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August 12, 2015
Happy Dance Time
Doing my happy dance right now, because I just finished my final edit of my version of Cinderella for the Passion-Filled Fairy Tales series. I got a great start with the Princess, the Pea & the Night of Passion and followed up with Beauty & Her Beastly Love, but then things just fizzled. It took me forever to really finish Cinderella (I finished at the end of June). Since then, I’ve been editing, revising, having some people read it to get feedback.
Tonight, I finished the last round of edits I wanted to do myself. Next up, I’ll be sending it to the editor, and getting the cover done. Woo hoo! So excited, I felt the need to write this blog post. It really does feel good to get one finished. :)
In other news, I got behind on my Trysts series because of vacation and Cinderella. But, the newest one, Tryst No. 4, should be back from the editor tomorrow, and it will be published by Aug. 20. So, stay tuned if you’re waiting. Both books will be part of Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program and you’ll be able to borrow them at no cost.
August 5, 2015
Summer is Getting Away From Me
Happy hump day to you. I have no idea why I so often write to you on hump day. (Some psychologist or psychiatrist out there could probably offer up some decent theories, I’m sure.)
Anyway, jut wanted to write a quick check-in blog post to say, Hello, and let you know I’m sending Jack & Brenda to the editor tomorrow. I went on vacation to my family reunion for a week, and have had trouble getting back into the swing of things, so I do apologize. However, my kids are in camp this week, and it’s my hope to finish the first edit of my Cinderella re-telling, so that tale can get further on the path to publication.
In other news, I’ve changed my free perk for mailing list subscribers. If you sign up for the list, you can get a free electronic copy of The Princess, the Pea and the Night of Passion. That’s a great intro into the Passion-Filled Fairy Tales series. It’s received great reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. If you haven’t done so already, you can sign up for the mailing list here (instructions on getting your free ebook follow the signup process).
That’s about it for me today. How about you? Is your summer going well? Are you getting things done or are all the vacations making it hard for you to tick stuff off the To Do list?
-RB
May your love continue to bloom.
July 31, 2015
Beauty and Her Beastly Love (Passion-Filled Fairy Tales # 2) by Rosetta Bloom
A new review of Beauty & Her Beastly Love
Originally posted on 
Title: Beauty and Her Beastly Love
Author: Rosetta Bloom
Release date: January 20th 2015
Genre: Romance, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Adult
Book Description:
In this grown up version of Beauty and the Beast, we meet Beauty, a sheltered young girl living in the French countryside with her father. She doesn’t get out much, but her tutor has given her books that she is supposed to read privately. The books all have a rose imprinted on the cover and describe the ways in which men and women love each other. The books give Beauty ideas about pleasures of the flesh.
Just like in the traditional tale, Beauty’s father, Pierre, sets off on a journey and ends up taking refuge in an enchanted dwelling. Pierre takes a rose-covered book, like the ones his daughter reads, and is caught by the beast who lives in the manor. Pierre agrees to send his daughter in…
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July 28, 2015
Ampersands are Sexy
For my Romance: Trysts series, the stories are numbered and titled with the two main character’s names. On each book, an ampersand (&) is used to join the names. I love this. I think ampersands are super sexy. Why?
It looks a bit like two joined people, united, embracing
It’s very fluid, just like a good romance.
It seems to want to curl around you and embrace you.
It’s the perfect joinder for two words, so I love the way it looks on a cover. I’m actually a little disappointed that some sites don’t read ampersands in html, so I have join the title names with “and.” While and is great in a sentence, it doesn’t look sexy, not the way an ampersand does.
So, what do you think? Are ampersands sexy? Are there any other symbols or punctuation marks you guys find sexy?
July 21, 2015
A lovely promotion … thanks!
I ended my promotion for Beauty & Her Beastly Love Monday morning, while the Tryst No. 3: Tristan & Blair free promo ended on Sunday at 12:01 am PST. I thought both promos went pretty well.
I have been really excited to see the number of borrows for Beauty & Her Beastly Love. Under the new Amazon system, you can see how many pages have been read of your book, and it’s pretty neat. Seems like people are really blasting through the book quickly, as one moment, there will be no pages read, and a few hours later, my pages read chart will read 400 pages. So, a nice surprise.
