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 Latest happenings at The Romance Studio.
| Newsletter and Contests
| Posted by: Josie Arlington
2010-09-02 -
The first issue of my newsletter Josiemagick will come out on the 5th of September. We have excerpts, contests and more. If you would like to join up - send an email to me at josiearlington@yahoo.com. We will celebrate
T-R-O-U-B-L-Es August release and look forward to our Halloween paranormal release of A Wishing Moon. Check out our website at josiearlington.com.
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| September Newsletter Now Available!
| Posted by: N.J. Walters
2010-09-01 -
If you’re not already receiving Awakening Desires—the Newsletter of Romance Author N.J. Walters—then you’re missing out on all the latest news, excerpts and more!
The September 2010 issue is now available!
Be sure to check our my husband’s popular column: Confessions of a Romance Author’s Husband.
As well, some lucky newsletter subscriber wins a prize. All you have to do to be eligible to win is go to Awakening Desires Newsletter and join. While you’re there, you can check out back issues of the newsletter.
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| Dark Peril by Christine Feehan is available now!
| Posted by: Erin Galloway
2010-09-01 -
#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s DARK PERIL (Berkley Hardcover) releases today! Dominic Dragonseeker has long been a reader favorite. Born of the proud and powerful Dragonseeker bloodline, Dominic has retained his honor despite centuries of battle, loss, struggle and solitude.
Now, desperate to protect his people from the growing vampire threat, he goes on a suicide mission to infiltrate the vampire ranks. When he learns he has a mate—a jaguar warrior woman—everything changes. Dominic and Solange must learn to work together to thwart an elaborate vampire scheme to destroy the Carpathian people.
DARK PERIL
In stores everywhere August 31st
www.christinefeehan.com |
| What's in the basement?
| Posted by: Yolanda Sfetsos
2010-09-01 -
Now available from Damnation Books. |
| Thank you for playing our Haunted August Game!
| Posted by: TRS Staff
2010-08-31 -
 Thank you to everyone who played our Haunted August game! Did you figure out it was Scooby Dooby Doo haunting our site? You're not alone. We have literally hundreds of entries to sort through! One winner gets the 25 print books and one winner gets the Nook, both drawn at random from entries with valid emails and the correct answer. Good luck! And thank you! We'll be posting the winners soon. |
| Win a KINDLE ereader from Decadent Publishing! enter before Sept. 1
| Posted by: Heather Bennett
2010-08-29 -
Hi Friends!
This is Heather, I used to have the Blaze of Beauty contest site and you entered my contests there. Thank you!
August 1 I opened a new venture with my friend, Lisa Omstead, who writes as Samantha Gail. We now own Decadent Publishing and have started out with a bang!
If you've not yet visited our site, www.decadentpublishing.com, I will encourage you to do so before midnight on August 31 so you can be entered to win a KINDLE ereader!
All you have to do is sign up for our newsletter in the bottom right hand corner of the site. While you're there, check out our books and our site!
We have books up in many genres and lengths, and our books are priced with value in mind! Many have gotten 4 and 5 star reviews from around the web.
Ursula Sinclair's White Wedding is a reviewer favorite, as is Keta Diablo's Where the Rain Is Made.
We have established authors like Amanda McIntyre and Ciar Cullen as well as some amazing and promising new voices such as Robert Roman and PJ Schnyder.
We have one book, For The Love of Mollie, by KT Grant (katiebabs for those on the review and blog circuit) that is #1 this week on a 3rd party site in Chick Lit and Top 10 in another catagory.
For The Love of Mollie is also our August Read For a Cure book. Each month, Decadent Publishing will spotlight one book in Read For a Cure and
all publisher profits from that book in that month will go to the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. Many of you may remember that
I am very involved with Relay and this was a natural way for our company to contribute to this wonderful cause.
Find us on Facebook at Decadent Publishing and LIKE us for the latest releases and impromptu contests. We are on Twitter at DecadenPub,
have a Yahoo Decadent Readers group, are at Goodreads in the Decadent Readers group and we'll be popping up more and more.
DON'T FORGET to go and sign up for our newsletter before midnight on August 31 for a chance to win the KINDLE!
