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November 5, 2013
Character Interview
The lovely Angela Mcpherson has posted The Unearthly character interview on her blog along with the first chapter of The Coveted. If you’re interested in learning more of your characters or getting a sneak peak of the beginning of The Coveted, click on this link and check it out!
Hugs,
Laura
Hugs,
Laura
November 4, 2013
Character Interview and First Chapter of The Coveted
Want to know a little more about your favorite characters from
The Unearthly
? Tomorrow author Angela Mcpherson of
Hope’s Decree
will be posting a character interview on her blog. And, to sweeten the pot, she’ll also be posting the first chapter of The Coveted. That means that if you missed the Halloween sneak peak of the first chapter, you can still read it at Angela’s site!
Happy reading!Laura
Happy reading!Laura
October 22, 2013
The Cover of The Coveted
Okay, I didn’t have to wait long to share this with you all! Here it is, the cover of
The Coveted
:
I need to give a HUGE thanks to James from Humble Nations, who’s made all my beautiful covers. I swear each one is better than the last. And to all you readers, I hope this gets you amped up to read The Coveted ! If it does, I’ll be raffling off a print version of The Coveted on Goodreads very soon, so make sure to check back in on The Coveted’s Goodreads page for more information!
Happy reading,Laura
I need to give a HUGE thanks to James from Humble Nations, who’s made all my beautiful covers. I swear each one is better than the last. And to all you readers, I hope this gets you amped up to read The Coveted ! If it does, I’ll be raffling off a print version of The Coveted on Goodreads very soon, so make sure to check back in on The Coveted’s Goodreads page for more information!
Happy reading,Laura
October 21, 2013
Cover Reveal and More!
So, I just saw the final cover for The Coveted and I almost peed my pants it was so awesome! I can’t wait to share it with you all, and I’ll probably have it up sometime this week!
If you are a Goodreads member and are interested in reading The Coveted, then make sure to mark it as “To Read.” You can click on the link here to get to The Coveted’s Goodread’s page.
In other news, in a couple weeks I’ll be participating in a character interview with the lovely Angela Mcpherson, author of Hope’s Decree , YA paranormal romance that deals with the myth of Pandora’s box. (If you all haven’t read it, do! It’s the perfect Halloween read.) It’ll be posted up on Angela’s blog. So, if you want to read a bit more about Gabrielle, Andre, and Oliver, they’ll all be making an appearance in a couple weeks!.
Lastly, on October 31 I will be releasing the first chapter of The Coveted. The catch? It’s only going out to members of my mailing list. If you just can’t wait to get a sneak peek of it, then make sure to sign up for my mailing list—the form is just to the right.
Happy reading!
Laura
If you are a Goodreads member and are interested in reading The Coveted, then make sure to mark it as “To Read.” You can click on the link here to get to The Coveted’s Goodread’s page.
In other news, in a couple weeks I’ll be participating in a character interview with the lovely Angela Mcpherson, author of Hope’s Decree , YA paranormal romance that deals with the myth of Pandora’s box. (If you all haven’t read it, do! It’s the perfect Halloween read.) It’ll be posted up on Angela’s blog. So, if you want to read a bit more about Gabrielle, Andre, and Oliver, they’ll all be making an appearance in a couple weeks!.
Lastly, on October 31 I will be releasing the first chapter of The Coveted. The catch? It’s only going out to members of my mailing list. If you just can’t wait to get a sneak peek of it, then make sure to sign up for my mailing list—the form is just to the right.
Happy reading!
Laura
October 16, 2013
The Description of The Coveted
So I finally got my butt into gear and finished the description of The Coveted. Here it is:
~
“In places that know more about heaven and hell than we do, you have a reputation, Gabrielle. To them you are known as the devil’s consort.”
When a body shows up near Peel Academy, all signs indicate the killer is a vampire. Ravaged throat, body drained of blood. At least that’s all it appears to be when the Politia, the supernatural police force, assigns Gabrielle to the case. Now it’s Gabrielle’s job to figure out who did it.
But after a second body turns up with the same lethal wounds, it’s clear that a serial killer is stalking the island. The murders have compromised the truce between the Politia and vampires, and as long as the killer roams free, it is in danger of dissolving. If that happens, no vampire is safe from persecution, not even Gabrielle.
