Ruth Kaufman - Award-Winning Author and Romance Writer

Ruth Kaufman is the author of My Life as a Star, My Life as an Extra, My Once & Future Love, The Bride Tournament, Follow Your Heart, At His Command and other books.

Another new boxed set: Medieval Hearts

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My third book, The Bride Tournament, is now part of the boxed set Medieval Hearts: Four Epic Tales of Romance and Passion. It’s on preorder for .99 on Amazon and will be available in Kindle Unlimited when it releases July 12! 

In TBT, The Gone with the Wind love triangle meets The Bachelor in late medieval England. The king wants her to marry the new earl, but she wants to marry her betrothed. So she holds a bride tournament to find the earl a better, more willing bride. Who will win his hand in marriage…and his love?

Also in the set are:

Enthralled by Amazon All-Star Emma Prince

When raiding Northumbria’s holy houses to help his village, Eirik meets Laurel, who stirs him like no other. In an attempt to protect her, he breaks his oath never to claim possession of another person, and claims her as his thrall. But can he claim her heart, or will Laurel fall prey to his enemies’ devious schemes?
Torn between securing her freedom or giving herself to her Viking master, will fate decide for Laurel—and rip them apart forever?

Lady of the Mist by bestseller Elizabeth Rose

Echo, daughter of the infamous pirate, Captain Powell ap Llyr, tries to live up to his expectations of being the son he never had. But when handsome lord Garret is trapped aboard her ship, she can’t let him die at the hands of her father and the crew. Love and honor clash as a nobleman and a pirate fall in love and face the most difficult challenge of their lives.

Knight Storm by Ria Cantrell

Respected as a Healer, Rhianna du Montefort turns a deaf ear to hurtful whispers of “witch” and vows not to marry. Sir Erik Ragnorsen is commanded to marry her, but despite his reputation for honor doesn’t wish to marry a witch. Will love be strong enough to weather the storm that threatens to tear them apart?

Hope you enjoy the set, and, if you’re so inclined, leave an honest review.

Enchanting Knights! New Boxed Set with

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I’m excited to announce that My Once & Future Love, which RT Book Reviews calls a “fantastic blend of romance and Arthurian legend,” will be part of the boxed set Enchanting Knights: Medieval Romances of Legend and Lore with books by Allie Mackay (aka Sue-Ellen Welfonder), April Holthaus and Elizabeth Rose! The set releases 6/20 and is on preorder now! Available on Amazon for just .99 and free in Kindle Unlimited.

We love the cover! Do you? Here’s a bit more information about the books in the set:

SOME LIKE IT KILTED: Allie Mackay
If the roguish Bran doesn’t change Mindy’s mind about him and his bonnie homeland, neither will find peace. But unexpected passion can be the most powerful….
 
MY ONCE AND FUTURE LOVE: Ruth Kaufman
A lady on the run from her scheming uncle aids an imperiled knight. Desire and respect spark as he helps her in return, but secrets, danger and destiny thwart the power of love.
 
LEGEND OF THE FAE: April Holthaus
Returning home from battle, he stumbles upon a lass who can’t speak. While trying to solve the mystery behind who she is, Galen finds himself falling in love with a lass he knows nothing about.
 

THE DRAGON AND THE DREAMWALKER: Elizabeth Rose
She’s the Lady of Fire villagers call a witch. He’s the infamous Dragon’s Son. Can they work together to destroy the dragon, or their haunting pasts stop them as they realize they really fear themselves?


New Boxed Set: Highlanders, Lords and Lovers!

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My second book Follow Your Heart is part of a new .99 boxed set that released this week: Highlanders, Lords and Lovers. 
HLL features two English and two Scottish medievals by bestselling authors.                                                            
AMBER by Elizabeth Rose 

Can a pure dove change the morals of a devil or will he change her morals first?

FOLLOW YOUR HEART by Ruth Kaufman
When irresistible attraction makes their marriage of convenience inconvenient, will his dangerous secrets keep them from following their hearts?

THE HIGHLANDER’S OUTLAW BRIDE by Cathy MacRae
Forced into a marriage neither wants, it will take a king’s edict and sacrifice from both to discover what love means. But can they accept their losses and learn from their mistakes before Brianna marries another?

HIGHLAND DAYDREAMS by April Holthaus As they travel across land and sea, Lara and Bram discover a secret about her past that’s worth its weight in gold. Will Bram be able to keep his promise to return her to her family, knowing he may lose her forever?

Do you like medievals? If so, do you have a time period and/or setting preference? If you don’t like medievals, why not? If you haven’t read any, perhaps you’ll give these a try.

The .99 boxed set: trends in e-book pricing

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Several months ago, the prolific Laurel O’Donnell reached out via e-mail to invite me to join in a boxed set with her and two others, Elizabeth Rose and Kathryn Loch. The offer was quite flattering…they’ve all released many more books than I have (so far), and are bestsellers. I’m not…yet? Also, Laurel’s The Angel and the Prince is on my keeper shelf, so I was honored that she wanted one of my books sold with hers.

The process of putting the set together was easier than I’d expected. Fortunately her talented husband did all of the formatting, so the only expense was the set’s cover.

We needed to decide on the title, pricing and release date. And how much promotion we were willing to pay for. After tossing around some ideas, we agreed on Castles, Knights and Chivalry.

I struggled a bit with pricing. Many, many boxed sets are priced at .99 these days, and usually range from three to 10 full-length books. Amazon gives 35% royalties for .99 books, or approximately .09 per author per sale. Recently I saw a set with 11 books…for free!

I see both sides of the issue. On the one hand, it’s easier for readers to give unfamiliar or newer authors a chance if they’re part of a low priced boxed set. Then, perhaps, they’ll go on to buy the author’s other books. On the other, what’s happening to the value of books? My contribution, At His Command, currently sells at $2.99, and has only been available since January. Would joining the box cannibalize individual book sales? The other three books have been available longer. Do e-books have limited shelf lives (pun intended) at a regular price (already significantly lower than their print counterparts) nowadays because so many new releases? As of this writing, Amazon show over 10,000 new romance releases…in the past 30 days, including just over 800 historical romances.

CKandC has been on preorder and officially releases August 1st. I’m thrilled to say it’s been climbing the Amazon’s Hot New Releases charts, currently #2 in Ancient World, #7 in Medieval, and #54 in all Historical Romance. Out of the top 100 Historical Romance Hot New Releases at the moment, only seven are boxed sets. In terms of sales, we’re at

We’ll be doing a small amount of promotion in addition to Facebook and Twitter. How will the set do? Many have become bestsellers, so there’s that dream….Stay tuned!