Call For Submissions At Desert Breeze Publishing

*Permission to forward and share granted and encouraged*

Submissions are open at Desert Breeze Publishing! We are seeking manuscripts to fill our 2011 release schedule. At Desert Breeze Publishing, Inc., we are seeking manuscripts from novella length (between 30,000 and 35,000 words approximately) to super novel length (exceeding 100,000 words), with a preference for novels between 65,000 and 90,000 words. We are more than willing to accept queries on book series, and will consider a series concept when at least one book is completed and the series has been thoroughly formulated. We are also willing to look at rereleases as long as proof of release can be provided and the author can submit new work as well.

We are looking for submissions in all of the following romance sub-genres:

• Contemporary Romance
• Romantic Suspense 
• Romantic Comedy/Humorous Romance 
• Inspirational/Christian Romance -Both Traditional Christian Romance and
• Edgier Christian Romance 
• Fantasy Romance 
• Paranormal Romance
• Time Travel Romance
• Science Fiction Romance/Futuristic Romance/Speculative Fiction Romance
• Steampunk Romance 
• Urban Fantasy Romance
• Modern Cowboy Romance
• 20th Century Historical Romance (1901 through the Viet Nam War)
• Historical Romance (Prior to the 1900's)
• YA Romance in all sub genres

We love romance, and we love happy endings. Now, a happy ending doesn't have to be wedding bells and proposals -- but leave us no doubt that your hero and heroine could easily ride off into the sunset together.

Desert Breeze Publishing is a royalty paying publisher of romance in electronic novel format. We publish from the sweet to the heated, with the exclusion of erotica or erotic romance. Our books are currently distributed through Amazon and Amazon UK for Kindle, Barnes and Noble, Books on Board, All Romance eBooks, Kobo, and the Apple iBookstore for distribution in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Coming soon, all our Inspirational/Christian Romances will be available at Christianbooks.com.

Full submission guidelines, along with instructions for submitting, can  be found at our website: http://www.desertbreezepublishing.com/ under Submissions. We strongly encourage authors who are interested in submitting to also review our FAQ page, so you can understand more about DBP as a whole.

We anticipate a 4-6 week response time to all queries.

Thanks!

Gail R. Delaney

Editor-In-Chief
Desert Breeze Publishing, Inc

Win a Contract for Christmas with Pink Petal Books

I received the following contest info in my inbox this morning. I'm posting it for those of you who are interested.

Good Luck!

*permission to forward*

Pink Petal Books is spreading the holiday cheer with a Contract For Christmas contest! We're looking for erotic romance novellas between 25,000 and 40,000 words long. Give us any pairing (or multiples), any orientation, and any sub-genre of romance as long as it is hot! We want erotic romance where the sexual tension starts from the first page and maintains its intensity throughout the entire story.

Submissions accepted through December 1. We will announce the winners on December 24, and yes, we'll be offering a contract for at least one lucky author's Christmas (or other winter holiday).

Want to find out how to enter? Visit our Contract for Christmas page for more information!

Pink Petal Books...because love is a beautiful thing!

http://www.pinkpetalbooks.com/

* Pink Petal Book is listed with the RWA as a non-vanity, non-subsidy publisher *

BLOGMANIA 2010

BLOGMANIA 2010 is here! Today (Wednesday) & Tomorrow (Thursday) 170 blogs are having contests, huge giveaways & lot's and lot's of prizes.

What is BLOGMANIA, you ask? Welll, a bit of a description is below:

Snipped from the Blogmania site: 

Each blog will have published a post describing their giveaway theme and prizes and clearly letting you know how to enter their giveaway. At that end of that post, you will find a link list containing all BLOGMANIA giveaways. Read each post carefully , as how to enter will vary blog to blog. Each blog is responsible for drawing and notifying their own winners and handling the prize distribution, in partnership with their sponsors. BLOGMANIA and Parker PR Online are not responsible for any claims, opinions, or prizes offered by any participating blog/blogger. We do expect blogs to have announced their winners on their blogs by or around September 20, 2010 and for the prizes to be distributed within a timely manner upon receipt of shipping information.

You can start here – http://www.parkerpronline.com/ – or on any participating blog.


