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What's Next?

This summer each of my series has something new and exciting going on. 


The Vincent Boys Series: Is now complete. Both Vincent boys get their girl. However, Beau and Ashton may be getting a little more action. Once The Vincent Brothers reaches 100 reviews on Amazon, I will be posting an extra chapter and epilogue for Beau and Ash. Once The Vincent Boys reaches 200 reviews on Amazon I will be posting a scene that wasn't in The Vincent Brothers because it was Beau and Ash's POV.  The Vincent Boys is still on sale for .99 on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble. 

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The Existence trilogy: Is getting a novella this summer from Leif's POV. On July 3rd you will be able to buy Leif in ebook format from both Amazon and Barnes & Noble. With your purchase you will get a free download of Dank's newest not yet released song, "Closer". The song will be at the end of Leif's story as it is a prequel to Ceaseless , book three in the Existence trilogy set to release September 18. 
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The Sea Breeze Series: Has the most action this summer. First of all- Breathe is getting a new cover. It will be revealed on June 15. Jax Stone, the rock star in Breathe, will be releasing the song he recorded for Sadie in Breathe. "Don't Cry" will be available for purchase on iTunes and you will also be able to listen to the song on this website along with the blogs revealing the new cover. But that isn't all. I will also be posting an exclusive never been released Jax POV from Breathe. 


Book #3 in the Sea Breeze series- While It Lasts - will release July 31. This is Cage York's story and I have to tell you, I am really excited about it. 


Current Giveaways: 
You can win one of several signed copies of The Vincent Boys and The Vincent Brothers that I am giving away next week. If you have read The Vincent Brothers then leave a review on Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble to enter. 


I am also giving away 2 signed copies of Existence and 2 signed copies of Predestined next week. Same rules apply. If you've read them then leave a review on Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble to enter to win. Names will be drawn from those who have left reviews. 


Book Signings
If you live near  CHICAGO, FORT WORTH, or TULSA I will be signing books in your area this month. 


June 19
Book signing at Barnes & Noble in Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas at 5pm (Fisher Amelie author of Callum & Harper AND Tammara Webber author of the best-selling Between the Lines series and Easy will be signing with me) 
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June 21
Book signing at The Book Cellar- 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 
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June 23
Book signing at The Book Place located at north-west corner of 101st & Elm in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma - 2-4pm


AND THIS JULY in Nashville, Tennessee 

Signed copy giveaways

I'm giving away signed copies of Existence and Predestined. Find out more here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Existen...

I'm also giving away signed copies of The Vincent Boys and The Vincent Brothers. Find out more here http://www.abbiglines.com/2012/06/vin...

The Vincent Brothers- giveaways, art, reviews and more

 The Vincent Brothers has been released for two days now. I'm thrilled with all the reviews and reactions to the sequel to The Vincent Boys. I knew Beau fans were unsure how they would feel about reading a story from Sawyer's point-of-view but as I'd hoped they warmed up to that other Vincent boy too. 

I am giving away a few signed copies of The Vincent Brothers and The Vincent Boys next week. To enter all you have to do is after reading The Vincent Brothers leave a review on Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble. You can keep up with other giveaways on The Vincent Boys Facebook Page Click Here to go LIKE
ONCE The Vincent Brothers hits 100 reviews on Amazon I will be posting a free bonus epilogue for Ashton and Beau. It will have their special ending and possibly a bonus chapter. 
Art-By-Maryam has once again made me a happy girl with some art work. I love her stuff and she always has something for me with each new release. Love her!  Art-By_Maryam

The Vincent Brothers has had so many awesome reviews come through the past few days I can't post links to them all. So, I picked a few of my favorites. I love reviews that make me smile and even laugh. Just click to go check these out for yourself and be sure to follow these blogs. They are awesome. SIZZLING READSSTUCK IN BOOKSALWAYS YA AT HEARTTHE AUTUMN REVIEWTHE BOOKISH BABE
AND a couple reviews on Goodreads from some of my favorite authors. Made me go all fangirl while reading these. ELIZABETH REYESJILLIAN DODD

I haven't yet taken The Vincent Boys off the .99 sale just yet. I will be doing so soon. So, if you haven't read the first book in this series you can get it now for a deal BUY THE BOOK:       

BUY THE BOOK:      The song that inspired The Vincent Brothers

Win a signed copy of The Vincent Brothers

Find out more on The Vincent Boys Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vin...

The Vincent Brothers is NOW available

Well Amazon won the "who will release first" race. Barnes & Noble won't be too far behind. You can go buy it now by clicking HERE


I've had ALL kinds of readers sending me dream cast opinions this week for the boys of The Vincent Brothers. Ethan even made it into the cut since he plays a part in this one. So…. here are some of the opinions from readers (who have already read The Vincent Brothers and reviewed it) 
Let me know what you think!


                          FIRST let's start with MY opinion:
                                                 BEAU 
(posted on The Vincent Boys Facebook page and I completely agree) 

Sawyer
NOW for some readers opinions…..

