Dentist and oral surgeon

I finally did it. I wanted all my front teeth re-done before EPICon, nevertheless, getting the dentist and oral surgeon coordinated didn’t happen. Today I spent the day bouncing like a ball between the dentist and oral surgeon. By the time the day ended, I had all new front teeth and the most brilliant white smile I could’ve ever wanted!

I am tired but happy.

Happy hot reading and smiling Skylar Sinclair!
www.skylarsinclair.com

Dark Eden Press is closing its doors April 1st, 2008

For the third time in my writing career, a publisher I am with is closing their doors. With Dark Eden Press (DEP), it is because the owner has serious health issue and that I can understand. I wish Debra, the owner, all the best and hope she gets well soon.

I will be looking for new homes for, A Sexual Spark (my one and only first person tale, which Emily Veinglory compared to Laura K. Hamilton in her better days) and An Eternal Bite, a paranormal erotic romance.

Do I get discouraged? Yes for a moment, then I gather myself together and move on. I did this with Mardi Gras Publishing and, in the end, I won the coveted Quasar cover art award with Epic and Freya’s Bower took the series on the first three chapters. I believe things happen for a reason though we might not comprehend them at the time. So here’s to a new future!

Happy hot reading,

Skylar Sinclair.
http://www.skylarsinclair.com/

EPICon and what a fun time I had!

Here I am during registration looking through all the wonderful promotional items and EPICon binder in the hotel lobby. Next to me is my roommate Janet Quinn.

This is me on Saturday night of the EPICon banquet receiving the Quasar Award for best overall cover art with Extraordinary Love, which by the way will be re-releasing with Freya's Bower in 2008 along with its sequel,

Sacred Love!


Here I am Friday morning receiving the Ariana Award for paranormal, fantasy, sci-fi and futuristic erotic cover art for Extraordinary Love.


I am sitting Thursday night with a table full of Amber Quill authors.

Here I am at the ARe champagne celebration Saturday night before the EPICon award's banquet. I am standing with Janet Quinn and Lyndi Lamont.

I have a few more pictures I will be posting, as soon as I learn how to get them off my new camera...LOL.

This being my very first convention, I have to say EPICon was a total blast! The authors I met were friendly and so much fun. Portland, Oregon was a wonderful city and easy to get around in.

I will be going to EPICon 2009 in Las Vegas next year and hope to meet more great authors and readers there!

Happy hot reading,

Skylar Sinclair.

http://www.skylarsinclair.com/

Gone to EPICon!

I know I have been quiet of late. I finished a new story for Total-e-bound, Fantasties Unleashed, a contemporary erotic romance. It is on the coming soon page at this publisher, so please stop by and check it out.

I am leaving for the EPICon convention today, so if you are in the Portland, Oregon area, stop by the convention and say hello. I would love to meet my readers :)

Here is the link to the information on this exciting event!

So for now, I wish you all happy hot reading,

Skylar Sinclair
www.skylarsinclair.com

A Super Valentine's Scavenger Hunt underway!

Valentine's Scavenger Hunt!


February is the month of love and lovers. So to celebrate this romantic month, the wonderful authors of EOE will be having a Valentine's scavenger hunt.


To find out more and join in please click on the above banner.

Impassioned Sea one of the TOP SELLERS in 2007!

I found out a few days ago that Impassioned Sea (paranormal erotic romance) was one of the top selling books in 2007 for Liquid Silver Books!

With all the amazing and talented authors that write for Liquid Silver, I am humbled to say the least. But, I truly have you, the readers, to thank for buying Impassioned Sea and making it one of the top 20 highest selling books of 2007!

So thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Sincerely,

Skylar Sinclair.
www.skylarsinclair.com

New contracts for Skylar Sinclair

2008 has started off with a bang. I have two new publishers, Total-e-bound and Freya's Bower. Total-e-bound contracted my newest book written for 2008, entitled Fantasies Unlashed (contemporary erotic romance). It is a story of a woman craving to experience something new. A sexually adventure she’s never done, but will finally find it within herself to try. This story will be more than just sex (though it will come with a highly sexual rating for TEB), I wanted emotional depth to play an important role, also. Bella will be a woman most of us can identify with. She isn’t perfect, physically, nevertheless she’s all women. A sexy, voluptuous character that will steal your heart, along with a leading man we all desire: strong, passionate, yet sensitive.

