FORBIDDEN HIGHLANDER by Donna Grant

THE LEGEND OF MICHAEL by Lisa Renee Jones

NEVER CRY WOLF by Cynthia Eden

A SEASON OF SEDUCTION by Jennifer Haymore

SINS OF THE FLESH by Caridad Pineiro

To enter, just go to Jennifer’s Site and sign up for her freebies (if you don’t want freebies sent to you, just say so in the address fields of the form–I’ll enter you in the contest but won’t send the freebies).

One person who signs up from now through December 26 will be randomly selected to win the books!

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

Jennifer

www.jenniferhaymore.com

The DWW Authors want to play Secret Santa this year ~ we’d love to help out a family with children and make their Christmas as special as this year has been for us!

If you’d like to nominate a family, just send us an email at DWWSanta@aol.com telling us why and how you think we can help this family out.

We’ll pick 5 families from the entries, and randomly draw our Secret Santa recipient from those!

Entries must be received by the 14th so our recipient can be chosen in time for the holiday.

Thank you!

Anna C. Bowling!

Congrats, Anna! And, again, thanks to everyone for checking out our blog event!

Thank you so much for having me on Danger: Women Writing today! What a fabulous site and community of authors.

As I’m sure many of you know, guest blogging has become one of the easiest ways to connect with readers. One thing I do for Sourcebooks Casablanca authors is set up their “virtual tours” for them (aren’t they lucky?!). My tours are a combination of interviews and guest blogs, and take place during the publication month of the authors’ books, to coincide with both the book being in stores, and blog reviews posting up all over the blogosphere.

After working exclusively on publicizing romance fiction books for the last 3 years, I’ve set up my fair share of virtual tours. Today, I’ve compiled some tips that I’ve posted on the Casablanca Authors Blog (http://casablancaauthors.blogspot.com) and modified them into one guest blogging extravaganza! I’ll also do my best to pop into the comments throughout the day today (and tomorrow if necessary) in case anyone has specific questions about promoting romance novels!

1) Give Good Blog: Keep your blogs at a conversational length—around 500-1000 words. Anything less than 500 looks a little lazy and more than 1000 can bog down the reader.

Tip: Remember to end your blogs with a question to encourage the readers to comment!

2) You don’t have to talk just about your book—let’s face it, mentioning your book summary and the blurbs you’ve gotten and where to look for it and where to find more information on you can get boring and repetitive!

Tip: One thing I like to do is have the blogger hosting our authors suggest topics. I feel that even when it’s something vague, it’s great to have a starting point to get ideas rolling, so don’t be afraid to ask!

3) But you do have to talk about your book—Even though I just said you don’t have to always talk about your book, your virtual tours are about promoting your books, and doing whatever you can to drive your audience into stores or to online booksellers and actually purchase your books. So, yes, have fun talking about your favorite song—but can you tie that in to your book, or your writing process, or something related to your craft and/or creation of the current book?

4) Sneak a Peek—Bloggers love it when they can say they have an exclusive excerpt. But, personally, as someone who reads book blogs on a regular basis for fun (not just work!), I think it’s a cop out when an author just posts an that’s it.

Tip: Be sure to explain why you chose an excerpt to share—does this reveal something surprising about the hero or heroine? Did something happen to inspire you to write it? Or maybe the research behind a scene was interesting? Let us know why you think this excerpt is special!

5) PROOFREAD!—Or if you don’t catch your own mistakes, find someone that can. I have most of my press materials looked over by fellow publicists, copy editors, and even people who no idea what I’m talking about, like my mom or boyfriend, to make sure something makes sense on a literal level.

Tip: Think about it—most publishers have copy editors and proofreaders on staff or an arsenal of freelancers… For guest blogging, I don’t suggest paying a professional  to edit your blogs, but I do highly suggest carefully looking it over before sending it in!

6) Organization—This is more of a personal publicist preference rather than an overarching idea—but sending your blogs, whether they go to your publicist or directly to the blogger specifically labeled, along the lines of  “May 7 Danger Women Writing Blog DJackson.doc,” makes a world of a difference! You have no idea how many guest blogs I receive that are “guest blog 7” or “blog.doc.” Nonetheless, this will keep them organized on your computer, my computer and/or the blogger’s computer when it is sent to them.

7) Say Cheese! Use a current (within the last few years) author photo—bloggers and readers want to see your dazzling smiles! Putting a face with a book yet another way to connect: what, authors are real people? Who woulda thunk?

