80 LIKES, THAT'S EIGHTY !

Wow. It's been quite a ride, having my short story, One Cool Cat, published as part of the Christmas anthology, Fifty Shades of Santa.

It's been fun, watching people's reaction to the title Fifty Shades of Santa. You don't need to be embarrassed if you're caught reading Welkin Press's Fifty Shades -- they're romance stories for the "rest of us".

One Cool Cat is the new name for the cat featured in the story -- when the story begins, and a stray cat tries to move into the household, Dennis rules that the cat's name is Outside. What kind of a cat does Dennis think it is?

WOW! 78 "likes"

As of today, Fifty Shades of Santa had 78 "likes" on the Amazon page.

That ain't shabby, seeing as how the Christmas Season is over. Publisher Pat Smith had a great idea, but many things conspired to keep Fifty Shades of Santa from being available to the buying reading public until merely hours from December 25. Ah, but we can dream about what heights of sales it might reached, given more advance timing (and less hassle from Amazon).

Two (Count 'Em) Two 5-STAR reviews

Fifty Shades of Santa has gotten two very nice five-star reviews. One review says: "What a relief to sit down with a cup of tea and a quick, sweet romance that leaves you with a smile on your face."

The second review ends with: "So, get a cup of hot cocoa, your favorite blankie and curl up with this warm-hearted collection of romantic Santa stories."

The link to amazon is at http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-of-Santa-ebook/dp/B00AMR3RII/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355368118&sr=1-2&keywords=Fifty+Shades+of+Santa

Santa Sales Gliding Right Along

Sales for Fifty Shades of Santa are gliding right along. Of course, we'd like more, really be nice if we could land in the top 100 of Amazon sales. Not likely, given the late start we got, but the word is spreading. (What would be our chances of postponing Christmas until sometime in late January?)

We like to call Fifty Shades of Santa "romance for the rest of us," the rest of us being readers whose idea of love doesn't include implements of pain, according to our publisher.

See for yourself at http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-of-Santa-ebook/dp/B00AMR3RII/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355368118&sr=1-2&keywords=Fifty+Shades+of+Santa

UP ON AMAZON

The book is on Amazon -- as of noon today.

Try this link: Fifty Shades of Santa.

What's Got Santa's Eyes Wide-Open?

Do you wonder what's being whispered in Santa's ear? Another couple of days when Fifty Shades of Santa becomes available on Amazon's Kindle Select, and you'll know what Santa knows.

Making a Pair for Santa

Must get awfully cold up there in that open-cockpit sleigh, I've got to get busy making a pair of anklewarmers for the jolly old gent.

I'll have to check my basket to see if I have the right color -- yep, I must have been thinking ahead, there's some bright crimson red yarn, hidden away down there in the bottom, just in time for the Christmas season.

Hummmmm, Santa's a pretty big guy, I wonder if one skein will be enough?