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January 29, 2016
MASSIVE SALE 50% OFF!
The first month of 2016 is almost over, and what better way to celebrate than with a 50% off sale–fully supported by Kobo? Read on for more particulars of this amazing sale and see what this means for my newest release!
This special sale started on January 28th and ends on Sunday, January 31st, 2016. It is valid in Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Customers can redeem 50% off any title published by Kobo Writing Life (KWL) using the promo code JAN1650 an unlimited number of times starting yesterday—so please, let your friends and family know about this incredible opportunity to stack up on eBooks while they can!
As you may know, all my titles are currently available at Kobo, but I published many of them through Smashwords, and only two are on KWL (published directly with Kobo). What does this mean for titles by Christa Simpson? It means you can pick up Twisted today for FREE–but get this: TOUGH LUCK is only $0.50! Can you beat that price anywhere?! No!!! The bonus is that I still make full royalties, so everyone wins!
Get your copy of Tough Luck at the lowest price ever, but get it fast because the deal ends tomorrow!
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January 25, 2016
Blog Tour: A Raven’s Touch by Linda Bloodworth
Today I am happy to tell you all about an exciting new YA Paranormal Fantasy novel, A Raven’s Touch by Linda Bloodworth. So, without further ado, please read on below for more info on the book, see a totally awesome trailer and more!
Bullied through high school, seventeen-year-old Justice St. Michaels is grateful for the help of her best friend Moira O’Fhey. Their only wish is to graduate high school, leave the sleepy town of Fallingbrook and all that happened behind them. The Heavens have other plans. Between growths on her back and being involved in explosive school fights, nothing seems to make sense. When an unexpected encounter with Darien Raventhorn causes worlds to collide it exposes the truth about Justice’s real identity.
To avenge a family death, Justice must embrace her birthright, and slay a demon before all Hell breaks loose.
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About the Author:
Linda Bloodworth loves chips, like really, ketchup to be exact. Ketchup chips are only found in Canada. Lucky for Linda she lives in Toronto with her husband and three fur babies. In between writing, debating for hours about the Oxford comma, and the misunderstood semi colon; Linda enjoys camping and getting away from the city on day trips.
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January 12, 2016
Release Blitz: Tough Luck by Christa Simpson
TOUGH LUCK
A Stepbrother Romance
by Christa Simpson
For readers 18+ ONLY
Even if it means we’re wantonly destroying our family . . . I can’t resist him.
I know it’s not right to pine for this man, but he’s the one wielding all the power, controlling my body with a single menacing look. He tells me I can be his dark little secret and I’m honestly having a hard time saying no.
I’m Izzabelle Spade, the good-girl librarian: organized, anti-social, your average “by the book” kind of girl. Dustin Miller is off limits, with that naturally tanned skin, impossibly dark eyes and broad shoulders. Untouchable, to a girl like me—usually. But not anymore.
When I screw up, a beautiful chaos ensues. I demand a do over, but he has something else in mind. I know I should say no—absolutely not. I should turn around, walk away and never look back. But what do you think happens when he’s a “get what I want, when I want” kind of guy and what he wants is me?
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EXCERPT
I’m feeling good after finishing the free drink, and I think I’ve got a handle on these shoes. Battling for bravery, I spin around and get to my feet, ready to go ask this man all the questions I’ve practiced in my head three times over. I strut across the room, knowing his eyes follow my path. I can feel it. It sets my body on fire as my hips sway to the rapid beat of my heart, my legs feeling a little like my favorite brand of jelly.
Suddenly, mid-stride, knowing that he’s watching, I forget how to walk. I stumble over my own two feet and tumble onto all fours, skidding my knee and landing in a sticky puddle of lord knows what not far from his feet. My driver’s license falls out of my bra and goes sliding across the grimy floor as the crowd starts to hollow out around me.
This is my worst nightmare come true. People start to point, laugh, and stare. I crawl across the floor to grab my photo ID and stuff it back to where the sun don’t shine, wishing I could crawl into a hole and die. I pray that I get trampled by the dancers, while gathering enough courage to look up, but as an upbeat song ends, a snippy jack ass makes a comment that leaves me frigid.
