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What’s happening to TONY?

Hey folks,

 

Some of you may have noticed that T IS FOR…, the third book in the Grover Beach Team series is currently not available on Amazon or elsewhere. Don’t panic! Everything’s all right.

The GBT series was originally meant to be one of novellas and short novels. T IS FOR… with its 97,000 words was far too long to fit into that scheme. Also, the editing wasn’t very well, which I only realized while I was translating the book into German these past few weeks.

I have a wonderful editor now. She already did a great job on all my other books and is currently working on Tony’s too. However, this will take another little while, and when edits are finished, I’m going to re-release the story in two volumes in September. Both books are up for preorder already. There will be no change in the story or the chapter structure. The book will merely be split up in the middle.

The title of book 1 will stay the same, T IS FOR…

Book 2 will be titled KISS WITH CHERRY FLAVOR

I’ll give out a fair warning with the summary of the books on every internet retailer and sales platform. Customers, who actually read the blurb before buying a book, will notice what’s going on. No big deal.

I also put some serious thought into the book covers. Both show the same picture, but the first is kept in black and white. This way you will know the books belong together but are really two books you need to get.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My apologies, if these changes confuse you. But I want the series to stick to a certain consistency. If you already read T IS FOR… in the past, don’t buy the books again. You’ll find nothing new in them, except for less errors. If you buy them anyway, please don’t hold me responsible for any wasted money.

The book you want to buy next is BOOK 5 in the series.

It’s about Susan Miller and her love interest. I’m not yet sure, but I might write a companion book to hers too, like I did with Lisa & Ryan Hunter. This means, book 6 in the GBT series could be Susan’s story from the guy’s POV. No promises at this point! ;-)

 

xoxo

Anna

Author spotlight: Poppy J. Anderson

Hey everyone! Today’s author spotlight shines on Poppy J. Anderson, not only a fellow German writer, but also someone who shares my absolute passion for English. Listen to her while she grants you an exclusive sneak peek into her English debut. Oh, so romantic…

 

„Let’s Kiss And Make Up“

Going back to the little Texas town where she grew up seems like the perfect plan for Kate. After catching her fiancé in flagrante with their neighbor, she only wants to put distance between herself and her life in L.A.’s bustling chaos. The fact that her grandmother bakes the best cakes in the world is only further incentive to return to Hailsboro for some tender loving care.

But as soon as she arrives, she finds herself at the center of the small town’s rumor mill as a host of gossips assume she’s flirting with the high school football coach, Hugh Lindsay. Of all people! Her childhood best friend, who was not only her first kiss, but also her first for other things … including her first heartbreak.

Kate soon discovers that first love is like a cake recipe. It doesn’t always work out on the first attempt, but the second time around, it has the potential to be delicious.

 

Excerpt

 

Kate was already on her second beer, and she was stretching and yawning on the barstool. The work in the bakery was exhausting, and the absurd debate about Kate’s alleged flirtations with Hugh had wrecked her nerves. She’d have rather hung around on the sofa tonight, but Bessie’s pushy nature, as well as her always wanting to talk about Hugh, had driven Kate straight out of the house.

Here, in Ted’s Pub, she was safe. At least from the verbal attacks of the older female inhabitants of Hailsboro. Only men found their way to this rustic place. By now Kate understood very well why the men fled from the women of this small town for the safety of this smoke-filled pub.

The pub was somber, hazy, smoky, and you could smell the beer on the air, yet it still felt like heaven on earth now. No cackling voices talking about menopausal problems, vasectomies, cheating husbands, or diabetic foot syndromes. Here, the men sat at the bar or at the few tables scattered around the place, drank their beer, put coins in the slot machines hanging on the wall, or played billiards. Feeling perfectly comfortable, Kate reached into the small bowl of roasted peanuts on the bar in front of her. The only thing that disturbed her at all were the numerous framed newspaper articles and pictures of Hugh in his football gear that sat proudly on the dingy walls. That definitely bothered her.

