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Release Day! Controlling the Dead by Annie Walls!

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Title: Controlling the Dead (The Famished Trilogy #2)
Author: Annie Walls
Published: Oct. 27, 2013

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With the help of her new companions, the path Kansas follows leads to more knowledge of the ever adapting famished.

The team finds help in unlikely places, meeting more survivors, and discovers the possibility of a new beginning.

When the team experiences a devastating loss, Kansas struggles to keep her humanity from fading and distorting like that of the surviving society around her. It begins with knowing who to trust and who to leave behind. First, she must trust herself – she won’t make the same mistakes twice.

As the answers to her questions are revealed, Kansas begins to understand the knowledge comes with a heavy price and great responsibility of controlling the dead.

In a trilogy plot thick with twists and turns, this adult dark fantasy is as emotional as it is horrifyingly gripping.

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Author of dark fantasy and sub-genres of horror. Voracious Reader and Googler. Lover of dark humor. Horror Buff. Zombie Apocalypse Enthusiast. Loyal Cracked follower. Pinterest Addict. Wife of adoring husband. Mother of a seven year old Bruce Wayne. Cook. Maid. Kisser of boo-boos. Ultimate Time Waster. Perfect Procrastinator. Lolly Gagger. Trubie. Cake Decorator. Tea Drinker. Sculpey Sculptor. Girl Gamer. Perfectionist in the art of Facebook stalking. And now, God help me, a blogger. Oh yeah, and a twitter, twatter, tweeter. Well yeah, I’m one crafty bitch.

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Life for Kansas was perfect until the day the world changed.

She has been hiding out for four years in solitude. It’s the only way to survive. The only way not to draw the living dead. Helping a small group of people, she learns the new world might not be what she assumes. Venturing out of her refuge and comfort zone, she meets Rudy, who helps her find a greater purpose. She realizes that the world has moved on without her. Only it’s not what she expects. Her knowledge of the living dead grows and only makes her more curious as humanity continues to hang on by a thread. While on her search for answers she finds comfort in new friendships and love, but her past seems as if it will haunt her forever.

Kansas takes it upon herself to help other survivors, which would be easy if the famished were the only obstacles.

In a trilogy plot thick with twists and turns, this adult dark fantasy is emotional as much as it is horrifyingly gripping.

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Celebrating the release of her newest contemporary romance, Ninety Eight, Shannon Mayer is hosting a fun week long event, ‘Crawl Between the Sheets’! But first, check out Ninety Eight and don’t forget to enter our blog giveaway to win your own copy!

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Release: October 17, 2013

Publisher: HiJinks Ink Publishing Ltd.

New Adult/Adult Contemporary Romance

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For a limited time, Ninety Eight will be priced at JUST $0.99!

Shannon’s other contemporary romance, High Risk Love, has also been reduced to $0.99 during the release event for Ninety Eight!

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Numbers are everywhere—they play such a vital role in our everyday lives. But what would happen if we measured love with equations just as we do our morning cup of coffee? My nana had many recipes in her cupboards, but it was her calculations for love that she insisted I live my life by; and I’ve followed her rules all these years.

One Animal

One Moment

One Critical Impact

That’s all it took for the numbers to start flying in a jumbled mess through my brain as I stared into the violet eyes that would forever make me question my choices. In a split second, the possibilities and reality of true love are revealed and I’m questioning all I’ve ever known.

A Tree

White Fences

Stolen Moments

I can’t ignore the storm brewing around—and within—me. Everything I am is confronted by these new numbers, and all they represent. My past, present and future will all be determined by the gambles I make right here, right now. Again, it’s all about the numbers.

And what I’m learning is, one plus one doesn’t always equal two and sometimes three times isn’t always the charm.

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Enjoy this character post from Penny, Brielle’s best friend

I am Brielle’s best friend, and we’ve known each other since we were kids. Maybe, now, I’m her only friend. But since she started dating Victor, she kind of dropped off the map, you know? Gave up so much to make him happy because of some stupid set of rules her nana laid out for her. Rules that if you ask me are just going to make Brielle miserable in the long run.

And damn, Victor is such a twat waffle! You know, he makes her pay for half of everything, even though they live together? And I mean everything. Even if they go out for dinner together, she has to pay for her meal and he makes three times as much money as she does.

