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NEW RELEASE: A Breathless Place – Audiobook

March 4, 2021 by Harper Bliss 2 Comments

A Breathless Place by Harper Bliss

Finally, finally, finally! 🥳🥳🥳

A Breathless Place, read by Abby Craden, is available from all audio retailers (Audible included)! 🤩

Get it here:
– Direct from Author
– Amazon US
– Amazon UK
– Audible US
– Audible UK
– Apple
– Scribd
– Google Play
– Kobo
– Chirp

FYI, you can also find all my books (in all formats, audio included) in your library.

Here’s a reminder of what A Breathless Place is about:

When all hope is lost, can music be the ultimate lifeline?

Isabel ‘Izzy’ Adler used to dominate the world’s stages with her vocal acrobatics. But since she lost her voice ten years ago, Izzy’s been to hell—and hasn’t found her way back.

When journalist Leila Zadeh is brought in to finish her biography, Izzy’s dark plans for her life are challenged by the brilliant and gorgeous new woman in her life.

Will the instant attraction between them be enough to stop Izzy from playing out her final song?

Best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss brings you a hopeful story about what it takes to choose life again—and the incredible power of artistic expression.

★★★★★ “There is so much hope and power in this story, it’s simply magnificent.”

★★★★★ “Beautifully written, powerful novel about the strength of your own voice.”

Needless to say, I’m over the moon with Abby Craden as a narrator for this book, especially because it means so much to me. And trust me: she does NOT disappoint!

(Cheeky) warning: do not read/listen to this book if you believe women above a certain age should no longer ‘get it on’! 😉

On a more serious note: some of the reviews for this book really touched me. Even my Mrs admitted to having an emotion at reading a few of them, and that doesn’t happen very often. 😉

Happy listening! 🎧

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NEW RELEASE: A Breathless Place

September 24, 2020 by Harper Bliss 2 Comments

A Breathless Place is now available on all retailers:
➞ Direct from me
➞ Amazon US
➞ Amazon UK
➞ Amazon CA
➞ Amazon AU
➞ Amazon DE
➞ Other Amazon Stores
➞ Apple Books
➞ Kobo
➞ Barnes & Noble
➞ Google Play

Available as paperback from
➞ Amazon US
➞ Amazon UK

“Harper Bliss took me on a very dark, emotional, romantic, hopeful and deep ride!” – GoodReads Reviewer

Here’s the blurb:

The date is set. Six months from now, former music icon Isabel ‘Izzy’ Adler will die.

Since she lost her voice ten years ago, Izzy’s been to hell—and hasn’t found her way back. She would rather die than live without the instrument that used to define her.

When journalist Leila Zadeh is brought in to finish her biography, Izzy’s desire to end her life is profoundly challenged. But is the attraction between the two women enough to upend Izzy’s plan?

Best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss brings you a moving story about a woman’s journey from wanting death to choosing life.

Content warning: this book discusses the topic of suicide and may trigger certain readers.

★★★★★ “I couldn’t put it down from the first page to the last. My emotions were all over the place. A must read for all.” – Amazon Reviewer

As you might have guessed from the blurb, A Breathless Place has a darkness to it. It’s much more in the vein of At the Water’s Edge and In the Distance There Is Light, than, let’s say, If You Kiss Me Like That or Seasons of Love.

It’s more a book for the die-hard Harper Bliss fan (if such a person exists) than it is one that will attract new readers.

But A Breathless Place is a book I had to write. And sometimes, I write darker books. (I will ALWAYS give you a happy ending, though. You can count on that.) Books that are more of a challenge to read. It’s my nature. A Breathless Place is also a book I haven’t been able to shake yet. Some of the scenes have stuck with me all this time.

This book is VERY HIGH in angst and it may grab you by the throat rather forcefully, but I also think that, despite its darkness, it all comes together beautifully in the end. I’ve been working hard on my endings this year and this is my favourite one to have written so far.

Ultimately, for me, this book is an unflinchingly raw but highly emotional ode to life.

This is how my editor said it:

“This is a stunner of a book, it’s superbly written, it has two very likeable characters and, most importantly, it grabs you right from that breath-stealing opening line and makes you hang in there desperate to know what Izzy does.”

A Breathless Place is also my 30th published Harper Bliss novel and I really wanted it to be something special.

I also realise it’s a good thing I’m so fiercely indie because not many publishers would take a chance on a book like this. I hope you will!

A Breathless Place is available on all retailers:
➞ Direct from me
➞ Amazon US
➞ Amazon UK
➞ Amazon CA
➞ Amazon AU
➞ Amazon DE
➞ Other Amazon Stores
➞ Apple Books
➞ Kobo
➞ Barnes & Noble
➞ Google Play

Enjoy! ❤️

P.S. Earlier this week I sent the book to Abby Craden for audio narration (quite possible one of the most exciting emails I’ve ever sent.) 😉

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PREVIEW: A Breathless Place

September 16, 2020 by Harper Bliss 4 Comments

A Breathless Place

A Breathless Place will be out next week, on 24 September 2020.

You can already pre-order the ebook on Amazon or via my web shop here >>

Here’s a preview. Enjoy!

A Breathless Place
© Harper Bliss

CHAPTER ONE

I’ll be dead in six months. In 183 days to be exact. I can’t wait. But for now, the prospect alone brings me adequate comfort.

I stare at my computer screen. The cursor blinks mockingly on the white background of the Word document. It’s supposed to be the first of many. If this is the speed I’m going to be working at, I might have to add a few days to my very last calendar. I don’t want to do that. I’ve chosen the date carefully—as carefully as these things can be chosen.

