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Hi everyone. My book Brush of Shade will be $0.99 for the month of October on Kindle. I could use some help from members of this group with reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. If you have time to leave an honest review, please message me for your free Kindle copy of my book. Thank you for your help.
Olivia Pepperdine has a love hate relationship with quiet. Silence reminds her of the accident that killed her parents and left her trapped in a mangled car. On that isolated stretch of road with the weight of all that silence pressing against her mind and body, something sinister had kept them company. Since that night, a voice haunts her nightmares and snakes out to torment when she is alone and vulnerable.
Still recovering physically and mentally from the loss of her parents, high school senior Oliva finds herself living with an aunt she hardly knows in a small town in the middle of nowhere. Behind closed doors things in the sleepy community of Spring Valley, Colorado are far from ordinary. One by one fundamental truths are stripped aside as everything she ever believed about her family is called into question.
Determined to embrace normal even if it means ignoring the flashes of movement she'd been seeing out of the corner of her eye since her discharge from the hospital, Olivia is unerved by the local residents. From the moment Olivia and her Aunt Claire arrive at the local gas station where strangers gawk and pay for her purchases to the spine-tingling electric shock that lifts her off the pew at her parent's wake, the voice, half-truths, and an impossible rescue draw Olivia deeper into a web of secrets and the realization that the accident that had killed her parents might have been a cover for murder.
An after school job at Hattie's quirky tourist shop brings Olivia into the life and arms of Shade Grisland. Mesmerizing eyes unlike anything she has ever seen reveal the depth of his emotions that he can't keep hidden while his irrestible draw whispers to her wounded soul.
But Shade, like the residents of the valley, hides a secret, one that compels Olivia to take on an inherited responsibility that upends the future she'd envisioned. Secrets, a hidden chamber, and an ancestor's alliance propel Olivia into a world where voices are both weapons and instruments of comfort. As the line between sanity and fantasy blurs, Olivia must dig deep to unearth the courage to redefine normal, even if belief in the paranormal may be more than her troubled mind can handle. To keep Olivia safe, Shade pledges his life to her side in a move that could rob her of her will and turn the elders against him.
Undercurrents within the quaint western town surge to the surface as those that oppose centuries of traditions begin to plot their rise to power. When the threat risks the lives of those close to her, Olivia must learn the identity of the people out to destroy the valley or face losing what could become the permanent place to call home that her heart has been searching for.
New Release/Great Deal!Hi all, I wanted to let you know about a new release/great deal. Love in Disguise by Julia Kent, Steena Holmes, Opal Carew, Vivi Anna, Cathryn Fox, Kate Laurens, D.L. Snow is on sale now for .99cents! Get your copy today.
http://www.amazon.com/Love-Disguise-R...
Maliciously Obedient by Julia Kent - One playboy CEO. One curvy, determined administrative assistant. One hidden camera. What could go wrong? Lydia Charles never expected that an actual romance would interfere with the business of romance as she prepares for a marketing presentation. When CEO Michael Bournham agreed to disguise himself as middle-manager Matt Jones, he didn't include falling in love in his bottom-line calculations. Keeping his hands off Lydia's luscious curves was becoming an exercise in restraint, but what was harder? Keeping his heart from her.
Revealed by Steena Holmes - One moment of passion at the hands of a sexy masked man is about to crumble Eve’s dream of becoming a success as a pastry chef. Will she bury her desire for love or will she look beyond the mask to find the man who ignites a fire in her soul?
The Cinderella Obsession by Amber Carew writing as Opal Carew - Can Vanessa risk falling in love with a man obsessed with a fantasy woman — even though that woman is her?
Vanessa always wanted to be Cinderella. Taking the opportunity to attend a lavish masquerade ball - even if she wasn't invited -is just too delightful an opportunity to resist. When Nicholas Powers drags her into his arms for the most explosive kiss she ever experienced, she floats on cloud nine. It is a fantasy night she'll never forget, even though she knows she would never have a chance with him. Especially when she winds up working for him as a temp and sees him obsessing about finding his Cinderella... a fantasy she can never fulfill.
Nick had never felt such fiery passion as he did when he held the dazzling beauty in his arms. She aroused him as no other woman could, then she ran away with his heart, leaving behind only an antique glass slipper earring. If only the mask hadn't hidden her features. Knowing no other woman could ever make him feel the way she did, he swears to find her and make her his. Why, then, does his little spark of a secretary make his pulse quicken?
The Vampire Affair by Vivi Anna - Makayla Bradley risks everything including her first job as a journalist to get the goods on billionaire playboy businessman Jonathan Devane. A man who enthralled her from a single passionate kiss months prior in a Toronto nightclub. A man who makes her blood race and her insides throb. A man with dark secrets...
Torn Between Two Brothers by Cathryn Fox - A case of mistaken identity unveils seductive truths and exposes erotic desires.
