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September 9, 2015
Shelf Unbound Competition For Best Indie/Self-Published Book
SPONSORED BY BLUEINK REVIEW
AND THE ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT AUTHORS.
Shelf Unbound book review magazine announces the Shelf Unbound Competition for Best Indie/Self-Published Book. Any independently published book in any genre is eligible for entry. Entry fee is $40 per book. The winning entry will be selected by the editors of Shelf Unbound magazine.
“Independently Published” books include self-published books and e-books (such as those published through CreateSpace, Lulu.com, iUniverse, etc.) and/or books and e-books published through small presses releasing less than five titles per year. Books entered in last year’s competition are eligible for re-submission in this year’s competition. There is no limit to the number of books an individual can enter; each book is a separate entry. The competition is open to authors worldwide; books must be in English. Any length book is eligible. The competition also includes the Pete Delohery Award for Best Sports Book, open to fiction and non-fiction sports-related books, in honor of Pete Delohery, author of the novel Lamb to the Slaughter.
Prize information and details at http://www.shelfmediagroup.com/pages/competition.html.
Questions? Contact Margaret Brown, margaret@shelfmediagroup.com, 214.704.4182
*this is a sticky post for right now*
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Release Blitz – Make Me Whole by Kaithlin Shepherd & Giveaway
Love has the power to mend one body, two minds, and make them whole again.
Title: Make Me Whole
Author: Kaithlin Shepherd
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Genre: Contemporary Romance with a hint of Cowboy
Series: Callaway Series, book 1
Cover Designer: Claire Smith
Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing
Take the journey with the oldest Callaway brother as he finds and fights for true love.
Surviving the unimaginable, Jamie Caldwell finds herself at a crossroads. Her only chance at a full recovery sends her to Montana. Anxious but determined, Jamie is resolute on her mission to break free from her past, leading her into the care of Cole Callaway. Instantly, everything changes. Jamie knows the cowboy has the ability to help fight her demons, but opening up to him also gives him the power she’s just not ready to relinquish.
Returning from Afghanistan a different man, Cole Callaway is damaged. His new mission leads him to supporting wounded veterans and helping them get back some of what they’ve lost. With his own demons to battle, every day is a trial, but the moment Jamie Caldwell walks into his life, his focus and aim changes. Cole faces the biggest challenge of his life: Make Jamie stay in Montana and if he has his way, into his bed.
Amazon: US | UK | AU | CA
iTunes | Kobo | Barnes & Noble
Website I Facebook I Twitter I Goodreads I HTPub Profile
Kaithlin Shepherd was born and raised in Canada where she learned to figure skate and crafted a love affair with coffee. Growing up in a household filled by strong-headed women, she learned early on that life is what you make it. You’ve probably never met a bigger country music fan and in the words of Brooks and Dunn, she’s a die-hard ‘George Strait junkie.’ Constructing a world away from her real life, Kaithlin loves the feeling of creating a universe where her fans can forget about everything in their life. She loves writing about hot alphas and doesn’t shy away from turning up the heat with scorching hot sex scenes.
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September 7, 2015
Lost and Found by Elle Casey blog tour & giveaway
Book & Author Details:Lost and Found by Elle Casey
(Love in New York #1)
Publication date: December 25th 2014
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Synopsis:
Sometimes engagement rings can get lost and then found. Sometimes people can too. All it takes is a heavy-duty dose of karma and the magic of Manhattan to make it all come together.
Leah is a financially destitute new age hippy. James is a wealthy surgeon with a trust fund. She’s awkward, he’s poised. She’s completely crazy, he’s way too sane. People might say they have nothing in common, but they’d be wrong. They both live in Manhattan, they both have no idea how to change a baby diaper, and they’re both lost … until they find one another.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24063735-lost-and-found?ac=1
Purchase:
(FREE (regular price $4.99) from Sept 9-13!)
–Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R6K0JM6/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_ca-20&linkCode=as2&camp=15121&creative=330641
–B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lost-and-found-elle-casey/1120959209?ean=2940150287716
–iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/love-in-new-york-book-1-lost/id997385452?mt=11
–Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/love-in-new-york-book-1-lost-and-found
Top 10 movies
It’s really hard to limit myself to 10, but here you go. And these aren’t in any particular order!
1. Pretty Woman
2. Sixteen Candles
3. Burbs
4. i Robot
5. Dumb and Dumber
6. Chocolat
7. French Kiss
8. Harry Potter (entire series)
9. Bad Girls
10. ET
AUTHOR BIO:
Elle Casey is a prolific, NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling American writer who lives in Southern France with her husband, three kids, and several furry friends. She writes in several genres and publishes an average of one full-length novel per month.
Author Links:
http://ellecasey.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5423648.Elle_Casey
https://www.facebook.com/ellecaseytheauthor?_rdr=p
https://twitter.com/ElleCasey
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September 6, 2015
September 4, 2015
Savannah Past Midnight by Christine Edwards blog tour
Blurb:
Cosette Beauvais is a risk taker with a capital R. When her daredevil behavior leaves her paralyzed, her uncle ends her suffering by turning her into a vampire. In no time she makes her mark as one of the most cunning female vamps in existence. Though her fearlessness is admired in her violent new world, her impulsiveness leaves her with terrible regrets. By violating the rules, she kills a young human while feeding from him.
