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Today I am sharing the love with the #postivelysexy blog hop and I have a shout out to my favorite indie...#amreading #amwriting #blogging #amazon #kindle #newrelease #sharethelove #ibooks

9/28/2015

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Part of the #positivelysexy blog hop is to say something nice about the Indie community or a particular author. I absolutely believe in Karma. Send good into the world and good will come back to you. I signed up for this event hosted by The Gossip Girls and Social Butterfly PR months ago, and it’s turned into a serendipitous moment because the author I decided to give an “I love you” shout out to, just happens to be releasing a book today. I didn’t know it. But see good karma is magical. And here I am telling you all something I love about Rachel Blaufeld.


I love her books. I’ve read them all, because she writes messy heroines and struggling alpha males, who always want to be better men, and for me that’s sexy. We’ve been together on this Indie journey pretty much from my start. She is my ambassador of social media. I didn’t know a darn thing when I started. And there is Rachel all things digital and blogging just there, poof like magic, stepping into my life and getting me up-to-speed—well as up-to-speed as I can get—in the digital age. But that’s not why I think she’s amazing. I have an absolute soft-spot for people who are doing the best they can in a pretty rough setting, who never lose their goodness and grace—and darlings Indie Publishing can be rough and tumble—and through the highs, the lows, the mean, the politics, and the at times just plain petty, she has never lost her sweet self or her kindness. Basically Rachel Blaufeld, you rock as a person.  And if you didn’t know that, that is why your books are so good. Only a positive and hopeful person can write about hope and love and do it well.


I don’t think I could find another author friend like her, because underneath all this writing stuff we do, she’s like me: it’s about the challenges of this journey—self-publishing—and our real world lives.

See we don’t talk about books and Indie publishing—unless we talk about each other’s books—she has not abandoned in the pursuit of the persona as too many authors do that we are both foremost women, wives, mothers, business professionals, and just trying to do the best we can. When she pops up on my computer screen I smile because I know we’re going to chat about the things women have chatted about for centuries: how much our husbands frustrate us; how challenging  raising kids can be; how much we love our husbands; how much we love our kids; how tired we are today because our plates are too full; Judy and Dorothy(our mothers);how she’s off to grab coffee and run; and how I’m off to grab wine and layout at the beach(I can do that now. I’m granny).

Basically it’s the relationship I have with my own daughters and from the time I first met Rachel, she’s been pretty much my daughter from another mother.  I call her that. She’s earned it. She has done for me the greatest thing anyone can do for another person: she’s enriched my life.

I love you, doll. Happy Release day for book #5 ABSOLUTION ROAD!!

 

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For Jake Wrigley, the future is bleak. Some people are survivors, but he’s getting by on his bad-boy looks and charming smile. He owns a gym, gets into bar fights, and wrestles his demons with rough workouts—both in and out of the bedroom.

For Alyson Road, the future is bright. Life can only improve from where she grew up. She graduated at the top of her law class, cares for her ailing mom, and in her job, she defends those who can’t afford anyone else. Her work is thankless but honest.

Jake’s twin brother has been covering his ass for as long as they’ve been alive, but that all changes when Jake finds himself in front of the fiery public defender, his future in her hands. For the first time ever, he doesn’t want to involve his brother, finally realizing he needs to stand alone, be his own man.

Even if Jake’s never absolved of his past wrongdoings or his heart is never scrubbed of the blackness that resides there, he can do one good deed—protect the beautiful lawyer who touched his soul—until helping her nearly becomes his own undoing.

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Leaning my chair back on its two rear legs, I couldn’t help but laugh again before trying to contain myself. This chick and her soft demeanor were all business. Of course, she would be. Who else would work on Christmas Eve? I was pretty certain she could have made me wait until the day after Christmas to post bond, but here she was defending the public on the most holy night of the year.

