Knight Agency Clients Make the Grade -- RITA Nominations Announced!
Several of TKA's clients received RITA calls today from RWA, and we are happy to announce the following superstar authors received nods from the "Oscars" of the romance world:
Paranormal Romance: Laurie Brown, WHAT WOULD JANE AUSTEN DO? and Marjorie M. Liu, THE FIRE KING
Contemporary Series Romance - Suspense/Adventure: Jessica Andersen, MOUNTAIN INVESTIGATION and Beth Cornelison, THE CHRISTMAS STRANGER
Romance Novella: Marjorie M. Liu, "The Robber Bride" in HUNTRESS
Young Adult Romance: Tina Ferraro, THE ABC'S OF KISSING BOYS
Golden Heart, Novel with Strong Romantic Elements: Maureen McGowan, SWITCHING SIDES
IN TWILIGHT SHADOW's Nomination News & Vampire Week on Lucienne's Blog
Congrats to Patti O'Shea for IN TWILIGHT'S SHADOW's nomination for Best Paranormal in the Write Touch Readers Choice Awards. The book is also a finalist for the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence and the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence. WTG Patti!
Also, be sure to check out Vampire Week on Lucienne Diver's Varkat blog. The awesome line-up includes Rachel Caine, Chloe Neill, Cris Marie Green, Jess Anderson and Gail Carriger. Today, Rachel Caine is opening the festivities with her "Handy-Dandy Vampire Generator." Click here visit Varkat!
UPDATE: The winner of the February 17th edition of "Take Home Tuesday" is Jeanne Ryan. Congrats! I know you will enjoy both of these awesome books :). Please email your physical address to contests(at)knightagency(dot)net. Thanks to all our participants!
RWA's Houston Bay Area Chapter awarded Melissa Mayhue's SOUL OF A HIGHLANDER second place and Robin Owens's KEEPERS OF THE FLAME fourth place in their "Judge a Book By Its Cover Contest." In honor of their win, we are giving away both these titles in today's edition of "Take Home Tuesday." Remember, Melissa Mayhue is chatting online with us this Thursday @ 9pm ET. She'll be giving away an autographed set of her ENTIRE series. Click here to bookmark the chat room!
Leave your name in the comments below to enter the book giveaway for SOUL OF A HIGHLANDER (Pocket Books, June 2008) by Melissa Mayhue and KEEPERS OF THE FLAME (Pocket Books, January 2008) by Robin Owens. The winner will be announced tomorrow morning.
Nine years ago, Faerie Magic saved Mairi MacKiernan at the cost of her dreams of happiness, snatching her from her life in 1272, and depositing her in the twenty-first century. Now, she must save the last Daughter of the MacKiernan family...who was murdered in 1295. Transported back in time at her request, Mairi finds herself captured by the same evil men as before! Is this the price the Faerie magic requires of her this time?
Ramos Servans has dedicated his dreams to service as a Guardian, but when he discovers the evil unleashed on the Mortal Plain by his father and their people, he swears he will atone by ridding the world of Nuadian deceit. Part of his mission involves rescuing a lovely Highland lassie, and in the passion that grows between them, Ramos and mairi find a new dream.
But falling in love can be dangerous when Faerie Magic is involved. Dreams may not be the only cost..._________________________
Two sisters born to serve… The sorcerers of Lladrana have already Summoned three women to help fight the evil attacking their world. Yet their fourth Summoning brings the unexpected—twin sisters. And ones with strong ties to Earth.
Both have a special gift to heal. But while Brigid Drystan has explored that gift through unorthodox means, Elizabeth has poured herself into getting a medical degree and denying her powers.
Now, stuck in a strange land, fighting a plague sent by the Dark to weaken Lladrana, they must use all their resources to save lives. And one twin will risk her own on an experiment that might doom them both.…
Recently, we were lucky to have Shannon and Linda participate in our special YA week of posts. Both of these ladies shared their insight into writing for the YA audience. If you missed out last week, be sure to check out the archived posts.
Help support ALA and encourage teen reading. Who wants to sit in front of the television all summer when there are so many great books out there just waiting to be discovered?
Be sure to check out not only the authors’ nominated titles but also their exciting new young adult releases. This spring, Shannon published THE SPECIALISTS: THE WINNING ELEMENTS, and her next book, THE SPECIALISTS: NATIVE TOUNGE, will debut this summer. Linda’s first title in a new YA mystery series, DEATH BY BIKINI, released last month, and Lynn's fourth book in the Nightrunner series, SHADOWS RETURN, is coming out on June 24th.
Share the news. Spend a summer afternoon out of the heat and at your local library. You can help put a great book in a teen’s hand! And for those who are always young at heart, like us, get one for yourself too.
Several of TKA's clients received RITA calls today from RWA, and we are happy to announce the following superstar authors received nods from the "Oscars" of the romance world:
