Showing posts with label Scarlett O'Hara. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scarlett O'Hara. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Villains We Love to Hate!

What would make you sell your soul to the devil? Find out what makes a Natchez, Mississippi Detective do just that in Chapter 1 of THE BARGAIN. Special 99 cent sale in all e-book formats in January 2015 (also available in print at Amazon and Barnes & Noble at a higher price).

Once I met Slick Dawson, I had to finish this book, because this little monster would have haunted me the rest of my life if I hadn't. Find out why, and please share.




Something I learned early in my writing career is that the antagonist (villain) in a novel must be as multi-dimensional as the protagonists. In other words, he/she must be a worthy adversary with weaknesses along with strengths and goals, motivation & conflict.

http://www.debstover.com/thebargan.html

Who is your favorite villain and why? I hope you’ll take a moment to meet Slick if you haven’t already. 

Happy reading, and may all your days include a bit of magic!

Read Ch 1 & find all buy links here!

Thursday, April 18, 2013

99 Cent Sale!

When "Dirty Harry" meets "Scarlett O'Hara" there's Hell to pay. A man out of time, and a woman out of options -- time-travel romance at its best! Some Like It Hotter by Deb Stover only 99 cents for Kindle, iBooks, Kobo, and Nook through April 30th. Don't miss this award-winning novel for less than a dollar. Happy reading!


Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Perfectly Scary & Romantic Halloween Read!



http://youtu.be/rOVROrTY2eo

Want it?  Buy it!  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VTHX5Q

Also available at Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, and iBooks.

"Dirty Harry meets Scarlett O'Hara and there's Hell to pay...."

You won't believe the ending of this book.  You have to read it to believe it!  :)

Maggie Shayne wrote: "I wish I'd thought of it first!"

Happy Halloween!  Muahahahah!

Love,
Deb, who was actually frightened by the evil Slick Dawson while writing this book

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Some Like It Hotter back on Kindle

It's alive again at Amazon Kindle as of today!  Thanks for your patience.


Blurb:
"Natchez detective, Mike Faricy, is living a nightmare. First, his partner and best friend is killed in a shootout. Then a strange man appears at the precise moment Mike offers to sell his soul in exchange for his partner's life. Before Mike can blink, the man promises him the chance to change June 19th, the day before the killing. Who can blame him for at least trying? But he should have read the fine print. Now Mike is facing Abigail Kingsley--a knockout woman in Civil War-era garb who insists it is June 19th, all right...1865! A man out of time. A woman out of options. Time-travel Romance at its very best!"

Dirty Harry meets Scarlett O'Hara and there's hell to pay....

           They stood facing each other beneath the stars, and Abigail wondered if these feelings were the sort of thing poets knew when they penned beautiful, heartrending words.  She felt so strange, as if she and Mike were no longer of this world.  They were with the stars, suspended apart from pain and reality.
           Safe.
           His breathing grew louder and mingled with her own as the seconds ticked by.  Though he still hadn't touched her, she felt him, felt a power emanating from him and into her.  An invisible bond spanned the distance between them, drawing her to him unlike anything she'd ever known or even dreamed of.
           She could almost see it--this magical force that drew her to him.  Her insides ached and throbbed, empty and weeping for him.  "Mike."  His name was barely more than a strangled whisper, torn from her lips by desperation and a need so raw and fierce she felt she might die from it.
           Then he touched her.

A Few Reviewers' Comments:

"Fun, fast-paced, sexy...sizzling passion...a terrific read."
~ Best-selling author, Kristin Hannah

"An exciting page-turner from a talented author. In addition to suspense, romance, and  humor, this book has a heart of pure gold."
~ Best-selling author, Susan Wiggs
                                   
        "EXTRAORDINARY!  Deb Stover is a master dream-spinner!  A haunting, heart-wrenching, utterly beautiful example of time travel romance at its very best!"
~ Best-selling author, Maggie Shayne
                                   
"5 Stars!  A tremendous time travel romance...brilliantly crafted...great work from a rising star!"
Affaire de Coeur

 "With a number of wonderful surprises and startling revelations, Some Like it Hotter sets 
 Ms. Stover apart. She is truly an original writer of remarkable talents and you'll be delighted with her sexy, creative, humorous and poignant trip back in time!"  
Romantic Times Book Club

 "Truly remarkable...no one does it better!!"
~Donita Lawrence, Bell, Book & Candle -- RWA Bookseller of the Year, 1995


SOME LIKE IT HOTTER won a few awards when it was released:

The Heart of Romance Readers' Choice Award for Best Paranormal.

