Promotional Opportunity

Hello Everyone!


I am working with The Romance Studio to put on a promo event. I want to organize an online scavenger hunt for readers at TRS or anyone else who wants to join. I'm hoping to find 25 or more authors to participate. We would each have to put in $10 to participate in the event because I would like to giveaway a Color Nook or depending on how many people we get to participate an iPad.

The event would run the first week of April, starting April 1. TRS is willing to allow me to launch the event on the site and send out the details in their April 1st newsletter. I think this event can draw a large crowd and get a lot of people to our blogs/websites and allow readers to get to know us and our books.

Please let me know if you are interested by Friday, March 11 (email me - paranormalqueen (at) gmail (dot) com). Once I get the list of those who want to participate, I will send out and email with the details.
 
Thanks!
 
Vivi

Guest Bloggers Wanted for Wicked Jungle

Hi All It has been a while since I posted but I wanted to share with you an exciting new update. We are in the process of transitioning all guest bloggers onto a Yahoo Group and actively seeking new guest bloggers for the spring and summer. This is not an active discussion loop, nor is it high traffic. I'll be sending out updates once per month to let authors know about blogging and promotional opportunities on the site. Group Members will also be able to access the calendar feature to view vacant slots and reserve guest blogging dates weeks, or even months in advance.  On the group you will also have access to the guest blogger guidelines and detailed instructions for submitting your posts, excerpts, cover images, and author photos.  We hope you will join us! You can send a request to join the group by following the link below. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WickedJungle/ As always, if you have any thoughts, suggestions, or feedback on the process let me know. We are learning as we go and want to make it as easy as possible for authors to contribute to Wicked Jungle! Thanks, Melissa  www.wickedjungle.com www.melissaannlong.blogspot.com

Permission to forward & share outside of the group!!

Interview at Deviant Divas

I have an interview up today at Deviant Divas - if you're interested in why I started to write. It's ugly..... not the interview!!

Stop by my blog today http://blog.rebeccaleighromance.com/ to meet erotic author Em Petrova.

And answer a sexy question for a chance to win a copy of her new release Isolde’s Wish—an erotic medieval fantasy from Loose Id. 

Here’s the blurb for Isolde’s Wish:

With a wild boar on her heels and a naked man before her, Princess Isolde has no clue which danger is greater. When she trips and falls into the dirt at the feet of the axe-wielding warrior, giving her a very close encounter with his manhood, she battles her undeniable awareness of the sculpted man even after she finds he has a price on his head for attempting to assassinate her father, King Adlard.

The bold son of the man executed for sleeping with the king’s wife, Sadler attempted to avenge his father at a very young age. Now he’s faced with the temptation of King Adlard’s daughter and presented a fresh opportunity to right his failed assassination attempt.

But when he learns a powerful earl seeks the princess’s hand in marriage, Sadler realizes his passions run deep. Desperate to keep her from the arms of his enemy, he plans to steal her away from the kingdom and make her his own.

And Em has a trailer here too!

Freebies for Read an E-Book Week!

Celebrate by reading an ebook! Have you read any good ones lately? I have so many on my hard drive waiting to be read. I really need an ereader.

Which makes me curious - how many of you own ereaders? Or do you simply read ebooks on your computer? Have you ever read an ebook on a different device? Maybe your phone?

The industry's shifting all the time, and ever, it seems, in the direction of digital. Ten years ago, I probably couldn't have imagined reading a book on my computer, or even being an e-published author. But now I have fourteen available, and have released four short stories through Smashwords/Kindle. Another three ebooks will release soon.

So I'm definitely celebrating ebooks! These past two years have been an amazing experience. My stories range from sweet to erotic, contemporary to historical, paranormal and fantasy, flash to novel-length. I hope you'll give some a try. :)

For Read an E-Book Week, I'm participating in the Smashwords celebration and making all my titles free. Yes, you read that right - free! They were very affordable before at 99 cents, but now they cost nothing. Nada. Gratis. Grab 'em now!  Most were previously published by small online presses or web zines.

Hotline to Hell's a fun little paranormal story, another cautionary tale about selling your soul without exploring other options.

