Blushing Reads is a paid newsletter service – similar to Bookbub, but genre-specific to romance. Much like Bookbub, the cost of our service covers our time, expertise, and carefully curated lists. We take pride in creating beautiful mailers to bring your book in front of our list of hungry readers.
From there, it’s up to you to ensure your book is the selling point! Our readers are most likely to one-click books with:
* A professional, genre-relevant cover
* A concise, professionally edited blurb
* Competitive pricing
We cannot guarantee results, because your mileage may vary based on those three factors, as well as any number of outside factors. But for the low price of our service, a $2.99 book takes few sales to earn the cost back, while also putting your work into the hands of a new audience.
Read on for some of our more frequently asked questions!
Are you currently accepting bookings?
Yes! We email on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays every week. Simply select your desired date and select a booking slot. If there are no slots left for that day, our system will not let you book. You may schedule for another day instead. Please note the times shown on the booking system are not the time your newsletter will go out. These time slots are used only to limit the number of bookings per day.
How do I know which heat level to choose?
One Flame: Clean Romance Clean and Wholesome romance with intimacy that doesn’t go past hugging/kissing. No sex (not on the page or off).
Two Flames: Sweet Romance A Heartfelt, feel-good romance with only a hint of sexual tension. Any sex scenes are fade-to-black/behind closed doors.
Three Flames: Steamy Romance The sexual chemistry is as important as the sex itself. Heavy petting may occur. Sex may be on or off the page, but there may not be many love scenes.
Four Flames: Sexy Romance Love scenes may be more explicitly detailed and graphic, but the stories are about love as much as they are about lust.
Five Flames: Erotic Romance These books are all about the physical aspect of a romantic relationship. These books may have themes such as harems, reverse harems, ménage, bondage, but the story still offers a romantic HEA.
Can I submit a book that’s $3.99?
Of course! Keep in mind, free books and books priced at 99c will always more move copies than books at higher price points. But if you have a 3.99 book with a phenomenal cover and blurb, you’re still gonna sell. It depends on what you’re aiming for – growing your fan base (through higher sales return)? Go for free or 99c. Earning higher royalties (through smaller sales numbers)? Go for $2.99 to $3.99. We wouldn’t recommend price points higher than $3.99. Books in Kindle Unlimited will see a longer tail of ROI in the weeks following as our readers contribute to page reads.
Can I submit the second book in my series?
You can submit whatever book you want, as long as it’s Romance. But remember, if you feature a sequel that cannot be read as a stand-alone, that may affect your ROI. Newsletter services like Blushing Reads need to be utilized in the one-click mindset – your book’s cover and blurb should make the reader click and purchase without forcing them to go buy the first in the series in order to enjoy the one you’ve featured. The more steps you give a potential customer, the less likely they’ll buy.
Can I submit a boxed set?
Heck yeah! A boxed set – whether a bundle of your books or a collection of different books by different authors – is a heck of deal. Go forth and submit – our readers will eat them up!
Can I submit my upcoming release without the ASIN?
No, unfortunately not. Even if you submit with the good intentions of ensuring you send the ASIN prior to your booking date, life happens! It’s not fair to the Blushing Reads staff to have to try to chase down ASINs at the last minute. Thanks for understanding!
How often can I submit the same book?
We recommend waiting at least 3 months between features of the same book to ensure you get fresh eyes on your work. In the meantime, you can feature your other books with us!
Something came up! Can I cancel and get a refund?
Blushing Reads is a service provider. Each newsletter takes time and talent – no different than sitting at a desk and answering emails or phone calls for a boss. You are paying for the services we provide, not just an advertisement. If you’re unsure whether or not you want to book with Blushing Reads, don’t hesitate to email us prior to booking, as we don’t offer refunds and its best to be sure you’re ready to commit to your listing before booking.
Why don’t you offer other genres?
Blushing Reads passion is romance. This passion has allowed us to build a mailing list that LOVES romance genres. As such, we don’t think genres outside romance will appeal to our highly curated list. If you write paranormal romance, sci if romance, or fantasy romance, we recommend you check out our sister sites, Unearthly Ever Afters and Book Rebel!
I need to send my book on a Tuesday, why do you only offer M-W-F?
The more often you send newsletters to your list, the less they’ll want to stick around. Most people already feel their inboxes are way too. Blushing Reads wants to make sure our readers never feel annoyed by our newsletters. We want them to value us the same way we value them! Sending three newsletters a week is still a lot. And we believe that these particular days allow for overlap on most promotions – ie if you’re planning a Tuesday push, Blushing Reads could easily keep your tail rising with a Wednesday booking.
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