Ella Jade's Romance Book Tour

Crossfire of Love

Can an arranged marriage lead to love?

Recent college graduate Gabriella has finally married the man of her dreams, the older, charismatic attorney Lorenzo Martinez. She's had a crush on him for as long as she can remember and always imagined they'd one day find their happily ever after. Unfortunately, they enter into a union arranged by their fathers.

Lorenzo is charming, protective, and loyal to his crime lord father Carlo. When Carlo asks Lorenzo to marry Gabriella he jumps at the opportunity. He's been drawn to her for many years and knows by marrying her he's helping to protect her father.

Gabby is resentful and won't be Lorenzo's charity case. But sparks fly and the couple soon gives into their desire, realizing they were meant to be together.

What happens when Carlo's enemies threaten their future? Will someone get caught in the crossfire?

Content Warning: graphic sex, some violence

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Embracing the Unexpected

Sometimes love can be found where we least expect it.

When Parker Phillips, a successful attorney, has a confrontation with his friend Ava's abusive boyfriend, he finds himself facing assault and battery charges, and he's ordered to attend an anger management course. Parker, who has never been attracted to a man, is drawn to Dr. Jace Cross, the psychiatrist leading the class. But how can that be, since Parker is straight?

Jace accepted the fact that he was gay many years ago, and he's comfortable in his sexuality, but he's been single for some time now. He throws himself into his work to fill the lonely void.

Although sparks fly whenever they're together, Parker's reluctant to embrace these feelings he has for another man.

Can the sexy doctor help him discover who he truly is?

Content Warning: Strong language, graphic sex

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Something More

An affair and a shocking secret threaten to tear apart a rich and powerful family.

Claudia Samson, housekeeper to the privileged Callahan family, finds herself alone and pregnant after a brief fling with Gavin, the youngest Callahan son. When she informed him of the pregnancy he accused her of running a scam and made it clear that she was on her own.

Brody Callahan, Gavin's older half-brother, has devoted his entire life to running the family business. He doesn't realize what he's been missing by throwing himself into his work until he finds Claudia asleep in the family guest bedroom. He has discovered his very own Sleeping Beauty. Intrigued by the young woman, he vows to get to know her better.

Although Claudia is instantly attracted to the charismatic businessman, she knows her secret will destroy any chance they have for a future together, but Brody's awfully hard to resist.

Meanwhile, as Gavin watches Brody and Claudia's relationship develop, he begins to devise a plan to use the secret to his advantage. He wants full partnership in the business-something he was denied by both his brother and their deceased father-and maybe now he can finally obtain it.

Can Brody and Claudia survive the storm, or will the secrets and blackmail destroy both them and their love?

Content Warning: graphic sex and some explicit language

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Passion's Pain

One woman…two men. Who will she choose? The father or the son?

Lilli Daniels is down on her luck. She's been homeless, hungry and alone for far too long. Everything changes when she meets an intriguing, older stranger.

Successful attorney Jackson Avis maintains complete control of every aspect in his life. When he set eyes on Lilli he's captivated. He tempts her with a life of privilege and security, introducing her to a world she never knew existed. Complications arise when Jackson's son and aspiring doctor Cameron expresses interest in his father's girlfriend.

Lilli fights the attraction, but Cameron wants to give into his heart. He's the complete opposite of his manipulative father and stops at nothing to protect the woman he's falling in love with.

Sometimes life leads you down one path only to bring you to your true destiny. Can Lilli figure out who her heart belongs to?

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About The Author:

Ella Jade has been writing for as long as she can remember. As a child, she often had a notebook and pen with her, and now as an adult, the laptop is never far. The plots and dialogue have always played out in her head, but she never knew what to do with them. That all changed when she discovered the eBook industry. She started penning novels at a rapid pace and now she can't be stopped. Ella resides in New Jersey with her husband and two young boys. When she's not chasing after her kids, she's busy writing, attending PTO meetings, kickboxing, and scrapbooking. She hopes you'll get lost in her words.