Now Gabrielle must team up with Andre, her soulmate and the one person she’s tried to stay away from, to investigate the murders before the truce dissolves. And keeping her distance is proving to be impossible.
But Gabrielle has a bigger problem. The world of the dead know about her, and their whispers hint that something is coming for her. And it’s coming soon.
~
I’m still working with my cover designer on the cover, but I should have the cover up within another month. However, The Coveted is now up on Goodreads, so if you’re interested in reading it, you can now mark it as “To Read.”
Lastly, I’m still scheduled to release the first chapter of The Coveted on October 31 to those on my mailing list, so if you want a sneak peek of the sequel, make sure to sign up for my mailing list with the form on the right.
Hugs,
Laura
~
“In places that know more about heaven and hell than we do, you have a reputation, Gabrielle. To them you are known as the devil’s consort.”
When a body shows up near Peel Academy, all signs indicate the killer is a vampire. Ravaged throat, body drained of blood. At least that’s all it appears to be when the Politia, the supernatural police force, assigns Gabrielle to the case. Now it’s Gabrielle’s job to figure out who did it.
But after a second body turns up with the same lethal wounds, it’s clear that a serial killer is stalking the island. The murders have compromised the truce between the Politia and vampires, and as long as the killer roams free, it is in danger of dissolving. If that happens, no vampire is safe from persecution, not even Gabrielle.
Now Gabrielle must team up with Andre, her soulmate and the one person she’s tried to stay away from, to investigate the murders before the truce dissolves. And keeping her distance is proving to be impossible.
But Gabrielle has a bigger problem. The world of the dead know about her, and their whispers hint that something is coming for her. And it’s coming soon.
~
I’m still working with my cover designer on the cover, but I should have the cover up within another month. However, The Coveted is now up on Goodreads, so if you’re interested in reading it, you can now mark it as “To Read.”
Lastly, I’m still scheduled to release the first chapter of The Coveted on October 31 to those on my mailing list, so if you want a sneak peek of the sequel, make sure to sign up for my mailing list with the form on the right.
Hugs,
Laura
October 2, 2013
Halloween Sneak Peak of The Coveted!
For all of you readers who’ve been patiently waiting for more information on The Coveted, I’ll be releasing a sneak peak of the first chapter on October 31 in honor of my favorite holiday, Halloween. That’s right, it’s beginning! The catch? I’ll be sending it out solely to members of my mailing list! For those of you who are not on the mailing list, you can still sign up—the form is just to the right. So, on Halloween, between binging on candy, watching scary movies, and dressing up in costumes, make sure to to open your inbox!
Lastly, make sure to check back in from time to time. In the next few months I’ll be revealing the cover and the description of The Coveted.
Happy reading,
Laura
September 24, 2013
Interview on Kelly Smith Reviews
Want to know more about The Vanishing Girl as well as some addition factoids about The Unearthly? The lovely Kelly Smith interviewed me a few weeks ago, and the interview is now up on Kelly Smith Reviews. You can read it here. If nothing else, please check out her awesome blog—she has some wonderful book recommendations!
Hugs!Laura
August 29, 2013
Goodreads Giveaway of the Print Version of The Unearthly!
Interested in winning a free print copy of The Unearthly? Click on the link below and join my Goodreads giveaway. And while you’re there, make sure to swing by and say hello.
For those of you unfamiliar with Goodreads, Goodreads is essentially a social media site that revolves around books, and you get the perk of joining things like giveaways to receive free author copies of novels. Hope to see you all there!
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Unearthly by Laura Thalassa Giveaway ends September 29, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
For those of you unfamiliar with Goodreads, Goodreads is essentially a social media site that revolves around books, and you get the perk of joining things like giveaways to receive free author copies of novels. Hope to see you all there!
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Unearthly by Laura Thalassa Giveaway ends September 29, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
August 21, 2013
The Unearthly Playlist
So, since every book has to have one, I thought I’d post the playlist to The Unearthly. This doesn’t represent all of the songs that inspired me while I was writing the novel, but all these songs do bring me back to the book. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!
