Spring into Summer Party!

Who doesn’t love party? I know I do. I devoured Ex-Factor by Elisa Dane. I didn’t really know what to expect but you can see from my review here, I loved it. Seriously, you need this book in your life.

I’m super excited to be celebrating our latest releases together with a FB party. We have a whole stack of books that will find new homes on the night as well as other party favours.

Shawna Romkey - Speak of the Devil

Dorothy Dreyer - My Sister's Reaper

L.H. Nicole - Legendary

Alla Kar- Wrecked

Theresa Marie- Never Again

Stephanie Russell Haefner- Paradise

Stephanie Judice- Rising

Cherie Colyer- Embrace, Challenging Destiny

Suzanne Van Rooyen- The Other Me

Coleen Burright- Wonderfully Wicked

Amy Harmon- Signed PRINT copy of Making Faces

Penelope Douglas- Bully

Carol Oates - Shades of Atlantis, Shades of Avalon

Elisa Dane- Ex Factor

Jennifer Lane - Streamline

Laura Howard - The Forgotten Ones

Kat Ross - One Fine Day

But why wait until the 23rd. We’ll be on the event page every day between now and then chatting up a storm. Swing by and join in!

Just click here

Shades of Avalon Tour Sign Up

 

The Sign Up is open for the Shades of Avalon(Shades book#2) Tour. The fun happens April 14th to April 25. There’ll be prizes, of course, excerpts, guest posts, outtakes, and promo posts, hopefully a review or two. Sign up HERE.

Release Date April 15th

From Omnific Publishing

Ben Pryor grew up as an average kid in Camden, Maine, unaware of the supernatural storm brewing in his Celtic blood. However, at nineteen, as the last born in the royal line of the beings that once ruled Atlantis, Ben has eagerly embraced his newfound abilities and birthright.
When Caleb, his sister’s mate, goes missing under suspicious circumstances, the prime suspect is the last remaining member of the overthrown corrupt Guardian Council.
With the discovery that an old acquaintance has been keeping secrets and the future Ben was so sure of shifting before his eyes, the situation becomes more complicated, the ransom for Caleb too high.
In the sequel to Shades of Atlantis, Ben will delve deeper than he ever imagined into the magical old ways of the Guardians, the secrets of Excalibur, and the truth behind the legend of King Arthur.

Prizes

There will be two levels of prizes – Young Adult and Adult

Young Adult

Main Prize Pack –

Signed print editions of Shades of Atlantis and Shades of Avalon

Triskele pewter pendant

Handmade Dragon’s Blood Soap from Amas Veritas

Set of promotional book cards

Signed bookmark

Other Young Adult Prizes –

Print of Son of a Mermaid by Katie O’Sullivan

Ebook of Embrace by Cherie Colyer

Ebook of Legendary by L. H. Nicole

Ebook of Streamline by Jennifer Lane

Ebook of Shades of Atlantis and Shades of Avalon

Adult

Main Prize Pack –

Signed print editions of Shades of Atlantis and Shades of Avalon

Triskele pewter pendant

Handmade Dragon’s Blood Soap from Amas Veritas

Set of promotional book cards

Signed bookmark

Other Adult Prizes

Ebook of Of Silver and Beasts & Of Darkness and Crowns by Trisha Wolfe

Ebook of Poughkeepsie & Return to Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

Ebook of Hans and Greta by Nicki Elson

Ebook of The Guardian’s Wildchild by Feather Stone

Ebook of Devine Temptation by Nicki Elson

Ebook of Shades of Atlantis & Shades of Avalon

That’s not all!

If you buy Shades of Avalon on Amazon Kindle on April 15th, Omnific Publishing will give you Shades of Atlantis absolutely FREE!

Scavenger Hunt and Twitter Party

 

There is an exciting party atmosphere among some of the Omnific Publishing authors today. Tomorrow is the day of our big twitter party. Friday 31st May at 7.00pm EST lots of us will be on twitter and ready to chat. Just follow along with the hashtag #Omnilicious . We’ll will be giving out lots of ebooks  including the prize packs from the Scavenger Hunt.

