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In all the drama of the week, I forgot to announce winners of last week’s giveaway. Â First up are the winners of the print version of Caroline Linden’s free book short. Â You can still download the PDF from this link.. Â Caroline Linden’s latest release”For Your Arms Only” will be out next Tuesday.
1. Jane O November 11th, 2009 at 12:38 pm edit comment
Caroline Linden is one of my favorite new authors. I suppose I should be honorable and bow out so someone can try her for the first time. But I’m not all that honorable, and I would love a paper copy.
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2. Kim November 11th, 2009 at 3:27 pm edit comment
I like reading paper, so please enter my name in the drawing. Thanks.
3. Lorraine November 11th, 2009 at 3:36 pm edit comment
I’d love a chance to try a new author. Please enter me into the drawing for a paper copy.
4. Susan/DC November 12th, 2009 at 11:00 am edit comment
If the drawing is still open, I too would love a paper copy (I wanted to be a paleontologist when I was little, so perhaps that’s why I don’t mind being a technological dinosaur).
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 Caroline Linden and Avon are giving away a free sample of her work in the form of a free short story. Now we know not everyone reads digital books so Caroline Linden is having a few of these printed up to give away for free. If you want a taste of Caroline’s work and would rather read paper, leave a comment. We’ll pick a random five. If you want to read the story for free, right now, you can download the PDF from this link. This short is a companion piece to “For Your Arms Only” which is due out in December.
Avon put together this really lovely giveaway to celebrate the start of the new Stephanie Laurens‘ series, The Black Cobra Quartet. The premise of the Black Cobra Quartet is that there is a British traitor who is the head of the Black Cobra cult, an organization that is terrorizing villages and setting up a reign of fear in Bombay. Evidence has been gathered to deliver to the England but given the scope of the Black Cobra influence, it is determined that the four British officers who have this information will split up and make their way back to England separately in hopes that at least one of them will be able to deliver the incriminating evidence and put a stop to the Black Cobra.
You can read the prelude to the series here and the first 20 % of the launch title,
Untamed Bride, here.
The winner of the backlist and the bag is: Â BELLA
Grand Central Publishing has these November deals. Â If you haven’t tried Elizabeth Hoyt yet, it’s a safe bet at $1.99. Â Even if you don’t like it, you haven’t spent too much money on the try.
I thought about not posting this because I really dislike Macmillan’s ebooks policies. Â Most of the prices for ebooks by St. Martin’s Press are $9.99 and above for mass markets. But alas, it is a deal.
- Marked by PC & Kristin Cast for $2.99
Random House has been releasing freebies for months now. Â This month we have the following:
- A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K Hamilton (Sony is supposed to replace all the files you buy through the Sony eBookstore with epub files so even if you don’t have a Sony, you might want
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 Updated: We are extending the promotion until Friday (today) at 11:59 pm EST.
Avon put together this really lovely giveaway to celebrate the start of the new Stephanie Laurens‘ series, The Black Cobra Quartet. Â The premise of the Black Cobra Quartet is that there is a British traitor who is the head of the Black Cobra cult, an organization that is terrorizing villages and setting up a reign of fear in Bombay. Â Evidence has been gathered to deliver to the England but given the scope of the Black Cobra influence, it is determined that the four British officers who have this information will split up and make their way back to England separately in hopes that at least one of them will be able to deliver the incriminating evidence and put a stop to the Black Cobra.
You can read the prelude to the series here and the first 20 % of the launch title,
Untamed Bride, here.
The winner of this contest will be sent this gorgeous Vera Bradley bag stuffed full of the entire Laurens backlist (almost 30 titles). Â Â To enter, simply …
Welcome to the November Promotional Thread for Authors. What’s this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus.
The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows:
- The book has to be released in that month (i.e., anything released during the last week of October would be a November release)
- You can post for yourself or you can have a friend post for you if the idea of posting about your book paralyzes you .
- No self published authors unless you write romance. No, I am not a POD hater, I am just thinking about the manageability of the thread.
- Think about the readership. I.e., does your non fiction book about psoriasis really fit?
- This one is more of a guideline than a rule, but be smart about your comment because if it is just a link to your website and the title of your book, I doubt you are going to get any interest.
DA reserves the right to delete the post if it promotes objectionable content (i.e., no daddy/daughter incest recommends are going to be allowed. Sorry.)
That’s it. Post away.  (Please …
Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general? Post away.
 I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that we will be giving away this awesome Vera Bradley quilted bag complete with the entire backlist SIGNED by Ms. Laurens herself (that’s almost 30 titles) in celebration of Stephanie Laurens’ latest release, Untamed Bride which is in stores now. This giveaway will start next Monday, November 2, 2009. Think of it as an early Christmas Present to yourself.
