tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353277182024-03-07T12:16:24.026-06:00The Willow's KnotThe magical, mysterious and occasionally nonsensical ramblings of R.G. AlexanderR.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-807239809635123042008-11-24T18:14:00.001-06:002008-11-24T18:15:48.412-06:00I've moved!My blog that is-just go to <a href="http://www.rgalexander.com/">www.rgalexander.com</a> and there I'll be-on wordpress yay!!<br />See ya there :)R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-49855935311918150652008-10-27T12:24:00.002-05:002008-10-27T12:32:28.570-05:00Crystal has a new release!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GVAmpOwBotEXJxzRIvEEC9CDsN3315_34uR_hzRKCvrwTwVFwwYTxDmmOqYUdIi-FDblpOwHf_ug6Wc9V7u93oh-LvXs2K2pDdtbbKY4xaDFiIyXW0456lL1XIoFQOTw9bvISA/s1600-h/BlackOpals.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261887027087898898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 327px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GVAmpOwBotEXJxzRIvEEC9CDsN3315_34uR_hzRKCvrwTwVFwwYTxDmmOqYUdIi-FDblpOwHf_ug6Wc9V7u93oh-LvXs2K2pDdtbbKY4xaDFiIyXW0456lL1XIoFQOTw9bvISA/s400/BlackOpals.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Black Opals</span> by Crystal Jordan</strong><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Lorna Malone is having a day from hell. She had a one night stand with her best friend, SWAT officer Tyrone Forrester, and had to sneak out before he woke up. Her wild night is making her late to a photo shoot for her biggest advertising agency client, Carraway Jewelers. She stops at a gas station and manages to lock her keys — and a small fortune in black opal and diamond necklaces — in her car.Tyrone is furious when he finds Lorna left him after their amazing night together. He's wanted her for years, but he got burned in his last relationship. His ex couldn't handle his dangerous job, so now he doesn't do serious, and he doesn't play for keeps. But with Lorna, one taste is all it takes to convince him that he's met his match — if he can help her see that her luscious curves make her desirable.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Go Check it Out! <a href="http://www.ellorascave.com/productpage.asp?ISBN=9781419918797">HERE</a></em>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-13927011316108721822008-09-29T07:29:00.002-05:002008-09-29T07:31:47.188-05:00Coming October 1stThe group blog to end all group blogs! This is gonna be fun!<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E16BRSsom10&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E16BRSsom10&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />See ya there!R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-72716084045824331382008-09-18T14:40:00.002-05:002008-09-18T14:54:35.921-05:00Chatting TodayI'm back online and just in time for a group chat at <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chatting_with_Joyfully_Reviewed/?yguid=283106982">Joyfully Reviewed!</a><br />The Novelty Girls and I will be chatting from 4-7 Eastern time-having a blast, sharing excerpts and giving away prizes. Come join us!R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-87329305402380890312008-09-12T13:24:00.004-05:002008-09-12T13:28:34.432-05:00Riding The Storm-And A Great New Release!<strong>I'm probably going to be out of the loop for a few days-IKE is circling. But before I went to hide with my canned goods and wading boots, I wanted to tell everyone about a fantastic new release by one of my favorite authors </strong><a href="http://karenwritesromance.com/blog/"><strong>Karen Erickson</strong></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMW6OfXSaaYK4nY60pa9tDkwocrgZt0mKRaRzcwSdXoI96wmtCG0zhs41r3kpsqGzAvxPR5JF-9jnqRX9Aqy_UkxcX6MZmrfp8LLwJZeZjDiE_F-zH9cG2LSqKzPLAE64bt-QuOg/s1600-h/hidden_med-182x300.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245202714237967138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMW6OfXSaaYK4nY60pa9tDkwocrgZt0mKRaRzcwSdXoI96wmtCG0zhs41r3kpsqGzAvxPR5JF-9jnqRX9Aqy_UkxcX6MZmrfp8LLwJZeZjDiE_F-zH9cG2LSqKzPLAE64bt-QuOg/s400/hidden_med-182x300.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Hidden is <a href="http://www.ellorascave.com/productpage.asp?ISBN=9781419918506">now available</a> for your reading pleasure at Ellora’s Cave.<br />Book one in the Sin City Shifters series.<br /><em>As a shadow dancer, Daisy titillates the ever-growing crowds at Swank Hotel’s upscale Seduction Lounge. When Sebastian Collins attempts to steal her away to save his own failing business, she declines. Even in a city of freaks, she stands out. At Swank, surrounded by her own kind, Daisy’s safe.<br />But that doesn’t stop her from being intrigued by the sexy club owner. With a little help from her bartending witch friend, Daisy transforms long enough to steal several orgasmically delicious hours with Sebastian. Afterward, he’s desperate to see her again — but the real Daisy might be too hot for Sebastian to handle.</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><strong>ENJOY!!!</strong></div>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-76651591635143696562008-09-03T11:37:00.002-05:002008-09-03T11:41:12.964-05:00Chatting Today at Ellora's Cave!Chatting today from 1-3 Central time with Robin Rotham at Ellora's Cave yahoo group <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ellorascavechat/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ellorascavechat/</a><br /><br />Her release Carnal Harvest comes out on Friday! And Piercing the Veil comes out in 2 weeks<br /><br />Both are menage-though very different lol<br /><br />Anyway-come see usR.