tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post3127807045491887185..comments2024-02-14T19:51:55.185+11:00Comments on Page-turning fiction to keep you up all night.: Valentine's Day Pitch the Book of your Heart contest!Romance, Rumours and Rogueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963588627159310121noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-19928576349773293792012-02-12T09:22:43.362+11:002012-02-12T09:22:43.362+11:00Thanks to everyone for their fab pitches.
The con...Thanks to everyone for their fab pitches.<br /><br />The contest is now closed and the judges are scrutinising.<br /><br />Stay tuned for the announcement of winners on Valentine's Day!Romance, Rumours and Rogueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963588627159310121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-65564268884554572132012-02-11T15:40:08.340+11:002012-02-11T15:40:08.340+11:00Title – A Member of the Council
Paranormal Romance...Title – A Member of the Council<br />Paranormal Romance<br />Word Count 25000<br /><br />Powerful human lawyer by day, the Magic Council's rogue witch hunter by night, Ty isn’t looking for a change, a life, or anything else that would upset his world, until he does a favor for his secretary and all hell breaks loose. Parris McCall, dive bar owner, has finally constructed a life where her little problems didn’t really matter—and she’s determined to stay underground, until her grandmother’s home is threatened. Can Ty help Parris save her grandmother’s home and find out who she is before her long lost relatives kill her?<br /><br />lcahoon7@gmail.comLynn Cahoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075459480706211807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-71083478218812639252012-02-11T11:56:01.160+11:002012-02-11T11:56:01.160+11:00To enter the contest, leave the following in the c...To enter the contest, leave the following in the comments of this post. Entries will be accepted from now until midnight EST on Feb 10th.<br /><br />Rules say midnight est on 10thAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-37454467411971598112012-02-11T11:01:28.490+11:002012-02-11T11:01:28.490+11:00Is this competition still open, as I read it close...Is this competition still open, as I read it closed on the 10th. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-57361215646502034352012-02-11T10:11:15.988+11:002012-02-11T10:11:15.988+11:00Title: Lila's Corner
Genre/Sub-genre: Romantic...Title: Lila's Corner<br />Genre/Sub-genre: Romantic Suspense<br />Word Count: 80,000<br /><br /><br />Lila May enjoys her quiet life in small town Milburn, Georgia, as the local advice columnist snuggled up with her dogs and cats and any animal that needs her help. Lila is caught off guard when Detective Colt Esposito arrives in town, and sparks begin to fly. But a murder in Milburn changes everything, and Colt's dark past comes back to haunt him. Will they find the murderer before it's too late?<br /><br /><br />rachelkallauthor(at)gmail(dot)comRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726289400150336449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-38601468247329891662012-02-11T06:54:56.435+11:002012-02-11T06:54:56.435+11:00Her Final Life
YA Paranormal Romance/Thriller
65K ...Her Final Life<br />YA Paranormal Romance/Thriller<br />65K words<br /><br />The life of seventeen-year-old DOMINIQUE WELLS is at stake in a war between the PURE and the TAINTED, factions of a race of ancient TRANSUMANS, a war she's waged for eight lifetimes but has no memory of. Now on her FINAL LIFE according to numerology, Dominique must accept who she is and discover the secrets of the past before confronting the Tainted leader, TAVION.<br /><br />rosemoriarty@att.net<br /><br />Thanks!!Rose Moriartyhttp://rosegarciamoriarty.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-89381565233560846142012-02-11T04:31:03.307+11:002012-02-11T04:31:03.307+11:00Head Over Wheels
Contemporary Romance
55k
The fir...Head Over Wheels<br />Contemporary Romance<br />55k<br /><br />The first time they met, Lola kicked Evan out of the library. The second time they met they nearly had sex in a parking garage in the middle of the afternoon. When Lola, a roller-derby librarian, seeks counsel from Evan to get custody of her dog back she doesn’t expect to fall hard for her lawyer, but when the case doesn't go as planned Lola has to risk losing it all.Danielle Dregerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330397429121147028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-8662196526477081932012-02-11T03:38:52.243+11:002012-02-11T03:38:52.243+11:00Title: DIE RUN HIDE
