Bella Street Romance Goes Retro

Please welcome guest host YA Sci-Fi author Pippa Jay as she talks about world-building and her latest book GETHYON! World Building – Future Fashion World Building – Future Fashion I'm not one to follow fashions, and never have been. As a teenager I set my mind on bucking any trend, and now as a busy mum of three I just don’t have time. Comfort and practicality are my two main requisites when it comes to what I wear!  But for my characters, it’s a different story. While I might not spend a whole paragraph on their latest outfit, what they wear and how they dress is a small but important part of the world building. It helps define the society. Are they technologically advanced? Wealthy or poor? Is it a significant part of their culture, or something that depends purely on their age group? Do they wear little because there’s no social stigma, because the amount of flesh they show is either a statement or lack of concern, or because they’ve perfected c...

In honor of the release of World War Z , I'm participating in an act of shameless promotion. My book series Apocalypse Babes starts off with a little zombie action--though my zombies aren't quite that fast AND are more partial to disco than worldwide destruction.  Instead of the stylish scarf Brad Pitt sports, my main character Seffy has an unnatural affinity for her pink Juicy Couture velour tracksuit. So yeah, not a lot of similarities, but, hey, zombies! No mad skillz, no sacred destiny, just a pink tracksuit that will take her places she never wanted to go... It's been said that a sure sign of the coming apocalypse is an 80s roller skate disco movie coming to DVD (with special features). In the science-fiction novel series Apocalypse Babes, a stylish group of twenty-something friends are torn from the Babylonian arms of 2006 West Hollywood and flung nearly thirty years into the past. It might be because one of them purchased the taboo film in a nos...

Just wanted to say thank you to all who've purchased my 6 book Gothic Sci-Fi Romance series Apocalypse Babes. At the time of this posting, the series is #1 in Time Travel Romance and Gothic Romance. Woot! #1 in  Books > Romance > Gothic #1 in  Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Romance > Gothic #1 in  Books > Romance > Time Travel Much of this can be attributed to the fact that it's six full-length novels for 99 cents , instead of the usual $4.99, which won't last much longer.  So if you've been curious, now's your chance to get a sweet dealio. And maybe even a good read :)

WINNERS UPDATE!! Congrats to the randomly-selected winners! 3 winners of KISS ME, I'M IRISH : Amanda K. Slehan Veronika Winner of the $10 Amazon card: Donnas Check your Inboxes!  Thanks so much to all who participated!  Sign up for my email list so you don't miss a single giveaway. Come back for a visit!   Featuring Lighthearted/Contemporary Young Adult Romance & Sweet, Clean Adult Romances Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Portrait of a Book Spring time is when baby chicks, baby bunnies, pretty flowers and other sweet things appear. And who can resist a sweet romance novel? Me, neither! Three randomly selected commenters will win a Kindle copy of my sweet, paranormal time-travel romance KISS ME, I'M IRISH .  Emily Musgrave is heading a direction she never wanted to go in Regency England--namely a convent to turn her from her waywardness. But it's more loneliness than rebellion that motivates her to e...

Sometimes April showers bring more than flowers--or in my case, weeds--but from now until May 3rd, it brings cheap ebooks! So let your reading time blossom with over 150 titles in many genres, reduced to 99 cents, to fill your spring days! My paranormal romance, Kiss Me, I'm Irish , is included in the list and is marked down from $2.99.  Emily Musgrave is heading a direction she never wanted to go in Regency England--namely a convent to turn her from her waywardness. But it's more loneliness than rebellion that motivates her to escape her certain fate. Liam Jackson is going nowhere fast in modern-day Tennessee. Playing his Dobro in seedy bars and backward dives along with his fiddling sister, Tinker, is doing nothing for his music career--and even less for the dark places in his soul. Pixie mischief can not only change time-lines, it can change hearts. Because sometimes a girl just needs a little magic in her life . And don't forget to enter for a c...

  WINNER UPDATE! Congrats to Kristine for being randomly selected as winner (check your inbox!). Yay! And thanks so much to everyone else who stopped by for a visit. Please join my email list for future contests and giveaways. Every book is like a treasure chest, just waiting to be opened and discovered. What jewels are inside? Maybe fool's gold--the worst book evah...or maybe Spanish doubloons--a 5 star keeper. You just never know. VVB32 Reads is hosting a fun hop to help you find new literary treasure. So I'll walk the plank with my book Kiss Me, I'm Irish ...which will you find it to be? In 1830, Emily Musgrave is heading to a convent for misbehavior. In modern-day Tennessee, Liam Jackson is playing his Dobro in seedy bars. It's doing nothing for his career and even less for the dark places in his soul. Pixie mischief can not only change time-lines, it can change hearts. Because sometimes a girl just needs a little magic ...

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