Saturday, May 03, 2014

The Indian Tycoon's Marriage Deal


Welcome Adite Banerjie and congrats on your debut Harlequin novel being released in Australia!



About the Book:
The Indian Tycoon’s Marriage Deal
Published by: Harlequin India.
Author: Adite Banerjie
Digital Release in Australia: 1st May 2014.
Buy Link: http://www.amazon.com.au/Mills-Boon-Indian-Tycoons-Marriage-ebook/dp/B00JL6JZUK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398818124&sr=8-1&keywords=the+indian+tycoons+marriage+deal

Digital Release in USA/Canada: 2nd June 2014.
Buy Link (goes live on 2nd June): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JD7TWZA/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

Blurb:
Dancing with the enemy

Krish Dev needs to find a bride—and quick! With a marriage arranged by his father looming, Krish finds the key to his freedom in Maya Shome, but is this dazzling beauty really all she seems...?

Maya has only one thing in mind: revenge. But when the host of the most exclusive high society party asks her to dance what is meant to be an innocent tango leads to an engagement to Krish—her enemy’s son!

Arranging their own marriage could work to their advantage…if they can resist mixing business with pleasure!

Excerpt:
‘This marriage would be strictly in name only. Or the deal is off.’
Krish laughed. The sound waves reverberated inside her, making her feel all warm and fuzzy.
‘You mean leave sex out of it?’
Krish’s dark eyes seemed to pick out her body vibrations even before she could.
‘Are you absolutely sure about that?’
Maya seethed. She wished she could wipe that all-knowing look off his face. If only she didn’t feel this strong surge of attraction for him—but that was her secret to keep…just one of many.
‘I’m sure you can find a discreet way of taking care of that side of things for yourself.’
He clicked his tongue in mock disapproval. ‘You haven’t been paying attention, jaaneman.’
Maya was back to worrying her lower lip and Krish leaned across the table to run a finger across her mouth.
‘I’ve told you before that I’m a one-woman guy. And I don’t share what’s mine.’
Her lips tingled at his touch even as his words held out a deep, velvety promise that made her breath catch.
Breathe, Maya, breathe! She pulled away and stuttered, ‘I…I mean it…No sex or the deal is off.’

Praise for the book
Renita D’silva, bestselling author of Monsoon Memories says: “This is a great read which hooks you from the first page. The characters are brilliantly realized and you can identify with each one. Loved Maya, she is so feisty and full of life. The chemistry between Krish and Maya is there right from the first page and I for one wanted to read on to find out more. There is so much more to this book than the romance between the two main characters - there is family drama, tension, conflict. Loved it. Can definitely see this one as a Bollywood blockbuster one day.”

About Adite Banerjie
Adite Banerjie is a screenwriter and published author. Growing up in a home with a filmmaker dad who worked in the world's largest film industry (yes, Bollywood!) and a voracious reader for a mom, it was inevitable she would fall in love with both films and books.
She turned to fiction writing after a fulfilling and exciting career as a business journalist. When she penned her first romantic short story, she won the Harlequin India Passions Aspiring Authors Contest (2012). Her debut title, The Indian Tycoon's Marriage Deal, based on the winning short story, was released in December 2013. Her second title, “Trouble Has a New Name’ releases in India in July 2014. She dreams that someday one of her novels will be made into a Bollywood film complete with song, dance and all that jazz!
Connect with Adite here:
Website: http://aditebanerjie.com
Twitter: @adite
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17903685-the-indian-tycoon-s-marriage-deal


Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Release day: OF BREAKABLE THINGS


Happy release day to A. Lynden Rolland!

ABOUT OF BREAKABLE THINGS:

Title: OF BREAKABLE THINGS
Publication date: April 29, 2014
Publisher: Month9Books, LLC.
Author: A. Lynden Rolland

A captivating debut about the fragility of life, love, and perspective.

Alex Ash was born broken. Living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is like living on death row, but she is willing to fight for her frail life as long as it includes the boy next door. Chase has always held the pieces of her together, but when he dies tragically, Alex’s unfavorable fate becomes a blessing in disguise.