Also, if you are an author looking to place your shorts, novellas or full length novels with a new, exciting publishing house, look over our submissions guidelines and email us!
Our contest winner will be emailed and announced on our Facebook page, Twitter and in our newsletter. I hope to see YOUR name there!
Come and join us at Decadent Publishing and Indulge your book fetish.
Have a wonderful week,
Heather Bennett
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| Drawing
| Posted by: D.S. Craver
2010-08-29 -
BLURB: Sydney Smith decides it’s time to move out of her tiny apartment and become a home owner. Blake Smith, no relation and a real hottie, also wants to see the duplex. A mix-up has them viewing it together. They both love the house. There's also some sparks flying between the two of them, or is Sydney the only one feeling that way? A highly sensual story of fun, home-buying, and more...
I have an excerpt from my novella, Your Place or Mine, over at Rebecca's blog. http://rebeccajvickery.blogspot.com To enter the drawing, just read the excerpt and leave a comment. |
| Release party @ TRS 8/28/10
| Posted by: TRS Staff
2010-08-28 -
TRS is having a release party on 8/28/10 -- this Saturday -- from 4 PM - Midnight EST! The following wonderful authors are partying with us:
Ava McKnight
Tanya Hanson
Keta Diablo
Lena Austin
Catherine Chernow
Felicity Heaton
Desiree Holt
Susan Hanniford Crowley
Juniper Bell
Ashlyn Chase/Dalton Diaz
Weslynn McCallister aka. Jamie Cortland
Brynna Curry
Josie Arlington
Stephani Hecht
Mary Eason
jj Keller
Jewel Adams
Marie Harte
Sedonia Guillone
Belinda McBride
Join us at http://theromancestudio.com/party to learn all about the releases of these authors live and for a chance to win some really great prizes -- including some from TRS for readers and authors alike!
Thank you! |
| Her Dark Angel - Buy this paranormal angel romance for only $0.99!
| Posted by: Felicity Heaton
2010-08-28 -
Sexy paranormal angel romance ebook now available on Amazon Kindle for only $0.99! (normally $2.99)
 Looking for a angel romance story that will have your heart racing? Look no further than Her Dark Angel, the first story in a three-part series!
Her Dark Angel by Felicity Heaton
An angel without a mission, Apollyon lives trapped in Hell guarding the bottomless pit. Surrounded by endless darkness, he longs to fly free on Earth once more but his master hasn't called him in centuries. When the call finally comes, it's to serve a new master, a beautiful woman he has often watched over, a woman who has always captivated him.
Serenity is shocked when a gorgeous black-winged angel shows up in her city of Paris claiming that she called him when she was only casting a simple vengeance spell. He's no other than the angel of death! When Apollyon offers to obey her and help her have revenge on her cheating ex-boyfriend, she can't resist the temptation, but can she resist him? Can an angel as dark as Apollyon ever fall for a mortal woman like her?
Their charade as lovers quickly becomes reality when one dance leads to another and Apollyon proves that he's as sinful as he looks. His sensual and hungry touch brings Serenity back to life, freeing her from the hurt of being betrayed and reigniting her passion, but she can't ignore her growing fear. Lost in their moment together, Apollyon realises that there is a reason he heard her call—he's in love with her... Read an excerpt
Just $0.99!!!
Buy now
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| Drawing for new release!
| Posted by: D. S. Craver
2010-08-28 -
DRAWING Details :
I will be giving away one free download of my contemporary romance, Your Place or Mine to a random winner chosen from those who comment on the excerpt on Rebecca Vickery's blog. Drawing to be held on Thursday, September 2. The winner will be notified by email and posted on this blog - http://rebeccajvickery.blogspot.com/ |
| Final clue in our Haunted August game is...
| Posted by: TRS Staff
2010-08-28 -
posted at our release party going on right now! http://theromancestudio.com/party. You have until midnight EST on 8/31/10 to enter the correct name (three names) of the popular fictional character who has haunted our site in August. Good luck! |
| Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 28 and plan to join Mandy Roth and Michelle Pillow!
| Posted by: Mary Eason
2010-08-27 -
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, August 28th and plan to stop by Mary Eason's blog, http://www.maryeason.com, and join bestselling authors Mandy Roth and Michelle Pillow for a Q&A.
