Blitz: Getting Kole for Christmas by Kimberly Krey

Who doesn't love a sweet Christmas Romance?

The cool chill in the air and that romantic warmth in our hearts.

Even better is finding those holiday books for a super price.

Today we're spotlighting TWO Christmas Romance reads.

Reads that are just .99 cents each for two days only!

(Sale Dec 9th-10th and is for eBook format only)

First up we have COOKIE GIRL CHRISTMAS. This full-length, charming Christmas adventure will have you "laughing at some points, wiping tears in the next, and smiling throughout." With fun and scrumptious holiday recipes included, Cookie Girl Christmas is delicious in more ways than one. (Quote taken from Amazon review.)


Molly Hayes has one more job before Christmas and then she can put her plans for a storefront bakery of her own in motion. What she doesn't bargain for is the handsome young Scrooge who insults her cookies and makes her blood boil. Toss in a heaping helping of snowstorm and a pinch of romantic old Inn and you've got yourself the perfect recipe for a not-so-silent-night.






Next we have GETTING KOLE FOR CHRISTMAS, a young adult novella where a teenage girl tries to get her best guy friend out of the friend zone. Complete at 127 pages, one reader calls Getting Kole for Christmas"Sweet Teenage Holiday Angst" Loredana Adriana of Goodreads says, "Oh my gosh, I simply cannot contain the happy, silly, idiotic smile I have now on my face after reading this delightful little novella." (First review from Donna Flint Amazon.com.)

Kylie’s been crushing on Kole for two years now, but can she get him to see her as more than a friend?
For years Kylie has watched her older sisters get asked to every school dance there is. Yet once she’s old enough to go, the invites are in short supply. While getting overlooked has never felt good, it hasn’t really hurt the way it does this year. Because now there’s someone she really wants to go with: Kole Kingston. Kole is charming and funny. Gorgeous and kind. And everything she wants in a guy. Trouble is, he’s also her very best friend. Can Kylie tear herself free from the friend-zone in time to get asked to the Christmas dance? Or will she – like so many others – find that a romance between them will never be?

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*Both books mentioned are CLEAN ROMANCE READS*

Do you have a favorite holiday romance? One you must read every time Christmas rolls around? Or one that you discovered this year that you know will be a holiday staple from this point on? If so, leave the name of the book(s) in the comments below. Have a wonderful holiday season, all!

Count Down to Christmas Blitz: Echo of Her Presence by Alaina Stanford

Echo Of Her Presence by Alaina Stanford

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I have one of those brains that won't turn off at night. Many nights I would distract my intellect by revamping a movie, book or TV show in my mind. I would twist and turn the plots and characters to achieve the ending I preferred. That developed into side stories about my favorite minor characters. Each night I fell asleep in the middle of a grand adventure. It wasn't long before I began to create stories of my own and put pen to paper.

I love a good adventure. I love a good romance. As the mother of seven children, I also learned to love to play video games. One day it occurred to me to write an adventure that flowed like a video game and I added a touch of romance. Thus, Hypnotic Journey was born. The HJ characters are like a family to me. They are foolish, daring, resourceful, passionate and dedicated to their friends.

My love for Science Fiction gave birth to the Treborel Series. It’s a paranormal Sci-Fi romance featuring a psychotic villain and a multiple layer

of hero's fighting to survive the chaos.

I write about how friendship and love can carry you through situations that you might not otherwise survive. You will find my stories exciting and steamy, but I am not an erotic writer. My stories fade to dark when the steam begins to rise, but take it from me, the steam does rise and emotions do soar.

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Ariel carried the ultimate burden of failure on her shoulders. She'd fallen victim to the oldest trick in the book. Angel's aren't supposed to fail, angels aren't suppose to fall in love. Her failure concerned both. In her moment of weakness she had not only failed mankind, she had failed God. Now her heart was an island of ice encased behind a steel barrier no one could penetrate. Not even her divine partner Met.

Ariel's heart was locked away forever. Then she gazed into the steely gray eyes of a stubborn Texas rancher. 

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fun facts

1- I have 7 kids

2- sing Christian Rock

3-terrible roller skater

4-terrible snow skiier

5-allergic to cats (but love them!)

