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Cover Reveal - Remembrance

She’s the cure that could save him. If only she could remember how.
Two years ago, 20 year-old Samantha Knight experienced a life-altering trauma. Unfortunately, she can’t remember what it was. Previously outgoing, fun, and carefree—it’s as if someone flipped a switch on Sam’s insides. Now, she’s afraid of everything, socially awkward, and convinced she’s going crazy. As Beyonce would say, she woke up like this. Sam tries her best to juggle college classes, work, and the nosiest roommate ever, but behind the curtain, Sam’s life is all about keeping a firm grip on her own mind. And life is kicking her ass.
Alex Channing has only one enemy in this world: werewolves. Born and raised to fight in the supernatural military, he has become an expert at hunting and killing rabid werewolves. But when Alex is bitten and infected, he finds himself racing against a ticking clock for his own survival.
Alex’s search for a cure leads him finally to an oracle in a seaside town in California. And she gives him the reading of a lifetime. The key to his cure is a girl who forgets things, cries spontaneously, and might just be insane. And the only way she can save him is to do the one thing Alex knows is impossible: she has to remember.
Book 1 in the anticipated Heart Lines series, a spin-off of the bestselling Dirty Blood series. Note: you do NOT have to read Dirty Blood first. You can start here!

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New Release - Kingdom of Embers

Title: Kingdom of EmbersSeries: Kingdom Journals #1Author: Tricia CopelandGenre: YA Paranormal RomanceRelease Date: February 7, 2017LIMITED TIME $0.99 - KINDLE UNLIMITED “He wouldn’t understand. He didn’t live in a masked world. In truth, he did. Most beings, pure humans, walked through life believing they were the only type of people that existed.” –Alena
As a creature forbidden by both vampire and witch law, Alena traverses the country with her Vampire Council Chancellor mother in search of an unknown entity. Everything changes when Alena finds Hunter. Their bond may be the key to the answers Alena seeks. But her mother introduces her to Theron, an equally handsome and mysterious suitor. Will the truth about his intentions be uncovered before it’s too late? Or will her Mother’s kingdom be reduced to embers?
Find out in Kingdom of Embers! Praise for Tricia’s paranormal novella Drops of Sunshine “The way it played with my emotions was incredible, especially for such a short story. It really was magical to read.” – A. B. of 2 One Click Chicks“… it says a lot about Drops that I really wanted more story.”– Tia Silverthorne Bach, author of The Tala Prophecy SeriesFind Drops of Sunshine and all Tricia’s books at www.triciacopeland.com


Tricia Copeland grew up in Georgia and now lives in Colorado with her family. Her books include the clean new adult Being Me Series, Is This Me?, If I Could Fly, Thinking You Know Me, and the final installment, Being Me, as well as a young adult novellas, Drops of Sunshine and the Lovelock Chronicles, Lovelock Ones: Native One, published in The Butterfly Box. If she’s not out running, you can find Tricia at www.triciacopeland.com or your favorite social media.
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Othala Witch Collection SALE! $0.99

Happy Friday! Guess what? HUGE Othala Witch Collection sale going on! Several of the books in the collection can be snagged today and tomorrow for just 99 pennies! Are you excited? Ready for the list?

Here we go!
The World of the Othala Witches

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About the Othala Witch Collection:
Many years ago, the Original Sixteen witches were able to contain an outbreak of demon-like creatures from overtaking the earth. But doing so came at a cost. For the human race to survive, the world had to be divided into sixteen sectors, trapping the Ravagers to the Outlands beyond, and trapping the humans in.

The Original Sixteen served as Regents over each of these sectors, and when they died, the strongest of witches took their place, using their own personal enchantment abilities to protect their sector. In the process, communication was lost. The only solace that remains is the knowledge that if another sector fails, their own may still survive.

But what happens when your sector is the one to fail? What happens when the world inside your walls is just as bad as the one outside them? In this collection of sixteen adult dystopian paranormal romance tales, each and every one of the sixteen sectors is about to find out.


Sector 1: Origin by Rebecca Hamilton
Sector 4: Immortal Winter by N. R. Larry and Margo Bond Collins
Sector 5: Under by Conner Kressley and Rebecca Hamilton
Sector 6: Red Magic by J. C. Andrijeski
Sector 9: Alchemy by Noree Cosper
Sector 11: Star Crossed by J. E. Taylor
Sector 12: Forbidden by Shannon Eckrich
Sector 13: Sea Cursed by Amy Lee Burgess
Sector 14: Forgotten by Heather Marie Adkins
Sector 16: Faye Magic by Jo Michaels
All the books listed above are $0.99 until tomorrow!
What are you still doing here? Get going and shop some dystopian paranormal romance!