Faced with a choice, she finds herself in a peculiar world where rooms can absorb emotions and secrets are buried six feet under. Among limitless minds, envious spirits, and soulless banshees, Alex hardly rests in peace


ABOUT A. LYNDEN ROLLAND:

A. Lynden Rolland was born and raised in Annapolis, Maryland, a picturesque town obsessed with boats and blue crabs. She has always been intrigued by the dramatic and the broken, compiling her eccentric tales of tragic characters in a weathered notebook she began to carry in grade school. She is a sports fanatic, a coffee addict, and a lover of Sauvignon Blanc, thunderstorms and autumn leaves. When she isn’t hunched behind a laptop at her local bookstore, she can be found chasing her two vivacious children. She now resides just outside Annapolis with her husband and young sons.



Author Links:  Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads
Link to Goodreads:

Purchase Links:

·        One (1) winner will receive an ebook copy of Of Breakable Things by A. Lynden Rolland (INT)

Sunday, April 27, 2014

National Readers' Choice Award finalist!


Thrilled to announce that my young adult paranormal fantasy novel SCION OF THE SUN is a finalist in the NATIONAL READERS' CHOICE AWARDS YA category.

This is the competition I won last year with Marrying the Enemy, in the contemporary series section.

SCION OF THE SUN holds a special place in my heart and I'm thrilled to final in a new genre for me with the first YA book I wrote.

Friday, April 11, 2014

New release: HIS LITTLE MIRACLE



I love having my stories reprinted in anthologies and this one is no exception.

THE BILLIONAIRE'S BABY is part of 'His Little Miracle', just released as part of Harlequin's 'By Request' program.

You can grab the paperback at the bargain price of AU$9.60 (for 3 full length novels!) and free worldwide postage HERE

Or pop it on your kindle HERE


Wednesday, April 02, 2014

Blog tour: DAUGHTER OF CHAOS

I'm pleased to welcome Month9Books author Jen McConnel to my blog today, to celebrate the release of her paranormal YA novel, Daughter of Chaos. 
Welcome Jen!



ABOUT DAUGHTER OF CHOAS:

Title: Daughter of Chaos (Red Magic #1)
Publication Date: March 25, 2014
Publisher: Month9Books
Author: Jen McConnel

There comes a time in every witch’s life when she must choose her path. Darlena’s friends have already chosen, so why is it so hard for her to make up her mind? Now, Darlena is out of time. Under pressure from Hecate, the Queen of all witches, Darlena makes a rash decision to choose Red magic, a path no witch in her right mind would dare take. As a Red witch, she will be responsible for chaos and mayhem, drawing her deep into darkness. Will the power of Red magic prove too much for Darlena, or will she learn to control it before it’s too late?

DAUGHTER OF CHAOS is the first in the RED MAGIC paranormal YA trilogy.

ABOUT JEN MCCONNEL:

Jen McConnel now lives and writes in the beautiful state of North Carolina. When she isn't crafting worlds of fiction, she teaches writing composition at a community college. Once upon a time, she was a middle school teacher, a librarian, and a bookseller, but those are stories for another time.

Author Links:  Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads




Tour Date:

March 24 – April 6, 2014

Link to the Tour Schedule:

Link to Goodreads:

Purchase Links:

Giveaway Information: (OPEN INT.) – Winner will be drawn April 25, 2014

·        Four (4) winners will receive an ebook copy of Daughter of Chaos by Jen McConnel (INT)
·        One (1) winner will receive an ebook copy of Daughter of Chaos by Jen McConnel AND a $10 Amazon Gift Card or B&N Gift Card – Winner’s Choice (INT)


Direct Link: 

Monday, March 31, 2014

Mad About You

I'm thrilled to welcome my friend JOAN KILBY to my blog today to celebrate the release of her first book for Entangled Publishing, MAD ABOUT YOU.

Joan's Harlequin SuperRomances are wonderfully heartwarming so I can't wait to read her first Indulgence.


