Author Diana Rose Wilson
This website is for Diana Rose Wilson and her upcoming events and releases of her books including the Forbidden Secrets series.
Darlings,
I am real bad about secrets.
As in: I do not want to give any secrets out. None of them. I was reading over a cut scene that I snipped out specifically because I think it gives out too much information. I thought about giving it out for people who are paying attention. Would you like to see it? Even if it might spoil something(s) for you?
Let me know :)
My secrets. All MINE!
Until next time!
*Listening to Dangerous Night - 30 Seconds to Mars
Hey Tribe!
Meet the gang!
Ursa
Leo
Vans
Travis
Marcie
Mano
Tribute to the Sea
Victorious
Victorious in all her glory!
If you’re looking at the images and thinking ‘wow, this looks interesting’, I invite you into the world of Forbidden Secrets! Read and then come hang out!
If you know….well…you already know ;) (And I thank you for being a reader!)
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Hello and welcome back!
The good news is that I’m writing again and publishing. There really isn’t any bad news here. Yay!
Forbidden Secrets Volume 1 (the first 7 books) is published now. You can get it on Kindle, Paperback and Hardback in December (just in time for the Holidays!)
Lies that Blind, renamed Unexpected Destiny, is with the formatter and it should be out in the next week or two, also in Kindle, Paperback and Hardback!
I am working on Amy’s story. Warning, this isn’t going to be a traditional romance. There isn’t a true Happy Ending. (Don’t be mad at me. I have wanted to write this for a very long time.)
My Sci-Fi romance ‘Prize’, released in October and I’m also working on story 2.
There are a few other things in the works but I’m mostly trying to stay in the grove of writing and releasing!
Hope all is going well for you. I am feeling much better and look forward to additional forward progress!
Well, it has been almost a whole year.
Sorry I have not been around. I have been really stuck in my head and while I have been trying to write, I don’t have anything to publish at this time. I get about halfway done with my writing and stop and start something new. (I did get a fantastic job so I’m not freaking out about my failed writing venture and because of that job went to London! I wish I could say my writing paid for that but…I am not going to lie to ya’all.)
This is what happens when ten of your books/stories don’t do well in the market. (And, to be completely frank with all ya’all, my stuff didn’t do well). It’s very difficult to get out of my way and just write ‘something’ and submit it when I have done so poorly in the past. This is probably saying too much, but hey, maybe you’re a writer too and you are struggling. I just know there’s a way through this, I’m just not exactly sure ‘how’. (I hope that I can get to the other side and tell you what I did.)
I had a thought today about posting some really really OLD fan fic here. I mean, it’s real old and I can’t swear that it will thrill you, but maybe it would be interesting?
Heck, I am not sure what people are interested in right now.
I can’t believe the summer is almost over. Don’t get me wrong, I am 100% ready for my pumpkin spice, Halloween decorating and lovely, cool fall days, but it seems like just days ago I was ringing in the summertime.
So, how has yours been?
Me? Well, I have been having a great time with the readers who are in contact with me on Facebook or Instagram or even on Discord. Thank you for joining up and participating!
I’m also getting back on the horse. Literally with my horse, but also diving back into the stories. So many plans. Plans within plans. It’s been a whole lot of fun. In fact, I have been going over the bloodlines that I created at the start of everything. I don’t know about you, but I really getting into family history.
I posted the bloodlines PDF over on Discord, but if people would like to see it here. Give me a shout out in the comments here. Also if you would like to find me on Discord and join our little Tribe over there, sing out. (There may be spoilers and it’s mostly related to the SpiritBeasts series, but you’ll find some cross-over if you look for it!)
I hope to have news about the Forbidden Secrets Omnibus release soon. I’d like to have an extra to include in it and unfortunately, I just want to write everything at the same time.
Hope you’re doing good out there. Let me know how and what you’re doing!
-DRW-
Because it’s almost the end to summer and all that!
I'm really not so sure how some of you found me. I thought I'd do a quick poll and see.
Here!
And also to find out what people would like to have more of.
Please take a moment to answer two quickie poll questions
I hope you got the latest free story that went out in the last newsletter.
If you haven’t subscribed to the mailing list, you’ll get left out of all the other freebies coming out. (I have 20k words of cute cut scenes about to drop!)
Angelicus Maxiums says: DO EET!
