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June 6, 2013
FEARLESS is FREE–FOREVER!!
Tasmyn Vaughn didn’t expect much when her dad’s job moved them to a small town in Florida; it was just another new school. But there is more to King than meets the eye, and soon Tasmyn’s ability to hear others’ thoughts is the least of her worries. Entangled in a web of first love, quirky and secretive townsfolk, magic and blood rituals, she discovers the town’s secrets aren’t just bizarre, they’re deadly.
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June 2, 2013
A Day in the Life of. . .Delancey Stewart!
The first NEW ADULT SLEEPOVER WEEKEND will be held in beautiful Savannah, Georgia December 6-8, 2013. I can’t wait to be there, part of the fun and sharing my New Adult books!
To get us really excited about this weekend, the fabulous Dawn Pendleton has been posting A DAY IN THE LIFE interviews on her website, and I’m happy to share this one with you all. . .get to know Delancey Stewart!
(Stay tuned for more fascinating NA authors. . .)
Delancey Stewart has lived on both coasts, in big cities and small towns. She’s been a pharmaceutical rep, a personal trainer and a direct sales representative for a French wine importer. Beyond all that, she has always been a writer in some way shape or form.
A military spouse and the mother of two small boys, her current job titles include pirate captain, monster hunter, Lego assembler and story reader. She tackles all these efforts at her current home in Southern Maryland.
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May 28, 2013
LITERARY ADDICTS Weekly Wednesday Meme: Best Beach Read!
What’s been the best beach read ever in my humble opinion?
This is another challenging one. I harken back to my teen years when there was always a Danielle Steel or Rebecca Brandewyne. But the absolute best series I ever enjoyed while soaking up the sun on the beaches of Ocean City, NJ were the Daughters of England books.
This series of 19 books by Philippa Carr (one of the pseudonyms for author Victoria Holt) follows one British family from the days of Henry VIII all the way to the Great War. Each book captures another generation of intrigue, family drama and romance.
If you enjoy historical fiction and you haven’t read these books, you really must. They’re amazing and captivating. . .with strong and well-drawn characters and fascinating story lines.
Matter of fact, now that it’s beach weather again. . .I think I’ll re-read them this summer!
Care to join me?
PS I will be adding a book to the beach read population this summer! Stay tuned here for information on THE POSSE, coming in June!
Be sure to visit LITERARY ADDICTS and hop around to all the blogs and sites to see what everyone else thinks about the best beach reads.
May 27, 2013
NO BRAINER Release Day Promo!
No BrainerGenre: Young Adult, Mystery
Two weeks before junior year, Darcy hops a plane to Orlando for a little R&R with her best friend Dylan and his family. Fresh off the heels of solving three murders in Valley, you’d think she’d sit back and enjoy the vacation capital of the world…maybe if you’re a noun. Darcy Walker, however, is nothing but verb.
Before her feet hit the Orlando soil, she’s meddling in the disappearance of a five-year-old boy who vanished six months earlier.
With authorities still no closer to solving the case, Darcy is shanghaied by her impulsivity and runs headlong into that proverbial burning building, convinced she can bring him home.
She travels down a road that not only follows this missing child but branches off into the corrupt and sinister world of mob activity when she tampers in a case on which Dylan’s detective grandfather is working.
After a near disastrous midnight meeting in a warehouse and a date with a mechanical bull, Darcy realizes she might’ve bitten off more than she can chew. Add the boiling flirtationship with her best friend and the appearance of his romantic rival, and she is in over her head.
Will she survive a life of flirting with death too easily? Or will her flirtationship with Dylan become the actual death of her instead?
For a girl with a habit of finding dead bodies, No Brainer gives Darcy Walker more of the same…surprising twists and turns…and running for her life.
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About Author AJ Lape
A. J. lives in Cincinnati with her husband, two feministic daughters, an ADD dog, a spoiled hamster, and an unapologetic and unrepentant addiction to Coca-Cola. She studied English, Journalism, and Political Science at Morehead State University and left the business world when her daughters were born. Her love for suspense and a good story was spawned from watching Mystery Science Theater with her sister during childhood. That and any B movie with comedic undertones they could get their hands on.
When she’s not riding that razor-thin line between creativity and insanity, she likes to read, watch too much cable TV, or cheer like a banshee at her daughters’ sporting events. She’s a huge hometown sports fan and loves to watch the Cincinnati Bengals and Cincinnati Reds whenever she can.
A. J. loves to connect with fans! If you would like to receive emails of upcoming releases, please sign up for her distribution list by visiting her homepage at http://www.ajlape.com and clicking the “contact” tab
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May 26, 2013
A Day in the Life of. . .Me!
The first NEW ADULT SLEEPOVER WEEKEND will be held in beautiful Savannah, Georgia December 6-8, 2013. I can’t wait to be there, part of the fun and sharing my New Adult books!
To get us really excited about this weekend, the fabulous Dawn Pendleton has been posting A DAY IN THE LIFE interviews on her website, and I’m happy to share this one with you all. . .get to know me! Yes, I am the featured author this week–thanks, Dawn!
(Stay tuned for more fascinating NA authors. . .)
About Tawdra
After years of concentrating on non-fiction, mostly parenting and homeschool related articles, I realized a dream and finished my first full-length novel in 2008.FEARLESS is the first in a series of four young adult urban fiction books. It (and the rest of THE KING SERIES) is available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble.In my non-writing hours, I am a mother of five (four biological, one in-law) and a wife of one. I homeschool the two youngest children.Writing, reading and traveling are my passions. I love and will devour anything by Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon, Nora Roberts, Janet Evanovitch, Stephen King, Anne Perry, Julia Spencer-Fleming. . .there are too many books and not enough time!