Lauren Gray loves everything about Adam Wilson, from his zest for life to his roguish good looks and his wild, wicked ways in bed. She can’t, however, deny that his absence during the week poses a problem for her, but as a commercial pilot, he spends his weekdays flying. Nor can she deny that while she loves their frantic lovemaking sessions, there are times when she’d like to shift things into slow gear.
When she discovers Adam home during the weekday, draped in darkness and asleep in his bed, she isn’t about to question her good fortune. She slips between the sheets with him and attributes his achingly gentle touch and soft, sensuous kisses to his mellow state. Except come morning she realizes that it wasn’t Adam who was searing her body with his slow, sultry lovemaking, it was his brother Garret—a race car driver who, unlike Adam, is home during the week and uses a gentle hand in the bedroom.
Lauren can’t help but think that separately the brothers are amazing, but a combination of the two makes the perfect package. And when this good girl realizes she’s torn between two brothers it has her thinking about breaking all the rules…
Love Me If You Dare by Kate Laurens - It's been three years since Kaylee Sawyer has been home--home to the alcoholic mother she can't handle, home to the painful memories of her sister Ella... and home to the guilt she's carried for years. About to enter her final year of college, she is determined to come to terms with the mess of her past--and to ignore Dylan McKay, the guy whose single kiss has been tattooed into her mind forever.
Thief of Hearts by DL Snow - Happily ever after? Zaina doesn't believe in it. Now revenge on the other hand...All she has to do is: cut her hair, dress up as a boy, call herself Little John, join the traveling circus, guard her soul against the evil sorceress, battle dragons and avoid the lethal tip of the mysterious Lord Hood's blade. Yes, that Lord Hood. The one she’s utterly and irresponsibly in love with.
Hi there,
here's my new book:
"Fraud at Snowfields"
www.fatherchristmasbook.com
Available as DRM-free eBook for Kindle or paperback.
The book trailer: http://youtu.be/TAOSNaVakGc
Blurb:
Bluerorcs! Six, seven, a dozen? He cannot tell because the tiny bright blue explosions of light keep blinding him. Will, running as fast as he can. Flashes of blue, flashes of yellow, brilliant flashes of blue and yellow together like fireworks—Will is as frightened as he has ever been. He keeps running...
Only a short time after a strange nightmare Will again feels like he is caught in a dream—but this time the best dream he has ever had. For Mr Chevalier visits him at his parents' house to invite him to join the White Christmas Organisation—the secret organisation that handles the production and delivery of the Christmas presents and that is headed by Father Christmas himself. Will had always been a firm believer in the magic of Christmas and now he is on his way to be part of it all as he begins his job training at Snowfields. And—while traveling with the amazing cloud-based delivery system—he has no idea what other wonders he is going to see or what he is getting himself into...
For just as he is having the time of his life with his new friends at his new school with amazing subjects as well as hard hands-on training, he is caught up in the biggest conspiracy Snowfields has seen in decades.
Happy reading.
Daniel Klock
Free 16th-18th October
27 Amazon reviews 4.2 stars Average...
Finalist in 2013 Times/ChickenHouse Literary Competition.
Amazon US - http://www.amazon.com/The-Flight-Grif...
Amazon UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Flight-Gr...
The Kingdom is dying…
The Darkness is coming… the balance between Order and Chaos is rapidly shifting and the world is falling towards evil and horror, and all misery that Chaos will bring.
But there is hope…
Pardigan’s had enough, he’s only 12, but he’s breaking into the home of one of Freya's richest merchants... and he’s doing it tonight…
A burglary that will change their lives forever sets four friends upon a quest, a race against time, to locate three magical objects and complete an ancient and desperate spell.
Sailing their boat The Griffin, the crew are quickly pursued by The Hawk, an evil bounty hunter and master of dark sorcery, and Belial, King of Demons and champion of Chaos who seeks to rule the world of man… yet first he must capture the crew of The Griffin and end their quest…
Hello all. I have a Goodreads giveaway going on right now and wanted to pass on the information for those who might be interested. The giveaway is for two print copies of ‘Fate’s Path,’ Book Two in ‘The Destiny Series’—a young adult paranormal romance, with a bit of a fairy tale twist. ‘Destiny’ is the first book in the series, and I plan to include a copy of that for the winners as well.Where the first book follows more of the romance, the second has more adventure and surprises and twists. Both books in ‘The Destiny Series’ are full length novels, so the preview’s on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble’s sites take you into about chapter four.
Here are the links, for those of you who would like to check it out.
Giveaway and description of Fate’s Path, and link there for Destiny:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Book preview:
http://www.amazon.com/Fates-Path-Dest...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fates...
Here is a link to my new release too—Memory Betrayal, it is a contemporary romance, not YA, for those of you who read outside of YA. It is marked down this week.
http://www.amazon.com/Memory-Betrayal...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/memor...
Memory Betrayal is the story of college student Elliana Brandt and her twist of fate journey with wealthy CEO Grayson Dane.
