Indie Romance thread--announcements, questions, pitches!

[otterific]

My first historical time travel romance has been out since January 2nd, and Book 2 in the series came out yesterday. I'm hoping to have the third book out in a month or so, and I'm currently writing book 4. The series is called the Yellowstone Romance Series.
I am so exited to have found the Kindle Boards. I've spend a lot of time on this thread, since romance is my favorite genre!
The links to my books are in my signature. I'll post the blurbs here:

Book1 Yellowstone Heart Song

Nurse and avid backpacker Aimee Donovan is offered the opportunity of a lifetime. She encounters a patient who tells her he can send her two hundred years into the past to spend three months in the rugged Yellowstone wilderness at the dawn of the mountain man era.  The only requirement: she cannot tell anyone that she’s from the future.
How did a white woman suddenly appear in the remote Rocky Mountain wilderness? Trapper Daniel Osborne’s first instinct is to protect this mysterious and unconventional woman from the harsh realities of his mountains. While he fights his growing attraction to her, he is left frustrated by her lies and secrecy. 
Daniel shows Aimee a side of Yellowstone she’s never experienced. She is torn between her feelings for him, and exposing a secret that will destroy everything he holds as truth.  As her three months come to an end, she is faced with a dilemma: return to her own time, or stay with the man who opened her eyes to a whole new world. When the decision is made for her, both their lives will be changed forever.

Book 2 Yellowstone Redemption

City boy Chase Russell is on the fast track to self-destruction. A star athlete, he gets into trouble with drugs and alcohol. Fulfilling a community service sentence in Yellowstone National Park is the last thing he wants to do. After a night of drinking in the park, he wakes up to find his new friends gone, and everything around him has changed.

Sarah Osborne grew up in the rugged Yellowstone wilderness. She can hunt and track right alongside the most experienced men. When some Indians drop a near-dead man off on her doorstep, she doesn’t know what to think. He’s convinced he’s from the future, and wants to find a way home.

Chase has no idea how he ended up time traveling to the past. He doesn’t know the first thing about surviving without modern conveniences. Finding your own food means a quick trip to the nearest fast food joint, not hunting and foraging for it. Time and again, his will is tested to stay alive in this untamed land. Is his growing love for a brave woman who shows him what it truly means to be a man strong enough to keep him in the past, or is he still determined to return to the ease and comforts of the future?

[Dana Taylor]

Hello Everyone--

Great to see so many new people posting here. I've been busy toiling away on the Valentine Blog Hop, which is now up and running.

Come over to Book Luvin' Babes and check out the participating authors. The Grand Prizes are a $75 Amazon Gift Card and a Diamond Sterling Silver Heart Pendant   
                  www.bookluvinbabes.wordpress.com

Also my comedy, DEVIL MOON: A MYSTIC ROMANCE, is FREE February 1 & 2

Tweet--  DEVIL MOON: A MYSTIC ROMANCE by Dana Taylor FREE at Amazon Feb. 1 & 2 http://amzn.to/vlD11Y

@ Margaret--congrats on your sales. I saw you in the top #100 last night!

Hope your February is off to a great start!

Dana Taylor

[Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake']

Hello Everyone--

Great to see so many new people posting here. I've been busy toiling away on the Valentine Blog Hop, which is now up and running.

Come over to Book Luvin' Babes and check out the participating authors. The Grand Prizes are a $75 Amazon Gift Card and a Diamond Sterling Silver Heart Pendant   
                  www.bookluvinbabes.wordpress.com

Also my comedy, DEVIL MOON: A MYSTIC ROMANCE, is FREE February 1 & 2

Tweet--  DEVIL MOON: A MYSTIC ROMANCE by Dana Taylor FREE at Amazon Feb. 1 & 2 http://amzn.to/vlD11Y

RT'd that for you. Hope you have lots of downloads. Amazon servers seem to be way behind today.

@ Margaret--congrats on your sales. I saw you in the top #100 last night!

That must have happened after I went to sleep. Sorry I missed it.

[Dana Taylor]

Hi--

@Margaret-- yes, my sales numbers are confusing. I'm supposedly at #46 in the free kindle store, but it only shows 71 downloads. That can't be right. We'll see how it shakes out.

