10 Years! Jacob and Beth were born today. Here are some anniversary goodies! #romance #fridayreads

10 YEARS

Beth and Jacob were born on May 13th, 2007, the day I wrote the first scene ever. The story went through a lot of changes once I had a first draft in March of 2009.

It took another two years of work before I introduced them to the world.

Did you ever guess what the first scene was?

Beth's dream while in the coma. The story started with that idea, the dream of an alternate reality.

May 13th was always a special day in my life. My grandfather was born 5/13/13.

But you here for perks, so here is this year's surprise:

West Coast Soulmates, Vol. 1

Settle in for sweet and spicy romance where finding yourself means finding true love.

This set includes DYLAN AND JEN, MIKE AND HANNAH, and THE ROOMMATE.

These stories are intended for readers over the age of 18 due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

The pre-order/intro price is $0.99 - available only this weekend! This set will go to its regular MSRP Monday morning.

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#NewRelease - Completed is live! #romance #rockstars #seriesfinale

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Buy COMPLETED today!


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The finale you have been waiting for! After years of struggles, miscommunications, distance, and pain, Jacob and Beth are a couple in love. To reach their happy ending, they must let down their walls and reveal their hearts or never survive the external pressures of fame.

COMPLETED is the last of five books in the My Once and Future Love Revisited series exploring Beth and Jacob’s relationship with all its joys, flaws, and heartache.

This story is intended for readers over the age of 18 due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations

February 5th and Still Number One!

This has led to a lot of new discovery for the series, which is such a blessing. There are SO many e-books out in the world, it's hard to be noticed. Thank you, everyone that is reading about Beth and Jacob.

Number One! This Short Story Has Legs

An Unlikely Pair: The High School Years hit #1 in the Amazon Free Teen Short Stories category!

The Sequel Will Not Be Out Until 2013

A lot of people ask about the next My Once and Future Love book.

Beth and Jacob's conclusion will not be out until next year. I don't know when.

The book isn't finished, yet - partly from my health and partly from having no clear idea of how to go forward. What I do have needs a rewrite. It isn't the right tone. I couldn't write a happy Jacob and Beth when I felt miserable. I've only gotten ideas for fixing it this summer.

I'm sorry for the delay. I never anticipated chronic pain that would trouble me this long. I haven't slept well most of the year because I keep waking up from moving wrong and causing pain. As anyone with sleep deprivation before knows, it's hell on your concentration, mood, energy, etc.

Yes, the book will come. I haven't given up on it or abandoned it. I just don't know when you'll get it.

Thank you for your patience,

Carla

Finally! Nook readers, Turn the Page is on B&N

Buy it here.

Turn the Page availability

Available in the Apple store.

$0.99. Short story. One week. It's all the time left on Jacob's tour, but seven more days is an excrutiating wait for him and Beth after two months apart. Takes place after "My Once and Future Love". Release date: May 13th, 2012.

Welcome to the Release Day Event For...

Turn the Page!

Short story.

One week. It's all the time left on Jacob's tour, but seven more days is an excruciating wait for him and Beth after two months apart.

Warning: This story contains adult language.

Beth and Jacob sprang to life on May 13th, 2007. "My Once and Future Love" was published May 13th, 2011. This story honors the anniversary of both dates.

26 pages.


Giveaway Instructions:

GoodReads members, leave a comment on this entry with a link to your GoodReads profile, and you will be guaranteed a free copy of the sequel to My Once and Future Love when it releases in the future.

Please don't leave any other personal links like e-mail addresses.

This offer ends at 11:59pm Pacific Time May 13th, 2012. Comments will be closed for this entry at that time.

Thanks for the support and have fun reading Turn the Page.

Updated Amazon cover for My Once and Future Love

Wanted to add representation of the rock star aspect. Like?

Read An E-book Week

Read An E-Book Week is coming! From March 4th - 10th, use code REW50 to get My Once and Future Love for $2.50.

If you already have the book, gift it to a friend! Offer good at Smashwords.

What I Don't Like

What do I not like? Seeing search hits like this:

my once and future love carla krae mediafire.com

Any book of mine downloaded from Mediafire or anywhere like it is stolen, my friends. Stolen.

Not okay. Period.

It's called e-book piracy, and I know I can't stop all of it or prevent it, but please.....getting a book free from a download site is NOT like visiting a library and borrowing a book for free. You're stealing money out of the author's pocket every. single. time.

So don't do it. Tell your friends not to do it.

The vast majority of authors are not like Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, or Stephanie Meyer. We're not rich at all. Most of us don't even make a living wage off our writing alone, so when you steal books, it hurts us. Enough people do it, it hurts a lot.

Do your part to fight against media piracy.

Don't Miss the My Once and Future Love Sale!

My Once and Future Love is normally $5.99 at Smashwords.com.

Use code BW86K at checkout to get the book for $3.99 (~33% off).

This coupon ends 01/01/12.

Sometimes love doesn't have a happy ending, at least not the first time. MY ONCE AND FUTURE LOVE explores Beth and Jacob's relationship with all its joys, flaws, and heartache as the main characters grow and struggle with life.

Beth and Jacob were best friends until one kiss ignited chemistry and passion neither could ignore. The tender long-distance relationship falls apart when Beth believes Jacob betrayed her the same day she finds out her mother's cancer is back.

