Lizzy Ford's Blog, page 55
February 2, 2012
Book Feature and Giveaway: "Wendy and the Lost Boys" by Barbara Silkstone
Please welcome Barbara Silkstone to Lizzyland! Today we're featuring Barbara's latest release, "Wendy and the Lost Boys," book two in her Fractured Fairytales series, all of which are available via Barbara's Amazon author's page. This one looks so cute! It's on my TBR list. 
To enter the giveaway: comment on this post OR share with your social media networks via the buttons following this post OR RT my tweet OR like, share or comment on Facebook OR +1, share or comment on Google+!
When a deathbed promise to a friend leaves Wendy Darlin, feisty Miami real estate broker for billionaires, trapped on a super-yacht with Ponzi-king, Charlie Hook, she's forced to join him on a quest to recover his hidden treasure. Along for the danger-filled adventure are an undercover SEC Investigator, who kindles a spark in Wendy with his 'Johnny Depp' eyes and Hook's young female helicopter pilot who befriends Wendy as they sail the high seas, one step ahead of modern day ruthless pirates lead by Wendy's ex-husband… The Croc.
A laugh out loud whodunit… kidnapping, revenge, and a little murder on the side. The second book in the Fractured Fairy Tales by Silkstone series of criminally funny fables, this comedy mystery is set in Miami and the Caribbean.
Available from: Amazon, Amazon UK, and Barnes and Noble.
About Barbara
Barbara Silkstone is the best-selling author of The Secret Diary of Alice in Wonderland,
Age 42 and Three-Quarters ~ Wendy and the Lost Boys ~ London Broil ~ The Adventures of a Love Investigator, 527 Naked Men and One Woman.
Silkstone's writing has been described as "perfectly paced and pitched – shades of Janet Evanovich and Carl Hiaasen without seeming remotely derivative. Fast moving action that shoots from the hip with bullet-proof characterization."
This book contains a bonus excerpt from London Broil– the sequel to Wendy and the Lost Boys.
You can reach Barbara through her website, blog, Facebook, or Twitter!
Winners of the YA blog hop
Rafflecopter selected the two winners of the YA blog hop from my website! The two folks below have won an autographed copy of "Elle's Journey!"
Julie Le
Tiff Pull
Congrats! You should both have an email from me in your inbox! Thank you everyone for participating!
Ebook deal sites for free and cheap ebooks!
I recently partnered with Julia Crane (young adult author) to create new websites and facebook pages dedicated to uncovering quality fiction ebooks that are free andor cheap. We're slowly growing these websites and pages, so check them out if you have time!
Right now, we have them divided by the general Ebook Deal of the Day sites and pages, which feature books from Amazon and BN, and the iBooks Deal of the Day facebook pages, which feature books from iTunes/iBooks. The iBooks Deal pages fall under the umbrella of the Ebook Deal sites and will have their own page on the actual website (eventually!) In the meantime, the iBooks FB page is updated a few times a day.
Ebook Deal of the Day
iBooks Deal of the Day
For UK readers
Ebook Deal of the Day UK
iBooks Deal of the Day UK
January 31, 2012
Book Feature: "The Best Revenge" a romantic comedy by Anne R. Allen
Please welcome Anne on her first visit to Lizzyland! Her romantic comedy/mystery, The Best Revenge (The Camilla Randall Mysteries)
, is the talented Anne's fifth book released in about five months. Go, Anne, go! If you're a fan of romantic comedies, you'll enjoy her work! Anne has graciously agreed to a giveaway, too! Yay!
To enter the giveaway: comment on this post OR share with your social media networks via the buttons at the bottom of this post OR RT my tweet OR like, share or comment on Facebook OR +1, share or comment on Google+! (Please note: you will need a Kindle or Kindle app for this giveaway, since Anne's book is exclusively on Amazon!)
Nineteen-year old Camilla Randall, a 1980s New York debutante, has it all. She's been voted "debutante of the year" and is adored by New York'sglitterati. Until she is assaulted by her mother's fiancé, smeared in the newspapers by a sexy muckraking journalist—and her family loses everyting in the Savings and Loan Scandal.
With nothing but her Delorean and the couture on her back, Camilla goes on the road to find refuge with her gay best friend—a writer who is seeking his fortune in Hollywood.
Unfortunately, her friend has developed heterosexual tendencies and an inconvenient girlfriend, so Camilla has to move in with wild-partying friends. To make things a whole lot worse, a famously debauched TVstar ends up dead after one of their parties, and Camilla is arrested for his murder.
In order to clear her name and find the real killer, she must turn to a friendly sanitation worker, a dotty octogenarian neighbor and the muckraking journalist who ridiculed her—who also happens to be her boss.
Available from: Ebook format: Amazon, Amazon UK. Paperback: Amazon
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About Anne
AnneR. Allen is a former actress and the author of five comic mysteries that debuted in
2011 with two publishers: PopcornPress and Mark Williams international Digital Publishing.— Food of Love
(September 2011) The Gatsby Game
(October 2011) Ghost Writers In the Sky (The Camilla Randall Mysteries)
(October 2011) Sherwood Ltd. (The Camilla Randall Mysteries)
(December 2011) and The Best Revenge(December 2011.) She is also working on a self-help guide for writers with Pay It Forward
author Catherine Ryan Hyde. Anne has a popular blog for writers at http://annerallen.blogspot.com,where she blogs with NYT best selling author, Ruth Harris. Visit Anne's Amazon (or Amazon UK) author pages to discover her books!
