The Countdown Has Begun!

True Colors comes out THIS SUNDAY! Squee!!!
I'm so super excited to be releasing this book. I've been having so much fun prepping for this big release party. There are going to be a bunch of authors participating, fun games to play and plenty of giveaways. If you haven't joined in yet, please click the link below. We'd love to have you be a part of this celebration! I've already started posting excerpts and tidbits about the book!

TRUE COLORS MASQUERADE BALL!

The True Colors Pre-Release Blog Tour has begun. If you'd like to check out the schedule to read reviews, interviews, guest posts and enter giveaways, you can click the link below.

TRUE COLORS BLOG TOUR!

I'd like to take a moment to thank Len Phelps who has been helping me out while my PA was away. Len - you are pure gold. Thank you so much for all your hard work. It's meant so much to work with someone so willing and efficient. xxx

Thank you to everyone for your support of my writing. It's great having you along for the ride and I am so looking forward to sharing some more of my work with you on February 16th!!

BEYOND Release Day Post!

BEYOND

(A Betwixt Novella #1.5) (Betwixt Series)

Book Description:

Have you ever been so in love with someone, but not had the courage to tell them?

Nicole Tepper is that girl. She loves her boyfriend Dale, but fearing rejection, keeps her feelings buried deep. She can’t even let on how heartbroken she is when Dale begins applying for colleges thousands of miles away from her; never even whispering a word about how much she wishes he would stay close.

But, when Dale is rejected from Colombia University in NYC, due to a police report that follows him wherever he goes, Nicole soon discovers that love can drive her to do things she never thought possible.

There's more than one way to say, I love you and Nicole Tepper is about to prove to Dale that she loves him beyond all common sense.

Add BEYOND to your Goodreads TBR List

Cover Designs By: Eden Crane Design

Edited By: Allison from Potter's Copy Editing Services 

Purchase Links:

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AUTHOR BIO:

“I used to be a full time teacher (11-13 year olds) then I became a full time mother. During that time I also found my passion for writing. Over the last ten years I have been studying the craft and putting myself out there.

My first trilogy came out in November, 2011. It has been a wild ride swimming in this indie river and I have loved so much of it. I have learned so many amazing things and met so many great people. It has totally solidified the fact I want to be a writer for as long as I possibly can!

I now have five books published and am working on a new YA Fantasy trilogy for 2013. I am having so much fun with it and can't wait to share it with everybody.

I am from New Zealand, but am currently living in China with my husband and two sons. It has been a culture shock, but it's pretty cool living in such a different country.” ~Melissa Pearl

AUTHOR SOCIAL LINKS:

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Blogs: Melissa Pearl  and YAlicious

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Release Day! INFINITY by: Holly Zitting!

RELEASE DAY!

Infinity

By: Holly Zitting

Blurb:

Emma wakes up to a world full of strangers and no knowledge of magic. The last three years of her life forgotten. She is forced to come to grips with her destiny all over again. Facing trials that make Asher’s blade seem like a happy memory. Cannon returns to capture Emma’s powers and her heart, by force, if necessary. Peter remains one step away from death with Gwendolyn by his side. Emma still has choices to make; will it be her first love James or Simon the one that risked it all to save her? Will Emma finally accept her role as the Amulet or will she walk away from magic forever?

Book Link:

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Purchase Links:

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Author Bio:

“I have been writing as long as I can remember. I have been writing in the wee hours when my 6 kids were all babies. With my last one I was inspired by the Red Rock Mountains in Southern Utah. I started writing and my 12 year old (at the time) found it. She wrote on the bottom FINISH IT!!! Every day I would write more and she would repeat it.

It became The Amulet.

I am currently living and loving Oregon. I have 6 kids and a wonderful husband of 16 years (almost).

I hope you will love my stories as much as I do.” ~Holly Zitting

Author Stalker Links:

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The Amulet Blog / GoodreadsAuthor 

NEW RELEASE: Thundering Luv! by LM Preston

 LM Preston's Summer Romance THUNDERING LUV!

Release Date: June 1st, 2013

Format: Ebook Only Release, but will be part of a print book in 2014 that includes 3 short YA Summer Romances by LM Preston to include (Flutter Of Luv, Thundering Luv, and Double Trouble Luv)

Publisher: Phenomenal One Press

Blurb:

Jewel has always been able to get the guy she wanted. The starting jock on the football team, the team captain on the basketball team, and the lead swimmer on the swim team. Problem is, she didn't find them the least bit exciting. Was she cold or a she-wolf for guys? Colin thought so, and he'd do anything to bring her down a peg or two. When these two collide on the sandy beach during their mixed up summer vacation, sparks fly, making this a summer neither will forget.