6-mildly clausterphobic

7-sucker for a happy ending, I won't watch a movie that ends badly

8-sang in a 'beauty' shop quartet in middle school for the talent show.

9-took ballet, tap and jazz in school

10-can speak a very minimal amount of French

And some fun interview questions

1- When did you know you wanted to write books? I wrote my first story at age 6 and kept writing. Although it never occurred to me to try to publish my books until a few years ago when an author friend suggested it.

2- What does your writing process look like? I brainstorm storylines, then write a paragraph summary, then outline a summary, then do an outline by chapter, then write, write, edit, write, edit, edit, write, 

3- What other hobbies do you enjoy when you are not writing? I play the piano, am learning to play the flute and sing.

4- A lot of authors I have noticed have music as a way to help with their writing. Is this something that you have used as well? If not what are some things you have used? Music or a classic movie running in the background help me write, other times complete silence is best.

 

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Book Tour: Heartbound by P I Alltraine

Heartbound

by P.I. Alltraine 

Release Date: 08/05/15

Soulmate Publishing

171 pages

Summary from Goodreads:

ONE CHOICE HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE THE FATE OF TWO WORLDS

Petyr has never found it necessary to consider the humans as anything more than distant, inferior beings–until now. They are the cause of the fatal disease that has plagued his realm, taking the lives of too many of his kind. As a future leader of a realm in peril, Petyr must find a way to resist and cure the affliction. He must enter the unfamiliar realm, appear to be an ordinary eighteen year-old human, observe and learn.

However, things don't exactly go according to plan. Instead of embarking single-mindlendly on his sober mission, Petyr meets and 18 year old girl who does things to his emotions that he can't quite fathom or control.

Petyr is falling in love, and he almost forgets the gravity his choices have on his entire world. Despite the risk it poses to his life and hers, he wants to know her, and he wants her to know him–and his world.

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P.I. Alltraine is a multi-award winning poet and author. She has won several international poetry competitions, and her poem…s “Kites” and “The Gift” have been published in separate anthologies.

​She teaches English Language and Literature in London. She earned her degree in BA English from Queen Mary University of London, followed by her Post Graduate Certificate in Education and Master’s in Teaching at the UCL Institute of Education, University of London.Before moving to London, she lived in the Philippines where she experienced the rich culture encrusted with dark myths and enchanted tales. She draws inspiration from these in her writing. Though she has lived in different places and experienced different cultures, writing has remained a constant aspect in her life.

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Making Days Better - http://makingdaysbetter.wordpress.com/ - Review

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Writing Pearls - http://www.writingpearls.com - Review

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Book-Keeping - http://hollymbryan.tumblr.com – Review

Cover2Cover - https://chocomeiske.wordpress.com/ - Review

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Cutting Muse Blog Review - http://www.cuttingmuse.blogspot.com/?m=1 - Review

Forever Obsession - https://extreemeobsessed.blogspot.com - Review

Book Butterfly in Dreamland - http://purpleshadowhunter.blogspot.com/ - Review

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Cover Reveal: United Trilogy: Book One: United by Jaci Wheeler

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Book Tour: Touched to the Core by Elsa Winckler

 He gave her his heart, but can he give her the truth?

Schoolteacher Dana Roux doesn’t need sexy hotel tycoon David Cavallo to add to her troubles. They have absolutely nothing in common—she’s a simple schoolteacher in a small coastal town, and he has more money than he knows what to do with. Besides, as a former journalist, he’d remember the news stories about her dad’s alleged involvement in a dirty, Ponzi-like scheme, and his subsequent suicide. The last thing she wants is for the dark shadow of that scandal—and tragedy—to fall upon her once again. Especially since she knows her dad was innocent.

For David, flirting with a beautiful woman comes as naturally as breathing. So when he winds up kissing his sister-in-law’s best friend, he realizes Dana isn’t just another pretty pair of lips. But things between them get complicated quickly when he discovers who her father was, and that it was David’s own news story that blew the case wide open and sent her father to jail—and to his death. David’s not sure what to believe, but he knows he can’t let Dana blame him forever. Especially since she insists her father was an innocent man. But when Dana’s life is threatened, he realizes that he might not have uncovered the whole story. And that now, older and wiser, he just might be the only one who can uncover the truth.