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-23363687143849349972008-08-31T07:31:00.002-05:002008-08-31T07:38:45.306-05:00THE WINNERTAMSYN!!<br /><br />Congratulations Tamsyn, you've won the the month long Scavenger Hunt! I hope everyone had a good time, and found a new author or two to enjoy along the way.<br /><br />I'll be emailing you soon to see which ebook you want, and to get you the $10 Amazon giftcard.<br /><br />As for my September 17th release at Ellora's Cave, Piercing the Veil, stay tuned to my blog-you never know when I could have another contest. :)R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-39783229081962425482008-08-29T11:32:00.003-05:002008-08-29T12:08:59.022-05:00Final Question and RecapI have another critique partner. Her name is <a href="http://robinlrotham.com/index2.html">Robin L. Rotham</a>. She is bar none one of the hottest, dirtiest erotic romance writers around today. And talented enough to NEVER sacrifice her characters and her story to the naughty bits. Luckily her characters are just naturally dirty lol<br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__fLYZpOvkz7oxOf4wTfCjV950Dbv2WFODg9oKrWQGa412GtVCViY4nZcN7I79SxVOPFltWSDOzNzTQ2tRdhWs_8qlchAc1FZEOkXohoa6YNvvQAZP-eIwwqSHM8LfLcDGRTPtw/s1600-h/CarnalHarvestsexy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239980575204425186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__fLYZpOvkz7oxOf4wTfCjV950Dbv2WFODg9oKrWQGa412GtVCViY4nZcN7I79SxVOPFltWSDOzNzTQ2tRdhWs_8qlchAc1FZEOkXohoa6YNvvQAZP-eIwwqSHM8LfLcDGRTPtw/s400/CarnalHarvestsexy.jpg" border="0" /></a>Her newest Ellora's Cave release, Carnal Harvest, comes out Sept 5th, and I have to tell ya, when I read it, I think I actually saw steam coming off my monitor. </div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">CONTEST QUESTION #6</span></strong>-Robin exploded onto the erotic romance stage with a book about hot, horny men from space. I own it and I read it whenever I want to be reminded about what a truly top of the line erotic romance looks like. Name that book.</div><div> </div><div>RECAP </div><div>Look back over my contest questions (note: #5 says what other menage-lets reword that to-what other book with two men and one woman?) And then email me at <a href="mailto:r.g.alexander@hotmail.com">r.g.alexander@hotmail.com</a> with the answers. I'll let you know who won the $10 gift card to Amazon and a free ebook from my booklist tomorrow.</div><div>Good Luck!</div><div> </div><div> </div>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-28269224971827080952008-08-24T21:06:00.013-05:002008-08-24T22:23:41.855-05:00COUNTDOWN to CRYSTAL and Contest QuestionI want to tell you about <a href="http://www.crystaljordan.com/">Crystal Jordan</a>. She one of my dearest friends, a fellow smutketeer and my "Do EET" CP-that is-the Critique Partner with the mostest, the reason my Children of the Goddess series exists, and why I know what head hopping and info dumping really means and that I shouldnt do it.<br /><br />More than that-she has had a pretty successful few years as an author. With online successes from publishers like Cobblestone and Wild Rose Press, Samhain and a new one coming out with Ellora's Cave...she's pretty much tamed <em>that</em> tiger. :)<br /><br />Then at the 2007 RWA, she faced the lion and had it eating out of the palm of her hand, and today she finds herself with several Kensington Aphrodisia contracts, a Spice release, and enough nibbles from other publishers to make any fellow writer green. (except me-after she gets Mad Madam M that pool boy...its my turn!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpQlDEiBOZD-LY38h16MH4g-H_OEHGJuy3SwxPz6FwMKIFJt9cbUAL1kW9qeNTBrL8PUSlcw367kXXY1wzThHpxUo9frAippLS4-pSQZDF1qdh3OhaaLrEA41qvBL_jEO0BCYbw/s1600-h/sexybeast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238282525029841090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpQlDEiBOZD-LY38h16MH4g-H_OEHGJuy3SwxPz6FwMKIFJt9cbUAL1kW9qeNTBrL8PUSlcw367kXXY1wzThHpxUo9frAippLS4-pSQZDF1qdh3OhaaLrEA41qvBL_jEO0BCYbw/s400/sexybeast.jpg" border="0" /></a>Her debut release-<strong>In Ice</strong>- Is one of the first stories I ever read, the one that made me fall head over heels in love with that magnificent worldbuilding genius brain of hers-will start shipping from Amazon THIS TUESDAY! (official everywhere release is Sept 1st) in the Kensington <strong>Sexy Beast V</strong> anthology-you can buy it now <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sexy-Beast-V-Kate-Douglas/dp/075821989X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219633295&sr=8-1">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdb2PuajiAb33a6cDGUaXk8g0Ros-Z8bMnPk8iZ-5JfmxQSxVmKX0uiblRVN2j0Tbjd5lEhEhQXY7rpWQRsGnxkhBprqCrybrXrgoGBHvvJpjcieur6KhnvqCNfBlssYj2W4C4g/s1600-h/carnal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238282784871709906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdb2PuajiAb33a6cDGUaXk8g0Ros-Z8bMnPk8iZ-5JfmxQSxVmKX0uiblRVN2j0Tbjd5lEhEhQXY7rpWQRsGnxkhBprqCrybrXrgoGBHvvJpjcieur6KhnvqCNfBlssYj2W4C4g/s400/carnal.jpg" border="0" /></a>That will be quickly followed in December by <strong>Carnal Desires</strong>, the other three stories in the fantastic world. <strong>In Heat</strong>, <strong>In Smoke</strong>, and <strong>In Mist</strong>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's her new book video about the series<br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b2mWa7fOOt4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b2mWa7fOOt4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I want everyone to go to that link and buy those books! I am not steering you wrong, trust me. This world, these heroes...well all I can say is you'll thank me.