The debut will be a little later than hoped, but this cover is ab fab.
“They shared friendship and tragedy, but could there be love?”
An unlikely couple is paired at a summer house party. Their budding friendship is cut short by a horrid accident. Will they be able to find love through tragedy?
Charlie Bittlesworth was invited to a summer idle, and hopes to use the time to sell some of his premium livestock. He thinks it a small matter to pay some kind attention to the cousin of his hostess.
Charlotte Ayres has been cloistered in her father’s academic circles at Cambridge all of her life. She feels out of her element at her cousin’s estate, but has never met a man quite like the one she is paired her with for her stay.
Early access will be given to Patron members, with Kindle, et al publication to follow.
Have you read Sandy’s wonderful Caversham Chronicles series yet? This free novella is a prequel to the novel series. Check it out! You’ll be glad you did!
Back in the day (two years ago), I did my pre-orders through Paypal. It amazed me that people tracked me down to pre-order the books. Then there was the opportunity to do them via Amazon and I was amazed at how many pre-orders we could get. I’m deeply grateful that you guys have been so enthusiastic about the Haberdashers books and my writing in general. You have no idea.
After a lot of thinking, I’ve decided that rather than promoting pre-orders I would like to encourage readers to subscribe via my Patreon account. At the $1/month level of ePatron you get an electronic copy of everything I publish during your subscription – and a bit earlier than it will be available at retailers. If you stay for a year I’ll make sure you have my entire backlist, too. At the level of Paper Patron ($5/month) you get both electronic and paper copies. Check out my Patreon to see the other fun stuff available.
If you do the math, a one year subscription to PaperPatron is a cost of $60, but you will get at least $90 (retail price) of books. Autographed! That’s a pretty good deal. For an ePatron, the $12/year comes with a backlist worth $18 and at least another $12 in ebooks the first year, even at the introductory sale prices.
An unlikely couple is paired at a summer house party. Their budding friendship is cut short by a horrid accident. Will they be able to find love through tragedy?
Charlie Bittlesworth was invited to a summer idle, and hopes to use the time to sell some of his premium livestock. He thinks it a small matter to pay some kind attention to the cousin of his hostess.
Charlotte Ayres has been cloistered in her father’s academic circles at Cambridge all of her life. She feels out of her element at her cousin’s estate, but has never met a man quite like the one she is paired her with for her stay.
The early reviews are in, and for reviewers on Goodreads (that have read Saving Persephone) it is averaging a 4.6 out of 5! Congratulations to Robert and Imogen. For Rafflecopter participants, comment on how you feel about dark heroes and unconventional heroines.
“Lovely, complicated plot with plenty of twists and turns including the reappearance of a very evil man, one of The Four we were introduced to in Athena’s Ordeal.”
“Another great edition to this series and as always, I loved seeing characters from the previous books.”
“I loved Robert – he is a very complex man who likes to have total control. Watching him fall in love, was the best part of this book.”
“I thought this would be a hard book to read because Robert has been a rather dark presence in the other books – his sister is afraid of him, he set plans in place that almost kills Quince, he sets George up as a spy… Plenty of negative material, right? But I loved him. He had depths that none of Sue London’s prior characters have shown. And I love to see him struggle with being human.”
“I have always had a special fascination with characters who exhibit a dark side, especially when these characters’ dark traits form in light of familial strife combined with positive traits like intelligence, protectiveness, and ambition. In other words, I have been looking forward to Robert’s story since we first met him in the series. After reading Saving Persephone, I can say that Robert did not disappoint me.”
Hope you caught the Wish You Were Here Party! on Facebook for those of us who couldn’t make it to the RT Booklovers Convention in Dallas this year! I made a ton of new friends and gave away a ton of stuff! One of my new friends is author Christina McKnight. She posted this hilarious pic that I had to share. Obviously this is a great way to discover the Haberdashers! (At least, Gideon would say so.)
