Archive for June 29, 2013

EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it!  The cover for Carlie M. A. Cullen’s Heartsearch, Book II: Found has arrived.

Thanks to Sherry at fundinmental for sharing.

 I love it!

She has kept a similar design and I would recognize her books by her signature covers.

Carlie tells you more with her exclusive excerpt below.

Heart Search: Found, Book II

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One bite started it all . . .

Another mysterious disappearance sparks a frightening chain of events for Remy and her family. Events foretold come to pass, and more strange and alarming occurrences assail her life. Where can she turn?

Coven politics continue to threaten Joshua’s existence, but an even bigger menace looms . . .

And Remy’s life hangs in the balance – can Joshua save her?

Fate still toys with mortals and immortals alike, as hearts torn apart by darkness confront perils which could lead to their doom.

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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT FROM HEARTSEARCH: FOUND, BOOK II

“NO!” we yelled in unison then Jakki continued, “Becky, trust me. It’s not safe – you mustn’t go out there.” Anxiety was etched into her features, overflowing into her tone. Becky raised one eyebrow, hesitating. She knew Jakki was particularly sensitive to elements around her and with her psychic abilities was virtually never wrong when she made comments with such conviction in her voice.

“So what do we do then?” Becky asked.

Jakki didn’t hesitate. “First, make sure all the doors and windows are locked, especially in the twin’s room, then we’ll go from there.” Without waiting for another comment, Jakki strode to the back door and checked it. I ran upstairs to the nursery while Becky checked the front door and lounge windows.

We were all seated again within minutes. Becky was the first to pierce the silence.

“So now what?”

Jakki raised her eyes. “There’s something not quite right. I sense danger, but not . . . evil. It’s weird. My spirit guides are saying that whoever is out there is tenacious and he’s not going to give up until he gets what he wants. The big question is what exactly does he want?” There was an edge to her voice we had never heard before and it made us anxious.

“So do we phone the police or what?” I asked, a frown crinkling my forehead and my lips tightening into a thin line.

Jakki stared at me as if searching for something in my face; a couple of minutes passed before she spoke.

“The police can’t really help you,” she replied sadly.

What? Why not?” My voice rose an octave as I blurted out my questions.

“To be honest, I don’t think they can help with this, unless they’re willing to sit outside your house every night for the foreseeable future . . .” Pity clouded Jakki’s features as she stared at me from below her lashes.

“Jaks, please stop talking in riddles. What do you mean?” I was exasperated that she wasn’t giving me a straight answer and my tone was sharp.

Jakki glanced at Becky before turning her attention back to me. She stared directly into my eyes, her voice so quiet I had to strain to hear it.

“What I mean is . . . he’s not exactly . . . human.”

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Carlie M A Cullen

Carlie M A Cullen was born in London. She grew up in Hertfordshire where she first discovered her love of books and writing. She has been an administrator and marketer all her working life and was also a professional teacher of Ballroom and Latin American dancing until recently.

She has always written in some form or another, but Heart Search: Lost is her first novel. This was launched 8th October 2012 through Myrddin Publishing Group and book two, Heart Search: Found, is due out early July 2013. She writes mainly in the Fantasy/Paranormal Romance genres for YA, New Adult and Adult.

Carlie is also a professional editor.

Carlie also holds the reins of a writing group called Writebulb. Their first anthology, The Other Way Is Essex, was published September 2012 under Myrddin Publishing Group. Their second anthology is in editing.

Carlie currently lives in Essex, UK with her daughter.

You can find Carlie M. A. Cullen at the links below:

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I’ve read Heart Search, Book One: Lost and loved it!

Heart Search: Lost (Heart Search, #1)

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Go here to read my 5 Star Review

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I owe a huge apology to Xpresso Book Tours and to Tiffany Daune.

I was so excited about getting a look at the cover for Landlocked, I just had to be a part of it.

Just now, I found a bunch of my email had been going to spam.

I neglected to check it for days and completely missed out on posting this reveal yesterday.

Please forgive me and everybody feast your eyes on Landlocked!

