I am ecstatic this afternoon. I had a rough, depressing Christmas and New Year but I just sold my sixth book to Extasy Books, A Vampire in Waikiki. It's different to anything I've written before, a) because it's about a vampire and b) it does not have my two heroes Kimo and Lopaka from my other five books in it.

And from this writer's point of view, it was a painful experience...sort of like a divorce not including them. I felt like I was cheating on them, and yet, they are calling out to me with another story idea...those Wilder men just won't go away!!!

With two of their adventures already published, at least I have the editing rounds of their next three books to look forward to. In the meantime, I am working like a little drill sergeant on A Vampire in Waikiki to deliver next week.

Here is the blurb:

Gay-for-pay porn star Jimmy Thunder doesn't just have a double life. He's got three. Just when he thinks he's got all his big secrets under control, he falls in love with his mysterious but hot gay co-star, Tem Tarleton. Which curse is worse? Having to admit he's a fool for bad boy Tem...or being A VAMPIRE IN WAIKIKI....?

Got a lovely email from my publisher Tina, one of those keepers that writers crave. It's tough being a writer. Harder being an Ewriter but for me, this beats doing anything else in the world.

I comforted myself buying more Keali'i  Reichel CDs (Japanese bootlegs, thank you very much) on Ebay. Like writing, Ebay is a savage addiction. I fear I am a lost cause. I also found Keali'is new live DVD at a ridiculously low price. The seller had never heard of him. Be still my throbbing thorax!!! I think it was mine to find however...Santa's little gift for that stocking full of coals he accidentally left me.

For this writer, Keali'i's music, good coffee and an abundance of sliced fiji apples are literary staples. The show WILL go on. Man on man action will happen. Vampires will roam Waikiki...

Nothing beats being in the creative flow, except spending the whole day in bed having sex with a great guy. Yep. That beats everything, even a royal flush.

Aloha oe,

A.J.