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WORDS THAT BIND: "A Unique Paranormal Romance You Will Love"

Thanks to all the readers and bloggers who have made release day so wonderful!
WORDS THAT BIND has a 4.7 out of 5 star rating on Amazon! (Listen to the sound of my heart exploding...*kaboom*)

I just have to share some of the reviews...

“From the first page, the author pens a tale of mystery speckled with witty humor and intense (although initially denied) attraction…”

“Ash Krafton handles this potentially absurd story with such aplomb and demonstrates she has done her homework about psychotherapy to the point that after a few chapters the attraction she has nurtured between Tam and Burns makes terrific sense - and it is just fine that Burns is a djinn of ancient years. Such a clever idea for a story and Ash carries it off exceedingly well.”

“Ash Krafton was able to weave a story that wonderfully blended mystery, humor and romance…[she] respectfully and sensitively deal[s] with mental health issues without adding to the stigma of mental health.”

“An intelligently told story of love with a supernatural bent.”

As a fantasy writer, I am thrilled that readers are loving my new romance novel. I'm a huge fan of paranormal and fantasy stories and this was a book I truly enjoyed writing--for the love of my own guilty pleasures. As a health care professional, I am grateful for the praise the clinical aspects of the story have received, because accurately portraying the complex issues faced by therapists is extremely important to me. A huge part of me went into this novel. That's why I'm tickled that a reader titled their review "A Unique Paranormal Romance You Will Love"  So, overall... I'm all smiles and I can finally breathe again. :) And I'll need a deep, deep breath--because today starts the Bewitching Book Tour for WORDS THAT BIND! Be sure to visit some of the blogs that are graciously hosting my book, and enter the tour giveaway. 
WORDS THAT BINDBlog Tour(Bewitching Book Tours) October 13 InterviewFang-tastic Bookswww.fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com
October 13 SpotlightSapphyria's Book Reviews http://saphsbookblog.blogspot.com/
October 14 InterviewDeal Sharing Auntwww.dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com
October 15 SpotlightKim Mullicanhttp://kimmullican.wordpress.com/
October 16 InterviewPembroke Sinclair.  www.pembrokesinclair.blogspot.com
October 17 SpotlightShare My Destinyhttp://sharemydestiny.blogspot.com
October 20 InterviewDarkest Cravingswww.darkestcravings.blogspot.com
October 21 Character InterviewEclipse Reviewswww.totaleclipsereviews.blogspot.com
October 22 ReviewParanormal Romance and Authors That Rockwww.pratr.wordpress.com
October 23 SpotlightHouston Havens http://houstonhavens.wordpress.com
October 24 SpotlightValerie Twomblywww.valerietwombly.com/blog
October 27 InterviewAuthor Karen Swartwww.authorkarenswart.blogspot.com
October 27 SpotlightSexy siren book blogwww.sexysiren-bookblog.blogspot.comIf your email address changes, please follow these instructions:
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The Genie Is Out Of The Bottle... WORDS THAT BIND #release #paranormalromance

  Today is the worldwide release of WORDS THAT BIND, a paranormal romance from The Wild Rose Press! When a hot hero meets a cool heroine, there's bound to be steam.
 
The Wild Rose Press Amazon Kobo All Romance BookstrandCalm, cool, collected... it's not just a professional veneer. It's the way social worker Tam Kerish has always gone through life. Emotionally detached. Clinically non-emotive. She's never known what it means to truly feel what others take for granted. A smile. A tear. A single moment of exhilaration.
That all changes the day he walks into her office. He's her polar opposite--and the ideal case study.



Burns is consumed by emotion, his fiery temper, his passionate drive to achieve his desires. Born of fire centuries before Christ, he is the last of Solomon's mighty djinni. Seething and smoldering, he is keenly interested in Tam, and the treasure she hides from him. It's only a matter of time until he gets what he wants.



He'll get so much more than he bargained for.



Lots of places to visit in the next couple of weeks--meeting new readers, checking out new blogs, and spending time talking books with some of my dearest friends. *hearts*

Before the book tour starts on Monday, let's have a little blast to spread the good news... pop in to the following spots to say hello and check out the blogging lovelies!

 October 10 Release Day BlitzCourtesy of Bewitching Book Tours
Urban Fantasy Investigationshttp://urbanfantasyinvestigations.blogspot.com/
Sapphyria's Book Reviewshttp://saphsbookblog.blogspot.com/
Angel’s Guilty Pleasureshttp://angelsguiltypleasures.com
SBM Book Obsessionhttp://sbmbookobsession.blogspot.com/
Deal Sharing Auntwww.dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com 
BookShelves Of Dreamshttp://www.bookshelvesofdreams.com/ 
Fang-tastic Bookswww.fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com
Roxanne’s Realmwww.roxannerhoads.com
Lisa’s World of Bookswww.lisasworldofbooks.net
The Creatively Green Write at Home Momwww.creativelygreen.blogspot.com


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A.J. Krafton, New Adult Author: Book Blast & Giveaway...Celebrate with the Inkling...

