Memories from 2018
With the holidays wrapping up and a new year just ahead, it’s a good time to Review all the things that happened this year.
As is my habit, I’ll do a brief look at some events that occurred in 2018, offering highlights month by month. Because of space and time constraints, I won’t be able to go over everything, however. For more details you can check out my author newsletter archives here, subscribe to upcoming issues, and you’ll also find more information by following my website and other two blogs, Writing in the Modern Ageand the I Love Romance Blog(ILRB).
Shall we get started?
The Year 2018
January
Sometime at the first of the year in 2018, I found out that my third historical romance, Upon Your Love, and a new adult romance story, The Missing Piece, nailed the TOP 10 for both the Romance Novel category and the Romance Short Story category in the P&E Critters Readers Poll. Yay! Thanks for all your awesome votes then!
February
In early February the boxed set for my Victorian maritime romance series was officially released.
I love this cover, and I’m excited that the trilogy is now wrapped up! Starting on the 18th, readers could participate in a mega giveaway for a copy of the historical romance set, Heiresses in Love Trilogy, over on the Romance Novel Giveaways blog. Many thanks to my awesome host Lauren, for all her help! :)
Two days later, I wrote a romantic poem titled “A Lover’s Vow”, and posted it on the I Love Romance Blog. Check it out here!
March
On March 2nd, my sci-fi romance, Blue Vision, got a remodel, when the book cover was redesigned. Sherry Soule at SwoonWorthy Book Covers is awesome!
Around the middle of the month, there was a great new review for my new adult romance short story, The Missing Piece, on Big Al’s Books and Pals blog.
Four days later, a recent loss in the family was weighing pretty heavily on me, and I wrote a post about it here on the MLB blog.
The 21st brought a feature for the Heiresses in Love Trilogy on the British Romantic Fiction blog. Read some excerpts here from the series in the post! On the following day, I was interviewed on Angie’s Diary.
On the 23rd, a giveaway for my sci-fi romance, Blue Vision, commenced on the Romance Novel Giveaways blog.
Five days later, a couple events happened for me; one was a review and an interview. Check out this stellar book review for the boxed set version of the Heiresses in Love Series, featured on the Romancing the Book blog! On the same blog, the host, Jen, interviewed me here, not only about the book and how I wrote it, but also a bit about my origin story as a writer.
Wow! Thank you so much, Jen!
April
During the first week of April, characters Fara Bellamont and Captain Grant Hill, from the Heiresses in Love Series, were interviewed on Devika Fernando’s blog. Learn all about them here!
On April 15th, an official review popped up on Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews site, as well as Amazon, for the novel. Thank you so much for your kind words, Amy!
On the following day, readers got a chance to hear from the fascinating yet cocky gentleman character Christian du Plessis of the Heiresses in Love Trilogy, in a bucket list feature on the Romance Lives Forever blog.
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And the 18th brought a unique character interview with the mature versions of Fara and Grant over on Devika Fernando’s blog.
Six days later, a guest post of mine was featured on the Night Owl Romance Reviews site. Discover a few of my favorite gowns from my Victorian romance series (it’s so hard to narrow them down). Several readers commented, and one was a lucky winner for a copy of the boxed set. Congratulations, Elaine! ♥ In any case, be sure to check out the article here.
On the 27th was a poem I wrote and posted here on the MLB blog. This one isn’t romantic at all, so I’m warning you it might be a bit dark, but still very real.
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May 25th brought a free book offer for Second Chance Heart, book one of the Eternal Hearts Series, over on the Romance Lives Forever Blog. If you’re getting my monthly newsletter, it’s possible you missed this opportunity. Any newsletter subscriber automatically gets a free copy of SCH. If you don’t already have the book, please reach out to me via email here, and I’ll give you the discount code and location to get the contemporary romance story which starts the Eternal Hearts Series.
On the 30th, Blood Instincts, a paranormal romance/urban fantasy with a slight futuristic angle, was released. Woo hoo! Check out my posts about it here and here.
June
With June 1st came a brief Q&A contest to win an ebook copy of the Heiresses in Love Trilogy, featured during The Romance Reviews’ Sizzling Summer Reads Party. And on the 7th, I had a guest post featured on Fiona Tarr’s blog. This article details my journey to getting published, and I mention how I landed a traditional publisher.
Eleven days later, I was interview by Nancy Wood on her blog. Learn a little more about my Victorian maritime romance series here. It’s always exciting to talk about! :)
Still miss my character interviews? No need to worry. Myah from my latest paranormal romance, Blood Instincts, spoke to readers here on Devika Fernando’s blog on June 20th. Meet this fascinating heroine! Eight days passed, and there was a spotlight for book one, Second Nature, and book two of the Blood at First Sight Series on the Read Between the Lines blog.
July
From July 6th to the 22nd, a giveaway landed on the Romance Novel Giveaways blog for the Blood at First Sight Series. Wow! Thank you to the 1200+ participants who entered! Love my readers! :)
On the 7th, some official reviews for the paranormal series popped up on The Reading Café. Thanks, Julie B., for your kind comments! Two days later, I had a guest post on the Just Paranormal Romance blog. Stop by here, to see how ‘identity’ ties into Blood Instincts, book two of the Blood at First Sight Series. On July 10th, character Oliver from the book visited Devika Fernando’s blog. Find out what he has to say!
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Also on the 11th, an official review for Second Nature (book one) appeared on Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews. Thank you, Amy! July 12th brought an author interview on Book Reader Magazine. Check it out here, and discover some of my background!
On the 17th, a new reader review popped up for Blood Instincts on Amazon and Goodreads. Thanks for your lovely comments, Devika! Two days later, I had a fun interview on the Reviews by Crystal blog. Don’t miss it!
