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November 18, 2021
ROCKSTAR’S BALL
Can you believe it’s already November? The weather is changing, the leaves are falling and it’s award season in the rockstar romance universe! Today is the release of an awesome anthology (say that 10 times fast!) that I’m a part of called Rockstar’s Ball!
If you’ve missed me promoting it all month, don’t fret. It’s finally here and it includes interconnected stories from authors Charli B. Rose, Jenna Galicki, Kella Campbell, Kenna Shaw Reed, Sasha Marshall, Siân Ceinwen, Tylor Paige and, of course, me!
My addition to the anthology is a sequel novella to ENDLESS called HELPLESS and I think you’ll really love this continuation of Ty and Zoey’s story. As indie authors, reviews help a ton so mosey on over to Amazon, GoodReads or BookBub and tell us what you think of Rockstar’s Ball.
All the exclusives delivered to you – FIRST!
All my love,
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November 4, 2021
LTZ MERCH IS HERE!
IT’S HERE! Some of you may have noticed a new page on the website. If you did, you have some eagle eyes – if you didn’t: it’s okay, I’ll tell you about it.
The Kaylene Winter Merch Store, is finally live, ready to take your orders and includes some awesome stuff designed to immerse you into the LTZ Universe!
I hope you love all our merch! Don’t hesitate to ask question or tell me your favorites – I can’t wait to hear!
Love,
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October 28, 2021
LTZ CALENDAR + BLIND ITEMS
Well, it’s sure been a whirlwind my friends! In the weeks leading up to TIMELESS, not only did we do a full book launch (we even got an orange flag, thank you so much!!!), but I was preparing our merch store, audio books, a box set, and getting prepped for releasing HELPLESS, a little LTZ novella which is included as part of an anthology (more on that later).
Thank you all for making TIMELESS such a success, I’m hearing from so many of you that Zane and Fiona are their new favorite couple. It makes my heart go pitter patter when you fall in love with the characters of LTZ.
CALENDAR
I’m bringing wall calendars back. How can you resist an entire year of the LTZ men? You can’t!!! I know you can’t!
Well – the LTZ Calendar is now LIVE! We are taking preorders, and will be shipping them out in the next couple of weeks. A perfect gift for your rockstar romance friends!
It is utterly DROOLWORTHY!!! Here is a link.
BLIND ITEMS – GIVEAWAY!
It’s been a while – so I thought I’d give you a few “real life” blind items from my past days as a band manager and promoter – with a twist!
If you join my private Facebook Reading Group (which is where you get all of the good stuff) and take a guess at the BI’s in the post, I will giveaway a calendar to the first person who guesses all three correctly!
Here we go:
This will date me terribly, but I was actually at the first and second Lollapaloozas. No one had really ever heard of such a traveling festival before, and I’m still in contact today with some of the original organizers of the event. Anyway, here are three short items from Lollapalooza:
1. Seattle had many, many talented bands, not all of them had the same level of success. One of my favorite bands never quite broke through, but was fronted by a guy with one of the most distinctive voices in all of Seattle history. He continues to perform to this day. I attended the first Lollapalooza event with the guitar player of the band – name him.
2. This band was barely formed on the date of the first Lollapalooza, but has since gone on to be one of the most recognized bands in Seattle. The at-the-time unknown singer of this band was outside the chain-link fence without a ticket. When he saw me heading backstage with the guitar player of #1 above, he yelled out my name and we were able to get him into the show – name him.
3. At the second Lollapalooza, I was wearing a black George Michael tour shirt (I’d worked production at the show, so got one for free!) which was decidedly not cool in the Lollapalooza crowd. Backstage, the singer for one of the headlining acts (not the side stage) said “cool shirt” and gave me the thumbs up – name him.
IN HIS EYESMy friend, Michelle Mankin has a new release coming out. It’s a standalone Enemies to Lovers, Best Friend’s Boyfriend Rockstar Romance and it is hot! Don’t miss it! Link below.
