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New Release: Christmas Lites VI

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Christmas Lites

For the sixth year, I’ve participated in a great anthology, with a greater cause. Christmas Lites donates all proceeds to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Inside this year’s book, you’ll find not only a story by me, but also my daughter. The story themes vary, so there’s most likely something for everyone inside.

CoverBlurb:

Cthulhu wants to wish you a Merry Christmas. The Fae sprinkle their fairy dust to ensure your light never fades. Assassins and adventures alike keep the spirit of life alive. Even the mob brings their family to the dinner table for glorious feasts.

Feel  the magic of the season, the spirit of giving, the love of friends and family.

Discover bright new worlds, blood-pumping adventures,  true love and heartbreak as you explore the stories inside these covers.

For the sixth year in a row, authors from all over the world combined their efforts and talents to create the anthology in your hands. Not for fame or fortune, but to help those in need. Every dime raised from this anthology goes straight to those who provide the assistance to these people. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence has been helping in ways we can never imagine for years, and we are happy to help support their efforts.

Please visit their website at www.ncadv.org  for more information.

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Cover Reveal: Christmas Lites IV

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Final Christmas Lites IV coverI’m SUPER excited to announce the cover reveal for Christmas Lites IV — with a story by yours truly!

This is the fourth year our group of authors has put together this anthology, which benefits the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

This year, my story is called Accidentally Sweet. My daughter requested I write about a bakery, and so I have. While mine is short, but as with all the previous years, the other authors totally make up for it. This is a great group that I’m proud to be a part of. Please share so we can gift the NCADV with a great present in time for Christmas!

Entranced Blog Tour: Christmas Fantasy

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Christmas Fantasy333Title: Christmas Fantasies

Author: Siren Allen

Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance

Release Date: 9 December, 2013

Blurb:

One bite was all it took…

It’s that time of year again. Alyssa Blakely is busy writing in her fantasy diary, filling it with all her forbidden, sexual fantasies. The star: her very sexy boss, Devin Jordan. Too bad for her, he’s never given her a second glance.

Or so she thought…

After a steamy kiss under the mistletoe and a night of wild sex, Alyssa has the bite to prove just how wrong she was.

Devin Jordan has found his mate. The only problem: she’s human. He’s not. Can he prove to her that his inner beast can be both naughty and nice? Or will her fear of the unknown keep him from claiming her?

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New Release: Christmas Lites III

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Christmas Lites III CoverBlurb:

The Christmas season is upon us yet again. Yes, my friends, it is a time of giving, loving, and sharing. Within these pages is a way you can help many people desperately in need of love, support, and goodness: the victims of domestic crime. By purchasing this anthology, you are sending every last dime made off this book to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The NCADV is an amazing charity that saves these people and lets them know there is still hope, still goodness, and still a reason to carry on.

Twenty-one authors have joined in this year, giving their time and their stories to these people – and to you. We all hope you enjoy our holiday tales captured in bite-size pieces. Whether you read this on the bus, before bed, or snuggled by the fire, please, do read – and share.

Every dime made from this book goes to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV – www.ncadv.org).  This is the third year I have compiled a book to help this cause. Anything you can do to help spread the word will be greatly appreciated.

Participating authors:

Addison Moore, A.F. Stewart, Amy Eye, Angela Yuriko Smith, Ben Warden, Cassie McCown, Elizabeth Evans, J.A. Clement, JG Faherty, Jonathan Tidball, M.L. Sherwood, Monica La Porta, Ottilie Weber, Patrick Freivald, Phil Cantrill, Robert Gray, Ron C. Nieto, S. Patrick Pothier, Tricia Kristufek, Vered Ehsani

Plus bonus stories from: Brandon Eye and C.S. Splitter

Inside graphicEditor/compiler: Amy Eye of The Eyes for Editing

Cover Design Kyra Cato

Link to the charity: www.ncadv.org

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Cover Reveal: Christmas Lites III

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Christmas Lites III Cover

I’m so excited to share the cover for Christmas Lites III with everyone! This is a wonderful anthology that I’ve had the privilege of being included in for the past three years. I hope to continue, as it’s for a worthy cause as well.

Release date is Dec. 3rd.

Blurb:

The Christmas season is upon us yet again. Yes, my friends, it is a time of giving, loving, and sharing. Within these pages is a way you can help many people desperately in need of love, support, and goodness: the victims of domestic crime. By purchasing this anthology, you are sending every last dime made off this book to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The NCADV is an amazing charity that saves these people and lets them know there is still hope, still goodness, and still a reason to carry on.

Twenty-one authors have joined in this year, giving their time and their stories to these people – and to you. We all hope you enjoy our holiday tales captured in bite-size pieces. Whether you read this on the bus, before bed, or snuggled by the fire, please, do read – and share.

Authors in this anthology:

Addison Moore

A.F. Stewart

Amy Eye

Angela Yuriko Smith

Ben Warden

Cassie McCown

Elizabeth Evans

J.A. Clement

JG Faherty

Jonathan Tidball

M.L. Sherwood

Monica La Porta

Ottilie Weber

Patrick Freivald

Phil Cantrill

Robert Gray

Ron C. Neito

S. Patrick Pothier

Tricia Kristufek

Vered Ehsani

*Brandon Eye bonus story

Editor/compiler: Amy Eye of The Eyes for Editing

Cover Design Kyra Smith

Link to the charity: www.ncadv.org

Blog Tour: Joyfully Yours

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joyfullyfinal1Synopsis:

A musician and a priest walk into a grocery store—singer Faith Leary thinks this is a better opening for an off-color joke than a recipe for romance, until she finds herself ogling Father Michael in the checkout line the day before Thanksgiving.

