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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am quite literally broken hearted. Not in the sense that I've suffered catastrophic loss, but in the sense that after 5 days in the hospital and a boat load of tests, all they can really tell me is that my heart is no longer functioning properly. It's broken and they don't seem to know why or what the actual cause is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">They've diagnosed it as Congestive Heart Failure or CHF. That's a scary albeit non-descriptive term. For me it's the failure part that's particularly scary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You know it's funny how they don't really tell you anything about the disease. This med for this and that med for that and do you have a dry cough? Oh well we can't do much for that. Loose weight, eat better, exercise as much as you can stand even though you have that pesky fatigue and weakness, and who knows? You might live to be 90! LOL Seriously?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Weakness and fatigue I'm almost used too. I've had that for years due to my fibromyalgyia (which half the medical personnel say is imaginary.) Or there's the hypothyroidism. The fatigue and aching might come from that they say. They only thing we know for certain about this new diagnosis is that my heart is only pumping 25 percent of the blood that it should be pumping. No blockages, nothing. Just broken.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One would think in this day and age that a why could be found. The fact that it's blatantly missing makes me wonder about ridiculous, seriously unscientific scenarios, like: Is it possible that the last time I was in love and it didn't work out..., that my heart actually broke? Can that happen? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Or have I honestly had so much heart break in my life that my heart said, "Screw this, I'm out of here." Is that the curse of being a strong person? Your mind and emotions push you forward, but your body says, "Oh, hell no. Peace out." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think I'd feel better about the hole thing if I had a why. An absolute 'this is exactly what happened and this is how we fix it." But it's unlikely I'll get the answer I want. I know that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Regardless, it is now my job to figure out where I'm going from here and how I will handle what is to come. (That is after I find out what is to come. lol) The doctors say I will begin to feel better in the next few months once my medication levels are properly adjusted. All I can do now is pray they are right and try to pry myself out of bed every day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Getting up is hard. Sometimes I feel so weak that I lay still as death without even the slightest twitch. The effort it would take to move my hand to the remote to change the TV channel is akin to throwing a bail of hay into a loft. When there is no strength to pull on I just lay still and close my eyes and think about lying in the sun on a boat. As the heat seeps into my sore and tired muscles, the gentle rocking of the waves lulls me into blissful sleep. It generally works and after a nap I'll have a little more energy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was worse right after the hospital. The unrelenting weakness kept me bed ridden for days. Now I have windows. Certain times during the day the fog lifts and I can move through normal day to day tasks efficiently. But the window closes without much prior notice. Just a sudden return of the weakness and usually a cold, shaking sweat. Then that's it. It's back in the bed for me and sleep follows immediately after.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't know if these things are normal. I only know it's what I feel and see. There's not much out there on the internet in layman's terms so I guess the least I can do is write it down for posterity. Who knows? Maybe we can help each other. </span><br />
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When there is an attack on Raven’s life, Ven is thrust into the real world, posing as Raven to draw out the people who tried to harm her. But as Ven dives deeper into Raven’s world, she begins to question everything she was ever told. She exists for Raven, but is she prepared to sacrifice herself for a girl she’s never met?</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216038233089788333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678345577008096226.post-50305416213268991792014-11-30T07:41:00.001-08:002014-11-30T15:36:28.546-08:0024 Days of Christmas Author Showcase<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today marks the first day in the As You Wish Tours
Author Showcase! I’m honored to kick it
off with a bit about my new release <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Santas-Willow-Cross-ebook/dp/B00QCKYCKG/ref=la_B0052ZBR6E_1_22?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417389977&sr=1-22" target="_blank">Secrets and Santas</a>.</div>
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Secrets and Santas was a very special project for
me. I’ve always been a Christmas fanatic
and this year is no different than the last 45.
I knew I wanted to put out another Christmas story this year, but I just
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When it comes to this special season, I’m a bit of
a traditionalist. It’s A Wonderful Life,
How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and A Christmas Carol are at the very top of my
‘must watch’ list. I knew I wanted to
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Time flew by, summer turned to fall, and still I
hadn't settled on a story idea. Finally
in November, I’d given up on having anything to release for Christmas. That is, until I had a long conversation with
one of my author friends. We touched on
the subject and he said, “I like your idea, but you’re right. That’s just too similar to the old
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“Flip it around?
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He explained his statement and immediately ideas
flooded into my head. I did something
with this story that I’ve never done before.
The entire piece was written with music playing in the background, a Christmas
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As each song played, pictures formed in my head, and I have to admit, a
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Secrets and Santas is probably my favorite of
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change. If they wake up and see the
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Jake ‘The Scrooge’ Carlson spent the majority of
his life taking care of himself. He saw to it he had the best of everything and
didn't feel bad about it, because after all, he worked very hard to attain
those things he wanted most. If it hadn't been for a young man named Sheldon
entering his life, he might have continued on just looking out for number one.
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Kailin Gow's life is sometimes more fascinating and stranger than fiction, which is being chronicled in a feature film based on a treatment optioned and in development for a release date of 2018. (IMDB.com - The Colorful Worlds of Kailin Gow 2018). Her true life experiences as a world traveler where she has traveled to over 25 countries, logging hundreds of thousands of miles, absorbing the cultures and collecting stories relating to places and the romance of the land, and incidents in her personal life, has inspired her to write and publish over 170 books with over 30 series.</div>
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She is noted as an indie pioneer, as one of the first to publish in 2001. Breaking stereotypes, her books has crossed traditional and indie lines, gaining recognition in schools and libraries, as well as the indie community. Her action adventure young adult fantasy series, The Frost Series, an ALA YALSA Reader's Choice Nominated book series - had been optioned by an international film company and is currently in development as a game and a film at http://www.facebook.com/thefrostseries. Five of her fantasy/action adventure series have been optioned to be made into worldwide games.</div>
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Kailin Gow has been known in The World Journal, an international newspaper, to be a phenomenon. She was profiled on the homepage of Amazon.com as an Author Success Story who overcame personal obstacles to become a bestselling author, appeared as one of Amazon's top authors for the Kindle Fire launch release, and is one of the earliest indie authors who have sold over a million books. She writes for Fast Company as a publishing expert, had appeared on a major network Television News as a bestselling author who writes fiction and non-fiction with a social conscious, and has made speeches and appearances across the U.S. and on top 15 national radio regarding self-esteem and issues relating to women.</div>
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Kailin Gow was an invited speaker and signing author at Book Expo America (BEA)2014.</div>
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Having experienced bullying firsthand and slander as a woman, Kailin Gow is an active advocate against bullying in the workplace and in schools. She has written Shy Girls Social Club Handbook Against Bullying and has helped launch Stories for Amanda where all proceeds go towards the Amanda Todd Foundation against bullying. She has written several books with the theme of abuse towards women and children, especially the steamy international bestselling The Protégé Series, which launched a book club initiative in battered women's shelters and won The Indie Excellence Awards at NIEA for Erotica in 2014.</div>
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She holds a Masters Degree in Communications Management from The University of Southern California, and degrees in Drama and Social Ecology.</div>
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She resides in the American West with her husband and daughter, but had lived for a decade in Texas, and briefly in England. Besides being a full-time author, she volunteers for many organizations, is active in church helping build homes for the homeless and visit orphanages. A voracious reader, when she is not writing, she loves reading an entire series in one sitting! She spends way too much time on Facebook than she is supposed to at http://www.facebook.com/kailingowbooks, but loves meeting new people from all walks of life.</div>
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She has over 30 Series, written under Kailin Gow, and more under her middle grade, women's fiction, and mystery pen names:</div>
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The Frost Series - COMPLETED. Bitter Frost Series Consists of 8 full-length novels.<br />
The Wolf Fey Series - COMPLETED. Consists of 2 full-length novels and one novella.<br />
Fairy Rose Chronicles - age 13 and up.<br />
The PULSE Series - Next Book - Blood Ring (PULSE #9), releasing due to readers' demand to continue the series. Consists of 9 full-length novels and one novella.<br />
FADE Series - COMPLETED. ALL Full-length novels.<br />
DESIRE Series - All Full-length novels. Last Book, FRENZY - 2015.<br />
Fire Wars Series - All Full-length novels.<br />
Alchemists Academy - All Full-length novels.<br />
Wordwick Games - All Full-length novels.<br />
