Diane Alberts's Blog, page 36
June 20, 2012
A contest for a Kindle Fire/Nook Color! Get 25 entries if you buy #TryMe! @entangledpub
I’m upping the ante for if I get to the Top 100. The prize is now a Nook Color or a Kindle Fire. But remember, I only get to give one away if enough people hear about it and buy it for me to hit the Top 100! Enter as much as you want, but unless I hit the Top 100, no one gets a Kindle Fire or Nook Color! Buy, share, and tweet this contest! Let’s reach our goal!
That’s right, I’m planning a celebration already! I’m going to give away a Nook Color (Est. Value $199), or a Kindle Fire (Est. Value $149) if Try Me hits the Top 100 on either site! Already have an e-Reader? I’ll give you a giftcard for the value of the e-Reader if you prefer, to Barnes and Noble OR Amazon! I know a lot of people don’t have one yet, and I’d love for more people to get to read my books.
To help make that happen, all you have to do is spread the word in any way you can–blog about it, post on twitter, Facebook, etc! The sky is the limit! While a purchase is not required to win, those fans that have already purchased Try Me, can get an extra ten entries! Simply submit your order confirmation number.
Can it get any easier than that?! Help make Try Me hit the Top 100 today, and spread word about the contest. The more people involved, the higher the chances of hitting the Top 100! Also, in addition to the e-Reader, I’ll be giving away a second place price of a signed picture of the book cover–aka Jeremy’s abs! The winner for the second place prize will be chosen randomly from the participants entered in Rafflecopter.
You can gain extra entries by tweeting about the contest EVERY SINGLE DAY! Winners will be picked after the contest closes, on June 30th, 2012. Contest opens today, June 4th, and the deadline to enter is June 30th, 2012.
If Try Me doesn’t hit the Top 100, I’m still giving away a consolation prize–a twenty-five dollar gift card to the store of your choice, Barnes and Noble or Amazon!
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/try-me-diane-alberts/1111098286?ean=2940014388931
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Try-Me-Take-Chance-ebook/dp/B0085YEUJU/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
Suggested tweet(in Rafflecopter below): If #TryMe hits the Top 100, @DianeAlberts is giving away an e-Reader! Check out the book now & RT! http://www.amazon.com/Try-Me-Take-Cha... http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/try-m...
June 19, 2012
COVER REVEAL– ALL THE BROKEN PIECES by Cindi Madsen! @entangledpub
Here’s the newest cover from my publisher, Entangled Publishing. Doesn’t this book look and sound amazing?! Check it out! It’s All The Broken Pieces by Cindi Madsen! (Click on image for full size)
The blurb:
What if your life wasn’t your own?
Liv comes out of a coma with no memory of her past and two distinct, warring voices inside her head. Nothing, not even her reflection, seems familiar. As she stumbles through her junior year, the voices get louder, insisting she please the popular group while simultaneously despising them. But when Liv starts hanging around with Spencer, whose own mysterious past also has him on the fringe, life feels complete for the first time in, well, as long as she can remember.
Liv knows the details of the car accident that put her in the coma, but as the voices invade her dreams, and her dreams start feeling like memories, she and Spencer seek out answers. Yet the deeper they dig, the less things make sense. Can Liv rebuild the pieces of her broken past, when it means questioning not just who she is, but what she is?
Here’s an excerpt, just for you!
Olivia reached up, feeling the tender spots on her head. Her fingers brushed across a row of—were those little ridges made of metal?
“Careful. The staples are almost ready to come out, but it’s still going to be sore for a while.”
Staples?!Her stomach rolled. I have staples in my head? She lowered her now-shaking hand. “Can I get a mirror?”
Mom looked at Dad, then back at her. “I don’t think that’s a good idea. Not until you’ve healed a little more.”
Mom patted Olivia’s leg. “You just relax. We’ll be back in a few minutes.”
The two of them left the room, but when Mom swung the door closed, it didn’t latch. Olivia could hear their voices in the hall.
“I still think we should…” She couldn’t make out the rest of Dad’s muffled words. “…know if I can do this.”
“…late for that,” Mom said. “We’d lose everything, including…” Her voice faded as they got farther away. “…have to move.”
