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Essence of Romance

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About Me

Welcome friends! The ESSENCE OF ROMANCE is a comprehensive online database listing Romance books and authors; considered the "Bible" of the Romance Industry for over a decade.
If you are a Romance Author, you are most likely already listed. But please contact us so we can make sure that, not only are you listed, but that your information is completely up to date. Along with listing all of your book info, we will link your website to the ESSENCE OF ROMANCE and to CENTRAL BOOKSOURCE (our parent company).
If you are a Romance Reader and want to keep track of your favorite authors, books, who's writing what series, etc, the ESSENCE OF ROMANCE has all the info you need...including a Booklist Manager to help you organize all of your book lists and links to bookstores when you're ready to shop. You can even try it for free! Sign up for your free trial at www.eordb.com .
The ESSENCE OF ROMANCE features:
  • Authors, Pseudonyms, Author Websites
  • Titles, Story Blurbs, Cover Images
  • Anthologies, Sequels, Series, Trilogies
  • Publishers, Publish Dates, Publish Formats, Publisher Links
  • Bookstore Links
  • Booklists (Create and manage as many lists as you want), and much more

    • We have thousands of users (bookstores and individuals) who use the ESSENCE OF ROMANCE on a daily basis so we strive to keep as updated as possible on all Romance novels in print, out of print, and going to print. Our heartfelt thanks to the many users who help keep us updated!
    You can visit our store website at www.centralbooksource.com to purchase your favorite titles at a discount.
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    My Interests

    I'd like to meet:

  • ROMANCE AUTHORS & ASPIRING WRITERS who love mixing it up with their fans.
  • PUBLISHERS who want to help market Romance authors and books.
  • BOOKSTORES who are heavily involved in the Romance genre. READERS who love to chat Romance.

    • My Blog

    Christopher Howell - Cover Model

    We are proud and excited to be sponsoring cover model, Christopher Howell in the Mr. Romance 2008 competition at this year's RT convention! There is a virtual competition going on at Dorchester righ...
    Posted by Essence of Romance on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:33:00 PST

    Chat with loveyoudivine tonight

    Join us tonight at Fallen Angel Reviews as we sponsor a chat with authors from loveyoudivine. They will be discussing their latest releases in all Erotica genres, answering questions, and giving out ...
    Posted by Essence of Romance on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:58:00 PST

    New Forum - Come introduce yourself!

    We have recently added a forum to the Essence of Romance. There are boards for everyone, authors, publishers, reviewers, etc, to post about themselves and promote their work. Please come by and int...
    Posted by Essence of Romance on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:17:00 PST

    October Contest

    REFERRAL CONTEST - Win a 3-mth or 6-mth subscription to the Essence of Romance!~ Everyone who refers five (5) friends wins a 3-mth subscription, no limit to the amount of referrals you can send or su...
    Posted by Essence of Romance on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:20:00 PST

    Repost: Authors Take a Stand

    Reposted below by permission. I encourage all authors to check out what Kerry E. Wagner is trying to do and sign up if you want to be heard.~Melanie*********************************************D o you...
    Posted by Essence of Romance on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:33:00 PST

    Writers Workshop at Lavender Isis Press

    Lavender Isis Press is in it's 3rd day of the "Midsummer Online Writers Workshop" and has some great discussions going on in such varied topics as character development, writing reviews, marketing, h...
    Posted by Essence of Romance on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:57:00 PST

    Romance Writers Competition

    There's a fantastic Romance writing competition being held by Gather and I'd encourage all aspiring authors to check it out. Details below...happy reading and good luck to all!~Melanie**************...
    Posted by Essence of Romance on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:45:00 PST

    Night Owl Romance

    The Essence of Romance has partnered with some great industry sites and we'll be telling you all about them here. The first one we'd like to introduce is Night Owl Romance&Night Owl Romance is a Boo...
    Posted by Essence of Romance on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:44:00 PST

    May Contest - It's Raining Author Treasures!

    Did you miss the RT convention this year? Not to worry, you can still get all kinds of treasures from your favorite authors!We are running a contest until May 31st for TWO gift baskets full of all ki...
    Posted by Essence of Romance on Sat, 05 May 2007 01:26:00 PST

    ATTN: Readers

    If you haven't heard, we are upgrading the Essence of Romance to add more features and make the database more interactive for users. We'd like to hear from YOU!What do you want to see added?What woul...
    Posted by Essence of Romance on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 04:00:00 PST