Christa Simpson's Blog, page 17

Do you want to be a part of a street team? Join mine!

I’ve updated the Facebook cover in my street team. What do you think? Are you not a part of my team yet? I’d love for you to join us! There are no minimum participation requirements, but there are lots of chances for you to win exclusive prizes, give your input for future book covers, read for review and talk books with other readerly people like you!

If you’re at all interested, feel free to join the closed group on Facebook and check it out. You’re free to leave the group at any time, but why would you?! It’s a judgment-free zone and we’re all there to have a little fun. We leave drama where it belongs–in our fiction!

Last Day: October Free for All

If you haven’t already, check out the October FREE for All & Giveaway 10/9-10/13. Today’s the last day!!!

I’ve joined a bunch of romance authors in a FREE FOR ALL. Check out these freebies for a limited time! It’s just my way of thanking my loyal readers. You can find my freebie at the top there, if you’re at all interested in picking up a copy of Twisted, a sassy new adult romance, for FREE! As always, if you’re looking for content to share on social media, this is fair game. Sharing is caring!

If you don’t think free e-books are reason enough to check out this event, you should know the other authors and I have pooled our funds to offer an awesome giveaway! Read on to learn more about the fabulous prizes and how to enter.

Enter to win a Kindle and Amazon Gift Cards just for subscribing to our newsletters or following us on social media. If you’re already subscribed to my newsletter, you get a free entry! Just find me in the list of authors under the book covers and enter to win the KINDLE!

Check out the October FREE for All & Giveaway

Are you thankful today? I sure am! Here’s why…

Another Canadian Thanksgiving has come and gone. I hope you’ve taken this opportunity, as I have, to think about all the things and people you’re thankful for!

My bestie always calls me a Crazy Canadian for all our silly differences. This holiday is one of them. But, even it you’re not celebrating Thanksgiving right now, it’s a great time to remember what you’re thankful for. Me? I’m thankful for having a loving husband, healthy children, supportive sisters and good parents, a sister-from-another-mister who just gets me, a roof over my head and food in my belly.

You know who else I’m thankful for?You! I am so grateful that you’ve decided to visit my blog and take the time out of your day to read these words. If I’ve managed to put a smile on one person’s face, or remind one lonely soul that there are reasons to be thankful even though life might not be dealing you the best of times right now, then my job here is done.

If you leave this post thinking one thing, I hope it’s about all those little things that you take for granted every day. It’s never to late to say thank you, or I’m sorry. A little bit of compassion can go a long way. #kindnessmatters

I’d love for you to join in on my family tradition and share what you’re thankful for in the comments. I’ll post a few of my favourites on my social media accounts to celebrate the love. Don’t be shy. I don’t bite. Tell me what you’re thankful for today!

Reader Review Team

Ready to read and review?

Download and enjoy Tough Luck (A Forbidden Romance) at no cost to you!

Dustin Miller is off limits . . .

I know it’s not right to pine for this man, but he’s the one wielding all the power, controlling my body with a single menacing look. He tells me he can be my dark little secret and I’m honestly having a hard time saying no.

I can’t resist him . . .

I’m supposed to be the good-girl librarian, but when I meet a wealthy bad boy with impossibly dark eyes, a beautiful chaos ensues. I tell him it’s a mistake. I demand a do-over. But he has something else in mind. I know I should say no—absolutely not. I should turn around, walk away and never look back. But what do you think happens when he’s a “get what I want, when I want” kind of guy and what he wants is me?

WARNING: This story has vulgar language and explicit adult situations and is for readers 18+ ONLY.

Download Tough Luck from Amazon for FREE on September 25 or 26, 2016.

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Here’s all you need to do:

1. Download Tough Luck from Amazon for FREE between September 25 and 26, 2016. http://viewbook.at/Tough

2. Read the book. Simple! Hey, you might even like it.

3. Write a review on Amazon by 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, October 3, 2016. It doesn’t have to be anything particularly long. All I ask is that you leave an honest, spoiler-free review. Need help? What did you think of the characters, the forbidden relationship, the mystery? Were you entertained? Was there anything that struck you as memorable? Is there a reason why another reader might enjoy the book?

4. Fill out this Google form. This is how you receive credit and are entered to win the $10 Amazon Gift Card(s). How many are up for grabs? That depends on the number of verified reviews. For every 25 reviews, there will be one gift card given away. I’ll share in my Facebook Group the running tally of reviews to keep it exciting!

5. The winners will be selected and announced in my Facebook Group. It’s a closed group, but new members are always welcome and encouraged. Participate as little or as much as you like! http://www.facebook.com/groups/635167676517108

Enter to win!

www.christasimpson.com/tough-luck

To ensure you don’t miss out on other amazing offers like this one, sign up for my newsletter!

I CHALLENGE YOU: Kindle Unlimited Challenge

The rules of the challenge are simple:

1. Select a book from the table of participating books.

2. Read the book before month end.

3. Complete this Google Form: https://goo.gl/forms/DjC7OpxHc8z6s8i72

4. Repeat the process all month long.

Prizes will be rewarded as follows:

1. Weekly drawings for one $25 Amazon Gift Card and two $10 Amazon Gift Cards.

2. Final grand prize drawing on October 1st. (The Google form will close at 11:59pm on 9/30.)

One winner will receive a KINDLE FIRE!
Two winners will receive $50 Amazon Gift Cards.
Three winners will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card.

