http://www.anyabast.com Erotic & Paranormal Romance at its best. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:36:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'll let you in on a little secret, I LOVE writing the villain almost more than any other character. Mustache-twirlers need not apply. I like my heroes interesting, layered, maybe even a little sympathetic. I want their motives to match their actions. I like them passionate and full personality. This ... http://www.anyabast.com/2009/07/04/snippet-saturday-first-meeting-with-the-villain/ The cover for Wicked Enchantment (Berkley Sensation, January 2010). Tony Mauro is the cover artist. He's done all my covers for Berkley so far and every one of them have been gorgeous. When you’re a half incubus, your reputation precedes you… All eyes are on Gabriel Mac Braire the day ... http://www.anyabast.com/2009/06/24/wicked-enchantment-cover/ ...at least so far as the Elemental Witches series. I wrote this up for Cynthia Eden's 30 Days of Demons contest. It's still going on! Go on and take a peek, if you haven't already. This piece gives you an insider's peek into the demon portion of the worldbuilding in ... http://www.anyabast.com/2009/06/23/demonology-101-cross-posted/ Hi All! Today's Snippet Saturday theme is Seduction FAIL. My characters have many seduction fails, when one character (generally the hero) is trying his best to tempt the heroine into bed with him and she's resisting. This is the first meeting scene between Daria and Alejandro of The Chosen Sin ... http://www.anyabast.com/2009/06/20/snippet-saturday-seduction-fail/ If you're expecting something in the mail from me, it probably went out yesterday. I sent out a mountain of contest prizes yesterday. The post office people should have learned to run and hide every time they see me coming, but they remain sunny and friendly as ever. I have ... http://www.anyabast.com/2009/06/13/headed-into-my-cave/ Cross-posted from the Bradford Bunch blog. Hi all! I'm back from a trip to Minnesota to visit a very good friend of mine. While I was there I slept with my daughter (two, almost three), who likes to put her knee up my nostril at least five times a night. ... http://www.anyabast.com/2009/06/09/contest-contests-everywhere/ Hi all and welcome to another addition of Snippet Saturday. Today's theme is a fight scene. I've got lots and lots of those in my book, but I chose to share one from WITCH HEART today. Enjoy! Excerpt from WITCH HEART © 2009, Anya Bast. Adam noticed women. All the time. Even ... http://www.anyabast.com/2009/06/06/snippet-saturday-fight-scene/ I'm out of town right now, so I'm pre-posting this with Wordpress's nifty pre-posting thingie. I wanted to let you all know that I'll be guest blogging over at Romance Reader at Heart today. Please stop by. This is also a reminder that I'll be signing WITCH FURY at Uncle ... http://www.anyabast.com/2009/06/05/im-not-herethis-is-a-recording/