Joyce Lamb, E-Pubbing & Some TRUEly Good Prizes Back to Blog
Update: Our TRUE winner is…Jane. Congrats, Jane!!! (Thanks for the comments!!)
Thanks so much for coming to the release party today. I hope you’ve had fun reading the posts and entering the giveaways. And there are more posts & giveaways to come! Right now, we’ve got the spotlight on Joyce Lamb. She’s going to tell us about some great books she’s got, and she’s also offering up two fantastic romantic suspense novels as prizes. Thank you, Joyce!!
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Hi, everyone and congratulations to Cynthia on her new e-book releases! I can’t wait to read them.
Speaking of e-books, I’ve recently given e-book publishing a try (smooth transition, huh?). My three earliest romantic suspense titles were published by Five Star in the early 2000s and have long been out of print, so I was thrilled when e-pubbing became so easy – and inexpensive. When these three were first released, they were a whopping $27.95 each. Can you believe that? As e-books, they’re only 99 cents, so this time there’s no second mortgage required to check them out. Here’s the rundown:
CAUGHT IN THE ACT (a 2004 Rita and Daphne finalist): Jessie Rhoades moved to Florida to start a new, simple life. But things get very complicated when the newspaper where she is an editor publishes a huge story that turns out to be a hoax. On top of that, freelance reporter Clay Christopher is snooping around her professional and personal lives. When two of the bogus story’s main sources turn up dead, everything is on the line — hearts, lives and careers — as Jessie and Clay race to uncover the truth before anyone else dies. (Kindle; Nook; Smashwords)
FOUND WANTING (a 2005 Daphne finalist): Detective Mitch Kane is hired by millionaire Layton Keller to find his son and the woman who took the boy fourteen years ago. But Mitch soon discovers that Alaina Chancellor isn’t anything like he expected. Before he knows it, the boy has been kidnapped and Mitch is protecting Alaina from hit men while trying to help her get Jonah back. But Alaina has been hurt before, and she doesn’t trust anyone easily, especially a detective hired by her son’s father. Unfortunately, she has no choice but to rely on Mitch, and as they race to save Jonah, they discover that both their lives have been found wanting. (Kindle; Nook; Smashwords)
RELATIVE STRANGERS: When Meg Grant moves to Florida, all she wants is a fresh start and to find the family she never knew. Ryan Kama wants justice for his murdered brother. And Margot Rhinehart wants to escape her life as a jewel thief. All three lives collide when Margot goes on the run, and Meg, who looks remarkably like her, ends up being stalked by a host of bad guys. Her only salvation is Ryan, who doesn’t know what to believe as the woman he thinks helped get his brother killed proclaims her innocence. Suspense and romance ensue. (Kindle; Nook; Smashwords)
Did I mention that all three are only 99 cents each? You can read excerpts of these and my Berkley paperbacks at JoyceWrites.com.
Speaking of my Berkley paperbacks (another smooth transition!): In honor of Cynthia’s releases, I’m giving a random commenter here the first two books in my True trilogy (as a set): TRUE VISION (a 2010 Daphne winner) and TRUE COLORS. The Trues follow three sisters who end up in deep trouble when their latent – and powerful – empathic psychic abilities are awakened. More info and excerpts at JoyceWrites.com. (Don’t forget to leave your e-mail address!)
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Hi, Cynthia!
Thanks a ton for having me. And I hope your release day has been awesome!!!
Joyce
I am so glad that e-pubbing has worked out well for you. To be honest e-reading has worked out really well for me, esepcially with a one year old that you have to hide book from. Thanks for the awesome giveaway.
Hi, Joyce!! Thank you for coming by! I love the way you blended romantic suspense & paranormal elements in your True books. So good!!!!
Joyce I have never read any of your books, but now I’m going to. 🙂
Hi Joyce! All 3 of your older books sound great, and at 99 cents, how can you go wrong? I’m glad you were here to tell us about them..and you did it so smoothly 🙂 The True trilogy sounds interesting, too. I love series books or books that are connected to others i’ve read. It’s like visiting old friends.
Your True series sounds great. Bet it was fun coming up with the troubles they get in to :).
vsloboda(at)gmail(dot)com
I have enjoyed many self-published books. Thanks for the giveaway.
They all sound good! =) I’m just loving this chance to get to know all these authors I hadn’t known of or barely heard about before, great way to find more books to read! =)
just.val.1974@gmail.com
I love e-books, because I love my Kindle (loved my Kindle 3 more but it was recently stolen). So I am “borowing” my daughters Kindle 2! I also usually enjoy self published books! These don’t look like any exception!
mmafsmith at gmail dot com
Hi, Hilleary!
I can imagine! It was so nice of Kindle and Nook and the others to take good care of us, right? I have friends who say they’ll read my books on the subway now that other riders can’t see the covers. I’m not sure if I should be happy about that or insulted.
Thanks for stopping by!
Joyce
Hi, Cynthia!
Thanks. (blush) That’s HUGE props coming from YOU!
🙂
Joyce
Hi, Khelsey!
I hope you get a chance to check them out. I sure had fun writing them. And it wasn’t all good, clean fun, either. 🙂
Thanks for visiting!
Joyce
Looks like a great trilogy! & I love .99 cent ebooks! Don’t be shy , keep them coming:)
Hi, Betty!
How can you go wrong, indeed? 🙂
I’m pretty good at transitions, aren’t I? It’s all about practice.
I had a great time writing the Trues. It really was like visiting with old friends — and it was nice not to have to let some of my favorite characters go right away.
Cheers!
Joyce
Hi, Viki!
It was indeed fun coming up with my characters’ troubles. There were even some surprises that weren’t troubling at all, but rather … erm, pleasurable.
