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Eleven romance e-books for 2011

Posted on 12th September 2010 by Felicity Heaton

I was going to call this post “eleven paranormal romance e-books for 2011” but then remembered that some of them are actually dark fantasy romance / fantasy steampunk romance ebooks, not paranormal.

And now that’s out of the way with, on to the point of this post!

I was rather absent from releasing new stories over the past year. Some ridiculous idea about getting an agent and leaving the world of indie publishing had me caught up in slaving over researching agents and publishers, and endlessly fiddling with a perfectly good novel that probably didn’t need that much tweaking at all, and writing another 3 novels for the same purpose. Because of this, and the fact that it appears my readers have stuck with me throughout my absence, I am going to make it up to everyone by doing something a little bit crazy.

Like releasing eleven e-books in 2011… yes… 11 books. And I’m not just talking novellas and short stories here.

I am going to write and release 4 novels and 6 novellas. What’s that I hear you cry? That’s only 10? Well, yes, but the muse is yet to decide whether number 11 is going to be a novella or a novel, although he has just given me an idea for a shape-shifter novel (which may jump the long queue of 16 other novels that are waiting to be written)

At least I have until December to figure out which novel or novella will be written for spot number 11, which gives me plenty of time to plan, write, and edit it.

And what sort of stories are the other ten novels and novellas? Well, there’s a good mix. You’ve got some paranormal vampire romance novels (including one rather epic book), two Vampires Realm novellas, two Tri-Kingdom novellas (a fantasy steampunk romance series I started but I’m now re-writing some of them), an urban fantasy romance, a shapeshifter novella, and a werewolf romance novella. Plus, whatever number 11 turns out to be (it could be anything if the muse doesn’t go with this new story – I have Vampires Realm novels, Tri-Kingdom novels, science-fiction romances, vampire romances, werewolf romances… and urban fantasy romances).

I’ll keep track my progress with these novels and novellas, and this challenge here. I’ve already blogged about some of them – Love Immortal (out Feb 2011), Ascension (out May 2011), Forbidden Blood (out July 2011) and Heart of Darkness (out Oct 2011) – which are the four novels that make up part of the challenge.

I haven’t written a bean about the novellas yet, as I haven’t started them! I’ll dream up some suitable working titles and then start posting when I begin writing them. I’m due to start writing the first Vampires Realm novella this month, once I’ve written Vampire for Christmas, which is my seasonal release this year, and which I’m starting the first draft of on Monday. But that’s a different post…

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Her Dark Angel – Top 10 in romance on Fictionwise!

Posted on 7th September 2010 by Felicity Heaton

Her Dark Angel, my sultry paranormal angel romance ebook and the first in the Her Angel series, has rocketed up the charts to Number 10 in Romance after its first week at Fictionwise! I’m always thrilled when I get a top ten spot there. Thanks to everyone who bought it and got it to that position. It means a lot.

See the pretty top ten spot: http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/c9/Romance/?si=0

If you haven’t bought your copy yet, you can get your hands on this sexy paranormal angel romance novella at:

Fictionwise
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b113258/Her-Dark-Angel-/Felicity-Heaton/?si=0 

Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Her-Dark-Angel-ebook/dp/B00408AQ98/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&m=A7B2F8DUJ88VZ&s=digital-text&qid=1282589354&sr=8-17

Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Dark-Angel/dp/B00408AQ98/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1282589405&sr=8-13

Direct from my website
http://www.felicityheaton.com/ebooks.php?title=Her%20Dark%20Angel

Alinar Publishing
http://www.alinarpublishing.com/books.php?title=Her%20Dark%20Angel

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When characters change the plot… Her Warrior Angel

Posted on 7th September 2010 by Felicity Heaton

Last week was a mixed week for writing. I had hoped to get the update on Her Warrior Angel, the final story in my Her Angel paranormal angel romance e-book series, posted this weekend but Saturday was extremely busy and then I just had to chill out on Sunday as I was heading for meltdown mode. I’m still partially stuck in promo mode and getting everything set up on my new social networking empire. It’s been a bit manic and very distracting, putting me off my writing.

