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Hi guys!!!
I’ve just realised that it’s 100 days until the release of Sorrow Woods! Whooo hooo! I feel like I need to do something to mark the official start of the countdown for me and have been considering releasing a little teaser.
I’d like to ask you guys (my future readers) what you’d like to... Read more of this blog post »

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Look at this PRETTY cover!

The author of the book, Sawyer Bennett,interviewedthe model Jay Byars on her blog: check it out!

Title: Off the Record

Author: Sawyer Bennett

Expected release date: June 11, 2013

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Age Group: New Adult

Cover designed by: Vitalink; http://www.vitalink...

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This morning on my daily commute to the Insane Asylum, I had the misfortune to come across a Hitler.

I was approaching a school up a steep hill, I was the ONLY car on the road, Nothing behind me, no Oncoming traffic, NOTHING.

Yet when I was about 3 meters away from the Lolly Pop Hitler he placed...

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The first book in the Natalie Dvorak Mysteries, "The Mercury Man", is now ranked #18 in the Kindle Store for Police Procedurals!

When the word ironic appears in the title of your blog, it’s perfectly acceptable to post Whiteboard Wednesday on a Thursday.

Today’s guest blogger is Candace.When Candace’s eldest left for university, Candace went looking for a instruction guide for her daughter’s departure from the nest. And whi...

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One of many motorboats we saw in Port Angeles, WA sported the quoted slogan, "Fat Kids Gotta Eat!" I Googled this slogan and discovered an (adult) website with a burger and pizza theme. "I hate exercise," the site declares. In my fat days, I would have bought right into the club and been glad t... Read more of this blog post »

Meet Jean-Luc!

General Statistics
Age: 34
Weight: 197
Height: 6'4"
Hair: blond, straight, shoulder-length
Eyes: blue

Hometown
New Orleans, LA

Clothing style
He dresses like a frat boy on vacation. T-shirts, khaki shorts, flip-flops.

Career before HORNET
CIA linguist. He's fluent in 13 languages and counti... Read more of this blog post »

Today's review OMG - Just finished reading Jo's book. One word:Wow!
Pertinent, pacy, contemporary Jo's words flow off the pages as you are allowed inside her head, as you get a take on Jo's own unique experience of the subject matter, suffered so badly by herself. Inspirational on so many levels,... Read more of this blog post »

Hey y’all! I’m participating in Brenda Novak’s auction to fight diabetes, and I’m donating an entire set of the Stark Trilogy (Release Me, Claim Me and Complete Me) included in a “pamper yourself” basketfilled with all sorts of awesome spa-type products and other pamper-y goodies!

The auction clos...

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Reblogged from omearaartandwords:

When it comes to the ins and outs of the publishing world, I am more or less a newbie (which is why I go to lots of conventions and attend panels to learn more about the trade). Sure, I have had a couple short stories published, but this is not quite the same as...

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News, news, news...it's all getting exciting!

I've finally set up an official author website, which has now gone live athttp://emmaladams.weebly.com/- at the moment, there isn't much on there that isn't on this blog, but it's useful to have a professional site too! I'm also planning to set up a we... Read more of this blog post »

WILD AWAKE is coming out in five days. I've been hiding from the internet, but Techie Boyfriend informs me that there are already more words written about WILD AWAKE (in reviews, comments, note-comparing, and general chitter-chatter) than the 75,000 in the novel itself. I know this is just what h... Read more of this blog post »

You know that wonderfulCherokee boy on Youtube who uploads songs from a bunch of different tribes?

