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October 20, 2015
Casey Hagen’s Falling In Fiji Released, Party Today
Casey Hagen’s Falling in Fiji is now available. Today I will be helping her celebrate this new release at the Facebook party!
The big party starts at 10:00 AM today, and there will be several authors — including me — celebrating this great, new release.
Come join us by clicking on this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/15144...
If you’ve yet to hear about this book, here’s the blurb:
Falling in Fiji
A woman betrayed… Corinne Anderson designs the most stunning engagement rings on the west coast. A jewelry designer for the jet set and engaged to marry the man of her dreams, Corinne thinks she has it all—until her engagement explodes in spectacular fashion. Devastated, Corinne dares a sexy stranger to help turn her honeymoon from broken to breathtaking. A frazzled financier… Everett Harden, a sought-after financial whiz kid, is overworked and stressed to the max. Minutes away from closing a lucrative deal, he’s approached by a tiny spitfire who slaps down two airline tickets and a challenge: join her on a beach getaway where the sand is hot and the adventures hotter. Intrigued and desperate for an escape, Everett accepts. Adventures unknown… Fiji began as a fancy-free trip, but with the high-tech Adventure App running the show, Corinne and Everett find more than paradise. But can their romance survive the pressures of the real world, where reality bites, adventure is hard to come by, and—there is no App for love… A sweet and funny contemporary romance filled with travel, adventure, hot romance, beaches, and exotic locations. If you like Kristan Higgins, Jill Shalvis, Beth Ciotta, and Marina Adair, you’ll love Casey Hagen!
Buy on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1GQAb8L
October 19, 2015
Monday Musing: Filling the Well
If you read this blog from time to time, this post will have a familiar theme to you.
This past weekend, I was once again reminded about the community of writers. Our work: the brainstorming and plotting of our stories, getting the words on the pages, and revising said words is often done in solitude. In our home offices, family rooms, bedroom, or maybe a coffee shop.
For this reason we can be known as introverts or loners. I have to admit, I do tend to embrace those labels. I know I often spend a lot of time “up in my own head” and “Living with the characters of my creation.”
But, when a group of us can get together — like I was blessed to do with some wonderful, like minded friends — I’m reminded how nourishing and uplifting it can be to hang out with those who know and understand what it’s like to wrestle with the words in our head and on the page.
We are not all solitary introverts who dislike people. We work alone, but we love to commune with our tribe. Those who get us. Those who understand when you need yet another way to kill a character. Or another way for a couple to be romantic and express their love.
We get each other’s humor.
Time spent together, makes the lonely hours of creation all worthwhile.
October 16, 2015
Friday Featured Author: Cassidy K O’Connor
Sorry this feature
disappeared for a few weeks. I’m glad to be back.
This week’s featured artist is Cassidy K O’Conner. Before we get to the Interview, Here’s a little bit about Cassidy.
Cassidy K O’Connor
Cassidy K O’Connor is a born and raised Floridian who loves to travel but never forgets where her roots are. She married her high school sweetheart, they have 3 kids and a crazy dog. Travelling and reading are her two favorite hobbies. Cassidy loves all things Ireland and has been lucky enough to visit twice. Her dream is to watch a baseball game in every MLB stadium in the country.
She is passionate about Building Women Up and helps run a site dedicated to enriching women’s lives.
Find out more about me on my website: www.CassidyKOConnor.com
The Interview
Tell us about your latest release?
Broken Dreams was born from a dream that kept coming to me night after night. I would wake up in tears, feeling so emotional over what was happening to the people in the dream. I could feel everything they did, finally, after the fourth night of this I grabbed my phone and wrote myself an email detailing the story. After that the dreams went away and I didn’t do anything about the email for a long time. Almost a year later I stumbled upon the email and decided to finally write it.
Twins, Isabelle and Ian are enjoying their senior year of high school with their whole lives ahead of them.
She is auditioning for Julliard and he has offers for soccer scholarships at any school he wants.
Only Isabelle knew he was planning to put off college and join the Army.
Tragedy strikes one day and Ian is killed. In her grief, Isabelle decides to put her dream on hold and honor his. While deployed tragedy strikes again and she is injured.
