Monday, April 4, 2016
Book Blitz + #Giveaway: Mistaken Identity by Stephanie Nicole Norris @Stephanienrrs1 @XpressoReads @XpressoTours #XpressoBookTours
Mistaken Identity
Stephanie Nicole Norris
Publication date: March 1st 2016
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense
The only thing Briana and Tiana have in common are their identical looks. For Tiana, life is one challenge after another, but her greatest struggle is sharing a face with the sister she despises. Tired of living in the shadows, she comes up with a plan to finally have everything she ever wanted.
Everything seems to come easy for Briana, including her beautiful children, loving husband and dynamic career. Briana’s charmed life is ripped apart when she wakes up in the hospital with no idea who she is and no memory of her former life. With the help of the handsome stranger who saved her, Briana builds a new life and finds new love, while Tiana won’t rest until Briana has no life at all.
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EXCERPT:
Chris rounded the stairs that led to the first level of his loft and looked out of the peep hole. Sure enough, it was his son’s mother and she looked lit up. He took a deep breath and opened the door.
“Why are you knocking on my door at three o’clock in the morning?”
“Because I need to t-talk,” she stuttered, “to you!”
“No, Sandra, you need to go home. Where is Christopher?” he asked.
“Well, he ain’t gone be at the club with me!” she stated matter-of-factly. “So that was a dumb question.”
Chris sighed, unable to continue the dance they did at his front door. “Go home,” he said, and slammed the door in her face.
“Oh no you didn’t!” he heard her say from the other side of the door.
Boom! Boom! Boom! She beat on the door again and crossed her arms. “I’m not leaving until you talk to me, so you might as well come back to the door. I don’t care if your neighbors call the police. I will stand here until they arrive!”
Tiana pushed past Chris. He reached out and grabbed her arm to stop her.
“Look, this heffa ain’t going away, and I’m about to give her a piece of my mind. She’s ruining our night!”
“Baby, calm down, I got this.”
Tiana huffed. “I can’t tell!”
She pivoted on her heels and went to the kitchen. The banging on the door continued. She shook her head and ran her fingers through her hair. Looking in the cupboard she removed a wine glass and popped the cork on a bottle of Emmolo Merlot that had been sitting on ice since their earlier tryst. She rolled her eyes as she listened to Chris in the front room arguing with his son’s mother. This is the last thing she needed. She sipped from the glass and closed her eyes as the caramelized plum, brown spices and rich fruit flavor oozed down her throat. She took another swig; it was delicious, but what would’ve been better is if she could get back into bed with Chris.
“Enough of this,” she said.
Tiana made her way back to the living room where the couple was still arguing. She cleared her throat and stepped into view, letting her robe open just enough to show off her bare chest and panties. She took another swig of her wine as she watched a look of fury cross the woman’s face. Tiana almost laughed. Chris didn’t look amused, but he wouldn’t dare tell her otherwise.
“Baby, should I go? I don’t want to cause any trouble,” Tiana purred innocently.
Chris gave her a knowing look. He knew that she was aware that their argument had nothing to do with her. Tiana just wanted to make her presence known.
Author Bio:
Stephanie Nicole Norris is an author from Chattanooga Tennessee with a humble beginning. She was raised along with six siblings by her mother, Jessica Ward. Always being a lover of reading from early childhood Stephanie loved to read books by R.L. Stine. With a natural talent for writing Stephanie started her journey in 2010 to bring her stories to life. In 2011 her Debut Novel "Trouble In Paradise" was completed and shortly published in early 2012. Stephanie’s words tell stories of love, drama, deception, suspense, and restoration. She is inspired by the likes of Eric Jerome Dickey, Jackie Collins, Gwynne Forster, and more. She resides in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Cover Reveal + #Giveaway: Sugar & Other Luxuries By: Everly Scott @EvWriting @starange13
Title: Sugar & Other Luxuries
By: Everly Scott
Publication Date: April 5, 2016
Cover Design: Mayhem Cover Creations
Genre: Romance/Humor
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As a recovering perfectionist who hasn’t been on a date in five years, finding love is harder than she thought. Faced with beginning her twenty-sixth year of life insecure and living in Los Angeles where men and women either ignore or insult her curvy existence, Katherine decides to make dating her bitch. She’s not changing her curvy body. She won’t put down the dessert. And she isn’t going to apologize for any of it.
Her first night out ends nothing like she’d planned. When a flirty and rugged New Yorker asks for her phone number, Katherine freezes. She’s ready to give up before heartbreak happens. That is, until she meets a polyamorous, fairy-godmother-wanna-be, Hunter. The self proclaimed Queen of Pleasure coaches Katherine on badass, dating etiquette. Hunter’s first rule? Don’t fall in love. The second rule? Perfection doesn’t exist.
But when a bet with a sexy and sensitive music teacher changes her perspective on the dating game, Katherine learns that breaking badass rule #1 before loving every inch of herself might spell trouble. On the other hand, breaking rules might be exactly what Katherine needs to discover the true power of a woman’s body, the sugary sweetness of indulgence, and whether saying yes to her dream life against the wishes of advice-slinging friends will lead to heartache or harmony.
