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All Amity Allows Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE
The denizens ofHell were gunning for Amity. At least, it felt that way to her. It was easy for her to believe that for the last few days, all the creatures from the pit were working as hard as they could to invade the semblance of peace she’d forged for herself on Earth. One thing was clear to her—someone was determined to mess up her “life,” such as it had been. At first, it was just little things: the spaghetti strap on her blouse snapping; finding a streak of black grease marring her long blonde hair; and the bouncer at her favorite nightclub refusing to allow her through the velvet rope—not that his words had stopped her from getting inside, but it was an unusual and unexpected frustration for her.What topped it all off though—what made her week truly terrible—was the three-inch scratch along the side of her Corvette. The car had been immaculate when she’d left it to go spend a few precious hours hunting for her latest look from her favorite designers. It should have been pristine when she returned. She’d only conjured the damned thing a week earlier, so there were no excuses for any damage on the beautiful body. With her angelic protection around it, it should have still been perfect when she’d returned to it. Instead, there was a blemish in the baby blue paint. She swore under her breath and then cursed at the sky. Tipping her head up, she let fly a stream of invective that looked out of place from her plump, pouted lips. As the words flowed from her, calling out each of her many brothers in turn—warning them what she might do if she ever found out they were responsible—she paced along the sidewalk beside her car. Three steps, turn. Three steps, turn. Three steps . . . “You have got to be fucking kidding me!” The heel had just snapped clean off her favorite pair of designer shoes. It was something that had never happened in all her years of loving designer items—something which made her certain the cause of her heartache could only be coming from the demons of Hell, or her meddling brothers. It was hard to tell the two apart sometimes.“Michael, if this is your doing, so help me . . .” she muttered under her breath as she ripped off the once exceedingly expensive heels and threw them onto the passenger seat of her now-ruined convertible. He honestly seemed like the most likely candidate for the trouble in her life. She tossed her waist-length platinum hair over her shoulder. The small action resulted in a round of hollers and catcalls from behind her. In her current state, she was unable to ignore the noise like she usually would. She closed her eyes as her frustration bubbled over and lightning crackled between her fingertips. The three men calling to her from the café were blissfully unaware just how close they were to dying in that instant as they shouted names such as “baby” and grossly complimented the way her legs looked in her skirt. The base, disgusting things they said were enough to send even the most pious angel to the edge of vengeance. Sucking in a breath and shaking the tingles out her hands, she reminded herself that the men were only human. Mortal males were attracted to her curves and hair, to her boobs, and her thin waist. It was just the way of the world, had been for as long as she’d visited Earth. It wasn't as if she hadn’t used that attraction to her advantage when it had served her purposes. Long ago, before it was frowned upon, she’d even had a couple of dalliances with human lovers. Back when angels were openly permitted to show their true form as they walked among mortals, and regularly interacted with them.As she calmed herself with a few more deep breaths, she decided there wasn’t really any point in smiting the poor humans who thought it was their right as men to shout obscenities at her. They deserved her forgiveness. Her pity. Not her wrath. With a sharp exhale, she decided to save all of her anger for her asshole brothers, especially if she found out any of them were in fact responsible for the little trick with her shoes or the scratch in her paint job, as she suspected. There were a few angels who would have done it to her just for a laugh, and others still who would have done it as a perceived justice for her not-so-angelic ways. When her eyes fell on the scratch again, her certainty grew that someone from Heaven or Hell was punishing her for some reason. After all, she’d picked the color purely because it perfectly matched her eyes. Adding the fact that someone broke through her defenses, it was only logical that the wound in the paint was a personal attack. With a sigh, she bent over and rubbed a finger over the scrape, all but erasing it completely. The car was almost pristine again, but it didn’t erase the knowledge of the scratch. She would never be able to look at that spot again and not see the injury inflicted upon her car—and therefore against her. That alone was more than enough reason to conjure a new one before too long. Maybe I’ll get a pink one next time.

Pre-order now. 
Amazon:
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B00UPXINFG
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00UPXINFG
AU: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00UPXINFG

Easter Eggs

One of my favorite things about the Marvel studio movies (Iron Man, Thor, Captain American, The Avengers etc etc) is the clever use of Easter Eggs. If you don't know what I mean, check this:


Now, why am I talking about Marvel on my blog?

Just because it is one of the easiest and most instantly recognizable source of Easter Eggs to date, except maybe Pixar:


The reason I'm talking about this is because I've been a bit cheeky and hidden Easter Eggs into my own stories, not necessarily referring to one another (although there is a bit of that between the Daughter of Fire and Son of Rain series), but as little nods to shows that I've loved, books that have inspired me to write, or people that I wanted to give a little nod to. Not all of these are obvious, some of them were purely for fun. Maybe one day, if enough people ask, I'll point out a few. In the meantime, have fun guessing what places, names, people, or events are my own little private Easter Eggs.

