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And Now For Something Warm

1/31/2015

Curled up in front of my computer on this Saturday afternoon, getting ready to write, a thought comes to mind. Brrrr, it is cold out there!

Chilly, chilly, it is indeed, but there is some goodness out there to warm the spirit if not the fingers. Like the new review out on “Tales From the Book Dude” or this one from "Artsy Book Lovin’ Sisters." Whoot!

Combine that with the lovely review I got for Manor of Sweet Souls, and it’s quite warm and toasty in this little heart of mine.

Wherever you are wrap up in something warm—or put on some ice, depending on your hemisphere—and read something good.

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Kiss It Better by Jenny Schwartz

1/22/2015

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Kiss It Better

All Cassie Freedom wants to do is save the world, and she could, if only she were able to. But her dream of nursing in Africa is shattered, and she returns home to Jardin Bay, where familiarity, security, and a sense of her own failure threaten to drown her.

Dr. Theo Morrigan knows a thing or two about responsibility, leaving his own medical practice to take over a family business. He knows his mind, his future, and how he wants to live his life – until an old secret resurfaces and rocks his whole world.

Suddenly, the man who needed no one needs a broken-hearted nurse, and a nurse who thinks she’s too weak will find her own strength.

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Better-Jenny-Schwartz-ebook/dp/B00NAI37I6/

About the Author

Jenny Schwartz is an Australian contemporary romance author. Her books celebrate the joy of falling in love and the freedom of choosing to follow your heart.

She has a degree in Sociology and History — people watching and digging into the past — and a passion for reading, especially books with a guaranteed happy ever after.

Her Jardin Bay series captures her love for Australia, and for sexy heroes and the determined women who drive them wild.

Website: http://authorjennyschwartz.com/

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Excerpt for Arkadia by Dzintra Sullivan

1/21/2015

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Blurb

I am Arkadia Castner. I am beautiful. I am popular. I am also the most messed-up witch you will ever meet. I can’t make water boil, or make the wind blow; I can’t even light a match without the aid of a flint. My 18th birthday is in six months, and if I don’t pass the Paranormal Safety Exams (PSEs) by then, I will be banished to the Isle of Shadows for eternity, never to be seen again – it will be as though I never existed.

I found myself at the halfway house under the supervision and guidance of Den Mother and telepathic empath, Eloise Mayflower. The halfway house is the last chance for troubled paranormal teens like me to pass our PSEs and avoid banishment. Eloise knows everything I think and feel, and is supposed to be helping me, but I still can’t do basic spells a six-year-old can do. I hate it here, but I have no choice. This is my last chance.

I had all but given up hope, when in walks Bohdan Drak. Tall, dark, and so damn sexy it hurts to look at him – even his muscles had muscles. He is a dragon shifter and wears the mark of having passed his PSEs. When our souls meet, we realize we have found our soul mates and perfect matches. My dying hope has found life again, and I finally have a reason to look forward to a future.

I thought everything would be fine, but darkness and despair creep into my future. I have been framed for a murder, and everyone believes I am guilty. The paranormal council now watches my every move. Can I trust Bohdan and true love? I fear my destiny is to be banished forever …

Excerpt:

Suddenly, for Arkadia the world went silent, and every hair on her body began to rise, like a serpent charged with electricity straight from the heavens above, wound around her ankles and slithered up her calves, twisting and writhing over her thighs. Arkadia’s breathing began to get shallow as she was becoming intoxicated and confused at her body’s response. Arkadia looked out the window, and sure enough, as she expected, the big, black, shiny beast of a truck was parked in the parking lot. Looking to the license plate to check if it was the same, she could just barely make out the ‘DRGN30’, and her heart began to race at a clip that would have impressed the highest paid jockey.

What is it about that car? Why is it making me feel vibrantly alive and set on fire all at the same time?

She didn’t have time to contemplate the answer as the door to the class room opened and in walked what she could only describe as a god. He was tall, so very tall, must be tipping about six-foot-four, and his dark almost black, soft, curly hair messily kissed the tops of his shoulders. He was wearing dark blue jeans with a plain black T-shirt that looked stretched to its capacity over his broad shoulders and bulging biceps.

Oh my Gawd! Arkadia’s eyes roamed back up over his bronzed skin, and she heard Mrs. Eckles say, “Class, we have a new student. This is Bohdan. Please make him feel welcome.” Arkadia looked into his eyes. Soooo brown. He seemed to stare straight into her soul, and Arkadia felt the room closing in on her, her skin aflame with electricity. Her very essence seemed to have been lit on fire. The world was closing in on her fast, and Arkadia desperately tried to reach out to Chey, silently screaming for mercy from the heat of the flames, her skin feeling like it was blistering from the intense pain.

The last thing she remembered seeing was Chey's eyes looking at her, full or terror.

Then,

nothing but black.

Purchase links

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1p11oSU
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1wEEMGF
Amazon AU: http://bit.ly/1tKBSma

STALK ME... Errrrrr .... Contact links.

FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Dzintra-Sullivan/1510553862490487

AMAZON

https://www.amazon.com/author/dzintrasullivan

GOODREADS

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8425947.Dzintra_Sullivan

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Marketing Plans

1/16/2015

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There are certain things that just don’t come to mind when you’re writing a book. Marketing is one of them.

When Roane Publishing took on my book, I was thrilled and I wasn’t completely thoughtless about it. I liked the pricing, I liked having it out along with my free read, because I felt the free read could give a reader a risk-free way to try my work. Ninety-nine cents? That could cement the relationship that my work is quality. I knew it would be hard to get people to try a name they’ve never heard before, I just didn’t know how hard it would be.

There are so many ways to connect with readers. Aside from paid ads (if you have the money for them—I don’t) there are groups and Twitter and blogging and the very new tsu. So many outlets and yet it feels like your standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon and shouting into it. You can hear your voice echoing back to you, but you don’t know if there’s anyone else down there to hear you shout.

It’s hard. But my original idea is sound. So I’m just going to keep shouting into the canyon, keep screaming as loud and as hard as I can. Eventually, my book, my name, will feel familiar, and more readers will take a chance on me.

And this is my marketing plan. J

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