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>CONTEST QUESTION #5</strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> When is Crystal Jordan having her first official booksigning? (extra credit if you're nearby and go say hi)</span>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-14310269412047042112008-08-19T07:44:00.004-05:002008-08-19T11:56:52.204-05:00It's Release Day!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZD79H3NmwLMRAlz_W929tmPHnB4AcBuss7lJkqzV_8z2Aguk2yzbAw_VPON09xdhgZ749bpMsHndokVYeuUOE10c-KyBF_YuDBWq00MPVZGE8F-TNBoma-BipBBVbBFy0vIC97w/s1600-h/LuxShadow72LGc%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236273793993091218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZD79H3NmwLMRAlz_W929tmPHnB4AcBuss7lJkqzV_8z2Aguk2yzbAw_VPON09xdhgZ749bpMsHndokVYeuUOE10c-KyBF_YuDBWq00MPVZGE8F-TNBoma-BipBBVbBFy0vIC97w/s400/LuxShadow72LGc%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> “Lux in Shadow” by <a href="http://samhainpublishing.com/authors/r-g-alexander">R. G. Alexander</a> Genre: <a href="http://samhainpublishing.com/category/red-hots/" rel="tag">Red Hots!</a>, <a href="http://samhainpublishing.com/category/paranormal-romance/" rel="tag">Paranormal Romance</a><br />ISBN: 1-60504-136-X<br />Length: Category<br />Price: 4.50<br />Publication: August 19, 2008<br />Cover art by Anne Cain<br /><em></em><br /><br /><div><div align="left"><em>Two mates. One sacrifice. It’s a challenge that could save them all…or destroy everything.<br /><br /></em><em></em>Children of the Goddess, Book 2<br /><br />Because of his own carelessness, Lux Sariel lost his lover at the hands of the shaman Gray Wolf, and put his Trueblood family in grave danger. Now he’s been sent on a mission to find and protect his mortal enemy’s sister. His companion is Arygon, a sexy Alpha who won’t take no for an answer.<br /><br />When the two men find Sylvain, a sheltered and innocent beauty with power beyond imagining, passions ignite—and suddenly none of them are certain of the future.<br /><br />No one but the Goddess.<br /><br />She has a plan that will change everything for Her children, Were and Vampire alike. A challenge that will fulfill the promise of what this unusual threesome have found together…or destroy them all.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Warning: This title contains Vampire and Were nookie, Were and Vampire nookie, Were/Vamp/Were nookie, hot nekkid man nookie….oh, hell—lots of nookie.<br /></span><a href="http://samhainpublishing.com/excerpt/lux-in-shadow">Read An Excerpt Online</a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">BUY IT<a href="http://samhainpublishing.com/index.php"> HERE</a></div></div>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-74287009121364700442008-08-18T10:18:00.010-05:002008-08-18T11:00:50.280-05:00My Menage Months/Contest Question<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdH23bghk15ICYMT2ppl0Dvy3eCONCTd2P41AXJXf5yOGf7LwqcVhYNVtk2qTkVzFsrYvppncLW9rpBw2yO48jYjYfKyxhIRxdfpAe_zXRQT26sK5a4LsWV4OPp-6ENTKrokP4tg/s1600-h/LuxShadow72LG.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235878004791332578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdH23bghk15ICYMT2ppl0Dvy3eCONCTd2P41AXJXf5yOGf7LwqcVhYNVtk2qTkVzFsrYvppncLW9rpBw2yO48jYjYfKyxhIRxdfpAe_zXRQT26sK5a4LsWV4OPp-6ENTKrokP4tg/s400/LuxShadow72LG.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tomorrow Book 2 of my Children of the Goddess series, <strong>Lux in Shadow</strong>, will be released from <a href="http://samhainpublishing.com/">Samhain Publishing</a>.<br /><br />I'm pretty excited.<br /><br />August and September are my menage months. Lux in Shadow is a bi-menage m/m/f<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGTILzXDmCLVOTsVDE4oDpOa26gsxnZNRbQm2epRY2N05a6GFvhJQrx0yqmazSZMUXSghKrFuHj-UgEMw7UakIlCwzxuDkzl_Dv6L0MI4OWRtADP6fw1f3qw9wguwDBp5yFT62A/s1600-h/piercingtheveil_msr%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235881123209634386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGTILzXDmCLVOTsVDE4oDpOa26gsxnZNRbQm2epRY2N05a6GFvhJQrx0yqmazSZMUXSghKrFuHj-UgEMw7UakIlCwzxuDkzl_Dv6L0MI4OWRtADP6fw1f3qw9wguwDBp5yFT62A/s400/piercingtheveil_msr%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a>And then September 17th, Piercing the Veil, Book 2 of the Temptation Unveiled series, is a m/f/m menage<br />with my poor, cursed, sexy Vikings Val and Hawk from Book 1.<br /><br />I'll talk more about them later though.<br /><br />It really was pure coincidence that had both my menages coming out so close together. Just a twist of release date fate. But honestly they are two of my favorite stories so far, and no, not just because I happen to LOVE menage stories (though I do)<br /><br />And it wasn't just because I was returning to familiar worlds in both, though thats always a treat for me.<br /><br />I just really enjoyed walking with these characters for a while. Linnea from Veil and her determination to protect her child in the face of a truly insane situation<br /><br />Sylvain and her enjoyment of the simplest of things, like a bubble bath, after thousands of years in hiding.