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Daily Deals: A fortune hunter, a marriage boycott, and a questionable little boy

Daily Deals: A fortune hunter, a marriage boycott, and a questionable little boy

Seduce Me by Robyn DeHart. $ 1.99 From the Jacket Copy: Fielding Grey is the second son of the Marquess of Eldon and fortune hunter by night. He’s on a mission for the Legend Hunters–a group of wealthy, titled, and heart-breakingly gorgeous men, each of whom are after the find of the century–he has his(…)

DA3 Interview & Giveaway: Audiobook Narrator Karen White’s Romance Picks

DA3 Interview & Giveaway: Audiobook Narrator Karen White’s Romance Picks

Samuel Johnson observed, “A writer only begins a book. The reader finishes it.” With an audiobook, a voice is added to that mix, one that can profoundly affect the reader’s experience of the story. Audiobook narration is an art and craft that’s long fascinated me, and June Is Audiobook Month, so I’m very excited to(…)

Wednesday News: Invitation to grill Nalini Singh

Wednesday News: Invitation to grill Nalini Singh

Monday, June 10 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Nalini Singh in conversation with Jane Litte of Dear Author! ANDERSON’S BOOKSHOP 123 W Jefferson Ave Naperville, IL 60540 Tel: 630-355-2665 Anderson’s offers “priority numbers” to readers in order to be at the front of Nalini’s signing line. You can receive a priority number by purchasing your(…)

Daily Deals: A couple of debuts and a famous middle grade author.  And no, Katy Perry is not writing romances, Jane.

Daily Deals: A couple of debuts and a famous middle grade author. And no, Katy Perry is not writing romances, Jane.

Power Down by Ben Coes. $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: Introducing a major new thriller writer—in the vein of Vince Flynn and Brad Thor—and an electrifying character, Dewey Andreas A major North American hydroelectric dam is blown up and the largest off-shore oil field in this hemisphere is destroyed in a brutal, coordinated terrorist(…)

It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me

It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me

When I started this series, I was working toward a consideration of why certain types Romance novels and authors are so popular right now, especially when they have generated so much controversy and even divisiveness among readers. I started with the assertion that Romance, because it covers the territory of love, marriage, family, and relationships(…)

Tuesday News: The Game’s Afoot; Cheerios Ad is important and someday it won’t be; and John Green’s musings on his success

Tuesday News: The Game’s Afoot; Cheerios Ad is important and someday it won’t be; and John Green’s musings on his success

U.S. v. Apple Et Al Opening Slides 6-3-2013 by jeff_roberts881 The above are slides that the Justice Department has released that gives you a hint of the things that they will argue during the price fixing trial with Apple. They intend to show that Apple facilitated a group decision to move to Agency pricing in(…)

Daily Deals: A melange of books for your reading pleasure

Daily Deals: A melange of books for your reading pleasure

An Introduction to Pleasure by Jess Michaels. $ Free From the Jacket Copy: An innocent lady’s education could be a gentleman’s wicked seduction. Mistress Matchmaker, Book 1 Lysandra Keates is running out of options. Her father is dead, her mother is ill, and her efforts to find respectable employment have ended in failure. With her(…)

Monday News: SFF old guard

Monday News: SFF old guard

Apparently last week, the Science Fiction and Fantasy authors awoke to a disturbing news that women are writing Science Fiction Fantasy books and what is worse, there may be a huge influx of Science Fiction Romance.  This  agony over women writers in the SFF space likely arises over a sense of fear of marginalization. Women(…)

Daily Deals: Republished backlist title; repackaged self pubbed title; and two others

Daily Deals: Republished backlist title; repackaged self pubbed title; and two others

My Champion by Glynnis Campbell. $ .99 From the Jacket Copy: THE KNIGHTS DE WARE TRILOGY: From a long line of legendary warriors come three brothers to carry on the rich and powerful de Ware legacy: Duncan the Champion…Holden the Warrior…Garth the Hero… MY CHAMPION: Sir Duncan de Ware is a sworn champion of the(…)

First Page: Having It All

First Page: Having It All

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. You can submit your own First Page using this form. Wearing only a red lace thong, Alison Giancarlo slid through(…)

Daily Deals: YA, Mystery, Suspense, and an award winning middle grade

Daily Deals: YA, Mystery, Suspense, and an award winning middle grade

Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally. $ 1.99 From the Jacket Copy: Parker Shelton pretty much has the perfect life. She’s on her way to becoming valedictorian at Hundred Oaks High, she’s made the all-star softball team, and she has plenty of friends. Then her mother’s scandal rocks their small town and suddenly no one will(…)

First Page: Death Wish

First Page: Death Wish

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. You can submit your own First Page using this form. I rolled my shoulders and assessed the wraith in front(…)

Daily Deals: Vampires, shapeshifters, and space ships

Daily Deals: Vampires, shapeshifters, and space ships

Dark Awakening by Kendra Leigh Castle . $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: Enter the world of the Dark Dynasties . . . For centuries, shapeshifting vampire Tynan MacGillivray has prowled the night as an outcast, valued only for his ferocious hunting skills. When a feud among the immortals escalates into all-out war, he is(…)

Friday News: S&S and BN still in a fight; Bookstores believe ebook growth is plateauing

BEA 2013: ‘The Whole Damn Thing’ – “What Sargent did say about the pending DoJ suit is that Justice is “extraordinarily myopic. They carried the water for Amazon, when it had 92% of the market.” And, he said, they prevented others from coming into the market. “The senior guys, Eric Holder, are just incompetent,” he(…)

Daily Deals: The Westerns are coming

Daily Deals: The Westerns are coming

An Outlaw in Wonderland by Lori Austin. $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: BEAUTY AND THE BOUNTY HUNTER Cathleen Chase is no killer—but as Cat O’Banyon, she is a ruthless bounty hunter who always gets her man. Catching one lowlife after another, she continues her search for the only man she really cares to locate.(…)