Coyote Gorgeous is coming out soon

Still waiting for the cover, but I'm in the final edit phase, and COYOTE GORGEOUS will be out before the end of this year from Sapphire Blue Publishing. It's a shapeshifter story:
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When Arizona Game and Fish Ranger Madison Huntley responds to a wild animal attack on a ranch in Cave Creek, her investigation reveals disturbing details. If she didn't know better, she'd say the legends frightening the ranch hand might be true. But Madison isn't just a wilderness cop. As a biologist and a wild life expert, she believes in facts and science, not fairytales.
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Kaletaka, a Hopi Native, enjoys fame among the white man, as an artist, forging haunting metal sculptures of half gods, half humans. When he awakens bloody, without any recollection of what he did last night, he remembers the legends of his tribe, and the meaning of his name. But as hard as he tries, can he escape his destiny?
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Can Madison solve the mystery killings and insure the safety of the town? Let alone her own safety? For each step closer to the truth and to Kaletaka, unleashes an unspeakable evil, and no one is safe...
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As soon as I have a release date, there will be a contest on my website to win this title.
in the meantime, check out:
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Chronicles of Kassouk, Book One - WHITE TIGER at:
http://stores.desertbreezepublishing.com/-strse-30/%3Ci%3EThe-Chronicles-of-Kassouk/Detail.bok
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A DESPERADO FOR CHRISTMAS:
http://www.sapphirebluepublishing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=50&osCsid=18458beca61512fa4313ce73d10b2e8b
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Wishing you a wonderful fall season.
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Vijaya Schartz
http://www.vijayaschartz.com/

Meet Wendy Ely, author of Jesse's Brother

Today I'm interviewing my friend Wendy Ely on her blog tour, for the release of her book, Jesse's Brother, on September 21, 2009, from Lyrical Press.

One woman, two men: a single summer to choose between them.
Sacrificing a summer to fix her relationship with her mother and find out what’s troubling her father isn’t so bad...right? Wrong. Or so Samantha learns upon her return to Portland.
As if family drama wasn’t bad enough, first comes Noah. Then comes Jesse. Samantha is torn between the way her heart skips a beat each time Noah looks at her, and the way Jesse’s touch make her yearn for more.

www.lyricalpress.com/jesses_brother

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Wendy, how did you come up with the idea for Jesse’s Brother?

This is sort of funny. I was dating two guys at the time. One night I was out having dinner with one of them. He’d gone to the bathroom and the other called on my cell. I answered but kept the call quick even though they knew about each other. After the call ended I started thinking about the ‘what ifs’ and now we have Jesse’s Brother.

What research did you do for your novel?

I’m a city girl through and through! It was hard trying to get the farm/ ranch scenes correct so it took a lot of research on my part. I did everything I could which includes reading farm blogs!

Why that location?

Jesse’s Brother takes place in a fictional town outside of Portland, Oregon. I’m from that area and miss it sometimes. I enjoyed writing Jesse’s Brother because it let me revisit my favorite places.

What was the hardest part to write?

Not knowing who Samantha would choose. I really didn’t know until the very end. Both of the men were really lovable in the first draft and neither were the villain. One of them had to take on that role.

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Check out my website http://www.wendyely.info/
Blog: http://www.wickedthornandroses.blogspot.com/

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Thank you, Wendy, and good luck with Jesse's Brother.

Great cover, too.

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Vijaya Schartz

Award-winning Sci-Fi, Girls with Guns, Romance with a Kick

http://www.vijayaschartz.com/

Vijaya on Blog Talk Radio Monday August 31, 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009, 10 PM EST (7 PM Pacific and Arizona time)

I will be talking for half an hour, live, with Cat Johnson about my latest and upcoming releases at All Romance eBooks: WHITE TIGER, Book One of The Chronicles of Kassouk, and about A DESPERADO FOR CHRISTMAS, as well as COYOTE GORGEOUS. It will be lively and animated. Join the fun and listed or even participate in the simultaneous chat. Just go to:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Whats-Hot-In-Romance

at the appointed time.

