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October 31, 2013
Spotlight on a Cover Reveal: “Prowl” Trilogy by Amber Garza
Please welcome to Lizzyland: Amber Garza, author of the “Prowl” Trilogy:
Book Titles: Prowl – Entice – Unveil
Genre: Young Adult Christian Thriller
Presented by: As You Wish Tours
Cover Design by: White Rabbit Design and Creations
Series: Prowl Trilogy
Author: Amber Garza
Length: About 220 Pages Each
Banner Made by: Julia Hendrix
BLURB
Seventeen-year-old Mackenzie Smith is sent away to spend a boring summer at her grandma’s. But then she meets Wesley. He tells her exactly what she wants to hear and has information
about her past that no one else knows. It’s almost like he can read her mind. Only Wesley isn’t who he seems.
By the time Mackenzie discovers his true identity it may be too late. She’s in too deep and he won’t let her go. Now Mackenzie must call on the strongest power of all in order to save her life.
EXCERPT
He turned toward me. I gasped in horror. He was faceless. His face was a black hole with no
eyes, nose or mouth, like a shadow. Was this what ghosts looked like? I thought for sure they’d be white like in the movies. “Oh, I’m sorry,” he said. “Is this better?” His face transformed before my eyes. Black turned into peach colored flesh. It stretched and bent to reveal a cartilage filled nose. Two eyes popped out, and ears broke through the side of his head. Lips, hair, a body, and clothes appeared. My mouth dropped open, and hung loosely as if it had come unhinged. I slapped my hand over it to keep from screaming. “You don’t need to scared,” he said.
“How did you do that?”
“You think that’s amazing? I can do much more than that.”
I nodded, taking a deep breath. “I think that’s enough for me right now.” He moved toward me,
crawling stealthily on the bed like a cat. I moved away from him until I was pinned against the
wall. He smiled, revealing blood red gums and a perfect row of white teeth. His pupils were
black, and the whites were filled with spidery red and purple veins. My body shook.
“Why are you scared, Kenzie? Don’t you recognize me?”
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Mackenzie returns home from the summer with her grandma, certain that Wesley is out of her life for good. Until the nightmares resurface, and strange things start to happen. Is Wesley back?
When the danger escalates and threatens those closest to her, Mackenzie must fight to save them. Only this time the evil is more powerful, and Mackenzie is faced with an impossible decision.
EXCERPT
“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” I asked Tanner as I stared down at the foamy rush of water.
I glanced up at Tanner who was staring right at me with a look so intense it caused heat to rise up my neck and spill across my cheeks. Taking a deep breath, I averted my gaze. I reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone with the intention of taking a couple photos.
“So, you’re calling him, huh?” I tried to ignore the jealousy in Tanner’s voice; tried to tell myself it was just a figment of my imagination. I wanted to believe that Tanner only thought of me as a friend, and that he supported my relationship with Isaac. But deep down I knew that wasn’t true. I shook my head. “No, I was just going to take some pictures.”
Relief swept over his features. He beamed at me. “Here, let me.” He grabbed the phone from
my hand. Holding it out in front of us, he pressed his cheek to mine and snapped a shot. He was
so close I could smell his aftershave lotion, and the sweat on his skin. My pulse quickened. My
heart pounded in my chest. He turned to me, his face inches from mine. I froze, unable to move or even breathe. His face came closer and somewhere in the back of my mind, alarm bells went off. I knew I should step back, or push him away. But my feet stayed rooted to the ground, like I was a tree on the mountain, a permanent fixture. I could hear the blood rushing through my ears, feel the beating of my heart. The world around us stopped. It was as if we were the only people up here. Tanner’s eyes stared into mine. I swallowed hard, and kept my gaze even.
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Mackenzie is looking forward to her eighteenth birthday and upcoming high school graduation. Until an unwelcome visitor from her past appears, threatening her future plans. Will she ever be free? Armed with a new weapon and the boy she loves by her side, Mackenzie prepares to fight. She doesn’t realize that she is about to step into the ultimate battle between good and evil, where the stakes are higher than ever before.
EXCERPT
“What was that about?” Isaac asked when we got inside the house.
“The way you said hi to your neighbor and then started looking in another direction and said hi
again in a weird voice.”
