Sage is Out: Interview at Female First

Hi all,

Female First's very own wonderful Lucy Walton has interviewed me. Do you want to know which of my characters would be the perfect guy for me? Pop in and get the answer to this and some more good questions! Here's your link:  http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/stockholm-syndrome-332755.html

Release Day: Stockholm Syndrome

I knew you were waiting... I certainly was, and I'm thrilled to announce that Stockholm Syndrome has officially released today. You can now get it from the publisher TEB as well as from Amazon, ARe and the other usual suspects.

Stockholm Syndrome 

We don’t get to choose who we fall in love with—and sometimes we fall too far…

Daniel Eames is a bodyguard. Usually assigned to protecting politicians, he has fallen out of his boss’s good books after getting too close to his last charge’s son but when rising Hollywood star and Academy Award nominee Bryan McTiernan receives peculiar letters and requires the best possible protection, Dan is put on the job.

While he agrees that the letters are more than harmless fan mail, he finds it impossible to narrow down his suspicions and Bryan isn’t helping by alternately seducing and irritating the hell out of him. Against his better judgement, Dan falls for Bryan’s manipulations, but the more he gets to glimpse behind the façade of the young actor, the more he realises that something in Bryan’s past has a strong hold over him. While both Dan and Bryan are aware of this, neither sees the full extent of his fixation.

With the help of Gabe, a fellow bodyguard and friend, Dan pursues different theories and even hires a private investigator to learn about Bryan’s well-hidden past. What he discovers has the potential to destroy more than just a promising career and in the end, Bryan has to make a choice—allow for his past fixation to take him hostage again or run away and into Dan’s open arms?

Buy links:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Total-E-Bound
ARe

#Giveaway: Stockholm Syndrome Swag

Hi all,

Remember the giveaway I'm doing for Stockholm Syndrome? Today's your last chance to enter before the book goes to the distributors tomorrow. That means it's also the last chance to pick it up while it's on discount. 

And I have news for you - the swag I ordered especially for Stockholm has just arrived, so the lucky winner will get either the SS T-Shirt or the mug on top of the original prize (as listed below).

Here's the original post: 

I just ordered some swag - yes, the incident where I entered my website as www.sage-marlowe.come - and realised that I have quite a few pretty things lying around by now. T-shirts, mugs, baseball hats, key rings, mouse mats, pens... They're all wasted if hidden in big brown, ugly boxes, so I think it's high time some of those pretty things found a new home. 

Of course I'm not going to just give them away - nope, you'll have to do something to win Sage's goodie package which includes the following: 

• Winner's choice of one swag item
• Some sweet treats from Germany
• Winner's pick of signed cover pics

Here's the deal: 

Every buyer of my latest book Stockholm Syndrome can enter this giveaway - but only if you have bought it directly from the publisher Total-E-Bound before it becomes available from the distributors (i.e. Amazon, ARe, Barnes & Noble, iTunes...) on August 16th. The added bonus for you is that you also save 10% if you get it now. 

E-mail a copy of your purchase confirmation to marlowe.sage (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) uk. Please put "Stockholm Syndrome giveaway" in the subject line so I don't think you're spam - that's it, you're in. 

Entries will be accepted until midnight (British Summer Time) on August 15th, 2013. The giveaway is open internationally (void where prohibited). Ts and Cs apply, please click the "Contest rules"-tab at the top of this site to view the details. 

Any questions, please leave a comment on this post or email me. Here's the link to pick up your copy of Stockholm Syndrome from Total-E-Bound if you haven't done so already  

http://www.total-e-bound.com/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=2244

And here's a pic of the goodies on offer:

Good luck!

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Sage Is Out: Getting Personal with Gabrielle Holly

Hi all,

The lovely Gabrielle Holly interviewed me and came up with some excellent questions, so if you want to know what my favourite swear word is (among other things), head on over to her blog
http://gabrielleholly.blogspot.de/2013/07/getting-personal-with-author-sage.html

Release Day: Stockholm Syndrome

Hello my lovelies,

Ah, the glamorous life of an author... Stockholm Syndrome has released today, and guess what I did to celebrate? I spent the day outside in the garden, cutting grass and trees in the blazing sunshine. Now I'm slightly sun burnt, knackered and in desperate need of a shower, but still thrilled that my nineteenth book has finally seen the light of this beautiful summer's day. I hope you love it as much as I do - here it is:

We don’t get to choose who we fall in love with—and sometimes we fall too far…

Daniel Eames is a bodyguard. Usually assigned to protecting politicians, he has fallen out of his boss’s good books after getting too close to his last charge’s son but when rising Hollywood star and Academy Award nominee Bryan McTiernan receives peculiar letters and requires the best possible protection, Dan is put on the job.

While he agrees that the letters are more than harmless fan mail, he finds it impossible to narrow down his suspicions and Bryan isn’t helping by alternately seducing and irritating the hell out of him. Against his better judgement, Dan falls for Bryan’s manipulations, but the more he gets to glimpse behind the façade of the young actor, the more he realises that something in Bryan’s past has a strong hold over him. While both Dan and Bryan are aware of this, neither sees the full extent of his fixation.

With the help of Gabe, a fellow bodyguard and friend, Dan pursues different theories and even hires a private investigator to learn about Bryan’s well-hidden past. What he discovers has the potential to destroy more than just a promising career and in the end, Bryan has to make a choice—allow for his past fixation to take him hostage again or run away and into Dan’s open arms?

Buy link:

Total-E-Bound: http://www.total-e-bound.com/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=2244
(Stockholm Syndrome will be available from the distributors (Amazon, B&N, ARe...) on August 16th, but you can get it now at a 10% discount)

Available to Pre-Order: Stockholm Syndrome

Hi all,

I'm thrilled to announce that Stockholm Syndrome has just become available to pre-order.

