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I have been traveling and now am sick and brain dead, and realized I neglected to post the winners of guest-blogger Silver James’ giveaway! Mea culpa, Silver! (If you missed it, click the link above to revisit her blog!)
The winners of a print copy of Faerie Fate is: #15 Patsy L. Roberts
and a .pdf copy of the ebook: #17 Colleen
You can email Silver at silverjames @ swbell.net (no spaces)
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Have you heard about Harlequin’s new “Showcase” program? It’s a new series, featuring reprints from top authors from all of Harlequin’s lines. The very first book is in stores now (Vicki Lewis Thompson!!!) and I am very excited to announce that I have one coming out next month! From what I can tell, some books are 2-in-1 by the same author, some by two different authors. Mine has two of my books in one package…and they’re two of my favorites:
Naturally Naughty, originally published in November of 2002, and Wicked & Willing, originally published in January of 2003.
These books were written back to back and I found it kind of interesting to glance over them today when I got my author copies of the new release. My style is similar, obviously, and the books really do go well together, even though they’re both connected to other books.
Here’s how they looked then:
And here’s the cover of the new 2-in-1:
Pretty different, huh? Very pretty–and the cover is really nice quality, feels different from a standard category book.
In case you haven’t read these books, you can read an excerpt or “Look inside the book” at eHarlequin–where they’re already selling! (They’ll be in regular store at the end of this month.) Pretty cool to have this book, as well as my May Blaze BLAZING BEDTIME STORIES Vol. 5 out at the same time! (To be followed in a little over one month by COLD SIGHT! 
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I’m copying a nifty box from eHarlequin with a blurb about the books…as well as a link in case you’d like to order it at 20% off! (Don’t worry, clicking the “Buy” box doesn’t commit you to buy it, just takes you to the book page at eHq!)
So, has anybody else heard of this program? Are you excited about getting to read some older category books by some favorite authors? I know I am–and I’m doubly excited that this isn’t my only entry into the Showcase series. My final Temptation novel HER LAST TEMPTATION is coming out next February in a 2-in-1 with Rhonda Nelson! Tres Cool.
Let me know what you think and I’ll choose two random commenters, who will get their choice of one or the other of the original books.
Leslie Kelly used to say she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up, but then she discovered Nancy Drew books. Being a flashlight-under-the-covers-nose-in-book reader throughout her childhood, she couldn’t think of anything else she’d rather do as an adult than continue to lose herself in fictional stories. Her real life marriage of 20 years to the man of her dreams is a constant reinforcement that happily-ever-afters really can happen…and that they’re worth writing about. Living in Maryland, Leslie spends her non-writing time laughing a lot with the above-mentioned romance hero and their three daughters. Though an author of more than thirty sexy, contemporary comedies, she has recently branched out to write dark romantic suspense under the pseudonym Leslie Parrish.
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I think it’s a great program! The one downside to these categories is that once they’re gone, its diffiult, if not impossible, to find them again, so I love that they are reissuing them. How exciting for you Leslie!
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Yes I have heard too and been looking forward to gettnig my hands on some stuff long out of print by authors I found after the fact. I can’t wait!!
and really Leslie, you need to find something to do to fill all that empty time you seem to have on your hands.
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I hadn’t heard of this, but think its a fantastic idea since it will allow those who found the authors included after the stories were published to find the stories anyway.
I doubt that these will make it down under, but that’s OK with me since I’m getting a Sony Reader this month and can pick up all three stories you’ve mentioned as ebooks.
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This is the first I’ve heard about Showcase but I think it’s a great way to put older books into the hands of current readers.
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I saw the Showcase books when I was placing my order on eharlequin the other day. I think it is a great idea. I’ve read my copy of Naturally Naughty so many times, I really need to order a backup copy.
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I haven’t heard of the Showcase program until now. Congratulations!! Very cool and the cover is pretty and like you said looks very different from a category. I’ve very excited for you
Cher
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I had not heard of this program, but what a great idea. It gives us readers a chance to read books we may have missed the first time around. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for the heads up.
