Cover Reveal: Lover's Dance series by Deanna Roy

Forbidden Dance
Deanna Roy
(Lovers Dance, #1)
Publication date: March 28th 2017
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Shy tender Livia has always been sheltered from the vulgar world of technology, television, and social media. At nineteen, she knows little of life beyond her immediate family, church, and the Dreamcatcher Dance Academy, where she studies ballet and assists a teacher with a group of spunky, beautiful dance students in wheelchairs.
Then comes Blitz Craven, the disgraced star of Dance Blitz, a bawdy, often-censored reality show where Blitz sleeps with as many dancers as possible under the guise of finding his perfect partner. His connections lead him to Livia, where the wheelchair ballerinas are his ticket back into the public’s good graces.
Blitz takes one look at the sweet talented Livia and he wants her. But Livia isn’t as naive as she seems, and her biggest, most tender secret is not going to be unraveled by a sexy muscled dancer who stands for everything she’s ever guarded herself against.
The complete series:

Forbidden Dance (March 28, 2017)

Wounded Dance (April 14, 2017

Wicked Dance (April 28, 2017)

Tender Dance (May 12, 2017)

Final Dance (June 6, 2017)
Each book is a standalone full-length HEA.

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Author Bio:
Deanna Roy is the six-time USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance and women's fiction.
She is a passionate advocate for women who have lost babies. She has several books on the subject, including her bestseller FOREVER INNOCENT, a romance about a couple whose baby is taken off life support at seven days old.
She has run the website PregnancyLoss.Info for fifteen years, including many large spin-off support groups both online and in person.
To learn about new releases, sign up for her subscriber list at http://deannaroy.com/news. She has regular giveaways in conjunction with major pregnancy loss events.

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Cover Reveal: Seeress by Ednah Walters

Happy New Year, everyone! I wish you all a very prosperous and joyful 2014! To start the year off with a bang, here's the cover reveal for Ednah Walter's SEERESS!

Book Title: Seeress
Series: A Runes Novel #3
Author: Ednah Walters
Expected Release Date: April 2014
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Firetrail Publishing
Presented by: As You Wish Tours
Banner Made by: Julia Hendrix

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I love Torin St. James...

I crave his touch...

I need his strength...

Raine Cooper is certain of two things: her love for Torin St. James and her destiny to be a powerful seeress. But when she starts having premonitions, they are unclear and disturbing. Worse, they involve Torin. Not sure what to do, she keeps quiet.

But when the visions are about her and another man, Raine realizes she needs to talk to someone. Just her luck two new students arrive at her school and they seem to have answers. When with them, her powers are enhanced and her visions become clear. There is only one problem: Torin does not want Raine to have anything to do with the two girls but he won't explain why.

Can their love survive the secrets they are keeping from each other?



ABOUT THE AUTHOR

EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans.

Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, was released March 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN. Visit her at www.ednahwalters.com.

Ednah also writes YA paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series. IMMORTALS is book 2. She just released book 3, GRIMNIRS December 2013. Read more about this series and the world she's created here www.runestheseries.com.



Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published five more books in this series. She's presently working on book seven. You can visit her online at or www.ebwalters.com.

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Book Excerpt: The Courtlight Series by Terah Edun

Today we're taking a look at the Courtlight Series by Terah Edun. Plus, there's a tour-wide giveaway, so keep reading until the end! Here's an exciting excerpt from the series.

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“Where have you been?” said Ciardis, not looking up. The blood had already turned the bucket water red, though there were still spots to clean up.  She didn’t see Stephanie watching her as she finished cleaning off the cross bolt that Stephanie had removed from the dead man’s chest with a handkerchief from Ciardis’s nightstand.

“Away,” the woman said. “Training.”

“With whom?”

“You ask a lot of questions.”

“And you evade all of my answers,” said Ciardis pointedly.

She put the clean crossbolt back into the bow and primed it to fire.

“Not unintentionally.”

Ciardis dropped the last rag in the bucket and raised an irritated eyebrow.

“Look, you come in here criticizing the way I handle things—”

“And saved your life.”

