Smashword's Annual Summer Winter Sale July 1 - 31

 

Hello, Readers!

IT'S BAAAACK!

We are excited to announce that To Have and To Hold, A Nice Girl's Guide to Winning a Bad Boy and The Lovers Trilogy will be FREE on Smashwords for the month of July as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! 

This is your chance to sample some of her less-steamy romance offerings in advance of the launch of her new historical mystery romance series, Ravenswood Hall. 

The prequel, The Widowed Bride is available on all retailer platforms this month. Book one in the series, An Elegy for an Enemy follows in July. 

Visit Constance Kent's website to learn more: Constance Kent Historical Romance

Alongside Miss Kent's freebies, you'll find books from many other great authors, at a discount so you can get right to reading.

The promotion starts on July 1st and runs for the whole month, so save the link:

  https://smashwords.com/shelves/promos

Happy reading!

Historical Fiction Freebies, Folks!

I know we are not supposed to be here anymore, but some of the older books have links to this blog. Just in case a reader happens to wander in, we might as well let her/him/they know about the cool Historical Fiction Freebies that are happening this March. And Smashwords is running Read an Ebook Week March 5 to March 11 and Constance Kent has a couple of titles enrolled for free download. So, lots going on!

Historical Fiction Freebies and History and Mystery are hosted by BookFunnel. Click the image to be taken to the page, browse the selections and take your pick. You will need to provide your email to subscribe to the author's newsletter and receive your book. You are free to unsubscribe later if you wish.

Page-turning Gothic Romance Sale

We are all in the mood for a twisted page-turning Victorian romance, are we not? When the world outside your door is falling apart, run a bath, light a scented candle and escape to a world where dark forces drive men and women to perform dark deeds. 

You'll feel better about the present world when you're through. 

We don't have scented candles on sale, but we can supply the Victorian romance novel. 

Windemere Hall is in a Kindle Countdown Deal for the deeply discounted price of $0.99 from November 10, 2022 to November 17, 2022. 

Pick up your Discounted copy HERE:

Windemere Hall

Wait a minute! Intense, twisty gothic romance is not your cup of tea? You prefer a lighter historical set in an innocent time (which for us pre-dates the Internet). We've got you covered.

Stress Relief 101: 

Close door. Run bath. Light scented candle. Dive into The Jilting for free from November 9, 2022 to November 12, 2022. 

Free on Amazon, this romcom is set in 1987 when romcom ruled the movie theatres. It's a frothy tale of a girl who secretly loves her best friend and when he doesn't return the feeling, she decides to marry a guy who does, and then that guy leaves her at the altar! Hijinks ensue. 

Pick up your Free copy HERE:

The Jilting

Both series are in Kindle Unlimited if you have that subscription service. Enjoy the reads and forget about the world for a few hours. It'll still be there when you get back.

Have a blessed November!

Free Historical Romance on Amazon!

 Thee I Do Wed is free on Amazon from Sept. 20 to Sept. 24!

Download your free copy HERE

 

Thee I Do Wed kicks off the Foundling Brides of Brooklyn novella series. Four warm, funny romances set in New York's Gilded Age in which four orphans find themselves in marriages of conveniences with New York society's most eligible bachelors.

From the back cover:

Lilly Gryce has been a thorn in the side of Brooklyn Foundling Home for seven years. So when wealthy Julius Thorley comes seeking a bride in name only to protect his assets from bankruptcy, Lilly is put forward as a candidate.

Julius wants a bride, yes, but the headstrong hellcat he is shown--though she is beautiful--won't pass muster in old New York society. Lilly is equally unimpressed by the pedigree of her future husband--though he is remarkably handsome. 

Julius makes her a deal. He will reunite Lilly with her long-lost parents if she can pass for a society debutante long enough to save the Thorley estate. 

Lilly will give anything to see her parents again. She did not expect the price would be her heart.

Cover Refresh and Read An Ebook Week March 6 - 12!

 

Hello lovely people!

We had no idea how much we liked seeing people until we couldn't see people by order of the Health Department.

It is snowing heavily outside our window and it's hard to believe spring will ever return - or normal life - or peace on Earth - but it will. In the meantime, we have books to read. 

