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Friday, June 12, 2015

Virtual Tour: TIME TRAVELING HOOKERS by S.E. Burr @serinburr @GoddessFish #Giveaway






TIME TRAVELING HOOKERS
by S.E. Burr


BLURB:

Three modern day roommates and recent college grads take a time machine back to the Wild West. The time machine breaks, stranding them in the past where they are forced to join a brothel to survive.

With the help of future technology, they're able to trick their customers into thinking they're getting what they pay for, without actually having to do the deed.

But the scam involves getting much more up close and personal with smelly, 19th century hicks than germaphobe and prude, Anastasia, is comfortable with.


One customer seems sweeter, more attractive, and better groomed than the rest. Could she actually fall for a cowboy from the dirty, disgusting past?


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EXCERPT:


“I’m not going to have sex with him,” said Anastasia.

“With who?” said Beth.

“With him,” Anastasia repeated.

“Who him?” asked Mare.

“Him, John,” Anastasia said.

“John?” Mare bit her lip, confused.

Beth sighed. “Who’s John, Anastasia?”

“John is what the men who have sex with prostitutes are called.”

“What? All of them?” Mare asked.

Anastasia nodded.

“No,” Beth said. “They are not all named John. Not only men named John have sex with whores.”

“Language!” said Anastasia.

Beth groaned. “That’s quite enough, Anastasia. If we’re going to do this you’ll have to get far less prudish about many things. Language is the least of them.”

“I’m not going to do this,” Anastasia said. “I already told you. I’m not going to have sex with him.”

“Who?” Mare asked again.

“Anyone!” Anastasia said.

“You’re not going to have sex with anyone?” asked Beth. Her voice sounded mocking. “Ever?”

“Maybe,” said Anastasia, “Maybe not, but I’m certainly not going to have sex with anyone in this century. Do you have any idea how filthy they are?”

Beth laughed. “No filthier than you are,” she said.

Mare grimaced. “She has a point, Anastasia.”


“I know,” said Anastasia, looking down at herself. She had a strong desire to pinch her nose. She was dirty, absolutely covered in dust. To see it, to feel it on her skin, made her cringe. She hated, HATED, being dirty, but here she was dressed in a ridiculous gold-rush era dress that somehow collected every speck of soil, decay, and body odor around and on her.


AUTHOR BIO:

S.E. Burr wrote Time Traveling Hookers over the course of a weekend at a Tom Bird writing retreat in Santa Fe, NM. It is based on a dream she had a few weeks prior to the retreat, but she did no advanced planning of the plot. She was very surprised to discover that the story was a romance, as she did not often read romances, let alone write them. She quite enjoyed the experience and intends to write more romances in the future, but cautions that what she intends to write and what she actually writes can be two very different things.

She is the author of the young adult novel, Goblin Fruit, inspired by the poem “Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti.  The sequel, Goblin Girl, is coming soon. It was inspired by her desire to find out more of the story.


A nearly lifelong resident of rural New Mexico, S.E. Burr loves the desert, her family, and her cat.

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Blog Tour: Madman Across the Water By Caroline Angel @ucat42 @GHBTours







Madman Across the Water
By- Caroline Angel
Genre- Horror

For generations one family has been haunted by something... something that stalks. It sees and listens, it watches and follows. In the shadows and mist it waits, to take you, to hurt you, perhaps to kill you. And if it doesn't kill you, you'll wish it did. 

A creepy, suspenseful saga of family, horror, and mystery, this is one story sure to leave you frightened of the woods at night, fog, and all things tall and slender.




  
An Interview with Caroline Angel- 


What inspired you to write MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER?

I had been writing short stories, and was always asking people 'what gives you nightmares, or what scares you the most? My nephew told me about The Slenderman and I was intrigued. Also many (many many) years ago I had been obsessed with the Elton John song Madman Across the Water, and had always intended to write a story based on that song. Once I married the two together the story took on a life of its own.



When or at what age did you know you wanted to be a writer?

I honestly don't remember. I always had a very active imagination and used to run little stories in my head. They made their way onto paper soon enough, and I have stories that i write when I was about give still folded up in my diary.

What is the earliest age you remember reading your first book?

When I started school. It was Black Beauty. My parents were in a religious cult and I didn't have access to books (other than their cult ones, or the Bible) until then. The next book was a Star Trek novel.

What genre of books do you enjoy reading?

Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure, mainly


What is your favorite book?

