Saturday, February 28, 2015

Biggest Fan Giveaway!

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Thanks for stopping by for the Biggest Fan Giveaway! Chances are if you are seeing this page, you consider yourself one of the biggest fans of one our participating authors. This post will introduce you to the other participating authors, and if you think you would like to take a look at their books, too, you'll find a form at the bottom of this page where you can enter to win a book of your choice (there may be some restrictions on some authors) from EVERY author here. All we ask is that, in exchange for the free books, you review them all sometime within the next year. So, without further ado, let's meet the participating authors and learn a little about each of the bestselling titles. Please enter by 3/1/2015 to be considered!

doriannaCATHERINE STINE

Catherine Stine writes YA, New Adult and Middle Grade fiction. Her YA futuristic thriller, Fireseed One, illustrated by the author won finalist spots in both YA and Science Fiction in the 2013 USA Book News International Book Awards. It was also granted a 2013 Bronze Wishing Shelf Book Award and a 2013 Indie Reader Approved notable stamp. Her YA Refugees, earned a New York Public Library Best Book. Catherine says her bestselling title at the moment is Dorianna.

"Internet followers, beauty, power. It all sounded good, until it transformed into a terrifying reality Dorianna couldn’t stop."

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GRAE LILYgimlove

Novelist Grae Lily is the incredibly camera shy author of GRIM LOVE (Paranormal Romance Novella) and FOOL'S ERRAND (Romantic Thriller Novella). Finally taking pen to paper after decades of ghostwriting for others, Grae has dozens of titles begging to be released to the world. Her expertise as a ghostwriter has given her the opportunity to write in many genres and she looks forward to releasing titles that span genres in the very near future. Here's a pitch from her bestselling title, Grim Love.

"The afterlife is proving to be far more than Evangeline imagined, now that Lucius as chosen her as one of his Reapers."

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GrishmaKELLY ANNE BLOUNT

Kelly Anne Blount is the bestselling author of The Necoh Saga (Grishma and Ayla), Hard Love Series (Impassioned), Shade (Part of the Pandora Paranormal Box Set) and Captured. She loves creating unique and compelling characters with amazing stories and new worlds for readers to explore. We asked her which of her bestselling titles she think you would like most, and she recommended Grishma. Check it out!

"In the world of Necoh, everyone fears Grishma, a hideous murderous beast responsible for ruining or ending the lives of anyone who dare cross her."

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KIKI HOWELLwhatlies

Ever since she was young, Kiki Howell has loved to listen to a well-woven tale with real characters, inspired plots, and delightful resolutions. Kiki could spend hours lost in a book, and soon she knew that creating lives, loves, and losses with just words had to be the greatest thing that she could do. To that end, she pursued her study of literature and writing, earning a bachelor's degree in English. She then followed in a Master's program in Creative Writing. Her bestselling title is What Lies Within Us.

"After receiving a letter from an aunt she never knew existed, Kyna Hughes travels to Ireland only to find out that her whole life has been a series of well-orchestrated lies, and suddenly, this poor girl from the foothills of the Alleghany Mountains is thrust into a life of not only the wealthy and affluent, but of dark magic and secret societies."

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bloodlustNICOLE ZOLTACK

Nicole Zoltack loves to write in many genres, especially romance, whether fantasy, paranormal, or regency. She's also an editor for MuseItUp Publishing and works as a freelance editor. When she's not writing about knights, superheroes, or zombies, she loves to spend time with her loving husband and three energetic young boys. She enjoys riding horses (pretending they're unicorns, of course!) and going to the PA Renaissance Faire, dressed in garb. Check out her bestselling title, Bloodlust.

"The gripping forbidden love story between a barbarian princess and a goliath."

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NOREE COSPERDelirium

USA Today and Amazon top 100 Bestselling Author, Noree Cosper loves writing about magic in the modern world. While growing up in Texas she constantly searched for mystical elements in the mundane. She buried her nose in both fiction and books about Wicca, Religion, and Mythology. Everyday became an adventure as she joined a group of role-players, acting out her fantasies of vampires, demons, and monsters living in the world. Learn more about her bestselling title, A Prescription for Delirium.

"Not even death can save her."

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oncebittenPHOENIX JOHNSON

Phoenix Johnson is an Australian author who has always had the passion for the written word. She had her nose in at least one book ever since she could read and would even scrutinize the back of the cereal box every morning at breakfast. It was only natural she take up writing. Phoenix has multiple works in progress, and her favourite writing genres are the same as her reading genres; erotica, romance, paranormal, thriller and a combination of these. Here's a bit about her bestselling title, Once Bitten, Twice Shy.

"A werewolf and his lover, a woman with a disturbing past, fighting to live a normal life in peace."

