If Jane Austen married Edgar Allan Poe...

I can't believe it's December already.

I totally get that as I get older, time seems to pass faster and faster. Maybe it's because I'm busy. Maybe it's because there are so many wonderful things in my life that I don't have enough time to appreciate them all. Maybe it's because the space-time continuum has been altered and instead of a leisurely stroll along we're now tumbling down a steep slope, plummeting toward a singularity of everything and nothing and all in between.

Nah... it's probably just holiday stress. :)

Looking back over 2014, I can see why the year passed so fast. WOLF'S BANE (Demimonde #3) came out this summer...WORDS THAT BIND was released in October... and TALES OF THE DEMIMONDE came out last month. There were so many tours and giveaways that I honestly lost count. What a busy year... and I loved every fleeting moment of it!

I should be taking some time off to decorate the house and maybe even relax a little (ha ha, a little mom humor there. Moms don't relax). But I can't stay away from my computer because there is a novel in there that wants to be edited.

THE HEARTBEAT THIEF is undergoing content edits right now. This is my New Adult Victorian paranormal... think Jane Austen marries Edgar Allan Poe. (I think about that all the time... and have shipped them in a myriad of ways.)

It’s a little bit Jane Austen, a little bit Edgar Allan Poe, and a whole lot of stealing heartbeats in order to stay young and beautiful forever. From the posh London season to the back alleys of Whitechapel, across the Channel and across the Pond…How far will Senza Fyne go to avoid Death?

You know what? Let's have a poll. Vote for Most Appropriate Jane Austen/ Edgar Allan Poe ship and leave your vote in the comments. I'll award an ARC of The Heartbeat Thief to a random commenter... in fact, I'll award one ARC for every ten entrants. Invite your friends, share this post, and increase your chance of winning by increasing the number of ARC prizes!

ARCs will be available once edits are complete.

SO...THE POLL

Most Appropriate Jane Austen/ Edgar Allan Poe ship
A) Joe
B) J. Edgar
C) Scary Jane
D) write in your own suggestion



Be sure to include your email and your choice in the comments to enter.

Have fun with this one... I'm off to relax and edit my heart away.

The Benders: Breeders #3 by Katie French #YA #Dystopian

If you're in the mood for a YA post today, stop by the AJ Krafton blog for a treat from KATIE FRENCH! She's promoting her new book THE BENDERS (Breeders #3) and shared a fun post with us.

Katie French

A.J. Krafton, New Adult Author: The Benders: Breeders #3 by Katie French #YA #Dyst...: Today we have a special guest... Infinite Ink's very own Katie French! She's promoting her new book and was nice enough to stop to make her apologies for breaking the Rule of Three. (Honestly, I detect sarcasm.)

Read on...

FREE on #Kindle LIMITED TIME: Tales of the #Demimonde

 

Tales of the Demimonde

IS FREE ON

Amazon Kindle

Nov 30-Dec 1

 

Tales of the Demimonde is a collection of short works based on the urban fantasy trilogy, The Books of The Demimonde. Follow the saga of Sophie Galen, who is saving the world, one damned person at a time. The advice columnist-turned-oracle must save her Demivampire lover from the fate that threatens each of his race: evolution and the destruction of his soul. Learn more about the Demimonde when you read BLEEDING HEARTS, BLOOD RUSH, and WOLF’S BANE available from the publisher Pink Narcissus Press (www.pinknarc.com) as well as many online book retailers.

 

Now, all the Demimonde companion pieces can be found in one collection, along with never-before-seen material.

 

You'll find the short stories "Scent of Hope", "The Blood Countess Chronicle", and "The Horus Bird"... along with the unreleased lyrics by Turn of the Wheel to "Ocean's Daughter". Read Sophie's musings on Sunfall and a dissertation on the preservation of Demivampirekind by Marek Thurzo. Also included are several behind-the-scenes articles on the Demimonde books as well as excerpts from BLEEDING HEARTS. 

 

 

BLEEDING HEARTS, BLOOD RUSH, and WOLF'S BANE

(BLEEDING HEARTS for Kindle only 1.99)

 

 

This collection is sure to delight current fans of the Demimonde as well as readers who are new to the series. If you haven't yet checked out this series, TALES OF THE DEMIMONDE is sure to give you a taste of what you've been missing...

 

The Demimonde Awaits

 

Hot Holiday Giveaway: Bewitching Book Tours

 

HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!

