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[stormontheocean]

ARC SHOUTOUT

Hey all

So, I spent the last year on mat leave.

Yes, nearly 8 years after we lost my daughter, I finally had a living child. Said child was the result of literal years of ivf, and was the last of over 20 eggs. For reference, i have been pregnant 7 times. No one expected this one to work. The doctors still don't know why we have struggled so much. My body is fucking wrecked. But we're all here and alive and there is so much joy in that.

Turns out, I am bad at being on mat leave. I measure my self worth by my productivity and given my state, my achievements on leave were "kept baby alive" and that really fucked with my head. I tried painting and then saw the mess and the warning labels on paints and went "nope". I tried embroidery and that worked until my partner asked how we would reconcile having small sharp objects around a crawling baby and then that stopped. So of course I went back to writing.

The only issue here is that you invariably write what you read, and due to exhaustion and sleep deprivation all I was reading was the tropeiest most clichéd reverse harem omegaverse books I could lay my hands on (why? I don't even read ov on ao3. Honestly your guess is as good as mine.)

So that's how it started but it isn't what it remained. I appreciate it's a weird genre, but it's good, I promise.

It's for sale from the 14th of November on amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSL943NW

The selling platform is problematic but unfortunately is what I have to work with until/unless I build a really significant reader base. But! There is a way for you to get your hands on it without giving them money, which is to be an ARC (advanced reader copy) for me, where I send you a free digital copy of the book in exchange for you posting a review about it. Said review doesn't even have to be positive, but it does have to be constructive.

(Also, if you sign up for this, remember to check your junk mail! I am pretty quick at sending them out, but apparently junk is eating a lot of them. If you don't have anything after 24hrs, drop me a note or a comment or something.)

Would you be interested? Then sign up here:

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ARC sign-ups for The Marriage Clause are now closed. Thank you so much to everyone who signed up — your support truly means more than I can say 🤍

📩 ARCs will be sent out on 3rd February. 📚 The Marriage Clause releases on 20th February.

I can’t wait for you to step into Elena and Killian’s world.

— Elise Walton

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🌈 #Bloggers and 📚 #Reviewers are invited to join the RELEASE BLITZ for The 39 Steps: A Contemporary Reimagining by L M Somerton   

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⋆˙⊹ “𝑹𝒖𝒆. 𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖.”⊹˙⋆

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 Release Day and Book Review✨

When I said I just knew that I'm gonna like this new novel of hers after reading her vampire and werewolf paranormal romance, I was right 🤚🏽

I would go as to say that this romance novel captivated me from the start, the middle, and the end. I truly am invested with the drama and the tea revolving Kline and Harkness (which I really can't help but read Harkoness— I really don't know why 😆)

Anyway, the writing in this novel was much better, compelling, and flawlessly in terms of storytelling. To be brief about it, I would go as far as to say it was excellent.

The characters, on the other hand, really shine their own way. They were more developed and well written characters that I remember them from the start until the end. Tisha, I really love Tisha. She's so real. Minami, she deserves better, I hate how Florence did her dirty.

The pairing: Rue and Eli REALLY HAD CHEMISTRY. THEIR TENSION EVERYONE 🤚🏽 Eli was really pinning the most of it, and that didn't stray him off his plot most of the time. This man is really driven. Rue, another excellent woman, is equally driven and passionate. These 2 really took their time, not really complaining. Their interaction was really fun, as well as their banter. I also liked how they opened up with each other, trusting to the point of sharing tragic or traumas of the past.

The spice or the smut 🌶🌶🌶 again, they really took their time. It was HOT. I enjoyed most of it.

The drama, tea, or the conflict, IT WAS A LOT. I wish there were more of the showing of this part in the novel, as someone who's a STEM student before, I enjoyed how the STEM content here was laid, it was really interesting and intriguing, although I wish there were more if it the same wit the conflict.

