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December 8, 2016
Now Available: “The King & The Criminal” by Charlotte Ashe
The Heart of All Worlds saga continues…
Redemption was a hard goal to pursue.
Tash wasn’t even entirely sure it was possible; he was under no illusions that a few acts of kindness and bravery could possibly erase the damage he had done. The life he had taken. The humans he had treated as playthings. Most of those same humans had surely been reduced to no more than actual playthings once they had moved on from his care. Few if any ever got their lives back, or even their identities.
Nothing could fix it. Tash had no plans to try.
But if he was lucky, he had a fair few centuries left. And even if he managed to get that door open, he may very well spend all of those centuries trapped inside of Villalu. He may as well do his best to remove suffering where he found it rather than exploiting it or contributing to it. He may as well pretend to be good.
Because, make no mistake, he was pretending. Tash was not a good person.
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Summary
What happens when the fairytale ends but the journey continues? Book II of The Heart of All Worlds series finds Sehrys and Brieden living peacefully in Khryslee. But when King Firae breaches an ancient, spellbound pact by crossing The Border into Villalu in pursuit of a convicted criminal and is trapped there, Sehrys is forced to ascend the throne in his absence, a role he was once groomed for, but Brieden fears and dreads. Meanwhile, Firae must rely on the very criminal he was after to help him reach home alive—a man his own mother exiled long ago but who awakens something in his heart more potent than his sworn duties as king.
As each man struggles to understand his own destiny, devotion, and legacy, a deeper and more urgent truth confronts them all: Their world is in far greater danger than they realized, and each of them plays an integral part in its fate.
Price: $17.99 print / $6.99 multi-format ebook
Details: Trade paperback, 6"x9"
Pages/Words: 325 // 85,000
ISBN: 978-1-941530-86-3 print // 978-1-941530-87-0 ebook
International Special: Order the print edition by February 8, 2016 from your favorite book retailer and receive free multi-format eBook by submitting a copy of your receipt to contact@interludepress.com.The King & The Criminal is available from the IP Web Store and your favorite book retailers, including: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBookstore, All Romance eBooks, Smashwords, Kobo, and Indiebound.
About the Author
Charlotte Ashe is a social worker by day and a writer of romantic fantasy by night. A long-time fan of speculative fiction that skews feminist and features LGBT characters, Charlotte loves writing stories that are sexy, heartfelt, and full of magic and adventure. She has put her B.A. in literature and creative writing to use over the years as a writer of fan fiction, and her most popular work has drawn more than one million readers worldwide, been translated into several languages, and been featured in online publications including The Backlot. Her first novel, The Sidhe, was published in 2015 by Interlude Press and named a finalist for a Foreword Reviews IndieFab Book of the Year Award. Get to know Charlotte at charlotteashe.com, on Tumblr at http://charlotteashe.tumblr.com, on Facebook at http://charlotteashe.tumblr.com, and on Twitter @CobwebsAndAshes.
Cover art by Sarah Sanderson.
December 6, 2016
interludepress:
Have you just finished NaNoWriMo? Congratulations! Are you considering publishing...
Have you just finished NaNoWriMo? Congratulations! Are you considering publishing your project?
We ask, because Interlude Press is open for submissions. If you are thinking of submitting your freshly-drafted manuscript, here are a few tidbits about us and our mission to help get you started.
Interlude Press has established a reputation for publishing LGBTQ fiction with high literary standards. We’d love for you to explore our brand and consider if your book seems like a good match.
We seek proactive, talented authors with the passion and skill to develop original stories into extraordinary novels, novellas, and short stories. The manuscripts we accept for contract must be creatively smart and exceptionally well-constructed. To ensure the smoothest editorial and production process, working drafts cannot be accepted.
Authors must be willing and prepared to collaborate with a veteran team of professional editors who will guide and challenge them in their craft, while also taking the initiative to actively and consistently promote their books in concert with IP’s marketing efforts.
