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MORE THAN A JOB, on sale for $0.99!

2014-07-15


Author Lynette Endicott wants you to fall in love with her Starting Over Series, so she has decided to put book #1, MORE THAN A JOB, on sale for $0.99 for ONE WEEK ONLY! Get your copy and the rest of the Starting Over Series before July 21st so you can be all caught up for the new release of OUT OF AGONY, book #4 in the Starting Over Series releasing on July 21st.

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Paige Hamilton is forced to seek a new life when her consuming, 24/7 job ends at the hands of a new company owner. But Paige is a survivor, and begins to build a new life, one that may even have room for romance. A handsome stranger helps her through the transition, and soon she falls fast and hard for Joshua Robinson.

Then she discovers he is the cruel owner, and that the company she loved — the company that cared so much about the adults with disabilities who lived in their homes — is in a downward spiral that puts the life of one of her friends at risk.

Romance, job loss, life coaching, hidden family treasures, and a secret about an uncle she’d never met — Paige learns that life is More Than A Job.

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Lynette Endicott

in Illinois, met her husband in Western Nebraska, lived 25 years in Kansas where their daughter was born, and has been in Fresno, California since 2000. She has a son-in-law (who lives with her daughter nearby), and has rescued a dog, a bird and three cats. She and Ollie, her terrier mix, volunteer as a team at the local library, where children read to the dog.

At a youth camp when she was 14 the editor and teacher of a writing class challenged her to submit something to his youth magazine. She did and it was the first of 10 articles and stories accepted by the publication over the next few years.

Nothing like front end success to keep her writing! Lynette enjoys reading contemporary romance and speculative fiction and writes both. Her debut book, Starting Over Book One: More Than A Job, and two more books in that series, The Return of Joy and Finding Her Voice are available now. The first three of the Time After Time Saga with Tami Dee are available now, including Animal Instinct, Survival Instinct and Pioneer Instinct. The fourth in the series of six, Protective Instinct, will release in August 2014.

Because she didn’t have pets until after her 50th birthday the animals she enjoys find their way into all her books. Usually you will also find a character with a disability as part of the day-to-day fabric of the story. In More Than A Job, Paige works in services to people with disabilities until she loses her job and starts over. In The Return of Joy, Atlas, the yellow lab, becomes a Therapy Dog. In the Time After Time series animal helpers assist the hero and heroine in all six of the books in the series.


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Release Day: “Perfected” by Kate Jarvik Birch

Perfected
by Kate Jarvik Birch
Release Date: 07/01/14
Entangled Teen

Summary from Goodreads:

Perfection comes at a price.

As soon as the government passed legislation allowing humans to be genetically engineered and sold as pets, the rich and powerful rushed to own beautiful girls like Ella. Trained from birth to be graceful, demure, and above all, perfect, these “family companions” enter their masters’ homes prepared to live a life of idle luxury.

Ella is happy with her new role as playmate for a congressman’s bubbly young daughter, but she doesn’t expect Penn, the congressman’s handsome and rebellious son. He’s the only person who sees beyond the perfect exterior to the girl within. Falling for him goes against every rule she knows…and the freedom she finds with him is intoxicating.

But when Ella is kidnapped and thrust into the dark underworld lurking beneath her pampered life, she’s faced with an unthinkable choice. Because the only thing more dangerous than staying with Penn’s family is leaving…and if she’s unsuccessful, she’ll face a fate far worse than death.

For fans of Keira Cass’s Selection series and Lauren DeStefano’s Chemical Garden series, Perfected is a chilling look at what it means to be human, and a stunning celebration of the power of love to set us free, wrapped in a glamorous—and dangerous—bow.

Praise for Perfected:
“Compelling, imaginative, and unique. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!”


— Mary Lindsey, author of Shattered Souls





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About the Author:

Kate Jarvik Birch is a visual artist, author, playwright, daydreamer, and professional procrastinator. As a child, she wanted to grow up to be either a unicorn or mermaid. Luckily, being a writer turned out to be just as magical. Her essays and short stories have been published in literary journals including Indiana Review and Saint Ann’s Review. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband and three kids. To learn more visit www.katejarvikbirch.com

