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June 8, 2014
500 Kisses to Steal a Heart — Free Read!
500 Kisses to Steal a Heart is now available to read online here. Now also available for download in electronic formats.
This is a story I contributed to the Love's Landscapes anthology over MM Romance Group on Goodreads.
The wonderful cover art is done by Maria Korte, one of my favorite artists (aren't I a lucky gal?!)
This is a story I contributed to the Love's Landscapes anthology over MM Romance Group on Goodreads.
The wonderful cover art is done by Maria Korte, one of my favorite artists (aren't I a lucky gal?!)
May 23, 2014
Bird Meets Cage -- Cover Reveal!
I'm giddy with glee. I just love what Natasha Snow did with this cover that she designed for my Love's Landscapes novella! This is one very talent designer, and if you're looking for a cover that has that special artistic touch, she's wonderful to work with! She really nailed the feel of the story--set in a circus in the late 40s and early 60s. Now I just hope the story can live up to the cool cover!
***Coming Soon in the Love's Landscapes Anthology***
April 3, 2014
Book Reading Goal April . . .
Get my butt into my comfy reading chair and READ . . .
The Dream Thieves (10% in)
Darkfever (read)
Bloodfever (half-done)
Faefever
Dark Soul (read)
Keeping Promise Rock
Widdershins
:D
The Dream Thieves (10% in)
Darkfever (read)
Bloodfever (half-done)
Faefever
Dark Soul (read)
Keeping Promise Rock
Widdershins
:D
March 27, 2014
So You Want to Self-Publish?
This is a wee look at my experiences as a self-published author. (A guest blog over at Sid Love's site.) :)
So you want to self-publish? Great! Let me share my experiences with you in the hopes you avoid the mistakes I made . . .
Self-publishing. It’s great and I love it, but BOY HAVE I LEARNED A LOT.
Thing is, it’s easy to self-publish. You write your book, you upload it, 12 hours later it’s up for sale.
But it’s hard to self-publish well.
It requires more than writing and uploading, it requires investing time, money and, if you’re anything like me, a few tears and laughs as well.
Read the rest here!
So you want to self-publish? Great! Let me share my experiences with you in the hopes you avoid the mistakes I made . . .
Self-publishing. It’s great and I love it, but BOY HAVE I LEARNED A LOT.
Thing is, it’s easy to self-publish. You write your book, you upload it, 12 hours later it’s up for sale.
But it’s hard to self-publish well.
It requires more than writing and uploading, it requires investing time, money and, if you’re anything like me, a few tears and laughs as well.
Read the rest here!
March 23, 2014
Signed Paperback Giveaway of Liam Davis & The Raven
Whoopee! The paperback for Liam Davis is available and to celebrate, I am having a wee giveaway, hosted by Goodreads! :D
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March 21, 2014
My Pittsburgh Top 5 . . .
Guest Post at The Land of Make Believe . . .
The top 5 best things about my time in Pittsburgh . . .
1)
Number one, clearly, by far, was having the chance to meet my [then only] online friend and co-author Andrew Q. Gordon. Hey Andy! Thanks for all the great times we had together—I feel so privileged to have met you and your beautiful family.
Pittsburg made that possible—it’s only a four-hour drive to DC. Well, okay, with me driving it was closer to five, but still. ;) Driving into DC wasn’t one of my most treasured driving experiences, though. Cars were crossing lanes not just from the left but the right as well! Chaos. But at least there I didn’t take a wrong turn and end up in an Amish village somewhere rural Pennsylvania! **Whistles** I blame it on the GPS.
Read more on Andrew Q. Gordon's website . . .
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Recent Releases by Anyta Sunday:
Liam Davis and The Raven
Buy Links:
Kindle editions:
amazon.com
amazon.co.uk
amazon.de
amazon.ca
Paperback:
amazon.com
Social Media:
Goodreads
Amazon.com Author Page
Twitter
Facebook
Dreamspinner Press Author Page
Website
The top 5 best things about my time in Pittsburgh . . .
1)
Number one, clearly, by far, was having the chance to meet my [then only] online friend and co-author Andrew Q. Gordon. Hey Andy! Thanks for all the great times we had together—I feel so privileged to have met you and your beautiful family.
Pittsburg made that possible—it’s only a four-hour drive to DC. Well, okay, with me driving it was closer to five, but still. ;) Driving into DC wasn’t one of my most treasured driving experiences, though. Cars were crossing lanes not just from the left but the right as well! Chaos. But at least there I didn’t take a wrong turn and end up in an Amish village somewhere rural Pennsylvania! **Whistles** I blame it on the GPS.
Read more on Andrew Q. Gordon's website . . .
