Monday, January 27, 2014

The Fantastical Tour Launch


The Tour:

January 26 @ Blogs everywhere: Launching the Tour
January 27 @ Mythical Books: Shadowskin by Bethany Cassel
January 28 @  Wonderings of One Person: Beyond the Hollow by Kristy Tate
January 29 @ I Am a Reader, Not a Writer: Enchanted Fairytales by Cindy C Bennett
January 30 @ A Backwards Story: Enchanted & Hero by Alethea Kontis
January 31 @ Bookworm Lisa: The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen by Andrea Cefalo
February 1 @ Blogs everywhere: The Grand Finale



January 27 @ Mythical Books


Shadowskin 

Cursed with a deadly touch, Pomona never thought she would leave the royal gardens of Norarchland, where she uses her magic over plant life to make the gardens flourish. But when she discovers a magic mirror beneath the roots of an apple tree, she learns a horrifying truth: the life of the beautiful Princess Nevea is in danger, and Pomona is the only one who can save her. Pomona flees with the princess into the dark forest, where she is taken in by the mysterious Selene Magna and her huntress companion, Callisto. They claim that the Tenebrari-short, magical beings responsible for Pomona's curse-are trying to conquer all of the kingdoms of Archland. Even more, Pomona is destined to play an important role in their defeat. The cursed gardener must now embark on a journey far beyond her imagination to stop the Tenebrari, or else she and all those she cares about will be cursed forever.



Bethany Cassel lives in a land surrounded by forests and cornfields, and she was lucky enough to grow up in the same house all her life. Falling asleep to the sound of waterfalls and seldom-disturbed quiet provided the perfect environment for her to develop her passion for writing. Inspired by the beautiful landscape around her, Bethany created Archland, a world with deep forests, rolling hills, and fierce winters, home to dozens of fairy tale characters.

When she is not writing, Bethany is a voracious reader, known to finish the likes of "Seraphina" by Rachel Hartman in two sittings (it was a great book)! Her favorite writers are, in no particular order, Sir Thomas Malory, J.K. Rowling, John Keats, Victor Hugo, Kendare Blake, Jay Asher, Toni Morrison, and Marissa Meyer. This list is by no means complete. She is about to earn her Bachelor's of Arts in English from SUNY Geneseo and plans to continue her education in literature in graduate school. Besides all things literary, Bethany enjoys archery and bow hunting, drawing, playing piano, and volunteering with ministries in her community. She currently lives in Western New York with four dogs, twenty-ish chickens (she lost count), a lizard, and a couple of frogs.



January 28 @  Wonderings of One Person


Beyond the Fortuneteller's Tent (Beyond #1)



When Petra Baron goes into the fortuneteller’s tent at a Renaissance fair, she expects to leave with a date to prom. Instead, she walks out into Elizabethan England, where she meets gypsies, a demon dog and a kindred spirit in Emory Ravenswood.

Emory must thwart the plans of religious zealots. His mission is dangerous, his enemies are fanatical, and Petra Baron is a complication that Heaven only knows he does not need. Or does he? Although Emory is on Heaven’s errand, he learned long ago that Heaven does not always play fair.

As Petra slowly falls for Emory, she wonders if he really is who he seems, or if he is just as lost as she is. How can they have a future while trapped in the past? Or is anything possible Beyond the Fortuneteller’s Tent?

Beyond the Hollow (Beyond #2)

Petra Baron and her immortal boyfriend, Emory Ravenswood, are living their happily in modern day Orange County, California, until Dane shows up: a heart-stoppingly handsome man from Petra's past. Petra can't remember Dane, or anything else about her time in Tarrytown, New York two hundred years ago. But Emory does remember, and he knows she's lucky to have forgotten all about Dane and the nightmarish episode in 1810.

After Emory disappears, Petra is determined to find him again. Yet she doesn’t know whether Dane can lead her to Emory, or to the nightmare she can’t remember. The one thing she does know is that once upon a time really means two hundred years ago, and that if she wants to find Emory the first place to look is Sleepy Hollow, 1810.

With a collection of Washington Irving's writings in her hand, and a prayer that some nine-pin-playing ghosts will give her a drink of the same magic ale they gave Rip Van Winkle, Petra heads into another time-defying adventure.


