Megan is heartbroken and lonely, not only did she have to kill her friend who turned out to be evil. But she also lost the love of her life, the guy she thought she would be with forever. All because of one mistake she made with Cliff her undead friend. All she wants is to be normal but being a settler isn't a lifestyle choice. Megan would give anything to have Ethan by her side, that's all she wants. And when a text message from Ethan gives her hope of what may be once again she doesn't think anything could go wrong, until someone hijacks Ethan's car and kidnaps her.She knew she wasn't ever going to be safe but if leaving is going to keep her loved ones safe including Ethan then why shouldn't she leave her life behind. Can I just say I wish I was married to Ethan, oh my goodness I don't think he could get any more perfect than he already is. I just adore him so much, he is charming, protective, loveable, sweet, courageous, and a fighter. Stacey jay is a brilliant author who never seems to disappoint me, I always enjoy her books at least the ones I have read. Her zombie books are out of this world, in the last Megan Berry book I had to basically pick my jaw off the floor because I didn't know what was going to happen I felt the desire of reading more about Megan and Ethan. Megan grows more and more after every book, her powers in this one blew me away, Cliff is a wonderful character he loves Meg so much also but deep down I think he knows that nothing can happen between them. And when this short story came out I couldn't wait to read it, and once again I am extremely happy to have read it. It was more than I could ask for, I love how Ethan and Meg's relationship ended on a strong note and I am hopeful that this time it will last forever. Stacey has such a fantastic way of putting a story together, her writing is literally like a free pass to an endless adventure, kind of like watching a movie. What an astounding job, I don't think I could ever get tired of her books.
Callie is given the worst news of her life she has until summer to enjoy her life and say her goodbyes. One day a stranger finds himself on her doorstep in need of help. Callie doesn't know if she should open the door but there is something about this guy that makes her happy, she didn't think he would make her days worthwhile but so far he has. Now that he's in her life She just isn't ready to say goodbye . He knows something is wrong with her but she is hoping to keep her illness a secret for as long as she can. The thing that she doesn't know is that she isn't the only one who is keeping secrets. I laughed, I cried, I got angry and I was hurt, I felt as if I was on an emotional roller coaster in a fantastic way. Few books make me feel this way, When Summer Comes was an amazing story honestly if I could compare this book to any other book out there it would probably be The Notebook or A Walk to Remember. The reason I loved this book was because of their relationship. Especially her friends Baxter he was the one who made me smile the most, it was as if he lit up the place whenever he showed up. He's the friend I wish I had, he made me so darn happy. Levi is such a hunk, but other than being this gorgeous guy he is such a strong, caring, loving guy who is going through so much pain and regret that he refuses to let go of. In the beginning he is portrayed as this closed off, quiet, shy, mysterious guy but as the book goes on and he starts opening up you start to figure out why he is closed off and his reason for not being able to love without having to feel guilt. Although Callie was scared of letting him in at first she learned that not everyone is a bad person, even when she found out things about him she decided not to pressure him into telling her every thing. So I liked that about their relationship cause she trusted him, Really enjoyed it and loved it! Its another ConRom I wish was made into a movie! 5/5 stars
New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Brenda Novak is the author of more than forty-five books. A three-time Rita nominee, she has won many awards, including the National Reader’s Choice, the Bookseller’s Best, the Book Buyer’s Best, the Daphne, and the Holt Medallion. She also runs an annual on-line auction for diabetes research every May at www.brendanovak.com(her youngest son has this disease). To date, she’s raised over $1.6 million. Come meet the long-time friends who have made Whiskey Creek the “Heart of Gold Country” with WHEN WE TOUCH, WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES, WHEN SNOW FALLS and WHEN SUMMER COMES. Contact Link Website Buy Links Amazon Barnes and Noble
Tamaria
Soana is middle aged, but just feels her life has begun. She
writes sexy contemporary
romance stories that always end with a ‘happily ever after’. Growing
up she
loved to read and make up new places in her head to escape to. In her late
teens she began writing short stories and poetry; it wasn’t until her late
thirties before she began to spin a full story.
She’s married and a stay-at-home-mom of
two beautiful young girls, they reside in
Western New
York. Cuddling up with a good book under an electric throw is her way to escape
the cold Buffalo nights.