                                                  Ethan as suggested by Tara or @tarataterbeans

And Tara's BEAU
SAWYER as suggested by Amanda or @LuvMyHootie
SAWYER as suggested by Gloria or @GloBug70
BEAU as suggested by Amanda or @LuvmyhootieWARNING: THIS ONE IS A PG13"""" TOLD YA…..
SAWYER (this one is my favorite Sawyer. It was posted by Amanda)
There have been so many more but I can't find all the links to them. These are the latest on my twitter feed. Do you have a better suggestion? I'd love to hear it. 

The Vincent Brothers is NOW available

The Vincent Brothers has gone live on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/The-Vincent-Bro...

Barnes & Noble shouldn't be too far behind.

The Vincent Brothers - Chapter One

Is now LIVE http://www.abbiglines.com/2012/06/vin...

The Vincent Brothers- Chapter One

The Vincent Boys sequel- The Vincent Brothers releases this Tuesday, June 5. I've had several request and I decided… what the heck. Here is the first chapter of The Vincent Brothers :


Chapter OneSix months later... Sawyer I’d known better than to come here but I couldn’t keep avoiding the field parties. It was time I started acting as if Beau and Ash being together didn’t bother me.  “Here man,” Ethan shoved a red plastic cup full of beer into my hand. Frowning, I started to hand it back to him. “Drink it. You need it. Hell, I need it just watching the three of you.” I was thankful he’d spoken low enough that no one else could hear him. I could feel everyone sneaking glances at me. They were all waiting to see how I would react. It’d been six months since I’d lost Ash to my brother. It was easier to see them together now but, normally, I kept my distance. This was the first time I’d had to witness Ashton snuggled up between Beau’s legs while my horny ass brother kissed her neck, hand, head and anything else he could get near his lips while he carried on a conversation with everyone else.  Ethan was right, I needed a drink. Touching the cup to my lips, I tilted my head back and took a very long gulp. Anything to distract me from the make-out session in front of me, would be nice.  “I still can’t believe you two aren’t going to the same college. I always expected y’all to get signed on as a package deal,” Toby Horn almost sounded let down that I’d chosen to sign with the University of Florida instead of Alabama. Beau and I had been planning to play for the Crimson Tide since we were five years old. But when Florida had offered me a full ride, I’d taken it. I needed the distance. Ashton was headed to Alabama with Beau and I just couldn’t do it.  “Florida offered him a sweet deal. Can’t blame him for taking it,” Beau explained. He got it. He never mentioned it but he knew why I’d gone with Florida. Beau had been careful for a long time not to shove  his relationship with Ashton in my face but since graduation he’d put that behind him. Every time I saw them lately she was wrapped up in his arms and he was staring at her with that ridiculous worshipful expression he’d always reserved just for her.  “Alabama can’t handle two Vincent boys. I needed to share the love,” I replied focusing my gaze on Toby before taking another swig of my beer.  “It’s going to be weird not having you around though,” damn why’d she have to say anything. Couldn’t she sit over there quietly and let Beau paw all over her. Hearing Ashton’s voice made it impossible not to lift my eyes to meet her gaze.  The sad tilt to her full lips made that old familiar ache start up in my chest. Only Ashton could get to me this way. “You’ll survive. Besides, you two hardly come up for air to notice much of anything else,” I’d just sounded like an ass. Ashton’s flinch from my snide comment was just another strike against me.  “Careful Sawyer,” the threat in Beau’s voice was unmistakable. Silence fell over the group. Everyone’s focus was on the two of us. The anger flashing in Beau’s glare just pissed me off. What did he have to be angry about? He had the girl.  “Why don’t you calm down? I was responding to her comment. Am I not allowed to speak to her now?” Beau gripped Ashton’s waist and moved her away from him as he stood up. “You got a problem Sawyer?” Ashton scrambled to her feet and threw her arms around Beau’s neck and began begging him to ignore me. Telling him I didn’t mean anything by it, which we both knew I had. Beau’s eyes never left mine as he reached behind his neck to unlatch Ashton’s hold on him.  Sitting my cup down on the bed of my truck, I took a step toward him. This was a fight I needed. Holding my aggression in was so damn hard at times. Ashton, however, wasn’t having it. She grabbed Beau’s shoulders and jumped up wrapping her legs firmly around his waist. If seeing her wrapped around him didn’t piss me off so bad, I’d laugh at her determination to keep us from fighting. She’d been dealing with us since we were kids and she knew exactly how to keep us from coming to blows. Throwing herself in the line-of-fire was the only way.  Amusement lit Beau’s eyes as his angry snarl turned into a pleased grin and his eyes shifted from me to Ashton. “What ya doin’ baby?” He asked in a slow drawl I hated. He’d been using it on girls since we hit puberty.  “That’s the way to distract him Ash,” Kayla Jenkins hooted from Toby’s lap.    More cat calls and whistles started. Beau was smiling at her now like she was the most fascinating person in the world. That was it for me. I had to get out of here.  “Let’s go get something to eat, I’m starved,” Ethan suggested and Jake North agreed.  “You drive,” Ethan called out and climbed into the passenger seat of my truck. 
