Whether it’s a faraway fantasy kingdom or Los Angeles, these heroines find their dream jobs, and with them come dream men. Except dreams don’t always happen the way we plan. A businessman’s stoic exterior needs
softening, and a mage needs to learn that the past won’t repeat itself. Luckily
for them, these women are savvy and tough, and they won’t give up when it comes to love.

 

BUY: https://pinkpetalbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12&products_id=70

Mick Jagger was right. You can’t always get what you want. Katherine Wheeler is finding that out the hard way, after spending six months in Los Angeles with little to show for her efforts besides a rapidly dwindling bank account. So when an online ad offers the sort of position she can only dream of, she answers it at once. Alarm bells go off when she realizes her new boss is dangerously attractive, but Katherine figures she can handle the situation. After all, Pieter Van Rijn seems to be a consummate professional. What could possibly go wrong?

After dealing with the love-struck son of a movie producer, a threatened
lawsuit, and an earthquake, Katherine thinks she may have to re-evaluate her situation. But all those complications are nothing compared to wanting a man who doesn’t seem to want her back…

An Apprentice’s
Touch by Mary Winter
erotic fantasy romance
novella
$3.50

BUY: https://pinkpetalbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=38&products_id=93

Teryn Windhorn, local mage, patrolled an area too large for him to handle.
Stretched to his magical and physical limits, the Mage Council demanded he find an apprentice. Still, the past haunted him with the images of a beautiful young woman pressed to far beyond her skills and her teacher who should have seen, her teacher who should have saved her life.

Jendaya Carinella lived, worked, and fought magical beasts alone. It was,
after all, what the bastard daughter of a mage, cast off from her own village
had to do. Until a magical fight left her wounded and brought Teryn to find
her.

Training her became imperative. Loving her, unavoidable. And one act of
courage could finally show him the partner he needed. If he can only believe in an apprentice’s touch.

Note: This book was previously released under the title HIS MAGICAL
STUDENT. This work has been revised and somewhat changed from the original version.

Use code “magicfringe” when you check out for 10% off your order. Good through April 18!

Okay, it’s confession time. I’ve done it. Written an outline, a synopsis, and the first three chapters, polished the heck out of them and then submitted it. Of course, while I waited, I wrote my fingers off, polished until I needed sunglasses to read the story, and prayed someone would accept it. I won’t lie and say do as I say, and not as I do, but then again, I’m a multi-published author who knows how fast I can write things, is disciplined, somewhat anal-retentive, and dealing with waits that could easily take three to six months. That’s the important part of this lesson. I knew what I could do and had the time to do it.

There’s a reason why nearly everyone in the publishing industry, from top agents to small press editors say write the book first, make it the best book you can, and then submit it to publishers or agents. Because as a writer, you want to strike while the iron is hot. If an editor or agent says, “Yes! I want to see more!” You want to be Johnny-on-the-spot and deliver it while your striking prose and unique story idea remains fresh in the reader’s mind.

There’s nothing that screams amateur more than telling an editor or agent, “I’m sorry, but my critique group is still looking at this work. I’ll send it when it’s ready.” That’ll tip your work from “sure, I’ll read more” to “not wasting my time” in a heart beat. If the person was on the fence about it, then that may be the proverbial straw. It might not, probably depends on the person’s mood, but why risk it?

I will say, that it’s okay to do a final polish, a quick read-through before you send that full manuscript, or even the partial if the agent or editor responded to just a query letter. Something that takes a few days, a week at most, probably not going to be a problem. A few months, and when the manuscript is received, it’ll most likely provoke a “who are you?” response.

I know it’s hard to wait. I know it’s hard to spend months polishing something and then waiting more months for a response. Right now our turn times are running in the two to four week range, and I’m working hard to keep them that way. But before I can do my part, you need to do yours.  And that includes polishing the book before you submit. The other part of the “write the book first” advice that’s often given out tells the author to then write the next book. Because that’s what you do while you wait to hear from an editor or an agent. You write the next book.