Carla Krae

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Come celebrate 16 years with new book goodies! #romanceauthor #bookbirthday #contemporaryromance #rockstarromance #romancereaders

May 13th is here!

May 13th was always a special day in my life.

My grandfather was born 5/13/1913.

Beth and Jacob were born on May 13th, 2007, the day I wrote the first scene ever. Since I became published in 2011, May 13th has been a day to offer perks and BTS details to faithful readers of this love story.

Some of you have been here since the very beginning.

Thank you!

What's new for 2023?

The Bittersweet Duet in one set!
The Drummer added to the West Coast Soulmates set!
The Drummer and The Bittersweet Duet added to the Carla Krae box set!
Subscription community is open! Join today for exclusive flash fiction!

One set.

Every story written by romance author Carla Krae.

Start with Jacob and Beth and finish with Kate and Sam!

This set includes Kissed, Betrayed, Forgiven, Loved, Completed, The Bassist, The Pianist, The Roommate, A Rockstar Christmas Wedding, The Drummer, When We Were Young, and Make You Feel My Love.

If you like rockstars, epic love stories, and steamy pages, this collection is for you.

This set is intended for readers over the age of eighteen due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations. Includes three series.

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This month also marks the official public opening of Ream! Signing up for Ream is free!

My stories Kissed and The Bassist are free reads for members.

We're social creatures, meant to collaborate, so if you want to be part of future storytelling, become a subscriber for $3/month. Exclusives for subscribers include perks like behind-the-scenes content, bonus scenes, deleted scenes, WIP updates, and chapters of new stories before the books go public.

Possible bonus scenes could include weddings, new babies, new houses....let me know who you'd like to check in with again and let's build this community around stories together.

Monday, May 8, 2023

You are invited! SUBSCRIPTION LAUNCH DAY! #contemporaryromance #reamstoriesauthor #romancereaders #romancesubscription

Will you join me for exclusives?

I now have a subscription site that I love! I'm still using BMAC for my store, but not for posting story pages.

Why Ream?

Because Patreon and Buy Me A Coffee limit the kind of content creators can post - and Ream does not. Emilia Rose lost her Patreon because they deemed her too NSFW for them, and so the idea for Ream was born.

Have you tried to read stories on Patreon and been frustrated by the format?

None of that here!

We want you to be able to read books like you want to read books. You can even comment on chapters as you browse them, because this is really about community.

Unlike other subscription platforms, this site is built for authors and readers by authors.

The second reason? None of the issues of social media!

I want a lively community outside the control of mysterious algorithms, and I can't be the only person frustrated by not seeing what I want to see (looking at you, Facebook). Ream will never hide stuff from you, so you can see all the Community area posts available to subscribers like you.

So - want to try things out?

My stories Kissed and The Bassist are free reads right now today!

Signing up for Ream is free! <-Click here to go to my page

If you like the experience and want more, become a subscriber:

For $3/month, you will get access to reading The Roommate as well as private updates I want to make to fans before they go public. Exclusives for subscribers include perks like behind-the-scenes content, bonus scenes, deleted scenes, WIP updates, and chapters of new stories before the books go to stores.
For $5/month, you'll get the the above plus Jacob and Beth's Rockstar Life series! Betrayed, Forgiven, Loved, and Completed will be yours to read immediately.
Want access to everything? For $10/month, get all the above PLUS full access to the West Coast Soulmates series! That's The Pianist, The Roommate, A Rockstar Christmas Wedding, and The Drummer available immediately for you.

But that's just me.

Ream already has lots of authors offering you all kinds of goodies, so explore and have fun. We're happy to have every passionate book lover!

If you have questions, please use the comment section below.

Thursday, April 20, 2023

COVER REVEAL - Something Unexpected by Vi Keeland #coverreveal #contemporaryromance #romancereaders @ViKeeland @GiveMeBooksPR

COVER REVEAL

Title: Something Unexpected

Author: Vi Keeland

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative

Model: David J. Harman

Release Date: July 3, 2023

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When my grandmother found out she didn’t have long to live, she embarked on a crazy trip—jumping out of airplanes and scuba diving with sharks.

After I repeatedly voiced my concern, Gram blocked me—her own grandson—on text and social media, leaving me only her travel companion Eleanor’s number.

Eleanor started sending me pictures of Gram’s adventures. At first she seemed nice, but when I attempted to persuade her to talk some sense into her friend, she told me where I could stick my advice. After that, photos arrived with snarky comments, and Eleanor and I got into it on more than one occasion.

When I heard Gram’s upcoming plans were more dangerous than ever, I hopped on a plane.

Since I arrived late, I headed to the bar for a drink, figuring I’d surprise her in the morning.

To my delight, I met a gorgeous woman looking for a no-strings-attached night. Nora was just what I needed. She invited me back to her room, telling me to give her a ten-minute head start. But when I went to pay her bar tab, I realized how much she’d had to drink. As much as I wanted to ignore it, I couldn’t. So I stood Nora up.

I knew she’d be pissed, but I also knew I’d never see her again.