Thank you as always for your support. I love writing to you all and hope you enjoy all these tidbits.
Love,
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October 6, 2021
GRATEFUL, GRATEFUL, GRATEFUL
I am overwhelmed with joy, you guys. I had to send a quick note out to thank each and every one of you for loving TIMELESS. Last week was a whirlwind and so is this week celebrating the fourth book in the LTZ Rockstar Romance series. To those of you who haven’t had the chance to get it yet – please one-click below.
In case I haven’t told you, this isn’t the end of the road for LTZ – each of our MC’s have a follow-up which will serve as the launching pads for many other tentacles of stories in the world anchored by the couples of LTZ.
In any case – the reviews are in:
“Timeless is an absolute masterpiece! A compelling read, this childhood friends-to-lovers, second chance rockstar romance is one that you do not want to miss! This book slayed me. It was emotional, steamy, and all around swoon worthy. I was completely riveted by the story and so invested in the characters that I was unable to put the book down!” – Anna’s Bookshelf
“Timeless by Kaylene Winter is DESTINED TO BECOME A CLASSIC among Rockstar romances.” – K1terriw, Amazon Reader
“Addicting!! Zane was the one I’ve been waiting for! It was amazing and I have so much to say!! ❤” – BC Booklover
“EMOTIONAL, ACHING, AND SO RAW, Timeless dragged my heart through a shredder.”
“Zane and Fiona’s story was absolutely addicting and CAPTIVATED me from the very first page.” – AEW, Amazon Reader
“Zane and Fiona’s story is ONE MADE FOR THE AGES in rock and roll kingdom!” – Doris, Amazon Reader
“This book is SO GRIPPING!” – JMcG, Amazon Reader
“Kaylene Winter shows a great deal of insight and sensitivity in her portrayals. Her depiction of fractured families and friendships always feels authentic and not a fabrication to build drama into her works. The past’s ability to impact the future and six degrees of separation are done skillfully by this author for complex and meaningful reads. This writer creates characters that touch her audience and who readers feel invested in.” – Jenerated Reviews
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September 30, 2021
TIMELESS IS OUT
I’m so very excited for you to immerse yourself in TIMELESS. I love childhood friends-to-lovers books so much and hope I’ve done Fiona and Zane proud. The book is really an homage to so many of my friends from the Seattle music scene back in the day who had little “grunge” babies. It’s also a bit of an homage to my BFF, who is the inspiration for Alex.
As I get older, I realize how the relationships I have with people who I’ve known for decades are so special. The experiences we’ve shared over the years. The memories we’ve made. All so precious.
Which is why I wanted Zane’s love story to be with Fiona, the sassy girl who was his protector. His confident friend who stuck by him through thick and thin. I also wanted to explore how two kids, who were so affected by their parents’ baggage, tried to correct past mistakes. And, in turn, made a huge one of their own.
Writing Zane and Fiona as young kids through their teenage years and young adulthood and then into their twenties was so much fun. There’s nothing I love more about writing than creating layers and layers of nuance to a character’s journey.
Anyway! It’s here. I hope you love it!
For one, we’ll take a break from sending a newsletter for a couple of weeks. When you hear from me next, I should have the date that our merchandise store goes LIVE. I’ve just seen the photos of all of the LTZ guys wearing and showing off all of the things we’re excited to make available to you. It’s unbelievable. I can’t wait to share.
As I’m writing this, I’m also listening to ENDLESS on audio – I’m proofing the files! I’ll fill you in on the details soon but suffice it to say—if you loved reading the books, it’s a whole new level listening to them! We are working on the release dates, so please stay tuned.
Meanwhile, find me here for the next couple of weeks:
That’s all for now! I want to shout out to my assistant, Krisha, my team at NextStep PR, my web maven, Sherri Kiarsis, and all of the ARC/Beta readers who have posted such phenomenal reviews about TIMELESS. Thank you. Seriously.
