Four best-selling novelists bring tales of four Southern women who face near impossible choices on their journeys in life and in love during the most turbulent decade of our nation’s history in Among the Fair Magnolias. Don't miss this collection of stories from Tamera Alexander, Shelley Gray, Dorothy Love, and Elizabeth Musser.
Join the authors in celebrating the release of Among the Fair Magnolias by entering to win their Southern Hearts Kindle Fire Giveaway and RSVPing to their August 13th author chat party!
One grand prize winner will receive:
A Kindle Fire HD 6
One copy of Among the Fair Magnolias
Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on 8/13. The winner will be announced at the Among the Fair Magnolias Facebook party. RSVP for a chance to connect with Tamera, Dorothy, Shelley, and Elizabeth, as well as for a chance to win some great prizes!
RSVP today and spread the word—tell your friends about the giveaway via FACEBOOK, TWITTER, or PINTEREST and increase your chances of winning. Hope to see you on the 13th!
Today is the trailer reveal for The Silent Treatment by Melanie Surani. This trailer reveal is organized by Lola's Blog Tours.The novel has action, drama, and romance.
The Silent Treatment (Katrina Jaitley #1) by Melanie Surani Genre: Mystery Age category: Adult Publisher: Booktrope
Blurb:
Twenty-eight year old Katrina Jaitley is rebuilding her life after escaping an abusive boyfriend. The last thing she needs is the mystery she stumbles on during a bout of retail therapy. But she can't ignore the coil of film -- a piece of movie history -- she finds hidden inside her purchase. Unfortunately, Peter, the handsome host of the estate sale, disappears before Kat has a chance to return it to him.
Curious, Kat watches the strip and is shocked to witness the murder of a famous 1920's silent film star by a fellow actor. When a news article cites Kat as the film's owner, her already complicated life goes from bad to worse. Someone begins stalking her. Are they trying to silence her or what she has discovered?
About the Author:
Melanie Surani is a blogger, hair stylist, and author with a heart for international travel. She grew up in Memphis, Tennessee before taking extended trips to Canada, Germany, and Philadelphia.
When she isn’t cutting hair, Melanie is thinking about ways to kill people (for mystery novels). DVDs of British comedies help keep her calm. She lives with her husband and cat in New York City, where she is hard at work on her next novel with Booktrope Publishing.
Her previous work includes The Morning After, Commanding Disappointment, A Body in a Seat, A Similar Fate, and The Silent Treatment, a novel soon-to-be republished by Booktrope.
Melanie is a member of the International Thriller Writers society. Her fiction can be found anywhere ebooks are sold. Follow her adventures at: http://melsurani.tumblr.com/
4 Fun Facts About Melanie Surani:
- Melanie enjoys visiting museums, especially wax museums. Madame Tussauds and the films House of Wax (1933/1953) were inspirations for her thriller novel, Awake.
- Melanie knows a lot about cats and cheetahs – like how to own one as a pet, though she’s only had house cats.
- Melanie was homeschooled as a kid in Memphis, so she learned a lot about writing, languages, and art at a young age.
- Melanie loves food and there’s almost nothing she won’t try once, including brains and offal. No bugs.
There is a trailer reveal wide giveaway for the trailer reveal of The Silent Treatment. These are the prizes you can win:
- Prize pack: ebook copies of The Silent Treatment and Awake (both by Melanie Surani) and one Trendimi gift voucher for a Make-Up Artist course (International)
Can Silas and Kate overcome their rocky start and experience healing—and possibly love? Discover the answer in Melissa Jagears' new book, A Bride at Last. Neither Kate nor Silas is prepared for the secrets and past hurts that have yet to come to light as they attempt to prove nine-year-old Anthony's paternity to the court. Can their wounded souls bind them together or will all that stands between them leave them lonely forever?
Celebrate the release of A Bride at Last by entering to win a $100 Memory-Making giveaway and RSVPing to Melissa's August 4th author chat party!
One grand prize winner will receive:
A $100 gift card to Netflix (for a family movie night), Shutterfly (to create a family memory book), or TablePlayGames (for a family game night)
One copy of A Bride at Last
Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on 8/4. The winner will be announced at Melissa's 8/4 A Bride at Last Facebook author chat party. RSVP for a chance to connect with Melissa and fiction fans, as well as for a chance to win some great prizes!
