Jewels of the Quill is a group of award-winning women authors. We write in more than 45 categories of fiction, nonfiction, and everything in between. Among the 12 authors in the group, we’ve had almost 450 books published by 97 publishers. We’ve won or finaled for almost 320 awards. Our books are available in mass market paperback, trade paperback, hardcover, electronic, Large Print, and audio formats. In short, we offer something for every reader.
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Check out our May Spotlight, Interview, and Giveaway!
The May Fans
of Jewels of the Quill monthly newsletter and the newly updated Special Edition
(individual author newsletter listing) newsletter are now available for viewing: http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/JOTQnewsletter.html. Both are
available in plain-text and PDF formats.
In July, Jewels of the Quill bids a fond farewell to one of our long-time members, our beloved Dame Sapphire. Nancy Pirri will be leaving us at that time. Her farewell message will be posted on our website. Stay tuned for more details.
In July, Jewels of the Quill welcomes our newest member, the extremely talented and versatile Lisa Mills (Dame Citrine). Find out more about Lisa at her website and blog.
Jewels of the Quill's third Christmas anthology, CHRISTMAS GEMS, is available now! Find out more about this anthology here: http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/JOTQholiday4.html. Find out more about our other anthologies here: http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/Groupanthologies.html. View our Jewels of the Quill anthology navigation page here: http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/JOTQanthologynavigation.html.
Looking for books in a series? Jewels of the Quill has them!
Try this month’s reading gems here: http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/JOTQseriesreads.html, http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/JOTQseriesreads1.html, http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/JOTQseriesreads2.html, http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/JOTQseriesreads3.html, and http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/JOTQseriesreads4.html for your book shopping convenience.
Jewels of
the Quill posts in our newsletter short excerpts from newly released group
anthologies during the first week of each month, with short excerpts from
our monthly theme reads in our
newsletter every Friday of the month, and new release excerpts as they
become available. Make sure you're subscribed to our newsletter so you'll get the excerpts
automatically in your inbox. For more information, read the current edition of our newsletter. You can
also find the monthly excerpt schedules
here.
New releases from:
Regina Andrews (Dame Ametrine),
Margaret L. Carter (Dame Onyx),
Anne Patrick (Dame Tourmaline),
Jane Toombs (Dame Turquoise), Janet Lane Walters (Dame Amber), and Karen Wiesner (Dame Amethyst).
New sales for: Christine DeSmet has sold a three-book deal to New American Library. The first cozy mystery in A Door County Fudge Shop Mystery Series will be FIRST-DEGREE FUDGE in Spring 2013. The next two books in the series are TBA also in paperback. Janet Lane Walters has sold A Surprising Seduction, the fifth in The Seduction Series, to New Concepts Publishing (release date TBA in electronic formats). Jane Toombs has sold a five-book, paranormal romantic suspense series titled The Nonesuch Raffins Series to be published by Devine Destinies (release dates TBA in electronic formats). Karen Wiesner has sold DESTINY, inspirational romantic fiction, to be published March 2013 in electronic formats. She's also sold the first four books in her new Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series. THE BLOODMOON CURSE, an inspirational gothic romance, will be reissued as the second book in the series January 2014. BOUND SPIRITS, Book 1, is a dark paranormal inspirational romance, coming August 2013. To follow: CROOKED HOUSE, Book 3 (inspirational gothic romance, coming March 2015) and ) and RETURN TO BLOODMOON MANOR, Book 4 (inspirational gothic romance, coming January 2016). DESTINY along with the new series will be published by Writers Exchange E-publishing in electronic formats. The trade paperbacks will be available from http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/karenwiesner. Additionally, Karen has sold WRITING THE SERIES, a nonfiction/writing reference, to Writer’s Digest Books to be released in trade paperback May 2013.
Two Dames have won the 2012 EPIC Awards! Carrie S. Masek (Dame Topaz) won in the anthology category with DAME TOPAZ TREASURES and Karen S. Woods (Dame Coral) won in the spiritual/metaphysical category with A MOTHER’S EYES.
On May 2, Jewels of the Quill is giving away a download of Unwise, Book 1 of the Underworld Series by Jane Toombs (Dame Turquoise). On June 2, we're giving away a download of TIME OUT OF MIND by Barbara Raffin (Dame Jade). Visit The Romance Studio for more information.
On May 1, Karen Wiesner (Dame Amethyst) is giving away a download of KALEIDOSCOPE SERIES. On June 1, she's giving away a download of Bewitched, Book 4 of the Woodcutter's Grim Series. Visit The Romance Studio for more information.
The following
Dames frequently have giveaways at their
personal websites/blogs and/or by e-mail: Diane Craver (Dame Morganite),
Carrie S. Masek (Dame Topaz), Anne Patrick (Dame Tourmaline),
Janet Lane Walters (Dame
Amber), and Karen Wiesner (Dame
Amethyst). Join Karen Wiesner for a special book sale here.
Love Karen Wiesner's cover art designs on all the Jewels of the Quill anthologies? Love puzzles? Click here for a full listing of free, online puzzles with Dame Amethyst's cover art designs on them: http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/KarensPuzzles.html.
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