If you have Kindle Unlimited, Beauty & Her Beastly Love is available for a read that’s free to you. It’s a fairly quick read, just 105 pages, and packed with romance, so I hope you’ll take a chance on it and check it out.
That’s it for now. Hope you have a great rest of the week.
May your love stay in bloom,
Rosetta
July 16, 2015
Romance: Trysts No. 3 #Free Today
I mentioned yesterday that I’d let you know which book I was running on special today. So, here it is.
This one’s free today through Saturday (July 16-18). Feel free to download it and check it out. It’s for anyone looking for a complete read that’s sexy, romantic and satisfying. You can get it at Amazon.
Here’s the description:
Some people can fall in love in an instant. The way her eye twinkles at you, a soft hand she offers in assistance, her smile. It is a million imperceptible things on a sunny day that all add up to an instant connection that never goes away.
Tristan fell in love in an instant, when he was just a boy, with a sparkly-eyed wisp of a girl he met in the park. While the girl vanished from his life, her memory lived on, as vividly as the day he met her. Tristan, now an up-and-coming artist, has painted the girl of his memory for an exhibit. As he leaves the gallery exhibit displaying the painting, a gorgeous redhead with vivid blue eyes arrive, saying she wants to talk to him about the girl in his picture. After a quick coffee, Tristan takes Blair back to his place for a private show, and they dig deep into their past and that day they were both at park. A small, but powerful connection can and does spark fireworks in this sexy tale.
July 15, 2015
Wednesday Sale Kickoff, Thursday Freebies
Happy hump day to you. I hope all is going well for you.
I just wanted to let you all know that I’m kicking off a 99-cent sale for Beauty and Her Beastly Love today. The story is a steamy retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast story (that fairy tale was first publisehd in 1756). If you haven’t read Beauty and Her Beastly Love, definitely consider picking it up. Reviewers have said.
“Absolutely awesome twist on the timeless fairytale!”
“I think I enjoyed this one even more than The Princess and the Pea, and I really loved it.”
The sale will run from today (July 15) through Sunday (July 19). Beauty and her Beastly Love is regularly $2.99, so it’s a huge savings.
Additionally, you can pick up the first book in the Romance: Trysts series, Dr. Carter & Mrs. Sinn, for free. Amazon price-matched the book yesterday, so it’s available FREE online at the following stores: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Kobo, Apple and Inktera.
Finally, tomorrow, one additional tale in the Trysts series will be free for three days, July 16-18. Check back here tomorrow and I’ll let you know which one.
July 8, 2015
Dr. Carter and Mrs. Sinn Permanently Free in most Places
Happy hump day to you. I just wanted to let you know that the beginning short in my Romance: Trysts series is now free at most online stores. And it’s going to stay free.
You can grab it free at Barnes & Noble, the Google Play Store, Kobo, Apple, ScribD and Inktera.
Under Product Details, you can tell Amazon about a lower price.
The book is being sold for 99 cents on Amazon, because Amazon does not allow authors to set the price of a book as free. When Amazon learns the book is free elsewhere, the company will match the price. Amazon hasn’t matched the price to free yet. Hopefully, they’ll make a change soon. If not, feel free to alert them yourselves, as they take customer concerns seriously. There’s a link called, “tell us about a lower price” at the bottom of the Product Details section (I’ve circled it in a screenshot to the right).
If you haven’t read Dr. Carter & Mrs. Sinn, do check it out. It’s a fun, short frolic. Here’s the book trailer.
July 6, 2015
Nikki & Mike Book Trailer
Happy Monday to you. I hope you had a great July 4 weekend.
If you didn’t get enough fireworks over the weekend, you’re welcome to check out any of my Trysts books, where you’ll see some romantic fireworks play out. :)
Over the weekend, I was in a book trailer mood, so I made a trailer for the Tryst No. 2, Nikki & Mike. I’m going to make one for Tristan & Blair, too. Just haven’t done it yet. In the mean time, check out the Nikki & Mike trailer.
July 3, 2015
The Princess, the Pea and the Night of Passion Book Trailer
Just a quick note to let you know I’ve created a book trailer, for The Princess, the Pea, and the Night of Passion. The book is available at all retailers for just 99 cents! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXzRgqgfF1c 