I did manage to get the bulk of Her Warrior Angel written last week, although Einar, the hero, decided that he would change the plot. Cue a bit of a rethink about how to restructure the rest of the plot so it still worked, and then I was back to writing again. Normally I don’t get this problem with my heroes. More often than not, my problem character is a secondary character who doesn’t want to play the role the plot and my muse have assigned to him (er, that’s you Venturi, I hope you’re listening!). It was a nice change to have a hero be the trouble maker this time, and at least he was only changing the plot in a way that I think has actually made it better. I’ll let him off with this one for that reason, and the fact that I hadn’t really plotted and outlined this story 100% (as I usually do) so there was room for manoeuvre.

I have just this morning reached 30,931 words with Her Warrior Angel and have just typed “Chapter 10”, which is the final chapter in this story. It’s going to be a bit longer than the first two stories by the looks of things, but it’s around the same length, so that’s good. I do hate it when I plan out a short series of novellas or short stories and they all wind up vastly different lengths. I’ll get this story wrapped up in first draft today and then it’s straight on to tweaks to Her Fallen Angel, the second story in my Her Angel paranormal angel romance e-book series.

And once that’s done, I’m writing another new story for Christmas!

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Interviews and first review for Her Dark Angel

Posted on 4th September 2010 by Felicity Heaton

Well, it’s been an eventful first week of release for Her Dark Angel. I’ve had a couple of reviews back, and have done a couple of interviews too. The second interview was completely unscheduled too. Nocturne Romance Reads reviews Her Dark Angel and then invited me to do an interview with them because they liked it so much! I was thrilled and said yes.

Read the interview and review at Nocturne Romance Reads:
http://paranormal-romancejunkies.webs.com/interviews.htm

Here’s a snippet of the review, which gave Her Dark Angel a rating of 4 out of 5 hoots!
“Her Dark Angel is a very enticing romance, and once the story starts to sizzle it burns. This modern tale of a angel and a mortal falling in love was written beautifully, as well as Ms. Heaton’s attention to detail.  To be honest I never put my kindle down. Readers of romance will like the simplicity of this book, though the two main characters are a angel and a witch, the main focus of Her Dark Angel is the romance. Oh..and the steam from the romance department is a 9 out of a 10!” — Brandikay @ Nocturne Romance Reads

Read the interview at Love Romances & More:
http://loveromancesandmore.blogspot.com/2010/09/meet-felicity-heaton-comment-to-win.html

Her Dark Angel
by Felicity Heaton

An angel without a mission, Apollyon lives trapped in Hell guarding the bottomless pit. Surrounded by endless darkness, he longs to fly free on Earth once more but his master hasn’t called him in centuries. When the call finally comes, it’s to serve a new master, a beautiful woman he has often watched over, a woman who has always captivated him.

Serenity is shocked when a gorgeous black-winged angel shows up in her city of Paris claiming that she called him when she was only casting a simple vengeance spell. He’s no other than the angel of death! When Apollyon offers to obey her and help her have revenge on her cheating ex-boyfriend, she can’t resist the temptation, but can she resist him? Can an angel as dark as Apollyon ever fall for a mortal woman like her?

Their charade as lovers quickly becomes reality when one dance leads to another and Apollyon proves that he’s as sinful as he looks. His sensual and hungry touch brings Serenity back to life, freeing her from the hurt of being betrayed and reigniting her passion, but she can’t ignore her growing fear. Lost in their moment together, Apollyon realises that there is a reason he heard her call—he’s in love with her.

But will Serenity see past the wings and believe that Apollyon returns her feelings and won’t hurt her? When her ex-boyfriend asks her to forgive him and be with him again, will she take the easy route or will she find the courage to fly away with her dark angel?

Dark, passionate and sensual, Her Dark Angel is a tale of intense desire and deepest forbidden love guaranteed to get your heart racing.

