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I love my readers... So I give them stuff.

I love my readers. I truly do. When you email me screaming and crying, when you message me on FB pissed off I ended a book likethat,when you share your thoughts and hopes and yourdear, sweet lord of all that is holy can XXX be the hero of the next book?I f-love you.Because I love you, I along with 55 other romance authors ponied up the dough to give ya'll a sweet bevy of prizes in the Love Our Readers Giveaway.Enter to win $1100 in Amazon Gift Cards!One simple entry will subscribe you to 56 Romance Author Newsletters.Unsubscribe any time, but please don't label us as spam. Better still, stick around and get to know us.Participating Authors:A K Michaels | AJ Norris | Aliyah Burke | Amy L Gale | Andie M. Long | Anne Stone | Annie Anderson | Bethany Lopez | Cailin Briste | Casey Clipper | Christa Simpson | Christine Kingsley | Debbie White | Deborah Nam-Krane | Erin Cawood | Eva Winters | Genevieve Jordayne | Hadley Raydeen | Hazel Keys | Heather C. Myers | Jamie Collins | Jeanne St. James | Jennifer Rose McMahon | K.L Shandwick | Kelly Collins | Kelli McCracken | Kellie McAllen | Lena Bourne |Linda Tillis | Lisa Swallow | Liz Durano | Liz Gavin | Mary Hughes| McKenna Jeffries | Melissa Pearl | Michele Mannon | Michelle Lynn | Ruth Anne Scott | Sam Destiny | Sarah J. Stone | Scarlet Rose Bonnet | Scarlett Metal | Sheila Kell | Shelique Lize | Skye Jordan | Taige Crenshaw | Talina Perkins | Tee Smith | Tia Lewis | Tina Glasneck | Tracey Pedersen | Tracy Ellen | Victoria Pinder | Vivienne Hunt | Zane MorrowEnter to win!Enter here:http://lovekissedbookbargains.com/love-our-readers-giveaway/

Check out the January FREE for All & Giveaway!

54 Romance Authors are offering 54 books...Most of them are FREE for a limited time. It's just our way of thanking our loyal readers. My book, FALLING ASHES, will be free for this promotion! Grab your copy before it's over!Even better, we've pooled our funds to offer an awesome giveaway! Enter to win a Kindle and Amazon Gift Cards just for subscribing to our newsletters or following us on social media.Here's the link to the November FREE for All & Giveaway:http://lovekissedbookbargains.com/free-for-all/About FALLING ASHES:Mena Constantine is pissed off.Finally freed from her fifty-year imprisonment by a maniacal leader, she is desperately trying to recover and get her life back. Problem is, the life she had is long gone. Struggling under the weight of her memories and healing from the wounds of her captivity, she can't seem to catch a break. Every waking moment, death seems like a relief she would welcome.Asher Crane is a dead man.As a Guardian to the King, his only purpose in life is to keep the King alive. And he's failing. Miserably. With the King ill, the Queen dying, and zero plans for a successor, he's pretty much screwed. Because if the King dies, the law says Asher dies, too.As these two wounded souls collide in a series of bloody and unfortunate events, they will clutch to the last shreds of life before death beats down their door.

Happy Cover Reveal Day!

We survived the holidays! We made it through every wrapped present, slogged through all of the holiday cards, and the turkey wasn't dry. Let's give each other a clap on the back, and if there is any bourbon left, well, ya'll know what to do.

I'm not to say I hate the holidays - I love them. I am a decorating, cookie baking, present wrapping fiend. I have kiddos that still believe in the magic of it all, and believing in magic is what I'm all about.I just need a nap, but before I take a very welcomed siesta, SMOLDERING ASHES has a cover AND a blurb AND a release date!
The lovely Shari Ryan with MadHat Books designed this fabulous cover!!



About SMOLDERING ASHES

Kyle Brennan needs a break.
After scouring the earth for his mate, he finally found her in the least convenient place possible. Then she was ripped away from him by forces neither of them could control. But the woman who came back to him isn’t the one who left. Kyle doesn’t know this woman, and he’s not so sure he wants to.

