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November 10, 2014
Cover Reveal: January Black by Wendy Russo
Congrats to Wendy Russo on her new and gorgeous cover for January Black!
Sixteen-year-old genius Matty Ducayn is the son of The Hill’s commandant. As such, he’s expected to conform to a strict, unspoken code of conduct. Small acts of defiance over years—such as walking on the grass—have earned him a reputation for being unruly. When sarcastic test answers finally get Matty expelled from school, King Hadrian offers him a diploma if he can answer a deceptively simple question, and then dismisses the only answer.To prove his worth to society, Matty wrestles with the king’s word games, the kingdom’s historical record, and laws that don’t make sense. He meets Iris Locke, a street smart gardener, along the way. After enchanting him at a glance, Iris helps his research, keeps him out of trouble, and finally breaks his heart.
Alone again, Matty finds himself on collision course with a deadly law, one he will have to break to answer the king’s question. Was Hadrian challenging him, or teaching him a lesson? Without Iris, it won’t matter, because Matty won’t stand down for anyone else.
January Black is the 2013 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal winner for YA-Coming of Age.January Black will be available for pre-order on Amazon 11/28/2014.
About the Illustrator
Liliana Sanches started studying Visual Arts at the age of 16 and soon felt attracted to the Romantic artwork from the 19th century. The Pre-Raphaelites and Friedrich were her biggest inspirations at the time, and she felt compelled to explore this graphic language of desolated landscapes that were the reflection of the painter's emotions.After graduating college, specializing Graphic Design, she created her own business under the name of "Princess of Shadows." Her style had now evolved and had technical knowledge to support it. Intricate concepts with a much better grasp of image composition and visual balance, and also used color and shape psychology to imprint her work on the viewer.
Along the years she has been working with musicians, authors and even other designers who have allowed her to express her creativity, develop visual communication skills and explore different graphic styles to better suit each project.
Nowadays, here personal work has been exploring the human psyche, imbuing it with a dark surreal feeling. Her biggest inspirations are J-Horror movies, dreams/ nightmares and mental health pathologies.
Princess of Shadows on DeviantArtAbout the Author
Wendy S. Russo got her start writing in the sixth grade. That story involved a talisman with crystals that had to be found and assembled before bad things happened, and dialog that read like classroom roll call. Since then, she’s majored in journalism (for one semester), published poetry, taken a course on short novels, and watched most everything ever filmed by Quentin Tarantino. A Wyoming native transplanted in Baton Rouge, Wendy works for Louisiana State University as an IT analyst. She’s a wife, a mom, a Tiger, a Who Dat, and she falls asleep on her couch at 8:30 on weeknights.Amazon | Blog | Facebook | G+ | Goodreads | Pinterest | Tumblr | Twitter
DOUBLE COVER REVEAL FOR JULIETTE CROSS
Congrats to my agency sister, Juliette Cross, on not one, but two amazing covers! I'm not sure which I like more. They're both amazing!
SEALED IN SIN
The Vessel Trilogy, Book 2Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal RomancePublisher: Samhain PublishingRelease Date: April 21, 2015
Blurb:
Sin can look an awful lot like heaven.
One demon prince may be festering in the bowels of the soul eater Cocytus, but Genevieve’s troubles are far from over. Prince Bamal, demon lord of New York City, still wants her. But this time, he wants her alive, to control her inherent power as a Vessel of Light.
With Jude Delacroix off searching for the prophecy, Thomas—a guardian angel with sea-green eyes and an aura of winter woods—steps into the gap, offering her the power to protect herself.
Yet she hesitates, for the transfer of that power comes through a kiss. While Gen’s love for Jude is true, Thomas stirs a desire where there should be none. Thomas also knows Jude’s darkest secret and plans to use it, if necessary, to win Gen for his own.
While her Vessel power grows and more demon spawn creep from every dark corner of the world, one thing is certain—the Great War between the angels and demons is quickly approaching. And Gen is in a race against time to awaken her full power before the storm breaks.
Warning: Contains a demon hunter with dark secrets, a sexy angel with ulterior motives, and demonic creatures running amok.
