Chat with Royal House of Shadows Authors--Gena Showalter, Nalini Singh, Jessica Andersen and Jill Monroe--THIS Thursday @ 9pm ET!
Do you love fairytales? Would you love to read amazing retelling of your favorite childhood stories with the added twist of paranormal romance? Join us this Thursday September 29th at 9PM to chat with Gena Showalter, Nalini Singh, Jill Monroe and Jessica Andersen. If you love any of these authors' books, imagine what they created all together! We will be doing some fun give aways and these four ladies will be ready to answer all of your questions.
Join us Thursday! WHAT: Chat with Royal House of Shadows authors. WHEN:Thursday September 29th, 9PM ET WHERE:The Knight Agency Chat Room HOW TO CHAT:Enter any combination of user name and password. Login. Your computer must be Java enabled to chat!
YA Lit Chat with Rosemary Clement-Moore TONIGHT @ 9pmET!!!
Young adult lit appeals to 15 years olds, 55 years olds, and everyone else in between. As the author of five YA novels, Rosemary Clement-Moore certainly knows a lot about the mechanics of writing for a teen audience and why this area hold such an allure. Tonight at 9pm ET, join Rosemary for a chat about her upcoming release, TEXAS GOTHIC, career and future projects. She will also be giving away signed copies of TEXAS GOTHIC and books from her backlist, including the Maggie Quinn: Girl vs. Evil series and THE SPLENDOR FALLS.
WHAT: Chat with Rosemary Clement-Moore WHEN:Thursday, June 23rd at 9pm ET WHERE: The Knight Agency Chat Room - http://client1.sigmachat.com/sc.php?id=115545 HOW TO CHAT: Enter any combination of username and password. Login. Your computer must be Java enabled to chat.
UPDATE: The winner of TEXAS GOTHIC by Rosemary Clement-Moore is NoraA! Congrats! Please send your physical addy to Contests(AT)KnightAgency.net. Everyone else, Rosemary is giving away signed copies of her books during the chat on Thursday @ 9pm ET -- so come hang out with us to get another chance!
Today, we're giving away an advanced reading copy of young adult author Rosemary-Clement Moore's upcoming release, TEXAS GOTHIC (Random House, July 2011), as a special preview for her upcoming online chat with us Thursday, June 23rd at 9pm ET. Rosemary is also the author of four other titles, including the Maggie Quinn: Girl vs. Evil series and THE SPLENDOR FALLS. TEXAS GOTHIC is a spin on the "southern gothic" subgenre with layers of romance, mystery, magic and dark motivations... Is your interest piqued? It should be.
You can read more about Rosemary in the June issue of our newsletter, and don't forget to mark your calendar for pub convo, trivia and MORE giveaways with the author next Thursday!
WHAT: Chat with Rosemary Clement-Moore WHEN:Thursday, June 23rd at 9pm ET WHERE: The Knight Agency Chat Room - http://client1.sigmachat.com/sc.php?id=115545 HOW TO CHAT: Enter any combination of username and password. Login. Your computer must be Java enabled to chat.
The 411 on TEXAS GOTHIC: Amy Goodnight's family is far from normal. She comes from a line of witches, but tries her best to stay far outside the family business. Her summer gig? Ranch-sitting for her aunt with her wacky but beautiful sister. Only the Goodnight Ranch is even less normal than it normally is. Bodies are being discovered, a ghost is on the prowl, and everywhere she turns, the hot neighbor cowboy is in her face.
Freebie Friday Rules: A winner will be randomly selected from the comments on Monday morning (June 20th).
You're Invited -- Online Pajama Party with NYT Bestselling Author Chloe Neill Tonight @ 9pm ET!
Tonight is the night! Chat online with New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Chloe Neill at 9pm ET. This is no ordinary chat because Chloe will be throwing a pajama party to celebrate the recent release of HARD BITTEN, book four in the Chicagoland Vampires series. Expect games, prizes (hint: brush up on your teen heartthrob trivia) and pub convo.
WHAT:Pajama Party with Chloe Neill! WHEN:Thursday, May 26th @ 9pm ET WHERE:The Knight Agency Chat Room HOW TO CHAT:Enter any combination of username and password. Login. Your computer must be Java enabled to chat.
Chat with Chloe Neill THIS Thursday + Win a Copy of her latest release NOW!
UPDATE: The winner of HARD BITTEN is Crystal GB! Congrats! Please email your physical addy to Contests@Knightagency.net.
