Frostwalker by Brandon R. Luffman – Goodreads Giveaway

Posted on May 16, 2013 by fundinmental

Goodreads Giveaway – Go HERE to enter to Win one of three paperback copies of Brandon R. Luffman’s new survival horror novel – Frostwalker!

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Goodreads Blurb

There’s something in the woods behind Jake Marsden’s house – and someone wants him to find it. A strange dream shatters his sleep, night after night, and a compulsion to find the dark presence in the forest wars with his logical and ordered nature. What’s a geek to do?

When his small hometown of Wynn falls under an ancient curse, Jake will find himself in a battle against creatures worse than any he’s faced in a game. Playing for keeps, it will be geek versus god in the fight to stop an evil force bent on destroying everything he holds dear.

The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth – If They Live Long Enough.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brandon R. Luffman Born in Statesboro, Georgia in 1976, Brandon Luffman was raised in rural North Carolina from the time he was old enough to walk. In the sixth grade he discovered “The Chronicles Of Narnia”. Soon after that, he was on to Stephen King and Arthur C. Clarke. At the same time, he was making his first forays into writing fiction. After creating a series of short fantasy pieces for a class assignment that were received with praise, he was hooked on writing fiction for the entertainment of others. Now Brandon writes supernatural horror as well as fantasy, science fiction, and other genres. His short fiction is available online in various formats. Brandon still lives on the family farm in northwestern North Carolina with his wife and family. Taking inspiration from his homeland, he brings southern sensibilities and a modern flair to these classic genre themes. His first novel, Frostwalker, was released in May of 2013

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I am so happy to make your acquaintance, Melanie Atkins – Author Of Blood Bound

Posted on May 7, 2013 by fundinmental

.I cannot believe I was unaware of this prolific writer of love, suspense and mystery. I looked at her list of books and was staggered by the titles that jumped off the page and said:

“Read Me Please. I have been waiting for you for a very long time.”

For your chance at one of her books, go to the end of the post and enter often.

Blood Bound

by Melanie Atkins

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BLURB:

Fueled by grief after his fiancée is brutally murdered, Detective Sam Walker focuses on finding her killer — a calculating predator who binds books with human skin. Dani Barrington, the newest member of NOPD’s Victim and Witness Assistance Unit and a survivor of another frightening attack, helps him discover the terrifying link between the monster’s known victims. Despite his anguish, Sam is struck by Dani’s strength and determination, especially when her inquisitive nature makes her the killer’s next target. He must find a way to protect her or risk losing the one woman who can bring his dead heart back to life.

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EXCERPT

“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.” NOPD Detective Sam Walker’s low rasp echoed inside the tiny confessional within the deep recesses of St. Mary’s Church. He pressed his damp palms to his thighs. “It’s been nine months since my last confession.”

“Continue.”

“My sins are… indescribable…” He let the word trail off. Sweat pooled at the base of his spine. “I don’t know if I can–“

“You must voice your transgressions, son, to get them off your chest. It’s the only way to gain absolution.”

“I don’t deserve God’s forgiveness.”

“Sam, tell me the truth.” Father O’Malley cleared his throat. “Is this about Kristen?”

“She died a horrible death,” Sam whispered, his heart breaking all over again for his fiancée and the family he would never have with her.

The priest paused.

“It’s been a long time.”

“Eight fucking — sorry, Father.” Sam broke off and swallowed, doing his best to regain his composure. “Eight long months. I thought I was coping, but I can’t get past it. Especially since I’m the reason she’s dead.”

“How did you come to that conclusion?”

Sam pressed his lips together. Every time he thought about his fiancée’s brutal murder, his gut clenched. He should have taken her to dinner that night like he’d promised, instead of letting the job get in the way. The Glock riding his hip was a constant reminder he’d been a detective first, and her intended husband second.

God should damn me straight to hell.

Father O’Malley shifted inside the tiny booth, and the ornate screen between them shuddered. The too-sweet odor of funeral lilies wafted over Sam.

“You didn’t murder her, my son. Some sick, depraved individual did it.”

“I was supposed to protect her.”

“You were doing your job.”

“When I should have been with her. Keeping her safe.” Agony pierced his soul. He dropped his elbows to his knees and hung his head. His voice broke. “I let her die.”

“You didn’t let her die, Sam. A terrible thing happened. It wasn’t your fault. God doesn’t hold you responsible.”

“Well, He should. I’m guilty.”

“Sam–“

“He… he skinned her, Father. I don’t know why, but he did.” Tears burned his eyes.

Clearly shaken, Father O’Malley murmured more words of condolence. “I’ll say another prayer for her soul.”

“It’s my fault she’s gone. I can never do enough penance to make up for it.” Sam shuddered. “Not in this lifetime.”

