Lacy Danes - Erotic Romance Author

»Tuesday, May 20, 2008:
Life Is Good!
I have had a wonderful past week. Finally feel like I have enough sleep to actually function. Started to dream again... silly I know, but to wake up and have my muse talking to me is such a wonderful thing. I am itching to start on a new writing project but keep telling myself hold on slow down other things need attention here. Things like the list I posted a few weeks back... which I am happy to say quite a few of them I have accomplished.

The good things...
Yesterday I fasted until dinner time. I had one cup of coffee in the AM and drank water all day I ended the night with a sensible dinner of chicken, corn and squash done on the grill. Next week Monday I will fast the entire day. Some Eastern religions do this... they believe fasting once a week gives the digestive system a break and keeps the metabolism high. I won't do this for very long... maybe every Monday this month then stop.

Cut back my drinking to one drink a day. Woo hoo! I feel much better in doing this less sleepy the next day... more focused!

I bought a new pair of running shoes... yesterday at lunch down town I walked not far but it was about 12 blocks total and that is a start back to exercising.

Cut back my coffee intake to one cup a day... when I was writing I was up to 10 cups a day... TEN... can you believe it. sigh no more.

My house is slowly returning to normal... little by little each day things get picked up and put away.

I am finally reading again. This last weekend I sat on my porch in the sun with a special friend and read 100 pages in Never Lie To A Lady... Man I wish I could write wit like Liz Carlyle. Her books are amazing and filled to the brim with all those wonderful little details like a name brand for a Russian vodka back in the regency. I have been tempted to see if I can find that kind now! Oh and I got tan lines... grin.

I attempted making my very first Vodka gimlet. turned out quite nice....
One sugar cube in a glass,
three quarters of a lime squeezed onto the sugar cube
one vodka glass full of vodka added to that.
Lightly stir to dissolve sugar. Then pour entire concoction over ice and shake. Take remaining quarter of lime and place on rim of Martini glass. Pour and serve... yum.

Beyond that I have watched movies... the French lieutenant’s woman, Blue Velvet, The Mission, Zodiac, the Terminal, and V for Vendetta. All excellent... I had not seen Blue Velvet in some time and was amazed by the D/s current through the movie. Funny how you see things differently, as you get older, and learn more about human behavior.

Just over a week ago I went to see Kate Nash in concert with fellow author Lauren Dane we had a blast. This past saturday night I had drinks with some very special people at a piano bar.

I guess you can say I am ALIVE and have started living life again.

Lacy.

PS. this week my very dear friend and CP Shelli Stevens and I are going to see CORTEO. This is in celebration of her very first NY sale to Kensington and her birthday.

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»Monday, May 12, 2008:
Over At The Tea Party Today!

Hey everyone,
I am over at The Spiced Tea Party today giving away a copy of Animal Lust!

Stop by and say hi.

Lacy.

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»Monday, May 05, 2008:
A quick note
Hey All,
This is a quick note to let you know I am alive and recovering from my deadlines.

I have a LONG list of things I put aside to complete things on time and I thought I would share these with you as well. LOL not that they are all that interesting or in a specific order.

1. Get hair cut and color. (Need to make appointment.)

2. Get waxed (Same… need appointment.)

3. Clean entire house! (That funny smell has to come from something.)

4. Throw away moldy cheese and food in refrigerator. (Maybe funny smell comes from old cheese?)

5. Find my sons stuffed mouse.

6. Find my green USB stick drive and back up all documents.

7. Read lots of books! On top of my list (Finding meaning in the second half of life, Mine till midnight by Lisa Kleypas, Never Lie to a Lady by Liz Carlyle, Beauty and Submission by Maria Isabella Pita, Polish cooking.)

8. Return all the favors that I called in on the two stories I finished last week.

9. Lose the 10lbs I gained over the past three months of eating WAY too much chocolate and drinking too much red wine. (Two things i do when stressed and writing… switching to Martinis pronto! chocolate... hummm maybe that can stay in some form.)

10. Spend lots of time with my kids, family and friends.... Socializing and have some fun.

11. Wash car.

12. Clean out garage.

13. Start exercising again... including walks and maybe flamenco dancing! (is there a reason this task ended up on #13??)