Genre: Thriller with romantic ...Title: DIE RUN HIDE<br />Genre: Thriller with romantic elements<br />Word Count: 98,000<br /><br />When she aborts a mission in order to spare a young girl, Anika Washington earns an ultimatum from the counterterrorist agency that owns her: take on a mission that requires betraying her fellow operative, and lover, or forfeit her own life. <br /><br />After discovering that her lover has chosen another, Anika accepts the mission; too late, she learns that she was tricked about Gianni’s changed feelings and almost dies in an agency double-cross. <br /><br />Now she must run—battling time, former enemies and the agency itself to stay alive and save the man she loves.<br /><br />Email: pmkavanaugh(at)sbcglobal(dot)net<br /><br />Thanks for this great opportunity and best of luck to all!PM Kavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158084685117474279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-32084764370658990642012-02-11T02:38:40.494+11:002012-02-11T02:38:40.494+11:00Not entering - Just want to say what a great oppor...Not entering - Just want to say what a great opportunity this is for writers. I love the pitches. I would definitely read a few already, like Reborn by Blood, Grave Digger, and Breathing Lessons.<br /><br />Can't wait to see who the winners are!<br /><br />Good luck, everyone!Pauline Weissnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-76341447340851131612012-02-11T01:38:04.743+11:002012-02-11T01:38:04.743+11:00Title: Taking a Fall
Genre: Contemporary Romance
W...Title: Taking a Fall<br />Genre: Contemporary Romance<br />Word Count: 55,500<br /><br />When Mallory Steele’s older brother is badly hurt in a building collapse she confronts Clayton Colby, the man she believes responsible. While Mallory and Clayton look for clues to the disaster, they find themselves drawn to each other, but can they overcome guilt and another’s treachery to find love.<br /><br />carolsilvis@yahoo.comCarol Silvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782238478160905171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-9234940966398454602012-02-10T21:54:05.915+11:002012-02-10T21:54:05.915+11:00Title: Blackmailed to Paradise
Genre: Contemporar...Title: Blackmailed to Paradise<br /><br />Genre: Contemporary<br /><br />Wordcount: 49,209<br /><br />When feisty environmental activist Siobhan Quirke wages war on sexy Russian Oil Tycoon Pascha Virshilas, she is furious to be blackmailed into leaving the country with him. And all to prevent her revealing his secrets. But revenge will be hers...<br /><br />email: mlsmart @ tiscali.co.ukMichelle Smart https://www.blogger.com/profile/04654939868382234837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-43298240512200600632012-02-10T21:45:07.615+11:002012-02-10T21:45:07.615+11:00Title: Where's My Underwear, Anyway?
Genre/Sub...Title: Where's My Underwear, Anyway?<br />Genre/Sub-genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance<br />Word Count: 90K<br />1-3 line pitch: An uptight American lawyer cuts loose in an Edinburgh pub, tempted by her sexy Scottish ex-lover to rekindle old passions – but he not only displays her underwear as a trophy, he’s a shrewd courtroom rival!<br />Email address: oddlynn3@gmail.comLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-53640728121908917102012-02-10T21:34:28.927+11:002012-02-10T21:34:28.927+11:00Title: A Quirkey Affair
Genre: Contemporary
Word...Title: A Quirkey Affair<br /><br />Genre: Contemporary<br /><br />Wordcount: 50,116<br /><br />When runaway-mouth Meghan Quirke moves to Tuscany to embark on a new life of travel and adventure, romance is the last thing on her mind. Marriage and babies are most certainly not for her. But a short-lived affair? And with the rich, gorgeous Massimo Vadini? What girl could say no? And what possible consequences could there be...?<br /><br />email: mlsmart @ tiscali.co.ukMichelle Smart https://www.blogger.com/profile/04654939868382234837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-426818262971094482012-02-10T17:40:12.491+11:002012-02-10T17:40:12.491+11:00Ann B Harrison
Quincy Station
