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Release Day for Dark Wine at Dawn

April 18, 2023 by marianne h donley in category Spotlight tagged as A Hill Vampire Novel, Book 9, Dark Wine At Dawn, Jenna Barwin, Release Day

Happy Release Day for Jenna Barwin’s Dark Wine at Dawn, the ninth book in her Hill Vampire Novel Series.

Dark Wine at Dawn

Jenna Barwin

How many ways can a Christmas vacation go wrong?

On their first vacation together, Henry and Cerissa travel to the New York so Henry may renew the vampire bond with his maker, Anne-Louise—he has no choice in the matter—but after the bond’s renewed, he plans to spend two weeks playing tourist with Cerissa.

But when Anne-Louise offers him a way to escape the maker-child bond forever, what she demands in exchange for his release is beyond the pale, and it turns Henry and Cerissa’s much-needed vacation into a battleground.

To make matters worse, mortals start popping up dead—and staying that way. Based on circumstantial evidence, the security chief for the New York vampires arrests both Henry and Anne-Louise for conspiracy to murder.

Cerissa must move into overdrive and use her skills analyzing vampire DNA to prove Henry’s innocence. Because if she doesn’t succeed before dawn arrives, this trip to New York may be his last.

Other Books by Jenna Barwin

DARK WINE AT CHRISTMAS

DARK WINE AT DAWN

DARK WINE AT HALLOWEEN

DARK WINE AT THE GRAVE

DARK WINE AT DISASTER

DARK WINE AT THE CIRCUS

DARK WINE AT DEATH

DARK WINE AT DUSK

DARK WINE AT SUNRISE

DARK WINE AT MIDNIGHT

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Book Buyers Best Contest 2023

April 14, 2023 by marianne h donley in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Contests, Published Contest, Spotlight tagged as BBB 2023, OCRW, Published Writing Constest, The Book Buyers Best Contest

2023 BOOK BUYERS BEST CONTEST
FOR PUBLISHED AUTHORS

Showcasing the shining excellence of published authors in novella- and novel-length romance fiction and mainstream fiction with a central romance. We will announce winners at our 2023 Celebration of Romance in October.

All novel length entries must be at or above 50,000 words

Contemporary Romance (Novel Length)
Mainstream Fiction with a central romance (Novel Length)
Historical & Regency (Novel Length)
Romantic Suspense & Mystery with romantic elements (Novel Length)
Paranormal/Time Travel/Fantasy/Futuristic Romance (Novel Length)
Young Adult (Novel Length)
Inspirational (Novel Length)
Erotic Romance (Novel Length)
Romantic Novella (All Works of Romance Fiction at or above 20,000 and less than 50,000 words regardless of subgenre)

Click Here for Rules and Entry Information

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ZERO PENNIES FOR TEN TRENDS TO SEDUCE YOUR BEST FRIEND

April 7, 2023 by marianne h donley in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Spotlight

★★BOOK ALERT★★

Ten Trends to Seduce Your Best Friend, a grumpy sunshine standalone romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is ZERO PENNIES for just a short while on Amazon!

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★★⁣⁣Blurb★★⁣⁣

Winnifred Gobaldi and Byron Visser are not best friends.

Yes, they’ve known each other for years, but they’re not even friendly. Winnie considers them more like casual, distant acquaintances who find each other barely tolerable, especially when he’s being condescending (which is all the time).

The truth is, they have nothing in common. She’s a public school science teacher with stars in her eyes, and he’s a pretentious, joyless double PhD turned world-famous bestselling fiction author. She loves sharing her passion for promulgating women in STEM careers and building community via social media, and he eschews all socialization, virtual or otherwise. She’s looking for a side hustle to help pay down a mountain of student debt, and his financial portfolio is the stuff of fiduciary wet dreams. So why are they faking a #bestfriend relationship for millions of online spectators?

When a simple case of tit-for-tat trends between nonfriends leads to a wholly unexpected kind of pretend, nothing is simple. Sometimes, it takes a public audience to reveal the truth of private feelings, and rarely—very rarely—you should believe what you see online.

Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend is a full-length, complete standalone, adult contemporary romantic comedy.

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Free Book Alert Kissing Galileo is Free for a Short Time

March 10, 2023 by marianne h donley in category Spotlight tagged as College Romance, Free Book, kissing galileo, New Adult Romance, Penny Reid, student teacher trope

Kissing Galileo, a standalone friends-to-lovers romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is ZERO PENNIES for just a short while on Amazon. Have you checked out Penny’s Dear Professor series? Now is the perfect time!

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★★⁣⁣Blurb★★⁣⁣

What do you do when your freakishly smart and wickedly sarcastic Research Methods professor sees you mostly naked? You befriend him, of course.

‘Kissing Galileo’ is the second book in the Dear Professor series, is 70k words, and can be read as a standalone.

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★★ Don’t miss out! Elements of Chemistry is Free for a short time. ★★

February 15, 2023 by marianne h donley in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Spotlight tagged as Elements of Chemistry, Free for a short time, New Adult Romance, Penny Reid

Elements of Chemistry, a steamy opposites attract college romance from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is ZERO PENNIES for just a short while on Amazon. Have you checked out Penny’s new adult series? Now is the perfect time.

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★★ ⁣⁣Blurb ★★⁣⁣

One week.
Private beach.
Invisible girl.
Jerk-faced bully.
What’s the worst that could happen?

Kaitlyn Parker has no problem being the invisible girl, which is why she finds herself hiding in various cabinets and closets all over her college campus. Despite her best efforts, she can’t escape the notice of Martin Sandeke—bad boy, jerkface bully, and the universe’s hottest, wealthiest, and most unobtainable bachelor—who also happens to be Kaitlyn’s chemistry lab partner.

Kaitlyn might be the only girl who isn’t interested in exploiting his stunning rower’s build, chiseled features, and family’s billionaire fortune. Kaitlyn wants Martin for his brain, specifically to tabulate findings of trace elements in surface water.

When Kaitlyn saves Martin from a nefarious plot, Martin uses the opportunity to push Kaitlyn out of her comfort zone: spring break, one week, house parties, bathing suits, and suntan lotion. Can she overcome her aversion to being noticed? Will he be able to grow beyond his self-centered nature? Or, despite their obvious chemistry, will Martin be the one to drive Kaitlyn into the science cabinet of obscurity for good?