By Selena.Robins on May 26, 2012

I'd like to welcome the hero and heroine, Alex Donovan & Maddie Saunders from my latest contemporary romance, WHAT A GIRL WANTS to the Samhain blog. I hope you enjoy my interview with them.

Selena: Thanks for jumping out of the book to join me today. Maddie, let's start with you. What was your journey like in What A Girl Wants? 

Maddie: The plane trip from to Hawaii was uneventful—

Alex: I have to interrupt here. Uneventful? Is that what you call it?

Maddie: Come on, Alex, even you have to admit it was classic. Besides, you laughed at the prank I pulled on you. Anyway, as for your initial question, Selena, I enjoyed the adventures you created for us, especially the humorous moments. Of course, what’s a romance without heartache, physical pain, angst and and ton of conflict?

Selena: Are you complaining about all that?

Maddie: Me? Never. I’m not a complainer, especially to my creator who has total control of my destiny. I may be a little impetuous—

Alex: A little?

Maddie: Okay, maybe more than a little. But as I told you off the pages, Alex, Selena gave me those traits. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

Selena: Your turn, Alex. How would you describe was your journey in this book?

Alex: There’s no other book I’d rather have been created in, even with all the pain we both went through. Maddie’s right, the humor helped a lot, especially when it got real serious and sorrowful.

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Oh Villain Vile! Let’s talk about the Bad Guys.

By Alex.Beecroft on May 25, 2012

I have terrible problems with villains (and with heroes too, but the heroes can stay out of this for once.) Either a villain is bad enough for me to accept that no mercy needs to be shown to him – and in all my reading, only Sauron from The Lord of the Rings has ever occupied that position – or I will end up hoping for him to be redeemed.

I think I’m too soft hearted, but the fact is that being a villain can’t be much fun. You’re usually alone. You’re lucky if you have minions, but you certainly don’t have friends. And in general, in order to make you believable instead of a caricature, your author will have fitted you out with a backstory full of the kind of misery that can turn any reasonably sensitive person into a monster.

So you’ve been screwed over by your author, left with dozens of weeping psychological wounds, and set up alone against a bunch of self-righteous ‘heroes’ who may have some of the same wounds but have been helped through them by friends and mentors, and now are destined to come and kick your arse.

How can any reader fail to sympathise with the villain in a situation like this?

It’s a puzzle to me. If I make my villain too understandable, then I hurt for him and I want to see him redeemed. If I make him too evil for even me to sympathize with, then I have to accept that he’s never going to win a prize for being a believable, well rounded character.

This is why I generally settle for having antagonists instead of villains. Max in Shining in the Sun may look like a clear cut villain, spending the whole book terrifying our hero after having put him in the hospital in danger of losing his hands, but we don’t hear Max’s side of the story until the end. The elf queens in the Under the Hill series both have the best interests of their own people at heart – they are heroines to their own side – and I like to think that even when we find out which one is the enemy of humankind, we still understand that doesn’t make her evil.

I do have one utter villain – Captain Walker in Captain’s Surrender, whose self-righteousness I find quite repellent, and for whom I didn’t greatly mourn when he got his come-uppance. But I still felt slightly sorry for him at the end. I don’t know that I feel comfortable with the idea that I shouldn’t be. Surely you should feel sympathy even for the devil?

Or should we? Am I too wimpish in this? Is there a bloodthirsty joy that I’m missing out on by worrying about the bad guys? Am I supposed to enjoy watching them get beaten, because they deserve it?

If so, should I make my villains a bit more despicable in future? I’d love to know what you think. Do you prefer a villain you can love to hate? Or is it better to go for ‘understandable antagonist’ so we don’t have to hate anyone at all?

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Villains picture from Wikimedia 

Alex Beecroft
http://www.alexbeecroft.com/ 
"Swashbuckle with a bit of swish."

 

Feeling the heat – Fever Cure print release

By Phillipa.Ashley on May 24, 2012

Finally, after the coldest spring on record in the UK, we have some sun and warmth. Maybe that means I can pack away my winter outfits and get out the shorts. If the heat lasts, it's come just in time for the Jubilee holiday next weekend, which celebrates HM The Queen's 60th anniversary on the throne of the UK.

Do you think the weather and Her Majesty knew that my hot romance, Fever Cure, was out in print during Jubilee week?

