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February 7, 2014
TGIF....
You know the saying....Thank God it's Friday! Really, Thank God! This feels like it has been the longest week ever! But it's been a pretty good one.....An Unplanned Lesson made it into the top 100 of New Adult books on Amazon, so I'm really happy about that. More people are getting to know Dailan & Nicole and hopefully falling in love with them.
A Cry For Hope will be releasing in a little over a month. I cannot wait to share this story with all of you. Make sure you join the release party, it will be lots of fun! Games, giveaways and a lot more. Feel free to invite a friend as well:
A Cry For Hope Release Day Party
I've made a lot of progress with my current WIP. I'm actually 3/4 of the way done and loving this story so much! Still trying to figure out the "perfect ending" for these characters and one that will make my readers say, "Aww!" I normally have my epilogue done before I even start writing the book (I know I'm a little backwards) but that helps to keep me focused in the direction that I want to go with the story. With this one I don't....but I'm sure it will come to me when I least expect it.
And lastly, today is the last day to get An Unplanned Lesson for .99 cents. So, if you haven't read it grab it while you can:
An Unplanned Lesson
Here's a little Dailan and Nicole to get you through your Friday! Hope you have a good one!
A Cry For Hope will be releasing in a little over a month. I cannot wait to share this story with all of you. Make sure you join the release party, it will be lots of fun! Games, giveaways and a lot more. Feel free to invite a friend as well:
A Cry For Hope Release Day Party
I've made a lot of progress with my current WIP. I'm actually 3/4 of the way done and loving this story so much! Still trying to figure out the "perfect ending" for these characters and one that will make my readers say, "Aww!" I normally have my epilogue done before I even start writing the book (I know I'm a little backwards) but that helps to keep me focused in the direction that I want to go with the story. With this one I don't....but I'm sure it will come to me when I least expect it.
And lastly, today is the last day to get An Unplanned Lesson for .99 cents. So, if you haven't read it grab it while you can:
An Unplanned Lesson
Here's a little Dailan and Nicole to get you through your Friday! Hope you have a good one!
February 3, 2014
Another good day of writing.....I hope!
Well, it's snowing AGAIN....not that I'm complaining because all of this extra time inside gives me lots of time to do what I enjoy most....WRITE! I just hit the 50k words in my current WIP over the weekend and will be posting the synopsis on Goodreads very soon! It will be a spinoff/companion book to A Cry for Hope but you won't have to read A Cry For Hope (but I hope you still do) first to understand it. Just wanted to make that clear to all of you cliffhanger hater's A Cry for Hope does not end on a cliffhanger.
In other news....
For those of you that haven't met Dailan and Nicole yet, An Unplanned Lesson, the first book in the Unplanned series is on sale for .99 cents. I even extended this sale to itunes as well. Although the price change has not reflected yet.
Buy on AmazonBuy on B&N
Also, over the weekend my technically challenged self created a website. It's not much but it's a start:http://bethrinyu.wix.com/bethrinyu
Well I'm going to try and get back to writing as the snow falls down outside my window. Hope everyone is staying warm or maybe you're one of the lucky ones that has warm weather and sunshine today.....wish I was there!!
In other news....
For those of you that haven't met Dailan and Nicole yet, An Unplanned Lesson, the first book in the Unplanned series is on sale for .99 cents. I even extended this sale to itunes as well. Although the price change has not reflected yet.
Buy on AmazonBuy on B&N
Also, over the weekend my technically challenged self created a website. It's not much but it's a start:http://bethrinyu.wix.com/bethrinyu
Well I'm going to try and get back to writing as the snow falls down outside my window. Hope everyone is staying warm or maybe you're one of the lucky ones that has warm weather and sunshine today.....wish I was there!!
January 29, 2014
January 20, 2014
A Cry For Hope ~ Cover Reveal, Giveaway and Book Trailer....Oh My!
It's Cover reveal day for my fifth (yikes!) book A Cry for Hope. I want to thank Kari from Cover to Cover designs for putting this beautiful cover together, she did an awesome job and is a true professional to work with. I would also like to thank Mandi from MHPhotography for the beautiful photos even though she made it very difficult for me to choose just one for the cover, they were all so amazing! And last but not least, Randi Melendez, the beautiful model on the cover who conveyed so much emotion, exactly the way that I envisioned Hope to be!
