Elizabeth Hoyt's Blog - Posts Tagged "maiden-lane"

WICKED INTENTIONS, the first book in my new Maiden Lane series is in stores now!

To celebrate, I have several updates to my website:

* A Makepeace Family Tree

* A sneak peek at my next book, NOTORIOUS PLEASURES (mouse over the cover to see the stepback!)

* And a new website contest featuring a chance to win my Legend of the Four Soldiers quartet and a $50 bookstore gift card!

Enjoy!

Woot! I just got my RT BookReviews magazine in the mail and was thrilled to see that Scandalous Desires got a 4 1/2 Stars Top Pick! review from RT reviewer, Kathe Robin:

“This is the Maiden Lane story readers have been waiting for. Hoyt delivers her hallmark fairy tale within a romance and takes readers into the depths of the heart and soul of her characters. Pure magic flows from her pen, lifting readers’ spirits with joy.”

Oh, dear, I’m blushing! ;-)

Remember, Scandalous Desires will be available for both ebook download and in stores on October 18th.

Now on to some website updates:

Be sure to enter my website contest–I’m giving away all four of the Legend of the Four Soldiers series in audio book PLUS a Barnes and Noble gift card for $100!

You can now download for FREE my booklet, The Insider’s Guide to Elizabeth Hoyt’s Maiden Lane Series.

I have a new Book of the Month up–and its only the author’s second book!

And finally, I hope you’ll take a moment to check out the Monty Python inspired book video for Scandalous Desires ! (It's on my Goodreads Author Page as well--you just have to click on the videos tab.)

Enjoy!
Scandalous Desires

The RITA® is Romance Writers of America's annual award for the best romances of the year. I'm very pleased to announce that Scandalous Desires has finaled in the Historical Romance category!

Conference season is upon us and I have a whole slew of conferences and appearances I'll be making this spring and summer. Take a look at my Appearances list on the left sidebar of my News page to see if you can come meet me. Even if you don't want to go to an entire conference, many will have multi-author booksignings open to the public for free or with a small fee. Hope to see you soon!

I have a new Book of the Month for April, a new contest for those subscribed to my newsletters, and the third scene excerpt up for Thief of Shadows .

Enjoy!

Thief of Shadows is out and it's number 18 on the New York Times bestseller list! Thank you to everyone who made this possible by buying the book!

More lovely reviews have poured in for Thief of Shadows :

4 Stars
“Once you have finished reading this book, you will fully understand why Elizabeth Hoyt is considered to be one of today’s best writers of Regency Romances! BRAVA!”
— Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews

and:

“Ms. Hoyt makes me laugh, makes me cry, and makes me fall in love with each couple. There is pure delight on each and every page! What more can you ask from an author? Thief of Shadows is another 5 star read from the stellar Elizabeth Hoyt!”
— Leslee from Night Owl Reviews

and:

“5/5
I feel like I've been waiting for this book for forever! After what felt like a lifetime, I have read, finished and loved Thief of Shadows!”
— Adria, Breath of Life Reviews

My lovely website designer, Vibeke Courtney from Dreamforge Media has put together an absolutely fabulous addition to my website: all new Maiden Lane pages. At the top of the navigation bar on my website (www.elizabethhoyt.com), you can find the Maiden Lane tab. Click it and it opens a whole bunch of stuff, including:

A list of all the Maiden Lane Books


Character Lists from each book


Individual Character Pages for all main characters


Interactive Family Trees


and an Interactive Map of Georgian London

I hope that you'll enjoy exploring the new Maiden Lane pages!

Finally, quite a few of my books are on sale this month:

Wicked Intentions is only $1.99 in ebook.


The Raven Prince, The Leopard Prince, and The Serpent Prince are all still on sale for $3.99 in both ebook and paperback.


And The Ice Princess is on sale in ebook (because it only comes in ebook) for $0.99.

Enjoy!

I've promised to post a free online epilogue when my just released book, Duke of Midnight , reaches 100 reviews on Amazon. In the meantime, I asked for input from readers on which Maiden Lane book you'd like an epilogue for...and now the results are in!

Charming Mickey O'Connor and Silence's book, Scandalous Desires was far and away the winner!

Coming in pretty evenly in second place were Winter and Isabel in Thief of Shadows , and Maximus and Artemis in Duke of Midnight .

There were votes for every book in the Maiden Lane series and a small, but quite vocal minority wanted an epilogue for all the books with appearances by all the main couples. Hmm...well, you know Christmas is coming up and if you're very, very good perhaps a small gift can be arranged. ;-)

In the meantime, I just noticed that Duke of Midnight has 74 reviews on Amazon in only the first week of release! I have two thoughts on this:

1. Thank you to everyone who took the time to post a review on Amazon, Goodreads or the book place of your choice! I'm very, very grateful for the support from all of my readers.

and,

2. Meep! I'd better get writing that epilogue. ;-)

Enjoy!

I'm quite pleased to announce that Duke of Midnight hit the New York Times bestseller list at number six--my seventh book in a row to make the list! :-D

I have some wonderful news to share: I'll soon be contracted for my next three Maiden Lane books! Darling Beast , Apollo's book, will be out Fall 2014.

Book sales are everything in this business. THANK YOU to everyone who bought Duke of Midnight and my previous books--you make it possible for me to do what I love best: write romances!

I hope you're enjoying the holiday season with your friends and family. In honor of Duke of Midnight reaching over 200 reviews on Amazon I've posted a Maiden Lane Christmas Special on my Extras page! And if you haven't already done so, be sure to check out the Scandalous Desires epilogue.

Enjoy!

Brrr! It's very, very cold here in central Illinois right now. To brighten the winter blues I'm holding a fun contest on my Facebook page. As you know, in the Maiden Lane Christmas Special Lady Margaret St. John and her husband, Godric St. John, were expecting a Blessed Event. Now I'm delighted to announce that Megs has been delivered of a healthy baby girl. Both mother and child are doing well, but we have one problem: the baby has no name! I'm holding a contest until February 14th: help me (and Megs and Godric) name their daughter. The winner will receive a garnet heart necklace--the birthstone of January. Enter as many times as you wish and good luck!

Okay, peeps, just two more days to sign up for my newsletter if you'd like an exclusive first peek at DARLING BEAST: www.elizabethhoyt.com (scroll down, newsletter sign up on right. Pick the News Alert if you want a one time only alert when the book comes out and never want to hear from me again, dammit. Pick the Monthly Newsletter if you want to read about dogs, what's happening in Maiden Lane, and book excerpts.)