 Win a Kindle Fire HD

 

(or a copy of WORDS THAT BIND!)

 

 

See more great books that could end up in your stocking...

 

Good luck and best holiday wishes from the Demimonde...

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Secret Santa's Indie Book Giveaway!

How would you like to win books for Christmas?

Current contributing authors and titles supporting the #indiebooksbeseen giveaway

DB Nielsen – SEED: Keepers of Genesis I
Mark Shaw – The Keeper of the Wind
J.C. Brennan – A Fine Line
Kylie Kaemke – Heavy Hearts
Robert A Palmer – Relyk
C.L. Schneider – The Crown of Stones
K.S. Marsden – The Shadow Rises
L.A. Starkey – Deceived
K.K. Allen – The Summer Solstice: Enchanted
LISA – The Elemental
Kevin Moore – The Golden Merra volume 1
Wanda Smith – Summer Winds
Jacci Turner – Bending Willow
Renee N. Meland – The Extraction List
Heather Day Gilbert – Miranda Warning
Jonathan M.Dixit – BabyWorld
Christina L.Rozelle – The Treemakers
Taylor Ann Bunker – Witch In The Woods
Donald Wilson II – Cross Roads
Rose Montague – Jade
Colleen Gareau – Sam(uel) and My Mother’s Summer Vacations
Mika Jolie – The Scale (Martha’s Way Series)
C.K. Dawn – Cloak of Shadows
Wesley Morrison – Let No False Angels
D.M. Cain – A Chronicle of Chaos
Suzanne McKenna Link – Saving Toby
Ash Krafton – Bleeding Hearts
Peggy M. McAloon – Elle Burton and the Secret Portals
Ksenia Anske – Irkadura
Dylan J. Morgan – The Dead Lands
Kristen Mott – Odie the Stray Kitten
A.S. Washington & De’Quan Foster’s – The Twelve
Adam Dreece – The Yellow Hoods: Along Came a Wolf (Book 1)
Lori Crane – Oaktibbee Creek
Lori Lesko – Copyright
Johanna Harness – Spillworthy
J.S. Snow – Redemption
Mikey Campling – Trespass The Darkeningstone
M.J. Fahy – The Magpie King
Neil Winnington – Religious Pursuit
C.J. Morrow – The Finder
Danielle Prophet – The Opposite Of Gravity
Robin MartinDuttmann – Zoo to the Moon
Rochelle Campbell – Fury From Hell
Christina McMullen – Going Green
Paul David Chambers – Manners Cost Everything
Clara Grace Walker – Gratification, Gossip and Redemption
W.M. Calloway – The Xenton Chronicles
Christie Heron – Unrequited
Josephine O’Brien – Shared Skies
Mark Victor Young – Once Were Friends
Patrena Miller – She’s Not Worthy and The Road
M.E. Walker – The Finding
HJ Lawson – War Kids
Elizabeth Guizzetti – Other Systems
Jo Bissell – Beyond the Reach of Judgement
Suzette Brown – Alzheimer’s Through My Mothers Eyes
Kirby Howell – Autumn In The City Of Angels
Michelle A.Picarella – Livian
Jessica Keller – Saving Yesterday
Elena Sandovici – Dogs With Bagels
K. M. Herkes – Controlled Descent
A.T. Russell – Sacred Puppies
David P Perlmutter – Wrong Place Wrong Time
Jennifer Gibson – Sway, Compass and Destiny
Kory M. Shrum – Dying for a Living and Dying by the Hour

With more to come...

 

For my Secret Santa book, I'm going to put a copy of BLEEDING HEARTS (Demimonde #1) in somebody's stocking...

 

 

 

Just check out the other prizes...and wait 'til you see how easy it is to enter... 

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"Tales From The Demimonde" Release Day

 

Tales of the Demimonde

for

Amazon Kindle

$0.99

 

Tales of the Demimonde is a collection of short works based on the urban fantasy trilogy, The Books of The Demimonde. Follow the saga of Sophie Galen, who is saving the world, one damned person at a time. The advice columnist-turned-oracle must save her Demivampire lover from the fate that threatens each of his race: evolution and the destruction of his soul. Learn more about the Demimonde when you read BLEEDING HEARTS, BLOOD RUSH, and WOLF’S BANE available from the publisher Pink Narcissus Press (www.pinknarc.com) as well as many online book retailers.

 

Now, all the Demimonde companion pieces can be found in one collection, along with never-before-seen material.