Nicola Miller has a big problem.
She can’t remember a single second of her life before she woke up in a hospital bed in Knoxville, Tennessee. Not just that, but she has a huge, hulking man in her hospital room claiming to be her husband – a man she obviously doesn’t remember – who looks at her as if she’ll strike like a snake at any given moment. She’s not sure how things could get any worse.

But the last shards of Nicola’s life are about to be burned to the ground. Because someone has to pay for the sins of the past, and she's wearing the face of the woman who committed them.

It looks like the last of their luck has just run out.

* SMOLDERING ASHES can standalone, so it is not necessary to read books 1-3 in the series, but the stories are interconnected and do overlap.

Special preorder price of Smoldering Ashes: Book 4 in The Ashes to Ashes Series. Get the book for 99 pennies before it's live January 24 and save 66%!
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Giveaways Abound!

It's a brand new year!I'm sure all of us are happy to see the back of 2016 (I know I am). To start off the year right, I'm beginning the year with Giveaways!!Giveaway #1:Check out the January Preorder Super Sale & Giveaway!25 Romance Authors are sharing January Preorders...Most of them are on sale for a limited time. It's just our way of thanking our loyal readers.Even better, we've pooled our funds to offer an awesome giveaway! Enter to win a Kindle just for subscribing to our newsletters or following us on social media.EnterHERE.Giveaway #2:Love reading & reviewing? Like finding new authors? Wanna join a review team/street team?We have 30 authors of varying genres who would love to find new readers! Why join a team? (Or lots of teams?) There are so many perks...like FREE books, advanced notice of sales, giveaways, and new releases. Let's not forget the swag and signed books so many authors give to their team as a reward for the support.Give it a try!Join some teams and be entered to win $300 in Amazon Gift Cards!Participating Authors: Alexis Noelle | Amy L Gale | Andie M. Long | Anne Stone | Annie Anderson | Cailin Briste | Chantel Rondeau | Christa Simpson | Courtney Shockey |Elizabetta Holcomb | Ella Jade | Eme Strife | Emma Nichols | Heather C. Myers | Jeanne St. James | Joanna Mazurkiewicz | Kelli McCracken | Kelly Collins | Kira Blake | Lexi James | Liz Gavin | Mary Abshire | Selena Laurence | Sheila Kell| Scarlett Metal | Shelique Lize | Tracy Ellen | Stella Blue | Skye Jordan | Terra Kelly |EnterHERE.

Happy New Year Facebook Hop!

Welcome to the Happy New Year Facebook Hop, hosted by Love Kissed Book Bargains! With tons of prizes from over 150 authors and bloggers, including Amazon gift cards, it's a great way to spend your New Year's Weekend!Don't miss out! Visit one, or all to participate. Easy entries. Meet some new authors! Discover some awesome blogs. Most of all...have fun!The Happy New Year Hop starts here:https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAnnieAnderson

72 Signed Paperbacks up for grabs in the 12 Days of Giveaways!

How much do you love signed paperbacks from your favorite romance authors?
Yeah. We thought so.
You've heard of the Twelve Days of Christmas? We're offering Twelve Days of Giveaways.

Enter to win one of twelve prize packs.
Each prize pack will contain SIX signed books.
If you're already a collector, you'll be in heaven. If you've never owned a signed paperback before, you'll start your collection with a bang. Either way, entry is simple.One simple entry will subscribe you to 70 Romance Author Newsletters.

Unsubscribe any time, but please don't label us as spam. Better still, stick around and get to know us.

