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New Release: “Blind Love: Enough is Enough” by BlaqButterfly (Viveka Thompson)

27 Saturday Feb 2016

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African American books, Domestic Abuse Survivor, Romance, Urban Fiction

12803155_10205880441746186_6876991703574314666_n“Blind Love: Enough is Enough”

Genre: Urban Fiction, African American books, Romance

Synopsis:

Every woman dreams of having a great man that works hard and loves even harder. Dimera thought she found her soul mate and better half in Anthony. At the beginning, he was so caring and loving. Soon, the façade fades and he becomes everything she doesn’t want. She soon finds a way to leave him once she finds out about his infidelity and kids. It doesn’t take long before he physically abuses her. Anthony is confident that Dimera will never leave him even with everything he puts her through.

Dimera’s best friend, Roxie, never fails to let Dimera know that she deserves better every chance she gets. Roxie is a cool and straight forward woman that adores Dimera and only wants what’s best for her friend.

Dimera’s thirst for love and being treated right lands her in the hands of Shun. Shun moved to Texas from the east coast, starting over and searching for love as well. Once he crosses Dimera’s path with the help of Roxie, he does everything in his control to show her how a woman should be treated. Feelings and sparks between them grow fast just as Dimera is about to give up on love, but a turn of events threatens those plans once Anthony gets out of jail with plans on getting even with Dimera.

Will Dimera and Shun get their happily ever after? Or will Anthony rip them apart?

Amazon Purchase Link: Link: http://amzn.com/B01C8WSB44

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12079608_10205099186935304_2508346469523005397_n About the Author:

Viveka Thompson (penned BlaqButterfly) was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Her love for writing began when she was only 13 years old as she wrote poetry. She would compete in contests and won 1st place in the city, the state and 3rd place nationally. She is an avid lover of the all different genres of music and art. Viveka also love to travel whenever she gets the chance. She also loves to do community service and possess a passion to help others. Driven to advance in life, she went on to receive her second degree in business, open an online business, and advance in her career; all while being a single mother to a handsome boy.  Also, she is in the process of starting up a non-profit organization to help the homeless. Her goal is to become a well-known authoress as she is determined to continue to produce novels for her urban novel readers to enjoy!

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/viveka.Thompson

Facebook Like Page: https://www.facebook.com/authoressblaqbutterfly/?ref=hl

Twitter Page:https://twitter.com/MsMontrese

Email Address:authoressblaqbutterfly@gmail.com

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/authoressblaqbutterfly/

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Note:  If you are a victim of domestic violence, or know some who is, please check with the Help services listed here.  Be Proud.  Be Strong.  Be safe.

Domestic Violence Information: mhttp://www.thehotline.org/

24/7 Phone Support

Trained advocates are available to take your calls through our toll free, 24/7 hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).

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Phone: (303) 839-1852Fax: (303) 831-9251Email: mainoffice@ncadv.org

New Release Sale: “Heart of the Music” – Saints & Sinners Series by Kaithlin Shepherd

20 Friday Nov 2015

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Romance, Saints & Sinners Series

There’s a new hot rock star in town. Kaithlin Shepherd’s ‘Heart of the Music’ will be here Nov 21st.
Treat yourself to this HOT rock star romance at a pre-order sale price of $2.99
Preorder $2.99 #Sale #HotM_Preorder
Nook: http://www.bn.com/s/2940152715163
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1056199214
Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/heart-of-the-music

“The Crush” by Tracy James Jones

14 Friday Feb 2014

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#Educational, #WPLongform, Romance

The Crush Cover“The Crush” (Short-Short Romance) is a little circular piece that was initially written to post as a fun feature for my blog. It is an unexpected blessing that this story continues to be a top read since its initial post in September 2011.  For those who didn’t know, in May 2013, “The Crush,” was featured on the Huffington Post and in June 2013, it was requested by the International Baccalaureate Organization to use in their world-wide, middle years, education program for language & literature, teacher support material. (A contract with French & Spanish translations pending). I cannot thank you enough, my friends, for all the shares, tweets, comments, guest posts, and other accomplishments this story continues to receive.  This is all because of you, so thank you, thank you, thank you.  And please, keep sharing!  Happy Valentine’s Day!

“The Crush” –  https://tracyjamesjones.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/the-crush-short-story/

Free download on Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/275214

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Update: “Secrets & Lies”

08 Saturday Feb 2014

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drama, LGBT, Romance

Secrets & Lies“Secrets & Lies”

Multicultural, Romantic, Drama.