 

You'll find the short stories "Scent of Hope", "The Blood Countess Chronicle", and "The Horus Bird"... along with the unreleased lyrics by Turn of the Wheel to "Ocean's Daughter". Read Sophie's musings on Sunfall and a dissertation on the preservation of Demivampirekind by Marek Thurzo. Also included are several behind-the-scenes articles on the Demimonde books as well as excerpts from BLEEDING HEARTS. 

 

 

BLEEDING HEARTS, BLOOD RUSH, and WOLF'S BANE

(BLEEDING HEARTS for Kindle only 1.99)

 

 

This collection is sure to delight current fans of the Demimonde as well as readers who are new to the series. If you haven't yet checked out this series, TALES OF THE DEMIMONDE is sure to give you a taste of what you've been missing...

 

The Demimonde Awaits

 

For Booklovers Only...Night Owl Reviews Holiday Contest

 

NIGHT OWL REVIEWS

Holiday Contest

 

WORDS THAT BIND is one of the sponsors for this year's holiday contest.

Stop by and enter to win... and you may be rewarded with heaps of books. *smile*

 

And don't forget to stop by today's virtual book tour stop...

WORDS THAT BIND will be visiting

Real... Hot...Romance

All commenter will be entered for a chance to win.

(For more tour stops, find the list HERE)

 

Have fun and good luck!

 

 

 

 

Coming soon...Will you surrender to The Witch's Kiss?

Coming soon from Wild Rose Press... The latest story about the Meriwether witches!

I'm thrilled to share a look at an upcoming release by my friend and fellow Wild Rose Press author, Tricia Schneider. She's a locally-grown paranormal romance author who writes lush regency paranormal romances. We even share the same TWRP editor (hi, Callie!)

Recently, we attended the Family Reading Festival in Pottsville. Here's a shot of us hugging each other's books...

Feeling the love? We are!

She's just waiting on a release date for her newest love story, but I can't wait that long to show you this gorgeous cover. (We share TWRP cover artists, too, lol.) Here it is...

 

The Witch's Kiss

By Tricia Schneider

 

 

 

Marianne Grey is a ghost. But, she's not dead.

 

Cursed by a necromancer, Marianne searches for the elusive spell needed to merge her spirit with her physical body. She's not alone in her search. Her neighbor and best friend, Sage Merriweather, has vowed to help her break the curse.

 

Sage suffers from his own demons. Literally. After surviving a horrific attack, a demon has bonded with him, mutating Sage's magic so he can only conjure fire. Until he can break the bond, he is a danger to everyone near him, including those he loves.

 

From the glittering ballrooms of London to eerily dark graveyards, Marianne and Sage battle forces of evil destined to claim their souls for eternity. Though their newfound love for each other may be the toughest battle of all.

 

Also by Tricia Schneider... 

 

 

Website – http://www.triciaschneider.com

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/authortriciaschneider

Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/triciaschneider

Goodreads – http://www.goodreads.com/triciaschneider

 

Please join me in congratulating Tricia on her latest achievement!

 

 

How Long Will Burns Chase His Talisman? #djinn #pararom

For a month, at least...

 

 



Join me for a month of interviews, guest posts, and giveaways! You'll want to stop at each blog to leave a comment because we'll be awarding a $25 gift card and handmade book bauble to a randomly drawn commenter...


11/3/2014 The Buttontapper
11/4/2014 Susana's Morning Room
11/5/2014 Room With Books
11/6/2014 Books and Other Spells
11/7/2014 House Millar
11/10/2014 Dena Garson - Real... Hot... Romance
11/11/2014 Unabridged Andra's
11/12/2014 Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews
11/13/2014 Kinky Vanilla Romance
11/14/2014 Deal Sharing Aunt
11/17/2014 All I Want and More
11/18/2014 Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews
11/19/2014 Long and Short Reviews
11/20/2014 Straight from the Library
11/21/2014 Danita Minnis
11/24/2014 Booklover Sue
11/25/2014 Books N Pearls
11/26/2014 Bunny's Review
11/27/2014 MAD Hoydenish
11/28/2014 Romance Novel Giveaways

See you all Monday... let's talk books all month long!

Write Tighter, Write Smarter

In between promoting my latest release and running a multi-author giveaway, I'm still trying to make headway on my latest book project, The Heartbeat Thief. Since I'm editing today, I thought I'd share this post with my writer friends. Enjoy!

