BECOMING JOSEPHINE is Heather Webb’s debut historical about Napoleon’s empress, a woman in search of eternal love and stability, and ultimately her search for self. It releases December 31, 2013 from Plume/Penguin. Stop by her blog Between the Sheets and leave a comment for a chance to win a $20 Read more…
One sentence synopsis: In 1912, a chance letter from a young American college student to a reclusive Scottish poet sparks a trans-Atlantic romance spanning two wars. “[A] remarkable story of two women, their loves, their secrets, and two world wars… [in which] the beauty of Scotland, the tragedy of war, Read more…
My First Editorial Letter … Or rather, The Day My Mind Blew Up There are many firsts in our lives. Some make our hearts sing and some rip our hearts right from our chests, tossing them on the floor in a bloody mess. You may have thought that last line Read more…
THE APOLLO ACADEMY by Kimberly P. ChaseLaunches: 8.6.13 Cover Art by Cliff Nielsen ABOUT: As the heiress to Titon Technologies, eighteen-year-old Aurora Titon can have whatever she wants—clothes, expensive gadgets, anything money can buy. All she really wants is to escape her pampered, paparazzi-prone life for the stars. Becoming the Read more…
Put the children’s books to bed the adult only summer pitch event is here! For the next 24 hours from 6/26 8AM EDT to 6/27 8AM EDT (The date stamp on comments will be 6AM MDT, which is my local time.) post your 35-word pitch along with the first 150-words of Read more…
Put the children books to bed, the adult only pitch event is almost here! On June 26 you have all day until June 27 at 8AM EDT (NY time) to post your entry in the comments of the official party post. That’s 24 hours! At 8AM EDT on June 27 Read more…
Winners announced!!! The winner of her choice of eBook or print of MY SISTER’S REAPER by Dorothy Dreyer is: Donna Hole The winner of her choice of eBook or print copy of PRAEFATIO by Georgia McBride is: JESSIE HARRELL Winners please email me at brendadrakecontests@gmail.com and let me know Read more…
Today is the release of Leigh Ann Kopan’s ONE and I’m thrilled for her! The premise sounds so amazing. I’m offering a free eBook to celebrate. All you have to do is tell us who you’d want to share a super power with and what power would that be? I’ll Read more…
You’ve asked for it and here it is … Put the children books to bed, you’re invited to an adult only pitch event on June 27 through June 29! After many requests from Adult writers and agents, I’m kicking off the summer with a pitch event for adult only fiction. Read more…
I’m thrilled to host the talented Georgia McBride today for her PRAEFATIO blog tour. Check out the beautiful cover! This book promises to be a scary thrill ride. PRAEFATIO by Georgia McBride Publication Date: May 21st, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-0-9882513-7-3 ISBN eBook: 978-0-9882513-8-0 Synopsis Seventeen-year-old Grace Ann Miller is no ordinary Read more…