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December 6, 2018
It’s Release Day!
So, this year was my first attempt at writing for the holiday market. I’ve never done a Christmas piece before, and honestly, I haven’t been the best with the holidays. Between deaths in the family and living with the real-life inspiration for the Grinch, I’ve been down for many, many years.
I decided it was time for a change.
On the list: hot chocolate. Got it. Cheesy Christmas movies on Netflix. Check! Christmas lights? Man, I must be going overboard, but my media console is decked out. Lastly…write my own holiday romance.
I think Shifter By Christmas accomplishes the goal nicely!
Lakota is a lynx shifter living his life in the frozen north and dreaming of…becoming a surfer, of all things. Farris is a journalist and photographer doing her darndest to save a failing magazine she helped create. Fate brings them together on a photo shoot. Then traps them together when the skies open up and the snow piles high. Will they make it out in time for Christmas?
These two had a hard time getting their happily ever after. Farris was more stubborn than I gave her credit for being, and with a few other physical issues coming between them, it warmed my heart to see how their story progressed!
Here’s the blurb:
He’s hot and ripped in all the right ways. Yet underneath his buff exterior, he harbors one very large secret. She is determined to discover it, even though her life is complicated enough without adding a man into the mix.
Despite the massive snowstorm keeping her stranded and unable to leave, nature photographer Farris Waters does not intend to spend Christmas in the arms of handsome Lakota Linden. She doesn’t need any more distractions. Still, there’s something about Lakota she can’t get out of her mind.
Unaware of his hidden ability, Farris had spent a week snapping photos of him—in animal form—for the holiday edition of her nature magazine. So when lynx shifter Lakota changes right before her eyes, she’s thrown for a loop and her trip takes a sharp turn into unexplored territory.
The temperature is dropping, snow is piling up, and soon, despite her stubborn resolution, she won’t be able to resist him.
Shifter by Christmas is a paranormal romance novella with heat, laughs, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
If you LOVED or even liked what you read, feel free to grab a copy while it’s on sale. Only 99c or if you have Kindle Unlimited, it’s FREE!! I love giving things away so keep your eyes open for giveaways.
November 26, 2018
It’s HERE! LAST CHRISTMAS ANGEL
Oh, man, it’s release day! This is my first attempt at a Christmas novella, and I couldn’t be happier with how Easton and Quinn came together to fall in love. This is set in my small town of Heartwood, Virginia, a tiny mountain town with a single stoplight in the entire county.
Easton comes from the big city and is looking for a little rest and respite from his busy life. Quinn is an artist who has been burned before and doesn’t need a man to come along and save her. How can Easton convince Quinn he wants more than just her creations. He wants her. To say she’s skeptical is an understatement.
Check out Last Christmas Angel to see these two get their happily ever after!
November 22, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Today is a day to be grateful. To gie thanks for al the wonderful things in your life. To enjoy family and friends and eat some delicious food.
To show my thanks for all of you readers, I’d like to post this givewaway. There are so many awesome prizes and great books to read!
http://otohbooks.com/giveaways/enter-...
Who loves paranormal romance? I know I do!
November 3, 2018
Last Christmas Angel is now on Pre-Order!
I’m super excited to announce that Last Christmas Angel, my newest edition to the Heartwood universe and my first attempt at a Christmas novella, is now available! And for only 99c, which is pretty gosh darn great! Grab your copy HERE.
For your viewing pleasure, here is a little snippet from the piece.
CHAPTER ONE
“Penny, I need that report before I leave this afternoon.” There was a pause. Silence greeted him. “Penny!”
Easton O’Callaghan stood, shifted into his jacket, and stared at the mess on his desk. Damn if he was going to take the time to straighten it before leaving. Clearing and organizing would put him hours behind schedule.
He took a moment to loosen the tie currently cutting off his circulation.
The work would wait until after Christmas when he got back. He deserved a break, had been busting his ass to grow his business and his brand for the past two years. It felt like two years straight through—no breaks, no time off. When was the last time he’d taken a moment to breathe? A moment for himself?
He couldn’t remember.
His part-time assistant—she refused to work more than thirty hours a week and he refused to lose her—rushed through the door with a file folder in her hand, her heels sinking into the carpet. She’d decorated herself in an array of Christmas regalia, from a headpiece made of fake holly to the little jingle bells on the backs of her shoes.
At least he knew where she was in the office. At all times.
“Here you go!” she told Easton cheerfully, dropping the folder into the chaos on his desk. It disappeared immediately, blending in with its bedfellows, and he scrambled to grab it before he lost sight. “Do you need me for anything else, sir?”
He hated when she called him sir. Penny was his grandmother’s age and it felt wrong.
“No, of course not. You get out of here and go home to your family. Are you still driving up to Massachusetts?” he asked, and sent her an easy smile.
Penny returned the gesture and the wrinkles around her eyes put him in mind of Mrs. Claus. Cheerful. Plump. Good-natured. “My daughter just had her second baby and I haven’t seen the little tyke yet. I’m so excited! How about you? Did you make Christmas plans, sir?”
