Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors

Summer reading time is here. That means it’s time for libraries, bookstores, and authors to run promos, sales and fun reader events. And this week I have four for you. All of these events offer readers a chance to find new free books and new favorite authors. 1.  Poolside Pleasures Summer Romances The first is the  Poolside Pleasures Summer Romances  collection of  free/.99 preorder/sale  romance novels in most sub-genres. There are sweet and steamy romances, alpha heroes and vampires, billionaires and soldiers. There are a lot of great stories in this list, including three anthologies I’m currently participating in:  That One Summer ,  Beyond Courage , and  Winter Wishes and Holiday Kisses . 2.   Contemporary Romances in July The second is the  Contemporary Romances in July   collection of  free/.99 preorder/sale  romance novels in all contemporary sub-genres. There are steamy romantic suspense and darker romance tropes a...

  This summer, the  Isn’t It Romantic Book Club Facebook Group  (founded by current and past Sourcebooks authors) is sponsoring 12 weeks of free summer reads from some of your favorite authors. There will be lots of free books, swag, and other gifts. This is the perfect event for a summer full of reading new stories and finding your new favorite authors! Summer of Love Book Giveaway ~ We’ve teamed up with a dozen authors for our  Summer of Love Giveaway . ~ You MUST be a member of the  Isn’t It Romantic Book Club ~ Look for the post each Sunday (beginning June 2) containing:  a summer reading graphic announcing the free book for that week (only one free download per person, link may not be shared) *𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑤𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟, 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟!  a link to download the freebie  info for the author’s giveaway ...

RT Book Reviews warned readers of Michele Summers' new release   Sweet Southern Trouble  to "Get ready to laugh and swoon your way through this sassy and sexy southern romance!" We couldn't agree more, so we asked Michele to share some of her tips for creating such wonderful books.  Top Writing Tips for Hopeful Authors Write : can’t say it any plainer than that, but you need to write if you ever hope to finish a book and have it published. And this does not include Facebook posts or Tweets, but actually writing complete scenes that eventually become complete chapters. Easier said than done, I know, but you gotta suck it up, baby. There’s no way around it. Tell your story : the one only you can tell in your voice. There may be better writers or more clever writers, but none of that matters because they aren’t you. They don’t know your story. Only you can write the story in your head and make it yours. Let it go : eventu...

Happy Tuesday, everyone! I’m Macy Beckett , the new kid on the blog, and I’m thrilled to join my Casa Sisters in discussing our favorite summer pastimes. As you probably guessed from the title, we’re going to talk about this: (Image source: Jenny's Southern Comfort) Oh, yeah, baby! Bring on the fruity firewater! Alcohol has many names—booze, hooch, alky, sauce, spirits, social lube—but no matter what you call it, a cool libation is one of my favorite summertime pleasures. Why have literal sex on the beach, (sand…ouch!), when you can experience it in liquid form? How about one of these Parrot Bay frozen daiquiri pouches? Just throw ‘em in the freezer for a couple hours and viola—a tropical vacay in your mouth! One of my friends calls these "Capri Sun for parents." (Image source: Monarch  Beverages) Another personal favorite is the TGI Friday's Orange Dream mix. Just pour it in the blender, add ice, and in minutes, you're sipping a grownup ver...

by Amanda Forester Many things go through my head when I consider the pursuit of happiness, but one of the things I enjoy the most are the quiet moments I get to read a book. Honestly, in my busy life I’m happy just to have a few quiet moments to myself, and if I can share them with a book it’s all the better. I love escaping into a different world and living, if only for a while, the life of a swashbuckling hero or a daring lady (with beautiful long hair, a size 2 body, and the generous bosoms nature did not see fit to give me in real life - hey, it's my fantasy!) Summer is a particularly great time to read a book. My favorite place to read is at the beach, with the warm sand in my toes. When I was a kid I read books in a tree – not at all sure how I managed that one. These days I bring my own beach chair – the one with the arm rests and the cup holder. Oh yeah, that’s the life… Currently one of my passions has been reading the Georgette Heyer books. I’m not sure how I missed them...