This coming Thursday, May 26th at 9pm ET, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Chloe Neill will be taking over our chat room for a Chicagoland Vampires-styled pajama party! Expect slumber party themed games, giveaways, book convo and more.
To win a copy of Chloe's latest Chicagoland Vampires book, HARD BITTEN, leave a comment with your name and your all-time favorite slumber party game in the comments. The winner will be announced tomorrow afternoon in this post.
WHAT:Pajama Party with Chloe Neill! WHEN:Thursday, May 26th @ 9pm ET WHERE:The Knight Agency Chat Room HOW TO CHAT:Enter any combination of username and password. Login. Your computer must be Java enabled to chat.
The 411 on HARD BITTEN:Chicago is beset by supernatural tensions, and Merit-vampire protector of a safe haven called Cadogan house-is worried that the humans will be reaching for their pitchforks any minute. It doesn't help that yet another vampire rave is broken up by the mayor, and a new inhibition- reducing drug is circulating through the community.
It's up to Merit to put her house in order-literally. And if that takes getting a little blood on her hands, so be it.
Check out Chloe's website, www.ChloeNeill.com for info on the other books in her Chicagoland series:
Turn off the tube and turn on the fun tonight with the featured guest in our chat room, USA Today bestselling author Katherine Garbera. Starting at 9pm ET, the Florida native will be on hand to discuss her steamy Miami Nights series, talk about her publishing experience as the author of more than 50 novels and give away a few goodies in the process. Hope you'll join us!
WHAT: Chat with Katherine Garbera WHEN: TONIGHT, Thursday, March 24th @ 9pm ET WHERE: The Knight Agency Chat Room - http://client1.sigmachat.com/sc.php?id=115545 HOW TO CHAT: Enter any combination of username and password. Login. Your computer must be Java enabled to chat.
UPDATE: The winner is Diane! Congrats! Please email your physical addy to contests(AT)knightagency.net.
Client News: Next week on Thursday, March 24th we're hosting USA Today bestselling author Katherine Garbera in our chat room at 9pm ET. If you've been to our monthly chats before, you know that it's always both fun and eductional. Katherine is the author of more than 50 books, so she has plenty to share about her experience, as well as give us the skinny on her hot new Miami Nights series. There will be giveaways and trivia. Click here to bookmark our chat room. Also, we're giving away a copy of the first Miami Nights book, TAMING THE VIP PLAYBOY for Freebie Friday. So don't forget to leave a comment in this post to enter the drawing!
TKA News: TKA pres Deidre Knight has been tapped to be the featured speaker at the Pocono Lehigh Romance Writers Retreat at Sea, which sets sail on August 8th. The retreat is open to both members and non-members. This is the perfect opportunity to get away from the daily grind and concentrate on your writing goals. Fees are due by April 1st. Visit PLRW's cruise page for more info.
Report from Cyberspace:
The industry awaited news of new Borders closings this week, with some estimates warning the retailer would shutter up to 75 new locations, according to Publishers Marketplace (subscribers only site). However, the final annoucement listed only 28 additional closings in California, Conneticut, Hawaii, Massachussets, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Washington state. - Official Store Closure List
Mass market paperback sales are were down 30% in January, as reported by the Association of American Publishers. Admittedly, that sounds like pretty scary news until you realize that ebook sales increased by 115.8%, up from $32.4 million to $66.9 million, during the same time period. Sounds like growing pains to us as the industry calibrates itself to new ways of doing business - via GalleyCat and eBookNewser
And in news that is probably only exciting to me, and, oh, about a 5 million other people, it was announced that Katniss Everdeen from Suzanne Collins's infamous Hunger Games series was cast this week. Jennifer Lawrence, known for her Academy Award-nominated role in Winter's Bone, will take on the beloved badass heroine. I'm not that familiar with Lawrence, so I can't cast a vote in the heated actress debate, but I'm all for any move that gets this project closer to a movie screen near me - Eonline ________________________________________________________
Leave your name in the comment section to win a copy of TAMING THE VIP PLAYBOY by Katherine Garbera.
The 411: The sultry heat. The pulsing music. How could millionaire club owner Nate Stern have resisted taking Jen Miller into his arms? Though everyone in Miami considered him a playboy, Nate never flirted with his employees. Yet something about Jen had him changing his mind.
Sleeping with her VIP boss was risky, but the businessman’s charms had Jen throwing caution to the wind. Still, she’d been hurt before. Knowing Nate must play the role of Casanova for the press had her guarding her heart. But when Nate held her close, Jen couldn’t resist the flames...no matter what.