If you guess right, I'll definitely give you props.

All Amity Allows Paperback Teasers (and scavenger hunt phrase)

Scavenger hunt phrase is; "She may be an angel . . . but she's no angel."

Indie Author Spotlight: Miranda Shanklin

Miranda ShanklinAuthor of Soul Serieshttp://www.mirandashanklin.comhttp://www.facebook.com/mirandashanklinauthorhttp://www.amazon.com/author/mirandashanklinhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8526541.Miranda_Shanklin
Miranda Shanklin is a new adult paranormal romance author. Here's what she had to say: 
I live in Central Illinois with my husband, our two kids ages 13 and 11, two dogs, a cat and two turtles. I work a day job as a paralegal and I am the assistant coach for my daughter's competition dance team. 
I love to read and have a TBR list a mile long! I read all genres but paranormal and contemporary romance are my favorites. 
I have one full series out, the Soul Series. The books in this series are Soul Journey, Soul Redemption, Soul Knowledge, Soul Freedom and Soul Discovery. I have put the buy links through amazon below. I am currently working on a spin-off trilogy titled The Guardians of the Origin Trilogy. I plan to release all three books close together closer to the end of the year. 
Soul Journey: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N7T7CX4/Soul Redemption: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O3N22GA/Soul Knowledge: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PA4JC9Q/Soul Freedom: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QJMIYGA/Soul Discovery: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RY9ZTWO/

The Hunted by C J Hart is live

Title: The Hunted (The Abandoned Series #1)
Author: C.J. Hart
Genre: YA paranormal romance
Release Date: 31/3/15



SYNOPSIS:
Just your average boy-meets-girl, boy-kills-people story. The Native American Navajo tribe has stories of a monster so wicked, so blood-thirsty, that they are to be hunted down and slaughtered. But are they just legends? Or is something sinister lurking in the shadows? The Yee Naaldlooshi—skinwalkers—have the ability to transform themselves. And they can be anyone. Anything. The Hunters—a group dedicated to tracking the creatures—are hot on their trail and they won’t stop until every last one is dead. But are they all as evil as foretold? Seb, alpha of the Taylor, Arizona reservation pack, begins to question the acts of their kind. But he’s broken a rule and must choose between killing the girl he loves or risking everything to save her. Cassie must fight for her survival. The pack is after her. And they’re no joke. Cass is about to find out how sadistic they can be.




Purchase The Hunted on:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S3EG16C
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-h...


AUTHOR BIO:
C.J. Hart is a full-time writer who lives in Sydney, Australia, with a crazy pooch named Abbey and a boisterous, somersaulting rescue budgie named Kaleb. Her days are spent living in her fictional worlds and consuming way too much caffeine. She has an (unhealthy?) obsession with all things cupcake- and coffee-related plus Kerouac and YA dystopia/fantasy books. C.J. can often be found surrounded by books, marathoning crime shows and munching on vegan goodies, on Twitter, Pinterest, or dancing in a rainstorm. C.J. hopes to one day visit Rio and is currently learning Brazilian Portuguese. C.J. Hart is a pen name for Renée Shearer, who also writes adult fiction as Renée Swann.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorCJHart Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Renee_Shearer Instagram: www.instagram.com/reneeshearer
Tumblr: renee-shearer.tumblr.com Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/reneeshearer87

RWDU 2015 is a reality!

So, it's official. Tomorrow I will be driving down to the Gold Coast and attending panels which will lead in to my first ever author signing. I'm nervous as heck, but excited too. There are some awesome authors attending, some I regard as friends others that I will be a little starstruck when I meet them.

The thing I'm looking forward to the most though is getting the chance to say g'day face to face with some of the awesome people who've got behind me and my books. There are many who aren't able to make it, and to all of you I saw I wish you were coming, but those that are there are going to make my weekend incredible.

I'll have plenty of swag and all sorts of goodies, so if you're coming along make sure you stop at my table.


I'll put together a post in a few days with photos and a debrief of how I went. In the meantime, if you see someone hiding under a table eating all the Happily Evan After rock candy . . . it'll just be me!

Indie Author Spotlight - Jessica Florence

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jessic...

http://jessicaflorenceauthor.com/

I am a books, movie, and music nerd. I can tell you about every book I’ve read chapter by chapter. Can tell you about every movie I’ve ever seen, and can sing songs I’ve only heard once.