He flips my skirt up with the toe of his shoe. Why did I wear this stupid getup, again? Cringing, my eyes fall back to the floor. I’ve got myself in a hell of a predicament here, or so I thought until a pair of big shoes walks up and stops next to me. Look at the size of them feet! Shit is about to get real.
“Is there a problem here?” The depth of the threat in his voice sends a delicious shiver down my body. I can’t see him, but I see the way the problem scurries away and how the other men wither into the darkness.
It’s him. It’s him! I know it’s him.
Him must have a really nice view of my ass right about now, and I wonder whether he likes it. The way he blocks everyone else’s view makes me feel protected, like he wants me and he doesn’t like to share.
“Look at me,” he orders.
When I do, he’s standing above me, with a flock of other men scurrying away. I feel incompetent in his presence—like a total blonde—sitting on my heels and apparently incapable of forming a complete sentence. He serves me a smile and extends a hand in a friendly gesture.
“Can I at least help you up?” he asks, with the most deep and sensual voice.
In a daze I take his hand, gazing into stormy grey eyes with a swirl of darkness. He pulls me to my feet. He’s tall—very tall—and clean cut, with dark hair and mysterious eyes. A girl could get hypnotized by those eyes.
He catches my smile and lets me study him. Then, with a wink, he plucks me from the dance floor and takes me to the nearest open bar table. He doesn’t let me go until I’m being tucked into a seat. I pull my skirt under my thighs and settle onto the chair he offers.
He takes the seat across from me and smiles before hollering across the table. “You okay?”
A nervous laugh reaches my mouth, but I refuse to let it out. “Yeah, I’ll be okay.” A piece of light brown hair falls into my eyes when I glance down at the table. I brush it aside and fold my lips together.
“I did that once, it doesn’t tickle.”
My mouth drops open as I take in another look at his striking features. “Tripping in high heels?”
He laughs. “Falling on my ass in public. It’s usually a sign of a good time.”
I wouldn’t know. “I don’t suppose your ass was hanging out, too.” I cringe from the memory, even though I still have a bruised knee and a sticky hand as an unwelcome reminder.
“No, I don’t think it was. But my ass has had its fair share of public nudity.”
I laugh anxiously. What I would do to see that rock hard ass.
“Maybe I should save that story for another time,” he says, noticing how intrigued I am by his conversation.
I smile softly and nod in agreement as a blush warms my pale cheeks.
“Are you here alone?”
It seems like a bold question, and I should probably lie. “Yeah.” I search for something brilliant to add to the conversation. “You?”
His sexy, narrow eyes peek out from beneath the curve of his ball cap. “My brother.”
I nod, feeling a little less comfortable in the situation. I wonder if his brother is just as big and beautiful as he is. I sigh, scrunching my eyes to adjust the annoying film over my eyes from the contacts. This guy is tall, dark, handsome, well-dressed—way out of my league. The thought crosses my mind: this is probably only happening because he pities me, because I am here alone. What was I thinking coming here tonight? I feel like such a fool.
“You look like you could use another drink.”
Do I now? Perceptive, he is. I don’t know where I find my nerve, but while I’m here— “Are you buying?”
Before I even have a chance to seek out a waitress, one is standing at his side. “What can I get for you?” She smiles at him seductively.
I could learn a thing or two from this girl. Her shirt is a little tight in the chest; the buttons near her cleavage are busting at the seams. I bet he likes that. But he only looks to me when he speaks.
“Two bottles of Bud, please.”
The waitress waits for him to make eye contact with her, but he doesn’t. In fact, his eyes never leave mine. He wants to order for me? I’m game, because being under his gaze is a heady cocktail that I’m not ready to give up just yet. I’ve never reaped this kind of attention from a man before. I must have done something right.
“Are you from around here?” he asks me, with a quizzical expression on his face. His voice fluctuates with curiosity and his dark eyes shine with interest. He leans in toward me, and our small table in this crowded room is suddenly feeling very intimate.
“Born and raised, unfortunately. You?”
