Being thankful and such...

It's been a while since I've been on the blog. The fall seems to have swallowed me up WHOLE. Back to school and kid stuff, participating in an anthology, finishing up Break Point and general life has take everything from me.

Thanksgiving is looming around the corner. With heavy and large promises of pie and Black Friday sales, I'm most taken with you. You, my readers. Some are new and many are old. I met some of you with my first release, Electrified, and you've been there ever since. In between, with every release, I've connected with more of you. TO ME, that is the best part of writing. It gets harder and harder to keep up, but I'm determined to do it.

I love hearing when you have babies or anniversaries. I adore when your kids win swimming meets or get good grades. I hate to hear you are getting divorced, but I'm thrilled when you're moving on and making a life...

What's new with me? The usual: musicals at my youngest son's school, basketball for the oldest, a new book or three on my laptop, and edits coming in soon. Oh, and I'm playing holiday music already!

In light of the holiday spirit, and I know this time of year can be hectic and expensive for many, I'm running sales throughout November and December.

This week, Vérité is 99 cents! 

I also have close to $2000 in giveaways up for grabs through my newsletter! 

Paperbacks are still available for order and holiday delivery (although my inventory is limited).

AND Break Point is up for PREORDER on iBooks! Amazon, Nook, and Kobo will be available closer to release. 

AS always, thank you for being there through thick and thin, early mornings and late nights.

All my love, Rachel

Love and Thanks and a Giveaway!

Thank you to ALL of my readers for making the release of Dolce a huge success. I couldn't do what I do without all of you, so <3 <3 <3! All my love, donuts, hugs and kisses.

If you posted a review of Dolce on Amazon and/or Goodreads, check out the Giveaway Below!!
 

Look at this extra special copy of Absolution Road, signed with love by over 40 authors all in attendance at Holidays with the Belles! I'm giving it + a $25 Gift Card to Starbucks to one lucky reader who follows me on Twitter, joins my private Facebook group The Electric Readers, and leaves a review of one of Dolce!

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New Release - Vérité #readersaremyrockstars

It's here!! Today is the release day for my stand alone new adult book ~ Vérité. Picture me out of breath and shouting from the rooftops.

In case, you haven't heard (insert eye roll)...this is what it's all about...and make sure to read all the way to the bottom because I'm doing a very special giveaway!

That’s me – Tingly Simmons – athlete, foreign-language major, professor lover, obsessed idiot girl. Definitely not a frat rat or sorority slut. I’ve never ever played beer pong.

I ditched the vapid, soulless high-society life of Los Angeles for the promise of something more meaningful in rural Ohio. Accepting a track scholarship for college, I tried running my way to happiness, but instead I ended up sleeping with my French professor and falling head over heels for him.

When that relationship fell apart so did I.

Barely hanging on by a thread and using the most absurd coping skills, I was determined to hide behind my past indiscretions. That was, until I met Tiberius Jones.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d learn the truth about love from a six-foot-five basketball player.

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Giveaway!

I'm offering a giveaway because of YOU -- #readersaremyrockstars!

**To win a signed paperback copy of the book, swag pack, and $25 Starbucks gift card, post a picture of Vérité on your eReader device and tag me on Facebook or Twitter and comment below that you did it!!

Good luck! I will pick one lucky random winner using random[dot]org on Tuesday June 23, 2015 at 10 p.m. EST

My own personal #MARCHMadness

"I'm never doing that again. EVER!" -- These were my words early yesterday morning as my prices went back to normal after a three-day sale on Electrified. My friend and fellow author, Susan Ward, replied with skepticism. She didn't believe me––to which I answered, "You're probably right."

Electrified was free for 72 hours. It started out as my way of thanking new readers who may have started with Smoldered or my newest series, Redemption Lane. It turned into 24 frantic hours of me hassling Amazon and Nook to adjust my prices. I know, it was naive on my part to think I could just set my book to free. With Amazon, I must be exclusive to their platform to do so and with Nook, I needed to use a third-party provider to deliver my ebook in order to do so. Neither one would allow me to offer my readers a freebie.

I wasn't going down without a fight as I learned about these policies. I started bombarding Amazon with emails, and I have to say their support people were the BEST!!

I'm not joking. I don't know if I got lucky or what, but they were insanely responsive. They heard my plight, could sense the worry and fear and anxiety jumping off my emails and worked quickly to price match Electrified to FREE. Nook not so much. They kept passing the buck and passing the buck, and finally I waited 3 days to hear back from someone, who said it just wasn't possible. DUH! Good for everyone involved, I'm not a quitter and I found out over the weekend how to get around this policy and set that plan in motion. These are the not-so-glamorous days of independent publishing.

