It’s a big week here at Bayard & Holmes!
We are proud to announce the release of our first novella, THE SPY BRIDE, in the Bestsellers’ Collection RISKY BRIDES. Bayard & Holmes are honored to join USA Today Bestsellers Vicki Hinze, Rita Herron, Donna Fletcher, Peggy Webb, and Kathy Carmichael, and veteran authors Kimberly Llewellyn and Tara Randel as we each share our unique take on what it means to be a risky bride.
8 novels and novellas. 8 genres. 8 risky brides.
To celebrate, we’re having two contests!
The Spy Bride Blogger Challenge
We are inviting all bloggers to write a post about absolutely anything espionage or wedding related. Link back to this post to be entered in a contest for a $25 Amazon card and a copy of RISKY BRIDES.
Write about your favorite Bond movie, your favorite historical spook, or how you used to spy on your siblings. Tell us about your wildest bachelor party, your favorite wedding, or your worst bridesmaid’s dress. If you manage to write about both spooks and weddings in the same post, you’ll have your name entered twice.
Be sure to link back to this post so we see your entry!
The winner will be chosen on Thanksgiving Day. I will attach the names of all entries to a shooting target. Then I will blindfold my lovely daughter, DD, and she will shoot the target. The name that is shot will be the winner of the coveted Amazon gift card.
And for our awesome readers . . .
We have some wonderful prizes for our readers, as well. Sign up for the Bayard & Holmes Newsletter and be automatically entered to win a Secret Decoder Ring, a stash of Ghirardelli chocolate, or a bottle of sparkling wine from Mumm Napa vineyard.
Bayard & Holmes Newsletter Link–Click Here to Enter
Feel free to enter both contests!
Best of luck to all of you. Can’t wait to see your entries!
Β RISKY BRIDES
RISKY BRIDES is on sale for a limited time at only $.99Β and is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBookstore, and Kobo.
THE SPY BRIDE by Bayard & Holmes — Spy Thriller Quick Read
With her wedding only days away, a CIA operative and her mother must thwart a top-level traitor before he delivers computer technology to international crime cartels, allowing them to hack US security systems and target thousands of innocents for slaughter.
THE MARKED BRIDE by Vicki Hinze — Romantic Thriller Novel
Nine months after breaking their engagement, Mandy sends Tim, a private security consultant and former Shadow Watcher (spies who spy on spies), an SOS. Sheβs in trouble. NINA caused the breakup and, though Mandy and Tim have been apart, NINA has struckβtargeting Mandy.
THERE GOES THE GROOM by Rita Herron — Romantic Suspense Novel
A jilted bride is arrested for her fiancΓ©βs crimes when he goes on the lam!
THE IRISH DEVIL by Donna Fletcher — Historical Romance Novel
The infamous warrior the Irish Devil was promised a bride by the King of Ireland for services rendered. Faith is as kind as she is beautiful and wants no part of marrying the fierce warrior, but has no choice, and once wed she discovers just how sinful the devil is.
ELVIS AND THE BURIED BRIDES by Peggy Webb — Cozy Mystery Quick Read
Bad boy Jack Jones is finally retying the marital knot! But where is the bride? When Callie and cousin Lovie both go missing, everybody is crying in the chapel. Can canine sleuth Elvis and the Valentine gang find them in time to croon βLove Me Tenderβ at the wedding?
SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING DEADLY by Kathy Carmichael — Mystery Quick Read
When the groom is found murdered hours before the wedding, can bridesmaid and owner of the Skullduggery Inn, Ashley Sands, clear the bride from imminent arrest? With numerous suspects, all with strong motives, Ash must figure out who-dun-it before the murderer strikes again.
LOVE AT THE SWEETHEART INN by Tara Randel — Sweet Romance Novel
Wedding planner Kara Delaney has had her heart broken too many times to expect a wedding of her own. Lucas Winfield can’t promise forever to any woman. As they work together on a wedding, the attraction is undeniable, but can they overcome their pasts to have a future together?
