Veridian Rose Graphics and Author PA Services is Now LIVE and More!

Hi everyone! It’s been a while since my last update, so there’s a bit to cover. Literally…

The big news…

I’ve put out my shingle as an Author Personal/Virtual Assistant. My fees will be listed on the webpage sometime soon, they are up on the Veridian Rose Graphics & Author PA Services page in Facebook. My services include creating promotional posters, FB cover banners, and posting to various social media sites, as well as helping out with an author’s blog and doing takeovers for them. I’ll be using my real name as a PA, that way I don’t steal anyone’s thunder as an author. I’m probably going to have to start a special page for the PA side of things in time, but for now, it’s under the Veridian Rose banner.

Why did I start it?

I guess I am not busy enough with writing, editing, beta reads for friends, helping out as a moderator in Book Carousel (FB group for Extasy Authors and their readers), promoting my own stuff (takeovers, etc), hosting takeovers in V.J.’s VIP Lounge, and real life stuff. For starters.

Sleep? What’s that?

I’ve been plugging away at more premade covers, this time in a “Rose” theme. I also have a few premade holiday covers up for sale, just posted on my Veridian Rose Graphics page in Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/VeridianRoseGraphicsDesign/

All covers are $50 USD ($60 CDN) for a 6 x 9 inch ebook cover. Packages are $100 USD ($115 CDN) for an ebook cover, a 13 x 9 paperback wraparound, two 1000 x 1000 pixel matching promotional posters, and a matching FB banner - addition of author logo is free of charge.

***All covers ©2022 Veridian Rose Graphics. All rights reserved. No use without permission from the creator. Message designer for purchase details and pricing.***

***All covers ©2022 Veridian Rose Graphics. All rights reserved. No use without permission from the creator. Message designer for purchase details and pricing.*** All elements have full/extended licensing.***

And the best news of all?

I was chatting with some friends in my author profile on Monday when I received a message from one of the top people at Extasy Books. Apparently, my editor and good friend, Jon Bradbury, nominated Honestly for the Extasy Books’ Editor’s Choice Seal, and Honestly got it.

Say what?????? 🤯

This is an honor that I never expected that book to get. Away to Me received the seal in 2019 (Thank you Trish, love ya!), so I wasn’t expecting another one of my books to get it, even 3 years later.

Surprise.

Needless to say I am thrilled to have another Editor’s Choice Seal added to one of my stories! Whoo hoo!!!!!

Check it out on the blog at Extasy Books: https://www.extasybooks.com/blogs/editors-choice?post_id=12

I have to admit, Honestly wasn’t an easy book to write. If you know me, you know I’m one of these people who accept others pretty much as they are. The only thing I care about is that you are a good person, and have a loving heart. Writing up things spewed by a bigot was upsetting for me. Those words made me feel icky as they were flying out of my fingers. I had to get it done – ASAP – or get disgusted and walk away from the book, for good. Let's just say my word count for some days while writing that one was over 11K due to the subject matter.

Check out the cover with the seal on it. Sooooooooooo pretty!

Thank you Jon Bradbury, Angela Waters, Tina Havemen, Jay Austin, and everyone else at Extasy Books! I’m so honored to be a part of the family! SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Have a great weekend everyone… Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American fans, friends, and family who celebrate it. Don’t overdose on turkey!

I leave you with “Don’t Tell Me” (Featuring Ann Wilson from Heart), off of Divisive by Disturbed, which was released just last week. It’s so pretty, I love this song!

It's Been a Long Road...

Today was my big Away to Me Release Blitz in Facebook, and it was a hit! There were many talented authors participating, most from eXtasy Books like Cameron Allie, D.S. Dehel, Amy Romine and my dear friend Maggie Blackbird, as well a new friend of mine named Julie who writes under the name JF Holland. There were a number of laughs and some white hot excerpts. I did a number of draws, so did Julie and Maggie, and we'll be announcing the winners over the weekend.

I am really amazed at how well Away to Me has been received so far. I've had people chomping at the bit for my next book, and I've heard it was worth the wait. It was officially released on eXtasy Books website last Friday (September 20) and is now available at most e-book stores worldwide, as well as print on demand paperbacks from Amazon Canada, Amazon US, and Amazon UK. 

A huge shock for me came this morning. I was getting a few goodies ready for the Blitz while I was updating things in Facebook, and I was alerted to a tag by our amazing Acquisitions Editor, Nicki. 

Away to Me, the story that I said would never be published, has been given the Editor's Choice Seal of Excellence and Enjoyable Reading. It means the editors at eXtasy Books and Devine Destinies loved it, and decided it deserved this honor.

