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Happy New Year!!!

Author Page on Goodreads

I have an author page on Goodreads now. I'm publishing my book September '13. So I have enough time to write it, edit it and whatever else I have to do. I just want to let everyone know that I appreciate everyone who has ever friended me on goodreads, facebook, twitter, this blog, LJ, Myspace, etc...



Although this is scary, I'm proud to announce the title of my book!










Forsaken Lovers

by

L.M. Benson

(a contemporary romance)







You can find my author page here:




http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17188759-forsaken-lovers




It will be a while before I have cover, but I am hiring Sarah Hansen of OkayCreations. She's done the covers for Colleen Hoover, Abbi Glines, Tarryn Fisher and so many more. I am so excited to move on to this venture and will be in my hidey hole for a while starting January 2, 2013. 




I hope everyone has a wonderful 2013! 




Laura

Collide, Gail McHugh, Cover Reveal

Collide, Gail McHugh 

Pub Date: January 21, 2013








Synopsis:


A missed first encounter…

Colliding with a second chance…

On
the heels of graduating college and trying to cope with her mother’s
death, Emily Cooper moves to New York City for a fresh start.

While
harboring secrets of his own, Dillon Parker takes care of Emily through
her grief. Knowing he can’t live without her by his side, he’s sweet,
thoughtful, and everything Emily has ever wanted in a man.

Until
she meets Gavin Blake—a rich and notorious playboy who is dangerously
sexy and charming as hell. Emily tries to deny the instant connection
she feels, but Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome is not inclined to let go so
easily. Recovering from his own painful past, Gavin will stop at
nothing to win Emily over.

This unexpected encounter compels
Emily to question her decisions, forcing her to make a choice that will
destroy friendships, shatter hearts, and forever change her life.

I'm probably going to quiet for the next few days...

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I hate to do this but I have to add the captcha to my blog. I've been getting some spam and It's getting annoying so I'll do this for a while then get rid of it again.



I had to do it before, so I won't keep it long. Just until the spammers go away.



Thank you and sorry!



Laura

A Moment of Silence

See something different?

My fabulous husband worked on this new blog look last night. Now it's still a work in process, so you'll be seeing different things coming in the next few hours as well. I hope it looks a bit more streamlined and not too busy.

Some books that should have made my list

I feel really badly that a lot of great books I read didn't make the list. They should've and I wanted to create a special list just for the ones that didn't make it. 




All of these books are fantastic reads and I really implore everyone to buy them, pick them up at library, ask Santa or whoever brings presents to your house for them. 













1. Captive in the Dark and Seduced in the Dark, CJ. Roberts. AMAZING SERIES




2. Crow's Row, Julie Hockley. Similar themes to the above books, but amazing on its own. Sequel is being written now.




3. The Sinners on Tour Series, Olivia Cunning. These books are so flipping good. A bit more erotic romance than just straight romance. But so well worth it.




4. Beautiful Disaster, Jamie McGuire. HOW did I leave this one off? This one is right up there with Thoughtless and Gabriel's Inferno.




5. The Moreno Brothers' Series, Elizabeth Reyes. Oh my, God! I fell in love with Elizabeth because of these books. She is a fantastic writer and represents Latinos in such a great light. Her books are amazing and I highly recommend you go out and purchase these NOW.




6. Easy, Tammara Webber. That was my first book by her and then I had to read the other series she had out and loved them. Tammara, Abbi Glines and Elizabeth Reyes are crit partners and they work so well together.




7. Love Unscripted/Love Unrehearsed, Tina Reber. I struggled with the first one when it was self-published. I had issues with it. But once Atria picked it up and worked their magic, it was like reading a different book. When I finished it, I needed the second one like ASAP. Thankfully I didn't have to wait that long, but long enough.




8 Slammed/Point of Retreat, Colleen Hoover. I cried like a baby with these books. LOVED them so much. I am so looking forward to reading anything Colleen writes. And a 3rd book in the Slammed series? Yes, please, right now, please! I want to go to a poetry slam now!




9. Collision Course, S.C. Stephens. Shannon is a goddess of storytelling. This book had me laughing and crying at the same flipping time! I adore Shannon and will read anything that she writes, even if it's her grocery list!




10. From What I Remember, Stacy Kramer & Valerie Thomas. I bought this book at the YA Carnival at the Jefferson Market Library in NYC (during BEA). I wanted to get Stacy and Valerie to sign it, but they didn't stay for signings. But I'm so glad I read this. It's such a romantic love story that will make you quiver. QUIVER!




11. Sempre, JM Darhower. Another human trafficking story, but told in a very different way. Sempre is Forever in Italian (and spanish). Haven is sold to a doctor who has two sons. She doesn't understand the life she is to lead, having her own room, her own space. Being cared for. When Haven meets Anthony's son, Carmine, they both fall in love and it's a forbidden love that will destroy everyone around them. This book is fucking amazing. It's a huge book, but JM writes with such passion it comes off the page and swooshes around you. GET. THIS. BOOK!




I have so many other books I'd loved to include because they all made me feel something different and taught me something else. These authors (most of them self-published) are damn good writers and we should NOT write them off because they decided to self-publish. I would LOVE to read these books for the first time all over again. 

Favorite Books of 2012

This is not an easy list to compile because I've read so many great books. Trying to find 10, 20 or even 30 of my favorites is a daunting decision. 




But here I go, from 20-1 my favorite books!










20. Groupie/Rock Star, Ginger Voight




19. Deadly Cool, Gemma Halliday




18. Dearly, Departed, Lia Habel




17. Dearly, Beloved, Lia Habel




16. Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas




15. Grave Mercy, Robin LeFevers




14. Article 5, Kristen Simmons




13. The Lost Prince, Julie Kagawa




12. Going Under, Georgia Cates




11. Rules of Attraction, Simone Elkeles




10. Flat-Out Love, Jessica Park




09. Angelfall, Susan EE




08. The Angel, Tiffany Reisz




07. Noah, Elizabeth Reyes




06. On The Island, Tracey Garvis-Graves




05. A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness




04. Gabriel's Inferno, Sylvain Reynard




03. The Opportunist, Tarryn Fisher




02. Avoiding Commitment, K.A. Linde




01. Thoughtless, S.C. Stephens




So there you have it. Are you surprised?




Do you have a list? Does it compare to mine? Let me know!