Anyway, the point of this is not to complain, but to say thank you. Not just by offering the sale but from the bottom of my heart. Thank you. For reading and supporting me. And know this -- I will do whatever it takes to keep making you all happy.

CHEESE ALERT --- I know!

And because I love you all so much, I'm part of this giveaway HERE with a number of other authors...hurry up and enter.

Also, I'm going to be giving away a ♥ primo ♥ prize next week for readers. You need to be signed up for my mailing list to receive the details. There is a little tab right there in the sidebar --->

I hope you are all enjoying your reading––whether it be my books or not!

♥ Leave a comment with a great book you are reading, so we can share the wealth! ♥

RB

Win an ARC for Redemption Lane

 

As I sit at my desk and the snow falls outside, I'm growing even more excited to share my new Crossroads series with you. Set between Ligonier, Pennsylvania and my hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania––with a jaunt or two to Miami––Redemption Lane is certainly special. An angsty, emotional story between two broken souls both in need of repair, Lane and Bess find peace in the most unlikely of places.

With the snow-lined trees peeking through my window, I may as well be sitting in a setting or two of Redemption Lane. There I am reveling in my own little world when it hits me! I haven't even shared an extended teaser for this book...

SO, I decided to do something about that-->

Actually TWO things.

Please sign up for my mailing list and during the first week in February, you will receive a special preview of Redemption Lane delivered right to your inbox! There is a little sign up box right in the sidebar over there -->

AND one lucky random winner, will receive an ebook Advanced Reader Copy of Redemption Lane. You don't have to do anything else other than sign up for the mailing list.

[Winner will be selected by random.org by midnight on Wednesday Feb, 11th]

ADD Redemption Lane to your TBR list on GoodReads here.

Find my new column, In Bed with an Author, on Facebook here.

XOXO

R

Thankful this Holiday Season + Giveaway

A number of you have emailed or messaged me asking "Where are YOU?"

I've literally been holed up in my office or Coffee Tree Roasters writing Redemption Lane (Feb, 2015 release).

Today as I wrap up the epilogue––I've been hesitant to do this because I love these characters so much, I don't want to say goodbye to them––I'm so grateful and thankful for all of you.

You are more than readers. You are friends...extended family.

Thank you for all of your support, and I wish all of you a quiet Thanksgiving full of family, food, and sensual reads. :)

I am also thrilled to partner with the following authors, Christy Pastore, Salem Archer, Susan Ward and Fabiola Francisco, to bring you spectacular deals on aforementioned sensual reads.

All these books are 99 cents thru Friday, November 28, 2014.

....And Electrified (99 cents) &  Smoldered ($1.99) will be on sale through the weekend at Amazon Kindle, Nook, and iTunes.

AND for you, a GIVEAWAY!

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Happy Thanksgiving! LOVE, RB

I heart Asher from Smoldered #giveaway

I know, its all I've been talking about, but seriously, I've been doing nothing but editing and re-reading Smoldered.. and, I'm pretty f$@*ing excited.  

I've been in love with Asher since day one, but I never expected to adore Natalie as much as I have grown to ––

She is sometimes sweet, most of the time rough, definitely broken, and her life is blown to bits. And, one would think Asher rescues her, but honestly....

WELL, you will have to read the book to find out.

In the meantime, I am doing a little giveaway in anticipation of the Cover Reveal (9/9/14) and Smoldered's Release (10/16/14)....

For the first official teaser -- head here.

To enter and get some goodies -- SEE below.

One random winner will be picked at noon on Tuesday, 8/12/2014

*Signed books - U.S. only (otherwise ebook)

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Holla! Win FIVE debut romance ebooks this holiday weekend

 

I'm not going to lie: Being a first time, debut author is scary. Its downright, flat-out nail-biting, hide-in-your-closet or underneath a blanket frightening. As an author, you're putting your words, characters, and ideas out there for everyone and anyone to read or see, and that is intimidating enough. BUT, then there is the added fear of no one, other than your mom or sister or sister-in-law, even picking up your brand-new, shiny novel.

Which is why I have been on a mission  to check out as many debut romance authors as I can. On my adventure to read, I discovered Susan Ward, Terri Lyndie, Salem Archer, and Elle Michaels––AND their books.

Each story so distinctly different in feel and style, yet all of them compelling, I am crazy, run around naked, excited to be able to giveaway an ebook copy of each one this holiday weekend. LOOKS like one lucky winner, will have a very busy weekend of reading by the pool, lake, beach, or locked away in your bedroom.

The giveaway will run from 8 a.m. EST on 7/1/2014 through 8 a.m. EST on 7/5/2014 through rafflecopter, and then each author listed above will gift one lucky reader a kindle copy of their book.

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