This is what one of the editors said about it:

"This story blew me away from the get-go. Released as part of the new Noted category, the plot encapsulates all the drama that one note can create. Well written, interesting characters and snappy dialogue. What more can you ask for?" ~ Editor

Yes, I'm in shock. I've been told it was a good story, but I never thought it would get published, let alone get the Editor's Choice! This is a *huge* honor to receive. Only one book is chosen for an Editor's Choice each week. eXtasy Books has a ton of talented authors writing for them. To get an Editor's Choice is a big deal for us.

Our Art Director, Angela Waters, added the seal to the cover, and I am tickled to show it off!

It is so pretty! Who the hell thought that my little practice story would do this?

I'm now in the process of updating my promo posters, etc with the new version of the cover on them. I have a lot to do so it will be a while before I have everything updated. I'll share them over time.

For the record, yes, I am going to be at Spookapolooza, which is The Romance Studios' Halloween Bash this year, as an author. It's happening from October 26 to October 31st. I am giving away a number of goodies, and sharing a few extra juicy excerpts from Away to Me... Be there!

I'm still plugging away on Book 2 of the Tri-Town series - having Away to Me receive the Editor's Choice only motivates me to finish the revisions on it and get it sent in ASAP. I want that done so I can focus on finishing a standalone I started last year, and I have a few short story ideas I would like to do for various holidays.

Have a fantastic weekend everyone, and thank you all to everyone who has given me shout outs the last few weeks, especially today. ♥

Away to Me

Book 1 of the Tri-Town Series – Bridgewater

Part of the Noted Special Collection at eXtasy Books

Get your copy now!

Thank you so much for your support everyone, and have a great weekend! I leave you with one of my favorite songs of all time, BRING ME TO LIFE by Evanescence. 

Tour Stop! Prince of Sin by Cass Ford

Good morning book lovers! Today, fellow eXtasy Books author Cass Ford drops by with her book, Prince Of Sin, which was chosen for an Editor's Choice book. Any book that is an Editor's Choice receives the Editor's Seal of excellence and enjoyable reading. Congrats Cass on receiving this honor!

Please show Cass tons of love, and check out Prince of Sin!

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When did you first consider yourself a writer?

I can’t remember a time where I wasn’t a storyteller. Some of my earliest memories are typing on my parents’ ancient typewriter (which makes me just as ancient). Even before I could write/type, I was making up stories for friends. And tales about a fake boyfriend that were so vivid, I convinced my aunt he was real! She couldn’t believe she fell for my bubbe-meise (Yiddish for “grandmother’s fables”). So I’ve always been a storyteller and writer.

But actually considering myself a writer took a long time. Despite publishing magazines for my friends in grade school, writing novellas as a pre-teen, reporting for a magazine in high school, writing features in my journalism program… calling myself a “writer” intimidated me. I thought being a writer meant writing for Cosmopolitan (my teenage bible) or being a bestselling novelist.

But sometime in university or college, a professor (I can’t remember who unfortunately) called out some students for using the term “aspiring” writer. We were writers, he asserted, the “aspiring” wasn’t necessary. He was right. It resonated with me and from that day forward, I was and am, forever, a writer.

-Cass Ford

Prince
of Sin

by
Cass Ford

Genre:
Contemporary Romance 

When a savvy gossip vlogger and porn’s most renowned bad boy fall in
lust, they must decide if they’ll follow passion into dangerous
territory.

When savvy gossip vlogger Morgan Sidney gets assigned the breakup of
porn’s most illustrious couple, she strikes a deal with her boss—if
she scores an exclusive, she’ll get promoted. So when the famous
and flirtatious Prince of Sin offers to fulfill her three wildest sex
fantasies, Morgan must decide whether she’ll keep things
professional or surrender and explore her sensual side.

As someone who despises the media, why is Chase Prince spending time
with a reporter? Clearly, he’s intrigued. But can a scorched
sinner—and the biggest smut star around—let a fierce civilian
enter his domain?

Prince of Sin takes readers beyond
Tinseltown’s glossy Hollywood Hills to Silicone Valley—for a
behind-the-scenes look at a sometimes bleak, always risqué world.

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Cass Ford began creating smoldering male protagonists when she was five
years old and convinced her aunt that she had a hot and heavy
kindergarten boyfriend. In grade school, she penned tales on her
parents' typewriter and by middle school sold her own love and gossip
magazines to friends. As a preteen at sleepover camp, Cass often told
playful, steamy bedtime stories to her bunkmates.

After earning her Bachelor of Journalism degree and several TV/film
certificates, Cass continued to hone her passion for storytelling as
a television development producer. Born and raised in Canada, she now
resides in California.

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