Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for April 2016
Welcome to the 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 February would be a March 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.
The Honorable Officer, by Philippa Lodge
Out April 6th.
http://www.amazon.com/Honorable-Officer-Philippa-Lodge-ebook/dp/B01CAYGV1U (To go straight to Kindle)
http://philippalodge.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-honorable-officer-is-up-for-pre.html (for all the links I have so far).
He’ll do anything to save his daughter, even fall in love.
France, 1668
Hélène de Bonnefoi’s spirit has been squashed by the ever-critical aunt and uncle who raised her. Serving as nanny and stand-in mother to her cousin’s child has saved her from the convent, especially after her cousin’s death. When suspicious accidents threaten the toddler, Hélène overcomes her debilitating near-blindness to seek the help of the child’s father, a colonel in Louis XIV’s army.
Jean-Louis, Colonel de Cantière, has spent his life proving his worth, integrity, and honor, first to his family and now in the army. When his daughter’s caretaker appears in his camp during a siege, claiming someone is trying to kill the girl, his loyalties are sorely tested.
Hélène must convince Jean-Louis the threat is real. But the true danger is to the heart of a shy young woman who has always loved her cousin’s husband from afar and to the colonel’s desire to resist complicated emotions.
Releasing April 12th from Loveswept: RUTHLESS, book 1 of the True Brothers MC series, by Gillian Archer
Every girl needs a guardian angel—even if he wears black leather.
After dinner with the most arrogant man in the world, Jessica Miller is shocked when her blind date tries to maul her in the parking lot. Enter “Zag”: the brooding, bruising alpha male who jumps off his motorcycle and teaches the jerk a lesson he won’t forget. After getting one taste of a bad boy who lives on the edge, Jessica’s hooked. Zag’s willing to give her the ride of her life. But she needs to wrap her arms around his powerful chest and hold on—tight.
Zag knows firsthand that the True Brothers MC isn’t for the faint of heart. He only intends to show beautiful, innocent Jessica a few cheap thrills to satisfy her curiosity. But the more he lets her in, the more Zag comes to depend on her gentle touch to help heal the wounds that he’s been denying for so long. Now, a rival gang has set its sights on Jessica, and Zag must step up once again. He just hopes he can go the distance to protect the woman he loves.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Ruthless-True-Brothers-MC-Novel-ebook/dp/B018CHA1D8/
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ruthless-gillian-archer/1123015194?ean=9780399594700
iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ruthless/id1061451653?mt=11
kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/ruthless-40
Thanks so much to Dear Author for letting me share!
Releasing April 12th from Loveswept: RUTHLESS, book 1 of the True Brothers MC series, by Gillian Archer
Every girl needs a guardian angel—even if he wears black leather.
After dinner with the most arrogant man in the world, Jessica Miller is shocked when her blind date tries to maul her in the parking lot. Enter “Zag”: the brooding, bruising alpha male who jumps off his motorcycle and teaches the jerk a lesson he won’t forget. After getting one taste of a bad boy who lives on the edge, Jessica’s hooked. Zag’s willing to give her the ride of her life. But she needs to wrap her arms around his powerful chest and hold on—tight.
Zag knows firsthand that the True Brothers MC isn’t for the faint of heart. He only intends to show beautiful, innocent Jessica a few cheap thrills to satisfy her curiosity. But the more he lets her in, the more Zag comes to depend on her gentle touch to help heal the wounds that he’s been denying for so long. Now, a rival gang has set its sights on Jessica, and Zag must step up once again. He just hopes he can go the distance to protect the woman he loves.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Ruthless-True-Brothers-MC-Novel-ebook/dp/B018CHA1D8/
Thanks so much to Dear Author for letting me share!
Releasing April 5th from St. Martin’s Press: HEART LIKE MINE, Book 2 of the Echo Lake contemporary romance series, by Maggie McGinnis. Publishers Weekly says, “Joshua and Delaney’s hot and emotionally charged romance will delight readers.”
