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April 30, 2014
Dual Cover Reveals: THE HAZARDS OF SEX ON THE BEACH and ON THE ROCKS by Alyssa Rose Ivy!
I'm thrilled to participate in this dual cover reveal for Alyssa Rose Ivy's THE HAZARDS OF SEX ON THE BEACH and ON THE ROCKS!!! You know how much I love me some Alyssa Rose Ivy books.
THE HAZARDS OF SEX ON THE BEACH is a New Adult Contemporary Romance novel and is the 3rd book in the Hazards Series. THE HAZARDS OF SEX ON THE BEACH is set to be released on July 21st, 2014. ON THE ROCKS is a Contemporary Romance, and it is the 2nd book in the Mixology Series. ON THE ROCKS is due to be released on May 29th, 2014. These covers were created by Once Upon A Time Covers.
ABOUT THE HAZARDS OF SEX ON THE BEACH (Hazards #3)
One broken heart, one drink too many, one steamy night in the sand...
ABOUT ON THE ROCKS (Mixology #2)
Love is best served on the rocks. My roommates look really good naked. At least one of them does. I’m sure the other one does too, but I haven’t seen him without his pants on. Living with two guys wasn't something I’d ever considered, but the opportunity fell in my lap, and I’d have been crazy to turn it down. College went by in a great big blur leaving me with less of a direction than I had going in. Add in a family that wanted nothing to do with me, and my post-college plans were less than clear. What’s a girl to do when she has nowhere else to turn? She moves to the Outer Banks and learns to bartend. After all, it was my horrible bartending skills that led me to my roommate’s bed and into his heart
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ABOUT ALYSSA ROSE IVY: Alyssa Rose Ivy is a New Adult and Young Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.
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Links: Twitter Author Goodreads Pinterest Website THE HAZARDS OF SEX ON THE BEACH Goodreads ON THE ROCKS Goodreads Facebook
THE HAZARDS OF SEX ON THE BEACH is a New Adult Contemporary Romance novel and is the 3rd book in the Hazards Series. THE HAZARDS OF SEX ON THE BEACH is set to be released on July 21st, 2014. ON THE ROCKS is a Contemporary Romance, and it is the 2nd book in the Mixology Series. ON THE ROCKS is due to be released on May 29th, 2014. These covers were created by Once Upon A Time Covers.
ABOUT THE HAZARDS OF SEX ON THE BEACH (Hazards #3)
One broken heart, one drink too many, one steamy night in the sand...
ABOUT ON THE ROCKS (Mixology #2)
Love is best served on the rocks. My roommates look really good naked. At least one of them does. I’m sure the other one does too, but I haven’t seen him without his pants on. Living with two guys wasn't something I’d ever considered, but the opportunity fell in my lap, and I’d have been crazy to turn it down. College went by in a great big blur leaving me with less of a direction than I had going in. Add in a family that wanted nothing to do with me, and my post-college plans were less than clear. What’s a girl to do when she has nowhere else to turn? She moves to the Outer Banks and learns to bartend. After all, it was my horrible bartending skills that led me to my roommate’s bed and into his heart
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ABOUT ALYSSA ROSE IVY: Alyssa Rose Ivy is a New Adult and Young Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.
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Links: Twitter Author Goodreads Pinterest Website THE HAZARDS OF SEX ON THE BEACH Goodreads ON THE ROCKS Goodreads Facebook
April 25, 2014
New cover for Jennifer Snyder's SHATTERED SOUL!
Today I have the pleasure of taking part in helping to reveal the new look for Jennifer Snyder’s Mature Young Adult novel SHATTERED SOUL!
Here is the stunning cover redo for this gritty novel:
Awesome, right? It was designed by Once Upon A Time Covers.
Ready for this intense blurb? Hellish Nightmare.If Seth Bradson were to describe his life, those would be the two words he would choose. Preferring to cope with his crappy existence and horrible home life by spending his days in a drug-induced haze, Seth coasts through life. Until the moment his path crosses with Ali Carson. In her, Seth finds something he’s been subconsciously seeking—a new drug, one that consumes his mind unlike any other.But when Seth finds himself in a situation he could have never foreseen, and foolishly allows Ali to try his most addictive temptation—crystal meth—the unraveling of both their lives occurs before his very eyes, forcing Seth to learn the definition of the word regret the hard way.
Are you dying to read this one yet? Here’s some great news then, Shattered Soul will be discounted to .99 for a limited time on Amazon and B&N!Kindle Nook
Here is the stunning cover redo for this gritty novel:
Awesome, right? It was designed by Once Upon A Time Covers.