SiS on Goodreads
BOUND IN BLACK
The Vessel Trilogy, Book 3Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal RomancePublisher: Samhain PublishingRelease Date: July 21, 2015
Blurb:
In the belly of the beast, strategy is useless.
Genevieve Drake is on a dangerous mission to find the soul collector, Lethe, and enter the deepest, darkest level of the underworld. No one has ever returned alive from the belly of a soul collector, but she will let nothing stop her from going after the precious treasure Lethe stole from her.
As she is tested against demon spawn and foul creatures of the underworld, each triumph strengthens her Vessel power—and drags her closer to a breaking point that could forever doom her to the abyss.
Meanwhile, with the full prophecy hurtling toward completion, the Dominus Daemonum strategize for the day Gen will battle Prince Bamal’s Vessel to the death, when the Great War between heaven and hell will begin.
But Bamal has a secret weapon. When he reveals it—and Thomas reveals his own hidden agenda—Gen may not have the strength to resist the temptation to fall into darkness, forsaking the fate of the world for her broken heart.
Warning: Contains malicious demons, sinister spawn, and a vengeful heroine with plans to send them all back to burning hell.BiB on Goodreads
Author Bio— Juliette calls lush, moss-laden Louisiana home where the landscape curls into her imagination, creating mystical settings for her stories. She has a B.A. in creative writing from Louisiana State University, a M.Ed. in gifted education, and was privileged to study under the award-winning author Ernest J. Gaines in grad school. Her love of mythology, legends, and art serve as constant inspiration for her works. From the moment she read JANE EYRE as a teenager, she fell in love with the Gothic romance—brooding characters, mysterious settings, persevering heroines, and dark, sexy heroes. Even then, she not only longed to read more novels set in Gothic worlds, she wanted to create her own.
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SEALED IN SINThe Vessel Trilogy, Book 2Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal RomancePublisher: Samhain PublishingRelease Date: April 21, 2015
Blurb:
Sin can look an awful lot like heaven.
One demon prince may be festering in the bowels of the soul eater Cocytus, but Genevieve’s troubles are far from over. Prince Bamal, demon lord of New York City, still wants her. But this time, he wants her alive, to control her inherent power as a Vessel of Light.
With Jude Delacroix off searching for the prophecy, Thomas—a guardian angel with sea-green eyes and an aura of winter woods—steps into the gap, offering her the power to protect herself.
Yet she hesitates, for the transfer of that power comes through a kiss. While Gen’s love for Jude is true, Thomas stirs a desire where there should be none. Thomas also knows Jude’s darkest secret and plans to use it, if necessary, to win Gen for his own.
While her Vessel power grows and more demon spawn creep from every dark corner of the world, one thing is certain—the Great War between the angels and demons is quickly approaching. And Gen is in a race against time to awaken her full power before the storm breaks.
Warning: Contains a demon hunter with dark secrets, a sexy angel with ulterior motives, and demonic creatures running amok.
SiS on Goodreads
BOUND IN BLACKThe Vessel Trilogy, Book 3Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal RomancePublisher: Samhain PublishingRelease Date: July 21, 2015
Blurb:
In the belly of the beast, strategy is useless.
Genevieve Drake is on a dangerous mission to find the soul collector, Lethe, and enter the deepest, darkest level of the underworld. No one has ever returned alive from the belly of a soul collector, but she will let nothing stop her from going after the precious treasure Lethe stole from her.
As she is tested against demon spawn and foul creatures of the underworld, each triumph strengthens her Vessel power—and drags her closer to a breaking point that could forever doom her to the abyss.
Meanwhile, with the full prophecy hurtling toward completion, the Dominus Daemonum strategize for the day Gen will battle Prince Bamal’s Vessel to the death, when the Great War between heaven and hell will begin.
But Bamal has a secret weapon. When he reveals it—and Thomas reveals his own hidden agenda—Gen may not have the strength to resist the temptation to fall into darkness, forsaking the fate of the world for her broken heart.