“I want you to say one Our Father and one Hail Mary.”

Sam barked a harsh laugh.

“That doesn’t even scratch the surface. I can’t even–“

“Wait. I’m not finished.” Father O’Malley regained his poise, and his strong, even tone reverberated in Sam’s ears. “I also want you to pray for the person responsible for Kristen’s death.”

“Hell, no!” Sam blurted, the idea of absolution jolting his brittle psyche. “I can’t pray for that sick son of a bitch. He’s killed four women, including Kristen, after brutalizing them, and we have no idea who he is. We’re working day and night–“

“That’s your penance, son.” Father O’Malley said, gravely. “In addition, you must perform the Act of Contrition and say the Rosary. Don’t let that individual’s cruel soul steal yours.”

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AUTHOR BIO AND LINKS

Melanie Atkins a multi-published author of romantic suspense, an editor for an online publishing company, and an avid reader. Writing is more than an escape for her—it’s a way of life. She grew up in the Deep South listening to tall tales and penning stories about her cats. Now she writes gripping stories of love, suspense, and mystery with the help of her furry little feline muses.

Melanie is an active member of Romance Writers of America®, the Magnolia State Romance Writers (MSRW), the Published Author Network (PAN), the Electronic and Small Press Authors’ Network (ESPAN), the Electronically Published Internet Connection (EPIC), Sisters in Crime (SinC), the Red Dog Writers, the Gulf Coast Writers Association, the Southern Writers, the Mississippi Authors Guild and the Byram Writers’ Group. She currently serves as Past President of MSRW.

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Melanie will be awarding the winner’s choice of a backlist eBook to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour.

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Grand Finale for daynight by Megan Thomason!

Posted on May 7, 2013 by fundinmental

On Tour with Prism Book Tours…

Welcome to the “Second Chances” daynight blog tour! Over the last few day/nights I was really excited to share with you:

– Over $300 of daynight-related prizes as a giant THANK YOU to the thousands of daynight early adopters and those who have yet to enter the twisted world of The Second Chance Institute and Thera. Want to prepare for Exile? Or an overday date with Ethan? Have breakfast for dinner? Glam it up in Garden City? There are *12* prize packages to be won! We’ll introduce a new package every day of the tour so you’ll have a second, third & so forth chance to win.

– The launch of clean slate complex (a daynight story)… For those who have read daynight you can learn more about what the SCI is up to on Earth (surely nothing good). For those who haven’t read daynight this is a great way to get your feet wet…test the waters so to speak. I warn you though…the SCI’s like Jaws Jr and the giant school of barracuda I encountered on my recent vacation–pretty from a distance, but up close they’ve got a lot of bite ;).

– Posters, teasers and guest posts about the themes of daynight and clean slate complex... Plus, I’m fully prepared to sneak in some nuggets about what to expect in the daynight sequel, arbitrate.

Thanks again for joining us on the tour and for your support of daynight. I’m grateful for all of you and humbled by your support.

– Megan Thomason

author of daynight

Goodreads * Blog * Facebook * Twitter

April 22 – Launch!

– My Seryniti – Review

I honestly didn’t know who to trust.

– Little Library Muse – Part I of III

Thankfully I got Brad Darcton, a member of the ruling Ten of the SCI to help me out… no one said that I couldn’t bring a guest to my guest post so I’m going for it. I warn you to take what he says with a grain of salt. The guy’s a walking SCI propaganda poster.

23 – Tressa’s Wishful Endings – Part II of III

The dystopia category is pretty broad these days. By definition a dystopian world must have:Extremely bad living conditions due to deprivation, oppression, or terrorBy that definition my kids probably think our home qualifies.

– Buckeye Girl Reads – Excerpt:

– Marked by Books – Review

I don’t necessarily think that the SCI is evil, even though I may believe that some of the things they do are. They have a reason for doing what they do, and I’m so thankful to Megan for daring to explain those “whys.”

– Red Headed Bookworm – Part III of III

Brad: We want only the best for humanity. All you have to do is turn on the news on Earth to know that humanity’s been in a downward spiral. Someone’s got to step up and nip these issues in the bud. And I don’t know any organization better prepared to do just than than The Second Chance Institute.

24 – Coffee Books and Me – Guest Post

The idea for Thera came to me as I was hiking the canyons of San Diego…

Stressed Rach – THERA FACT SHEET

Snuggling on the Sofa – Review

I have to say how refreshing I found this book when I began to read it.

Christy’s Cozy Corner – Excerpt

All Fantasy Words – Review

daynight is a gripping, fast-paced novel that combines the intricacies of science and technology with a sense of magic and surrealism.

