Kwana Writes http://kwana.com home of writer K.M. Jackson Tue, 21 May 2013 13:16:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Probe away! http://kwana.com/2013/05/21/probe-away/ http://kwana.com/2013/05/21/probe-away/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:16:46 +0000 kwana http://kwana.com/?p=5354 Good day peeps! Today I’m on the road and answering a few probing (yeah, I just wanted to say probing) questions over at the fabulous Kristina Knights blog. Head on over to Kristina’s get all up in my business plus read an excerpt from Seduction’s Canvas. Thanks!

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All the best,

KMJ

 

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And speaking of good spirits… we have a winner in my Get Ready For Seduction Giveaway! The lucky winner is… Vanessa N! Thanks Vanessa and thanks so much to you all who entered. And please remember that Seduction’s Canvas will be out on May 27th and you can pre-order it now. You can also get an exclusive sneak peek over at Heroes and Heartbreakers right now.

Have a great start to your week!

 

All the best,

KMJ

]]> http://kwana.com/2013/05/20/blooming-monday/feed/ 6 A exclusive peek into Seduction… http://kwana.com/2013/05/18/a-exclusive-peek-into-seduction/ http://kwana.com/2013/05/18/a-exclusive-peek-into-seduction/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 17:44:07 +0000 kwana http://kwana.com/?p=5336 As the countdown to Seduction’s Canvas continues head over to Heroes and Heartbreakers for an exclusive Seduction’s Canvas excerpt sneak peek before the May 27th release. Be ready to be seduced!

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Have you placed your order?

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All the best,

KMJ

 

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]]> http://kwana.com/2013/05/18/a-exclusive-peek-into-seduction/feed/ 0 Get Ready for the Seduction… and a Giveaway! http://kwana.com/2013/05/17/get-ready-for-the-seduction/ http://kwana.com/2013/05/17/get-ready-for-the-seduction/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:30:50 +0000 kwana http://kwana.com/?p=5325 First off, did you watch Scandal last night? Are you ok? Well I’m not, I’m hanging on by a exhausted thread, but I’m here… Whew. I’m still here.

That said, I’m up and chatting today about Coloring Outside The Lines over at Coffee Time Romance in the Latte Lounge along with some other super fab authors. We hope you’ll join us.

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Also with the countdown to Seduction’s Canvas at T-minus 10 days….Whee… out May 27th! and ready for pre-orders now!

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and in celebration of the chat today I’m giving away a 10.00 Amazon gift card to one lucky winner! The contest is open until 5/19 at 12AM

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All the best,

KMJ

 

 

 

 

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Have I already gotten myself worked up and into a state over the state over Olivia and Fitz and my impending withdrawal? Good thing that after today I’ll have to go cold turkey with my Scandal sobriety. Oh well, at least I have tonight and one last bender to live it up. As usual you can look for my recap on Heroes and Heartbreakers tomorrow and you can also see my past ones there too.

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Also tomorrow 5/17 I’m chatting with a great group off authors over at Coffee Time Romance and the subject is Coloring Outside The Lines. We will be taking questions, talking about our new projects and giving away prizes. Please stop on by and join in! Thanks!

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All the best,

KMJ

 

Images thanks to Keep Calm-O-Matic and abcScandal Facebook

]]> http://kwana.com/2013/05/16/good-morning-heartache/feed/ 2 Round and Round We Go… http://kwana.com/2013/05/15/round-and-round-we-go/ http://kwana.com/2013/05/15/round-and-round-we-go/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 13:11:19 +0000 kwana http://kwana.com/?p=5317 Last week our annual Fireman’s Carnival came to town. As usual it was rained out for the first few days and as usual the weather got better and folks were able to enjoy it just before it packed up to move on to the next town. My DH and I walked over to see the fun and check out the sights. For myself I will not confirm or deny if funnel cake was eaten. I will say it did look mighty good and I hear it was delicious. ‘Nuff said.

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This is a picture of the Round Up. For some reason I stopped and took lots of pictures of this ride and the whole time my stomach turned and did uncomfortable flips and turns. What you barely make out from this picture are the brave souls standing up on the ride holding on while it spins round and round only to be held in by the centrifugal force of the ride, sheer will and small chain in front of them.  This used to be my favorite ride as a kid and now the thought of getting on filled me with fear and an instant headache. So I took my pictures and thought of the kid I used to be. Made a wish for the woman I was and would be and then said goodbye to The Round Up. Until next year…

 

All the best,

KMJ

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All the best,

KMJ

 

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]]> http://kwana.com/2013/05/12/happy-mothers-day-3/feed/ 1 A Seduction… http://kwana.com/2013/05/09/a-seduction/ http://kwana.com/2013/05/09/a-seduction/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:34:17 +0000 kwana http://kwana.com/?p=5306 Wow, it’s getting pretty real around here. So I’m not just published, but soon to be multi-published as my DH reminded me the other night. Eep! I have to say that the whole idea totally boggles this little mind of mine as I still find it hard that anyone even thinks of me a writer, you know, like for real realz. But that said, here it is, live and in color, the cover of my May 27th release Seduction’s Canvas. I hope you love it as much as I do. I think that Crimson did a fantastic job of capturing the strength and sensuality of my hero, Mark Thorn and the obvious, Vin Diesel factor I was going for when describing him. I just can’t stop looking.

 

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“I want to paint you” Artist Samara Leighton had wanted to say those words to the sexy motorcycle rider who lived in the building ever since she first laid eyes on him nearly a year ago. But now that the words were out she couldn’t stop her heart from beating wildly in her chest.
“Honey, you don’t have enough paint to cover me.” Security specialist Mark Thorn didn’t mean to come off as a hard ass. As a matter of fact, he wanted nothing more than to let the tempting artist from across the hall do whatever she wanted to him and then some. But her haughty demeanor left the normally cool rider off his game.
Samara knew this was her only chance to live out her long-standing fantasy and she wasn’t going to let it slip through her fingers. She had very little time before her show was done and the pressure of her family legacy meant she would finally go through with living out her life under the umbrella of the Leighton name and its responsibilities. There would be no more downtown jaunts, lazy museum afternoons, and evenings spent lost in the magic of color and her canvases. And definitely no time spent holding tight to the muscular form of her dark rider while the horrors of her past and her cares drifted further away with each mile of road they covered.

You can pre-order Seduction’s Canvas at Amazon or iTunes now.

 

All the best,

Kwana

]]> http://kwana.com/2013/05/09/a-seduction/feed/ 1 The One http://kwana.com/2013/05/08/the-one/ http://kwana.com/2013/05/08/the-one/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 04:51:47 +0000 kwana http://kwana.com/?p=5302 Happy Hump Day! Here is a picture of One World Trade Center that I took on Monday. Doesn’t it look fantastic? Not yet complete but almost there with its spire now hoisted up, bringing it to 1,776 feet and making it the tallest building in the Western hemisphere (sidebar: isn’t perspective a funny thing? It sure doesn’t look all that tall here does it? or I could just be thinking like a New Yorker).

This part of Manhattan is very much another character in my 2nd book; Seduction’s Canvas as it’s my hero and heroine, Mark and Samara’s neighborhood.  I can’t wait to share their world and their love story with you in just a few weeks. You can pre-order your copy here now.

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Gosh, I love New York!

 

All the best,

KMJ

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Tell me how do you handle the work, life, family balance thing. Anybody out there having it all?

 

All the best,

KMJ

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