AUTHOR APPRECIATION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

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AUTHOR APPRECIATION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Thank you all for visiting the blog, commenting and making this event a success!

We have drawn the names for the winners for the books listed below, however, since this is a reader appreciation event, I am happy to announce that in the spirit of the event, APPRECIATING READERS, we have decided to ensure that every single one of you who commented on this blog receives a book!

A few of us are gifting extra copies so that you can all walk away with a prize.

I would like to thank my colleagues and friends for participating, and for their generosity.

I will be sending your email address to the author and they will contact you directly to arrange for delivery of your book.

This list is in alphabetical order by winner’s first name:

Addicted to Books – Paperback copy of WHAT A GIRL WANTS by Selena Robins

Allyson Wilson – SCHOOLED 4.0 by Deena Bright

Amy Higgison – THE KEEPER by Tilly Greene

April Paschat Weaver – PLOTTING MR. PERFECT by S.E. Babin

BN – A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS by Jennie Bryant Marts

Booksaver – VENUS RISING by Celia Kennedy

Bridget Taylor – DESTINATION WEDDING by Robyn Neeley

Catherine Scott – DESTINATION WEDDING by Robyn Neely

Christy Conque – SAPPHIRE FALLS BOXED SET by Erin Nicholas 

Christie Pritchard – HORSE by Tilly Greene

Cindy Hazelwood – THE GIFT OF MY MATE by Caryn Moya Block

Cindy Werner – THE GIFT OF MY MATE by Caryn Moya Block

Cole – FRENCH TOAST by Glynis Astie

Cynthia Coronado – THE GIFT OF MY MATE by Caryn Moya Block

Danielle Street– AN ANGEL COMES HOME by Michael John Sullivan

Diane Justus – A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS by Jennie Bryant Marts

Donna A – AN ANGEL COMES HOME by Michael John Sullivan

Donnadurnell2013 – THE KEEPER by Tilly Greene

Dawn T – AN ANGEL COMES HOME by Michael John Sullivan

Elisha – eBook copy WHAT A GIRL WANTS by Selena Robins

Ginnie Dee – AN ANGEL COMES HOME by Michael John Sullivan

Guadalupe Gonzalez – DESTINATION WEDDING by Robyn Neely

Guin R – eBook copy WHAT A GIRL WANTS by Selena Robins

Hedgehogi –  WITHIN HIS SIGHT by Denise Agnew

Jane Yendle-Davies – SEX AND SAMOSAS by Jasmine Aziz

Joanne – AN ANGEL COMES HOME by Michael John Sullivan

Kali McQuillen – ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND I AIN’T GOT NO BODY by Jennie Bryant Marts

Karen J – Ebook copy WHAT A GIRL WANTS by Selena Robins

Kathleen Young – CAN’T BUY ME LOVE by Dan McNeil

Kathryn Parson – THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE HAIR by Nancy Lauzon

Kelly – SLOW RIDE HOME by Leah Braemel

Kim Palismo – DESTINATION WEDDING by Robyn Neely

Kec – THE KEEPER by Tilly Greene

Laura – A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS by Jennie Bryant Marts

Laurie W – AN ANGEL COMES HOME by Michael John Sullivan

Lisa Cauley – A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS by Jennie Bryant Marts

Lisa Keibler – AN ANGEL COMES HOME by Michael John Sullivan

Liz – A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS by Jennie Bryant Marts

Malex239 – A FEW DEAD MEN by Nancy Lauzon

Marianne W – AN ANGEL COMES HOME by Michael John Sullivan

Mary Preston – UNMARKED by Alisa Mullen

McCumber – THE KEEPER by Tilly Greene

Nzer – SCHOOLED 4.0 by Deena Bright

Pat Egan Fordyce – TRILOGY by Michael John Sullivan

Sandy Haber – AN ANGEL COMES HOME by Michael John Sullivan

Sasharenay – THREE OF HEARTS by Kelly Jamieson

Shari – Caryn – THE GIFT OF MY MATE by Caryn Moya Block

Sharon Betts – THE KEEPER by Tilly Greene

Shey Houston – A HEAT OF THE MOMENT THING by Maggie Le Page

Stephanie Hannaford – PREDATOR’S FIRE by Rosanna Leo

Suzanne – Paperback copy of TEMPTED BY AN ANGEL by Selena Robins

Tami Schafer – THE KEEPER by Tilly Greene

Tammy Morse – HOW TO BAKE THE PERFECT PECAN PIE by Gina Henning

 

ENJOY IN GOOD HEALTH!

