Giveaway: Signed, Sealed, Deliver!

Giveaway: Signed, Sealed, Deliver! 60

We go through this every four years–thank goodness it’s not more–and now it’s over. Yes, the Presidential Election. No more ads or robocalls. To end that alone, I’m grateful it’s over. Whether your candidate was selected or not, this country must move forward together. Right now, I’m praying we can reduce the debt, create more [...]

From Self-Pub Success to New York

From Self-Pub Success to New York 18

As an author who views my writing career as a business, I always need to know what’s going on in publishing. I certainly wasn’t one to jump right into the fray when digital self-publishing came along and Amazon changed the royalty terms from 35% to 70% (btw, no one can achieve this 70% rate from [...]

Avon Books Announces NaRoWriNo!

Avon Books Announces NaRoWriNo! 5

 November is National Novel Writing Month (“NaNoWriMo”), the world’s largest writing event.  It is not for the faint of heart: participants pledge to write 50,000 words in a month, starting from scratch and reaching “The End” by November 30.  Last year, more than 250,000 unique participants proved they were up to the challenge; and this [...]

And the winners are…

And the winners are… 5

RIPE FOR SEDUCTION by Isobel Carr SABINE W.  ~~~ LORD GRAY’S LIST by Maggie Robinson MARY CHEN ~~~ EASY by Tammara Webber LACEY T ~~~ Congratulations, ladies! Please email your snail mail address to me at contests at theseasonforromance dot com and don’t forget to include the title you won. You have one week to collect your [...]

Book Club Discussion: What I Did For a Duke

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~*~*~ I have been completely unabashed in my love for this book since I first read it last year. Completely unabashed. I’ve read it countless times since then and my appreciation for it hasn’t waned a bit. Okay, enough of my gushing–and please don’t let that sway or influence your impression of the book–let’s discuss [...]

Giveaway: EASY by Tammara Webber

Giveaway: EASY by Tammara Webber 36

As I told you in a past post, Penguin Books acquired the rights to Tammara Webber’s New York Times bestseller EASY. This means for the first time, EASY will have mass distribution in print. To celebrate the print release of EASY (November 6), Penguin is giving away a copy of the trade edition to a [...]

Clothes Make the (Wo)Man

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by Maggie Robinson Happy Halloween! Trick or treat! I’m knocking on Bev’s door wearing my usual writer’s costume. Do you think I’m wearing the feather boa and heels I wore at the Romantic Times convention? All shall be revealed at the end. I’m here bearing a treat, I hope, a copy of my newest, sparkliest, [...]

And the winners are…

And the winners are… 6

Anatomy of a Potential Bestseller post (a book from the “stash“) ASHLEY D. ~~~ THE LADY MOST WILLING… (ARC) by Julia Quinn et al. GAMISTRESS66 Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen! Please email your snail mail address to me at contests at theseasonforromance dot com and don’t forget to include the title you won. You have one week to [...]

Giveaway: Ripe for Seduction (ARC) by Isobel Carr

Giveaway: Ripe for Seduction (ARC) by Isobel Carr 44

RIPE FOR SEDUCTION Author: Isobel Carr Publisher: Grand Central/Forever Genre: Historical Series: The League of Second Sons (Book 3) Release Date: December 18, 2012 Digital Price: $7.99 Pages: 384     A secret society of younger sons, sworn to aid and abet each other, no matter the scandal or cost . . .  After the scandalous demise of her marriage, Lady [...]

Review: The Second Seduction of a Lady by Miranda Neville

Review: The Second Seduction of a Lady by Miranda Neville 7

THE SECOND SEDUCTION OF A LADY Author: Miranda Neville Publisher: HarperCollins/Avon Impulse Genre: Historical Release Date: October 16, 2012 Digital Price: $1.99 Pages: 100    Enter the thrilling, sexy world of Georgian England in this splendid Miranda Neville novella—and catch a glimpse of Caro, the heroine of the upcoming The Importance of Being Wicked, on sale December 2012. Eleanor Hardwick and Max [...]