Amber Lynn Natusch's Blog, page 12
February 5, 2013
FRACTURED’S OFFICAL RELEASE DATE!!!
You’ve all been waiting to find out when this will be, and I am now ready to commit to a firm date.
MARCH 5TH, 2013 will be the day for FRACTURED to go live!!!
And while I’m sharing release dates, I have another one coming up on the horizon.
JULY 19th, 2013 will be the debut of child #2 for me and my family 
My husband is super excited, I’m exhausted (but excited too), and my son thinks I’m having a baby dump truck. I hope that doesn’t turn out to be the case.
So, I am going to do EVERYTHING I can to be sure that you get FRACTURED delivered to your kindles on March 5th, without issue. Pregnancy hasn’t been nearly as kind to me this time around as it was last time, so if something becomes an issue with the release date, I will do my best to keep you all informed as quickly as i can!
Filed under: Writing process
January 11, 2013
FRACTURED PROLOGUE RELEASE!!!
Okay, so I rarely release prologues, but I felt it was warranted this time around given the cliffhanger I left you all with. That being said, the usual rule applies: do NOT read this if you haven’t yet read the other books. It will ruin things for you, even if only slightly. My series was designed to be read sequentially and will make far more sense if you do. But, if you’ve done your homework and are all caught up on the other four…enjoy 
PROLOGUE TO FRACTURED:
Silence . . .
It surrounded me, permeating the air while it clung to the trees. I felt hemmed in by it, claustrophobic. The sun was falling just below the canopy of autumn leaves far above my head, creating an eerie glow of fiery crimson and gold. I sat confused as I stared up at the ceiling of foliage. The trees hadn’t started to change, not that I remembered.
A flash of memory jarred me to my feet: my fear, Scarlet’s passion, Sean’s anger, Matty’s death. I was suffocated by it, reliving the moment when Scarlet shoved me down, down so deep inside myself that I drowned in the darkness of my soul, tucked away. Never to be let out. Never to be found again. She told me this herself, told me I would pay.
I had lived in a state of black suspension from that moment on. No sense of time or place or existence, lost in a perpetual tunnel of night. There was no escape. Scarlet had warned me several times that she wasn’t to be trifled with, that her retribution was epic. A liar she was not.
So why had she suddenly let me out? Why leave me stranded in the woods, naked, left to the elements, helpless? Because she knew it would bring back the personal hell I’d once lived through, when my parents were murdered and I Changed, my werewolf side emerging. Out of all my nightmares, it was the only one that I had on a recurring basis. She wanted me to live it again.
As if on cue, three darkened figures slowly wound their way towards me, weaving through the trees so fluidly that they nearly lulled me into a trance. Nearly.
My fight or flight response kicked in when I heard the screams that were ripped from my parents’ throats that fateful night echo through my brain. I took off in a flat out sprint in the opposite direction of their approach. My skin stung while the thick underbrush bit me repeatedly, but the pain motivated me, driving me forward.
I heard the rhythmic cadence of their running getting louder and louder behind me, but I didn’t dare look. I recognized the sound. They weren’t human. I was.
Knowing that my escape was futile, I panicked, hoping that Scarlet, angry though she was, would come to my aid as she always had in the past. If not for me, then at least to save herself. She had a reliable sense of self-interest and an undying commitment to staying alive. I screamed at her, both inside and aloud, searching through my mind for her, desperately seeking my other half.
The hit from behind me drove me face first into a fallen tree. The pain was immediate and fierce. As my vision narrowed and darkened, I made a very sobering realization.
Scarlet was gone.
Filed under: Writing process
January 10, 2013
FRACTURED COVER RELEASE!!!
It’s here! It’s really here! I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on the final version of this cover for some time now and I have to say that my graphic designer, Jamie Rosen, did NOT disappoint. Once again, he’s delivered exactly what I wanted; my vision has been realized
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Now, if I could only cement a release date for this beautifully covered novel!
Filed under: Writing process
December 21, 2012
HOLIDAY HULLABALOO GIVEAWAY: LAST DAY!!!!
On the FINAL day of Holiday Hullabaloo, Amber gave to me…a chance to win a $200 gift card from Amazon/B&N!!!
Welcome back to the Holiday Hullabaloo Giveaway, a massive raffle involving FOURTEEN authors with 155 prizes up for grabs! 