Ready for this intense blurb? Hellish Nightmare.If Seth Bradson were to describe his life, those would be the two words he would choose. Preferring to cope with his crappy existence and horrible home life by spending his days in a drug-induced haze, Seth coasts through life. Until the moment his path crosses with Ali Carson. In her, Seth finds something he’s been subconsciously seeking—a new drug, one that consumes his mind unlike any other.But when Seth finds himself in a situation he could have never foreseen, and foolishly allows Ali to try his most addictive temptation—crystal meth—the unraveling of both their lives occurs before his very eyes, forcing Seth to learn the definition of the word regret the hard way.
Are you dying to read this one yet? Here’s some great news then, Shattered Soul will be discounted to .99 for a limited time on Amazon and B&N!Kindle Nook
April 13, 2014
Happy Book Birthday to Bayli Lane's WHAT IF!
For some people falling in love was a happy, glowing experience. For Briar Kelly and Arrow Donovan it was more like getting hit by a freight train.
Caring for one another was never an easy feat. They constantly fought to hold their feelings inside, not wanting to jeopardize their friendship. Then, Arrow left for the Marines, and everything changed. Briar was shattered. Arrow was hurt. While Briar told herself she’d never let another man affect her in such a way, Arrow still remained in the forefront of her mind. For Arrow, his memories of Briar kept him alive in both of his near death experiences. When Arrow’s demons threatened to drag him under, Briar was there, pulling him from the darkness. "What ifs" keep piling up while resentment and redemption battles continue; will Briar and Arrow be able to find their happily ever after, or will this be one war that Arrow can't win?
“Do we have a problem?” Killian asked. I chuckled humorlessly. His eyes narrowed and chest puffed up. “If you want to talk to me, we can talk,” Killian began. “You can say whatever you want to say to me, but don’t talk about Briar like that.” He pushed his seat back, ready to stand and what? Fight me? Was he really planning on fighting me? He was big, but I was bigger. He looked furious, but I was beyond that. He wanted to defend Briars honor? Yeah, well, I wanted to keep her from making a mistake with a dickhead she didn’t even know. Why did she want to be with someone like him, when I’ve been there since day one?
Briar was tense in her seat. Each of her muscles pulled taut and ready to spring if Killian or I made a move towards one another.“We met through my friend at work, Arrow,” Briar answered stiffly.I took a small sip of my whiskey, knowing that it was affecting my actions and mouth but not willing to stop. I wanted my chest to stop hurting and my mind to move away from Briar.
“When?” I asked.
Killian looked over at Briar, smiling a shit-eating grin. “A little over a week ago,” he answered for her.
“So are you two dating now?” I pointed my glass at Killian and then Briar. My eyes never left hers.
Briar coughed. “Uhm, well… I wouldn’t…” she started to speak.Killian interrupted her, “Yeah, we’re dating.” He didn’t bother looking at me. Instead he implored for Briar to look at him. She did. I bounced my sight between the two of them. Killian was looking at her quizzically. My guess was that he didn’t know if they were actually dating or not. The bastard was stating his claim on her, for the first time, right in front of me.
A petite, shy smile tugged at Briar’s lips, taking the ends and tipping them upwards just enough to tell us both that yes, she was okay with being exclusive with him. The whiskey became rotten in the depths of my stomach when Killian reached over and took Briar’s hand in his. He rubbed his thumb back and forth over her knuckles looking self-satisfied.
“Briar, can you grab me a beer?” I asked. I pushed my glass to the side. Briar looked at my nearly empty cup.
“You sure you should have another drink?” she asked, worry creasing the middle area between her brows.
“I’m sure,” I stated.
She shook her head, unconvinced, but stood up and went to the refrigerator. I leaned forward, my forearms lying flat on the wooden kitchen table. My hands were balled into tightly clenched fists, and my face was within a few inches of Killian’s.
“You know you’re dating my girl, right?” I asked, my jaw clenching tightly, my knuckles turning white from holding back my fists from meeting his nose.
The asshole didn’t look afraid though. He smiled at me with one of those smiles that widens your entire face and shows off every single one of your top and bottom teeth.
“Your girl, huh?” he laughed. “If she was your girl, I don’t think I’d be here right now. I don’t think she’d be holding my hand. I don’t think she would’ve told me that you were her best friend.” My glare must have echoed my fury, but he didn’t stop. “I think you’re confused man, so let me help you out…” Killian leaned forward in his chair, bringing us even closer. “She. Is. Not. Your girl. From what I’ve heard? She never has been. So, why don’t you back the fuck off,” he bit out the last words.
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Bayli Lane didn’t realize how much she loved creating a world from nothing until college. She went to Marian University where she majored in Communications, but in her spare time wrote and read. Her love for reading is what really brought out her desire to create her own novel. After starting loads of stories and not finishing them, she finally decided it was time to put her passion to work. Bayli lives with her husband, Tim, in Indiana where she is probably sitting with a large cup of coffee and her computer,working on her next book.
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Cover reveal: WRECK YOU by Jennifer Snyder!
