Joan Hetzler of the Writers' Show (WAWL Chattanooga 91.5 FM) interviews Marnie about Angel and the Enemy, how she incorporates family history into her books, and her self-publishing strategies.
Interview aired 3/4/07.

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Civil War “Clean Romance” Makes Barnes and Noble’s Top 100  

Ringgold, Georgia December 4, 2006 – Georgia native, Marnie L. Pehrson Kuhns, took her historical fiction romance Angel and the Enemy to the Barnes and Noble Top 100 Best Seller’s list on December 2^nd.  The novel, set in the North Georgia/Tennessee area during the last days of the Civil War and thereafter, is timely in light of local representatives now gathering to plan for the 150^th anniversary of the War Between the States.  

Pehrson organized an Internet launch to over a half a million people on December 1^st by pulling in favors from her friends and associates with newsletter lists. Together, Pehrson and her friends gave away over $700 dollars in ebooks and virtual products and services to everyone who bought the book on December 1^st and 2^nd through Barnes and Noble or Amazon.  

“I chose BarnesandNoble.com for our primary launch because even though this was an online promotion, Barnes conveys a ‘brick and mortar’ feel to people’s minds. Becoming a Barnes and Noble best seller is the first step toward my dream of becoming a New York Times Best Selling Author,” says Pehrson.  

Most experts might say that Pehrson had two strikes against her with this campaign. First the book is fiction whereas non-fiction is traditionally easier to market in this fashion. Second, Angel and the Enemy is a “clean romance.” As Aneeta Sundararaj of HowToTellAGreatStory.com expressed, “Having never read a piece of work specifically categorized as ‘clean-romance’ I was curious about this novel. I must admit that there was a part of me that thought that 'clean-romance' translated into 'boring'. Truth could not be further from reality. I was pleasantly surprised by how this story was not only deeply entertaining, it contained all of the ingredients for a great story which are suspense, drama and action.”  

Pehrson has found that there is a significant market for clean romance, especially on the Internet. Angel and the Enemy has proved that by reaching the Barnes Top 100 Best Seller’s list.  

Marnie Pehrson may be contacted at marnie@marniekuhns.com or 706-866-2295. For more information on Angel and the Enemy visit www.AngelandtheEnemy.com .

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