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The Life and Loves of Ariel Jones—A New Series by Candy CaineAriel Jones: Sassy, stunning, sexy. A long-legged, sophisticated black woman who knows what she wants and goes for it. She is sexually adventurous and indulges her libido with whomever and wherever she likes. Okay. So sometimes this gets her into real trouble. Ariel just chalks it up to experience and moves on down the road to the next adventure. The only adventure she avoids like cheap shoes is marriage. Too much trouble. Too much heartache. Too little freedom. But when she meets her match, she’s got to reassess. Because he’s to die for and he’s got his own agenda… Episode 1—Strange Encounter The Life and Loves of Ariel Jones Series is available exclusively on MyRomanceStory.com. The Earl of Ice by Helen A. Grant, Author of In Pursuit of Miriam
“Another romantic charmer from Helen A. Grant The Earl… with coldness in his eyes and ice in his heart. He will never surrender to love. Rollo Stannington, the Earl of Brockwood, is considered a wonderful catch by the mamas of the ton. He is young, handsome and extremely wealthy. What mother can resist having him as a son-in-law? If only their daughters didn’t pale and tremble in his presence and beat a hasty retreat as soon as they could! Rollo, nicknamed “The Earl of Ice” because of his frigid demeanor, welcomes this reaction. He has no intention of marrying. Ever. The Lady… young, vibrant and alive. She will keep his secret, but only to free his heart. Dianna Wells, a young debutante, is immune to Rollo’s coldness. Where other ladies stand tongue tied before him, she chats gaily and comfortably with him. She even enjoys dancing with him. No one knows that Rollo and Diana share a devastating secret. One that draws them together yet will ultimately test their growing attraction to each other… The passions of the Regency period smolder in this new romance from Helen A. Grant. Available in paperback from Amazon.com and CreateSpace.com and in e-book format from Amazon.com, MyRomanceStory.com and All Romance eBooks. Read an excerpt at MyRomanceStory.com. Binge Crazy Now Available at Caversham Booksellers in Toronto, Canada
To all our friends and book lovers in Toronto, Canada, we excited to announce that Caversham Booksellers is now carrying Binge Crazy: A Psychotherapist’s Memoir of Food Addiction, Mental Illness, Obesity and Recovery, by Natalie Gold. Caversham specializes in providing books for mental health professionals both through their store at 98 Harbord St, Toronto, ON M5S 1G6 Canada and by mail throughout the world. Binge Crazy is also available in paperback and e-book from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, MyRomanceStory.com and wherever books are sold. You can also ask for the book at your local library and local bookstore. For more information on Binge Crazy and its author, visit Natalie Gold’s author page on MyRomanceStory.com. We are happy to announce that Claire Thompson's books are now available for sale at MyRomanceStory.com. Claire has been writing for nearly two decades, and has published over 70 novels. She writes BDSM romance and non-con abduction tales, spanning both m/f and m/m genres. Her darker works press the envelope of what is erotic and what can be a sometimes dangerous slide into the world of sadomasochism. Ultimately her work deals with the human condition, and our constant search for love and intensity of experience. We recently had a chance to talk with Claire about books, writing and the BDSM genre from the romantic/passionate point of view.
First off, can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I have been writing erotica and erotic romance since 1996. I’ve published over 70 novels, most of them exploring the sensuality and power of erotic submission and BDSM. I also write what I call my “dark ‘n dirty” abduction tales—pure erotica with a strong non-con element. I have also penned a number of gay m/m love stories, many of them also with a BDSM theme. Can you tell us something that not a lot of people know about you? I used to work in administration for a school district in a small town in the Lower Hudson Valley in New York. No one there knew I was secretly a writer of dirty books! Where did the idea for No Safeword come from? When people do scenes at clubs or within the context of negotiated play with BDSM partners, it’s important to have a “safeword”—a word that stops the action immediately if the submissive/bottom is not able to cope with whatever is going on, or is in distress, and the Dom/top doesn’t seem to be getting it. In No Safeword, Jaime, our heroine, wants to go deeper into her exploration of erotic submission. When she joins The Enclave for training, she discovers there is no safeword there—that is, she has to fully trust that her trainers and Doms there will be the ones to guide her, and to decide if/when the action needs to stop. She must give herself completely in order to find herself. I wanted a title for this novel that would capture that idea right away—this is not a typical “safe, sane, consensual” setup. This is something darker and far more intense. Readers, beware. This is a not a hearts and flowers romance, though it is a romance and there is, of