As a homeschooled writer, I'd learned to improve my craft one layer at a time.

My first WIP was a stack of notebooks, pages of endless prose that I'd written one summer. I wrote it for fun, an imaginary escape, without the least care for grammar or structure or plot. It was a technical wreck but I wasn't worried--because no one but me would ever read it.

My second…that was different. I knew I wanted to share that story. I also knew I had a lot to learn about writing. I began to amass my writer's library and scoured the internet for articles and discussions and workshops, all in the hopes of improving my writing. I spent years learning how to be a better writer--and will spend many more years learning, too.

Recently, I came across those notebooks of my first attempts at writing a novel and was shocked to see what my style was like when I wrote it eight years ago. I think the aspect that struck me the most was how much I rambled.

It wasn't that I wrote endless chapters of setting or backstory or dialogue. My problem was that I wrote the way I spoke--and I spoke with a lot of extra words.

Extra Words

Extra words make your sentences flimsy. A reader wants the heart of the story--and extra words get in the way. Readers crave hooks and action and a thrilling pace but extra words can cause the story to stumble.

My WIP had a lot of extra words. When I read back through those pages, I found myself skimming. That's the ultimate sign that I lost my audience--and my audience was me. How bad is that?

Tighten Those Lines

When I started homeschooling myself, I'd picked up loads of tips on how to improve the mechanics of my writing. Without realizing it, I began to write smarter because I wrote tighter. Of course, I was learning as I went--and applied most of my new skills through editing.

Editing is a technique that should always be done in layers--sentence, paragraph, scene, and story. You can tighten your writing at each of these layers, resulting in better craft and a better story.

Sentence Level

Extra words like to hide in sentences, adding bulk without substance. You can use the "find" function on your word processor to hunt out those words and eliminate them. The biggest culprits? Words such as really, very, and just, to name a few. You don't need them.

And not just single words-- entire categories such as adverbs and adjectives will loosen your sentences. If you need to enhance a noun or a verb, it may mean you didn't pick the right word in the first place. Find a stronger word and kick the enhancers to the curb.

Another tip to tighten your sentences? Skip the obvious. "He put his hat on his head." Unless he often puts his hat on a different body part, you can skip telling us where he put it.

You can also skip the obvious by eliminating things like "she could see" or "I heard"--because you follow those phrases with whatever is seen and heard. And gerunds? You probably don't need them--if your character grabs a gun and has no intention of swinging it like a club, you can drop the "to shoot" that might follow.

Paragraph Level

When looking to tighten a paragraph, I look for sections that feel like telling and not showing. I'll add a line or two that shows the action and then go back to eliminate the telling part.

Okay, you may be thinking, how can that be tighter? You're adding words!

Yes, I am…but they are healthy, vibrant words, packed with wholesome story goodness. I eliminated the empty calorie words. End result? Better writing and a stronger story.

Example: I could tell she didn't believe me.

The fix: With a sharp shake of her head, she jabbed a finger into my chest. "You do this every time! I tell you that I'm finally happy, and you concoct some stupid story about why I shouldn't be."

Yep, more words…but now the reader sees the disbelief and doesn't have to take the narrator's word for it. I added action and dialogue. That original line "I could tell she didn't believe me" is now fluff to be eliminated. Bye bye, extra words.

Scene Level

Sometimes your sentences are tight but your scenes aren't. Maybe you've got too much going on.

You can tighten your scenes by watching for unnecessary elements--any character or prop or intention or action that doesn't move the scene forward can be removed because they are distractions.

What if one of the characters wasn't present? Is someone worrying about an issue that is keeping the scene from being streamlined? If you can change a character's thoughts or attitude before the scene occurs, would you ultimately improve the flow of the scene itself?

Watch for elements that seem stagnant or present obstacles to your action. Removing them will tighten your scenes and your story.

Sometimes the element is an entire scene. Try deleting it and see what it does to improve the story.

Story Level

Take a step back and think about your story as a whole. How can you tighten it?

List your plotline and sub-plotlines. Do you have sub-plots that do little to move your story forward? If the little stories don't contribute to the plot or to the character's growth, you may be hindering the big story.  It's time to send those extra words on their way.

And the characters that are window-dressing? Send them home. Extra people mean extra words. If they don't work the story, there isn't a reason to keep them around.

Make the Cut

You may be intimidated by the prospect of cutting scenes and storylines and even characters from your story because of the damage it will do to your word count. Keep in mind that readers only want the words worth reading. You can always go back and add to the real story, using strong, vibrant language.

