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March 3, 2014
Something Fun!
I know many of you have your own Favorite books, so I thought that I would share some of my own personal Favorites.
In no particular order, here are some of the books that I enjoy and that I will go back again and again and read, almost like comfort food. (click a cover to read more)
I invite you to check out ANY of Jennifer Probst’s Books. She is an amazing Author and has some AMAZING Stories to tell.
Jennifer Probst’s Author Page
This AMAZING Author is why you have Tristan and Cami along with Vivienne & Mikah in your e-readers.
There will be more to come SOON!
XXOO!
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March 2, 2014
Read an e-Book Week – Smashwords ONLY Sale!
Beginning 12:01 a.m. PST Sunday March 2nd and ending at 11:59 p.m. PST Saturday March 8th…
All Zoey Derrick’s Books will be on SALE on Smashwords ONLY!
Finding Love’s Wings: $3.99 $1.00 – Coupon Code: REW75
Give Me Reason: FREE – Coupon Code Not needed
Give Me Hope: $0.99 FREE – Coupon Code: REW75
Give Me Desire: $2.99 $1.50 – Coupon Code: REW50
Give Me Love: $2.99 $2.24 – Coupon Code: REW25
The REASON Series Complete Collection: $6.99 $3.50 – Coupon Code: REW50 (Save an additional $0.24 on the series)
These Coupon Codes are exclusive to Smashwords ONLY – they will not work anywhere else and only books written by participating authors will be discounted. If you are unsure if your favorite author is involved you can take a look here.
Smashwords allows you to purchase e-books compatible with your e-reader or app. This is also a great source for discovering new and wonderful Indie Authors. Show some LOVE and check out the books ON SALE for this week ONLY!
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February 28, 2014
Give Me Love – Live on iTunes/iBooks
Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to let you all know that Give Me Love – Reason #4 is LIVE on iTunes/iBooks.
and 48 other countries.
Go, grab it up, and Enjoy!
Zoey
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February 22, 2014
You Asked.. So HERE it is! GIVE ME LOVE is LIVE!!!
Happy Saturday Everyone!
I am happy to let you know that because I messed up and Createspace operated far FASTER than I wanted them to complete the publishing of The REASON Series Complete Collection Paperback – Give Me Love is NOW LIVE on Amazon! (Click images/links below)
The REASON Series Complete Collection is also LIVE!
The Complete Collection contains ALL 4 BOOKs under one BEAUTIFUL Cover for $6.99
Other Books in The REASON Series:
FREE!!
$0.99
$2.99
As soon as Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and iTunes come online – I will post those links as well!
I cannot thank you all enough for your amazing continued support! It means the WORLD to me!
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February 21, 2014
An Epic Giveaway!!!
Give Me Love is almost here!!!
So why not get things started off right with an EPIC Giveaway! Okay, maybe epic is a strong word, but how about an iPad Mini?!?! iTunes Gift Card, Amazon Gift Card, and some signed paperbacks? Epic enough for you?
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February 20, 2014
Give Me Love – 1 Week To GO! Chapter 2
ONE MORE WEEK!!!
Should I say it again?
ONE MORE WEEK!!!!!!
I don’t know if you have any idea HOW EXCITED I am that Give Me Love will be in your hands Next WEEK! It means so much to me that so many of you are just as EXCITED as I am.
So to help build your excitement, or DRIVE YOU NUTS, Here is CHAPTER 2:
**The following is copyrighted by Zoey Derrick 2013-2014 and may not be reproduced. Chapter is subject to change prior to final publication**
Mikah has found his own personal heaven on earth: There is nothing sweeter than kissing Vivienne. Her scent is like flowers on a warm summer day. It’s heady, and he can’t stop himself from kissing her as if his life depends on it.
His hands roam, slowly and gently, up and down her body while his mouth moves along her jaw, down her neck, onto her shoulder. Her head falls back and she squirms under his touch. Her desire for him has grown hotter with each passing touch of his lips. She’s never experienced anything so sweet and kind. She understands that what he’s doing is proving that she is all that matters, right here, right now.
Her breathing begins to spike as his mouth moves down to her breasts, skirting her nipples. The ache in them is scorching hot and she wants his tongue to ease her need.
Instead, his mouth moves lower still, over her bump to the junction of her thighs. He kisses her there. Licks, and then teasingly drags his teeth along the flesh, and she moans at the sensation. He’s yet to make any real contact with any intimate part of her; he’s only showing her and her body what he’s capable of.
Then his wings blaze at the same time a knock on the door interrupts their heavy breathing. “Mikah. Vivienne. Please, we need to go. Now.”
“What? Where?” Mikah moves off of Vivienne, and she instinctively reaches for the covers.
“We need to go into Elysium. Now.” Red’s voice is stern, unwavering, as Mikah scrambles to his feet.
His eyes meet hers, wary. He wants to explain to her what is going on, but then he sees in her eyes that this is unnecessary; she knows of Elysium and knows more than he thought she knew.
