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February 1, 2017
Goodreads Challenge 2017: Book 2
Book 2: First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Yes yes, I know. I'm like the last person to read this book! And this is another romance sub-genre I don't read as much of—romantic comedy. Normally, I go for the full-on drama, the feels, the tissues. But sometimes it's nice to spend a few days with a story that makes you laugh out loud, and gives you a break from the real world.
Yes yes, I know. I'm like the last person to read this book! And this is another romance sub-genre I don't read as much of—romantic comedy. Normally, I go for the full-on drama, the feels, the tissues. But sometimes it's nice to spend a few days with a story that makes you laugh out loud, and gives you a break from the real world.
Goodreads Challenge 2017: Book 1
I'm reading 100 books for the 2017 Goodreads Challenge. I'm hopelessly behind already, but fingers crossed!
Book 1: Midnight Exposure by Melinda Leigh
I wanted to start out the new year by reading a genre I don't normally read. I chose this romantic suspense set in Maine largely because I love the wonderful state of Maine and have spent many a summer vacation hiking, kayaking, sailing and camping on Mt. Desert, in Camden, Brooklin, and Deer Isle. I even attended a Johns Hopkins Summer Writing Conference in Bar Harbor one year, where I took a workshop with the incomparable Alice McDermott. (Although it rained cats and dogs the entire week.)
Book 1: Midnight Exposure by Melinda Leigh
I wanted to start out the new year by reading a genre I don't normally read. I chose this romantic suspense set in Maine largely because I love the wonderful state of Maine and have spent many a summer vacation hiking, kayaking, sailing and camping on Mt. Desert, in Camden, Brooklin, and Deer Isle. I even attended a Johns Hopkins Summer Writing Conference in Bar Harbor one year, where I took a workshop with the incomparable Alice McDermott. (Although it rained cats and dogs the entire week.)
December 1, 2016
New Release!
Back to Us, the second book in the Phlox Beauty series, is now available! And as an early holiday gift from me, it's on sale for .99 through the weekend.
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2gC72c3
iTunes: http://apple.co/2gM15t8
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/2gYtsYd
Kobo: http://bit.ly/2fVagZA
When an assignment goes bad, adventure journalist Colt Buchanan comes home to the love of his life, beauty mogul Zee Malisewski. The only problem? She says they broke up four years ago. A second chance at love romance between a man who can’t remember and a woman determined not to forget.
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2gC72c3
iTunes: http://apple.co/2gM15t8
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/2gYtsYd
Kobo: http://bit.ly/2fVagZA
When an assignment goes bad, adventure journalist Colt Buchanan comes home to the love of his life, beauty mogul Zee Malisewski. The only problem? She says they broke up four years ago. A second chance at love romance between a man who can’t remember and a woman determined not to forget.
June 5, 2016
CHIAROSCURO is here!
Yes, finally ... the sequel to Drawing Lessons is available. It's for sale right now on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1Y0Zujs and iBookstore: http://apple.co/1U70JMW
Barnes & Noble and Kobo are a little slower to go live, but it should be available there sometime Monday.
Barnes & Noble and Kobo are a little slower to go live, but it should be available there sometime Monday.
May 1, 2015
Part 1 of Drawing Lessons FREE @ Amazon
Part 1 of Drawing Lessons (the first 100 pages) is free at Amazon through May 5.
http://amzn.to/1JX7Q2u
"What a sigh-worthy tale! The relationship between Marie and Luc is a slowly growing burn. One that isn't an insta-love relationship, it builds with each lesson, making it much more romantic ... There are twists and turns in this story that one will not expect, which is a delightful surprise. Ms. Gabriel does an amazing job of making the reader want to turn every page and savor it." -- InD'Tale Magazine
"Gabriel paints white-hot sex scenes."-- Kirkus Reviews
http://amzn.to/1JX7Q2u
"What a sigh-worthy tale! The relationship between Marie and Luc is a slowly growing burn. One that isn't an insta-love relationship, it builds with each lesson, making it much more romantic ... There are twists and turns in this story that one will not expect, which is a delightful surprise. Ms. Gabriel does an amazing job of making the reader want to turn every page and savor it." -- InD'Tale Magazine
"Gabriel paints white-hot sex scenes."-- Kirkus Reviews
February 3, 2015
Chapter 1 Excerpts
I've added a new section to my web site with Chapter 1 excerpts for Falling for the Prodigal Son, Drawing Lessons and Next to You. Cupcakes & Chardonnay coming soon!