Until Lucy arrived. She wrapped her arms around Kate before sitting down on the barstool beside her and ordering a beer. Although she’d just helped birth of a calf, she looked fresh as a daisy, beaming at Kate from blue eyes that perfectly suited her short blond hair. Motherhood was apparently good to her, because she was thin and graceful as ever.

“I’m so glad you’re back in Hailsboro, Kate! Sometimes I think I’ll go nuts if I don’t find someone to talk to.”

A little puzzled, Kate leaned back and took a short look at her friend. Then she took a gulp of her warm beer. “What about Jake?”

“What about Jake?”

Kate rolled her eyes. “He’s the first to pop into my mind when you tell me you have no one to talk to.”

“Oh.” Lucy wrote off the comment with a flip of her hand. “There are a few things I don’t want to discuss with him.”

“Like?”

“Well, for example, this really strange sex dream I had about a month ago.”

“Jesus, Lucy!” Kate sighed. “Though I think Jake would probably love to hear about your kinky dreams.”

Laughing, Lucy grabbed some peanuts and cheerfully announced, “The sex dream was not about Jake.”

“Oh.”

Lucy made a gross sound that was a mixture of chewing and giggling. “The dream was so bizarre,” she went on, “because I was doing Fred—you know, from the gas station—in the back seat of Dad’s old car.”

Kate shook herself. “You’re a perv, Lucy! Fred from the gas station is disgusting! He always has this raw meat smell. And the man’s over fifty!”

Not embarrassed in the least, Lucy nodded, eyes wide. “Right? Just imagine Jake’s reaction if I told him about it!”

“The poor man certainly didn’t know what you were made of when he married you.”

Lucy waggled her eyebrows as she took another sip of beer.

“Girls, can I get you anything else?” The pub’s namesake himself appeared behind the bar.

Lucy nodded delightedly. “Two shots of your moonshine, Ted.”

“Coming right up.”

Kate watched as Ted filled two shot glasses with a dark liquid, and she asked Lucy in a low voice, “Homemade?”

“There is a slight chance you’ll go blind, but it tastes great. Moonshine with a nutty flavor.” The vet sighed in anticipation. “Tonight’s my night off—Jake takes care of the baby while I enjoy myself. So enjoy myself, I will.”

Lucy is absolutely right, Kate thought as she drank back the dark liquor. It tasted great, even if it burned like hell on the way down. Nevertheless, they ordered another round. After today’s assault by that pack of old women, Ted’s alcohol seemed to be capable of working true miracles as her nerves relaxed. Of course, she had to tell Lucy all about it and thus endure her friend’s amused gaze.

“Kate, don’t take it so seriously,” she advised. “You know how these women tick here. Tomorrow they’ll pounce all over the fact that you can buy a new kind of toilet paper in Bill’s shop.”

“But can you imagine? They think I would flirt with Hugh? With Hugh!”

“He’s a hot guy,” Lucy said simply.

Grimacing, Kate looked at her friend. “What’s your point?”

Her friend shrugged. “Hugh is a hot guy. In addition, he’s a nice guy.”

“Let me tell you what Hugh is, Lucy. He is the one thing I don’t care about,” Kate announced calmly and resolutely, before taking a deep swig of beer. Even her best friend, who was supposed to be on her side, was suddenly praising Hugh. That was a damn shitty thing to do.

“Kate, I know how you felt when—”

“Apparently you don’t!” Kate interrupted. “Because all of a sudden you’re on his side.”

She heard Lucy’s heavy sigh.

“Of course I’m not on his side,” Lucy said. “I just wanted to point out that he’s really a nice guy. He does a lot for the community, and he coaches the high school football team.”

“It totally doesn’t matter to me what Hugh does or doesn’t do, as long as he leaves me alone.”

“How long has it been now, Kate?”

Kate slid around on her barstool to face her friend before explaining, “I know what you’re trying to tell me, Lucy. But please understand that I’m done with Hugh.”

“Okay. Got it.” Lucy put her hands up, palms out, in a conciliatory gesture. “I just thought you might’ve forgiven him for that whole thing. That would certainly be easier for you now that you’re living in Hailsboro again.”