Bitten by Books is a participating blog, and they're giving away an Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, and man would I LOVE to win it! I've been wanting one for a long time, but being unemployed the past two years just doesn't allow for it. I have a ton of ebook's on my computer, but I haven't read any of them because I have a hard time reading on my desktop. A Kindle would certainly remedy the situation, don't ya think?  :)

I couldn't resit, and I entered the Bitten by Books contest. If you'd like to enter, too, just click on the bbb badge below, and take it from there.

Wish Me Luck!

Angela James Taking Pitches At Carina Press/eHarlequin.com Community

Here's an opportunity for those of you who would like to pitch to eHarlequin/Carina Press Editor Angela James!

(snipped from the blog)

We're at it again! And this time, we're giving you an oppurtunity to pitch anything! Well, almost! Send us your: Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Futuristic, Erotica, Mystery, Thrillers, Horror, Family Saga, Women's Fiction, Interactive Fiction with Multiple/Alternate Endings, because Carina Press is looking for YOUR manuscript and Executive Editor, Angela James will be on hand to take your pitch!

Deadline is October 12, 2010. For more information, rules and guidelines, visit Carina Press/eHarlequin.com Community

Good Luck!

Carina Press/eHarlequin
Carina Press Submission Guidelines

D. Renee Bagby First Chapters Blog Halloween Contest/Promo Opportunity

*** Permission to Forward Granted *** 



D. Renee Bagby Presents First Chapters' is looking for Halloween romance titles (and/or titles featuring vampires, shape-shifters, demons, or witches) and Inspirational romance titles (and/or titles featuring angels) for two separate events.

-- First Event --

48 Hours of Halloween

Halloween is on a Sunday this year, which means most people will be partying on Saturday. DRB 1st Chapters is partying on both days. Every hour, one minute past the hour, a new first chapter post will drop. That's 48 chapters in all starting 12:01AM EST 30 October.


WHAT I NEED

48 first chapters that are either...

*** Halloween-themed romance

OR

*** Romance featuring (ie - one of the main characters is) either vampires, shape-shifters, demons, or witches.

DEADLINE

*** 15 October

HOW TO SUBMIT

*** http://dreneebagbypresentsfirstchapters.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html

Follow the guidelines at the above link and you can read more about the event there as well.


WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

*** Promotion, of course. Also, the post with the most people commenting (counting individual people, not the comments themselves and comments from me and the author of the title don't count) will win a two week spot in "Blatant Plug" box AND the author will have their blog link added to the blog roll.

*** Bonus - Winning also means your book becomes the prize for the lottery. Me, myself, and I will purchase FOUR copies of your title (ebook through All Romance eBooks, though other arrangements will be made if your title is not available in ebook and/or via ARe) to be given to the lottery winners. That's right. The tab is on me.

-- Second Event --

All Saints' Day Event

Time for the flip side of the coin. 01 November is All Saints' Day and DRB 1st Chapters will host inspirational romance and romance titles featuring angels (good or bad). Every hour, one minute past the hour, a new first chapter post will drop. That's 24 chapters in all starting 12:01AM EST 01 November.

WHAT I NEED

Like I said above, I need 24 first chapters that are either...

*** Inspirational romance

OR

*** Romance first chapters featuring angels (good or bad)

DEADLINE

*** 15 October

HOW TO SUBMIT

*** http://dreneebagbypresentsfirstchapters.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html

Follow the guidelines at the above link and you can read more about the event there as well.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

*** Promotion, of course. Also, the post with the most people commenting (counting individual people, not the comments themselves and comments from me and the author of the title don't count) will win a two week spot in "Blatant Plug" box AND the author will have their blog link added to the blog roll.

*** Bonus - Winning also means your book becomes the prize for the lottery. Me, myself, and I will purchase TWO copies of your title (ebook through All Romance eBooks, though other arrangements will be made if your title is not available in ebook and/or via ARe) to be given to the lottery winners. That's right. The tab is on me.

Email me with questions or comments, but be sure to read the FAQ located at the link above first.

D. Reneé Bagby Presents First Chapters

D. Reneé Bagby
Building New Realms of Passion...
http://dreneebagby.com/