Preorder and a Book Bargain

How to Marry an Accomplished Lady is now available for preorder!

Release day is December 26! So, put your order in now so that you can put your feet up on Boxing Day and enjoy a few hours of lighthearted Darcy and Elizabeth goodness.


ABOUT THE BOOK:

The course of true love never did run smooth. Sometimes, it must circumvent ridiculous relations and troublesome former friends.

Having come to the realization that Miss Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect lady for him, Fitzwilliam Darcy sets a plan to eventually secure her hand in marriage.

Elizabeth is amenable to his proposal, and so begins a courtship that is more of a formality than something which is actually needed to determine if the two lovers wish to pledge forever to each other.

Unfortunately, not everyone is as agreeable that the wedding should take place, and they do their best to cast shadows and present stumbling blocks.

If you like stories about two people, who are devoted to each other, rising above the calculated tactics designed to drive a wedge between them, then, you’ll enjoy this light-hearted tale about how Darcy and Elizabeth navigate the somewhat turbulent waters of life and love.


If you’re looking for the print edition, you can find both the regular print and the LARGE print editions on Amazon.


BECAUSE THERE IS A PREQUEL (that doesn’t have to be read first but makes reading the new novel more enjoyable) I have put it on sale during the pre-order period. So grab it at $0.99 (USD, CAD, NZD, AUD, EUR, GBP, or other local equivalent).


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It’s a Stuff Your eReader Day!


Today, October 11, 2024, I am taking part in a large multi-author book promotion. How large? Over 180 books large! (And we were only allowed to submit one book per pen name, so that’s over 180 different authors!)

I’ve been previewing the list of books, and there are some that I am eagerly waiting to download (a couple have even been on my wishlist for a while so that’s a really treat!).

So, what can you find here —

  • books that are offered exclusively on Amazon (AKA Kindle Unlimited books)
  • books that are offered on a variety of retailers (including Amazon)
  • small town romances (my book by Annilee Nelson is in this category for anyone who’s interested)
  • sports romances (Um, there’s a romance in this selection by Ranee S Clark that I know is based on Jane Austen’s Emma, so you know I’m going to be picking that one up… especially since I already read a couple by her based on Sense and Sensibility and enjoyed them)
  • Christmas and holiday romances (It is the season… or will be really soon 😉 )
  • historical romances (which is where you’ll find my Leenie book, as well as a book by Jennifer Joy)

 And that’s only about half of the categories you’ll find listed on the landing page. Oh, the organizer has done a fantastic job making it easy to find books! Her team has listed if the books are on Amazon or all retailers as well as three tropes that you will find in each book, so you have an idea if you’ll like the book before you even click to the sales page. I can’t imagine how much time and effort it took to get that all sorted out and arranged with links. Whew! Makes me tired just to think about it.

I know; get on with it, Leenie, and give us the link already, right? LOL

Here you go!

Happy Reading! I’ll be back tomorrow with the Saturday Broadsheet.

Leenie

P.S. There are some books in the promo which will be free for longer than today, but today is the only guaranteed day.


An Intro to a New Project

Hi.

I wanted to let you know that I have started to make some digitally narrated audiobooks to share on YouTube for those who would like to listen to them.

I know audiobooks are not everyone’s thing.

And then there’s the whole AI voice thing…

I know… Those two letters can cause quite a reaction, but before you automatically condemn me or this audiobook for those letters, let me assure you that my use of the AI voice I am using to create the audiobooks PAYS the voice actor.

You see, I’m using Elevenlabs to create these audiobooks, and Christopher, the narrator I have selected, is a professional voice actor, who of his own free accord, submitted a professional reading sample to Elevenlabs. They, then, made a professional clone of his voice, after which, with his full permission, they added his voice to their narrator voice library, and every time anyone uses Christopher to narrate their project, the voice actor gets paid for the use.

Now, obviously, the pay is not at the same rate that he would earn for a production that he is commissioned to do, but he is paid. And that means that when I’m making these audiobooks, I’m supporting a fellow creative. That’s important to me and is why I am doing my best to only select professional cloned voices as I make my audiobooks for both my pen names.

At present, I have selected to use Christopher for all my Leenie books because I find I rather enjoy listening to his voice read me stories, but who knows, that might change as I go on.

If I had time and more experience (and for fun and to offer a different version of audio), I might try using a mix of male and female voices to create a duet style audiobook, or I could pull out all the stops (and likely drive myself crazy) and use a different voice for each different character when they speak. 😀 Will that ever happen? I wouldn’t say never, but it does seem unlikely at present.

I’ve long wanted to have audiobooks, but I could never afford to do them. They’re not cheap, and I’d be paying with Canadian dollars which means they’re even more expensive for me. So, I had thought I’d never get to do them.

And then, my father’s wife (he remarried after my mother died) started losing sight in her one good eye (she’s been blind in one eye all her life), and her ability to read was slowly taken from her. That’s when I started to look at audiobooks as something more than just a nice thing to create if you can afford to do it.

So, I started to look for ways to do good quality productions at a fraction of the cost, and in that search, I came across Elevenlabs. After taking a short how-to course on using Elevenlabs to make audiobooks, I have arrived here at the beginning of a slow process of producing audio files.

I am starting my audiobook sharing on YouTube with the little vignettes that I’ve written for The Saturday Broadsheet. Since they are so short, it’s been a good way for me to practice my production and video making skills. I hope you will give at least one a listen and hopefully, you’ll find some enjoyment in these audiobooks. But, like I said; I know this won’t be for everyone. It’s not intended to be.

As I get each audiobook ready, I plan to schedule and share these videos on Saturdays on YouTube. So, if this is something that interest you, I’d love to have you subscribe to my YouTube channel and click the notification button so you won’t miss when I upload a new story.

I am posting the first vignette, Percival the Frog, below. You can listen to it here or click through to YouTube.

I do hope that this will make my books more accessible to more readers.

<3 Leenie



Send summer off with a weekend of reading

This weekend in Canada is Labour Day weekend, just like it is in the US. It’s a three-day weekend (for some) that marks the end of summer because, here in Nova Scotia, school begins after Labour Day.

To celebrate the changing of seasons from carefree summer to scheduled and routined autumn, I have made the first three books in my Marrying Elizabeth series free! They are free all weekend long (until Sept 2)!

And because I had them free, I added them to a multi-author promotion via Bookfunnel — just so there are a few more long weekend read options for you to pick from.

All the books in this promotion are supposed to be sweet and wholesome romances and FREE today and tomorrow. Yes, that’s a day shorter than mine, so don’t delay in checking it out!

You’ll also note that only two of the Marrying Elizabeth books are listed on the landing page at the link above. That’s because there was a max limit of two books that could be submitted. So, after clicking on one of the book on the landing page, just visit the series page on Amazon to see all three free books.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend whether you get it “off” or not!

Happy Reading!

Leenie

Click the image to be taken to the promotion landing page.