I asked my younger son to draw the name for the winner of the free copy of The Lady From Spain. The one he pulled was Karen H. in NC!
Congratulations, Karen! I guess it really was worth the extra postings, eh? I am off at the New Jersey Romance Writers “Put Your Heart in a Book” Conference this weekend and am away from my computer, so if I don’t find a moment and a method to get the book to you this weekend, please be patient, and I’ll take care of it as soon as I get home!
Thank you, everyone, for your comments on the cover art, and thanks again to those of you who entered the drawing. So sorry you couldn’t all win! I hope you’ll consider trying one of my books, anyway, if you haven’t read one before. If you’re curious, you can find info about each of them on my website, www.gaileastwoodauthor.com.
I’m absolutely the worst self promoter in the world because Hidden Paradise has now been available on amazon for two days and I somehow missed my own release date (which for the rest of the world may be September 25 or October 1). So today it’s all about the book. First, here’s the booktrailer in which I make my debut as a porn voiceover star:
This was made on iMovie which comes with the standard Mac bundle of software and it’s an extremely nifty little program. All sorts of visual effects and you can fade music in and out and I recorded the voiceover with the puter’s inbuilt mic when the guys next door weren’t using their power tools.
10. There’s stuff about Jane Austen in it. Really. (As well as the sex.)
9. There’s a lot of stuff about paint analysis (well, it floats my boat).
8. People dress up in Regency clothes (and have sex).
7. They eat authentic Regency food (and have sex of no particular historical period).
6. There’s horseback riding and boxing (and … you know).
5. Also country dancing (and, you guessed it).
4. Glimpses of downstairs life among the team of hot footmen (no, not like that, though probably it should have been, but you do get that elsewhere).
3. It’s funny sometimes (even during the sex. Did we mention the sex yet? Oh yes, we did).
2. And sometimes it’s sad (by the way, did I tell you that…)
1. Because you know you want it real bad.
And now the contest: I’m giving away two signed copies (US only) if you enter with a coherent sentence about … just about anything, and I’ll pick names and announce on Sunday. So if you’re not planning to visit on Sunday, leave an emasculated version of your email, eg riskies at yahoodotcom so I can contact you. Usual restrictions apply.
Thanks to everyone who helped me think through the branding issue for my novella, Lady Em’s Indiscretion. And here on the left is the new cover! Much as I still love the old cover (right), I hope this will help readers see that this is different from my full-length titles. I hope this story will start reaching readers who appreciate it for what I intended it to be: a quick, sexy read. It’s more like a piece of chocolate rather than a full meal and not for readers who skip the sex scenes.
This week I also updated my author portrait. Just for giggles, here are my author portraits, in order by age.
As you can see, blue has always been my favorite color. At least I have updated my hair from time to time. 🙂
Let me know what you think of my covers and/or my author headshots.
I will give away 5 copies of Lady Em’s Indiscretion on Kindle or Nook to commenters chosen at random. Void where prohibited. You must be over 18. No purchase necessary. Post your comments by midnight EST on Thursday, Oct 4th. Please include your email address and your preference for Nook or Kindle in your comment, or check back for the announcement post on Friday, Oct 5th.
This is a plea for help on my current blog tour which so far is a little too quiet and well-behaved. I’m publicizing Hidden Paradise and doing good by pledging $1 per comment to Heifer International, up to $250 which is the “price” of a water buffalo. I mean, what’s not to love? Big horns. Big snuffly nose. Cud chewing. You don’t get nearly enough cud chewing by heroes, let me tell you. Can you name a book where the hero chews his cud in a ruminating sort of way? I can’t.
You can also win some backlist books, so it’s a win-win all round. Here’s the full schedule, thanks to Goddess Fish.