HOW IT WORKS:14 different prizes are being given away daily, one by each author
WHEN: EVERY DAY through December 21st, 2012
HOW LONG: All giveaways are open until midnight December 21st
THE GRAND PRIZE: A $200 Amazon/ Barnes&Noble Gift Card giveaway
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
Enter the FIRST Rafflecopter for MY giveaway today
Enter the SECOND Rafflecopter to win the FINALE $200 gift card
Click on the linky to find other great prizes (ebooks, paperbooks, swag, gift cards, knit hats, t-shirts… it’s CRAZY all the stuff in this giveaway)
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To enter to win the GRAND PRIZE $200 Amazon/ B&N GIFT CARD Rafflecopter,
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Now that you’ve done that, be sure you go and check out ALL the other previous giveaway days as well as all of the other author’s pages and enter their giveaways too. ALL raffles can be entered daily until the close at midnight on the 21st, so be sure to keep entering
Go forth and win! Happy holidays
Filed under: Writing process
December 20, 2012
HOLIDAY HULLABALOO GIVEAWAY: Day 11…
On the eleventh day of Holiday Hullabaloo, Amber gave to me…SIGNED SET OF ALL FOUR RELEASED CAGED BOOKS!
Welcome back to the Holiday Hullabaloo Giveaway, a massive raffle involving FOURTEEN authors with 155 prizes up for grabs!
HOW IT WORKS:14 different prizes are being given away daily, one by each author
WHEN: EVERY DAY through December 21st, 2012
HOW LONG: All giveaways are open until midnight December 21st
THE GRAND PRIZE: A $200 Amazon/ Barnes&Noble Gift Card giveaway
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
Enter the FIRST Rafflecopter for MY giveaway today
Enter the SECOND Rafflecopter to win the FINALE $200 gift card
Click on the linky to find other great prizes (ebooks, paperbooks, swag, gift cards, knit hats, t-shirts… it’s CRAZY all the stuff in this giveaway)
TODAY’S PRIZE: a SIGNED SET OF ALL FOUR RELEASED CAGED novels.
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To enter the SIGNED SET Rafflecopter,
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To enter to win the GRAND PRIZE $200 Amazon/ B&N GIFT CARD Rafflecopter,
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Now that you’ve done that, be sure you go and check out ALL the other author pages and enter their giveaways as well. ALL raffles can be entered daily until the close at midnight on the 21st, so be sure to keep entering
Go forth and win! Happy holidays
Filed under: Writing process
December 19, 2012
HOLIDAY HULLABALOO GIVEAWAY: Day 10…
On the tenth day of Holiday Hullabaloo, Amber gave to me…an ADVANCED READER COPY OF AN UPCOMING CAGED SERIES NOVEL!
Welcome back to the Holiday Hullabaloo Giveaway, a massive raffle involving FOURTEEN authors with 155 prizes up for grabs! 
HOW IT WORKS:14 different prizes are being given away daily, one by each author
WHEN: EVERY DAY through December 21st, 2012
HOW LONG: All giveaways are open until midnight December 21st
THE GRAND PRIZE: A $200 Amazon/ Barnes&Noble Gift Card giveaway
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
Enter the FIRST Rafflecopter for MY giveaway today
Enter the SECOND Rafflecopter to win the FINALE $200 gift card
Click on the linky to find other great prizes (ebooks, paperbooks, swag, gift cards, knit hats, t-shirts… it’s CRAZY all the stuff in this giveaway)
TODAY’S PRIZE: An ARC of an upcoming CAGED series novel/novella.
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To enter the CAGED series ARC Rafflecopter,
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To enter to win the GRAND PRIZE $200 Amazon/ B&N GIFT CARD Rafflecopter,
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Now that you’ve done that, be sure you go and check out ALL the other author pages and enter their giveaways as well. ALL raffles can be entered daily until the close at midnight on the 21st, so be sure to keep entering
Go forth and win! Happy holidays
Filed under: Writing process
December 18, 2012
HOLIDAY HULLABALOO GIVEAWAY: Day 9…
On the ninth day of Holiday Hullabaloo, Amber gave to me…a three ebook paranormal package!
Welcome back to the Holiday Hullabaloo Giveaway, a massive raffle involving FOURTEEN authors with 155 prizes up for grabs!
HOW IT WORKS:14 different prizes are being given away daily, one by each author
WHEN: EVERY DAY through December 21st, 2012
HOW LONG: All giveaways are open until midnight December 21st
THE GRAND PRIZE: A $200 Amazon/ Barnes&Noble Gift Card giveaway
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
Enter the FIRST Rafflecopter for MY giveaway today
Enter the SECOND Rafflecopter to win the FINALE $200 gift card
Click on the linky to find other great prizes (ebooks, paperbooks, swag, gift cards, knit hats, t-shirts… it’s CRAZY all the stuff in this giveaway)
TODAY’S PRIZE: A three ebook package
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To enter the ebook package Rafflecopter,
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To enter to win the GRAND PRIZE $200 Amazon/ B&N GIFT CARD Rafflecopter,
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Now that you’ve done that, be sure you go and check out ALL the other author pages and enter their giveaways as well. ALL raffles can be entered daily until the close at midnight on the 21st, so be sure to keep entering
Go forth and win! Happy holidays
Filed under: Writing process
December 17, 2012
HOLIDAY HULLABALOO GIVEAWAY: Day 8…
On the eighth day of Holiday Hullabaloo, Amber gave to me…A huge package of YA fantasy and sci-fi ebooks!!!