And think of it this way--you'll save an agent or editor the trouble of asking you to revise those same issues. Extra words keep your work from attaining "shelf-ready status". Be brave and do what's best for your story. You and your story and your writing craft will be all the better for it.

(Image courtesy of nkzs.)

#FIFG14 Fall Into Fantasy Giveaway #paranormal #fantasy #adult #YA

Welcome to the Fall Into Fantasy Giveaway, hosted by (yours, truly!) urban fantasy & paranormal romance author Ash Krafton…

Just like last year, more than FIFTY AUTHORS of fantasy and paranormal books are giving away books and swag. Hope you’re ready to start clicking and start winning because the Rafflecopters await!

This year, I am offering signed paperbacks of Bleeding Hearts (Demimonde #1) and Words That Bind, my brand-new paranormal romance. Two books, two winners, twice the love.

 

Bleeding Hearts

(Demimonde #1)

A shy advice columnist-turned-oracle must find a way to save her dangerous demivampire lover from the fate that threatens each of his race: evolution and the destruction of his soul.

When advice columnist Sophie meets dark and alluring Marek, she learns life-changing secrets about them both—he’s a demivampire struggling to avoid evolution and she’s an empathic oracle destined to save him. Sophie possesses the rare ability to reduce the spiritual damage that causes a demivamp to Fall, making her the only thing that stands between a DV and evolution. However, as Marek's dangerous past propels him toward his desperate fate, his enemies make darker plans for him: once vampire, powerful Marek would be second only to the Master himself. The vamps want to cause Marek's Fall and they intend to use Sophie to do it.

And for those who like a little love with their magic...

Words that Bind
 

Social worker Tam Kerish can’t keep her cool professionalism when steamy client Mr. Burns kindles a desire for more than a client-therapist relationship—so she drops him. However, they discover she’s the talisman to which Burns, an immortal djinn, has been bound since the days of King Solomon…and that makes it difficult.

Ethical guidelines are unequivocal when it comes to personal relationships with clients. However, the djinn has a thawing effect on the usually non-emotive Tam, who begins to feel true emotion whenever he is near. Tam has to make a difficult choice: to stay on the outside, forever looking in…or to turn her back on her entire world, just for the chance to finally experience what it means to fall in love.



In order to ensure you get a book you will love, we have divided our prizes into two groups—adult books and YA books. Feel free to enter either giveaway or both. 

Giveaway runs until October 31st...plenty of time to get all your entries in...

The authors:
Tricia Schneider, Nicole Zoltack, Marsha A. Moore, Mimi Sebastian, Terri Rochenski, Julie Reece, Lori J. Fitzgerald, Debbie Christiana, Georgia Lyn Hunter, M. Pax, Sharon Saracino, Shah Wharton, H. L. Burke, Angela Myron, Jocelyn Adams, James Garcia Jr, Tina Moss, Danielle DeVor, Sharon Buchbinder, April Aasheim, CL Bledsoe, Mara Valderran, Angela Yseult, Kallysten, Juli D. Revezzo, Aldrea Alien, Loralie Hall, Allyson Lindt, Sotia Lazu, Angela Castillo, Valerie Twombly, R.M. James, Shanyn Hosier,Ronesa Aveela, Sofia Grey, Konstanz Silverbow, Jamie Marchant, Brandy L Rivers, JC Andrijeski, Stacey Nash, Scarlett Dawn, Jami Gray, Erica Crouch, Janna Jennings, Tonya Macalino, Christine E. Schulze, Selah Janel, and Ash Krafton.












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Make some new author friends and see what they’ve been up to…they may have written your next favorite book. 

Good luck to everyone and thanks for entering!

WORDS THAT BIND: "A Unique Paranormal Romance You Will Love"

Thanks to all the readers and bloggers who have made release day so wonderful!

WORDS THAT BIND has a 4.7 out of 5 star rating on Amazon! (Listen to the sound of my heart exploding...*kaboom*)

I just have to share some of the reviews...

“From the first page, the author pens a tale of mystery speckled with witty humor and intense (although initially denied) attraction…”

“Ash Krafton handles this potentially absurd story with such aplomb and demonstrates she has done her homework about psychotherapy to the point that after a few chapters the attraction she has nurtured between Tam and Burns makes terrific sense - and it is just fine that Burns is a djinn of ancient years. Such a clever idea for a story and Ash carries it off exceedingly well.”