Thinking her dreams of dancing again are out of reach she gives up on life. Is she strong enough to overcome her disabilities? Can the love she finds with her brothers best friend Conner be enough to help her reclaim her dreams?
This is a beautiful story about the human spirit, everything we can overcome and how we impact everyone else around us.
Are you a plotter or pantser?
I am a pantser, I get a general idea, then run with it. A lot of the time my secondary characters are created in the moment. I do have a series I’m working on, which will arc over ten characters lives. I have had to plot all of their characteristics but the story will still be mostly pantsed.
What was the most difficult part of the publishing process for you?
I don’t think any of this is easy, I stress while I write the book then when it’s time to edit I moan that’s the hardest step. Then comes the cover and I grumble that’s the hardest part, but wait, there’s the ever frustrating blurb to write. It’s all worth it in the end, but I definitely wouldn’t say any of it is easy.
How about the most fun?
Hitting ‘The End’ on a book, the beauty of the final cover, the blurb finally published are all fun, but I have to say going to cons and meeting the readers is the best. I met a girl recently who bought Broken Dreams then went out to the lobby and started reading it. Three hours later she came back to my table to tell me how amazing the story was, those are the moments that are the most fun and make it all worth it!
What inspired you to write your first book?
I’ve always enjoyed writing short stories for fun, but never really thought about making it into anything serious. One day my hubby packed up a bunch of books that he never read. I gave him a hard time, he absolutely hates reading. I vowed to write a book even he would read. I wrote The Evolution of Sam and yes, he did read it. I also gave it to my sisters who thought it was really good and pushed me to publish it. I decided to try it for fun and now a year later I have five books out.
Do you have any writing rituals? (Time of day to write, must have beverages? Etc?)
Not really, I do have to have quiet and usually the house has to be empty of distractions. You can imagine how little time that actually leaves me since I have a day job and three teens. My boys have football practice three nights a week so you will often find me huddled in my car typing away on my laptop.
Who is your go-to author, the one you know you can always count on to deliver a great story?
My first love is Historical romance, I always know I can pick up a Tessa Dare book and get lost for hours. Her stories are so amazingly detailed, fun and humorous. I got to meet her to years ago at a con, I didn’t say a word to her, just smiled like an idiot.
What projects are you working on at the present?
I have a contemporary romance that I want to have out by the end of the year and I’m also working on a Gargoyle story for an anthology. If I can get the second part of my Christmas book out (Wicked Wonderland Retreat) I’d like to have that available by New Years.
What do your plans for future projects include?
Readers fell in love with Bri from Broken Dreams and have begged me to write her story so I’ve put that one on my list. I also have the Raven’s Haven nine book series I mentioned above and finishing out the stories I am currently working on.
Broken Dreams
A twist of fate changes her life forever…
One dream put on hold to honor another…
Do second chances exist? Can dreams be reclaimed?
Twins, Isabelle and Ian are enjoying their senior year of high school with their whole lives ahead of them.
She is auditioning for Julliard and he has offers for soccer scholarships at any school he wants.
Only Isabelle knew he was planning to put off college and join the Army.
Tragedy strikes one day and Ian is killed. In her grief, Isabelle decides to put her dream on hold and honor his.
While deployed tragedy strikes again and she is injured.
Thinking her dreams of dancing again are out of reach she gives up on life. Is she strong enough to overcome her disabilities? Can the love she finds with her brothers best friend Conner be enough to help her reclaim her dreams?
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XPVUWMM?*Version*=1&*entries*=0
B&N
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/broken-dreams-cassidy-k-oconnor/1122000805?ean=2940151245470
Apple
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/broken-dreams/id998748495?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Smashwords
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/544872
Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Cassidy_K_O_Connor_Broken_Dreams?id=UzqxCQAAQBAJ
KoBo
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/search?query=Cassidy%20K.%20O%27Connor&fcsearchfield=Author&fclanguages=all
October 6, 2015
Now Available: The Ultimate Catch
Now available again: The Ultimate Catch
Jolanda is willing to do whatever it takes, even face off against the Bering Sea, to raise the money for a balloon payment on her father’s house.
She challenges Keller and wins a bet to get on the recently inherited crab fishing boat, forcing the young captain to buck tradition and superstition.
