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July 27, 2015
Back from Penned Con 2015
What a whirlwind of fun! I just got back from St. Louis, where I attended Penned Con 2015, hosted by the amazing Rick and Amy Miles. They raised over $10,000 for Action for Autism last weekend, which is why Rick is dressed in a Superman onesie and tiara!
Here I am at my booth with the very thoughtful gift bag from Action for Autism. It contained samples of many local favorite foods and drinks.
The event kicked off with Teen Day on Thursday. One of my teen 
readers and her mom drove five hours to attend. I was thrilled to meet them in person! Kali and Mary truly made this event even more special to me! Kali and I had fun with the photo booth later at the ball.
Thursday night, the authors met up to rehearse the flash mob dance we planned to surprise the attendees with at the ball. Thankfully, L. P. Dover knew what she was doing!
Friday and Saturday, I had an absolute blast meeting readers!
Among my preorders were Shannon Keith, Julie Counts, and Dana Stusse.
We also had a delicious author lunch on Friday in one of the ballrooms with this beautiful city view.
Other readers that came to see me were Renee and Raquel, both members of my street team. We had a fun time in the photo booth at the ball after having dinner with Alison Pensy and Susan Burdorf at the Spaghetti Factory.
Alison and Susan and I managed to kidnap Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, for a little more fun in the photo booth.
I was excited to meet new readers, too. I happily sold a lot of books 
and signed people up for my newsletter. I lured them to my table with my Medusa cards and Athena locket, which I raffled off. The winner of the locket was Antonia Konstantinopoulou. I’m so thrilled that the site I use to choose a winner (Random.org) chose someone Greek! I’m not sure, but I think Antonia is pictured with me here.
Among other new readers was a kindred spirit and big fan of Greek mythology, Rebekka. Here we are on the red carpet together.
Rebekka was one of five readers who bought all six books in my Gatekeeper’s Saga at the event. I can’t wait to hear what she thinks of it.
Author L.K. Gardner-Griffie wins (in my opinion) for best outfit at the ball. I had a blast getting to know her better when she and I joined a group of authors at Maggie O’Brien’s for dinner Thursday.
But here are some photos of some of my other favorite outfits:
Tish Thawer looked beautiful in this favorite.
The flash mob dance to “Shake it Off” was the climax of the weekend. Here’s a link to a video on Facebook taken by Kelly Walker.
And here’s one more photo booth pic taken with my true blue friends from last year: Amy, Eric, J.D., Alison, Raquel, Julie, Renee, me, and Susan.
This isn’t the whole group, though. We really missed not having Auburn Wade, Tara Dawn, Amanda Kieckbusch, Angela Pratt, and Venture Cecena. There were many others, too.
Thanks again to Rick and Amy Miles and their staff and volunteers for making this amazing event possible. And a big thank you to Kelsey Kukal-Keeton for sharing her photography. Most of the photos I posted here were taken by her.
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July 16, 2015
Fairy Tale Confessions, from Amber Leaf Publishing
BOOK INFO:
Fairy Tale Confessions Collection
Published by: Amber Leaf Publishing
Publication date: October 1st 2015
Genres: Fairy Tales/New Adult
Synopsis:
Fourteen bestselling authors twist up your favorite tales. Will your favorite have a happily-every-after?
Get ready to meet some sexy, not-so-valiant princes, punk-rock princesses, villains turned heroes, and truly vile monsters, causing havoc within our favorite happily-ever-afters.
Read about Dancing Princesses getting their groove on in a disco club, a seriously sexy Rumpelstiltskin, and one alluring Puss-in-Boots, plus many, many more captivating characters in these fourteen all new short-stories.
