Stacy Claflin's Blog, page 26
June 5, 2018
New Release: Sweet Reunion & Giveaway
[image error]She’s determined to stay single, but everyone else is determined to see her married.
Maggie Kendrick is trying to start over in the enchanting beach town where she spent her summers growing up. Life has thrown her one too many wrenches, and now she’s resolved to move on—without a man.
Aunt Lucille has made it her life’s mission to see Maggie walk down the aisle. Everyone knows it too, as Lucille has tried to set Maggie up with every available bachelor in Indigo Bay.
Canyon Leblanc was Maggie’s first love, and he just returned to town. Sparks start flying again—stronger than ever. Distance has definitely made their hearts grow fonder, but Canyon has spent the last seven years living a wild and destructive lifestyle, and that reputation labels him a less-than-desirable catch.
Maggie and Canyon see past each other’s situations, but nobody in town wants them to get together, least of all Aunt Lucille. Friends, family, and even an enemy work hard to keep them apart.
Will Maggie open her heart to love again despite the many obstacles, or will the single life prove to be her best option?
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Read the first chapter here.
Read an exclusive excerpt here.
Giveaway
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Sweet Reunion is part of the Indigo Sweet Romance series. To celebrate the six new releases in the Indigo Bay Sweet Romance Series, authors from all three launches have joined together to giveaway a fun prize pack (approx. value $150) that includes fun summer items and books for you to read!
• Thirty-One Gifts Sand N’ Shore Thermal Tote
• Thirty-One Gifts Summer Days Towel
• Print copies of Sweet Dreams & Seaside Heartbeats by Stacy Claflin
• Print copy of Sweet Surprise by Kay Correll
• Print copy of The Shop on Main by Kay Correll
• Print copy of Candy Kisses by Jean C. Gordon
• Print copy of Nashville Dreams by Pamela Kelley
• Print copy of Jenny by Melissa McClone
• Print copy of Sweet Matchmaker by Jean Oram
• Print copy of The Sidelined Wife by Jennifer Peel
• Waterproof pouch
• Visor
• Bag of seashells
• Flip flop coasters
• Drink umbrellas
• Box of sweet tea bags
• Socks
• Thirty-One Gifts mini journal
• Thirty-One Gifts nail file
• Recipe cards
• Bookmarks
Participating Authors:
Stacy Claflin
Kay Correll
Jean C. Gordon
Pamela Kelley
Jeanette Lewis
Melissa McClone
Jean Oram
Jennifer Peel
Enter the Giveaway
The Indigo Bay Sweet Romance Series Giveaway
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June 2, 2018
Surprise Release: Bayside Opposites
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She’s burdened by guilt and tragedy. He wants to help her, but he has secrets of his own.
Madisyn Steele graduated college with no job lined up and no income of her own. She returned to her childhood home where her wealthy and overbearing father won’t wait for her to get her life in order. He’s continuing his domineering pattern and ruling her life, even going so far as to ignore her wishes by trying to arrange her marriage to Reese Rutherford, a man she despises—just to solidify his business prospects.
Nate Roberts is barely making ends meet. Despite his hardships, he plans to make it on his own and never return to the home he ran from years earlier. He’s begging friends for food the night he has a chance encounter with Madisyn and everything changes. First he’s willing to go back to Enchantment Bay and earn an honest wage for her, then he’s ready to chance hauling illegal contraband just to make the kind of money she’s used to.
Madisyn doesn’t care about material things. She only cares about Nate. But her father’s plans and Reese’s schemes threaten the future she and Nate are trying to build. Can they reveal their secrets and work through all the issues keeping them apart, or will they ultimately push each other away?
(Bayside Opposites was previously published as Love’s First Kiss. It has been revised to become part of the Hunters series and has one new chapter added. Otherwise, it is essentially the same story.)
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More of the Hunters:
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May 31, 2018
Cover Reveal: Silenced Valkyrie (Valhalla’s Curse)
Read the first book in the series today:
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She’s an angel of death, but her life is in danger.
Soleil is a Valkyrie, cursed to obey the laws of Valhalla—laws she’s been skirting for centuries. But when she uses her sword to protect a friend rather than to eliminate her assigned target, she crosses that fine line. Now her species is coming for her. Compounding problems, she’s also in the crosshairs of a powerful, vindictive witch who wants retribution for the murder of her sister.
It’s the worst possible time for her emotions to surface, so of course they do. While dealing with danger, she struggles with moving past the death of her fiancé and budding feelings for her best friend, Titan. Soleil already stays away from her former pack to protect them, now she feels she should leave Titan, too, to keep him safe. But she can’t bear to do it.
Now she’s put him in danger, as well as some of her old allies and new friends. It would be in everyone’s best interest if she ran. But she can’t. She won’t. And her fate comes down to an epic battle between supernatural forces—a battle she’s ill-equipped to win.