ALMOST A BRIDE by Kimberly Llewellyn — Sexy Romance Novel
After getting dumped at the altar, Ivy Hammond enters a sexy research study with one rule: don’t fall in love. But with each sizzling assignment, her hot research partner, Kip Lockehart, convinces her some rules were made to be broken.
To use a Bayard & Holmes metaphor, I’ve got this anthology locked and loaded…on my tablet! I absolutely loved “The Spy Bride” and am looking forward to reading the rest of the stories! Hope you record a video of DD making the shot. Nothing says “Thanksgiving” like some weapons fire. π Now I’m off to plan my post….
LOL. Thank you so much, K.B. Can’t wait to see your entry. π
Ooh, I’m in! Just have to figure out which track to take, and I’ll be back to post my link. Congratulations on the release. The Spy Bride is such a great story, I’m glad to see it in print. π
Thank you, Julie! We look forward to your entry. π
Thinking about (fictional) spies, I started thinking about the cool stuff they have. So…Memorable Spy Gadgets: What Would You Want? http://julieglover.com/2014/10/26/memorable-spy-gadgets-what-would-you-want/
Your entry is great, Julie! I love all those gadgets. π
I really am looking forward to reading this collection!!!!! How incredibly thoughtful of Bayard & Holmes to provide so much for their readers and fellow bloggers. You two are just the best!
Congratulations on being part of this wonderful collection!
Karen
Thank you, KM! Hope you enjoy the collection. π
What fun! I loved THE SPY BRIDE, and can’t wait to offer up my blogging entry into the contest! I’ll come back and link to it when it posts on Monday!
Awesome! Thanks so much, Susan. π
How did you know I am an “Amazon Card Ho?” Seriously. I don’t know diddly about espionage, but I can write about weddings all day long, especially if it helps DD shoot my name.
I’ve got Risky Brides downloaded to my Kindle. I can’t wait to get past all my work deadlines and dive in. Congratulations!!
Thank you, Jenny! Can’t wait to see your entry. I hope you enjoy the book. π
This sounds like fun…I already have a copy on my Kindle, but it couldn’t hurt to have another copy. I started with yours and Jay’s story and I’m almost finished with it. I’m enjoying it immensely. Pierce Brosnan is my favorite Bond (although I enjoy all the films and like Sean Connery a lot too). I’m debating about which Bond film he was in to write about; it’s a hard choice.
I’m so glad you’re enjoying THE SPY BRIDE. Looking forward to your entry. Thanks so much for participating. π
I’m working on an entry now. I’ll do my best to get the link to you in the next couple of days. Are we okay so long as we have it ready before Thanksgiving? I wasn’t absolutely sure about the deadline.
An excellent question! Entries are all eligible if they are posted by midnight on Wednesday, November 26. So glad you are participating! π
I forgot whether I snapped up this collection, already, but I’m sure Amazon’s not bashful about telling me if I have.
Thank you, Kim! π
Hi, What a cute challenge and what a nice website. Here’s my link for the Spy/Bride challenge. It’ll be live on 11/3/14. http://wp.me/p2AyuM-pe
Excellent! We’ll be looking forward to seeing your entry. Thanks so much for participating. π
Thanks for having such a fun challenge.
Wonderful entry Connie…I am glad I don’t have to choose the winner for this, I am seeing some great ones. π
I’m glad I don’t have to pick one, either. It will be up to my daughter’s shooting skills. π ~ Piper
Here’s the link to my entry. This was fun, and good writing practice even if I don’t win. π Let me know if there’s a problem with the link.
http://mchllmdm.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/james-bond-films/
Sounds like fun, I love the target practice approach :0 Thank you for following vsvevg Piper.
It’s a pleasure to meet you. π
Pleasures mine, I’ve been enjoying your blog. I don’t comment much because I frequently don’t have sufficient service to do so. I’m reading though π
Thank you!
(like) my like button is missing today, the idiosyncrasies of mexico/internet π