"As a male submissive I find that you completely understand and capture the spirit and complexity of males who find true peace in giving all of themselves to a Woman. Often we find that it is our life outside of that submission that is really the "role" we have to play and our true nature is revealed when kneeling before that special person who accepts us for everything we are...."
Huge praise from a wonderful reader for At Her Command. While I ADORE the reviews you all post for my work, your straight-off-the-cuff reactions to the books, sent through email or social media, tickle me to pieces. For example, here is a snippet from an At Her Command review another fabulous reader left for me on Amazon:
"In this first release for her new series, Hill has gone above and beyond what I always expect from her books. This one is truly a work of art, masterfully crafted by a true artist."
Brilliant! Love it! But now here is what she emailed me:
"Imagine a great-grandma in deep East Texas sitting out on her back patio at 2:00 a.m. saying, "ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod" and then falling asleep before I could finish the chapter. Had to go to bed even tho I didn't want to. Can you picture it? Trust me, falling asleep in my rocking chair on the patio, with tablet in hand, doesn't happen. I wanted to finish it then, but the old body just wouldn't cooperate. So, bright and early this morning, around 6:45 I was up and back with Ros and Lawrence. Just a few minutes ago I helped them complete their journey... I read every single "Knights" book, and while they were all totally awesome, they ain't got nothing on these ladies. Lord have mercy girl, you totally blew me away with this one."
Yes, no one loves a story like a storyteller, and the picture her words painted fueled me for a week. Thank you, everyone, for the many different ways you've let me know you love Rosalinda and Lawrence's story!
I feel like I did a million pop-in parties, release day celebrations and other promo stuff during the week of the release. We made it a mere one step away from #1 in the Amazon Romantic Erotica category, so thank you for that! Thank you also to the many of you who came to celebrate release day on the JWHMembersOnly Facebook page.
Are you still thinking about whether or not you want to read the book? Remember, even if you prefer to read M/f, as many of my readers do, that doesn't mean you can't branch out and flavor your M/f BDSM romance with the occasional enjoyable F/m story. Variety is a wondrous thing (wink). Here are all the vendor links...
No audio version in the works right now; if that changes, you all will be the first to know!
How about my most cherished possession, or why I chose to write BDSM romance? Or what I feel the most common misconception about BDSM is in real life or BDSM romance? I did two interviews recently, one for Warhawke's Vault Book Blog and the other for author Katerina Ross's library of wonderful BDSM author interviews. If you feel like you want to know more about me, I hope you'll enjoy these. I've done so many interviews over the years, sometimes I think "Oh, heavens, everyone already knows this stuff about me!" But then I remember I always have new readers, and my thoughts, feelings and experiences are changing as we move forward in time. Plus the interviewers come up with new questions!
July 13-17, Monday through Friday, I'll have the pleasure of being "Guest Goddess" at Angel Payne's Facebook group, Payne Passion. I'll pop in a couple times each day to discuss the books, play games, and chat with readers. Then August 14, I'll host Fun Friday with Desiree Holt at her Desiree's Darlings Facebook group. We're already thinking of entertaining things to do. The links to these FB events are in the sidebar and you can also click the links above. If you'd like, go ahead and Join these groups now so you won't miss anything. Plus you can see the latest information on Angel and Desiree's books. I just started Book 1 in Angel's Bolt Saga, which is my first superhero erotic romance read (the Thor and Captain America threesome fantasy is only in my head, lol). So far it's clever, sexy and entertaining, with a hint of deeper things to come, so I'll let you all know what I think in a Bookbub and Goodreads review when I'm done.
Exploring the emotional depths of a loving relationship isn't a partisan politics issue. My take on running an author page or reader group for BDSM romance is we're here to provide a hopeful, positive environment with lots of laughs, to give ourselves a breather from real life and some solid fuel for keeping it in perspective.
So come hang with us at the JWH Members Forum or on my Author Page. We've talked recently about the differences in reading Doms versus Dommes, held a couple fun giveaways, and recommended new awesome books to one another. And there are always fun book-related pics and memes. Some make us laugh, while others make us drool. Like the picture below of a nice cow. Can anyone see the cow? I'm still looking. REALLY looking. I like cows. Lol...the reader who posted it said this reminded her of Quinn, our sexy cowboy hero from Nightfall, the Vampire Queen series book that I co-authored with author Desiree Holt.
