It’s Blood Roses launch day!!! Yay!!!

Yes, it’s FINALLY here.

Some of us have waited a few weeks, some a few months, New Voices fans of Blood Roses have been waiting almost three years. Me? Well, it must be over a decade since I first had thoughts of serryns and the darkest of vampires…

Thanks to the AWESOME Bookouture (and I will continue to sing their praises no matter how excessive because, sincerely, they are THE best publisher) – my dream of bringing Blackthorn to readers continues.

And it is those readers who are already making this an incredible launch day for me. Quite simply, without them, days like this don’t happen. For months now, some have worked really hard in the background – commenting on my posts here and on other sites, leaving messages and likes on Facebook, sharing and retweeting, dropping me supportive emails and, let’s not forget, writing those all-important reviews. ALL of it makes a difference – not least to me personally. I can’t thank you enough.

So, what’s happening today?

The two main things are…

1) The Bites are spreading!

If you have time to peruse, check out some of these fantastic bloggers who very kindly jumped on board to spread the word about Blood Roses. For all their relentless support these past few months, I offered them exclusive access to the bank of pending Blood Roses Bites so they could pick their favourite to share. But these are Blackthorn readers we’re talking about – and this passionate bunch always go the extra mile. Do please take a look at some of these fab sites from Australia, South Africa, USA and the UK, (in alphabetical order!!)… Fiona Chapman, Lindsey (aka Linzi) Clarke, Aimee Duffy, Amity Grays, Jane Hunt, Tima Maria Lacoba, Tracey Rogers and Michelle Smart to see what they have to say. Gee, you lot have brought tears to my eyes!! Really. And coming a little later: Incy Black, Alison Lodge and Rae Rivers. I also want to say a massive thanks to Martine Lamerton who doesn’t have a blog, but is spreading the word on Facebook, as well as my lovely fellow bloggers on the Hot Pink Typewriter who are letting me put up a Bite later today. And not least, I want to say a HUGE thanks to my wonderfully supportive husband who is not only spreading the word to EVERYONE he knows, but even took the day off to share my launch day with me.

My personal favourite Bite?

2) Exclusive Interview!

I’m also doing an exclusive launch-day interview with Bookouture at 3 pm today (UK time). I’d love you to come and say hi if you can! Oliver Rhodes knows what questions to ask to get me to talk… this really is a MUST-READ for curious Blackthorn fans.

There could be more things happening too – which I’ll post on Twitter and Facebook later.

So, that’s it! The book’s out, it’s being downloaded and posted through letterboxes even as I write this. The reviews are already coming in – and, unlike Blood Shadows, they’re a mixed bag so far! Some are loving it, some are slightly more ‘cautious’. But that’s okay – as long as I continue to do my Blackthorn fans proud. Fingers crossed I will!

So to finish off, here are reviews I’ve seen this morning and have totally made my day so far:

The Demon Librarian

Amazon.com

There is nothing quite like reading reviews from readers who  just “get it”.

Have a great day everyone!

xxx