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Book Tour: Zombie's Don't Make Good Pets By Ashlynn Monroe

Zombie's Don't Make Good Pets
The Don'ts of Zombie Hunting (#1)
By Ashlynn Monroe

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Coralee Bradley is proud to be the only veterinarian in the small town of Davis, Wisconsin. The picturesque community sits nestled in the river valley surrounded by lush wooded bluffs. Everything about Davis is tranquil except for one thing -- zombies. Coralee finds herself battling for her life against the same people she called neighbors seventy-two hours earlier.

Sergeant Jordan Parks invades Cora's private domain after his black ops zombie fighting unit is overrun by the horde. Injured, he seeks refuge with an angelic redhead. When she suddenly becomes a threat to their safety there's only one thing he can do -- make love to her.

Cora has never seen a better looking man, but it's just her luck to find him when the world is going crazy and certain death waits outside. Jordan soothes her fear using his buff body to bring her to heights of pleasure she'd never imagined possible. One night of end-of-the-world sex will never be enough, but can they survive long enough for another roll in the hay? Cora only knows one thing -- zombies sure as hell don't make good pets.

Excerpt:

The shooting outside stopped. She waited. Taking a deep breath, Cora stood up and checked the window again. The tank in the center of town had stopped its slow progression. A wave of the hungry undead surged over the metallic behemoth. She hoped whoever was operating it was still alive. When she'd first seen the National Guard roll into town she'd thought she'd been saved, but looking out at the overturned jeeps, bodies, and abandoned weapons, she knew salvation wasn't going to be that simple.

A clatter echoed in the back of the clinic. Cora gasped. Her hands were shaking as she picked up her bag. She reached into the top drawer where she kept her emergency tranquilizer gun. She'd never had to use it on an unruly patient, but now she wondered how well the drug would work on an animated corpse. Shivering, she slowly crept back towards her small operating room. Turning the corner, she passed the storage closet and finally her hand touched the knob to the back room. She hoped that feral cat hadn't escaped. Cautiously she turned the knob and peeked inside.

A tall man in a uniform was going through her supply bins. She couldn't see his face, so she couldn't tell if he was one of them. A desperate breath escaped her and she bit her lip. Here goes nothing. Cora threw open the door and dropped her bag. She raised the gun, ready to fire at the interloper.

He turned. She saw blood running down his forehead. The intruder's eyes were wide and framed with thick black lashes, and they were clear, not the milky white of death.

Cora let go of the breath she'd been holding and lowered her weapon. "You scared the shit out of me," she said.

He raised his pistol.

"Whoa, just hang the hell on. You're in my clinic," she shouted. Her knees wobbled. This was just too much. Don't get weepy! She tried to obey her inner voice, but her lip trembled.

"Were you bitten?" He had one of those deep, radio perfect voices. There was a seductive resonance in his tone. He was handsome, movie star hot, and it wasn't just the uniform. The man had well-proportioned classical features. His eyes were shadowed with fatigue, but they were the most startling shade of green. Perfection. She almost felt the heat radiating off him and his six-pack abs.

What is wrong with me? He's pointing a gun at me and today is mostly likely the first day of the apocalypse. Why am I so fixated on his total sex-a-lusciousness?

"Were. You. Bitten?" he repeated in annoyance.

"No," she replied, scowling.

He lowered his gun. "I think you and I may be the last."

At first, she didn't understand what he meant, and then the horrific understanding dawned on her. "The last?" she squeaked out. The idea everyone she'd ever known was dead or -- worse, undead -- squeezed her heart with almost unbearable pain. "Are there reinforcements coming?"

"Don't think so." He returned to his search and spoke without looking at her.

"We need to get out of town!" Cora said as she pulled her bag higher on her shoulder. She'd waited too long. She should've run sooner, but she'd been waiting for her sister.

"The tank was no match for those things. I seriously doubt we'd be able to get past the bastards on foot."

His harsh assessment put a glare on her face. "Hey, those bastards used to be my friends and neighbors." Cora's voice rose as she reminded him to show respect.

