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September 21, 2012
Book Feature: “Mesmerized” by Julia Crane and Talia Jager
Please welcome to Lizzyland young adult paranormal authors, Julia Crane and Talia Jager. Together they co-wrote the YA paranormal, “Mesmerized”.
WARNING: This is a mature YA. Due to sexual content and some language it is not recommended for younger teens.
Seventeen-year-old succubus Lily Anderson can’t have a normal life: She isn’t allowed a boyfriend, she has no friends, and school is just one mess-up after another.
Lily’s parents send her away to the prestigious Emerson Academy. It doesn’t appear to be any different from the others. That is, until she meets her roommate, Hannah, and a blue-eyed boy named Jake.
Lily makes an almost deadly mistake, and Jake has a mysterious past that has come back to haunt him. Together, they must go on the run from things neither of them understand in order to save the people they love—and each other. But, Jake’s foe is more dangerous than they realized, and it will take the help of friends and family to save the man Lily loves.
She must learn to use her powers for good before it’s too late.
Mesmerized has been revised on 2/27/2012. Word count approximately 58k.
Available at:
Author Bio:
Julia Crane is the author of the YA paranormal fiction novels: Keegan’s Chronicles, Mesmerized and Eternal Youth. Julia was greatly encouraged by her mother to read and use her imagination, and she’s believed in magical creatures since the day her grandmother first told her an Irish tale. Julia has traveled far and wide to all the places her grandmother told her about, gaining inspiration from her journeys to places like Nepal, Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Italy, France and many more. And who knows? Maybe the magical creatures she writes about are people she met along the way.
Julia Crane has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Although she’s spent most of her life on the US east coast, she currently lives in Dubai with her husband and three children.
website www.JuliaCraneAuthor.com
facebook http://www.facebook.com/juliacraneauthor
twitter @JuliaCrane2
September 19, 2012
Book Feature: “Heaven Below” by Nolia McCarty
Please welcome to Lizzyland young adult author Nolia McCarty but you might know her as bestselling paranormal author Heather Marie Adkins. Regardless of which she’s writing as her books are a must read.
Hate is what drives mankind, but have you ever stopped to consider that one day, love will be our salvation?
When sixteen-year-old Kelli McNeil sets into motion an ancient prophecy from an extinct civilization, memories of past lives return to her. As the dreams intensify, Kelli discovers that she is the answer to the renewal of her lost race and without her, her kind will never rise again.
In every memory and dream is a man: Sebastian, whom she loves…and fears. When she meets him in the present-day, Kelli can’t help but fall for the man she feels she’s always known. But there is more to it than love and the fate of her people. Because in every incarnation, Bastian isn’t only her true love—he’s also her murderer.
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Author bio:
Nolia McCarty is American by birth but Irish by heritage and heart. Her dream is to live on a small cottage in Ireland where she can watch the sheep outside her window and write all day. “Heaven Below” is her debut young adult novel. Nolia has several releases planned for 2012 including “Wiccan Wars” and “Barefoot Blue Jean Nights”. Visit her blog at noliamccarty.wordpress.com for more information about her upcoming books! In her real incarnation, Nolia is author Heather Marie Adkins. Under this (real) name, she has written several novels, including paranormal romances “The Temple” and “Abigail”. Find more information on her at www.heathermarieadkins.com .
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/heathermarieadkinsauthor
Twitter @hmarieadkins
September 17, 2012
Book Blurb Feature: “Lost and Found” by Amy Shojai
Please welcome to Lizzyland author, Amy Shojai. She’s sharing the blurb for her upcoming debut thriller, “Lost and Found”. You can enter her giveaway at Goodreads. She’s giving away 3 paperback copies of the book. Giveaway is open from Sept 1st-Nov. 15th. Enter HERE.
An autism cure will kill millions unless a service dog and his trainer find a missing child . . . in 24 hours.
AN AUNT searches for her lost nephew—and dooms her sister.
A MOM gambles a miracle will cure—and not kill—her child.
A DOGfinds his true purpose—when he disobeys.