He shakes his head and takes a long draw from his beer, polishing it off before answering. “Naw. I’m only in town for the weekend. A family thing. But I’d rather not talk about that tonight.”
I nod with relief. “I respect that.”
A pleasant silence passes between us. I’m all shy smiles and he’s all sex-god on steroids. Just sitting at his table has my heart racing and breaths cut short. I’ve never felt so attracted to a non-fictional man.
“What about you? Let’s talk about you,” he suggests, being a man of few words. That makes me super nervous. I never talk about me. I talk about authors and articles and books, but me? No.
“There’s nothing much to talk about.”
He gets up from his seat and pulls a chair over from the table next to us, stealing it without asking and sliding up beside me until our knees are touching and his arm is hovering behind my back. His fingers skim over my shoulder, tracing the fallen strap of my bra. Everywhere his fingers pass, a wake of tingles follow. Air slips between my lips hurriedly and a coolness creeps along my skin. Nerves. It has to be the nerves.
“I don’t believe that for one second. You look like a woman with stories.”
The deep seductive sound he makes with his voice is making it hard for me to breathe. “I do?”
Only one thing is certain: I’m drinking way too fast for a girl who had planned on driving herself home, and yet my beer disappears shortly after it’s placed in front of me. I chase it with another Bud. Talking becomes much easier after that. I probably say more than I should, but I’m feeling good—real good—especially when he touches me. And, since I don’t expect to do anything like this ever again, I’m going to make the best of it.
It’s not until I polish off another bottle of Budweiser that I start to feel the full effects of drinking too much alcohol.
He notices my surprise. “Drink much?”
“Once a year,” I admit, then slap my hand over my mouth for giving away how plain and boring my ordinary life is.
Little did I know, that was all about to change.
Copyright 2015 Christa Simpson
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AUTHOR BIO
Christa Simpson is a Bestselling Romance Author who entertains her readers with protective alpha males and sassy heroines. She writes sexy new adult romances loaded with passion, suspense and sarcasm. In her free time, she loves reading, writing, music, movies and dancing.
Christa is a small town girl, living in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, with her husband and two beautiful daughters. She’s a dreamer and has always believed you can do anything you set your mind to.
Please visit her website: http://christasimpson.com
Author of . . .
THE TWISTED SERIES (Sassy New Adult Romance)
Book 1: Twisted (FREE!) ~ Book 2: Twist & Turn
Book 3: A Twist of Fate ~ Book 4: Twisted Desire
THE DESTINY SERIES (Contemporary erotic romance)
Book 1: Finding Destiny (FREE!)
Book 2: Beautifully Broken
TOUGH LUCK (A Stepbrother Romance)
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January 11, 2016
Tough Luck Mini Book Trailer
Hey guys. Guess what tomorrow is?! Release day for Tough Luck!!! Here’s a mini-preview of the story.
Tough Luck by Christa Simpson – Mini Book Trailer
Watch the book trailer for Tough Luck or pick up your e-copy today for $0.99!
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December 11, 2015
Cover Reveal: A Raven’s Touch by Linda Bloodworth
Check out the cover for A Raven’s Touch by Linda Bloodworth!
Synopsis:
Bullied through high school, seventeen-year-old Justice St. Michaels is grateful for the help of her best friend Moira O’Fhey. Their only wish is to graduate high school, leave the sleepy town of Fallingbrook and all that happened behind them. The Heavens have other plans. Between growths on her back and being involved in explosive school fights, nothing seems to make sense. When an unexpected encounter with Darien Raventhorn causes worlds to collide it exposes the truth about who Justice’s real identity. To avenge a family death, Justice must embrace her birthright, and slay the demon before all Hell breaks loose.
Ready for the reveal?
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What you can expect in A Raven’s Touch . . .
Adventure, friendship, and bit of romance mixed into a very different kind of paranormal story. It’s not the formulaic story where there’s one type of paranormal hero. Be prepared for Half Angels, Witches, Elves, demons, and a dragon for good measure.
Excerpt:
My nerves start taking hold, and I tremble slightly.
“I will protect you with all that I am. No harm will come to you,” Darien says.
