Sheikhs and Cowboys - A Review of 2013

2013 was quite a year for me. It started off with the publication of my second sheikh romance, The Desert Sheikh, which became a huge hit! Seeing the book reach Number 1 on Amazon and then staying there for 3 months was amazing.

I then went on to write two more sheikh romances, The Sheikh's Beloved and A Bride For The Sheikh, with the Bride romance hitting Number 1 on Amazon yesterday. What a way to end the year!

Hot New Release: THE TEXAS COWBOY. Special Sale Price!

I'm thrilled to announce that my new cowboy romance, THE TEXAS COWBOY is now available, ahead of schedule, from Amazon!

To celebrate, and because it's the festive season, it's on sale for just $2.99 (£1.99), so grab a copy while you can.

You can get your hands on THE TEXAS COWBOY here:

Amazon USA: http://amzn.to/1bLPep4

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/18ncc33

Happy reading!

Thank you for making A Bride For The Sheikh such a success!

Thank you to every one who has supported the release of my latest sheikh romance, A Bride For A Sheikh, and catapulting it into the bestseller lists on Amazon!

So far, I've been very fortunate to have my book featured on several fantastic sites, including:

Beauty Brite, where A Bride For The Sheikh received a great 5-star review

My Books and I, where I talk about the story behind the story and what inspires my sheikh novels

JJ Ellis Romance Author, which features an excerpt from A Bride For The Sheikh

Mrs Mommy Booknerd's Book Review, where A Bride For The Sheikh is a book Highlight of the Day

Book Vibe, which features tweets for A Bride For The Sheikh and gives it 5 stars!

Night Owl Reviews, which features A Bride For The Sheikh along with many of my other romances

The Romance Reviews, where A Bride For The Sheikh makes the headlines!

Liza O'Connor, where I'm having a giggle while talking about writing, publishing and hitting the bestseller lists

In addition, I would like to thank everyone who has supported me on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Goodreads.

And most of all, thank you to all my wonderful readers who have made A Bride For The Sheikh such a huge success!

#1 Hot New Release - A BRIDE FOR THE SHEIKH

What an exciting week! My latest sheikh romance, A Bride For The Sheikh, has just been published and Amazon has listed it as a #1 Hot New Release! It's also doing well in the Amazon bestseller charts and currently stands #7 in its category, with two of my other sheikh romances at #8 and #9.

It looks like readers are escaping the colder weather with some hot desert romance!

 

New Sheikh Romance On It's Way!

I've been away for a while on my summer holidays (which is why it's been quiet on this blog recently) and I while I was gone, I took advantage of the free time to write my next sheikh romance. It has a provisional title of A BRIDE FOR THE SHEIKH and although it's still at draft stage, I can give away a little bit about it.

When Sheikh Rashid is told by his father, the sultan, that he must marry the scheming daughter of his financial adviser, Chrystal Longhorn, the sheikh refuses. The sultan finally agrees to let his son choose his own bride, but on two conditions: she must be a foreigner, to prevent intermarriage with a local family, and she must be presented to the sultan as the sheikh’s bride in just two weeks’ time.

That evening Sheikh Rashid meets Angelina Smith, a beautiful young woman from England. The sheikh is immediately besotted with her. The attraction is mutual, but Angelina has just accepted a place at an exclusive law school in London. Will she throw away her hard-earned career dreams to become a Middle Eastern wife?

Being the royal wife of a billionaire sheikh is exactly what Chrystal Longhorn wants. What lengths will she go to in order to keep Sheikh Rashid and make sure he marries her and not Angelina? 

Sheikh Rashid has only two weeks to persuade Angelina to marry him, or face a loveless marriage with Chrystal.

The clock is ticking...

The book still needs to be edited, but I hope to release it soon. Watch this space!

Hot New Romance Release by Beverly Preston

I'm a huge fan of romance author, Beverly Preston, and I just love the cover of her new novel, SHAYLA'S STORY. Here's what it's about:

~ People come into your life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime ~

A Reason…
Questioning her relationship with a man who worships politics more than her, Shayla Clemmins escapes reality for the seductive sunsets of Greece. There she finds exactly what she didn’t know was missing from her life, but fears she’ll lose him to her past.

A Season...
John Mathews works hard and plays even harder. When he finds a new passion in the sensual warmth of Greece, he discovers that one lust-filled weekend of romance is just not enough.

