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April 3, 2015
Audio for The Last Heartbeat and The Life Gift
Hey check out both of my #Audiobooks
Last Heartbeat & The Life Gift is now live!
#amazon #audible #ITunes #romance #CR4U #RT
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March 26, 2015
That Time With Sugar Blog Tour
“Sugar, Jules and I had run for our lives. Only our shadows had followed us. And no matter how hard we tried, we couldn’t outpace them.”
All-around bad boy, and twenty-five-year-old heir to the Jameson fortune, Tommy Jameson, knows three things:
– His family is disappointed in him.
– Overcoming his addictions won’t necessarily crush his vices.
– He is wildly in love with Sugar Scarborough, a girl who is dealing with her own addictions and an insatiable need to please.
Danger sends Tommy, Sugar and their friend, Julian Fitzpatrick, a heavily medicated, socially dysfunctional genius, fleeing from Green Willow Recovery Center. Now, together, they will face the outside world and uncover a horrifying mystery while being forced to confront their inner demons
** READ THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS OF THAT TIME WITH SUGAR HERE **
This is another fabulous read by Tess Oliver. I’m a big fan of her books and writing style. This story is unlike any other I’ve read of hers. It takes you on a journey about three friends who find themselves into a sticky mess. When you think you realize what is going on, you’re wrong because there is another twist and many turns that gets you to the end. This is a must read story and you’ll not be disappointed. Pick up this book and you’ll be hooked until the end. I loved the connection between the characters, Tommy, Sugar and Julian. Glad to see they found their own place in the world.
* $50 AMAZON GIFTCARD*
a Rafflecopter giveaway
AMAZON USA * AMAZON UK * iBOOKS * BARNES & NOBLE * KOBO
Tess Oliver is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Freefall.
She is a former teacher, who now dedicates her morning caffeine rush to writing romance instead of teaching math and reading. Tess lives in California, the land of perpetual sunshine and traffic, with her husband, kids and five dogs. She is a longtime romance junkie, who likes her hero to be an alpha with a twist of compassion and if he has long hair and rides a horse or a motorcycle all the better. She writes young adult, new adult and adult romance in both contemporary and historical settings. When she’s not reading or writing romance, she can be found hiking, vacuuming up dog hair or baking goodies for her family.
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March 16, 2015
Roanoke Author Invasion
Have you bought your tickets to RAI? Roanoke Author Invasion Saturday April 11, 2015
TICKETS ARE FREE!!!
Roanoke, VA
Check us out on this featured post with some other amazing Authors!
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March 8, 2015
Robbed of Soul Blog Tour Guest Post
For many authors, the setting of their book is just as
important as one of the main characters. The setting creates the
mood, influences characters’ behavior, affects dialog, adds an emotional
response, and plays a part in the plot
of a story. The setting can be a friend to the protagonist, an antagonist (think Hemingway and the
sea), and even a mentor.
In my latest mystery, Robbed
of Soul, the setting is both friend and foe. The book begins in solitary
confinement in Tehran. (Definitely an antagonist.) Then the setting moves to
Kanab, Utah, where my protagonist finds healing in her small-town surroundings (after solving both a modern-day murder and one that occurred 100 years ago.)
I set my book in Kanab because I needed an area with wonderfully
rich scenery to contrast the earlier setting of solitary confinement. Kanab
is also full of legends and myths, which complemented the mystery and eeriness of my plot.
Here are a few things to think about to increase the characterization
of your setting:
add
specific, unique
details of the area (even down to using actual names and locations)
mirror or contrast the mood of the plot with the setting of a chapter or
scene
as you write, think of your setting in terms of “having a personality”
What are some of your favorite books? Can you recall
the setting in them? Probably. That’s part
of the reason they are your
favorites. So give it a try. Take a little time and think about your setting in
the book you’re writing. Can you make it into another character? One that
influences your protagonist for good or evil?
Do you like books? Do you like Zions National Park? Join
the ROBBED OF SOUL book launch giveaway and you may win 3 nights in a vacation townhome in Kanab, Utah.
(Thirty minutes from Zions.) A $450 value! (Or a $100 Amazon gift card if preferred.)
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Rescued
but psychologically damaged from a failed mission, ex-CIA officer Maria Branson
takes the job of police chief in the quiet town of Kanab, Utah. Rest and
relaxation are the doctor’s orders. She gets neither. Instead, a missing mayor,
the spirit of a dead Aztec warrior, and the over-confident-yet-attractive head
of Search and Rescue await her in a town whose past has almost as many secrets
as her own. As Maria investigates a modern-day murder, she disturbs a world of
ancient legends and deadly curses. Yet most lethal of all is Maria’s fear
someone will discover just how empty her soul really is.
Available at Amazon, Smashwords, and Google Play.
Photos from some of my adventures in Kanab
A fun shot during a photo shoot for the cover.
We didn’t end up using it, but just look at the background! What a settting!
Real pictographs at Moquith Mountain, one of the
places in “Robbed of Soul.”
Overlooking an amazing canyon, 20 minutes north of Kanab.