In association with RT 2016 come meet the twisted fairy tale girls: M. Clarke, Amy Daws, L.P. Dover, Elizabeth Montgomery, Shannon Morton, Brynn Myers, Wendy Owens, Sarah J. Pepper, Cameo Renae, Kellie Sheridan, Jessica Sorensen, Kristen Strassel, Tish Thawer, and K.R. Wilburn. If you’ll be in Vegas for RT 2016, join hosts, Sarah J. Pepper and Tish Thawer at the Fairy Tale Costume Party where you could see a traditional Snow-White, or a completely gothed-out Belle roaming the scene, win dinner with Prince Charming, and snag gift baskets from all the participating authors.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25875555-fairy-tale-confessions
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July 7, 2015
Kindle Fire Giveaway and Cover Reveal for Vampire Ascension
Please help us celebrate the reveal of the epic conclusion to The Vampires of Athens.
To celebrate, we’re having a Kindle Fire HD and a $25 Amazon gift card giveaway. We’re also playing games and giving away other prizes, including signed paperbacks, the Athena Locket, and the Medusa T-shirt on July 13-14 on Facebook.
A teen from New York studies abroad in Athens and discovers that vampires and demigods are real at a time when war is brewing between them. After making friends on both sides, she unwittingly becomes a catalyst to an uprising, led by Dionysus, lord of the vampires.
In this final installment, Gertie, Jeno, and Hector struggle to bring a peaceful resolution to the war in Athens, but any success they make comes at great cost. How many more people must die for freedom and justice? The teens quickly learn that nothing is fair in love and war. Sometimes even love requires a terrible price.
Join us for the final reveal on July 13th on Facebook here.
And you can enter to win the Kindle Fire HD and $25 Amazon gift card here.
Good luck!
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July 1, 2015
Join Us for the First Annual San Antonio Indie Bookfest!
Please Join us for the first ever annual San Antonio Indie Bookfest at Wonderland of the Americas on Sunday, July 12th!
Author Readings
Raffles
Short Story Contest Prizes
&
FEATURING:
Bobic Alva
Alex Apostol
Kenneth Bennright
Ann Bell
C.M. Bratton
Kisa Burnett
Molly Cardwell
Manuel Carreon & Marla Dean
Angel Dunworth
Annabeth Penelope Gambrell
Kelsey D. Garmendia
Ju Gomez
Celia Hayes
Peter Hensel
Bowie V. Ibarra
Linda Baten Johnson
Nikki Johnson
Rose Catherine Khan
Allan Kimball
Venessa Kimball
J. Rich Knoll
J.L. McCoy
Linda Mooney
Hansel Moreno
Larry Morris
Patrick Neal
C.C. Nugent
John Payne
Eva Pohler
Alisa Reynolds
Eduardo Soliz
Andrea Stehle
Tara West
Heather Cain Wisenberker
Kimber Leigh Wheaton
Texas Authors Association
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June 28, 2015
Amy Miles Has a New Release!
A Love Restored by Amy Miles
Series: A Cherished
Hearts Novel
A woman who spends her life on the sidelines.
A man desperate to discover his true worth.
A woman who seeks love in all the wrong places.
Ashlyn Doyle has spent her life trying to blend
in. A sweet wallflower by nature, she is unaccustomed to the spot light, but as
the personal assistant to a bestselling romance author with a drive to enjoy
life to its fullest, she throws herself into her work. With a hectic
touring schedule to maintain, a party animal boss to keep in line and the task
of discovering the perfect eye candy to grace the cover of Ender’s Betrayal,
Ashlyn is in for more than she bargained for.
Determined to make his mark on the world, Slade
Collins leaps at the opportunity to audition as cover model for Tamsin Archer’s
newest novel. Tales of Tamsin’s wild parties, affinity for hot men
and the wild success that has sky rocketed every former model to fame leads
Slade to use his sly smile and British accent to quickly attract the attention
of both Tamsin and her shy assistant. But the faster Slade moves toward the
dream he so desperately desires, the more he begins to realize fame isn’t all
it’s cracked up to be.
Tamsin Archer loves to party, drink to excess
and enjoy every drop of success her name has afforded her. With Ashlyn’s firm
grip on the reigns of their five city tour, Tamsin soon settles in to the task
of bedding her newest cover model, Slade Collins but soon discovers that all the
drunken hookups and empty wine bottles in the world can’t fill the void that
she feels.
