Author E.J. Russell and Riptide Publishing are here to celebrate the release of Single White Incubus! The author shares about tabloid fodder, some info about her new paranormal romance and a giveaway: one lucky winner can win $25 Riptide credit and an ecopy of Cutie and the Beast! Comment on the blog today to enter!
About Single White Incubus
Well, partially. That was what got grizzly shifter Ted Farnsworth into trouble. He wasn’t trying to break the Secrecy Pact. He just wants people to see the real him. So he signs up with the mate-matching service Supernatural Selection — which guarantees marriage to a perfect partner. Not only will Ted never be lonely again, but once his new beaver shifter husband arrives, they’ll build Ted’s dream wilderness retreat together. Win-win.
Quentin Bertrand-Harrington, scion of an incubus dynasty, has abstained from sex since nearly killing his last lover. When his family declares it’s time for him to marry, Quentin decides the only way not to murder his partner is to pick someone who’s already dead. Supernatural Selection finds him the ideal vampire, and Quentin signs the marriage agreement sight unseen.
But a mix-up at Supernatural Selection contracts Quentin with Ted. What’s Ted supposed to do with an art historian who knows more about salad forks than screwdrivers? And how can Quentin resist Ted’s mouthwatering life force? Yet as they work together to untangle their inconvenient union, they begin to wonder if their unexpected match might be perfect after all.
About Supernatural Selection
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Tabloid Fodder
Tabloid newspapers mystify me. I suppose they shouldn’t. I mean humankind’s fascination with the scandalous, macabre, and unbelievable has been around probably since cave painting days. But the incredible scope of the salacious and the juxtaposition of scary text and scarier photos, all presented in the supermarket checkout line? Sometimes I just can’t even…
I remember one cover from years ago, probably the in late seventies or early eighties. The cover had a single photograph—a picture of Doris Day on what had clearly not been her best…er…day. The giant headline, sprawled across the page above her picture read, “Scientists Discover Proof of Life After Death!”
*cue side-eye*
The headline and the picture had nothing to do with one another, but if I were Doris, I’d have been a tad peeved.
In Cutie and the Beast, David brings a couple of tabloids into Alun’s office as an attempt to lighten things up, and is skeptical that anyone would believe their outrageous claims.
Hate to burst your bubble, David, but people do read those things. My grandparents—fundamentalist Christians, and the most hard-headed, pragmatic of Midwestern farmers—actually subscribed to one. And the things people are willing to believe now? Ooorg. Don’t get me started.
Tabloid headlines came up in conversation between CH and me and a couple of our married friends. The husband was whooping over a headline he’d just seen: “Cheating Wife’s Head Explodes!” Months later, the same couple was coming over to our place for dinner, and as I stood in line at the grocery store, I added the only tabloid I’ve ever purchased to my cart. The headline?
“Cheating Husband’s Head Explodes!”
I presented it to our friends at dinner, and the husband was gobsmacked that stories and headlines apparently get recycled. But hey—when it’s a slow news day, you have to dig out the tried-and-true staples, right? In any case, nobody could accuse tabloid journalists of subtlety or strict adherence to scientific fact.
That’s probably why Bat Boy and Bigfoot make regular appearances—and why tabloids are one of the biggest dangers to the supe community in my Mythmatched universe (the story world comprising the Fae Out of Water and Supernatural Selection trilogies).
In Single White Incubus, Ted is treading on thin ice by continuing his friendship with Matt, the photographer whose “Bigfoot” photos of Ted in partial shift got Ted in trouble with the council in the first place. Because if tabloids will print anything they think will increase sales, somebody might take it seriously enough to dig deeper and uncover the truth about the secret supernatural society hidden in plain sight in the human world.
There’s that danger that somebody will believe, as the first Men in Black movie told us (because if Tommy Lee Jones says it, it’s gotta be true), that tabloids contain the best investigative journalism on the planet.
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Tabloid Fodder
Tabloid newspapers mystify me. I suppose they shouldn’t. I mean humankind’s fascination with the scandalous, macabre, and unbelievable has been around probably since cave painting days. But the incredible scope of the salacious and the juxtaposition of scary text and scarier photos, all presented in the supermarket checkout line? Sometimes I just can’t even…
I remember one cover from years ago, probably the in late seventies or early eighties. The cover had a single photograph—a picture of Doris Day on what had clearly not been her best…er…day. The giant headline, sprawled across the page above her picture read, “Scientists Discover Proof of Life After Death!”
