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Who’s hot in 2010 so far?

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

With 2010 coming to a close in the next two months, which books have made your Top Ten?

So far The Season Readers have picked:

January – Pregnant by the Warrior ~ Denise Lynn
February - Bound by Temptation ~ Lavinia Kent
March - The Wild Marquis ~ Miranda Neville
April – Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake ~ Sarah MacLean
May – Sweetest Little Sin ~ Christine Wells
June – Married by Morning ~ Lisa Kleypas
July – Love in the Afternoon ~ Lisa Kleypas
August – Wicked Intentions ~ Elizabeth Hoyt
September – The Devil Wears Plaid ~ Teresa Medeiros

How close are we to your personal list? Let me know.

Also, I’ve posted 6 more books on the site for giveaway. Please include your full name in the body of the email. Below are the titles and links:

WORTH THE TRIP – Penny McCall

LIVING NIGHTMARE – Shannon K. Butcher

REGENCY CHRISTMAS PROPOSALS - Gayle Wilson, Amanda McCabe, Carole Mortimer

SEDUCING THE DUCHESS – Ashley March

THE ACCIDENTAL WEDDING – Anne Gracie

SEVEN NIGHTS TO FOREVER – Evangeline Collins

Winners will be posted November 1st.

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Upcoming Events

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

What are we going to be doing on the blog in the coming weeks. Oh lots of fun stuff. ;)

On Tuesday, I’ll be joined by Sophie Jordan and we’re going to be chatting about her new Young Adult novel, FIRELIGHT and how she’s juggling writing in three different genres.

Also on Tuesday the October issue will go live on the website. There’s a lot of really great Top Picks this month and even some reviews from books that missed the cut off deadline from previous months. I’ll post more about the new issue on Tuesday.

On Wednesday will be another Authors Under the Radar post. Do I know who that is yet? Um, no, but I’m looking.

Thursday I’ll be giving away some books. I have a nice stash of October releases I’d better get working on.

Friday I’ll be discussing my Fabulous Find of the month and giving away a copy of that book.

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In other news, I’ve updated the blog page to make it mirror the site exactly with a slight caveat. If you click on the BLOG image on the header, it will take you to the homepage of this blog. However, if you click anywhere else on the header, it will take you to the homepage of The Season website. That’s just an FYI in case you’re on the comment screen or another blog page and want to get back to the blog homepage  in just one click.

In the coming week or so, I’ll be announcing this year’s The Season Writing Contest. Last year I did a Pitch Contest, this year I want to do something more fun. I’m basing this contest on Avon Fanlit (which I really credit for giving me the courage and motivation to write and complete my first book, SINFUL SURRENDER).

Entrants will have to write a 1600 word scene or scenes and the readers will be the judges, voting on whose they think is the best. There will be semi and then final round. The grand prize winner will receive a $100 Visa Gift Card (nice to have right before Christmas) and a 25 page critique from an agent or editor. Second prize winner will also receive a 25 page critique from an editor or agent. There might be a third prize winner if I can rope another agent or editor into doing this. ;) But stay tuned, I’ll be posting more about this contest hopefully fairly soon.

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Yes, more contests!

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

Who is running contests around the webisphere? I’ve tracked down a couple, starting with a member of The Season Forum, Christie Kelley. She’s giving away a copy of her upcoming release, SCANDAL OF THE SEASON. She’s going to make you work for it a little bit, but it’s painless. Click here for entry details.

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I then went on Twitter and discovered Julianne MacLean has a contest running on her website. Win an autographed of IN MY WILDEST FANTASIES and a $50 Borders Gift Card. Click here for entry details.

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Paula Quinn is giving away 4 (four) autographed books: LAIRD OF THE MIST, A HIGHLANDER NEVER SURRENDERS, RAVISHED BY A HIGHLANDER, and  SEDUCED BY A HIGHLANDER. Click here for entry details.

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Vanessa Kelly is giving away an autographed copy of SEX AND THE SINGLE EARL. I sat beside Vanessa at the Literacy Booksigning in Orlando this year at the RWA National Conference and I must say I just adore her. For that reason alone I think everyone should run out and buy her book and/or sign up for her newsletter. Being a genuinely lovely person goes far in life, IMO. :) Click here for entry details. Also, Vanessa and her husband are the writing team behind V.K. Sykes. Check out their debut release CADDYGIRLS from Carina Press.