We women know that behind every great man, is an even greater woman!

Here is the blurb:Ever fantasized about partaking in a night of uninhibited sex with a stranger? Letting him do things to your body that you have only dreamed of?

Bella Simmons is looking to fulfill that fantasy she has long for, but up until now, never has. She will venture out one night, with the clear intend of finding a sexy stranger and having the wildest carnal night of her life!
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Freya’s Bower, a highly reputable publisher, will be publishing my revised version of Extraordinary Love and its never published sequel, Sacred Love in 2008. Both are paranormal erotic romances.

Extraordinary Love’s cover, which I designed, won an ARIANA (Epic) award for Best Cover in paranormal, fantasy, sci-fi and futuristic erotic romance. And, Freya’s Bower has graciously allowed me to use it when it’s re-released.

I will be attending the EPICon convention to receive this award in Portland Oregon, March 6-9, 2008. If you are available to attend, I would love to meet you!

I will be giving away a really cool promo item at this event. So don’t miss it!

To clarify things – does Skylar do cover art?

I have over 7 years (more like 8) in experience using Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. Creating artwork comes naturally to me. I have been doing it as long as I have been riding horses (that has been since I was a little girl by the way) though back then, I only had Crayons to draw with.

In the next couple of months, I will be opening a separate site for my cover designs called Romance Covers http://www.romancecovers.com/.

I find the challenge of capturing the author’s dream cover exhilarating. Seeing their emails expressing their excitement over the cover I created cannot be put into mere words.

My specialty you might wonder? I can hand paint hair, eye color and backgrounds into readymade photos. This has taken me years to develop, and all those long hours were worth it. If you think it is easy, open up Photoshop CS3. If you have never done it and have almost hundreds of dollars to spare, do. Then be prepared to say HOLY SH*T when you do open up said program. I did when I first opened up PSP 3 or maybe it was 4 back then. The program boggled my mind. I reopened Photoshop a good month later and never looked back. If you love it do it! Whatever that may be.

In this mockup cover I did for Bareback Angels, the two men I have added hair and eye color too. The backgrounds (yes there is more than one background in this cover), I have hand drawn. The lettering (font) is created using the style key in Photoshop. You can buy styles or create your own (think macro and save a string of commands into a one-touch key stroke).

So now you know more about me.

Skylar, also a cover artist.
http://www.skylarsinclair.com/

My two books with Phaze are in the bestsellers of 2007

I just got the news from Phaze that Purr For Me and The Stud Farm were both in the top twenty bestsellers for 2007 (out of hundreds of releases!).

Can I say Wow...WOW!


The Phaze Top 20 Sellers for 2007
1) The Arrangement
2) The Rancher's Ultimatum
3) Cupid's Captive
4) Kiss of the Sun
5) Testing Passion
6) Savior
7) Diet Another Day
8) Sons of Amber: Michael
9) Kitten
10) Purr For Me
11) Wicked Game
12) Tangled Web
13) Onyx
14) Sons of Amber: Ezekiel
15) The Duke's Husband
16) The Power of Two
17) The Stud Farm
18) Servicing Lady Tremayne
19) Sanctuary
20) Beastly Intentions

Happy hot reading,

Skylar Sinclair.
http://www.skylarsinclair.com/

With the closing of 2007 I am nominated for not one or even two but 8 nominations at LR Cafe

What does an author say when they are nominated 8 times. I can tell you...Holy sh*t!

With the closing of 2007, my most awarded year todate, I am so very honored and humbled beyond words.

Rearing Heat published by Siren Publishing, not only received the Silver Star Award from JERR (Just Erotic Romance Reviews), it's nominated by Love Romances Cafe for Best All Around Book 2007 and Best Shape Shifter 2007.

Stiff Assignment, also published by Siren Publishing, has been nominated Best Alternative Book of 2007 (gay erotic romance).

A Sexual Spark published by Dark Eden Press, my very first-first person point of view story, also nominated: Best Erotic Book 2007 and Best Cover 2007. It was also awarded the NOR Reviewer Top Pick Award!

Babes in Toyland II published by Aspen Mountain Press, has been nominated Best Anthology 2007. It was also awarded the Rogues & Romance Must Read Award!

Along with those nominations, I am also nominated for: Best Cover Artist 2007 and Best Paranormal Author 2007.

To vote join here!

