What's New on LJ's Site
(07/25/05)
(click here for new info & news)
After
many requests, I've finally set up some stores where you can purchase items
with artwork by me from each of my books. I have each book set up in a separate
store to offer folks the most possible. I've got a little bit of everything...t-shirts,
mugs, mousepads, even some pretty darned cute boxers <g>. The links are
below:
Updates,
changes, and new products added to stores!
Tumbleweed
Fever Merchandise
(I
love the mugs!)
None
So Blind Merchandise
(the boxers are definitely a favorite)
Meridio's
Daughter Merchandise
(oh yea, the boxers get my vote here, too <g>)
Prairie
Fire Merchandise
(By popular demand...the artwork from the back of the book, the Double
Deuce Ranch brand.)
Rebecca's
Cove
(Not complete
yet, but it's almost there!)
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For
those interested in receiving an autographed bookplate for their LJ Maas
novels
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All you have to do is mail
me a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope). I'm providing the printed
sticker out of my pocket...please, please don't forget to add your first
class stamp (more, of course, if you're from outside the USA).
The new stickers are larger
than they used to be, so send a business size envelope. One stamp should
cover it for those of you within the states. You may ask for more than
one...I do have 4 books out now, after all. <g> Be reasonable though...don't
ask for 10 of them...unless you bought 10 of my books to give out as gifts...in
that case I want to personally shake your hand & give you a free toaster
oven or something! <g>
Please specify which novel
you would like the bookplate for. I have individual plates made for
each novel.
Here is the addy:
LJ Maas
PO Box 593
Sand Springs, Oklahoma 74063
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LJ's
Fiction: Original stories, novels & fan fiction
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of what "Fan Fiction" is. Basically, it's when a fan of a particular television
show enjoys the characters so much they decide to play scriptwriter, and
place the characters in situations and stories of the author's own making.
Now, "Alternative Fan Fiction" is when we move just a little left
of what we see on the screen. In the case of one of my personal favorites
(okay, I'm obsessed, are you happy now?), Xena: Warrior Princess,
we believe in a little thing called subtext...what's written between
the lines. My stories stay true to the characters...their essence
and integrity. My writings also assume the fact that Xena and Gabrielle
enjoy a loving/sexual relationship. If the fact that two women express
their love to one another (sometimes explicitly) bothers you, then
I don't advise reading.
Portable Fan Fiction
Are you someone who uses a Palm Pilot or an eBook? Follow the links
below. The owners of these sights have graciously taken the time to
format my stories and novels for use with the Palm Pilot or the Rocket
eBook.
Xena Fan Fiction For the Palm
Pilot
An extremely comprehensive site for Palm Pilot readers of fan fiction.
Flat Mountain Fan Fiction
A brand new site for folks who use: PalmOS, WinCE, Epoc32, eBookman,
Windows using Mobireader (a free download). 
Many thanks to these web site owners for
including me in their projects.
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Fan
Fiction by LJ Maas
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Voted "Best Alternative Author" : 2000 Muzza
Awards
THE QUEEN SERIES
Coming Soon!
Vignettes
#4 : Romantic Getaway
With no battles, no sword fights, no irate Gods, or even any
men to provoke the Warrior Princess, how much trouble can Xena
possibly get into, right? The royal Amazon couple spend some time
on the isle of Lesbos. Xena's ego tells her she'll be beating
the women off with a stick until they actually arrive at Sappho's
retreat. It seems the women there only have eyes for the enchanting
Queen of the Amazons. What was that again...exactly how much trouble
can a jealous Warrior Princess get herself into???
#5 : Down the Road
A look down the road into the future of our favorite couple
and their three grown daughters. It simply proves the adage that
the more things change, the more they stay the same!
COMING SOON: #6 in the Queen series:
"Queen's Gambit"
(I've begun this story on my Discussion List & will begin posting here soon)
#1
To Become A Queen
In this "first time" story, a brutal attack leaves Xena and
Gabrielle to recuperate in the Amazon village, as their hidden
dreamscapes threaten to tear Warrior and Bard apart.
