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December 16, 2016

4 New Editors and an Art Director at RAB

The award-winning hybrid publisher Riverdale Avenue Books announced today the hiring of four new editors, Maximilian Ximenez, Camilla Saly-Monzingo, F. Leonora Solomon and Debra Hyde, and the promotion of Scott Carpenter to Art Director.

“I have worked with each Scott, Maximilian, Camilla, Leonora, and Debra in many different capacities over the years and we’re so excited to have their creative forces on our team,” said Publisher Lori Perkins. “I know their vision and insight will bring new energy to our already innovative company.”

Cover artist Scott Carpenter has been promoted to Art Director, where he will oversee the creation of the publisher’s covers and artwork. He was Art Director at Samhain Publishing and has worked for several other epublishers creating award-wining covers for best selling authors. “I’m thrilled with the opportunity to create exciting covers across such a wide range of genres,“ said Carpenter.

Maximilian Ximenez had been named Editorial Director of the new horror imprint, Afraid. He comes to Riverdale Avenue Books with experience in the tie-in publishing department of the video game juggernaut Blizzard Entertainment. Maximilian is currently acquiring horror with “strong elements of satire or dark science fiction, as well as books featuring nontraditional antagonists like women and children who kill."

Camilla Saly-Monzingo has joined the company as an Assistant Editor. After editing The Morris-Jumel Mansion Anthology of Fantasy and Paranormal Fiction for Riverdale, she will be acquiring titles in both fiction and nonfiction with an interest in New York history and culture. “I’m looking for stories about the real New York from its seamy sexual underside to battles over real estate, stories of the City’s Gilded Age to uncensored women’s histories yet to be told.”

F. Leonora Solomon has been named Assistant Editor. She has been compiling erotic romance anthologies for Riverdale Avenue Books, including the Golden Flogger award-winning collection Tie Me Up. She will be acquiring titles in the Desire imprint.

Lambda-award winning writer, Debra Hyde joins the team as an Assistant Editor acquiring contemporary erotica and “classic erotica” for a new imprint that will be re-issuing long-out-of-print American and Victorian erotic titles with a 21st Century perspective.
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Published on December 16, 2016 06:20 Tags: art-director, books, editors, publishing

December 12, 2016

Scoring with Santa, A Sports Romance, is Coming for Christmas

Fitness Expert Theresa Roemer and USA Today Best-Selling Author Renee Rose Release Sports Romance “Scoring with Santa”

“Flaming hot sports romance with a dash of Desperate Housewives--Roemer and Rose truly delight!"
--USA Today Bestselling Author Lee Savino


New York, NY: (December 12, 2016)—International fitness expert Theresa Roemer and USA Today best-selling author Renee Rose have teamed up to collaborate on Scoring with Santa, the first novel in the Second Chance sizzling hot sports romance series, that will be published by Riverdale Avenue Books right before Christmas.

The novel features a searing romance between a divorced career-driven mom who owns a chain of fitness clubs and Houston’s most eligible bachelor, a high school football coach. The irresistible attraction between the two could destroy both their careers.

The heroine and some of the material for this book was based on co-author Theresa Roemer’s life. Theresa owned a chain of fitness clubs called Body by Design and personal training services called Phenomenal Physiques, and won the U.S. Open title in bodybuilding at the age of 40, and held the titles of Mrs. Houston U.A., Mrs. Texas U.A., and was the first runner up for Mrs. United America concurrently.

“I was so excited to combine the back story of a real-life woman of substance and sports romance. And we all agree that Coach Charming is a perfect book boyfriend,” Said author Renee Rose of working on the project with Theresa Roemer.

The official publication date is December 20th and the ebook is available now for a pre-pub price of $.99 for a limited time. After Christmas the ebook will be sold for $4.99. The trade paperback can be purchased for $16.99 wherever books are sold.

The authors are also offering a $100 Amazon giftcard on their Facebook page to help readings get in the mood for Christmas, and will be appearing on various blogs and interview sites before publication
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Published on December 12, 2016 22:21 Tags: christmas, coach, contemporary, football, milf, romance, sports

December 9, 2016

Remembering Jenni Rivera on the 4th Anniversary of Her Death

We Miss You Jenni!