Mandy M. Roth grew up fascinated by creatures that go bump in the night. From the very beginning, she showed signs of creativity—writing, painting, telling scary stories that left her little brother afraid to come out from under his bed. Combining her creativity with her passion for the paranormal has left her banging on the keyboard into the wee hours of the night. Her books have won numerous awards, including an RT nomination for Best Paranormal Erotic.
Michelle Pillow have always had an active imagination. Ever since shecan remember, she has had a strange fascination with anything supernatural—ghosts, magical powers, and oh…vampires. What could be more alluring than being immortal, all-powerful, and eternally beautiful? Sorry, vampire purists, in this fantasy the Hollywood version rules).
Mandy and Michelle will be featuring Emerald Knight, one of Michelle's releases, so stop by and say hello and learn more about these facinating authors.
All the best...
Mary Eason
http://www.maryeason.com |
| New Release at Decadent Publishing!
| Posted by: Lisa Omstead
2010-08-27 -
Keta Diablo's epic Native American time-travel romance, Where the Rain is Made, now available at Decadent Publishing.
BLURB -
A decadent-looking savage has captured Francesca DuVall and her brother, Marsh. Now she must spend every waking moment planning an escape from the camp of the brutal savages. What she doesn't count on is the powerful draw of desire interfering with her scheme.
Ethan Gray is a curator at a national museum in Washington, D.C. . . . most of the time. But when he travels through time to help his beloved People, he becomes Meko, leader of the most revered and feared tribe of the plains, the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers.
Their worlds are decades apart, yet Meko can’t resist the dark beauty he kidnapped during a raid. He has many battles to fight, but none more crucial than capturing Cesca’s heart forever.
Click here to read an excerpt.
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| Haunted August Clue #13
| Posted by: TRS Staff
2010-08-26 -
We're superstitious so we're going to tell you that the 13th letter is O. Thank you! |
| New Release at Silver Publishing!
| Posted by: Lodewyk Deysel
2010-08-25 -
STERLING GOLD
Unbreakable Bonds #2
By Leiland Dale
Release Date: August 28, 2010
Order at Silver Publishing ONLY!
Click Here to Order
BLURB
Growing up, Blythe Gold did everything a big brother should do. He did his best to protect Sterling and was always there, looking out for him. One night of shared passion with friends, opens Blythe’s eyes to a future he never thought possible. For Blythe, life would never be the same. For as long as he could remember, there’s only been one man for him. A man who, according to society, should be out of his reach. But society's expectations couldn't stop his heart from falling in love with Sterling.
Sterling Gold grew up to believe that love was unconditional. Never could he have imagined, the person he would love most, was the only man he should never love. After years of trying to hide his feelings, transferring universities and moving out of state, events begin to unfold that would change his future forever.
Would society standards rip them apart or will the love between brothers prove stronger? |
| New Release at Silver Publishing!
| Posted by: Lodewyk Deysel
2010-08-25 -
SAY IT AGAIN
By Jasmine Black
Release Date: August 28, 2010
Order at Silver Publishing ONLY!
Click Here to Order
BLURB
One month before the annual fireman’s charity auction, fireman, Wade Hartman announces he’s gay. This year when he strolls down the catwalk, he wants to leave with a man. When the only bid he receives is a pity bid, Wade’s crushed, but he lets his friend take him to dinner anyway.
Real estate conglomerate, Jared Kessler’s loved Wade for years. So when he reads the article about the fireman’s charity event, he knows he has to be the winning bidder. Mistaken as an unwanted bidder, Jared refuses to give up. He wants Wade, if only for one night.
One innocent dinner turns into fiery passion. But one night isn’t enough for Wade. He wants Jared for real. The more Wade pushes, the closer he comes to discovering the deep, dark secrets of Jared’s past. Can love conquer Jared’s fears or are his wounds too deep for even love? |
| Broken Angels Now Available!
| Posted by: Anne Hope
2010-08-24 -
Love gave them a second chance. Now they`ve got everything to lose.
