Monday, November 2, 2015

HALLOWEEN DRINK FEST - WINNERS' CIRCLE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

After collecting all the contestants' names and an intense collaboration involving a complicated algorithm the likes of which makes Amazon look like a walk through the park, the winning names have been chosen for the Arial Burnz & AJ Nuest Halloween Drink Fest!

 The list of winners and their coordinating prize is as follows!
And the winners are...

Laura Farmer - Bonded By Blood Books 1-4 in eBook format
Karie Deegan - Bonded By Blood Books 1-4 in eBook format
Liette Bougie - Golden Key Legacy Collection Set in eBook format
Zach Smith - Golden Key Chronicles & Golden Key Legacy Collection Sets in eBook format
Shelly Small - Bonded By Blood Books 1-4 in eBook format
Mercedes M. Prizmonte -  Golden Key Chronicles in eBook format
Calisa Selfridge - Bonded By Blood Books 1-4 in eBook format

Congratulations to all the winners and we hope to see you at our next event!
Thank you for participating!!

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Halloween Drink Fest with Arial Burnz - Day 6

Happy Halloween & Last Day of Blog Series!! 


Welcome to the LAST of AJ & Arial's Drink Fest for Halloween! If you missed the other days, just click here: Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4 & Day 5.

Arial Burnz here, and AJ and I are sharing some Halloween fun this week with festive drinks! This is your last chance to enter the contest below.

It's also the last day for the Snarkology Halloween Hop, so be sure to stop by my blog for MORE drinks and prizes, eBooks and fun! If you're coming from my blog posts for that hop, thank you for adding AJ's site to your list of visits!! Woo hoo! Now for today's drink!!!

Friday, October 30, 2015

Halloween Drink Fest with Arial Burnz - Day 5

Happy Halloween!! 


Welcome to Day 5 of AJ & Arial's Drink Fest for Halloween! If you missed the other days, just click here: Day 1Day 2Day 3 & Day 4.

Arial Burnz here, and AJ and I are sharing some Halloween fun this week with festive drinks!

I'm also participating in the Snarkology Halloween Hop, so be sure to stop by my blog for MORE drinks and prizes, eBooks and fun! If you're coming from my blog posts for that hop, thank you for adding AJ's site to your list of visits!! Woo hoo! Now for the next drink!!!

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Halloween Drink Fest with Arial Burnz - Day 4

Happy Halloween!! 


Welcome to Day 4 of AJ & Arial's Drink Fest for Halloween! If you missed the other days, just click here: Day 1Day 2 & Day 3.

Arial Burnz here, and AJ and I are sharing some Halloween fun this week with festive drinks!

I'm also participating in the Snarkology Halloween Hop, so be sure to stop by my blog for MORE drinks and prizes, eBooks and fun! If you're coming from my blog posts for that hop, thank you for adding AJ's site to your list of visits!! Woo hoo! Now for the next drink!!!

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Halloween Drink Fest with Arial Burnz - Day 3

Happy Halloween!! 


Welcome to Day 3 of AJ & Arial's Drink Fest for Halloween! If you missed Day 1 - CLICK HERE. Day 2 is HERE.

This is Arial Burnz and AJ and I are sharing some Halloween fun this week with festive drinks!

I'm also participating in the Snarkology Halloween Hop, so be sure to stop by my blog for MORE drinks and prizes, eBooks and fun! If you're coming from my blog posts for that hop, thank you for adding AJ's site to your list of visits!! Woo hoo! Now for the next drink!!!

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Halloween Drink Fest with AJ & Arial - Day 2

Happy Halloween!! 


Welcome to Day 2 of AJ & Arial's Drink Fest for Halloween! If you missed Day 1 - CLICK HERE.

This is Arial Burnz and AJ has so trustingly given me control of her blog (*Arial peels with evil scientist laughter*) to share some holiday potions. In truth, she picked out the drinks. I'm just doing the posts.

I'm also participating in the Snarkology Halloween Hop, so be sure to stop by my blog for MORE drinks and prizes, eBooks and fun! If you're coming from my blog posts for that hop, thank you for adding AJ's site to your list of visits!! Woo hoo! Now for the next drink!!!

Monday, October 26, 2015

Halloween Drink Fest with Arial Burnz - Day 1

Happy Halloween!! 


