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Featured - Book Blitz for HAUNTING ME by Jody A. Kessler

Haunting Me by Jody A. Kessler Series: An Angel Falls, #3Genre: New Adult Paranormal RomanceRelease Date: August 28, 2015


Angel of Death, Nathaniel Evans’, newest case sends him on a perilous and magical journey to the Irish countryside in search of one unattainable answer: How does an Angel of Death fall from grace and return to life?

Back in Colorado, Juliana’s mishaps with a book of spells and her well-meaning attempts to save her brother’s life could cost her more than a ghostly haunting and a deadly virus. It could cost her everything she loves - her family, her home and her relationship with Nathaniel.

While on the hunt for answers, Nathaniel finds himself imprisoned with fairies and fighting a battle of strength, skill, wit and sorcery to win his freedom back from a ruthless fallen angel. Nathaniel must survive the duel if he wants to change his destiny and fulfill his desire for mortality and a chance to be with Juliana forever.



I’m tender with her to the point of agony as I lower my lips to hers and brush soft caresses down her back with my hands. I know she’s delicate right now, and I can’t break this fragility between us. Any human going through half of what she has had to deal with would be too easy to shatter. I’m about to pull back and wrap her securely in my arms when she presses into me harder. We rise to our knees so our bodies are pressed together.  Her hands explore places which have me nearly to the edge of no return. Down my arms and across my abdomen. She grips me at the waist and strokes the muscles running down my back as our tongues meet.

“In another second, I’m not going to be able to stop, Jules.”

“I don’t want you to,” she says.

Her breath is ragged. Her chest is rising and falling a little too quickly.

Who could resist that request? Not me. I taste her again. Her mouth is perfect. Soft, wanting, playful, and heavenly.

Her hand moves under my shirt and I feel light nails and the soft pads of her fingers trailing over my skin. A low groan of pleasure rumbles through my chest. It seems to encourage her and she moves to one of my nipples.

As difficult as it is, I break our kiss. “This isn’t the place,” I murmur.

“It’s a perfect place to me.”




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Jody A. Kessler’s debut novel, Death Lies Between Us, won the Readers’ Crown Award for Best Paranormal Romance and was a runner up for Best First Book. She also writes historical time travel fiction and contemporary romance.

When she isn’t navigating the terrain of her imagination and writing it down, she can be found exploring the wilderness of Colorado with her family, or in the kitchen baking cookies & brownies - and trying not to eat them all. She’s passionate about continuing to learn and reads anything and everything that catches her interest. Jody is a full time mom, a Reiki Master, and has taught Hatha yoga for over a decade.

Jody invites you to stop by her website and see what’s new at: www.JodyAKessler.com




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Featured - Book Club Tour - "The Second Coming" by Shubha Menon

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A wedding planner who believes in fairytale weddings, Mini yearns for romance in her own marriage. The magic of the initial years has vanished, leaving behind a hunger that she assuages with chocolate. Mini would love to change her situation, but she is over the hill, overweight and under confident. The chances of having a hot affair with a happening man are dim, if not non-existent.
An erstwhile royal scion decides to wed a Bollywood starlet and Mini is sent to Mumbai to plan the celebrations. The manager of the Mumbai office is young Rustom, the answer to Mini’s secret dreams. Goaded by impending menopause, Mini decides it’s now or never. She simply has to take a second stab at romance.
Rustom is a ladies man. He is also married, and a skirt chaser. Mini decides to shape up and get into the kind of skirts Rustom would want to chase.
Working together closely, Rustom and Mini fall into each others’ arms. Meanwhile, her husband gets wind of the affair and tries to reclaim her. Now Mini must choose between heady romance and steady matrimony.
But soon, Mini discovers that her romantic idol has feet of clay. In a dramatic end, the trusty husband stages a timely rescue. And Mini learns that a rock solid husband is worth many a dream lover.Buy @
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Meet the Author
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This is her first book. She is currently working as a Senior Creative Director with Ogilvy Delhi. A practising Buddhist, she dreams of living in the hills where she can read, write and grow climbing roses. She lives in Delhi with her husband, daughter and two Dachshunds. 

