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Comment on Monica Burns Guest Author and Book Giveaway by Marlene Breakfield

Marlene Breakfield — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:31:39 +0000

The cover tempts me to pull the book off the shelf, and the blurb gets me to buy a new author.
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Comment on Monica Burns Guest Author and Book Giveaway by Regan

Regan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:16:55 +0000

And Lea-Ellen is the winner of Assassin’s Heart!
Thanks everyone for the conversation, support and enthusiasm. Good luck with this new release Monica, I know I can’t wait for my copy to arrive.

Comment on Monica Burns Guest Author and Book Giveaway by Monica Burns

Monica Burns — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:07:29 +0000

Hi Lea-Ellen, Sounds like you go a little deeper in scouting out a new author at the store when you’re making that impulse buy. Glad you like the cover.

Comment on Monica Burns Guest Author and Book Giveaway by Christy M

Christy M — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:01:49 +0000

Whew! I will be getting it next week, then! Gotta love pay day!!

Comment on Monica Burns Guest Author and Book Giveaway by Monica Burns

Monica Burns — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:06:27 +0000

Julie, I think you sound like a lot of readers, except maybe for the read a few pages part. LOL My understanding is that a majority of readers don’t do this. I know I don’t, and I never have. Although recently I discovered that maybe it’s a GOOD thing to read the first few pages just to make sure it’s my cup of tea. If there’s one thing that throws me out of a read FAST, it’s pussy, clit and a couple of other clinical terms. I don’t need that much realism in my reads. But that’s the subject for another post! LOL

Comment on Monica Burns Guest Author and Book Giveaway by Lea-Ellen {night owl in IL}

Lea-Ellen {night owl in IL} — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:05:42 +0000

Hi Monica -
At bookstores, I pick up books from the shelf if it’s a book that I know I’m going to buy [such an the continuation of a series]; if I’m familiar with the authors’s name; if it’s an eye-catching/eye-popping or original book cover. I’m likely to buy the book of an author I’ve never read before if I know ahead of time to look for certain books [such as if I'd read blubs/reviews about it]; if the book sounds good from reading the back & inside front cover [but, I usually flip thru the book a bit to make sure it's going to be something I'd like].

Your book cover for ‘Assassin’s Heart’ looks divine. I’d love to win a copy.

Comment on Monica Burns Guest Author and Book Giveaway by Regan

Regan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:03:41 +0000

High maintenance? Nah, let’s go with “discerning”.

Comment on Monica Burns Guest Author and Book Giveaway by Julie

Julie — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:35:32 +0000

I’ll be honest, the first thing about a book that catches my eye is the cover. I love cover art, and it’s endlessly fascinating to see all the different incarnations of the same genre appear. I’m also a huge font geek, so major points if the title font is something completely new to me/fits the book. I skim the back cover blurb, and if the plot hooks me, I read at least the first few pages, to get a feel for the author’s voice. Wow, this makes me sound kind of high maintenance…

julieguan AT gmail DOT com

Comment on Monica Burns Guest Author and Book Giveaway by Monica Burns

Monica Burns — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:28:43 +0000

AHA!! I was really scratching my head at that one Christy! LOL No it’s available. You’re the first reader to mention the Cafe so I’d completely forgotten about it. Too busy writing! LOL But no, it’s available. Although I do need to change the cover art. Unles I upgraded (pay money! LOL) I can only have one cover at a time displayed. So if you want AHonor on the ornament get it soon, I’ll change out the cover here in the near future. Thanks for reminding me!

Comment on Monica Burns Guest Author and Book Giveaway by Monica Burns

Monica Burns — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:24:03 +0000

Hi Denise, Glad you enjoyed the read here at Regan’s place. Picking up a book certainly isn’t a science, and I find it interesting that you look at cover quotes. That wasn’t something I ever paid attention to until I started writing for publication eight years ago. Now it does make a diff for me.