Her Dark Angel is the first story in a three part series. All of the stories cross-over by characters and world only, not plot, so you’re free to enjoy them in any order. Keep your eyes peeled for Her Fallen Angel (coming October 2010) and Her Warrior Angel (coming November 2010) 

Buy at Fictionwise (15% discount until Monday 6th Sept)
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b113258/Her-Dark-Angel-/Felicity-Heaton/?si=0 

Buy at Amazon.com (only $0.99 until Monday 6th Sept)
http://www.amazon.com/Her-Dark-Angel-ebook/dp/B00408AQ98/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&m=A7B2F8DUJ88VZ&s=digital-text&qid=1282589354&sr=8-17

Buy at Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Dark-Angel/dp/B00408AQ98/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1282589405&sr=8-13

Buy direct from author’s website
http://www.felicityheaton.com/ebooks.php?title=Her%20Dark%20Angel

Buy at Alinar Publishing
http://www.alinarpublishing.com/books.php?title=Her%20Dark%20Angel

What a great start!

Felicity

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Her Warrior Angel – making progress

Posted on 2nd September 2010 by Felicity Heaton

I’m making progress with the first draft of Her Warrior Angel, the third and final novella in my Her Angel paranormal angel romance e-book series. It’s been slow going because I’ve been stuck in promo gear for the past couple of weeks. The release of Her Dark Angel, the first paranormal angel romance e-book in the series, has hindered my capacity to write and I’ve found myself spending more time thinking about how to effectively promote Her Dark Angel rather than writing Her Warrior Angel. So, when I write, it’s pretty slow to start with. Once I get into it, the flow improves and I’m clocking up the words, but it’s getting into that flow that is proving difficult.

I don’t usually get so stuck in promo mode when I have a new release, but this one is different as I’m trying out lots of  new avenues with promotion and there’s lots emails flying back and forth about wonderful opportunities being offered to me. I’m thrilled that there’s so much interest in me and these stories, and it’s sort of adding to the workload on the promo side of things, which is detracting from my writing time.

But still, I have made progress and I spent Tuesday reading what I had written for Her Warrior Angel so far over and I’m pretty pleased with it. I’ve totted up a few more words since then (around 7000) and we’re now up to 21283 as of 9am this morning. I have around three more chapters to go, so should be done by early next week, if I can stop my muse from buckling under promo pressure and keep my focus.

I might even finish it off this weekend if I’m not too busy being social online and getting my name around the interweb.

If I really focus, I could finish it by tomorrow evening. That would require 100% focus during my short writing periods though (train to work, lunch, train back from work). Doubt that’ll happen at the moment!

Onwards and upwards.

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Her Dark Angel – Paranormal Angel Romance Book now available at Fictionwise!

Posted on 31st August 2010 by Felicity Heaton

My sexy new paranormal angel romance book, Her Dark Angel, is now available from fictionwise.com!

Her Dark Angel
by Felicity Heaton

An angel without a mission, Apollyon lives trapped in Hell guarding the bottomless pit. Surrounded by endless darkness, he longs to fly free on Earth once more but his master hasn’t called him in centuries. When the call finally comes, it’s to serve a new master, a beautiful woman he has often watched over, a woman who has always captivated him.

Serenity is shocked when a gorgeous black-winged angel shows up in her city of Paris claiming that she called him when she was only casting a simple vengeance spell. He’s no other than the angel of death! When Apollyon offers to obey her and help her have revenge on her cheating ex-boyfriend, she can’t resist the temptation, but can she resist him? Can an angel as dark as Apollyon ever fall for a mortal woman like her?

Their charade as lovers quickly becomes reality when one dance leads to another and Apollyon proves that he’s as sinful as he looks. His sensual and hungry touch brings Serenity back to life, freeing her from the hurt of being betrayed and reigniting her passion, but she can’t ignore her growing fear. Lost in their moment together, Apollyon realises that there is a reason he heard her call—he’s in love with her.

But will Serenity see past the wings and believe that Apollyon returns her feelings and won’t hurt her? When her ex-boyfriend asks her to forgive him and be with him again, will she take the easy route or will she find the courage to fly away with her dark angel?

