I need a moment.

This is probably one of the hardest blogs I've ever had to write. No, I know it is. I don't do well talking about my personal life, but I think I need to for a moment.

I write. A lot. In the past twelve months, I've released eight books. That's a lot of writing, editing, promoting, and stress. Deadlines creep up and give me a heart attack constantly. Like right now - I have two due at the end of this month. It's the 26th.... I think I overbooked myself, but I'm definitely trying to keep up with them.

My husband, my mom, and my friends constantly tell me to slow down. (I'm giving Tijan and Sophie Monroe the stink eye right now especially.)

The problem? I can't. I need to write. I need to publish. I need to keep up because I'm absolutely terrified that if I step away, my readers might forget me. And that's understandable. There are new authors emerging daily, some quickly replacing old favorites. The book world is a really hard place to be, because sometimes, you feel like you're drowning. You want to stand out. You want your readers to absolutely love everything you write (even though we all know that's impossible.)

I had a really rude wake up call last night. A painful one. When I'm stressed or in writing mode, I don't sleep much, maybe three hours a day if that. I also forget to eat. I'll go well over twenty-four hours on nothing more than a cup of yogurt.

Healthy? Most definitely not.

It seems that I forget to take care of myself most days. It caught up with me once before, last November, when I ended up in an urgent care with stomach cramps so painful that I was sure I was dying. Luckily, I wasn't (obviously) and we were able to take care of the issues.

Last night, I fainted while showering. Luckily, I knew I didn't feel right, so I opened the shower door to get out. That's probably the smartest thing I've done in a long time. I fell out of the shower instead of cracking my head on something inside. I did mess up my legs and shoulder though. I'm hopping to walk today, which you can imagine just how awesome I look doing that.

My husband found me right after it happened and got me up. (And babied me for a few hours. Thank you, dear. I owe you one.) After about an hour, I felt normal again.

It was, by far, the most embarrassing moment of my life. It even tops the time I tripped and fell in front of my entire high school. To feel so completely helpless isn't a feeling I'm accustomed to. To be honest, it scared the ever-loving shit out of me.

Why am I telling you this? Because I need to slow down. I have to slow down. I'm only 24. I shouldn't be worried about my health yet. Plus, if I don't slow down, I'm pretty sure my husband will take my laptop and hide it.

Tamed will release on November 4th as planned. After that... I planned to release a book in January and February. Right now, I'm not sure that I'll be able to do that.

Honestly, I know I'll continue to write a lot because I go crazy if I don't. But I'm going to make some time for myself. I need to get back to eating and sleeping. Both of those things are rather important and I've neglected them for far too long.

The only thing I can ask my readers is this - please don't forget me. Please.

You've changed my life. These past two years have been incredible. I've always wanted to write and you've allowed me to do that.

 I love you all more than you know.


Lots of hugs,
K

Tamed Prologue

 

Prologue

I hated the word whore. It sounded so…filthy. I’d been called a hundred different names before—slut, skank, ho, bitch, just to name a few—but when someone called me a whore, it would set my blood on fire.

As I stared down at my fate, I realized that they’d all been right. I was a whore.

There was no coming back from this.

I closed my eyes and willed myself not to cry. I’d done this to myself. This was what I deserved.

I hadn’t always been this way. Once, a really long time ago, I’d been innocent. I’d worn my heart on my sleeve. I’d looked at every day like it was a gift instead of the plague that it really was.

Life was so damn hard. I hated it. I’d hated it for years. More than once, I’d wished that I hadn’t had to deal with it, that I hadn’t had to deal with him. But fate had laughed at me, repeatedly throwing him in my face just when I thought I’d healed.

How could I tell him this when he seemed to hate me more and more every time we saw each other? How could I tell him this after what she’d done? I was no better than her.

What was once innocent love and attraction had morphed into something…volatile and ugly. By now, it was almost unrecognizable.

Who am I kidding?

It had never been innocent. We’d seemed to be incapable of innocence, especially him.

I would never survive this. The moment I’d seen him, even though I hadn’t wanted to admit it, I’d known that I would never survive him.

Tears fell down my cheeks, but I brushed them away as I stood and walked out of the room. When I reached my bedroom, I picked up my cell phone and dialed the only person I knew I could trust, the only person who knew every secret of mine—my best friend.