A Lifetime...
With Shayla’s past catching up to her and an anonymous threat to her future, can she and John make a lifetime together?


It has already hit #1 on Amazon's bestseller charts, as everyone is grabbing a copy of what looks to be a fantastic summer read!

Amazon USA
http://www.amazon.com/Shaylas-Mathews-Clemmins-Family-ebook/dp/B00DN6QQ3S/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1372342532&sr=8-5&keywords=shayla%27s+story

Jane Austen - Classic Romance (plus you could win a $25 Amazon gift card!)

Jane Austen Collection

Cover links to Amazon

Published by Doma Publishing

Follow @DomaPublishing

Anne of Green Gables plus $25 Amazon gift card giveaway!

Anne of Green Gables Collection

Cover links to Amazon

by Lucy Maud Montgomery

The Sheikh's Beloved, #1 Hot New Release on Amazon!

Amazon #1, #2 and #3!



The Sheikh's Beloved is now out and has become a Number 1 Hot New Release on Amazon, with Book 1 in the series, Treasured By The Sheikh hitting the Number 2 spot and Book1, Adored By The Sheikh, hitting Number 3! Naturally I am very excited and I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone that has already bought them. I hope you enjoying reading The Sheikh's Beloved. For readers who haven't yet got their hands on a copy, here's what the series is about:
  

Book 1: Adored By The Sheikh

Two people.
Two cultures.
Two completely different sets of expectations.

A volcanic ash storm forces Tassie Fielding to prolong a scheduled stopover on her flight home from Australia and it’s not long before she’s being offered some local hospitality by a fabulously rich, handsome sheikh. However, what will Sheikh Najid expect from her in return for his lavish generosity?

Saving Jackie K and Giving Away $50

The First Lady in Danger?
Jump into the past to save her!

Enter an upside-down world where Soviet henchmen botched their mission to eliminate John F. Kennedy fifty years ago, slaying his wife Jackie instead. The unthinkable crime incites Americans and triggers an unending war with Russia.

The Desert Sheikh. Now a #1 Amazon Bestseller!

What an amazing week it's been! Just over a week ago I released The Desert Sheikh, a sheikh romance in three parts, and already it's reached a top spot on Amazon and is now a #1 Best Seller! As well as hitting number 1 in Hot New Releases in Eastern Drama, it has reached number 5 in Amazon's list for Short Story Romances.

The individual parts of the story, Kidnapped By The Sheikh, Married To The Sheikh and The Sheikh's Son are also doing well. They are in the top 4 in Hot New Releases in Eastern Drama and they are in the top 10 in Best Sellers in the same category.

I would like to thank everybody who has downloaded a copy of one of my sheikh books. It looks like a sheikh romance is just what's needed to escape the cold on a long, dark winter's night.

Hot New Release! The Desert Sheikh

This week I am super excited to see my latest romance novel, The Desert Sheikh, on the virtual bookshops where it is already selling fast!

What's it about?

The first book, Kidnapped By The Sheikh, is about a woman, Dr Sarah Greenwich, who is kidnapped on her way to the airport by a Bedouin warlord, Sheikh Akbar Al-Zafir, in the mistaken belief that she is the British Ambassador's wife. Eventually, the sheikh discovers that he has been tricked, but by then it is too late, he has already fallen in love with his captive. . .

However, in Book 2, Married To The Sheikh, Sarah quickly discovers that life in the desert is not as idyllic as it could be. Although the sheikh is a passionate, sensual lover, he is not the perfect husband. Also, there are other women who want to get into Sheikh Akbar's bed. Eventually, Sarah is forced to make a terrible choice. . .

In Book 3, The Sheikh's Son, Sarah and Akbar struggle to reconcile their completely different lifestyles and cultures: she's a doctor living in London, while he's a Bedouin ruler from the Arabian peninsula. However, the presence of Ali, their only child and the sheikh's heir, forces them into trying to find a solution. . .

Although each story stands on its own and can be bought separately as novellas, they are also published together as a complete book, The Desert Sheikh, so people can read them in order (and save money!!)

Great Women, Great Authors: Meet Dawn Torrens!

I have always admired people who have shown great personal strength and today it’s great to welcome one amazing woman who has, Dawn Torrens.
 

Dawn, could you tell us about your first two books?

