Hi Everyone – I’m sure most of you have heard me screaming and happy dancing all the way from San Diego, but if you haven’t… NIGHT DEMON is OUT NOW!!!! SQUEE!!! J You can grab a copy from Amazon or Barnes & Noble… And there’s even more good news!!! To celebrate Night Demon’s release, Night Walker is now on sale on Amazon for only $2.99!!! If you’ve been waiting for a copy, or want to gift a copy to a friend, this is the perfect time!!! J … Read More
Hi everyone – I promised big news today and the universe delivered more than I intended!!! LOL First up, I can finally announce my new Moon Series has found a publishing home!!! Here’s the announcement from Publisher’s Marketplace… Digital: Fiction: Women’s/Romance Bram Stoker finalist Lisa Kessler’s MOONLIGHT, HUNTER’S MOON, and BLOOD MOON, in which rich cowboy werewolves and unscrupulous assassin jaguar shifters tangle, to Danielle Poiesz at Entangled Edge, in a nice deal, for publication in 2013/2014, byLaurie McLean at Foreword Literary (World). laurie@forewordliterary.com So the super exciting part is Moonlight will be out in July… Read More
Hi everyone – It’s been a whirlwind past few of weeks getting all my rounds of edits finished for Night Demon, but now that the copyedits are in I can take a moment to breathe before I dive back into writing Night Child. Shew! Every once in a while something happens that reminds me to slow down and enjoy this journey. I get so focused on “chasing the dream” of being a full-time writer (Okay for those who know me I’ll confess to a little hunger for World… Read More
Hi everyone – Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I’m celebrating with many other Entangled Authors this week with goodies and giveaways! J And as if giveaways weren’t enough… A couple of weeks ago I got my March 18th release date for Night Demon, and today I have a new re-vamped cover… Ready??? Isn’t it full of YUM??? I’m super excited, and I think the larger type will pop in the little thumbnail pics on Amazon and Goodreads… WOOT! J So in case that… Read More
Hi everyone!!! Monday night at 8pm east/5pm pacific I’ll be on Blogtalk radio with Babs Book Bistro!!! We’ll be talking about the Night Series and might even give you some sneak peeks to my new Moon Series… Bab’s also welcomes callers to call in so I’d love to hear your questions! J And if you miss the broadcast, you can click the link and listen to the podcast… J Should be big Monday fun!!! Lisa J
Hi everyone – For those of you who read Night Walker when it first released back in August of 2011 and emailed me about the epilogue saying… When will we get to find out what happens next??? I finally have your answer!!! YAY!!! Night Demon will be released March 18th, 2013!!! It’s going to be under Entangled’s new Edge eBook imprint, and the cover is going to get a little tweaking, so I should have an updated cover to share soon too!!! Woot!!! (Don’t worry, the… Read More
Hi everyone – When I write my paranormals, I always research all that I can. If I can sprinkle in as many true facts it makes the paranormal bits more believable. Researching also helps me come up with new ideas and stories come alive… When I was researching Night Walker, it led me to the oldest building in San Diego, the Mission De Alcala. I discovered that in the 1700’s it was attacked and burned to the ground by the Kumeyaay. There is no other violence on record… Read More
Hi Everyone – I’m super excited to welcome my first ever guest blogger to the Lair!!! Caridad and I both write for Entangled Publishing and we finally met in person at the RT Convention last year. When she approached me about spreading the word for her fund raising effort for the Jersey Shore, I jumped at the chance to host her here… I’ll turn over the blog to Caridad now… J I know New Jersey is called the Garden State, but for me the real heart and soul of New… Read More
Hi everyone! Happy New Year!!! Welcome to my new internet home! Be sure to check out the cool scrolling front page… Here! To celebrate the new space, I’ve got some Night Series deleted scenes to share over… Here! I owe this beautiful new home to my website fairy godmother… aka Dark Media Design. She does AMAZING work!!! You can find out more about her… Here! I’ve got some more announcements coming soon about Night Demon and a few more releases for 2013! WOOT! … Read More
Hi everyone! I can’t believe Christmas is almost here already! This year flew by… My kids started a tradition in our house of selecting a tree that might otherwise be homeless at Christmas. You’ve seen them at the Christmas tree farm with lopsided limbs, black spots in the middle, too thin, too thick. We imagine these poor little trees are often picked on and laughed at by the other perfectly manicured Christmas trees, and they worry they might never get to be a Christmas tree. So we venture out to… Read More