2/2012 Chapter News
December brought Cheryl Bolen glad tidings and joy. Half way into the month she sold her 100,000th ebook in six months of indie publishing. Then the next week her G-rated Regency Christmas novella, Christmas at Farley Manor, reached number one in the Regency category in the Kindle Store at Amazon. Alas, she came back down in January, when she had a malignant tumor removed from her foot.
Shana Galen is pleased to announce the sale of a new book, connected to Lord and Lady Spy. This one is tentatively titled True Spies, and it’s the story of a secret operative who has kept his job from his beautiful, bored housewife for years but is forced to reveal his identity when they are both kidnapped by a diabolical villain. Release is set for Fall 2013.
Brandie Nickerson is proud to announce that her short story, Locke between Loyalty and Love was picked as one of Best of The Cynic Online Magazine 2011. You can read the story at http://archive.cynicmag.com/author.asp?author=Brandie+Nickerson
Joan Reeves received her countersigned contract the day before Christmas so she feels free now to reveal that she sold world French rights, print and ebook, to Bragelonne, the largest publisher of paranormal novels in France. A French editor obtained a copy of one of Joan’s ebooks, the romantic comedy Jane (I’m Still Single) Jones, and fell in love with the book! In one day, Joan had a big contract offer and a NY agent who negotiated a fabulous deal with Bragelonne who, by the way, wanted not one book, but three of Joan’s romantic comedies!
Kerrelyn Sparks will be appearing on a panel at the American Library Association’s midwinter meeting in Dallas on January 25. She’s also scheduled to speak at the Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, VA, in March. Her next release, Wanted: Undead or Alive, goes on sale March 27th. New wallpapers featuring the covers of past Love at Stake books can now be downloaded from her website at www.kerrelynsparks.com
Joanna Wayne’s Cowboy Conspiracy debuted at #27 on Bookscan.
Vicky Dreiling signed a new 3-book contract with Grand Central.