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The inside of Penn’s room didn’t look
a thing like the rest of the house. Maybe at one point his mother had had a
hand in decorating it, but it was hard to tell because of the lengths he must
have gone to cover it up. The bones of the room were strong and masculine:
solid, wooden furniture stained a dark, deep cherry. But besides the furniture,
the rest of the room appeared to be one giant battle against any influence of
his mother.
The walls, which had once been painted
a soft shade of green, were plastered over with posters of people and old,
rusty road signs. The far wall above his bed was almost entirely covered with
instruments. I didn’t recognize most of them, but there were a few of them that
I could name: a couple of guitars, a mandolin.
“Do you play those?” I asked, pointing
to the wall.
“Yeah, most of them… at least a
little,” Penn said, glancing up from his speakers. “But I’m only really good at
a few. Mostly I play the guitar.”
I looked around for a place to sit,
but most of the surfaces were covered in discarded clothes and towels.
Apparently Rosa didn’t pick up the laundry in his room the way she did for
everyone else.
I stood awkwardly amidst the mess,
glancing at the photographs that covered the mirror above the gigantic set of
dresser drawers. There were pictures of Penn at the beach, and of him playing
the guitar in front of a roaring bonfire. There were pictures of him clustered
amid groups of his friends. I searched their faces, trying to recognize the
girl from the swimming pool, but none of them seemed familiar.
“Okay,” he finally said, “I’m starting
you out with Amos Lee since you liked Ray LaMontagne so much.”
He hit a button and music started
playing, sounding as if it was coming from all four corners of his room.
I closed my eyes to the soft sound of
the piano, both familiar yet totally new. It was always enchanting to hear a
new composition after hearing the same ones year after year, and this one was
no exception. The notes were lonely, full of melancholy that reminded me a bit
of one of Beethoven’s sonatas. But I wasn’t prepared for the ache I would feel
once the singing started. I took a shuddering breath.
“Are you okay?”
I nodded, afraid that if I opened my
mouth I wouldn’t be able to speak. I closed my eyes again and let myself drift
into the music. It wasn’t until the song faded out and I opened my eyes again
that I realized Penn was sitting next to me. He was staring at me again, that
same puzzled expression on his face.
“That was beautiful,” I choked out,
before he could ask me again if I was all right.
“Yeah.” He smiled. “It’s one of my
favorites. Who would have guessed I’d have the same taste in music as a pet
from Greenwich Kennels?” It was the first time he’d mentioned my past without
sounding angry.
“You can play me something else if you
want.”
Penn put on another song and flopped
down on the bed next to me, pushing a notebook and a pair of pants onto the
floor.
“Sorry about the mess,” he said.
“Here, you can scoot over if you want.”
I scooted closer to him, settling into
the music. Both of us sat perfectly still and listened to the strum of the
guitar and the beat of the drums that played underneath like a heartbeat. Next
to me, I could feel the heat of Penn’s leg seeping through the fabric of my
dress, making my thigh burn.
He leaned in. This close I could see
the bursts of gold inside his eyes, but all I could think about was that kiss,
the way his lips had felt against mine. So soft. So warm. I wanted to feel that
again. I closed my eyes.
There was a knock at the door and Penn
scooted away from me, but not fast enough. His father threw the door open.
“Thank God,” he said, striding over to
us. “I looked all over the house for you, Ella. Didn’t you hear me calling?”
“With the music playing, I must not
have heard you,” I said, “I’m terribly sorry, Master.”
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Penn
cringe. I should have remembered that I wasn’t to use that word, but I was so
nervous, and the Congressman’s face was flushed and red, distracting me. I
couldn’t think straight.
The Congressman turned on Penn. “What
were you thinking, taking her up here?”
“I was just playing her some music.
It’s not like I—”
“Your music is the last thing I want
you to introduce her to. If I remember correctly, you need to be focusing on
catching up on your school work, not wasting time listening to songs.”
“Dad, I—” Penn started to say, but the
Congressman didn’t seem at all interested.
“Not now. I’ve got two campaign donors
waiting in the conservatory to meet Ella. I’ve wasted ten minutes looking for
her, so I really don’t have time for your excuses right now.”
As the Congressman took me by the
elbow and led me from the room, I chanced one last glance back at Penn.
He had already turned away.

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Release Day Blitz: “Don’t Fall” by Rachel Schieffelbein {Giveaway + Playlist}

Don’t Fall
Release Date: 2014
Swoon Romance
Summary from Goodreads::
In which a teenage girl endures the over-protective love of her adoptive mother until she falls for a boy who has her wanting to spread her wings, pitched as a contemporary retelling of RAPUNZEL.
Seventeen-year-old Anya leads a very secluded life in a house on the edge of town with her adopted mother. She doesn’t go to school, but instead has a private tutor. Her over-protective mom keeps her so sheltered that she doesn’t even have a best friend. 
But Anya doesn’t seem to mind. She has her books, her photography, and her daydreams, and would do anything to please her mom. Until one day at the library, the only place she’s allowed to go, she takes a picture of a beautiful boy.
Before long she’s lying to her mom, and sneaking out late at night to meet Zander. But Zander wants more than a secret romance. If Anya wants to be with the boy of her dreams, she will have to risk her relationship with the only other person she’s ever cared about.



 
Rachel grew up in a tiny town in Minnesota. She still lives there, with her husband and their four kids. She coaches high school speech and theater, rides Arabian horses, reads as much as she can, and writes stories.


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First of all, thank you so much for having me on your blog! Today I’m going to share some songs from my DON’T FALL playlist.
 