But that’s not the really juicy gossip. No, Victor’s a total dud in the sack. Like “wah wah” bad. And she just keeps on faking it because he’s such a ‘good’ guy. God, I wish she’d just dump his ass and find someone else.

The way Brielle has been acting lately, I think she might almost be there, almost ready to kick Victor’s ass to the curb. She’s been talking about this new guy, someone she met by accident. And the look in her eye tells me that he might just be more than a friend, and my fingers are crossed that is the case. Because, after all Brielle has been through, she deserves to find that guy who makes her heart pound, one that makes her life light up again. I just hope it isn’t too late, that she doesn’t wait too long to make the change she so desperately needs.

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 Crawl Between the Sheets

Welcome to “Crawl Between the Sheets 2013”!

This event is a web crawl scavenger hunt and you are ALL invited! Each day, different blogs will have different events for you to crawl around the web and enter the hunt.

  • GRAND PRIZE: IPAD MINI or $350 Amazon Gift Card (all Amazon territories included) winners choice.
  • RUNNER-UP PRIZE: $150 Amazon Gift Card (all Amazon territories included)

Today’s Web Crawl Events

To participate in today’s web crawl events, follow the directions below to receive your daily points. Once you have completed one of the 2-3 daily events, please return to Shannon’s website at http://www.shannonmayer.com/crawl-between-the-sheets-2013/ and enter your submissions in the Rafflecopter found there!

3pts. Go to Kelley Armstrong’s website at: http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/

  • Find out what nationality is she?

Submit your answer as your entry at http://www.shannonmayer.com/crawl-between-the-sheets-2013/ .

5pts. TWEET THIS: @KelleyArmstrong Thanks for inspiring authors like @TheShannonMayer to write kick ass urban fantasy series like the Rylee Adamson Novels! (You MUST tag both Kelley Armstrong and Shannon Mayer)

Submit the link to your tweet as your entry at http://www.shannonmayer.com/crawl-between-the-sheets-2013/ .

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ON FACEBOOK:  Go to Kelley Armstrong’s Facebook page at  https://www.facebook.com/KelleyArmstrongAuthor

  • LIKE her page AND
  • Enter this as a comment @Kelley Armstrong Thanks for inspiring authors like @Author Shannon Mayer to write kick ass urban fantasy series like the Rylee Adamson Novels! (You MUST tag both Kelley Armstrong and Shannon Mayer)

Submit the link to your post as your entry at http://www.shannonmayer.com/crawl-between-the-sheets-2013/ .

10 pts.  Go to Kelley Armstrong’s website at: http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/

  • Sign up for her newsletter

Submit the email address you signed up with as your entry at http://www.shannonmayer.com/crawl-between-the-sheets-2013/ .

ALSO, every day during this event you may do the following to earn EXTRA points:

If you share this link: http://www.shannonmayer.com/crawl-between-the-sheets-2013/ on Facebook or Twitter, you can enter the URL link to your post/tweet to gain an extra point for the day. Even if you complete the other tasks for the day, you can STILL do this as well up to once a day! 🙂

To see other blogs and the rest of the week’s events, visit Shannon’s site and check out her News Blog!

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About the Author

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Shannon Mayer lives in the southwestern tip of Canada with her husband, dog, cats, horse, and cows. When not writing she spends her time staring at immense amounts of rain, herding old people (similar to herding cats) and attempting to stay out of trouble. Especially that last is difficult for her.

She is the author of the The Rylee Adamson Novels, The Nevermore Trilogy, A Celtic Legacy series and several contemporary romances. Please visit her website at http://www.shannonmayer.com for more information on her novels.

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We are giving away (1) eBook copy of Ninety Eight courtesy of Shannon Mayer! Books will be gifted from Amazon.com only.

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“Who is your favorite romantic couple in a book or movie?”

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Expresso Book Tours has organized a terrific event!

Check out this blitz for Fearsome by S.A. Wolfe

Read on to learn more about Fearsome, check out the authors favorite quotes, and don’t forget to enter the giveaways.

Yep, two giveaways.

I have one ebook copy of Fearsome to giveaway.

And I have a rafflecopter giveaway for three $100 Gift Cards.

But first, feast your peepers on this amazing cover art for Fearsome.

It looks like it could be hung in an art museum!