Wicked Woods Series - COMPLETED. Consists of 5 full-length novels.<br />
Steampunk Scarlett - All Full-length novels.<br />
The Phantom Diaries - All Full-length novels. Last Book, DARK VICTORY - 2015.<br />
Stoker Sisters - All Full-length novels. Last Book, SISTER OF THE STRIGOIS - 2015.</div>
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Beyond Crystal River - 2015 NEW SERIES.</div>
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SHADES - 2015 NEW SERIES. This is a high concept psychological thriller.</div>
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Loving Summer - All full-length novels.<br />
The Donovan Brothers - All full-length novels.<br />
Saving You Saving Me (You & Me Trilogy)- COMPLETED. Consists of 3 Full-length novels.<br />
Never Knights - COMPLETED. Consists of 3 Full-length novels.<br />
Rock Hard Love Hard - 1st book, Rock Hard Love Hard is now Available.</div>
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Sawyer House Chronicles (Spin-off of You & Me Trilogy) - Coming in 2015<br />
Canvas - Coming in 2015</div>
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The Protege - COMPLETED. 3 Full-length novels.<br />
Master Chefs - COMPLETED. Consists of 3 Full-length novels.<br />
The Blue Room (Spin-off of Never Knights Trilogy) - Romantic Suspense.<br />
Barely Legal (Spin-off of The Protégé) - Romantic Suspense.<br />
The Oyster House - Artistic Romantic Thriller set in Hong Kong and England.<br />
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216038233089788333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678345577008096226.post-42515330045673361482014-10-06T13:59:00.001-07:002014-10-06T14:00:48.755-07:00Release Day: Heat (Master Chefs Vol 1) by Kailin Gow<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
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<span style="color: white;">Bobby Cummings went to Paris to study at the same international culinary institute as his sister Taryn Cummings. Instead of taking it seriously as she did, he wanted to sample all the goods in Paris, especially the pretty girls there. Why not? He was 19 and the world was his oyster. He wanted to be just like Errol King, a Master Chef, who taught at the Institute and was a notorious bad boy chef.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Whatever they thought...there's one thing he knew for certain, things with Lily and at the Institute had just gotten heated.</span></div>
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Kailin Gow's life is sometimes more fascinating and stranger than fiction, which is being chronicled in a feature film based on a treatment optioned and in development for a release date of 2018. (IMDB.com - The Colorful Worlds of Kailin Gow 2018). Her true life experiences as a world traveler where she has traveled to over 25 countries, logging hundreds of thousands of miles, absorbing the cultures and collecting stories relating to places and the romance of the land, and incidents in her personal life, has inspired her to write and publish over 170 books with over 30 series.</div>
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She is noted as an indie pioneer, as one of the first to publish in 2001. Breaking stereotypes, her books has crossed traditional and indie lines, gaining recognition in schools and libraries, as well as the indie community. Her action adventure young adult fantasy series, The Frost Series, an ALA YALSA Reader's Choice Nominated book series - had been optioned by an international film company and is currently in development as a game and a film at http://www.facebook.com/thefrostseries. Five of her fantasy/action adventure series have been optioned to be made into worldwide games.</div>
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Kailin Gow has been known in The World Journal, an international newspaper, to be a phenomenon. She was profiled on the homepage of Amazon.com as an Author Success Story who overcame personal obstacles to become a bestselling author, appeared as one of Amazon's top authors for the Kindle Fire launch release, and is one of the earliest indie authors who have sold over a million books. She writes for Fast Company as a publishing expert, had appeared on a major network Television News as a bestselling author who writes fiction and non-fiction with a social conscious, and has made speeches and appearances across the U.S. and on top 15 national radio regarding self-esteem and issues relating to women.</div>
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Kailin Gow was an invited speaker and signing author at Book Expo America (BEA)2014.</div>
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Having experienced bullying firsthand and slander as a woman, Kailin Gow is an active advocate against bullying in the workplace and in schools. She has written Shy Girls Social Club Handbook Against Bullying and has helped launch Stories for Amanda where all proceeds go towards the Amanda Todd Foundation against bullying. She has written several books with the theme of abuse towards women and children, especially the steamy international bestselling The Protégé Series, which launched a book club initiative in battered women's shelters and won The Indie Excellence Awards at NIEA for Erotica in 2014.</div>
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She holds a Masters Degree in Communications Management from The University of Southern California, and degrees in Drama and Social Ecology.</div>
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She resides in the American West with her husband and daughter, but had lived for a decade in Texas, and briefly in England. Besides being a full-time author, she volunteers for many organizations, is active in church helping build homes for the homeless and visit orphanages. A voracious reader, when she is not writing, she loves reading an entire series in one sitting! She spends way too much time on Facebook than she is supposed to at http://www.facebook.com/kailingowbooks, but loves meeting new people from all walks of life.</div>
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She has over 30 Series, written under Kailin Gow, and more under her middle grade, women's fiction, and mystery pen names:</div>
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The Frost Series - COMPLETED. Bitter Frost Series Consists of 8 full-length novels.<br />
The Wolf Fey Series - COMPLETED. Consists of 2 full-length novels and one novella.<br />
Fairy Rose Chronicles - age 13 and up.<br />
The PULSE Series - Next Book - Blood Ring (PULSE #9), releasing due to readers' demand to continue the series. Consists of 9 full-length novels and one novella.<br />
FADE Series - COMPLETED. ALL Full-length novels.<br />
DESIRE Series - All Full-length novels. Last Book, FRENZY - 2015.<br />
Fire Wars Series - All Full-length novels.<br />
Alchemists Academy - All Full-length novels.<br />
Wordwick Games - All Full-length novels.<br />
Wicked Woods Series - COMPLETED. Consists of 5 full-length novels.<br />
Steampunk Scarlett - All Full-length novels.<br />
The Phantom Diaries - All Full-length novels. Last Book, DARK VICTORY - 2015.<br />
Stoker Sisters - All Full-length novels. Last Book, SISTER OF THE STRIGOIS - 2015.</div>
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Beyond Crystal River - 2015 NEW SERIES.</div>
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SHADES - 2015 NEW SERIES. This is a high concept psychological thriller.</div>
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***For 18 and up (New Adult/Coming of Age)***</div>
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Loving Summer - All full-length novels.<br />
The Donovan Brothers - All full-length novels.<br />
Saving You Saving Me (You & Me Trilogy)- COMPLETED. Consists of 3 Full-length novels.<br />
Never Knights - COMPLETED. Consists of 3 Full-length novels.<br />
Rock Hard Love Hard - 1st book, Rock Hard Love Hard is now Available.</div>
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Sawyer House Chronicles (Spin-off of You & Me Trilogy) - Coming in 2015<br />
Canvas - Coming in 2015</div>
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***For 18 and up (Adult/Steamy Romance)***</div>
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The Protege - COMPLETED. 3 Full-length novels.<br />
Master Chefs - COMPLETED. Consists of 3 Full-length novels.<br />
The Blue Room (Spin-off of Never Knights Trilogy) - Romantic Suspense.<br />
Barely Legal (Spin-off of The Protégé) - Romantic Suspense.<br />
The Oyster House - Artistic Romantic Thriller set in Hong Kong and England.<br />
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<span style="color: white;">Abandoned by her parents as an infant; seventeen year old Hannah spent her childhood wading through countless foster families until being adopted by the Whitmans three years ago. Unfortunately, Atlanta’s high society wasn’t quite ready for Hannah…or the strange events that plague her.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Chilling visions of murder, unexplained hallucinations, and a dark, mysterious guy who haunts her nightmares all culminate to set in motion a journey of self-discovery that will challenge everything she’s ever believed; not to mention her sanity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Sent to live at The House of Lorelei on Bald Head Island, NC for ‘kids like her’, Hannah quickly realizes things are not what they seem. Her fellow ‘disturbed’ teens are actually the descendants of mythical Sea Gods and Goddesses. And so is she.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">But when Finn, the ghost from her dreams, appears in the flesh; her nightmares become reality and her dark visions begin coming true. Inexplicably drawn to him, she can’t deny the dangerous hold he has on her heart. The deadly secrets he harbors will ultimately test her courage and push the boundaries of her love.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">She must decide if she is ready to embrace the ancient legend she is prophesized to be a part of. The fate of all the descendants will forever depend upon it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I am a southern belle at heart with a crazy streak that desperately tries to escape at every opportunity. I love all things nostalgic, rustic, and quirky. I’ve been told I see the world through rose-colored glasses, but I prefer to think of them as kaleidoscope glasses – swirling and morphing reality into something I can digest (who hasn’t pretended those pasty lima beans were really kiwi strawberry jelly beans?).</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">When I’m not writing I’m making jewelry, painting, drinking sweet tea, watching the discovery channel, or going on random adventures in the mountains of North Carolina with my amazing husband.</span></div>
