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Chasing Sunrise by Emily Mah

Chasing Sunrise
Liana Linacre thought she was in love, but what began as her fantasy romance ended with a curse that threatens her life and everything she loves. Orphaned and alone, she barely escapes the dark forces that want her soul.
 
Corban Alexander belongs to an ancient order of vampire hunters and wants to kill everyone who is demon-touched. He knows that the creatures who want Liana dead will find her again before long.
 
Liana must fight if she wants to live, while Corban must decide if he can love a girl who made the one mistake he believes is unforgivable.
 
No one, mortal or immortal, has ever won against the evil that plagues Liana, but if she and Corban can work together, they might just defy the laws of the universe.
 
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43784004-chasing-sunrise
 

Catching Moonlight
Corban Alexander has a dark side, and ever since a chance encounter with Liana Linacre, a girl he was supposed to protect, it's darker and more addictive than ever. Every minute of every hour of every day he fights to resist succumbing to his worst instincts. If he doesn't, he will fall, and gain the power to scourge and wreak havoc upon humanity, feeding off their pain. It would take a legion of angels to stop him.
 
So when he learns that Liana needs help once again, he knows he is the last person to provide it. The problem is, no one else is willing.
 
Corban must return to the side of the girl he loves, and pray that he is strong enough to save both her and himself.
 
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46255260-catching-moonlight
 

Conquering Starlight
Angels are falling all over the world and earthquakes and tidal waves are demolishing the major cities. Vampires are proliferating in the chaos, and a deadly, demonic plague is spreading like wildfire.
 
The pressure is on for Liana and her faithful friends: Corban, the ex-angel and possible boyfriend; Amy, the anthropology-student-turned-loremaster; and Gina, the jeweler-turned-supernatural-weaponsmith. The four of them plus an army of soldiers drawn from across all the human realms must journey into the demon realm and close the portal once and for all.
 
But when the fallen discover their plans, the battles begin, and Liana finds herself alone in a strange realm of immortal demons who live in perpetual night, under a sky studded with stars. It is the demon realm, or Starlight Kingdom, and its inhabitants are on the brink of their own war. While her friends fight to reach her, she must decipher the prophecy and figure out how to free both Earth and herself from dark forces that could rend the very fabric of the universe, and destroy all creation.
 
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48410307-conquering-starlight
 

Author Bio:
Emily Mah has been writing science fiction and fantasy for over twenty years. A graduate of Clarion West Writers Workshop, Viable Paradise Writers Workshop, and a guest presenter most summers at Taos Toolbox Writer's Workshop, she clearly doesn't know when to stop with the workshops... She's also a member of the Critical Mass Writers Group, which is basically another ongoing workshop. Before she started making money from writing, she was a lawyer. You may know her as the chick-lit, contemporary author, E.M. Tippetts. Nowadays she writes full time and manages E.M. Tippetts Book Designs, a formatting and cover design company. To keep up with the latest news of her upcoming releases, subscribe to her mailing list at: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/e7t5p1
 
Author Links:
Web: http://www.emilymah.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/emilymah
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2QuIDta
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/emily-mah
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6572430.Emily_Mah
 
Buy Links:
Chasing Sunrise: https://books2read.com/u/31r7vW
Catching Moonlight: https://books2read.com/u/meB6PE
Conquering Starlight: https://books2read.com/u/mBONDk
 
Excerpts:
"Our gazes met, and his eyes widened a notch. A second later, he was gone, though I didn’t remember seeing him step away. It was as if he’d winked out of existence. Well, that had gone about as well as I’d expected, truly."
 
"No sooner had I gotten my bearings than I found myself backed against a wall, Corban looking me straight in the eye.
'Listen,' he said. 'You can try to hide, but I know what you are. You’re not welcome here.'”

A partnership to bring the Kingdom Journals to audiobook!

