Sunday News and Winners!!

We’ve got a lot going today.

The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh

Let’s begin with the winners of The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh from this week’s blog tour, and the winner of one of Blythe Gifford’s books.

Congratulations to:

Collette Cameron’s Blog ~ Irene Menge

Anna Small’s Books ~ RegencyResearcher

Jakki Leatherby’s Reviews ~ Maria

Susana’s Parlour ~ Linda

Blythe Gifford’s Book – Sheri Fredricks

Please contact me with your email address.

Here is a wonderful review of The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh on Goodreads.

A lovely review of The Seduction of Lady Phoebe is on Liza O’Connor’s blog. I brought tears to my eyes.

I was supposed to have been on Adventures in Authorland yesterday, but due to technical problems it has not gone up yet. Please stop by later today  for another chance to win a copy of The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh.

The blog tour continues tomorrow. I will be giving away a copy of The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh at each stop.

June 17^th Jenna Jaxon’s Journal

June 18^th  Liza O’Connor’s Blog Liza is interviewing the book.

June 20 Jennifer Lowery’s Romance Recipes

June 25^th League of Rogues Blogspot

June 26^th Rakes, Rogues and Romance

June 27^th Georgie Lee’s Blog

Last but not least June 28^th Kadee McDonald’s Books

A couple of weeks ago I told you I’d post the pictures from the beach picnic I went on, then I got distracted. Here they are.

A couple who did not want me to take their photos has built this little camp.

And I found a ruin of an 18^th century plantation.

Whew! What a week. I hope to see you on my blog tour.

Have a relaxing Sunday and a wonderful week.

Ella

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Sunday News and Winners!

Good morning everyone. Today we start off with book winners.

Sandy Kenny won Amara Royce’s book Never too Late. <cough> this one was extremely late being announced, but…

bn100 has won Ann Cleeland’s book, Tainted Angel.

Ladies you will be contacted by the author.

I’m being plagued with technical difficulties this morning. First McAfee blocked my email program. I finally got that up. Now my computer can’t see my iPhone so I can download the  pictures I’d planned for today.

The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh

As many of you already know, The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh, Book #2 in The Marriage Game is now available for pre-order. The release date is November 7^th.

Here is the cover. What do you think?

I’ve sent the book out to three reviews, but if you are a reviewer and would like to review The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh, please contact me.

I will be all over the place doing a mini-blog tour and giving away copies of The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh. Here are this coming week’s places and dates:

Monday I’ll visit Collette Cameron on her Blue Rose Blog

Tuesday Anna Small has graciously invited me to join her at Anna Small Books.

On Wednesday I’m back over at Jackki Leatherby’s Leather Bound Reviews

Friday Lord Rutherford, the hero of The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh is being grilled, er, invited for tea at Susana Ellis’s Parlor

Here is my publisher’s blurb followed by a short excerpt. Check out this wonderful cover quote. I can’t thank Sally MacKenzie enough!

“Let yourself be seduced by this sexy mix of spies, smugglers, and happily ever afters.” —Sally MacKenzie

Since she was a young girl, Anna Marsh has dreamed of Sebastian, Baron Rutherford asking for her hand in marriage. But that was in another life when her brother Harry was alive, before she vowed to secretly continue the work he valiantly died for. Now as Sebastian finally courts Anna, she must thwart his advances. Were he to discover her secret, he would never deem her a suitable wife…

Sebastian has always known Anna would become his wife someday. He expects few obstacles, but when she dissuades him at every turn he soon realizes there is much more to this intriguing woman. Somehow he must prove to her that they are meant to be together. But first he must unravel the seductive mystery that is Miss Anna Marsh…

Available at:

Amazon US * Amazon Canada *Amazon UK * Barns & Nobel * Kensington * iTunes

Excerpt:

Anna met his gaze coolly. “Lord Rutherford, pray, what brings you here?”

“Oh, Anna dear,” her mother said. “Lord Rutherford has very kindly offered to help by escorting you to Charteries for Lady Phoebe’s wedding.”

Anna raised a brow and stared at Sebastian for a moment before turning to address her mother. Lady Marsh reminded Anna of a wraith. Her mother’s dark brown hair was still unmarked by silver. She always dressed in flowing gowns and draped gauzy shawls around her shoulders, giving the impression she would blow away if one breathed hard enough. Mama desperately wanted Anna married and could not understand how it was she’d reached the age of one and twenty still single.

As objecting to Sebastian’s escort would do her no good, Anna kept the smile on her face. “Yes, Mama, very kind of him.” She glanced at him and thought she saw the remnants of a smug look on his face. “How do you think of these ideas?” she asked sweetly.

His lips twitched slightly. “I really couldn’t tell you, Miss Marsh. It just popped into my head. We are both attending the wedding after all.”

It did not auger well for him that he had used her mother to get his way. “Yes, we do have that in common.”

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Sunday News and Winners!

First of all, congratulations to Louisa Cornell who won a copy of Collette Cameron’s Highlander’s Hope.

I just received the results from Regina Jeffer’s give away. Congratulations, ladies.

Nancy Wolfe won the autographed print copy. 

Nancy Qualls and Linda won eBook copies of A Touch of Mercy.

The winners are posted on Austen Authors today.

The week started with a bang. I received the production schedule for The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh, book #2 in The Marriage Game, Which releases in November, but goes on pre-order this month. As soon as I receive the cover, I’ll send it out in a newsletter as well as the details for the first contest and my blog stops to promote the pre-order. Here is the teaser that will be at the beginning of the book.

CAUGHT IN A KISS

            Anna’s heart beat faster as his lips reached her throat.  When he kissed her, she thought nothing could be better; then his tongue moved against hers, and she thought she’d swoon.  She tried to put her arms around him, but they were trapped under his body.  It was as if he were possessing her.  Thank God he didn’t know who she was.

“Anna, tell me what you’re doing here,” Rutherford whispered into her ear.

“How did you know it was me?  I thought you were just kissing . . . ”

He started at her in disbelief.  “You thought I’d just kiss any woman?  What the hell do you take me for?”

She struggled to sit up, but his body weighed her down.  “I haven’t even given you leave to kiss me, and you’re doing even more!”

“Harumph.” He bent his head to kiss her again.  “And I plan to continue.”

“Sebastian!” She wiggled to get out from under him.

“Anna. Be still.  I’ll let you up when you tell me what you’re doing here.  Until then . . . ”

Immediately after sending in my dedication and acknowledgements, I received the copy-edits. So the rest of the week was spent working on those, judging contest entries, and posting reviews for books I’ve read. Then my critique partners started to get busy and I’ve been critiquing as well, but also receiving critiques for the book #5.

Fortunately, the week wasn’t all work. I received a wonderful review on The Seduction of Lady Phoebe from Romance Reader Girl. If you missed it, you can read it here.

I won a signed copy of Tessa Dare’s latest release Any Duchess Will Do.

Found the shoes for my Regency gown. Let me know what you think.

Lace Shoes

Friday Night Races

And I got to be on race committee for the Friday night races at the St. Thomas Yacht Club. I actually got to be the timer and call the race. Which is a big deal, at least for me.

Friday Night Races

Baby Scorpion

Oh, and this morning, I found a baby scorpion in my bath room. No, I did not take this picture. The scorpion was gone before I though about it.I downloaded.

I’m off now to a picnic at a new to me beach. I post pictures next Sunday. Tell how your week went.

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News and Winners

Winners first

Melissa Limoges you won a copy of The Seduction of Lady Phoebe on Happily Ever After Thoughts.

Now for News

I  donated a critique for the Brenda Novak Diabetes Auction. In case you don’t know about it, this auction is a huge writing community effort to raise money to find a cure for diabetes. I credit the critique I won two years ago for being partially responsible for my being published.

If you’d like to bid on my critique the link is.  
http://bit.ly/16tKVvs

This is the  general link for all sorts of cool stuff, including a basket with Carbbean spices that some of eKensington authors have put together.  
http://bit.ly/18fl7T8

My next book, The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh releases for pre-order in June. I’ll be doing another mini-blog tour with lots of giveaways. Today I posted the first 1000 words of the book.

And last but not least, my website is finally live. www.ellaquinnauthor.com I invite you to take a look around. You’ll have to post any comments here, as the website is not set up to take comments.

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Congratulations!!

We have our first contest Winner. Cassandra D Janey. Found The Seduction of Lady Phoebe on the Kensington website.

Because I’ve been notified there will be more than three retail sites, I’ve decided to expand the contest to the first person who posts for each site.

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We Have a Winner

Congratulations to Sandy Kenny for winning Maggi Andersen’s book, A Baron In Her Bed.

A Baron In Her Bed

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We Have a Winner

Ally Broadfield has won a copy of Regina Scott’s The Heiress’s Homecoming. Congratulations Ally!!!!!

For anyone who wants another chance to win, Regina will be here www.nineteenteen.blogspot.com today.

 

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We Have a Winner!!

Congratulations to Cynthia Y. for winning a copy of Ashlyn Macnamara’s new book A Most Scandalous Proposal.

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We Have a Winner!!!

Congratulations to Annah Schoonover, winner of Máire Claremont’s novel, The Dark Lady.

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We Have A Winner!!!

Cerian Halford has won her choice of Samantha Graces’s books. Congratulations Cerian!!

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