course, an HEA! How is Mark similar and/or different compared to other heroes in romance books? Mark is similar to classic romance heroes in that he’s gorgeous and seemingly unattainable (at first). He’s perhaps different in that every person is different/unique. He’s learning on his own terms how to be a good Dom/Master, and he has to get there first before he can truly love/own another. Read the complete interview with Claire Thompson on MyBlog at MyRomanceStory.com. Look for her books at MyRomanceStory.com. Also, read Claire's article, (Cane + Rope) x Erotic Pain + Passion = Peace. Really??, about the essence of erotic submission and, more specifically, the notion of “flying” on MyRomanceStory's blog. It's now easy for self-published authors, large, small and indie publishers to sell their e-books to the thousands of visitors who visit MyRomanceStory.com each month. Benefits include:
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JOINING NUDIST COLONY! FOR SALE BY OWNER. Spring Romance Writer Finds Inspiration Driving Uber By Maggie Gordon You never know who your Uber driver is going to be—or how what you say inside the car will live on. Rita Clay Estrada spends her days zipping around Spring (Texas) in her SUV...With 52 books published, she isn't just any romance writer. She's the woman for whom the genre's most prestigious award, The RITA, is named. She's the co-founder and first president of Romance Writers of America. And when she's not tapping away at her computer, she's one of the tiny black-car icons on your Uber app, circling the Houston area's streets... Read the full article at the Houston Chronicle. |
Attention Catching Up with Some of Our Favorite Authors 10 Ways to Breathe New Life into an Aging Book National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) It's NaNoWriMo time again. Are you ready to write a novel in a month? Keep us posted on Facebook about your goals, your progress and your success throughout the month. If you need a little guidance to keep you going, see our How to Write Romance Fiction series. What else is happing this month? Nov. 10, 2016 UPCOMING
by Candy Caine When Autumn Stiles lands the advertising job of her dreams, it’s the happiest day of her life. She doesn’t count on the tall, handsome, dreamy-eyed Stuart Tanner doing this best to get her to quit. When Tanner learns the latest employee at the advertising agency where he works comes from a privileged background, he makes it his mission to get rid of her. She’s obviously just another pampered rich girl playing at a job she thinks is easy and glamorous. But soon the heat sizzles between them and he determines he will never give in to his desires. Read an excerpt at MyRomanceStory.com's Free Reads section. Look for these Romance Graphic Novels at MyRomanceStory.com Written by Nic Anders & Taylor Ashley Subrosa and illustrated by Enzo Pertile Written by James Watson & A.J. Neale and illustrated by Enzo Pertile Written by Jennifer Savage and illustrated by Italo Ahumada Send your questions, comments and news to arrow_info@arrowpub.com. |
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CATCHING UP WITH SOME OF OUR FAVORITE AUTHORS As the leaves start to fall and the temperatures dip, we caught up with several of our favorite authors to ask about how they spent their summer. From Candy Caine, author of The Life and Loves of Ariel Jones series Oh, The Joys of Moving Once my husband, Robert, and I decided to move to Arizona, we planned everything carefully. I’d fly out to sign the lease, my car would be transported the following day, and the pod containing our clothes, dining room set and Select Number bed, would arrive two days later. Unfortunately, our well-made plans began to unravel almost immediately. My flight was delayed, my car came a day early and the apartment wasn’t quite ready for me. With the help of my son, I kept it all together. I stayed with him until the apartment was ready and I purchased furniture and enough clothes to wear, since the pod was delayed. By the second week, all was well. Then my upstairs neighbor returned home with her daughter. The two of them stomped around and made noise as if there was no one living underneath them. Robert arrived two months later and we soon saw the futility of apartment life. We began to look for a house. It took only a month to find a fantastic community in which to have a new home built. With fantastic weather, wonderful neighbors, and with no one dancing on our heads, we’re happy. From Gail Hamilton, contributing author to A Little Hot Chocolate for My Soul Life is still lively here in the country. We are dealing with a 100-year drought this summer so water and grazing for the cattle are huge concerns. I am beavering away on the sequel of my historical novel, The Tomorrow Country. The thrilling new development for me is the discovery of the local photo club. With their help, I am learning to capture the romance of fall fairs, classic car meets and splendid autumn sunshine. Combined with the newfound magic of Photoshop, I am beginning to create visual images that suggest all sorts of brand new stories I hope to build on over the winter. Such fun ahead! Here's are three of Gail's photoshoped pics providing writerly inspiration.