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RACHEL MCCLELLANunleashes

Rachel McClellan was born and raised in Idaho, a place secretly known for its supernatural creatures. When she's not in her writing lair, she's partying with her husband and four crazy, yet lovable, children. Rachel's love for storytelling began as a child when the moon first possessed the night. For when the lights went out, her imagination painted a whole new world. And what a scary world it was... You'll love her bestselling title, Unleashed.

"A teenage girl discovers a boy close to her has ingested a stolen drug from a nearby medical research facility, unleashing his dark and evil alter-ego, and he’s determined to make her just like him. Like hell."

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summonedRAINY KAYE

Rainy Kaye is an aspiring overlord. In the mean time, she blogs at RainyoftheDark and writes paranormal novels from her lair somewhere in Phoenix, Arizona. She is represented by Rossano Trentin of TZLA. Someone told her she's a USA Today Bestselling author. She thought there would be cake. While there may not be any cake for her to share with us, she would love to share with you her bestselling title, Summoned.

"A dark twist on genie folklore, SUMMONED follows a reluctant criminal as he unravels the mystery of the paranormal bond controlling him."

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REBECCA HAMILTONBeautiful blonde with dandelions

Rebecca Hamilton is a USA Today Bestselling Paranormal Fantasy author who also dabbles in Horror and Literary Fiction. She lives in Florida with her husband and four kids. Having a child diagnosed with autism has inspired her to illuminate the world through the eyes of characters who see things differently. She is represented by Rossano Trentin of TZLA and has been published internationally, in three languages. Her bestselling title to date is The Forever Girl.

"When a spell Sophia casts goes wrong, her personal demons get company, and the newcomers are dangerous."

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Echoes-of-Memories-v21SAMANTHA LAFANTASIE

A Kansas native, Samantha LaFantasie spends her free time with her spouse and three kids. Writing has always been a passion of hers, forgoing all other desires to devote to this one obsession, even though she often finds herself arguing with her characters through much of the process. She's primarily a fantasy writer but often feels pulled to genres such as sci-fi, romance, and others. You won't want to miss out on her bestselling title, Echoes of Memories.

"As if trying to recover fragments of her missing memory wasn't enough, Elsa must clear her name and figure out Alexander's next move."

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SUSAN STECso vein

Susan Stec loves laughing with her daughters, class B scary movies, fine cuisine and hamburgers from Wendy's. She's addicted to electronics, dark chocolate, vintage eyeglass frames, warm socks, and a really good cup of cappuccino. Susan is a wannabe gamer--Zelda is her favorite--and enjoys playing Super Mario with her grandsons. You'll want to check out her bestselling title, They're So Vein.

"They're So Vein is a hilarious and irreverent new twist on the paranormal/vampire romance genre."

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THINK YOU ARE THE BIGGEST FAN OF ONE OF THESE AUTHORS?

Please fill out the form by 3/1/2015 for your chance to win 12 of books of your choice by the above authors!

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Over 20 Amazing Wattpad Block Party Giveaways!

Check out 25 AWESOME giveaways from some of your all time favorite Wattpad authors! Kelly Anne Blount: a Rafflecopter giveaway Apryl Baker: a Rafflecopter giveaway Cameo Renae: a Rafflecopter giveaway Delsheree Gladden: a Rafflecopter giveaway Jonathan Yanez: a Rafflecopter giveaway Rebecca Hamilton: a Rafflecopter giveaway Amanda Strong: a Rafflecopter giveaway Rebecca Sky: a Rafflecopter giveaway Julia Crane: a Rafflecopter giveaway Michael and Jennifer Grais: a Rafflecopter giveaway Anna Santos: a Rafflecopter giveaway Ally: a Rafflecopter giveaway Gerard Francis Smith: a Rafflecopter giveaway Lydia: a Rafflecopter giveaway Blair Holden: a Rafflecopter giveaway Josh Saltzman: a Rafflecopter giveaway Jessica Fry: a Rafflecopter giveaway Janine DeJesus: a Rafflecopter giveaway Sally Slater: a Rafflecopter giveaway Hally Willmott: a Rafflecopter giveaway Deliah: a Rafflecopter giveaway Joshua Graham: a Rafflecopter giveaway Gail Wagner: a Rafflecopter giveaway D.K. Combs: a Rafflecopter giveaway Rob Shapiro: a Rafflecopter giveaway

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Top Ten Reasons You Should Read the Necoh Saga:

Top Ten Reasons You Should Read the Necoh Saga:
1.  Ryder is your total book boyfriend. Hot, sensitive, and beyond loyal!
2.      Grishma is the ultimate villain! Evil, murderous, and heinous are just a few words to describe her!
3.     It’s an Amazon bestseller! Woo hoo!
4.     This book is slam-packed with action and adventure!
5.      Necoh is a unique world unlike any other you have ever visited!
6.     Grishma has been described as having an, “Wizard of Oz like quality.” How cool is that?
7.     The plot is full of twists and turns. Once you pick it up, you won’t want to put it down!
8.     The story is full of creatures that will make you laugh, cry, and cringe!
9.     The covers are stunning!

