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Can you help?

I'm so excited to finally have Dark Devotion (book 3 in the Dark Series) almost ready for publication. On October 15th, I'll be doing the cover reveal, and I'd love some help to spread the word far and wide. If you have a Facebook page or Twitter account, you can help! All you need to do is sign up to the campaign and then a few days before the release, I'll send you the tweet to send out, or the post to publish on Facebook. Easy, right? I hope you can all spare a few minutes and help an author out.
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Giveaway: Win a signed copy of "Half Life"

Need more of the Helheim pack? Enter to win a personalized and signed copy of "Half Life"

Author Spotlight and Giveaway: Kat Flannery

Kat Flannery's love of history shows in her novels. She is an avid reader of historical, suspense, paranormal, and romance. When not researching for her next book, Kat can be found running her three sons to hockey and lacrosse. She has her Certificate in Freelance and Business Writing. A member of many writing groups, Kat enjoys promoting other authors on her blog. She's been published in numerous periodicals. Her debut novel CHASING CLOVERS has been on Amazon's Bestsellers list many times. LAKOTA HONOR is Kat's second book and she is hard at work on her next.


Where to find Kat...
Website | Facebook | Twitter



Some fun facts about Kat...

  1. I love to sing...but sadly I cannot carry a tune.

2. I have 12 tattoos that I can hide if I need to. 

3. I have three teenage boys who I adore. 

4. I love to exercise, but every time I do I injure myself. 

 

Fate has brought them together, but will a promise tear them apart?

In the small town of Willow Creek, Colorado, Nora Rushton spends most of her days locked up in her home with a father who resents her and fighting off unwanted marriage proposals from the wealthy Elwood Calhoun. Marked as a witch, Nora must hide her healing powers from those who wish to destroy all the witkowin--crazy women. What she doesn't know is that a bounty hunter is hot on her trail.

Lakota native Otakatay has an obligation to fulfill. He has been hired to kill the witkowin. In a time when race and difference are a threat and innocence holds no ground, courage, love and honor will bring Nora and Otakatay together as they fight for their freedom. Will the desire to fulfill his promise drive Otakatay to kill Nora? Or will the kindness he sees in her blue eyes push him to be the man he once was? #1 Best Seller in Historical and Western romance. Top 100 Best Seller in Historical, Western, Paranormal romance.

Where to find "Lakota Honor"
Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Barnes & Noble | Sample chapters
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Giveaway: A signed copy of Half Truths (book #2)

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#AustralianAuthorMonth wrap up

I can’t believe Australian Author Month is over! What an amazing month featuring some great Aussie authors. I’ve had a great time spotlighting every single one of them. Here are some of the stats I’ve collected along the way…

31 authors discovered
 

31 separate giveaways, both national and international
 

Over 300 tweets
 

Over 70 retweets
 

5897 page views on my blog; 642 the highest for one author


It’s been fun. Let’s do it again next year.

Australian Author Month: O. N. Stefan

O.N. Stefan
  I'm an author and reader from Australia. I love creating something from the world around me. My characters are from everywhere and nowhere.
I love reading mysteries, thrillers and fantasy but am known to read sci fi or anything else that catches my attention.
I uploaded my first mystery/thriller to kindle at the end of January this year. It's set in California. Most of the characters in the book are American but the main character is Australian. The car accidents are from my memory banks as I grew up across from a bad intersection. Nearly every weekend vehicles ran off the road, overturned, (no seat belts then) ran over other people who had been flung from the car at impact and occasional fatalities.




Three Fast Fun Facts about O.N...
1. I enjoy reading thrillers, fantasy and mysteries. Sometimes I can be seen reading when I should be doing other things.

2. I used to do 20 push ups in a row easily and now I can only do 10. I keep thinking that I have to exercise not only my fingers but my body as well.

3. For years, I've been practicing Tai Chi, which for me is pure relaxation wrapped in martial arts moves. This year I've been learning the Tai Chi sword.


Where to find O.N...
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | YouTube | Blog | Wattpad | Pinterest


"The Deadly Caress "



The Deadly Caress is a fast-paced story set in California. Suspenseful and thrilling, it is holds a mystery that Amanda Blake, a freelance photographer, must unravel.

Amanda tracks down her birth mother, the multi millionaire Jean Campbell. Hours after her arrival, Jean is murdered.

Amanda sets out to discover her mother’s killer. Her quest takes to Australia to find the man she thinks holds the answer to the killer’s identity. While visiting this man, she has to run for her life under a hail of bullets. Someone will stop at nothing until she is dead. If she thought things were bad enough, they are about to get much worse...




Where to get your copy of "The Deadly Caress "  




Giveaway (International)

Australian Author Month: C.S. Sealey

C.S. Sealey
 

Carmel Sealey was born in Sydney, Australia, and has a great passion for fantasy. Her brother first inspired her to write at a very young age and she has continued to do so with gusto. The first seed of Equilibrium began to sprout at the age of 15 and the story has been rewritten, reworked, abused, edited, rewritten again, expanded, cut, stitched back together and polished in the dozen years since. Enjoy!







Five Fast Fun Facts about Carmel...
1. I've been playing football (the proper kind, mind) since I was six. Don't get in the way of one of my kicks...!

