HER BEST WORST MISTAKE by Sarah Mayberry
EBONY M.
MELISSA M.
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WHY DO YOU READ ROMANCE? OR NOT post
MELODY MAY
WILLAFUL
AMY MEDEIROS
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My belief is that either you’re born a reader or you’re not. I was definitely born a reader. I read the moment I could recognize words. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of having a Beverly Cleary book clutched in my hands after a visit to the library where I pretty much tried to clear out everything she had on the shelves.
As I grew older, my tastes grew along with me–as right they should. I distinctively remember my years devouring Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys, Trixie Belden and The Bobbsey Twins (okay, that may have been when I was a bit younger). I was into the teen love books at the age of 12 and 13 when my sister introduced to Harlequin Presents(yeah, I was way young for them). That was my true introduction to romance…and I was hooked. I’ve read them every since even as I became a die hard Agatha Christie fan and read Stephen King, Scott Turow and dabbled in Mary Higgins Clark for a bit. I even read one or two Danielle Steele novels–not more me as I didn’t feel like they read like a true romance.
There was a time, however, that I stopped reading romance. My life was crazy and for ten years I was off romance. Those were my cynical days. I don’t think I believed in HEAs anymore. But all is right with the world and I do now. 
I’m an ardent believer that there is someone (or even several someones) for everyone. My love of romance novels has–as you know–led me to take it up as a career, as a writer of romance novels.
What about you? When (age) and how did you start reading romance novels? Why do you read romance? If you don’t read romance, why not? Comment and enter to win 2 of the six books below (3 winners). Click on the covers for book review and details.
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JENNIFER
CHELSEA B.
DIANE DIAMOND
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The last time I did this, it was to help promote my free novella, ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE & SEDUCTION. It worked out really well. So well in fact I’d thought I do it again for my AN HEIR OF DECEPTION. What did I do, well I offered 10 additional entries for the iPad 2 drawing to anyone who posted my animated ad (look to your right) on their blog or website when the novella reached 250, 000 downloads. That happened mid-January.
Well the rules are the exact same except this prize is for an iPad 3 (own one and LOVE IT!) and the goal for AN HEIR OF DECEPTION is 15,000 copies sold. Where am I know you ask? Currently I’ve sold 4140 copies, which means 10,860 copies to go. The blog or site I receive the most redirects from will receive a $100 Visa gift card. If you’re interested and need me to send you the ad, please email me at contact at theseasonforromance dot com. And don’t worry, if you don’t have a blog or website, you’ll still be able to enter the day I post for the drawing.
Tomorrow I’ll be posting the winners of the Kindle Fire and the Kindle Touch so make sure you’ve entered (Kindle Fire entries requires you are subscribed to my newsletter).
In the meantime, while I strive for those 15k in numbers of books sold, I’m giving away the books below. Comment to enter to win. Click covers for reviews and book details.
JUST DOWN THE ROAD by Jodi Thomas
NATALIE’S MAMA
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EVER MORE BOOKS Post
EBONY M.
RHONDA JONES
MONIKARW
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9 books, 3 winners, 3 books each. Click the covers for book review, blurb and buy links. Comment to enter to win!
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Miranda Neville’s Burgundy series
LYNN G
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THE PRINCESS AND THE PEER, COWBOY COME HOME and HIGHLAND HERO
CATHERINE
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by Jodi Thomas
On April 3, 2012, my new story JUST DOWN THE ROAD was released. I was walking the floor waiting for the birth of this book because I feel like it’s the best I’ve ever written. A friend of mine commented that, over the last 36 books, I’ve said that a few times before, and I probably have, but I work to make each one better and this one shines.
For those readers who love stories that wrap around your heart, you’ll love this one. It’s about the people of a small town who, though they think they live private lives also interact and change those around them. I’ve really never thought of the people in my books as characters, for me they are people, as real in my mind as my neighbors. They are wise and foolish, and loving…and unforgettable.
I think I fell in love with Tinch Turner when I first met him sitting outside the emergency room waiting to make sure all the guys he just beat up were going home with little more than bruised egos. He’s the kind of guy Addison Spencer, the new town doctor, sees as tall, lean, walking trouble. She thinks she wants nothing to do with him until she catches a glimpse of Tinch through his four year old nephew’s eyes.
