Two books from AMP won Honorable Mentions in the Love Romances Cafe Best of 2007 Poll.

Snowball in Hell by Josh Lanyan.

Babes in Toyland II by Maura Anderson, Jeanne Barrack, Raine Delight, Melissa Glisan, Wayne Greenough, Michelle Hasker, Dawn Montgomery and Skylar Sinclair.

Congratulations to our wonderful authors!

Title: Weekend Ménage Author: Michelle Hasker Artist: Jinger Heaston ISBN: 978-1-60168-082-2 Genre: Erotica Publisher: Aspen Mountain Press Publication Date: 01/18/2007 Sexual Content: Erotic

Dane and Neil get to offer one lucky romance writer the weekend of her wildest fantasy. Stacey can’t believe her husband is offering her this experience with one of their close friends. Will they be able to maintain their former relationship once the weekend is over.

Click here to read an excerpt.

I don’t know how many of you can appreciate this small feat if you aren’t an author…but, hitting the first page of your category at Fictionwise is a pretty big deal J

Today in the erotica section, JM Snyder’s Working Man: Makin’ Copies is #6 (one more and she’ll be in that little yellow note card box at the top of every erotica page!) and Jade Buchanan’s Del Fantasma: Black Wolf is #11.  Black Wolf is also currently #1 in total sales over all categories at All Romance Ebooks.

Aspen Mountain routinely has several titles in the top 100 and a bunch in the top 10% (there are more than 4400 titles in erotica alone)

#62  Forget the Mistletoe by Lizzie T. Leaf

#149 Death of a Blues Angel by Sarah Black*

#206 Snowball in Hell by Josh Lanyon*

#311 Working Man: Easily Addicted by JM Snyder*

#335 Scarred by JM Snyder*

#371 Working Man: Summer Kisses and Ice Cream Dreams*

#432 Working Man: Opening Day at the County Fair*

Congratulations on the wonderful showing  at Fictonwise authors!

Sandra

Aspen Mountain Press has received nominations for several of LR Cafe’s Best of 2007 awards!

Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Book
The Reckoning of Asphodel by Celina Summers

Best Erotica Book
Undertow by J.M. Snyder

Best Alternative Lifestyle Book
Working Man: Making Copies by J.M. Snyder

Best Historical Book
Snowball in Hell by Josh Lanyon

Best Anthology
Babes in Toyland II by Maura Anderson, Jeanne Barrack, Raine Delight, Melissa Glisan, Wayne Greenough, Michelle Hasker, Dawn Montgomery and Skylar Sinclair

Best New Author
Celina Summers
Josh Lanyon

Best Cover Artist
- Jinger Heaston

In addition, Aspen Mountain Press itself has been nominated for Best Publisher!

Polls for these awards open on January 1st and close on January 20th. So stop by and vote for any of your favorites, not just our own offerings. Now is a chance to let others know what you enjoy!

You need to be a member of the LR Cafe Yahoo Group to vote but you can join easily join it.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveRomancesCafe.

Congratulations to everyone nominated!

Rogues and Romance has given Aspen Mountain Press’ Babes in Toyland II Anthology a Must-Read!!!

Here is a portion of the review but please visit the Rogues and Romance site to read the whole thing.

Mandy at Rogues and Romance says:

Summary:
Babes in Toyland II really blew me away with it’s fun, smart, sexy, and imaginative stories. Every single one of those stories were ones I enjoyed reading immensely, and the folks at Aspen Mountain should get a big round of applause for choosing the perfect blend of fantastic stories for this anthology. Not only did I find Babes in Toyland II a definite keeper, but I found a ton of new authors that I loved. This is one I will certainly be reading again- at Christmas and all throughout the year.

Who Offed the Holiday Spirit - Wayne Greenough
Wayne Greenough brings us spunky, good-guy private detective Thanet Blake, a character as endearing as he is perceptive. This story probably has most wonderfully Christmas-y feel in the anthology, and you will love the warm feelings it brings you, as well as the smartly metaphorical storyline and characters. I loved Thanet Blake, and I will definitely be reading more of Wayne Greenough!

Christmas Ink - Skylar Sinclair
Christmas Ink is a fun and magical story of fated mates who find each other by an unusual situation, with an even more unusual proof of being mates. Skylar Sinclair really knows how to put a fun dose of Christmas spirit in with magic and romance, creating one wonderfully fun time!