Dark, passionate and sensual, Her Dark Angel is a tale of intense desire and deepest forbidden love guaranteed to get your heart racing.

Her Dark Angel is the first story in a three part series. All of the stories cross-over by characters and world only, not plot, so you’re free to enjoy them in any order. Keep your eyes peeled for Her Fallen Angel (coming October 2010) and Her Warrior Angel (coming November 2010) 

Buy at Fictionwise
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b113258/Her-Dark-Angel-/Felicity-Heaton/?si=0 

Buy at Amazon.com (only $0.99 this week)
http://www.amazon.com/Her-Dark-Angel-ebook/dp/B00408AQ98/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&m=A7B2F8DUJ88VZ&s=digital-text&qid=1282589354&sr=8-17


Buy at Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Dark-Angel/dp/B00408AQ98/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1282589405&sr=8-13


Buy direct from author’s website
http://www.felicityheaton.com/ebooks.php?title=Her%20Dark%20Angel


Buy at Alinar Publishing
http://www.alinarpublishing.com/books.php?title=Her%20Dark%20Angel

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Paranormal Angel Romance e-book – Her Dark Angel – Out Now!

Posted on 28th August 2010 by Felicity Heaton

Sexy new paranormal angel romance e-book out today! Get it while you can at Amazon.com for the special price of $0.99 (usually $2.99) or Amazon.co.uk for only £0.72

Her Dark Angel is the first story in a three part series. All of the stories cross-over by characters and world only, not plot, so you’re free to enjoy them in any order. Keep your eyes peeled for Her Fallen Angel (coming October 2010) and Her Warrior Angel (coming November 2010)

Her Dark Angel
by Felicity Heaton

An angel without a mission, Apollyon lives trapped in Hell guarding the bottomless pit. Surrounded by endless darkness, he longs to fly free on Earth once more but his master hasn’t called him in centuries. When the call finally comes, it’s to serve a new master, a beautiful woman he has often watched over, a woman who has always captivated him.

Serenity is shocked when a gorgeous black-winged angel shows up in her city of Paris claiming that she called him when she was only casting a simple vengeance spell. He’s no other than the angel of death! When Apollyon offers to obey her and help her have revenge on her cheating ex-boyfriend, she can’t resist the temptation, but can she resist him? Can an angel as dark as Apollyon ever fall for a mortal woman like her?

Their charade as lovers quickly becomes reality when one dance leads to another and Apollyon proves that he’s as sinful as he looks. His sensual and hungry touch brings Serenity back to life, freeing her from the hurt of being betrayed and reigniting her passion, but she can’t ignore her growing fear. Lost in their moment together, Apollyon realises that there is a reason he heard her call—he’s in love with her.

But will Serenity see past the wings and believe that Apollyon returns her feelings and won’t hurt her? When her ex-boyfriend asks her to forgive him and be with him again, will she take the easy route or will she find the courage to fly away with her dark angel?

Dark, passionate and sensual, Her Dark Angel is a tale of intense desire and deepest forbidden love guaranteed to get your heart racing.

Read the excerpt… http://www.felicityheaton.com/herdarkangel/

Buy at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Her-Dark-Angel-ebook/dp/B00408AQ98/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&m=A7B2F8DUJ88VZ&s=digital-text&qid=1282589354&sr=8-17


Buy at Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Dark-Angel/dp/B00408AQ98/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1282589405&sr=8-13


Buy direct from author’s website
http://www.felicityheaton.com/ebooks.php?title=Her%20Dark%20Angel


Buy at Alinar Publishing
http://www.alinarpublishing.com/books.php?title=Her%20Dark%20Angel

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Her Warrior Angel – finally started writing it!

Posted on 24th August 2010 by Felicity Heaton

The muse loves me again. I’ve freed him from the prison of promotion and editing, and released him into the wilds of my mind. He’s glad to be back, and even though it was slow to start with and there were distractions yesterday (sudden thoughts about getting more of my books into kindle, promoting, etc), we’ve managed to clock up 2 chapters, equating to 6700 words, of Her Warrior Angel.

