Shadonna Richards

Greetings beautiful people! I hope you are all enjoying the last few weeks of summer.   I'm sending another heartfelt thank you to all of you for your wonderful support and encouragement over the past year. Thanks to you I've reached an incredible milestone of 135,000 ebooks sold in just one year. Yes, it's true for those of you who aspire to write for a living--dreams can come true with hard work and dedication. Anything is possible. Many of you have written to me requesting another Bride Series novel. Good news--I am working on a new set of bride novels. More on that later. Also, as a gift to you, His Island Bride (The Bride Series) (Book 4 in the Bride Series) is now available for FREE on Amazon Kindle , Barnes and Noble and Apple iTunes . So please be sure to download your copy and spread the word. His Island Bride is currently in the top 20 Contemporary Romance (free) on iTunes and in the top 40 Contemporary Romance (free) on Amazon Kindle.   O

It’s finally here! The much anticipated sequel to the Kindle #1 bestseller in humor & romance “An Unexpected Bride” which has sold 45,000 copies in the first 8 months! AN UNEXPECTED BABY - Romantic Comedy (The Bride Series, Book 5) "Getting a man is one thing…keeping him is a whole different story" Dear Wonderful Readers! Thank you so much for your wonderful support and letters and kind words. The Bride Series has really taken off since September 2011 with more than 75,000 copies sold in less than eight months of release on Amazon Kindle. I could not have done it without you. I love and cherish you.   An Unexpected Bride has sold 45,000 copies alone! Many fans have been asking about the fabulous characters in the book that started off the series Emma Wiggins and Evan Fletcher.   Well, good news! They’re back in the much anticipated sequel.   Well, exactly 9 months after the release of the first book…ahem…it looks like a baby may be in the pi

Hi, Wonderful Readers (& Writers)! Hope you are all well. :-) Just thought I'd share a blog post from blogger and author of The One-Minute Brain Trainer, Pierre Provost who featured a post on how to succeed in e-publishing titled: "Discover the proven system that will turn you into a best-selling author on Amazon Kindle.  He mentioned my journey into self-publishing, also. It's an educational post for those who are interested in entering the self-publishing arena! Yes, dreams can and do come true! Happy Reading! Shadonna :-) Here's the link: http://www.motivational-story.com/best-selling-author.html There are many motivational blogs out there on self-publishing. Feel free to share your favorite sites or sites that you stumble upon that may be useful for upcoming writers! All the best, Shadonna

Good afternoon, everyone! Hope you are having a fabulous week. For those who are interested in a little inspirational story, I've been featured on National television on Canada AM Live with fabulous host, Marcia. Hope this can encourage others to believe in themself and never give up on their dreams and aspirations. All the best, Shadonna Canadian novelist finds success by self-publishing online | CTV News

Greetings, Lovely People! Thank you so much for your support. Many of you have asked if I would put a compilation of my novels into an omnibus edition. Well, here it is--THE BRIDE SERIES (BOOKS 1-3)! Available on Kindle now. The printed version will be available shortly on Amazon.com. Giving thanks to the wonderful bloggers who have mentioned me on their blog in relation to self-publishing success stories. I'm honored to be mentioned. Yes, it is true that dreams can and do come true. I've been writing stories since I first learned how to hold a crayon. :-) Some links here: SELF-PUBLISHING SUCCESS STORIES http://selfpublishingsuccessstories.blogspot.ca/2012/03/self-publishing-success-stories_27.html AUTHORS WHO HAVE SOLD MORE THAN 50,000 SELF-PUBLISHED EBOOKS http://lexirevellian.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/list-of-successful-self-publishers-with.html THE TOP 50  INDIE SUPERSTAR AUTHORS FOR APRIL 2012 http://ireaderreview.com/2012/04/05/top-50-indie-authors-for-april-2

Greetings, beautiful people! Hope you are all having a healthy, happy and prosperous year so far.    I’m sending out a heartfelt thank you to everyone for your wonderful support. Just to update:   An Unexpected Bride has sold over 40,000 copies now in its seventh month; The Jilted Bride has sold close to 10,000 copies in only two months. Both books have reached the #1 spot on the bestsellers list in their categories. I’m excited to bring to you book 3 in The Bride Series, The Matchmaker Bride . This 25,000-word romance has a bit of a different twist at the end. To celebrate the release I’m giving away FREE e-copies on March 28 th , 2012 on Amazon Kindle. Here is the premise: THE MATCHMAKER BRIDE What happens when a lonely matchmaker unexpectedly falls in love with a forbidden client— a gorgeous, high-flying CEO with a secret past? Confirmed bachelor and sexy jetsetter Carlos Bradley III is in need of a contract bride to win a secret custody battle. He will pay any price for an

Greetings, beautiful people! Hope you are all having a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year so far and celebrating the month of love, February.   I’m also sending out heartfelt thank yous to everyone for your wonderful support and also your get well wishes as I recover from my injury. An Unexpected Bride has sold close to 30,000 copies now in its sixth month. As a treat, I’m excited to announce that Book 2 in The Bride Series (which was also written in 2010), The Jilted Bride is the #1 Hot New Release in Genre fiction/Anthologies (Feb 7-8, 2012) and is now available on Kindle! For those who love a quick romantic read, The Jilted Bride is a novelette at 7500 words.   And for those who’ve ever had their heart broken, this one’s for you! Here’s a little blurb about The Jilted Bride.   The Jilted Bride (Book 2 in The Bride Series) Jody Anders’ adoptive grandparents surprised her with a short one-day visit from New York and they can’t wait to meet Gregory, her wonderful new h