Here it is: 

We don’t get to choose who we fall in love with—and sometimes we fall too far…

Daniel Eames is a bodyguard. Usually assigned to protecting politicians, he has fallen out of his boss’s good books after getting too close to his last charge’s son but when rising Hollywood star and Academy Award nominee Bryan McTiernan receives peculiar letters and requires the best possible protection, Dan is put on the job.

While he agrees that the letters are more than harmless fan mail, he finds it impossible to narrow down his suspicions and Bryan isn’t helping by alternately seducing and irritating the hell out of him. Against his better judgement, Dan falls for Bryan’s manipulations, but the more he gets to glimpse behind the façade of the young actor, the more he realises that something in Bryan’s past has a strong hold over him. While both Dan and Bryan are aware of this, neither sees the full extent of his fixation.

With the help of Gabe, a fellow bodyguard and friend, Dan pursues different theories and even hires a private investigator to learn about Bryan’s well-hidden past. What he discovers has the potential to destroy more than just a promising career and in the end, Bryan has to make a choice—allow for his past fixation to take him hostage again or run away and into Dan’s open arms?

Buy / pre-order link:

Total-E-Bound: http://www.total-e-bound.com/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=2244

#PrideBlogfest: Fantasy for Sale

Hi all,

Thanks for stepping by. Today is my turn in the Naughty Edition Reviews PrideBlogfest. Don't forget to visit their site when you're done here - there are lots of great prizes to be won, including an e-reader!

One of those prizes is a pdf-copy of my latest release, Fantasy for Sale*. This emotional story about Cam, a hooker with a dark past, and Nate, the wonderful, loving and patient man who falls for him has been a challenge for me to write. While it started out as one of my earliest attempts at writing, it took me over two years to finish it, with long periods of inspirational flat lines in between. I loved the story, and had a fairly good idea of where it was going, which is more than can be said about most of my books, but it just wouldn't flow. Then, one cold day at the end of last year, I decided to give it one more try and suddenly I realised what was wrong with it. The narrator's perspective.
You see, up until then, I used to write all my books in third-person POV and it worked well for me, but with Fantasy for Sale, it just didn't. Nate's voice was a lot more personal, more intimate, and I needed to let him tell the story. I think he did a great job, so please let me introduce you to it:

Fantasy for Sale

What's the price of reality when a fantasy is for sale?

Cam is young, sinfully sexy and willing to play without limits, a combination which makes him a fantasy turned to flesh for men and women alike - and he's for sale.

Nate is curious when it comes to carnal delights but hasn't found the right man to explore his desires with.

When a friend buys Nate a few hours of pleasure with Cam, it's not much of a surprise that Nate ends up intrigued. He keeps coming back for more and the attraction between them appears to be mutual but while Nate finds himself falling for the sexy hooker, Cam makes no secret of the fact that for him, sex is just a job. 

Determined to win him over, Nathan tries to show him that sex is about more than physical satisfaction but Cam's walls seem impenetrable until a dramatic event forces him to reveal some of his secrets and Nate begins to understand that Cam pays more than just the price for the reality behind the fantasy.

Buy links:

Total-E-Bound: http://www.total-e-bound.com/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=2177

Fantasy for Sale becomes available from all big distributors on June 28th

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To enter for your chance to win a free pdf-copy, you can do any of the following (one is enough, although I'm happy for you to do it all):
1. Friend me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/sage.marlowe0
2. Like my Amazon author page: www.amazon.com/author/sagemarlowe

3. Become a fan / friend on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/SageMarlowe

4. Join my mailing list (enter your e-mail addy in the box to the right and hit "submit")

When you've done that, send an e-mail to: marlowe.sage (at) yahoo.co.uk, tell me which option you've chosen and that you'd like to be entered for the giveaway - it's as simple as that!

The contest closes on Sunday, June 23rd at midnight British Summer Time and the winner will be picked at random on Monday (Ts and Cs apply, please check the Contest Rules tab at the top of this site).

Good luck and thank you for visiting!
~Sage

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*Alternate prize for those who have already bought Fantasy for Sale: Send me the purchase confirmation for Fantasy for Sale and you will receive a free copy of Stockholm Syndrome instead (releases on July 19th, 2013)

Cover reveal: Stockholm Syndrome

Hi all,

It's here - TEB's wonderful cover artist has done her usual magic and created this fantastic cover for my upcoming release Stockholm Syndrome - don't forget, pre-order is on July 5th, release date on July 19th, and availability from all big distributors August 16th.

So, here it is

Daniel Eames is a bodyguard. Usually assigned to protecting politicians, he has fallen out of his boss’s good books after getting too close to his last charge’s son but when rising Hollywood star and Academy Award nominee Bryan McTiernan receives peculiar letters and requires the best possible protection, Dan is put on the job.

While he agrees that the letters are more than harmless fan mail, he finds it impossible to narrow down his suspicions and Bryan isn’t helping by alternately seducing and irritating the hell out of him. Against his better judgement, Dan falls for Bryan’s manipulations, but the more he gets to glimpse behind the façade of the young actor, the more he realises that something in Bryan’s past has a strong hold over him. While both Dan and Bryan are aware of this, neither sees the full extent of his fixation.

With the help of Gabe, a fellow bodyguard and friend, Dan pursues different theories and even hires a private investigator to learn about Bryan’s well-hidden past. What he discovers has the potential to destroy more than just a promising career and in the end, Bryan has to make a choice—allow for his past fixation to take him hostage again or run away and into Dan’s open arms?