This is a short snippet that was originally intended to be squeezed into the Marcie + Mano Christmas story published in two short stories in 2018. It’s the equivalent of a deleted scene in a film that was removed, not because the director didn’t like it, but purely for length.
I had to cut this because it was already running long and I was limited to a particular word count to satisfy the requirements of my publisher at the time.
I particularly like the sweetness of this scene, and while it was possible to cut it without harming the story, I wish I hadn’t had to as I think readers would have enjoyed it too.
This would have fitted within the section when Mano is out doing his business.
I had some suggestions to weak it and downplay his ‘cheeky-ness’. In fact, here’s my editor’s own words:
‘Currently he looks like a cheeky twat whose going to get decked if he’s not careful.’
No lies detected.
This is one hundred percent the emotion I’m going for.
Let’s face it. This is Mano. I can’t think of anyone with more cheek than him. If I lengthened this short more I’d have Marcie get some payback.
Maybe later.
I hope you enjoy this glimpse of what could have been. I’ve given it a once over to remove typos I can spot but it was cut before going through final edits, so it’s not professionally edited.
Diana Rose Wilson, July 2021
Marcie’s friends, Leo and Ursa, and Travis and Vans, who were coupled up and deliriously happy, excused themselves. They’d vanished into the far corners of her home to enjoy each other in various restful or naughty pursuits as they so desired.
That left Marcie alone.
She decided to take advantage of everyone being occupied and retreated to her bedroom to finish the last of the gift wrapping. There were the last items, silly things for her friends.
And something she needed to prepare for Mano.
She’d found the lacquer box at an antique shop in Calistoga at an outing during harvest. The bright, sunset colors and designs of birds along the lid had drawn her eye and she’d thought to use it for a display in the house.
This was a far better use for the box.
The paper bag inside the box was heavy with the various items she needed for this little setup. The small, elongated boxes tumbled out onto her bed as she shook out the bag. She eyed the assortment with a shiver of reservation.
What if her instinct was wrong?
If I’m wrong, there would be other gifts for him under the tree, she told herself and took several of the applicators with her to the bathroom.
She’d just opened the first of the home pregnancy kits and settled down to try the magic stick when the clearing of a throat startled her up from reading the instructions.
Mano stood in the doorway, hair wet and smoothed back from his brow. His black leather jacket was dappled by the rain.
“Hello, Temptress. Just what are you doing?” His silvery eyes didn’t stray from hers.
Warmth flooded her face. She couldn’t exactly whip the plastic wand out from between her thighs without embarrassing herself even more. And making a mess.
“Have you heard of knocking?”
Mano’s gaze softened and his smile turned silken. “The door was wide open.”
Tilting his head, he watched her, his gaze straying from hers to what she was doing between her thighs. “I’m sorry I’m late. I didn’t think I was so late that you’d….urm….what is it you’re doing without me?” The corners of his mouth quirked up even higher, giving his grin a feral edge. “Golden showers? My, my, my…what is the safe-word again?”
“Ford,” Marcie growled, keeping her hand between her thighs and glaring at the man in the doorway. “Do you mind? I need a moment of privacy.” She put all the edge of cold hostility into her voice as she could summon, but it only made him more attentive to her.
“Marcie.” Her name on his lips was an intoxicating drug. His gaze drifted to the counter and the line of other applicators still waiting for her to test. “I think you only need one, beloved.”
She scowled at him, embarrassed to be caught in this situation and certainly feeling unbalanced. “It’s also only been a few days that we’ve been…intimate and…” Chewing her lip, she closed her eyes and gave up trying for any sort of modesty or bravado. “I was on the pill. I didn’t want any sort of accident while I was playing at parties. I was on the pill and using condoms. Can we talk about this after I clean up? This is awkward.”
He still had not moved from his spot by the door and continued to drip rain on the floor from his soaking clothing. “I know. I understand and I’m pleased you were so…”
“Mano.” She wasn’t as careful or seductive growling out his name. But despite her anger, he shivered with obvious desire for her. She closed her eyes. “I don’t know if any of these tests will….”
“You don’t need a test, Marcie. Beloved, you know your body. You know in your heart.”
She did, and yet she also had an annoying, nagging doubt. Instinct wasn’t any replacement for the scientific proof.
So that’s what she would get. Both from this silly over the counter test and with her appointment with an actual doctor.
