I think the Stormwalker series is cursed....

I turned in the manuscript of Stormwalker this morning. Yesterday, as I was proofing and putting in corrections, my laptop CRASHED. Big time.

Second laptop in about five months.

The first one crashed while I was working on revisions of the novella that prequels the Stormwalker book. Both stories are set in the same world. Coincidence??

Or have I pissed off skinwalkers? (who are heavies in the stories). They say that talking about them lightly can bring their attention. Hmmmm.

On my laptop, the OS (Windows Vista) refuses to load. I've been able to run diagnostics through DOS, which indicates that a tiny portion of the hard drive has corrupted (or something--the tests fail at that point and won't continue). I can't even make it restore factory settings.

Big heavy sigh.

I need to start a new manuscript so must either get laptop repaired (it's under warranty; hope the problem is a covered one), or get new laptop. My dh says it's because I write so fast, I burn it out. Sweeetie.

At least I obsessively back up, and I lost only a few hours of work. I might have lost part of the novella I need to work on next, though, and notes for the sequel to Madness of Lord Ian. So my life goes...

I need smudge sticks, candles, crystals, prayer...

Author Nalini Singh

... is interviewing me in my Jennifer Ashley persona. Comment to win a free book or just to say hi. http://www.nalinisingh.blogspot.com/

New series--Stormwalker

I'm writing like crazy, finishing up my first sorta urban fantasy (not set in a city, so not really urban), Stormwalker, which should be out next May.

The setting is northern Arizona, around the Navajo Nation. I went out and took a bunch of pictures to give me visuals while I'm in my writing cave. Here's a peek and you can see the rest on my mystery blog:

http://www.ashleygardner.blogspot.com

Catch a Falling Star

Very cool--you can now preorder the print version of Catch a Falling Star at Amazon:

Click here click here click here

It usually takes a bit for the book to get to Amazon and for them to start shipping, so if you're in a huge hurry, the EC print site has it now:

http://www.jasminejade.com/p-7313-catch-a-falling-star.aspx

Come to think of it I don't have a copy of this in print yet, myself. Must smack myself in head until I remember to send appropriate request.

Interview with Rom Sus author Colleen Thompson at the Chatelaines

I'm happy to welcome one of my favorite Romantic Suspense authors to the Chatelaines: Colleen Thompson, fellow Leisure author, whose new novel Beneath Bone Lake hit the shelves this Tuesday!!

We'll be doing a giveaway--comment on the interview or Colleen's books and enter a drawing for her RITA nominated book, Triple Exposure.

JA - Colleen, congrats on the release of Beneath Bone Lake! Can you tell us a little bit about it?

Read the rest of the interview and comment at http://www.thechatelaines.blogspot.com

Two cool announcements

FIRST, Yes, my EC editor loved Calder, and his book is a go! So Tales of the Shareem: Calder will be out at Ellora's Cave, as soon as we go through the revision/editing/proofring/publishing process. I'll post when I know a pub date. (If you don't know who Calder is, he shows up for the first time in Tales of the Shareem: Aiden & Ky.)

SECOND, My editor at Berkley asked me to contribute a novella to a HEAT anthology (more erotic romance!). I have no other details about this yet (like title, pub. date), but I'll let you know. It will be out next year, and I'll tie it to my Mortal Temptations/Mortal Seductions series.

Very cool.

Interview and book giveaway with paranormal author Carolyn Jewel

Join me in congratulating Carolyn on her releases this year:

The historical romance, Scandal, in Feb and

a paranormal romance: My Forbidden Desire, which was released this Tuesday (May 26).

We'll do a giveaway for a free copy of My Wicked Enemy, the prequel to Carolyn's brand new release, My Forbidden Desire,

Click here to read the rest of the interview and win the book!