Valentine's Day Afterglow Chat with the ON THE HUNT Authors
Don't forget to join Gena Showalter, Shannon K. Butcher, Jessica Andersen and Deidre Knight for the Valentine's Day Afterglow chat tomorrow TONIGHT @ 9pm ET. The authors of the New York Times bestselling ON THE HUNT anthology will be on hand to dish about their books, share insight on the publishing experience, and give away tons of prizes -- including annoncing the winner of an iPod Nano and 10 hot releases from Signet Eclipse. The iPod Nano contest is a part of our ten-day scavenger hunt and ends at 3pm on Feb. 17th, more details on how to enter here.
WHAT: Valentine's Afterglow Chat with Gena Showalter, Shannon K. Butcher, Jessica Andersen and Deidre Knight
Chat with Stephanie Rowe TONIGHT @ 9pm ET + Just a few hours left to enter her $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!
Stephanie Rowe, author of KISS AT YOUR OWN RISK, is the featured guest in our chat room tonight. We are so excited about talking to Stephanie and learning about her experiences as a published author. Some of her past titles include, DATE ME BABY ONE MORE TIME and MUST LOVE DRAGONS, from the Immortally Sexy series, as well as her romantic suspense books CHILL and ICE. Besides great conversation, we are also announcing the winner of her $100 Amazon gift card giveaway. And there will be a few more surprise giveaways tossed in for chat attendees.
Remember there's just a few more hours to enter Stephanie's $100 Amazon Card giveaway! It ends at 1pm ET. You can Tweet, update your FB status, email Contests@KnightAgency.net with your entry or leave a comment on The Knight Agency blog in the official contest post! Read the contest web page for more details.
WHAT: Chat with Stephanie Rowe WHEN:TONIGHT - Thursday, January 20th at 9pm ET WHERE: The Knight Agency Chat Room, http://client1.sigmachat.com/sc.php?id=115545 HOW TO CHAT: Enter any combination of username and password. Login. Your computer must be Java enabled to chat.
Chat Online with N.K. Jemisin TONIGHT @ 9pm ET -- Pub Convo and Prizes!
It's only 9am here, but we've already got our evening planned out. Tonight we'll be hosting the fabulous N.K. Jemisin in The Knight Agency chat room. N.K.'s books have received major accolades from the fantasy community, and she's also picked up a few nominations from Romantic Times and made the Best of 2010 book lists for both Amazon and Publishers Weekly. Not too shabby.
If you unfamiliar with N.K.'s books, I'm sorry to report you're behind the curve. Luckily there's a way to catch up fairly quickly. Check out the interview she recently did in our newsletter, or read the excerpts on her website of THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS and THE BROKEN KINGDOMS. (Hint: This research will be super helpful in the chat tonight when I'm throwing out trivia questions for several awesome giveaways.)
Chat with One of PW and Amazon's Best of 2010 Authors N.K. Jemisin This Thursday!
This Thursday @ 9pm ET we're featuring N.K. Jemisin, author of THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS and THE BROKEN KINGDOMS in TKA's chat room. N.K. was recently included on Publishers Weekly's Best of 2010 for both her debut and sophomore titles in The Inheritance Trilogy, and THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS was picked for the #5 spot on Amazon's Best of 2010 list for Sci-Fi/Fantasy. The author was also nominated for Romantic Times BookLOVERS awards in the fantasy and epic fantasy categories.
Don't miss out on a chance to talk to this amazing author and win books from her highly acclaimed series!
HOW TO CHAT: Enter any combination of username and password. Login. Your computer must be Java enabled to chat.
The 411 on THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS: Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky, seat of the ruling Arameri family. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress to the king. But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with a pair of cousins she never knew she had. As she fights for her life, she draws ever closer to the secrets of her mother’s death and her family’s bloody history.
The 411 on THE BROKEN KINGDOMS: In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, alleyways shimmer with magic and godlings live hidden among mortalkind. Oree Shoth, a blind artist, takes in a strange homeless man on an impulse. This act of kindness engulfs Oree in a nightmarish conspiracy. Someone, somehow, is murdering godlings, leaving their desecrated bodies all over the city. And Oree's guest is at the heart of it...
Halloween Chat TONIGHT with Kalayna Price @ 9pm ET!