<br /><br />Finding out that Arygon was not the jerk I believed him to be in the first story. And that Lux wasn't quite as happy go lucky of a playboy as he seemed.<br /><br />And the brothers Hawk and Val? Well, just finding out how their weird curse came about was fascinating for me. And then seeing how they'd evolved with it, how it didn't break them, made me admire them all the more.<br /><br />I hope everyone enjoys them as much as I enjoyed getting to know them.<br /><br />Oh and I'm planning on posting an excerpt from Lux in Shadow here tomorrow to celebrate its release.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Contest Question #4</span></strong> Another author has a menage release at Samhain tomorrow-we're menage buddies!-Tell me who it is and the name of the book.R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-60197373611268288142008-08-13T23:17:00.003-05:002008-08-13T23:47:21.564-05:00Another Contest QuestionDuring this year's RWA conference, <a href="http://www.jennifermckenzie.com/">Jennifer Leeland </a>was always there to make me laugh, give me index cards for pitch notes...just generally being amazing.<br /><br />She had a release during conference as Jennifer McKenzie-<a href="http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/torrid/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=329&zenid=724c30c15277f19d3794b5f6b65e0c9f">Edge of the Storm</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEXdM9Jdv9E1CPDgNZ9vrwfglYklAeXlu5uH_GKqQd7FuuJFltI6wsyoTsiVKLezb5-IsCDMZAC22hUOWcjkjNO1B0tyOa3BNUIo03FOwSGH_M9q7uThfyBJ2TK_ZNb0IjLpTpQ/s1600-h/jenbook.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234226512782091650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEXdM9Jdv9E1CPDgNZ9vrwfglYklAeXlu5uH_GKqQd7FuuJFltI6wsyoTsiVKLezb5-IsCDMZAC22hUOWcjkjNO1B0tyOa3BNUIo03FOwSGH_M9q7uThfyBJ2TK_ZNb0IjLpTpQ/s400/jenbook.bmp" border="0" /></a><strong>On the run for crimes he didn’t commit, Coast Guard Petty Officer Matthew Sands comes home to Dutch Harbor to find the truth. Signing on to a crab fishing boat was supposed to hide him until he could clear his name; instead he finds even more trouble, in the form of one Kelly Shannon.<br />Kelly is looking for her own answers. She’s on the hunt for a killer who robbed her of the first, and only, man she’s ever loved. What she finds on The Athena is more questions than answers - and Matthew Sands.<br />With the passion between them as wild as the terrain, can Kelly and Matt work together to uncover a ruthless killer? Or will the murderer find them first?<br />On the edge of the storm, survival is far from guaranteed.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br />"The Secrets She Keeps" will be out mid September so be looking for it. Here's the blurb<br />.<a href="http://jenniferleeland.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/secretsshekeeps_w1975_300.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1026" height="300" alt="" src="http://jenniferleeland.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/secretsshekeeps_w1975_300.jpg?w=200" width="200" /></a><br /><strong>Tessa Aden has it all...a great job, good friends, and a fantastic boyfriend. She just has one problem, she's never had an orgasm during sex. When Zac misinterprets an Instant Message from a friend as a complaint about his technique in the bedroom, she'd rather let him walk away than admit her dark desires. Fearing she wouldn't understand his dominant nature, Zac Shandler gave up the BDSM lifestyle to be a part of Tessa's vanilla life. Yet he seems to be losing her anyway. Will Zac put his heart on the line to claim Tessa's love and finally force her to reveal the secret she keeps.</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>CONTEST QUESTION #3</strong></span> On her home page, Jen has a quote from a well known author. Who is it?R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-14939576127984025932008-08-11T09:49:00.004-05:002008-08-11T10:35:59.550-05:00Contest Question #2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpNf81nMznaHwap7KyV71DFPu_l7XnfMYjtfDyDRMouxsHe2VR0sH8AcVxFsKd3dZyJ1ba-BiOIepCFMs9LcR6IAGQR8P3nHbi-UxO2giCP-jO9Qjj_EVLfhH4y2hiTZFgQ96kA/s1600-h/ringofseduction_sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233277584492713090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpNf81nMznaHwap7KyV71DFPu_l7XnfMYjtfDyDRMouxsHe2VR0sH8AcVxFsKd3dZyJ1ba-BiOIepCFMs9LcR6IAGQR8P3nHbi-UxO2giCP-jO9Qjj_EVLfhH4y2hiTZFgQ96kA/s400/ringofseduction_sm.jpg" border="0" /></a> At Conference I met two amazing women for the first time. <a href="http://www.alexisfleming.net/">Alexis Fleming</a> and <a href="http://authorlyncash.blogspot.com/">Lyn Cash</a><br /><div></div><br /><div>These ladies made me laugh, distracted me from my worries, shared recipes with my husband Cookie and invaluable info on this career of writing I find myself in.</div><br /><div></div><div>Each fantastic authors in their own right, they've done something most close friends who live an ocean away from each other would never attempt...co-writing. And they've pulled it off. More than once and flawlessly.</div><br /><div>They have an <a href="http://www.ellorascave.com/coming_soon.asp?Page=2">EC </a>release coming up in August called the <strong>Ring of Seduction</strong>. This is one no one will want to miss :)</div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Contest Question #2</span>:</strong> Other than their upcoming EC release, give me the name of the July release where the two teamed up before this. </div>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-58054991390041592642008-08-06T08:18:00.007-05:002008-08-06T09:11:21.064-05:00A Bit More on Conference and a Contest QuestionI met some amazing people at conference. Some I knew from the Romance Divas forum and blogging. Some were new and quickly became fast friends.