Dana

[Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake']

Hi--

@Margaret-- yes, my sales numbers are confusing. I'm supposedly at #46 in the free kindle store, but it only shows 71 downloads. That can't be right. We'll see how it shakes out.

Dana

At least you're seeing your downloads, although there are probably a lot more that aren't showing. A lot of us aren't seeing anything. With one borrow and one sale, I'm maintaining the same ranking I had yesterday with nearly 50 sales. Hope the servers catch up by tomorrow morning.

[marielamba]

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to add that I'm on the VALENTINE BLOG HOP that Dana set up, along with 30 amazing romance authors

For all news about the giveaways you can win through the hop, which includes a ton of books, plus a chance at a $75 Amazon gift certificate, there is a new thread on Kindleboards where the authors will be updating everyone about their hot prizes... You can visit that thread here: http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,101497.0.html

And to go directly to the hop's main web page, Book Luvin Babes has pulled it all together here: http://bookluvinbabes.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/valentine-blog-hop/

It's a great way to win great reads and to discover even more books to cozy up with during those cold winter nights

Marie

[Chicki]

Today, I'm being featured over at Kindle Romance Authors! Stop by and read what they have to say about my latest release!
 
http://​www.kindleromanceauthors.com/​2012/02/​spotlight-on-chicki-brown.html

Chicki Brown

[Miriam Minger]

I love February...birthdays, Valentine's Day, Leap Year! So why not celebrate with a FREE historical romance set in romantic Scotland to my friends and readers, A HINT OF RAPTURE!

Miriam Minger

[Serena Fairfax]

WHERE THE BULBUL SINGS
This romantic Indian nightingale is  free on 4th and 5th Feb 2012.
Dowloadable from Amazon.
Greg and Martha Addison are American Baptist missionaries from Scottsbluff, Nebraska who are working in India when the story opens.  What links them to a handsome, wealthy Maharajah, to headstrong Hermie Blake, an Anglo-Indian ( mixed heritage) girl who reinvents herself,to  Edith Muller- exiled from her home in Germany and, a generation later, to Kay Forrester who goes to India to search for roots? What secret do the Addisions take with them to Scottsbluff when they leave India for good?

[Dana Taylor]

Good afternoon, everybody--

Greetings to new people on the thread and waving hello to old friends! The Valentine Blog Hop is off and running. You can check it out at www.bookluvinbabes.wordpress.com

My two days running Devil Moon: A Mystic Romance was fun. There were about 5,000 downloads and it got as high as #26 in the free Kindle store. So, hopefully, that will bring in more readers to other books. (That's the plan, right?) At any rate, writers need readers to complete the circle, so it was a good day.

Have a great weekend!

Dana

[Serena Fairfax]

Hello Dana
Here are 4 romantic novels  I enjoyed writing!
WHERE THE BULBUL SINGS
STRANGE INHERITANCE
PAINT ME A DREAM
GOLDEN GROVE
 IN THE PINK is not strictly a romance but it was fun to write.
All the best, Serena

[Dana Taylor]

HI Everybody--

So, what is everyone up to this weekend? Besides the Superbowl! My Devil Moon: A Mystic Romance had a good 2 days freebie run with about 5,000 downloads. It's #4 on the Kindle Romance lists tonight.

The Valentine Blog Hop is going strong at my latest creation, Book Luvin' Babes.  Come on over and check out the participating authors.

                                     www.bookluvinbabes.wordpress.com
Dana Taylor

[Miriam Minger]

A HINT OF RAPTURE will be FREE today (Sunday) until midnight, so snap up your copy!  A Scottish Highlands historical romance is the perfect respite from a cold wintry day.  An English captain and a feisty Highlands lass will sweep you away into another world of adventure, derring-do, and poignant passion.  Enjoy!

Miriam Minger

[Neil Ostroff]

DROP OUT
When the Twin Towers fell, Nathan Cruz saved the lives of dozens of strangers but the one life he could not save was that of his pregnant fiancé. Wracked with survivor’s guilt and unresolved goodbyes, Nathan drops out of society where he lives self-sufficiently on a houseboat in Florida.

A twist of fate lands him into the home of Miriam Kanter, a young, fiercely independent woman with a shocking secret. Alone together in the midst of a raging hurricane, Nathan discloses the nearly unbearable sorrows of his past and finds strength to piece his shattered life back together. Being with Miriam, he feels the connection he’d been missing, stirring up feelings buried long ago. But will Miriam’s own life cut short and plunge Nathan back into his world of reclusive isolation?

