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UPDATE: The winner of INVITATION TO RUIN by Bronwen Evans is Stephanie. Please email your physical addy to contests(AT)knightagency.net.

CLIENT NEWS: The LA Weekly covered pie blogger Beth Howard's newly signed book deal for MAKING PIECE: A MEMOIR ABOUT LOVE, LOSS AND PIE - LA Weekly

Report from Cyberspace:

Is any publicity good publicity? Well, if you're a lesser-known author, apparently you shouldn't be scared of the skeletons in your closet or tackling extremely controversial subject matter - GalleyCat

Barnes & Noble is welcoming self-pubbed authors with open arms. PubIt!, the company's self publishing program, will have it's own bestseller list and be added into the "Read In Store" feature. In its first four months, PubIt! has published more than 65,000 e-books - GalleyCat

An interview with the firm hired to oversee the closings of 200 Borders locations says more store shutdowns are likely in the future of the retail chain -- Chain Store Age via Publishers Lunch
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The 411: Anthony James Craven, the Earl of Wickham, is dubbed Lord of Wicked for good reason. He lives and breathes seduction - until he mistakenly beds the wrong woman and is forced to marry the sensible, reserved Melissa Goodly. He intends to offer Melissa security and position, nothing more. Once they marry, Melissa cannot understand why her devastatingly attractive husband does not come to her bed. The more he pushes her away, the more she is resolved to turn the tables and open her shuttered heart to love. And though Anthony tries to resist the sensual siren that his wife has become, his plans for a companionable relationship are unravelling in the most pleasurable way...