Category: Releases

SARA News - The joyful post

23/12/2012

There's a lot of happy getting around the SARA ranks at the moment - and it's not just the kind induced by eggnog and mistletoe. Well, that's part of it and the stripper dressed as Rudolf, complete with harness, is certainly adding to the atmosphere, but...

The cause of this joyful shenanigans are impending NEW RELEASES!

Lillian Grant's HOT MALE, Reigning Men Volume Three, is coming out just in time for Christmas from LSB, so pop a santa hat on your ereader and get ready:

One man. One sensual dance. One night only to prove his love.

Michael wants Maggie. Maggie has Sam. Two’s company, three’s a crowd.

Years ago, Maggie tried to seduce Michael Monaghan, only to have her efforts rebuffed. Now she’s older, wiser, happily in love with Sam Stephens, and determined to keep her distance from Michael.

Michael Monaghan, hot male stripper, has all manner of women falling at his feet, except Maggie. All he can do is watch from afar as Sam Stephens wins the heart of the one woman he really wants.

Sam Stephens is just tired of Michael watching Maggie’s every move.

Now there’s trouble with a capital T! Maggie’s Great-Aunt Maud has run off to Ireland with Michael’s Uncle Declan. Maggie needs to get to Aunt Maud and talk some sense into her before Declan’s gun-totting wife catches up with them. With Michael and Maggie off to Ireland together, Sam isn’t about to be left behind.

Tracking down the runaway lovers is complicated by the coldest winter in Dublin in years. With Michael, Maggie and Sam stuck in a house with only one bedroom, simmering sexual tension starts to boil over.

Michael wants Maggie. Maggie isn’t sure what she wants. Sam just wants to punch Michael in the nose.

Two’s company; three could be something else altogether.

Pheww-eeeeee! Sign me up! OUT December 24th.

Carla Caruso, author of Cityglitter, has another book coming out in February 2013 with Destiny Romance.

It’s called Second Chance and is a romantic comedy involving 90s time travel – a kind of “Hot Tub Time Machine for girls”.

Doesn't that just sound awesome! Big congrats to Carla! Stay tuned for cover love and blurb wonderful.

Big shiny congrats are also due Tamara Gill--her medieval time travel romance, DEFIANT SURRENDER, is out now from Crimson Romance!

Unlucky in love, Maddie St. Clair hides behind an antique store and her mudlarking hobby. That is until she finds a medieval ring that throws her back to 1102 Cumberland and into the life of Lady Madeline Vincent, heiress to Norman lands and about to be married to an autocratic Baron, William Dowell, nine hundred years her senior.

Lord William Dowell protects his own. Usually, from his closest neighbor and long standing foe the Baron of Aimecourt. Forced to marry his dead enemy’s daughter, Lady Madeline, by King’s decree, he hides his growing respect for his wife behind a wanton mistress. Yet when Madeline’s life is threatened, William’s loyalty to his kin is tested by the astonishing desire that flares between them. Not to mention the love that Madeline ignites that would last an eternity. If fate will allow . . .

If you have some down time over the holidays, you might like to visit some of our member blogs for some Christmas cheer:

Eleni Konstantine
Tamara Gill
Bronwyn Stuart
Lillian Grant
Lilliana Rose
Dy Loveday
Suzie Hindmarsh-Knights
Carla Caruso &
Emmeline Lock

As we all pack our bags with all the reading material we're going to devour over the holidays, the team at SARA wishes you all a very Merry Christmas, and a safe and beautiful new year.

Happy, joyful reading!

See you next year,
Emmeline. ;)

SARA News - CITYGLITTER, a sparkling new read from Carla Caruso

16/9/2012

Big congrats to our own Carla Caruso, who is celebrating the release of her novel, Cityglitter, today, with Destiny Romance, an imprint of Penguin Books Asutralia.

Christelle is like any other 20-something living in Sydney – except for one huge secret. She enjoys cocktails with girlfriends, luxury brand launches, gossip and shopping. For an added touch of spice, there's also the sizzling connection with her new boss, the gorgeous Jasper.

Then Christelle's younger sister, the hapless and naïve Trixie Fifi Panache, arrives unannounced, and things begin to fall apart. Not only does Christelle have to deal with her sister's exploits and embarrassing mistakes, but she also has to live with the fear that her escapades will reveal the truth: Christelle and Trixie are half fairy, half human, and hidden beneath their clothes are a pair of gorgeous wings. To make matters worse, Christelle has fallen for Jasper, but knows that taking the relationship any further threatens exposure. And no love could survive that, could it?

