Tuesday, October 28, 2014

#TEAMCORVISIERO Going Strong: New Jr. Literary Agent & More Great Things.

I'm going to start this blog by gushing a bit.

I love my job and what I do, but I have to say that I love my co-workers just as much. We are like a family and support system of brilliant and hard working people. I've had good people at the agency before, and some, like Saritza Hernandez that have been with me from almost the beginning and continue to be superstars.
However, I think that my current staff is the best I've ever had. We are closer and stronger than ever and I can't say enough good things about everyone.

I have been getting Thank You cards at the office from authors that have participated in workshops, listened to us speak on panels, or queried us and were so grateful for the thoughtful and helpful responses that our interns and apprentices have shared with them, even when declining their work. That in itself says a whole lot! Especially when there are
agencies that don't even respond to queries if they aren't interested in the work. Ok granted, we usually take a while to respond... but we do our best for everyone.

Among our recent accomplishments are the #1 Agency rating on Publisher's Market place on several digital categories and good rankings overall. I couldn't have accomplished this without Saritza and Sarah Negovetich. Thank you ladies!

Several of our clients have received new publishing deals and hit best seller lists. Our Jr. Agent Cate Heart has received her first offers for publication. And my Apprentice Ella Kennen and I accepted a wonderful deal for our client Stephen Bohls's middle grade adventure novel, details for which will soon be announced.

Due to Ella's superb ability to spot talent, her dedication and hard work, and her continuous awesome all-out attitude, I have decided to promote Ella to our newest Jr. Literary Agent at the Agency. Ella is currently building her list and accepting queries. You can submit your work to her following our Agency Submission Guidelines, if your work is a good match for what she is looking for.

Congratulations to Ella, our full staff and our authors... go #teamcorvisiero! Here's to many more happy successes.

~Marisa

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

THE FOUR CONTEST: Get your Manuscript Critiqued by a Literary Agent

This morning I realized that my Twitter account has almost 4 thousand followers, and I started thinking about how many awesome people I have met on social media whom ended up being clients.

So I decided to run a small contest for authors to try to connect with some more terrific people, and to give a little something back. No I'm not offering anything relating to Four, the handsome hero from Divergent... and even if I had him, I'd be keeping him to myself.

I am offering to read someone's completed and unpublished manuscript, to which I will provide my assessment critique with a literary agent's eye toward publication. This will be a written analysis of what works and what doesn't work in your novel so far, and will provide some tips that in my opinion would make the story work better and be more marketable. 

I'm never short on comments and opinions, so it will be like a mini consultation...for free of course. 

To Enter the Contest, all you need to do is:
  1. Like My Facebook Page
  2. Like our Facebook Agency Page
  3. Follow me on Twitter at @mcorvisiero
  4. Follow us on Twitter at @Corvisierolit
Once you've done all 4, e-mail me a brief one paragraph description of your novel at contest@corvisieroagency.com before Friday 10/17 12:00pm EST. Subject line: CONTEST ENTRY!

I will then randomly choose 4 people, and from those 4 I will pick the 1 manuscript that sounds the most interesting to me... After all, I have to have fun too. ;) I hope to hear from you! 

Happy submitting, and good luck! 
~Marisa

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Monday, September 15, 2014

What Should You Be Writing Next?

Publishing trends aren't skittish, and they aren't whimsical. There is a logic to the trends, informative sources, and there are definite cycles to be observed. Hence, the next hot trend may be possible to be determined. So yes, you can most certainly keep your finger on the pulse of the market and see what is hot now, what has been selling, what hasn't been done in a while but has a following, and what people (authors, publishers and agents) are looking for, working on, and buying,  and get ahead of that wave.


Do note however, that when I say what has been selling, I'm referring to not only books being sold in stores, but also e-books, and books being contracted by authors and agents to the publishing houses. I differentiate these three because the timing on when they are written and published varies significantly, and if you are simply following the trends of what is selling on the best seller lists now, you'll be completely off base.

