New Releases from Wild Rose Press – 50% off

Hello, here are this week’s new releases…at 50% off…from Wild Rose Press.

Dances of the Heart by Andrea Downing
Digital Price: 5.99, On Sale 3.00

Dances

Successful, workaholic author Carrie Bennett lives through her writing, but
can’t succeed at writing a man into her life. Furthermore, her equally
successful but cynical daughter, Paige, proves inconsolable after the death
of her fiancé.

Hard-drinking rancher Ray Ryder can find humor in just about
anything-except the loss of his oldest son. His younger son, Jake, recently
returned from Iraq, now keeps a secret that could shatter his deceased
brother’s good name.

On one sultry night in Texas, relationships blossom when the four meet,
starting a series of events that move from the dancehalls of Hill Country
to the beach parties of East Hampton, and from the penthouses of New York
to the backstreets of a Mexican border town. But the hurts of the past are
hard to leave behind, especially when old adversaries threaten the fragile
ties that bind family to family…and lover to lover.
To Purchase

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High Ground (Daring Heights Series) by Madelon Smid
Digital Price: 4.99, On Sale 2.50

High Ground

When Joshua Chandler identifies the hacker attempting to infiltrate his
security software, he becomes a target for assassination. A genius,
contracted to safeguard government secrets, he concludes a lot of people
could see him as a threat. Various government agencies vie to protect him,
but he prefers to hire his own bodyguard. When he falls in love with her,
he has only one choice. Catch his assassin, so he can focus on winning her.

Catriana Duplessiss, (Cat) hired to protect Josh, remains professional and
distant in order to do her job. An ex-marine, she’s well trained to keep
him safe, but pretending to be his live-in-lover tests her rule “never get
involved with a principal”. She’s lost too many loved ones to death and
refuses to risk her heart again. When her feelings for Josh affect her
ability to do her job, she insists on being replaced, so he has the best
protection possible. It also allows her to run, but she can’t hide from the
truth. She’s lost her heart to this brilliant man whose death seems
imminent.

Both the assassin and Cat elude Josh’s efforts to capture them. He doesn’t
know which is the greater threat losing his life or losing his love.
To Purchase

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His Majesty’s Secret Passion (Millionaire’s Club Series) by Christina Hollis
Digital Price: 3.99, On Sale 2.00

Majesty

Leo Gregoryan’s determined to be the perfect king. Loyalty to his country
means sacrificing his own happiness, but he’ll divert the energy he once
poured into his dream of becoming a doctor toward royal duties. All he
needs right now is a stress-free vacation-no future queen need apply.

Sara Astley escapes to the luxurious Paradise Hotel after she’s dumped by
her partner, who then stole the promotion she’d expected. She hides her
broken dreams behind a tough exterior. Her stubborn streak makes her a
challenge Leo can’t resist.

His special brand of hands-on persuasion seduces Sara into enjoying the
holiday of a lifetime. Their fling can’t hurt either of them-or so they
think. Leo’s focussed on being the ideal hero. Sara knows what she wants,
and that’s independence. Then a revelation tears them apart, meaning things
can never be the same between them…

To Purchase

Looking for something new to read?

Looking for a new book? Here are this week’s releases from The Wild Rose Press.

CORSICA GATE by Robena Grant
Digital Price: $4.99…On Sale $2.50

Corsica

A heroine who has stopped believing in fairy tales and happy endings. Dia
Sophia Romani, jilted three days before her wedding, has lived with Mama in
San Diego’s Little Italy for six months. She’s tired of everything Italian,
and is ready to move on…

Enter an unlikely hero. Carlo Antonelli is of Italian descent. He adores
Dia, but he’s willing to take his time and not rush her. When he learns she
will be vacationing in Italy and Corsica, he must step up his game.

Will a wish at a magical gate destroy, or strengthen, their new found love?
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REAL LIFE RUM by Mickey J. Corrigan
Digital Price: $1.99…On Sale $1.00

Real Life

Who determines your destiny? The gods or the gods of money?

After she’s invited to Dusky Beach, Florida, Marina Winston believes she’ll
finally meet her mysterious benefactor. But sometimes fate is a twisted
bitch. One minute she’s flirting with the security guard, the next he’s
been shot. RealLife Shares, a spy who loves her, a pink pistol, and Mr. X,
the mysterious multimillionaire who lives on his own private island… All
this has something to do with Marina, but she has no idea what.

She only knows Officer Handsome, the detective interrogating her, has clear
blue eyes like an Alaskan dog, and boy, does he turn her on. He really
doesn’t want to go there. Yet to her, the cool cop represents the chance to
demonstrate her freedom of choice. And Marina is determined to choose her
own destiny.
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ROMANTIC ROAD by Blair McDowell
Digital Price: $4.99…On Sale $2.50

Romantic

When Lacy Telchev buries her husband she finds herself in treacherous
waters. Igor, much older than Lacy, had secrets. Suddenly, Lacy is being
chased across Europe by men who believe she can lead them to those secrets.

Evading her pursuers with the aid of a chance acquaintance, the handsome
and mysterious Max Petersen, Lacy travels across Germany, Austria and
Hungary, to a shattering discovery in Budapest. Along the way, she meets
three women from Igor’s past.

As Igor’s story unfolds through them, Lacy is less and less certain who her
husband really was. Who can Lacy trust? Will she survive to find out?
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THE SHORT STORY

I write novellas. Some would call them short stories. Some say novelette. Whatever you want to call these stories between 7,500 and 20,000 words, that’s what I write.

I was flipping through the May 2014 Romance Writers Report…somehow it ended up in the TBR pile with a bunch of lesser read magazines…and I found an article “Don’t Shortchange the Short-Story Market” which I thought offered some interesting insight into the short story market.

“…toward the close of the 20th century, printing costs rose and advertisers diminished. Distractions such as television and computers arose, and short stories all but disappeared…But, then, like a shining knight on a white horse, in galloped independent e-publishers” (thank you Wild Rose Press!) ”Riding atop that horse, armor gleaming and lance at the ready, were romance writers. We created the market for e-books, and now, it appears, we’re reconstructing the market for short stories.”

Knight

So, true. Unless you could get into an anthology, the market for short stories was all but nil until the e-reader came along.

The article went on to say “it’s harder to write them [short stories] because you have to do more in fewer words and then you get paid less”.

Well, I’d disagree on the first part. I can’t imagine sitting down and writing an entire 100,000 word novel. (I read a lot of novellas for the same reason…time.) As for the money part, well, yeah, obviously if a book costs less, you make less.

What I appreciated the most about the article was the conclusion. “Short stories are enjoying a renaissance, and romance authors are driving their new found popularity…short stories are a time-honored writing tradition that’s languished and struggled but never died. And that says something about how much people love to read them, how much authors love to write them, and , just maybe, what their future may bring.”

A renaissance thanks to e-readers and iphones. While I love the convenience of my Kindle, I don’t always have it with me. But, and I loooove this app, I have my Kindle synced to my iphone and if I suddenly find myself with the need to fill time, voila, I have my book right in my hand/purse/pocket.

So take a chance. Download a novella or short story to your e-reader, computer or phone. Wild Rose Press has a lot of shorter length stories to buy. Want to try one for free? My short story EMERALD EYES is a free download available from Wild Rose Press.

Emerald Eyes Buy Link

Emerald Eyes