Holiday Reads Galore!!! Post Your Holiday Reads Here...

[DDScott]

Got the news today that DAILY CHEAP READS is featuring Hope For The Holidays on their website today.

Daily Cheap Reads is a terrific supporter of Indie Authors--Please support them by clicking through when you see their posts to purchase at Amazon.

See the here   http://bit.ly/vGzg9b

Have a fantabulous day!

Dana

Congrats, Dana!  I luuuvvv Daily Cheap Reads and have been featured there myself!!!

Go, Holiday Reads, Go!

Who else has holiday reads to share?

I can vouch for one I'm reading right now...Kathy Carmichaels' ANGEL BE GOOD! It's a modern day Scrooge as in The Christmas Carol...superfab!!!

[Dana Taylor]

Hi Gang--

It's holiday contest time. The biggest Indie challenge is marketing, right? So, I have devised what I'm calling the

                             BE A PUBLICIST CONTEST
Here's a snippet from my latest blog post: See the original for all the links at http://hopefortheholidaysdotcom.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/be-a-publicist-contest/

Word-of-Mouth publicity is an author’s best friend. Be A Publicist for a chance to win this darling Willow Tree Happiness Angel Figure from Susan Lordi. Simply recommend HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS to your friends by November 30 on a social network or by email.

Share links to either this site:  HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS or the Amazon Page

Each time you tweet, post, or email will enter you in the December 1, 2011 drawing. Notify me either at Facebook, twitter @SupernalDana,  email supernalfriends@yahoo.com or leave a reply below each time you send a message. No limit on how many times you may enter!

                                   


Hop over to the blog and enter the contest!

Dana Taylor

[DDScott]

Hi Gang--

It's holiday contest time. The biggest Indie challenge is marketing, right? So, I have devised what I'm calling the

                             BE A PUBLICIST CONTEST
Here's a snippet from my latest blog post: See the original for all the links at http://hopefortheholidaysdotcom.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/be-a-publicist-contest/

Word-of-Mouth publicity is an author’s best friend. Be A Publicist for a chance to win this darling Willow Tree Happiness Angel Figure from Susan Lordi. Simply recommend HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS to your friends by November 30 on a social network or by email.

Share links to either this site:  HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS or the Amazon Page

Each time you tweet, post, or email will enter you in the December 1, 2011 drawing. Notify me either at Facebook, twitter @SupernalDana,  email supernalfriends@yahoo.com or leave a reply below each time you send a message. No limit on how many times you may enter!

                                   


Hop over to the blog and enter the contest!

Dana Taylor

I luuuvvv this idea, Dana!

What a great way to treat your readers!

Good luck, Kindle-ers!!!

[DDScott]

While y'all are reading MADNESS UNDER THE MISTLETOE and all of the other superfab holiday reads on our thread, I've got the perfect cocktail for you...

The...

Under The Mistletoe Martini!!!

With crushed candy canes around the rim...

Here's the scoop and the recipe too...

http://ddscottville.blogspot.com/2011/11/cheers-to-yall-with-under-mistletoe.html

Happy Holidays from our homes to yours!

And Happy Reading and Cheers to Y'All too!!!

[Cheryl Bolen]

DD, Thanks for this great idea of sharing our Christmas cheer. Here's mine:

Christmas at Farley Manor (A Regency Christmas Novella)
A heartwarming Christmas tale

It wasn't to be a real marriage. . .

Harry Tate is an army captain of some means who is almost certain to die when he returns to Spain on the morrow. Elizabeth Hensley is a destitute beauty he's only too happy to help.

Two years later. . .

When they meet again at his ancestral home, Harry is now Viscount Broxbourne, bent on showing his wife how much he wants her to be his real viscountess by Christmas.

This is a lovely story, tender and romantic, with a dashing hero and a beautiful heroine. A very satisfying read. – Linda Sims, Amazon UK reviewer

Product Description
Regency Christmas novella
Approximate length: 21,000 words (about 100 pages)
Heat Index: sweet

[DDScott]

DD, Thanks for this great idea of sharing our Christmas cheer. Here's mine:

Christmas at Farley Manor (A Regency Christmas Novella)
A heartwarming Christmas tale

It wasn't to be a real marriage. . .

Harry Tate is an army captain of some means who is almost certain to die when he returns to Spain on the morrow. Elizabeth Hensley is a destitute beauty he's only too happy to help.