Reflections is another fun little paranormal, set during one of my favorite times of the year - Halloween. On the night when the veil between the two worlds thins, you never know what might cross over and cause a little mayhem and chaos. :)

Imprints is a more mainstream/literary short story. Much of it was derived from real life, based on the experiences of two reporters whose tales sometimes embodied the old phrase "truth is stranger than fiction." 





 

If your tastes run more to speculative fiction, Trick of the Light is always available for free from Smashwords.

I have another free read available from the Wild Rose Press:

Cinderella Dreams (are tough to shake) is a short Vintage, set in the 1980s. Yes, relive your days of Madonna wannabes and Eighties music. :)

Give them a try! And I'd love for you to check out my other stories. I have lots to choose from. :)

4 Cups from Coffee Time Romance

My M/M shifter romance has been reviewed over at Coffee Time Romance. "Lair of the Jaguar God" was given Four Cups of Coffee and some very nice comments from Kimberly!

"The idea of the were-jaguar intrigued me from page one. I found that I became so absorbed in the story that time stopped as I read. This is such a well-written book. The male/male love scenes are red-hot and sensual without being too much. Watching Kit own his sexuality and fall in love was such a wonderful experience. Ms. Dees has written a delightful story, which I will look forward to reading again and again."

Hot New Review!

My m/m vampire short story from Breathless Press has gotten a fabulous review from Whipped Cream Reviews!

Tiger Lily says: "Whew! Talk about hot stories. This one really sizzles from page one. Rebecca Leigh has written a short story that’s guaranteed to scorch the screen."  She goes on to say: "If you want a hot book that’s guaranteed to fog the windows right before bed, this book hits the mark. It’s quick, fun, and sexy. Read Room Number Twelve. You’ll want to book your room there with the cowboy of your choice—I guarantee it."

To read the entire review, visit the Whipped Cream Blog here.

To see what other readers think about ROOM NUMBER TWELVE, go to Goodreads here.

Mahalo to Whipped Cream and to Tiger Lily!

'Kiss A Falling Star' is Out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's that time again. In an amazing list of novels, assuming I counted right, the 17th novel has a buy link. http://www.jasminejade.com/p-9119-kiss-a-falling-star.aspx
I can't keep track of how many novels Barbara has her name on, but I will never forget the characters and plot to each.
If you have yet to experience one of Barbara's worlds, Kiss a Falling Star, is a perfect one to start with. And if you've read any short or novel of hers, you already know you're in for another wonderful ride.
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How far can you fall? Caspar had once shone brighter than any star in the sky. He led an exciting life, had a good job and the love of his family. Now he barely survives in a village where he’s shunned by everyone, even his parents. Unemployed, unemployable, he consoles himself with stringless sex—lots of it.

How hard can you land? Ally escapes death by a whisker when she falls in front of a train. Not an accident, someone pushed her, and she doesn’t hang around to give them another shot. But she finds herself falling in a different way when she meets Caspar, and she plummets hard and fast. He’s dark, he’s brooding, he’s hotter than any man she’s ever met, and she wants him—bad.

How high can they soar? With Ally’s adversary closing in, plus Caspar’s tendency to screw things up, if they don’t open their arms and catch each other, they’ll burn up in an atmosphere determined to keep them apart.

http://www.jasminejade.com/p-9119-kiss-a-falling-star.aspx

Release Day: Betrayal-A Haunting Emma Novel by Lee Nichols

I've been looking forward to reading Betrayal, the second book in the Haunting Emma series. It's all about ghosts and fighting them! Check out the blurb on the book...

Emma Vaile is the most powerful ghostkeeper in centuries. Which is great when she's battling the wraith-master Neos, but terrible when she's flirting with fellow ghostkeeper (and soul mate) Bennett. When ghostkeepers fall in love, the weaker one loses all power, and that's not something Bennett can handle. Heartbroken and alone, Emma tries to lose herself in school with fellow ghostkeeper, Natalie. When a new team of ghostkeepers arrive - one a snarky teen boy, the other a British scholar - Emma finds solace in training for the battle against Neos. But as the team grows stronger, they are threatened by an unknown force. One they thought was good.


I've posted my review here. Stop by and check it out!

I Am Number Four

It's Saturday and I'm blogging over on Paranormal Romantics today.

Can a movie ever live up to a book?
Stop by Paranormal romantics and check out my thoughts on the movie vs the book. http://paranormalromantics.blogspot.com/