Warning: Contains malicious demons, sinister spawn, and a vengeful heroine with plans to send them all back to burning hell.BiB on Goodreads
Author Bio— Juliette calls lush, moss-laden Louisiana home where the landscape curls into her imagination, creating mystical settings for her stories. She has a B.A. in creative writing from Louisiana State University, a M.Ed. in gifted education, and was privileged to study under the award-winning author Ernest J. Gaines in grad school. Her love of mythology, legends, and art serve as constant inspiration for her works. From the moment she read JANE EYRE as a teenager, she fell in love with the Gothic romance—brooding characters, mysterious settings, persevering heroines, and dark, sexy heroes. Even then, she not only longed to read more novels set in Gothic worlds, she wanted to create her own.
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November 7, 2014
Some Fine Day by Kat Ross Excerpt & #Giveaway
Congratulation to Kat Ross on her soon to be released novel SOME FINE DAY!
What if everything you've been taught is a lie?
Sixteen-year-old Jansin Nordqvist knows that when the world flooded and civilization retreated deep underground, there was no one left on the surface.
She knows that the only species to thrive there is the toads, a primate/amphibian hybrid with a serious mean streak.
Most of all, she knows there's no place where you can hide from the hypercanes, continent-sized storms that have raged for decades.
Turns out Jansin was wrong. On all counts…
Enter here to win a Kindle Paperwhite pre-loaded with Some Fine Day, plus other awesome YA audiobook giveaways!Excerpt:
Author's note: This is toward the end of the first chapter. Our main character, Jansin, has never seen the sun. She lives in an underground city-state called Raven Rock. Her dad, a general, has just arranged for the family, plus Jan's boyfriend Jake, to go to the surface on holiday for the very first time. She's never been inside a mole before but she knows how they work: back end a simple pod with seats, front end a boring machine that drills through rock and dirt and whatever else gets in its way.Jansin doesn't know it, but this vacation is about to go wrong in ways that will change her life forever…"Beverage?" the attendant asks, and I thank her and take a soda. We're an hour or so in, and the trip is actually turning out to be kind of boring, just like Captain Dan said.The red-headed kid is across the aisle on my left, hammering away at a game. His parents are nursing cocktails. The mood has gone from apprehensive to lethargic and half-drunk, by the glassy looks of some of the passengers. The mole is very smooth, soundproofed as promised, no hint of the rock being explosively vaporized a few feet away. Just a slight upward tilt to my seat.I doze off, thinking about the sheep and the valley and the sun breaking through the rainclouds. It's become my favorite daydream.Then I feel Jake's hand on my arm. "We've stopped," he says.And I realize that there's no hum under my seat anymore. It must have just happened, because no one else seems to have noticed."Is that normal?""I have no idea."We wait. I keep expecting Captain Dan to get on the intercom, but he doesn't. Half the passengers are asleep, the others reading quietly or watching the cane network. Tracking the storms is something of a national obsession.Then a guy toward the back yells, "It's not moving. Why is it not moving?"His voice slurs a little, and there's an edge of panic there.Uh-oh, I think."Now sir," an attendant says, gliding down the aisle with a fixed smile on her face.But the cat's out of the bag now. A low murmuring begins, as people start to grasp what's happening. The attendant holds up her hands. She's young and pretty and immaculately groomed."There's nothing to worry about. The mole ahead of us snapped a rotor on some bedrock. It's being repaired. We expect to be moving shortly.""What does that mean? How shortly?" The man calls out. He's half risen from his seat. The middle-aged woman next to him, wife or girlfriend, puts a restraining hand on his arm and he shakes it off.The attendant knows better than to tell him to calm down, which usually has the opposite effect on people. "Why don't I just check with the captain and get an update?" She disappears into the forward cabin.No one speaks for a minute. I know it's my imagination, but the temperature in the mole seems to go up a few degrees."How much air do they carry on these things?" someone asks.I sip my soda and share a look with Jake."Moles have redundancies built into their redundancies," he says quietly. "Foolproof."I don't really want to be the one to say it, but we're all thinking it anyway, so I go ahead."Black Dome."Jake snorts and looks away, like he's disappointed in me. But before