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How to Increase Your eMail List and Sell More Books

As a romance novelist, I am still a work in progress, but recently my progress has improved and improved. In this post, I wanted to share with you my personal strategy for growing my email list. This is the strategy that grew my list by 50% in three months. Numbers don’t lie. Owning our list is a critical way to communicate with our fans. We can send them teasers of upcoming books, cover reveals, ask

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You Are Going to Love Raine Fraser

I know that the minute you read anything by Raine Fraser you will fall in love with her work. If you are one of the fortunate few who knows her personally, you will love her, too. You will admire her dedication, certainly, but it is her irreverent humor, and her love words, written and spoken, that will completely captivate you. Raine Fraser is a superb author, although she remains unpublished. I know this, because I

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You’ll Love Author Nancy Houser-Bluhm

  I have had the great good fortune of knowing and working with Nancy Houser-Bluhm for the few years and more. Her quiet presence is calming to me, her humor is subtle, her work ethic is inspiring and her presence in our group of writers is a joy. She pushes me to put my butt in the chair and work, but never with a heavy hand. I love watching her research the historical aspects of

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JL Regen’s Secret Desires—A Novel of Starting Over

I might have teased you about JL Regen’s Secret Desires. This is about her novel with that title, but I will share a bit about JL herself. JL is one of the busiest people I know, with a teaching and consulting career that she juggles with her wonderful writing. Not surprising that she can do all this when you learn about her history. Be sure to read her bio, it will knock your socks off.

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In The Shadow of Mount Moran by Gayle M. Irwin

We are pleased and excited to have pet and nature lover, Gayle M. Irwin back on the blog this week. She is going to tell us about her new majestic western Wyoming setting for her new Christmas romance, In the Shadow of Mount Moran. Description of In the Shadow of Mount Moran Will the grandeur of the Teton Mountain Range and the discovery of a lost dog help two people wary of love open their

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Dazzling Lucas by the Dazzling Nalini Warriar

It’s been a few years since Nalini joined us on our blog, so help me welcome her back. Thanks for introducing us to your new book, Dazzling Lucas, book 5 of 6 in the Wyoming Blues series. Background for Dazzling Lucas I started this series with a vague idea of alpha males, sexy billionaires, gorgeous, independent women and quite a bit of steaminess. Now this is my fifth in the Wyoming Blues Series and I’m

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The Billionaire Cowgirl’s Christmas, A #Romance #NewRelease from Kris Bock

I’m thrilled to welcome Kris Bock back to the blog this week with her new book, The Billionaire Cowgirl’s Christmas, book 5 of The Accidental Billionaire Cowboys series . Playing the lottery was just for fun, but with the one-billion-dollar win, life gets complicated. The Billionaire Cowgirl’s Christmas It’s been nearly a year since widowed Texas rancher Ava Tomlinson won the lottery. And while her four adult sons have found love, Ava feels unsettled as

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Felicity’s Power by J. Arlene Culiner

I am pleased to welcome J. Arlene Culiner back to the blog this week with her new novel Felicity’s Power. Background for Felicity’s Power Don’t we all have a memory tucked away of someone we once loved, someone we just might have stayed with had the circumstances been right? And what would happen if we came face-to-face with that person today? Would the magic still be there? Would our hands tremble and our knees knock

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Tall Dark and Rich: A Hot Billionaire Romance Collection

Usually, I offer this blog spot to other authors to introduce them to you and to allow them to brag about a book or two. But November 7th a collection of nearly twenty billionaire romances is being released aptly titled Tall Dark and Rich, and I wanted to brag about it and my contribution, A Crazy Rich Dilemma. This anthology includes almost 25% NY Times or USA Today Bestselling authors. That’s a lot of author

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Mistletoe in the City, book 3 of Handmade for Christmas by Amber Daulton

I’m thrilled to welcome Amber Daulton back to the blog this week with her new novella, Mistletoe in the City, book 3 in the Handmade for Christmas series. Amber shared Trevor’s Redemption with us in August, book 3.5 in the Arresting Onyx series. Background for Mistletoe in the City Derek’s world is about to change forever—again. After his father’s stroke, Derek Weston dropped out of college and returned home to help his parents with the

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Thieves’ Guild Academy Bundle 1 by Kayelle Allen

I am pleased to introduce a new member to our blog family, Kayelle Allen and her series, Thieves’ Guild Academy. Interview with Kayelle Allen We asked Kayelle several questions to get to know her, and her series Thieves’ Guild Academy, better. Here is what she said. Where is your favorite place to write? I have a comfortable desk set up in a sunroom. It lets me tune out the world and just write. What inspired

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