Defcon Darcy Release Tour
Fisher Stanton, Valley High School’s Nantucket wannabe, has a cheating girlfriend. When he hires Darcy Walker to chase her to a local club, in true Darcy fashion she stumbles upon a dead body. Thing is, this body has secrets…and Darcy’s mysterious friend, Jaws, and the reporter, Tito Westbrook, have a vested interest. Both enlist Darcy to find the person responsible who has eluded them for years, but Darcy doesn’t solve crimes for free anymore—especially where Jaws is concerned. Knowing Darcy’s Achilles heel, Jaws blackmails Darcy into working for him.
In a true test of wills, Darcy and Jaws battle head-to-head—Jaws needs Darcy to help him end a bitter grudge war; Darcy needs Jaws to divulge the mystery surrounding her mother’s death. Haunted by a past that shaped her present, Darcy will stop at nothing to get answers. Even if it means breaking the law and being disloyal to her new boyfriend, Dylan Taylor, in the process.
DEFCON DARCY gives Darcy’s demons a name and ties up loose ends that made Darcy into the verb that she is. What she thinks she knows as truth, isn’t. What she wishes wasn’t true…is.
The problem is, when your life goes DEFCON 1, not everyone lives to tell about it.
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iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/mkuw6zm
KOBO: http://tinyurl.com/nrmx4es
Barnes & Noble: http://tinyurl.com/nux4blt
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22873806-defcon-darcy?from_search=true
When you’re a verb, you don’t always plan your excursions; they just sort of happened. This was the first trip, I admit, that I had to plan. The time ticked at eight o’clock. Murphy and Marjorie had just pulled into the driveway from a trip to the library. To safeguard against getting busted, I clocked in with Murphy five minutes ago and told him I was with Dylan. I clocked in with Dylan and told him I was with Murphy. Wearing commando-black, my lucky hat, and Chuck’s, I quietly lifted my second story window and shimmied my way down the bare maple tree. Jogging to the entrance of BTCC, the air cut through me like a sharp knife on butter.
In the spirit of duplicity, the sky was two-faced tonight like the moon. The east was cloudy, the west a midnight blue with a blanket of stars. I jumped up and down as the chill settled into my muscles, and at fifteen minutes past eight, Vinnie’s pink VW Bug sputtered to a stop in front of the big buffalo sign I hid behind.
This was what I liked about the misfits—when you told them to masquerade as someone else or break into private property on the sly, there were no questions, only a “What time?”
OMG!! WOW!!! AJ Lape takes us to a whole other level with Defcon Darcy, which is the fourth book in this series. I had so many emotions going on while reading this story. I laughed out loud, I cried, and I was feeling everything Darcy went through in this book. Boy did Darcy get into a lot. Several answers were answered in this book and even those answers broke my heart. This book was well worth the wait. I have been reading this series since 2012 and I recommend it to everyone. This story is truly incredible and I wished I had the correct words to describe it without giving anything away, but I don’t. I am lost for words because the brilliance that this author has created has me in awe with her writing and creativity. Thank you, AJ Lape, for creating this series. This is a reread book for me.
February 26, 2015
Finding Nathan Release Blitz
Congratulations on the Release of Finding Nathan to HJ Harley!
BRAND NEW CONTENT
The long-awaited honeymoon is over for leading man Nathan Harper and his feisty bride, Jordie. As they settle into their new home, Nathan feels confident enough with this fresh start to share with his wife the struggles of rediscovering himself. Now more than ever Jordie needs to be strong when Nathan gives her his journal and lets her see the darkest months of her life through his eyes. Will what he remembers make her wish she could forget?
THE LOVE LIES BLEEDING SERIES, in order
Finding Jordie
Finding Nathan
Finding Rachel
February 17, 2015
Defcon Darcy Book Blast
Fisher Stanton, Valley High School’s Nantucket wannabe, has a cheating girlfriend. When he hires Darcy Walker to chase her to a local club, in true Darcy fashion she stumbles upon a dead body. Thing is, this body has secrets…and Darcy’s mysterious friend, Jaws, and the reporter, Tito Westbrook, have a vested interest. Both enlist Darcy to find the person responsible who has eluded them for years, but Darcy doesn’t solve crimes for free anymore, especially where Jaws is concerned. Knowing Darcy’s Achilles heel, Jaws blackmails Darcy into working for him.
In a true test of wills, Darcy and Jaws battle head-to-head to see who can outsmart the other—Jaws needs Darcy to help him end a bitter grudge war; Darcy needs Jaws to divulge the mystery surrounding her mother’s death. Haunted by a past that shaped her present, Darcy will stop at nothing to get answers. Even if it means breaking the law and being disloyal to her new boyfriend, Dylan Taylor, in the process.
DEFCON DARCY gives Darcy’s demons a name and ties up loose ends that made Darcy into the verb that she is. What she thinks she knows as truth, isn’t. What she wishes wasn’t true…is.
The problem is, when your life goes DEFCON 1, not everyone lives to tell about it.
