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Cover Reveal: Weak for Him by Lyra Parish

Weak for Him by Lyra Parish

(Weakness #1)

Publication date: January 15th 2014

Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

Weak for him is a New Adult read with sexual content.

“Have you heard the saying, ‘sex sells’? Well, I’m the supplier.”

Finnley Felton sells sex.

Jennifer Downs is a virgin.

With the help of lady luck, the two meet.

Money. Bright lights. Sex.

Jennifer is made an offer: sell her virginity to the highest bidder and transform into one of Finnley’s girls. But she finds herself weak for him, and doesn’t fully realize what she’s agreed to until it’s too late.

Will she rise to the challenge and play by the rules in a land where money is king and love is prohibited? Or will she lose herself and values in the attempt?

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18168865-weak-for-him?ac=1

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AUTHOR BIO
Words make the world go round. I love to write, travel, and sing really loud at the top of my lungs in the shower. Sweet love stories (along with the dirty ones) make me gush. I am firm believer that a person can never have too many cats or cups of coffee.

Forget the beach! Give me a gel pen, a stack of blank paper, and beautiful mountains!

Author Links:
Website: http://lyraparish.wordpress.com/


Twitter: https://twitter.com/lyraparish
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lyraparishauthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7256865.Lyra_Parish

Fractured Legacy Tour Continues Today! (#giveaway)

The second stretch of the Fractured Legacy Blog Tour begins today!!

You can check out the first post at: Never Judge a Book by it’s Movie

Here’s the current schedule:

November 4 - Never Judge a Book by it’s Movie

November 5 – INerded

November 7 – Salley Sue Ember’s Blog

November 8 – Amber Daulton’s Blog

November 12 – Atty’s Attic & The Demon Librarian

November 13 – Shayna Varadeaux Books

November 14 – Kaidans Seduction

November 15 – Mom With A Kindle

November 18 – The Library of Erana

November 19 – Books, Besties, and Booze

November 20 – TW Brown on zombies, Border Collies, and the Indie writing scene

November 21 – The (Mis)Adventures of a Twenty-Something Year Old Girl

November 22 – Dalene’s Book Reviews

I’ll add direct links as each post goes up through the tour, and as each post goes live, you’ll get more chances to enter the grand prize giveaway!

Cover Reveal: A Hero’s Heart by Amber Daulton

A Hero’s Heart

Publisher: Books to Go Now

Release Date: TBA

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Length: 37k

Sexual Rating: Spicy

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18739617-a-hero-s-heart

Blurb:

Ten years ago, Jarrett Brandt left home and abandoned everyone of importance. After a hard reality check, the irresponsible young man matured into a ballsy DEA agent with a kickass Harley Davidson and a million-dollar bounty on his head. Ordered by his superior officer to take refuge at a safe house just days before Christmas, he headed back home to Washington State, instead, to make peace with his deceased brother’s memory.

Marissa Reinn Brandt never expected to see Jarrett again. Best friends since childhood and lovers as teenagers, immaturity, over-demanding parents and illicit drugs ripped them apart. Now a successful chef at a posh restaurant, the young widow and her son offered Jarrett a place to stay for the holiday. Even though she expected nothing from her former lover—the twin brother of the man she married—fate intervened.

As Jarrett and Marissa rekindled the flames of love and lust that once bound them together, an enemy from his past and a trusted mentor from his present vied their time in the snowy dark and threatened to destroy everyone he held dear. Needing a Christmas miracle to save his family, Jarrett needed the love of a good woman to save his battered heart. His second chance with Marissa meant the world to him and nothing, no one, would stand in his way of cherishing her for all time.

Excerpt:

Jarrett seethed. Ready to hit the highway on his Road King Classic and find a biker bar where he could bloody his knuckles, he turned and headed back toward the caretaker’s station. He reached the cracked sidewalk just as someone called out his name. His heart somersaulted as he flipped around. He’d know that voice anywhere. The woman who haunted his dreams skidded down the small hill in clunky shoes with damp auburn hair cascading around her shoulders. He expected her to stop a few feet from him just as his parents did but she jumped into his arms, instead, and knocked him back a few steps. She wrapped her arms around him. Her sweet scent filled his nostrils. He buried one hand in her curly hair and pressed her close to his chest with the other.

This one moment made the trip worth it.

