BroadLit To Publish New Paranormal Romance Thriller

Facebook Cover Photo black and greenThe Tempting: Seducing the Nephilim: 

Written by D. M. Pratt, Co-Exec Producer and Head Writer of the Hit TV Series ‘Quantum Leap’

LOS ANGELES (January   26, 2015)  BroadLit, a company putting a new slant on romance, is delighted to announce the publication on January 27, 2015, of award-winning Deborah M. Pratt’s new paranormal romantic thriller The Tempting: Seducing the Nephilim. This new novel by the author of Age of Eve and the Vision Quest series of novels will take readers on an erotic thrill ride that will keep readers turning pages until the shocking end.

As one fan told Ms. Pratt, “Reading this book is the best sex I have ever had!” According to Ms. Pratt, she stumbled across the Nephilim, or the ‘fallen Sons of God,’ while researching various paranormal mythologies. Because the Nephilim are linked to the Incubus and Succubus sexual demon lore, they are the perfect paranormal creature for a romantic fantasy thriller. The heroine being pursued by the Nephilim is Eve Dowling, a talented writer for a prominent New Orleans social magazine whose young life is unfolding as she had planned it would—until she is seduced by Beau Le Masters, an extremely handsome, charismatic stranger one night. After that one night, nothing will ever be the same for Eve.

the temptingWhen Eve awakes from a 13-month coma she sees, waiting by her hospital bed, the mystery man she last remembered making passionate love to in the garden of one of New Orleans’ most historic homes. Her almost too perfect Prince Charming, Beau, desperately wants her to marry him, become a loving mother to their son, who was born during her coma, and live in his historic mansion with all of them as a perfect family.

How could Eve possibly say no to Beau? Wanting the fairy tale and ignoring her gut, she moves in with Beau. Then the nightmares begin. Horrifying dreams of being ravaged by a strange, and of an erotic being who torments her.  After researching the entity that haunts her, Eve realizes it is a Nephilim. Will Eve have the strength to vanquish the evil that surrounds her and her son?  Is her true love Beau only an illusion created by ancient mythical beings to seduce her?  The answers are revealed in The Tempting!

Author Deborah Pratt is a five-time Emmy nominee, a Golden Globe nominee, and short listed for the Academy Awards for her live action short film Girl Friends. She has received the Lillian Gish Award from Women in Film, The Angel Award, The Golden Block Award, and six B.E.N. Awards. As Co-Executor Producer and Head Writer for the ground-breaking television series Quantum Leap, Ms. Pratt wrote 25 episodes and co-wrote an additional 15 episodes. She made her directorial debut on Cora Unashamed for the BBC’s Masterpiece Theatre’s The American Collection, which aired on both PBS and the BBC.

The Tempting: Seducing the Nephilim is currently available for pre-order (at $8.99 ebook, $14.99 paperback) on all major e-retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, as well as on AllRomance.com and on BroadLit’s own branded hub TruLOVEstories.com. All BroadLit books are distributed by Perseus Books’ Constellation Services.

ABOUT BROADLIT

BroadLit is unique in that it brings to the market a combination of classic and new romance material through its many multi-media channels. BroadLit’s website hub, TruLOVEstories.com, is specifically designed for women looking for a little romance seasoned with humor. The site offers novels, stories, games, merchandise, contests, videos, and other opportunities for building a strong community.

In addition to bringing back to life the assets of True Love and True Romance Magazines in the TruLOVE Collection series, BroadLit is also publishing original contemporary romance novels and mobile games for women. BroadLit is a Los Angeles-based company launched by the owners of Broadthink, a boutique branding and new business development media company.

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Title

The Tempting: Seducing the Nephilim

Author: D.M. Pratt

Published by BroadLit

Published: January 27, 2015

Fiction: Paranormal Romance

E-Book ISBN: 978-0-9905156-2-3

Price: $8.99 USD; $     CAN $9.99

Print ISBN# 978-09905156-3-0

Price: $14.99

The Great Gatsby’s Lavish Adaptation Continues the Fitzgerald Legacy

 

 

Great Gatsby POSTER --LeonardoThe Great Gatsby follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings.

Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton).

It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super-rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

Leonardo DiCaprio says he wanted to play Jay Gatsby because he was drawn to “the idea of a man who came from absolutely nothing, who created himself solely from his own imagination. Gatsby’s one of those iconic characters because he can be interpreted in so many ways: a hopeless romantic, a completely obsessed wacko or a dangerous gangster, clinging to wealth.”

Director Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-winning film was adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel. It was released in May of 2013 and is now available on DVD and streaming channels.

