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Christmas in July!

2016-07-25T18:09:37Z

It's July 25th, which means it's Christmas in July!

Ok, it does seem silly to celebrate Christmas when we are currently having a heatwave right now. But every year, the Jersey shore (or at least my little corner of it) puts on a big event for this date. You can take pictures with Santa on the beach (and boy do I feel sorry for the dude dressed like Santa in this weather!), sing carols, and win 'presents' on the boardwalk.

I thought it might be a good time to show off some of my Christmas stories.

"Teddy Bear Christmas" is a short little tale.

Two lonely men, a lost teddy bear, and a sprinkle of holiday magic….

On a snowy night before Christmas Eve, Tyler Martin finds himself stuck in a Chicago airport, unable to get home to his family on the East Coast. After missing last year due to his jerk of an ex-boyfriend, the idea of not making it this time hurts. When he finds a lost teddy bear in the waiting area, his night changes for the better.

Aaron Klein is a bored airport worker, taking the Christmas shift because he’s Jewish. He doesn't expect to hit it off with the hot guy who brings a lost teddy bear to his desk, but it might end up being everything he didn’t know he was looking for.

You can find it at Dreamspinner, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks..

And if MMF is more your style and you haven't read Kitten's Ribbons yet, you can find the story (and 3 others!) in Kitten At Play.

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Writing Wednesday - Green is the color

2016-07-21T01:11:02Z

So, a new feature I'm trying out on my blog is to talk about my writing process each Wednesday. I've actually tried a few different new techniques lately, and I believe they are paying off.

This started while writing Love In the Time of the Hurricanes. I found I had to hand-write to get into the zone. But what really helped was writing on green paper.

For some reason, with the green I was able to focus and write more. And then some lovely individual on Tumblr showed how to change the background of a page in google docs. So I was able to type onto a green screen.

This process worked so well I've been using it for all the writing I've done since! I don't know why, but it's so much less stressful than staring at a blank white page and not knowing what to write.

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Some updates

2016-07-19T01:17:11Z

First, let me announce me good news. I signed a contract with Dreamspinner Press for their States of Love line. I, of course, wrote about New Jersey. Love in the Time of Hurricanes will be published early in 2017.

I have been pretty busy writing. I have one short story and one proposal on submission. I'm currently working on two manuscripts for anthology calls.

Unfortunately in order to meet these deadlines I've put Angels Rising (Heaven Corp book 3) on hold. The ending needs a good rewrite, I think, and once I have some free time in my schedule I'll work on that.

I've updated my website with all of this, including a new page for Teddy Bear Christmas which includes one of the many very nice reviews I got.

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Some Holiday Fare

2015-12-10T02:36:34Z

If you're looking for some holiday stories, I have a few I'd like to mention.

My latest release - Teddy Bear Christmas - features a sweet story about getting stuck in an airport and taking a teddy bear on adventures.

Publisher's Site
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
All Romance Ebooks

A Corgi Named Kilowatt (In the Silver and Gold anthology) might not be entirely holiday themed, but the latter half of the story takes place during the holidays.

Publisher's Site
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
All Romance Ebooks

And an oldie but goodie is Kitten's Ribbons, which features some m/f/m kink and can be found in my short story collection Kitten At Play.

Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Smashwords
Itunes

For $1.99 you get 4 stories! Can't beat the price!

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Book Expo 2015 Report

2015-06-04T14:01:06Z

Exactly one week ago today I was on the train to day 1 of Book Expo. I went in my librarian secret identity, not as an author. I had a blast.

I will sum up the highlights:

- I got to meet Sandra Boynton, who, in case you haven't heard of her, writes children books, such as 'Not the Hippopotamus.' I've read quite a few of her works to my son, and it was amazing to tell her how much those books meant to us.

- We frequently hopped on short autograph lines, and I met many new authors this way. I think the most hilarious was when we got in line for Kristan Higgins who was signing next to Dr. Ruth. Dr. Ruth had an overflow line that went back 5 or 6 rows. Ms Higgins cracked jokes and was completely lovely about the whole thing. I will have to check out some of her works.

