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March 5, 2024
Free Stories for March!
Like free stuff? I know you do.
I’ve teamed up with some other authors to bring you free stories. Some are shorts. Some are full-length. Click on the stories you’re interested in, fill out the info to subscribe to the author’s newsletter, and you’ll be able to download the book! That’s it. (Unsubscribe from their newsletter at any time.)
https://books.bookfunnel.com/sexyandsteamyromances/gfu42f0j2r
Happy reading!
February 26, 2024
10 Book Promotion Sites You’ve Probably Never Heard of…
Let’s take some time and talk about promos I’m in love with. Are you tired of scouring the same old promo sites and finding a lot of the same books over and over? Here are some promo sites to check out!
As an added bonus, many of these are also free for authors to use, so using these helps us reach an audience without breaking our marketing budget.
#1- Get That Book promotion! – This promotion is done every other Friday and also on Black Friday every year. You get new releases as well as freebies and 99 cent deals. I have something of mine in every promo, whether it’s one of my permafrees, a new release, or a 99 cent deal. (Free for authors to enroll.) Click the link below to subscribe to this newsletter. This site also does giveaways, so you may want to watch for those.
https://getthatbookpromotions.eo.page/newsletter
#2- KU Obsession – Read in KU? Check out the KU Obsession newsletter. This newsletter showcases recent releases to Kindle Unlimited, so you’re always in the know. Look for Copper there when it releases on Kindle Unlimited in April! Oh, and it’s free for authors to enroll!
#3- Tuesday List – Are you someone who HAS to always know the new releases when they come out? This list is absolutely free for authors to enroll their books in and keeps readers informed of hot new drops!
https://www.thetuesdaylist.com/new-releases
#4- Love Kissed Books New Releases – It’s kind of the same as Tuesday List, but this list gives you all the new eBook releases for the prior month. (This is also free for authors to use. See a theme here?)
https://lovekissedbookbargains.com/new-romance-releases/
#5- Bookspry – Want deals and freebies? Bookspry is an up-and-coming deal site, and I love it as an author. Authors do have to pay to promote, but it’s reasonable. You’ll get eBook bargains and freebies.
#6- Steamy Lounge – This site works like Love Kissed Books (the same people run it) but this also has the added bonus of having a charity anthology section. Want to support a great cause? Check it out. It’s also free to use for authors promoting an anthology or a new release. (You can also check out their new release section.)
https://www.steamylounge.com/steamy-anthologies-for-charity/
#7 – Stuff Your eReader Day! – This has become incredibly popular and is also Stuff Your Kindle Day. (OK, you’ve probably heard of this.) This only happens at certain times of the year, usually quarterly, but it depends on when Zoe York puts it together. You can get free books on all retailers. (It includes Kobo, Barnes and Noble, and Apple.) You can sign up at the link below to know when it’s going to happen!
https://www.romancebookworms.com/email-list
#8 – Smashwords coupons – Sometimes, I just feel like offering a deal on a book. Smashwords allows authors to offer special coupons. For example, as of the time I write this (will not last forever) Turkey in Tennesse has a half off coupon. (As an FYI, Smashwords is where you can also find a lot of the especially taboo or elicit erotica that Amazon has banned. Many of them have coupons. You’re welcome.)
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1439950
#9- Kobo Plus Romance Binge – Read in Kobo Plus? Not sure what Kobo Plus even is? (Click the link to have it explained better than I can, but it works like Kindle Unlimited.) This quarterly promo links you with romance in Kobo Plus so it’s in a nice list you can search!
https://koboplusromancebinge.com/
#10- Best Book Monkey – This is a deal site where you can find books under $5, with most being 99 cents or free. It’s free for authors to promote with the bronze package, and you can usually find a book of mine on there at least once a month!
As always…happy reading!
February 5, 2024
Sale of the Month for February
All retailers.
Three shorts.
Three bartenders…all unlucky in love.
Grab it for 99 cents this month!
Happy reading!
February 1, 2024
Big Freebie for February!
Welcome to February. The shortest month. The (usually) coldest month up in the Northern Hemisphere. The month when we just want to stay inside and read.
I’ve been promising my blog subscribers and my newsletter subscribers something huge for this month, and it’s finally here.
Five authors. Five stories.
Totally fucking free.
If you haven’t read Contact High, here’s your chance because it’s included in this super bundle. Click on the cover below to grab this off Bookfunnel absolutely free with newsletter signup.
Short note that I like to add every once in a while: If you got a notification for this blog and meant to signup for my newsletter, they are two different things. Go back to the home page and scroll all the way down to join my newsletter.
Or…just grab this book. You’ll subscribe to all author newsletters!
Happy reading!
January 7, 2024
Sale of the Month: The Panty Plot
The Panty Plot drops on January 16, and you can grab it in pre-order or for the first week of release for only 99 cents.
Click here or on the cover below to be taken to your chosen retailer.
Blurb: From Tori Ross, the National Indie Excellence Award winner for The Cuffing Season Contract, comes a laugh-out-loud romance sure to fire up all five senses and answer the eternal question of what happens when your brother’s best friend buys your dirty panties.