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NEW RELEASE - Whispers of Razari by Cindy C. Bennet and Jeffrey Moore

Whispers of Razari by Cindy C. Bennett and Jeffrey Moore

Blurb:

When sixteen year old Olivia Adams wakes from a horrible car accident that killed her parents, she knows she’s something different. Olivia died, and now the soul inhabiting her body needs to find out who - and what - she is. A glimpse of a world called Razari burning is the only clue to her previous existence—a tragic memory, sparking events that endanger the people helping her.

Jacobi McKenzie has lived in Crescent, Montana for more years than he can remember, even though he's only seventeen. He's been waiting, but for what he isn't sure. Jacobi recognizes Olivia for what she is before she's even aware of it herself and the effect she has on him threatens to expose his true identity--a thing he’s worked hard to conceal.

They come together in an explosion of emotion that neither of them is supposed to feel. As Jacobi fights for Olivia's life, protecting her from those who would use her for their own selfish purposes, together they unravel the mystery surrounding the destruction of their race.

Sales links:

https://www.createspace.com/4337730

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/329991 ISBN 9781301306619

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DMTGT24

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940016799902

Excerpt:

The smell of blood, iodine, peppermint, and ammonia blending with sweat is my first sense of awareness. These are scents I recognize. A dozen other foreign smells seem to be a mix of different elements. If I could concentrate and study the odors, I’m certain I’d be able to break them down into their base elements, but the noise is too distracting. I’m not as good with sound as I am with smell. I can make out several distinct voices and artificial sounds that are probably machines. If I could open my eyes, I’d be able to connect the noises with the smells. I think my eyes are fastened shut.

Slowly, I begin to explore the body of the host I’m in. I come upon damaged areas that cause intense pain and I quickly retreat from these areas. The body is broken in several places. I sense voices come from those repairing the host body. A name comes to me: Olivia. With effort, I crack open my eyes. Gauzy images of people work on me. A tall man has his hands in Olivia’s body and he speaks softly, as if afraid of startling anyone. I retreat and turn to exploring Olivia’s memories.

Reliving Olivia’s life from her earliest memory is instinctual for me. I think I’ve existed for a long time. Parasite. I find the word while searching through Olivia’s memories—a parasite is what these people would think of me if they knew what I was. But a parasite by definition lives in or on a host and steals everything, giving nothing in return. I’m not really like that. I entered Olivia shortly after her soul departed. Her body’s not the ideal place for me to be, being only sixteen earth years old and badly broken, but I was drawn to her. What made me choose her? I can’t remember. Typically I acquire a host much younger and definitely less broken—at least, that feels like the thing I’d do.

As I’m learning about Olivia, her culture, and the society in which she lives, it sparks the knowledge that I don’t remember where I came from. I know I’m not human, and I know what I need to do to exist in Olivia, but why I’m here eludes me. With that comes the idea that my kind only moves to a different world as a last resort, so I figure something terrible must have happened not only to me—or actually my former host—but the world from which I came.

Cindy C Bennett

Bennett is the YA author of several books. She lives in Utah with her husband and two daughters. Both of her sons have married, giving her two more daughters (in-law). She loves gooey cookies, dark chocolate, and cheese popcorn. She hates housework and cooking, and has no plans to become a domestic goddess. She occasionally co-hosts a geek podcast with her son, called Geek Revolution Radio. Her favorite pastime is riding her Harley.

Find more about Cindy at www.cindycbennett.com

Geek Revolution Radio www.geekrevolutionradio.com

Jeffery Moore

Moore was born in Germany. As a military brat, much of his childhood was spent abroad, growing up in Germany on military installations. He subsequently enlisted in the military and served for ten years as an army pilot. While in the military, he lived in Italy and South Korea and deployed to many European countries. He has traveled to Australia, Japan, Singapore and most European countries. His experiences and contact with many different cultures helps form some of the elements in his stories. He currently works for a global IT company and lives in Massachusetts.

Find more about Jeffery and his work at www.jefferyemoore.com

New Release! Wandering by Heather Sutherlin

When you’ve travelled between worlds, there’s nowhere left to go but home.

Rory has never been so cold in her life. But the biting wind only reminds her of another pain that grows more intense with each passing day. Each night Jaron’s beautiful voice sings in her dreams, and each day her footsteps draw her closer to his side. Danger and intrigue at every turn, no distance is too far when you’re returning for true love.

Rin has spent the last five years searching for Rory across two worlds. Now a series of visions have him convinced he’s growing closer to finding her. But when Rory slips through another portal, taking his visions with her, he finds himself back at square one. To find her now he’ll need the help of an old friend and a little otherworldly magic.  This time he intends to bring The Wanderer home for good.

Wandering

Available on Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and iTunes

June 25^th, 2013

Links for purchase:

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An Excerpt from Wandering:

      Sometimes I think I've seen her face more times than my own.