he does, I see a flash of fear.Black Dome.It happened six years ago. I was only ten, but I remember every detail. My parents tried to shield me, unsuccessfully, since it was all anyone talked about for weeks.Five moles, twenty-five passengers and crew each. Departed from Black Dome launch station on August the nineteenth. Fair skies above, a perfect window for an excursion to Gallia Archipelago.Ninety-three adults, thirty-two children.The tremors started about halfway up, the mole equivalent of turbulence on an airplane. Ice rattling in glasses, maybe a bag or two toppling from the overhead bins. No one's too alarmed at first. But then they get stronger.Subterranean quake, six point six in magnitude. The epicenter was two hundred miles away, so the moles weren't just crushed like the glorified tin cans they are. What happened was worse.They got trapped.For thirty-seven days.The military tried to send in diggers, a smaller, more maneuverable version of moles, to reach the stranded passengers, but the rock was too unstable to get close. Their com uplink still worked, although after a couple of weeks, people stopped talking.Rescuers got in eventually. They're probably still in therapy…
About the Author:
Kat Ross lives in New York. She's a fan of mutants and terrible weather; Some Fine Day is her first book. It's available on Amazon in Kindle or paperback format (Feb 2015). You can also check out the book trailer hereTwitter: @katrossauthorTumblr: http://katross.tumblr.com/Website: http://katrossbooks.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kat.ross.3382Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7426942.Kat_Ross?from_search=true
What if everything you've been taught is a lie?
Sixteen-year-old Jansin Nordqvist knows that when the world flooded and civilization retreated deep underground, there was no one left on the surface.
She knows that the only species to thrive there is the toads, a primate/amphibian hybrid with a serious mean streak.
Most of all, she knows there's no place where you can hide from the hypercanes, continent-sized storms that have raged for decades.
Turns out Jansin was wrong. On all counts…
Enter here to win a Kindle Paperwhite pre-loaded with Some Fine Day, plus other awesome YA audiobook giveaways!Excerpt:
Author's note: This is toward the end of the first chapter. Our main character, Jansin, has never seen the sun. She lives in an underground city-state called Raven Rock. Her dad, a general, has just arranged for the family, plus Jan's boyfriend Jake, to go to the surface on holiday for the very first time. She's never been inside a mole before but she knows how they work: back end a simple pod with seats, front end a boring machine that drills through rock and dirt and whatever else gets in its way.Jansin doesn't know it, but this vacation is about to go wrong in ways that will change her life forever…"Beverage?" the attendant asks, and I thank her and take a soda. We're an hour or so in, and the trip is actually turning out to be kind of boring, just like Captain Dan said.The red-headed kid is across the aisle on my left, hammering away at a game. His parents are nursing cocktails. The mood has gone from apprehensive to lethargic and half-drunk, by the glassy looks of some of the passengers. The mole is very smooth, soundproofed as promised, no hint of the rock being explosively vaporized a few feet away. Just a slight upward tilt to my seat.I doze off, thinking about the sheep and the valley and the sun breaking through the rainclouds. It's become my favorite daydream.Then I feel Jake's hand on my arm. "We've stopped," he says.And I realize that there's no hum under my seat anymore. It must have just happened, because no one else seems to have noticed."Is that normal?""I have no idea."We wait. I keep expecting Captain Dan to get on the intercom, but he doesn't. Half the passengers are asleep, the others reading quietly or watching the cane network. Tracking the storms is something of a national obsession.Then a guy toward the back yells, "It's not moving. Why is it not moving?"His voice slurs a little, and there's an edge of panic there.Uh-oh, I think."Now sir," an attendant says, gliding down the aisle with a fixed smile on her face.But the cat's out of the bag now. A low murmuring begins, as people start to grasp what's happening. The attendant holds up her hands. She's young and pretty and immaculately groomed."There's nothing to worry about. The mole ahead of us snapped a rotor on some bedrock. It's being repaired. We expect to be moving shortly.""What does that mean? How shortly?" The man calls out. He's half risen from his seat. The middle-aged woman next to him, wife or girlfriend, puts a restraining hand on his arm and he shakes it off.The attendant knows better than to tell him