Plenty to Read and a Deal or Two
Aug 31, 2020 8:26 pm
On The Double Dare Front
Happening Now - Promos!
Can’t Miss Reads
Stuff I Love - Destress
Wow – where did the summer go? I don’t know about you, but I had all these plans that I never accomplished, and I am okay with it. These are tough times and we all have to be kinder -and more forgiving – of ourselves. If I get dressed, it’s an accomplishment. Buy groceries? Big accomplishment. What about you?
My major accomplishment this week was a trip to the dentist. I had been putting it off. Go get your teeth cleaned. It wasn’t scary at all. In the meantime, don’t forget to floss!
Now to the newsletter… Fall is usually expensive for most of us with back to school purchases and post-summer purchases, so this week I have plenty of freebies and deep discounts for you to enjoy.
To be honest, sales of Dare to Hope have been sluggish. People still seem more interested in my Beguiling Bachelor series instead. Believe me, I am gratified. Clearly, though, series sell. In fact, they represent 41% of all romance sales.
Armed with that knowledge, I am hard at work on the next two books and will plan a relaunch late this year when three or four Double Dare romances are available.
In the meantime, I am busy building my ‘series bible.’ This is a huge document with everyone’s names, places where they intersect, ages, features, so that the books are consistent across the entire series. How crazy would it be if the Crazy Eights were only seven for example, or if Eliana had brown eyes in one book and green eyes in another? This is why I need to build a bible.
The biggest challenge is to keep the timing right across all the books, so the zoom calls referenced in Dare to Hope match up with the story in Dare to Act. I guess I should have thought about this before I started. I remember hearing Gillian Flynn describe covering her entire basement with Post It notes in order to keep the timeline correct in her fabulous novel, Gone Girl. I see my walls being used in a similar fashion any day now.
![Man Card (Man Hands Book 2) by [Sarina Bowen, Tanya Eby]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51mkXKBJVdL.jpg)
Sarina Bowen is one of my favorite romance writers. Her sport-themed stories have tons of humor and plenty of sexual tension - a great combination in my book. Her series are full of big, sweaty hockey players and tiny women with loads of sass. She has a new Man Hands series now that promises more fun and friction, and book 2, Man Card, is FREE!.
Trust me, you can read these out of sequence, so grab a copy and enjoy.
Free and Discounted Romances Running through August 31, and a contest
Just ONE more day to take advantage of these free book promotions!
Select up to 24 romances and enter a contest to win a gift card good for more! Check out this Book Cave promotion, Forever Yours Free Contemporary Romance
New Adult & Contemporary Romance Kindle Unlimited August Reads for you Kindle Unlimited members, grab these books now.
Unlimited Romance Reads - August – almost 200 books to choose from including Desire & Dessert, the first book in my B&B Billionaire Romance series, which I rarely offer for free.
Summer is for Lovers – if you have not taken advantage of this promotion yet, this is your last chance before it ends August 30th
If You Love Someone by Lola West
Can first love last forever? Or is it just a roll in the hay?
A Big Sky Cowboys Prequel
In this hot and heavy prequel to Her Comeback, a second-chance romance, readers are introduced to this tight knit family of ripped and rowdy ranchers. When the Morgans get together, shenanigans abound. If this is your first foray into the Big Sky Boys Series...well, howdy and welcome to the family!
This anthology includes twenty stories for only 99¢!
Prepare to get twisted and tangled between the sheets with these steamy contemporary romance novels by your favorite authors. Whatever you're in the mood for we have you covered. The Tangled Sheets anthology will leave you with an insatiable craving for more.
Authors in this set include: Sara Cate, J.L. Beck and C. Hallman, Vivi Paige and Bethany Banks, Hunter S. Jones, Autumn Archer , Renee Harless, Lexxi James, Olivia Fox, Tracy Sumner, Adelaide Forrest, Rebecca Wilder, Rachel Leigh, Sahara Roberts, S. Rena and BL Mute, Aria Rae Blossom, Kara Liane, Shain Rose, Cameron Hart, Christa Ann, Karine Saint Jacques, and ML Preston.
A prequel to The Billionaire's Love Story
Savannah Page, a debt-ridden single mom, struggles to make a fresh start. Recently divorced, she arrives in New York with her young son, determined to make a good life for them both
Troubled billionaire, Tobias Stone, struggles with the demons of his past. Using his wealth to insulate him from the real world, he pays for sex, not wanting any intimate connections. Yes his life is still empty.
The billionaire needs the single mom, as much as she needs him. They just don't know it yet.
How would you react when mega-hot athlete Hayden McPhee ends up asking you to be his privatenurse for the night?
Kelly loved working as a nurse on the medical-surgical floor. She also had a hard time saying no. When her boss asks her to take on an extra patient, she agrees. When she pulls back the curtain and finds Hayden McPhee as her patient, she isn't sure how to react. But when he asks her to be his personal nurse, will she be able to finally say no?
Ultimate Women's Wellness Bundle FLASH SALE!
Two Days only, Wednesday, September 2nd at midnight ET through 11:59pm ET on the 3rd.
This is my favorite bundle ever offered by the Ultimate Bundles folks.
WHAT’S IN THIS BUNDLE? 33 eBooks●12 Printables & Workbooks●29 eCourses & Videos●3 Sumits & Documentaries●2 Audios. That's a $4,200 value...for just $37.
That is not a typo! $37 for more than $4200 worth of wellness expertise in the areas of chronic illness, pregnancy and fertility, fitness, food, hormones, menopause, natural planners, self-care planners and products, skincare and of course, mental well-being.
For you mom's trying to do it all the bundle includes "Mastering Your Stress for Busy Moms: Simple Tools to Transform Stress for Good" and #MotherHustler Mindset and so much more. There are guides and recipes for grain-free eating, mindful eating and even eating like a bear. I loved the sugar detox and intermittent fasting help.
The wardrobe course "Frumpy to Fabulous" was worth the price of the entire bundle for me, as were some of the exercise plans.
If you want to cash in on this bargain bundle, you can sign up to get a email reminder when the sale starts.
Or you can mark your calendars and order the bundle here.
Stay safe, and happy reading,
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