Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Holiday Book Giveaway!

'Tis the season! Thirteen authors, including myself, have teamed up to offer a paperback and ebook giveaway for the holidays! Check out the amazing books below and enter the Rafflecopter contests at the bottom of the post for the novels you want to win most. Share this contest with your friends - who doesn't love free books? Entries will be accepted until December 22nd. Good luck!
HERE ARE THE BOOKS!
Book Name: DANGLED CARAT
Author Name: HILARY GROSSMAN
Genre: Memoir / Chick-Lit #pages: 281
goodreads Hilary had gotten used to dating the commitment-phobic Marc. They had a great relationship—why rush into things? But after four years together, their friends decided to take matters into their own hands, pushing Marc to propose. Unfortunately, Marc still wasn’t ready—and their friends’ meddling in the form of a faux engagement party led to a disastrous New Year’s Eve that brought their relationship to a turning point. In this relatable, playful memoir, Hilary reminisces about her life before Marc—from the awkward teenage years to her early relationships and, finally, to the day she met Marc and realized that she really wanted to see him again. Through the ease of their early time together up until that fateful New Year’s Eve, Hilary shares the details and considers how Marc’s inability to commit led her to find an inner strength and confidence she didn’t know she possessed. For anyone who has ever dated a commitment-phobe, who has found their patience wearing thin, or who has sat around wondering if he is ever going to pop the question while trying to remain the picture of patience and grace, Hilary's humorous and honest story will hit home. Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, Kobo & Apple Ebook $3.99, paperback $9.43
Book Name: WHITE LIES
Author Name: EMILY HARPER
Chicklit/Contemporary Romance - #pages 241

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Imagine standing in line at Harvey Nichols waiting to buy the most gorgeous silk Gucci dress. The only minor problem? You can’t afford it, it’s a size smaller than you are, and you have absolutely no place to wear it.