“I needed to test. I…have to wait weeks. The pill would…”
“The pill.” He chuckled, so softly it was a low, purr of sound, and crossed his arms over his chest, the movement awkward because he had to adjust the box he was holding. “Is fine for the medical needs of normal people. It doesn’t do much for…mystical beings.” He smirked as he half-heartedly wiggled his fingers towards her. “You are not normal and neither am I. We are partly born of the mystical. I imagine the typical human, mortal birth control isn’t going to do much for someone like you and I together. We are made for each other.” His head tipped slightly as he watched her. “Don’t be upset if the test doesn’t show a result right now.”
She nodded and looked pointedly at the man but he just gazed back at her as though they might be talking over dinner, not in the privacy while she had her panties around her ankles. He shifted his weight, crossing his arms over his chest, in a less than covert attempt to flex for her.
“You really have no sense of modesty do you?”
He winked brazenly. “No. That has never been a virtue of mine.”
"Do you actually have any virtues?" Marcie asked archly as she made a show of shifting atop the porcelain throne. She thought about throwing the applicator wand, pee and all, at his fool head.
She was going to kill him.
"Oh yes," he murmured, completely oblivious to her peaked embarrassment. "Patience...well, I don't think that's a virtue. Prudence? No. Temperance? Absolutely not." Snapping his fingers, he turned to her and bared his teeth, growling, "Aaahh, yes...Justice." There was such a dangerous gleam in his silvery eyes that she decided against her impulse.
For now.
"I'm going to justice your ass if you don't leave, Mano.” Sighing, she let her shoulders relax and fixed a scowl at the sexy man in the doorway. “You really have no concept of personal space either.”
“Not with you.”
“Well, you’re going to need to give me some time to adjust. I’m not accustomed to…this.”
His slightly baffled expression was priceless. “Why?”
“Mano….Listen, you are all wet. Why don’t you take your jacket off and get dry and changed while I clean up. Then we will talk.”
“All right, beloved.” He smiled to her, bowing with courtly elegance.
“Bye,” Marcie sing-songed and pointed with her free hand. “Don’t let that door hit your sexy ass on your way out.”
He grinned playfully at her before turning to saunter out of the room.
“Shut the door behind you, monster.”
Mano’s soft chuckle followed him out. He gave one last look back at her while slowly pulling the door closed with a solid, comforting thunk.
When I was about 11, maybe 12, I decided I wanted to be a writer. In my twenties I was rejected by enough publishers that I gave up by my thirties. From then until about eight years ago I wrote fanfic and just wrote for myself. Then I ‘met’ Frankie and Christopher, and Ursa and Leo, and all the other characters that they brought with them. (We’re not even going to talk about Mano right now. Don’t get me started.)
I was so excited when I was able to get all my books published.
I was blissfully unaware how brutal the publishing game really is.
You see, I was published by a small publishing house that really didn’t have the money or desire to work with authors and help them succeed. Their goal was to grab up as many authors and books as possible and feather their catalog.
Of course having books sell would be great for them, but they weren’t interested in being inconvenienced to actually do anything to promote their authors.
I found myself in a trap.
I couldn’t write in the worlds I created and publish anything without going through my publisher ….who was doing nothing to help me put books in front of readers. The only thing they would allow were short stories but everything else with the characters/words was theirs.
Until the rights for those books reverted back to me.
For the past 18 months I have been fighting to get the rights back.
During that time I really tried to write other stories in other worlds, but my heart and mind always veered back to these unfinished, abandoned characters and stories. I did manage to get a few short works out, and I enjoyed writing them.
But I have missed the original stories.
Last Friday I got the long awaited notification that the rights to the books are not back in my control.
That means I can move forward again!
In the next few months I plan to re-release the stories and begin putting out new material. It has been far-far too long, but I hope my readers understand that I was not willing to hand over any more of my work to an organization that wasn’t going to work as hard for me as I worked for them to provide writing. Moving forward I’ll be writing for myself and my readers and there won’t be any middle-man in the way of my creativity.
This might be a little too much behind the curtain, but I thought those who have been looking for new material question what I’ve been up to and why I haven’t been releasing new stories about the gang.
Rainbow
I have a few things right away for you all.
1) A fun pre-story with Christopher that provides a little history.
2) A ‘false start’ (cut scenes + different direction the story would have gone) for Lies that Blind
3) A very cute scene with Marcie and Mano that didn’t get included in the Christmas Special (because I had to keep the word count down in order to avoid getting in trouble with the publisher)
4) Some additional cut scenes from various stories that may or may not be included in upcoming stories, but I’m going to share early with people who subscribe to my mailing list.
