What up with Extasy Books THIS time?

Dustin Revin of Ebook Ad
Does it AGAIN – only BETTER!

“But Ex was working...?”
-- Yes it was.

Back when Ex was offline, and pissed as hell, Ebook Ad’s Dustin Revin finally contacted Ex. He swore he’d pay Ex this time IF they pulled down all that Anti-Ebook Ad stuff.

Ex’s official reaction: “ROFLMAO!” Ahem, they didn’t believe him. Why should they?

Ebook Ad begged, pleaded, whined, and cajoled… Apparently all that Anti-Ebook Ad stuff Ex’s nearly 300 authors posted on every blog and newsgroup they could find, was cutting into his business.

It was? Well, imagine that…?

Ebook Ad begged, pleaded, whined, and cajoled some more. He offered to pay Ex directly, no fees, no distributor’s cut – straight deposit into their accounts.

It was a sweet deal, and really tempting. Ex’s new site wasn’t quite finished and they really couldn’t afford the downtime. They had Authors to feed, light bills to pay, and Readers to please.

Ex decided to go ahead take the deal and play nice. Ex’s authors pulled their Anti-Ebook Ad stuff down.

Ebook Ad turned Ex back on.
Extasy sold books. But this time, Extasy wasn’t taking any chances. (You know what they say about snakes still being snakes no matter how friendly they seem, right?) Cash was collected, income was noted, and customers were advised to grab screenshots of their booklists ASAP.

And the clock ticked…

Extasy’s system crashed before the month was out.

Extasy’s reaction: “Oh, what a big surprise. Not.” Needless to say, Ex had yet to recover their losses from the first time around.

But they were kind’a curious as to what the hell had ticked EBook Ad off THIS time? Naturally, the owner was no where to be found. And so Ex did a bit of investigation -- and uncovered something very interesting right away.

It wasn’t just Extasy.
ALL of Ebook Ad was down.

The EBook Ad server was 'apparently' dead in the water.

Extasy’s personal web geeks decided to see what they could uncover, and dug into those secret places that only true web geeks know. They came up with some very curious information. Dunstan’s Host server was working perfectly. All the pings came back active.

But the Ebook Ad server was most definitely down, or more accurately – switched off.

That led our web geeks to only one highly probable conclusion…

Somebody, with a long history of not paying people the money he owes -- didn't pay the one person he really should have paid -- the guy that runs his servers.

But that’s just a guess, ‘kay?

If it's TRUE?
How Moronic IS this man? That's like being a cheating restaurant owner that swears he'll feed his cheated customers for free -- only to have the power cut off in his restaurant, because he cheated the power company too.

If it's True, then Ebook Ad has succeeded spectacularly in pissing off just about EVERYONE he ever did business with. (Ouch! That’s a LOT of lawsuits.)

If it's True, then I wouldn’t be in the least surprised to discover that a certain ebook site owner with a pocket full of last month’s profits, is on a plane right now, heading for sunny beaches, just past the US border.

But then, that’s what US Marshals are for…

Anyway…
The deal that Ex cut with Ebook Ad did what it needed to do. Ex was able to keep their customers happily reading while they worked behind the scenes to get their New site completed.

The Good News!
The new Extasy Books site is very near completion! We’re talking only a matter of days, a bit more than a week.

And ~ the New Site accepts PayPal!

In the meantime…
A goodly number of Extasy Books can still be found with these fine vendors:

Fictionwise
BookSurge (Search by Publisher – Extasy)
Amazon.com (Search by Author)

Morgan Hawke
www.darkerotica.net
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Clicherotica: Adventures of the Vampire Bowling League

What the heck is this thing? Why, it's Clicherotica of course! Dozens of insane eXtasy Books authors participated in this crazy idea that brings a half-goblin girl and a vampire guy who likes to bowl together along with some kinky gargoyles who enjoy chocolate just a little too much... Well, you get the picture I hope! It's all in fun. (And it's free, too.)

How do you get your free copy? Well, if you're a member of the eXtasyChatters yahoogroup you've had a chance to read the chapters and guess the name of the fabulous (*choke, choke*) authors who have contributed to this outstanding (*gag!*) piece of erotic fiction. Even if you have read it online at the yahoogroup, you'll still want a beautifully packaged, hot off the proverbial e-presses copy with the lovely cover art. (Don't ask what the gargoyles are wearing... Darn it if I know!)