Set in London, Fever Cure is about the love affair between two wary but very passionate people. Keira and Tom embark on a steamy relationship after Keira drops her knickers in front of Tom at a wedding (in the nicest possible way.) Trying to resist each other is impossible, their connection is so hot!

Neither expects their sizzling fling to go anywhere because Tom is only in London for a short time before he heads off to the jungles of Papua New Guinea to carry on his work as a doctor. It's clear to Keira that he's hiding some painful scars, physically and emotionally. After a bad experience with her ex, she's running scared of any relationship, especially not one with a damaged, intense guy like Tom – even if he is the hottest man on the planet, a doctor and the son of an earl.

But staying out of love is also impossible and as the cover line says: The road to heartbreak is paved with honorable intentions…

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Are you ready for summer time romance?

By Donna.Alward on May 23, 2012

I’m getting all geared up for my next release. I’m pretty excited about it, because I loved loved loved writing my FIRST RESPONDERS series. The first book, OFF THE CLOCK, came out in October and starts with Gabe Brenner, an off-duty paramedic, witnessing an accident. And not just any accident – the victim is Carly Douglas, a woman he has some past history with. Now book 2 – IN THE LINE OF DUTY – is all ready to go and will be released on August 28! Perfect timing for a summer time romance, I think! Kendra Givens – who we meet briefly in OFF THE CLOCK – is an RCMP constable and Jake Symonds is a big ol’ thorn in her side.

I set this series in the Annapolis Valley, one of my absolute favourite places to visit in the summer. It’s naturally beautiful with several small towns along its length. There are wineries and fruit and vegetable farms, and also the ocean. A lot of my favourite things all in one place! It was natural that Jake and Kendra enjoy summer activities like charity barbecues (complete with dunk tank!), golfing, and best of all, a picnic on a private stretch of beach. PRIVATE being the important word here…

The only thing as good as the Valley in summer is the Valley in autumn, so you’re not going to want to miss the third book, INTO THE FIRE, coming in November. Cool nights, warm days, gorgeous colours and a bountiful harvest. Not to mention one heck of a hot firefighter who wonders if it's worth giving the woman who broke his heart a second chance.

We’re just coming off a really fantastic long weekend here, with summer temps and lots of sunshine. It was definitely a taster (I hope) of what’s to come in the weeks ahead – and how much I LOVE the summer. I’m looking forward to flowers blooming, camping, and lots of time in the pool. What’s your favourite thing to do in the summer? Private picnics on the beach, perhaps?

New eBooks on SALE including Retro Romance ~ May 22, 2012 releases!

By Samhain on May 22, 2012

 

New in eBook Tuesday at Samhain!
Publication Date: May 22, 2012
http://store.samhainpublishing.com/new_release.php

 
Fierce Love Fierce Love by Phoebe Conn
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novel, ISBN: 978-1-60928-833-4
Price: $5.50 Limited time sale-priced for $3.85

Their affair is the main attraction…and the distraction a killer has waited for.

Magdalena Aragon never thought she'd answer the summons of a father she's never known. The world-famous, many-times-married matador has provided everything she needs–except his time. There's only one reason she packs her bags for Spain: what her psychologist calls "closure". 

In spite of herself, she's drawn in by her father's charm, irresistible despite his desperate illness. Then there's his handsome protégé, a rising star in a sport she hates, yet he sets her passions on fire.
With a past as shadowy as his Gypsy heritage, Rafael Mondragon has always had to fight for what he wants. His freedom, his dream to become a star in the bull ring, and now his mentor's daughter, who stirs his every dark desire.

Certain she won't be staying long, Maggie escapes from the craziness of her newly discovered, fractured family to indulge in a red-hot fling. After all, Rafael is the last man she could ever love. Her heart has other ideas.

The heat from their affair captures the attention of the wrong people–the tabloids, and someone who has a twisted sense of honor. By the time Rafael realizes Maggie is the real target, it could be too late to save her.

Product Warnings: Hot sex, dangerous secrets, men who challenge death for sport.

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Worlds Apart Worlds Apart by Barbara Elsborg
Genre: Paranormal, Red Hots!!!, Ménage & More
Length: Plus Novel, ISBN: 978-1-60928-830-3
Price: $6.50 Limited time sale-priced for $4.55

Love has never been so close–or seemed so far away.