Other than that, I think the most important part here is the content or conflict of power hungry org, or just anyone with power stealing intellectual property, especially of young and aspiring academic people, as well as of taking advantage of their endeavour to profit from them, worse, take their rights off of their well hard earned achievement.

I think my only issue from this book is the sudden switch from 3rd to 1st pov. That part was a little bit off for me, I didn't notice it until I took a little break and started again.

Furthermore, the conclusion as well, I wasn't fun of it, I really wish Florence did pay more for her sins. She did many people dirty, and I would go as far as to say people like her who never get punished for it would do it again if the chance aroused.

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Thank you, PRH International and Berkley, for the free book ♡

Finished Date: June 9, 2024

Final Ratings: 4.5⭐️

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Writing tips: I know what they are now, but how to I get ARCS out?

So, now that we know what ARCS are, we need to know how to share them. Please note this is exclusively an indie publishing thing. Publishing company's will do this for you if you are trad pubbed.

This is relatively simple. You either a) send it out manually, or b) have a company do it for you.

Option A: specifically sending arcs to Kindle

This is what I did! Basically you pop up a form on all you're socials, share it around Facebook groups etc calling for ARC readers (in your target audience) and provide the link to a Google form. In the Google form, they provide their send to Kindle email (different to the one they use to log in) and then they confirm that they've added you as an approved sender to their kindle device. Then, all you do is attach the EPUB/pdf file of your book to a blank email (no subject) addressed to their kindle email (hint: it ends in @kindle.com) and it's off! Just like that!

Or, you can send physical copies out but that gets very expensive!

Option B: netgalley or similar

These are sites that handle it all for you. You provide the file to them, they collect arc readers and send it out! There is a fee of course, but it is pretty safe! Only, depending on the level of service you pay for you may not have access to your readers' email addresses. Why is this a problem? Because it's a really good idea to send an email at release day (and maybe another a week or so later) so remind your readers to leave a review and to thank them personally. But ultimately it's up to you! Option A takes a lot of time, so they both have pros and cons.

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[theguildedtypewriter]

Interested in an eARC? Contact me with that good ol' email button!⁠ ⁠ Here are the details:⁠ ⁠ Newborn City, once a dead-end, old lady-infested town, is now home to hundreds of supernatural creatures. The Chakal demon, Hope Turner, is one such being. Without physical sensation and the dreaded emotions that often go with it, Hope is the ideal human-hunting assassin. Tonight’s plan is like all others- to introduce a bullet to yet another demon-hater’s brain. Fate has other plans. Upon seeing Ciaran, she’s paralyzed by omaeriku, a bond that forces Hope to feel it all: heat, cold, and pain (which she could've happily done without).⁠ ⁠ Ciaran O'Connor escaped his own Gladiator captivity to create a somewhat normal life. Now, someone from his past wants him dead. Aligned with the woman sent to kill him, who may have guest-starred in some saucy dreams, Ciaran must determine who put the target on his back and deal with his attraction to Hope. Worse yet, a sadist biting at their heels wants Ciaran back under his thumb. ⁠ ⁠ As they race to find their attacker before thugs kill them both, old habits rip them apart, allowing Ciaran to be captured by the one person he fears. Filled with demons, a wealthy madman, and torture, Affinity for Pain follows two people as they navigate a violent road lined with monsters and a heaping dose of sex. Hope and Ciaran have seen and felt pain, but they’ll soon see there’s more to life than agony.⁠ ⁠ Affinity for Pain is an urban paranormal romance with sex, assassinations, and explosions. It's the first of the Newborn City Series but does offer a HFN ending. (CW: murder, sex, torture, sexual assault.)⁠ ⁠ #books #arcs #advancedreadercopies #uncorrectedproof #reviewercopy #prepublished #booklove #adultfantasy #indieauthorsofinstagram #bookishpost #booktography #bookishcommunity #readerlife #readingaddict #bookaholic #bookhoarder #bookcollector #earcs #arcreaders #paranormalromance (at The Forgotten Realms) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbIa4axp5ER/?utm_medium=tumblr