by Danielle Jackson For some strange reason, I always amp up my reading efforts in the summer. Perhaps I was in too many advanced English classes growing up and having summer reading assignments, but there’s pr etty much nothing more I’d rather be doing on a sunny day then sitting out on my parents’ deck, reading a big book and getting lost in the world inside it! In fact, even in my post-college years, I give myself Summer Reading “projects”—yes, I’m a dork. My first summer project this summer is to re-read all 7 Harry Potter Books; and wouldn’t you know it, overachiever that I am, I’m already on Book 6! Up next, I’m having trouble deciding… I’ve thought about reading through Tolkien—and I’m talking, starting with The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and then tackling all three volumes The Lord of the Rings ! But that might take me well into the Fall! So, my next idea is to re-read Austen—all 6 of the novels, and reading her shorter and unfinished pieces, and perhaps even her letters to Cass...

by Danielle There’s something about Summer, not sure what it is exactly, that brings on an onslaught of reading. I’ve always found Summer Reading to be a funny concept—libraries and day camps (the artsy kind hahaha) will have reading programs, to which many of the kids in my neighborhood that I used to babysit were like “wait what? School’s OVER.” Then you have the designated “beach reads”—if you ever go on vacation with my family, you’ll find out that there’s rarely time to read pretty quick, with all the relative visiting and site seeing (and if we’re at the beach ? Forget it!)! Nevertheless, I find myself during the long days, especially when there’s a nice breeze, venturing out in my parents’ gazebo and plopping myself down for a leisurely day of reading (something I fully intend to make Z do with me many a time this season [ and yes funny ladies, that’s all you’re going to get about that ]). I have some old stand-bys and a few new books I plan on jumping into this year: The Lord o...

By Robin Kaye The kids are on Spring Break, the daffodils are blooming, and it’s snowing. Okay, it’s not snowing today, but it was yesterday. Here in Maryland (and Central Pennsylvania) it flurried on and off all day. There is just something so wrong about snow-covered daffodils in April. Just when I was contemplating storing all my sweaters away in my antique cedar trunk, the temperature dropped and I was frozen again. And to add insult to injury, I had to drive through what looked like a blizzard. Of course, as soon as the snow hit the windshield or the ground it melted. Still, the snow was coming down in those big, honkin’ flurries—the kind that make you want to run around with your tongue hanging out to try to catch them. If it hadn’t been almost Mid-April, I would have enjoyed it. I suppose the changing of the seasons has me on edge, and for a few weeks, I’ll be wondering if I’m experiencing spring or if winter has returned. There are seasons to everything and they all change at p...

Okay, so it's not exactly as scary as the Temple of Doom, but if my To Be Read pile gets a whole lot higher, it's going to do some serious damage if and when it finally topples and crushes me. I was thinking today (longingly) about what I'm going to do with my days once I'm off deadline and actually have free time again. I don't really remember what that's like right now (as I plug away at my computer at roughly 1 a.m.), but I'm sure I'll adjust. Anyway, one of the things I really want to do is tackle my towering pile of books and actually enjoy a story instead of trying to drag one, kicking and screaming, out my head to wrestle onto paper. I'm fairly fried on blogging ideas right now, for obvious reasons, but I did work up a little list of some of the books I plan on curling up with in fairly short order. Here are a few: 1. Goddess of the Rose, by P.C. Cast 2. Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter (I've read the rest of the series, but not the fir...

In my many adventures through romance review sites and blogs, one name comes up time and time again—Georgette Heyer. Heyer is the undisputed Queen of regency fiction—including timeless romances and breathtaking historical accounts. Authors and readers alike LOVE Heyer and to this day offer limitless amounts of admiration and praise. Publishers Weekly once said that Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen, and I have to agree! I hope that the fine ladies of Casablanca know that Georgette Heyer is a fellow Sourcebooks author. We are well on our way to becoming the premiere American publisher of Heyer’s books. And in more exciting news, Nancy Pearl, “rock star librarian” and book commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition, has added Sourcebooks’ re-issue of one of Heyer’s most celebrated historical novels, An Infamous Army: A Novel of Wellington, Waterloo, Love and War, to her highly anticipated summer reading list! The full list is listed here: http://www.npr.org/...