Welcome Guest Author Joya Fields on her Release Day! #Hereafter

Looking for my blog hop giveaways? Click on these links for the Christmas Wishes Blog Hop or the Entangled in Mistletoe Holiday Hop! Four great prizes up for grabs!

Welcome Guest AuthorJoya Fieldson her Release Day!

See below for her giveaway!

My good friend and critique partner is celebrating the release of her first paranormal romance, a ghost story called Hereafter. So please join me in welcoming Joya Fields as she celebrates her release day by talking to us about the book's setting, Baltimore, Maryland! Take it away, Joya...
Thanks, Laura, for inviting me to visit your wonderful blog again! I always have so much fun chatting with you and your guests. I’m excited to share my newest release—a contemporary romance with a ghostly twist from Decadent Publishing. Hereafterreleased today and is the book first in a trilogy about a haunted apartment building and some interesting characters who live there. It’s set in Baltimore, MDand I’m so excited!!

Since I’ve spent my entire life within a short drive of downtown Baltimore, it’s a city that holds a special spot in my heart. As a child, going downtown with my mom, aunt, and sisters meant a fun day trip to Hutzler’s and its tea room, elaborate Christmas window displays in the department store fronts, and lunch at the famous Lexington Market. Most of the department stores are gone now, and many attractions have been shifted to the waterfront.
Baltimore’s Inner Harborexperienced a major facelift in the late 1970s. By 1980, Harborplace opened.  Its two-story pavilions, paved brick walkways and spectacular view of the waterfront brought tourists and locals alike to watch local street performers, enjoy an ice cream by the water, or sit on a bench and enjoy the maritime history. Visitors can even rent a paddle boat and glide past historic attractions like the USS Constellation. It’s a great place for a cheap date or a family excursion.
Baltimoreis a city rich in history, tradition and quirkiness.  Edgar Allan Poe’s grave, FortMcHenry and Fells Point bring flocks of people to the Inner Harbor every day. Perfect for visits…and perfect for encountering ghosts. I hope you’ll think it’s the perfect setting for ghosts, too, as you get to know Rob and Angie, the hero and heroine from Hereafter, the first book in Hauntings at Inner Harbor series.
Excerpt:
Angel’s body tingled. Her skin rippled with electricity, and she recognized the signs that she’d be transported soon.Yes. Finally. She closed her eyes, wishing she could rush the transition from her world to his. Cool air prickled her skin and she stood in the man’s dark apartment. With moonlight shining through the sheers, she could make out his form on the sofa.He jumped up and faced her.She wanted to speak, but she couldn’t.“The electricity went off again,” he said.She frowned.He stepped closer. “Ghosts don’t exist.”No. He couldn’t banish her again. She needed something in this world. The lights flickered, sizzled, and then went off again.Please don’t tell me to go away; it makes me go away. She might not have a voice in this world, but she could at least think it. She would not go, not when potential answers waited in this place.The man stepped closer. “What are you doing? Angie, why do you keep coming here?”Don’t tell me to leave…don’t tell me to leave. Pictures flew into her mind. People smiling and laughing. A tree in the corner with white lights and boxes under it….He’d called her Angie.“You know me?” Her words came out a whisper, but at least they finally came out. Tears tracked down her cheeks. The electricity flickered on, and then, stayed off. The air stopped sizzling. She blinked to adjust her eyes to the darkness again.“Christ, this can’t be happening.” He moved his fingers over something in his hand and then pocketed it.She closed the distance between them and grasped his upper arms, pleading him with her eyes because her voice had left her again.“Yes, I know you.” He glanced away and looked out the window, let out a huff of breath, and then gazed at her. “Your name is Angie Barsotti and you used to live here.”No wonder the place felt so familiar. Her spirits lifted. He could help her find out who she was, help her find out what was going on.“And,” he dragged a hand through his hair. “You died and I don’t believe in ghosts.”Cold air, cold as ice tore through her, ripping her from the apartment.Buy at Amazon | Decadent Publishing
Joya Fields has had over 100 stories and articles published in local and national magazines. Her debut novel, BENEATH THE SURFACE, is a NJRW GOLDEN LEAF WINNER FOR BEST FIRST BOOK OF 2012 and is nominated for RT Book Reviews 2012 Indie Press/Self-Published Contemporary Romance award.
Over the years, Joya has taught arts and crafts, worked in public relations, owned a daycare center, helped her children raise prize-winning 4-H livestock, competed in three marathons, and even spent a year as a Baltimore Colts cheerleader. Joya loves spending time with her high school sweetheart/husband of over twenty years, two very supportive children, and a pug who follows her everywhere.
Connect with Joya Around the WebWebsite | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads | Amazon Author Page

Giveaway!
 Baltimore is fondly nicknamed Charm City and what better way to celebrate that distinction than to give away a Charm City charm bracelet to a random commenter from this blog today? Must leave your email address! Open to international. Contest ends midnight EST on Friday 12/14! Good luck!

Okay, everyone, leave Joya some new release love and enter her awesome giveaway! And thanks for reading!

Laura