This is how the hunt works:

Prize Packs

Young Adult Pack

Reaping Me Softly by Kate Evangelista

Ember by Carol Oates

Shades of Atlantis by Carol Oates

Embrace by Cherie Colyer

New Adult Pack

Streamline by Jennifer Lane

Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

Three Daves by Nicki Elson

Eve of Samhain by Lisa Sanchez

Contemporary Adult Pack

All-American Girl by Justine Dell

Recaptured Dreams by Justine Dell

Cocktails & Dreams by Autumn Markus

Pieces of Us by Hannah Downing

Cat O’ Nine Tails by Patricia Leever

With Good Behavior by Jennifer Lane

Paranormal Adult Pack

Divine Temptation by Nicki Elson

Blood Vine by Amber Belldene

Crushed Seraphim by Debra Anastasia

Seers of Light by Jennifer DeLucy

Divinity by Patricia Leever

Grave Refrain: A Ghost/Love Story by Sarah M. Glover

Participating authors

Lisa Sanchez         Hannah Downing        Jennifer Lane        Jennifer DeLucy

Nicki Elson            Kate Evangelista         Justine Dell            Cherie Colyer

Carol Oates           Debra Anastasia          Patricia Leever     Amber Belldene

                                   Sarah Glover                Autumn Markus

Follow the links below to the Authors blogs and collect the numbered letters for the secret word. As soon as you’ve worked out the word, enter the word and your twitter handle into the form. Entries are open from the day before the party(today) and close at the end of the party when winners will be announced.

Entry Form

Don’t forget the giveaway I’m running on my blog is still open until tonight. So please stop by and add your name.

Now to hop on over to the other blogs and collect those letters.

Holidays Without Rules - Kindles Full of Books Giveaway!

Today, I come baring another great giveaway.

Omnific Publishing and the many authors involved with them(including me) have had an amazing 2012, including rave reviews, television and radio appearances, conventions, newspaper and magazine write ups, New York Times and Amazon top sellers.

To celebrate, Omnific, are offering this fantastic giveaway.

THREE Kindles, each one loaded up with hot, sweet, rule-breaking romance! Each day Omnific will feature a new holiday themed post.  Full details on each of the Kindles can be found here.

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While you’re entering, don’t forget to sign up to my holiday giveaway. I’m offering 4 print copies of Shades of Atlantis here.

BlogFest Giveaway

 

It’s that time of year. BlogFest hosted by A Journey of Books is underway. There are a huge number of blogs taking part and that means a massive number of goodies on offer. I hope you’ll forgive me postponing The Next Big Thing List to make way.

I don’t want to make this too complicated, so all you have to do to enter either draw is follow my blog. However you can earn extra chances to win by following my twitter account, liking my FaceBook page, or adding my books to your GoodReads shelves.

What I’m offering- International:

Draw one

A signed print copy of Shades of Atlantis

Since the death of their parents, Triona Pryor and her brother, Ben, have lived with their aunt and uncle in Camden, Maine. Now in her senior year of high school, Triona loves her family and friends, but she has always felt that she didn't quite fit in...in Camden, or anywhere else.
Enter Caleb Wallace, the devilishly handsome man who has recently moved to Triona's small town. While their attraction to each other is instantaneous, it also proves to be dangerous...and deadly.
When tragedy strikes, Triona flees to London for solace and to start her life anew. It's there she discovers from an unlikely source that her family has been keeping secrets from her - secrets about not only her birthright, but her ultimate destiny as well. Armed with this knowledge, Triona finds herself thrown into a whole new world and into a battle to save the lives of everyone she loves.

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Draw two

A e-pack of both Ember and Iridescent

Iridescent releases Oct 16th and the epack will be delivered then.