 Tonight she stands on top of a snow- covered mountain with the wind in her hair.  Her eyes crinkle at the corners as she squints into the distance. She shifts her stance, leaning, her body reaching forward and I can almost feel the racing of her heart as the wind billows around her, lifting her cloak and whipping her hair into her eyes. It reminds her of something she once felt, something powerful.  Blood pounds in my ears and for a moment we are connected, The Wanderer and I. Her pain, her longing, they choke me. She holds her breath as the wind grows stronger. It pushes against her so that her footing slips. I want to shout to her, warn her that she might fall, but I can almost hear her thoughts. She hopes it will carry her away. To bring her back.  

The wind whips around her, swirling ice and snow at her feet and she begins to cry. Her tears freeze as they slide down her cheeks.  She doesn’t cry from fear or pain.  Not even the bitter, endless cold could cause her tears.  No, she cries because it is only the wind.

***

 I woke up, panting, covered in sweat.  Turning over, I clenched my eyes shut in a desperate attempt to bring the images back into focus. 

“It’s no use,” I groaned.  I knew it wouldn't work.  It never did.  She was gone.  That one little glimpse was all I would get –for now.

The visions began the very day we returned home from Rutahn, the world beyond the portal. I fell asleep on my aunt’s couch and probably hadn’t even started snoring when her face filled my mind. She was lying in the corner of a little hut, bundled in blankets and furs. I remember how she shivered, like she was trying to shake off her own skin. Her cheeks were flushed a bright red and she gasped for air, tossing in her makeshift little bed. An arm with skin the color of caramel reached toward her and wiped her face with a wet cloth. That’s when I realized she was sick. I woke up in a panic, my heart racing. I had fallen asleep afraid she might be dead and now instead of feeling relieved that she was alive, I was more afraid than ever. We still didn’t know where Rory was, but now I knew she was very sick. I worried incessantly about her after that. I dreamed of her nearly every night, gathering bits and pieces of information, clues as to where she might be.  After that, the dreams gradually increased in frequency, and then grew more intense.  Now, instead of just seeing Rory, I could feel a little of her thoughts, her emotions.  Most of the time it was a relief.  I saw her safe. I watched her grow strong again. I even saw her smile once or twice. 

Then, there were nights like this one.  Nights where I could sense her terror, her despair, the aching loneliness or desperate longing for those she had lost. I would lie there helpless, watching her cry deep, heart wrenching sobs and I would wake up with my pillow wet, my face covered in sympathetic tears. Those were the nights that weighed on me.  Visions like this one often forced me out of bed and back into my research. It was impossible to sleep knowing she was out there somewhere in pain and longing to find a way home. That’s why I keep searching. For five endless years I’ve searched and I’ll keep searching until I find her and bring the Wanderer home.

Wandering is the sequel to Seen by Heather Sutherlin.

NEW RELEASE - Bait by K. C. Blake

The YA Indie Author Club is having another great week of releases. This week, we are going to ask you to join us in supporting K.C. Blake. She's as dedicated to writing great stories as any author I've ever met in person or virtually.  

Bait (Order of the Spirit Realm #1) by K.C. Blake

Summary for Bait:

Ghosts, a reaper, and a rock star.

At sixteen Bay-Lee is not your typical girl. She doesn't even try to fit in at school. What's the point when she'll be moving to a new place within a few months?

She's lived her whole life on the run, hiding from monsters.

Then a reaper uses her closet to cross over from the Spirit Realm. It has a message for her. Just when she's about to join her father at his school for hunters she finds out they are dying on their birthdays. Something is killing them, slipping past locked doors, never leaving a trace of evidence, and her birthday is only two months away.

Becoming a hunter isn't exactly her dream come true. She's doing it for her mother, for revenge, for justice. Nothing is going to get in her way, least of all love. Then she looks up into a pair of jungle green eyes and everything changes.

Author Bio:

 

Born and raised in sunny California, K.C. Blake fell in love with books at a young age and decided to pursue writing as a career.  Her favorite authors include Stephen King, John Saul, Cassandra Clare, J.K. Rowling, and Carrie Jones.  In her spare time she enjoys shopping (and when I say shopping I mean go to the mall early in the day, eat lunch, and then keep going until you don't have any strength left), reading great books, taking care of animals (she lives on a farm), and searching for creative ideas to improve her home.  A former writer for Harlequin, she now publishes her books her way and loves every second of it.  Okay, she's a bit of a control freak.