<br /><br />Someone I've known from the beginning, someone I'm in the blog group TNG with is Loribelle Hunt.<br /><br />She, along with several others since I'm a bit of a spaz, gave me confidence to pitch and meet with agents and publishers I might have shied away from otherwise.<br /><br />She is funny, smart, the kind of person you want to watch your back in a dark alley. She's also an incredibly talented writer.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Contest Question #1</span></strong>: <a href="http://loribellehunt.com/blog/">Loribelle Hunt</a> just had a release with Liquid Silver Books called <strong>Invasion Earth</strong>. What is the Hero's name?R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-43500345196043001672008-08-05T09:42:00.006-05:002008-08-05T12:06:55.096-05:00Conference Hangover/Scavenger ContestI'm back! I'm exhausted and a little sick, but I met some fantastic people in San Fran. Some new friends, some old friends. I wish I had more pics-but I'll put a couple up this week.<br /><br />On to the contest! As some of you know, <strong>Lux in Shadow</strong>, my bi-menage and the sequel to <strong>Regina in the Sun</strong>, comes out August 19th! I can't wait!<br /><br />Lux has already been <a href="http://www.joyfullyreviewed.com/reviews/RRs/Aug08RR/LuxInShadow.RGA.html">Joyfully Recommended</a>! Which was a wonderful gift to come back from conference to. :)<br /><br />But I'm not the only one with August releases or special things coming up. So for my scavenger hunt, we will go on a little adventure together.<br /><br />I'll ask you a question every few days about certain author's blogs, and on August 30th, you'll email me at <a href="mailto:r.g.alexander@hotmail.com">r.g.alexander@hotmail.com</a> and give me the answers.<br /><br />The winner will receive a free copy of any book on my list and a 10 dollar gift certificate to Amazon, to use however you wish. (you'll probably want to buy more books...I know you. hehe)<br /><br />So get ready. The first question will appear tomorrow on my blog.<br /><br />Let the games begin...R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-89016862736605869892008-07-22T01:10:00.002-05:002008-07-22T01:19:33.672-05:00I'm leaving on a jet plaaaaaneWell, I have to say goodbye to my computer. Its very sad. Seriously I'm an addict and I'm not sure what I'll do without it.<br />Or any of you.<br /><br />On a happy note Cookie and I are headed to The Feisty's house on Wednesday morning! Woohoo! Crack O' Dawn<br />I cant wait to see her and her family.<br />I may get to sneak onto her 'puter occasionally to see what everyone is up to...but I probably wont be blogging until I return.<br /><br />I do have a fun fact for those of you that aren't already fixtures at Romance Divas. There is a kickass NGTCC or Not Going To Conference Conference.<br /><a href="http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/nightdivamaria/?action=view&current=RomanceDivasNGTCCbannerslicedlink.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Romance Divas NGTCC" src="http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t157/nightdivamaria/RomanceDivasNGTCCbannerslicedlink.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The prizes and visitors they've been talking about really makes me wish there were two of me, so I could stay home lol<br /><br />Go check it out <a href="http://www.romancedivas.com/">www.romancedivas.com</a>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-75643869954548305292008-07-16T22:32:00.002-05:002008-07-17T00:51:52.913-05:0013 REASONS I'M HAPPY1. In 6 days Cookie and I will be with The Feisty. Yes, THE Feisty! Woohoo! I can't wait!<br /><br />2. In 8 days I'll be with The Feisty, AND all the other Smutketeers for a weekend long slumber party!<br /><br />3. Photo Shoot! You'll see later ;)<br /><br />4. In 11 days I will be in San Fran for the first time ever for RWA conference! I've always wanted to go. And wear a flower in my hair. Summertime, will be a love-in there (I can't help it-I keep humming it)<br /><br />5. I'll be seeing the divas Jax, Robin, Kristen, Jennifer-So many of my favorite people at conference! Woohoo (can you tell I'm excited?)<br /><br />6. The Cookie and I never got our honeymoon, we havent actually gone anywhere for over six years. No traveling out of state except for a funeral. So this is really such a gift. A hotel room (wink wink)<br /><br />7. I got the Romance Diva scholarship, and I feel so incredibly blessed that my peers believe in me so much. I'm really pretty darn lucky.<br /><br />8. My wonderful husband has shown me again today why I was so lucky to catch him. Gotta Love the Cookie.<br /><br />9. The Cookie will have his harem back! And a two weeks paid vacation from his evil job!<br /><br />10. Did I mention I was seeing my Smutketeers? Thats HUUUUGE. lol<br /><br />12. I'm getting out of town. I love travel.<br /><br />13. I'm pitching to a publisher and agent at conference. And I'm not nervous. I swear. I'm happy. Really. *faints*<br /><br />Wish me Luck!R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-15903800873270782862008-07-13T17:40:00.001-05:002008-07-13T17:43:04.887-05:00Lux in Shadow video!