Two Book Deal and an Agent!
Sorry my post is late!
Last Wednesday I received a call. What kind of call? A call from an editor at Kensington Publishing offering me a two book deal for their Aphrodisia line! They want to buy my erotic Sci Fi, The Captured Rose, which won the Stroke of Midnight contest last year (in its category). Plus they wanted me to write one more book! Hence the two book deal.
So since I was a bit 
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I told him I’d like to speak with an agent first! So I hung up and started contacting several agents. I’m completely thrilled and stoked to say that Friday morning I called back and accepted an offer for representation from Laura Bradford! And as of a few minutes ago, the deal is official with Kensington (hence the late post!)
So the last five days have been great–except the trying to keep it a secret bit. Word trickles out *sigh*. And then I also had the stomach flu all weekend, that kind of sucked. Oh, and I got a really nasty sun burn on Saturday, but still, it couldn’t put a damper on my 
I will say that my book The Captured Rose is really different than anything I’ve ever written, it’s hotter than most of my stuff, more serious/intense, some consider controversial (in the contest), but I love it. It was my first attempt at a Sci Fi (though I’ve been told by some beta readers it has a contemporary feel set in the future) and I had a blast writing it! I’m just so completely thrilled that Kensington loved it and wanted to buy it. 
So thanks to all my friends and family who swore this call would come some day, you had faith, even when I began to lack it!
May 19th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
May 19th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Congrats on the big news, Shelli!
May 19th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
May 19th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Thanks, everyone!!
Hi Vivi!!! I saw that you’re with Laura. I was so excited and really adore her!
May 19th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Congrats on the book deal, Shelli.
May 19th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Yay snookums you rock my socks off!!!
So happy for you.
May 19th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Congrats to you, Shelli!!!!
May 19th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Thanks, ladies!!!
May 19th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
HUGE congrats! And welcome to the Bradford Bunch!
May 19th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Oh, and if you’ would like to do a guest blog on The Bradford Bunch, zip me an email and I’ll hook you up with a date.
May 19th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Shelli! OMG I’m so thrilled for you! Congrats!!!
May 19th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Hi, Marissa! Yaaay! Thanks for coming by! Lauren had mentioned guest blogging too! That sounds great! You know I’m all over it
May 19th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Hi Julie!! Long time no see! Thanks for the congrats
May 19th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Shelli…CONGRATS!!!! We all knew this day would come so its great that its finally freakin here!!! LOL!
Glad your burn isn’t too bad…it was definately worth it though,huh?!
Again…CONGRATS!!
Love Ya!!
May 19th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Thanks, Danielle! You’ve always been so supportive!!
May 19th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Sweet! Congratulations Shelli.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
May 19th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Ooh, congratulations!! Kensington’s a great publisher and Laura’s a fantastic agent. You are set!
May 20th, 2008 at 12:28 am
congrats sheila
May 20th, 2008 at 1:07 am
Thanks, Rob, Lynn, Susan, and Kim!
May 20th, 2008 at 2:26 am
YAY! I’m so excited for you!!!!
May 20th, 2008 at 2:30 am
Thanks, Dana!!! Squee!
May 21st, 2008 at 3:04 am
I’m late! I’m sorry, didn’t know!
Huge congratulations, Shelli!!
May 21st, 2008 at 12:26 pm
You work so hard, no one deserves this more!!!