Recently I have joined several multi-author projects.
In case you’re unfamiliar with the term, that’s when several authors each write
her or his book within the guidelines of the series organizer. Each book is a
stand-alone but reading the entire series enhances the pleasure. It appears to
me that these multi-author projects (MAPs) are becoming more and more popular.
Certainly, I’ve enjoyed participating in them.
The way each works is the organizer—we’ll call her
Jane—decides the set up. Usually this is a small fictional town or location
such as a ranch. Jane invites other authors to participate and gives them the
guidelines: sweet or sensual, length, contemporary, historical, or another
genre such as time travel. Then, Jane
tells her authors the release schedule and any other particulars. Most set up a
Facebook page for the authors plus one-drive or Trello to keep up with names
and scheduling. This is a lot for the organizer but pretty easy for the
participating authors—except for one thing. It’s easier for an author to come
up with her or his own guidelines than to follow those of someone else.
In spite of that, I’ve enjoyed these MAPs and want to
share two current Christmas ones with you today.
MELODY, Angel Creek Christmas Brides book 7,
releases November 8 but is available for pre-order now! The series is set
just after the Civil War when most of Charleston, South Carolina was in ruins
and no marriageable young men were to be found. The year before—the fall after
the war—five women answered an advertisement for mail-order brides to a small
Montana town. That turned out well and many of the remaining bachelors
prevailed upon the brides to recruit more Southern Belles to come to Angel
Creek. Six more agree to travel there by train to St. Louis, then by riverboat
up the Missouri River, then by stage to Angel Creek.
These young women knew each other from school before
the war and have remained friends. Melody Fraser is twenty-two and fears
remaining a spinster. In addition, she has threats against her fueled by
vicious rumors. She is happy to escape Charleston’s destruction and peril for a
chance at life in a place untouched by the war. The problem is, she might have
stretched the truth a tiny bit.
Nicholas Walker is the new doctor in Angel Creek. He
has big, big plans for his clinic and practice as the town grows. He is very
efficient and expects to combine a skilled nurse with a wife. When he learns Melody has only nursed an
elderly grandmother, he feels cheated.
They’re in for adventure and excitement. But, will the
two grow fond of one another before Christmas or will they apply for an
annulment?
The universal Amazon link is http://mybook.to/Melody
On Wednesday,
November 13, a 15-author box set of all
new stories releases for the amazing
price of 99 cents! This limited-time box set titled Christmas Wishes: Wishes Do Come True is a mixture of historical
and contemporary stories set in the small town of Hopeful, Colorado. There are
three heat levels: from 1 chili pepper for sweet to 3 chili peppers for sensual.
The table of contents gives the heat level of each story. So, there are several
to please every reader! Preorder yours now at http://getbook.at/Hopeful
Legend says the wishing well in the center of Hopeful makes
wishes come true if the wish is made under a full moon. What could making a
wish hurt?
Be careful what you wish for!
My story is the first one, Winter Wish. Serena Winters longs for a man who makes her feel
loved. She yearns for her own home and children. Until a couple of months ago
she had nursed her mother, who had consumption. She lives with her aunt and
uncle above their mercantile store. In spite of what her aunt says about wishes
being foolish, Serena wishes for a special man.
Brent Adams slips into town hoping no one saw him
deliver the load he’d packed in on his mule. He has to wait in Hopeful until he
receives funds from the bank. When he meets Serena, he longs to take her with
him when he leaves town. But, what will she think when she learns his secrets?
I’ll give away an e-book of MELODY to
one person who comments today and one e-book of CHRISTMAS WISHES to one person
who comments today.
This sounds like a fun project and your story sounds intriguing. I don't know how you find the time to write so many stories. You must have flash fingers! :-)
ReplyDeleteHopeful, Colorado sounds like a fun, fictitious town.
ReplyDeleteYay, another book to read! I always love your stories.
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