Participating Authors:
AJ Norris | Alyson Reynolds | Amie Stuart | Amy L Gale | Anna B. Madrise | Annie Anderson | Bethany Lopez | Bethany Shaw | Brinda Berry | Brittney Coon | Candace Clark | Candace Knoebel | Christa Cervone | Christi Barth | DD Lorenzo | Debra Parmley | Diana Quincy | Eileen Cruz Coleman | Elianne Adams | Eva Winters | G.L. Tomas | India Millar | J.M. Adele | Ja'Nese Dixon | Jamie Farrell | JB Schroeder | Jenn Windrow | Jennifer Locklear | Jennifer Ryder | Joanna Shupe | Joanne Dannon | Josie Bordeaux | Kelly Collins | Kelly Moore | Kimi Flores/K.A. Hunter | L A Cotton | L Chapman | Leigh Anderson | Lisa Ladew | Lisa Shelby | Liz Durano | M.M. Chabot | Margo Bond Collins | Mary Abshire | Mary Hughes | Mayra Statham | Michele Mannon | Michelle Irwin | MJ Summers | Monica Corwin | Nancee Cain | Nikki Lynn Barrett | Rissa Blakely | S.M. Schmitz | Shaniel Watson | Sheila Kell | Shelique Lize  | Skye Jordan | Sybil Bartel | Sydney Aaliyah Michelle | Tania Cooper | Terra Kelly | Theresa Troutman | Tracey Pedersen | Tracy Ellen | Victoria Pinder | Wendy Knight

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Freebies, Giveaways, and an Ashes to Ashes Holiday Story!

