Katherine Bone's Blog - Posts Tagged "rogue-by-night"
My Book Cover is Live!
My author page and book are live on Amazon and my book is available for pre-order! Today, my book cover appeared on Goodreads! And so a writing journey begins, though this isn't really the beginning. In fact, it's just a stepping stone to another rung in the ladder. But this blog post signifies a very important first in my life and I'm so glad I can share this moment with you.
My journey actually began twenty years ago with the purchase of my very first computer. I'd always written poetry, but sitting in front of a computer filled me with the desire to actually write that book I'd always wanted to write. I spent years researching historical material. Years trying to get the writing 'right', while raising four children. And though my writing came in spurts back then, I never stopped feeding the dream of seeing my books published.
"Never, never, never, never, never give up!" Winston Churchill's quote has become my motto. (I actually wear a bracelet with this quote on it every day.)
Life is a cycle of change. When my children were nearly all grown, I began to focus more seriously on this dream of mine. I joined RWA and then one year later my local writing chapter. At that point, amazing possibilities opened. Online classes, workshops, conferences all helped sculpt my writing style. The connections I made with friends and acquaintances inside the industry forever changed my life. I owe a great debt of gratitude to everyone I've come into contact with. Because experiences, acquaintances and friends are what mold and shape destinies.
Snippets of conversation, books and movies, sparks of inspiration, if fed and nurtured eventually become marvelous realities.
In my research, I discovered Admiral Nelson was never without his tea. I was fascinated by this and took it a bit further. What if Nelson had a group of mercenaries, first sons from every tier of life, above reproach, able to move in and out of society without suspicion, aptly named Nelson's Tea. No one would understand the reference, except those within Nelson's circle. And the Nelson's Tea Trilogy was born.
The first book in the series, Duke By Day, Rogue By Night follows Percival Avery, Marques Stanton. Deep undercover, he's forced to save Lady Constance Danbury's life, jeopardizing all hope of ever locating his sister's killers and bringing them to justice.
Decisions we make are what sculpt us. I'm delighted to be able to share my first book, Duke By Day, Rogue By Night, with you, dear reader. And I hope you enjoy the adventurous, swashbuckling ride!
Katherine
www.katherinebone.com
My journey actually began twenty years ago with the purchase of my very first computer. I'd always written poetry, but sitting in front of a computer filled me with the desire to actually write that book I'd always wanted to write. I spent years researching historical material. Years trying to get the writing 'right', while raising four children. And though my writing came in spurts back then, I never stopped feeding the dream of seeing my books published.
"Never, never, never, never, never give up!" Winston Churchill's quote has become my motto. (I actually wear a bracelet with this quote on it every day.)
Life is a cycle of change. When my children were nearly all grown, I began to focus more seriously on this dream of mine. I joined RWA and then one year later my local writing chapter. At that point, amazing possibilities opened. Online classes, workshops, conferences all helped sculpt my writing style. The connections I made with friends and acquaintances inside the industry forever changed my life. I owe a great debt of gratitude to everyone I've come into contact with. Because experiences, acquaintances and friends are what mold and shape destinies.
Snippets of conversation, books and movies, sparks of inspiration, if fed and nurtured eventually become marvelous realities.
In my research, I discovered Admiral Nelson was never without his tea. I was fascinated by this and took it a bit further. What if Nelson had a group of mercenaries, first sons from every tier of life, above reproach, able to move in and out of society without suspicion, aptly named Nelson's Tea. No one would understand the reference, except those within Nelson's circle. And the Nelson's Tea Trilogy was born.
The first book in the series, Duke By Day, Rogue By Night follows Percival Avery, Marques Stanton. Deep undercover, he's forced to save Lady Constance Danbury's life, jeopardizing all hope of ever locating his sister's killers and bringing them to justice.
Decisions we make are what sculpt us. I'm delighted to be able to share my first book, Duke By Day, Rogue By Night, with you, dear reader. And I hope you enjoy the adventurous, swashbuckling ride!
