Happy Valentine’s Day Strawberry Fans!
It’s a good thing Miley Cyrus reminded us that we can buy ourselves flowers because I’ve been too busy for Valentine’s Day. Dear Husband won an all-expenses paid trip to the desert for his newest pharma invention, so we officially postponed our Valentine’s day until our vacation. Who knows, maybe there will be an inspiration for a desert romance—okay, maybe a desert-planet, alien romance? In the meantime, I’ll spend Valentine’s day with my book boyfriends and allow you to pick your next one—for free. Who doesn’t love a hero in uniform? The Spy Who Was Out Cold has joined the Heroic Romance Book Fair…where every book is free!
What has kept me so busy? I’m dividing my time between the 1725 Caribbean Sea, the Siberian Tundra, the 1878 Wild West, and…ready for it…Hawaii! Whaaaaaat?! A return trip to Hawaii?!
1725 Caribbean – Quartermaster is a fantasy romance with medium heat (if you download the bonus chapter with NSFW bonus artwork) which is part of the Mortar & Pestle series.
Chub, our favorite short king from the Walk the Walk series is looking for love. Chub is my favorite character in the Walk the Walk series so I couldn’t resist writing his love story. Where does the Mortar & Pestle come into play? There’s a sneak peek of Chub’s meet-cute in my Paranormal Romantics blogspot, “Dushevnayasvyaz, Fated Mates, & Other Life Sentences.”
This spin-off from Walk the Plank has many of your favorite characters like Teeth, Greenhorn, Eze, and Patricia’s Wish. The young crew battles hurricanes, rogue merchants, the Spanish Armata, the Trinidad fort authorities, and their old nemesis (remember Francisco Pintarro from Walk the Deck?) in the name of love. Download your free sneak peek book to the 7-author Mortar & Pestle series here.
Me hearties are still looking for a few advanced copy reviewers (ARC) on Book Sprout if you are interested here,
or you can pre-order Quartermaster for 99c here.
1878 Wylder West—It a bittersweet goodbye to Wylder Wyoming with the closing of the Wylder West book series by The Wild Rose Press. Abigail returns home from England to find her happily ever after on March 27th, 2023. She learns the value of being herself instead of seeming perfect in Hush Little Wylder. This sweet western is a tear-jerker, so grab the tissues.
Become an ARC reader on BookSprout here
Siberian Tundra—Cuddling My Chuchunya is now available in paperback!
I’m hard at work writing the sequel, Spooning My Chuchunya, coming this summer. Vera’s best friend, Sydney is madder than a swarm of hornets because Vera ditched her at the International Center for Climatology Research to reunite with Artyom. Sydney is using the “find my phone app” to track Vera’s location across the Tundra in hopes of joining her “survivalist colony.” Wowsa, is she in for a surprise when she finds the “survivalists” are chuchunyas! I’m collaborating with Marlene Wyn of Novel Cover Art to make Sydney and her chuchunya come to life. Their cover reveal will be in the March newsletter – so stay tuned!
Hawaii—If you loved Dreamcatcher, you will love Terpsichore’s Temptation, a Hawaiian myth-retelling with an erotic twist. If you recognize the unusual name Terpsichore, it is because she’s the Greek muse of dancing. Terpsichore takes a Hawaiian vacation after the gods of Olympus ruin their pools with destiny dust. She’s had enough of their bickering and is ready for a little surf and sand.
Are you thirsty for more? The official February edition of the Strawberry Rumor Mill will hit your inbox in three days! Not only will it have the exclusive cover and blurb reveal of Terpsichore’s Temptation, but it will also have the cover reveal for Strawberry Shifters Book 4: Rotten Apple. Ryan’s version of the events in Go Scorch Yourself will be told on 6/7/2023! I can’t wait to show you the villain’s side of Strawberry in this dark fantasy where your favorite heroes are the bad guys and the Sluagh…are misunderstood, oppressed Fae. You will meet Orchid, Rose, and the dastardly inhabitants of the Fae realm as they explain what turns a beautiful fairy into a Sluagh…and who is the reason they are sent to Earth…
Happy Valentine’s Day from Strawberry KY! I hope someone spoils you whether your love interest is tall and Hawaiian, short and swashbuckling, morally grey with wings, or a cuddly chuchunya. Did you buy yourself flowers like Miley suggests or paperbacks? Tag @Marilyn_Barr_Author on Instagram or TikTok so I can celebrate with you. Unless those flowers come from the Siberian Tundra, I’ll be too busy to buy them for myself…
Blessed Be and Let Magic Find You!
Marilyn Barr
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