Elliana Brandt avoids men like Grayson Dane as one would the plague.
Womanizer Grayson Dane has never met a woman he didn’t like, or that he couldn’t have.
So when a chance meeting brings him to her rescue and disinterested Elliana simply thanks him afterwards and leaves, stunned Grayson goes out after her, snatches her from the sidewalk before she can hail a cab, and forces her into his Escalade, unaware of the tragedy he was about to inflict on her, or that he’d wake up in a hospital bed, her at his side, with everyone under the impression that she is his wife. Including Elliana herself.
The ball was already rolling, what could he do…?
Share Elliana and Grayson’s story of unexpected love, betrayal, heartbreak, past secrets, and healing.
$0.99 cent sale this weekend only! YA (mature) Urban Fantasy Romance!!! Check it out!http://www.amazon.com/Reality-Life-Ar...Reality
Hi,My new paranormal YA novel, Sunkissed, has just been released and I'm trying to promote it as much as possible. I'm looking for people to review the book and am also available for interviews/guest blog posts!
Sunkissed follows the story of Dawn Summers who is dying. It’s 1853 and as the seventeen year old continues to fade away she has visions of the father she never knew, urging her to fight for her life.
In the small village of Fandova the only medical care is in the form of the mysterious Dr. Moralus who has a known penchant for bloodletting. Thomas, Dawn's fiancé, is warned against inviting his intervention, but feels he has no choice, he pleads with the doctor to save Dawn’s life…whatever it takes.
Whatever it ‘takes’ has some consequences neither of them expected. Now, it’s a hunt to the death, with both Dawn and Thomas determined to win.
The book is available through Amazon in kindle and paperback format; http://www.amazon.com/Sunkissed-ebook...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
You can find me on Twitter; @tiny_dancer85 and on facebook; https://www.facebook.com/CarysJonesWr...
Any promotion you can offer me would be greatly appreciated.
Also, feel free to email me directly; carysjoneswriter@gmail.com
Best Wishes,
Carys Jones
www.carys-jones.com Sunkissed
"Romance meets dystopia in a book that will leave you breathless and wanting more."--David Estes, author of The Country and Dwellers Sagas
Pierce only wants a shot, a real shot, and not just the excuses he’s been handed his whole life. Harmony wants to escape her future, the future she fears will be chosen for her. After their chance meeting, they might get exactly what they want.
Since taking over the US government years earlier, the Omni party has created a perfect existence. From consorts to job assignments, every choice, every facet of life is under their control. Each citizen has a specific role in one of the four strata. Seventeen-year-old Pierce is a Drudge, the lowest social stratum in society. For over two years, he’s hoped—prayed—that his upcoming aptitude test will finally free him from his virtual slavery and give him a chance at a better existence. When he rescues Harmony, an Artist and member of the most successful stratum, at a publicity event for her latest movie, his life takes an unbelievable twist. With his gallant act and good looks, he becomes a media sensation. Every stratum in society seeks his membership for their publicity, but as he becomes closer to Harmony, Pierce realizes what fame in the all-seeing eye of Omni is truly like. His choices will not only affect him but Harmony as well. The life Pierce thought he wanted may not be worth the cost to either of them.
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Just an FYI - LUCKY GIRL
- the sequel to Dear Rockstar, has been released and it's just $0.99! Oh if you haven't read DEAR ROCKSTAR
you can get that for just $0.99 too!
Hi,
Ten physical copies of my book "Caught in a Moment" up for grabs in my new giveaway as I cautiously come to grips with the ins and outs of Goodreads.
It's a YA fantasy adventure with a strong science fiction flavour to it, the first in the Alex Trueman trilogy.
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"Whilst all the world stands still, Alex Trueman wanders alone in the silent streets of the city. All around are the motionless figures of his fellow citizens, caught in a moment, solid as marble. “He’s a Daydreamer,” states his school report and no one who knows Alex would disagree. But this mental state, this condition of temporary disassociation from reality is one that Alex has immersed himself in once too many times. He has daydreamed himself unwittingly into the strange world of Intersticia, a world outside of ordinary time that exists in the slender intervals between instants. At first it seems that he alone is free to wander these hushed streets with their motionless cars and people. But he is not alone. Alex soon discovers that he shares this world with others and that he has a rare power with the potential to change future, past and present."
Ten physical copies of my book "Caught in a Moment" up for grabs in my new giveaway as I cautiously come to grips with the ins and outs of Goodreads.
It's a YA fantasy adventure with a strong science fiction flavour to it, the first in the Alex Trueman trilogy.
["Whilst all the world stands still, Alex Trueman wanders alone in the silent streets of the city. All around are the motionless figures of his fellow citizens, caught in a moment, solid as marble. “He’s a Daydreamer,” states his school report and no one who knows Alex would disagree. But this mental state, this condition of temporary disassociation from reality is one that Alex has immersed himself in once too many times. He has daydreamed himself unwittingly into the strange world of Intersticia, a world outside of ordinary time that exists in the slender intervals between instants. At first it seems that he alone is free to wander these hushed streets with their motionless cars and people. But he is not alone. Alex soon discovers that he shares this world with others and that he has a rare power with the potential to change future, past and present."