I love you. Niall is in hiding, but not from the police. He's trapped between the world he longs for and a place he can't leave behind. Cursed to hold his tongue, unable to claim what he wants until it's given, he's allowed one year to capture his heart's desire. But speaking those three simple words, the most important words in his life, might very well kill him.

I can't love you. As a private investigator, Taylor walks daily through the ashes of love burned out. He's witnessed the aftermath of love–destroyed marriages and wrecked lives that leave behind nothing but bitter memories of betrayal. He's convinced that love will never plant a seed in his heart–until Niall sparks a completely unexpected reaction in both mind and body.
I want to love you. Roo has spent her entire life bouncing from relationship to relationship, offering her heart only to get it trampled on. When she finds herself out in the cold again, she discovers love can come from the most surprising of places. Her choices are simple. Do the right thing. Do the wrong thing. Do nothing. The wrong choice could be simply devastating…

Product Warnings: Beware faeries with killer tattoos and girls dressed as chickens–broken hearts can follow… Or lots of love. And lots of sex–three-way, two-way, every which way. But no chicken sex. Thank god.

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Waking Up Waking Up by Arianna Hart
Genre: Paranormal
Length: Short Story, ISBN: 978-1-60928-856-3
Price: $2.50 Limited time sale-priced for $1.75

It's not nice to mess with a goddess. She'll change your life–whether you like it or not.

When Ciara Callahan goes to New Orleans to celebrate her divorce, she expects to get drunk and let her hair down a little. Waking up naked in a strange hotel room complete with a strange man singing in the shower–and the new tattoo on her wrist–definitely wasn't part of the plan.

Memories of a night of incendiary sex? Oh yeah, those are burned into her brain. But how the tattoo got there is a mystery. Deciding discretion is the better part of valor, she sneaks out and heads directly for the next plane back to Connecticut.
Declan emerges from the shower to find an essential ingredient missing from his tangled sheets. Ciara. But their connection is unmistakable–every time she touches her tattoo, an overwhelming wave of desire brings him to his knees.

There's only one solution: find her. And convince her their meeting wasn't mere chance–it's a once-in-a-millennium chance to free him from a goddess's curse. And seal them together for the adventure of a lifetime.

Product Warnings: Contains lots of hot vanilla sex steamier than a bowl of gumbo, and a bad boy with an uncanny ability to charm a goddess out of her panties.
 
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The Shift The Shift by Kate Sherwood
Genre: Gay Alternate Worlds
Length: Novella, ISBN: 978-1-60928-959-1
Price: $3.50 Limited time sale-priced for $2.45

Two men, too many monsters.

Raised off the grid, Cash has trained all his life to protect humanity from The Shift–a mysterious force that creates monsters capable of unspeakable destruction. For Cash and his warrior family, risks are just part of the job and death is an ever-present possibility.

When his daredevil tendencies defeat a monster but leave him over his head in a puddle of green goo, Cash figures his number is up…until he's plucked to safety by a devastatingly handsome stranger.

Toby needs no weapons to fight The Shift, that's why he's perfected the art of laying low. Sudden moves draw unwanted attention, but he can't stand by and watch Cash drown. Big mistake–it isn't long before Cash is returning the favor, rescuing him from kidnappers intent on harnessing his genetic enhancements.

On the run with danger nipping at their heels, romantic sparks fly between them. But there's no trust without truth, and things get complicated when Toby reveals everything Cash has fought against is a lie. The time has come to decide who's the real monster–and whose side he's on.

Product Warnings: Super-romance, Super-sex, Super-heroism. Super-hot. Moments of Super-cute.
 
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Lucidity Lucidity by Raine Weaver
Genre: Paranormal
Length: Category, ISBN: 978-1-61921-090-5
Price: $4.50 Limited time sale-priced for $3.15

He's found the woman of his dreams–in the midst of his worst nightmare.

Carlotta Phelps never considered herself special, except for a peculiar ability to control the course of her dreams. Other than being a handy cure for nightmares, it's a pretty worthless talent. Until she's recruited for the One Hundred, a team of lucid dreamers whose combined visualizations have been proven to affect reality. 

