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Also by Jamie Craig:

Revealing Silver, September 2011
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A Line in the Ice, July 2011
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Outcast Mine, February 2011
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Fortune's Return, September 2010
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Brindisi Bedfellows, September 2010
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Chasing Silver, August 2010
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Chasing Silver, December 2007
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Outcast Mine
Jamie Craig

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February 2011
On Sale: January 16, 2011
Featuring: Jasak; Aleron Pitre
ISBN: 1426891199
EAN: 9781426891199
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LGBTQ Romance | Science Fiction

There is nothing Aleron Pitre can't steal, nobody he can't con and no situation he can't slip out of-until he's sent to the prison planet Tantoret, where every sentence is death. If the prisoners don't kill each other, they'll die slowly from mining the poisonous drug chojal. Yet Aleron still hopes that he can escape.

Only thirty Athaki guards keep the chaos of Tantoret in check, a race of aliens stronger and faster than their human charges. Most intimidating of all is the head guard, Jasak, who has his own reasons for being sent to Tantoret.

Amidst the darkness and desperation, Aleron and Jasak share an unexpected attraction. An attraction neither can resist when Jasak claims Aleron as his mate to protect him. Then they discover that both guards and inmates are planning a coup, while a traitor from an enemy nation threatens the whole planet. Suddenly escape from Tantoret isn't just Aleron's dream-it's a matter of survival for them both.

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23 comments posted.

Re: Outcast Mine

like the sound of the book....
(Debbi Shaw 10:39am February 17, 2011)

I have read similarly written books but not with this particular plot premise.
That alone would make me want to read this book. I am curious though about
how the editing process works. Do each of you get a copy to correct or do
you get together and do it together or do you each edit your own chapters?
Blogs tend to make me ask more questions than I ever realized I would have.
Still, I must congratulate you both on taking this chance and I wonder if you
will continue to do it this way or go back to your previous method.
(Sandra Spilecki 11:14am February 17, 2011)

I moved beyond my comfort zone when we lost our house a couple of years ago, and had to start over. We had no place to go, so we packed our belongings into our pick-up truck and pop-up camper, and headed to the nearest campground, which was to be our new home. It's just a good thing I don't mind camping, because we did that for a while until we could find a new place to move into. Congratulations on your new book. It sounds like a real page-turner!!
(Peggy Roberson 11:40am February 17, 2011)

I had never heard of that Leonard Nimoy movie. I think it is so interesting how you two are able to collaborate with each other. I'm sure it took time to figure out how to play to each others strengths during the writing/editing process. Great post!
(Stacie Deramo 11:40am February 17, 2011)

I went out of my comfort zone when I lost my house a couple of years back, and my Husband and I had to start over. We packed up our pick-up and pop-up camper with our belongings, grabbed our dog, and headed for the nearest campground, which was to be our new home. It's a good thing that I didn't mind camping, because we did that for a while until we could find a place to live. Congratulations on your latest book. It sounds like a real page-turner!!
(Peggy Roberson 11:42am February 17, 2011)

The book sounds really interesting. I love the trapped aspect of it.
(Pam Hager 12:33pm February 17, 2011)

The process you both used sounds so interesting. Great that you can trust each other to write together and amass the novel that became. The plot sounds awesome, by the way! And I have added this movie to my TBW list.
(Joanne Reynolds 1:04pm February 17, 2011)

Interesting idea for a story... always wondered how multiple authors collaborate and create a book together... how their ideas mesh into one story...
(Colleen Conklin 2:37pm February 17, 2011)

I'm always amazed when I hear of writers working together to write a book and I am always interested to hear how that works.

I think it must be really exciting, having someone to bounce ideas off...help with the writing and editing.

Sounds you have a good team going, and this book sounds really awesome!!

Valerie
in Germany
(Valerie Bongards 2:50pm February 17, 2011)

How wonderful that the two of you can meld your thoughts and talents!
Blessings,
Marjorie
(Marjorie Carmony 3:26pm February 17, 2011)

My comfort zone was taken when my mom went into a nursing home - I had been her caregiver for ten years - and I had no idea what to do with myself...

This book sounds really good...
(Sara Brockunier 4:11pm February 17, 2011)

It was good to get a chance to read how the concept of the story developed. It has been awhile since taking a step out of my comfort zone.
(Leni Kaye 4:40pm February 17, 2011)

Fascinated by the writing process. I can't imagine how hard a collaboration must be. Well done!!
(Mary Preston 4:42pm February 17, 2011)

That's so cool to change up your writing patterns. The book sounds great! The last time I got outside my comfort zone, it didn't work out so well.
(J H 6:08pm February 17, 2011)

The book sounds like a good read. i try to keep inside my comfort zone!
(Brenda Rupp 8:07pm February 17, 2011)

Hello ladies,

I am a big fan, and enjoy your stories so much, and can't wait to read Outcast Mine.
(Cathy MacDonald 8:10pm February 17, 2011)

My comfort zone was taken away when my Mom passed away on Valentine's Day three years ago and I did not get to the hospital in time to tell her how much I loved her. Love to read books where a couple writers share their ideas in the same story. Can't wait to read this and Thanks for the contest.
(Teresa Ward 8:41pm February 17, 2011)

I moved out of my comfort zone when I moved from the northeast to Texas without knowing anyone or having a job. I like to think I was courageous rather than crazy! So far, it's working out. Outcast Mine sounds like a good read, made more interesting by knowing how it was created.
(Karen Cherubino 9:12pm February 17, 2011)

Thank you for that wonderful excerpt. I have always wondered how two author work together to write. I imagine those brilliant minds struggling for control.

One of my biggest challenges that moved me well beyond my comfort zone. But I did it - I became a US Marine!
(Cynthia Netherton 9:45pm February 17, 2011)

Sounds like you have a interesting book there. Its hard for someone to step out of their comfort zone. I think you both have something going here for you.
(Diane Castiglione 10:25pm February 17, 2011)

Two heads are better than one! Comfort zones usually take the routes of least resistence, but in your case, I'm not so sure!
(Kathleen Gereg 10:44pm February 17, 2011)

I find myself continually leaving my comfort zone. I do it because it's life and I have to live it. I usually do it with both feet. Once upon a time getting noticed really bothered me because I don't walk too well or move very well, so I started with an idea on how I would handle the next surgery. Service merely need to walk beside you in a store to get that smile from someone who may not have smiled all day, or questions you patiently answer, or a child who doesn't understand why you don't play with them at will. Invitations to girl scout meetings are accepted with the idea that you can teach them something, while also making a game for your dog that gets her trained to do something new. Big dogs are guy magnets and she shamelessly flirts with them. They are always asking how they can get their dog trained or how to get one so they can take them everywhere. My response is always the same, the first step is getting a disability that your doctor would fill out papers for. It doesn't matter what you train your dog to do they aren't service dogs without a partner that has a disability.

I'm curious about your book and what the men in it were like before arriving in prison. Were they both really bad guys? Was one of them gay before, or both, or is that something they'll leave behind when they're once again free? Will they both ever be free or are they both lifers? Sounds like a book worth reading for those answers.
(Christina Harrison 8:13am February 18, 2011)

Leaving a comfort zone helps you grow perspective and gets you out of the same vanilla life. Collaborating is a fine art and in a writers group, I learned how to do dialogue finally. No two people have the same thing in mind, so as complexity increases the nuances become more obvious.
(Alyson Widen 10:51pm February 27, 2011)