to calm down, which usually has the opposite effect on people. "Why don't I just check with the captain and get an update?" She disappears into the forward cabin.No one speaks for a minute. I know it's my imagination, but the temperature in the mole seems to go up a few degrees."How much air do they carry on these things?" someone asks.I sip my soda and share a look with Jake."Moles have redundancies built into their redundancies," he says quietly. "Foolproof."I don't really want to be the one to say it, but we're all thinking it anyway, so I go ahead."Black Dome."Jake snorts and looks away, like he's disappointed in me. But before he does, I see a flash of fear.Black Dome.It happened six years ago. I was only ten, but I remember every detail. My parents tried to shield me, unsuccessfully, since it was all anyone talked about for weeks.Five moles, twenty-five passengers and crew each. Departed from Black Dome launch station on August the nineteenth. Fair skies above, a perfect window for an excursion to Gallia Archipelago.Ninety-three adults, thirty-two children.The tremors started about halfway up, the mole equivalent of turbulence on an airplane. Ice rattling in glasses, maybe a bag or two toppling from the overhead bins. No one's too alarmed at first. But then they get stronger.Subterranean quake, six point six in magnitude. The epicenter was two hundred miles away, so the moles weren't just crushed like the glorified tin cans they are. What happened was worse.They got trapped.For thirty-seven days.The military tried to send in diggers, a smaller, more maneuverable version of moles, to reach the stranded passengers, but the rock was too unstable to get close. Their com uplink still worked, although after a couple of weeks, people stopped talking.Rescuers got in eventually. They're probably still in therapy…
About the Author:
Kat Ross lives in New York. She's a fan of mutants and terrible weather; Some Fine Day is her first book. It's available on Amazon in Kindle or paperback format (Feb 2015). You can also check out the book trailer hereTwitter: @katrossauthorTumblr: http://katross.tumblr.com/Website: http://katrossbooks.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kat.ross.3382Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7426942.Kat_Ross?from_search=trueNovember 4, 2014
A few words of encouragement. #IWSG
I've been so absorbed in my current work-in-progress, I have nothing this month. So, I'll leave you with a few words of encouragement before I hurry back to my story.
It's easy to let doubt keep us from accomplishing our goals. What if we aren't good enough? What if we fail? What if our work sucks? But if we don't try, we'll never know what we are capable of. The only true failure is not trying in the first place. And if you aren't happy with a scene, revise (or start over) until you are.
How are you doing this month? Any insecurities you'd like to share? Any words of encouragement?
Insecure Writer's Support Group is a group writers who share our doubts and encouragements on the first Wednesday of the month. A big thanks to Alex Cavanaugh and the wonderful administrators who keep the site running! Learn more about the group here.
October 31, 2014
Books I'm Grateful I Read! #Giveaway Hop
Welcome to my stop on the Books I'm Grateful I Read! Giveaway Hop hosted by Stuck in Books.
There are so many books that I'm grateful I read, that I couldn't narrow it down to just one. Below are some of my favorites.
Books that make you think:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte is one of my favorite classics. It's a story of love and sacrifice with characters I love and hate. This one makes my list because it brings awareness to just how different live was in the 1800s.
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown was not only a great mystery but does leave one questioning the roles of the Priory of Sion and had me looking at artwork in a whole new way.
Books that create awareness:
Thirteen Reason's Why by Jay Asher has saved lives by helping people recognize the signs of a trouble soul and has help those who were considering taking their own life to chose to live.
Books that feed the imagination:One of my favorite children's books is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis. I also love the movie. This makes my list because it captures the heart and imagination of children and brings an amazing world alive.
I'm a HUGE fan of fantasy and witches and devoured the Harry Potter books with the rest of the world.
If you like faeries, you have to read Melissa Marr's, Wicked Lovely. This one makes my list because of the unique twist on the story of the Winter King. And, come on, there're faeries!
The list goes on, but for the sake of keeping this post from getting too long I'll stop here.
