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June 13, 2012
DARK BETRAYAL TRILOGY
I’m happy to share with you the reveal of the brand new covers of Nichole Chase‘s DARK BETRAYAL trilogy!
Ree will face the darkest form of betrayal before the year is out.
Seventeen year old Ree McKenna has three goals: get through high school, convince her crush she is more than his best friend’s little sister, and save money for college. Fate, though, has other plans for her. After the untimely death of her older brother, Ree is haunted by dreadful nightmares and terrifying visions. To make matters worse, Ree has started to suspect that something dangerous is stalking her from the shadows.
A night full of frightening surprises leaves Ree with unsettling news. Gifted by the gods with unusual powers, she must devote herself to a battle that could very well lead to not only her death, but the demise of everyone she knows and loves. After all, Ree is the only mortal standing between the Earth and utter darkness.
One short week turned Ree McKenna’s life upside down. Not only does she have the weight of the world on her shoulders, but she still has to juggle homework, a job, and a curfew. While Ree tries to find her footing amidst the chaos, the Dark Ones and their champion are busy hunting down any humans that have a touch of the gods running through their veins. Allies have turned into foes, and enemies have become stronger.
The world is growing darker, but the passion between Ree and two irresistible guys blazes hotter. Romantic ties from a past life will threaten to break Ree away from the love of her life and will cloud her judgment. In order to follow her heart, Ree will break rules put in place by the gods, risking her life and the lives of her friends in an act of Mortal Defiance.
UNBOUND
Unbound
Book Two of the Spellbound Series
Toni went from being a doctor to the lover of a god in an instant. Remembering who she was, she’s now torn between her past self and her current love. Ben is stunned when Toni leaves and at the arrival of his long lost love, Catherine, but her arrival doesn’t eradicate Toni from his mind. Unlikely allies will team up to get Toni back from the Lord of the Underworld, Hades, but it’s not Hades they need to worry about.
A little preview of this fantastic new book. . .
“She knew I was a vampire.” I dropped my head as astonishment casted over Kevin’s face. “It is my fault she is with Hades, I’ll take that blame.” I swallowed the lump in my throat that formed around my next words. “Do it, take me this pain away from me!” Kevin pressed the stake hard to my chest, and I closed my eyes, preparing to die.
In a flash, Catherine tackled Kevin to the ground, knocking the stake out of his hands. Dawn screamed and I picked up the stake with the swiftest of movements and drove it through Catherine’s back. She turned to ash while still atop Kevin whose eyes widened in shock.
We looked at one another, both bewildered, in the moment before I offered my hand to help him from the floor. Dawn eased closer toward us. As Kevin brushed Catherine’s dust off him; then he picked up his stake, and returned it to his back pocket. Kevin stared at me for a long moment before he gave a nod. “For now, vampire.”
June 12, 2012
Midwestern Moms Review
Today’s stop on the BREATHLESS blog hop: Midwestern Moms, where Amanda has reviewed Book 2 of The King Series.
Make sure you go by and tell her you’re visiting from my site!
Identity Discovery Review and Interview!
My blog 
hop tour for BREATHLESS is going on now!
The first stop (11 June) included a review and an interview at Identity Discovery. Please hop over there and comment so that Phaedra knows you’ve been by.
June 10, 2012
DECEIVED Blog Tour!
Deceived – Book 2 in the Gwen Sparks SeriesThe vampire drug, brew, nearly ruined Gwen Sparks’ life. Just when things started to get back to normal between her and Aiden, she is summoned by the North American Witches Council to their central city of Moon.
A war is imminent between vampires and witches, and Gwen’s experiences with brew are being used to fuel the fire. She is about to discover just how powerful she is with the help of the ruggedly handsome Angel of Death and just how far some people will go to get what they want.
Gwen is going to learn exactly what it means to be Deceived.
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June 7, 2012
What’s in a name?
As an author, naming characters can be either a pain or a joy. It’s not unusual to see a book of baby names on the shelf of a writer; it’s where we go when we’re desperate. Oh, and cemeteries and the birth section of the newspaper are also terrific mining sites!
You see, most characters don’t come to us named. They come to us the same way our children do: a ready-made person with his or her own needs and personality, and they expect us to find them an appropriate moniker. Sometimes it’s easier than others.
I myself am very picky about names, probably because they have such meaning to me. Having a very unusual name has tremendous impact on a person, and I assume that having a very common name has its own set of challenges. So when I meet a new character, one of the first things I do is jot down his or her name, because if I don’t write that story right away, it will drive me crazy if I can’t remember the name.
