Come Get it Bae…

^^^ Yeah…that’s what I said. LOL…it’s my birthday, I’m allowed to dork it up a little, right?! There is a ton of things in this post, so please take a minute to look it over, I would so greatly appreciate it!!

First off, I wanted to share a few of the kind things those who have ARCs of Finding Laila have said (click any name below to read their full review):

“This book is a great coming of age book.” ~��We Like it��Big Book Blog
“Every single character in this book is unique and awesome in their own right, but the sum of their personalities combined is what makes the story truly remarkable.” ~��Jaime, Fiction Fangirls Book Reviews
“This beautifully crafted story is one that will stay with me for a long time and will bring smiles and tears when I reflect back on it.” ~��Lisa, Penny for My Thoughts Book Blog
“You can’t help but get sucked into the story and want to be part of it.” ~��Charity, Saucy Books
“This story pulled out so many different emotions that one minute I was laughing and the next I was crying.” ~��Susan, Wicked Women Book Blog
“The characters were likeable, the story was beautiful, and the journey touched my heart.” ~��Patricia, A Literary Perusal

Second, Finding Laila comes out in 4 days!

Count them – 4!!!

Preorder is available and Laila is listed for $2.99!!

After release, the price will go to regular price of $3.99, so get your copy here

—-> HERE

before it’s too late.

Oh….and check out the book trailer featuring music from the awesome Matt Haeck (who has a new album coming out soon!!!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq63R6_ZJ74

Third, I wanted to share links for ways you can follow/connect with me online:

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Fourth, if you’ve been on the fence about whether or not #FindingLaila is the read for you, I wanted to share an excerpt. Maybe this will sway you toward reading ;) :

Excerpt from Chapter 1 ��I guess we know the flavor of the week,�� a female voice says from behind me, causing several others with her to laugh.I know they��re talking about me. They��re always talking about me. It��s been this way since I was in seventh grade, but I��ve made it my mission to ignore it.

��She certainly gets around,�� another voice chimes in.

Cole is sitting to my left, Haden to my right and both guys are staring at the field, but neither is paying attention to the game. I watch out of my peripheral as Haden��s forearm muscles tense and relax while Cole bites his lip. They are intently focused on the words being thrown at me, but keep quiet for the time being.

��She must be good because they all stick around,�� a guy��s voice states in salacious tone that makes me nauseous.

I don��t wait for another barb to be hurled my way, even though I know it��s coming. I throw my arm around Haden and whisper something in his ear before kissing his cheek then turning to do the same to Cole. I lean forward to see Joey, who is next to Cole and give him a wink, ��I��ll get you later, Baby.��

He shakes his head and laughs, ��Why must you stir the pot?��

Haden smiles – proud of my display – and it pushes me on.

I turn to look at the three classmates who have stopped chattering long enough to watch my little show, jaws hanging open. I shrug my shoulders, and answer Joey, ��I��m just giving them what they want.��

One of the girls, Kasey, looks at me and raises a brow, ��And what about Braxton?��

I glance over to Cole who��s listening to everything, but is still watching the game. He smirks, as if he knows what��s coming and a smile of my own begins to break.

They are gawking at me when I turn and wet my lips before winking at the girls.

��If he wins, we all win,�� I say huskily.

��Touchdown!�� The announcer yells and the crowd jumps to their feet to celebrate. All but the three jerks behind me.

Thank you so much for all the kind birthday wishes and reading this thing all the way to this point! I love you all so much and thank you for your support and encouragement. I’m still nervous about release day, but for some reason, not as scared as the other times. I absolutely love this book and it feels weird to admit that because I don’t want to sound obnoxious. I just truly loved writing it and fell in love with every character. So much that I wanted to live in my head and experience life WITH them. If you honor me with reading it for yourself, I hope that it touches you the way it did for me when I wrote it. And if it does, I would love to hear your thoughts if you review, so share with me. Please?��

I hope you have a fabulous weekend and you’ll be seeing me again…soon!!

XO

~T

8-) And duh, Come Get it Bae by Pharrell