It's been four years since Jenni Rivera passed away, and to honor her memory we're putting her unauthorized biography on sale for 50% off all December with coupon code Jenni2016

We Love Jenni is a frank and revealing biography of the late Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera written by The New York Times best-selling author Marc Shapiro and journalist Charles Vazquez that goes behind the scenes to tell the riveting story of the iconic Latina, who was killed December 9, 2012 in a plane crash in Mexico.

Shapiro, author of popular biographies of celebrities such as J. K. Rowling and Justin Bieber, says the book tells the story of a woman "who never shied away from any of the huge problems she faced in life – her rough and tumble childhood, her cheating husband, her first love who in reality was a child molesting monster, her son's indiscretion with an underage girl and so much more.

"Jenni was such an amazing woman – it’s reflected in her fiery live performances and the music that would set many millions on the course for equal rights for women in a long male-dominated Mexican culture,” Shapiro added. "She was a star in a world that many of us did not know and only her sad, untimely death kept her from breaking out and having it all.”

This sale is also available at

allromanceebooks.com/Omnilitcom
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Published on December 09, 2016 13:24 Tags: celebrity, icon, jenni-rivera, mexican-amercan, music, singer, star

November 30, 2016

TRUMP THIS! Bio FREE Through Inauguration Day

Free Downloads of “Trump This!”
An Unauthorized Bio of President-elect Donald Trump
Available Now Through Inauguration Day

New York, New York - November 29, 2016 – Who is Donald Trump? In an effort to give readers the chance to discover what kind of president Donald Trump might be, Riverdale Avenue Books, the award-winning hybrid publishing company, will offer free digital downloads of their new unauthorized bio e-book of President-elect Donald Trump written by New York Times best-selling entertainment journalist Marc Shapiro. The free download will be available from now through Inauguration Day on January 20th, 2017.
Trump This! The Life And Times of Donald Trump: An Unauthorized Biography digs deep into the truth that is Donald Trump looking into his family, childhood and early years in New York City, all of which made him the man he is today. All of this is interlaced with the tale of the rise and fall of and rise of his New York real estate empire.
“There have been many books written by and about Donald Trump, but no one has looked at him through the pop culture prism. As a native New Yorker, Donald Trump has been an almost daily part of the city’s landscape. Now the whole country gets to really see this larger than life New Yorker. I think this makes Trump This! a unique biography,” said Publisher Lori Perkins.
Even with the barrage of media in the race for President of the United States, and the many seasons of The Apprentice, Donald Trump’s back-story has been largely untold.
"The reality is that Trump, outside of the tight knit business community, was a well kept secret to the man and woman on the street until The Apprentice went on the air,” said Author Marc Shapiro. “For those people, this book will definitely fill in the blanks."
The original book was published in February 2016 and has been updated to include Trump winning the election.
Downloads of this book will be available on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles Nook, iTunes, Kobo and wherever e-books are downloaded.
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Published on November 30, 2016 07:39 Tags: bio, ebook, free, president, republican, trump

November 28, 2016

CYBER MONDAY Half Price Sale

We're offering 50% off on all our titles on our website, riverdaleavebooks.com for Cyber Monday by using the code BFRYCYMON2016.

The half price discount includes Amazon bestsellers In Bed with Gore Vidal and 50 Shades of Gay, and the IPPY award-winning Ménage a Musketeers, as well as the critically claimed Juliet Takes a Breath, The Magic University series by best-selling author Cecilia Tan and Trump This! by New York Times best-selling Marc Shapiro.

