Today’s the day for the Romance Book Blast, a multi-author promotion featuring lots of free reads. This is a great chance to find a new author or a new series to love.
There are over 950 titles included this time, so you should find lots of new reads. You’ll find Just One Fake Date on the first page for Steamy Contemporary Romance and The Crusader’s Bride in Historical Romance.
The Crusader’s Bride may not be free at Amazon in your geo, but you can get your copy free from my online store.
The Crusader’s Bride, book one of the Champions of St. Euphemia series of medieval romances is a free read through the end of November. Book two in the series, The Crusader’s Heart, is discounted to $2.99US for the same period.
If Gaston and Ysmaine’s story is not free at Amazon in your geo, you can get your free copy from my online store.
Gaston battled for duty and honor—until Ysmaine tempted him to fight for her love…
When the Templar knight Gaston unexpectedly inherits his family estate, he knows he needs a wife and heir. A marriage of convenience to a widow in need of assistance is a practical solution and the newly-wed pair leave Jerusalem, entrusted with the delivery of a package for the Templars. Away from the life he has known for years, Gaston quickly realizes that little is following his plan—especially his mysterious wife, whose presence awakens an unexpected fire…
Twice widowed, Ysmaine doubts she will ever wed again, let alone have a marriage of merit—until she is charmed by the gruff knight intent upon defending her. Ysmaine weds again, not only by her own choice but to a warrior whose honor she admires. She is determined to show Gaston that marriage has more to offer them both than an heir, but first she must win the trust of the wary man she has impulsively wed…
Neither realize that Gaston has been entrusted with the treasure of the Templars—much less that someone in their small party is intent upon claiming the prize at any cost. In a company of strangers with secrets, can Gaston dare to trust his new bride? Can Ysmaine convince Gaston to confide what he knows? Can they solve the riddle together before the villain’s plan comes to fruition and all is lost?
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This month, I’ve decided to stop sending my email newsletters. That includes Dragons & Angels for my PNR, Heroes & Happy Endings for my contemporary romances and Knights & Rogues for my historical romances. October will be my last month to send newsletters, so if you subscribe to Knights & Rogues, you’ll get one more newsletter from me.
This wasn’t an easy decision, but open rates have been plummeting and clicks are dropping, too. The newsletter has ceased to be an effective way to reach readers, probably because we all get so many emails. I know I delete batches of them unread every morning.
This means a couple of things. First, if you want to remain informed about my books and news, you’ll have to do that another way. 🙂 You can follow my blog here on the site, or you can follow me at other social media.
The blog no longer posts automatically to my Facebook page, so that page is pretty quiet these days. I’m cutting back on Facebook as well, though am quite liking Instagram these days. (Find me on Instagram right here.) More about that tomorrow. I’ve also signed up for Gander, though I’m still finding my way around there. You can, of course, also follow me at Amazon or BookBub for new release alerts.
For sales and other news, you’ll have to follow the blog. It will be the one source for updates and news.
This also means that I won’t be participating in multi-author promotions like Stuff your e-Reader events anymore, as authors have to have a newsletter in order to do so. I figure I’ve sent enough free books out into the world that way to do me, at least for now.
I’ve unpublished the A.I.-narrated Bride Quest audiobooks, so they’re not available any longer. They were created at Amazon last year with their narration tool and were exclusive to Amazon/Audible.
I’m not a huge audiobook fan myself, but I didn’t love the result of the A.I. narration – it’s more of a mechanical text-to-speech than a performance. Also, with the AMZ tool, there was no ability to edit the pronunciation. The result also had to be exclusive to AMZ and Audible – in contrast, the tool at GooglePlay lets you edit the text to improve the pronunciation, and you can download the result to publish it elsewhere. It turns out that you didn’t love the A.I. narration either. These audiobooks aren’t selling, so I’ve unpublished them.
Maybe one day I’ll find a way to have the Bride Quest series recorded as human-narrated audiobooks. For the moment, it’s available in ebook, trade paperback and hardcover.
The Ravensmuir books are available in human-narrated audiobooks, as are the first two books in the Champions of St. Euphemia series. You can see all of my available audiobooks right here.
Today’s the day for the Stuff Your Kindle event!
You’ll find The Beauty Bride among the historical romance listings, along with more than 1200 other books. Some will be free for more than one day.
More cherished than gold are the Jewels of Kinfairlie, and only the worthiest may fight for their love…The Laird of Kinfairlie has unmarried sisters, each a gem in her own right. And he has no choice but to see them all wed in haste.
Lady Madeline’s heart is not for sale…especially not to a notorious outlaw like Rhys FitzHenry. Yet Madeline’s hand has been sold, to none other than this battle-weary warrior with a price on his head. A more dutiful maiden might cede to the Laird’s command and meekly accept her fate, but Madeline has never been obedient. She decides to run away, though she never dreams that Rhys will pursue her.
She does not expect this taciturn man to woo her with fanciful stories, much less that each of his enthralling tales will reveal a scar upon his shielded soul. She never imagines that a man like Rhys could imperil her own heart while revealing so little of his own feelings. When Rhys’ past threatens his future, Madeline takes a leap of faith. She dares to believe him innocent—and risks her own life to pursue a passion more priceless than the rarest gem.
Nominee – 2005 Quill Award
Publishers’ Weekly
A #1 Kindle Bestseller
A lyrical medieval-era romance!
Publishers Weekly
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The Beauty Bride is a free read at most portals right now and in most geos. If it isn’t free at your portal of choice or in your territory, you can download a free copy from BookFunnel right here.
Claire Delacroix is always a winner for me with her tales of chivalry, passion and lush romance—I simply love her books. I found this one to be a great read, and recommend it highly to anyone liking a rousing, medieval-period romance. Five angels!
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