Animal behaviorist September Day has lost everything—husband murdered, career in ruins, confidence shot—and returns home with her trained Maine Coon cat Macy to Texas to recover. She’s forced out of hibernation when her nephew Steven and his autism service dog Shadow disappear in a freak blizzard. When her sister trusts a maverick researcher’s promise to help Steven, September has 24 hours to rescue them from a devastating medical experiment impacting millions of children, a deadly secret others will kill to protect. As September races the clock, the body count swells. Shadow does his good-dog duty but can’t protect his boy. Finally September and Shadow forge a stormy partnership to rescue the missing and stop the nightmare cure. But can they also find the lost parts of themselves?
For updates and release info visit the Lost and Found website
Watch the trailer here:
Author Bio:
Amy Shojai has been reinventing herself for years. She’s a certified animal behavior consultant, and the award-winning author of 24 best selling pet books that cover furry babies to old-fogies, first aid to natural healing, and behavior/training to Chicken Soup-icity. Amy has been featured as an expert in hundreds of print venues including The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, and Family Circle, as well as national radio and television networks such as CNN, Animal Planet’s DOGS 101 and CATS 101. Amy brings her unique pet-centric viewpoint to public appearances, writer conferences keynotes/seminars and includes pet “voice” in her THRILLERS WITH BITE!
Website: http://www.Shojai.com
Blog: http://www.AmyShojai.com
Twitter: @amyshojai
Facebook FanPage: http://www.facebook.com/AmyShojai.CABC
Facebook Friends Page: http://www.facebook.com/amy.shojai
GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/AmyShojai
September 14, 2012
Book Feature: “Solstice: a novel of the Zombie Apocalypse” by Donna Burgess
Please welcome to Lizzyland, author Donna Burgess. She’s sharing her novel “Solstice: A novel of the Zombie Apocalypse” which is available free for limited time at Amazon
. So be sure to download your copy and leave her a review to let her know how much you enjoyed it. (be sure to confirm it’s still free before downloading)
THE END IS ONLY THE BEGINNINGOn the eve of winter Solstice, a massive flash envelopes the Earth and then there is nothing. The sun no longer shines and civilization is plunged into unending darkness. Those exposed to the mysterious flash have changed—they have become bloodthirsty, cunning, and determined to devour anyone who is not infected.
They are Ragers.
In Sweden, uneasy travelers Tomas an architect, his young son, Christopher, and university student Melanie, hear a broken broadcast. There is hope. Something called Sanctuary waits, but it is thousands of miles away, somewhere on the shores of the British Isles.
Meanwhile, in a London supermarket, Stu, a high school English teacher from the States finds himself stranded along with a handful of students on a senior trip. Outside, hoards of hungry Ragers await, ready to tear them limb from limb. Their only hope is to find Sanctuary.
Solstice is a tale of hope, terror, survival, and finding love at the end of the World.
Available at Amazon
Watch the Solstice trailer:
Author Bio:
Donna Burgess is an author of dark fiction and poetry who enjoys surfing, painting and has a deep affection for all things Monty Python and low-budget horror flicks. Over the past fifteen years, her fiction and poetry has appeared in genre publications such as Weird Tales, Dark Wisdom, Sybil’s Garage and others. She has been married for twenty years and has two children. Her newest releases include Darklands: a vampire’s tale (the first book in the Darklands Vampires series) and Breaths in Winter, a short story collection. Both are available in print and e-book. When she is not conjuring, she can be found surfing.
September 12, 2012
Book Feature: “Redemption on the River” by Loren DeShon
Please welcome to Lizzyland, historical fiction author, Loren DeShon. He’s sharing his latest historical novel, “Redemption on the River”.
Silas Jacobson pulled a trigger, killed his father, and ended up months later face down in Memphis mud, trying to forget the girl who betrayed him.
He buries his father on the farm, his guilt in himself, and leaves home seeking to forget past mistakes. He travels on Mississippi steamboats and meets his best friend in a brawl, his worst enemy in a cathouse, and a mentor and lover at a New Orleans faro table. Fighting, fornicating, and cheating at cards are a grand time, but there’s another woman, a girl on a mission of her own, who saves his life and offers the opportunity to redeem himself.
Silas staggers out of the mud to go to her, but he finds that she’s deceived him from the start. He’ll risk his neck for her—he owes her that much—but love is no longer possible. His shot at redemption comes down to his conscience, the two women, a poker game, and the turn of a card.
Redemption on the River is historical fiction set along the Mississippi River in 1848.