We often tell authors to write the story that they want to write. And write about what they know. These two are, more often than not, prerequisites to a good story. If you write about something you want to write about, it will likely be a story that you enjoy and are more likely to dedicate yourself, think the details through, and enjoy the process. It isn't just more fun, and more productive, but the end product is usually better when the author is loving the story as they are writing it.

Writing about what you know is also easier and results in a better product because you already know what you're talking about and will need to do less research, and will usually tend to be more accurate and authentic.

I often find that when someone writes about a topic or place that they are not familiar with, small errors happen, and the material can sound forced, bringing the reader to question the authenticity of the facts and perhaps even disconnect them from the story.

Additionally, when the author spends too much time doing research, there will be a stronger tendency to want to include as much of that research into the story to show the reader that they know what they are talking about. They end up dumping chunks of information into the story that lacks flow and disturbs the tempo or pace of the story.

Even though we should write about what we know and write that story that simply must be told, a talented author can avoid some of those mistakes if they are careful and mindful of pacing, tone, subject matter, tempo, and edit really well. I'm just saying that as a general rule, the best stories are the ones that must be told from someone with knowledge.

If that's you and your story, great, but you may still want to try to figure out if the story you are writing or want to write is going to be marketable and synchronized to the trend wave when you're ready to put it out there. If this is the case, then you should be looking at what's has already been published, and what the demands have been and are, to determine what will be in demand... or so out of the proverbial box, that everyone will want it.

I mentioned that we should differentiate between books based on timing. Let me expand a little bit more on this because too often I've seen and heard people try to work out their timelines for writing, pitching and releasing based on inaccurate presumptions.

So many times, I have been pitched a book by an author who tells me, "This is very timely, because there will be a TV show about this in the fall," or they say that the sequel to xyz is being released next month by such and such top publisher. When this happens I sit a little closer to the person, smile, and then I explain to them that if I get to read their manuscript within the next month in itself would probably be a miracle. Then I have to pitch it and sell it. Which takes more time, months on average. Then once the publisher signs the book they have their own editing and production timelines. So the story that they are pitching to me, if I (or another agent) end up signing it and sell it to a top house, will likely not be out for another 1-2 years, sometimes more.

Books on shelves, books on lists, books coming out, books being acquired by publishers were all written at different times. If you are trying to use this information you need to look at all books within a period of time in order to see the big picture from what has been selling to what will be out in the next few years, in order to try to guess what will be hot next.

To figure out what has been selling, you should be looking at the best seller lists, reviews of purchases on Amazon and the such, book shelves and e-categories. The best seller lists going back as far as you're willing to extend your research will show you the most popular books with the best sales on a weekly basis. To do the best research, you should actually look at when that book was published (and the copyright notice on the first few pages because it may be a rerelease), and if you really want to figure out the timing, take a look at when that book was acquired by the publishing house to see how long it took them to release it. That's when you will start to get a full picture.

When you look for books on electronic sources like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the like, you can see most of the above stated information in the book's description page. You can also see how many reviews the book received, what those reviewers are reading (click on their user names), look up the books by category or genre and see what the amazing algorithms tell you. Amazon had these implemented these algorithms that allow them to use your purchase and browsing history to give you suggestions on what you may like, and to tell you what others that bought the book you're looking at purchased, and they even suggest more authors like the one you're looking at. I'm not sure how these Algorithms work, so take the suggestions as just that, suggestions. They may not be scientific evidence, but can be helpful none the less to gather info on the books, authors and readers. Another thing to keep in mind is that self published books, and there are a lot of them out there, are written and released a lot faster than those put out by publishers. So when you're looking at a book, it is important to note if the book was published by a publishing house, or if it was recently written and published by an independent author.

When a publishing house publishes a book, especially a paper book, it usually takes a minimum of six months to prepare and publish that book. Most publishing contracts allow publishers to take up to 18 months to put out a paper book. The reason why I'm telling you this is because if you're writing a trendy book now, and you pitch it to a publisher, that book will not be in stores for some time, so you may miss that trend completely. Especially if they take longer than six months to publish their books,  and especially if you're targeting one of the top publishers and working with an agent. This info may help you decide to self publish, if you think that the work is time sensitive.