I work for Penguin Books in the UK. I’m looking for influential readers to participate in a special book preview programme for a new historical adventure series. See below and get in touch if you’d like to join and you’ll receive your first instalment via mysterious package on Nov 22! (and no need to live in the UK.)
The Strangler Vine
Hello all, my new YA action/adventure novel The Dragon Tree is FREE for download on all Amazon sites from November 1st through November 5th!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Dragon-Tree...
Here's the description:
"In a secluded town in the Pacific Northwest, three very different teens – Billy, Eva and Hiroki – discover a mysterious tree growing upside-down on an oceanfront cliff. Black and gnarled, the tree grew from the bones of a dragon that died on that spot centuries earlier.
One by one, they give into their curiosity and eat the forbidden fruit from the tree. Power from the juice courses through their veins and transforms them into dragons when the sun goes down.
At first the change is terrifying, but the teens soon learn how to use their new bodies and take flight under cover of night. Soaring over ocean waves and rolling forests is so exhilarating they forget the danger of being discovered.
Will the gift of the dragon tree turn out to be a curse?"
Thank you for your support!
AC
To celebrate the publication of the second edition of this YA fantasy time travel romance, with a beautiful new cover, the eBook is being offered as a free eBook on Nov 1 and Nov 2 (Pacific time)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Magic-Manus...
http://www.amazon.com/The-Magic-Manus...
Hello! Just wanted to quickly let you all know that the newly released boxed set of my new adult series, ‘Lost & Found,’ is on sale for $0.99 this week only! I’m excited to share the full series with you, and I hope you all like it!Lost and Found: The Complete Series
http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Found-The-...
Anyone like mermaids? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
I'm giving away free copies to anyone who'd be willing to read and review! Just message me if you're intersted!
Missy
MEETING TROUBLE fromNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author
EMME ROLLINS
A "New Adult" Rock Star Romance
FREE! FREE! FREE!
Sabrina can’t believe her luck—she’s always dreamed of front row seats to see her favorite band, “Trouble,” but when she bumps into lead singer, Rob Burns, and he invites her backstage, she finds herself hoping her luck doesn’t run out—and that maybe, just maybe, all her dreams will come true.
Warning: This full 45,000 word novel the ultimate fantasy come true when a female fan meets a sexy rock star guitar god with enough pluck to make the g-string on your Stratocaster quiver for days. (Note: This title was originally published as “Happy Accident”)
Hey Guys, My name is George Chittenden, I’m a novelist specialising in nautical crime fiction for the teen market, in particular smuggling on the Kent coast of England in the late 18th century. Think 'Pirates of the Caribbean' meets 'The Godfather' and you're in the right ball park. I'm published main stream with several novels on the market and a growing readership. I'm writing this email because I would be delighted to give you all a digital copy for free in the hope that some of you will be kind enough to review on Amazon.
My debut novel ‘The Boy Who Led Them’ follows the rise and fall of a smuggling gang leader on the Kent coast in the late 18th century. The novel currently has an average customer review of 4.8 stars out of 5 on Amazon with reviews in double figures, which is higher than every book Dan Brown or JK Rowling have ever written. It has been very well received across the country and far beyond, having been reviewed by readers in America, Australia and even India. I've never received a negative review. Bygone Kent, my county's top history magazine described the novel as a page turner that they'd highly recommend.
I have provided the links to several professional reviews of my debut below.
http://bygonekent.org.uk/book/boy-who...
http://networkedblogs.com/IdL3N
Please feel free to email me and I will send you a digital copy for review. My email is -
g_chittenden2000@yahoo.co.uk
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards
George Chittenden
The forbidden, naughty, page-turning NOLAN TRILOGY from Selena Kitt is on on SALE!Just $0.99 EACH on KINDLE
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Soul Seed is a YA Fantasy. It is the first in a series of four books. Soul seed will be FREE on Amazon for five days, from November 10, 2013 to November 14, 2013.
Landra had long since given up playing mage, a magick user. When she hears a voice in her head telling her to save the Prince, she thinks she’s crazed. Never had she considered that she may actually have magick. This will be the start of an adventure that will change her life and a world she’s never known.
For Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GG0PWOM
For Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GG0PWOM
Landra had long since given up playing mage, a magick user. When she hears a voice in her head telling her to save the Prince, she thinks she’s crazed. Never had she considered that she may actually have magick. This will be the start of an adventure that will change her life and a world she’s never known.
For Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GG0PWOM
For Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GG0PWOM
My debut novel, Unbound, is now available on Amazon, and given that you all have an interest in YA, I’d really appreciate your review. I'd be happy to send you a pdf or Kindle compatible copy in exchange for an honest review on goodreads and Amazon. Here’s a brief synopsis to whet your appetite.
