Lady Catherine's Salon

I hope this post finds you all well. It's been so long since I did a blogpost that some of you may think I gave up writing them! 2020 has had a profound impact on me and my loved ones, just as I'm sure it has for all of you. My heart goes out to every one of you and my fervent prayer is that by this time next year we are all in a far happier place.   Today I'd like to share with you that for the week starting Monday, September 21, 2020, I will be a guest at https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyCatherinesSalon. During the week, I will be talking about my books and some of the research I've done as well as perhaps posting photographs of some of the Regency type items I've collected--including gowns I've worn for booksignings and public appearances over the years. I hope you'll join me there! Mind you, an assemble yourself table that turned out to have a defective key part means I'm scrambling to find a way to photograph my gowns, gloves, hat, fans, jewelry, etc in time for this week's event so it's all up in the air what day I'll be able to feature those and even how much I can figure out how to photograph at all! But that's life right now and all I can do is take a deep breath, laugh and try to get creative.  I'll also be sharing some of the reasons some of my books have been so important to me. In honor of that visit, I've put my Magic Locket Series Boxset on sale for $2.99 for the week. I love this series and hope readers will too!  Once and only once, when each sister, in turn, looks into the locket, she sees the man she is meant to marry. Is it true or only a legend? And what if she never meant to marry at all? The set contains the following books:   The Ambitious Baronet 1st book in the “Magic Locket” series: Alexandra Barlow is determined never to marry.  She'd rather rescue children.  Sir Robert Stamford has been sent to track down the very children she is protecting.  It will not be easy to overcome the obstacles between them.  But a magic locket may prove to be the key . The Widower’s Folly 2nd book in the “Magic Locket” series: Theresa Barlow writes stories, magical stories for children. Lord Rivendale has a daughter who cannot speak and the only way to reach her seems to be through Miss Barlow’s books. Both are wary of love, but in trying to help the child Anna, Tessa and William discover they have much more in common than either would have thought. The Soldier’s Bride 3rd book in the “Magic Locket” series: Lisbeth Barlow marries Lord Thomas Kepley just as he is about to return to war.  He is reported drowned, but a year and a half later, he reappears.  Together they must find a way to salvage their marriage even though he does not believe her child is his. You can find the boxset here: iBooks     Kindle     Nook   Kobo   Whether you join me at Lady Catherine's Salon or not this week, I want you to know you are in my thoughts and prayers and I wish for each of you happiness in equal or greater measure than any pain 2020 has brought you thus far. Warmest wishes always, April Kihlstrom

New Cover For AN HONORABLE ROGUE

Okay, this is my favorite cover yet. If you have the ebook already, hopefully you can just ask the vendor to update your copy and you will then have the new cover. With the print version, I'm not sure when they will be available with the new cover. It depends, I suppose, on whether or not they still have copies of the old version on hand. But I'm so thrilled with the print version that I'm going to post it here anyway, along with the links for the respective online bookstores. With luck, you might be able to request the new version. In any case, here is the new cover for AN HONORABLE ROGUE.

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Yet One More

As you can see, I'm still having fun with new covers for my books. Here's the latest one--for CAPTAIN ROGUE. I do think he has just the right mischievous look and worth fanning oneself a time or two....

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One More New Cover

And here's one more new cover. Did I mention that if you already have the ebook you can get it with the new cover by asking for the update? At least that's true on Amazon. If you go to your list of books there and request the update, you should get it with the latest cover.

Note: I've also included the Prologue for THE WICKED GROOM at the back of this book.

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New Covers

Once again, I have new covers for some of my books.

The Leverton/Witton books, THE SCHOLAR'S DAUGHTER and MISS REDMOND'S FOLLY, have always been close to my heart and I had a lot of fun writing about these two friends who met and fell in love in these two books.

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And then there's DANGEROUS MASQUERADE which featured the resurrected Hell Fire Club, a truly nasty villain and, as you might have guessed from the title, our heroine undertaking a dangerous masquerade as the only way to save herself.

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NOOK BOOK BASH

Note: If you do not have a Nook, you can get the Nook reading app free and install it on your computer or smartphone or tablet:  http://littl.ink/NookApp

And now to the really exciting news! Barnes and Noble is having a special promotion they are calling the NOOK Book Bash — where you can find Hundreds of FREE first-in-series books--including my book, The Wicked Groom! Below you'll find codes to get these books free as well as codes to get the 2nd book in the series for 25% off.  In my case, the 2nd book is The Widowed Bride. This promotion runs until February 28, 2019. Please, please, please feel free to share this information with your friends!

   

Here's how it works:

Choose a series at http://littl.ink/BookBash, then use code NOOKBASHFREE to get the first book free and code NOOKBASH25 to get the second book for 25% off!

Don’t have a NOOK? Download the *free* NOOK reading app for your smartphone or tablet at http://littl.ink/NookApp.

Happy reading!

(PLEASE NOTE: Books must be purchased on the BN.com online store, not in an app. Coupon codes don’t work inside apps.)

I really hope those of you who haven't read one or both of these books takes advantage of this wonderful opportunity and it would be great if you pass on this information to your friends as well! And check out all the other wonderful books available for free as well!

Happy reading and warmest wishes always,
April Kihlstrom

Note: Because there's been some confusion, I'm adding the following information about how to get the free and discounted books.

STEPS TO USING B&N COUPON CODES

1: Visit BN.com on your desktop or device (coupons cannot be redeemed on a NOOK device or inside the NOOK app)

2: Add featured ebook(s) to cart

3: View shopping cart

4: Apply Coupon Code below the Order Summary. Please note:

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  Coupons cannot be combined at checkout
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  To use different coupon codes, you must checkout applicable titles separately, free books in one transaction and 25%-off books in another transaction*

5: Complete check out

6: Purchased books will auto-sync to your NOOK library

7: Access your NOOK library from your desktop, NOOK device, or the free NOOK app

* (e.g. you can add 10 titles for coupon 1 and check out, then, in a separate transaction, add 10 titles for coupon 2 and check out)

Remembering

I don't often post these days, but I wanted to share some thoughts with you today about 9/11:

17 years ago today, I watched in horror, as we all did, as the towers came down. I have loved ones in NYC and worried for their safety. I mourned for all the lives lost. I cheered the courage of those who went in to help. I pondered what it would mean for our country--and the world. All around me I saw people rise to be their best. I also saw people begin to cling to whatever scrap of control they could--because it was so scary feeling helpless. People who are afraid do not behave well. All around me, I see people who still carry that fear--and desperately try to keep things the way it used to be. When they felt safe. But the world changes. Life cannot be controlled. We either go forward with hope and a determination to create the best possible world or we slide backwards into darkness. I wish for all of us the courage to choose hope. To choose kindness and love and building each other up, not tearing each other down. That would be the real victory over what happened 17 years ago.