"Sorry," he muttered gruffly, but she didn't hear remorse in his tone. His pupils appeared dilated. She realized her only hope looked like he was ready to fall over.

"Sit down. Let me take care of your head."

He must have been looking for some bandages. He'd come to the right place. He sat while she grabbed what she needed. "What happened?"

"I was dodging a few of the infected bastards when I had to scale a fence and duck under a sign. I hit my head."

"You didn't touch your cut after touching the infected? Or let one of them touch your wound?" Cora asked with concern. She had no idea how this spread, but an open gash seemed like an invitation for infection.

"No. I don't think so."

"Well, that's good. Hold still. This might sting."

"Damn," he spat out as she wiped at the gash with an antiseptic covered pad.

"Sorry."

"So are you the only doctor in town?"

Cora grinned. It felt strange to be standing there smiling when all hell was breaking loose a few feet away. "No. I'm the town vet. Davis is too small to support its own human clinic. We don't have a doctor. I make many house calls to local farms. You're the first human patient I've seen in this office, but I don't think you have the luxury of being picky."

He grunted, but didn't tell her to stop. She finished wrapping his wound. His hand was bleeding and she cleaned and wrapped that too.

"I'm Cora. Dr. Coralee Bradley."

"Jordan Parks," he said. She already knew part of that -- Parks was embroidered on a patch on the right side of his chest. The other side said US ARMY. She hoped he was wrong and there were reinforcements on the way.

"So what's going to happen now? What do we do?"

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Cora, a veterinarian is at her clinic taking care of a feral cat and listening to all the noise outside. Cora is listening to all of her neighbors who have turned into zombies. She knows that it is time to leave her little small town if she is going to survive. Just as she is gathering up all of her supplies that she is going to take with her she hears a noise in the other room. Cora is afraid that one or some of the zombies has made it inside somehow. But when she goes to check she sees a man going through her medical supplies. He is the most gorgeous man she has ever laid eyes on.

This gorgeous man is a Sergeant in the United States Army, Jordan Parks. Jordan and his black opps zombie fighting unit were out fighting the zombies and everyone in his unit was killed but him. Jordan was injured during the attack and now Cora is patching him up when zombies burst through the door. Cora and Jordan hide in the supply room and while they are in there they decide to make out. It's not like they have anything better to do while they wait for the zombies to wonder away and right out of the building.

The sparks do start flying real quick like for Cora and Jordan. They realize real quick that they care a whole lot for each other and probably are in love. I know a lot of people will probably think that the romance, sex and the falling in love was real fast but not me I actually do believe in love at first site. It really does happen if you have met your soulmate.

If you like a good romance book and like reading about zombies then you need to give Zombies Don't Make Good Pets a try. Who knows you may just like it, I know I did. I know it was a little fast but hey sometimes so is life. You have to go with the flow on occasion. Sometimes I believe you just know and you wonder how you know.

Zombies Don't Know When to Knock
The Don'ts of Zombie Hunting (#2)
By Ashlynn Monroe

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Blurb:

Emily Bradley has saved her sister's skinny ass from zombies. She has survived when almost everyone she knows is dead. Now PFC Jordan Parks, her sister Coralee's apocalyptic squeeze, has led them into a situation filled with chaos and death at Fort McCoy. It's time for Plan B.

Emily finds herself on her own, running from a group of mindless, flesh eating zombies, until two very hot and still very much alive men come to her rescue. Yankee and Thad are just what the Dr. ordered. Emily wants to give her rescuers a proper thank you. The men are good with their... manly weapons... and not just when while fight zombies. Emily can't think of a more stress reliving way to show her appreciation than to get naked with her handsome heroes!

Author Bio:

Ashlynn Monroe is a busy working mom. She loves her kids and family. Her greatest joy is creating stories to entertain others, and she hopes they bring a little more romance into the world. She's been writing since her teens for her own enjoyment but decided in her thirties to share her imagination with readers. Ashlynn enjoys biking, camping, reading, video games, and filling her home and life with love. If she's not working or chasing children, you can find her daydreaming up her next tale of romance.