Hellooooo! This is one of my favorite holidays of the year and I am just BREWING with enthusiasm that AJ has allowed me to take over her blog this week and celebrate with alcoholic potions (well, a few non-alcoholic, too). Brave girl, isn't she! Such a trusting soul. *rubs hands together* Mwuahahahahaha!

I'm also participating in the Snarkology Halloween Hop, so be sure to stop by my blog for MORE drinks and prizes, eBooks and fun! If you're coming from my blog posts for that hop, thank you for adding AJ's site to your list of visits!! Woo hoo! Now for the drink!!!

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Picnics in Hyde Park by Nikki Moore!!!

Picnics in Hyde Park
Released 13th August 2015
#LoveLondon Series; eBook 6 (novel)
by Nikki Moore

Read this exciting romance series set in London, which has attracted four and five star reviews and been in the Top 100 Short Story chart on Kobo and Top 20 Holiday charts on Amazon UK.
‘Whoever said romance was dead has clearly never read a Nikki Moore book’ – Rachel’s Random Reads

The last story in the fun & flirty #LoveLondon series from exciting new chick lit author Nikki Moore! The perfect novel for reading in the sunshine... and falling in love with London.   

Hot summer romance…or cold revenge?
 
Super nanny, Zoe Harper is mad! It was bad enough discovering her ex-fiancé Greg cheating on her just weeks before their wedding. But now she’s returned home to London to find her younger sister Melody has been left jobless, homeless, broke and dumped.

Zoe is determined to get revenge on the infamous Reilly brothers for her sister’s heartbreak. So when an unexpected opportunity gives Zoe a way in to uncaring—and dizzyingly gorgeous!—successful music producer Matt Reilly’s world, she jumps at the chance to make him pay.

But living with Matt as nanny to his two adorable, but complicated children, Zoe soon begins to suspect that not everything is as it seems… Matt insists on pushing everyone away including his children, but why? And if his delicious summer kisses are anything to go by, he can’t be that bad surely?

Can Zoe convince Matt to open up a little and help fix this family before she leaves…or worse, before Matt learns who she really is?
   
Out on 13th August as an ebook, paperback to follow. Get it from only £2.99!



Praise for the #LoveLondon series...

'The writing style is impeccable. How I'll fill the void left by this series is something I've not yet figured out an answer to.’ K.L Beeden, Books with Bunny.

Strawberries at Wimbledon
‘I eagerly read and absorbed every page. Such a good feel read earns an easy 5 stars from me.’ Sheerie Franks, Amazon UK.

Cocktails in Chelsea
‘I loved every single minute of this fun, flirty romance… the perfect read for your boring commute to work.’ Holly, Bookaholic Confessions 

Valentine’s on Primrose Hill
Uplifting and at the same time thought provoking too. I guarantee you'll be hitting that button on Amazon to order the fourth book in the #LoveLondon series as soon as you've finished this one.’ Dawn, Crooks on Books

New Year at The Ritz
A sweet and flirty short story, I really enjoyed it. I can’t wait to see what Nikki comes up with for the next book in the series.’ Simona Elena, Sky’s Book Corner.

Skating at Somerset House
‘Sexy, fun and everything you need in one neat, gorgeous package. This is a winner for me.’ Chicks That Read.

A Dorset girl and social media addict, Nikki Moore has a HR day job, two kids and a lovely boyfriend to keep her busy alongside the writing. She was in the Romantic Novelists Association New Writers Scheme for four years and is now a full RNA member. Nikki was a finalist in several writing competitions from 2010 including the Elizabeth Goudge trophy and Novelicious Undiscovered, before being offered a publishing contract.

Published mainly by HarperImpulse, she’s the author of the #LoveLondon series, which has attracted four and five star reviews on Amazon, with some of the novellas featuring in the Top 100 short story charts on Kobo and the Top 20 in the Amazon UK bestsellers Holiday chart. The last in the series, Picnics in Hyde Park is due out in August. She has a short story in the bestselling RNA/Mills & Boon anthology Truly, Madly, Deeply. Her debut novel Crazy, Undercover, Love was shortlisted for the RNA Joan Hessayon Award 2015 (for new writing) and she is a strong supporter of aspiring authors.

Please pop over for a chat on Twitter @NikkiMoore_Auth or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NikkiMooreWrites She would love to hear from you!

