Kathy Ivan's Blog, page 6

Guest blogging at NYUS

I'm blogging tomorrow, 04/25/2012, over at Not Your Ususal Suspects, the Carina Press mystery and suspense authors blog about why I wite romantic suspense. Come and join me over there and let me know why you like to read romantic suspense and mysteries. www.notyourusualsuspects.blogspot.com Thanks. Kathy

BEST OF 2011 BY JOYFULLY REVIEWED

I received an e-mail from Joy at Joyfully Reviewed with the following news:

Dear Kathy,

Drumroll…….Congratulations! Desperate Choices has been chosen as one of Joyfully Reviewed's Best of 2011 in Romance. Titles were picked by our Reviewers choosing the best reads from their Recommended Reads for the year 2011. Attached you'll find your button to display on your website/blog, etc. The link will go live on 04/09/12. Romance Authors Rule!

How totally AWESOME is that!!!

I just had to share.

I HEART BOOKS

I was very fortunate. My lovely sister gave me Amazon.com gift cards for my birthday, so I could load up my Kindle Fire. Wasn't that sweet of her? Anyway, I ordered a few books I'd wanted to buy, from authors I know and have read in the past, which is always fun. But I want to try something or somebody different. So, in the spirit of finding new authors, I'm going to open up today's blog for your suggestions and recommendations.

If you are a reader, I want your inside scoop. Who are you currently reading? Is it a print book or are you into E-books?

If you are an author, you can list information about one (and unfortunately only 1) of your releases. We have to keep the space limited—if you post more than one book the additional ones will be deleted. To keep everything consistent and to keep my head from exploding from too much information, please follow the format below. (Hint: I'll list mine here, so you get an idea of what I'm talking about.)



TITLE: Desperate Choices
AUTHOR: Kathy Ivan
PUBLISHER: Carina Press
GENRE: Romantic suspense with paranormal elements
FORMAT: E-Book only
AVAILABLE AT: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Carina Press website, and wherever E-books are sold.

BLURB: When psychic Theresa Crawford's former beau walks into her New Orleans New Age shop, she senses trouble. Big trouble. Max Lamoreaux hasn't come to discuss their relationship--the private investigator is on a case, and he needs Theresa's help. Max's godson is missing. The police have declared Tommy a runaway, but Max's gut tells him otherwise. While he's highly skeptical of Theresa's abilities, her visions provide the only clue as to who's taken Tommy. The longer Max works with Theresa, the harder it is to resist his desire for the sexy woman. As they inch closer to finding Tommy, Max and Theresa also discover that time hasn't diminished their powerful attraction. But Theresa harbors her own dark secrets from her past. Secrets that broke them up before--and could drive them apart again, unless Theresa can learn to trust Max with everything...

Just a reminder: As this is an open blog, please keep your blurb short and definitely PG-rated (the kiddies might be looking over your shoulder—you never know).

As stated, if you are a published author, please feel free to list one (1) book with your information—hey, it's free publicity.

If you're a reader, feel free to give me recommendations galore. I'm always on the lookout for new authors and new genres to explore. I have a huge love affair with reading, and I intend to gorge myself on a smorgasbord of new books for my Kindle.

Now if I could just finish my next work in progress . . .

Vicki Batman talking about: Hope

The fabulous Vicki Batman is talking about HOPE and your writing career (along with first call stories) over at the Plotting Princesses today. Please stop by.



www.plottingprincesses.blogspot.com



Thanks.



Kathy

WELCOME TO TEMPTATION!

I'm blogging today over at the Plotting Princesses blog as part of Temptation Thursday.

Temptation Thursday showcases several of the plotting princesses current works in progress, as each participate author posts five sentences. These five sentences can be from anywhere in the work, providing just a little teaser for the reader about what they are currently writing.

Join me and my fellow "princesses" as we give you a taste of things to come.

www.plottingprincesses.blogspot.com

Kathy

Plotting Princesses Blog

Today marks the launch of Plotting Princesses blog, a group of North Texas authors, both published and unpublished, who get together to bring to the reader the best possible stories available.

Drop by and comment for a chance to win great prizes and see what we are all about. Just take a look at all the commenters/bloggers we have lined up for August and September, and you'll see why we are so excited.

http://bit.ly/qdz5iv or www.plottingprincesses.blogspot.com

Kathy

Blogging at NYUS

I'm blogging today at Not Your Usual Suspects regarding writers obsessive compulsive disorder and how non-writers see us. Hope you'll stop by.

www.notyourusualsuspects.blogspot.com

FREE BOOK WEEK AT CARINA PRESS

It's FREE BOOK WEEK at Carina Press!!!
Starting on June 20th, every weekday, all week, Carina is offering a spectacular title for free download. And when they say free, they mean ACTUALLY free. Not "sorta free", or "free with a $50 purchase" free, but actually, totally, no strings attached FREE! So, get thee to Carina press to download a free book every day! Here are the books being offered, and the links and promo codes for your free download:

Monday's FREE BOOK is:
The Debutante's Dilemma by Elyse Mady
Just type in the promo code DEBUTANTEFREE at checkout
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Tuesday's FREE BOOK is:
Demon's Fall by Karalynn Lee
Just type in the promo code DEMONFREE at checkout
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Wednesday's FREE BOOK is:
The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale by Christine Bell
Just type in the promo code TWISTEDFREE at checkout
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Thursday's FREE BOOK is:
Blue Galaxy by Diane Dooley
Just type in the promo code GALAXYFREE at checkout
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Friday's FREE BOOK is:
Friendly Fire by Megan Hart
Just type in the promo code FRIENDLYFREE at checkout
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NOTE: These are all terrific novellas that Carina is offering each day for free. Now is your opportunity to check out some Carina Press titles and see what all the excitement is about.

Happy Shopping!

Kathy

New Blog post

I'm guest blogging today at Not Your Usual Suspects, talking about Point of View, First or Third, which do you choose?

Please stop by if you get a chance and let me know which you prefer reading and/or writing.

www.notyourusualsuspects.blogspot.com

WRITE WHAT YOU LOVE BLOG POST

I'm guest blogging today over at Not Your Usual Suspects, talking about writing what you love. www.notyourusualsuspects.blogspot.com

In some sad news, we had a medical emergency this past week, and had to put our beloved Missy to sleep. She was our 12-year-old black labrador and we had had her since she was a year old. She was such a part of our family and it was devastating to lose her.

As I've said before, and I'll say again, I'm going to TRY to be better about blogging and having guest bloggers from time to time. I'll keep everybody posted as things progress.

Thanks.