Exclusive Access–Out Now!

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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.
 
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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

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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 Beast. Hilariously 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???”

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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!

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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!

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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.

*SPECIAL SALE PRICE* The Billionaire’s Muse (The Complete Series) — Now Available!

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The Billionaire’s Muse

The Complete Series

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An artist on her way up…  Artist Sadie MacElroy has landed a sweet gig as the personal assistant to her best friend, Felicia Waters. Despite her scattershot creative nature, she’s a whiz at organizing, planning, and ordering people around. But her sweet gig turns sour at a charity art auction she’s organized when she bumps into a stage lackey and sends a 17th century Qing Dynasty vase crashing to the ground. Electing to take the fall, Sadie attempts to arrange payment of the vase to its owner, eccentric billionaire and (extremely) amateur artist Malcolm Ward. A powerful man on his way down… Malcolm, however, doesn’t care about the money or the vase, or much of anything. His whimsical, eccentric side hides a dark pain and a grim future, and only the promise of Sadie gives him hope. Inspired by his “muse,” Malcolm decides he only wants her, any way he can have her: in front of his camera, under his brush… or in his bed. An intimate passion… Unbeknownst to Sadie, time is running out for Malcolm, and when she discovers his secrets, it’s up to her to convince him that life is worth living, painful scars and all. For a LIMITED TIME, the full book of The Billionaire’s Muse is available for only $2.99!!! Available at all major retailers, but since most of you use Amazon: Buy The Billionaire’s Muse on Amazon.com Buy The Billionaire’s Muse on Amazon.co.uk The amazing and talented Alice Xavier made the cover. It turned out shiiiiinyyyyy. *______* …Anyway. Working on a sequel to Dead Man’s Curves, since it took off fairly nicely. Called Dead Man’s Tails. Haha. I’m a genius. Hoping it will end up close to the size of a short novel. ~45k words. Then Exclusive Contract is up after that. Whee! This is all hopefully before the end of the month! HAHA. My hands are going to fall off.

Exclusive Interview (Rock Arrangement #1) — Out Now!

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Exclusive Interview (Rock Arrangement, #1)

An impromptu improvisation…

RockArrangement01-2 -- blogChronic loser Rebecca Alton is penniless, homeless, and sleeping on her sister’s couch. She needs a job, fast, but in this economy finding one is easier said than done. When she accidentally walks into the wrong office and finds herself auditioning for the role of babysitter to the out-of-control members of the up and coming rock band The Lonely Kings of Lifeless Things, can she pull it off? And considering who her boss would be–the band’s bassist, manager, and undisputed king of bad attitudes Kent Hudson–would she even want the job? Rebecca isn’t sure. In fact, she’s not sure of much in her life, except one thing: Kent wants her, she wants him back, and the underlying animal attraction between them makes her interview rough, in more ways than one!
Exclusive Interview is a 19,200 word novelette, and is the first in the Rock Arrangement series!
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But he shook his head. “Never mind. Just a stray thought.” He cleared his throat and gunned the engine again. I felt my blood rise in response to the raw expression of power. His long fingers wrapped around the stick shift and moved the car into high gear. He wore silver rings on most of his fingers, and the tattoos on his wrists were bright flashes of color against his monochrome businessman’s uniform. I swallowed and forced myself to look at the road. An exit sign for LAX was coming up. How was it that we were already here? “You say you think you can handle this job?” he said suddenly. “What? Oh. Yeah, I bet I can. I worked as a bartender for years and I hung out with some people that were basically walking drama bombs. They all went off like clockwork, too.” “I see,” he said, but he sounded as though he didn’t believe me. Suddenly he reached forward and turned on the radio player. It roared to life, right in the middle of a song I recognized. High, beautiful vocals soared over a hard, grinding beat. ‘You came from nothing, nothing came to me, I missed your face as we passed by, in the boundless dark of the sky…’ “A Dark Moment,” one of the singles off the first album by The Lonely Kings. I recognized it because it wouldn’t stop playing everywhere. Then Kent Hudson put his hand on my thigh and all my thoughts flew out the window. Continue reading →

Rock Arrangement coming soon…

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RockArrangement01-2 -- blogChronic loser Rebecca Alton is penniless, homeless, and sleeping on her sister’s couch. She needs a job, fast, but in this economy finding one is easier said than done. When she accidentally walks into the wrong office and finds herself auditioning for the role of personal assistant to the members of the up and coming rock band The Lonely Kings of Lifeless Things, can she pull it off? And considering who her boss would be–the band’s bassist, manager, and undisputed king of bad attitudes Kent Huntson–would she even want the job? Rebecca isn’t sure. In fact, she’s not sure of much in her life, except one thing: Kent wants her, and she wants him back, and the underlying animal attraction between them makes her interview rough, in more ways than one! Blurb, as always, a work in progress until I hit the publish button. So yeah, this is happening soon. Sunday at the latest, Friday at the earliest. Kent Huntson turned into the most alpha of males somehow, so this one is going to be pure trashy fun, I think! And, as an aside, I am tickled pink that both Baiting the Beast and Mating the Beast have picked up in sales. I’m dying to know why and where it got recommended, so if you’re here looking for beast erotic romance, let me know how you found me!

Glamorous Life of a Smut Peddler, Part 3

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Me: *stands in shower, staring off into the distance, poofy loofah dangling forgotten from one hand* Shower: *pppppsssssssshhhhhhhhh* Me: … Shower: *pppppsssssssshhhhhhhhh* Me: … Shower: *pppppsssssssshhhhhhhhh* Me: … Shower: *pppppsssssssshhhhhhhhh* Me: *writing epiphany happens* Me: …FUCKING FINALLY, JESUS CHRIST Shower: *pppppsssssssshhhhhhhhh*

All my bolts of smut writing inspiration come in the shower, I am a latter day Archimedes, goddam. You heard it here first, folks: “FUCKING FINALLY JESUS CHRIST” is the new “EUREKA!” …Which is to say that I finally figured out the titles and series name for my Rock Star Romance. World, prepare thyself for the upcoming Exclusive Interview (Rock Arrangement, #1)! Coming soon to an e-book distributor near you!