Q. What are the stories about?

  A. All of our personalized romance novels contain a touching romantic theme with humor carefully intertwined throughout. We have five titles and themes to choose from (click on a title to see a free personalized demonstration):

Vampire Kisses unfolds on a modern day college campus where our heroine is a brilliant researcher and our hero spends his time in reclusive research of his own. Our heroine is immediately taken with this enigma of a man after their paths happen to cross, but our hero has a frustrating habit of disappearing quicker than a lightning bolt. Together with her best friend, our leading lady sets out to find our mystery man in a campus spy game complete with camouflage clothing and code names!

Unbeknownst to our spying friends, our hero does some spying of his own and their quarry is often only a breath away! A frightful experience eventually draws our hero and heroine together and a passionate love affair begins. Just when it seems that she’s found perfect happiness, our heroine discovers our hero’s terrible secret – he’s a vampire and doomed to an unlife of immortality! Our hero is a noble and learned vampire and he understands better than she, the limitations of their love. So before our heroine can be put in harm’s way by his own hand, our hero sends her away – even though it breaks his unbeating heart. But our hero and heroine are bound together by unseen forces and after fearing that she has lost him forever in a tragic fire, our heroine realizes that she will risk her heart and her life to be with our hero – by whatever means and for however long their fates allow.

Pirates of Desire is set in the late 1700s.  Our heroine is a lady of the Court with a passion for the open seas and all things ‘pirate’. She's also strong-willed with a penchant for finding trouble, and at the beginning of the story convinces her best friend to take a forbidden trip on a merchant ship. The ship is captured by the notorious pirate, Sea Wolf (our hero), but the vessel and our heroine are eventually freed. Our leading lady has her heart and mind seized by this infamous rogue and she devises a way to gain his confidence by boarding his pirate ship and masquerading as a male pirate. The stakes are high as she both infuriates and infatuates our hero, eventually capturing his heart on the high seas of love when he discovers her true character.

Tropical Treasure puts you into the contestant's seat of a televised game show called TreasureQuest.  We've captured the look and feel of various reality TV shows and packaged them into one fabulous game. The story comes complete with a sarcastic and witty game show host, backstabbing, and the personal challenges for which reality television has become famous. Better yet, we've included romance and of course the personalized characters that you have selected.

In Medieval Passion, cupid has to work a bit harder. Our headstrong heroine wants nothing to do with her betrothed, our handsome hero.  She believes herself to be in love with another, a knight whose intentions are less than noble. But with the undivided support and advice from the heroine's best friend, and the power of true love, our heroine finds her one and only knight in shining armor is really our courageous hero. 

The heroine of Love's Next Door is a magazine editor in a big city who moves back to her home town and finds her old high school crush (hero) living next door.  There's one catch - our hero has a girlfriend, but of course, she's a nasty bit of business (our female villain) and totally unsuitable for our hero.  It's only a matter of time before the girlfriend is 'toast' and our heroine has the boy next door under her spell. The heroine and her best friend use fun and comical practical jokes to help our hero see the light and fall in love with our heroine. Love's Next Door will tickle your funny-bone and some readers have actually commented that they have had a tear in their eye at the end of the story because of the romantic happy ending!   

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  Q. How 'steamy' are the love scenes?

  A. In our romance novels the sexual tension and excitement builds with each encounter between our heroine and hero. (With a practical joke or tid-bit of humor to add to the mix!). The love scenes are fun and romantic (lots of rolling around and heavy breathing) but there is nothing explicit. The love scenes in Medieval Passion are slightly more daring with roaming hands... but, nothing explicit. Our books have been carefully written to present passion and love without explicit language or actions - feel free to give our books to anyone.

Click on a title to see a free personalized demonstration: Vampire Kisses, Love's Next Door,  Medieval Passion, Tropical Treasure or Pirates of Desire   (Top of page)

  Q. What do the books look like and how many pages are they?

  A. Love's Next Door is 150 pages, Medieval Passion 160 pages, Tropical Treasure, Vampire Kisses and Pirates of Desire are 180 pages. Each book is professionally bound using what is called a 'perfect binding' process... this means it looks and feels just like a classic paperback romance novel - except it's better - because we personalize the front cover with you and/or your friend's name!  Our books are the same size as a conventional paperback, four and a quarter inches by seven inches and the front cover is in dazzling full-color.   (Top of page)

  Q. How long does it take for a book to be processed and delivered?

  A.  We print our books in print runs that occur multiple times a week - so depending on the timing of our next print run and the delivery option you select - you could receive your book in two to ten days.  The table below is updated daily and gives an accurate delivery date for each of the shipping options.

