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Pocket Books, a New E-Publisher

Pocket publishes all sub-genres of romance. Gallery is the hard cover and trade paper imprint. http://www.simonandschuster.com/

In paranormal, they prefer dark, sensual stories featuring vampires, werewolves and shape-shifters. Romantic Suspense does better for them if it is dark, gritty, steamy and sexy. For historicals, they love Regencies, Medievals and Scottish settings. Sexy stories sell well in historical, but humor is also welcome. In contemporaries, they want small town appeal and big emotional drama — "heart-warming and heart-breaking.' These stories should be heart-tugging, with a powerful sense of community.

Pocket publishes urban fantasy, which should feature a strong heroine, dramatic world-building and sexy action-adventure. These stories may be told in first person and may feature a character who continues across many books. They also publish paranormal romance, in which the focus is more on the romance.

Gallery publishes both trade and hardcover women's fiction that appeals to book club readers. They are looking for a special voice in these books.

Pocket does not accept any unagented manuscripts or queries.

Book Signing/Reading at the LaPlata, MD Library

Come and visit Robin in LaPlata, MD at her first book signing for Sullivan's Secret, tomorrow August 13th from 1-3.

Author Reading Tips

Fellow Authors,

I am having my first reading/signing this weekend and I had a question.  Where do you like to do a reading from in your book?  Do you start at the first chapter, second, or a place of intrigue?

Any tips and/or advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks all, Robin

Thanks To All

Thanks everyone for stopping by on Blog Jog Day. I think it was a success. Kudos Carol for organizing everything!

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Welcome to Blog Jog Day!!

Please enjoy my blog, enter my contest below, and then click over to http://www.Danielsdream.webs.com to see what the next Blog has to offer! You can also visit my website at: www.robinmurphyauthor.com.

Lost in the links? You can always go back to the main Blog Jog Day Blog at http://blogjogday.blogspot.com and find a new link to jog from. Thank you for stopping by my blog!

Enter to WIN a FREE $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card

Purchase Sullivan's Secret between July 15, 2011 and September 15, 2011, and answer the following trivia question: "Which character ordered the yellow fin tuna taco for dinner?"

Please send your answer and a copy of your proof of purchase of Sullivan's Secret, between those dates, via email to: robin@robinmurphyauthor.com or snail mail to: Robin Murphy, PO Box 561, Sharpsburg, MD 21782. Visit my website at: www.robinmurphyauthor.com to learn where Sullivan's Secret can be purchased.

Each correct answer will be put into a drawing for the gift card. The winner will be announced October 1, 2011.

Midwest Book Review of Sullivan's Secret

Sullivan's Secret

Robin Murphy

Plain & Simple Books

66513

Schoolhouse Rd., North Bend, OR 97459

9781461091363, $14.95,

www.plainandsimplebooks.com

Communing with the spirits may leave you with some very unwanted responsibility. "Sullivan's Secret" follows Marie Bartek as she rediscovers her talents to communicate with spirits. Working with friends in a paranormal society, she finds that her skill leaves her with the responsibility to stop murders from sweeping her town and she has to put out her own neck to stop the hysteria. "Sullivan's Secret" is a fascinating read that will be hard to put down.

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