The selfish deed haunts her, causing her to steer clear of men who attract her both physically and mentally. After she breaks with a vampire kingpin named Tristan who tried to turn her against her uncle and her own vampire family, her life spins out of control. Bloodthirsty wolves, a new threat to the Savannah area, stalk her daily. She is dead set on finding the source of the attempts on her life and repairing the strained ties with her uncle Severin, so the last thing Cosette needs is a devastatingly sexy new human in her life.
Colton Brennan is a massive Montana cowboy, a skilled fighter who has sworn to win Cosette’s love. Try as she might, she can’t resist the passion he has ignited within her, no matter what the consequences. Can this human provide the love and protection Cosette has unwittingly craved? Meanwhile Tristan and his power-hungry clan are on a quest for Southern vampiric domination. Can Cosette and her Charleston-based vampire family survive their brutal onslaughts? Book 2 in the Past Midnight series.
Buy Links:
About the author:
Erotic Romance Author Christine Edwards grew up in the south on Hilton Head Island, SC. At an early age she developed a passion for the arts that led her to earn a bachelor’s degree in Art History from the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Christine has a special place in her heart for reading and writing erotic tales. She continues to publish stories that immerse readers in exotic and realistic geographic settings amid interesting subcultures of adult life.
Savannah Past Midnight is her seventh novel and the second book in the Past Midnight series. Within the vein of BDSM romance, her main focus is on loving, multi-faceted relationships involving intense alpha males and feisty heroines. She adores snow skiing, traveling the world, and spending time with her amazing family. Christine resides in the deep south.
Please visit Christine Online: www.christineedwardsauthor.com
Twitter: @ceerotica
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September 3, 2015
GONE BUT KNOT FORGOTTEN by Mary Marks Book Tour & Review
Gone But Knot Forgotten
by Mary Marks
Gone But Knot Forgotten
(Quilting Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Kensington (August 25, 2015)
ISBN-13: 978-0758292094
E-Book ASIN: B00QDYVA38
Synopsis
Sorting through the estate of a wealthy recluse may sound like a fascinating task, but when the skeletons in the closets turn out to be real, Martha and her quilting pals wish they’d stuck to basting and batting. . .
Martha Rose is stunned when she hears that her best friend from high school has passed away. Her shock doubles when she learns that Harriet Oliver made her the executor of her estate. But when investigators determine that Harriet was murdered, Martha recruits her fellow quilters to help find the culprit. She’s mastered the art of piecing together blocks to create intricate quilts, but piecing together her friend’s murder will prove far more challenging. . .
My thoughts:
Ok I might be a little biased as I love Mary she was on my radio show and you can’t help but fall in love with her and her books. Below this review is a link to the show if you would like to listen in about this book and the next one.
I have read all of this series so far and love it. You don’t have to read the others to understand this book. It can be read alone, but trust me you will want to grab the others. Martha rose is 55 not your average quilter. Her friend from high school has passed and she was named executor of her state. It turns into a fill time job for Martha it seems. She learns Harriet was murdered so you know what she has to do now.
As Martha digs into the past the more her life is in jeopardy. With her friends Lucy and Birdie they will find out the truth as to what happened.
The author does a great job with her scenes and the story line you will be pulled into the story right away and feel like you are helping Martha in her search for results. Get your copy now.
As mentioned below is the radio show.
About the Author
Born and raised in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, Mary Marks earned a B.A. in Anthropology from UCLA and an M.A. in Public Administration from the American Jewish University in Los Angeles. In 2004 she enrolled in the UCLA Extension Writers Program. Her first novel, Forget Me Knot, was a finalist in a national writing competition in 2011. She is currently a reviewer of cozy mysteries for The New York Journal of Books at www.nyjournalofbooks.com.
Readers can visit her at www.marymarksmysteries.com and https://www.facebook.com/mmarks2013
Tour Participants
September 2 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – Review
September 3 – Babs Book Bistro – Review, Spotlight
September 4 – Laura’s Interests – Review, Spotlight
September 5 – Melina’s Book Blog – Review
September 6 – A Year of Jubilee Reviews – Review
September 7 – Student of Opinions – Review, Interview
September 8 – Kaisy Daisy’s Corner – Review
September 9 – I Wish I Lived in a Library – Review
September 10 – readalot – Review
September 11 – Thoughts in Progress – Review
September 12- Booklady’s Booknotes – Review. Interview
September 13 – Shelley’s Book Case – Review
September 14 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – Review
September 15 – 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, &, Sissy, Too ! – Spotlight
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September 2, 2015
Sale Blitz for THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE by Lauren Layne
THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE
Sex, Love & Stiletto’s #4
Lauren Layne
Loveswept
As Lauren Layne’s salacious Sex, Love
& Stiletto series returns, a jaded columnist discovers a steamy way to get
over an old flame: falling for him all over again.
