‘Art & Grace’ – Free Promotion on Kobo

On World Book Day, in the wake of Black History Month in the US and on the eve of International Women’s Day, I’m delighted to report that ‘Art & Grace’ has been accepted for a week-long free promotion run by Kobo. The theme of the promotion is ‘Diverse Stories.’ As a Regency romance with a mixed-heritage heroine, ‘Art & Grace’ fits the bill. The ebook will be free on Kobo in all regions from 11th to 18th March.

While over at Kobo, the ebook of my contemporary romance, ‘The Laird’s Right-Hand Lady,’ can also be found free at present. In addition, Kobo Plus subscribers have access not only to all my priced ebooks, but also now to the audiobooks for several of my works, ‘Art & Grace‘ included. I’m adding my audiobooks to the site as an ongoing process.

Many thanks to Kobo for this great opportunity to find more readers on their platform. If you read and enjoy any of my books, reviews, on Kobo and elsewhere, would be greatly appreciated.

‘Art & Grace,’ Spring Promotion

I realised a while ago that I’ve now self-published over half a million words of fiction. I’m not a prolific writer so this represents quite a milestone! It’s still chilly in the UK but Spring is just around the corner so I’m feeling restless to get working on a couple of new writing projects. However, the process of adapting many of my past publications for audiobook means that I’m also spending considerable writing time looking back.

‘Art & Grace,’ my novel set in Regency England, is now available as an audiobook from several retailers so it seemed timely to run a promotion of the ebook. Until Monday 4th March, the ebook is priced at 99p / 99c or equivalent from all its retailers. Here’s the novel’s Books2Read page, with links to main retailers for digital, audio and print versions of the book.

https://books2read.com/b/artandgrace

‘The Fight for Dolores’ – Mostly Free!

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 Knight’s Falconess’ – 99c on Kindle Countdown

‘The Knight’s Falconess,’ my sensual Medieval romance, is only 99c until Tuesday 14th September. It’s also on Kindle Unlimited. “An addictive read.”

‘Art & Grace’ – on Sale Now!

This week the toppled statue of Bristol Slave Trader, Edward Colston, has been unveiled in its new museum location. Coincidentally, the ebook of my interracial romantic novel, set in Regency Bristol, is on sale widely, priced at 99c or equivalent. You can find it on Kindle, Nook, iBooks, Kobo, Scribd and Smashwords, with more ratings and reviews to be found on Goodreads.

‘Art & Grace’ is a book that brings me back to my recurring question as to whether much of my writing is best described as romance or not. The dark theme of the transatlantic slave trade is an aspect of the novel that obviously undermines its identity as a romance but it’s also been viewed by readers and reviewers as being more properly regarded as women’s fiction, since the friendship of the female characters, Bess and Artemisia, is so central to the story.

If you read ‘Art & Grace,’ I’d be appreciative of reviews, ratings and recommendations, on retail sites and elsewhere.

The sale price continues into mid-June.

‘Art & Grace’ – Regency Romance 99c / 99p on Kindle Countdown

‘Art & Grace’ on Kindle Countdown

For anybody seeking a romantic Regency escape in isolation, ‘Art & Grace’ is only 99c / 99p on Kindle on Amazon .com and UK from Easter Monday (13th) until Sunday 19th April:

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Grace-Catherine-Chapman-ebook/dp/B07V7FYML8/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Grace-Catherine-Chapman-ebook/dp/B07V7FYML8/

“Clean and uplifting; a pleasure to read,” (5-star review, Amazon.com).

 

‘Miss Millie’s Groom’ – Free on Smashwords

‘Miss Millie’s Groom,’ Free on Smashwords

When so many people are confined to their homes at the moment, Smashwords is running an ‘Authors Give Back’ promotion, in which ebooks are discounted or free.  My sweet historical romance, set in World War One, is included in the promotion.  ‘Miss Millie’s Groom’ will be free until April 20th.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/710062

It’s a book that doesn’t have many reviews to date so, if you read and enjoy the story, I would really appreciate reviews, recommendations and ratings on Smashwords and elsewhere.  Here’s the book’s Goodreads’ page:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31943586-miss-millie-s-groom

A print copy of the book is also available from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Millies-Groom-Catherine-Chapman/dp/B086C364J2/

“As a romance, it ticks all the right boxes, and it’s a pleasure to see it come with a well-written story behind it,” (4-star review, Bookangel).

ARC Review: The Laird’s Right Hand Lady

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’

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

 

A Modern Regency Romance: Art and Grace by Catherine E. Chapman

Many thanks to Nicola of Bronte Babe Blog, for her very full review of ‘Art & Grace.’ I’ve been blessed with two wonderfully literary reviews of the book this weekend, both of which were of great interest to me to read. Sometimes, writing, you lose sight of the influence of other books and authors, so it’s always fascinating to see what readers pick up on. Although Nicola talks of the influence of the Brontes (which, from my point of view, is most obviously there in A&G in that, like ‘Jane Eyre’, it’s a first-person narrative) her reference to Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ is very perceptive. I think of Bess and Adam’s relationship as having a redemptive quality, reminiscent of Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth’s. I do appreciate this very thoughtful review from Bronte Babe Blog.

Brontë Babe Blog

A few months ago I had the pleasure of reading a short, Brontë inspired story, Brizecombe Hall by Catherine E. Chapman. You can read my review of it by clicking here. Shortly afterwards I was delighted to be contacted by the author herself, who very kindly offered me a copy of her latest novel, Art and Grace, to read and review. I accepted the offer, but due to the slightly crazy year that I’ve had, it’s taken me a long time to read and review the novel and I can only apologise for this delay. So let’s get down to business.

Art and Grace is a Regency Romance, set in Bristol, and later, the Somerset countryside. During our correspondence, Chapman informed me that although the novel was not directly related to the Brontës ‘writings, it was inspired their works, and I can certainly see a few nods to their…

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