Confessions of an Indie Virgin . . .

I’m approaching the release of my first self-published book. (October 13! Mark your calendar!) After 25 plus years in the business, I didn’t think there were many ‘firsts’ left! I’ve survived the first rejection, first CALL, first publisher revisions, first book signing, first data processor, first press interview, first computer, first Editor from Hell, first collapse of the mid-list (and second!), first death of the paranormal romance (and second!), first foray into social media, first career resurrection (and second), first e-book, first return of rights and reissues . . . the list goes on and on. But something about this first step into Indie waters has me unusually anxious (well, usually I’m anxious about everything, but this time, more so!). I guess I was afraid I was just too old to learn new and scary tricks.

But then I looked around and saw I was not alone. As writers, we are first and foremost survivors. And to survive, we adapt. We may not like it, but we do it. And when we do it, hey, we just might like it.

I’m a control freak (yes, sadly it’s true!). I love to oversee every little nook and comma of my career, and Indie pubbing just might be my new love. Where the degree of author input varies within the big houses in NY, when you’re at the helm of your Indie ship, you’re the captain. You’re in charge of what fills your sails and what stars you follow. And of who crews for you (more on that in later posts!).

REMEMBERED BY MOONLIGHT, the 9th book in my “By Moonlight” series and first to be piloted by my hand, will debut on October 13, 2014. If those who’ve ventured upon those uncharted waters have any advice that will lead to smoother sailing, it would be greatly appreciated!

Here’s a peek at REMEMBERED BY MOONLIGHT:
REMEMBERED BY MOONLIGHT
“By Moonlight” Book 9
By Nancy Gideon
October 13, 2014

Because the road to . . .

Clever, cool and preternaturally lethal, Max Savoie is leader of a secretive shape-shifter clan, heir to a mobster’s legacy, and the love of New Orleans’ top cop . . . but he can’t remember any of them. The only way to recover his past, and his rightful place in the arms of the woman who risked all to save him, is to surrender to a mysterious visitor who could use him as a weapon against all he’d loved.

Happily-Ever-After . . .

After rescuing her mate from his ruthless captors in the north, hard-hitting Detective Charlotte Caissie is now painfully vulnerable—a stranger in his eyes . . . and in their bed. The key to his memories is locked in a tortuous past. To reclaim the strength of their passionate bond, Max must learn to trust her enough to face that darkness at her side before the threat it hides exposes the secret Cee Cee carries.

Is never smooth.

When an investigation into grisly deaths in an underground Shifter fight club points to more than just dangerous clan rivalries, Cee Cee enlists Max’s help to find a traitor in their midst while there’s still time to turn a deadly invading tide. But the cost of saving their treasured future may mean sacrificing his past. Especially when the enemy they pursue . . . might be Max, himself.

Catch up on the “By Moonlight” series at my Website or join in the fun with my Nancy Gideon “By Moonlight” Goodreads Group as they count down to the new release.

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Nancy Gideon is the award winning author of over 55 romances ranging from historical, regency and series contemporary suspense to paranormal, with a couple of horror screenplays tossed into the mix. She works full time as a legal assistant, and when not at the keyboard, feeds a Netflix addiction along with all things fur, fin and fowl. She also writes under the pen names Dana Ransom and Rosalyn West.

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