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May 26, 2023
“The Girl from Portofino”
I know you might already subscribe to my newsletter, but my publishers have set up a separate one for me that will be maintained by them. We are offering the chance to win a signed paperback of “The Girl from Portofino” if you sign up here > https://bit.ly/SiobhanDaikoNewsFrom award-winning author Siobhan Daiko, comes a hauntingly epic read that will sweep you away to the beauty of the Italian Riviera. A story of heart-wrenching loss, uplifting courage, and secrets untold.
When Gina Bianchi returns to the beautiful Italian resort of Portofino to attend her father’s funeral, she is beset by vivid memories of World War 2, when she joined the Resistance, alongside her identical twin sister, Adele.
In her childhood bedroom, Gina reads Adele’s diary, left behind during the war. As Gina learns the shocking truth about her sister, she’s compelled to face the harsh realities of her own past.
For readers of Rhys Bowen, Fiona Valpy, and Victoria Hislop.
What real readers are saying about The Girl from Portofino:
”I was totally blown away.” Netgalley reviewer
”If you are after quality historical fiction, this author is someone whose books you should be reading.” Goodreads reviewer
”The writing was really good with well developed characters and a great storyline.” Netgalley reviewer
May 16, 2023
“The Girl from Venice”
I’m excited to announce that “The Girl from Venice”, to be published by Boldwood Books, is available to pre-order from your favourite online store > https://books2read.com/u/ml8j0M
If you are a Netgalley reviewer, you can download an advance reader copy > https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/288641
1943
Lidia De Angelis has kept a low profile since Mussolini’s laws wrenched her from her childhood sweetheart. But when the Germans occupy Venice, she must flee the city to save her life.
Lidia joins the partisans in the Venetian mountains, where she meets David, an English soldier fighting for the same cause. As she grows closer to him, harsh German reprisals and her own ardent patriotic activities threaten to tear them apart.
Years later
While sorting through her grandmother’s belongings after her death, Charlotte discovers a Jewish prayer book, unopened letters written in Italian, and a fading photograph of a group of young people in front of the Doge’s Palace.
Intrigued by her grandmother’s refusal to talk about her time in Italy, Charlotte travels to Venice in search of her roots. There, she learns not only the devastating truth about her grandmother’s past, but also about her own…
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January 21, 2023
May 20, 2021
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Heartbroken after the loss of her fiancé, Fern travels to her aunt’s house in Italy to find peace and solace. There, overcome by the beauty of the landscape and consumed by a history she finds fascinating, Fern is catapulted into the life of the beautiful but reckless Cecilia, a sixteenth century lady of Venice.
The closer Fern comes to discovering why Cecilia appears to be pulling her back in time, the more echoes of the past reverberate in the present.
When past and present collide, throwing both Fern and Cecilia into deadly danger, can Fern stay safe and come to terms with her own past?
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July 28, 2019
July 27, 2019
Welcome to my world!
AsoloThis is Asolo, one of my favourite Italian towns and only ten minutes’ drive from where we live. I have set many of the scenes in LADY of VENICE here and will be blogging about them over the next several weeks.
May 10, 2018
Authors Supporting Authors #cockygate
This is important for ALL writers…
As the train wreck that is Faleena Hopkins’ career implosion continues, here are some authors who are involved in this who I am giving a shout out to in support.
I will link to the US Amazon pages as I suspect most of my readers are on that side of the pond. I will also try to keep the list updated as best I can. If you spot a link that I have cocked up on then let me know so I can get it fixed. My email is lmbrownauthor@gmail.com.
Kevin Kneupper
Firstly I am giving a BIG SHOUT OUT to Kevin. He is a retired IP lawyer in the US who is also a writer. He has come out of retirement to file a petition to cancel the “cocky” trademark. He is doing this on his own time and without payment.
You can find his Amazon page here.
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September 29, 2017
You Can Win Without Cheating FFS
Most self-publishers will agree: it’s getting tougher out there.
If you are in KU, then you’re pretty much dependent on one income stream and if Amazon sales dip or you run afoul of the Hall of Spinning Knives for whatever reason then you are totally boned. And it’s getting so competitive in KU that it seems to take more titles and quicker releases, along with multi-pronged marketing campaigns – which can be complex and/or expensive – to get any real traction or stickiness.
If you’re not in KU, hitting the charts on Amazon is increasingly difficult and holding on to position is near-impossible – especially when your book is being leapfrogged every hour by thousands of borrow-boosted KU salmon running all that mad marketing. And you can’t even advertise to the same level because they are getting reads on top of those sales to make ROI easier.
Getting visible at…
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May 24, 2017
“Their Virgin Nanny” is LIVE on Amazon! Enter my Rafflecopter draw to win a US$10 GC and a signed paperback!!!
I’m super-excited to tell you that “My Virgin Nanny” is live on Amazon at the special intro price of $0.99 (for a limited time only), and free to read on Kindle Unlimited. Scroll down for my latest teasers, the book trailer, and enter my giveaway!!!
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Two super-hot daddies for one sweet, sexy girl.
ELERI
Working as a nanny in an exclusive London borough
for two bisexual alphas
is my dream job.
Except Gabe and Luke are so freaking hot they’re making me think dirty thoughts.
I can’t have them, though… it would be totally outta line.
And they couldn’t possibly be interested in a twenty-two-year-old virgin like me.
I’ll have to find someone else to punch my V card, right? Yeah, right…
GABE AND LUKE
Sweet, innocent Eleri…
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May 6, 2017
Who’s Pointing At You?
The Also Boughts on your page are an important indication of what readers are buying along with your books.
But those particular Also Boughts are only part of the story. What’s really important is which books are pointing back at you.
Let’s use my long-suffering book Liberty Boy as an example again.
As I explained yesterday’s post – Please Don’t Buy My Book – Liberty Boy was dragged down into the ranking depths after having no Also Boughts for months thanks to an Amazon snafu. I eventually fixed that problem in a fairly crude way by running a 99c Countdown and throwing whatever ads I could get at it.
The promo itself did okay and sold a few hundred copies for me. But I didn’t target the campaign in an optimal way. If you look at the Also Boughts which appeared afterwards, I had lots of books outside my target…
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