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Book Tour: Captured Lies By Maggie Thom

Title: Captured Lies
By: Maggie Thom
Publication Date: October 17th, 2012

Blurb:

She was kidnapped not once but twice and now someone wants her dead because of it.... Her life was a lie!

Bailey knew her upbringing wasn't normal but she's worked hard to stabilize her life. At 29, she finally has a good business, a stable home; her life is miles from that of her childhood. Then suddenly her mother dies, leaving a gaping hole and a discovery that they may not even be related. If Guy, the private investigator is to be believed, her life is a lie. Using the skills she learned on the streets, Bailey travels back through a sketchy and dangerous past, to find answers. Dodging bullets, staying ahead of those who want her dead and convincing Guy she can do it alone, are making it difficult to discover not only the secrets of her mother's past but that of a family claiming she is theirs.

Everyone seems to have a story... but who's telling the truth? And who wants her dead? Is Guy part of the solution? Or part of the problem? To discover the facts, she'll have to untangle a web of deceit, lies, and secrets, dating back over thirty years.

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Book Soundtrack:

1. In the Arms of An Angel by Sarah McLaughlin

2. Lyin Eyes by the Eagles

3. Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce

4. Running on Empty by Jackson Browne

5. Life for Rent by Dido

6. Strong Enough by Sheryl Crowe

7. I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone by Jimmy Cliff

8. A Place In This World by Taylor Swift

9. Unwritten by Natasha Beddingfield

10. Let Love In by The Goo Goo Dolls

11. Breathe by Faith Hill

Playlist:

I love listening to music while I write. These are some of the songs I listened to while I wrote Captured Lies.

1. Haven't Met You Yet by Michael Buble

2. How you Remind Me by Nickelback

3. Viva La Vida by Cold Play

4. Only Girl in the World by Rihanna

5. From this Moment On by Shania Twain and Bryan White

6. Firework by Katy Perry

7. I will Always Love You by Whitney Houston

8. Son of a Son of a Sailor by Jimmy Buffet

9. River Driver by Great Big Sea

10. Sea of No Cares by Great Big Sea

About The Author:

Maggie Thom took the challenge and leapt off, leaving a full time twenty year career in management, to write full time. After her initial panic that she might need a straight jacket, she published her first book Captured Lies, October 2012. And now is excited to release her second novel, Tainted Waters, April, 2013. Her third book, Deceitful Truths (sequel to Captured Lies) available fall of 2013. An avid reader and writer her whole life, she decided to break the monotony of wishing to be an author by making it happen. Married to her best friend, she is learning that humor, love and patience help her navigate her way through her twins' teen years. Her motto: Escape to read and Read to escape. "Maggie Thom writes a fast paced thriller laced with romance that keeps the reader interested and on edge!" InDtale Magazine

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Cover Reveal: Music Box by Anya Allyn

Music Box (Dollhouse #4)

by Anya Allyn

Release Date: Fall 2013

Summary from Goodreads:

Final book of the series.

Cassie endures her darkest days under the rule of Balthazar. She finds a passage into the high tower, and comes face to face with the shadowy being whose presence has haunted her since her first days at the castle of La Falaise - and she makes an immense and horrifying discovery.

At the museum, the last survivors of a bleak existence are barely holding on. And the strange Order of Sister Celia make a chilling decision.

Someone very close to Ethan once told him, "When we can fight, we will fight, and when we can no longer fight, we will endure."

With time running out, it is time to fight.

About the Author

Anya Allyn was born unexpectedly and without proper instructions.

A dreamy girl betwixt the clouds and space, she was given the thing she desired most for her tenth birthday-a microscope-and subsequently developed a penchant for small things: frogs and ants and microbes, and the earth (when viewed from other planets).

She considers a mind and body that do not roam free are the living dead.

Anya lives in a cottage by the sea-and slips in and out of forests and through a day, where the wild things are ….

