My book “Love Thy Master” was nominated for the Romance Studio’s Cupid & Psyche Awards (CAPA) in the BDSM category. Yay! What a great way to end the year : ) Now it’s time to put on some music and dance my butt off ♪

Merry Christmas!

I am working on the finishing touches to "Erotic Shivers Volume I" I am hoping the book will be released by Dec 27th. This book is rather large it's about 350 pages long, so it will take a little more time than I anticipated to finish polishing it up. I got the cover proof for the book yesterday and it looks wonderful :) Thank goodness I got all my Christmas shopping, decorating etc. done so that I can spend most of my time finishing this book up. I am so looking forward to its release.

I just found out my short story "Watch and Wait" will be included in the anthology "Got a Minute" edited by Alison Tyler.

Time for my happy dance

This morning I have to go to the doctor. My thyroid levels are a bit off. No big deal really and I am thankful for that. My hand still bears the bruise from when the hospital drew blood a couple days ago. They always have a problem drawing blood, so it hurts like hell. I am glad my doctor’s appointment is in the morning that way I get it done and over with.

I am going to finish my Christmas shopping today. Thankfully I don’t have much left to do. This weekend I am going to decorate my house for the holidays. Strangely it doesn’t feel like Christmas, perhaps it is from the lack of snow. Whatever the case I hope I get into the holiday spirit soon.

I am plotting out several storylines. Since all these storylines are in my head at the moment I might as well get the basic outline of each storyline written down. That way I won’t forget any of them.

I have finished the erotic shiver “The Heart’s Ecplise” this was a challenging story to write. Here is a little about the story:
All Rakar knew was war. His whole life he was trained to become a General of the Sidana army. All the battles he has won, all the cruelty he is commanded to inflict, all of this has made Rakar a uncompassionate, cold man. But when Rakar is commanded to attack the small colony planet of Nunos he meets the man who will change his life forever.
Serin despised Rakar for destorying his planet and making him a personal slave. Yet, he finds himself drawn to Rakar. He is ashamed of his developing feelings for his captor. The more he tries to deny these feelings the more these feelings grow stronger.

This erotic shiver along with the erotic shiver “Surrender” will be available in the Erotictales Yahoo store in Jan. 2007


My muses are driving me nuts. I have like three or four storylines that are roaming around in my head at the moment. Which one to start writing? I try to plan a release order for next year’s books, but I can only write whatever story that is more dominant in my mind. “In the Arms of Oblivion” seems to be pushing it’s way to the front of my mind. However I hadn’t plan on working on this story until late next year. I also have the storyline for “Whips, Silk Ropes and Roses” weaving together in my mind too. Arrgh…and not to mention the other two storylines in there too. I think I will spend today figuring out which storyline to write first. I like to keep writing and since I have finished “The Heart’s Ecplise” it’s time to move on to plotting out the next story.

Yay! another great review for my book "Master Nikolai" this time from Just Erotic Romance Reviews. This is so awesome, two great reviews for my book in one week :) Now it's time to do a happy dance.

-Justus




Title: Master Series: Master Nikolai
Author: Justus Roux
Publisher: Erotictales Publications
Publisher URL: http://www.justusroux.
ISBN: 0-97777-4-3
Reviewer: Suni Farrar
Rating: 4 Stars
Heat level: O

Master Nikolai from the Master Series was a complex tale of dark desires, wounded souls, and those with the ability to heal them. The book was truly a treasure. I was sad to see my time with the characters end. Jacob was young and still trying to find his way in the world, which was bound to happen the longer he worked for Rose. The lady knew how to find trouble and she did just that with the new story they were researching. One minute Jacob was sure of his sexuality and the next he found beauty in the eyes of another man. If Rose were near, he would have vigorously until her senses returned. I found Jacob’s self-exploration sweet and refreshing. It felt as if I was finding out about the joys on life with him. Meanwhile, Rose was having troubles of her own. From the moment she entered Master Nikolai’s home, her life changed. My experience with Rose was different from Jacob. She had a stronger personality and that made for more fire in the bedroom. Even though, Master Nikolai was not a classic tale of romance, the connection between all of the characters was realistic. The plot kept me on the edge of my seat and the sex caused me to quiver

After a rather long four days I went to catch up on reading my emails and had a wonderful surprise. The first review for my book "Master Nikolai" recieved a 5 out 5 blue ribbons from the Romance Junkies! Needless to say I am thrilled by this. Below is a little of the review. The entire review will be posted on Romance Junkies website soon.

Yay, it's time to do a happy dance :)

MASTER NIKOLAI is the latest addition to Justus Roux's MASTERS series. If you've already been reading this series you'll appreciate the protective nature of both the Masters and their beloved slaves throughout this book. If you haven't read any of the other books then MASTER NIKOLAI gives you a tantalizing taste of each of these dynamic Masters and the submissives who love them. Rose and Jacob enter into their book project from an outsider's perspective but soon discover that while the lifestyle isn't for everyone there are aspects that do appeal to them. I was touched by Rose's story and her confusion while being with Nikolai, but it's Jacob's story that brought me to tears. His time on Master Drake's island is so open and honest that I truly felt my heart break when it came time for him to leave. Justus Roux fans will truly appreciate MASTER NIKOLAI's story.