* * *
Recent Releases by Anyta Sunday:
Liam Davis and The Raven
Buy Links:
Kindle editions:
amazon.com
amazon.co.uk
amazon.de
amazon.ca
Paperback:
amazon.com
Social Media:
Goodreads
Amazon.com Author Page
Dreamspinner Press Author Page
Website
March 11, 2014
Liam Davis & The Raven - Out Now :D
Liam Davis & The Raven is out!
What an awesome journey it was to write this book. I had so much fun learning about Liam and all his idiosyncrasies, and also discovering through his eyes the path to success, not just in his burgeoning career, but his success in life: in relationships both romantic and platonic.
The story was also quite emotional writing at times, because it reminded me of all the good times I had while I was living in Pittsburgh. Ah, Pittsburgh, what an awesome city you are. Thank you for being home to me for two years, I'll always remember it!
Mostly though, it was fun. These boys had me grinning like crazy from ear-to-ear.
I'm excited to be able to share their story.
To make the novel happen, though, took teamwork. And I was/am privileged to work with such a talented and dedicated team.
Thank you to:
Vicki for beta-ing and offering her valuable thoughts, and Sunne for being one of the first to read through and offer your awesome input!
Caroline Wimmer for the amazing cover art! I love how this so wonderfully captures the tone of the book and it's setting.
Teresa Crawford for developing the story and discussing how best to shape the direction of the novel.
Lynda Lamb for keeping me sane while I took so long to get this one ready, and then for going through and catching all my nasty spelling and formatting errors.
Heather at HJS Editing for such wonderful and thorough copyediting and making my characters actually sound American.
I can't thank and recommend you all enough!
Also, check out Scribe, Liam's campus magazine. :)
February 4, 2014
A mysterious vigilante is protecting Pittsburgh’s students!
It is the question that everyone in Pittsburgh is asking: who is the hooded crusader they call the Raven? It's also the biggest topic in the Scribe, the student newspaper. Check out the Scribe's website for more information . . .
January 4, 2014
New Year . . . Newsletter . . . and Memorable Books of 2013
Happy New Year!
Along with the new year comes new resolutions/goals (two of which I have already broken by day three, yikes! Turns out I really am addicted to buying new books even when I have books I haven't read yet . . . )
As part of my yearly goals I have challenged myself to read another 100 books this year. I am super excited about being able to divulge in so much of the great talent that there is in the M/M romance genre! I only wish I could fit in more books in the year, because I've come to the sad, sad realization that there are just too many awesome things out there to read and logistically I will not manage to get sucked into all these worlds and characters. Nevertheless, I'll give it my best. ;)
But before I really get gripped into the reads of 2014, I would like to sum up my most memorable reads of 2013 . . .
There are in fact many, many great books I read, but these are the ones that I remember most. (In no particular order--and both mm romance and straight too):
1)
The Impetuous Afflictions of Jonathan Wolfe Troubles of Love 2 by Charlie Cochet
One of my favorite mm romance authors. I really enjoy reading her stories. She's an auto-buy author for me!
2) Sarah J. Maas:
Throne of Glass
Crown of Midnight
Favorite straight YA book series of the year. This is like one big twisted fairytale. Think 'what if Cinderella were an assassin?' . . . yeah, fun and I liked the love triangle. Can't wait for book three!
3) C.S. Pacat:
Captive Prince Volume One
Captive Prince Volume Two
My-oh-my YIKES. I loved these. I'm still thinking about them, and I must have dreamed about how the third book will go down at least a half dozen times. Very clever book with a wonderful enemies-to-lovers theme . . .
4)
Fleur De Lis by Isolde Martyn
I'm not big on Historicals, but damn. I loved this. If I had my say, this is how I wished I'd learned about the French Revolution at school. Love the romance!
5)
Maddison Parker:
Sock it to Me Santa
Play Me I'm Yours
What can I say? Another author with awesome talent and a wonderful easy-to-read style. I love how quickly I get into her stories. These two are very sweet and cute stories.
6 Lisa Henry
The Good Boy Boy 1
This had both hot sex and endearing characters. The writing was right up my alley too. ;) Can't wait to read Boy, #2 which is on my 2014 reading list!
7)
Daniel Glattauer:
Love Virtually
Every Seventh Wave
I really love epistolary romance, and this just had me. I gobbled them up one after the other.
8)
Bear, Otter and the Kid, by TJ Klune
I was late reading this one, but I loved it. It's my favorite from this author. Emotional and touching. I was left sighing.
9)
Superhero by Eli Easton
A lot of fun. Sweet and easy to read. . . . This was my first book by this author, and she has other great stories out there too!
* * *
I hope I am as lucky (and I'm sure I will be) with the books I'll read in 2014! Woot!