Affaire de Coeur's annual Reader Favorite Poll (from 1997): 
Best Time Travel:  Some Like it Hotter by Deb Stover 
Best Supernatural Romance:  Almost An Angel by Deb Stover 
Favorite Author: Deb Stover 
Romance Novel of the Year!  Some Like It Hotter by Deb Stover

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Some Like It Hotter on Kindle

The Kindle release of SOME LIKE IT HOTTER is now up at Amazon.  It will be going up at all the other digital sites as soon as I have the ISBN, which is forthcoming.  Amazon is still linking this edition with the original 1997 release.


Blurb:
"Natchez detective, Mike Faricy, is living a nightmare. First, his partner and best friend is killed in a shootout. Then a strange man appears at the precise moment Mike offers to sell his soul in exchange for his partner's life. Before Mike can blink, the man promises him the chance to change June 19th, the day before the killing. Who can blame him for at least trying? But he should have read the fine print. Now Mike is facing Abigail Kingsley--a knockout woman in Civil War-era garb who insists it is June 19th, all right...1865! A man out of time. A woman out of options. Time-travel Romance at its very best!"

Teaser:
Dirty Harry meets Scarlett O'Hara and there's hell to pay....

           They stood facing each other beneath the stars, and Abigail wondered if these feelings were the sort of thing poets knew when they penned beautiful, heartrending words.  She felt so strange, as if she and Mike were no longer of this world.  They were with the stars, suspended apart from pain and reality.
           Safe.
           His breathing grew louder and mingled with her own as the seconds ticked by.  Though he still hadn't touched her, she felt him, felt a power emanating from him and into her.  An invisible bond spanned the distance between them, drawing her to him unlike anything she'd ever known or even dreamed of.
           She could almost see it--this magical force that drew her to him.  Her insides ached and throbbed, empty and weeping for him.  "Mike."  His name was barely more than a strangled whisper, torn from her lips by desperation and a need so raw and fierce she felt she might die from it.
           Then he touched her.

A Few Reviewers' Comments:

"Fun, fast-paced, sexy...sizzling passion...a terrific read."
~ Best-selling author, Kristin Hannah

"An exciting page-turner from a talented author. In addition to suspense, romance, and  humor, this book has a heart of pure gold."
~ Best-selling author, Susan Wiggs
                                   
        "EXTRAORDINARY!  Deb Stover is a master dream-spinner!  A haunting, heart-wrenching, utterly beautiful example of time travel romance at its very best!"
~ Best-selling author, Maggie Shayne
                                   
"5 Stars!  A tremendous time travel romance...brilliantly crafted...great work from a rising star!"
~ Affaire de Coeur

 "With a number of wonderful surprises and startling revelations, Some Like it Hotter sets 
 Ms. Stover apart. She is truly an original writer of remarkable talents and you'll be delighted with her sexy, creative, humorous and poignant trip back in time!"  
~ Romantic Times Book Club

 "Truly remarkable...no one does it better!!"
~Donita Lawrence, Bell, Book & Candle -- RWA Bookseller of the Year, 1995


SOME LIKE IT HOTTER won a few awards when it was released:

The Heart of Romance Readers' Choice Award for Best Paranormal.

Affaire de Coeur's annual Reader Favorite Poll (from 1997): 
Best Time Travel:  Some Like it Hotter by Deb Stover 
Best Supernatural Romance:  Almost An Angel by Deb Stover 
Favorite Author: Deb Stover 
Romance Novel of the Year!  Some Like It Hotter by Deb Stover

Some Like It Hotter by Deb Stover


Sunday, February 27, 2011

Some Like It Hotter

This time-travel romance was originally released in April 1996 under the Pinnacle Books Denise Little Presents imprint with this cover:
Original Cover (1996)
It's a beautiful cover, but it doesn't really fit the story.  True, the watermelon azaleas climbing the white wrought iron are very "Southern," and the story is set in Natchez, but this is not a "pretty" kind of story.  It's sometimes gritty and often naughty, with a villain who actually scared me a few times while I was writing it. My working log line was "Dirty Harry Meets Scarlett O'Hara."

Since the rights have reverted back to me now, I am in the process of making it available again to readers in digital format. My good friend, Mary Chase, AKA Mary Chase Comstock, designed this amazing new cover. I think it fits the story much better, and I hope you will agree.

For 2011 Digital Release, coming soon

The file is in production now.  Check back soon for links.

Happy reading!

~Deb