In The King Series, almost all of the names have meaning. Tasmyn is an interesting story. She actually began as Tamsyn, but I just wasn’t feeling it. I switched the letters and liked it better. I only discovered much later the meaning of her name, and how eerily it fit into the story as it was already written. Pretty cool.
Michael was thus named because it fit his personality–and I learned later that he was named after an archangel. I loved his parents’ names, too–they just fit them.
Nell came to me with her name, but after she had read the first draft of Fearless, my sister pointed out that her name might have some personal history for me after all! Sometimes these things are more subconscious than we know.
Waiting in the wings, in upcoming books, are Jackie and Lucas, and Sam. . .Carly and Russ and Jake. . .Jesse, Abby and Nat (oh, THAT is a good story. . .).
So what’s in a name? More than you might think.
May 30, 2012
Lazy Summer Reads Book Hop!
Welcome to the Lazy Summer Reads Book Hop! Time to find all those great reads for the beach, the pool or wherever you plan to chill during the long hot days of summer.
Thanks to eReading on the Cheap and Midwestern Moms for hosting this hop. Be sure to hop around and visit ALL the sites participating–they are some terrific prizes being offered!
I’m giving away a SIGNED paperback copy of BREATHLESS, Book 2 of The King Series. To enter for a chance to win, LIKE my Facebook page, follow me on Twitter and Pinterest and sign up for my site updates! This contest runs from June 1-8.
May 28, 2012
The secret life of an indie author
The more I talk about being an author, the more I realize how skewed perceptions can be.
I think when people hear “indie author”, they immediately assume that this is something I’m doing in my spare time, perhaps under cover of darkness. Perhaps I sneak out of bed at night to furtively write my stories, keeping it completely separate from my so-called real life.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Being an indie author is actually a full-time occupation, just as being any other kind of writer is a real job. It doesn’t mean that every writer is able to only write–most of us are hyphenated–but the time commitment is the same.
I am a homeschooling-mom-writer. (That doesn’t even touch my wife gig.) A typical day (if there is such a thing) might look like this: I wake up in the morning around 7, when my husband leaves for work. I glance through my email on my phone, because I can do that without getting out of bed. And at this point, I can’t really get out of bed, because I am usually pinned down by one cat and possible the dog, too.
When my eyes are ready to open for real, I first tackle whatever Facebook and Twitter interactions need to be addressed–requests for reviews, other social media connections, editing/critiquing submissions. And it’s right about then that the cats let me know in no uncertain terms that it is TIME FOR TREATS.
Once I’m out of bed, I try to complete my morning chores like making the bed and tossing in laundry. I can usually accomplish those and maybe even sneak in a little editing or more email answers before the kids are up and ready for school.
I try really hard not to sneak in peeks to my social media sites while I’m schooling the kids, but I have to admit. . .sometimes while they’re working on math or spelling, I might catch a glimpse of my phone notifications.
In the late afternoon before dinner, I try to sit down to deal with any other email or messages that have come up during the day and if I can, work on my own writing, editing or planning.
After dinner, I sit down and am in my chair for sometimes 4-6 hours, working on my own writing and editing. And of course, before I go to bed, I hit promotion again, checking and posting on Facebook and Twitter and scheduling my tweets for the following day, as well as working on any reviews, interviews, guest posts or articles that I’ve promised.
Some time after midnight, I give in to the pointed stares of the cats and fork over the night time treats, before I grab a little sleep and get ready to do it all again.
Glamorous and exciting. . .that’s the life of an indie writer. Slash homeschooling mom. Slash wife.
May 24, 2012
Fifty Shades of Grey Giveaway!!
eReading on the cheap and several authors are giving away a complete set of The Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy!
We are giving it away in both print and ebook versions! Winner’s Choice!!
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Literary Addicts – A Community for Book Lovers Officially opens next week!
We’d like to invite you over to take a peek and join before all of the fun begins
Now for the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy Giveaway. Fill Out the Form below to Enter! Must be 18+ open internationally for ebooks. US for Print. Ends 6/15/12 @11:59PM ESTa Rafflecopter giveaway
Fifty Shades of Gray Giveaway!!
eReading on the cheap and several authors are giving away a complete set of The Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy!
We are giving it away in both print and ebook versions! Winner’s Choice!!
Check out these amazing books by these incredible authors! Click on the cover to find out More!!
Coming Soon!
Literary Addicts – A Community for Book Lovers Officially opens next week!
We’d like to invite you over to take a peak and join before all of the fun begins
Now for the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy Giveaway. Fill Out the Form below to Enter! Must be 18+ open internationally for ebooks. US for Print. Ends 6/15/12 @11:59PM EST
