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Melting Away The Ice *Tour Stop* (Excerpt)

I'm super excited to be a part of the amazing Mary Smith's tour for Melting Away The Ice! Mary is magnificent--no joke! And she is also a part of a very exclusive club #WildWonderWVWriters (Okay so maybe I made up the club name but still WV girls rock!) Today I have for you lovelies a peek inside the pages of Melting Away The Ice so let's get on with the fun! 

 
AmazonSara Smith, a hard working lawyer, thought she found her true love. Unfortunately, that was a huge mistake. Now she goes home at night and avoids people. Until one day her best friend forces her to go to a hockey game. Lucas Sharp, the Captain of the Chicago Eagles, has focused on one thing, winning the Cup. It was not until a meet and greet after the game that he saw Sara. After finally going on a few dates Lucas knows that she is hiding something, but Sara won't talk about it. Will Lucas be able to melt away the ice on her heart and still win the Cup? Or will Sara keep her true-self frozen away from finding happiness. 
Okay are you ready for a taste of awesomeness? Good cause so am I! 
As we pulled up to the Chicago Center, Rachel was on the verge of losing her patience. Traffic was crazy around the Center and it seemed to take forever to get there. We had to walk a short distance to get to the check-in line and Rachel was bouncing around like a giddy school girl. When we made it through the large crowd to our seats I stated to her, "This is not your first hockey game."             "No, but it’s my first in the glass section." She firmly clarified.             "True. How did you get these tickets again?" I knew these seats had to be expensive since we were right against the glass.             "I got them from the greatest site ever, the NHL Exchange.” Just then she squealed and was on her feet, cheering. The Eagles were taking the ice for warm ups. The people around us looked just as happy as Rachel, yelling for their favorite player, and talking trash to the other team. All I could do was shake my head as I noticed that she was wearing Eagles gear from head to toe. She beamed with pride as the team skated around. She does love this team.             I looked all around me. I was used to the Chicago Center since I came for NBA games, but the interior looked much smaller with the huge hockey rink in the middle. I had been to a few hockey games in my lifetime, but never liked the sport, considering it’s just a bunch of toothless, barbarians, skating around and fighting all the time. I sighed hoping that this game would go fast because I just wanted to go home.             "Are you paying any attention?” Rachel stared at me. "Did the game start?" I snapped back.             "No, they are warming up and you look like your puppy just died," Close, I have a broken spirit.             "Why should I care about this warm up?"             Rachel crossed her arms and gave the "stare down" that was quite frightening. "You will have fun tonight or so help me I will toss you in the lake." With that being said, there was no point in arguing. "Fine," I sighed. Just like that Rachel was a giddy school girl again. She began rambling about the players and the game. I stared at the ice as Rachel kept talking. There were red jerseys everywhere. They all looked graceful on the ice, as I watched them skate. Some looked so serious like number nineteen. Others were smiling, laughing and joking around like number eighty-eight and number ten. Except there was one, number eighty, just standing there, and not really moving. Strange, I thought. Why isn’t he skating? He was off to the side just watching the team. There was something about him, through. I couldn’t quite read his face.             "Rachel, who’s that, number eighty?" “Who is that?" She looked at me like I was an alien. "That is only the greatest hockey player ever! That, my friend, is Lucas Sharp." She beamed with pride for the player. "Oh, I was just wondering." I looked over at him again. Lucas Sharp. Well, the name fits him. All I could see was his profile, but he had dark hair peeking out of his helmet, a strong jaw, and he was good looking. I bet all his teeth are fake. "Why is he just standing there and not warming up?" I asked.             "He’s the captain and he’s watching over his team,” she informed me. I watched as he looked over his team intently and was shouting commands at them. "Oh okay." I watched them for a few more minutes before the team skated off the ice. Rachel waved down an attendant to purchase hot dogs and beers before the game started. "So, what do you think so far?" Rachel shined with glee as she finished her hot dog. Where does she put all that food? Rachel could eat a hundred times a day and never gain an ounce. She would always say that it was because she has a high metabolism. Though, I know the truth, she worked out all the time. "Nothing has happened." I stated, taking a sip of my beer. "Come on, where is fun Sara? I miss her." She gave me her sad face and I knew that I had to answer the question. "I haven’t seen her in a year and a half," I said quietly thinking of the good times Rachel and I had before my life changed. "She needs to come back." Rachel laid her hand on mine. "I know that you are still hurting, but you need to start taking small steps towards coming back to being you. It will be okay. I promise." She gave my hand a squeeze. I looked over at my dearest friend. Her big blue eyes looked sad for me and I knew it wasn't fair to bring her down with my own emotional issues. I took a deep breath and put on my bravest smile. The one I plaster on my face when people asked me how I was doing. "You’re right. Let’s have fun." Rachel giggled. "I know you are faking it, but it’s a start." I could not help but giggle back at her. She could call me on all my lies. She is the greatest friend. Just then the arena went dark and the Jumbotron started introductions and the crowd went wild. I stood up with Rachel and did my best to "have fun.” 
 So amazing! Ahh! Check out a bit more about Mary and be sure to stop by all the tour stops! Tour ends Saturday!!! :) Mary Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois but is currently living in West Virginia with her amazing husband. Mary never misses a Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bears or a Chicago Bulls game. She loves her sports. Mary never goes anywhere without her Kindle, her laptop or a book in hand. If you can’t find her reading than she is reviewing books on her site, which she co-founded, Book Nerds Across America.
Catch up with Mary!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMarySmith?ref=hlTwitter: https://twitter.com/maryms1980Website: http://authormarysmith.blogspot.com/Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7082565.Mary_SmithTour ScheduleSep 30:www.feliciatatum.com Spotlighthttp://www.jennaroads.com/road-race-jennas-junction-blog.html Character InterviewOct 1:http://www.taylorlakke.com/blog-taylor-lakke-writes.html Top Tenswww.3chicksafterdark.com Guest PostOct 2:http://jacquesbooknook.blogspot.com/ Author Interviewhttp://platesandpaper.wordpress.com/ ReviewOct 3:http://paperbackcowgirl.blogspot.com/?m=1 Character Interviewlovesallthingsbooks.blogspot.com Dream CastOct 4:http://lifebetweenthepages.com/ Reviewwww.authormichellenicole.blogspot.com ExcerptOct 5:Www.authorlilafelix.blogspot.com Character Bioshttp://www.jeneesbookblog.com Review

