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Do YOU Pinterest? YA INDIE CARNIVAL asks

Pinterest?!


Yep, the new social media thing that everyone is talking about. I do it sometimes and it's fun. However, lately with all the buzz about copywritten pictures and the use thereof, I now only post book covers with links to those books and my very own pictures taken from my adventures and inspiration of my books.


But it's fun. Fun. and more Fun.


So if you do some pinning, friend me, I'll follow you and eh, we'll dive into beautiful pictures that take us on a visual vacation.


Check out more YA INDIE CARNIVAL bloggers here


FREE BOOK ALERT!


My book baby, BANDITS is free this week!


BANDITs by LM Preston is for FREE, it just hit the #3 spot on Amazon Best Seller in YA, Action & Adventure!






Grab your FREE COPY from amazon here: BANDITS on Amazon FREE, BANDITS on Barnes & Noble FREE, BANDITS on Smashwords FREE






PLEASE, ' LIKE ' the book on amazon if you download a free copy, I would be greatly humbled by it.





LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

MY Cover REVEAL for THE PACK (book 1)

We are ReVamping the cover of my book The Pack! It's the first book in the series and we wanted it to have a COOL matching cover to The Pack-Retribution!

Here's the OLD cover:

The NEW and IMPROVED cover ...plus EXCERPTs please HOP along on AUGust 1st! 


So!  AUGUST 1st, 2nd and the 24th there will be a COVER Reveal for the new edition copies of THE PACK!

FOLLOW the Cover Reveal & Excerpts Available on participating blog: AND a prize awaits you at the end of the rainbow with different excerpts!

Here is the list of AWESOME BLOGGERS that will have the new cover reveal for you.




Mel’s Book Blog (http://lissalynnsreviews.blogspot.com)
Jess’ Book Blog ( http://jessbookblog.blogspot.com )
Wendy’s Blog (www.writeonwendy.com)
Raine’s Blog (http://rainethomas.com/blog/ )
Willing To See Less (http://willingtoseeless.blogspot.com/)
Joya’s Blog (http://joyafieldswriting.blogspot.com) August 2nd
PK’s Blog (http://pk-hrezo.blogspot.com) August 24thLM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

The Dark Knight Rises - Movie Review

I NEED A HERO!!!!!

Okay, silly I know but apparently we do, because Super Hero movies are kicking major booty lately.

And well ... Batman...





Description from IMDb:

Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.


Director: Did I say it before? WOW! I need a hero and The Dark Knight Rises gave me a dark, tortured, beaten down, revived, and stronger batman. But lets just say haven't been disappointed with any of the Batman characters as he is one I respect most since he has no super powers, just quick thinking and great toys. Now I will admit, it got off to a bit of a slow start but it was worth it. There was lots of story building and a great twist at the end. Both me and my husband agreed, 4 out of 5 bats for this baby!
LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

WINNERs PARTY & Excerpts...OH MY

YA INDIE CARNIVAL ANNIVERSARY Winner IS.......
EMMA MICHEALS, Blogger, Author and Cover Artist! Check out her blog here!
Another CONTEST ... Pick THE Best EXCERPT
See Mine Below.
EXCERPT From FLUTTER OF LUV


Tony whispered to Rodney, “Is she okay? Does she talk?”


No way did he just ask Rodney if I was normal? Shoot me now. My eyes
started to water I was so humiliated. Thank God for my glasses that hid my
girly shame. And the truth was, I still couldn’t form two words around this
guy.



My eyes started to water I was so humiliated. Thank God for my glasses that hid my
girly shame. And the truth was, I still couldn’t form two words around this
guy.

