Sentences with phrase «selling romance novel»

Nicholas Sparks, the author of the best - selling romance novel The Notebook had it right...

For example, if you're selling a romance novel, then you know that your audience is probably fans of the romance genre as a whole.

Many assume that product categories are fungible, and that you can sell refrigerators the same way you can sell romance novels.

You walk into your local bookshop, hoping to get your hands on a romance novel, only to discover that they don't sell romance novels.

But I took a somewhat non-scientific stroll through the best selling romance novels on Amazon and found that romance novel covers can be divided into a few very distinct categories:

Not exact matches

Torstar Corp. (TSX: TS) has agreed to sell Harlequin Enterprises Ltd., a publisher of romance novels, to News Corp. (Nasdaq: NWSA) for C$ 455 million in cash. www.harlequin.com

John M. Stahl's stylish adaptation of Ben Ames Williams» best - selling novel of romance and suspense is one of the most unusual of all» 40's film noirs.

McConaughey next served as executive producer and co-star of «Sahara,» an ambitious action / comedy / romance adaptation of Clive Cussler's best - selling novel.

Based on Seth Grahame - Smith's best - selling mash - up novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (out Feb. 5) recounts the unlikely romance between Lizzy (Lily James) and the haughty Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley), but the courtship takes place in a 19th - century English countryside where the «sorry stricken» — as the zombies are called in the book — have been roaming for more than 70 years, victims of a mysterious plague.

Based on the best - selling novel, The Other Boleyn Girl is a captivating tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, and Eric Bana.

The soundtrack album to «Fifty Shades Freed,» the finale of the soft - core BDSM romance trilogy based on the novels by E.L. James, arrives with its goal clearly designated: getting a song on the radio with enough of a sultry frisson to sell tickets for the movie.

Robert James Waller, whose best - selling, bittersweet 1992 romance novel «The Bridges of Madison County» was turned into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Clint

Greg Berlanti's film, adapted from the best - selling young - adult novel «Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,» stars Nick Robinson as a gay 17 - year - old who has yet to come out when another closeted boy from his high school begins an anonymous e-mail romance.

Boone and writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber know what a difficult task they have in adapting John Green's best - selling novel, about a tentative romance between two cancer - stricken teenagers, into a durable screen product that will appeal to younger target audience without quickly becoming a punchline for everyone else.

Author Bio: Alina Adams is a New York City mom of 3 school - age children and a New York Times best - selling author of soap - opera tie - ins, figure - skating mysteries and romance novels.

Even today the best selling type of Christian novel is romance.

THERE»S NO PLACE LIKE HOME A bigger switch comes from New York Times best - selling author Connie Brockway, who offers her first contemporary with Hot Dish, a novel that turns out to be that rarest of breeds, a contemporary romance that isn't chick lit or divorce lit or even (much) of a romantic suspense, but a hot main dish for the savvy reader who knows pure romance can be a hearty meal in itself.

Readers of Oke's previous books, which include the best - selling Love Comes Softly series, will find much to enjoy in this new novel, filled with her familiar balance of just the right amount of romance and mystery.

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A few days after the Eisler news, another best - selling author, Amanda Hocking, who had self - published a popular vampire romance series, signed a $ 2 million book deal with St. Martin's Press for four young adult paranormal novels.

Do you want to learn how to sell 15k of romance novels without writing a word?Cory Friedman is back.

A mysterious and beguiling love story with elements of Poe, Twain, Hemingway, and Greek mythology, drawn in moody black - and - white charcoal, this new paperback edition of the New York Times Best - Selling graphic novel by author / illustrator Mark Siegel is a study in romance, atmosphere, and suspense.

Our romance columnist Christie Ridgway is a best - selling author in her own right, so when she says a novel is «A satisfying, sweet and sexy read,» it's definitely a winner.

Former comedian Eric Jerome Dickey has made a name for himself as the New York Times best - selling author of steamy romances, and his latest novel, One Night, is out now.

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James Scott Bell is the best - selling and award - winning author of thriller novels, zombie legals, historical romance, and lots and lots of books on the craft of writing.

Her debut novel, Perfection Unleashed, published in 2012, won six literary awards and launched her best - selling futuristic thriller series, Double Helix, which blends cutting - edge genetic engineering and high - octane action with an unforgettable romance between an alpha empath and an... Continue Reading...

Her first historical novel, after several best selling contemporary romances, the change in genre brought her to a new level of sales.

New York Times best - selling romance author Kristan Higgins branches into women's fiction with her latest novel, If Only You Knew.

Best - selling author Elizabeth Hoyt has been writing historical romance novels for the past 10 years.

Be that as it may, the book was — and remains (it's still in print and has sold more than 1.5 million copies)-- so popular with teens that it ushered in a decade, the forties, distinguished by its romance novels, many of them pale imitations of Daly's.

Of the top 25 books sold in 2014 through the site, sixteen of them were romance novels, while three of the top 25 spots went to historical fiction; in fact, the top five books included three works of historical fiction by the same author, Shayne Parkinson.

A romance novel that sold according to formula did well, but not great, and so on.

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If a romance novel sold 1/2 of books shipped, it would then double the expectation (1/4 + 1/4 = 1/2) and would then be considered an amazing success.

After being dropped by her publisher and self - publishing 10 romance novels as Bella Andre and Lucy Kevin, she has sold more than 275,000 ebooks on her own and has been profiled in The Washington Post, Forbes, USA Today and National Public Radio.

In the last year I have sold two novels and a short story as well as a number of essays.I am also a paid blogger at a major romance - focused pop - culture site, and have several things out for submission currently, with several more going out this week.

Susan Andersen is a New York Times best - selling author of more than 20 romance and romantic - suspense novels.

For the record, I am not an «aspiring» author — I have a 150K word science fiction novel (not romance, as the author incorrectly insinuates by my inclusion in this article) available for purchase on every major online retail site, one which has sold multiple thousands of copies and resulted in enough income that we are now consulting with a tax accountant to determine the best way to structure our finances going forward.

Debbie Herbert, A USA Today and Publisher's Weekly best - selling author and 2017 RITA finalist, writes paranormal romance novels and suspense books, reflecting her belief that love, like magic, casts its own spell of enchantment.

For example, compare a romance novel ebook selling on Amazon in English with a poetry chapbook in Dutch selling in a unique bookstore in a chic corner of Amsterdam.

James is the best selling and award winning author of thriller novels, zombie legals, historical romance, and lots and lots of excellent books on the craft of writing.

Multi-award-winning novelist, Gail Gaymer Martin is the author of Christian contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and women's fiction with nearly 60 contracted novels and four million books in sold.

Best - selling author Colleen Coble's novels have won or finaled in awards ranging from the Best Books of Indiana, the ACFW Carol Award, the Romance Writers of America RITA, the Holt Medallion, the Daphne du Maurier, National Readers» Choice, and the Booksellers Best.

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Romance, like other genre novels — paranormals of various kinds, thrillers, mysteries, and some YA sell extremely well because their readers expect not just one novel but an entire series (we meet Dan Brown's protagonist, Robert Langdon, in book after book), which they also expect to buy.

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We chatted with Phil Tucker about his time working at Penguin, his first couple of series (including paranormal romance novels published under a pen name), and his new Chronicles of the Black Gate epic fantasy series, which has been selling great since its release back in May.