A season to celebrate!

Drop on over to my website, click on the books link to see all the special bonuses you can get for buying one of my books from now until April 15, 2009. Guaranteed, you are sure to find something to please the most discriminating tastes.

Angeni has gone to print from Red Rose Publishing! Thank you Red Rose.
Shape shifters and paranormal transporting - multi-cultural entertainment. She a spider - he a wolf, she a singer, he a promoter--but nothing is quite as it seems and when this dynamic duo connect evil is bound to be on the run.

Lavender Lust and Spider Island are available (around June in print) from Bookstrand
Lavender Lust is more than black and white and Spider Island makes a person look at Stephen King's Dome in a whole new light. How could two authors have the same ideas - basically, at the same time. Mine was published long before his however {smile} and mine --is an island in Lake Superior, bound to chill your spine and thrill your need for a romantic suspenseful read.

And Dark Thunder and Valentine Express are available at Erotique Press.
Thunder is the noise, the lightening strike precedes - clairvoyance doesn't always protect its owner - and the raven-eyed warrior may be the devil in disguise.

Visit the website at http://www.cricket-sawyer.com click on the books link - hurry before this offer expires.

Changes

When you live in Northern Wisconsin you expect changes (winter/spring/winter) rain/snow/rain I love it.

When you are a writer you expect changes. Some publishers open doors others close theirs. One of my publishers will be closing their doors at the end of the month. I'm very sad to see Forbidden Publications going by way of the also rans.

Irish Whiskey - that just came out late last month with them and Inferno which was scheduled to release the 5th will not be released. Two others which were contracted by them will also be looking for a new home.

It's never ending this submission/rejection/acceptance route in this business. As an author one must have a calloused and turtle shell psyche, other wise I'm afraid we would all just give up.

But, you know what they say, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." Time to pull up the bootstraps and dig in for yet another round.

Meantime you can still find Cricket releases on Erotique or Red Rose or Siren/Bookstrand--so come on up and see me some time! (Special Thanks to Mae West - "She Always Knew How" a bibliography by Charlotte Chandler (and Mae's verve.)

SPIDER ISLAND - Release Date January 13

Come join me in the chat room All Day January 13, 2009 Prizes awarded on the hour - sign in - if your name appears in that hour you are in the drawing for some nice prizes = )
SPIDER ISLAND
By Cricket Sawyer
ISBN; 1-60601-203-7
Publisher: Siren/BookStrand
Release Date: January 13, 2009

Chief Storm felt the fog seep into every crevice on the boat penetrating even the clothing he wore. It was thicker, heavier; more charged then anything he had ever encountered. Silence so loud it engulfed them; he couldn’t hear the water lapping at the boat. Even the men's voices a few feet away seemed inaudible, like the air canceled sound completely as they slipped slowly under the fog and were swallowed up by it.

It wasn't named Spider Island. It had, I thought, an enticing romantic sounding name. Maizley Ortiz, poetic--almost--But then...

There is no escape from the beautiful tropical island Maizely Ortiz in the middle of Lake Superior. It defies detection and Siren-like, lures men into her embrace. Lady Belize plans world domination with a superior race of women using captured male specimens as the sperm bank for her chosen women.

How Safe is Your Chocolate - or Toys?

Barcodes aren't just for books you know.

Something we all need to know - a note in Cynthia Sterling's excellent newsletter today.

The whole world is scared of Chinese made goods. Let me tell you how you can differentiate which one is made in Taiwan or China...the first 3 digits of barcode690, 691, and 692 are MADE IN CHINA. - 471 is Made in Taiwan .

This is our right to know, but the government and related departments never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves.
Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products "made in china", so they don't show in which country it is made.
However, you may now refer to the barcode, remember if the first 3 digits is 690-692 then it is made in China .
00 ~ 09 USA & CANADA
30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY
49 - JAPAN
50 - UK

Lavender Lust available at Siren/Bookstrand.
www.sirenbookstrand.com

Its not too late

IT’S A PARTY AND YOU’RE INVITED!

RELEASE DAY PARTY FOR

Lavender Lust

By Cricket Sawyer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RFv1VugU1s

Release date: SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Men from the Recreation League basketball team

Are dying one after the other. Each of them

Murdered. Each corpse has the serial killer’s

signature of a Purple feather. And fledgling

psychic Heather Highmark sees something no

one else can see…

Purple haze floats above each of the victims

A face appears in it—who is it? She needs

To find out, her life, her brother Roy or her

Lover Langdon Cruise could be the next

Victim of the Purple Feather Murderer.

It’s Time for a Party to celebrate!

Come join me at Cricket’s Hearth on Tuesday, September 30

All day – prizes galore, excerpts and more…

http://cricketshearth.blogspot.com

Order your copy of Lavender Lust from

Siren/Bookstrand (http://www.sirenbookstrand.com )and send me your receipt for a

Chance to win the grand prize of an uncut, lavender/ Amethyst stone

or a join in the festivities to win a Dream catcher key chain— or one of many other

Prizes to be given away. To see more of the prizes visit Cricket’s website

at http://www.cricket-sawyer.com

Then join the fun at the Hearth on September 30, 2008

http://www.cricketshearth.blogspot.com

Do the jigsaw puzzle of the cover —the fastest time will win a download copy of The Great White Bull—a paranormal erotic romantic suspense. You’ll find the jigsaw puzzles at

http://www.cricket-sawyer.com/PUZZLES

Send me your time for doing the Lavender Lust cover – you have a chance between midnight September 29 to midnight September 30 — I will take the fastest time from all players – if there is a tie I will draw a winner.