Meet Natalie Flemming: a twenty-something woman working in London for a fabulous shoe-designing firm, but the only thing they let her touch is the company’s tax forms. She has decided to give fate a vacation and takes the task of finding the man of her dreams (or Johnny Depp if he would just return her calls…) into her own hands. She craves adventure, spontaneity, passion- or will just settle for a decent date.
Available on Amazon and Kobo Ebook $2.99
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Book Name: QUAKE
Author Name: LISA ARRINGTON
Genre: Science Fiction #pages 286
quake - hight resolutionAli and Caden thought they were your average teenagers trying to navigate high school pressures and college decisions.
During a camping trip all of that changes when an earthquake ushers in an Alien invasion on their small desert hometown.
Lives are lost and friendships are tested as Ali and Caden, along with their best friends, begin running for their lives. However, nothing can prepare them for the secrets they discover when they begin learning more about themselves then they ever thought possible.
Available Amazon Paperback: $10.99 Ebook $3.99
Book Name: MARIONETTE
Author Name: T.B. MARKINSON
Genre: LGBT Young Adult # pages 290
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Paige Alexander is seventeen and has her whole life in front of her. One day her girlfriend comes home to discover that Paige has slit her wrists. Paige isn’t insane, but she acts like she is. Why?
After the incident, Paige agrees to go to therapy to appease her girlfriend, Jess. However, Paige doesn’t believe that therapy will help her. She believes she’s beyond help. Paige doesn’t want to find herself and she doesn’t want to relive her painful past in order to come to terms with it. What Paige wants is control over her life, which she hasn’t had since her birth. During her childhood, Paige is blamed for a family tragedy, when in fact, her twin sister, Abbie was responsible. Abbie doesn’t come forward and Paige becomes the pariah of the family. To add to Paige’s woes, while attending a college in a small town in Colorado, the residents are in the midst of debating whether or not gays and lesbians should have equal rights. Tension is high and there’s a threat of violence. She isn’t out of the closet and pretends to be straight at school since she fears what will happen if her parents find out she’s a lesbian. Will she end up dead like her best friend, Alex?
Available Amazon ebook: $3.99
Book Name: SNOWFLAKES & BEESWAX
Author Name: JESS SCHIRA
Genre: Historical romance #pages 96
31g0Men0B4L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-67,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_Madelyn Wickham is a shy farmer’s daughter who wants to be left alone to tend to her bees and make candles so elegant they captured Queen Charlotte’s attention. For years, she and her father had a good system. Madelyn made the candles the queen requested for the Christmas celebration she hosted at the Queen’s Lodge, and Madelyn’s father handled the men the queen sent to fetch the merchandise.
Her father’s death changes everything. The idea of dealing with the queen’s men terrifies her, people have always made her feel uncomfortable, but she has no choice. It takes all of her courage, but she manages to walk up to them and start a conversation. Moments later they find the candles she’s prepared for the Queen’s celebration have been destroyed. Oliver Hamilton has always had a knack for seeing the bright side of every situation. He understands the seriousness of the situation, but doesn’t see any reason for despair. He sees the situation as a chance to spend time with a woman who’s always intrigued him, but who he’s only ever seen from a distance. He has no idea he’s stepping into the middle of a tense sibling rivalry, and a bitter fight custody fight over the small farm, a battle Madelyn can’t handle by herself.
Available Amazon ebook $0.99, paperback $4.50
Book Name: THE GUARDIAN
Author Name: SARA MACK
Genre: Paranormal Romance #pages 326
Guardian final_coverTrue love never dies. Emma Donohue begs to differ. When a late night accident claims the love of her life, Emma secludes herself in memories of James. In his sandy brown hair and clear blue eyes. In their innocent first kiss and declarations of love. In their plans for a life together after college. But happy dreams can’t rid her of the guilt she carries. She can’t erase her actions the night he died. She can’t erase her reaction at his funeral. And she can’t erase the hollow void that fills her chest and consumes her heart. The first time Emma hears James’ voice, she’s astounded. It sounds as if he’s standing right beside her, and she fears her shattered heart is trying to drive her mad. But, as she continues to hear the voice, she finds comfort in it. With the help of her best friend Shel and handsome newcomer Dane, she tries to move forward and start living again. Until the voice in her head turns out to be more. So much more. You know what they say.True love never dies. Available Amazon, Barnes & Noble Ebook $0.99, paperback $9.99 Book Name: A GOOD MAN Author Name: VANESSA MORGAN Genre: horror, screenplay #pages 92 A Good ManLouis Caron is a good man: he feeds the homeless, takes care of animals, and is concerned with the ecological future of the planet. But his altruism has a sinister edge - he's a vampire - and local detective Taglioni is getting increasingly suspicious. Louis' attempts to escape the police will take him on a journey into his own private hell where he is not only forced to confront his worst fears, but also to destroy the lives of those he cares about most.
Available Amazon, Smashwords $6.92
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Book Name: UNBREAKABLE Author Name: JOANN LEE Genre: lesbian romance, #pages 251
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Sequel to Broken Star
After finding happiness, Lynn Feoras was convinced life with Alexis and Calista would be perfect. But when she and Alexis begin the tedious journey of expanding their family, she soon comes to learn that money doesn’t buy everything. In the midst of doctor’s visits, a move to New York, and a whirlwind tour, life remains chaotic for the Feoras family. New friends emerge, old ones return, and an unexpected reappearance of someone from Lynn’s past leaves her questioning her ability to be a parent. Will Lynn and Alexis be able to overcome the obstacles placed before them? Will their relationship crumble under the strain or will they come out on top, stronger than before?