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I have been reading love stories for as long as I can remember and when I ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James, The Brontë sisters, etc. during my Honours studies, I was hooked for life.

I married my college boyfriend and soul mate and after 40 years, 3 interesting and wonderful children and 3 beautiful grandsons, he still makes me weak in the knees. We are fortunate to live in the picturesque little seaside village of Betty's Bay, South Africa with the ocean a block away and a beautiful mountain right behind us. And although life so far has not always been an easy ride, it has always been an exiting and interesting one!

I like the heroines in my stories to be beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong.  And the heroes must be strong but possess a generous amount of sensitivity. They are of course, also gorgeous!  My stories typically incorporate the family background of the characters to better understand where they come from and who they are when we meet them in the story.

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Excerpt –

Don laughed and slapped him on the back. “You’ve got it bad, man,” he said and poured a glass of wine for himself.

David shrugged. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Don pointed toward the stairs. “You’ve been staring at those stairs ever since you arrived.” He cocked his head. “You got a thing for our Dana?”

David frowned. “No one’s got a thing for anyone. I’m helping her find out what really happened with the Hastings case. As you very well know, I feel I owe it to her. I’m taking her for a meal, that’s all there is to—”

A movement on the stairs caught his eye, and there was Dana. Something hit him in the gut – hard. A gasp escaped before he could prevent it. She looked gorgeous and sexy as hell. Pale blue lace gently hugged her generous breasts, fitted perfectly over the rest of her body and ended high above her knee, leaving those gorgeous legs bare.

His fingers tingled, and before he knew it, he was standing at the bottom of the stairs, holding out his hand to her. She descended, one step at a time, and he noticed the shoes. He was a dead man. The high heels made her legs look even longer, even sexier.

Don barked out a laugh, but David ignored it. Caitlin called out a greeting, and he nodded but his eyes never left Dana.

A small smile hovered on her lips when she reached the bottom of the stairs.

“You look amazing.” He bent down. He simply had to kiss her.

He swallowed the small gasp on her lips and pulled her closer.

“Well, are you two sure you want to go out?” Don asked behind him. “We have a few empty rooms upstairs.”

David lifted his head and touched Dana’s lips. “Yes, we’re going out.” He pulled Dana’s hand through his arm.

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Blitz: Out of the Past by Shauna E Black

When Shauna E. Black was a young teen, her English teacher made the mistake of offering extra credit for original short stories, and was suddenly swamped with Shauna’s writing. Dutifully reading each story (at least, she wrote encouraging things in the margins), this teacher inspired Shauna to follow her dreams, leaving her with a warm spot in her heart for all English teachers.

Today, Shauna still keeps a box in the attic full of early manuscripts, most written in pencil on lined paper. She lives in the high desert of the southwest with her husband and four children. On springtime hiking adventures to the many Ancestral Puebloan ruins near her home, she finds inspiration for her writing. She also likes to experiment in the kitchen, perform in local singing groups, and travel to exotic locations to collect wind chimes. Visit http://shaunablack.com for more information.

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"Soul in Ashes Series - As an exile studying the healing arts in a foreign land, Alswyn discovers ash magic that could destroy a delicate peace treaty and plunge the countryside back into war. Now she must reveal the truth of her sordid past, risking her new life as she uses forbidden knowledge to counter the ash magic and catch the sorcerer before her adopted homeland is destroyed.

Out of the Past: Episode 1 - Alswyn can no longer avoid the peace treaty delegation from her homeland when Lady Serrin, the king's foreign bride, falls prey to a mysterious illness, and Koen discovers a demon summoning circle in the castle's slim tower."

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 Snippet Time!! 

            “Somebody escort that boy to safety,” Ghalad said.

“No!” I yelled as a soldier moved toward the boy.

Suddenly, the boy’s expression shifted. His skin took on a waxy appearance, like a candle held too long near the fire. He grew, shooting up until his head nearly touched the ceiling. He was now easily twice as tall as Talorc. His body became blackened wood. Muscles exploded under sharp thorns that jutted out along his limbs and around his head. … where its mouth should have been was a hollow cavity that held a glowing red coal.