26 – My Passion for Books – Review

I was very impressed with this book. I read it in a couple of days, even though I had a lot of work to do for school and other things. I just couldn’t put it down.

– Paranormal opinion – Blake

– The Cozy Reading Corner – Kira

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– Bookaroo-Ju – Teaser

27 – Bookworm Lisa – Guest Post – The Characters

I needed all three characters to fully tell the story… Each perspective adds important pieces to the puzzle and as the characters collide there’s a few fireworks.

– Getting Your Read On – Review x2

We get a glimpse of the characters from daynight in this novella and it definitely perked my interest in the next book to see how everything fits back together and intertwines.

– All Fantasy Worlds – CSC Review

clean slate complex was a fast read and it went very well after reading daynight. You know that feeling when you finish reading a good novel and you know you’re going to miss the characters and the world the author created so much until the next book comes out? Well, this novella is perfect for those who need their daynight fix.

28 – Fantastical World of Wonders – Review

All in all, this book was a nice read that’ll leave you wondering what’s going to happen next.

– Pause Time – Part I of III:

There’s nothing like starting the morning with a little controversy, so let’s get a couple important things out of the way:
– So what is Cleaving?

– A Backwards Story – Part II of III:

Many readers have mistaken all the Cleaving discussion for pushing sex. On the contrary, it is all about who you end up with for life.

– Beck Valley Books – Part III of III

Extremes are extreme by nature and intended to shed very bright light on societal parallels and make the reader think, feel uncomfortable even.

29 – I Am a Reader, Not a Writer – Teaser

– Books Mystify – Review

What I expected did not happen, especially what I predicted with the Blake and Kira’s relationship… I like it because it was a twist for me…

– Mel’s Shelves – Review

Wow!! I’m really not sure where to start with this one. This book is full of twists and turns and turns and more turns. There’s LOTS of secrets, deceit, betrayal, friendship, love, lust, power hungry adults, creepy rules, etc. You name it, this has it (aside from swearing and detailed sex–a plus).

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30 – Letters to the Cosmos – Review

The story starts on page one, the writing is fantastic, the characters are well-drawn, and the narrative is so much… more than a YA dystopian novel.

– Arriane Cruz Part I of II

Escapism: an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy.

– Candace’s Book Blog Part II of II

Knowing that escaping won’t make the bad stuff go away, why do we do it? I think that the diversions and fantasies can give our brains enough of a “timeout” to be able to return back to our circumstances with renewed vigor and determination.

May 1 – Life of a YA Girl – Review

You never know who to trust. You honestly don’t even know until the very end. Some of the characters, who will remain nameless, you still don’t know their true intentions! I can’t wait to read Thomason’s next book, once it comes out. I’m just dying to know what happens to these characters, if who we think we can trust is really trustworthy… if the SCI has some other twisted objective.

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Fuonlyknew – Excerpt – What a tour!

2 – A Tiffyfit’s Reading Corner – Review

If you can’t tell just yet, this was a five star read. Many of my notes in my kindle are highlights that say “HOLY CRAP” or “OMG!” or “ARE YOU FLIPPING KIDDING ME?!” My poor kindle probably has bruises from me punching the screen with my finger to get to the next page as quickly as I could.

– Lovin’ Los Libros – Review – daynight & CSC:

There is a bit of a love triangle here, as both Adam and Joshua have expressed interest in Alexa. We get a pretty big plot twist and Alexa learns SCI is not at all what it claims to be, and Joshua’s allegiance is wishy washy at best.Alexa, Adam, and Joshua will all appear in Arbitrate, the second book in the Daynight series.

I can’t wait!

Paulette’s Papers Part I of II

You are thrust into a dystopian society. What do you do? Do you submit to the regime or fight to the death?

Becky’s Barmy Book Blog Part II of II

Good news! We’ll likely die before being forced to live in a dystopian society. Our only exposure will be through fiction. And thank goodness. Because realistically, none of us would have much of a chance of making it in a dystopia without meeting an early demise or becoming one of the brain-dead masses.

Backing Books – Excerpt:
4 – Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks – Recipe:

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

– Living a Goddess Life – Review; Recipe:

Theranberry Bread Pudding

5 – Sab, The Book Eater – Part I of II

What a weird feeling. I started daynight over 3 years ago. I spent more than 6 months writing, and way more than 6 months doing edits and rewrites.

– Mortality Bites – Part II of II

daynight explored the SCI’s iron grip on Thera and the Second Chancers. clean slate complex explores what the SCI is up to on Earth (nothing good).

– Deco My Heart – Review

There are many sinister things about Thera that are slowly revealed and lots of twists and turns which makes for an interesting read.

6 – Jack’s Junk Drawer – Review

The opening prologue was hilarious. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard so soon when reading a book

– The Reading Diaries – Review

The book is filled
with twists and turns that kept me guessing till the last page I had a hard
time putting it down.