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May 26, 2018
Romance Reader? Romance Author? Connect on Book+Main Bites!
What is Book+Main Bites? It’s a place specifically for romance readers and authors to connect without all the noise found at other social media sites.
Follow your favorite authors and read “bites” — excerpts from their stories! They could be from stories you haven’t read yet, stories that haven’t been published yet, or even deleted scenes! They can also be favorite scenes from your favorite books, which you would love to read again! You never know what you’ll find.
I’ve posted several bites and even one exclusive bite that was only available before my book came out! It was fun and people seemed to enjoy that, so I’ll likely do that again.
Whether you prefer contemporary romance, paranormal, or some other sub-genre of romance altogether, you’re sure to find plenty of bites to read. Maybe even find a new favorite author or two!
Follow me on B+M bites:
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May 12, 2018
Cover Reveal: Don’t Forget Me (An Alex Mercer Thriller)
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The Alex Mercer Thriller series takes place about 10 years after the USA Today bestselling Gone Trilogy ends. It follows Alex Mercer, younger brother of Macy Mercer, who was abducted in the Gone books.
If you haven’t started this nail-biting saga, you can try the first book for free!
About Girl in Trouble:
[image error]He gave up his daughter years ago, but now he’ll risk his life to save hers.
Alex Mercer is no stranger to kidnappings. The emotional scars still run deep from his sister’s disappearance years earlier. His daughter Ariana remains safe long after her adoption, and he cherishes the few times a year he gets to see her. The joy is palpable when he takes her on their first one-on-one outing. At least until he pauses to answer a text and Ariana disappears…
Wracked with guilt and determined to find answers, Alex teams up with an unlikely ally at the police department. As the clues reveal a pattern of missing girls, the kidnapping case becomes a race against time to save Ariana. What cost is Alex willing to pay to keep his daughter alive?
Girl in Trouble is the first book in a series of thrilling stand-alone novels spun off from the USA Today bestselling Gone Trilogy. If you like heart-pounding suspense, page-turning action, and characters you’ll never forget, then you’ll love Stacy Claflin’s engrossing new series.
May 11, 2018
3 Giveaways for Readers: Audio, Beach Escape, and a Renegade
Whether you love reading ebooks, paperbacks, or audiobooks you’ll find something you adore in one of these giveaways!
Click the images for more details.
Enter to win the Curse of the Moon complete audio series:
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Enter to win a phenomenal Sweet Beach Read pack:
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Enter to win this Renegade deal:
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Now Available: Renegade Valkyrie (Valhalla’s Curse Book One)
[image error]She’s an angel of death, but her life is in danger.
Soleil is a Valkyrie, cursed to obey the laws of Valhalla—laws she’s been skirting for centuries. But when she uses her sword to protect a friend rather than to eliminate her assigned target, she crosses that fine line. Now her species is coming for her. Compounding problems, she’s also in the crosshairs of a powerful, vindictive witch who wants retribution for the murder of her sister.
It’s the worst possible time for her emotions to surface, so of course they do. While dealing with danger, she struggles with moving past the death of her fiancé and budding feelings for her best friend, Titan. Soleil already stays away from her former pack to protect them, now she feels she should leave Titan, too, to keep him safe. But she can’t bear to do it.
Now she’s put him in danger, as well as some of her old allies and new friends. It would be in everyone’s best interest if she ran. But she can’t. She won’t. And her fate comes down to an epic battle between supernatural forces—a battle she’s ill-equipped to win.
AVAILABLE AT:
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Excerpt
Time to stay in the present. I throw myself onto the dance floor and give everything to the song, trying to forget that everyone I danced with to this back in the day is now in their fifties, or dead.
So goes the life of an immortal. Most everyone else grows older and dies. That’s one reason I like my new best friend. Titan may be a trickster, but he isn’t getting any older. Everyone else around us will eventually settle down and have families. Then when their kids are old enough to come dance here, Titan and I will be here to teach them some new moves.
A soft but firm hand rests on my bare shoulder.
I turn and find a beautiful woman in a flowing, floor-length black dress. Her brunette tresses reach her elbows, and her blazing brown eyes lock with mine. Seems like she wants something.
“Want to dance?” I ask.
Her gorgeous face contorts to a scowl, and she’s still stunning. “I’m not here to dance, Soleil.”
I stop dancing, and concern pricks me as I study her. She knows my name. She’s unusually alluring. Magic emanates from her—so strong it sends a shiver down my spine.
She’s a witch. And based on her glare, not a friendly one.
“What do you want?”
“You killed my sister. I want your blood.”
“What, like a drop for a spell?”
Her nostrils flare and her full, perfect lips thin as her mouth forms a straight line. “I’m here to kill you.”
“Why not take me by surprise?”
She steps closer. “Because I want you to know why you’re dying.”
