons of ideas. LOL ga
RobinDOwens - Not the TICK! I hope you stuck it in a glass paperweight, Christine. All the problems it caused you.
KatBos - Hi Lea and Skye.
CCaro - Oh, the tick!!!!! ROWL Keep that nasty critter away, Cris.
Cissy - trish, I don't even wanna know... (putting you in line)
SKYEQ - I have to confess I don't have that anthology yet.
Emma Holly - Thank you, SJ . Yes, KatBos, I'm nothing if not different!
SabrinaJef - Oli, do you mean from the beginning or this anthology in particular?
wildcatkel - Chris - when is Lair of the Lion due out
rockclaws - You kept the tick???
Sabrina Moses - Nice to finally 'meet' you, SabrinaJ
Cissy - CCaro, I've been meaning to ask you for awhile, now. What on earth does ROWL mean??
KatBos - Cissy, you are going to let Trish ask a question....or should I say questions????
glomagic - Which glo are you looking for?
Cissy - Okay, the question on the floor is from Oli, who wants to know from all of you what made you decide to write
CCaro - Me neither, Skye. I am waiting for my copy.
TriceCyn4 - WHAT TRISH??????? OMG!!!!!!!!
ChristineFeehan - I have to write Oli, I would go crazy if I didn't, its a part of me like breathing
Cissy - I'm a brave woman, KatBos. And I have a
RobinDOwens - brb cat begging for cat nip //kitten
borzoiaddict - I really like shapeshifter themes, are you playing with the werewolves you mentioned in AT?
SKYEQ - Emma I did read your PERSONAL ASSETS and Chris I ALWAYS read the DARKS as soon as they are released.
CCaro - Rolling Over With Laughter, Cissy.
RobinDOwens -
koolkatz - can i borrow the tick? my son needs...persuading...to behave sometimes and blackmail pics only go so far
Lea - Caro I didn't see you in here!
koolkatz - can i borrow the tick? my son needs...persuading...to behave sometimes and blackmail pics only go so far
Emma Holly - Oli, I wanted to write a full-length vampire book (which I'm working on now) and my editor thought a novella would be a good way to introduce people to the world.
ChristineFeehan - Lair of the lion will be out in Sept
KatBos - This is too weird...there is a strange noise at my window right now.......
Cissy - did we lose Sabrina?
wildcatkel - well Emma I would say you have a great start...
CCaro - Hi Lea! How are things?????
ChristineFeehan - Cissy, are we going in order here? I can't tell !
KatBos - I'm really getting creeped out here!!
Cissy - smart thinking, Emma!
Lea - besides we would drive Cris nuts until she did write the next book
wildcatkel - Chris - great sept, just in time for my birthday!
Cissy - when the question's for all of you, Cris, you can just kind of jump in.
Sabrina Moses - That's sooo cool, Emma! Can't wait to read your vampire story ...been hearing about it for ages
mary f - WB Sabrina
trishj - Kat: Keep the phone handy.
Cissy - what kind of noise, KatBos?
SabrinaJef - I got kicked off!
Cissy - rockclaws has the next question (Chessie, amyd, koolkatz, glomagic, cajringo, Chessie, trishj in line)
KatBos - Chris, have I told you that I LOVE gothics??
Sabrina Moses - WB SabrinaJ
Lea - wb Sabrina
Emma Holly - Hm, guess I've been waxing on about it. Sabrina M
ChristineFeehan - Kathy, seriously, are you all right? are you home along?
KatBos - It's like someone is tapping on the window!
Roxie48 - wb SabrinaJ
RobinDOwens - ?
ChristineFeehan - thank you Kathy I hope you love the next one
KatBos - No, everybody in the family is here and we are watching a show on TV about ghosts of all things. LOL
CCaro - What are you talking about Kat?
RobinDOwens - Sabrina
Marila - okay, I'm showing how new I am....what is wb?
Chessie - Is it a branch scraping the window Kat?
SKYEQ - Robin hey didn't see you...Hello!
Sabrina Moses - Glad to see it coming into being, Emma
RobinDOwens - welcome back
Lea - Welcome back
KatBos - It's really weird because a bird flew into the glass window today and it killed the poor thing...maybe it's the bird's ghost pecking on teh window.
Oli - Welcome back Marila
Cissy - rockclaws, you have a question?
RobinDOwens - Hi Sky, very rhyming
Roxie48 - Welcome Back
ChristineFeehan - can't wait Emma! you know how I love paranormals
amyd - thanks for asking questions like that, marila
Marila -
SKYEQ - Marila WELCOME BACK
Cissy - If it starts saying "Nevermore" run.
rockclaws - Yes, Cissy!
