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SARA News - The spring has sprung edition.

5/9/2012

 
It's wet and blustery today, so one could be forgiven for thinking it's still July.  But cold weather is ideal for consuming a cuppa and a biscuit, while you read the new SARA news.  

I'll wait.  :)

We're warming up here at SARA. 

Read on to find the good news that is springing up everywhere!


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Huuuuge congrats to our very own Helen Katsinis (writing as Eleni Konstantine) who was awarded the Lynne Wilding Meritorious Service Award at the recent Romance Writers of Australia national conference.  We are all so pleased for you Helen, and no one knows more than a SARA how very well deserved that award is!

There is also a rumour kicking about regarding someone (ahem, pictured left) receiving a highly commended in RWNZ's Clendon Award recently.   Congrats, H!


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The applause continues for Eleni Konstantine, whose Paranormal novella, Gateway to Hell, is scheduled for release on September 7th from Musa Publishing.  

Zeta will protect the one she loves, even if it means living in Hell.

Mastering a unique power was much safer for Zeta Kosmos with a mentor to help her along. Now that he’s disappeared, Zeta must continue alone with her calling—closing Gateways to Hell.

Daniel Richards is in the family business—Warding supernatural evil from causing havoc on humans. As such, he’s only interested in the safety of one-night stands. Until Zeta. This bad boy now wants a long, lasting relationship.

But Zeta can’t let go of her past, nor can she ignore the secret demonic threats against Daniel’s life. She’d rather fight demonic spawn and be dragged into Hell than allow anything happen to him. Can Daniel convince her to stay? Will she have to pay the ultimate price?



There's an excerpt at the Musa site, link above.



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Big congrats also to Tamara Gill, whose regency time travel romance, A Stolen Season, was released by Crimson Romance last week.  Here's the blurb lifted rather shamelessly from Tam's blog:

Archaeologist Sarah Baxter had a clear directive: travel back to nineteenth century London to retrieve the measuring device she left behind. But her bungled attempt at thievery left an English Earl dead and his brother bent on revenge. Sarah must once again go back in time to find the device and return to her own time before her tragic mistake puts a noose around her neck. Unfortunately, the only way to get close to the device is to befriend the very man who wants her dead.

Eric, the new Earl of Earnston, was determined to catch the woman who killed his brother, but she’d disappeared without a trace. Twelve months on and there are still no clues to her whereabouts. As luck would have it, he finds a distraction. A new family have arrived in town and Miss Sarah Baxter is a delightful diversion among the stale debutantes in the ton.

Sarah knows it is madness to seduce the man who would want her dead should he know who she was, but the Earl is an alarmingly persistent gentleman. Can Sarah procure the device without her secret being revealed? And what will the Earl do when he finds out the woman he’s in love with is not the woman he thought he knew?

 
Available Now from these retailers:
Crimson Romance
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Barnes & Noble
 
“A time-traveling 21st century female archaeologist and a dashing Regency Earl? Tamara Gill has written every Historical Romance fan’s dream!” – Deb Marlowe, author of Tall, Dark and Disreputable and Unbuttoning Miss Hardwick.

“Sinfully seductive, with a to-die-for hero, A Stolen Season is a delightful Regency time travel with intrigue, scandal and breathtaking romance!” — Christina Phillips, author of Forbidden.





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Also releasing this month is Trish Morey's The Sheik's Last Gamble from Harlequin Mills & Boon Sexy.

The winner takes all! When infamous billionaire gambler Bahir Al-Qadir is forced to protect his ex-lover, Marina Peshwah, it seems Lady Luck has finally deserted him...He's tried to forget the spoilt princess, but even the relentless heat of the desert has failed to burn the intoxicating image of her from his mind. Now he's about to discover that their passion left them with more than memories...Marina is once again at the mercy of the man she loves to hate. She may hold the winning card, but with such high stakes this proud sheikh will go all in to claim his heir!




Lilliana Rose has just sold a short story to Less Than Three Press, LLC.  Stay tuned to her more about New Skies.  Big congratulations to you, Lilliana!  We look forward to hearing more soon.  

Lilliana has also been featured in an Author Profile of Alfiedog.com.  Head over and see where Lilliana writes.