*Cover Reveal* Moon Song by Adriane Boyd

I have the great honor of sharing with you today the super amazing cover for Adriane's upcoming release Moon Song! Book will be coming your way this winter so feast your eyes, check out the synopsis and add it to your TBR stack! ;)
 Book Cover Design by Desiree DeOrtoSalem Keats has a plan. Finish her studies at Loyola as quickly as possible, prove to the Louisiana Child Custody Division that she has what it takes to care for her twin siblings Jasper and Margaret, and envelope herself in the strains of music that she creates with her violin. Then her lawyer delivers a 1, 2 punch by telling her that it would be best if she could show the judge that she is in a stable relationship. Wyatt Crane has watched the girl who lives across the street for two years. When Salem gave him the cold-shoulder her first day in the neighborhood, he thought that would be enough to put him off her. Instead, when Salem shows up asking for his help it’s all he can do to remain aloof. One look into her tired eyes though, and he knows that this is the beginning of his end. Brantley Howard spent a full year living under the same roof with Salem when they were teenagers. He knows her better than anyone else, and while Salem has placed him firmly within the friend zone, he longs to be all she will ever need. He’ll do whatever it takes. When she’s forced to choose, what choice will Salem make?
Adriane Boyd on the internet:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdrianeB0622Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdrianeB09Blog: adrianeboyd.blogspot.comMoon Song On Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18107017-moon-song

I'm moving! ;)

Hello, everyone!
I've finally decided to get legit--as in have my own real deal website! What does this mean? I'm making the move to WordPress and I have a whole new website up and running--finally!

I've still got lots of tweeks and such to make but I'm ready to publicly open up the place! ;)

So, what does this mean? For the rest of the year I plan to continue posting to both my blogger site and my new site BUT coming 2014 I'm shutting down blogger.

If you want to stay up to date as with me please stop by the new place and follow me there! See you on the flip side!

www.michellenicolewrites.com

Cover Revamp Reveal - Flightless Bird by Paulina Ulrich

Get ready peeps! I've got a gem of a re-vamped cover to share with you today! It comes from Paulina Ulrich who I so happily claimed as my penpal over a year ago. She rocks--no joke! And this book is when I knew we were fated to be the bestest closest coolest penpals on the face of the planet! :) Look here I am with her at UTOPYA--see we just exude awesomeness! ;)

Okay enough gushing--let's get to the reason you're reading this post, the new cover of Flightless Bird!