Great Gatsby Movie

Now on DVD – The Special Edition of Gatsby
The Great Gatsby DVD was released in August of 2013, but in October of 2014 Warner Bros. released a 2-DVD set that included a variety of special features. Read about the Special Features DVD Review from Kristen Kranz at hypable:

The Greatness of Gatsby
The first of the extras, this feature tells all about how Baz Luhrman became entranced with the project and the initial things that inspired his glorious rendition, especially certain scenes from the novel that really resonated with him. Luhrman had certain actors in mind for Nick and Gatsby from the outset, and contacted them as soon as the idea was fully formed in his head.

They go on to talk about how the story evolved from the novel to the actualized concept on-screen. For anyone looking to see just how a director becomes inspired, this is a great example of how something as simple as listening to an audio book on the train can trigger an idea for a film.

Great Gatsby Leonardo

‘Within and Without with Tobey McGuire’
Next up is Tobey McGuire’s behind the scenes footage. In addition to getting a glimpse of some of your favorite actors busying themselves with the task of bringing some of the most beloved literary characters of all time to life, we also see a seemingly happy-go-lucky Baz Luhrman directing his actors on an unfortunate weather day.
It’s always fun to follow the actors around and see the process that goes into bringing such dynamic characters to life, and this vignette is exactly that.

‘The Swinging Sounds of Gatsby’
And then we get to dive into the music of the 1920s in “The Swinging Sounds of Gatsby” as we learn just how massive the role of music is in painting the world of the film. The feature includes some of your favorite faces, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jay-Z, Florence Welch, Lana Del Ray, The XX, as well as assorted technical artists from the crew.

They talk all about why they integrated hip hop and jazz, and how exactly those two drastically different musical motifs can work together to illustrate the wonderful world of the 1920s. Music always has a special place in a Baz Luhrman film, so seeing the magic of his musical genius come alive is mesmerizing, as is his collection of famously musical friends.

Great Gatsby -- Toby in Car

‘The Jazz Age’
Next up is “The Jazz Age” which takes a look at the story of the author responsible for the novel that inspired the film, F. Scott Fitzgerald. The feature illustrates the rise and fall of his career including the fascinating history of himself, his wife, and the decade that sets the scene for The Great Gatsby.

While not the most mesmerizing of the extras available on the Blu-ray, it is certainly interesting, especially if you are at all curious about the time period Fitzgerald himself coined as “the jazz age.” However, you may want to skip it if you are in a time crunch or not a history buff, as it is rather lengthy and monotone.

Great Gatsby Toby

‘Razzle Dazzle: The Fashion of the ’20s’
In “Razzle Dazzle: The Fashion of the ’20s” the clothes take center stage as we get a look at the fashion of the film through the eyes of Baz Luhrman, Catherine Martin (costume designer), and many of the actors. Details are always key to succeeding in a clear vision in terms to the fashion of film, and this feature does a great job of showing how Luhrman and Martin went about giving those details their due in The Great Gatsby.

‘Fitzgerald’s Visual Poetry’
This feature talks all about how Baz Luhrman decided to solve the overwhelming problem of Nick Carraway’s internal thoughts becoming the embodiment of the film. In order to effectively tell the story, they had to find a way to illustrate his thoughts and re-telling of the story visually. This came alive in the text that morphed and disintegrated on the literal surface of the screen.

Great Gatsby Daisy

‘Gatsby Revealed’
If you only watch one of the extras on this disc, make it “Gatsby Revealed” in all its glory. A 5-part mini-series outlining the process of filming 5 of the biggest, most definitive moments in the movie: the parties, the high-speed car ride, Daisy and Gatsby’s reuniting, the fight at The Plaza, and the discussion with Nick around the pool. It gives great insight into Baz Luhrman’s vision for the film, and tells the story of why things did or did not quite work out as expected.

‘Deleted Scenes’
The extra that everyone skips to first, the deleted scenes for The Great Gatsby are not really extravagant or spectacular. It’s easy to see why they deleted these scenes, whether you watch with Luhrman’s introductions or not. The only highlight from this collection is the alternate ending which shows great performances from McGuire and Edgerton, but it’s not hard to understand why they ultimately went another way.

Great Gatsby -- G & D and husband

’1926: The Great Gatsby Trailer’
Great Gatsby -- Casual D & GThe last item is a trailer from the lost silent version of The Great Gatsby directed by Herbert Brenon in 1926. It’s not as flashy or bright as the Luhrman version, but taking a look back to a very old incarnation of this story just reminds us all of how this story has endured and how it will always be regarded a classic.

To learn more about F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, their tumultuous love story, their lives, work, and the early Gatsby girls who were inspired by Zelda, check out F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby Girls.