She has four adventure-seeking boys and a bookcase filled with adventures. One day soon, she plans to head off on adventures of her own…

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Release Blitz: Lost Seraphine By KaSonndra Leigh

Lost Seraphine By KaSonndra Leigh

Young Adult
Paranormal
Fantasy

Date to be Published: 11/24/2013

Book Description:

Caleb Wood now knows the Dark Seraphine's true identity.

Life should be a little more sane now, right? Wrong! It's kind of hard to ignore the walkers, fallen souls taken by the Angel of Chaos. Oh yeah, only Caleb can see them.

After saving his girlfriend from the wrath of a sea witch, Caleb finds himself faced with a new problem…understanding the strange tattoos showing up on his body. He must also deal with his Lost Seraphine, the girl who left her family behind to save the boy she loves. The same girl who just happens to be the daughter of a mythological god.

Gia gave up one of her powers to be with Caleb. She knew that she was connected to the Dark Seraphine in some way. You see, there's a prophecy, something she always believed to be a fairy tale linking her with the girl who also wants Caleb. Haunted by visions of her dead brother, Gia realizes she has made a terrible mistake. The ability she gave up is the one thing she will need to keep her boyfriend safe.

Will Caleb be able to accept the things he will learn about his real father while trying to save the girl he loves from herself? Book Two of the Seraphine Trilogy and prequel to the Lost Immortals Saga is coming soon.

About the Author:

Author of the Lost Immortals Saga and the Path Seekers Series. I'm also a mother, blogger, reader, gardener, home renovator, and a slayer of undead Egyptian mummies in Tomb Raider. I believe in karma, coffee, and seriously wish that the producers of Xena would bring my favorite show ever back.

I was born in the race-car city of Charlotte, NC, and now live in the City of Alchemy and Medicine, NC, when I'm not hanging out in Bardonia (Lost Immortals). Most of my characters are based on people that I've met throughout my travels and adventures. People tend to stop and start conversations with me as if I've known them my entire life. Does this freak me out? Not really. My mom says that one day I'll get kidnapped by one of them. I told her that if it weren't for these lovely people then I wouldn't be able to create the stories that I do.

Some other common tidbits…hmm. I've watched the movie Under the Tuscan Sun almost 200 times. Seriously, the way I see it is if I keep watching it enough, then suddenly the house that Diane Lane lives in will magically appear in my backyard. I know. I have a huge imagination!

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Book Blitz: Silent Echo: A Siren's Tale By Elisa Freilich

Silent Echo: A Siren's Tale

Series- Silent Echo Trilogy # 1

By- Elisa Freilich

Publication Date- September 2013

Published By- Diversion Books

Genre- YA Fantasy/Paranormal 

Silence was Portia Griffin's nemesis. In a world where teens never cease to speak their minds, the sixteen year old Portia, rendered mysteriously mute at birth, has opted out of the mainstream conversation.   Instead, this silent sophomore at Ridgewood Preparatory Academy finds solace in her keen love of music and bizarre obsession with birds.  And it doesn't hurt that her best friend, Felix Fein, deaf at the age of eight, couldn't care less whether or not she is able to execute the spoken word. 

But Portia's world is about to change - and not necessarily for the better. 

After sixteen silent years, Portia is suddenly gifted with a voice unparalleled in its purity and powers. Her new ability to persuade, to seduce and to destroy with her voice alone sends Portia on a search for answers she never imagined she'd have to accept.

      

     

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Covet Release Day Blast

Covets have all the sexiness, emotion, and happily ever after that readers have come to expect and love from Entangled. They are firmly grounded in the contemporary world, but each novel brings in supernatural twists, breaking the contemporary and paranormal rules, alike. To find out more about their titles, chat with authors, participate in special events, and to find out what books you'll be coveting next, visit the Entangled website, follow them on Twitter, LIKE their Facebook page, and join the Book Club.


