Open Thread for Authors (Author Promo) for November 2016
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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)
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.
Silent night, holy hell.
Thaddeus and Sarasija are spending the holidays on the bayou, and while the vampire’s idea of Christmas cheer doesn’t quite match his assistant’s, they’re working on a compromise. Before they can get the tree trimmed, they’re interrupted by the appearance of the feu follet. The ghostly lights appear in the swamp at random and lead even the locals astray.
When the townsfolk link the phenomenon to the return of their most reclusive neighbor, suspicion falls on Thaddeus. These lights aren’t bringing glad tidings, and if Thad and Sara can’t find their source, the feu follet might herald a holiday tragedy for the whole town.
��This holiday novella can be enjoyed alone or as part of the Hours of the Night Series.
Release day 11/15/16
http://amzn.to/2cLgQB4
Thanks DA, for this promo opportunity!
I’ve got three books coming out later this month. Here’s info on two of them, with links to their chapter excerpts:
SENSEI is an IR romance set in Tokyo.
When Nyesha Adu becomes the nude model for a small circle of Japanese art students, one man drawing her likeness believes she’s the answer to his prayers. Takeshi Nishikowa is overworked and underpaid, with no time to socialize or worse yet, to meet the woman of his dreams. The closest he’s ever gotten to a naked female is during his weekly art classes.
Despite her reservations, Nyesha’s drawn to Takeshi’s earnest attempts to woo her. But Nyesha’s struggling to reclaim her sexuality after a traumatic childhood that included female circumcision. As Nyesha and Takeshi stumble into love, the secrets they both keep could threaten a promising future together.
http://wikkidsexycool.com/free-chapter-view/sensei-excerpt/
IVY LEAGUE features a bisexual African American female lead:
A torrid affair in college that neither can forget. And now that they both work on Capitol Hill, sparks fly once more.
Brandon Jefferson Wingate comes from a family with political clout and money. Yet when he’s bested at the only game he knows by a novice to the world of “Politricks” Brandon begins to question if holding an elected office is his true calling.
Kenya Paul is his former classmate and the girl who broke his heart. And now that Brandon has won a seat in congress, he must cross paths with the woman who got away, only to become a thorn in this right leaning politician’s side, and a constant ache in his heart.
http://wikkidsexycool.com/free-chapter-view/ivy-league-chapter-one-excerpt/
“Vivid, suspenseful, and charming, Diver creates a world where anything can happen in this must-read page-turner.” —Carrie Jones, New York Times bestselling author of the Need series
“Faultlines blew me away! A tense, suspenseful read that will break your heart and keep you guessing right up until the very end.”—Amy Christine Parker, author of GATED and ASTRAY
My new novel, Faultlines (coming Nov. 15th from Bella Rosa Books), is about a girl whose world is turned upside down by her best friend’s suicide. Lisa had pushed everyone away a few months prior, even her closest friend, Vanessa. In an attempt to understand, Vanessa starts to reconstruct the events that led up to Lisa’s death—only someone calling themselves Poetic Justice thinks they know why Lisa is gone and starts taking revenge in advance of the facts. Others are sure that Vanessa must be Poetic Justice. As vengeance, counterattacks and clues mount, it becomes a race to the truth…and hopefully not to the death.
More information: http://www.luciennediver.com/
Sometimes love requires a little practice…
Ten Thousand Hours
Weddings are Ivy Miller’s business, but when an ex proposes out of the blue, she flees to a tropical paradise rather than walk down the aisle. There, she discovers the passion missing from her sensible existence in the arms of a handsome stranger. She returns home, where no one suspects sweet, practical Ivy possesses a secret wild side — no one except the one-night stand standing in her parents’ dining room.
Semi-reformed bad boy Griffin Dunleavy barely recognizes this cautious woman as the brazen temptress who left an impression on his flesh a week ago, but there’s no mistaking the sensual nature hidden behind her prim and proper façade. He makes an indecent proposal: a fling in which Ivy plays all the parts too untamed for her everyday life, which might supply enough variety to keep him intrigued for more than a day or two.
The offer is too enticing to resist — and too good to last. When reality demands full-time responsibility, Ivy can’t neglect family duty for a selfish fantasy. To keep his place in the life of the woman he loves, Griff must prove they can have forever… one hour at a time.
Thanks for the opportunity to post! If you’re looking for a lighthearted romance, Keeping Score is available now.