For two years I've been grappling with the decision to have audiobooks created for my novels. After two failed contracts, I felt disillusioned and frustrated with the process and cost. Audiobook production, done right, I realized is an expensive proposition, over twice the amount I spend on editing, formatting, and a cover for a single novel. On the other hand, not being in the audiobook realm leaves a potential audience unattainable.

In September I attended the Penned Con reader event. Hair bobbing, a spunky girl approached my table, postcard held out to me. She introduced herself and explained she was an audiobook narrator and she'd recorded many audiobooks. My interest peaked because the problem with my two failed attempts was undependable narrators. After the con I listened to the demos on her website and contacted her, still not sure if I wanted to invest. She produced a seven minute clip of Kingdom of Embers. Since I haven't heard many audiobooks, I had a trusted friend listen too. My friend came back with "I wanted to listen to more".

The very next week I had another friend ask if my books were available via audiobook yet. Okay universe, I thought, is this a sign? Looking at my budget, I decided to tighten other things and go for the audiobook! I am super excited to announce my partnership with Amy Deuchler, Audiobook narrator, for the reading and production of the Kingdom of Embers audiobook. It will be available mid-January, just in time for your winter listening pleasure.

If you'd like to learn more about Amy and listen to her other narrations, you can find her on her website. You can also follow Amy on Facebook, LinkedIN, and Twitter. Go show her some love and let her know how excited we are to have her bring Kingdom of Embers to the audiobook stage!

Happy listening!
Tricia

New Release Unseen Voices by Christine Pope

Project Demon Hunters is canceled…but apparently no one told the demons.
 
Knowing how the horrifying events that took place while filming Project Demon Hunters shook his friend Michael Covenant to the core, Will Gordon readily says yes to Michael’s request to be ready — as a friend and as an Episcopal priest — in case psychic Rosemary McGuire calls for help.
 
Rosemary doesn’t know exactly why the show was canceled...other than a demon murdered the show’s producer, and the network buried every scrap of harrowing footage under a ton of hacker-proof security.
 
When an independent filmmaker shows up at Rosemary’s metaphysical bookshop with tantalizing clues that a backup copy of the missing footage exists, she promises Michael she’ll call some crusty old priest “in a pinch,” and begins following a trail of impossibly tiny bread crumbs.
 
But that trail doesn’t just lead her somewhere. It leads something to Rosemary, alarming enough that she calls Michael’s priest friend…who turns out to be way younger and heroically handsome than she could have ever anticipated. But the heat between them may be no match for the demonic fire that grows hotter and more dangerous the closer they get to the truth.
 
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47817993-unseen-voices

Author Bio:
USA Today bestseller Christine Pope is the author of the paranormal romance Witches of Cleopatra Hill series and the Djinn Wars series, among many other books (sixty and counting!). Researching UFOs brought her to magical Sedona, Arizona, where she now makes her home. Find out more about her books at christinepope.com.
 
Author Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4181354.Christine_Pope
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2X9svOI
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristinePopeAuthor
Web: http://christinepope.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/christinejpope
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/christine-pope
 
Buy Links:
Unquiet Souls: https://books2read.com/u/3JVlMB
Unbound Spirits: https://books2read.com/u/bxvPXk
Unholy Ground: https://books2read.com/u/3npyLx
Unseen Voices: https://books2read.com/u/mlaGg9

Lovelock Crew Short Story Release

[image error] 25.12.2069 UNITED NORTH STATES WANTED BULLETIN: JEMA WALKER, 16, 5’10”, 130 LBS, OLIVE SKIN, DARK HAIR, DARK EYES, ASIAN DESCENT. WANTED FOR THREE COUNTS OF MURDER, CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. IF YOU SUSPECT YOU’VE SEEN HER, CONTACT 911 IMMEDIATELY. LAST SEEN APROX. 100 MILES SOUTH OF THE UNS BORDER WITH TROY MASTERSON, UNINCORPORATED GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO.