Available Amazon $6.99
Title: WILDCAT IN MOSCOW
Author Name: STORM CHASE Genre: contemporary romance, #pages 253
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When Chelsea comes back from Alaska she discovers her stepfather has embezzled her multimillion pound inheritance.Not only is Chelsea broke but the police think she has colluded with her stepfather in a financial swindle. Worse, loan shark Carlos Santiago is after her too, determined to make her pay up for her stepfather’s debts.Then Vladimir Voyeykov, a Russian business tycoon rumoured to be a member of the Red Mafia, enters the mix. He whisks Chelsea to Moscow where she is catapulted into a world filled with intrigue, uncertainty - and passion.
Available Amazon, Smashwords ebook: $3.99
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Title: LOST WEEKEND AN EROTIC ROMANCE IN WALES
Author Name: STORM CHASE Genre: cromance erotica, #pages 97
Lost Weekend By Storm Chase“What’s going on?” Micah asked gently. “You say you’re an escort and you’re dressed like a wet dream come true. But you are embarrassed when I look at you. And when I offer to hire you, you turn me down flat. Furthermore, you were so frightened of me earlier that you hit me over the head with a frozen leg of lamb and yet now you are here, all curled up and cosy - in my bed I might add - when you could be halfway back to London or the nearest police station.” “I, I,” Bryony stuttered. “It’s complicated.” “So I see,” Micah said.When Micah accidentally kills a major drug dealer, and Bryony is the only witness, Micah decides the only solution is to keep an eye on her while he makes plans to leave the country. However, when Micah and Bryony start talking to each other, things don't work out quite as either of them expect.Lost Weekend is a love story with a hint of murder and a heroine who decides she likes it best when she's on top.
Available Amazon, Smashwords price $2.99
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Book Name: THE UNICORN'S DAUGHTER
Author Name: NORMA BEISHIR
Genre:Thriller #pages 353
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Codename: Unicorn. Jaime Lynde adored her father. She was devastated when she was told he was dead--but she refused to believe he was a traitor to his country. Her determination to prove his innocence sent her on a journey from Washington DC to Paris to Libya and put her on a collision course with a double agent in Tripoli at the time of the 1986 air strike...
Available Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble price $2.99
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Book Name: POHOI AND COMANCHE SPIRIT POWER
Author Name: J. L. CHALFANT
Genre: Native American Historical with elements of Native American mysticism, romance and suspense. #pages 307
9781475973365_COVER.inddA battle for power is about to begin. It is 1860, early spring on the high plains of Texas. Pohoi, a young Comanche woman, learns how the winds of spring open doorways into the world of spirits. She ignores the concerns of a certain young warrior she loves and breaks tradition, all to gain Comanche Spirit Power when friendly traders, assisted by her beloved aunt, attack and murder her father and kidnap her white mother. As predicted by her medicine woman aunt, the Great Spirit Storms arrive. No longer can Pohoi wait to right the recent wrongs committed against her family, especially since she can no longer marry Yellow Bear. She transforms into a ghost warrior and charges toward the plains, home to the dreaded Texans and soldiers, and where she believes the kidnappers have taken her mother. But not until Yellow Bear tracks her location, bringing with him her traitorous aunt’s unwanted child, does Pohoi realize her real battle is where she least expected. Soon she learns a shocking truth that quickly blurs the line between friend and foe, revealing a route back to love, and to life if she can relinquish her need for power. Even if Pohoi finds her mother, how can she set her father’s spirit free and end the Great Spirit Storms if Power turns against her? And, if she gains Comanche Spirit Power, will Yellow Bear still love her? Available: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Ebook, Apple print Price paperback $13-$15, Ebook $3.95 - $5.95
Book Name: CLOSURE
Author Name: ANGELA FORD
Genre: romantic suspense #pages 176
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Closure...a gripping FBI search grounded by an as-yet-unrealized love story…Jess, a young FBI profiler is compelled to save the fourth victim from a sexual predator, only to put her life into the hands of a serial killer. Exciting new romantic suspense from debut author, Angela Ford. An elite FBI task force tracks online predators while they hunt their prey. A series of murders in Presario Heights has forced Special Agent Jessica Resario to follow her gut instinct to save the next victim. Supervisory Special Agent Tom Erickson removes her from the case. The only place to escape the danger is her family beach home. She hadn’t been there since her parents were murdered. The level of intensity climbs higher with her discovery of postcards marked “I Crave You”. Old ghosts, secrets, imminent threats and an inevitable attraction to Tom send her on an emotional roller coaster. If that wasn’t enough, she opens the door to a man she thought was dead. Tom is stabbed and his case files go missing…high emotions put Jess at the killer’s mercy.
Available Amazon Ebook Price $2.94, paperback $5.39
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.Book Name: “NO LONGER A BRIDESMAID!”
Author Name: TERRY CATO
Genre: memoir #pages 166
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For years, Terry Cato was always the bridesmaid, but never the bride. In this poignant memoir, this first-time author tells the story of her seven years of preparation, finally becoming a Lady-in-Waiting (engaged) and then a bride. During her years of being single, Terry observed seven personality types--her own included--that can get in the way of progress toward the altar. In this book, learn: The seven types of single women and how they could be harming their chances of getting married; why dating is just practicing for divorce; how to deal with and heal old emotional wounds; the seven steps the author used to successfully prepare for her husband; how to live a happy, celibate life as you prepare for your husband and more.
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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Guardian Gets A Book Trailer!