– Book Snob – Review

Daynight is a creative alternative world. It contains a great love triangle and is entertaining and suspenseful. I love being transported outside my realm of knowledge to new places that exist only between the pages of a book. Thomason has created believable characters, sexual tension, fast moving plot and dangerous living conditions.

May 7 – Grand Finale Blast!!

Great price on daynight PLUS pick up clean slate complex for FREE! Then enter to win the AWESOME Giveaway!

Introducing… the new Novella: FREE for the Tour!On Smashwords!

daynight Second Chances Giveaway:

Choose what you enter to win wisely. Your stay on Thera may be extended indefinitely.

Highlighting a different giveaway every daynight of the Tour… International Winners will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Certificate and US Winners may choose $25 GC in lieu of Prize Package.

US only. International winners will receive $25 Amazon gift certificate. US winners can opt to receive $25 Amazon gift certificate in lieu of any prize package.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 Megan Thomason. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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GRAND FINALE for the Sweet Mercy Tour – Gangster Trivia Giveaway

Posted on May 3, 2013 by fundinmental

Prohibition….Gangsters….Bootleggers….Al Capone….and a 17-year-old girl named Eve Marryat who, in the tumultuous summer of 1931, learns the meaning of….

Sweet Mercy

Sweet Mercy

by Ann Tatlock

Paperback, 400 pages

Expected publication: May 1 2013 by Bethany House Publishers

Premise:

When Eve Marryat’s father is laid off from the Ford Motor Company in 1931, he is forced to support his family by leaving St. Paul, Minnesota, and moving back to his Ohio roots. Eve’s uncle Cyrus has invited the family to live and work at his Marryat Island Ballroom and Lodge.

St. Paul seemed like a haven for gangsters, and Eve had grown fearful of living there. At seventeen, she considers her family to be “good people.” They aren’t lawbreakers and criminals like so many people in her old neighborhood. Thrilled to be moving to a “safe haven,” Eve is blissfully unaware that her uncle’s lodge is a transfer station for illegal liquor smuggled from Canada.

Eve settles in to work and makes new friends, including an enigmatic but affecting young man. But when the reality of her situation finally becomes clear, Eve is faced with a dilemma. How can she ignore what is happening right under their very noses? Yet can she risk everything by condemning the man whose love and generosity is keeping her and her family from ruin?

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Ann Tatlock is the author of the Christy Award-winning novel Promises to Keep. She has also won the Midwest Independent Publishers Association “Book of the Year” in fiction for both All the Way Home and I’ll Watch the Moon.Her novel Things We Once Held Dear received a starred review from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly calls her “one of Christian fiction’s better wordsmiths, and her lovely prose reminds readers why it is a joy to savor her stories.” Ann lives with her husband and daughter in Asheville, North Carolina.

Website * Facebook * Goodreads

On Tour with Prism Book Tours

April 15 – May 3, 2013:

15 – Launch!

16 – I Am a Reader, Not a Writer – What was Prohibition?

It was Prohibition that ushered in the Golden Age of Gangsters.

17 – JoJo’s Corner – Review

18 – Letters to the Cosmos – Review

one of the most enjoyable things about Sweet Mercy is the authentic historical setting

21 – The Wonderings of One Person

Molls were the wives and girlfriends of gangsters and criminals.

– Books Mystify – Review

When the need for money was so dire you’re willing to do just anything and rulers are not following the rules because they want something for themselves… The novel will show the reader a glimpse how life was back then…

22 – Tressa’s Wishful Endings – Review, The
Setting behind the Setting

Eve… finds that no place is perfect and that you can find sadness and happiness anywhere. She also starts to realize that everything isn’t as black and white as she would like to believe. She falls in love and has her heart broken for the first time.

– Momma Bear’s Book Blog – Review

I loved the character and world building in Sweet Mercy.

23 – CTF Devourer – Review

The story does a good job showing her heart changes throughout the process of the story. The verse quoted often is 1 Peter 4:8 – Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. The theme really is choosing love over legalism.

– Christy’s Cozy Corner – Fun
Facts About 1931

Average wage per year – $1,850.00 Average cost of new house – $6,790.00 Average cost for house rent – $18.00 per month Average cost of new car – $640.00 A gallon of gas – 10 cents A loaf of bread – 8 cents A pound of hamburger meat – 11 cents

24 – ADD Librarian

25 – Worthy 2 Read – Review

Eve thinks she is leaving behind the lawbreakers and criminals of St.Paul

26 – Green Mountain Couple – Exerpt

Taking a deep breath, I say, “Well, I’ll tell you what, had I known what was waiting for me in Mercy, Ohio, I might not have been so eager leave Minnesota….”