Will his season be doomed or will he end up with the ultimate catch?
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October 5, 2015
Sale: Resurrecting Harry, 99¢ E-book for October
Halloween was the day that Harry Houdini died, and for ten years after his widow, Bess, held a seance on the anniversary of his death.
But what if…
He was the greatest escape artist ever known, but can Harry Houdini escape the grim reaper’s hold to save the only woman he’s ever loved?
In order to save the only woman he’s every loved from self-destruction, Harry puts his afterlife on the line by entering a wager with purgatory’s keeper, Jaden. He gives Harry a younger face and body, and a new name: Erich Welch.
If he wants to keep his new life, he must convince Bess to give up the promise she made to Harry on his death bed and call off the séance she’s scheduled on the anniversary of his death.
Will Erich be able to help Bess over her loss and will any good come from resurrecting Harry?
Buy for 99¢ during October:
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September 11, 2015
Featured Author: Michelle C. Reilly of the Anathergians Trilogy
The Anathergians Trilogy
by Michelle C Reilly
Genre: SciFi/Paranormal Romance
VARIANTS, The Anathergians Trilogy, Book 1:
VARIANTS, Book 1: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LE1B9DQ/
Sworn to Protect the Very People Bent on Destroying Them
POWERFUL
Auden, the king of the immortal Anathergian race, came to Earth five thousand years ago when he and his people escaped from their destroyed planet. His power is immense, but is threatened because he has yet to take a Lifemate.
WITCH
With the blood of an Anathergian and a witch running through her veins, Leah is a force to be reckoned with. After leaving her foster family to learn how to master her new-found powers, Auden finds her. With him, she discovers her heritage, her strength, and her love.
VARIANTS
An Anathergian is using variant strains of his DNA to turn humans into Anathergians.
This enemy’s goal: use the Variants to take over the world and take Auden’s place as king.
Auden and Leah’s goal: Stop the enemies and discover what connections Leah has with them.
WITCHES, The Anathergians Trilogy, Book 2:
WITCHES, Book 2: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q7H4U5Q/
No Power is Strong Enough to Keep Him from His Lifemate
Auden, the immortal king of the Anathergians, is lost within a sea of emotions. Rocked to his very core from his battle against the Variants, he fears Travik—father to his Lifemate, Leah, and the Anathergian who turned humans into Variants—has committed the ultimate evil and killed Leah. Desperate, Auden struggles to discover the truth.
And what of Leah’s foster brother, Ceadan, who turned into a Variant to save his sister? Was he successful? Did he survive?
Auden and his fellow Anathergian warriors join with the council of witches to search for—and hopefully save—Leah and Ceadan.
Will they find them? Are they alive? And what is Travik’s evil plot for humankind?
ROYALS, The Anathergians Trilogy, Book 3
ROYALS, Book 3: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B010C2PWC6
Together They Can Prevent the Destruction of the World
THE KING
Variants, humans whose altered DNA turn them into blood ravaging killers, are attacking en masse around the world. Their leader, Travik, is gathering a force from space to kill every last human.
Auden, immortal king of the Anathergians, has the fate of the world in his hands. His hold is slipping as the threats multiply each day.
Then there’s Auden’s Lifemate, Leah, whom he loves above all others. He struggles to do what he can to ensure her safety while also protecting her from herself.
THE QUEEN
J’ashidah, the Anathergian gathering, is upon them. There Leah will be introduced to thousands of her people and crowned as the Anathergian queen.
But Leah wants nothing more than to use her newfound Anathergian strength, along with her witch powers, to remove the threat of the Variants and their leader. It doesn’t matter that the villain is her father. She’s had enough of his continual harassment and attacks, especially to those she loves. She will do whatever it takes, including lies and deception, to end this threat.
THE ROYAL
Travik, one of the last living Anathergian royals, wants to take Auden’s place with his daughter at his side. He will destroy everything, including every precious life on this world, to get what he wants, no matter the cost. First, however, he must convince Leah to agree with his way of thinking. And if she doesn’t… Well, he has no problem hurting, maiming, or killing those she cares for.