Olivia could tell the conversation was tense, but the words were impossible to decipher now. Holding a hand in front of her face, she turned it back and forth. A plastic tube ran from her arm to a machine next to her bed. She peeked into her nightgown and stared in horror at the long red stripe running down her chest.
Sick.
You’re alive. You shouldn’t be thinking about looks.
Lowering her hand, she scanned the room. I wonder how my face looks. From the way Dad stared at me, plus the fact Mom won’t let me see a mirror, it must be bad.
Brains are more important than looks.
That’s what ugly people say.
Olivia put her hands on her head and squeezed. “Stop it,” she whispered to her arguing thoughts, hysteria bubbling up and squeezing the air from her lungs. What was happening to her? Why didn’t she recognize her parents or know where she was? Who she was? Tears ran warm trails down her cheeks. “Just make it all stop.”
All the Broken Pieces, by Cindi Madsen is available for pre-order on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Be sure to add it to your TBR pile on Goodreads!
Be sure to connect with Cindi at:
http://www.facebook.com/CindiMadsenBooks
https://twitter.com/#!/search/cindi%20madsen
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1029223.Cindi_Madsen
http://cindimadsen.com/
June 17, 2012
#SixSunday– #TryMe from @entangledpub
Last week I introduced you to Try Me, my latest release out with Entangled Publishing! You saw Jeremy realizing that the woman he loved was the one rescuing him–the same woman who ran away from him after he confessed his love seven years ago. And now she knows it, too.
Here’s this week’s six:
“What the hell happened? You look like a POW.”
Her soft, cool hands pressed to his shoulders, then slid over him, and even though he knew she was only checking for injuries…his heart stumbled nonetheless.
“I don’t remember,” he mumbled.
What he really meant was I drank myself into a drunken stupor and I think now I’ll go do it again, thank you. Go ahead and run away now-this time, I won’t blame you.
Now that you’ve read that, I’m having a contest here on my site where if Try Me hits the Top 100, I’m giving away a Kindle Fire or Nook Color. Don’t forget to enter to win! It’s climbing the charts. Here’s the link to sign up.
June 10, 2012
Six Sentence Sunday- TRY ME @entangledpub
This week I’m starting a series of Six Sentences from my latest release, Try Me. Here’s the blurb:
What happens in Vegas…can lead to romance.
It took one wild night for Sergeant Jeremy Addison to realize that Vegas? Was a bad idea.
Bloody. Bruised. Dehydrated. Abandoned in the desert, and left to stagger down the road. The only way this leave could get worse was if his savior was his ex-best friend’s sister…and the girl he’d loved since childhood.
The last person Erica expected to find on the roadside was her high school crush. She hadn’t seen Jeremy in seven years—ever since the night he said he loved her, and she ran away. Losing him then had been a mistake, but wanting him now could be catastrophic if he discovered the secret that chased every other man from her life. But with a tall, tattooed Marine determined to prove he’s always been faithful, can Erica resist his advances…or will she surrender ground and give love a try?
Okay, now that you’ve read that, here’s my Six. Jeremy is alone in the desert, and just got rescued by Erica:
Any moment now she’d remember him-Jeremy Addison, the fool who’d driven her away with his stupid mouth. She’d run before he’d even finished the you in I love you. It had been years, but she’d remember, and it would all go downhill from there.
And five…four…three…two…
“…Jeremy? Is that you?”
“Yep,” he croaked.
Okay, that’s it for now! But I’m having a contest for a free Kindle Fire OR Nook Color and a signed poster of Jeremy’s abs, so if you liked what you read, go here and enter to win some cool prizes!
June 4, 2012
A CONTEST for a free Nook Color/Kindle Fire if Try Me hits the Top 100! @entangledpub
I’m upping the ante for if I get to the Top 100. The prize is now a Nook Color or a Kindle Fire. But remember, I only get to give one away if enough people hear about it and buy it for me to hit the Top 100! Enter as much as you want, but unless I hit the Top 100, no one gets a Kindle Fire or Nook Color! Buy, share, and tweet this contest! Let’s reach our goal!
That’s right, I’m planning a celebration already! I’m going to give away a Nook Color (Est. Value $199), or a Kindle Fire (Est. Value $149) if Try Me hits the Top 100 on either site! Already have an e-Reader? I’ll give you a giftcard for the value of the e-Reader if you prefer, to Barnes and Noble OR Amazon! I know a lot of people don’t have one yet, and I’d love for more people to get to read my books.
