Virtual Signing Ends Soon--and a Peek at One of the New Rescue Me Saga Covers

SOMEBODY'S ANGEL (the newest paperback in this saga) looks fabulous! It's 508 pages long and includes some noticeable changes from the original e-book, so it's time for a re-read! (See below for info on ordering updates--don't pay for updated ebooks of the books you have purchased.)

You still have a few more days to place your order for all four paperbacks with THESE covers (the originals) at Romance Novel Promotions's Virtual Signing Page before I switch over to the new covers in mid May! The ones with these kinky/sexy covers will be guaranteed available if you order by April 30 (and they may continue to be ordered until the cut-off in May, but I don't know what date that will be)! Each book will be signed and personalized as you indicate in your order form.

If you can't pay until May, just e-mail Charlotte@kallypsomasters.com and she'll invoice you. The main thing is that we need to be sure to order and hold your copies with these covers while we can.

Books with both the old and the new covers will have new bonus material that was added in April--a playlist for the first three couples in the saga, and a unique cast of characters and glossary of terms for each of the first four books. But the stories haven't changed substantially since they were first released in paperback (December 2012 through Nobody's Hero and January 2013 for Nobody's Perfect). Of course, I'm always tweaking here and there, but mostly minor word choice. Once a book comes out in paperback, there are no more substantial changes. 

Even if you don't want paperbacks, be sure to get your e-books updated. NEVER PAY FOR AN UPDATE! Work with customer service at Amazon, or ask Charlotte (e-mail above) how to get updates where you bought the book originally. If you ask here how to do it, I'm sure people will know. At Amazon, where most of you bought or receive them, just contact Customer Service. DO NOT WAIT for them to tell you there's an update. That can take months (if it ever happens). These books haven't been added to Amazon's update list, so don't wait, especially if you want your copy to have these covers. (And if you don't want to have them automatically update to the new covers when it happens, be sure to turn off automatic updates.)

And if you want to see what the new covers are going to look like, here's a peek at the first of the new ones. (We're still working on fine-tuning the others!) I've decided to go with this more romantic look in part to make the books appeal to a larger reading audience, because many readers do still judge a book by its cover. While I started out thinking I would be writing erotic romance, it seems that my characters have had other ideas in the last couple books (and the one I'm working on), so these covers are much more in keeping with the overall series. While there will always be hot sex scenes and the use of erotic terms, I just don't provide enough of those to label the books as erotic romance (not since Nobody's Hero, anyway). They always have been much more focused on the romance and life issues than the kink. So the new covers will appeal to readers of other Romance genres, and possibly even mainstream fiction. But the stories within will not change! 

Here's what the audiobook cover for book one (Masters at Arms & Nobody's Angel) looks like. I absolutely LOVE the new covers (I've seen drafts of all but Somebody's Angel so far) and hope you will love them, too! 

And sometime this summer, I'll be revealing the latest--NOBODY'S DREAM, which will be only available in the new style (because it's much more a steamy/sweet Romance than a kinky one about halfway through the first draft).

Again, you can order signed, personalized copies directly from me athttp://romancenovelpromotions.blogspot.com/p/authors-virtual-signings.html and I will sign them to you or whomever you ask me to if you want to give gifts! Thanks!

Cover art for Masters at Arms!!!

What a delight to check my e-mails and find the new cover art for my MASTERS AT ARMS novella, the prequel to the RESCUE ME series. I have a friend doing my covers (and she hasn't come out of the closet yet, so I can't give her name), but she is an awesome talent. I'm hoping she'll retire from her day job soon and share her talents with other writers.

Anyway, here it is! And, yes, those who've been following my comments on Facebook, that's Master Adam's chest. *drool*

This book tells the stories of the three masters, in the ten-year span before the first novel (NOBODY'S ANGEL) opens. Chapters 1-3 are each devoted to one master (in the order their romance stories will be published), telling about a turning point in their lives that put them on track to meet. Chapter 4 shows how the Second Battle of Fallujah during the Iraq War formed a bond between them that can never be broken. That's where Captain Adam Montague decides almost 35 years in the Marines is enough. He retires and decides to follow the retirement plan he and his beloved deceased wife had discussed—to start a fetish club in Denver.

Chapter Five takes the reader to near-present time at the Masters at Arms fetish club. This is where the battle-weary Master Adam will meet up with the 16-year-old runaway he first met in 2002 (Chapter Two).

In this UNEDITED excerpt from MASTERS AT ARMS, she has come to Denver seeking Adam. But first she needs to find a job. Her reunion with Adam is just moments away (and one of my favorite reunion scenes of all time). But this excerpt happens just before that as she prepares to audition for Master Damián.

Karla nibbled at the inside of her lower lip. What kind of club was this? She’d been so jet-lagged when she saw the online ad and e-mailed to book an audition, she really hadn’t paid much attention to the reply other than to get the address and time right.

But she’d never seen anything like this place. A private club. A full bar and stage area right in the middle of someone’s house? And the furniture! There were a few tables and chairs, but what captured her attention were a number of ottomans scattered around the stage—each with manacles and chains attached to them. Talk about a captive audience.

A center pole in the middle of the house’s great room sported several thick eye bolts—and more chains and cuffs at varying heights and intervals. Along the wall were any number of implements of torture whose purpose she didn’t even want to think about.

She cast nervous glances at the Hispanic man in the Harley-Davidson vest sitting at a table between the center post and the bar. While he studied her paperwork, she noticed his shoulder-length hair was pulled into a ponytail. His moustache and goatee gave him the look of a…well, if she needed to put a word to it, it would be sadist. Or what she’d imagine a sadist would look like.

Then he looked up at her and his black eyes bore through her, sending a chill down her spine. No longer able to maintain eye contact, she looked down at the floor. Maybe she should run while she still had the chance. 
No. she needed this job. She looked up again, but her eyes gravitated to the center post with the chains and cuffs. Her stomach quivered, sending a jolt to her clit.

Oh, my!

“Miss Paxton?” Her attention returned to the intimidating man before her. When he stood, she realized how tall he was. Almost as tall as she remembered Adam being, although even Adam probably wasn’t as tall as she remembered. She was only about five-six then. Everyone looked tall to her then.

“Are you ready?” His voice was so stern. No smile. Would this man be her boss? Would she be able to work with someone who put her nerves on edge like he did?

Well, it’s not like you have a lot of options. The market for goth singers was pretty small, especially in an isolated city like Denver.

“Y-yes.” She drew her shoulders back. Why did she feel she should bow down before him. Lord, he intimidated her.

“I’m Damián Orlando, one of the owners of the club. You may call me Master Damián.”

Her hand shook as she adjusted the microphone to her height. Master Damián? What had she gotten herself into this time?

“Nice to meet you, sir.”

He smiled as if satisfied with her response. Well, she was glad she did something to please him. 
“Begin whenever you’re ready.”