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January 14, 2010
Ridley’s debut is an enticing marriage of Regency romance and murder mystery. Desperate to escape her abusive stepfather, Evangeline Pemberton runs to family friend Lady Stanton, whose daughter, Susan, was recently disgraced. Unable to marry a reputable man, Susan wants to snare Gavin Lioncroft, owner of gloomy Blackberry Manor and reputed murderer, and she demands Evangeline’s help. When Evangeline meets Gavin, she is surprised by their mutual attraction and shocked to find that her psychic visions vanish when she touches him. After a mysterious death occurs in Blackberry Manor, Evangeline uses her gift to unearth the true culprit. Evangeline, a young yet determined heroine, is the true star of the novel as she allows herself to love while making serious plans for her future. Plenty of violence, romantic tension, and sensual love scenes will leave readers eager for the sequel. (Mar.)
Too Wicked to Kiss Erica Ridley. Zebra, $4.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-4201-0993-1
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6713287.html
Squee!!! I’m so excited!
A big thank you to Courtney Milan for sending me the link!!
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October 26, 2009
I’m reading “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, and wishing I came up with the idea myself. Classic Literature + Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem = Win!
Thus far it’s not full of belly laughs, per se (I’m halfway through and so far I’ve out-and-out guffawed once) but I’ve been audibly snorting/snickering since page one. (Which actually sounds like I’m turning into a horse. Hmm.)
I’ve read the original P&P a bazillion times, and I ♥ zombies and all things ridiculously silly, so for me it’s a winning combination.
How about you? What’s on your nightstand / Kindle / TBR?
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September 24, 2009
In stores Oct 1 is the novella This Wicked Gift by my pal Courtney Milan, which can be found inside the anthology THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS, also featuring Mary Balogh and Nicola Cornick. Go buy it!
 The Heart of Christmas
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September 22, 2009
September 15, 2009
Oftentimes before I buy a book from an author I’m not familiar with, I go to their websites and read the free excerpts they offer. (If they offer them.) I also love the “Look Inside” feature on Amazon. Sometimes there are only 5 or 6 pages, but if I’m already hooked by then, I definitely buy the book!
I’m not sure yet if my publisher (Kensington) will be enabling the Amazon “Look Inside this book” feature or not, but I do have free excerpts from my gothic historical romance novels on my website. (And a few that are not gothic or historical in the Manuscript Graveyard!)
Full chapter excerpts from my two upcoming releases can be found at these links:
TOO WICKED TO KISS (March 2010)
HIS TOUCH HOLDS HER CAPTIVE…
From the ravens circling its spires to the gargoyles adorning its roof, Blackberry Manor looms ominously over its rambling grounds. And behind its doors, amid the flickering shadows andd secret passageways, danger lies in wait.
TO HIS EVERY DARK DESIRE…
Evangeline Pemberton has been invited to a party at the sprawling estate of reclusive Gavin Lioncroft, who is rumored to have murdered his parents. Initially, Gavin’s towering presence and brusque manner instill fear in Evangeline…until his rakish features and seductive attentions profoundly arouse her. But when a guest is murdered, Evangeline is torn. Could the man to whom she is so powerfully drawn, also be a ruthless killer? [read more]
TOO SINFUL TO DENY
For gossip-hungry socialite Miss Susan Stanton, nothing could be worse than being torn from London and shipped off to spend the rest of her life in a desolate coastal village. Nothing, perhaps, except a near-death incident that leaves her with broken bones and an unfortunate ability to see (and hear) dead people. Then she catches the eye of a certain pirate…
[read more]
How about you? Do you read the free online book excerpts of other authors? Have you tried out Amazon’s “Look Inside This Book”? What do you think?
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September 8, 2009
Although I am on an email loop for Kensington Zebra debut authors, it is not a very active loop (maybe because we’re all debut authors, so we’re too busy freaking out and being neurotic to waste time cluttering up a Yahoo group?  ) I did not have a good handle on who else is/was a debut author for Kensington Zebra.
Sure, I knew a couple folks personally: Kalen Hughes, Delilah Marvelle and Beverley Kendall, for example. But outside of my own personal sphere of acquaintance, who else was out there?
So, I went to The One God Who Rules Them All (aka Google) and typed Kensington Zebra Debut Author into the search box. The first link to come up was the website for Kensington Books. The second link was… MY website!!! Hahahaha! It appears I’m a Kensington Zebra debut author! Good to know!
Eventually, I also found this link to exactly what I needed: a complete list of all Kensington Zebra Debut Authors since the debut program’s inception. My book cover is conspicuously absent… so I’m off to email her a copy now!
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August 26, 2009
Get thee to a book store STAT to buy my pal Tessa Dare‘s newest release, Surrender of a Siren! Adventure, romance, emotion, humor–you will not be disappointed!
 Surrender of a Siren by Tessa Dare
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August 25, 2009
Words cannot describe how excited I am that RAMPANT is finally on the shelves! This book is awesome–I swear you will love it! Diana Peterfreund has crafted an amazing world filled with danger, excitement, battle, death, love (and/or the lack thereof), adventure, travel, tough choices, and KILLER UNICORNS. What more could you want??? Go buy it!
 Rampant by Diana Peterfreund
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August 24, 2009
Things have been a-changin’ over here at www.ericaridley.com! Got a whole new look, and tons of new content, including Embarrassing Photos, Little Known Facts, a Fake Cover Blurb contest where you can win free stuff, and an excerpt from the March 02, 2010 Kensington Zebra release TOO WICKED TO KISS.
Please check out the brand new digs and let me know what you think!!!
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January 5, 2009
Can I get a SQUEEEEEEE?!?!?!
I am pleased, thrilled, utterly apoplectic to announce that my superstar agent Lauren Abramo just sold my superstar Regency-set gothic TOUCHED to Kensington in a two-book deal. Yayayay!!!
It will be arriving at a bookstore near you in the next 18 months. More details to come (including “call story”…)
w00t!
Special thanks to my uber-massive support group: the Mavens Darcy, Lacey, Carrie, and Jackie, Kel & Manda, Janice, PCubed: Jean, June, Elissa, Cheryl, and Linda, all my TARA sisters, Cheryl, Julie and Virginia for never being too busy to answer my questions, and of course Karen and Diana, whose (utterly perfect) initial reaction was, “I told you so!”
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