Two years later. . .

When they meet again at his ancestral home, Harry is now Viscount Broxbourne, bent on showing his wife how much he wants her to be his real viscountess by Christmas.

This is a lovely story, tender and romantic, with a dashing hero and a beautiful heroine. A very satisfying read. – Linda Sims, Amazon UK reviewer

Product Description
Regency Christmas novella
Approximate length: 21,000 words (about 100 pages)
Heat Index: sweet

You are sooo welcome, Cheryl, and thank you for sharing your wonderful holiday novella with us!!!

Happy Holidays from my home to yours!!!

[Cheryl Bolen]

Holiday reads must be really popular. The last (and only time!) I wrote a Christmas novel for Kensington/Zebra print publishers, it ran out of its print run on its release day. (Good reviews helped, too.)

Now my Regency Christmas novella, CHRISTMAS AT FARLEY MANOR, in just its fourth day has scooted up to 3,990 in the overall Amazon ranking, Number 68 in Regency romance. I think, too, the $.99 price helps!

Thanks again, DD. And happy holidays to you.

[Tonya]

Thanks for posting holiday reads! I love this time of the year and filling up my Kindle!

[Storymagus]

Ever wonder what Death gets up to at Christmas? Find out in A Grim Noel. Placed second in the last SCBWI UK slushpile challenge! (Beaten by My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, so no complaints)

Fed up of living in the melancholic shadow of his father, and burdened with a title he never asked for, Death decides that this Yule he is going to spread some joy, Reaper style. Armed with a sack full of homemade gifts he heads out intent on an image makeover. But dragging two millennia of despair in his wake the task of convincing the other mythical figures he has changed won’t be easy.

http://www.amazon.com/A-Grim-Noel-ebook/dp/B00579ZALI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1322405456&sr=8-2

I'd love peoples views on this.

Happy holidays

Martyn

[Dana Taylor]

Hi-Ho--

Everyone tired of turkey?  I've updated the Happy Holidays 2011 Listmania with more KB Authors--spread the link http://amzn.to/uMjLbO

It's Sample Sunday-- so why not head over to Author's Den and read the opening to Patty's Angels from HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS                                                                      


    Take a peek!                                 http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?id=48823

Dana Taylor

[DDScott]

Holiday reads must be really popular. The last (and only time!) I wrote a Christmas novel for Kensington/Zebra print publishers, it ran out of its print run on its release day. (Good reviews helped, too.)

Now my Regency Christmas novella, CHRISTMAS AT FARLEY MANOR, in just its fourth day has scooted up to 3,990 in the overall Amazon ranking, Number 68 in Regency romance. I think, too, the $.99 price helps!

Thanks again, DD. And happy holidays to you.

Right backatchya, Cheryl!!!

I know Holiday Reads are something I sooo look forward to each and every year!!!

[Dana Taylor]

Hi--

I've added more books to the Happy Holidays 2011 Listmania http://amzn.to/uMjLbO

Post the link around!

Dana

[DDScott]

Hi--

I've added more books to the Happy Holidays 2011 Listmania http://amzn.to/uMjLbO

Post the link around!

Dana

Thanks sooo very much, Dana!

What a superfab list we're building!!!

[DDScott]

Ever wonder what Death gets up to at Christmas? Find out in A Grim Noel. Placed second in the last SCBWI UK slushpile challenge! (Beaten by My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, so no complaints)

Fed up of living in the melancholic shadow of his father, and burdened with a title he never asked for, Death decides that this Yule he is going to spread some joy, Reaper style. Armed with a sack full of homemade gifts he heads out intent on an image makeover. But dragging two millennia of despair in his wake the task of convincing the other mythical figures he has changed won’t be easy.

http://www.amazon.com/A-Grim-Noel-ebook/dp/B00579ZALI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1322405456&sr=8-2

I'd love peoples views on this.

Happy holidays

Martyn

Ooooo, Martyn...this is an interesting twist...

Thanks for sharing!!!

[donna callea]

Two BIG thank yous--  to DD for starting this thread, and to Dana for adding The Haircut, a New Year's Tale to the Happy Holidays 2011 listmania.

The Haircut, a New Year's Tale is a whimsical, sensual love story that begins just after Christmas 1948 in a city that could be New York.  It's a short full-length novel that readers say evokes the same kind of holiday magic as "It's A Wonderful Life."   Priced at 99 cents, it debuted for the kindle in December 2009, and has been a strong seasonal seller in the past.