Valentines Blog Hop: 1- 14 Feb
Yet another blog hop. I'm having a blast participating in all of these! This blog hop is sponsored by Book Luvin Babes! I've also become addicted to the Rafflecopter, which tracks everyone who enters the giveaway. It's like having the power of the raffle gods in my hands … Muwahahaha!
At this stop, you can enter to win: "Kiera's Moon", a sweet sci-fi (alien) romance by Lizzy Ford. I'll pull two winners! (Open international)
When starving artist Kiera wakes up on board a spaceship, she panics. Her best friend has
dragged her across the universe to help her find a man and a life, only the man she ends up unwittingly hooking up with is a battle-hardened warrior prince living in exile.
Calculating, cautious A'Ran wants nothing more than to reclaim his planet. He needs Kiera as his lifemate to heal his planet and his war weary people. He's not prepared to be a lifemate himself, and discovers almost too late what he risks losing if he can't learn to be more than a warrior.
January 30, 2012
Winners from last week's ebook giveaway; "Cozy" blog hop
Yay! Best time of the week – when I announce who won stuff!
Ebook Giveaway
"ABC's" by Eden Crane: Lisa Vella
"Cozy Up With a Book" Blog Hop Winners of autographed "Katie's Hellion"
Anne Muller
Pixie Sprinkles
All winners should have emails from me in their inboxes! (If not, send me a note: lizzyford2010(at)gmail(dot)com.)
Congrats everyone!
January 26, 2012
Young Adult Blog Hop – 27 January – 1 Feb
The Young Adult Blog Hop starts 27 January and ends 1 February. It's being sponsored by the I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Down the Rabbit Hole websites! The participating blogs are linked at the bottom of this post, and the Rafflecopter shows how to enter the drawing.
At this website, you can enter to win 1 of 2 autographed paperback copies of the YA fantasy, "Elle's Journey" (Book I, Foretold Trilogy) by Eliza Ford! (Open international.)
Elle's Journey (Book I, Foretold Trilogy)
When Elle is spirited away from everything she knows, she soon finds that starving 
might be a blessing compared to the evil following her and the danger ahead of her. She is guided by the Hunter – a young man haunted by a dead woman, and the Shadow – a creature at war with himself. The Protector travels from the West to help her, only to be led astray by an imposter. It is only when Elle seeks help from the Betrayer that she realizes none of them will survive, if she can't unite the Five Foretold and find the five magestones.
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Book Feature and Giveaway: "ABC's" by Eden Crane
Today's feature is a little bit different, but I thought the story behind it was awesome! Fifteen-year-old Eden Crane wrote this book for her little brother, to help him learn his ABCs! Isn't that adorable? I guess she writes and tells him stories all the time, and this is the first she's published. Eden also has ties to another of my favorite authors – she's the talented daughter of Keegan's Chronicles author, Julia Crane. (Note: This will be a Kindle ebook giveaway.)
To enter the drawing: leave a comment on this post OR share with your social media networks using the buttons following this post OR RT my tweet OR like, share or comment on Facebook OR +1, share or comment on Google+.
Help your baby learn their ABC's. Perfect for babies and toddlers, the combination of colorful pictures and simple words help build a child's vocabulary.
Available from: Amazon US (.99) and Amazon UK (77p).
January 25, 2012
Random post: newest member of Lizzy's (four-legged) team
We have a new puppy! I love animals. This makes #3 for us (and one cat), which is really cool! They help me write and keep me company during the day. For those unfamiliar with my constant uploading of dog pics on Facebook, I've included pics below of my little furry friends!
This is Wookie. He's a (partially mentally disabled) 8.5 week old Shih Tzu and a runt.
Here is Parcha, my English Bulldog. She's known as Potato to my facebook fans!
This is Tamale, a shiba inu I rescued from the pound about 6 years ago.
And this is the Godfather of the family, Tubbs, a super-sized cat. He's got a gland problem, which is why he looks like a fuzzy basketball.
January 23, 2012
Cozy Up with a Book Blog Hop starts today!
***Update: I added the Rafflecopter, which displays how to enter!*** Today starts the Cozy Up with a Book Blog Hop, sponsored by the Mommy Reads Too Much and eReading on the Cheap websites. The hop will last until 29 January.
At this stop, I'm raffling off:
Two autographed copies of the (sweet) paranormal romance Katie's Hellion. (International entries welcome!) The other blogs participating are linked below, and each is offering some sort of cool prize!
Katie's Hellion (Book I, Rhyn Trilogy)
Katie thinks she's going crazy when a baby immortal and death's personal assistant appear at her doorstep. She's drawn into a world filled with immortals like Rhyn, an outcast half-breed who claims her as his mate in a show of defiance to his brothers. Rhyn rescues her from Hell and discovers his little human has a gift that'll help his brothers protect the immortal and mortal worlds. YA – mature.
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