And so it begins… In the middle of the night, on the northwest side of the city whose name means “Buffalo Creek,” inside an apartment complex called “Magnolia Park.” A new young couple opens the door to their world, carefully disguised by “Secrets & Lies…”

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Camilla Vargas was in heaven. Despite a few setbacks, even at twenty-five she recognized how far her beauty and education had taken her. But she had always wanted more and she knew she was on the right track get it. Her job at social services was a good step in that direction and she could already picture a successful future as long as she kept her head. Keeping her head was momentarily a bit of a challenge as she enjoyed the immediate comforts of sexual release in the arms of a man with an equal amount of ambition. In the moment she was consumed by passion. More so than she dared to expect. It had been a while, a long while, since she had allowed herself the pleasure of man, and for once she knew she had chosen well. He was amazing, the words whispered from her lips every time he pressed himself harder into her. She was so close to climax she nearly tore through the sheets beneath her hands in throbbing anticipation. And then he froze.

http://amzn.com/B005G5L36O

Author Interview: Veronica Scott

24 Wednesday Apr 2013

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Adventure, Paranormal, Romance, Sci-Fi

Hello, my friends.  I am a little behind on things because I have been crazy busy juggling a bunch of projects, including preparing for a summer tour, two conventions, and being featured in a local magazine.  My stuff aside, for today I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce you to a talented new friend I made on twitter.  I had no idea of the accomplishments of this wonderful and super friendly lady and it my pleasure to share her story with you.   She is Veronica Scott.

Jean amazon “About the Author” I’m sort of from all over, born in Syracuse, NY…also lived in Huntsville, AL and various places here in California. I married my high school sweetheart, who was in the USMC. I was widowed at a very young age, when my kids were 3 and 5, so I put off getting serious about my writing (in terms of trying to become published) until they were pretty grown up. I have a wonderful grandson and two cats! I have a day job in aerospace, much as I’d love to be a fulltime writer, there are bills to pay. Mars rovers and long earrings are two of my favorite things.

How long have you been writing? I started writing when I was about seven – still have that  self illustrated book, which was a rambling fairy tale full of winged horses. I wrote really derivative science fiction in middle school and high school but I was at least honing my craft, right? My first book “Priestess of the Nile” was published by Carina Press in January 2012 and I self published my award winning Science Fiction Romance “Wreck of the Nebula Dream” in March 2012. So I had a whole lot of experiences last year, which was so much fun! My next book from Carina will be “Warrior of the Nile,” due out in September of this year.  And I’m always writing!

What was your life like before becoming an author? Um, there was no life LOL? It’s amazing how much time a published writer needs to spend on doing book promo and social media. You meet a lot of wonderful people tough!

Who or what inspired you to write? Like so many other authors, I LOVE to read and eventually I ran out of books, so I launched into writing my own stories. Some of the authors who inspired me were Anne McCaffrey, Andre Norton, Nalini Singh, Patricia Briggs, Mary Balogh, Georgette Heyer, Barbara Delinsky….

Do you have a specific writing style or genre? I used to write exclusively science fiction romance but then I decided to try writing a paranormal romance about shifters and THEN I wrote my book about Sobek the Crocodile God of ancient Egypt actually being a shifter and falling in love with a human woman. So I tend to write about either the distant past or the far future. No in between LOL. I don’t think I have a good contemporary romance or a mystery in me, although I LOVE reading them.

Wreck-of-the-Nebula-DreamFinalMedTell me about your latest book?  What’s it about? “Wreck of the Nebula Dream”  won a 2013 SFR Galaxy Award and is loosely based on the Titanic, but set in the far future. Here’s the story:

Traveling unexpectedly aboard the luxury liner Nebula Dream on its maiden voyage across the galaxy, Sectors Special Forces Captain Nick Jameson is ready for ten relaxing days, and hoping to forget his last disastrous mission behind enemy lines. He figures he’ll gamble at the casino, take in the shows, maybe even have a shipboard fling with Mara Lyrae, the beautiful but reserved businesswoman he meets.

All his plans vaporize when the ship suffers a wreck of Titanic proportions. Captain and crew abandon ship, leaving the 8000 passengers stranded without enough lifeboats and drifting unarmed in enemy territory. Aided by Mara, Nick must find a way off the doomed ship for himself and several other innocent people before deadly enemy forces reach them or the ship’s malfunctioning engines finish ticking down to self-destruction.

But can Nick conquer the demons from his past that tell him he’ll fail these innocent people just as he failed to save his Special Forces team? Will he outpace his own doubts to win this vital race against time?