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

28 Days of Coloring Book Images on Instagram!

Happy Monday, everyone! Woohoo! I hope you're all ready to take part in something awesome in February. I'm SO looking forward to this challenge, I can't even tell you.

If you love coloring, and you have all these pictures to share, you'll enjoy this little challenge. You can use pictures you did before, ones you're doing just for this fun, or whatever, but here are the rules:
You must have colored the image (can be an app!).You have to list the title of the coloring book or URL of the website where you got the image in the description of your post.You gotta HAVE FUN!Missing a day is fine. There aren't any rules about that. Just browse the awesome artworks of your fellow participants on those days.Here's the list of photos/days:

1: Name or Word (clean) - This is for your name, the name of your pet, or whatever, as long as it's a clean word.
2: Mandala - Your favorite Mandala!
3: Insect - Anything other than butterflies, they have their own day.
4: Food - Nom, nom, nom!
5: Object - Any object.
6: Fantasy - Dragons, manticores, etc... No fantasy people (those are day 26).
7: Book Cover - The cover of your favorite coloring book.
8: Flora - All the pretty flowers!
9: Baby Animals - Seriously, show us the cute.
10: Harry Potter - For all you Potterheads out there.
11: Gardens - Mashup of flowers, trees, shrubs, etc...
12: WTF - Adult words
13: Paisley - This. Because they're pretty.
14: Butterflies - The most beautiful of bugs.
15: Owls - Only the wise ones! Kidding. All the owls, all the time.
16: Inspiring Words - Lift one another up!
17: Random Patterns - An oxymoron? You know what I mean here, right?
18: Elephants - I've seen some gorgeous ones.
19: Scenery - Landscapes, etc...
20: Ladies - All the pretty girls!
21: Cats - Meow.
22: Aquatics - Boats, fish, undersea scenes, etc...
23: Tattoos - Not the ones on skin.
24: Technology - Geometric shapes.
25: Quilts - We all love these patterns. Seriously.
26: Fantasy People - Mermaids, fairies, ogres, etc...
27: Dogs - Cats had their day. Now it's time for man's best friend!
28: Super Heroes! - Ya know?

If you'd like to play along, here's a graphic you can share on IG:


And be sure you give me a follow!
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Let's have some fun with it.

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, write color on!

Jo

New Release - Faye Magic - Othala Witch Collection: Sector 16

Happy Wednesday! Tomorrow is the release day for Faye Magic. I'm so excited to be bringing you the last installment of the bestselling Othala Witch Collection series. To find out more about the series or to buy the other books, head on over to the Fallen Sorcery website here. Ready for the scoop on Faye Magic? Let's get going!

Title: Faye Magic: an Adult Dystopian Paranormal Romance: Sector 16 (The Othala Witch Collection)
Author: Jo Michaels
Genre: Adult Dystopian Romance
Length (paperback): 330 pages
Buy Link: Amazon Kindle $0.99 (until tomorrow)  ~  Paperback $14.99

Blurb:

***This is a standalone novel written in the world of Othala, and it can be read independently of the other books in the collection.***
Welcome to Sector Sixteen of Othala.  Prepare yourself. It's a competition like no other. Think: The Hunger Games meets The Selection. The last one standing wins the man.Meet Morgan LeFaye Woodenson. She has her life planned out. She'll marry Sawyer, the love of her life, and they'll run into the sunset to be nomads, surviving off the land, not reporting to anyone, free to live their lives as they see fit.At least, that was the plan until the imprisonment.When reagent Orinthal's wife dies suddenly, Faye is forced from her home and thrown into an arena to compete with every other nineteen-year-old girl in Sector Sixteen for the highly coveted place at his side. If she doesn't win, she dies; if she does win, she loses everything she loves.Deception and ruthlessness fill her, and she's determined to find a way to hold on to her dreams--even if that means becoming someone she never thought she'd have to.

Grab it today before the price increases!

What do you think? Will you check it out?