To help make that happen, all you have to do is spread the word in any way you can–blog about it, post on twitter, Facebook, etc! The sky is the limit! While a purchase is not required to win, those fans that have already purchased Try Me, can get an extra ten entries! Simply submit your order confirmation number.
Can it get any easier than that?! Help make Try Me hit the Top 100 today, and spread word about the contest. The more people involved, the higher the chances of hitting the Top 100! Also, in addition to the e-Reader, I’ll be giving away a second place price of a signed picture of the book cover–aka Jeremy’s abs! The winner for the second place prize will be chosen randomly from the participants entered in Rafflecopter.
You can gain extra entries by tweeting about the contest EVERY SINGLE DAY! Winners will be picked after the contest closes, on June 30th, 2012. Contest opens today, June 4th, and the deadline to enter is June 30th, 2012.
If Try Me doesn’t hit the Top 100, I’m still giving away a consolation prize–a twenty-five dollar gift card to the store of your choice, Barnes and Noble or Amazon!
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/try-me-diane-alberts/1111098286?ean=2940014388931
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Try-Me-Take-Chance-ebook/dp/B0085YEUJU/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
Suggested tweet(in Rafflecopter below): If #TryMe hits the Top 100, @DianeAlberts is giving away an e-Reader! Check out the book now & RT! http://www.amazon.com/Try-Me-Take-Cha... http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/try-m...
A new CONTEST for a free e-Reader if Try Me hits the Top 100! @entangledpub
That’s right, I’m planning a celebration already! I’m going to give away a Nook Simple Touch (Est. Value $99), or a Kindle (Est. Value $79) if Try Me hits the Top 100 on either site! Already have an e-Reader? I’ll give you a giftcard for the value of the e-Reader if you prefer, to Barnes and Noble OR Amazon! I know a lot of people don’t have one yet, and I’d love for more people to get to read my books.
To help make that happen, all you have to do is spread the word in any way you can–blog about it, post on twitter, Facebook, etc! The sky is the limit! While a purchase is not required to win, those fans that have already purchased Try Me, can get an extra ten entries! Simply submit your order confirmation number.
Can it get any easier than that?! Help make Try Me hit the Top 100 today, and spread word about the contest. The more people involved, the higher the chances of hitting the Top 100! Also, in addition to the e-Reader, I’ll be giving away a second place price of a signed picture of the book cover–aka Jeremy’s abs! The winner for the second place prize will be chosen randomly from the participants entered in Rafflecopter.
You can gain extra entries by tweeting about the contest EVERY SINGLE DAY! Winners will be picked after the contest closes, on June 30th, 2012. Contest opens today, June 4th, and the deadline to enter is June 30th, 2012.
If Try Me doesn’t hit the Top 100, I’m still giving away a consolation prize–a twenty-five dollar gift card to the store of your choice, Barnes and Noble or Amazon!
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/try-me-diane-alberts/1111098286?ean=2940014388931
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Try-Me-Take-Chance-ebook/dp/B0085YEUJU/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t
Suggested tweet(in Rafflecopter below): If #TryMe hits the Top 100, @DianeAlberts is giving away an e-Reader! Check out the book now & RT! http://www.amazon.com/Try-Me-Take-Cha... http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/try-m...
May 30, 2012
BROKEN is up for Sizzling Read of the Month!
If you read it and liked it, could you take a second to vote? Thank you!
http://www.sizzlinghotbooks.net/?zx=47475ae4374bc650
Want Jeremy for yourself? If #TryMe hits the Top 100…
…On Barnes and Noble, I’m going to celebrate. How will I celebrate, you ask? Well…I’m going to celebrate by giving away a big autographed poster of the book cover. That’s right…a poster of Jeremy’s abs.
One lucky winner will get that, if I hit the Top 100! How can you help make that happen, and therefore increase your chances of winning? Tell all your friends! Spread the word about TRY ME, and if we get there…you just might win!
Here’s the link! Tweet it, FB it, whatever you want to do…do it! Just don’t miss out on the chance to win!
May 25, 2012
Try Me–Cover reveal!!! @entangledpub
That’s right, I have a new release, with a Marine hero just in time for Memorial Day! It’s Try Me, the first in a new series titled Take a Chance. Once your done drooling over the hot, hot, hot, hot cover–yes, it warrants that many hots!–check out the blurb. I’ll post buy links just in case you decide you need those abs on your e-Reader stat!