What do you do when you’re on lockdown and the whole world is going crazy?
You get yourself a horse. Duh!
Let me introduce you to Bucky Barnes - aka BB - Show name Winter Soldier.
I am still considering his warmount name. ;)
What do you think? He’ll be back at my stables in August and I’ll have more pictures.
Side view
Lunge Training with our Trainer
BB Showing off his Western Swag
Mud Puppy
Beer!
Milk Mustache
In other news
I released two short stories/novellas in anthologies in 2020. Under the Lake and Spring Moon. I hope you had a chance to read them. I have plans to write more about those characters and I’d like to hear if you’d be interested in reading more about any of them.
Let me know if you’re out there and what’s going on with you. Its been a crazy world the past two years but hope you’re making it through. I will have a little something for you in the next week or so.
I’ve been away, far too long! I hope you’ll forgive me. I’ve been working on some new stories and one of them is included in this Holiday Anthology! A little out of this world. A little naughty. Something to keep you warm when it’s cold outside.
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When the nights get longer it brings people together with hot drinks, holiday festivities and cozy nights by the fire.
They Come for Beyond Anthologies invites you to join eight authors for tales of holiday love that span the stars. Whether it be by hunting for the perfect Christmas tree or discovering the joy of the season in various small, meaningful ways, these eight tales celebrate the promise of hope and new beginnings with the magic of the season.
Charity Wells~ ‘A Very Alien Christmas Tree’
S.J. Sanders~ ‘A Mother’s Night Gift: A Ragoru Holiday Romance’
Sonia Nova~ ‘A Slave’s Christmas Miracle’
Julie L. Vance~ ‘Clara’s Christmas Wish’
Tempest Luna~ ‘Claimed For Christmas’
Lula Monk~ ‘The First Tradition Of T’Lugot: A Galactic Seduction Novelette’
Erin Raegan~ ‘A Not So Lonely Christmas’
Diana Rose Wilson~ ‘Drawn To Her Flame’
HERE ARE THE LINKS:
US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081VT61KY
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081VT61KY
AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B081VT61KY
CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B081VT61KY
Azziarh M’harn, King of M’harn and the Amburry System, has ascended his throne with one important necessity missing. He lacks a queen to rule beside him. With no viable prospects and political rivals gathering, Azziarh accepts the lure of a distant, protected world to find his mate. He will do anything and break any law, no matter the cost, to find his heart’s match.
Gloria Lancaster’s life is mediocre at best. Working as a clerk at a quickie mart in a tiny tourist town just outside Yosemite, she barely managed Christmas gifts for her family. Christmas Eve is going about as well as can be expected when she literally runs into the man of her dreams. Except he’s no mere man. He’s a naked, winged alien with some really strange ‘equipment’ down there—does he have more than one…? She’s drawn to him like a moth to a flame and she doesn’t fear the attraction; she welcomes it. Unfortunately, a shadow agency wants him. The Enforcement will do anything to suppress the truth and prevent the world from knowing aliens are visiting us—including killing him and trying to silence Gloria. Forever.
Yeah. Worst Christmas. Ever.
Warning: This book contains explicit sexual content, a male with a little something extra, and touches on assault. It is intended for mature readers only.
I've been away from the posts for awhile. Did you miss me?
I have been fortunate enough to get some great feedback and new readers are finding me. I've seen a request for a story about Mano.
I'm happy to report that I have just the thing.
Several things actually.
So, there's Blood Feathers, which is about Marcie meeting Mano. I know, it's book 4 of Forbidden Secrets.
Then there's Dangerous Seduction, which is book 6 of the Forbidden Secrets series but...there's also Mano.
He's also a side character for Paying the Dragon's Price - Forbidden Secrets 5 and Heart Bound - Forbidden Secrets 7.
And for people who have read all of those and have been waiting for more, I have a pair of short stories that continue with the characters. Marcie+Mano, and the Marcie+Mano Christmas story.
He even has a tiny part in All Thorns Eve and an even smaller cameo in An End to Summer.
All these stories and series are made to come together in a pretty little package. At least they will if I do my job properly.
Thanks for reading. :D
Because everyone needs a little more Mano...right?
I know, I just did a: 'What I'm currently reading', but here's a full roundup of the Month's reads.
