Category Archives: Contemporary Romantic Fiction

New Year, New Markets

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As 2024 commences, I’m getting back to working on producing auto-narrated audiobooks of my works, through Google Play. I started the process in 2023, initially converting my short stories, to test the waters. I’ve really enjoyed the process. From an author’s perspective, it’s an interesting way of reviewing work you wrote some time ago. Initially, I had reservations about using AI voices but, so far, reader reviews have made no negative comments about these.

So I’m pressing on with adapting my longer works to audio but, in the meantime, check out four of my short stories that are available as audiobooks free on Google Play: ‘Opening Night;’ ‘The Ramblers;’ ‘The Office Party,’ and ‘The Family Tree.’

https://play.google.com/store/books/author?id=Catherine+E.+Chapman

‘The Fight for Dolores’ – Mostly Free!

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Summer is on the wane here in the UK but there’s still time to digest a short contemporary romance! ‘The Fight for Dolores’ is 99c / 99p on Kindle and free from other retailers. All retailer links are at Books2Read:

https://books2read.com/thefightfordolores

‘The Fight for Dolores’ – Contemporary Romance Novella

For authors who haven’t discovered Books2Read, it’s Draft2Digital’s site where authors can upload their books and keep links to retailer sites current and in one location. As Smashwords merge with Draft2Digital, I am eagerly anticipating a day when I no longer have to keep updating the links in the end matter of my ebooks!

‘The Fight for Dolores’ – Free short read

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On Saint Patrick’s Day, why not dive into a short romantic read, set in rural Ireland? ‘The Fight for Dolores’ is free on Nook, Apple, Kobo, Scribd and Smashwords:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-fight-for-dolores-catherine-e-chapman/1127267479

https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-fight-for-dolores/id1303372848

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-fight-for-dolores

https://www.scribd.com/book/362978482/The-Fight-for-Dolores

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/755986

“Easy to read and enjoyable.” “A feel-good story.”

Free Short Stories

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‘The Ramblers,’ Free Short Story

For anybody self-isolating at the moment and looking for free ebooks to read, I have five short stories available for free on Smashwords and from their retailers (incl. B&N, Apple, Kobo).  They are ‘The Ramblers,’ ‘Opening Night,’ ‘The Family Tree,’ ‘All the Trimmings’ and ‘The Office Party.’  (The last two are seasonal stories.)

If you read and enjoy the stories, I’d really appreciate ratings and brief reviews.

http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/CatherineChapman

Catherine E. Chapman’s ebooks on Nook

Catherine E. Chapman’s ebooks on iBooks

Catherine E. Chapman’s books on Kobo

ARC Review: The Laird’s Right Hand Lady

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I was delighted to receive a review of ‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady,’ my short contemporary romance, from Maria KU Reads’ blog.  I had actually forgotten that Maria had the book so it was a lovely post-Valentine surprise this morning!  via ARC Review: The Laird's Right Hand Lady

Smashwords Sale and ‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady’

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Festive greetings! To mark the season, my romance anthologies are all half-price in Smashwords’ end of year sale:

http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/CatherineChapman

And, if you want to grab ‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady’ while it’s still free, it can be found on Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, Apple and Kobo, free until Hogmanay:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lairds-right-hand-lady-catherine-e-chapman/1126976024?ean=2940158986710

http://books.apple.com/us/book/the-lairds-right-hand-lady/id1341055760

http://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-laird-s-right-hand-lady

 

‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady’ – Free on Smashwords

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‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady’ free on Smashwords

There’s a distinct nip in the air here in the UK, so I’m looking forward to Autumn and Winter, and running a free promotion of my contemporary romance, ‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady,’ to get into the mood.  Set on a Highland Estate, it’s the perfect read for a chilly day!

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/783794

‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady’ on NetGalley

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‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady’ on NetGalley

I’m delighted to report that my contemporary romance, ‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady,’ is available for review on NetGalley during June 2019.  It’s through a co-op initiative, via the retailer, Kobo.  Here’s the link to the book on NetGalley:

‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady’ on NetGalley

If you read and review via NetGalley, I would really appreciate reviews of the book there, on Goodreads, and on Kobo and other retailers’ sites.

Smashwords’ Read an Ebook Week Promo

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All of my books that are normally priced over 99c are reduced at Smashwords in their Read an Ebook Week Promotion.  Click on the book link on my Profile Page to see the coupon code for the reduction:

http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/CatherineChapman

 

‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady’ – on Nook, Apple, Kobo & Smashwords

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‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady’ – now in wide distribution

Well, I had a target of Burns’ Night to publish my Scottish Highland contemporary romance wide of Amazon – and I nearly met it!  ‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady’ is now available on Nook, Apple, Kobo and Smashwords and its retailers:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lairds-right-hand-lady-catherine-e-chapman/1126976024?ean=2940158986710

http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-lairds-right-hand-lady/id1341055760

http://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-laird-s-right-hand-lady

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/783794

So, if you’re looking for a snowy romantic read to escape into, why not retreat, with Jess & Cameron, to the Highlands?