Besides
writing, she co-owns Shades of Rose Marketing and hosts a talk show on
Talkshoe called Live
with Tamaria ~ Giving authors a voice.
A gripping paranormal, mystery romance about a vampire and a witch who make a deal to work together no matter how different they are. But that will be easy considering that even though they are on different sides they have a strong connection towards each other one that leaves Ella wanting more than just a friendship. The book was so intense in every way the action, steamy parts. I love these type of books, the author did an amazing job with the characters, the way she described everything was fantastic they weren't to long which is a plus especially because sometimes authors put to much detail into something and it takes a while to get into the book but in this case they were written beautifully. I was a bit obsessed with Cole oh my goodness when he went over to talk to Ella I stopped breathing. The only character I didn't like very much was Lorcan I find cocky guys to be such a turn off and that's how he was he thought he was better than anyone else. But he is one of those guys that you love to hate. And I loved Dunkirk he was a great addition to the story. Heather did an great job combining 2 different supernatural worlds into one book, she made it her own and it turned out really really great. Although I have yet to read the first one I enjoyed this one so much. I cannot wait to read the next one in the series. If only they could make this series into a tv show or movies. I'd love to see it on the big screen.
5/5 STARS!
Heather
Fleener lives in Indiana with her husband, D.A. and their twins, Thomas and
Alexandra. Professionally she has spent her career working in the area of
Intellectual Property law. Reading
has been a passion of hers since she was young and she has been a
closet-romance junkie her entire life. The romantic styles of Judith McNaught
and Julie Garwood are her inspiration, though she has read and loved the
stories of countless other authors. Her fascination with the paranormal began
to form at the young age of six, watching late-night ghost and vampire movies
with her Grandpa. Unfortunately, as a result, she also remains afraid of the
dark to this day. Combining
her love of epic romances and the supernatural was a natural progression for
her overactive imagination. When the idea for the Ancients of Light series
began, it was an abstract story line rambling around in her head to help kill a
few miles on the treadmill. As the stories and plotlines continued to grow, it
finally became necessary to put the words to paper and build the characters
that had been living in the Realm and having conversations in her head for
months. Ancients of Light is a series of thirteen novels - a testament to many miles on the treadmill and lots of characters that insist on having their stories told.
Definitely what I was expecting loved the book and the creative writing the description were a bit short but the book was perfect. It was a fast read so you really get into in and once there you are hooked. What got me to read the book was mostly thanks to the synopsis, it was one of those storylines that no one can pass on. Especially because you will love the characters and the plot. But there was something about Katie I didn't like I don't know what it was I'm guessing its got to do with her breaking up with Connor, cause honestly breakups suck. As soon as he met Laren I knew that something was going to happen, I just love books that have to do with forbidden love and creatures especially if there is some mystery to it to. I did not find the book cheesy or way to sweet, as I sometimes find that authors over do it. It's rough around the edges but has enough emotion to soften it up a bit. I loved the book it was fantastic and fun to read. And the cover is amazing 5/5 stars
Guest Post
A
day in your writing life – I work part time as a personal trainer so I spend
anywhere between four and seven hours at the gym each day. Depending on my work
schedule I either have to wake up early ,5 AM, to write or sometimes I can come
home between clients and put a few thousand words in. The most important thing
is that I do write each day or do something to advance my writing career.
Jonathan Yanez was born and raised in a Christian household in Oxnard, CA. He was
involved in everything from piano and saxophone lessons to swimming and track. Growing
up his parents encouraged him to read, and he did - anything he could get his hands on.
Soon he developed a fascination with storytelling and characters that would follow him the
rest of his life.
Graduating from BIOLA University with his BA in English Literature he never lost his
love for writing and creating. He now works part-time as a personal trainer and hopes to
one day make the move to writing full-time.
Other than reading and writing, his passion is living life to the fullest. He loves; spending
time with his wife and pets, watching movies, participating in mud runs, traveling, going
to the gym and pushing his limits in everything. This desire takes him anywhere from
skydiving and motorcycle riding, to surfing in Hawaii and various types of martial arts. He
has his eyes set next on archery and running with the bulls in Spain.