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New Poem: Like the Sunset

Stunning sunset photo I snapped at Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka Like the Sunset - Poem ​Like the sunset she smiles
And men fall over their feet to please her
She bedazzles and enthrals
With lips crimson or coral red
Flashing scarlet today, hot pink tomorrow
Making her forget her own sorrow
She flutters her lids and breaks a heart
She slowly tears your world apart
For like the sunset she is out of reach
So close you want to touch and taste
Want to throw yourself headlong into the magic
But she is so far away it's tragic
 
Like the sunset she walks
Dressed in colours so fiery they burn
Making every head turn
Chili red heals and orange nails
Rosy pink cheeks and ginger hair
And her essence lingers in the air
Long after she has left the room
Like the sunset dispelling the gloom
For a heady moment of bliss and daring
Until you're intoxicated and way past caring
That there will never be more than a fleeting moment
That unbridled passon leads into dark and despair
That with a toss of her long, red golden hair
She'll turn and sashay away to fade into nothingness
 
Like the sunset she bewitches
Until you stop and stare and feel like crying
Hanging on until the colours are dying
Praying for just a little more heavenly fire
Not knowing that this is her funeral pyre
And that she dies a little death
With every sultry look and gasping breath
That like the sunset she heralds an end
That each display of temperament
Is ultimately meant to defend
The softness of a body having been used
The soreness of a soul having been abused
 
Like the sunset she walks away
Leaving behind a sense of dismay
That life's pleasures are short and uncertain
That at night she closes the curtain
To keep the monsters at bay
Who see right through her colourful display
And know her for the lost wanderer
Who belongs neither to day nor to night
Who is constantly on the flight
Who like the sunset is admired so openly
But reveals her true value
Only to those who look beyond the obvious
And realize that like the sun setting each day
For her there is just no other way
Than to give herself up and offer all she's got
To give it her very best shot
And abandon herself to the way nature works
Although in the end all that remains
Is more hurt and the dire knowledge
That tomorrow will inevitably be
Just another waste of energy
 
© Devika Fernando

Featured - Release Day Blitz for SOUND by Juliet Madison

About the Book  SOUND
The Delta Girls Book Two
Author: Juliet Madison
Release Date: October 13th, 2015
Publisher:  Diversion Books

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SYNOPSIS:

Five extraordinary sisters discover that they each have a unique talent, an extra-sensory perception that enables them to see what others can't. It makes them incredible, it puts them in danger, and it brings them closer to learning the secrets that have haunted them their entire lives. These are the Delta Girls. 

Serena and her sisters read a private letter their father wrote to their mother, revealing a clue about his disappearance that they never knew about before. But as they struggle to gain further insight through their sensory visions, trying to solve the mystery continues to prove elusive. 

The Delta Girls try to move on, balancing their supernatural abilities with the daily trials of being teenagers. Studious Serena teams with the classroom outcast, Lara, and her charming brother, Damon, for a school science project. They end up studying more than they bargained for, though, when strange noises come from rooms in Lara and Damon’s house. There are voices, but only Serena, with her special powers, can hear them. This is until the trio experiment with Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) and are able to record and hear them on the computer. 

Bringing in her extraordinary sisters to help, Serena must figure out who the voices belong to— and what they want—if she is to have a chance at stopping an impending tragedy before it’s too late. 


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iBooks About the Author​Juliet Madison is a bestselling author of romantic comedy, women’s fiction, and young adult mystery. After a successful career as a naturopath and a background in dance, art, internet marketing, and perfume sales (yes, she was one of those annoying people in department stores who spray you with perfume), she now prefers to indulge her propensity for multiple careers by living vicariously through her characters.

Living near the beach on the beautiful south coast of New South Wales, Australia, Juliet spends as much time as possible writing and as little time as possible doing housework. Giveaway​ 5 Winners will each get a print copy of SOUND by Juliet Madison

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Featured - Blog Tour for CAPE COD PROMISES

