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My Ghoulish Goodreads Giveaway!

In the spirit of Halloween, I'm giving up the ghost...or giving it away, rather, in the form of two signed copies at Goodreads for the entire month of October. Enter to win and see if Olive's BOO! is bigger than her bite. ;)


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Goodreads Book Giveaway


Seven For A Secret
by Rumer Haven

Giveaway ends October 31, 2014.

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Guest Post by Jennifer DeLucy, Author of The Light Series

Today I'm pleased to host guest blogger and paranormal romance author Jennifer DeLucy. Jennifer's LIGHT SERIES (Seers of Light, Whisper of Light, Circle of Light) was just re-released yesterday with all new cover art and, for the first time, in boxed set format so you can buy 'em all up at once if you haven't yet had the pleasure of being haunted by DeLucy's vivid imagination. You can find the details of her series in my previous post, and without further ado, here is Jennifer's take on STORY SETTINGS.

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How important is setting when you’re reading a book? Does it matter, really? Isn’t characterization more important?

Short answer, kind of. But I don’t want to slight the significance of proper placement in a character’s given world and location. Let’s look at some examples of locations in books that are practically their own characters:
Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman. What a cool thing Neil did, choosing the dark tunnels of the London Underground for his novel. The Underground was clearly essential, because the story, the characters and the events were dark and often disturbing. Naturally he needed to pick a place that was menacing and mysterious to match the suspense. Without it, there wouldn’t have been a Neverhwere.
Harry Potter and the Every Single Novel in the Series, by come on…like I have to tell you. All you have to do is say the words Harry and Potter together and your mind conjures images of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with its Great Hall, the Room of Requirement, the grounds and the Forbidden Forest and I could go on and on (bet you could, too!), because the settings were just as significant as the magical folks who inhabited them. JK created fascinating places, some frightening and some wondrous, and made them memorable (and essential!) in their own right. Imagine if she’d stuck Harry and Crew in the Muggle world only? No comparison, right?
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins.  This one seems obvious, too. Firstly and importantly, we have the arenas in which the games are played. And then there are the lesser, but still important Districts, each one with its own unique personality. You may not know all the people in the Districts, but you have an emotional tie to certain ones, anyway, because of what they represent.
The best authors don’t just write good characters. They paint a rich, living backdrop that becomes the beating heart behind everything the characters do. Even if setting changes from book to book, when it evokes that feeling, you know the author gets it. You know the story is well-rounded. So the next time you’re reading a book that sucks you in and captivates you with no effort at all, consider that a well-crafted setting is likely a big part of the magic.  
Happy Reading!
Jen DeLucy

Buy Jennifer DeLucy's    LIGHT SERIES BOXED SET  on Amazon!

 

New Boxed Set: The Light Series, by Jennifer DeLucy

In the world of Seers, souls are connected over generations and countless spirits haunt the earth. Lillian Hunt isn’t prepared for life as a Sentient being, but she knows her choices are few. She can either embrace her purpose and learn to protect herself in a strange new reality or live at its mercy unprotected. As present, future and past unwind, so do the fates of everyone around her, branching farther than she could ever have imagined.

The Light Series will give you chills, reignite your fear of the dark and your faith in the power of love. Just be warned...once you've entered the world of Seers, you'll never be the same.

Author: Jennifer DeLucyTitle: The Light Series Boxed SetGenre: Supernatural RomanceISBN: 978-1-623421-76-2Release Date: September 30th, 2014Available in eBookAuthor Website: http://jenniferdelucy.blogspot.com/Twitter: @Jen_DeLucyJennifer DeLucy on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=jennifer+delucy+&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ajennifer+delucy+

Author Bio: Jennifer DeLucy is an author of paranormal fiction, most notably The Light Series Trilogy, a freelance editor, and a musician who believes in combining talents to create unique and inspiring work.  Born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Jennifer moved to the Midwest in her early twenties, where she honed her passions and published her first two novels before moving to Seattle, Washington in 2012. She continues to pursue new and exciting avenues in both the writing and music fields.

Cover Reveal for THE JEWELER, by Beck Anderson!

The Jeweler
ISBN:9781623421557
Released on October 14th, 2014
www.authorbeck.com www.facebook.com/beckandersonauthor
@BeckAndersonID


SUMMARY
Fender Barnes profits from an institution he doesn’t believe in: marriage. He’s a talented designer, but a reluctant jewelry store owner, thanks to his pop’s retirement. He’s cynical, he’s jaded, he’s not entirely certain about the concept of love, but he’s happy to sell an eager young guy an engagement ring for his fiancée to be—until moments after the transaction when that eager guy is hit by a car and killed, and Fender’s conscience pays a rare visit.

