Steph's Books

~2008 releases~

Beyond His Control by Stephanie Tyler
Beyond His Control
Harlequin Blaze
March 2008

"Beyond His Control, by Stephanie Tyler, is wonderful. The tension and love between Ava and Justin is perfectly depicted, and the almost nonstop adventure makes the story heart-stoppingly exciting.
—Page Traynor, Romantic Times Magazine, 4.5 Stars

Unleashing The Storm by Sydney Croft
Unleashing The Storm
(Sydney Croft)
Bantam Dell
March 2008

"This erotic romance [Unleashing The Storm]delves deep into the paranormal world of ghosts and humans with special abilities...Each page is filled with attitude, danger and sex that heats up fast and goes well beyond the norm…
—Jennifer Madsen, Romantic Times, 4 Stars

Hot Nights, Dark Desires
Night Vision
Hot Nights, Dark Desires -
Anthology Novella
Bantam Dell
May 20, 2008

"Night Vision is an excellent read. Stephanie Tyler does an exceptional job in penning likeable characters that I simply fell in love with."
—Cherokee, Coffee Time Romance

Shadow Play
Hot Nights, Dark Desires -
Anthology Novella
(Sydney Croft)
Bantam Dell
May 20, 2008

"SHADOW PLAY is a fascinating paranormal romance that is as inspiring as it is sexy."
—Jennifer A. Ray, Wild On Books

Seduced By The Storm by Sydney Croft
Seduced By The Storm
Bantam Dell
August 2008

"Ms Croft pens a tale where she manages to combine action along with sizzling hot passion. You will not be disappointed in this book."
– Night Owl Romance Reviews, TOP PICK!

~2009 releases~

Taming The Fire
Sydney Croft
Bantam Dell
May 2009

Hard To Hold
Bantam Dell
June 2009

Too Hot To Hold
Bantam Dell
July 2009

Hold On Tight
Bantam Dell
August 2009

~2007 Releases~

Coming Undone
Harlequin Blaze
April 2007

"[Tyler's] straight forward, dead-on writing style invites us to get hot and happy and bowled over by love right along with Carly and Hunt. Which makes being there when they do come undone one of the best things about the novel — next to just how great a romance it is." -Michelle Buonofiglio, Romance: Buy The Book


Risking It All
Harlequin Blaze
June 2007

"With smooth writing and a fast pace, RISKING IT ALL pushes all the right buttons. From the detailed characterization, realistic dialogue, and passionate romance to the heartwarming conclusion, romance fans are going to love RISKING IT ALL." -Terrie Figueroa, Romance Reviews Today


Riding The Storm
(Sydney Croft)
Bantam Dell
September 2007

“Fans of JR Ward have a brand new writer to add to their auto-buy list – Sydney Croft. Exhilarating, erotic and engrossing, paranormal romance readers will not want to miss this sizzling debut!" _Julie Bonello, SingleTitles.com

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Samhain Publishing
June 2007



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"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads."
– Erica Jong
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“On a similar note, while you're free to think whatever you like about my life and death, if you think I wasted my life, I'll tell you you're wrong. We're all going to die of something. I died doing a job I loved. When your time comes, I hope you are as fortunate as I was.”
-Andrew Olmsted, US Solider, killed in Iraq on January 3rd, 2008 – words from his final blog, written to be put up in the event of his death. (www.andrewolmsted.com
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“Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk everything, you risk even more.”
– Erica Jong
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getting a handle on IC

Otherwise known as internal conflict. First, my characters were being way too nice to one another. All kissy-huggy sweet. Bleech. Especially because it was the halfway point. Far too early for that much niceness.

And then they were sniping at one another. I don’t like sniping. Fighting, yes, but my hero was being impossible. So we sat down and had a nice, long talk and I discovered something about him - another major reason for his internal conflict. I’m not sure why he didn’t share that with me when he first arrived on the scene, but he’s a quieter alpha than most. It helped so much because now, even though I’ve got about 70 pages left to go I’m finally on that downward slide. Because I get what his deal is, I’ve got the middle done (well, done-ish. I know what’s supposed to happen - now I have to go back and fix those parts that say things like - put sister’s wedding scene here. Because somehow, I don’t think any editor’s going to appreciate that much tight writing.)

Steph T.

12 Responses to “getting a handle on IC”

  1. Bonnie Ferguson Says:

    :bravo:Yay on that discovery, Steph, and on having 70 pages to go :lol:


  2. Cece Says:

    *snort* at tight writing but Yahoo on the progress!!!!!!!!! WTG Babe! :bravo:


  3. Michelle Says:

    Internal conflict is so tough. I was writing a sex scene today and I kept having to intersperse the hero’s conflict in such a way that it was believable.

    Right. Like any man is actually THINKING while he’s having sex. :lol:


  4. Jill Says:

    Okay, good. You’ve solved your IC. Now could you get over here and solve mine? Please? I have boxes of girl scout cookies left and I promise to share.


  5. Brenda Says:

    Well rock on! Isn’t that a great feeling?! Too bad men are so stubborn and it took him so long to open up, but at least he finally did.


  6. kacey Says:

    don’t you love it when things come to you like that? I had a major revelation about the heroine’s sister today…while driving the minivan schlepping the youngest around…:thumbsup:


  7. Lynn Daniels Says:

    WOO HOO on getting it solved! My characters are being pretty nice to each other right now — well, nice for them anyway — but the poopie’s about to hit the fan.

    Enjoy that downhill slide!


  8. Amy K. Says:

    Yaaaay on solving the IC problem! LOL about the tight writing. Turns out my sex scene has some tight writing just like that. :oops:


  9. Kellie Says:

    Okay, I have IC problems A LOT! My characters start out as antagonists, then end up being nice WAY TOO EARLY!!! It sort of spoils the whole plot, but I can’t seem to draw it out! :sigh:


  10. Joely Says:

    Yay! I love breakthroughs like that!! Hope to see you shouting “the end” very soon!


  11. Tori Says:

    IC is one of my biggest issues. Ugh. Drives me nuts. So good for you for figuring yours out!!!


  12. Steph T. Says:

    Hey Everyone!

    Thanks Bonnie!

    Cece - you don’t think tight writing like that would fly either, huh?

    LMAO @ Michelle - cause it’s too true.

    Jill - I’m on the way - especially if they’re Samoas. But could you make sure that the bears don’t greet me?

    Hi Brenda!! All my alphas are SO damned stubborn…

    Kacey - I guess it’s true that when you give the mind a rest to concentrate on other things, problems get solved.

    Lynn - we’ve got to be MUCH meaner…

    Amy - I say we try the tight writing technique…maybe you can pitch it at Reno…

    Kellie - same here. I usually have to write it, show it to Katie (CP) or Larissa - they tell me I’m too nice. I think there’s no way I can possible change anything and then I finally go ahead and make them suffer. It happens every time. you’d think I’d learn…

    Thanks Tori - I was so happy to finally get that IC, but even happier that I made my characters SUFFER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:shock:


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