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Web Special: Take 10% off orders of $35 or more at our bookstore.
Congratulations to Margaret P. Cunningham for her two recent TV appearances!
Black Lyon authors in New Orleans this Halloween with three new paranormals! Click here for more...
STRANGER TO LOVE
by Reece Brett
Escaping her past was the start of... everything.
QUEEN OF THE DAMNED BALL. For all you Anne Rice fans out there, the Vampire Lestat Fan Club's annual ball is happening on Halloween in New Orleans... and Black Lyon will be there! Please join authors Kimberly Adkins, Kerry A. Jones, and Angela Steed, along with cover model Blue Winterhawk (THE MEDALLION OF SOLAUS) at this sometimes star-studded costume ball. Then, come see us again for a book signing/reading at 7PM in the French Quarter, November 2, at the Boutique Du Vampyre, 712 Orleans, New Orleans, LA located directly behind the St. Louis Cathedral, between Bourbon and Royal. What better place to promote our dark, gothic, fantastic line of paranormal romances!
POWELL'S BOOKS. It's hard not to love Portland, Oregon's Powell's Books, and now there's yet one more reason to shop there. www.Powells.com is carrying our Black Lyon titles!
FRONT PAGE! A big thanks to reporter Lisa Britton, photographer S. John Collins, and the Baker City Herald for an amazing feature article on Black Lyon Publishing. The story ran January 14, 2008 on the front and third pages.
BOOK HITCH. We're pleased to have our books listed at Book Hitch, a search engine and gateway for books.
T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE. Get your official Black Lyon T-shirt from our online store! The company's Web site address is printed across the back. T-shirts ship separately from books. Shipping charges are included in the listed retail price.
POSITIVE REVIEW. The following review just reached us from Mr. Dan Hays, Book Reviewer to Salem, Oregon's Statesman Journal:
It is perhaps unlikely that a publisher specializing in romance novels would be based in a small Eastern Oregon town. But unlikely or not, that is exactly where Black Lyon Publishing is located. Evidently it is a particularly fitting place to be, because virtually all their books are superior examples of their genre. Their latest is From the Dust, a work of depth and genuine sentiment from a Canadian author [Ryshia Kennie.]
The opening paragraph of the novel is not what one would normally expect from a romance. It reads: “He died with liquor on his breath and poison in his soul. Doc MacPherson claimed that between the alcohol and the arsenic there were enough chemicals in his body to keep him pickled to the second coming.”
The time is 1935 and the setting is remote Saskatchewan. The central character is a woman of achievement who has left all that behind, an intelligent woman who has been reduced to the essentials, and is ready to fight to keep what little she has.
Rich in period detail and full of nicely-drawn characters, From the Dust is a solid romance that also has a good deal to offer to those who don’t normally read romances. Romance lovers would also do well to seek out other Black Lyon titles…including one by its Publisher, Kerry A. Jones. Orion in the Winter Sky is just as fulfilling and intriguing as its title would suggest, as is Jones’ Cast in Stone.
E-CATALOG. Black Lyon has just launched its first catalog of book titles, available as a free PDF download from this site. Advertising opportunities are available. Email marketing (at) BlackLyonPublishing (dot) com for rates and specs.
ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA. After reviewing our author contract and submission guidelines, we're very pleased to report that RWA has approved Black Lyon Publishing as a traditional, non-vanity, non-subsidy publisher. We are now linked from RWA's main web site and our guidelines appear in the group's Market Update section both online and in the Romance Writers Report.
CENTRAL BOOKSOURCE. All Black Lyon titles are newly available nationwide from Central Booksource, a privately owned Louisiana-based online retailer offering new and used books, ebooks and audiobooks at great prices. Also check out their handy publishing industry search engine and sister site, Essence of Romance. Go here to shop online at this wonderful bookstore.
PARANORMAL ROMANCE SPOTLIGHT. Look for Black Lyon Publishing in the publisher's spotlight for ParaNormal Romance (PNR) this September. Our interview with ParaPhernalia editor Dee Gentle will appear online here.
TARGET STORES. Black Lyon titles are now available nationwide at Target online.
RATING SYSTEM. Sweet (aka "tender") romances without fully consummated love scenes are flagged with this symbol:
We would like to thank the following for their wonderful support:
BOOKSTORES & LIBRARIES:
The Baker County Public Library - Baker City, OR
Betty's Books - Baker City, OR
Sherlock Books - Lebanon, TN
Page & Pallette - Mobile, AL
Powell's Books - Portland, OR
Book & Brier Patch - Regina, Saskatchewan
Bob's Beach Books - Lincoln City, OR
Oregon State University Bookstore - Corvallis, OR
Borders Books - Beaverton, OR
Taylor Books - Charleston, WV
Boutique Du Vampyre - New Orleans, LA
Jackson-Madison County Public Library - Jackson, TN
Sherlocks Book Emporium, Lebanon, TN
Mobile Public Library - Mobile, AL
Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Mobile, AL
ONLINE & PRINT REVIEW PUBLICATIONS:
Long and Short Reviews
Essence of Romance
Simply Romance Reviews
Passionate Pen
Romance at Heart Magazine
Once Upon a Romance
Paranormal Romance Reviews
Digigirl's Library of Paranormal Romance
Romance Junkies
The Romance Studio
Midwest Book Revews
Cocktail Reviews
Dark Angel Reviews
Love Romances & More
Night Owl Romance Book Reviews
Manic Readers
Make-Believe Mondays with Debra Parmley
Kasey's View
Coffee Time Romance
Romance Reader at Heart
TV & PRINT MEDIA:
Baker City Herald - Baker City, OR
The Record Courier - Baker City, OR
The Hillsboro Argus - Hillsboro, OR
Writers Digest Novel & Short Story Writers Market
Cascade Arts & Entertainment
The Argus Observer - Ontario, OR
Dan Hays, special to The Statesman Journal - Salem, OR
Good Morning West Virginia with Jenifer McAndrews, WCHS/WVAH TV (ABC affiliate)
The Willamette Scene - Salem, OR
The Lagrande Observer - La Grande, OR
Go! Magazine - Baker & Union County, OR
Senior Times- Redmond, OR
NBC 15 TV - Mobile, AL
WKRG TV - Mobile, AL
AUTHORS & ORGANIZATIONS:
The Writers Guild of Eastern Oregon
Washington DC Romance Writers ch. of Romance Writers of America
Author Allie Boniface
Author Dianna Love Snell
Author Angela Knight
Gulf Coast Romance Writers chapter of Romance Writers of America
Music City Romance Writers chapter of Romance Writers of America - Nashville, TN
Rose City Romance Writers chapter of Romance Writers of America - Portland, OR
Tour Bus Leasing / Ellis White - Nashville, TN
Coeur du Bois chapter of Romance Writers of America - Boise, ID
Crossroads Art Center - Baker City, OR