Tag Archives: Eight Nights at Sea

Aug 1 2016

Help! My Brain Is Being Invaded By Pirates!

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I’m putting the finishing touches on Earthsinger so it can go out to my beta readers this week, but it’s been a real test of my patience.

Why? Because pirates have taken over my brain!

Back when I wrote Eight Nights At Sea, I had intended for it to be a stand-alone work, but my readers fell so in love with Aven, Rina’s silent but wonderful brother, and a grain of a thought started to grow: what if Aven went on a quest to find his voice?

And like all good stories, it’s taken root at started to burst out of the manure-ridden soil in my brain. Which is an unfortunate thing right now because I have two more books to finish in this current series first. Aaaargh. Continue reading →

May 9 2016

Finishing Up Earthsinger, But A Pirate Keeps Taking Over My Brain…

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I’m working like mad to get a lid on Earthsinger, and I have had so much fun putting Manni and Matt on paper. You’ll also meet the long-awaited Firesinger, and learn the name of our elusive mystery girl.

And while all that’s being put to virtual paper, my mind is bubbling and churning with something I put off for far too long – the sequel to Eight Nights At Sea. Continue reading →

Apr 12 2016

What Goes Into Cover Design?

Quite a bit, actually. Take my pirate romance novel, Eight Nights At Sea, for instance. I originally had this cover on it:

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It was a pre-made cover I got off a website, and I thought it captured the steamy elements of my novel well. What it didn’t do, however, was tell you anything about the book. So I worked with my cover designer (the amazing Colleen Clarke at Mystique Book Designs) and the conversation went like this: Continue reading →

Mar 22 2016

Book Excerpt Tuesday: When A Pirate Makes Amends, He Really Makes Amends…

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In this scene from Eight Nights At Sea, our intrepid Pirate Captain Zephyr has just arrived back at his cabin after an argument of epic proportions his beautiful stowaway Rina – one that ended with her knocking him on his behind with a sack of flour and several strategically launched apples.

Zeph knows he was behaving badly, and he’s ready to make amends… Continue reading →

Feb 23 2016

Excerpt Tuesday: A Pirate Second-Guesses Himself

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In this excerpt from Eight Nights At Sea, our pirate, Zephyr Jamieson finds that he needs to make amends to his beautiful stowaway, Rina, after a bit of bad behavior. You see, Rina carries a secret, and Zeph knows she’s hiding something. He’s determined to find out what, but his usual methods of persuasion aren’t working out like he’d planned…

Continue reading →

Dec 11 2015

Last Chance To Enter The #Giveaway For Eight Nights At Sea!

Today is the final day on my Goodreads giveaway for Eight Nights At Sea. If you enjoy witty banter, steamy scenes, a devilishly handsome pirate and a mysterious, sensuous stowaway, this book is for you!

Eight Nights At Sea is available in paperback or for Kindle/Kindle Unlimited. Enter the giveaway today!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Eight Nights at Sea by Britt DeLaney

Eight Nights at Sea

by Britt DeLaney

Giveaway ends December 11, 2015.

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