I'm in shock right now, because he's uploaded this song:


This is a very, very, very...VERY old Cree song. It's usually sung at a much slower tempo. According to legend, this is the song that Chief Wan... Read more of this blog post »

Inspiration is for amateurs. Don’t get offended. Don’t start a campaign against me. Just listen. All books start out with a spark of inspiration, right? An idea. The shred of a creative thought that eventually turns out to be the great American novel. That’s fine. That’s how I started writing St... Read more of this blog post »

I'm sorry about the radio silence on the blog. I've been pretty busy the last month with prepping for appearances and trying to get two writing projects published for your reading pleasure. Even though I feel like I'm constantly working, I'm a little behind on several projects, including my newsl... Read more of this blog post »

Spread the word and don't forget to get your copy of This Trust of Mine (Raine Series #2)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C... Read more of this blog post »

وقت .. اما ينطفي النور
يفضل النور جوايا ..
لسه بامل
تنشق في وسط عتمة
نجم تايه في مجرتنا
و بعت .. شعاع .. ينور بلد
وكتبت ,, بحب
و كتبت احلام كتير
الاقي في الضلمة .. نور
الاقي شمس تنور .. سكتي
اسمع كلام خير
افرح كتير
اشجع .. اللي تاه في عتمة ..
من غير امل

وقت اما ينطفي النور
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Happy Teaser Thursday, everyone! I hope you enjoy. :)

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He nods, almost convincingly, so I climb into the taxi he flags down a moment later. I slide to the far left side of the car, and he comes in right after me, gazing across the seat at me intensely all the while.

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I've been a bit busy, so just a very short story this time.

Going Home


The wind ripped the handkerchief she had been waving from her fingers and carried off high above the liner’s bows.
Despite the cold she could not bring herself to go below, she stood by the rail and watched the shore slipped furt... Read more of this blog post »

Scroll to the bottom for the giveaway! Title: The Devil’s Kiss trilogy Author: Gemma James Genre: Erotica BDSM Published: May 8, 2013 Length: book 1: novelette; book 2: short novella; book 3: short novella Rating: *** Description: “Who am I, … Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »

I would like to get some feedback regarding a book that I wrote and was published , January 2013. It tells of "Small Places In A Big World/ Big Worlds In Small places" true short stories that focus in on the peculiar colloquialisms of a Yooper, humorous vignettes, blended with nostalgia, sentimen... Read more of this blog post »

If I staywhere you are,don't let me gobefore I fallendlessly.
The space betweenwhat I didn't say-foreverhiddenwhere things come backfallen in love.

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Want to see something cool?

Rachel Morgan is starting a new business with the sole purpose of helping authors with the marketing process. She's offering many services, the animated bookmark for website sidebars is just one of them.

Go check out her new website, facebook page, whatever you prefer a... Read more of this blog post »

I should be writing, but I have writers block at the moment...and everyone needs some humor (and may be able to relate to some, if not most of these) These have been collected throughout the web with my own personal thoughts.



I had to put that novel on the back burner. I've started a new one.

What... Read more of this blog post »

No blurb yet, but damn, look at the hot cover! ;)

"KOIBUMI." IS COMING NEXT WEEKEND Y'ALL. Read more of this blog post »

So, Playing for Keeps hit 2,000 adds on Goodreads (ohmygosh) and I thought that was a great excuse to give you another little teaser.

I'm not gonna lie. I've been looking for an excuse.

8 days until the cover, blurb and release date are revealed, so this will be the last one until then... Maybe. ;)... Read more of this blog post »

On May 15, my friend writer/producer Eric Bauer placed a challenge on a Straight Dope board asking for people to list the best movie set in every year…not in the year it was made, but in the year it was set. Below, see how far they’ve gotten in just over a week. What fun. Makes me wonder what the...

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I have been very cautious about who I tell my true dramas to.
I never thought I would ever write a book about these dramas, but here it is.
Strange ghost stories, and strong paranormal cave stories.
Emotions hit me like a freight train writing certain paragraphs.
This amazes me how strong the emotion... Read more of this blog post »

Here's what the reviewers are saying about THE DELMAR SHARK CHRONICLES: ISOLA DI SQUALO (BOOK #1). Check it out!
The Delmar Shark Chronicles: Isola di Squalo

"This book was great! I couldn't put it down...I just had to know what would happen next."