I'm back to working on In His Arms, the next standalone in the Nature of Desire Series. This is Rory and Daralyn's story. Rory is Thomas's younger brother from Rough Canvas and Daralyn is the young woman Rory's family took in when she was in her teens. These two have waited quite a while for their book, though their romance got a big foreshadowing in First Christmas. That was the free novella about Marcus and Thomas's first holiday as a married couple. You can also read the first chapter of Rory and Daralyn's story here.
One of the challenges in telling this story is that Rory is a paraplegic. I have been reviewing all sorts of resources, including books like Is Fred Dead? by Robert W. Baer (a straightforward, layperson all-things-sex for men with spinal cord injuries - thanks to the reader who recommended it to me!). I've also been watching YouTube vlogs by paraplegics. Thank you SO much to those individuals for creating detail-rich, visual first person source material--they're solid gold treasure to a romance author.
In one of the videos I watched, a disabled comedian said he was waiting for someone like Stephen Hawking to be featured on the cover of a romance novel. While the male model on my cover isn't a paraplegic, he does look like he is sitting, and I hope when I'm done, this comedian, if ever he picks up the book, will be happy with Rory's character.
Just like when I wrote Des's story in Worth the Wait (he was a Type I diabetic with special health issues) and Dale in Unrestrained (he had a prosthetic leg), the love story remains the primary focus of the book. Rory and Daralyn's is already a strong one. Rory is learning to be a Dom, and Daralyn is exploring her submission against the challenges of her horrible childhood. Fortunately, they have a good support network - so far the book has appearances by Thomas and Marcus of Rough Canvas, and Julie and Des from Worth the Wait. Plus Tyler and Marguerite of Ice Queen and Mirror of my Soul!
My intention is to have In His Arms release September 30. As soon as I'm sure of that date, we'll set up the preorder option. If all goes well, that will happen sometime in late July.
WHAT ELSE? Well, if you've read At Her Command, at the end of the book there's a reference to a barbecue event at Dale and Athena's home. I intended to include it in At Her Command, but there ended up being so much story content for that barbecue, I decided to leave it out and do it later as a free vignette for my readers. We'll see if I can have that ready for you all by January, a way to stave off the post-holiday doldrums.
Submissive Angel is my M/m Christmas story featuring Robert and Ange. The rights to the story will be coming back to me in September. I plan on writing a supplement to the story, kind of a "day after," where we tie up some loose ends about Ange's character. Therefore, when I re-release the book as a self published title, it should have some substantive new content. If I can get my act together, I'll try to get that out around Christmas.
Then I'll start work on the next Vampire Queen series novel, featuring Catriona, the Fae Lord Keldwyn's ward. We first met her in Bound by the Vampire Queen, a dryad that Jacob and Lyssa freed from her tree form. We saw her again in Night's Templar. Her hero is going to be Adan, the son of Mal and Elisa of Vampire Instinct. Adan has never been mentioned in any of the books. For a long time, I wasn't sure what gender Mal and Elisa's baby was going to be, then a key suggestion by a reader sparked the idea that she would have twins. Adan's sister is Ruth, who will likely end up with Merc of Medusa's Heart. We'll see...
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE - SASS MOVED TO 2021
Just a reminder that the 2020 SASS conference was cancelled, but it is on schedule for 2021, in the same great location and hotel. You can register and make your hotel reservations now! Mark your calendars for July 8-11, 2021. I can't wait to see you all!
Were you hoping to have me sign one of my books that you already have? Or buy a new signed book from me? If so, no worries - check EXTRAS in the sidebar, and find out how you can get a signed new book or a signed bookplate directly from me!
Remember, you can find me online through my website email contact link (little envelope under Follow Me on the right side of home page) or email me directly at storywitch@storywitch.com. You can also leave a question for me under my Author Profile on GoodReads. I'm on Facebook under Joey W. Hill, and you can visit the JWHMembersOnly FB fan forum group here. I'm @JoeyWHill on Twitter, and my Pinterest boards related to the books are here.
