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Tuesday 10 July 2012

Good News Day!

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




COMPETITIONS


C.T. Green
C.T does it again - she's finalled in the Golden Claddagh FF&P section with Halo Book 1!

All hail our Contest Queen!





BEST SELLER LISTS

Kylie Griffin
VENGEANCE BORN made the Barnes & Noble romance trade best sellers list for several weeks during May/June.

Both of her Light Blade books are also currently listed in the Amazon Top 100 romance Fantasy/futuristic/ghost e-books best sellers, with ALLIANCE FORGED ranked #68 & VENGEANCE BORN #69.






Majorly cool news.






SALES & COVER


Nicole Murphy
Euryale (a short story) has been accepted for the Blood Stones anthology edited by Amanda Pillar. It will be released in October.

‘Euryale’ is the story of one of Medusa’s sisters. After centuries of life, this particular gorgon is over all the hate and anger and destruction and just wants a quiet life, which she believes she’s found in Australia. But life doesn’t always go to plan…


Oooh, a Greek myth retelling. Love those!






SALES


Michelle de Rooy
HOT off the Press!! Michelle has sold her contemporary romance to Samhain! She will be writing under the name Dakota Harrison.



Woohoo, fabulous news, Michelle...um Dakota!





REVIEWS

Kylie Griffin
Vengeance Born is reviewed by The Reading Cafe.

"Vengeance Born is an excellent book by Kylie Griffin, and I really enjoyed reading this book. The romance is so different then the norm, and it is very gratifying. Prejudice plays a major part, and though this book has a happy ending, it is far from over. The series will continue, with much anger, hatred and prejudice still to be fought, not to mention the war between the demons and humans. Up next, Alliance Forged."


and so is Alliance Forged (link)

"This is an amazing love story, to watch Kymora break the shield around Varian, and how they both explored their growing love, something neither had experienced. Very nicely done, as I really enjoyed this romance, as it was totally different, and very nice to see."


Alliance Forged also gets a 4 star rating in the Summer Reviews by Bookaholics Romance Book Club.


Way to go, Kylie!



RELEASES




Janni Nell
The latest Allegra Fairweather mystery, Island of Secrets,  is out now from Carina Press.




Happy sales, Janni!






BLURB




Christina Ashcroft 
Here is the unedited blurb for Archangel of Death - the 2nd book in the Archangels series.

A hunter cursed by her tainted blood, an Archangel haunted by visions of death;
an impossible love that should never exist…

Archangel of Death

When dhampir Rowan Moreton falls for the hottest guy she’s ever met, she’s determined to protect him from the sordid reality of her life as a hunter of rogue vampires. Her dearest wish is to lead a normal life, but with enemies waiting in the shadows and destined to die young, love is something she can only dream of.

The Archangel Azrael, protector of the astral planes and slayer of dhampirs, is captivated by the enchanting Rowan–despite her fragile human heritage. One night is all he wants. Except one night is not enough. Her body tempts him, her eyes enslave–and the secrets she keeps intrigue him.

But when their past comes back to haunt them they discover a connection that challenges every belief they’ve ever held. And in order to survive they need to learn to trust their deadliest enemy.
Each other.

Hello there, Azrael!


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Another fantastic week.
Join us again next week for some more good news...
Until then, watch out for those zombies.



3 comments:

  1. Congratulations and well done, everyone. :)

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  2. A great week for the Dark Siders indeed!

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTT on Michelle's news! Congrats, congrats, congrats - you off Cloud 9 yet?

    Way to go Cass! Another one bites the dust and that pink ribbon gets closer to your lanyard every day - watch out at conference!

    That's an eye catching cover, Nicole! Another book out for Janni - wow, that's come around quick!

    And I'm really looking forward to reading Christina's new paranormal! The cover is stunningly beautiful.

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  3. Oh, happy release week to Shona Husk - I think ENCHANTING ABSINTHE comes out this week!!!

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