Welcome back to the Holiday Hullabaloo Giveaway, a massive raffle involving FOURTEEN authors with 155 prizes up for grabs!
HOW IT WORKS:14 different prizes are being given away daily, one by each author
WHEN: EVERY DAY through December 21st, 2012
HOW LONG: All giveaways are open until midnight December 21st
THE GRAND PRIZE: A $200 Amazon/ Barnes&Noble Gift Card giveaway
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
Enter the FIRST Rafflecopter for MY giveaway today
Enter the SECOND Rafflecopter to win the FINALE $200 gift card
Click on the linky to find other great prizes (ebooks, paperbooks, swag, gift cards, knit hats, t-shirts… it’s CRAZY all the stuff in this giveaway)
TODAY’S PRIZE: A package of EIGHT ebooks, all in the YA paranormal and sci-fi genres. The list includes title by:
“Open Minds” by Susan Kaye Quinn
“Lacrimosa” by Christine Fonseca
“Grasping at Eternity” by Karen Hooper
“Perception” by Lee Strauss
“Here” by Denise Grover Swank
“Whispers in Autumn” by Trisha Leigh
“Girl Under Glass” by Monice Enderle
“Tempted by Evil” by Amber Lynn Natusch
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To enter the YA fantasy/sci-fi 8 ebook package Rafflecopter,
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To enter to win the GRAND PRIZE $200 Amazon/ B&N GIFT CARD Rafflecopter,
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Now that you’ve done that, be sure you go and check out ALL the other author pages and enter their giveaways as well. ALL raffles can be entered daily until the close at midnight on the 21st, so be sure to keep entering
Go forth and win! Happy holidays
Filed under: Writing process
December 16, 2012
HOLIDAY HULLABALOO GIVEAWAY: Day 7…
On the seventh day of Holiday Hullabaloo, Amber gave to me…A custom made merino wool floppy beret (“The Peyta”), courtesy of KnitWit Creations!!!
Welcome back to the Holiday Hullabaloo Giveaway, a massive raffle involving FOURTEEN authors with 155 prizes up for grabs!
HOW IT WORKS:14 different prizes are being given away daily, one by each author
WHEN: EVERY DAY through December 21st, 2012
HOW LONG: All giveaways are open until midnight December 21st
THE GRAND PRIZE: A $200 Amazon/ Barnes&Noble Gift Card giveaway
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
Enter the FIRST Rafflecopter for MY giveaway today
Enter the SECOND Rafflecopter to win the FINALE $200 gift card
Click on the linky to find other great prizes (ebooks, paperbooks, swag, gift cards, knit hats, t-shirts… it’s CRAZY all the stuff in this giveaway)
TODAY’S PRIZE: A gorgeous merino wool, hand-knit winter hat by KnitWit Creations.
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To enter the Handmade beret Rafflecopter,
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To enter to win the GRAND PRIZE $200 Amazon/ B&N GIFT CARD Rafflecopter,
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Now that you’ve done that, be sure you go and check out ALL the other author pages and enter their giveaways as well. ALL raffles can be entered daily until the close at midnight on the 21st, so be sure to keep entering
Go forth and win! Happy holidays
Filed under: Writing process 
December 15, 2012
HOLIDAY HULLABALOO GIVEAWAY: Day 6…
On the sixth day of Holiday Hullabaloo, Amber gave to me…A custom made glass bead necklace, courtesy of super fan, Jenny Miller!!!
Welcome back to the Holiday Hullabaloo Giveaway, a massive raffle involving FOURTEEN authors with 155 prizes up for grabs!
HOW IT WORKS:14 different prizes are being given away daily, one by each author
WHEN: EVERY DAY through December 21st, 2012
HOW LONG: All giveaways are open until midnight December 21st
THE GRAND PRIZE: A $200 Amazon/ Barnes&Noble Gift Card giveaway
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
Enter the FIRST Rafflecopter for MY giveaway today
Enter the SECOND Rafflecopter to win the FINALE $200 gift card
Click on the linky to find other great prizes (ebooks, paperbooks, swag, gift cards, knit hats, t-shirts… it’s CRAZY all the stuff in this giveaway)
TODAY’S PRIZE: A beautiful glass bead necklace (that I want to keep for myself), from Jenny Miller
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To enter the Handmade necklace Rafflecopter,
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To enter to win the GRAND PRIZE $200 Amazon/ B&N GIFT CARD Rafflecopter,
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Now that you’ve done that, be sure you go and check out ALL the other author pages and enter their giveaways as well. ALL raffles can be entered daily until the close at midnight on the 21st, so be sure to keep entering
Go forth and win! Happy holidays
Filed under: Writing process 
