Second Chances Is Out!!!

Hope your weekend is going great. I just wanted to let everybody know my paranormal romance novella, Second Chances, is now live at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. This is my first foray into self-publishing.

I'd really appreciate anybody (if you can) liking and tagging it, since it's brand spanking new. LOL

You can see how gorgeous the cover is. Kat Baldwin of Ink Lion Books did it. I'm amazed at how awesome it is!!!

I'm starting this weekend to get the word out, so feel free to let everybody know about Second Chances release.

Links are below.

Amazon

B & N

I'll add the links for Smashwords and Kobo when they're available, which hopefully will be soon.

Thanks. I'm really excited about this novella (it's a paranormal romance Christmas novella).

Kathy Ivan

As promised, I'm posting a mini-excerpt from my upcoming paranormal romance novella, Second Chances. I hope you love Ryan and Rose as much as I do.

Excerpt from "Second Chances"

Rose walked around the dining room, putting the final touches on the table. Flowers and candles, even a bottle of white wine. Long stem crystal glasses next to the good china. Dinner was ready. She'd stopped at Ryan's favorite Italian place on the way home, picked up all the foods he loved. Though she was no slouch in the kitchen, the horrendous hours she had put in all week left little time or energy for cooking. And besides, she wanted everything to be extra special tonight.

Soft music played in the background, the strains of the classical piano concerto wafted from the speakers. Soothing and romantic music setting the stage for the evening to come. The lights were dimmed and tall taper candles cast a warm glow across the dining room. Perfect. She'd done her best to set up a long-needed romantic evening with her husband.

Something was bothering him, kept him on edge for the past few months. She hadn't pressed. He'd tell her whatever it was when the time was right. Still she worried. Is he unhappy? Am I not enough anymore? The insidious doubts niggled at the back of her mind, managed despite her best efforts to creep into her head each day. She tried to ignore them, push them away, but the fear still managed to insinuate itself into her thoughts.

I can't lose him. He's my life. I'll do whatever it takes, fight whoever I have to fight. I'm not giving up on Ryan. On us.


I'll be posting the brand now (gorgeous) cover for Second Chances next week, so come back for the big reveal.

Kathy

It has been a while since I posted, but I'm hoping to change that. Although I haven't been blogging, I have been writing.

I'm currently working on two projects, a single title romantic suspense, again set in and around New Orleans, and a series of paranormal novellas, set in the beautiful Colorado mountains.

The first novella, Second Chances, will be available soon, so keep checking back for more details. I also plan to post small excerpts for the story here each week until the book comes out. I'm hoping to have the cover ready to reveal in a few days. I can't wait for you all to see it--it's BEAUTIFUL!!! The incredibly talented Kathleen Baldwin at Ink Lion Books is doing the cover and she does amazing work.

I also received my lovely paperweight for Desperate Choices first place win in the OKRWA International Digital Awards (Suspense). Here's a picture.

So, keep checking back here for excerpts and news on release dates and general updates.

I've also updated my website with a new bio, upcoming book information and will be adding buy links when they go live.

Website | Facebook | Twitter

Thanks for dropping by.

Kathy

An Award For Desperate Choices

DESPERATE CHOICES was voted First place in the Long Suspense Category of the Oklahoma Romance Writers of America's first annual International Digital Awards.

I'm humbled and honored by this award and grateful that the judges enjoyed my story.

You can find the complete listing of winners and finalists at:

www.idacontest.wordpress.com

Thanks.

Kathy

Guest blogging at NYUS

I'm blogging tomorrow, 04/25/2012, over at Not Your Ususal Suspects, the Carina Press mystery and suspense authors blog about why I wite romantic suspense. Come and join me over there and let me know why you like to read romantic suspense and mysteries. www.notyourusualsuspects.blogspot.com Thanks. Kathy

BEST OF 2011 BY JOYFULLY REVIEWED

I received an e-mail from Joy at Joyfully Reviewed with the following news:

Dear Kathy,

Drumroll…….Congratulations! Desperate Choices has been chosen as one of Joyfully Reviewed's Best of 2011 in Romance. Titles were picked by our Reviewers choosing the best reads from their Recommended Reads for the year 2011. Attached you'll find your button to display on your website/blog, etc. The link will go live on 04/09/12. Romance Authors Rule!

How totally AWESOME is that!!!

I just had to share.

I HEART BOOKS

I was very fortunate. My lovely sister gave me Amazon.com gift cards for my birthday, so I could load up my Kindle Fire. Wasn't that sweet of her? Anyway, I ordered a few books I'd wanted to buy, from authors I know and have read in the past, which is always fun. But I want to try something or somebody different. So, in the spirit of finding new authors, I'm going to open up today's blog for your suggestions and recommendations.

If you are a reader, I want your inside scoop. Who are you currently reading? Is it a print book or are you into E-books?

If you are an author, you can list information about one (and unfortunately only 1) of your releases. We have to keep the space limited—if you post more than one book the additional ones will be deleted. To keep everything consistent and to keep my head from exploding from too much information, please follow the format below. (Hint: I'll list mine here, so you get an idea of what I'm talking about.)



TITLE: Desperate Choices
AUTHOR: Kathy Ivan
PUBLISHER: Carina Press
GENRE: Romantic suspense with paranormal elements
FORMAT: E-Book only
AVAILABLE AT: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Carina Press website, and wherever E-books are sold.

BLURB: When psychic Theresa Crawford's former beau walks into her New Orleans New Age shop, she senses trouble. Big trouble. Max Lamoreaux hasn't come to discuss their relationship--the private investigator is on a case, and he needs Theresa's help. Max's godson is missing. The police have declared Tommy a runaway, but Max's gut tells him otherwise. While he's highly skeptical of Theresa's abilities, her visions provide the only clue as to who's taken Tommy. The longer Max works with Theresa, the harder it is to resist his desire for the sexy woman. As they inch closer to finding Tommy, Max and Theresa also discover that time hasn't diminished their powerful attraction. But Theresa harbors her own dark secrets from her past. Secrets that broke them up before--and could drive them apart again, unless Theresa can learn to trust Max with everything...

Just a reminder: As this is an open blog, please keep your blurb short and definitely PG-rated (the kiddies might be looking over your shoulder—you never know).

As stated, if you are a published author, please feel free to list one (1) book with your information—hey, it's free publicity.

If you're a reader, feel free to give me recommendations galore. I'm always on the lookout for new authors and new genres to explore. I have a huge love affair with reading, and I intend to gorge myself on a smorgasbord of new books for my Kindle.

Now if I could just finish my next work in progress . . .