I'm thrilled to share with you the brand new cover for the third book in Jennifer Snyder's Coldcreek series--WRECK YOU!
Wreck You by Jennifer Snyder(A Coldcreek Novel #3)Publication date: June 3rd 2014Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Outspoken and flirtatious, Lauren Myers is more than most guys can handle. Even so, a disastrous trip to her boyfriend’s hometown in Greece leaves her reeling, forcing her to reevaluate her views on men and relationships all together.
Level-headed and reserved, Ian Mason is perfectly content with his life the way that it is—until a phone call from his mother flips his life upside down. Suddenly, everything changes and he’s forced to hold the weight of the family business all on his own.
After a chance meeting draws them together, the two will learn love often finds those who aren’t necessarily looking, and that there are moments in life that hold within them all the power to wreck you.
AUTHOR BIO
Jennifer Snyder lives in North Carolina were she spends most of her time writing new adult and young adult fiction, reading, and struggling to stay on top of housework. She is a tea lover with an obsession for Post-it notes and smooth writing pens. Jennifer lives with her husband and two children, who endure listening to songs that spur inspiration on repeat and tolerate her love for all paranormal, teenage-targeted TV shows.
Connect with Jennifer at:Blog / Facebook / Twitter Email: Jennifersnyder04(at)gmail(dot)com
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Wreck You by Jennifer Snyder(A Coldcreek Novel #3)Publication date: June 3rd 2014Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Outspoken and flirtatious, Lauren Myers is more than most guys can handle. Even so, a disastrous trip to her boyfriend’s hometown in Greece leaves her reeling, forcing her to reevaluate her views on men and relationships all together.
Level-headed and reserved, Ian Mason is perfectly content with his life the way that it is—until a phone call from his mother flips his life upside down. Suddenly, everything changes and he’s forced to hold the weight of the family business all on his own.
After a chance meeting draws them together, the two will learn love often finds those who aren’t necessarily looking, and that there are moments in life that hold within them all the power to wreck you.
AUTHOR BIO
Jennifer Snyder lives in North Carolina were she spends most of her time writing new adult and young adult fiction, reading, and struggling to stay on top of housework. She is a tea lover with an obsession for Post-it notes and smooth writing pens. Jennifer lives with her husband and two children, who endure listening to songs that spur inspiration on repeat and tolerate her love for all paranormal, teenage-targeted TV shows.
Connect with Jennifer at:Blog / Facebook / Twitter Email: Jennifersnyder04(at)gmail(dot)com
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April 10, 2014
Cover reveal: MAKE IT COUNT by Megan Erickson!
Guys, I'm so thrilled today to be able to share with you the brand spankin' new cover for Megan Erickson's MAKE IT COUNT. I love that it's so bright and fun!
MAKE IT COUNT by Megan Erickson kicks off the lighthearted, funny, and sexy Bowler University series! Readers will love the fresh new series filled with laughter and lots of fun in this debut novel!
Kat Caruso wishes her brain had a return policy, or at least a complaint hot-line. The defective organ is constantly distracted, terrible at statistics, and absolutely flooded with inappropriate thoughts about her boyfriend's gorgeous best friend, Alec...who just so happens to be her brand new college math tutor. Who knew nerd was so hot?
Kat usually goes through tutors like she does boyfriends--both always seem to bail when they realize how hopeless she is. It's safer for her heart to keep everyone at arm's reach. But Alec is always stepping just a little too close.Alec Stone should not be fantasizing about Kat. She's adorable, unbelievably witty, and completely off limits. He'd never stab his best friend in the back...
But when secrets are revealed, the lines of loyalty are blurred. To MAKE IT COUNT, Alec must learn messy human emotions can't be solved like a trigonometry function. And Kat has to trust Alec may be the first guy to want her for who she is, and not in spite of it.
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Kat gathered her books and stuffed them into her plaid Burberry messenger bag, then headed toward the front doors, smoothie from the library snack shop in hand. Head bent, fiddling with the clasp of her bag, she stumbled into a wall of human on the pavement outside. “Oh, I’m sorry—” Her voice dropped out when she realized the solid flesh belonged to Alec, Max’s best friend. She’d only met him once or twice before he’d moved in with Max this semester and every time, he cocked his eyebrow with a half frown like he knew something she didn’t. Which he actually did, since he had brainy superpowers. Smarter than a speeding Einstein. Able to leap over C-minus students like her in a single bound. She didn’t trust people that smart. And she didn’t trust a guy who didn’t ogle her ass or leer at her boobs like every other member of the straight male species on the planet. Right now, that raised-eyebrow frown pinned her where she stood. His pale green eyes behind thick black frames roamed over her shoulder to the library and then back to her. With his pin-stripe button-down, dark jeans with Converse shoes and hair styled in a short, messy pompadour, he looked like a nerdy Elvis. His frown morphed into a smile when he spotted the smoothie in her hand, and she definitely didn’t notice his full lips. “You know, you don’t have to venture into the forbidden zone just to get a smoothie.” Oooh. The jerk. She glanced around surreptitiously, then leaned in and spoke in a low voice. “Just play it cool. Don’t let it slip someone like me snuck in the library.” She gripped his forearm and whispered. “Password today is rosebud.” His face blanked and he looked at her like he’d never seen her before. Kat debated whether or not that was an improvement over his other look. But then those intelligent eyes narrowed and a smirk curled his lips. “I know. We nerds get an e-mail every morning.” See? He always needed the last word. She propped a hand on her hip and leaned in. “Well, sounds like you have a mole. Might want to look into that.” He opened his mouth but she cut him off. “Just looking out for you guys. Anyway, see ya around!” Before he could shoot back a snarky comeback, Kat skirted around him and bounded down the stairs. She chalked that up as Kat 1, Alec 0.
