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Exclusive Access (Rock Arrangement, #3)

A counter melody, a discordant note…

RockArrangement03-GREEN-AReIt’s been a month since Rebecca took the job as babysitter to a rock star, and it hasn’t been easy, but when Carter and Rebecca finally let down their guards and become friends, Carter takes it upon himself to match-make. Can Rebecca keep her interest in Kent under wraps with everyone watching, or will their chemistry explode into scandal?
 
“Exclusive Access” 33,000 words and is the third installment in the serial novel, Rock Arrangement.
 
Only $2.99! Available now at these major retailers:
 
 
A Note from Ava: This novel is just pure fluff and fun, damn. I love it. I hope you do, too. 🙂
 
Excerpt:
 
He took my breath away. The wind tossed his hair and the darkness of the smudged kohl set off his vivid eyes—the exact same color of the ocean. I wanted to fall into them. I wanted to stand on my tiptoes and fall into him.

“Good, good,” the director was saying, somewhere far away, and from the corner of my eyes I saw lights and reflectors and cameras, all centered on us, but none of it mattered. I barely even registered their presence.

Kent stared down at me, and I saw hunger in his eyes, suffering… and a terrible tenderness. Continue reading

State of the Lore — Late April

Busting my ass in seven different directions. But Rock Arrangement is my priority for the next four to five days. Sunday is my goal for #3. Which is saying a lot because I think I still have twenty thousand words to write in four chapters. Then the final installment, #4, will be out in May. And then I will be taking a break on this penname for a little while as I explore other genres for the summer. Thank you all for reading and for your continued support. 

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No seriously, come be my friend. I’m starting Rock Arrangement #3 and considering just powering through to the end of the story in the third installment which would be, like… 50,000 words? 60,000? Like two to three times as long as the previous installments. I’ll be posting snippets for the duration of the writing. 😉 Be my friend and I promise to never post cat macros, although I do sometimes talk about gardening a lot. Mostly stuff like “I HATE HOLLYHOCKS WHY WON’T YOU BLOOM” but you know. I GOTTA BE ME (an adhd mess). https://www.facebook.com/ava.lore.3 Edit: I love checking the search engine terms that bring people here. Found this one today: “romance ebook about a man turned into werewolf by experiment and finding female mate in the facility.” I am REALLY impressed that this search string brought you, anonymous searcher, to my blog. That would be Mating the BeastHilariously one of the other search terms that brings people to my blog is “free project loup garou download.” PLG is my most pirated series. -_-  It gives me a sad because I like writing those books but the further down their sales go the less likely I can fit them into my schedule. And Taming the Beast, a delicious menage about the twins, would be so fun to write. *sigh* So yeah. Not a complaint, really, just a bloggy musing. I also think that I’d like to rewrite the first two into full-length novels someday. I’d also like a unicorn that shits rainbows. A girl can dream…

State of the Lore: April Edition, or “WHERE IS ROCK ARRANGEMENT #3???”

The Ava Lore April FAQ!

Where is Rock Arrangement #3???: Rock Arrangement #3 is coming out at the end of the month! Why isn’t Rock Arrangement #3 out right now???: I have, for some reason, decided to start a New Adult penname and have committed myself to finishing the first draft of my first NA novel by ~April 21st. Then I will write RA#3. ARGH I HATE THAT I WANT IT NOW!: I hear you. I do. Rock Arrangement is the last serial I think I’ll be doing. I’m TRYING to move to full novels and novellas. I LOVE writing serial novels, to be honest. I love doing cliff hangers and stuff… but I’m not sure that’s cool with you guys still. I want to hear from you on this matter! I want to read your New Adult novel! Then drop me a line! I will be giving out free review copies! Official launch and full court press for promoting it will be in July. Will you still write erotic romance??: YES! Eroms make me happy! I see myself writing eroms for the next five years at least. What’s the publishing plan for the future?: Finish Rock Arrangement. Then Dead Man’s Curves 2. Then Project Loup Garou #3. Then we shall see. EDIT: How many more parts will there be to Rock Arrangement?: GOOD QUESTION. I’m hoping to squeeze things into 4 parts total. I naturally write in a five arc structure, but I think I can finagle it into four. I wanted it to be three, but… didn’t work so well. SO. Two more parts. HOPEFULLY.

Exclusive Contract (Rock Arrangement, #2) — Out Now!

