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February 21, 2012

One Week Until Rogue! iPhone Case Giveaway & Audiobook Snippet!

By Sarah MacLean

I can’t believe A Rogue By Any Other Name will be here in a week! I remember that when I was writing this one, I had trouble believing that it would ever be finished…let alone on shelves! Oh! Don’t forget that my local indie is selling signed/personalized copies of the US Version of Rogue…order by Thursday evening from WORD directly (you also get fun Rules of Scoundrels dice with these purchases)!

Anyway…I’m getting super duper excited, and you know what that means!

Giveaways!

First, I have two of these super fun Rogue iPhone cases up for giveaway! For those of you who are regular readers, you know that I am married to a total tech guy, who tries at every turn to get me to bring technology to the Regency. He succeeded this time, with these gorgeous iPhone cases! (They fit the iPhone 4 and 4S) I’ve signed them both on the inside, and if you win, you can choose to have me sign the outside, and I will, happily (albeit nervously).

I’m bundling these cases with one signed printed copy of the UK edition of Rogue…which you can’t get in the States! To enter, comment below with your favorite scene from any one of my books…I’ll choose TWO winners on Friday (Open internationally!)!

But WAIT! Before you go do that…check this out! Rogue is the first of my books to become an audiobook! It’s read by the fabulous Rosalyn Landor (who does Julia Quinn and Lisa Kleypas’s audiobooks, too!), and while I haven’t heard the whole thing, I have heard this excerpt, which I can share with you! The audiobook will be available as a digital download on Tuesday, along with the print and e-book editions!

It’s SO WEIRD to hear the book read aloud…I just…aaaah!!! So weird and awesome!

So….that’s where I’m at today…iPhone cases and audiobooks! Hope you guys are having a similarly weirdly awesome day!

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February 2, 2012

Signed copies of Rogue for Pre-Order!

By Sarah MacLean

So, unless you have just stumbled upon the blog in your search for “Who would win in a fight, a mole or a koala,” you know that I’ve got a book coming out. Soon. Very. Very. Soon. In fact, in three weeks and five days, exactly.

It appears that advanced copies are trickling out to reviewers, which is awesome…but unless you’re a book reviewer, you probably won’t be able to find a copy of A Rogue By Any Other Name any time before February 28th, which is sad, I know. *BUT* here’s something awesome! If you preorder the book (or any of my others) from my local Indie (WORD Bookstore in Brooklyn), you will not only receive it in the mail on 2/28 (AT YOUR HOUSE!), but I’ll sign it before shipping it to you!

**ADDITION: If you are an international reader, WORD will happily ship internationally! Contact Stephanie at Word by email, and she will help!

Preorders must be made before 12:00pm on 2/24 for you to get your books on the 28th.

As an added treat, your package will include Rogue bookmarks and this fun “Do Not Disturb” sign from the Love By Numbers series!

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And the back:

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For those of you who don’t do print books anymore…never fear! While I can’t come to your house and sign your Kindle or Nook…Rogue is out on the e-devices on the same day it’s available in stores! And, you can send me a Self-Addressed-Stamped-Envelope, and I’ll happily send you bookmarks and doorhangers! Email the Goodies line for more info on that!

So…tell me…are you a preorderer? A same-day bookstore goer? Or a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants, buy-the-book-whenever-you-happen-to-find-yourself-next-in-a-bookstore book buyer?

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January 27, 2012

Sarah on the Road!

By Sarah MacLean

You guys! You guys!! I’m packing my travel trunks and getting out on the road! If you’re in New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania/Ohio, or Southern California, I’m going to be in your neck of the woods sometime very soon! Some of the highlights:

*I’m launching A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME at my hometown bookstore in Brooklyn on March 1, with an awesome party at the fabulous WORD bookstore to celebrate romance with Eloisa James and Maya Rodale!

*I’ll be giving a talk as part of the Penn State Erie Behrend Gender Conference (open to the public!) entitled “Real Heroines Rip Their Own Bodices,” on April 20th.

*I’ll be spending a “Girl’s Afternoon Out” with Katharine Ashe, Sophia Nash and Maya Rodale in Lansing, MI on March 3.

*And….I’ll be at both the RT Booklovers convention (in Chicago) and the RWA Annual Convention (in Anaheim) this year!

For a full list of my events through July, please check out the Find Sarah in Person page!

(psst! If you’re in Connecticut or Boston, stay tuned…because something exciting is brewing for you guys…which I do not want to jinx!)

Annnnd….If you’re in Dallas…I’m coming your way TWICE in the Fall (October and November)! And yes…I made Sophie Jordan promise she’d take me to see high school football games a la Friday Night Lights.

