Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for February 2018
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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)
All authors, including self-published authors, are welcome, as long as the book is a romance or has strong romantic elements. Think about the readership. I.e., does your non fiction book about psoriasis really fit?
You can post for yourself or you can have a friend post for you if the idea of posting about your book paralyzes you.
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.
Hi, hi!
Danielle Binks – from Australia! – posting that the young adult short-story Anthology collection I edited and contributed to has JUST been released in America, through Harper Collins.
It’s called ‘Begin, End, Being: A #LoveOzYA Anthology’ !
The #LoveOzYA stands for “Love Australian Young Adult Literature” which is exactly what the Antho is choc-full of. There are 10 short-stories across all genres, from 10 different Aussie YA authors (among them – Amie Kaufman, Jaclyn Moriarty, Will Kostakis, Alice Pung and so many more!)
And there’s *definitely* romance in there. From the first person born on Mars falling for her best friend, to a hunt for a mysterious witch to prove your love, time-travelling back to your first ever kiss, and what to do when having the gift of premonition means you also know from the first kiss that a romance is doomed.
So if you want to read outside your region, and see what’s happening waaaaaaaaay across the pond – please check out ‘Begin, End, Being: A #LoveOzYA Anthology’, edited by me (and featuring my short-story!)
Also – *Chris Hemsworth said it’s the best thing he’s ever read. So there’s that.
Here’s where to buy in the US;
• Amazon Books: https://goo.gl/o5uFX2
• Barnes & Noble: https://goo.gl/YrNphT
• Indie Bound: https://goo.gl/WdJPVL
And if you need to request an order;
ISBN-10: 1460752317
ISBN-13: 978-1460752319
* I’m sorry. Blatant lie. It was worth a shot.
I just released an inspirational romance about British spies in Oregon.
No, really. That actually happened. The part about the British sending spies into Oregon, that is. The romance part… well, it’s possible that one of them fell in love while he was there. There is documentation to support that possibility. I like to think it happened.
The book description:
It’s 1845. Britain and America both claim the Oregon Territory, and neither side is willing to back down. As the two nations prepare for war, the British government sends Lieutenant Geoffrey Montgomery to Oregon City on a confidential mission. Doing his duty means lying to everyone—including the woman who catches his attention the moment they meet.
Lia Griggs needs to find a home for herself and her nephew. She has the chance to carve a niche for herself in Oregon City—so long as she is prepared to hide her past from everyone, even the Englishman who quickly becomes her friend and ally… and more.
To survive, Geoff and Lia both need to pretend to be someone they’re not. The last thing either of them wants is to fall in love. And as the threat of war grows stronger, choosing to stay together could cost them everything they have.
It’s available on Amazon and free if you’re in KU: http://bit.ly/EnglishLieutenantsLady
My new novel – a timesliip – is set on the North York Moors in Yorkshire, UK. It’s set between now and the Bronze Age (around about 4,500 years ago).
‘Do you ever wish you could turn back time?
Grace Nicholls has a few reasons for wanting to turn back the clock … although an archaeological dig at a Bronze Age settlement on the Yorkshire moors is not what she had in mind. But encouraged by her best friend Tabitha, that’s exactly where she finds herself.
Professor Duncan McDonald is the site director and his earnest pursuit of digging up the past makes him appear distant and unreachable. But when a woman on the site goes missing, it seems that his own past might be coming back to haunt him once again.
As they dig deeper, Duncan and Grace get more than they bargained for – and come to realise that the past is much closer than either of them ever imagined … ‘
It’s got some laughs, a lot of mud, a bit of a mystery and some archaeology, all set in the depths of the British countryside. If that sounds like your sort of thing, here it is…
https://www.amazon.com/Living-Past-Choc-Jane-Lovering-ebook/dp/B078GRHXT1/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1517834777&sr=1-1&keywords=jane+lovering+living+in+the+past&dpID=51PSz0jWJCL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch