free stuff


I’ve never done a webinar before, but I’m really looking forward to this special panel to discuss the state of romance in the industry,with a special focus on the library market. 

Speakers include marketing executives from HarperCollins and Random House, librarians/Booklist reviewers John Charles and Shelley Mosley, Booklist editor and RWA award-winner Donna Seaman, and bestselling author Madeline Hunter.

The hour-long panel will be held online on Thurs., Nov. 12.  All are welcome to sign up here.

Sorry for the gap between posts.  I’ve been busy working on some new duties, as I’ve recently taken over handling Dorchester’s main website.  I’ll still be editing and acquiring romances and Westerns, but I’ve had to cut back my list a little bit.

But I do come back from the mini-break bearing gifts.  Let me know what parts of the Dorchester site you like you most and what you wish it had and one randomly drawn commenter will win a full set of November romances, including titles by C.L. Wilson, Gemma Halliday, Joy Nash and more.

Leave further detail below.  Thanks for your feedback, and good luck in the contest!

I think I’ll be going on a little spree of downloading this evening.  The following fantasy titles are now available from Del Rey’s free library at Suvudu.  Formats for Sony Reader, Kindle, and pdf are available.

        

See all this month’s releases and preorder September titles here.  Plus, get a free magazine subscription with ANY order.

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For those who didn’t get goodies at RWA–or are maybe looking for more:

Elisabeth Naughton is hosting 30 Days of Freebies on her blog in preparation for the release of STOLEN HEAT later this month.

You can nab a free Sandra Hill story here.  The link should pop open a window with the pdf.

For every 4 books you buy at Borders, you can pick one up free.

Get MY SOUL TO LOSE free at Books On Board.  This is a teaser/prequel to the launch book in Harlequin’s new teen imprint, MY SOUL TO TAKE.

Some paranormal superstars such as Jacquelyn Frank, Cynthia Eden, Michelle Rowen, Angie Fox, Elissa Wilds, Natale Stenzel and more are offering a free round-robin short story called White Wedding Nightmares (oh boy!) in serial installments over at Romance in the Backseat.  There are already eight chapters posted, so you’ve got plenty to get you started.

We’re giving away two tickets to the off-Broadway show For Lovers Only, a revue of nothing but love songs!  Just send your name and phone number in an email with “Love Songs Contest” as the subject line to sales (at) dorchesterpub.com.  You must enter by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, June 12.  More details.

Click here to play.

I’m condensing so the new posts are easier to see and you still have quick access to the game.

The Easter egg hunt was so much fun, I thought we’d do another giveaway for Mother’s Day.

The prize: a pack of books from participating authors worth more than $50, including three June releases before they’re available in stores

The game: Match each baby photo below to the author bio photo.  Send a list of your results in the following manner:

1. a
2. b
etc.

to lhulten @ dorchesterpub.com (no spaces), subject line Mother’s Day Contest, by noon EST on Tues., May 12. Everyone with the correct listing will be entered in a random drawing for the grand prize. Those with a correct listing but not the winner of the grand prize will each receive a coupon for the Dorchester website. So it pays to play!

Hint: Some of the authors have included their baby photo somewhere on their website. Check your answers by visiting.

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And now, all grown up (each photo links to author’s site):
a. Trish Albright, author of SIREN'S SECRET
a. Trish Albright, author of SIREN’S SECRET
b. Lisa Cooke, author of TEXAS HOLD HIM
b. Lisa Cooke, author of TEXAS HOLD HIM

 

c. Christie Craig, author of GOTCHA!

c. Christie Craig, author of GOTCHA!

 

d. Alissa Johnson, author of McALISTAIRS FORTUNE

d. Alissa Johnson, author of McALISTAIR'S FORTUNE

e. Tracy Madison, author of A STROKE OF MAGIC (July)

e. Tracy Madison, author of A STROKE OF MAGIC (July)

 

f. Joy Nash, author of A LITTLE LIGHT MAGIC

f. Joy Nash, author of A LITTLE LIGHT MAGIC

g. Elisabeth Naughton, author of STOLEN HEAT (Aug.)
g. Elisabeth Naughton, author of STOLEN HEAT (Aug.)

 The books for the winner:

      

Now until May 10th, purchase $15 worth of books from Dorchester and receive 25% off all titles!  Simply enter the code MD09 when you check out and save immediately.

Prefer audiobooks?  At Barnes&Noble, you can download one of their new mp3 audio titles for 50% off.  Just use code L7J4J3D, which is good until May 4.  They’re also offering some free downloads by authors such as Laura Lippman, Kurt Vonnegut, Alice Munro and half a dozen others. 

But back to Dorchester.  Through our partnership with LibreDigital, we’ve added a Browse Inside feature to help readers preview the first 10% or so of a book’s content.  We currently have Browse Inside available for all 2008 titles and 2009 through April.  Similar to the widgets currently available through Harlequin and HarperCollins, they not only allow readers to sample a book before purchase, but they also facilitate promotion easily allowing authors, reviewers, and bloggers to embed the preview on their own sites.  We’re looking forward to using this tool for special promotions and free ebook giveaways in the future.  So stay tuned…

And just for fun, a few more RT pics from Lisa Cooke:

Leanna Renee Heiber and Lisa

Leanna Renee Heiber and Lisa

 

Me with the much-coveted rooster of the RomanceBandits blog

Me with the much-coveted rooster of the RomanceBandits blog

Franco D'Angelo and Lisa at the vampire ball

Franco D'Angelo and Lisa at the vampire ball

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