Add a big heart to the brain, tits, and long legs I’d already noted in her plus column. Maybe I didn’t want to bang her, but rather cherish this sweet thing? The reality of that seemed slim, seeing as the smart, good girls didn’t go for me. Nor did I expect them to. I was the bad boy, and I had the guilty conscience to back that notion right the fuck up.

“Of course, Ms. Road. It’s Jake, by the way. Just J-A-K-E. Full name is J-A-S-O-N, but I haven’t been called that in twenty years.” I mocked her spelling with my very own rendition, teasing the schoolgirl, looking for a reaction like I was in the third grade. “So, let’s get down to brass tacks and get my ass outta here so you can head home to your . . . husband? Boyfriend? He must be waiting for a gem like you to come home to start the holiday, right?”

No harm in trying.

As I spoke, she narrowed her eyes and glared daggers at me. “Are you done with probing into my personal life, interrogating me? I’m pretty sure I’m not the one in jail.”

Obviously annoyed, she followed that volley with another few leg switches. Left over right, right over left. I wanted to grab her knees and spread her limbs and dive in, let my tongue dig deep into her folds, make her let go of all that stuck-up bullshit she had going on while screaming my name. She probably tasted like sweet honey.

 















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Tomorrow I'm participating in a positivity blog hop. Indie Land needs a lot more positivity #amreading #amwriting #indieauthors #authors #blogging #romance #amazon #kindle #books #BEHAPPY #PositivelySexy 

9/27/2015

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When The Gossip Girls and Social Butterfly PR sent me an email about their #PositivelySexy blog hop, I didn't hesitate to sign up. I like the concept, a whole bunch of authors working together to support each other--it's what I do ever day without being asked--and an opportunity to toss out there a shout out to an author who is special to me. As far as I am concerned, Indie Land could use a whole bunch more positivity.

Three major misconceptions exist among too many authors. They make me sad and they are the furthest thing from the truth.

First, that authors are in competition with each other. No.  It's not an I win/you lose sort of environment. If that were true 50 shades & Twilight wouldn't have created an incredible market for Indies. Every offering is unique. Every book an individual experience. And when someone buys 50 Shades in my world I'm hoping they've been turned on to reading a new genre and may some day read my books. That's win/win, darlings.

Second, that we exist in  virtual space therefore behaving like we're still wearing pink panties in Junior high school, running our mouths and trying to hurt any author who we think has "done something" to us or one just don't like is simply ridiculous. After being in the Indie World for 15 months I can honestly say most mulligan perpetrated by another author against me were simply mulligans--giant oops moments and little bits of newbie duh. I did that. Fortunately, the authors who propped me up along the way were wonderful people. You see when I started I didn't even have an active twitter, I didn't know the social rules. Two wonderful authors retweeted me religiously for nearly nine months before I figured out--Rat Farts, I've missed the correct social response on twitter. I'm supposed to tweet back!-- But they were terrific, and weren't there thinking I'm a total bitch or whatever, they kept retweeting until I figure it out so Antonio Lozada & Dennis Bowen are on my FOREVER retweet list. Every morning religiously I hit their pins or retweet something, but heck, they must be male specimens of absolute patience because it took this beach girl from Cali 9 months to figure out the social graces of tweeting and darn if they both still follow me.

Third, that the little things don't matter so why do them. Hello, wrong again. Life is mostly made up of little moments. If you ignore those you're ignoring 90% of living.  I always like or share a facebook post when I can, when I see a hardworking author out their getting their Indie Freak on. It takes a second. It takes nothing away from me, and it cost me nothing to try to help them so why not do it. Remember that phrase Random Acts of Kindness? It's true. It's true. I've done a thousand little things in the past fifteen months for authors I don't know and the random acts of kindness has brought me back acts of kindness too numerous to count.

I guess what I'm saying is I wished more author thought "we were all on the same team" and "that love is what makes the world go wrong." But until that day, I'm going be me...