*cue side-eye*
The headline and the picture had nothing to do with one another, but if I were Doris, I’d have been a tad peeved.
In Cutie and the Beast, David brings a couple of tabloids into Alun’s office as an attempt to lighten things up, and is skeptical that anyone would believe their outrageous claims.
Hate to burst your bubble, David, but people do read those things. My grandparents—fundamentalist Christians, and the most hard-headed, pragmatic of Midwestern farmers—actually subscribed to one. And the things people are willing to believe now? Ooorg. Don’t get me started.
Tabloid headlines came up in conversation between CH and me and a couple of our married friends. The husband was whooping over a headline he’d just seen: “Cheating Wife’s Head Explodes!” Months later, the same couple was coming over to our place for dinner, and as I stood in line at the grocery store, I added the only tabloid I’ve ever purchased to my cart. The headline?
“Cheating Husband’s Head Explodes!”
I presented it to our friends at dinner, and the husband was gobsmacked that stories and headlines apparently get recycled. But hey—when it’s a slow news day, you have to dig out the tried-and-true staples, right? In any case, nobody could accuse tabloid journalists of subtlety or strict adherence to scientific fact.
That’s probably why Bat Boy and Bigfoot make regular appearances—and why tabloids are one of the biggest dangers to the supe community in my Mythmatched universe (the story world comprising the Fae Out of Water and Supernatural Selection trilogies).
In Single White Incubus, Ted is treading on thin ice by continuing his friendship with Matt, the photographer whose “Bigfoot” photos of Ted in partial shift got Ted in trouble with the council in the first place. Because if tabloids will print anything they think will increase sales, somebody might take it seriously enough to dig deeper and uncover the truth about the secret supernatural society hidden in plain sight in the human world.
There’s that danger that somebody will believe, as the first Men in Black movie told us (because if Tommy Lee Jones says it, it’s gotta be true), that tabloids contain the best investigative journalism on the planet.
About E.J. Russell
E.J. Russell holds a BA and an MFA in theater, so naturally she’s spent the last three decades as a financial manager, database designer, and business-intelligence consultant. After her twin sons left for college and she no longer spent half her waking hours ferrying them to dance class, she returned to her childhood love of writing fiction. Now she wonders why she ever thought an empty nest meant leisure.
E.J. lives in rural Oregon with her curmudgeonly husband, the only man on the planet who cares less about sports than she does. She enjoys visits from her wonderful adult children, and indulges in good books, red wine, and the occasional hyperbole.
Connect with E.J.:
Website: ejrussell.com
Blog: ejrussell.com/bloggery/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/E.J.Russell.author
Twitter: twitter.com/ej_russell
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/ejrussell/
To celebrate the release of Single White Incubus, one lucky person will win a $25 Riptide Publishing gift card and an ecopy of Cutie and the Beast, the first title in the Fae Out of Water series! Leave a comment with your contact info to enter the contest. Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on October 27, 2018. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Thanks for following along, and don’t forget to leave your contact info!
This post had me realized I haven’t read tabloid in ages, lol!! But online media served as tabloid too nowadays, yes? At least for me it is. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy release week, EJ. I can see I’m gonna have some fun with this series.
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That's very true! Sensationalism has migrated to the internet!
DeleteI never understood how people could believe tabloids. I'm looking forward to this series.
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IKR? I mean some of the pictures are so *clearly* faked.
DeleteYears ago, I think MTV's Week In Rock show used to have a WEEKLY WORLD NEWS segment for some reason...I prefer those kind of headlines to the ones about celebs and politicos, because at least they show some creativity!
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Yes! Cryptids for the win!
DeleteThis book looks better and better with each post Iread.
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Aww, thanks, Debby!
DeleteI want this series so badly but I'm determined to wait until all 3 books are released. It's getting more difficult with everything I read about them.
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Demon on the Down-Low releases February 25th. Can you wait that long? ;-)
DeleteThis book sounds so good! violet817(at)aol(dot)com
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteIt seems true. I've never read a tabloid in my life. I've read magazines and online news but tabloids just seems a waste for me.
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I seem to remember way more of them in the supermarket when I was younger. The internet has taken its toll on the tabloid industry too (which is probably a good thing!).
DeleteThanks to Boy Meets Boy for hosting me today, and to all of you who stopped by to post. You rock!
ReplyDeleteDang it, those headlines sound awfully familiar!
ReplyDeleteGee, wonder why! ;-)
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