Archive for June, 2011

Lookie!

Collector cards for the Eternal Guardians!

Aren’t they gorgeous? BIG thanks to my uber-awesome, mult-talented CP Joan Swan for making them!

If you’d like to get your own set of these fabulous cards, email me through the contact form on my website and I’ll give you the deets on how to get them.… Read more »

The Secret to Selling: Writing a Fast-Paced Novel

Last Saturday I gave a workshop for the Rose City Romance Writers about pacing. The workshop was such a hit, I was asked to put the info up on my blog. So here it is…

Think back to the last movie you watched that you absolutely loved. What about it kept you riveted to your seat? This isn’t always an easy question to answer. A lot of times we think it’s the characters or the plot or the actors. Now think back to the last movie you watched that you absolutely HATED. I bet you can tell me exactly why … Read more »

Winner!

The winner of WHAT THE LIBRARIAN DID IS…Sarah Benefield!

Sarah, I sent you an email, but in case you don’t see it…send me your snail mail addy at elisabeth (at) elisabethnaughton (dot) com and I’ll have the book shipped straight to you.

I hope you enjoy the rockstar and the librarian as much as I did!… Read more »

That Book I Swore I’d Talk About

It’s been months. I blame the deadline. For those of you who don’t know…it generally takes me 4-6 months to write a book. This last go around – with ENRAPTURED – things did not go as I planned. A family death, a minor surgery, a relative staying with us…it all messed with my writing schedule. I didn’t start ENRAPTURED until March and then spent the last three months writing day and night. I’m happy I finished the book and turned it in on time (and I LOVE the way it turned out) but writing a 100K+ word book in 3 … Read more »

Release Week Winners – Days 4-7!!!

First of all, thanks to EVERYONE who played along, commented and was here to help me celebrate the release of BODYGUARDS IN BED. I hope those of you have bought the book are enjoying some sexy bodyguards. And those of you who haven’t…run out and buy it! You won’t be disappointed!

Okay…on to the good stuff. Winners! (I know this is what you’ve been waiting for):

Day 4 (Part 1) – Cynthia Eden’s NEVER CRY WOLF
Marianne! (Comment #15)

Day 4 (Part 2) -Anita Clenney’s AWAKEN THE HIGHLAND WARRIOR
Christie! (#29)

Day 4 (Part 3) – Stefanie Sloane’s THE Read more »

Release Day 7 (Part 2) – Win a set of custom made book marks & book thongs from Joan Swan!

And last but not least…to round out this awesome week of giveaways, my super CP, Joan Swan, is giving away five custom made book thongs and ten custom made bookmarks to celebrate the release of her debut, novel FEVER, coming from Kensington in March of 2012.  I’ve read the first two books in this series and I have to tell you, this is one series you DO NOT want to miss. Hot firefighters, supernatural abilities, a government conspiracy…in one word: riveting. In the next few months I’ll bring you more about this awesome series, so be sure to add … Read more »

Release Day 7 (Part 1) – Win Lila DiPasqua’s THE PRINCESS IN HIS BED

Lila DiPasqua’s next release in her Fairy Tale Series is A MIDNIGHT DANCE from Berkley Sensation/Historical Romance, which hits store shelves August 2011:

Inspired by the tale of Cinderella, Lila DiPasqua weaves a steamy story that offers a glass slipper, a dangerous deception, and an impoverished beauty determined to find her handsome prince…and make him pay.

Born into wealth, Sabine Laurent and her twin sister lived a life of luxury, their father’s prestigious theater frequented by royalty and aristocracy alike. And Sabine dreamed of her own prince charming—the devastatingly handsome Jules de Moutier.

That was before the loss of her … Read more »

Release Week Day 6 (Part 2) – Win REBEL from Zoe Archer!

Zoe Archer is giving away a copy of her 2011 RITA nominated book, REBEL, today!

On the Canadian frontier in 1875, nature is a harsh mistress. But the supernatural can really do you in…

A LONE WOLF

Nathan Lesperance is used to being different. He’s the first Native attorney in Vancouver, and welcome neither with white society nor his sometime tribe. Not to mention the powerful wildness he’s always felt inside him, too dangerous to set free. Then he met Astrid Bramfield and saw his like within her piercing eyes. Now, unless she helps him through the harsh terrain … Read more »

Release Day 6 (Part 1) – Win ASSASSINS HONOR & ASSASSINS HEART from Monica Burns!

A double prize today! Author Monica Burns is giving away the first two books in her Order of the Sicara Series, both ASSASSINS HONOR & ASSASSINS HEART!

Book 3 in the Order of the Sicari Series, INFERNO’S KISS, hits store shelves October 4, 2011!

The hottest Sicari Novel yet…

Dante Condellaire, heir to the Sicari Lords, knows that being a leader means sacrifice. For Dante it’s relinquishing all erotic pleasures. But he never expected his willpower to be tested so fiercely by Cleopatra Vorenus, expert assassin of the Order, and daughter of the man he is positioned to succeed.… Read more »

Release Day 5 (Part 3) – Win Kris Kennedy’s DEFIANT!

And last but not least today…my good friend Kris Kennedy’s latest book is DEFIANT. (You definitely do NOT want to miss this one! It’s soooo good!)

A warrior with questionable intentions . . .

Jamie Lost is the king’s most renowned commander, a fearless lieutenant ordered to kidnap an exiled priest before rebel forces close in. The mission is simple—until he meets a mysterious thief who will steal his quarry and then his heart.

A lady of remarkable courage . . .

Beautiful Eva is also seeking Father Peter, but she intends to protect him from a secret that … Read more »