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I like it, but I can never remember if I have read the previous book. I must be getting old. That’s awesome that you have a book with Jennifer :)
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I hadn’t heard of the program but I think it’s a GREAT idea!! Like Stacy said, the category books can be so hard to find. Sometimes, when you come across a new-to-you author, you want to go back and read everything she’s ever written (like happened with me and all of the Plotmonkeys). But it was hard to find the books – and some I still haven’t.
WTG Harlequin!
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I hadn’t heard about this series. I knew they had done some of the author’s firsts last year. I think it’s great as I didn’t start reading Harlequin until shortly before the change to Blaze from Temptation.
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I have BEDTIME STORIES on my Kindle! Yay for autodownloads! It’s next on my list to read and I keep looking at it longingly every time I go to the home page on Kin. I may just breakdown and read it before I finish the current!
I love the idea of bringing back older titles! Congrats on being “picked.”
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If you’re subscribing to comments and have already visited today, please come back to check the updated post-I’ve added the winners of the Silver James giveaway–sorry it escaped my highly congested brain again, Silver!
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No worries, Leslie! Things have been way hectic for you of late! Just get better, ‘kay?
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I think it’s great to bring back early works by popular authors like you, Leslie. Sometimes backlist titles “get lost” and a lot of us like to read the whole catalog of works by an author. Congratulations on having these books in the spotlight again!
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First congrats to Patsy and many thanks to Silver for the chance to read her book Faerie Fate!
Sent an e-mail!
Now for the re-issues, that is great! There are so many books that I have not gotten my hands on and having 2 in 1 makes it even better! I am surprised that I had not heard about this until now… thanks for the heads up!
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BLAZING BEDTIME STORIES Vol. 5 I have along with a couple others. I love your writing and look forward to reading some of your earlier work.
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I think it is a great program. A lot of these authors are new to me.
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Leslie, I think this line is a great idea. Many times, when I read a “today’s book” by an author, I want to find the backlist. This helps with that search.
NATURALLY NAUGHTY is my all-time fave Blaze. Loved how Jack falls in love, & Kate fights against it all the way. A different take on the norm. (I’ve read parts of this book at least 20X.) Both of your stories in this 2-for-1 are stellar–let’s hope they sell well.
(Jill Shalvis’ companion Blaze, about Kate’s sister, is also very good.)
As I have all of these, please exclude me from the contest
Patricia
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Wow, I’m so honored! Thanks so much for telling me that!!!!
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Good morning…
I hope this will gain you and the other authors some new readers. 
Leslie, I well remember Wicked & Willing, loved that series of stories! I’m pretty sure that I still have the book but I would have to do some major digging to be sure. It is great that Harlequin is reissuing some of these books as it gives more people a chance to read some of the good stories from talented authors. As you all know I really hated it when they discontinued the Temptation line, seems like maybe they now know they could have continued it with maybe some changes along the way.
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thanks for the heads up – I hadn’t heard about this and it’sd great. Now I can search and buy those books I missed AND with these reissues I get another one at the same time
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I think this is a great program. It gives us a chance to read some of our favorite authors earlier works that we might never have been able to find in print.
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I haven’t heard about this program, but I’m super excited. This gives us a chance to finally read an author’s earlier books which are usually out of print.
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Neat program. I love reading stories I may have missed. Getting two in one volume makes me feel like I’m getting a bargain. Sounds like a win/win.
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Hey Les, I have seen these new books in Borders. They are very interesting and a great way to fill the bl of some of your favorite romance writers. I am pretty excited about it. The new covers are pretty cool too.
Congrats Patsy and Colleen! Faerie Fate is a great read, so you are in for a treat.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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I was at Target and saw Vicki Lewis Thompson’s collection, so they are out in stores!
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Sounds like a great idea, there are a lot of books of the past that I missed or haven’t heard about…
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I do like the idea. It’s great to be able to read some of the stories that you may have missed from favorite authors!
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Yes I’ve heard of it and I LOVE it
I’ve been stomping around ehqn long enough asking for back list books to be reissued … so pleased with this 
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I love reading and buying reissues when I know that they are repeats that I missed. Great idea!
I do not like it when they change the title and try to sell it as a new book when I’ve already read it and paid for it the first time around.