What if the person you’ve trusted with your life turns out to be the biggest threat to your existence?
After her father dies, Rachel realizes she is scared and stuck. Scared of heights, of cars, of disasters harming the people she loves. Stuck in a life that is getting smaller by the minute. Stuck with a secret she has kept all her life: Someone has been watching over her since birth. Someone who tends to show up when she needs him the most. Someone she believes is her guardian angel.
Eaden is a 1,500-year-old immortal who wants to die. Drained by a life stretched too thin, he has requested his final reward – a mortal sacrifice bred specifically to bring him death. But something went wrong. Rachel’s ability to grant death has mutated in ways that threaten to upset the uneasy alliance between mortals and immortals. And utterly beguiled, Eaden discovers that although Rachel is the key to his death, because of her, he no longer wants to die. And he will do anything to protect her.
Swept into a world of legends, caught between the warring political factions of immortals, and carrying the future of mortal kind in her flesh and bone, Rachel must risk everything to save her world and the man she loves.
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Giveaway, Fate's Path (YA)
Hello all.
Just a reminder, today is the last day to enter the Goodreads Giveaway for two print copies of ‘Fate’s Path,’ Book Two in ‘The Destiny Series’—a young adult paranormal romance, with a bit of a fairy tale twist. ‘Destiny’ is the first book in the series, and I plan to include a copy of that for the winners as well.
Where the first book follows more of the romance, the second has more adventure, surprises and twists. Both books in ‘The Destiny Series’ are full length novels, so the preview’s on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes and Noble’s sites take you into about chapter four.
Here are the links, for those of you who would like to check it out. Good luck!
Giveaway and description for Fate’s Path:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
For Destiny:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Book preview:
http://www.amazon.com/Fates-Path-Dest...
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fates...
Next week my OH is having a birthday and we’re having our 20th anniversary so I’m having a $.99 PROMOTION on the KINDLE version of my first YA Paranormal/Time Travel/First Kiss romance novel entitled “I Kissed a Ghost”The promotion runs from:
[US] http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CRQ9SC6
Sunday, November 17, 2013 12:00 AM [PST] until Saturday November 23, 2013 11:00 PM [PST]
[UK] http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CRQ9SC6
Sunday, November 17, 2013 12:00 AM [GMT/UT] until Saturday November 23, 2013 11:00 PM [GMT/UT]
Please feel free to pass this information on to your friends and family.
Searching for reviewers:Stone Secrets-YA fantasy novel
Newest Edition now available including sneak preview to Stone Secrets II.
If you are interested in receiving a complimentary copy of Stone Secrets and writing a review on Goodreads and/or Amazon, please send me a request at Jordonscott43@gmail.com and I will send you a PDF version of Stone Secrets Book I.
Stone Secrets can be viewed on Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CNVVU8K
Stone Secrets:
Stone Secrets takes you on an adventure to the forgotten islands of Ireland and beyond into the world of the unknown. Fifteen year old Kaia McClaine’s world is falling apart. After a tragic death in the family and an unforeseen accident, Kaia and her older brother Aiden find themselves at odds with their father and thrust into an unknown world.
Against their will, Kaia and her brother are sent away to live in Ireland with their aunt, someone they have never met. Aunt Betha spends her days at Trinity College in Dublin searching for what she refers to as The Truth, while Aiden’s rebellious ways lead him into the city where he acquaints himself with roustabout friends, rough football games, and crawling from club to club. Kaia, left alone at Aunt Betha’s, finds herself struggling with loneliness, guilt, and pain.
After an encounter with two young boys, who refer to her as The Seer, Kaia surprises herself, and taking her aunt’s car, follows the visions of her daydream to search for Aiden in the city of Dublin. Kaia finds herself at Connelly’s Pub and there, she experiences intoxicating music and meets a handsome Irish boy named Finn who teaches her about the ancient Celtic Wheel. Something very powerful is taking place; unknown to Kaia, the Great Shift has begun. Kaia’s visions and hidden powers, with the help of Finn, will guide her and her brother in their journey to battle a secret society; a social order that has been controlling the world for thousands of years. Their quest will struggle to restore balance to the world, and should they fail, all will be lost.
I am looking for bloggers interested in a free copy of my new novel in exchange for a review on their blog. The novel is a YA dystopian called. If you are interested, please message me at vividnovels@gmail.com.
Pierce only wants a shot, a real shot, and not just the excuses he’s been handed his whole life. Harmony wants to escape her future, the future she fears will be chosen for her. After their chance meeting, they might get exactly what they want.
