Jaye Wells

TGIF, my doves! This Friday is especially awesome because tonight Mr. Jaye and I have a date. Not just any old dinner-and-a-movie date, either–a cooking class date! My sweet husband signed us up to learn how to make tapas. Then we’re going to go meet some friends for the Chinese New Year celebration in downtown Dallas. Fun, right?

You know what else is fun? Quizes and awesome reviews.

1. Over at Orbit’s blog, my delightful UK editor has posted a fun quiz about Kick-Ass Urban Fantasy heroines. I think it will make the perfect Friday doldrums diversion for you. Find it here.
2. Yesterday, I received what is probably the best review of my work to date. Seriously.

This was very close to being a perfect novel: relentless pacing, impressively thick storyline, extraordinary characters and character development, and outstanding realm building with a healthy dose of irreverence and an undeniably profound existential undertone to it all. I loved this book – Silver-Tongued Devil was an author at the very top of her game writing a novel in a series on the verge of greatness. –Paul Goat Allen of BN.com on SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL

You can find the rest of the write-up at the B&N Explorations Blog.
I don’t know about you guys, but I can’t think of a better way to wrap up a week. Happy reading!

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Happy 2012, my doves! I’m so excited to get this year started. I’ve got a new book out, some new proposals in the pipeline and I’m ready to kick some ass. How about you?

In the spirit of ass-kicking I have a couple of news items for you:

1. My good friend and colleague Anton Strout runs an awesome podcast for Fantasy and Science Fiction folk called the Once and Future Podcast. He asked me to be his first victim for 2012 and we had a surprisingly deep conversation about the writing life. Anton’s also giving away a copy of SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL to one listener. Check it out here.

2. I have two book signings planned this week at my favorite independent book stores onthe planet. The first is at A Real Bookstore in Fairview, TX this Friday at 7 p.m. The second is at Murder by the Book in Houston on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., where I’ll be signing with Martha Wells and Kimberly Frost. It should be a blast! If you’re not near these stores, fear not! You can contact either one and preorder a personalized copy ahead of time. See their sites for contact information.

I know you’re all wondering if I have New Year’s Resolutions. The truth is, I do, in fact, have many. I originally shared them on twitter, but I will reshare them here for posterity.

Jaye’s Top 11 (that’s right, 11) Resolutions for 2012
Resolution #11 for 2012: Finally take a stab at a Choose Your Own Erotic Amish Adventure novels. CHURNING JEDEDIAH’S BUTTER will be huge.

Resolution #10 for 2012: Start calling yourself a “Cultural Icon.” If you repeat it while rocking in the fetal position it will come true.

Resolution #9 for 2012: Pick up Kool-aid from Walmart. Start a cult.

Resolution #8 for 2012: Enough posing. Commit to your research. That’s right, it’s time to finally kill a man.

Resolution #7 for 2012: Chase more trends. Dare to be derivative!

Resolution #6 for 2012: Finally bite the bullet and hire a helper monkey. I will name him Jasper.

Resolution #5 for 2012: Lose five lbs. of adverbs.

Resolution #4 for 2012: Every time I get a one-star review, I will parade around my neighborhood in a sash declaring me “Queen of Sucktown.”

Resolution #3 for 2012: Turn every book signing into a surprise Reader Fight Club.

Resolution #2 for 2012: Write the first urban fantasy told totally in haiku.

Resolution #1 for 2012: Start a literary feud with Chuck Wendig.

As you can see it’s going to be a busy year. What are your resolutions besides “read more Jaye Wells books”?

Happy last Friday of 2011! I’m just dropping by for a quick sec between party prep, proof reading and house cleaning to let you guys in on some cool news. Orbit, my publisher, has decided to celebrate the release of SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL by putting my first book, RED-HEADED STEPCHILD, on sale.

From now until the end of January, RHSC is going for only $2.99 in all ebook formats. That’s right, my doves. I know many of you probably have already read the first books–if not, why the heck are you hanging out at my blog?–but maybe you have a mother or a friend or an enemy who hasn’t discovered the joys of magepires and Mischief demons. I’m not saying your loved ones and enemies are cheap, but if they were $2.99 is a bargain in any format. I’m just sayin’.

Go to the Orbital Drop page to find out how to take advantage of this awesome deal.

Also, don’t forget that the official launch of SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL is January 1. Won’t it be special when you wake up hung over and covered in shame sweat on Sunday morning, to find a fresh STD on your ereader? I’ve said enough.

I’ll see you all in 2012. Until then, party hard, don’t let your friends drive drunk and always wear a helmet.

I don’t know about you guys, but I am still nursing my holiday hangover. Between the sugar and carbs and nog and all that togetherness, I need a major detox and to sleep for a week.

Alas, time waits for no woman. In addition to starting prep for the Wells New Years Blow Out, I’ve also got a new book out. Oh, yes, my friends. SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL, while not officially releasing untiL January 1, is hitting lots of shelves and shipping pallets this fine day. Tuesday is kind of the unofficial new release day for most book stores and some online retailers, so enterprising readers might be able to find a copy.

If not, fear not, never fear, because it will be out everywhere January 1. It amuses me, for example, that e-reader owners will wake up on New Years Day with fresh STDs on their Nooks and Kindles. <insert Bevis and Butthead chortles here>

Here’s the skinny on SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL:

CHAPTER ONE Excerpt

Blue lights flashed off the undersides of leaves. Off the tall brick buildings. Off the stoic faces of New York’s finest. The cops formed a tight circle around a tarp-covered body next to a Dumpster. Its lid gaped open like the mouth of a shell-shocked witness.

After three months on a steady diet of bagged blood, the aroma of a fresh human kill hooked me by the nose and dragged me toward the crime scene. The humans around me could smell the stink of trash and acid rain and gritty city. But they couldn’t detect the coppery scent that made my fangs throb against my tongue.

Delicious. Seductive. Forbidden.

Bright yellow police tape cordoned off the entrance to the park. Spectators gathered in a tight clutch on the sidewalk along Central Park West. Their morbid curiosity clung to their faces like Greek tragedy masks.

I shouldn’t have paid any attention. I shouldn’t have stopped. And I definitely shouldn’t have pushed my way to the front of the crowd.

But the blood called to me.
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SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL
Official Release Date: January 1, 2012
Pre-order from Amazon, B&N, Indiebound.org
Description:
Now that the threat of war has passed, Sabina Kane is ready to focus on the future. Her relationship with Adam Lazarus is getting stronger and she’s helping her sister, Maisie, overcome the trauma of her captivity in New Orleans. Even Giguhl is managing to stay out of trouble thanks to the arrival of Pussy Willow and his new roller derby team. But as much as Sabina wants to feel hopeful about the future, part of her doesn’t trust that peace is possible.Her suspicions are confirmed when a string of sadistic murders threaten to stall treaty negotiations between the mages and the vampires. Sabina pitches in to find the killer, but her investigation soon leads her down dark paths that have her questioning everyone she thought she could trust. And the closer she gets to the killer, the more Sabina begins to suspect this is one foe she may not be able to kill.