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Author bio:
Loren DeShon is a graduate of Stanford University and has been a certified public accountant, a US Navy fighter pilot, and a captain for Alaska Airlines. When not researching and writing a novel he enjoys fishing, hunting, prospecting, woodworking, and reading.
He can be reached on Facebook, Twitter, and via his blog at Loren DeShon – Author & Stuff.
Website (Blog):http://lorendeshon.blogspot.com
Here is a picture that is kind of fun:
It represents the five years it took me to write Redemption on the River, with the 12 drafts, notebooks, moleskins, editor’s manuscript and report, laptop that I killed in the process, desktop, replacement laptop, and desktop.
September 10, 2012
Book Feature: “The Bystander Series” by Carolyn Evans-Dean
Please welcome to Lizzyland author Carolyn Evans-Dean. She’s sharing The Bystander series.
Bystander, NY was the kind of place that people only found by accident after making a few wrong turns on their way to someplace more important. There were no highways or major thoroughfares, just a few crooked roads that eventually led down to the village square. It looked like a place that time forgot; with Tarlick’s General Store, a non-denominational church, the grange, a local bar called the Beer & Jeer, the volunteer fire station and an old brick horse trough planted with annual flowers being the only highlights of the town’s center.
For a city-bred woman like Ellie Richardson, Bystander was the perfect place to start over after the death of her husband. Self-discovery paves the way for a little romance, a lot of healing and business success in her newly adopted small town. Unfortunately, the calm of small town living will be shattered when terrorist attacks force everyone to rely upon each other for day-to-day survival.
also includes a special sneak preview of the sequel, Christmas in Bystander!
Available at Amazon in Kindle
or Paperback
Almost one year has passed since widespread terrorist attacks crippled the country. The 
light apocalyptic tale that began in the picturesque village of Bystander NY, continues with the introduction of three women of varying backgrounds. Follow their journeys to learn what led them from much larger cities to that insignificant little speck on the map, known as Bystander.
The electric grid is down. With no gasoline for travel and no supermarkets to patronize for food, life has been bumped back to the 1800′s for most of the village residents. This trio of short stories takes the town from the Christmas holiday through the spring planting season.
Catch up on the happenings of Bystander through the eyes of a new cast of characters. Things are rarely as they seem in this quaint town
also includes a 4 chapter preview of A Slice of Heaven, a soon-to-be released mystery that is unrelated to the Bystander series!
Available at Amazon in Kindle
or Paperback
Author Bio:
Carolyn Evans-Dean has been reading since she was old enough to hold a book. Raised in a rural village in New York State, she is currently a city-dwelling micro-business consultant and freelance writer yearning to get back to those country roots. Her agricultural and informational writings have been published in Mother Earth News, Grit Magazine, Backyard Poultry Magazine, Countryside & Small Stock Journal and Backwoods Home Magazine.
With a love of nature firmly established during childhood, Carolyn enjoys hiking and exploring the lakes, gorges, waterfalls and forests of her home state. These locations are often woven into the fabric of her stories.
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September 8, 2012
“Dark Summer” promotions continue! Win Kindle Fire and/or paperbacks!
The “Dark Summer” month of celebration continues! Check out the blogs below and enter to win prizes between now and September 20!
Kindle Fire giveaway (Sep 6 – Sep 20)
Enter at these blogs!
Paperback giveaways (thru Sep 16)
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September 7, 2012
Book Feature: “So Wonderful As Want” by Joyce DeBacco
Please welcome to Lizzyland, author Joyce DeBacco. She’s sharing her historical romance novel “So Wonderful as Want”.
Stuck in a small Southwest Florida town before and during the land boom of the twenties, young Dinah’s dream of ever leaving seems doomed when she finds herself pregnant by an unscrupulous, older man. Zach also has a dream. He wants to be his own man, go his own way. But when tragedy strikes Dinah’s family, his soft heart won’t allow him to walk away.
When Tyler, an ambitious land developer, offers to buy Dinah’s riverfront property, her dream is revived. Although Zach abhors the selling of paradise for a quick buck and tries to change her mind, his main fear is losing Dinah. Tyler ups the ante by proposing, and Dinah is forced to choose between a man who can make her dream come true, or a man who’s been there for every joy, every sorrow in her life. Sadly, she chooses the dream.