Years after their attempt at dating crashed and burned, Beth works for rock-star Jacob as his personal assistant. When a car accident sidelines her with weeks of recovery, the truth comes out about why she pushed him out of her life and she realizes she made a terrible mistake. Can they get past all the pain they caused each other, or is a second chance doomed from the start?


Released May 13th, 2011. This book contains a "happy for now" ending. The sequel and conclusion is coming in 2012.

NaNoWriMo Ends Today

50,138. The book isn't done, yet, at all, but NaNo is - which I'm grateful for! It's been a sucky November real life-wise and I'm glad to see the door closed on it.

When will I finish the book? Not sure. For now, my back and shoulder need treatment again, so I'll be resting and staying off the computer. And then, there's Christmas.

Thanks for the support on Facebook this month. It really helped. I love you guys.

Saturday Snippet - Jacob and Beth

His scent floated up from the pillow, a mix of shampoo, cologne, and essential Jacob, the recipe not changing much since he was sixteen. Feeling needier than I wanted to be, I got up and tapped on the bathroom door with one finger, twice. He opened it and I wrapped my arms around him, burying my face in his neck.


“Just one more week,” he whispered in my ear. I nodded, rubbing the sides of our faces together, lifted my head, and our lips met.

We never did chaste kisses and this was no exception, my butt soon set on the counter and my legs wrapped around his hips. He hadn’t put on a shirt, yet, so my hands were exploring all that yummy skin while it was in reach.

A baby cried. I froze, then Jacob. My niece Sarah.

We heard doors open and close, then Darcy’s voice through the wall, soothing her daughter. I slid off the counter and reached for the door. After peeking into the hallway, I escaped to the kitchen.

Babies…it’s like they know.

Still, I’d thank her later. I didn’t want our first time together again to happen in my brother’s guest bathroom before my boyfriend flew away for a week.

Comments welcome.

Thursday Thirteen

13 sentences from Book 3:

New Year's Eve

Tokyo, Japan

The concert had been timed for the latest song to end a minute before midnight. The big screen behind Jake and the band showed the crowd as the camera panned over the audience. They screamed.


“Grab someone you love, and if you came alone, make a friend,” he said into the mike.

A timer popped up on the screen counting down the seconds.

Jacob dialed a number on his cell phone, then held it up to the shouting crowd.

“TEN…NINE…EIGHT…SEVEN…”

Her voice mail would pick up at this hour, but it didn’t matter.

“FIVE…FOUR…THREE…TWO…ONE!!!”

He held the phone’s microphone close to his lips to be heard over the celebrating crowd. “Happy New Year, baby. I’m comin’ home.”

 

Book 3 in Progress, and a little fangirling

The next Jacob/Beth story is being written. Current word count is 3105. Progress will go faster once I get to the pre-written material I have to edit (part of a previous incarnation of their book with a slightly different plot).

There will be a pause to read the next Dresden Files book as soon as I get my hands on it (offical release Tuesday). I've already read Jim's 5 sample chapters and OMG - so jealous of the fans at Comic Con this weekend that got to buy the book early. I know at least 2 people in the UK that got their book from Amazon already, grrrrr. If you have Ghost Story, don't spoil me! I'll have to thwap you.


On a sad note, Borders is being liquidated. Are you losing your local bookstore? Mine closed a few months ago when they were getting rid of the underperforming stores. It was nice to have one within walking distance for me, but oh well....stuck with the B&N across from the mall now.

Six Sentence Sunday

From the WIP:

He slid his hand under the edge of the shorts to caress my left leg. “Is there any pain?”

Don’t flinch, don’t flinch… “Nothing an aspirin can’t fix.”

His fingers traced the scar, feeling out the texture difference in my skin. “You don’t have to hide it from me, you know."

Comments welcome.

My Once and Future Love now available!

Contemporary romance My Once And Future Love now at Smashwords.

Sometimes love doesn't have a happy ending, at least not the first time. MY ONCE AND FUTURE LOVE explores Beth and Jacob's relationship with all its joys, flaws, and heartache.

Beth and Jacob were best friends until one kiss ignited chemistry and passion neither can ignore. The tender long-distance relationship falls apart when Beth believe Jacob betrayed her the same day she finds out her mother's cancer is back.

Years after their attempt at dating crashed and burned, Beth works for rock-star Jacob as his personal assistant. When a car accident sidelines her with weeks of recovery, the truth comes out about why she pushed him out of her life and she realizes she made a terrible mistake. Can they get past all the pain they caused each other, or is a second chance doomed from the start?

ETA: Now also available at Amazon, Diesel E-books, on iBooks/Apple, and on BarnesAndNoble.com.

My Once and Future Love releases this Friday!

Sometimes love doesn't have a happy ending, at least not the first time. MY ONCE AND FUTURE LOVE explores Beth and Jacob's relationship with all its joys, flaws, heartache, and ultimately, forgiveness and a second chance.

Contemporary romance.

Happy Tuesday

Updates:

Cover images have been added to the pages here.

My Once and Future Love is nearly ready for release.

Many of you have reached out to me on Facebook and Twitter. Thank you! I love hearing from happy readers.