10.  I saved my favorite for last! :) “Because it is out of this world, it's an adventure you've never stumbled upon and it will continue to shock you till the end.” -Cassie
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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Grammarly Post – Writing In the Workplace

Grammarly Post – Writing In the Workplace
           

How often to you put your writing skills to use at work?  For me, that answer is simple, constantly. Whether it’s writing an email or creating the next social media campaign, I am always writing.

As many of you know, in addition to being a USA TODAY Bestselling author, I am also the Director of Sales and Business Development for an amazing company. Prior to my corporate position, I served as a special education teacher in an intensive intervention classroom for children with special needs. Although the content has ranged drastically, I have consistently used my writing skills to create content and communicate with others.

Now, do I make mistakes while writing? Absolutely. Is my grammar perfect? No. Do I still struggle to spell the word unfortunately?  Yes! Seriously, it drives me insane, but I just cannot seem to spell that word without the dreaded little red line popping up underneath.

Everyone makes mistakes. From famous authors, to presidential speechwriters, to copyeditors, everyone, I repeat everyone, makes mistakes. I’m not even sure if that last sentence is correct. I’ve read it several times and I’m still not sure…

Anyways, I digress. Everyone makes mistakes and that’s okay. However, there is a very fine line between an, “Oops! I forgot the comma,” and five mistakes per every six words.

When I read a poorly constructed email, I often wonder, did he write this in a hurry? Is this correspondence not important to her? What would the CEO of the company think if she read this email? What would my editor say to me after reading this email?

Poor writing skills reflect negatively upon you as a professional. Again, many may ask, who cares? Well, according to recent study conducted by the folks at Grammarly, those with better writing skills are compensated at a higher rate then their peers who make more frequent mistakes.

Check out the graphic below to see exactly what I’m writing about!

 


Pretty amazing information, huh?

The results from this study resonate with me as both an author and as a professional woman working in a corporate setting. Bottom line? Writing matters and those who are better writers, receive better financial compensation for their work.

So what does this mean for you? Simple, always do your best when writing in any setting. You never know who will read your work and how it will impact their opinion of you as a professional.

Need help improving your grammar skills? Check out Grammarly and make sure you check out my Twitter feed for tweets featuring #WriteTips!

Until next time!

Kelly Anne Blount 

Friday, March 14, 2014

Fighting For Love - By LP Dover - Blog Tour

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Fighting for someone’s heart is more challenging than fighting for a title.

For a time, many years ago, love had grown, love was made, and in the end … love was lost. The decision to leave had been the worst mistake Shelby Dawson could have ever made. However, at the time—ten years ago—she felt her secret needed to stay hidden, even if it broke her heart and the heart of the man she loved. Back then, he was all hers and she was all his, but now things have changed and he isn’t the same guy she knew.

He happens to be the well-known MMA Heavyweight champion and famous bad boy, Matt ‘The Destroyer’ Reynolds, who once before struggled to help his family pay the bills. Now, he has money flowing with each undefeated win and an insurmountable number of women filling his bed. Everything is perfect for the illustrious fighter, until one day it all changes. In walks the girl from his past, the same girl who promised to stick by him but left and never looked back.

Their second chance to make things right will not come easy, for when one mistake is made an unwelcome consequence soon follows. Someone out there wants to rip them apart and they won’t stop until Matt and Shelby pay the ultimate price … their love.

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10 Favorite Quotes from Fighting For Love

