For Immediate Release: Mad About the Boy

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Publicity Contact: Suzan Battah

Contact@suzanbattah.com

Sydney, Australia – October 10, 2011

Author Suzan Battah announces the release of Mad About the Boy, a romantic comedy that will leave you rooting for love.

Julia Mendoza is driven by the success of her business. Since her husband passed away her business By Design is her number one priority. Experiencing such a tragic loss at such as young age, has left her disheartened and no longer believing in love and passion.

Julia is put in a most interesting position at the grocery store by an annoying ex-friend stalking her, she begs a complete stranger to be her pretend boyfriend without recognizing him. Their charade seems to work and it starts a string of events that will capture her heart.

The good-spirited and handsome “pretend boyfriend” is Christophe Augustine, heir to a chain of luxurious hotels. He is a man that plays hard, and works harder, but seeks approval and recognition above all else. In spite of his parent’s less than stellar history of love, he believes in family, passion and most of all happily-ever-after.

Their relationship is fun, but he wants more. His closeness and her growing love for him makes her feel guilty, as she has never felt more safe, secure and protected. She refuses to let her late husband go and move forward, confessing to Chris she won’t. Yet when they part ways and she sees him with someone else, her heart aches even more and she discovers the truth in her heart, she’s Mad About the Boy.

What’s a girl to do? Well, there’s no shame in donning army camo, sneaking around and spying on him with her loyal room-mate along for the ride. Love has no boundaries when soul-mates meet.
You will laugh, cry, and cheer with the smooth prose, and snarky feel good humor of Mad About the Boy.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Suzan Battah lives in Sydney, Australia. In 1998, she completed a professional Romance Writers Course with the Australian College of Journalism. Writing amazing novels that entertain and spark the imagination is what she is passionate about in life. She adores animals and has a cheeky 14 year old Boxer that believes she’s still a young puppy. Suzan works fulltime as an Executive Assistant, has worked as a Childcare Assistant, Retail Associate, and is a qualified Personal Fitness Trainer. For more information about Suzan and her writing visit her website at www.suzanbattah.com.

For Additional Information:

Mad About the Boy Suzan Battah

ISBN-13: 978-1466314993 (Createspace)

EBook ISBNISBN: 978-1-4660-4993-2 (Smashwords)

Publisher URLhttps://www.createspace.com/3641355http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/86936

Suzan Battah Biography

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Born on the 30th of October, 1980 in Sydney Australia to parents Paul and Zarife Battah, Suzan grew up in Brisbane. At the age of 23, she moved to the big city of Sydney, Australia. She knew from a young age she was destined to be a writer. In 1998, Suzan completed a professional Romance Writers Course with the Australian College of Journalism. Writing amazing novels that entertain and spark the imagination is what she is passionate about in life. Suzan one day hopes to hit the New York Times Bestseller list at the number 1 spot and is excited about achieving such a dream. She enoys dancing, fitness training, reading and one day taking the big step of travelling the world. She adores animals and has a cheeky 14 and a 1/2 year old BoxerX that believes she’s still a young puppy. Suzan works fulltime as an Executive Assistant and has previously worked as a ChildCare Assistant, Retail Assistant and is a qualified Personal Fitness Trainer.

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Catch Up with Suzan’s Interview Here!

Watch the Book Trailer for Mad About the Boy

Marvel Comics in Need of Super Hero

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31 October 2011

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L. McMaken
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Cincinnati, OH

Marvel Comics just announced the lay-off of 11 employees as part of their cost-cutting initiative. This comes behind the company leaving 5 editorial vacancies open for over a year, and not replacing their COO Jim Sokolowsi who was pinked slipped a few weeks ago.

While Marvel’s movies are doing great, their print comics sales are sagging. They announced they will also be cutting the Iron Man 2.0, All-Winners Squad, and Alpha Flight series. Cutting the Alpha-Flight Series is odd since it is one of Marvel’s bestselling comics and was recently developed into a series.

Let’s hope Marvel is able to withstand the current economy and a super-hero arrives to save the iconic publisher.