Sometimes you have to learn to love yourself
before you can love someone else.
June 23, 2015
My UtopYA Con 2015 Recap
Three years ago, I attended UtopYA Con 2012, and shortly after, my life changed. I’d already published a few books, but it wasn’t until I applied what I learned at UtopYA (now Utopia) that my sales took off. More importantly, I made new friends, and, this year, I got to see most of them again. I also got to make new ones.
This year, things started off with a bang for me when I walked into the hotel lobby dragging my heavy suitcases only to be greeted by fifty people in a very long line. This was actually a GREAT thing, because all the people standing in line were friends. This meant catch up time.
I roomed with Alison Pensy and shared tables with Chris Cannon and Misty Provencher, and I couldn’t have asked for better company.
Our awesome speakers each brought something different to touch and inspire us toward greatness. Denise Grover Swank had me laughing and crying–sometimes at the same time–as she talked about insecurities and how all writers have them (even her!). Lauren Miller’s advice to embrace the detours and listen to the voices was a reminder to all of us that the journey can be as important as the destination. And Kim Holden told us how to make our mark on the universe in epic proportions.
I was also fortunate to be on the Expand Your Universe panel with Mindy 
Ruiz, Rachel Harris, and Misty Provencher, where we had a blast talking about how boobs can help you make friends (right, Rachel Harris?). That’s kind of an inside joke, lol. Trust me. You want it to stay that way.
And thank goodness for Susan Burdorf, Alison Pensy, and Kim Holden at the tax and money panel. I was just there to smile and give comfort to those like me who hate to think about accounting!
I was pleased as punch for the opportunity to have lunch with my 
fellow Texas Writers of Teen Fiction, Rose Garcia and Venessa Kimball, and about twelve other lovers of the young adult genre, including Shantella Huddleston-Benson. I was especially grateful to see my street team Divas, Lisa Graziano and Doris Orman.
Thursday night I was kidnapped by the Indie-visible team for a business meeting and bonding over Cards Against Humanity. This was a special time hosted by Kristen Day, Christina Mercer, Chelsea Starling, Crystal Bryant, Victoria Faye, and Beth Isaacs, who were joined by Ashley Bodette, Ginny Gallagher, Delphina Miyars, and Maghee Cain. I’m sure I will never ever forget this night, and I see a great future for Indie-visible and Literary Justice for All.
Friday, I lured more attendees to my table with my Medusa cards and their ability to offer a message from the universe (just for fun). These cards weren’t meant to be taken seriously, but sometimes their message was amazingly spot on!
The big excitement Friday night was Cameo Renae’s premier of After Light. What an interesting and well-done film! I had chills and now can’t wait to read the book!
Friday night became even more spectacular when a whole bunch of fellow attendees–including B.L. Marsh, Allie Burton, Sharon Stephens Minzer, Brenda Hiatt, Alison Pensy, Casey Bond, and Sharon Rose Mayes– joined me on stage for cosplay karaoke, where we sang Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.” Here’s a video. You can see the theme of female empowerment in our bouncy moves.
The night hit its peak of spectacularity when Victoria Faye surprised us all with a magical rendition of “Crazy” and then later played piano on demand in the lobby–most songs she’d never played before, but figured out on the spot. A group of rabid fans–me included–gathered around the piano to sing Disney princess songs and titles 
from other musicals, each time more amazed by how easily Victoria captured the chords and melody on the piano. Then Jaci Chaney and I stayed up till 3 a.m. talking in the lobby!
By Saturday, I was feeling a little like a wet noodle. The signing went well, but I was too exhausted to make to to the awards and dance party. I wanted to show my support to those who won, but I could barely walk. The night ended up being a great one anyway, because I lounged around with fellow authors Brenda Hiatt, Allie Burton, and Alison Pensy and had a wonderful time sharing ideas and talking shop without having to put on a dress.