“And want me to do things your way,” Ciardis continued without pause. “But you won’t tell me what the way is or how you knew about the duke’s man.”

Standing up, Stephanie tossed her an irritated look. “The duke’s man was obvious—the Duke of Cinnis hasn’t been subtle in his loathing of you ever since you revealed that he cheated on his wife.”

“Why does everyone focus on that?” Ciardis said, her temper rising, “He was trying to assassinate Sebastian, but does anyone mention that? No! It’s always, ‘Oh, that evil Ciardis, she exposed him in bed with another woman.’”

BOOK 1

Sworn to Raise by Terah Edun
Publication date: April 10th 2013
by Amazon Digital
Genre: YA Fantasy

Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Ciardis has grown up in poverty, a cleaner in a small vale on the outskirts of the kingdom. But beneath her kingdom’s seemingly idyllic surface lies a  hidden secret. Whispers of an inept crown Prince are growing ever louder—intensified by the five year anniversary of the soulbond initiations.

Amidst scandalous whispers, Ciardis finds herself chosen to train for the Companion’s Guild. She leaves her home and sets off on a personal journey to become a Court Companion. A position she’d never thought possible for a lowly servant to obtain, she must prove that she has the skills to attract a Patron.

But she must master those skills quickly. If the legends are true, only Ciardis can harness the power to raise a Prince in an Imperial Court sworn to bring him down.

This sensational series debut melds intricate storylines with remarkable characters and unforgettable magic. Sworn To Raise is ideal for fans of Kristin Cashore, Michelle Sagara, and Maria Snyder.

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16061083-sworn-to-raise

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BOOK 2

Sworn to Transfer by Terah Edun
Publication date: September 20th 2013
by Amazon Digital
Genre: YA Fantasy

Synopsis:

Eighteen-year-old companion trainee Ciardis Weathervane has won the friendship of the royal heir and saved his claim to the throne. Yet her interference in the inheritance rights leaves more harm done than good. With the death of the Princess Heir, the Ameles forest - the home of the kith, is dying.


The inhabitants of the forest, magic-wielding non-humans, are defiant. They have not forgotten their long struggles nor are they content to watch as the last of their lands perish. As humans begin to die in gruesome deaths, the Emperor dispatches the royal heir to the forests with the solution to the kith concerns.

With enemies closing ranks in Sandrin, Ciardis can little afford to leave the city’s nest of vipers to take on a new task. But she’s given no choice when her loyalty to the crown and courts are called into question.

To keep the Companions’ Guild happy and the favor of the Imperial Court, Ciardis will be tested in frightening new ways, especially when she’s faced with an obstacle that could risk the lives of her friends and the family she never thought she had.

This second novel continues the story of Ciardis Weathervane from Sworn To Raise.


Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17564270-sworn-to-transfer

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AUTHOR BIO

Terah Edun is an international development professional and author/lover of all things Young Adult Fantasy fiction. She is a native Georgian, adoptive Washingtonian, unrepentant expat currently living in South Sudan, brilliant dreamer, lover of dogs and not-so-closet geek. Her first novel, Red Madrassa, was released on November 8th and her second novel, Sworn to Raise, comes out in April 2013.

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Website: http://teedun.com/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6517970.Terah_Edun
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TerahEdunAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/terahedun

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Happy Book Birthday: Stalked by Death by Kelly Hashway

If you've ever met Kelly Hashway, you'll know what an awesome person she is. And a superb author too! And that's why I'm honored to wish her a happy book birthday for STALKED BY DEATH, book two in the Touch of Death series. Check it out!

Jodi knows that any slip-ups made by the Ophi--a special group of necromancers born under the 13th sign of the zodiac--will fall on her shoulders... and that Hades is just waiting for them to screw up so he can wipe out the Ophi line.

Unfortunately, Jodi has only convinced one Ophi to join her school: A hot guy named Chase who jeopardizes her relationship with Alex. Jodi loves Alex, but Chase can enhance her powers with just a touch—making her stronger than any Ophi has ever been.

