My first book, Seducing Charlotte (April 2013), kicks off my Accidental Peers series, about a group of cousins, brothers and friends who seem to stumble into peerages on their way to finding true love. 

Book 2 is Tempting Bella (September 2013), Sebastian’s story, in which the hero and heroine are forced to marry as teenagers to settle a gaming debt between their fathers.

Book 3 is Compromising Willa to be followed by Engaging the Earl (Spring 2014), Edward’s story. 

Here’s a look at who’s who, along with a guide to the heroes and heroines in my current and upcoming books.  

I truly hope you will come to love this family as much as I do!

Starting April 2, libraries will be allowed to offer digital copies of Penguin Group’s newest releases – at the same time print copies of the books release, according to the Associated Press.

It’s a switch from the publisher’s previous stance, which required libraries to wait six months before offering ebook copies of new titles.  

Publishers placed restrictions on library ebooks because they worried about losing sales.

According to the Associated Press, Penguin has tracked ebook usage at libraries and decided the library downloads had an acceptable impact on commercial revenues.

Penguin publishes popular authors such as Khaled Hosseini and Harlan Coben.

Access to library ebooks will still be limited. Libraries can lend one ebook version of a title at a time, and must pay yearly to continue making the ebooks available for library patrons.

It’s the kind of Cinderella story every author dreams of.

The Wall Street Journal reports bestselling, self-published author Hugh Howey signed a six-figure, print-only deal with Simon and Schuster. The unusual deal allows the author to keep all digital rights.

Of course, unlike most authors, Howey had plenty of leverage to negotiate a deal to his liking.  His thriller, “Wool,” has sold more than a half-million copies.

According to the WSJ, Howey was already raking in $120,000 a month, so he had little incentive to give away digital rights.

Other self-published authors, like romance novelist Bella Andre, have also negotiated print-only deals. Again, Andre had plenty of negotiating power, since she’d already sold 1.5 million copies of her books on her own.       

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