DROP OUT is a beautiful tapestry of life, love, and acceptance that is moving, romantic, and real.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FX0K7U
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005FX0K7U

[Grace Elliot]

I just had to share this review for "Eulogy's Secret" with you - hope you dont mind!
G x

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully constructed story, February 3, 2012
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J. T. Twerell (new york) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eulogy's Secret (The Huntley Trilogy) (Kindle Edition)
Eulogy's Secret by Grace Elliot

Quality romance writing. That phrase is often an oxymoron. Grace Elliot's novel "Eulogy's Secret" proves that love and romance can be presented in a quality and imaginative prose. Eulogy, a beautiful young woman raised in the countryside of England, comes to London to find her sole surviving relative. Her life quickly takes new directions when she is accosted by robbers, rescued by Lord Jack Huntley, and set on a path toward a future she could never have imagined.

The story is beautifully set in the turn of the century England where aristocrats ruled the economy, the society, and frankly, much of the world. Class structure deeply divided the common from the upper with spoken and unspoken rules building walls of separation. Into this maze steps Eulogy who is gentle, respectful, yet fiercely independent. She is a step toward modern social reform, while still being part of the historical footprint of England. Her ability to walk this precarious tightrope is a credit to her tenacity and moral structure while still allowing the vulnerability of a young woman's desire to shine through.

Grace Elliot deftly brings the reader into a historical era foreign to most modern observers. While some of the language is difficult to grasp, she writes with such beauty and creativity, one never feels lost. Obviously a writer who thoroughly researches her material before bringing her characters to life, she provides a smorgasbord of emotions, images and romance from which all can feast.

I highly recommend "Eulogy" to all who enjoy quality writing with a beautiful story. Five stars out of five stars with one more for just being a beautiful writer. I purchased this book and have no personal contact with the author.

Dr. J. T. Twerell

[Dana Taylor]

Hello on Sunday Afternoon (my neighbors have some great smelling ribs cooking for Superbowl Sunday),

@Miriam--I hope you have a fabulous freebie day with your book!

@Neil--Welcome. Your book sounds very compelling. Interesting that it's taken a decade for us to be able to read books and watch movies with 9-11 themes.

@Grace--Lovely review! I enjoyed "Eulogy"--a "graceful" book!

Okay, I've had a good run since "Devil Moon" was free this week. It made the Movers and Shakers List. So I've joined the Club!

Hope you're enjoying your Sunday!

Dana

[JennaAnderson]

Well - I bit the bullet and created an author Facebook page. (Maybe I'm procrastinating on writing again.... hmmm) No actually, writing has been good. I hoped to have my WIP One rough draft done by now, but am a bit behind schedule.

Anyway, here's my link. Feel free to stop by and say hi!  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jenna-Anderson-Author/361879530491879

I'm going to search the boards to see if any authors are on Pinterest. Heard good things.

Happy Monday everyone.

Jenna

[Jena H]

"Fool Me Once" is the story of Dana Hayes, and what happens after she gets her first romance novel published. She meets the actor who was the basis for one of her characters... and finds out that reality is NOT always as pleasant as fiction.

[Joyce DeBacco]

Jenna, do you also have a personal page that's separate? How do you do that? I'm totally baffled by it all. I have a personal page that I recently reactivated, but it's mixed with family stuff and book promos from promo sites I "liked". I'd rather keep them separate. Do I have to sign in under a different email addy? And is there some way I can stipulate that it's for book and author news?

Joyce

[JennaAnderson]

Jenna, do you also have a personal page that's separate? How do you do that? I'm totally baffled by it all. I have a personal page that I recently reactivated, but it's mixed with family stuff and book promos from promo sites I "liked". I'd rather keep them separate. Do I have to sign in under a different email addy? And is there some way I can stipulate that it's for book and author news?

Joyce

Hi Joyce - I have a personal account on FB where I have family and in real life friends. I started this new one as an author page. Pages are different than personal accounts. You won't have to use a different email address. It is part of your same log in.