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Fearsome by S.A. Wolfe

Publication date: October 2013

Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

 Jessica Channing’s big city life should be more exciting than sixty-hour work weeks and popcorn nights with her girlfriends, but it’s not. She has worked hard fulfilling her role as a child prodigy and graduating college years before her peers. She’s the good girl, the brilliant girl. Unfortunately, she’s also the dateless young woman. That all changes with one phone call. Jess’s rigid, predictable life upends when she must visit a small, obscure town to deal with a relative’s death. This isn’t just any little speck of a town, though. Long lost memories come crashing down on Jess’s world when two men, the Blackard brothers, seem to lure her in. Dylan is cover model handsome, and pursues Jess the minute she comes to town. Then there is tall, dark and gorgeous Carson, who hides his own secrets behind his hardened reserve. For someone who has been governed by her own obsessive behaviors and fears, Jess lets her guard down and jumps at the opportunity to have an affair with a man she actually finds attractive for a change. There’s just one problem. Jess discovers that she can’t have a simple romantic fling because true passion does indeed come with some very big strings attached to it. She will have to own up to her own truths about love and face the two extraordinary men; both troubled in their own ways and both determined to have her.

This novel contains graphic sexual content and strong language. It is intended for mature readers.
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Some of the authors Favorite excerpts from Fearsome

“Hey, Bixby,” a deep voice says from behind us. Archie and I both turn to where a man has jumped out of a truck. He looks like he’s in his mid-twenties or older; muscular build, very tall, dark brown, tussled, shoulder length hair and broad shoulders on a trim frame. He is definitely too handsome, too gorgeous and too intimidating for me. He’s the kind of guy any woman would notice. He looks like he walked right out of a truck commercial. He even has the faded jeans, well-worn T-shirt and dusty work boots to complete the picture. I can’t help staring.

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I nod as if I understand the precarious nature of Carson Blackard when the only thing I know about this guy is that he sure knows how to put sexy into a pair of grubby work jeans.

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“Oh boy, here’s trouble,” Lauren says, looking over my shoulder. I turn around to see a very cute guy walk into the diner. He’s what I’d call a summer boy, the Ralph Lauren ad; a tall, tan, athletic guy who sports sun-bleached light brown curls and a casually confident air. Sure, I can surf. Sure, I play polo, who doesn’t? Sure, I scuba dive, sky dive and ski off cliffs.

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(This one was too funny not to include!) “Just go chop your trees and things,” I repeat, waving him on and putting my sombrero back on to hide my face. He walks off, chuckling. “Hope you don’t lose your pecker,” I mutter so he can’t hear.

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“I had no idea the country had this kind of entertainment.” I’m mesmerized with Carson’s waist and the muscles flexing just above his jeans. “Wow.”

“Yes, our country boys got it going on,” Imogene says in a country twang.

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“Stop. Dylan, we have to stop.” I move his hand away.

“Really?” he asks, panting.

“We barely know each other, and I’m not a one-night-stand girl.”

“I don’t want you for one night,” he says, fighting for control of his body back. “I want you for every night.”

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“What happened to Dylan the playboy? I heard you really got around in college.”

“That was then, this is now. It’s not like I was a criminal or a junkie. I went out with a lot of women. Don’t judge me by what I did in the past, Jess.”

“Fair enough, but don’t expect me to change my mind because you’ve got a party in your pants.”

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Dylan towers over me, solid, thick muscles, making him look like he has been created to resemble the perfect Romanesque sculpture. He puts his hands on either side of my arms and waits for me. I unfasten the front clasp of my lace bra and wriggle out of it.

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“Don’t worry. I’ll be gentle, the first time,”

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Yes, and if you keeping holding my hand and caressing my palm, my body is going to shatter.

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“I have wanted to kiss you for three hundred and sixty days,” he says between kisses. “How’s that number for you?”

“I’m not sure it’s accurate,” I say through breathless pants.

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“Are you ready to be a grownup?” Imogene asks, standing over my bed.

“This is a fuckervention,” Lauren says from the other side of the bed. “Stop breaking his heart. And yours.”

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“Whoa. Where do you think you’re going?” He grabs my arm. “We’re still dancing, Babycakes.”

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He strides toward me and takes my hand to pull me towards the stairs.

“We’re doing it your way,” he says.