Christina Rodriguez from Christina's Book Reviews designed an awesome book trailer
as her entry in my Guardian Halloween Contest!

I've had so many people tell me that they love it, and it makes them want to read or re-read Guardian.  Thank you Christina!  I hope I don't break the play button...**swoon**

Link below the picture



My Page Gets A New Facebook Cover!


Check out my amazing new Facebook page cover, thanks to Lindsey Lawson of Daisy Dog Photography and Design!  Lindsey submitted this image for my Guardian Halloween Contest.  Congrats Lindsey and thank you so much!

Monday, October 21, 2013

Welcome to the Blog Hop!



Welcome to the Blog Hop!

Get to know me, Sara Mack, by reading the interview below.
Then hop to the other featured authors blogs and get to know them too!



Interview with Sara Mack


How did you begin your writing career?
I stumbled into it.  It happened like this: a friend of mine was writing some fan fiction, and we were bouncing ideas off one another.  After some time as her beta reader, I though it might be fun to give writing a try myself.  One night, in the shower (the BEST thinking spot ever,) I had the basic idea for the first book in my series, Guardian.  I wanted to write a ghost story.  I had no idea where that ghost story would go, but I started writing chapters here an there, passing them on to my friends for feedback.  As the characters and the story started to expand, my hobby became an obsession.  What was supposed to be one novel morphed into three, and my friends were like, "You have to do something with this!"  So, I researched self-publishing and here I am.


Tell us about your current release.
Allegiant is the second novel in The Guardian Trilogy.  The story picks up where Guardian ended, with Emma returning to college without James, or Dane, in her life.  Emma befriends her neighbor, Garrett, who she soon discovers is hiding some serious secrets.  When James can no longer stay away from Emma, both of them are pulled into the complex world of the Intermediate - all the while trying to maintain their relationship in a human world oblivious to the supernatural.


Do characters invade your head the moment you stumble on a new writing idea?  If so, how long did you fear that you’d gone insane before realizing this is the norm for writers?
My characters completely invade my head!  They live there and talk to me until their story has been told.  I had read other author interviews before I started writing, where they would say similar things, and I was like, “Are you serious?  Are you sure you’re feeling okay?”  Now, I totally get it.  I’m not insane.  Yay!


Who reads the drafts of your novels?
My four beta readers.  I have two friends who are tough on me, and I keep them around for that reason.  One will never let me fall into a cliché storyline, while the other makes sure all the information, even the tiny background details, line up.  Another reader is my cousin, who gives me a much needed ego boost from time to time, and the other is my editor.  She’s the grammar police.


Where can we find your book?
On Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Smashwords, and Kobo.


Readers love following their favorite authors; which social networking sites can fans find you?
Interaction with readers is the best!
You can find me on Facebook on my personal author page: Sara Mack-Author or on my book page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sara-Mack/377965205649175.
I’m also on Twitter at @smackwrites.


Share a pet peeve of yours.
Chewing!  I hate the sound of other people's chewing.  It drives me nuts!



Now that you know a little about me, visit these other authors sites:











Sunday, September 8, 2013

Allegiant Cover and Release Date!


Allegiant, the second book in The Guardian Trilogy, will be released Sunday, October 6th!


Look at the pretty cover!  I am in love with it.  Here is the paperback version as well:


I have to send a super shout out to S.M. Koz and Breena Slayton for all their hard work and putting up with my changing mind!

