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Lisabet Sarai, author of The Gazillionaire and the Virgin shares a #TechTip for using graphics in your blog @LisabetSarai #RLFblog
CEO Rachel Zelinsky just wants a business deal with geeky Theo Moore in Lisabet Sarai’s new erotic romance The Gazillionaire and the Virgin. Instead she finds herself aching to protect the sensitive, awkward genius – and to surrender to his kinky desires.Lisabet Sarai, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We want to hear your tech tip, but first, please tell us about The Gazillionaire and the Virgin.
The Gazillionaire and the Virgin by Lisabet Sarai
Genre Contemporary BDSM Erotic Romance
Book heat level: X
She’s the billionaire. He’s the virgin. Still, he knows how to make her melt.
When Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rachel Zelinsky meets reclusive genius Theo Moore, she has a single objective — a deal to incorporate his AI software into her company’s popular virtual world. She finds Theo to be arrogant, sensitive and socially awkward, but his aura of power speaks to her carefully-hidden submissive side. Confused and aroused, she falls under his geeky spell.
Theo Moore can’t be bought. His past battles with poverty make him deeply suspicious of the billionaire CEO, though Rachel’s voluptuous curves and brilliant mind embody his ultimate fantasy. Too bad his knowledge about sex derives from extensive research and a stash of kinky porn rather than real-world experience.
Rachel may be Theo’s first lover, but Theo is her first true Master. One word from him, one touch, and she surrenders to bliss. It seems that love and complementary desire may harmonize their differing values, until Rachel’s unwitting violation of Theo’s trust tears them apart.
Tech Tip
Most blog platforms and website builders give you options for specifying the size of the images you use in your posts or on your pages. On Blogger, for instance, you can specify that an image should be small, medium, large, extra large, or original size, So even if your cover is 2000 pixels wide, too big to fit in your blog frame, you can make it display as only 400 pixels.
Given how busy we authors are, it’s tempting to be lazy and let the platform control the visual size of your images. However, this is a bad idea for several reasons. First of all, it slows down the loading of your posts, because the full-sized image will be transmitted over the network to the browser, even if the display has reduced resolution. (A typical 2000×3000 cover is close to one MB in size.) Second, it uses up your disk quota (if you’re using Blogger, at least), since Google stores all blog images as part of your “Photos”. Finally, and most importantly, the dynamic visual resizing of your images is not guaranteed to work with all browsers or display platforms. For instance, big images in posts sent to Triberr will sometimes show up in the feed at full resolution, which makes your post look terrible.
The solution is to resize your images before you add them to your blog or website. And my recommendation for doing this, at least if you use Windows, is a fantastic little program called IrfanView.
This is a brilliantly designed graphics utility package, with lots of functionality but a very easy and intuitive user interface. I couldn’t self-publish or blog without it. (Oh, and it’s free for non-commercial use.)
And here’s a bonus tip: when you are resizing an image (with any program), be sure you select “Preserve aspect ratio”. If you don’t, your image can end up looking stretched or squashed. “Aspect ratio” means the ratio of the width divided by the height (or vice versa). So common cover sizes of 2000×3000 and 1600×2400 both have the same aspect ratio (2:3), as do the common reduced sizes of 400×600 or 200×300. When you resize preserving the ratio, you only specify one dimension; the other will be adjusted automatically.
Occasionally you may want to alter the width and height independently but be careful as the results may be ugly. For instance, I use thumbnails that are 200×320 rather than 200×300 on my website, because that matches the aspect ratio used by one of my publishers. My self-published books, though, have a 2:3 aspect ratio. So I need to make the thumbnails for those books a bit taller than they’d be with a proportional resizing.
For more tech tips, you can download my free ebook Naughty Bits: The Erotogeek’s Guide for Technologically-Challenged Authors. It dates from 2013, and quite a bit has changed since then, but I think the content is still quite useful.
Where to buy The Gazillionaire and the Virgin
NOTE: The ebook is on sale during February for only 99 cents!
