Book grabs!

I have two fun Bookfunnel promos running until the end of April, so grab your goodies now!

This first one includes historical fiction, time travel books, women’s lit, and memoirs. My Hollywood memoir, The Opposite of Famous, is included among 65 books.

Click here to see all the interesting reads:
https://books.bookfunnel.com/historicalfic/bxdj8uklgj

And here’s the second promo: Spicy Spring Flings with Illustrated Covers. These cute covers will put you in the mood for spring and for romance, of course! My Hollywood romantic comedy The Screenwriter Next Door is in this one. Click here:
https://books.bookfunnel.com/spicy-spring-flings/8agqg20ahi

And stay tuned for a busy May! I’ll have some great promos for you next month too.

A cheap getaway to Hogback…

My pair of funny paranormal cozy mysteries are just 99 cents each April 19-26. You know these stories are fictional because I wrote them as Suki McMinn and, well… vampires.

The Vampire of Waller County
What if a single injection could turn humans into vampires? And what if that drug fell into the hands of a devious man bent on creating his own army of monsters? Dr. Jim Samuels sets his sights on the sleepy town of Hogback, North Carolina, tucked into the picturesque foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He’s counting on finding the kind of simple-minded fools he needs to execute his plan, but he’s dead wrong. When Nathan Waller interferes with the doctor’s evil scheme, he puts everyone he loves in danger. Can he save sweet Holly McReady in time? Can he step up to be the hero of Waller County? Can he do it in wet pajamas and Big Foot slippers? Halloween in Hogback will never be the same, and neither will Nathan Waller.

And then… Christmas in Waller County
When Palmer Finnegan shows up and threatens to expose Hogback’s secrets to the world, every vampire in town wants him dead. Except for one. Nathan is determined to keep Finnegan alive, but something goes sideways during the Christmas Stroll. Can he protect Finnegan from the violence that now pervades Hogback? Will blood be spilled on Peanut’s red Christmas coat? And can Nathan keep Holly away from the mistletoe over Keen Justice’s head? When things go terribly wrong in Hogback, Nathan might be the only one who can make them right again. Will he do the right thing? Or is the wrong thing what Waller County really needs? Confused? Well, so is Nathan. Welcome to Hogback.

The Screenwriter’s on sale!

My favorite fictional screenwriter is ready to be your next book boyfriend for pennies! Check out this 99-cent Kindle special April 12-19 for my Hollywood romantic comedy, The Screenwriter Next Door. Because I wrote it as Suki McMinn, this one is purely fictional (although you will certainly see how my real life influenced this story).

Fasten your seatbelts for a bumpy, Hollywood ride… When a 1987 earthquake sends Sadie’s hot screenwriter neighbor over in his skivvies, her comedian boyfriend turns the event into a TV pilot.

She decides to swap her story-stealing boyfriend for the screenwriter and buys herself a used typewriter.

But writing her own L.A. happily ever after isn’t as easy as she’d imagined. And her modeling career is slogging along in the slow lane.

With her ex’s television show set to become the hit sitcom she should have written, Sadie faces a choice:

Fashion model or writer? If she chooses both, is there room in her life for the funny man who wins her heart?

One day only!

I’m having a one-day Kindle special today only on my funny Hollywood memoir, The Opposite of Famous by Susan McNabb (my nonfiction name, so you know this is the real scoop).

A shy young woman traveled from North Carolina to Hollywood in 1984, and within a mere few decades, struggled and clawed her way up to become the opposite of famous.

Susan McNabb worked on thousands of jobs as a model, actor, and extra, as an assistant to casting, wardrobe, makeup, and finally, to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Single well into her forties, McNabb rubbed elbows and other body parts with scores of interesting men, including Jerry Seinfeld for eight rocky years.

This hilarious collection of essays chronicles her adventures and a life of dogged persistence in a business that shows you the door more often than a path to success. Learn what it takes to work as a fashion model, a commercial actor, a film extra, and a butt double. And to build a rich life in which the journey is the real reward.

Journeys to Authorship

My latest anthology is out! And it got a number one best seller banner on Amazon! Journeys to Authorship is a collection of author origin stories by a group of Phoenix writers. We tell the true stories of how we became published authors, and they are as different as they can be.

I know you’ll love my essay, “Flirting with the Flames of Fame,” because the real hero of my story is fanfiction. I started my writing life writing fanfiction and loved every minute of it (which is why I’m still writing!), and because I made so many wonderful friends in our fandom, I was able to publish my first book, Drop Dead Gorgeous. Heck, I never would have even written it if I hadn’t met my fanfiction friends.

As my title suggests, I do spill a few beans about the famous people in my life when I lived in Hollywood, and I think you’ll enjoy that too (especially if you’ve read my Hollywood memoir, The Opposite of Famous by Susan McNabb <–my nonfiction name).

So, please enjoy this special anthology, and let me know what you think!

Grab some new reads!