Delaney Blair loves her job at Echo Lake’s Mercy Hospital, where she’s developed a reputation for being smart, fair, and driven. When she’s assigned to cut funding, she has to temporarily relocate her office, put on borrowed scrubs, and go toe-to-toe with Dr. Joshua Mackenzie, the interim head of the pediatrics department. His killer smile and rock-star body are distractions Delaney could do without, but she’s determined to stay focused while she brings his budget into line.
It’s not working.
Beloved by his colleagues and patients alike, Josh is too busy caring for sick kids to talk numbers with the sexy, stiletto-clad Delaney. Every time they talk business, tensions run high…but so does a powerful attraction neither of them can ignore. When an emergency brings Mercy to its knees, Delaney and Josh must work together to save lives. But can they also find a way into each other’s hearts?
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Like-Mine-Echo-Novel-ebook/dp/B015CLBDYI
Huge thanks to Dear Author for letting me share! :)
After The Hurt comes on Tuesday, March 29 with Loveswept, Random House. I’m so excited about it you have no idea! It was a long an winding road to be at this point with the book. It’s especially close to my heart as my heroine is dealing with the sudden death of her mother in ways that have a negative impact on those around her (basing her mother’s death on my mom).
Pepper Chapman refuses to throw in the towel. Six months ago, she made the biggest mistake of her life. Blinded by grief after her mom’s death, Pepper abandoned the man she loves. Now she wants a second chance at everything she gave up: strong hands driving her to ecstasy . . . a deep voice whispering naughty promises in her ear . . . the future they’d planned since they were teenagers. So Pepper comes home looking for forgiveness, ready for a new beginning—if he’s willing to give her a shot.
Retired MMA star Tank Sherman may be used to low blows, but Pepper’s emotional sucker punch left him reeling. Trying to ignore the pain and forget the pleasure of her body beneath his, Tank is prepared to ring the final bell on their relationship. Then Pepper shows up out of the blue, radiating pure sex. But Tank won’t let himself get hurt again, and that means resisting the heat that still burns between them. Because if he takes Pepper back, he knows he’ll never be able to let her go again.
Random House – Loveswept http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/530868/after-the-hurt-by-shana-gray/9781101965153/
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/After-Hurt-Shana-Gray-ebook/dp/B010ZXQA96/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
Amazon Canada https://www.amazon.ca/After-Hurt-Shana-Gray-ebook/dp/B010ZXQA96/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457972516&sr=8-1&keywords=after+the+hurt
Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ebooks-After-Hurt-Shana-Gray-ebook/dp/B010ZXQA96/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
Amazon Australia https://www.amazon.com.au/After-Hurt-Shana-Gray-ebook/dp/B010ZXQA96/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1458233011&sr=1-5
@Shana Gray:
Somehow I hit reply before I had my website in the box :) http://www.shanagray.com
Captured by the Cyborg, released March 15.
Sometimes the biggest risk is to one’s heart….
An ex-Cyber Operations field agent, Dale Homme has kissed danger and betrayal more times than he cares to count. Now he runs a clandestine factory beneath the surface of the moon Deceptio, where confidentiality and security matter more than anything. When a beautiful young woman arrives seeking a job, Dale knows within minutes she’s lying. Everything about her is false: her past, the people she claims to know, her reason for being on Deceptio. Illumina Smith? Even her name is an alias.
Logic says send her packing. His gut says she’s in trouble. She needs him. So he’ll do anything to keep her safe….even if it means keeping her captive.
Captured by the Cyborg is third in the Cy-Ops Sci-fi Romance series but is written to be read as a stand-alone novella.
On Amazon: http://amzn.to/1TV8FRO
On BN: http://bit.ly/1U9dWG9
On ARe: http://bit.ly/1pw3n37
My first-ever New Adult Romance comes out next Monday, April 4! It’s sexy, funny, smart, and a little bit different. :)
Nora Kincaid has one goal for her second year of college: be invisible. Last year’s all-party-no-study strategy resulted in three failed classes and two criminal charges, and if she messes up again she’ll lose her scholarship. But there’s one problem with her plan for invisibility, and his name is Crosbie Lucas: infamous party king, general hellraiser…and her new roommate’s best friend.