From Sara Rider, a fresh new voice in contemporary romance, Keeping Score is a fast-paced, sizzling sequel in the Perfect Play series that’ll leave everyone needing a cool down…
Professional soccer player Jaime Chen is used to hearing the word “no”—she’s just not used to listening to it. Despite her tiny frame, she’s won two Olympic medals and earned the title of Assistant Captain of the Seattle Falcons. And when Sport Fitness magazine decides it wants her for the cover of its annual Bodies of Sport issue, she finally has the chance to prove to the world that she truly is a top-class athlete. But when a lingering ankle injury forces the team’s physiotherapist to bench her, Jaime’s top-ranking dreams start to slip through her fingers.
In his career as a pro sports physiotherapist, Alex Martinez’s instincts have never steered him wrong. But he’s also never met someone as obstinate and frustrating as the snarky Jaime Chen. With their spot in the playoffs on the line, the Falcons’ owner gives him an ultimatum: get Jaime back in the game or kiss his job goodbye. When she skips yet another appointment with him, the only way he can wrangle a diagnosis from the medically-phobic midfielder is to stick to her like a shadow. But getting close to the woman who simultaneously irritates him and turns him on like no other is the last thing he wants to do.
http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Keeping-Score/Sara-Rider/The-Perfect-Play-Series/9781501132810
Thanks for the opportunity to post!
For those of you who’ve been missing the Northern Waste, FROZEN is a brand new novella that takes place between the events of DRIVEN and HIDDEN. It can be read as a stand-alone.
Raina and Wizard are back, racing across the Northern Waste to outrun ice pirates as they follow a distress call to an isolated community that just might hold the answers to the mystery of Wizard’s missing-and-presumed-dead, now-possibly-alive sister, Tatiana. But instead of answers, all they find are buried secrets and a truckload of trouble.
Warning: FROZEN includes non-stop action, Reavers, snowscooters, plasguns, frigid temperatures, rebels, a heroine who’s a blond tsunami with a backbone of pure steel, and a smart, hot hero who has a little difficulty with emotion.
“Edgy, steamy, action packed, and plotted with nail-biting tension…”–Library Journal on DRIVEN, Starred Review
“Anyone looking for something different will find [Silver]’s steamy, sinewy universe great fun…”–Publishers Weekly on DRIVEN, Starred Review
“…kind of Mad Max meets Red Dawn…”–dearauthor
https://store.kobobooks.com/ebook/frozen-42
November 29, 2016
@Eve Silver: Whoops! Meant to note that the dearauthor quote if for DRIVEN!
Thanks for the promo op.
My latest historical, DISSENT, is scheduled for release on Nov, 15th. It has the 16th century French court as a backdrop, an aristocratic African heroine, a French nobleman hero, religious strife, double-dealing, back-stabbing and a forced marriage for political reasons. It’s not a wallpaper historical, so get your history books out.
1571. France is in stasis. The peace struck after the latest War of Religion between Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots) is fragile and desperately needs more support to sustain it. The monarchy proposes a royal wedding joining a Catholic princess to a Huguenot prince as it is seen as the needed bulwark. Negotiations are in the works. All is good. Or so it appears.
On another front, France has fallen far behind other European nations in its quest to expand its empire overseas. Expenditures from civil wars have sapped her coffers, her energy and have stunted her economic dreams.
Could another marriage remedy the problem by mixing religious unity with the possibility of increased commerce?
Enter Awa, the daughter of a visiting, Roman Catholic, Wolof diplomat from the elite ranks of the Jolof Kingdom in West Africa. She embodies the best of her land in her manner and in her education. She is dutiful, proud, and respectful of her family, but after living a portion of her formative years at the French court, she has become outspoken and a tad willful.
Enter Blaise, the nephew of the most powerful leader of the Huguenot faction in the country. An aristocrat. Learned. Traveled. Haunted. Ladies’ man. Rarely sees a sunrise, unless he is going to bed at that hour. He abhors responsibility of any kind. And Roman Catholics.
Two persons of noble lineage. Strangers. Foes. Pawns. Allies? Lovers?
If Awa and Blaise can cease fighting long enough, could their marriage quell domestic unrest, bring riches and stability to France, but most importantly deliver true love to them before the realm implodes over religious matters again?
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/dissent-5
Thank you s very much for this opportunity!