- One of the things I really wanted to do was meet the creators of the podcast "Welcome to Nightvale." Luckily I got on line a half hour early, and was only in the 2nd overflow row. Of course, by the time I made it up to meet them, I was so flustered I had no idea what to say.

And this was all just the first day! There were train shenanigans going home, which was unfortunate, but we did it again Friday. By Friday we were just not up to waiting a half hour in line, so we didn't get quite as many authors. I did meet some old friends, and really wanted to stay longer. I felt that even after 2 days we'd barely scratched the surface. But, it was Friday, and so we took an early train home.

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Happy June - Let's set some goals

2015-06-01T15:13:55Z

So now that my life has calmed down a bit, let's start off this month with some goals:

1. Finish second round of edits on "A Corgi Named Kilowatt" coming soon to an anthology near you!
2. Do first round of edits on Killing Angels, the next Heaven Corp book. (not yet subbed anywhere).
3. Blog more frequently! (I could hardly do less, huh?:)
4. Start a new writing project!

Has anyone else set any writing goals this month?

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New Website!

2015-05-17T02:36:42Z

I've updated my website - http://ccbridges.net/ It is now mobile-friendly.

I hope to add more free reads soon. Several of my short stories are now out of print, so I'll be adding them to the website.

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Giveaway for Kitten At Play

2015-02-02T02:21:51Z

To celebrate the release of Kitten At Play, I'm giving away a copy of the ebook!

Enter here!

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Kitten At Play - Now available!

2015-02-02T02:18:02Z

I'm pleased to announce that Kitten At Play is now available at major retailers.

Self-publishing is hard, guys. I don't know if I'd go through this all again.

Blurb:
Graduate student Jason has fallen hard for his library study buddy, Cooper. He knows about Cooper's girlfriend, so he expects his crush to go unnoticed. However when Cooper invites Jason to CatsEye, a member's only sex club, Jason finds out three is not such a bad number.

Cooper and his girlfriend, Lexie, take Jason on an erotic thrill ride, showing him kinks he never knew existed. But can they steal his heart as well?

Kitten at Play collects four erotic short stories, previously published, but now together for the first time.

Buy links
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T0V3MWS
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kitten-at-play-cc-bridges/1121132791?ean=2940046542936
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/514426
iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/kitten-at-play/id962211272?mt=11

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Cover Reveal for Kitten At Play

2015-01-28T01:24:58Z

I'm pleased to show off the cover for "Kitten At Play" the collected edition of the Cooper/Lexi/Jason stories.

Coming soon!

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Update - What I'm working on

2015-01-16T20:45:12Z

It's a new year and I have some new exciting things going on.

I'm currently working on formatting the Cooper/Jason/Lexi stories for self-pub next month. It's the first time all four stories will be available in a single collection, and I'm really excited about it. I hope to do a cover post soon.

(Note - self-publishing is hard. Remind me not to do this again!)

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you've seen that I've completed the first draft of Heaven Corp Book 3. My plans for 2015 include polishing up this draft and subbing it for publication.

Lastly, I'm writing a super fun short story. It's at about 10,000 words, and I hope to have it finished in the next couple of weeks.

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Giveaway!

2014-06-02T13:51:00Z

Want to win a free print copy of Exodus? Enter here!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Some Lovely Reviews for Exodus

2014-03-31T15:01:56Z

It's been almost a month since Exodus was released and I wanted to share some lovely reviews I received.

Sandra from Hearts on Fire Reviews said:

"Interesting world, interesting characters, interesting plot. I will definitely be backtracking to read book 1, and I hope desperately that book 3 features Ty/Uriel!"

(I have good news for you Sandra, I'm working on the next book and yes, it's about Ty/Uriel:)

Smidgeson at Top 2 Bottom Reviews said:

"This is an excellent story that held me spellbound from start to finish. The story runs smoothly, the characters are well rounded and the world building detailed and captivating."

Thank you both for such kind words!

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Facebook chat tomorrow!

2014-03-08T02:41:46Z

I'll be chatting on the Dreamspinner Facebook page tomorrow between 1pm - 4pm EST. Come by to say hi and maybe win a giveway and definitely get a coupon code:)

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Release Day for Exodus!

