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April was Shameless Demon-glomming

Soooo many good reads to choose from in April’s list, soooo little time!!! (Because it’s Saturday, and the day’s half gone already, and I have soooo much to do this weekend. Sigh….)

First up in April reads, I’d like to draw your attention to a boxed set by Julie Kenner, featuring five Kate Connor, demon-hunting soccer-mom stories: The Trouble With Demons.

I devoured the five books in the set one after the other — which is a little unusual for me: usually if I’m glomming onto a series, I need...

Maree’s May Giveaway Winners

AND MAREE’S MAY GIVEAWAY WINNERS ARE….

3. Third prize of an autographed trade paperback of Freaks of Greenfield High is:

HEATHER

2. Second prize of an autographed trade paperback of Freaks in the City is:

LUCIE

1. First prize, of autographed trade paperbacks of Freaks of Greenfield High and Freaks in the City is:

NAYLEA

Huge thanks to all my newsletter subscribers, and congratulations toHeather,LucieandNaylea! (Please look out for my email in your inbox, and get in touch with your postal addr...

Maree’s May Giveaway

I think I remember celebrating the release of the first two Freaks books in print…. But I wouldn’t bet actual money on it. Ooops. (Note to self: have a glass of vino tonight. Better late than never, right?)

So whaddya think, folks? Shall I celebrate with a giveaway or three?

Here’s deets of the prizes on offer:

1. First Prize Draw

FREAKS OF GREENFIELD HIGH

FREAKS IN THE CITY

(autographed trade paperback editions)

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2. Second Prize Draw

FREAKS IN THE CITY

(autographed trade paperback editio...

1-day only #AREBLAST bargains

A heads-up to all you voracious readers out there, eager to add to your ever-growing To-Be-Read piles:

Yep, All Romance eBooks is looking to make APRIL 15th (which is tax day for those in the US) a little less burdensome by giving you 25% off a whole bunch of eBooks… including a bunch of mine :)

Here’s everything you need to know:

WHAT? 25% off select titles

WHEN? One-day only: 15th April(US/Central time)

WHERE? All Romance eBooks

HOW? Participating books are tagged #AREBlast

Happy reading!

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March is formulas and spoilery stuff

In this world of social media disseminating groundbreaking news to all corners of the globe within seconds of an incident occurring, it can be very tempting to use social media for far more mundane things. Like finding out who the last man/woman standing happened to be on various reality TV shows.

To be clear, waaay down here in NZ we tended to be a little behind when it comes to TV series (like a week, weeks, or even a season behind), whereas nowadays, it’s a promotional point for our free-t...

Freaks Under Fire – out now!

FREAKS UNDER FIRE, the third book in the Freaks series (featuring teen cyborg Jay), is out now. Woohoo!

Here’s the blurb:

For a cyborg like Jay, life was never going to be simple!

Jay’s still reeling from an encounter with a rogue cyborg when she learns she has a twin—a severely damaged Beta unit. Jay’s determined to find the Beta. Now she all she needs to do convince her boyfriend Tyler to stay behind. But Jay’s not the only one searching for her twin. With enemies who’ll stop at nothing, an...

They’re here!

Look what the courier brought me:

Aren’t they pretty???

Now waiting on CAE (Cover Artist Extraordinaire) to do a few tweaks on the print edition cover of Freaks in the City….

:)

M

Freaks in print

Hi all!

If you missed the newsletter I sent out earlier today, here’s a recap:

I’m rapt to announce that (finally!) I’m putting out print editions of my Young Adult/New Adult books. (BTW: I’ve added the “New Adult” tag because the Freaks series seems to have a lot of adult fans. Plus, in Freaks Under Fire, Tyler is now at college, thus the story is a little more, um, edgy.)

Anyway, the first book in the Freaks series, Freaks of Greenfield High, is now available in trade paperback — WOOT!

And man,...

Monsters, Blackbirds and Lingerie Wars

It’s March already? *glances over left shoulder at New Zealand Firefighters calendar* Mmmm. Hel-lo Andrew…. *blinks* Sorry.

It’s, like, almost mid-March? Eeek!That means end of year accounts/taxes, Easter, and DS’s school trip to Japan are imminent. Triple eeek!

And that means I’m running a little late — again! — with my February reading list. In my defense, I have been working really, really hard. And I have some exciting news to share… after I get this post done!

So, to February reading.

I was...

Why we love romance readers

If you’ve ever had the good fortune to spend a few hours with a group of rabid romance readers (like me!) then this one’s for you.

And if you happen to be the significant other of a rabid romance reader: Rest assured there are a hella lot of us out there, and the way we talk about the books we love is completely normal ;-)