Years later, the stock market is soaring, Tyler’s the wealthiest man in the county, and Dinah’s had it up to her jewelled earlobes with the grand life. Then Tyler and Zach decide to enter politics, and she has another choice to make. Will she support the candidate who wants to further develop the sun-kissed coast, or jeopardize her marriage by supporting the one who wants to preserve it for future generations?
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Author Bio:
After reading women’s fiction for many years, Joyce knew she wanted to create stories of her own. As the mother of four grown daughters, she’s familiar with the problems women face finding love, raising children, and stepping back when necessary. All of her books place an emphasis on love and family dynamics. She is happiest when she’s secluded in her office creating new worlds and people to populate them. When she’s not taxing her brain with plot, structure, and grammar, she likes to sew, particularly quilts. When she really wants to rest her brain, she sprawls out in front of the TV and tries not to fall asleep. Please visit her website, http://www.joycedebacco.com for informationabout her other books.
Website http://www.joycedebacco.com
Facebook http://on.fb.me/NwUnQz
Twitter https://twitter.com/JoyceDeBacco
Amazon Author page http://amzn.to/HiU6Qv
September 6, 2012
Cover Reveal: “Waking Up Immortal” by Rachel Carrington
Rachel Carrington is taking over Lizzyland today. She’s revealing the cover of her next paranormal romance, Waking Up Immortal, due out in the upcoming weeks.
Book Blurb:
I could die today, and it wouldn’t matter. I’d still wake up tomorrow. Some people might consider that a good thing, and the time I took my first bullet, well, I can’t say I complained when I woke up, but that’s the middle of the story.
At first I didn’t want this “gift” which led me to a long search for my father. I thought he could help me. Turns out my father was in prison, and I just happened to get on the bad side of his warden—a huge, cyborg type of guy who could body double for Sylvester Stallone. He didn’t want me to see my father, and he was a pretty big obstacle for me to overcome.
So here I am trying to convince this guy, Kier, to let me see my father when all hell breaks loose. Then I suddenly learn I really didn’t want to see dear old Dad after all. My life isn’t in danger, but how I spent the rest of my immortal existence was. The only thing standing between me and certain torture was the cyborg that I’d suddenly grown very attached to.
Author Bio:
Rachel Carrington began her career writing fantasy romances of powerful wizards and wicked witches. Since then, she has branched out into contemporary romance and romantic suspense and has had books published with Ellora’s Cave, Samhain Publishing, Red Sage Publishing, and more.
Currently, a freelance editor/writer residing in historical Charleston, South Carolina, Rachel has written non-fiction articles for Absolute Write, The Writer’s Journal, Writing for Dollars, Writer’s Magazine, and Writer’s Weekly.
Because she likes staying busy, Rachel has also taught classes for Suite 101 and for author groups regarding promoting, writing, starting your own business, and editing.
When not writing, Rachel loves to read romantic suspense (Lisa Gardner and Roxanne St. Claire are two of her favorites), rework old furniture, cross-stitch, cook, and drink lots of coffee.
Links to connect with Rachel:
Her website: http://dawnrachel.com/
Twitter: @rcarrington2004
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rachelcarringtonwrites
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/rcarrington
September 5, 2012
Book Feature: “Wings of Shadow” by Anna Kyss
Please welcome to Lizzyland, author Anna Kyss. She’s sharing her novel “Wings of Shadow” (The Underground Trilogy).
In the struggle for survival…
Meghan’s graduation gift is one that any eighteen-year-old would dream of: traveling abroad to England. Her journey turns into more adventure than expected when Meghan meets the mysterious Kiernan and is introduced to a strange society hidden beneath the streets of London.
The fittest win out at the expense of their rivals…
When Meghan’s life is threatened, she flees the city and seeks sanctuary in a distant village–a place unseen by human eyes for over one hundred years. Not knowing if anyone can be trusted, Meghan tries to determine who is friend, who is foe… and who has captured her heart. Meanwhile, a battle for survival brews all around her.
Available at Amazon
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Author bio:
When Anna Kyss is not writing new adventures, she can often be found exploring magical places. If she wanders into the right destination, stories are whispered by the wind or mumbled through the cracks of ancient buildings.
Twitter: @AnnaKyss
Website: www.annakyss.com
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=welcome#!/pages/Anna-Kyss/129343477185629
