Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Christmas In October - October 17


A Cow Named John - Gail Picado
 Why did you name your cow John? After all, John is a boy's name.

Twelve-year-old Mike Elsasser lives on a farm in 1950s Nebraska. John is his favorite cow – she lets him go cow skiing with her in the mud. He constantly gets asked about her name, but he doesn't feel like explaining. "Just because," he tells them.

Then one day, John gets lost…

…And even worse, Mike finds himself saddled with his younger cousin, Gaylyn, a girl who smiles all the time and doesn’t know anything. 

While John gets up to odd adventures, the two children have adventures of their own. They fight mosquitoes, make their own ice cream, find a secret passage and risk electrocution in irrigation trenches. They get involved in the trickery of fishing and the hunting of snipe. They learn horse tricks, escape an angry sheep, keep their trickster uncle at bay, and even survive a tornado!

A Cow Named John is a nostalgic and humorous story about children on a farm, their antics, and how work can feel like play – and how the search for John can be just as fun as actually finding her.   




I will give a copy of A Cow Named John 

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Wolf's Soul - Tierney O'Malley
To keep the woman he loves, he’ll do more than turn his back on his pack.
He’ll fight and kill every shapeshifters in his path.
Damn the consequences. Damn his fifth and last remaining life.

Ruthless, charismatic, and dangerously handsome shapeshifter, Callum Dyrdek abides by his clan’s code - avoid humans, but protect them from their archenemy, the Blood Robbers. But he broke the rules when he meets Marisol, the passionate and kick-ass woman who possesses the powerful ancient sword that belonged to the leader who ruled his clan many centuries ago. He claims her as his. Now, the enemy demands he give up the woman and the sword or they will attack the humans. Will his clan stand behind him after what he has done?

Expert swordswoman, Marisol Saint James killed a shapeshifter. Now she’s on the run with another named Callum who wants her sword and has taken her virginity. But until she finds the truth about herself, she must trust him. When Callum put his fifth and last life on the line in exchange for her safety, she intervenes. Callum wants her sword, but she gave him her heart—whole-souled.









I am giving a copy of Wolf's Soul 
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Edinburgh Fog - Jane Richardson
 When Greg Morton returned to Edinburgh, it was to follow his dream of opening the smartest bar-bistro in town. Now Tellers’ is a huge success—but the truth is, deep inside, it means little without the love of his life.
Four years ago, he left Julia Brady behind in London to realize his business ambitions in his Scottish home town. By the time he’d recognized his mistake and admitted to himself he wanted her back, the grapevine told him Julia had moved on—and Greg had to face the fact that he’d been a fool.
When Julia appears out of the blue in Tellers’, he knows the only thing he should do is walk right up to her and say hello. But it looks like someone else has their sights set on her, and he’s a quick worker.
Is Julia about to disappear from Greg's life a second time - this time, for good?

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I'm giving a copy of contemporary short story Edinburgh Fog, plus a little ‘Winter Wonderland’ bracelet kit

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Country And The Rock - S. Willett
Twelve-year-old Sean West, also known as Country, sees an explosion of light and finds clues that lead him to Clicker, a young alien, who wants to know what it’s like to be a boy from Earth.
Country and his friends show Clicker all kinds of Earth-boy fun and Clicker teaches them about planet, Sory, in the Whirlpool Galaxy.
They discover keeping Clicker a secret from others isn’t so easy. Not only are the boys thwarted by Country’s sister but by the local sheriff, the FBI, and some thieves from another planet, Venatici.


I would love to give away a copy of my story in any 
format the winner would like! 

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Guinevere: On The Eve of Legend - Cheryl Carpinello

 Finalist Pre-Teen Literature: Dan Poynter's 2011 Global Ebook Awards.
At the dawn of Camelot, one young girl is about to take her place beside the greatest king in England's history.

She is a mere child of twelve. But in these medieval days, this is the age when childish things must be put away and greater responsibilities accepted--all in preparation for a betrothal of marriage.

For young Lady Guinevere, on the advent of her thirteenth Birth Day, the whole idea is quite unbearable. After all, what could be better than spending her youth playing with her best friend Cedwyn, roaming the grounds around the castle looking for mythical creatures or hunting rabbits?

However, the wizard Merlyn--her teacher and friend--knows that destiny has a way of catching up with a person. His arrival sets in motion a series of events that will lead Guinevere to her destiny whether she is ready for it or not.

