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At Long Last and Until the End of Time Update

Well now that the contracts have been signed and officially acknowledged I can mention that I have sold the rights to At Long Last and it's sequel, Until the End of Time , to be re-released by Loose Id sometime later this year. Since Scott and Preston hold a special place in my heart this is good news that they will be out in the publishing world again once the closing of Amber Quill concludes later this month. There will be some edits on At Long Last and Until the End of Time but not sure to what extent at this point. I do know the plan is to package them together when the time comes.

At this point I have no other news on the fate of my other Amber Quill work including Most Likely to Succeed or Car Wash . When I do I will post here.

Restaurant Wars is Now Available for Purchase

Looks like Restaurant Wars is already available for purchase on Evernight's site. Here is the link should you wish to get it now. It's also on sale.

Restaurant Wars

And it is now available to purchase from Amazon Restaurant Wars-Amazon


And from All Romance eBooks Restaurant Wars-ARe

Restaurant Wars Cover

Here is my fabulous cover for Restaurant Wars coming from Evernight Publishing later this month

The Closing of Amber Quill Press

Well, I think it’s pretty much coming out on social networking that Amber Quill is closing its doors as of March 31, 2016. The official announcement comes on Monday, January 04, 2016. This was sad news for its many authors, but at least they made the decision wisely as it was becoming clearer their business model could not compete in today’s market and all authors will be getting their rights back.
I have been releasing stories with Amber Quill since 2008 when I won what was to be their last contest to award contracts with them. I entered the contest on a whim with the story, The Squire, and was frankly stunned when I was one of the winners.
I have since released many titles there and I am proud of my stories there, some of which did very well for me in their heyday. Car Wash, At Long Last, the Only series. Well, so many, really.
What will become of them? I am not yet sure but I am sure I will do something with some of them anyway.
To be honest I had made the decision that Making a Wish would be the last story I sent there due to declining sales there for the last couple of years. I did not agree with the way they handled releasing stories on Amazon and I honestly believed the way they handled it hurt my sales for those stories. I had agreed to write stories as part of an obligation though and Making a Wish was that last story.
It makes me sad nevertheless because they were always kind, professional and paid on time. Something I cannot say for Ellora’s Cave, one of my other former publishers.

So onward, I suppose.

A Release Date for Restaurant Wars

Restaurant Wars , coming from Evernight Publishing, has received a release date of January 15, 2016. This will be my first release in 2016 and for now my only release as I am not currently engaged in writing anything. I am sure that will change at some point in the future but with the holidays upon us I am not really working on anything.

Restaurant Wars is just fun, flirty short romance story with a little heat. Nothing too serious but I think a fun story to read. I hope you will agree and I will post a cover when I have one.

In the meantime, Merry Christmas and I wish you a Happy and peaceful 2016.

Making a Wish is Now Available

Making a Wish is now available

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Making a Wish is Available for Purchase (Pre-Order)

Making a Wish is available for Pre-Order over at Amber Quill.  

Here is the official blurb

As a kid, Astronomy professor Marty Brooks kept in touch with a pen pal who lived on the other side of the country. Eventually that pen pal stopped responding to Marty’s letters, which always ended with “Making a Wish” for Marty’s love of space.Now, as adults, Marty and his brother are big fans of a series of famous Sci-Fi movies. They head to a convention for the movie franchise where they hope to meet the hot actors. Marty is especially interested in meeting an actor he knows is openly gay, but instead he bumps into the star of the movies, Sebastian Lookinland, who is gorgeous and not at all the snob Marty anticipated. They instantly connect and it’s obvious the attraction is mutual.Before long, Marty learns the world really is small when Sebastian reveals he is actually the pen pal from all those years ago. The men instantly begin an affair, although Marty knows it will end when the convention does. But Sebastian isn’t ready to say goodbye and suggests they stay connected through texts, emails, and weekend get-togethers.Marty can hardly refuse the offer since his heart is already engaged. Will he make a wish for the relationship to last for more than a few weeks?

Making a Wish Giveaway Contest

It's been a while since I did a giveaway, so I thought I'd go ahead and do one for the upcoming release of Making a Wish.


This is my nerdy Astronomy Professor who goes to a convention, meets a Hollywood star, and begins a weekend affair that certainly can't last. Read it and see!

So the usual stuff. Leave me a comment here if you'd like to win or email me at authorshawnlane@gmail.com if you prefer to be anonymous. Contest ends November 20, 2015 and the winner will get their copy some time over that weekend.

Thanks!

Making a Wish Cover

You'll see over there on the sidebar I got my cover today for Making a Wish. It will be released later this month (11/22/15) from Amber Quill

That's Marty Brooks on the cover, the hero of my story. He's a nerdy astronomy professor who has an affair with a super hot Hollywood star. It was a fun story to write and I hope you enjoy reading it.

Restaurant Wars

So I wrote a little short story I called, Restaurant Wars, and I submitted it to Evernight Publishing's Romance on the Go line and I have been offered a contract. I signed it today so I figure it's okay to announce it. Have no idea when it will release yet, but will update when I have that information.