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December 19, 2016
Nobody Looks Good in Leather Pants: Part 1
*** This is Part 1 of my exclusive newsletter serial ‘Nobody Looks Good in Leather Pants’! Part 2 will be included in my newsletter going out this week! Go here to sign up **
Part 1What do I have to lose?
All I needed to do was email the guy, set up the date, pray he was even a fifth as amazing as Emily said he was, and show up. That’s all.
I am such a Scaredy McFrightenedton . . .
Staring at the blinking cursor on my screen, I eyed the “x” in the upper right hand corner. I could just clos...
December 6, 2016
Nobody Looks Good in Leather Pants NEWS!

‘Nobody Looks Good in Leather Pants’ is a short story I wrote for a blogiversary and you can read part one here
I will be extending and continuing this story in my newsletter THIS MONTH!
In order to read it sign up for my newsletter here!!
November 9, 2016
OMG… You did it!
Holy cow… 
You did it.
YOU DID IT!! https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawa…/best-romance-books-2016
You voted and now ‘Beard Science’ is in the semi-finals for the Goodreads choice awards for best romance…
I am stunned.
I AM AMAZED!!!
I am both stunned and amazed.
THANK YOU!
November 7, 2016
Neanderthal Marries Human Read-Along!
Do you like read-alongs?! What about cake?! How about Janie and Quinn?! Then come on over to the ‘Neanderthal Marries Human’ Read-Along! It officially starts tomorrow 
WHAT: Read-along, discussions, graphics sharing, giveaways, favorite quotes, questions for the author. At the end of each day there will be a giveaway; everyone who participated will be entered into the giveaway (y)
November 7: Welcome!
November 8: Chapters 1-4
November 9: Chapter 5-9
November 10: Chapters 10-13
November 11: Ch...
November 3, 2016
My Goodreads Tribe: A request from Penny Reid
*ALERT* Heartfelt message time, Penny Reid style (feel free to share EVERYWHERE with like-minded weirdos):
Did you love ‘Beard Science’?
If so, how much did you love it? Was it your favorite book of the year? Totally cool if it wasn’t.
… but if Cletus and his sausage stole your heart, if you experienced an epic book hangover, if you want more of Cletus and Jenn and their brand of weird, maybe consider writing ‘Beard Science’ in to the Goodreads ‘best romance of 2016’ category.
Link: https:/...
October 20, 2016
So something cool happened…
Something cool happened today to Penny Reid, which is me… but not really me. Penny Reid is you.
Allow me to explain (but feel free to skip if this doesn’t interest you).
Penny Reid was told by over 100 agents and publishers that romance readers don’t read Penny’s kind of books. The words are too big. The concepts are too complicated. There are too many characters to keep track of, all with complex personalities and too many flaws.
So Penny self-published.
And the publishers kept telling her t...
October 14, 2016
Watch of video of me being a nerd!
I’m over on the Amazon.com homepage today!! (… being a nerd)
In case you didn’t know, October is Indie Author month over on Amazon.com and today they’ve posted a video of me talking about my author journey on their page ‘Powered by Indie‘ If you have a few moments to spare, go check out the video! Then come back here and let me know what you think 
October 10, 2016
BEARD SCIENCE IS LIVE!

Beard Science is LIVE everywhere!
**PURCHASE LINKS**
Amazon US* Amazon UK* Amazon AU*Amazon CA *iBooks*Kobo*Nook*Google Play
October 4, 2016
Amazon’s Powered by Indie: My IndieAuthor Story
Greetings fair internet peoples!
SHORT STORY: I am an independent author and Amazon.com is celebrating Independent Authors this month (October) over on their Powered by Indie page!! WOOT!! You can help celebrate by spreading the word and making lists of your favorite books that have been independently published. Go forth and celebrate.
LONG STORY: I’m exceptionally honored that my book, Truth or Beard is being highlighted by Amazon during their Powered by Indie month. It has been chosen as...
September 27, 2016
Win a signed paperback copy of ‘Beard Science’ on Goodreads!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Beard Science
by Penny Reid
Giveaway ends October 18, 2016.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.