25.12.2069 UNITED NORTH STATES WANTED BULLETIN: TROY MASTERSON, 18, 6’2”, 175 LBS, BLOND, BLUE-EYED, CAUCASIAN, WANTED FOR ONE COUNT OF MURDER, CONISDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. IF YOU SUSPECT YOU’VE SEEN HIM, CONTACT 911 IMMEDIATELY. LAST SEEN APROX. 100 MILES SOUTH OF THE UNS BORDER WITH JEMA WALKER, UNINCORPORATED GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO.
 
26.12.2069
Troy clicked off the radio. “Well, happy Christmas to you too. I’m glad we didn’t listen to that yesterday.”
I rubbed the medallion and ID tags hanging around my neck. I couldn’t think about the men I’d killed, or it would drive me crazy. “There’s nothing on vaccination centers. Why aren’t they distributing the cure? It’s been a week.”
Wrapping his hands around mine, Troy kissed my forehead. “They have to clean and retrofit a plant, scale up. It takes a while.”
I shook my head. “Dena already had the production location picked out. I heard them talking; it didn’t need any customization. They should be setting up distribution locations. I don’t get it. Hundreds of people are dying every week, and soon it’ll be thousands.”
“Why withhold the vaccine?” Troy hooked his fingers in my belt loops.
“You trust Owen and Dena after what they did to us? After they’ve refused to share the technology with other countries?”
“No, not on a personal level. They formed Lovelock to develop a cure. Things like this take a while. You’ll see. They said they’d send crews to Europe and Asia after the plant was up and running. Aren’t we taking a break from saving the world?”

...Four months earlier Jema and Troy were shipped to the desert to avoid an epidemic flu. Now they're hiding out in the same desert. Can they avoid detection and a life of being used as lab rats? Will they figure out a way to get the cure to everyone around the world? Read the first of the story in the Deadly Reality Anthology out today! Over fifteen short stories from all genres great for quick reads.

Free in KU at https://geni.us/DeadlyReality & if you plan to be in Colorado in November, don't miss the Book Signing Event at the Stanley Hotel 11/9/2019. Go here for the FREE reader event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deadly-reality-at-the-stanley-hotel-tickets-46096444707

To end, I wanted to include a few fun facts about the prequel to this short story, Lovelock Ones. Lovelock Ones is named for a cave in Nevada that served as a home for people as early as 1450 B.C.. Lovelock Cave is situated near the now dry Humboldt Lake. The lake and surrounding marshlands, now a dry desert, offered early settlers access to food like fish and duck. Duck decoys dating back to 400 B.C. were found in the cave. The Paiutes, a Native American tribe that inhabited regions of Nevada around Lovelock, have legends of red-haired giants, the "Si-Te-Cah", a cannibalistic and aggressive tribe that were defeated by the Paiutes at the site of Lovelock Cave. In Lovelock Ones, the Lovelock Cave site served as a base camp for the group evading the epidemic plague Jema and Troy join with their families.

Hoping to see everyone in November! Happy reading!
Tricia

Lovelock Extraction Short Story Release

25.12.2069 UNITED NORTH STATES WANTED BULLETIN: JEMA WALKER, 16, 5’10”, 130 LBS, OLIVE SKIN, DARK HAIR, DARK EYES, ASIAN DESCENT. WANTED FOR THREE COUNTS OF MURDER, CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. IF YOU SUSPECT YOU’VE SEEN HER, CONTACT 911 IMMEDIATELY. LAST SEEN APROX. 100 MILES SOUTH OF THE UNS BORDER WITH TROY MASTERSON, UNINCORPORATED GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO.

25.12.2069 UNITED NORTH STATES WANTED BULLETIN: TROY MASTERSON, 18, 6’2”, 175 LBS, BLOND, BLUE-EYED, CAUCASIAN, WANTED FOR ONE COUNT OF MURDER, CONISDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. IF YOU SUSPECT YOU’VE SEEN HIM, CONTACT 911 IMMEDIATELY. LAST SEEN APROX. 100 MILES SOUTH OF THE UNS BORDER WITH JEMA WALKER, UNINCORPORATED GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO.
 