Want to know more about Untamed Bride? You can read the first 20% online here. There is another excerpt here and a video trailer of the book here.
This contest is sponsored by Avon.
So at the request of some people and the assistance of Sarah from Smart Bitches, we have constructed a google bomb for those who want to help Scott Baio get the publicity he so desperately wants (despite his claims that he is fulfilled by golf and family). A google bomb is really the only way to fulfill Scott Baio’s desire to regain his fame. If you aren’t helping, then you are standing in the way of a true American grain from finding his destiny.
Chachbag
also chach bag
Function: noun
Alternate Form(s): chach bagger
Pronunciation: chah-ch bahg
1. an individual who has little-to-no sense of humor and perceives threats to his reputation at every social media corner.
2. a grain
Example of usage: “If that idiot tries to call me out for not following them, I’m going to lose it. What a chach bag.”
Synonyms: douchebag, tool, halfwit, D list celebrity
Antonyms: Ron Howard as Opie
Related entries: See also Chach Block
Etymology: From Scott Baio’s behavior on Twitter wherein he threatened to sue a romance novelist because she unfollowed him on Twitter due to references he made about President Barack Obama being a “shitfuck” and other sundry remarks.
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 For those in their 30s and 40s, Scott Baio is best remembered for playing Chachie, a wannabe punk, nephew of The Fonz. Â He was also Charles in Charge, a manny. Â Today’s generation might best remember him for a three year stint on VH-1 as a reality star and now for his Twitter addiction run amok.
He started tweeting about how his wife calls President Obama a “shitfuck” and other pretty rude things. Â Gwen Hayes, an aspiring romance author, decided to unfollow him. Â Charles got upset and compared Obama to Michael Vick (not seeing the connection here) and then when Gwen tried to respond, Chachie engaged in what we shall now call the “chach block” which is the Twitter equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and saying “I can’t hear you”.
Things have escalated to the point where Charles in Charge has taken  his show about “being the grain” (yeah, I have no idea what that means) to the Glenn Beck radio show.
BAIO: I don’t know which is worse. But and somebody said on the Twitter, why am I going against the grain in terms of my beliefs. And I said,
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Welcome to the October Promotional Thread for Authors. Â What’s this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus.
The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows:
- The book has to be released in that month (i.e., anything released during the last week of September would be an October release)
- You can post for yourself or you can have a friend post for you if the idea of posting about your book paralyzes you .
- No self published authors unless you write romance. No, I am not a POD hater, I am just thinking about the manageability of the thread.
- Think about the readership. I.e., does your non fiction book about psoriasis really fit?
- This one is more of a guideline than a rule, but be smart about your comment because if it is just a link to your website and the title of your book, I doubt you are going to get any interest.
- DA reserves the right to delete the post if it promotes objectionable content (i.e., no daddy/daughter incest recommends are going to be allowed. Sorry.)
That’s it. …
Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general? Post away.
Last Sunday, Kate Duffy passed away. Â She was a pioneer in the industry. Â She founded a number of authors and published some of the favorites of romance readers. Â In 2001, the Brava line was launched with Bertrice Small’s Intrigued. Â Today, erotic romance is nearly passe. Â It’s worth remembering her just one more time. Â Sue Grimshaw reached out to the industry and gathered a number of memories. Â It’s a lovely tribute.
Hilary Sares pointed out:
In a way, Kate Duffy isn’t gone and never will be. To paraphrase a famous epitaph for someone else who was equally talented, if you would visit her memorial, walk into any bookstore. And start at the romance, mystery, and fantasy shelves.
Why don’t we remember Kate by recommending one of “her” books; either a book by an author she edited or a book in a line she founded:
- Authors (e.g. Jude Deveraux, Julie Garwood, HelenKay Dimon, Alison Kent, Jill Shalvis, Bonnie Vanak, Lori Foster, Jacqueline Frank, Heather Graham, Judith McNaught, MaryJo Putney)
- Lines: Simon & Schuster Silhouette, Pocket Tapestry historicals, Harlequin Worldwide Library, Kensington Brava
Sorry for the belated postings but here are the winners of last week’s giveaways.
1. Congratulations to silvia, the winner of the copy of The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker from last week’s Intro Interview. Silvia, please send your mailing info to DAintrointerview AT gmail DOT com. Happy reading!
2. Congratulations to Danielle, Pamela, Catie James, the winners of the $10 GC from Lori Brighton. Please send your mailing information to jane @ dearauthor dot com. Thanks!
