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July 7, 2015
#TeaserTuesday — The 2nd Teaser From Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Yep, it’s another #TeaserTuesday and I’m sharing the second teaser from the first in my Queen City Novels Series — WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME. I’m current editing the 3rd draft of this manuscript and I’ll be looking for 3-5 dedicated people to be beta readers. If you are interested, please sign-up HERE!
June 30, 2015
Review: The Look of Love
The Look of Love by Crystal Bright
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I downloaded this from Amazon during one of my wandering around the site. I picked it because the blurb sounded interesting and the story is set in my hometown (Virginia Beach!)
This was a quick and pleasurable read. The story is pretty easy to follow and I was able to knock the book out in an afternoon. The characters are well rounded and rooting for them and their romance is easy. This is a perfect beach read and I heartily recommend!!
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#TeaserTuesday!!! Teaser #2 from AMETHYST RISING!
Aw yeah, teaser #2 for Amethyst Rising coming on #TeaserTuesday! Finishing up edits for this book then going out to beta readers. If you are interested in being a beta reader for Amethyst Rising, sign-up at HERE!
June 25, 2015
Half Breed Queen #BookPlaylist
This playlist is a collection of songs I thought represented the character, Marla Owens, and her story. Marla is little more than a child at the beginning of her story trying to find her way while dealing with her losses. By the end of the story she’s grown and matured, and is working toward owning her place on Skatia. Enjoy!
June 23, 2015
#TeaserTuesday – June 23, 2015
It’s #TeaserTuesday and I’ve got your first sneak peek at WRONG TIME, WRONG PLACE – the first novel in my new Queen City Novels series.
Emmalyn can’t seem to stop loving Lukas, and Lord knows Lukas loves Emmalyn like no other woman he’s ever met. But that doesn’t mean their romance is meant to be…
Enjoy!!
June 22, 2015
Review: Otherbound
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book was recommended to me and I selected it for the June book of the month for my book club. Man. Just, man. The intertwined story and romantic twists make this book very difficult to put down. This book covers all the diversity bases with ease and subtlety. Amara’s interactions with Nolan, Maart and then with Cilla are fascinating and enthralling. She is everything to everyone and I wondered more than once how she survived without breaking down more.
This isn’t a book I would have normally have picked, but I’m so glad I did. Highly recommended!!
June 16, 2015
#TeaserTuesday – June 16, 2015
Hey everyone! I wanted to share this teaser for AMETHYST RISING, Book 2 in The Skatia Narratives.
Marla’s grown up quite a bit after two years on the Skatian throne, but her temper is just as unpredictable – and deadly – as ever. Her world is still in danger, and now there are those threatening the Earth as well. Marla and her allies are in a race against time to find out the truth before Skatia and Earth are destroyed!
Enjoy!!
June 2, 2015
Thanks #BetwitchingBookTours And Tour Hosts
I want to thank everyone who participated in the HALF BREED QUEEN (Book 1 of The Skatia Narratives) blog tour last week, lovingly coordinated by Bewitching Book Tours (http://bewitchingbooktours.blogspot.com/). This has been a wonderful experience. And a special thanks to everyone who entered the Rafflecopter contest. If you haven’t had a chance to visit the tour hosts or enter the contest check out the tour host list below. You’ll find lots of fantastic content (Including my own) and maybe find a new book to read (including my own!).