My first two books were a very personal project. They were about my true life story and one I felt compelled to share with everyone. I am a firm believer that dreams can come true no matter what anyone tells you. No matter how tough life gets or how far away your hopes and dreams seem to be, there is always a way to make them happen if you are determined enough. I had a very challenging childhood one that chipped away at your confidence little by little each day and one where there was no place for dreams, as simply existing daily was a hard enough task. I wrote my life story over two books, Amelia’s Story and Amelia’s Destiny.  

Book Reviews: The Good, The Bad and The Silly

Today I received a wonderful message from a reader saying how much she enjoyed reading The Royal Sheikh and earlier this week I received this great 5-star review for Her Latin Lover:

“Her Latin Lover was an exciting read. I love a good instant attraction, and this author gave me that with Mary and Paulo. Mary is a considerate and trusting woman who is taken advantage of by her boyfriend. Paulo swoops in and saves the day, as any sexy, honorable man would. Their attraction blossoms, until the unexpected happens. I was on the edge of my seat, the whole time. I wished the romance would have happened sooner, but all in all, it was great. I will definitely read more from this author. Pick this up, you will love it.”

Find out about The Ups and Downs of Being Dead and win a bestselling book!

M. R. Cornelius

Today it’s great to welcome back Marsha Cornelius, the author of H10N1 and The Ups and Downs of Being Dead (see below, to find out how you can win a FREE signed copy of this bestselling book).

Marsha, since your last interview in January, your novel H10N1 has been very successful. Could you tell us a bit about this?

I owe most of the book’s success to Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. KDP has a Select program that lets you post the book for free. And when all those free downloads start pouring in, your standing on Amazon goes way up. I’ve been in the Top Ten paid books in drama at Amazon a couple times, and the sales really pick up. But there’s always another book hot on your heels to knock you down a step or two. (Or ten)

Do Amazon Rankings Matter?

I was recently on holiday in the USA, during which time I grabbed the chance to do some rather shameless promotion of my books (I also drank quite a few frozen margaritas during the holiday, but that’s another story that probably doesn’t bear telling). As everyone nowadays has some form of portable electronic device, it was fast and easy for them to whip out their iPhone, tablet, BlackBerry etc, look up my romance novels on Amazon.

When they checked out my books, what did they look at? Almost without fail, it was the book cover and then the reviews. No one, absolutely no one, looked at my rankings and when I pointed them out (during a nice spike one weekend), the other people had no idea what they meant and didn’t care! So, do rankings matter?

Art, Love and Writing: Meet Uvi Poznansky

Today it is great to welcome Uvi Poznansky, author of Apart From Love. First, could you tell us what your book is about?

My novel, Apart From Love, is an intimate peek into the life of a uniquely strange family: Natasha, the accomplished pianist, has been stricken with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Her ex-husband Lenny has never told their son Ben, who left home ten years ago, about her situation. At the same time he, Lenny, has been carrying on a love affair with a young redhead, who bears a striking physical resemblance to his wife--but unlike her, is uneducated, direct and unrefined. This is how things stand at this moment, the moment of Ben’s return to his childhood home, and to a contentious relationship with his father.

The story is told from two points of view, Ben’s and Anita’s, which gives me an opportunity to illustrate how the same events, seen from different angles and through difference experiences in life, are interpreted in an entirely different way.

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So You Want To Be A Bestselling Author: What Should You Write About?

Thousands of people, like myself, have published on Amazon in the last few years and many thousands more are planning to. However, if you’re a first time author, you might be faced with the dilemma of what to write. You know that you want to publish a book, and hopefully become the next bestselling author, another E L James, Amanda Hocking or John Locke, but where do you start?

Meet Darcie Chan! An interview with the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Mill River Recluse

Darcie Chan

Today I am thrilled to welcome the amazing New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Darcie Chan! First of all Darcie, congratulations on the huge success of your novel, The Mill River Recluse!  For people who haven’t read it yet, could you tell us a bit about it without giving too much away?

Thanks very much, Katheryn.  The Mill River Recluse is the story of Mary McAllister, a woman who has suffered from severe social anxiety disorder her entire life.  As a result of certain events that occur in her youth, Mary’s condition worsens until she becomes a virtual prisoner in her marble mansion that overlooks the tiny town of Mill River, Vermont.  The townspeople are completely unaware that she keeps a secret, one which will change all of their lives.