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216038233089788333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678345577008096226.post-11019138012524520062014-07-03T08:15:00.002-07:002014-07-03T08:15:30.870-07:00Tall, Dark and Supernatural Release Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="color: #37404e;">Wake Me When the Sun Goes Down (Forged Bloodlines, Book 1) by Lisa Olsen </span></strong><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><span style="color: #37404e;">When Anja Evans wakes up in the morgue, it takes almost eating her best friend before she figures out she’s a vampire. Anja tries to blend school with her new identity, while searching to find the Viking whose blood gave her the strength of a vampire hundreds of years old. But breeding among vampires is strictly controlled, and her unlicensed status makes her an enemy of The Order. </span><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><strong><span style="color: #37404e;">A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries, Book 1) by Elizabeth Hunter </span></strong><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><span style="color: #37404e;">No secret stays hidden forever. Giovanni Vecchio is a 500-year old rare book dealer searching for a lost treasure. Beatrice DeNovo is the young human holding secrets she didn't realize could be the key. Their partnership is unexpected. Their attraction? Impossible. </span><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><strong><span style="color: #37404e;">Blood Ties by Gina Whitney </span></strong><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><span style="color: #37404e;">Grace is half witch, and half mortal. James is a powerful warlock. The two share a fierce supernatural attraction that neither can resist. Will their undying love protect her or put her in greater danger? </span><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><strong><span style="color: #37404e;">Dominion (The Dominion Series, Book 1) by S. E. Lund </span></strong><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><span style="color: #37404e;">When searching for the vampire who killed her mother, Eve Hayden meets 800-year old identical twin vampire brothers – beautiful, temperamental opposites, who both want her for themselves. Will she be forced to choose between love and revenge? </span><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><strong><span style="color: #37404e;">Demon at my Door by Michelle A. Valentine </span></strong><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><span style="color: #37404e;">A woman must fight to win her soul back from the demon that she promised it to when she was only a child to save her mother’s life. </span><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><strong><span style="color: #37404e;">Broken Promises (The Brianna Lane Series, Book 1) by Belinda Boring </span></strong><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><span style="color: #37404e;">All Bri wanted was spend her Friday night with the man she loved. Little did she know leaving her home would result in her relationship with Quinn being tested beyond its limits. With the city around her crumbling under a violent charm by invading Fae, Bri must trust her heart as Quinn succumbs to the destructive magic, stripping him of his goodness and leaving a much darker man in its place. </span><br style="color: #37404e;" /><span style="color: #37404e;">What would you do if the man you loved became one of your greatest enemies? Would your love be enough to save him? </span><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><strong><span style="color: #37404e;">Luca's Magic Embrace (Immortals of New Orleans Series) by Kym Grosso </span></strong><br style="color: #37404e;" /><br style="color: #37404e;" /><span style="color: #37404e;">In the Big Easy, vampire, Luca Macquarie, and witch, Samantha Irving, embark on a spellbinding journey, searching for a mystical relic. With cryptic clues and clandestine allies, they must destroy the dangerous amulet before others acquire it. Will Luca give into his erotic desire for the witch who magically captures heart?</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tori Scott, a Golden Heart finalist, is published independently as well as by Red Sage Publishing, Woman's World, and selected news media. She lives near Dallas, Texas and writes Western Romance, sexy romantic comedy, contemporary small-town romance, and romantic suspense.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Joan makes her home in the Lone Star State with her hero, her husband. They have four kids who think they are adults and a ghost dog--all the ingredients for a life full of love and warmed by laughter. She lives the philosophy that is the premise of all of her romance novels: "It's never too late to live happily ever after." </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Self-publishing my novels were the best things I ever did for my publishing career. In 2012, my three medical romances, <em>Babies in the Bargain</em>, <em>Right Name, Wrong Man,</em> and <em>No More Lies</em> landed on the Amazon bestseller list for contemporary romance and medical romance. I was walking on cloud nine when my name was posted on Amazon.com in the 100 most Popular Authors in Romance list for several months.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My books have garnered: Top Picks; Outstanding Read; Sweetheart of the Week; Best Book of the Week at various reviewers, and received two mentions in Publisher’s Weekly, and won several awards, from Best Contemporary Romance of the Year at READERS FAVORITE with two Gold Medals, to EPPIE award finalist and Best Romance Novel of the Year at Preditors & Editors Readers Poll.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I had breast cancer in 2009. From diagnosis to the end of chemo and radiation, took a year. I had problems with the treatment phase, developing a stomach ulcer, and needing a new treatment regimen. But I got through it. Like my heroine, <em>I can do this</em>, became my mantra.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Get your breast exam yearly. From one year to the next, I was diagnosed with a cancer that was aggressive. If I’d waited another year, it might have been too late. During my treatment, I learned about a writer friend of mine who died of breast cancer. Don’t be the next victim. Get your exam!</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jill James is a published author with The Wild Rose Press and self-published since 2011. She writes contemporary and paranormal romance. When she isn’t writing she spends time with her husband, who is the inspiration for all her romance novel heroes.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nothing gets my heart pumping like a good love story with absorbing emotion, plenty of passion, and an old-fashioned happy ending.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Set mainly in Canada, my contemporary romance novels explore the extraordinary thrill of finding that special someone and falling head over heels in love.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A native mid-westerner, Leigh lives in Southeastern Wisconsin and dreams of owning a cottage in Scotland.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Leigh is currently working on a series of stand-alone contemporary novels, The Warrior Chronicles, with a tie to the martial arts. Adventure, romance, and themes such as ‘what constitutes a family’, and ‘living by a personal code’ all wrapped up in a tail-kicking package that will make you laugh, cry, and feel good about the world and your place in it.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A graduate of Marquette University Law School, Leigh studied Comparative Mythology, History and Philosophy as an undergraduate. Who knew this would lead to a lifetime of love with mystical romance, both contemporary and historical.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Leigh is a fifth degree black belt in Okinawan Shorin Ryu karate, a fifth degree black belt in Matayoshi Kobudo (weapons), and has taught self-defense for women and practical defense sequences for writers. She is also an avid motorcycle enthusiast.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kelly Rae lives in the Pacific Northwest with her son and a chocolate lab, who has delusions that she is a lap dog. When Kelly is not writing or reading, she spends her time on her favorite work, which is parenting. This often involves watching and cheering at sporting events, and occasionally displaying her impressive jump shot during one on one games of basketball.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kristy Tate writes Women Fiction with a dash romance, mystery and humor. Her debut novel, Stealing Mercy, was on Amazon's top 100 list of historical romance for more than fifteen weeks and spent two weeks as number one. The Rhyme's Library, was a 2013 Kindle Review semi-finalist, and Hailey’s Comments was an Amazon Breakout Novel quarter-finalist.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kristy studied English literature at Brigham Young University and at BYU's International Center in London. Although a long time resident of Orange County California where she lives with her family, Kristy's heart belongs in her hometown of Arlington, Washington, AKA Rose Arbor--the fictional setting of her popular Rose Arbor series.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">II write stories about people who live in today's world and find real love.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Each person experiences love differently because we are all diverse. It's not a one-size fits all world so my books don't have stereotypical characters. </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Writing is something I do. I write and always have. Read and enjoy!</span></div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216038233089788333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678345577008096226.post-71400335486048017332014-06-05T00:00:00.000-07:002014-06-05T00:00:17.041-07:00Cover Reveal: Dream Ending ( The Rylee Everley Series: Book #3 ) by S.M. Knowles<div style="text-align: center;">
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Starting their senior year at a new school, Rylee, Lyla, Brock, Garrett, and Cole soon realize that Pothercrest isn’t any ordinary school. After speaking with her parents for the first time since arriving at Pothercrest, Lyla mysteriously disappears without a trace, but will they ever find her again? While searching for their friend, an unexpected visitor arrives with information Rylee never sees coming.</div>
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Adysin has managed to get into the school undetected and is on a mission to regain Brock as hers. Will Rylee and her friends ever rid themselves of Adysin and her obsession with controlling others? Something even darker than Adysin and her evil ways is stirring though, something no one is prepared for.</div>
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<span style="color: #181818; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">With tears and a tight hug, Rylee Everley’s dad left for Afghanistan with the Army Reserve. Since his deployment, her mom has been distant, her sisters are constantly fighting, and Rylee, at only thirteen years old, has to be the glue to keep them together. While her mother stays locked in her room, Rylee has been forced into the role of parent. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;">Now, two years later, a freak accident involving a bus at school promises to restore some normality to her family. In spite of not knowing how their father is, her mother is happy and her sisters don’t seem to fight as much as they used to. Rylee herself is seeing more of her friends and is even trying to sort out her own feelings about Brock Parker. However, something dark threatens to disrupt that normality for personal gain, and that darkness is willing to break every rule to get what it wants.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;">Since her father disappeared while in Afghanistan, Rylee Everley has been taking things one day at a time. After burying their friend over the summer, she and her friends returned to school for their junior year. While her friends are worried about career choices and the future, she hangs on to a secret. Witches exist, and they live here among us. She has been asked to help vanquish a half witch who has caused some problems with only a wisp trapped in a necklace to help her, her own manifesting gifts, and cryptic dreams to guide her. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;">To top it all off, her childhood friend, and crush, has been acting really strange ever since he started dating Adysin. He ditched the football team, and he acts like a totally different person. They were once so close, and now she finds herself missing him and feeling guilty for pushing him away. Is this just concern for a friend she’s feeling or could it be love? Can Rylee save her childhood friend from a witch who’s willing to go to any length and pay any price to keep him?</span></div>
