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Author Sonja Foust Tackles Racial Issues in Short Romantic Fantasy ‘Love In Shadow’

Not just a short read that will leave you with a warm feeling; “Love In Shadow” tackles the larger issue of prejudice within its sweet romantic plot. Sonja Foust, who resides in Durham, North Carolina—home of the now infamous Duke Lacrosse case—steps away from the real world to illuminate prejudice in a less complicated fantasy world.

The Duke Lacrosse case pitted three white Duke Lacrosse players against a black exotic dancer from neighboring historically black NC Central University. “The fantasy setting gives a little bit of distance from the actual situations and lets you think about the issues themselves without all the baggage from the specifics. It's a great vehicle for expanding your universe to include ideas you might not have thought of if they hadn't been presented in such a clean, unattached way,” says Foust.

Sonja Foust, a UNC Chapel Hill alumna with a degree in English, has been an aspiring author for almost three years. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America (RWA) as well as the Heart of Carolina Romance Writers local Raleigh chapter of RWA. “Love In Shadow” is Foust’s first published work.

Love In Shadow
by Sonja Foust
21 Pages $3.00
The Wild Rose Press, Inc.
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Realms of Love asks the questions:

Don't men ask women on dates in person any more?
Do women really need to embarass a guy with less than stellar social graces?
Don't people realize that when you put up a web site, people may look at it?

Should guys with inept romance style be encouraged to read romantic fiction in order to get a clue?

 

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eBook Reader is quite impressed with J M Snyder. JM is one of the hardest working writers in ManLove fiction today.  In an article on erecsite.com, JM shares what she knows about publishing gay erotic fiction.

Here's a snippet of JM's article:

What did JM do that allowed her sales to “skyrocket”?

Then the editor at Aspen Mountain Press, an up and coming e-publisher, contacted me about re-publishing my novels as e-books. I was skeptical — the books were currently available in electronic format, but I had seen nothing in my sales figures to suggest co-venturing with a publisher. For one, I currently made 80% off all sales, and the standard e-book publisher’s royalty rate of 35-40% paled in comparison. But the marketing person in me decided to take a chance, and sent the publisher a book I planned to self-publish. I negotiated to keep the print rights, and the book was released in both paperback and e-book formats simultaneously.

Suddenly, my sales skyrocketed…

 

JM is a class act. Hard working and willing to share what she has learned. Check out JM and the other authors of m/m fiction at Aspen Mountain Press.

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Romantic Observer - Excerpts allows romance writers to post excerpts of their stories for us to read.

Here's some recent posts at this cool romance ebook excerpt site:

Fishing Lures and Love Tackle by Kara Griffin from Aspen Mountain Press.

Mistress Kitty's Thigh High Boots by Monica M Martin from Whiskey Creek Press.

SLAVE CASTLE by Claire Thompson from Ellora's Cave.

There's a wide variety of romantic fiction excerpts from several ebook publishers.

Authors: If you're reading this, you could post your excerpts and get free incoming links like these writers did.