Jun 18 - Book Review
Excerpt from Pamela Palmer's A Kiss of Blood!
Check out the latest Avon excerpt from author Pamela Palmer! A Kiss of Blood - On Sale June 25th!
Read an excerpt of Lynsay Sands' upcoming historical novel An English Bride in Scotland, out June 25!
Check out the latest Avon excerpt from author Pamela Palmer! A Kiss of Blood - On Sale June 25th!
Don't forget...Today is the day to spread your literary wings and try something new from one of our favorite New York Times bestselling suspense authors!!! Wendy Corsi Staub's SHE LOVES ME NOT is on sale today, available for the first time in ebook! She loves me … she loves me not. When a homemade, heart-shaped valentine with no signature shows up in Rose Larrabee's mailbox, she is surprised to say the least—as a widow and mother of two young children, she has little time for romance. But what one might mistake for a sweet gift is really a terrifying reminder of the secret she shares with two other women … a secret that has deadly consequences. I want her … I want her dead. When the phone rings in the middle of the night, playing a song that chills her to the bone, Rose is determined to keep her family...
How are your sales? Do they fluctuate or flounder? One thing that could be happening is you don’t stand out from the thousands of other writers in your genre. I’ve noticed in the romance genre that you have to stand out to be noticed. Here are a couple of ways to make your book stand out and take the lead: 1: Cover – Your cover is very important. If it’s bland and not eye catching most of the time a reader will pass it by. Make sure that this is a part of your book that you pay for the better images and use the more unique fonts. Don’t just use the font you find on Word. Go onto a font site and grab a really cool one. 2. Description – You have to make your description a cliff hanger. Don’t give away too much but do give away...
I'm the summer editorial intern for Avon an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. If you're interested in what happens to get those sexy scenes you love so much from the author's mind to your hands, follow me throughout the summer!
Recently I saw a posting on Facebook, encouraging people to apply to become an Avon Addict-no not the cosmetics, but the book publisher. As Avon happens to publish some of my absolutely favorite authors, such as Lorraine Heath, Lorretta Chase, Maya Rodale, Sarah MacLean, Liz Carlye, Stepahnie Laurens and Eloisa James, just to name MORE than a few, how could I resist? I applied and they wanted to know how many books I read per month (probably 10-12), how many I have on my e-reader (must I reveal-ok lets say conservatively 500+. Yeah that’s crazy). But I was comforted in knowing that I would be in the company of other crazy book addicts like myself. I am excited to be able to preview so many wonderful new books and new to me authors. Many of these books are contemporary, but some are historical (yay). I will be reading and reviewing...
Guest Post: Thanks for letting me drop by today! If I’m a new to you author I write sexy, small town, contemporary romance with a hint of quirky, a lot of heart and soul, and very often, some culinary delights. I’ve just begun to write the third book in my new Sweet, Texas series (my new release ANYTHING BUT SWEET is the first in the series) and, as always, I thought about great opening lines and my favorite lines in general. We all have our favorite authors and our favorite books. But have you ever read one line and thought it was freaking awesome? Or funny? Or poignant? I’ve got a few: From ONE FOR THE MONEY by Janet Evanovich: There are some men who enter a woman’s life and screw it up forever. From THE BEST MAN by Kristin Higgins: Microfiber Slim-Nation undergarments and sweater-eating toilets were still better...
Blaine, the billionaire hero of He Watches Me, is a voyeur. Voyeurs like to watch. Of all of the kinks, I think voyeurism is perhaps the most common. We’re nosy creatures. We like to know what other people look like, what other people are doing sexually, and often this revs our own sexual engines. Reading an erotic romance can be viewed as voyeurism, as is watching a hot movie starring Vin Diesel or a steamy episode of Game of Thrones (grins). Blaine watches Anna skinny dip (and do more) in his backyard pool every night. Her exhibitionist antics feed his voyeur fantasies and, for a while, he’s satisfied with merely watching. ***************************************************************************** He Watches Me From Cynthia Sax She desires to be seen. He wants to watch. Anna Sampson has a naughty secret. Every night, she slips into her neighbor’s yard and swims naked in his pool. She fantasizes that...
Well, I guess you can figure this one out. Along with my editor/cover designer I’ve started a publishing business. It’s been on my mind for quite a while and now it’s getting into the final stages. I’m very excited about this new venture. As this has been evolving I’ve been rethinking several aspects of my life and career. As my husband always says, “Babe, you’ve hit on something here and I think you need to go for it.” I’ve sat back and thought about this for a long while. My knees are very bruised and sore from praying about this and it’s funny how the good Lord answers prayers. All of a sudden I’m having authors asking me about helping them with their books. This business will help authors get their works polished and ready for publishing. We will be helping with Book Cover Design, Editing, Press Release, Book...