“That’s just how I talk to kids.”
“Why did you do it right now though?” His brows furrowed in a look of utter confusion.
I was starting to get annoyed with this line of questioning. Can’t I say hi to a neighbor boy
without getting the third degree? So what if I use an odd voice when talking to kids. Lots of
people do. “Cause I was saying hi to the little boy.”
Cold slithered up my spine at Isaac’s tone. “The boy sitting next to Mrs. Kelley in the front
“There was no boy with her.”
I flung open the front door and raced outside, my heart thumping in my chest. Was I going
crazy? I was sure I saw a little boy.
Relief flooded me at the sight of the child still sitting in the grass. I gave Isaac a triumphant look.
Isaac narrowed his eyes, staring in the direction I pointed. I expected an apology. Instead, he
“Fine. Why are you acting so weird?”
“Because there is no little boy there.” A chill brushed over my body, causing goose bumps to rise
on my flesh. I glanced back at Mrs. Kelley who kept weeding, oblivious to our conversation. She
also seemed not to notice the child, even though he practically sat on her legs. The boy’s neck
craned to look at me, but he still didn’t smile.
Fearful, I raced back in my house. Why did I see him if no one else did? Who was he? And what
was he doing next door?
Amber Garza is the author of Young Adult paranormal and contemporary romance. She has had a passion for writing since she was a little girl, making books out of notebook paper and staples. Amber lives in California with her amazing husband and two hilarious children who provide her with enough material to keep her writing for years.
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October 29, 2013
Spotlight on a New Release: “Shadow Of Samhain” by Dawn Colclasure
Lizzyland is happy to present Dawn Colclasure’s new release: “Shadow of Samhain”
Genre: Dark Fantasy/New Adult
Shadow Of Samhain Blurb:
She called him the “dark man.” Who is Jonathan, a man haunting Malissa Ratham’s dreams? What sort of secrets from his past does he try to keep buried? Everybody says the dreams are only dreams and nothing more. But soon Malissa starts acting strangely, knowing about ancient Druidic rituals and a history too mysterious to unearth. With the help of Jovin, an ancient Druidic spirit on a mission to stop Jonathan from his path of death and destruction, and Tessie Malkin, a psychic with an advantage over Jonathan’s power, Malissa must own up to her past and walk between worlds to destroy an ancient curse…before it is too late.
About Dawn Colclasure:
Dawn Colclasure is the author of five books, among them BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: How We Survive as Writing Parents and 365 TIPS FOR WRITERS: Inspiration, Writing Prompts and Beat The Block Tips to Turbo Charge Your Creativity. Her articles, essays, poems, book reviews and short stories have been published in regional and national newspapers and magazines, as well as online. She lives and writes in Oregon with her husband and children.
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Discoveries can be dangerous. Discoveries can be deadly.
Nine months ago, Teagan Matthews’ boyfriend disappeared and took her sense of stability with him. But when the opportunity to live with her aging grandmother in Salem arises, she decides it’s time to get on with her life. A new home, new job, and new friends are adding up to a beautiful summer…
…until a young girl’s body shows up one night in town, wearing a pentagram necklace exactly like Teagan’s.
Now a guy looking remarkably like her missing boyfriend has arrived in Salem along with a mysterious stranger who may have some answers that Teagan has desperately been searching for. Teagan must now decide who to trust. It’s a matter of life… and her death.
I’m disfigured. Scarred. Ugly.
When I look in the mirror, I see a stranger. When I look over my shoulder, no one’s there…
Yet I feel watched. Hunted. Afraid.
And then he tells me I’m beautiful.
He tells me I’m safe.
I believe him.
Until someone tries to kill me.
Secrets abound, danger is near, and still… my heart desires a boy with whiskey-colored eyes and far too many secrets.
Secrets that could cost me my life.
To stay alive I have to look deep, beneath the masks everyone wears, to find the truth.
To find myself.
It’s only the end of the world at stake …
Nathan’s job for the past three thousand years has been to clean up supernatural messes. Jaded, ruthlessly effective and selfless, he’s seen it all and can handle anything – demons, homicidal angels, even bad bosses.