Chessie - LOL Cissy
CCaro - Whew! For a minute there I thought you were alone and someone was trying to break in.
Cel - lol Cissy
borzoiaddict - When each of you start a book project how much research goes into your work? I find I do masses of research when I write and i just wnat to know how much I am overdoing it.
Marila - Thanks sky. I've been her...just watching
KatBos - Cissy, don't you worry about that!! LOL
Emma Holly - No, Christine, Really? You love paranormals?
mary f - Cissy
Roxie48 -
Sabrina Moses - I'm with Cris ...paranormals rock
amyd - sometimes I have no clue what people are saying!
SKYEQ - amy do I know you?
rockclaws - Christine, you've mentioned men reading your books. Do you have a lot of men fans?
Sabrina Moses - at Emma
SabrinaJef - It depends on what you mean by "masses."
Cissy - borzoiaddict, we're on protocol tonight. Would you like to be put in line with your question?
RobinDOwens - Just ask amyd, we're all friendly.
SKYEQ - Cel I KNOW I know you...Hello nice to see ya!
Marila - ask questions amyd....that's how I'm learning
ChristineFeehan - not to mention Emma is HOT which I love too, you never would have guessed would you Emma
Oli -
borzoiaddict - sure I have never done anything but informal chats before
CCaro - A while ago, I was watching Hollywood Ghost Stories and I was so freaked out. My bedroom window was open and the wind that night gave me goosebumps. I was so scared that I couldn't get out of bed to close it! What a scaredy cat, I am!
amyd - I don't think so skyeq
SabrinaJef - Hey, does that mean I'm not supposed to answer, Cissy?
Cissy - Christine? Like books hot?? Say it ain't so!
ChristineFeehan - yes, Karen, I'm lucky enough that for some reason men picked up the dark series and I do get a tremendous amount of mail from them, most asking for new covers LOL
SKYEQ - amy no I can see that now, nice to meet you anyway.
Cissy - if you don't mind, Sabrina. That way we know we can get to all the folks who lined up
rockclaws -
Marila - Too many scary movies Cc
Emma Holly - Not to embarrass Christine or anything, but her Dark series' success is probably one of the reasons my editor wanted a vampire book from me.
Cissy - no problem, borzoiaddict - I have you in line now
Lea - actually these chat rooms are easy to figure out once you get the hang of it
mary f - ?
CCaro - Marila, I won't watch them. I get freaked out.
SabrinaJef - What question is on the table right now?
Cissy - Chessie has the next question (amyd, koolkatz, glomagic, cajringo, Chessie, trishj, RobinDOwens, Oli, borzoiaddict in line)
Cel - Hi Deb
SKYEQ - Emma yeah,Chris sure can write em.
trishj - Hiya, Deb!!! 'Bout time!
KatBos - Hi Deb!
RobinDOwens - Hi, Deb, Welcome!
CCaro - ?
Marila - LOL me too!
Lea - hi Deb //wav
Cissy - Hi Deb - Welcome!
CCaro - Hi ya', Deb!
KatBos - Deb and Trish, it seems like I was just chatting with y'all last night. LOL
ChristineFeehan - thank you for saying so Emma, but I think your reputation has been growing for some time!
rockclaws - Hi, Deb!
ChristineFeehan - thanks Skye
Marila - hey deb
Chessie - My Question is for Christine. Is this story for Jove a permanent move, or temporary, or are you now working for two houses to give us more stories?
Cissy - Sabrina, we're waiting for Chessie to post her question now
BonnieJean Hamilton - which...she just did
Sabrina Moses - I believe Cris' vampires are the yardstick most editors use to see if vamp-romances measure up
Cissy - Hi weildcatkel Welcome to our Berkley Jove chat! We're lucky to have several wonderful authors with us tonight, Christine Feehan, Sabrina Jeffries, Emma Holly... and perhaps we'll hvae a few more before the evening's over. We're chatting tonight about this month's April releases and we'll be working on protocol, so if you have questions for any of our authors, just type ? and I'll call on you in turn.
trishj - (Kat, you'd think her being on Pacific time would ensure she'd get here promptly)
Cel - I loved Emma's last single title (haven't seen the anthology yet) and can't wait for BEYOND SEDUCTION in June
Sabrina Moses - Just my humble opinion
mary f - WB Deb
Lea - WB Deb
Cissy - Welcome back, Deb!
SKYEQ - DEB...HIIIII!!!
ChristineFeehan - I just signed a contract with Berkley although Dorchester still has several of my books to publish, but I'll be working with Berkley in the future
KatBos - Deb, need the duct tape?
Emma Holly - Thank you, Cel
rockclaws - , Trish!