Random Acts of Kindness....
Sometimes not getting what I'm supposed to do in social media but no malicious act....
And forever wishing all of you, darlings, Peace.

P.S. Check back in tomorrow. I am posting for a special author very dear to my heart.


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I love that my readers keep doing Google searches for this, but I thought we talked about it #amreading #amwriting #amazon #kindle #books #romance #kindleunlimited #authors #indieauthors #blogging

9/25/2015

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Every week I check the Google searches on my web hosting dashboard just to see how readers are trying to find me. And bam. It's there every time, with lots of hits: "What to read after The Girl on the Half Shell." So as I finish The Girl of Sand & Fog, I'm posting it again for my new readers. I know it can be complicated. The Parker Saga is one giant fictional universe with multiple series. But here's the fun, you can read the series any order  you want. But this is the author's intended order:
The Half Shell Series:
The Girl on the Half Shell
The Girl of Tokens & Tears
The Girl of Diamonds & Rust
The Girl in the Comfortable Quiet.

The Affair without end Series:

One Last Kiss
One More Kiss
One Long Kiss
One Forever Kiss( Fall 2015: But this book don't read until after Sand & Fog Series unless you're reading  on the Affair series)
 
Sand & Fog Series:

Broken Crown
The Girl of Sand & Fog
Long & Hard (releasing Winter 2015/2016)
Fast & Furious (releasing Winter 2015/2016)
Only Forever(Releasing Winter 2015/2016)

So that is the order I intended. And I didn't want to overload and let you know how many other books there are with your favorite characters.  And I know, if you read The Girl of Sand & Fog, you've pretty much been with me since I started this journey. So please darlings, I know there is a possibility some of you might get angry with me in Sand & Fog, but don't. Email me instead. Remember, you're reading a book by me. You know what that means if you've read more than one book by me. What would be the fun if everything about Kaley Stanton turned out how you expected it? I'd be a naughty writer if I let that happen. And I'm really excited because I've created a new character in The Girl of Sand & Fog, and my editor loves him, so he is going to have his own little Novella in a Valentine's Day Anthology and it's going to be my first...

Darlings, you didn't think I'd really tell you!

As ever I wish you Peace.

And OH OH OH....I've got a free download and a kindle countdown going as a thank you for all of you who make each day so special for me.
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I probably have the largest collection of print romance novels on the face of the earth #amreading #amwriting #blogging #indieauthors #authors #kindle #kindleunlimited #amazon #romance

9/22/2015

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Well I'm back from Authors by the Beach with more paperback books to add to my collection. Grabbed me some great signed copies of Sylvia Day, Andrea Smith and Jenna Galicki, to name a few. Yep, I did the fan girl thing after I got my table set up and before the event started. And of course, because I'm me, I didn't get one of those sit next to Sylvia Day like we're best friends photo. Nope, I photo bombed. And darn if little Joy Eileen didn't photo bomb me in the process.

As cool as it is being an author signing books and meeting readers, it's just as cool to meet all those great authors I fan over. Heck, I now have a print copy of Bend signed and the book was banned by Amazon even though it made USA today Bestseller list in 3 days.

I don't think my husband was thrilled I came home with more books, even though I pretty much sold out and didn't have to bring home my OWN books. You see, I've been collecting romance novels since the 70s. My collection is huge and filled with the greats~Jackie Collins, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Laura London, even a lot of Harlequin romance~past and present. Underneath it all I'm just a fan girl who sometimes writes.

Last week I got a whole bunch of reader mail, and a couple of them stood out to me. One said: "I love your books. They are not like other romance novels. Everything I read seems like it's the same story, same characters with only the names changed over and over again. I never know what's going to happen in one of your books and I love that about you."