Like I said above, working with an agent may be necessary and always valuable, but it will add time to the equation. Most top publishers don't even look at un-agented work. Here are two ways to get around this issue. One is to find large publishing houses that do just e-books or e-first. Most of them now have imprints that do just that. These imprints may look at unagented work, and the releases are faster because e-books are easier to produce. The second is to pitch to a publisher directly at a writers conference and if they like it you can then more easily find an agent to help you with the contract.

So when you want to try to figure out a trend, it's smart to know what's out there and what's going to be out there. If you take into consideration what I just said about big publishing houses, you'll realize that you can actually figure out what books will be publishing in the next six months to a year or so, by looking at the listing of deals made by publishers. This is available on Publisher's Market Place.

By looking at all of these sources, now you can have a better grasp of what's happening in the industry. Granted, this does not entirely tell you what independent authors will be publishing, but if you follow some independent authors on social media, and see what they are publishing, they are fairly transparent. You eventually start to get an idea of what to expect from them as well. 


In way of example, there are three or four bicker series that have just been started by successful enough independent authors. This should be something to keep in mind, because this should tell you that within the next year, they will all be putting out biker books months from each other. You need to be able to see that having these many books on bikers at once, will have an affect on the market. If you have a biker book, your decision should be to either publish it at the same time independently to ride the wave, or just hold off until they have finished their series and see if you can pick up their fans when they are done. When doing the latter, of course, you risk being too late. People may be sick of biker books by then, and all of the books on this topic may have already been sold. And so if you don't have something with a unique hook, you may hold off on that story all together and cut your losses. I don't make this suggestion lightly, but business calls are often hard to make. And good business people need to know when to make them.


The same thing would apply to starting to pitch these types of books to agents or publishers, because by the time those books would release, the wave will likely have crested as well... if they even look at the books at all. Because agents and editors have a fairly good grasp about all of this and what they should be looking at. So if you get consistent declines on your work telling you that they already have similar projects in the work or published, then that should be your red flag.

Therefore, even though there really are no rules, and you really never know what will work in the market, because there are so many examples out there that have had unexplainable success. And there's no scientific way to know about new ideas, it is imperative to read and research the market to know what's been published, what has been doing well, what is coming out, and what will be out in the near future, because having this knowledge about the market will allow you to be able to determine with some logical certainty, whether and when it is the best time to pitch or publish your book.

Making an educated decision is always better than shooting in the dark, and then wondering why your didn't reach your target.

Publishing is a business industry, and that makes you a business person. You need to treat your work as your coveted product, and to sell it well you need to do your research and know as much as possible about the market and its players. Only then, you'll be able to make the best decisions for your brand and your product. 

Happy publishing!
~Marisa

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Post New Adult: Keeping up with Publishing Trends

The publishing world is an ever changing industry. It's a beast in itself with all of its rules, needs, and quirks. Yet this wonderful beast, like a magical being from a fantasy novel, morphs and acclimates with changing trends, economies, and demands.

As authors, agents, publishers, and readers, we must all know this beast as if it were our very own pet. We need to learn to nurture it, figure out what makes it tick, and how to satisfy it when it goes on a whim. 

Sometimes these whims however, aren't  just a hot trend like vampires and dystopian novels. Sometimes they are actually growth changes and demands that develop as markets grow and readers become more sophisticated. 

A few years ago, a cute young adult vampire novel was published Stephanie Meyers titled Twilight... you may have heard of it. Yes, of course you have! The book became a sensation, changing the way we look at Vampires for ever, and pretty much blowing the roof off the YA market.

This book became so popular that not only did it attract the attention of readers of all ages, something we started calling cross over, but it also inspired millions of people to write within the genre. 

Next thing you know, the genre became so saturated that

authors and publishers needed and wanted a 'little more'. Fans also became older, and wanted a little more in way of spice, or sexy, if you will. Everyone started pushing the envelope and writing and publishing these more mature novels... Still calling them YA cross over. 

