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« on: June 13, 2010, 12:25:21 PM » |
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Hi everyone I am starting this author thread under a genre description as I am processing my second novel for the Kindle and thought it a better idea to keep the two novels together. Out now is Hostage of the Heart (Kindle) It's a rights-reverted dtb. Blurb: England, September 1066: the northern militia has been raised to support the new English king, leaving the Welsh marches dangerously unprotected. Rhodri ap Hywel, prince of the Welsh, sweeps down the valley to reclaim by force stolen lands, taking the Saxon Lady Dena as a battle hostage. But who is the more barbaric: a man who protects his people by the strength of his cunning and sword-arm, or Dena’s kinsfolk who swear fealty to a canon of falsehoods and refuse to pay her ransom? Betrayed as worthless, can she place her trust, and her life, in the hands of a warrior-knight shielding dark secrets of his own? And when the tables are turned, with whom does she stand? HOSTAGE OF THE HEARTGenre: Mediaeval Romance (Romantic Suspense); heat level: sweet 71,000 words / $1.99 HOSTAGE OF THE HEART also includes additional material: 5,000 word excerpt from BENEATH THE SHINING MOUNTAINS by Linda Acaster Genre: Historical Romance (Romantic Suspense); heat level: sweet A compelling story of honour among rival warrior societies of the Apsaroke First People before the coming of European settlers, and one woman’s determination to wed the man of her dreams. About the Author: Linda Acaster is an award-winning author of four novels and 70+ short stories, and lives in the United Kingdom. |
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Daphne
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« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2010, 02:54:16 AM » |
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Hallo again, Linda
Found your book and downloaded sample. Looks interesting.
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« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2010, 03:00:00 AM » |
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Linda-- welcome to KindleBoards and congratulations on your books! We invite you to use a book cover as your avatar and have links to your books and website in your signature. Although self-promotion is limited to the Book Bazaar, most of our authors have found the best way to promote their books is to be as active throughout KindleBoards as time allows. This is your target audience--book lovers with Kindles! We recommend that you bookmark your thread so that you will be able to find it easily to post updates to. Please read the fine print below for more information about bumping your thread. Thanks for being part of KindleBoards! Feel free to PM us if you have any questions. Betsy & Ann Book Bazaar Moderators
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« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2010, 06:50:51 AM » |
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Thanks for the info, Moderators.
And thanks, Daphne, for taking an interest.
Linda
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Daphne
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« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2010, 01:04:18 AM » |
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Almost finished! Nicely paced and intriguing.
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Linda Acaster
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« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2010, 08:26:22 AM » |
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Almost finished! Nicely paced and intriguing.
Hi Daphne, good of you to say so. Trust you experience that "satisfied" feeling at the end. I'm still working on Beneath The Shining Mountains. |
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Daphne
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« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2010, 09:15:08 AM » |
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Hi Daphne, good of you to say so. Trust you experience that "satisfied" feeling at the end. I'm still working on Beneath The Shining Mountains.
Finished and "satisfied". Will look out for your next book. |
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Linda Acaster
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« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2010, 09:49:48 AM » |
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Finished and "satisfied". Will look out for your next book.
Hey, Daphne! Great stuff. Can I ask you to post a review on Amazon (and/or anywhere else you'd like to) to give the title a bit of a boost? I'm not looking for anything fantastic, just honesty. Btw, did you come across any formatting problems? I had it professionally converted to PRC to upload to Kindle, after Amazon's DTP chewed both the Word file and the Html file I tried. It looks fine on Kindle for PC, but I realise that the e-reader sees it slightly differently. I'll let you know when I've got the cover sorted and Beneath The Shining Mountains is up. Regards |
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Daphne
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« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2010, 06:23:39 AM » |
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Hi Linda - I thought a bit before I replied because I have to make a confession: I've never reviewed a book. I sample, I buy, I read, I comment, I discuss and I recommend; but I am not one of nature's reviewers. I know how important reviews are to writers and how eagerly we all wait for them and I've seen comments wondering why, when books attract plenty of readers, the author is still awaiting a review. I suppose the answer is that some of us simply do not analyse and express what it is in a book that we enjoy, or are simply diffident about our opinions and unlikely to enshrine them in print - or even just bounce on to the next book without a backward glance. On the other hand, some people are prolific reviewers, whilst others review occasionally when an individual book makes a dramatic impression on them. I'm not even sure that it follows that all writers are natural reviewers.
I do hope you don't feel that I've let you down, as I very much enjoyed your book. I can at least reassure you that your book is perfectly presented on kindle, no formatting problems at all. I look forward to Beneath the Shining Mountain.
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Linda Acaster
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« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2010, 07:45:03 AM » |
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That's fine, and I quite understand. Heck, I don't want you to feel pressured, it'll take the shine off the book.
