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August 12, 2013
The Letter Tour
Kellie, a young college grad laid off from her first teaching job and besieged by creditors, receives a letter requesting her appearance at the reading of Frederick Malone’s will. What could she have in common with the town’s richest man? Curiosity draws her to the will reading where she learns she has inherited a vast [...]
August 9, 2013
Chasing Mercy – Chapter One #Excerpt 2
I split the chapter into two posts, so if you missed the first part, read it first! Chapter One, Part 2 When I got to my room, I threw myself on my bed and started sobbing. I already missed my family so much. Sure, if Creepy kept following me, I would have some distraction, but [...]
August 6, 2013
Chasing Mercy – Chapter One #Excerpt
The day I left the hospital, I was late for my family’s funeral. Losing my family was bad enough, I didn’t want to be late to say goodbye too. Everything had been ripped away from me the day of the accident. My parents, my sisters…my whole world turned upside down. How could I live without [...]
August 3, 2013
Three #Vampire Novels for under $5 (One #NewRelease)
The three books in my Transformed series are on sale for the release week of Forgotten. All three for under $5 on Kindle, Nook & Kobo. Deception - 99c Betrayal 2.99 Forgotten 99c About Forgotten: Imagine that you wake up to discover that eighteen months have passed since you remember going to sleep. That’s the reality that [...]
August 1, 2013
In Between – Vampire Style
Jeff Goins has just released his newest book, In Between. He deals with those times in life when we’re waiting for the next big thing to come along. There are many benefits to living in those times. We can learn lessons, grow personally, learn to appreciate the art of living in the moment, learn to [...]
July 31, 2013
Immortals Tour – Review & Giveaways
Book Title: Immortals Series: Runes Author: Ednah Walters Release Date: August 5th 2013 Genre: YA Paranormal Romance Length: 342 Pages Publisher: Firetrail Publishing Presented by: Walking on Bookshelves & As You Wish Tours Immortals Tour Schedule Q&A Fantasy or Horror? Ednah: Fantasy Day or Night? Ednah: Night. My creative juices flow at night [...]
July 30, 2013
Summer #Giveaway Hop 2013
Many thanks to BookHounds & I am a Reader for hosting this giveaway hop! I’m giving away an e-copy of one of my books from the Transformed series – winner’s choice! Up for Grabs: Deception or Betrayal Alexis only believes in what can be proven by science…until strange things begin to happen to her that have no [...]
Forgotten Release Day! Books 1 & 3 only #99c #Excerpt
Imagine waking up to discover that eighteen months have passed since you last fell asleep—in a different bed. That’s the reality that Alexis Ferguson awakes to one morning. She desperately needs to return to the castle where she is needed to win an impending battle. Alexis discovers that she can’t find her way back to [...]
July 29, 2013
Platform Building for Authors
Last week I had the privilege of being on The Storytelling Podcast to speak about building an author platform. I’ve been in the business of platform building for over three years, so when I published my first novel late last year, I had a lot of experience that many authors do not. I shared with [...]
July 28, 2013
To Be or Not to Be…A Writer
Do you consider yourself an aspiring writer or a writer? Why? What’s the difference in your definition of each? Dreams Let’s take the example of my six year old who will start off sentences like this: “When I grow up to be king….” Notice how there’s no doubt. It’s going to happen. He doesn’t say, [...]