Tip: I know for some of you, there are penname issues, and that can be worked around.

Be Social! Aside from my #1 rule (which is #10 on this list)—you MUST MUST MUST check comments. Even when there aren’t any, you should still say something. It’s poor internetiquette not to say “Hey Blogger McBloggerson, thanks for having me today! I hope you enjoyed this little bit about my new book. Readers, I’ll check in during the day to answer any questions and join in the fun discussion!”

Tip: Now, I know—you have a day job and kids in school and errands to run and deadlines to meet and any number of other things to do, so if you KNOW you are going to be super busy or are going out of town—let your publicist know, or keep those dates in mind when setting up your tour!

9) Don’t Fight with the Readers. If someone says something mean or disrespectful or ridiculous or rude and totally stupid and irrelevant, DON’T RESPOND TO IT. If you have to think twice about pressing save or send, DON’T PRESS THAT BUTTON.

Tip: Remember my mantra: the internet never goes away. Say it to yourself for a few minutes.

10) Have FUN! Guest blogging is definitely work—but it is something authors should take into consideration while promoting their books. And you should be HAPPY and EXCITED to share your work with eager readers—both those that know about you, and the new readers out there who should know about you!

As I said, I’ll check the comments throughout the day, so if you have any questions about guest blog or promoting romance novels, please ask away!

NOTE from Lisa: Danielle and Sourcebooks has generously offered an awesome prize bundle today! Look what one lucky commenter will get:

Yours For the Taking by Robin Kaye

The Heir by Grace Burrowes

The Legend of Michael by Lisa Renee Jones

One Fine Cowboy by Joanne Kennedy

Just One Season in London by Leigh Michaels (ARC, not in stores until July)

Touch if You Dare by Stephanie Rowe (ARC, not in stores until July)

Also– today is the LAST day to comment and get an entry for the Sony e-reader! So comment away! Feel free to talk about Sourcebooks you like or want to read or ask Danielle a question!

I’m very excited to have my wonderful Kensington Publishing editor, Megan Records, here with us today. Not only is Megan one very sharp editor, but she’s also an all-around fun person. When you check out her blog below, I think you’ll see what I mean. Megan Records is a lady with a great personality. She is also a lady offering some awesome prizes today. One lucky commenter will win: 4 Laura Kinsale books (those nice trade reprints), a shirt and tote bag from Heroes and Heartbreakers, and 6 Kensington books, customized to the winner’s taste.

Now that’s a great deal! Welcome, Megan! Thank you for taking the time to post with us today.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Your Editor

1) You may have written it, but we think of it as “our book,” too. We might not go as far as thinking of them as our babies, but they are definitely a favorite niece or nephew.

2) We hate those negative reviews as much as you do. I don’t go searching for reviews of my books. I find the good ones make their way to me, and I don’t want to know about the others. Of course, when you are hurt about a negative review, I’ll talk you down from the ledge with a very logical argument about how people have different tastes, and this is just one person’s opinion. But inside I’m restraining myself, because I’d really like to jump all over that reviewer and yell, “What the hell is this? How could you think it was anything but AWESOME?”

3) If you’re frustrated about something, we probably are too. In a perfect world, I would always get the exact cover I want, we’d have an unlimited marketing budget, sales numbers would always be fantabulous, and everyone would be on Oprah. I know that it’s not a perfect world. But that doesn’t stop me from feeling like my brain is going to explode in those situations where I’m unhappy, too, but I have to somehow try to keep you happy.

4) We wake up in the middle of the night with ideas for revision, and the perfect title sometimes just comes to us the shower. No exaggeration.

5) We want you to turn in your next book on time. But only partially because it messes up the schedule. Your editor is your #1 fan. We read your manuscript and immediately think, “I have to wait HOW LONG until the next book?!?!” And then we must distract ourselves with other work until the next deadline. So yes, we don’t want the system to fall apart because you deliver late, but we also have selfish motives for keeping you on track.

6) Your triumphs are our triumphs. When Zoe Archer called me to tell me she’d be nominated for a RITA, I screamed into the phone (apologies to Zoe’s ears). When I found out Cynthia Eden’s book for Grand Central had also been nominated, I started tearing up (the book isn’t even my book). When you get awards and accolades, we couldn’t be prouder.

