Sisterhood of the Traveling Book
Traveling to… Vegas Baby!
In a time where AI can make a lot of things appear to be real, I’ve come to value the real life photo that may or may not have the best lighting and might just have some goober tourist in the background. So recently, when a friend of mine traveled to Vegas and took my book with her, I was thrilled to get pics of my book traveling up and down the Vegas strip.
Traveling Homeward
Heart’s Curse (under my new paranormal romance pen name Sirena Corbeau) takes place in Vegas at the Lucky Heart Hotel & Casino. Newly acquired by the Montanari Corporation, and given to Lucas Kane to run, the Lucky Heart has one teeny, tiny, not that big of a deal problem… It’s cursed. Which means that this is a story about love, and romance, and also ghosts, blood pouring from the faucets, and—whoopsies—that darn curse that’s turning everyone into psychotic zombies which might not be that big of a problem if the hotel didn’t employ mobsters, vampires, and shifters. I thought it was the perfect vacation book and was happy to know she was taking it with her.
However, as I’m sure anyone who has tried to take attractive book pictures for Instagram has discovered, it’s not easy to get books to look exciting, not reflect anything weird in the cover, and also get an interesting background. My own efforts resulted in me discovering a newfound respect for product photographers. How is my shadow ALWAYS in the way? How is the book this shiny? Why does my hand look so weird!? So the fact that she took the time to not only take, but send me pics, absolutely made my day. The palm trees and blue, blue, blue Vegas sky make it absolute perfection. And also, can we take a moment to appreciate my friends’ perfectly contrasting nails? I love knowing that my book traveled to the land of its birth and hope to see many such snapshots in the future.
What about you? Would you take a picture of your beach read and send it to the author? (Or tag them on social media?)
Heart’s Curse
Charlotte “Charlie” Auvray has always been told she’s nothing special—just the magicless daughter of a powerful witch family. But when a disastrous spring break lands her in Las Vegas, she stumbles into the path of Lucas Kane, a dangerously magnetic casino boss with secrets of his own. Lucas is juggling mob ties, a cursed hotel, and powers he can never reveal. What he doesn’t need is a heartbroken college girl counting cards at his tables… or kissing him in front of her cheating ex. But when blood rains from the showers and guests descend into madness, Charlie proves she sees what no one else can—the curse that haunts the Lucky Heart’s Casino. To break it, she’ll have to embrace her hidden magic and trust Lucas with her heart. Because in Vegas, the stakes aren’t just money—they’re life, love, and destiny.
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Bethany Maines is the award-winning author of action-adventure and fantasy tales that focus on women who know when to apply lipstick and when to apply a foot to someone’s hind end. She participates in many activities, including swearing, karate, art, and yelling at the news. She can usually be found chasing after her daughter or glued to the computer working on her next novel (or screenplay). You can also catch up with her on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and BookBub. She has also writes under the pen name Sirena Corbeau for spicier paranormal romance novels. Learn more at: bethanymaines.com or sirenacorbeau.com
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I love when people do that with my books, but I never think to do it with someone else’s books.
Me too! But I’m the worst about remembering. Unless someone asks me.
I always think of this too late. I should have taken one of my books with me on my recent trip back to my old NY/NJ stomping ground. After all, that’s where both my mystery series and most of my romances and romantic suspense books are set. I did take a photo of the Jersey shore while there. I won’t use A.I., but I have no problem photoshopping a book onto the sand, which is a lot easier than trying to get a book to stand up in the sand without ruining it or having the wind blow it over. ;-D
Perfect location for that book! Yeah, baby!
I love your traveling book idea. I was in Las Vegas at the end of April. I should have taken your book with me.
Not a hotel I’d like to stay at but a great setting for a paranormal romance! Here’s hoping the book is “lucky” for you!