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WOO-HOO!
THE PLAYER placed in the top ten of the Waldenbooks/Brentano's Bestselling Romance list! Thank you to everyone who bought a copy!
Week Ending Aug. 23rd, 2003 THE PLAYER was #4! Week Ending Aug. 16th, 2003 THE PLAYER was #6! What a treat! I don't know when I've had so much fun working on a book as I did with the Family Secrets series from Silhouette Books.
I've got a prologue posted, as well as the beautiful new cover. Also, for those of you interested in the series (and WOW, is it cool!), here is some information I've borrowed from several other people: a description of the series, by Heather Lester at the eharlequin site, a timeline put together by Cathy Mann of Silhouette Intimate Moments fame, links to the websites of some other authors who are involved, a bibliography of books I used to manage the political elements in The Player (I'm no politics geek), reviews, and an explanation of how continuity series work, again from Heather.....
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"Tightly focused on a touching love story, Evelyn Vaughn's THE PLAYER (3)
reveals just enough about the Proteus experiment to intrigue readers and
keep them wanting more."
"Vaughn really makes the setting come to life, plunging the reader into this
world and the political process... Action, suspense, political drama, and
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Silhouette Intimate Moments Prequels:
THE CINDERELLA MISSION by
Catherine Mann, Feb 03
Silhouette Anthology:
BROKEN SILENCE May 03
Silhouette Single Titles:
ENEMY MIND by Maggie Shayne, June 03
Silhouette direct:
RIPPLE EFFECT by
Vickie Taylor, June 04
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More About The Player So where does THE PLAYER fit in? By book #3, the oldest of the genetically-engineered children --now 35--has discovered hints of his secret past. He enlists the help of his friend, White House advisor Matt Tynan, to do some research. Playboy Matt, in turn, enlists the help of his wholesome assistant, Carey Benton. Only when it's too late to turn back does he realize how dangerous this could be for both of them, and for their hearts! I had a great deal of fun researching the West Wing for this book, and it was wonderful imagining Matt as the most charming womanizer in DC! But most of all, I enjoyed sharing the characters and story with so many other great authors.... HOW CONTINUITY SERIES WORK
A Continuity Series is a series of books written not just by one author, but a group of authors, all working off the same basic idea. If it is an editor-proposed continuity, as Family Secrets is, the editors put together a "bible" similar to that a television series uses, which lists the basic plot and all the characters, as well as stressing the connections between the books and the continuity elements that must be included so that the series makes sense. The authors therefore have to work very closely with the editors, and with each other. In the case of Family Secrets, we put together an e-mail list so that we could ask questions and share ideas.
As for how to PURCHASE a continuity series, that too is a little different from the normal romance novel. The first three books, as listed above, are "prequels" from the Silhouette Intimate Moments line in February, March, and April of 2003. Then Silhouette released a 3-story anthology, in May 2003. Then the series itself started in June. Below is a better description than I could offer, again borrowed from Heather, at eharlequin.com.
The prequels are books leading up to the continuity series and which readers must purchase separately. The anthology consists of three short stories (novellas) that all center around the series and generally introduce some of the characters we might see later on. The "Direct" (which many readers also refer to as "bonus books") are what readers who subscribe to the entire series will receive as an extra bonus for subscribing.
There are two ways in which readers can purchase a continuity series. 1) They can buy each individual book as it comes out every month (meaning it takes a whole year to get them all)...or 2) they can subscribe to the entire series, in which case they get the 12 book series plus the 4 direct only books -- 4 consecutive shipments of 4 books each. (Also, the Anthology usually comes as a free gift to those who subscribe to the entire series.)
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Research Books Some of the books that helped me in researching life in the White House for The Player included:
Caroli, Betty Boyd. Inside the White House: America's Most Famous Home the First 2000 Years.
Carville, James and Mary Matalin. All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President
Morton, Andrew. Monica's Story (really--it was very useful).
Stephanopoulos, George. All Too Human: A Political Education.
Woodward, Bob. The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House. Woodward, Bob. The Choice Woodward, Bob. Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate |
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