Sunday morning I was blown away by next year’s theme. Way to go Janet and team! I just love it!
I had to rush away from the open mic keynote to gather my flock for the Parthenon tour. I so enjoyed seeing the majesty of this replica of the Parthenon 
in Athens. The statue of Athena is amazing at over 41 feet tall. And the goddess Nike in her hand is 6 foot tall! And did you know that the Percy Jackson movie was filmed there?
I was even more excited about spending a bit of time with friends. I was joined by Jo Michaels and her niece Allie McMullen, Tia Bach and her daughter Jaqueline, Inger Iverson, Angelica Jackson, Eve Langelle, Heidi LaFavor Lea, Laura Howard, Sharon Rose Mayes and her sister, Carlyle Labuschagne and her mother Bridget, Kristen Billingsly, Chris Cannon, and Karen McCoy.
At my exhibitor’s table, I collected names for a drawing for the Athena Locket, and I now have a winner! (Drum roll please…)
April Robbins! Congratulations! I will get this out to you this week. And thanks to all who came by my table and visited with me! I had so much fun meeting up with everyone!
June 17, 2015
Full Circle Series Blog Tour
LOSING CHARLEY
One bottle of Jack and the words “I’m sorry” are all it takes for Charley’s world to turn upside down… again. Charley has a decision to make. Does she sink or swim?
After Dylan reminds Charley that he always has the upper hand, she decides it’s time break free. But how? She uses her past, present, and what she hopes to be her future to find her freedom.
With the help of Cash and the Kluft Girls, she devises a plan to take down Dylan. Will she succeed, or will she find that she will never escape his hold? Once this plan is put in place, who will be by her side when it comes to an end? And will this plan include Joe?
FINDING CHARLEY
After a horrific breakup with Dylan Sloan, the bad boy of the Dixon High Swim team, Charley Rice loses the confident swimmer she once was. Her best friend, Cash Montgomery is the only one who truly knows what happened that night and is a constant source of strength. After a summer of questioning who she wants to be, Charley decides to put the past behind and leave the small town of Grassy Pond to stand on her own two feet again.
While Charley is living her life to the fullest at college she meets Joe Olsen and falls head over heels. But one letter is about to change everything and this time Cash isn’t there to help her. Will she be able to escape her past and on her own? Will she run home to Cash? Or will she find comfort in the arms of Joe?
LOVING CHARLEY When Charley decides to make Dylan famous, she never thought about the repercussions that might occur, and how it would affect everyone around her. Now that she has followed through with the plan, she is unsure of what the future holds. She has to decide what is more important in life: living her dream, speaking the truth, or keeping quiet.
Charley’s life comes full circle when her freshman year comes to an end. Will Dylan be in her past and Cash in her future? Or will Dylan continue to be an eerie constant in her life?
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After a horrific breakup with Dylan Sloan, the bad boy of the Dixon High Swim team, Charley Rice loses the confident swimmer she once was. Her best friend, Cash Montgomery is the only one who truly knows what happened that night and is a constant source of strength. After a summer of questioning who she wants to be, Charley decides to put the past behind and leave the small town of Grassy Pond to stand on her own two feet again.
Charley’s life comes full circle when her freshman year comes to an end. Will Dylan be in her past and Cash in her future? Or will Dylan continue to be an eerie constant in her life?
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Casey Peeler grew up and still lives in North Carolina with her husband and daughter. Her first passion is teaching students with special needs. Over the years, she found her way to relax was in a good book.
After reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston her senior year of high school and multiple Nicholas Sparks’ novels, she found a hidden love and appreciation for reading.
Her perfect day consists of water, sand between her toes, a cold beverage, and a great book!
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June 15, 2015
Congratulations Giveaway Winner!
Congratulations to the winner of the $40 gift card and paperback edition of The Gatekeeper’s Trilogy:
(drum roll please)
Simon Slavik of Slovakia! Please email me at eva@evapohler.com to claim your prize.
