A plethora of Lover’s Path news ~ and reviews
So things are going to get even more Lover’s Path-ish around here in the next few weeks because:
1. It’s only a week—a week!—until the e-book launch for real on June 16th. Because the digital edition has been so extensively revised and expanded from the original print publication, it truly feels like a second birth.
2. Already reviews are coming in this New And Improved Digital Edition. From Stephanie Cowell, the acclaimed author of Claude and Camille and Marrying Mozart:
“THE LOVER’S PATH is beautiful in every way; not only is the story of the girl’s secret and ultimately dangerous love wonderfully told, but the exquisite illustrations and layout make you feel that you have truly fallen into old Venice with its longing and eroticism. You feel you will look up from your screen and find yourself in an antique palazzo smelling of the sea with the soft footsteps of servants on the stair and the sound of a gondola moving through the water outside your window. Prepare to be lifted into another time and place and discover secrets long guarded…. You must own this lovely, lovely book!”
From Kimberly Eve of the wonderful blog Musings of a Writer.
“Follow these lovers as they walk their path and discover along with each of them how they find the love they didn’t know they were seeking. Venice, Italy, comes to life with each tale of lovers whether it is Tristan and Isolde or Dante and Beatrice. Her research is spot on, her history and passion for Venice, opera, and love shines through. If you want an enchanting read full of ancient tales, beautiful imagery, or just want to fall in love, I hope you will read THE LOVER’S PATH when it becomes available…. This one is a DO NOT MISS!!
3. The Lover’s Path is now available for pre-order everywhere save for Nook/BN.com; that link will go live June 16th.
4. To commemorate the relaunch of The Lover’s Path, I’ll be participating in a book blog tour. Here’s the schedule so far:
Tuesday, June 16
Review at Unabridged Chick
Review & Guest Post at Unshelfish
Excerpt at Let Them Read Books
Wednesday, June 17
Review at CelticLady’s Reviews
Review at Peeking Between the Pages
Interview & Giveaway at Unabridged Chick
Thursday, June 18
Review & Excerpt at Oh, for the Hook of a Book!
Friday, June 19
Interview at Oh, for the Hook of a Book!
Spotlight & Excerpt at Raven Haired Girl
Monday, June 22
Review at A Book Drunkard
Tuesday, June 23
Review & Guest Post at Book Lovers Paradise
Wednesday, June 24
Review & Guest Post at The Emerald City Book Review
Thursday, June 25
Review at Broken Teepee
Friday, June 26
Spotlight & Giveaway at Passages to the Past
Monday, June 29
Spotlight at A Literary Vacation
Tuesday, June 30
Review at Just One More Chapter
4. If this isn’t enough, I’m also preparing for the Historical Novel Society Conference later this month—I’ll be on a panel about book design—and finishing up pages of the long-aborning Next Novel for my literary agent. Oh, and revamping a book proposal, designing websites. And more. But no complaints: it’s all good.
The Fortuny dress I’d like to try to sew for the Historical Novel Conference. Because I don’t have enough to do.