Devon Falls: Sticky Magic - Raine Delight
Devon Falls: Sticky Magic is a sizzling adventure about finding love when you least expect it. You definitely won’t be bored with this fast-paced steamy story. Raine Delight tops it all off with an ending that will have you craving the next story from Devon Falls!

Festival of Lights - Melissa Glisan
Festival of Lights is by far one of the best novellas I have ever read. Melissa Glisan astounded me with her intelligent combination of history and fiction, creating a beautiful story and romance that is sure to touch you heart, no matter what your faith. Glisan’s retelling of the Miracle of the Oil is a religious fiction masterpiece, and a story that is going to become a holiday tradition for this reader.

Christmas Belle - Dawn Montgomery
Christmas Belle is a fantastically magical story that I was entranced by, from start to finish. Everything about Dawn Montgomery’s story was wonderful- the writing, the plot, the characters, and those scintillating sex scenes! Belle and Roarke are two fairies that will work their way into your heart as surely as they do into each others, and you won’t want this story to end. Lucky for us readers, Montgomery ties the story up so nicely, it leaves you sighing with satisfaction.

Heart’s Desire - Michelle Hasker
Heart’s Desire is about finding exactly that. This story was full of mystery and suspense, and you will love Michelle Hasker’s style of uncovering those mysteries! This story is a marvelous true paranormal, and a love story that any romance reader will adore.

The Game - Jeanne Barrack
The Game is a scorching contemporary ménage, with enough sexy secret confessions to make your head spin! Join these four friends as they go on a trip of emotional and sexual discovery, that will leave their lives forever changed. This story will have no trouble making you feel all hot under the collar. Jeanne Barrack writes the most delicious, kinkiest holiday story ever!

Gift of the Holly King - Maura Anderson
Gift of the Holly King is a phenomenal fantasy that gave ME a new fantasy! Maura Anderson not only captivated me by her wonderfully non-complicated but intense plot, but with her ability to make her characters feel real enough to touch. The reader can easily identify and sympathize with Kayleigh, and it’s not hard at all to lust after the Holly King! The connection between the two is absolutely electric, and when they come together, look out for sparks!

This past week at Aspen Mountain Press two releases help us remember the World War II era.  The first, No Apologies by J.M. Snyder, takes us back to the weekend of December 7th, 1941 and the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  Two men on the U.S.S. Oklahoma cross an invisible boundary line when a stolen kiss in a drunken moment leads to unexpected tensions.  Can their friendship be restored before the Japanese obliterate Battleship Row?

Josh Lanyon’s Snowball in  Hell has us reliving the glory days of Hollywood complete with rationing stamps and chickory coffee.  Lt. Mathew Spain is called to investigate the murder of one of Hollywood’s elite and the journalist following the case looks like the prime suspect. 

Nathan Doyle is struggling with his homosexuality.  He’s sought help from professionals but the stress is becoming too much.  Trysts carried out in a wooded park are becoming dangerous and he feels he’s losing his mind.  Especially when his mind keeps going back to a sexy investigator who could in no way be interested in him that way.

Now the problem is surviving long enough to find the murderer.

Nothing says “cops” better than a badge and gun and the November release of Arresting Developments is one good example.  Three stories of gay police officers and how they find their love interests written by James Buchanan, L. Picaro and Josh Lanyon.

In Josh Lanyon’s In a Dark Wood, our hunky cop hero, Luke takes his new love interest camping for their first date…only Luke seems to have alterior motives including finding the Forrester, a monster in the Barrens…and one that Tim meet a long time ago.

In L. Picaro’s Gamble Everything, a former porn star is trying to forget his past, only someone is intent on reminding him of what he’s left behind.

Finally, a Coyote Crossing has two former acquaintances on opposite sides of the law.  James Buchanan weaves an intriguing story of missed opportunities and misinterpretations concealed by time and clever deceptions.

Babes in Toyland II

Maura Anderson, Jeanne Barrack, Raine Delight, Melissa Glisan,

Wayne Greenough, Michelle Hasker, Dawn Montgomery and Skylar Sinclair

Genre: Mystery, paranormal, historical, contemporary, romance, erotica

Price: $7.99

http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/babes-in-toyland-ii/prod_103.html

Blurbs:

Eight authors, eight winter holiday stories written for a total of more than 400 pages and over 130,000 words. Starting from a sweet mystery and ending in torrid romances, this book has something for everyone in it.

Who Offed Holiday Spirit by Wayne Greenough
Thanet Arthur Blake has a new mystery to solve when a little boy asks him to locate Holiday Spirit. With a reputation as a walking hearse, not too many people are willing to take to Thanet, that is until they find out who he’s looking for. Seems a lot of people have been touched by Holiday Spirit. Will Thanet be able to find Holiday Spirit before its too late?

