Into The Spiral by Erin Danzer ~ Half-Birthday Bash

Happy Half-Birthday to Into the Spiral by Erin Danzer

 

 

Book Blurb:

Fifteen-year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Lambert wants to get out from under her older brother’s shadow. When Ronnie gets a tattoo and then is struck by lightning, she suddenly finds herself able to see and hear things in shadows that don’t appear to others. Then Ronnie meets Gavin Clearwater, the hot new guy in all of her classes and finds out he can see and hear the same things she can.

Gavin tells her about the Spiral Defenders, a group of warriors that travels through space and time to defend the planets of the Spiral. After meeting the Commander of the Spiral Defenders and realizing his intentions might not be pure, Ronnie struggles between following her destiny to become a Spiral Defender and trying to regain the life she had before being struck by lightning.

Excerpt:

 

She got to her room and found the door partly open and the lamp on her bedside table glowing. Her heart pounded as she pushed open the door, wondering what she was going to find – though she didn’t think a wraith would leave a light on for her. Gavin looked up from where he lounged on her bed as she walked into the room.

“Send lover boy home?” he asked with a smirk. Ronnie blushed. She couldn’t help it, she knew what she looked like.

“Yeah. I’m not really supposed to have boys here when I’m home alone,” she admitted. His dark eyes lit up.

“And yet you don’t kick me out,” he commented. She shrugged, trying to play it cool as her heart picked up speed again. To distract herself, she turned to her dresser and opened a drawer to pull out some pajamas.

“You’re not wholly human, you don’t really count,” she replied over her shoulder and took her pajamas to the bathroom to change.

Buy Links

Amazon:

 http://www.amazon.com/Into-the-Spiral-ebook/dp/B00AA1O63Q/

AmazonUK:

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Into-the-Spiral-ebook/dp/B00AA1O63Q/

BarnesAndNobles:

 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/into-the-spiral-erin-danzer/1113880674?ean=2940015810189

Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/260112

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/into-the-spiral/id585943326?mt=11&ls=1

Add it to your Goodreads TBR list!

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16283279-into-the-spiral

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About the Author:

Erin Danzer wrote her first book at 10-years-old for a Young Authors competition, where she was awarded an Honorable Mention and discovered a passion for the written word. She’s written several novels and short stories since that spark ignited. Into the Spiral is the first of a four book series. In addition to her novels, Erin writes a monthly short story serial, The Cassandra Serafin Chronicles, posting alternately on her blog and in Literary Lunes bi-monthly online magazine. Erin resides in Racine, Wisconsin, with her husband, two children, and their cat.

 

Social Media Links

Website: http://erindanzer.com

Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/ErinDanzerYAAuthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/erindanzer

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3336797.Erin_Danzer

Author Signing in Nashville ~ Hosted by Metamorphosis Books

 

Are you ready for one of the biggest author signings of the summer?

Metamorphosis Books is hosting over twenty authors in Nashville TN on June 27, 2013 at the Hotel Preston.

Come and meet authors Lizzy Ford, Julia Crane, Tabatha Vargo, LP Dover, Ella James, Bethany Lopez, Brina Courtney, Jamie Magee, Heather Sutherlin, Michelle Miller, Kate Chase Mathias, Sarah Ashley Jones, Amy Miles, Frankie Rose, Morgan Wylie, Annie Walls, Andrea Heltsley, Rebecca Ethington, Alexia Purdy, Cameo Renae, Felicia Tatum, Cambria Hebert, and Melissa Andrea!!

Are you squeeeeeing yet? I know I am! Come visit, get books signed, purchase new ones, take pictures and get to chat with our bestselling authors.

Authors will be selling books and other goodies so please bring cash for transactions. Don't forget your camera!

RSVP and get more information. Can't wait to see you!

 

Event is sponsored by Metamorphosis Books in partnership with Indie Inked

Amazon GiftCard ~ Grateful Giveaway

I'm about to go to sleep after sitting in front of the computer for hours, and I have to do something...

I am humbled, amazed, and so very happy.

Trust in Me is currently sitting at #67 on Amazon, #23 on Barnes and Noble, and #80 on iTunes.

This is a dream come true for me!

To show my appreciation, I want to give away a $50 GiftCard to Amazon. Please fill out the Rafflecopter below to enter.

Thanks again! I appreciate you all so much!


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Five Questions with Emma Michaels

Five Questions with Emma Michaels

 

1.     When you think of your favorite books, what is it that draws you to them and makes you want to read them over and over again?

I love novels with a bittersweet resonance. Where when you think back to them you feel an overwhelming wave of mixed emotions. I also love novels with a really well thought out character arc.

2.     Did you consciously decide to write the genre you write, or did it choose you?

YA chose me a long time ago. I have always been an avid YA lover. Other genres would occasionally catch my attention but it was always YA that kept it. I naturally started writing what I have always loved to read.

3.     If you could sit down for a drink and a chat with any writer, who would it be, and why?

Dia Reeves. I loved her novel Bleeding Violet. It was twisted and raw but you couldn’t help but continue to love the main character even though you knew for certain she was insane.

4.     When you are not writing (or reading) what is your favorite pastime?

When I am not writing I am normally working on cover art. I actually went from being a book blogger to a cover artist and then an author. It was an interesting journey but normally means all my time not spent writing, blogging or reading is going towards cover art.