Queen of the Darkness - Anne Bishop
Catch of the Day - Kristan Higgins - @Kristan_Higgins
The Next Best Thing - Kristan Higgins - @Kristan_Higgins
Somebody to Love - Kristan Higgins - @Kristan_Higgins
Halfway to the Grave Jeaniene Frost - @Jeaniene_Frost
In Flight - R.K. Lilley @authorrklilley
My Wicked Valentine - Ann Mayburn @AnnMayburn
The Wolfe (de Wolfe Pack #1) - Kathryn Le Veque - @KathrynLeVeque
Kneel, Mr. President Lauren Gallagher - @GallagherWitt
Ride Hard (Raven Riders, #1) Laura Kaye - @laurakayeauthor
I write because it's fun. Even at the point in the process I’m stuck in right now, where I have to force out every….single….word……I remind myself that this is fun.
It should be fun.
I began this hobby because I loved creating life in fiction form.
It’s a bit like eating really good chocolate.
I only want the good stuff, because, it’s not healthy for me, but I don’t want to live without it. Life is too short to waste on bad quality chocolate. It's also too short to waste on something that doesn't bring me joy.
When I first started writing, I wrote Fantasy, but I heard it was hard to get published and so I put it aside. When I began writing Paranormal Romances, I was told the exact same thing. I thought about writing something that sells, even though I didn't enjoy it. I decided to just go for the good chocolate; the stories that made me happy.
Now, as I’m forced to come up with something new, better, and marketable…. I wonder if it’s worth it.
Would I eat bad chocolate? Should I just stomach it?
I work to make money to support my hobby.
Writing.
My writing was once my fun time. Is changing my genre going to better my situation? Gain me readers? Can I craft it with honesty without my passion and joy of the story behind it?
I don’t think so.
So, I’m going to keep on eating the good chocolate and write the stuff that makes my heart happy. To hell with that chalky, waxy crap! (And hey, you should write what you love too and totally kill it!)
During the RT BookLovers Convention, I won a lovely gift basket from Louisa Bacio @Louisabacio for my costume at the 'Steampunk High Tea Party' (I will eventually convert all readers to Liad through costumes and my big mouth. It will just take some time.)
I wanted to give an update regarding the books I have in my greedy hands thanks to the gift card included in the basket:
Border Town (SLICE Agency #1)
Once Upon A Twisted Time (Twisted Fairy Tales, #1)
(WOO!)
I still have a little for a book or two more, so if anyone has recommendations, let me know. :D
Also: Thank you for the goodies, Louisa Bacio @Louisabacio
I will have my fully read list for May at the end of next week, but I wanted to give a shout out to the books I'm currently enjoying.
The Wolfe (de Wolfe Pack #1) - Kathryn Le Veque - @KathrynLeVeque
Kneel, Mr. President Lauren Gallagher - @GallagherWitt
Ride Hard (Raven Riders, #1) Laura Kaye - @laurakayeauthor (Yes, this has been on my reading list for awhile. No fault of the author, I just keeps getting distracted by things.)
#writersupport
#amreading
So, just back from RT Booklovers and boy, they weren't kidding. The name of the convention is spot on. So many awesome books. Here's just a small sample of the actual books I have to look forward to. I didn't include the ebooks and many other promo items for authors I'm looking forward to reading.
I decided to attend the convention at the last moment and wasn't sure what to expect. I'm happy to report that everyone was so friendly and welcoming. I went from a singleton not knowing anyone at the event to connecting with some awesome authors and readers. On top of meeting people, it was just fun attending the events.
Here's my setup from RT. It was nice to have a little setup so people could see what I'm working on.
I passed out a couple 'Fallen Angels' shirts. Did you get one? ;D I still have a couple to pass around, but holding onto them for now. Interested in a shirt? I might have your size. :D
Dresden wants to know WTF happened to his nap spot and who dared put all books there!
I've started finding everyone I was lucky enough to meet on various social media locations. I'm looking forward to learning more about all the people in the reader/writer community. I'll also be reading through the books, so look for my monthly read-list.
Looking forward to BookLovers Con next year. Bigger and better costumes for me. ;) Maybe. I need to think about how much room I'll need to get all those books home!
One my favorite events of the convention: Bridesmaids, Bachelors and Bubbly.
RT Booklovers Conference is coming up next week in Reno! Unfortunately, I am going swag-light. I'm disappointed, but last month was full of much bigger disappointments.
What am I looking forward to?