From Helen A. Grant, author of The Earl of Ice I allowed myself a short break from writing in April 2016 to enjoy a vacation in Texas. I visited my sister, Dianne, and her husband, who have recently retired from work and now live in Montgomery, by Lake Conroe Dianne, shares my love of reading, words and history. While I channel this into writing Regency Romance novels, my sister, at the time of my visit, was just preparing to write her dissertation for a Master’s degree in archaeology. She gave me lots of encouragement to keep going with the final touches of The Earl of Ice, which was published in August 2016, and we had lengthy discussions about the differences between American English and UK English language. We had a wonderful two weeks with the weather being absolutely perfect. Golf for the men while I helped my sister with some unpacking at the house. We enjoyed some local sightseeing in the Bentwater area, attended a rodeo and visited the Space Centre. The middle weekend we all made a road trip to San Antonio. I had been there before some years ago; it was just as I remembered and remains one of my favorite places in the USA. We not only visited the Alamo we went round the other missions as well. One of the highlights of the trip was driving up into the hill country to look for the famed wild flowers. Eventually these were found and we all took turns in having our photos taken with the Texas Bluebonnets. We do not have these in the UK, we have bluebells in the spring but these are not the same. We had a quick stop at Luckenbach, which was fun and resulted in our singing country music songs for the rest of the trip back to Montgomery. I cannot wait to visit again and hope to be there Easter and September 2017. Before that I must buckle down and continue writing my next novel, The Beloved Guardian. 10 WAYS TO BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO AN AGING BOOK by Penny Sansevieri, Founder and CEO Author Marketing Experts, Inc. Does your book need a little something extra to get going every day? By this I mean, once your book has been out for a while, you may be wondering if it's time to move on or keep marketing it. My answer to you would be "it depends." If you don't plan to write any other books and don't plan to update this one (if it's non-fiction) then I would suggest moving on, completely. But if writing is your passion and you plan to do more—or to update the book or books you have out—then yes, by all means keep pushing it. If a book is relevant, there's no reason you can't keep promoting it. This varies to some extent for fiction vs. non-fiction, however many of the guidelines for these books do apply in a crossover sense. Marketing you can do for one, can also apply to the other.
Ultimately, it's up to you, the author, to determine how relevant your book is at any given time. But, just because it's been a year or two, or even more (!), since your older book was published, doesn't mean that you can't breathe new life into its marketability. Whether you draw parallels between topics presented in the book and current news, use it as a promo for new books, or simply update the content, you have the power to get the word out. Just like e-book promotions don't do anything in a vacuum, share any new information with your followers and in your newsletter. And maybe, giving your book a little kick will resuscitate it sufficiently to kick it to number one in its category! About Penny C. Sansevieri Reprinted with permission from Author Marketing Experts, a full service book marketing and publicity firm. Find out more at www.amarketingexpert.com. STRUCTURE AND THE NOVEL: THE CLIMAX By Susan Mary Malone, Developmental Editor—Fiction & Nonfiction at Malone Editorial Services Loved this from Literary Agent Lucienne Diver’s (The Knight Agency) recent FB post: You know when you hit that point in writing your novel where you just want to say, “And then more stuff happens, the end”! It doesn’t matter in what genre you’re writing, whether Fantasy or Horror, Romance or Literary, Mainstream or Christian. This is the crux of your novel, where everything comes together, although not in a tied-up sort of way—that’s for the next section, denouement and resolution. But where all of the action and discovery, all of the angst and trials and tribulations and self-realization and, well, everything, merges into one big giant fat boom. That doesn’t necessarily mean the boom is actually a bomb going off, though such may happen. It can be running the final race, attacking the enemy, surging over the falls in a hand-made boat, staring that bottle of bourbon smack in the eye and pouring it out. It’s the culmination of everything you’ve led your reader up to for seventy-plus-thousand words. It’s the raison d’etre for why said reader has followed your folks all this time. And, as with all things fiction, it’s both internal and external. The outer blowing-up-of-things mirroring the inner fight. But this does not mean analysis. By now, your reader knows well the Achilles’ Heel of your Protagonist, what the villain is after, and what happens if said Protagonist doesn’t save the day. What we don’t need here is any sort of pausing in the action to wax philosophical about how we got to this point, what it all means in the cosmic scheme of things, and the hero’s place in it. Remember, when the tiger is racing to pounce, we don’t stop and think of the history of tigers, or what sort of gun we’re shooting him with. Rather, we shoulder the gun, aim, and shoot. If successful, we have time for all that analysis later. No, right now what we need is for things to blow smooth up. Even in Literary fiction, we can have a literal blow up. In my latest novel, I Just Came Here to Dance, we meet with a fiery climax. Who knew. Conversely, even in an action-oriented Mystery, such as Kevin Don Porter’s Missing, the climax can rather be scary-cold, that feeling in silence of oh-my-god, we’re all gonna die! The main thing is this climax must fit the book you’re writing. All that painstaking time of carefully crafting your characters, plot, plot points, etc.; having the fortitude to push though that point of “and then more stuff happens, the end;” setting your hero up with his most supreme ordeal—the thing that requires all that he’s learned so far—requires a huge emotional happening. And one where the reader says in the end, Wow. About Susan Mary Malone Reprinted with permission from Malone Editorial Services. For more information visit www.maloneeditorial.com. Images from Top Secret Romance (A Romance Graphic Novel). |
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