Please join Black and Faery for a month-long gala of fun.

We will be ending the month with a 24 hour Halloween Ball!

Black Rose is a line that needs little introducti..ting edge vampire, shape-shifter and other dark demons of the night are always a temptation for those who are not faint of heart. The sensuality and romance of these tales will play havoc with a romantic's heart.


Faery Rose also puts out tales of the paranormal with ghosts, witches, faeries, dragons, time travels, science-fiction, and so much more. Whatever your cup of romance is, sensual and enthralling is the name of the game. Allow your imagination free rein as a reader or writer.


This Month's Activities:

Black Rose

Dayana Knight will be sponsoring Black Rose and The Wild Rose Press on her blog and website for the entire month of October.

She will be be giving away items such as free downloads of her new release Curse of the Marhime and TWRP Blossom Bucks as well as free downloads of Skhye Moncrief's books!

There will also be a main contest which consists of submitting a Mini-Halloween romance story of no more than 500 words complete wtih beginning, middle, and an end.


For more information on the specifics please visit www. dayanaknight. blogspot. com and/or www. romawolftales. com

Faery Rose:

Faery will be sponsoring authorsduring the 24 hour Halloween Ball. You can meet and greet and learn what is new on the horizon for both lines. Authors will be doing give aways and teh information will be fun and inspiring.


During the month of October, all Black and Faery titles will be discounted 10 percent.


Halloween Ball

Beginning at 12:00 a.m. on the 31st, we will begin a ball like no other. Authors and editors will host segments all during the 24 hour extravaganza. Come dressed in costume, formal wear or just your comfy jeans or jammies. We want everyone to have a balst Authors will be giving away prizes, the conversation will fly and we will end the night with a premier glimpse of a new black rose vampire novel.


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July is American Rose month, and we're in the midst of our Best Blurb contest. With fabulous prizes like an advanced release date, eBook and print release on the same day, and a complimentary trailer complete with photos and music, the competition will be hot. Spread the word on all the loops you can!

Send in your blurb for your American-set historical romance to
pam@thewildrosepress.com.
The manuscript does not have to be completed at the time of entry. If the blurb is voted the winner, the editor and author will discuss a date for evaluating the manuscript.

For details on the contest, go to
http://www.thewildrosepress.com/
and follow the link.

Be sure to check out the current blurbs at
http://americanroseblurb.blogspot.com/
and vote for your favorite!

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www.TheWilderRoses.com

All this summer (June 11 – August 31), every time you purchase a title by any of these sponsoring authors (see list below), you will be eligible to enter our drawing to win a SONY eReader. The drawing will be held on Tuesday evening, September 2, 2008 at our weekly chat (9:00 p.m. eastern). (You do not need to be present in the chat room to win).

When you purchase any title from these authors simply email your order number to: SONYREADER@thewildrosepress.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . FREE READS DO NOT COUNT AS PURCHASES. Make sure you have a current email address and/or include your contact information so we can find you if you win.


You may enter as many times this summer as you wish. If you purchase more than one title in the same order, feel free to send two emails and include the order twice. We will verify that you did indeed purchase more than one title.

The following are the sponsoring authors for this wonderful contest. Please look for their author information on our web site and enjoy some fabulous reads this summer from these participating authors.

Donna L.

Bolk

Allie Boniface

Linda Carroll-Bradd

Laurel Bradley

Rachel Brimble

Charlotte Chalmers

Elaine Cantrell

Pam Champagne

Christine Columbus

Sandra Cormier

Cheryl Cornell

Amy Corwin

Sharon Cullen

Donna Dalton

K.M.

Daughters

Debbie Doggett

CarolAnn Erhardt

Valerie Everhart

Samantha Gentry

Cindy Green

Kathleen Grieve

Larry Hammersley

Stacy Dawn

Sharon Horton

Tara Nina

Anna Kathryn Lanier

Marly Mathews

Nicole McCaffrey

Donna Michaels

Stacey Joy Netzel

AnneMarie Novark

Cindy Spencer Pape

PL Parker

Katie Reus

Jane Richardson

Donna Marie Rogers

Pam Roller

Emma Sanders

Kathleen Scott

Carol A.

Spradling

Debra St.

John

Lily Stone

Browyn Storm

Leanne Tyler

Brenda Weaver

Nita Wick

Teri Wilson

Look for the above image on the Wild Rose and Wilder Roses websites and click on it for more information.

Guidelines

We publish only stories where romance is a strong element. Please do not submit any type of nonfiction. We do not accept unsolicited complete or partial manuscripts, but ask instead that you submit a query letter and up to a 5 page double-spaced synopsis. The query letter should contain a word count and pertinent facts about yourself as a writer, including your familiarity with the romance genre. Please indicate what line you think your project is appropriate for, if it is completed, what you think makes it special, and previous publishing experience (if any).