For Spanish-speaking readers...Atalia has graciously translated
the story. Follow the link below.
Llegar
a ser reina
#2
Quest For A Queen
Xena must fend off her past against mortals and Gods to rescue
the other half of her soul. At the same time, Gabrielle must
complete her own Quest to find out who she is as a woman, a
bard, a lover & friend, most importantly, as an Amazon Queen.
#3
The Heart Of A Queen
Before they are to be joined in front of the eyes of the Amazon
Nation, an old flame comes back into Xena's life. Will an old
lover be able to tempt the Warrior to step across the line of
fidelity?
Gabrielle must deal with this very real threat to her future,
while at the same time the young Queen must also find a way
to face her own heritage, finally revealed by her mother.
#4
The Queen of My Heart
A deadly sickness sweeps through the Amazons until even their
Queen is afflicted with the unknown fever. The only thing that
can save an entire Nation is the Elixir of Life, a liquid with
the ability to heal the ills of any mortal or God.
Xena, along with her friends Eponin and Autolycus, embark
on a quest for the Elixir, which can restore the Amazons, but
the potion is being closely guarded on the island of Delos.
Along the way, Xena reminisces to herself about her wife.
It is through the Warrior's eyes that we get to see how she
met and traveled with the young woman from Potidaea, the woman
that has become the Queen of her Heart.
Vignette
#1 : Happy Anniversary, Gabrielle
The Summer Solstice is Xena and Gabrielle’s first anniversary
and this just happens to be the Warrior’s present to her bard.
It also takes care of one of Xena’s biggest desires…to have
been Gabrielle’s first lover.
So, what would happen if Xena had the ability to go back to
that day? You know…the infamous one when Perdicus asked Gabrielle
to marry him? Would said Warrior finally swallow her pride and
tell the bard about her feelings, or will she allow history
to repeat itself?
Vignette
#2 : Happy Anniversary, Xena
This is the Bard's present to her Warrior. Turnabout is fair
play, as they say, and Gabrielle has a surprise for Xena.
We've seen what can happen within the dreamscape when two people
try to relive an event in the past. Things don't always go as
planned. Gabrielle is ecstatic about the gift that Xena gave
her. So, what about Xena's first time? The young Queen begins
to wonder what would have happened that summer that Xena turned
sixteen, if the bard actually met her wife as that young woman.
#5
To Walk the Path of a Queen
We all have trials and tribulations in our lives, some more
devastating than others. It is not whether we come through them
or not, which makes us great individuals...it is the journey
through the pain that shows what kind of people we truly are.
I've written this one to reflect that thought. It's Gabrielle's
journey.
Vignette
#3 : The Perfect Gift
The long awaited day arrives, the
birth of Brianna. The only problem is that Gabrielle is without
Xena and nowhere near the Amazon village. The frightened Amazon
Queen's sole assistance will come from the lady in pink herself,
the Goddess Aphrodite .
Journey's
End voted The Atheneum's 2004 "#1 Best Xena & Gabrielle"
Voted "Best
Conqueror Story" : 2000 Muzza Awards
THE CONQUEROR SERIES
For those not familiar with this Conqueror, this Xena is not the dark, violent ruler from many Conqueror stories, so some will not care for her. It is more the story of that same dark Warrior after she has ruled for twenty years or so. She has come to the point in her life where she is trying to change, for many reasons...enter the timid and thoughtful slave, Gabrielle.
As always, the
Conqueror is rather like having a Bengal tiger for a pet.
She has come a long way , but Xena
will never be considered tame, by any means. She has her ferocious
moments just as she has the domesticated ones. Lying just
beneath the surface of this complicated woman lies the Beast,
Ares' curse upon the one-time Warrior Princess.
Tale
One:
Journey's End
Tale
Two: The Petal of the Rose
Tale
Three
: Time's
Fell Hand
Conqueror
artwork
The Conqueror's Night of Sorrow by Lúcia
The Conqueror by Lúcia
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Original Fiction by LJ Maas
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Released on
May 5th, 2003: Rebecca's Cove, LJ's fifth novel.
This
novel will not be available to read online! Purchase
through bookstores only.
