The Language of Roses is released!

[hrj]

Today is official release day for my Beauty and the Beast novella, The Language of Roses. (Although pre-release orders through certain ebook outlets started trickling in yesterday.) The book release is the reason I decided to take this week off as vacation -- not because I was going anywhere or doing anything, but because I wanted to have the mental and emotional space to enjoy the experience (and to push the online promo.) Maybe someday I will once again have a real live in-person bookstore release event. It isn't so much Covid, for this one, as a lack of appropriate local bookstores. (Combined with me not being a big enough draw to do anything at a general bookstore. Oops, back away, back away.)

I am incredibly proud of The Language of Roses and think it may be the best thing I've written to date. I'm also keeping my fingers crossed that it might just be good enough to catch people's interest for award nominations, but the first step is to work on visibility and getting the word out. Here's my plea. If you like my writing (or think you might), please give this story a try. As a novella, the ebook price is quite cheap and it can be read easily in a single session. And if you like the story (or think people you know might like it), please help create some buzz. We're currently living in a golden age of sff novellas, but it isn't an even playing field out there in terms of visibility. Small press novellas have to struggle to be seen. My publisher, Queen of Swords Press, is doing a wonderful job of promoting and supporting the book, but we need help carrying the ball.

Oh, and here's the universal book link: https://books2read.com/languageofroses

Comments

[affreca]

My e-copy arrived this morning and it's next on to read pile.

[cathrowan]

Purchased! I look forward to reading it.

[hrj]

Love to hear it!

[cathrowan]

You got a very nice review by James Davis Nicoll!

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com//review/the-beast-within-you

[hrj]

Yes, I saw! And that means it will also be on his radar for his peculiarly-themed book roundup columns.

[hrj]

Yay!

[affreca]

I finished it Friday, and posted about my enjoyment on FB. Thank you for a different way of dealing with B&B. (Also, the Grace/Glace pun amuses me).

[hrj]

I'd have to go back to my initial notes and versions to see when I came up with the Grace/Glace pun. It became such a key theme, but I don't think it was part of my original inspiration.

[lferion]

Congratulations! I am very much looking forward to reading it & will endeavor to promote! (I don't have a rose icon, but I do have gillyflowers :-))

[hrj]

Gillyflowers get a mention in the book--it counts!

[damont]

Huzzah!

[life_of_glamour]

Congratulations!!

[hrj]

Thanks -- I'm really enjoying this book release! (Much more so than the last two, which fell during national elections.)

[el_staplador]

Congratulations! I've downloaded my copy, just need to hook my Kobo up to my laptop and load it up...

[hrj]

Enjoy!

[hudebnik]

Ordered it through our local all-female-run indie bookstore last week. They frequently do author talks, and they're currently doing them mostly online, so you wouldn't even have to visit our neck of the woods. Did I give you their business card?

[hrj]

You may have, but I'm hopeless at keeping track of physical business cards. Could you drop me their contact info again?

[hudebnik]

http://kewandwillow.com

[hrj]

Thanks

[stitchwhich]

Congratulations! I just purchased it and posted on my FB page about my delight in doing so.

[hrj]

Yay!