"The Love Makers" Extended Edition Release

Are you hungry for more? 

A new paperback EXTENDED Edition of
 "The Love Makers" 

will be available soon! 

That's right!  More Vivionne the diva... 

More antics of Boris and his 
band of brothers from other mothers... and of course 

more steamy love scenes!

Good news! The paperback version is coming soon! Until then, click to download the eBook on Amazon or view the links on the left for more retailers.

A Review of "The Love Makers"

Check out this glowing review of my novel on Yahoo Voices!

The Love Makers - a Hot, Steamy Romance

A Sizzling Romance with an Intriguing Premise

Joanna Ammons, Yahoo Contributor Network
Apr 7, 2014

http://voices.yahoo.com/the-love-makers-hot-steamy-romance-12602899.html?cat=38

Love is a tricky thing. Sometimes, you might fall in love with the wrong person, or with someone who doesn’t even acknowledge you. And, even though you know you should probably give up on the idea of a relationship, you still can’t suppress your feelings. So, what if there was a possibility to make two people fall in love completely without even realizing they were conditioned to do so? Would you become a client if there was a company that could provide such services?

“The Love Makers” is Y.L. Cantrell’s debut novel, and it is based on one of the most interesting and original premises. Vivionne Wayne is a psychologist who came up with the idea of creating a company that would specialize in the field of… romance. Thus, the Love Markers Agency, or LMA, was born. The organization operates on a theory that rarely fails: people tend to fall in love if they are forced to go through a traumatic ordeal together. This theory works because it is based on the psychological condition called the Stockholm Syndrome, which explains how two people can become very close if they have to face a life-threatening situation. The pressure and desire to survive makes them develop strong feelings for each other.

The LMA agents stage dangerous and exciting adventures for their clients, which immediately develop into sizzling hot romantic encounters. Sure, their methods are at least questionable, but no one complains as long as the clients are satisfied. However, things get complicated when Vivionne and her business partner, Boris, find themselves in a situation that is very similar to what they are used to creating for their clients. Despite always trying to be professional and ignoring their feelings for each other, not they have to face their attraction and hope for the best.

Y.L. Cantrell is a truly talented author whose writing easily brings the characters to life. Readers will root for Vivionne and Boris, and they will find themselves turning the pages as fast as possible to see what happens next. “The Love Makers” is one of those addictive books that you read in one sitting and then wish it would have never ended.

Find it on Amazon and iTunes.

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Happy Throwback Thursday!  Here's a pic of my soon to be released novel "Apocalypse of Eden" one year ago.  That's right, I wrote two novels last year!

Witness the birth of "Apocalypse of Eden"

This is not how "The Love Makers" novel began, however.  It began as a screenplay that I wrote 10 years ago, and I literally wrote over the script to adapt into a novel.  I actually began writing "The Apocalypse of Eden" last January, then took a break in June for a few months when I had to kill off one of my darlings in the 2nd draft.  (That was a traumatic cut for me.)  I also needed a break because I had begun to experience nightmares from writing about demon monsters taking over Earth.  I finished it in October.  So, technically "The Love Makers" is my first novel to be published, but I didn't finish writing it until December 2013, two months after finishing "Apocalypse of Eden".  Confused yet?  So am I.  It's all a blur to me now.

Anyway, I thought it would be easier and quicker to write "The Love Makers" since it had already been written as a screenplay.  After all, I had all the characters fleshed out as well as an intricately developed plot, shouldn't have taken more than 4-6 weeks, right?  Boy, was I wrong!  It took 6 months!  A screenplay is so different from a novel, it's just action and dialogue with minimal setting descriptions.  I found it difficult to add exposition, characters' inner thoughts, and detailed descriptions of the settings of all the scenes.  It was like filling in the blanks.  

I have 2 other screenplays to adapt into novels later this year.  I am hoping it will be an easier transition.  I'm thinking of using the screenplays as more of an outline rather than a "paint-by-numbers" canvas, filling in as I go along.  Nope!  I will start with a BLANK PAGE next time, using the screenplays like a treasure map.

In the meantime, I am trying to find a really good editor for the "Apocalypse of Eden" novel.  Do you know of one who would do it for less than 100 bucks?  'Cause I am officially over-budget!  Then, I will probably self-publish again.  Or maybe I'll land a good publishing deal?  Not sure what the future holds.  Fun stuff!  Stay tuned....