“Marissa,” he breathed her name like a talisman. God, it felt so right to hold her again. She fit against him perfectly. Just a few inches under six feet, while he was a few inches over, their bodies meshed like a work of art. He should have married this woman, fathered children with her and lived his life to make her happy. Instead, he chose something just as intoxicating, just as beautiful to his ignorant mind, and abandoned her on the curb outside his family’s home. More than anything, he regretted that he’d left her behind.

Author Bio:

Amber Daulton lives in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina with her wonderful husband and their five crazy kitties. Writing takes up most of her time, aside from her day job in the retail industry. As a fan of contemporary, paranormal and historical novels alike, she can’t get enough of feisty heroines and alpha heroes. Her mind is a wonderland of romance and adventure, laughter and awesome ways of kicking a guy when he’s down. Writing is her passion and she probably wouldn’t be too sane without it. After all, what’s a girl to do when there are people jabbering away in her head and it’s hard to shut them up? Write! Nothing else works.

Social Media Links:

Blogsite – http://amberdaultonauthor.blogspot.com/

Facebook Author Page – http://www.facebook.com/amber.daulton.author

Facebook Friend Page – http://www.facebook.com/amber.daulton.5

Twitter – https://twitter.com/AmberDaulton1

Pinterest – http://pinterest.com/amberdaulton5/

Goodreads – http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6624921.Amber_Daulton

Google Plus – plus.google.com/u/0/11009904896132576...

Amazon Author Page – http://amzn.to/14JoZff

Manic Readers Author Page – http://www.manicreaders.com/AmberDaulton/

Kobo – http://www.kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=amber+daulton

Smashwords – https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/amberdaulton

Books to Go Now Author Page – http://bookstogonow.com/tb-author/amber-daulton/

 

In the Spirit of Halloween, Fractured Legacy is #Free

Through October 31, you can get a copy of Fractured Legacy free from Amazon!

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/Hch4xw

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1av4Zwp

Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/17U36XG

And other Amazon stores around the globe!

After the sale, the book will return to it’s regular price of $2.99.

Fractured Legacy

Kaylyn Anderson’s fascination with abandoned places and dark creatures kindled her work as a paranormal investigator. But when dreams begin to distort reality, she questions what is real and pulls away from everyone she trusts. The opportunity to investigate the Teague Hotel–a long-abandoned landmark that has always piqued her curiosity–provides a chance to redeem herself. Unraveling the hotel’s secrets won’t be easy, but Kaylyn soon finds herself the target of a dark entity that has been trapped in the building for decades.

If Kaylyn stands any chance of defeating the spirit, she’ll have to accept that her fears are real and convince fellow investigators that she hasn’t lost her mind.

For more on Fractured Legacy, check out the posts from the Scavenger Hunt Tour and Giveaway.

The Paperback is also available from Amazon, and eligible for Matchbook, so after the sale ends, if you buy the Paperback at regular price, you can add on the ebook for Free.

#CoffinHop: Horror Tagline Challenge

Horror Movie Taglines!

For some Halloween fun, name the movie that goes with the tagline! We’re on the honor system here, so no cheating!

“Ding dong. You’re dead.”

“Sometimes dead is better.”

“They’re here.”

“If this one doesn’t scare you, you’re already dead!”

“The lucky ones died first.”

“Who will survive, and what will be left of them?”

“…and remember, the next scream you hear may be your own!”

“Kiss Your Nerves Good-Bye!”

“Consult your doctor! Bring your seat belts!”

“A scream that wakes you up, might be your own…”

“The Horror is driving him crazy”

“It is the greatest mystery of all because no human being will ever solve it.”

“By night they leave their graves, crawling, shambling, through empty streets, whimpering, pleading, begging for his blood!”

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Thanks for stopping by for the Coffin Hop! Please leave your comments below, and be sure to check out the rest of the posts by heading back to the Coffin Hop HQ.

And don’t forget to check out the Death by Drive-In Anthology, “a collection of some of the best and brightest of the Coffin Hop crew, with 21 amazing B-movie inspired stories from some of the best Indie authors around. All profits from the anthology (as well as our Coffin Hop store) will be donated to LitWorld.org, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting child literacy and social improvement the world over.”

And remember every stop is offering some great prizes, including me!

One lucky winner will get an ebook copy of Fractured Legacy and a $10 Amazon Gift Card, so head on over to rafflecopter to enter!