I look Darien’s way, and he risks a quick glance from the road. For that brief moment, our eyes connect, and I see him—really see him—and he’s scared. No way I’m going to let anyone else I care about get hurt.
“Seliki is the one who should be worried,” I crack my knuckles. A flash of heat runs wickedly through my body. The entire car heats up, and Darien lifts his arm to shield himself.
“Save your heat for Seliki. Kindly try not to cook my car seats, thank you,” he says, teasing me.
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A little about the author . . .
Linda Bloodworth loves chips, like really, ketchup to be exact. Ketchup chips are only found in Canada (like me). Lucky for Linda she lives in Toronto with her husband and three fur babies. In between writing, debating for hours about the Oxford comma, and the misunderstood semi colon; Linda enjoys camping and getting away from the city on day trips.
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If you’ve missed the pre-order, don’t worry, the official release day is December 28, 2015!
November 29, 2015
Cover Reveal: Tough Luck by Christa Simpson
Tough Luck by Christa Simpson
Publisher: Black Widow Publishing
Expected Release: January 12, 2016
Stand-Alone Contemporary Romance (17+)
Here it is. My new cover!
Even if it means we’re wantonly destroying our family . . . I can’t resist him.
I know it’s not right to pine for this man, but those eyes are impossibly dark and his full pouting lips call to me like no other. He’s strictly forbidden from seeing me again, but he’s the one wielding all the power, controlling my body with a single, menacing look. He tells me I can be his dark, little secret and I’m honestly having a hard time saying no.
I’m Izzabelle Spade, the good-girl librarian: organized, anti-social, your average “by the book” kind of girl. Dustin Miller is off limits, with that naturally tanned skin, deep, brooding eyes and broad shoulders. Untouchable, to a girl like me—usually. But not anymore.
When I screw up, a beautiful chaos ensues. I demand a do over, but he has something else in mind. I know I should say no—absolutely not. I should turn around, walk away and never look back. But what do you think happens when he’s a “get what I want, when I want” kind of guy and what he wants is me?
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Christa Simpson, author of the bestselling Twisted Series, writes contemporary adult and new adult romances loaded with passion, suspense and sarcasm, ranging from sexy to sizzling. Protective alphas are her specialty and they always come paired with a sassy, independent heroine. If you enjoy a light, entertaining read, then you should give a Christa Simpson romance a try.
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Meet the Millers . . .
Dustin’s dad sighs harshly. “Do you even know what the word love means, Son?” His fingers still cover his eyes, like he’s hiding from someone, then he swipes that hand through his hair out of frustration. “Love is more than the sweet piece of ass you pick up at a bar. It’s more than the little bucket of fun you drag home from a wedding. Love, Son, is something else entirely. It’s determination and compromise and forgiveness. It’s time and effort and money—so much money. Do you think you’re really ready for that, Son? Because if you think she’s it, you’d better think again. What you want and what she wants are two very different things; that I am sure of.”
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New Release: Beautiful Rugged by Sara V. Zook
Title: Beautiful Rugged
Author: Sara V. Zook
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release: November 29, 2015
Sometimes us silly girls fantasize about things that never come to be. I had expectations after college—expectations to run off with Jake Larson and start our life together in a little Pennsylvania farm town. I had my happiness mapped out inside my head.
I didn’t expect to run into a strange, alluring man with a beard and dark hair stacked up on top of his head. I didn’t expect to be attracted to someone so—different. He was everything I didn’t know existed. He could make me feel things I’d never felt before. It didn’t seem possible that we could be together. We both had obligations. The world told us no, but we couldn’t stay away from one another, couldn’t deny that we were drawn together. He was so beautiful—so beautiful rugged. I was going to make him mine.
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Sara V. Zook pursued her dream of becoming a writer and after earning her bachelor’s degree, sat down to create her first novel in which Strange in Skin was completed in three short months.
She’s the author of the Strange in Skin Trilogy, Clipped, A Magic Within, Evanescent, Reminiscence, her mobster release, Six Guns, A Chaos Within, and her first contemporary romance, The Pull and its sequel The Push.
She resides in Pennsylvania, where she was born and raised, with her husband and three small children.
