Tarah Scott

This is too funny

2008-08-16T07:05:17Z

I came across this on one of my writer's loops AGENT PET PEEVES, and just couldn't quit laughing. Most of these peeves are mistakes made by new or unprofessional authors. I've seen pretty much all of these mistakes made--none by me, of course. HA! Here's the one that just got me going:

"I’m really turned off by a protagonist named Isabelle who goes by 'Izzy.' No. Really. I am."
- Stephany Evans, FinePrint Literary Management

Here's the URL for anyone interested in getting a taste of what most poor agents have to slog through. (And these peeves are after they've slogged through the really bad stuff.)

http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/Agents+Chapter+1+Pet+Peeves.aspx

Second week of August winner

2008-08-15T06:28:14Z

Dina, you did it! You're the winner of TALK TO ME DIRTY.

Drop me a line and let me know what email addy to send the pdf to. tscott@tarahscott.com

I know things are slow now, especially after our Christmas in July contest, but, I promise, I have something special coming up again. If all goes well, September will be an interesting month here at my blog. I can't say more just yet--have to be sure everything is in place--but I'll clue everyone in as soon as my plans are solidified.

Third week of August giveaway

2008-08-14T20:54:27Z

This one looks like a lot of fun to me.

Garden Magic
by Beth Caudill
Rating: Sensual

Melinda Conley was the last of three magical sisters to marry. After failing to find a mate in the supernatural community, she falls for a mortal. So what happens when her magic garden says he's not her one true love?

www.bethcaudill.net

Stop by Trevane and Casey blog

2008-08-10T08:01:26Z

Swing by the blog I share with Evan. We've got a contest going on this month in celebration of our Daphne award.

http://evanandshawn.trevaneandcasey.com/

First week of August winner

2008-08-08T07:11:49Z

Caffey, you did it. You're August's first winner!

Drop me an email letting me know where to send the pdf of ETERNITY WAITS and it's all yours. tscott@tarahscott.com

This ebook is available at The Wild Rose Press www.thewildrosepress.com for anyone else who just has to read the book. These are all short reads, so a reader doesn't have to pay a bundle to sample a new author.

Final weeks of before-school month

2008-08-07T21:08:16Z

How are these last weeks of before-school time going for everyone? Each year, it seems the summer goes by faster and faster. I'm only just now cleaning out the rest of papers still in the bottom of my daughter's backpack. I feel like summer hasn't really begun.

Second week of August contest

2008-08-07T21:09:25Z

Post anywhere on the blog the second week of August for a chance to win.

TALK TO ME DIRTY
by Christine Daily
Rating: Erotica

'Phone actress' Amanda 'Chloe' Davenport has always done the dirty talking—until now. On the phone she's brave, bold and sassy, able to make a man come with a single whisper. In reality, she’s shy and self-conscious, and she's been unwilling to put her heart on the line with a man. Until she meets Robby. Now she finds herself in a tiny beach cottage, awaiting the scariest role of her life—as a woman yearning to be touched, fulfilled and worshiped by a man.

Computer nerd Robby Mitchell isn't a take-control type of guy. But when he realizes how damaged and frail Chloe's self confidence is, he decides to take action and show her how a man should treat a woman. Will his plan of seduction teach her a thing or two about talking dirty?

www.christinedaily.com

FOR HIS EYES ONLY Daphne Du Maurier winner

2008-08-05T06:32:22Z

FOR HIS EYES ONLY, by Evan Trevane and I, was awarded third place in the Daphne Du Maurier unpublished Single Title Romantic Suspense category.

Evan and I are pretty proud as this is the first novel we completed together. This novel is with our agent, and we're waiting to see where she wants to go with it from here.

Here's a bit about the story.

Winner of THE PICKLE MY LITTLE FRIEND

2008-08-02T07:28:39Z

PhyllisC, you've won the copy of THE PICKLE MY LITTLE FRIEND.

Drop me an email at tscott@tarahscott.com

Thanks, everyone, for playing this month on my blog. I've got some special things in the works for August, so stay tuned.

July 31 Winner

2008-08-02T07:25:13Z

EvaS is the final winner for Christmas in July.

Email me at tscott@tarahscott.com and THE PENDULUM is yours.

Sorry it took me an extra day to get back to everyone. A summer cold got a hold of me and tossed me into bed. (Felt more like the grave for that one day.)

First week of August

2008-07-31T21:25:47Z

For the first week in August I'm going to be giving away a short ebook.

ETERNITY WAITS
by Susan Macatee
Rating: Sensual

Alexandra Ivanov has wandered the night alone for the past three hundred years. The only man she truly loved had been taken from her on a bloody battlefield centuries ago. Now she finds herself drawn to Caleb Weathers, a virile soldier who sets her heart racing.

Caleb, a Confederate soldier stationed in Gettysburg in 1863, is intrigued by the beautiful, exotic woman who calls him by the name Dimitri. When she touches him, she sets his body and soul on fire. But is she the devil in disguise?

Dog Days of Summer

2008-07-31T21:23:04Z

Be sure to check out my website for the August contest DOG DAYS OF SUMMER. There are some nice prizes in this contest.

Christmas in July at an end

2008-07-31T21:20:45Z

Midnight approaches, and the coach is about to turn back into a pumpkin, and the horses, into mice. Don't forget to check back to see who wins that extra copy of THE PICKLE MY LITTLE FRIEND.

July 30 winner

2008-07-31T06:18:06Z

Virginia H, you're July 30 winner!

Drop me a line a tscott@tarahscott.com (does everyone have that email address memorized by now?) and the PDF of VOICES is all yours.

July 31 Giveaway

2008-07-31T12:10:57Z

THE PENDULUM

by Tarah Scott

Rating: HOT

Can a woman bring an earl to justice for the murder of her sister?
Lady Airin Keith will not rest until Lord Jason Bothwell is tried and convicted for the murder of his young wife. An unexpected marriage proposal brings an opportunity to prove Bothwell's guilt, but the knight who appears with her great grandmother's lost brooch threatens to interfere with Airin's brand of justice when he demands the agreed payment of marriage.

A classic tale of murder, deceit and fraud that can be exposed only once the pendulum stops.

www.tarahscott.com

Christmas in July is nearly over

2008-07-30T07:32:01Z

We'll, we're hitting the finish line for Christmas in July.

July 29 Winner

2008-07-30T06:54:48Z

Beth R, you're July 29 winner.

Email me at tscott@tarahscott.com or just post here and confirm the email address you used for this blog is where you'd like the pdf sent.

One more day to go!

July 30 How intimate should we get?

2008-07-29T23:17:31Z

A woman who can hear other people's thoughts. Whoa! Would we want our significant other to know our every thought? Where might that go well, and where might it go awry?

July 30 Giveaway

2008-07-29T23:15:26Z

VOICES

by Jo Barrett

Rating: SPICY

Alex knows he's there, she senses him, and he doesn't frighten her, as so many have in the past. It's something new to be aware of someone without opening her mind to the invasion of others' thoughts. To hear their most private secrets, feel their most horrific pains, but this man is different. Matthew brings with him an unexpected, all-encompassing love, and the one thing she's craved her entire life--blessed silence. But will an insane doctor, bent on exploiting her secret, shatter the healing peace she finds in Matthew's arms?

www.jobarrett.net

July 28 Winner

2008-07-29T08:44:18Z

Tena B, you did it. You're July 29 winner.

Email me at tscott@tarhascott.com and TALES FROM CHRISTMAS TOWN is all yours.