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Friday Book Club...

...now open! What are you reading and loving this week? 

Postcard from New Orleans

Hello from Los Angeles :-)

View of LAX at night
I'm on my way to the RT Convention in New Orleans.

We stayed in night in Los Angeles after our long-haul flight to the States (12 hours in the air) and had dinner with my awesome agent, Nephele Tempest, at The Grove & Farmer's Market.

Part of the GroveI wish I could've spent longer in LA. but it's on to the next flight. See some of you in New Orleans!! Remember, the giant Saturday book signing is open to the public for a minimal fee (I think it's $5). Laissez les bons temps rouler!

So cute!! I want one!! (Seen at The Grove)

Extra SHIELD OF WINTER Excerpt

Here's something to make the countdown to Shield of Winter go by a little faster.

A brand-spanking-new excerpt over on the RT blog. Follow the link to read!

Cyber Coffee

Hello everyone! I'm working a little on one of my "play" projects today. These are projects that aren't contracted books, but that I like to stretch my mental muscles with - ANGELS' BLOOD was originally one, so you never know what might appear as a result of my experimenting. 

What about you? What are you up to?

Brenda Novak's Auction for Diabetes Research

Every year, Brenda Novak runs an online auction to raise money for Diabetes research. This year's auction is now live and contains tons of things of interest to readers and writers. (I've donated a coffee date with me at the RWA San Antonio Conference.) So swing by the auction site and see what's on offer.

Newsletter & ARRA Video Interview

The newsletter went out a few hours ago. Hope you enjoy!

If you're a subscriber and didn't receive it, or if you subscribed too late, email Ashwini and she'll sort things out (check your spam folders first though!).

Email: nalini DOT assistant AT gmail DOT com (replace the words DOT and AT with . and @)

Also, I did a video interview with the Australian Romance Readers Association a couple of weeks ago, and the video is now available on their Youtube channel.

Just FYI - we do talk spoilers for Heart of Obsidian so if you haven't yet read that, save this interview to watch later. I also talk a bit about Shield of Winter (from around the 6:20 mark to approx 12:40), if you don't have time to watch the entire interview).

For Guild Hunter fans, I talk a bit about Archangel's Shadows from 26:25 to 30:40ish.

Here's the link!

Shield of Winter Excerpt

Newsletter goes out in approx 15 hours with another full-chapter excerpt of SHIELD OF WINTER! (Signup form on front page of my website if you aren't yet a member of this fantabulous monthly newsletter ;-)). 

Also, I haven't forgotten the Kaleb/Sahara short I promised you all - will be working on that this week. Hoping to post next week.

The Kraken King - Meljean Brook

A book rec for you today!

You all know I love Meljean Brook's work. She's also a friend, but we first became friends because of how much I love her work, so if this recommendation is biased, it's only because I'm a fan. :-)

Much as I adored Meljean's Guardians series (which by the way is now complete), I think her Iron Seas adventures are becoming my favorites of her books.

The Kraken King is the newest book in her Iron Seas world.

The interesting thing is, this book is being released in serial form, with a new episode releasing each week (each of the episodes is around approx 80 pages I think). But don't panic if you hate serials - the entire book will be released in one go once all the parts are complete. So you have a choice to read it in installments or wait for the full book.

I'm not usually a serial format reader (too impatient!), but I decided to try this because (1) Meljean! (2) I don't have too much reading time at the moment, so these bite sized pieces are perfect, and (3) The heroine of the book, Zenobia, writes serial adventures herself, so this seemed the perfect way to read her story.

I finished Part I last night and I loved it!! The chemistry between Zenobia and Ariq is intense and raw and just delicious. The world Meljean describes, with her Krakentown created of the hollowed out metal shells of sea monsters, her airships and more, is so well realized and so unique.

Here's the link to the excerpt for Part I on Meljean's site. Do check it out even if you think this isn't your type of read. You might be happily surprised!

I can't wait to read Part II, which I've also downloaded. Now, of course, I have to resist the urge to e-mail Meljean and say, Give me the rest now or else I'll loose the kraken on you!

Are any of you following this story? What do you think so far? If you are a Meljean fan, which of her books would you recommend to newer readers?

Shield of Winter News

Some good news to share! Publishers Weekly has chosen SHIELD OF WINTER as one of its Best Summer Books of 2014!! Here's what they said:

The epic 13th installment of Singh’s bestselling contemporary paranormal romance series will be eagerly devoured by series fans and new readers...The broad scope and urgency of the plot combine with sweetly subtle and intimate character interactions in a powerfully written story that stands well on its own.

Yay for Ivy and Vasic! Here's the link to their full list of books.

And don't forget, the April 29th newsletter will have another full chapter of SHIELD OF WINTER (in which Ivy and Vasic come face to face for the first time). First full chapter excerpt is available on the website.


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