 
At the beginning of the book there are some lyrics from the song Don’t Catch Me by The Gravities. Here are a few of them:
 
Defeat
my plight with your delight.
And
when you shine you shine the brightest,
and
all I can give back is my best.
 
 
I love this song. I love the idea of how someone else’s joy can bring out your own. Anya lives a fairly grey,  joyless life until she meets Zander. He helps to bring out the best in her, and her happiness reflects back on him, too.
 
 
Another song I listened to a lot when I needed some good lovey dovey inspiration was Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You by Lady Antebellum. This song is really beautiful, and romantic, and I hope some of that inspiration shines through in the book.
 
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Release Blitz: “The Luthier’s Apprentice” by Mayra Calvani

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The Luthier’s Apprentice by Mayra Calvani
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840), one of the greatest violinists who ever lived and rumored to have made a pact with the devil, has somehow transferred unique powers to another…

When violinists around the world mysteriously vanish, 16-year-old Emma Braun takes notice. But when her beloved violin teacher disappears… Emma takes charge. With Sherlock Holmes fanatic, not to mention gorgeous Corey Fletcher, Emma discovers a parallel world ruled by an ex-violinist turned evil sorceress who wants to rule the music world on her own terms.




But why are only men violinists captured and not women? What is the connection between Emma’s family, the sorceress, and the infamous Niccolò Paganini?





Emma must unravel the mystery in order to save her teacher from the fatal destiny that awaits him. And undo the curse that torments her family—before evil wins and she becomes the next luthier’s apprentice…


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Mayra Calvani writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults and has authored over a dozen books, some of which have won awards. Her stories, reviews, interviews and articles have appeared on numerous publications such as The Writer, Writer’s Journal, Multicultural Review, and Bloomsbury Review, among many others. When she’s not writing, reading, editing or reviewing, she enjoys walking her dog, traveling, and spending time with her family. Represented by Serendipity Literary.










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Release Tour: “Stay” by Jennifer Silverwood {Giveaway + Excerpt}

Blog Tour for STAY by Jennifer Silverwood
April 28th – May 9th, 2014
4Word Press Publishing and Gliterary Girl are proud to present the release of Jennifer Silverwood’s STAY.  

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Rona believes love is nothing more than a myth, a tale for little girls. Until the immortal ruler of the seas appears from thin air and she is swept into a dark and dangerous affair, turning myth into a grave reality.
Commanded to work as the savior of true love, Rona realizes that love is just an illusion as grandiose as magic and after two thousand years, she is ready to give up. Until the night a human, deep in the underbelly of the city that never sleeps, sees her. She recognizes him instantly, a lost love. Trouble is, he has no memory of her.
Tasked with mending a relationship between the love she lost thousands of years ago and another woman, Rona will have to learn what it means to be human all over again when past and present collide.
Can love transcend time or will Rona be forced to roam the earth alone, forever?

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Everyone has to begin somewhere. I began my journey to becoming an author long before I published anything. Storytelling was something I did every night before bed with my father. We would create such wonderful tales together, far better than anything in books. It sprung from our imaginations. My mother ingrained a love for the written world early on. Then my grandpa gave me his first typewriter when I was in elementary school. You can guess the rest.
But it was many years later, after dabbling in all the arts, that I realized writing was my greatest passion. I grew up on the far outskirts of the Metroplex of Texas, a busy world of cities within cities. It’s easy to get lost in a place like this. Some might argue that Dallas is the “New York” of the south and I might agree. Rather than worry about being a little fish in a big pond, however, I made up my mind long ago to follow my dreams. The funny thing about dreams is they have a tendency to come to life in unexpected ways.
My best friends were my twin next-door neighbors. (Inspiration for the three main ladies in Silver Hollow) We made up our own little book club, complete with readings and brainstorming sessions. I loved reading to them and they loved “the story,” as we dubbed whatever project we were working on. As we grew up and went on to different careers and schools, and I tried three different universities. Needless to say, college didn’t pan out well for me. So I did the next sensible thing and decided to write “for real.”
By day I am personal assistant and simple childcare worker at the local Learning Center for preschoolers. But by night, I moonlight as an independently published author of Young/New Adult and fantasy novels. My hope is that you enjoy my books and are encouraged to follow your dreams as well.

Exclusive Excerpt!