Everly Scott loves Italian food, yummy candles, and love stories. She recently made the switch from teaching college writing to hogging all of the writing time for herself. But, when she’s not writing, you can find her hanging out on Twitter, Instagram, and her website, or learning how to powerlift, kind of. Eventually.
10 Random Facts About Me:
1. I am the proud owner of Bachelors Degrees in Honors English Literature and Creative Writing and an MFA in Writing.
2. Sunny (and dehydrated) Los Angeles has been my home base since birth. I’ve never lived anywhere else.
3. I love dogs, especially my own fuzzy Shih Tzu baby, but I am not the biggest fan of dog beaches.
4. I am utterly in love with my high school sweetheart. Not in a creepy, still crushing on him kind of way, but in a we-are-married-and-more-in-love-than-ever kind of way.
5. I may or may not be addicted to pasta.
6. I also may or may not be addicted to Dateline, 20/20, and Investigation Discovery. Don’t judge me.
7. Beyonce is #lifegoals.
8. I used to sing. A lot. In choirs, at weddings, and funerals, and football games. And in the shower. Actually, I still sing. Mostly in the shower.
9. When I was a kid I wanted to be a veterinarian. Then I realized I was allergic to cats, hated science and really sucked at math. Dreams crushed.
10. Tattoos. I love them. I have three, and if I could be covered from head to toe in beautiful art, I would! Okay, maybe not head to toe. Maybe just from collar bone to toe.
10 Random Facts About Me:
1. I am the proud owner of Bachelors Degrees in Honors English Literature and Creative Writing and an MFA in Writing.
2. Sunny (and dehydrated) Los Angeles has been my home base since birth. I’ve never lived anywhere else.
3. I love dogs, especially my own fuzzy Shih Tzu baby, but I am not the biggest fan of dog beaches.
4. I am utterly in love with my high school sweetheart. Not in a creepy, still crushing on him kind of way, but in a we-are-married-and-more-in-love-than-ever kind of way.
5. I may or may not be addicted to pasta.
6. I also may or may not be addicted to Dateline, 20/20, and Investigation Discovery. Don’t judge me.
7. Beyonce is #lifegoals.
8. I used to sing. A lot. In choirs, at weddings, and funerals, and football games. And in the shower. Actually, I still sing. Mostly in the shower.
9. When I was a kid I wanted to be a veterinarian. Then I realized I was allergic to cats, hated science and really sucked at math. Dreams crushed.
10. Tattoos. I love them. I have three, and if I could be covered from head to toe in beautiful art, I would! Okay, maybe not head to toe. Maybe just from collar bone to toe.
Virtual Tour + #Giveaway: Cold-Blooded by Lisa Regan @Lisalregan @GoddessFish
Cold-Blooded
by Lisa Regan
GENRE: Mystery/Suspense
BLURB:
Fourteen years ago, high school track star Sydney Adams was
gunned down in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. The investigation yielded useless
clues, and the case went cold. But homicide detective Augustus Knox never gave
up on finding Sydney’s killer. Now, retired from the police force and with only
months to live, he enlists the help of private investigator Jocelyn Rush to
clear the case once and for all.
Armed with little more than a theory as to who murdered Sydney, Jocelyn tries to lure a killer into the open. But unraveling the mystery means facing off against a cunning psychopath whose ruthlessness knows no bounds. When more bodies start to pile up, Jocelyn has to decide just how far she’s willing to go to catch a cold-blooded killer.
Armed with little more than a theory as to who murdered Sydney, Jocelyn tries to lure a killer into the open. But unraveling the mystery means facing off against a cunning psychopath whose ruthlessness knows no bounds. When more bodies start to pile up, Jocelyn has to decide just how far she’s willing to go to catch a cold-blooded killer.
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EXCERPT:
Cash waited until the door
closed behind her before stepping toward Jocelyn. Her heart rate ticked up a
beat. She made a conscious effort not to back away from him. She’d killed more
formidable foes than him, she reminded herself. Plus Inez, Anita, and Trent
were right inside.
“How could you do that?” he
asked.
Jocelyn kept her face blank.
She stood perfectly still. Calm. “I’m sorry?”
He paced before her,
gesturing wildly toward the restaurant. “The photo,” he spat. “My wife is here
with me. My wife!”
“Mr. Rigo, I’m not sure I
understand what’s going on here.”
He threw his arms in the air,
still pacing rapidly. He glanced behind her as if to make sure Francine wasn’t
approaching. “My wife,” he said. “She doesn’t know. Sydney and I—we—” He broke
off.
“Your wife doesn’t know what,
Mr. Rigo?”
He froze and looked down at
the ground as if considering something. When he looked back up at her, he
seemed calmer somehow.
“You’re not with the police,
right? I mean I know the police are here. Don’t try lying. I saw that man back
there by the bathrooms. He’s a detective, I bet. Here from the police. But you,
you’re not with the police, right?”
“I’m a private investigator,”
Jocelyn answered.
He drew closer, his voice
quieter. “If I tell you something, you can’t—you can’t, like, do anything about
it, right?”