To get your free copy, show up tonight at 9 PM Eastern to the Romance Junkies chat room and chat with your friendly (and available) eXtasy authors. If you miss us there (probably since I'm slow to post this dang thing!), just email the lovely publishers over at eXtasy Books and ask for a copy. Simple, huh?

eXtasy Books: Where humor and erotica go hand in hand. (Along with some seriously chocolate addicted gargoyles.)

PS Now, you didn't think I'd not make a mention here that my sf/comedy/erotic-romance
Brandi Whyne… And Her Incredibly Erotic Adventures (with Robin Manhood and His Totally Sexed-Out Space Pirates) is now on sale at eXtasy Books? Well, you're right. Here's the shameless plug... and click on the title now to get your copy. Be the first on your block to read all about a 22 year old redhead who boldly takes on the universe, one orgy at a time. It's not your mother's Star Trek, is it?

"Do 'Good Guys' always finish last?"

http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=6126&TrackingID=516311&BannerID=562427&menuid=6&GT1=7964

"Do 'Good Guys' always finish last?"

While woman may say they enjoy the danger and excitement of dating and chasing those "bad boys", it doesn't appear most want to end up in a permanent relationship with a bad boy according to this article.

Now this is fascinating... I'm currently doing a "romance survey" where I'm asking readers what kinds of heroes they like to read about in their romantic fiction. You guessed it: They love those bad boys! Maybe we enjoy reading about things that aren't necessarily good for us... We know deep down that most "bad boys" don't make steady husbands and good fathers necessarily, but we still can't resist them. (It's gotta be something about their mysterious allure and possibly those black leather jackets and choppers bad boys are know for having.)

If you want to take my very short and informal (and terribly non-scientific) poll on your preferences in romantic heroes/heroines/plots/sensualities, etc. Drop me a line at celinechatillon @ hotmail.com (no spaces) and ask to take the "Romance Survey". And sign up for my newsletter so you can find out the results when I tabulate them.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celinesdreams

Bad boy or good boy, I hope you enjoy swinging from the rafters with your romantic hero! :)

Mrs. Giggles has the right idea...

If you've never heard of the infamous "Mrs. Giggles" who reviews romantic fiction, you're in for a treat. Here's an essay of hers I actually agree with! Check it out:

http://mrsgiggles.com/books/soapbox/erotic_romance.html

I think the so-call "erotic-romance" put out by Harlequin Blaze, et.al., is just their same ol', same ol' tired topics with a few more curse words and a little more graphic description of the sex act. The same insipid plots that exist in their regular romance series rear their ugly heads: "30 year old virgins", "amnesia-induced pregnancies", cowboys and sheiks and other alpha males full of angst galore.

Don't these folks understand that sex is suppose to be fun? Why should the heroine feel guilty about enjoying her sexuality? This isn't the Victorian era.

Okay, that's my particular slant on the topic. I'm sure there are a lot of folks who disagree with me. Leave a comment below if you do or don't.

But what can I say? I'm currently writing a sf/comedy/erotic-romance where the sex is hot and funny--and the more the merrier! And over at the eXtasychatters yahoogroup, a great story called Clicherotica: The Adventures of the Vampire Bowling League is being posted daily, chapter by chapter. It's hysterical--and super hot. Be sure to stop by and read it sometime. I promise you won't be disappointed.

Mercykill: Shattered Melody-Completed

I've completed the first book in my new series for eXtasy Books. Mercykill: Shattered Melody is about a visual kei band. ( Visual kei is a form of Japanese music often compared to heavy metal with an emphasis on both how they sound and how they look).

Here's the official blurb: Mercykill in on their way to fame as the newest visual kei band to hit the big time in Japan. But from the heights of joy to the depths of crushing sorrow takes but an instant-- and a single bullet. Can the band recover from senseless tragedy, salvage their career and find joy, or will the unknown killer escape?

Contains strong paranormal elements and graphic erotic m/m and m/m/m content.

To read excerpts please go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/immortal_heroes

Michael Barnette
author of Through Neon Eyes: Zoner
www.extasybooks com