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Create Something Magical Conference

From Readers’ Track at Liberty States Fiction Writers:

What if we told you that for $40 you would get at least 7 free books from Avon, Grand Central Publishing and Samhain, samplers from Forever Romance and Penguin Books, a dessert reception at a very special Lady Jane’s Salon, readings and genre panels with bestselling authors, a karaoke party with hot finger foods, water bottle from Secret Cravings Publishing, pad folios from Carina Press, free raffle tickets for an assortment of gift baskets including one with a Kindle, courtesy of Secret Cravings Publishing, a book fair, plus lots of other swag? Also toss in there the ability to spend time with other readers and rub elbows with an assortment of authors at the reception and party?

Whoa, that was a mouthful! We know it’s hard to believe, but all that can be yours for $40 at the Create Something Magical Conference on March 17 in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The conference is being run by the Liberty States Fiction Writers and more information is available at www.lsfwriters.com.

RACHEL GIBSON Special epub Price Point Promotion!

NOW AVAILABLE AT THE DISCOUNTED PROMOTIONAL PRICE OF $5.99

True Love and Other Disasters
Nothing But Trouble
True Confessions
Sex, Lies and Online Dating
I’m in No Mood for Love
Tangled Up in You
Not Another Bad Date
Lola Carlyle Reveals All
Any Man of Mine ($4.99)

NEW TO EPUB RELEASES ON 4/1/12 ALL ONLY $3.99!

Simply Irresistible
It Must Be Love
See Jane Score
The Trouble with Valentine’s Day
Truly Madly Yours
Daisy’s Back in Town

Don’t forget RESCUE ME, the first chapter in Gibson’s new series on men of the military, will be on-sale 5/29/12.

And the winners are in for January!

They are:

RENEE B. of Georgia: “DARK PREDATOR” by Christine Feehan (HC); “ONE GRAVE AT A TIME” by Jeaniene Frost; “DARK PRINCE” by Christine Feehan (author’s cut); “LURE OF THE WICKED” by Karina Cooper; and “THE FIRE KING” by Marjorie M. Liu.

ALEXIE B. of Montana: “PREY” by Linda Howard (HC); “INTO THE CROSSFIRE” by Lisa Marie Rice; “IF I SHOULD DIE” by Allison Brennan; “SWEET REWARD” by Christy Reece; and “SWEET REVENGE” by Christy Reece.

SHELLY B. of Alabama: “THE DUKE IS MINE” by Eloisa James; “TROUBLE AT THE WEDDING” by Laura Lee Guhrke; “A LADY AWAKENED” by Cecilia Grant; “THE VIPER” by Monica McCarty; and “ENGAGED IN SIN” by Sharon Page.

JESSICA M. of Virginia: “BEYOND THE DARKNESS” by Jaime Rush; “SHADOW WALKER” by Allyson James; “BEDEVILED” by Sable Grace; “SWITCHBLADE GODDESS” by Lucy A. Snyder; and “REAPER’S JUSTICE” by Sarah McCarty.

CAROL D. of Pennsylvania: “LOVER’S LEAP” by Emily March; “HOMETOWN GIRL” by Mariah Stewart; “LEGACY” by Danielle Steel; “HOLLY LANE” by Toni Blake; and “IF WISHES WERE HORSES” by Robert Barclay.

KRISTIN D. of Michigan: “TROUBLE AT THE WEDDING” by Laura Lee Guhrke; “MY RUTHLESS PRINCE” by Gaelen Foley; “THE SINNER WHO SEDUCED ME” by Stefanie Sloane; “SEDUCING THE GOVERNESS” by Margo Maguire; and “THE PRICE OF TEMPTATION” by Lecia Cornwall.

Congratulations to all! Our February giveaway will be online this week!

READER RALLY!

There’s a huge Reader Rally going on courtesy of Random House and a bunch of Reader Blogs. Prizes to be had at each blog, with a Grand Prize to be given away at Romance at Random. Check out all the blogs involved below, and be sure to check out RR@H Novel Thoughts to see what you can win there!