When Father Michael first steps in to bail Faith out of her financial jam, Faith thinks she’s being picked up at the grocery store. Right up until she catches sight of the black shirt and tab collar. Since not much in her life is going her way lately, it doesn’t come as much of a shock when Michael turns up at her mother’s Thanksgiving dinner. What does come as a surprise is the attraction that springs up between them. If only he weren’t a priest, he would be perfect for her.

Faith’s sister finds Father Michael attractive, too, and she’s making no bones about it. Scenes from the Thorn Birds flitting through her head, it comes as a relief to Faith to find out Michael is not exactly what he seems. It’s good news until she realizes her sister is a far better match for him than her screw-up self could ever be. But if that’s true, why does Michael insist on seeing only the good in Faith, no matter how often she falls short of her too perfect sister?

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18713149-joyfully-yours?from_search=true

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Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Joyfully-Yours-Amy-Lamont-ebook/dp/B00GCWLZX6/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1383780545&sr=1-1&keywords=joyfully+yours+amy+lamont

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Free Read: Christmas Comes to Oddleton

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If you’re looking for a read to get you into the holiday spirit, check out Christmas Comes to Oddleton. I’ve had the pleasure to work on this book, and it is a wonderful, funny read! Dulcie captures the spirit of each and every character as they perform the Christmas play… not quite as intended.

Christmas Comes to Oddleton will be FREE Oct. 12, 19, and 20.

Oddleton cover - fullsizeBlurb:

For the teacher Mrs Troyd, the pressure is on.

Christmas is coming to the little parish of Oddleton, and for Mrs Troyd Christmas means the children’s Nativity play, awaited with great anticipation (or in some cases, trepidation) by the whole congregation.

This year, however, all is not going quite as planned. Joseph is too shy to speak out loud enough to be heard. The little angels are squabbling over which way up to hold the Baby Jesus, and to top it all, Mrs Troyd’s nemesis, Arianna le Grand, has taken her children (the Angel Gabriel and the Third King) on an unexpected skiing holiday.

Who will stand in for the Angel Gabriel? Was it an unwise move for the Shepherd to have eaten three packets of Sour Squigglers and a Whistling Dayglo-pop before the play? And did donkeys wear sombreros in Ancient Palestine?

Whatever happens, this will be a Nativity the parishioners will remember for a very long time….

Buy Link: Amazon 

Twelve Days of Christmas: Day Twelve

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The Why:

I’ve decided that I wanted to do something nice for the authors that have given me paperback review copies or have let me edit their work. So, in the hopes of getting them some more exposure and reviews, I’ve come up with a “Twelve Days of Christmas” giveaway. Every day until Christmas, I’ll be giving one paperback that I’ve reviewed &/or worked on. I do ask that you consider reviewing the book that you win, as this can always help the author and future readers!

The Book:

Christmas Lites II 5th version printToday’s book is last for a reason. It’s the Christmas Lites II anthology, and it is one I’m very happy to be a part of. Not only do I have a story published in this book, but I also had the pleasure of working with some wonderful authors/editors who donated their time to making this book happen.

You see, 100% of this book’s profits goes to charity. That’s right, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence receives money for every book purchased. So, even if you don’t win, pick one up and help out a worthy charity. There’s bit more info in my new release post and the blurb below, or you can check out the NCADV’s website.

Blurb:

Join us this Christmas season as authors from across the globe unite to spread holiday cheer and raise money for a very important cause. You will delight in the various stories these authors have created in order to take you on a journey from inside their heads and into your heart. Fairy tales, mysteries, journeys with zombies and monsters, vampires, angels, trips to the North Pole and much more await inside the covers of this book. All proceeds from the book are being donated to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Not only will you get a taste of the spirit of the season, but you will do so knowing you did your part in helping a very worthy cause. Merry Christmas!

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Twelve Days of Christmas: Day Eleven

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The Why:

I’ve decided that I wanted to do something nice for the authors that have given me paperback review copies or have let me edit their work. So, in the hopes of getting them some more exposure and reviews, I’ve come up with a “Twelve Days of Christmas” giveaway. Every day until Christmas, I’ll be giving one paperback that I’ve reviewed &/or worked on. I do ask that you consider reviewing the book that you win, as this can always help the author and future readers!

The Book:

SecretsFrontToday’s book is Secrets of a Universe by H. Brian Rawson. It turns out I probably interacted with Rawson when I was a teenager and didn’t even know it. Luckily for me, he ran into a mutual friend and we got in contact. I worked really hard on this book and I think it has a lot of potential! There is action, adventure, romance, “other” beings, and loveable characters all driving this book. I’m really looking forward to some reviews on this one!

Blurb:

Krystal Taylor has been under the military’s thumb since birth. Her power of astral projection requires it — without daily Mindkey treatments, she will die a horrible death. She wants freedom from her leash, the freedom to let her flesh and blood, not just her mind, experience the world.

While on an unauthorized hiking expedition, designed to give her some space from her spying duties and the hundreds of government agents and prying scientists who keep her alive, she is captured by a band of terrorists, threatening much more than her life. Unless Dan Parker, the director of the Mindkey Project, and Dr. George Larkin, its key scientist, can reach her in time, the entire planet may fall into the clutches of the worst terrorist mankind has ever produced.

From the farthest reaches of outer space to the inner depths of the planet Earth, every soul — dead or alive — waits, unknowingly, for Krystal to be found — or turned into a weapon.

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