About the BookTrent Rockwell has it all—a thriving legal practice, co-ownership of the Rockwell Resort, and a big, loving family. And yet his failed marriage to Reese Nicholson has haunted him for ten long years. Now that he has moved back to Cape Cod Bay to help run his family’s resort, he is surrounded by memories of Reese…and he can’t stop longing for the woman he’d always believed was his one true love.…
At nineteen, artist Reese Nicholson was swept off her feet by the handsome, charming, and incredibly sensual Trent Rockwell. After a whirlwind courtship, they married and moved to New York City, where they hoped all of their personal and professional dreams would come true. But six months later, Reese returned to Rockwell Island broken-hearted and disillusioned.
For a decade, Trent and Reese carefully kept their distance. But all it takes is one accidental late-night encounter to immediately stir the desires they have both tried to bury deep. Powerless to resist the heat between them, every passionate kiss, loving caress, and heartfelt apology draws them closer together. So close that they can’t help but wonder if the promises they once made to love each other forever are still true…

 
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Google Play About the Authors Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes contemporary romance, new adult, contemporary women’s fiction, suspense, and historical fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Her books have been recommended by USA Today’s book blog, Hagerstown Magazine, The Patriot, and several other print venues. She is the founder of the  World Literary Café and Fostering Success. When she’s not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on  Fostering Success. Melissa has been published in Calgary’s Child Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine. 
 
Melissa hosts an annual Aspiring Authors contest for children and has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Melissa lives in Maryland with her family.
Visit Melissa on social media. Melissa enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups, and welcomes an invitation to your event.

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http://www.melissafoster.com/newsletter/ Bella Andre is the New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of “The Sullivans” and “The Morrisons” series.
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Having sold more than 4 million books, Bella Andre’s novels have been #1 bestsellers around the world and have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists 23 times. She has been the #1 Ranked Author at Amazon (on a top 10 list that included Nora Roberts, JK Rowling, James Patterson and Steven King), and Publishers Weekly named Oak Press (the publishing company she created to publish her own books) the Fastest-Growing Independent Publisher in the US. After signing a ground-breaking 7-figure print-only deal with Harlequin MIRA, Bella’s “The Sullivans” series is being released in paperback in the US, Canada, and Australia.

Known for “sensual, empowered stories enveloped in heady romance” (Publishers Weekly), her books have been Cosmopolitan Magazine “Red Hot Reads” twice and have been translated into ten languages. Winner of the Award of Excellence, The Washington Post called her “One of the top writers in America” and she has been featured by Entertainment Weekly, NPR, USA Today, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and  TIME Magazine. A graduate of Stanford University, she has given keynote speeches at publishing conferences from Copenhagen to Berlin to San Francisco, including a standing-room-only keynote at Book Expo America in New York City.
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Bella also writes the New York Times bestselling Four Weddings and a Fiasco  series as Lucy Kevin. Her “sweet” contemporary romances also include the new  Walker Island  series written as Lucy Kevin.
If not behind her computer, you can find her reading her favorite authors, hiking, swimming or laughing. Married with two children, Bella splits her time between the Northern California wine country and a 100 year old log cabin in the Adirondacks.
 
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Sneak Peek Sunday & Announcement

This week's Sneak Peek Sunday is a bit more special: I have just sent ARCs to my beta readers to prepare for the upcoming release of my FIRE Trilogy books. Which brings me to my announcement:

"Playing with Fire", Book 1 of the FIRE Trilogy, will be succeeded by "Dancing with Fire" and "Living with Fire". And Book 2 and Book 3 will be released on the same day, so you won't die waiting! :-)
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To whet your appetite, here's a short excerpt:

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​​“We need to hurry,” Kyle shouted, and his excitement was not only audible but also palpable, with tiny flames sizzling in the air around him like the sparks of a bonfire.
Felicia felt it leap into her bones and mingle with the adrenaline rush.
“He’s calling us,” he added in a reverent hush, in such stark contrast to his shout and brightly glittering eyes that it made her blink.
“Who?” she asked, feeling foolish when he rolled his eyes at her.
“The volcano. The Katla.”
She swallowed.
“Can you hear it?” she asked, her voice automatically lowering to a whisper too.
He shook his head and raked his hands through his hair, making it stick up on all sides as if the wind weren’t enough to tousle it.
“We’re too far away for me to hear it speak, but I am sure this is a message meant for us.”
“Pray tell, what does the message say? I’m afraid I haven’t quite mastered this language yet,” Joshua’s icy, cutting voice interrupted.
Felicia and Kyle glared at him, and Kyle took a subtle step closer to Felicia, stepping into Joshua’s way with his towering, bulky frame.
“I wouldn’t expect you to understand any of this,” he scoffed before turning to her and adding in a rush, “I know we have to hurry up. He’s getting impatient. And I don’t think we should risk angering him…not when we have plans for him.”
His words confused her, but she had no chance to ask anything because he turned and pointed ahead. “Not far now, let’s get going.”
She followed the direction of his finger, and for a moment the view took her breath away. Beneath them, stretching impossibly far, was…what was it? A desert of sorts?