28 – Backing Books – Review

This book just found itself on my favorites list. It was awesome.

29 – Celtic Lady’s Reviews

30 – A Year of Jubilee Reviews – Review

The town is small, quaint, and free of crime.. or at least Eve believes it. When she learns that the small town of Mercy is overrun with crime just as other parts of the world, her self righteousness shows through.

1 – The Jack’s Junk Drawer – Review

The history is rich, the characters fascinating, and the outcome beautiful. If you’re someone who likes a good coming of age story, you might want to take a peek inside Sweet Mercy and decide for yourself if you like the gangster-ridden cities of the thirties.

2 – Living a Goddess Life – Review, Recipe

Chocolate Banana Bourbon Bread

3 – Grand Finale

Test your 1930’s Gangster knowledge!

15 trivia questions below the giveaway

Giveaway:

2 Winners, USA only: Print copy of Sweet Mercy, Ghirardelli chocolate, book themed pen & notepad.

2 Winners, world-wide: eCopy of Sweet Mercy

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 Bethany House Publishers and Ann Tatlock. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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The Newstead Project – Giveaway and YA Blog Tour

Posted on May 1, 2013 by fundinmental

The Newstead Project – YA Blog Tour & Blast

The Newstead Project

the giant.

Joel Cranston shouldn’t exist. He just doesn’t know that yet. He’s lived a pretty normal life for the last sixteen years. If you consider being almost seven feet tall and good at about every sport you’ve ever played normal. Normal ends the day Newstead shows up with an invitation to come to their school.

the school.

Newstead is a private high school in Central Vermont by the Green Mountains. It’s a great place to hide a few hundred people who shouldn’t exist while you train them to become tomorrow’s rulers, tomorrow’s dictators, tomorrow’s gods.

the unexpected.

Rachel Newell thinks she’s just passing through. She never stays any place more than four months and with Newstead so close to Weston, she has even more reason to make this her shortest stop ever. The last thing she expects is to have a reason to stay.

Together Rachel and Joel uncover the truth behind what is

the newstead project.

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Book Trailer

Author Melanie Schulz

I live in Upstate New York with my husband and three children, where I’ve pretty much been planted my entire life. Which is fine, because it’s beautiful here. My only complaint is that most people assume that New York means NYC, which it doesn’t. There. I’ve done my part in exposing the truth.

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Truth. The truth is I’m not a writer; storyteller maybe, but not a writer. It wasn’t something I spent years dreaming of, or even what I went to school for. I’m a nurse. I love being a nurse. So why write? I don’t know. I do know when it started, though. September 3, 2010. I know this because I nature journal, and on that day Joel made it into my notes. I guess that’s fitting. Someone like him needed to be birthed out in the woods.

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If you were to meet me, and I hope someday you do, you would not connect me with this story. I’m a wife, a mother, a nurse. The person who wrote this should’ve been a guy, first off, secondly he should be some militaristic strategist; that’s who you’d expect to see if you were to come to a book signing, not me. But I’m there, in every line. So if I don’t have the good fortune to meet you in person, I hope to see you in THE NEWSTEAD PROJECT.

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Book Blast Giveaway

$50 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash

Ends 5/19/13

Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code or Paypal Cash. 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 here as well as emailed and 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 Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer http://iamareader.com and sponsored by the author. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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Release of Emergence by Rachel Fisher – $50 GC Bookblast

Posted on April 30, 2013 by fundinmental

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Emergence

Eden’s Root Trilogy #3

by Rachel E Fisher

RELEASE DATE: APRIL 30, 2013

“I promise you, Sean. We’re going to stop them.”

The pieces on the board are in motion and with both sides gathering strength, each move will be critical. When the Truthers make a play for checkmate, the Seeders are forced to respond. Fi and her companions will face greater challenges and higher stakes than ever before, because this time if they fail, it’s for keeps.

Amazon * Kindle * Barnes & Noble coming soon!

Seeds of War #2

The mission of Eden must be fulfilled and Eden’s best Seekers are needed. Forming a new group they dub the Seeders, Fi, Asher, and Sean are joined by a new addition as they set out to bring hope and support to the Topsiders in the form of radios and heirloom seeds. Their experiences Topside prepare them for the threat from marauding gangs they call Lobos, but it is a different, less obvious sort of threat that takes them by surprise. As radio broadcasts begin to reconnect Eden and the Topsiders, the Seeders stumble upon mysterious broadcasts from unknown stations. When two of their own new radio stations go silent within days of each other, Fi and her companions realize that something is terribly wrong. Eden finds itself pitted against a growing and unknown force as their very mission lights the flames of war.