Today I'm happy to be featuring Covet's November releases which is very exciting because in celebration of these three great new books, they are on sale for just $0.99 for the first week of release only. So they are perfect to download and read over the long holiday weekend between all the hussle and bussle for a nice little break.

Also, make sure to hop on twitter tonight, 11/25 at 8PM to join in the #CovetBash. The authors of these fabulous books will be joining in the fun, and there will be lot's of chances to win prizes, including a grand prize giveaway of Covet's entire backlist to one lucky winner! Details here.

Parts & Wreck by Mark Henry

Wade Crowson, a brutish and brooding playboy and veteran vivisectionist for the Parts Department, runs into more than he bargained for in new partner, Lucid Montgomery, a quirky beauty with a bizarre secret and a string of psychiatric diagnoses she tries hard to keep hidden. Loving Luce will stamp a demonic target on her back and thrust Wade into a frenzied whirlwind of hilarious misunderstandings and, quite possibly, a stripping gig for emptynesters. Can they withstand the savagery of an exorcism (with or without the split pea soup) and come out alive and …in love?

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Operation Saving Daniel by Nina Croft

At eighteen, Melissa seduced her best friend Julia's brother only to run away shortly after. While Daniel was her fairytale prince, Lissa didn't believe in happy ever afters.

Ten years and a near death experience later, Lissa is ready for a husband and family. But a cry for help from Julia puts that dream on hold. Daniel is acting weird and he's about to marry his long term girlfriend-AKA The Evil One. Someone needs to save him.

Daniel has never stopped loving Lissa. Ten years ago when he gave her a little freedom, he always intended that one day they would be together. Right up until the moment he was bitten by a werewolf. Now, Daniel has to hide what he is. He won't risk anyone else, especially the woman he loves.

But Lissa is back. Their attraction is stronger than ever and Lissa is nothing if not tenacious.

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The Awakening: Britton by Abby Niles
The Awakening #3

"I would lick that man up one side and down the other."

Half-shifter and lead SPAC agent, Val Calhoun, has listened to women gush over the Don Juan of the precinct for the last four years. Yeah, Detective Britton Townsend is hot and has stunning blue eyes, but that foul mouth he saves only for her? What a waste of good looks. And no way does Val want that mouth anywhere near hers.

When the shifter community is threatened, Val is assigned to the case…and fails. So the High Council turns to the rogue shifter they'd sentenced to twenty years as a human--that same obnoxiously sexy Detective Townsend. And sends the two arch-enemies deep into the North Carolina Mountains--together, and alone.

Being stuck in a tiny honeymoon cabin with Miss Castration and only one bed is definitely not Britton's idea of a good time. But the High Council doesn't take no for an answer. After his shifter abilities are restored, Brit is once again susceptible to the dreaded, irreversible bonding instinct, the Drall. Thankfully, all he's ever felt for Val is intense loathing, no reason to worry. Right? All he has to do is solve this case pronto, and he can go back to his footloose Casanova ways. That is, if they don't kill each other first. Or worse...fall in love.

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Missed the first book in the Awakening series? While these books stand alone, it can be fun to go back and see how the other couple got together. And in celebration of book #3's release, book one, The Awakening: Aidan is on sale for just $0.99 as well, so grab it while you can!

The Awakening: Aidan by Abby Niles
The Awakening #1

Is the gift of eternal love a blessing or a curse? After years of counseling grieving shifters, psychiatrist and half-shifter, Dr. Jaylin Avgar has become jaded on shifter mating. She wants to marry a human and forget about the love for eternity crap. Then she meets Aidan O'Connell, an infuriatingly laid back shifter who represents everything she doesn't want. Yet, the more he pursues her, the more she craves a future with him. Only one thing stands in her way: death. Can she overcome her fear of losing Aidan to the one guarantee in life? Millionaire consultant, Aidan O'Connell knows he'll one day meet a woman who'll awaken an unrelenting mating instinct. Unfortunately, that woman is Jaylin, who has no qualms about telling him that he and his so-called eternity can shove it. When she pushes him away, he takes a drastic step so she can no longer escape. The close proximity throws the instinct into overdrive. Can he control the need engrained in him until he's certain she will reciprocate the bond, or will a moment of weakness doom him to hell on earth?