Cityglitter is a charming, magical romance that leaves in its wake a glitter of fairy dust. With inner-city fabulousness and sophistication, this fun celebration of love will add more than a touch of sparkle to your life.

Isn't it pretty? Another one to add to the to-be-read pile!

Happy reading,

Emmeline.

SARA News - Baby, it's cold outside, but we've got HOT new releases here at SARA!

15/8/2012

Bronwyn Stuart's Scandal's Mistress is OUT NOW from Carina Press!

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?

88,000 words

Click on through to buy it from Carina Press, and congratulations Bron!

Lillian Grant has a new release out - Go with the Flo, from Liquid Silver Books

Nineties girl Florence Spring joined Avon to find her Edward Scissorhands but instead needs to rescue his porno alter ego.

Blurb

When Florence notices her eccentric ex-boyfriend, Eddie, isn’t putting on his usual show in the front window on Friday night she decides to investigate. She asks her best friend, Nelson Tyler, to help but he seems more interested in seducing Florence than in finding her personal flasher. Florence has no idea when she embarks on the adventure she will accidentally shoot an undercover policeman, or that her actions will lead to Nelson’s kidnapping. Now with two men missing she has no choice but to continue and thwart the plans of a psychotic soon to be divorcee. She needs to rescue Nelson because life without him is unbearable, especially since she’s discovered his long sensitive fingers are far more erotic than scissorhands.

Check it out at LSB and Amazon and congratulations, Lillian!

Lillian is over at Book N Kisses, talking about Male Review.

Tamara Gill has received a four-star review for A Marriage Made in Mayfair.

Here's an excerpt from the review by Cocktails and Books:

"...And the way all the characters interacted just felt very real. The romance between Suzanna and Royce is fast paced and very entertaining.

I give A Marriage Made in Mayfair four cocktails!"

Get your copy from Decadent Publishing.

Dy Loveday has a new release coming out in October with Liquid Silver Books: Illusion - Book One of Daughters of the Abyss.

Cool cover, no?

We look forward to hearing more very soon!

Suzie Hindmarsh Knights' Author Profile has been featured on Alfiedog's Bites. Head on over and see what inspires Suzie. (Photo courtesy Peter Knights)

Maggie Mundy has also finalled in the Ignite the Flame Contest. Stay tuned for more on that next time.

Finally, we wish all those people attending the Romance Writers of Australia's Annual Conference this weekend a smashing time! We wait with bated breath to hear about the R*BY and Award outcomes. Good luck!

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

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.

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!* :)

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?

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

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 - Sales: Keep 'em comin'!

12/7/2012

Congratulations to Bronwyn Stuart, who has just accepted a contract with Carina Press for her second regency novel, Behind the Courtesan, due for publication early in 2013. Scandal's Mistress is out next month, also from Carina!

Here's the blurb:

Behind the Courtesan

When Sophia Martin returns to the village she once fled, she knows it won't be all sunshine and happy reunions but she also didn't expect the name calling and insults to come from her childhood friend. Blake Vale just can't accept the decisions she made, the courtesan's life she leads, or the fact he once loved a girl who no longer recognizes her true self. Plain old Sophie Martin has to be inside this hardened woman somewhere and he's determined to bring her out and make her see she doesn't need rich dukes to be happy and that the future has nothing to do with her past.

Eleni Konstantine has been a busy lady! Not only is she featured in the RWA Blog's Conference Spotlight recently, but she's also been nominated for the Lynne Wilding Award.

Don't know the award? This, from the RWA blog:
Established in 1996, this award’s intention is to recognise and honour an individual’s outstanding contribution to RWA. Named in honour of our first President, Lynne was the driving force behind this award. She understood the importance committed individuals can make to the lifeblood of an organisation.

Big congrats, Eleni, and best of luck! Very much deserved.

Amy T Matthews and her Dobbie Award shortlist nomination for End of the Night Girl have been featured on the Curtis Brown webpage.

Alfiedog.com has secured more short stories from SARAs!

Congrats to Suzie Hindmarsh-Knights, who has sold four shorts, and will be published from August 1st. She joins Claire Baxter, Virginia Taylor, Maggie Mundy and Lilliana Rose, who have stories to be released very shortly.

Speaking of Claire Baxter, keep your eyes open for WINNING WAYS, a short story to be published in That's Life Magazine Issue 23.

