Review of Whispering Lake
I was rather surprised today when I visited the Ghost Writer Literary Reviews site. Whispering Lake had a review up! 
I’m very happy to say that it received 4 1/2 out of 5 stars!
If you’d like to see the full review, click here.
This was the 8th review received for Whispering Lake. Thus far, it’s only received one bad review.
Book Description:
Cassie has spent her life harboring a secret; she has the ability to communicate with spirits. For the past several years, her best friend has been a hunky ghost.
Matt died over fifty years ago, but he’s never felt so alive. Cassie makes his heart pound… well, if he still had one. He knows that he loves her, but would never admit it. While he would love nothing more than to kiss her senseless, he wants her to have a shot at a normal life.
Deciding that she’s tired of being alone, Cassie goes on a trip with some friends to Whispering Lake, North Carolina. While she’s there, she meets three hot brothers. One in particular, Cole, catches her eye. As she gets to know him, she thinks he may be “the one.” Too bad he has a secret of his own… he’s a werewolf!
Will Cassie choose the ghost or the hottest werewolf on earth?
ISBN (13): 9781440458460
ISBN (10): 1440458464
Interview @ Bitten by Books with Jackie Kessler
When you stop by Bitten by Books, be sure to leave questions or comments on the blog to be entered to win a signed copy of A Red Hot Valentine’s Day… The blog will also list additional ways for you to win!
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London’s most irresistible rake has one week to prevent the woman he loves from marrying another. And he plans to do so by adeptly employing his most well-practiced arts—seduction…sensation…and erotic love—in Jess Michaels’s sumptuous feast of juicy Regency romance, By Valentine’s Day.
Giveaway from Hearts on Fire Books
| My publisher, Hearts on Fire Books, will be celebrating their anniversary in May. In order to make things interesting, they have decided to give a Nintendo DS to one lucky person. Here’s what you need to do in order to win …For every ebook purchased on Hearts on Fire Books website (and only their website), the customer will have their name entered into the drawing for the Nintendo DS. You can purchase every title on the site if you wish as there is no limit on the number of entries. Enter by midnight on May 1st! The name will be drawn on May 2nd and once contact information is received for the prize (Nindendo DS), it will be mailed out. www. heartsonfirebooks. com If you haven’t already purchased your copy of Whispering Lake, now is your chance!  WHISPERING LAKE Cassie has spent her life harboring a secret. She has the ability to communicate with spirits as if they were still flesh and blood humans. For the past several years, her best friend has been a hunky ghost. Too bad he has a secret of his own… he’s a werewolf!
Will Cassie choose the ghost or the hottest werewolf on earth? Read the book to find out!
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Paperback vs. E-book
Which is preferable?
Ever since my first novel was published, I’ve faced the issue of paperback vs. e-book. Some people sneered when they found out my book could not be purchased through Barnes & Noble or another large book retailer. As far as they were concerned, that meant I wasn’t really published.
Well here are my thoughts, for whatever that’s worth…
E-books are coming a long way. If you check out some of the larger e-book stores like Books on Board, Bookstrand, Fictionwise, Kindle, and All Romance Ebooks, you will see that the larger publishers are starting to sell e-books too. With new e-readers coming out all the time it’s no wonder that the previously sneered at e-books are starting to become rather popular. You don’t have to drive to the store to purchase it (and who couldn’t stand to save some gas money?) and you don’t have to find a place to store the book when you’re done reading it.
There will always be people who prefer to have a book in hand, but some of us are starting to adapt. While I still purchase books from the bookstore, I also purchase several e-books per month. They’re convenient, inexpensive, and I don’t have to leave home to buy it – not to mention you can start reading it immediately.
And if you’re an author looking at it from a sales stand point, the bottom line is this — if you don’t promote your book, chances are it won’t sell regardless of the format it’s in.
I do guest blogs, have my own blog (obviously, since you’re reading it), post on myspace and facebook, hand out business cards, give away booksmarks, request at least 15 reviews per title (since chances are less than 5 requests will actually be completed; and quite a few of those will take over a month), and I’m part of over 20 groups that discuss books of my genre (and am currently a moderator of 2).
I spend about 15-20 hours a week promoting my novels online and by word of mouth. It’s a lot of work, but it’s paid off. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not raking in the dough by any means, but my checks have gotten a little bigger each month. Overall, I think things are progressing nicely.
So … what do you think? Paperback? or E-book?
I would love to hear your opinions so please take a moment to comment below …
February Buy One Get One FREE!
Yep, you heard me right, I said Buy One Get One FREE! From Monday, February 9th, until Monday, February 23rd, if you purchase a copy of Moonlight Protector, written by yours truly, on either Amazon Kindle or Wild Horse Press, you can receive a free copy of Angel’s Fire, Demon’s Blood, written by Tamela Quijas. Or, vice versa … Purchase Ms. Quijas’s book and you get mine free!
This offier is only good on E-Books! All you have to do is purchase one of the above titles at Amazon Kindle or Wild Horse Press, email the receipt/proof of purchase to wildhorsepress@gmail.com, and they will send a PDF copy of the other book completely FREE!
Be sure to jump on this excellent Valentine’s Special!
Update with my new publisher …
Things are moving along rather well with Wild Horse Press. I sold over 40 e-book copies and 1 paperback copy of Moonlight Protector in January. Since the paperback wasn’t released until later in the month (and paperback sales just don’t seem to be doing all that well right now anyways), I’m happy with the end results for January. It seems that Moonlight Protector is already off to a good start for February as it has already sold 10 e-book copies this month.
I’ve seen the Wild Horse Press name on several sites, a few blogs, and they even have a MySpace page … My book was submitted for review at several places, one of which responded with a 5 out of 5 rating (Satin & Lace Reviews) and I’ve seen it posted by Wild Horse Press in more than one group as a current release. I’m happy with the promotion that’s been done thus far.
Over all, I’m very satisfied with the progress of Moonlight Protector. 2009 seems to be bringing good things my way!