One day after my sixtieth birthday, I will say my final goodbye. It turns out, if you want to die, there’s a lot you need to take care of. And I want every last thing to be taken care of. My perfectionist streak will continue until my very last breath. The only problem is I’m not used to sorting out every little thing myself. I have people for that. My personal assistant Daisy handles all my administration. My chef Rian cooks most of my meals. Harry takes care of my home here in New York. My manager Ira has made sure every single one of my needs has been met for the past thirty-five years. But I haven’t told him my greatest need yet.

How do you tell someone something like that? If there is an acceptable way, I haven’t found it yet. And I’ve had years to think this through. It’s been nearly a decade since the thought first crossed my mind. Furtively at first, as though it was afraid to become a full-grown idea, the inkling of such a possibility would creep up on me in unguarded moments. It took months before it dared to linger for more than a fleeting second. Before I dared to grasp it and examine it further. It took years until I became certain it was what I wanted. But my own certainty is just that. My own. It’s not something I can easily inflict upon others. That’s what I’m trying to explain in this letter—the first of many.

Dearest Ira, I type. Before I continue this letter, I need to decide whether I will tell him beforehand or not. It will determine what I write. I’ve been going back and forth on this. If I tell him ahead of the time, I don’t need to write him a letter. But he will try to talk me out of it. Oh, how he will try. Ira might know me best of all, but he will still try, with all his might, with all the power he has over me, to change my mind. That’s not a conversation I want to have. So I need to write this letter. But I guess I don’t need to write it today. Although that’s what I told myself yesterday as well. And the day before. I can’t keep on postponing it.

I click out of the Word document and check the list I made of people who need to receive a letter on March 19, 2021. With the life I have lived, I figured there would be more, but there are only a few names on my list.

Maybe I should start by writing one joint letter to all of them. I can add personal touches later on, once I’ve gotten down the gist of what I want to say.

My phone rings. It’s my private number. The one only a handful people have—the number Daisy doesn’t screen for me. Speak of the devil. It’s Ira.

“Izzy.” He sounds out of breath. “I just got word Bruce fell off his horse.”

“What?” Bruce is the biographer I’ve been working with for the past two years on my final project—although, of course, Bruce doesn’t know it is my very last professional endeavor.

“It’s bad. He’s in a coma.”

“Oh no.” On a really bad day, I would have considered Bruce a lucky son of a bitch. “Is he going to be all right?”

“I don’t know. It’s too soon to tell. But…” I know Ira. The cogs in his brain are ever-turning. Business always comes first. That’s why I pay him his fifteen percent. “I spoke to the publisher. They have a replacement in mind already.”

“Are you kidding me?”

“The book was as good as done, Izzy. All the source material is there.”

I huff out some air, making sure Ira hears my exasperated sigh on his end of the line. “Who are they suggesting?”

“Leila Zadeh.” He sounds as though that name should impress me.

I rack my brain. I’ve heard the name before, but that’s the only bell it rings.

“She writes a lot for The Metropolitan,” Ira says.

“Bruce really can’t be replaced. Not this late in the day.”

“I know. You’re right.” The last one is Ira’s favorite sentence. “But just meet with her. See how you get along. No pressure.”

No pressure? Yeah right. “I don’t know, Ira.” I was never totally on board with the whole biography thing, anyway. To have someone delve deep into my life like that. I only went along with it because of my own secret plan. Because by the time my biography is released into the world, I will be long gone. Ira sold me on the idea of leaving a different kind of legacy.

But Bruce was such a likable man. Easy to talk to. Unassuming. Never pushy, although his hands-off approach seemed to work in the end. Poor Bruce. “Which hospital is Bruce in? Is he getting the best care possible?”

“Of course.” Ira’s voice is calm. “We can go see him as soon as it’s allowed.”

“Send me a dossier on this…. What’s her name again? Then I’ll decide.”

“Coming your way right now.” A silence falls. “Are you okay, Izzy?” Ira asks after a while.

“All the time I spent with Bruce and I never knew he rode horses.”

“Hm.” I can hear Ira swallow. “It was his job to find out everything about you. Not the other way around.”

A minute after we’ve rung off, I get a reminder on my cell phone for my workout. It’s hot instructor time in my virtual gym. Ramona’s the only reason I still show up every day. Ramona and the addictive blend of endorphins and arousal she elicits from me.

After the news about Bruce, I need the distraction. On my computer screen, I get a notice I’ve received a new email. It’s from Ira and the subject reads Leila Zadeh.

That will have to wait until after Ramona has made me sweat and forget.

<<End of preview>>

A Breathless Place will be available on Thursday 24 September 2020 from all retailers.

You can pre-order the ebook here:
– Direct from me
– Amazon US
– Amazon UK
– Amazon CA
– Amazon AU
– Amazon DE

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Cover & Blurb Reveal: A Breathless Place

August 31, 2020 by Harper Bliss Leave a Comment

A Breathless Place

Here are the cover and blurb for my upcoming novel A Breathless Place:

The date is set.

Six months from now, former music icon Isabel ‘Izzy’ Adler will die.

Since she lost her voice ten years ago, Izzy’s been to hell—and hasn’t found her way back. She would rather die than live without the instrument that used to define her.

When journalist Leila Zadeh is brought in to finish her biography, Izzy’s desire to end her life is profoundly challenged. But is the attraction between the two women enough to make Izzy change her plan?

Best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss brings you a moving story about a woman’s journey from wanting death to choosing life.

A Breathless Place will be out on 24 September 2020!

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