Award-winning author Joan Kilby's debut Indulgence, MAD ABOUT YOU, releases March 31 from Entangled Publishing. http://www.entangledpublishing.com/mad-about-you/   http://amzn.to/Pc3duS   

Accountant Cassy Morris knows she’s putting her heart on the line when she agrees to move in with her best friend, multi-millionaire geek Scott Thornton while she manages his nanotechnology lab and finds an angel investor for his revolutionary new product. She’s loved him forever even though he’s only ever regarded her as a friend. But Cassy never could refuse Scott anything

When Scott is named Seattle’s sexiest man, the attention from women threatens to get in the way of him finishing his pet project and putting it on the market. Cassy steps up once again and pretends to be his fiancé. A lifetime of repressed sexual tension explodes in a passionate affair. Soon Scott is wondering how he can convince Cassy to turn their fake engagement into reality…

Read an excerpt


Join Joan's Blog Tour and enter a contest to win a $15 Amazon gift card giveaway

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Freebie new adult novel, 2 weeks only!


For 2 weeks only, I'm giving away free copies of my debut new adult novel, BEFORE.

I really love this story and I hope you enjoy it too.
(Please leave a review at retailers if you do!)

Available at:

AMAZON US
AMAZON UK

BARNES & NOBLE

KOBO

iTUNES

SMASHWORDS

Monday, March 10, 2014

Last day to win!




Last day to win a $25 Amazon GC & 3 copies of Wicked Heat in the WANTON HEAT blog tour.

Details HERE

Sunday, March 02, 2014

Special release: His Permanent Mistress


March sees the release of TWO WEEK MISTRESS in a reprint anthology with the lovely Natalie Anderson and Kate Hardy.

Two Week Mistress is one of my favourite Harlequin books that never got released in the USA. It features a children's book author hero, Tahnee (Kristen's sister from Executive Mother-To-Be) and Wally the Wombat!

Free worlwide delivery HERE

Saturday, March 01, 2014

Guest author: Ros Baxter

Today is release day for Lingerie for Felons, the new romantic comedy from Ros Baxter.

‘If there’s one universal truth, it’s this: You’re always wearing your worst underwear when you land in trouble.’ 

Lingerie for Felons: Laugh. Cry.  Look at the world a little differently.

All with one click:




Monday, February 24, 2014

Release Day: WANTON HEAT


Release day for book 2 in the 'Feel the Heat' series, WANTON HEAT.

For many who read and enjoyed WICKED HEAT, I was asked when Zoe would have her own story…and here it is!

WANTON HEAT available online at these retailers:

AMAZON

BARNES & NOBLE

iTUNES

KOBO

And only $0.99 for a short time introductory price!!!!


Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Cover reveal: BUSTED IN BOLLYWOOD (take 2!)

Late last year, I learned that Harlequin India had bought the foreign rights to BUSTED IN BOLLYWOOD from Entangled Publishing.

The book is releasing in several Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, etc… and I've just glimpsed the cover for the first time!


What do you think?
Very fun and flirty!

Saturday, February 01, 2014

Release day: ROMANCE FOR CYNICS


Release day for ROMANCE FOR CYNICS.

Available in print in the UK, and ebook in the US.

AMAZON
BARNES & NOBLE

If you're a bit dubious about Valentine's Day, this one's for you!

Here's the blurb:
Must. Not. Fall. For. Fake. Boyfriend.
Cashel Burgess's PR team has come up with a plan to salvage his reputation and show his "softer" side by entering him in a Valentine's Day competition to find Australia's Most Romantic Couple. It's so ridiculous it might actually work. The hitch? He doesn't even have a girlfriend. But that's not about to stop him….
Thanks to a good-for-nothing ex, gardener Lucy Grant hates Valentine's Day. But when Cash makes her an offer too good to refuse, Lucy finds herself half of the most cynical couple in Australia! The only problem is, when a man fakes it this well, a girl might be tempted to turn fiction into fact….