Kate nervously rubbed her forehead with her fingertips. “I don’t even know if I’ll stay here.”

“Well, I want you to stay here,” Lucy announced fervently. “There are no nice women our age, Kate. Some are too boring and the others are completely cuckoo.”

“Didn’t you tell me a while ago that you met a nice woman who’d just moved to Hailsboro when you were out shopping?”

“Josy Phillips.” Lucy sighed and shook her shoulders as though she’d just gotten the creeps.

“That name sounds familiar.”

“Sweet, twenty-six, single, and absolutely Barbie-like. At first she was really cute, but eventually I couldn’t stand her chatter.” Lucy pointed to Kate. “She’s got a huge crush on Hugh and volunteered, for that reason alone, to coach the cheerleaders.”

Kate looked at the counter and bit her bottom lip. “Cheerleader … that suits him.”

“Kate …”

“It’s all right.” Kate ran an angry hand through her hair, which hung to her shoulders. “Let him have fun with Josy Phillips. I’m done with men anyway.”

“I understand.” Lucy looked at her from the side. “So … how are things with Steven?”

“‘How are things’?” Stunned, Kate shook her head and groaned. “My God, Lucy! How should things be with him? The last time I saw him, he was naked, on the sofa I bought with my first salaried paycheck, while our neighbor was between his legs giving him a blowjob!”

Lucy gasped for air before she started laughing out loud. “Sorry, Kate, but …”

“But? But what?”

“But that couch was really ugly anyway!”

 

About Poppy:

Originally from Germany, but in love with typical American stuff like Apple Pie and Black Friday, I decided to write stories about two of my favorite interests: football and romance. “Let’s Kiss and Make Up” is my first novel published in English – but there are a few more waiting to be translated. The next one will be released in fall, 2014.

I find my inspiration in everyday life whilst enjoying myself with friends and family. My readers should always be able to look forward to a happy ending, and I want them to smile, laugh and cry while reading.

If you want to find out more please check out my website or visit me on Facebook

 

 

 

Author spotlight: Natasza Waters

Keep the good stuff coming! ;) I’m happy to shine a 24 hour spot light on my friend and fellow author, Natasza Waters!

She’s telling you a little about reviews today.

 

Reviewing with a supportive word and honest feedback. Here’s how.

Reviewing can be a tough gig, but it doesn’t have to be. There is a formula you can follow. As an author and a professional reviewer, I’ve given and I’ve received. Authors take a lot of time to write a book. A review can give them feedback and perspective they may not have seen. Writing a novel usually means numerous edits, but their minds can be deep in the core of a book and not see it from a larger perspective by the time it’s published. As a reader you can give them honest feedback. Goodreads, for example, is a wonderful platform to do just that, but dumping a star rating, especially a low one, with no explanation doesn’t help. As a reader you need to share your thoughts. It doesn’t have to be extensive or complex.

Guideline number one: never write a review after some jerk cuts you off on your way home from work or the family pet leaves a torpedo on your living room carpet. You might think I’m kidding, but in fact our emotions and outlooks change throughout the day. I always put twenty-four hours between reading the last page and writing the review.

Reviews should be broken down into three parts:

First Part: Summarize the novel

You don’t have to retell the story. For example I’ll use Code Name: Ghost.

Kayla Banks is a Canadian warfare analyst who accepts a job with the US Navy. She’s leaving a dark and violent past behind her. When the Commander of the West Coast SEALs takes a dislike to her, she tries to ignore it and the handsome leader who reminds her she’s still a woman. Timing is everything, and Kayla’s is always bad when a serial killer puts her in his cross-hairs forcing the Commander to protect her.

Second Part: Dissect what was done right and what needs polishing

Here lies the guts of your opinion. Good, bad or ugly, but make sure your facts are correct. The one thing an author dislikes is when a reader points out things that are inaccurate. I had one reviewer who disliked the book say, “I mean really, a Commander is higher in rank than a Captain.” Umm, no it’s not. Another I saw was, “I loved the story but there were so many POV shifts I got confused.” I think you are confused. The POV shifts occurred at chapter changes or scene changes which are standard publishing rules.

