Archive for June, 2011
Written by FreshFiction on 29 June 2011
In Death #31 November 2010 On Sale: November 2, 2010 Featuring: Roarke; Eve Dallas ISBN: 0399156879 EAN: 9780399156878 Hardcover $26.95 Add to Wish List Thriller Police Procedural, Romance Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Best Romantic Suspense RITA, everyone agrees a MUST READ Indulgence in Death by J. D. Robb An indulgence for readers: the new [Continue reading]
Written by FreshFiction on 29 June 2011
A common reader question is “where do you get your ideas?” I’m always at a loss to answer, because writing a book is such an organic process. I’ll see something in the news that makes me think of a tangential scene in the books, or I’ll read a news story and try to incorporate the [Continue reading]
Written by FreshFiction on 28 June 2011
November 2010 On Sale: November 2, 2010 Featuring: Alexandra Rose; Cullin 384 pages ISBN: 0425236854 EAN: 9780425236857 Paperback $15.00 Add to Wish List Romance Paranormal, Fantasy Buy at Amazon.com A very bright future, 1st book RITA Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard There are only three rules to live by: Contain. Control. Command. An [Continue reading]
Written by FreshFiction on 28 June 2011
In my personal life I try to be optimistic, but in my fiction I write about my fears. It’s been true since I sat down to write my first novel. At the time, Jeffrey Dahmer was in the news and my greatest fear was that a sexual predator would kidnap and kill one of my [Continue reading]
Written by FreshFiction on 27 June 2011
The Blades of the Rose #3 November 2010 On Sale: November 2, 2010 Featuring: Nathan Lesperance; Astrid Bramfield 370 pages ISBN: 1420106813 EAN: 9781420106817 Mass Market Paperback $6.99 Add to Wish List Romance Buy at Amazon.com Best of Paranormal Romance RITA pick Rebel by Zoe Archer Unleash the magic within… On the Canadian frontier [Continue reading]
Written by FreshFiction on 27 June 2011
A much bandied question goes: Who do you prefer, Superman, or Batman? My answer has always been Batman. Because he’s fallible, he’s gritty, and he’s flawed. I’ve never been able to empathize with Superman. He was too good, too black-and-white with his ethics, too invincible. He lived in a world of sunshine and total [Continue reading]
Written by FreshFiction on 26 June 2011
The Infernal Devices #1 August 2010 On Sale: August 31, 2010 Featuring: Tessa Gray 496 pages ISBN: 1416975861 EAN: 9781416975861 Hardcover $19.99 Add to Wish List Young Adult Romance, Young Adult Adventure Buy at Amazon.com Favorite YA RITA nomination Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still. [Continue reading]
Written by FreshFiction on 26 June 2011
A long time ago, an agent told me I would never succeed in the publishing biz unless I picked one already-established genre and stuck with it for several years. I didn’t listen to her despite the fact that I was trying to sell something unheard of – science fiction blended with steamy romance. Today’s readers [Continue reading]
Written by FreshFiction on 26 June 2011
I love chatting with book groups, and one of the topics they ask about most often is how much liberty I’ve taken with Victorian society. They point out that my characters don’t always fit in with the stereotypes we have of how people in the 19th century behaved. I have married characters who enjoy working [Continue reading]
Written by FreshFiction on 25 June 2011
November 2010 On Sale: October 26, 2010 Featuring: Lottie Cummings; Ethan Ryder 368 pages ISBN: 0373774877 EAN: 9780373774876 Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com Another great historical we think deserves a RITA One Wicked Sin by Nicola Cornick Once the toast of the ton, Lottie Cummings is now notorious for [Continue reading]