Happy Birthday day 5

 As a freshman at New York University, looking for love is the last thing on Sarah McKenna’s mind.  She is too preoccupied with being homesick for her North Carolina home and finding a peaceful place to play her harp amid the noise of the city.  And yet, she also dreams of Ireland and is always thinking about Grandma Maggie’s stories from that idyllic country.  So who better to grab her attention than a handsome, young Irishman, especially one who shares her passion for Irish music?  But Cal O’Keefe has dark secrets.   Can Sarah learn to see past the superficial and cope with the secrets to be with the one she loves?

For his sixteenth birthday, all Jon wanted were the keys to the family car. Instead, he got a lousy magic ring…

Artistic prodigy Jon Hansen yearns to fit in, but when he stumbles onto a supernatural kidnapping, his life changes forever.  Unfortunately, his search for answers uncovers a magical secret—one that makes Jon a danger to everyone around him.

The Wolf Clan wizard Efysian has been draining the magic from Yden. On a quest for eternal power, he’s willing to kill to feed his addiction.  To harness the ultimate source of energy, he travels to Earth.  This time, however, he has a persistent witness to his crime.

Can Jon survive long enough to outwit the most evil wizard the magical world has ever known?  Or will Efysian add the young wizard to his gruesome collection of trophies?

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Harp Lessons: RG74N

The Last Great Wizard of Yden: VV85U

Happy Birthday day 4

Nineteen-year-old Emily is new to pairs skating, but she and her partner Chris have a big dream–to be the first American team to win Olympic gold. Their young coach Sergei, who left Russia after a mysterious end to his skating career, believes they can break through and make history.

Emily and Chris are on track to be top contenders at the 2002 Winter Games. But when forbidden feelings spark between Emily and Sergei, broken trust and an unexpected enemy threaten to derail Emily’s dreams of gold.

A murder arranged as a suicide … a missing deed  … and a bereft daughter whose sheltered world is shattered.

August, 1869: Lily Granville is stunned by her father’s murder. Only one other person knows about a valuable California gold mine deed -- both are now missing. Lily heads west on the newly opened transcontinental railroad, determined to track the killer. She soon realizes she is no longer the hunter but the prey.

As things progress from bad to worse, Lily is uncertain who to trust—the China-bound missionary who wants to marry her, or the wandering Texan who offers to protect her … for a price. Will Lily survive the journey and unexpected betrayal?

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Life on the Edge : ZL88Z 

Double Crossing: SJ32K

Why I Write for Astraea Press: Nell Dixon

I'd 'met' Stephanie on line via Facebook and other media back when she was setting up Astraea Press. I'm published by several publishers in the UK and the US from large - Headline and Mira - to tiny. I'd previously been published by a specialist sweet/clean/ inspirational publisher and loved that my books didn't have to fight to be seen amongst the plethora of erotica and more sexual romances that fill the shelves elsewhere. Not that I have a problem with reading or writing smexier books but I knew lots of my readers hated trying to find clean reads in that kind of market.

I was thrilled that Astraea Press had and has such a clear vision of the kind of book they wanted to sell and happily it coincided very beautifully with the books I love to write.

I currently have eleven titles available with Astraea and hope to have many more in the months and years to come. I'm very happy my books have found such a good home.

Love Nell

Romance with Heart
www.nelldixon.com

         

Happy Birthday day 3

Anna Broche is at the cusp of adulthood as a Shaker woman while the nation suffers through the upheaval of the Civil War. Her life is her community and the dancing that frees her spirit. A vision from an angel calls her to serve God, but the voice of a dying soldier who manages to crawl to safety makes her question her future.

Anna nurses wounded soldier Daniel Greenleaf back to health, and their forbidden attraction grows in her celibate, Shaker community. She is unsure of Daniel's feelings for her with only a stolen kiss between them. He returns to his home and waiting sweetheart and she to her life. But with a change of plans, Daniel ends up back in Anna's life again, and jealousy and calling war with love.

This book opens in a small town in Michigan where Sarah Cole and her sister Lacey are now living with their Aunt and Uncle. Still reeling from the fact her parents have disappeared, Sarah starts the school year with her new friend Jackie Jenkins. When Sarah learns the school has been bombed, she’s filled with dread. Uncle Walt is a teacher, and he was in the school when the bomb exploded. Taking matters into her own hands, Sarah decides to search for him. The rest of the Super Spies are right behind her. When a fireman chases them away from the school, Sarah becomes suspicious. She decides to investigate. The FBI arrives on the scene. Sarah realizes this bombing could have even bigger implications. Searching for the bombers, Sarah is introduced to the world of terrorism. She fears that the bombing and her parents’ disappearance are connected and terrorists are involved. To make matters worse, the bombers are determined to finish the job. Can the Super Spies find the bombers before it’s too late?

