Elisabeth Naughton's Blog

If you're in RWA you probably already saw this, but it's worth repeating...

Romance Sells Well in Tough Economy
According to various news outlets, romance fiction is selling well despite the economic downturn. Harlequin Enterprises reports revenue rose 2.2 percent in 2008 to $379 million U.S., with sales up in both the North American retail and overseas segments. (Publishers Weekly, 26 Feb. 2009) And, the Chicago Sun-Times says sales have increased at Borders for American history, “romance novels and science fiction and fantasy books.” (Chicago Sun-Times, 28 Feb. 2009) The USA Today best-seller list reflects the success of romance fiction. For the week of March 4, “one-quarter of the list’s top 50 books are romance novels, and 20 percent of the books new to the list are in that category.” (USA Today, 4 Mar. 2009)

(Taken from 3/16/09 RWAeNnotes)

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Hey all!

I got a GREAT review from The Chicago Tribune last weekend for STOLEN FURY, and was tickled pink to see my name in the headline with Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Jayne Ann Krentz, Jennifer Cruise, Connie Brockway and Anne Stuart. Totally made my day.

I also had a fun (and fabulous!) review posted at Closetwriter, which you should definitely check out.

And finally...for those of you waiting for Shane's book...I found out last week that STOLEN SEDUCTION is going to be a January 2010 release! I'm very excited about this news and can't wait to see what the art department does with the cover in the last STOLEN book.

Happy reading!