Buy Links: Available from  Smashwords ,  Amazon for the kindle and Barnes & Noble for the Nook

Also available from Amazon a as trade paperback $5.99 here

Audiobook, narrated by Actor Michael Riffle – Available Now at Amazon

What was your favorite part of the book to write? I always start with the beginning, the ending and a few key scenes of the book in mind, so I love writing those. Then it gets hard, which leads to your next question…

What was the hardest part to write? We have a joke in my family in fact because on one of my science fiction stories I just didn’t want to have to write all the stuff about the hero and heroine crossing a big nasty river, so I tried to get away with just saying basically “And then they crossed the river.” Yeah, that so did NOT work for anyone, myself included. When I did write the actual scene, which involved a tense pursuit by bad guys and all kinds of drama, it turned out to be a very important point in the story. This is what happens when you’re a pantster like me!

What do you find most rewarding in writing a book? I love discovering new things about my characters and that there are other twists and turns to their adventure than I’d expected. I also really enjoy hearing from Readers that they’ve enjoyed a book, getting feedback or questions! That’s the very best thing!

 Do you have any other books complete or in progress? I’m in the middle of another Ancient Egyptian paranormal right now, that is actually a sequel to “Priestess of the Nile.” This one has the working title “Magic of the Nile”. I also have a new science fiction romance about ¾ of the way through the first draft. Always writing something! And I have two books out on submission.

What are your future plans in regards to writing? Writing is like breathing to me, so I’ll never stop. I seem to alternate science fiction and the Ancient Egyptians. I’d like to write a good series, have a few things in mind but nothing concrete as yet.

Are you listed on the major social networks like facebook, twitter, goodreads, etc… Twitter is my favorite thing! Here are my contacts:

http://veronicascott.wordpress.com/

http://twitter.com/#!/vscotttheauthor

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Veronica-Scott/177217415659637

I also blog at Word Whores every Saturday, Paranormal Romantics on the 13th of the month and Here Be Magic on occasion. I tend to write whatever’s on my mind, not so much about the craft of writing.

What advice do you have for someone who would like to become a published writer? You have to get the words out of your mind and onto the paper (which in my case is actually the computer). Write every day! And don’t second guess yourself on the first draft, just keep writing.

Outside of writing, what is your most favorite thing to do and why? I love to read, I enjoy a good science fiction or action movie, “Project Runway” and “Top Chef” are must-see TV for me….I’m kind of sedentary but I do enjoy a nice long walk! I like to play games with my grandson.

Anything else you would like to add for future fans and friends? Thanks in advance for taking the chance of reading a book, whether it’s mine or someone else’s. A lot of time and love go into every word and we writers just want to tell a good story, entertain you.

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Thank you, Veronica.  You are absolutely amazing.  I am looking forward to reading your work as I am a big fan of paranormal though my writing is actually romantic drama.  Best wishes to your ongoing publishing success.

Book Blog Tour: “Poison” by Bridget Zinn

22 Friday Mar 2013

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Fantasy, Romance

9781423139935_p0_v3_s260x420“Poison” YA (12-18)

Fantasy Adventure Romance

Sixteen-year-old Kyra, a highly-skilled potions master, is the only one who knows her kingdom is on the verge of destruction—which means she’s the only one who can save it. Faced with no other choice, Kyra decides to do what she does best: poison the kingdom’s future ruler, who also happens to be her former best friend.  But, for the first time ever, her poisoned dart…misses.

Now a fugitive instead of a hero, Kyra is caught in a game of hide-and-seek with the king’s army and her potioner ex-boyfriend, Hal. At least she’s not alone. She’s armed with her vital potions, a too-cute pig, and Fred, the charming adventurer she can’t stop thinking about. Kyra is determined to get herself a second chance (at murder), but will she be able to find and defeat the princess before Hal and the army find her?

Kyra is not your typical murderer, and she’s certainly no damsel-in-distress—she’s the lovable and quick-witted hero of this romantic novel that has all the right ingredients to make teen girls swoon.

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About the Author:

bridget_zinn_photoBridget grew up in Wisconsin. She went to the county fair where she met the love of her life, Barrett Dowell. They got married right before she went in for exploratory surgery which revealed she had colon cancer. They christened that summer the “summer of love” and the two celebrated with several more weddings. Bridget continued to read and write until the day she died from cancer in May 2011 at the age of 33. Her last tweet was “Sunshine and a brand new book. Perfect.” Being published was her dream. Now, nearly four years to the day from her diagnosis, her novel is at last reaching readers. On her behalf, her friends and family want to celebrate her accomplishment and help get her book into the hands of readers.

Bridget wanted to make people laugh and hoped readers would enjoy spending time with the characters she created. As a librarian/writer she loved books with strong young women with aspirations. She also felt teens needed more humorous reads. She really wanted to write a book with pockets of warmth and happiness and hoped that her readers’ copies would show the watermarks of many bath time reads.

http://bridgetzinn.com/

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