Emerging From The Cave

Hello, my lovelies. Oh how I have missed you! I have been a very bad blogger and have neglected you. But there is good news, I've been writing like a fiend and will soon have a new series for you, a super steamy one involving succubi, vampires, witches, and more. I can hardly wait to share it with you. Stay tuned for a cover reveal and release date announcements coming soon!

Novella Combination and Expansion

I'm excited to announce that the short story Valkyrie Slumbering and the novella Valkyrie Awakening are being combined with new content into a full length novel! The full length novel will have the same cover as Valkyrie Slumbering (so people don't accidentally buy the 'same' book twice) but will have a new title, Valkyrie Rising. So if you enjoyed the short story and novella and would like to read the new content that combines them into a full length novel, look for the title Valkyrie Rising coming this summer!

News & A Home At Last!

Excuse me while I crawl my way back up onto the face of the planet. ;) I've been engrossed in a new werewolf series (full length novels!)  that will be going out on publisher submission soon. As you may have noticed from my lack of interaction, it has been consuming me a touch. But it will be oh so worth it, I promise.

In the mean time, at last, I have a home! An online home that is, in the form of a website.  I hope you'll drop by and visit. Here's the link:

L. VanHorn

My Sexy Saturday: Sexy Howl

Welcome to the 51st week of My Sexy Saturday. This week is all about my sexy howl. That means it’s all about the shifters this week. The rules of My Sexy Saturday are: Post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words ONLY. The choice is yours. It can be from a WIP or something you already have published. And you have to have signed up ahead of time at My Sexy Saturday. Without further ado, here are my 7 sentences from my novella Werewolf Wedding (which is available in its entirety for both Kindle and Nook):

Doing his best to will his blood to other parts of his body, he took a deep breath and started to turn away. His wolf stirred, shattering what little control he had grasped. The strangeness of that cooled his burning blood. His wolf had never responded to a female like this before. The meaning of such a thing sobered him instantly. She belonged to another. This couldn’t be.

If you'd like a longer excerpt, there is a free download of the entire first chapter available at the following links (to purchase the entire novella, see the links above):

B&N / Kindle

And, don't forget to check out the other authors on the bloghop!

1. Demelza Carlton's Place - Are you sure he's safe? 2. Rose Anderson-Calliope's Other Writing Tablet 3. Jessica E. Subject  4. Paisley Brown 5. Chasing Eros Erotic Paranormal Box Set 6. Barefoot at Midnight 7. Katya Armock: To Snog or to Blog 8. Adriana Kraft 9. Lucy Felthouse 10. Lilly VanHorn 11. Full Moon Dreaming 12. Ashe Barker 13. Once Upon a Marriage  14. Author Wendy Ely 15. XtraOrdinary Romance 16. Bronwyn Heeley 17. Sexy Erotic Xciting 18. Tabitha Conall 19. AJ Wiliams Adding Spice to Life 20. Margo Bond Collins 21. Andrea R Cooper Author Blog 22. Lynn Crandall 23. Haley Whitehall 24. Welcome To The World Of Nikki Noffsinger 25. H K Carlton's Pick a Genre Already 26. Lyndi Lamont 27. Maggie Carpenter - Elegant Erotica 28. Worlds to Dream In 29. nora snowdon

Writing Process BlogHop

I'm excited to be participating in the Writing Process Bloghop. I was invited by the lovely and talented Jessica E. Subject, author of steamy romance often involving aliens, who also writes as Paisley Brown.

Here's how it works, the participants answer the four following questions 

1) What am I working on? 

I'm currently working on a story of an enchantress and her husband who are sent to a pleasure palace to learn the secrets of a great lover and bring the information back to their King who is soon to be wed. 

2) How does my work differ from others of its genre? 

I like to develop a great story line that involves enough world building that it becomes a place readers want to return to again and again. 

3) Why do I write what I do?

 Because it's fun!

4) How does your writing process work?
I outline roughly, then allow the story to progress naturally as I go. Once the first draft is complete, I begin editing. 

Don't forget to check out the links above and read all about Jessica and Paisley's writing process! You're sure to find a few hot books to add to your to-read shelf. 

#HornyHDay Heimdallr's Gift

Horny Hump Day is a hot blog hop specifically for those who love erotica. Participating authors post three SEXY sentences from their published works or WIP. Click HERE to visit the other authors participating HORNY HUMP DAY.

For my sentences, I'm continuing close to where I left off on the last Horny Hump Day hop where Kyra from the Valkyrie series gets her first look at one of the Norse Gods:

One of those large hands cups my cheek while the other extends the garment to me. “I can see that your heart belongs to another. He is a lucky man,” he says.

Sorry lovelies, three sentences is all you get! I feel like such a tease. But if you want to read more and don't want to wait for next Wednesday, Valkyrie Awakening (the second in the Valkyrie series) is available everywhere: 

Amazon / B&N  

Want a free read that is much longer and will give you much more of a taste for the series, starting from the beginning? Check out the Valkyrie Teaser: 

B&N / Kindle

And of course don't forget to click HERE to visit the other authors participating HORNY HUMP DAY.

First Sight of a God: #HornyHDay Bloghop

Horny Hump Day is a hot blog hop specifically for those who love erotica. Participating authors post three SEXY sentences from their published works or WIP. Click HERE to visit the other authors participating HORNY HUMP DAY.

For my sentences, Kyra from the Valkyrie series gets her first look at one of the Norse Gods:

My eyes trail up Heimdallr’s muscled physique, finally settling on his face. Something in me stirs. My nipples grow harder. 

Sorry lovelies, three sentences is all you get! I feel like such a tease. But if you want to read more and don't want to wait for next Wednesday, Valkyrie Awakening (the second in the Valkyrie series) is available everywhere: 

Amazon / B&N  

Want a free read that is much longer and will give you much more of a taste for the series, starting from the beginning? Check out the Valkyrie Teaser: 

B&N / Kindle

And of course don't forget to click HERE to visit the other authors participating HORNY HUMP DAY.