Christmas Ink by Skylar Sinclair

Christopher Kringle, son of the Kris Kringle isn’t interested in carrying on the family business. He’d rather help the citizens of Wadeville as their doctor. When a special patient is brought in after a motorcycle accident unusual things start to happen including a curious itching on his butt. Kandi Cane had a terrible accident, and healing is going to take some time. If only she didn’t have to have an attack of unreasonable lust every time a certain doctor was nearby. But how does she tell a perfectly normal, handsome man that she isn’t quite human?

Devon Falls: Sticky Magic by Raine Delight

Preserving an ancient bloodline sends a man in search of his mate in the town of Devon Falls. Devon Falls hardly looks big enough to give second notice too, but when Marc ends up in a specialty candy shop run he changes his mind. The woman helping him select a gift for his mother is just the person he’s looking for. Can he convince Jenna they were meant to be?

Festival of Lights by Melissa Glisan
In a time and culture most have forgotten, meet Jacob and Saka, an unlikely pair. Jacob is a scholar and Saka a female warrior intent on protecting his family. When war hits, Saka takes protecting Jacob and his people seriously and will die protecting them. Survival is a miracle against a vicious enemy, but not nearly as miraculous as the love she has for Jacob or the lamp in the temple that doesn’t run out of oil.

Christmas Belle by Dawn Montgomery

In the realm of magic anything can happen, but can a kiss cause the end of the world? Belle thinks so. Kissing Roarke has cast a spell of unimagined magnitude. Guilt eats at Belle for causing the freezing of human and fae alike. Loving Roarke has caused this. Can they find a way to reverse the spell? And what will become of her love for him if they do?

Heart’s Desire by Michelle Hasker

Aine has a talent for giving people the desire of their hearts. All she asks for is help, one time, when another seeks their heart’s desire. When Aine is followed by a couple of thugs, Adhamh rushes to protect her. What he doesn’t expect is the flare of desire and vague sense of familiarity he feels in her presence. Given the choice of his own heart’s desire, finding the person who turned him into one of the living dead, or staying with Aine, Adhamh finds the decision isn’t as easy as he thought it would be.

The Game by Jeanne Barrack
A trip to his grandparents’ cabin for some quiet alone time to get to know Sheri better is all Dave wants. He doesn’t expect the company of their roommates, Frank and Marci. Nor does he expect they’ll be snowed in, unable to obtain the provisions missing from their rustic surrounds. But those aren’t the only surprises he discovers. Follow Dave and Sheri as they learn more about each other and their cabin mates while they play “Strip Dreidle” to while away their time and engage in some extraordinary sexual adventures.

Gift of the Holly King by Maura Anderson

A wiccan priestess is trying to recover from an accident that left her “changed”. Retreating to a quiet, wooded hide-away she explores the area and discovers an ancient holly tree. And imprisoned within is the Holly King, destined to relive each year the disastrous battle that locked him locks him in the tree. Kayleigh doesn’t expect to find love with an ancient spirit, but how, oh how, is she to keep loving him when he’s banished from her realm for months at a time, with no hope of communication?

All eight stories are NOW AVAILABLE AT
www.AspenMountainPress.com

Aspen Mountain Press is thrilled to release Babes in Toyland II, an eight story anthology.  This amazing collection has more than 134,000 words and 400+ pages.

Authors include:

Maura Anderson,

Jeanne Barrack

Raine Delight,

Melissa Glisan.

Wayne Greenough,

Michelle Hasker,

Dawn Montgomery,

and Skylar Sinclair.

If you like a little mystery, or a little history, or a lot of hot love, you’ll find something you like in this anthology!

A US Magistrate Judge has protected the privacy of countless individuals when he refused to allow federal prosecutors access to Amazon.com purchase records. Judge Stephen Crocker ruled  the First Amendment affirms a citizens’ right to keep reading habits private.

The judge said, “…investigation into the reading habits of Amazon’s customers could frighten countless potential customers into canceling planned online book purchases.” Additionally, “The subpoena is troubling because it permits the government to peek into the reading habits of specific individuals without their knowledge or permission…. It is an unsettling and un-American scenario to envision federal agents nosing through the reading lists of law-abiding citizens while hunting for evidence against somebody else.”

Score one for the good guys.  One doesn’t have to be liberal or conservative to appreciate the protection of an individual’s privacy over legal purchases.