“Mikah, it’s alright. Red, give us a moment, please?” She turns her head toward the door but never breaks eye contact with him. “You have nothing to be afraid of. Let’s get dressed, okay?” she asks, nodding at him.
Though he’s looking at her, he’s not entirely sure what he’s seeing.
Only a few moments ago they were in the heat of passion. Both their wings have made an appearance, and while he understood then that she knows what he is, he didn’t fully understand what he was seeing. Confusion had wracked his brain as he tried hard to decipher whether he was awake or dreaming. But now reality hits him: This is no dream, and she fully knows and understands who and what he is.
He’d noticed when he laid her down that she was without her wings. Asking her seemed like the appropriate thing to do. She’d be his best teacher to show him. “How do I, um…” His voice is gravelly and unsure. “How can I pull these back in?” he manages to finish, and she smiles.
“You concentrate, then visualize them locking back into place. Give it a try.”
He steels himself, afraid of what might happen if he isn’t able to pull them back in. Then he flexes so that he can feel the point where his wings and body come together.
She watches his wings flare slightly and flap while his face shows that he’s concentrating.
Steadily his wings pull in, shrinking moment by moment as he concentrates. Then a furrow appears on his brow, and his wings stop retracting and instead expand.
“Relax, you’re doing great,” she encourages him.
The furrow softens and he concentrates again. This time he doesn’t stop until he feels the click and his wings are locked down.
Opening his eyes, he sees a bright, warm smile on her face. Then his gaze drifts downward and he realizes that she is still topless. The sight of her looking up at him causes his breath to hitch. She really is beautiful; her fair skin, bright red hair, beautiful blue eyes and luscious pink lips drive his desire deeper than it was only a few minutes ago.
The knock on the door comes again, and Vivienne stands and reaches for her shirt. He takes it from her and helps her into it.
She senses his worry, but it’s unclear to her whether it is coming from the fear that he thinks she doesn’t know about Elysium or if it stems from the fact that Red also seems to know more about what is going on than he does. She tries to ease his worry. “Please Mikah, it will be alright.”
He doesn’t say anything right away, but he knows deep down that she is right. “I don’t have any clothes in here,” he says. “Are you good to go in what you’re wearing?”
“Yes, I just want to pull my hair back,” she says as she slides past him toward the bathroom.
“Don’t, I like your hair down.”
She smiles and turns toward him.
Tonight they’ve reached a turning point in their relationship. Everything from here on will be different. That invisible barrier separating them has dropped, and somewhere inside she knows that Mikah is who she wants and what she needs, and that everything is falling into place.
Mikah smiles at her as he heads toward the door. His smile is warm, genuine. That hint of something she’s seen before slides over his features again, that something she’s yet to figure out but he knows to be love.
He opens the door to find Red standing about two feet away.
“We must hurry,” he says, his eyes avoiding Mikah’s.
Vivienne comes to stand on the threshold of the bedroom door.
“How is it that you know about Elysium?” Mikah asks. He’s not sure he wants to know the answer, but the question will bug him until he knows.
“Mikah,” Viv interjects before Red can answer, “I think it is best if we do what he says. I’m sure you can get the answer to that question while we’re there.”
Mikah strides past Red toward the other bedroom, his body language betraying a mixture of determination and frustration. Vivienne can understand why. He thought he knew all the secrets of those surrounding him, and that is proving to be wrong. Vivienne was the primary secret; he never expected Red to be part of it too.
As Mikah enters the other room, Red says, “Mikah, we will explain everything to you, but right now, we need to go to Elysium.”
Vivienne and Red exchange a look. Vivienne starts to follow Mikah, but just before she makes it to the doorway, he comes back out, wearing a black t-shirt and his pajama pants.
“Lead the way,” Mikah says.
Red turns and heads back toward the front door, but he stops short at the guest bathroom. He swings open the door to reveal not the expected bathroom but rather the room in Elysium where Vivienne and Mikah have spent so many nights in their dreams.
Mikah stops dead in his tracks. “What the hell is going on here?” he says, confusion radiating off him. The only way he’s known how to get into Elysium is through dreams; now all of a sudden his bathroom has been turned into a portal.
Vivienne turns to him and takes a hold of his upper arm. “Mikah, look at me.”
He looks at her, his face screwed up with confusion, seeking comfort and explanation.
“It’s alright. Let’s go do this, and then I will explain everything I know about all of this to you. Okay?” Her voice is sternly sincere.
“Okay,” he says, his resolve setting in.
She can see the shift in him as the protector he was born to be returns. She completely understands his reaction; it’s similar to her own yesterday morning, when everything she thought she knew was twisted into something else.
He takes her hand from his arm. But rather than brushing her off, he intertwines their fingers, and together they step through the doorway into the white room.
Okay – Now you can be done being mad at me? Maybe? Or did I make it worse?
ONE MORE WEEK!!!
Stay Tuned – Give Me Love’s Release Giveaway is coming soon! Get ready for some AWESOME Prizes!
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February 14, 2014
Share your LOVE & Enter to Win!
Here is your chance to be immortalized in PRINT!
Do you LOVE the Reason Series?