I will donate an autographed paperback of 
"Guinevere: On the Eve of Legend"

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Christmas In October - October 15


Lola’s not pretty. Lola’s not popular. Lola wishes she could disappear … and then one day she does just that...

For seventeen-year-old Lola Savullo, life is a struggle. Born to funky parents who are more in than she could ever be, Lola’s dream of becoming a writer makes her an outsider even in her own home. Bullied and despised, Lola still has the support of her best pal Charlie and Grandma Rose.

Not only is she freakishly tall, Lola’s a big girl and when forced to wear a bathing suit at her summer job as a camp counselor, Lola’s only escape from deep embarrassment seems to be to literally vanish. Soon after, she discovers the roots of her new “ability”.

Slowly, with Charlie’s help, Lola learns to control the new super power. The possibilities are endless. Yet power can be abused, too…

Then, when tragedy strikes, Lola must summon her inner strength, both at home and at school. She has to stand up for herself, despite the temptations and possibilities of her newfound super power.

A coming-of-age story that will warm the heart.


Invisible is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, and the Solstice Publishing website.

Twitter: @JeanneBannon

FB author page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeanne-Bannon/182120961844916

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/user/jbannon4398

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Jeanne-Bannon/dp/1466368756/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318029462&sr=8-1

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/88217
Solstice Publishing: http://www.solsticepublishing.com/products/Invisible-%252d%252d-Print.html

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12586579-invisible

I am offering a bookmark and an eBook of Invisible 
in any format 

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Sloane Wolf - Margay Leah Justice

For more than a hundred and fifty years, the gray wolf has failed to roam the hills of Massachusetts, leading to the belief that they are extinct. But with a spattering of sightings across the Berkshires, the legend of the gray wolf comes to fruition. The product of that legend, Micah Sloane will go to great lengths to protect his kind from the threat of outsiders, who seek to exploit the legend for their own interests. One thing he didn’t count on, however, was finding his soul mate in the company of such men.

From the first time she predicted a stranger’s imminent death when she was little more than a child, Shiloh Beck knew she was different. Wishing to cultivate her gift, her parents made the fateful decision to enroll her in a private school for paranormally gifted children. Unbeknownst to them, the school was just a front for a research facility simply called the Institute, whose secret board members weaned gifted children from their families to exploit their gifts. Shiloh has spent the better part of her life trying to escape the Institute and reunite with the family she was told had abandoned her.

From their first meeting, Micah and Shiloh share a connection that goes beyond the normal to bond them in a way that love alone cannot. But before they can build a life together, they must deal with the fall-out when the legend of the wolves collides with the men behind the Institute.

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Buy Links:


Smahwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/116104

I am offering an e-copy of Sloane Wolf 

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Colors Like Memories - Meradeth Houston

Julia has a secret: she killed the guy she loved. It was an accident—sort of. 

Julia is a Sary, the soul of a child who died before taking her first breath. Without this 'breath of life' she and others like her must help those on the verge of suicide. It's a job Julia used to enjoy, until the accident that claimed her boyfriend’s life—an accident she knows was her fault. If living with the guilt weren't enough, she's now assigned to help a girl dealing with the loss of her mother, something Julia's not exactly the best role model for. If she can't figure out a way to help her, Julia's going to lose her position in the Sary, something she swore to her boyfriend would never happen.

  I'll be including a copy of Colors Like Memories 
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Animal Crackers - Elle Druskin
The Liberty Heights series: Book 1 Animal Crackers:

You're fired! Karma has it in for New Yorker Hayley Weaver. Fired and evicted in one day, she's desperate. House-sitting a movie star's home sounds like the answer to her prayers, or is it? For one thing, the house is in New Jersey, the one place Hayley swore never to set foot in again. Then there's all those animals that nobody told her about. Small town veterinarian Jake Marx is desperate too. Jake needs to meet a woman he hasn't known since kindergarten. With Jake on Hayley's speed dial to corral all the critters, it's a sure bet the entire town is in cohoots to make sure Hayley and Jake get their happily ever after.

Now available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble: 
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/animal-crackers-elle-druskin/1111939207?ean=2940033297757
 

I am giving a copy of Animal Crackers 


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The Map Quilt - Lisa J. Lickel
The Map Quilt, the sequel to The Last Bequest, is here from Canadian publisher MuseItUp. 

Join Judy and Hart and their sidekick Poncho Villa as work to unravel the murder of Hart's boss and how Judy's ancestors were once part of the Underground Railroad. 


 Offering a set of coffee themed giant-sized comfy pillow cases. 


