Just…ARGH.

I keep thinking I know what this story is supposed to be. And I have the ending; I’m all set with that. But heck if I can figure out how to get there.

Maybe I should write the book backwards.

Maybe I should just blow everything up and then write “the end.”

Meh.

**grump**

This is because the other day, my aunt asked me where I get my ideas. And I told her I didn’t know. SHE CURSED ME. Because now I have no ideas. No, not true. I have ideas. And they aren’t working. ARGH.

Okay. If I’m going to have a pity party, I should get some wine.

Crystal B.: It is going to be hotter than hell this summer because I live in the South and we always swelter.

Jennybrat: This summer is going to be hotter than hell because I’ll be reading your book and I don’t have air-con!

Phoebe Jordan: Well it’s NYC and it’s Hotter than Hell during the summer and even in the spring or fall. But this summer is going to be Hotter than Hell because I will be reading the book Hotter than Hell…hopefully.

Congratulations, winners! Email me (a la the form in the contact section of my website) with your postal addy, and I’ll send you a signed copy of HOTTER THAN HELL.

Stay cool, because this summer’s gonna get HOT…

***faints***

Here’s the review:

Kessler has outdone herself by giving readers a glorious book three of her deliciously sinful series, Hell on Earth. Daunuan’s sexy supernatural antics make sparks fly, and if you’re not careful you’ll singe your fingers as the pages speed by. It’s packed with quirky characters, a spicy, fast-paced plot and witty dialogue. Be prepared for a demonic treat that’s hotter than hell.

Summary: The incubus Daunuan seduces mortals and brings their souls to hell. The King of Lust offers him a promotion if he will seduce Virginia Reed, a woman meant to go to heaven. But Virginia resists his charms. Daun knows he’ll wear her down eventually, but first he has to deal with rogue demons and the realization he may be falling in love with the very woman he must doom for eternity. (ZEBRA, Aug., 304 pp., $15.00) HOT

***AND*** as a bonus to RT magazine subscribers, here’s the link to the RT author spotlight on yours truly. It includes a little something on why Daun gets what’s coming to him, as well as an excerpt from the book that’s not the one here on my website.

To celebrate, I’m giving away three author’s copies of HOTTER THAN HELL! Come on over to AccessRomance for a chance to win…

Thanks for making me laugh. Thanks for the seven words we can’t say on television. Thanks for football and baseball. Thanks for all the stuff. Thanks for “slow and sloppy.” Thanks for Buddy Jesus. And thanks for “yes way.”

Watch it now.

**faints**

[This review is taken verbatim from the Publishers Weekly online listings.]

Hotter Than Hell
Jackie Kessler. Zebra, $15 paper (336p) ISBN 978-0-8217-8104-3

In Kessler’s newest, Daunuan, master seducer and incubus, returns badder than ever. Pan, the new king of lust, wants to appoint Daunuan his second in command, but Daunuan must first prove himself by seducing a woman destined for heaven, claiming her soul for hell. Daunuan thinks this will be an easy assignment, but he doesn’t expect to fall in love with Virginia, his target, and be willing to give up hell to ensure that she doesn’t get damned for all eternity. Complicating his mission is that someone in hell has it in for him and has sicced a crew of demons on him. Daunuan also cannot come to terms with his feelings for Jezebel, a succubus. The plot is sexy and bold, and the atypical ending—a happily ever after pairing is not in the cards—is satisfying, even if the unconventional conclusion may rub some readers the wrong way. (Aug.)

SEXY AND BOLD!!! **happy dance**

Okay, fair warning: As PW says, there isn’t a typical HEA (happily ever after) in this book. I have an Author’s Note at the end of the book addressing this, but I will also put up a warning on the website.

SEXY AND BOLD, BABY!!!