Deb_Stover - Thanks. The page went blank. Weird.
SKYEQ - Haven't seen you in WAY too long.
Cissy - lol, KatBos
BonnieJean Hamilton - ?
Cissy - amyd has the next question (koolkatz, glomagic, cajringo, Chessie, trishj, RobinDOwens, Oli, borzoiaddict, mary f, CCaro in line)
Sabrina Moses - Red rover, red rover send Stover on over
Deb_Stover - Hi, Skye.
glo - Hi and good morning all!
amyd - Hi Christine! I LOVE the Dark series. The only vampire books I’ve read are yours..(looking very forward to new ones in Fantasy) Is there a standard for the genre? I’ve seen Interview with the Vampire and noticedthe similarities. Who’s your favorite vampire author? This last question was for everyone. thanks!
Deb_Stover - LOL, Sabrina.
Cel - I'm assuming the move to Berkley is a good thing for you Chris?
Lea - just as long as we can get your books Chris
RobinDOwens - Hi, Glo!
glomagic has timed out.
trishj - Why is that, Cris? <g> Better covers?
ChristineFeehan - Hi Deb!
SKYEQ - Hey glo Hello
KatBos - Hey, Glo but it's nighttime here.
Marila - ?
Cel - oops, sorry Cissy, just put me in line
glo - lol! it's tomorrow here, Kat!!!
Sabrina Moses - Love the new cover, btw, Cris
Cissy - LOL, okay now, we have 3 wonderful authors with us tonight! - I'm going to pull some lucky person to the front of the line now. Who's got a question for Sabrina or Emma
RobinDOwens - The new covers are awesome.
Roxie48 - I love Chris covers.
ChristineFeehan - I love dark and moody vampires and funny vampires, I read them all!
RobinDOwens - I do.
BonnieJean Hamilton - s to Cissy
kitkat - Ohh, crudola, I forgot about the dagnabit chat!!!
glomagic - I have one for all
RobinDOwens - Hi
koolkatz - if one wanted to learn to write, what type of orginization would you recommend, if any, like rwa, along that line...
KatBos - ?
borzoiaddict - Mine was for all
trishj - (Four, Cissy. Deb writes for Berkley, too)
Oli - I have one for Sabrina When is After the Abduction coming out?
Cissy - And a kewpie doll for Bonnie Jean! You get to go next
CCaro - Hey Kitkat!!!! How are you, hon??????
ChristineFeehan - ? I do Cissy
TriceCyn4 - Hi KiKat
BonnieJean Hamilton - awwww
koolkatz - hi kat welcome!! email me with my exit
BonnieJean Hamilton -
kitkat - Caro, IT's a boy, hon!! We found out monday
BonnieJean Hamilton - for both Sabrina and Emma
RobinDOwens - And me. I have a question for Sabrina.
SabrinaJef - koolkatz, I'd definitely recommend RWA.
kitkat - Okey dokey
Cissy - BonnieJean Hamilton has the next question (koolkatz, glomagic, cajringo, Chessie, trishj, RobinDOwens, Oli, borzoiaddict, mary f, CCaro, Marila, Cel, KatBos, ChristineFeehan in line)
SabrinaJef - After the Abduction is coming out in June.
BonnieJean Hamilton - how long have you been writing and what inspired you?
RobinDOwens - WOW, congrats
Lea - I think Chris has vampires. her heros can bite my neck anytime
Cissy - ah.. good - just making sure we're spreading the love tonight
CCaro - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!
Chessie - Hi RD!
ladybug - how is everyone doing?
Rabbitsdoe - Hey chessie.......How is everything
Cissy - Hi ladybug
TriceCyn4 - Hi Rabbit
Cissy - Welcome to our Berkley Jove chat! We're lucky to have several wonderful authors with us tonight, Christine Feehan, Sabrina Jeffries, Emma Holly... and perhaps we'll hvae a few more before the evening's over. We're chatting tonight about this month's April releases and we'll be working on protocol, so if you have questions for any of our authors, just type ? and I'll call on you in turn.
ChristineFeehan - hi ladybug!
SabrinaJef - I've been writing since high school, but sold my first book in '91
Sabrina Moses - Geez, it's funny to see another Sabrina in chat ...cue twilight zone music, please
RobinDOwens - Hi, Rabbit, Hi, ladybug.
Chessie - Just wonderful. I'll send you some pics later.
Cissy - The question on the table's for all our authors: ow long have you been writing and what inspired you?
Emma Holly - Like, forever, Bonnie Jean. I can't remember not wanting to write. And Andrew Lang's colored fairy books were my first inspiration.
Deb_Stover - My screen keeps going blank.
Cissy - and apparently I just turned cockney