 

#CoffinHop Day 2: Halloween Favorites

Since joining the Coffin Hop was a spur of the moment thing, I still haven’t had time to actually sit back and figure out what I’m doing for the next few days.

Family Traditions–Halloween is all about the scare!

I don’t know about most families, but for my family Halloween was always the biggest and most exciting holiday of the year. If you want to protect your kids from slightly-traumatic Halloween scares, I recommend you keep them away from my family. We love a good scare and go all out to have the scariest decorations and costumes.

Favorite Tradition: I’ve always been the person to go out looking for scary stories and events. My grandparents took me to the Haunted Fields every year and it was my favorite part of the holiday. I love the heart-pounding adrenaline rush of walking through the scary scenes and never knowing what’s going to pop out of a corner. And scary people running at the group with chainsaws is a nice touch.

Favorite Costume: Jason Voorhees (yes, I was a twelve year old girl, dressed as Jason). I went all out–made a huge machete out of cardboard and tinfoil since I wasn’t allowed to carry a real one, put on a hockey mask, some dirty baggy clothes, and went out to scare all of the trick-or-treating children. Most kids aren’t safe from my mom either, who likes to put a body bag out on the front porch, and have someone hide in it to jump out and scare trick-or-treaters.  I’ll thank her for my demented kind of Halloween humor.

Favorite Memory: In 1998, TNT MonsterVision had a Dusk to Dawn Friday the 13th Marathon hosted by Joe Bob Briggs. My sisters, brother, and I camped out in the living room to watch it. At the end of the first movie when Jason jumped out of the water, my brother also jumped, bumping into a side table and knocking a glass of water over all of us. I miss the days of Joe Bob Briggs.

As a kid, what were your favorite Halloween traditions, memories, or costumes?

Thanks for stopping by for the Coffin Hop! Please leave your comments below, and be sure to check out the rest of the posts by heading back to the Coffin Hop HQ.

Some must see stops & contests:

Coffin Hop Art Show!
Halloween Mad Libs contest
Halloween Around the World
A pumpkin decorating contest
Coffin Hop 2013, Giveaway & Prose
Coffin Hop with Wolfen Secrets

And don’t forget to check out the Death by Drive-In Anthology, “a collection of some of the best and brightest of the Coffin Hop crew, with 21 amazing B-movie inspired stories from some of the best Indie authors around. All profits from the anthology (as well as our Coffin Hop store) will be donated to LitWorld.org, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting child literacy and social improvement the world over.”

And remember every stop is offering some great prizes, including me!

One lucky winner will get an ebook copy of Fractured Legacy and a $10 Amazon Gift Card, so head on over to rafflecopter to enter!

Coffin Hop! October 24–31, 2013

I’m a little late to the party, but I just discovered this awesome Coffin Hop!

What is a Coffin Hop, you may well ask?The quick answer is that we are a loose association of hundreds of horror authors and artists who get together for the week before Halloween, when we throw a colossal online party with prizes, giveaways and all the crazy you could want leading up to All Hallow’s Eve. Come back from October 24 – 31 to get in on the biggest, baddest, Helloweeniest online event of the year! Free books! Contests! Prizes! NEW SURPRISES AT EVERY SITE!

I’m pretty excited to be a part of this event (and it looks like I discovered it just in time!!). I have already jumped around to a few of the blogs, and you won’t want to miss what they have going on! To view a list of the participants, check out the Coffin Hop HQ to click and view more than 70 participating blogs until you can’t take any more Halloweeny fun.

There are also giveaways at each participating blog!

Let’s get the basics covered, so we can get on with the celebration!

My Giveaway!!

An eBook of Fractured Legacy and a $10 Amazon Giftcard.

To enter, you’ll have to click over to rafflecopter, since WordPress has a thing against scripts.

I’ll be back with more posts throughout the Coffin Hop to share some bits of my writing and some Halloween Tales.

I don’t know about you, but I’m off to see what awaits on the other participating blogs…

 

Fractured Legacy: Live on Amazon! (#Paranormal #UF)

I don’t know how or why, but Fractured Legacy sped through Amazon’s review process and is now available! 

Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Amazon.co.uk

Fractured Legacy

Kaylyn Anderson’s fascination with abandoned places and dark creatures kindled her work as a paranormal investigator. But when dreams begin to distort reality, she questions what is real and pulls away from everyone she trusts. The opportunity to investigate the Teague Hotel–a long-abandoned landmark that has always piqued her curiosity–provides a chance to redeem herself. Unraveling the hotel’s secrets won’t be easy, but Kaylyn soon finds herself the target of a dark entity that has been trapped in the building for decades.

If Kaylyn stands any chance of defeating the spirit, she’ll have to accept that her fears are real and convince fellow investigators that she hasn’t lost her mind.

You can also find it on Goodreads | 3 Chapters on Wattpad

The Fractured Legacy Release Tour is going strong, earn entries into the giveaway (A Fractured Legacy signed paperback, bookmark with mini-book charm, and other swag–US) by commenting at each post and for collecting all of the clues to put together the passcode at the end of the tour.

The Fortune of Being a Writer

It has been such a crazy month, I don’t even know where to begin, but I feel that I need to take a few moments to reflect on the ups and downs of preparing my first book for publication.

It hasn’t been the smoothest process–a kidney stone, worst migraine I’ve ever had (including the first time I’ve experienced aura symptoms–quite freaky), a crazy schedule at work, and today I burned the crap out of my hand with the cappuccino machine. It hasn’t blistered, but it’s red and painful from my wrist to the tips of my fingers.

All of that while trying to organize my own blog tours, incorporate edits and format Fractured Legacy, and get all of the promos down to prepare for October 22, when my baby goes out into the world.

Yet despite all of the crazy, I feel fortunate!

Fortunate to have a family and friends who have never questioned my desire to be a writer. My family has supported my dream since I was a kid and wrote my first ghost story. Friends have always encouraged me to do what I love. And even my co-workers, yes I’ve told them all about it as well, have thrown in their support. I don’t know how I’ve found such a great network of people in my personal life, but I’m grateful.

I’m also fortunate to have made so many friends in the writing world. Bloggers, readers, writers–you all are amazing!

I’m organizing my own events and blog tours, since despite having a day job, I simply don’t have the money to hire someone. I haven’t been a perfect tour organizer, but I’m learning, and I’m so glad these bloggers are taking a chance on a first-time author. I have enjoyed working with all of you, and I hope I can repay your kindness in the future.

So far ARC readers are enjoying my book, and I’ve been blown away by some of the responses. I’d like to thank everyone for their feedback and suggestions–some of them make me smack myself in the face, but they’ve all helped me learn and improve the story.

Who knows what the bank statement will look like after all of this, but I’ve found my fortune in doing something I love. Sometimes it’s stressful, crazy, and hectic, but I have learned a lot and made some great friends. Hopefully the process for book #2 will be a bit smoother, but only time will tell.

Thanks for joining me on this journey, and following along with my sappy post.

 

 

Cover Love Giveaway for BEST KIND OF BROKEN

The cover of Chelsea Fine’s upcoming new adult novel, BEST KIND OF BROKEN, is here!

And in honor of the occasion? A giveaway!

Synopsis

Pixie Marshall’s freshman year of college ended two weeks ago, as did her residence in the school dorms. Which meant she needed of a new place to live and, subsequently, a job. So she started working at Willow Inn because one of the job perks—and she’d use that term loosely—is free room and board. But what she hadn’t realized was that her free room shares a hallway and a bathroom with the only person she was hoping to avoid for the rest of her life: Levi Andrews. Hot guy. Handyman. Keeper of all her painful memories.

Once upon a time, they were best friends on the brink of becoming something more, but that was before everything went to hell. All Pixie wants to do now is avoid him completely—which is easier said than done. Because despite everything that happened before, Pixie misses Levi. And it seems Levi hasn’t let go of his feelings for her either. (Now available for pre-order.)

And now…

ON TO THE GIVEAWAY!

To enter, simply spread some cover love for BEST KIND OF BROKEN. You can make the cover your Twitter avatar, post it on Facebook, pin it on Pinterest, slap it on Google+…the possibilities are endless! The more places you share the cover, the more entries you receive!

Here’s a square pic, perfect for Twitter and FB profiles.

** THE PRIZES **

There will be three winners. Each winner gets to choose one:

$50 Amazon Gift Card

$50 Barnes & Noble Gift Card

A character named after you in Chelsea Fine’s next NA novel!

Whoo-hoo! Best of luck!

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