And those who didn’t win shouldn’t feel too disheartened, because I’m running an even BIGGER giveaway that will kick off shortly after Independence Day. What am I giving away?
A KINDLE FIRE and $25 GIFT CARD!!!
And if you’d like a free copy of Vampire Addiction: Vampires of Athens, Book One, just tell me where to send it here. I’ll also send you a reminder about next month’s BIG giveaway.
Thanks again for entering. I had a lot of fun with this and look forward to next month.
New Release by Dani Hart
To be extraordinary was a fate Arie Belle had never imagined. Her days had been filled with naïve pleasures and promising love, but all that changed one tragic day when her mother was killed under mysterious circumstances, plunging Arie’s life into dark and hopeless times where her lifelong friend, River, was her only beacon of light.
After years of numbness, a beautiful stranger, Ashe, entered her world and took her soul to places it had never been, across realities trapped within the worlds of fairy tales. Could he be her savior, or would she find the strength within to be her own?
Along her journey, she quickly unraveled the secret behind her uncanny connection with nature and her mother’s killer. But one mystery remained—one of scripted destiny and the pull of the dark forces of life. Could she find the answers she needed before the next full moon? Or would death claim her as it had been painted in the fate of the stars?
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June 14, 2015
Sam Davis Has a New Release!
Ryan Revisited by Sam Davis
When you don’t have any idea who you are, how do you decide who you want to be?
Who is Ryan Ester? The Southern-belle-in-training her estranged father wants her to be? The laid-back Montana girl she became after her parents’ divorce? Or someone she has to discover on her own?
When Ryan’s only shot at going to college is on her father’s dime, Ryan leaves Bluffs, Montana to return to the antebellum South she once called home. As if the move wasn’t hard enough, Ryan’s first love, who recently left her a broken-hearted mess, has a scholarship to none other than Ryan’s destination, the University of the South.
Ryan Ester may not know who she is, but she sure as heck knows who she doesn’t want to become. As she tries to navigate scandal, heartache, and the unbearable pressure to look and act perfect every waking second, she resents being pushed by everyone who wants to decide for her. For the sake of her own sanity and the hearts of those she cares most about, she will have to find a way to forge her own path.
RYAN REVISITED is the story of a young woman’s search for identity. For serenity. For the perfect landing spot for her aching heart.
Author’s Note: RYAN REVISITED is also suitable for Mature YA readers as it does not contain graphic sexual situations.
“You’re changing, Ryan. This isn’t you.”
“If you’re so disgusted with my choices and you think I’ve changed so much, then why do you even keep talking to me?”
“Because I keep thinking …” Manny looked into my eyes. “I keep hoping I’m wrong.”
Excerpt 2:
“You just don’t understand. You don’t understand how it is,” I told him.
“I’m not trying to interfere in your life, Ryan. I get that you have a life at U South that doesn’t include me, one I don’t fit into.”
“No, you don’t get it. I don’t live a double life.”
“Don’t worry about it, Ryan. I’ll stay in the life where I belong—I won’t try to find a place in your other one.”
“Don’t be so dramatic.” Before I could stop my father’s words, they came out at Manny.
“Who are you, Ryan?”
How could he say that to me? After everything I was so honest about with him, how could he?
“Goodbye, Manny.”
I turned around and walked to my room, slamming the door behind me. Refusing to ever hear Manny ask me that again.
Sam Davis loves to write tucked away in her cave with a large sweet iced tea and the occasional (grossly understated) chocolate vice. She lives in Texas now with her hunky husband and three young daughters, but she was born in Georgia and went to high school under the beautiful Big Sky of Montana. Due to Sam’s
nearly alarming obsessive personality and lack of gumption to act her age, she spends too much time reading YA and NA books, watching the CW, using emoticons and hashtags, shopping at Nordstrom BP, and writing anything and everything, anywhere and everywhere. She loves to eat, Jillian Michaels (in that order), Nutella, going to the movies, the written word, Jesus, Auburn football, Ron Pope, Big Sky Country, and every kind of person.
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