I hope you've had a spectacular month. Mine has been busy, which is good, and productive, which is very good. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and I'll tell you all about it.

What Jude's up to:

It's been a fantastic month! *Very big grin here* I'm writing again, almost smoothly after months of struggling to get anything done. Having said that, I can tell you all I've finally, only 2 months late, sent in the first in my (hopefully) new series called Daybreak 2525. I won't know until the end of August if Doc is accepted or not, but I do know Claire was looking forward to the genre of series I had planned. So, cross your fingers everyone!

It just feels sooo darned good to sit down and not feel an empty terror when I look at a blank page. Whether the book is accepted or not, I know I can either create something else, or do whatever fixes needed to make it a good fit for that publishing house.

Now I'm onto the next one. Actually, Jenna Byrnes and I are onto our next one in the Kindred Spirits Series, tentatively called Dylan's Dilemma. As is our usual practice, I begin the book and Jenna does the ending, so the first bit is done. Jenna now has it in her capable hands and I'm looking at the next in my 2525 series. I'm also thinking it's been much too long since I wrote a femdom story so want to dive into something in that genre soon. I tell you, it's like I've been sleeping and have just woke up with a brilliant idea or two, or three. Speaking of numbers, I hear Jenna has a half dozen ideas flashing around inside her head. The poor dear!

On to personal bits. I've just gotten back from seeing my specialist and things are really looking up. I've lost some weight, and am totally thrilled about that, and it seems that along with the meds I've been taking, have done the trick. The swollen optic nerve is not as swollen, so I may be on my way back to whatever normal is. I really do feel so much better. I think I was so used to feeling unwell that I just accepted it as how I was going to be. I'm grateful that's not the case.

Animals: All are doing well and I've got a doe who's come close enough for me to hand feed. She appeared one afternoon looking like she'd been hit by a car. She had bumps and gouges, some fur missing off her back, a rather large sore on her leg and a terrified look in her eyes. The others picked on her. That's the way of nature. She was injured; they need the extra food to make it through the winter.

Anyway, I tried to keep an eye on her to see if she really was badly hurt. She didn't limp or favor any particular leg or have difficulty eating, she just needed a little extra help. I took to sitting out with her when she came. That was enough to keep the others away for just a little while so she could eat. I progressed to making sure she had a bit of apple. And of course, that progressed to coaxing her in to take it from my hand. A few days later, she brought her fawn. I was nearly in tears. What a wonderful surprise. She's still the low man on the totem pole, but I make sure she gets enough, her and her fawn. She'll make it over the winter for sure. I'll do my best to see to that. She's still missing some fur, a patch on her back so I'll be able to identify her when her coat turns.

Coming soon:

New Releases

Contest Info

BLOG TOUR WINNERS

Jenna Byrnes and I celebrated the release Alex's Appeal by having a week long blog tour. Lots of people followed us from blog to blog, but there were some new faces each day too, which was really cool. Most of our winners chose either Ethan's Choice or Feral Heat, the first books in our Kindred Spirits and Untamed Hearts series. We hope they enjoy them enough to go get the rest in each series.

The following is our list of winners. I'd like to thank everyone who joined in our blog tour and hope you'll all keep your eyes open for our next one.

July 31 - Erotic Romance Reader (Janna)    http://erotromreader.blogspot.com/

        winner: Jase
August 1 - Marie Sexton    http://mariesexton.net/

        winner: Laura B.
August 2 – A Moment with Mystee   http://amomentwithmystee.blogspot.com/

        winner: Elaine
August 3 – Mystery World of P.A. Brown   http://pabrown.livejournal.com/

        winner: Sherry
August 4 – All I Want and More - Cecile Smith    http://www.alliwantandmore.blogspot.com/

        winner: Tanya
August 5 – The Stuff of Myth and Men - Keta Diablo   http://thestuffofmythandmen.blogspot.com/

        winner: T.T.
August 6 – EH on Books and More    http://erotichorizon.blogspot.com/

        Two winners: Lily and Stella

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SULTRY SUMMER SERIES WINNERS

As you all know, Jenna and I have also had a contest on the go for the last two months. Three little questions which gave you two chances to win your choice of a complete set of:

Untamed Hearts series, which includes:

   Feral Heat

   Bear Combustions

   Wolfen Choice

   Stallion's Pride

Slippery When Wet series, which includes:

   Wanted Dead or Alive by Jenna Byrnes

   Livin' on a Prayer by Jude Mason

   Never Say Goodbye by Jenna Byrnes

   I'd Die for You by Jude Mason

Kindred Spirits series, which includes:

   Ethan's Choice

   Hunter's Light

   Alex's Appeal

We had an excellent turn out and I'm incredibly pleased to announce the winners are:

Sue Murtha murthasue@hotmail.com

and

Jody Faltys gogi1_2@yahoo.com

 Congratulations! I'll be in touch with you soon to find out which series you're both interested in. I'd also like to thank everyone else for participating. It was a real treat to see so many names, both new and known, enter this contest. Please keep your eyes open for more in the future.

I'm going to take a month off from contests, but I do hope you'll all hang around for the next one. Ebook Addict Reviews is having a scavenger hunt beginning next month, and I've signed up for it, so make sure you keep your eyes open for more info about that.

Where to find Jude

Website: http://www.my-haven2001.com/

My Blog: http://jude-mason.blogspot.com/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/MasonJude

GLBT Bookshelf: http://bookworld.editme.com/JudeMason

Infinite Possibilities: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Infinite_Possibilities/

Books We Love Spice: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BWL_Spice_Readers/

The Romance Studio:  http://theromancestudio.com/fm/jmason.htm

The Romance Studio Blue Blog: http://trsblue.blogspot.com/

The Rainbow Studio Blog: http://therainbowstudio.blogspot.com/

Total E-Bound blog: http://totalebound.blogspot.com/  (14^th of every month)

*frequently felt blog: http://frequentlyfelt.blogspot.com/

 I also attend publisher organized chats and will let you know about those as they happen.

Reviews

Scorpio Tattoo was reviewed by Jambrea of Joyfully Reviewed and received 5/5 rating. I found this review when I got a Google Alert notification.

The reason I chose the word wild to describe this book is because of the ending. I won't give it away, but the ending of this book is wicked and wild. It is something that you will never expect and it will make you go…hmmm.

To read the rest: http://kthebook.diry.cz.cc/2010/08/scorpio-tattoo/

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Friction Anthology, which includes the story Maximum Exposure by Jenna and I was reviewed by Daisiemae of Night Owl Reviews and gave the book 4.5/5 stars.

Both men are forced to look at their relationship and make the decision if it is worth fighting for. For a short story, I thought both characters were pretty well rounded and I really enjoyed the love and intense physical chemistry between them.

To read the rest: http://tinyurl.com/2d89pan

Website updates:

Oh yeah! I’ve done some updating, cleaning up and also added to my backlists as well as stuck in a couple of new covers.
 

 
And there you have it, another month gone and one more newsletter put to bed. I hope you enjoyed learning a bit more about me and the work I love so much. Take care and be well, and I’ll see you again next month.

Hugs
Jude

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