With a giant asteroid hurtling straight toward Earth and the scientific technology to avert it uncertain, the dreamers are the fallback–the last line of defense. And the man who's been assigned as her bodyguard is messing with her focus, big time.
Ex-Special Ops soldier Parker Munroe has no idea why he's been assigned to protect the luscious, gentle-eyed Carly. She's a frustrating temptation, but he's a hard-core realist. The only power he believes in is brute force.

Then he learns that his charge, who practically lives in lacy negligees, wields an awesome power–and an even bigger responsibility. She and her kind are being hunted by an enemy he can't even identify, against which all his skill with weaponry is useless. If he can't find a way to protect her, the world is as doomed as the heart he's already lost.

Product Warnings: This title contains a hero who packs a really big gun, government conspiracies, hot-buttered murder, witch hunting, and drop-your-drawers-there's-a-new-sheriff-in-town-and-she's-carryin'-cuffs kinda sex.

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RETRO ROMANCES ARE HERE!
 
Body and Soul Body and Soul by Jennifer Archer
Genre: Retro Alternate Worlds
Length: Novel, ISBN: 978-1-61921-023-3
Price: $3.99 Limited time sale-priced for $2.79

Be careful what you wish for…

Stressed-out wife and mother Lisa O'Conner wants:

a. The carefree life of the young college girl who works in her husband's law office

b. That same girl's flawless face and head-turning body
c. A little "me" time

d. All of the above

All it takes is a fortune cookie and a simple wish to grant Lisa her heart's desire. Switching bodies with the beautiful, vibrant, and young Tory Beecham, Lisa assumes the situation is only temporary, so she sets out to enjoy her break from reality while she can. Soon she's dodging the advances of one gorgeous young man after another…and falling in love with her husband all over again. But is it her soul Michael's drawn to, or Tory's youth and beauty?

This book was previously published by Dorchester Love Spell in September 1999.

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Stolen Kisses Stolen Kisses by Sally Falcon
Genre: Retro Contemporary
Length: Category, ISBN: 978-1-60928-988-1
Price: $3.99 Limited time sale-priced for $2.79

She's going to get that rascally rabbit…

Jessie DeLord couldn't help but be charmed by the six-foot-tall rabbit she met at a costume party. It took a lot to pull off such an…interesting outfit, and Trevor Planchet definitely had confidence to spare. Before the night was out, she found herself lost in his arms, enjoying more than just bunny kisses. But if there was one thing Jesse knew for sure, it was that a six-foot-tall rabbit was not marriage material.
Little did Jesse know that TV sportscaster Trevor Planchet was one of Little Rock's most eligible bachelors. The moment he met Jessie, Trevor couldn't resist her fun, flirty attitude. Trevor was a man who couldn't help but give in to his devilish impulses…and Jessie DeLord was the ultimate indulgence.

But could the love of a good woman overcome this dedicated bachelor's commitment phobia?

This book was previously published by Kismet Books in September 1992.

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Love and Dreams Love and Dreams by Patricia Hagan
Genre: Retro Historical
Length: Plus Novel, ISBN: 978-1-60928-995-9, Series: The Coltrane Saga
Price: $4.99 Limited time sale-priced for $3.49

Neither shipwreck, amnesia, kidnapping nor deception can keep these star-crossed lovers apart!

The Coltrane Saga, Book 6

When Colt Coltrane meets Russian prima ballerina Jade O'Bannon it is a case of love at first sight. But tragedy strikes when, on a voyage to America, a raging storm wrecks their ship, and Jade sees Colt swept overboard. Rescued from certain death by wealthy businessman Bryan Stevens, Jade slowly allows herself to think she might begin to love him. The only thing holding her back is the belief that Colt might actually be alive.
Then at a glittering ball, Jade is jolted by the sight of Colt. When it appears he does not recognize her, she thinks he is pretending due to each of them being married to someone else. But then she discovers he suffers from amnesia due to the blow to his head when he fell overboard.

Jade knows she cannot just announce the truth to Colt, that it will take time to ease into the reality of their situation. But, as when they first met, the two are inexplicably drawn together and fall helplessly into each other's arms…and in love. Too bad Bryan is willing to do anything to keep what he believes is his–Jade.

This book was originally published by Avon Books in September, 1988.

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Night Thunder's Bride Night Thunder's Bride by Karen Kay
Genre: Retro Historical
Length: Novel, ISBN: 978-1-60928-976-8, Series: Blackfoot Warriors
Price: $3.99 Limited time sale-priced for $2.79

To save her life, they must expose their hearts.