14. Pay bills. Eek! Indeed I need to do this... have not been on top of this the last few months.

15. Relax and enjoy for an hour every day. Smiles… Do you think this is a plausible goal for a single mom with two jobs?

On a really good note... I did two things this past weekend that made me smile.
One. Went to my friend Shelli Stevens Cabin with my kids... we drank, laid around, the kids played and we went for a boat ride.
Two. I planted flowers on my porch. I have wanted to do this since I moved in. The kids helped and it looks wonderful!

I hope you are all doing well.

Hugs and Kisses,
Lacy.

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»Wednesday, April 09, 2008:
A great book set in Seattle WA.
My dear friend Shelli Stevens has a new book out this week. This book is set in Seattle WA and is book #2 in a series. Check it out! I loved reading this story... salsa dancing and cowboys... what more can you ask for!

I know you will enjoy this steamy read,
Lacy.

http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/tempting-adam


The man she wants is the one she must deceive.



Seattle Steam Book 2


Christy Wallace may be a respectable Seattle Spanish teacher, but she's got a sultry side. She lets it come out to play during the summer, when she moonlights as a Salsa dancing instructor.


Sexy, cowboy Adam wants more time with her than just a fleeting cup of coffee, but she makes it clear that if he wants her, he'll have to sign up for dance class. Amazingly enough, he does. And Christy finds herself falling for a charming country hick with hands as fast as his feet.


Adam's no hick, though. He's the owner of Adam's Apples, the fastest-growing cider business in eastern Washington. To his own surprise, one night with her has him thinking in terms of forever. That is, until he walks into a restaurant for a family lunch and finds Christy on the arm of his brother.


Is there a logical explanation? Or is something rotten in Seattle?

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»Monday, April 07, 2008:
Over At the Spiced Tea Party today!
Talking about my new red car and transportation futter.
Come say hi!

http://www.thespicedteaparty.blogspot.com
hugs and kisses,
Lacy.

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»Friday, March 21, 2008:
Going Nose Down Until May.
Hi all,
I have two deadlines back to back in April. So I am going to go nose down for the next few weeks. I will still be at the Tea Party on my scheduled days... so you can see me over there.

I will be posting my daily progress here as one of my CP's Shelli Stevens and I are challenging in April and it is a way to keep us motivated.

Other than that...

I will see you for more in-depth posts in a month!

Hugs,
Lacy.

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»Wednesday, March 12, 2008:
A Doozy Of A Month.
This past month has been filled with both fantastic things and tons of stress.
I have been dealing with some personal Issues that have occupied a majority of my time...

Finding a Nanny, having it not work, searching for another new Nanny, etc. Along with the day job, writing deadlines and relationship issues... The stress was very high.

Somehow I did manage to get out and have a bit of fun.

Earlier in the month my good friend Lillian Feisty took a trip to Seattle and we went with a few other authors to the local Erotic Arts Festival. Though the night was a bit on the pricy side we had a blast!

Here are a few photos of us... one from Burlesque Dancing night, and the other from dinner just before the festival.











My favorite part of this night was the people watching. ALL kinds of people with all the different sexual orientations were at this event. We saw men in rubber suits, Cross Dressers, Masters with their slaves, Gays and lesbians, Bi men and women. There was erotic art by a few local artist as well as burlesque dancing up on stage.


Though my favorite image of the night and the one that I go back to again and again in my mind was this older couple... both with grey hair and dressed very classy... they walked around the show looking at the erotic images... her hand wrapped about his sleeve.. his fingers on top of her hand. It was sweet and lovely and soooo much what I am looking for when I reach that age. To be with a man that is open about sexuality... but still I am his girl, lover and friend.


The other bit of fun I did this month is a reading at the local Babeland store. Hope I saw some of you readers there... The night was wonderful Susan Lyons and I read last out of the 7 women who read that night. The first round of women who read were Hedgebrook alumni and all of them read poetry of some form. The store was pretty packed and we had lots of lovely toys surrounding us as we all read from our explicit works. I was pretty nervous... I pretty much simply stood there and read from the pages, and I think I turned all red... well I certainly was sweating when I was done. It is very hard to sit and read out loud images from your mind.

All and all though we did have a good time.

Hope you are all well... I am writing like mad at the moment so please be patient with my updates to this blog.

Hugs and Kisses,
Lacy.

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