So, without further ado here it is, the book cover for A Cry For Hope:
© Beth Rinyu 2014Unedited and subject to change
“Look at me, Jamie! Look at me and tell me that you’re willing to walk away from everything we have and I’ll be gone. I’m not ready to give up on us but if you are, then just say the words and I’ll stop trying.”“Hope, stop it!”“Stop what? Stop trying? Stop trying to have the man that I love more than anything in this world love me back? Stop trying to make myself feel worthy of your love again? What do you want me to stop Jamie?”“What do you want me to say Hope? That everything’s going to be okay? That things are going to be the way they used to between us because I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen. Or do you want me to take you upstairs and fuck you like a stranger, the same way I’ve been for the past eight months?”“I don’t know what I want any more Jamie. I miss my husband. The man that I could tell anything to. The one that I used to laugh and cry with. The one who would hold me in his arms and comfort me whenever I was feeling down.”“He’s gone Hope. He drowned in that ocean the same day that Charlie did.”I bit my lip and fought the tears. “So what are you trying to tell me that I’m just keeping myself afloat in this marriage only to have you never resurface?” His eyes filled with tears. “I wish that I could answer that question for you but I can’t. Because the truth is, I don’t even know the answer to it myself.”I grabbed a napkin from the counter and wiped my eyes. I tried to catch my breath between my sobs and gain enough composure to speak coherently. “I’m sorry for taking my eyes off him for that split second that day. I didn’t mean for it to happen. I loved him too and I’m hurting just as much as you. And if it makes you feel a little better by punishing me for it this way, then I’m willing to subject myself to it, because I still love you so much that it hurts.”
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A Cry For Hope Book Trailer
And finally.....the giveaway!!
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So, without further ado here it is, the book cover for A Cry For Hope:
© Beth Rinyu 2014Unedited and subject to change
“Look at me, Jamie! Look at me and tell me that you’re willing to walk away from everything we have and I’ll be gone. I’m not ready to give up on us but if you are, then just say the words and I’ll stop trying.”“Hope, stop it!”“Stop what? Stop trying? Stop trying to have the man that I love more than anything in this world love me back? Stop trying to make myself feel worthy of your love again? What do you want me to stop Jamie?”“What do you want me to say Hope? That everything’s going to be okay? That things are going to be the way they used to between us because I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen. Or do you want me to take you upstairs and fuck you like a stranger, the same way I’ve been for the past eight months?”“I don’t know what I want any more Jamie. I miss my husband. The man that I could tell anything to. The one that I used to laugh and cry with. The one who would hold me in his arms and comfort me whenever I was feeling down.”“He’s gone Hope. He drowned in that ocean the same day that Charlie did.”I bit my lip and fought the tears. “So what are you trying to tell me that I’m just keeping myself afloat in this marriage only to have you never resurface?” His eyes filled with tears. “I wish that I could answer that question for you but I can’t. Because the truth is, I don’t even know the answer to it myself.”I grabbed a napkin from the counter and wiped my eyes. I tried to catch my breath between my sobs and gain enough composure to speak coherently. “I’m sorry for taking my eyes off him for that split second that day. I didn’t mean for it to happen. I loved him too and I’m hurting just as much as you. And if it makes you feel a little better by punishing me for it this way, then I’m willing to subject myself to it, because I still love you so much that it hurts.”
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A Cry For Hope Book Trailer
And finally.....the giveaway!!
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January 6, 2014
The Dating Game....Beth Rinyu Style
I don't think anywhere in the U.S. is being spared from the bitter cold right now. Days like this have me dreaming of summer and the warm weather.
So, let's play my version of the dating game. Which one of my book boyfriends would you want to keep you warm on a cold Winter night?
Bachelor #1JULIAN KIRON.....Meet Him Here
Handsome doctor, dark hair, crystal blue eyes, sweet and caring. If his good looks don't win you over his big heart will.
Bachelor #2DAILAN O'MALEY.....Meet Him Here
Sexy, arrogant, womanizing lawyer. Oh and did I mention? He has an Irish accent. Once you get past his crass exterior he really does have a huge heart.