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Personally, my favourite book of Sara’s was Reminiscence (My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1092480105), but I will definitely be adding these to my to-read shelf!
November 23, 2015
Surprise Cover Reveal!
Hey Guys! Awesome news!!! I have a surprise cover reveal coming up in less than a week. If you’re one of my newsletter subscribers, you’ll be among the first to see my new cover. Not on the list? It’s not too late to join up! http://eepurl.com/brKtgL
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Until next week . . . stay warm!
November 4, 2015
COVER REVEAL: BEAUTIFUL RUGGED BY SARA V. ZOOK
Cover Reveal
Title: Beautiful Rugged
Author: Sara V. Zook
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release: November 29, 2015
Sometimes us silly girls fantasize about things that never come to be. I had expectations after college—expectations to run off with Jake Larson and start our life together in a little Pennsylvania farm town. I had my happiness mapped out inside my head.
I didn’t expect to run into a strange, alluring man with a beard and dark hair stacked up on top of his head. I didn’t expect to be attracted to someone so—different. He was everything I didn’t know existed. He could make me feel things I’d never felt before. It didn’t seem possible that we could be together. We both had obligations. The world told us no, but we couldn’t stay away from one another, couldn’t deny that we were drawn together. He was so beautiful—so beautiful rugged. I was going to make him mine.
Sara V. Zook pursued her dream of becoming a writer and after earning her bachelor’s degree, sat down to create her first novel in which Strange in Skin was completed in three short months.
She’s the author of the Strange in Skin Trilogy, Clipped, A Magic Within, Evanescent, Reminiscence, her mobster release, Six Guns, A Chaos Within, and her first contemporary romance, The Pull and its sequel The Push.
She resides in Pennsylvania, where she was born and raised, with her husband and three small children.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaraVZook
Website: http://authorsaravzook.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @SaraVZook
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6450481.Sara_V_Zook?from_search=true
October 8, 2015
NaNoWriMo 2015?
I was so pumped after reading a few posts about people getting ready for NaNoWriMo 2015 that I started to layout my style sheet for the new story idea that popped up just in time for the challenge, but here’s the cold hard truth…
I can’t do NaNoWriMo this year.
All Excuses Facts:
I work 9 to 5 Monday through Friday;
I am NOT, I repeat NOT, a morning person (unless 1 a.m. counts for this purpose);
I have kids with extra-curriculars four nights a week and I am their personal chauffeur;
I have a rental house that needs some attention if I’m going to ever rent it out again;
I have books that need marketed, online relationships to be maintained, and I haven’t even said BOOKS to be written! My ideas are honestly endless and they need to get on paper at some point;
AND FINALLY…
I’m only human; although some days I feel like Super Woman. ;)
Even after all of the above excuses, I persisted, telling myself that I can do it. I’m a doer. And I still believe I could if I set my mind to it. Sure, it would cut into my sleep (BIG time) and make me a cranky bitch for the entire month of November, but I could pull it off, probably.
The one reason why I’m not doing NaNo this year…
There’s one reason that I left out of the above equation, which is the reason why I took a step back and had a look at the bigger picture. This reason, and this reason alone, is why I am not doing NaNoWriMo this year.
I have a loving family who would actually like to spend time with me.
Family first. Me—always—last. My decision. The only one that matters.
Maybe next year? Hahahah. Yeah, we’ll reconsider then. In the meantime, I’ve got books to write!
Are you up to the challenge?
Please tell me some of you are up to the challenge this year. I’ve wanted to do this damn thing for three years now and it’s not ever been something that has fit my schedule.
Please, tell me yours! When do you write for NaNo? Do you see your family during this time? Do you hire the help of a nanny to watch your kids, a cleaning lady to do your chores, your mother to feed your pets? Just how?
Have you decided on your story yet? Are you a plotter or a panster? I’d love to hear from you!
If you’ve never heard of NaNo before and are curious as hell, here is a post that will give you all the answers you’re looking for:
Me? I’ll be putting the finishing touches on Tough Luck, the Stepbrother Romance I finished a few weeks ago. Then maybe I should edit Playing House so I can unleash that witching woman on the world! Talk to ya!