Are you ready for the holidays?With two kiddos in the house, we are on Winter Holiday Overload in the Anderson casa. We have decorated, presents have been purchased, and I am debating on how much wine I will need to consume to get them wrapped. The youngest (she's 2) just figured out how to scale the counters to get to the butcher block, so figuring out how to hide the plethora of really sharp objects in an easy access place that the monster can't get to is a brand new challenge for us.Wish me luck. (AKA:Send Wine.)This week's agenda:The December FREE for All.SCATTERED ASHES is FREE for a limited time.Plus TWO MORE giveaways!AND a sweet Constantine Family Christmas story!Check out the December FREE for All & Giveaway55 Romance Authors are offering 55 books...Most of them are FREE for a limited time. It's just our way of thanking our loyal readers.Even better, we've pooled our funds to offer an awesome giveaway! Enter to win a Kindle and Amazon Gift Cards just for subscribing to our newsletters or following us on social media.SCATTERED ASHES, Book 1 in the Ashes to Ashes series is FREE for a limited time as apart of the December FREE for all! Click on one of the links below to get your copy directly.AMAZON USAMAZON UKAMAZON CAAMAZON AUABOUT SCATTERED ASHESAurelia Constantine is having a rough century.Plagued by visions of murder, death and destruction, she has resigned herself to the nightmare her life has become. When an enemy from her past comes to her rescue, she must let go of old wounds and heal the breach so she may survive the evil poisoning her mind.Rhys Stevens is guilty.Murder. Betrayal. Treason. Take your pick; he’s guilty of them all. On the path of redemption, he must beg for forgiveness from the one person he fought to save - the woman he has always loved.Thrown together in the trenches of war, they must work as a team to stop a monstrous puppet master from pulling their strings.Ashes, ashes. We all fall down.Get ready to burn.MORE GIVEAWAYSJust click the pictures to enter!An Aurelia & Rhys Holiday StoryAURELIAWaking up alone wasn’t what I was used to. More often than not, I woke in the morning with Rhys’ limbs wrapped around me, his long arms clutching my burgeoning belly as if he was protecting his entire family as he slept.But this morning – of all mornings – I woke up alone.One would think a Phoenix pregnancy would be easy. I don’t know if it is the twin business or the fact that pregnancy – no matter the species – is made of suckass, but my body practically creaks as I push myself up from the siren call of our mattress.Perpetual healing, my rapidly expanding ass.I listen for bathroom sounds but I know he isn’t in there, which is good because like every other five minutes, I have to pee. I rush as fast as my baby-laden body can take me and handle my business, smoothing the blue and white flannel snowman nightgown over my not quite third trimester belly.Rhys thinks it is hilarious how seriously I take winter holidays. We both have seen the way they have changed over the last two centuries and while he doesn’t get into the spirit, I do. I am a Christmas freak. One wouldn’t think I would be with my general Grinch-like behavior, but you’d be wrong.I love the snow, the wonderful lights decorating all the houses – even up here in the mountains. I love the way people are a bit nicer to each other, a bit less impatient. Sure there are shitty people everywhere and with every season, but I find that, in general, the holidays just make things better. There is an air of anticipation – especially this morning.It is our first Christmas together, Rhys and I, and it could be said that I went a little nuts. Okay, I went completely banana-pants bonkers because I know the UPS man by name now – it’s James – and if I make Rhys put up any more decorations, he’s going to lose his mind. Not that I should be decorating anything else considering it is Christmas morning, but I made no promises. There is still a week until the New Year and there isn’t a rule that says I have to stop until then.Rhys might just make one, though.I wrangle my feet into my sheepskin slippers, looking around my belly to make sure I have them on right. The twins and my general lack of height make my tummy the size of an overly inflated basketball. In a few more weeks, it will be solidly in the beach ball category. I love it. It doesn’t matter that I’m uncomfortable and have to pee at every single second of the day. I love these babies.I shuffle from our bedroom, making my way down the stairs and holding onto the garland-wrapped bannister for dear life. I have already begun to waddle – much to my dismay – and Evan doesn’t hesitate to call me Mama Duck at every opportunity.I refuse to tell her it’s a little funny. I also refuse to laugh, and I know my willpower is greater than hers.I make it to the bottom of the steps without incident and find Rhys sitting on the couch closest to the Christmas tree. He’s plugged in the lights, and the rustic glam motif sparkles in the combination of early morning sunlight and the seven layers of string lights on the eleven-foot tree.Okay, it is completely possible I may have gone overboard.Rhys is relaxed, sipping on a cup of steaming coffee while he waits for me in his snowman flannel pajama bottoms and coordinating thermal. His feet are bare, and seeing them crossed, resting on the coffee table does something to me. I love that he has made a home here with me. That he feels comfortable here. That we will bring our children here in a few months.  These are the things I thought I would never get.I don’t wake up to death every morning. Yes, I have visions of death, but now that I’m not trying to suppress them, they don’t hurt so much – the visions don’t take over anymore. Now, I wake up to Rhys and the anticipation of our coming family. I wake up to the knowledge that my sister is happy and so is my best friend. Nothing is perfect – there are still problems – but I have so much more than I did a year ago.“Mornin’, Gorgeous. How’d you sleep?” Rhys asks as I plop as gently as I can next to him. He offers his coffee cup to me, knowing I want a sip but also knowing I won’t drink a whole cup by myself. I steal the cup taking a healthy swig and giving it back.“Good. I didn’t even feel you leave the bed. I was out,” I say as I lean/fall into him, cuddling into his shoulder.“I know you were. You missed Santa coming and everything,” he says with a smile and kisses me on the forehead, nose and then the lips.“Oh, I did? What did he leave me? I have been a very good girl this year,” I murmur against his mouth.“I’ll show you,” he says as he abandons his coffee on the table, kneels at my feet, and pulls a small, black box from his pajama pants pocket.“I remember you saying something along the lines of ‘rivals-the-sun big.’ I hope I got it right,” he says as he lifts the lid of the box to reveal the biggest damn diamond I’ve ever seen in my life. At least four carats of emerald cut awesomeness sit atop a thin platinum band that I already know will fit perfectly on my finger.I’m a Seer. We know these things.“I want us to have our wedding, Gorgeous. I want us to finally celebrate what we’ve got. After the babies get here, I want us to hold onto our happy. What do you think?” he murmurs as he holds out his hand for mine.“That sounds like the best plan ever, Handsome,” I whisper as silly, happy tears hit my eyes and escape the lids to fall down my face. Rhys slips the ring on my finger, and it is so big in comparison to my small hands that the stone nearly spans from base to knuckle. At this point, I’d love to tackle him and kiss him all over, but I’m semi-stuck in the deep cushions of the couch.Rhys pulls my hand and brings it to his lips before helping me to my feet so he can kiss me properly.“Santa left one more present for you, but it’s upstairs. Feel like making the trek, Gorgeous?” he asks.“Sure thing, babe,” I reply as he half leads, half pulls me up the stairs and guides me to the last room at the end of the hall.Usually, this room is used as a guest room, but we so rarely have them that it hasn’t been used since Evan and West stayed here while I went off-my-rocker, bat-shit crazy. I haven’t been inside this room in quite a while. Rhys, opens the door to reveal the sweetest nursery I have ever seen.Pale sage walls, tan plush carpeting and the sweetest pair of cribs decked out in matching sage and chocolate bedding. The theme is turtles – turtles on the shade of the floor lamp next to the chocolate reclining armchair, on the mobiles that hang over the cribs – and I love it so much that my eyes are leaking.He thought of everything.“It’s time for our happy, Aurelia,” Rhys whispers in my ear as he wraps me up in his arms.He’s right. It is time for happy.We deserve it.© Copyright 2016 Annie AndersonI hope you enjoyed Aurelia & Rhys' Holiday story and your holidays (if you celebrate) are awesome!!  See you on the flip side!XOXOAnnie

Freebies & Giveaways!