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about the author . . .
MEGAN ERICKSON grew up in a family that averages 5’3” on a good day and started writing to create characters who could reach the top kitchen shelf.
She’s got a couple of tattoos, has a thing for gladiators and has been called a crazy cat lady. After working as a journalist for years, she decided she liked creating her own endings better and switched back to fiction.
She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, two kids and two cats. And no, she still can’t reach the stupid top shelf.
Links: Avon Romance: http://avonromance.com/book/megan-erickson-make-it-countGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20705734-make-it-countAuthor website: http://meganerickson.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authormeganericksonTwitter: https://twitter.com/MeganErickson_
MAKE IT COUNT by Megan Erickson kicks off the lighthearted, funny, and sexy Bowler University series! Readers will love the fresh new series filled with laughter and lots of fun in this debut novel!
Kat Caruso wishes her brain had a return policy, or at least a complaint hot-line. The defective organ is constantly distracted, terrible at statistics, and absolutely flooded with inappropriate thoughts about her boyfriend's gorgeous best friend, Alec...who just so happens to be her brand new college math tutor. Who knew nerd was so hot?
Kat usually goes through tutors like she does boyfriends--both always seem to bail when they realize how hopeless she is. It's safer for her heart to keep everyone at arm's reach. But Alec is always stepping just a little too close.Alec Stone should not be fantasizing about Kat. She's adorable, unbelievably witty, and completely off limits. He'd never stab his best friend in the back...
But when secrets are revealed, the lines of loyalty are blurred. To MAKE IT COUNT, Alec must learn messy human emotions can't be solved like a trigonometry function. And Kat has to trust Alec may be the first guy to want her for who she is, and not in spite of it.
* * * * * e x c e r p t * * * * *
Kat gathered her books and stuffed them into her plaid Burberry messenger bag, then headed toward the front doors, smoothie from the library snack shop in hand. Head bent, fiddling with the clasp of her bag, she stumbled into a wall of human on the pavement outside. “Oh, I’m sorry—” Her voice dropped out when she realized the solid flesh belonged to Alec, Max’s best friend. She’d only met him once or twice before he’d moved in with Max this semester and every time, he cocked his eyebrow with a half frown like he knew something she didn’t. Which he actually did, since he had brainy superpowers. Smarter than a speeding Einstein. Able to leap over C-minus students like her in a single bound. She didn’t trust people that smart. And she didn’t trust a guy who didn’t ogle her ass or leer at her boobs like every other member of the straight male species on the planet. Right now, that raised-eyebrow frown pinned her where she stood. His pale green eyes behind thick black frames roamed over her shoulder to the library and then back to her. With his pin-stripe button-down, dark jeans with Converse shoes and hair styled in a short, messy pompadour, he looked like a nerdy Elvis. His frown morphed into a smile when he spotted the smoothie in her hand, and she definitely didn’t notice his full lips. “You know, you don’t have to venture into the forbidden zone just to get a smoothie.” Oooh. The jerk. She glanced around surreptitiously, then leaned in and spoke in a low voice. “Just play it cool. Don’t let it slip someone like me snuck in the library.” She gripped his forearm and whispered. “Password today is rosebud.” His face blanked and he looked at her like he’d never seen her before. Kat debated whether or not that was an improvement over his other look. But then those intelligent eyes narrowed and a smirk curled his lips. “I know. We nerds get an e-mail every morning.” See? He always needed the last word. She propped a hand on her hip and leaned in. “Well, sounds like you have a mole. Might want to look into that.” He opened his mouth but she cut him off. “Just looking out for you guys. Anyway, see ya around!” Before he could shoot back a snarky comeback, Kat skirted around him and bounded down the stairs. She chalked that up as Kat 1, Alec 0.
* * * * *
about the author . . .