BUT.... You can only follow and like other pages and not real people (which I find dumb since we want to interact with readers) They can see our posts but we can't see their timelines on our page stream. It's all very confusing and since FB changes so often it seems to get worse everyday.

Did I convince you to create an author page? Ha ha. 

I suggest you search the forums for FB discussions. I could be doing it all wrong.

Jenna
Here's what mine looks like so far - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jenna-Anderson-Author/361879530491879

[Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake']

Hi Joyce - I have a personal account on FB where I have family and in real life friends. I started this new one as an author page. Pages are different than personal accounts. You won't have to use a different email address. It is part of your same log in.

BUT.... You can only follow and like other pages and not real people (which I find dumb since we want to interact with readers) They can see our posts but we can't see their timelines on our page stream. It's all very confusing and since FB changes so often it seems to get worse everyday.

Did I convince you to create an author page? Ha ha. 

I suggest you search the forums for FB discussions. I could be doing it all wrong.

Jenna
Here's what mine looks like so far - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jenna-Anderson-Author/361879530491879

Is it different than a fan page?

[JennaAnderson]

Is it different than a fan page?

I'm not sure. When you first set it up under the Create a Page link it asks you to pick a category. I think one was Professional, Business, etc. Once you click that there is a pull down menu - Writer was one choice and Author another. I decided to be positive and say 'author'.   

[marielamba]

Hi everyone!

I just have to share highlights from an amazing review I got today from book blogger The Cozy Reader for my new paranormal DRAWN:

"I fell in love with the entire story...I haven’t read too many time travel books and none that had such pure romance and a true mystery element to it...Their romance was very beautiful and endearing. I didn’t want to see it end."  5 STARS

You can see the whole blush-worthy review here: http://thecozyreader.com/2012/02/review-drawn-by-marie-lamba/

I'm truly thrilled. DRAWN has been getting across the board raves, including one from the big Twilight fansite TwilightMOMs, who said: “Mysterious and enchanting, DRAWN is a breath of fresh air. If you are looking for a page turner with a unique twist, then look no further.”

And NOVELS ON THE RUN said, "Drawn has it all, 3 guys who are completely different, a castle, ghosts, an Earl who is in a spot of trouble, lest he know it, a girl who has a complicated family and a love that can endure centuries…an enjoyable read.”

Now let's hope some readers will find my indie paranormal romance!  It's on sale for 99 cents on Kindle now...

 
Marie

[Dana Taylor]

Hi guys--

Thought I would stroll over here this evening.

@Jenna I "liked" you new page. I hop around Facebook a lot.

@Marie-- very nice reviews. Keeps you at it, doesn't it?

As for me, I was SHOCKED to see over 14,000 copies of "Devil Moon: A Mystic Romance" have gone out since February 1. About 5,000 were free copies. Shows the power of that Top 100 Romance Bestseller List.

@Miriam--Congrats on being on that list the last few days!

The Valentine Blog Hop has been going well. I also started a Facebook Page for my new site Book Luvin' Babes. It will be reaching out to women readers ages 30-70 in all genres. Authors who fit that demographic are encouraged to post their books on the Facebook Page. http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Book-Luvin-Babes/306605826049172

Happy Monday!
Dana

[Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake']

As for me, I was SHOCKED to see over 14,000 copies of "Devil Moon: A Mystic Romance" have gone out since February 1. About 5,000 were free copies. Shows the power of that Top 100 Romance Bestseller List.

Wow! Looks like you weren't affected by the Feb 1 reporting meltdown. Or maybe you were and there's another few thousand sales waiting in the wings. 

The Valentine Blog Hop has been going well. I also started a Facebook Page for my new site Book Luvin' Babes. It will be reaching out to women readers ages 30-70 in all genres. Authors who fit that demographic are encouraged to post their books on the Facebook Page. http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Book-Luvin-Babes/306605826049172

The link's not working, but I found it. I'll go ahead and post my freebie there.



When Lena Manning finds herself widowed after World War I, she must build a new life for herself and her infant daughter. With the help of her church, she finds stability and contentment until the arrival of a new pastor turns her quiet life upside down.

Turned out of her job at the church, Lena is offered employment and a home with a wealthy family. When the son of the house pursues her, she is drawn into the seductive world of wealth and power. Can she survive the secrets of that world, or will fear drive her back to her church where she can no longer be sure of her welcome?