Her mixed emotions send her powers surging out of control, and the dead start rising without her conscious summoning—exactly what Hades doesn't want! If she chooses Alex over Chase, she may lose the battle to Hades, leading the Ophi race to extinction. If she chooses Chase, she might be able to stop Hades for good… but lose everything else.

Jodi needs to figure things out fast--because death is stalking her at every turn.

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Interview with Jolea Harrison

Happy Monday, everyone. Hope you all enjoyed the weekend. Now it's back to business, so we'll start things off with a fun chat. Today we're talking with author Jolea Harrison.

Welcome, Jolea! Tell us a bit about yourself.

I’ve been considered, for most of my life, as something of an oddball. I’m a total tech geek. Space. The Final Frontier. I went to Florida to watch the Space Shuttle launch. I love learning about new technology – not that I can keep up with it, but I fully embrace it, the smart phones, the touch-screen technology, devices that talk back to us when we ask it a question, and yet at the same time, I’m fairly certain I was a Hobbit in another life. Or an Ent.

How long have you been writing?

Forever. Okay, not quite that long, but since Middle School.

Tell us about THE GUARDIANS OF THE WORD series. What’s the story about, and what can we expect from the newest release in the series, UNION?

The series is one long story, a little over a million words by the end of it, about the struggles of good and decent people against primal evil. The characters are extraordinary because they have to be in order to succeed, but they have normal fears and desires. There are plots within where someone you think is good turns out to be rotten to the core. Twists and turns. It’s an epic journey. Union is the 5th book. The characters are thrown into more difficulties and make new discoveries about themselves and others traveling through space on a ship that just might not hold together.

How did the idea of the story come to you?

Originally, it was a love story. Boy meets girl, falls in love, marries and then lives happily ever after. It exploded in either direction from that central concept into an 8 book undertaking about all the big life issues we all have, love, loss and betrayal. It’s all in there.

Do you have a critique group/partner or beta readers, or do you self-edit?

All of the above. I’m editing the next book, Adept, right now. It’s due out in October. Once I’ve got all the pieces put together – there’s a bit of rearranging going on at the moment – I’ll send it on to my fabulous beta readers, who do an incredible job of catching my silly mistakes.

Are you a planner or a pantser?

I never sat down and wrote an outline that defined the entire story. And I’m glad I didn’t because several situations have cropped up that are now integral parts of the plot that may not have happened had I attempted to plan too much. On the other hand, I’ve always known where the story would end.

What’s the hardest part of writing for you?

Editing and checking for typos. It continually amazes me how the human brain can fix typos and misspelled words to the point you read right over them. Drives me nuts.

What do you absolutely have to have nearby when writing?

I don’t have those kind of requirements at all. I can write pretty much anywhere. I’m sure I look like a lunatic staring off at nothing for lengthy moments, or whispering to myself over some detail or other. My son has caught me doing that too many times to count.

If you could have any super power, what would it be?

I would wish to have the ability to heal pain and illness.

What's the weirdest thing you've googled?

Myself. I find it exceptionally out-of-this-world-crazy to know I’m on page after page in a google search. If you told me a couple years ago that would be the case, I would not have believe it.

Quick writing test! Use the following words in a sentence: transcend, department store, and ridiculous.

When I think of a department store where the memories transcend the years, I think of the times my Aunt Ruth took me shopping at the ‘big’ mall where there once was an indoor aviary that I didn’t find at all ridiculous, but a magical and wondrous place.

Finish this sentence: If I'm not writing, I'm probably ... 

trying to keep my 200-year-old house standing.

Here’s the part where you thank the people who are supporting you. Let's hear your shout outs.

There are too many to name. The obvious ones are my family and close friends. Several Indie writing communities I belong to have given me unconditional inspiration and encouragement. The coolest supporters I have are my readers. There is no feeling quite like the one where someone tells you that they love the story.

And finally, where can people find you and your books online?

Linkage!

Blog: http://jm-harrison.com

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Jolea-M.-Harrison

Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/Jolea M. Harrison

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JoleaMHarrison

Twitter: http://twitter.com/joleab

Thanks so much for chatting with us Jolea! I'll be sure to check out your series.