If you review a book, the more professional it is, the more people will follow your reviews. Break it down into elements of story writing. You can choose some or a few such as: Dialogue (real or rough), Arc (Was there one, and did the story achieve what it set out to tell), Character Development (Characters changed or remained the same), Grammar, Sentence structure, Plot, Pace, Twists, Black moments, Believability, Facts (Did the historical relay things accurately), was there a beginning, middle and end. There are numerous elements to review.

Remember to keep it benign and to the facts. Authors understand that not everyone will love their book, but even if they receive a low rating, the review can also tell a lot about the reader. Let’s review a book I didn’t like. (Note: in professional reviews we don’t use words such as I or you. We keep it neutral, but if you’re writing a personal review, then personalize at will.

Although I love military romance, especially SEAL stories, I found Code Name: Ghost a little too realistic. Many times I was saddened with the heroines PTSD and frustrated by her actions. She wanted the hero but pushed him away too often. The rest of the characters became so real I felt like I was right there with them in the story which had a fast pace, but centered more on the hero and heroine than it did the serial killer. There were suspenseful moments, but not a lot of bread crumbs to figure out who the killer is. Ms. Waters writes an intelligent story, but I prefer a little more romance and steam in my novels. The dialogue between the characters swung from funny to engrossing and kept me entertained. Code Name: Ghost ends in a cliff hanger which I’m not a fan of, but I look forward to book two.

Third Part: Leave a positive thought

Even in a book you weren’t satisfied with there is always something positive to say. I’ve reviewed numerous books and even those that need extensive polishing have good points.

Overall I enjoyed Code Name: Ghost. I learned things I didn’t know about Navy life, and look forward to the other character’s stories.

Above all else, remember that although while reviewing a book you do it from the safety of your computer, being polite and drafting intelligent reviews reflects the reviewer not the book reviewed. Be impartial. Be honest and both reviewer and author will benefit.

 

Natasza Waters

Award winning and bestselling author

http://nataszawaters.com/

 

 

Author spotlight: Cora Blu

The Friday night light shines on my friend and author, Cora Blu! Go tell them about your underwater hotties, Cora! ;)

 

Thanks, Anna, for the invite.

It’s Shark Week…yeah baby.

My name is Cora Blu and I write contemporary and underwater paranormal interracial/multicultural romance. A mouth full. I won’t talk about all of them but as this is shark week in the states, and tiger shark shifters run my underwater world, so I’ll give you a little taste.

The Brothers of Element Series follows six tiger shark brothers that rule over different bodies of water around the world. Shape shifting from human form to tiger shark – but their source of shifting has stopped growing. Clear Coral. With all the pollution in our oceans, it’s struggling to maintain the power to cause their abillity to change form.

To feed Clear Coral each brother must find his life mate, appointed through a dream, and convince her to be his mate and bond. Not all mates are shifters.

Dagger, the keeper of the Coral, found his mate when he was fourteen, so he must wait for her to come of age. Ten years later, he makes his move.

To add a twist to my stories my heroines ethnicity reflect the region the brother governs as king.

Dagger’s mate: Drew, African American, hails from South Carolina, USA.

Blade’s mate: Miyuki, Japanese, hails from Sea of Japan. She’s already a shifter.

Ridge’s mate: Svetlana, Russian/Alaskan, hails from Alaska. (Book releasing September 2014)

 

The underwater world is a totally functioning society with all the trappings of a sexy romance with issues relevant in the ocean. Not everyone wants a human in their waters nor are the Bartholomew brothers friends to all shifters.

 

Dagger, book I, a full novel, is on sale through the end of the month for $.99. I would love to know how you like it.

 

Love, Cora Blu.

You can find me at http://www.corablu.com

Author spotlight: Annie Cosby

Today, let me introduce you to my wonderful editor and proofreader, and also fellow writer, Annie Cosby!

Your audience is ready for you, Annie!