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

New Release - The Butterfly Box

(¯`v´¯) Release Blitz`*.¸.*´ The Butterfly Box¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨) A SASS Anthology(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•.#SASSAuthor
Free your imagination as you delve into this eclectic mix of healing tales from eight authors, just as different as their stories. Lift the lid and take a peek inside The Butterfly Box.
Authors include:
Kate Vine Half FullContemporary NASometimes making the split second decisions are fruitful and give you the best outcome and that’s the best ones.But what if you made a split second decision and it changed all your life. Not in the best kind of way. What if you had to live with regrets of that one night ?What if that one night changed who you were and made you someone different?What if that night made you look different?One decision.One push of the gas pedal....Everything changes...
Brooke May A Second ChanceParanormal NADerek:Life isn't all sunshine and love like they tell you when you are a child. Life is about pain, especially mine. I live mine with a daily reminder of the fact that I didn't fight for the woman I love... I didn't go after her when I wanted to.My heart is wrecked, my chest in a vice, and yet I am somehow supposed to keep going, to live with it...So day after day, I live with it, until Annabelle walks back into my life, and she is as beautiful as I remember.Annabelle:Free is how I have lived since I left Fetterman.I try my best to ignore the pain of my past, but my mind always turns back to him and all the questions I have. I am stubborn, I'm well aware of that, and I've never been able to bring myself to go back there until now.The man who is supposed to be my father is ill and I have business to do with him.I don't expect to see him, Derek. I don't expect him to be even more handsome than ever... angrier than ever. I don't know what I expect, and I certainly don't expect a second chance…
KM Neuhold UnbreakableContemporary NAAmie:My life was perfect. Perfect fiancé, dream job working as a veterinarian at a local zoo, and crazy awesome friends. And then I got sick. The diagnosis was a complete shock, too much of a shock for my fiancé. Now I’m trying to get my feet back underneath me and figure out what to do now that my time is running out.Parker:After years of crushing on my gorgeous, unavailable neighbor she’s finally single and I’m not about to miss my shot with her. The only problem is, something is going on with her. For some reason she’s spiraling out of control and I have every intention of being there to catch her when she hits bottom. She may think she’s alone in whatever she’s going through, but she wasn’t expecting me.

Rebecca M. Gibson After The Noise DiesHistorical NA"They turn off the lights with a click. I'm plunged back into darkness, back into hell."Percy is a lieutenant in The Great War. After an evening attack, that leads to his hospitalisation, his reality begins to crumble. Believing himself captured by the Germans, he has but one hope...if only he can remember her face.Ida waits in terror for news of her husband. Not long married, she feels lost without him. When the dreaded telegram arrives, she knows she will do absolutely anything to get him back. This is, if he'll let her…

Tricia Copeland Lovelock Ones: Native OneDystopian YADespite unparalleled global warming and mandatory genetic typing, Jema and Troy’s high school experience in Port Orford, Oregon seems decent enough. But as a second worldwide flu epidemic threatens, their parents send them to a remote Nevada community. Lovelock is an ancient cave a group has transformed into a base camp. With Jema’s sister’s life in the balance, she and Troy must decide whether to risk exposing the group to save her. Will they jeopardize many for one? Find out in Native One, a young adult novella.
Eleanor Lloyd JonesHeart Of LifeRomance NATrust no one. Stick together. Do it your way.A life of hardships is an endless road for Jess, but with her soul mate by her side, anything is doable; everything is within reach.Until tragedy strikes...And when tragedy strikes, it leaves an unsettled feeling in its wake—a feeling that nothing will ever be quite the same again.
Riann C. MillerReturning Home Contemporary NA"You don’t meet the love of your life when you’re just a kid.SamanthaI lost count of the times I was told to move on. To get over the boy who stole a piece of my heart and kept it with him long after he unexpectedly left town. You can’t force someone to love you and it’s impossible to love enough for two, but I tried.My life moved forward. My heartache slowly lessened. My reasons for living evolved but my heart never forgot. That’s why when Luke Runyan finally returned home, he turned my life upside down.LukeMy world revolved around her. I would do anything to make my girl happy, that included setting her free.Without my permission, life marched on but when I closed my eyes at night, she was always the first to greet me. I should have known that returning home would wreak havoc on my life and I should have known even one glance in her direction would make leaving without her a second time practically impossible.

