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October 31, 2013
Romantic Promises Cover Reveal
This is me:
You guessed it! I LOVE my new cover by Book Designs by Dee
Dee did an amazing job for my new cover for Romantic Promises! She captured one of my favorite scenes between Matt and Vanessa. Did you see her heels on the back cover? Yep! Hot, right? I love my cover and I cannot wait to share Romantic Promises with all of you! We’re getting so close! I have a HUGE manuscript staring me in the face right now. It needs to head over to my editor – oh wait, that’s Dee also! She’s a busy girl!
Thank you, Dee for my cover! I LOVE it!
Release date coming soon! The middle of November is my expected date. Once we get closer – I’ll let you know! Sign up to my newsletter, in case I decide to release early! (I’m not one for spamming – promise!)
Love to all of you and thank you so much for hanging in there and waiting! This book is all because of my readers screaming for more from Promises, Promises! I cannot tell you how much I have loved your feedback!
By the way – Happy Halloween! I’m off to walk through the neighborhood with my girls and hubby!
*Janice
October 30, 2013
Ninety Nine in November Sale
Who doesn’t LOVE a sale?
Ya know I sure do!
It’s November and you know what that means? BLACK FRIDAY! Oh wait, no …it means Thanksgiving is right around a corner. And that means it’s almost time for the biggest holiday of them all: CHRISTMAS.
Waiting is tough! I know it is, believe me! Several authors came together to bring you a -
Ninety Nine in November sale!
Get your one-click finger ready!
When is it happening?
November 1st-30th
Who’s participating?
The following authors are dropping their prices for this one-time event:
(*PLEASE NOTE: if there are no dates indicated by the prices, the book will be on sale the entire month of November):
On sale: .99
by S. Celi
On Sale from $1.50 to .99:
On Sale from $1.99 to .99:
by Tijan
On Sale from $2.99 to $0.99:
by Alicia Rae
If you prefer Nook: http://bit.ly/1hry6FL
by LV Lewis
*(11/8 – 11/17) by Danielle Jamie
by Holley Trent
by Janice Baker
by Tijan
by Roxy Queen
by S. Moose
by Jenni Moen
*(11/25-11/30) by Jessica Ingro
On Sale from $3.49 to $0.99:
by Holley Trent
On Sale from $3.99 to $0.99:
by Danielle Jamie *(11/15 – 11/24)
by Elle Chardou
by Megan Noelle
by Adriane Leigh *(10/31 – 11/9)
by Adriane Leigh *10/31 – 11/9
If you want to find out more about these authors and their books you can click their names to check out their websites or Facebook pages.
June 16, 2013
And the Character for Promises, Promises Companion Novel is…
First of all, I just want to say – I love my readers! The feedback I have received is phenomenal, incredible, heartwarming…I really could go on and on! Thank you!
Okay, let me backtrack just a little bit. I wrote Promises, Promises to sort of, well, get it out of my head. Really. I had this storyline and wanted to write it so badly – so I did. Then I set it aside and started outlining and writing three other books. I came back to Promises, Promises – changed it, updated it and then set it aside again. Finally, I felt Promises was strong enough to send out to a few people for their feedback. After a little more tweaking, I was thrilled to publish my first book on Amazon.
I continued to write my other books. One in particular, Biggest Mistake, has turned into two books since I am having so much fun writing it. The title may change, but I’ll give you a snippet soon.
Back to my reason for this post…
After the release of Promises, I went back to writing Biggest Mistake. In the meantime, through all sorts of social media, you – my fantastic readers – wrote to me, requesting a sequel or another book for one of the other characters. The thought had crossed my mind, but I never really intended to write a sequel or companion book for Promises.
The more requests and comments I received, the more I started thinking about each of the characters. I felt that Mel and Flynn’s story was told at the same time as Izzy and Z’s. Clark…oh Clark. I love him. What a fun creature! But I wasn’t sure how Clark’s story could be a standalone book. Lastly, Matt. He is such a strong guy with many facets to his character and he has an engaging story to tell.