MEGAN ERICKSON grew up in a family that averages 5’3” on a good day and started writing to create characters who could reach the top kitchen shelf.
She’s got a couple of tattoos, has a thing for gladiators and has been called a crazy cat lady. After working as a journalist for years, she decided she liked creating her own endings better and switched back to fiction.
She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, two kids and two cats. And no, she still can’t reach the stupid top shelf.
Links: Avon Romance: http://avonromance.com/book/megan-erickson-make-it-countGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20705734-make-it-countAuthor website: http://meganerickson.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authormeganericksonTwitter: https://twitter.com/MeganErickson_
March 30, 2014
Many Sides of Medusa Blog Hop!
Guys, I'm so thrilled to share with you this blog hope that Kelly Hashway and I are doing about our Medusa books! If you haven't yet read her series, give them a shot! It's fun seeing familiar mythological characters in a new light, right? Plus! We have a great giveaway going--check it out at the bottom of the post!
Thank you for stopping by the Many Sides of Medusa Blog Hop hosted by Heather Lyons and Kelly Hashway!
Door Prize: Your door prize for joining us is the short story prequel to the Touch of Death series titled Curse of Death. It's the myth about Medusa and how she was cursed by the goddess Athena. Claim your free gift by clicking here.
Heather and Kelly are teaming up to show you a very different side of Medusa. Forget the monster you might think she was, and check out these excerpts from The Deep End of the Sea and Touch of Death. You just might change your mind about Medusa.
The Deep End of the Sea excerpt:
But there’s no way around it. I am, in fact, a monster. A hideous one, to be precise, but as I don’t have any mirrors on Gorgóna, I can’t verify that one for certain. I rely on the fact that every single person I’ve frozen over the ages boasts abject fear on their face, which makes me believe they find me pretty horrifying. And it sucks. It genuinely, truly, absolutely, unequivocally sucks. I hate stealing lives.
Thus, not only am I a monster, I’m a really lousy one. A lonely, classic Five Stages of Grief following, insecure, shut-in of a pathetic beast who talks to the snakes on her head and the statues on her island.
Find Heather online:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Purchase The Deep End of the Sea on Amazon or B&N.
Touch of Death excerpt:
My hair blew up, flying wildly all around me. My blood bubbled in my veins like boiling water, but it didn't hurt. It was the feeling of power. Too much power. My body felt like it was going to burst. Still I held on. My eyes closed, and I threw my head back. An imaged filled my mind. Medusa. Her snakes wriggled their bodies at me, flicking their tongues. Chills ran down the backs of my legs, but I forced my eyes away from the snakes. Lower. To Medusa's face. She smiled at me. Her face and eyes filled with warmth. She looked like…Mom.
"Do not fear me, Jodi. My blood lies in your veins and in your heart. You are one of mine. My children."
Find Kelly online:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Purchase the Touch of Death series on Amazon or B&N.
If you want more Medusa, be sure to check out The Deep End of the Sea and the Touch of Death series. And…Heather and Kelly have a giveaway for you. Enter on the rafflecopter form for your chance to win a $20 gift card to either Amazon or B&N, Medusa Makeup lipgloss, signed bookmarks from both authors, buttons for each book, and Touch of Death stickers.
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Thank you for stopping by the Many Sides of Medusa Blog Hop hosted by Heather Lyons and Kelly Hashway!
Door Prize: Your door prize for joining us is the short story prequel to the Touch of Death series titled Curse of Death. It's the myth about Medusa and how she was cursed by the goddess Athena. Claim your free gift by clicking here.
Heather and Kelly are teaming up to show you a very different side of Medusa. Forget the monster you might think she was, and check out these excerpts from The Deep End of the Sea and Touch of Death. You just might change your mind about Medusa.
The Deep End of the Sea excerpt:
But there’s no way around it. I am, in fact, a monster. A hideous one, to be precise, but as I don’t have any mirrors on Gorgóna, I can’t verify that one for certain. I rely on the fact that every single person I’ve frozen over the ages boasts abject fear on their face, which makes me believe they find me pretty horrifying. And it sucks. It genuinely, truly, absolutely, unequivocally sucks. I hate stealing lives.Thus, not only am I a monster, I’m a really lousy one. A lonely, classic Five Stages of Grief following, insecure, shut-in of a pathetic beast who talks to the snakes on her head and the statues on her island.
Find Heather online:
Website
Purchase The Deep End of the Sea on Amazon or B&N.
Touch of Death excerpt:
My hair blew up, flying wildly all around me. My blood bubbled in my veins like boiling water, but it didn't hurt. It was the feeling of power. Too much power. My body felt like it was going to burst. Still I held on. My eyes closed, and I threw my head back. An imaged filled my mind. Medusa. Her snakes wriggled their bodies at me, flicking their tongues. Chills ran down the backs of my legs, but I forced my eyes away from the snakes. Lower. To Medusa's face. She smiled at me. Her face and eyes filled with warmth. She looked like…Mom."Do not fear me, Jodi. My blood lies in your veins and in your heart. You are one of mine. My children."