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While growing up, S.M. would travel the roads around her house while imagining she was somewhere else. Her imagination would take her everywhere, making the long hot summer days seem shorter throughout her fantasies. At the age of twelve, she decided to write her first book. Filled mostly with dialog, she filled up one-hundred pages, front and back. After taking the book downstairs to show her mom, and persuading her to buy her more paper, she excitedly ran back to her room. As she barreled through the door, S.M. tripped over items left on her floor, and her papers came raining down in her room. Discouraged, she stood there in tears, picking up her papers and throwing them in the trash. Her work had no organization, no numbers on her pages, just a child fulfilling a joy that she would put down and not pick up again. When she became older, she joined the military for something different. In that time, she was able to explore many places and even met her husband in Iraq. After coming home, she started her family in Arizona and went back to school, earning a Master's degree in Adult Education and Training.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216038233089788333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678345577008096226.post-52196767419220899252014-05-02T00:00:00.000-07:002014-05-02T00:00:08.111-07:00Release Day Blitz: Surrender The Sky by Meradeth Houston<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 18pt;" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>About the Author, Meradeth Houston</strong></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;"><img alt="meradeth" class=" wp-image-7719 alignleft" data-mce-src="http://inlibrisveritas.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/meradeth.jpg" height="330" src="http://inlibrisveritas.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/meradeth.jpg" style="float: left;" width="220" />I've never been a big fan of talking about myself, but if you really want to know, here are some random tidbits about me:</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">>I'm a California girl. This generally means I talk too fast and use "like" a lot.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">>I have my doctorate in molecular anthropology. Translation: I sequence dead people's DNA and spend a whole lot of time in a lab, which I love.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">>I've been writing since I was 11 years old. It's my hobby, my passion, and I'm so happy to get to share my work!</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">>My other passion is teaching. There's nothing more fun than getting a classroom of college kids fired up about anthropology!</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="color: #000000;" style="color: black;">>If I could have a super-power, it would totally be flying. Which is a little strange, because I'm terrified of heights.</span></div>
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<strong>Release Date: May 17th 2014</strong></div>
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<strong>Genre: New Adult Paranormal Fantasy</strong></div>
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<strong>Book Two in the Lost Souls Series</strong></div>
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<span data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;">Regan has a life in Georgia. She is going to school, has managed to make some friends, and has even found a new love interest in Colter. So what happens when she can’t hide what she is anymore? When do all the lies become too much to handle? And how much longer can she hold onto her sanity—while Agro pushes her closer and closer to the edge of no return—her ascension to Elite?</span><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><span data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;">Colter is beautifully oblivious. Wanting so much to believe that Regan is safe, and Agro has been halted, he ignores Finn’s constant skepticism at the risk of their friendship. Overlooking what is so clearly right in front of him, Colter passes off Regan’s outbursts of emotion on her recent trauma. Colter can feel Regan—his one exception to his retribution—slipping out of his arms, but fighting her to stay with him may not be an option. </span><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><span data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;">Colter and Finn are now at odds, and there is a newly formed alliance between Kaiden and Exile Max. Will this group of Collectors be enough to fight off the new enemies and old threats that emerge in the battle for souls when Regan is broken, and their group is on the brink of self-destruction? </span><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><span data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;">The lost will be found, the Collectors will be exiled, and the Elites will reign.</span></div>
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<strong>About Book One, Retribution</strong></div>
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<a data-mce-href="http://inlibrisveritas.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/retribution1.jpg" data-mce-style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" href="http://inlibrisveritas.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/retribution1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="retribution" class="wp-image-7747 alignright" data-mce-src="http://inlibrisveritas.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/retribution1.jpg" height="336" src="http://inlibrisveritas.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/retribution1.jpg" style="float: right;" width="224" /></a><span data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;">Regan Edison has just moved from California, to enter her first year at Georgia Liberty College, the place where jacked up Chevy trucks and hunting are a way of life. Regan hopes to start a new life for herself and she thinks that Georgia is just the place to do it. That is until she meets an unexpected stranger.</span><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><span data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;">Colter Hayes is a member of the Collectors, a group of wrongfully punished lost souls. Colter and the rest of his team, Finn, Kaiden and Devon, work for the Requiem Council who pass judgment on those souls that are neither tagged for Heaven nor Hell. The Council has charged the Collectors with finding the lost in exchange for a chance at redemption.</span><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><span data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;">When an ex-councilmember known to pass Retribution on lost souls sets his sights on Regan, the Requiem Council dispatches the Collectors to Georgia to work as protectors for Regan. The Collectors must fight to save Regan from a fate they know all too well, but can they work to earn back their chance at redemption or are their fates sealed forever?</span><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><span data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;">Who is meant for Heaven?</span><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><span data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;">Who is meant for Hell?</span><br data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;" /><span data-mce-style="color: #181818;" style="color: #181818;">And who is just lost?</span></div>
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ever seen. The public thinks that this victory means the people are safe. But they’re wrong. The supernatural beasts the Lord unleashed remain on the earth, multiplying and ravaging what’s left of civilization. As long as these monsters exist, mankind will be in danger. And though the government, ruled by the magic-wielding Enchanters, seeks to protect their people, they are too few in number. They need the Defenders – a special class of non-magical humans – to fight the monsters. The Defenders are an elite force, and mankind’s only hope against the horrors that live beyond their gates.</div>
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Fourteen-year-old Aurelia “the Firedragon” Sun has been training since she could walk to become a Defender, and her extraordinary combat skills have earned the attention of the powerful government. In fact, she’s been tapped to represent her nation in an international monster-fighting competition, which pits champions from across the globe against creatures of the Underworld in a violent spectacle. If she wins, she will become a full-fledged member of the Defender force.</div>
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But as Aurelia moves deeper into the competition, she realizes that all is not as it appears. There’s something sinister behind the competition, something that could change the way she sees everything … and the Enchanters, it seems, are not the heroes she thought. Aurelia begins to ask questions.</div>
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<em>Linda Foster, April 8, 2014</em></div>
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Ash never thought going to a party could be dangerous. He certainly never thought it would change his life. But when a man with red eyes begins following him – and his sister – he realizes he was wrong. Soon they’re running, leading the man on a desperate chase over icy roads.</div>
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When Ash crashes his car, nearly killing his sister, the red-eyed man offers Ash a choice – save his sister, but pay the highest price possible. Bring Grace back to life, at the cost of his own soul.</div>
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Suddenly, Ash is facing a choice he never sought. But will he use that choice to save his sister? And if he does … what will it mean for Ash himself?</div>
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Ash laughed -- an evil, hollow sound – and grasped his knife more firmly. Kali blinked slowly, her heart breaking. This wasn’t her Ash, she reminded herself. This wasn’t the boy who’d sold his soul to save his sister, or fought by her side. This wasn’t the boy who had changed everything she thought she knew about life, love, and herself.</div>
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“I’ll die before hurting you,” Kali repeated, lifting her chin. He possessed the greater strength now, she knew, and would beat her even if she fought. At least, in the end, she would die at his hand rather than someone else’s.</div>
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A boy who sold his soul to save his sister’s life.</div>
