| Afterthought -- On Sale September 21st from Liquid Silver Books |
[Aug. 26th, 2009|08:42 pm] |
Afterthought - by Cat Kane
Available Sept 21st from Liquid Silver Books
When you're choosing between right and wrong, sometimes love is just an afterthought.
Telepath Vance Gregory never thought that taking down high-powered underworld Path Marcus Rose would be easy. When his enemy proves to be a far more formidable danger than Vance anticipates, he has no choice but to join forces with Ayan, a beautiful low-level Path with mysterious connections to Marcus.
Captured by Vance's organization during a bungled ambush on Marcus, Ayan had no intention of helping them achieve their ends. But Vance isn't like anyone he's known. Given a glimpse of how life with him might be beyond the uncertain society they inhabit, Ayan agrees to Vance's plans.
Neither of them expect the intense attraction, nor the explosive mental bond it forges. And when Ayan's powers begin to spike out of control, neither of them want to face the unpredictable dangers that could tear them apart.
With Ayan at his side, Vance sets out to remove the threat Marcus poses to the Path community. But Marcus isn't that easy to kill, and when Ayan turns out to be vital to Marcus's continued existence, Vance has to choose between the enemy he hates or the man he loves
Read an excerpt and keep up to date with all the info about "Afterthought" here! |
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| Happy Holidays, and a Christmas Fic! |
[Dec. 24th, 2008|08:10 pm] |
A few years ago, amid a mad last-minute rush to fulfill all my Christmas obligations (which at the time included papers for my Masters', ficathon challenges, the usual Christmas insanity plus two family birthdays in the two days before Christmas!), I was whapped over the head by a mistletoe-wielding muse who demanded this story be written.
Some folks might've seen it on Livejournal that year or, later on, on my site, but thanks to another crazy-rushed Christmas and in lieu of a new festive story, I thought I'd post the links up here for anyone who didn't get the chance to read it then!
Saints And Angels
Two lost souls meet before Christimas, but just who’s saving who?
Rating : NC-17 overall
Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four
Alternatively, Saints And Angels can be found on my site, under Writings --> Site Exclusives.
Happy Holidays to everyone, and here's hoping 2009 will be fantastic for you all! |
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[Dec. 19th, 2008|10:47 pm] |
Stolen from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) elisa_rolle, but hey any excuse to post pictures of hotness. *grin* How did the quiz know mysterious badasses and soccer players push my buttons? It's a mystery...
Your result for The What type of MAN turns you on Test...
Exotic bad-assYou scored 60% masculine, 53% athletic, 64% exotic, and 19% refined! 
You want everything in a man at the same time! Masculine, built like a Greek god, exotic and mysterious and even some bad-ass in there too. I think you would really like Freddy Ljungberg, the Swedish soccer player. He's the guy on the right. But let's face it, the whole point of this was to look at a bunch of hot guys. If you liked what you saw, please rate my test!
Take The What type of MAN turns you on Test at HelloQuizzy
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| The House On Sheridan Street is out from Torquere Press! |
[Dec. 15th, 2008|11:05 am] |
The House On Sheridan Street
Gale Solomon is a real estate developer, buying properties and renovating them for profit. The latest house has been giving him nothing but headaches, though. Protestors are picketing the old Sheridan house, demanding that it be 'saved'. On top of that, Nathan Oakley has shown up, claiming to be a long-lost grandson of the previous owner, demanding his inheritance back.
Gale knows that Nathan’s not Mrs. Oakley's grandson; no living relative was found by the estate, so Nathan must be running a scam. Too bad Gale likes Nathan. Maybe more than likes him. Will a mysterious letter help clear things up or make them worse? And what exactly is going on in the attic of the old Sheridan House?
Buy it today! |
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| [FIC] Old Ghosts by Cat Kane -- A Halloween story (M/M, R) |
[Nov. 10th, 2008|11:44 am] |
Thanks for reading "Old Ghosts"! Hope you enjoyed! A pdf. file of the story in its entirety should be up in a couple of days.
Old Ghosts
By Cat Kane
Part Five
The apartment was empty. So was the hallway, and the elevators, the stairwell and the lobby.
Impossible. No one disappeared.
Standing on the silent, empty street outside his building, Jake wondered if that was true. He scanned the desolate street, seeing no sign of life besides the highway traffic that sulked and rumbled by at the intersection at the far end of the block.
He used to love the highway lights, once. He used to love the night-time itself, watching the world go by in a haze of light and noise. Now, the traffic a hundred yards away was about a hundred yards too close.
Samuel…
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| [FIC] Old Ghosts -- Part Four -- A halloween story (M/M) |
[Nov. 3rd, 2008|10:23 pm] |
Old Ghosts
By Cat Kane
Part Four
Jake woke and stretched, bleary gaze squinting up at the living room ceiling. He couldn’t remember falling asleep on the couch, but at least the pounding migraine had dulled to a tolerable—
Wait…
He sat up, head protesting feebly.
“Jake,” Samuel said, smiling at him from the mismatched easy chair. “I’m so relieved you’re awake.”