His latest challenge: A creature named Shadowman is seeking out the three keys it believes will open portals between earth and hell. Nathan must eliminate the human host guiding Shadowman to the keys. Except Nathan isn’t expecting the woman anchoring Shadowman to the human world to be beautiful, witty, innocent and completely unaware of the creature manipulating her. Worse, she makes him feel alive for the first time in his long existence, and he haphazardly discovers she’s meant to become the love of his life.
Life becomes more complicated when Nathan helps rescue one of the key holders, a deaf girl charged with protecting the secret of who Shadowman really is: the first of four demons headed to the human world, intent on bringing about the Apocalypse. They will succeed, unless Nathan kills the woman he loves, and sends the demon back to Hell.
A young adult epic fantasy set in a colourful medieval world. Embark on a treacherous journey into the unknown. Unseen (Book 2) and Unleashed (Book 3) also available.
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One prophecy…Two seekers…A journey into the UNKNOWN.
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Darkness is covering the land. As the city of Mezrah grows with power and greed, the rest of the world can only stand by and wait for their inevitable destruction. The only hope against this growing power is an ancient prophecy that people have stopped believing in.
Then a star begins to fall.
Princess Kyla of Taramon stopped trusting in the power of light the day her father died. Trapped in a city she does not care for, under the watchful glare of her mother, the queen, she struggles to accept her fate.
Then a star begins to fall.
Jethro has loved Kyla for as long as he can remember. Learning that she was to marry his cousin drove a wedge between him and the feisty princess. Watching her from a distance is a torture he is unable to free himself from.
Then a star begins to fall, sparking an ember of hope and sending these two seekers on a treacherous journey into the unknown.
Forged by Greed by Angela Orlowski-Peart
Young Adult paranormal romance/urban fantasy novel.
Two Seattle 16-year-olds, Jatred and Jasmira, are not your typical star-crossed lovers. They are not even your typical Shape Shifters. Sure, they try to live an ordinary life. At least, as ordinary as the Prince and the Princess of the rivaling ancient Races–the Winter wolves and the Summer leopards–can live. But eventually they learn that not much about their existence can be normal. Especially when the Races’ two commanding Goddesses are involved.
One of the Goddesses is on a quest to tilt the scale of power to her side. The other will never let it happen, even if it means kicking Jatred and Jasmira’s love to the curb. Nothing is off limits, including removing Jatred’s memories of Jasmira.
To complicate things even more, there are the Universe’s powers to consider. They are trapped in an ancient Amulet in order to protect the stability of the world. But the Universe has a mind of its own, and when the powers are unleashed, the forces of nature are disturbed; earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions shake the Earth. All Shifters of both Races are summoned by their respective Goddesses to fight in the name of, or against, the normalcy of the world.
Kiss of Fire by Rebecca Ethington
Joclyn Despain has been marred by a brand on her skin. She doesn’t know why the mark appeared on her neck, but she doesn’t want anyone to see it, including her best friend Ryland, who knows everything else about her. The scar is the reason she hides herself behind baggy clothes, and won’t let the idea of kissing Ryland enter her mind, no matter how much she wants to.
The scar is the reason she is being hunted.
If only she knew that she was.
If only she had known that the cursed stone her estranged father sent for her 16th birthday would trigger a change in her. Now, she is being stalked by a tall blonde man, and is miraculously throwing her high school bully ten feet in the air.
Joclyn attempts to find some answers and the courage to follow her heart. When Ryland finds her scar; only he knows what it means, and who will kill her because of it.
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October 28, 2013
Spotlight on a Cover Reveal: “Almost Matched” by A.O. Peart
Lizzy is happy to share A.O. Peart’s cover reveal for her upcoming new release “Almost Matched”!
ALMOST MATCHED – BOOK ONE in the ALMOST BAD BOYS series.
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This novella is approximately 39k words. It is scheduled for publication on November 8, 2013. The cover was designed by Regina Wamba of Mae I Design and Photography.
SYNOPSIS
Would you take another shot at love? Or just settle on a friend with benefits?
THEIR HEARTBREAKING PAST WILL MOVE YOU.
THEIR PASSION WILL MAKE YOU BLUSH.
THEIR ANTICS WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD.
