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March 7, 2014
Release Day Blitz: Flawed Perfection by Cassandra Giovanni
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Bobby Beckerson was the American All-Star hockey player–he was the spitting image of perfection to his family. Goofy, sweet and undeniably gorgeous, he had everything but the one girl he wanted: River Ahlers.
River Ahlers is successful in everything but love. She’s been in love with Adam Beckerson since they were kids. Worst of all she’s stuck right in the middle of the brother’s dueling over everything and anything, and she doesn’t even know she’s the ultimate prize.
Adam Beckerson was a bo...
March 6, 2014
Formatting Your Book for Print – Scribus

By Ruth Silver
There’s a reason publishers use Adobe InDesign and not Microsoft Word to publish a novel. You write your novel in MS Word, but you format it with InDesign.
Nearly a year ago, I installed the trial version of Adobe InDesign and without any previous knowledge of how to use the software, it is mind boggling. I had no idea where to start, let alone how to construct a book with it. It was overwhelming and I uninstalled the software before spending any time trying to use it. I ended up...
March 5, 2014
Blitz: The Bloodline War by Tracy Tappan


The Bloodline War
By- Tracy Tappan
Published- December 16th, 2013
A car accident changes everything for Dr. Toni Parthen. Her computer hacked hospital blood test confirms she’s the carrier of a gene that’s the key to salvation for a unique race of human beings. Abducted from her hospital room to a secret, underground community, Toni is asked to do the unthinkable: procreate with a man from a race called Varcolac—a species that must consume the blood of other humans to survive. Then bizarre tur...
March 4, 2014
Blitz: Make Me – Twelve Tales of Dark Desire

Boxed Set
(The Dark Duet #1)
Publication date: March 3rd 2014
Genres:Romance
Synopsis:
Take a trip to the dark side with 12 books by some of the hottestnames in edgy romance, including USA Today Bestselling authors CJRoberts, Eliza Gayle, and AleathaRomig!
Pam Godwin – Beneath the Burn
Skye Warren – Wanderlust
Claire Thompson – Enslaved
Cari Silverwood – Take Me Break Me
Annabel Joseph – Comfort Object
Aleatha Romig – Consequences
Shoshanna Evers – The Man Who Holds th...
March 3, 2014
Tour: Finding Light by Lisa Survillas
“If you have a candle the light won’t glow any dimmer if I light yours off mine.” ~ Steven Tyler
Friendship can be the most powerful light in a person’s life. High school sophomore Amber Newberg has yet to learn this. Introverted and guarded, she doesn’t make friends easily. She is in the Air Force Junior ROTC program at school, using it as a step towards building her future. Besides struggling with her best friend graduating, she expects this to be just another year.
Enter Shane Grafton. When...
March 2, 2014
ABERRANT by Ruth Silver – Tops the Science Fiction lists on Book Vibe
Are you familiar with Book Vibe? I received some very exciting news this morning.
ABERRANT tops the science fiction list at #4 in Top Discussed books for the week of February 17-23, 2014. Just behind some of my favorites (1 – Divergent, 2 – The Hunger Games, 3 – 1984). It’s such an honor to be placed among these novels.
and
ABERRANT tops the science fiction list at #2 in Top Trending books for the week of February 17-23, 2014.
Here’s a little about ABERRANT by Ruth Silver
In the future dystopian s...
March 1, 2014
Summer Demons by Mia Hoddell – FREE March 1 & 2nd

by Mia Hoddell
Genre: YA Romance
Release Date: 26th February 2014
Length: Novella
Blurb:
Jenna Shaw ran away to escape her past. In fact, she jumped on a plane and flew to Portugal to try and forget it. However, it turns out leaving everything behind isn’t as easy as it sounds.
She thought she could move on and break free of her fears—that if she had some space the pain would stop. But as memories resurface due to an ill-timed joke, the past crashes into her present once more and she d...
February 28, 2014
Duality by Kellie Sheridan

Duality by Kellie Sheridan
Series: The Hitchhiker Strain #2
Publisher: Patchwork Press
Published On: February 21, 2014
Synopsis:
The end of everything came quickly, but the road back is endless and full of heartbreak.
After months of only death and loss, Veritas may be the answer everyone has been searching for—a cure. Savannah wants nothing more than to begin rebuilding, but with both the Initiative and the United Militia vying for power, there are no easy answers. Ending the threat for good could...
February 27, 2014
Cover Reveal and Title Contest
Month9Books Presents a Cover Reveal and Title Contest for
Book 2 in Heather L. Reid’s Pretty Dark Nothing Series.
Help Month9Books choose a title for the next book in the Pretty Dark Nothing series!
Book 2, a follow up to Pretty Dark Nothing, will be released this fall, and we need your help picking a title. Below are two covers, each with a proposed title for Book 2 on it. We can’t call it “Book 2″ forever, so please take a look and comment HERE to vote on which you like best.
The winning title...
Blitz: After the Curtain Falls by Ainsley Shay

After the Curtain FallsbyAinsley Shay
Publication date: January 31st 2014
Genres:Paranormal,Young Adult
Synopsis:
Erik never had to be anything other than a freak…until now.
Two hundred fifty-three days is a long time to fake being normal whennight after night you perform miraculous feats on stage in a freakshow. Thousands have paid towitness the miracle, suspecting nothingmore than a hoax. But it is very real and it is slowly destroying him.Erik is weakened to the point where he’ll stop performin...