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Patricia Ryan · 08-10-2010, 10:26 AM

Last month, I published twelve of my backlist titles--my 6 medieval romances originally published by NAL and my 6 Nell Sweeney historical mysteries originally published by Berkley Prime Crime--as ebooks priced at $2.99. As of now, all the books are available from Smashwords and the Kindle Store, and the mysteries are on sale in Apple's iBookstore, as well.

For full descriptions of each book, nice long excerpts, reviews, and more, check out my website.

THE MYSTERY SERIES, which is set in post-Civil War Boston, features an Irish-born governess named Nell Sweeney and her employer's black sheep son, an opium-addicted battle surgeon turned gambler named William Hewitt. Book #1 of the series, Still Life With Murder, which I'm proud to say was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, contains my all-time favorite scene out of the two dozen novels I've published over the past 15 years. Set in the winter of 1868 in a Boston police station holding cell, it introduces the wounded, roguish, complicated, dangerously charming Will Hewitt, who is destined to become Nell's love interest and sleuthing partner. The scene begins in Chapter 2 and spills over into Chapter 3, and you can read the first half in this excerpt on my website.

"Nell is one of the strongest, most honorable, and dearest heroines to grace the pages of an amateur sleuth novel....P.B. Ryan knows how to write a tale that will grip and keep readers' interest throughout the novel." Midwest Book Reviews

THE MEDIEVAL ROMANCES are set primarily in 12th century England, a time and place I fell in love with years ago after reading Ken Follett's wonderful Pillars of the Earth. Silken Threads,my medieval Rear Window, won Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance, and The Sun and the Moon won the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Historical Romantic Mystery/Suspense.

"Lusty and exhilarating, this is medieval romance at its best." New York Times bestselling author Patricia Gaffney

"Patricia Ryan continues to create superb medieval romances that capture the atmosphere and tenor of the time. Ms. Ryan breathes freshness into every page and enthralls readers with the power of her characters' emotions and their intelligent handling of the complex situations. She is a wonderful writer whose talent continues to enchant readers." Romantic Times

MY BOOKS ON SMASHWORDS

Historical Mysteries:
Still Life With Murder
Murder in a Mill Town
Death on Beacon Hill
Murder on Black Friday
Murder in the North End
A Bucket of Ashes

Medieval Romances:
Falcon's Fire
Heaven's Fire
Secret Thunder
Wild Wind
Silken Threads
The Sun and the Moon

MY EBOOKS IN THE KINDLE STORE

Historical Mysteries:
Still Life With Murder
Murder in a Mill Town
Death on Beacon Hill
Murder on Black Friday
Murder in the North End
A Bucket of Ashes

Medieval Romances:
Falcon's Fire
Heaven's Fire
Secret Thunder
Wild Wind
Silken Threads
The Sun and the Moon

If you try them, let me know what you think!

Happy reading!
Pat

(SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF: If you search on Amazon or other online bookstores for my books, you'll pull up some titles by another author who recently started writing romance ebooks for Extasy Books as "Patricia Ryan," which is my real name, under which I've been publishing since 1995. If it was published by Extasy, I had nothing to do with it.)

08-10-2010, 10:26 AM	#655
Patricia Ryan Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle, iPad	Last month, I published twelve of my backlist titles--my 6 medieval romances originally published by NAL and my 6 Nell Sweeney historical mysteries originally published by Berkley Prime Crime--as ebooks priced at $2.99. As of now, all the books are available from Smashwords and the Kindle Store, and the mysteries are on sale in Apple's iBookstore, as well. For full descriptions of each book, nice long excerpts, reviews, and more, check out my website. THE MYSTERY SERIES, which is set in post-Civil War Boston, features an Irish-born governess named Nell Sweeney and her employer's black sheep son, an opium-addicted battle surgeon turned gambler named William Hewitt. Book #1 of the series, Still Life With Murder, which I'm proud to say was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, contains my all-time favorite scene out of the two dozen novels I've published over the past 15 years. Set in the winter of 1868 in a Boston police station holding cell, it introduces the wounded, roguish, complicated, dangerously charming Will Hewitt, who is destined to become Nell's love interest and sleuthing partner. The scene begins in Chapter 2 and spills over into Chapter 3, and you can read the first half in this excerpt on my website. "Nell is one of the strongest, most honorable, and dearest heroines to grace the pages of an amateur sleuth novel....P.B. Ryan knows how to write a tale that will grip and keep readers' interest throughout the novel." Midwest Book Reviews THE MEDIEVAL ROMANCES are set primarily in 12th century England, a time and place I fell in love with years ago after reading Ken Follett's wonderful Pillars of the Earth. Silken Threads,my medieval Rear Window, won Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance, and The Sun and the Moon won the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Historical Romantic Mystery/Suspense. "Lusty and exhilarating, this is medieval romance at its best." New York Times bestselling author Patricia Gaffney "Patricia Ryan continues to create superb medieval romances that capture the atmosphere and tenor of the time. Ms. Ryan breathes freshness into every page and enthralls readers with the power of her characters' emotions and their intelligent handling of the complex situations. She is a wonderful writer whose talent continues to enchant readers." Romantic Times MY BOOKS ON SMASHWORDS Historical Mysteries: Still Life With Murder Murder in a Mill Town Death on Beacon Hill Murder on Black Friday Murder in the North End A Bucket of Ashes Medieval Romances: Falcon's Fire Heaven's Fire Secret Thunder Wild Wind Silken Threads The Sun and the Moon MY EBOOKS IN THE KINDLE STORE Historical Mysteries: Still Life With Murder Murder in a Mill Town Death on Beacon Hill Murder on Black Friday Murder in the North End A Bucket of Ashes Medieval Romances: Falcon's Fire Heaven's Fire Secret Thunder Wild Wind Silken Threads The Sun and the Moon If you try them, let me know what you think! Happy reading! Pat (SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF: If you search on Amazon or other online bookstores for my books, you'll pull up some titles by another author who recently started writing romance ebooks for Extasy Books as "Patricia Ryan," which is my real name, under which I've been publishing since 1995. If it was published by Extasy, I had nothing to do with it.)