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• Book information
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• Content information (tagline, blurb, tropes, hashtags etc)
• Resources (including graphics for giveaways, reviews, publication day and many more, plus cover branding and transparents)

Author Information

Evie Alexander

Evie Alexander is an award-winning author of sexy romantic comedies with a very British sense of humour.

Imaginative, passionate and frequently called ‘bonkers’ by her friends, Evie’s interests include reading, eating, swearing, saving the world, and dreaming about people who only exist between the pages of her books.

Evie lives in the West country of the UK with her family, where she pens her steamy stories from the Smut Hut.

Tagline:

He wasn’t banking on someone else taking the reins…

Blurb:

Lady Estelle Foxbrooke is done cleaning up the mess left by her wild parents. She’s got a plan: take the reins and save the family estate her way. But then she’s saddled with a business partner she’s hated all her life. He’s her twin brother’s worst enemy and looms in her path like a six-foot-four hurdle.

After a catastrophic business failure, rich and successful James Hunter-Savage has watched his dream life in London crash and burn. Forced to ditch the city for the Somerset countryside, he’s now living with his parents and expected to work with the infuriatingly attractive Estelle. She’s sharper than a whip, pushes all his buttons, and seems determined to break him.

As Estelle and James jockey for position, their explosive personalities combust into passion, sending Estelle’s plans to the edge of ruin. With James’s flimsy reputation in tatters, and the biggest event on the Foxbrooke calendar on the brink of collapse, will they realise their love is worth fighting for? Or are their hearts and hard work heading for the ultimate fall?

The Upper Crush is a laugh-out-loud, enemies-to-lovers, steamy, standalone, smalltown romantic comedy with a fiery country girl giving a cocky city boy a run for his money. No cheating or cliffhanger, but snort-laughs, swoons and a deliciously happy ending guaranteed in this sparkling and sizzling romcom!

Tropes:

Enemies-to-lovers, workplace romance, hurt/comfort, fake dating, brother’s worst enemy, small town, alpha hero, steamy, different worlds, laugh-out-loud

Keywords and phrases:

new release, romcom, romantic comedy, contemporary romance, small town, steamy, romance, romance series, standalone, workplace romance, enemies-to-lovers, alpha hero, fake dating, opposites attract, comedy, happily ever after, HEA, laugh out loud, slow burn, spicy

Hashtags:

#theuppercrush #foxbrookeseries #newbookboyfriend #contemporaryromance #steamyreads #bookrelease #booklaunch #romcom #eviealexander #romanticcomedy #romanticcomedybook #laughoutloud #newrelease

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Extra resources:

If you would like to interview Evie, or use excerpts from The Upper Crush in your promotions, please contact evie@eviealexanderauthor.com

Reviews:

We appreciate each and every review.

Reviews are expected on a minimum of four platforms, three of which must be storefronts — Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google Play or Kobo (It’s free to sign up to Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google Play or Kobo). 

• The Upper Crush on Goodreads
• The Upper Crush on BookBub
• The Upper Crush on Amazon
• The Upper Crush on Kobo
• The Upper Crush on Barnes & Noble
• The Upper Crush on Google Play
• The Upper Crush on Apple Books

We also welcome and appreciate you copy and pasting your reviews to any other platform not listed above!

A quick message about your review:

Something we’ve learned is that reviews get more attention from the algorithms that put books in front of people if they are more than just one or two lines, and are unique content.

Examples of not so algorithm-friendly reviews.

“I loved this book! Can’t wait to read more from this author. It’s five stars from me!” 👎

“ [insert full blurb – this is not classed as original content] I loved it when [insert multiple spoilers]. Five stars!” 👎

Great reviews will have the following:

• Five or more lines of text (the more lines the better)
• Unique content (one or two quotes from the book are still good though)
• Does not include the blurb for the book (I understand some people will obviously copy for their blogs. However, if you can remove the blurb when adding it to your review on the various platforms, this means people reading your review can get straight to your actual review and don’t need to read heaps of reviews for a book where everyone has added the blurb. The algorithms also identify reviews containing mostly the blurb as not original content and they risk getting moved further down or even hidden in some search results)
• Explaining why you loved the book, rather than just telling the story
• No spoilers
• Images are an added bonus
• Consistent ratings. If you rate it 5 stars on Amazon, please give it the same rating on Goodreads.
• If the book simply wasn’t for you and you want to rate it 3 stars or less, I would prefer you decline to leave a review or (as per the terms and conditions,) leave it one month after publication day

If you want to use any of the graphics we’ve created and any of the hooks and blurbs, then don’t forget you can find them all on this page.

Remember, if you have any issues with completing your reviews or accessing your ARC, just let us know!

We also welcome your review on any other platforms you use!

*As per our terms and conditions (repeated at the bottom of this page), your review should not contain spoilers, and if you choose to give a 3 star review or lower, you will not post your review on any platform until three weeks after the eBook release date.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:  Our ARC campaigns are handled by Booksirens.

Blog Tour Information

If you want to sign up for our blog tour (this will only involve posting your review on a specific date in addition to anything you may want to post on publication day), please let us know by simply contacting us at evie@eviealexanderauthor.com

There will only be limited spots, so please be certain you are willing to publish a second post on social media in relation to The Upper Crush between 17th – 30th April 2024

Resources

Permission is given to reproduce in part or whole the contents of each of resource only in the capacity of promoting The Upper Crush and/or Evie Alexander. All credits must be associated to Evie Alexander.

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ARC reader Terms and Conditions

The Upper Crush is copyrighted material protected by federal copyright laws.

You will not distribute, copy, or share your copy of The Upper Crush to any person or entity without prior written consent from Evie Alexander. If it is discovered that you have violated this agreement, Evie Alexander reserves all legal rights available to it, including pursuing a lawsuit for breach of contract which may claim damages including, but not limited to, lost profits caused by the violative distribution.

ARCs are limited and provided as an eBook only. Completion of this form does not guarantee a place on this ARC team.

This ARC is copyrighted material protected by federal copyright laws.

You will not distribute, copy, or share your copy of this ARC to any person or entity without prior written consent from Evie Alexander. If it is discovered that you have violated this agreement, Evie Alexander reserves all legal rights available to it, including pursuing a lawsuit for breach of contract which may claim damages including, but not limited to, lost profits caused by the violative distribution.

Your review will not contain spoilers. Should Evie Alexander or a representative on their behalf determine your review contains spoilers and contacts you to remove the spoiler or offending language, you agree that you will do so as soon as is reasonably possible.

If you are unable to finish this ARC for any reason, please let us know so we can update our records.

If you choose to give this ARC a three star rating or below, you will not post your reviews on any platform until one calendar month after the eBook release date.

This ARC campaign is for reviews on the following platforms:

• The Upper Crush on Evie’s Shopify Store
• The Upper Crush on Goodreads
• The Upper Crush on BookBub
• The Upper Crush on Amazon
• The Upper Crush on Kobo
• The Upper Crush on Barnes & Noble
• The Upper Crush on Google Play
• The Upper Crush on Apple Books

Reviews are expected on a minimum of four platforms, three of which must be storefronts — Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google Play or Kobo (It’s free to sign up to Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google Play or Kobo). We welcome and appreciate you copy and pasting your reviews to any other platform not listed above.