Good News: COUGAR TALES available. Bad News: My name/storyline is wrong in the promo!?!?!
For anyone who thinks that once a book is on the shelves they are home free, think again.
BUT FIRST: I found out last week that the anthology I wrote a novella for last January – the 3 week, 110 pages Do-Or-Die marathon for those of you who follow my blogs — is finally out in book form. Yes, it’s been available as an ebook since late summer. But I have to admit to being a Luddite. I don’t download novels. For those who prefer a solid chip of wood to read, this is your opportunity! Let’s get the prelims over first. It will make a heck of a great stocking stuff for any woman. Appropriate as an office gift, Secret Pal, Hanukkah gift, birthday, any and every occasion.
“Is forty really the new thirty, or is it just an excuse for an older woman to date a younger man? Perhaps it is another chance at love? In Cougar Tales, three short stories give us a little insight into what it is like to want love and find it in a place and with someone younger than expected…” Sharel Love.
Here is the cover and two easy access ways to by it. I’m told Borders and Waldenbooks should have it and/or can order it. It’s three stories by two of my favorite authors: Sandra Kitt and Evelyn Palfrey. Oh, and me. As the title implies, they are romances that tell stories about older women and younger men. Yes, they are fun and sexy and very romantic!
Peruse the cover. Read the opening of my story here: “Stormy Weather.” Buy it if it intrigues. And then read on for the tale of the story that became ’now you see it, now you don’t.’
TO BUY: Click
Now for the story behind the story.
The first thing I know you are wondering is: Why is Laura’s name smaller than the others? It’s a question I asked myself. And then the editor. They told me it would be fixed, as we say in the South. It hasn’t been so far.
Now for the Bookseller sites:
Problems at Amazon site has the author attributions correct but didn’t review MY STORY but one that’s not even in the book!!! MY story is called STORMY WEATHER! Then they go on to give the WRONG AUTHOR BIO. And you thought you had issues.
What’s no better are the Problems at Barnes and Noble Site: There they have the WRONG author’s name in the byline! My name is on the book cover but not in the credits. And to that. Only one author is featured in the write up and only One Storyline (not mine) is in the Description. Da Muse was going to get bent out of shape about it until I told her to read the reviews:
“Out of the 3 stories, the one by Laura Castoro was my favorite.”
I thought the stories were great especially “Stormy Weather” by Laura Castoro.”
Yes, evidently there were copy-edit issues in the un-edited versions that went to reviewers. MY HUMBLE APOLOGIES. Da Muse is thinking about being un-infuriated. I’m easier. I just hope readers enjoy it once they get their hands on it. Let me know.
April 14th, 2010 at 1:57 am
Hmmm that was strange, my opinion got eaten. Ok , enough fooling I wanted to say thank you for the update.