This month I have released a short sci-fi, m/m story, featuring SPACE PIRATES :D! Hunting for ice meteoroids as if hey are whales in space, and with a mechanical parrot to boot ;)
It was previously published by Dreamspinner Press in their anthology ‘Making Contact” and, since the anthology is now out of print, I’ve republished it as a stand-alone. Only .99 cents :)
“Colonel Ardeth Connor has been rescued from death, but he’s not sure his new life is any better: he’s effectively trapped aboard a rebel ship that defies the Federation to collect ice meteors, stealing life-sustaining water for the poorest of planets and asteroids. As an anonymous part of Captain Gabriel’s crew, between hostile pirates and mechanical parrots, Ardeth is biding his time until he can escape, and learning there’s more to space than just the Federation.
But when the galleon is badly damaged, they have no choice but to cross one of the Federation’s borders. And, while he tries to understand the strange bond that has started to grow between him and Gabriel, Ardeth might be the only one who can save the crew… even if it means sacrificing his life as he knows it.”
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MG84H5N
I have an upcoming Christmas novella, releasing on November 21st! It’s a romantic suspense, and my love letter to Die Hard (the best Christmas movie).
Christmas Tango
A Soldiering On Novella
It’s nearly Christmas, and the last thing Duncan wants is to be dragged to a fancy party and made to play nice. And yet Mandy—his business partner and bane of his existence—somehow convinces him to attend a charity auction with her so they can scout potential clients.
Duncan is looking for an escape from the festivities when vicious armed men take over the building, trapping Mandy in a deadly situation. With no way to call for help, Duncan is the only one that can save her.
No weapons, a bad leg, and a growing realisation of his feelings for Mandy.
Yippee-ki-yay.
Author’s note: This novella can be read as a standalone, but may be more enjoyable to those that have read the previous Soldiering On books. This book ends in a HFN for Duncan and Mandy. Their story will conclude in the final Soldiering On book in late 2017.
Thanks for the opportunity to post! I’m in an Christmas anthology with Maggie Robinson, Tiffany Clare, and J.K. Coi called ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS that released on November 1st. It’s about a family of dukes and is multi-generational.
Here is the blurb:
“Four sparkling, sensual, emotion-packed stories from four distinctive talents—it’s like diving into a box of Christmas candy.” – Julie Anne Long, USA Today bestselling author
The holidays are a time for family, celebration—and the Dukes of Ravenglass to fall in love. Spend the Christmas season with the Wynter family, as the Dukes of Ravenglass find their happily-ever-afters in this delightful, heartfelt collection that spans from the Regency era to the present day.
In A Price Above Rubies by Maggie Robinson, set in the Regency era, paid companion Helen Lowe doesn’t know the man she shares her first-ever dance—and first-ever kiss—is Gabriel Wynter, a reclusive, notorious duke. When Helen flees after being exposed, she leaves behind something of far greater value than a glass slipper. Can Gabriel find her, return it, and finally open his heart?
In the Victorian-era set, Never Have I Ever Fallen in Love with a Duke by Tiffany Clare, Alexander Wynter has a problem—his best friend’s younger sister grew up. When he agreed to help Emily MacCallon make her debut, he didn’t expect the beautiful, alluring woman before him—or for her to lead him on such a merry chase. Alexander knows one thing: the only man she’ll be kissing forever and ever is him.
In the World War II-set, Loving Lord Spy by J.K. Coi, Winnie Jenkins, a combat nurse, and Lord David Wynter, an injured British spy, fall in love at the worst possible time. Each of them owes a duty to their country and must go their separate ways. They promise that when the war is finally over, they’ll meet in Hyde Park on Christmas morning . . . but agree that if one of them doesn’t make it, the other won’t seek out the reason why. Can they keep their appointment? Or will secrets, lies, and the perils of war keep them apart?
A missed connection gets a second chance in the present-day contemporary romance, Saved by the Belle by Elyssa Patrick. Seven years ago, Kit Wynter met the woman of his dreams. Even after all this time, he’s never been able to forget the American girl who captured his heart. When Belle Sweeney answers his ad—for she, too, never forgot him—it feels like there’s something still there. Spending the holiday at Ravenglass Abbey is the perfect opportunity to figure out if this is love.
Here are the buy links:
AMZ: http://amzn.to/2f3xURD | iBooks: http://bit.ly/ouac_ibk | Nook: http://bit.ly/ouacnook | Google Play: http://bit.ly/ouac_gp | Kobo: http://bit.ly/ouac_kobo