February 2014 - Heather Boyd | USAT Bestselling Author

Print proof, Google Play and a fair go

May 30, 2022February 21, 2014

In case you’ve been away or living under a rock, there are really big developments occurring in the publishing world. People are releasing survey results left and right. Sharing data most of us would never get our hands on. It makes for very interesting reading, if you keep an open mind that everything is open to interpretation. The most controversial (to the panicked masses) seems to be coming from Hugh Howey’s Author Earnings website.

Things I always keep in mind when I read publishing surveys:

Not every survey can include every scrap of information we want.
Publishing data, in particular author earnings estimates, has never been shared so freely before. Without a central database of some kind there is no way to factor in every author’s earnings to the picture.
Some people dislike change and the people who don’t follow along with what they’re doing and get grumpy

Determining where you might fit into our fast changing industry is no easy task. You can spend SO much time looking at earnings levels, indie vs trad published, reviews and rankings, trying to see the sense in everyone’s opinion. Don’t get me wrong, I do love stats and conversations about publishing. But after the first release of new material there comes the inevitable naysayers who insist we must choose a side to stand on that just gets so depressing.

Its been a really big week for naysayer nonsense. Many thanks to Hugh Howey, Data Guy, and the Spider that’s crawling into interesting places and weathering the storm. Please keep it up. 🙂

For the record, I’m 100% indie published and pretty happy with the decisions I’ve made for my stories. If you’ve got a problem with those decisions please don’t bother to tell me. I make a living. I’m paying the bills.

What I want, all I want, is for authors to have a fair chance at making a living from their writing and have a chance to own, or get back, the rights to the spoils of their imaginations.

*slides soapbox beneath desk again*

Something exciting to leave you with…

During the week the print proof copy of An Accidental Affair arrived from Createspace. So very excited to see it in print at last. Also, I’m getting my books uploaded for sale at GooglePlay. Sadly it is taking a very long time unfortunately as we have a lot of books to load at once and GooglePlay seems to update only overnight. May be another week or two before that is complete. Will post links soon.

New Release and exclusive preorder available now

May 30, 2022February 10, 2014

Happy Valentines Day!! I hope your special someone spoiled you rotten. Mine was pretty quiet, treated hubby to breakfast, went to the bank, and have just finished some updates to my website. LOL. I truly have had a romantic day. I’m pleased to be back into writing again.

New Release

At long last the Wild Randalls series is available in one ebook. Catch every moment of the Wild Randalls adventures in this 4 book edition – Engaging the Enemy, Forsaking the Prize, Guarding the Spoils, and Hunting the Hero.

AVAILABLE:

APPLE iBOOKS : AUS | US | UK | Canada

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Upcoming book release

I have great news. An Accidental Affair is now available exclusively at Apple iBooks for preorder at a limited time price of 99cents (or equivalent currency depending on your iBookstore location). Normal price is $4.99 so be sure to nab it at the special price when you see it.

Available for pre-order from Apple iBooks for only 99c for a limited time.

APPLE iBOOKS: AUS | US | UK | Canada

The book will become available at other retailers from March 12.

Current WIP

Keepsake, an upcoming regency romance, is keeping me up nights. It’s my first romance with an already married couple and this pair do not get along. At all. I’m about a third of the way through the first draft. This pair, Kit and Miranda, have major chemistry but they dont understand the first thing about each other. I have a feeling I might need a few hugs as this one gets written. They’re bound to exhaust me.

Book reviews and reviewers

Many thanks to those who’ve requested An Accidental Affair to review via NetGalley. Approvals are up-to-date and if you were not accepted it was likely for the following reasons:

No working links to a blog, reviewing account at Amazon or other selling sites, or even to Goodreads even when specifically mentioned in your profile.
Review blog mentioned is abandoned (not updated recently) – come on we do check these things. Some mentioned blogs were even blank!
Cited interests, field of work, age conflict with the content of my book. I write regency romance that tends to be on the dirty side. If there’s a chance the book going to offend your sensibilities it got a decline.