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And speaking of genuinely lovely people, you can add Maggie Robinson to that list. I’ve known Maggie for a few years but only met her this year in Orlando, and she’s lovelier in person. Anyway, Maggie is giving away an advanced autographed copy of LORDS OF PASSION, a fabulous anthology also featuring novellas from Virginia Henley and Kate Pearce. I read Maggie’s novella, NOT QUITE A COURTESAN, and it’s fabulous. :) Click here for entry details.

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Good stuff, huh? And to celebrate my good news (I have a fabulous new job…SQUEEEEE!), sign up for at least one of these contests, comment on this post and you’ll be entered to win a copy GIVE ME A TEXAS RANGER – Jodi Thomas, Linda Broday, Phyllis Miranda, Dewanna Pace, LORD OF PLEASURE – Delilah Marvelle and a $25 Amazon Gift Certificate. :D

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Enter to Win in The Season’s Red, White and Blue Fireworks Giveaway

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

The time to enter has arrived! To celebrate July 4th, I’m giving away 45 Fabulous Books and Chocolate! Entering is as easy as posting a comment. Newsletter subscribers entered last week and get two chances to win if they post a comment here today. Click the image below to check out the books on the contest pages on the website. Good luck, everyone!


**Available to US and Canadian residents ONLY.

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Red, White and Blue Fireworks Giveaway

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Check out books 9 and 10!

July Top Pick!

Shipwrecked, wounded, he risks all to pursue his mission – only to discover a partner as daring and brazen as he.

Fiery, tempestuous, a queen in her own realm, she rescues a warrior – only to find her heart under seige.

Bound by passion, linked by need, together they must brave the enemy’s gauntlet to win all their hearts’ desire.

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June Top Pick!

HOW CAN THIS PASSIONATE KNIGHT…

Renowned beauty Lady Linnet is torn between two desires: revenge on those who destroyed her family or marriage to her childhood sweetheart Sir James Rayburn. One fateful night, she makes a misguided choice: she sacrifices Jamie’s love for a chance at vengeance.

TRUST A BEAUTY WITH A PAST?

Jamie Rayburn returns to England in search of a virtuous wife—only to find the lovely Linnet as bewitching as ever. Their reckless affair ignites anew, even hotter than before, although Jamie vows to never again trust her with his heart. Then just as Linnet begins to make amends, she’s tempted by one last opportunity to settle old scores. But a final retribution could cost her Jamie’s love – this time forever.

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Red, White and Blue Fireworks Giveaway

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Check out books number 5 and 6 on The Season’s Red, White and Blue Fireworks Giveaway list. :)

Annabel Winslow is a country girl at heart. She’s staying with her grandparents in London for The Season with the intention of finding a husband wealthy enough to save her family from poverty. Annabel dislikes the idea of marrying a man she does not love, but her sense of duty runs deep.

Sebastian Grey is in limbo. He’s next in line to become the Earl of Newbury unless the current Earl, a despicable, portly man in his 60’s, can find a bride who will bear him a son. Society is not quite sure what to make of Sebastian—on one hand he’s handsome, charming, and may be extremely rich one day. On the other hand, he may wind up poor as a pauper.

When Annabel (quite inconveniently) becomes the object of both of their affections, a series of whirlwind events ensues. She knows that marriage to an Earl may be the only thing that will save her family from ruin, but the thought of submitting to Newbury disgusts her. And Sebastian’s tempting touch certainly doesn’t help. It soon becomes clear that Annabel must choose between her family’s livelihood, and her one true love…

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Wanton. . .

Leo Roberts is next in line for an earldom and the power and fortune that come with it, but he is uncultured, unrefined–and completely untamed. . .until governess Ella Finch arrives upon the scene. Can so young and inexperienced a woman tutor him in the manners and mores of his class? Leo’s mysterious past has rendered him an outsider, too wild for polite society. But he finds her innocence most intriguing. . .

Willing

What manner of man he may be, Ella does not know. Yet he fascinates her and she must know more. Capturing Leo’s reckless heart is about to free her in ways she never dreamed of. . .and his sensual touch releases the deepest yearnings of her body and soul. . .