Long story made short, we started calling these 'cross over novels' New Adult works, and targeting them to the age group that immediately follows Young Adult, ages 19-25. And even though many fought against it, and questioned it, it made complete sense. This, I think is brilliant actually, because this college age, often coming of age group has a huge readership. A readership that was being over looked, and often not properly targeted. (Including the age of the characters in descriptions and meta data just wasn't enough.) 

Readers this age want to read about people their age, and what they are experiencing, and be able to relate. I'm not saying that we don't all relate to different age groups, because many of us actually look for these reads and love them. I'm saying that there was this unmet need to make it easier for this age group to properly find great books about characters their age, and life events, or experiences and decisions that happen during those times. Now we can all easily find them when we want them. 

As wonderful as this all is, I personally feel that there is still a gap, very much like the picture to the right. The bridge is complete, but we don't quite see all of it. The gap represents a target age group of readers, and books with characters of the next age post New Adult, ages 26-30 maybe even 35, that isn't properly targeted.  Many books are shunned from the NA category if the main characters are even a year or so older, clumping them all from ages 26 and up into Adult books. This is especially true in the Romance genre where age matters quite a bit. So it seems to me that an important distinction is overlooked. In my opinion there should be at least a Post New Adult category for readers ages 26-30. 

Okay, okay so now I'm going to age myself, but I think that these were very important years. They are in ways still formative years. We often use the phrase "coming of age" to mean many things- finding oneself, discovering sexuality, finding their path, etc. But honestly, I think that many of us don't really come of age in a sense, or really truly find our calling, until we finish college and 'start our lives in the real world', meeting responsibilities, starting jobs, and really finally settling down. 

So what am I saying here? Basically, I think that we need to carve out the Post New Adult age group, ages 26-30, from the Adult category and distinguish these years to properly market them to the right readers. This will allow more mature content, which means more realistic coming-into-their-own experiences for characters; and stop boring that readers who are past college stories, relationships that are not likely to last, and give them realistic expectations of what its like to be that age in today's society (by realistic I don't mean do away with HEA... because we all still want that.) Maybe then, it will be easier to for them to find the right books for them, the sales for that age group will increase because they will be more satisfied, and perhaps we will even spare them reading about the two time divorce, or the mother sending her son off to college and falling for the kid's hot professor (someone please write this for me! lol), with whom they won't be connecting with for another few years. Believe it or not, it also works the other way. It will also be great for readers of other age groups to find these stories if they want them. I love to read Middle Grade and Young Adult books, which are clearly not my age group, but I love having the option of knowing where to look when I want them. 

Why do we need to do this? Some may argue that adults are adults, and we can't carve out all of the age groups and have so many categories... and that we are bottle-necking readers. I would wholeheartedly disagree with anyone who says this, because clumping books into the Adult category from ages 26 to 105 is just a bit TOO broad. I just see no reason why not organize our bookshelves provide more information to the market. 

I represent and consult with many YA and NA authors, and authors who just write for Adults. All of these authors enjoy the guidance of knowing their target market and their demands. They are all equally frustrated however, when they have a story for or about someone who is in the Post New Adult age group and they have to make the person younger or change the plot to make it fit into NA. Alternatively they have to just sell it as an Adult novel, and they worry that it will get lost in the shuffle, and often does, with all of the other more mature audience stories out there. 

I think that just in the same way we classify children's books into age groups, and for the same reasons that we have distinguished Middle Grade, Young Adult, and New Adult from other age groups, we now also should separate Post New Adult and perhaps even the next age groups (Mature Adult) to enable readers to better find what they are looking for, to avoid pigeonholing authors to the New Adult category, or get their work lost in the proverbial haystack when labeling them all Adult. 

Since we have already started categorizing so many books by age, and have accepted New Adult as a category, I think that the flood gates are now open. Why not break down the rest of the Adult category accordingly and let readers and writers reap from the benefits. 

There of course will always be the hybrid books, and the out of the box plots that intentionally don't fit into just one category or genre. And that's perfectly great, and acceptable. I'm not suggesting that we categorize everything militantly. Not at all. I just like the organization and the benefits it provides.

