Cathy, Sonja and Debbie!

Congratulations ladies! You’ve each won a giveaway e-book copy of Pandora’s Gift in my Jennifer Lynne website competition.

Thanks so much to everyone who left comments – it was wonderful to read them and wonder where each of you is from and what books you might have on your shelf.

Pandora’s Gift is my latest erotic romance from Red Sage. To read an excerpt, or buy a copy from Red Sage Publishing, CLICK HERE.

My first Red Sage novella, Seducing Serena, appeared last December in the popular erotic romance anthology, Secrets Volume 28 Sensual Cravings, which is still receiving great reviews.

Happy reading!

Jen

Its your last chance tomorrow to go in the draw to win erotic romance e-book, Pandora’s Gift. CLICK HERE to visit my website and leave a comment on any page before 21st July 2010. All commenters over the age of 18 will be entered in the draw and there are THREE copies up for grabs – so get commenting, romance book lovers!

Pandora’s Gift is my latest erotic romance. This July release from Red Sage introduces Flint McCallum, a man on the edge of darkness, and Pandora Paige, a free spirit who helps guide troubled souls toward the light. Flint doesn’t believe in magic, but the mystic Pandora challenges the very beliefs on which his life has been built. These polar opposites are destined to join together in a blaze of passion that Pandora hopes will blast away the darkness keeping Flint captive. But as she becomes more deeply ensnared in his magnetic personality (and I mean, look at that book cover – can you blame her?!) how will she protect her own heart from the dangerous lure of the dark?

My first Red Sage novella, Seducing Serena, appeared last December in the popular erotic romance anthology, Secrets Volume 28 Sensual Cravings, which is still receiving great reviews.

To read an excerpt from Pandora’s Gift, or buy a copy from Red Sage Publishing, CLICK HERE.

Secrets Volume 28 Sensual Cravings, which contains my erotic romance, Seducing Serena, as well as three other sensual stories, is up for Book of the Week at Whipped Cream Reviews. We got a fantastic 4 and half cherries in the review! Voting is open this weekend only, 17th and 18th July, so please help us out and CLICK HERE TO VOTE before the end of the weekend!

The Whipped Cream review says in part: “Sensual cravings is definitely what this collection created…Seducing Serena proved to be a very sensual and erotic story…Serena and Nicholas’s story really touched me because so many women have a damaged heart from previous relationships…This was a couple I wanted to see more of even after the story was complete. You will find yourself wanting to read more after these stories. With great plots and exceptional characters each story will be remembered.”

Secrets Volume 28 Sensual Cravings was released last December by Red Sage Publishing. Seducing Serena was Jennifer Lynne’s first erotic romance. Her second, Pandora’s Gift, was released by Red Sage as an e-book earlier this month.

Read an excerpt or buy a copy of Secrets Volume 28 Sensual Cravings HERE.

Today I’m guest blogging over at Fierce Romance and discussing how hard it is to come up with just the right name for each of the characters in my stories.

I’d love to hear from you at Fierce Romance and find out what you think about character names. How important are names in understanding the personality and style of the heroine/hero, and contributing to the overall story theme? For writers – what are the processes involved in naming your babies? For readers – do particular names put you off? Draw you in?

What’s in a name? Does a rose by any other name really smell as sweet?

Visit Fierce Romance for the full discussion, which includes excerpts from my latest erotic romance release, Pandora’s Gift. I’d love to hear what you think!

Cheers

Jennifer Lynne

Pandora’s Gift, Red Sage e-book, available now

Seducing Serena, Red Sage Secrets Volume 28 Sensual Cravings, Dec 09

Giveaway copies of Pandora’s Gift available until 20th July 2010 at Jennifer Lynne’s website.

To celebrate the July launch of Pandora’s Gift, my second Red Sage release, I’m giving away an electronic copy of this erotic romance to not one but three lucky readers.

For your chance to win a copy of e-book Pandora’s Gift, simply leave a comment on any of the pages on my website between 1st July and 20th July 2010. Three winners (who must be at least 18 years of age due to the adult nature of the work) will be chosen randomly and contacted by email. There will be a choice of five e-book formats from which winners can choose.

Pandora’s Gift introduces Flint McCallum, a man on the edge of darkness, and Pandora Paige, a free spirit who helps guide troubled souls toward the light. Flint doesn’t believe in magic, but the mystic Pandora challenges the very beliefs on which his life has been built. These polar opposites are destined to join together in a blaze of passion that Pandora hopes will blast away the darkness keeping Flint captive. But as she becomes more deeply ensnared in his magnetic personality (and I mean, look at that book cover – can you blame her?!) how will she protect her own heart from the dangerous lure of the dark?

My first Red Sage novella, Seducing Serena, appeared last December in the popular erotic romance anthology, Secrets Volume 28 Sensual Cravings, which is still receiving great reviews.

Read an excerpt from both Pandora’s Gift and Seducing Serena at Red Sage Publishing, and then get commenting for your chance to win!