2. I love cats. To me, a cat's purr is the best de-stressing sound.

3. When I'm not writing, reading or playing football, I love to draw. I've been trying to visualise my characters for years.

4. I'm an avid gamer, especially for RPGs, such as the Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises. I get the weirdest dreams after a gaming marathon.

5. I love singing karaoke! :)

Where to find Carmel...
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | deviantART


" Equilibrium"




The Spirits’ ancient equilibrium is brought into being when the twelfth mage is finally found. But Angora is unlike those who have come before her and she refuses to blindly accept her fate.

The Ayons have mysteriously retreated from a far-reaching southern offensive, ordered back by their newly crowned king.
In the aftermath of this battle, Angora is washed up on the shore of a foreign land, bruised and battered, determined to keep her past a secret from all. Rescued from slavers, yet immediately falling prey to others, she is thrust into a war not her own.
Proclaimed one of twelve legendary mages, Angora is charged with protecting the innocent with magic beyond her imagination.
But a dark future awaits her and her friends as the Ayon threat begins to swell once more in the north.





Where to get your copy of " Equilibrium "  

Momentum Publishing


Giveaway (International)

Australian Author Month: Ashley Howland

Ashley Howland
   

Ashley Howland grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where she now lives with her husband, Ross, their daughters, Maddy and Aijay, and her faithful Labradors Stitch and Chewie. Ashley loves to write with and for young people, the dogs (including Obi) often provide the material.








Five Fast Fun Facts about Ashley...
1. My dogs and kids provide me with endless material.

2. Walking the dogs helps me to work out ideas.

3. I work as a teacher and love writing stories with my students.

4. I wish I could invent something that would enable me to write in my sleep.

5. If I need inspiration I spend the day with my girls at the zoo!

Where to find Ashley...
Website | Facebook | Amazon


"It's What You Do Next That Counts"



Twelve months ago Callie’s world was turned upside down. Her parents were killed in a plane accident and she had tough decisions to make. Callie chose to move to Perth Australia and live with her Aunt and Uncle. Her older brother Steven, followed, determined to take her back to Vancouver and home. Callie embarks on a journey of discovery and friendship. In a year that will change her whole outlook on life. It’s What You Do Next that Counts is full of laughter, tears, good times, hard times, success and failures. It’s a book for all ages about taking steps forward and finding your place in the world.






Where to get your copy of " It's What You Do Next That Counts "  




Giveaway (International)

Australian Author Month: Susan Horsnell

Susan Horsnell
  I grew up in the Western Suburbs of Sydney in the 50's and 60's and have always been a fan of Cowboys, Indians and Outlaws.

During my years as a nurse I would write down ideas and when I retired five years ago I finally published my first book - The Glenmore's: Revenge. This developed into a four part series.

Since then I have published a further eleven Western Romance books and one contemporary. My westerns are set in Texas, USA during the 19th century and my contemporary in Sydney, Australia.

When I am not writing I enjoy walking our dogs with my husband and travelling.


Five Fast Fun Facts about Susan...
1. I was a tap dance champion.

2. I married my hubby at 18 years old.

3. I have two crazy Jack Russells.

4. I'm an Elvis nut.

5. I danced with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.

Where to find Susan...
Website | Facebook | Blog | Twitter


"The Glenmore's: Revenge "


The Glenmore Family come to the assistance of a young girl who has been beaten and horse-whipped then left to die on the track leading to their ranch. She is taken to their ranch to recover; the outlaws responsible for her beating keep watch in the hopes they can recapture the girl and obtain the information they are sure she has.The search for the outlaws becomes a matter of urgency when murder, shootings, robbery and beatings affect the Glenmore Family.Rangers are brought in and the assistance of local Indians is sought. A story about the most tender love; as well as murder, greed and intrigue.






Where to get your copy of " The Glenmore's: Revenge "  

Amazon US | Amazon AU | Amazon UK

Giveaway (International)

Australian Author Month: Ali Constable

Ali Constable

Mother of 6, Disciple of Christ; published author living with FND, DID & chronic pain. Photographer, scrapbooker, artist & friend. Wife of DIDO worker.  

Four Fast Fun Facts about Ali...
1. I'm colour blind yet I still consider myself an artist, even if I DO need the kids help with colours.  2. I appear quite clumsy due to a Neurological disorder but my kids are quite used to picking me up off the floor.  3. I have 6 kids, that's fun right??? ;-)4. My daughter Miss Almost 22 thinks we should have our own tv show as we're "funnier than the the Kardashians". We've never watched the Kardashians and it took months for the kids just to teach me how to say Kardashian.....
Where to find Ali...
Website | Facebook


"The Heroes of the Ashes (Book 1) "
"I'm having the dream again. I know it is a dream. Somewhere in the fog of my mind I know it isn't real, but I can’t stop myself from hugging her one-last-time..." Esther Jones is a young woman looking for her daughter after becoming separated during a catastrophic incident. During her search for her daughter she is forced by circumstances to put aside her own needs in order to help a young aboriginal woman named Marybelle
 







Where to get your copy of " The Heroes of the Ashes (Book 1) "