Click Here To Visit the EXCERPT Hop and Vote on your fav one.
FLUTTER Of LUV is having a TWITTER Party today 5pm-6pm EST #FlutterOFLuv & FACEBOOK Party Saturday, July 28th, 12pm-10pm EST
Twitter Party - Just tweet a HELLO, a CONGRATs, YOUR Blog Link, YOUR Free Book link you are willing to offer as a party APPETIZER using the hashtag #FlutterOfLuv or #FlutterOfLuvParty anytime today. Join us at 5pm-6pm EST for HUGE smiles and PRIZES with TRIVIA
Facebook Party - Spotlight Author and Bloggers Hosting and giving away all sorts of FUN and AWESOME stuff.
Cover Reveals happening - The Pack (book 1) is getting a new cover so drop in the party to see it - Purgatory Reign, my new Paranormal YA Romance comes out March 16 in print but you will get an early peek.
Prize listAmazon Gift CardsTons of print and EbooksT-shirtsand more





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LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

PARTY ROCKIN’ with AWESOME AUTHORS

FACEBOOK PARTY HOST LINE-UP for Sat. JULY 28th 12pm-10pmSign Up Here: http://www.facebook.com/events/340720...



What can I say….I’M SO EXCITED to have these awesome authors and blogger help me with my FLUTTER OF LUV facebook party!
ROLL CALL! And some of them even have some FREE books out! Whooop!

12pm-1pm – LM Preston kicks the party off!1-2pm – Author Willow CrossWillow has some Free Books: Oceans Of Red :  By 2015 the streets of Los Angeles have been transformed from a thriving metropolis to a hostile world ravaged by demons bent on assimilating the human race. Standing between this total apocalypse of humanity and their chance for survival is 19 year old Remy Martin. A warrior in her own right, trained to think on her feet and kill if the situation requires, she is flanked by her older brother and younger sister.  Together, they devise a plan to take back the streets.  Against the wishes of their father, who commands the resistance forces, they venture into unknown realms of the supernatural in a race against time with the fate of the entire world in their young hands. After Life : The day William met Angie, encountering the girl of his dreams was the last thing on his mind. But after a chance meeting in the woods, she seemed to be the only thing he thought about. If he'd known in the beginning that her beauty masked a darker secret and a penchant for finding trouble that was second to none, he might have chosen a different path in the Afterlife.More of her books click here 
2-3pm: Author Michelle Corson Hansen Her Book: Painted Blind (on sale in kindle $3.99)Seventeen years old and agoraphobic, Psyche Middleton vows her dad will never see the risqué photos she took during a summer modeling stint abroad, but one of them ends up on a billboard in her Montana hometown. Now everyone--especially her dad--can see it.  And yet, somehow, those are the mundane things in her life because she is about to fall unexpectedly, head-over-heels in love with Erik, a mysterious young man who rescues her from a crowd of admirers, and who she's actually never seen because...he can make himself invisible.
3pm-5pm – Jenny Bynum, Party Rebel and Blogger “Black Words – White Pages”Jenny loves hanging out on Facebook. So friend her on Facebook here.5pm-6pm – Author Bonnie BernardMidnight Hunter (on sale for $0.99)Donna must choose: Cling to the mortal world where she feels safe, or embrace the Underworld where her dreams – and nightmares – come true.More of her books click here

6pm-7pm – LM Preston (Cover Reveal THE PACK - new edition)7pm-8pm – Author Kymberlee Burks-MillerKymberlee has a book for FREE Haunted Moon Before Lilyann stepped into her destiny to lead the coven, there was another powerful Moon witch...her grandmother.

A teenage witch-to-be in Galway, Ireland, Leeny Moon was prepared to take her rightful place in the circle along side of her family. That was until she witnessed firsthand the forthcoming nightmares she would be expected to face, vampires.

The fight between good versus evil begins here...More of her books click here
8pm-9pm – Author KaSonndra LeighHer book, When Copper Suns Fall (is on sale for $1.99)When Copper Suns Fall - In fifteen-year-old Chela Prizeon’s city, alchemy is forbidden and angels hide among the mortal. With a deadly virus ravaging the globe, Chela’s nightmarish memories compels her to experience a past riddled with gloom, and now her brother is infected.


