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February 14, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's Day! I want everyone to be my Valentine today, so I have a special treat togive away. Second Chance Valentine is anexclusive short story that I wrote just for you, and you can download it absolutelyfree onto your Kindle or Nook or as a pdf file here.
What would you do ifyou got a second chance at love…with your husband's best friend?Blurb:Rick has always been a shoulder for his best friend's widowto lean on, but to him she will always belong to his friend. Gianna is ready to move on with her life, andno other man affects her like Rick. Togive them both a second chance at love and life, Gianna must convince him thather husband would have wanted him to be the man she moves on with.
http://www.musapublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17&products_id=192
Enjoy! And don't forget to let me know what you think!
February 12, 2012
Housekeeping
In the real world today I was wiping grape Kool-Aid andwho-knows-what else off the living room wall. Much more exciting, I was also cleaning and revamping my virtualworld. I added the amazing, awesome, hot,sexy cover of my March 23rd release to my website. I love it so much I'm going to plaster iteverywhere!I haven't forgotten about Mr. Forever , though. I'mgiving away two copies this week. First,I'm giving one away on Lizzie T. Leaf's blog for her 14 Days of Love tour. http://lizzietleaf.blogspot.com/2012/02/14-days-of-love-day-10-sara-daniel.html The winner will be picked on Tuesday in honorof Valentine's Day.
The copy will be given away right here as part of the "ILove Musa Books" blog hop. http://musapublishingbloghops.blogspot.com The hop starts on Thursday, February 16 andgoes through Sunday, February 19th with the winner picked on Sunday.
But even if you don't win or if you already have a copy (ifyou do, I love you extra!), I still have a freebie for you. On Valentine's Day, I am giving away anexclusive Valentine's short story absolutely free to everyone. You'll be able to download it directly fromthe Musa Publishing website.More details coming soon!
February 10, 2012
Win a Copy of Mr. Forever!
Lizzie T. Leaf's blog is sponsoring 14 Days of Love in honorof that heart-shaped day that's right around the corner. I'm honored to represent Day 10. I'llbe hanging out there all day today talking about my first love and firstkiss. Leave a comment (on her blog, notmine) sharing your first love and/or first kiss, and I'll pick a random winnerfrom the comments to receive a copy of Mr. Forever . You must comment by midnight tonight, sohurry!
http://lizzietleaf.blogspot.com/2012/02/14-days-of-love-day-10-sara-daniel.html
February 9, 2012
My Secret Alter Ego
This blog is mostly focusedon my Sara Daniel romance happenings, but today I'm going to let you in on alittle secret.
I write children's chapterbooks under the pen name Sara Shafer. I consider this my "side job" with romance writing as my "real job." The first book in The Bravest Squirrel series came out in September. I'll tell you all about it in a minute.
First, I have to tell youthat I read the draft of the second book to my daughter this week. We should have had two more evenings ofreading, but she loved it so much that we finished the whole thing lastnight. Naturally, her excitement (shewas jumping on the bed cheering for Max!) made ME excited.
I can't wait to polish TheBravest Squirrel in the Forest , so you can download itonto your hot little e-reader. (That'sthe 2012 equivalent of getting your hot little hands on the book, right?!)
Until then, you can download The Bravest Squirrel Ever right now!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005OZ6X66
Pippi the squirrel isn't braveand has no interest in earning the title of "The Bravest SquirrelEver." Scared of thunder, lightning and being "flopped" bythe humans, Pippi only wants to return to Mama's warm, cozy nest. Instead, she stumbles on a better nest. There's only one problem. It's in dangerous, forbidden human territory. The attic nest is tooperfect for Pippi to resist, and she moves in. The humans soon discoverher. Instead of driving her out, they seal off her only exit, trapping herinside. To escape and to survive, Pippi must face her fears and depend onherself for the first time in her life. In doing so, she learns just howbrave a little squirrel can be.
I have lots of fun factsabout squirrels and more information about TheBravest Squirrel series on my website. http://www.SaraShafer.com
Do you have secret you're bursting to tell or a fun squirrel story? My ears are twitching.
February 7, 2012
Reviews and a Surprise
I'vegotten a couple really nice reviews for Mr. Forever that I wanted to passalong. Click on the links for the fullreviews.