Then there was one from the unhappy with Susan crowd: "Have you ever read a romance novel? Do you even know what they are? This is not romance. There was no happy. No HEA. I hate your characters, I hate your story. I hate you." Well, that woke me up and  was a little harsh, but the farther I go down this publishing road I have come to accept a simple truth. I will always have extreme reactions my readers. That's one thing I've learned from my reviews and my mail. I tell a story to make you feel, it's a risky proposition every time I hit release,  because I am sharing something this granny has learned on her very long journey through life about love and about the beauty of our imperfection.

While I love the greats of romance--I cried when my husband moved them to the pretty shelves he built in the garage(dang it, they deserve to always be in the house)--I don't want to even try to create work  like them. They are the greats, the pioneers of their romance style. I want to be the pioneer of my own way of sharing love,  and it's enough that I get on a shelf here and there in someone's house, that people come to get books signed by me even though I've never made list on USA Today, NYT or the Wallstreet Journal, and the possibility that I may end up in a reader's forever collection, not because I write a story the way everyone else does, but because I write a story the way I do.

You get one trip through life. Believe me it's freaking short. I will forever be the girl~scratch that, I should probably say granny~from the beach doing all things my way.

As ever I wish you Peace.

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Cover Reveal The Girl of Sand & Fog...#amreading #amazon #newrelease #kindle #books #blogging #author #indieauthor #TW4RT #RT #bookboost

9/14/2015

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Title: The Girl of Sand & Fog
(The second of 3 stand-alone books.)
Series: Sand & Fog Series
Author: Susan Ward
Release Date: September 30th

The Girl of Sand & Fog is the second of three Stand-Alone books in the Sand & Fog series. This book has a HEA.

Two seconds into the kiss, I’m sure I haven’t misread the guy. He likes me. He is attracted to me. I feel that flash of female supremacy surge through me. Just to be a bitch, I move my hips slightly to brush my softer parts against his no longer soft part before I end the kiss and scramble back over the gearshift to my side of the car.

“You can go now,” I say.

“I was planning to.” Bobby opens the car door. “Do you want to hang out again sometime?”

He’s almost out of the car. What a strange ‘that’s it’…

Kaley Stanton has it all. Beauty. Brains. Wealth. A beloved, renowned family. And fame as an Internet sensation. What she doesn’t have is the one thing she needs: the truth.

Bobby Rowan isn’t the ordinary boy next door. This hot surfer doesn’t play by any rules but his own. He’s never chased any girl. Kaley is no different.

As childhood friends reconnecting years later, their shared history and instant chemistry draws them together. But is that enough to make these two independent and conflicted souls a forever love or will the past make a future for them impossible?


The Author:


Amazon top 100 Bestselling in Contemporary Romance/ Coming-of-Age/Historical Romance/Historical Romance Regency/ Erotica Humorous


I'm addicted to writing. I've written 41 romance novels My current releases include: The Girl on the Half Shell; The Girl of Tokens & Tears; The Girl of Diamonds & Rust; The Girl in the Comfortable Quiet; The Signature; Rewind; One Last Kiss; One More Kiss; One Long Kiss; When the Perfect Comes; Face to Face; Love’s Patient Fury. 

I've been in love with the Romance novel since I read my first Kathleen Woodiwiss book, and it seems to me that beyond a steamy fun read, a good romance novel is so much more: it is women empowering women. We share. We learn. 

So about me? I'm as eclectic as my books. A mom. A grandmother. A business owner. A writer of romance. An advocate for clean air and the environment. A wife and an animal lover. The best way to explain me is that once in a talent contest I played classical piano followed by a chopsticks duet with my toes. That pretty much sums up how I've lived my life!


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Broken Crown is the first of three Stand-Alone books in the Sand & Fog series. The new sequel to the Amazon Top # 100 Bestselling The Girl on the Half Shell, Half Shell Series. This book has a HEA.

To achieve iconic fame and extraordinary wealth, legendary rocker Alan Manzone was willing to make sacrifices along the way. But his greatest regret is losing the love of his life, Chrissie Parker. There is no other woman on this earth for him. But wanting her, getting her, and keeping her aren’t things Alan has ever been able to do well. Again and again, he loses her.