Thanks again

Selena & fellow authors, we LOVE our readers!

xoxo

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Prepare for Halloween with an Asylum & a Contest

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Please welcome, multi-talented, award winning author, Denise A. Agnew to my blog, as she talks about her soon to be released, romantic, paranormal, Asylum Trilogy.

Denise is also giving away a book. (Contest details below).

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Thank you so much to Selena Robins for inviting me to blog here today. I’m happy to be here and share a tidbit with you about my Asylum Trilogy that debuts on Halloween.

This time of year is always special to me. I love autumn, and Halloween is my favorite holiday, so releasing a trilogy filled with chills, romance, and scary paranormal elements is right up my alley.

The Asylum Trilogy formed in my mind one evening as I watched a spooky program about the Trans-Alleghany Lunatic Asylum and the legend of a little girl ghost. That was the springboard for my idea, and I ran with it. As my ideas formed, I realized that one novel wouldn’t hold all I wanted to tell about the asylum.

In Asylum 1: Shadows Wait, I tell the tale of Lilly Luna, a young woman who born in the asylum and grew up there. How does she perceive and deal with the outside world?

What does love feel like to her when the superintendent’s handsome son takes notice of her?

Lilly isn’t an ordinary woman. She’s haunted by the ghost of a young girl she accidentally killed. And the ghosts of other women in the asylum who died at the hands of a serial killer also want her help. They’re dying to get it. No pun intended.

In Asylum 2: Shadows Rise, the ghosts are getting stronger, the evil is thicker. This story is set in 1918 and holds a special meaning in my heart.

Disease and war are two topics only occasionally mentioned in most romance novels. Many romance authors don’t feel it necessary to dig deep into the worst nature of the time periods for which they write their novels. This is neither good nor bad, but I’ll admit that the grit is something I want to know and write. I like getting my hands dirty.

Even before I started research into the era surrounding World War I, I wanted to start writing about the hero and heroine and the extraordinary circumstances they would have encountered going through World War I and the influenza pandemic that ravaged the world from 1917 to 1920. The more I read about these events, the more it became apparent to me that these years were horrific times. Everyone on earth was in peril in a way few generations had been before.  The people who survived these events were amazing. How could I have not written a romance during this time period?

In Asylum 3: Shadows Fall, Tranquil View Asylum has been turned into condos. But you know the evil is there, still festering, still haunting any who dare entered its halls. A woman who believes in the supernatural and owns a new age shop knows there’s something awful in Tranquil View. The ex-marine who doesn’t believe in the paranormal knows something happened to his mother, but he refuses to believe the evil in the asylum had anything to do with it. As the asylum wraps them in fear, they’ll turn to a paranormal investigation team to discover what happened to his mother, and how to survive the darkness living within the building.

For blurbs and excerpts, please stop by my website.

There you’ll discover all the information on my books, including the Asylum Trilogy. Also, be certain to sign up for my monthly newsletter on my website. I’m putting out an additional newsletter after the Asylum Trilogy is released for a reminder to all interested readers.

Contest:

Comment on this blog and you could win an e-book from Denise Agnew’s back-list.

Tell her; what scares you to bits?

Love’s a Beach

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Welcome to the Love’s A Beach Blog Hop!

The Love’s A Beach Blog Hop theme goes well with my current release, WHAT A GIRL WANTS, as the book takes place in Hawaii and the heroine, Maddie Saunders’ favorite quote is: “Life’s a beach and then you have sex on it.”

For the Love’s A Beach Blog Hop, I’m posting a character interview featuring, the hero and heroine from WHAT A GIRL WANTS.