Monday, January 27, 2014

Cover reveal! WANTON HEAT


Check out the cover for WANTON HEAT (releasing Feb 24th)

It's Brazen's first royal story (and for those who read WICKED HEAT, it's fiery Zoe's story!)

Here's the blurb:

At his majesty’s service…or so he thinks.

With her job and her self-respect on the line, advertising executive and reformed bad-girl Zoe Keaton heads to Italy to score a vital business deal. Unfortunately, the guy she needs to convince is the wickedly hot—and totally closed-off—Prince Dominic Ricci, who has no intention of listening to her pitch. So with the queen’s help, Zoe does the only thing that will get the job done. She kidnaps him.


But the joke’s on her when the queen’s matchmaking strands Zoe and the prince on the royal family’s secluded island. Zoe vows not to mix business with pleasure—and prove that she’s more than a spoiled rich girl who bought her way to success—but when the prince turns up the heat, the chemistry between them ignites. Is it just sizzling sex, or could an Italian prince with a tragic past fall for a take-no-prisoners American?

Available for pre-order at AMAZON now
(other retailers to follow)

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Thursday, January 09, 2014

#TemptedToWrite


Check out this fantastic writing comp being run by MILLS & BOON.
Here's the lowdown from my fab editor Flo Nicoll:

Welcome to Tempted to Write, the Modern Tempted writing competition that Harlequin UK will be running on Facebook this January!

We will be asking daily questions for ten days, designed to get people thinking about their characters, conflicts and plot. Each day, we will choose our favourite answer, and every winner will receive lovely Modern Tempted books as a prize.

The competition will run from 20th January to 31st January. At the end of the ten days, we will invite entrants to write a short story (10,000 words max) based on the questions and answers, to be submitted by 10th February. The winner will be published on our website on Valentine’s Day, and also receive an editorial mentor in the form of the lovely Clio.



Tuesday, January 07, 2014

BEFORE is Best of 2013 New Adult novels!


Thrilled that my new adult debut BEFORE has made it onto SWEPT AWAY BY ROMANCE's Best of 2013 New Adult books!

Check out the full list HERE.

And they're giving away 2 $25 Amazon GCs + a book of your choice.

Monday, January 06, 2014

Happy New Year! Or is it?

Sorry for being AWOL since Boxing Day.
My kidlet has had pneumonia! And I've got some weird shortness of breath that has involved chest XRays and the like, with no resolution yet. Ugh.

Hope your new year has been more fun than mine!


In other news, I have a Mills & Boon anthology BEDROOM SEDUCTIONS out this month (a re-issue of Two Weeks in the Magnate's Bed.)

Nice cover.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas!


Taking a short break from cooking up a storm for Christmas, to wish you all happy holidays!

Whatever you celebrate, I hope it's a magical day filled with love and laughter.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Blog tour: LIFE, A.D.


Today I'd like to welcome fellow Month9Books author Michelle E. Reed to my blog, as part of her blog tour run by Chapter by Chapter.

ABOUT LIFE, A.D.:

Title: Life, A.D.
Author: Michelle E. Reed
Genre: Young Adult/Speculative Fiction
Publisher: Month9Books
ISBN: 9780988340916
Publication Date: December 10, 2013
Formats: eBook and print

In Life, A.D. you have two choices: join the program or face the consequences.
Seventeen-year-old Dez Donnelly crashes headlong into fate on the side of a rural highway, her life ending in a violent collision of steel and screaming brakes. The train that delivers her newly departed soul to the crossroads of the afterlife won’t be carrying her to the sweet hereafter until she accepts her abrupt end and learns to let go of the life she’ll never finish.
Her new reality is conduct manuals, propaganda, and unrelenting staff, all part of a system to ease her transition from life to death, while helping her earn her way out of limbo. Atman City, beautiful and enticing, is an ever-present temptation that is strictly off limits to underage souls. The promise of adventure proves too strong, and beneath the city’s sheen of ethereal majesty, Dez discovers a world teeming with danger.
Welcome to Life, A.D. where being dead doesn’t mean you’re safe, and the only thing harder than getting out of limbo is getting through it.