As well as reading, I will continue to be writing this year too. :D
Of course, I have a few "must writes" this year, one being the final book in my Guardian of the Angels Trilogy . . . This is quite a big book--lots of things must be wrapped up and lots of demons must be killed ;)
I am also halfway through one college-based novel that will hopefully be published in March-April.
For anyone who would like to receive quarterly updates on what things have been published/what things are in progress I now have a newsletter !
Feel free to sign up for it! I promise there will be no spamming, just one newsletter with updates every quarter.
:D
Take care everyone, and let's have a happy and healthy 2014!
Along with the new year comes new resolutions/goals (two of which I have already broken by day three, yikes! Turns out I really am addicted to buying new books even when I have books I haven't read yet . . . )
As part of my yearly goals I have challenged myself to read another 100 books this year. I am super excited about being able to divulge in so much of the great talent that there is in the M/M romance genre! I only wish I could fit in more books in the year, because I've come to the sad, sad realization that there are just too many awesome things out there to read and logistically I will not manage to get sucked into all these worlds and characters. Nevertheless, I'll give it my best. ;)
But before I really get gripped into the reads of 2014, I would like to sum up my most memorable reads of 2013 . . .
There are in fact many, many great books I read, but these are the ones that I remember most. (In no particular order--and both mm romance and straight too):
1)
The Impetuous Afflictions of Jonathan Wolfe Troubles of Love 2 by Charlie Cochet
One of my favorite mm romance authors. I really enjoy reading her stories. She's an auto-buy author for me!
2) Sarah J. Maas:
Throne of Glass
Crown of Midnight
Favorite straight YA book series of the year. This is like one big twisted fairytale. Think 'what if Cinderella were an assassin?' . . . yeah, fun and I liked the love triangle. Can't wait for book three!
3) C.S. Pacat:
Captive Prince Volume One
Captive Prince Volume Two
My-oh-my YIKES. I loved these. I'm still thinking about them, and I must have dreamed about how the third book will go down at least a half dozen times. Very clever book with a wonderful enemies-to-lovers theme . . .
4)
Fleur De Lis by Isolde Martyn
I'm not big on Historicals, but damn. I loved this. If I had my say, this is how I wished I'd learned about the French Revolution at school. Love the romance!
5)
Maddison Parker:
Sock it to Me Santa
Play Me I'm Yours
What can I say? Another author with awesome talent and a wonderful easy-to-read style. I love how quickly I get into her stories. These two are very sweet and cute stories.
6 Lisa Henry
The Good Boy Boy 1
This had both hot sex and endearing characters. The writing was right up my alley too. ;) Can't wait to read Boy, #2 which is on my 2014 reading list!
7)
Daniel Glattauer:
Love Virtually
Every Seventh Wave
I really love epistolary romance, and this just had me. I gobbled them up one after the other.
8)
Bear, Otter and the Kid, by TJ Klune
I was late reading this one, but I loved it. It's my favorite from this author. Emotional and touching. I was left sighing.
9)
Superhero by Eli Easton
A lot of fun. Sweet and easy to read. . . . This was my first book by this author, and she has other great stories out there too!
* * *
I hope I am as lucky (and I'm sure I will be) with the books I'll read in 2014! Woot!
As well as reading, I will continue to be writing this year too. :D
Of course, I have a few "must writes" this year, one being the final book in my Guardian of the Angels Trilogy . . . This is quite a big book--lots of things must be wrapped up and lots of demons must be killed ;)
I am also halfway through one college-based novel that will hopefully be published in March-April.
For anyone who would like to receive quarterly updates on what things have been published/what things are in progress I now have a newsletter !
Feel free to sign up for it! I promise there will be no spamming, just one newsletter with updates every quarter.
:D
Take care everyone, and let's have a happy and healthy 2014!
December 9, 2013
Christmas Giveaway!
It's that wonderful time of year again! Christmas.
I swear it was just yesterday that my kid was unwrapping gifts around our (unfortunately) fake fir tree, but low and behold, it's nearing that fun-filled, chaotic , magical day again. I must admit, I love the wintery Christmas that we have in Germany. So many amazing markets and mulled wine and chocolate and fairy-light lit trees and did I mention mulled wine? :)
That being said, I do miss the good ol' New Zealand Christmas, where we'd spend half the day at the beach, bathing in the sun and lazing about. Big hugs NZ, you can see this year I was thinking of you, just take a peek at The Douglas Fir! You certainly wouldn't be ducking to the beach for a quick dip here.
To celebrate, I'm giving away a paperback version of The Douglas Fir along with some yummy German marzipan (or chocolate, if preferred). If you're interested, simply go to anytasunday.com and respond to this blog post on what you love most about Christmas, and you're in the draw. :)
Wishing you all a very merry magical Christmas!