[Read an exclusive excerpt here.]
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April 20, 2018
Girl in Trouble (An Alex Mercer Thriller) FREE!
Alex Mercer is no stranger to kidnappings. The emotional scars still run deep from his sister’s disappearance years earlier. His daughter Ariana remains safe long after her adoption, and he cherishes the few times a year he gets to see her. The joy is palpable when he takes her on their first one-on-one outing. At least until he pauses to answer a text and Ariana disappears…
Wracked with guilt and determined to find answers, Alex teams up with an unlikely ally at the police department. As the clues reveal a pattern of missing girls, the kidnapping case becomes a race against time to save Ariana. What cost is Alex willing to pay to keep his daughter alive?
Girl in Trouble is the first book in a series of thrilling stand-alone novels spun off from the USA Today bestselling Gone Trilogy. If you like heart-pounding suspense, page-turning action, and characters you’ll never forget, then you’ll love Stacy Claflin’s engrossing new series.
READ FOR FREE AT:
Excerpt
The rickety wooden boat swayed slightly as the tall man sat, clutching the edge. He watched as the girl’s body sank lower and lower until it was completely underwater and out of sight.
She hadn’t been the one.
He’d been sure she was, but once again, he’d been proven wrong.
He waited until the bubbles stopped.
It was over.
Until next year.
Then it would be time to find the next girl. Would she finally be the one?
He grew tired. Exhausted, really. Not enough to stop his search, though. He needed to right the wrong from so many years ago.
Next year would be thirty years.
Thirty.
That was a big anniversary.
Perhaps next year’s girl would be the one he’d waited so long for. Year thirty could be when he finally received his big payoff. He was starting to get too old for this. His shoulder ached.
Everything would be made right.
Next year would be his year.
All he needed was just a little patience.
He had a full year to plan everything out.
The tall man glanced back out at the still lake.
Another lake, another girl, another year.
When would all this finally end? Would everything finally be as it should?
Next year. It had to be next year. No, it would be.
He grabbed the oars and rowed back to the shore, already making plans for next Halloween.
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April 12, 2018
Cover Reveal: Pursued Valkyrie (Valhalla’s Curse Book Two)
Pre-Order Coming Soon! You can pre-order book one today:
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Soleil has been skirting Valhalla’s rules since before she dated ancient Egyptian rulers. She recently killed someone other than the person she was assigned to take out, so her leaders are hunting her to put her on trial. Not only that, but she has infuriated a dangerous witch—one who will stop at nothing until Soleil is dead.
With her life on the line at every turn, Soleil has no other choice but to face her greatest fears and trust new allies. Will she come out on top, or has her past finally caught up with her?
PRE-ORDER NOW:
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If you haven’t read the Curse of the Moon series yet (where we first meet Soleil) check that out while waiting for Renegade Valkyrie! You can try the first book for free…
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Victoria can’t wait to start college, but there’s a hitch—she can’t remember anything before arriving on campus. Her memories spark when she sees her ruggedly handsome math professor, but she senses something horrific. The shock on his face affirms her fears.
Toby is an alpha wolf who never thought he’d see his true love again—not after she died in his arms. Nothing could have prepared him for her walking into his class. But to his dismay, not only has she forgotten what happened, she doesn’t even know who she is.
He’s determined to do whatever it takes to restore what they’ve lost. Can Toby help Victoria recover her memories, or will he lose her forever?
Read Lost Wolf for FREE today:
April 11, 2018
Indigo Bay Sweet Romance Series: 6 New Heartwarming Romances
Six new heartwarming reads are coming to beloved seaside town of Indigo Bay from multiple best-selling sweet romance authors!
If you haven’t had a chance to step into the charming town, it’s a wonderful place to find love. You’ll also find characters who pop in various books, and fun to see how many you recognize from the other stories. But no worries, each book stands on its own! Start anywhere in the series.
Featured Read
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Maggie Kendrick is trying to start over in the enchanting beach town where she spent her summers growing up. Life has thrown her one too many wrenches, and now she’s resolved to move on—without a man.
Aunt Lucille has made it her life’s mission to see Maggie walk down the aisle. Everyone knows it too, as Lucille has tried to set Maggie up with every available bachelor in Indigo Bay.
Canyon Leblanc was Maggie’s first love, and he just returned to town. Sparks start flying again—stronger than ever. Distance has definitely made their hearts grow fonder, but Canyon has spent the last seven years living a wild and destructive lifestyle, and that reputation labels him a less-than-desirable catch.
Maggie and Canyon see past each other’s situations, but nobody in town wants them to get together, least of all Aunt Lucille. Friends, family, and even an enemy work hard to keep them apart.
Will Maggie open her heart to love again despite the many obstacles, or will the single life prove to be her best option?
All six of the upcoming books are available for pre-order exclusively on iBooks: (Click on the images for more details.)
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