Yes! I’m thrilled to announce that the companion novel to Promises, Promises will be Matt’s story. Please don’t worry…Clark will still have a role; actually, he’ll become Matt’s roommate! (Did I give away too much?)
I cannot wait to share Matt’s story with all of you and I hope you are as excited as I am. I don’t have a release date just yet, but I’ll keep you posted!
On a final note, I wanted to tell you what happened yesterday with my family. We were driving in the car and I told my husband that I’m really concerned about one of the characters from Matt’s book (Okay, twist my arm – her name is Kara.) My husband gave me a sideways glance, almost disgusted, and said, “You’re worried about a character from your BOOK?” In my most sincere and concerned voice, I replied, “Yes. I’m really not sure if she’s going to be okay after {this}.” From the backseat, my lovely six year old screams out, “Mom, your book is FICTION! They’re not real!”
One day she will understand. One day. Until then, I know all of you understand! *Sigh* Just wait until she escapes into a book and cries over a character. I can’t wait.
May 20, 2013
Promises, Promises Update
The response to Promises, Promises is overwhelming. I am thrilled and so very grateful to those of you who took the time to contact me or leave a wonderful review through Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Amazon or email.
That being said, I have also read numerous complaints about the capitalization of HIM, HIS and HE. Obviously, it was never my intent to upset or annoy any reader. I was merely trying to refer to Izzy’s ex in a manner that would allow the reader to feel the same disgust or hatred she would feel. In no way would I ever want to annoy my readers, so I went through and changed the capitalizations to italics. I hope this resolves the problem for those who found it distracting. (Next time I’ll listen to my editor who told me to change it to italics!)
You can update your kindle version by visiting your ‘manage your kindle’ page on Amazon, then click on books and find Promises, Promises. It will show ‘updated version available’ and you can update through that link.
I had not intended on writing a spin off book to Promises; however, due to the amount of comments I received asking if I would, how could I resist? I have some ideas and I think you will really enjoy what I have in store for you!
Again, I want to thank everyone who took a chance on me. I really appreciate your comments and rave reviews!
April 26, 2013
Promises, Promises is only 5 days away!
Just because I’m so excited and cannot WAIT for everyone to read it…I’m going to give one lucky person a chance to read it before my release date! Click on the link above to enter this giveaway to receive a Promises, Promises ARC (advanced reading copy) for your Kindle!
Just click on the link above to enter!
April 23, 2013
Cover Reveal for Promises, Promises
Today is THE day! I PROMISED that when my Facebook page reached 100 ‘likes,’ I would reveal the cover!
I cannot thank everyone enough for their ‘likes’ and for supporting my new book! This roller coaster has just started and I am loving every minute of it!
April 13, 2013
Promises, Promises Playlist
I love listening to specific songs when I write. For Promises, Promises, I listened to this playlist over and over again. Although some of the songs have a different meaning to them, there were certain lyrics or a rhythm that inspired me to write specific scenes. I hope you enjoy! And yes, there are a lot of songs by The Goo Goo Dolls. Wait until you see the playlist for my next book…
The Goo Goo Dolls: Acoustic #3
Lifehouse: All In
The Goo Goo Dolls: All That You Are
The Goo Goo Dolls: Black Balloon
Train: Brick By Brick
Indigo Girls: Closer To Fine
Déjà Vu: Come on Get Higher
Chantal Kreviazuk: Feels Like Home
Gin Blossoms: Hey Jealousy
The Goo Goo Dolls: Iris
Nickelback: Lullaby
The Fray: Over My Head (Cable Car)
Train: Parachute
The Goo Goo Dolls: Slide
The Fray: You Found Me
March 20, 2013
Welcome!
Welcome to my new website! I’m so excited that Promises, Promises will be released soon!
Stay tuned for more information about my new book, as well as, exciting new giveaways closer to the release date!
Thank you for visiting my website!
Janice