  1. “All I wanted was to hate you, but now that you’re right here in front of me I just hate myself because I still can’t. No matter how hard I tried, I could never get you out of my mind.”
  2. I wanted him again, but then I knew I shouldn’t. I had to remember that so many other women had tasted his lips and felt his body between their legs while my heart ached. Although, it wasn’t a full day ago that I was in the arms of another man; kissing him, and vowing to myself that I was going to try and get over my past. It was a vow I knew I couldn’t keep.
  3. “Okay, so I’ve made mistakes, but so have you,” he pointed out. “I’m pretty sure you didn’t stay innocent over the years, either. Right now I’d say we’re both fifty shades of fucked up. The question is … what are we going to do about it?”
  4. With his hands caressing my back, his breath tickled my skin when he murmured in my ear, “You will be mine tonight, angel. Your body, your lips … all mine.” “For how long?” I whispered back, shivering from his touch. “One night? Two?” I had to know what he wanted. He nipped my earlobe with his teeth and a deep rumble sounded in his chest. “I want you always, but I’ll settle for as long as you want to give me. Whether that be one night, two, or fifty years. It’s all up to you.”
  5. “Let me loose in a den of wolves, huh? Little does Ryan know I’m not a little lamb,” she thundered. “I’m also not a model. What if I suck?” “You’ve never sucked at anything, Shelby. Just don’t get too comfortable with the guys, okay? I’m sure once we leave here word will spread they got to put their hands on what’s mine without getting their heads smashed in.” “And who says I’m yours? I don’t think I gave you an answer yet,” she teased. “However, you did ask me to come here with you, so if I get excited being touched by your fellow fighters then it’s all your fault. I’m starting to think I might enjoy it.”
  6. She loved to tease me; she always had, but I fucking loved it. Her torture would come soon, and I was going to make sure she begged before I gave her what she wanted.
  7. Sliding the box of strawberries to my side, I grabbed one of the dark chocolate ones and rubbed it across her swollen lips. “Sweetheart, I don’t think this is torture, but I am getting ready to show you what torture is.”
  8. “It just feels like every step forward we take there’s always something that tries to hold us back.” “And that’s why we’ll keep pushing,” he murmured low. “Nothing is going to hold us back because I’m not going to let it. I’ll fight for what’s mine, and you, my angel, are mine.”
  9. “I want to be the only man to have the privilege of touching you like this, of making love to you. Because this right here,” he murmured, placing his other hand over my heart, “is where I want to be. It’s where I’ve always wanted to be … it’s where I belong.”
  10. We only had to go down two more doors before he pressed me up against the wall and thrust his tongue in between my lips. Reaching between my legs to the waist of his jeans, I undid them and he let them fall to the floor. If only mine were gone I’d get him to take me against the wall and fuck me hard. I didn’t want it gentle tonight, I wanted it hard and fast.
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Before she began her career in the literary world, L.P. Dover spent her years going to college and then graduated to cleaning teeth, which she loved doing. At least until the characters in her head called her away. She has never been the same since.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

First Glance - L.L. Hunter



Title: First Glance
Series: The Adelaide Paige Saga
Genre: NA contemporary/ romantic suspense/ crime
Warning: Contains violence and sex scenes. Not suitable for readers under 18.
Formats: eBook and Paperback
Release Date: Available Now!

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What if you had the ability to see into the future? What if you knew how someone might die?
Would you do something about it?

This is Adelaide Paige’s dilemma.

She wakes up one day with the ability to see into the future, but she has no desire to be a savior. All Adelaide wants is to graduate college and to become a Forensic Scientist… maybe even date a little. She just wants an ordinary life.

But her world is turned upside down when two dead girls turn up at the local morgue where she works. Adelaide soon discovers that these cases are not your everyday cases, but there is a serial killer out there.
Someone who is murdering young women just like her.

She has a decision to make.

Choose to reveal her secret and risk losing those closest to her? Or remain in the background and let the police handle it?

Will Adelaide make the choice in time to save those she loves… or even herself… from a similar fate?

A thrilling NA contemporary novel from the author of The Garden of Eden, The Legend of the Archangel Series, and Treacherous.


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Getting a call to come into work at three in the morning is not a new thing for me. I often expect it.
But I didn’t expect this.
“This better be important, Jim, if I’m giving up my warm bed for this.”
“It is Addy. I can assure you.”
“Ugh! Why are you so perky this time of morning!”
“I’m a vampire. I sleep during the day.” I shoot ice missiles at my unnaturally perky assistant as he strolls over the fridge to retrieve the reason I was called down here. In less than a minute he has the body bag on a gurney and wheeled in front of me and sliding onto the metal slab.
“It still gives me the heebie jeebies just thinking about it.”
I glance at him in confusion and anticipation and start to unzip the bag.
The face that greets me is not what I was expecting. I jump back with a shriek. Normally I am fine around dead bodies, being a morgue technician and studying forensic science, but nothing I have seen previously prepares me for this.
Lying on the slab in front of me pale and cold is a face more familiar to me than anyone else’s. It’s my face.

Author Bio

L.L. Hunter is the author of over 20 published works, including The Legend of the Archangel Series and The Garden of Eden. She has studied everything from veterinary nursing, forensic science, and dramatic arts, but has always known her true calling was to be an author. 

She has been writing since her teens - everything from fan fiction, to song lyrics, to plays and musicals. When not working on her next paranormal romance, she can be found at home in Australia, reading somewhere comfortable with one or both of her “fur babies.” Follow her on Facebook, Twitter @llhunterbooks, and her blog - http://llhunter.blogspot.com.au.

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