Crosbie’s reckless reputation and well-known sexcapades aren’t part of Nora’s studious new strategy, but as she’s quickly learning, her new plan is also really boring. When Crosbie’s unexpected gestures of friendship pull her head out of her books long enough to see past his cocky veneer, she’s surprised to find a flawed and funny guy beneath it all. The muscles don’t hurt, either.
But as Nora starts to fall for Crosbie, the weight of one of last year’s bad decisions grows even heavier. Because three failing grades and two misdemeanors are nothing compared to the one big secret she’s hiding…
Buy links:
Amazon: http://goo.gl/mQY4iU
Kobo: https://goo.gl/jQFgRX
Barnes & Noble: http://goo.gl/guHWxh
Goodreads: http://goo.gl/Fic6CH
Website: http://www.juliannakeyes.com
Thanks for the opportunity to share!
Releasing April 12th from Loveswept (Random House) – OFF THE HOOK – Book 1 in the Fishing for Trouble series – that’s being called “one hot sexy read” and an “Amazing first book in a great new series.”
Welcome to The Buoys, a West Coast haven where love comes in with the tide.
Major league pitcher Liam O’Donnell knows his best days are probably behind him, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to retire and become a fishing guide. Still, after all the time he’s spent chasing his dreams, he owes it to his brothers to pull his weight around the lodge. The Buoys is their father’s legacy, and they can’t let some developer take it from them. The one snag Liam isn’t counting on is a blast from the past: his ex-wife.
The moment Kate Hadley steps out of the seaplane, she knows this assignment is going to be trickier than she thought. She has to persuade the owners to sell—and one of them is Liam O’Donnell. Ten years ago, she made the biggest mistake of her life when she married Liam during a fling in Vegas. Now he’s her only lifeline in the middle of nowhere. Kate’s trying to keep things cool, but Liam just reminds her of the scorching few nights they spent together—and tempts her to make new memories that are just as steamy as the old.
http://www.lauradrewry.com
Amazon – http://amzn.to/1GGUsMJ
NOOK – http://bit.ly/OTHnk
KOBO – http://bit.ly/OTHKo
Google Play – http://bit.ly/OTHGgl
iBooks – http://bit.ly/OTHiB
Goodreads – http://bit.ly/1PBzK4X
Thank you so much for the opportunity to share this with your readers!
’Til Death Do Us Part
by Addison Albright
Released April 3, 2016 at JMS Books, LLC
Novel Length: 215 pages (in PDF format)/70,144 words
Heat Level: 2 Flames
Genre: Gay Romance, Contemporary
Henry and Sam Miller-Greene are living the dream. They love their careers — which afford each of them opportunities to travel to exotic locations — they love their home, Sam’s caring family, and each other. They disagree on the subject of adoption, but are fully committed to each other in marriage … ’Til Death Do Us Part.
The dream is shattered when Henry’s plane crashes, and he’s presumed dead. But four people — Henry, two other men, and a child — survive undetected on a remote, small, and insignificant island. Will Sam and Henry’s love be able to survive as well?
Henry fights to endure in harsh conditions, never knowing when disaster will strike. Sam struggles with his loss, but with help moves on with his life. Will Sam be able to put aside his new love when he reunites with Henry?
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You can find all the details and buy-links, here: https://addisonalbright.wordpress.com/addisons-publications/longer-works/til-death-do-us-part/
You can buy it now, here:
JMS Books, LLC – EPUB, MOBI, PDF, HTML
http://www.jms-books.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29_105&products_id=1659
Amazon Kindle – Kindle Format (AZW)
http://www.amazon.com/Til-Death-Do-Us-Part-ebook/dp/B01DDW734C
All Romance eBooks – EPUB, MOBI, PRC, PDF, HTML
https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-tildeathdouspart-2004734-149.html
You can find me on the web, here:
WordPress Blog/Webpage
https://addisonalbright.wordpress.com/