It seems that I did. I entered a short story in a contest for a cover and it turned in the highest score which makes me the winner. It’s kind of funny really because I had a story for this contest, but my critique partners tore it to pieces. That meant I needed to take the story apart and put it back together again. Fearing that I wouldn’t have that done in time to submit the story for the contest, I wrote a ‘companion’ story.

The first story, Runaways, is about a werewolf who meets his mate on a train from Prague to Paris. The werewolf has a twin brother who is the head of the pack. The story is about the couple letting their emotions overwhelm them. Without really giving it any thought, they mate and then are left with an OMG moment because they’re strangers who are now tied to each other.

When I set Runaways aside, I decided to write the other twin’s mating story. This twin is the Alpha and he’s got different issues than his brother. As the one who always takes care of everything, he sets off for New York (where his brother and his new mate eventually end up) and hires an agency to follow his brother. Basically, he just wants to make sure his twin is happy and wasn’t taken advantage of. However, on his arrival he meets the woman who runs the agency and falls headlong in lust with her. She, meanwhile, recognizes right off that he is her mate, but she’s running scared and doesn’t tell him.

Mating is a very different story than Runaways, but both have a lot of the same elements and the two things that tie them together are the twins and the theme of mating. Here’s the cover for Mating, the story that won the contest and a link to the book’s trailer:

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IP37wmgyck

In other news, I’ve joined a group of authors and writers (both male and female) on a group blog that should be a lot of fun. It’s called the Flirty Author Bitches and it’s geared toward having fun, being flirty, talking about sex and romance and writing or reading about sex and romance. The world is a pretty depressing place these days and we just wanted somewhere to talk about things that aren’t so bleak and down. In other words, we wanted someplace to flirt. *wink* I hope you’ll stop by and check us out from time to time. We should be launching this week.

I’m off to work late this morning. Long story that I won’t get into but I needed to sleep in so my day is starting late. Before I go I need a Marcus for this Monday! Oh, boy do I need a Marcus! I think he would look hot on the cover of one of my books!

There is another contest going for a copy of one of my books. Head on over to Socially Dead and leave Motley a comment about the video she has up and you could win! Also, if you’re interested in buying my books at Pink Petal Books, I have a coupon code you can use for your entire purchase there (in case you were interested in one of the other hot books they sell like the ones with sexy ghosts). To get 5% off your purchase just enter the code DRAGON at checkout.

Wishing you all great Monday!