Much of this month was spent pondering the direction of romance cover art and consequently, we took a bold move in redesigning the covers for Constance Kent's Victorian Villains Saga. They have a broody gothic vibe that is fresh and right for a contemporary readership. Check them out on the Victorian Villains page and please let us know what you think! 

We were influenced by some change-makers in the genre, Julia Quinn's covers being one, to take the leap away from the style of forty years ago and into the present. Every series got a refresh and we're pretty happy with the result. 

The other exciting event on the horizon is Read An Ebook Week on Smashwords from March 6 to March 12, 2022.

This incredible sale of ebooks in every genre and sub-genre imaginable attracts thousands of readers each year from all over the globe. 

Evelyn Ellis has enrolled Forbidden, Passion, Obsession and Cherry Pop into the sale. Get your copies for free using the coupon Smashwords provides at the checkout. 

Constance Kent has enrolled new titles this time around. Come, Let Me Hold You and Come Let Me Love You is contemporary New Adult romance. Click on the American Gothic Contemporary Romance tab in the header to learn more about this new series of standalone fiction. 

Two of the three titles in Miss Kent's new medieval erotic romance, Mortain and Bedwyr Novella Trilogy are enrolled. Hidden in the Shadows and Whispers in the Fog are free with a coupon. But you'll have to buy the third novella, Revealed in the Mist to see how it all works out. Hah! We're evil.

Hey, it's a BOGO plus one!  Buy One, Get Two Free.  

Bookmark this page to return on March 6 and conveniently claim your freebies: Links to Smashword's pages are here:

Forbidden, Passion, Obsession - Erotica

Cherry Pop - Erotica

Come, Let Me Love You - New Adult contemporary romance

Come, Let Me Hold You - New Adult contemporary romance

Hidden in the Shadows - Medieval Erotic Romance Novella

Whispers in the Fog - Medieval Erotic Romance Novella

See you there and happy reading!

Historical Gothic Romance FREE on Kobo!

Hey, Kobo readers, we have not forgotten you this Valentine's Day. Windemere Hall is currently FREE on Kobo from January 25 until February 15. 

Click the link below to be taken to the book's page and download your copy, exclusively for Kobo readers in this time period.

 WINDEMERE HALL: Victorian Gothic Romance

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Shy, stammering Clara Hamilton is shocked when her father announces her betrothal to a cousin she barely knows. Her uncle’s stepson, Branson Hamilton is handsome, avaricious and rumoured to be unstable. Nineteen-year-old Clara, anxious for her father’s approval, agrees to the union unaware of what is at stake. A sinister family secret surfaces and Clara soon discovers that the master of Windemere Hall has a dark revenge in store when she enters into his power.

ABOUT THE SERIES:

Windemere Hall launches Constance Kent’s Victorian Villains Saga. Set in 1867 England, four villainous men, cursed by their fathers, follow their legacy of greed, murder, lust and pride. Four young women who dare to love them, break with propriety to follow their hearts into dark and dangerous realms, risking all to have it all. The saga is steamy, written for a contemporary audience in the gothic tradition of romance and suspense. 

Gothic Romance like no other. 

Historical Romance Free for 10 Days on Google Play

That's right. You heard us. Windemere Hall is FREE on Google Play from January 13 to January 22nd.

Why? 

BECAUSE IT IS WINTER 2022 AND COVID IS STILL WITH US!

Sorry.

We're better now. 

It's winter. It's dodgy outside. Everyone needs a dark, challenging, twisty gothic romance.

To pick up your FREE copy on Google Play, click HERE

To all the lovely reviewers who left their comments on a previous edition of this book, thank you! New readers please be aware, Constance Kent is a pen name. Her original pen name was another author's real name and this caused confusion. She made the switch but the books are more or less the same inside. (Some were edited and for the better.)

Now run a hot bath, pour a glass of wine and immerse yourself in an intense and compelling historical romance. 

This Just In: Mark of Caine, the 2nd book in the series, is deeply discounted on Google Play. Get 50% off during the same period. Use the promo code generated for each customer to snag your deal. (Promo codes are limited so don't miss out.)

Smashwords Incredible Summer Winter Sale!

FREE on Smashwords from December 17, 2021 to Janunary 1, 2022. Click the link to be taken to our publisher page and scoop up your copies.