 

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When Candra Ember wakes up in hospital after a dangerous encounter with a red-haired woman, she is shocked to discover that seeing a winged boy wasn’t her imagination. Candra is exposed to a world of rivalry and sacrifice she never knew existed, and the aftermath of a war to save humanity thousands of years ago. Soon she finds herself relentlessly stalked by Sebastian, a beautiful and arrogant Watcher Angel and romantically pursued by his darkly seductive rival, Draven. Ultimately, dubious about her own goodness, Candra’s very existence compromises a tentative peace in the city of Acheron.

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Candra Ember used to dream of saving the world one person at a time. She never expected to become an angelic weapon and the last hope in the battle against ultimate darkness.
Falling for a Nephilim wasn’t part of Sebastian’s plan. Distraction is something he can’t afford when his rival, Draven, wants what Sebastian has.
Lies, manipulation, and corruption are twisting the lives of the citizens in Acheron. The Arch is missing from Heaven, and a demon is intent on claiming the city. At a time they should be growing closer, grief and paranoia is driving Candra and Sebastian apart.
If the price of restoring the Watchers to Heaven is a human soul, who deserves to be saved?

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There is also a separate print giveaway of Iridescent for US, UK, and CAN readers from my publisher here.

As if that isn’t enough, I come baring FREE SHORT STORIES, just click on the image: 

                                           

The next five blogs on the Fest:

AsianCocoa's Secret Garden
Christmas TV History
D.J. Kirkby
Fangs, Wands & Fairy Dust
The Book Pushers

Faythe Reclaimed Release Day

Adult Series

I’m delighted to be celebrating the release day for the third book in the Hanaford Park Series from Lisa Sanchez. This looks like another exciting addition to the series and Lisa has stopped by to tell us a little about the music that inspired the book.

Don’t forget to stop by Lisa’s blog for information on the release day giveaway.

Blurb

Running through a strange forest with a bloodthirsty demon hot on her heels wasn’t Taylor’s idea of a rockin’ evening. Then again, neither was soaring backward through time and space. Time travel chafed and left a rank, nasty aftertaste. So, when she finds herself floundering amidst a sea of Commandment-loving holy rollers who fling accusations of witchcraft and bedevilment like hotcakes in a diner, finding her way home jumps to the top of her to do list. Too bad she can’t remember who she is or where she came from. And if that wasn’t bad enough, Taylor realizes she’s fallen for Gabriel, the mysterious Latin warlock who came to her rescue.

Battling an identity crisis and lost in a time that’s not her own, Taylor is determined to find her way back to twenty-first century Hanaford Park. But first, she and Gabriel must work together to uncover the dark scourge lurking in the shadows of Salem Village, and in doing so, save their lives, and the lives of countless innocents from a lethal date with the hangman’s noose.

Available at               Amazon                    Barnes & Noble                Tulipe Noire Press

Guest Post by Lisa Sanchez

Music that inspired Faythe Reclaimed

If you’ve followed my blog, or Facebook page for any length of time, then you know what a huge part music plays in my writing process. It inspires story ideas, fuels my excitement for certain scenes and often sets my mood when writing.

I’m a Top-40 junkie. I love me some Pop music and I love to dance. So, more often than not, my playlists will reflect the more upbeat style of music I enjoy. This was not the case with the Faythe Reclaimed playlist (laughs out loud.) The book is very different from the first two in the series, and the darker tone was reflected in the songs I listened to.

Here’s the playlist, in no particular order:

F**kin’ Perfect (clean version) by P!nk

What’s My Name by Rihanna

Only Time by Enya

Crystal by Stevie Nicks (this was my favorite for this book.)

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Secrets by OneRepublic

Posession by Sarah McLachlan

Hallelujah by Paramore

Glitter In The Air by P!ink

Here We Go by Matt Kearney

The Fear by Lily Allen

Love Remains The Same by Gavin Rossdale

Here With Me by Dido

Broken by Seether

Thanks so much for letting me share with you!

Thank you for sharing, Lisa.

