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Saturday, February 4th, 2012
I’ve discovered a new meme called Weekend Cooking. It’s hosted by Beth Fish Reads. Since I often post recipes, this is a happy find for me. Follow the link above to Beth’s blog for further info on the meme.
And now to my recipe…
Hunter Blair, one of the heroes from my upcoming release, Eye on the Ball is having trouble in the romance field. He wondered if a box of these truffles might help his cause – at least that’s what he said in my hearing, but this conversation didn’t make the final draft of the book. Here’s the recipe Hunter uses:
Hunter’s Decadent Truffles
Ingredients:
250 g/1 cup/9 oz cream cheese, softened
500 g/2 cups/18 oz icing sugar (powdered or confectioner’s sugar)
375 g/1.5 cups/13 oz dark chocolate
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Place the softened cream cheese in a large bowl and beat until smooth. Sift the icing sugar to remove any lumps and gradually add to the cream cheese until well blended. Melt the chocolate and add to the cream cheese mix until well combined. Refrigerate for about an hour. Once the mix has hardened shape into balls. Roll in nuts, coconut or sprinkles. Refrigerate until eating.
Shelley’s notes.
1. I always make these for Christmas, and since it’s summer down here in New Zealand, the refrigerate until eating instruction is important.
2. I’ve given measurements in grams, cups and ounces. Follow the relevant measurements for your country.
3. For the chocolate – my husband and I like hazelnuts so we use a bar of hazelnut chocolate as part of the chocolate measurement. You could add a few nuts or pieces of dried fruit to the cream cheese mix if desired.
4. I rolled my truffles in coconut, cocoa powder and cupcake sprinkles. Check out the cupcake bling section at your supermarket for different sprinkles. Use your imagination 
5. Eat and enjoy with friends.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
I’m thrilled to contribute another story to All Romance ebooks Perfect Strangers series. Eye on the Ball, my story this year is a contemporary mm one with a rugby theme.
Here’s the blurb:
Sometimes the best games are the ones played for keeps.
For two years, Melbourne assistant rugby coach Leon Fleming has mourned the passing of his long-term partner, convinced he could’ve done something to prevent his lover’s unexpected death.
Professional rugby player Hunter Blair is having a terrible season with his Auckland team, struggling with his form and a spate of injuries. A closet gay, Hunter visits the Maxwell’s BDSM club intending to satisfy his curiosity and maybe score an anonymous one-night stand. What he finds is something quite different—a taciturn man who intrigues him. A man who fires both his imagination and his libido.
Hunter’s blatant offer shoves Leon into turmoil. It’s only sex, yet it feels as if he’s stepping into the unknown. This is a game with no rules or referee. Not a final whistle in sight, so why is his heart telling him he should play hard and win?
Preorder your copy today at All Romance ebooks
The first book in the Perfect Strangers series comes out on the 1 Feb with new books releasing daily. Find details of all the Perfect Strangers books here.
Sunday, December 25th, 2011
Did you receive a new ereader or gadget for Christmas? Are you ready to buy some books to read? Then I have a deal for you. Check out the Celebrate the Season 50% Rebate sale at All Romance ebooks. You’ll have to move quickly because the offer is only for two days (25 & 26 Dec). Most of my books are part of the sale. Follow this link to the Shelley Munro ARe page and start filling up your new gadget. :-)
Christmas is Coming is highlighted today over at D Renee Bagby Presents First Chapters blog. The entire first chapter of my latest release is available for you to read for free.
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
My special guest today is author, Maria Zannini who recently self-published a paranormal romance called The Devil to Pay. Maria has been out on the virtual road with the Indie Roadshow where she tells writers about her self-publishing journey and the things she’s learned along the way. Today Maria is talking about promotion, which I know is something many writers struggle with and don’t enjoy. Over to Maria…
Psst. Do you want to know the secret to good promotion? You might be surprised when I tell you because it’s been in front of you the whole time.
