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November 30, 2010
Harlequin Historical Advent Calendar Giveaway
Announcing the Harlequin Historical Author Advent Calendar!
One entry per day. All entries will go into the grand prize draw for a 3g kindle to be held on 23 December.
Read the Official Rules here.
Dates and Places of where the individual contests will be held:
Lynna Banning December 1
Annie Burrows December 2
Charlene Sands December 3
Jeannie Lin December 4
Elizabeth Rolls December 5
Deb Marlowe December 6
Barbara Monajem December 7
Terri Brisbin December 8
Diane Gaston December 9
Joanne Rock December 10
Emily May December 11
Blythe Gifford December 12
Cheryl St.John December 13
Carol Townend December 14
Deborah Hale December 15
Amanda McCabe December 16
Michelle Willingham December 17
Georgina Devon December 18
Julia Justiss December 19
Michelle Styles December 20
Ann Lethbridge December 21
Denise Lynn December 22
One entry per day. All entries will go into the grand prize draw for a 3g kindle to be held on 23 December.
Read the Official Rules here.
Dates and Places of where the individual contests will be held: Lynna Banning December 1
Annie Burrows December 2
Charlene Sands December 3
Jeannie Lin December 4
Elizabeth Rolls December 5
Deb Marlowe December 6
Barbara Monajem December 7
Terri Brisbin December 8
Diane Gaston December 9
Joanne Rock December 10
Emily May December 11
Blythe Gifford December 12
Cheryl St.John December 13
Carol Townend December 14
Deborah Hale December 15
Amanda McCabe December 16
Michelle Willingham December 17
Georgina Devon December 18
Julia Justiss December 19
Michelle Styles December 20
Ann Lethbridge December 21
Denise Lynn December 22
November 29, 2010
Chapter 3 of His Stand In Bride up
The third chapter of His Stand Bride is up. You can read it here.
In other news:
Lots and lots of snow around so the school is closed and both children are home.
I have revisions and want to get them done.
I am currently glomming Susan Elizabeth Phillips and can thoroughly recommend her. I adored the workshop she gave at the RWA and thought I ought to read her. She is excellent and her work is providing insight.
In other news:
Lots and lots of snow around so the school is closed and both children are home.
I have revisions and want to get them done.
I am currently glomming Susan Elizabeth Phillips and can thoroughly recommend her. I adored the workshop she gave at the RWA and thought I ought to read her. She is excellent and her work is providing insight.
November 25, 2010
US cover for Impoverish Miss, Convenient Wife
The cover for the US edition of Impoverished Miss, Convenient Wife is now up on eharlequin. It is the same picture as the UK edition. I happen to like it. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I have my Christmas carols on and am doing the Thanksgiving dinner for tonight. It is one of the US traditions that I insisted we keep when I moved to the UK. There is always a lot of be thankful for.
My health, my family's health, having a roof over our heads and the fact that I get to write stories that I love. I am blessed with my family and friends -- both old and new.
November 22, 2010
Chapter 2 of His Stand In Bride
Chapter 2 of His Stand In Bride is up. I would be interested to hear what you think.
The first stage of my mentor contest is now closed. Any hook paragraphs now submitted will not read or commented on.
I will send out little critiques by the end of this week to everyone who entered as well as letting the five people who get their first 3 chapters critiqued know. As I am also working on my revisions, I thank everyone for their patience.
Many thanks to all who took the time to enter. Every single one of you has talent and it is how you best showcase that talent which is the important factor.
The first stage of my mentor contest is now closed. Any hook paragraphs now submitted will not read or commented on.
I will send out little critiques by the end of this week to everyone who entered as well as letting the five people who get their first 3 chapters critiqued know. As I am also working on my revisions, I thank everyone for their patience.
Many thanks to all who took the time to enter. Every single one of you has talent and it is how you best showcase that talent which is the important factor.
November 20, 2010
Goodreads giveaway of Viking's Captive Princess
After the success of the A Question Of Impropriety Goodreads giveaway, I am doing another giveaway through Goodreads. This time for The Viking's Captive Princess.
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Viking's Captive Princess (Mills & Boon Historical)
by Michelle Styles
Giveaway ends November 30, 2010.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
And by popular request, I included a few more countries in the giveaway. At the moment once I get my author copies for Impoverished Miss, Convenient Wife, I plan to do another Goodreads giveaway and if your country isn't listed, let me know and I will try (but can't make any promises...)