<p><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-moO8if9Pdw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-moO8if9Pdw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />It is here! The book video for Lux in Shadow. I loved this music, and its really perfect for the vibe of the story. </p><p>When I get back from conference it will only be a few weeks until the release! I can't wait!</p>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-14267563339715272602008-06-27T10:43:00.003-05:002008-06-27T10:51:38.901-05:00My Book is Out! And More!!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjdHYMDqKQhdGOs-HSyfhnuX4_esAPT-lr4GaaZpJPNzVriZHm-UjUNetJM4gYqelSlCmAQOzwanHI43KS49c075H8IzoGHwe1pv5b0scg0BMHV8Nnz-mFnUnWHTSwTBi9LekwQ/s1600-h/needsasuperhero_msr.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216587637874538898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px" height="367" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjdHYMDqKQhdGOs-HSyfhnuX4_esAPT-lr4GaaZpJPNzVriZHm-UjUNetJM4gYqelSlCmAQOzwanHI43KS49c075H8IzoGHwe1pv5b0scg0BMHV8Nnz-mFnUnWHTSwTBi9LekwQ/s400/needsasuperhero_msr.jpg" width="213" border="0" /></a><strong>Who Needs Another Superhero?</strong>Return to Gaia City.<br /><br />Where there are way too many superheroes for Dayna's peace of mind. Growing up as the unofficial mascot for Gaia's Guardians hasn't been easy. So maybe she overcompensates. Takes risks she shouldn't.<br /><br />Stone Matthews was an introvert until the day he wandered into the burial chamber of an ancient and powerful ruler and became…Rock Hammer.<br /><br />Now he's an invincible chick magnet, but he still has no idea how to deal with women. Especially Dayna. The tasty reporter has always pushed his buttons and turned him on, but she's unattainable.<br /><br />With Triad still missing, Theta Wave on his honeymoon and the lair in disarray, there is no one around but Stone to save the day when Dayna goes chasing after The Pearl of Isis and a story that could be the death of her. And when he gets his hands on her, all bets are off.<br /><br />Available NOW at <a href="http://www.ellorascave.com/productpage.asp?ISBN=9781419917516">Ellora's Cave</a>!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Also-fellow TNG diva has a release today</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.loribellehunt.com/">Loribelle Hunt’s</a> wolf series is back with a naughty threesome called Captured Moon. It’s available from <a href="http://cobblestone-press.com/">Cobblestone Press</a>. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtkqRtpEM49oEqjmrwFyw1psSmvJ_92blO04PKuHS1Ko3B-bwFXRUJzr-MQL6E5UBlt9DWty_ztMPkwi_ipKwFxXzq1H_QU3W9FSOHCe-SfSz2sED92J7byxPotrBXxlkaRgCAg/s1600-h/captured150.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216589041973871506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtkqRtpEM49oEqjmrwFyw1psSmvJ_92blO04PKuHS1Ko3B-bwFXRUJzr-MQL6E5UBlt9DWty_ztMPkwi_ipKwFxXzq1H_QU3W9FSOHCe-SfSz2sED92J7byxPotrBXxlkaRgCAg/s400/captured150.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>When her marriage ended, Abby retreated into herself to lick her wounds and rebuild her life. She’s found satisfaction and some success writing, and she’s happy. Mostly. Who wouldn’t welcome a little R&R?<br /></div><div>Her favorite fantasy and many of her stories revolve around two men modeled after real life werewolf twins Rule and Lawe. When two of her friends talk her into participating in a local auction, fantasy and reality begin to mix. </div><div> </div><div>Rest and relaxation never felt so good, but is reality more than she bargained for?</div>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-2197940136726121192008-06-23T20:44:00.000-05:002008-06-23T20:46:26.088-05:00Big Pimpin'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir15SqoR7FdNTF6dzbYqi3epSA0bbAjrL4Dhk0rYpZHF7-t2HN4Kv8AWKsVv-QsAy0sGrLnFc9zpp7AGNn_Igv1VwwD7FkdbtzqPW1OnVs3V6nzerZsNaP8EXizPfOeDHxukzdrg/s1600-h/Surrender.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215258146431719186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir15SqoR7FdNTF6dzbYqi3epSA0bbAjrL4Dhk0rYpZHF7-t2HN4Kv8AWKsVv-QsAy0sGrLnFc9zpp7AGNn_Igv1VwwD7FkdbtzqPW1OnVs3V6nzerZsNaP8EXizPfOeDHxukzdrg/s400/Surrender.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Three Phaze Bestselling BDSM stories, plus a bonus award-winning short!<br /></strong><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Breaking Skye by Eden Bradley</strong>: Skye Ballard has always wanted to experience her fantasies of sexual submission. She craves to be commanded, taken over. She is convinced that all it will take to purge this yearning from her system is one night. Skye searches out the perfect Dominant for the job-it must be a man who is powerful, attractive, and naturally dominant. But when she meets Adam Dunne, she finds a man beyond her wildest dreams. Adam convinces her one night will not be enough for what he sees as a process, rather than a single experience. Skye soon discovers that being with him only makes her crave more. And while he begins with the idea of training her to be the perfect submissive-for someone else-soon all he can think of is making her his, making her yield. All he can think of is breaking Skye-and keeping her for himself.