If you love wacky, romantic comedies...this is the book for
you!
Rebecca's
Cove
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Chicago native
B.J. Warren travels to the Florida island of Ana Lia to care
for her grandmother's house after her grandmother has an accident
and breaks her hip. Nothing and no one on the island is anywhere
near what BJ would call normal. The island inhabitants exist
in a world that cares little for what folks do on the mainland.
The center of activity for their society revolves around a
diner called Rebecca's Cove where the self-centered B.J. alienates
just about every member of the small community. But she meets
her match in a local woman named Hobie Lynn Allen.
This is not a love at first sight story as both women find
the other completely annoying and self-righteous. However,
the island-and Rebecca's Cove-has an odd way of changing the
way folks view their world and the people around them. Sometimes
it's not a matter of what you're seeing, but rather, the position
from which you see it.
Tumbleweed
Fever
In the Oklahoma Territory of the old west Devlin Brown is trying
to redeem herself for her past as an outlaw, now working as a
rider on a cattle ranch. Sarah Tolliver is a widow with two children
and a successful ranch, but no way to protect it from the ruthless
men who would rather see her fail. When the two come together
sparks fly, as a former outlaw loses her heart to a beautiful
yet headstrong young woman.
Sometimes we are so touched by
a piece of literature or art, that we have to express it in
some way. Follow the link below to a drawing one fan created
of Devlin.
Don't forget...feed the artists
as well as the bards! You can contact the artist at: Mnega123@aol.com
Devlin
Brown
Tumbleweed
Fever
None
So Blind: Third Edition
* Revised: 12/11/99
(click here to read about the very important need for the online
revision)
It's been almost 15 years since
Chicago writer, Torrey Gray has set eyes on the woman she fell
in love with so long ago. Taylor Kent has become one of the
most celebrated artists in the country, and has spent the last
15 years trying to, unsuccessfully, forget the young woman that
walked out of her life, stealing Taylor's heart in the process.
Best friends forever, neither woman has ever been able to find
the courage to speak about the growing passion they felt for
one another.
Now an unusual, but desperate
request will throw the old friends together again, but this
time, will either of them be able to voice their unspoken desires,
or has time become their enemy?
Sometimes we are so touched by
a piece of literature or art, that we have to express it in
some way. This is the way one fan of NSB has chosen to show
her appreciation. Honey is a musician that works with the computer
and creates sound like the midi files below. She has envisioned
the novel much the way I did, as a film. So, she has used her
talent to produce a soundtrack that I'm sure will blow all of
you away. If you can picture the two female characters as they
do their Tai Chi routine, you will fall in love with the sounds
of "Japanese Garden."
Thanks, Honey...for sharing your
talent.
Don't forget...feed the musicians
as well as the bards! You can contact Honey at: orlandi3@terra.com.br
Listen to a lot more of her music
here: FanFiction
Music Page
Theme to None
So Blind (35 Kb)
I Miss You
(29 Kb)
Japanese
Garden (9 Kb)
Taylor's Theme
(36 Kb)
Desperately
Looking For Torrey (7 Kb)
All I Want
To Do Is Make Love To You (14 Kb)
Meridio's Daughter
Tessa (Nikki) Nikolaidis is cold
and ruthless, the perfect person to be Karê, the right-hand,
to Greek magnate Andreas Meridio. Cassandra (Casey) Meridio has
come home after a six-year absence to find that her father's new
Karê is a very desirable, but highly dangerous woman.
Set in modern day Greece, on the
beautiful island of Mýkonos, this novel weaves a tale
of emotional intrigue as two women from different worlds struggle
with forbidden desires. As the two come closer to the point
of no return, Casey begins to wonder if she can really trust
the beautiful Karê. Does Nikki's dark past, hide secrets
that will eventually bring down the brutal Meridio Empire, or
are her actions simply those of a vindictive woman?
Will she stop at nothing for vengeance...even seduction?
Our Little World
A "G" rated Kids
Series
Series of short
stories chronicling the lives of Katie & Charlie, from the time
they are children into adulthood.
This series begins with the Pilot
Webisode, Just Like Xena.
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