I tensed when he came to stand behind me. His chin brushed my shoulder as he
leaned over and guided my hand in the proper movements. I wanted to shout at him, “Is that necessary?” but held my tongue. I could not help being unnerved by him. The metal lid rattled a bit because of my flustered and unsteady grip.
A glance over my shoulder revealed his eyes fixed not on the lid, but my face. And most startling of all, the same draw I felt for him was reflected in his wonderment.
“Orona,” he whispered, swallowed and perked up as the songs switched on the
stereo again. “Do you want me to show you how we dance?”
I fought the urge to grip that metal handle even more tightly, to run and snatch my
cloak and rush to Lissa’s aid as quickly as possible. I knew this was dangerous territory.
But thus far I had been flying blindly and was still unconvinced this man was not Seid in human disguise. So I grinned as he pulled me away waiting for my reply. He knew I had already given it, just as I knew I could never say no to him.
We stood as we had before, with his hand on my waist and our fingers clasped
together, up and away from our bodies. I clutched the square muscle of his shoulder and followed as he stepped back, then led me side to side.
Something strange filled and broke through my defenses, unbidden. A flurry of
sweet thrills laced up and down my spine as we danced. It was like floating on water once I caught the rhythm in the steps, as I learned to follow his silent cues. The words were out of my mouth before I could rein them in. “How did you learn to dance like this?”
His coppery skin flushed that unfortunately familiar shade of rust. I had only seen
it once or twice, before Seid revealed his true nature to me.
He skipped a step and nearly stumbled as he formulated his answer. “It’s really
embarrassing actually. But I had a crush on this girl back in high school. She used to
come to my uncle’s club with her folks on weekends and she knew how to dance. So…”
He shrugged and looked over my shoulder, anywhere he did not have to see my reaction.
My skin boiled at the thought of another girl in his arms. “You learned for her?”
Stop it! He does not belong to you!
“My aunt taught me,” he confessed. When he smiled I saw the almost perfect
rows of white teeth. “When my cousin caught me practicing with a door and laughed, I punched him in the face. But in the end, I got the girl.”
Through our bond I saw flashes and images of a honey-skinned, brown-eyed girl
against the lights of the club, dancing in his arms. I could feel his pride in that moment and felt inexplicably sour because of it.
His smile died when he noticed the tension in my steps and chuckled. “Guess you
had to be there to laugh. Thanks for not calling me a dork and laughing in my face.”
I forced a smile but was unable to block the memory of that girl, or of the way he
felt about Lissa.
His blue eyes narrowed intently on me. He bowed his head then and frowned at
our feet. I bit my lip, wondering how I was going to explain the whole supernatural grace thing.
“You’re freakishly good at this, babe,” he said with raised eyebrows. “You pull
my leg earlier or something? Here I was thinking you only knew that sexy ethnic dance.”
He winked and then it was my turn to blush.
At the same moment, his hand shifted slightly higher against my waist and
prickles of pleasure darted to my lower abdomen. Fresh air was suddenly in short supply and I had the strangest feeling I was falling past the point of no return and powerless to stop it. Tripping over my feet on purpose, I feigned a fall in order to push him away.
“Gotcha!” he gasped and then laughed as our foreheads knocked together.
Instead of escaping the human’s grasp, I found myself in an even more
compromising position, with our chests pressed together. Suddenly everything was
entirely too much and too real: the way his lips parted to take in badly needed oxygen, how perfectly our hips fit into place, despite our different heights, and how the feel of another human’s skin made mine come thrillingly alive.
His pale blue eyes clouded just like Seid’s did when he was about to kiss me. What terrified me wasn’t his resemblance to my former love, however, but the fact I was
going to let him. Two thousand years spent hating the one who had cursed me and I was about to give in, just like he had wanted all along

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Cover Reveal: “Set Me Free” Melissa Pearl

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Release Day May 18th!

Hunted by a crooked FBI agent who killed her parents, Lucy has taken on one disguise after the next.
But Zach knows exactly who she is and in spite of mounting evidence indicating her guilt in her parents’ death, he knows she’s innocent.


Convinced that it’s time to put her years on the run behind her, Zach and Lucy vow to fight back, clear her name, and take down the real killer.


With support from Zach’s loyal friends and his uncle, an investigative reporter, they set out on a dangerous mission hoping that the truth…will set them free.

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Lucy Tate is on the run. After witnessing the brutal murder of her parents, she’s spent five years in hiding — taking on different personas and faking her way through life. The authorities can’t be trusted, so she remains in the shadows, always one beat ahead of the man who is forever hunting her. That is, until she meets Zach Schultz, a senior at Monte Vista High and the one guy she can’t bear to leave. Suddenly her natural instincts to lie, steal, and run are overshadowed by something else…the desire to stay. It’s her
one shot at a normal life.

Curious by nature, Zach is immediately drawn to the new girl at school. How can a person look both confident and vulnerable all in the same moment? Determined to learn more about her, he tries to get close, but is thrown into a world of lies and confusion. The only thing that becomes apparent is that discovering the truth may get him killed.




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Melissa Pearl was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but has spent much of her life abroad, living in countries such as Jordan, Cyprus and Pakistan… not to mention a nine month road trip around North America with her husband. “Best. Year. Ever!!” She now lives in China with her husband and two sons. She is a trained elementary teacher, but writing is her passion. Since becoming a full time mother she has had the opportunity to pursue this dream and her debut novel hit the internet in November 2011. 