<br /></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Submissive Secrets by Eliza Gayle</strong>: After eight years of searching for him, Carli's ex-fiancee, Aidan, shows up naked in her bed. Finally she has her chance to show him she regrets leaving him on the eve of their wedding and get him back. But will she have the nerve to tell him the truth about herself and why she ran? Will her childhood sweetheart understand and accept her true needs as a sexual submissive? Forced to return to Carli on a mission, Aidan just wants to get the Intel he needs from her and get the hell out of town. Maybe with this reunion he can rid himself of her once and for all. Until a thorough search of her home unearths some secrets that shock him to the core. Was there more to her abandonment than he thought? With this new information, a plan formulates and he is determined to learn how far she will go when she loses her prized control.<br /><strong></strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Cupid's Captive by Reese Gabriel</strong>: John Cupid has no use for love. Domination is his thing, carefree flings with willing submissive females who crawl in and out of his bed like clockwork. When he is roped into taking his law partner's little sister Steffy out for Valentine's Day, he couldn't be more annoyed. He expects a night of baby sitting, but Steffy is all grown up now and she knows what she wants--a chance to be tied down and ravished in the bed of the man she used to call Uncle John. John tries to resist, but the little beauty proves to be the perfect slave for him. Could it be he is about to be hit by one of his name sake's infamous arrows?</span></em><br /><br /><strong>Buy it now at </strong><a href="http://www.phaze.com/index2.html"><strong>www.Phaze.com</strong></a><strong> ! And don't miss the other fabulous reads available at Phaze!</strong>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-48654398312004433242008-06-17T13:31:00.001-05:002008-06-17T13:33:00.907-05:00TNGI'm bloggin over at <a href="http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/">Novelty Girls</a> about weird places I've lived. Come over and see me. :)R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-60493899548704924872008-06-15T19:16:00.002-05:002008-06-16T06:47:49.434-05:00Poetry MondayIn creating your reality<br />they say that it is wise<br />To believe that what you wants<br />already right before your eyes.<br />So in the spirit of manifestation<br />I offer to you my creation<br /><br /><br />Each day that I wake up<br />fully rested,<br />with a smile<br />I remember that I'm lucky<br />and I linger there a while<br /><br />Then I get dressed in my tiny little clothes<br />(size 8-NO! 3)<br />You know I can't believe that losing all that weight<br />was so easy<br /><br />A phone call from my agent<br />(the one I wanted all along)<br />Will assure me that the pub fight over me's<br />still going strong<br />But I know that its a good thing<br />And I trust that it will be<br />All I dreamed of<br />All I wanted<br />Just the perfect deal for me<br /><br />Everyone I love is healthy<br />All my friends are doing great<br />I am organized and focused<br />There's not too much on my plate<br /><br />And my husband whose supported me<br />and helped my dreams come true<br />Finally has everything<br />he ever wanted too<br /><br />...Oh and I'm taller and there's world peaceR.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-32276345190275516852008-06-02T12:37:00.001-05:002008-06-02T12:39:43.762-05:00Feisty Spice!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippu6UUFnqo2upRxsJrtkqgncpM-E8xhCG5iuxjMPMY9scTJZL4vk569swUJ26kKyi259d1zstiC7NHzQn-WNtg_-I4ATJCON4CqBMMWZuTC2-uP5vy90GV5LufttV5DHztgCL2w/s1600-h/Spice.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207339870678338482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippu6UUFnqo2upRxsJrtkqgncpM-E8xhCG5iuxjMPMY9scTJZL4vk569swUJ26kKyi259d1zstiC7NHzQn-WNtg_-I4ATJCON4CqBMMWZuTC2-uP5vy90GV5LufttV5DHztgCL2w/s400/Spice.jpg" border="0" /></a><em> They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But for Chloe, life in “Sin City” has been all business without a hint of the adventure and naughtiness aluded to in that slogan. Until now! With Walker and Jo in town, Chloe’s about to end her long dry spell and live her ultimate fantasy–a menage a trois with the two sexiest men she knows. As the three of them plunge into wild sexual exploration with passion and inventiveness, Chloe soon discovers what new heights of sensuality can be experienced when so many hands, lips and organs work together to drive her beyond the limits of ecstasy.<br /></em><div>BUY IT <a href="http://ebooks.eharlequin.com/5A335C0E-E250-41A5-9DA4-11A371A69862/10/126/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=BE3C85F6-A124-462B-BC3B-B73A26EC7C32">HERE</a></div>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-42086380454568889312008-05-30T18:56:00.009-05:002008-06-23T23:35:15.555-05:00When the Bird God ScreamsEDITED: 6/23/08 -<em>The story and pictures were sadly a hoax. Which is kind of sad. However, my sentiments haven't changed. So I think this blog post is still valid. Whatever reasons we find that they felt they had to do this, to save the area from further industry etc., I wish they would have gone about it in a different way.</em><br /><br />I am surrounded on all sides by the modern<br /><div><div>by civilization</div><div>technology</div><div></div><div>My job and my dearest friends are all connected to me by something I cannot see or hold in my hands. It is not solid. Its this invisible cord of energy, a spiders web that weaves for me relationships and situations I could not even imagine before I experienced it first hand.