These three zero-dollar promos are ending at the end of March, so grab your goodies before it’s too late. Click on the links below or the images to go to the promo of your choice. And remember, you can choose all three!

First up is March Madness, which has 20 contemporary romances and romantic comedies. You can click this link or click on the Freebie page below:

https://books.bookfunnel.com/marchmadness2024/2ku8gy9bfl

The second promo is Your Next Romantic Escape which is for Kindle Unlimited readers. If you’re in KU, please enjoy these 98 romances! Here’s the link:

https://books.bookfunnel.com/yournextromanticescape/poolrmauw2

And I know you’ll love these free spicy romantic comedies:

https://books.bookfunnel.com/danielias04/ijwgm9kckk

That should keep you romance lovers busy for a bit. Happy reading!

Together Again!

My latest romance anthology, Together Again, is live now and ready to read! This book celebrates five years of anthologies from The New Romance Cafe. I said yes to that first one in 2019 (and it was my first anthology as well as the Cafe’s), and so I get the honor of being the among the OGs who contributed stories to this new one. Guess who else is in the collection: Thyra Dane! That’s right Thyra10 herself, a fanfiction favorite. You’ll get to meet some of her hot Vikings, while I take you back to the eighties in Hollywood.

I couldn’t be prouder of this book, and the cherry on top? All proceeds go to breast cancer research, just as they did for the first anthology (and yes, I’m a breast cancer survivor). So please enjoy these wonderful stories. Mine is “After the Meet Cute.”

𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣: 𝘼 𝙍𝙚𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮
𝘑𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴!

https://books2read.com/TNRC2024TogetherAgain

Treat yourself to The Romance Café’s 5th anniversary anthology of 13 heartwarming romances showcasing our original authors.
 Friends to Lovers
 Second chance
 Vikings
 Vampires
 Hollywood
 Single dads
 Military heroes
Whether you love contemporary, paranormal or historical romance, there’s a story here for you. All proceeds go to Breast Cancer Research. 

Authors:

Suki McMinn

Chele MacCabe

Miranda Jameson

Thyra Dane

Guinevere Jordan

Kenna Shaw Reed

S L Hollister

Catherine Stein

T. R. Weatherly

#tnrc5yearanniversary #tnrcog #anthology #newbook #romance

New interview!

I recently had a lovely chat at Sherri Hollister’s Creekside Cafe about our new anthology as well as other fun topics. I first met Sherri when we both contributed stories to The New Romance Cafe’s very first anthology for charity five years ago. I loved her story, a sexy suspenseful romance, and knew we’d be fast friends as we’re both North Carolina girls.

And now we’re back together with the original authors of that first book, Love in Bloom, with our latest anthology, aptly named Together Again. It’s up for pre-order now and will drop on March 20, delivering eleven romance stories in several subgenres with all proceeds going to breast cancer research, just as it was in that first book five years ago.

Here’s a teaser screenshot from that interview. I hope you enjoy it, and don’t forget to grab your copy of Together Again soon!

Journeys to Authorship

Here’s an exciting new anthology full of true stories from published authors on their journey from writer to author, and my story is one!

Pre-order here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWFNBMHF

Journeys to Authorship
How Wannabe Writers Can Realize Their Publishing Dreams

If you need a light in the dark to become a published author, this indispensable book, Journeys to Authorship, serves as your directional beacon in the fog of the publishing world. Fourteen established authors will take you on an enlightening expedition as they reveal personal odysseys to attain their individual wordsmithing dreams.

Via their collective experiences, you’ll learn what the authoring process involves and gather ideas to overcome the obstacles of time, inertia, and resources. You’ll also gain concrete advice on navigating the complex publishing world as you connect with successful fiction and nonfiction authors across a variety of genres. The authors’ journeys will make you laugh, wonder, and even cry at their creativity and perseverance, and the sheer gumption required to pursue their quests.

All of the authors who share their origin stories in this book are members of the Alliance for Literary Writers, Authors, & Yabbering Scribes, (ALWAYS), a Phoenix-based group founded in 2006. Read their stories, benefit from real-life experiences, and ignite your aspirations to actually reach your own publishing goals.

Ready to read?

Here’s a fun new promo from Bookfunnel that includes historical fiction, time travel books, women’s lit, and memoirs. My Hollywood memoir, The Opposite of Famous by Susan McNabb (my nonfiction name) is included among 65 books.

Click on the banner to see all the interesting reads, or just click here:
https://books.bookfunnel.com/historicalfic/bxdj8uklgj

And if you’re in the mood for some spicy free romcoms (and who isn’t?), check out this fun Bookfunnel promo that includes my Hollywood romantic comedy “Heartfelt” (with a female standup comic who was created in “After the Meet Cute,” my brand new story in Together Again). This promo only runs until the end of March, so don’t wait! Click the banner below, or click here:
https://books.bookfunnel.com/danielias04/ijwgm9kckk