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On the Road Again

CmdrSue

“Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” ~ wonderful misquote of Mark Twain

“Hell I even thought I was dead, till I found out that It was just that I was in Nebraska.” ~ delightful Gene Hackman quote in Unforgiven

“Lucy, you got some ‘splainin to do.” ~ Ricky Ricardo

So. Finally committed to a publication date for Taming Chiron… only 1 year and almost 4 months after the original plan. Finalizing formatting for the paperback Saving Persephone. Preparing to post The Enchanted Cave, first book in the Mad Clan series.

Guess I’m back from the dead?

Don’t get too excited. I’m still far too over-committed with my day job and other responsibilities to crank into high gear again. Given my druthers I’d have at least two novels and three novellas out every year. I did the math and that won’t be happening for awhile. But with some reshaping of my time I might be able to do one novel a year plus finally meet my Patreon story commitments, so I’m gonna shoot for that.

Meanwhile, you guys have been great. The comments, questions, and especially personal stories from readers have been amazing over the last three years. Yes, I read all that stuff and usually respond. The reviews, too. ‘They’ tell you not to read reviews, but those are great. It helps to see the stories from a lot of different perspectives and understand what people connect to and get annoyed by.

Thank you very much for being a reader, for stopping by to check in just now and/or over the years, and, if you’ve been waiting for Taming Chiron, thank you VERY MUCH for your patience. I won’t go in to all the “woe is me” reasons that nothing worked out as planned, we will just file it all under “Girl plans, God laughs.”

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Hangin’ with Deanna!

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Today I’m hanging out over at Deanna Raybourn’s blog! Come over and check out my post about having fun in December. Or if you’ve come over HERE from her blog, feel free to leave a comment, look around, and have a good time.

To enter the giveaway for a $50 Amazon gift card, drop a comment about your favorite December memory. Winner will be chosen randomly on December 23rd and gift card will be delivered via email.

*please note that comments are moderated/approved so it may take some time before your comment appears on the blog*

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Once Upon a Regency: Timeless Tales & Fables!

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Once upon a time nine historical romance authors created a fairy tale inspired Regency world…

We hope you’ll join us on a Regency adventure of love and romance in our limited edition box set Once Upon A Regency: Timeless Tales And Fables! Read on to learn more about the authors involved, more about my individual story, and for your chance to win all kinds of prizes. We’d love for you to join us for the virtual launch party we’re throwing. Consider this your personal invite!

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First, let’s reveal the cover. I hope you find it as magical as I do. Introducing Once Upon A Regency: Timeless Tales And Fables!

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Our fabulous lineup:

  • Resisting Romeo by Samantha Grace
  • Enchanted By The Earl by Amanda Mariel
  • Wish Upon A Kiss by Meara Platt
  • A Duke Worth His Salt by Allison Merritt
  • Masquerading as a Miss by Ari Thatcher
  • Searching for my Rogue by Dawn Brower
  • The Enchanted Cave by Sue London
  • Taming Beauty by Lynne Barron
  • Stealing a Lady’s Heart by Tammy Andresen

I want to tell you a little bit about my story. The Enchanted Cave is a retelling of a story from the Fenian Cycle, an Irish heroic epic. To ‘modernize’ it to the Regency Era I replaced the dark fairies with bareknuckle boxers, making one of them our heroine!

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With his four friends under the spell of the Irish ’sisters’ at The Enchanted Cave, it falls to Galen Mornay to save the poor idiots. Although ostensibly lady boxers, he knows the sisters have a more prurient background. Galen dangles the opportunity to become his mistress and the sisters predictably turn their attentions to him. All except the beautiful Maeve O’Malley, who insists she will be no man’s play thing. Can Galen save his friend Finn before the fool offers to marry her? Or will Maeve prove to be too much for Galen himself?

The good news is that this entire boxed set is on pre-order right now! Yep, that’s right. You can pre-order TODAY and for only .99 cents. In fact, if you pre-order TODAY we’ve got a ton of bonuses for you.

If you pre-order today then… http://www.pagecurl.net/giveaways/once-upon-a-regency-preorder-giveaway/

So I hope you won’t delay. Grab your copy right here: hyperurl.co/nvsklc

Don’t forget to join the party! I’ll see you there and see you soon.

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Authors for Cats

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A Common ChristmasHave you seen the fundraiser www.AuthorsForCats.com? I’m donating the royalties from this month’s sales of A Common Christmas to one of my local shelters, Caring for Creatures. There’s only about 24 hours left and I will MATCH all the sales. That means you spend 99-cents and cats get 68-cents out of it! (The rest goes to the retailer.)

Buy Links: Kindle || Nook

Want prizes for donating to YOUR local shelter? You could win a bag of books or the fun of naming a cat in one of our books! Ava made it easy for you to find a shelter to donate to online. Make a donation to your local shelter (and if you don’t know how to find your local shelter, just click HERE to locate local no-kill shelters and HERE to locate local Humane Societies). Then forward a copy of your donation receipt to Donations@AuthorsForCats.com along with your name for the drawing! Easy peasy.

Thanks for helping us help cats!

Sue's cat Solitaire often inspired artwork
Sue’s cat Solitaire often inspired artwork
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Taming Chiron Cover Reveal

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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.

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#Free Friday! A Book from Julie Johnstone

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Have you read any books by the delightful Julie Johnstone? Good news! She has a free book for you today!

The book that started the Whisper of Scandal series is now FREE!!! If you have never tried my books now is the time to do so! I’m not sure how long I’ll leave it for free, but for now, I invite you to give my books a try on me! You can get Bargaining With a Rake for free at:

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Be a Patron (Better Than Pre-Orders)

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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.

Hope to see you on my Patron list! www.patreon.com/cmdrsue

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Taming Chiron – Coming this Summer

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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.

Pre-purchase Taming Chiron from the author via PayPal, or sign up as an ebook ($1/month) or paperback ($5/month) level Patron to receive early releases. Expected release August 2015. Facebook party planned August 25th.

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