Twenty-five-year-old Natalie Davenport lugs substantial baggage. One boyfriend after the next has been a total disaster, leaving Natalie distrustful toward the male population in general. So when Colin Hampton crosses her path, she’s cautious. Her heart (and some other body parts!) nudges her to go for it, while her head wants her to run for the hills.
Colin is one of those gorgeous guys who attract women, no matter the age or marital status. With a successful career at a popular Seattle radio station, hard body, and charming personality, he is the complete package. But something dark lurks in the corners of his soul; some murky experience that has changed him—maybe for the better, but maybe for the worse.
Will he steal her heart and stomp over it like other guys did?
Will she let him into her heavily fortified world despite herself?
Or will they settle somewhere in the middle—establishing the emotional boundaries to protect them from falling in love?
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This contemporary romantic comedy blends humor, sensuality, and angst, with zany characters and witty dialogue.
***Warning: contains sexual situations (some quite vivid!), profanity, and a high dose of sarcasm. Oh, and there is a lot of appletini and beer drinking.
May not be appropriate for readers under 18 years old. Not intended for prudes and killjoys with no sense of humor***
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THE SERIES:
The Almost Bad Boys series are the stories of four feisty twenty-something women who refuse to let their past drag them down.
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Add Almost Matched to your book list on Goodreads:
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The author is looking for beta readers. If you are a book reviewer and would like to beta read and review Almost Matched, please sign up HERE ASAP. She will send you the ARC copy in the PDF file.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A.O. Peart describes herself as European born, American by choice. She was just seven-years-old when she decided to learn English and translate her favorite Polish fairytales.
She is the author of the Young Adult and New Adult fiction novels. She writes in multiple genres, including paranormal, fantasy, urban fantasy, contemporary, sci-fi, and short stories. She is passionate about watercolor painting, fashion—especially stilettos, rock climbing, environment, and organic food and gardening. She lives in the Seattle area with her family and a chronically curious cat.
Find the Author here:
Website: http://www.angelapeart.com
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Amazon Page: http://www.amazon.com/Angela-Orlowski-Peart/e/B009CY4Z06/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
Facebook Author Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Angela-Orlowski-Peart/280412012074496?ref=hl
Goodreads Page http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6469948.Angela_Orlowski_Peart
Twitter handle @Angela_Peart
Pinterest Page http://pinterest.com/angelapeart/
Now accepting review requests!
I’m happy to announce that GW is now accepting review requests. We are putting together an awesome team of reviewers, headed by Amy and Nicole, to launch this newest endeavor. Information about the review program and submission details can be found under the Request A Review tab on our main site and are also listed below.
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All Hallow’s Eve Blog Tour
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Spotlight on LP Dover’s Cover Reveal: “Reign of Ice”
Hello Lizzyland! Please take a moment to check out LP Dover’s cover reveal for her upcoming new release!
Title: REIGN OF ICE
Author: L.P. Dover
Cover Designer: Mae I Design
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Series: Forever Fae series – Reign of Ice is the fourth and final installment. A spin off series will
debut in the spring of 2014.
Genre: NA Fantasy Romance- due to the graphic language and sexual content of the series it’s
recommended for readers 17+
Two courts to four is what needs to be … to save the land so shall we see. The scroll has been found and now the fae know how to defeat the dark sorcerer, to end his evil existence in the Land of the Fae. However, the only thing standing in the way is the one bond that must be formed; the one that will empower all four courts together and make them invincible. Ariella and Brayden’s bond will not come easily, for Ariella is mischievous and head- strong with a heart of love, while Brayden is strong and loyal with a heart of ice.
What do you do when the fate of your land rests upon your shoulders and the bond you must form to save it? How are you supposed to do that when the one man to help you fulfill the prophecy is the one man who doesn’t believe in love? With all four princesses bound together as one, will they be strong enough to save the life of Ariella who is destined to be the one who ends it, the one who will sacrifice everything to save the people she loves. In this final installment of the Forever Fae series you will see how the bonds of love and all the sacrifices it takes to truly conquer the evil once and for all.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17188654-reign-of-ice
About the Author
L.P. Dover is the author of the Forever Fae series, as well as the Adult contemporary series called Second Chances, and her NA romantic suspense standalone called Love, Lies, and Deception. She lives in the beautiful state of North Carolina with her husband, her two wild girls, and her rambunctious kitten called Katrina. Before she began her career in the literary world, L.P. Dover spent her years going to college and then graduated to cleaning teeth, which she loved doing. At least until the characters in her head called her away. She has never been the same since.