Nothing could have prepared Zach for his sister’s murder, let alone being named guardian of her three children. Now, the only person who can help is the one woman he vowed never to touch again.
Rebecca never stopped loving Zach, even after her infertility crushed her spirit and destroyed their marriage. Suddenly Fate has dropped her dream in her lap: a family. But is opening her heart to them—and to Zach—a risk she’s ready to take?
To learn more, click here or visit www.annehope.com. |
| Available Now - Primal Pleasure
| Posted by: Sydney Somers
2010-08-24 -
 PRIMAL PLEASURE – Now Available!
He will have his revenge—one wicked seduction at a time.>
Emma’s used to getting blamed for her twin sister’s magical messes, but this time she’s left chained to a cat-shifter her sister cursed into stone. And he’s waking up. To find her missing sister, though, she must let the angry—and incredibly sexy—warrior believe she’s the culprit, or lose his tracking skills. Cian would love to have his revenge on the sorceress, but he can’t think of anything other than having his wicked way with her. But is their attraction merely a spell, or the destined love that goes beyond animal instinct?
Drop by my Website to get a sneak peek at the first chapter or visit Samhain Publishing to pick up your copy today!
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| New Project Paranormal is LIVE!
| Posted by: Jodi Rosoff
2010-08-24 -
An all-new episode of our web show Project Paranormal is up and running.
In this episode we visit the Pacific Northwest, which is a favorite setting for some of today’s hottest paranormal romance and urban fantasy—and is also the place many of our authors call home. Here Kat Richardson takes us on a tour of Seattle’s Underground (and her character Harper Blaine’s haunts), Devon Monk explains the business of magic in her series, and Meljean Brook reveals her inspirations, discovery, and what’s to come in her Guardian series. We also sit down with Executive Editor Anne Sowards who discusses the appeal of the Pacific Northwest, and life on Twitter.
Watch the episode online at: HERE
And please feel free to post to your blogs and share with fellow readers!
Best,
Jodi
Jodi Rosoff
Associate Director of Publicity
Berkley / NAL
Penguin Group (USA) |
| Haunted August Game Clue #12
| Posted by: TRS Staff
2010-08-24 -
Is live in the GREEN section... |
| Lunchtime chat with RED GARNIER Tuesday 8/24!
| Posted by: Sierra Dafoe
2010-08-23 -
Come join Sierra Dafoe and special guest Red Garnier for a lunchtime chat on Tuesday, August 24! Red will be visiting from 11 am to 1 pm eastern, to talk about her debut Silhouette Desire release, and her award-winning NAL debut, THE SATIN SASH! It all starts tomorrow at 11 am eastern at the Sierra Dafoe readers loop!
If you missed Sierra's August newsletter, you can read a mini-interview and a bit
about Red's recent books including her award-winning NAL debut, The Satin Sash,
right here: sierra_dafoe_news. If you're not a member yet, sign up and get a free story just for joining!
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| GEORGIE ON HIS MIND is released!
| Posted by: Jennifer Shirk
2010-08-23 -
 My new sweet romance GEORGIE ON HIS MIND is finally released!
Stop by myBLOGand comment to win a copy! |
| Haunted August Games goes on...
| Posted by: TRS Staff
2010-08-22 -
With clue #11! Live on the site now! |
| Broken Angels' First Review!
| Posted by: Anne Hope
2010-08-20 -
Love gave them a second chance. Now they`ve got everything to lose.
My new romantic suspense, Broken Angels, received 4 Nymphs from Literary Nymphs Reviews! You can read the review by clicking here.
If you like deeply emotional stories set against a backdrop of danger and suspense, please visit me at www.annehope.com. |
| Out of Shadows Available Today!
| Posted by: N.J. Walters
2010-08-20 -
Out of Shadows is now available from Ellora’s Cave Publishing.
A mythical legend draws Dovina Horne to Sleepy Hollow. She believes the horseman is only a myth until she’s threatened by a horse and rider. Only the sudden appearance of a man with a sword saves her from the horseman’s wrath.