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Book Tour: Tainted Waters By Maggie Thom

Title: Tainted Waters
By: Maggie Thom
Publication Date: April 30th, 2013

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He didn't commit suicide but who's going to believe her... Frustrated at being fired from her latest job and overwhelmed by her consolatory family, Sam decides to move to the family's cabin at the lake. A place she hasn't been since her dad committed suicide there twenty years before. Or did he? Snooping is something she's good at but someone seems to be taking offense to her looking too closely at what has been happening at the lake. What she discovers is shocking. Now she must uncover what's real and what's not. All that she learned growing up, may be false. Keegan who has recently moved to the area to finish his latest book is also trying to find out if his grandfather, who'd passed away ten years before, died of natural causes or was murdered? The descendants of the four families who own the land around the lagoon are dying off. Since Sam and Keegan are the only ones questioning the deaths, they find themselves working together to seek the truth. Are people being murdered? Who would benefit from their deaths? Why would there be barricades and armed guards at the north end of the lake? To stay alive, Sam and Keegan must find the answers and convince others, before more people are killed... including them.

"This is a book that will have you on the edge of your seat. Just when you think the story is over, think again." Read Your Writes Book Reviews

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The Avid Reader: What inspired you to write 'Tainted Waters'?

Maggie Thom: The idea for Tainted Waters really came from a vacation gone bad. My family and I had gone to this lake to camp. It was a little further than we normally went but we also knew that it was a lot quieter than most campgrounds. We got there to a sunny, gorgeous day and only a few other campers. We quickly unloaded our canoe and spent the day playing in the water or canoeing and doing a bit of hiking. It was an awesome day. But then night time came and we figured out why people did not camp there. Big trucks drove up and down the gravel road all night. And they seemed to be going to a plant that we could clearly hear, so it couldn't have been more than a mile or so away. Aaaaaaaaaahhhh. How had we missed this all day? Needless to say we didn't get much sleep and when I don't sleep I'm a little grumpy. So after thinking all kinds of nefarious things I'd do to those trucks, what better thing to do then to create a story around that incident. So in Tainted Waters, I imagined the trucks were carrying much more sinister stuff then water. Drugs was an easy choice but what about a blackmarket for organs? What about unsolved murders? What about two unlikely people having to work together to solve that mystery? The story grew from there.

The Avid Reader: When or at what age did you know you wanted to be a writer?

Maggie Thom: For as long as I can remember. I know that at about the age of 4 or 5 I was really fascinated with words, such that I would cut them out of books. Cat In The Hat was never the same much to my mother's dismay. The age of nine is when I really remember starting to write. It really has been a lifelong commitment and dream.

The Avid Reader: What is the earliest age you remember reading your first book?

Maggie Thom: Hard to say, by the age of five maybe. I think my first book was probably See Spot Run. :)

The Avid Reader: What genre of books do you enjoy reading?

Maggie Thom: I have a very eclectic range that I like to read. I love suspense/thrillers, throw in a little romance and I'm hooked. Probably why I like writing that kind of book. But I also love a good fantasy, women's fiction, espionage, crime, mysteries,nonfiction… give a good story and I'm into it. I read a lot so I always try to mix up genres so that I get a different kind of story every now and then.

The Avid Reader: What is your favorite book?

Maggie Thom: I have a few but if I can only pick one, I'd have to say it was The Thomas Covenant White Gold Wielder Series by Stephen R. Donaldson. It's one of those series that I read a long time ago but it has stuck with me. I think I enjoyed it so much because the hero of the story was a very different character and it was incredibly well written. It was one of those books where the scene came alive, the characters came alive and you felt like you were right there living it.