Glad to hear the file formatted okay; a great relief. A friend who recently bought a Sony ereader bought her first ebook, from a big name UK publisher of a big name author, so not cheap. She showed me. It's unreadable. The formatting is all over the place, sections centred, font changes, you name it. She attempted to contact the vendor (the biggest bookshop chain in the UK) - ignored. Same with the publisher. How embarrassing for the author. Doing it myself I didn't want to inadvertantly fall foul.
I'm still struggling with cover pics for Beneath The Shining Mountains, so I'd better get back to it. Thanks for replying.
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« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2010, 12:12:45 AM » |
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I put up a post in book corner. Doesn't quite deserve to be called a review, more an "I enjoyed". I may do others on books I enjoy. I'm reading Three Men on the Bummel now. Have a good day.  |
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Linda Acaster
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« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2010, 04:40:19 AM » |
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I put up a post in book corner. Doesn't quite deserve to be called a review, more an "I enjoyed". I may do others on books I enjoy. I'm reading Three Men on the Bummel now. Have a good day. Thanks for that. Hey, just been over to BCorner. Daphne, if that's not a review, what is it?? LOL! Thanks very much indeed.
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« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2010, 04:59:47 PM » |
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NEWS!! I've signed a contract for Hostage of the Heart with Audiolark for audio download rights, and I'm very pleased indeed. It should be out in autumn. Linda |
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Karen Fenech
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« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2010, 03:34:08 PM » |
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Congratulations, Linda! Wonderful news!
Karen
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Linda Acaster
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« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2011, 03:27:22 PM » |
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Getting my act together and looking after ALL of my creations. Hostage of the Heart is a sweet historical romantic suspense set on the English/Welsh borders in 1066. Blighted by lies and used as a pawn by her own kin, when the Lady Dena finds strength to maintain her voice, who is she to trust? Certainly not the gilded lilies of a captured court. Mildthryth, with her rawhide potion bag and its faded runic lettering, seems to know more than she should for her station, so who is whispering in her ear? Hostage of the Heart also available in the UK. |
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Linda Acaster
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« Reply #18 on: May 30, 2011, 11:57:19 AM » |
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Hostage of the Heart is selling on the back of my other HistRom - I'm not complaining! There will be an audio version out soon, as I'm listening to the proof now. It's an interesting experience.
If you like your HistRoms sweet, with plenty of story and intrigue, this could be for you.
Happy reading.
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Linda Acaster
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« Reply #19 on: June 21, 2011, 03:48:39 PM » |
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Today Audiolark.com launches my Mediaeval Romantic Suspense "Hostage of the Heart" as a DRM-free mp3 download, so it can be played on a variety of devices, or saved to CD for that car journey. And you can play it with the kids listening, as the romance is 'sweet' even as the suspense is full of intrigue. It is also a full length novel, one of the last from Audiolark for the time being I think, so you can enjoy 8 hours playtime for $9.99 - discounted for launch week to $3.49. Get it while you can! http://www.audiolark.com/books/hostage-of-the-heart/ Blurb: 1066, on the eve of momentous battles that will change British history, there are lesser wars being waged. On the English/Welsh borders young Lady Dena is taken as a battle hostage by the marauding Welsh eager to reclaim lost lands. But nothing is as the minstrels sing. Who is she to trust? Certainly not her own kin who refuse to pay her ransom. The brooding warrior-knight Rhodri ap Hywel? What's his secret? Is he a Welsh prince? |
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Linda Acaster
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« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2011, 02:22:52 PM » |
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Today is the last day of the Audiolark mp3 download of Hostage of the Heart discounted to $3.49. Tomorrow it rises to $9.99. What better way of relaxing in traffic than to listen to a novel full of romance and intrigue? Act now if you are going to! http://www.audiolark.com/books/hostage-of-the-heart/ Or give the ebook a try for $2.99 |
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Linda Acaster
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« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2011, 03:53:09 PM » |
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Hostage of the Heart - a sweet mediaeval romance set on the English-Welsh borders in the fateful year of 1066.
Who can Dena trust when the kingdom is being torn apart by bloody conflict?
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Linda Acaster
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« Reply #22 on: July 13, 2011, 04:01:53 PM » |
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Hostage of the Heart - what are Wybert and Mildthryth doing in the brewing house, and why would they send Dena on such a dangerous mission? Can she trust her own kin?
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Tara Maya
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« Reply #23 on: July 14, 2011, 02:09:04 AM » |
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IT's a great era for a romance.
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Linda Acaster
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« Reply #24 on: July 14, 2011, 03:22:26 PM » |
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Totally agree, though any era in a state of flux is fertile territory. The 1066 invasion (double invasion) year sticks in the mind, though, at least across here. More than the War of the Roses (the Houses of Yorkshire and Lancashire), or the Hundred Years War, which I'll be honest I know next to nothing about (dreadful confession!) Not sure how 1066 translates to American tastes.
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