May 25 Guest blog
The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom
www.creativelygreen.blogspot.com
May 25 Interview
Mythical Books
http://www.mythicalbooks.blogspot.ro/
May 25 Spotlight
Fantasy Book Lane
http://www.fantasybooklane.com/
May 26 Review
Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock
www.pratr.wordpress.com
May 26 Spotlight
Mommabears Book Blog
http://www.mommabearsbookblog.blogspot.com
May 27 Spotlight
Thornton Berry Shire Press
www.benjaminmctish.blogspot.com
May 27 Spotlight
Chicas Love to read
http://www.chicalovestoread.blogspot.com
May 28 Interview
Roxanne’s Realm
www.roxannerhoads.com
May 28 Spotlight
3 Partners in Shopping , Nana, Mommy, & Sissy Too!
Http://3partnersinshopping.blogspot.com
May 29 Guest blog
Fang-tastic Books
www.fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com
May 29 Spotlight
A Night’s Dream of Books
http://anightsdreamofbooks.blogspot.com/
May 29 Spotlight
Eskimo PRincess Book Reviews
http://eskimoprincess.blogspot.com/
June 1 Interview
Mom With A Kindle
http://momwithakindle.blogspot.com/
June 1 Spotlight
CBY Book Club
http://cbybookclub.blogspot.co.uk
May 15, 2015
Blog Post: Week 2 Fitness Check-in
Well ya’ll, I made it through two weeks of CrossFit training, and my over-riding emotion is ouch. Like really OUCH! My arms, my legs, my knees… Just so much ouch.
But just beyond ouch is a slight sense of accomplishment. I haven’t worked out four consecutive days in a long time. I was good with twice a week or three times a week, but a Monday through Thursday – nah.
My normal modus operandi is to get to three weeks then quit. But I don’t want to quit, not really. It would be nice if I could sit on a toilet and not tear up from the pain in my thighs, but that’s a different post. The ladies at the gym are really nice and many of them are in the same shape I’m in — round. It makes it easier when I’m not the only big girl in viewing distance. So I’ll pray for the pain to fade, and for the ability to braid my own hair to return (lifting my arms that high is a dream at the moment) while I prep for next week’s glorious torture sessions.
May 11, 2015
The Dead Don’t Speak — Cover Reveal
GENRE:
Crime/Thriller
BOOK BLURB:
Daphne Carter is an executive at the Versailles Casino and Resort in Las Vegas. Zach Hepson is a twelve year old boy forced into performing a phony psychic act at county fairs by his alcoholic father. Their lives couldn’t be more different. When Zach arrives in Vegas and embarrasses a popular showman during his act, he sparks a chaotic chain of events that alter his and Daphne’s lives forever. The two find themselves allied in navigating a bloody web of power and deceit, matched against two con men, a famous detective, and a ruthless businessman. A showdown is coming to Las Vegas and not everyone will make it out alive.
AUTHOR BIO:
Kendall Bailey was born and raised in Northern Vermont. He now resides in Southwestern Minnesota with his wife and son. Kendall is an entrepreneur, blogger, and social media addict. The Dead Don’t Speak is his 2nd novel.
CONTACT INFO:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kendallbaileywriter
Twitter: @KBaileyWriter
Website: www.kendallbailey.net
CHAPTER EXCERPT:
Simon spit his scotch, his fifth of the day, halfway across the living room when Cassandra Hernandez’s face appeared on his television screen. His eyes searched frantically for information about when she was found. It took a moment for his drunken brain to realize it was an AMBER Alert. That meant they thought she was missing.
So they hadn’t found her.
Simon’s phone rang. He answered, “What?”
“Stay calm…” It was Chris.
“I am looking at it right now.”
“No big deal. I’ll come over and we can talk about it. Try to stay on an even keel. You sound like you’ve been drinking.”
“I am and will continue.”
The line went dead.
* * *
Chris arrived half an hour later. Traffic was kind. In that time Simon had consumed another two drinks.
“What do we do?” Simon said to Chris when he let him in.
Chris shrugged, “Nothing. Just a missing girl. Probably met a guy and ran away. There’s nothing to worry about.”
“She was at my show! They will find out that much. If anyone remembers you bringing her backstage, I am dead. Both of us are dead!”
“Please,” Chris scoffed. “People hardly look twice at the skanks I bring to you. You’re overreacting.”
“What if they find her body?” Simon asked.
“Then they perform a murder investigation,” Chris shrugged again. “We wiped her clean and the desert is working on her as we speak. Whatever they find, if anything, will not be the Cassandra Hernandez with the sexy curves and pretty face. It’ll be a rotten sack of half-eaten, dried up meat and bone. We don’t have much to worry about.”