Katie FoxThe Heart Of HimContemporary NAOne day. One hour. One second.That’s all it takes for everything to change...Cassidy Porter is barely holding it together. She lives everyday of her life with a heavy weight on her chest, searching for that one moment when she can catch her breath and not feel the pain that serves as a constant reminder of all that she’s lost.Until him…Samuel Copeland spends his days in the local coffee shop, watching and observing, trying to make sense of his life and the second chance he’s suddenly been given. He doesn’t know how to move forward or where to begin.Until her...Brought together by fate, or perhaps—more simply—the hearts beating within their chests, the two form an unexpected bond, one that has them asking: can two hearts be destined only to beat for each other? Buy LinksUS Link: http://a.co/bm5ExQNUK Link: http://amzn.eu/bl6xlyR
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The charity is Medecins Sans Frontieres, with all proceeds going to themhttp://www.msf.org.uk/
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Follow the authors on FacebookKate Vine https://www.facebook.com/Author-Kate-Vine-1570433456528288/…Brooke May https://www.facebook.com/authorbrookemay/?fref=tsKM Neuhold https://www.facebook.com/awellwrittenwoman/?fref=tsRebecca M Gibson https://www.facebook.com/rebeccamgibsonauthor/?fref=tsTricia Copeland https://www.facebook.com/TriciaCopelandAuthor/?fref=tsEleanor Lloyd-Jones https://www.facebook.com/eleanorlloydj/?fref=tsRiann C Miller https://www.facebook.com/authorriannmiller/?fref=tsKatie Fox https://www.facebook.com/authorkatiefox/?fref=ts

Cover Reveal - The Butterfly Box - SASS Anthology

 
 (¯`v´¯) Cover Reveal `*.¸.*´ The Butterfly Box ¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨) A SASS Anthology (¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•.#SASSAuthor 
 Free your imagination as you delve into this eclectic mix of healing tales from nine authors, just as different as their stories. Lift the lid and take a peek inside The Butterfly Box.
   
Authors include  Jenn Hype  Kate Vine  Brooke May  KM Neuhold  Rebecca M. Gibson  Tricia Copeland  Eleanor Lloyd Jones  Riann C. Miller  Katie Fox  
The charity is Medecins Sans Frontieres, with all proceeds going to them http://www.msf.org.uk/  
Join the release party https://www.facebook.com/events/1647990345524417/ 
Follow the authors on Facebook Jenn Hype https://www.facebook.com/jennhype/?fref=ts  Kate Vine https://www.facebook.com/Author-Kate-Vine-1570433456528288/…  Brooke May https://www.facebook.com/authorbrookemay/?fref=ts  KM Neuhold https://www.facebook.com/awellwrittenwoman/?fref=ts  Rebecca M Gibson https://www.facebook.com/rebeccamgibsonauthor/?fref=ts  Tricia Copeland https://www.facebook.com/TriciaCopelandAuthor/?fref=ts  Eleanor Lloyd-Jones https://www.facebook.com/eleanorlloydj/?fref=ts  Riann C Miller https://www.facebook.com/authorriannmiller/?fref=ts  Katie Fox https://www.facebook.com/authorkatiefox/?fref=ts 

Best Book Covers of 2016 - All About that Art!

Happy Monday, everyone! I know I've been crazy absent, but November! Ya know? AND I've been working my fingers off on the new F5 project. These covers will be all about the art. They'll be sporting customized typography and hand-drawn images. It's all drawn, but it needs to be rendered and colored. I can't wait to share them with you.


Okay, in that vein, I'd like to do a roundup of YOUR favorite covers from this year. I'd love to see real artwork and/or unique fonts you've seen that you loved. This will be on a post sometime this week. Here's the link to the google form: https://goo.gl/forms/TumkpWFIsSMw2Xgh1

Drop in the link for the book on Amazon or Goodreads, the title, a note on why you loved it, and your FIRST name OR first initial and LAST name, like so: "I love this cover because..." ~ Susan OR "I love this cover because..." ~ S. Michaels.

Let's have some fun!

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

New Release - Deadly Obsession

Blog TourDEADLY OBSESSIONbyK.L. HUMPHREYS#SassAuthor #DeadlySeries BLURBWinter Cortez is struggling to regain her life after a vicious assault almost four years ago.Finally, she meets a man she feels she can trust.But her attacker is still out there. And he is watching her every move.Sam Mitchell, the former Military man, agrees to do a favor for his friend and teammate.A favor which brings him face to face with a woman who brings out all of his protective instincts.What happens when the woman you love is being watched by a man nobody can find?Will Sam find him or lose Winter forever?