Lillian Grant recently received a sweet five-star review of Male Review at Steamy Reading.    Nice one, Lillian!


Maggie Mundy has won third place in the Central Ohio Fiction Writers Ignite the Flame Contest, with her paranormal romance, MIDWORLDER LOVER.  Congrats, Maggie!


Until next time, happy reading.  
Emmeline.  

SARA News - read with care...

6/8/2012

 
There is so much news, we're bursting at the seams!  

You might need two biscuits to get you through this one.  

And you'd better make them Tim Tams.  :)


Congratulations to Lilliana Rose, who has been selected as the Round 1 Writer in Residence at the South Australia Writer's Centre (SAWC)

This, from the SAWC Newsletter:
WRITERS IN RESIDENCE 
SAWC is delighted to announce the first two writers who have been successful in our Writers in Residence Project. We will be welcoming Lilliana Rose (round one) and Dr Ianto Ware (round two).
Lilliana will be rewriting her YA contemporary novel during her residency, with a particular focus on character development. The novel has already received interest from a notable publisher. Lilliana is known for her published poetry, and is part of many strong writing networks.



SARAs are on a roll at the story website Alfiedog.com.  Head over for some short story wonderful.

Here are the links:
Claire Baxter
Lilliana Rose 
Maggie Mundy
Suzie Hindmarsh-Knights
Virginia Taylor

Congratulations to those ladies!


We also have a number of member websites that have gone live recently.  
Check out:

www.suziehindmarshknights.com
www.maggiemundy.com
www.virginiataylor.com

While you're surfing, check out these new blog posts:
Lillian Grant (Win her latest release as she rampages around the blogosphere, performing a very enthusiastic bloghop!)
Eleni Konstantine
Tamara Gill (Includes a Goodreads giveaway of her upcoming release!)
Emmeline Lock



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Excellent reviews for Bronwyn Stuart's Scandal's Mistress rolling in.

Have a look at this one from Night Owl Reviews.  

And this one from Imagine A World.

In the lead up to RWA Conference, you might also like to visit Bron's blog and read her post on pitching: Pitching and queries and not wetting your pants.  



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Eleni Konstantine has a cover for her new Musa release, a novella called GATEWAY TO HELL, due for release on September 7th.    

Congrats, Eleni!

While the adulation is heading Eleni's way, we should also blow a cornet for her Commended gong in the RWNZ's Clendon Award.  

*TOOT!*  :)

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Tamara Gill also a has a new cover, this one for A Stolen Season, a regency time travel romance, to be released by Crimson Romance on August 27th.  Congrats, Tam!

Archaeologist Sarah Baxter had a clear directive: travel back to nineteenth century London to retrieve the measuring device she left behind. But her bungled attempt at thievery left an English Earl dead and his brother bent on revenge. Sarah must once again go back in time to find the device and return to her own time before her tragic mistake puts a noose around her neck. Unfortunately, the only way to get close to the device is to befriend the very man who wants her dead.

Eric, the new Earl of Earnston, was determined to catch the woman who killed his brother, but she’d disappeared without a trace. Twelve months on and there are still no clues to her whereabouts. As luck would have it, he finds a distraction. A new family have arrived in town and Miss Sarah Baxter is a delightful diversion among the stale debutantes in the ton.

Sarah knows it is madness to seduce the man who would want her dead should he know who she was, but the Earl is an alarmingly persistent gentleman. Can Sarah procure the device without her secret being revealed? And what will the Earl do when he finds out the woman he’s in love with is not the woman he thought he knew?



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Congrats also to those SARAs who made the RWA's Bestseller Lists for June:

Amazon US
Anthologies Top 100
A Captain’s Order – A Duke’s Command – Tamara Gill

Amazon US
Series Top 100
Forbidden: The Sheikh’s Virgin – Trish Morey


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Trish Morey has been a busy little...writer.  Not only was she recently in the US to celebrate her RITA nomination with A Storm WIthin, but she has a new release out!  THE SHEIKH'S CONVENIENT VIRGIN is in the anthology Innocent in the Desert, HM&B Special Format.  


Until next time, happy reading!

Emmeline.  x

SARA News - Releases abound!

5/7/2012

 
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Big congratulations to Eleni Konstantine, who is celebrating the recent release of ENCHANTED REALMS, from Musa Publishing.