Since taking over the US government years earlier, the Omni party has created a perfect existence. From consorts to job assignments, every choice, every facet of life is under their control. Each citizen has a specific role in one of the four strata. Seventeen-year-old Pierce is a Drudge, the lowest social stratum in society. For over two years, he’s hoped—prayed—that his upcoming aptitude test will finally free him from his virtual slavery and give him a chance at a better existence. When he rescues Harmony, an Artist and member of the most successful stratum, at a publicity event for her latest movie, his life takes an unbelievable twist. With his gallant act and good looks, he becomes a media sensation. Every stratum in society seeks his membership for their publicity, but as he becomes closer to Harmony, Pierce realizes what fame in the all-seeing eye of Omni is truly like. His choices will not only affect him but Harmony as well. The life Pierce thought he wanted may not be worth the cost to either of them.Omni
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Touch Me
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Touched By You
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The cool YA short story series EQUINITY is about 2 dozen teenage girls who welcome several young men to join them at a horse ranch in the years after a mysterious apocalyptic event makes the world a simpler and more dangerous place -- a lot more dangerous, with predators, rogue traders, zombies and natural disasters waiting around every turn! There are 8 short stories for kindle (amazon), two megabooks for kindle and paperback, and TWO FREE STORIES FOR DOWNLOAD as easy-to-read PDFs:EQUINITY SPEAKS: http://www.mediafire.com/download/5zs...
EQUINITY TESTIFIES: http://www.mediafire.com/download/428...
Hi all! My novel Sparks just got added to Goodreads today! Check out the blurb and add it to your to-read lists if you like. Sparks will be available on Amazon in three weeks!
My new fantasy novel is aimed for older Young Adults and...Adults who like Young Adult, so this group. 
Gatemoodle: Book One of the Gates of Inland
Rich and absorbing. With luck (good or bad!), wayfarers move deep into a world that grows stranger and more dangerous. Survival depends on solving an enigma that permeates the story.
--William Combs, Professor Emeritus of English, Western Michigan University
Gatemoodle is a terrific book. It is wonderfully written, engaging, and filled with intriguing characters who draw us into their lives and struggles. Rosegrant has given us a great read – I highly recommend it!
--Marsha Levy-Warren, author of Press Pause Before Send and The Adolescent Journey
Available for free download from Kindle, Monday Dec. 2 & Tuesday Dec. 3:Gatemoodle: Book One of the Gates of Inland
Enter to win The Wind Whisperer in paperback and the Native American beaded bracelet. PNRhttp://www.burgandyice.blogspot.com/2...
The Wind Whisperer
Populated by rockers, Deadheads, misfits, skinheads, Goths, surfers, preppies, cheerleaders, and jocks, ARCADIA by Mandana Towhidy is a Fast Times at Ridgemont High for the Metal years. It's an honest story of Ronnie and her friends (Ezze, Tess, Ash, and Syd), teen girls in the heart of the Hollywood Metal scene during the late 80s/early 90s, ruling it in their own way, with or without the boys, and having the time of their lives: scrounging dimes for burritos, ducking the hallway narcs, getting stoned in the parking lot, and hitching rides to the next party to get wasted, all before noon on a school day. And in the world of Hollywood where more is all you need, Ronnie discovers happiness in Metal and friends and learning to see through the games and the "perfect-ness" of it all. Long Hair Rocks...again!good review and interview on vice.com:
http://www.vice.com/read/mandana-towh...
lots of reviews on amazon and on the goodreads page...
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My debut novel, Fugitives from Northwoods, came out 9 months ago for the bargain kindle price of $2.99. It's an action/adventure wilderness survival thriller with a bit of dystopian future America. Here's the quick blurb:Eight teenagers escape imprisonment at a work camp to brave the wilderness. Tested to their limits, they struggle to survive their terrifying dash for freedom.
After the total collapse of the world economy, the United States could not stand together. So they failed separately. In the small region-state of Winnkota, poverty and greed are turning the idyllic Northwoods of Minnesota into a barren wasteland of clear-cut forests and over-fished lakes. Every able-bodied teenager is conscripted into a labor force and sent to work in harsh, prison-like conditions. They are enslaved young so they never learn to think for themselves. But Penn is different. He's determined to win back freedom—for himself, his friends, and someday for his homeland. On a cold autumn night, the group makes their dash for freedom north of the border. The fugitives endure a series of difficult wilderness challenges while pursued by the ruthless camp guards. They weave through dense forest, scale cliffs, swim through the bitterly cold lakes, and otherwise try simply to survive. Pushing his friends to the breaking point, Penn guides the fugitives through a harsh, but ironically beautiful, backdrop of amazing Northwoods scenery. Adversity and loss abound, all while an unexpected physical attraction leads to a burgeoning love story. Should any of them survive to reach the border, will the freedom found equal all that they expected?
Maybe that wasn't so quick. I would love for you all to take a look.
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Hi! I just published my Young Adult-New Adult dystopian thriller. It’s received positive reviews, and I’d love to hear some thoughts from all of you. Thanks to the people who recommended it for this group’s “Best Stand Alone of January 2013”!!I just listed it for a giveaway on Goodreads…so enter to win a signed copy.