Monday, August 3, 2015

Girl Code Blog Tour is HERE!!!

I'm thrilled to be hosting my dear friend and awesome author Cait Jarrod with her latest release Girl Code, a four part anthology currently screaming up the Amazon Kindle charts! Kick back, sit back and grab your favorite cuppa! And don't forget to enter the fabulous giveaway at the end of this post!

Hi everyone!
I have a theme in the books I write: Friendships, deep-seeded ones that stay with you for a lifetime. I have a group of friends I get together with at least once a month. Some of these ladies, I’ve known for over forty years. Simply amazing. How about you? Do you have friendships that have stayed with you for the long stretch?

Below are some shared memories and a giveaway!
Happy reading!
~Cait

 GIRL CODE: an anthology
FAITH by Cait Jarrod
All proceeds from sales are going to the
Wounded Warriors Project.

Introduction by Julie Ann Walker



Four best friends struggle with decisions that affect their lives, their hearts, and their futures. As sisters, they embrace the Girl Code.  
HOPE
 Josephine "Joey" Lockhart escapes her past, herself and her home town of Pearl, Ohio to Florida after high school. Years later, she meets a man that refuses to let her hide behind her camera lens and encourages her out of her shell. Will he be the one to push her to feel for the first time?  
LIVE
 After seven years in drug hell, detoxing Juliette "Juls" Carrington returns to her hometown Pearl to attend her grandmother's burial. Once more rejected by her family, she has a swim in a pond nearby when a mysterious camper, an ex-drunk, coaxes her to come to his hut in the woods. Together they must fight their inner demons for a chance to love...and live.  
FAITH
 Selena Bodine escaped into the United States Air Force to leave behind a painful past and the one man who she refused to let herself love. Years later, an urgent call from her father brings her back to Pearl, Ohio and face to face with the man she still loves. But will the secret that Cullen is investigating her threaten their second chance?  
PERSISTENCE
  Laydi Michaels has been running away from her past and bad memories for years. Finding herself wasn’t an easy task, but she’s managed to finally get to a point to where she wants to be. Only to wake up married to her boss….who fired her the night before. Wrapped in a case that puts her life in danger, and dealing with a grave situation back home in Pearl, Laydi figures out she wasn’t close to finding herself, and now, she’s risked everything.
5 star Goodreads review!
It's not often you read an anthology and truly love every story in it but I really did. These four authors are amazing women who I'm sure will continue to give us well written, heart warming, action packed, and steamy love stories for years to come.

FAITH Excerpt:
Selena filled her lungs with country air and the aroma of honeysuckle. The scent blasted her over the edge of nostalgia, to her sisters playing along the pond after a rainstorm. She stopped on the sidewalk before crossing the road.
Joey had her hands buried in the bank, making mud pies. The thought of dirt burrowing under Selena’s nails irritated her as much as nails dragging across a chalkboard, but she’d jumped right in so her new friend didn’t play alone. Juls and Laydi joined them. It didn’t take long for brown-reddish splotches to cover them from head to toe. They had laughed so hard. Life was rough, their home lives not worth talking about, yet they giggled.
Nothing else meant as much to them as each other. She smiled, remembering how they jumped into the pond to get clean. Young, alone, and taking a bath in dirty water, she couldn’t have been happier. That day, she realized, the girls would be in her life for the long haul.
Shared Memories:

Joey, Juls, Selena, and Laydi
from the Girl Code stories sharing the memories!


My friends and me
celebrating my big birthday in 2014.
Unfortunately, a few of us were missing in this pic.


 Cait Jarrod  
 "I write what I love to read - Romantic Suspense/Mystery- I love writing and creating the meet-cue (the point where the hero and heroine meet) to the blossoming of the romance. Add a suspenseful plot or a good mystery to the equation and the perfect book is born to curl up to and lose yourself in, taking you away from reality, troubles."
 
As a child, I entertained myself for hours playing pretend, but not with dolls and such. I created stories and pictured them in my mind, sometimes even acted them out, my well preserved secret until now. I spent years after leaving school trying to figure out my niche. Not being a literary enthusiast, I never thought my childhood pastime would lead in this direction.
 