“What’s my way?”

“No talking, no strings.”

He walks me briskly upstairs to his bedroom and closes the door. Before I can say anything, his mouth is on mine, hot and frantic. My whole body responds immediately. I run my fingers through his hair and then his tongue and lips are on my neck. A rush of cool air envelopes my body as I realize Carson has pushed my dress straps off my shoulders and it falls to the floor.

“Keep the shoes on,” he demands, still kissing me and pulling my panties down at the same time.

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S.A. Wolfe

S. A. Wolfe lives with her wonderfully loud, opinionated children and awesome husband. She is a voracious reader and passionate about writing, and when those two activities don’t keep her locked away in her room, she loves hiking mountains as much as she adores all the thrills New York City has to offer.
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It’s a pleasure to have Melissa Foster on my blog again.

Let’s learn more about Sisters in Bloom, Snow Sisters #2!

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You loved Danica and Kaylie in SISTERS IN LOVE, find out what happens next with
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Kaylie Snow has always been the fun, flirty, pretty sister. Now, her burgeoning baby bump, hormone infused emotions, and faltering singing career are sending her into an unexpected identity crisis. Watching her older sister Danica glide through a major career change and a new relationship with the grace of a ballerina, Kaylie’s insecurities rise to the forefront—and her relationship, with fiancé Chaz Crew, is caught in the crossfire.

Chaz Crew has everything he’s ever wanted: a lovely fiancé, a baby on the way, and soon, the film festival he owns will host its biggest event ever. When he’s called away to woo the festival’s largest sponsor—and the lover he’s never admitted to having—secrets from his past turn his new life upside down.

With her baby shower around the corner, and her fiancé’s big event looming, the pressure is on for Kaylie to pull herself together—and for Chaz to right his wrongs. In a few short weeks, the couple who had it all figured out will learn things about life and love that may change their minds—and their hearts.

SISTERS IN BLOOM is a testament to the bond of sisters, the strength of women, and the pains and delights that accompany motherhood. A book for every mother, sister, and daughter, SISTERS IN BLOOM will resonate with readers who love to explore family dramas

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Melissa Foster is the award-winning author of four International bestselling novels. Her books have been recommended by USA Today’s book blog, Hagerstown Magazine, The Patriot, and several other print venues. She is the founder of the Women’s Nest, a social and support community for women, the World Literary Café. When she’s not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on  Fostering Success. Melissa is also a community builder for the Alliance for Independent Authors. She has been published in Calgary’s Child Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine.

Melissa hosts an annual Aspiring Authors contest for children and has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Melissa lives in Maryland with her family.

Visit Melissa on The Women’s Nest, Fostering Success, or World Lit Cafe. Join Melissa and the YaYa Writer Girls at their annual in-person event. Melissa enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups, and welcomes an invitation to your event.

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Dark Migration should be perfect for your Halloween reading list!

It’s a dark horror fantasy.

Check it out to learn more and don’t forget to enter the giveaway!

You could win a signed paperback copy.

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Dark Migration by Sandra R Campbell
Publication date: August 2013
Genres: Dark Fantasy, Horror, New Adult
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Seanna Raines is on a journey of self-discovery. Only her search does not include college applications or finding a cool summer job. After  killing Samuel Bolvayne, the ‘man’ she fears and loves, Seanna is not  looking for who she is, but rather what she will become.

Samuel spent countless lifetimes trying to forge a companion like  himself, but his previous attempts were considered failures. Until  Seanna. She is his first true success… and his ultimate undoing. Now,  without Samuel to guide her, Seanna is lost. To survive, she needs to  find out what her transformation means: super strength, the ability to  smell human emotions, and an ever-increasing need to devour human souls. Seanna travels to Samuel’s earthly homeland, along the coast of South  Africa, in search of answers. Here, she encounters several of his failed experiments, who claim to know the truth. These abominations lead her  into a sinister world of chaos and destruction, where the birthplace of  evil is revealed.

Seanna clings to the last piece of her humanity while struggling to  accept her feelings for Samuel and what she has done to him. Just as  Seanna embraces her fate, she is forced to choose between life as an  immortal with the one she loves or sacrifice it all to save a world that does not deserve saving.