Speaking of Facebook parties, don’t forget that there’s one for Saving Persephone on release day, Sunday May 31st! You can find it at the link: Saving Persephone Book Release Party! There will be special prizes for each level of attendance we unlock. So the more people who come, the more awesome things there will be to win! So far we’ve unlocked a $100 Amazon Gift Card and are well on the way to unlocking an autographed paperback collection of the Haberdashers at 200 attendees. *pets the books* Yes, my lovelies, you will have new friends soon. Make suggestions for what you want to win at 300 and 400, but I’ve already committed to having you (maybe you? one of you) join me at an event in 2016 if we get to 500 attendees! Of course, at 500 attendees my head will spin and I will fall over.
Hope you’re having a lusty month of May, that lovely month when ev’ryone goes blissfully astray! And don’t forget that you can pre-order SAVING PERSEPHONE on Kindle. At $2.99 in pre-order that’s $1 off or a 25% discount from the regular price.
Did you hear the news? SAVING PERSEPHONE WILL HIT THE STREETS MAY 31, 2015! Thanks to everyone for your patience as I’ve worked on this book. It has been a hard one to write and life, alas, kept getting in the way.
I will be available for some blog touring and will kick it off on Friday, May 29th at Buried Under Romance. There will be a giveaway and everything! If you would like for me to visit your blog – which can be an interview, excerpt, giveaway, whatever – just drop a comment here or an email to suetours@graythorn.com. Somewhere in all that I will be giving away 25 limited edition book announcements (pic at left).
Thanks again everybody!! Now I just have to hope that you love Robert and Imogen as much as I do. Check out the excerpt below.
When Imogen finally did receive correspondence from a Bittlesworth, it wasn’t from the one she wanted. This one now went by Telford.
“What is it?” Violetta asked, on pins and needles. As far as her cousin was concerned, Imogen was being ignored by the duchess that only weeks ago had been treating her with favor. Little did Vi know, but the first and only time Imogen had spoken to the girl they had been ghastly rude to one another.
Imogen pasted a false smile on her face to report what the short note said. “She wants to take a carriage ride and reminisce over our time together at Belle Fleur.”
“Splendid!” Violetta enthused.
But was this note actually from the duchess, or did Robert hope to steal her away for an afternoon? Neither idea filled her with delight, but both made her curious. Regardless, she would be gone in another week. She penned her acceptance.
Today I sent out an email to the Haberdashers email subscribers who had asked to be on the Focus Group list. My question was what name choose for the heroine. The votes so far:
Charlene 10%
Charlese 30%
Charlotte 60%
Charlotte is winning by a landslide! As I live in Charlottesville, this entertains me. If you want to vote, go to http://eepurl.com/blcvkb. While you’re there, feel free to click the “Subscribe” button on the top left!
If you knew me in real life you would hear me say, probably shortly after you met me, that I’m lucky. There are articles all about how maybe that’s a mindset and/or how having that belief can enhance the experience of luck. Whatever. The truth is that heck yeah, I’m luckier than most and it’s something to be grateful for while I also try to share my bounty with others.
My latest example of this is from my extraordinarily lucky writing career. In case you don’t follow my Facebook and/or Twitter, I’ve been fortunate enough to participate in the Virginia Festival of the Book, thanks to my chance meeting and growing friendship with Madeline Iva, who I dubbed The Goddess of Love Fest. Last year I did social media, and this year I moderated a panel, followed by a signing at the local Barnes & Noble. I mean, moderating a panel with the likes of:
Linked from Margaret Locke’s blog. Great shot Margaret! Click image to visit her blog post about #VALoveFest
(left to right) Avery Flynn, Sabrina Jeffries, Mary Jo Putney, Mollie Cox Bryan, and Mary Burton is a bit of a “No $*&#, There I Was” moment already. After that? I was set up at a signing table with, check this out, Jo Bourne, Mary Jo Putney, and Sabrina Jeffries. Basically the table was “Legend, Legend, Legend, Sue.” What do you even do with that? The best you can do is to try not to hyperventilate and pass out. (Happy to report that I did not hyperventilate and pass out.)
So, this is my thank you to everyone who came out to the event, and especially to Madeline for asking “Hey, do you want to moderate a panel?” Lucky girl. Grateful girl. If there’s some way that I can help you out to pay it forward then feel free to drop me a comment or an email.
Sue London, Author 