Flowers, chocolates, promises you don't intend to keep.... (aka Valentine's Day fun and stuff)

[thatrcooper]

I confess, while the commercial nature of St Valentine's Day bugs the crap out of me, and I hate the feeling of obligation it creates, I loooove the cheesier aspects of it. For real, my old job involved decorating for Valentine's Day and helping people plan and decorate for it, and making everything look like a streamers-and-hearts pink-and-red middle school dance is so much fun. Also, I adore boxes of chocolates. The good kind though. (See's is my favorite). The kind that, sadly, rarely comes in cheesy heart-shaped boxes. I even like flowers and roses--although no so much the red roses unless the smell is good.

But, since no one expects me with my serious little face to enjoy those things, people don't think I enjoy the day. Consequently, I will be doing nothing this Valentine's Day but eating chocolates I bought myself, drinking champagne, and talking about silly romance stuff over on Tumblr. If anyone wants to watch that, or chat with me, they are welcome to. <3

(Okay, I will also be trying to do some of my actual writing that day. Until the champagne kicks in anyway.)

If that's not your cup of tea, but you still want to watch me talk nonsense about romance stuff, I will be making a blog post on the Dreamspinner Press blog on February 23. I'm thinking I will talk about fairy tales or something similiar and you all can talk or ask stuff or whatever. :) This, of course, will be to promote The Winter Prince.

(Guys, I am nervous about that one. It's one of those stories that I know won't be popular, but I do adore those characters and I get nervous for them like they're real. Sigh. They are my fav kind of stupid dorks with all the pining, but at least they get the excuse of being young when they made their dumbass decisions, and then we get all that glorious yearning and boys being stupidly noble.)

In other news, been looking for a narrator for Zeki and Theo for A Beginner's Guide to Wooing Your Mate audiobook, and Dreamspinner, which has been doing ebook bundle specials by theme or author, wants to do a Being(s) in Love set in October. Some Kind of Magic through The Firebird. !!!! Yaaaay! Hopefully if I finish my current project soon, it would be released around then. Meanwhile, Tulip's story will be out in June or July. :)

Um. Did I actually mention The Winter Prince's release date? Aah, I am terrible at this. It comes out on the 24th of February.

Description:

His heart stolen by a powerful pari’s magic, a young prince’s veins slowly fill with ice. That is what the stories say. Three years have passed since, and all efforts to save Kisin have failed. He won’t survive another winter. To save the prince’s life, Razin, the court wizard and Kisin’s childhood friend, plans to seek out the pari. But unbeknownst to Razin, Kisin’s heart was never stolen; he gave it freely to escape the pain of impossible love—his love for Razin.

Razin won’t accept Kisin’s fate, for reasons obvious to anyone who knows anything of love. Kisin agrees to the desperate quest, out of duty and a need to protect Razin. But it isn’t long before Razin realizes saving his prince will require more than simply retrieving his heart. Razin will have to convince him to want it.

(Or, as a friend on Tumblr described it, sort of a Snow Queen meets Beauty and the Beast.)

Feel free to come visit with me at either event. Or both. (Does tipsy blogging on Valentine's Day count as an event? Hmm)

Comments

SQUEEEEEE

[orbisonblue.livejournal.com]

Oh my word, so excited about your bundle!!! If I have money when it comes out, I might buy it in paperback (since I have them all in ebook already). Sweetie, you have no idea how happy I am for you, that Dreamspinner would do that for you!

And, of course, mega excited that The Winter Prince is so close to coming out, too. And that my lovely sunshine-y Tulip has an estimated release date, too (I might have said that already elsewhere, but it bears repeating).

Re: SQUEEEEEE

[r-cooper.livejournal.com]

I dont think it's going to be a paperback bundle. Which is so upsetting. Because I really want Some Kind of Magic in paperback to add to my set. It's upsetting to my sense of neatness that it isn't there, yet it is counted as book one.

squeeee!

[(Anonymous)]

Looking forward to the new book! I have enjoyed just about everything you've published so far, even dipping my toe into steampunk-ish waters. ;)

Re: squeeee!

[r-cooper.livejournal.com]

hee! Thank you!

Luckily, Wicklow is baaarely steampunk. :)

Can I add another SQUEEEE?

[bluesimplicity.livejournal.com]

Pre-ordered The Winter Prince last week, and I so can't wait for that one!

And Tulip in June or July??

And A Beginner's Guide on audio??

**goes esplody witht he happiness**

Re: Can I add another SQUEEEE?

[r-cooper.livejournal.com]

:):):)

Tuuuulip!