Scouts, The Cougar Book – finalists for EPIC’s eBook Awards™ 2011

Formerly the EPPIE

It’s a happy day at Logical-Lust Publications with the news of two of our titles making the final round of EPIC’s eBook Awards™!

Formerly the EPPIE, EPIC’s eBook Awards™ are the oldest ebook award recognition program still in existence.

Notices went out to finalists last night so authors all over are waking up to some very good news!

Finalist:  Erotic Romance Division – Science Fiction Erotic Romance Category:

Scouts – by Nobilis Reed

Finalist:  Anthology Division – Erotica and Erotic Romance Category:

The Cougar Book – edited by Jolie du Pré

So congratulations must go out to The Cougar Book contributors who made it all possible!

Brenna Lyons

Adriana Kraft

Randall Lang

Emerald

Julia Barrett

Sascha Illyvich

Rachel Kramer Bussel

Tara S. Nichols

Jeremy Edwards

Jolene Hui

Keeb Knight

Donna George Storey

Shanna Germain

Doug Harrison

D.L. King

Madeline Moore

Heidi Champa

Craig J. Sorensen

J. C. Wesner

Bill Brent

Dona Lee

Trish DeVene

Blue Canyon

And thank you Valerie Gibson for your wonderful introduction!

We’re making plans to attend the awards banquet that closes out the 2011 EPICon in Williamsburg, VA March 10-13.

If you can make it—hopefully we will see you there!

The Cougar Book – interview with Dona Lee

All this month on the Logical-Lust blog we will have interviews from the authors of The Cougar Book, edited by Jolie du Pre. Today is Dona Lee, author of “Cruising for C-men.”
Dona Lee’s short story’s on family have been published in a family anthology, “From Our Family to Yours,” and she has won numerous awards for her work. She currently leads a Florida writing group and is a freelance editor, writing coach, and ghostwriter.

What made you decide to submit your work for inclusion in The Cougar Book?

I chose to enter my story for The Cougar Book because I have been writing erotica for over two years. I even taught a writing group on the difference between sensual romance and erotica.

Tell us about your story. Give us a little teaser.

I tell the tale of a divorcee who needs to explore her sexuality after years of feeling inadequate. She chooses a cruise for her adventure and spies a young purser. Luring him in, she reinvigorates her sexuality and then slyly entices her friend to give it a whirl.

Could you see yourself being a cougar?

I am a Cougar. I enjoy younger men, they make me feel sexual and sensual. They appreciate my experience and passion, my openness to try almost anything.

Does your writing turn you on?

I generally turn on and then write with the satisfaction of a spoiled cougar, rather than write and then turn on.

The Cougar Book release is in print and ebook formats. With ebook readers becoming more and more popular, what are your views on ebooks and their effect on the publishing industry?

I know e-books are the future of reading, but I still enjoy curling up with book, or sprawling wide legged and holding on with only one hand.

What do you find difficult about writing? What comes easy for you?

I envision my characters, mull them over in my mind, learn them inside and out and then let them tell the story while I throw them obstacles to overcum.

You’re stranded on a desert island and you can only have one book, one album/CD, and one person with you—what would they be?

The man is easy. He’s younger, romantic, and adores the ground I walk on. I drink in his body with my eyes, and then my tongue, lingering for hours pleasing him and he pleasing me. Then we feed each other, our fresh grilled fish, shellfish, fruits, and veggies. We watch the sun rises and sunsets, no stress, no bills, no responsibility to others. Nirvana. One book? Wow. I prefer fiction to poetry, but to read it over and over, I think I would have to go for poetry, probably “Sonnets from the Portuguese”.

What are you working on now? Do you have a current release or a new release coming soon?

I am currently finishing an erotic novel, “Lady Blue,” about a female cop attempting to solve a case involving a serial murderer, and learning about her own sexuality along the way.

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The Cougar Book – interview with Blue Canyon

All this month on the Logical-Lust blog we will have interviews from the authors of The Cougar Book, edited by Jolie du Pre. First up is Blue Canyon, author of “Inter-Office Men-O.”
Blue Canyon has been writing since age 22. Now age 52, Blue is a single parent of six children. They all live together in Florida. As part of a self-improvement program, Blue belongs to several writer’s groups including Florida Writer’s Association, frequently meeting with authors such as Steven King, Tim Dorsey, Don Bruns, Dona Lee, Susan Klaus, and H. Terrell Griffin.

Tell us about your story. Give us a little teaser.
Even though inter-office romance is strictly forbidden, Carol discovers her growing need for physical satisfaction pulling her closer to a young mail boy named Harry. Unable to avoid his daily mail deliveries, she finally succumbs to her lust and creates the perfect setting to seduce him. But who is seducing whom? Without restraint, she draws Harry into her and discovers he’s wanted her as much as
she’s wanted him. Who says inter-office relationships can’t work?

Could you succumb to a cougar?
Abso-tively! Posi-lutely?

Does your writing turn you on?
Yes, sometimes a little too much. It’s difficult to type one-handed.

The Cougar Book release is in print and ebook formats. With ebook readers becoming more and more popular, what are your views on ebooks and their effect on the publishing industry?
While I’m resistant to the ‘new’ way of things, as so many people are, I suspect e-readers will become the wave of the future. Fewer and fewer people will continue to collect books in printed format. Perhaps the new ‘green’ thinking is part of the reason.

What do you find difficult about writing? What comes easy for you?
I have no trouble sitting down and getting it done. I can create new ideas and new twists at the rate of about a dozen an hour. My problem comes from length. I’m often over or under the target for word count, and like Mozart, I not only don’t know how to change it, I see no reason to. It seems to say what I wanted, just the way it is.

Your birthday has been declared a national holiday. How do you want people to celebrate?
Roman orgies.

You’re stranded on a desert island and you can only have one book, one album/CD, and one person with you—what would they be?
I’ve always enjoyed The Expendables by Richard Avery. There were only four. Instead of a CD, I’d prefer a guitar (I’ve played for 33 years). The only person I could imagine spending that much time with is author Dona Lee.

What are you working on now? Do you have a current release or a new release coming soon?
I actually have a collection of racy/literary novellas (about 20K words each) I’d like to put together and have published. These cover a variety of genres, as my tastes are often eclectic.