www.authorjuliagabriel.com
www.authorjuliagabriel.com
January 15, 2015
NEW Release Date for Drawing Lessons
The release date for Drawing Lessons has been moved up to Jan. 17. Yep, as in this Saturday. BUT! The paperback edition popped up on Amazon today.
http://amzn.to/1y2SoPi
Some parts of Amazon work faster than others, I guess.
If you want to read the first chapter of Drawing Lessons, you can do that here:
http://bit.ly/1599q2R
I am beyond excited about this book, and hope you like it too!
I will be blogging over on my web site next week about all manner of fun things, French things, DC things -- including my date with George Stephanopoulos. (Don't worry -- my husband was on this date, too.)
http://amzn.to/1y2SoPi
Some parts of Amazon work faster than others, I guess.
If you want to read the first chapter of Drawing Lessons, you can do that here:
http://bit.ly/1599q2R
I am beyond excited about this book, and hope you like it too!
I will be blogging over on my web site next week about all manner of fun things, French things, DC things -- including my date with George Stephanopoulos. (Don't worry -- my husband was on this date, too.)
January 11, 2015
Congratulations!
Congratulations to the giveaway winners of Next to You! Books will go out this week! Enjoy!
Next to You
Next to You
January 9, 2015
Next to You .99 on Amazon
My newest release, Next to You, is just .99 on Amazon right now.
http://amzn.to/1sfcZPI
Next to You is both longer (264 pages) and (ahem) steamier than Cupcakes & Chardonnay and Falling for the Prodigal Son. Just so you know. :-)
A scarred and lonely billionaire hiding from his past ...
Jared Connor lost his innocence at the age of ten when his father poured gasoline around the family home and left his two young sons to die in the flames. Now an adult, he's carefully crafted a pretend life where he can hide his scars and his death row father behind the guise of a caretaker's pickup truck and a pair of gardening shears. But when a beautiful woman with scars of her own barges into his quiet, solitary life, Jared finds it increasingly difficult to hide from what he really wants.
A successful young businesswoman ill at ease in her newfound beauty ...
Phlox Miller was never the pretty girl and no magic mascara or secret serum was ever going to change that—not even one manufactured by her own company. When an accident at her country home burns her face and body, she spares no expense on her recovery and plastic surgery. Now she turns heads on the street, but can't recognize herself in the mirror—and can't convince the man she loves that he's beautiful, too.
Can two people see beyond appearances to find true love?
http://amzn.to/1sfcZPI
Next to You is both longer (264 pages) and (ahem) steamier than Cupcakes & Chardonnay and Falling for the Prodigal Son. Just so you know. :-)
A scarred and lonely billionaire hiding from his past ...
Jared Connor lost his innocence at the age of ten when his father poured gasoline around the family home and left his two young sons to die in the flames. Now an adult, he's carefully crafted a pretend life where he can hide his scars and his death row father behind the guise of a caretaker's pickup truck and a pair of gardening shears. But when a beautiful woman with scars of her own barges into his quiet, solitary life, Jared finds it increasingly difficult to hide from what he really wants.
A successful young businesswoman ill at ease in her newfound beauty ...
Phlox Miller was never the pretty girl and no magic mascara or secret serum was ever going to change that—not even one manufactured by her own company. When an accident at her country home burns her face and body, she spares no expense on her recovery and plastic surgery. Now she turns heads on the street, but can't recognize herself in the mirror—and can't convince the man she loves that he's beautiful, too.
Can two people see beyond appearances to find true love?
January 7, 2015
Drawing Lessons on NetGalley
Bloggers and reviewers: Drawing Lessons (pub date Feb. 19) is a read now title on NetGalley!