Don't forget to add our Halloween chat with Kalayna Price, author of GRAVE WITCH, to your Thursday to-do list! Kalayna will be sharing details about her upcoming projects, as well as publishing advice. Come as your favorite personality. You don't have to dress up, of course, but you can can change your moniker to something Halloween appropriate, no? The Queen of England? Nurse Ratched? The person who comes up with the most creative "costume" will win a signed copy of GRAVE WITCH. :-)
Kalayna Price, author of GRAVE WITCH, will be the featured author in our chat room next Thursday at 9pm ET. GRAVE WITCH is the first book in her Alex Craft urban fantasy series. Sounds like the perfect title for a Halloween chat party, right? Costumes aren't required, but you can definitely sign in to chat with a fun name. Vlad the Impaler, anyone? Great convo, trivia, prizes and more!
Here are the deets on GRAVE WITCH:
Grave witch Alex Craft can speak to the dead, but that doesn’t mean she likes what they have to say . . .
As a private investigator and consultant for the police, Alex Craft has seen a lot of dark magic. But even though she’s on good terms with Death himself—who happens to look fantastic in a pair of jeans—nothing has prepared her for her latest case. Alex is investigating a high profile murder when she’s attacked by the ‘shade’ she’s raising, which should be impossible. To top off her day, someone makes a serious attempt on her life, but Death saves her. Guess he likes having her around . . .
To solve this case Alex will have to team up with tough homicide detective Falin Andrews. Falin seems to be hiding something—though it’s certainly not his dislike of Alex—but Alex knows she needs his help to navigate the tangled webs of mortal and paranormal politics, and to track down a killer wielding a magic so malevolent, it may cost Alex her life . . . and her soul.
Chat TONIGHT with Michele Lang and Lucienne Diver!
Don't forget to set a reminder for TKA's chat event tonight @ 9pm ET with guest Michele Lang and Lucienne Diver! Michele is the historical fantasy author of LADY LAZARUS and Lucienne is the author of REVAMPED, a paranormal young adult novel. Lucienne is also an agent with The Knight Agency. We've also planned some great giveaways and invited a special mystery guest to drop by -- so be sure to check us out!
(Photo: Michele [left] & Lucienne [right] at their fab double book launch party in NYC)
On Thursday, September 23rd at 9pm ET, we're hosting a chat event with two very special guests -- historical fantasy author Michele Lang and paranormal YA author Lucienne Diver (who also happens to be Michele's agent). Michele and Lucienne recently teamed up for a "Supernatural Soiree" book launch party at the Soho Gallery for Digital Art in New York City, and now they're taking the TKA chat room by storm. Both ladies will share details about their respective novels, but there will be plenty of talking shop too! Oh, and of course, prizes. You can always count on that. ;-)
HOW TO CHAT: Enter a username and password (any combination). Choose "Login." **Your computer must be java-enabled to chat.
Praise for LADY LAZARUS:
“Lang crafts a creative and terse story as all of Europe awaits the September invasion of Poland. Lang is a writer to watch and is sure to have wide appeal to fans of Jim Butcher, Kat Richardson, and other urban-fantasy A-listers. An outstanding debut.” -- Booklist, starred review
“An absolutely unique protagonist in an engaging tale set against the backdrop of the greatest clash of good and evil in human history. What’s not to love about LADY LAZARUS?” -- Jim Butcher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dresden Files series
Praise for REVAMPED:
“This is a witty vampire romance/adventure with plenty of heart and action.” -- VOYA, reviewed by Ava Ehde
“Gina, the 17-year-old fashionista of the undead, is back and as sassy as ever (Vamped, 2009). Thoroughly enjoyable, this sequel is a light, fizzy read… listening in on Gina’s thoughts and quick-witted dialogue is what makes this such a treat.” -- Kirkus Reviews
Diane Peterfreund Chatting Online Next Thursday, Aug. 19th @ 9pm ET!
Do you think unicorns look like this:
Think again. Author Diana Peterfreund has pulled back the pastel-colored curtains to reveal the true nature of the beast. Forget the streaming white hair and blank, doe-eyed stare, and start thinking vicious teeth, dark eyes and a taste for blood...
Last year, Diana debuted RAMPANT, her story of fierce female unicorn hunters, featuring main heroine, Astrid. The followup, ASCENDANT (HarperTeen), will be released in September.