Now alone, bitter, and filled with regret, he examines his life with Chrissie. Every moment of love. Every glorious moment of passion. Every torturous moment of parting. Finding happiness with a Parker is not an easily achievable thing, but he is desperate to have the future he's always struggled for and wanted with Chrissie.

Now that the timing is perfect for them both, can Alan finally claim the only woman he has ever truly loved, or has the past made her lost to him forever? Can his unrelenting love for her survive the web of secrets that have at last been revealed? Is love enough for him to find forgiveness and happiness with Chrissie?

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Good morning from OMG it's hot in Santa Barbara...#amreading #amwriting #author #indieauthors #blogging #romance #newrelease #bookboost #amazon #rt #kindle

9/12/2015

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Well, it's not the heat wave in California that's the problem. It's the humidity along the coast. I'm finally done with my 2 weeks of no writing as requested by my husband after the release of Broken Crown but I can't get myself in the mood to write. I feel too drained. A combination of saying goodbye to characters I love depression~and I so love Chrissie and Alan. They've been our favorite couple friends for fifteen months~ a touch of disappointment that the release didn't go better since every reader that emails me tells me this is my best book yet, and this damn heat. Really, humidity is an awful thing for a writer. I get into the groove of doing my writing thing and, ding, I want to take a nap.

Writing is a very lonely endeavor. This month it seems lonelier to me. It's time to get back to work for three weeks and I'm not sure that I want to. The stories and characters don't stop in my head, but I don't feel that urgency to sit down and write them. Usually I have to get them out of my head. Not this time and I don't know for sure what's going on. Maybe age? Nah, I'm only 29(well in my private internal world). Heat? Maybe. It's hard to feel motivated about anything when you're melting in your desk chair. Sadness? Pretty sure that's part of it. I miss Alan. Sending characters out the door forever is like when your kids move out. They are gone. It's up to them now not to screw things up.

Oh well, even on this gray day of heat clouds in Santa Barbara I can hear Kaley Stanton yapping in my head. Dang, that girl has a lot to say. She is her father's daughter. Maybe I should write a little before I go to the beach.

Anyway, I hope you are all doing well, hopefully not someplace as hot as here, and as ever I wish you Peace.
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Cover Reveal Irrevocably Claimed. The greatest compliment you can get as a writer is to asked to write with authors you respect. Thank you dolls for letting me join you. #amreading #amwriting #romance #erotica #kindle #amazon #newrelease #books

9/10/2015

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Release Date: November 6, 2015
Genre: Erotic/Erotic Romance


One Forbidden Night:  Justin has had a crush on his best friend’s little sister, Kim, since high school. When she shows up on his doorstep, offering herself to him for one night, will he be able to say no? Or will he give in to one forbidden night with the woman who has haunted his dreams for years?

Country Metal:  Sweet as iced tea, her life was the very anthem of a country song. Blue skies, cornfields and cotton feed her soul.
Tattooed and pierced, he’s the lead singer for Violent Standard. His idea of country is a trek through Central Park.
His band is in town to film their newest music video. Can heavy metal and a country twang blend into a perfect harmony? Will he claim the southern belle before the last note fades?

The Encounter:  Jena was Holly’s best friend when they started high school. By graduation, Holly avoided Jena at all cost. Their friendship had become confusing, the emotions so complex, and at times unnerving, that Holly couldn’t even risk being near Jena.
Seven years later, unhappily married Holly is thrown together with Jena at a bachelorette party. Was forbidden desire beneath their unsettling friendship all along? And will Holly surrender at last to Jena’s pursuit?