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

Maggie Thom: I have several. Besides Stephen R. Donaldson, I'd say Robert Ludlum, his espionage books not only told a great story but they taught me the elements of what makes a story compelling, how to introduce several characters and give a bit of their stories and build the suspense that keeps you wanting to read to see what happens. And then there is Sandra Brown. I think I've read just about all of her books and I really didn't like a lot of her really early novels but once she started crossing genres and started writing suspense & murders with romance I truly became hooked on her books. She's who inspires me to write the types of books that I do.

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

Maggie Thom: Oh wow wouldn't that be so cool? I think it would be hard to pick a time but if I have to I'd say… I think I'd like to go back to the 1800's when women started to demand changes and to be recognized as persons and be able to vote and have a say… the women who really got the suffrage movement going. I'd love to be able to thank them because what they did then opened the doors that I now take for granted today. I'd also really love the meet The Famous Five in Canada who in the early 1900's made a huge difference for women. Can you imagine what it must have been like to be considered a nonperson - no say, no rights?

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

Maggie Thom: Writing comes easy to me, it hasn't always but I've really worked at it and I changed how I approach writing. I don't worry so much anymore about what I'm putting down the first time. I know that if I get it down then I have something to play with. I also know that not all my writing is done while I'm sitting at the computer. I allow my mind to play with plots and ideas until I like what I'm getting, then I sit down and write it. It's really the plotting and pulling the story together so there are no plot holes or inconsistencies that is the work.

The Avid Reader: Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?

Maggie Thom: I have a dog, party husky and part black lab, her name is Shadow. She is eight and a half. Sadly our cat, Sneakers just passed away. So in the spring we will look for a new cat.

The Avid Reader: What is your "to die for", favorite food/foods to eat?

Maggie Thom: You know that has really changed over the years but the one thing that I truly enjoy but do really try to avoid is Cheesecake. Why do I avoid it if I love it so much? Because it's one of those things that when I start I can't stop. :)

The Avid Reader: Do you have any advice for anyone that would like to be an author?

Maggie Thom: Don't worry so much about the rules, there are so many of them in the writing and publishing field. Write what feels write to you and then figure out how to make it work. On top of that read and write because without doing both of these you'll find that your writing doesn't progress. Know that what you write the first time will probably need work and may end up nothing like it started out but that's okay. Writing is work but enjoy the journey, it's worth it.

Book Soundtrack:

1. Life After You by Daughtry
2. Reflection by Christine Aguilera
3. Put Your Records On by Corrine Bailey Ray
4. Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top
5. Drops of Jupiter by Train
6. Someone's Watching Over Me by Hilary Duff
7. Love Somebody by Maroon 5
8. Wanted by Hunter Hayes
9. Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
10. The Guilty Will Pay by Steve Dawson
11. Love Will Keep Us Alive by the Eagles

Playlist:

I love listening to music while I write. This is some of the songs that I played while writing it. The list would be too long if I wrote them all out. :)

1. Whataya Want From Me by Adam Lambert
2. The Power of Love by Celine Dion
3. Something's Got a Hold on Me by Christina Aguilera
4. Blown Away by Carrie Underwood
5. Water in the Well by Spirit of the West
6. Brown Eyed Girl by Jimmy Buffet
7. If You Leave Me Now by Chicago
8. Bridge Over Troubled Waters by Simon and Garfunkel
9. Early Mornin Rain by Gordon Lightfoot
10. Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) by Beyonce

About The Author:

Maggie Thom took the challenge and leapt off, leaving a full time twenty year career in management, to write full time. After her initial panic that she might need a straight jacket, she published her first book Captured Lies, October 2012. And now is excited to release her second novel, Tainted Waters, April, 2013. Her third book, Deceitful Truths (sequel to Captured Lies) available fall of 2013. An avid reader and writer her whole life, she decided to break the monotony of wishing to be an author by making it happen. Married to her best friend, she is learning that humor, love and patience help her navigate her way through her twins' teen years. Her motto: Escape to read and Read to escape. "Maggie Thom writes a fast paced thriller laced with romance that keeps the reader interested and on edge!" InDtale Magazine

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