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In case you haven't read Book 1 yet, my paranormal romance novel "Playing with Fire" is available in all major online stores. You can find the download links here.

Featured - Blog Tour for BROKEN HEARTS by Ioana Visan

Title: Broken Hearts
Author: Ioana Visan
Series: Broken People, Book Two
Genre: Science Fiction, Cyberpunk
Length: Novel

Synopsis

When life breaks you, you pick up the pieces and move on.

As The Nightingale Circus begin a quest to deliver a power source that has the potential to change the outcome of the war in the Far East, their efforts are thwarted when Nicholas is apprehended by French authorities.

Meanwhile, Dale stays in Bratislava to protect Aurore and her power source. When the largest weapons manufacturer in Europe discovers her secret, the chase is on.

With a tracker hot on their heels, Dale and Aurore struggle to stay one step ahead. Their dangerous journey takes them across Europe and leads them to the only ones who can help them – The Nightingale Circus.

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You don’t always get what you want, but if you’re lucky, you might get what you need.

For one week only, an impenetrable castle is open to the public, and Dale Armstrong has come to Bratislava to rob it. When he finds his partner’s arms mangled, he desperately searches for a way to fix him before time runs out.

Because the war in the Far East is sapping all the allied nation’s resources, only The Nightingale Circus has the spare parts, the power, and the expertise to fix prosthetics and help the injured, but nothing is free.

Unfortunately, Dale doesn’t know about The Nightingale Circus’s side job, but a forced encounter with the most dangerous woman in the city, the Golden Lady, sends him their way. On this roller coaster of crazy twists and flips, schemes and deceit, wishes and dreams, no one can foresee how the aerialist will land.

Anything is possible in a world of Broken People.

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About the Author

Award-winning writer Ioana Visan has always dreamed about reaching the stars, but since she can’t, she writes about it.

After fighting the apocalypse aftermath in “Human Instincts”, she played with shapeshifters in “Blue Moon Café Series: Where Shifters Meet for Drinks”, and then she dealt with vampires in “The Impaler Legacy” series, before tackling longer works like a fantasy trilogy and a science fiction series.

Aside from publishing short stories in various Romanian magazines and anthologies, she published a short story collection “Efectul de nautil” and the Romanian edition of “Human Instincts”.

She was awarded the Encouragement Award by The European Science Fiction Society at Eurocon 2013.

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Website:    http://www.ioanavisan.tk
Blog:          http://weirdvision2001.blogspot.com
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Featured - Author Interview with Aindrila Roy

It's been ages since I last had an author over for a chat. But now the wait is over: Ladies and gents, put your hands together for Aindrila Roy, an Indian author who's terrific at terror... erm, I mean, great at writing horror! Author Interview with Aindrila Roy 1) What do you like most and least about being an author?

I love the process of creating the story. Everything right from inception to penning 'The End', I love it all. I was born to be an author and I revel in it. What do I like the least as an author? Everything that doesn't involve writing and/or editing. So yes, I do not enjoy marketing. It goes against my basic shy nature. But what can I say? It is needed. So I grit my teeth and persevere. 

2) Do you prefer a specific genre for reading and writing?

I don't restrict myself to a genre when it comes to reading. Where one day I may pick up a Mills & Boons, and I will pick up Illiad the very next day. I read whatever catches my fancy, irrespective of genre or authors. But broadly, I prefer fiction over non-fiction. I find the latter very dry. 

When it comes to writing, I like to write Fantasy, Horror and Romance. Horror is omnipresent in my books, sneaking in when I least expect it to. So I sort of blend genres and present a tale that mixes two or all of the above genres. 

3) In your opinion, is there something that characterizes Indian writing / literature?