Find Kelly online:
Website
Purchase the Touch of Death series on Amazon or B&N.
If you want more Medusa, be sure to check out The Deep End of the Sea and the Touch of Death series. And…Heather and Kelly have a giveaway for you. Enter on the rafflecopter form for your chance to win a $20 gift card to either Amazon or B&N, Medusa Makeup lipgloss, signed bookmarks from both authors, buttons for each book, and Touch of Death stickers.
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March 28, 2014
Austin Book Fest signed tote bag GIVEAWAY!
Last weekend, I had a signing in Texas at Vilma Book Blog's Austin Book Fest alongside some pretty fab authors. Let me just tell you this--it was so fun! I met so many wonderful readers at the event.
All the ABF authors with the fabulous Vilma Gonzalez from Vilma's Book Blog!
Hi!
Look at how cute the cover designer I use is--this is Carly Stevens!
One of the things that attendees (and authors) got from the ABF was a nifty canvas tote bag. My very awesome assistant Tricia took it around the room and got it signed by every author present so I could give it away to one of YOU! <3
This beauty is signed by the following:
A.L Jackson, Aleatha Romig, Caisey Quinn, Chelsea M. Cameron, Chelsea Fine, Cora Carmack, Daisy Prescott, Devon Ashley, E.K Blair, me (Heather Lyons), Heather Self, J.A. Redmerski, Jack Wilder, Jasinda Wilder, Jay Crownover, Jessica Sorensen, Julie Richman, K.A. Tucker, Karina Halle, Katy Evans, Kathryn Perez, L.B. Simmons, Lori Otto, Molly McAdams (and Kash, the model that came with her), Monica Murphy, Nazarea Andrews, Nicole Edwards, Paige Weaver, Quinn Loftis, Rachel Harris, Raine Miller, Rebecca Shea, R.K. Lilley, Shelly Crane, and S.L. Scott.
WHEW.
Also, what a line-up, right??
So what to do you have to do to win this bad boy?
Simply fill out the Rafflecopter below. <3 Contest is open to US and Canadian residents only. A winner will be announced shortly after the contest ends!
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All the ABF authors with the fabulous Vilma Gonzalez from Vilma's Book Blog!
Hi!
Look at how cute the cover designer I use is--this is Carly Stevens!One of the things that attendees (and authors) got from the ABF was a nifty canvas tote bag. My very awesome assistant Tricia took it around the room and got it signed by every author present so I could give it away to one of YOU! <3
This beauty is signed by the following:
A.L Jackson, Aleatha Romig, Caisey Quinn, Chelsea M. Cameron, Chelsea Fine, Cora Carmack, Daisy Prescott, Devon Ashley, E.K Blair, me (Heather Lyons), Heather Self, J.A. Redmerski, Jack Wilder, Jasinda Wilder, Jay Crownover, Jessica Sorensen, Julie Richman, K.A. Tucker, Karina Halle, Katy Evans, Kathryn Perez, L.B. Simmons, Lori Otto, Molly McAdams (and Kash, the model that came with her), Monica Murphy, Nazarea Andrews, Nicole Edwards, Paige Weaver, Quinn Loftis, Rachel Harris, Raine Miller, Rebecca Shea, R.K. Lilley, Shelly Crane, and S.L. Scott.
WHEW.
Also, what a line-up, right??
So what to do you have to do to win this bad boy?
Simply fill out the Rafflecopter below. <3 Contest is open to US and Canadian residents only. A winner will be announced shortly after the contest ends!
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March 20, 2014
Cover reveal: SEARCH by Alyssa Rose Ivy!
Guys, I am pleased as punch to share the cover for Alyssa Rose Ivy's SEARCH!!
SEARCH is a New Adult Paranormal Romance (woot-woot!) and the second novel in her The Empire Chronicles Series. You'll definitely want to add SEARCH to your TBR pile, because HELLO. Alyssa Rose Ivy books are awesome and a lil like crack for books, right? So addictive!
cover designed by Phatpuppy Art
Search (The Empire Chronicles, Book 2) *New Adult Paranormal Romance*
Casey isn't human. The revelation should terrify her, but it doesn't. Instead it excites her. Too bad not everyone is as excited as she is.
Torn between two lives, the only one she's ever known and her life as a paranormal princess, Casey has to decide whether she can trust the man she loves.
Sometimes being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Soar (The Empire Chronicles, Book 1)
In the city that never sleeps the Chronicles continue…
Serving coffee is temporary, just like Casey's year off from school. She’s going to come up with a plan to stay in New York City and go back to college, and that plan does not involve dating a paranormal creature—let alone two.