Bachelor #3TRAVIS MONTGOMERY.....Meet Him Here
Handsome Olympic swimmer. Killer body, protective. He may be a womanizer and fool you at first but for the right girl he's a one woman man.
So, ladies which one would you choose? Well, why choose just one? There's plenty of them to go around for everyone!
Stay warm and hopefully one of these fine gentlemen will be helping you do just that tonight!
January 4, 2014
A Little Sneak Peek.....
The book is written. I've fallen in love with my characters once again and cannot wait to share them with all of you! But before I do that.....I have to share the cover. That's all scheduled in two weeks, January 20th to be exact. So as I sit hear staring at my cover (which I am so in love with by the way) I got to thinking. I went a totally different route with this book and had a custom photo shoot done. I wanted to capture the raw emotion that is contained inside this book on the outside as well. There were so many beautiful pictures taken that I had a hard time narrowing it down to just one. So, I've decided to give all of you a sneak peek at Hope my main character from A Cry For Hope. This is not the photo that is on the cover just one of the many that I had a very hard time choosing from:
Can't wait to the share the cover with all of you AND I really can't wait to share the inside!
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Can't wait to the share the cover with all of you AND I really can't wait to share the inside!
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December 31, 2013
MY FAVORITE BOOK MOMENTS OF 2013
I can't believe another year has come and gone. Is it me, or does if feel like the older we get the faster time goes by? I hope that everyone has a very safe and happy new year and that 2014 is your best year yet! I cannot wait to introduce everyone to all of the new characters that will be born this year and I'm hoping that you will fall in love with them the same way that you have with all of my others. So in honor of all the characters that you were introduced to in 2013 here are some my favorite moments from all of my books:
THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE
AN UNPLANNED LESSON
DROWNING IN LOVE
AN UNPLANNED LIFE
AND HERE'S A SNEAK PEEK AT 2014
A CRY FOR HOPE
THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE
AN UNPLANNED LESSON
DROWNING IN LOVEAN UNPLANNED LIFEAND HERE'S A SNEAK PEEK AT 2014
A CRY FOR HOPEDecember 24, 2013
Merry Christmas from Dailan, Nicole & Ryan
And last but not least.....spend some time this Christmas with Dailan, Nicole & Ryan.....
I arrived at Dailan’s by noon. I was surprised when I wasn’t excitedly greeted by Ryan at the door like the last time I had visited. Still, I wasn’t disappointed to see Dailan behind the door, looking just as handsome as ever. He opened the door and took my hand. “Shh,” he said as he led me through the house, back into the great room. Ryan was sitting in front of the TV, playing a video game.“Hey, Ryan,” Dailan said, causing Ryan to look up from his game.My heart melted at the sight of Ryan’s smile, which stretched across his face. He dropped the controller to the ground and came running over to greet me. “Miss Morgan, you came!” he exclaimed, giving me a hug.“He told me you weren’t coming,” Ryan said as he playfully pushed Dailan. I smiled and handed Ryan his Christmas present. “Thanks!” he said as he sat down on the floor to open it.I took a seat on the couch to watch him as Dailan sat down next to me. “Wow!” Ryan exclaimed as he tore away at the paper, revealing a buildable racetrack that seemed to be all the rage with the boys in my class this year. “Thanks, Miss Morgan, this is cool.”The enthusiasm on his face was all the thanks that I needed. “You’re very welcome,” I said.Ryan walked over to the Christmas tree and returned with a small box for me. “Ryan, you already gave me a present,” I said, remembering the yummy vanilla candle he had given me the day of our class party. “That was really from my Aunt Lisa,” he said. “This is from me. Well, I mean my Uncle D paid for it, but I picked it out.”I laughed as Dailan shook his head at Ryan. “Ryan, you never tell a girl that someone else paid for a present that you gave them,” Dailan said, playfully smacking Ryan on the head.“Just like you never tell a girl that someone else cooked dinner for her.” I couldn’t resist as I started to giggle. I watched as a grin stretched across Dailan’s face. I slowly removed the wrapping paper and the lid from the box as Ryan looked on anxiously. I immediately smiled upon seeing the beautiful sterling silver necklace with a whimsical heart charm dangling from it. “Oh, Ryan, I love this.”Ryan’s smile was a mile wide. “I told you she liked hearts,” he said to Dailan.“Yup, hearts are my favorite thing,” I said.“They had all different kinds of hearts that you can add to it. But I liked this one best,” Ryan said proudly.“This is an awesome heart, Ryan,” I said as I gave him a hug.I lifted my hair as Ryan clasped it on my neck. I looked down at the heart hanging from my neck. It truly was one of the best presents I ever received because I knew how much it meant to Ryan to give it to me.
