Treasure for Christmas

How did it get to be November 5th? The insanity of life continues but yay! I finished the first draft of DEPENDENT! Woohoo! Happy dance! Cannot tell you how good it feels to close the cover on that story for a few weeks. I'm slowly picking away at the sequel to TREASURE for NaNoWriMo, but I've realized that (gasp!) Christmas is coming, and I'm not ready. November always seems to roll through like a freight train with all of the busy-ness of life. So for those of you in the same boat, I thought I'd make a wee suggestion...

Why not give TREASURE IN THE FLAME to your friends and family for Christmas? It's a perfect, fun little story for anyone 12 years and older, and you can even give a SIGNED COPY if you live in Canada! How can you get your hands on a paperback copy of my wee bookie? Well let me give you the low down:

ONLINE:

Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk,  and Amazon.de all have copies of Treasure available for purchase. If you are penny pinching, Amazon often offers free shipping, and has the cheapest purchase price of all of your options. Final Christmas shipping dates are available on the websites.

IN STORE:

Currently available for purchase at the following locations:

*Ryan's Pharmacy in the Nackawic Shopping Centre, Nackawic, New Brunswick (Canada)
*Westminster Books in Fredericton, NB (Canada)
*Mirick's Landing in Merrickville, ON (Canada)

If these places run out, they'll order more, and they should be open right up to Christmas eve. :) If you would like to sell TREASURE in your venue, please comment below and I'll get them to you.

FROM ME:

See the "BUY NOW" box on the right? If you click on the button, it will offer you a PayPal purchase option. This method is currently only available in Canada. If you would like your book SIGNED, please fill out the special instructions box BEFORE you click on the PayPal BUY NOW button. I'll happily sign it and send it through to you.

Last date to order for Christmas via this method is DECEMBER 7th.

UPCOMING SIGNINGS:

NOVEMBER 17th: Currently working on acquiring a table at St Michael Catholic High School's Craft Fair--I'm hoping to be there all day (in Kemptville, ON) selling and signing. Pop buy and say hello! More info to follow.

DECEMBER 1st: I'll be in Merrickville, ON in the alleyway between shops at Mirick's Landing. More info to follow.


And there you have it. If you still don't have an option to purchase TREASURE from the above possibilities, comment below, and I'll see what I can do.  Will be posting this info permanently on my website, and updating as things change. Thanks and Happy Christmas Shopping!

Brenda

Launch Week Recap

Six days, 2500km of driving, numerous meetings, two signings, a school presentation and a whole lot of learning later, TREASURE IN THE FLAME is now well and truly launched into the world. What a fabulous time! And what better place to launch my book than in the place that gave birth to the story itself, my home province of New Brunswick? And even better, I got to spend Canadian Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends in my home town.  Wonderful.

Rather than bore you all with the details, I'll share some of my favorite pictures of the day below.  I'm sad I didn't get a picture of the students and teachers at Woodstock Middle School (who were so welcoming and fun), but believe me when I say it was a great place to visit...and my dry throat after speaking to two consecutive classes (for 48 minutes straight each) gave me a new respect for teachers!

Hanging out with owner Greg MacFarlane of Ryan's Pharmacy in my hometown of Nackawic!

I spent a few fantastic hours signing books at Ryan's Pharmacy on Friday morning (October 5th).  They have generously offered to sell my books there! Met up with many, many familiar faces from the past, and a few new ones. So nice to see everyone!

After the morning at Ryan's I drove to Westminster Books in Fredericton, who have also agreed to sell TREASURE.  Hope to get back there to do a signing sometime soon.

 

LAUNCH DAY!



October 6th "Launch at the Landing"...me all ready to sign and say hello!

Launch day dawned a bit dreary, but what better way to spend Thanksgiving weekend than to visit a historical settlement?  Not sure how many people came through the door, but I had visits from friends I hadn't seen in YEARS and met so many wonderful, interesting visitors.  The staff at Kings Landing are FANTASTIC. So kind, helpful and supportive of my book. 