Running the supernatural society of New York is not as fun as it sounds, especially when you still have to answer to your ex-girlfriend’s fiancé. Toby doesn’t mean to bring Casey into the chaos of his life, but he can't resist the girl who makes him smile when he thought no one else ever could.
Jared's in New York checking out a security risk for his best friend, the king. He plans to return to New Orleans quickly, but not if it means losing his chance with the brunette who pretends she wants nothing to do with him.
In over her head with a bunch of winged creatures who most definitely are not angels, Casey has to figure out who to trust with her life and maybe her heart.
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ABOUT ALYSSA ROSE IVY:
Alyssa Rose Ivy is a New Adult and Young Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.
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SEARCH is a New Adult Paranormal Romance (woot-woot!) and the second novel in her The Empire Chronicles Series. You'll definitely want to add SEARCH to your TBR pile, because HELLO. Alyssa Rose Ivy books are awesome and a lil like crack for books, right? So addictive!
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Search (The Empire Chronicles, Book 2) *New Adult Paranormal Romance*
Casey isn't human. The revelation should terrify her, but it doesn't. Instead it excites her. Too bad not everyone is as excited as she is.
Torn between two lives, the only one she's ever known and her life as a paranormal princess, Casey has to decide whether she can trust the man she loves.
Sometimes being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Soar (The Empire Chronicles, Book 1)
In the city that never sleeps the Chronicles continue…
Serving coffee is temporary, just like Casey's year off from school. She’s going to come up with a plan to stay in New York City and go back to college, and that plan does not involve dating a paranormal creature—let alone two.
Running the supernatural society of New York is not as fun as it sounds, especially when you still have to answer to your ex-girlfriend’s fiancé. Toby doesn’t mean to bring Casey into the chaos of his life, but he can't resist the girl who makes him smile when he thought no one else ever could.
Jared's in New York checking out a security risk for his best friend, the king. He plans to return to New Orleans quickly, but not if it means losing his chance with the brunette who pretends she wants nothing to do with him.
In over her head with a bunch of winged creatures who most definitely are not angels, Casey has to figure out who to trust with her life and maybe her heart.
Amazon Barnes & Noble
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ABOUT ALYSSA ROSE IVY: Alyssa Rose Ivy is a New Adult and Young Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.
Links: Twitter: / Author Goodreads / Facebook / Pinterest / Website / SEARCH Goodreads /
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March 18, 2014
THE DEEP END OF THE SEA Playlist
Many of you might already know I’m a total music junkie. I think that might be putting it mildly, actually. I adore music. I listen to it all day; I collect songs like other girls collect shoes. (okay. I collect those, too.) Can’t write without it. All of my books have extensive playlists that play crucial roles in helping me craft scenes and characters, and The Deep End of the Sea is no different.
Before I get into the songs, though—I want to point out that, of all my books, this is one of my very favorite soundtracks, filled with songs that touch me deeply. I still listen to it often, because it means that much to me. A lot of the book formed in my mind after hearing John Mayer’s Born and Raisedalbum. Have you heard it? It’s kind of folky, the perfect sort of music for a road trip, all mellow and thoughtful and lovely. Which may not necessarily lead you to think about Greek mythological monsters, but I feel like that album really gets Dusa. Have a listen. See if you agree.
I’ve put together a condensed Spotify list for you to listen to (songs placed in order of their placement in the book), and I also want to highlight some of the key songs from the book for you, since a lot of people ask me when certain songs are important to the story. BUT. If you don't like spoilers, then just stick to this playlist below. All of the write-ups below the Spotify list are highly spoiler-y.
THE OFFICIAL DEEP END OF THE SEA PLAYLIST
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SPOILERS, WILL ROBINSON. SPOILERS FOR THE DEEP END OF THE SEA AHEAD!You have been warned!
Okay. Let's dish the tunes for TDEotS, okay? My playlist actually has 45 songs on it, but I condensed it above for you all to the key songs and here I condense it further by highlighting the most important of these. Also, you should check them all out. Each song is fantastic!
The Line by Noah and The Whale. This is the opening of the book—Medusa’s loneliness and struggles are sometimes too difficult to bear. And yet, she keeps putting one foot in front of the other (metaphorically, of course).
But then she'll ask, as she cleans up the glass,"Is this the line?Is this the line?Is this the line between heaven and hell
Song for Zula by Phosphorescent. This song, friends. THIS SONG. I cannot express how in love with the song I am. I feel like it fits Medusa so well. It’s definitely one of the key songs, feel-wise, to the book.
You see the moon is bright in that treetop nightI see the shadows that we cast in the cold clean lightI might fear I go and my heart is whiteAnd we race right out on the desert plains all nightSo honey I am now, some broken thingI do not lay in the dark waiting for day hereNow my heart is gold, my feet are rightAnd I'm racing out on the desert plains all night
A Face to Call Home by John Mayer. Oh, this beautiful, lovely song. Let’s just say that this song was key to developing the relationship between Hermes and Medusa.