An Unplanned Lesson
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I arrived at Dailan’s by noon. I was surprised when I wasn’t excitedly greeted by Ryan at the door like the last time I had visited. Still, I wasn’t disappointed to see Dailan behind the door, looking just as handsome as ever. He opened the door and took my hand. “Shh,” he said as he led me through the house, back into the great room. Ryan was sitting in front of the TV, playing a video game.“Hey, Ryan,” Dailan said, causing Ryan to look up from his game.My heart melted at the sight of Ryan’s smile, which stretched across his face. He dropped the controller to the ground and came running over to greet me. “Miss Morgan, you came!” he exclaimed, giving me a hug.“He told me you weren’t coming,” Ryan said as he playfully pushed Dailan. I smiled and handed Ryan his Christmas present. “Thanks!” he said as he sat down on the floor to open it.I took a seat on the couch to watch him as Dailan sat down next to me. “Wow!” Ryan exclaimed as he tore away at the paper, revealing a buildable racetrack that seemed to be all the rage with the boys in my class this year. “Thanks, Miss Morgan, this is cool.”The enthusiasm on his face was all the thanks that I needed. “You’re very welcome,” I said.Ryan walked over to the Christmas tree and returned with a small box for me. “Ryan, you already gave me a present,” I said, remembering the yummy vanilla candle he had given me the day of our class party. “That was really from my Aunt Lisa,” he said. “This is from me. Well, I mean my Uncle D paid for it, but I picked it out.”I laughed as Dailan shook his head at Ryan. “Ryan, you never tell a girl that someone else paid for a present that you gave them,” Dailan said, playfully smacking Ryan on the head.“Just like you never tell a girl that someone else cooked dinner for her.” I couldn’t resist as I started to giggle. I watched as a grin stretched across Dailan’s face. I slowly removed the wrapping paper and the lid from the box as Ryan looked on anxiously. I immediately smiled upon seeing the beautiful sterling silver necklace with a whimsical heart charm dangling from it. “Oh, Ryan, I love this.”Ryan’s smile was a mile wide. “I told you she liked hearts,” he said to Dailan.“Yup, hearts are my favorite thing,” I said.“They had all different kinds of hearts that you can add to it. But I liked this one best,” Ryan said proudly.“This is an awesome heart, Ryan,” I said as I gave him a hug.I lifted my hair as Ryan clasped it on my neck. I looked down at the heart hanging from my neck. It truly was one of the best presents I ever received because I knew how much it meant to Ryan to give it to me.
An Unplanned Lesson
December 23, 2013
Merry Christmas From Kat, Julian & Matty
Only two days until Christmas and here's a little Christmas scene from the Exception To The Rule
Matty was in his pajamas, anxiously awaiting Santa and Julian. We were watching TV and sipping hot chocolate when Julian arrived, with a bagful of presents.“Wow!” Matty responded as he greeted him at the door seeing all of the presents.“Santa came to Chicago already and told me to make sure that these got to you,” Julian said, smiling. “Mommy, look!” Matty exclaimed.“You must have been a really good boy this year.” I smiled at Matty’s enthusiasm.“Is it raining out?” I asked Julian, noticing his hair and coat were wet.“It’s snowing,” he replied. I walked over to the window and looked up at the full moon. There was a blanket of snow already on the ground as the snow continued to fall. I imagined what a picture perfect Christmas Eve this would have been, if only Matty weren’t sick.“Snow!” Matty exclaimed as he looked out the window.“Tomorrow can we build a snowman, please?” he asked Julian. Julian looked at him sadly. “You know what, that isn’t very good snow for a snowman, why don’t you open up your presents?”He slowly began to open the presents. He normally would rip through each one in no time. This year he just seemed to be missing the whole spark that he had at Christmas, making me very sad. He had finally gotten through the last one, trying to figure out which toy to play with first.“Hey Matty, I think that Santa dropped off a present for your mom too,” Julian said as he pointed to a smaller wrapped box under the tree.Matty quickly got up to retrieve the box, handing it to me. I was totally shocked, not at all expecting a gift from Julian. I opened it up revealing a beautiful gold bracelet. I immediately put in on my wrist, and it was a perfect fit.