December 18, 2012 | 
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Outcast (Apocalyptia One)
It’s finally here, just in time for 12/21/2012! Outcast, my new Young Adult/New Adult/Urban Fantasy story is currently available on Kindle and Kobo, and is being process on other sites. Watch my website for updated buy links.
The blurb:
When the world collapses, the only person who comes looking for Niki Mathers is the loser who made fun of her in high school. JC Phillips saves her life, so she can’t really tell him to get lost. And he is keeping her from being alone at the end of the world…
JC will never forgive himself for choices he made the night before the earthquake. Rescuing the girl he’s been crushing on for the past year doesn’t bring atonement. Maybe making the world safe for Niki will take away his guilt.
The world they know is dying. All they want is to find their place in it before it does.
You can download the first chapter for free at my website!
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Website Updated!
You might have noticed I’ve updated the website very belatedly and added the books released in the past year. Wow, where does time go? I won’t whine about health problems and such, but will brag that a new granddaughter provides (not nearly enough) distraction! It’s actually because of her I’m getting everything back into shape. I don’t want her rolling her eyes when she sees how I’m perpetually behind.
Now, then. Did you notice the next book? 
His impassioned Proposal will be out by the end of September if I have to pull some all-nighters! I bumped what was originally going to be the first of the series back a bit when I realized this one needed to come first.
In the Devil’s Promenade series, I’m hoping to have Talon’s book, Taking Flight, out by the end of the year.
I just love his cover and can’t wait to get back to his story!
Part of what is holding me back in a sweet paranormal Young Adult story which will be included in an anthology to raise funds for a large cat rescue. I can’t wait til I can share those details with you! And I have another paranormal YA, Apocalyptia, coming out in December, for obvious reasons. Can you guess the release date? Yup! 12/21/2012. I’ll have a cover for you soon!
So now you are as up to date as I am. As you know, publishing is a fluid business so all dates are tentative, but Impassioned and Apocalyptia are pretty much carved in stone. Have you “liked” my author page on Facebook? That’s the place I hit first with news. See you there!
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Danby Summons Regency Historical Romance Anthology contest!
In honor of the release of the four books in the Danby Summons anthology, the twelve authors are holding a contest with lots of prizes! You’ll find the details here.
To enter the contest, leave your name and email address in the comments. (Feel free to break into code like aileen AT aileenfish DOT com) Watch for more places and chances to win!
Contest Alert!
Check back here on November 1 for your first chance to enter the Danby Regency Christmas Summons Anthology contest! (Whew, that’s a mouthful! But entering is easy, don’t worry!) And good luck.
The Indie Journey
As you can see I’ve been busy writing more than blogging or promoing, but I’m a writer, not a blogger or promoter at heart. But since there are so many new authors delving into the Indie publishing venture, or considering it, I thought it might be helpful to add one more voice to the blogs sharing the journey.
I’ve been published for two years now as Ari Thatcher through Ellora’s Cave, and am pretty happy with my sales there, all things considered. Four months ago I self-published short erotica under another name and I’ve been turning cartwheels over those numbers.
Next week I will release my first two novellas under my own name, to be followed by at least four Regency shorts by the end of the year. Since those are the first books released as Aileen Fish, I decided this is the perfect time to begin journaling the experience. None of the books are erotic, and erotica and erotic romance are considered the better selling genres. Yet I know plenty of non-erotic romance writers doing quite well in Kindle sales. I really believe good books sell no matter the genre. It might take time for readers to find them, but they will, eventually.
I plan to share monthly sales numbers across my three author names, as Ari will self-pub some erotic romance, too. We can assume my writing/editing/formatting/covers will be equal, although I’ll be making revisions if needed. I’ll document promo done for one name or another and resulting jumps in sales, if any. I don’t promote the short erotica, and really hate promo period, so there won’t be a lot done after the first few books are released.
So you know where I get my crazy ideas, I am following the blogs of Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Katherine Rusch to the point of distraction (major squirrelage and popcorn kittens going on here!) and might send you their way to clarify a point.
The main points in my business plan are harped on by DWS: sales grow proportionally with the number of books available, don’t check the sales numbers daily and don’t mess with pricing. I do plan to mess with his price-messing rule at the start though, but I’ll get into that with the next post.
In the meantime, status quo:
Covers ready for Immortal Temptress and Renegade Wolf ~
Next step: complete edits & formatting and release books.
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And the winner is…
Mel S.! You’ve won your choice of book from Desiree Holt’s backlist! Please see her comment in the previous post for instructions on how to claim your book. Congratulations!
Desiree Holt Celebrates 100 Releases!
This month Desiree Holt celebrates her 100th release with Downstroke from Ellora’s Cave. Downstroke is the story of lover reunited after twenty years trying to bridge a gulf of bitterness while outwitting a killer. To help her celebrate I’m giving you a taste of one of her other books. Leave a comment to be entered in the drawing at the end of the month for an Acer netbook.
The first Desiree Holt book I read was Give It to Me. What a fun, hot read it was! I wanted to be Callie so badly, finding a sexy neighbor to help me celebrate my birthday. Here’s the blurb:
Carolina (Callie) Michaels is tired of being a good girl. She has deep, erotic fantasies she’s just dying to live, but none of the men she dates seem to want to share them. She decides to give herself the birthday present of a night to remember, but when her intended date decides she’s too adventurous for him, Callie’s attention turns to dark, sexy Sam Winthrop, her next door neighbor who’s had his own erotic dreams—about her. She invites him to celebrate her birthday with her, and when he gets to her place and discovers what kind of celebration she has in mind, Sam’s convinced that tonight his fantasies as well as Callie’s will come true.
You can read an excerpt on Desiree’s site.
As part of the celebration, Desiree is giving away a prize every day of one copy of one of Desiree’s novels of the reader’s choice from her backlist. Names will be drawn from those who post comments. At the end of the month, one lucky person will win a grand prize of a refurbished Netbook with digital DVD drive. After you (the reader) post here, go to Desiree’s web site at www.desireeholt.com and enter to win the grand prize of the netbook at the end of the month.
6Sentence Sunday
Have you heard about Six Sentence Sunday? It’s a blast!
From A Scandalous Waltz, to be released 3/23:
An undercurrent of twittering tongues preceded Lord Milhorne as he crossed the ballroom and already he regretted his return. Ladies spoke behind their fans, their eyes following him as he passed. Ignoring them all, he watched Miss Gideon laugh at something one of her suitors said.
Sir Newburg turned his head and saw Milhorne, and one by one the others in Miss Gideon’s small group did the same. Tossing her head, she glanced over her shoulder and Milhorne knew the moment she saw him. A momentary frown marred her sweet expression, then she turned back to her friends.
Books I Love: Logan’s Redemption by Cara Marsi
I love to talk about the books I’m reading, especially when I think it’s one you need to read. Logan’s Redemption by Cara Marsi definitely falls into that category! I love stories about second chances, and the suspense and chemistry between Logan and Doriana kept me turning the pages. There are enough plot complications between Doriana’s son, her father’s business and the buried secrets to keep you wondering. And of course, it ties up with sizzling romance!
To read more, check out the Amazon link.