Blackfoot Warriors, Book 3

When lady's maid Rebecca Cothern journeyed westward, she never thought to leave her mistress's side. Yet as Katrina Wellington completes her own journey with White Eagle, Rebecca waits at Ft. Union under the protection of Blackfoot warrior, Night Thunder.
Despite what she's been told about the wild nature of the native tribes, Night Thunder is different. Kind, gentle, honorable to a fault…and handsome in a way that makes her breathless for his next touch.

Though Night Thunder relishes stolen moments with the beautiful white woman, circumstances dictate that he should keep his distance. Until she is stolen away in the night, and he discovers he cannot simply ride into the enemy camp, kill the guilty and sweep her to safety. The thieves are vengeful malcontents from his own tribe, which leaves him only one way to save her from the worst kind of violation.

He must claim that she is his bride. Not only that, she must willingly bare all–heart, soul and body–to claim him as hers.

This book has been previously published.

Product Warnings: Contains warm, sensual love scenes that are certain to have you reaching for your own true Night Thunder.

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Sterling's Reasons Sterling's Reasons by Joey Light
Genre: Retro Contemporary
Length: Category, ISBN: 978-1-61921-003-5
Price: $3.99 Limited time sale-priced for $2.79

When a wounded hero seeks solitude from the world, only a determined woman can save him from a lifetime of anguish and isolation.

All it took was one moment for Police Officer Joe McDaniels's life to change forever. A bust gone bad has resulted in the death of his partner–and the bullet was from his gun. Cleared of all wrongdoing, Joe nevertheless blames himself for the death of his best friend. Hiding from the world, he retreats to an isolated beach house on the Maryland shore.
When Sterling Powell finds Joe, she can see behind his cynical façade to the wounded man below. Day after day, she forces him to participate in daily life–jogs on the beach, regular meals and conversations. And when she sees a spark of desire in his eyes, Sterling thinks of nothing but giving in to their mutual attraction. But she is supposed to be there to help him, and love was definitely not part of the plan.

This book was previously published by Kismet Books in June 1991.

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  • News

  • Where in the World is Samhain Publishing? - 05/01/2012

    Digital-First publisher reaches diverse audiences with expanded outreach

    International publisher Samhain Publishing® has long been a virtual international presence, with its eBooks and trade paperbacks available around the world. Now the romance and horror publisher is following suit with expanded presence in conferences and trade show participation.

    Recent and upcoming conference participation includes:

    • Frankfurt Book Fair – Frankfurt, Germany (Oct., 2011)
    • World Horror Convention – Salt Like City, Utah (March, 2012)
    • RT Booklovers Convention – Chicago, IL (April, 2012) – where they celebrated several nominations for RT Reviewers' Choice Award awards, including winning Best Indie Erotic Romance of 2011 for Jayne Rylon's Morgan's Surprise.
    • London Book Fair – London, England (April, 2012)
    • Reader & Author Get Together – Cincinnati, OH (June, 2012)
    • ThrillerFest – New York, NY (July, 2012)
    • Romance Writers of America National Conference – Anaheim, CA (July, 2012)

    According to publisher Lindsey Faber, reaching out to readers and authors is one of the hallmarks of the six-year-old publishing house. “It’s important to us to maintain a personal and engaging relationship with our authors and their readers, to listen to what they want and deepen their experience with Samhain,” she explains. “We’re always looking for new opportunities to expand our reach and share the story of Samhain.”

    To keep up with Samhain’s latest travels, visit them online at www.samhainpublishing.com, or via Twitter at @samhainpublishing.

  • Retro Romance Authors Bring the Past into the Future - 04/26/2012

    Rapid release schedule for new line introduces past romance favorites to new readers

    International publisher Samhain Publishing® is helping authors share past romance favorites with a robust new readership, as it launches its new Retro Romance line to eager fan interest. 

    According to Heather Osborn, Senior Editor for Retro Romance, the response from both authors and readers has been gratifying. “Many of the great romances of the 1970s, 80s, 90s and even early 2000s are out of print, and never had a chance to reach a digital-savvy audience,” Osborn explains. “At Retro Romance, we are giving these stories a new life and an unlimited future.”