If it had been something serious, Jake thought, would Samuel have thought to take him to the ER? Probably not. Jake doubted it was the done thing in Samuel’s day.
In his day? Am I really believing this crap?
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| [FIC] Old Ghosts by Cat Kane -- Part Three |
[Nov. 1st, 2008|10:25 am] |
Old Ghosts
By Cat Kane
Part Three
By the time Jake made it into work, the headache was a thudding migraine, sending little flickers of light dancing across his peripheral vision. He popped two painkillers before even sitting at his desk, wishing he’d just gone home.
No. Home wasn’t a great idea. That man knew where he lived. Granted, if he had that much information, finding his workplace wouldn’t be too difficult, but Jake clung to whatever fragment of optimism he could.
Funny, he’d always thought that if he acquired a stalker, it’d be one of Carrie’s cast-offs. A crazy ex, one of the guys she’d drained dry of their credit limit and their will to live before she moved onto him.
No, Jake’s luck dictated that he got the psychopath who thought he was someone else.
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| [FIC] Old Ghosts -- a Halloween story (M/M) |
[Oct. 30th, 2008|01:07 pm] |
Old Ghosts
By Cat Kane
Part Two
“You’re sure you can’t stay?”
Carrie leaned up on her tiptoes, kissing Jake’s cheek. “I gotta be up early, so yeah, I’m sure. Besides, you seem kinda pre-occupied tonight.”
“No I’m not.” The defense was a little too quick, to eager, to be a true denial. Even Carrie could see right through it, and considering Carrie could barely see past an end of season sale at JCPenney, Jake thought that was saying something.
“Liar.” She smiled, then canted her head, watching him thoughtfully. “We have fun, right?”
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[Oct. 29th, 2008|12:30 am] |
Old Ghosts
By Cat Kane
Part One
In the far corner of a cold, dark room, guarded by an army of cloven gargoyles and zombie babies, the plain nondescript box leaned against a dank wall. Draped in dust and gently swaying cobwebs, it towered above the minions that surrounded and protected it, and bore no identifying mark as clue to what lay inside. To its left, a half decayed body swung from its bloodied hook, to its right, a mountain of worn and tarnished skulls.
“The hell is that thing?”
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| Win an Amazon Kindle Ereader plus great fiction!! |
[Sep. 1st, 2008|07:25 pm] |
It's Torquere Press' fifth anniversary, and we've gotten together to offer our readers a great prize! Find the Scavenger Hunt button somewhere on my website -- here -- collect buttons from the other participating authors, and you could win a Kindle E-book reader loaded with Torquere Press books!
The contest runs for the whole of September, and full details and info can be found here
Good Luck!! |
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| Best Laid Plans by Cat Kane, out now!! |
[Aug. 18th, 2008|11:06 pm] |
The inspiration for Best Laid Plans came from flicking through the plethora of `real life` documentary channels. I'll confess that one of my guilty pleasures is the suspense of watching people salvage something decent from the jaws of disaster, and when one documentary featured a mediaeval-themed wedding, complete with falconry displays, I remember thinking: "Imagine the mess if someone decided it'd be a good idea to release doves at a wedding while a falcon was loose…"
That wedding went off without a hitch, but the germ of the scene remained. And so, Eliott, my well-meaning but chronically luckless wedding co-ordinator was born. Of course, I love my happy endings--at least, once I've tormented my characters enough--so Eliott needed his own Prince Charming. Dylan, however, has secrets of his own…
Well, who said any of this was easy?!
( Here's an excerpt! )
Buy It Here!!
~ Cat Kane's Fiction ~
http://www.morethanfiction.com |
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| Best Laid Plans -- Out on Monday from Liquid Silver Books! |
[Aug. 14th, 2008|11:13 pm] |
Best Laid Plans by Cat Kane
Sometimes, nothing goes according to plan...
Wedding co-ordinator Eliott doesn't think his nose-diving career can get much worse. After the wedding disaster of the decade, the last thing he needs is to get involved with his new client. Dylan's wedding is supposed to be Eliott's new start, his second chance, but not when it risks everything he's worked for, everything he thought was right.
Dylan never intended to fall for the wedding planner, and despite his `bride's` encouragement he can't bring himself to tell Eliott the truth behind their plans. If Eliott knew the real reason they'd approached him, everything would be ruined. But as time goes on and his feelings for Eliott deepen, how long can he keep pretending the wedding is nothing more than convenience?
Out Monday from Liquid Silver Books |
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| Another Review |
[May. 29th, 2008|11:47 pm] |
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Literary Nymphs have a great review of "The Sun Child" here!!
They gave it 5 Nymphs, and said:
"Returning home from a hunting trip, Yaotl is informed that it is time to start his duties as guardian to the Sun Child, the human incarnation of the Sun God. When Yaotl is presented to him, the Sun Child requests that Yaotl refer to him as Eztli, his real name. Neither man can resist the attraction between them, nor does Yaotl believe that Eztli is truly the Sun Child. Eztli knows the truth; he is an orphan stolen from his village as a child, and raised by the priests to be a sacrifice. Yaoti is faced with losing the man he loves or exposing the deception.