I'm a huge fan of mixing genres and categories as applicable.  It's all good... as long as we properly describe what the book offers and for whom, so that the readers know exactly what they are getting and where to find it. So why not do it as a standard and organize the book shelves, instead impracticably of just skimming the surface with book descriptions. 

If PNA is set as a standard category, books can be properly shelved and metadata will be more efficient. This is also a lot less tacky and more efficient than including the heroine's age in the book jacket. 

I would love to hear your thoughts on this! Please do share your comments. 

Happy Publishing!
~Marisa

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Gwen Jones' KISS ME, CAPTAIN Blog Tour

KISS ME, CAPTAIN is another brilliant upcoming release by the super fantastic Gwen Jones. I can't wait for this book to hit your shelves and readers. It has all the S's... Super, Sexy, Savvy and kinda Sweet. In short, a must read. And I don't just say that because Gwen is one of my clients at the Corvisiero Literary Agency and I love her, but because she is that good and everyone should be reading the French Kiss Series. So much more to come too... 

The book tour starts on August 18th and you can Pre-Order KISS ME, CAPTAIN now on Amazon.

KISS ME, CAPTAIN
French billionaire Marcel Mercier loves women. And there's a string of broken hearts across two continents to prove it. But as CEO of Mercier Shipping, he's got more important things to worry about … like why the charter company he just purchased in the United States is suddenly the center of an international media firestorm.

Now that big, bad Mercier Shipping owns Captain Dani Lloyd's ship, she's sure her job is at stake. But she won't go down without a fight—even if it means chaining herself to the mast of the Esther Reed and refusing to set foot on shore.

The delectable captain and her newsworthy dramatics are a PR nightmare, but Marcel is happy to let Dani prove her skills on a weeklong sail to Boston. He knows no woman can resist him for that long … in fact, he's counting on it.

But Marcel's plan to seduce Dani backfires as sparks fly between the billionaire playboy and the passionate captain. Which leaves Marcel realizing that winning her heart is a challenge he can't afford to lose.



Blog Tour Stops:
Aug 20th- Ramblings From This Chick- P/Exc
(Stop 2) Unwrapping Romance- P/Exc
Aug 21st- Book Liaison- P/Exc
Aug 22nd- What I'm Reading- Rev/P

Aug 25th- Christine's Words- GP/P
Aug 26th- Trina's Tantilising Tidbits- Promo
Aug 27th- Written Love- GP/P
Aug 28th- Busy Moms Book Reviews- Rev/P
Aug 29th- For the Love of Bookends- Rev/P

Sept 1st- Hot Guys in Books- P/Exc
Sept 2nd- Storm Goddess Book Reviews- Rev/P
Sept 4th- Undercover Book Review- Promo
Sept 5th- Save Your Money for Books- Rev/P
(Stop 2) Crystal Blogs Books- P/Exc

Sept 8th- Underneath the Covers- P/Exc
Sept 9th- Books with Leti Del Mar- Promo
Sept 10th- Manga Maniac Cafe- Int/P
(Stop 2) Harlequin Junkie- Int/P
Sept 11th- Deal Sharing Aunt- Promo
Sept 12th- Forever Book Lover- Promo

 Check it out now. I know you'll enjoy it. :)

~Marisa

Monday, June 2, 2014

MAKE IT COUNT by Megan Erickson #NewBookRelease

If you haven't already heard, tomorrow is book release day for MAKE IT COUNT, book 1 in the Bowler University Series by the sweet, funny, and oh so talented Megan Erickson. She is, of course, one of my brilliant clients at the Corvisiero Literary Agency

We are all super excited about this book released by William Morrow Impulse, Harper Collins, and edited by the equally brilliant Amanda Bergeron. It is everything a New Adult novel should be. Throw in a great plot, humor, clever unique voice, well developed characters, and a super hot nerd, and you've got a #MustReadBook

I love the sexy male MC, Alec, who I guarantee will be trending as #NerdIsTheNewBlack... The female MC, Kat, is a beautiful young woman who has a learning disability that has gone undiagnosed until she is close to flunking out of college. For many personal reasons I really connected with Kat, and Megan's voice. I love everything about this book, and yes, the HEA. I know you will too. 