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SDY5XJ5/
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Amazon (Audiobook)
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Audible (Audiobook) https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Gazillionaire-and-the-Virgin-Audiobook/B075X1XN87Lisabet Sarai Social Media
Lisabet Sarai became addicted to words at an early age. She began reading when she was four. She wrote her first story at five years old and her first poem at seven. Since then, she has penned plays, tutorials, scholarly articles, marketing brochures, software specifications, self-help books, press releases, a five-hundred page dissertation, and lots of erotica and erotic romance – over one hundred titles, and counting, in nearly every sub-genre—paranormal, scifi, ménage, BDSM, GLBT, and more. Regardless of the genre, every one of her stories illustrates her motto: Imagination is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
Website https://www.lisabetsarai.com
Blog https://lisabetsarai.blogspot.com
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Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/lisabetsarai/beyond-romance-blog-posts/
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Stressing the Hero from The Gazillionaire and the Virgin a scorching #HotRead #Romance by Lisabet Sarai @lisabetsarai #RLFblog
When Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rachel Zelinsky meets reclusive genius Theo Moore, she finds him strangely compelling. Theo is both arrogant and socially awkward, but he has an aura of power that speaks to Rachel’s carefully-hidden submissive side.The Gazillionaire and the Virgin
Genre MF Contemporary BDSM Erotic Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): X
Disturbed and aroused, she tries to focus on her original objective—a deal to incorporate his Artificial Intelligence software into her company’s popular virtual world. Rachel’s not a woman who lets pleasure interfere with business, but for some reason, she can’t resist Theo’s geeky appeal.
Theo Moore can’t be bought. His past battles with poverty make him deeply suspicious of the billionaire CEO. Still, with her voluptuous curves and brilliant mind, Rachel embodies his ultimate sexual fantasy. Too bad his knowledge about sex derives from extensive research and a stash of kinky porn rather than real-world experience.
That doesn’t bother Rachel, however. In his bed—in his arms—in his bonds—she discovers the bliss of total surrender. Rachel may be Theo’s first lover, but Theo is Rachel’s first true Master—and the first man to truly touch her heart. It seems that love may harmonize their differing goals and values, until Rachel’s unwitting violation of Theo’s trust threatens to tear them apart forever.
Stressing The Hero
Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.
The Hero’s Relaxed Side
This hero is at a party. Considering his story, describe the party.
Theo actually does attend a party in the book, a fund-raising event for his technology charity Code in the Hood (CIH) that’s organized by the heroine, Rachel Zelinsky. The event takes place at the Computer History Museum, a real museum in Silicon Valley. There’s an open bar, a buffet, a band playing soft rock, and lots of technology executives with cash to burn milling around.
He’s anything but relaxed, though!
How does the hero feel about being this particular party, and what body language is he displaying that gives it away?
He’d rather be almost anywhere else. He parks himself at a table in the corner and fidgets with the CIH brochures stacked up in the center, at least until Rachel drags him out to socialize with potential donors.
Is he more likely to mingle or remain aloof?
He’d much rather remain aloof, but Rachel won’t let him. However, once he gets started talking about the charity which is his personal passion, his nervousness disappears.
If he drinks, what is his drink of choice at this party?
At this party he has his first taste of champagne. And he likes it very much!
How much drink is his usual?
Theo hardly ever drinks. Once he tastes the champagne, though, he wants more.
The hero figures out where the hiding places are and then goes there. Is it to hide, to avoid someone, or to go drag a friend back to the party?
Theo would love to hide. Crowds and strangers make him terribly anxious.
Is he likely to latch onto a friend and stay with him/her and ignore others, or is he the friend that others latch onto?
He hangs on to Rachel for dear life. She’s the only person he knows at the party, and the only one who can keep him from panicking.
If someone picked a fight at this party, how is the hero going to handle it?
If you asked Theo this question in the abstract, he’d tell you that he’d run and hide. In fact, he’d probably try to break up the fight, then possibly freak out afterward.
Is the hero the one most likely to get tossed out of the party, or the one who does the tossing?
He’s not likely to get tossed out. He’s generally pretty mild-mannered. It’s pretty difficult to imagine him tossing anyone else out, though physically he could manage this.
Will he know when to leave, or stay late and make a nuisance of himself?
He’d rather not be there at all, so he’d probably leave as soon as he could slip away.
The Hero’s Stressed Out Side
How does the hero handle it if the cops or some other authority figure pulls him aside when he was blameless in a situation?
