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Line of Scrimmage Debut Day!

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She’s given up on him and moved on…

Susannah finally has a peaceful, calm life and a no-surprises man. Marriage to football superstar Ryan Sanderson was a whirlwind of passion, heat, energy, and excitement, but Susannah got sick of playing second fiddle to his team, watching women throwing themselves at him, and living in terror of the hard hits he took on the field. With their divorce just days from being final, she’s already planning a wedding with her new fiance…

He’s finally figured out what’s really important to him. If only it’s not too late…

Ryan has just ten days to convince his soon-to-be ex-wife to give him a second chance. He has just brought home his third championship and his career is at its pinnacle, but during the year of their separation, Ryan’s come to realize it doesn’t mean anything at all without Susannah…

A/B Says: Hop on over to Marie’s web site and check out her launch give-aways! Good luck, Marie!

www.mariesullivanforce.com
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Some Like It Wicked

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Some Like It Wicked by Teresa Medeiros

First line:  ”A throaty feminine moan disturbed the cozy peace of the stable loft.”

Teresa Medeiros weaves a light hearted story of a young girl who sees a hero in a man who is about to have her cousin.  Yes, I said have.  Wicked? Definitely.  Our hero is in all places, Newgate Prison for debts unpaid.  He is certainly a most unlikely hero.  Of course he is dashing, rakish, scoundrel-like.  I found a touching story of a man who had no idea he could grow.  I really appreciated how he did not become the man of our dreams overnight.  He really had to struggle to with his alcohol consumption and gambling ways.  But when our heroine almost drowns, he sees the light.  He did not save her; she saved herself, and then her eyes were opened. Medeiros’ descriptions carry you right into the action.

For: Readers who want to see a hero grow into his own potential – something he had no idea he had.  And a heroine who can hold her own.   -Kathy Wheeler

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Just Breathe

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Just Breathe by Susan Wiggs (Hardcover, 8/26/08)

Powerhouse romance author Susan Wiggs delivers another humorous hit run with her most recent hardcover, Just Breathe. Successful comic-strip illustrator Sarah Moon finds herself back in the stirrups for her twelfth IUI in a desperate attempt for her child with her now sterile husband following chemo. Now in remission, her McMansion building-hubby misses the treatment for work, so she takes him a pizza and find him spread eagle with a plain Jane arena developer. The rest of the novel slips into familiar territory – heartbroken girl goes home, meets handsome fireman (who was a cad to her in high school), and pursues a divorce from current cad husband. But – surprise! – the IUI worked, so she just wants to just be “friends” with the fireman (who happens to already be raising a child not his own). The pregnancy itself provides the conflict – will it cause her to reconcile with Jack before she signs the divorce papers?  Her skilled writing keeps the story sailing clear to the happy ending. 

For: A light romance mixed with motherhood. – Malena Lott

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Case Study: Covers

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The old adage is “you don’t judge a book by it’s cover,” but let’s face it. We all do it. If we didn’t, then cover art wouldn’t be such a big deal. The truth is, publishers know people judge books by their covers because like anything in retail, it’s “packaging”. The better adage is “you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression.” Visual marketing is all about the blink instinct. You are either drawn to or repelled by things you encounter in life thanks to our fight or flight brain response. So in a bookstore (or on the web), you are drawn to certain covers. Why? Here’s a look at the elements of a cover and the “types” of covers out there.

1. Photo or illustration 2. Title of book (and font and size consideration. Caps? No caps?) 3. Author name and placement thereof. 4. Blurb or no blurb? Tagline or no tagline? 5. Colors – for fonts and background. Light, dark, bright?

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American Diva

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AMERICAN DIVA by Julia London

 

First line: ”Marty Weiss believed he was the luckiest man in all of Chicago.”

Talented singer Audrey Larue landed at the top of the charts, only to find her life being orchestrated by a controlling boyfriend and a host of sycophants interested only in her money. When she happens upon the charming Jack Price, the last studly man of the Thrillseekers Anonymous series to fall, she is smitten, until she catches him in a white lie. When Price ends up hired to protect her from a threatening stalker, fireworks ensue as Larue comes to grip with her life while getting a grip over it as well.

For: A fun, light summer read for anyone looking for a hunky adorable hero you can pretend to take home for your very own. – Jenny Gardiner

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