"In this dystopian New Adult thriller, a woman bred to donate her body parts must flee her oppressive society before they can take her heart...A quick, exciting read that will appeal to fans of post-apocalyptic tales...If the dark cloning-for-organs plotline of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go mated with an action-packed young-adult thriller such as Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, the result would resemble Beatty's debut...Joan's story will still keep readers hooked to the very end...Joan finds help in surprising places."--KIRKUS REVIEWS
"In this exciting fantasy adventure, Joan Lion breaks free from the donor system and learns a great deal about herself in the process...the characters are realistic and beautifully drawn...Joan has many wise advisers and when she is able to hear what they are telling her, we are off for another exciting ride (rooting) for her every step of the way...The premise of the novel and the story of Joan's escape will have teenagers clamoring for the next installment...an excellent suggestion for older teens who have read THE HUNGER GAMES."--ForeWord CLARION REVIEWS, Awarded Four Stars out of Five
My epic fantasy novel, Carrot Field is Half Price for the next four days!!Excerpts and info here:
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"Rich with the details of an intricately conceived fantasy world, with echoes J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, Carrot Field stands apart. Weird and wonderful. A beautiful and thrilling fantasy ride."
Simon West-Bulford (Beasts of Upton Puddle; The Soul Consortium)
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I'm offering 25 Smashwords review copies to the first 25 reviewers that contact me. Here's the BlurbSarah McCarthy was in love and she was happy. She only wished that the love of her life would be more open with her about his past. Or she'd thought that was what she wanted, until the night that Mark's past slammed headlong into their future.
Mark Outlaw was an odd man. He was tall and handsome, and strangely, always alone. He never speaks to anyone, but for good reason. He has a secret to keep...he doesn't really exist.
Mark is actually just a creation...a guard of a man named Juvenile of Ammon. A human/demon/angel hybrid, Juvenile was a breed unto himself. He was born from a Divine prophecy that made him destined to become a weapon of Hell and destroy Heaven itself. It was a prophecy he'd sworn to himself never to fulfill.
Mark's job was to keep Juvenile locked inside a cell in their shared mind; to be the barrier between Juvenile and the outside world, and then Juvenile met Sarah. When Sarah was put in harm's way because of Juvenile's past, Mark knew that she would either be their salvation or their undoing.
Would Mark be able to hold onto to Juvenile or would he lose him, sending Juvenile spiraling uncontrollably into a future he had spent over two thousand years running from?
And here's the cover, ladies!
Juvenile
You can contact me through sos.publishing@yahoo.com Just put Juvenile in the subject line!
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I read the excerpt,,, it's definitely a different kind of book, lol. good job!
Leah M wrote: "I read the excerpt,,, it's definitely a different kind of book, lol. good job!"
Thanks! The book is half price through Sunday if you want to check it out :)
There are some other excerpts & articles on the blog as well that tell more about the book & it's story.
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I hope it's okay to post this here. I just discovered that the audiobook for my YA fantasy is on sale through Audible.com for $1.99. If you go to the link, you have to sign in with your Amazon account to see the sale price--it shows up as full price if you're not signed in, but it is on sale. I have no idea how long it will stay on sale though. http://www.audible.com/pd/Teens/Findi...
Today's the last day to get the epic fantasy novel Carrot Field for half price!!Cozy up with a nice big fantasy saga after shoveling all that snow :)
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Well, that was an exciting week of promotion! 1,111 downloads Mon-Tuesday and I'm waiting for the numbers from the half-price sale. Coming up soon, the official website will be going live and all through the winter I will be offering [B]free[/B] Carrot Field fiction, stories that fill out the back history and mythology. I've already written a few and I'm excited to share them.
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Happy Holidays to everyone!
Okay so I guess this is where I add my information to share with you lovely readers, this is my first published book, re-released with a UK publisher, and would love to share this with you guys.My book is called Dream World, and the first in the series following Debbie Conway.
Here is the blurb for the book:-
I spot my mother’s car approaching me. I see her wave, and smile as our eyes lock. Then as if in slow motion, the most horrific scene plays out before my eyes. The van switches lanes once again, right into my mother’s path. The look on her face as she steps on the brakes shows SHE HAS REALISED it’s too late, the car ploughs into the van as such speed she had no time to react. I watch in horror as my mother flies forward. I close my eyes, and crumble to the floor, shielding my eyes, not wanting to see the scene continue to play out. Hearing metal on metal as screams fill the air, it’s only then I realise it is me who is screaming.
My name is Debbie Conway, I am thirteen years old and FROM the day I witnessed my mother’s death I could think of little else. To ease my pain, I spent more time in my dream world, in the arms of Joshua Lawson, the guy from the poster above my bed, and staring in my favourite TV show, Victor.
Meet my best friend, Wendy, former best friend and school bully, Karen, and a boy who will confuse my love for Joshua Lawson, Mark Hobson. A new student from America, WHOSE accent alone sends shivers up and down my spine.