Lovers’ Sweet Discovery:  Claire Vanderling has reached middle age but doesn't feel like she has anything to show for it. As the manager of a prosperous art gallery, she works hard, but her personal life is practically non-existent. Her son Thomas has graduated college and is about to start a new IT company in Japan with his best friend. She might not see him for six months. So she arranges for them to have one more trip to a family beach home on the Hamptons. When her son's best friend shows up, she finds much more than just a simple vacation—she discovers a passion long buried inside of her. Jacob Tanner is excited to be starting a new company with his best friend. He wanted to go directly to Japan to get settled, but Tom insisted that they spend time this summer with Tom's mother. He had met Claire once before while he and Tom were still in school together. When he sees her again, he is surprised to find that he cannot take his eyes off of her. How had he not realized how sexy Claire was? As desire flares up and passion is unleashed, will they give in to their bodies' demands or will they be able to resist lovers’ sweet discovery?

Zeke’s Eden: Following Daddy’s rules has always been easy.
Smile. Nod. Repeat.
Until I met Zeke.
Dark. Dirty. Sinner.
A hungry beast, released from his cage.
And I’m on the menu.
Tonight, I’m Zeke’s Eden.
His sugar.
His whore.
Daddy’s little girl is all grown up…

Threepeat: Madison’s best friend, Lillian, is constantly sharing the details of her perfectly life with husband, Adam, including her off the charts sex life. It’s great, except that Madison has been harboring a secret fantasy: she doesn’t just want to hear about the great sex that Lillian and Adam are having, she wants to experience it for herself…with them.
One night after drinks, the three friends agree to a deal: One night. The three of them. Together. And anything goes.
Will a night of heated passion be exactly what they all need? Or will it go too far and destroy everything they have?

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Authors Supporting Authors~release Blitz~Savage by Olivia Howe #amreading #newelease #amazone #kindle #crimethriller #bookboost #rt

9/3/2015

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Title: Savage (Episode 2)
Series: The Killer Novella Series
Author: Olivia Howe
Release Date: September 1st
Hosted by: Beautiful Promotions


Doc is back at it and this time he's not holding anything back. His actions aren't as predicable as they were before. He's stepping out of his comfort zone and taking Detective Gwendolyn Anderson on a murderous ride.
It has only just begun.
Gwen is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. This case might end up being the death of her. No sleeping. No eating. Living, breathing, only for this case.
The day comes when she finally has a suspect. Is it the savage serial killer that's been on a spree in Valentino County? She finally realizes, it's someone that's right in front of her.






About The Author:


Olivia Howe resides in a small town located in Maine. Born in 1994, makes her a very young bestselling author. She was originally born in Florida, but she considers herself a Mainer. In her spare time she loves to write, listen to rock music, and spend time with her family. She's big on supporting authors and their books. She owns a book blog called Beautifully Broken Book Blog.

She's known for the Amazon Bestselling Series called The Dark Love Series and The Killer Novella Series.
Olivia's a huge Golden State Warriors, Patriots, and Red Sox fan. She's a TV show fanatic. Her favorites include: The Walking Dead, Fear The Walking Dead, The Last Ship, Vikings, Grey's Anatomy, The O.C., Orphan Black, Breaking Bad, Friday Night Lights, Homeland, Chicago Fire, and many more. Rock music is her life. Her favorites include: Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Tesla, The Cure, Godsmack, Audioslave, Motley Crue, The Honorary Title, Candlebox, Evanescence, Lynyrd Sknyrd, and many more.


About Killer (Episode 1):



Valentino County Detective Gwendolyn Anderson tries to solve the biggest case of her Career. Serial Killer AKA The Doctor is on the loose, killing innocent women, leaving them dead with a smile painted on their face. Some trademark he has.
Detective Anderson is determined to do everything in her power to solve The Doc case before the FBI takes it under their wing. She has only six months to solve the murders of over twenty women from this serial killer, in the process of solving other cases that come through Hillside Police Department.
Can she take down the biggest serial killer in Valentino County without ruining her career in the process?
Little does she know, Doc is right in front of her face.

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