Since then she has continued to produce a steady stream of books. Recently she signed with Evatopia Press and her first Evatopia book is coming out in February 2014 – True Colors, The Masks Series #1. She is very excited to be trying out new things this year while continuing to publish under her own name as well. She has six books planned for 2014 and is excited about writing each and every one of them.

“I am passionate about writing. It stirs a fire in my soul that I never knew I had. I want to be the best writer I can possibly be and transport my readers into another world where they can laugh, cry and fall in love.”





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Release Day Blitz: "Stay" by Jennifer Silverwood {$0.99 One Day Only!}

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Stay-final.v5.14Word Press is releasing it’s first title

Stay

by, Jennifer Silverwood

AVAILABLE Tuesday APRIL 29, 2014

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Rona believes love is nothing more than a myth, a tale for little girls. Until the immortal ruler of the seas appears from thin air and she is swept into a dark and dangerous affair; turning myth into a dark reality.
Ordained a savior of true love, Rona realizes that love is just an illusion as grandiose as magic and after two-thousand years she is ready to give up. Until the night she is seen by a human, deep in the underbelly of the city that never sleeps. She recognizes him instantly, a lost love. Trouble is, he has no memory of her.
Tasked with saving this man’s relationship with another woman, Rona must to learn what it means to be human all over again when past and present come full circle.
Does love transcend time or will Rona be forced to roam the earth alone, forever?

jennifer04 Retouched croppedEveryone has to begin somewhere. I began my journey to becoming an author long before I published anything. Storytelling was something I did every night before bed with my father. We would create such wonderful tales together, far better than anything in books. It sprung from our imaginations. My mother ingrained a love for the written world early on. Then my grandpa gave me his first type writer when I was in elementary school. You can guess the rest.
But it was many years later, after dabbling in all the arts, that I realized writing was my greatest passion. I grew up on the far outskirts of the Metroplex of Texas, a busy world of cities within cities. It’s easy to get lost in a place like this. Some might argue that Dallas is the “New York” of the south and I might agree. Rather than worry about being a little fish in a big pond, however, I made up my mind long ago to follow my dreams. The funny thing about dreams is they have a tendency to come to life in unexpected ways.
My best friends were my twin next door neighbors. (Inspiration for the three main ladies in Silver Hollow) We made up our own little book club, complete with readings and brainstorming sessions. I loved reading to them and they loved “the story,” as we dubbed whatever project we were working on. As we grew up and went on to different careers and schools, and I tried three different universities. Needless to say, college didn’t pan out well for me. So I did the next sensible thing and decided to write “for real.”
By day I am personal assistant and simple childcare worker at the local Learning Center for preschoolers. But by night, I moonlight as an independently published author of Young/New Adult and fantasy novels. My hope is that you enjoy my books and are encouraged to follow your dreams as well.

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Spotlight: “Prime Deception” by Carys Jones {releases Monday 7th April!}

 
When Lorna Thomas is found dead in her car everyone believes she killed herself. But the day after her death Lorna was set to sell a scandalous story to one of Britain’s biggest tabloid papers. For six months she had been the Deputy Prime Minister’s mistress.

 
Will Lorna’s secret die with her? While her family try to move on and come to terms with her death one person refuses to believe that Lorna killed herself. Her twin sister, Laurie is convinced that Lorna was murdered and she’ll stop at nothing to prove it, even if that means teaming up the very man her sister had been having an affair with…
 

Release Day! (Monday)
A note from Carys Jones…
 
Today sees the release of my third novel, Prime Deception and rather than be giddy with excitement I’m nervous, terrified even.
I keep wondering what people will make of the story. Will they love it or hate it? The most important thing for me is that readers enjoy my books. Ideally, I’d want the reader to love the story and enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
I’m also too shy to really promote myself. I’m from a very traditionally British family and we celebrate success with a quick hug and a cup of tea, nothing more.
I am spending today with just my dog, Rollo for company. We’ll go on our usual walk through the woods and to him it’s just a typical day, whilst I nervously fret over how the book will be received. But there’s something comforting about his lack of knowledge. He reminds me that no matter what, life goes on. If everyone hates the book and pull it apart he will still want to sit on my lap in the evening while we watch Being Human.
As a story, Prime Deception is hopefully an exciting read. It was born out of an idea I had some years ago, probably around the time of the last British general election. I don’t follow politics, at all. In fact, I find it all rather boring. So much so that I got thinking about what would make the whole political world more appealing to me and nothing piques my interest more than a delicious scandal! And so out of that, the story was born.
My main wish is that people enjoy reading it. So today, as it gets downloaded to kindles, i-pads and e-readers I hope everyone is able to get lost in the story. And if they care to spare a thought for me, I’ll be either in the woods with Rollo or celebrating with a cup of tea, and if the first reviews are good I might even push the boat out and have a biscuit or two!
 
