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

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

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

~2009 releases~

Hard To Hold
Bantam Dell
May 2009

Too Hot To Hold
Bantam Dell
June 2009

Hold On Tight
Bantam Dell
July 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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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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Archive for the 'Craft' Category

Free Will Astrology & titles

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Free Will Astrology for Aries for the week of May 1st:
Your power symbol for the week is an ant carrying a potato chip. It means you’ll possess so much strength that you’ll be able to hold aloft burdens that are much bigger than you. More than that, Aries. You’ll look graceful doing it. And here’s […]

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accuracy or what can bog the writing down

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

I think the key is consistency. I’m not a SEAL and I’m not an FBI agent, and even with years of research, I’m still going to get some details wrong….I believe that as a fiction writer my job is to entertain. Thus, I’m always walking a tight rope between accuracy and entertainment.
-Suzanne Brockmann
Sometimes, I think […]

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nearly there

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

“Half my life is an act of revision.” -John Irving
“Books aren’t written–they’re rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn’t quite done it.” - Michael Crichton
Linger’s close-ish to being done - another twenty pages or so should do it. My editor’s comments […]

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real live characters

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

A lot of people have been asking me where my ideas for certain books come from. Some of these people are members of my family, some are friends, and some are readers. The first two groups seem to think I have some covert life wherein I go out and meet Navy SEALs and DEA […]

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one set of copy edits down…

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

*blows dust off blog*
I just sent off my Risking It All copy edits. This time, I did not overuse caffeine consumption, the way I did in my previous Blaze. I do, however, have a penchant for the word really. Really. Like, really a lot. I’m also very into, was going to. […]

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two idiots discuss Idiot’s

Monday, September 4th, 2006

As you may know, Alison Kent has written The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing Erotic Romance, which will hit the shelves tomorrow, September 5th!!!

She’s broken the book down into entertaining, easy to understand chapters full of advice, warnings, and bits of dialogue from some of the hottest erotic romance authors out there.
Larissa Ione and […]

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no really, I’m working over here…

Friday, August 18th, 2006

I didn’t get nearly as much done this past week as I would’ve liked. Between the husband being away, the kid not sleeping well and my migraine, writing was sporadic. I did spend a lot of time thinking - which I know looks a lot like I’m just staring into space or at […]

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defensiveness

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Is anyone else watching Rock Star Supernova and finding the contestants a tad…defensive? And then, when they’re confronted by their own words, they backpedal? I’m just finding it really interesting to watch, because, like writing, singing is a creative endeavor that can also be subjective - well, unless you’ve got a voice like […]

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fulfilling the story’s promise

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005

Swiped from PBW, Elizabeth Lyon’s Can Your Novel Pass This Test, is great. Actually, I think it’s something I’m going to keep next to me during the writing process to, because it really just made me stop and think. And, for a few minutes, panic completely, based on my own recent revision and […]

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flashing back

Friday, October 21st, 2005

So I’m on page 75 on BOL revisions (Nick’s book) and I’ve already added at least 10 pages, handwritten and scrawled all over the back of the hard copy. Putting all of it into the computer is going to be a job in itself, but at least I’m finally making progress.
And if […]

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too much, too soon

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

Do you know when you write a scene in your WIP and it’s just perfect, until you realize that maybe your hero revealed too much, too soon and that it would be better for the plot overall if that piece of information remain secret for the time being. And then you think, well, easy […]

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RTB and efficiency

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

I’m over at Romancing The Blog today, talking about getting more efficient with writing. I’m really trying to be more productive, not just for this time of year which is when I usually produce more in four months than the year combined (go figure) but to keep that momentum going. It might involve keeping […]

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more on middles

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

First, a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in Larissa’s auction, whether by donating, bidding, buying and / or helping to spread the word. It was a huge success and we couldn’t have done it without the online community’s support. Larissa’s safely at her moms, dealing with insurance issues and trying to […]

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the hundred page crawl

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

I’m not talking about the last hundred pages. I wish I was. But no, I’m talking about a completely different animal here.
Does any writer out there have an easy time writing from page 200 to page 300 in their books? (I’m talking ST’s - for Category, this stage would hit you at about […]

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Saturday’s writing

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Okay - I’m almost at 60K. I wrote thirty-one pages today. I needed that, because I’m so close to the end, even though I’d already written the actual end a long time ago. It’s the middle and those damned secondary characters that threw me off.
I think we might understand […]

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for our author

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

Dear Stephanie,
As your secondary characters, we’re a bit concerned, and we thought it best to bring our grievances to the table. Well, actually, we weren’t sure what to do, but some guy in desert cams passed by a few hours ago and mentioned we try this tactic. So here goes.
We’re not sure what […]

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songs for heroines

Friday, June 3rd, 2005

I always use sountracks for my WIP. I usually have to have the songs set up before I can start writing, and then I play them in a continous loop that seems to drive everyone but me insane. (probably because I am already insane.) But there are some songs that are universal […]

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GMC

Saturday, May 28th, 2005

Since Jordan isn’t cooperating and diving into Debra Dixon’s, Goal Motivation Conflict, (I’ve been checking - she wants me to go first, I just know it.) I had to crack it open and take a peek.
Now, you know that I’m not a big rule follower, can’t plot and read these books more for the inspiration […]

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flashbacks

Monday, May 16th, 2005

I am hoping today will be a manic writing day. I’m really hoping, because I need to get moving on BOL, especially since a new story kind of crept in while I wasn’t looking and made me write five pages. Plus scattered notes. That’s all I need is another yellow legal pad […]

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dialogue tip…

Wednesday, May 11th, 2005

…c/o Jane Graves, that really worked for me. She told me to use it if it resonated (my new favorite word) and it certainly did.
After reading the prologue of the current WIP, she commented that I didn’t have a solid through-line to the scene and that she wasn’t feeling the escalation of […]

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