This year, we have had a lot of reviewer’s show interest in awarding certain books an award for being the best in their respective subgenres. We couldn’t say no, so the nominees will be notified between July 1st and August 15th. Once all the votes for the nominees are in from the various reviewers, we will award a special graphic and the honor of an ad placement of their next release to the respective authors. So watch your inboxes! ;-)
”To celebrate being selected as the author of the year, writer Michael Davis is giving away a paperback copy of any of his novels. The winner can choice from TAINTED HERO (receiver of six 5 star reviews), FORGOTTEN CHILDREN (nominated as best romantic suspense of 2008), or his latest novel BLIND CONSENT. Visit the “contest page” at Davisstories.com and follow the instructions for the “drawing”. The winner will be drawn randomly on 7/31/09.”
If you haven’t tried a Harlequin Presents (or Mills & Boon Modern) lately then you’re definitely missing out. Seriously, even if you have tried one in the past and didn’t enjoy them as much as say a Harlequin Blaze or a Silhouette Desire, you should definitely give them another try. The heroes and heroines of today’s Harlequin Presents are a bit different from the ones of even 5 years ago. They’re stronger, more glamorous. Definitely worth another try.
And right now eHarlequin.com is offereing you a FREE Presents book when you spend $20 or more!
Welcome our newest author sponsor, Jessica Coulter Smith. While we’re still working on adding all of Jessica’s books to our database, you can always check out Jessica’s author page and visit her website to find out more about her upcoming releases!
Hi! I wanted to drop a quick post to let everyone know with the below link, you can save 20% off at Barnes & Noble from June 19, 2009 to June 22, 2009. Just visit BarnesandNoble.com and use coupon code D3A7V3V. Remember that there are tons of new books out this month that will surely peak your interest! :-) Heather R.
It was neat to find that WeWriteRomance.com was listed on this pretty site. Tawny Taylor writes sexy, erotic romances fro Ellora’s Cave and others. While the site is very pretty, it was more interesting to find her “thirteen” list(s). Check this one out: http://tawnytaylor.blogspot.com/2006/12/thursday-thirteen.html#comments
A friend of mine emailed me a link today that totally surprised me. While the site is pretty cool for the most part, it did have some beloved Harlequin Presents romances from some wonderful authors. Here’s a link to the site: http://www.scribd.com/Hazellea If you’re one of the authors and you’d like to have the books removed, Scribd has a wonderful copyrighted material removal policy so be sure to check into that. If you’re an ebook author who’d like to sell your books there, they have a pretty neat policy where that’s concerned as well.
The web is alive with people having issues with Amazon’s recent de-ranking of certain “adult” books. The rumors are swarming that it’s a big conspiracy or something like that against certain types of books (namely gay, lesbian, etc.). The problem I had with what I was “hearing” was that I seriously doubted Amazon would harm publishers or authors in the romance industry in this way. Heck, we’re one of the biggest selling genres of authors out there. So I was TOTALLY relieved to have found this information from Amazon Spokesman Drew Herdener. Here’s what I found:
This is an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error for a company that prides itself on offering complete selection.
It has been misreported that the issue was limited to Gay & Lesbian themed titles – in fact, it impacted 57,310 books in a number of broad categories such as Health, Mind & Body, Reproductive & Sexual Medicine, and Erotica. This problem impacted books not just in the United States but globally. It affected not just sales rank but also had the effect of removing the books from Amazon’s main product search.
Many books have now been fixed and we’re in the process of fixing the remainder as quickly as possible, and we intend to implement new measures to make this kind of accident less likely to occur in the future.
Now that does make more sense! I’m excited to know that the books we know and love aren’t going to be harmed by being left out of the search engines!
The Santorini Marriage Bargain – Mills & Boon Modern – July 09
Join Margaret Mayo in celebrating the publication of her 75th book!
Margaret’s Contest
Everyone who writes a comment on her blog in June will receive a bookmark! And each week one lucky person will win a copy! See the contest page on Margaret’s site or her blog for more details.
Good luck!
“…a riveting thriller that will hold you captive…”
Blind Consent by Michael Davis is a riveting thriller that will hold you captive from start to finish!
Set in a small, impoverished Shenandoah Valley town, Blind Consent holds you on the edge of the mystical while setting in motion an intriguing plot twisted nicely with a touch of romance. Again I do hesitate to call what Mr. Davis writes romance, but it doesn’t matter because romance readers will not be disappointed by what he has delivered.
