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Selling Anthology Stories Separately as Ebooks

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Penguin is offering, as part of its “eSpecial” program, three anthology stories that were originally available only as part of a collection.  Father Mine by JR Ward is a novella available for $3.99 only in her Black Dagger Brotherhood Insider’s Guide (Retail $15.00). Father Mine features a story about Zsadist and Bella which I’ve heard is all angsty and full of woe. Buy Link here (Jia has read it, maybe she can come and give some deets).

The other two stories being offered is Karen Chance’s Buying Trouble, Patricia Briggs’s Alpha and Omega, both stories originally part of the On the Prowl anthology. Chance’s book is available on October 14th and Briggs’ novella on the 20th. These two novellas are $2.99.

I like the idea of buying the novellas separately but I do wonder at the price point. For example, the entire On The Prowl anthology can be purchased in eform at Fictionwise for $6.11 (with discounts). Perhaps with discounts, the Chance and Briggs’ novellas will be around the $2.50 mark instead of the $3.00 mark.

New eSpecials from Three of Penguin Group’s Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy Stars

eSPECIALS FROM THREE OF PENGUIN GROUP S
PARANORMAL FICTION STARS
Works by J.R. Ward, Karen Chance, and Patricia Briggs
Will be Available to Download

New York, NY (October 7, 2008) In a continued effort to bring writers to readers in whatever format the reader prefers, Penguin Group (USA) announced today the release of three paranormal fiction eSpecials, short pieces of writing for eBook readers. These new eSpecials are otherwordly novellas by three of Penguin Group’s most popular writers of paranormal romance and urban fantasy: #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward; #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs; and national bestselling author Karen Chance.
This is the perfect way for dedicated paranormal fiction fans to get the inside scoop on characters and series they re already into, said Molly Barton, Associate Publisher of eSpecials at Penguin Group. These three new eSpecials will also give curious readers a taste of some of the hottest writers working in paranormal romance and urban fantasy.

Father Mine, a novella from J.R. Ward about two …

REVIEW: On the Prowl by Patrica Briggs, Eileen Wilks, Karen Chance and Sunny

On the ProwlIn On the Prowl, four authors try to jump the bridge from fantasy to romance with varying degrees of success. This is an area which is not well populated so I like the concept and hope for better execution in the future. Great cover, though.

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Dear Ms. Briggs: Your contribution, “Alpha and Omega”, was the best part of the anthology largely due to your strong voice, however good prose was not enough to cover the relationship flaws. Anna is a young werewolf whose existence as a shiftling has been full of abuse. She believes she is a submissive werewolf because of the way she was treated. Initially, she was passed around the pack until the alpha’s mate stepped in to put a stop to it. Anna is “afraid of her own shadow” and has been made into this mouse of a woman by the abuse inflicted by her pack.

She sees a young man turned, caged and then found dead. She’s sure that her alpha is responsible. Despite her beaten down state, decides …