Tag Archives: Elsie Street

Fall Bargains and Musings

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Gabriella West

I wanted to let folks know that a couple of my books are on sale now at Smashwords. You can get Once You Are Mine for 25% off; The Pull of Yesterday, book 2 in the Elsie Street trilogy is … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, LGBT, News, Personal, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged Bookbub, cancer, Colin Powell, Covid, death, Elsie Street, Free, hearts, mortality, once you are mine, Radish, Smashwords, The Pull of Yesterday | Leave a comment

December Deals and Holiday Wishes

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Gabriella West

December is usually a slow month in the freelance world and in the book world, too. This year, I seem to have a lot going on with freelance editorial work (not complaining, this is nice!). Turns out I have some … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged A Knight's Tale: Kenilworth, ADHD, Apple Books, Bookbub, connecting the dots, coupon, December, Elsie Street, Free, gay romance, holidays, Kenilworth Castle, LGBT historical, memoir, self-help, Smashwords End of Year Sale | Leave a comment

Return to Carlsbad Out Now on Amazon!

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Gabriella West

And now, back to book news! The third book in my Elsie Street contemporary gay romance trilogy, Return to Carlsbad, is done! It was released today on Amazon. On Smashwords, and the other stores like Apple and BN, it comes … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT, News, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged Aaron, bi romance, Elsie Street, Google play, HEA, preorder, Return to Carlsbad, review, romance, trilogy | Leave a comment

Girding Up for Fall (With a Free Book!)

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Gabriella West

Fall promises to be hectic: We have less than sixty days left before the midterms. Looking at my wall calendar, election day is November 6. I expect to be working in a Bay Area Vote by Mail unit around election … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse & Recovery, LGBT, News, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged Aaron, audiobook, childhood, confronting the past, connecting the dots, contemporary romance, election day, Elsie Street, fall, Findaway Voices, Free, gay romance, indie, midterms, moon cake, Return to Carlsbad, siblings | Leave a comment

A Pride Month Update

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Gabriella West

It’s Pride Month, and I have been fairly busy on the writing and self-publishing front. First, I just put A Knight’s Tale, Books 1 & 2, my LGBT medieval historical romances, on Smashwords; they can be found here. I’ll update … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, LGBT, Personal, Self-publishing, Work/Life Balance, Writing | Tagged A Knight's Tale, Apple, Elsie Street, Fantasia Frog Designs, gay romance, Google play, historical romances, LGBT, medieval romance, premade, Return to Carlsbad, self-publishing, Smashwords, work | 1 Comment

For Smashwords Readers Only…

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Gabriella West

I don’t often do Smashwords-only deals, but because the site now allows authors to set public coupons for their books and showcases them in a Special Deals section, I decided to set my novels Elsie Street and The Pull of … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged beta reader, coupon, cover reveal, Elsie Street, historical novel, Kindle Unlimited, LGBT historical romance, September, Smashwords, time of grace | Leave a comment

Read an Ebook Week 2017

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Gabriella West

Tomorrow, March 5, brings the start of Read an Ebook Week on ebook platform Smashwords, which is where I started my own self-publishing journey in 2011. According to the site, “This [their catalog] is the hub of the action, where you … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT, News, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged Califa, connecting the dots, ebooks, Elsie Street, Free, Kobo Plus, LGBT, library, Read an Ebook Week, Rita Toews, self-publishing, Smashwords | Leave a comment

A Happy Fourth…

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Gabriella West

I wanted to wish everyone out there in the US a happy Fourth of July! The weather is always chilly and foggy here in San Francisco. At night in our neighborhood, the air is filled with the sound of homemade rockets … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT, News, Personal, San Francisco, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged Bill Maher, Brexit, clare ashton, connecting the dots, Elsie Street, Fourth of July, Free, Hillary Clinton, Kate Genet, Rainbow Shelf, Shannon Yarbrough, Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale, The Great British Baking Show, The Pull of Yesterday | Leave a comment

Elsie Street Sequel Now on Preorder!

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Gabriella West

I’ve been busy writing this spring. The full-length sequel to Elsie Street, The Pull of Yesterday, is now available for preorder at Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. It will be released on those platforms on June 5. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT, News, San Francisco, Self-publishing, Writing | Tagged 5-star review, Elsie Street, Free, gay romance, Google play, LGBT romance, preorder, The Pull of Yesterday | Leave a comment

Elsie Street Will Be Deal of the Day on ARe!

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Gabriella West

All Romance eBooks is an ebook platform focused on, well, romance, and to my surprise my latest novel, Elsie Street, has done quite well there as opposed to on the bigger stores like Apple and Barnes & Noble. So I was … Continue reading →