Bait links:

Amazon link:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CJ182E4

Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CJ182E4

B&N link:  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bait-kc-blake/1115218705?ean=2940044497689

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/252449

(also available in print)

K.C. Blake's Social Links:

Blog:  http://kasi-kcblake.blogspot.com

Goodreads:  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4809417.K_C_Blake

Goodreads Book Club Discussion on Bait:  http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/102756-order-of-the-spirit-realm

Facebook Fan Page:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/K-C-Blakes-Author-Page/246146215412824

Twitter:  @kasiblake

Jumping Through Time with Jeff LaFerney

I met Jeff LaFerney a couple of years ago when I was first starting out on my indie author journey. He has been a great support and become a good friend, so when he told me about his latest release, I had to invite Jeff to my blog so he could tell us a little about his latest book, Jumper.

Thanks so much for visiting, Jeff. It's so awesome to have you.

First here's a little info about his latest book, Jumper...

After spending three years in jail and others completely alone, twenty-four-year-old Cole Flint discovers an amazing ability—he can time-travel and teleport. He’s a jumper. So what should the motorcycle-riding, cage-fighting tough guy do? He should protect an innocent eighteen-year-old girl who happens to be in possession of the Staff of Moses. Following the direction of a trio of angels who are determined to shake things up in the Middle East, Cole pairs up with Hannah Carpenter and her pet grizzly while he also tries to change his past and learn the mystery of his birth. Curiously, the King of Jordan knows all about Hannah, and he’s determined to gain possession of the staff. He’ll do anything to possess its power, but is it possible that he’s no more than a pawn, manipulated in time along with Cole and Hannah? Jumper is a mysterious roller coaster of action and a time-traveling adventure that will keep readers guessing right to the very last page.

It sounds like such a great read. I have it waiting on my kindle and I can't wait to get into it. You can buy a copy on Amazon.

And now let's hear from the man himself...

What was the hardest part about writing time travel?

Time. Seriously. Time is fairly difficult in all books, but as soon as you start messing with it, it gets all mixed up. I had this somewhat unrealistic desire to follow the “rules” of time travel according to the scientists. When I’d start moaning that what I was writing was impossible, my wife occasionally would remind me that I was writing fiction and that time travel wasn’t real—I could do what I wanted to do. Let me also say this: I had this great idea that if my time traveler took Hannah  Carpenter back in time to hide her, no one could possibly find her. It was a great idea…until I realized that if no one could find her, there would be no more plot. This led to some serious thinking, and the end result is a twist on time travel that I’ve never seen before.

Who's your favourite character in the book and why?

I honestly think that in all of my books, my favorite characters are minor characters. In the book I have one scene with a lady named Lillian Marsh who had an experience with a teleporter and tried to explain it. She made me laugh the whole time I was writing the scene. My other favorite character was a grizzly bear named Teddy. He actually is an important character to the plot, including becoming the final motivation behind Hannah’s conflict with the King of Jordan, but mostly he’s good comic relief.

Did you have an actor in mind that would play your MC?

Cole Flint is super cool. He is tough and fearless. He’s got a great sarcastic wit. He drives an amazingly awesome motorcycle and he jumps and time travels. He also has a soft heart and looks out for the underdog. If I had to pick a character to play him, it would be Mark Wahlberg—a young version.

What is the most enjoyable part of the writing process for you?

It consumes time, but I like the research part the best. I pulled off a brain surgery in Bulletproof after doing extensive research. A brain surgeon suggested I make one change. For Jumper I researched various geographies, time travel, motorcycles, cage fighting, grizzly bears, the coolest trail climb in the Swiss Mountains ever, etc, etc. I research even the smallest details and take pride in the accuracy of my writing.

Do you have any future projects planned?

If all goes according to plan, I’ll write three more time travel books. The next one has been mostly planned and will be my next project. I have the beginning set for my next Clay and Tanner Thomas mystery, so that may be the next book. I’d love to write a book in the first person point of view about my “midget” attorney, Jasper. He’s so much fun that if I can think of a trial that can include a comedy of errors, I’ll love writing that one.

Top 5

1. Favourite author: Harlan Coben

2. Favourite TV show: The Mentalist

3. Favourite ice cream flavor: Orange sherbet

4. Favourite music: Contemporary and Christian rock

5. Favourite hobby (other than writing): Sports (coaching, playing, watching, dreaming)

 I’ve been a language arts teacher and coach for nearly twenty-seven years. I earned my English and teaching degrees from the University of Michigan-Flint and my master's degree in educational leadership from Eastern Michigan University. My wife, Jennifer, and I have been married for twenty-six years. We have two college-aged children, Torey and Teryn. Loving the Rain is my first suspense novel in the Clay and Tanner Thomas series.  The second, Skeleton Key, and the third, Bulletproof, are paranormal mysteries.  Jumper is a time-travel, action/adventure. I love competing at sports, connecting to good books, and creating words that make people laugh.

You can connect with Jeff on the links below. 

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