Genre - Contemporary...Ann B Harrison<br />Quincy Station<br />Genre - Contemporary Romance<br />word count - 50,069<br /><br />Put a city gal with two troubled kids next door to a wealthy bachelor cowboy and watch the sparks fly.<br />Will Libby Holland meet the terms of her uncle’s will and gain her inheritance and a new family in the process, or will Nathan Miller get his way and force her back to the city?<br /><br />Thanks so much for the opportunity.<br />ann@annbharrison.comAnn B Harrsionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-12614275302471137402012-02-10T15:58:33.290+11:002012-02-10T15:58:33.290+11:00August After Everything
Women's Fiction/ Roman...August After Everything<br />Women's Fiction/ Romance<br />120K words<br /><br />August is blown away when an ex-con shows up in her small Atlanta stationery shop and tells her that her husband of three years tried to hire him to kill her for insurance money. After the divorce and her husband’s conviction, August loses everything, including herself, and as she struggles to regain confidence and trust, she and the ex-con become unlikely friends, then lovers. While she wanders across the country from job to job, distancing herself from friends and family, hoping to lose the notoriety she believes now defines her, he falls more in love with her, but doesn’t know how to convince her it’s real and true until finally, inevitably, she has to face what she’s been running from.<br /><br />feagan55(at)prodigy(dot)netStephanie Feaganhttp://www.stephaniefeagan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-880073506635057852012-02-10T15:18:32.259+11:002012-02-10T15:18:32.259+11:00Title: Epic Force
Genre: Romance
Word Count: 80k
...Title: Epic Force<br />Genre: Romance<br />Word Count: 80k<br /><br />After having her heart broken by a fellow pro-wrestler, Trinity refuses to admit what she feels for her mentor, Derek. <br /> <br /><br />All she wanted was a contract with the national federation, but when she gets her chance to try out Trinity sees how lonely it is at the top. <br /><br />She’s already distanced herself from her dreams once over a boy; admitting her feelings for Derek will have to balance out with her goals or she might be forced to tap out.<br /><br />lynn_marie03@hotmail.com<br /><br />Thanks for such a great opportunity!!Lynn Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322746199274354494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-92183060328746039132012-02-10T13:05:45.785+11:002012-02-10T13:05:45.785+11:00Title: Grave Secrets
Genre/Sub-Genre: Contemporary...Title: Grave Secrets<br />Genre/Sub-Genre: Contemporary RS/Mystery with Paranormal Elements<br />Word Count: 55,000<br /><br />Pitch:<br />A murdered undercover cop who hid evidence in a coffin before he died confides his secret to Analise Angelotti. Despite her vow of silence to protect her psychic gift, the urgency of his message compels Analise to tell Detective Rick Ziffkin, who is driven to solve his friend’s murder. With the dead disturbed by the murderers searching new graves for the buried evidence, and Rick and Analise fighting the sizzling attraction they feel for one another, can each rise above the grave secrets that haunt them to find the evidence…and an everlasting love?<br /><br />Email address: shay_lacy(at)yahoo(dot)com<br /><br />Thanks for this opportunity!Shay Lacynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-25415485948313524792012-02-10T08:48:03.953+11:002012-02-10T08:48:03.953+11:00Title: ANGEL SIGHT
Genre/Sub-genre: YA Paranormal
...Title: ANGEL SIGHT<br />Genre/Sub-genre: YA Paranormal<br />Word Count: 67,000<br /><br />Pitch: <br />When sixteen-year-old Rayna “Ray” Evans spots two angels—one with midnight black wings—shortly after her release from the Sunflower Sanitarium, she thinks she’s going crazy again, until she discovers her classmate dead from a supposed suicide. With all signs pointing to the angels, Ray must uncover the truth to save the rest of her school from the same fate, but protecting her friends—and enemies—means not only working with the angels but also trusting them; jeopardizing her heart and her sanity.<br /><br />Email address: LisaMarieBasso(at)yahoo(dot)comLisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11499350159201423248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-80023605715082220922012-02-10T07:31:55.078+11:002012-02-10T07:31:55.078+11:00Title: NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Genre: YA