He is married to the love of his life and resides in Southern California with his husky,
When an unexpected death hits close to home, Neve is overcome with denial. She doesn't want to believe that her friend who loved life and always had a smile on her face has committed suicide, but the police cannot find any evidence to prove otherwise. So Neve decides to conduct her own investigation as she is certain that Irina didn't commit suicide but that Irina was well in fact murdered. Along with the help of her professor she goes on a hunt to find out the truth behind Irina's murder.
A five star mystery that can't be put down. Its like watching a TV show you cannot just leave it playing when you leave the room cause you might miss something. Russian dolls was amazing the writing was perfect, the plot was in a way unique since the student was helped by a teacher usually teachers don't let you get into anything dangerous but this was not the case . The only flaw that I found was that Neve kind of caved in way to quickly I mean she blurted everything out. But other than that it was a really really great read.
Neve and Egan were amazing characters, Neve really amazed me when she took control of the situations she showed how brave she was just by going in there and facing those guys. Finding out who was involved was like a slap to the face it literately took me by surprise because I kinda knew but I didn't want to believe it. I can't stop thinking about the ending, It's hard to review this book without giving away spoilers because every piece of info would be part of a spoiler so I will stop the gushing now and rate! 5/5
Interview
Why did you name the book Russian Dolls?
It came up pretty naturally, as I was figuring out the plot. I knew the Russian Mafia would be involved, and that it would broach on the subject of prostitution and forced marriage... and from there the idiom ‘Russian Dolls’ stuck.
Was there a certain character in the book that reminded you of yourself?
I guess a part of myself inevitably ends up in everything I write. That being said, none of the characters were modelled after me per se. I suppose that Egan’s collectedness is an exaggeration of my own; Neve’s strong-mindedness too... it’s just little titbits dropped, unconsciously, here and there.
What advice would you give to someone who wanted to write a book?
Go for it and don’t let anyone stop you! Write what you want, the way you want to. It’s a hard job, it will take you a lot of time and a lot of sweat and headaches, but you’ll get there eventually. It may take months to find an agent, you may never find one, either way... don’t ever give up. It’s your dream and the only one who can kill it is yourself, so... don’t!
Tell us something that the readers don't know about you.
I’ve studied stage-acting for seven years, when I was younger.
Cristelle Cromby was born and raised in the French-Speaking area of Switzerland somehwere
between Geneva and Lausanne, where she still resides thanks to her insatiable thirst for American and British films and television dramas her english is flent. She attributes to her origins her ever peaceful nature and her undying love to chocolate.
She has a passion for art, which also includes an interest in drawing and acting.
Russian Dolls is her first new-adult novel, and she is hard at work on the next titles in the series.
Adam heard a few
sounds of Velcro peeling from its straps. Suddenly, Black Mask shed the mystery
and ambiguity of his head gear. He became another mystery altogether. What happened to this guy? He looked
like he’d seen hell, escaped, and doctored his face to give everyone else on
Earth a preview.
Black Mask
obviously suffered from rosacea because his skin was inflamed, swollen, and the
angriest shade of red Adam had ever seen. A jagged circular scar similar to a
clock face ran from Black Mask’s forehead down his cheeks to his chin. A
vertical scar ran straight down the middle of his forehead and along the bridge
of his nose. Two horizontal scars extended from the side of his nose and curved
upward toward the temples. Two additional scars extended outward at angles from
just under his nose, across his lips and ended on either side of his chin. All
of the scars connected to the outer circular one like spokes to resemble a
starfish shape. Adam struggled not to have any reaction, but failed to keep the
corner of his mouth from inching up into a grimace.
Black Mask
smirked and put his right hand up to his face. He pretended to be admiring
himself in the mirror. “It’s okay, Detective. Your reaction is fairly common
and a lot more subdued than most. Of course, I bet you’ve seen a lot of horrors
in your line of work.
“So, you want to
know the tale of Heath Grim, do you?”