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A fallen angel turned demon, seeking her redemption.</div>
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And a surprising love story that could save them both … or destroy the world.</div>
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Join Ash and Kali, and a cast of dark characters, as they fight for the fallen angels of the world, the right to choose their own path, and the one thing they never thought they’d find – true love.</div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">Mary Fan is a hopeless dreamer, whose mind insists on spinning tales of “what if.” As a music major in college, she told those stories through compositions. Now, she tells them through books—a habit she began as soon as she could pick up a pencil. And what stories she has! Currently, she has three series in progress: her well-received Jane Colt sci-fi novels (Red Adept Publishing, released 2013), her upcoming Flynn Nightsider YA dystopian fantasies (Glass House Press, 2015), and her recently contracted YA fairytales, Fated Stars (Glass House Press, 2015). Mary would like to think that there are many other novels in her bag, and hopes to prove that to the world as well. And though she's well on her way, she can't help dreaming of more.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">Mary lives in New Jersey and has a B.A. from Princeton University. When she’s not scheming to create new worlds, she enjoys kickboxing, opera singing, and blogging about everything having to do with books.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">Linda Foster was born and raised in Colorado, where she still lives with her (very patient) husband and four (very spoiled) ferrets. Linda became an avid reading enthusiast the moment she picked up her first book, and has</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">grown steadily worse with time. By the time she was 15 years old, her library had become too big for her shelves, and she was forced to donate all of her books to the local school, just to make room for new ones. She started writing short novellas for her friends in middle school, and expanded into full-length novels several years later. Soul Bound is her first published novel.</span> </span></div>
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At seventeen years old, Courtney Apuzzo is fed up. With a dead mom and an alcoholic father that beats her every chance he gets, Courtney decides that enough is enough. Packing up only what she needs, Courtney leaves home without telling a soul and heads off to find her new life.</div>
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Life on her own is not exactly as she thought it would be. With nowhere to stay, Courtney finds herself sleeping on an old stoop in an abandoned apartment alleyway. A chance meeting with a new group of friends seems like a great beginning to her second chance at a real life. But everything is not as it seems.</div>
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Tricked into a life she never wanted and fears, Courtney needs to run away, again. She needs to find a way out of this new and dangerous life. With the help from a man she barely knows, will Courtney find her way out? Or will she find herself on the run from a dangerous past, and a hopeless future? Faced with a choice that will change her life forever.</div>
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<span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> While growing up, S.M. would travel the roads around her house while imagining she was somewhere else. Her imagination would take her everywhere, making the long hot summer days seem shorter throughout her fantasies.</span></div>
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At the age of twelve, she decided to write her first book. Filled mostly with dialog, she filled up one-hundred pages, front and back. After taking the book downstairs to show her mom, and persuading her to buy her more paper, she excitedly ran back to her room. As she barreled through the door, S.M. tripped over items left on her floor, and her papers came raining down in her room. Discouraged, she stood there in tears, picking up her papers and throwing them in the trash. Her work had no organization, no numbers on her pages, just a child fulfilling a joy that she would put down and not pick up again.</div>
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When she became older, she joined the military for something different. In that time, she was able to explore many places and even met her husband in Iraq. After coming home, she started her family in Arizona and went back to school, earning a Master's degree in Adult Education and Training.</div>
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216038233089788333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678345577008096226.post-18012356314054249212014-03-24T08:41:00.000-07:002014-03-24T08:41:15.260-07:004000 Minions Giveaway!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Promises are made to be kept, never stolen. But that’s exactly what happened to Victoria Blane and Levi Manor. Tragedy strikes their perfect relationship leaving Victoria struggling to overcome the darkness that threatens to bury her.</div>
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Brighton Hanley knows what it’s like to lose someone. He knows what it’s like to be haunted by things that can never change. When he meets Victoria he recognizes the pain she’s trying to bury deep in her eyes. He knows she’s trying to run away, but he also knows that you can’t run forever.</div>
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Victoria sighed deeply, so much for getting to see the small town that was close by. “Well I packed some snacks.”</div>
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She smiled back at him devilishly, “Can’t tell ya. So what’s the grand plan for today vacation planner?”</div>
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Levi kissed her on the lips pushing his body against hers, “Of course I know that.” He quickly began to strip, taking his hoodie and shirt off in a flash. Victoria watched with interested eyes as he turned to her, his tanned muscles rippling beneath the light rain. He walked over to her and wrapped his hands around her body to bring her closer. “You’re going to join me, right?” He whispered hotly in her ear.</div>
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The Mythology department at prestigious Harvard University is tiny—and Mackenzie Duncan has just been selected as one of the lucky few. Her love for myths and legends is deep, but she never thought any of it could be real.</div>
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After being attacked by a large wolf while walking home alone, Mackenzie realizes something is not right. She heals quickly, has suddenly become super strong, and is experiencing mood swings that can't possibly be normal. The myths she's studying aren't myths at all. Werewolves are real, and she's one of them. Fear of what she is, and who she might hurt sends Mackenzie running from the life she’s worked hard to build–and straight into the arms of a handsome Were named Geoff and into the home of his pack. Living with her new pack takes the edge off her confusion and self-loathing, but the arrival of new pack members changes the dynamic, and tests Geoff and Mackenzie’s growing relationship.</div>
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The hardest part of being a werewolf is to have no control and no memory of her time as a bloodthirsty beast. When a moon cycle passes, and she is actually able to remember bits and pieces of the night, she starts to ask questions, and the more questions she asks, the more she realizes she doesn’t like the answers. Can she set aside her own sense of morals to belong to a pack that is like a family or will she leave everything behind yet again in search of a life she can be proud of?</div>
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Mackenzie Duncan found out that pack life wasn’t for her. Now she is running for the second time in the six months since she was bitten and turned into a Werewolf. But this time, she isn’t alone. This time, she has Geoff and Liam with her, two very hot Werewolves vying for her heart.</div>
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But her companions aren't her focus. The only thing she can focus on is getting far from her old pack and their murderous ways. Only, she doesn’t just want to run. She wants to warn every pack she can that their lives are in danger too. No one should be turned against their will like she was and no other pack should have to surrender to the ideas of a centuries old, power hungry woman.</div>
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Growing up, Adrianne couldn’t get her hands on enough books to satisfy her need for the make believe. If she finished a novel and didn’t have a new one ready and waiting for her, she began to create her own tales of magic and wonder. Now, as an adult, books still make up majority of her free time, and now her tales get written down to be shared with the world.</div>
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During the day, Adrianne uses her camera to capture life’s stories for clients of all ages and at night, after her two children are tucked in bed; she devotes herself to her written work. Adrianne is living the life she always wanted, surrounded by art and beauty, the written word and a loving family.</div>
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As a young adult and new adult author, Adrianne James has plans to bring stories of growing characters, a little romance, and perhaps a little magic and mythology down the line for her readers to enjoy.</div>
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Amanda Chaste had lived what she considered an average life in New Jersey, looked after and cared for by her grandmother. But when she accidentally meets an enigmatic stranger from out of town, her world is drastically thrown upside down. A hidden secret has been buried in the past and not even Amanda can save herself from her own fate.</div>
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She graduated from Brookdale Community College with her Associates Degree in Theatre and Liberal Arts. Soon after, she discovered her passion for reading and thus fell in love with the paranormal fiction genre. After reading and collecting a number of books, she decided it was time to create her own stories and characters. After having the opportunity to meet one of her favorite authors, she was determined to take writing seriously. Julie applies her knowledge of acting and character development in creating her stories. Her goal is to simply express the genuine qualities in her stories and the characters she creates in hopes of capturing the hearts of readers who also love this genre.<br />
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Twenty-three-year-old Camryn Singer never imagined that she would return to the place where she lost everything. To grant a dying wish, she moves back to the small Jersey beach town where she grew up, hoping to somehow find the missing pieces of her life. Determined to keep her wounds unopened and her heart guarded, she instead slams head-first into Cole Stevens.<br />
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Fifty years ago the Commander came into power and murdered all who opposed him. In his warped mind, the seven deadly sins were the downfall of society. He created the Hole where sinners are branded according to their sins and might survive a few years. At best.
