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Release Day!

Marked by Grief was released today and it entered in at number 6 on Silver Publishing's Bestsellers list. Grab your copy today!

Man's Best Friend, Pine Hollow Wolves 3

Man's Best Friend, Pine Hollow Wolves 3, has been accepted by Silver Publishing. I don't have a release date yet for this book but as soon as I do I will post it.

Here's the draft blurb-

Officer Christopher Saunders just completed his K-9 training and he can’t wait to pick out his first partner. But when none of the specially trained dogs catches his eye he gets disappointed, until he sees a heroic stray on the news. Christopher is sure he can train the dog himself, if only given the chance.

Too bad Samson has other plans. But going home with this man is a better idea than waiting for his shape-shifter pack to figure out he'd been stupidly captured like some common poodle. The collar and leash also had to go. There was no way he'd be wearing them for long.

Excerpt of Marked by Grief

The excerpt of my new book, Marked by Grief, is up on Silver Publishing's site. Meet Jason and Kit on Saturday the 8th.

Here's a sneak peak-

"Coming up in the six o'clock news--Wade Ramsey, the man sentenced to twenty-five years in the DUI and vehicular manslaughter case last week commits suicide in jail just days before he's scheduled to be transferred to prison... Up next, Rickie with what's new in Hollywood!"

Kit turned off the television with an angry snarl. He supposed he should be happy the man responsible for his brother's death was dead. But he'd taken the coward's way out like Kit expected he might. While the court had been watching the prosecutor as he'd flashed images of Bear, finalizing his image as the "All-American Boy Next Door" in the minds of the jurors, Kit had been watching the man who had been too stupid to realize he'd been drunk that night. And he'd seen the regret in that haggard face. But Kit hadn't cared. He remembered being glad the man who had murdered his brother was suffering. Six months to the day of the accident, the sentence had been announced. The man would rot for twenty-five years. Bear was only twenty-four on the night they'd been hit from behind as they walked home. And Kit had held onto that anger, clutching it tightly to his chest, for six whole months. He'd breathed in the hatred, living on it when food lost all meaning, when sleep was just a nightmarish string of flashbacks. And he could have existed on it for years to come. Twenty-five to be precise. But the coward had stolen that from him as well.

New Contest!

Want to win an e-book copy of one of my books? Even if it isn't out yet? Then please write an honest review of my book, Taming the Lion Tamer, on either Amazon or Amazon UK. After you do that, please email me at authorcaitlinricci@gmail.com so that I know who is participating in this contest. Reviews and likes mean the world to us authors. Not only do they give us feedback on our work, it gives other people an idea of what to expect when they purchase one of our books. In addition, it also gives us more exposure and hopefully brings more readers into this great genre. So, if you could, please take a minute and write a review. It would be a great help, I'd really appreciate it and you could win a new book. This contest will go from right now until Sunday, 9/9. Thank you! Hugs!

Grand Prize Winners (from Carrie Ann)!

After over 9,000 comments our Romance Hop has some grand prize winners!!Congrats!
Grand Prize Winners:
Kindle Fire Winner:Laurie Goudge(from It's the Journey that Counts's Blog)
$130 Amazon Gift Card:Ellie(from Carrie Ann Ryan's Blog)
Swag Pack:Cassandra (from Dana Delamar's Blog)
The grand prize winners have already been notified and have their prizes or the prizes are on their way!
Carrie Ann Ryan
http://www.carrieannryan.com/
http://carrieannbloghops.blogspot.com/

And the winner is....

Donna! Thank you so much for hopping along with this great blog hop. I'll be emailing you here in just a second to let you claim your prize.

Romancing the Hop

What is your favorite thing about Romance? Well, we authors are ready to share our romantic tips and favorite romance reads! Starting on Friday and ending on August 31st, over 100 Authors and Bloggers will share their favorite things about romance, reading romance, and dating. Go HERE to return to the complete list of people participating in this hop. 
And while we do that, we are EACH doing a giveaway. Yep. There will be over 100 giveaways on each blog hosted by that Author or Blogger.
But that's not all....
We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 100 times!
Now what are those prizes?
1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet2nd Grand Prize: A $130 Amazon or B&N Gift Card3rd Grand Prize: The following Swag Pack!
Yep. ALL of that! Whoot! Be sure to come back here on Friday and over the weekend to enjoy some stories and facts about our favorite Romance events and reads and enter to win!

Now that you're all caught up with what's going on, here's a bit about me...
Comment on this post to enter into not only the chance to get one of the three prizes above but also to win an e-book copy of your choice of one of my books (even if it isn't out yet).

I write romance because I believe in love and happily ever afters. I like characters that have been through some tough times in life (like most of us have) and I absolutely think that good people deserve love. Being loved is one of the greatest gifts we can receive and loving someone is one of the best things we can do for them. So yes, I will always write about love and I'll be giving my characters the HEA's they deserve for a long time to come.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to comment and follow along with the hop!

Pack Business blurb

 Pack Business
Pine Hollow Wolves 2

(Draft Blurb)
Division lines are drawn when Hannah’s unusual gift creates panic within the pack. Liam has to choose between his pack and his new family, and the choice he makes could have deadly consequences for the ones he loves. A confrontation for Travis will alter his and Hannah’s lives forever and he’ll have to make his own choices for the future of all he holds dear.

New free read anthology

Kool Queer Lit celebrated their one year anniversary by bringing together a few M/M erotic romance authors and producing this free anthology. My short story, "Getting Warmer" is available only in this book. Remember, it's free, so make sure to grab it from Smashwords here.

Lots of updates

I was holding off on these updates while the blog hop was going on. But now I've got lots to tell you all :).

Cryselle's Bookshelf has given my first book, Almost Paradise a 3/5 and while this may not be an absolutely great rating, she's a fantastic reviewer who is very thorough and fair. She also does the Thousand Word Thursdays and hosted us for the Out in the Rockies Blog Hop. Definitely go check out her site.

All or Nothing is now available for pre-order through Silver Publishing.

And the last bit of news- Pack Business, Pine Hollow Wolves 2, has been accepted by Silver Publishing. No release date yet but I can't wait to show you all the sequel to Almost Paradise where we'll revisit Travis, Liam and Hannah.

Goodnight everyone and thanks again for making the blog hop fantastic. I'm doing another one this coming weekend so please make sure to comment on that post in a few days.