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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Christmas In October - Oct 12

Relocated - Margaret Fieland
When fourteen-year-old Keth's dad is transferred to planet Aleyne, he doesn't know what to expect. Certainly not to discover Dad grew up here, and studied with Ardaval, a noted Aleyni scholar. On Aleyne, Keth’s psi ability develops. However, psi is illegal in the Terran Federation. After a dangerous encounter with two Terran teenagers  conflict erupts between Keth and his father. Keth seeks sanctuary with Ardaval.  Studying with the Aleyne scholar Keth learns the truth about his own heritage. After Keth's friend's father, Mazos, is kidnapped, Keth ignores the risks and attempts to free him. Little does he realize who will pay the cost as he becomes involved with terrorists.

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I'll give away a PDF copy of Relocated!


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Not Long Ago - Susan A. Royal





Erin has met the man of her dreams, but as usual there are complications.  It’s one of those long distance relationships, and Griffin is a little behind the times-- somewhere around 600 years. 

In the middle of researching medieval British history for her employer’s next bestseller, Erin and March are transported to a time where chivalry and religion exist alongside brutality and superstition. Since women in the Middle Ages don’t wear trousers or have short hair, Erin is forced to pose as March’s nephew while they search for answers. 

When Erin finds employment as handsome Sir Griffin’s squire, she’s immediately attracted to him.  Something’s not quite right at the castle, and Erin and March feel sure mysterious Lady Isobeil is involved. But Erin must cope with crop circles, ghosts, a kidnapping and death before the truth of her journey is revealed.

While Erin struggles to survive in this harsh world, she grows to admire Sir Griffin’s courage, quiet nobility and devotion to duty, yet she must deny her feelings.  Her world is centuries away, and she wants to go home.  But, she can’t stop thinking about her knight in shining armor.   



I am offering a copy of Not Long Ago 
in any format

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Courting the Flame - Diana DeCameron
Courting the Flame Tagline:
Uncovering a heartbreaking past life is one thing. Continuously choosing to relive it? Karmic hell.

Courting the Flame Blurb:
Gracie is rudderless since the recent death of her husband. Trusting to Fate and the flip of a coin, she returns to Boston, unsure of herself and what to do. She meets Chloe—an eccentric young artist with a vibrant personality—and they instantly click. But then there’s Michael…Gracie can’t explain the attraction between them, the way she’s always backing into him. The matter is compounded by the presence of her dearly departed Jonathan. He’s still there, and Gracie clings to his ghostly presence as if he were her lifeline. Without him, she can’t even sleep in a proper bed!
With the support of her new friends, Gracie begins to develop into a strong woman, each step taking her closer to Michael. Unwilling to let go, Jonathan grows increasingly abusive, threatening all the people that Gracie loves. It’s up to Gracie to uncover the truth about the invisible thread that binds them all together, and the ripple effect that perpetuating that thread has had on them all…before it’s too late

Diana DeCameron

Uncovering a heartbreaking past life is one thing.
Continuously choosing to relive it? Karmic hell.

Courting the Flame
By Diana DeCameron

Available now at:

I am offering 2 copies of Courting the Flame 
in any format
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If I Could Be Like Jennifer Taylor - Barbara Ehrentreu


Carolyn Samuels is obsessed with the idea of being popular. She is convinced that the only thing keeping her from happiness is her too heavy for fashion body and not being a cheerleader. Hyperventilating when she gets nervous doesn’t help. When she is paired for a math project with the girl who tormented her in middle school, Jennifer Taylor, she is sure it is going to be another year of pain. With Carolyn’s crush on Jennifer’s hunky junior quarterback, Brad her freshman year in high school looks like a rerun of middle school. When Jennifer is the only student who knows why she fell in gym class, Carolyn is blackmailed into doing her math homework in return for Jennifer’s silence. Jennifer takes on Carolyn as a pity project since she can’t be seen with someone who dresses in jeans and sweatshirts. When Jennifer invites Carolyn to spend the night to make her over and teach her to tumble, Carolyn learns Jennifer’s secret and lies to her own friends to cover it up. Will Carolyn become a cheerleader and popular? Does she continue to keep Jennifer’s secret? Or will she be a target of this mean girl again?