7) Editors are hard core. Or slightly insane. Need proof editors love their work? Conferences involve traveling (a pain these days), giving up our weekends/time with our families, being “on” all day, the horror stories (every editor has one), and inevitably falling behind at the office even though we tried SO HARD to be all caught up before we left. Yet we still go. We still take work home; we use social networks in an effort to boost our authors. We don’t do all this for the money :]

8 ) We have a love/hate relationship with email submissions. We love that we can get something immediately, and it’s so much easier to keep things organized. It’s also much easier for people to spam submit, send nasty responses to my rejections, and for me to accidentally delete something.

9) We get the same sideways glances and weird questions when we mention our jobs. When are you going to graduate to literary fiction? Do you test out things you read in your books? Oh, so you’re a proofreader? (This last one really gets me.) On the plus side, my husband’s work colleagues think he is a hero when they hear my profession.

10) We love to give away books—but not because we are super generous. It’s either give them away, or have both the house and the office look like an episode of Hoarders.

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Thanks, Megan! And if you’d like to learn even more about Megan, you can follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/meganrecords.  She provides great sneak peeks into the life of an editor.

So…want that prize?  Just leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway!  And have a great weekend!

#37 – Using Random.org, I’ve picked a winner for $10 Gift Card, autographed copy of SINS OF THE FLESH, STRONGER THAN SIN Tote bag and an autographed copy of AZTEC GOLD.: Rachel Comment # 7 Please e-mail me your postal addresses so I can send out your prize.

I’m so excited to have my wonderful editor, Selina McLemore, here to share some fresh buzz from Forever Romance! Leave a comment on today’s blog for a chance to win a $10 Gift Card, autographed copy of SINS OF THE FLESH, STRONGER THAN SIN Tote bag and an autographed copy of AZTEC GOLD.

Selina began her publishing career as an intern for a magazine—Sesame Street Magazine. But soon instead of editing pages full of puppets, she was editing stories about heartache, heartbreak and the kind of love that can make you forget you ever felt any of those things in the first place. Now Selina is a Senior Editor at Grand Central Publishing, where she acquires literary and commercial women’s fiction and narrative non-fiction, multicultural fiction, and all types of romance. Some of the authors she’s had the privilege of working with are New York Times bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby; national bestselling romance author Jennifer Haymore; New York Times bestselling paranormal romance author Caridad Piñeiro; and New York Times bestselling author Stella Cameron.

Prior to Grand Central Publishing, Selina worked at HarperCollins Publishers and Harlequin Books. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she earned degrees in English and Spanish Literature.

Without further ado, here’s Selina!

So when I was asked to do this, I was told I could write about anything I wanted. ANYTHING. I thought about the customary topics, you know, the stuff editors typically write about: the kind of submissions we want, upcoming books, company news, etc. But I don’t want to do that. Or at least, I don’t want to do just that. Because sure, I do want readers to know that I’m looking for new books–lush, sensual historicals; dark, edgy paranormals; sweet, funny community-based contemporary romance. And sure, there are a lot of books coming out in the next few months that I’m excited about and think you’d love to read. But before all that, there’s something else I want to talk about: The Royal Wedding.

Don’t worry, it’s not what you think.

This isn’t a post where I go on and on about how much I loved the dress or the hats or Prince Harry (Well, maybe a little about Harry. Come on, how can you not love him? He’s the goodtime prince!) See, I was totally mocked for being so excited about the Royal Wedding. Not in a mean way—the teasing was all in good fun. But over and over again I found myself trying to describe why I was so enamored of it.

I loved the Royal Wedding because it marked a new beginning. Not just for William and Kate personally; it’s like a royal reset button for the British monarchy. Instead of royals entering unhappy marriages, having illicit affairs and trying to sell access to one another, we get a young couple who seems genuinely, happily in love. The even seem normal, in their own way. And so whatever is to come down the road, right now, at the beginning, we get to believe everything is good.

I like beginnings. I think anyone who likes romance does, too. Stories of people who take risks for a chance at a new life with a new love—or sometimes a new life with a former love, that counts too. I find myself drawn to novels that make me believe the characters are truly about to begin something wonderful, and in the next few months I’m lucky enough to have several authors beginning brand new series that do just that:

In July I have a new author who makes her Forever debut, Kendra Leigh Castle. Her novel DARK AWAKENING is the start of her new Dark Dynasties series. It’s the story of a woman who discovers she’s the heiress to a powerful legacy, and the sexy, shape-shifting vampire who vows to protect her.