You can find L.P. Dover at:
Her website: www.authorlpdoverbooks.com
Email: lpdover@authorlpdoverbooks.com
Follow her on Twitter: @LPDover
“Like” her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/LP-Dover/318455714919114
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/L.P.-Dover/e/B00AFVV8TG/ref=sr_tc_2_0?id=1374003942&sr=8-2-ent
GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6526309.L_P_Dover
October 26, 2013
Cover reveal: “Charred Heart” by Lizzy Ford
We are super thrilled to reveal this cover, especially since the cover model is a local talent, James D. Magnussen! Art and cover design by Sarah Hansen at Okay Creations!
Release date: Dec 8, 2013
Add it to your Goodreads TBR list today!
For a thousand years, Chace has searched for a way to break the curse placed on him by a jilted lover. He’s a dragon shifter, one who can’t control when the magic will force him into a different form. He’s already lost everyone he ever cared about a few times over and doesn’t know how much longer he’s meant to suffer.
At his wit’s end, he makes a deal with a mysterious figure that offers him what he wants most – an end to his misery – in exchange for everything that’s his: His life, his power. His heart.
The next day, he meets Skylar, a modern day dragon slayer whose mission is to cage him – or kill him. Sexy, witty and brave, she is the yin to his yang, the woman destined to break the curse, balance his magic and make his broken heart whole.
Except it’s too late. Not only has he sealed his fate, but an innocent one-night-stand with Skylar has dragged her into the middle of a deal with the devil, one she won’t escape, if he can’t convince her that dragon shifters aren’t her enemies.
October 22, 2013
Cover Reveal: “Text” by Cambria Herbert
Please welcome to Lizzyland: Cambria Herbert’s newest cover reveal “Text”!
BOOK & AUTHOR INFO:
Title: “TEXT”
Author: Cambria Hebert
Cover Designer: Mae I Design
Release Date: November 8, 2013
Series: Take It Off series – Note: the Take It Off series is a series of stand alones. Each book is its own story.
Genre: New adult contemporary – due to graphic language and sexual content this book is recommended for readers 18+.
Synopsis
***This is a new adult contemporary novel and contains sexual content and graphic language. It is not intended for young adult readers.***
One text can change everything.
Honor Calhoun never thought her life would ever be like the books she writes for a living. One morning while out for a run, she learns not all bad things are plots in novels. Some horrors can actually come true. She faces off with a persistent attacker, holds her own, but in the end is taken hostage and thrown into a hole. In the middle of the woods.
But Honor didn’t go down there alone. She took her kidnapper’s phone with her. With a spotty signal and a dying battery, her hope is slim.
Nathan Reed is an active duty Marine stationed at a small reserve base in Pennsylvania. All he wants is a calm and uneventful duty station where he can forget the memories of his time in a war-torn country.
But a single text changes everything.
Nathan becomes Honor’s only hope for survival, and he has to go against the clock, push aside his past, and take on a mission for a girl he’s never met. Both of them want freedom… but they have to survive long enough to obtain it.
Find “Text” on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18524210-text?ac=1
ABOUT CAMBRIA HEBERT
Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal “Heaven and Hell” series, the new adult Death Escorts series, and the new adult Take it Off series. She loves a caramel latte, hates math and is afraid of chickens (yes, chickens). She went to college for a bachelor’s degree, couldn’tpick a major, and ended up with a degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always have good hair. She currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and children (both human and furry) where she is plotting her next book. You can find out more about Cambria and her work by visiting http://www.cambriahebert.com
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GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5298677.Cambria_Hebert
Cambria’s website: http://www.cambriahebert.com
October 18, 2013
Indie Inked’s 2,000 Likes Giveaway!
Indie Inked just had a 2,000 Facebook Likes milestone!
We’ve come a long way since January 2013!
These authors are amazing and so generous, we’re giving away A KINDLE FIRE 7″ HD WIFI, ebooks and paperbacks galore! Check this out!