Review and thoughts
Grim blew me away, the whole entire time I was reading it I thought I was watching a movie. Especially with all the thriller and suspense parts, It was an easy read but it does feel like its a long book only because Mr. Spencer added so much detail and depth into the characters and pretty much everything else that would get your imagination going. I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would, Once you get about 15 pages into the book you sort of get glued to it or basically go into the book yourself. Grim is one of those books that you can't put down and once you finish it you want to start it over again, the storyline was amazing. Anyone who loves to read Paranormal crime thrillers will be so intrigued by the synopsis.. Well more for what is in the pages, this was a first for me because I have never come across something like this. I would definitely chip in money just to get this to be made into a movie, and to see the characters come to life. It sure is movie worthy in my opinion. My favorite character would have to be Heath i have no Idea why but I liked him alot more maybe because he was a bit creepy. All in all it was a fantastic read which left me wanting more so that is always a great thing. 5 stars
Keys to a great book cover
Like it or not, readers make
judgments all the time on appearances. The greatest cover in the world can’t
save a terrible novel, but several great novels experienced sales lags from
covers which lacked imagination.Think
of a book cover as one of your strongest sales pitches to the marketplace.
You wouldn’t go to a bar looking
for a date in your pajamas, so why would you go through all of the work of
writing a novel only to come off as a wallflower on the bookshelf? Your book
cover should be your best attention grab while also making a promise to the
reader as to what they can expect from the content on the inside.
With that in mind, here are a
few keys to a great book cover.
1.Your title
You
need something easy for the reader to remember in case they aren’t able to
purchase the book right away. Make sure it conveys your message and
fits the cover art design. Try not to get too caught up in creating a clever
title, when something simpler would be more effective. Being
too creative often interferes with a clear, concise message.
2.The subtitle
This
should further clarify your title or help the reader identify if this is part
of a series. This is also a good place to insert searchable keywords for search
engine marketing.
3.Cover design and layout
The
font and style of your title should be easy to read, and the artwork should be compelling
and grab the reader’s eye. Picture yourself in the bookstore buying a book. You
want your book to be the one which stands out. You have to choose a strong
image which is eye catching. Be careful that the image doesn’t overwhelm the
title.
4.Back cover
This
should summarize your novel in a few concise paragraphs, and tease readers with
the tantalizing conflict which lies in store for them on the inside. Avoid
making this a table of contents section or an explanation of why you wrote the
book. This should work like a great advertisement.
5.Endorsements
Readers
trust names they know. So, if you can get a big name author or critic to
endorse your work, it will go a long way in helping boost your sales. If the
endorsement is from a big enough celebrity, you may want to consider including
it on your front cover.
6.Author Bio
You
want to introduce yourself and win readers over with your accomplishments. Try
to keep this brief with about three sentences providing your background.
INTRO
Joseph Spencer is the author of the Sons of Darkness series launched by his debut album Grim on September 1, 2012. Work on his second book of the series Wrage, is already underway and is expected to be released some time in 2013.
THE ROAD HERE
The Sons of Darkess is a series of paranormal crime thrillers following investigations into mysterious deaths in Prairieville. Home of the notorious serial killer, The Reaper, Prairieville has had a history of violence centered on an ongoing feud between the Marino and Black organized crime families. When bodies start showing up again at the abandoned Marino State Hospital, many fear The Reaper has returned. The people of Prairieville are about to find out their problems stem from a supernatural source which has lurked in secret for decades.
THE STORYTELLER'S STORY
As a boy, Joseph Spencer immersed himself in the deuctive logic of Sherlock Holmes. The heroic crime fighting of Batman and Spider-Man, and a taste for tragic with dramas from poets like Shakespeare and Homer
Before Joseph took to spinning his own tales, he pursued a career in print sports journalism, graduating with honors from Clinton (IL) High School in 1996 and summa cum laude from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 2000. He covered such events as NASCAR’s Subway 500 race in Martinsville, the NBA Draft Camp in Chicago, the Junior College World Series, and Minor League Baseball’s Midwest League All-Star Game during a ten-year career throughout the Midwest. Now, he works as an emergency telecommunications specialist with an Illinois police department. The combination of years of writing experience with a background working with law enforcement professionals gave rise to his writing aspirations.
Joseph married Dr. Amy (Waggoner) Spencer, an accomplished veterinary doctor, on March 14, 2012. He received word his debut novel was accepted by his publisher, Damnation Books, the next day. Joseph and Amy look forward to their honeymoon in Paris in September 2012. Murphy, a 15-year-old orange tabby, is perhaps the most vocal member of the family. The Spencer family enjoys reading Charlaine Harris, George R.R. Martin, Mary Janice Davidson, and most paranormal stories. The Spencers also enjoy quoting movie lines from The Princess Bride, Rain Man, Bridesmaids, and Office Space.