Happy hot reading,

Skylar Sinclair
http://www.skylarsinclair.com/

Babes in Toyland II receives Rogues & Romance Must Read Award!

This is my third straight Recommended Read award this month! Babes in Toyland II (Christmas anthology) from Aspen Mountain Press receives the Rogues & Romance Must Read award!

Babes in Toyland II really blew me away with it’s fun, smart, sexy, and imaginative stories. Every single one of those stories were ones I enjoyed reading immensely, and the folks at Aspen Mountain should get a big round of applause for choosing the perfect blend of fantastic stories for this anthology. Not only did I find Babes in Toyland II a definite keeper, but I found a ton of new authors that I loved. This is one I will certainly be reading again- at Christmas and all throughout the year.

-Mandy Briggs Rogues and Romance
To read the complete review click here

What a wonderful Christmas present!

Merry Christmas,

Skylar Sinclair
http://www.skylarsinclair.com/

Skylar's book buying frenzy this week

I am home this week recouping from oral surgery (can we say yikes!). I have gone months without diving into some of my favorite foods, and goodness do I like to eat.

Anyway, I have been on this book buying kick the last couple of days. Whose books did Skylar buy?

I started off by buying Lady of Light and Shadows by C. L. Wilson. This author has penned a completely unique and magical realm for her characters. I just started this book, so I will tell you more as I get to know the characters more intimately. Believe it or not, I found this book at my local Walgreens, and I bought the last copy too :)

Yesterday I purchased The Cheater’s Guide To Writing Erotic Romance by Morgan Hawke from Mojocastle Press. I have to say this sharp-minded and plain talking author has my creative juices flowing again. If you are an author just starting out (this isn’t just for erotic authors either) or one like me that already has published works, it never hurts to learn the secrets and tips by the masters like Morgan Hawke. How the heck do you think I have best selling books?...I take classes and read books regularly.

Today I purchased The Red Storm by Zinnia Hope. You can get a copy at Lavender Isis Press. I haven’t started it as of yet, but Zinnia’s voice is soft and sensual, and one that is all her own, that much I do know.

Well, back to writing and reading,

Skylar Sinclair
http://www.skylarsinclair.com/

Skylar's cover wins an Ariana at EPIC!

I am very pleased and humbled to announce that my cover art I designed for Extraordinary Love has won in the fantasy, sci-fi, futuristic, and paranormal erotic romance category at EPIC!

This cover now goes on to compete with the other 11 covers to decide the best of the best known as the Quasar, starting January 15 to January 30, 2008.

Side note: Sadly this book was released by Mardi Gras Publishing, which most know the history of that publisher. Extraordinary Love will be coming back out next year, revised and even better! I am glad that this cover won despite the the odds faced when Mardi Gras Publishing suddenly closed it doors and left many authors without homes for their books. This cover was a labor of love, as well as the story it holds.

Thank you to all that voted for Extraordinary Love's cover.

Sincerely,

Skylar Sinclair.

New release - The Tome of Unnatural Desires anthology

Dream Lord
Lana Thomas had no idea what possessed her to purchase an old dusty leather book from a junk shop one summer evening, but she just had to have it. The only problem is she really does not own the book, it will own her. Now all her dark sexual cravings will be exposed!

Shadowed Passion
ring one of his favorite pastimes of browsing yard sales, Klein Tilmar comes across an old leather book that grabs his attention, causing his insides to tighten and his fingertips to tingle in expectation of owning it. What he doesn’t realize is that he has just bought himself a ticket straight to a dark region that is ruled and dominated by the likes of something sinister and hedonistically ferocious. Its appetite is for the warm flesh of men. It hungers only for what a man can give and receive.

Fallen Angels
At her second job working, at a local swap meet, Camay Stilman will find an old leather book left behind by someone selling at the meet. With nothing much to her name, she will cherish this old book, even as unattractive as it first seems. Later in the quiet of the night, alone, she will explore her newfound treasure, only this piece of ungodly history is not truly her possession, it will possess her, body and soul. Within its unholy binding three shall become four in the most carnal of ways…

Warning: These three stories are very dark and twisted versions of erotic romance and contain BDSM, gay erotica, and adult language.

Buy now

Happy hot reading,

Skylar Sinclair
www.skylarsinclair.com

Purr For Me 3rd month in a row bestseller

Purr For Me, an erotic paranormal romance, is a bestseller at Phaze for the third month in a row. Stop by Phaze and purchase your copy to find out why readers and reviewers are finding Purr For Me an amazing erotic treat!