“Due to the overwhelming success of prior Black Friday sale, we have decided to offer our readers this exciting opportunity to buy all our books at half price. This is the perfect time to hunt for one-day-a-year sales, and this half price sale on all our books is the best deal of the year,” said Publisher, Lori Perkins. “The best part is you don’t even have to leave your home to find a book you or your friend will love.”
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Published on November 28, 2016 08:56 Tags: 50-off, best-seller, cyber-monday, half-price, sale

November 25, 2016

Half Price Sale on RAB Titles for 50 Shades of Black Friday Sale

We're offering 50% off on all our erotic romance novels for our 50 Shades of Black Friday sale on our website, riverdaleavebooks.com.

Deals will start after midnight on Black Friday and last all Thanksgiving weekend. The 50% off will be extended to the rest of their books on the site for Saturday, Sunday and Cyber Monday. Readers will receive the discount by using the code BFRYCYMON2016.

Deals include Amazon bestsellers In Bed with Gore Vidal and 50 Shades of Gay, and the IPPY award-winning Ménage a Musketeers, as well as the critically claimed Juliette Takes a Breath, The Magic University series by best-selling author Cecilia Tan and Trump This! by New York Times best-selling Marc Shapiro.

“Due to the overwhelming success of prior Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, we have decided to offer our readers this exciting opportunity to buy all our books at half price. This is the perfect time to hunt for one-day-a-year sales, and this half price sale on all our books is the best deal of the year,” said Publisher, Lori Perkins. “The best part is you don’t even have to leave your home to find a book you or your friend will love.”
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Published on November 25, 2016 09:23 Tags: 50-off, 50-shades-of-grey, deal, dirty, discount, erotica, erptic-romance, half-price, kink, lgbt, queer, sale, sex, smut

November 23, 2016

Spend Thanksgiving with Family You REALLY Love - 50% Off all MILF, DILF and Stepbrother Titles

Spend this Thanksgiving with your favorite dysfunctional family with the help of Riverdale Avenue Books with is 50% off of all MILF, DILF, and Stepbrother titles to kick off the holiday season.

“We know how crazy your family can get during Thanksgiving, so we wanted to offer our readers a great discount and a laugh,” said Publisher, Lori Perkins. “Our readers love MILFS, DILFS and stepbrothers, and I know they rather be with them over their own dysfunctional families.”

Each book has a unique code for the 50% discount that can be redeemed on riverdaleavebooks.com. The tiles and discount codes include:

· Happy MILF Day, edited by Lori Perkins - MILFTG2016
· Happy DILF Day, edited by Lori Perkins - DILFTG2016
· Her Stepbrothers’ Demands, by Trinity Blacio - HSDTG2016
· Her Stepbrothers are Aliens, by Trinity Blacio - HSAATG2016
· Her Stepbrothers are Blood Suckers, by Trinity Blacio - HSABSTG2016
· Her Stepbrothers are Angels, by Trinity Blacio - HSAATG2016
· Her Stepbrothers are Demons, by Trinity Blacio - HSADMTG2016
· Her Stepbrothers are Dragons, by Trinity Blacio - HSADRTG2016
· Her Stepbrothers are Werewolves, by Trinity Blacio - HSAWTG2016
· Her Stepbrothers are Saber Tooth Tigers, by Trinity Blacio - HSASTTTG2016
· Her Stepbrothers Christmas Gift, by Rachel Kenley - HSCGTG2016
· Her Beastly Stepbrother, by Rachel Kenley - HBSTG2016
· Her Frozen Stepbrother, by Rachel Kenley - HFSTG2016
· Stepbrothers in the Attic, by Ryan Field - SITATG2016
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Published on November 23, 2016 21:21 Tags: 50-off, dilf, half-price, incest, milf, sale, stepbrother

November 11, 2016

Veteran's Day Sale at RAB and ARE

To celebrate Veterans’ Day, award-winning publisher Riverdale Avenue books has put two of best-selling author Trinity Blacio’s titles on sale for half price through the weekend on both their website and on AllRomanceEbooks.com.

Surrender Your Independence, the first title in the Surrender series, and Secrets Unwrapped are 50% off on the riveraleavebooks.com website using the codes VETDAYSU and VETDAYSYI. Both titles are also half off on allromancebooks.