Currently thinking about revisions and how I am going to make the changes.
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Viking's Captive Princess (Mills & Boon Historical)
by Michelle Styles
Giveaway ends November 30, 2010.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
And by popular request, I included a few more countries in the giveaway. At the moment once I get my author copies for Impoverished Miss, Convenient Wife, I plan to do another Goodreads giveaway and if your country isn't listed, let me know and I will try (but can't make any promises...)
Currently thinking about revisions and how I am going to make the changes.
November 19, 2010
Interview at Joanna St James's blog
Joanna St James asked me nicely about doing her an interview for her blog and I was delighted to accept the challenge. The results are up there now.
There is a copy of A Question of Impropriety up for grabs and I'll be stopping to answer questions when I take a break from thinking about the revisions and deciding how I will tackle them.
There is a copy of A Question of Impropriety up for grabs and I'll be stopping to answer questions when I take a break from thinking about the revisions and deciding how I will tackle them.
November 18, 2010
A Perfect Concubine -- Roman Undone
The Roman Undone has a title -- A Perfect Concubine which encapsulates the story very well. It will come out in February 2011.
The revisions for my latest one have also hit. My editor does like to push and inspire her authors but I feel really energised by her suggestions. Normal service of this blog will resume AFTER I get the revisions done.
The revisions for my latest one have also hit. My editor does like to push and inspire her authors but I feel really energised by her suggestions. Normal service of this blog will resume AFTER I get the revisions done.
November 16, 2010
First glimpse of Breaking the Governess's Rules cover
Yesterday the UK hardback version of Breaking the Governess's Rules arrived. It is loosely linked to Compromising Miss Milton and the hardback comes out in January. I love the feel of the cover but the costume is wrong. Some day, I will get an Early Victorian cover for an Early Victorian set novel!The blurb reads:
'How delightful to meet you again, Miss Louisa Sibson.'
Jonathon Lord Chesterholm's eyes bored holes into Louisa Sibson's back. The former fiancée he's thought dead is very much alive…
Louisa has rebuilt her life, after being dishonourably dismissed from her post as governess for allowing Jonathon to seduce her. Now Louisa lives by a rulebook of morals and virtue—the devastating Lord Chesterholm will not ruin her again!
But Jonathon will get to the bottom of Louisa's disappearance – and he'll enjoy breaking a few of her rules along the way…
I will get an excerpt up for my next newsletter which will go out 1 December. No prizes for guessing what the Reader's giveaway will be!
I am blogging today at Tote Bags about writing the Online serial His Stand In Bride and some of the challenges I faced.
November 15, 2010
His Stand In Bride -- up on eharlequin
The first chapter of His Stand In Bride is up now on Eharlequin. A new chapter goes up every week until 3 January. You can acces the whole thing from here.
The blurb reads:
Tyne Valley, 1813
When her sister eloped with someone other than her betrothed, Lady Anne Dunstan knew two things. One, that she completely supported her sister's making her own choice about who she would marry. And two, that Anne—the responsible one—would have to clean up the mess
What she didn't know was how her sister's intended, Jason Martell, would take the news. Or how Anne would respond to the force of his presence, his rugged good looks, his less-than-gentlemanly advances.
Or to his proposal of marriage.
Anyway, I really enjoyed writing it and I am anxious to see how people like it...There is going to be a thread on eharlequin for discussing the story and I will be happy to answer any questions.
The blurb reads:
Tyne Valley, 1813
When her sister eloped with someone other than her betrothed, Lady Anne Dunstan knew two things. One, that she completely supported her sister's making her own choice about who she would marry. And two, that Anne—the responsible one—would have to clean up the mess
What she didn't know was how her sister's intended, Jason Martell, would take the news. Or how Anne would respond to the force of his presence, his rugged good looks, his less-than-gentlemanly advances.
Or to his proposal of marriage.
Anyway, I really enjoyed writing it and I am anxious to see how people like it...There is going to be a thread on eharlequin for discussing the story and I will be happy to answer any questions.
November 12, 2010
Good Reads Giveaway of A Question of Impropriety
Goodreads is giving away 5 signed copies of A Question of Impropriety (ends 18 Nov)
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
A Question of Impropriety
by Michelle Styles
Giveaway ends November 18, 2010.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
A Question of Impropriety
by Michelle Styles
Giveaway ends November 18, 2010.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