9pm-10pm – LM Preston closes out the party (BIG COVER REVEAL - *** NEW SERIES*** Purgatory Reign, my new YA Paranormal Romance series!!!)* BACK TO THE BLOG TOUR* The Character Connection - 7/25/2012

http://thecharacterconnection.blogspo...


The Plot Thickens - 7/26/2012

http://theplotthickensbookblog.blogspot.com/

Black Words White Pages - 7/26/2012


http://www.blackwords-whitepages.blog...


City Girl Who Loved To Read - 7/27/2012

http://citygirlwholovestoread.blogspo...


LM Preston’s Ramblings - 7/28/2012


http://lmpreston.blogspot.com/

Twitter Party Appetizer - 5pm-6pm - 7/27/2012 #FlutterOfLuv and #FlutterOfLuvParty



Facebook Release Party Event - 7/28/2012

http://www.facebook.com/events/340720...

ENTER TO WIN: a Rafflecopter giveaway LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

Does Violence Beget Violence?

My heart is extremely heavy lately. With the recent Colorado theatre shooting it’s broken. You all may not know this about me but I am an other and I have a day gig in which I work with some pretty amazing and wonderful people.

Well just 3 weeks ago, one of my employees went to Colorado for the first time to visit his new niece who was born just 3 months prior. While there with his family, they decided go to the park to hear some live music and picnic. Sadly while there a gang fight took place, and his daughter saw a female police officer shot down right in front of her. But that wasn’t the worst to come. After running through crowds of panicked people, fighting gang members with his daughters and wife. The very next day while eating at a restaurant some distance from the previous incident, there was a shooting right in front of the restaurant during the time they were eating.

After they returned home, his daughters have been having post traumatic stress. As a 9 year old and 11 year old his kids will probably never forget it.

However, for me, as a young person I saw violence up close and personal most everyday. So much so, I became a bit disensitized to it. I built up this outer exterior that was no longer shocked. But are kids shocked? Do young people today understand the cost and consequence of death in a real and personal way?

DE-SENSITATION

And now with the onslaught of movies, books, shows, video games, and heck the news, is society breeding a group of young people that accept violence easily?

*Blog Tour And Prizes for Flutter Of Luv* See below

Tribute Books Reviews & Giveaways - 7/23/2012


http://tributebooksreviews.blogspot.com/

The Write Game - 7/23/2012


http://writegame.blogspot.com/

Tribute Books Mama - 7/24/2012

http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/

Stephen Penner - 7/24/2012


http://stephenpenner.blogspot.com/

The Character Connection - 7/25/2012

http://thecharacterconnection.blogspo...


The Plot Thickens - 7/26/2012

http://theplotthickensbookblog.blogspot.com/

Black Words White Pages - 7/26/2012


http://www.blackwords-whitepages.blog...


City Girl Who Loved To Read - 7/27/2012

http://citygirlwholovestoread.blogspo...


LM Preston’s Ramblings - 7/28/2012


http://lmpreston.blogspot.com/

Twitter Party Appetizer - 5pm-6pm - 7/27/2012 #FlutterOfLuv and #FlutterOfLuvParty



Facebook Release Party Event - 7/28/2012

http://www.facebook.com/events/340720...

ENTER TO WIN: a Rafflecopter giveawayLM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

YA Indie Carnival Anniversary: The Hunt for Smoking Hot Indies Giveaway!

Today I'm featuring ' Crazy Dangerous Love ' stories by Lauren Hammond.

Lauren Hammond is a multi-novelist, a Literary Agent, and a Moderator on Yalitchat.

I love her twisted love stories and if you like to read about crazy, dangerous love stories you will too!

Here's her book to check out. Just click on the cover to purchase.


Insanity by Lauren Hammond


Adelaide Carmichael and Damien Allen couldn't have been more opposite.

Adelaide's mother abandoned her when she was ten years old, leaving her to be raised by her abusive and alcoholic father.