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How can the wounds that keep us from living the life we want to live be mended and healed? In Tattered and Mended, Cynthia Ruchti walks readers through a gallery of reclaimed and restored art as well as broken and restored lives of those who have gone before us. With a gentle touch and personable wisdom, Cynthia shows how even the most threadbare soul can once again find healing and hope.
Celebrate the release of Tattered and Mended with Cynthia by entering to win her Reclaimed Treasures giveaway!
Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on July 27th. The winner will be announced July 28th on Cynthia's blog.
Plus, now through mid-July, sign up for Cynthia's mailing list for a five-day virtual tour around Madeline Island for the chance to win a Hemmed in Hope prize pack. Each day begins with an email from Cynthia that introduces where you'll be “visiting” that day (all key places from As Waters Gone By) with various interactive elements, including“I wish you were here” postcards, trivia quizzes, and an ongoing Island scavenger hunt. The person who interacts the most will win a Hemmed in Hope prize pack (valued at more than $200).
That includes:
The letterpress block Hope sign from DaySpring
A set of 6 Hemmed in Hope notecards showing a hope-themed Bible verse
A leather “I can’t unravel, I’m hemmed in hope” journal
Signed copies of each of Cynthia’s books, fiction and non-fiction
Can God heal the deepest wounds and redeem what seems unredeemable? Laurie Coombs experiences God's transforming and redemptive power in her new book, Letters from My Father's Murderer. When her father was murdered, Laurie Coombs and her family sought justice―and found it. Yet, despite the swift punishment of the killer, Laurie found herself increasingly full of pain, bitterness, and anger she couldn’t control. It was the call to love and forgive her father’s murderer that set her, the murderer, and several other inmates on the journey that would truly change their lives forever.
Join Laurie in celebrating the release of Letters from My Father's Murderer by entering to win a Kindle Fire!
One grand prize winner will receive:
A Kindle Fire HD 6
A copy of Letters from My Father's Murderer
Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on July 20th. The winner will be announced July 21st on Laurie's site.
Don't miss Jody Hedlund's new book, Hearts Made Whole, a story of loss, forgiveness, hope, and true love set in 1865 Michigan. When Ryan's failings endanger others, he and Caroline realize he’s in no shape to run the lighthouse, but he’s unwilling to let anyone close enough to help. Can Caroline forgive the hurting man who costs her the role she loves?
Celebrate the release of Hearts Made Whole by entering to win an Afternoon at the Beach prize pack and RSVPing to Jody's June 23rd author chat party!
Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on June 23rd.Winner will be announced June 23rd at Jody's Facebook party. RSVP here!
When sixteen-year-old Ambry Csille's
brother gets taken in one of these raids, her utter fear and panic should be
enough to invoke tears in any normal world. But for Ambry, tears are a thing of
the past.
Because of a spell, people can no
longer feel emotion; not enough to cry, and definitely not enough to defend
themselves against the tyrannical soldiers stealing her people’s magic. A rare
vial of enchanted tears chooses Ambry to reverse the spell, and soon she finds
herself the target not only of the Arcaians, but of battle-scarred Talon Haraway,
who wants the tears for his own reasons. All Ambry wants is to rescue her
brother, but when her tears get stolen, Ambry determines to work with Talon to
get them back. Any day the Arcaians could drink her tears. Any day they’ll
succeed at draining her people's magic completely, and all hope will be
gone—not only for her brother, but for her world.
Cortney
is a book nerd who studied literature at BYU-Idaho, a music nerd who plays
clarinet in her local community orchestra, and a writing nerd who creates
stories for young adults. She lives with her husband and three sons in a small
Idaho farm town.
“You’ve had enough, huh?” I spin on the spot and lunge a forward thrust at his stomach.
With a furtive jab, Talon blocks my advance, and I don’t miss the fact that he makes none in return. That doesn’t stop me. I’m too in-the-moment, brimming with adrenaline.
“It’ll be dark in a few hours,” he says, seeming fixed on blocking only. “We’ll go into the city to sleep.”
