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I can hardly believe that a year ago tomorrow I had my release day for Kismet’s Kiss. It’s been an amazing ride.
Yesterday I was giddy—giddy, I tell you!—about the new book I’m working on, The Soul of Magic. It takes place in between The Source of Magic and Kismet’s Kiss, and it’s been a real bear—until the last few days, when I realized what I needed to do to a character to make the story soar. Now this book the first thing I think of in the morning as I plan the next scenes. That feeling of immersion, of total engagement with the creation of a story, is what makes writing fun. I hope to have Soul done, polished, and published by the end of the year. (Cross your fingers for me ’cause it’ll be tight.)
And now that it’s the end of August, I have almost a full year of sales figures to share. Kiss and Source have been able to reach a wonderful audience, and I’m over at the Ruby-Slippered Sisterhood today giving all the info. Stop by and feel free to comment or ask questions!
I’m popping in from my holiday weekend to mention the 50% rebate running at AllRomanceEbooks.com through Monday 5/30 at 11:59p Central. This rebate isn’t just for Kismet’s Kiss and The Source of Magic but for ALL the ebooks ARE sells by all authors! To qualify for the rebate, you must pay by credit card or PayPal.
ARE offers multiple formats for most ebooks. (For example, mine are available there in .epub, .mobi and PDF.)
Tell your friends! And please mention my books to them. :)
Yessssssss! The prequel to Kismet’s Kiss is available now.
Jilian and Alvarr’s love story has endured quite a few twists and turns over the years. Even its release is an unusual tale, though a good one. You can read about it today at the Ruby-Slippered Sisterhood, where I’m interviewed by Joan Swan. The gist is that I’ve already sold 851 copies of The Source of Magic…all before it was officially released. =-) In the interview I also discuss some of the pros and cons of indie authordom.
You can get your own e-copy of The Source of Magic at:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
All Romance Ebooks
Smashwords
and keep an eye out for it at the Apple, Sony, Kobo and Diesel stores, where it will appear in the following weeks.
Here’s the blurb:
When a gorgeous man clasps Jilian Stewart to his chest and yanks her from Scotland into a magical battle, she thinks it must be another of her bizarre dreams. Plagued by unnerving visions of this man, she’s sure they’re brought on by the stress of her mother’s deadly paralysis. Instead, Jilian finds herself ensnared in a world of fantasy, treachery, and family secrets, opposing the one man who can make everything right.
Prince Alvarr, her sexy abductor, offers a cure for her dying mother, but won’t send Jilian home with it until she helps him destroy the evil mage threatening his people—with mystical powers she never knew she had.
You can grab a sample for your e-reader at most of the above stores, or check out a web excerpt. (If you’ve read Kismet’s Kiss, you’ll recognize the excerpt. :-) )
Happy reading!
Arkali the Awesome (at The Romance Reviews) will be giving away those 5 ebook copies of Kismet’s Kiss tomorrow. Today’s the last day to enter the giveaway!
The fabulous Arkali at TheRomanceReviews.com is holding a contest to give away five Kindle copies of Kismet’s Kiss. Go sign up and get ‘em! (Have your copy already? Tell your friends so they can partake in the lush and sensual goodness that is Kismet’s Kiss (er, if I may say so, m’self).
Remember that Kindle versions can be read on PCs, Macs, smartphones and iPads as well.
Enjoy!
I’m about a week away from finishing up my second-to-last round of edits on The Source of Magic. Hooray! I’m like the hugely pregnant, somewhat cranky woman who cannot WAIT to get this baby born and out. Fortunately, I’m still on target for a publication in the second half of March.
I’ve been playing with a super-short blurb that can fit on a business card. Thanks to the help of my Ruby Sisters, it’s being narrowed down. Here’s one of the possibilities:
Abducted from modern Scotland into a magical realm, Jilian discovers her own mystical powers and faces a terrible choice: bind herself to the sexy Prince Alvarr to help him save thousands of people from a great Evil… or escape and cure the dying mother she left behind.
This seems a good time to unveil Source‘s new cover, too. Hope you like. :)
Yes, there is such a site, and Kismet’s Kiss was featured on it yesterday. :)
Daily Cheap Reads spotlights e-books under $5 from both traditional pubs and indie authors. Handy for those of us who are frugal…
Wheeeeeeeee! Kismet’s Kiss is now available in a gorgeous trade paperback at Amazon for $7.99. The Kindle version is just 99 cents!
Both prices are for a limited time during my Winter Sale, so, um, you might want to grab them now. :)
I priced them low for this sale, but the drawback of the $7.99 price is that it’s too low to qualify for Expanded Distribution, which means Kiss can *only* be purchased at Amazon (or its subsidiary, CreateSpace) for the duration of the sale. Sorry about that. :(
However, that’s a fantastic price for a 6″ x 9″ trade paperback (which are larger than mass-market paperbacks, and usually much pricier).
Anyway, I’m absolutely thrilled with the way the paperback turned out. Getting Kiss approved and up at Amazon ended up taking quite a bit longer than I’d hoped (gee, that’ll teach me to use “standard” shipping instead of express), but in the end all is well.
It’s been quite a learning experience, but I’m looking forward to the next opportunity with The Source of Magic a few months from now.
Oh, and Kiss now has 15 reviews at Amazon (all 5 or 4 stars, averaging 4.8), too. W00T!
That’s right, just 99 cents for the ebook version. WOOHOO! This book is getting AMAZING reviews. Just a tiny sample of them:
Smexy Books: “A magical, exhilarating, sensual delight.”
The Romance Reviews: “A must-read for all fantasy romance lovers.”
Coffee Time Romance: “So much sexual tension that the pages are likely to burn your fingers as you eagerly beg for more.”
Want more reviews? Sure! Check them out at http://amzn.to/KismetsKiss.
Grab the ebook of Kismet’s Kiss on sale for just $0.99 at:
- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Smashwords (all ebook formats)—just use Smashwords coupon AK29M to get the sale price.
Get Kismet’s Kiss for yourself and please tell your friends! Happy reading. :D
I now have an electronic (ePub) version of Kismet’s Kiss for sale at Goodreads for $2.99. I didn’t even realize that was an option until a couple of days ago. W00T!
Goodreads sells DRM-free ePub ebooks (“DRM-free” meaning you’re allowed to convert them from one format to another or move them from device to device) and lets you sample a nice chunk before you decide to buy.
And there’s more great news coming shortly. There’s too much to cram it all into one post. :)
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