Her Warrior Angel will be the third book in the Her Angel series, although they all stand alone and you don’t have to read them in any particular order. It’ll be out on November 20th. Yes, I’m crazy enough to have a release date planned and advertising booked and paid for before I’ve even written a word for this story! I knew the muse would come up with the goods though. We have a very trusting relationship like that. Plus, it’s only a 30k story. Those don’t normally take me too long to write. A week in first draft, and then editing time.

It’s a relief to be writing again though. Let’s hope the flow continues. I’m hitting my stride with it now that I’ve begun chapter 3. My darling husband is working tonight, and I wish I could keep writing after I’ve jogged with my sister (and had a bath because my back is killing me) but there’s promo stuff to be done, so no time. I’ll just keep on with it tomorrow and see what word count we reach by the end of the day (after my train journey back from work).

I love my muse!

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Her Dark Angel (Her Angel Romance Series) – OUT NOW AT AMAZON!

Posted on 23rd August 2010 by Felicity Heaton

My sexy new story, Her Dark Angel, a paranormal angel romance and the first in my Her Angel series, is now available at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk – Get it before everyone else and for the very special price of $0.99!

Her Dark Angel
Felicity Heaton

An angel without a mission, Apollyon lives trapped in Hell guarding the bottomless pit. Surrounded by endless darkness, he longs to fly free on Earth once more but his master hasn’t called him in centuries. When the call finally comes, it’s to serve a new master, a beautiful woman he has often watched over, a woman who has always captivated him.

Serenity is shocked when a gorgeous black-winged angel shows up in her city of Paris claiming that she called him when she was only casting a simple vengeance spell. He’s no other than the angel of death! When Apollyon offers to obey her and help her have revenge on her cheating ex-boyfriend, she can’t resist the temptation, but can she resist him? Can an angel as dark as Apollyon ever fall for a mortal woman like her?

Their charade as lovers quickly becomes reality when one dance leads to another and Apollyon proves that he’s as sinful as he looks. His sensual and hungry touch brings Serenity back to life, freeing her from the hurt of being betrayed and reigniting her passion, but she can’t ignore her growing fear. Lost in their moment together, Apollyon realises that there is a reason he heard her call—he’s in love with her.

But will Serenity see past the wings and believe that Apollyon returns her feelings and won’t hurt her? When her ex-boyfriend asks her to forgive him and be with him again, will she take the easy route or will she find the courage to fly away with her dark angel?

Dark, passionate and erotic, Her Dark Angel is a tale of intense desire and deepest forbidden love guaranteed to get your heart racing.

Read the excerpt here

Get it on Amazon US for only $0.99: http://amzn.to/aqpZR0
Get in on Amazon UK for only $0.72: http://amzn.to/brpST2

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werewolf romance book idea

Posted on 20th August 2010 by Felicity Heaton

The muse is being very kind to me since I started gearing up to write again. This time he’s given me inspiration for a new werewolf romance book. It’ll probably be a novella, and both the rather headstrong and independent heroine and the hero are werewolves. I won’t say too much about it except that it’ll probably turn out rather sexy and explosive. I love it when the muse gives me strong heroines who aren’t about to let a man walk all over them. Of course, the hero is a total alpha and he’s not about to take no for an answer either… and then there’s the competition for him… another alpha male who shares his intention–to make the heroine his. Of course, both men have a reason for wanting to make the heroine theirs, and when she finds out, she’s not going to be a happy gal!

It’s quite exciting. I now have four ideas for novellas bubbling away in my head. Two are stories in the Vampires Realm series, and two are stand alone stories. I reckon they’ll all be 25-40,000 words each. Of course, they’re all paranormal romance books. The muse is on a real paranormal romance kick at the moment. We have pairings of vampire/vampire, werewolf/vampire, this werewolf/werewolf one, and a cat-shifter/shifter-hunter one. I’ll probably write them all by the end of the year in at least first draft. They’ll probably be released next year… if the muse is kind and lets me write them fast and get them edited (I have to edit some novels too, and I have a few new novels to write, so time is limited).

Any of those pairings sound interesting to you?

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