DARK PEARL DIVA | original fiction by Clare London

Welcome to my newsletter – (August 2008) Issue No. 3

I’m aiming to keep in touch with anyone who wants to join me in enjoying

male/male romantic/erotic fiction(and hopefully MINE), who’s interested

in knowing where I’m blogging, what at I’m working on, what’s being

published, what other people have said about it – good or not so good! –

and how things are going generally in the chaotic world of Frantic Fiction

City, a la Clare London.

And maybe the occasional sneak preview ~ special fiction ~ Contest!

Visit my website to find all excerpts / reviews / BUY links.

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in future…

This month's picture is by lisa-chan, drawn for The Gold Warrior.

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more/less of, and I’ll send you a FREE pack of goodies – bookmarks,

notebooks, cards, free flash fiction etc.

Sparks Fly is doing well, I've had some great feedback for it from readers and reviewers, and its sales are good.

I'm so pleased people are enjoying it!

Very exciting contract news!

My novel Freeman has been accepted for publication by MLR Press. They are mainly a print publisher, with ebook formats as well.
I'm extremely fond and proud of this novel, and thrilled to be working with MLR.
I don't know yet when it might be scheduled for release but I will - of course! - keep you posted.

The bad news is that it has been taken down from my website, but if you read it in the past - or would like to now - I hope you'll consider buying the book when it comes out.

Sparks Fly now available at Dreamspinner Press!

Nic Gerrard is this year's brightest young entrepreneur, charming and
charismatic, with time for everyone. Aidan West is his cleverest pro-
grammer, fiercely committed to his work and with little time for friendship
or socializing. Together they created the successful dating agency,
Sparks, with a new and refreshing approach to matching people.

A year later, their lives are very different – Nic has all the trappings of
success and as much company as he wants; Aidan is solitary and disapproving
of such a lifestyle. When Nic decides to update the unique matching
program, he and Aidan must work together again. Getting along gets harder
as they deal with a malicious hacker and face a crisis at the agency. It will
take both of them to make the agency work, and somehow they have to find a
way to put their differences aside. Nic and Aiden have secrets to keep, and
whether they'll admit it or not, they each need something – or someone –
to help Sparks fly. $11.99 print, $5.99 download.

In the Closet now available at Red Rose Publishing,

a humourous-hot short tale of m/m love and lust in the office, only $1.99.

Just Like in the Movies also available at Red Rose Publishing,

a humourous short tale of Bailey's clumsy attempt to catch the attention

of the man he's lusting after - who also happens to be his boss!

Only $0.99

Deep Cover - a Torquere Press Sip due out Aug 23.

His Gift - a gothic horror short story due out at Aspen Mountain Press.

A great batch of reviews this month :

Sparks Fly at Rainbow Reviews 4* and LiveJournal-Elisa Rolle

Twisted Brand at Coffee Time Romance 5* and Boys Next Door 5*.

Masquerade at Erotica Revealed.

Bend Over Big Boy at LiveJournal-angusdevotee and Rainbow Reviews 5*.

I was at Love Romances Cafe on the 17th, it was a quiet day so maybe people were on holiday.

August 23 - join me at J M Snyder's group for a day of M/M excerpts.

August 24 - join me as I host the Torquere Press LiveJournal for the day. I'll be posting excerpts from my current books and encouraging everyone to chat to me *lol*.

You don't have to have a LiveJournal account to read and comment, I think, but it's easy to join up anyway, and completely free.
And then you can keep up with the news on my Journal account too *lol*.