Excerpt

“What have you done to Sam? He’s staring at you.” Nathan says, and I look back at Sammy and Nathan’s right he’s frozen to the spot staring at me with eyes narrowed. I burst out laughing.“I told him he wasn’t as funny as he thought.” Soph laughs with me, and I see Sammy start walking towards us, I scoot behind Sophia while laughing. I can’t help it the look on his face is precious. It’s almost as if he’s losing a limb he looks devastated. I’m only messing around with him, it’s too easy to wind him up. I hide behind Soph and cross my legs as I need to pee.“Sweets. Hiding behind Sophia isn’t going to save that pretty ass of yours.” Damn that man. I peek my head from behind Soph and see him staring at me, he has a smirk on his face.“You aren’t getting anywhere near my ass!” I feel Sophia’s body start shaking as she laughs at our antics.“Want to bet?” His tone is challenging, yet it’s playful.“Fine,” I say with a heavy sigh. I see his eyebrows shoot up, he’s shocked. Good.“You serious about that Winter?” he says in such a gravelly tone, the cheeky bastard trying to turn me on.“Oh yes, you play with my ass I play with yours, it’s only fair. I’ll get you your very own butt plug. You know we need to stretch you out.” I say with the sweetest voice I can muster. I hear spluttering coming from Luke, who up until now was scoffing his breakfast down. And Nathan and Sophia are laughing so hard that Soph is doubled over.

AmazonDeadly Hunt (Deadly Hunt #1) is also availablehttp://amzn.to/2ck5DbeABOUT THE AUTHORKL Humphreys was born in London, England but now lives in Ireland with the love of her life. In a way, the world has him to thank for her Debut Novel. After years of thinking about writing the story that had been dying to get out of her head, she finally confided in her other half. He gave her an enthusiastic "Go for It!" and she started writing it the very next day.Miss Humphreys loves music, especially pop, R'n'B and rap and if she's writing you will find it playing somewhere nearby. She also loves all romance novels but of course, Romantic Suspense is her go to genre. When she isn't writing it...it's a good bet she is curled up somewhere reading one. If she doesn't have a book in her hand, you might want to check to make sure she isn't sick. When not reading or writing, she loves to spend time with her loved ones especially while watching a football game (that's soccer for you Americans)... COME ON YOU GUNNERS!!!!AUTHOR LINKSFacebook | GoodReads | Twitter | QuotesRainHosted by SASS

Infallible Blog Tour

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An edgy romantic suspense novel written by award wining YA author Carlyle Labuschagne as Bailey Quinn 


                       


THE MOMENT DETECTIVE SCARLET ANNE MARTINS stepped into that prison, her resolve began to wane, a struggle she had long forgotten between heart and head. Unable to deny it any longer, the feelings she had for Alaric were strong—and her desperation to save him, would ultimately be what would killed them both.
For a super cop, her judgment in men truly failed her. But while her life, and anyone's who tried to stop her was in mortal danger, she had to forget every single detail about Special Agent Blade. Her primary focus was getting through the next twenty-four hours without killing anyone.
Thereafter, her purpose would be to find a way to put behind bars those who were framing her for murder, and the bombing in New York City. It would prove to be an almost impossible task, since she had become a fugitive in a foreign country.
This time, her drop-dead gorgeous looks and South African accent would work against her in every way—she would be recognized in a heartbeat on the streets. With nowhere to run, she made the decision to face the peril head on and ensnare the evil that was coming for her, and the only way to do that was by giving them what they wanted.






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About The Author


 Bailey Quinn is the pen name for Award winning YA science fiction writer, Carlyle Labuschagne who resides in the beautiful country of South Africa. This die-hard dreamer who is fascinated by a great story is compelled to share these imaginary worlds with others. Her love for writing spills over into every aspect of her life where she has founded a library project aimed at the youth, creator of SAIR writers events, and is co-founder of a publishing company. Her other addictions include cappuccino, being outdoors with her loves ones, and avoiding dishes at all cost.
Currently working on her first crime fiction Infallible due for release May 2016, and on another SF crime thriller Tethered, set for release in 2017. Both books take place in the wonderfully exciting city of NYC where she has visited a few times and found that by writing about it - will keep the city in her heart and 
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