Before I was lucky enough to be Caridad Piñeiro’s editor, I was one of her many fans. She’s kicking off a new series this summer too, when she releases THE LOST in August. THE LOST begins the Sin Hunters series, featuring dark, ancient magic and heroes with unimaginable powers.

As if that weren’t making summer hot enough, I have another new series starting in August, this one from historical author Jennifer Haymore. CONFESSIONS OF AN IMPROPER BRIDE is the story of a woman reinventing her life, and is the debut of a series featuring the Donnovan sisters. Trust me, wherever these girls go, scandal is sure to follow.

With that, I think I’ll bring my blog post about beginnings to an end. Thanks for inviting me to be a Dangerous Woman for a day!

If you’d like to know more about Forever, you can find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/ForeverRomance and follow us on Twitter @ForeverRomance. And don’t forget to download our free Forever Yours App, and put your picture on the cover of a romance novel!

WINNERS FLAGGED IN COMMENTS> EMAIL lisarenjones@aol.com for your prizes!

Why buy Indie Books?

If you are active on the Internet, and since you are reading this blog, I assume you are, you probably realize books and the book business is changing in a big way.

Ebooks have arrived.

On the surface the shift from paper to digital might not seem anything more than a change in delivery system, but because of the low cost of entry and the fact that Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers have opened up their distribution to individual authors, this shift is much, much more than a switch from paper to digital.

It is a shift in everything.

Best-selling authors are leaving their publishers. Writers who never got the magical nod from NY are selling books and making millions. Yes, millions.

The world as we thought we knew it one year ago is now a very different place.

But how does all of this affect readers? Is it good, or is it bad?

If you own an eReader or are willing to read books on a computer, it is most definitely good.

Here are a few reasons why:

Indie authors (many who were previously NY authors) can afford to sell their books for less than a NY publisher can, and not only can they afford to, doing so gives them a marketing advantage that most take advantage of. So, for readers—books priced under $5, even as low as $.99 or free!

Indie authors answer to no one except their readers. And while they certainly want to make as many sales as they can, they also want to write the books they want to write, and make “their” readers happy. I put “their” in quotes because NY is not in a position to publish books for a small segment of the market. This is why sweet Regencies no longer exist in the NY world. The market was too small. But guess what? Those readers didn’t go away completely. They still want those books, and the authors who write those books still want to write them.

Going indie gives the writers that choice—and buying indie gives the readers those books. This why authors like Beth Orsoff (chick lit), Edie Claire (romantic suspense with sweet romance and gothic, not gory, suspense), Shelly Thacker (historicals set in France, India and the American West), Marsha Canham (pirates!),  and many more have gone Indie (some completely, some in addition to still writing for NY).

Quicker releases. Ever got sucked into a book series only to find out the next one wouldn’t be out for two years? Or that the series got dropped all together? How frustrating is that? Well, the time it takes to publish a book electronically (once final edits are done) can be hours. Yes, hours. No waiting for a slot, no getting bumped for something that has nothing to do with that author’s work. The book is just out there waiting to be bought and read.

And so far as the series suddenly being dropped—that is now completely up to the author. With NY books, this is far from true. I’ve seen many angry blog posts by readers when their favorite series disappeared. Usually they blame the author, but in fact it is most often a publishing house decision—based on declining sales, or loss of slots, or even just a change in editor.

Readers get books as the writer intended them. I recently talked with an author who was asked to cut her book by 15%–not because the book had “fat” in it and not even because it was longer than the original agreed upon length, but because of a publisher decision that had nothing to do with what was right for that story. I’ve also heard of authors being told to make their doctor a vampire or something else equally market-driven that had nothing to do with what was right for that book, that author, or that author’s readers.

Along these same lines, word counts don’t matter. With a print book, you have to think about word count quite a bit. Paper is expensive, adding pages is expensive. Thus instead, font size goes down—but it can only go down so far. So books get written minus some element the author might otherwise have included. And on the reverse, short stories just can’t be published by themselves, even novellas can’t. But with digital, all of that is left up to the author and how long or short she feels that story should be. The reader who wants to read a big meaty historical now has that option and the reader who wants something fun and short to read while waiting for the dentist does too.

There you have it, a list of reasons to try indie. Have I convinced you yet?