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Shipping Options and Book Delivery Dates
First Class Mail (no additional charge)	Delivery on or before <%=sRegularMail %>
Priority Post ($5 additional charge)	Delivery on or before <%= sPriorityMail %>
Courier Express* ($10 additional charge)	Delivery on or before <%= sFedexMail %>
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* Shipments are by Federal Express, UPS or Airborne Express based on delivery location If selecting the Courier Express delivery option, do not use PO Box for address Questions? Call 1-877-898-1440 or email publish@bookbyyou.com

Need to present a gift immediately - as in today? Don't worry - print a personalized Gift Announcement!  It's a classy way to say your gift is on its way. It can be printed immediately from our website now! To find out more about our personalized Gift Announcement 'click here'.  It's almost as good as the real thing - they'll you for it! 

If you are worried about the delivery time of your novel - email us at publish@bookbyyou.com or call 1-877-898-1440 and let us know - we will do our best to expedite the delivery.   (Top of page)

  Q. What is a personalized Gift Announcement?

  A. The personalized Gift Announcement is a certificate that is created and personalized by you and can be printed from our website immediately and given to the recipient of the novel.  You add your spouse or friend's name to the Gift Announcement to create a touching message that shows the recipient that you've taken the time and care to find a creative and fun gift. The gift announcement is created after you've placed your order and is part of the order confirmation page provided after completing the character questionnaire. To find out more, and see a personalized sample of a Gift Announcement - click here.  Remember it's never too late to say I love you!   (Top of page)

  Q. How much does a personalized book cost?  What about multiple books?

  A. Romance novels are $29.95 plus $4.95 shipping & handling for a total of $34.90 (USD).  Books shipped to Canada will incur an additional 7% (GST) for a total of $37.30 (CDN).  These prices include postage for shipping via First Class mail - we also offer Priority Post and Courier Express shipping options.

Books shipped outside North America will be billed in US dollars and charged an additional $7 shipping and handling.  

Only one shipping and handling fee ($4.95) will be charged no matter how many books are ordered - they must be shipped to the same location.  This also applies to expedited shipping options.  (Top of page)

  Q. What types of payment do you accept?  What about security?

  A. We can process your order online and accept VISA, MasterCard and American Express.  Our server uses SSL (Secure Socket Level) encryption. SSL ensures that the transmission of your transaction is safe and secure.  By far, the majority (98%) of our orders are placed online.

If you don't wish to order online, you can order through our toll-free order desk at 1-877-898-1440 or you can print and mail the completed Character Questionnaire along with a check or money order.  Alternatively, you can print and fax the Character Questionnaire. (Don't forget to include your credit card information on the form.)  Our mailing address and fax information is included on the Order Page and on the Character Questionnaire page.     (Top of page)

  Q. Can I include a pet other than a dog or cat?

  A. In short - no.  You may love, hug and cuddle your pet iguana, snake or pot bellied pig but we can't include them in the story. The personalized storyline was developed for a dog or cat.    (Top of page)

  Q. Must I answer all the questions in the Character Questionnaire?

  A. We provide defaults for many of the selections in our books, but it is always better if you personalize as many of the characteristics as possible. If you are unsure about a characteristic - don't worry - remember it's a fantasy - put something outlandish or humorous!  If you can't remember or don't know a character's last name - leave it blank - a space or blank will not appear in the book.

Characteristics such as 'Friends Hair' and 'Eye Color' are not mentioned often in the book so don't worry if you can't remember all the characteristics!     (Top of page)

  Q. Can I have the book shipped to an alternate address?

  A. YES!  At the bottom of the Character Questionnaire, we provide a place to specify the address to which you want the book shipped. Also of note, we will ship to overseas countries for  an additional $7 shipping & handling.     (Top of page)