“Ash Krafton was able to weave a story that wonderfully blended mystery, humor and romance…[she] respectfully and sensitively deal[s] with mental health issues without adding to the stigma of mental health.”

“An intelligently told story of love with a supernatural bent.”

As a fantasy writer, I am thrilled that readers are loving my new romance novel. I'm a huge fan of paranormal and fantasy stories and this was a book I truly enjoyed writing--for the love of my own guilty pleasures.

 

As a health care professional, I am grateful for the praise the clinical aspects of the story have received, because accurately portraying the complex issues faced by therapists is extremely important to me.

 

A huge part of me went into this novel. That's why I'm tickled that a reader titled their review "A Unique Paranormal Romance You Will Love" 

 

So, overall... I'm all smiles and I can finally breathe again. :)

 

And I'll need a deep, deep breath--because today starts the Bewitching Book Tour for WORDS THAT BIND!

 

Be sure to visit some of the blogs that are graciously hosting my book, and enter the tour giveaway.

 

WORDS THAT BIND

Blog Tour

(Bewitching Book Tours)

 

October 13 Interview

Fang-tastic Books

www.fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com

October 13 Spotlight

Sapphyria's Book Reviews 

http://saphsbookblog.blogspot.com/

October 14 Interview

Deal Sharing Aunt

www.dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com

October 15 Spotlight

Kim Mullican

http://kimmullican.wordpress.com/

October 16 Interview

Pembroke Sinclair.  

www.pembrokesinclair.blogspot.com

October 17 Spotlight

Share My Destiny

http://sharemydestiny.blogspot.com

October 20 Interview

Darkest Cravings

www.darkestcravings.blogspot.com

October 21 Character Interview

Eclipse Reviews

www.totaleclipsereviews.blogspot.com

October 22 Review

Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock

www.pratr.wordpress.com

October 23 Spotlight

Houston Havens 

http://houstonhavens.wordpress.com

October 24 Spotlight

Valerie Twombly

www.valerietwombly.com/blog

October 27 Interview

Author Karen Swart

www.authorkarenswart.blogspot.com

October 27 Spotlight

Sexy siren book blog

www.sexysiren-bookblog.blogspot.com

The Genie Is Out Of The Bottle... WORDS THAT BIND #release #paranormalromance

 

Today is the worldwide release of WORDS THAT BIND, a paranormal romance from The Wild Rose Press!

 

When a hot hero meets a cool heroine, there's bound to be steam.

 

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Calm, cool, collected... it's not just a professional veneer. It's the way social worker Tam Kerish has always gone through life.

Emotionally detached. Clinically non-emotive. She's never known what it means to truly feel what others take for granted. A smile. A tear. A single moment of exhilaration.

That all changes the day he walks into her office. He's her polar opposite--and the ideal case study.



Burns is consumed by emotion, his fiery temper, his passionate drive to achieve his desires. Born of fire centuries before Christ, he is the last of Solomon's mighty djinni. Seething and smoldering, he is keenly interested in Tam, and the treasure she hides from him. It's only a matter of time until he gets what he wants.



He'll get so much more than he bargained for.



Lots of places to visit in the next couple of weeks--meeting new readers, checking out new blogs, and spending time talking books with some of my dearest friends. *hearts*

Before the book tour starts on Monday, let's have a little blast to spread the good news... pop in to the following spots to say hello and check out the blogging lovelies!

 

October 10 Release Day Blitz

Courtesy of Bewitching Book Tours

Urban Fantasy Investigations

http://urbanfantasyinvestigations.blogspot.com/

Sapphyria's Book Reviews

http://saphsbookblog.blogspot.com/

Angel’s Guilty Pleasures

http://angelsguiltypleasures.com

SBM Book Obsession

http://sbmbookobsession.blogspot.com/

Deal Sharing Aunt

www.dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com 

BookShelves Of Dreams

http://www.bookshelvesofdreams.com/ 

Fang-tastic Books

www.fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com

Roxanne’s Realm

www.roxannerhoads.com

Lisa’s World of Books

www.lisasworldofbooks.net

The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom

www.creativelygreen.blogspot.com



A.J. Krafton, New Adult Author: Book Blast & Giveaway...Celebrate with the Inkling...

A.J. Krafton, New Adult Author: Book Blast & Giveaway...Celebrate with the Inkling...:   Happy Birthday to one of my favorite groups of authors... the Infinite Inklings! We're celebrating with a book blast and giveawa...