I’m pretty talented right?!

I absolutely love writing. It’s been a pure dream to write and put my stories out into the world for all the lovely readers to have in their grabby hands.

I currently own my own business in Southwest Florida.

I love the warm weather, and the humidity.

I love torturing my husband ;) playing with my dog Rogue, and making my super cute as hell baby smile.

I’m obsessed with survival stuff. Just put me out in the woods for a weekend and I will Bear Grylls it up!

I’m not a good cook, I can make quesadillas like no bodies business though!

I will always be me, and stand up for what I feel.

I am a geeky redhead that reads books, and likes to be outside

http://www.amazon.com/Jessica-Florenc...

I have two novels out right now and one coming in April.

Weighing of the Heart-the first book in a trilogy. It's a steamy urban fantasy that involves greek and egyptian mythology in our time.


Surviving Valentine is a stand alone about a boy meets girl, girl resists, then they find out they are neighbors. It's got suspense, comedy, and lots of steam.


Evergreen is coming out in April. FBI agent meets Pastry chef. It's filled with action, emotions, sweet dances, and morning orgasms.

Cover Reveal: Awake by Natasha Preston

Awake By Natasha Preston





Blurb. 
Scarlett Garner lost her memory at the age of five. She accepts her parents' story - that it’s due to the trauma of seeing her house burn down - that is until a car accident causes her to start remembering pieces of an unfamiliar childhood. Noah is new to town and immediately sets his sights on Scarlett. The two grow instantly close, but Noah’s hiding something that can fill in the missing pieces of her past. Scarlett’s family keep secrets for a reason. The truth can be deadly. Scarlett grew up in a cult. And the cult want her back.
Awake is a Young Adult/THriller. 


Release Date: SUNDAY AUGUST 4, 2015.

About Natasha Preston.







Natasha Preston, was born in England, and has lived in the small towns and villages ever since. At school I drifted through, achieving average grades. She fell into administration and receptionist jobs, thinking that she couldn't really do anything else.


In 2010 she stumbled into writing completely by accident. She was searching the 'app store' and came across Wattpad, an amateur writing site. For the first few months she just read, but then decided to type some of the ideas she had floating around my head. Natasha is glad she did because she absolutely love writing. 


Writing gives her an escape, and Wattpad gave her the self-confidence she lacked.


Connecting with Natasha. 


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Natasha-Preston/497930476930728
Twitter: https://twitter.com/natashavpreston
Instagram: https://twitter.com/natashavpreston
Website: http://natashapreston9.wix.com/natashaprestonauthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22881022-awake

Congrats on your debut release! Kate Bonham

Fate by Kate BonhamRelease Blitz March 10, 2015

Synopsis:Ace is a reaper for Purgatory; calming lost souls while they await their final judgment. His latest Death Report was a job like any other, until he interrupts the demons that have been unleashed to kill her. She was just meant to be a job, but she turned out to be so much more.

Faye was unprepared for Ace's entry into her life. Never before had she met anyone who could make her heart skip a beat even as he froze it with fear. Now, not only had he saved her from demons from Hell, he was trying to tell her she wasn't human.

A war has begun between the Fallen and Archangels. The winner gets power over all realms. Has the world's Fate been determined before Faye's true destiny can begin?
GOODREADS

Buy Links:AMAZONPAPERBACK

Teasers:






About the Author:Kate was born and raised in Sydney, Australia with her two parents and two brothers. She was always a dreamer even as a teen when she would dream of the moment, while in Maths class, her knight in shining armour would come and rescue her from the tedious learnings of algebra and Pythagoras’ theorem. It was at that moment, she realised that if she wanted her knight to come through the door, she’d need to dream him up.

She’s been doing it ever since.

In 2014, she migrated north to the Central Coast of NSW where she lives with her most treasured items: laptop, high heels and countless meerkat figurines.

Fate, is the first novel written by Kate and the first in the Fallen from Grace series.
Where to find Kate Bonham:FACEBOOKTWITTERGOODREADSAMAZON
WEBSITE/NEWSLETTER

Getting Blogged Down

Hi everyone, so much has been happening lately that this little page has unfortunately been seeing a little less love than I would like, but I wanted you all to know that I am still here, still thinking of blog topics and interesting tidbits to share. I have my first author signing coming up in a little less than three weeks, so I'm sure I'll have loads to talk about after that.

I have announced a release date for my next book All Amity Allows for the 13th May and revealed the cover over on Facebook:

This post is to let you know I've been slack at posting, but I am aware of it. I'll be back soon! In the meantime, if anyone has any topics they'd love me to cover, hit me up in the comments.