Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors

Just came out of Sales Conference, a full two days of talking about our books, our authors, our PR/marketing plans, our cover designs and looking at lots of data As I think about the data, it reminds me of  conversations I’ve had lately with authors, both Sourcebooks' authors and many others I meet at conferences, along the lines of “you are not your reader.” Now, it’s probably obvious that authors are also voracious readers. But authors are not necessarily the demographic of their readership. So here’s a quiz, and as I look at your posts and answers (feel free to pose questions too) today, I’m going to share some of the data I have about who the romance reader is, and what I know about her (yes, she’s predominantly a “she”). PLEASE ALSO POSE QUESTIONS—I THINK THIS IS A REALLY USEFUL CONVERSATION FOR AUTHORS TO HAVE, AND QUESTIONS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS ANSWERS SOMETIMES. 1   (Yes or NO) Do you think you and your core readership match in: ...

Hi, everyone! It's Samantha. I’m so excited to be with my fellow Casablanca Authors celebrating the upcoming release of my newest regency historical romance novel One Rogue Too Many . It is the first book in my new series called Rival Rogues. Release day is Jan 7th! Available for preorder now.  Here’s a quick summary of the story: From the betting book at Brooks’s Gentleman’s Club: 
 Wager: £2,000 that Lord Ellis will throw the first punch when he discovers Lord Thorne is wooing a certain duke’s sister. All bets are off when the game is love Lady Gabrielle is thrilled when she learns Anthony Keaton, Earl of Ellis, wants to ask for her hand in marriage. She’s not so pleased when he then leaves the country and four months pass without a word. Clearly, the scoundrel has changed his mind and is too cowardly to tell her. There’s nothing to do but go back on the marriage mart… When Anthony returns to Town and finds his ultimate rival has set sights on Gabby, his continua...

by Danielle Jackson As Leah mentioned last week , conference season is upon us. This weekend, I’m heading to the University of Wisconsin/Madison Writers’ Institute to give a couple of workshops, speak on a panel and give 1-on-1 consultations—should be a great time! After that, in May I’ll be at the RT Booklovers Convention, then in June I think I’ll be making an appearance at ALA and in July I’ll be at the RWA National Conference. At all of these conferences, one of the questions I get asked the most often is “What do you do?” So, I created a little quiz that gives some insight into what my fellow romance publicist, Beth, and I do every day. I’ll post the answers to the quiz on Monday, April 15. Whoever has the most correct answers will win a prize pack of the March and April Sourcebooks Casablanca romance novels. The next two runners-up will receive a copy of The India Fan by Victoria Holt (part of our Casablanca Classic line).    1. Which tr...