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Strippers, Cowboys and a Plethora of Reviews

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Before I get caught up chatting your eyes out of your head, I want to congratulate the winners of last month’s contest (selected by Random.org). I’ve emailed each winner and she should have received my request for a mailing address so I can get the book(s) in the mail this week!

Now that that’s out of the way, I have what seems like a TON of stuff to chatter about! First and foremost, 9780373798421tomorrow (2/17/15) is the day the final Pleasure Before Business book, PULLED UNDER, releases! I’m seriously stoked about sharing Levi’s story with you. Each story in this trilogy is unique in its conflicts and challenges, and if the early responses from Goodreads hold true, I think you’re going to really get into his and Harper’s story.

The heroine in this story, Harper Banks, was one of my favorite I’ve ever written. She’s this dichotomy of tough and tender, and it was difficult to manage as she fell in love. She challenged me to really get it right, and, in the end, I think she and I agreed I’d done her character justice. :)

I hope you’ll take a few minutes to check out the blurb for the book and let me know if it grabs your attention. There’e action and mystery and, above all, two soulmates who find each other and are forced to fight for the chance to love each other. I had the most fun writing their conflict, resolving their differences and bringing them together. I hope you enjoy their chemistry if you have the chance to read the book.

Up next will be my Covington brothers trilogy. The series is Wild Western Heat, and the first book is A COWBOY RETURNS. No cover to share yet, but I’m anxiously awaiting The Moment when it arrives in my inbox. I imagine there will be some squeals of delight. No one does cowboy covers as well as Harlequin! The print book releases July 22, 2015, and the digital version on August 1, 2015. There will definitely be ARC giveaways for this book, so keep checking back, probably in late May/early June. I’m going to sneak in an extra post just for the contest!

little cat gray britishFinally, I have a question. I’m curious about your feelings on reviews. A lot of authors never discuss them. I don’t know if it’s considered gauche or out of bounds or something similar, but I have to tell you–I’m just me. So this isn’t about drumming up numbers or falsifying reviews (NEVER–don’t do it). This is about me asking you for your feedback.

Reviews are incredibly important to authors, not because we want to read what readers have to say about our books (the good ones are great, the bad ones can suck the will to live out of you) but because we need those reviews to show publishers our readers are invested in our stories enough to comment. It’s a strange dynamic, but getting reviews on Goodreads and Amazon, in particular, really and truly can help authors when it comes to negotiating new contracts for proposed series and such. How do you, as readers, feel about leaving reviews? Do you review regularly or only if you love/hate a book? Personally? I love to leave good reviews and rarely, rarely leave a bad review. If nothing else, I know the effort that goes into writing a book. But if the author clearly put zero effort into it, there was no editing, etc.? Then I might say something if the story was bad. But usually? No. I don’t like to bash other authors. (Makes me feel dirty.) But I’d love to know what your practices are and why you do/don’t do what you do. Confusing, eh? LOL

Leave me a comment on why you choose to comment/not comment on books, and I’ll use Random.org to pick one winner for a $20 gift certificate to the e-book retailer of your choice. Contest runs through March 15, and I’ll announce the winner on my next regular blog post, March 16. Good luck, and thank you!


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