26.12.2069
Troy clicked off the radio. “Well, happy Christmas to you too. I’m glad we didn’t listen to that yesterday.”
I rubbed the medallion and ID tags hanging around my neck. I couldn’t think about the men I’d killed, or it would drive me crazy. “There’s nothing on vaccination centers. Why aren’t they distributing the cure? It’s been a week.”
Wrapping his hands around mine, Troy kissed my forehead. “They have to clean and retrofit a plant, scale up. It takes a while.”
I shook my head. “Dena already had the production location picked out. I heard them talking; it didn’t need any customization. They should be setting up distribution locations. I don’t get it. Hundreds of people are dying every week, and soon it’ll be thousands.”
“Why withhold the vaccine?” Troy hooked his fingers in my belt loops.
“You trust Owen and Dena after what they did to us? After they’ve refused to share the technology with other countries?”
“No, not on a personal level. They formed Lovelock to develop a cure. Things like this take a while. You’ll see. They said they’d send crews to Europe and Asia after the plant was up and running. Aren’t we taking a break from saving the world?”

...Four months earlier Jema and Troy were shipped to the desert to avoid an epidemic flu. Now they're hiding out in the same desert. Can they avoid detection and a life of being used as lab rats? Will they figure out a way to get the cure to everyone around the world? Read the first of the story in the Deadly Reality Anthology out today! Over fifteen short stories from all genres great for quick reads.

Free in KU at https://geni.us/DeadlyReality & if you plan to be in Colorado in November, don't miss the Book Signing Event at the Stanley Hotel 11/9/2019. Go here for the FREE reader event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deadly-reality-at-the-stanley-hotel-tickets-46096444707

To end, I wanted to include a few fun facts about the prequel to this short story, Lovelock Ones. Lovelock Ones is named for a cave in Nevada that served as a home for people as early as 1450 B.C.. Lovelock Cave is situated near the now dry Humboldt Lake. The lake and surrounding marshlands, now a dry desert, offered early settlers access to food like fish and duck. Duck decoys dating back to 400 B.C. were found in the cave. The Paiutes, a Native American tribe that inhabited regions of Nevada around Lovelock, have legends of red-haired giants, the "Si-Te-Cah", a cannibalistic and aggressive tribe that were defeated by the Paiutes at the site of Lovelock Cave. In Lovelock Ones, the Lovelock Cave site served as a base camp for the group evading the epidemic plague Jema and Troy join with their families.

Hoping to see everyone in November! Happy reading!
Tricia

Time to Pre-order your Valentine's Day read

[image error] I'm excited to announce the pre-order for my new #chicklit #romcom #romanticcomedy, Perfect! And today I've got everything you need to know about this fun twist on a romance novel. Here are all the deets from the back cover.
Perfect
a novel by Tricia Copeland
 
Searching for the perfect someone? He’s out there! Is it the high school sweetheart? College romance? Parisian affair? Friend turned lover? A random encounter? Are they the strong silent type or is every moment filled with whispers of I love you? Who will utter those four magical words? Will you marry me? Should she say yes? Is he the perfect one?
 
Praise for Tricia’s Deepest Scars, a contemporary romance novel
“… the reader has a front row seat to the emotions of falling in love.” – Amazon
“Her characters are both lovable and true to life.” – Goodreads

A little more about Perfect... Chloe grew up in rural Kentucky, smack dab in the middle of horse country. She's been dating her high school sweetheart for three years. Is he her perfect match? Find out in Perfect!
 