To be honest, I haven't read some of the bigger names in Indian writing, like Amish Tripathi or Durjoy Dutta. The ones I have read and liked are people like Jhumpa Lahiri, Ruskin Bond, Ashok Banker, Neil D'Silva, Varun Prabhu, Shiv Ramdas, Kirtida Gautam and Debashish Irengbam to name a few. And while Ruskin Bond or Jhumpa Lahiri don't really classify as a new authors, I think I can safely say that with people like these, Indian literature is in safe hands. 

4) Any favourite books and authors?

Too many. I am going to name just a few.
Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Tale of Two Cities, Wuthering Heights, Kite Runner, Complete works of Edgar Allan Poe, Shining, Pet Sematary. 

5) Use these 5 words to write a "mini-story": woman, love, past, future, knowledge

The woman sat on the chair, her fingers slowly running over the object in her hand. Everything she held dear once had shattered. Her past was a dream that had died and her future non-existent. The knowledge that her love was the one who had pushed her down the precipice was too much to bear. Two drops of tears fell on the gleaming surface of the knife. Her mind made up, she lifted the knife and drew it sharply across her wrist. Blood squirted out, spraying her face. But she smiled. She was now free. 

6) What was the easiest and the hardest thing about writing a horror novel?

That is a tough question to answer. To me, emotion comes easy. Writing about what the character is feeling and describing the pain is almost effortless for me. But when I think about what was the toughest thing to write, I am at a loss. How do I explain it? 

Horror in itself is a very difficult genre to write. Mainly because unlike movies, the author has no camera angles, light settings or background music to do the work. All the author has to his/her disposal are words. And merely using words, the author has to scare the reader. That's a difficult job to do. You see, the author has to transfer their imagination on to paper such that the picture the writer is visualizing can be seen by the reader. But at the same time, the author has to show restraint because over describing a scary scene can ruin the effect it creates. 

Nothing scares a person more than their own imagination and so, as a horror writer, my task is to write just enough that the reader can see what is happening, but hold back just enough so that the reader's imagination can fill in the gaps with the scariest possibilities that their imagination can conjure up. That balance, in my opinion, is the toughest to strike. 

7) Is there a question you have always hoped somebody would ask you? (Feel free to answer it, too.)

Look at answer #6. That is exactly the kind of question I hoped I would be asked. My verbose answer should be a hint. :-)

8) Your book "I See You" is about nightmares. Would you share your worst nightmare with us? Or tell us what would be a horrible nightmare to you?

I used to have this recurring nightmare as a kid which was just an amalgamation of random, nonsensical images but for some reason, it scared me quite a bit and has seared itself in my memory. It started with me walking on a path made of glass marbles. Then I would see a baby crying, while sitting atop a table that would spin slowly. The word "Mashoosh" would keep showing up, but to date I have no idea what it means (if it means anything at all). There would also be an old building somewhere. It was at this point that I would wake up. I think I was six or seven at the time. I guess that was just my mind telling me that I am meant to be an author, but I was too young to comprehend. 

9) Your author bio states that you are a fan of Indian and Greek mythology. Who’s your favourite mythological character?

I think Krishna, Bheeshma and Draupadi would be my favorite mythological characters. Krishna for his astute mind and sharp intellect. Bheeshma because he is Bheeshma; unparalleled in every sense of the word. And Draupadi because I think she is the first true feminist in the Indian context. 

10) Please tell us more about your latest stories, book(s) and plans for the future.

I See You is my debut book. It is the story of twenty-four-year-old Liam Redmond, who despite his family riches, wants to live life in his own terms. In order to do so, he moves in with a friend. Life seems perfect for Liam, till one day he spots a girl at a parking lot and falls in love at first sight. Soon after he breaks up with his current girlfriend and decides to pursue the woman he fell for. But things go downhill pretty fast and what was supposed to be a new, romantic start for Liam pretty soon turns into a horror show. 