A.J. Krafton, New Adult Author: Book Blast & Giveaway...Celebrate with the Inkling...:   Happy Birthday to one of my favorite groups of authors... the Infinite Inklings! We're celebrating with a book blast and giveawa...If your email address changes, please follow these instructions:
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Terri Rochenski Talks Fantasy, Sequels, and Fun With Toothpicks

  Longtime friend of the show author Terri Rochenski is celebrating the second book in her Pool of Soul series...SECRET OF THE SOULS! She's stopping by to say hi, share her new book, and talk about writing sequels. (The toothpick part comes further down.)



First, the shiny new book!



Blurb:
Thrust out of their homes by a human High Priest on a vengeful mission, the Natives of Derlund no longer have a place to call their own. One escaped capture, however, and now she, Hyla, is the only one who can save her people. 

For, Hyla, though, saving her nation isn’t her ultimate goal—returning to the Pool of Souls is. Becoming its Guardian and preserving their faith is her heart’s desire. The perils of her current journey, though, could leave her unable to fulfill that dream. 

To find her way back to the Pool, Hyla must live among dangerous, powerful humans willing to defend the Natives, and must submit herself—her Talents—to them. While her protection is paramount, plots to end Hyla’s life will push her to her physical and emotional limits. 

On the edge of sanity, her courage tested, and convictions nearly broken, Hyla’s final test of loyalty to her faith comes with the death of one she could have loved.


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Kobo New to the series? Pick up Book One: Eye of the Soul at a fabulous price!  
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My thoughts on writing a sequel... by Terri Rochenski 

My initial thought? UGH.
 I mean, really. How the heck am I supposed to remember ALL the loose ends that need tied up in my fantasy series? How the heck am I supposed to keep track of what’s already been said, who’s met who, and what foreshadowing I did or didn’t use?Stress much?Yeah. And, I’m a planner with a capital P. It’s hard enough for me to keep track…how do pantsters pull it off???Can you imagine George R.R. Martin’s writing space? I’ve never seen it – or pictures of it – but I can only imagine the pin boards, sticky notes, and notecard boxes. File folders. 3-ring binders. And the list goes on…At least, that’s what I would need if I was him.Thinking on my other genre-love, historical romance, the thought of sequel writing isn’t as scary. A love story doesn’t have various PoV’s, a half-dozen plot lines, and character arcs to complete. A sequel to a romance is either a continuation of that first book’s couple OR the story of a secondary character.Easy peasy, IMO. Well, perhaps not EASY, but a smidge easy-ER than attempting a fantasy sequel.How ‘bout you? Think sequel writing is easy? What do you do to keep it easy-ER?


Terri Rochenski, Author: Terri started writing stories in the 8th grade, when a little gnome whispered in her brain. Gundi’s Great Adventure never hit the best seller list, but it started a long love affair with storytelling. Today she enjoys an escape to Middle Earth during the rare ‘me’ moments her three young children allow. When not playing toys, picking them back up, or kissing boo-boos, she can be found sprawled on the couch with a book or pencil in hand, and toothpicks propping her eyelids open. Website / Blog / Facebook / Twitter / Goodreads
Toothpicks? *shudder* :) If your email address changes, please follow these instructions:
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Not All Wishes Are Forbidden... WORDS THAT BIND #paranormalromance

School is back in swing, and I've been so busy taking' back the television remote control now that the kids are out of the house working on the upcoming Fall Into Fantasy giveaway that I haven't been paying proper due to my upcoming book release! Well, that's about to change. :)

My paranormal romance is almost here... and I just found it on Amazon today! What a thrill... that happy rush never gets old.
WORDS THAT BIND coming October 10, 2014
The Wild Rose Press  
  Social worker Tam Kerish can’t keep her cool professionalism when steamy client Mr. Burns kindles a desire for more than a client-therapist relationship—so she drops him. However, they discover she’s the talisman to which Burns, an immortal djinn, has been bound since the days of King Solomon…and that makes it difficult to stay away from him.
Ethical guidelines are unequivocal when it comes to personal relationships with clients. However, the djinn has a thawing effect on the usually non-emotive Tam, who begins to feel true emotion whenever he is near. Tam has to make a difficult choice: to stay on the outside, forever looking in…or to turn her back on her entire world, just for the chance to finally experience what it means to fall in love.

Deserts, reflecting pools... all it needs is a fire elemental to heat things up... There is a bunch of touring to do... but first, why not stop by Goodreads? Get your Goodreads giveaway on...