In life, one door closes and another opens, so I'm told. This was true for me. I lost my mother, my best friend, to cancer. After a year without her, I picked up her favorite hobby...reading. After one book, a romantic suspense, I was hooked. In the past, I'd fall asleep after a few minutes of reading. Now, books rank up there with a good red wine. It didn't take long for my childhood muse to come back in adult version urging me to put the scenes in my head on paper.
 
I hope I have provided you with the escape similar to the ones I conjured in childhood and rediscovered as an adult, and I hope you enjoy reading my books as much as I have loved creating them.
 
Cait's debut novel, Kidnapped Hearts won awards in the categories of Best Happily Ever After and Best Suspense. Cait lives in Virginia with her husband and three daughters. 
 
Cait’s Classy Chicks Street Team / Cait's Newsletter
 
D.C. Stone
"I write romantic suspense because I can connect with it, and love the thrill of kicking ass and being sexy while you're at it."
D.C. Stone is an e-book author and full-time fraud investigator when she isn’t diving into the world of Fiction. After serving eight years of service with the United States Air Force, she went on to transition into the world of Financial Crimes and became a lead investigator for many years. When she isn’t trying to solve a new puzzle in the world of fraud, she is engulfed with coffee, her laptop, and all those crazy characters in her head. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America, New Jersey Romance Writers, Kiss of Death, and the Liberty State Fiction Writers. Come stop by on Facebook, Twitter or her website and say hello!
Find DC at: Website  Facebook  Twitter  Goodreads   

Jessica Jayne
"My writing interests vary much like my reading interests. Though I mainly write romance type novels with a spicy twist, I have lived what some might call a suspenseful life. As a survivor of stalking and sexual assault, I learned the ins and outs of the legal system pretty quickly. It helped to precipitate my interest in getting my law degree... that and the fact that I grew up around attorneys. So adding suspense to my writing is no big surprise to me or anyone that knows me."
I am a born and raised small town Ohio girl, who moved to the Sunshine State after graduating from college. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in English because I could not imagine doing anything else but reading and writing. It is such a pleasure to be able to share all the stories in my head!  
In the journey of life, I got my law degree (and license) and also became a wife and a mother of three children. So, life is always an adventure.  
I love to read and write... obviously! I’m a huge sports fan, especially college football and the Ohio State Buckeyes!  Go Steelers!  Go Rays! Go Lightning! I LOVE to travel... LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to travel. And I love sharing my love to travel with my children. Did I say I love to travel? I love to drink coffee in the morning and tea at night! I love a good glass of wine, especially if it comes from a bottle made by the FOOLS wine club… yep, I’m a founding member of that crazy group!  J  I love hanging out with my family and my friends!  Music makes me happy. I’m a mix between country girl and city chic. But I love nothing more than putting on my jean shorts, tank top, cowboy boots and hat and watching Tim McGraw or Eric Church belt it out!  I’m a sucker for a cowboy hat! 
Favorite quote:  “If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies.”
Find Jessica at:  Website  Facebook  Twitter  Goodreads  Pinterest

Lea Bronsen
"I love how well-chosen words can make your heart beat a little faster."
Lea Bronsen likes her reads fast, hot, and edgy, and strives to give her own stories the same intensity. After venturing into dirty inner-city crime drama with her debut novel Wild Hearted, she divides her writing time between psychological thriller, romantic suspense, and erotic contemporary romance.
She is signed with Evernight Publishing, Decadent Publishing, and Insatiable Press.
Find Lea at: Website  Facebook  Twitter  Goodreads  Amazon  Email

Girl Code print copy giveaway:
 

Monday, May 11, 2015

Girl Code coming July 2015!!


Girl Code hits the shelves July, 2015!!!
Special Introduction by Julie Ann Walker
All proceeds go to Wounded Warriors

PRE-ORDER>>> HERE
WATCH THE GIRL CODE TRAILER>>> HERE
Writers In Crime WEBSITE
Writers in Crime FACEBOOK PAGE

HOPE by Jessica Jayne-Josephine "Joey" Lockhart escapes her past, herself and her home town of Pearl, Ohio to Florida after high school. Years later, she meets a man that refuses to let her hide behind her camera lens and encourages her out of her shell. Will he be the one to push her to feel for the first time?

LIVE by Lea Bronsen-After seven years in drug hell, detoxing Juliette "Juls" Carrington returns to her hometown Pearl to attend her grandmother's burial. Once more rejected by her family, she has a swim in a pond nearby when a mysterious camper, an ex-drunk, coaxes her to come to his hut in the woods. Together they must fight their inner demons for a chance to love...and live.

