2024 COVERS

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We are writers mainly from Australia and New Zealand who write speculative fiction with romantic elements. Be it fantasy, paranormal, dark urban fantasy, futuristic and everything in between.

Tuesday 2 July 2013

Good News Day!

Welcome to this week's good news...






GIVEAWAYS

Like sci-fi romance? Our very own Dark Sider, Erica Hayes features in this anthology!

Experience love and adventure among the stars in Tales from the SFR Brigade a free digital anthology of eight Science Fiction Romance stories.  Other authors in the anthology include Linnea Sinclair, Marcella Burnard, Liana Brooks, Pippa Jay, Berinn Rae, Amy Laurens, and Kyndra Hatch. It's free on Smashwords right now!



BOOK COVERS & RELEASE DATES

Sourcebooks has released The Outcast Prince by Shona Husk.


Just One Taste Is All It Takes...
This is no ordinary mirror. Caspian caught a hint of color, a whirl of a waltz just past his reflection—a glimpse into the decadent Fairy Court of Annwyn. The home he could never have. It called to him, whispering temptation after temptation...if he could only reclaim his rightful heritage.
To Be Forever Lost...
Caspian has an even stronger reason to stay in the world of humans. He's just met a woman who captivates him like no other. But loving him has proven to be dangerous. And he will do whatever it takes to protect Lydia from the vicious, seductive world of Court—even if doing so requires the ultimate sacrifice: his soul.

"Brilliantly unique, beautifully sensual, The Outcast Prince had me spellbound from the first page! Shona Husk's engaging voice and vivid, creative world-building make every one of her books a must-read!" - Larissa Ione, New York Times bestselling author



Lick by Kylie Scott came out on July 1st with Momentum.

Waking up in Vegas was never meant to be like this.
Evelyn Thomas’s plans for celebrating her twenty-first birthday in Vegas were big. Huge. But she sure as hell never meant to wake up on the bathroom floor with a hang-over to rival the black plague, a very attractive half-naked tattooed man, and a diamond on her finger large enough to scare King Kong. Now if she could just remember how it all happened.
One this is for certain, being married to rock and roll’s favourite son is sure to be a wild ride.



Sandra Harris's science fiction romance, Alien, Mine was released on 19th June, 2013 from Soul Mate Publishing.

THE BLUTHEN HAVE ONE CONSUMING PASSION: THEMSELVES.
IN THEIR EXPANSION ACROSS THE GALAXY, THEY WILL GO TO ANY LENGTHS TO DOMINATE SPECIES THEY ENCOUNTER.
Torn from modern day Earth and stranded on the far side of the Galaxy, Sandrea Fairbairn must use every particle of courage she possesses to adjust to her new life and live for tomorrow.
Eugen Mhartak, a general in the Tri-Race Alliance Army, refuses to bow to the merciless Bluthen. Haunted by the loss of far too many innocent lives he has vowed to drive the ruthless invaders from Alliance space.
The strength and valor of Eugen Mhartak attracts Sandrea as no man ever has, but she struggles to read the enigmatic general’s heart. Determined to help him triumph over the Bluthen she uncovers a diabolical plot against the Alliance.
Drawn by the courage and exotic beauty of Sandrea, Mhartak battles to overcome the barriers of cross-cultural differences that separate them and claim her ardent interest. He must conquer his deepest fears to be the man she needs. When his principles are betrayed by his own government and he is faced with the impossible prospect of taking Sandrea’s life in order to save his home planet, Mhartak desperately searches for a way to keep safe both his world and the magnificent woman who has stolen his heart.



Lilliana Rose's short story Taking Time, a sweet romance, will be in the beach anthology Came as Me, Left as We published by Alfie Dog. It will be out as an e-book early July 2013.

Travel around the world from diamond mining in Australia to a seaside pier in England and get lost in the magic of 'me' becoming 'we' when strangers meet.
Taking Time: Life is super busy for modern business woman Jenny. She doesn’t have time to stop and smell the roses, but when she does Jenny is rewarded with an unexpected gift.


C.M. Simpson latest book is Short Stories and Poems from 2012 & it was released on Smashwords and at DriveThruFiction on 29th June 2013. It's shortly to become available from Nook, Kobo, Sony and iTunes.

This is a collection of all the short stories C.M. Simpson published and wrote in 2012. Many of these pieces can be found in earlier anthologies or on C.M. Simpson’s blog, but some have not previously been published. Genres range from paranormal urban fantasy to dark fantasy to space opera and comedic science fiction and magic realism. With tales ranging from her earliest years of writing to more recent times, this collection showcases one writer’s exploration of the worlds in her head and outside it.
This collection contains all short stories and poems included in An Anthology of Battle, An Anthology of Dragons, An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us, and An Anthology of Worlds, as well as previously unpublished content.



REVIEWS

Book Lovers Inc. gave 4 stars to Shona Husk's The Outcast Prince.
"Husk’s version of fairy is dangerous and fascinating."
Full review here.











OTHER

Imogene Nix's Blood Bride received a mention in the USA Today round up of June releases and it's also an All Romance EBook Best Seller!










 
AUSSIE AUTHOR GIVEAWAY!
The June winner of the box of books & goodies was Lorna Burke (Victoria). Congratulations & happy reading, Lorna! A huge thank you to Rendezvous Romance Books who helped promote and run the giveaway - you girls are awesome!

Enjoy paranormal romance? Fantasy romance? Urban fantasy? Post-apocalyptic romance? Steampunk romance?

Well, 9 Aussie paranormal romance authors have banded together and each have donated books and swag from their latest series to go into the Aussie Author Giveaway - three huge giveaway packages which will be on display at some of the specialty romance bookstores here in Australia.


This month (right through July 2013) the box of authorly-goodness will reside at Rosemary's Romance Bookstore (Queensland).

Next month the third box of giveaway-fun will be with Galaxy Books (Sydney) over August 2013.

All readers have to do is order a book (or books) from these stores in the designated giveaway month - either in person or online. You'll earn one entry per purchase in the Giveaway. The prize winner will be drawn at the end of the month and the Aussie Author Giveaway box of goodies will be posted to you.

NB. Due to postage costs, entry is restricted to Australian readers.

Participating authors: Bec McMaster, Christina Ashcroft, Erica Hayes, Keri Arthur, Kylie Griffin, Kylie Scott, M.J.Scott, Rowena Cory Daniells, Shona Husk.


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