JUST DOWN THE ROAD is about letting go of the past and stepping into new beginnings. It’s about learning to recognize what’s important in life. What lies closest to your heart. The stories in this little town blend together as the people touch each others’ lives and I think when the reader finishes, they’ll be surprised how much my characters have grown to matter to them.
When Tinch Turner lost his wife, he gave up on living. Now he spends his nights brooding, boozing and brawl-ing. When one of his escapades lands him in the ER, he finds himself staring up at the beautiful new doctor in town. For the first time in years, he feels a spark, but Addison Spencer wants nothing to do with the unruly rancher—or any man for that matter. She’s only in Harmony four months, long enough for the trouble she left behind to be over. But then a vulnerable little boy barrels into both of their lives, forcing them out of the past —and into a future where love is just down the road…JUST DOWN THE ROAD
Sell date: April 3, 2012
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 978-0425246924
Retail price: USA $ 7.99
I hope everyone will walk into Harmony with me, stop off at the diner and stay a while. You might just feel right at home.
Enjoy my newest story,
Jodi Thomas
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It seems like an age since I blogged at The Season for Romance about The Wild Marquis, the first book in the Burgundy Club series. Now, just over two years later, the fourth and final book is out. Minerva and Blake, the couple in Confessions from an Arranged Marriage, weren’t even a gleam in my eye when I conceived the Burgundy Club. They appeared as secondary characters in book 2, The Dangerous Viscount, and instantly struck sparks, though not in a particularly good way. So naturally I decided they were made for each other and set out to figure out why!
I’m sad saying goodbye to a group of characters I’ve lived with so long, but I was also ready to make the break. I’m now happily involved with a new group of a hot men and strong women whom I hope readers will love as much as I do.
Some series end, some don’t, and some should. Leaving aside books, I thought of Star Wars. I love the “first” trilogy. I’ve seen each of those movies a dozen times and always have a blast. I’m sitting at my computer now and savoring some favorite moments: the bar scene; the collapsing garbage dump; Leia telling Luke he’s awfully short for a star trooper; just about any scene with Yoda in it; Han frozen in a block of carbon (sob). And, for us romance aficionados, Han Solo and Princess Leia as the ultimate bantering couple.
And then they had to go and ruin it. That prequel trilogy was an abomination that I’d like to erase from my memory cells. (Except for Yoda fighting, which was awesome.) George Lucas just didn’t know when to say no.
What do you think about series? Do you prefer long or short ones? Or, if you prefer, you can just tell me your favorite bit from Star Wars. One commenter will win the first three Burgundy Club books: The Wild Marquis, The Dangerous Viscount, and The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton. (Sorry, due to postage costs this drawing is open to US residents only).
ANTICIPATION – ANY KINDLE MMPB BOOK
LAURA HARMS
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IF I FALL by Kate Noble
RHIANNON ROWLAND
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9 BOOKS, 3 WINNERS, 3 BOOKS EACH
DEANNA SCHULTZ
AURORA
KAREN H IN NC
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5 - Perfect! - Goes on keeper shelf forever.
4.5 - Excellent - Sooo close to perfection, it hurts.
4 - Very Good - Highly recommend
3.5 - Good - Solid read. Would recommend.
3 - Satisfactory - Okay. Would recommend with caveats.
2.5 - Fair – Wouldn’t recommend.
2 – Fatally Flawed
1 Poor (1 being one of the worst books I've ever read) - Didn't find much in it to like.
DNF - Did Not Finish (Yes, it was that bad)
Heat Level
6 - Erotic – Extremely explicit language and lovemaking scenes. This includes BDSM, ménage a trios.
5 – Scorching – Explicit lovemaking scenes and language.
4 – Hot – Very hot lovemaking scenes. This includes oral sex but no more.
3 – Sensual – Lovemaking scenes are hot but not as detailed or long as Heat Level 4
2 – Mild – Lovemaking scenes are short. Very little detail.
1 – Inspy – Lovemaking scenes are practically non-existent. Kissing but definite closed door policy.
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