Ready for it?
You have to find the reader, rather than wait for him to find you. And when you do find him you have to talk to your reader and keep him engaged.
Book promotion is time consuming, expensive, and there are no guarantees that your efforts will bear fruit. But a lot of your labor can be cut in half if you focus on the reader and what S/HE needs.
Think about yourself as a reader. You just finished a fantastic book from a new-to-you author and you decide to Google the author to learn more about her. When you reach her blog, all you find are advertisements for more books. It feels like a bit of letdown, doesn’t it?
To attract the reader your best bet is to go to his haunts. And when it comes to indie publishing most of those avid readers will be found at book blogs, reading forums, book clubs, and book outlets (like Amazon).
Most of these outlets are free to you, though some might require asking for an invitation to appear. Others, like Goodreads and Shelfari welcome you as long as you keep the pimping low-key.
And there’s still room for legitimate advertising. LASR (Long and Short Reviews) and The Romance Studio are two I’ve used. Both offer low-priced packages and get a ton of traffic.
Here are a list of options for you to consider that are either low cost or no cost.
Buy advertising packages at a book-centric web sites. (Make sure they get a lot of traffic.)
• LASR (Long and Short Reviews)
• The Romance Studio
• Coffee Time Romance
• All Romance ebooks
Share yourself
• Guest blogging. Double your mileage and blog at places where you’re lesser known.
• Forums, such as Kindleboards, Absolute Write Water Cooler, and genre-specific forums
Talk to book bloggers about:
• Reviews
• Interviews
• Guest posts
Give your book away
Liz Fichera had a marvelous idea when she gave away her arc for Craving Perfect to ten people who would agree to review it. With an indie book, there are no limitations on how many books you can give away. Be generous. Word of mouth is priceless.
Go where the readers are like:
Goodreads
Shelfari
Facebook
Finally, don’t leave out television and radio. It might be difficult to nab a guest spot, but if you have a small station locally, you’ll reach an audience you might not otherwise find.
It’s scary to put yourself out there because you don’t always know how you’ll be received, but if you’ve written the best book you can, all that’s left is to be the kind of author people want to know.
And I’ll tell you my personal secret for promoting myself. I comment on many different blogs. Not a ‘hi, I like your site’ comment, but something personal and thoughtful. If you leave short and intriguing comments, I promise you, people will follow you back.
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I hope you’ll follow along with the rest of the Indie Roadshow as I share the things I learned on my road to self-publishing.
The Devil To Pay is available at Amazon and Smashwords for only $2.99. It is the first book of the series, Second Chances.
Synopsis: The road to Hell is paved with good intentions and bad tequila. Shannon McKee finds herself at the end of her rope, and she bargains her soul in a fit of despair.
Shannon’s plea is answered immediately by two men who couldn’t be more different from one another. Yet they share a bond and an affection for the stubborn Miss McKee that even they don’t understand.
When Heaven and Hell demand their payment, Shannon has no choice but to submit. No matter who gets her soul, she’s not getting out of this alive.
Bio: Maria Zannini used to save the world from bad advertising, but now she spends her time wrangling chickens, and fighting for a piece of the bed against dogs of epic proportions. Occasionally, she writes novels.
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Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Looking for a good book to read? A bargain? Look no further.
Thirteen Ellora’s Cave Books At A Bargain Price- $1.50 or less–at Amazon
1. Talking Dogs, Aliens & Purple People Eaters – A female alien crash lands in New Zealand. She and her aunt meet a human cop and hook up with a talking dog. Chaos ensues.
2. Sex Idol – Reality shows in the future. Oy, the mind boggles!
3. Summer in the City of Sails – a country girl travels to the big, bad city looking for adventure. She meets a soldier who feels he must babysit her. She leads him a merry chase.
4. Soldier of Fortune – a companion book to Summer in the City of Sails. Vacation lovers have a surprise meeting in a war zone.