Bitten by Books has given a fab review for all four stories in Secrets Volume 28 – including my erotic romance, Seducing Serena. The review says in part: “…well written and passionate with a natural flow that enhanced the story well. I am impressed by Ms. Lynne’s talent in the portrayal of this deep romance and I look forward to reading more of her work.”

As a new author it is thrilling to have someone say they’d like to read more of your work. Actually, even if I had fifty books to my name I’m sure I’d still love to hear someone say that!

Luckily I have my second erotic romance coming out next week for anyone who wants more sizzle this season. Pandora’s Gift will be released as an e-book by Red Sage Publishing on July 1st. You can read an excerpt from Pandora’s Gift HERE.

Read the full Bitten by Books review of Secrets Volume 28 HERE.

Yep, its smiles in Melbourne today!

Jen

Erotic romance novella Seducing Serena in the anthology Secrets Volume 28 SENSUAL CRAVINGS is “an absolute love story that will capture your interest” according to the latest review from The Romance Studio. Reviewer Michele says: “The highs and lows of a new romance for people with baggage explodes in this wonderfully sexy and melt your heart story. Many twists and turns keep you wondering if this couple can get it right.”

Seducing Serena by Jennifer Lynne is one of four erotic romance novellas in the anthology by Red Sage Publishing, which also includes wonderfully steamy love stories by Juliet Burns, Kate St James and Kathleen Scott.

Jen’s second erotic romance novella, Pandora’s Gift, will be released as an e-book by Red Sage in July.

Do readers prefer e-books, now that reading devices are becoming more readily available and more publishers are stepping into the e-book market? Or is the traditional paper print book still a winner?

I’ve just heard that Google is about to start selling electronic books that can be read on any device that connects to the internet. Another news article – same day – says Apple just sold its millionth iPad only a month after launch.

The predicted escalation of consumer acceptance of e-books is about to become a reality, it would seem. But what does that mean for the author in terms of marketing, sales and readership? And even more important, what does it mean for readers?

I’m about to have one of each type of publication under my belt. Secrets Volume 28 SENSUAL CRAVINGS came out last year as a trade paperback, while my erotic romance, Pandora’s Gift, will be published in July as part of Red Sage Publishing’s growing e-book range.

I’m particularly interested in reader comparisons between the two publishing formats. Before signing the e-book contract with Red Sage I did a bit of research and discovered two very distinct sides in this ongoing debate.

My personal preference until recently has been for a paper book, but that said, I don’t own a Kindle, iPad or any device other than my computer to download and read e-books. I love to curl up in bed at night with my latest good read, and it’s almost impossible to do that with computer in tow.

However, when I do take the plunge and buy an e-book reader, it may be a different story. The idea of storing loads of books on the one small device is extremely appealing, and of course, with the lower price tag on e-books it means potentially you can have access to more books for your buck than the print version.

One of my friends commented recently, “How do you market a book that you can’t even hold? Aren’t you disappointed that only one of your books will actually be real?”

Hell-o? Well, we know where she stands in the debate!

I must agree that it was unbelievably exciting to receive my author copies of Volume 28 via snail mail and to have something concrete to hand to family and friends.

This time around, the distribution and (hopefully) enjoyment of Pandora’s Gift will be via the internet. But does that make it any less real?

Of course not!

There’s as much blood, sweat and emotional angst in the creation of Pandora’s Gift as there was in the first story. And hopefully, there’ll be just as many readers who like it. It just makes this publication a different journey to the first, and one that will once again be a huge learning curve for yours truly as I learn how to market a story that is purely electronic. But still real!!!

I’d love to hear from you as to your preference. E-book or paper print? Is there a place for both? Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Jen

The winner of my Goodreads giveaway – a signed trade paperback copy of Secrets Volume 28 Sensual Cravings, containing my novella, Seducing Serena – is…

SARAH!

Congratulations Sarah. I hope you do find Secrets Volume 28 a “good read” – in fact, I hope you find it a great read! I’d love to hear your comments once you’ve read all four erotic romance novellas in the book.

A big thank you to everyone who entered the contest.

Jen

It’s here! And I’d love to know what you think of the cover for my upcoming Red Sage release, Pandora’s Gift.

Flint McCallum is a man on the edge of darkness, Pandora Paige a self-confessed free spirit who helps guide troubled souls toward the light. Flint doesn’t believe in magic, but the mystic Pandora challenges the very beliefs on which his life has been built. These polar opposites are destined to join together in a blaze of passion that Pandora hopes will blast away the darkness keeping Flint captive. But as she becomes more deeply ensnared in his magnetic personality, how will she protect her own heart from the dangerous lure of the dark?

I can’t believe how accurately the team at Red Sage, especially artist Kanaxa, has captured the Flint of my imagination. He is as steeped in darkness, as hard, as tortured, and as utterly compelling as he was when he first appeared in my head. It is a strange but wonderful feeling to know that through your words someone else has been able to see the real Flint, and to capture the essence of his magnetic personality in a cover as sizzling as this!

Hope he is as captivating to everyone else as he has been to me.

Pandora’s Gift by Jennifer Lynne will be released as an e-book by Red Sage Publishing on 1st July 2010.