</div><br /><div></div><div>My husband takes for granted the magical device that allows him to pause a live television program. </div><br /><div>Whats that? Local news? We have too many channels to remember that when we were young there were only four or five. We know about what is going on in Myanmar but had no clue that the apartment around the corner caught on fire. </div><div>Not that there is anything wrong with that, in fact its amazing.</div><br /><div></div><div>Nothing is outside of my grasp. Knowledge not passed down can be Googled, people can be mobilized to join together in solidarity at the same exact time, regardless of timezones.</div><br /><div>Then again</div><br /><div>I dont know how to fix anything I own. I might remember how Survivorman started that fire in case I got lost in the woods, or the fact that you do <em>something</em> with lard to make soap. But I couldnt run any of the machinery that runs our world. And sometimes I think, when I see Mother Earth shake the dust off, or throw her powerful weight around, that were we to lose these trappings of civilization-I would be the first voted off of the island.</div><br /><div>And then I see this:<br /></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsdn_5R4czpbxCR81mc4dow4P-qXoWZYZ_ePzi4zXcEADvvPvetaEdhpaizXgtXho54vSv2vp1JMDQPBZbUP1cStwefsC-_TfpMqLg72W5g0M2Pdzcwi2lHJStk1zHAl6ADZhNA/s1600-h/tribe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206329895212962434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsdn_5R4czpbxCR81mc4dow4P-qXoWZYZ_ePzi4zXcEADvvPvetaEdhpaizXgtXho54vSv2vp1JMDQPBZbUP1cStwefsC-_TfpMqLg72W5g0M2Pdzcwi2lHJStk1zHAl6ADZhNA/s400/tribe.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;"><em>The BBC reported last night that an </em></span><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7426794.stm"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>uncontacted tribe</em></span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><em> had been discovered on the border between Brazil and Peru.<br />According to the Guardian, there are around 100 </em></span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/30/brazil.conservation1"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>uncontacted tribes</em></span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><em> in the world. "Survival International estimates more than half are in the Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon."<br />The National Indian Foundation, a government agency in Brazil, took these photos and published them Thursday. </em></span><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/30/brazil.tribes/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>According to CNN</em></span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>, </em></span><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><em></em></span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><em></em></span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>"it tracks "uncontacted tribes" -- indigenous groups that are thought to have had no contact with outsiders -- and seeks to protect them from encroachment.</em></span> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCuUbSzHcBpBv4mqS35GgMlwIXH3onHBL-RBJTwE3Gss4mIaG8FIYGI6fQn-Gvd2CiM9UgZCXIt-3AMexc_ZTy1FhwgcsQ1_aKk6SpnnhEhB1uVuCxPHeNOqpk2yKlGNhqz1Tkw/s1600-h/tribe2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206330217335509650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="257" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCuUbSzHcBpBv4mqS35GgMlwIXH3onHBL-RBJTwE3Gss4mIaG8FIYGI6fQn-Gvd2CiM9UgZCXIt-3AMexc_ZTy1FhwgcsQ1_aKk6SpnnhEhB1uVuCxPHeNOqpk2yKlGNhqz1Tkw/s400/tribe2.jpg" width="392" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>They have never seen the things that I have seen, but they could say the same of me. I think it is safe to say that our day to day lives could not be more alien to each other.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>We show these pictures on the news and we are fascinated. How can there be a place in the world that our civilization hasn't touched? How arrogant are we? </div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">"Survival International believes some tribes had contact with westerners around 100 years ago, during the rubber boom and subsequently decided not to engage with the outside world."</span></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Maybe they have seen us, and decided our ways were beneath them. Maybe they've never seen a helicopter or small plane and believed it was a Bird God, a messenger with small humans in its belly, screaming out in rage.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>It wouldn't be the first time. Look up Cargo Cults on the magical information gatherer Google.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>So what is the point of this blog post? I was staring at these pictures of these beautiful, if shocked and disturbed people, and wondering who would have a harder time adapting to the other's world.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I have a feeling it might be me. </div></div>R.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35327718.post-28490534704979835752008-05-20T09:45:00.000-05:002008-05-20T09:46:25.319-05:00Novelty DayOver at the <a href="http://www.thenoveltygirls.com/">Novelty Girls </a>today. Talking about life lolR.G. ALEXANDERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05690665241880768094noreply@blogger.com1