Naked Sushi and RT Book Reviews by Jina Bacarr
May 11, 2013 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as books, buzz, chocolate, contemporary, Cosmo, Harlequin, hot, naked, read, red, romance, RT, RT Book Reviews, sushi
“I got goose bumps thinking about the icy cold fish wiggling between my thighs even if they were dead fish,” says Pepper O’Malley in Naked Sushi, my upcoming Harlequin/Cosmo Red Hot Read (Oct 2013),
Naked Sushi is about more than dead fish.
It’s the story of a smart working girl who is trapped by her own fear of rejection. Pepper is a computer whiz, adventurous, and has all the right moves, but she keeps sabotaging her efforts to get the job she really wants.
Does that sound familiar?
All of us fear rejection, which is why we put off finishing that manuscript or sending it in until we do one more polish that is never enough. I know. I’ve been there. I learned that writing may be a solitary job, but publishing is a team effort. No matter how good your manuscript is, it will remain a lonely .doc file on your computer unless you press that Send button.
Like Pepper, I started in the world of video games, playing with the boys, so to speak. No one wanted to hire women, but somehow I got the job. I learned how to write interactive games, which has since helped me in writing novels. Keeping all the balls, that is story points, in the air and tying up all the ends to give the player, and now the reader, a satisfying ending.
It’s not all dark chocolate truffle delights. You will get rejected.
I have. For lots of reasons. But I never stop trying. Never will. It’s in my DNA. That’s why writing Pepper was so important to me. I wanted to show that we have to get to the root of our fears, as Pepper does, and sometimes that means opening up and letting it all hang out. Talking about it with a good friend or the hero in your life helps…so does writing in a journal.
It’s good for your soul.
And your story.
You’d be surprised what you’ll find out about yourself.
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Naked Sushi Update: I was so excited to see my Cosmo Red Hot Read from Harlequin mentioned on the RT Book Reviews site:
“With our column, Forewords, we let readers know the latest book news about some of the web team\’s most-anticipated upcoming releases across the genres — just as the projects are announced!”
via Forewords – The Books Before The Buzz | RT Book Reviews.
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This is so cool!! Click on the link above to go to RT Book Reviews, then scroll down to DOWNLOAD AND GO and you’ll see NAKED SUSHI mentioned under Contemporary Romance.
Thank you for the mention, RT!
Jina
0 0 Read moreNaked Sushi is a Cosmo Red Hot Read from Harlequin by Jina Bacarr
April 11, 2013 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as Castle, contemporary, Cosmo, Covert Affairs, Harlequin, hot, naked, Person of Interest, read, red, romance, sexy, spy, sushi, Sylvia Day |
| “Naked Sushi” cover coming soon. I thought this illo had a “Bond Girl” feel to it. |
What girl doesn’t enjoy reading Cosmo? With its sexy articles and fun fashions, the magazine has evolved over the years. But one thing remains constant:
You know when you pick up Cosmo your libido is going to do a tap dance.
My libido is dancing overtime.
I’m thrilled that my novella, NAKED SUSHI, will be a Cosmo Red Hot Read from Harlequin.
I’m still pinching myself that my wise-cracking, computer-hacking, sex-starved heroine, Pepper O’Malley, will be a Cosmo Girl.
Pepper watches all the cop and spy shows on TV–Castle and Covert Affairs are her favorites–and she’s intrigued by Person of Interest.
And now she’s got her own story to tell:
Like Pepper, I also worked for a video game company, wrote code, and worked with audio/video. I also worked for Japanese companies and wrote a book called “The Japanese Art of Sex,” which was featured on Playboy TV.
I was thrilled when Harlequin added “Naked Sushi” to this exciting new series.
Sylvia Day is the launch author for the series with “Afterburn” in August 2013.
“Naked Sushi” is scheduled for October 2013.
More to come in the upcoming weeks!
