I really can’t believe it’s 2011 already! I’m not one for resolutions, but one of my goals for this year is to blog more. With all the new social media outlets, I don’t blog as much as I used to…but I’m going to try to be better! (I promise!)

In the meantime, I’ve updated the website with info about my next release, Acapulco Heat in the BODYGUARDS IN BED Anthology, due out May 31, 2011. Click the link to read the back cover blurb and check out an excerpt of my novella. I’m also *almost* done uploading info about … Read more »

The winner of the autographed copy of STOLEN HEAT is Casey H (#18)! Casey, email me at elisabeth (at) elisabethnaughton (dot) com with your snail mail addy and I’ll get your prize in the mail to you!

And now…just for fun…an excerpt from ACAPULCO HEAT (the first published excerpt!) which, by the way, is now available for preorder from Amazon!

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“Open up,” Tierney called in that sexy Irish voice that did insane things to Lauren’s libido.

Seductive, she reminded herself as she took one more deep breath. Keep it smooth. Make it hot.

She barely had the … Read more »

I just got this this morning. It’s the cover for my June 2011 anthology with Jamie Denton and Lucy Monroe. What do you think?

I don’t have the “official” back cover blurb for my story yet, but here’s my version:

ACAPULCO HEAT

Sun, sand, skin and plenty of sex, that’s the name of the game in beautiful Acapulco.

Bodyguard Finn Tierney’s new gig in the sultry city is nothing short of perfect. Too bad he can’t stand it. Hired to protect supermodel Lauren Kauffman during her very public, very sexy cosmetic shoot on the beach, Finn’s itching for a … Read more »

Okay…here are the winners from this week’s contest, chosen by random number generator. If your name is listed below, please email me at elisabeth (at) elisabethnaughton (dot) com and let me know which book from my backlist you would like for your very own. Congrats to all the winners!!! (And thanks to everyone for letting me off the hook. You all ROCK!)

Alice (comment #21)

Karen H (comment #3)

Brian Rounds (comment #46)

Jamie Lynch (comment #41)

Viki S. (comment #37)… Read more »

So I officially get the “slacker” award. At the Emerald City Writer’s Conference booksigning, a very nice reader came up and asked WHEN I was ever going to get around to giving out the prizes for ENTWINED’s release day giveaway. Oh my gosh! I can’t believe I let that slide! I blame (take your pick): being away at the RWA conference on release day, going on vacation right after conference, all the crap that happened with my previous publisher (and which sucked up all of Aug and most of Sept) as soon as I got home from RWA and vacation, … Read more »

I’ve been holding off announcing things that are happening with me and my books because a lot has been up in the air. Today I can officially tell you where things are at.

Those of you who follow the publishing industry news are aware of the changes that Dorchester made to its pub model in August. While I completely understand that this change was a business decision, it wasn’t a business decision that was particularly pro for me as an author. I’ve built my readership in mass market paperback, not ebook/trade, and I have readers who expect my books to … Read more »

Most of you already know I’m a sucker for mythology. I could spend hours researching the ancient myths (and often do). I’ve taken a few liberties with my mythological links in the Eternal Guardians series, but at the end of the day I try to stay as close to the original mythology as possible. Of course, for every research book that says a myth happened one way, you can find another that contradicts it. So I read a lot, weight the differences and then pull out the pieces that work for my books. So far, I’ve been happy with the … Read more »

Hey all!

Sorry I’ve been MIA the last few weeks. I realize I haven’t updated winners from release day and I have a few winners left to email from my ENTWINED Release Contest (thanks to all who played along, btw!). I’m hoping to get to all of that today. Release week I was in Orlando for the 2010 RWA Conference and my hotel had really slow, awful internet. By the time I got through pertinent emails I didn’t have enough patience for the blog (It might have resulted in serious computer damage). Then I was in Hammock Beach, FL the … Read more »

I want to say a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all the Golden Heart finalists who participated in my GH Spotlights the last few months. I had a great time getting to know you all and really appreciate you sharing a little about yourselves, your writing and your stories with the rest of us.

As most of you know, I was a GH finalist in 2007 and it’s an experience I will never forget. I truly believe the experience  jump-started my career, and I’m happy I was able to introduce my readers to some up and come new authors. I … Read more »

I’m very excited that ENTWINED is finally on store shelves today! ENTWINED is the second book in my Eternal Guardians series and a book that is very near and dear to my heart…

ZANDER — The most feared of all the Eternal Guardians. It’s rumored he can’t be killed, and he always fights like he has nothing to lose. But as a descendant of the famed hero Achilles, he’s got to have a vulnerability… somewhere.

Forces of daemons are gathering and have broken through the barriers of the Underworld. Now more than ever the Eternal Guardians are needed to protect … Read more »