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Words That Bind
by Ash Krafton

Giveaway ends October 31, 2014.

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And whether you like to hug a paperback or cuddle a Kindle, you can pre-order WORDS THAT BIND from Amazon.  Tour info coming soon so stay tuned... we'll soon be feeling the Burn. :) TIf your email address changes, please follow these instructions:
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Do You Want to Fall into Fantasy?

Calling readers, writers, and bloggers of fantasy and paranormal stories!
*Open to YA and adult books*

Writers have books. Bloggers want to talk about them and readers want to read them. This is the event that brings all of us together in a big ball of wonderful!

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 Once again, this October we'll be holding the FALL INTO FANTASY giveaway. It has something for everyone! READERS: Authors of fantasy and paranormal stories are eager to get their books into your hands. We'll be giving away books and swags to lucky readers so don't miss your chance to win! You'll enter to win their books by following them on social media and filling out a Rafflecopter form.NEW THIS YEAR: There will be two forms--one for YA books and one for adult books.  AUTHORS:Last year, over FIFTY authors participated! We all met new readers and found new reader audiences when we pooled our resources. If you'd like to promote a new or previously-released book, this is a great way to do it! Sign-ups are open until the end of August... don't miss out.Sign up here BLOGS:We'd love your support! If you host a book review blog and would like a chance to offer your readers a chance at winning dozens of prizes, we'd love to feature your followable site on the entry form as well. Bloggers interested in learning more should email me at the address below and I'll get the details out...  For more information, email me at ashkrafton at Gmail dot com and be sure to put "Fall into Fantasy Giveaway" in the subject.If your email address changes, please follow these instructions:
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Seducing the enemy has never been so tempting…Marissa Clarke #romance

Congrats to my good friend Mary Lindsey... or, should, I say, Marissa Clarke on her new release! Sleeping with the Boss, with all its steamy scenes, is a traditional contemporary category romance with a high heat level.Book Trailer on YouTube  In Sleeping with the Boss, a former Marine investigating corporate espionage within his family business falls for the number one suspect.
 What others are saying about Sleeping with the Boss:
"Will Anderson can be my boss any day. Marissa Clarke is a master at mixing sexy and mystery." - Jennifer L. Armentrout, # 1 New York Times bestselling author
"Sexy, smart, fun! A fabulous new voice in contemporary romance!" - Sophie Jordan, New York Times bestselling author
The great news: For 1 week, it's only 99¢
Sleeping with the Boss is only 99 cents the first week! It can be purchased in ebook format (to be read on iPhones, androids, e-readers of all types, tablets, Kindles, Nooks, etc) from any ebook retailer, including Kobo, GooglePlay, IBooks, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.
Amazon~~~Barnes & Noble~~~Entangled Publishing Marissa Clarke lives in Texas, where everything is bigger, especially the mosquitoes. 

When not writing, she wrangles her rowdy pack of three teens, husband, and a Cairn Terrier named Annabel, who rules the house (and Marissa's heart) with an iron paw. 

She loves to connect with readers, so follow/friend her on Facebook and Twitter (buttons in the bar above), or shoot her an email from the "Contact" page. 

Marissa Clarke is a pseudonym. Her real name is Mary Lindsey and she also writes young adult novels for Penguin USA. 
Marissa's website~~~Marissa's newsletter

Book Synopsis/details: Seducing the enemy has never been so tempting… For the last five years, bookish Claire Maddox has been living for the dying. Now that her stint as caretaker is over, she’s off to see the world. She needs quick cash first, so a temp job at Anderson Auctions seems perfect, especially with the unexpected benefits, including the hottest man she’s ever laid eyes—or hands—on.
Former Marine William Anderson has been burned one time too many. His military training makes him the perfect man to flush out the spy undercutting his family business, but no amount of training can prepare him for the kind of undercover work he’ll have to do when the sexy new temp is implicated. Desire lands them in bed...but duty may cost him his heart. Book Title: Sleeping with the BossAuthor: Marissa ClarkeRelease Date: August 11, 2014Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLPImprint: LovestruckGenre: Contemporary RomanceISBN:  1622664256 (ISBN13: 9781622664252)AISN: B00G8BTRWM Join me in wishing Marissa Clarke best wishes with her new release... and treat yourself to this special deal today!If your email address changes, please follow these instructions:
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Wolf's Bane Wrap-Ups and Winners!

Has it already been a month?

The moon is slowly waning gibbous, like a pounding heartbeat slowing after a chase. We catch our breath, watch the sky, and count the days until we run again.




I spent the morning sending emails and packaging prizes... we had TWO gift pack winners, thanks to your devotion to all things Rafflecopter :) You can check the widgets here and in this post here to see if your name came up.