Except never came a little early. Namely, the next morning when I went to meet my grandmother and her evil-spinster friend. Because old Eleanor turned out to be young Nora from last night. And if I thought the woman disliked me before, that was nothing compared to how ticked-off she was now. Or how unhappy she was going to be that their party of two was about to become a party of three.

Phantom of the Opera closed after 35 years on Broadway! #PhantomOfTheOpera #musicals #Broadway #AndrewLloydWebber

Phantom of the Opera closed on Broadway April 16th with show 13,981! You can read about that night here. It went out on a high note!

Also learn about the monkey music box.

Andrew Lloyd Webber was on April 17th's Tonight Show, and played a bit of song from some of his biggest hits, plus a brand-new musical.

It all brought me back...

Make You Feel My Love release day! The Bittersweet Duet is complete! #thebittersweetduet #contemporaryromance #romanceduet #newrelease #romancereaders #steamyromance

MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE is LIVE!

Make You Feel My Love - The Bittersweet Duet #2

Sleeping with Sam the second time might’ve been the stupidest thing I’ve done in thirty-eight years. Everyone knows long-distance relationships don’t work. I go home after Christmas thinking I did the right thing.

Then he shows up at my door with my favorite pizza and wine and says he loves me!

Sam offers me things no other man ever has, but it feels like I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. Long-distance terrifies me, especially when he wants me there with him now and I know his patience won’t last forever.

Then he pushes for more at the same time my world is turned upside-down and it’s too much. If I’m already losing everything, why not him, too?

Our timing has always sucked.

But fate eventually puts me back in California again.

And this time, I know I love him back.

This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

When We Were Young excerpt Make You Feel My Love excerpt

Sunday, April 2, 2023

RELEASE BLITZ - The Rules of Dating My Best Friend's Sister by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward #contemporaryromance #romancereaders #newrelease @PenelopeAuthor @ViKeeland @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Rules of Dating My Best Friend’s Sister
Authors: Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 2, 2023

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From New York Times bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward comes a new standalone romance.

Rule number one for dating your best friend’s sister: Don’t.

Just don’t do it.

Especially when your best friend is dead and the last thing he made you promise him was that you’d keep an eye on his little sister, but not too good of an eye.

As a musician whose longest committed relationship was six weeks, I, Holden Catalano, was the last guy on Earth who should’ve been messing around with Laney Ellison.

The super smart girl whom I affectionately dubbed Lala since childhood was always off limits.

Though that didn’t stop me from thinking about her over the years, especially those times when the two of us would sneak out onto the roof and talk for hours after my buddy fell asleep. It was innocent, but I’d always held a torch for her.

After Ryan passed away, I vowed to always protect Lala. That included protecting her—from me.
Now all grown up and a scientist, Lala needed a place to stay when she accepted a temporary research position in New York. I thought I did the right thing by offering her an apartment in the building I co-owned with my three friends.

Except having her close by reignited all of those old feelings.

And things started to get complicated.

Especially since she was engaged.

And especially since, lately, I’d noticed something more in her eyes. Desire.

Lala didn’t exactly look at me like the platonic brother figure I was trying so desperately to be, even though I wanted her more than I’d ever wanted anything.

Yet, I was being good—on my very best behavior.

But you know what they say…all good things must come to an end, right?

Excerpt: http://carlakrae.blogspot.com/2023/03/excerpt-reveal-rules-of-dating-my-best.html

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62683711-the-rules-of-dating-my-best-friend-s-sister

PURCHASE LINKS

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3jr5wi4
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3HtPiwF
Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/3kZL5cv
Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/3DwYHlI

Free in Kindle Unlimited

ALSO AVAILABLE IN PRINT & AUDIO

Paperback: http://bit.ly/3XFxpln
Audio: https://adbl.co/3lwPN1K

VI KEELAND

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/vi.keeland
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Vi-Keeland/435952616513958
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ViKeelandFanGroup
Website: http://www.vikeeland.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/Vi_Keeland
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vikeeland
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ViKeeland
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6887119.Vi_Keeland

PENELOPE WARD

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/penelopewardauthor
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PenelopesPeeps
Website: http://www.penelopewardauthor.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/PenelopeWardAuthor
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@penelopewardofficial
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PenelopeAuthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7105545.Penelope_Ward

Thursday, March 30, 2023

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EXCERPT REVEAL - The Rules of Dating My Best Friend's Sister by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward @PenelopeAuthor @ViKeeland @GiveMeBooksPR #excerptreveal #contemporaryromance #romancereaders

EXCERPT REVEAL
Title: The Rules of Dating My Best Friend’s Sister
Authors: Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 2, 2023

Excited about Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward’s upcoming release,
The Rules of Dating My Best Friend’s Sister?
Check out this SNEAK PEEK!

One Week to MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE's release! Here's a sexy excerpt #NSFW #contemporaryromance #romanceduet #comingsoon #romancereaders #excerptreveal

Make You Feel My Love Excerpt

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Ask Me Anything (well, almost anything) #AMA #askmeanything #romancereaders #romanceauthor #contemporaryromance

Have you heard of AMAs?

Otherwise known as Ask Me Anything?

Today, I want to try it.

Reply with any question - respectfully, of course.

