Vivacious Vixens of Romance Blog

Hey all!  I had to share my newest review with you for my story, Breaking All The Rules.  Reviewer mentioned I should write more erotic stories, but… well, I enjoy writing steam, but Breaking All The Rules was my first – and last book in this genre.

4.5 SMACKS!!  Phyllis Campbell has written a very pleasurable story with lots of steamy sexual encounters and plenty of passionate arguments between Cole and Kristine. The author had a way of giving us a very descriptive plot line without ever giving away to much information at one time. There are some authors who leave their usual writing style to try the erotica field. In my opinion, not many are able to make such a transition so easily. Ms. Campbell has found her niche. I think she should continue with more books in this genre. It’s as if she created erotica or it was invented just for her. Both characters are trying to pretend to be something other than what they are. Cole believes only women want him for his money because of his ex-wife. Kristine believes the resort is a place for sex! Can the two learn to trust each other to make this affair work or will their affair end? This is a very steamy fast paced book that I believe any Phyllis Campbell fan will enjoy and I believe there will be many readers drawn to her other books as well. She’s an author you have to add to your must-read list, trust me you won’t be sorry! ~~ Tonya / Mistress Bella Reviews

When temptation walks through the door, it’s time to get rid of the rulebook.

Her assignment as an investigative journalist is to get the story on a sex resort, not sleep with her servant!  But Kristine Olsen can’t stop wanting the sexy man assigned to her.  She hasn’t counted on the unexpected feelings for Cole, and especially the story she uncovers.

When Cole Hunt spots the newest guest, he knows his week will be filled with more than just paperwork to close his resort.   The blue-eyed beauty has branded him with her white-hot kisses.  She’s keeping secrets, but will giving his heart to Kristine become his downfall when his resort is exposed?

Is breaking the rules worth it?

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~Phyllis~

In the fall of 2005 my friend, critique partner and fellow author Jennifer Cloud and I heard the story of the woman in France with the first face transplant. We were both intrigued by the news and I commented to Jennifer it would be a great starting point for one of her thrillers where someone evil finds their way in. She commented it sounded more like one of my sweet romances where the couple gets a second chance at love. Bit by bit we went back and forth and ended up writing Her Eyes. It has a face transplant, a walk in, suspense, some humor and, of course for me, romance.

Through doing the research on transplant surgeries I came across information I hadn’t been aware of. Like many people I thought that if you were an organ donor you could help 4, maybe 5 people. In an interview with the Marin county coroner I learned one donor can actually help upwards of 29-30 people. It is an amazing gift. There were some other facts that came to my attention including:

* Almost 100,000 men, women and children currently need life-saving organ transplants.

* Every 12 minutes another name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list.

* An average of 18 people die each day from the lack of available organs for transplant.

* 90% of Americans say they support donation, but only 30% know the essential steps to take to be a donor.

 And came across some great links on organ donation:

www.organtransplants.org
www.shareyourlife.org
www.organdonor.gov
www.saturn.com/donorday
www.transplants.org

 While signing up to be a donor may not reconnect you with true love, it is an amazing gift.

In Her Eyes we ask two questions: When you look into her eyes, what do you see?

and

Would you transcend death to be with the one you love?

Her Eyes

Before I go any further, I must apologize because I’m doing this without contacts or glasses with my nose pressed against the screen. I’ve got exciting news I’d love to share and I couldn’t wait to put on eyewear. VIKING SEDUCTION and THE WARLORD’S WOMAN are bestsellers at All Romance Ebooks! I’m so excited by this news!!! I had to literally be picked up off the floor! These are re-releases of previous books withextensive edting and added heat level. Also one of my works in progress has been requested by a major literary agent and needless to say, I’m over the moon with that. As you can see, it’s all slowly coming together.

I’ve got a lot more stories coming, including DANGEROUS TEMPTATION,  coming soon from Vintage Romance Publishing! I’m going to be doing some exciting articles on different subjects so keep checking back to see what all the Vivacious Vixens are  up to!

No, I didn’t get a contract from a big publisher, nor did I get an agent telling me she MUST have me. (only in my dreams) But I did hear from an agent today. A couple of months ago, I’d sent her the first three chapters of my Regency – The Sweetest Temptation. She’d rejected it right away, telling me she didn’t like the first scene because she thought it wasn’t necessary, and the scene made my hero look bad. She also told me I did a lot of over-writing – something I didn’t know about. So, I took the agent’s suggestions and ripped out the first scene and made sure I didn’t repeat anything. Then I emailed her again and told her I took her suggestions, and would she take another look at it. I heard back from her today.

Before I tell you what she said, I want to back up a little in time. When I first started writing historicals (especially Regency & Victorians), I was afraid I didn’t have the ‘voice’ that it takes to write compelling believable historicals. But I loved to write, so I did it anyway. lol In one of my first historical critique groups, one of my partners told me that maybe I’d better stick to my contemporary stories because that’s where my voice was. AUGH! Let me tell you, that was a slap in the face. For someone who loves to write historicals like I do, that really hurt! But I ignored her comment when my first couple of historicals were published (My Heart Belongs To You AND My Knight, My Rogue – both out of print) and wouldn’t you know…my historicals were getting 5-star reviews and Recommended Reads. Not only that, they were best-sellers!! But still, I knew I was no Georgette Heyer when it came to writing Regencies. Lately, however, I’ve been trying really hard to make my historicals sound more like the classical historical romances.

Okay, now back to the agent’s email. So today I get this email. Here is what is said:
Thank you for giving me another chance to review your material. You definitely have a neat concept here, but I don’t think I’m the right agent for you. I tend to like my historicals with a modern bent, like contemporary dialogue, and this feels more classically historical. I wish you the best in finding the right fit!

WOOO-WEEEE!!!! I finally reached my goal in writing more like a true, classical historical. Although I’m disappointed she doesn’t think big publishers like – and still publish – these stories (because believe me, they do!), I’m thrilled she thinks I have a classical historical voice.

And speaking of historical romances…Don’t forget my Victorian, Love Comes Blindly comes out July 1st from Champagne Books!!!

If love isn’t blind to past indiscretions, can absence truly make the heart grow fonder?

Lord Gregory Fielding has been wounded when he travels to Scotland to find the next big story for his London newspaper. Now blinded, he relies on the soft, comforting touch of one of the nurses at St. Mary’s Abbey. He thinks she’s a novice, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting to make her sigh in passion.

Madeline O’Neil cannot believe her misfortune. The man she had almost married three years ago is back in her life. Gregg doesn’t know who she is and she doesn’t dare tell him. Not until she makes him like the new Madeline. But as each day passes and her heart grows fonder, she fears he’ll hate her for certain once his eyesight returns. Especially when he discovers the secret she’s been keeping from him for three years…

~Phyllis~

www.phyllismariecampbell.com