I am offering an eBook of If I Could Be Like 
Jennifer Taylor 
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Summer of the Eagles - Ros Gemmell
 
Thirteen year old Stephanie (Stevie) loses her parents in a terrible accident, leaving her lame. Stevie’s dreams of running for Scotland are over and she vows never to love again. No longer able to cope with Stevie’s moods, Gran sends her to an aunt on a Scottish island.
Although Stevie gradually makes new friends and discovers an interest in the bird sanctuary, she soon falls into danger from two bird poachers intent on harming the eagles.
Karig, a strange boy in the hills, helps Stevie to heal. Does he have anything to do with the eagles or the painted rocks and legends of the island?
Summer of the Eagles is an adventure book with a slight fantasy element, for 10 to 14 year olds. It is also about loss and healing, bird protection, and friendship.


 I am giving an eBook of Summer of Eagles

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Christmas In October - Oct. 10

Hex Breaker - Devon Ellington
Hex Breaker Jain Lazarus joins the crew of a cursed film, hoping to put to rest what was stirred up before more people die and the film is lost.  Tough, practical Detective Wyatt East becomes her unlikely ally and lover on an adventure fighting zombies, ceremonial magicians, the town wife-beater, the messenger of the gods, and their own pasts.
The Jain Lazarus Website:  http://hexbreaker.devonellingtonwork.com 

Amazon Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/Hex-Breaker-ebook/dp/B00872VCSW/ref=sr_1_2?
ie=UTF8&qid=1338601661&sr=8-2
Solstice Pubishing:
http://www.solsticepublishing.com/downloads.aspx?categoryid=182

Give away:  A PDF copy of "Every Day Magic" a 
Copper Wishes Creek Tale from a new volume of linked 
stories not available until Spring 2013!  
Logline:  Sabrina Tiodhac's nasty ex is giving her trouble, 
picking up on the ill winds and mysterious strangers blowing into town, but she's got the every day magic of friends around her in a way unique to the small town of Copper Wishes Creek. 

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Nature's Unbalance - Andrea Buginsky

During a time of celebration for The Chosen, a mysterious force appears on Phantasma, threatening to destroy Nature and all of her creatures. 

Will The Chosen find and defeat this force, and save Nature before it's too late?

buy links
http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Unbalance-The-Chosen-ebook/dp/B008MPCMWY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346533627&sr=8-1&keywords=andrea+buginsky
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/natures-unbalance-andrea-buginsky/1112148503?ean=2940014967693
https://www.createspace.com/3967556

I am giving a copy of Nature's Unbalance 

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    Cards of Sin - K. J. Dahlen
When Reporter Cheyenne Gentry gets an Instant Message she tries to ignore it, but the sender is adamant. He wants her to know he murdered someone tonight. Cheyenne thinks it’s a hoax until he tells her who he killed, a Congressman Howard Betts. He left the body on the steps of the House of Congress. The killer tells her he wants her to write his story but Cheyenne wants nothing to do with the story or the killer.
When Cheyenne confirms Howard Betts is dead she calls a friend Detective Vincent Baily.  She tells him what the killer told her. Vincent reports the murder to his Captain and Cheyenne tells them that unless she plays his game he will murder someone she’s close to. The only contact she has is through her instant message.
The next day they find another body- that of Senator Steve Hargrove. Steve was having an affair with Howard’s wife and now they are both dead. Cheyenne can’t write the story the killer wants and she tells him so but the killer insists, and to get her on board he tells her a friend of hers has paid the price. Later he sends her another picture and a message, He will continue to kill until she agrees to write his story.
Cheyenne knows she has no choice. The killer wants the world to know why he’s killing but she can’t write it the way he wants. He’s given the world no proof of any crimes these people have committed. When she asks him for a name he gives her the name Wesley.
Cheyenne puts a story about Wesley on the AP and in the middle of the night the police get a phone call from a man named Wesley Price. When Cheyenne and her friend Vincent and FBI agent Sawyer Grace go to see Wesley in New York they find a broken man. He tells them of the man who broke him. His man is Roger Coyton and everything he tells them brings them more information on the killer.
When they get back to Washington they find reports coming in about similar unsolved murders going back twenty years from different places along the Eastern coast. Each of the murders have the same signature- a playing card was found on the body. Wesley’s father Ben comes to see them and tells them the rest of the story behind the assault on Wesley and the reason why Roger became what he did.
They get a phone call from Virginia about another murder and Cheyenne, Vincent and Sawyer go there to collect the little evidence he left behind. When they get there Sheriff Dan Hitchens tells them a story of the murder they had there twelve years ago. When Cheyenne shows him a picture of their killer he confirms that it’s the same man.
They take back the evidence the killer left behind and find yet another victim waiting for them. With this new information they begin a timeline and the reports are coming in quickly. Then the killer murders a cop. He has evidence that the cop is dirty but it isn’t true. His partner tells them the dead cop just received an inheritance. Looking over the crime scene evidence Sawyer finds something that tells him who the killer really is.
Knowing who the killer is without having the proof they need to verify it frustrates them. Then Roger kidnaps Vincent and tortures him. They get to him before he’s murder but later in the hospital Roger takes Cheyenne hostage in order to get away.
He takes her to an underground shack, part of Washington’s history and after she bandages his wound he knocks her out and leaves. Where he’s going they figure out is New York to finish what he started twenty years ago.
Cheyenne figures he’s going back to murder the one man he failed to kill twenty years ago. When they get there they go to see Wesley but Wesley tells them Roger probably is at the fort they had as children. It’s on the top of the building they lived in as children. When they get there Roger is there, he’s lost his grip on reality and thinks he can wipe out twenty years of murder and mayhem by asking Wesley to forgive him.
Instead Wesley seeks revenge and in a final act he takes them both over the edge of the roof.
A year later, Cheyenne comes back to New York. She wrote Roger’s story and published her book. It’s become a best seller and she used the royalties to make Wesley’s dream come true. He wanted to open a school to train dogs for the blind.
my book can also be found at Amazon under my pen name; K.J. Dahlen:   http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Cards+of+Sin+by+K.J.+Dahlen
I am giving a copy of Cards of Sin
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Subspecies, Inc. - Mike Arsuaga

