Christmas in July -- Heart of the Season Quote #5
July 25, 2015 06:55 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
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Just two days now until the Heart of the Season release date. The eBook is now available on AllRomance for pre-order. Today's teaser quote is a romantic one from Zach. “You weren't just touching my body. You touched me in places I didn't know I could feel anymore. You made me feel like a super-hero.” |
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Christmas in July -- Heart of the Season Quote #4
July 24, 2015 07:36 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
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We're down to just three more days until the Heart of the Season release date. I've successfully uploaded the print file to Createspace, and everything is ready to go there and on Kindle as soon as I get my cover adjustments back from my cover designer. We'll also be working on converting the eBook into all the file formats I need to upload it to AllRomance within the next day or two, so if you shop there, watch for the buy link announcement this weekend. Today, I have a romantic quote from Jeannie for you. It's the first thing she says to Zach when he finally shows her his scars. “Wow, your eyes are even more beautiful than I thought. They're the color of a stormy sky. I've always liked thunderstorms.” |
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Christmas in July -- Heart of the Season Quote #3
July 23, 2015 07:02 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
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Four days left until the Heart of the Season release date. Hopefully, everything is still going to come together to meet my Monday, 7/27/15 goal, but unfortunately, a little wrinkle got thrown into my plans today. The print cover needs some minor adjustments that couldn't be completed until the formatting was finished and I had a official page count. Unbeknownst to me, my cover designer is currently in NYC attending RWA's national conference and won't be back until late Sunday. Luckily for me, she works really fast, so I've got my fingers crossed that we'll be able to pull off the print and Kindle releases in one day. In the meantime, here's another fun and sexy quote from Zach to whet your appetite. “I might be naked, but I'm not half as pretty as you are.” |
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Christmas in July -- Heart of the Season Quote #2
July 22, 2015 03:03 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
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Only five days left until the official release date of Heart of the Season. The eBook version is now up for pre-order on Barnes & Noble, iTunes, and Kobo. I'm still diligently working on the formatting for the print and Kindle versions, but so far, everything is still on track for 7/27/15. Today's teaser is a funny quote from Jeannie. Still fuming after her run-in with crusty Colonel Armstrong, this is what she tells her friend Jason, when he tries to diplomatically remind her that everyone has a story. “I already know what that guy's story is. He apparently sat in a cactus patch and still has the spines stuck in his ass.” |
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Christmas in July -- Heart of the Season Quote #1
July 21, 2015 02:24 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
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Everything is coming together for the 7/27/15 release date of Heart of the Season. While you patiently wait, I thought I'd tease you a bit with quotes from the book. Today I have a romantic quote from Zach. It's what he says to Jeannie after she tells him her ex-boyfriend cheated on her. “He was an idiot. Nothing else makes sense. A guy would have to be blind not to notice how beautiful you are, and he'd have to be a cold-hearted son of a bitch not to appreciate how gentle and caring you are.” |
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Christmas in July -- Heart of the Season Cover Reveal
July 20, 2015 06:04 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
I'm celebrating Christmas in July with my brand new book, Heart of the Season, the second installment in my Loving Hearts series. Attendees at Romance Novel Convention got a sneak peek at the cover last month, and now, as promised, here is it for everyone to see.
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June 2015 Book of the Month & Giveaway
July 17, 2015 11:44 AM Posted by juliannadouglas
Once again, five-star reads eluded me in May, so I'm skipping ahead to my June reading. My favorite book I read that month is a historical romance set in the Georgian era. It's the eighth and latest book in Elizabeth Hoyt's Maiden Lane series. Our heroine, Phoebe, has been there almost since the beginning of the series, when she was just a teenager whose eyesight was failing. Now she's a grown woman and fully blind but struggling to maintain her independence while dealing with an older brother who wants to wrap her in cotton wool. The only way he'll let her out of the house is with a bodyguard escorting her everywhere. Phoebe initially resents the man's intrusion but the more time she spends in his company, the more she becomes accustomed to having him in her life and can scarely imagine him not being a part of it. Her bodyguard and hero is James Trevellion, the former Dragoon captain, who has also been a part of the series for quite some time. He's loved Phoebe from afar almost since he started working for her brother, but thinking himself too old for her and too far beneath her in social station, he keeps his feelings to himself. When multiple kidnapping attempts are made against Phoebe, it becomes quite clear that someone is out to do her harm. James will do whatever it takes to keep her safe, which means taking her far away to someplace where the ne'er-do-wells would never think to look for her, his old family home in Cornwall. On their long journey there, they pretend to be husband and wife, placing them in very close quarters and making it impossible for James to ignore his love for Phoebe any longer.
