Took a trip to Waldenbooks in Silverdale, WA today to see Ellora’s Cave books on the shelves and talk to them about my upcoming releases. Those books are flying off the shelves! They can hardly keep them in stock. I got two from the incredibly picked over selection, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re out of stock tomorrow.
They assured me that they would be delighted to stock extra copies of my books and arrange for me to do a formal signing if I like, or I can just come in informally and sign the copies on the shelves. Everybody in the store is very enthusiastic about E.C. Clerks are recommending them to customers, and customers are hauling them away.
It’s easy to see what the enthusiasm is about. There’s something about a trade paperback that says “not your ordinary paperback” to begin with. And the stories are not just steamy reads, they are fully three-dimensional books, full of action and emotional complexity and rich characterization. This is not your mother’s romance novel! And for those of us who love speculative fiction, it’s very female oriented. Much as I adore SF/F, it is largely male oriented and the female empowerment in speculative romantica is tremendous.
On a less happy note, I’ve had to turn off comments on the blog because I kept getting spammed. This is also why I haven’t added a forum. I simply don’t have time to monitor the site for spam and obnoxious posts. But I welcome comments and would be pleased to hear from anybody by email. Just use the contact link on the site to send a message.
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