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Despite dealing in the pain of others, John Quinn knew little of suffering. He had closed
himself off from a great number of emotions to help him deal with his line of work more
efficiently. Mourning and grief were foreign concepts to him. To John, a death was nothing
more than an obituary to write and potentially a story ,depending on the circumstances. But
he knew that it wasn’t healthy for this young, beautiful woman to be dwelling on the demise
of her twin sister.
‘I’m afraid that I don’t have answers for you.’ He picked up his Dictaphone and went to
return it to his bag when Laurie reached across and grabbed his wrist, her eyes pleading.
‘Please,’ she begged. ‘Please, tell me how she was when you met her, that night in the club.’
John sighed and dropped the Dictaphone and reluctantly allowed his mind to wander back to
the night in question.
‘Honestly, she was a mess.’ He saw immediately that it wasn’t the answer which Laurie
wanted but it was the one she needed to hear. ‘She was out with some other interns, blind
drunk by the time we got talking. She was all over the place in more ways than one. Kept
going on about some guy who had broken her heart.’ John hesitated before carrying on,
unsure if Laurie wanted to hear more, but he took her silence as a signal to proceed.
‘I mean, being out, you get used to seeing girls who are a mess like that. I just assumed she
was cut up about a boyfriend, and I won’t lie, I’m the sort of guy who would take advantage
of that. So I talked with her for a bit, asked questions, and then she dropped the bombshell
about who the guy was.’
Laurie’s composure was stoic at this.
‘Can you at least give me that? Can you confirm who the guy was?’ John asked, wanting to
walk away with something, but Laurie merely shook her head in refusal.
‘You want answers, well so do I!’ he said angrily, his desire for the story getting the better of
him.
‘No, you want to write a sordid story. I want to find out why my twin sister died when she
was only twenty two!’ Laurie spat each word out with an angry venom which surprised John
into submission.
‘Fine. Your sister suddenly became a potential story. I gave her my card, told her the paper
would be willing to pay big, that sort of thing. She seemed so drunk I doubted that she’d
taken any of it in. To her credit, she seemed pretty horrified when I told her I was a journalist,
and swore she didn’t want to sell her story. Then a few months later, she called. They always
do.’
It saddened Laurie to imagine her sister selling herself out like that.
‘How did she seem when she called?’
‘Down, really down. Most women, when they do a kiss and tell, have a lot of spite and
resentment, but Lorna just seemed … sad.’
‘And that didn’t strike you as odd?’ Laurie challenged, anger rising in her voice once more.
‘Look, it’s not my job to be a counsellor,’ John reasoned to her. ‘I merely relay events which
have already unfolded. Don’t shoot the messenger.’
Laurie was quiet for a moment, mulling things over. When she spoke, her voice trembled
slightly, as though she were fearful of the truth she was uncovering.
‘Did you tell anyone else, about Lorna?’
‘And have someone try and steal the story?’ John scoffed. ‘No, I did not. Did she tell you?’
‘Yeah, we spoke about it. She said she didn’t want to do it, but that she couldn’t turn the
money down.’
‘One thing I’ve learnt is that everyone has their price,’ John stated nonchalantly as though
he were remarking on the state of the weather. ‘So she didn’t want to do it, but she was going
ahead with it anyway. A story which could potentially destroy a very powerful man and her
own reputation?’
‘Yeah.’ Laurie shifted uncomfortably in her chair.
‘Either, you have all the answers you seek, and your sister did kill herself,’ John paused
before delivering the second part of his conclusion, wanting to ensure that he had Laurie’s
complete undivided attention. ‘Or, she was involved with a very powerful man who found out
what she was going to do.’
‘No, I told him about it and he said he had no idea.’
‘He would say that, wouldn’t he?’
Laurie felt an icy blast whip around her frame and then sweep beneath her clothes, chilling
her to the bone as she processed what the journalist was implying.
‘You seem like a smart girl,’ John continued. ‘I suggest you forget all about this little
investigation you’ve been conducting and go back home. Losing your sister is an awful
tragedy, don’t let things get any worse.’
 

Carys Jones loves nothing more than to write and create stories which ignite the reader’s imagination. Based in Shropshire, England, Carys lives with her husband, two guinea pigs and her adored canine companion Rollo.

When she’s not writing, Carys likes to indulge her inner geek by watching science- fiction films or playing video games.

She lists John Green, Jodi Picoult and Virginia Andrews as her favorite authors and draws inspiration for her own work from anything and everything.

To Carys, there is no greater feeling then when you lose yourself in a great story and it is that feeling of ultimate escapism which she tries to bring to her books.

