Welcome to the weekend. 🙂 There’s a lot of news this week. So, grab a cup of something refreshing or warming and settle in for a few minutes of reading. (There’s a link to a preview of a new story in one of the sections below — cleverly hidden under the heading Story Preview. 😀 )
Writing Life
This week did not progress as I had expected it to because we got snow on three days, and on two of those days, it was enough to require shoveling / snowblowing. That activity really cut into my productivity as it took time and used muscles that were not used to that sort of usage. LOL The snowblower is new, and this week was the first time I have used it. However, I still managed to write one chapter for two of my stories:
- Matching Mr. Darcy (the bright new shiny story I told you about last week)
- Cherishing Kitty (This is the one that did not get a new chapter as I think that the last chapter I wrote for it, might actually be the end and the next chapter is the beginning of Georgiana’s story. This calls for a reread and a think before moving on.)
- His Irreplaceable Belle
Publishing News
The following titles are now available in Kindle Unlimited and will remain there until May 13, 2020.
- Unravelling Mr. Darcy
- Becoming Entangled
- Enticing Miss Darcy
- Mr. Darcy’s Comfort
- Master of Longbourn
- Assessing Mr. Darcy
- A Dash of Darcy and Companions Cottage Collection 2
The following titles will be returning to all vendors this upcoming week. They are in Kindle Unlimited until Sunday, February 16, 2020. So I can start the “returning to other vendors” process on Monday.
- Her Father’s Choice
- No Other Choice
- His Inconvenient Choice
- Her Heart’s Choice
- The Choices Series (books 1-4 compilation)
Story Preview
I have started posting Matching Mr. Darcy on Patreon as a story that is exclusively shared with my patrons during the writing process. However, I have set the first chapter of this book to be available publically for those who might like to read a preview of the story.
You can find that first chapter post at this link: Matching Mr. Darcy on Patreon
Book Promotions
| If you are reading this on Saturday, then you still have one last chance to pick this book up at a reduced price of 99c or thereabouts depending on exchange rates. If you’re reading this on Sunday, well, sorry. Maybe next time. 🙂 This price reduction ends on February 15, 2020. Remember, this sale is across all sales channels and in all regions of the world with all currencies being reduced. |
Attention Kobo Readers!
Persuading Miss Mary has been selected to be included in Kobo’s February 40% Off Sale. This sale will run from February 20 to February 24. You will need to use a promo code at check out, which I hope Kobo will send to be in a timely fashion so that I can include it in next Saturday’s email and share it on my blog on Friday.
Book Review
This week, I have a portion of a longer review for you. You can find the read the full review at this link.
Since this blog post is getting long, I’m going to try to keep my comments on this short this week and pick out a favourite sentence from the portion of this review shared above.
“Since it was a novella, it moved quickly, although it didn’t feel rushed.”
I’m a novella, novelette, and short story reader and lover. However, I do know that they are not always paced properly and can feel rushed. So, to hear that while this story moved quickly (as a novella should) but did not feel rushed is awesome. I must be doing something right. 🙂
Thank you, J.W. Garrett, for reading and reviewing this book.
Something Extra for Last
I thought this week I would share three things about other romances by some author friends:
- I saw that Regina Jeffers has a book that is free until February 16, 2020. This book is called His Irish Eve. “When the Earl of Greenwall demands his only son, Lord Stafford, retrieve the viscount’s by-blow, everything in Adam Lawrences’s life of dissipation changes.” Please note that this book is not a sweet read. It is steamy. So, if you don’t want to read intimate scenes, this book is not for you.
- I just downloaded a new Austen-Inspired novelette called Their Secret Love by Renata McMann and Summer Hanford. “What if Mr. Darcy expected Elizabeth to approve when he issued his infamous insult at the dance?” I haven’t read it yet but hope to do so this weekend.
- Zoe Burton has just added her Pride and Prejudice and Racecars Series to Kindle Unlimited just in time for the beginning of the NASCAR racing season. (Daytona is on Sunday!) These are modern Pride and Prejudice stories.
DISCLAIMER: The links in this section are affiliate links which means if you click on them, I will get a couple of pennies should you buy something. There is no additional cost to you. It is Amazon’s way of thanking me for sharing their products.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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I loved the book reviews. However, I am not familiar with Cherishing Kitty unless this is where she is grappling with her feelings for Lorcan.
Sorry, I should have said that Cherishing Kitty is what I think Kitty and Lorcan’s story will be called when it finally publishes.
Ah, thank you, Leenie, for featuring my review. Congratulations on all you writing news and promotions. This has been fun.
You’re welcome. Thanks for all your reviews. 🙂 I plan on trying several different promotions this year to learn about how they work and which give a better return on investment and all that. I’m just always interested in learning (pretty sure it is the teacher in me lol).
Read Matching Mr. Darcy on Patreon, loved the bit with Mary. Hoping she will feature in the story
I wish I could tell you for certain how much she will feature in this story, but it’s too early for that. I know how much you love Mary Bennet. 🙂