“I’m not a priest, Mr.
Rigo.”
AUTHOR BIO:
Lisa
Regan is an Amazon bestselling crime/suspense novelist. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and
Master of Education Degree from Bloomsburg University. She is a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery
Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. She lives in Philadelphia
with her husband and daughter. Her debut
novel, Finding Claire Fletcher won Best Heroine and was runner up in
Best Novel in the eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards for
2013. Her second novel, Aberration won Best Twist in the 2014 eFestival
of Words Best of the Independent Book Awards. Her third novel, Hold Still
was released by Thomas & Mercer in 2014 and has been translated into
German. She is at work on her fifth novel. Find out more at www.lisaregan.com.
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Book Blast + #Giveaway: Fibers by Jennifer-Crystal Johnson @brokenpoet @GoddessFish
Fibers
by Jennifer-Crystal Johnson
GENRE: Science Fiction
BLURB:
Anna Reynolds
is caught up in the middle of a secret interdimensional government agreement...
and she doesn't even know it.
There's a medical anomaly loosely dubbed Morgellons disease afflicting a number of people. Symptoms include open sores that produce colorful string-like fibers, fatigue, and nightmarish visions of shadowy figures. No one knows where it came from. No one knows what causes it. There is no cure.
When Anna begins having nightmares and waking hallucinations of the shadow people, her uneasiness about her condition grows. Enlisting the help of her doctor and some friends, Anna is determined to find out what's really going on and why Morgellons is such a mystery.
With her health declining and doubts about whom she can trust, is Anna doomed to become a slave to her condition? Or will she and her unlikely group of would-be heroes come through, saving her... and, ultimately, the world?
There's a medical anomaly loosely dubbed Morgellons disease afflicting a number of people. Symptoms include open sores that produce colorful string-like fibers, fatigue, and nightmarish visions of shadowy figures. No one knows where it came from. No one knows what causes it. There is no cure.
When Anna begins having nightmares and waking hallucinations of the shadow people, her uneasiness about her condition grows. Enlisting the help of her doctor and some friends, Anna is determined to find out what's really going on and why Morgellons is such a mystery.
With her health declining and doubts about whom she can trust, is Anna doomed to become a slave to her condition? Or will she and her unlikely group of would-be heroes come through, saving her... and, ultimately, the world?
ECERPT:
Standing slowly with her palm
pressed to her eye, she spotted a tiny clump on the counter not far from the
tweezers. It looked like balled up blue and red string wrapped in eye goo. But
when she touched it gingerly with her fingertip, it felt hard, similar to rock
or crystals. She turned off the water.
Not wanting to leave this cluster of
strange unattended, she picked up the tweezers again and pinched the whole mess
between the tips. Cupping her left hand underneath, she took it to a kitchen
counter and turned on the overhead light.
Squinting her hazel eyes, she poked
at the tiny mass with the tip of the tweezers, suddenly wishing she had another
pair.
“What the hell are you...?” she
muttered under her breath, trying to keep her breathing shallow so she wouldn’t
accidentally exhale it away and lose it. She noted that her eye felt perfectly
fine. A little sore, but not bad. She decided to get a toothpick from the
silverware drawer and pinched the balled up fibers in the tips of the tweezers
again. Just in case.
As she loosened the tweezers and
brought the toothpick closer to the tear duct excretion, she watched the blue
string she had pulled on stretch itself slowly toward the wood.
“No way,” she muttered, moving the
wooden toothpick closer. She moved it left, then right... each time she moved
it, the tiny string followed. She saw the red one poking out from the tangled
mass, too, and she dropped the tweezers and the toothpick, stepping back and
taking a deep breath as she cupped her hand over her mouth.
What is that?
AUTHOR BIO:
Jennifer-Crystal
Johnson is originally from Germany, but was raised an Army brat. She has
published one novella under her former last name, The Outside Girl: Perception
is Reality (Publish America, 2005 - out of print as of 2013), a poetry book,
Napkin Poetry (Broken Publications, 2010), and a collection of poetry, art, and
prose called Strangers with Familiar Faces (Broken Publications, 2011). She's
also published a collection of short creature horror stories called If You're
Human Don't Open the Door (Broken Publications, 2012), a personal development
book called The Ten Pillars of a Happy Relationship (Broken Publications,
2014), and a collection of more horror stories (no creatures this time, just
people) called Our Capacity for Evil (Broken Publications, 2015). She has
several poems and short stories published on Every Writer's Resource and has
recently published a science fiction novel called Fibers, the first book in the
Infiltration Trilogy. Jen owns and operates Broken Publications (www.BrokenPublications.com) and
publishes an annual anthology to raise awareness about domestic violence called
Soul Vomit (www.SoulVomit.com). When she isn't writing or editing, she enjoys
playing games with her three kids, watching crime shows on Netflix, or reading.
She lives in WA State with her three children, three cats, and a crazy puppy
named Thor. You can connect with her at www.JenniferCrystalJohnson.com,
@brokenpoet, or www.Facebook.com/JenniferCrystalJohnson.
Giveaway:
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