Put Defcon Darcy on your TBR list! Goodreads
Buy on Amazon
About the author:A. J. Lape is the Amazon bestselling author of the Darcy Walker Series. She lives in Cincinnati with her husband, two daughters, an ADD dog, a spoiled hamster, and an unapologetic and unrepentant addiction to Coca-Cola–and a lifelong love affair with bacon. If the FBI ever checks her computer, she’ll be wearing prison orange due to the various “wiki” articles she looks up…all in the name of career research, of course.
Find out more about A. J. at http://www.ajlape.com
Find A.J on:
Twitter | Darcy’s Twitter | FaceBook | Fan Club & Street Team | Instagram | Pinterest | Goodreads
February 10, 2015
Exaltation Hunter Scavenger Hunt & Review
Fate is a twisted b*$#@, at least his was.
Was one soul worth the lives of millions? The quandary was one that Rydell King had no choice but to face. No matter the answer, the truth remained—innocence was created to destroy him. She was beautiful…extinguishing her to save his people seemed impossible, and maybe it was. As an immortal, his focus was to destroy the curse upon his people, as he devoured the emotion that bore him—exaltation, no matter the cost. She made him question everything.
Mercy had never been crueler.
This is stop 17 on the #Exaltation #ScavengerHunt!
Do you want to join the party and help celebrate the latest YA Romance from Jamie Magee? Here is the link to the madness: http://goo.gl/uEKsnE
Our letter is (N)
And our question is:
Do teasers for books torture you, or get you by until the release you have been waiting on is there?
Kindle – http://goo.gl/iizYQq
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Nook – http://goo.gl/ud9ezJ
Kobo – http://goo.gl/HJxdhB
Amazing how this author writes her books and they intertwine beautifully. You can read this story as a stand alone, but I advise you read all of her series because you will get the true meaning for all these characters. From the beginning to the end, this story will have you glued to your seat until you finish the book. This story has everything you need to keep you entertained, action, romance, suspense, paranormal and heartbreak. You get into each characters mind and feel the emotions they go through. The love triangle that happens is unlike any other because the guy who isn’t the real connected soul to Raven knows he will have to give her up once her soul mate finds her. Rydell still hangs in until the very end and protects her, when he was the one who was suppose to be who ended her. This story ends at the right place and it isn’t a cliffhanger, but I really can’t wait to see what comes next for all these incredible characters. Loved this story and every story that I have read by this author, which I have read most.
**ARC given in exchange for honest review**
January 30, 2015
Sarah’s Premonition RDL
Waking up with a feeling of dread, Sarah Lynn Dean attempts to go on with her day. Getting closer to her destination she is overwhelmed with such feelings of pain and sadness. It causes her to make a spur of the moment decision. A decision that not only changes her course but her life forever.
One day can change forever.
Adam Castiel Parker is stunned by the beautiful stranger. Compelled to follow her, he must find out who she is. Before he takes his next step the loud noise behind him steal his attention. Turning to find the source, he loses the beautiful stranger.
Will she be lost forever? Will he ever be able to thank her for the gift she gave to him without even knowing?
Never to be forgotten.
Sarah must learn that life must go on even on the darkest of days. A day that irrevocably changes the world!
I am married to the love of my life and have been married to him for twenty years. When I met my husband it was love at first sight so I am still a believer in love. We even got married three months after we meet. I am a stay at home mom of two wonderful boys who keep me on my toes.
As a stay at home mom, I became an avid reader who loves and reads most genres. The love of these books spiked my interest to learn more about the book world and the process it took to become an author. Learning as much as I can about the wonderful world of writing, I had to write my story. I’ve had this story building in my head for over a year and I just needed to share it with everyone. Educating myself in this industry has made me work hard to obtain my goals of writing and becoming an author. The learning process has also made me appreciate, what all these authors have accomplished and all the hard work they put in. I can’t wait to share my story with you!!! My novel is a Clean New Adult/Young Adult Romance. Hope you enjoy my unique story about love.
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January 15, 2015
Sign Ups for Sarah’s Premonition Release Day Event/Review
Waking up with a feeling of dread, Sarah Lynn Dean attempts to go on with her day. Getting closer to her destination she is overwhelmed with such feelings of pain and sadness. It causes her to make a spur of the moment decision. A decision that not only changes her course but her life forever.
One day can change forever.
Adam Castiel Parker is stunned by the beautiful stranger. Compelled to follow her, he must find out who she is. Before he takes his next step the loud noise behind him steal his attention. Turning to find the source, he loses the beautiful stranger.
Will she be lost forever? Will he ever be able to thank her for the gift she gave to him without even knowing?
Never to be forgotten.
Sarah must learn that life must go on even on the darkest of days. A day that irrevocably changes the world!
Are you interested in participating in the Release Day Event of TR Lykins new book Sarah’s Premonition on Jan 30, 2015? Review opportunites are also available for a two week tour. Please contact me if you have any questions, but otherwise fill out the google document so I can send out the packets within the next week or so.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZVASa7Dnr-YI77cngS5XAbK1qyfwEqW1qhk_nhSuPFc/viewform
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