~My Books~ Heartless is Now Available

That's right, after OVER ONE YEAR off the shelves, Lord Heartless is finally back in all his glory. Whew. What an undertaking it was to revamp this bad boy. 

The blurb: 

A dark stranger....
Finding herself abandoned after the death of her father, Leandra Harcourt takes the greatest risk of her life. She accepts the marriage proposal of a complete stranger, the Duke of Derringer—a man the world calls Lord Heartless.

A heartless proposal....
A desperate girl with no prospects seems the perfect solution to Derringer's most recent problem: marry before his 30th birthday to gain his rightful inheritance, though marriage is the last thing he needs. The need to find his missing cousin takes priority over any silly marriage and he quickly abandons his new bride in the wreck of his family estate.

A perfect love.... 
Two people were never more suited for each other than the duke and his wife, but will they discover it before it's too late? With an assassin dogging his heels and a suitor wooing his wife, love will not have the luxury of time.

Get it only in the Kindle Store at this time. 

Coming to all major eBook retailers in February 2013.  

Wondering how this book is connected to my others?

Betrayal:
Adam and Bri, Betrayal's hero and heroine, show up in Heartless.
Deception:
Levi, Deception's hero, is Derringer's best friend; Levi and his wife show up in Heartless.

Lending Ebooks

Did you know that many eBooks in the Kindle and Nook stores have lending enabled? This means you can lend your favorite eBooks to your friends and family so they can enjoy it too. (Yes, lending is enabled for all my eBooks in the Kindle Store. I think they are for the Nook Store, as well, though I'm not sure.) 

So how do you loan a book to a friend? 

Go to the Amazon page of the book you want to lend. You should see something similar to this: 

Screen cap of the book page for 99 Reasons to Hate Cats*. Click to enlarge image. 

Click "Loan this book" (highlighted above). That link will take you to this page: 

Loan page in the Kindle Store for 99 Reasons to Hate Cats*. Click to enlarge image. 

There are only two required fields to loan a purchased eBook. You need to enter your friend's email address and your own name. Then click "Send now" and the recipient will receive an email with a link to claim the book. They have 7 days to claim it. When they do, the eBook in your Kindle device or app turns into the sample of the book instead of the full version (or it just tells you that you can't read it while it's out on loan, can't remember for sure which), and the book appears on your friend's device. 14 days later, whether they're done with it or not, it disappears from their device and the full version reappears on your own. Very easy and a great way to legally share eBooks. 

Not all books can be loaned, however. It's the choice of the author or publisher to enable the lending feature and some have chosen not to. 

If anyone has experience with the Nook lending feature, please share how that works. I haven't tried it or even looked into it. 

I hope this helps. Happy reading! ♥

*And just in case you're curious, 99 Reasons to Hate Cats is a delightfully humorous look into the crazy life of owning a cat. An amusing cartoon accompanies each of the reasons. I recommend it for a chuckle. :O)

~Book Bargains~ Astraea Press $0.99 Ebook Sale

I just found out that Astraea Press, publisher of clean romantic fiction, is having a huge $0.99 sale in the Amazon and B&N eBook stores. It's a long list of titles at this amazing price, from a long list of romantic genres. Here's just a few examples (linked from the Kindle Store):

To shop the Kindle Store, click HERE. 

To shop the Nook Store, click HERE.* 


*The store links go to search results which aren't super accurate; some non-Astraea Press titles will appear in both stores. I've made sure the Barnes and Noble link is arranged with lowest price first, but that put a few freebies at the top that I'm pretty sure aren't associated with AP. Still, there are a lot of titles to choose from in either store, so it's worth a look even if you have to scroll a bit. 
**I haven't read these titles, but I am assured they are clean romance. It's the only thing AP publishes, after all. I am not in any way associated with AP, though I do "know" a few of the authors published with them. 
***The Kindle links do contain my Amazon Associates ID. This means I get a teeny, tiny commission for every item purchased through one of my links. 


I think that's all the disclaimers. Did I forget anything? 


♥Happy reading!!♥

The 11th Commandment ~ A Serial Romance

I've announced this almost everywhere and since this is a clean romance, I will announce it here too. 

I am writing a serial romance (Regency) for InD'Tale Magazine called The 11th Commandment. It is set to debut in the July/August issue of InD'Tale.

Subscriptions are [at the time of this post] free, so take advantage. ☺

E-book Convert

Well, it's official. I'm an eBook convert. I still like hold-in-your-hands type books, especially antique ones (such as the 1931 book I used in this blog's header), but I am officially in love with the ease and convenience of eBooks. 

I was almost sold just using Kindle for PC. Now I am the proud owner of this: 

Hubby surprised me with this little beauty, an Acer Iconia Tab A200. It makes eBook reading SO easy! I adore this thing. It has Kindle, Nook, and Google Books. So many libraries, so little time. {sigh} 

♥Happy reading!♥

~Book Review~ Word and Deed

Word and Deed by Rachel Rossano 

My rating: 4.7 of 5 pearls 

Sensitive readers warning: None. There's no language, no graphic violence, and no graphic sex.

In case it matters to you: I know the author; she happens to be a good reading/writing/cover designing buddy of mine. So I got to read this before it came out and I liked it so much that I bought it. And no, I do not buy all the books written by my friends, just so you know. I'm too poor (i.e., cheap) for that.

That said, I loved it! It was sweet, gritty, fast-paced, and impossible to put down. Though there's no clear indication of time period or setting, it was not hard picturing a Medieval setting for this story.

My only complaint is I would have LOVED for it to be longer, with more tension (not that there isn't any--there DEFINITELY is), more mystery, just more, more, MORE! Ms Rossano does a good job of character-building despite the short length, so I have no complaints in that area. I just would have loved to spend more time with these characters.

Disclaimer: I purchased this book from Amazon. I was not paid in any way for my review. The opinions expressed here are my own. Purchasing through the Amazon link provided here will result in me earning a teeny, tiny commission. 

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~Book Review~ Whisper of Scandal

Whisper of Scandal by Nicola Cornick 

My rating: 4.5 of 5 pearls 

Sensitive readers warning: Contains graphic love scenes 

Wow. I started this book and didn't want to put it down. I thought about it when I had to put it down. I loved it.

The main characters were engaging. I even liked Alex, with his arrogance and ignorant determination to believe in his "friend's" honesty, thus believing Joanna to be a manipulative harpy. I thought it made him realistic. At moments it was irritating, but like I said, realistic.

My favorite part of this was the unusual setting. The Arctic in a Regency romance? That's awesome! It was fascinating and reminded me why I enjoyed Madeleine Brent titles so much, the exotic locales. My only beef was how long it took them to get there. Halfway through the book I was beginning to wonder if they'd ever go.

There are sex scenes, but they are skippable (if you're the skipping type) and the story stands on its own without them. At least, I think it does.

I will be reading the next in the series, One Wicked Sin, even though I didn't like Lottie in Whisper of Scandal. The setting is a parole town in 1813 and that intrigues me more than anything else.

Disclaimer: I purchased this paperback at Wal-Mart. I am not being paid in any way for my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

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