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Enjoy this glimpse inside Dark Migration

“That pretty young thing is capable of destroying each and every one of you, and with very little effort.” A pinched male voice echoed off the tiled galley walls. Edona and Marko quickly disbursed to another part of the room. Pike stepped aside but kept one hand locked on mine.

Bennett Palmer was hunch-backed with long wiry limbs resembling those of an insect, but when he moved across the room, he seemed to almost slither. Up close he looked very much like a human fly. His abnormally large eyes were too far apart, and his grayish skin was pulled too tight over a misshapen head, threatening to tear at any movement. Long clumps of stringy dark hair hung from various points on his skull. To say he was grotesque would be putting it mildly; he was a monstrosity. As he inched his way closer, I redirected my talents toward him. I received nothing but shadow with a hint of something unearthly sadistic.

He’s not human.

Bennett tapped the side of his head with a crooked finger. “There is no need to waste such wonderful talents on me.”

He knows, but how does he know?

Giving me a once-over before bending slightly to put us at eye level, Bennett cracked his lips, revealing several rotten teeth. “A lovely creature, you are. Samuel is undeniably proud of himself. I have never smelled another Dereltego as sweet as you.” The unimaginable stench that accompanied his words made me gag.

“I’ve never smelled anything as retched as you. What are you?”

Pike’s grip tightened on my hand. Even though the man’s presence made his skin crawl, he hadn’t moved away. Pike always knew that something wasn’t right about this man, and now he hoped he might actually find out what that was.

“My sweet, it is none of your concern. Why not get some rest before Val wakes. You have been a busy girl and will have a lot to answer for.”

Asshole.

Practically hissing, Bennett took a step back to direct his sizzling words at Pike. “See to it she is showered and ready for dinner.” He spun away from us, quickly making his way to the swinging doors. Just as he was about to exit, he turned to flash a hideous smile. “Oh, and Seanna, please try your best not to kill anyone else.”

Rage had been building from the moment he walked through the door, and not wanting to waste it, I lashed out before he could make a grand exit. “Maybe I’ll just kill you instead.”

Bennett paused in the doorway, appearing to cower with his humped shoulders, only to stand straight up and laugh. “You certainly may try.”

A chilly silence hung in the air after Bennett’s departure. Everyone there believed Bennett was evil, and they knew Val to be a vampire. But now there was another ‘unnatural’ being to contend with, only I didn’t come with any defining labels.

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Sandra R. Campbell lives along the tranquil waters of the Chesapeake Bay with her new husband and weight challenged cat. She can trace her passion for the macabre back to reading Edgar Allen Poe as a child, with her pet crow, Big Fellow, by her side. She has since submerged herself in a wide range of dark literature. An avid thrill seeker, Sandra is always looking for her next big adrenaline rush, and when spelunking, climbing, diving and monster hunting fails to deliver, she turns to the creation of through-the-rabbit-hole worlds and sends her characters on their own adventures. Her first NA paranormal thriller, Butterfly Harvest, was published in September 2010. Sandra also writes children’s stories, is an active member of the Maryland Writers’ Association and the head of a MWA critique group.
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I have one signed paperback copy of Dark Migration to give away today!

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“What is your favorite Halloween costume?”

Giveaway ends November 4th.

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M. Leighton’s new release of her contemporary romance, Until I Break, promises to steam up your kindle!

I’m so excited to be a part of this tour.

I have this sexy cover art to show you, the book description, an amazing trailer, and a yummy excerpt.

You’re going to want to race right out and get it!

Something else exciting!

I have one e-book to give away.

Don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the bottom of the post!!

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Title:  Until I Break

Author:  M. Leighton

Release date:  May 14, 2013

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Age Group:  Adult

Event organized by: AToMR Tours

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Laura Drake is an author.  She writes bestselling paranormal romances that continue to top the charts.  She is sharp.  She is confident.  She is in control.

And she doesn’t exist.

Samantha Jansen is the woman behind the wig, the woman most of the world doesn’t know exists.  She is shy.  She is insecure.  She is nothing like her main character or her alter ego.  She is scarred—deeply scarred—by a past she can’t let go of and a present she can’t make peace with.

Samantha’s dreams are consumed by one man, the broken hero from her books.  Mason Strait is both her wildest fantasy and her most terrifying nightmare.