Other than that I have several books lined up. Next in line is Moonlight Sonata, which is a supernatural romance with elements from fantasy and horror imbued in it. I'm also working on a horror-fantasy novel titled 'Dreamscape', which is going to be my NaNoWriMo project. Besides that I am co-authoring a fantasy retelling of Cinderella with Varun Prabhu, titled "The Girl in Cinders". Added to the list is a high-fantasy trilogy (which is threatening to become a 4 book series), named "Blackened Mirrors".  So that is one long list. 
​ About the Author Aindrila first penned a short story, of a princess defending a fortress, as an 11 year old. Glad that it was out of her system, she threw that piece of paper away.
But over the years, her imagination kept tormenting her with story ideas, until she decided that it was time to finally let them out.
She now writes full time, mostly horror-fantasies, filled with complex and anguished souls, fighting monsters within and without.
She is fascinated by Indian and Greek mythology, animes, high fantasy novels, and paleontology, all of which have found their way into her stories as subtle tweaks to the backdrop.
'I See You' is her first published story.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorAindrilaRoy
Twitter: @smylealong
Blog: aindrilaroy.blogspot.com
​ About the Book Liam’s life has become a waking nightmare. He’s plagued by constant headaches and is hounded by inexplicable events bordering on the insane. He is convinced that his vindictive ex, Lily, despite her vehement denials, is the one sending him disturbing packages. The only bright spot in a life gone berserk is Aliana, the woman Liam has loved ever since he saw her in a parking lot. But a shocking revelation about her leaves him questioning everything he knows.  As Liam plunges deeper into the twin abysses of unbridled love and unexplained insanity, he has to do all it takes to stop his life from spiraling out of control.


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Amazon.in: http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B01603WXTQ
Pothi (paperback): https://pothi.com/pothi/book/aindrila-roy-i-see-you

Featured - Blog Tour for "The Reinvention of Mimi Finnegan" by Whitney Dineen

About the Book​Thirty-four year old, Mimi Finnegan is the third of four daughters and in her eyes, by far, the most unremarkable. She has no singular accomplishment that can stand up to any of her sisters. And if that isn’t enough, she is the only single sibling in her family.

Mimi’s sisters decide that it’s time she gets serious about husband hunting, so they begin a campaign to find Mr. Right for her. Considering her most recent dating encounters include a night club owner who stuffs bratwurst in his pants and a WASPy trust fund baby, living happily under his mother’s thumb, Mimi is more than ready to meet THE ONE. Enter celebrated British novelist Elliot Fielding.

Sexual tension and anger heat up between the duo and it isn’t until Mimi discovers that Elliot is almost engaged to another that she realizes she is head-over-heels in love with him.

The journey will make you laugh, cry and want to pull your hair out from frustration! Mimi eventually learns that she is quite remarkable in her own right and never needed to worry that she lived in her sister’s shadows.

The Reinvention of Mimi Finnegan is the perfect laugh-out-loud, feel good book for any woman who has ever felt that she wasn’t good enough.

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​ About the AuthorWhile attending the University of Illinois in Chicago, Whitney Dineen was discovered by a local modeling agent and began an unexpected career as a plus-size Ford model. She modeled in New York City before moving to Los Angeles with her husband. When she wasn’t modeling, she was in the kitchen, baking delights to share with friends. Soon, her friends began asking her to send baskets of her wonderful candies and cookies to business associates, agents and production studios. Word spread like wildfire, and the rest, as they say, is history. Whitney’s sensational creations are still in great demand by her loyal celebrity clientele (www.WhitneysGoodies.com). During “The Hollywood Years,” Whitney was bitten by the writing bug and started creating characters that are inspired by strong women with a great sense of humor. In addition to her love of chick-lit, Whitney has also written a series of adventure books for middle readers The first of which, Wilhelmina and the Willamette Wig Factory is available now.  Whitney and her husband, Jimmy, have relocated to the beautiful Pacific Northwest to raise their children, chickens and organic vegetables.
 
Her first rom com, She Sins at Midnight recently won 2015 Reader's Favorite silver medal in chick-lit and Mimi was #1 or #2 in humor satire on Amazon for over 2 weeks.
 
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Featured - Release Blitz for THIS LOVE OF MINE by Miranda Liasson

This Love of Mine by Miranda Liasson Series: Mirror Lake, #2Genre: Contemporary RomanceRelease Date: October 6, 2015


Bridal shop owner Meg Halloran spends her days making other women’s wedding dreams come true—and her nights dreaming of her childhood crush, hometown heartthrob Dr. Benjamin Rushford. After a lifetime of wearing her heart on her sleeve, she’s done waiting. Meg’s ready to find love, with or without him. Moving on feels right—until Ben pops an unexpected question.