WRITEWOOD CREATIONS ON SMASHWORDS

Looking for more sizzle this holiday season? These Evelyn Ellis titles are available for FREE on Smashwords December 17, 2021 to January 1, 2022. Click the link below to be taken to our publisher page and scoop up your copies. 

WRITEWOOD CREATIONS ON SMASHWORDS

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Talk Like a Pirate Day is Coming! Arrrrggh!

In celebration of International Talk Like a Pirate Day - Sunday, September 19, 2021 - Smashwords is hosting a sale of pirate-themed books and The Pirate Lord was selected to participate! Argh, blast ye maties, my face is red for blushing.

PIRATE DAY ON SMASHWORDS!

Who doesn't love a pirate? Especially a romantic, daring, amorous pirate who makes the mistake of underestimating the lady he thinks is his prisoner.... Hah! Foolish man. 

Click the link below and use the Coupon Code to pick up your FREE copy of The Pirate Lord during the promotion which runs Friday, September 17 to Tuesday, September 21, 2021. 

CODE: CZ83Q

THE PIRATE LORD ON SMASHWORDS

Happy Reading!

Sweet, Sizzling Freebie this August

 

Free on Amazon! August 11 - August 15. 

Three linked romances of passionate young love set in the Gilded Age. 

(Think Downton Abbey with naughty bits.)

CLICK THIS LINK TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY!

Free eBook on Amazon

Just For You this Spring ... The Man of the House by Evelyn Ellis is FREE on Amazon from April 25 to April 29!

The first installment in the Man of the House Trilogy:

The Man of the House

Set in 1879 London, England. The Man of the House is the first novella in a series about the wholesome Dr. Jekyll and his depraved alter-ego, Mr. Hyde. Orphaned at a young age and raised in workhouses and foundling homes, nineteen-year-old Molly Knight takes a position in the household of Dr. Jekyll and his wife, Felicity, as governess to their two young children. Molly senses something is not quite right in the Jekyll household and is soon drawn into a sensual forbidden relationship with the evil Mr. Hyde when she discovers Dr. Jekyll’s hidden laboratory. When Felicity Jekyll goes missing, Molly must choose between her secret love for Dr. Jekyll and the rescue of his wife.

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Man of the House is part of Evelyn Ellis’s Victorian Seduction and Surrender Series, erotic romance novellas and short story collections of villainous Victorian men and the young virginal women they seduce. The Man of the House is an erotic romance—a love story written for adults. It contains scenes, language and themes intended for a mature audience. Sensitive readers are strongly cautioned.

The rest of the trilogy is in Kindle Unlimited and can be borrowed or purchased for 0.99. Priced right for a quick fun read. For a little R&R: Download the books, pour a glass of cold white wine and enjoy! Happy Spring!

Groundhogs and Heartstrings

Hot New Releases for February!

BETROTHED
Shy, stammering Clara Hamilton is shocked when her father announces her betrothal to a cousin she barely knows. Her uncle’s stepson, Branson Hamilton is handsome, avaricious and rumoured to be unstable. Nineteen-year-old Clara, anxious for her father’s approval, agrees to the union unaware of what is at stake. A sinister family secret surfaces and Clara soon discovers that master of Windemere Hall has a dark revenge in store when she enters into his power. GET IT FOR 0.99 IN FEBRUARY!

Betrothed is the first episode in Windemere Hall Trilogy and launches Catherine Lloyd’s Victorian Villains Gothic Romance Serials. Steamy gothic romance in the tradition of Phyllis A. Whitney and Victoria Holt, set in 1867 Victorian England. The novellas will be released in installments like the “penny dreadfuls” of the Age. Each episode ends in a cliff-hanger. They contain scenes, language and themes written for a mature audience.

FORBIDDEN PASSION OBSESSION

Three erotic stories set in Victorian America circa 1895, a time when social pressure puts the lid on simmering desires. Three inquisitive young women and three obsessive men are set on a collision course of taboo sexual encounters. In the Tent, a naturalist can’t stop thinking about a night of forbidden lovemaking with his young assistant. Backstage at the Bijou a young actor acts out a passionate illicit fantasy with his onstage ‘sister’. In When the Landlord Calls, a grotesque landlord is tormented by an obsessive desire for one of his beautiful female tenants. GET IT FOR 2.99 ON AMAZON! Coming soon to other retailers!

FREE ON SMASHWORDS!