When Samantha meets Alec Brand, a corporate consultant, it is as though Mason has come to life.  Alec is handsome to a fault, as elegant as he is arrogant, and more intense than any man has a right to be.

Samantha is soon sucked into a world that mirrors the fiction she writes.  Just like her main character, Daire Kirby, Samantha finds herself unable to resist the forbidden lure of Alec.  And just like Daire, she also finds that she is faced with taking a chance on a man who could either set her free or destroy her.

The scale tilts toward destruction when Samantha finds out that Alec is as much a work of fiction as Mason.  And he has scars of his own, scars that could ruin them both.

Check out this yummy Excerpt

“Ohmigod, ohmigod, ohmigod!” she hisses through lips that move very little.  “Here he comes!”

I don’t move. Not a single muscle.  I just stare into Chris’s wide eyes until a shape appears at my right.  Slowly, I turn my head and look up, falling headlong into the most amazing eyes I’ve ever seen in real life.  I see them in my head all the time.  And I saw them from somewhat of a distance.  But no amount of exposure could’ve prepared me for the reality of them up close.  They’re like drops of cool lime with a splash of warm cream.

He glances away from me and nods to Chris before his eyes return to mine.  He tilts his head slightly to the side as he considers me.  Still, he hasn’t said a word.  Still, my pulse is racing out of control.

“Can we help you?” Chris says from across the table. I can hear the smile in her voice.

He doesn’t answer for several long seconds.

“I know you.” It’s a statement, not a question.

A voice inside my head, one that I only listen to when I’m writing, cries out emphatically.  Yes, yes, yes!  You know me inside and out!  Just like I know you.

But I shush her.  He doesn’t know me.  He couldn’t possibly.  And I couldn’t possibly know him.  Even though he looks and, thus far, acts exactly like the man that arose from the core of my imagination, from my darkest desires and deepest fears, I can’t let myself forget that he’s not Mason Strait.

“No,” I reply.

He falls silent again, his continued perusal making me increasingly breathless.  Finally his eyes narrow on me.  “I want to.”

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I have one e-book copy of Until I Break to give away to one lucky winner!!

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“What book character would you like to meet?”

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About the Author

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Shorter Bio:  New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, M. Leighton lives in the deep South with her super-hero husband and super-smart malti-poo.  She has a fondness for coffee and chocolate, loves the color red, laughs at almost anything and often stares out her window, daydreaming of far-away places.

Author social media links:

Blog  http://mleightonbooks.blogspot.com

FB http://www.facebook.com/pages/M-Leighton/189192087759491#!/pages/M-Leighton/189192087759491

GR  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1152263.M_Leighton

Twitter  http://twitter.com/#!/mleightonbooks

EM  m.leighton.books@gmail.com

Amazon  http://www.amazon.com/M.-Leighton/e/B004LL0TAU/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

B&N  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/m-leighton?r=1

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It’s that time again.

Time to announce the winners for Lancaster House and The Middle Aisle!

Lancaster House

The Middle Aisle (Lancaster House)

The Swag Pack Winner is:

T. Hammond

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The Winners of both e-books are:

Janna Shay

Kirsten

Jessica

Sandy S.

Tasha

Congratulations!

All winners have been notified.

Thanks to everyone for your comments.

I do love reading them and hope you continue to visit fuonlyknew!

Thanks so much to Taylor Dean for her wonderful books and for letting me host her giveaway.

*****For all of my giveaways go here*****

I’d love to keep telling ya’ll about some really great books.

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It’s the Grand Finale for The Terra Scavenger Hunt hosted by Prism Books.

You can get info for all of the  clues right here!

Scroll down and check it out!

On Tour with Prism Book Tours…

Intro by Gretchen Powell:

In Terra‘s world, resources are scarce and many people make their living as “scavs,” hunting for scraps to turn in on Collection Day in exchange for credits. For this tour, YOU are a scav, and there are scraps all over the blogosphere for you to find! On each participating blog, there will be one of 9 possible questions. Answer the question to receive a keyword that will get you an extra entry in the awesome giveaway!


We Launched our Tour on April 1st!!  No foolin’!

A Tiffyfit’s Reading Corner – Review:

The characters were well-developed and the lead protagonist, Terra, was not whiny, angsty, or annoying.