MAKE IT COUNT
Kat Caruso wishes her brain had a return policy, or at least a complaint hot-line. The defective organ is constantly distracted, terrible at statistics, and absolutely flooded with inappropriate thoughts about her boyfriend's gorgeous best friend, Alec...who just so happens to be her brand new college math tutor. Who knew nerd was so hot?

Kat usually goes through tutors like she does boyfriends--both always seem to bail when they realize how hopeless she is. It's safer for her heart to keep everyone at arm's reach. But Alec is always stepping just a little too close.Alec Stone should not be fantasizing about Kat. She's adorable, unbelievably witty, and completely off limits. He'd never stab his best friend in the back...But when secrets are revealed, the lines of loyalty are blurred. To make it count, Alec must learn messy human emotions can't be solved like a trigonometry function. And Kat has to trust Alec may be the first guy to want her for who she is, and not in spite of it.

Megan Erickson grew up in a family that averages 5’5” on a good day and started writing to create characters who could reach the top kitchen shelf.
She’s got a couple of tattoos, has a thing for gladiators and has been called a crazy cat lady. After working as a journalist for years, she decided she liked creating her own endings better and switched back to fiction. 
She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, two kids and two cats. And no, she still can’t reach the stupid top shelf.


Megan's social media links:
Website
Facebook
Twitter


Thanks! 
~Marisa


Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Congratulations!

The Corvisiero Literary Agency is a boutique agency with it's principal office on Madison Avenue, New York City. We have 5 Literary Agents (Saritza Hernandez, Doreen McDonald, Sara Negovetich, Cate Hart, and I of course) who were mostly promoted from within on effort. 

Every few months we take on some interns to help us with the workload. In return we offer them knowledge about the industry and hands on experience. Sometimes during this rotation of interns we find a diamond in the rough and we just want to hold on to them, polish them up, and make them shine. 

During the last stint, we were fortunate enough to have found three interns whose effort and aptitude was unsurpassable. They were shinny all on their on. So we have decided to keep them on board as Agent Apprentices and offer them as much training as possible to prepare them for Agenting in today's world of Publishing. 

Please join me in congratulating Ella Kennen, Charlene Minaya, and Jana Playto and welcoming them on board. Keep an eye on these ladies, because they are starting to build the client lists. Take a look at our website to review their profiles (titles yet to be updated) and find them on Social Media. Stalking is encouraged... in a healthy way.  

Also, we would like to congratulate Samantha Bremekamp on her promotion to Junior Agent! Samantha has been with the agency for a long time in her capacity as a reader, then intern, then apprentice and is now a full fledged Jr. Literary Agent. Samantha will be opening to queries shortly. So stay tuned!

I will also take this opportunity to thank these ladies and the entire #Corvisieroteam for being so fantastic, for your dedication, and hard work. You're superstars! 

 
We are now in the process of reviewing hundreds of Literary Intern Applications and interviewing candidates for the Summer. New interns will be announced as invitations are made and accepted, and our website will be updated accordingly.

~Marisa

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Brenda Novak Auction for Diabetes

Best Selling Author and Founder of the Annual On-Line Auction for a Cure for Diabetes, Brenda Novak is at it again. This is her 10th annual public auction and it's bigger than ever!! 

Of course, I'm am participating again by donating time and services. The Corvisiero Literary Agency is hosting it's own category this year. All of the Agents at the agency are offering multiple donations from query and manuscript critiques to live consultations. The category is Romance - YA, NA, Romance, Womens' Fiction and Erotica. But many of the services do transfer over to other genres. Please take a look at our donations listed on Brenda's foundation page and register to make a bid. The auctions begins on May 1st

Aside from our donations there are literally thousands of fantastic prizes for anyone, not just readers and writers. So be sure to go take a gander! You won't be disappointed. 

From Brenda's Page...