$0.99 with Pre-order on all major platforms, releases 2-6-2020, Perfect for Valentine's reading
Amazon:
US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XZC9Q7N
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07XZC9Q7N
CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07XZC9Q7N
AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07XZC9Q7N

KOBO: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/perfect-72

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/perfect-tricia-copeland/1133746401?ean=2940163342181

iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/perfect/id1481026884

Goodreads Giveaway - delivered to your Kindle by Nov. 2 – 50 will win!
Enter 10/2-11/1/2019 https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/298081-perfect
Add to your Goodreads TBR list: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48256772-perfect

Wishing you happy reads!
Tricia

The Cocoon Chronicles - an inspiring true love story

Happy Thursday! I'm hoping this week is finding you well. I am having a great week as one, it was my birthday, and two, it was my birthday! I've begun my 50th year around the sun and plan to live every day to it's fullest!

I'm especially excited to talk about The Cocoon Chronicles today. I have a bit of a story, but it's a good one, so stick with me. Two years ago I was introduced to Amy Collette of Unleash Your Inner Author through a mutual friend. Amy lives in the town next to mine so we met for coffee. I learned she helped non-fiction authors publish their books and was an author herself (see my prior blog post on her book, The Gratitude Connection). She told me about an author and book (Awakenings from the Light, Nancy Rynes) that I absolutely loved about a near-death experience that just blew my mind, read the book, that's all I can say! (That, and I totally want to meet this lady too - see the next paragraph)

Fast forward to a year later when I joined Toastmasters International to improve my public speaking skills. There I met Glenn Bott who gave a speech about his near death experience after a bicycle crash. Glenn probably thought I was crazy, but I asked to have coffee with me to learn more. For some reason I'd become obsessed with the near death experience (NDE) topic. Glenn's experience wasn't anything like Nancy's but our meetup began a wonderful friendship. I introduced Glenn to Amy Collette of Unleash Your Inner Author because Glenn and his wife already had a book out, the inspiring Luke's Life Lessons.

This connection led Glenn's wife, Brenda (are you still with me... it's a three degrees of separation story, I get chills thinking about it), to write and publish her, at the time challenging but now inspiring, experience during Glenn's rehabilitation from a traumatic brain injury sustained during the biking accident. I had the pleasure of attending Brenda's book launch and hearing her story first-hand.

The Cocoon Chronicles, a love story, by Brenda Bott is an inspiring account of her journey of helping Glenn through his recovery. Because she kept a journal she was able to retell her story day by day as Glenn improved, and sometimes didn't, and how her positivity, faith, and love for Glenn pulled them both through to the other side. My favorite part of the book may be the quotes she took from her journal and included for readers. Here is one of my top picks:

"Watch me, I'm making a cocoon. It looks like I'm hiding, I know, but a cocoon is no escape. It's an in-between house where the change takes place... During the change, it will seem... that nothing is happening, but the butterfly is already becoming, it just takes time." - Sue Monk Kidd

All the links are above so please find Brenda, Glenn, Amy, and Nancy and their books on Goodreads or their websites!

As always, happy reading and stay inspired!
Tricia

That Night He Saved Me by Sarah Stevens

Happy Tuesday and Happy Fall! Today I'm highlighting a new author. Sarah Stevens is a new adult romance author and her book That Night He Saved Me sounds like an awesome heart-warming read. Here are all the details.

Title: That Night He Saved Me
Author: Sarah Stevens
Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR
 
Blurb:
All Katarina wants is one night away from stressing over school. One night free from the constant bickering with her mom and stepdad. One night to cut loose and live a little.
 
One night... that will destroy her innocence and change everything.
 
Every day feels like a struggle, everyone casting their own judgments her way. Everyone... except James. With his easy smile and kind demeanor the young  cafè owner swoops in just when it feels Katarina’s world is crumbling around her.
 
James wants nothing more than to be the pillar of strength Katarina needs, but dark secrets from his past have resurfaced and refuse to be ignored. With more to lose than ever, he realizes it’s time to stop running and face the darkness that haunts him. Fighting through his own turmoil, James finds the strength to be her salvation when it feels the rest of the world has turned on her.
 
