Promo - Breath of Fire by Tammy Kane

Breath of Fire
Tammy Kane
Love Spell – Dorchester Pub
June 30, 2009
ISBN# 978-0-505-52816-2

Book Blurb:
When the dragon came to claim him, Karl knew his great plan had gone horribly wrong. If he had known the creature was real, he wouldn’t have scoffed at the villagers… and he certainly wouldn’t have been so quick to let them chain him to a rock. Mattaen Initiates trained as warriors, but no man could defeat a dragon.

“My name is Elera, daughter of Shane. And you, Initiate, are my virgin prize.”

She had vanquished the beast and named her price: one night with the virgin sacrifice she’d saved. He’d taken a vow of chastity, but Karl still had a man’s needs—and Elera’s sultry curves made him ache to taste his first woman. With one scorching kiss she shattered his defenses… and led him into a world of deception and seduction, where he’d be forced to choose between the brotherhood that had raised him and the woman whose courage set his heart on fire.


To learn more about Breath of Fire, please visit Ms. Kane’s website: HERE

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Kimberly Swan, DarqueReviews.com

Promo - Dorchester Next Best Cellar Contest

Cell Us Your Novel
Publisher Seeks New Romantic Voices through Social Networking Venture

New York City—Dorchester Publishing and Textnovel announce their partnership in an innovative writing competition for aspiring novelists. Beginning today, authors ages 18 and older are invited to participate in America’s Next Best Celler, a literary challenge that pairs the emergent cellular generation with the traditional publishing model. The contest will award a guaranteed publishing contract with Dorchester, the publisher who discovered and nurtured the careers of New York Times bestsellers Victoria Alexander, Christine Feehan and Lynsay Sands.

America’s Next Best Celler utilizes Textnovel’s unique business model that allows authors and readers to create, read and share serialized fiction via today’s most popular and ubiquitous technologies. The site encourages readers to subscribe to developing works of fiction which are disseminated in chapter-length installments via cell phones and email over a period of time. Subscribers offer direct feedback to authors and vote for their favorite serials, fostering an intimacy between artist and fan similar to reality television.

Textnovel was created in response to the literary movement that exploded in Japan a little over two years ago which produced an entirely new genre that now dominates their mainstream publishing industry. In 2007, five of Japan’s ten best-selling novels originated as cell phone serials. Many of the serials, such as Love Sky written by a debut novelist and read by 20 million people, have been adapted for TV series and movies.

With faster cell phone networks and data plans now available, the U.S. market has the potential to experience even more success than Japan. “Textnovel’s business model could revolutionize the entire publishing industry,” says Brooke Borneman, Dorchester’s Sales and Marketing Director. According to Maho no i-rando (Magic Island), Japan’s first and largest mobile novel portal, the site has six million registered users, representing roughly 5% of the country’s population. “When applying this percentage to the U.S. population of over 300 million people, the potential to build name recognition for authors is simply staggering,” states Borneman.

A collision of multiple cultural and societal influences has created the ideal situation for the resurgence of the serial which traces its roots to Victorian era novelists Charles Dickens, George Elliott and William Makepeace Thackeray. “Our increasingly fast-paced and chaotic lifestyles have created challenges for many individuals who can’t or won’t make the time to read. Between fragmented attention spans, the enthusiasm and devotion cultivated by fan participation in reality television and the social networking revolution, we think the time is perfect to bring readers and writers together through Textnovel and we hope to discover America’s Next Best ‘Celler,’” says Borneman.

Dorchester is seeking contest entries in any of the following romantic sub-genres: historical, paranormal, urban fantasy, high fantasy, futuristic, romantic suspense or humorous contemporary. For complete contest details, including rules and regulations, please visit www.dorchesterpub.com or www.textnovel.com.

About Dorchester Publishing
Dorchester Publishing has published mass market books since 1971, making it the oldest independent mass market publisher in America. Known for its collection of best-selling romance novels, Dorchester also publishes award-winning horror, thrillers and western titles, as well as the Hard Case Crime line of pulp-style mysteries. In addition, Dorchester distributes the bestselling Family Doctor series of health guides in the US and Canada. Website: http://www.dorchesterpub.com

About Textnovel
Textnovel is a social network for authors and readers of serial fiction and the first English language cell phone novel website, allowing members to write and read fiction with their cell phones or computers, using text messaging, email and online tools. Textnovel also offers literary agency services to aspiring novelists. Website: http://www.textnovel.com

Promo - Widgets Discover Dorchester Publishing

New Technology Pops Up on Dorchester Web Site

NEW YORK—April 28, 2009—The widget is here and bringing with it the ultra modern book browsing and expedient shopping experience to Dorchester’s entire lineup.

Through widgets, readers can now sample the work of Dorchester’s most popular authors, including New York Times best-sellers Christine Feehan, Nina Bangs, Angie Fox, Marjorie M. Liu and C.L. Wilson. Genre fiction heavyweights Brian Keene and Richard Laymon, as well as legendary classic authors like Zane Grey and Louis L’Amour, will also be inlcuded.

Through our partnership with LibreDigital, Dorchester is pleased to offer this new and exciting option to our authors and readers. Moreover, we will reach a larger group of consumers, with previews from the books, increased marketing and a convenience of purchase.

“We have always known that our authors have more of the best-written and most creative fiction in all of the genres we publish. Our long line of award winners is testament to that fact. The challenge has always been to expand the reading audience,” stated Senior Marketing Executive Tim DeYoung. “The widgets will introduce more readers to our authors and create an even greater following for Dorchester.”

Dorchester Publishing has published mass-market books since 1971, making it the oldest independent mass-market publisher in America. Recognized for its leadership in romance novels, Dorchester also publishes award-winning titles in horror, the Hard Case Crime (pulp-style mysteries), thrillers and westerns.

Visit Dorchester Publishing: http://www.dorchesterpub.com/

Publisher Promo - Dorchester expanding to eBook

Dorchester Publishing to Deliver Entire Frontlist and Selected Backlist in eBook and Digital Formats

Technology from LibreDigital to Help Dorchester Expand Distribution

NEW YORK – January 13, 2009 – LibreDigital, Inc., today announced that Dorchester Publishing will use the LibreDigital’s ePublishing Solutions to extend its book selling to new digital channels, including eBooks, the web and a variety of digital eReaders – all while protecting copyrights. The move will give millions of readers new ways to access Dorchester’s extensive book catalog which includes titles from New York Times best-selling authors Christine Feehan, Nina Bangs, Angie Fox, Marjorie M. Liu and C.L. Wilson, as well as legendary classics from authors Zane Grey and Louis L’Amour.

“Our business is built on a tradition of giving readers the highest quality books at the best value,” said John C. Prebich, President and CEO of Dorchester Publishing. “Working with LibreDigital, we can provide millions of loyal readers with new digital delivery options so they can access their favorite titles on eReaders, mobile phones or computers while protecting the value accrued by our brand.”

Dorchester Publishing has published mass market books since 1971, making it the oldest independent mass market publisher in America. Known for its collection of romance novels, Dorchester also publishes world-class horror, thrillers and western titles, as well as the award-winning Hard Case Crime line of pulp-style mysteries, science fiction and fantasy titles from the award-winning Wildside Press. In addition, Dorchester is now distributing the bestselling Family Doctor series of health guides in the US and Canada.

“Dorchester Publishing is a great example of how publishers are expanding book delivery options to meet the changing needs of consumers,” said Russell P. Reeder, President and CEO of LibreDigital. “By making their works accessible in multiple digital formats, Dorchester Publishing is ensuring that consumers can find and access their favorite titles whenever and however they want - whether it’s through a search engine, an iPhone application like Stanza or on an eReader from Sony or Amazon. We’re hearing from our customers that, even in a down economy, the sale of eBooks is growing more quickly than they expected.”

Serving many of the world’s largest media and publishing companies, LibreDigital develops market-leading interactive digital publishing solutions for organizations seeking to attract new channels and partners for the sales of their titles. LibreDigital also helps publishers market and control their valuable works across an ever-expanding variety of digital formats, including eBooks, E Ink, online, mobile and print-on-demand delivery options.

About LibreDigital
LibreDigital is a Digital Media Services company that provides conversion, storage and secured distribution for digital content through digital stores and new eBook devices worldwide. Helping publishers of newspapers, magazines, books and journals to market and control their valuable works across traditional and new digital formats, LibreDigital serves the world’s top firms in over 120 countries including, HarperCollins Publishers, Hachette USA, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, John Wiley & Sons and Simon & Schuster and now Dorchester Publishing. Backed by Adams Capital Management, Noro-Moseley Partners, the New York Times Company, and HarperCollins Publishers, LibreDigital is based in Austin, Texas, with offices in New York City and the United Kingdom. www.libredigital.com

Dorchester's 2008 Mr. Romance Contest....

This is such a great idea, just had to share. *grin*

It’s time for DORCHESTER’S 2008 MR. ROMANCE CONTEST!
All you hot and horny women who go weak-kneed at the sight of washboard abs and flirty tresses better get ready or get your inhaler, cause these dudes are righteously buff and they’re ready for their close-up.
One month from now, eight men will strut their stuff down the runway, flash their pearly whites and flex that one muscle that can win them the gold—personal charm. Dorchester’s 2008 Mr. Romance winner will have to put everything on the line and let it all hang out to rise to the top of this packed stable of stiff competitors. It’s winner take all, baby. Love is a battlefield.
Beginning April 7, Dorchesterpub.com will reveal two models a day in all their pixilated, spray-tanned glory. Learn their stats, love their lats and dream away about dinner for two with beefcake tartare for starters. After four days of hunky reveals, voting will open to the Dorchester public and that’s when the real fun begins. See the models’ ranking go up and down; who’s hot and who’s not. Will it come down to a cheeky little wink or something much bigger? Log on to dorchesterpub.com and find out!

http://www.dorchesterpub.com/Dorch/SpecialFeatures.cfm?ID=2445