Pause Time – Review:

I loved Adam from the first moment

Total Book Geek – Excerpt

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Mel’s Shelves – Review

the book is full of twists and turns I didn’t see coming–a big plus for me!

I Am a Reader, Not a Writer – Excerpt

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Lovin’ Los Libros – Review

If you are a fan of Hunger Games, Divergent, or even The Maze Runner series, I think you will really enjoy Terra.

fuonlyknew – Excerpt

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The Quiet Concert – Review

Terra had to be my favorite character. She is a strong, stubborn, protective girl who will do what it takes to protect her family and find answers.

Jessie’s Book Place – Excerpt

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The Reading Diaries – Excerpt 

 & 5 Star Review:

WOW!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE TERRA!!!!!Such a fantastic story I finished in one afternoon unable to put it down. Terra is a brilliant mix between Dystopia and Sci fi in my opinion the story just flows beautifully.

Christy’s Cozy Corner – Review:

 Nothing in the book felt unnecessary. No unnecessary conversations or characters.

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LDS & Lovin’ It – Review

And while the world she creates is a made up one, I saw distinct parallels to our own world and the heartbreaking poverty that exists here as well as the developing environmental problems that clearly led to the devastation of Terra’s world.

Tressa’s Wishful Endings – Review

I also really liked Adam! He’s got bright blue eyes, a lopsided-smile, is intelligent and caring. Though he has his imperfections too. You know that he is keeping something from Terra, but I didn’t realize what it was until Terra finds out herself.

Colorimetry – Excerpt

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Living a Goddess Life – Lemon Berry Preserves Recipe:

& Review:

It’s very rare, in my experience, to find an indie book that is as good as anything that’s gone through a corporate editing process. In fact, it may very well be the Holy Grail of small press books. And yet, on her first lap out of the gate, Gretchen Powell has birthed a fantastic book, self-published. So….consider me a fan!

Passion and Life – Excerpt

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Bookworm Lisa –  Review

The ending left me looking frantically for when the second book is to be released.

Blood, Sweat & Books – Review

Terra was a solid science fiction/Dystopian with detailed world building, plenty of action and enjoyable secondary characters.

Marked by Books – Excerpt

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My Seryniti – Review

 The writing is so good that you are transported to this other world and when something happens I constantly found myself gasping aloud, knowing that the crap was going to hit the fan, but not know why!

Mortality Bites – Excerpt

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Getting Your Read On – Review

The Broke Book Bank – Intervew!!

I guess you can kind of think of them kind of like the reorganized continents of today. When the world fell apart and the Tribunal took over, things changed.

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Giveaway:

One lucky scav will win a Terra prize pack! Get a signed copy of Terra, along with three exclusive (and gorgeous!) bookmarks, as well as a delicate silver watch–just like Terra’s!–all packed up inside a scav bag of your very own! US only.

An additional five (FIVE!) winners will get a digital copy of Terra in the format of their choice. International.

Open only to those who can legally enter. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by Rafflecopter and announced on Rafflecopter and Grand Finale posts as well as emailed and the winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Burgandy Ice @ Colorimetry and Prism Book Tours and sponsored by Gretchen Powell. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

Enter at the rafflecopter links below!

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Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew ya’ll and Good Luck!

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It’s that time again.

Time to announce the winners!

The Dark Inside (A Human Element)

The winners of an e-book copy of The Dark Inside are

Stephanie Anne

Neil S.

Melanie

Kay L.

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A Human Element

The winner of the paperback copy of The Human Element is

Tori

Congratulations!

All winners have been notified.

Thanks to everyone for your comments.

I do love reading them and hope you continue to visit fuonlyknew!

Thanks so much to Donna for her wonderful books and for letting me host her giveaway.

*****For all of my giveaways go here*****

I’d love to keep telling ya’ll about some really great books.

Subscribe by email and lets talk!

This month’s giveaway

The best authors in New Fiction at BestSellingReads.com are celebrating the arrival of Spring with a March promotion:

BestSelling Reads Kindle Fire Giveaway

Prize for winning reader entry: Kindle Fire 7”, LCD Display, Wi-Fi, 8GB

2nd & 3rd place winners: $25 Amazon gift card

Enter at Best Selling Reads

or this Rafflecopter.

Winners will be chosen March 26th by Rafflecopter. No purchase necessary but always welcome.

Good Luck Everyone!

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