Jennifer Armentrout's OPAL Cover Reveal!!

No one is like Daemon Black.

When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well... There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on. 

But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love. 

 After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different... And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.

Together we’re stronger... and they know it. 

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Follow this link to an ~~~ EPIC CONTEST ~~~ Announcement. You will want to bookmark this page! 

http://jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com/p/october-1-2012.html 

 USA TODAY Bestselling author, Jennifer L. Armentrout, lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing, she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell, Loki. Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She also writes adult romance under the name J. Lynn.

Find Jennifer on: Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads | Website | Blog

Submission Opportunities

Today I thought I'd post a couple of submission opportunites for you all.

The first is from Haper Voyager: 

For the first time in over a decade, Harper Voyager are opening the doors to unsolicited submissions in order to seek new authors with fresh voices, strong storytelling abilities, original ideas and compelling storylines. So, if you believe your manuscript has these qualities, then we want to read it!
We’re seeking all kinds of adult and young adult speculative fiction for digital publication, but particularly epic fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, horror, dystopia and supernatural. For more idea of the type of books we love to read and publish, check out our authors and their titles at www.harpervoyagerbooks.comSubmissions for digital originals will be open for a limited two-week period from 1^st to the 14^th of October, 2012. Click HERE to find out more.

Short story submissions from Month 9 Books:

They are looking for novella and short stories, under15k, that have a strong romantic element. Any genre is accepted. To pitch your novella go to their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/month9books

Entangled is looking for steamy romance:

Forget the flowers and stuffy boxes of chocolate—Brazen, the bestselling sexy romance imprint affectionately coined “the naughty little sister of Indulgence,” is on the hunt for scintillating Valentine’s Day seductions readers won’t soon forget.
Submissions must:

• Revolve around Valentine’s Day.

• Be 45,000 to 65,000 words in length.

• Feature an alpha hero in either a heroic or high-powered profession.

• Revolve around familiar story lines such as enemies to lovers, one night stand, mistaken identity, matchmaker, best friends to lovers, office romance, etc. Stories that utilize more than one of these tropes are preferred. 

• Maintain strong sexual tension throughout.

• End in a satisfying happily ever after.

Submissions are open until November 25th, 2012 Find out more HERE. 

Aubrie Dionne's Haven 6 Blog Tour Stop and Giveaway!

I am very excited to give a shout out to fellow Entangled author Aubrie Dionne and her new book Haven 6. Take a peek:

A product of an illegal pairing, Eridani is the only woman without a lifemate aboard the colonization ship, the Heritage, and she is determined her less than perfect DNA will not get in the way of finding love. As the ship nears it's final destination of Haven 6 after five hundred years of travel, images of the surface show evidence of intelligent life on a planet that's supposed to be uninhabited. Commander Grier assigns Eri to the exploratory team to spy on the alien society and return with information on how to defeat them.

When Eri's team lands, tribes of humans attack and Eri is saved by Striver, the descendant of a colonist and a pirate from Old Earth's colonization efforts in other parts of the galaxy. Striver helps Eri rescue her team and they are drawn to each other despite their different allegiances. While Striver battles with trusting Eri, Eri must decide whether to warn him and his people about the commander's intentions, or follow orders and complete her mission.

Does that sound like an amazing story, or what!? :)

Aubrie is also giving away this absolutely gorgeous necklace.

To enter the giveaway, fill out the Rafflecopter form: a Rafflecopter giveaway

Haven 6 will be available soon on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. And in the meantime, you can add Haven 6 on Goodreads. :)

Be sure to check Aubrie out on Twitter, her website, and her blog. And go get a copy of Haven 6!!

Aubrie grew up watching the original Star Wars movies over and over again until she could recite and reenact every single scene in her backyard. She also loved The Goonies, Star Trek the Next Generation-favorite character was Data by far-, and Indiana Jones. But, her all time favorite movie was The Last Unicorn. She still wonders why the unicorn decided to change back to a unicorn in the end.

Aubrie wrote in her junior high yearbook that she wanted to be "A concert flutist" when she grew up. When she made that happen, she decided one career was not enough and embarked as a fantasy, sci fi author. Two careers seems to keep her busy. For now.

Cover Love?

So, I get to throw in my 2 cents for what I'd like to see on the cover for my historical romance TREASURED LIES. And one of the ways I do this is by showing my publisher (the awesome Entangled) three of my favorite covers from my genre. These are three I'm thinking of showing them:

But I'm curious. What type of cover do you like for a historical romance/romantic suspense? What draws you in and makes you think "oooo I must get this book!" :) Do you like gorgeous eye candy on the cover, a little skin showing, or something more mysterious, or just anybody in a to-die-for poofy ball gown? :D


I am having a very hard time narrowing this down because I love so many different styles of covers and can envision several different looks for my book :) Specific suggestions are welcome! :)

A Happy St. Patrick's Day Announcement :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the OA!!!!!

Well, I'm sure most of you have heard the news but I just had to celebrate with my awesome OA peeps :)

I am very happy to announce that my historical romantic suspense novel TREASURED LIES will be published by Entangled Publishing's new historical romance line Scandalous in Nov this year! Here is the PM listing:

Michelle McLean's TREASURED LIES, in which a woman reluctantly agrees to become engaged to make her aunt and her fiance's grandmother happy but finding a lost treasure could gain her freedom; in searching for that, she may lose her heart, to Erin Molta at Entangled Scandalous, for publication in November 2012 (World).

I want to send my OA ladies a HUGE thank you for all their support. This sale has been an extremely long time in coming (this poor book has been through A LOT!) :) And I couldn't have made it this far without all the help I get from my writer buds :) THANK YOU THANK YOU! :)

Cover Reveal: PRETTY AMY

I'm thrilled to be part of the cover reveal for Lisa Burstein's PRETTY AMY! I've been an online friend of Lisa's throughout her agent search and submission, and now at last, her funny YA contemporary is being released by Entangled Teen May 15, 2012. WOOHOO!

This is what PRETTY AMY is about:

Amy is fine living in the shadows of beautiful Lila and uber-cool Cassie, because at least she's somewhat beautiful and uber-cool by association. But when their dates stand them up for prom, and the girls take matters into their own hands, earning them a night in jail outfitted in satin, stilettos, and Spanx. Amy discovers even a prom spent in handcuffs might be better than the humiliating rehabilitation techniques now filling up her summer. Worse, with Lila and Cassie parentally banned, Amy feels like she has nothing -- like she is nothing.

Navigating unlikely alliances with her new coworker, two very different boys, and possibly even her parents, Amy struggles to decide if it's worth being a best friend when it makes you a public enemy. Bringing readers along on an often hilarious and heartwarming journey, Amy finds that maybe getting a life only happens once you think your life is over.

Isn't the cover lovely? Looks like poor Amy doesn't know what's in store for her.

PRETTY AMY by Lisa Burstein will be out May 15 in paperback and e-book from Entangled Teen.

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