5.     At what point were you sure that your book was ready to be published, and how did you go about making it happen?

That’s a good question. I actually rewrote Owlet multiple times from scratch. It was when I finished the current copy that I really realized it was the best I could make it with the knowledge I had at the time and would only be able to grow from there if I allowed myself to move on. I was writing a scene that has been in all of the version and suddenly it lead into a new scene that is only featured in the final version. Somehow the rewrite brought it out of me and it felt like it had been the missing piece. It has been my favorite scene since that moment because it was the final puzzle piece before I got to see my novel truly be whole.

Somewhere between falling and flying… there is a girl.

Iris has a secret. She lost her memory eight years ago and never told a living soul. After an asthma attack one night she finds out that her dreams of a strange house on a snowy island may be a memory resurfacing but the more she learns about the past the more she realizes the life she has been living is a lie. As the façade her father has built starts to crumble around her she will have to decide which means more to her; the truth or her life.

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Emma Michaels is a cover artist and the author of Owlet. As the founder of The Writers Voice blog (http://OurBooksOurVoice.Blogspot.com) she loves to connect authors and readers. Her love of blogging started when she created a review blog in 2009 (www.EmmaMichaels.com) which gave her the courage to finally submit her own novels to publishers.

Indie-licious Blog Hop ~ Indelible (9)

Happy Sunday! Welcome back to my stop on the Indie-licious Blog Hop. I am almost finished with the first draft of my NA Contemporary Romance, Indelible. I hope you've enjoyed the teasers. Let's check in with Sam and Judd and see how they're doing.

Sam

           He looked a little distracted, maybe even sad, until his eyes met mine. I noticed for the first time that they were green. A glittering deep green that met my gaze and caused me to shutter.

            His gaze was so intense that I lost my breath, but then he blinked and smiled, and the intensity was gone.

            “Hey Sam, it’s good to see you again.”

            It was a smiled that beckoned me to smile back, so I did.

            “Hi,” I said simply, tucking my hair behind my ear and nodding. “It’s good to see you too.”

            Judd’s grin spread and he leaned back in his chair a bit, looking down at my books before back up at me.

            “Whatchya reading?”

            “Hmmm,” I said absently. “Oh, just studying a bit before my class.”

            He leaned in until he was inches away from me. He tapped his finger on the book in front of me and said seriously, “You might learn more if you turn it around.”

            “Huh?” I asked cluelessly. I could feel my face heat up when I looked down and realized that my book was upside down.

            I looked up at him sheepishly, prepared to be mortified, but was surprised when a giggle escaped my lips. Before I knew it, we were both laughing as I over-exaggerated turning my book around.

 

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I have really enjoyed writing Sam and Judd, and I'm sad that I'm wrapping up their story, but I'm really excited to share them with all of you. Let me know what you thing, and stop by the other blogs to check out more teasers.

 

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Five Questions with Rachel Morgan

Five Questions with Rachel Morgan

 

1.     When you think of your favorite books, what is it that draws you to them and makes you want to read them over and over again?

The characters, and the magic of an expertly-built “other world”. Like Harry Potter, The Mortal Instruments, and His Dark Materials (The Golden Compass series). Those are probably my top three favorite series!

2.     Did you consciously decide to write the genre you write, or did it choose you?

I’ve always loved reading fantasy. I’ve always loved losing myself in a magical world, whether it was a world created by someone else (Disney movies and books) or one of my own. So I think it probably chose me!

3.     If you could sit down for a drink and a chat with any writer, who would it be, and why?

I’ve had different answers for this over time, but right now I think I’d choose C.S. Lewis. Not only do I think the Narnia series is amazing, but he and I have a shared faith and beliefs, and I’d love to talk to him about how he wove that into his writing.

4.     When you are not writing (or reading) what is your favorite pastime?

Photoshop! I love manipulating photos and digital elements into various kinds of digital art.

5.     At what point were you sure that your book was ready to be published, and how did you go about making it happen?

Ready to be published? Probably after I’d had several people read it, I’d incorporated all their feedback, an editor had given me line-by-line notes, I’d incorporated her feedback, and I’d been over it many times to make sure it was as polished as possible!

 

Rachel Morgan was born in South Africa and spent a large portion of her childhood living in a fantasy land of her own making. After completing a degree in genetics, she decided science wasn’t for her—after all, they didn’t approve of made-up facts. These days she spends much of her time immersed in fantasy land once more, writing fiction for young adults.

 

The Creepy Hollow Series

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Release Day Blitz for Catalyst by Jennifer Snyder

Release Day Blitz for CATALYST by Jennifer Snyder!

Sometimes who we really are lies buried

just beneath the surface…

After learning she’s inherited a house

in the beachside town of Soul Harbor, Georgia, Addison Harmon and her best

friend decided to take a much needed vacation before the pressures of life

after high school suffocate them too heavily.

But what Addison finds isn’t a chance to recoup from a bad

break up and hang out with her best friend while she decides what she wants to

do with her future. What she finds is Kace Sullivan—a sexy guy she can’t seem

to get enough of—someone who with one touch reveals a seductive world full of

magick and secrets Addison isn’t sure she’s ready to be a part of.

(New Adult/Mature Young Adult: Contains sexual situations, mild language, and underage drinking.)

 

Purchase Link:

Amazon 

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Jennifer

Snyder lives in North Carolina were she spends most of her time writing new

adult and young adult fiction, reading, and struggling to stay on top of

housework. She is a tea lover with an obsession for Post-it notes and smooth

writing pens. Jennifer lives with her husband and two children, who endure

listening to songs that spur inspiration on repeat and tolerate her love for

all paranormal, teenage-targeted TV shows.

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