1) Meeting fellow writers.
2) Meeting new readers. (AND getting to meet face to face some current readers!)
3) Meeting readers passionate about the same books I love!
There are also quite a few writer’s craft panels that I specifically want to attend:
Make Marketing Your B*tch! (Wed)
Beyond Tall, Dark, and Brooding – Because… Mano. (Thursday)
Worldbuilding in Sci-Fi & Fantasy (Friday)
Oh, and I’ll also be sporting my Liaden outfit at the Steampunk High Tea Party (Thursday) It’s not really steampunk, but I’ll get to wear my knee boots,spurs and saber. Don’t judge me.
Russian River, on the way to the sea! <3
Meet Me at the Cupcake Café - Jenny Colgan @jennycolgan
Wanderlust - Lauren Blakely @LaurenBlakely3
My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton -Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie @stephaniehdray @laurakayeauthor
(Now I want a Hamilton + Laurens novel. Someone. Please. It doesn't need to be particularly historically correct.)
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking -Malcolm Gladwell
Hope's Folly - Linnea Sinclair
(The Rapey-Rape Saga) Special thanks to L Scott Brown at the Book Nook @booknookfresno who always sets me up with the good reads.)
Daughter of the Blood - Anne Bishop
Heir to the Shadows – Anne Bishop
Pretty much all of Anne Bishop’s rape-rape books. (Obviously even the abuse/rape/torture isn’t keeping me from these. I stopped reading Mercedes Lackey due to how often she used rape as a darkest moment for her heroines/heroes, so we'll see how far I get before I'm tired of it. I’m holding out for just one happy sex scene. It’s like anti-romance. These are so well written that I hope the rape-factor lightens up. I forgot how much I love pure Fantasy.)
(Bumped by the rape-rape books)
Ride Hard - Laura Kaye @laurakayeauthor
Dawn on a Distant Shore - Sara Donati
An actual image of me after reading something good.
Thank you so much for the feeback on the first survey! (I'm still collecting answers in case you wanted to submit your answers.
Now, onto the artwork! I'm leaving out the artwork for just my name and website that would be all the space available for a pen or some of the smaller items. Instead, I'm focused on the big ticket swag. Pick the image you'd like to see. If you'd like something else, let me know here or in the survey.
As I do my own search for the most epic swag at a convention, I reached out to other writers for feedback.
Aside from the general advice to know your budget and know your audience I received some great nuggets of wisdom. And also an anti-swag voice.
Lucy Farago cautions that many swag-hunters are the grab-and-go type. ‘Swag junkies,’ she says. I know this is true. I’ve seen people shovel handfuls of loot into their pack without even looking twice. Lucy suggests that swag is not the best use of marketing money for authors who don’t have an established brand. Her suggestion for new authors is to use swag for small reader events
Jo McNally recommends checking on the fine print before pulling the trigger on your purchase. An item that seems cheap might be too good to be true. Make sure you’re taking into account things like setup fees and shipping costs. You don’t want a $2 item to end up being $15 when you factor in all the minor charges.
Ava Cuvay remarks that readers/swag-hunters might not understand the use of certain items. For example, the wine charms a reader thought were naval rings. (That’s quite some jewelry if you’re brave enough to try it. Owie)
She also notes that promotional plastic fans make for dual purpose ice scrapers. (Pro tip)
Now for the fun part! Links to your swag shopping pleasure!
www.vistsprint.com – Great for paper promo items and pens. (My experience with Vista Print has always been great. I haven’t seen much of their higher end product but have seen pens, mousepads and of course business/post cards.)
https://www.uprinting.com/ - Great for paper promo items. (My experience with Uprinting has been spot on. I created some large brochures and they came out great. Lots of options including mini & pocket brochures.)
www.stickermule.com/ -- Stickers and magnets
www.stickeryou.com – Stickers, Magnets and even Temporary tattoos!
www.journalbooks.com – Journals/Notebooks
www.4imprint.com/ -- Put your logo on everything! It is a deep, dark rabbit hole. You’ve been warned.
www.anypromo.com/ -- Another site with promo items to slap your logo on.
http://www.eversonbrand.com – Higher end swag
www.themagnetgroup.com – Higher end swag
http://www.logomark.com/ – Higher end swag
I’m sure there are more sites out there, this is just a scratch on the surface, but it should keep you busy shopping for a little while. Thank you for reading and if you haven’t, please complete the survey.