I'd also love it if you followed me on Bookbub, Amazon or both, since that helps my books get increased visibility and recommendations on the site. And in return, you get heads up about releases and sales!
DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE? Responding to my readers, and doing so in a very timely manner (within 24-48 hours), is extremely important to me. So if you have sent a communication to me in any medium - direct email, FB, GoodReads or Twitter - and have not received a response, a technical glitch has occurred. Either your communication did not get through to me, or my response did not reach you. If you suspect that's the case, use one of the alternative communication methods to send me a "Hey, Joey, I sent you a note through email (or FB, or a tweet, etc). Did you get it?" message, and we'll make sure we sort it out. I will never intentionally ignore my readers!
Thank you so much for your support of my work!
While you can subscribe to the newsletter through my website, you may find your email host isn't letting it through, thanks to broad spam-blocking mechanisms that don't separate communications you've specifically requested to receive, from those you haven't. Regrettably, there's not a lot we can do on this side if the newsletter is hitting an email filter that is bouncing it without notifying either one of us.
However, if you think this is happening to you, and you've checked your allowed lists and done everything you can think of to get the email through, here are a couple other options:
Like my FB page or follow me on Twitter. Whenever I issue a newsletter, I will post the updated link to it on both of those, to make sure it reaches the widest number of people possible. Or...
Put https://storywitch.com/newsletter/?latest as one of your Favorite links. You can click on it anytime to see if a new newsletter has been released. I try to get a new issue out during the first 7 days of every month.
12/15/2019 - Vampire Master - Book 16 of the Vampire Queen series
08/2019 - Naughty Bits - re-release as a self-published title in print and ebook.
07/2019 - Vampire Queen's Servant - re-release as a self-published title in print and ebook.
6/30/19 - The Problem with Witches - A Crossover novel of the Arcane Shot and Knights of the Board Room series
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
09/30/2020 - In His Arms, Book XI of the Nature of Desire series (standalone)
06/15/2020 - At Her Command, Book 1 of the Mistresses of the Board Room series
03/23/2020 - Naughty Wishes, re-release of original four serialized novellas under one cover
12/15/2019 - Vampire Master - Book 16 of the Vampire Queen series
GoodReads Blog - Whenever I have something half-way interesting to say (hopefully), I post it on my blog. Check out the latest, as well as the backlog of over 80 posts!
For my most up-to-date appearances info throughout the month, follow me on Twitter or "Like" my Author Page on Facebook - I'll keep you in the loop as things happen!
July 13-17 - Guest Goddess at Angel Payne's Passion Facebook group - I'll be posting a couple posts a day during that Monday through Friday time period. Come play!
August 14 - Fun Friday host at Desiree's Darlings - I'll be doing posts with the wonderful Desiree!
GoodReads Blog - Whenever I have something half-way interesting to say (hopefully), I post it on my blog. Check out the latest, as well as the backlog of over 80 posts.
For my most up-to-date appearances info throughout the month, follow me on Twitter or "Like" my Author Page on Facebook - I'll keep you in the loop as things happen.
SEXY AND SASSY SIGNING 2020 - July 9-12 - next year's popular reader/author event will happen in Norfolk, VA. The theme is Sinful Fairy Tales! Click on the link above to find out more. You can also join the SASS Attendee group once you've registered.
SEXY AND SASSY SIGNING 2021 - July 8-11 - next year's popular reader/author event will happen in Norfolk, VA. The theme is Sinful Fairy Tales! Click on this link to find out more. You can also join the SASS Attendee group once you've registered. Register NOW and reserve your hotel room.
Want a Kindle signature? My books are listed at the Authorgraph site, so if you'd like a "Kindlegraph", send me a request! Just go to Authorgraph.com, put Joey W. Hill in the search line, and it will pull up my books, with a "Request Authorgraph" button beneath each.
Want a signed bookplate for your print book and a bookmark? No need to be bummed about not seeing me at a book signing. Just shoot me an email at storywitch@PROTECTED with your mailing address and the title(s) of the book(s) for which you want a signature, and I'll send you personalized bookplates anytime, free of charge. And I always send it with a signed bookmark!