Aaaaand, speaking of Maggie Mundy, head on over to the AntipodeanSF website, where her science fiction short, THE THIRTEENTH DOME , is now live.

Trish Morey also The Heir From Nowhere coming out in a HM&B Bestselling Author's collection this month.

In great company there, Trish! Congrats!

Tamara Gill's A Marriage Made in Mayfair BlogHop continues!

Check her blog for dates.

Finally, Lillian Grant's been at Romance Junkies talking Fifty Shades...

Until next time, happy reading!
Emmeline.

SARA News - Releases abound!

5/7/2012

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 - Release dates, new covers and bestsellers abound!

28/5/2012

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.

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! ;)

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 HUGE edition!

5/11/2011

As the silly season approaches (I don't know about you, but I can feel myself getting sillier by the day!), we have loads of excellent SARA news to keep you up to date with. Without further ado...

Amy Matthews has launched her brand new website at www.amymatthews.com. Click on through if you'd fancy following her on facebook or twitter.

Speaking of launching great things--we have two new October releases for you!

Lillian Grant's MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS is available now from Siren Bookstrand. I've got to say, I am loving that cover. *drool*

Accountant Emily Armitage is stuck in Sydney for the weekend, working on the numbers for a hotel sale while fighting off the unwanted attention of her boss. However, things begin to look up when she steps onto her balcony and meets the man of her dreams.

When her new neighbor delivers room service, along with a shoulder massage, delicious foot rubs, and easy charm, she succumbs to the obvious attraction. Having spent a passionate weekend together, Monday morning brings an unwanted revelation. Randy’s been keeping secrets that could change her life.

Suddenly uncertain, she is forced to make a choice between her career and a man who adds up to perfection. Should she stick with the hotel acquisition or take a chance on their passionate new merger?

Lilliana Rose's CHRISTMAS WINGS, written under the name Lily Rose, is available now. Isn't it pretty?

From Lilliana's website:
'Christmas Wings by Lily Rose is a short e-story published with Rose Dreaming.

Its a great little story, suitable for 12 year olds and those of us adults who love a little dark fantasy in our lives.

Zarna is a shadow fairy born without wings.
To fit in she steals wings from living creatures.
This year she’s looking for her own set of Christmas Wings.
But where will she find them?'

In contest final news (because at SARA, there's much passing of the Contest Queen Get-up), Carla Caruso made it to the Top 21 of the Mills & Boon New Voices Competition with Monaco, Money and Mad Love. Congrats, Carla, a very brave thing and an awesome effort!

Bronwyn Stuart and Rebecca Sampson (aka Becca J Heath) have both finalled (Bec, in her quiet achiever way, finalled in TWO categories) in the Spacecoast Authors of Romance Launching A Star Contest. Bron is in the top three in the Historical Section with Behind The Courtesan. Bec is in the top three in both the Series Contemporary Section with A Future for Abby, and the Young Adult Section with Lifer.

Bronwyn has also finalled in the historical section of the Heart of Denver Romance Writers' Molly Contest with Behind the Courtesan.

We also have received news that Bronwyn and Virginia Taylor have finalled second and third respectively in the Indiana RWA Golden Opportunity Contest. Stay tuned at their website for more details.

Big congrats, ladies!

Until next time, happy reading.

Emmeline.

The wait is over! The man with the big...hat is here.

13/9/2011

Lillian Grant's contemporary erotic romance, MALE ORDER (Reigning Men, Volume One) is available now from Liquid Silver Books.

You've never seen the man with the big hat? What, never? *gasp*

You are missing out.

If you like your men buff, tanned, built and wearing nothing but a hat and a smile (he's not wearing that trench coat, strictly speaking...), you need to go and gaze upon the cover for this book. While you're at Lillian's site, read a steamy excerpt.

Head on over to Lillian's website and comment to win a copy up until September 16th. Open to 18+ers.

Phew. All this talk... I need to go get something cold to drink. No wonder Lillian Grant is smiling. :)

Trish Morey is on a roll...

10/2/2011

Here's another cover from Trish -- this one for the April 15th UK release of Royal Wedding, an anthology featuring The Storm Within. Trish's contribution features 'a dark, scarred Count living in self imposed exile in his island castle, that is, until an unassuming conservator comes calling.'

What a gorgeous colour that blue is. Makes me feel like donning a sarong, grabbing a drink with a little umbrella in it and running to the nearest sun lounger. If that weren't encouragement enough, there's also cover sparkle!

Congrats again, Trish.

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