I hope you enjoy this post and please feel free to ask either character a question for your chance to be entered into a draw to win one of many prizes.

Also, don’t forget to hop on over to the other blogs and enjoy the various snippets and excerpts other authors are posting for this blog hop. Link and banner for the blog hop is at the bottom of this post.

My character interview with Maddie & Alex from WHAT A GIRL WANTS

Selena: Thanks for jumping out of the book to join me today. Maddie, let’s start with you. What was your journey like in What A Girl Wants? 

Maddie: The plane trip from to Hawaii was uneventful—

Alex: I have to interrupt here. Uneventful? Is that what you call it?

Maddie: Come on, Alex, even you have to admit it was classic. Besides, you laughed at the prank I pulled on you. Anyway, as for your initial question, Selena, I enjoyed the adventures you created for us, especially the humorous moments. Of course, what’s a romance without heartache, physical pain, angst and a ton of conflict?

Selena: Are you complaining about all that?

Maddie: Me? Never. I’m not a complainer, especially to my creator who has total control over my destiny. I may be a little impetuous—

Alex: A little?

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Two Sides of the Same Coin by Misty Evans PLUS & Contest to win “Witches Anonymous”

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Please welcome MISTY EVANS, author of, Witches Anonymous (I love this cover!) to my blog as she discusses life as the mother of twins, writing, and witches. (Contest details listed below).

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I’m the mother of twins. Twin sons and twin genres. My stories are my babies, just like my real kids, but neither my sons nor my genres resemble each other.

One of my sons is a brunette who plays guitar and loves baseball. He wants to be a marine biologist or a computer programmer or (fill in the flavor of the day). The other is a blonde who plays drums and loves skateboarding. He wants to be Albert Einstein, period. People who meet them for the first time don’t believe they’re twins. If I hadn’t been there for the c-section that followed twenty-two hours of labor, I might not believe it either.

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Welcome Denise Agnew – Interview – Excerpt & Contest

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Please join  me in welcoming and congratulating Denise Agnew on her latest release BEFORE THE DAWN.

Denise is here to chat with us, share an excerpt of BEFORE THE DAWN and is offering a prize for one lucky blog commentator (details below).

I’ve had the honor and pleasure to critique Denise Agnew’s latest release BEFORE THE DAWN.

I highly recommend this beautifully written historical.

The chemistry between Elijah and Mary Jane is strong from the moment they meet, increasing with every encounter. A tortured hero, a strong heroine, both vulnerable and in danger, makes for high suspense, sizzling sexual tension and great love scenes.

Interview with Denise Agnew:

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Welcome Chick Dick Mystery Author, NANCY LAUZON – Plus: Win One of Two Books!

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Welcome Nancy and thank you for sharing an excerpt, a delicious recipe,  hosting a contest, and letting us know all about your CHICK DICK MYSTERIES.

Two lucky winners will be able to read this intriguing, page turning mystery. (Contest details below)


Selena’s Review of SAVING HALEY:

Nancy Lauzon’s flair for unique storytelling and unforgettable characters along with her talent for writing page-flipping prose, keeps the reader riveted to SAVING HALEY. Once again, Nancy Lauzon had this reader feeling the emotions of each character, with laughter, tension and at times a few tears.

SAVING HALEY features an intelligent, strong heroine, and a heart-throb hero who both have a past that they have to deal with in order to be able to move ahead. It is in these characters and in the distinctive plot and subplot that the reader will experience emotional turmoil in this must read.
Nancy Lauzon blends the right amount of mystery, romance, and sprinkles it with a good balance of eccentric, quirky, fun and mysterious characters.

SAVING HALEY is a fast paced mystery that will take the reader on an intriguing path.

INTERVIEW:

Selena: If we could ask your best friend, “What’s the funniest thing you could say about Nancy?” What do you think she would say?

I hope she would say that the funniest thing about me is my writing. Most of my novels contain a bit of humour, and I like books that lift me up. There is so much negativity in the world these days, and so many serious, depressing books. We need to lighten up, and I hope that my books put a smile on readers’ faces. Having said that, Saving Haley is a little bit darker than my other novels.

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