Release Day!

What Happens in Ireland has finally hit the cyber world! I'm officially published!
After roughly eighteen months of hard work and two months of preparation, the big day is finally here!

Can you tell I'm excited via my use of exclamation marks? hehe

You know, it's hard to believe that its out there. I'm excited and terrified all at once. The truth is, you can't please everybody and that, among one's own doubts, are a writer's greatest enemies.

And I think the best thing you can do is sit there and remind yourself that you've done it, you've worked hard and that there are billions of people sharing this world you live in - one of them is bound to like it. :P

So, a big, massive thank you to all those who has supported me. I'm already enjoying meeting potential readers and can finally share my story with them. My family and friends have done so much to spread the work and support me. My love goes to you.

So without further ado, here's where you can find What Happens in Ireland:

- Secret Cravings Publishing - http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=4&products_id=593

And there are more links to come!


Note: If you are wondering how you can read my novel without owning a kindle, you can download my novel to read as a PDF from my publishers website, you can read it and buy it via installing the kindle app on any smart device (including ipads) or you can buy it off a ebook retailer and read it off your computer!

You can also read extracts from What Happens in Ireland here: http://whitneyk-e.blogspot.com.au/p/what-happens-in-ireland.html

And now, in celebration of my big debut, I'll be doing two things. First, I'm going crack open a bottle of Bushmills, single malt whiskey and toast my first (of many, I hope) release!

And secondly, I'd like to do a giveaway! For your chance to win one of my lovely ribbon bookmarks, simply tweet, share on facebook and spread one of the following links to make an entry! The more you share, the more entries you get. So go crazy!

For Twitter share:

Ever wondered what happens in Ireland? #romance #novel #whathappensinIreland @whitney_ke http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=4&products_id=593

 

 



For Facebook share:
Ever wondered what happens in Ireland? http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=4&products_id=593


Well, I'm off to celebrate and I'm hoping everyone else is off to celebrate by reading a copy of my novel hehe. So, on a finishing note, thank you to my friends, family, fellow writer friends and future readers for joining me today. This shot, is for you :P Slàinte!

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Whitney K-E... The Aspiring Romance AUTHOR!!!

It's finally happened. After eighteen months of writing, editing, subbing and learning everything I can about the publishing industry, I've finally signed my first contract for What Happens in Ireland, with Secret Cravings Publishing!!

So in a matter of hours, I've gone from being an aspiring writer of romance to an aspiring romance author!

'Still aspiring?' you might ask. Well, of course I am. There is so much more to achieve from her. I have only just tackled my first bend on the rocky road to publishing. From here on, I intend to go onward and upward!

I think it's important to always be 'aspiring'. I think as authors and writers we should always be thinking about how we can make ourselves better authors and writers. If we all believed our first book was the best book we wrote, how are we to continue entertaining our readers if we cannot continue to surprise and amaze them?

I'm so excited to be starting the next part of my publishing journey and am glad that those who have helped me here, will be here to help me now. :)

Now back to the book!

Much to my delight (perhaps later when I am ripping my hair our trying to keep up with things, anxiety), What Happens in Ireland will be coming out in ebook at the end of April this year!! Yep, just two months! And much to my greater delight, it will also be released in paperback in October! imagine that! I'll get to hold my first novel in my hands before the year is out!

I would like to thank my writing critics and friends at The Romantic Muse, RWA and the wonderful authors and writers I have made friends with over the last eighteen months for your support. I couldn't have done it without you all!

I can't wait to share What Happens in Ireland with you all, but for now, I'm afraid you will have to make do with the blurb and get yourself as excited for the release as I am.

Ever wondered what happens in Ireland?

When Australian, Kate Barrow, meets a handsome Irishman in a Dublin bar, she has no idea that he’s about to turn her world upside-down and inside-out.

In Ireland to take on a position on a thoroughbred stud, Kate is shocked when her manager-in-co reveals himself to be the same man she’d met in Dublin.

Jack is drawn to Kate. The problem is, she won't have him. But Jack has always loved a challenge and the intriguing woman from Oz is one he cannot resist.

Harbouring the sting of another man’s betrayal, Kate is certain she wants nothing to do with love and nothing to do with Jack O’Reilly. But when naked torsos, Mother Nature and dysfunctional umbrellas start plotting against her resolve, she realizes the charms of an Irishman are going to be hard to resist.

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