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Landlocked by Tiffany Daune
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Series: Surface, #2
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Publication date: Summer 2013
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Genre: YA Paranormal
Synopsis:

As if staying focused in trigonometry wasn’t hard enough….Eerie visions are plaguing Theia’s mind, driving her insane.  Someone or something is reaching out to her, dragging her into a dark underwater world. And, to add to her metal delirium, she has no control over her newly awakened Siren senses. She thinks she can hear her cat’s thoughts, she wants to pummel Sarah Collins, and she’s trying to keep it together so she doesn’t lose her scholarship. She needs someone who understands—someone bound to the ocean water she craves—she needs Luc.  But contacting him is risky, and returning to the water a death sentence. She must find a way to harness her Siren senses even though the waves are calling to her. Denying her intended destiny may be the only way to stay alive.

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Tiffany Daune doesn’t get why people want to grow up or why anyone would ever stop eating candy. Her purse is filled with books, lip gloss and a few pieces of Lego bricks. She writes best with a dish of chocolate chips on hand and finds licorice makes a better straw than plastic.
She lives on an island and believes mermaids may be raiding her candy stash, though she hasn’t caught them, yet.
Surface is her first novel and pairs well with gummy sharks.
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Freakin Fridays!

Freakin Fridays is my own little meme. I’ll be posting about books, movies, and all things scary.

Feel free to join in and do your own Freakin Fridays posts!

Tune in every Friday. Get your scare on!

Let’s have some fun!

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Cemetery Planet

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Imagine it. All alone on a planet far, far from home.

It’s a graveyard, the whole planet. And that’s all there is, you and the dead.

You think you are alone, but….you find you’re not.

The hologram you created for a companion doesn’t count. But she should.

She’s the one you’ll need when it comes calling.

I just had to read this book!

The premise is not that far-fetched.

Where will we put the dead in the years to come, when there is no more room to bury them.

This takes place 800 years in the future, when space travel is common, and for some, affordable.

You can come visit your loved ones, or just pay a fee to keep the grave maintained.

Kind of like a theme park for the dead.

That’s where the caretaker, Harvey Crane, comes in.

His job is to maintain the graves and keep the facility up and running, even though no one comes here anymore.

He takes a holographic image from a dead woman’s grave and enhances her so he’ll have someone to talk to. So he won’t feel so alone during his stint on the planet.

When things start going all weird and breaking down, he just thinks the equipment is in need of some maintenance.

But then he keeps seeing something streaking from gravestone to gravestone and he realizes he’s not alone. There’s something else, something monstrous here. And it wants him.

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Even if there wasn’t something there, I would probably conjure something up in my half-crazed imagination.

No human contact and the only real voice you hear is your own. You could probably go for days without saying a word.

Who knows how you would handle that. What tricks your mind might play on you.

Except, it’s no trick this time!

The author took this awesome idea and ran with it. I read it in one sitting and had to go right out and get the next book in this series.

The ending was exciting and leads you to wonder, where is this series going next.

I look forward to finding out.

4 Stars

There will be more!

The Cemetery Planet Series

Cemetery Planet
Cemetery Planet II
Cemetery Planet III … Coming Soon
Cemetery Planet IV … Coming Soon
Cemetery Planet – The Complete Series … Coming Soon

About J. Joseph Wright

J. Joseph Wright

. Joseph Wright is the author of JACK JAMES AND THE TRIBE OF THE TEDDY BEAR (Book 1), an Amazon #1 bestselling epic science fiction fantasy, and Amazon bestselling Horror Novelettes CEMETERY PLANET and FUGUE. Additionally he has compiled many of his popular shorts into the HORROR FOUR Anthology Series. J. publishes every month a new work and has a big library on Amazon http://amzn.to/14TWLhK.

J. married his soul mate Krystle on October 24th 2007. Although they have no kids yet, J. and Krystle are huge animal lovers. They settled down in the country with 5 acres outside of Portland, Oregon. Krystle, works as a freelance book cover artist and marketing extraordinaire for J., who writes Sci-fi, Fantasy & Horror.

You can learn more about the author and his many books here:

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