The Unearthly Playlist
“Stand My Ground,” Within Temptation
“Make Believe,” The Burned
“Superhuman,” Aura Dione
“Shot in the Dark,” Within Temptation
“Seven Devils,” Florence and the Machines
“Strange and Beautiful,” Aqualung
“Papercut,” Linkin Park
“Your Song,” Ellie Golding
“Cosmic Love,” Florence and the Machines
“My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark,” Fallout Boy
“Wild Wolves,” Athlete
“The Sky is Over,” Serj Tankian
“So Long, Goodbye,” 10 Years
Hugs,
Laura
The Unearthly Playlist
“Stand My Ground,” Within Temptation
“Make Believe,” The Burned
“Superhuman,” Aura Dione
“Shot in the Dark,” Within Temptation
“Seven Devils,” Florence and the Machines
“Strange and Beautiful,” Aqualung
“Papercut,” Linkin Park
“Your Song,” Ellie Golding
“Cosmic Love,” Florence and the Machines
“My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark,” Fallout Boy
“Wild Wolves,” Athlete
“The Sky is Over,” Serj Tankian
“So Long, Goodbye,” 10 Years
Hugs,
Laura
August 18, 2013
Book Giveaway: Dan Rix’s Entanglement
Remember how I mentioned free stuff the other day? Well today I’m raffling off a Kindle copy of Dan Rix’s YA novel, Entanglement. This is an awesome, fast-paced read that will keep you on the edge of your seats, and look at that cover! Isn’t it gorgeous? Scroll down to enter the giveaway!
Here’s the book’s description:
In a world like ours, humans are born in pairs. When a newborn boy takes his first breath in the coastal town of Tularosa, the exact time is noted, recorded in the Registry, and later compared to the birth times of other newborns around the globe. There will be one identical match—his half. They will meet on their eighteenth birthday and they will spend their lives together. Except this time, there is no match.
Hotheaded heartthrob Aaron Harper is scheduled to meet his half in twenty-nine days, and he doesn’t buy a word of that entanglement crap. So what if he and his half were born the same day and share a spooky psychic connection? Big deal. After breaking one too many teenage girls’ hearts, he’ll stick to brawling with the douchebag rugby players any day.
Until the day a new girl arrives at school and threatens everything he takes for granted.Cold and unapproachable, Amber Lilian hates the growing list of similarities between her and the one boy she can’t read, Aaron: born the same day, both stubborn, both terrified of meeting their halves. . . . All the more reason not to trust him. That she would rather die than surrender herself as her half’s property is none of his damn business. But once lost in Aaron’s dangerous, jet black eyes, she’s already surrendered more than she cares to admit.
Tangled in each other’s self-destructive lives, Aaron and Amber learn the secret behind their linked births and why they feel like halves—but unless they can prove it before they turn eighteen, Aaron faces a lifetime alone in a world where everyone else has a soulmate . . . and he’ll have to watch Amber give herself to a boy who intends to possess not only her body but also a chunk of her soul.
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Here’s the book’s description:In a world like ours, humans are born in pairs. When a newborn boy takes his first breath in the coastal town of Tularosa, the exact time is noted, recorded in the Registry, and later compared to the birth times of other newborns around the globe. There will be one identical match—his half. They will meet on their eighteenth birthday and they will spend their lives together. Except this time, there is no match.
Hotheaded heartthrob Aaron Harper is scheduled to meet his half in twenty-nine days, and he doesn’t buy a word of that entanglement crap. So what if he and his half were born the same day and share a spooky psychic connection? Big deal. After breaking one too many teenage girls’ hearts, he’ll stick to brawling with the douchebag rugby players any day.
Until the day a new girl arrives at school and threatens everything he takes for granted.Cold and unapproachable, Amber Lilian hates the growing list of similarities between her and the one boy she can’t read, Aaron: born the same day, both stubborn, both terrified of meeting their halves. . . . All the more reason not to trust him. That she would rather die than surrender herself as her half’s property is none of his damn business. But once lost in Aaron’s dangerous, jet black eyes, she’s already surrendered more than she cares to admit.
Tangled in each other’s self-destructive lives, Aaron and Amber learn the secret behind their linked births and why they feel like halves—but unless they can prove it before they turn eighteen, Aaron faces a lifetime alone in a world where everyone else has a soulmate . . . and he’ll have to watch Amber give herself to a boy who intends to possess not only her body but also a chunk of her soul.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