I'm so excited about what we have planned for 2014. This is our big ten-year anniversary, and I hope to make the auction bigger and better than ever. Please join with me by donating a good or service we can put up for auction, helping to spread the word through Facebook, Twitter or email, or shopping when the auction opens May 1st (in order to be a shopper, please register now so that you'll get the information you need before the auction goes live). Almost everything will start at just $3--and all the proceeds will go to benefit the Diabetes Research Institute, which is doing some phenomenal work. There are so many people whose lives are affected by this terrible disease--it's one of our deadliest. So let's join together and see it become a thing of the past.

Thanks so much to all those who have participated in previous years. Many of you have been with me since the very beginning--and together we've raised over $2 million. That's a figure I never dreamed we'd reach. I'm proud of that, but our work isn't done yet.

All of our previous donors have been contacted and we're receiving fabulous donations, but if you're new and would like to participate, we'd love to include you. For more information, or, if you haven't received your email from us, please email Anna (tinkabela776@gmail.com) and she'll get you all set up.

If you're a shopper, make sure you're checking back frequently and making your wish list as thousands of items will be going up between now and May 1st. We'll be offering something for everyone, from writers to readers to collectors to shopping enthusiasts.
Social media will be playing a HUGE role in the auction this year, so please make sure you're following us on Twitter (see below) and that you have LIKED us on FACEBOOK (see top left). You never know when we'll be offering prizes--or where they'll be announced (hint, hint).

I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to my co-sponsors:
MJ Rose and Authorbuzz
Newly Published Author Teri Riggs
Writer's Digest
Bestselling Author Jenna Black (in memory of Merle Arnold Clark)
Bestselling Author Rebecca Zanetti
Award-Winning Author K.M. Daughters
Pierce Mattie Communications, Inc.
Publisher’s Weekly
RT Book Review Magazine

Some Important Information You Should Know: Shipping inside the United States is covered by the donor unless otherwise specified on the individual item page. (Thank you, donors!!) Buyer will pay shipping costs for anything that must be mailed out of the country.
Payment: We accept Paypal and all major credit cards.
Follow along on Twitter: @bnovakauction
Follow for the latest updates and news: #bnda

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Friday, March 21, 2014

Book Release: DAMNED IF YOU DON'T by Linda J. Parisi

Our Linda J. Parisi released a wonderful book titled Damned if you Don't this week. I would love it if you could check it out and pass the word. 

Andrew Jackson “Jack” Kent’s on the hunt for white collar criminals, and as a private investigator he always gets his man. Except in this case it’s a woman, the brilliant cellular kineticist Dr. Morgan Mackenzie, whose next thrilling discovery is--him. 

On the run from her employers with the formula for a priceless but deadly diet drug, Morgan agrees to a night of pleasure with the outrageously sexy stranger. But when she leaves the next morning, Jack won’t let her get far, and that’s when she realizes horrible truth. Her cowboy on a white horse isn’t a hero after all. He’s part of the posse. 

Yet when Jack goes to turn Morgan in, he learns who the real criminals are, and suddenly, it’s a race against time to find a murderer before they’re killed themselves. To do that Jack needs to convince Morgan he’s on her side. Even though she doesn’t trust him, Jack is a drug she can’t resist, leading her to find out that more often than not you're Damned If You Don't fall in love.

My Idea of the Perfect Cast ;)




Blog Tour Stops:

Once Upon A Crush Book Blog (Michelle has co-hosted the tour and deserves some serious recognition!) – 3/12/2014
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Let multi-published author Linda J. Parisi take you through the darker, spicier side of Romance with her Paranormal, Paranormal Romantic Suspense, and Romantic Suspense tales. Awarded the New Jersey Romance Writer's Golden Leaf Award for Best First Book for her novel, Noble Blood; and winner of the 4th Annual Stroke of Midnight Contest for her novel, The Joining: Bound by Blood, Ms. Parisi knows that a unique voice and a dash of heat will help spice up your work and get it noticed. A long time member of RWA, board member of NJRW, board member of Liberty States Fiction Writers, as well as a Craft and Industry Instructor for Literary Powerhouse Consulting, Linda has seen the publishing industry turn upside down yet stay the same because everyone loves a well written Romance.

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~Marisa