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April 22, 2016
COMING AUGUST 16!
IN THE BARREN GROUND
In the Barrens, a vast wilderness in northern Canada bordering the Arctic Circle, night consumes every hour of the winter. Humans are scarce; ferocious predators roam freely. Locals say spirits do, too.Rookie cop Tana Larsson doesn’t mind the dark and quiet. Five months pregnant and hoping to escape the mistakes of her past, she takes a post in Twin Rivers, population 320. Maybe here she can find peace and community for her child.But with her superior out of commission, Tana becomes the sole police officer in 17,500 square miles. One bitter night, she gets a call about the fatal wolf mauling of two students, and the only way to reach the remote scene is to enlist the help of the arrogant, irritatingly handsome Cameron “Crash” O’Halloran, a local bush pilot with a shady reputation for smuggling and a past cloaked in shadow.When the macabre scene they uncover suggests violence much more sinister than animal, Tana must trust Crash if she wants to protect the town—and herself—from the evil that lurks in the frozen dark.
April 21, 2016
IN THE WANING LIGHT named RITA finalist!
IN THE WANING LIGHT has been named a 2016 RITA® finalist for Romantic Suspense! Winners will be announced at the Romance Writers of America's annual convention to be held this year July 13-16 in San Diego, California.
November 5, 2015
Amazon's picks for Best Romances for November
"Reader, beware--do not read this book (or any of White's books) while you're alone in your house unless you have nerves of steel ..." IN THE WANING LIGHT ~
Omnivoracious ~ THE AMAZON BOOK REVIEW
September 5, 2015
IN THE WANING LIGHT: Copies for reviewers
Copies of IN THE WANING LIGHT are available to reviewers upon request from the Montlake Romance Media Kits site!
Link to the site --> Here
In the writing trenches
A knock sounds at the door.
I tense, look up. I’m deeply uncertain that I’m doing the right thing, especially at this stage of the game. “Come in,” I say.
The door opens. The Hero stands there. He’s gorgeous. Truly. Deep indigo eyes, black hair, broken in all the ways that make women scream to mend him. A wounded, dark, sensual Wallander of the North American north. I can hear the BBC theme music just looking at him.
“Take a seat,” I say.
He does and my office seems to shrink in his presence. A vacuum with the air being sucked right out of it.
I clear my throat. “You’re fired.”
He blinks. “What?”
“It’s not you. It’s her.”
“The Heroine?”
“She’s fallen for someone else. We need to replace you as the love interest.”
“You have got to be kidding me? She has *that* much sway in the Story?”
“I’m afraid her agent sold the part to her based on the premise that this is a heroine-driven romantic thriller, so yes, she has that much sway. This is her story.”
Silence. Energy rolls off him in dark waves. Fear flickers in my stomach. The room feels too small, too close ….
“Who?” he says. “Who has she fallen for?”
“The bush pilot.”
“O’Halloran? Crash O’Halloran. That cowboy? He runs trap lines, for Pete’s sakes. What Hero runs trap lines!? He can jump start a chopper with old batteries found on a dump site? Are you nuts. The man is mad. Wild. He’s never obeyed a rule in his life just because it’s a rule. He tempts death like a junkie who needs fear to live. She has zero idea about his background, do you know that? She has no idea what he’s done—they say he killed a man. Cold blood.” The Hero stares at me. Unbelieving. He’s vibrating. “Sh*t, you are serious.”
“I am. Maybe. I think.”
“It’s a mistake.” He surges to his feet, points his finger at my face. “That man is dangerous. He’s going to give her a hard time, one hell of a ride. It’s not going to be easy.”
“Exactly.” I push the envelope containing his severance payment across my desk. “Maybe another book,” I say. He doesn’t touch the cash. He gives me a final smoldering look, and I know in my heart that this man will be back. For vengeance? Justice? Not sure yet … but when he does set foot back in a book, he will be a better Hero for it. I’m sure.I think.
I tense, look up. I’m deeply uncertain that I’m doing the right thing, especially at this stage of the game. “Come in,” I say.
The door opens. The Hero stands there. He’s gorgeous. Truly. Deep indigo eyes, black hair, broken in all the ways that make women scream to mend him. A wounded, dark, sensual Wallander of the North American north. I can hear the BBC theme music just looking at him.
“Take a seat,” I say.
He does and my office seems to shrink in his presence. A vacuum with the air being sucked right out of it.
I clear my throat. “You’re fired.”
He blinks. “What?”
“It’s not you. It’s her.”
“The Heroine?”
“She’s fallen for someone else. We need to replace you as the love interest.”
“You have got to be kidding me? She has *that* much sway in the Story?”