Here are the very intriguing blurbs:

Stormy Divide

A beam of white light shot into the sky from the middle of the forest, an eerie yellow mist surrounding it. This brightness was a sharp contrast to the darkness of the cold, damp forest, which had never before felt otherworldly. Fierce in its onslaught, the storm raging overhead had given no warning. Was it a coincidence it had arrived at the same time the unusual shaft of light had, like a fitting backdrop?

Thom trekked towards the light’s eerie source when a muffled cry vibrated through the air. He stopped as the hairs on the back of his neck bristled. This was no ordinary sound. Like the storm and light, it did not seem natural.

With caution, Thom tracked the sound to a clearing where the peculiar white and gold light display headed toward the heavens, as if it were trying to find the stars even though it was day, like it needed to connect with the rest of the universe.

Signs of disturbance marred the ground nearest the vivid white beam, as though something had scraped along the dirt. He followed the trail with his eyes and came to a sprawled shape lying haphazardly on the ground. This was the source of the moaning. Gods help me! What in skala was it?


Angel Eyes


He was in my dreams again last night. As he is every night. As he has been since I was orphaned at eighteen. In my dream state, the feeling between us is electrifying. I know we have a history together. I know who we are and what we mean to each other, but upon waking all is lost. And I feel empty.

Sitting on the edge of my bed, I try to recall the images. Once again, it is futile. All I can remember are those dark haunted eyes as they bore into me, their intensity delving into my soul.

Who is he?

Why does he plague my sleep night after night?

Why does he feel so real? More real than anything I have ever known in my entire life. And why do I feel with him a sense of belonging, a sense of...rightness.


Dread and despair fill me. I do not need to be reminded of the lack of this type of connection in my waking life. Especially not today. The day I am to marry a man who is not the one in my dreams.


Congratulations are also due to Claire Baxter, Virginia Taylor, and Maggie Mundy who have short stories releasing this month from Alfiedog.com

Finally, congratulations to Ella Audrey, who has placed second in the Category Romance section of the Romance Writers of America San Diego Chapter's Spring Into Romance competition.

The SARA stars continue to shine!

Until next time, happy reading.

Emmeline.

SARA News - Another new cover?  Finalist news?  A BLOG RAMPAGE?  We thought you'd never ask...

5/6/2012

 
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Check out the beautiful cover for Eleni Konstantine's short story anthology coming out one June 29th, from Musa Publishing.  

This one includes ANGEL EYES and STORMY DIVIDE.

Congratulations, Eleni!  We love it.  


Congratulations are also due to Ella Audrey, who is a finalist in the Romance Writers of America, San Diego Chapter's Spring Into Romance Contest (Contemporary Series/Category Romanace section), with her story, HIS BLACKMAILED BRIDE.  Great result, Ella, and all the best for the final results.  

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Yes, it's that time again!  Time for a BLOG RAMPAGE!

Eleni Konstantine rampages consistently on her blog, you can find her latest offering at:
www.eleni-konstantine.blogspot.com.

Lillian Grant can also be found often at her blog (where she sports some very schmexy covers...)
Head through www.lilliangrant.com to find her most up-to-date post.

Dy Loveday has a great new post about signing a contract for ILLUSION.  Find her blog via her website www.dyloveday.com.   

Bronwyn Stuart has showcased her new cover recently.  Head to www.bronwynstuart.com to access her latest post.  

Amy T Matthews has been blogging like a grown-up.  Excellent effort, Amy.  Glad to see someone can do it (I'm still working on it).  Find her blog at her website amymatthews.com.

Liliana Rose has also been a good blogger.  Catch her via her website, www.lilianarose.com.

Other blogs to watch:
Trish Morey
Claire Baxter
Tamara Gill
Becca J Heath.

Surprising even myself, I've been blogging with some semblance of regularity, too.  Not sure what I will do once I run out of alphabet, but that's a few weeks away yet!
www.emmelinelock.com.


Happy reading, Emmeline.  

SARA News - Release dates, new covers and bestsellers abound!

28/5/2012

 
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WAIT NO LONGER!  Lillian Grant's Male Review is available for sale from today (US time)!