Now LUST wraps around my neck like blue fingers strangling me. I’ve been accused of a crime I didn’t commit and now the Hole is my new home.<br />
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Is a registered nurse with a passion for novels, the beaches of St. John, and her Philadelphia Phillies. A talented singer, Abi loves to go running and spend lots of time with her family. She currently resides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with her husband, triplet daughters and two very spoiled dogs.<br />
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Received her bachelor’s degree from Millersville University in 2003. She married, had two boys and currently lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Aside from reading and writing, her interests include running and mixed martial arts. She also remains an avid Cleveland sports fan.
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<b>Book 1: The Girl</b>
The prophecy says I will fall in love with team leader and Angel, Marcus Cane. The prophecy also says that our love will cause his mission to fail and end the world.
Whatever.
This human is not worried. Why?
Because I do not intend to fall in love with Marcus.
The truth is I hate him. I hate his warm brown eyes with flecks of gold, his chiseled face and broad shoulders.
I hate how over protective he is just because a few thousand demons are after me.
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And when I see him holding her, I don’t die a little inside…
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Ameana tries to avoid her ex and his new love by focusing
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Lives will be lost
Love will be tested
And blood WILL flow...<br />
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A team divided.
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A love tested.
Now, it's the heroes who need saving
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The end of the world is not coming; it's here
An impossible decision...
A massive war...
A Guardian silenced forever...
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In order to reunite the Council and save both our world and theirs, the Guardians need to assemble three missing pieces of an ancient relic called The Shoma. But their search is derailed by their love lives and entanglements. Surrounded by evil and under the threat of annihilation our lives depend on this one team. But with all the sex, scandal and secrets, who has time to save the world?
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216038233089788333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678345577008096226.post-79831640668019435142014-01-30T11:01:00.002-08:002014-02-01T11:48:08.339-08:00An Honest Look at the World of Self Publishing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">More often than not, I’m asked what it’s like to be a self
published author. I happen to enjoy what
I do, but it isn’t for everyone. To
thrive as a self pub you need extreme determination and grit. You also need time and most importantly, you
need to have realistic expectations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At this point in my career I’ve spoken to hundreds, if not
thousands, of aspiring authors who had unrealistic expectations of what would
happen when their first book became available.
(By the way, I was one of those folks in the beginning so I’m not poking
fun at anyone.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here’s a list of commonly believed myths about book
publishing:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. I can quit my day
job because the book is live and sales will be more than enough to pay my
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FALSE</b>. Chances of you making enough money to support
yourself in the beginning are slim. You
have to keep in mind that as a new author, you most likely have little to no
reader base. If you sell 50 (and that
number is very high) copies in the first month, you are doing VERY well. Now I
know 50 might not sound so bad to you, but let’s work the numbers.
A .99 cent book on most web stores will garner you a whopping .32 cents
per sale. 50 x .32 = $16.00.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not so awesome, right?
If we say the minimum base to cover household bills is $1,000 per month
that would mean you would HAVE to sell 3,125 copies of your book <b>per</b> month, to meet that requirement. Even if your book is $2.99, you’d still have
to sell 479 copies <b>per</b> month to make
the $1,000 goal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>TRUTH: </b>There are
authors out there who, right out of the gate, had huge sales and were able to
do this. They are few and far (I mean
really freaking far) between. It can
happen, but generally, that is not the way it goes down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. As soon as my book
releases, my reader base will grow exponentially.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FALSE</b>. Although it is easier to get new readers when
you actually have something for them to read, getting people to pick up a book
from someone they’ve never heard of, is harder than it sounds. Take into consideration how many books are on
avid readers TBR lists. They might have
100 books on that list from authors they’ve already read and love. How do you get new readers to bump you to the
top of their list? If you figure that
out, clue me in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. My friends and the
people on my fan page will share all my links and soon everyone will have heard
of me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FALSE. </b>Okay,
sort of false. I’m sure you will have
friends who will relentlessly pimp your book/books and you might even find you
have a few super fans who’ll do the same, but don’t expect that to last too
terribly long. It’s the friends of your
friends/fans who will throw the wrench in the works. People get tired of seeing the same old thing
in their news feeds. Eventually, someone
will make a complaint. Then another,
then another....then the sharing will either stop completely or come to a very
slow crawl. This is in no way, shape, or
form a reflection of your friend/fan’s feelings about you or your work. It’s simply the way it is. (By the way, if you happen to find people who
don’t care what others say about what and how much they post.....ask them to be
on your street team and start one. LOL)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You must also take time into consideration. People use social media to connect with
friends and family. Some use it simply
for down time to play games and relax.
With facebook’s changes and new policies many of your followers are no
longer even seeing your posts, so those who might share for you, don’t know the
post is even there. You can’t count on
shares to build sales or a reader base.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>TRUTH. </b>Joining giveaways from bloggers and book
pages is a great way to build a reader base.
Building a dedicated street team can be instrumental to boosting sales
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. I have hundreds of
authors on my friend’s list. They will
help me get the word out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FALSE.</b> This particular issue is one I see come up
almost daily. Let’s take a look at any
given day in my life to get to the bottom of why authors don’t share as much as
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<span style="font-size: large;">I get up, make coffee, sit down at the computer to check
emails and sales, then move to facebook.
Once there, I answer any messages I might have on my fan pages or in the
inbox. I try to post on the fan page,
check in with my street team and PA...and then....IF I see posts in my feed
about other authors books that need shared, I will absolutely pass them on. <b>IF....</b> Sometimes my feed is full of nothing but
funny pictures and save the animals kinds of things. So I scroll.
