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Strong Heroines in Romances

 

“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” ~Oprah Winfrey

 

“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.” ~ Groucho Marx

 

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

 

And yet we make bestsellers out of romances where the heroine is weak, submissive, and dominated. We may spend seven hours a week, reading, and dreaming in this mindset. WHY?

If you re-read the quotes above and think about it, you might ask yourself, ‘How does this manifest itself into my daily life?’ Am I sabotaging myself?

I believe the answer is a resounding ‘YES!’

I write about alpha males, because, lord help me, I love them. They make great characters.

I write in sex, too, because, to me, sex is a natural part of a relationship. It is not evil or bad.

My heroine is just as strong as the hero, in her own way. She has to work at finding a healthy relationship.

That part of my fiction is like real life.

I had a lot of emotional baggage to deal with, from childhood and yet have been shown ways to overcome. Part of why I write is that I want to share that with you.

I want to give back.

When you finish one of my books, my heart’s desire, is for you to be overflowing with hope, and promise, and ready to work for the happily-ever-after you so truly deserve.

Sending love always,

Stella

 

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Release Day Party! Dark Vortex. March 9, 2016

I have been SOOOOO busy I’ve hardly had time to… well, you know.

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Here’s the link to our hosted Facebook Party, starting at 11:00AM EST:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1093679247343288/

Dark Vortex has been out for two weeks, yet today is our party. Why is that, you may ask?

Jeesh. There’s so many reasons. First and foremost, however, it was because of you, our fans. We heard you and finished ‘Dark Vortex’ earlier than we ever thought possible. This was mostly due to Chantel’s high-driven energy! She is AMAZING and I can’t wait to start the second in the series.

We have already mapped out our next hero and heroine’s story. Don’t worry. Zoe and Jack will be back.

There’s a lot of fun planned today, so please stop by, and say hi and login and leave a comment below.

Don’t forget to try your chance at a Free Kindle Fire 7!

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Dark Vortex – Jumping to the Top!

Hi All,
Week two of this wonderful journey of ‘Dark Vortex’

It’s March 9th and we are having a Facebook party.
Stop by and Say hi!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1093679247343288/permalink/1108788115832401/

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I’m truly excited that we are getting some wonderful, honest reviews, from random folks. How cool is that!

This morning’s Amazon Ranking is still amazon

In the US:
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,925 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#16 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Gothic
#19 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Gothic
#32 in Books > Romance > Gothic

How did we do it?

    • First and foremost? Wrote the best book we could.
    • Merged our fan bases
    • Put the book on sale for a limited time
    • Found keywords that target the right audience
    • Bought some targeted Facebook Ads
    • Scoured the internet for free book promotion sites
    • Bought as many low cost ($25 or less) that we could find

Thank you SO much for being a fan and stopping by. I sure hope you will join my newsletter.
I promise to send no more than one update a month!

We are busy busy busy writing book 2, so hang tight and watch for it.

Much Love,
Stella

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Writing is Therapy

I killed off my coworker, today.
Yup. I threw him out a porthole window, the ship’s propeller sucked him in and shot him out as shark bait.
God, what a catharsis. It was GREAT!
I laughed so hard.
My hero in the book said, “Oops.”
The heroine gave him a high-five.
Poor Mohammad, evil terrorist.
In real life, he’s just a pain-in-the-ass project manager and misogynist.
Writing is therapy.
Yup.
I think I’ll kill off another project member this week.
I shall write her as a real witch, who is working with a dark lord to destroy the world.
She’ll have to die a terrible death, don’t you think?
In real life? She made it a point to be abusive and condescending on a phone call.
In that she works for a multi-million dollar partner, I bit my tongue.
I wrote her into my next book, during that call.
Bwa ha haaaa.
If they only knew.
I write fiction.
It is my therapy.
It is my joy.
It is my escape.
A young man left the gym today and made it a point of removing his shirt for all to see.
Guess I’ll write in those biceps, and tattoos, as well.
And my fears, and my tears.
And my emotional issues.
And share myself with you.
You know me from my writing.

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What is a Facebook Release Party?

Funny you should ask!

Chantel and I are having a release party and I would like to invite you, personally. Please click that you are coming!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1093679247343288/

Now that you’ve done that, let’s talk about a Facebook Event.

It’s merely a way to tell your friends and family that there is something important going on. It’s easy to do. Just make a start date and an end date.

How does that differ from a Facebook Party?

At a party, people come to visit, right?

However, unlike a REAL party, it isn’t rude to jump in, say a few words, or enter a contest, and leave.

So, at a Facebook Party, people come to visit the URL of the event. They might play a game, click like, enter a raffle, or post something on the timeline.

Our release party is going to be ‘hosted’ by different authors over the course of one day. This is a lot of fun. There are games and prizes and clever folks. Sometimes its fun just to watch the melee.

We have hired ‘help’ with our party. (In the real world, consider this like hiring a caterer.)

I highly recommend this site below. She helps get us hosts, and sets up the event for us.

https://www.facebook.com/LikeABossBookPromotions/

If you have any questions, leave a comment!

I LOVE to hear from people!

Please let us know, too, if you’d like an ARC to give a review!

(ARC? Advance Review Copy)

Chantel and I are hoping to sell 200 ebooks in pre-sale.

If you want to help us get there, it’s just ONE DOLLAR!

http://a-fwd.com/asin=B01BBHP4DS

 

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Alden & Seabrook’s Shoutout team!