About the author

Lisa Sanchez is a California cheer mom taxiing her way through life, one car ride at a time. Along with chauffer, she sports several job titles, including, but not limited to: author, chef, seamstress, videographer, nurse, enforcer, and general slave to her three daughters.
The first two books in her Hanaford Park series (Eve Of Samhain, Pleasures Untold) are published with Omnific Publishing. The third book, Faythe Reclaimed, releases with Tulipe Noire Press on May 17th 2012. Her erotic suspense, Obsessed was published March 29th 2011 with Loose Id. Lisa also took the plunge into self-publishing this year and released the first novella, Cursing Athena, in her new Order Of Seven erotic paranormal romance series.

Blog:www.lisasanchezromanceauthor.com

Twitter: @LisaSanchez3

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaSanchezRomanceAuthor

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4028407.Lisa_Sanchez

Ember Ebook Giveaway and Iridescent Teaser

Iridescent, the forthcoming sequel to Ember,  is currently in editing and I’m slowly gearing up for release later this year.

Ember on Goodreads here

Iridescent on Goodreads here

I’m offering 2 ebooks of Ember and an Iridescent picture tease to get us started.

Iridescent Picture Tease

This is Ananchel, one of the Tenebras(Watcher Angels) from Ember. She is described as tall and beautiful, with flame colored hair, black wings tipped with scarlet, and a love of leather clothing.

As you can see, Ananchel returns in Iridescent and she isn’t happy.

Ember Giveaway

Now for the good stuff. Who doesn’t love a giveaway? To win an ebook of Ember, simply follow any or all of the Rafflecopter instructions. Remember, the most you do, the more chances of winning you will have.

When Candra Ember wakes up in hospital after a dangerous encounter with a red-haired woman, she is shocked to discover that seeing a winged boy wasn’t her imagination. Candra is exposed to a world of rivalry and sacrifice she never knew existed, and the aftermath of a war to save humanity thousands of years ago. Soon she finds herself relentlessly stalked by Sebastian, a beautiful and arrogant Watcher Angel and romantically pursued by his darkly seductive rival, Draven. Ultimately, dubious about her own goodness, Candra’s very existence compromises a tentative peace in the city of Acheron.

To win an ebook of Ember, simply follow any or all of the Rafflecopter instructions. Remember, the most you do, the more chances of winning you will have.

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World Book Night

Have you heard of World Book Night? If you haven’t, you will. It’s an initiative launched across the UK in 2011 and in 2012, it will be celebrated in the UK, Ireland and America. The aim of World Book Night is for passionate readers to introduce their love of books to the people around them in their community and to get a book they love into the hands of someone, who otherwise, may never have picked it up themselves.

The best bit – And this really is fantastic, April 23, 2012, International Book Day, WBN  is giving away one million books across the UK and Ireland and one million books in the US.

In the US there is 30 books and in the UK and Ireland, 25. These include, Winter Girls, The Hunger Games, the Time Travellers Wife, Misery and many, many more.

How can you get involved? Well, you can become A Giver. A Giver is someone who will receive a number of copies(depending on your country) of a book they are passionate about from the list to hand out to readers.

For More information on World Book Night and how to get involved, please visit the relevant site for your country:

 US Site 

UK and Ireland Site

Speaking of free books, Omnific Publishing is offering a $100 Amazon gift card to one lucky winner and there is still time to enter. Entry closes 16th December. For more information on how to win, visit the Omnific Publishing Blog.

Still more free books here! I’m giving away 2 e-copies of Shades of Atlantis and 2 e-copies of Ember. Enter before midnight EST 16th December. Click on the image to enter.

MyVampFiction Original Fiction Contest

 

This year I was delighted to be invited to be a judge on the MyVampFiction Original Fiction Contest.  Submissions will open September 1st. This is the second annual contest and comes with great prizes.

• 1st prize: $100
• 2nd prize: $50
• Judges Choice: $25 Amazon Gift Card  (this award will be chosen from the field of non-finalists)

For full details on the guidelines and rules visit the contest page.

See here for a full list of judges including Kevin James Breaux and Rachel Caine.

I recently had a long middle of the night chat with Susan from MyVampFiction about writing, Shades of Atlantis and the people in my head. You can read it here.