Lori Devoti is the multi (NY) published author of contemporary and paranormal romance, urban fantasy and now, as an indie, young adult novels. Check out her traditionally and indie published works at her web site http://www.loridevoti.com

To win one of 5 copies of Cynthia Eden’s Bound by Blood or Lisa Renee Jones’s Pleasure with Purpose comment today! Just tell us what you think about e-books and the changing times of publishing.

Also remember every comment enters you to win the Sony e-reader!

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I’d like to introduce you to my wacky, irreverent, completely amazing and wonderful agent, Barbara Poelle, from the Irene Goodman Literary Agency. Barbara helped me to get me my start by selling my first books to Grand Central Publishing, and sometimes I like to think I helped her get her start, too (but I’m sure she would have been just fine without me)!

Now, without further ado, heeeeeeeeeeere’s Barbara!

~Jennifer

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Jennifer: What made you decide to become a literary agent, and how does one train to become an agent?

Barbara: All my life I have been a voracious reader. My mom loves to tell the story about when I was reading Stephen King and spilled my kool-aid all over and it was just puddling and dripping and she said, “Barbie! You spilled everywhere!” and I said, “Just one more page, ma.”

And “train” is a funny word. You have to kind of approach agenting like you should life in general: With 2% Common Sense and 98% Balls. ( Can I say balls here or should I use a romance euphemism? heh.)

Jennifer: What is your favorite genre to sell?

Barbara: That is the best part about working at my agency- we can take on any client with any project that we have a vision for. So that means I can have the privilege and the luxury of populating my list with things that rock my world rather than those I have to take on to fill an agency expectation in a genre.

Jennifer: Can you share some of your favorite success stories with us?

Barbara: Sure! This one time I had an author we’ll call Shmennifer Shmaymore to protect her identity and I was able to sell the plot of her book to one house and the characters to another for a total of 5 books. Oh, and did I mention this was ON A PROPOSAL? That is still something my boss just shakes her head and laughs about.

(Jennifer: Hmmm…I wonder who this Shmennifer character is????)

Jennifer: Do you use an e-reader or do you read paper books?

Barbara: For work? My ereader, and my ereader only. For play? ALWAYS paper. ALWAYS. It is just how I am built. My husband and I have boxes and boxes of books in storage, as well as two free standing bookcases and a built in bookcase always bursting. I also love when we have guests and they can see our eclectic reading style and I am a HUGE fan of lending out favorites. Hey if I don’t get it back I can always get another. Travis and I counted once and we think we lent out and then repurchased 5 copies of Life of PI over the years.

Jennifer: What kinds of books do you most enjoy reading in your spare time?

Barbara: Everything. If Susan Casey has a new non-fiction, then I will run to the store and push people down to get it. Huge Anne Lamott fan. But mostly I love walking through the shelves and piling books in my arms and then choosing what to read depending on my mood. But I love me some bathtub romance reading, a habit I started with Julie Garwood’s books back in college.

Jennifer: What kinds of books are you looking for right now?

Barbara: Well written ones! Ha- okay I know that isn’t helpful. Mostly genre fiction, but again, I get to be open to what works I represent so I really am looking for a unique take on a familiar theme no matter the shelf space it would inhabit.

Jennifer: How can an author make her query/pages really stand out, in your eyes?

Barbara: By keeping it simple, clean and professional. I always say, get in and get out. Your query needs to tell me the hook, the book, and the cook. The hook: one line with genre and word count. The book: five lines of plot summary. The cook: you! And I don’t care if this is your debut just let me know why this book, why you, and why now.

Great advice, and THANK YOU so much, Barbara, for joining us here at the Dangerous Women Blog today!

I’m going to be giving away three books that Barbara has recently represented, one by me and two by a couple of writers/friends who are also represented by Barbara and who I deeply admire!

AFTERTIME

~By Sophie Littlefield

DEFIANT

~By Kris Kennedy

A SEASON OF SEDUCTION

~By Jennifer Haymore

I’ll announce the winner on Monday night!

~Jennifer

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And now we welcome Jennifer Miller, romance editor from Samhain Publishing!

Jennifer’s Bio from the Samhain Website: Jennifer Miller has lived in sunny Southern California ever since she earned her master’s degree in education from UCLA, but she is half Northern (Canadian) and half Southern girl by blood. After working in jobs ranging from investment sales to teaching to acting on stage, Jennifer finally settled into working with books—romantic fiction in particular. She has been with Samhain since early 2007.