During life’s darkest trials, battered hearts can only be saved... by love.
 
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30140081-the-night-he-saved-me
 
Author Bio:
Sarah Stevens is a New Adult Romance author.
 
Sarah started writing her first novel The Night He Saved Me in her free time while being a stay-at-home mom. Then one day, it started to flow, and she was writing "The End" in a matter of two months.
 
When she isn't writing, she is enjoying the southern life with her husband, three kids, a Saint Bernard—who is still adjusting to the southern summers and Bruno a rescue dog. She can't go a day without her coffee in the morning—and a few more cups during the day and her late nights writing.
 
She enjoys reading Contemporary or New Adult Romance and going to the pool or beach as much as she can. She loves all things Disney and collects Disney mugs to drink her beloved coffee in.
 
Author Links:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2O0pePR
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7104741.Sarah_Stevens
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahSauthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SarahStevensauthor/
Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dFwRgb
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/sarah-stevens-4805624c-9b25-4e57-bdf8-fc7911abe1fb
 
Buy Link:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2OCDSK8

Exclusive Lovelock follow-up in Deadly Reality Anthology

[image error] [image error] Happy Thursday!

I'm excited to announce the upcoming Deadly Reality Anthology with 15+ short stories by Deadly Reality Colorado Book Signing Authors. The signing will be held November 9, 2019 at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO (you may remember that little movie inspired by Stephen King's, The Shining). As a preview to the authors gathering for the book event Anytime Author Promotions asked us (yes, I'll be there) to submit short stories to be included in an anthology. Stories are from multiple genres including romance, fantasy, paranormal, suspense, and yes, some bone-tingling horror. I'm excited for everyone to read my exclusive follow-up to the Lovelock Ones novel, Lovelock Crew .

Here's a bit more about Lovelock Crew... Teens Jema and Troy aren’t strangers to danger. They’ve survived kidnapping and being used as leverage in a coup attempt. There’s a new government in place and they are on the top of the wanted list. Escaping to a remote cave in the Nevada desert, they’re followed by a group of new soldiers. Will their new plan to pressure the government to release a cure for a worldwide epidemic succeed? Or is it a suicide mission?

Lovelock Crew is an exclusive follow-up to the YA dystopian adventure novel Lovelock Ones and prequel to the upcoming Lovelock Nation due out May of 2020.
 
Find Deadly Reality for $0.99 before release 10-9-2019
Free in Kindle Unlimited
https://geni.us/DeadlyReality
 
BONUS: Get Lovelock Ones for $0.99 Sept. 19th-25th, 2019
FREE in Kindle Unlimited!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079541KWF
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079541KWF

You can find out more about the Deadly Reality Colorado Books Signing here. Admission is FREE for readers!

As always, happy reading!
Tricia

The Perfect Cover Reveal

I'm so very excited to share the cover image for my upcoming release, Perfect. Perfect, is just what the name implies, the perfect love story. If you're a chick lit, rom com, and romance reader, this book is for you!

From the back cover...

Searching for the perfect someone? He’s out there. Is it the high school sweetheart? College romance? Parisian affair? Friend turned lover? A random encounter? Are they the strong silent type or is every moment filled with whispers of I love you? Who will utter those four magical words? Will you marry me? Should she say yes? Is he the perfect one?

Award-winning author Tricia Copeland brings you a romance with a twist.

More about Perfect...

Chloe Hahn is a first-generation Vietnamese American. She grows up in a small Kentucky town where her family owns a restaurant. She envisions a life with a rewarding career, a loving husband, a house, and maybe even children. But what will her future look like? What type of person is perfect for her? Follow Chloe as she searches for that perfect someone.

Perfect will be available for pre-order October 3, 2019 and release February 6, 2020, just in time for your Valentine romance reading spree. Make sure to join my newsletter for opportunities to read an advance copy of Perfect four months before release. You can see a trailer video here.

Until next time, happy reading!
Tricia