Book Buyers Best Contest 2023
April 14, 2023 by marianne h donley in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Contests, Published Contest, Spotlight tagged as BBB 2023, OCRW, Published Writing Constest, The Book Buyers Best Contest
2023 BOOK BUYERS BEST CONTEST
FOR PUBLISHED AUTHORS
Showcasing the shining excellence of published authors in novella- and novel-length romance fiction and mainstream fiction with a central romance. We will announce winners at our 2023 Celebration of Romance in October.
All novel length entries must be at or above 50,000 words
- Contemporary Romance (Novel Length)
- Mainstream Fiction with a central romance (Novel Length)
- Historical & Regency (Novel Length)
- Romantic Suspense & Mystery with romantic elements (Novel Length)
- Paranormal/Time Travel/Fantasy/Futuristic Romance (Novel Length)
- Young Adult (Novel Length)
- Inspirational (Novel Length)
- Erotic Romance (Novel Length)
- Romantic Novella (All Works of Romance Fiction at or above 20,000 and less than 50,000 words regardless of subgenre)
Click Here for Rules and Entry Information
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0 0 Read moreZERO PENNIES FOR TEN TRENDS TO SEDUCE YOUR BEST FRIEND
April 7, 2023 by marianne h donley in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Spotlight
★★BOOK ALERT★★
Ten Trends to Seduce Your Best Friend, a grumpy sunshine standalone romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is ZERO PENNIES for just a short while on Amazon!
★★Grab your copy TODAY!★★
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★★Blurb★★
Winnifred Gobaldi and Byron Visser are not best friends.
Yes, they’ve known each other for years, but they’re not even friendly. Winnie considers them more like casual, distant acquaintances who find each other barely tolerable, especially when he’s being condescending (which is all the time).
The truth is, they have nothing in common. She’s a public school science teacher with stars in her eyes, and he’s a pretentious, joyless double PhD turned world-famous bestselling fiction author. She loves sharing her passion for promulgating women in STEM careers and building community via social media, and he eschews all socialization, virtual or otherwise. She’s looking for a side hustle to help pay down a mountain of student debt, and his financial portfolio is the stuff of fiduciary wet dreams. So why are they faking a #bestfriend relationship for millions of online spectators?
When a simple case of tit-for-tat trends between nonfriends leads to a wholly unexpected kind of pretend, nothing is simple. Sometimes, it takes a public audience to reveal the truth of private feelings, and rarely—very rarely—you should believe what you see online.
Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend is a full-length, complete standalone, adult contemporary romantic comedy.
★★Grab your copy TODAY!★★
0 0 Read more****Free Book Alert Kissing Galileo is Free for a Short Time ****
March 10, 2023 by marianne h donley in category Spotlight tagged as College Romance, Free Book, kissing galileo, New Adult Romance, Penny Reid, student teacher trope
Kissing Galileo, a standalone friends-to-lovers romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is ZERO PENNIES for just a short while on Amazon. Have you checked out Penny’s Dear Professor series? Now is the perfect time!
★★Grab your copy TODAY!★★
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Goodreads: http://bit.ly/38A4y7W
★★Blurb★★
What do you do when your freakishly smart and wickedly sarcastic Research Methods professor sees you mostly naked? You befriend him, of course.
‘Kissing Galileo’ is the second book in the Dear Professor series, is 70k words, and can be read as a standalone.
★★ Don’t miss out! Elements of Chemistry is Free for a short time. ★★
February 15, 2023 by marianne h donley in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Spotlight tagged as Elements of Chemistry, Free for a short time, New Adult Romance, Penny Reid
Elements of Chemistry, a steamy opposites attract college romance from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is ZERO PENNIES for just a short while on Amazon. Have you checked out Penny’s new adult series? Now is the perfect time.
★★ Grab your copy TODAY! ★★
★★ Blurb ★★
One week.
Private beach.
Invisible girl.
Jerk-faced bully.
What’s the worst that could happen?
Kaitlyn Parker has no problem being the invisible girl, which is why she finds herself hiding in various cabinets and closets all over her college campus. Despite her best efforts, she can’t escape the notice of Martin Sandeke—bad boy, jerkface bully, and the universe’s hottest, wealthiest, and most unobtainable bachelor—who also happens to be Kaitlyn’s chemistry lab partner.
Kaitlyn might be the only girl who isn’t interested in exploiting his stunning rower’s build, chiseled features, and family’s billionaire fortune. Kaitlyn wants Martin for his brain, specifically to tabulate findings of trace elements in surface water.
When Kaitlyn saves Martin from a nefarious plot, Martin uses the opportunity to push Kaitlyn out of her comfort zone: spring break, one week, house parties, bathing suits, and suntan lotion. Can she overcome her aversion to being noticed? Will he be able to grow beyond his self-centered nature? Or, despite their obvious chemistry, will Martin be the one to drive Kaitlyn into the science cabinet of obscurity for good?
Drama King ★★Now Live on Audio★★
February 4, 2023 by marianne h donley in category Apples & Oranges by Marianne H. Donley, Spotlight tagged as audiobook, Drama King, Penny Reid, romantic comedy, The Three King Series
Drama King, an all-new snowed-in romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid, is LIVE on AUDIBLE! Narrated by Joy Nash and Ryan Lee Dunlap, we’ve got your next great listen right here!
★ ★Grab your copy TODAY★ ★
★★Blurb★★
Stuck with her off-limits, taciturn, hunky movie star client during a sudden snowstorm on Christmas Eve, an extremely capable and highly professional bodyguard must keep him alive and warm without letting the tension building between them get too hot.
Bathsheba (Beth) Ryan can’t thank her best friend enough for helping her land the job of her dreams. After being relegated to second-string security for politicians in DC, being hired as an undercover personal security specialist by a giant Hollywood studio is exactly the kind of action she’s always wanted.
Until she meets her first assignment.
Cyrus Malcom can’t thank his agent enough for arranging a blind date with seemingly the woman of his dreams. After spending the past several years playing all the parts and climbing all the ladders, the lonely mega movie star finds himself actually enjoying a night on the town for the first time in ages when he meets the gorgeous, funny, and genuine Ryaine O’Rourke.
Until she shows up at his studio meeting the next day with a completely different name.
A world-wide press tour and too many late-night parties later, Beth simply needs to get through a short, one-day visit during the Christmas holiday, and then she’ll be free of Cyrus Malcom’s confusing hot looks and cold shoulders for good.
But just as they leave the airport, it starts to snow . . .
‘Drama King’ is the second book in the Three Kings Series, is a full-length, contemporary romantic comedy, and can be read as a complete standalone.
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