You may already know that DEVIL'S MAN, released by Changeling Press on July 29, 2005, was the first book of mine to be contracted. However, it's not the first book I've written. It's not even the first time I've been in published. Surprised? The first time was a poem published in an anthology. I was paid in copies. I may still even have one of them around somewhere. The first book I finished writing is a paranormal romantic suspense currently titled DEATH'S ANGEL. It spawned plot bunnies at a rate that would make their furry woodland counterparts proud. This story, and all its inbred cousins, now occupies a dark corner in the back of my laptop. I live in fear that one day the Cave will be overrun with its progeny if it should ever see the light of day again. Over the last three years many projects have lived and died an early death, most before they became more than a chapter old. The problem, it seemed, was that the good guys were better at being very naughty men. The women wanted to love them for it, in deep and carnal ways. Neither of which was appropriate for the market I'd chosen. Something had to change, and since the characters were uncooperative in overhauling their personalities, I decided to switch genres. I jumped into erotic romance with both feet, eager to learn the ways of e-publishing. Unfortunately for my high hopes, my first forays were met with a similar lack of enthusiasm. The men, it seemed, were too aggressive, the women not strong enough to stand up to their men. What was a poor, struggling writer to do? Find a pro willing to teach me the ropes. I lucked into a very supportive group of experienced erotica writers who showed me that romantic units weren't limited to hetero couples. I branched out into MM, ménage and inter-species lust. I stopped limiting my imagination and just let the characters tell the story their way. The combination produced magic results. With a lot of coaching from my mentors, my first erotic novel, DEVIL'S MAN, not only reached full maturity but did so in such a form suitable for submission to Changeling Press. Less than two days after sending in my baby, I had an answer. My book had been accepted. I was going to be published! From that moment on, my literary life has been a wild ride. I've met so many wonderful people, not only fellow authors but readers, artists, reviewers and all the people who work behind the scenes to shepherd a book from the author's hands to the readers. It takes an amazing amount of work to prepare a book for sale, and I am grateful to those who do it for little more than a love of it.  And I'm equally grateful to each of you who thought my book might be worth the price on its cover and paid to find out if you were right. DEVIL'S MAN might have been the first book of mine to be published, but it's certainly not my last. I have many stories running loose in my head, and I can't wait to share them with you! Kira