If so… I want to hear about it in 1-2 Sentences!
example: “Give Me Reason is a story full of heart, pain, doubt and learning to trust again.” Emily – TheSUBClubBooks
I’m looking for Fans of the REASON Series to describe their LOVE for Vivienne and Mikah’s Story to add to the Paperback Edition of The REASON Series Complete Collection. If you have something to say, I want to read it and share it with the world.
How do you Enter?
Easy – Email Submissions ONLY will be accepted. You must email your Blurb to Contests@ZoeyDerrick.com.
Your quote must include your name and/or website (Yes bloggers are encouraged to join in too).
Submissions will be reviewed for inclusion in the paperback version of The REASON Series Complete Collection. The winning quotes will also be added to Store Descriptions of one or all 4 Books.
If your submission is chosen, you will then be entered into a Submission ONLY Drawing for a Signed Copy of The REASON Series Completed Collection. Winners of the signed paperback will be numbered and chosen by Random.org and notified via email.
You may submit up to 3 different quotes, however, you will only receive 1 Entry into the Signed Paperback Giveaway.
If you can’t sum up your love of Vivienne and Mikah into 2 beautiful sentences, send me a full review of one or all of the books so far and I may choose up to 2 sentences to add in on your behalf. (This includes already written reviews that have been a. posted to your website; b. posted to a retail outlet.)
Have Questions? – Email me at Contests@ZoeyDerrick.com and I will happily assist you.
DEADLINE for SUBMISSIONS: Friday February 21st, 2014
GOOD LUCK!
XXOO! Zoey
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Virtual Signing
Virtual Book Signing is now LIVE!
I am pleased to offer both Signed and Unsigned Paperback Versions of:
Finding Love’s Wings – $12.00
Give Me Reason – $7.00
Give Me Hope – $7.00
Give Me Desire – $7.00
Give Me Love* – $7.00
The REASON Series – Complete Collection* – $17.00
$2.85 will be added to all orders for Shipping.
When placing your order – All signed books will be made out to the person who places the order, unless otherwise specified in the comments. So please make sure that, if you are ordering multiple copies, you specify who the books should be made out to. You can also purchase one or all available books. If you are a Blogger and would like generically signed copies to giveaway on your websites, please specify the name of the blog.
*Pre-Order: Give Me Love or The REASON Series – Complete Collection will not ship until 2/28/2014 or after.
To Order your Copies today. Click Here. (clicking will take you outside of this website to the Square Marketplace. All purchases are secure and I will not share your mailing information. Square Marketplace will handle your payment processing)
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February 13, 2014
2 Week Countdown – Give Me Love…
We are 2 weeks away from the release of Give Me Love – Reason Series #4 and the Final Installment. So I thought I would amp you all up with a tease of Chapter 1. (Subject to change prior to final published copy. May be unedited.)
Chapter One
“What have you done to me?” His voice cracks, the effect like gargling gravel. The last thing he knew, he’d come to the cave to tell him about Vivienne. There was a girl with him, but all he can remember is a flash of light and the pain.
The growl comes from across the room. “I have given you life anew! Do not make such inquiries of me again!” From deep in the shadows emerges a man – no, not a man, something far more sinister than anything any man has ever laid eyes upon. Skin the color of charcoal and flame. Two horns at the peak of his skull, and wide, black and red wings even taller than he is flared out behind him.
Understanding immediately that he is once again in the presence of the devil himself, the human kneels in submission. “I’m sorry, my lord.”
“Your apologies are weak and unnecessary. A servant of mine does not express remorse.” The devil takes two more steps. With each step his body changes, morphing into a body like any other man’s. He is tall with long, black hair and deep, dark eyes.
“Rise!” he growls, and the human rises, still looking at the floor. “Look at me.”
He raises his head, and shock etches his features. He knows, by his voice, that the man standing before him is the same demon, but now the demon’s features are, well, normal. But the human is not fooled; he knows the demon is still just as menacing as he was a moment ago.
“What I’ve done to you is bring you back to life.” The devil laughs. “I’ve brought you back because your drive is unparalleled to anything I’ve ever seen before.” He takes another step toward his lesser. “I’m giving you one chance, and one chance only, to bring her to me, dead or alive. If you fail you will spend eternity with the ghouls, who would love nothing more than to torture you after I kill you.”
Have you fallen in LOVE with an Angel yet?
If Not…
Give Me Reason -Reason Series #1 is STILL FREE on ALL Platforms.
Give Me Hope – Reason Series #2 is ONLY $0.99!
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February 6, 2014
SALE! SALE! SALE!!
Hi Everyone!
I just wanted to let you all know that Give Me Reason – Reason Series #1 is still FREE and you can find it at the following locations for FREE!
Amazon // Amazon UK // Amazon CA
Give Me HOPE – Reason Series #2 is NOW on SALE for $0.99! So if you haven’t grabbed book #2 yet, now would be a GREAT time to do it. Give Me LOVE – Reason Series #4 is coming in just 3 beautiful WEEKS!
Find Give Me Hope for $0.99 at these locations:
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