Jennifer enjoys all romances with likable, interesting characters, lots of action, and loads of sexual tension. She is a self-proclaimed “conflict junkie” – her favorite books all contain powerful, seemingly unable-to-overcome conflicts. She especially loves books that make her sigh with pleasure at the end and believe in happily ever afters. She is a sucker for everything romantic.

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The Dangerous Women group came up with a few questions to ask Jennifer, so here they are:

• How do you choose what to publish and what to reject?

That’s a complicated question to answer! I suppose I can simplify it…There are lots of reasons to reject a manuscript, but there is one reason to accept a manuscript, and it’s this: You love the story so much you can’t put it down until “the end”.

• Is there an expected “heat level” for the books you accept?

No. Samhain accepts everything from super sweet to as spicy as it can go. When I’m reading a manuscript for submission, the heat level has no bearing in and of itself. I do look at whether the heat level is appropriate for the content of the story, the characters, etc. I feel like I can tell when an author puts in more sex scenes because she feels like “my book needs more sex”. That doesn’t work for me at all.

• How can an author submit to Samhain?

Samhain has very specific submissions guidelines. You can check them out at Samhain’s website, and you can find answers to almost all questions about submissions on the FAQs page. Generally speaking, we require the first three chapters of the book and a two-page synopsis.

• How long does it take from acceptance to actual publication?

That varies depending on where your manuscript fits into your editor’s schedule. I hate to give hard numbers, but generally speaking, for my authors, the time ranges from 6-12 months.

• How much influence do authors have on their covers at Samhain?

Samhain has a great group of cover artists. The authors fill out a very detailed art request form, and the artists use that as a guide to create a cover. The author, editor and artist work closely to come up with an aesthetically pleasing cover that represents the book well.

• What is the most annoying thing that newbie authors seem to do with submissions?

Shall I count the ways? ( Kidding!)
But let me list a few suggestions for the new authors out there:
(1) Follow the submissions guidelines for the line you’re submitting to.
(2) Include a professional-sounding query letter.
(3) Please don’t email me after you receive a rejection demanding a critique of your story. We simply don’t have the time to do that–that’s what critique partners are for.
(4) Don’t take rejection personally. Keep submitting and keep writing–never give up!

• What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened in a Samhain office/meeting?

We have one editor who is quite talented at taking the most bizarre plots that have been submitted to us and turning them into Dr. Suess-type poems! It’s hilarious, but I dare not repeat any of them here…

• How many books do you edit?

I edit an average of two books a month. I’m considered a part-time editor. Some of the editors edit more; a few edit less.

• What genres do you edit?

I currently edit for the Samhain Romance and the Retro Romance lines. I edit all genres of romance and erotica, plus science fiction, urban fantasy and fantasy with romantic elements.

• Do Samhain digital books go into print?

Yes, if the book is over 50,000 words (approx), it will go into print in trade paperback format several months after the digital release.

• Have you ever had a book hit the New York Times Bestseller list?

Yes! Just recently, Samhain has had two books hit the New York Times e-book list. I was very proud of my author, Maya Banks, hitting the list with her book, Colters’ Daughter, and Shelli Stevens (edited by Samhain’s Tera Kleinfelter) hit the extended list with Flash Point.

• What edge does Samhain give their authors?

Samhain employs a great group of people dedicated to releasing the very best quality digital books out there. Samhain has great distribution, the royalties are top-notch, and, perhaps most importantly in this fast-changing business, it’s a forward-thinking company.

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I’ll choose one commenter tomorrow to win the following Samhain books (a mix of genres edited by me!), in the format (print or digital) that you prefer:

-Hunting Season by Shelly Laurenston

(Paranormal  Romance)

-Colters’ Woman by Maya Banks

(Erotic Contemporary Romance)

-The Promise of Kierna’Rhoan by Isabo Kelly

(Science Fiction Romance)

AND…

-10 Days in Paradise by Dangerous Woman Dawn Halliday (signed!)-also published by Samhain but edited by my colleague Sasha Knight.

Thanks so much to the Dangerous Women for having me!  Please feel free to ask me questions! I love to talk about editing, authors, and Samhain. Or just drop by just to say hi.

Please remember to comment on yesterday’s post, too, for a chance to win a free ticket to the fantastic RomCon Romance Convention!

~And don’t forget-all comments count towards the e-reader drawing May 8th!~