Michelle C. Reilly is a science fiction romance writer. She’s a single mom of two wonderful boys. She spent ten years in the U.S. Navy as a Hospital Corpsman Preventive Medicine Technician, which meant she was actually attached to or stationed with the U.S. Marine Corps. She has a Masters in Science in Public Health, but she is generally an IT geek and a geek of many other things as well. She currently resides in Las Vegas, NV, with her two cats, Meowdy and Moose, and her dog, Katie aka “The Old Lady.”
Make sure to visit her website www.michellecreilly.com for more information about her and her upcoming books.
Feel free to visit, ask her questions, and hang out with her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/michellecorareilly.
And if you’re a tweet-a-holic (or even if you’re not), follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MichelleCReilly.
Author Media Links
Website: http://www.michellecreilly.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MichelleCoraReilly
Twitter: @MichelleCReilly www.twitter.com/MichelleCReilly
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/michellecreilly
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/michellecreilly
YouTube: www.youtube.com/michellecreilly
September 10, 2015
Cover Reveal: The Ultimate Catch – First Time in Print!
The Ultimate Catch (Re-release)
First Time in Print!
Jolanda is willing to do whatever it takes, even face off against the Bering Sea, to raise the money for a balloon payment on her father’s house.
She challenges Keller and wins a bet to get on the recently inherited crab fishing boat, forcing the young captain to buck tradition and superstition.
Will his season be doomed or will he end up with the ultimate catch?
Available for sale: October 7, 2015
links coming soon
September 4, 2015
Friday Featured Author Cara Carnes, Part Two
This week’s featured author is Cara Carnes. Due to a technical difficulty, I wasn’t able to get the interview up until late today, so bio and book information went up earlier in this post.
Here is the interview.
Tell us about your latest release?
Redemption is the first book in The Rending series and takes place after civilization as we know it has been torn apart by war. Humanity’s government, the NAH, has ostracized all humans who are deemed genetically Impure and aligned themselves with the succubae in a war against the Paraspecies.
The first book takes place after the epic war has ended and a tentative truce has been put into place. The heroine, Mira, is a runner for the Impures, who must rely on the Paraspecies to provide provisions and other necessary survival items. She’s been imprisoned in a secret NAH testing facility for two years and must enlist the help of the Alpha wolf she’d fallen in love with two years ago.
But Adrik’s pack is stretched thin and the Paraspecies are still coming to terms with the loss of their king. He shouldn’t concern himself with the human’s troubles, but he’s not about to let her get away from him again.
Are you a plotter or pantser?
I’m somewhere in the midde, but leaning way closer to plotter. I’ve got series arcs, character arcs and books thought out way in advance, especially for The Rending series. BUT when I’m writing I allow the characters to throw curve balls quite a bit, which typically means redoing some planning.
What was the most difficult part of the publishing process for you?
Hmm…I think for me it depends. For The Rending and my indy published projects it’s definitely been the fact I’m the one driving the bus on all of the stuff. While I’ve got phenomenal editors and cover artists, etc. there’s still so much involved with getting a book “out there.”
How about the most fun?
I love world building. Creating situations and characters and complex worlds is where I find the most pleasure from the writing process.
What inspired you to write your first book?
I’m honestly not sure. The first story I wrote was when I was really young and it was because my mom had a passion for writing as well. Obviously, I aspired to be just like her.
Do you have any writing rituals? (Time of day to write, must have beverages? Etc?)
I write when I find the time to. I always have to have something to sip on, preferably a form of caffeine. Aside from that I’m pretty flexible except for having my world notes, etc. with me. If I’m at home that’s a project board. If I’m writing elsewhere, it’s my portable story bible. I haven’t converted 100% to electronic versions of this stuff. For some reason I work best with hands on stuff. (Okay, I confess…I’m a sticky note addict and I can’t give them up.)
Who is your go-to author, the one you know you can always count on to deliver a great story?
OMG. That’s like picking a favorite child. LOL. I’m afraid there’s no way I could pick just one. I know. Everyone always says that, but it’s so true. I read a variety of different authors for different reasons because each has a strength or natural talent that draws me in.
What projects are you working on at the present?
I’m currently working on book three of The Rending Series. It’s titled Salvation and is definitely one of the most challenging books I’ve tackled. There’s a lot of conflict threads and world stuff going on. And the heroine is definitely a challenge.
