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The Moonlight Mistress

Historical and Paranormal: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

For my December 2009 erotic novel for Harlequin Spice, Moonlight Mistress, I combined a historical novel with paranormal elements. The book is set during the early days of World War One, and begins with a romance between Lucilla, an English … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress excerpt – First Meeting with the Villain

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

In this scene, the two werewolves Tanneken and Ashby meet their captor, Herr Kauz, for the first time (Tanneken has met him before the novel begins, but this is the reader’s introduction to him). When describing Herr Kauz, I call … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress excerpt – Food

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Welcome to Snippets Saturday! While driving from Germany to France, Lucilla Daglish asks Pascal Fournier about his first sexual experience. # Pascal paused, as if remembering. “The widow Jacques stood behind a table that was dusted with flour. She wore … Continue reading →

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The Faces of World War One

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

This post originated as a guest post for Lust in Time in December, 2008. I rarely use photographs to give me character ideas, though occasionally after the story is in progress, or finished, I realize the character looks like a … Continue reading →

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On writing The Moonlight Mistress

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

This post originated as a guest post for Lust in Time in December, 2008. When I sold The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover, the contract was for two books. I’d submitted several brief ideas for the second … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Mistress Excerpt – First Kiss

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

It’s 1914, and World War One is just beginning. Trapped in Germany, English chemist Lucilla and French scientist Fournier are forced into sharing a hotel room, and a bed. Moonlight Mistress by Victoria Janssen is due out December 2009 from … Continue reading →

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Werewolves in Moonlight Mistress

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

The first thing I like about werewolves is that, unlike vampires, they are alive. And they will eat you. All up. Second, I like the fur. Who wouldn’t? Warm, furry werewolf to snuggle up to at night? And when they … Continue reading →

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Of Wolves and Men

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

This post includes some of my research on wolves, for Moonlight Mistress. I particularly liked Of Wolves and Men by Barry Holstun Lopez, because it featured a lot of observations he and others had made in the wild. The book … Continue reading →

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cover for Moonlight Mistress!

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

It’s not work-safe due to a lot of bare skin, so I’m not posting it here, but I’ve received the cover for Moonlight Mistress. Behold! http://pics.livejournal.com/oracne/pic/0006wswy/g44 I am amused that I received this the same day I posted about the … Continue reading →

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Some Examples of Line Edits

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Here are some examples of how I revise, taken from The Moonlight Mistress. Original: Men stood and read the papers under streetlights and in the street itself, blocking wagons whose drivers cursed. Some men cheered, and some shouted angrily. Singing … Continue reading →

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