Baby Got Back

Backlist, that is…

As a writer, and as a reader, I think we become consumed with the exciting prospects of something new. Marketing and advertising promotes the “newer is better” concept in everything we see, hear and read. New and Improved! New Look! New Flavor! And the same applies to books.

Prolific authors have to put out new books every two to three months to stay relevant and in the market place. We are inundated every day by all the latest and greatest. But with all the shiny and new, we tend to forget about the books from the past…they somehow get left behind and end up going to live in the Land of the Forgotten. (sad panda)

As an established indie author, I’ve tried to write and publish three to four books a year since I began publishing in 2014. So far, I have 11 titles in my backlist. Have you read them all? Many reviews that I receive indicate that the book the reader just read was their “first book by Sierra Hill” and that they’re going to go read the rest of the books in my series or backlist. That’s what every author loves to hear!

This month, I’ve decided to dust off some of my older titles to get readers interested in them again – to hopefully encourage more readership. With that said, I have done the following with these books:

One More Minute with You (Rock Star romance) is now a FREE download on Book Funnel. You can get a copy HERE.

Character Flaws is FREE on Kindle Unlimited. (RomCom)

Sweetness is FREE on Kindle Unlimited or 99c without KU (Book 1 in The Sweetest Thing series)

The Reunion is FREE on Kindle Unlimited or 99c without KU (a second-chance Novella)

What are you waiting for? Now’s the perfect time, if you haven’t read any of these books, to pick them up and enjoy some fictional ‘me time’.

​But don’t worry…I have more coming out soon! I am scheduled to publish Physical Connection, my first m/m gay romance (a novella) in mid to late April. This is a short-story to cap off The Physical Series, my erotic contemporary. Follow me on Instagram and Facebook in my reader group, Sierra’s Sexy Swooners, for sexy teasers and excerpts in the next month.

It's LIVE!!!

Sweet Little Lies, the final book in the standalone college sports series, is NOW LIVE! It’s a bittersweet end to this series that I’ve been writing for the better part of the last two years. I am going to miss these beautiful and flawed characters!

Lance and Mica’s story in Sweet Little Lies is…well, it’s a rocky road to their forever love. It’s fraught with desperation, expectations, addictions and racial biases and jugdments.

Here’s what readers are saying about it:

“This is a very sexy read full of passion, lust, longing, forgiveness, pain, secrets, drug addiction, but most of all a fight for the one true love.”

“I felt every possible emotion. From devastation to joy. And everything in between. These were characters, with real issues and flaws.”

“Sierra Hill has completely killed it y'all, with this near-perfect series…building anticipation for every new one and I'm crazy sad to see it winding down. Each book is a little different, unique, better, and brings something fresh to the table. And this one did not disappoint at all.... exceeding my expectations for Lance.”

“This story is gritty, emotional, heartbreaking, humorous, sexy, beautiful, and filled with angst and love. This talented author has written a phenomenal story, which had me hooked and captivated throughout.”

I’m so glad that so many who have read Sweet Little Lies have enjoyed it. I love to hear that readers find it brings up so many emotions, because that’s what writers aim for. It’s the highest praise we can receive to hear that we’ve made a reader feel something in the depth of their souls.

This release for me was an emotional one. Even though it’s my 11th published novel, it didn’t release without some difficulty. There was an error in the file that was transmitted and published through Amazon Kindle. If you preordered a copy, unfortunately due to a snafu in the Kindle Direct Publishing system, you received an incorrect book file. I want to make sure you receive the CORRECT copy!

Although Amazon has said they will send out a new one…I’m not going to hold my breath. So please email me directly before you read the book.

If your Kindle copy DOES NOT have a Full Table of Contents with 34 Chapters, an Epilogue, A Disclaimer or a Playlist, then it’s not the right file. Please email me so I can get you the right format.

And for my readers and romance enthusiasts, I still have a RELEASE DAY GIVEAWAY open now through Feb.10th.

ENTER HERE for your chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card, signed print book, full ebook backlist of The Sweetest Thing series, PLUS swag (US only please): https://goo.gl/NJUXRw

Available NOW on all platforms:

Amazon US: https://goo.gl/GQVwCV

iBooks, kobo, B&N: https://goo.gl/fT88hd

Happy New Year! Here’s what’s in store for 2018

Don’t you just love the start of a new year? It’s that time of year that prompts us to re-examine our lives and get our shit together by cleaning, organizing, revamping our diet and exercise plans and creating that list of goals we’ve want to accomplish.

For me, it makes me excited! I’m a planner by nature and love writing down my goals and plans for the year ahead. Especially as a writer, it’s a must do, otherwise the writing doesn’t get done.

In fact, I created my first Vision Board for 2018 this past weekend. It’s a great tool to help you VISUALIZE what you want for your future. It can contain images, words, phrases or quotes – whatever will keep your goals in the forefront of your mind so you can achieve what you desire.

This year, my Vision Board includes the following:

• Write Romance – I have 4 books planned

• Win a Writing Contest – I’ve submitted Sweet Summer Love into the RWA Rita Award contest and will submit others throughout the year

• Seek out and Sign an Agent – especially a Foreign Rights agent so I can publish and translate my books into foreign languages

• Stay Healthy and Do Hot Yoga routinely – enough said

• Take a trip to Alaska – I’ve wanted to do this for a long time

As for my books, here’s what I’m planning:

• Sweet Little Lies (Book 5 in The Sweetest Thing series) – releases Feb.6th and is the FINAL book in the series…however….I have a spinoff planned…

• Change of Heart series was born out of my desire to stay within the college romance – so I have a 3 book series I’ll be writing over the next year. The first book and characters can be found toward the end of Sweet Little Lies.

• Physical Connection (Book 3.5 in The Physical Series) – my first m/m gay romance

• The Reckless serial (3 mini-novellas) – my first m/f/m ménage romance

• Hole in One (A Standalone RomCom) – later this year

That’s what’s planned for now! But stay tuned…who knows what the year will bring???

Love, Joy and Peace to all of you in 2018,

xoxo

Sierra