TITLE: Flightless Bird (Book 1 in the Flightless Bird series)COVER: I’ve attached the cover to the email. GENRE: YA Paranormal RomanceSUMMARY: A secret from the past...

The summer of her seventeenth birthday, Livy Eckels was faced with something she wasn't ready for. In the midst of a crumbling family, devastated, she grabs her bicycle and heads out of town to escape the atmosphere at home. Livy unexpectedly crashes into the lives of two mysterious people living on the outskirts of town. As she prepares to start her final exhaustive year of high school, she already has enough on her plate. Then with the entrance of Gregory Mason, her life becomes even more complicated. Tall, handsome, and ever so annoying, Livy can't stand being around him until she finds herself being pulled closer and closer to things she cannot explain.

She was determined to understand why Gregory Mason was so interested in her until she discovered something that may put her curiosity to an end. Before she knows what is happening, Livy becomes entangled in the mystifying plots of a secret society, a vengeful ex-lover, and a situation she never expected to find herself in: falling in love with a boy whose secret she should have never known.



AUTHOR BIO: I am the author of the Flightless Bird series, the Fighting Fate series and many more stories to come. I was raised to big dream or don’t dream at all and my highly active imagination has been the cause behind many of my stories. With my insanely fluffy cat and a glass of iced tea nearby, you can find me writing and when I’m not, I’m out buying way too many cute shoes.
LINKS: Blog   Twitter    Facebook    Goodreads    Pinterest   Amazon

Are You Ready 4 The Tour ~ SS is *ON SALE*

So, in case you haven't heard the news....SOUL SURVIVOR IS GOING ON TOUR!!!! And I've got the banner to prove it! Feast your eyes...


Pretty awesome, right? :D

For TWO entire weeks we've got excerpts, character interviews, guest posts, and interviews with yours truly! Ahhh! So much excitement I cannot wait!!!! Here's the link with the COMPLETE list of bloggers and tour stops---it's going to be super duper epic!!!
Tour StopsTo make sure you are properly stalking all the bloggers and authors supporting the tour here is a complete listing of them--go follow them NOW please. ;)
Grapevine Book Tours The Luvnv Book Marks The Spot Cecilia Robert Erin Danzer Liz Long Ebook Escapes Reader Writer Auth0r Holly's Hot Reads Paulina Ulrich Jassie Novels They Wrote or Movies They Made Reading The Alphabet Crazy Book Chicks Fandom Fanatic Book Nerds Across America Biting Life Paper Breaths of David James A Book Vacation Michelle Muto 
As if the tour wasn't enough excitement tomorrow is actually my birthday! Yay, me! And guess what?! For the first time ever Soul Survivor will be available for 99 cents! Woohoo! But this is just a weekend thang! So, hurry up and grab your copy! And if you #ShareTheLove on Twitter or Facebook that my lil book is 99 pennies (be sure to mention/tag me) I'll put your name in the pot to win a SIGNED PAPERBACK!!!

Click the links below and grab your copy TODAY! ;)

Visit the Soul Survivor tour schedule

Capstone by Misty Provencher *Cover Reveal*

So, this girl right here got to meet the super sweet Misty with  her kick a$$ make-up skills at UTOPYA this year! Yay! And she is so much fun and just the sweetest chick--seriously, which is why I'm super pumped to be a part of her cover reveal for Capstone!!! *claps* Are you ready for this? Okay here it comes.....


Release Date~September 30, 2013
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It's supposed to stink. That's what Cusps do. The Ianua, Nalena and Garrett's own community, have welcomed them back by charging them as traitors and chucking them into the Hotel Celare's slammer.   And outside the fortress walls, it's no better.   The Cusp is at full-boil as the world finally surrenders to The Fury's lifestyle. Looting, riots, murders—every kind of crime has become the norm—and The Fury want to make it all permanent.  They might even succeed, now that they've nabbed all thirteen of the Ianua's Cornerstones. To preserve mankind, the only chance the Ianua have left is to beat The Fury to the Earth's Core and somehow trigger the Reset. Like that's easy. There's no manual on how to activate a Reset. Nobody even knows if there’s an actual Core to the Earth.   Shoot, it could be one big myth; an epic waste of effort. But the Addo thinks there is one last hope.   Maybe. So long as someone is willing to sacrifice everything to be mankind's long shot.