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Eden’s Root #1

It is 2033, and the world hovers on the edge of explosion as unexplained crop deaths lead to severe global food shortages. In the United States, the Sickness is taking lives slowly, creeping its way into every family. Fi Kelly has already faced the Sickness in her own family, toughening her beyond her years. But a shocking confession from her dying father will push her toughness to its absolute limits. Saddled with an impossible secret and the mission of saving her little sister, Fi sets out to transform herself into the warrior that she must become to survive the coming collapse. Along the way, she will discover that evil can be accidental and that love can be intentional.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rachel Fisher

I am a wife and entrepreneur living and working in Florida. I am also a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, where I majored in Biology. It was always my assumption that I would end up making research my life. Though it did not work out that way in the end, my passion for Biology remains intact.
I have always loved biology-based science-fiction and the young adult genre. It is in this vein that I offer my work.

www.rachelefisher.com * @edensroot * Facebook * Goodreads

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(International)

1 – $50 Amazon gift card Grand Prize

10 ebook copies of Emergence

5 ebook copies of Seeds of War
5 ebook copies of Edens Root

2 ebook copies of Trilogy

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GRAND FINALE – i have people by taylor dean

Posted on April 27, 2013 by fundinmental

I was ecstatic when given the opportunity to help taylor dean promote her book, i have people. I have read all her books and want to share my love of them with you, my followers and readers. At the end of the post, you will find links to all my reviews. Why not take a moment and check them out while you are here!

Grand Finale Celebration!

On tour with Prism Book Tours

Feeling forgetful? Can’t remember where the heck you set down your keys? Your glasses?

We’ve all been there.

But . . . what if you forgot your life?

What if that life wasn’t worth remembering?

In spite of the happy cover, I HAVE PEOPLE deals with the sensitive issue of domestic abuse. It is about learning to recognize a good man versus a bad one. It’s about second chances and finding love, real love.

The overpowering message behind I HAVE PEOPLE is that verbal, mental, and physical abuse is NOT OKAY! EVER!

Check out the tour and then read Holly’s story. It will change your life.

The Book:

I Have People

by Taylor Dean

Paperback, 366 pages

Published September 19th 2012 by Create Space

Premise:

Missing any memories?

Holly Sinclair is happily married to the love of her life, Gabriel. Young and in love, Holly hopes to have their first child soon. Of course, Gabriel wants to wait till Holly’s health is restored, much to Holly’s dismay. She feels perfectly fine. So what if she just woke up from an eight-month coma? So what if some of her memories are missing? She remembers Gabe and that’s all that matters, right?

That is, until HE enters her life again . . . she forgot about HIM.

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It’s been a great Tour, exploring the origins and themes of I Have People by Taylor Dean. In case you missed part of the tour… here it is, one more time: links to all the great guest posts and reviews with quotes…

The Grand Finale!!

8 – Launch!

9 – Snuggling on the Sofa – Amnesia

I vividly remember my favorite high school English teacher sadly telling us that his wife had been in a bicycle accident.

– Sylv Jenkins – The Cover of I Have People

I am a ‘happily ever after’ writer, therefore the happy cover matches the happy ending! I promise!

10 – PauseTime – The Music that Inspired I Have People

I love to share what song goes with which scene in my books.

11 – TheBroke Book Bank – Ten Things You Don’t Know About I Have People

My heroine’s name, Holly Noel, came from a friend who had a Christmas baby and named her Holly Noel. LOVE

12 – Mel’sShelves – Review; The Worth of a Soul

I was excited to get this guest post, The Worth of a Soul. This is one of my favorite conversations from the book, too.

14 – TheReaddicts – Review; Two Kinds of Love

I Have People was not an easy light read I was expecting but it was a good read none the less.

15 – Paulette’sPapers – A Gentleman Who Says “Gosh” Review

The hero of I Have People is a true gentleman and in many ways the perfect man. He’s kind, soft-spoken, polite to a fault, and compassionate.

– Christy’s Cozy Corner – Review; The Inspiration behind I Have People

I love Taylor Dean’s books. They always feel so real…One minute you’re feeling giddy with happiness and the next you’re filled with dread!

16 – fuonlyknew – Review; The Prologue to I Have People

You’ll cry, you’ll laugh, you’ll want to kick someone, but most importantly, you’ll want to hug someone.

You’ll want to hug “your people.”

17 – Tressa’sWishful Endings – Review; The Locations Featured in I Have People

I also really liked Holly’s character. She was sweet and still strong.

18 – LiteraryWinner – Review

I have to say it’s a bit eye-opening that Holly felt that if she wasn’t actually hit by her abuser, then she wasn’t being abused. I can imagine that this may be thought by other people in similar situations.

19 – GettingYour Read On – Review; Soooo Cliche!