 
 
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Blitz Tour: “Finding Narragansett” by Shane Morgan {+Giveaway!}




Title: Finding Narragansett 

Author: Shane Morgan
Genre: New Adult – Contemporary 
Release Date: December 30st, 2013
Other Books by Author: Impossibly Love,  Unresisting
Published by: TSW Books

Purchase: Amazon





For years, Julian has kept her emotional struggle a secret from her mother. Now at twenty-one, she’s still unsure whether she should once and for all learn about the family that didn’t accept her, or continue living her life with the emptiness in her heart. 
Jules finally makes the decision to return to Narragansett, Rhode Island after 10 years, upon hearing the news of her father’s death. It’s supposed to be an ‘in and out’ trip—make peace with her heart, then return to Manhattan immediately. Only, she has no idea just what her deceased father has in store for her. 
Several obstacles continue to prolong her stay, and over time, Jules finds herself starting to trust the family that had denied her in the past. 
But just as she starts to discover the other side that was missing, Julian gets entangled in a web of lies and unexpectedly finds romance amidst it all.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shane Morgan is a writer of Young Adult and Adult fiction.She enjoys contemporary, fantasy, romance, and horror. Her belief is that imaginations can never be too wild. If you’re thinking it then the story is already written inside your head. It’s simply time to share it with the rest of the world.




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Release Day Blitz: “Deadly to Promise {Elemental Killers #2) by Mia Hoddell

Deadly to Promise (Elemental Killers #2)
by Mia Hoddell

Genre: YA/Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy

Blurb:

A broken promise is all it takes.

Becoming an E.K isn’t a choice for Serena – it’s a necessity to survive. To destroy the Elementals she has to leave her old life behind. She has to train and follow a strict regime. But with time against her, she has only a few weeks to master the skills Kai spent his whole life perfecting.

The knowledge passed down from her ancestors is crucial to the Elementals demise and the success of their mission. However, the path they must follow is lined with riddles, each more confusing than the next. It doesn’t matter how close to succeeding they get, it’s never enough. The Elementals are one step ahead at every revelation and that can only mean one thing – the E.Ks have a traitor among them.


For one week only, both Deadly to Love and Deadly to Promise are 99c / 77p!


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Excerpt



“Have you ever
been swimming here?” I asked moving my head to watch his reaction as I brought
my feet up out of the water and folded them beside me.


“Yeah, most
summers when I came here. We all used to use it as a way to cool off or just
have some fun in between training.”


“How about
skinny dipping?” I asked my grin growing due to the thoughts running through my
head.


“Why? You want
to try it?” he challenged.


“Only if you go
first,” I laughed but stopped instantly when he removed his shirt and tossed it
behind us. My eyes widened in surprise and I started to regret my words.
“You’re not being serious are you?” I stuttered as he pulled off his shoes,
throwing them over to where his shirt was crumpled.


“You can’t chicken
out now Rea. It was your idea,” he said smiling as he removed each sock,
teasing me as they ended up with the rest of his discarded garments.


I just stared at
him, my lips moving but not making a sound as I tried to find an excuse.


He laughed at
me. “Relax Rea, I’m just teasing you. Well unless you’ve changed your mind. In
that case I’m being deadly serious.” He had a cheeky grin on his face as he
spoke and I pushed him hard, toppling him into the water below.


There was a lot
of splashing but Kai surfaced finally, taking a deep breath as he flicked the
hair out of his eyes. I was clutching my stomach in fits of laughter as I bent
over. The shock on his face was priceless.


“Oh you are so
dead Rea, so, so dead,” he said, his voice ragged as the cold water and shock
affected his half naked body. I just continued to laugh as he floated in front
of me, his head bobbing up and down in a comical way.

Deadly to Love (Elemental Killers #1)
by Mia Hoddell

Genre: YA/Romance/Paranormal/Fantasy
ASIN: B00BDQ3QGA
ISBN: 978-1-291-41025-9

Blurb

The world is dangerous – but love will kill you.
Little did Serena Jackson know that one simple, flirty remark to an anonymous guy online would lead to her world being changed forever.

She doesn’t know him, but inexplicably, is drawn. She knows it is wrong but she agrees to meet.

His real name is Kai. He is beautiful. And immediately Serena feels herself blindly falling for him even though she senses a lie. She knows he is hiding something and it terrifies her.

What she doesn’t realise is that her entire life has been built on secrets and lies. The people she loved left her in the dark for a reason.

She trusted them. She trusts Kai. But as he pulls her straight into the heart of the danger the lies and deadly secrets are revealed. They overwhelm her, and the person she once was no longer exists as she is thrown into a ruthless world of elemental forces. The price of truth is her life—and now the world wants her dead.