As of December 2016, we are looking to expand our current list of upcoming titles with the following themes and genres in both adult and young adult fiction:
2017 Winter Holidays (novellas)
Romantic Comedy
Contemporary Fiction
SuspenseCurrently, we are not looking for young adult science fiction or fantasy. Please also note that we do not publish biographies or nonfiction. Before submitting your manuscript, we ask that you please review our complete submission policy for our full submissions guidelines and checklist.
Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you!
December 3, 2016
"The point of the story is laughter, and Brewer shows a wicked facility with the pratfalls and plain..."
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Publishers Weekly review of Lunch With the Do-Nothings at the Tammy Dinette by Killian B. Brewer
Hungry for a good rom-com? Lunch With the Do-Nothings at the Tammy Dinette is now available to pre-order from the IP Web Store. Pre-order the print edition and receive the multi-format eBook package for free with the code LUNCH. Both print and eBook editions must be in your shopping cart for the code to be valid.
(via interludepress)
December 1, 2016
Now Available: “Idlewild” by Jude Sierra
Best Fiction of 2016 —Kirkus Reviews
“A lovely, finely wrought romance that reminds us that to truly love another, we must know our own hearts.“
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When Idlewild was a nascent but tangible dream, finally Asher understood what he could do with that fire: create change in a city so many people had given up on.
Summary
Asher Schenck and his husband John opened their downtown gastropub at the start of Detroit’s revival. Now, five years after John’s sudden death, Asher is determined to pull off a revival of his own. In a last ditch attempt to bring Idlewild back to life, he fires everyone and hires a new staff. Among them is Tyler Heyward, a recent college graduate in need of funds to pay for med school. Tyler is a cheery balm for Asher’s soul, and their relationship quickly shifts from business to friendship. When they fall for each other, it is not the differences of race or class that challenge their love, but the ghosts and expectations of their respective pasts. Will they remain stuck or move toward a life neither of them has allowed himself to dream about?
Price: $16.99 print / $6.99 multi-format ebook
Details: Trade paperback, 6"x9”
ISBN: 978-1-945053-07-8 print // 978-1-945053-08-5 ebook
International: Order the print edition by February 1, 2016 from your favorite book retailer and receive free multi-format eBook by submitting a copy of your receipt to contact@interludepress.com.
Idlewild is available from the IP Web Store and your favorite book retailers, including: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBookstore, All Romance eBooks, Smashwords, Kobo, Book Depository, and Indiebound.
About the Author
Jude Sierra first began writing poetry as a child in her home country of Brazil. Still a student of the form, she began writing long-form fiction by tackling her first National Novel Writing Month project in 2007 and in 2011 began writing in online communities, where her stories have thousands of readers. Her previous novels include Hush (2015) and What It Takes (2016), which received a Starred Review from Publishers Weekly. Get to know the author at judesierra.com, on Twitter @judesierra; on Facebook at facebook.com/JudeMSierra.
Cover art and design by C.B. Messer
November 30, 2016
November 29, 2016
lissareedbooks:
Love the look of a Kindle after you load a new...
Love the look of a Kindle after you load a new batch of books onto it. Pretty, pretty books.
Yeah, even mine! My book is pretty AND it’s practical to have it on my Kindle–continuity research at my fingertips.
November 27, 2016
interludepress:
WHO NEEDS MONDAY? WE’RE STARTING OUR CYBER SALE...
WHO NEEDS MONDAY? WE’RE STARTING OUR CYBER SALE NOW!(And our holiday weekend print clearance continues through Monday.)
November 25, 2016
interludepress:
We’re clearing our print inventory during our...
We’re clearing our print inventory during our holiday weekend sale. Shop early for the best deals! Visit store.interludepress.com for details.
November 21, 2016
"A truly amazing story about love and religion that will stay with me forever. I loved, loved, loved..."
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From Top to Bottom Reviews on Flying Without a Net by E.M. Ben Shaul
Flying Without a Net is now available from the IP Web Store and other online book retailers.
(via interludepress)