Lordy, I don't know! I like so many. Lord Of The Rings, The Talisman - I could go on forever.


You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?

I really don't have one. Truthfully. My likes jump all over the place and change depending on the mood I am in or what I am reading at the time.

If you could travel back in time here on earth to any place or time. Where would you go and why?

I'd go back to when i was maybe 12 or so, and explain that it's okay to dream, it's okay to stay at school (cult would not allow this) and to move out of home. Of course, I'd tell myself to keep writing!


When writing a book do you find that writing comes easy for you or is it a difficult task?

Usually it just flows, I almost zone out and the words just appear. Lately I've been having a difficult time at work and this has made the words slow down, stop, even, so I guess my mood affects my writing a great deal


Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?

Four horses, eight dogs, three cats, two chickens and four peafowl I live on a farm


What is your "to die for", favorite food/foods to eat?

CHOCOLATE CAKE

Do you have any advice for anyone that would like to be an author?

Write! I know that's what everyone says, but it's true. Get those words out of you. You'll never know what coulda been if you don't try


About the Author-
Caroline wants to live in a world where it's always acceptable to bring your dog with you, wherever you go.

As an author she's had the most read stories on several sites, won competitions and challenges with her short stories and web based novels.

When she's not selling cable TV, you can find her riding one of her horses, walking her dogs, or sitting in the local café drinking copious amounts of hot beverages and writing up a storm.

Her first book, a creepy horror novel titled "Madman Across The Water" hits shelves May 2015.

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Book Trailer Reveal: Incarcerated (Love and War #1) by Inger Iversen @KRIS10INGER @XpressoReads @XpressoTours #XpressoBookTours




Incarcerated 
(Love and War #1) 
by Inger Iversen 


Publication date: September 29th 2014
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance






Synopsis:

One of the few white kids in a rural Kentucky town, Logan Whyte always kept to his own kind out of self-preservation. He never considered himself racist, but that didn’t stop him from falling in with the wrong crowd—who celebrated hate as much as he fought it—or from ending up in prison for eight years on an armed robbery charge.
A successful, educated black woman, Katie Andreassen was tired of being accused of betraying her own race. Her lonely isolation, coupled with her grief over losing her mother, inspire her to create a new pen pal program at Capshaw State Penitentiary, where her father is a warden.
The program brings the unlikely pair together, but Logan and Katie soon find themselves forced to overcome past fears and prejudices. Their friendship doesn’t come easily … threatened by a crooked lawyer with a grudge and a best friend who betrays her promise to help.
When faced with a world that forces them apart, Logan and Katie must show everyone else what they have discovered: that love is, in fact, colorblind.



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AUTHOR BIO:



Inger Iversen was born in 1982 to Anne and Kaii Iversen. She lives in Virginia Beach with her overweight lap cat, Max and her tree hugging boyfriend Joshua. She spends 90 percent of her time in Barnes and Noble and the other ten pretending not to want to be in Barnes and Noble.

Author Links:
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Passionate Pen Conference

This comprehensive weekend event is open

to any unpublished, aspiring writer, blogger, jotter, dotter

and published authors in any genre.

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  Blushing Books and Lazy Day Publishing are hosting a writer's conference in the nation's capital this summer. Come mingle at the Marriott Gateway for four(ish) days of social events and workshop sessions that will surely add something to your arsenal.   Workshop sessions are being developed with your response in mind and will guarantee to be led by one third Blushing Books staff, one third experienced authors, and one third outside professionals.   Registering is easy! Individual registration forms are required from every writer, author, staff, fans, friends, family or otherwise implied interested party for any and all parts of the conference.  

Head over to the Passionate Pen website for the itinerary, lodging or other information.

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The conference is not only for the authors.

COME ONE, COME ALL

You've been reading them for months, maybe even years.

The Passionate Pen is offering readers and fans the opportunity to meet Blushing Books and Lazy Day authors!

You may also book your room at the Marriott Gateway (if you aren't their slumber party buddy) and stay the whole weekend at the same rate as the authors, with access to the events below.

   

THURSDAY, WELCOME RECEPTION @ 7:00 PM

Be part of the conference opening and welcome reception.

Tickets are $40 and include nibbles and a drink. Registration is required.

SUNDAY, BREAKFAST WITH THE AUTHORS @ 9:00 AM

Sit at a table and eat breakfast with your favourite author, or visit a few tables. Either way, you can be up close and personal. They'll have some pretty lovely bits of swag, too.