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A Forbidden Union: EP62Z

Super Spies and the High School Bomber : JG97Q

Happy Birthday day 2

In a small town in Michigan, fifteen-year-old Sarah Cole is stuck spending the summer at her Aunt and Uncle’s with her sister, Lacey. She’s not happy with the situation until she befriends a girl named Jackie. The three girls stumble upon the ruthless murder of a reclusive neighborhood woman and what's worse? One of the officers investigating the crime believes the girls are responsible for her death.

Fearing that this officer will frame them for the murder, the girls organize their own detective squad. They become the Super Spies and start their own investigation.  The Super Spies can’t understand why anyone would want to murder the “Cat Lady” until they start digging into her past and discover a horrible crime that happened thirty years ago. They uncover a connection between the two crimes and attempt to bring this information to the police, only to be reprimanded for meddling in the investigation. Not only are the girls upset by the admonition, but they also struggle with the fact that their exuberant investigating could provide a legal loophole allowing the killer to go free. Frustrated by this turn of events, the Super Spies realize it’s up to them to snare the Cat Lady killer.

Or die trying...

Becoming a parent can be daunting at the best of times, but for Flynn, a business lawyer in Melbourne, it almost pulls the feet from right underneath him. He’s become a father to six-year-old Nadine literally overnight! He had no idea about her existence, and the news throws him into chaos, even more so when he is asked to take over custody.

With the help of Emma, an employee at the hotel where Nadine and her grandparents are staying, and his parents, Flynn tries to do the right thing. Yet, the right thing in his eyes differs from his parents’, and Emma is voicing her opinion as well. And right in the middle is little Nadine, still grieving the loss of her mother and finding a wonderful friend in Emma. There’s no doubt she’s afraid where and with whom she will settle.

But in the end, it’s a letter Flynn receives that helps him figuring out what to do.

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The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer Code: HW97G

Innocent Tears Code: DE95L

Happy Birthday day 1

Love is family…
The McGee family is devastated when their beloved patriarch, Justin, suffers a heart attack. Having lost their mother too soon, Ryan and Sean can only pray for their father’s recovery.

Love is endless…
Justin knows how much his children love and need him, but he's tired and they have families of their own now. Watching his sons with their wives is bittersweet for him, because it makes him miss his beloved Beth all the more. Not a day goes by when he doesn't think about her... want to be with her.

Love is timeless…
And suddenly, she's there. With him, beside him in some strange way he doesn't understand. But speaking and reminiscing with her about the day they met and how they fell in love seems more real than the heartbroken family holding vigil at his bedside.

Love is abiding…
Justin's love for Beth has only strengthened over their years apart and he's longed for the time when he'd see her again. Finally, that time is here. Who has the greater claim on him, his family… his grandchildren… or the love of his life?

How could he do it!  How could her father bring the guy who burned the church into their home for six months?  Yeah, it was an accident and her dad’s a minister, but if he wanted to save this man’s soul why didn’t he go to the prison to do it?  Spoiled and slightly judgmental, Rachel has almost as much to learn as their unwilling guest.

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Abiding Echoes Code: BB96W 

The Sentence Code: PD95P

Birthday Bash!!!

Well, here we are!  Two years into our wonderful journey at Astraea Press, and I have to say, I’m the most blessed business owner in the history of business owning.  I have a wonderful staff, and wonderful authors. What more could I ask for?

2012 was an AMAZING year for our company!  We sold our first foreign rights, acquired a NY Times bestselling author, two USA Today bestselling authors, numerous number one bestsellers, award winning titles, and also secured a NY agent to handle foreign rights and audio.  Astraea Press is moving on up!  I can’t tell you how excited I am about all the new developments.  In all honesty, I expected Astraea to be where we are now around the year 2015 or 2016.  Never in my wildest dreams did I expect such a huge demand for sweeter books, especially in a predominately erotic market.

Last year, we had a phenomenal turn out with our first anniversary having a free book a day.  So for our two-year anniversary, we’re giving away TWO free books a day for the entire month of February! It’s our way of saying THANK YOU for keeping Astraea in business, for supporting us and making us the success we are today and the years to come.  Without my readers, I wouldn’t have a business. My authors wouldn’t have a reason to find a publisher.  So you, my dear readers are the essence and the life force behind what we do. Astraea Press strives to make you happy so you’ll keep coming back for more!  And the biggest compliment you can give us is to tell a friend to check us out!

Visit our blog every day for information on how to download a free copy of two titles a day!