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January 2007 News
Congratulations to Candy
Goldapper who signed a contract
for her novel, AUTUMN
LEAVES, to Whiskey Creek
Press.
Michele Lang's latest release,
MISTS OF MANHATTAN, is
coming out this month from
Triskelion Publishing. Mists
tells the story of Viv, High
Priestess of Manhattan. She
may be strong enough to save
New York from demonic forces,
but she can’t resist the dark seductions
of King Arthur’s bastard
son – Mordred.
February 2007 News
Dawn Thompson's March release,
BLOOD MOON, just received a fantastic
4-star review from Romantic
Times. It will be available at the
book signing at Barnes & Noble in
Melville on February 10th, and in
book stores on February 27th.
Pam Burford has discovered
speech-recognition software (at the
urging of the Good Twin, who's using
it to write her new Louisa Burton series).
The software is Dragon Naturally
Speaking, version 9. It's way cool,
frees not just the fingers but the
mind. Gives new meaning to "talking
up a good book."
Bertrice Small says, "Barbara Bretton
ton is too modest to tell everyone, but
she got a 4 and a half stars, TOP PICK
in Romantic Times for her latest
book." She also asked us to "(Check
the March issue for the title. I'm too
lazy to run upstairs.)"
Barbara Gale is participating in the
Pitney Bowes Valentine Card event
in Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central
Station on February 9th. PB sets up
beautiful kiosks and travelers can
stop by and send-gratis-high quality
Valentine cards to their loved
ones. Everyone is welcome.
She is also doing a book signing at
the Holmdel, New Jersey, Barnes
and Noble on February 11th. This is
all in aid of her new February release,
FINDING HIS WAY HOME.
March 2007 News
Doreen Orsini has major news!
HUNTING DIANA, Book One of The
Vampires of Mina's Cove, is now
available in mass market paperback at all bookstores and book
sites. It has already made the
Amazon Bestseller List for Vampire Romances and the Barnes
and Noble list for Horror. This past
month, HUNTING DIANA was nominated for the 2006 Ecataromance
Reviewers' Choice Award.
Bertrice Small has just delivered
her 43rd novel into her current
publishers. And she signed new
contracts with both Harlequin's HQN
line, and NAL that will keep her busy
through 2010. She's also up for a
Career Achievement Award from
Romantic Times.
Barbara Metzger's March Regency-set historical romance from
Signet Eclipse, THE HOURGLASS,
has been named a Top Pick by Romantic
Times, and given a starred
review from Booklist.
Sunny announces that her MONA
LISA BLOSSOMING is a national
bestseller. It was the Barnes &
Noble #5 bestselling trade ro-
mance. And was #34 on
Booskscan Central, which includes
all the categories.
April 2007 News
Jen McAndrews is pleased to announce
her paranormal romance,
BOO, BABY, is doing quite well on
the contest circuit. It placed fourth in
Romancing the Tome and third in The
Suzannah. Fingers crossed the manuscript
continues on this positive path.
Bertrice Small has been nominated
for a Career Achievement by RT.
Edith Layton is also up for an
award. Bertrice is also delighted to tell
you that her third book in her World of
Hetar series, THE TWILIGHT
LORD, due out in May, has gotten a
4+ TOP PICK by Romantic Times
Book Reviews.
Barbara Metzger's book, JACK
OF CLUBS (Signet Eclipse, March
2006) won Romantic Times's award
for best Historical Love and Laughter
for 2006.
THE HOURGLASS (Signet
Eclipse, March, 2007) received
starred reviews from both Booklist
and Library Journal, plus a Top Pick
from Romantic Times.
May 2007 News
Ava Lau is delighted to tell you
that she's been accepted to the 2007
Clarion West Writer Workshop in
Seattle this summer. In the field of
science fiction, it's one of the most
well-known and established writing
workshops in the genre, taught by
professional award-winning science
fiction writers and editors.
Jen McAndrews has news! If she
wasn't so afraid of injuring herself
she'd be jumping up and down with
excitement. Her paranormal romance/
mystery is continuing its success
on the contest circuit. BOO,
BABY is now a finalist in the 2007
Daphnue du Maurier Award of Excellence
contest, Unpublished Division.
Woohoo! Winners will be announced
at RWA National in Dallas. She's
got her fingers tightly crossed for this
one!
Barbara Metzger's 2006 book, JACK
OF CLUBS, was awarded Best Historical
Love and Laughter by Romantic
Times.
HUNTING DIANA, the
first book in Doreen
Orsini's Vampires of Mina's
Cove series, is a finalist for
the Best Overall Paranormal
Romance FANTASM Award.
Marianne Petit finished her third
book, a fantasy entitled LOVE
CONQUERS ALL.
Bertrice Small is a Holt Medallion
finalist for her contemporary novel,
FORBIDDEN PLEASURES, as
well as winner of the Career Achievement
Award for her historicals this
year from Romantic Times Book Reviews.
Sunny reports that MONA LISA
AWAKENING is a National Readers'
Choice Award finalist in the categories
of Paranormal & Best First
Book, and an Award of Excellence
finalist in erotic romance. MONA
LISA BLOSSOMING is Romance
Reviews Today Erotic La Grande
Mort nominee for Best Book of the
Year in the category for paranormal
romance.
Dawn Thompson just accepted
another two-book
contract from Kensington
Aphrodisia for LORD OF
THE FOREST, and LORD
OF THE FIRE, continuing
her Erotic Fantasy Elementals
series. Release
dates to be announced
shortly. June 2007 News
Dawn Thompson just accepted
another two-book
contract from Kensington
Aphrodisia for LORD OF
THE FOREST, and LORD
OF THE FIRE, continuing
her Erotic Fantasy Elementals
series. Release
dates to be announced
shortly.
Also Dawn was notified that she
finalled in four categories for PNR's
PEARL award. They are: Best Paranormal
Romance for THE WATERLORD,
Best Fantasy/Magical for
THE WATERLORD, Best Time Travel
for THE FALCON'S BRIDE, and Best
Anthology for BLUE MOON ENCHANTMENT
(Candy Goldapper is
also a featured author in this anthology!)
Winners will be announced next
month.
She's also happy to announce
that her books HUNTING DIANA
and NO ONE BUT MADISON,
plus her short story, Chairman of
the Board, were P&E Readers'
Choice nominees.
HUNTING DIANA also received a
rave review from Romance Designs,
it's sixth '5 out of 5' review, (this one
from Sensual Reads) and was listed
as one of the Top 5 Books for February on Mybookcravings.
Her ebook, TANNER’S ANGEL, received a FAR Recommended read.
Doreen says, "Hee hee. As you can
see, this has been a good month for
me!"
Dawn Thompson reports THE
FALCON'S BRIDE took first place
in the Long Historical category, and
third place in the Paranormal category
in the RIO Awards of Excellence
from Reviewer's International.
The first in her vampire series,
BLOOD MOON, was released
March 1st. The second, THE
BROTHERHOOD, will be released
in September. The third, THE RAVENING,
has been slotted for next
March.
Dawn's novella, GODDESS OF
THE DREAM WELL, will be featured
in the upcoming Kensington
Aphrodisia anthology, EROS ISLAND,
and she has just sold a second
novella to Kensington for a shapeshifter
anthology coming next year.
Candy Goldapper just found out last
night that her book about a feisty
female firefighter will be pubbed by
Highland Press. Date is to be announced.
HUNTING DIANA, the
first book in Doreen
Orsini's Vampires of Mina's
Cove series, is a finalist for
the Best Overall Paranormal
Romance FANTASM Award.
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