Wondering what Allegiant is about?  Here is the synopsis from the back cover:


Last summer, Emma discovered that true love never dies.
It can return.
It can give you hope.
It can pull you from darkness.

Until it’s ripped from you.
Again.

As her 22nd birthday approaches, Emma Donohue finds herself back at school and utterly alone.  Hours away from family and friends, her solitary days are spent contemplating what never should have been.  James should never have died, but he did.  He should never have been assigned as her Guardian,
but he was.  And she should never have allowed Dane to get too close to her heart.

But she failed.

Desperate to fill her time, Emma is intrigued by her mysterious new neighbor, Garrett.  She’s never met anyone quite like him before, and, curious, she attempts to discover his past.  Little does she know his presence will pull her into a world she could never imagine.  A world that follows an ancient doctrine.
A world built on loyalty, yet plagued by secrets and lies.

A world that will threaten everything – and everyone – she loves.


Anxiously awaiting October 6th, when I can share this story with you all!




Friday, August 9, 2013

Meet Emma!

As this first week of Emma's Birthday Celebration ends, we get to meet Em herself.  Enjoy!


Name:  Emma Lynn Donohue
Birthday:  August 30, 1990
Parents:  Dale and Marlene
Siblings: one older brother, Mike
College:  Western Michigan University
Major:  Business Management
Hobbies:  Reading, homework, avoiding depression
Favorite teams/sports:  Are you kidding me?  None.  Well, it used to be the FSU Bulldogs hockey team.
Favorite personality trait:  Ha!  Right now I’m not too happy with myself after what happened with Dane.
Least favorite personality trait:  Feeling guilty 24/7

What do you want readers to know about you?  I never used to be like this.  I never used to doubt everything, feel guilty about everything.  I was sassy and stubborn; I was sure of myself, sure of James, and sure of us.  Everything was perfect.  Maybe that’s my problem; I took too much for granted and karma wouldn’t allow it anymore.  I’m not sure what I did to warrant what happened, but it had to be huge.  I want to scream to the universe that I’m sorry; I’ll take back whatever I did to cause this mess.  It’s going to be rough trying to sort everything out.  My soul doesn’t want to stop loving James; I can’t force it.  The more I try, the more I fight it.  And then there’s Dane, who has taken up residence in my heart as well.  It’s probably a good thing he’s no longer speaking to me; that fact should make it easier to kick him out.  All I know is that I’m lonely, and I wish those I love weren’t hurting.  I wish I wasn’t hurting.  Unfortunately, I think time is the only antidote for what I have.  I just wish it would hurry up.

Thursday, August 8, 2013

It's time to meet James!

Today, James visits the blog.  (Eh, can you say yum?)  Check out his bio and interview questions below!


Name:  James Henderson Davis
Birthday:  June 11, 1990
Parents:  Eric and Carol
Siblings:  None
College:  Ferris State University (one year), Western Michigan University
Major:  Business Management
Hobbies:  Up until a few months ago it was club hockey
Favorite teams/sports:  Hockey and football.  Teams would be the Wings, the FSU Bulldogs, and mainly college ball.
Favorite personality trait:  I’m pretty protective.
Least favorite personality trait:  Is being dead a personality trait?
What do you want readers to know about you?  The night I died, I needed to blow off some steam.  I shouldn’t have gone out, and I regret it with my entire being.  Nothing good came of that night – you know what happened.  If I could change anything in my life, it would be my death.  Talk about irony.
 I love Emma.  I think I have since we were ten, long before I knew what love really was.  We’ve been inseparable, and God knows it’s going to be hell to stay away from her now.  I’ll do whatever it takes, whatever I can, to watch over her as her Guardian.  I’m not supposed to feel anything physical, but, right now, it sure feels like someone punched a hole through my chest.  I can’t let her go.  Losing her would be like losing a part of myself, and I already feel like half a man.  My only hope is that, one day, she will be able to forgive me for putting her through this.  Until then, I’ll have to settle for keeping her safe.  I guess that’s better than nothing.  I would do anything to change our past and rewrite our future.  If only I had the power.