Ticket are $40 and includes buffet breakfast. Registration required.

COVER REVEAL: FORBIDDEN THINGS: DISSIDENT by Nikki McCormack @Author_NikkiMc @GoddessFish #Giveaway






FORBIDDEN THINGS: DISSIDENT
by Nikki McCormack

BLURB:

Ascard power can strengthen, heal and create. It also has great potential to destroy, enough to topple entire governments. Indigo’s country places strict limitations on the use of ascard so she must channel her talents into the healing arts or risk severe punishment. An orphan from a disgraced family, trapped by her father’s treason, Indigo struggles reclaim her place in a society that has driven her into an abusive engagement.

Then a mysterious stranger from a neighboring country contacts her using ascard. He needs help escaping his prison so he can bring an end to his emperor's oppressive rule or die trying. His unshakable devotion to his cause and the passion hidden behind his cool arrogance move her to help him at the risk of being branded a traitor herself.


When the politics of society bring them together a second time, Indigo decides to use her growing powers to help him fight his war. If only she dared fight for her own future with such passion. Perhaps she can find the courage to do so by helping the man she has fallen for win his revolution. She might have exactly the power he needs to succeed.




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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Book Release Blast: Crossover (The Chosen One # 1) By Mireille Chester @MireilleChester @GHBTours






Crossover
The Chosen One # 1
By- Mireille Chester
Genre- Fantasy/ Paranormal/ Romance
Publication Date- June 8th, 2015
Published By-  Booktrope Publishing


Twenty-three-year-old Hayden Carlson never led an exciting life, but that was how she preferred it. She never expected that an innocent trail ride in the woods would change her life forever.
Suddenly, Hayden is pulled into a world she never knew existed and discovers a future awaits her there she isn't prepared to accept...until she meets the mysterious Jasper. Drawn to his quiet, conflicted spirit and entranced by his blue eyes, Hayden finds herself experiencing feelings she has never felt before and wondering where all this might lead.


Hayden's presence in Quelondain creates tension. Amidst constant danger, she finds true love and through it all determines where she will take her stand in the conflict her arrival ignites between good and evil.

If you love fantasy, action, and romance, Crossover-Book One in a debut Fantasy Romance trilogy by Mireille Chester-is for you.


   

Book Blitz: Population Morpheus by S. G. Basu @fromsgbasu @JaidisShaw #Giveaway




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Title:  Population Morpheus
Author:  S. G. Basu
Published:  June 8th, 2015
Genre:  Science Fiction

Synopsis:

c.2566. The signs are clear.
The time to evacuate Earth is now.

Summons are sent. But not to everyone. Only a handful will be picked to be part of the future colonies.

- A gifted teen for a way to escape her average life. She gets an offer that is hard to refuse. Will she dare to pay the price?
- The sole survivor of the worst megatron collapse in history doesn't know what to do-celebrate this second chance at life or become a tool of vengeance . . .
- A boy raised within a cocoon of segregation faces his biggest challenge - standing up for someone who looks nothing like him.

Thrust into an unfamiliar world held in place by a harsh set of rules, will humanity make it? Strangers meet. Bargains are made.
Only one thing is a given-survival depends on forging the right alliances.


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Excerpt from Population Morpheus by S.G. Basu:

Balik could be brutal. He demanded respect-for him, for the massive organization that was HS, for our cause. And he demanded wins. That was the hard part-fighting the GG forces that were far better equipped than us, surviving their raids and assaults and winning in the end-didn't happen that easy. 

"My best soldier," Balik showed me a chair as he stretched on the red silk-wrapped couch at the corner. "What new plans have you got? Give me some good news."

That was what I wanted to share with him-my next venture-the "Smokescreen." Once Balik approved it, I had to start setting the smaller wheels in motion, and then build it up until in a few months-
"You want to shut down their ventilation system?" Balik whispered gawking, as he pulled off those dark glasses he always wore. His eyes, one brown and the other a pale gray, shone with excitement. 

"Sure you can pull this off?"

I nodded. "I've to start by rerouting the terminator boxes on Coogan's Hill. I'll load most of the malcode from there."

"All right. When can you begin?"

"Day after tomorrow. Have to lay my father first."

"Oh, yes. Go do it."

"Okay."

"And I don't need to remind you this, but don't get identified. I won't have a marked operative back among us."

"Understood." 

He didn't have to remind me of the consequences, he knew I'd never forget Dobin.


