Raine's Secret Garden

Too Much Hell?

Thanks to my gracious editor at Samhain, I’ve discovered my last e-release, “Hotter Than Hell”, will be available in print in a couple of weeks.

Yes, I probably should keep up with such matters, lol. But there’s an extended period between e-pubbing and print, and I usually make an effort to immerse myself in something else as soon as I finish a manuscript, so that’ll be my excuse.
I’ll post more about the release in days to come.

A few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from someone who’d contacted me on the internet. This virtual stranger had been kind enough to buy a download of HTH, and wrote me regarding their immediate reaction:

“I downloaded it last night on my kindle. I’m only about a chapter and a half in, and already I’m a little creeped out.”
:oops:

I wasn’t sure whether I should say thank you or apologize.
(I did both).

When the book was released, I tried to make a gentle point of saying it could be considered a “dark romance”. It is. The demons are demonic, and no one emerges unscathed. The protagonists are flawed, fallen people, and the love affairs are not sweetness and light.
But there is romance, and humor, and a happily for now in both stories, which seemed appropriate to me.

After all—we’re dealing with demons. Who knows what fresh hell tomorrow might bring?

Category: Publication News,Writing — Raine @ 7:58 pm ·   Comments (6)
  • Bernita says:

    That’s lovely about HTH, Raine.
    i thought demons were supposed to be creepy. The job description, y’know…

  • Raine says:

    That’s lovely about HTH, Raine.

    Thank you, Bernita.

    I thought demons were supposed to be creepy. The job description, y’know…

    I think they’ve lost some of their bite over time, as many creatures of legend do.

  • BernardL says:

    You should have written back a simple ‘Thanks, that’s what I was shooting for’. :)

  • Ann says:

    Congrats on HTH. Yay print. :wootrock:

  • Raine says:

    You should have written back a simple ‘Thanks, that’s what I was shooting for’

    I thought about it, Bernard. But it occurred to me that maybe people don’t expect to find elements of horror in a ‘romance’, even though the themes revolve around demons.
    And yes, I know how silly I sound saying that. :dumb:

  • Raine says:

    Congrats on HTH. Yay print.

    Hi, Ann, good to see you! :wave:
    Thanks. :wink: