06.28.09
Posted in Reviews at 6:33 pm by Administrator
ergh…what month is this again?
It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long since I’ve posted but whowser. I’m hard at work on two deadlines and trying to push past my regular work and family schedule as well.
How about a quick and dirty round-up post?
New Interview:
Right off the start if there’s anything about me you might want to know and don’t yet – Try this interview with Linda L. over at Fallen Angel Reviews. Linda asked some interesting questions and you can get some insight into my fondness for Benecio del Toro and odd engineering quirk.
New Reviews:
I hope like heck I’ve not missed listing any of the latest series of reviews – if yours isn’t listed please poke me with a sharp stick. I appreciate everyone that takes the time to read and comment about one of my stories.
I’m still receiving emails on A Simple Life. I really can’t thank you all enough for caring so much about this story.
Here’s a link to a review by Lily at Ilovebooks. She has a fun blog – check it out.
Click here to read an unexpected 4 star review of It Takes One to Know One by Rainbow Reviews. I’m always pleased to see my man, Zeke get some play.
Here’s a few links to reviews on Promise of the Heart. My second entry in the To Have and to Hold collection.
Rikki has a post on it as well.
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06.17.09
Posted in Reviews at 1:31 pm by Administrator
I’ll stop and look around in a guilty manner here for all of about 1.02 seconds – LOL. According to a fair amount of web press lately readers don’t particularily want to see review links on an author’s blog.
*Excuse me while I cackle and am overcome with total and absolute lust for my personal blog domination*
You’ll just have to indulge me.
The greatest suprise in my month of June (in addition to the 6 blooms on the poppy plant) has been the response to A Simple Life, one of stories in the To Have and To Hold Collection from Dreamspinner Press.
To say that I’m speechless at the emails I’ve received, and the reviews on this story is a total and absolute understatement. I can only say thank you to those that have taken the time to let me know this story touched you in some fashion.
Who’d a thunk?
Latest reviews for A Simple Life :
5 Stars from Kassa at Rainbow Reviews
A recommended read from Emily
An amazing and unexpected blog post from Jen at Well Read
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Also a pleasure this month was a review for Drive Me Home over at Tracy’s Place .
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Posted in Real Live Blog at 12:26 pm by Administrator
It’s a cheerful rainy day here and the cat and I are behind on everything again. Yes, I notice you are not surprised. I should be filling out an author interview, but I am stuck on a question. Which one you may ask? I was asked to describe which actor I’d like to play my characters. Easy enough you say except it made me think about last night when I was waiting in the car and to pass the time I poked around the car to find something to read. The novel that was hanging out in the back seat was part of a series that had been adapted into a television show – parts of which I had just caught the week before.
Let’s just say I was less then impressed with the adaptation. Why? Well, one of the joys I take in reading is visualizing the world created by the author in my head. Trust me, most film and television adaptations don’t even come close to my fevered imagination. In this case a secondary character I was quite taken with in novel form, was played by an actor who while I’m sure did a fine job, didn’t match my mental image. I was un-amused.
Has this ever happened to you?
I should acknowledge I’ve seen some fine actors and adaptations of novels. Jean Reno in Jean- Christophe Grangé’s L’empire des loups, John Malkovich in Ripley’s Game. James Garner in Joseph Waumbaugh’s The Glitter Dome, Willem Dafoe as John Clark in Clancy’s Clear and Present Danger (yeah, yeah, secondary character again) to name just a very few. There have also, in my totally biased and personal opinion, been many bad ones.
I know there are people and websites that spend years casting their favorite characters in various books and comics and whatever else could be converted to make a buck if adapted to large or small screen. I’m not one of them.
I shudder to think about what central casting would do if W.E.B. Griffin’s Brotherhood of War series of novels was ever adapted. Who would they pick to play McCoy if The Corps series was brought to the screen? Okay, don’t bother emailing me that I won’t have to worry. I understand.
I just wonder if there is anyone else out there less likely to see a movie if it’s been adapted from a favorite novel rather than more?
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06.11.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:14 am by chrissymunder
Thanks to Kathy for pointing out to me that I’m now found on eBay. That’s right – Chrissy Munder for sale under the category of HOT M/M only.
Jeez, looking at the pricing, etc. with shipping and all – honestly – unless the thrill of bidding on me is that great (and I can see that, heh) just go to the Dreamspinner Website or AllRomanceeBooks to buy me. Heck even Amazon.
I may not be all that much cheaper, but I’m a lot easier to get.
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06.10.09
Posted in Promo at 4:50 pm by Administrator
It’s another fun and festive Theme Day over at the Love Romances Cafe Yahoo Group. Today’s Theme is Let’s Celebrate Kinks! I do love these theme days – especially when kink is the theme.
Posting a few excerpts today has made me realize just how many instances of sex (or mild variations thereof) in public places I have in my stories.
*blinks* Goodness.
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06.05.09
Posted in Promo at 8:07 pm by Administrator
Is it going to be a rainy, boring Saturday for you tomorrow? Stop by Coffee Time Romance’s Latte Lounge tomorrow for GLBT Extravaganza.
COME JOIN THE GLBT EXTRAVAGANZA!
Come and chat with Stormy Glenn, Alex Draven, Jaime Samms, Elle Parker, Amber Kell, and other GLBT authors all day in the Latte Lounge.
There will be excerpts. There will be laughter. There will be fun to be had!
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06.03.09
Posted in Contests, Promo at 7:59 pm by Administrator
Just a couple of days late.
First off – congratulations to Karen for her winning entry in my May Contest. Her copy of Drive Me Home is on the way.
Stop by my website at www.chrissymunder.com for your chance to enter my June Contest as well as to view my Upcoming Events for June.
Here are a few highlights:
Not that I haven’t subtly beat everyone over the head with it, but: A Simple Life and Promise of the Heart are now available at Dreamspinner Press
Catch my author interview over at Well Read
Who knows what Amazon is up to now, but they have nulled my AmazonConnect page and moved me HERE
Visit my pages over at the new GLBT Bookshelf. It’s also a wiki!
There’s a couple of new reviews out – but I’m not that far ahead.
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06.02.09
Posted in Real Live Blog at 11:58 am by chrissymunder
It’s interesting to discover the things that make will make our pulse race. What would be the first sign of arousal? The sudden dryness of our lips? A bead of sweat on the forehead? A dilation of our pupils? We hope no one will notice our furtive glances but it soon becomes obvious as the anticipation builds, and we can’t wait to reach out and touch the object of our desire with trembling hands.
I’m lucky in that I don’t have to go out and search, my secret vice arrives in the mail. You might be surprised to learn that there is no plain brown wrapper, no plastic covering, nothing to conceal the contents from an unknowing observer. I wonder how they can let it pass by without so much as a second glance. Pornography truly is a matter of perception.
Once it’s in my hands I’ll spend hours perusing my treasure; admiring the colors and contrasts, the blatant displays designed solely to appeal to my baser instincts. It’s all so rich and ripe looking, spread out on the glossy pages before me. I can’t help but stare at the play of light and shadow that reflects the work of a careful and dedicated photographer. I’ll even do more than just look at the pictures, (isn’t that what we all say?). I’ll take the time to read each descriptive narrative and compare each offering to best of my ability.
It may take hours, but eventually I’ll collapse upon my couch. Sated, for the moment, but ready to pick it up and start all over again. I might have missed something, you know.
Goodness knows if I’m this bad with the office supply catalog, don’t let me near the garden and seed annual.
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06.01.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 7:13 am by chrissymunder
Welcome to the first of June! I was going to spend this morning being uber organized and updating my websites and blogs and preparing for the month ahead.
Lo and Behold – I forgot I have movers coming today at work. So *squints at watch* I will have large, burly men showing up for non-fun and festive purposes. Which means no updating to be had.
In the meantime, you could keep yourself busy by clicking over to Well Read where I am the interviewed author this month.
Have you ever wanted to know a bit more about me? Go and check it out.
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Posted in New Release Info, Promo at 7:06 am by chrissymunder
June 1st is upon us and with it the release of the Dreamspinner Press To Have and to Hold – A Love Story a Day for the month of June.
Even if it’s too late to get one a day delivered to your email inbox all through June (sorry), you can still purchase the entire set in one downloadable zip file for $59.99 or each stories on an individual basis.
I have two stories available for your reading pleasure in this collection:
Promise of the Heart
Jacob agrees to fill in as a wedding photographer for a friend, never expecting to come face to face with a ghost from the past: Alan, the man he loved and lost through his unchecked ambition. Will Jacob get a second chance to keep the promise he made in his heart?
A Simple Life
Frank wasn’t sure what to think when Clark gave him a present in a little white box. It wasn’t his birthday; it wasn’t their anniversary. But what he finds will become a precious piece of his life.
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