Steamy Books, Crazy Books, Books on Sale

May 23, 2023 11:56 am

MadisonMichael.Net

In this issue

· A grammatical funny

· Crazy about Reviews

· Happening Now – Tons!

· On the Blog: Jill's Back and Me

· I love a Bargain

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Now...on to this week's news

Have you had a chance to download and read the prequel for the All's Crazy in Love series? Gabriella's gaff with a Christmas gift almost derails her wedding! Crazy Eights to the rescue (with a little help from dear old Dad) assure a happy ending.

If you haven't read it, you can download a free copy here. If you have, please consider leaving a review. Reviews really make a difference in readers finding their next read, and are a requirement sometimes for advertisers. And they only take you a minute.

Meanwhile, I continue to edit my entry for Tall, Dark and Rich, the steamy billionaire anthology available for preorder now, and to proof and format Way Past Crazy and Crazy to Dream. Three books at once presents it's own challenges but I have a tentative release schedule at long last!

Look for Way Past Crazy, Avery's journey and chance to win the dare, June 20th! And Willow's romance with Ethan should be available in September. Leah's billionaire novel won't be published until November, and then only for a limited time release, but you can preorder it today!.

Bedazzled is free at the end of this week! Two days only, Thursday and Friday. Learn more at Red Feather Romance or on Amazon. Not a Red Feather Romance subscriber? This is one of my favorite newsletters for great romance reads. They have stringent requirements for good reviews to qualify for a spot, and Bedazzled snagged one of those spots on Thursday. Learn more about signing up here. And mark your calendars for May 25-26 to grab a copy of Bedazzled for you or a friend.

There is still a chance to enter the contest on Booksweeps, but only through May 24th! You could win a new eReader and all 39 books in the bundle! Here is the contest link.

Looking for more steamy hot romances, including the incredible bargain anthology, Tall Dark and Rich? Here's a chance to find your next bad boy, billionaire or alpha male: Contemporary Romance Feels is available now.

J. Arlene Culliner is back this week to introduce the next book in her Blakes Folly series. Have you been digging into these wonderful novels? In this post she describes Desert Rose. Rose is the local flirt, with a disastrous marriage and a dead-end career far behind her. She has no interest in settling down until Jonah Livingstone comes to town. His complicated life, perfect for the friend zone, and nothing more. Besides, Rose has a secret —one she won’t give up for any man.

Also on the blog, I have created a post with more information about Tall Dark and Rich and the authors behind it. Intrigued? Learn more here.

I know that a lot of people hate Amazon, but I love Kindle Unlimited. The ability to pay a known, fixed price every month and read an unlimited number of titles is irresistible to me as a reader, and it allows me to keep my books affordable as an author.

So when I read that Amazon was raising the price for Kindle Unlimited I was alarmed. But, when I read the details, I was actually happy. Yes, the price is going up, but only by the price of a coffee, and the perks are worth it. For the new KU allows you to download 20 books at once instead of 10!

Here are the details from a post by eBook Evangelist:

Amazon has notified customers via email that the company will be raising the price on its Kindle Unlimited (KU) subscription effective May 11th, 2023. The price will increase from $9.99 to $11.99, effective on the subscriber’s next month’s renewal date, effectively giving subscribers one month’s notice before the change takes effect.

Subscribers have the option to keep their current prices for a limited time. Until July 31, 2023, subscribers can lock in the current $9.99/month price by purchasing upfront 6 months or 12 months of Kindle Unlimited. According to Amazon, “The lock-in price will take effect on the next billing date after the offer is purchased.” To learn more about this offer, click here.

This is Amazon’s first price increase since the program’s inception in July 2014. The program began with over 600,000 titles and audiobooks, with a limit of accessing ten items at a time. Nine years later, the program includes over 4 million titles, and has expanded to include digital magazine subscriptions and comics. Subscribers can now access 20 items per month at one time.

It is interesting that Amazon is choosing to raise the price for this program now, given the fact that Kobo has recently introduced their Kobo Plus Read and Listen service for $9.99 per month. Kobo’s service features over 1.3 million books and over 100,000 audiobooks. Competitor Scribd’s subscription service is already priced at $11.99/month.

Since most users of the service are avid readers, it will be interesting to see if the price increase will affect the number of KU subscribes. How about you? Is $2 a deal breaker for you?

All of my books are available in KU except Studmuffin, which is exclusively for Insiders like you. Don't have a KU subscription yet? Here's where you can get a free trial and subscribe.

Happy reading,

P.S. I am asking again for your help. We really want our anthology, Tall Dark and Rich to hit the best-seller list. I have always wanted to be a bestseller and we are so close. Pre-order your copy today.

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