Title: Master Nikolai
Category: Contemporary
Reviewer: Chrissy DionneReviewer
Author: Justus Roux
Publisher: Erotictales Publishing
Release Date: October 2006
ISBN Number: 09777788
Author Homepage: http://www.justusroux.com
Author email: storyteller36@msn.com
Format: EBOOK/PRINTRating:
5 out of 5 Blue Ribbons

Happy Thanksgiving

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving

My daugther's birthday is this Sunday, she will be eleven. She is already figuring out how she would like to spend her birthday money. She also wants to go bowling. This is about the only time I go bowling so needless to say I am not very good at it. Though I do enjoy playing the game. Needless to say it will be a busy weekend.


I am also making my Thanksgiving plans. We are trying to decide which relatives to visit this year or if we just want it to be our little family. Personally I would prefer it to be just our little family. Everything is up in the air at the moment.

I have updated the Yahoo Erotictales Publications store :) Oh my goodness that was a pain in the butt, but I think it was well worth the time. The new store design looks much more polished than the other one and should be easier to navigate.

http://www.justusrouxebooks.com

"Master Nikolai" is now available in print edition through the yahoo store and ebay. It will be available in all other retailers such as Amazon and Barnes & Nobles etc. within three weeks. I am so glad it's finally available in print :)

My oldest son turned 18 yesterday. It’s strange that my little baby is now legally an adult. I feel so old today. Next year he is going off to college. My youngest son is 16, next year he becomes a senior in high school. He is already making college plans. My little girl, the baby in the family, is celebrating her 11th birthday next Sunday. Two birthdays in one month makes for a busy month, lol.

Today for some reason my husband’s usual lack of enthusiasm for planning the kids’ birthdays is really bugging the heck out of me. I do all the planning and he just shows up. I was talking on the phone with him last night about the upcoming birthday celebrations and that lackluster tone to his voice made me wish I could reach through the phone and punch him hard, especially since it’s a milestone birthday for my son. Arrgh! There now that I have vented a little I feel better now :)

I have been waiting for the print proof of “Master Nikolai” and looks like I should be getting it today : ) I just love holding my newest book in my hands. I get such a feeling of pride and accomplishment.

I have been working on two Erotic Shivers “Surrender” and “The Heart’s Eclipse”. These two have been particularly strange to write, because I have been working on both at the same time. It’s like they are both competing to get written at the same time. Normally, I like to focus on one story at a time. There may be new storylines that will pop into my head while I am working on a particular story, but I usually just write the storyline down and continue working on the story I have already started. Luckily both of these new stories are coming along fine. “Surrender” is being posted on my website a part at a time, there will be three parts in all. Part one is posted now.

“The Heart’s Eclipse” will go into my yahoo store as an Erotic Shiver. This story came out of my love for Yaoi, which are love stories between two men written by women for women. Though you have to be careful when choosing a Yaoi, quite a number of them involve an adult male with a teenage boy, those I don’t like. But when it’s two adult males in the story it is really hot. “The Heart’s Eclipse” is about the growing love between Serin and Rakar. Rakar is a Sidana warrior, this race of people spread fear throughout the galaxy. They invade colonies taking slaves, food, valuables and whatever they can’t use they kill or destroy. Serin is from the colony Nunos which gets attack by the Sidana warriors. Rakar is instantly attracted to the beautiful Serin and takes him as a slave. Serin at first despises Rakar, but soon the two slowly start to fall in love. Their love is forbidden and could cost both of them their lives. The challenge of this story will be showing the slow build from hate to love between the two men. If they fall in love too fast it won’t be believable. If it takes forever for the two to fall in love it just won’t work. I have to make sure to strike the right balance

Happy Halloween!

I have had two wonderful reviews this week from The Romance Studio http://theromancestudio.com
One was for "Love Thy Master" and the other was for "A Song for My Warrior" both were 5 out of 5. It is always wonderful to receive a good review of my books, but to get two with such high praises in the same week is amazing. Plus on top of this I have received several emails from readers telling me how much they enjoy my books, which is always fantastic to hear.

To tell you the truth I really needed a week like this. It has rejuvenated my spirit.
I have been buried under of pile of promo stuff and it has seemed it’s has been one problem after another getting my new book released. There is going to be a delay in getting the print book out, which is just the newest problem. On top of all of this my oldest son gets diagnosed with Mononucleosis. At least I know why he has been so tired and not himself lately. I hope it clears up fast and with no complications. When I was a teenager I got Mononucleosis and it took almost a year for me to recovery from it. I really hope my son recovers much quicker than that.

So, yeah a week like this is just what I needed to catch my breath :)

Master Nikolai's Ebook has been released!

Those last three post were my attempted to read excerpts from my soon to be released novel "Master Nikola" I don't think it's too bad for my first attempt at this. I kept moving the microphone away from me as I read and I thought I read a little too fast at times.

The more I do this I am sure the better I will be at it :)

It's me describing this scene

This is from the second part of “Master Nikolai” This scene is from the erotic shiver ‘His Eyes Wide Opened” which is included in the book “Master Nikolai”

This scene is Jacob meeting Leon for the first time.