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May 23, 2013
SUMMER BOOK BLAST!!
The Summer Book Blast runs from May 24-27 and is THE hottest and largest ebook sale to date for today’s best selling young adult, new adult and romantic fiction.We’re giving away over $1,000 in prizes!
In addition to all books being priced at .99 for the four-day sale, there will be:
a Kindle Fire raffled off DAILY;
ebook bundles raffled off DAILY; and
paperbacks and swag raffled off DAILY.
To participate in giveaways, visit the Summer Book Blast Facebook event page!
To see the incredible books on sale, check out the Summer Book Blast web page!
The Blast features books from over sixty authors, all of whom came together to lower their prices and offer their readers incredible deals to stock up for the hot, lazy summer months. FEARLESS, Book 1 of the The King Series, is on sale during this incredible event!
A special thank you goes out to our sponsors:
The event has been arranged and coordinated by the following wonderful people on the Summer Book Blast committee: Lisa Markson, Leanne Jacobson, Stephanie Shaw and Jennifer Pringle.
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LEGENDS OF AMUN RA: THE EMERALD TABLET Tour and Promotion
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Leoros doesn’t have many friends. The son of a scientist and archeologist, he is constantly on the move. But when his parents make a startling discovery in Egypt, Leoros’ world is turned upside down.
Do you wish you could have the power of a god? Would you use it for good…or for evil?
When an archaeologist discovers the mythic Emerald Tablet buried beneath Egypt’s desert, her son decodes the ancient text leading him to a distant world.
On that world, a slave girl begins a journey towards a destiny she cannot imagine. But when an ancient foe rises from the ashes, they will be brought together by forces neither understands.
Leoros, who dreams of being like the heroes in the comic books, must fight to unlock the secrets of the universe to save a people he never knew existed.
Atlantia, whose bloody visions wake her in the night, senses the darkness coming.
Together they will face an enemy with the power of dark energy, lose a mentor to the assassin’s blade, and be betrayed by someone they trust. Their fight for the future is just beginning, and before it is over, a final sacrifice must be made. When the darkness comes, will they stand and fight or will they join it?
There is darkness in everyone.
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About Joshua Silverman
Joshua Silverman was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Orange County, California.
While attending California State University, Fullerton and studying Criminal Justice, Joshua was introduced to a creative writing class where he wrote a series of paranormal stories. As a child, he has always been an amateur historian, focusing on ancient Egypt, Greece, and Roman civilizations.
Since working in the legal environment, he has combined his passion for creative writing with his love of ancient history by penning his debut novel, The Emerald Tablet, the first of seven in the Legends of Amun Ra series.
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May 21, 2013
LITERARY ADDICTS Weekly Wednesday Meme: Most Influential Non-Fic Book
What is the most influential non-fiction book in my life?
This is a tough one, because I’m kind of a non-fic junkie, or I used to be. Now I fit in my addiction when I can. When I was a teenager, I consumed every self-help book I could find: make up, hair, skin care. . .you name it. And I also developed an intense love for biographies. I think the first one I read was MAJESTY by Robert Lacey, a biography of Elizabeth II.
But I think there were four books which were and continue to be a huge part of my life.
The first is Beyond Ourselves by Catherine Marshall. That book deeply informed my spiritual development; I led a study on it recently and found that it still holds transformative power over my life.
The second is The Master’s Way to Beauty by George Masters. I know; from a spiritual book to a beauty guide? Yup, that’s me. This book taught me tricks that I still use today and got me through some tough middle school years. As a matter of fact, I’m planning a book for next year that is loosely based on my experience with that book, about a girl about to go into high school.
The third is D.V., the beautiful, evocative and perhaps not quite factual autobiography of socialite, magazine editor and museum curate Diana Vreeland. Her life spanned the century and several continents; she knew the most fascinating people, and I was intrigued. I re-read it a few years ago and was just as captivated. You cannot really understand the twentieth century without reading this book.
And last. . .part autobiography, part self-help: Having It All by Helen Gurley Brown. I read this book in high school, and it gave me my feminist roots. I can still quote whole sections of this book. HGB taught me tricks and tips I use to this day. . .
Now that I think about it, I’m about due another non-fic fix. Time to go troll the library shelves. . .
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A Writer in the World: At the DMV
A few weeks ago, I found myself in the DMV, or whatever its name is in the state of Florida. For the third time in my life, I was waiting while one of my daughters took her road test in order to earn her license.
As I sat there, it occurred to me that this is one of the most tense, anxiety-provoking situations that a parent experiences. Because, you see, there is nothing you can do. Your job is done. You cannot take the test for your child; you cannot even be in the car to provide moral support or words of assurance. You have to sit back, hope you’ve done your best to prepare her and try to keep the nerves from getting the best of you.
As a writer, I experience something similar every time a book is released. I’ve written the best story I can. I’ve revised, edited, revised again. I’ve had it formatted, chosen the best cover I possibly could. And then I release it out into the world.
I can’t go with it. I can’t be there every time someone buys my book to explain why I made the choices I did, why a character says what she does. I have to let it go and trust that I’ve done my best.
That day in the DMV, my daughter dashed back into the waiting room wearing a triumphant smile: she had passed. The hard work had paid off, and it was time to celebrate.
Since I’m gearing up to release a new book, I know I’ll be back in my virtual waiting room again soon. I hope the results are just as awesome.