Said author Trinity Blacio, “I love our country and the men and women who defend us and keep us safe. I am so happy to share my stories about military lovers and heroes with my readers.”
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Published on November 11, 2016 14:32 Tags: army, marines, military, navy, romance, war

October 20, 2016

Gary Reed of Deadworld has Passed Away; Deadline Extended for Deadworld Tribute

It is with great sadness that we have to report that Gary Reed passed away suddenly early this month from a heart attack.

Riverdale Avenue Books was working closely with Gary on the creation and publication of an original Deadworld anthology of short stories based on the Deadworld universe, which was to be published this Halloween. In light of his death, the project was postponed and has been expanded to be a tribute to Gary’s life and work, as well as an anthology of Deadworld stories.

With this new direction, we have been working with Gary’s estate to reach out to the many artists, authors and colleagues who have worked with Gary to see if they would like to contribute an essay (or short story) to be included in this collection. We are hoping to publish the tribute book in early 2017.

One of Gary’s colleagues also suggested that Gary could appear as a character in a Deadworld story in the tribute book, and we are looking for an author (or authors) to try their hand at that. Some of the artists brought Gary zombie art to the memorial service and that could also make its way into the tribute book.

If there are authors or people you know who might be interested in being included in this book, please pass this notice on to them.

We believe that Gary would be proud of the direction this book is now taking and that it will reflect his contribution to the horror field appropriately, as well as his legacy.

Below is the link to the original call for stories. The deadline for this anthology is now December 15th, 2016.
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Published on October 20, 2016 10:56 Tags: comics, halloween, horror, legacy, romero, tribute, walking-dead, zombies

October 17, 2016

Horror/Paranormal Titles on Sale for 2 Weeks at RAB

Riverdale Avenue Books Celebrates Halloween with 14 Days of 50% Off on AllRomanceEbooks and RAB Website

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Starting Monday October 17th – October 31st,

New York (October 17, 2016) ¬– To get into the Halloween spirit, Riverdale Avenue Books is offering 14 of their best-selling horror and paranormal romance titles on sale at half price for the final two weeks of October featuring such classic themes as zombies in love, gay vampires and prognosticating witches. Reader will also be able to enter a Goodreads.com give-away for the same 14 titles.

Beginning on Monday, October 17th, one book a day will be featured for 50% off on both the Riverdaleavenuebooks.com website, as well as AllRomanceEbooks.com.

17 An Outcast State OSHALLOW2016
18 How to Throw a True Blood Party TBHALLOW2016
19 Capricorn: Cursed - Book One of the Witch Upon a Star Series CAPHALLOW2016
20 Aquarius: Haunted Heart - Book Two of the Witch Upon a Star Series AQHALLOW2016
21 Pisces: Teacher’s Pet – Book Three of The Witch Upon a Star Series PIHALLOW2016
22 Aries: Swinging into Spring – Part Four of the Witch Upon a Star Series ARHALLOW2016
23 Dead Sexy: The Unofficial WALKING DEAD Fan Guide to Zombie Style, Beauty, Parties DSHALLOW2016
24 The Ripper Letter: Book One of the Hearts of Darkness Series RLHALLOW2016
25 Still Hungry for Your Love: Further Adventures in Zombie Romance SHHALLOW2016
26 Blood and Lust in NYC: A Lesbian Vampire Tryst BLHALLOW2016
27 Venomoid: Book One of the Night Code Saga VEHALLOW2016
28 Clan of The Jersey Boys, Book One of the Fangsters Series FAHALLOW2016
29 Avalon Revisited: A Novel of Vampires, Murder, and Sex in Victorian England AVHALLOW2016
30 Wedding Bells Times Four: Book One of The Virgin Witch and The Vampire King WBHALLOW2016
31 Blood Burn BBHALLOW2016

Said Publisher Lori Perkins, “Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year and I love to curl up with a scary book that keeps me turning the pages. I wanted to share some of our best scary tales at a special price.”
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Published on October 17, 2016 09:58 Tags: comics, demons, discount, half-price, halloween, horror, paranormal-romance, romero, sale, walking-dead, witches, zombies

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