    Samhain’s Retro Romance line features five to six new titles monthly, each available in all-digital formats, with fully redesigned covers. Spanning historical, contemporary and paranormal genres, Retro Romance’s newest authors include: Jennifer Archer, Lindsay Chase, Phoebe Conn, Sharon DeVita, Kate Donovan, Sally Falcon, Dawn Flindt, Patricia Hagan, Karen Kay, Joey Light, Tracey Lyons, Lynn Michaels, Debra Mullins, Vella Munn, Janeen O’Kerry, Lynn Patrick, Karen Rose Smith, Alexandra Thomas, and Stella Whitelaw.

    For authors who have older titles and want to release them digitally, but don’t care to act as their own cover artist, production assistant, editor, or distributor, Samhain’s Retro Romance line provides an intriguing new opportunity. Samhain takes on the entire process for authors, including scanning print books into digital files, copy editing, formatting into all of the various digital formats, cover art, advertising and promotion. For more information, please visit www.retroromance.com.

     

  • Samhain Publishing authors climbing the Bestseller lists - 03/29/2012

    March authors Jayne Rylon, Mari Carr and Vivian Arend hit highest ever levels of eNYT and USA Today bestseller lists

    Mar. 29, 2012 – Cincinnati–International publisher Samhain Publishing® continued to raise the bar in March, with author duo Jayne Rylon and Mari Carr’s release Western Ties debuting on the eBook bestseller list for The New York Times (eNYT) at 17, on the combined print and eBook NYT bestseller list at 26, and on the USA Today bestseller list at 59.

    Just one week later, author Vivian Arend debuted her new release Rocky Mountain Desire at 14 on the eNYT list—the highest position yet for Samhain Publishing. Arend also ranked 24th on the combined print and eBook list, and 60th on the USA Bestseller list.

    According to Christina Brashear, president, Samhain Publishing, these records will likely not stand for very long, with 5-7 new titles being released each week. “It’s exciting to see the success of our authors, particularly those who have developed a long-term relationship with their fans by delivering consistently strong work book after book,” she says. “We’re proud to feature such outstanding talent at Samhain.”

    The New York Times’ eBook bestseller lists in fiction and nonfiction are compiled from weekly data from publishers, chain bookstores, independent booksellers and online retailers, among other sources. Since 1935, The Times has published bestseller lists, widely considered the industry standard. Bestseller lists are also published by Publishers Weekly, a trade publication, and newspapers including The Los Angeles Times and USA Today.

    The USA Today Bestseller list is different from the eNYT model, in that it combines both eBook and traditional print books in the same list.

  • Interviews with Samhain’s horror line editor, Don D’Auria, and horror author Frazer Lee (March 22nd and 23rd) - 03/19/2012

    Don D'Auria (March 22) and Frazer Lee (March 23) will be on Gabriella Hewitt's blog for the March Madness Event discussing the new Horror Line at Samhain and answering questions. 

     

    GabriellaHewitt.com/blog/

  • Samhain Publishing announces Lindsey Faber as publisher - 03/01/2012

    Faber takes new position March 1, company founder Christina Brashear remains as president

    Mar. 1, 2012 – Cincinnati– International publisher Samhain Publishing® today announced that managing editor Lindsey Faber will take on the role of publisher for the organization March 1, 2012.

    According to company founder Christina Brashear, who will remain as president for the six-year old company, the transition will allow Samhain Publishing to continue its rapid expansion into new markets while enabling Faber to oversee day-to-day operations. “Lindsey has been a critical part of Samhain’s success throughout the past five years, and I’m delighted to announce her new role. As publisher, she will continue to help us thrive as we provide our readers with the best in original eBook fiction.”

    Faber points to several new initiatives to fuel Samhain’s growth as a key focus for 2012. “It’s been exciting to be a part of the rapid growth of the eBook industry, and we look forward to strengthening our position through the development and promotion of our authors, dynamic reader-focused events and continued editorial excellence,” she said.

    Faber joined Samhain Publishing in 2007 as Editor, and has edited the work of award-winning and bestselling authors that include Lorelei James, Mari Carr, Tessa Dare, Meg Benjamin and Delilah Devlin. Prior to her work with the publisher, she held roles as a technical editor, program administrator and English instructor at the university level. She received her M.A. in English from the University of Cincinnati, and her B.A. in English from Wake Forest University.