FAITH by Cait Jarrod-Selena Bodine escaped into the United States Air Force to leave behind a painful past and the one man who she refused to let herself love. Years later, an urgent call from her father brings her back to Pearl, Ohio and face to face with the man she still loves. But will the secret that Cullen is investigating her threaten their second chance?

PERSISTENCE by DC Stone-Laydi Michaels has been running away from her past and bad memories for years. Finding herself wasn’t an easy task, but she’s managed to finally get to a point to where she wants to be. Only to wake up married to her boss….who fired her the night before. Wrapped in a case that puts her life in danger, and dealing with a grave situation back home in Pearl, Laydi figures out she wasn’t close to finding herself, and now, she’s risked everything.

~AUTHOR CONTACT INFO~
 
CAIT JARROD

Cait’s Classy Chicks Street Team: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629181983825796/
Cait’s newsletter: http://caitjarrod.com/contact-cait-andor-signup-for-news-from-cait-newsletter/
Webpage: caitjarrod.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cait-Jarrod-Author/500705936640529?ref=hl
Twitter: http://twitter.com/CaitJarrod
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6966274.Cait_Jarrod
Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CaitJarrod/posts/p/pub
Email: cait.jarrod@gmail.com
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/caitjarrod/

From writing ‘every girl’s dream heroes’ to ‘strong, down-to-earth heroines,’ Cait Jarrod twists ‘cliff hanging plots’ and ‘clever, unpredictable sub-plots’. She loves diving into a good book as much as she loves writing one. Mother of three gorgeous daughters, she’s married to her best friend, hangs out with a great group of women—the WWC, and loves a good glass of wine.

DC STONE

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/authordcstone
Facebook Profile: www.facebook.com/dc.stone.92
Twitter: twitter.com/DCStoneauthor
Email: authordcstone@gmail.com

DC Stone has over sixteen years of investigative experience, including working as a criminal investigator in the United States military and a private investigator. Currently, she works as an internal affairs investigator by day and a romantic suspense author by night. She has her Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and is dubbed, “The Investigative Whisper.” Commonly called upon to act as an expert witness, she also trains with local, state, and federal law enforcement officers. She provides numerous workshops that help authors gain insight into “digging” into a character’s mind to better understand motives, create suspense, and help maintain conflict.

When she isn’t trying to solve a new puzzle in the world of fraud, she is engulfed with coffee, her laptop, and all those crazy characters in her head. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America, Hudson Valley Romance Writers, Rom Vets, RWA Kiss of Death, and the Liberty State Fiction Writers. She served as the 2014 Vice President and Conference Chair for NJRW. Find her on Facebook, Twitter, or her at www.authordcstone.com.

JESSICA JAYNE
Website: http://jessicajayneauthor.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Jessica-Jayne/388268367912903?fref=ts
Twitter: @JessicaJayne13 
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6545547.Jessica_Jayne
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thejessicajayne/

"My writing interests very much like my reading interests. Though I mainly write romance type novels with a spicy twist, I have lived what some might call a suspenseful life. As a survivor of stalking and sexual assault, I learned the ins and outs of the legal system pretty quickly. It helped to precipitate my interest in getting my law degree... that and the fact that I grew up around attorneys. So adding suspense to my writing is no big surprise to me or anyone that knows me."

I am a born and raised small town Ohio girl, who moved to the Sunshine State after graduating from college. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in English because I could not imagine doing anything else but reading and writing. It is such a pleasure to be able to share all the stories in my head! 

LEA BRONSEN

Email: leabronsen@yahoo.com
Blog/website: http://leabronsen.com/
Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/wildhearted.author
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LeaBronsen
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeaBronsen
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6966248.Lea_Bronsen
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lea-Bronsen/e/B00BTFT8KS/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1411971446&sr=1-2
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/leabronsen/
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/LeaBronsen
Google+: https://plus.google.com/107003196851143670834/posts
CreateSpace: https://www.createspace.com/4125675

Lea Bronsen likes her reads fast, hot, and edgy, and strives to give her own stories the same intensity. After venturing into dirty inner-city crime drama with her debut novel Wild Hearted, she divides her writing time between psychological thriller, romantic suspense, and erotic contemporary romance.