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Spotlight: Into the Red by Kelly Whitley

Today I’m excited to have Kelly Whitley visiting to tell us a little about herself and her novel Into the Red.






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Welcome, Kelly! I’m so glad you could stop by and tell us more about yourself and your book!



Let’s start with the really hard questions…



Decaf or Caffeinated to the max?

Moderately caffeinated—no espresso!

Best “author” moment?

When my beta reader told me she hoped she had the vampire gene!

One thing you’d never eat?

Pickled baby birds in eggs—saw that on Fear Factor yea...

Cover Reveal: Blood Bound by Keshia Swaim

I'm excited to bring you yet another cover from a Spencer Hill Press author. This is Keshia Swaim's Blood Bound and  in the spirit of the election season, Keshia and the people at Spencer Hill Press are letting YOU pick the cover for Blood Bound. Here are the two covers for your consideration:




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Which design do you prefer, the one with the hand or the one with the girl on the cover?

Hand
Girl




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Blood
Bound

Starti...

Partners in ParanormYA Blog tour

I'm excited to have the Partners in ParanormYA, Gwen and Angela, here today. And, they brought guests! One of their guests, Franny, brought her first episode of her fashion emergency show...






Franny 911: Pilot
- Episode One



Setting: Partners in ParanormYA
Headquarters



Lineup, in order of appearance:



Franny: 19th century ghost madam, credits include a role in
Givin’
Up The Ghost

Abby: Seventeen-year- old theme song singer, credits include
starring role in Neverlove

Indigo: Six...

Spooktacular Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop! This hop was organized by I'm a Reader Not a Writer and The Diary of a Bookworm. Thanks to both of them for all their hard work!



There are over five hundred blogs participating, all bringing you incredible prizes! So hop from blog to blog and enter the giveaways...and have fun!



Here's what I have up for grabs: A $10 Amazon gift card and some PODs SWAG (US only).




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a Rafflecopter giveaway





Now for the fun part...start hopping from blo...

Book Blast: The Emerald Talisman Audiobook

The Emerald Talisman Audio Book 

by Brenda Pandos  

Read by Mary Morgan




You can run from

your destiny, but you can't hide.



If for no other reason than to help endure the hormonal rush of high school, sixteen-year-old Julia Parker would trade her ability to feel her fellow students' emotions in a heartbeat, especially half the boys in class.



 When the beguiling Nicholas uses his superhuman strength to rescue Julia from the edge of a cliff before sh...

Book Blast: Kids Can!

It's Time for Good Manners!



Part story book, part practice book, all parts fun! Children will learn about good manners -- and how to tell time -- with this colorful, engaging book.

They'll spend the day with Torie, Tad, Tessa and Tyler and discover how it's time for good manners all day long. And then they'll get the chance to practice telling time -- all while enjoying the cute clock designs, and without realizing they're learning!

Praise:



"It's Time for Good Manners" is a great packa...

Cover Reveal: The Dollhouse Asylum

I'm thrilled to bring you another cover from the great people at Spencer Hill Press...










The
Dollhouse Asylum




A virus that had once
been contained has returned, and soon no place will be left untouched by its
destruction. But when seventeen-year-old Cheyenne wakes up in Elysian Fields--a
subdivision cut off from the world and its monster-creating virus--she is
thrilled to have a chance at survival.




At first, Elysian
Fields,with its beautiful houses and manicured lawns, is perfect...

Reveal: Deity Trailer and Apollyon Cover!!

I'm super excited to be a part of the official reveal of the Deity book trailer and the Apollyon book cover!




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 Deity (The third book in the Covenant Series)

Available in both print and digital version on Nov. 6, 2012



Amazon

Barnes and Noble




Official Deity Book Trailer







Did you read an ARC of Deity and been dying to get your hands on
Elixir, the novella told in Aiden’s POV and picks up right after the end of
Deity? Well, you don’t have to wait any longer. The free novella i...

Adventures of A Graveyard Girl by Milda Harris

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Today I'm welcoming author Milda Harries. She's a Chicago girl who ran off to Hollywood to pursue a screenwriting dream! She has a dog named after a piece of candy (Licorice), was once hit by a tree (seriously), and wears hot pink sunglasses (why not?). Between working in production on television shows like Austin & Ally, Hannah Montana, and That's So Raven and playing with her super cute dog Licorice, she writes young adult murder mystery, horror, paranormal romance, and chick li...

The Reluctant Bachelorette by Rachael Anderson

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[image error] I’m so happy to have Rachael Anderson here today as part of her blog tour for her release The Reluctant Bachelorette . She is the author of four contemporary romances: Divinely Designed, Luck of the Draw, Minor Adjustments, and her newest release The Reluctant Bachelorette. She's the mother of four and is here today to talk about how she balances family life and her writing career...



The Balancing Act






Being a writer and a mother is both awesome and tricky. Aw...