To Buy

Happy hot reading,

Skylar Sinclair
http://www.skylarsinclair.com/

A Sexual Spark receives NOR's Reviewer Top Pick Award!

When a dark, mysterious and deadly bad boy walks into Freaks, Loren’s work, she dubs him Mr. Dangerous. Loren works at a paranormal bar and she is a wolf. She can smell that he is paranormal, but can’t figure out what he is. On the other hand it doesn’t matter, he just has an air that does it for her. She is more than interested in “her” new man, but she knows it is not going to last for long. He tells her up front that this will just be a one-night stand and then he will be on his way. Since Loren is game holds on tight as he takes her to a hotel for the night of her life. The big question is what is he and will he stay around for more than one night?

A Sexual Spark is a short story that hits just the right spot and gives a huge punch. I don’t want to give too much away, but you will not be disappointed in this naughty one-night-stand paranormal romp. Ms. Sinclair can take a story and quickly have you hot and bothered. Any paraerotica reader should not miss A Sexual Spark.

Reviewed by Tammie
Night Owl Romance

Two more reviewers love A Sexual Spark!

5 out of 5

I just put down A Sexual Spark and all I can say is… WOW!!

That Sin in Sinclair really comes out in this book. This was the most descriptive book I’ve read in a while. Skylar takes not only her characters but you the reader for one wild ride. It seems Loren has seen all kinds at her job as a cocktail waitress for a paranormal bar called Freaks. Then a tall, dark, and dangerous stranger makes her rethink that. He makes her wet with a glance and her scream for more than that before the nights over. She won’t be able to get him out of her head and… Damn it… neither can I. This is a definite recommended read. Five Delightful Divas hands down.

eviewed by Jade Twilight
Dark Diva Reviews

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4 out of 5

Working in a bar called Freaks should have made Loren, a shifter herself, pretty cynical about the types of people who come in for a drink… and for the most part, she was. Even still, when the tall, dark, to-die-for good looking biker walked in, she knew she was toast, especially when she realized he couldn’t take his eyes off of her. Will she take the chance and let A Sexual Spark fan into something more?

Skylar Sinclair is a genius at writing stories that just hit the spot. Long enough to tell the tale, yet quick enough to enjoy on your lunch hour, A Sexual Spark will definitely make you ignite. Although Loren knows she’s not the kind of girl for happily ever after, she’ll take happily sated tonight with the sex god in the bar. Join her in a sexual escapade that’s only been whispered about in legends! And watch as she discovers just what she’s capable of…

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Ecataromance

Read Skylar's latest interview about creating cover art!

Read Skylar's latest interview about combining writing and designing covers into her busy life. It is a most unusual interview to say the least!

Click here to read

Enter Skylar's Christmas contest!

Enter Skylar's Christmas contest to win this gorgeous 2 1/2 karat cherry red trillion cut Garnet pendant with chain!

Solid sterling silver mounting and 18" chain, this natural trillion cut garnet could be yours if you enter my Christmas contest running now, December 2, 2007 through December 24th, 2007.

Anyone can enter!

To enter the contest, just send an email by clicking here.

At 9:00 am (EST) on December 24, 2007 , I will draw a name from all the entrances and announce the winner right here on the front page of my site, along with contacting the winner.

Good luck and Merry Christmas!

New release - A Sexual Spark by Skylar Sinclair

A Sexual Spark
Skylar Sinclair
Dark Eden Press
enre: Paranormal Erotic Romance
Rating: Intense
Price: $2.50
Buy now at Dark Eden Press

Blurb:
Have you ever had a complete stranger make your body ache and your skin feel like it is on fire when he enters the room? Your breath takes on a pant and you imagine him dominating you and taking control of your body. Everything narrows down to just him and you, alone in tangled sheets, using you until you cannot live without his touch, his body inside yours. If yes is your answer, then come take a wild ride with me…

My name is Loren Westley, and that exact thing will happen to me one night while I am working at my job as a cocktail waitress at Freaks, a paranormal hangout. The moment he walks through the door, starts me on a downward spiral into a sexual odyssey that will forever mark my soul, and I look forward to every deliciously heated minute with him.

Happy hot reading,

Skylar Sinclair
http://www.skylarsinclair.com/