BooksonBoard.com has set up a promo code: (Bloggers4BanksOnBoard) for 25% off the List price of Maya Banks new book “Sweet Seduction” which comes out Oct. 4th. Books on Board is also hosting a contest where they are giving away one of Maya’s 3-book Sweet Surrender set, 10 copies of the first book and Booksonboard rewards dollars. Plus when people enter the contest they can download the first 3 chapters of the new book for free. So I thought your readers might be interested. More contest information at this link.
October Orbit deals which are offered at many etailers:
- Debatable Space by Philip Palmer, $1.00 (reg price $12.99)
- Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton, $1.99 (reg price $16.99)
- Marked by Passion by Kate Perry $1.99 (reg price $6.99)
- Devil in a Kilt by Sue-Ellen Welfonder $1.99 (reg price $6.99)
- The Ax by Donald E. Westlake $1.99 (reg price $6.99)
- Wolf in the Shadows by Marcia Muller $1.99 (reg price $9.99)
- Gunmetal Black by Daniel Serrano $2.99 (reg price $14.99)
- The Mission Sony by John le Carré $2.99 (reg price $14.99)
- Hungry Woman in Paris by Josefina Lopez $2.99 (reg price $12.99)
- Witch & Wizard by James Patterson – Free First 20 chapters available OCT 26th
Free for the Kindle from Samhain:
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Thanks everyone for your funny comments last week. You did indeed “crack me” so well I couldn’t complete my sentences. I have emailed all the winners so if your name appears but you haven’t gotten an email, it generally means that someone else with the same name is the winner.
The good news is we’ll do another one of these giveaways in December or so.
For Ace:
- Bella
- Erin
- Carol
- Jade
- Alisa
- Brandy
- Meghan
- Poppy A.
- Kelsey
- Eva S
For Berkley:
- Suzie
- JulieD
- Chris
- ~ames~
- Janet W
- Lana
- votermom
- Melissa
- Larena Wirum
- Lori S.
- Krystal J
- Ashley V
- Erin
- Carrie
- cyclops8
- Amber E.
- May B.
- Donna L.
- Wendy
In exchange for a little of your time, Executive editor Cindy Hwang of Berkley/Jove and Senior Editor, Anne Sowards of Ace/Roc, are going to give away 2 books from their fall collection to a group of random commenters today. Â First up is Cindy Hwang’s highlights of some of the Fall titles. Cindy Hwang is the executive editor of Berkley who is actively seeking fresh voices in romance. In her spare time, she enjoys Bravo Reality TV and cinema remakes of comic books. Â This giveaway will run through Friday at 9 PM CST.
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Welcome to the fall 2009 edition of the Great Berkley Giveaway–I’m excited to be able to share with you some of the exciting romances coming out this fall, and as always, thanks to Dear Author for hosting this. Don’t forget–this is just a taste of all the awesome books Berkley has in store this fall–for a complete list of all the titles and their descriptions, you can check out: www.berkleyjoveauthors.com.
September 2009
 PLEASURE AND PURPOSE by Megan Hart
PLEASURE AND PURPOSE is my favorite …
Shauna Summers, Senior Editor at Random House, gave us a sneak peak at upcoming Bantam/Dell/Ballantine books. Random House also sponsored a giveaway of 27 copies of different books and I threw in 9 ecopies of books for a total of 35 books. Stephanie Tyler scrounged up two ARCs of her fall release, Hard to Hold. We have a total of 38 books and we said we would give two books to each winner. By my math, we should have 19 winners. Congrats folk!
- Sharon M
- Julie
- Melissa
- Catherine Gayle
- blodeuedd
- Pearl
- Sandy James
- Marty
- Kathy
- Heather
- Amber E.
- Kimberly B.
- Collette
- Ammarylis
- Sam DG
- Eva
- Ashley V
- Debbie F
- Aly
 Some of the commenters had questions about where to start with Jo Goodman and we’re putting together an “If You Like” sort of post that will run down Goodman’s backlist and her style of writing. Until then, hope you enjoy Never Love a Lawman. Here are the 10 winners.
- Billie Davis
- GrowlyCub
- Mara
- Lou
- Jenny
- Keira Soleore
- lorenet
- Carrie
- charm
- Marial
2009 RITA Finalists for Contemporary Single Title Romance
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2009 RITA Finalists for Best First Book
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2009 RITA Finalists for Romantic Suspense
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2009 RITA Finalists for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
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2009 RITA Finalists for Paranormal Romance
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2009 RITA Finalists for Romance Novella
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