Sexy, Passionate, Desirable

I like the new name Wayne. 

Great housekeeping skills there Wayne

Nancy, I got a stepladder you can use

Cool, Christa, the stepladder is probably safer!

The walls are looking better already! 

all of them. can't go wrong with any of them but I did like Kathie's the best. Probably because it was the last in a series and it was a wrap up, so there were lots of familar characters. Plus I love that cover. I've always loved covers where the gorgeous, bare chested H holds a baby but this H is looking down at the baby with such tenderness and the baby feels safe in his arms enough to sleep.

last week I finished the November Desires and out of those I like Emilie Rose's His High Stakes Holiday Seduction the best(if I had to pick one) I am really enjoying here Hightower affairs series

Wow. A new home, with a new name. Thanks for the link, Wayne as it was hard to find, especially since this place has had the same name for years.

Onward and upward?

Currently reading MILLIONAIRE IN COMMAND and loving it, but that's not why I'm here. I hope that everyone follows the link and makes it over here. In March of next year, we're going to have a Desire editor pitch challenge with new, Assoc. Editor Charles Griemsman. So, now is the time to polish and complete your manuscripts! The lovely, Krista Stroever is going to hold another hour-long chat in March to talk about the Desire line and answer your questions LIVE. There will of course be more details to follow, closer to the time.

Rae

Tangiles,

While I'd love to say that's an excellent idea, I'm not even sure who coordinated the Presents challenge, but that's not what I do. That's not to say that in the future, other lines won't do the same thing--have the same competition. I'll ask if this is something Desire is considering in the future. And let you know. I'll also pass along your welcome to Charles.

Rae

Just popping in to respond (sorry I've been gone so long, it has been quite a month)

I"m waving to Charles too, who might be stopping by--we are SO HAPPY he's here!

As far as the challenge goes, we're not looking to do one like the Presents contest. That's not to say we won't ever do it, but we're being really selective with new acquisitions, so it doesn't make sense for us at this point.I'm so looking forward to the March chat! I love chats!

Wow! Welcome to all the guys!  I am off to search for excerpts...

It's good to "see" you! Long ways from the days when we knew you as Tashya's assistant for SBS . . . you won't see me here much, but I saw your post and had to ::::wave at you::::!!

Penn (used to be ftworthmom)

The Dirty Mother has been the Desirable cocktail of choice since "The Desirables" thread started a few years ago.  Tequila, Kalua and milk with crushed ice...shaken, not stirred.  Tastes smooth and goes down easy...until you make an attempt to stand.  Fellow Desirables who have been around this thread as long as I've been know that my beloved bovines supply fresh, whole and yes, unpasturized, milk.  (saves us from having to run to the 7/11 for milk every day. lol)  Figure the tequila kills any nasty bacteria in the raw milk anyway. 

 Wayne, I am most annoyed!  How is it you've been our host for this long and we're only now learning that you have a whip?  Bet you have leather chaps you're not telling us about too!  Fess up man! 

Bren 

Hmm. And what color is yours, Wayne? Mine's hot pink and collecting dust since I left the writing forum. Perhaps it needs to be dug out and used?

Wench, pour me a Dirty Mother please. I needs it.  Better make it a double!

Rae

I-like-the-new-book-covers.They-make-me-want-to-read-the-book.I-can-picture-the

guy-in-the-story-if-there-is-a-good-cover.It-makes-us-want-the-name-and-address

of-the-guy-in-the-story-or-the-one-used-on-the-cover....ROFLOL!!

Welcome_Charles,Barri,et.al.

Hey-Wayne.When-are-the-women-doing-a-cover-shoot-with-you??

I-still-think-you-in-a-tux-with-a-'James_Bond'-type-weapon-and-a-martini-posing

with-several-ladies-in-evening-gowns-would-look-great!

Aurelene

It's always fun to see a new thread pop up - a sign of the awesome, chatty community Jayne and her hosties have built here!

Nancy - Yes, yes, yes let's do post some covers around here. :-)  I do so love the look of this month's covers.... very lush colors.  I was also just noticing the bits of lilac in those above.  Nice romantic touch! Kudos to the art department for all their fabulous work in packaging our books so beautifully!!

Hi Charles!  Congrats on your new post with Silhouette Desire!  And many thanks for stopping in here to say howdy - especially since I know you must be mega busy with the transition.  Looking forward to hearing your insights!!

Cheers!

Cathy

I'm new here but think I found a place I can hang out for a while. However, I'm sure my name will be changed along the way. I have one novel I'm starting in a few days with a target fixed on Blaze, but now may reconsider bending it more for Desire. I'm still looking for main differences and could use a little clarification bewtween them.

I have often wondered if anyone would ever create a line for guys who like romances. Is there enough of a market to carry such? Just a thought.

Charles and Devon, it's eye-catching to see male editors and writers in romance, but refreshing, too. As a Smith graduate, chauvinism drives me crazy! In fact, back when I had my house cleaned by a service, my son was home from school one day and looked at the cleaning crew, then said, Mom, is that a man? Brian and I said yes, why do you ask? And he said, Well, I've seen lots of cleaning ladies, but I've never seen a cleaning MAN before!  And on the topic at hand, I'm enjoying the Texas Cattlemen's Club mini a lot, although the villain became obvious in the second book (I buy them at KMart every month, so I have to wait a month or two to make sure I'm right). I really enjoy the 6-month mystery minis.

Hi Sir John, and welcome to our thread. You raise an interesting question about the differences between Desire and Blaze. To me much of the difference is in tone. There's a lighter feeling about the Blaze stories, I think Rae referred to it as younger and flirtier. There's a sense of it being just that little bit closer to reality, as well. With wonderful intensely passionate relationships between young modern couples. That's pretty much it, from my point of view. To me, the Desire stories have that little edge of fantasy to them. I often tend to think of my books in terms of modern fairy tales. Claiming His Runaway Bride, was a Beauty and the Beast story. The Boss's Christmas Seduction, was a Cinderella story with a twist, etc. The heroes are powerful and entitled men, the heroines are strong but flawed (human.) Your best bet is to read both lines and see just where you feel most comfortable writing.

Oh, just one more thing to add. As Wayne said, Desire is Hot, Blaze is Hotter. But to me, Desire is more sensual, while Blaze is very definitely sexy to the max.

Ah, Wayne, you've encapsulated them beautifully!