Damien on the other hand came from a wealthy family, was a local celebrity, and seemed to have a bright future ahead of him.

Despite their differences, Adelaide and Damien were young, wild, and fiercely in love.

And they had a plan.





and this one

A Whisper To A Scream by Lauren Hammond

Sometimes love....can be deadly.


Ellory Graham detested high school. She relished the fact that she was a rebel. A wild, carefree, type of girl. She basked in the glory of being the type of girl who stood up to authority. Unfortunately for her, her upfront, honest and bitchy nature always managed to land her in some kind of trouble.

Adam Jacobs was everything Ellory was not. Not only was he beautiful, but he was smart, artistic, and sweet. To almost every girl he seemed like the total package- that all around perfect guy. But in a town were nothing particularly interesting happens, and gossip seems like the only fun thing to do, sometimes those perfections become flaws. And it doesn’t take long for Ellory to find out, even Adam has secrets.

But Adam’s secrets, are the kind of secrets people die for...


NOW FOR PRIZES for the INDIE Carnival! Whoot!

Check out more great Indie Novel Recommendations!

Sign up for it here for your MEGA PRIZE PACK!


Also, I'm in the middle of my awesome blog tour. You can sign up for prizes from my blog tour here. FLUTTER OF LUV Blog Tour Prize Pack Sign Up-ClickLM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

BROKEN by AE Rought - Cover Reveal

Oh yeah! I'm so excited to have AE Rought allow me to reveal her cover to her AWESOME book during my blog tour.

She's having a GAME of intrigue. So skip through the blogs participating to get all the excerpts and a PRIZE :-D yep you heard me a PRIZE!

Blurb:

Imagine a modern spin on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein where a young couple’s undying love and the grief of a father pushed beyond sanity could spell the destruction of them all.

A string of suspicious deaths near a small Michigan town ends with a fall that claims the life of Emma Gentry’s boyfriend, Daniel. Emma is broken, a hollow shell mechanically moving through her days. She and Daniel had been made for each other, complete only when they were together. Now she restlessly wanders the town in the late Fall gloom, haunting the cemetary and its white-marbled tombs, feeling Daniel everywhere, his spectre in the moonlight and the fog.

When she encounters newcomer Alex Franks, only son of a renowned widowed surgeon, she’s intrigued despite herself. He’s an enigma, melting into shadows, preferring to keep to himself. But he is as drawn to her as she is to him. He is strangely…familiar. From the way he knows how to open her locker when it sticks, to the nickname she shared only with Daniel, even his hazel eyes with brown flecks are just like Daniel’s. The closer they become, though, the more something inside her screams there’s something very wrong with Alex Franks.And when Emma stumbles across a grotesque and terrifying menagerie of mangled but living animals within the walls of the Franks’ estate, creatures she surely knows must have died from their injuries, she knows.

AWESOME COVER!!! Add it to your Reading List - Click Here


Here's a snippet from the book (to read the one before this click here! ):

“How was the library?” she asks.“Silent as the grave.” I pull Renfield into my arms. He squirms, skewers me with a cat glare of discontent at his upside-down position. One gold eye has a black freckle in the iris, like Daniel’s hazel eyes did. Kind of ironic. Other than me, Daniel was Renfield’s favorite person. The cat’s purr matches the rumble of my stomach, finally growling to life under the smell of food. “Any leftovers from dinner?”“Of course.” Mom scans her page, then points in a general kitchenly direction. “There’s a warm plate in the oven for you.”At home, with normalcy crashing in, it’s easy to shut out my loneliness and let the reality of the weight of my backpack press against my spine. A heavy backpack equals lots of homework. Trig, Social Studies and an essay on Machiavelli and the Humanist movement are not going to do themselves. Resigning myself to a night of hitting the books, I grab an oven mitt and pull my dinner from the oven.
(to read the snippet after this one - CLICK Here!)