Blushing again.
Joyce
Hi, Marlene!
Me, too! I wish I didn’t have to work so I could spend my days reading.
Good luck on the giveaway!
Joyce
Hi, Valerie!
I bet you’re going to be pretty darn busy after Cynthia’s Release Day Party. I know I am!
Joyce
Hi Joyce, love the blend of romantic suspense and paranormal. Thanks for the chance to read your stories.
caity_mack at yahoo dot com
i am a vampire book lover looking to find new paranormal books. I would love to read your books. Thank you for the opportunity to win the contest.—-Rachel
Like the sound of your books, the suspense and romance combined, great combination. Be off to check them out.
skpetal at hotmail dot com
Hi, Maria!
I’m so sorry your Kindle was stolen. Have you told Amazon about that? They might cut you a deal on replacing it — especially if you’re a good customer.
In the meantime, I hope your daughter doesn’t get antsy for her Kindle back before you’ve had a chance to download some 99-cent e-books to it. 🙂
Thanks for visiting!
Joyce
Yep…I did the night it was stolen. They blacklisted it so it is completely worthless to whoever has it. No deal on a new one. Which is a shame since it would be #4 for me and Lord knows I buy a TON of books! Luckily my daughter is back in school and is reading from the library, but it was getting a bit rough there for a while at the end of summer.
Hi, Patty C!
Did I give you the impression I’m shy? 🙂
Joyce
Your true series sounds cool. Thanks for the chance.
mythic021@gmail.com
Ahh, psychics. Cool. Good luck with your books the second time around.
Hi, Joyce! All of your books sound great…old and new! I haven’t gotten into ebooks…yet. I’m waiting for Santa to bring me an ereader for Christmas! Then look out…at 99 cents each…can you say bargain? You know I’ll be all over it! I think we’ll be seeing more and more ebooks in the future. That makes me kinda sad in a way…I guess I’m from the old school…I really like haveing possession of the book, itself!
barbbattaglia@yahoo.com
ur a new to me author but your books sound great 🙂
meandi09@yahoo.com
Hi, Cathy!
I love that little extra twist to romantic suspense, too. It makes things more interesting.
Joyce
Hi, Rachel!
Oooohhh, vampire books. You won’t find any vamps in my books, but I do love a good vampire story!
Joyce
Hi, JeanP!
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you got a chance to check the books out. They’re kinda fun. 🙂
Joyce
Hi, Vanessa N.!
I had a lot of fun writing the True series. My favorite is TRUE SHOT, which comes out in December. The hero and heroine are kinda flipped in that one, where the heroine is the kick-butt one and the hero is the one who’s trying to keep up — and being awfully hunky at the same time. 🙂
Joyce
Hi, Marley!
Psychics ARE cool, aren’t they? I wouldn’t want to be psychic, though. Unless I could hear other people’s thoughts … no, wait, maybe not. Of course, if anyone could hear my thoughts, all they’d hear is stuff like: Mmm, chocolate. Oh, hey, that guy’s kinda hot. Oh! Oh! Chocolate!
I’m not very deep.
Joyce
Hi, Barbara!
My fingers are crossed that Santa brings you an e-reader. That would be one of the best gifts EVER. I haven’t been the same since I got my Kindle — my eyes are way less tired yet I’m reading a lot more. So, so nice!
And I don’t think you need to worry about physical books going away. There are way too many people who love them as much as we do!
Joyce
Hi, Jennifer!
You would be a new-to-me reader, so I guess that would make us even, right? 🙂
I hope you get a chance to try something. That’s what’s so nice about cheap e-books, isn’t it? You can try new stuff without the guilt.
Cheers!
Joyce
Hi again, Maria!
Amazon should be buying you a free Kindle. You’re obviously a devoted customer. Good luck!
Joyce
Thanks for sharing Joyce! They all sound like enjoyable reads!
Joyce, wishing you all the best in the self-publishing venture. You are a new author to me but not for long as I was lucky enough to have won True Colors from you. I would love to read True Vision (psychic powers sound very cool) though and from this post many more books. Keep writing 🙂
Fantastic giveaway! I’m so glad e-pubbing is so popular & worked for you. It makes me love my Kindle so much more when I can download books that I can’t find in print.
Joyce, you True trilogy sounds really good. I can’t wait to read them
Hi, Na!
Thanks for the good wishes! And congrats on the TRUE COLORS win! That’s going in the mail this week. How cool that we’ve run into each other twice in two weeks? It must be meant to be.
Take care!
Joyce
Wow only .99. I will have to check them out!
Thanks!
beckerjo at verizon dot net
Hi, Christie!
That makes me happy, too! I had lots of readers asking how to get my earlier books and it was sad to tell them they were out of print. This e-book thing has been huge for a lot of authors — and readers. And I think it will get even huger (new word alert!).
Joyce
Hi, Marjana!
Thanks. 🙂 I hope you get a chance to check the trilogy out.
Joyce
Hi, Colleen!
You’re welcome on the sharing. I love connecting with readers! 🙂
Joyce
Hi, JoAnna!
Yep, only 99 cents. Who could ask for more and get it?
Thanks for checking in!
Joyce
Oh no! More for my TBR pile/list! LOL!
cgnemesis [at] yahoo [dot] com
Hi, Infinitieh!
Sounds as though you’re buried under the TBR pile. I feel your pain. Luckily, e-books don’t weigh much. 🙂
Joyce
Thanks Joyce for giveaway! Your books will definitely added to my wish list!
Hi, Sherie!
That’s good to hear. Thanks!
Joyce
Hi! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! Your books sound very good!
shadowluvs2read(at)aol(dot)com
Hi, Shadow!
You’re welcome, and thanks! 🙂
Joyce