Are you ready for the holidays?
With two kiddos in the house, we are on Winter Holiday Overload in the Anderson casa. We have decorated, presents have been purchased, and I am debating on how much wine I will need to consume to get them wrapped. The youngest (she's 2) just figured out how to scale the counters to get to the butcher block, so figuring out how to hide the plethora of really sharp objects in an easy access place that the monster can't get to is a brand new challenge for us. Wish me luck. (AKA:Send Wine.)

This week's agenda:
*The December FREE for All.
*SCATTERED ASHES is FREE for a limited time.
*Plus TWO MORE giveaways!

Check out the December FREE for All & Giveaway

55 Romance Authors are offering 55 books...
Most of them are FREE for a limited time. It's just our way of thanking our loyal readers.Even better, we've pooled our funds to offer an awesome giveaway! Enter to win a Kindle and Amazon Gift Cards just for subscribing to our newsletters or following us on social media.

SCATTERED ASHES, Book 1 in the Ashes to Ashes series is FREE for a limited time as apart of the December FREE for all! Click on one of the links below to get your copy directly.
AMAZON US
AMAZON UK
AMAZON CA
AMAZON AU



ABOUT SCATTERED ASHES:
Aurelia Constantine is having a rough century.
Plagued by visions of murder, death and destruction, she has resigned herself to the nightmare her life has become. When an enemy from her past comes to her rescue, she must let go of old wounds and heal the breach so she may survive the evil poisoning her mind.

Rhys Stevens is guilty.
Murder. Betrayal. Treason. Take your pick; he’s guilty of them all. On the path of redemption, he must beg for forgiveness from the one person he fought to save - the woman he has always loved.

Thrown together in the trenches of war, they must work as a team to stop a monstrous puppet master from pulling their strings.
Ashes, ashes. We all fall down.
Get ready to burn.

MORE GIVEAWAYS
Just click the pictures to enter!


I hope your holidays (if you celebrate) are awesome!!  See you on the flip side!
XOXO
Annie

Grow the Team Giveaway!

Love reading & reviewing? Like finding new authors? Wanna join a review team/street team?


We have 32 authors of varying genres who would love to find new readers! Why join a team? (Or lots of teams?) There are so many perks...like FREE books, advanced notice of sales, giveaways, and new releases. Let's not forget the swag and signed books so many authors give to their team as a reward for the support.

Give it a try!

Join some teams and be entered to win $320 in Amazon Gift Cards!

Participating Authors:
A. Gorman | Amy L Gale | Andie M. Long | India Millar | Eva Winters | Annie Anderson | Christa Simpson | Captive Quill Press | Colleen Charles | Kaiden Klein | Kelly Moore | G.L. Tomas | Liz Gavin | JA Culican | Jade C. Jamison| Jean Oram | Jennifer Locklear | Tina Glasneck | K.N. Lee | Lena Bourne | Liz Durano | Noelle Greene | Sheila Kell| Scarlett Metal | Stephanie Haefner | Wendy Knight | Tracy Ellen | Sydney Aaliyah Michelle | Stella Blue | Skye Jordan | Lexi James | Joanna Mazurkiewicz

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Smoldering Ashes News!

I have BIG NEWS.
Are you ready?
The first draft of SMOLDERING ASHES is done! I know, it took a bit longer than ya'll are used to, but there was so much going on in this one book, well... it needed a little extra time. BUT! I have the release date set and ready to go.

SMOLDERING ASHES will be out everywhere on January 24th!
Add it to your TBR on Goodreads! 

Are you as excited as I am?!