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February 12, 2014
Aberrant Book Trailer – and how to make your own for free
By Ruth Silver
So you want to make a book trailer, but don’t know how. When I was a wedding photographer, I dabbled in fusion (a combination of video and pictures in a slideshow with music). Let me tell you, it was time consuming. Then I found Animoto. It made my life super easy. Instead of spending hours putting in transitions, cutting feeds, and doing design work, I just upload everything and let it work its magic. I’ve been meaning to make a book trailer for Aberrant, but couldn’t remember...
February 11, 2014
Blitz: The Star Catcher by Stephanie Keyes
The Star CatcherbyStephanie Keyes
(The Star Child #3)
Publication date: November 10th 2013
Genres:Paranormal Romance,Young Adult
Synopsis:
Magick and destiny intertwine as he fights to save his kingdom and the goddess he loves.
Her kiss…the feel of her skin…the beat of her heart…For seventeen-year-old Kellen St. James, each memory is marred by a single sentence on a lone strip of paper.
Cali has been taken…
Armed with an amulet that channels the ultimate power of Faerie, Kellen searches for his love....
February 10, 2014
Publicizing Your Indie Novel
By Ruth Silver
Get comfortable writing Press Releases. Here’s a template if you don’t know how to write one. Send out a press release whenever something news worthy regarding your book happens: book releases, make top 100 on amazon, participating in an author fair, etc. Where do you send out Press Releases? PRLog is free for distribution to search engines. If you want to easily distribute to newspapers, news sites, and AP, be prepared to pay at least $49/per press release. Many websites are up...
February 9, 2014
Cover Reveal: Head Above Water by Amber Garza
Head Above WaterbyAmber Garza
Publication date: February 28th 2014
Genres:Contemporary,New Adult,Romance
Synopsis:
Sometimes all you need is someone to hold you up.
Harper Elliott knows what it feels like to drown. To be unable tobreath, to feel the crushing weight of your lungs collapsing while wavescrashover your head and the surface is just out of reach. The oceanhas stolen way too much from her and her family. Even though she livesjustmiles from the beach she rarely ever steps foot on it, and...
February 8, 2014
Tour: Unusual Awakenings by S.M. Knowles
Title: Unusual Awakening
By: S.M. Knowles
Publication Date: December 1, 2013
Genre: YA
Blurb:
With tears and a tight hug, Rylee Everley’s dad left for Afghanistan with the Army Reserve. Since his deployment, her mom has been distant, her sisters are constantly fighting, and Rylee, at only thirteen years old, has to be the glue to keep them together. While her mother stays locked in her room, Rylee has been forced into the role of parent.
Now, two years later, a freak accident involving a bus at sch...
February 7, 2014
Cover Reveal: Dead Girl Walking (Royal Reaper) by Ruth Silver
Title: Dead Girl Walking (Royal Reaper)
Author: Ruth Silver
Expected Publication: Summer 2014
Publisher: Patchwork Press
Genre: YA, Paranormal Fantasy
Cover Design: Erica Crouch
Blurb:
In 1346, Princess Ophelia Dacre sneaks out of the castle to visit her boyfriend in secret. A perfect night cut short when she’s brutally murdered.
Ophelia is given the rare chance to become a grim reaper. She must become Leila Bele, cut ties with her old life, and follow the rules of the reapers. Her greatest adventure...
Cover Reveal: Flawed Perfection by Cassandra Giovanni
Flawed Perfection
Beautifully Flawed, #1
Cassandra Giovanni
Publisher: Show N’ot Tell Publishing
Cover Designer: Gio Design Studios
Release Date: March 7, 2014
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’...
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The Unseemly Education of Anne Merchant by Joanna Wiebe
Title: The Unseemly Education of Anne Merchant (The V Trilogy, #1)
Author: Joanna Wiebe
Date of Publication: January 14, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-939529-32-9
Pages: 272
Book Links: BenBella, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Indie Bound, Indigo, Goodreads
Author Links: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads
Brief Description (more here): A girl who attends an exclusive school on a mysterious island must decode the secrets that are surrounding her life before they destroy everything she loves. An empow...
February 5, 2014
Cover Reveal: Unconditional by Melody Grace
ABOUT UNCONDITIONAL:
Fall in love with Beachwood Bay in Melody Grace’s USA Today and internationally bestselling series!
“I’ve spent my whole life chasing perfection: perfect looks, perfect man, perfect home. But in one brutal moment, I realized it was all just a beautiful lie…”
Carina MacKenzie is fleeing from her past. Picking up the wreckage of her shattered dreams, she seeks comfort in the only place she’s ever felt safe: Beachwood Bay.
Garrett Sawyer isn’t looking to be anyone’s savior. Scar...
Book Blitz: Chasing Angel by J.L. Weil
Title:Chasing Angel (book 3 in The Divisa series)
Author: J.L. Weil
Published On: January 6, 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
Synopsis:
Chase Winters is one of a kind.
That doesn’t mean he still doesn’t get on my nerves more days than not, but his arrogance is starting to be sexy. Together our bond grows stronger, and so do we.
Just as we hurdle one obstacle, two or three more pop up. Go figure. It isn’t enough that Emma once again hates our guts, now Travis has decided to go all demon-zo...
