I’m thrilled to announce that Regal Crest Enterprises has agreed to publish my novel, Twice Bitten. The contracts have been signed and the tentative due date is January 2013. And it only took 20 years! Seriously. No joke.

I’m very excited about it. I just hope that I can follow it up with another one in a little less time. I have an idea and a basic plot line, but I have to actually write it. Oy.

I hope everyone has a happy and healthy holiday, and I’ll be seeing you in the new year.

Peace.

Well, it only took 20 years, but I actually just finished the final revisions on my first novel and submitted it to a publisher. It’s kind of weird to have worked on something for so long and have it be finished and in someone else’s hands. Yet, on the other hand, it wasn’t weird at all. I just wrote my cover letter and sent it off like it was nothing. It was a relief.

Unlike many authors, I did not feel as if I were letting go of a child. I am not mourning the loss of it because I have a full plate of projects to jump into to take its place.

The Moth Diaries brings together lesbians, vampires, and an all-girl boarding school. If that isn’t a winning combination, I don’t know what is.

Check out the review at AfterEllen and join in on the conversation.

The Moth Diaries

At long last, I’m on Twitter. Come follow me, if you like. My handle is Rgemanuelle.

Sacchi Green’s anthology reading was standout. It was held at the KGB Bar in the East Village, which has a history with literary and theatrical events. The stories that the authors read can be found in several of Sacchi’s anthologies, including Lesbian Lust, Lesbian Cops, and Girl Crazy. The stories were all wonderful and I’d like to send out a congrats to everyone for a great job.

Lesbian Lust won a Goldie at GCLS for Best Erotic Anthology! Woohoo! Thanks and congratulations Sacchi Green, and congratulations to all the authors. YAY!

For all of you in the New York area (or for those of you who will be in NY around mid-July), Sacchi Green, venerable editor of such anthologies as Lesbian Cowboys, Lesbian Cops, Girl Crazy, Lesbian Lust, and Lipstick on Her Collar, is hosting a reading with some of hear authors from the various collections. She will also read her own work, which has appeared in numerous anthologies. I have a story in two of her books, Lesbian Lust and Lesbian Cops, so I’ll being reading something from one of those.

The reading is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, July 10, at the KGB Bar on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. I’ll confirm here and on my Facebook page when it’s it’s a definite. I hope to see you all there!

What is it about lesbian cops that pushes all the right buttons (and some of the deliciously transgressive wrong ones?) It’s not just the uniform, with handcuffs and weapons, or the confidence, authority, and sense of danger. The intrinsic appeal of women taking on roles that have traditionally been seen as hyper-masculine is part of it, of course. To hold their own they need to be hyper-strong, in body, mind, and strength of will. That’s intensely sexy, for me, at least, and if you’ve read this far I suspect it is for you too.

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A few more days until the release of Lesbian Cops on April 1! Woohoo! The authors are getting ready to launch a blog tour, which will go on for 2 weeks. Check out the schedule over at Women & Words.

It’s finally here! Well, almost. Lesbian Cops: Erotic Investigations, edited by Sacchi Green and available from Cleis Press, will be out on April 1. It’s a cover-to-cover treasure trove of hot lesbian cop encounters. Check back on April 4, when I’ll be giving you a rundown of what’s inside. In the meantime, here’s a peek at the cover.