 

Dia duit, everybody! My name is Annie Cosby, and I write YA fiction with a little magic and a lot of Irish folklore. So nice to meet you! :)

I wanted to tell you about my debut novel, Learning to Swim. I’m originally from St. Louis, Mo., but I’ve lived in Ireland for a few years now and I’ve been so excited to share the selkie myth with YA readers!

Selkies are seals that are able to shed their animal skin and live as humans on land, and in Learning to Swim, Cora meets an old woman who claims to be just that.

Of course the whole town thinks the woman is nuts—including Cora—but she decides to listen to the woman’s crazy stories anyway. And she’s not the only one—she meets a gorgeous boy named Ronan who indulges the fairy tales, too.

 

Learning to Swim is the first book in the Hearts Out of Water series and it’s getting great reviews—USA Today called it:

I would be honored if you’d give it a go!

You’ll even learn a bit of the Irish language.

 

 

You can read more about the book here: Amazon | Goodreads

 

 

And check out my other books at AnnieCosby.com!

 

 

 

Do you have a favorite myth—Irish or otherwise? I’d love to hear about it! Tweet me at @AnnieCosby or drop me a line on Facebook.com/authorAnnieCosby. Who knows, I might even share some darned cute buttons and bookmarks I just got! ;)

 

♡ Annie

P.S. A big thanks to Anna for having me!

 

 

Author spotlight: Aneta Cruz

Here are Aneta Cruz’ 24 exclusive hours to shout out to all of you! Get going, Aneta!

 

Someone once asked me to write about the joys of writing. In response to that, my jaw dropped, my eyeballs popped out of my head and fell on the floor. “The joys of writing?” I asked no one in particular since I was home alone—a very rare occasion. Then I collected my eyeballs off the tile and wrote: I HATE WRITING!

I hate sitting in front of the computer for hours at a time, letting my ass grow larger and larger as it sculpts itself into the mold of the chair. I hate that my eyes hurt from the white blank page that gets slowly filled with words which seem to be sneering at me because they know they will eventually be deleted. “You’re wasting your time,” they seem to spell when I’m nearly cross-eyed and all I see are black shadows stretching across the Mount Everest my page has become. I hate not being able to sleep because all I can think of is that damn dialogue that needs to be re-written first thing in the morning. I hate my migraines that come precisely at the moment in which the Muses have decided to dance around in my head, but my head refused to join the fun. I hate saying good bye to my characters and leaving them in the world in which my presence is no longer needed because the words The End have made me an outcast.

Then I take a deep breath.

And I smile.

I love imagineering. I love building a world out of nothingness, one word at a time. I love describing sceneries that cause me to stare in awe with my inner eye. I love being surprised by the sudden turns in the story that make me say, “How come I didn’t think of that?—Oh,wait, I just did!” I love creating characters who will tie everlasting bonds with their readers. I love bursting out in laughter when I depict their antics. I love that my eyes water when my body can no longer contain the sorrow my characters feel. I love that they feel. I love telling their story, and I love sharing it with the world. And when I re-read my story and my eyes linger on the words The End, I realize

I LOVE HAVING WRITTEN.

 

Heartbreak Hotel

Always falling head over heels for men who have nothing to offer her, and running from those who do, Kara realizes that her quest to find Mr. Right is harder than expected. As if her “mostly ludicrous” dating escapades weren’t enough to deal with, her unusual combination of friends—one gay, one a virgin, one dating a married man, and one always telling her to “give it up on the first date in order to start a flourishing relationship”—isn’t of much help in matters of the heart either. Perhaps a kiss in the middle of the Charles Bridge could finally bring her happiness. But wait! That’s just an old myth, isn’t it?