I. Love. I Have People. This book kept me engaged the whole way.

22 – A Tiffyfit’s Reading Corner – My Favorite Character in I Have People

The main character, Holly, discovers that she does have ‘people’ in her life who are willing to help her out of a bad situation—she just has to let them.

– Beck Valley Books – The Title of I Have People

It was at this moment that I realized, I Have People, and I always will!

23 – Deco MyHeart – Review

This is an emotional story of domestic abuse and recovery, wonderfully written with realistic characters, and it will stay with you long after you finish. How I wish women (and men) that are bring abused would seek help and realize they have “people” too.

– Mrs. Mommy Booknerds Book Reviews – Review

Dean creates a story that is not only engaging, gritty and real

24 – GreenMountain Couple – Review

I cried with Holly and laughed with her too.

25 – icultgen – Friendship

Angela was fun to write. She is funny, blunt, loyal, and loves her ‘girl time.’

– I Am a Reader, Not a Writer – When is it Abuse

– That Girl Reads – Review; Two Kinds of Men

26 – Grand Finale Blast!

The Author:

Taylor Dean lives in Texas and is the mother of four grown children. Upon finding herself with an empty nest, she began to write the stories that were always wandering around in her head, quickly finding that she had a passion for writing, specifically romance. Whether it’s paranormal, contemporary, or suspense-you’ll find all sub-genres of romance in her line-up.

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5 prize packs to US winners: 1 signed paperback, 1 tote bag, 2 bookmarks, 1 “I Have People” pencil, and 1 “I Have People” pink dog tag necklace.

10 ebooks to US or International winners

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Jocelyn is giving a Top Ten Guest Post for Residue by Laury Falter

Posted on April 23, 2013 by fundinmental

Book Info from Goodreads:

Kindle Edition, 300 pages

Published April 13th 2012

more details…ISBN13: 9780985511067

Edition language: English

Original title: Residue

Series: Residue Series #1

Synopsis from Goodreads:

When Jocelyn Weatherford is whisked away from a preparatory academy in upstate New York to live with her extended family in New Orleans, she is unprepared to encounter the dangers awaiting her. Yet even as she is thrust into an unfamiliar world of witches and voodoo magic, the greatest threat of all may be the boy she has fallen for.

While handsome and charming, he is also a Caldwell… a member of the family the Weatherford’s have been feuding with for centuries. As their forbidden love grows it becomes the volatile spark that forever changes their world and everyone in it.

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Top 10 Guest Post

Jocelyn…

1. Favorite movie/actor/actress?

I’ve never had time to notice. Would much rather be sneaking out for some fun in town than watching a movie.

2. Favorite song/singer?

Anything that gets my heart pumping. That’s my only criteria.

3. Favorite place you would love to visit?

The new evening school Ms. Veilleux started. I hear she’s posted pictures of the most legendary witches of our world along one of the hallways, and that Jameson and I have been included. We are mounted right next to each other.

4. One item you cannot live without?

Air. Just kidding. My white bracelet. My mother gave it to me and told me to never take it off. She then declined to mention that it has my family stone embedded in it. Now who wouldn’t want to know that? But that’s my mother for you. When I first put on the bracelet, it had been itchy but I’ve grown to love it. It’s a part of me now.

5. Who would you like to meet?(dead or alive)

My dad. He passed away when I was an infant so it would be nice to hold a conversation with him…without it going through Maggie Tanner first.

6. Favorite hobby?

Hobby? What’s that? Something you do when you have free time to spare, I’m guessing. My free time is spent healing others. But if I had time for a hobby, I’d probably want to learn more spells to cast against Charlotte Caldwell. Nothing serious, of course, just a wart here, a pimple there. Hehehe.

7. Guilty pleasure?

Jameson. He’s been off limits to me for a long time so you can probably guess why he was the first one to come to mind.

8. Favorite author and/book?

Pretty much any tome from any author in the Thibodeaux warehouses. Each one seems to have a little history about our world, which I’m still fairly new to understanding.

9. Do you collect anything?

Yes, a little residue of mystical ability from every witch who passes on. I have to be in their presence and we need to be touching, but those are just the particulars.

10. Favorite color?

I’m torn between white and black. White is the color of the bracelet holding my family stone, but black helps to keep you concealed during Vire raids.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Laury Falter is the author of the bestselling Guardian Trilogy. She writes young adult paranormal romances and urban fantasy when she’s not taking her stray dogs for a walk or enjoying a date night with her husband.

Laury has released two series, the Guardian Trilogy and the Residue Series (a spinoff of the Guardian Trilogy books), and is currently releasing her third series, the Apocalypse Chronicles.

