I’m pleased to say that my out of print short sweet story–Snow Kissed–has been contracted by White Rose Publishing (the new imprint of The Wild Rose Press). I rewrote the story as an Inspirational and doubled the length.
Today is one of those days Logan Reilly wished he’d stayed in bed. Not only does he have to deal with the annoying Winter Wonderland Carnival but his close friend, that whimsical lover of snow, Holly Armstrong, is leaving town forever. The question is why didn’t she tell him and why today, of all days, does he realize she might be more than a friend?
Holly can no longer stay in town knowing the man she loves only sees her as a friend. It’s time to move on; besides she has other career prospects.
As the carnival unfolds, watch God work in amazing ways. Can He change Holly’s mind and make her stay? Can He help Logan see beyond the friendship? Only time can tell.
Click on the link to the left to read an excerpt
I’m on a roll with making book trailers. After having had so much fun making one for NovelTea Next Door, I decided to make another one for Dilemma of the Heart. It was the first time I’ve attempted to make one for a historical. It is definitely more challenging getting the right images but the video came together fairly nice. Well, you tell me what you think. Thanks.
Want to win a free book today? Then stop by The Romance Studio. I’ll be giving away a copy of my short historical western, The Heart Never Lies to one person who enters the Book-A-Day-Giveaway. http://www.theromancestudio.com/
Here is a book trailer for the 2nd book in my NovelTea series: NovelTea Next Door. Available at The Wild Rose Press: http://www.thewildrosepress.com/novel… Stop by the NovelTea Blog to find out more about this series: http://novelteaseries.blogspot.com/
Second in the NovelTea Series: Government agent Grant Gerard knows hes cocky. Its the reason he can do this job day after day. Hes always kept his life simple and uncomplicateduntil destiny took a turn when he met bookstore/tea shop owner Juliet Truesdale.
Armed with a new lead pertaining to known criminal spook, Alexis Guthrie, Grant enlists Juliet to aid the investigation which ends up at the door of her neighbor, Adam Trudeau. This investment banker neighbor of hers seems harmless enough despite his annoying interest in Juliet. Will this turn of events only usher in more dangerous or even deadly situations for the duo? Can Grant allow Juliet into his heart and keep her safe from the danger looming in the distance?
You can read an excerpt from the book in the ‘My Books’ Section.
Seriously, I’m being roasted—at the Book Roast today! http://bookroast.blogspot.com/ I need to see some friendly faces.
We slice and serve one author a day for fun and prizes and a good, old fashioned roasting. First, we whet your appetite with a short excerpt from the author’s book, followed by a question loosely related to the passage. Some questions are silly, others are straightforward and the rest are plain crunchy. For dessert, the author picks the winner who answers the question correctly – or the most creatively. We like spice, but some authors prefer things sweet, which makes Book Roast deliciously unpredictable.
The prize: a free copy of the author’s book (and an occasional surprise!)
Best of all, authors will pop into the blog throughout the day to answer questions, share a laugh and toss out some insider tidbits.
At the end of the day, I’ll even give away a copy of my Champagne title–a historical western, The Heart Never Lies.
March is White Rose Month @ The Wild Rose Press and as a surprise to EVERYONE (including the authors), the publishers and Sr. Editor introduced some exciting news and now I’m passing it on to you!
We’re excited to announce the arrival of White Rose Publishing.
On May 1, 2006, two writing critique partners, RJ Morris and Rhonda Penders, decide to open a “kinder and gentler” publishing company. That company was, and is, The Wild Rose Press. Their premise was to grow a “garden” where authors would be treated with respect, concern, and understanding. RJ and Rhonda wanted a publishing company that didn’t make authors wonder what was happening with their manuscripts. The two also believed that no one should ever again receive a form rejection letter. If the manuscript was not something the company could use, every writer who sent a query would receive a personal, prompt, and courteous letter of rejection explaining exactly why the manuscript wasn’t accepted and what the author could do to improve it. If an author was to receive a contract, the process would be as efficient as possible, and the author would be kept in the loop with communication every step along the way. In fact, communication was to be one of the key strengths of the company.
Almost three years later, RJ and Rhonda have successfully fulfilled their goals, and over five hundred authors in a range of fourteen different lines have been published at The Wild Rose Press, and a staff of close to fifty includes a Graphic Arts Department, Production Department, Proofreading, Marketing and, of course, Editing.
Continuing to cultivate The Wild Rose Press was to be the end of the story. However in late 2008, RJ and Rhonda became aware that some Christian readers and authors were reluctant to visit The Wild Rose Press catalogue site because of some of the non-Christian covers that sometimes appeared on the front page as new titles in the non-Christian lines were released. Not wanting to offend, RJ and Rhonda quickly built a White Rose portal at http://www.whiterosesbooks.com/ so that Christian visitors could avoid non-Christian content if they so chose. But, on further research, both agreed this was not enough.
VOILA! White Rose Publishing was born. With the experience of RJ and Rhonda behind it, along with the impeccable reputation and RWA recognition that The Wild Rose Press is an upstanding publisher, pays royalties promptly and on a regular basis, and is not a vanity or subsidy publishing house, White Rose Publishing sees its dawn as we move towards becoming the online place for quality Christian romance. We will publish books and stories in various lengths ranging from Rosettes (which are quick reads) to Roses (which are 100,000 word novels). All books over 65,000 words will be released in both print and ebook form. Anything less than 65K will be available as an ebook at a variety of distributors, including Amazon Kindle, Sony Ebook store, and Fictionwise, among others. Printed books will be distributed through http://www.amazon.com/, http://www.barnesandnoble.com/, Target.com, and can be ordered by libraries, bookstores through such distributors as Bakers and Taylor and Ingram.
As a new publishing venture, we are actively seeking quality submissions in all romance subgenre. Senior Editor Nicola Martinez, holds to strict guidelines of what is and isn’t acceptable for a White Rose book. While we will publish some titles that might be considered “edgy” according to regular CBA guidelines, with her team of three editors, Ms. Martinez will work hard to bring readers entertaining, quality stories that also glorify Christ by upholding a strict code of Christian values. For information on how to submit, please read our submission guidelines.
So, if you read or write Inspirational please stop by. We are even building a library of FREE READ short stories so come on over, take a look around, enter our poll on favorite genre, download a free read and see what we have to offer.