In short when it comes to NetGalley approvals, if your profile is solid (links that work, description that proves you do like hot historical romance) we probably would have approved you. Netgalley is not a site to grab a free book. It’s for legitimate reviewers and that is who we approved. Thank you for taking the time to ask.

Now, since its Friday afternoon I’m going to grab a glass of wine, my ipad and settle back to read a regency romance and watch the yachts sail by on Lake Macquarie. Have a great weekend!

Cover Reveal: An Accidental Affair

January 7, 2024February 6, 2014

About the Book:

London’s ballrooms and bedrooms thrive on scandal and decadent pleasure and the summer of 1814 will be no exception for the Distinguished Rogues in Heather Boyd’s latest Regency romance.

An Accidental Affair

Widowed beauty, Arabella Lawson, Lady Farnsworth, knows the value of independence after being trapped in a marriage that left her unfulfilled. Although she longs for a lover at last, she’s expected to chaperone her flirtatious niece during her first season. However, given the way the girl keeps disappearing every chance she gets, there is little hope of a good or speedy result. While searching for her charge yet again, she blunders into one of Lord Rothwell’s scandalous assignations. This time it’s Arabella’s turn to be on the receiving end of his hungry kisses, and she’s far from prepared to make the most of the opportunity.

Gossip may paint Merrick Bishop, the Earl of Rothwell, as a notorious scoundrel when it comes to women, but this season his intentions are honorable. Duty bound to marry, he’s determined to discreetly court an open-minded bride and prove the gossipmongers wrong by being on his very best behavior… until in his frustration, he mistakenly kisses the wrong lady and discovers that everything about the encounter feels so very right. Merrick never once believed he had a chance with shy Arabella, and when the unthinkable happens, she turns to him not for an affair or hopes of marriage but for his friendship and protection from her own family.

Can a rogue with a reputation for breaking hearts convince a widow who only hopes for an affair that their feelings are not only the stirrings of desire but the beginnings of the deepest and truest love?

An Accidental Affair, Distinguished Rogues Book 4 releases March 12

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February Writing Update

May 30, 2022February 5, 2014

Happy February! So glad to have January (my most distracting month) firmly behind me and locked away. *screws door shut just to be sure* While I’m wallowing in the serenity of my writing world, my two minions are back in their respective schools and loving it so far. Let’s hope they stay this cheerful for a few more weeks. I’m totally optimistic, aren’t I? School isn’t for everyone and the youngest is just realizing there’s a LOT of homework in his future.

NEXT RELEASE NEWS

I’m putting the finishing touches on An Accidental Affair print and digital release, booking guest posts and ordering exclusive goodies for my wonderful newsletter subscribers (which I’ve not done before). Deciding what I want and what’s manageable for international postage has been interesting. The book comes out March 12 so I still have a bit of time to play around with ideas yet. If you’re not on my MailChimp newsletter list signup quick via the wesite subscripion page.

WORK IN PROGRESS NEWS

Due to a period of prolonged non-writing (the Summer school holidays) I’ve had plenty of time to daydream. Perhaps WAY too much time actually as I’ve got a few stories in my head now that are contemporary romances. That’s quite a shock for me as I’ve never written even one until now. What’s surprised me most – still needing to do research. I guess that fact never changes from one era to another – even for the one I’m supposed to be living in. More to come on these projects down the track.

FUN STUFF

This week it’s been necessary to replace my beloved first generation iPad with a new one. I went with the iPad mini size because I want it mostly for reading books and connecting on social media. So sad to lose my old one but with the new comes more cool gadgets. I have a Logitech keyboard the same size as the mini iPad so getting used to the smaller keys is a wee bit challenging.

So onwards and upwards. Lots to do in the coming weeks before An Accidental Affair comes out. BTW I’m looking for places to blog in March/April to show off my brand new book, as well as hoping reviewers will want to read it. If you’re a friend or blogger and often have guests on your site please get in touch with me if you haven’t heard from me yet. I’d love to visit with you.

Oops, there’s the school bus pulling up. Time to go ~~nag~~ help pre-teen boy to do his homework. Toodles.

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