 

The Guardian

Dr. Josef Stein was trained as a man of science and rationality, but after a tragic experience, he believes that there is something within—or even without—the human body science cannot explain. And Stein would do anything to witness it! When his patients begin seeing a ghost, and a woman suspected of killing her child even accuses this spirit of the crime, Stein takes it upon himself to investigate. Unexpectedly, evidence of a supernatural phenomenon starts to mount. The good doctor’s quest to see is ignited with fervor. He thinks he is on the verge of uncovering the veracity of a thousand-year-old myth when his research gets interrupted by the Gestapo. Stein turns to his colleagues and friends for help, but they begin to suspect that the doctor’s determination may have unhinged his mind. Has Stein, after years of treating the crazy, gone mad himself?

 

The Mysterious Mandolin

The Mysterious Mandolin is a tale of two stepsisters whose love for one another must overcome death, wickedness of dark magic, and bullying. This fairy tale juxtaposes the light and the dark side of characters and settings, while it examines the lengths to which people would go in order to achieve what they most desire.

 

ANETA CRUZ holds a BA in English Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing. She is the winner of the 2011 Desert Literary Society Fiction Award. Her poetry and prose appear in numerous magazines and journals, such as the GNU, Badlands, The Alchemy Forum, Mused, etc. She divides her time between the Czech Republic and Southern California, where she lives with her husband, two children, and Poe—the cutest ugly dog in the world.

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Author spotlight: Kelly Oram

Hey folks,

Today I’d like to dedicate my prime time to my new friend and one of my favorite authors, Kelly Oram! She has a new book release coming up and, between you and me, it’ll be an amazing read. Here comes Kelly’s very own version of an old classic. The Cinderella Story.

Give me some drum rolls!

So, what’s it all about?

It’s been almost a year since eighteen-year-old Ella Rodriguez was in a car accident that left her crippled, scarred, and without a mother. After a very difficult recovery, she’s been uprooted across the country and forced into the custody of a father that abandoned her when she was a young child. If Ella wants to escape her father’s home and her awful new stepfamily, she must convince her doctors that she’s capable, both physically and emotionally, of living on her own. The problem is, she’s not ready yet. The only way she can think of to start healing is by reconnecting with the one person left in the world who’s ever meant anything to her—her anonymous Internet best friend, Cinder.

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Hollywood sensation Brian Oliver has a reputation for being trouble. There’s major buzz around his performance in his upcoming film The Druid Prince, but his management team says he won’t make the transition from teen heartthrob to serious A-list actor unless he can prove he’s left his wild days behind and become a mature adult. In order to douse the flames on Brian’s bad-boy reputation, his management stages a fake engagement for him to his co-star Kaylee. Brian isn’t thrilled with the arrangement—or his fake fiancée—but decides he’ll suffer through it if it means he’ll get an Oscar nomination. Then a surprise email from an old Internet friend changes everything.

Teaser excerpt:

“You do have someone who cares,” he said softly. “No matter how bad things are at home or at school or whatever, you have me. You’re my best friend, too. You have my number now. Save it in your phone and call it anytime—day, night, the witching hour—it doesn’t matter. Okay?”

It took me a moment—and a series of deep breaths—before I could respond. “Okay.”

“Promise?”

“I promise. As long as I always have you, I’ll be fine.” I kicked myself internally and laughed. “Wow, that sounded really cheesy. You see? That’s why I didn’t want to call you. I can filter my stupid mouth so much better when I have to type out my thoughts.”

Cinder laughed again. “Ah, but then you would miss out on all the sweet nothings I plan to whisper in your ear now that I know how much you like my ultra-sexy voice.”

I blushed but refused to let him know that his flirting rattled me. “I never said ultra, you egomaniac. But you should definitely consider recording audiobooks for a living.”

“Hmm. That’s not a bad idea.” Cinder’s voice dropped to that slow, seductive purr again as he asked, “Would you like me to read to you, Ellamara?”

I thrilled at the thought and couldn’t quite mask my excitement. “Seriously?”

“Why not? Before you called, I was getting ready to have a Top Gear marathon all by my lonesome.”

“You are such a liar. Tonight is Friday night, and it’s Halloween. There is no way you don’t have plans.”

“I don’t have important ones. It’s just a stupid party that my sort-of girlfriend wants me to go to.”

“Your ‘sort-of’ girlfriend?”