I laugh and make for his shoulder to get him in an arm lock. “Who needs sleep?”
Before I know what’s happening, my arm is restrained. I’m thrown into the air like a dirty rug and land on my back. Talon kneels across me, pinning my arms on either side of my head.
He studies me, panting. The rims of his eyes tighten and then relax.
“You especially need to rest so you don’t wear yourself out before tomorrow.”
I’m too caught up in his glance to realize he was taking me seriously. We just stare at each other for a long moment. My breath locks in my throat.
A day’s growth stubbles along his chin, and my palms itch to reach out, to feel it. Heat emanates from him in waves, making me dizzy.
I swallow, waiting for him to act—as I can’t really move. With my hands fettered in his, I’m completely open to him. He has to be feeling the same. This invisible lure between us. How else can he look at me with such softness in his eyes?
Too soon he releases his hold and allows me to sit up.
Let's add a little suspense, comedy and romance to the summer!
Kelly Oram wrote her first novel at age fifteen--a fan fiction about her favorite music group, The Backstreet Boys, for which her family and friends still tease her. She's obsessed with reading, talks way too much, and likes to eat frosting by the spoonful. She lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, four children, and a cat named Mr. Darcy.
Ellie’s Sweet 16 is a summer of firsts. First car. First kiss. First boyfriend.
First serial-killing stalker…? Hockey-obsessed tomboy Eleanor Westley has never been the object of a guy's affection before. So when the hottest boy she's ever seen moves in across the street and starts treating her like she's the center of his universe, naturally she's going to be a little skeptical. But everything starts to make sense when girls who look just like Ellie start dying all around the city. Obviously the new guy is the killer, and of course he only likes her because he wants to slice her into tiny pieces. Right?
The more Ellie gets to know Seth the more she's convinced he's a psychopathic killer. Problem is, he's the sweetest psychopathic killer she's ever met. Not to mention he's brutally hot. No matter how hard she tries, she can't help but fall for him.
From the best selling young adult author of The Avery Shaw Experiment and V is for Virgin, comes a lovable, quirky, and wildly funny coming of age contemporary romance about a girl, her strange but hot neighbor, and the crazy summer that changed both of their lives forever.
Will Ellie find true love? Or will her summer of firsts turn out to be a summer of lasts?
2. I once competed in the Miss Michigan Teen USA pageant. (I
did not win LOL.)
3. I’m a baseball fanatic. (Go D-backs!)
4. I broke my head as a kid and had to wear a hockey helmet
to school.
5. I own my own 10-sided dice for role-playing that no one
but me is allowed to role.
6. I wrote my first novel when I was fifteen.
7. I’m a big fan-fiction geek.
8. The Backstreet Boys were my 1D, and I was a total
fangirl.
9. I love Broadway musicals.
10. I love to play golf. (Though I totally suck at it.)
Snippet
I
leapt back and flattened myself against the wall just as Seth knocked on my
window. “Ellie, c’mon, I know you’re in there. I also know you have a weakness
for ice cream. Come hang out with me and we’ll go to Dairy Queen. My treat.”
My
mouth watered at the thought of a Heath Blizzard and I nearly opened my window.
Except... How did he know about my ice cream addiction?
“At
least tell me you found my note.”
Note?
What note?
Seth
sighed and then, as if reading my thoughts, said, “Look at the high scores on Skateboard
Pro 2000.”
Of
course I checked. How could I not? I was admittedly relieved when I saw my
score still at the top of the list, but the next score was only one point below
it and the following eight each one point lower than the next. As baffled by
the impossibility of the scores as I was, I was even more surprised by the
names claiming them—or words, rather. The top ten names on the high score list
now read:
1.
Ellie
2.
You’re
3.
The
4.
Only
5.
Reason
6.
I
7.
Don’t
8.
Hate
9.
Living
10.
Here
I
blinked. Then I read the message again. Then I had to sit down. It was the
nicest thing anyone had ever said to me, and definitely the closest thing to a
romantic gesture I’d ever received. I could feel the flush in my cheeks, but
while my heart was thumping my brain was only processing fear. How had he done
this? And when?
The Silent Treatment (Katrina Jaitley #1)
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