This month, Diana will be our guest author in The Knight Agency chat room on Thursday, August 19th @ 9pm ET to discuss writing for the YA audience, unicorn mythos, her upcoming projects, and any other questions you could possibly think of! We'll also have lots of shiny new books to give away. ;-)
HOW TO CHAT: Enter a username and password (any combination). Choose "Login." **Your computer must be java-enabled to chat.**
The 411 on ASCENDANT: Astrid Llewelyn is now a fully-trained unicorn hunter, but she’s learning she can’t solve all her problems with just a bow and arrow. Her boyfriend Giovanni has decided to leave Rome, the Cloisters is in dire financial straits, her best friend’s powers seem to be mysteriously disintegrating, and Astrid fears that school, home, and her hopes of becoming a scientist are nothing but impossible dreams.
So when she’s given the opportunity to leave the Cloisters and put her skills to use as part of a scientific quest to discover The Remedy, Astrid leaps at the chance. Finally, she can have exactly what she wants…or can she? At the Gordian Pharmaceuticals headquarters deep in the French countryside, Astrid begins to question everything she thought she believed: her love for Giovanni, her loyalty to the Cloisters, and – most of all – her duty as a hunter. Should Astrid be saving the world from killer unicorns, or saving the unicorns from the world?
Chat Party Tonight with Gena Showalter, Cherry Adair and Lorie O'Clare
Don't forget to join us for a special chat tonight @ 9pm ET with THE BODYGUARD authors, Gena Showalter, Cherry Adair and Lorie O'Clare! We are going to announce the winner of the first chapter critique by Deidre Knight (or 25+ books, if the winner is a reader rather than a writer), as well as give away lots of other fab tiltes by these bestselling authors!
What: Chat Party with Gena Showalter, Cherry Adair and Lorie O'Clare
Keep your eyes peeled and your ears open because next week The Knight Agency is sponsoring a contest to celebrate the release of THE BODYGUARD by Gena Showalter, as well as Cherry Adair and Lorie O'Clare. The Grand Prize is winner's choice of a firstchapter critique by a top TKA agent (hint: the very top) OR 25+ assorted books. Stay tuned to this blog and our Twitter account (@knightagency) for details on how to enter. Details will be avaialble first thing Monday morning. You must have your own Twitter account to participate, so sign up now!
Also, we're having a chat next Thursday at 9pm ET featuring all three authors of THE BODYGUARD, so make sure to put that on your calendars also!
To celebrate the release of her latest novel, RED DEMON, Deidre Knight is throwing an impromptu chat party this Thursday, June 10th @ 8pm ET, in the Knight Agency chat room. We have two special guests planned, and I have it on good authority a few prizes will be given out. Make sure to put it on your calendars! Deets on how to chat:
What: Chat Online with Deidre When: Thursday, June 10th @ 8pm ET Where:The Knight Agency Chat Room How to Chat: Enter a username and password (any combination). Choose "Login." **Your computer must be java-enabled to chat.
While writing up your list of "to-dos" for the day -- don't forget to add the TKA chat to your agenda. Tonight the fabulous Rhyannon Byrd is our guest. She is the author of the dark, passionate paranormal series Primal Instincts, as well as Bloodrunners. This is the perfect opportunity to expose yourself to a new author, ask questions about the publishing process and maybe win a book or two...or three. ;-) Hope to see you there!
WHAT: Online Chat with Rhyannon Byrd WHEN: Thursday, April 22nd @ 9pm ET LOCATION:http://client1.sigmachat.com/sc.php?id=115545 HOW TO CHAT: Enter a username and password (any combination). Choose "Login." **Your computer must be java-enabled to chat.
The 411 on Rhyannon's latest release....
TOUCH OF SEDUCTION: Sold into slavery as a child to a cruel taskmaster, tiger-shifter Aiden Shrader trusts no one. Not even his own kind. Yet as a member of the Watchmen—the organization of shape-shifters who keep watch over the ancient nonhuman races—Aiden is fiercely protective of the helpless. Never more so than when he's asked to guard a little girl with witches' blood—and her beautiful human aunt. A woman who arouses all of Aiden's primal urges…urges he must resist.
To small-town schoolteacher Olivia Harcourt, the massive tiger-shifter with the glowing amber eyes is as much a dark mystery as the enemy stalking her. Yet Aiden is her only hope of surviving. Until their intense passion unleashes her own inner tigress with a ferocity that will make the evil Casus rue the day they messed with her family…and will take Aiden by seductive surprise
Do you love fairytales? Would you love to read amazing retelling of your favorite childhood stories with the added twist of paranormal romance? Join us this Thursday September 29th at 9PM to chat with Gena Showalter, Nalini Singh, Jill Monroe and Jessica Andersen. If you love any of these authors' books, imagine what they created all together! We will be doing some fun give aways and these four ladies will be ready to answer all of your questions.