As
Stiletto magazine’s authority on all things breakup-and-heartache, Emma
Sinclair writes from personal experience. Five years ago, Emma was Charlotte,
North Carolina’s darling debutante and a blushing bride-to-be. Now she’s the
ice queen of the Manhattan dating scene. Emma left her sultry Southern drawl
behind, but not even her closest friends know that with it she left her heart.
Now Emma’s latest article forces her to face her demons—namely, the devilishly
sexy guy who ditched her at the altar.
After
giving up everything for a pro-soccer career, Alex Cassidy watches his dreams
crumble as a knee injury sidelines him for good. Now he’s hanging up his cleats
and giving journalism a shot. It’s just a coincidence that he happens to pick a
job in the same field, and the same city, as his former fiancée . . . right?
But when Emma moves in next door, it’s no accident. It’s research. And Alex
can’t help wondering what might have been. Unlike the innocent girl he
remembers, this Emma is chic, sophisticated, and assertive—and she wants
absolutely nothing to do with him. The trouble is, Alex has never wanted her
more.
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Lauren Layne is the USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance.Prior to becoming an author, Lauren worked in e-commerce and web-marketing. In 2011, she and her husband moved from Seattle to New York City, where Lauren decided to pursue a full-time writing career. It took six months to get her first book deal (despite ardent assurances to her husband that it would only take three). Since then, Lauren’s gone on to publish ten books, including the bestselling Stiletto series, with several more on the way in 2015.
Lauren currently lives in Chicago with her husband and spoiled Pomeranian. When not writing, you’ll find her at happy hour, running at a doggedly slow pace, or trying to straighten her naturally curly hair.
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LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH
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September 1, 2015
Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates Review
Lighthouse Library Mystery #2
The author of By Book or By Crook returns to the Outer Banks and the Lighthouse Library, where Lucy Richardson must shed light on a shocking murder…
Lucy has finally found her bliss as a librarian and resident of the Bodie Island Lighthouse. She loves walking on the beach, passing her evenings with the local book club, bonding with the library cat, Charles, and enjoying the attention of not one, but TWO eligible men. But then her socialite mother, Suzanne, unexpectedly drops in, determined to move Lucy back to Boston—and reunite her with her ex-fiancé.
To make matters worse, Suzanne picks a very public fight at the local hotel with her former classmate Karen Kivas. So, when Karen turns up dead outside the library the next morning, Suzanne is immediately at the top of the suspect list. Now Lucy must hunt down a dangerous killer—before the authorities throw the book at her poor mother.
Series: A Lighthouse Library Mystery (Book 2)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: NAL (September 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 045147094X
ISBN-13: 978-0451470942
My thoughts:
This book is the second in the Lighthouse Library series by Eva Gates. I have not read the first one but I had no problem following along. I love Lucy Richardson and her friends at the Library. She has left her ex fiancee back in Boston and has moved the Outer Banks NC. She is really lucky to be living at the top of the lighthouse. Suzanne her mother is a bit over the top and comes to visit Lucy to convince her to move back to Boston. Lucy also has 2 very interesting gentleman buying for her attention.
When an old Classmate of Suzanne’s is found dead she is the prime suspect after having an argument earlier. Lucy has to help her mom and prove her innocence but also the reputation of the library.
The author does a wonderful job with all the characters in the book. The cat is too cute. There is also a local legend of a lighthouse ghost called The Lady and lets not forget the politician who is trying to gain from this murder.
You are left guessing up until the end of who the real murder is. I can say there are no spoilers in this book if you have not read the first one. This can be read as a stand alone. I will be checking out this authors other books.
She does so well with her writing you can actually picture yourself in the story right along with Lucy.
Well done.
I received this book by the author for an honest review.
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Sweet Mountain Rancher by Loree Lough review & blog tour
On Tour with Prism Book Tours.
We’re announcing the Book Tour for
Sweet Mountain Rancher
By Loree Lough
Tour Schedule
8/30 – Launch
8/31
I Am A Reader
9/1
Babs Book Bistro
Colorimetry
9/2
Letters from Annie (Douglass) Lima
Rockin’ Book Reviews
Getting Your Read On
9/3
Reading Is My Super Power
beck valley books
9/4
Kindle and Me
underneath the covers
9/6 – Grand Finale
Sweet Mountain Rancher
(Those Marshal Boys, #2)
by Loree Lough
Adult Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 385 pages (large print)
September 1st 2015 by Harlequin Heartwarming
HE CAN SAY NO TO EVERYONE BUT HER…
Nate Marshall used to be a yes-man… until being so agreeable cost him dearly. But Eden Quinn has a way of getting him to reconsider his “just say no” policy. Which is how a bunch of troubled teens end up at his ranch for the weekend. Nate can’t help but be attracted to the woman who keeps them in line.
This cowboy knows Eden’s no damsel in distress, yet hers isn’t a one-woman job. If she must do everything on her own, how can he help her… let alone get her to fall for him?
Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Harlequin
My thoughts:
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