Categories: Book of the Month
Tags: Elizabeth Hoyt
Romance Novel Convention 2015 -- Day 5
July 13, 2015 07:13 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
The final day of RNCon was my kick back and relax time. No classes I was planning to take, nothing special to do, just a day where I was able to simply get up, go down the convention hall, and see where the day took me. I was so happy to finally turn in my strappy heels for sneakers (my feet still ached for a few days after) and my business casual attire for jeans and a t-shirt.
My hubs did have a class to teach that afternoon, so we went down to lunch early. There weren't a lot of people in the dining hall at that point, just enough to fill one table. The food wasn't set out on the buffet yet, so we pulled up chairs and joined them for a little relaxed conversation. Natalie and Will were there, but we also got to chat a bit with some other people we'd seen around but hadn't really had the opportunity to talk with before that. Finally the servers started bringing out our food, and when we heard we were getting pizza for lunch, everyone cheered.:-)
Categories: Events
Tags: Bruce Heinsius, Jimmy Thomas, Michael Newkirk, Natalie Wilson, Orestis Papapetrou, RNCasanovas, Romance Novel Convention, Vikkas Bhardwaj, Zack Williams
Romance Novel Convention 2015 -- Day 4
July 8, 2015 07:11 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
On Day 4 of Romance Novel Convention, well-rested, I was up bright and early (for me – hey at least I beat my hubby out of bed ;-)) and down in the convention hall around 8:30 a.m. to set up for the Book Fair & Festival. With JossiLynn already heading home, Natalie and I had requested seats together. We found our tables and got all our books and other paraphernalia set up just as some of the early bird readers were coming through the door. Normally, I tend to be rather nervous about book signings, but surprisingly, I settled in very quickly. I enjoyed talking with the book fair attendees as they stopped by, and I'm thankful for all the ones who took the time to let me tell them about my stories and even more grateful for those who bought my book. When I wasn't busy with potential customers, I chatted it up with Natalie. We also listened to music provided by the 80z All Stars. They were a very talented musical group, and I loved their set list of almost all '80s music.
Categories: Events
Tags: 80z All Stars, Billy Thomas, David Nicholl, Hudsy Hawn, Jackson Young, Jet Arnett, JossiLynn, Natalie Wilson, RNCasanovas, Romance Novel Convention, Sean Kanan
Romance Novel Convention 2015 -- Day 3
July 5, 2015 04:42 PM Posted by juliannadouglas
Day 3 of Romance Novel Convention started out much like Day 1, in an exhausted blur. Maybe I was on too much of a high after the previous night's costume ball, but I woke in the middle of the night and couldn't go back to sleep. As a consequence, I was running on about five hours of sleep, but somehow I got my butt out of bed and made it down to the first class period of the day at 9 a.m.
I attended classes all morning, starting with Fiona Jayde's “Get Yourself Covered: A Pre-Launch Strategy.” Since I'm about to launch a brand new book in my Loving Hearts series this month, I thought this would be a good class to take, and I definitely learned some important things from it. Next, I went to the panel discussion, “Developing a Series and Creating Your World Inside It,” where I got some good tips that will hopefully help me with a couple of paranormal series ideas I have. To round out the morning, I attended Randi Alexander and Jackson Young's class, “Branding Brainstorming.” There I got some new ideas for building my author brand.
Categories: Events
Tags: Billy Thomas, David Nicholl, Fiona Jayde, Jackson Young, Jet Arnett, Jimmy Thomas, JossiLynn, Julian Mora, Natalie Wilson, Paul Gunn, Randi Alexander, Romance Novel Convention, Winsor Harmon