Okay, now that you’ve stopped drooling…here’s the blurb!
What happens in Vegas…can lead to romance.
It took one wild night for Sergeant Jeremy Addison to realize that Vegas? Was a bad idea.
Bloody. Bruised. Dehydrated. Abandoned in the desert, and left to stagger down the road. The only way this leave could get worse was if his savior was his ex-best friend’s sister…and the girl he’d loved since childhood.
The last person Erica expected to find on the roadside was her high school crush. She hadn’t seen Jeremy in seven years—ever since the night he said he loved her, and she ran away. Losing him then had been a mistake, but wanting him now could be catastrophic if he discovered the secret that chased every other man from her life. But with a tall, tattooed Marine determined to prove he’s always been faithful, can Erica resist his advances…or will she surrender ground and give love a try?
And, of course, BUY LINKS!
Barnes and Noble Amazon Amazon UK Books on Board
May 20, 2012
My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century- COVER REVEAL
Blurb: On the precipice of her sixteenth birthday, the last thing lone wolf Cat Crawford wants is an extravagant gala thrown by her bubbly stepmother and well-meaning father. So even though Cat knows the family’s trip to Florence, Italy, is a peace offering, she embraces the magical city and all it offers. But when her curiosity leads her to an unusual gypsy tent, she exits . . . right into Renaissance Firenze.
Thrust into the sixteenth century armed with only a backpack full of contraband future items, Cat joins up with her ancestors, the sweet Alessandra and protective Cipriano, and soon falls for the gorgeous aspiring artist Lorenzo. But when the much-older Niccolo starts sniffing around, Cat realizes that an unwanted birthday party is nothing compared to an unwanted suitor full of creeptastic amore.
Can she find her way back to modern times before her Italian adventure turns into an Italian forever?
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(YouTube trailer link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYacoZNjz_A)
Never-Before-Seen Excerpt from MY SUPER SWEET SIXTEENTH CENTURY:
“I thought I’d teach you a dance from where I come from,” I tell him. “One that’s much easier than that multi-step mess inside.”
I place my left hand on Lorenzo’s shoulder and slip my right one into his. I pause to listen to the music floating over the tinkling voices and bubbling fountain, and begin counting the three-beat tempo. “One, two, three. One, two, three.”
I stand still, only my head moving, slowly nodding with my words so he can hear the rhythm.
When his head begins subtly bobbing with mine, I show him how to add his feet. He takes a tentative step forward with his left while I step back with my right, then we side step, close, and repeat the steps with our other feet, all while I lightly whisper the beat count.
The breeze picks up, blowing my skirt and skimming my veil across the back of my neck. Chills run down my spine, but the warmth coursing through my veins from being in his arms provides a delicious contradiction.
Lorenzo continues nervously darting his eyes to our feet, but he is dancing. As he relaxes into the movement, his shoulders rising and falling with the steps, the confidence he always seems to exude creeps back on his face, and he tightens the hold around me. Our faces are kissably close, our lips a hairs breadth away from touching. I stare into the chocolate depths of his eyes and the rest of the ball fades away. The only music guiding our steps is my light whisper and the erratic rhythm of our breathing. Time slows. Lorenzo grins.
“I think you got it,” I say breathlessly, running my hand along the soft fabric of his shoulder, feeling the rock-hard muscles underneath.
My body curls inward, pressing against his. The proper form for the waltz is a straight spine and shoulders back, but if there was ever a time to break the rules, this is it.
Enter the giveaway over at YA Bound. Rachel is giving a backpack of swag away!
As a teen, I threw raging parties that shook my parents’ walls and created embarrassing fodder for future YA novels.
As an adult, I read and write obsessively, rehash said embarrassing fodder, and dream up characters who become my imaginary friends.
When I’m not typing furiously or flipping pages in an enthralling romance, you can find me homeschooling my two beautiful princesses, hanging out with my amazing husband, or taking a hot bubble bath…next to a pile of chocolate.
MY SUPER SWEET SIXTEENTH CENTURY is my first novel. I did have my own fantabulous Sweet Sixteen in high school. Sadly, it wasn’t televised.