Little by little, inch by inch,we built a yard with a garden in the middle of it.It ain't much, but it's a start.You got me swaying right alongto the song in your heart . . .and a face to call home
Requiem on Water by Imperial Mammoth. This song has to do with a chaise lounge. ‘Nuff said.
And though your arms and legs are under,love will be the echo in your ears when all is lost and plunder.My love will be there still
Lose Yourself by Eminem. This was used during a scene roughly midway through the book that was incredibly difficult to write. You’ll know when you get there. How far are people willing to go to get what they want? How far should they go?
Look, If you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it or just let it slip?
Whole Heart by Cheyenne Mize. Medusa learns that changes in life aren’t always what we hope them to be. This bittersweet song was instrumental in a key transition in the story.
I thought about leaving today—packing my bags and running away.I’m really good at these things;I’m really good at . . . I’ve practiced these things.
Never Leave Home by Soft Swells. Sometimes a person needs to pick themselves up by the bootstraps and learn to let go and move on. This song was all about Dusa finally taking control of her life. Damn, I love this song. Just listen as swells throughout the bridge. To me, it’s all about hope.
This is not right;I thought it would be easy.This is not right;I thought it would flow.This is not right;I thought would be easy.But she’ll never fall in loveif you never leave home.
Just a Dream by Nelly. Uncertainty is a terrible thing to live through, isn’t it? I was thinking 'bout her, thinking 'bout me,thinking 'bout us, what we gon' be.Open my eyes, yeah, it was only just a dream.So I travelled back down that road,will she come back? No one knows.I realize, yeah, it was only just a dream.
Control byPoe. This song has a lot of deep, personal meanings to me from personal experiences in my life. So when it came time for Dusa to confront Poseidon for once and for all, I looked no further than this song. To me, it’s all about taking control back from somebody who should never have had it in the first place.
You thought you could keep me from loving,you thought you could feed on my soul.But while you were busy destroying my life,what was half in me has become whole.
While you were looking the other way,while you had your eyes closed,while you were licking your lips'cause I was miserable,while you were selling your soul,while you were tearing a hole in me . . .
I was taking control.
Don’t you mess with me.
Painting by Chagallby The Weepies. Fairy tales love happy endings. Because this song is so gorgeous, I’m just going to give you all the lyrics. Try not to swoon.
Thunder rumbles in the distance, a quiet intensity.I am willful, your insistence is tugging at the best of me.You’re the moon, I’m the water;you’re Mars, calling up Neptune’s daughter.
Sometimes rain that’s needed falls . . .We float like two lovers in a painting by Chagall—all around is sky and blue town,holding these flowers for a wedding gown.We live so high above the ground, satellites surround us.
I am humbled in this city;there seems to be an endless sea of people like us.Wakeful dreamers, I pass them on the sunlit streets.In our rooms filled with laughter,we make hope from every small disaster.
Everybody says “you can’t, you can't, you can't, don’t try.”till, everybody says that if they had the chance, they'd fly like we do.
March 12, 2014
Cover reveal: A MATTER OF FOREVER (Fate, #4)
Oh, guys. I am so, so thrilled to share with you the gorgeous cover for the last book in Chloe's arc in my upper YA/NA Urban Fantasy FATE series. A MATTER OF FOREVER is due out on May 15, 2014:
It all comes down to this . . .
Chloe Lilywhite has struggled for years to find her footing in a series of dangerous and demanding worlds. Creator, first tier Council member, and one of the most powerful Magicals in existence, she was little more than one of Fate’s pawns. But now, Chloe is back home and ready to call the shots. She knows what she wants and who she wants to be.
Except the Elders never got the memo.
Annar and Magical-kind are under attack. The lives of Chloe’s loved ones, and life as they know it, are at stake. Chloe's the key to taking the Elders down, but they won't go quietly into the night.
This time, neither will Chloe.
And here's the full wrap:
Once again, the very talented Carly Stevens made these for me! AHH!! Aren't they lovely?
It all comes down to this . . .
Chloe Lilywhite has struggled for years to find her footing in a series of dangerous and demanding worlds. Creator, first tier Council member, and one of the most powerful Magicals in existence, she was little more than one of Fate’s pawns. But now, Chloe is back home and ready to call the shots. She knows what she wants and who she wants to be.
Except the Elders never got the memo.
Annar and Magical-kind are under attack. The lives of Chloe’s loved ones, and life as they know it, are at stake. Chloe's the key to taking the Elders down, but they won't go quietly into the night.
This time, neither will Chloe.
And here's the full wrap:
Once again, the very talented Carly Stevens made these for me! AHH!! Aren't they lovely?