"This story - well summarized in another review - s... Read more of this blog post »

On sale for $.99 for 8 more days...

http://www.amazon.com/Social-Prey-ebook/dp/B00BU81ADM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1369340944&sr=1-1&keywords=social+prey+by+trista+ann+michaels

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I’m pleased to have guest blogger Christina Cole here today. Christina and I connected after I read her novel, HAPPILY EVER AFTER. How can you resist a title like that? Well, I couldn’t, and I’m glad I didn’t. Immediately after reading it, I contacted Christina and invited her to guest on my blog...

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There's a Forever You giveaway going on over at my blog! Head on over to enter! There will be 6 winners total..

3 winners will receive a Kindle copy of Forever You the day it releases!

3 winners will receive a personalized Forever You mug!

Good luck everyone!

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I was kinda eyeballing this gay werewolf architect story set in Portland, thinking mayybeee, if it’s under $6 mayybeee…and then I saw that a big part of the plot revolves around a home renovation and since I’ve spent the last 2 days reading historical building preservation sites for that Devil Ma...

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A snippet today from the file of I-shit-you-not: In Mississippi, a woman has been arrested for manslaughter for giving birth to a stillborn child. Clearly, the legislators of this law missed the Bible passage aboutit not being murder to destroy a fetus (Exodus 21:22-25). I’m inclined to believe t...

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So...please don't throw tomatoes, but...

I have changed the OFFICIAL release date of Precious Things to June 4, 2013.

Notice I said OFFICIAL release date--if the book is ready to upload before the 4th, you can bet it'll be uploaded!

I have a few reasons for this:

1. BEA is May 30 to June 1st, and a... Read more of this blog post »

I’m having a giveaway at Goodreads!!!! I have extra copies of the original cover of REFLECTIONS up for grabs.

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LEXI’S HEARTby Delia Latham
COTT’s Image Creator, Delia Latham, is excited to announce a new e-Novella in the ongoing Heart’s Haven collection she co-writes with three other Pelican Book Group authors: Tanya Stowe, Marianne Evans and Mary Manners.


First in a collection of four Heart’s Haven Hol... Read more of this blog post »

This unrelated to my books but I had to share it. IT is some good news in a world that really needs it, check out the site
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/superm... Read more of this blog post »

Getting started is sometimes the hardest part of writing. Motivating yourself is usually the first step before you can even begin planning, so make sure you are excited about whatever you’re working on. If it’s a new idea that you can’t wait to push forward with, you should be able to begin the...

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The Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston
Publication date: May 14, 2013
Genre: YA Romantic Thriller
DESCRIPTION
She’s been six different people in six different places: Madeline in Ohio, Isabelle in Missouri, Olivia in Kentucky . . . But now that she’s been transplanted to rural Louisiana, she h... Read more of this blog post »

Writing brings both joy and pain. Any creative endeavour is a raging conflict between these two elements. Sometimes you can work all night but end up with ashes in your hands. Lawyers bill their time but a writer / artist / musician can spend hours getting absolutely nowhere.

Obviously there ar...

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This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

Undeniably Yours

Bethany House Publishers (May 1, 2013)


by

Becky Wade




ABOUT THE AUTHOR:






During her childhood in California, Becky frequently produced homemade plays starring her sisters, friends, and cousins. These plays almost always featu... Read more of this blog post »

It’s great to be here to share a little snippet excerpt of my new release, Unleash, the sixth book in my Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series. To celebrate the release of this book, I’m holding a fantastic giveaway at my website and I’m also offering the first book in the series, Covet, for FR...

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As I travel and browse the world we know as the Internet or find information shared by my social media connections. I come across meaningful, and dare I say powerful, topics and information that speak to issues that most don’t know about or are not widely communicated via the mainstream media.

I...

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What happens when an already disjointed mind such as mine steps over into insanity? Wouldn't you like to know...

Just thought I’d look before I went to sleep… No.3 in the iBook chart! #Billyandme Xxx