The Year of Having a Plan This will be my year of having a plan. I’m more of a look-forward kind of person, so I’ll recap 2017 briefly and tell you about my author-related plans for 2018. I’m a look-forward kind of person. (Good thing I write science fiction, eh?) I’m lamentably bad about remembering…
Reading Recommendations for the Holidays (2017) — Books I Love, and Hope You Will, Too I love to read. Books are my boon companions and the chance to visit worlds that aren’t my own. However, I tank at writing reviews, because I know exactly how much work goes into writing a book, so I can’t…
Paperback and Bookends Giveaway Prize: A paperback of Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2, and matched foo lion bookends!* Giveaway Ended The prize will be winging its way to winner R.E. *Continental U.S. only. International winner prize is a $25 Amazon or Kobo gift certificate. BONUS! Get extra entries if you: • Follow me…
Weekend Sale for Last Ship Off Polaris-G This weekend, 10-12 November 2017, Last Ship Off Polaris-G is on sale for 99¢. It’s a desperate race to escape a dying planet the heavily armed military blockade. Can a bureaucrat and an independent trader overcome treachery and their own broken past to save a precious cargo of…
Romance is the Hope of Life If you read (or write) romance, chances are, you’ve received subtle or overt negative commentary on your choice of genre. You’ve probably hidden the cover, or felt embarrassed, or made excuses, just to keep the peace. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. The reasons for discounting, sneering at,…
It’s here! New release – Last Ship Off Polaris-G Today is release day for the newest story in my Central Galactic Concordance space opera-adventure-romance series. It’s available at all the major retailers. I’d be very grateful if you’d buy a copy, read it, and tell me what you think. If you’re feeling extra frisky, please…
Excerpt from Last Ship Off Polaris-G (A Central Galactic Concordance Novella) A bureaucrat and an interstellar trader must overcome treachery and their broken past to save the last inhabitants of a dying planet. Note: This snippet starts the first chapter of Last Ship Off Polaris-G. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ SUPPLY DEPOT MANAGER Anitra Helden…
New! Preorder Last Ship Off Polaris-G Now! Now you can preorder Last Ship Off Polaris-G and have it instantly delivered to your ereader on release day. You know how it is, you get busy, you forget to check your email for the author’s new release announcement, or you’re on vacation, and next thing you know,…
New Space Opera Coming Soon from Me Mark your calendar for 25 August 2017—that’s when my new novella, Last Ship Off Polaris-G, hits the star lanes. I’ll be putting it up for pre-order a couple of weeks before. If you want to make sure you don’t miss the space opera-adventure-romance goodness, sign up on this…
Pets in Space Preorder is Here! Preorder the new Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 anthology and have it teleported to your ereader on release day! Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 is now available for preorder. Click your link below so you get all the pet goodness on the very first day….
Meet My Pet: Shiza, the Foo Dog One of the charms of writing for the upcoming Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 anthology was the chance to invent a pet. I might have gone a little overboard in the pet department, but what can I say? I love pets. Update: Pets In Space 2…
It’s pets… pets in spa-a-a-a-a-ce! (cue heroic music) Mark your calendar for late summer, when the new Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 science fiction romance anthology will be up for pre-order. Update 15 July: The new Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 science fiction romance anthology is available for preorder right now—see below!. Sign up for…
Solstice 99¢ Sale — Science Fiction Romance by 9 Top SFR Authors Visit Author.CarolVanNatta.com/promo — 16-19 June 2017 Jumper’s Hope by Carol Van Natta List $3.99 — On sale for $0.99 Reunited lovers must outwit a ruthless government agent, or this time, their rumored deaths will be real. Two retired elite special forces veterans discover…
Excerpt from Jumper’s Hope (Central Galactic Concordance Book 4) Today I’m sharing a free excerpt from Jumper’s Hope, the fourth book in my space opera-adventure-romance series. Reunited lovers must outwit a ruthless government agent, or their rumored deaths will be real this time. * GDAT 3242.002 * Planet: Branimir * It took Jess Orowitz a…
Announcing a New Anthology, Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 New, original short stories and novellas from today’s hottest science fiction romance authors, including S.E. Smith, Susan Grant, Cara Bristol, Michelle Howard, and… me! I’m honored to be in their company. It’s the semi-secret project I was working on earlier this year, and now…
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