Katherine
www.katherinebone.com
New Beginnings
So far 2014 has ushered in a six week long sinus infection. (Wonder of wonders.) It's the gift that keeps on giving. Buahahaha!
Light at yon window does break, however. I'm crawling out of my editing cave to let you know that the relaunch of Duke by Day, Rogue by Night with EsKape Press is underway. ARCs have just arrived and the tentative release date is set for March 4th, the 1st anniversary of Lost Treasure's release. Huzzah!!!
I'm in the process of creating the Rogues, Rebels & Rakes Street Team, too, so the trunk is full of more treasure to come. I'm proud to announce my wonderful and talented daughter is recreating my website, which will now include a link to sign up for a newsletter announcing my next release and a link to my blog at: www.katherinebone.wordpress.com. At last, I'll be able to share the latest news with you in one awesome place... my pirate ship!
So as I retreat back into my writing cave, I wish you all a very happy week and a fabulously romantic Valentine's Day!
Blessings,
Katherine
Light at yon window does break, however. I'm crawling out of my editing cave to let you know that the relaunch of Duke by Day, Rogue by Night with EsKape Press is underway. ARCs have just arrived and the tentative release date is set for March 4th, the 1st anniversary of Lost Treasure's release. Huzzah!!!
I'm in the process of creating the Rogues, Rebels & Rakes Street Team, too, so the trunk is full of more treasure to come. I'm proud to announce my wonderful and talented daughter is recreating my website, which will now include a link to sign up for a newsletter announcing my next release and a link to my blog at: www.katherinebone.wordpress.com. At last, I'll be able to share the latest news with you in one awesome place... my pirate ship!
So as I retreat back into my writing cave, I wish you all a very happy week and a fabulously romantic Valentine's Day!
Blessings,
Katherine
Duke's New Look!
Ahoy, me hearties! I hope you've noticed that Duke by Day, Rogue by Night's look has changed. Huzzah! I'm very excited to announce that the relaunch for the book via EsKape Press will be March 4th! Woe! That's in 8 days!!!!
Duke by Day is up for pre-order now on various sites like Smashwords, All Romance Books, Kobo, and ITunes. So far reviews of the ARC, for the relaunched version, have been a fantastic boon to this pirate! And I owe it all to the great editors at EsKape Press. Woot!
I'm finishing work on My Lord Rogue now, the prequel novella for the series and hope to get it out in the next few months. In the meantime, I've got my party hat on. So much to celebrate, even though I'm recovering from the flu. Can you believe it? The flu!
Yes, I've been sick most of this year already, but another trip to the sawbones will hopefully get this all figured out. I don't have time for this. I've got sails to unfurl and adventures of mayhem to plot. Buahahaha! Off with this flu's head!
If you're interested, I'm part of a Writing Process Blog Tour, which started on Novels Alive TV. Check out my post today and visit NAT too, while you're at it. The link is posted on my blog: http://katherinebone.wordpress.com/20...
Blessings,
Katherine
Duke by Day is up for pre-order now on various sites like Smashwords, All Romance Books, Kobo, and ITunes. So far reviews of the ARC, for the relaunched version, have been a fantastic boon to this pirate! And I owe it all to the great editors at EsKape Press. Woot!
I'm finishing work on My Lord Rogue now, the prequel novella for the series and hope to get it out in the next few months. In the meantime, I've got my party hat on. So much to celebrate, even though I'm recovering from the flu. Can you believe it? The flu!
Yes, I've been sick most of this year already, but another trip to the sawbones will hopefully get this all figured out. I don't have time for this. I've got sails to unfurl and adventures of mayhem to plot. Buahahaha! Off with this flu's head!
If you're interested, I'm part of a Writing Process Blog Tour, which started on Novels Alive TV. Check out my post today and visit NAT too, while you're at it. The link is posted on my blog: http://katherinebone.wordpress.com/20...
Blessings,
Katherine
