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Marita A. Hansen
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R.K. Ryals has stopped by my blog today for her blog tour for The Acropolis. Here is an excerpt from the book, and make sure you follow the rest of the tour with the links below!
Conor Reinhardt I was on my way, by taxi, to the airport in Paris, France when the call comes through. The number is a familiar one, and I groan."I just left the Council, Will . . .""And I just got called in to assist... read more »
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Behind the Hood (Behind the Lives, #1)
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Graffiti Heaven (Graffiti Heaven, #1)
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Behind the Tears (Behind the Lives, #2)
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Gangsta High (Graffiti Heaven, #2)
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Behind the Lies (Behind the Lives, #3)
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Behind the Hood (Literature & Fiction)
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Life on the rough side of New Zealand.
In this South Auckland neighbourhood where gang culture, drink, drugs, sex and violence is already a way of life; a vicious attack on a teenage girl sparks a ripple effect of revenge and fury. Live the carnage through multiple viewpoints as the tale unfolds to a bloody climax.
Warning: NOT for the faint-hearted.
"Behind the Hood" will be on sell mid August 2011.
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"I still haven't read this yet. I'll wait until I'm back in Auckland at the beginning of next year. I want the arty cover as I think it looks nice.
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I've been waiting for this one to come out and it was definitely worth the wait. It's a story of love, forgiveness, redemption and bravery. I love reading YA books, but this was a just a tad different the norm. First off, it’s classifi... " Read more of this review » |
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“The sirens in the distance were growing louder. Although it was the music of his neighbourhood, he knew the pigs would soon be performing in his dead-end street.”
― Marita A. Hansen, Behind the Hood
― Marita A. Hansen, Behind the Hood
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“The sirens in the distance were growing louder. Although it was the music of his neighbourhood, he knew the pigs would soon be performing in his dead-end street.”
― Marita A. Hansen, Behind the Hood
― Marita A. Hansen, Behind the Hood
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Marita wrote: "I'm running my first marathon this weekend. If I don't answer any messages afterwards I've carked it. Nah, I'll be fine :)"A marathon? You're crazy. Best of luck.
I'm running my first marathon this weekend. If I don't answer any messages afterwards I've carked it. Nah, I'll be fine :)
I am attempting to get my book "Behind the Hood" on as many blogsites as I can before the end of January. If you have a blogsite with a good amount of followers let me know as I'm giving away some Smashwords' copies. The only condition is for you to review it both on your blogsite and on Goodreads. Merry Christmas.
Alecia wrote: "Marita wrote: "Alecia wrote: "Hey, Marita just saw the invite to the Ebook giveaway and went to join in but it says it's ended."Sorry about that. It was a short contest. But, I have book 2 and 3 ..."
You're welcome.
Marita wrote: "Alecia wrote: "Hey, Marita just saw the invite to the Ebook giveaway and went to join in but it says it's ended."Sorry about that. It was a short contest. But, I have book 2 and 3 from the same s..."
Great. Thanks :)
Alecia wrote: "Hey, Marita just saw the invite to the Ebook giveaway and went to join in but it says it's ended."Sorry about that. It was a short contest. But, I have book 2 and 3 from the same series under the giveaway section if you want to enter those. They aren't going to be drawn for a while, but are paperback giveaways.
Thanks for letting me know. Kind regards, Marita.
Hey, Marita just saw the invite to the Ebook giveaway and went to join in but it says it's ended. Sorry I missed it.
Thank you everybody who entered the Behind the Hood competition. Shaniyah and Kitty were drawn as the winners. All the best, Marita.