An immortal warrior of the Shadow Realm, Hadeon’s mission is to protect Dovina at all costs. But when the final battle comes, they must use all that is between them if they hope to survive.
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| Our Haunted August Game Continues...
| Posted by: TRS Staff
2010-08-20 -
Clue 10 is live on the site. We were SNEAKY about hiding it! |
| RELEASE PARTY @ TRS 8/19 Noon - 8 PM EST!
| Posted by: TRS Staff
2010-08-19 -
TRS is having a release party on Thursday 8/19/10 from Noon - 8 PM EST! Click here to attend. Everyone is invited to see all the great books, talk with all the great authors, and win some great prizes -- for readers and authors. Authors attending: Deirdre O'Dare, Keta Diablo, Kim Knox, Caitlyn Willows, Ava McKnight, Cindy Spencer Pape, Tory Richards, Mari Freeman,
Jewel Adams, B.J. McCall, Catherine Chernow, Shelby Morgen, Mary Eason, Savanna Kougar, T.L. Schaefer, Christine Pope, Madeleine Drake, Francesca Hawley, Selena Illyria, Monica Burns &
Pauline Baird Jones. Don't miss it!
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| Ten Reasons to Come to RomantiCon 2010
| Posted by: Susan Edwards
2010-08-19 -
1. It is literally the Party of the Decade in Romantica publishing. The woman who started it all is throwing a bash to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her first book and the birth of her publishing company. And, sister, the Queen of Steam is doing it up! Saturday night’s party will whisk you away to Trek Mi Qan, the setting of Jaid Black’s irresistibly sexy, funny and romantic book: The Empress’ New Clothes, which took the internet by storm and launched a publishing revolution. Fierce, gorgeous Trek warriors and beautiful slave girls made of sand will perform for your pleasure. You will dine like royalty and dance the night away in a distant galaxy of wild imagination.
2. You deserve it. You work hard and you should treat yourself like an Empress once in a while. If you don’t, who will?
3. Did we say Party of the Decade? We meant Parties of the Decade. The opening act for the Saturday night Trek Birthday Bash is Friday night’s Roaring Twenties costume ball. Dust off your glad rags, break out the beads and boas, and brush up your Charleston, dollies, we’re gonna party likes it’s 1926! Fun is the password to get you into the EC speakeasy, where you can, drink a little bootleg brew, enjoy a floorshow from the EC Cavemen, take your chances with a one-armed bandit, and cut a rug to your favorite songs.
4. It’s a great value. Registration price and accommodations cost a fraction of other conferences, and we have a special rate for guests and spouses to attend just the parties and dinners. Set in a lovely semi-rural area of Ohio at the height of the brilliant autumn color season, the hotel has great food, service and rooms, and yet is extremely inexpensive compared with the luxury resort hotel prices you’ll pay at other conventions. Plus, there are plenty of inexpensive things nearby for guests and spouses to do, if you choose to bring them.
5. It’s a fun, safe, get-away-from-it-all vacation with loads of things to do and time to hang out with people who share your interests. (And tax-deductible for authors!)
6. Cavemen. Some of our hunkiest and most popular Cavemen cover models will be on-hand all weekend to perform, autograph books and calendars, pose for pictures, and hang out at parties. Need we say more?
7. You’ll meet readers, authors, models, reviewers, editors and other industry professionals in an informal setting and in workshops and focus groups designed to illuminate, entertain, and give you input into the future of our books.
8. You deserve it. You know you do. Think about all the things you do for other people. Now think about the last thing you did for yourself. See?
9. Big Prizes!
10. The Goldilocks Factor. Some conventions are just too big. With so many authors and readers, the lines for everything from food to books are long, and there is little opportunity for the twain to meet. Some conventions are just too small. With too few authors, readers and events, there is not much reason to travel so far and not much excitement when you arrive. RomantiCon is just right. With just the right mix of authors and readers, events and downtime, everyone has the chance to meet everyone else in quiet, conversational settings and raucous parties.
Time is running out to sign up, so if you’ve been on the fence, go ahead and make the leap. Because, most of all, you deserve it. So seize the day and come celebrate with us. to sign up: https://www.jasminejade.com/romanticon/registration.html |
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