2014-03-04T01:35:31Z

Exodus is now available at Dreamspinner, All Romance Ebooks and Amazon!

Tomorrow at noon EST I'll be at the Dreamspinner twitter giving away a giftcard to ARE, and I'll be hosting a chat on Facebook on Saturday:) Please come visit!

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Exodus ready for pre-order!

2014-02-10T20:52:49Z

Exodus will be released on March 3rd and it's already up at the Dreamspinner website for pre-order.

Also, check it out:

I've signed the front pages of the first 20 copies for those who order the print version from the Dreamspinner website! I'm so excited about that:)

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Exodus out March 3rd!

2014-02-06T17:41:50Z

Good news, everyone! (I can't help the Futurama references..) Exodus will be released on March 3rd!

It's already up for pre-order over at Dreamspinner. Both ebook and paperback will be available on the same date!

I am so exited about this!

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Exodus Cover revealed!

2014-01-07T19:05:10Z

If you follow me on twitter, you've seen this already:) I've gotten the cover for Exodus!

It's awesome!

I'm hard at work on the second round of edits. Soon, everyone, soon!

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Some news about Exiles!

2013-12-17T21:25:27Z

I just finished up the first round of edits on what used to be called Exiles. That was always a working title, and when the book is published this spring, it will have the title of 'Exodus.'

I'm pretty excited about this book. Working on the edits reminded me how much I love this story. I adore the main characters, Hank and Ian, and I am really looking forward to sharing their journey with all of you. Plus, we get some glimpses of characters from Angel 1089 as well.

It's also gotten me motivated on working on the third book in the Heaven Corp series. Right now I've just started jotting notes, but I'm optimistic:)

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Video for today

2013-10-07T18:55:47Z

It's Monday and I nearly forgot to post this week's Sesame Street video!

You know, I didn't like Elmo until I had a toddler. But I'm an old school Goo Goo Dolls fan, and I can't help loving this one, especially how the serious John Rzeznik is while the other guy is cracking himself up.

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Your Monday morning video

2013-09-30T14:52:19Z

Going to try to make this a tradition. This is from Sesame Street's new season. It's rather emotionally packed for a skit aimed at preschoolers:

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Good news!

2013-09-12T15:53:50Z

If you follow my twitter, you'll have seen this earlier, but I just signed a contract with Dreamspinner Press for my novel "Exiles" - the sequel to Angel 1089. I'm really excited about this book, because I worked so hard on it. I truly think it's one of the best things I've ever written...

I guess I'd better get to work on the third book, huh? :)

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Monday morning video

2013-09-09T16:27:09Z

Having a toddler has led me to discover how simply wonderful Sesame Street is. Many of the videos work on several levels.

Anyway, so this video is sweet and I think it's an important message for a hectic Monday Morning:

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Welcome back

2013-09-03T17:55:28Z

Well, I'm kinda welcoming myself back. I'd decided at the beginning of summer to take a little break from writing. I spent the past few months reading anything I could get my hands on, which ended up including sci-fic, romance, literary fiction, and a lot of YA.

I think as a writer it's so important to read as much as possible. With my time so limited, I'd forgotten about that, and I think I suffered for it.

(If you want to see what I've been reading, please check out my goodreads page.)

So now that the school year has started back up again, I'm going to start writing again. I bought a new notebook (with an Avengers cover, of course) and I've broken a new pen out of its plastic house.

Time to write.

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The Division release day!

2013-05-24T18:48:56Z

The Division has been released! You can find it over at musapublishing.com!

I'm really excited about this book. It's been a long time in the making. It took several rewrites, a lot of sweat and tears, and some hard work from my editors as well.

The Blurb:

Socket and Valor have been best friends—and part time superheroes—for years. When an invasion force threatens the Earth, they form a team of heroes to face the threat.

Closeted media darling Valor has no idea that Socket has been nursing a crush on him since their high school days. When a buffer, grittier version of Socket emerges from one of the alien portals, Valor discovers his own attraction, but his refusal to out himself gets in the way of his and Socket’s budding intimacy.

The alternate Socket has his own agenda, however. One that doesn't include attachments or a team of do-gooders getting in his way.

( The Excerpt )

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