There is also a copy of WOLF'S BANE going out to a reader in Portugal, thanks to the Goodreads giveaway. (Amazingly, it was a Portuguese reader who won BLEEDING HEARTS at Goodreads... she was also an avid reviewer and YouTuber who became one of my long-time supporters. See Ner's website to check out her reviews of Bleeding Hearts, Blood Rush, and Wolf's Bane) Portugal is high up on my list of Places I Must Visit because it's full of people who are passionate about books!



As promised, another Demimonde Companion story is up on Wattpad.com...you can read The Horus Bird, which is a deleted scene from WOLF'S BANE (Demimonde #3). Spoiler alert if you haven't finished BLOOD RUSH yet...

If you are still in the mood for a giveaway, check out this post on the Beach Reads giveaway... you can still get really lucky!

Thanks for hanging out with me on the release tour for my latest book... bless you all and Happy Reading!If your email address changes, please follow these instructions:
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Beach Reads Giveaway Hop July 14-18

You know, I'd been starting to worry that, once my WOLF'S BANE release tour wrapped up, I'd be at a loss for stuff to do. I guess I could get back to writing The Heartbeat Thief. I guess I could go back to constantly refreshing my inbox, waiting for the artwork to my upcoming para rom to arrive. I guess I could maybe even re-introduce myself to my husband and children.

I guessed wrong :) I've been doing multi-giveaways for weeks now. Can't quit cold turkey, now. That would be irresponsible and possibly disastrous. So...

One more blog hop before I go back to the real world, 'kay?

This one is simple... leave a comment and record your entry in the Rafflecopter. Winner gets a gift card so they can download a coveted beach read for their eReader!

Did you know that my urban fantasy BLEEDING HEARTS (Demimonde #1) was once compared to a beach read?

"... an emotionally gripping story that at times deceivingly reads like a light, airy beach read one second, only to surprise you with its depth the next."--GraveTells.com

See the full review (and the fancy-smancy graphic of the blog award BLEEDING HEARTS won) here if you need a new book for your trip to the beach!

I'd love to hear what you think... what is it about a book that makes it a great beach read? Think... comment... win. :) And happy reading!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Final Days of the Wolf's Bane Tour...

The darkness remained at the edges, content to let the sun shine while it was the sun's proper time to do so. But night would fall. It always did. The sky turned, the wheel turned, and eventually, we turned with it. --Wolf's Bane (Demimonde #3)

We are in the last week of Wolf's Bane release tour... and the full moon is approaching once more.

I remember watching the moon as I wrote this final book in the trilogy. I'd found the coolest little app for my Windows phone and kept track of the moon's swell and wane throughout the months. Each night, I'd check the sky to see where in the Wheel we were and I'd contemplate my character, Sophie, doing the same thing... counting the days until the moon would shine full and reveal her fate. Each chapter reflects the wax and the wane of the moon as we count down the days with her.

The moon reaches full on Saturday, and in the days that follow it we'll be wrapping up the tour. There will be another Demimonde Companion story going up on Wattpad.com...this one a deleted chapter from Wolf's Bane.

We'll also be finding out the winners of the various giveaways. Haven't entered? Find the two Rafflecopters here and here, and the Goodreads giveaway here.




The final week of tour stops:
July 7 Spotlight and review
The Bookie Monster 
http://bookie-monster.com/
(Bewitching Tour Stop)
 
July 8 Spotlight
The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom
www.creativelygreen.blogspot.com
(Bewitching Tour Stop)
 
July 8 review
Vampires, Werewolves, & Fairies Oh My!
http://vampireswerewolvesfairiesohmy.blogspot.com
 
July 9 Guest blog
Science Fiction and Such
http://sciencefictionandsuch.com/
(Bewitching Tour Stop)
 
July 10 Spotlight
Lisa’s World of Books
www.lisasworldofbooks.net
(Bewitching Tour Stop)
 
July 10 Spotlight
Shah Wharton, author
http://shahwharton.com/blog/
 
July 10 review
Jeep Diva
http://www.thejeepdiva.com/
 
July 11 Spotlight
Roxanne’s Realm
www.roxannesrealm.blogspot.com
(Bewitching Tour Stop)
 
July 11 Review
A Cup of Coffee and a Book
http://nercupofcoffeeandbook.wordpress.com/
 
July 14 Guest blog
Fang-tastic Books
www.fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com 
(Bewitching Tour Stop)
 
July 15 Review
Pure Jonel
http://purejonel.blogspot.com/
 
July 15 Spotlight

Danyelle Leafty, author

http://myth-takes.blogspot.com/



July 15 Spotlight
Terri Rochenski, author
http://terrirochenski.blogspot.com/

 
 
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