 

Finally, congratulations to Brenna, winner of the Shades of Atlantis giveaway. Also to Damaris and  Elenariel who each won an Ember ebook. Thank you to everyone who stopped by during Blogfest 2011. Today on the Omnific Publishing Blog you will find an exclusive first peek inside Ember.

BlogFest 2011

This weekend I’m taking part in Blogfest 2011 hosted by A Journey of Books. BlogFest is a huge collection of giveaways with over a hundred blogs participating. Each blog will host their own giveaway with their own rules, along with links to the next few blogs taking part. Just to make it extra easy there is a unique tracking system created  by the resident IT Guru at A Journey of Books. To get to the tracker, extra chances to win and the full list of blogs click the Blogfest Link.


Now, on to the giveaway.



Since the death of their parents, Triona Pryor and her brother, Ben, have lived with their aunt and uncle in Camden, Maine. Now in her senior year of high school, Triona loves her family and friends, but she has always felt that she didn’t quite fit in…in Camden, or anywhere else.
Enter Caleb Wallace, the devilishly handsome man who has recently moved to Triona’s small town. While their attraction to each other is instantaneous, it also proves to be dangerous…and deadly.






I giving away a signed print copy of Shades of Atlantis. To enter leave a comment on this post with a contact before July 17th at 11:59pm EST


When Candra Ember wakes up in hospital after a dangerous encounter with a red-haired woman, she is shocked to discover that seeing a winged boy wasn’t her imagination. Candra is exposed to a world of rivalry and sacrifice she never knew existed, and the aftermath of a war to save humanity thousands of years ago.
Soon she finds herself relentlessly stalked by Sebastian, a beautiful and arrogant Watcher Angel and romantically pursued by his darkly seductive rival, Draven. Ultimately, dubious about her own goodness, Candra’s very existence compromises a tentative peace in the city of Acheron.






Ember will be available from 19th July 2011. I will be drawing two random names from my followers at the end of the blogfest. The winners will receive their ebook after release. To be entered, click the follow button for this blog.


The next five blogs for BlogFest 2011

Hope. Dreams. Life... love

The Wormhole

Kim Bowman Author

Got Romance Reviews Muse

Felicia Rogers
 
 *** Thank you to everyone who has commented and followed. For those who have asked, all my giveaways are international.***

Tour catch up!

It's been a busy week for Shades of Atlantis. The blog tour hosted by A Tale of Many Reviews is ongoing. Everyone involved has been lovely and I've been enjoying following along too. There will be a giveaway at the end of the tour and there are plenty of goodies on offer. The giveaway is open internationally and here is your chance to get involved. 

Prizes:

1.      Signed copy of Shades of Atlantis, a lined spiral notebook with SoA cover, bookmark, keyring, SoA 2011 calendar, and SoA mug.

2.      Signed copy of Shades of Atlantis, a lined spiral notebook with SoA cover, bookmark, keyring, SoA 2011 calendar

3.      eBook copy of SoA

4.      eBook copy of SoA

To Enter:

In order to be chosen as a winner, all participants will need to leave a comment on each blog stop. Then the names will be chosen by random.org and the name chosen will be checked on comments. All giveaways are open internationally. Participants do not need to be followers to be entered.

This is an updated list of all the stops so far.

Mundie Moms : 4.5 star Review

Once upon a Twilight : Guest Post

Good Choice Reading : 4 star Review

Frenzy of Noise - Interview with Ben and Amanda

Girls just Reading : 4 star Review 

Books, Movies, Reviews Oh My! : 3.5 star Review

CSI: Librarian : DNF Review

YA Bound : 5 star Review

YA Book Blogger Blog : 4 star Review

Coffee Time Romance also reviewed Shades of Atlantis this week giving it 5 cups - Ultra rare extraordinary read. Read the entire review here. 

For an extra chance to win a copy of Shades of Atlantis there is also a GoodReads giveaway open for April:

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Shades of Atlantis
by Carol Oates

 

Giveaway ends May 01, 2011.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win