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Praise:



“I couldn’t put it down. So I finished it last night and all I can say is WOW! This book was amazing and different.” Brianna (Book Blogger)

“I loved how the author took a different approach to writing a love story in modern times with the paranormal element present. I thought it was absolutely wonderful and refreshing. Marvelous!” Kathy H (Amazon Reviewer)

“In the end I had fallen in love with this story…completely untraditional it was a very original idea, not to mention modern. This story had such a good plot and the story structure was sound.” Kacii – The Kooky Bookworm (Book Blogger)



About the Author

Mia Hoddell lives in the UK with her family and two cats. She spends most of her time writing or reading and loves anything paranormal. Mia always had a love of writing but never reading. She was more interested in sports and hated sitting still – despite getting three poems published before the age of sixteen. Finally though, she found some novels that captured her interest and developed a love of reading which is now one of her favourite hobbies.

Mia began with poems before moving on to short stories. Although she enjoyed this, Mia found she had too much to tell with too little space, so later on she created her first series ‘The Wanderer Trilogy’ and from there other ideas have emerged. With a total of nine books planned at this moment, she is busy working on her second series ‘Elemental Killers’ before moving onto the next idea on her ever growing list.

Links: 
Blog |Twitter@MiaHoddell | Facebook Page |Goodreads | Amazon Author Page

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Release Day Blitz: “Effortless With You” by Lizzy Charles + Giveaway!

Title: Effortless With You
Author:  Lizzy
Charles
Release Date: 11/05/13
Published by: Swoon Romance


Summary from Goodreads: 

School is
out and Lucy is ready for the perfect summer: lazy days at the pool,
invitations to the most exclusive parties, and romantic dates with her hot new
boyfriend. That is, until she lands in trouble one too many times and her
parents issue the ultimate punishment: a summer job. Suddenly, the summer can’t
end fast enough.

To make matters worse, the job is painting houses with Justin, the most
popular, egotistical guy in school. Spending all summer with Justin might be
other girls’ dreams, but definitely not Lucy’s. After all, Justin is cocky,
annoying, and a jerk. So what if he’s the most beautiful jerk Lucy’s ever seen?
Or that his grin makes her forget she’s mad at the world? Or that maybe, just
maybe, there’s more to Justin than Lucy realizes. Only one thing is certain: it
won’t be the summer she wanted, but it might be exactly the one she needs.

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About the Author


When Lizzy Charles isn’t scrambling to raise her two spunky
toddlers or caring for premature and sick babies as a neonatal intensive care
nurse, she’s in a quiet corner writing or snuggled up with a novel and a few
squares of dark chocolate. Black tea keeps her constant and she loves
guacamole. She married her high school sweet heart, a heart-melting musician,
so it’s no surprise she’s fallen in love with writing contemporary YA romance
novels.

Author Links:
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2 signed print book
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“Tethered” by Brandi Leigh Hall Release Day Blitz

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Title: Tethered

Author: Brandi Leigh Hall
 


Genre: New Adult/Upper Young Adult Urban Fantasy




 

 

 


What if the life you were born into, was never really yours to begin with?

 
I’ve never felt normal in my own skin. Like an oversized pair of UGG boots, nothing about my life fits the way it should. At least, not the way I’d like it to. I was born a Witch, with an ability I despise. And I’d do anything to give it back. But how do you return a “gift” that came with no card? I learned long ago—visions are one thing—you can never send back.

For six years, I’ve been an in-the-closet Seer, desperate to escape the murderous vision that ruined my childhood, and the Wiccan family I tore apart in the process. But I can no longer deny who I am.

Something terrible awaits those I love. Something big.

I’ve only seen bits and pieces, but I know I’m meant to move back home to save them. And who’s the tall, dark and delicious mystery guy in this vision with my family? He kisses me with more tenderness than I’ve ever known, yet I can’t tell how he makes me feel. Are we in love, or is it just a physical thing?


All I know is, I have to meet him. And I have to protect my family.

No more hiding from the truth. The time has come to face the ones I left behind. It’s time my visions of the future—go head-on—with the demons from my past.


 


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About Brandi Leigh Hall




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Brandi lives in central Pennsylvania with her fur-ball cats (Onyx and Klepto), where she spends most of her time attached to her laptops, reading books, appeasing her sweet tooth, and watching TV for motivation.


 


Growing up in a haunted house inspired Brandi’s fascination with the paranormal, so it only made sense
that she’d write Urban Fantasy books for both teens and adults.

Brandi hasn’t been lucky enough to meet her soul mate (yet), so she writes paranormal tales of those who have.
Her stories combine magical elements with real-life issues, strong female characters, semi-old fashioned men and family values, woven together and told from an emotional, first-person perspective. She enjoys writing sweet stories that teach girls it’s okay to speak your mind and be independent, career-driven, and not worry about fitting in to society’s mold.

 In addition to the BirthRight Novels, she also has four additional adventures she’ll be writing over the next few years, so stay-tuned.

You can follow Brandi at:

http://www.BrandiHall.net

http://www.facebook.com/BrandiLeighHall


http://www.twitter.com/BrandiLeighHall





http://www.pinterest.com/BrandiLeighHall

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