Darlene's Digest

My publisher,  Amber Quill Press, LLC , is celebrating its 12th anniversary! Where has the time gone? They've been selling my books for nearly 10 years, and this year they rolled out a spiffy new website to make ordering books easier than ever. Amber Quill Press is also celebrating all this month with special promotions and giveaways. Remember, you can purchase my books in all formats there, and they're always priced right. Check them out, especially if you've been wanting to try M/M or F/F romance in some of their other lines like Amber Allure and Amber Heat. To get all the info on new releases, contests and more, sign up for the newsletter at the website: www.amberquill.com , and join in the celebration!

“Avast, ye scurvy dog! Strike your colors or I’ll…I’ll… What will I do, Mr. Turnbull?” “Say, ‘I’ll scupper your ship and use your guts for garters, ye lily-livered—oh. Captain, sir!” Turnbull knuckled his forehead and said, “Um, I have to be off now, Mattie,” before scurrying below. Mattie looked up then and spotted the governess, her face lighting up. She ran over and Lydia Burke squatted down on the deck to open her arms to Mattie’s embrace. “Miss Burke! Miss Burke! I am so happy to see you again!” “I am happy to see you too, Mathilde. I missed you,” she said fiercely, hugging the child to her chest. Mattie drew back her head and looked at her. “I am not Mathilde anymore, Miss Burke. Now I’m Marauding Mattie, the terror of the West Indies!” “Are you indeed, miss?” She stood, still holding Mathilde. While her words were icy, if she were a dragon she’d be breathing flame to protect the child. Rather than make Robert angry, he found it promising she would champion her welfare. M...

My publisher, Amber Quill Press , overhauled their website and added some great new features to make shopping easier and more enjoyable. From the website:: Changes and additions include... •   Wireless eBook delivery  to your Kindle or Kindle App!   •   A  Wish List  feature   •   We are now accepting  PayPal  along with all major credit cards   •   Our new  Log-In Feature  will retain basic "check-out" information so you'll no longer have to enter your name, address, credit card info, etc. every time you make a purchase.   •   Now you can explore our  Genre Pages  using new filters:  Book Length ,  Paperback Availability , and Series Books . Additionally, you can select how many products will display on each genre page, as well as the order in which books will appear: whether alphabetically by title or by name of author, from the newest to oldest ti...

I get asked this a lot.  While I try to write my books as stand-alone novels, I can recommend reading them in a particular order. The good news is, it's usually just a two-book link, so you don't miss anything by not reading all of them (though of course, I hope you will). With the upcoming release of Castaway Dreams , I thought I'd update the list: Sea Change -> Castaway Dreams (summer, 2012) The Bride and the Buccaneer -> Captain Sinister's Lady Pirate's Price -> Smuggler's Bride All of them are available from the usual suspects, including BN.Com, Fictionwise, Amazon and directly from the publisher, Amber Quill Press . Stay tuned, because Amber Quill will soon be rolling out a new website that will make purchases easier and more fun for their readers!