Do you have a question about a book?

A story question?

Background?

You can ask questions about me, too.

In case you're new - or forgot why you're here - I'm Carla Krae, 45, with a tech guy and 5 cats, all rescues. I write contemporary romance, starting with Jacob and Beth and his rockstar ambitions. I first published in 2011.

Reply to this post with your thoughts and I'll try to answer honestly! Cool?

Let's chat,

Carla

Monday, March 6, 2023

Read An Ebook Week is here! #RAEW #readanebookweek #Smashwords #freebooks #bookdeals #ebookweek23

THIS WEEK ONLY: In the Key of Love (my whole catalog) is 25% off at Smashwords for Read An Ebook Week! Use code EBW25 March 5 thru 11 at checkout by clicking here!

I hope you're enjoying When We Were Young and eager for Make You Feel My Love!

My new duet mixes the high school friends aspect of Kissed with a woman down on her luck in need of healing from The Drummer to create an all-new love story told over two novels.

Kate and Sam's second-chance romance has been a labor of love since 2018, waiting for the perfect moment to debut.

As a second perk for RAEW, When We Were Young is also 25% off! $2.99 for March 5 thru 11 ONLY, so grab it now.

This promo expires 11:59 pm on Saturday March 11, 2023.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

WHEN WE WERE YOUNG release day! #romancereaders #contemporaryromance #bookrelease #romanceduet #singledadromance #secondchanceromance

When We Were Young is live TODAY!

Kate was my best friend and secret dream girl and I let her go.

Twice.

Yeah, I know, not my finest moments, but they seemed right at the time.

Now, she’s back in town for our twentieth high school reunion and I want to know everything—especially did she miss me? A newly-single dad of little ones, my focus shouldn’t be romance, but Kate was always my weakness.

She makes me feel alive for the first time in months, I’ve missed our closeness from the past, and Mom loves her like a daughter. My kids even like her instantly. I want her no matter how much it complicates our lives.

Kate Carson will finally be mine.

This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

Add it to Bookbub | Add it to Goodreads |

Then pre-order Make You Feel My Love, book 2!

The Bittersweet Duet will be complete on April 3rd!

And as a special favor to a friend, I have a little request:

What Do Readers Enjoy From Their Favorite Authors? A Survey

Here's the link: https://forms.gle/zVm4hzB9Dgqgaq2Q7

BONUS! For readers who complete the survey, they have the opportunity to win a raffle where a donation will be made to a charity of their choice.

NOTE: All survey data is anonymous and aggregated.

Monday, February 27, 2023

RELEASE BLITZ - Toe the Line by Penelope Ward @PenelopeAuthor @GiveMeBooksPR #contemporaryromance #newrelease #romancereaders

RELEASE BLITZ
Title: Toe the Line
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Trope: Friends-to-Lovers
Release Date: February 27, 2023

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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a friends-to-lovers story spanning more than a decade…

At first, I thought I’d hate spending the summer with Archie Remington—the conceited son of my parents’ friends.

What I knew about Archie: he was gorgeous, pre-law, and had always treated me like I didn’t exist when we were younger.

When our families bought a house together on an island in Maine, he and I were forced to share a bathroom.

The boy I remembered was now a full-grown man—but with the same attitude.

After a rough start, Archie and I unexpectedly started getting along one day and eventually became friends. We shared secrets and bonded during our morning jogs. I discovered that Archie had a wild spirit and that he struggled to conform to his father’s expectations.

Things were cool until I had to go and ruin it, getting drunk one night, and blurting out my fantasy—involving him.

I took it back, but it was too late. Archie had heard me loud and clear. After that, we never quite knew how to toe the line.

When that summer came to an abrupt and shocking end, I headed back to college, unsure if anything would ever be the same again.

Across the miles over the years, he and I stayed in touch as friends, but fate and timing always kept us from becoming more.

You know the saying: If two people are meant to be, they’ll find their way back to each other?

Let’s just say Archie came back into my life in a way I would’ve never expected.

And this time, my heart would really be put to the test.

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79759639

BOOKBUB LINK: https://www.bookbub.com/books/toe-the-line-by-penelope-ward

PURCHASE LINKS

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3xRmdH5
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3xQxLds
Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/3m9DXul
Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/3m9rZkN
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Google Play: http://bit.ly/3KlqkTg
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Amazon Audio: http://bit.ly/3Ikl40z

Read an excerpt!

AUTHOR BIO

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

AUTHOR LINKS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/penelopewardauthor
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PenelopesPeeps
Instagram: http://instagram.com/PenelopeWardAuthor
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@penelopewardofficial
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PenelopeAuthor

Thursday, February 23, 2023

EXCERPT REVEAL - Toe the Line by Penelope Ward #excerptreveal #contemporaryromance #romancereaders @PenelopeAuthor @GiveMeBooksPR

EXCERPT REVEAL

Title: Toe the Line

Author: Penelope Ward

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Trope: Friends-to-Lovers

Release Date: February 27, 2023

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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a friends-to-lovers story spanning more than a decade…

At first, I thought I’d hate spending the summer with Archie Remington—the conceited son of my parents’ friends.