And if you don’t have TIMELESS yet – here is a link!
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Timeless Is Out
I’m so very excited for you to immerse yourself in TIMELESS. I love childhood friends-to-lovers books so much and hope I’ve done Fiona and Zane proud. The book is really an homage to so many of my friends from the Seattle music scene back in the day who had little “grunge” babies. It’s also a bit of an homage to my BFF, who is the inspiration for Alex.
As I get older, I realize how the relationships I have with people who I’ve known for decades are so special. The experiences we’ve shared over the years. The memories we’ve made. All so precious.
Which is why I wanted Zane’s love story to be with Fiona, the sassy girl who was his protector. His confident friend who stuck by him through thick and thin. I also wanted to explore how two kids, who were so affected by their parents’ baggage, tried to correct past mistakes. And, in turn, made a huge one of their own.
Writing Zane and Fiona as young kids through their teenage years and young adulthood and then into their twenties was so much fun. There’s nothing I love more about writing than creating layers and layers of nuance to a character’s journey.
Anyway! It’s here. I hope you love it!
For one, we’ll take a break from sending a newsletter for a couple of weeks. When you hear from me next, I should have the date that our merchandise store goes LIVE. I’ve just seen the photos of all of the LTZ guys wearing and showing off all of the things we’re excited to make available to you. It’s unbelievable. I can’t wait to share.
As I’m writing this, I’m also listening to ENDLESS on audio – I’m proofing the files! I’ll fill you in on the details soon but suffice it to say—if you loved reading the books, it’s a whole new level listening to them! We are working on the release dates, so please stay tuned.
Meanwhile, find me here for the next couple of weeks:
That’s all for now! I want to shout out to my assistant, Krisha, my team at NextStep PR, my web maven, Sherri Kiarsis, and all of the ARC/Beta readers who have posted such phenomenal reviews about TIMELESS. Thank you. Seriously.
And if you don’t have TIMELESS yet – here is a link!
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September 24, 2021
ONE MORE WEEK UNTIL TIMELESS
I’m going to keep this short and sweet this week and give you a list of ALL the places you’re going to find me talking about TIMELESS over the next couple of weeks.
First, though, I want to thank all of you for being part of my LTZ world. As it grows and expands, every one of you is important to me. I love sending this newsletter to you so you get all of the up-to-date information about cover reveals, releases, sales, appearances, etc. I love to share news about other authors and give you behind the scenes info.
Did you want to up-level your experience with the LTZ world? You can! I would love for you to be part of my “Master List.” If you sign up for my Master List, you will get a lot of preview information from me, my assistant Krisha and my PR team at NextStep PR so you can be “in the know” and get the word out of all of my upcoming things (AND THERE ARE SOME DOOZIES!!!). You will be sent information ahead of time for all sorts of things like cover reveals, release promotions, sales, etc.
You are under no obligation to share any of the information sent to you but it is appreciated if you do – self published authors need all of the help we can get to get the word out. Being on my Master List means you get the first look at all this information before anyone else.
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September 16, 2021
TIMELESS TRAILERS!
Wow, we are only two weeks away from the release of TIMELESS! Did you tune in to listen to Enrico aka Zane on Monday? Don’t worry! If you’ve missed it you can see it in a lot of places (and you won’t want to miss it). He’s the absolute best. So humble. So gorgeous inside and out. I highly recommend!
Check it out here on Facebook and here on YouTube.
But wait, there’s more!To get you even more excited for TIMELESS, I have not just one but TWO trailers for you. I’m really proud of how they came out – I think they capture the spirit of the book perfectly.
Here is a little teaser trailer.
Join me in New Orleans on October 2! I’ll be signing books! I’ll be hanging out with you! I’ll have lots of prizes! There’s a vampire ball! It’s my first book signing – can you tell I’m excited?