Click here to be a Love Kissed Reader and get reading those books! The more you read, the more chances you have at winning that Kindle Fire!

Have you heard? TOUGH LUCK (A Forbidden Romance) is now FREE on Kindle Unlimited!


If you were to read mine first, I wouldn’t complain one bit.

Labour Day Super Sale!

Check out the Labour Day Super Sale & Giveaway for loads of romance books on sale and for your chance to WIN A KINDLE or one of three $25.00 Amazon gift cards, just for subscribing to our newsletters!

Why am I sharing this? I’m one of our authors donating to this giveaway! It’s just my way of thanking my loyal readers.

Here’s the link to the Labor Day Super Sale & Giveaway!

Announcing the Art in the Park Winner 2016!

Thanks to everyone who visited me at Tilbury’s First Annual Art in the Park last weekend. The event was a resounding success! Could we have asked for nicer weather? The sprinkling at the end of our day didn’t hurt anyone.

IT’S TIME!

I’m biting the bullet and . . .

am taking my chances with Kindle Unlimited!

“Why? Why, Christa?” you might be asking.

It’s a smart business decision and the truth is, Kobo banned my single title forbidden romance, so I can’t reach readers there, and I received the bulk of my sales for Tough Luck in the first few months after release anyway.

My fans who downloaded through Barnes and Noble, iBooks (and maybe even Kobo, if you picked it up in the first week before it was banned), already got their copies of Tough Luck, and sales were great up until July 31. These past few weeks though, sales have plummeted and the trickling downloads at Barnes and Noble and iBooks have declined to the point where I told myself if I ever reach that number for any thirty-day period in the first year after publication, I would take my chances with Kindle Unlimited. Since this book is a single-title novel, the risk is minimal. Besides, my bestie thinks this is a good move for me and she often knows what’s good for me before I do!

I’ve heard lots of good things from authors who go all-in with Kindle Unlimited and I’ve also heard the horror stories. It’s one e-book and it’s barely going to squeak me $25.00 over the past 30 days outside of Amazon, I keep telling myself. It’s priced at $3.99, so there’s room for improvement. I’m doing this.

Being that it’s a single title and the higher price may be hindering new-to-me readers from downloading, I have little to lose. I know Kindle Unlimited has readership, on the basis that authors claim they are all-in and make a living off of it. Now, “a living” might differ from you to me, but quite frankly I just want my story read, and wouldn’t it be cool to see how many pages are being read real-time?! I have $75.00 to lose (over the 90-day period that I’ll be locked in), but I think that’s a risk worth taking because I could be missing out on an amazing opportunity. I’m not one to leave a stone left unturned. I think IT’S TIME!

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If you’re a new follower of mine, you might not know that I was not a big fan of Amazon when they opened up Kindle Unlimited. I felt like they had ripped the rug out from under my feet and buried my books in the slush pile overnight. (My books ALL went from the top 20,000 down to the top 200,000 LITERALLY overnight. Thirty copies of each book a day turned into three copies, if I was lucky.) I was beside myself. I worried that my books would never recover.

Luckily, my next release was a hit with Barnes and Noble and it continues to carry me with its awesome rank to this day (a year and a half later).It took me some time to regain traction with Amazon, but I think I’m finally back to where I want to be. As a writer and publisher I do understand that Amazon is going to continue to shift and change in any way it needs to stay competitive and drive up profits (much like Facebook and all the other social media giants). I’d like to share in that growth and so here’s to dipping my toe in the Kindle Unlimited pool. I hope you’ll support me in my decision!

AUTHORS: Are you locked in with Kindle Unlimited or do you plan to be? If so, why? Any recommendations for someone ready to take the plunge? This is unchartered territory for me and your advice is appreciated!

Readers, do you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited? How’s that experience been for you? Have you discovered any new authors through the program? How did you find them?

Please share your opinion and experience(s) in the comments below!

A Giveaway for Authors

#Authors -> Check out the First Annual Done for You Promotion, which is running from August 1 to 25, 2016.
You are always give, give, giving to the book community. Black Widow Publishing is proud to have joined up with some other fabulous book businesses to be able to give back to you!

That’s right! 42 book businesses have come together to offer you some pretty amazing prize packages. See for yourself!

http://lovekissedbookbargains.com/dfy-giveaway/

Here’s a sneak preview of the prizes from Black Widow Publishing:

One author will win a free proofread of an edited manuscript up to 70,000 words.
One author will win a free graphic teaser.
Every author who enters will receive a 25% off coupon for author services listed on the website.

Offer Expires: December 31, 2016

ENTER TO WIN!

66 Free Romances? Yes, please!

Get 63 Romance Books for FREE!

http://madmimi.com/signups/199239/join

Don’t miss this event running from Monday, August 8th through Thursday, August 11th.

Sign up here for access to these FREE romance reads!

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