Shiloh Walker’s If You Hear Her

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30 October 2011

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Shiloh Walker’s newest romantic thriller, If you Hear Her, will have you holding your breath as you turn each page!

The latest romantic thriller from author Shiloh Walker begins with a scream, literally and doesn’t let up until the end. Set in small town Kentucky, where everyone thinks they know everyone else, Lena Riddle hears a scream echo through the night.

Calls to police are worthless as law enforcement can’t find any evidence of a crime. But Lena knows what she heard.

Her only saving grace is Ezra King, a cop on leave after dealing with his own demons. His cop instinct knows Lena is in danger, his heart’s instinct says she is the woman his soul seeks.

There is mystery surrounding both characters as they deal with their own issues and pasts that come colliding together in this fast paced page turner. The sleepy town seems too “Mayberry” to ever have anything bad happen, but very bad things do and Ezra must unravel the puzzle.

Their hearts fight the attraction they feel for each other and just as they finally start to heal, start to relent to their feelings the killer….well, I won’t spoil for readers.

If you are looking for a fast-paced thriller, laced with romance and tension – this book was written for you!

Kindle Fire and HTML5

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30 October 2011

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L. McMaken
10-29-11
Cincinnati, OH

Amazon’s is gearing up for the release of it’s Kindle Fire Tablet in many ways. One is that this new tablet will support HTML5. This is a big surprise coming from Amazon who has it’s own proprietary operating system. Obviously, Amazon wants their new Fire Tablet users to be able to download anything from anyplace.

In a press release from Amazon they explain: “We’re pleased to announce a wide range of new features and enhancements – including HTML5 support – coming in Kindle Format 8 (KF8). KF8 is the next generation file format for Kindle books – replacing Mobi 7. As showcased on Kindle Fire, KF8 enables publishers to create great-looking books in categories that require rich formatting and design such as children’s picture books, comics and graphic novels, technical and engineering books, and cookbooks. Kindle Format 8 replaces Mobi format and will add over 150 new formatting capabilities, including fixed layouts, nested tables, callouts, sidebars, and Scalable Vector Graphics, opening up more opportunities to create Kindle books that readers will love.“

Use Google Alerts to Find eBooks

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29 October 2011

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L. McMaken
10-29-11
Cincinnati, OH

Google once again has found a way to simplify our searches. Users can now set up a Google Alert to search just for eBooks in Google Books. All you need to do is sign in, click to Google Alerts, type in the title or the author of the eBook you’re searching for, then choose books from the drop-down menu and create. Once you have created an alert, you can choose to receive an email when results are found.

Interview with Suzan Battah – Mad About the Boy

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28 October 2011

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Fun in the sun with a twist of romance and true love. Meet Suzan Battah, author of “Mad About the Boy”, her debut novel about a Latina woman and French American man set in the heat of Miami Beach. Between the stalkers (an ex-friend no less), yummy romantic scenes and a lot of soul searching, Suzan has created characters that are true to life. From the first page she grabs you and doesn’t let go.

Suzan always knew she wanted to be an author and to spark the imagination of her readers. We talk to Suzan about her life in Sydney Australia, her passion for writing, how she got her first novel out and some advice on self publishing.

Suzan is a whirlwind of energy, laughter and love. I wished she lived next door because I know we would be best friends. She pulls you into her world of dancing, writing and caring for her BoxerX (that’s Boxer crossed with who-knows-what).

For her next book, Suzan plunges into the world of YA Urban fantasy with BaSatai: Outside In, about a special race of peaceful people who face destruction unless the heroine, seventeen year old Armani, can stop the curse set upon her.

Our time flew by, so check out Suzan on Facebook or visit her blog. You are in for a special treat.

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Check out the Book Trailer for Mad about the Boy

More about the book:

Julia Mendoza is driven by the success of her business. Since her husband Carlos passed away at such a young age, her business By Design is her number one priority. In her late twenties she works too hard and doesn’t take time out for fun. Annoyance with a pesky ex-friend has her begging one of the local surfer’s with a cheeky smile in the grocery store to pretend he’s her boyfriend. Suddenly, life takes a sudden detour from her business plan; much to the delight of her boisterous Latin American family.

Christophe Augustine is groomed to take over his father’s successful chain of luxurious hotels. With a wealthy French-American background, Chris has been given privileges that not many have. He works hard, plays harder but seeks approval and recognition above all else. Family is a top priority for him as he fights for custody of his young brother. His parent’s divorce has not diminished his faith in romance. When a gorgeous Latino woman changes one boring morning into an interesting game of role play, though reluctant to help at first, he soon realises she’s not like the string of other women he’s known.

A romantic first date ending dramatically doesn’t stop Chris from wanting to know Julia more. And for Julia, she’s all for a bit of fun but when things get too serious she’s running the other way. Too alike, in some ways and complete opposites, in others ways, Julia and Chris fumble through fun moments, annoying confrontations, passionate times and heartbreaking revelations.

Love has no boundaries when soul-mates meet but when one is ready to love and the other one isn’t….

Asian American Writers and Page Turner Literary Festival

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28 October 2011

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L. McMaken
10-28-11
Cincinnati, OH

With a monetary boost via Kickstarter, The Asian American Writers Workshop now in its 20th year will be holding their 3rd Annual Page Turner Literary Festival. The one day festival will be held at Brooklyn New York’s Powerhouse Arena, this Saturday, October 29th.

The festival will be packed with authors including five National Book Award finalists and seven Guggenheim Fellows. Staged readings, open mic events, and celebrity chef Eddie Huang who will be DJing the Afterword Party at Verso Press. Featured authors include: Junot Diaz, Amitav Ghosh, Jessica Hagedorn, Kimiko Hahn, Hari Kunzru, Jayne Anne Phillips, Sukety Mehta, Min Jin Lee, Mark Nowak, Amitave Kumar, and editors John Freeman and Joel Whitney.

Admission for the day is $20. More details can be found on their website.

Met Jade Lee, the author, not the “other” Jade Lee!

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27 October 2011

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L. McMaken
10-27-11
Cincinnati, OH

Jade Lee is known for her hot, sensual novels. Yet when she began creating her website, little did she know another Jade Lee existed. The “other” Jade isn’t so much sensual as she is, well, you’ll just have to watch the interview to learn more.

Her newest series, Bridal Favors, is set in Regency England where several women own a dress shop, and how they find love, laughter and happiness for others, and themselves. Filled with passion, intrigue and humor, the first book in the series, Wedded Scandal will be released in March of 2012.

Her website is as fun as she is, and readers will be surprised by the fun things she shares about herself. Join the conversation as Jade describes her relationship to Chinese royalty and how she didn’t embrace her heritage until she was an adult.

Interview with Shiloh Walker

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27 October 2011

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The fun, the entertaining, the outspoken Shiloh Walker joins us at Reader’s Entertainment Radio as we discuss her new romantic suspense Ash Trilogy starting with her upcoming release If You Hear Her.
Here is a little bit about the book:

A CRY IN THE WOODS

The scream Lena Riddle hears in the woods behind her house is enough to curdle her blood—she has no doubt that a woman is in real danger. Unfortunately, with no physical evidence, the local law officers in small-town Ash, Kentucky, dismiss her claim. But Lena knows what she heard—and it leaves her filled with fear and frustration.

Ezra King is on leave from the state police, but he can’t escape the guilty memories that haunt his dreams. When he sees Lena, he is immediately drawn to her. He aches to touch her—to be touched by her—but is he too burdened by his tragic past to get close?

When Ezra hears her story of an unknown woman’s screams, his instincts tell him that Lena’s life is also at risk—and his desire to protect her is as fierce as his need to possess her.

First in a new romantic suspense trilogy

We talk with Shiloh about writing, having her own life outside of writing, where her career started and whats next for her. We also put her in the hot seat with our speed round of questions! She pulls it off like a champ and we find out some great tidbits about this fascinating author!

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