5. Playing to Win – A professional rugby player discovers he has a son, but the boy’s aunt and guardian wants nothing to do with him. A romantic suspense with a creepy stalker.
6. Fancy Free – a woman inherits a condom company and is shoved way out of her comfort zone.
7. Make That Man Mine – a secretary decides it’s time to make her move and claim a sexy detective as her own. The detective has other ideas….and a big secret!
8. Issy’s Infatuation – a sports romance featuring rugby. It’s World Cup year for rugby. Get in the mood and follow Issy’s rugby progress.
9. Never Send a Dog to do a Woman’s Job – The talking dog is back again, trying to keep an alien from seducing the heroine. Just quietly…she’s not very good at her job.
10. Wanderlust – Mystery and murder. Become a tourist and go on tour in India. Experience the sights while watching for the murderer.
11. Lynx to the Pharaoh – jump back to the past and visit Egypt…
12. Fallen Idol – more reality shows from the future. This one is a gay romance.
13. Last Wish – a man wants a silver teapot for his mother’s collection and ends up with much more–a testy genie who wants to end his contract. This one is a gay romance.
The above books are also available in other formats at All Romance ebooks. Most of them are selling for $0.74.
Have you purchased any bargain books recently?
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Introducing book eleven in the Perfect Strangers series: A Fated Love by Diana DeRicci.
When you crash head-on into love, sometimes it’s hard to escape…
Shortly after Lee’s classic ‘69 Stingray becomes the victim of a hit and run, a gorgeous knight in Armani arrives with proof pointing to the identity of the guilty driver. Being new in town, the last thing Lee needs is a romantic entanglement.
Vince happened to be in the right place at the right time. He didn’t expect to be attracted to Lee. After all, he stopped looking for a lasting relationship some time ago. So what if Lee is his stepbrother’s latest hire and says he’s not interested? Vince has never been one to back down from a challenge.
Can Vince convince Lee that the risk is well worth the reward, for the both of them?
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Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Introducing book ten in the Perfect Stranger series: Gypsy Moon by Dahlia Rose.
Here’s the blurb:
Don’t shy away from love, it will find you anywhere…
Nadira Webb remembers her grandmother’s words when she meets the gaze of a sexy soldier across the ballroom floor. The instant their eyes connect she feels an undeniable, sizzling attraction.
Major Logan Ross sweeps Nadira off her feet and into a whirlwind romance. Every moment together is filled with sensual caresses, every second apart an intense yearning so fierce it leaves both of them breathless.
Will old fears and past memories make Nadira run away, or will she stand her ground and let love run its course?
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Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
This is book nine in the Perfect Stranger series: Call Me Sir, Boy by Kim Dare.
Here’s the blurb:
Losing a Valentine’s bet just might lead Jack to the best night of his life…
Jack’s Valentine’s evening started with him losing a bet and being stuck wearing a baseball cap with a bloody stupid slogan emblazoned across it for the rest of the day. Bored with the submissives that populate the local club scene, he doesn’t expect things to get any better as the night progresses. But, when a stunning stranger kneels naked at his feet and offers Jack his submission, he soon finds himself mastering a man whose kinks match his perfectly. The cap fits. The only question now is, does the dominant who’s wearing it?
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
This is book eight in the Perfect Stranger series: Half Way to Love by Tressie Lockwood
Blurb:
Sometimes the end is really just the beginning…
Shannon didn’t want to accept the assignment. Singing telegrams delivered on Valentine’s should celebrate love, not be used to end a relationship. Unfortunately, Shannon has bills to pay. So she dons her sexy cupid outfit and sets out to do her job—breaking the heart of the sexiest man she’s ever laid eyes on.
But Stockbroker Alexander Stone is far from heartbroken when a mocha beauty pops into his lap and lets him know the three-year relationship with his shallow, spoiled girlfriend is over. How could he be when fate has delivered such an enticing second chance? Now, if only he can convince Shannon…
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