Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised and positively thrilled to learn that author Ciar Cullen has posted a review of Sanctified on her author blog! Check out Ms. Cullen's remarks here:
http://ciarcullen.blogspot.com/2007/08/review-sanctified-by-katrina-strauss.html
While I've bumped into Ms. Cullen here and there on the Internet, I've never had the privilege of really chatting with her. So her endorsement is very encouraging, to say the least! Thank you, Ms. Cullen, for making my day! :D
~ Katrina S.
Romance for the Black Coffee Crowd
http://www.katrinastrauss.com/
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
update on Sanctified
Hot men in only jeans, tattoos, and a rosary, anyone?
My latest short story release Sanctified is now available through two venues. You may purchase it directly from the publisher at http://redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?products_id=43 or through All Romance E-books at http://allromanceebooks.com/product-sanctified-4186-149.html Both sites allow readers to rate and review titles, so if you've purchased and read Sanctified, I appreciate any and all reader feedback! I've personally heard from a few readers over the past few days, and so far response has been positive! :)
~ Katrina S.
Romance for the Black Coffee Crowd
http://www.katrinastrauss.com/
My latest short story release Sanctified is now available through two venues. You may purchase it directly from the publisher at http://redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?products_id=43 or through All Romance E-books at http://allromanceebooks.com/product-sanctified-4186-149.html Both sites allow readers to rate and review titles, so if you've purchased and read Sanctified, I appreciate any and all reader feedback! I've personally heard from a few readers over the past few days, and so far response has been positive! :)
~ Katrina S.
Romance for the Black Coffee Crowd
http://www.katrinastrauss.com/
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Get Sanctified!
Sanctified is out today!
It's a sleepless summer night for two lonely, broken souls. Moira Henley, recovering from a troubled relationship, wonders if she is capable of love again. Diego Peralez, home a year from the Iraqi war, struggles with nightmares of the attack that left him the sole survivor of his platoon. When a blackout brings Moira and Diego together, they learn that miracles happen...you have only to open your heart to see.
Be Sanctified today with this short-but-sweet summer time "Petal", available now at Red Rose Publishing for just $1.99! http://redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?products_id=43
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Black Coffee Romance
I've just updated my author site to reflect not only my style (now that I've got a few books under my belt and figured out what my style is!) but my growing readership. I've included this explanation as to why I went with the theme of "Romance for the Black Coffee Crowd":
A few years ago, fellow writer Violet Glaze described my style as "romance for the black coffee crowd". As I went on to pen my first full-length novel, it struck me that Ms. Glaze had pegged my niche, and I've since sought to refine that niche. As my voice has emerged and my readership has grown, I've come to describe my fans as "readers who yearn for romance, but also laugh out loud during Tarantino films". In other words, I write stories for readers like me, who miss the romance that is sorely lacking in popular modern literature, yet at the same time, aren't exactly into the vanilla ice cream with rainbow sprinkles variety! Yes, we want our romance, but we want it served with triple java ice cream, sprinkled with chocolate-covered coffee beans and, for good measure, a double-shot espresso on the side.
Looking at my bookshelf (both the one in the living room, and the virtual one on my hard drive) it's a convoluted journey in attempting to trace my roots as an author. Anne Rice has borne a huge influence on my work, with both the subject matter of her Beauty trilogy and the epic approach of her Vampire Chronicles. As for prose, I draw inspiration from Tanith Lee and Anais Nin alike, both whose words flows beautifully, at times breathtakingly so. I've equally taken cues from Poppy Z. Brite and Jemiah Jefferson for their GenX punk rock sensibility, while I love the honest and gritty take on our times offered by the geniuses that are Chuck Palahniuk and Irvine Welsh. For a "light read", I indulge in entirely too much yaoi, from such diverse mangakas as Miyamoto Kano to Tori Maia. And then there are the likes of Rosemary Rogers and Bertice Small, whose historical romances leave me yearning for the days of the torrid "bodice ripper". All of these seemingly disparate influences have culminated in my own dark, twisted version of erotic romance -- or, as Ms. Glaze termed it way back when, "romance for the black coffee crowd".
Like any good coffee haus, I aim to offer readers a taste of variety. My work encompasses both historicals and contemporaries, from paranormal fantasy to the gritty everyday. Heat levels range from dark-but-sweet romance to hardcore BDSM. My characters engage in heterosexual, yaoi, and alternate pairings alike, some espousing monogamy while others take a more open approach. One ending might fall into the "happily ever after" category, whereas the next may qualify as what fellow romance author Kayleigh Jamison terms "happy for now". Whatever the situation, it all boils down to romance, with an underlying love story that unfolds by the end. And as a romance writer, my goal is to make you -- the reader -- love, hurt, weep, and laugh right along with my characters. So whether you take your coffee straight up black, or sweetened with a hint of sugar and a dash of butterscotch liqueur, I hope you find something on the menu that fills your craving!
~ Katrina S.
http://www.katrinastrauss.com/
A few years ago, fellow writer Violet Glaze described my style as "romance for the black coffee crowd". As I went on to pen my first full-length novel, it struck me that Ms. Glaze had pegged my niche, and I've since sought to refine that niche. As my voice has emerged and my readership has grown, I've come to describe my fans as "readers who yearn for romance, but also laugh out loud during Tarantino films". In other words, I write stories for readers like me, who miss the romance that is sorely lacking in popular modern literature, yet at the same time, aren't exactly into the vanilla ice cream with rainbow sprinkles variety! Yes, we want our romance, but we want it served with triple java ice cream, sprinkled with chocolate-covered coffee beans and, for good measure, a double-shot espresso on the side.
Looking at my bookshelf (both the one in the living room, and the virtual one on my hard drive) it's a convoluted journey in attempting to trace my roots as an author. Anne Rice has borne a huge influence on my work, with both the subject matter of her Beauty trilogy and the epic approach of her Vampire Chronicles. As for prose, I draw inspiration from Tanith Lee and Anais Nin alike, both whose words flows beautifully, at times breathtakingly so. I've equally taken cues from Poppy Z. Brite and Jemiah Jefferson for their GenX punk rock sensibility, while I love the honest and gritty take on our times offered by the geniuses that are Chuck Palahniuk and Irvine Welsh. For a "light read", I indulge in entirely too much yaoi, from such diverse mangakas as Miyamoto Kano to Tori Maia. And then there are the likes of Rosemary Rogers and Bertice Small, whose historical romances leave me yearning for the days of the torrid "bodice ripper". All of these seemingly disparate influences have culminated in my own dark, twisted version of erotic romance -- or, as Ms. Glaze termed it way back when, "romance for the black coffee crowd".
Like any good coffee haus, I aim to offer readers a taste of variety. My work encompasses both historicals and contemporaries, from paranormal fantasy to the gritty everyday. Heat levels range from dark-but-sweet romance to hardcore BDSM. My characters engage in heterosexual, yaoi, and alternate pairings alike, some espousing monogamy while others take a more open approach. One ending might fall into the "happily ever after" category, whereas the next may qualify as what fellow romance author Kayleigh Jamison terms "happy for now". Whatever the situation, it all boils down to romance, with an underlying love story that unfolds by the end. And as a romance writer, my goal is to make you -- the reader -- love, hurt, weep, and laugh right along with my characters. So whether you take your coffee straight up black, or sweetened with a hint of sugar and a dash of butterscotch liqueur, I hope you find something on the menu that fills your craving!
~ Katrina S.
http://www.katrinastrauss.com/
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