Angela wrote: "Marita wrote: "I'd love to know what you think about my new blurb for "Behind the Hood." I wanted to change things as I thought the old one didn't do it justice. The new one below may not be perfec..."Thanks. Also, thanks for the book recommendation, lol. Never thought I'd get someone recommending to me my own book. No, worries, I saw that it was a bulk send. Still, it was nice to see that someone is recommending my work. Cheers :)
Marita wrote: "I'd love to know what you think about my new blurb for "Behind the Hood." I wanted to change things as I thought the old one didn't do it justice. The new one below may not be perfect, but with a b..."I prefer the new blurb over the old one (I only know because I've got the book. Maybe you should put it uphere to show the comparison). Although, I do like both. But, still I don't think any blurb can get the true gist of a book in just a few sentences.
I'd love to know what you think about my new blurb for "Behind the Hood." I wanted to change things as I thought the old one didn't do it justice. The new one below may not be perfect, but with a bit of tweeking it could be just right for the back of my book cover: Behind the Hood (Behind the Lives #1)
by Marita A. Hansen (Goodreads Author)
New Zealand author Marita A. Hansen weaves a breathtaking tale of revenge and violence in the first book from the new series Behind the Lives.
A gang leader, a hapless teenage girl, a young father struggling to support his wife and baby, an abused boy and more give different sides to a harrowing tale that could be told anywhere in the world.
It will leave you bleathless.
Carly wrote: "Thanks for the friendship Marita :)"You're welcome. And thanks for accepting my request.
Last chance! The "Behind the Hood" paperback giveaway finishes tomorrow: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
James wrote: "Thanks Marita for accepting my friendship request.All the best,
James Piper"
You're welcome, and thank you also. Cheers, Marita.
Here's my newest blogpost: Eleven rules that males should abide by when interacting with a female.
http://maritaahansen.blogspot.com/201...
Check out my newest installment on my blogsite: Marketing: The Self-Published Author's Guide to Grey Hair...and OCD http://maritaahansen.blogspot.com/
Natasha wrote: "Thank you for connecting with me, Its so good to have another book loving reader as a goodreads friend. I look forward to sharing my love of books with you. Please check out my book blog "Where Eve..."Will do. Thanks :)
Thank you for connecting with me, Its so good to have another book loving reader as a goodreads friend. I look forward to sharing my love of books with you. Please check out my book blog "Where Every Book = A New Adventure", if you haven't already. -♥-
Brittany - tumblrholic wrote: "Thanks you for the request! (:Wow, you are so lucky! Ft Island are great!"
You're welcome. FT Island were fantastic live. I wish I could go to South Korea to see one of their full concerts...and while I'm there I'd also go see MBLAQ, Beast, U-Kiss and Shinee concerts as well :)
Nicola wrote: "Thanks for the request, Marita.I love Singapore, have visited many times (though the last time 10 years ago now, too long!)
Would be amazing to live there!"
You're welcome, and thanks for accepting it. Though, I do find Singapore a bit hot. Thank God for aircon, lol.
Thanks for the request, Marita.I love Singapore, have visited many times (though the last time 10 years ago now, too long!)
Would be amazing to live there!
Angela wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friendship request :) Absolutely love "Behind the Hood.""You're welcome, and thanks for your wonderful review :)
CAS wrote: "Hi Marita,Thanks for the friend request. I wish you every success with your upcoming release.. :)
Cheers!
CAS"
Thanks, CAS :)
Hi Marita,Thanks for the friend request. I wish you every success with your upcoming release.. :)
Cheers!
CAS
Over the weekend, starting September 16, I'm doing a Writer's Q & A. Check it out at: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Taznim wrote: "hi Marita,thanks for the add,hope all goes well with your book!!!"
You're welcome, and thanks too :)
Hi Marita, thanks for the friend request. Your book looks like something I may really like. I added it to my to-read list.I don't know if it's been fixed yet but your last comment about the book being linked, if you still need help with that or another edit message me and I'll be glad to help.
A lot of the info here is imported right from another source but a lot of other things aren't and have to be hand edited by GR librarians. But I'll take a look at the listing and see if it needs anything that jumps out at me. :)
Behind the HoodDoes anyone know how long it takes for a book to be linked to their author as BEHIND THE HOOD hasn't been linked to my name yet.
