Saturday, May 31, 2014

New release: TOWING THE LINE


Following hot on the heels of CROSSING THE LINE is the sequel, TOWING THE LINE.

(Grammatically, 'toeing' the line is correct, but Dani's towing a metaphorical invisible weight behind her which leads to some disastrous decision-making, hence 'towing the line'.)

Dani's made some major mistakes in her life. Achieving her happily-ever-after was tough!

Here's the blurb:

I need a new start. Anonymity. In a country where no one will know me, and the havoc I create. 

Not all the rumors about me are true. But I made one mistake too many in LA and attending an Australian college for a few semesters is the perfect solution. 
I plan on avoiding guys. But the part-time tutor and sexy Aussie artist Ashton? Has me re-evaluating the wisdom of being a reformed bad girl. 

Ash is aloof, dedicated, serious, and I must corrupt him. So I seduce him. Not expecting to fall in love for the first time. And the last. 
Because Ash has high standards and when he learns the truth about me, he’ll join the long list of people in my life pretending I don’t exist. 


Available to buy now!

AMAZON US

AMAZON UK

BARNES & NOBLE

iTUNES

Saturday, May 10, 2014

New release: CROSSING THE LINE


The official release day of CROSSING THE LINE across all retailers isn't for another few weeks, but I couldn't resist mentioning it as it's now up on Amazon!

It's the first in my 'World Apart' new adult series, with TOWING THE LINE releasing June 2nd.

Here's the blurb:

Laying it all on the line for love… 

Mia Cresswell is tired of being good. 
Achieving geek status at college doesn’t equate with fun. So when she heads home to her dad’s tennis academy in Santa Monica on spring break, she’s determined to be bad. And hot Aussie tennis star Kye Sheldon is just the guy to help her do it. 

However, Kye’s troubled past continues to dog him and attending the Cresswell Tennis Academy is his last chance at the big time. He can’t afford to screw up…by screwing the boss’s daughter. 
But Mia and Kye’s relationship is much more than a vacation fling. 
Will it be game, set, match, when the truth is revealed? 
Or will Mia and Kye have a real shot at love all? 

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Head or Heart. Will Self-Publishing your Novel Make you Money or Cost you Money?

Congrats to fellow Harlequin author Nina Harrington on the release of her non-fiction book!



HEAD OR HEART
Will Self-Publishing your Novel Make you Money or Cost you Money?

Inside "Head or Heart" you'll receive the key information on:

•     What are the Challenges to Self-Publishing your Novel?

•     Is Self-Publishing the Best Business Model for your book?

•     How to Select an Online Publishing Platform

•     Are there any other Options besides going it alone?

•     What Price should you Charge for your Novel?

•     What Royalty Payments should you expect to receive?

•     How Much does it Cost to Self-Publish Your Novel?

Digital publishing is a rapidly changing environment and there is no certainty that your novel will find readers.  But with the information in this book, you will be able to make informed decisions about whether self-publishing is the best option for your work.
                                
AND HERE IS AN AMAZING EXTRA.
As a Bonus Launch Offer, the Special Promotional Price for my eBook is only 99cents – Normal list Price $3.99.
But this deal only lasts for the 7 day Launch Period.




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.