Now if you want to hop on to my blog tour festivities for Flutter Of Luv ... look below or click here.   I Want To Read That - 7/18/2012
http://www.iwanttoreadthat.com/

Cheryl Rainfield - 7/18/2012
http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/

The Daily Harrell - 7/19/2012
http://jessie-harrell.blogspot.com/

Word Forge Books - 7/20/2012
http://wordforgebooks.com/blog/


***OTHER Stops Click here! ***

Twitter Party Appetizer - 5pm-6pm - 7/27/2012 #FlutterOfLuv and #FlutterOfLuvParty

Facebook Release Party Even t - 7/28/2012
http://www.facebook.com/events/340720479326022/?context=create  LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Movie Review

Yes I did it! I fed my Vampire obsession with this quirky but entertaining movie.  



IMDb:
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.
Director:  My Review:
I have to admit to having a really long standing vampire obsession. Not to the point where I could write about them, but to the point where I love watching Vampire based movie. However, this movie far exceeded my expectations. Unlike a purely action based vampire flix, this had good character building and a decent albeit barely believable story. It was better than the average quality of most vampire films. And these vamps didn't sparkle. They could walk in daylight, only turn those who didn't have a pure heart, and couldn't directly kill each other. Now Abe, he kicked butt, took names and realized he couldn't battle them alone. There are some twist and turns in this movie that surprised me, there was suspense, lots of action and some mild humor. So if you like your vamps mean and killers then check this out at 4 out of 5 fangs.

DON't ForGET My Blog Tour for Flutter Of Luv is going on NOW! So sign up on the party train :-D

GRAND PRIZE Woot!!!!!
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Mini Blog Tour: July 13th - July 28th ending in Twitter Appetizer and Facebook Party!

Doreen McGettigan - 7/17/2012
http://doreenmcgettigan.com/

Writer’s Alley - 7/17/2012
http://writersally.blogspot.com/

I Want To Read That - 7/18/2012
http://www.iwanttoreadthat.com/

Cheryl Rainfield - 7/18/2012
http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/

The Daily Harrell - 7/19/2012
http://jessie-harrell.blogspot.com/

Word Forge Books - 7/20/2012
http://wordforgebooks.com/blog/


***OTHER Stops Click here! ***

Twitter Party Appetizer - 5pm-6pm - 7/27/2012 #FlutterOfLuv and #FlutterOfLuvParty

Facebook Release Party Even t - 7/28/2012
http://www.facebook.com/events/340720479326022/LM Preston (www.lmpreston.com) , author of THE PACK, EXPLORER X-Alpha and BANDITS

Summer Vacation Inspires FLUTTER OF Luv

Hello ya'll, today is the first day of my FLUTTER Of LUV Blog Tour!

Woot!

First stop is A Little Bit of R & R who'll be sharing a teaser of an excerpt from Flutter Of Luv.

SO, the Indie Carnival topic of the week, 'SUMMER VACATION' fits right in with my new Young Adult Romance, Flutter Of Luv.

The main character Dawn finds her first love during summer vacation. Isn't that the time when most of us have that fluttering of crushes that seem to come out like sand on a windblown beach as soon as the bikinis and swimming suits are put on?

The summer I found my first teenage love took place at summer karate class my mother enrolled me in. My gosh at 12yrs old I knew of love at first sight. The kid never paid me a bit of mind, but he didn't realize that in my daydreams - he was MY boyfriend.

Share with me your first summer love below? And check out some of the other blogs representing summer vacation during the Indie Carnival

And join in the fun by signing up for my Flutter Of Luv Giveaway!
Also, find out details about the Flutter Of Luv - FACEBOOK Party and Twitter Party right here!

Stay tuned for spot light of Facebook Party participating authors.

SPONTANEOUS Prizes also offered during the tour!

* Leave your name and email address in comments and you may be gifted a surprise randomly
* Fill out the form below for grand prize (other cool gifts to come at the Facebook Party, July 28th from 2-10pm)



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