How can you resist this hook?
A nymphomaniac octogenarian great aunt, a frigid mother, and a BDSM male strip club, what could possibly go wrong?

Get yours at Liquid Silver Books and where all good hot and steamy ebooks are sold.  

You can also check out an excerpt at Lillian's blog.  If you're over 18, of course.  Otherwise, you'll have to wait. Poor you.  


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Scandal's Mistress, Bronwyn Stuart's debut novel, is due for release on August 13th, from Carina Press.  Given that Bronwyn spent quite some time carrying the contest diva tiara and sceptre, we're delighted that her name will finally and deservedly be on eshelves very soon!  And we love the cover!  Big congrats, Bron!

Bron must be squirming in her skin with excitement almost constantly these days--her wedding is also fast approaching!  Best wishes from all the SARA team to you and your family.  


London, 1805

Justin Trentham, third son of the Earl of Billington, is determined to get himself disowned from his cold and unloving family. Despite his numerous affairs with questionable women of the ton, his parents continue to be dismissive of his ploys, but Justin spots the perfect scandal in the form of a beautiful, exotic Italian opera singer...

Carmalina Belluccini refuses to become his mistress, despite being tempted by his charms. But after losing her singing voice, she finds herself destitute. She agrees to be Justin's mistress for one month, until she has enough money to return to her beloved Italy.

She intends to keep their arrangement strictly business, but after witnessing Justin's vulnerable side, she finds herself falling more in love than in lust with him. Carmalina is having second thoughts about leaving England...but is their love strong enough to survive the scandal of the season?




Eleni Konstantine is also part of a Musa Publishing Memorial Day Blog Hop.  Check out more at her blog.  There's a giveaway involved!  ;)

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Finally, congratulations to those SARAs who made the Bestseller lists for April 2012:

Amazon US
Harlequin Presents Top 100
Fiancee for One Night – Trish Morey

The Ex Factor – Anne Oliver

Forbidden: The Sheikh’s Virgin – Trish Morey

The Ruthless Greek’s Virgin Princess – Trish Morey

Amazon US
Anthologies Top 100
A Captain’s Order - A Duke’s Command – Tamara Gill

See the Romance Writers of Australia blog for the full, exhilarating list!  


Congratulations, ladies!

Until next time, happy reading.

Emmeline.  




SARA News - The Silly Season Edition

20/12/2011

 
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Once again, we've got a sleigh full of news coming your way.  If you have your egg nog and mince pie in hand (bonus points if you're wearing a santa hat), read on!  

Amy T Matthews' End of the Night Girl received an excellent review in the Speakeasy Creative Reading blog.  Here's a snippet:

"Far from being bewildering or aimless, however, the novel itself is needle-sharp. Matthews guides us through Molly's nights and days, moment by moment, plunging into her past as the opportunities arise. The result, somehow, is a satisfying novel about dissatisfaction, a precisely structured story of structural breakdown."

Read on at the link above.  

End of the Night Girl has also been voted one of the Australian Book Reviews Books of the year.  




Rebecca Sampson and Bronwyn Stuart continue to share wardrobe items--namely, the contest getup.  

Bec took out the winners position in the Contemporary Series Romance Section of the Toronto Romance Writer's Catherine Contest with A FUTURE FOR ABBY.  She also came first runner up in that contest's Golden Ticket Final Round.

Both Bronwyn and Bec were finalists in the Spacecoast Authors of Romance Launching A Star Contest.  Bron's BEHIND THE COURTESAN came first in the Historical Section, and Bec's A FUTURE FOR ABBY came second in the Series Contemporary section, and also finalled in the YA section with LIFER.



Great news for Eleni Konstantine!  Her fantasy short story, STORMY DIVIDE will be released with Musa Publishing in June 2012, via their Urania Imprint.  




In recent bestsellers:
September - Amazon US

Anthologies Romance Top 100

To Sin with Scandal – Tamara Gill

A Captain’s Order – A Duke’s Command – Tamara Gill

November - Barnes & Noble (Borders US)

Series Romance Top 100

Best Friend…Future Wife – Claire Baxter

Pregnant: Father Wanted – Claire Baxter
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Finally, wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  May it be safe, fun and rewarding.
Thank you for your support in 2011, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2012!

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