“Hey, Amber. What’s up?”

“Chloe, I need you,” I whispered.

 

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Tamed Cover Reveal!

Tamed, Torn Series #5, will release on November 4th, 2014. This book focuses on Adam and Amber. Adam is the guitarist with a wild streak in the Torn Series band, Breaking The Hunger. Amber is the best friend of the main character of Torn, Chloe. Both of these characters have a wild streak, something you're aware of if you've read the other Torn Series books.

 

Tamed can be read as a standalone.

 

I hope you like your rockers a whole lot dirty, because with Adam, that's what you'll get.

 

 

Description:

Mistakes—my life has been full of them. Time and time again, I’ve tried to change, tried to make the right choices, but it doesn’t matter. I always screw up.

I hoped that Adam would be different, that he wouldn’t be a mistake. Our relationship was supposed to be about sex and nothing more.

Fun, easy, simple—that was what we wanted.

But things are never simple, not for me.

Adam changed me. He made me the person I am today. I hate who I am and what I’ve become. I'm not proud of the things I've done.

I thought my greatest mistake would be falling in love with him.

I was wrong.

My greatest mistake is much, much worse.

I’ve lost control.

I have a secret I can’t hide.

It’s going to destroy everything.

My name is Amber, and this is my story.

 

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About the author:

K.A. Robinson is twenty-four years old and lives in a small town in West Virginia with her husband and toddler son. She is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Torn Series, The Ties Series, Breaking Alexandria, Taming Alec, and Deception. When she’s not writing, she loves to read books that usually have zombies in them. She is addicted to rock music and coffee, mainly Starbucks and Caribou Coffee. 

 

 

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Shattered Ties Audiobook

 

I am pleased to announce that Shattered Ties, book one of the Ties Series, is currently being recorded as an audiobook. I am absolutely in love with what I've heard so far. Kirsten Leigh of Brick Shop Audio is the narrator and she's doing an amazing job with it! I'm working with ACX and Brick Shop on each and every step and it's absolutely incredible to see Jesse and Emma come into the audio world. As soon as I have more information on when the project will be available for purchase, I will definitely let you know.

 

Hugs,

K

Deception is now live!

Deception is now live!

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Deception - A Note To Readers

With Deception's release coming up in just a few weeks, I wanted to talk to you guys about this book, and this series, as a whole.

As I've said many times, Deception is very different from other books I've published. Deception started as a random thought and morphed into something I never expected.

I see a lot of people talking about characters that drive them nuts because they are weak. I can understand their aggravation as I have felt it too while reading a book. I always wonder why characters make the decisions they make.

With that being said, I felt the need to give my readers a heads up before they start reading Deception.

Claire is weak. She tends to make extremely bad decisions and overlooks things she shouldn't.

At the beginning of Deception, I have included the following note:

A note to readers:

Before you start reading Deception, I want to make you aware of

 

something. Claire can be a bit ignorant at times. As a young woman

who has never really had a role model to help her learn and grow into

an adult, she can be very naive. She also has a habit of making

choices that will definitely make her seem weak and, at times,

annoying. Please remember that as a series moves forward, the

characters often grow and evolve. Claire is most certainly one of

those characters.

With that being said, I hope you learn to love Claire as I have. She is

one of the most diverse characters I’ve ever written, and I can’t wait

to show you what I have in store for her.

Lots of hugs,

K.A.

I wanted my readers to understand that I wrote her that way intentionally. Claire has so much potential and I intend to push her to her limits and watch as she grows into someone she never thought she could be.

Deception is a two book series. When this series finishes, I want you to be able to look back and see the change in her. I want you to watch her grow, take control and become the person she is capable of being. I want her to feel strong and in control.

Claire, Robert, and Cooper are some of the most infuriating and uncontrollable characters I've ever worked with. Telling their story is harder than I thought it would be. They've all thrown me for a loop, but I love them for that. Their story is going to become so much more than I ever thought it could be.

Now, I don't want to cause any spoilers before the book is even released, so that's all I'm going to say for now.

I sincerely hope you enjoy Deception! Only 21 days to go!

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