Submitting via email - please follow these instructions very carefully:

• Submit your query to query@thewildrosepress.com
• Please include in the subject line of your email these words MS Submission followed by the title of your manuscript. Any email received without these words in the subject line of the email will NOT be opened and will be deleted.
• Within the email, you must address your submission, regardless of length, to the editor and line in which you feel your manuscript is best suited. See the Line Guides for more information.
• In the body of the email include the synopsis only. DO NOT send any email attachments, they will not be opened.
• If you are already a Wild Rose Author and would like to submit a query to your editor, you may do so directly, but please follow the guidelines as stated.

Submitting by the US Post Office:

• Please include a self-addressed envelope and return international postage coupons if needed, if you would like your manuscript returned to you.
• If you do not want it returned, please include a #10 SASE envelope for our reply.
• Do not send manuscripts via UPS, Fed Ex or other delivery service. Any such delivery requiring a signature will not be accepted.
  
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Please note the following information.

Length:
Books/Single Titles are between 55,000 and 80,000 words, but will look at longer manuscripts.
Rosebuds are between 20,000 and 55,000 words.
Miniature Roses are between 5, 000 and 20,000 words.
Rosettes are under 5,000 words.
All manuscripts, regardless of length, are handled by the editor in charge of the line. Please address your submission correctly.

• Your manuscript may be told in first or third person.
• See the guidelines for each line for details when considering submitting. Line Guides
• The author must hold all the rights to the work submitted. Stories that contain scenes or plotlines that bear a striking resemblance to previously published work are not acceptable.
• Manuscripts should be typed double spaced in Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier New font. Margins should be one inch all around and the author's name and manuscript title should be visible on every page. Most importantly, all submissions MUST BE IN RICH TEXT FORMAT ONLY. Please don't send them as MS Word or WordPerfect documents.
• If submitting via U. S. Postal Service, please secure your manuscript with a heavy binder clip or a rubber band. Not a paperclip. We may request a manuscript on disk or cd, but do not include this with your original submission. Cover page should include author's information - name, address, phone, web site address (if any) and email.
• All material will be evaluated within 90 days in lieu of unforeseen circumstances. You will receive an email confirmation of receipt when we open your envelope. You will be notified again by email once we begin reviewing your manuscript.
• Please do not send any manuscript that is currently under review with another publisher or another Wild Rose Editor.
• We enter into discussions about payment only when a contract is offered. This information is confidential.
• We will do our best to answer your questions and inquiries in a timely manner, but please be advised that we receive a large volume of emails and can't get to every one every day. We will answer you as quickly as we can.
• We do not answer phone call inquiries; only email.
• We will take every precaution with your manuscript once we receive it, but we are not responsible for the U.S. Postal Service. You are advised to retain a copy of your manuscript in the event it becomes lost in the mail.
• If you have submitted a manuscript to us, please allow us 90 days before contacting us regarding the status.

Please note the elements that we do not accept within any of our lines...

• No depraved or illegal acts
• No bestiality
• No degradation of women (rape)
• No sadism or masochism
• No bondage (light is okay within the appropriate lines)
• No pedophilia (no sex involving underage characters)
• No homosexuality (our romances celebrate heterosexual monogamous relationships)

Although we do accept stories containing explicit sex, it must occur between consenting adults. If your story cannot stand on its own without the love/sex scenes, then there is no story. Most importantly--Love must be an essential element in all of our titles .

Donna Michaels announces the winner of her contest to celebrate the release of - Thanks for Giving.

 

The Iraq hero I would love to name is Paul Rieckhoff. He served in Iraq and came back home to write CHASING GHOSTS - a book that tells of the hardships our soldiers are going through in Iraq. His goal is to inform Washington and all citizens of what is needed to make the war easier for our soldiers. They are there to fight. They shouldn't have to do without necessities so they can do their jobs better. I applaud his efforts 100 percent.

 

I've always had questions about the Iraqi War ever since it began. What is it like for the soldiers fighting in the volatile areas?  Do they get a break to find some peace of mind? How do they feel when their date to come back home is pushed back? 

 

Paul Rieckhoff took me on an uncensored journey of the Iraqi War and I saw it through his First Lieutenant and Infantry Platoon Leader's eyes. I appreciate his candid disclosures about his worries and concerns. We have a right to know what our soldiers are going through so we can support them with our whole hearts, minds, and abilities.  Those men and women are laying their lives on the line for us. They deserve the best of everything!  And they deserve our utmost respect when they return to us.

 

Thank you, Paul Rieckhoff, and all who serve.

 

Sincerely,

 

Nancy Locke