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Red, White and Blue Fireworks Giveaway

Monday, June 14th, 2010

On July 4th, I’m giving away a whole bunch of books. One lucky entrant will get it all, plus some lovely chocolates, since books and chocolate seem to be our predominant weaknesses. So until the July 4th, I’m going to be featuring the books being given away day by day. June 27th I’ll post instructions on how to enter so stay tuned.

Today, check out the first two books on the list.

A MOST IMPROPER ALLIANCE

Two years ago, dashing Captain Samuel Breedlove disappeared without a word. But he’s resurfaced in London a wealthy man, only to discover his fiancée planning to wed another. Now Samuel needs to restore his good name and expose a villain–and tempting, temptable Cilla seems an ideal accomplice.

Priscilla Burke knows the marriage of her charge, Annabelle Bailey, to the Earl of Raventhorpe must be perfect. It would be madness for her to even consider doing anything that would mar this beautiful day and destroy her fledgling career as a wedding planner. Why then is she so drawn to this irresistible stranger who insists she help him sabotage the impending affair?

But a proper lady’s desire is nothing to toy with. And a man whose character has been questioned cannot allow himself to dream of happily ever after. This not-so-innocent seduction may have unforeseen consequences…

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Sworn to support King Edward, Sir Alex de Beaumont had to leave his new bride on their wedding night to fight in the Crusades. Captured and left to languise in a lonely prison, the warrior knight is kept alive by the memory of love — and of Lady Katherine’s innocent passion as she cried out his name in ecstasy and made him her own. Upon his escape and return to England, he is shocked to find his beloved is about to marry another man…

Kat refuses to forgive him. But Alex will not be gainsaid. He vows to seduce her all over again and his searching kisses reawaken the sensual fire they once knew–until an enemy determined to destroy them both closes in. Now Alex must risk everything for the one woman whose love he wants forever…

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Winners not collecting their books & Excerpt Thursdays

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Here’s a post I never thought I’d have to put up. With more frequency than before, winners are NOT coming back to see if they’ve won books. I guess in some ways it’s pretty natural. You go to many different blogs, comment on many of them and forget to go back to see if you’ve won.

Now some of you might ask, why don’t you just email them and tell them they’ve won? Well the obvious answer to that is I want them to come back to the blog. Frequently. Not just once or even twice.

So what I’ve decided to do since I’m getting a rash of winners neglecting to check back to see if they’ve won, starting this week, I’m going to start rewarding my frequent visitors when the winners don’t come back to collect. This is how it will work. A week after post announcing the winners, I will go back and find my most frequent commenter(s) and reward them the prize. If there is more than one, I’ll draw between them. Couldn’t be more simple, right? Let’s face it, faithful commenters are who all blogs are looking for and I’m going to try to find ways to show my appreciation. :)

Now if you’re one of the visitors who doesn’t check into the blog weekly and you’ve commented to win a book, I would suggest that you subscribe to The Season Blog RSS Feed, which is on the sidebar right at the top. I have my feeds delivered to my email. I love it because I never miss a post of my favourite blogs.

Published authors, I’ve sadly neglected Excerpt Thursdays. The reason I love this so much is because a good excerpt has always been able to sell a book to me. As authors, we have no or little say in our covers or our back cover copy. The words inside our books are truly ours. It is the story and our voice. If authors can hook a read with that, they’ve got a sale. And let’s face it, sales are what keep us in business. So saying all that, I’m resurrecting Excerpt Thursdays once again. If you’d like your book featured on Excerpt Thursdays, please email me at historicals at historicalromancereleases dot com.

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And the winners are…

Friday, May 28th, 2010

The winner of the 9 (nine) Top Picks and Feature Books Giveaway is…


Heather W.

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The 2 (two) winners of Christine Wells’ SWEETEST LITTLE SIN are…

Cher
Babs

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The winner of Amanda McCabe’s Muse Sister Trilogy is…


HistoricalRomanceJunkie Rita

Congratulations, ladies. Please email your contact information to me at historicals at historicalromancereleases dot com. You have one week to collect your books.

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And the winners are…

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

The winners of MY RECKLESS SURRENDER by Anna Campbell are…

Jennifer M.
Kandy Shepherd
librarypat
Ruth Chesick
Kris

Congratulations, ladies. Please email your contact information to me at historicals at historicalromancereleases dot com. You have one week to collect your book. :)

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