There are days I scroll for five minutes looking for a post to share
before I actually find one. Then it’s
time to work. (Or if I’m not caffeinated
yet, I play a game and get my mind in the zone.) Now, in between all of this, and trying to
write, I have phone calls, grandkids and kids coming in and out of my work
space. Although I try to share something
every time I’m on facebook, I don’t always find anything. (And I don’t have time to stalk people’s
pages most days.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So are they being mean and shady? Absolutely not!!! If it’s that hard for me to find posts to
share, and this is my full time job, imagine how difficult it must be for the
working author who writes on the side.
Wowzers!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>TRUTH. </b>More times than not, I have found that
other authors, be it Indie, Self Pubs, or Traditional, are happy to pass the
word along about your book. Do keep in
mind that many authors, especially authors who are doing very VERY well, must
take into consideration what they are passing along to their fans. They MUST.
If you haven’t read a book, and have no idea whether it’s good or not,
and pass it along to your plethora of readers....and they don’t like it....you’ve
just damaged your credibility as an author.
That’s not to say we shouldn’t share books we don’t know anything
about. But if you are expecting your
NYTs Bestselling buddy to pass your book along and they haven’t read your book,
don’t get offended if it doesn’t happen.
It’s not personal I assure you.
(Which brings us to the next myth...)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. I have 150 NYTs bestselling
authors on my friend’s list. I’ll have
them read and review my book!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FALSE. </b>And seriously? Dude...how many books do you have time to
read? Do you have any idea how many
books are being released and published every day? Add into that how many authors follow/talk to
Bestselling authors. If they did that
for everyone, they’d never write another book.
It’s not personal!!! I
promise!!! It’s unrealistic to think
they’d have the time to do this and if they started with you, where would it
end?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. My book cover is
good enough. People will read the blurb
and know what it’s about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FALSE</b>. It has been my experience that most folks don’t
bother reading the blurb unless the cover catches their eye. I don’t even know how many people have stated
they had no clue Birthright was a vampire novel until they started reading
it. I can’t count them. (Hence the recent cover change.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want your book to sell, you need the BEST cover you
can provide. The BEST blurb you can
write. AND (and this is so very important)
the BEST editing you can afford. And
even then, it may not sell. Not having
these things is an almost guarantee it won’t sell, but it doesn’t lock in those
sales for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. I don’t need an
editor. I got good grades in English and
I have spell check.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">FALSE. See number six above and holy cow!!!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. My book is
awesome. Good reviews will pour in and
that will sell my books!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FALSE</b>. Oh wow.
This is a hard one. First, understand
that getting reviews is difficult.
Getting people to actually go to a site and take the time to write down
what they think about your book is akin to shoving a stalled locomotive uphill,
in the snow, barefoot, with just your own physical strength. (Believe it or not, that’s not an
exaggeration.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The flip side of this is
that people who hate your book, will do it in a heartbeat. They have no qualms about telling the world
how bad it sucks. LOL You have to have
thick skin to weather reviews. I mean triceratops
thick. And while we’re at this
point....PLEASE do not EVER respond to a bad review. Don’t even talk about it in public, unless it’s
something you find amusing. (I happen to have a favorite one star review. The person who wrote it is hysterical and I’d
seriously like to meet them, just because it was so funny.) Responding to a review can damage your
reputation. Yes, your fans might rise up
to stick up for you, but in the long run...even that could do more damage than
good. You know that whole saying about
any PR being good PR? Don’t fall for
it. That is a lie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I could go on for days with this, but this post is already
much larger than I intended. I am in no
way trying to discourage anyone from self publishing. I love being my own boss. I LOVE having the final say so over how
things will work. However, some days I
hate those things too. You won’t know if self publishing is for you until you try it.
Try it! You might love it
too! But be realistic in your
expectations. Over the last several
years, I’ve watched people fight to tackle their dream of being an author and
then give up and walk away. This career
is a long haul career for most of us. It
could take decades to get where you want to be.
It might never happen at all. If
this is really what you want to do, if writing and publishing is your absolute
passion, do your best, and keep your expectations in check...and no matter what...don’t
give up. Just don’t!!!</span></div>
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Brighton Hanley knows what it’s like to lose someone. He knows what it’s like to be haunted by things that can never change. When he meets Victoria he recognizes the pain she’s trying to bury deep in her eyes. He knows she’s trying to run away, but he also knows that you can’t run forever.</div>
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Victoria is drawn to Brighton in ways she never expected. He becomes her champion, her life line… her sunshine in the darkness. But is Victoria ready to let go of the past and grab on to her future? Or will she run away from Brighton before she can be hurt again?</div>
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Wrapping the quilt around her body she shuffled over to the window to look out and see Levi rearranging some things in the truck. She opened it slightly and called out to him, “Morning, did you have breakfast yet?”</div>
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He waved back at her, there was mud down his jeans but he looked relaxed and almost cheerful. “No not yet. I’m trying to get down to the main house to get us some, it was included with our stay. God damn truck is stuck in the mud.”</div>
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Victoria sighed deeply, so much for getting to see the small town that was close by. “Well I packed some snacks.”</div>
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He smiled back at her and shrugged his shoulders and walked into the cabin taking off his muddy boots upon arrival. He walked over to Victoria and delivered a light kiss on the cheek, “How did I get so lucky?”</div>
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She smiled back at him devilishly, “Can’t tell ya. So what’s the grand plan for today vacation planner?”</div>
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He laughed at her teasing, “You’ll just have to wait and see won’t you?”</div>
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After they ate and Victoria had gotten dressed Levi led her to the back of the cabin to a small trail. “I think you’re really going to enjoy this.”</div>
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They walked through the cool spring air while trees shed sprinkles on them. They walked in silence, hand-in-hand over small rocks and twigs, through the mud until Victoria finally heard rushing water. “Is that a waterfall?”</div>
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As they continued to walk they came upon a clearing with a small hot spring receded into the ground. There were rocks set up around it clearly put there by nature while others had been moved by people to keep clothes dry and supplies away from the steam. Victoria smiled and pushed Levi playfully. “You know I didn’t bring a bathing suit!”</div>
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Levi kissed her on the lips pushing his body against hers, “Of course I know that.” He quickly began to strip, taking his hoodie and shirt off in a flash. Victoria watched with interested eyes as he turned to her, his tanned muscles rippling beneath the light rain. He walked over to her and wrapped his hands around her body to bring her closer. “You’re going to join me, right?” He whispered hotly in her ear.</div>
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<strong>About Brina Courtney</strong></h3>
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Brina Courtney is a new adult author obsessed with chocolate, crime shows, and fantasy movies. She’s spent the last few years as an elementary teacher and a high school cheering coach. She lives in a small town in Pennsylvania with her husband and two very loud, small dogs.</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01216038233089788333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678345577008096226.post-60886299779063717542013-12-15T00:00:00.000-08:002013-12-15T00:00:09.703-08:00Release Day Blitz: Twisted (Deathwind Trilogy #1) by Holly Hook<br /><br />Today is the release day of Twisted (Deathwind Triolgy #1) by Holly Hook!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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Sixteen-year-old Allie isn’t like other girls. Instead of spending her summer break sitting around on the beach, she takes the epic vacation of a lifetime.<br /><br />Tornado chasing.<br /><br />And she’s not disappointed. Just a few miles from the town of Evansburg, Nebraska, Allie meets her dream of seeing a tornado. In person. She can’t wait to tell her friends back home. Never mind that her parents are going to kill her.<br /><br />But her dream soon turns into a nightmare, and a strange event leaves her shocked. Confused. When she returns home to Wisconsin, something’s…different. Allie now bears a curse so awful, it could destroy everyone and everything she’s ever known. <br /><br /><br />With her best friend, Tommy, Allie must return to the plains to find a way to reverse it. She enters a world that she had never imagined, where she becomes a pawn in a fight to save the people of Evansburg from her fate…or to destroy them.<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">
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My very first tornado touches the grass of the plains. </blockquote>
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I stand next to the van, mouth dropping open, heart pounding. It’s the moment I’ve been waiting for, saved money for, begged my uncle to book us for the Wild Weather Storm Chasing Tours for.<br />
Uncle Cassius swears next to me, equally in awe. It barely cuts over the wind rushing towards the distant funnel. Waves of grass bow down to the twister, whipped down by the surrounding air flying in to feed it. The perfect white cone stands out against the coal sky, slim and graceful. A skirt of dust spins around its base, signaling its dance through a field a few miles away. </blockquote>
