I generally do an Ask Nadia session on Wednesdays, but I decided to talk about something else, which several people have asked me about.

Where can I buy a copy of a Nadia Lee book?

If you're buying a print copy, any store is fine. And just for the record, I don't mind if you buy new or used when it comes to print copies. Amazon, B&N and other bookstores should carry them or be able to order them for you if they're not in stock.

For ebooks, I currently distribute to the following stores only:

• Apple iBooks — All 51 international stores
• Amazon — All territories
• Barnes & Noble
• Kobo
• Google Play
• All Romance eBooks

Several people have asked me about my distribution plans at Smashwords. I think this is because I used to distribute my books via Smashwords, and I currently have one book available on Smashwords (Vengeful in Love).

I plan to pull that book down from Smashwords soon and close my account with them. I basically used Smashwords to distribute Vengeful in Love to Barnes & Noble, because Barnes & Noble does not accept books that are free. So I had no choice but to use Smashwords.

But recently, the negatives are considerably outweighing the positives.

Pro(s)

• You can make your book free on Barnes & Noble.

Con(s)

• Reporting is extremely slow. Oftentimes I have to wait for weeks for updates.
• And the reports are confusing. I have a degree in finance and minored in economics and took more accounting courses than I should have in college. I still get a headache when I look at their reports.
• Their payments are slow.
• Their ebook file vetting system is inconsistent and slow. (I'm not complaining about having to create a consistent and/or proper epub file. I've been doing that for years now, and Apple, which is one of the pickiest vendors out there, has no problem with my files. What I object to is random errors that don't make any sense.)
• Their support is slow (if you get a response at all).
• I've received my tax forms late a few times, and they were often the wrong forms.
• The biggest problem: Smashwords opts me in for new vendors without my consent or notifying me first. There are certain vendors I do not want to do business with. I understand Smashwords wants to grow its business, but it should respect my wishes as well and not send my books to places without my explicit permission.

I know many overseas readers buy from Smashwords because it's easy and convenient. But I can no longer distribute my books to a place that routinely disregards my wishes (in addition to all the other issues). I try to accommodate overseas readers by making my books available on all 51 Apple iBooks Store, localized Amazon stores and putting them on All Romance eBooks and Google Play.

Thanks for your understanding!

The box set I'm in with nine other authors made the New York Times bestsellers list. We couldn't have done this without everyone, especially you, our readers. Thank you so much!

P.S. For those of you who are curious, we also made the USA Today list for the week as well. We hit #81. :)

So when will we find out:

• who's been embezzling the TLD money
• how Kerri's getting along with her family
• when Ethan and Kerri are getting married
• about Amandine and Gavin's married life
• and their baby
• etc?

I get asked this a lot via PM, email or comments. So I decided to make a simple chart:

All the books are fine as standalone novels. Yes, there are some plot threads that don't always get resolved (like the embezzler thread that spanned four books), but there is no cliffhanger that makes you wonder, “Will they or won't they stay together?”

I think you'll enjoy it more if you read them in order, but it's not necessary. I hope this helps. :)

Forever in Love (Hearts on the Line #5)

Many of you have asked me about who’s been stealing money from The Lloyds Development. The answer is revealed in this installment! :)

Description:

Catherine Fairchild fakes being perfect by keeping everyone at arm’s length. But her billionaire CEO husband’s bigamy shatters the illusory life she’s built, and vengeful in-laws want to send her to jail for embezzling from the failing family business. Desperate, she accepts an offer from a powerful friend: help him reconcile with his illegitimate son in return for protection. How hard can it be to dazzle a small town guy?

Small town bar owner Blaine Davis has zero interest in claiming his fifty million dollar trust fund or joining the family of a father he barely knows. He can never forgive his womanizing father for seducing his mother or forget the cruelty his father’s high-society wife inflicted on them. Catherine comes from the same rich and entitled background, but he starts to fall for her anyway. Can their fragile bond survive when the true reason for her presence in his idyllic little town is revealed and Blaine’s old wounds are re-opened?

Forever in Love is 372 pages long in print. Coming up next is Mark Pryce and Hilary Rosenberg this summer!

ON SALE NOW AT THESE RETAILERS

ebook:
Amazon US :: Amazon UK :: Amazon Canada :: Amazon Australia
Apple US :: Apple UK :: Apple Canada :: Apple AU :: Apple NZ
Barnes & Noble :: All Romance eBooks :: Kobo

print edition*:
Amazon US :: Amazon UK :: CreateSpace
* Coming soon to Barnes & Noble and other book stores!

Happy Mother's Day!

I found this interview with Steven Pressfield which I loved. It's not just about being a writer, so I think it applies to almost all of us. :)