The Printmaster

One of the great things about launching a historical fiction in a living, working museum is the fact that the staff not only know history, they live it every day.  When I asked if Jim, the Printmaster, would mind making up a bookmark with his fancy 1890's hand press, he knew just what to do. It's mind boggling how many little bitty metal letters, numbers and symbols are in his shop. But the result was gorgeous... See?

Beautiful bookmark!

I have hundreds of other pictures, but I leave you with one last shot...and save a few for another time.  This is a picture taken in the Ingerham house...hot fresh baked biscuits (from a dutch oven heated by coals at the fireside) and handcrafted raspberry butter.  YUM. You cannot know how good this was. I'm sure Caroline couldn't have done much better herself.  It was warm and cozy in the kitchen with the hearth fire blazing, and the ladies were working on needlework and knitting as we snacked.  A perfect afternoon in a 19thC kitchen. 

 

All in all it was a great week!  Thank you so much to everyone who made it possible.  I couldn't have done it without you.  And now to finish my work in progress and prepare for NaNoWriMo (ie-writing a sequel to TREASURE)...  Have a great week!

 

Brenda

 



Launch at the Landing!

Where: King's Landing Historical Settlement in New Brunswick (more information HERE)

When: October 6th, 2012 (opening hours from 10-5, best time to catch me is between 2 and closing at the Visitor's Centre)

Who: ME!

What: It's Thanksgiving weekend at the Landing, so it will be a great time to pop by, have a look around, try some apple pie and enjoy the atmosphere.  I'll be in the Visitors Centre, so say hello on your way in, and buy a book (and have it signed) on your way out! Or join me at the King's Head Inn for lunch, where I might just crack open a book and read a bit while I sip some yummy apple cider. Can't wait to see you all there!

Paperback Now Available!

Hooray! Yahoo! Dance for joy!

TREASURE IN THE FLAME is now available to purchase in beautiful paperback format from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon Europe (.it, .sp...)! I am so excited to share it with you!

Don't live in the USA, UK or Europe? Amazon will ship to most other countries (including Canada!). The shipping charge is small for one book.

If you are wondering... Amazon.ca will eventually carry TREASURE, but they lag a few weeks behind the other Amazon companies. In the meantime, I have books on hand, and will be offering them for sale for anyone in the local area. If there is enough interest I may also offer a purchase option via my blog using PayPal. (please comment below if you like the idea of this option.)

In the next few weeks I hope to bring my book to gift shops in several historical places, to indie bookstores, and to other places of interest. I am also planning a trip to beautiful New Brunswick for signings and maybe even a 'Late Launch at the Landing'. Please keep checking back for more information.

Don't forget to 'Like' me on facebook (Brenda Corey Dunne-Author) and 'Follow' me on twitter (@overdunne) for up to the moment updates!

Happy reading!

Brenda

Ebook available now!

And it's official! Treasure in the Flame is now available for purchase on Amazon Kindle!

You can find it here in the US/Canada. And here in the UK. 

It's available anywhere Amazon sells ebooks though, so check it out!

Sony, Kobo, ibooks, B&N will be up as soon as they are cleared by Smashwords...and my print copy proof is enroute for final review. As soon as that's done Amazon will be selling my paperback version as well.

Thank you so much everyone for your support on this journey! And happy reading. :)

HERE IT IS!

TA-DAAAA!

Presenting the fabulous results of Streetlight Graphics cover magic! I am absolutely over-the-moon excited about this. They have done a fabulous job of taking an image and making it shine. A little bit of mystery, little bit darkness, and a whole lot of don'tchawannagobuyit? I love how we managed to stay true to the time period (the story is set in the early 1800s) and yet jazz up the picture with flame-inspired color.

Thank you so much to my father, David Corey, for the image taken at Kings Landing Historical Settlement in New Brunswick, Canada. A native New Brunswicker, I've seen this mill many, many, many times...and it serves as the main setting. Want more information about Kings Landing? Check out this link-- their brand spanking new website. Want more information about my book and when/where it will be released?  Stay tuned!

So what do you think? Like it? Let me know what you think. See the little comment box down there? Click it and type in your thoughts! I'd LOVE to hear them!

Brenda