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About the Author:
S.G. Basu likes to call herself a middle aged host to a forever-young heart-a heart that is addicted to dreaming.

Being an engineer by training, the worlds of futuristic fantasy that she weaves in her books spring from her interest in science and her love of engineering.

She enjoys traveling to faraway places-her writing inspired by the people she meets in these beautiful lands. Her stories are also a celebration of the influences from her travels around the world.

Ms. Basu is also an avid nature photographer. When she is not busy writing, she enjoys gardening, music and spending time in the outdoors with her family.


Giveaway Details:

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  • A signed, print copy of Population Morpheus
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Cover Reveal: Wasted Lust (A 321 Spin-off) By JA Huss @jahuss @XpressoReads @XpressoTours #XpressoBookTours #Giveaway






Wasted Lust (A 321 Spin-off)

By JA Huss

Romantic Suspense
To be published: June 24, 2015




Synopsis:


A GIRL WITH REGRETS…
Sasha Cherlin died the night she let Nick Tate walk out on her for a life of crime. Her very essence was destroyed when they broke their promise to one another.

A MAN WITH REMORSE…

Nick Tate made his choice with her future in mind. He loved Sasha enough to know that leaving her behind was the only way to keep her safe.

A PATH TO REVENGE…

Special Agent Jax Barlow understands the bond of love and he plans to use it to get justice. Nick and Sasha will do anything to rewrite their past. He’s counting on that to bring them down.

Wasted Lust is a 321 spin-off, full-length, romantic suspense filled with lies, secrets, and the power of redemption by the New York Times bestselling author, JA Huss.





Just some general info about this book and how it relates to the rest of my books:

This is a story about Sasha Cherlin who appears in Slack, Come, Come Back, Coming For You, 321 (unnamed at the very end), and Meet Me In The Dark. It CAN be read as a standalone, but readers should be aware that this book is meant to be “The End” for Sasha and her life in the Company. Wasted Lust occurs ten years after Coming For You, two years after Meet Me In The Dark and AT THE SAME TIME as 321, so it is a parallel book, and although there are no real spoilers for 321 (I was very careful to avoid them) the plots converge in the middle of Wasted Lust. I would consider this to be a traditional romantic suspense and it is not dark.
 




AUTHOR BIO:


JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.

You can chat with her on Facebook, Twitter, and her kick-ass romance blog, New Adult Addiction.

If you're interested in getting your hands on an advanced release copy of her upcoming books, sneak peek teasers, or information on her upcoming personal appearances, you can join her newsletter list and get those details delivered right to your inbox.


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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Book Blitz: On the Accidental Wings of Dragons (The Dragons of Eternity #1) by Julie Wetzel @JulieKWetzel @CrimsonTreePub @JaidisShaw #Giveaway




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Title:  On the Accidental Wings of Dragons
Series:  The Dragons of Eternity #1
Author:   Julie Wetzel
Published:  June 9th, 2015
Publisher:  Crimson Tree Publishing
Genre:  NA Romantic Fantasy

Content Warning:  Violence, language, sexual content

Synopsis:  

When Michael Duncan is sent to investigate the disappearance of several dragon subjects, he finds himself in a bind. Locked in a dungeon, his only hope lies wrapped in a bundle of cloth tossed at his feet. One kiss and his life is changed forever. Hunted by his own people for crimes he didn't commit, Michael has to learn a whole new life at the hands of a beautiful woman. Can she help him clear his name, or will just being in her presence get him sentenced to death?

Carissa Markel doesn't know who this man chained to the wall is, but he's her only chance for escape. She has power, but, born without a voice, she lacks the means to wield it. One choice, made in desperation, sends them running for his life. Does she have the strength to help him clear his name? And what will her brother, the King of Dragons, do if he finds out what she's done? That's immaterial, the real question is… can she keep her hands off him long enough to find out?