For the last several years since starting his business, Easton had spent the holidays alone in his apartment. The experience had evolved over the years, at least. The first time involved a microwaved meal and the radio tuned in to a Christmas station. Alone. Staring out his window at the bleak sliver of sky he saw beyond the brick wall of the neighboring building.
This last time was a hair better. His apartment had doubled in size with a move into Chelsea, and instead of the microwaved meal, he’d splurged for a bottle of champagne. The good stuff, not the kind he snuck behind the bleachers to guzzle with his best high school friends.
He finished gathering up his belongings and shoved the papers, with the added folder from Penny, into his briefcase. Material for later if he felt the itch to work. Or needed help falling asleep.
“This year I’m doing things a little differently,” he told Penny. “I thought I’d take a trip to somewhere I’ve never been before. Have you ever heard of Heartwood, Virginia?”
Penny stared at him for a moment, her lips pursed and her nostrils flaring while she accessed her mental Rolodex. “I can’t say I have. Why? Why are you headed there?”
A city boy born and bred, Easton hadn’t experienced grass outside of Central Park. Starting his own business—and having it be successful—was the biggest adventure of his life. He didn’t want to be the guy who spent his holidays alone at home. And he definitely didn’t want to be the guy who confined his world to a single box. Namely, the 305 square miles comprising New York City.
He wanted to do something adventurous. He wanted to do something out of the box. Or blow the box wide open—whatever came first.
“One of my friends said he went there with his wife. Stayed at some kind of awesome bed and breakfast backed right up to the mountains. It cleared his head.” The friend, in fact, was a magazine feature writer who traveled to different small towns around the country, staying at and writing about quaint little inns. Easton had stumbled upon the article by accident and was taken with the photos and charming description of Heartwood. So maybe friend was a stretch, but he didn’t want Penny to know just how lonely his world had become.
“You’re saying your head needs clearing? I thought people like you had shrinks for those kinds of things,” she said, crossing her arms. Her shoes jingled when she shifted.
He swallowed a chuckle. “Maybe I want to see snow that’s actually white, for once.”
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November 1, 2018
Help us reach the Top 100 for these spooky true stories!
I am so pleased to announce I’m part of a spooky free anthology of real life paranormal stories.
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Spirits & Spells is a podcast by USA Today bestselling authors Heather Marie Adkins & Alex Owens, both of whom are obsessed with things they can’t explain – especially the weird, the witchy, and the woefully spectral.
Step beyond the veil with twenty-one spooky tales of TRUE supernatural encounters by some of today’s hottest paranormal authors. Between these pages, you’ll witness a pair of disembodied legs cross the street and wake up beside ghostly felines; you’ll experience visits from deceased family members and be haunted by terrifying shadow people.
But be forewarned: these strange tales will send shivers down your spine and make you certain you’re not alone, even when you are.
The old saying is true: real life is stranger (and scarier!) than fiction.
Stories included: Heather Marie Adkins – Residual Darkness Alex Owens – Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner Rick Gualtieri – A Ghost Cat, Broken Crystal, and No Body in Sight Karin Cox – Paws For Thought Jennifer Rainey – Up Close and Personal: A Visit to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Candace Osmond – Nightmares Lily Luchesi – The Man in the Black Hat Alyssa Breck – Wicked Game Michelle Hughes – A Haunting on North Street Kim Cleary – Uplifting Real Life Paranormal Lindsey R. Loucks – Just Curious Ann Gimpel – The Benson Hut Ghost Shannon McRoberts – Precognition Caia Daniels – We See Dead People Tanya Dawson – My Paranormal Experiences Brea Viragh – Poppy’s Coming Debra Kristi – A Ghostly Research Trip LA Kirk – Gravity in Reverse Selene Kallan – The Chase Bria Lexor – Encounter with the Devil in Mexico S K Gregory – A Ghostly Encounter
and a bonus novella from Caroline Peckham – A Game of Vampires (A Vampire Games Prequel Novella)
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Universal link: https://www.books2read.com/u/bzPwrz
Link to book on Spirits & Spells website: https://www.spiritsandspellspodcast.com/merch
Right now we are holding steady, but we really want to make the Amazon bestseller list! Who is willing to help us?
October 24, 2018
If you haven’t checked out Coffee Talk on the Boardwalk, ...
If you haven’t checked out Coffee Talk on the Boardwalk, then what are you waiting for? It’s an amazing group put together by myself and five other small-town romance authors started, where you, the reader, are in charge of designing our newest shared world. The stories will come out next year, a mix of sweet and spicy romance all set in the fictional town of Cinnamon Bay, North Carolina.
And I’ve started writing mine ahead of time!
Jewel of the Bay will be my contribution to the Cinnamon Bay universe.
Fate pushes them together. Will bad luck keep them apart?