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Gatsby Girls Press Release

 

coverBROADLIT IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE
PUBLICATION OF

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD’S GATSBY GIRLS, A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES BY ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST AUTHORS

This anthology features Fitzgerald’s short stories with gorgeous original art taken directly from the pages of The Saturday Evening Post

 Los Angeles, CA – May  7, 2013 – BroadLit, a romance Transmedia company, in partnership with SD Entertainment, an intellectual property studio, is delighted to re-publish works written by one of America’s most legendary fiction writers for the Saturday Evening Post.    F. Scott Fitzgerald, using his wife Zelda as his model and inspiration, created the Flapper Girl and  nearly single-handedly made the Roaring ‘20s come alive through his short stories and novels, which continue to be read and studied today around the world today.

As film audiences worldwide anticipate the release of the fourth film version of Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Baz Luhrmann, interest in Fitzgerald’s early work is at an all-time high. Gatsby Girls—a collection of his first eight short stories originally published in The Saturday Evening Post, Includes the Post’s original illustrations, cover art, reproductions of the actual pages from the Post of each story, plus a fascinating introduction by the Post’s historian, Jeff Nilsson, as well as an introduction to these stories written by Fitzgerald himself for the Post. No other writer of his time wrote so romantically, so skillfully, and so fascinatingly about the women of the Flapper era.

“In story after story, the heroines of Fitzgerald’s stories were reckless and frivolous and happy.  None of them spent their days being useful around the house, or assuming the quiet modesty that mother expected,” said Nilsson.  “They drove cars.  They drank liquor.  They kissed boys—many of them—and never worried what others might think of it.”

Fitzgerald’s modern tales of yearning and ambition shaped today’s fiction, but his short stories, and his Gatsby, helped create today’s society and the expectations ofAmerica’s women.

“We are thrilled to be able to introduce new audiences to the talent of Fitzgerald and the remarkable characters in Fitzgerald’s Gatsby Girls,” said Michele Martell, COO, SD Entertainment. “It is especially meaningful to show these stories in their original context, which illuminates both the writer and his time.”

“Even though I have always been a fan of Fitzgerald’s work, I was surprised to discover that these eight stories inspired the birth of the ‘flapper.’ These heroines were the precursors to one of the most romantic women in fiction—Daisy from The Great Gatsby.” said Nancy Cushing-Jones, Chief Publishing & Transmedia Officer, BroadLit.

“By the time he published The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald was already one of the best known authors in America thanks to The Saturday Evening Post,” said Jeff Nilsson, Post Historian.  “Through a span of 17 years the magazine published 68 of his short stories, and with 2.5 million subscribers, the Post brought Fitzgerald into the living rooms of Americans who might never have encountered his novels.”

SD Entertainment recently aligned with Curtis Licensing, the licensing division of The Saturday Evening Post Society, Inc., to license its beloved portfolio of magazine brands, including The Saturday Evening Post andsecured the rights to develop stories and artwork from The Saturday Evening Post’s portfolio of images and content into dynamic collections of digital coffee table publications, enhanced e-Publications, and other live action or animated entertainment.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby Girls is available on May 7 both in print and on all eReader platforms including Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble (at $8.99 ebook, $14.99 paperback).  All BroadLit books are distributed by Perseus Books’ Constellation Services.  For more information about  “Gatsby Girls, please also visit TruLoveStories.com.

SATURDAY EVENING POST CELEBRATES ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST AUTHORS WITH RELEASE OF

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD’S GATSBY GIRLS

 The book features Fitzgerald’s short stories brought to life with gorgeous original art from the pages of The Saturday Evening Post

Los Angeles, CA – March 20, 2013 – He made the Roaring ‘20s come alive in numerous novels and created the Flapper Girl.   As fans anticipate the release of the fourth film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby, there is renewed interest in the legendary writer’s work. Fans will delight in knowing that The Saturday Evening Post is working with intellectual property studio SD Entertainment and romance transmedia and company BroadLit to publish F.Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby Girls—a collection of his first eight short stories originally published in The Saturday Evening Post. Included are the original illustrations, cover art, reproductions of the actual pages of the Post, plus a fascinating introduction by the Post’s historian. No other writer of his time wrote so skillfully, so sympathetically and so fascinatingly about women.

“We are thrilled to be able to introduce new audiences to the talent of Fitzgerald and the remarkable characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby Girls,” said Michele Martell, COO, SD Entertainment. “It is especially meaningful to show these stories in their original context, which illuminates both the writer and his time.”

“Even though I have always been a fan of Fitzgerald’s work, I was surprised to discover that these eight stories inspired the birth of the ‘flapper.’ These heroines were the precursors to one of the most romantic women in fiction—Daisy from The Great Gatsby.” said Nancy Cushing-Jones, Chief Publishing & Transmedia Officer, BroadLit.

