What's next?

I just got the cover for my novella Picking Candy and it looks fantastic. I struggle with this one because the image of a woman digging through garbage was the first thing that popped in my mind. I'm not conventional in my life or my thought process. Most of the time for my "real" job I have to "fake" normal. When I'm driving home randomness erupts in my brain, chaos take over. Like now, just realized I've started to ramble. The point I was trying to make was from that image, the story of Candy was born. She is such a free spirit even dressed up she has no problem digging into garbage. I liked that juxtaposition, beautiful clothes and dirty garbage. The suggestion for the cover was to make it more romantic but I resisted. If no one buys the book based on the cover (it matches the blurb perfectly) then so be it. In this day and age of the naked torso, I decided for the comedic route. The book is action-comedy and I didn't see the relevance of having a buffed torso slapped into my cover. I don't want to sound like I'm against buffed out guys....drool!! On the contrary, they are handsome, delicious and many book have found their way into my Nook thanks to them. But if I may play the Devil's advocate here, sometimes what's in the cover can't be found anywhere in the book. The guy in the cover doesn't match the description given by the author. Maybe it's just me and my blasted OCD, but I like everything to match. I know, I'll end the mad rant and go back to writing the next story. Thanks for reading!!

New review for Amada on Amazon

Dear friends: the past few days had been hard on me. I came down with the flu and my asthma flared up really hard. I know I'm not a bestseller writer right now (and even if I was) so every review I read means a lot to me. I want to thank Jenny for the kind words and I hope she reads Gigi because I know she'll love her as much as she loved Amada. My books might not be up there yet, but I'm finding an audience of women who "get" me and my characters. To my surprise today I found this lovely review that gave me a renew sense of purpose. Thank you ever so much!!!

Customer Review

I feel in love with this book, July 18, 2014 By  Jenny Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Amada (The Protectorate Wars Book 1) (Kindle Edition) I feel in love with this book!...it had everything I look for in a book.. Alpha Hot alien muscular men, a different galaxy that's filled with amazing creatures, colors and technology. This book was incredible. The H was a strong woman who didn't take crap from anybody and even though she was kidnapped and then saved, still had a good attitude about it..( I hate it when the H is a whiny weakling who just keeps going on and on)) not the case here,, she had a great outlook!.. The sex was explosive every time they got together too!... Perfect book!!.

Gigi singing at outpost 0255

Gigi and briq at outpost 0255

Kataru Book 1 Picking Candy

 Candy Morales is a cosplayer by trade and a picker at heart. She has no problem digging through trash if it means finding a treasure. When a friend leaves her a box full of antique glass eyes in a dumpster she decided to dive right in. Emmett Bradshaw is an alpha wolf shifter ex-marine with a weakness for curvy females. After ten years of self–imposed exile he’s come home to take over his pack. One thing he never expected was finding the woman of his dreams rummaging through garbage. Emmett did what any warm-blooded wolf would, slap her tempting round backside.

 

Picking Candy

For those of you who enjoy cosplay, nerds running amock and shifters this one's for you. I'm trying to put the final touches on it, but find myself unable to finish. I know what I want to say but there seem to be a block. The entire story is practically done, but the final details refuse to fall into place. Has anyone had that problem happend to them? How did you overcome it?

Interview

Hi Nenites,  here's a link to my interview at authorisland.  Everything you wanted to know, plus more!

http://authorislandinterviews.blogspot.ca/2014/03/nena-duran-interview.html

Gigi is up for Pre-order!!

https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-gigi-1461457-340.html , https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/422302 Yeay, Gigi is up for preorder at allromance and Smashwords!!
If you haven't check out #protectoratewars  book 1 Amada available on #amazon  , #smashwords  , #allromance  thanks!!