You Tube - Lavender Lust

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RFv1VugU1s

Violet Stones or purple stones stimulate the brow chakra, easing pain agitation and stress. Would someone please tell Lavender Paige this. It seemed every time Elinore Muich stepped into her Lavender world she was bent on murder.
Purple/lavender/violet should also boost concentration and metal awareness.

Amethyst, the name of this stone originates from the Greek word "amethystos," which means "not drunken." Amethyst can be used to treat alcoholism, and it can also help to boost the body's immune system.

Amethyst is a water crystal: The evaporation of the depositing of water is a component int he formation of many crystals, including stalactites and stalagmites. Water also achieves balance by finding its appropriate state as a gas, liquid or sold. Therefore, water crystals help balance your emotions and influence your dreams by shifting ideas between the conscious and unconscious mind.

Amethyst the stone of spiritual growth and protection it is per perhaps the most useful crystal for healing. Amethyst is a perfect stone for practicing your meditation skills and in healing it is of benefit to migraine suffers.

Enjoy a little purple/lavender lust - er - intellectual stimulation.
Cricket

Amethyst - Lavender Lust

Hi again, Jupiter's stone is Amethyst. Each planet, and its related sign, is associated with a particular type of gemstone. Purple has long been considered a royal color, so it's not surprising that amethyst has been so much in demand throughout history. Amethysts are featured in the English Crown Jewels and were also a favorite of Egyptian royalty and Catherine the Great. Leonardo da Vinci wrote that amethyst could dissipate evil thoughts and quicken the intelligence.

Again it didn't seem to work for Elinore Muich when she turned her Lavender Paige attention on those perceived to have wronged her.

It's lonely in here!

Where is everybody - there must be a glitch in the system - I've been here watching it rain on my parade = )
Not to worry there is always a rainbow after a storm. Hey a tidbit about Lavender/Purple -- Shades of purple have been used to help calm people with nervous or mental imbalances. Purple is a color of transformation at the deep level. A very spiritual color, it is traditionally worn by the clergy and denotes spiritual peace and awareness.

To calm you, place a piece of purple velvet across your brow and relax to soft music. What have you got to lose but your anxiety.

Unfortunately, purple had the opposite affects on Lavender Page in Lavender Lust
Stay tuned for an excerpt.

Release Party - September 30, 2008

Hear ye! Hear ye! Cricket Sawyer - Lavender Lust - Bookstrand


IT’S A PARTY AND YOU’RE INVITED!
RELEASE DAY PARTY FOR

LAVENDER LUST ISBN 1-60601-136-7
By Cricket Sawyer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RFv1VugU1s

Release date: SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Men from the Recreation League basketball team Are dying one after the other. Each of them Murdered. Each corpse has the serial killer’s signature of a Purple feather. And fledgling psychic Heather Highmark sees something no one else can see…
Purple haze floats above each of the victims A face appears in it—who is it? She needs To find out, her life, her brother Roy or her Lover Langdon Cruise could be the next Victim of the Purple Feather Murderer.

It’s Time for a Party to celebrate!
Come join me at Cricket’s Hearth on Tuesday, September 30
All day – prizes galore, excerpts and more…
http://cricketshearth.blogspot.com

Order your copy of Lavender Lust ISBN 1-60601-136-7 from
Siren/Bookstrand (http://www.sirenbookstrand.com )and send me your receipt for a Chance to win the grand prize of an uncut lavender/ Amethyst stone or a join in the festivities to win a Dream catcher key chain— or one of many other Prizes to be given away. To see more of the prizes visit
Cricket’s website at http://www.cricket-sawyer.com
Then join the fun at the Hearth on September 30, 2008
http://www.cricketshearth.blogspot.com

Do the jigsaw puzzle of the cover —the fastest time will win a download copy of The Great White Bull—a paranormal erotic romantic suspense. You’ll find the jigsaw puzzles at
http://www.cricket-sawyer.com/PUZZLES

send me your time for doing the Lavender Lust cover – you have a chance between midnight September 29 to midnight September 30 — I will take the fastest time from all players – if there is a tie I will draw a winner.

California's Burning, The midwest is in hot. humid flooding conditions

and Forbidden Press has just sent me a contract for Inferno - If that doesn't crank up the heat nothing will. Can you say I'm jumping and doing a snoopy dance. Well if it wasn't so hot I would be {grin} I'm looking forward to getting to work on this one with the editors from Forbidden. I don't have a release date yet, but I'll let you know when I do.

And it won't be long before Lavender Lust hits the stands from Siren/BookStrand - October sounds like forever away - but you know by the time the 4th of July is done -- so is summer just about, or so it seems.

So stay tuned for more news from this author
Cricket Sawyer,
Accidental Sleuths,
Incidental Romance,
Heat Index~~Inferno