To learn more about Laury and her novels, visit her at:

TOUR SCHEDULE

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Three (3) signed copies of Residue; US only

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Giveaway #2:

Eight (8) ecopies of Residue: Mobi or Nook only; gifted from Amazon or B&N; open internationally

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Free – First two books of the Argetallam Saga by Elisabeth Wheatley

Posted on April 19, 2013 by fundinmental

Get the first two books in the ARGETALLAM SAGA for FREE!!!

Today, tomorrow, and Sunday, you can grab both The Key of Amatahns and The Secrets of the Vanmars for absolutely free! Help yourselves to a copy of each and tell your friends!

Janir had the misfortune of being born with one of the hated Argetallams for a father. But unlike other Argetallam children, she was mostly granted a normal childhood, away from the rest of her family. It looked as if she would live a relatively normal life as the foster-daughter of a powerful lord. Until one critical day Janir’s powers awakened and she became entangled in a young enchanter’s quest for a long-lost treasure called the Key of Amatahns…

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After her adventures with the Key of Amatahns, sixteen-year-old Janir Caersynn Argetallam returns home to find Brevia on the brink of war with a neighboring country, Stlaven. Her foster-father and even Saoven—a brave young elf warrior—think it will be safe at the castle where Janir grew up. However, while trying to unravel a looming mystery, Karile—self-taught wizard and Janir’s self-appointed best friend—becomes certain that there is danger in the mountains surrounding Janir’s childhood home and that it has something to do with Stlaven’s most powerful family, the Vanmars…

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She Dreamt of Dragons – Dragon’s Pearl by C. L. Exline

Posted on April 15, 2013 by fundinmental

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Dragon’s Pearl –

Book Four of Sheryl Locke Holmes Mystery Series

by C.L. Exline

BLURB:

Pearls fell like raindrops from the sky while the dragons fought. Silvery fingers of mist cast eerie shadows upon the ocean waves as the struggle raged overhead. Three beings watched the battle, until they noticed blood on the full moon. Someone would die. They clasped hands and chanted.

Blood on the moon signifies death for some unlucky victim, and someone is gunning for Sheryl. Now, Sheryl and her cohorts must solve the mystery of the haunted music box and a ghost before the killer gets his prey.

EXCERPT

. When Sheryl’s best friend insists there is a ghost haunting Bridgeside, her soon to be open Bed & Breakfast, Sheryl decides to spend the night to prove Amber wrong.

In no time, Sheryl was snuggled under the covers. The bed felt wonderful, the house was quiet, and soon she dreamed of dragons. The tinny sound of music woke her. Sheryl sat up and rubbed her eyes. The music box was open and it was playing. She closed the lid, went to the doorway, and stepped into the hall. Humming reached her from downstairs. Sheryl hurried to the stairs and saw a woman wearing a flowing gray ruffly dress walking across the foyer, past the staircase, and toward the blue room.

“Brian! Brian! Wake up!” Keeping her hand firm on the banister and her eyes glued on the woman, Sheryl hurried down the steps. “Brian!” With both hands on the sides of the doorway, she leaned in and called out, “Brian!”

He bolted up. His arms and legs were entangled in the blankets. He struggled to get free and fell to the floor.

“Get up, Brian. She’s in here.” Sheryl glanced around but saw no one and flipped on the top light for a better look.

Amber’s screams cut through Sheryl like a knife. She whirled around and raced up the steps. An unconscious Amber lay on the floor. “Brian! Hurry!” Sheryl knelt down and patted Amber’s face. “Wake up, Amber.”

The sound of screechy music caught Sheryl’s attention. The music box. Torn between wanting to investigate and knowing she should remain, she yelled, “Brian!”

Heavy footsteps heralded Brian’s arrival. “I’m here. What is it?”

“Watch Amber.” Sheryl jumped to her feet and hurried into the red bedroom. The lid she’d shut moments earlier was open. The gold cylinder churned out a chilling tune. She glanced around the empty room before closing the lid. She’d barely reached the doorway when the lid flipped open and once more the music played. Her breath caught. She stared at the music box.

AUTHOR BIO AND LINKS:

Author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense, sometimes with sizzle and always with a dash of humor. Work for a small town newspaper along the east coast. Creator of Sheryl Locke Holmes Mystery Series published at Wild Child Publishing: Amber’s Mysterious Death, Ruby‘s Deadly Secret, Opal’s Disappearance, and the newest release as of Feb. 19 – Dragon’s Pearl. Several short stories published at Ruthie’s Club, The Erotic Woman, Erotic Bookworm, and Justus Roux. Has reviewed over a thousand stories for other authors.

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GIVEAWAY

C.L. will be awarding an eBook of the first book in the series, Amber’s Mysterious Death, plus a $10 GC for Wild Child Publishing to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour.