Category Archives: Books

Pandora, Amazon, Goodreads, and book discoverability

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Amy Raby

I have recently discovered Pandora. Not that I haven’t known about it for a while, but until a little while ago, it was of no use to me because I only listen to music in my car. Then I bought … Continue reading →

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Spy’s Honor is out today!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Amy Raby

Spy’s Honor is out today! I’m so excited about this book. Spy’s Honor is actually a prequel to Assassin’s Gambit. One thing I love about writing an epic fantasy romance series is that I get to tell two types of … Continue reading →

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The last ten percent

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Amy Raby

One of my sons is a fairly serious piano player. Not serious as in “going to be a concert pianist someday” but as in “takes lessons from a high level instructor, practices daily, and doesn’t suck.” From observing his experience, … Continue reading →

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History for the fantasy buff: Giants’ bones in Ancient Greece

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Amy Raby

A while back, I recommended a book by Adrienne Mayor called Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs, about unconventional tactics of war in the ancient world. I’ve recently discovered another of her books, The First Fossil Hunters, about how … Continue reading →

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Author interview: Laura Lee Nutt

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Amy Raby

I met Laura Lee Nutt through our mutual critique partner, Jessi Gage. Laura writes painstakingly researched historical fantasy romance. Her debut novel RED AND THE WOLF, recently published by Lyrical, features a fractured fairy tale version of Little Red Riding … Continue reading →

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Promo round-up 5/6/13

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Amy Raby

This past week, Assassin’s Gambit was reviewed by Dear Author! I am thrilled with this since Dear Author is a high-profile site with a lot of readers, and the review was long, positive, and thoughtful. Here it is. Also, I … Continue reading →

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Promo round-up 4/23/13

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Amy Raby

Here’s the big news for this week: my fantasy romance trilogy just sold to French publisher Bragelonne! That’s Assassin’s Gambit, Spy’s Honor, and the book I’m still writing, Prince’s Fire. I am so excited that my book is going to … Continue reading →

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Spy’s Honor cover reveal!

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Amy Raby

Look what I have. It’s the cover for Spy’s Honor! I’m really happy with this cover. Rhianne (the heroine) has a softer look than Vitala, which is appropriate given her character. But the cover is similar in style to the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday promo round-up

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Amy Raby

All right, I’m a day late with the promo round-up. But I’ve been busy. After all, Assassin’s Gambit came out last week! So what’s the first week been like? Let me tell you. It has been amazing, and it has … Continue reading →

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Monday promo: giveaway ends

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Amy Raby

Running Goodreads giveaways is kind of expensive, even if the publisher gives you the books for free. It’s the postage that gets you. I used the cheapest option available, media mail, and it was $2.53 per package, times 25, which … Continue reading →

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