Raising the Stakesby Karen Rock
Genre: Adult
Age category: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 1 April, 2015
Blurb:
Hiding from the world…
Tucking herself away in the Adirondack woods was supposed to keep Vivienne Harris safe. From dark memories of the Bronx, from danger, from entanglements. But when an orphaned bear cub raids her pantry and conservation officer Liam Walsh appears with news of poachers nearby, her private, peaceful world is turned upside down!
Suddenly two forces are drawing her out—Button, the cub who needs her help, and Liam, the man who's dead set against her rehabilitating the bear. If she can just win Liam's support, Vivie knows she can give Button a good life. And maybe find the courage to embrace a future with Liam…
You can find Raising the Stakes on Goodreads
You can buy Raising the Stakes here:
- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Kobo
- Harlequin
About the Author:Karen Rock is an award-winning YA and adult contemporary romance author. She holds a master’s degree in English and worked as an ELA instructor before becoming a full-time writer. Currently she writes for Harlequin Heartwarming and her first novel for the line, WISH ME TOMORROW, has won the 2014 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, the 2014 Golden Quill Contest and a finalist in the Published Maggie Awards. The first novel in her co-authored YA series, CAMP BOYFRIEND, has been a finalist in the Booksellers Best and Golden Leaf awards.
You can find and contact Karen here:
- Website
- Goodreads
- Tumblr
- Quarterly Newsletter
- Amazon Author Page
GUEST POST;
We are so happy that author Karen Rock has shared her thoughts with us today on print books and e-books.
Do you believe that e-books have helped
you or hurt you?
Hi Nana, Mommy and Sissy
Thank you so much for having me on Three Partners in Shopping Blog
today. It’s great to meet you and your wonderful fans.
As I began my writing career when
e-books were already dominating the market, I don’t have the
experience other authors had when print books were the primary source
of income. I write YA romance and adult romance and find that both
genres sell better in digital. That does lower my royalties, of
course, but it is a service to consumers who have better access to
books. Not having access to as many novels as I wanted (before
e-books) is a problem with which I definitely relate!
When I was younger, I would literally
search every nook, cranny and sofa cushion for change until I had
enough to scrape together to buy a Harlequin novel at the local drug
store. Waiting for my allowance was torture and the librarian only
let me take out so many books at a time. No matter what, I always had
empty, listless, bookless times growing up. Agony.
Now, as an adult, I have other
restrictions on book buying, like space. I can’t bring myself to
throw out a book so when I buy print copies they pile and pile and
pile until they topple. Yikes. I’m so grateful for my Kindle
because I can store so many books (my fantasy come true) and read
multiple ones at a time (another fantasy come true!). As an author,
knowing e-books are available to readers makes me very happy. I know
that more people can read more books and that can only be a good
thing… much more important than more money which would only mean
more books… and you see?... the cycle starts over. lol.
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