He will try to reason with the cops. He might get sarcastic. If he’s not successful in convincing them to release him, he’ll probably sulk.
How does the hero react to hearing a scream?
His first reaction will be to try and discover who screamed, and why. If he believes someone is being hurt, he’ll temporarily forget his self-consciousness
If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing that crosses his mind?
He wonders what was going on, and why.
If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing he does?
In fact, he probably wades into the fray, trying to pull the assailant off the victim. Later, he won’t believe he’s done this.
This hero attempts to rescue someone and realizes that he is in over his head. The odds are against him and there is no way out. He is going to get his butt handed to him. What does he do?
When Theo can’t utilize his physical skills to implement the rescue, he’ll fall back on his intellectual abilities. He’ll try to figure out some way to trick his opponents, or to sneak away.
The hero runs into the one person from his past he wanted to avoid. He can’t get out of the situation and must interact with him/her in some way. What does he do?
He becomes very stiff and formal. He keep his words to a minimum, saying only what is absolutely necessary.
Someone younger than the hero is in charge of the situation, and they are handling it badly, perhaps bungling things. How does the hero deal with it?
He’s surprisingly bossy, giving instructions and perhaps getting a bit impatient if the person in charge doesn’t obey. He might resort to sarcasm or ridicule.
The hero is in physical pain but must bear up under it and keep going. What does he tell himself in order to get through the situation?
He thinks about the safety and comfort of his home, and how good it will feel to finally arrive there.
What mentor’s words come to mind in a bad situation?
“Don’t underestimate yourself. Expect to succeed.”
What lesson from his past gets him through a stressful situation?
He remembers how he saved Rachel from a cyber-assault. That reminds him how powerful he really is.
Where to Buy The Gazillionaire and the Virgin
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Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B76B95K/
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Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-gazillionaire-and-the-virgin
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/611337Lisabet Sarai Social Media
Lisabet Sarai became addicted to words at an early age. She began reading when she was four. She wrote her first story at five years old and her first poem at seven. Since then, she has penned plays, tutorials, scholarly articles, marketing brochures, software specifications, self-help books, press releases, a five-hundred page dissertation, and lots of erotica and erotic romance – over one hundred titles, and counting, in nearly every sub-genre—paranormal, scifi, ménage, BDSM, GLBT, and more. Regardless of the genre, every one of her stories illustrates her motto: Imagination is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
Website https://www.lisabetsarai.com
Blog https://lisabetsarai.blogspot.com
Twitter https://www.twitter.com/LisabetSarai
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/lisabetsarai/beyond-romance-blog-posts/
Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/83387.Lisabet_Sarai
BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/profile/lisabet-sarai
Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/author/lisabetsarai
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Stressing the Hero: Gazillionaire and the Virgin #eroticromance @lisabetsarai #RLFblog
Stressing the Hero from The Gazillionaire and the Virgin a BDSM erotic romance by Lisabet Sarai.Author Bio
Lisabet Sarai occasionally tackles other genres, but BDSM will always be her first love. Every one of her nine novels includes some element of power exchange, while her D/s short stories range from mildly kinky to intensely perverse.About the Book
Title The Gazillionaire and the VirginGenre Contemporary BDSM Erotic RomanceBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RWhen Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rachel Zelinsky meets reclusive genius Theo Moore, she finds him strangely compelling. Theo is both arrogant and socially awkward, but he has an aura of power that speaks to Rachel’s carefully-hidden submissive side. Disturbed and aroused, she tries to focus on her original objective—a deal to incorporate his Artificial Intelligence software into her company’s popular virtual world. Rachel’s not a woman who lets pleasure interfere with business, but for some reason, she can’t resist Theo’s geeky appeal.Theo Moore can’t be bought. His past battles with poverty make him deeply suspicious of the billionaire CEO. Still, with her voluptuous curves and brilliant mind, Rachel embodies his ultimate sexual fantasy. Too bad his knowledge about sex derives from extensive research and a stash of kinky porn rather than real-world experience.That doesn’t bother Rachel, however. In his bed—in his arms—in his bonds—she discovers the bliss of total surrender. Rachel may be Theo’s first lover, but Theo is Rachel’s first true Master—and the first man to truly touch her heart. It seems that love may harmonize their differing goals and values, until Rachel’s unwitting violation of Theo’s trust threatens to tear them apart forever.Stressing the Hero
Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.The Hero’s Relaxed Side
This hero is at a party. Considering his story, describe the party.Theo actually does attend a party in the book, a fund-raising event for his technology charity Code in the Hood (CIH) that’s organized by the heroine, Rachel Zelinsky. The event takes place at the Computer History Museum, a real museum in Silicon Valley. There’s an open bar, a buffet, a band playing soft rock, and lots of technology executives with cash to burn milling around.He’s anything but relaxed, though!How does the hero feel about being this particular party, and what body language is he displaying that gives it away?He’d rather be almost anywhere else. He parks himself at a table in the corner and fidgets with the CIH brochures stacked up in the center, at least until Rachel drags him out to socialize with potential donors.Is he more likely to mingle or remain aloof?He’d much rather remain aloof, but Rachel won’t let him. However, once he gets started talking about the charity which is his personal passion, his nervousness disappears.If he drinks, what is his drink of choice at this party?At this party he has his first taste of champagne. And he likes it very much!How much drink is his usual?Theo hardly ever drinks. Once he tastes the champagne, though, he wants more.The hero figures out where the hiding places are and then goes there. Is it to hide, to avoid someone, or to go drag a friend back to the party?Theo would love to hide. Crowds and strangers make him terribly anxious.Is he likely to latch onto a friend and stay with him/her and ignore others, or is he the friend that others latch onto?He hangs on to Rachel for dear life. She’s the only person he knows at the party, and the only one who can keep him from panicking.If someone picked a fight at this party, how is the hero going to handle it?If you asked Theo this question in the abstract, he’d tell you that he’d run and hide. In fact, he’d probably try to break up the fight, then possibly freak out afterward.Is the hero the one most likely to get tossed out of the party, or the one who does the tossing?He’s not likely to get tossed out. He’s generally pretty mild-mannered. It’s pretty difficult to imagine him tossing anyone else out, though physically he could manage this.Will he know when to leave, or stay late and make a nuisance of himself?He’d rather not be there at all, so he’d probably leave as soon as he could slip away.The Hero’s Stressed Out Side
How does the hero handle it if the cops or some other authority figure pulls him aside when he was blameless in a situation?He will try to reason with the cops. He might get sarcastic. If he’s not successful in convincing them to release him, he’ll probably sulk.How does the hero react to hearing a scream?His first reaction will be to try and discover who screamed, and why. If he believes someone is being hurt, he’ll temporarily forget his self-consciousnessIf he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing that crosses his mind?He wonders what was going on, and why.If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing he does?In fact, he probably wades into the fray, trying to pull the assailant off the victim. Later, he won’t believe he’s done this.This hero attempts to rescue someone and realizes that he is in over his head. The odds are against him and there is no way out. He is going to get his butt handed to him. What does he do?When Theo can’t utilize his physical skills to implement the rescue, he’ll fall back on his intellectual abilities. He’ll try to figure out some way to trick his opponents, or to sneak away.The hero runs into the one person from his past he wanted to avoid. He can’t get out of the situation and must interact with him/her in some way. What does he do?He becomes very stiff and formal. He keep his words to a minimum, saying only what is absolutely necessary.Someone younger than the hero is in charge of the situation, and they are handling it badly, perhaps bungling things. How does the hero deal with it?He’s surprisingly bossy, giving instructions and perhaps getting a bit impatient if the person in charge doesn’t obey. He might resort to sarcasm or ridicule.The hero is in physical pain but must bear up under it and keep going. What does he tell himself in order to get through the situation?He thinks about the safety and comfort of his home, and how good it will feel to finally arrive there.What mentor’s words come to mind in a bad situation?“Don’t underestimate yourself. Expect to succeed.”What lesson from his past gets him through a stressful situation?He remembers how he saved Rachel from a cyber-assault. That reminds him how powerful he really is.Buy This Book
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B76B95K/Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gazillionaire-and-the-virgin-lisbet-sarai/1123327821?ean=2940157884932ARe https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-thegazillionaireandthevirgin-1974313-354.htmlKobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-gazillionaire-and-the-virginSmashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/611337Author Social Media
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