Word Count: 22...Title: NO PLACE LIKE HOME<br />Genre: YA<br />Word Count: 22k<br /><br />Pushed and pulled in every direction by his warring parents, sixteen year old Brooklynite Joseph Tiktin spends a summer in Israel. What happens on this trip will change him forever.<br /><br />E-mail: jdytlevy@gmail.comYT Levynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-81950494515011726882012-02-10T06:13:45.424+11:002012-02-10T06:13:45.424+11:00Title: His Bargained For Bride
Genre: Category Rom...Title: His Bargained For Bride<br />Genre: Category Romance<br />Word Cound: 50000<br />Pitch:<br />To reclaim the company stolen from his father ten years previously, Jack Csrlton must make a deal with the devil and seduce the daughter of his enemy, Mia Carmichael.<br /><br />Mia's life is perfectly mapped out: promotion to head curator at Brisbane's museum and an impending marriage to her best friend. What she doesn't bargain for is the intense attraction to the museum's newest benefactor, Jack Carlton.<br /><br />Email: jmor72@bigpond.com<br /><br />Thank you. :)Jodienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-50727626922175696782012-02-10T00:34:08.867+11:002012-02-10T00:34:08.867+11:00Title: Reborn by Blood
Genre/subgenre: Paranormal ...Title: Reborn by Blood<br />Genre/subgenre: Paranormal romance<br />word count: 120,000<br /><br />Set in Montreal, Reborn by Blood is the story of Clementine, a woman with a broken heart, a writer’s block and unusual psychic talents and Ichiro, a vampire DJ with a passion for chaos, music and blood. When Clementine agrees to work for Ichiro it’s only the first step of her journey in a world of intrigue, magick and seduction.<br /><br />email: callaghan57@gmail.comAnnie Quintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058679264240885320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-26433307592507735152012-02-10T00:30:47.504+11:002012-02-10T00:30:47.504+11:00Synchrony’s Call
Romantic Suspense w/paranormal el...Synchrony’s Call<br />Romantic Suspense w/paranormal elements<br />110K word count<br /><br />When the owner of the Ferrari blocking Abby’s SUV won’t move it, she steals his keys and does it for him—an unusual move for her, but one a bad boy like Nicco finds irresistible. Now she’s in for the ride of her life, and he’s in hot pursuit, on a bumpy road to romance that only gets rougher when the past he’s fleeing threatens to destroy them both. <br /><br />sjbicpen(at)gmail(dot)com<br /><br />Thanks for the opportunity!Susan J. Bickfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562116102763666212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-87617599134821046392012-02-09T23:23:14.639+11:002012-02-09T23:23:14.639+11:00Hi Nic,
Thanks for this.
Savage Possession
Austra...Hi Nic,<br />Thanks for this.<br /><br />Savage Possession<br />Australian Historical Romance<br />90,000 words<br /><br />Wuthering Heights in Australia, where a mistaken identity opens the door for Martin Mulvaney to take his revenge on the grand daughter of his mortal enemy.<br /><br />mjljtanner@hotmail.comMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-49821215117880240842012-02-09T23:19:28.431+11:002012-02-09T23:19:28.431+11:00Hi Nic,
Thanks for this opportunity.
Ruthless Sed...Hi Nic,<br />Thanks for this opportunity.<br /><br />Ruthless Seduction,<br />90,000 words<br />Australian Historical Romance<br /><br />Explosive results and tragedy follow Josephine Saunders and Luke Campton when they cross the fine line dividing love and hate.<br /><br />mjljtanner@hotmail.comMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25455577.post-15599451077938040212012-02-09T21:20:10.695+11:002012-02-09T21:20:10.695+11:00TitleBeloved Jailer
Genre/Sub-genre Contemporary
W...TitleBeloved Jailer<br />Genre/Sub-genre Contemporary<br />Word Count 52000 words<br />1-3 line pitch<br />Laura is arrested as an accessory in the robbery of Paolo’s bank just hours after meeting him. The playboy financier and bank owner bails her out and she finds herself under house arrest in his home. <br />She challenges him on every subject and he discovers that arguing with her is a real aphrodisiac but, warring with her desire for him is Laura’s fear of becoming like her mother – any man’s mistress. And how will they deal with his manipulative and powerful ex-fiancée who wants him back and Laura gone? <br /><br />Email address susanrees7@gmail.comSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414582999142142178noreply@blogger.com