Terri Rochenski Talks Fantasy, Sequels, and Fun With Toothpicks

 

Longtime friend of the show author Terri Rochenski is celebrating the second book in her Pool of Soul series...SECRET OF THE SOULS! She's stopping by to say hi, share her new book, and talk about writing sequels. (The toothpick part comes further down.)



First, the shiny new book!

Blurb:

Thrust out of their homes by a human High Priest on a vengeful mission, the Natives of Derlund no longer have a place to call their own. One escaped capture, however, and now she, Hyla, is the only one who can save her people. 

For, Hyla, though, saving her nation isn’t her ultimate goal—returning to the Pool of Souls is. Becoming its Guardian and preserving their faith is her heart’s desire. The perils of her current journey, though, could leave her unable to fulfill that dream. 

To find her way back to the Pool, Hyla must live among dangerous, powerful humans willing to defend the Natives, and must submit herself—her Talents—to them. While her protection is paramount, plots to end Hyla’s life will push her to her physical and emotional limits. 

On the edge of sanity, her courage tested, and convictions nearly broken, Hyla’s final test of loyalty to her faith comes with the death of one she could have loved.


Paperback: 

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Ebook:

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New to the series?

Pick up Book One: Eye of the Soul at a fabulous price!

 

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My thoughts on writing a sequel... by Terri Rochenski 

My initial thought? UGH.
 

I mean, really. How the heck am I supposed to remember ALL the loose ends that need tied up in my fantasy series? How the heck am I supposed to keep track of what’s already been said, who’s met who, and what foreshadowing I did or didn’t use?

Stress much?

Yeah. And, I’m a planner with a capital P. It’s hard enough for me to keep track…how do pantsters pull it off???

Can you imagine George R.R. Martin’s writing space? I’ve never seen it – or pictures of it – but I can only imagine the pin boards, sticky notes, and notecard boxes. File folders. 3-ring binders. And the list goes on…

At least, that’s what I would need if I was him.

Thinking on my other genre-love, historical romance, the thought of sequel writing isn’t as scary. A love story doesn’t have various PoV’s, a half-dozen plot lines, and character arcs to complete. A sequel to a romance is either a continuation of that first book’s couple OR the story of a secondary character.

Easy peasy, IMO.

Well, perhaps not EASY, but a smidge easy-ER than attempting a fantasy sequel.

How ‘bout you? Think sequel writing is easy? What do you do to keep it easy-ER?

Terri Rochenski, Author:

Terri started writing stories in the 8^th grade, when a little gnome whispered in her brain. Gundi’s Great Adventure never hit the best seller list, but it started a long love affair with storytelling.

Today she enjoys an escape to Middle Earth during the rare ‘me’ moments her three young children allow. When not playing toys, picking them back up, or kissing boo-boos, she can be found sprawled on the couch with a book or pencil in hand, and toothpicks propping her eyelids open.

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Toothpicks? *shudder* :)

Not All Wishes Are Forbidden... WORDS THAT BIND #paranormalromance

School is back in swing, and I've been so busy taking' back the television remote control now that the kids are out of the house working on the upcoming Fall Into Fantasy giveaway that I haven't been paying proper due to my upcoming book release! Well, that's about to change. :)

My paranormal romance is almost here... and I just found it on Amazon today! *hearts*

What a thrill... that happy rush never gets old.

WORDS THAT BIND

coming October 10, 2014
The Wild Rose Press

 

 

 

Social worker Tam Kerish can’t keep her cool professionalism when steamy client Mr. Burns kindles a desire for more than a client-therapist relationship—so she drops him. However, they discover she’s the talisman to which Burns, an immortal djinn, has been bound since the days of King Solomon…and that makes it difficult to stay away from him.

Ethical guidelines are unequivocal when it comes to personal relationships with clients. However, the djinn has a thawing effect on the usually non-emotive Tam, who begins to feel true emotion whenever he is near. Tam has to make a difficult choice: to stay on the outside, forever looking in…or to turn her back on her entire world, just for the chance to finally experience what it means to fall in love.



Deserts, reflecting pools... all it needs is a fire elemental to heat things up...

 

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Words That Bind

by Ash Krafton

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And whether you like to hug a paperback or cuddle a Kindle, you can pre-order WORDS THAT BIND from Amazon.

 

Tour info coming soon so stay tuned... we'll soon be feeling the Burn. :)

 

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