Right now it is on sale for 77p in the UK and $1.26 in the US. There are only 11 days left to get this at this price, so grab it while you can.
http://amzn.to/19xHMvQ is the link for Amazon.co.uk
http://amzn.to/1fEqU7G is the link for Amazon.com
Hello everyone!My latest novel, Protected by Stone
, just released today! It's at a special introductory price of just $.99 over on Amazon. :) Amazon LinkIf you like small town mystery, urban fantasy, and deep romance, give it a read! It's a novel with claws, trust me on that. ;) Here's the description:
From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Cynthia Brint:
Farra's life is in shambles. She's lost her parents, lost her job and she's about to lose her apartment. So when Grault, the sharp featured dark-eyed stranger who shows up on her doorstep in the middle of the night, informs her she just inherited a house from a grandmother she never knew, she thinks her prayers are answered.
Little does ordinary Farra know that her grandmother was a witch and her house was really a hotel for strange, ethereal creatures. Headstrong and practical, she dives in and runs the place her own way — much to the concern of Grault, who knows that secrets breed in the very shadows of the living, breathing house. With his own secrets to hide, can he protect this stubborn, beautiful, frustrating human that he's falling in love with?
Protected by Stone is 295 pages of whimsical, urban fantasy mixed up in the shadowy embrace of steamy romance.
Contains content for ages 17+
Thank you so much! Happy holidays!
Myself and another indie author are hosting a holiday sale. I figured I'd mention her YA steampunk work along with my own and try to spread some indie love!My two novelettes on sale for only .99 until December 26:
is a YA satirical dystopian. It's been three years since Murphy led the Hipster uprising. For three years, Jay has been by his side. All that's about to change. It starts with the beautifully intense Prisoner Forty-Seven... and a loaded gun.
Kindle: http://amzn.to/1kZPlx3
is appropriate for 7 - 10 year olds and adults! Written with two meanings, children read a whimsical adventure and adults see the wit, charm, and misunderstanding that comes from a child's imagination.When Terrance's mother comes in through the window, she says, "Terrance, your dad doesn’t want me to show you the world. But we’re going – tonight, now." With that, she scoops him up and rushes from the house. Terrance, a naive yet astute 7-year-old, is kidnapped by his mother. Told from his perspective, Terrance believes he's on an adventure to save the world in this short, witty novelette.
Kindle: http://amzn.to/TPu8fv
Brooke Johnson's work will be on sale until the new year, and includes:
($2.99)Petra Wade, self-taught clockwork engineer, wants nothing more than to become a certified member of the Guild, an impossible career for an impoverished shop girl. Still, she refuses to give up, willing to do anything to work in the Guild's exclusive workshops. When she meets Emmerich Goss, she finally finds the opportunity she's been searching for.
Newly recruited into the Guild, Emmerich needs help designing a new power system for a top-secret, Guild-sanctioned automaton, and he is convinced that only Petra can help him. But if her involvement on the project is discovered, Emmerich will be marked for treason, and Petra will only be so lucky.
Working in secret, together they build the clockwork giant, but as the deadline for its completion nears, Petra discovers a sinister conspiracy from within the Guild council...
Their automaton is only the beginning.
Kindle: http://amzn.com/B006KYQ9N2
($.99)Solomon Wade struggles to support his adopted family, the only one of his foster siblings able to work the grueling shifts in the subcity boilers. But he doesn't want to shovel coal for the rest of his life.
When Le Theatre Mecanique hosts open auditions for their upcoming production, he decides it's time to give his dreams a chance, but his lack of talent lands him a part-time position as the theater's custodian instead. Broom and dustpan in hand, he studies the actors during rehearsals, and with the encouragement of a budding young actress, he practices to improve his acting skills.
But when his younger sister's illness develops into pneumonia, her life depends on treatments Solomon can't afford. Leaving the theater and abandoning his dreams may be the only way to save her.
Kindle: http://amzn.com/B00CD99V3S
Theatre Mecanique was my favorite out of the two, but they are both good!
Hope you guys and gals have wonderful holidays :)
Kindle ver. *revised* MG Novella, TOASTIE for $1.99 
Toastie on Amazon KindleFor Just $1.99
Description:
For the Heaths and their kin, in post-World War II England, it will be a pivotal year.
The, untimely, death of the family patriarch, provides the catalyst for most of the
events that unfold throughout Toastie. The book is a coming-of-age story in the vein
of The Red Pony.
Eleven year-old Johnny is growing up without his father, but still considers himself lucky.
Cordelia Heath, Johnny’s mother, is a young widow who has always taken care of others.
Cousin Gavin Macveigh is a, deceptively, average bloke, who is keeping a dark secret.
Together, they discover the true meaning of family, generosity, and second chances.
Toastie captures some of the confusion, as well as, the determination of the Heaths to
“get on with it” in their own tiny hamlet of Maulbron.
Rated YA-MA
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