ABOUT MICHELLE E. REED:
 
Michelle E. Reed was born in a small Midwestern town, to which she has returned to raise her own family. Her imagination and love of literature were fueled by a childhood of late nights, hidden under the covers and reading by flashlight. She is a passionate adoption advocate who lives in Wisconsin with her husband, son, and their yellow lab, Sully.
 Connect:  Website | Twitter |  Facebook | Goodreads

Link to Goodreads:
Purchase Links: 

Giveaway Information:
·        -  Three (3) ebook copies of Life, A.D. by Michelle E. Reed (International)
·         - One (1) signed paperback copy of Life, A.D. by Michelle E. Reed (US only)


Saturday, December 14, 2013

Blog tour guest: DEAD JED


Today I'd like to welcome fellow Month9Books author Scott Craven to my blog.

Here's the lowdown on Scott's Middle Grade novel DEAD JED.

ABOUT DEAD JED:

Title: DEAD JED: ADVENTURES OF A JUNIOR HIGH ZOMBIE
Publication date: December 1, 2013
Publisher: Month9Books, LLC.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9883409-0-9
ISBN eBook: 978-0-939765-56-7
Author: Scott Craven

Dead Jed is Shaun of the Dead meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Jed's not your typical junior high geek. He is, to use the politically-correct term, cardiovascularly-challenged. And while his parents have attempted to shield him from the implications of being 'different' for as long as they could (Jed was 8 and at a friend's sister's birthday party when he blew his lips off onto the cake in front of everyone, finally prompting the “Big Talk” from his parents and an emergency SuperGlue repair by his dad), 7th grade at Pine Hollow Middle School as a target of Robbie the supreme school bully and his pack of moronic toadies is rapidly becoming unbearable.

From being stuffed in a filled trash can as “dead meat” and into a trophy case as the bully's “prize,” to literally having his hand pulled off in the boys' room (Jed's always losing body parts. Luckily, a good stapler and some duct tape and he's back in the action) and a cigarette put in it and try to frame him for the recent reports of smoking in the school, Jed's had enough and is ready to plan his revenge. Besides, it's awesome what you can do when you're already dead!

ABOUT SCOTT CRAVEN:

Proud graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, have one son who will turn 18 in March 2013, now a features writer for The Arizona Republic.
Links:



Link to Goodreads:

Purchase Links: 

Giveaway Information:
·        Three (3 ebook copies of Dead Jed by Scott Craven (International)
·        One (1) signed paperback copy of Dead Jed by Scott Craven (US only)


Sunday, December 08, 2013

Newsletter sign-up for giveaways

If you haven't signed up for my newsletter and want to do so, please email me at:

nicola (at) nicolamarsh (dot) com

I'm running some fab newsletter exclusive giveaways this week so join in the fun!
(I send out 2-4 a year.)

Monday, December 02, 2013

Release day for BEFORE


Official release day for BEFORE and I'm thrilled that my debut new adult novel is out in the world.

Check out the release day fanfare with Inkslinger PR here.

And enter the rafflecopter giveaway!

BUY LINKS

AMAZON

BARNES & NOBLE

iTUNES

SMASHWORDS

$0.99 for a short introductory period only.

Sunday, December 01, 2013

Swept away by romance


The official release day for my New Adult debut, BEFORE, is Dec 2nd.
So far, early reviews have been fabulous, including this one at SWEPT AWAY BY ROMANCE  today.

I'm always interested to hear when a reader really connects with my work to the point she cries.
I'm betting it's the same spot in the book I cried. First while writing, then later editing.

Can't wait to hear what more readers think about this book!

Thursday, November 28, 2013

The emerging New Adult market

There's a great article by my favourite author Barbara O'Neal over at WRITER UNBOXED today, on the emerging new adult market.