He retrieves the ring and decides to find the woman his customer intended to marry. That woman turns out to be Ginger Stevens, twenty-something ski instructor, who—despite being full of guilt and self-doubt after the death of her boyfriend—is someone Fender finds he quite enjoys being around. He’s smitten.

Which is all well and good, except that after he meets her, Fender can’t do it. Though it’s right there in his pocket, he can’t tell her about the ring. Instead, he embarks on a long, ridiculous quest to find a way to tell her the truth he knows she deserves. Aided by advice from Pop and the antics of his best friend Sam, Fender tries desperately to juggle his budding romance with the reality he knows could ruin it.

Will he find love or foul it up? Can Ginger move out of the past to embrace what the future has to offer? Meet this unlikely pair in Beck Anderson’s heartfelt and fabulously funny second novel, The Jeweler.
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Author Bio
Beck Anderson believes in the power of perfectly imperfect women and in the healing power of love. Her first novel, Fix You, grew out of those beliefs and the time to write afforded by the worst Thanksgiving blizzard she’s ever witnessed in West Yellowstone.

Beck balances (clumsily at best) writing novels and screenplays, working full-time as an educator, mothering two pre-teen males, loving one post-40 husband, and making time to walk the foothills of Boise, Idaho, with Stefano DiMera Delfino Anderson, the suavest Chihuahua north of the border.

Zombie Takeover BLOG TOUR! Wk1: Witches, Angels, & YA

Week One: Witches, Angels, and YA
Win Books by 
Cherie Colyer
Lisa Sanchez
Carol OatesKate Evangelista
Trish Wolfe

BOO! We are kicking off our month-long Halloween takeover to celebrate Love At The End of Days by Tera Shanley with a big giveaway! Check out the Rafflecopter and enter to win!

The witches in Cherie Colyer’s Embrace Series love peppermint mochas. Are you a mocha fan, or are you on Team Pumpkin Spice Everything?

Don’t forget to add Love At The End Of Days to your TBR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23157764-love-at-the-end-of-days and check back every week for new, spooky-good prizes! 


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Cover Reveal for LOVE AT THE END OF DAYS, by Tera Shanley!

Love At The End of Days
ISBN:9781623421557
Released on October 14th, 2014
terashanley.blogspot.com



Romance and zombies collide in the riveting  sequel to Love in the Time of the Dead.
Year four into the Dead outbreak that ended the world and Vanessa Summers has been so burned by love, she swears she will never trust a man again. But Sean Daniels, guard leader of Dead Run River, isn’t just any man. When past lovers return to the colony, things get complicated. Desperate to rid herself of the heartache, Vanessa signs up for a supply run that will test her mettle as a guard in training. Sean volunteers to lead her team, and his hungry looks say it’s more personal than professional.

Danger comes from all sides as they scavenge Dead infested cities, and as her attraction for Sean deepens, Vanessa finds her head and heart at war with each other. He clouds her judgment, and any misstep could spell disaster outside of the safety of colony gates.

A race back to Dead Run River could save a team mate’s life, but trouble has been brewing back home. Laney Landry, the woman who broke Sean’s heart, is in trouble, and Vanessa must decide whether to take back the Denver colony beside the man she’s falling in love with, or bow out of an attraction that terrifies her.

Weathering Dead hybrids, betrayals, battles, jealousy, and soul consuming love, Vanessa must find her place in the team she’s found. And if she can, she might just master survival at the end of days.

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This cover reveal kicks off a whole month of zombie fun, right in time for October! Please join me and a plethora of other paranormal romance authors on October 14th (Love at the End of Days' release day!) for a Twitter Party, with lots of fun and prizes. 
Follow #OmniZombies on October 14th! 
You can also earn a chance to WIN A FREE COPY of Tera's first book in the series, Love in the Time of the Dead, by "liking" my Rumer Haven Facebook page and commenting here that you did so (as well what "Like" number you are, please!) between now and October 1st. 

Central Illinois is For Lovers...

Say hey to the Daves at The Romance Reviews today for a chance to win THREE DAVES, by Nicki Elson.

Quarter beers are on me!