Laney Wyatt has problems. She’s just been fired from her brand-new paralegal job. To make matters worse, her student loans are coming due and her medical bills from a past skiing accident are piling up.
When Laney learns about a website where she can sell her dirty panties, she initially laughs at off as a lark. But it’s no lark when she starts making hundreds of dollars a week and has more than enough to pay her medical bills and rent.
Too bad Milo Coulson, her old crush from high school and her brother’s best friend, finds her page and buys her underwear for his own naughty use…
Happy reading!
January 2, 2024
Steamy Romance Suggestions
Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had a great transition into 2024. I had way too much wine, but I’m now at the age where that just means acid reflux instead of hangover. Why does nobody tell you that happens?
Anyway, I’ve teamed up with other authors to bring you STEAMY contemporary romance selections to start your 2024 reading challenge off right! Click here or on the graphic below.
Happy reading!
December 27, 2023
Stuff Your eReader Day is Back!
Yep! It’s THAT day.
So, what do I have in it this time around?
Arson is back! Cleaned up with fewer comma issues, and I redid a sex scene. It’s now in the Stuff Your eReader with other great romance books.
All for FREE!
Make sure to check your pricing at Amazon. They like to play fun games with authors and not price match in some countries. Last freebie day, they changed my price back to paid in 3 countries the day before….queue me in my bathroom at 1 AM frantically emailing Amazon and crying.
Head to https://www.romancebookworms.com/ or click on the heart graphic above.
Happy reading!
December 8, 2023
How to Save Money on Google Play Books
Do you read on Google Play? Did you know that you can read an entire series for less than the cost of each book at full price if the author has enabled bundling?
It’s true.
Many authors, yours truly included, place our series out on Google Play and then create what the site calls promotion bundles.
For example, for my Jensen City Heroes series, you can get Arson FREE, buy Thirst at regular price of $3.99 and then get Darkness and Amp 20% off the regular price.
Step 1: Find the book on Google Play. I’m taking you to book 1, Arson. (Note: Don’t press the get for free option!)
Maybe you’ve already read it somewhere else and you know you want to read the entire series. Seriously, I know it’s tempting but DON’T press the “Get for free” button!
Step 2: Scroll down the page a little to the section to build a series bundle and click that “Build” button.
Step 3: You’ll be able to click the books in the series you want to read. You’ll need to buy Thirst at the full price, but the last two books will be discounted at the rate the author set for the promotion. Click the circles for the books you want to include in the bundle.
Step 4: Watch the price populate on the right side of the screen. In the example below, I’ve bundled all four books. (I’m in the US, so please note the pricing is in USD.)
Step 5: Click Continue to finish the purchase.
That’s it! Easy peesy, lemon squeezy! Again, many authors do this for series, so make sure you scroll down to see if there’s a bundle for your favorite series.
Happy reading!
December 5, 2023
Sale of the Month
Christmas on the Cruise Ship is 99 cents ALL. MONTH. LONG!
Grab it on your favorite retailer by clicking here or on the cover above. It’s book 3 in The Traveling Calvert Sisters series, but it can absolutely be read as a standalone.
Blurb:
Samantha Calvert is tired of her hospitality job at a chain hotel. When a man visits her hotel and tells her he owns a cruise ship company in need of a temporary cruise director, she jumps at the chance to spend the holiday at sea. But running a cruise ship isn’t so easy with a twisted ankle and a flasher running amok.
Cooper Rax isn’t used to being bossed around by a strong woman that gives as well as she takes. He’s arrogant, patronizing, and doesn’t take direction well. Even worse, he’s infuriatingly handsome, and Samantha can’t help but feel there’s more to him than meets the eye.
When the ship gets stranded in Jamaica, Cooper and Samantha have to work together to keep the guests happy…and it will be a true Christmas miracle if they can get along.
Happy reading!
December 2, 2023
Fun Romantic Comedy Giveaway
First, I’ve had a lot of people subscribe to my blog lately. This is not my newsletter, so here’s my regular announcement I do every once in a while to say that if you meant to sign up for my newsletter, head to the home page and scroll all the way down to the newsletter signup graphic.
It happens all the time.
With that said…
You know how I love my teamups with other authors!
This time, I’ve teamed up with other authors so you can win a $100 gift card to your choice of Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Kobo. In addition to the gift card, each author involved will send you an eBook. (Or more if they have multiple books below.) Yes, you get all of them (plus gift card) if you win.
Click here to fill out the entry form or click on the graphic above!
Here are the rules (because we have to say this!):
To enter you agree for your details to be added to each author newsletter. If you already subscribe to one or more of the newsletters you will still be eligible to enter. The draw will take place on 11th Dec (10am UK time) and the winner contacted. The winner will be announced on social media Dec 12th.
The prize cannot be exchanged for cash or any alternative books, but can be transferred to someone else if you wish to give your prize away.
This giveaway is a collaboration between authors and is not sponsored or endorsed by any social media platforms where the promotion of this giveaway may appear.
Good luck!