BEHIND THE SCENES
Meanwhile – here are some more Behind the Scenes Pictures and a little BTS scoop on the photo shoot with all the men of LTZ!
Regina Wamba came to visit me in Seattle! We had a great time, I showed her some fun sights like Pike Place Market and the Ballard Locks, which you know all about after reading the series. We brought my husky, Boudi, along and he was not a big fan of the ghosts in the Market (it could have been that everyone wanted to pet him). We are already plotting the next series and locations where we will shoot.
Los Angeles. Man. What an incredible time. Enrico, Shorty and Garret arrived on Friday. Brandon already lives there and is a new dad! Shorty and Garret came with us to the Whisky A-Go-Go, the iconic Sunset Strip rock club to see a friend’s band. We also visited the fabulous Rainbow, also on Sunset Strip to get ready for the big rockstar photo shoot. Brandon joined us on the day of the shoot. It was the first time all of my models met in person and BOOM! My LTZ dreams came true.
I’m not going to give everything away just yet, but it was a HOT photo shoot. Can we say shirtless LTZ men in a rain room? Pretty genius, if you ask me. Follow me on IG and TikTok and you’ll get a lot of footage that I personally filmed while Regina was doing her thing.
These photos are going to be epic – and you will see them unveiled soon.
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September 10, 2021
KAYLENE IN THE WILD
Wow! What a month we have in store for us my LTZ friends!
We have so many cool things leading up to the release of TIMELESS on September 29, I thought it might be a great idea to put everything here so you don’t miss a thing!
Before we get to all that, I thought it would be fun to share some behind the scenes fun from my big photo shoot bonanza!
BTS PHOTO SHOOT!
I’m sure all of you in booklandia, like me, wish all of the people affected by Hurricane Ida a speedy recovery. As of the date of this newsletter, it looks like I will attending my FIRST EVER book signing at NOLA Book Stars! I’d love to see you if you’re in the area, here are the details.
MEET ENRICO RAVENNA AKA “ZANE”DO NOT FORGET! Enrico Ravenna is joining me LIVE on Monday, September 13 at 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST. Here are the details:
If you haven’t pre-ordered TIMELESS, here’s an easy link: viewbook.at/TimelessLTZ
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September 3, 2021
SEPTEMBER IS TIMELESS
Hey everyone! I’m so excited for September to be here because it’s RELEASE MONTH! Yes, if you have been waiting patiently for Zane, you are in luck. TIMELESS will drop on September 29, 2021 in Amazon and will be available FREE in KU.
Don’t forget to preorder here!
If you would like to participate in the promotion of TIMELESS, please sign up here.
TIMELESSI vowed nothing would keep us apart…
Fiona Reynolds is my other half.
It’s been that way from the day I was born.
I’ve dedicated my life to keep my promise.
Fate just laughs in our face.
She’s always out of reach, this time for good.
I’ll do anything to prove she’s my destiny.
If only she’d trust me one more time.
After what I’ve done, how can I deserve him?
Zane Rocks is my everything.
There’s no one I love or trust more than him.
It wasn’t his fault when he left me.
I always knew he’d find his way back.
Fear overwhelmed me, and I broke his heart.
Will most celebrated musician on the planet.
Really give me another chance?
When a rash decision changes their lives forever, hope for their future is all but shattered.
Stakes are high.
But Zane’s determined to prove a love this pure is timeless.
If that weren’t enough, you have a chance to talk with me and Enrico Ravenna, the gorgeous man who plays Zane in TIMELESS. Mark this date on your calendar:
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
8 PM EST
Kaylene Winter’s Rocker Romance Reading Group – if you haven’t joined, please click here.
MEANWHILE – FOLLOW ME EVERYWHEREFollow me at any of the links below to get exclusive material and behind-the-scenes footage from the epic photo shoot I just got back from. All of the guys were there. It was amazing – and I’ll be sharing some exclusive behind the scenes footage with you soon!!!
Until next week!
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