Never Let You Go by Michele G. Miller *Cover Reveal*

Today I am super excited to share with you the cover for Michele "single L" G. Miller's upcoming release--the sequel to Never Let You Fall, entitled Never Let You Go! Ahh! Are you ready? You sure? You positive? Okay--here it is!Never Let You Go (Book 2 in The Prophecy of Tyalbrook Series)Author: Michele G. MillerGenre: YA Fantasy RomanceRelease Date: Late Fall 2013Add it on Goodreads  Two souls desperate to discover the truth about the past and determined to save their future...
SKYEThe usual warmth I felt deep in my soul when Xander was near me was beginning to dull. Yet I still remembered the warning:“Be careful,my Princess...you will lose all you love before you can win what you want.” XANDERI could feel it; she hadn’t been here. Two days of hell, riding as fast as we could and only taking small breaks, and yet she had outrun us. How?
A PRINCESS set on regaining her Kingdom and protecting those she loves... A GUARDIAN who will stop at nothing to find the woman who stole his heart... An EVIL FORCE who will destroy everything they know in order to have power over all... The journey continues in Never Let You Go, book two in The Prophecy of Tyalbrook Series.
 
About the author

Michele is the author of the Amazon bestselling Coming of Age Fantasy- Never Let You Fall, The Prophecy of Tyalbrook Series.  She is currently working on two books due to be released late 2013.  Never Let You Go, the second book in The Prophecy of Tyalbrook Series and Last Call, a New Adult Romantic Comedy.
Having grown up in both the cold, quiet town of Topsham, Maine and the steamy, southern hospitality of Mobile, Alabama, Michele is something of a enigma.  She is an avid Yankees fan, loves New England, being outdoors and misses snow.  However she thinks southern boys are hotter, Alabama football is the only REAL football out there and sweet tea is the best thing this side of heaven and her children’s laughter!  
Her family, an amazing husband and three awesome kids, have planted their roots in the middle of Michele’s two childhood homes in Charlotte, North Carolina.  
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMicheleGMillerTwitter: https://twitter.com/chelemybellesPinterest: http://pinterest.com/chelemybelles/Website: http://michelegmiller.blogspot.com/Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Michele-G-Miller/e/B00CLRE0B0/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6975382.Michele_G_Miller

#HonoringTwoBitGiveaway

#HonoringTwoBit
 I woke up today and checked my FB as usual to find this super heartbreaking post on Sarah Ashley Jones page…   Quite simply this broke my heart—shattered it into little tiny pieces. All I could think about is my furry children and how horrible it must be for the super sweet Sarah (I met her and equally sweet hubs at UTOPYA) to be dealing with this. When something horrific like this happens I never know quite what to do. But then I had a thought, there’s always something we CAN do to make even the worst situation a little bit brighter. There a ton of great organizations out there (my favs include The Humane Society & ASPCA) both large and small, that work to keep our pets safe and advocate for the furry critters that cannot do it for themselves. SO—let’s do something to show Sarah and her hubs our support—let’s donate in honor of Two Bit.  AND for showing your support you will be entered into the #HonoringTwoBitGiveaway just email me (michellenicolewrites@gmail.com) a copy of your donation confirmation to ANY pet advocacy organization and you’ll automatically be entered to win the following e-books: Promise Me This by Sarah Ashley Jones
Soul Survivor by Michelle Nicole
Never Let You Fall by Michele G. Miller
The Haunting Season by Michelle Muto
Any donation big or small counts for a valid entry. Please note that some online organizations (like the ASPCA) require a minimum contribution of $10. I’ve included links to The Humane Society and ASPCA pages below. If you have a link to your pet advocacy organizaiton of choice please leave it in the comments section below.  I had orginially posted that I would pick a winner Tuesday night but I think we should make sure everyone has time to donate and share this post—so instead I’ll pick a winner this Friday, 8/30. Let’s #ShareTheLove for Sarah. While we can’t change the past we can always change the future, for not only ourselves but for our furry children as well! ASPCAThe Humane Society 

Why I Love David James #IAOTM

Welcome to the final week of Indie Author of the Month! Check out my VLOG to find out why I love David James AND then enter the rafflecopter below for your chance to win the SUPER MEGA AWESOME GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY! Also, those awesome peeps who answered all prior bonus questions correctly have been tallied and will be added to the pot! Great job, guys! Good luck everyone!


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Book Club and Tour News

Check out my latest VLOG about my visit to a book club and upcoming tour news!





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