Eye Candy Contest Winner!

The Eye Candy contest winner is Mindy! Please email me at shaylakersten @ yahoo.com (no spaces) with your choice of one of my ebook downloads!

Thanks to everyone who commented!

Hugs,
Shayla

Eye Candy!

A little eye candy for Ellora's Cave chat traffic...

Silver Expressions Blog, Friday, September 28th!

I'll be blogging at the Silver Expressions blog tomorrow! I'll be talking about my new sale to Liquid Silver. Yes, a new sale! Woo hoo!

Stop by and comment at Silver Expressions for a chance to win an ebook download!

Hugs,
Shayla

A Squealing Snoopy Dancin' Kind of Day!

Woo hoo! The Cost of Eternity made it #70 on Amazon.com's bestseller Erotica list! And then promptly ran out of stock! *headdesk*

It would have been interesting to see if it would have gone higher. Just last week I posted here that Amazon had finally gotten stock and now it's gone! Thank you to everyone who made it happen!

Hugs, hugs and more hugs!

Shayla

Now that's just cool...

I have Google alerts set up on my name and the titles of my books. Mainly, I'm looking for reviews and comments about the book. Today, I get an alert for Amazon.com...in the UK! LOL The Cost of Eternity actually available in England! Check it out here. Barnes & Noble finally got straightened out. Now The Cost of Eternity is showing up on their website as well as Amazon.com in the US.

I know it's never going to hit a best seller list, I mean it's a gay erotic romance. Not going to make the NY Times list any time soon! But seeing it available to buy in more than one country is a thrill I wasn't expecting!

Flash Fiction Sunday at Silver Expressions Blog!

Stop by Liquid Silver's Silver Expression Blog and join me for Flash Fiction Sunday! Posting 100 word drabbles of whatever comes to mind, you never know who will show up or what they'll write!

So clicky the linky and join the fun on Sunday! http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/blog/

Also on Sunday, I'll be popping in along with some of your favorite manlove authors at Love Romances Cafe Yahoo group. Join the fun for lots of hot excerpts at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveRomancesCafe.Busy day! Come and play!

Chat at Literary Nymphs today!

Manlove authors are chatting at Literary Nymphs today! Lots of excerpts, games and prizes, all day! Check out the great poster made up for today! Join us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LiteraryNymphsChat!

New Reviews for Gaps In Your Soul!

I'm a little behind on posting new reviews! Check out all the great ones for Gaps In Your Soul! And visit my website for more at www.shaylakersten.com!

Ecataromance
Rating: 5 Stars
Sensuality Rating: Sizzling
Reviewer: Heather M Nestorick

Excerpt of Review: Gaps In Your Soul by Shayla Kersten is marvelous! Miss Kersten has taken issues we face today and crafted a wonderful love story out of it. I fell in love with Jared and Dalton and could feel their emotions as they struggled with everything they were feeling. Gaps In You Soul is a page turner that ended to quickly!!!


Two Lips Reviews
Rating: 5 Kisses
Heat Level: 1 Pepper
Reviewer: Kerin

Excerpt of Review: I simply need to say, rush immediately and get your copy of Gaps In Your Soul. Why? It’s amazing. Dalton’s sexual aggression is hot, sexy and exactly what Jared needs to break free of his inhibitions. Jared is a good man, strong and caring yet scared of his feelings. Their connection is deep, sweet and completely heart melting. The love scenes are some of the hottest and emotion-charged ones that I’ve ever read. Shayla Kersten has penned a poignant and absolutely fantastic story that you’ll regret if you miss.


RRTErotic
Rating: La Petite Mort!
Heat Level: E-rotic
Reviewer: Kate Garrabrant

Excerpt of Review: GAPS IN YOUR SOUL is a top notch read. Jared suffers horribly from the Iraq war and the constant mental and physical pain. Dalton’s crush for Jared has become all consuming and when these two finally give in to their emotions, it is very sensual and touching. Shayla Kersten has written and incredible story about forgiveness and present day issues that were handled in such a way that would bring a tear to anyone’s eye. The romance between Jared and Dalton is just plain beautiful to read. Kudos to Ms. Kersten for her imagination and inventive storytelling.


Joyfully Reviewed
Reviewer: Sabella

Excerpt of Review: Gaps in Your Soul is an awesome book about missed opportunities and finding the courage to reach out for what you want. Jared and Dalton are both very wonderful men, especially when they are acting like idiots and you want to smack them for it. Watching Jared find the courage to admit to others his love for Dalton is both heart-wrenching and exhilarating. I cheered for Jared and Dalton from the very beginning of the book and when they finally come together the explosion will singe you. Gaps in Your Soul will grip you in ways that make you live the emotional journey along with Jared and Dalton. Read Gaps in Your Soul when you are looking for a little bit of angst and passion along with love between two hot men; you won’t be disappointed!

Long Time, No Update!

Wow! I haven't updated my blog in ages! Been really busy. Finished the sequel to Thirty Days and submitted it! Finally off my desk...for now. I hope Liquid Silver likes the story. It was harder to write than I thought it would be.

I've been working on synopses for book three and four in The Cost of Eternity world. Started writing book three last night. I also sketched out another contemporary gay romance plus a fourth one for the Older Woman/Younger Man series for Ellora's Cave. My calendar is full!

I've also been musing over a mainstream series (contemporary, mystery, suspense). I've worked out most of the characters but haven't settled on a story line. Since this idea is more of a mystery/suspense than a romance, I'll probably use a different pen name. Haven't decided on what yet! Most people who read Shayla Kersten are looking for hot sex (most of it gay) and a romance. Don't need to confuse readers by publishing something totally different under the same name!

I aim to have the story for the first book in the series lined out by November and use National Novel Writing Month to get the first one started.Am I a little bit crazy? Okay, I'm a lot crazy! But I love to write. I just don't have enough time in the day to satisfy all the voices!

Tomorrow, I'll be playing at Ellora's Cave's reader loop with Delilah Devlin and Myla Jackson. Stop by and read some hot excerpts, play a few games and maybe win some prizes! You can join the insanity at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ellorascavechat. Hope to see you there!

Hugs,
Shayla

What a weekend!

I pulled a writing marathon this weekend. Saturday, with a lot of help from my friends, I clocked a word count of 8052 words. Today, another 2955. And I finished the sequel to Thirty Days. The story is called Forever. I hope Liquid Silver buys it cause it's been hell writing it! I actually started in January, got sidetracked on other projects and put it away. Went back to it in April, got sidetracked again, and put it away. Since the first of August, when I picked it up again, I've done nearly 22k words.

Now I just need to write the synopsis and blurb and do one more editing pass through it. Tomorrow. It can wait until tomorrow.

Hugs!
Shayla