Up for grabs at my stop is a $5 gift card and an Embrace series swap package, including a book bag for all the books you're grateful for, an official Embrace hemp bracelet, bookmarks and more. Good luck!
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Looking for something new to read? Check out my darkly romantic paranormal thrillers:
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October 28, 2014
Updates, News and a few Giveaways
October has been a busy month, so I'm going to keep this post short but sweet.
I heard from my publisher. ENTWINED, book three in the Embrace series, has a target release date of Spring 2015. I'm super excited to get the first round of edits back from my editor. My guess is I won't see them for several weeks. More time to finish that WIP. =)
Speaking of that, most my writing time has been devoted to re-writing my YA realistic fiction. I'm happy with the changes to the characters and the plot. I hope to have the first draft completed by the end of November.
Find me and a couple demon friends:
I was interview over at The Book Machine . If you have a few minutes, stop by and say hi.
Don't miss Caden, the hot demon from HOLD TIGHT (book 2 in the Embrace Series), on Uncommon YA.
Kira Rose, the fiery red-headed demon from Challenging Destiny, is over at The Wild Rose Press.
Giveaways:
This year's Spooktacular Giveaway Hop has over 250 stops. That's over 250 ways to win, so be sure to check it out. There's something for every book lovers.
And Omnific Publishing has several giveaways going on this month to celebrate Tera Stanley's new release Love at the End of Days. You can find the links to the giveaways on my sidebar.
I heard from my publisher. ENTWINED, book three in the Embrace series, has a target release date of Spring 2015. I'm super excited to get the first round of edits back from my editor. My guess is I won't see them for several weeks. More time to finish that WIP. =)
Speaking of that, most my writing time has been devoted to re-writing my YA realistic fiction. I'm happy with the changes to the characters and the plot. I hope to have the first draft completed by the end of November.
Find me and a couple demon friends:
I was interview over at The Book Machine . If you have a few minutes, stop by and say hi.
Don't miss Caden, the hot demon from HOLD TIGHT (book 2 in the Embrace Series), on Uncommon YA.
Kira Rose, the fiery red-headed demon from Challenging Destiny, is over at The Wild Rose Press.
Giveaways:
This year's Spooktacular Giveaway Hop has over 250 stops. That's over 250 ways to win, so be sure to check it out. There's something for every book lovers.
And Omnific Publishing has several giveaways going on this month to celebrate Tera Stanley's new release Love at the End of Days. You can find the links to the giveaways on my sidebar.
October 23, 2014
Demon Sighting! Kira Rose from Challenging Destiny is at TWRP!
Hi everyone!
Kira Rose, the fiery red-headed demon from Challenging Destiny, is over at The Wild Rose Press. Don’t miss this chance to get to know her a better.
Click here to check it out.
October 14, 2014
Spooktacular #Giveaway Hop!
Welcome to my stop on the 5th Annual Spooktacular Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.
At my stop, I'm giving away a $10 gift card.
Good luck!
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Looking for something new to read? Check out my darkly romantic paranormal thrillers:
Click the covers to learn more about each book.Continue on the hop:
October 10, 2014
Demon Alert! Caden from HOLD TIGHT''s been spotted on Uncommon YA!
Hi everyone!
Don't miss Caden, the hot demon from Hold Tight (book 2 in the Embrace Series), on Uncommon YA. And don't worry, the answers to the questions he skirted will be revealed in ENTANGLED, book three in the series, coming next year.
Click here to read interview.
October 6, 2014
Week Two: Ghosty Goodness #Giveaway
Week Two: Ghosty Goodness : Win Books by Tera Shanley, Sarah Glover and Rumer Haven.
SHRIEK! It’s Week Two of our month long Halloween takeover to celebrate Love At The End of Days by Tera Shanley, and this week we have books to win with hot rockers, 1920’s razzle dazzle, and of course, GHOSTS! Check out the Rafflecopter and enter to win!
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If you could be haunted by a ghost from any era, what would it be? 1940s? Renaissance times? A modern ghost who haunts your texts?
Don’t forget to add Love At The End Of Days to your TBR and check back every week for new, spooky good prizes!
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