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Excerpt:

 Michael waited for the next bout of heat or pain, but it didn’t come. Great. He’d survived. Yay. Now he just had to figure out what kind of bug he had caught so he could get the antidote.
He slowly opened his eyes. The world looked wrong. The colors were off. More brilliant. Sharper. He closed them again. Maybe he hadn’t recovered yet. But, the world smelled different, too. Things he hadn’t noticed before were sharper. The dirt and grass were divine. And he could smell her. Carissa. How he knew it was her was beyond him, but it was. And she smelled wonderful.
Mine!
His brain screamed out that one-word declaration. He had to find her. She was hurt. She was missing a scale. He had to protect her.
Pushing up, Michael managed to get to his hands and knees. Shit! His balance was way off. His body felt weird. Not hurt, just off. Carissa. Mine! He had to get to Mine!. She needed him. Opening his eyes, he took in the strange hues. God, that looked weird. Spying the cabin, he closed his eyes and followed his nose. She went that way. He just knew it. He staggered forwards on his hands and feet before toppling over onto his side.
Feet? How had he been on his hands and feet without his butt being up in the air? It didn’t matter right now. Protect Mine! Michael tried to get up again but only managed to flop about on the ground. Darkness ate away at the edges of his mind. Great. Now that he had something important to do, he passed out. Thanks world; I love you, too.

Shifting to grand dragon form, she let out a roar, released Kyle’s voice, and leaped into the air. A good, long flight should help calm her nerves. And if Kyle so much as insulted Michael, she’d roast him when she got back.


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About the Author:
Originally from Ohio, Julie always dreamed of a job in science. Either shooting for the stars or delving into the mysteries of volcanoes. But, life never leads where you expect. In 2007, she moved to Mississippi to be with her significant other.

Now a mother of a hyperactive red headed boy, what time she's not chasing down dirty socks and unsticking toys from the ceiling is spent crafting worlds readers can get lost it. Julie is a self-proclaimed bibliophile and lover of big words. She likes hiking, frogs, interesting earrings, and a plethora of other fun things.

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Virtual Tour: THE KALEIDOSCOPE by B.K. Nault @bevnault @GoddessFish #Giveaway






THE KALEIDOSCOPE 
by B.K. Nault


BLURB:

Harold Donaldson unwillingly becomes the custodian of a beautiful, handcrafted kaleidoscope that changes the viewer’s future and becomes the focus of evil operatives intent on capturing the kaleidoscope for nefarious purposes. Brilliant but socially inept, Harold has distanced himself from any connection to his dysfunctional childhood. Abandoned by a father accused of his mother’s death, Harold trusts no one until the ’scope forces him to accept a circle of friends he must rely on. To protect all their lives from imminent danger, Harold must discover the source of the ’scope’s mysterious powers. Just as he is on the verge of learning how it works and why his past connects to his future, he must face disturbing truths he’s run from all his life.


Excerpt:

One more piece of the puzzle, and the technology anticipated, even feared, would be born. If he’d calculated correctly, and Walter was meticulous about calculations, the day’s mail should contain the gem he’d saved and scraped for. Every tip, handout, or penny literally scraped from the gutter had gone into a jar, and last week he’d exchanged the sum for a cashier’s check and placed the order. If this final trial didn’t work, he’d lose everything he’d slaved over. His ideas were running out, his home was about to be razed, and what made the urgency even more crucial, he sensed “they” were about to discover his hiding place.

Flipping the wall calendar over his workbench, Walter circled a date two weeks hence. That would give him sufficient time to install the final part, to test, and make note of his achievement. Perhaps even enjoy it himself before he turned it over to the one who would carry it to the world, who could safely deliver the technology where it would do the most good. It was time to plan the handoff.

The sun’s rays pouring from a high window warmed and loosened Walter’s back muscles. The glint on the shaft of metal, as thick as a Cuban cigar, the length of a number two pencil, gave him more than a few moments of pride he’d not felt since the birth of his long-lost son.

He held the eyepiece up and sighted, spinning the dial. It caught and stuck in place. He wrapped it once again in the cloth, gently rested the device between the jaws of the vise and slowly cranked it shut, stopping at precisely the point where the Kaleidoscope would be held firmly in place, but not harmed by the firm grip. He filed and sprayed, working over the delicate prize until the dial spun like butter and the magnificent colors fell into place. 

AUTHOR BIO:
Bev's a graduate of Texas A&M University and is multi-published in both fiction and nonfiction. She's the co-author of the best selling and award winning, "Lessons from the Mountain, What I Learned from Erin Walton," with the actress Mary McDonough. A former business writer, she’s dabbled in many things from working as a theatre set dresser and props mistress to riding horses at pre-Olympic levels, judging for the Miss America/California pageants, and escorting her kids to work in Hollywood as professional extras. Married to her high school sweetheart, they've lived in two countries and 6 states, but promise they're not running from the law. A member of the RWA and ACFW, she also blogs, tweets and Pinterests when she’s not dreaming up new stories or planning a 'round the continent RV trip when said husband retires.


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