May Misha, the New Year's Angel (who's introduced in the novel) help to make your holidays bright.

[Dana Taylor]

Good evening--

Ready to LISTEN to a good story as you wrap presents? Well, hop over to http://supernalfriends.podbean.com/ and hear the 40 minute audio version of SHINY GREEN SHOES from HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS instantly for FREE. I originally wrote the piece to be performed on the radio when I had my own show. Now with the magic of podcasting, it can be enjoyed any time.                                                                 

Have a great evening!

Dana

[Storymagus]

Here's my festive offering. Happy holidays! Just click the image link below.
 
Fed up of living in the melancholic shadow of his father, and burdened with a title he never asked for, Death decides that this Yule he is going to spread some joy, Reaper style. Armed with a sack full of homemade gifts he heads out intent on an image makeover. But dragging two millennia of despair in his wake the task of convincing the other mythical figures he has changed won’t be easy.

Storymagus

[Phoenix Sullivan]

How did I miss this thread the first time?

Steel Magnolia Press has an updated, award-winning novella by Jennifer Blake. It's contemporary romance and we're giving it away FREE! We're waiting for Amazon to make it free (hopefully in the next day or two!), but if you just can't wait, here's a secret: Click on the Steel Magnolia Press icon in my siggy and you can download your free copy directly from our site!

And yes, that baby is just as adorable in the story too!

[karencantwell]

Thank you for starting this great thread, DD!   

I just released my Barbara Marr Holiday Tale - a short story titled "It's a Dunder-Bull Wife."



Dunder-Bull – the perfect little town bordering Barbara Marr’s not-so-polished Rustic Woods. Everything in Dunder-Bull is five-star rated, including the wives. As Barb puts it, “Dunder-Bull Wives make Stepford Wives look like couch potatoes.” Succumbing to the need to “measure-up,” Barb decides to prepare a grand and luscious Christmas feast for a party of twenty. The problem? Barb can’t cook her way out of a turkey-roaster bag. In usual Barbara Marr fashion, chaos ensues. Will she survive? Will her family fall victim to salmonella food poisoning? Will Martha Stewart ridicule her publicly?

A Barbara Marr Holiday short story, sure to tickle your funny bone and touch your heart at the same time.

http://www.amazon.com/Its-a-Dunder-Bull-Wife-ebook/dp/B006H7SQPG

And I'm seeing some fun buys here myself, so I think I'll be loading up my own kindle with some holiday reads in the next few minutes . . .

HAPPY HOLIDAYS everyone!

Karen Cantwell

[Dana Taylor]

Good morning!

HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS is featured at Red Adept Reviews today. It would be lovely if you would "like" and "tweet" http://bit.ly/s5qTy0
                       Take a peek at

Have a great day!

Dana

[Betsy the Quilter]

Folks,

couple things...

First, I know the moving image thing is fun, but a little goes a long way.  And a large image that moves across the screen is not only a lot of overhead and hard to look at but causes problems for folks with slow connections.  Please use them sparingly and preferably not with a large cover image.

Second, I read this thread as being for holiday offerings.  If your book is about the holidays or takes place in the holidays, fair enough; I think this is a something our members would be interested in. But I've removed a couple of offerings that seemed to me to be posts either about a release that happens to be timed at for Christmas or just standard post about a book.  If you feel I've removed your post erroneously, feel free to PM me to convince me.  Or I can be bribed with Amazon Gift cards.  

Thanks!

Betsy
Your friendly neighborhood moderator.  Ho, ho, ho!
 

[Dana Taylor]

Hi all--

Have you heard about the HOLIDAY BLOG HOP? 64 authos giving away cool stuff, including a Kindle Fire!

See the main page at http://www.holidaybloghop.blogspot.com/

The details about my page can be viewed at http://bit.ly/tpQ2h3

Happy Holidays!

Dana Taylor

[anne_holly]

I went a little nuts with the holiday stories, I think.

Christmas romance:



Christmas romantic erotica:



Takes place over Christmas:



And for New Years:



My holiday website:
http://annehollyholiday.webs.com/

I think I will stop Christmas stories for a bit. December is way too promo-filled. I blame it on my name, frankly.

Thanks for the thread!