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See you there.

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Vijaya Schartz

http://www.vijayaschartz.com/

Award-winning Sci-Fi, Guns, Swords, Romance with a Kick

Chronicles of Kassouk - Book One - White Tiger

Don't you like the gorgeous cover of WHITE TIGER, Book One in the CHRONICLES OF KASSOUK from Desert Breeze Publishing?

Find this August 2009 release at:
http://stores.desertbreezepublishing.com/-strse-30/%3Ci%3EThe-Chronicles-of-Kassouk/Detail.bok


Or in Kindle format on Amazon at:
http://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Kassouk-Book-One-White/dp/B002K2QLJU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1249144952&sr=1-1

This is the eBook version (to be followed by print in a few months) and I love the cover. Here is the blurb:

In a winter world where blood and loyalty are everything, how can Tora avenge her father's death when a handsome Mutant challenges her bloodline, and his offer to help can get them both killed...
In the vortex of war, treason and intrigue, among blizzards, avalanches and ambushes, will Tora solve the mystery of her father’s death and unveil the secret of her birth? Can she and Dragomir escape persecutions long enough to save their planet from the alien invaders and fulfill their destiny?


Vijaya Schartz
Award-winning Sci-Fi
Guns, Swords, Romance With a Kick
http://www.vijayaschartz.com/

Watch my TV interview Monday and Tuesday

Don't miss my interview on The Author Show on WEB TV, Broadcasting Monday July 6 and Tuesday July 7, all day. Just click below to watch:
http://www.authorswebtv.com/

During the interview, I speak about A DESPERADO FOR CHRISTMAS, and the problems and incidents on the Arizona Mexican border that inspired the story.

The TV station misspelled my name, and they qualify the book as sci-fi, which it is not. Although I do write sci-fi, A Desperado for Christmas is a contemporary romantic suspense.

You can download the book on the publisher site at:
http://www.sapphirebluepublishing.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=25&products_id=50&osCsid=5f779e2d1844baa438ef211471348b16


Or on Amazon.com in Kindle format at:
http://www.amazon.com/A-Desperado-For-Christmas-ebook/dp/B001KUOOTC/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246821818&sr=1-7


Thank you for your interest in my books.And don't forget to enter my contest to win my August sci-fi romance release, The Chronicles of Kassouk, book One - WHITE TIGER. Just click on CONTEST on the left at:
http://www.vijayaschartz.com/


Wishing you a fantastic July.


Vijaya Schartz
http://www.vijayaschartz.com/
Award-winning Sci-Fi, Guns, Swords, Romance with a Kick
Chronicles of Kassouk - Book One - WHITE TIGER
Coming August 1, 2009 from Desert breeze Publishing
http://stores.desertbreezepublishing.com/-strse-30/%3Ci%3EThe-Chronicles-of-Kassouk/Detail.bok

Win my new release in this new contest

THE CHRONICLES OF KASSOUK BOOK ONE
WHITE TIGER

"...an exceptional tale that belongs in a place of honor on keeper shelves everywhere." Johnna Flores - Coffee Time Romance - 5-cups rating

Announcing the new release of this novel, briefly offered by my previous publisher, now the first book of a brand new series from Desert Breeze publishing.

In a winter world where blood and loyalty are everything, and people keep large felines as pets, how can Tora avenge her father’s death, when a handsome Mutant challenges her bloodline, and his offer to help can get them both killed...

More on my page. Read the reviews and an excerpt at:

http://www.vijayaschartz.com/white%20tiger.html

I am offering the opportunity to win the download on my personal website. Just click on CONTEST on the left at:

http://www.vijayaschartz.com/

The deadline for the contest is July 31, and the release of White Tiger is August 1, 2009. Don't miss this opportunity to win it.

The book already has a page on my publisher's website at:

http://stores.desertbreezepublishing.com/-strse-30/%3Ci%3EThe-Chronicles-of-Kassouk/Detail.bok

Wishing you a fantastic week.

Vijaya Schartz

Guns, Swords, And Romance With a Kick

http://www.vijayaschartz.com