“By the time he published The Great Gatsby, F.Scott Fitzgerald was already one of the best known authors in America thanks to The Saturday Evening Post,” said Jeff Nilsson, Post Historian, who is available for interviews.  “Through a span of 17 years the magazine published 68 of his short stories, and with 2.5 million subscribers, the Post brought Fitzgerald into the living rooms of Americans who might never have encountered his novels.”

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby Girls fans will have a chance to win one of 25 prize packages containing both the print and digital versions of the book as well as a limited edition canvas artwork. Consumers can visit www.gatsbygirls.com between now and May 7, 2013 to enter into the give-away and to vote for their favorite piece of Gatsby Girls artwork. The art with the most votes will become the canvas portrait in the prize pack.

SD Entertainment recently aligned with Curtis Licensing, the licensing division of The Saturday Evening Post Society, Inc., to license its beloved portfolio of magazine brands, including The Saturday Evening Post andsecured the rights to develop stories and artwork from The Saturday Evening Post’s portfolio of images and content into dynamic collections of digital coffee table publications, enhanced e-Publications, and other live action or animated entertainment.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby Girls will be available on May 7 both in print and on all eReader platforms including Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble (at $8.99 ebook, $14.99 paperback).  All BroadLit books are distributed by Perseus Books’ Constellation Services.  For more information about F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Gatsby Girls, please also visit www.trulovestories.com.

About The Saturday Evening Post: For nearly 300 years, The Saturday Evening Post has chronicled American history in the making—reflecting the distinctive characteristics and values that define the American way. Tracing its roots to Benjamin Franklin, The Saturday Evening Post mirrors cherished American ideals and values, most memorably illustrated by its iconic cover artist Norman Rockwell. The Post is also known for publishing such literary greats as Ray Bradbury, Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edgar Allan Poe, J.D. Salinger, and Kurt Vonnegut, and continues to seek out and discover emerging writers of the 21st century.  Headquartered in Indianapolis, the Post is a publication of the nonprofit Saturday Evening Post Society, which also publishes the award-winning youth magazines Turtle, Humpty Dumpty, and Jack and Jill.

As the nation changed, the Post changed, but it looks to its past as a fertile ground for its future”

 —Starkey Flythe, Jr., Former Post Executive Editor

About SD Entertainment: Founded in 1999 by entertainment industry veterans Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern, SD Entertainment specializes in managing a portfolio of brands, producing and distributing franchise properties that connect with audiences and consumers on every screen, from movies to eBooks.  SD Entertainment has re-invented, produced and distributed amazing entertainment for beloved brands such as Bob the Builder, Angelina Ballerina, My Little Pony, Tonka, Care Bears, Transformers, Bratz, and Noddy,  and created The Bigger Picture, the world’s first digital theatrical distribution company, and its family matinee program, Kidtoon Films. SD Entertainment is a leading independent studio in stereoscopic 3D, with a turnkey 3D production facility at the Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater venue, and recently helped create the UT3D program at theUniversity ofTexas,Austin.

Web: www.sdentertainment.com/books

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About BroadLit

BroadLit is unique in that it brings to the market a combination of classic and new romance material through its many multi-media channels. BroadLit’s website hub, TruLOVEstories.com, is specifically designed for women looking for a little romance seasoned with humor. The site offers novels, stories, games, merchandise, contests, videos and other opportunities for building a strong community.

In addition to bringing back to life the assets of True Romance and True Love Magazines in the TruLOVE Collection series, BroadLit is also publishing original contemporary romance novels and mobile games for women. BroadLit is aLos Angeles based company launched by the owners of Broadthink, a boutique branding and new business development media company.

Media Contacts:

Ida Yenney

GennComm for SD Entertainment

T: 818-839-1410  E: ida@genncomm.com

Stacia Kirby

For more information and review copies

T:206-363-1492

E: Stacia@speakeasy.net

To schedule an interview with The Saturday Evening Post historian Jeff Nilsson, please contact: Shawna Seldon

Rosen Group for The Saturday Evening Post

T: 917 971 7852

E: Shawna@rosengrouppr.com

Title:

Gatsby Girls

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published by: BroadLit

Published: May 7, 2013

Fiction: Literary, Short Stories

Print

Price: $14.99 USD

Print: $17.50 CAN

PRINT ISBN# 978-0-9890200-4-6

Digital: $8.99 USD

Digital: $9.99 CAN

DIGITAL ISBN# 978-0-9890200-3-9

 

 

Hearts Unleashed Arrives

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