Before anyone could react, the golem grabbed the nearest soldier in massive hands of gnarled wood and lifted him up. The man screamed and hacked at the golem’s hand as he neared its face. The scream petered out. The man struggled and gasped for breath. When he came close to the golem’s face, a blast of hot air blew from the coal in the golem’s mouth and enveloped the soldier. His body exploded into ashes.

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Cover Reveal: The Suspect's Daughter by Donna Hatch

Donna Hatch is the award-winning author of the best-selling “Rogue Hearts Series.” She discovered her writing passion at the tender age of 8 and has been listening to those voices ever since. A sought-after workshop presenter, she juggles freelance editing, multiple volunteer positions, her six children (seven, counting her husband), and still makes time to write. Yes, writing IS an obsession. A native of Arizona who recently transplanted to the Pacific Northwest, she and her husband of over twenty years are living proof that there really is a happily ever after.

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Determined to help her father with his political career, Jocelyn sets aside dreams of love. When she meets the handsome and mysterious Grant Amesbury, her dreams of true love reawaken. But his secrets put her family in peril.

Grant goes undercover to capture conspirators avowed to murder the prime minister, but his only suspect is the father of a courageous lady who is growing increasingly hard to ignore. He can’t allow Jocelyn to distract him from the case, nor will he taint her with his war-darkened soul. She seems to see past the barriers surrounding his heart, which makes her all the more dangerous to his vow of remaining forever alone.

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Blitz: Light the Way by Joe Kipling

 

With a surname like Kipling, Joes' future as a writer might have been predetermined at

birth. . . . . well at least it assured her a good place on the bookshelves.

An avid traveller she spent many years backpacking around the world and has by pure luck managed to avoid catastrophe, although she has been known to miss a flight or two.

She now lives in West Yorkshire and if she's not at home writing she’ll be found hiking in the hills around her house with her dog Rosie.

Joes debut novel Blinded by the Light was published by Cillian Press in 2013. Light the Way is her follow up novel and the 2^nd book in the UnionTrilogy.

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Having escaped the boundary and the tyranny of the Neighbourhood and now under the protection of the Union, MaryAnn Hunter is slowly re-building her life as a fugitive on the Outside.

When a friend asks for help MaryAnn finds herself on a dangerous rescue mission that takes her on a terrifying journey and back into the desperate clutches of the Director and the Light.

MaryAnn faces a fight for survival against insurmountable odds - but is it a fight she is willing to win at any cost?

Light the Way is the second book in The Union Trilogy

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Let's get to know the main characters! 

MaryAnn Hunter is 15 years old and her life in the Neighbourhood as an Alpha was dominated by fashion, celebrity and a desperate need to fit in. Having given up this position of privilege to join her brother Daryl and Uncle Patrick on the Outside she struggles to come to terms with the realities of life in the Union caves.  MaryAnn has a real empathy for others and a strong understanding of right and wrong. 

Daryl Hunter is MaryAnn’s older brother. He ran away from home when he was 15 to join the Union and before the events of Blinded by the Light they hadn’t been in contact for a number of years. With his messy dark hair and slender frame he makes an unlikely resistance fighter. However along with his best friend Peter and sidekick Flash Gordon they make a formidable team. 

 

Patrick Hunter is MaryAnn and Daryl’s uncle. He’s the leader of the Union, a rebel group fighting for the people left on the Outside after a Flu virus decimated the UK. He cares about his extended family, but the thing closest to his heart is the fight for equality and he will go to any lengths to bring down the Neighbourhood.

Peter Mallory is a solider in the Union. He’s Daryl’s best friend and they share a passion for Sci-fi and superhoeros. He even named his dog and faithful sidekick after Flash Gordon. Peter’s first impression of MaryAnn was not very favorable and this does cause some friction. Peter can be stubborn and a little arrogant but remember not to call him ‘Petey.’

The Director is the leader of the Light and ruler of the Manchester Neighbourhood. He’s tall, attractive and the embodiment of everything that the Light, values. He’s a charismatic and popular leader, but beneath the shiny veneer there’s a cold and calculating heart.  He cherishes his position and will go to any lengths to keep it.

Charlotte Swift is a new POV character introduced in Light the Way. She’s 13 and lives a simple but comfortable life on her family farm.

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