Heatherfrom Sizzling Hot Book Reviews gushedover my "fantastic…fiery and fierce"heroine and added "Caleb and Olivia hadsome fantastic chemistry." http://www.sizzlinghotbooks.net/2012/01/mr-forever-by-sara-daniel.html?zx=bcc6cb7a74444fd4
TanaRae gave me a lovely review here. http://tana-someofmyfavoritebooks.blogspot.com/2012/02/mrforever.html "Sara Daniel's writing was great and Idefinitely would read anything else she has written. This book was fantasticand I would recommend to anyone who enjoys romance novels."
Wow! Ithink the word of the day is FANTASTIC. Thanks Tana and Heather.
Okay,now are you ready for the surprise? OnFriday—yes, this Friday—I will be giving away a copy of Mr. Forever on Lizzie T. Leaf's Blog. http://lizzietleaf.blogspot.com/ I'll be Day 10 of her 14 Days of Love. Read all about my first love and first kiss,and then leave a comment on her blog telling me about your first love and/orfirst kiss. I'll pick a random winnerfrom one of the comments.
February 3, 2012
TMI
Everything you want to know about me (and probably a lot ofthings you didn't want to know) are available for your reading pleasure on theblog of fellow Musa author Elizabeth Ashtree.
http://elizabethashtree.blogspot.com/2012/02/ten-questions-answered-by-sara-daniel.html
Thanks Elizabeth.
February 2, 2012
Dawn's Reading Nook
Today I am talking about Mr. Foreverat Dawn's Reading Nook.
http://dawnsreadingnook.blogspot.com/2012/02/getting-to-know-sara-daniel-today.html
Dawn is the very lovely owner of theLove Romances Café yahoo loop and a wonderful supporter of the romance genre. I am extremely honored to be her guest today.
Here's another set of links where Ilike to hang out:
My Facebook fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/SaraDanielSaraShafer
Facebook friendpage: http://www.facebook.com/SaraShaferDaniel
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#!/SSaraDaniel
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/SaraDaniel
Today I am talking about Mr. Foreverat Dawn's Reading Noo...
Today I am talking about Mr. Foreverat Dawn's Reading Nook.
http://dawnsreadingnook.blogspot.com/2012/02/getting-to-know-sara-daniel-today.html
Dawn is the very lovely owner of theLove Romances Café yahoo loop and a wonderful supporter of the romance genre. I am extremely honored to be her guest today.
Here's another set of links where Ilike to hang out:
My Facebook fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/SaraDanielSaraShafer
Facebook friendpage: http://www.facebook.com/SaraShaferDaniel
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#!/SSaraDaniel
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/SaraDaniel
February 1, 2012
My New Home
I'm new tohaving my own blog, but I'm not new to blogging. Five years ago I was part of a group blogadvising beginning writers, but I quickly realized I'd rather write than explainhow to write. A couple months ago, Istarted guest blogging. I enjoyedconnecting with readers and other writers at each blog, but I needed a place tocall home. So, here I am in my new home.
Where have Ibeen in the past two months? Here's alist:
December 16, 2011 Author Interview on Annie Seaton's bloghttp://annieseaton.blogspot.com/p/friday-friends.html
December 23, 2011 Sledding!(Mr. Forever release day at Musa Publishing)http://musapublishing.blogspot.com/2011/12/mr-forever-by-sara-daniel.html
January 3, 2012 SconesRecipe -- Tasty Tuesday at Musa Publishinghttp://musapublishing.blogspot.com/2012/01/scone-sorceress-and-mr-forever-by-sara.html
January 12, 2012 MyScones Adventure on Marilyn Brant's bloghttp://marilynbrant.blogspot.com/2012/01/mr-foreverand-quest-for-perfect-scone.html
January 19, 2012 Goals, Motivations & Conflicts for Aspiring Writershttp://aspiringromancewriters.webs.com/apps/blog/show/11718083-goals-motivations-and-conflicts-oh-my-by-sara-daniel
January 26, 2012 Interview with Dr. Caleb Paden (aka Mr. Forever)http://musapublishing.blogspot.com/2012/01/mr-forever-character-interview.html
January 28, 2012 First chapter of Mr. Foreverhttp://dreneebagbypresentsfirstchapters.blogspot.com/2012/01/mr-forever-by-sara-daniel.html
Of course, you can always find me on mywebsite.http://www.SaraDaniel.com