1. Manga Maniac Cafe 2. Romance At Random
3. jessica@jessicascott.net 4. Delighted Reader
5. A Bookish Affair 6. BOOKS R US
7. Me and Reading 8. From the TBR Pile
9. Reviews By Molly 10. Coffee Beans & Love Scenes
11. Celticlady’s Reviews 12. The ABCs of Erotica – Malia Mallory
13. The Blogging Book 14. Vanessa Kelly, Regency Romance That Sizzles
15. Novel Thoughts & Book Talk 16. teresamhill@bellsouth.net
17. Kickin’ Back With Kiwi 18. Bronwen Evans – Regency Seductions
19. Sharon Cullen 20. Mimmi’s Musings…
21. greenidmama@gmail.com 22. tina9561@yahoo.com
23. Books . . . Looks and Takes by Eleanor Anders 24. Lush Book Reviews
25. Hanging with bells 26. Love To Read For Fun
27. Deborah Macgillivray Nattering 28. franbaker05@gmail.com
29. Bitch Can Write A Book 30. JoAnne Kenrick
31. A Place for All Romance and Book Lovers! 32. Kacey Hammell
33. Stephanie J Grace 34. Regan Walsh
35. Gotta Love a Cowboy 36. etstella56@yahoo.com
37. Sandra K-Horn 38. Keta’s Keep
39. Lisa Kumar 40. thebookreadinggals@gmail.com
41. Cherie Marks 42. The Write to Make a Living

NORTHERN EXPOSURE by Mari Carr & Jayne Rylon

As of today, January 15th, this is currently listed as a freebie for both Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Nobles Nook. Grab it while you can! :)

All roads lead home when that’s where you’ve left your heart.

Compass Brothers, Book 1

Silas Compton always had his eye on Lucy, the veterinarian’s daughter. He was even content to wait for the girl of his dreams to grow up before getting anywhere near her with his family’s double-edged legacy.

Waiting around led to fooling around with his best friend—and an impulsive eruption of desire that Lucy’s innocent eyes weren’t meant to see. Figuring Compton Pass wasn’t big enough for either the three of them or the pain he’d caused, Silas let loose his tightly reined wanderlust and headed for Alaska.

Ten years later, when an oil rig accident sends him home, he braces himself for the reopening of old wounds. Instead he finds himself in the care—and welcoming arms—of Lucy and Colby, whose marriage has plenty of room for the man they both still love. And forgive with all their hearts.

Amazon Link is here.

BN Link is here.

Nora Roberts

Penguin is excited to kick off the new year with the eBook release of some classic Nora Roberts titles as part of the launch of Berkley/NAL’s eBook imprint, InterMix. Novels from Roberts’ beloved O’Hurleys, Donovans, and Cordina’s Royal Family series will be available in multiple electronic formats—for the first time!—on January 17th wherever eBooks are sold. The first book in the O’Hurleys series, THE LAST HONEST WOMAN, will now be available as an eBook in March 2012. Here’s a list of the upcoming Roberts e-releases:

On Sale January 17th

The O’Hurleys
DANCE TO THE PIPER (book 2)
SKIN DEEP (book 3)
WITHOUT A TRACE (book 4)
*book #1 releases in March

The Donovan Legacy
CAPTIVATED (book 1)
ENTRANCED (book 2)
CHARMED (book 3)
ENCHANTED (book 4)

Cordina’s Royal Family
AFFAIRE ROYALE (book 1)
COMMAND PERFORMANCE (book 2)
THE PLAYBOY PRINCE (book 3)
CORDINA’S CROWN JEWEL (book 4)

On sale March 2012

The O’Hurleys
THE LAST HONEST WOMAN (book 1)

World Book Night – April 23, 2012

The event will take place on April 23, 2012 across the U.S., UK and Ireland. During World Book Night, 50,000 people, named as “book givers,” will each be giving away 20 books from a select list with a goal to have 1,000,000 people across the United States alone celebrating reading en masse. There will be adult books and young adult titles given away. People can sign up at http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/about-world-book-night/register-as-a-2012-giver by February 1st to apply to be a “book giver.” You can see the complete list of titles that includes books from authors like Jodi Picoult, Michael Connelly, Stephen King, Barbara Kingsolver and Junot Diaz, among others at: http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/wbn2012-the-books.