Exclusive Contract (Rock Arrangement, #2)

A tentative harmony…

RockArrangement02 - BlogRebecca is determined to do a good job as the babysitter (and fake girlfriend) of troubled rock star Carter Hudson, but before the ink is even dry on her contract her charge is slipping out of her control. She could regain it– if she could keep her hands off of Kent, her new boss and Carter’s brother. Too bad something about him attracts her the way no man ever has… “Exclusive Contract” is 19,200 words and is the second installment of the serial novel Rock Arrangement. Only $2.99! Available now at these major retailers: Amazon Barnes & Noble Kobo Books All Romance eBooks Smashwords A note from Ava: Aaaaah, this one gave me some trouble, so I’m sorry for the lateness of it! I’m trying to cram this story into four installments instead of five, so please look forward to the next book at the end of April! Excerpt:

The tension in the room finally eased and the rest of the band set about setting up. It was pure torture, but I didn’t even glance at Kent. Instead I kept my eyes on Carter the whole time. He looked mildly disappointed that I had refused to enable his alcohol habit, but that couldn’t really be helped. He knew as well as I did that I was supposed to look after him.

I watched as he pulled his guitar off its stand and looped the strap over his head before sitting down and plugging it into the amp next to his chair. The crackle of static scraped over my ears, and then, with a few deft plucks of his fingers, Carter made the guitar sing. Oh, I thought. Yes. This is music. Continue reading

The State of the Lore, Late March Edition!

So… state of the Lore. I think I have finally licked a MONTH LONG sinus infection and am getting back in the saddle. There are several things to point out. FIRST! If you are craving a good erotic fix and still waiting for me to stop hocking gobs of green mucus down my sink, then hop on over to EroticPromo.com. I have to say, I’m quite impressed and very pleased with this new blog. I’ve found quite a few new books to read from it, and promo’d one of my own books on it. I’d say this is a great blog to bookmark and return to if you’re looking for something fresh and new that might have been buried. A lovely collection of diamonds in the rough. Highly recommend! Several of my author friends like Krista Lake and Tanya Korval are featured here, too, so personally I think the quality is over the moon. 😉
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Next! I’m actually quite shocked, to tell the truth, but I went through the process of compiling both of my billionaire books into, well, Actual Novels Printed On Paper And Everything, and they are on sale now on Amazon, and have already moved several copies. You could kind of knock me over with a feather, to be honest. The thought that someone actually wants physical copies of my books makes my little authorial heart flutter and then kind of seize up and the world goes a bit starry for a moment or two… what was I saying? Oh, right. You can now buy actual physical copies of my billionaire books!

Although… I may or may not be giving away some signed copies in a bit. I don’t know what I would ask people to do to enter for such a giveaway, though! I must think on this.

Ummm… what else… OH. Right. Haha. Uh, I wrote a tiny little One Year Later spin-off of The Billionaire’s Muse featuring Sadie and Malcolm, breeding, and a camera crew. It’s called “His Performance” and you can find it in the smutty Easter short story collection Breeding Like Bunnies. This is just a silly, raunchy smut story collection. I was going to write a stand alone story for it, but Lucinda, who organized the collection, said offhand, “Oh, you could write a little Muse sidestory or something” and a fully formed story popped into my brain and I had to write it. You can either plunk down 99 cents for a copy now or you can wait until the free promo days, which are, of course, Easter weekend. 😉 Here’s the link. I’ll update the blog and remind you if you want to read 5000 extra words of Sadie and Malcolm fucking like rabbits but would rather wait for the free days.

Must warn you guys… this one is raunchy. And of the stories in the collection, it’s the tamest. And I even managed to sneak a little character development into it! Enjoy!

Exclusive Contract update: 3k words out of probably 30k. So ten percent done. Trying to get it out before the end of the month. Thank you all so much for your support, and if you have enjoyed any of my stories, please leave a review on Amazon and help others find it. 😉 It helps me decide which direction to take my writing next. I always want to hear from readers, so please don’t be shy… even if you have critiques and want to email me privately, I always take critiques under advisement and strive to improve always (authoravalore@gmail.com if you want to contact me–I don’t bite). I love writing fun, sexy stories, and I love even more when those fun, sexy stories touch my readers, either emotionally or inappropriately. 😉 We all need a break from life, and I hope I can keep giving one to all of you, if only for a few hours. ♥

Also I think I’m going to dye my hair purple at the end of the month. This is not related to anything, but I have to share. I’m psyched.