Happy hump day to you. I do so hope you have as fabulous a day as that expression implies.  😉

I just thought I’d drop you a quick note to let you know what’s up with my publishing schedule.  I’m holed up writing all of January, so I haven’t been posting as much as I should. However, this month of writing should result in three projects over the coming months.

First up, I’ve got my Rapunzel Retelling, Ravishing Rapunzel. That’s the cover right there. Woo hoo! I’m going to get that set up for pre-order sometime within the next week.  My plan is to have the book available by Feb. 17.  I’ve got the cover, but I need to write the blurb before I set it up for pre-order. That’s also why the cover isn’t clickable. I don’t have a blurb to tell you much more about this tale. The good news is the bulk of the book is written. I’ve got to go in and flesh out a few things and then get it to the editor. But, I’m on target for the 17th, and once it’s set up for pre-order, that will be the final date, as Amazon frowns on the notion of you moving your pre-order. I’ll report back with the final date once the pre-order is set up.

I’m also working on a Rumpelstiltskin tale. That one isn’t as cheery as the other fairy tales because it’s an origin story for a character who is pretty nasty in his fairy tale. However, it’s different and sexy. That will appear in an anthology in March, and I’ll be able to publish it separately by April.  I’ll have more details on it as the anthology gets closer to publication date.

I’m also working on a story for an anthology centered around a place called The Diamond Club. We picked our own cover images and the artist is going to design cohesively themed covers for it. I’ll actually be writing this one in February, and the anthology is coming out in May. So, lots of fun.

Anyway, just wanted to give you an update on what I’m up to. Hope everyone out there is doing well.

As always,

May your love remain in bloom.

-Rosetta

August is here, and it’s known for being hot, so what better time to release the latest in my Passion-Filled Fairy Tale series?

Dream Trysts: A Sleeping Beauty Story drops on Aug. 17 and is available for pre-order now.  The book will be $2.99 for those who pre-order it, and will jump to its normal price of $3.99 after on Aug. 19.  Like the other books in the series, it will be FREE to Kindle Unlimited Subscribers. The book takes an interesting twist on Sleeping Beauty, giving our wicked queen a little more motivation than just not being invited to  an event for a baby.

I really hope you enjoy this tale when it comes out. If you want to get a sneak peek, I’ve got a couple of Advance Review Copies available. You can grab one by filling out this form. ARCs are only available to my list subscribers, so you’ll be added to the mailing list when you request an ARC.  Don’t worry, the mailing list gets you other cool things, too. In honor of Dream Trysts, I’ve written another short story, Finding Bliss, just for Mailing List subscribers.  Because this story is expands the Dream Trysts story, it will become available Aug. 20, three days after Dream Trysts releases.

The latest story in the Passion-Filled Fairy Tales will publish in the middle of next month. I’d hoped to get it out the door sooner, but I fell way behind this summer, and ended up needing to hire a different editor.  However, things are on track for mid August.

As a bonus for subscribers to the mailing list, I’ll be sending out a short story, Finding Bliss, on the day that Dream Trysts publishes. Finding Bliss  is a companion story to  Dream Trysts  and will only be available to mailing list subscribers. It’s my gift to the folks who are kind enough to let me into their inboxes every other month.

Last but not least, I have some Advanced Review Copies available for Dream Trysts. Advanced Review Copies (ARC) are available to anyone on my mailing list. I’ll be sending out the ARC sign up sheet one last time on Friday, or you can sign up for it now.

All ARC recipients are expected to leave a review  (on Goodreads and/or Amazon) for the book when it publishes. Links to where to leave reviews will be noted when the book publishes.

I was checking my Amazon author account the other day and noticed that I hadn’t had anyone in Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited (KU) program read the book this month. Usually, on the Author Dashboard, you can tell how many pages of your books have been read. Cinders & Ash had zero, which I thought was odd.

For some reason, I didn’t think it odd enough, and figured things would pick up. However, I did happen to want to check the page numbers for my books enrolled in the Select (the author name of the program that allows books to be in KU) program. Amazon has a secret way of calculating a book’s total pages, and from time-to-time, the number of pages they calculate for you book will change. Beauty and her Beastly Love lost one page, so I noted that. When I went to check on Cinders & Ash, it told me it wasn’t enrolled in Select!

Enrollment in Select lasts 90 days, and you can check a box to automatically re-enroll a book. I must have, at some point, unchecked the box. Amazon doesn’t send notice of when your Select term is about to expire (which is fine), so I didn’t realize it had. So, I am very sorry, because I have been promoting the book on Twitter and Facebook saying it’s FREE on Kindle Unlimited. But it hasn’t been because the book had expired from the program.

My apologies, and I’ll pay better attention in the future. I did re-enroll, so if you’re in Select, it’s now available. If you’re in Select and you bought Cinders & Ash when you normally would’ve just borrowed it, forward me your receipt, and I’ve got something special for you. You can contact me at rosetta (at) rosettabloom.com.