Crystal Jordan :: Blog

I release my Valentine’s Day book from Cobblestone Press today! I’m so excited about this. This is my first romantic comedy, but still manages to have all my usual angst and tortured characters. Lots of fun!

Big Girls Don’t Die

Six months ago, Andre St. James turned Cynthiana’s life upside down by turning her into a vampire. He insists they’re meant to be together forever–literally–but Cyn has her doubts.

His take-no-prisoners approach to life isn’t what she calls a great foundation for a healthy relationship. When she ends up stranded on the side of the road on her way to Las Vegas for Valentine’s Day, will Andre be able to come to the rescue–and convince her they can live happily forever and ever and ever after?

Read an excerpt and buy it here!

Come chat with me at 7PM Central time in the Cobblestone Press Chatroom! I hope to see you all there!

Normally, I wouldn’t mention something like this on my blog, but since it happened a few blocks from my house and everyone at work is a bit shaken up by it, especially my students, I thought I’d say something. I got several emails and messages and yes, I’m okay and no, I don’t know anyone who was hurt or killed in the Trolley Square Mall shooting yesterday.

Here’s a CNN article about what went down: Article.

So take a moment of silence for the friends, family, and loved ones of those who were killed.

Thanks.

I’m blogging about being a romance writer and how much Valentine’s Day sucks for single chicks over at The Novelty Girls today. Check it out. It ain’t all fuzzy puppies and roses, people.

This quiz is creepily representative of the music I listened to in 1996. Weird.

Your 1996 Theme Song Is: Ironic by Alanis Morisette

It’s like rain on your wedding day It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take Who would’ve thought … it figures

Woohoo! I sold my first historical romance to The Wild Rose Press today. It’s a Crusades story (because I’m not a Regency girl, you know?)

It’s called A LESSON IN PASSION.

Here’s what it’s about:

Lady Eleanor has waited three years to see her husband. When their king called him away to the Crusades she’d prayed it wasn’t the last time she’d see her love again. Sir Gavin sent home riches from the Holy Lands: tapestries, spices, oils. But tucked between the lush fabrics is a wicked book that depicts lovers entwined. Exotic ecstacies a lady could never even imagine, but Eleanor spends her lonely nights dreaming of Gavin pleasuring her in such ways. When Gavin returns he seems cold, distant, and Eleanor fears she’s lost the only man she’s ever loved. Using the book as her guide, can she teach her lord a lesson in passion?

ALSO:

The Very Merry Un-Valentine’s Day Contest is ending! Enter while you still can!

Pictured below is the necklace I’m giving away. To win, sign up for my Yahoo Group. (The bonus to this is I give away free books every month to members of my group, so sign up and keep on winning.)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crystal-jordan/

Here’s the prize! I’ll draw a winner at random from my Yahoo Group on Valentine’s Day:

If you’re already a member of my Yahoo Group, you’re automatically entered to win!

I thought I’d stop from my usual ramble (or maybe just ramble in a slightly different direction) and talk about what I’m reading now.

For whatever reason, I’m on a suspense kick with the reading. And these babies have
been in my To Be Read pile for, like, ever.

Linda Howard’s Drop Dead Gorgeous

This is the sequel to To Die For, which is Linda’s first attempt at chick-litty romantic suspense. One of my fellow librarians suggested this one, so I’m off to read it this weekend.

Meanwhile, I’m half-way through this romantic suspense by Suzanne Brockmann. It book one million in her Navy SEALs Troubleshooters series. I freaking love these books. And Loribelle Hunt will kill me when she reads this and sees that i haven’t finished it yet when it came out in, like, August. I’m so gonna get a call off of this. It’s on the what I’m reading now list though, so without further ado…

Suzanne Brockmann’s Into the Storm

Today you’ll get a very short post. Sorry about that. I’m not feeling well today. I had a nasty run in with ORGANIC chocolate and my body plainly said “No, bitch. Bad!”

I guess I’m not supposed to take the healthier option when it comes to my candy. My body only likes the reeeeeally bad for me junk.

Go figure.

Anyway, enough about me. Happy Thursday!

I’m blogging later today over at Shadows of Passion. Check it!

Hump Day Hotties is a Superman Extravaganza! We have Clark and Superman shots for all the hotties who have ever played Superman (as far a I could find. Mad Madam M could correct me on this one.)

The original, George Reeves. They’re making a movie about him called Hollywoodland. Apparently truth is stranger than fiction.

I’m not saying anything. Just gonna sit here and drool. Tom Welling is my favorite Superman.

The newbie, Brandon Routh. Haven’t brought myself to watch the movie yet.

The most famous Superman of all time, Christopher Reeve.

The television spinoff, Lois and Clark.

Because I have absolutely nothing better to say today, I ripped off one of these annoying questionnaire thingys from Shelli Stevens blog and I’m gonna torture you with it today. Don’t you feel special?

Here’s a word association game. They gave me a word and I gave them the first word(s) that came to mind.

1. Cigarette: Older brother
2. Sex: Gimme gimme
3. Relationship: Dysfunctional
4. Ex: Stop CALLING me
5. Power: Grid
6. Create: Creativity
7. Job: Fulfilling
8. Food: Yummy
9. Type: Emails
10. Home: California
11. Care: Bears
12. Value: Honesty
13. Eve: Night
14. Jest: Fool
15. Religion: Spirituality
16. Thunder: Rolls
17. Fear: Face them
18. Marriage: Divorce
19. Back: Ghetto Booty
20. Spark: Inspiration
21. Tear: Rip
22: Trust: Costs a lot
23: Boredom: Professional reading
24. Inside: Warm
25: Fire: Warmer
26. Game: Play hard
27: Soft: Did you just call me fat?
28: Ice: On the roads
29: Hard: Oh, yeeeeeeah
30: Because: I can
31. Community: Writers
32. Wood: Erection
33. Theme: Wedding
34. Love: Fuzzy puppies
35. Hate: People who talk with their mouth full
36. Friendship: Mad Madam M
37. Money: Gimme gimme
38. Heartache: It happens
39. Lust: Yeah, baby!
40. Time: After Time
41. Divorce: Family

I’m over at The Novelty Girls today posting about what happens when your real life self collides with your online/authorly/pen name self and you find out people you really know are really reading your blog. Eeek.

And here’s some pictorial fun..called snackanimals.