I’m super jazzed, y’all. I’m getting ready to tour like Duke Ellington. Question: How many books do you think I need to write before I can commission my own railroad car?  (Answer: Way more. Way way more.)

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December 2, 2011

ROGUE in the UK!

By Sarah MacLean

I’m thrilled that A Rogue By Any Other Name will be simultaneously published in the UK by Piatkus Books. This is a huge thing for me, as it means that my British family & friends will be able to march into a bookstore and buy a Sarah MacLean novel! Yay!

And…to add to the excitement…I just received the lovely cover for Rogue in the UK! Lookee!

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November 29, 2011

A Rogue By Any Other Name Giveaway & Excerpt!

By Sarah MacLean

As I promised pre-Thanksgiving…it’s time for a giveaway!

The week before Turkey Day, I received a very small number of Advance Readers’ Copies of A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME. I’ve now completed the required petting cycle–during which I roam about the house with the ARCs and tell my husband to “LOOK! I WROTE THIS WHOLE BOOK! ALL OF IT!”

And now, the books are ready to be sent off to their respective homes…my mom, my sister, my critique partners, my friend Meghan (to whom the book is dedicated), and…yes! To one of you!

I’ll choose one random commenter from this post on Friday to receive my one remaining ARC. Now…ROGUE is a marriage of convenience story–my first. And I will tell you, marriage of convenience is not an easy thing to write! I have a whole newfound respect (on top of my old, existing respect) for Eloisa James and Mary Balogh and others who do marriage of convenience so effortlessly. Those ladies know what’s up!

To enter to win, share your favorite marriage romance in comments!

And as a special treat…how about an excerpt? In fact…how about Chapter One?

Welcome to the Fallen Angel.

CHAPTER ONE 

Continue reading

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October 11, 2011

Rogue Stepback Revealed! Early Covers Available!

By Sarah MacLean

I got one of those fabulous packages today…the ones that never get old…the giant ones that include a stack of cover flats, all gorgeous and designed by the unparalleled Avon Books design team…with pearly paper and foiled, lovely text and official, bona-fide romance author photo and bio. And oh, em, gee…this one is a doozy.

There she is…perfect, proper Penelope Marbury (the infamous Grape from Eleven Scandals) on the staircase inside The Fallen Angel, London’s most notorious gaming hell. She’s holding a white rose–the gift all ladies receive on their first trip to the club–and she’s waiting for her husband, Bourne, one of the partners in the Angel.

Bourne and Penelope have a marriage of not-so-convenience, and their story is very special to me. I can’t WAIT to share it with you. But first, I share the cover! And the gorgeous step back! So, here it is!

Thanks for being so very very patient!

The First Rule of Scoundrels: Never wager more than you are willing to lose…especially in matters of the heart.

Lady Penelope Marbury learns that the first rule of scoundrels is the most difficult to follow in A Rogue By Any Other Name, in stores February 28th!

What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets . . .
A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London’s most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance—including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury.
A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with little interest in a quiet, comfortable marriage, and a longing for something more. How lucky that her new husband has access to such unexplored pleasures.
Bourne may be a prince of London’s underworld, but he vows to keep Penelope untouched by its wickedness—a challenge indeed as the lady discovers her own desires, and her willingness to wager anything for them . . . even her heart.

And…I’m particularly happy to share the (as yet unrevealed!) stepback of this book…Dark haired Bourne and his troublesome wife Penelope!

Once again, the designers at Avon Books have outdone themselves. I mean, are you kidding me with that cover?  Yum.

So…I’ve got a bunch of these to give away…I’m choosing 30 lucky winners from my mailing list to win signed coverflats! Join the mailing list here (I swear I won’t spam you) between now and next Wednesday, October 19th to be eligible to win (Added bonus…if you join anytime, ever, you’ll get postcards and other goodies from me periodically)!

Feel free to comment below with thoughts, drool, etc.  You know I love that. xoxo!

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August 9, 2011

National Book Week Game!

By Sarah MacLean

This is going around Facebook as a status update in honor of National Book Week, but I figured I’d modify it and bring it here!

The Facebook rules are: 
Grab the closest book to you, go to page 56 and copy the 5th sentence as your status. Don’t cite the book; post these rules.

My rules are: 
Grab the closest book to you, turn to page 56 and copy the 5th sentence in comments. Of course cite the book! That’s the best part!

And as your reward for being fabulous blog readers, I’m going to turn to page 56 of the A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME manuscript and tell you the 5th sentence there!

<goes to look>
<snickers>

Which was quite prickly.

 

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