Be One of the first to Join Alden & Seabrook’s Shoutout team! 

This posting is exclusive for fans of Stella Marie Alden and/or Chantel Seabrook

Each shout out member will be a true fan, love our books, and leave reviews on Amazon. Pre-order it now!

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What will our Shout Out Group do?

Help us get 1000 pre-orders on Amazon!

Helps us get to #1 for our Amazon category in US !

You can choose one or many of the following places to shout out on Social Media :

re-pin Pinterest posts

share on Facebook

share on Instagram

share on Google plus

Tweet

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Get excitement on Goodreads

 

What does a shout out fan get from this?

You will be a member of elite Facebook group that will get:

to know of our upcoming promotions before anyone else, and have first dibs!

Invites to signing events

Swag and gifts

Special Raffles

Signed paperbacks from the author

The bragging rights to say, they helped a writer go to bestseller!

Special prizes for reaching our goals!

 

 

 

 

 

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JOIN OUR SHOUT OUT GROUP BY FILLING IN YOUR EMAIL.

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WHAT IS A FACEBOOK PARTY?

A Facebook Party can be many things. Foremost, it is an Facebook EVENT.

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This is ours!
https://www.facebook.com/events/996229597079177/

 

An author can host their own Facebook event, or, as Chantel and I have today, ask an outside service to do it for them.

Like A Boss, promotions, is doing our Event today.

https://www.facebook.com/LikeABossBookPromotions/

 

What is a party without people? Invite your fans and friends.

A new writer, just starting to promote, might ask?

What if I don’t have many virtual friends?

No worries! At this point, you will have to rely on a promoter to do it for you.

Now you have a Facebook party, and invited friends.

BTW? Unlike a real party, it isn’t rude to show up, leave a comment, and go!

From here, parties can diverge dramatically.

You can have someone ‘HOST’ your party, or like us today, direct your party to other sites, (blog sites), who have something WONDERFUL to offer.

We have PRIZES!

Here is a list of our bloggers. Today we have no hosts.

Blog Website URL:
http://jolandaloves2read.blogspot.nl/
http://www.starangelsreviews.com
http://fictionalrendezvousbookblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.idontgetsundays.blogspot.com
http://srokk.com
http://tasz1976.wordpress.com
http://www.justletmeread.com
http://www.mommysnaughtyplayground.blogspot.com
http://wickedbabesblog.com
http://southernbelledailyreads.blogspot.com/
http://trustme2forget.blogspot.com
http://bookbangersblog2.blogspot.com/
http://fabulousladiesbookblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.adirtybookaffair.com
http://www.nicolesbookmusings.com/
http://www.needepicreads.com
http://readingdrinkingandrelaxing.blogspot.com/
http://www.danisbookreviewblog.wordpress.com
http://mybookobsession1.blogspot.com/
http://naughtybookeden.blogspot.com.au
http://www.love2readblog.blogspot.com/

On Our RELEASE DAY, I will explain HOSTED Facebook Parties!
That is where a list of people, stay on your Facebook Event, and play Facebook games where you can win prizes.

I hope you win a prize!

 

 

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Cover Reveal for Dark Vortex, Mated by Magic Cover Reveal

 

 Dark Vortex, Mated by Magic 

by Stella Marie Alden & Chantel Seabrook

Wow! I can’t believe how fast Chantel is getting this book out to you!

It seems like just yesterday that she and I were thinking we should do a novel together. I mentioned I had a work in progress and asked if she would like to run with it. Now, here we are, just a few weeks later, with our cover reveal!

Of course, what’s a reveal, without a Facebook Party?

Here’s the links, for those authors who would like to get involved!

Cover Reveal Doc for Blogs: http://goo.gl/forms/qy3CR0OpLz

Cover Reveal Party Sign-up for Authors: http://goo.gl/forms/UY863id9bo

Party Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/996229597079177/

 

 

 

Here’s the cover blurb:

For the survival of his clan, Jack Fialko needs to mate with a witch of equal power before the end of the solstice. He found the perfect woman, except for one serious flaw. She has no idea how to engage in the dangerous magical foreplay–the duel for sexual equality. The task of training her in two days seems insurmountable, especially while other warriors are trying to kidnap her.
Zoe is a warrior-healer hybrid. The trouble is, she has no idea what that means. It’s all a harmless game until one night a dominant, brooding, sexy as sin warrior touches her and ignites a shameless craving to mate. Zoe must decide if the scorching chemistry between is worth fighting for.
Can love and lust can exist together in an exhilarating magical combination? Or will their bond combust?
Warning: This book contains some graphic material. If lusting magic is not your cup of tea, then pass on this one.

 

 

 

 

 

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NEW WORDPRESS THEME

OMG! I uploaded a new more mobile-friendly wordpress theme last night.

Then, of course, it crashed. Bad news.

Good news. I called my service provider, (netfirms), the increased the cache size, and Woo Hoo! Here we go.

Bad news? Time to go to work.

Good news? I’ll work on it tonight.

Bear with me while I maximize it! When I checked my stats, almost all my visits are via mobile. Doh.

Thanks, as always, you guys, for stopping by.  Can you leave a comment to see if that is working?

Thanks so much! oh yea… don’t forget to download my book and…

stop by later… I have this HUGE secret to share about my next book.

 

 

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