HAVE YOU CHECKED THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE?
I am ALWAYS delighted to hear from my readers, and I never mind answering your questions. However, about 90% of the general questions I receive on email can be quickly answered on my website, www.storywitch.com. And the cool thing is you get your answer in the time it takes you to do a couple clicks, versus having to type up your question and send it to me, then wait for me to emerge from my writing cave and check my email.
A lot of authors experience this now. Because we have so much more of a presence at FB, Twitter, and the like, it's easy to forget that most authors still maintain a website where you can quickly get info. On my site, you can not only find BLURBS and FREE EXCERPTS for every book I've published, you can find SERIES ORDER, including recommendations on which ones can stand alone or need specific titles to be read first. Under the In the Works page, you'll find information about UPCOMING RELEASES and what's percolating (the popular "will you ever write a book about so-n-so" question would be answered there).
Just go to my website, storywitch.com, and enjoy your visit. It is specifically and deliberately designed not to be flashy or confusing. Just look at the drop down menus at the top for what you're seeking.
Want a SIGNED BOOKMARK? I have five beautiful bookmarks, each design representing one of my series: Knights of the Board Room, Nature of Desire, Vampire Queen, Arcane Shot, Daughters of Arianne. You can look at them here (click on the one you like for a larger view). Just shoot me an email at storywitch@storywitch.com with your mailing address and tell me which bookmark you want. I'll send you two of that design - one for you and one to share!
Want a SIGNED BOOK? Bummed because you can't make it to a signing? Just email me at storywitch@storywitch.com with 1) what book you want, 2) your mailing address, and 3) if you want me to personalize it to a particular name (Mary, Marie, Marissa, etc), or no personalization, just a signature and a cheery note. I'll shoot you an invoice and, once that's squared away, the book will be on its way to you!
Want a SIGNED BOOKPLATE? Want a bookplate for your favorite JWH book(s)? Just shoot me an email at storywitch@storywitch.com with your mailing address, the title(s) of the book(s), and I'll send you personalized bookplates anytime, free of charge. And I always send it with a signed bookmark!
Want a KINDLE SIGNATURE? My books are listed at the Authorgraph site, so if you'd like a "Kindlegraph", send me a request! Just go to Authorgraph.com, put Joey W. Hill in the search line, and it will pull up my books, with a "Request Authorgraph" button beneath each.
"I have a question."
Answer: "Have you checked my website?"
I am ALWAYS delighted to hear from my readers, and I never mind answering your questions. However, about 90% of the general questions I receive on email can be quickly answered on my website, www.storywitch.com. And the cool thing is you get your answer in the time it takes you to do a couple clicks, versus having to type up your question and send it to me, then wait for me to emerge from my writing cave and check my email.
A lot of authors experience this now. Because we have so much more of a presence at FB, Twitter, and the like, it's easy to forget that most authors still maintain a website where you can quickly get info. On my site, you can not only find BLURBS and FREE EXCERPTS for every book I've published, you can find SERIES ORDER, including recommendations on which ones can stand alone or need specific titles to be read first. Under the In the Works page, you'll find information about UPCOMING RELEASES and what's percolating (the popular "will you ever write a book about so-n-so" question would be answered there).
Just go to my website at storywitch.com, and enjoy your visit. It is specifically and deliberately designed not to be flashy or confusing. Just look at the drop down menus at the top for what you're seeking.
HAVE YOU CHECKED THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE?
"I have a question." Answer: "Have you checked the author's website?"
I am ALWAYS delighted to hear from my readers, and I never mind answering your questions. However, about 90% of the general questions I receive on email can be quickly answered on my website. The cool thing is you get your answer in the time it takes you to do a couple clicks. Just look at the drop down menus at the top for what you're seeking. You'll find BUY LINKS, BLURBS and FREE EXCERPTS for every book I've published. You can also find SERIES ORDER, including recommendations on which books can stand alone or need specific titles to be read first. Under the In the Works page, you'll find information about UPCOMING RELEASES and what's percolating (the popular "will you ever write a book about so-n-so" question would be answered there).