“Thank you,” I said.“Mommy, why are you thanking him? Santa brought it, silly.” “Oh, that’s right, thank you to Santa.” I looked at Julian as he smiled.Matty was so excited, he whispered in my ear asking if he could give Julian his present. I told him where it was as he went off to get it.I waited until he was out of earshot. “Thank you. It’s really beautiful, you didn’t have to...” I was cut off by Matty, who quickly returned with Julian’s gift.“This is from me,” he said proudly. “I picked it out all by myself, but Mommy had to pay for it because I don’t have money.” Julian and I both laughed.He opened it up slowly. “Wow, this is cool.”Matty smiled from ear to ear. “Mommy says its waterprood.”“Waterproof,” I corrected him.He continued on, not missing a beat, “so next time we go fishing you can wear it and get it wet.”“This is the best present ever, Matty.” Julian picked him up and put him on his lap. He gave him a hug and kiss. I grabbed my camera and took a picture of the two of them. I stared at the picture on my camera screen. It didn’t even look like my Matty. The only thing that I recognized were his beautiful blue eyes. That was the one thing that these treatments couldn’t take away from him. He looked truly happy in the picture and I took comfort in that.
The Exception To The Rule
Matty was in his pajamas, anxiously awaiting Santa and Julian. We were watching TV and sipping hot chocolate when Julian arrived, with a bagful of presents.“Wow!” Matty responded as he greeted him at the door seeing all of the presents.“Santa came to Chicago already and told me to make sure that these got to you,” Julian said, smiling. “Mommy, look!” Matty exclaimed.“You must have been a really good boy this year.” I smiled at Matty’s enthusiasm.“Is it raining out?” I asked Julian, noticing his hair and coat were wet.“It’s snowing,” he replied. I walked over to the window and looked up at the full moon. There was a blanket of snow already on the ground as the snow continued to fall. I imagined what a picture perfect Christmas Eve this would have been, if only Matty weren’t sick.“Snow!” Matty exclaimed as he looked out the window.“Tomorrow can we build a snowman, please?” he asked Julian. Julian looked at him sadly. “You know what, that isn’t very good snow for a snowman, why don’t you open up your presents?”He slowly began to open the presents. He normally would rip through each one in no time. This year he just seemed to be missing the whole spark that he had at Christmas, making me very sad. He had finally gotten through the last one, trying to figure out which toy to play with first.“Hey Matty, I think that Santa dropped off a present for your mom too,” Julian said as he pointed to a smaller wrapped box under the tree.Matty quickly got up to retrieve the box, handing it to me. I was totally shocked, not at all expecting a gift from Julian. I opened it up revealing a beautiful gold bracelet. I immediately put in on my wrist, and it was a perfect fit.“Thank you,” I said.“Mommy, why are you thanking him? Santa brought it, silly.” “Oh, that’s right, thank you to Santa.” I looked at Julian as he smiled.Matty was so excited, he whispered in my ear asking if he could give Julian his present. I told him where it was as he went off to get it.I waited until he was out of earshot. “Thank you. It’s really beautiful, you didn’t have to...” I was cut off by Matty, who quickly returned with Julian’s gift.“This is from me,” he said proudly. “I picked it out all by myself, but Mommy had to pay for it because I don’t have money.” Julian and I both laughed.He opened it up slowly. “Wow, this is cool.”Matty smiled from ear to ear. “Mommy says its waterprood.”“Waterproof,” I corrected him.He continued on, not missing a beat, “so next time we go fishing you can wear it and get it wet.”“This is the best present ever, Matty.” Julian picked him up and put him on his lap. He gave him a hug and kiss. I grabbed my camera and took a picture of the two of them. I stared at the picture on my camera screen. It didn’t even look like my Matty. The only thing that I recognized were his beautiful blue eyes. That was the one thing that these treatments couldn’t take away from him. He looked truly happy in the picture and I took comfort in that.
The Exception To The Rule
