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For the first time, my young daughter (known online as Little Miss R) is old enough to follow and enjoy the Olympics. She has already told me she wants to learn luge, ice hockey, and "fancy skating"--her word for the figure skating and ice dancing. Poor kid; she's got a klutz of a mother who can't identify at all with the desire to zoom down an ice track at 80 miles per hour. But if reading were an Olympic sport--now, that I might have a chance at. Imagine how this could go: Short-track speed reading: when you pull out a book while you’re waiting in line at the post office. Relay reading: loaning a favorite book to a friend. Cross-country reading: taking books on the road. Always the best part of traveling! What other book-related versions of Olympic sports can you think up? To one random commenter, I'll give a signed advance copy of my May historical romance, TO CHARM A NAUGHTY COUNTESS (which doesn’t inc...

Me, checking out a future roads project Let's hope orange isn't really the new black because orange suits very few people (I’m not one of those people, I know this because I’ve worn my share of fluorescent vests for the day job). However I think I’d look good in a Tough Mudder headband, so in 10 days I will be slogging my through 20km of obstacles earning a coveted orange headband.   Now he looks good in orange ;) While I’m in my final week of training you could be going in the draw to win an ARC of this lovely orange book, Lord of the Hunt .  These two seemingly unrelated orange things actually have a lot on common. Me. Orange. Guys with muscles (I’m sure there will be plenty at Tough Mudder). A start, an end…there will probably even be a black moment about 15 km in where I feel like giving up because I’ll never make it… But you don’t have to crawl through mud, jump in an ice bath or get zapped to win an ARC all you have to do is leave a comment (I ...

I've always loved receiving parcels in the mail, whether they were Christmas gifts from relatives who lived out of state, care packages from home during my graduate school years, purchases from mail order catalogs like Lands End and L.L. Bean or internet companies like Amazon or ebay. But nothing so far beats the thrill of opening a parcel containing the first ARCs for your book. Your book . And for me, that's the best thing about an ARC: seeing your manuscript in book form--bound, formatted, and blurbed--for the first time. The realization of your dream, the fruit of your labors, the successful culmination of a year-long (or so) journey. Not even the discovery of minor errata--and let's face it, there's probably no such thing as a perfect ARC, so thank the publishing gods for giving you one more chance to tweak things with galleys and page proofs!--can dim the excitement or the sense of achievement in that moment. All of which is my long-winded way of announcing ...

By Macy Beckett Happy Saturday, fellow romance lovers! I'm Macy Beckett, author of the Sultry Springs series, and I'm here today to offer you a once-in-a-lifetime collector's item: a mutant ARC of my third book, SURRENDER TO SULTRY. What's a mutant ARC? I'm glad you asked! It's an advance copy that left the printer looking a little...well, let's say "special." The book was accidentally cut into the shape of a coffin--wide at the top, narrow at the bottom--instead of rectangular. Additionally, the cover image (which has changed since the ARC was printed) is noticibly crooked. Here's a picture of how SURRENDER TO SULTRY will look on bookstore shelves: Pretty in Pink! And here's a picture of the mutant ARC: A face only a mother could love. Trust me when I say photos don't do the mutant ARC justice. You'll have to hold it in your hands to appreciate it's...uniqueness. And not to worry--the text is cropped too ...

by Macy Beckett Happy Tuesday, readers and bargain-hunters! If you love cheap ebooks and awesome contests, I have some links to share with you today! Let's start with... GOODREADS GIVEAWAYS: "Fun and flirty with characters you'll love page after page." -NYT Bestselling Author Christie Craig Enter to win an autographed advance copy of the third book in the Sultry Springs series, SURRENDER TO SULTRY, which releases August 5th from Sourcebooks Casablanca. Giveaway LINK "A perfect blend of sizzling romance, action, and suspense." - #1 NYT Bestselling Author Jennifer L. Armentrout Enter to win an autographed advance copy of the first book in my brand-new young adult series, ALIENATED, which releases February 4th from Disney-Hyperion. Giveaway LINK Go forth and enter...best of luck! Next I'd like to share some special... DISCOUNTS!  "Witty and fun, warm and endearing, Macy Beckett will tug your heartstrings!"...