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“Beautiful!” Kyle, our storm chaser guide, snaps a photo for his website. He steals a glance at me and smiles. He’s all enthusiasm, joy that we’ve found our prey. “Don’t worry. We’re safe. It’s heading to the east. It’ll pass no closer than a couple of miles to our north.” </blockquote>
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I want his job someday. </blockquote>
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“I’m not scared,” I said, but my shaky voice betrays me. Who am I kidding? Kyle’s an experienced chaser–twenty years–but this is a real tornado. In person. Live. I never realized it would be this intense, this breathtaking. A hollow feeling fills my stomach like I’m plunging down the first hill of a roller coaster. </blockquote>
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The tornado curves, almost like it’s leaning to the side for a better look at something. At us? It’s a silly thought, one that makes me laugh. The thunderstorm spins slowly above it, low and menacing. Thunder claps. It’s enough to remind me that the storm in front of me isn’t just beautiful. It’s a predator, entrancing like a cobra and ready to strike. </blockquote>
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Good thing there’s no houses or buildings in its way. Only farmland stretches from horizon to horizon. </blockquote>
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“Allie. Forget your camera?” Uncle Cassius slaps me on the arm, smiling. It’s a tense smile. So I’m not the only one with some nerves going. </blockquote>
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Camera. </blockquote>
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Yes. Duh. </blockquote>
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I pull it out of my pocket and fumble with the slim case, fingers hunting for the button. The camera zings to life. Behind it, the tornado looms a bit larger, gaining strength and racing across the ground. More dust kicks up around the perfect white of the twister. </blockquote>
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“Now I can <i>really</i> prove to everyone at school how crazy I am.” I give Uncle Cassius a nervous chuckle. The camera trembles in my hands as I catch the tornado in my view, click, and seal it in my memory forever. </blockquote>
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I’m having the most insane summer vacation of my entire high school.<br />
I lift the camera for another shot, backing up to squeeze the tornado into the viewport. I click another picture and lowered the camera again for another look. </blockquote>
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My heart jumps. </blockquote>
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The tornado looms larger, taller. Kyle holds his hand up to his face, squinting for a better view. Even Uncle Cassius goes quiet, stiffening and taking a step back towards the tour van. </blockquote>
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All at once I understand. </blockquote>
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The tornado has changed course. </blockquote>
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Kyle turns. Real fear widens his features. </blockquote>
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“Get in the van,” he shouts.<br />
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The one big thing I can recall from those first ten seconds is the roar, like a distant train growing closer. The wind whips my hair back, trying to pull me back out of the van. It feels like the twister’s right behind me already, coming down for the kill. </blockquote>
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I slam the door on it. The funnel’s much bigger behind the glass, so much that I can’t see the top of it anymore. </blockquote>
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Uncle Cassius snaps on his seat belt next to me. Kyle starts it up, punches the gas, and gets us back on the road to nowhere. </blockquote>
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I toss my camera to the floor. My hands fumble with the seat belt. The van speeds up, slamming me into the seat. The specter of the tornado closes in, whipping across the field towards us. I’ve heard of tornadoes making sudden turns like this but I never realized it could happen this fast. It rips across the field, coming straight at us. My heart beats on a runaway course. My mind locks into overdrive. I feel like that news crew they always have on tornado shows, that one that survived by hiding under that overpass. Will Kyle make us get out and climb under one? They’re actually bad places to hide. That news crew got off lucky. Kyle knows better. He’s been chasing storms longer than I’ve been alive. </blockquote>
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Only green and yellow spreads out ahead. No shelter for miles. Worse, no ditches. The radar on Kyle’s laptop is covered in ugly red and orange blotches like Nebraska has sores. </blockquote>
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A hole of panic opens up inside me and for the first time, I regret coming on this vacation. </blockquote>
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“Can’t you go faster?” Uncle Cassius leans forward in his seat, gaze hard, arms trembling. </blockquote>
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Uncle Cassius never loses his cool. </blockquote>
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Ever. </blockquote>
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Not even when I accidentally set his Persian rug on fire when I was seven and broke my arm at the age of nine. </blockquote>
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Outside, the tornado grows so close that I could only see the bottom half of the funnel. The van bounces along every speed bump on the highway, every uneven spot. My stomach heaves. I’m going to be sick right here. It’s my stupid fault we’re in this mess. </blockquote>
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“I don’t understand.” Kyle punches the gas harder, making the van jump. He turns his head like Linda Blair in the <i>Exorcist,</i> eyes widening. “The tornado should not be moving this way.”<br />
He’s right. It shouldn’t. But it is. </blockquote>
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The funnel reaches the road behind us, twisting harder, kicking up earth higher and higher. We’ve gotten out in front of it. I breathe a sigh of relief. Kyle and Uncle Cassius do the same. It’ll cross the road and forget all about us. </blockquote>
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Kyle lets off the gas a little and the whine of the engine calms some. “We’re safe now. That was highly unusual. I’ve never seen a tornado turn like that in my career.” There’s a hint of an apology in his voice. </blockquote>
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“Well, that was a close one, wasn’t it, Allie?” Uncle Cassius hugs me from the side. </blockquote>
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“Yeah,” I say, willing my heart to slow down. At least I can think straight now. Can I even do another two days of this? </blockquote>
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Wow, what a dumb idea this was. </blockquote>
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But I still can’t resist another look at the storm. I turn as far as my seat belt allows. </blockquote>
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My guts fall out of me all over again. </blockquote>
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The tornado’s still on the road, bigger than ever. It can’t be. </blockquote>
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The twister has turned again. It’s coming right up behind us. Rolling dust eats the entire highway. There’s tornado taking up the whole view of the back window. Dust rips to the sides. The bottom of its funnel spins with fury, big enough to swallow a house whole. Its roar screams against the outside of the van, shaking the seat, pushing the whole van to the side. </blockquote>
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It’s no longer beautiful. </blockquote>
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“Ohmigod,” I say, sucking in a breath. “Um…Kyle? Stomp on the gas. Just saying.” </blockquote>
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“I know!” he snaps. His knuckles turn white on the steering wheel. The van lurches again but he maintains control. </blockquote>
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“Allie, get down!” Uncle Cassius puts his huge hand on my back and pushes me towards the floor. </blockquote>
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The seat belt cuts into my throat. </blockquote>
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What good is it going to do? If the tornado lifts the car– </blockquote>
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I’m going to die. </blockquote>
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I begged to go on this trip and now Uncle Cassius is going to die too. </blockquote>
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The windows shatter with a deafening boom and the wind screams in my ears. <i>AllieAllieAllieAllie…</i><br />
I can’t breathe. </blockquote>
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We’re floating. </blockquote>
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Uncle Cassius shouts something. Kyle yells. If I’m screaming, I can’t tell. The storm’s sucking it right out of me. Windy hands seize my arms, my legs. </blockquote>
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They pull. </blockquote>
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My safety belt snaps, whipping against my leg. I cry out with the sting. The seat disappears under me. </blockquote>
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I’m flying. </blockquote>
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The tornado’s ripping me right out of the van. </blockquote>
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The world turns to a white and brown roar. The van’s gone. I have no time to cry out to Uncle Cassius before the world snaps to black and silence takes the place of all.</blockquote>
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<b>About Holly Hook</b></div>
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<br /> Holly Hook is the author of the Destroyers Series, which consists of five young adult books about teens who are walking disasters…literally. She is also the author of the Rita Morse series, a young adult fantasy series still in progress, and After These Messages, a short ya comedy. Currently she is writing Twisted, a spin-off of the Destroyers Series due out in December. When not writing, she enjoys reading books for teens, especially ya fantasy and paranormal series with a unique twist. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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