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Tuesday 5 June 2012

Good News Day!


Welcome to this week's good news....


SALES & ACCEPTANCES

Dy Loveday
Illusion, a fantasy romance novel, has been sold to Liquid Silver Books. It's due for release in October 2012. Fantastic! Go Dy!



Maggie Mundy
The flash fiction story, The Thirteenth Dome, has been accepted by Antipodean SF for publication in their July issue. Yay, go the shorts!






COMPETITONS

C.T Green
Halo, has finalled in in The Central Florida Romance Writer's Touch of Magic contest. That's a hat trick now! Go, C.T. You'll be soon vying for the Contest Slu...Queen sash.







COVERS & RELEASES & RELEASE DATES

Janni Nell
Janni has not one but TWO covers to show us for the Allegra Fairweather Mystery series.  Dance of Flames (out now!) and Island of Secrets (out 9th July 2012). Check out Carina Press. Wicked!






COVER & BLURBS


Eleni Konstantine
Enchanted Realms, the short story anthology, has a cover! Coming 29 June from Musa Publishing.





Stormy Divide
Thom may be used to the dangers of the forest, but nothing has prepared him for this. When he stumbles across a woman dressed in weird clothing lying on the ground during a storm, he has no choice but to help her. 

Ellie finds herself in another world, having travelled through time and space thanks to what Thom calls The Rifts. The question is whether she will ever be able to find her way back, or if she will be stuck in this new world forever. Or if she will even want to go home… 

Angel Eyes
Vera’s dreams are haunted each night by a man she only knows as Angel Eyes. He feels more real to her than anything else in her life, including her fiancé. Vera must try to forget her childish dreams of soul mates and happily ever after… but are they really only dreams or can she find a way to be with Angel Eyes forever?




RELEASE DATES & BLURBS


Mel Teshco
Galactic Inferno, book 2 of the Alien Hunger series, is due for release from Ellora's Cave on 13th June 2012!
Here's the blurb:

Ally Grayson believes she’s the last person on Earth after aliens arrived, bringing with them a deadly virus that wiped out mankind.
Somehow surviving the annihilation, she hides in a Sydney house with her dog. She knows she has to leave before the “eyes in the sky” detect her and have her captured, but she never expects an alien to save her and Bonnie from the jaws of a ravenous, feral dog. Never expects to be drawn to Renate, the alien male who seems more human than any man she’s ever known.
She fights an attraction she can’t win, and soon enough she’s in his arms, under his hard, amazing body. Except their unearthly desire might not be enough to keep them together when Renate’s alien comrades close in.



PRINT RELEASE



Imogene Nix
Starline is now available in print from Secret Cravings.





RELEASES


Amanda Ashby
Not one but two of the Sophie's Mixed Up Magic Books have been released this week! Wishful Thinking and Under A Spell.







REVIEWS

Imogene Nix
Starline gets a great review and 4 'spider' rating from Close Encounters with the Night Kind.


 "This was a great book!! You follow Duvall's learning about love and having an actual relationship with feelings and his search to eradicate Cricks infiltrators. You also follow Mellissa as she starts completely over again in a foreign world where books don't exist. What a horrid twist!! But she is determined to fit in somewhere and to to stay by Duvall. Together, along with three other really close friends, they strive to uncover and destroy the enemies before the enemies destroy them.I can't wait to read the next book! This has the makings of a really good series!!!"


AND a 5 spider rating for Starfire!

"This book has a little of everything...bad guys, evil/good, conflict, sex, time-travel, new planets, the works!!  I am hoping the next book is going to be about Chowd.  I love Jemma but Chowd is my favorite male character.  A lot of surprises about this guy came out in this book.  I can't wait for the next installment!!  The was an excellent read!!!"

Full review here.









Kylie Griffin
Vengeance Born got a 5 'book' rating from We Fancy Books. Here's a snippet:

"Overall I was totally entertained and I cannot wait to read the next one. I recommend this to everyone who wants to read a Paranormal book but doesn’t know where to start. I suggest you start with this one. It’s a great start of an epic series you won’t get disappointed. Vengeance Born has the right mix of Paranormal and Romance it and that I think you will surely enjoy!"








AWARDS


Maree Anderson
Freaks of Greenfield High has been nominated in the Best Young Adult category of the eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards! Very cool! Good luck!









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Wow, what a fantastic week for the DarkSiders. 

Join us next week for some more great news. 



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