“I’m afraid her agent sold the part to her based on the premise that this is a heroine-driven romantic thriller, so yes, she has that much sway. This is her story.”
Silence. Energy rolls off him in dark waves. Fear flickers in my stomach. The room feels too small, too close ….
“Who?” he says. “Who has she fallen for?”
“The bush pilot.”
“O’Halloran? Crash O’Halloran. That cowboy? He runs trap lines, for Pete’s sakes. What Hero runs trap lines!? He can jump start a chopper with old batteries found on a dump site? Are you nuts. The man is mad. Wild. He’s never obeyed a rule in his life just because it’s a rule. He tempts death like a junkie who needs fear to live. She has zero idea about his background, do you know that? She has no idea what he’s done—they say he killed a man. Cold blood.” The Hero stares at me. Unbelieving. He’s vibrating. “Sh*t, you are serious.”
“I am. Maybe. I think.”
“It’s a mistake.” He surges to his feet, points his finger at my face. “That man is dangerous. He’s going to give her a hard time, one hell of a ride. It’s not going to be easy.”
“Exactly.” I push the envelope containing his severance payment across my desk. “Maybe another book,” I say. He doesn’t touch the cash. He gives me a final smoldering look, and I know in my heart that this man will be back. For vengeance? Justice? Not sure yet … but when he does set foot back in a book, he will be a better Hero for it. I’m sure.I think.
June 3, 2015
WIN one of 10 Kindle copies of A DARK LURE
Up for grabs: 10 Kindle copies of A DARK LURE, a romantic thriller!To enter, answer the question: When does
A DARK LURE
officially launch?Contest closes June 24.Enter via Loreth Anne White's author page on Facebook ---> HERE
WIN on of 10 Kindle copies of A DARK LURE
Up for grabs: 10 Kindle copies of A DARK LURE, a romantic thriller!To enter, answer the question: When does
A DARK LURE
officially launch?Contest closes June 24.Enter via Loreth Anne White's author page on Facebook ---> HERE
June 2, 2015
A DARK LURE Goodreads Giveaway
For readers in the U.S., my publisher is giving away 20 copies of A DARK LURE in a Goodreads Giveway. Enter to win ----> HERE
June 1, 2015
Read A DARK LURE one month before official release!
I am honored to announce that A DARK LURE has been selected by Amazon editors as a Kindle First pick for the month of June! And not just in the U.S., but in the U.K. and Australian markets as well. This means readers in those countries can read A DARK LURE early, from June 1, one month before its official release, for a special low price, or for free as an Amazon Prime member (in the US and UK). It also allows those early readers to leave reviews before the forum opens to anyone else.
There is no cost to join Kindle First. Learn more about the program here:US, UK, Australia.
From the Editor
As an editor, I occasionally find an author with talent so remarkable that it would be a disservice not to share that talent with readers. Loreth Anne White is such an author.
Her newest novel, A Dark Lure, presents a well-crafted, deeply atmospheric psychological thriller that pushes the boundaries of romance. A heinous villain—a stomach-turning serial killer—returns years later to hunt his lone survivor, a woman who bears the scars of her narrow escape. This chilling tale defies our expectations of a traditional romance novel because first and foremost it’s a survival story.
But it’s a survival story made possible because of love, in many shades. Love for oneself. A parent’s love for a child as well as a child’s love for both a parent present and a parent departed. And the tenuous, unlikely romance between a scarred woman and a differently scarred man who sees her light within, both of them made stronger by a shared understanding of love lost.
While Loreth’s all-too-human characters journey through uncomfortable and deeply troubling psychological terrain, hope shines through the shadows, rippling across the twisty narrative. This masterful writer uses the hunter resolutely stalking its prey not only as a plot element, but also as a metaphor to set the story’s pace, making the reader feel like a fish on the line. It’s a truly talented author who compels her reader to want to be reeled in—slowly, skilfully, exquisitely.
- JoVon Sotak, APub Acquisitions Editor
March 17, 2015
BOOKS BEFORE BUZZ
As seen in RT BookReviews 'Forewards' - the books before the buzz
Piquing our Interest
Romantic Suspense - In Loreth Anne White’s In the Waning Light, which releases this December, a true crime writer returns to her small Oregon hometown to finally write the story of her sister’s murder in order to win back her fiancé. As she delves deeper into the past, she realizes that not everything is as it seems — and that the killer could still be near. In the Barren Ground will follow.
Piquing our Interest
Romantic Suspense - In Loreth Anne White’s In the Waning Light, which releases this December, a true crime writer returns to her small Oregon hometown to finally write the story of her sister’s murder in order to win back her fiancé. As she delves deeper into the past, she realizes that not everything is as it seems — and that the killer could still be near. In the Barren Ground will follow.