“Yeah.” Cinder stretched the word out in a long breath. “It’s a long story, but I’m not that into her. I’d much rather stay home and read with you. Besides, I can’t hang up on you when you’ve had the worst day ever. What kind of best friend would that make me?”

I almost cried again. The offer was so sweet. And thoughtful. Reading was a passion Cinder and I shared. We read and discussed books all the time. We’d even decided to read the same book at the same time before, but we’d never read one together. Cinder had to know how much that would mean to me.

“It has to be The Druid Prince,” I said.

Cinder laughed. “It’s already in my hands.”

 

The release is planned for Oktober 1st. ;-)

 

You can stalk me at: http://www.kellyoram.com/

On a random note, yes, my hair really is naturally that red, but I never look as good as that picture in real life. I’m a huge dork. I love to role play and own my very own 10-sided dice that no one else is allowed to roll. I hate the Twilight movies but adored the books. Have a husband, three sons, a daughter, and a cat named Mr. Darcy, but no partridge or a pear tree. I’m a huge Arizona Diamond Backs fan (yes, even with their record this season–there’s nowhere to go next year but up, right?). I’m obsessed with reading, I talk way too much, and I love to eat frosting by the spoonful.

Author spotlight week

Hey guys,

 

I just wanted to announce a week full of news and fun all around some author friends of mine at this place.

Starting with tomorrow, I’m going to host 7 writers. All of them lovely women who love to write romance books. Each of them will get 24 four hours exclusive time on my site to talk to you a little. They’ll tell you who they are, what they write, where you can meet them, and why you shouldn’t miss their books and new releases. ;-)

 

Come back tomorrow and meet my friends!

 

xoxo

Anna

I screwed up

Oh boy, do I have to tell you something!

You know how I spelled Liza Matthews’ name with a Z all this time? And you know how I’m not from the US but from Austria/Europe and how somethimes we pronounce things differently here than the Americans do?

Well… I totally screwed up in PLAY WITH ME.

Liza was always meant to be said like Lee-zuh. If the name ever sounded like Lie-zuh in your mind, please know that I’m super sorry for spelling it just the wrong way. Of course, if you like that pronunciation better, you can stick with it, but you should know that I made changes throughout the Grover Beach Team series and now her name is spelled Lisa in all books, just like it should sound.

Yeah. That’s actually all. Thanks for listening. :P

 

xoxo

Anna

What’s happening to TONY?

Hey folks,

 

Some of you may have noticed that T IS FOR…, the third book in the Grover Beach Team series is currently not available on Amazon or elsewhere. Don’t panic! Everything’s all right.

The GBT series was originally meant to be one of novellas and short novels. T IS FOR… with its 97,000 words was far too long to fit into that scheme. Also, the editing wasn’t very well, which I only realized while I was translating the book into German these past few weeks.

I have a wonderful editor now. She already did a great job on all my other books and is currently working on Tony’s too. However, this will take another little while, and when edits are finished, I’m going to re-release the story in two volumes. There will be no change in the story or the chapter structure. The book will merely be split up in the middle.

The title of book 1 will stay the same, T IS FOR…

Book 2 will be titled KISS WITH CHERRY FLAVOR

I’ll give out a fair warning with the summary of the books on every internet retailer and sales platform. Customers, who actually read the blurb before buying a book, will notice what’s going on. No big deal.

I also put some serious thought into the book covers. Both show the same picture, but the first is kept in black and white. This way you will know the books belong together but are really two books you need to get.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My apologies, if these changes confuse you. But I want the series to stick to a certain consistency. If you already read T IS FOR… in the past, don’t buy the books again. You’ll find nothing new in them. If you buy them anyway, please don’t hold me responsible for any wasted money.

The book you want to buy next is BOOK 5 in the series.

It’s about Susan Miller and her love interest. I’m not yet sure, but I might write a companion book to hers too, like I did with Liza & Ryan Hunter. This means, book 6 in the GBT series could be Susan’s story from the guy’s POV. No promises at this point! ;-)

 

xoxo

Anna