UNITED BY LOVE

Samantha ‘Sam’ Johnson, a Lycan, and Jim White, a Vampire, are founding members of Subspecies, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, formed to promote the interests of Lycans and Vampires. The main objective is to integrate their kind into humanity. Life for Sam and Jim seems blissful, three children and a wedding in the future. After events force The Subspecies to reveal themselves to the world, the love of Sam and Jim is tested.


UNITED BY MARRIAGE

After three children and six years together, Sam and Jim take the final step.While on a mission in the Spanish Pyrenees to save a family friend, Jim is lost for 15 months with amnesia. As memory returns he uncovers a rogue operation working to create an army of super soldiers, putting Subspecies, Inc., at risk. After Jim’s rescue the two lovers are reunited and a spy, determined to undermine Subspecies, is discovered.
UNITED BY FAITH
Themes of salvation and redemption blend to evolve The Subspecies, reviled and feared by humans for centuries, toward becoming the finest expression of Creation. Can Sam and Jim continue meeting the challenges of persecution and resume the effort to deepen and perfect their love?
Trailer  Subspecies, Inc.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-S7pUQwUC


"Subspecies, Inc.", the second installment of the Subspecies series won Best of 2011 on the Preditors and Editors Annual Poll.


I am offering a PDF copy of Subspecies, Inc.

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Gladiator - Kate Lynd
Ten years ago Tristan Shane had failed to pick sides and he paid with the ultimate price—his family.  Enslaved as a post-apocalyptic gladiator, he is now faced with a similar dilemma, serve the despot  Queen and murder her innocent sister, or face certain death himself. What will he choose?

Tristan Shane was a moderate before the nuclear and economic crisis which plunged the world into darkness. While his sister Aidia ran off to fight the rebel’s war he desperately tried to hang onto normalcy and lost his wife and children in the process. Spending the next ten years as the Crown’s favored and the mob’s favorite Gladiator, he never expects to meet the Queen’s sister, 

Alexandra, a Healer.  She claims to be the much whispered about Savior sent to heal the wounded Earth and oceans, the one who would bring about her cruel sister’s dethroning. But is she? Or is she just a fraud? But he quickly learns her erotic touch has the power to heal his heart and his to save her life. But as the passion heightens and the danger increases will they have forever or will he have to give up everything to save the planet?

Kate Lynd is an award winning blogger and 2nd place finisher in the 2011 Preditors & Editors Reader’s Choice Award for Best Romance Short Story for No Ordinary Love. She also writes as Amy McCorkle. Her books include 2012 Moondance International Film Festival SemiFinalist Another Way to Die, and Set Fire to the Rain. GLADIATOR is her most recent release with Bounty Hunter, her first print book due out in October.


Her official website is http://AmyLMcCorkleKentuckyAuthor.webs.com, reviews, guest posts, and her random thoughts are posted at her blog, http://Creative-Chatter.blogspot.com, and she is peppered all over Facebook and Twitter under Amy Leigh McCorkle and @Kate_Lynd.


I am giving away a PDF Copy of Gladiator 

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