   Without looking back at Ash and Beau, I walked around my truck and climbed in. If he hauled her off to his truck, I’d lose it. Leaving was the best idea.  Lana Jewel flirted outrageously with the bartender. I knew her game and was willing to bet he did too. The brilliant scheme to flash cleavage and bat eyelashes while giggling wasn’t the most unique idea ever concocted. Why she couldn’t just be happy with her soda while we waited on a table was beyond me. The ten hour road trip I’d been on with her from Alpharetta, Georgia to South Alabama was my quota on quality time spent with my childhood friend and next door neighbor. Jewel and I had grown up and become two completely different people but that bond from our childhood had somehow kept us from growing apart. However, Jewel could only be taken in small doses.  “Come on Lana, flash him a view of those fabulous boobs you’ve finally decided to share with the world,” Jewel whispered as her gaze stayed on the young guy fixing drinks for another customer. Shaking my head at her ridiculous request, I picked up my soda and took a sip. I was happy with my soda. If she wanted to make a fool out of herself in hopes of getting a mixed drink then fine but I wasn’t about to join in. The last thing I needed was to get caught with an alcoholic drink only thirty minutes away from my aunt and uncle’s house. My uncle was a Baptist preacher and if he found out I’d been drinking alcohol, there was no way he’d let me stay with him and his family for the summer.  “You’re such a party pooper Lana,” Jewel whined and glared at my drink like it was offensive.  I didn’t really care if she was upset at this point. I just wanted to get some dinner then get to my aunt and uncles. The sight of Jewel’s tail lights driving away was going to be a welcome event.  “I don’t get you Lana. You go and get all gorgeous and finally decide to flaunt what your Momma... okay maybe not your Momma because God knows she ain’t real attractive... how about flaunt what luck must have given you and for what? Nothing! That’s what! You buy yourself a new sexy, cute wardrobe and finally get a hairstyle to show off that head of hair of yours but you never flirt. It’s as if you did this for yourself and that’s just dumb. Guys notice you now Lana. They turn their heads but you just ignore them.” This was a familiar tirade of hers. It drove her nuts that I didn’t throw myself at any boy that looked my way. And I wasn’t about to tell her the reason why. That was the kind of information that would make Jewel dangerous. She’d find a way to ruin everything. She wouldn’t mean to, of course, but she would. Her loud mouth always seemed to bring a world of trouble with it.  “I’ve told you that I’m just not interested in dating right now. We just graduated. I want a summer to prepare for college in the fall, enjoy being away from my insane mother and just—relax.” Jewel sighed and bent her head down to nibble on her straw while her eyes zeroed in on the poor bartender who had to be ready for us to be seated at a table.  “You can still come with me, you know. Skip this living with the preacher stuff and come party all summer at the beach. Corey would love for you to join us. Her step-father’s condo has three bedrooms and a killer view of the ocean.” A summer hanging out with drunk Jewel and friends was not appealing, at all. I had my plans and so far everything I’d put into motion was running smoothly. However, I couldn’t help but be nervous about the next step. It was the most crucial.  Having my naturally red hair darkened to a deep copper and styled attractively instead of pulled back in a braid or ponytail had been step-one. The darker red color had made my pale skin seem almost delicate. Then the cleaning out of my closet had been the next move. I’d bagged up every single piece of clothing I owned and dropped them off at the local Goodwill. My mother had been horrified but after she’d seen the clothing style I intended to replace it with, she’d been very supportive. Unlike most mothers, my mother wanted to see me in shorts that showed off almost all of my legs and tight tops that emphasized the size of my chest.  Jewel had wanted to teach me how to apply makeup but I’d kindly refused and went to the Clinique counter at Macy’s and had them teach me, then I’d bought everything they’d used. Although, I’d never been one for makeup I had to agree that it did startling things to my eyes. I’d closed my bedroom door and stared at myself in fascination for hours after they’d put makeup on me.  Convincing my mother to let me stay the summer with my aunt and uncle had been a little more difficult. My cousin, Ashton, had helped tremendously with this part. She’d talked to her mother who in return talked to mine. Our mothers are sisters and once my aunt convinced my mother that Ashton truly wanted me to come spend our last summer before college together, I’d been so excited I’d momentarily forgot about the last step in the plan. The reason why I’d made myself moderately attractive and begged to come stay the summer with my cousin. The goal sounded so simple but when I allowed myself to dwell on it then it became so incredibly complicated. Getting a boy to fall head-over-heels in love with you isn’t easy. Especially, when he’s been in love with your cousin for as long as you can remember. 

COMING JUNE 5, 2012
You can get the first book in the series for only .99 for a limited time

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The Vincent Brothers - secret

FYI: Tomorrow I MAY be posting the first chapter of The Vincent Brothers on my blog… just sayin'