SEVEN FOR A SECRET: The Movie

Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves, darlings. It remains to be seen whether anyone outside of friends and family will read SEVEN FOR A SECRET the book. :)

But in gearing up to release week, I had a terribly good time writing up guest posts for participants in the blog tour. I love film about as much as literature, so I do catch myself thinking a bit cinematically when I write. But while I deliberately infused this story with song references as a sort-of soundtrack to read by, I never saw my characters as anyone else but themselves, so I didn't "cast" any actors in their roles until prompted by these guest posts. Once I did it, though, I found it an absolute hoot.

So, thanks to the lovely bloggers who shared these "auditions" with their followers. And now, I bring them to YOU, dears, at the links below:


~* THE CAST *~
Main Characters

Secondary Characters

~* THE SOUNDTRACK *~

If you find yourself throwing popcorn at any of my choices, yank them off the stage with a big cane and list YOUR IDEAL CAST in the comments below! I'd love to know how others picture these characters. :)

Work In Process #WIP Blog Tour

I am loooong overdue following through on my tags by the brilliant Beck Anderson and Carol Oates. Cheers, ladies!

The way it works:
Provide the link back to the post by the person who nominated you. Write a little about and give the first sentences of the first three chapters of your current WIP, then nominate four other writers to do the same.

First of all, I can personally attest that the aforementioned authors extraordinaire have crafted brilliant WIPs so far, to follow the impressive lead of Carol's SHADES and EMBER series and Beck's RITA Award finalist, FIX YOU--and both WIPs will be released by Omnific Publishing in the coming months, so you have that to look forward to. Needless to say, the talent and creativity of these women are off the charts, and I am humbled in their good company. :)

Sooo...on to my WIP. Well, this is actually the manuscript that I wrote before SEVEN FOR A SECRET and have been revising since. Whereas Seven for a Secret alternates between modern-day and 1920s Chicago, my WIP straddles modern and Victorian London. It's another ghost story of sorts, but with a psychological/theological twist that keeps one guessing what might be really haunting the main character.

Here's a brief synopsis:

To find what makes her tick, Margot breaks up with her boyfriend, quits her job in Chicago, and moves to London to study. Rather than find herself, though, Margot only feels more lost—odd phenomena and an unsettling energy affect her the moment she enters her old Victorian residence, and she spirals into depression. As Margot questions her perceptions, she gradually suspects her dark emotions belong to the ghost of Charlotte instead. Who’s Charlotte? Margot doesn’t know either. But the name creeping up in her dreams and on a local gravestone could relate to the weeping grey figure standing at her bedroom window.

What haunts Margot could, of course, be tricks of the eye and mind. Coincidence. She exhausts logical explanation until belief in her sanity hinges on belief in the supernatural: somehow her soul search has caused Charlotte’s nineteenth-century unrest to disrupt her twenty-first-century peace. And perhaps it’s not the first time Margot's footsteps have tread through this old house…nor the first or last time an eternal love triangle will bind her to Charlotte.

And without further ado, the first three sentences of the first three chapters:

Though I ought not to mourn, I do.

Tick-tick tap-tap-tick

The sound woke her, but it was the red glow behind her eyelids that kept Margot from falling back asleep.

"Okay, so let's examine what we have here," Derek said, leaning over to read off Sylvie's Ouija transcript.

All right then, off to tag four more writers! With a white-gloved hand, I gently tap the following authors on their shoulders:

Morgan & Jennifer Locklear (whom I'm counting as a twofer!)Shani StruthersMary Whitney

Join the Labor of Love Giveaway this Labor Day weekend!

Kick off Labor Day weekend with the LABOR OF LOVE GIVEAWAY! We’ve got a nice looong holiday weekend for reading and adventure, so experience both with Sarah Latchaw’s HYDRAULIC LEVEL FIVE and her latest release, SKYGODS! 




Go to my RUMER HAVEN FACEBOOK PAGE, where you'll have two options at the post below...

http://www.facebook.com/rumerhaven/posts/761966780527290

For a chance to win EITHER a free ebook of Hydraulic Level Five OR Skygods (2 winners):
1. Share the link to Seven for a Secret that's featured in the post.
2. Tag a friend you’d tandem skydive with in the comments.


**OR**

For a chance to win BOTH ebooks in Sarah’s Hydraulic series (1 winner):
3. Post a link to your Seven for a Secret review (at Amazon or Goodreads) in the post's comments.

*Entries accepted until 11:59 EST on Tuesday, September 2nd, after which the winner(s) will be picked at random.*

Have a happy holiday weekend, everyone! And cheers to Sarah Latchaw on Skygods' recent release!  

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