Get Ready! More FREE Saturdays in April!

In preparation for my book launch for Pirate Bride (hopefully the end of May), I'm excited to offer FREE Saturdays in April!  Get your FREE Kindle copies here of The Governess:  Book One--Volume Two!  Yes, you heard right--VOLUME TWO!  Yay!!

Of course, Volume Two also comes in Paperback on Amazon, as well.  Just follow the link on that same Amazon page.  Or try a Hardcover copy from Lulu.com here:  Casewrap or Dust-Jacket.  Choose your style.  Just remember, the FREE copy is Kindle only.  :)

I love it when you all 'share' and 'like' these links and spread the word! Thanks!  :)  And reviews are excellent too!  Hugs all the way around!

And...Happy Reading!

Ellise

*Sigh...*

So, this has not been a fun week.  First, I had to go in to the cardiologist and still have yet to do the tests there this next week.  Now, I'm prepping for a real exciting procedure to be completed tomorrow, and I'm on a liquid diet for that purpose.  At least I'm not fasting.  But still, I'm tired of doctors and doctor's offices. 

Uggh. 

*sigh...*

My First Novella!

So here's the deal.  Many of you have read my first three volumes of The Governess without the added chapters that now belong in the Trilogy.  I've had requests to put those chapters out there in a novella...

...So...I did! 

Have at it, ladies!  Click here to find these final chapters to The Governess!  And thank you so much for your continued support!  I really do appreciate it! 

Happy Reading!
Ellise

FREE Weekends in March!

Oh yeah!  That's right!  I've finally got the 'all clear' and figured out my bungles...so now, I can concentrate on offering The Governess--Volume One for FREE, yet again!

That is, Friday & Saturday, March 21-22 and 28-29!

Please tell all!

 

 

Click here to find it!  And don't forget to leave that much-needed review in Amazon!

Thanks, everyone, for your amazing support!

Ellise

FREE! Saturday Only!

I enjoyed the results from last weekend's FREE giveaway that I'd like to do it again tomorrow--Saturday ONLY!

Tell everyone you know to click here!

Thanks for the support, everyone!

Ellise

This Weekend Only! FREE!

For those who haven't yet read The Governess-Volume One, now's your chance!  This weekend only--Volume One is FREE!  Get your copies today and share with your sisters and friends!  Haven't got a copy for your next book club gathering?  Well, here's a new book for you to gather round and read...

You heard me right!  It's FREE through Sunday!

Get your copies here!

A taste of what's to come...

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I used to share snippets from The Governess on my BlogSpot twice a week, kind of like a weekly soap opera, but stopped when there were hints of people copying my work.  *sigh*


So it's scary to share snippets from Pirate Bride because I worry about the same thing.  Authors toil long hours to produce something that might entice readers to read their hard work.  Not for it to be stolen.  I hope I can entice those of you waiting for the sequel with this little tidbit.  Pirate Bride is getting closer to being released this spring.  I worried that I wouldn't make my deadline, but hope has been restored. :) ...I hope...   I've enjoyed rereading early chapters and thought I might share a snippet with you.  Shhh!  Only share with those you trust...


Hope you all enjoy!
Ellise~

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A snippet from Chapter 4 ~Vanished

Late that evening, as Susannah walked to her room, she saw an elegant lady and an old English wolf hound walking in the corridor away from her.  Would she not have met this guest at supper, she thought, oddly? 

Curious still, she slowed her pace and looked behind her as an eerie feeling crept along the hall making her shiver.  Catching her breath, she could almost smell something.  Was it floral…and spice?  Looking back to where the lady and her dog walked, she noticed how the lady turned, looking over her shoulder at Susannah, her black Spanish tiara and veil stunning against her red gown.  But, before she could turn the corner, she and the hound vanished. 

Sucking in a breath, Susannah stopped short, breathing hard, reaching a steadying hand to the cold stone wall.  Feeling faint, she closed her eyes a moment to even her breathing.  The eerie feeling dissipated only to leave behind a longing sense of sadness, loneliness, and despair.  

Was she losing her mind?  

I've been avoiding them like the plague...

...and now I remember why.  Forums can either really bring out the nasties in people or show that the kind ones really, truly shine no matter where they show up.  


As for my first few attempts at getting involved in several different websites' forums, only one out of four brought forth a kind comment.  Perplexing.  And yet, its not.  If people have anonymity, them seem to show some pretty true colors...and so far, I'm not impressed.  Sad to say it, but many of my fellow authors out there in the myriad of writing communities can be downright ugly.  


That's why I keep coming back to my own little publishing world on my own little websites.  I don't have to talk to the meanies; rather, only to friends and other authors who care.  They've been there and haven't forgotten civility and concern for others.  I'm ever so grateful.  


I knew all along that stepping into this world of publishing and being seen by the 'world' would be tough on my sensitive nature, but my family and their needs are still worth the effort to push past the hurt feelings and even the ignorant words of others.  So I keep plodding along...trying to have a stiff upper lip.  Gosh!  I'm bad at it!


Have a great weekend, everyone!  And be determined!


Ellise~

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Join the Discussion!

I'm not real fond of forums, but they do have their purposes, and mine, right now, is to gain new readers. 

My book sales have really slowed down since the big publishing houses put their old books all on Amazon this last September 2013 to sell older titles that have already done well.  What do they have to lose?  Nothing.  But those of us who are self-published have really felt the hit.  I was hoping to reverse that trend.  To do this, I started a discussion about The Governess, whether you've read the Trilogy (with new end chapters added) or one of the original volumes.  I would love to encourage anyone who has read this book to participate in this discussion. 

Would you share what others might possibly enjoy about my story to increase the interest on Amazon.com (which is, by far, my largest audience)?  I sure could use the help, please.  Thanks, everyone!

Join the discussion here.

Hugs,

Ellise

P.S.  Please feel free to add comments to any avenue for book discussions (i.e., Goodreads, Shelfari, Kobo, Lulu, etc.).  These comments would, I hope, draw attention to the book as well.  Thanks! ;)

P.S.S.  If anyone has a blog or website--I would certainly make myself available to do an interview or blog tour.  Sorry!  I feel like I'm pushing myself on everyone, but I could really use the readers.  Thanks!

16,000 pageviews on Blogger! Woohoo!!! :)

I didn't realize that I had had that many viewers.  I just happened to look down at that today, and it was EXACTLY 16,000.  Pretty cool!  Hugs, everyone!  Thanks for the support! ~Ellise