What do your plans for future projects include?
My project board for the rest of 2015 and the first half of 2016 has quite a few works on it. I have the next book in The Rending, a new adult contemporary, a contemporary and three paranormals. So it’ll be a busy month. I try and update my website with what I’m working on very frequently.
More information about Cara can be found at
Cara Carnes Social Media Links:
Website: http://www.caracarnes.com/
Newsletter: http://goo.gl/forms/fpqi38VMqD
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1cPSYbg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caracarnes
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cara2361/
Amazon Author Page: http://amzn.to/1e8kK4i
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1I7omga
Friday Featured: Author Cara Carnes, Part One
Due to tehnical difficulty, I can not get up the regular Featured Author interview up this morning. I hope to have those questions and answers posted this afternoon. In the meantime, enjoy learning about Cara Carnes and her Rending Series.
UPDATE: The featured author interview has now been posted here.
The Rending
Redemption Book 1
Redemption’s Forgiveness Book 2
Salvation Book 3
by Cara Carnes
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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There’s no soft in war…
Mira survived years in a secret prison, one she must return to and somehow rescue the people she left behind. The so-called peace treaty between the Paraspecies and humanity is fracturing, but she must seek help from the Alpha wolf she left behind. But how can she prove an imprisonment she barely believes herself?
He’ll risk anything for another chance…
The Impure female from his past returns with a tale too gruesome to be false. The human government has imprisoned the genetically tainted humans they ostracized. Adrik wants to help, but the pack and Redemption are in turmoil. Dare he risk them all for one woman?
Redemption’s Forgiveness only availabe in the Romancing the Wolf Anthology
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Redemption’s Forgiveness (The Rending, Book 2) by Cara Carnes
Marek will do anything to protect his pack and their land, including executing any Outsiders who dare enter pack lands. There’s no soft in war—until Felicity, a curvaceous wolf with more sass than sense limps into Redemption with an impossible tale of betrayal.
Under Her Spell (Keystone Predators, Book 1) by Brandy Walker
Diego wants Daphne as his mate instantly and is ready to do whatever it takes to make her his. Part wolf, and part witch, Daphne is a little more skeptical of the situation. Her wolf is telling her to go for it while her witchy side balks, knowing Diego will try to suppress her more enchanted side.
Coming this fall….
(WARNING–may contain a couple spoilers if you haven’t read books 1 and 2)
A blood debt shrouded in secrecy…Camryn’s entire existence has been about sacrifice since her birth. She’ll do anything to fulfill her last mission—protecting the Paraspecies king. Recent betrayals have left everyone on edge, especially the king’s second in command. He has no intention of standing down. She must either earn the trust of the mate she can never have or destroy him.
He won’t fail his king again…
Trent will eradicate the treachery within the Paraspecies that nearly killed him and the king. No one is above suspicion—especially the female succuba mage who rescued the king and saved them both from certain death months later. Why would she help the enemy? The elusive female is a hindrance he’s determined to break.
Author Bio
Born in small-town Texas, Cara Carnes was a princess, a pirate, fashion model, actress, rock star and Jon Bon Jovi’s wife all before the age of 13.In reality, her fascination for enthralling worlds took seed somewhere amidst a somewhat dull day job and a wonderful life filled with family and friends. When she’s not cemented to her chair, Cara loves travelling, photography and reading.
More information about Cara can be found at
Cara Carnes Social Media Links:
Website: http://www.caracarnes.com/
Newsletter: http://goo.gl/forms/fpqi38VMqD
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1cPSYbg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/caracarnes
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cara2361/
Amazon Author Page: http://amzn.to/1e8kK4i
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1I7omga
Conitnue reading Part Two.
September 2, 2015
Coming Soon: The Ultimate Catch, In Print!
If you’ve been on the hunt for book, The Ultimate Catch, in the last month, you may have had some trouble finding it. But, don’t fret! It will be back Oct. 6, 2015 and will be available in print for the first time!
To celebrate, we’ve given the book a brand new shiny look. I would love to share it with you now…but I’m going to make you wait just a little bit longer.
Okay….I’ll give you a little hint!
Come back on Tuesday, September 8 to see the new look for The Ultimate Catch!
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