Certified Camp Director Mecca Raleigh was on her way to a job interview in Jacksonville when she got detoured in Cinnamon Bay, North Carolina. Fate throws the perfect position in her lap and she decides to make the sleepy coastal town her home. It’s an offer she can’t refuse.
Since then, everything that can go wrong, does.
From the start, she butts heads with the park manager, the handsome and stubborn Carter Lewis. She deals with injuries, overly concerned parents, equipment failure, and food poisoning.
Carter is there to lend his reluctant support, although nothing involving Mecca is easy. Still, in getting to know her, he sees a woman worth helping. A woman worth loving. Until the ex-wife he thought he’d never see again returns to the picture. The ex-wife who is confined to a wheelchair due to his mistake.
Now Carter and Mecca have a choice to make. Stick together through the rough waters, or call it quits.
Please head over to our Facebook Group and add your voice! It’s readers like you who help authors like me and my group mates create our characters and worlds.
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October 12, 2018
Support Breast Cancer Awareness
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In 2013 and 2014, the first Shades of Pink events raised over $10,000 for research!
For our third event, 33 authors have allied for 1 cause: fundraising for research. Their gift to everyone who makes a donation? A romance anthology (ebook) titled Shades of Pink (volume 3), totaling over 270,000 words.
The suggested donation is $5. Funds are raised via Stayclassy.org and all proceeds go directly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Readers can also donate to the charity organization of their choice (with a focus on breast cancer) and email their receipt to receive their copy of the anthology in either PDF, ePub or mobi (kindle).
The 31 brand new, never published before short stories vary from sweet (no sex) to explicit or kinky, with shifters, vampires, mermaids, or plain ‘vanilla’ humans, set in the past, the present or the future.
**** fundraiser page
https://give.bcrf.org/fundraiser/1577633
**** site with list of stories and authors
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August 28, 2018
Amazing Reads
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ETERNALLY ENCHANTED
A Collection of Paranormal and Fantasy Romances
Do you find yourself pulled in by romantic fantasy?
Quench your thirst and satisfy your cravings with this enticing collection of paranormal stories written by the hottest authors. With supernatural beings of all kinds, you’ll be sure to find something eternally enchanting.
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This set includes these fantastic stories by your favorite authors:
USA Today Bestseller, Shadow’s Mark(Shadow Legions 1) by Nicole Morgan
Save girl. Get girl. Prepare for battle.
Demon’s Bounty by Jocelyn Dex
When a siren steals a demon’s bounty, will desire outweigh the demons need for revenge?
Sealed with a Kiss by Lynn Crain
A modern detective travels into the past and teams with a count to stop an assassin from killing the ancestors of the next world leader.
Fighting Fate (Wolves of Windsor Woods2) by Krista Ames
Can a lonely Alpha accept his fate?
Economics and Enchantments by Deelylah Mullin
Can romance grow outside the bonds of a closed community?
Burn Deep by Elianne Adams
When stubborn determination and fiery passion collide, will fate prevail?
Beneath My Skin by Brea Viragh
Life would be much easier with a guardian angel…but that’s not what she got.
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August 14, 2018
An Awesome Giveaway
¸.·´¸.·´¨) ¸.·*¨) ROMANCE PAPERBACK & MUG GIVEAWAY¸.·´¸.·´¨) ¸.·*¨)
Celebrate #romance with this AMAZING Paperback Giveaway from the Coffee Talk & Romance Facebook group of authors, Connie Dave, Brea Viragh, Monique McDonell, Nancy Stopper, Nikki Lynn Barrett, Shannyn Leah
SIX GRAND PRIZES:
-Mug with Book Cover design
-Signed paperbacks of both Finding Faith and Trusting Tess.
-Bundle Pack: Four paperback books in the Promise Me Series (Hold Me, Touch Me, Kiss Me, Love Me)
-Signed paperback of ONE LAST RISK and a spiral notebook with CHASING DREAMS on the cover.
-Bundle Pack: the first three paperback books in the Winning Your Heart series (So Unlike Me, Forbidden Shelter, and Vibrant)
-Bundle Pack: the first three Paperback books in the McAdams Series, (Lakeshore Secrets, Lakeshore Legend & Lakeshore Love)
Quick, get yourself entered for your chance to win one of these awesome prizes!
#LIKE #SHARE #TAG #GIVEAWAY #PAPERBACK
Enter the contest by clicking here: http://www.shannynleah.com/free-books-and-giveaways.php
And once you’re done, leave a comment here to let us know you’ve entered!
(Facebook is in no way responsible)
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August 9, 2018
A Whole New Group!
Hello world! I have helped start a new reader group with five other authors. This group is going to be different than any you’ve ever been in. (I promise).
A big giveaway will be starting next week in the group!
There will be games, ways to earn prizes instead of being randomly picked, we will be asking for more help in deciding titles, story lines, character and business names, and much more.
Also, we will be starting a shared series, where each author will write a book but all of our characters will appear in each other’s stories. (More info to come on this)
Come join the fun in our new group-Coffee Talk & Romance.
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