The Sun Child: The Eight of Cups is a sensuous and brilliantly compelling story of how myths and rituals are performed as a scheme to take advantage of peoples ignorance. Ezytli has blond hair and green eyes, which is uncommon among the tribe. Cat Kane provides a marvelous example of how righteous illusions are used to pacify the people rather than explore new ways to support finding a resolution. This is an outstanding and very enjoyable read." |
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| "The Sun Child" is out now from Torquere Press!! |
[Feb. 11th, 2008|12:36 am] |
Years ago, Yaotl left his Aztec village to lead the life a soldier, but he has never forgotten a boy he met when he was a child, or the shell he gave his new friend to keep safe. When Yaotl returns to his village, much has changed, and he's in charge of keeping someone else safe, Eztli, the Sun God's vessel
Eztli is nothing like Yaotl's people. Blond and green eyed, strangely seductive, he calls to Yaotl, who does not believe that Eztli is meant to be a sacrifice. When the tribe begins to resent Yaotl questioning their beliefs, he knows he's on to something, Can he save Eztli and love him at the same time?
Buy "The Sun Child" here!! |
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| Accountability |
[Jan. 22nd, 2008|02:50 am] |
Those four submissions for January alone? Done. Drove me to the brink of Batshit!Crazy, but done. Whether anything comes from any of it, we'll have to wait and see.
Poking around the net in between working out character names for a space opera/sci-fi thing, I stumbled on this writing challenge which, if I remember about it come February, I'm tempted to sign up for. But, instead of waiting till then, I thought I might as well go `public` with a few WIPs and see where the accountability of saying "this fic is at such-and-such a point, I want it *here* by whenever" gets me. Couple of these have been sitting around for a year, and one's been in the "needs editing" pile for...gah, years.
No titles because, well, most of them don't have one yet. Titles are not my friend...(neither, lately, is the zokutou word meter site, so no fancy wordcount meters for me).
RDG (aka The Paranormal Threesome Thing) -- 22k (needs to be 50k) (Turned out to be 70k. Now titled "Human Nature" and coming soon from Liquid Silver Books -- Read about it here!
DS (No not *that* kind. (...Probably) aka The Sorta Angel/Demon Thing) -- 5k (needs to be 25k+)
BLP (aka The Wedding Planner Thing) -- 25k (needs to be 30k-ish) (Best Laid Plans" is now available from Liquid Silver Books)
OTP (aka The ABC Shifter Thing) -- 15k (needs to be 25k+)
SA (aka The "OMG Cat Writes Het!" Thing) 17k (needs to be 20-25k)
NG (aka The Butterflies Thing) 16k (needs to be 20k)
Oh, and that space opera/sci-fi thing? 0k. Needs to be 80k. Yeah. Go me. |
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| Year End Round-Up |
[Dec. 30th, 2007|08:36 pm] |
I don't usually do these, but I figure it can't do any harm as far as writerly accountability goes. For many reasons, it felt as though 2007 was an unproductive year; it felt like one of those years where I wrote a lot but didn't seem to get very far. The upside of that is that I have several bits'n'pieces that just need a little polishing off now and they'll be ready to submit, so hopefully it'll balance out in the end.
2007 Word Count (excluding edits, college papers, grocery lists...) = 184,506. Not great considering it was at around 100K in April...
Submissions = 7 (lame...)
Sales = 4 (three of them going live in 2007, one in early 2008).
Rejections = 3
More `yes please` than `no thanks`, so I guess that's moderately successful considering the low submission rate on my part. Aiming for three/four subs in January alone this year (yikes!), so I'll be on course to beat this year's quota.
And, just for a giggle...
Aims for the upcoming year: At least double the submission rate; beat out the word count; update this damn thing more often ;) |
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| The Spirit of Giving |
[Nov. 18th, 2007|01:24 pm] |
My Christmas-themed story `The Spirit of Giving` is out now from Phaze!!
Check it out here!! |
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| Shifting Back is out from Torquere Press!! |
[Oct. 31st, 2007|02:09 pm] |
Shifting Back edited by Rob Knight
Historical werewolves. Arthurian shapeshifters. That's what Shifting Back is all about. Compiling stories from the Wild West to the lush jungles of India, Shifting Back takes on the past, giving the good old days some animal magnetism.
Sean Michael's Law of the Jungle takes on a pirate and his unexpected gift. With Wings to Fly, by Kara Larson hearkens back to Arthurian legend, and to a shapeshifter with druidic heritage. Serpents, by Angelia Sparrow and Naomi Brooks explores the world of scaled djinns and great cobras, while Cat Kane looks at the more traditional werewolf in A Matter of Choice. Finally, BA Tortuga explores old west cat people in Snake Oil. From sea battles to gun fights, Shifting Back has the best of both historical romance and the world of the shapeshifter.
Get your paws on it today! |
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