alexis1I’m back!  Well, officially I never left—but I’m back to blogging!  It’s a new me…now I’m the mother of three gorgeous girls.  I’m a size bigger—although I’m working on that one—and I have a new perfume:  Eau de Puké-Puké.  I assure you, my DH finds my new scent oh-so-enchanting, lol.

 

So what have I learned from my experience, besides the fact that if I were to have another baby, my husband can’t leave my side, since the five minutes he did leave, I birthed a baby?  Well, I’ve learned that I can still survive on a few hours of sleep, having three kids is WAY different than two—no matter what anyone tells you—especially when all three are sick, and that my butt seems to grow exponentially with each new addition.

 

Writing at first was tough.  The first month of having a newborn I got nothing done.  Well, that’s not true, I did A LOT of thinking about my writing.  Planning in my head, and there have been many a night up at 3am writing scenes in my head while feeding the baby, that I promptly forgot once my head hit the pillow again.  But the last two weeks have been productive for me, and things seem to be on the up and up!

 

I finished the edits my editor sent me before I had the baby, phew!  And I’ve gotten back into the writing groove.  I can reasonably write for about 1-2 hours a day.  Things just have to be planned out A LOT more.  And I’ve learned to not be upset when it doesn’t happen.

 

Obviously, baby Alexis isn’t on a steady schedule yet, but she does have a longer nap in the morning and another in the afternoon.  I’ve learned to do my emails/promo/workshops/critiques/chores in the morning, and in the afternoon I’m working on my own writing/editing.  If nap time isn’t working, I’ve learned to type while breastfeeding J On top of that I’m spending individual time with my older girls, getting in some walks, going to the park, cooking dinner by 5:30 and spending some time with the hubster—although by the evening, all he gets is to sit next to me on the couch and watch tv while I occasionally fall into a narcoleptic 3 second snooze and pass him the littlest cherub.

 

It’s been an adjustment to be sure, but I am happy to report that it does seem to be going quite well.  I feel human again.  I’m wearing REAL jeans, and I shower everyday.  

 

AND… I had a release yesterday.  Her Captain Surrenders, the 2nd book in my Men of the Sea series, (Regency Romance e-novella) was released!  Yay! 

 

Here’s a blurb and an excerpt:

 

hercaptainsurrenders_w3647_300Captain Nathaniel Cruise has a job to do.  But what happens when a beautiful woman tempts him to turn his eye from his duties to pursue more…pleasurable entertainments?  Not only that, the woman has a wit and intelligence that rivals his own and he finds himself falling deeper and harder for her.

Lady Juliette Blackburn, knows what she wants, and she wants Captain Cruise.  A rich widow in her own right, she’s decided to take her love life in her own hands.  However, at every turn the man of her dreams is running away from her.  She’ll have to keep up a subtle chase to discreetly reel him in.  

Despite their mutual attraction something darker is pulling them together.  A rogue former lover of Juliette’s is the main suspect in Nathaniel’s investigation, and now he’s threatening both their livelihoods.  Together they’ll fight the villain and perhaps on the way Nathaniel and Juliette will surrender to love.

 

 

“Author Eliza Knight delivers maximum heat per page in HER CAPTAIN SURRENDERS. Confirmed bachelor Captain Nathaniel Cruise meets his match in Lady Juliette Blackburn whose aim is matrimony. Captain Cruise must uncover a traitor to the Crown while resisting Juliette’s sizzling advances. Their lives depend on his success. HER CAPTAIN SURRENDERS is a sexy romp that keeps you guessing right to the end.”

 

~Sarah Richmond,

author of award winning ROSE ADAGIO

 

 

Excerpt  

 

“Captain Cruise.” His hostess Lady Challedon came up behind him. “May I introduce to you to a dear friend?”

 

Nathaniel swallowed his distaste at meeting another groom hunter, and turned to gaze into the most stunning pair of lavender eyes, made all the more brilliant by a frame of thick, curling black lashes. Lady Blackburn. For a moment he was struck dumb. They’d never been formally introduced, yet he’d seen her everywhere, the park, ballrooms, Covent Garden, and dinner parties. And she had seen him. More than once, he’d looked up to find her eyes on him but he’d been too preoccupied helping Captain Montgomery, the Earl of Stafford, to beg an introduction. He’d managed to find out her name, that she was a widow, and little else.

 

“My pleasure, ladies.”

 

He bowed. She curtsied. Nathaniel let his gaze fall to where full breasts pushed the limits of her silvery gown. His gaze lingered on her breasts a scant moment longer before traveling the length of her narrow waist and rounded hips. The curves of her figure promised to be a lush experience for any man. His body stirred to life with the thought. Perhaps he could persuade her to enjoy a night with him. 

 

He caught his bearings and managed a polite, “Lady Blackburn, would you care to honor me with a dance?” 

 

“I should like that very much.”

Deep golden blonde hair, with hints of coral red, bobbed atop her delicate head as she nodded. She slipped her arm into the crook of his elbow, and gazed up at him. Her touch sent a shocking hunger racing through his veins. He’d never reacted this way to a woman before.

Get ahold of yourself, Nathaniel! He felt like an adolescent rather than the two and thirty years he was.

“Captain Cruise, I seem to be running into you quite often. Are you enjoying the Season?”

He paused a moment before answering. He couldn’t tell her he would rather chew off his own arm than attend another ball. He should let her know he didn’t intend to tarry long in London. The sea called his name, begged him to return, and he planned to answer as soon as he possibly could.

“’Tis a most fascinating way to distract myself until I return to my ship.” Nathaniel glanced at the lady to gage her reaction.

The corners of her mouth curved into a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes. She looked away, as if trying to hide her disappointment.

“What is the name of your ship, Captain?” Her voice held a note of pique. Was she a saucy lady then?