To win the open ER position in Mirror Lake, Ben has to convince the board that he’s settled and ready to put down roots. His latest stroke of genius? Asking Meg, the local good girl, to be his pretend girlfriend. With her by his side, he’s a shoo-in for the job. But he’s in over his head because, as much as he tries to deny it, Meg tempts him. And if she learns the truth about a secret that has shadowed and shaped his life, will she ever be able to forgive him?



Meg is on a date with the town veterinarian, named Cole, and Ben is not happy...

Cole looked eager and intent. “Say, listen, Meg, The Palace is showing the sequel to some road trip comedy. Would you be interested in seeing it with me this weekend?”Before she could answer, his beeper went off. He took it out of his pocket and squinted at it. “I’m not on call tonight, but sometimes the animal hospital calls me if one of my patients is admitted. Would you excuse me a moment?”“Sure. I’ll look over the menu while you’re gone.” She didn’t need to look at it, because she’d grown up in this bar and knew the entire thing by heart. In college her standard order was nachos and beer, with girlfriends it was margaritas and quesadillas, and for date night it was a Reuben and fries. She snuck her phone out in front of the menu and kept reading her book. The rugged Navy SEAL alpha hero was just getting ready to grovel to the heroine after being an ass when Meg heard her phone suddenly ping with a text. She glanced down at the screen.Sequels suck. From Ben.She sucked in a breath. Perused the bar, but other than the usual patrons, she saw no one.Another text. Never as good as the original. Besides, you’re busy.“Meg.”Her heart gave a ridiculous knock against her rib cage. Every cell in her body went on alert at the sound of that voice calling her name.
No. She willed her overactive neurons to stop firing. Willed the adrenaline to stop pumping. Because she was done with him. He was what he was, and she was not going to forgive him after one mere glimpse of his killer smile.She looked up to see Ben, dripping wet, in a navy T-shirt and shorts, standing beside the booth.She played it casual. “Hi.” It sounded diminutive, like a squeak. Not the calm, cool, mildly annoyed hi she was aiming for.She steeled herself against him. Hardened her resolve. He was so tall, she had to tip her head back to see him. Despite his being wet and rumpled and looking genuinely distressed, her stupid heart jolted again.He sat down urgently across from her and seized her hands.It felt nothing like Cole’s grasp. This one seared her straight through to her soul, made her tremble as if no guy had ever held her hand before.His dark gaze took no prisoners. “I have to talk to you.”Wait a minute. He’d had days to talk. She wasn’t about to drop everything for him even if the mere touch of his thumbs smoothing the back of her hand was setting her panties on fire. She pulled her hands away. “I’m on a date,” she said.“Forget your date. This is more important.”Oh, the arrogance! She was not caving in. Letting him off the hook. Or interrupting her date for him. “Call me tomorrow and I’ll schedule you in.”“Tonight. Now.”She rolled her eyes. “You’re forgiven for not wanting me. I’ve moved on. No hard feelings.”“Please—give me a chance.”He looked a little desperate. “Okay,” she said, relenting a little. “You have one minute before Cole comes back.”“Come with me and let’s talk.”“If you think I would up and abandon my date right this second for you, then you are the most egotistical . . . jerk I’ve ever met.” She paused. It was now or never. She had to take a stand. “I-I have to ask you to leave before he gets back.”“Fine. I’ll leave. But only if you promise to meet me afterward.”“Ben, I don’t know what I’m doing afterward.”“What . . . do you mean?” he asked cautiously. His eyes opened wide as realization set in. He reached over and seized her shoulders. “Meggie, no. Don’t sleep with him.”“Why shouldn’t I?” She sounded a little petulant as she shrugged out of his reach. But his desperate tone intrigued her. Made her curious. Made her hope, dammit.


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Miranda Liasson loves to write stories about courageous but flawed characters who find love despite themselves, because there’s nothing like a great love story. And if there are a few laughs along the way, even better! She’s a former Golden Heart winner who writes lighthearted contemporary romance for Montlake Publishing and also writes series romance for Entangled Publishing. She lives in the Midwest with her husband, three kids, and Posey, a rescue cat with attitude.

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