I'm so excited that Barbara is writing NA (she's the only author I pre-order books for 6 months in advance!) and I have her NA, RANDOM, lined up to read next on my kindle. (She's writing NA under a pen name, Lark O'Neal.)

Go check out the article here 

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Alternative medicine

Today, I had acupuncture for the first time in 20 years.
Back then, it was amazing.

But I'd forgotten the whole 'feeling like a pincushion while I lie still for 40 minutes' thing.

While I'm traditionally scientifically trained (with my physio background) I'm always open to trying new methods as long as it doesn't harm.

What about you?
What alternative medicine/methods have you tried and if so, how did you find the results?

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Guest author: Ros Baxter + free short story

A few months back I had the lovely Ros Baxter visit my blog with her new release and now she's back, with a free short story for you!

WHITE CHRISTMAS (Escape Publishing, Harlequin Australia) releases Dec 1st but you can pre-order now, FREE!

Here's what Ros has to say:

It's a whole lotta sexy, spine-tinglingly scary, and is set in a post-Apocalypse sci-fi world.


What if your only chance at survival was to seduce the man who broke your heart?

Seventeen years after the Apocalypse, Admiral-class Explorer Tabysha is caught up in a firefight and shot down over Tyver, where ice vampires hunt human warmth. Seeking shelter in an ice cave, she is instructed to stay put and await rescue. But after another ship crash-lands, and the Hunter Gatherers stalk its wounded pilot, Tabi breaks protocol.

When it turns out the survivor is the man who stole her heart then skipped out on her ten years before, it seems to Tabi that no good deed goes unpunished, and things can’t get any worse. But she’s so wrong.

As the Hunters pick up the escalating heat signature of the former lovers, Tabi has to tell Asha that there is only one way to repel the creatures stalking them.

And it involves picking up where they left off ten years before
.

Grab your copy HERE now

Saturday, November 16, 2013

More giveaways!


BEFORE, my debut NA novel releasing December 2nd, is getting some great reviews and now has 121 adds on Goodreads. 

If that figure hits 250 this week I'm giving away 3 copies of the sequel, BRASH.
So please add it HERE and tell all your friends! 

If it hits 500 before release day, there's going to be a mega surprise giveaway! 

And that's not including the current opal giveaway.

I've also been receiving emails wondering why I'm not shouting this book from the rooftops when it's already available for purchase.

Long story that has to do with being in Australia and the length of time it takes to go live at all retailers (hence the Dec 2nd official release date) and not wanting to take the gloss of my current YA release SCION OF THE SUN, but yes, you can buy BEFORE now.

AMAZON


Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Release day SCION OF THE SUN


Release day for SCION OF THE SUN.

I'm in love with this book and I hope readers will be too.

A huge amount of world-building went into this YA fantasy and I can't wait to hear what readers think.
The first 2 reviews are in:

"an exciting novel, full of adventure and magic. All in all this was a well done book- I recommend it to fans of Vampire Academy and fans of contemporary fantasy books!" (THE BEST BOOKS EVER)

"It's a unique novel in YA literature, and I hope it won't be under-appreciated! An excellent start to a new mythology-based series, this is! Even if you're not a fan of druid mythology, or you don't know much about it, fear not! Marsh did her research (really well) for this book. And don't worry about the romance (I hinted at a love triangle). Just trust me! Or read the book. Or both." (THE EATER OF BOOKS)

SCION OF THE SUN is available in print and ebook:


If you take the time to read, please leave a review.
Every review counts!
Thanks.

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

SCION OF THE SUN blog tour underway!


It's a hectic month ahead with a 40+ stop blog tour for SCION OF THE SUN.

There are giveaways galore, along with interviews, reviews and spotlights, so please check out the entire schedule HERE and follow along.

Monday, November 04, 2013

Win an opal pendant in my new adult contest!


To celebrate the upcoming release of my debut new adult novel BEFORE, I'm giving away an opal pendant (courtesy of the sexy Aussie hero Jack!)

The aim?
To reach 500 adds on Goodreads before release day on December 2nd.
So spread the word and good luck!


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