Kristy Tate

Kristy studied English literature at Brigham Young University and at BYU's International Center in London. Although a long time resident of Orange County California where she lives with her family, Kristy's heart belongs in her hometown of Arlington, Washington, AKA Rose Arbor--the fictional setting of her popular Rose Arbor series.

For updates on Kristy's upcoming novels, please visit her blog at kristystories.blogspot.com and sign up for her newsletter, where discounts and freebies are sure to happen.


Other books by Kristy:
The Rhyme's Library (2013 Kindle Book Review Awards semi-finalist)
Hailey's Comments (an Amazon Breakout Novel quarter-finalist)
Stealing Mercy
Rescuing Rita
A Light in the Christmas Café
Losing Penny

Enchanted Fairytales

Enchanted Fairytales is a series of short stories based on beloved fairytales. The stories are written as if the fairytales never existed. are contemporary, some are paranormal, some have elements of fantasy or magic. 

Beautiful Beast: After a cruel prank, Calli is forced to move into “Monster House” to befriend the beast. Alex is determined to hate Calli, who he believes is there to get a peek at the beast. Calli must convince Alex that she isn’t there to harm him, and that her feelings for him are very real.

Red and the Wolf: A sudden increase in the violence and frequency of wolf attacks in the forest surrounding Piera has all of the residents on edge. Ruby, contending with the news that Rafe has come home after leaving her three years earlier, and staving off the advances of his brother Lowell, doesn’t have time to deal with wolves - until she finds herself fighting against a wolf for her life.

Snow White: Snow White, sent into the forest to be killed, escapes. She stumbles upon a tiny, magical kingdom called Fableton, where time stands still for its trapped residents. Phillip, blinded centuries ago by a vengeful love, believes Snow is the key to breaking the curse and freeing them all.

The Unmasking of Cinderella: Forced into servitude by her wicked stepmother, Amella longs for the simple freedoms her stepsister takes for granted. When she bumps into Char - literally - her world is suddenly turned upside down. Amella begins to believe that she can have a life she previously thought nothing more than a dream with Char by her side.

The White Swan: Cursed to live as a swan by day by the jealous Benno von Rothbart, Odette desires nothing more than to tell Victor what’s happened, but can’t out of fear for what Benno might do to him. Victor discovers her secret and together they try to break the curse. But the cost of doing so might just be too much.

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Cindy C Bennett is the YA author of several books. She lives in Utah with her two daughters. Both of her sons have married, giving her two more daughters (in-law). She loves gooey cookies, dark chocolate, and cheese popcorn. She hates housework and cooking, and has no plans to become a domestic goddess. She occasionally co-hosts a geek podcast with her son, called Geek Revolution Radio. Her favorite pastime—other than writing—is riding her Harley.


Other books by Cindy: 
Rapunzel Untangled, 
Heart on a Chain, Geek Girl, 
The Experiment, 
Whispers of Razari, 
Immortal Mine, 
In the Beginning, 
Reluctance, 
Watched


January 30 @ A Backwards Story


Enchanted

It isn't easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week. Sunday’s only comfort is writing stories, although what she writes has a terrible tendency to come true.

When Sunday meets an enchanted frog who asks about her stories, the two become friends. Soon that friendship deepens into something magical. One night Sunday kisses her frog goodbye and leaves, not realizing that her love has transformed him back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland—and a man Sunday’s family despises.

The prince returns to his castle, intent on making Sunday fall in love with him as the man he is, not the frog he was. But Sunday is not so easy to woo. How can she feel such a strange, strong attraction for this prince she barely knows? And what twisted secrets lie hidden in his past - and hers?

Hero

Rough and tumble Saturday Woodcutter thinks she's the only one of her sisters without any magic—until the day she accidentally conjures an ocean in the backyard. With her sword in tow, Saturday sets sail on a pirate ship, only to find herself kidnapped and whisked off to the top of the world. Is Saturday powerful enough to kill the mountain witch who holds her captive and save the world from sure destruction? And, as she wonders grumpily, "Did romance have to be part of the adventure?" As in Enchanted, readers will revel in the fragments of fairy tales that embellish this action-packed story of adventure and, yes, romance.

New York Times bestselling author Alethea Kontis is a princess, a goddess, a force of nature, and a mess. She’s known for screwing up the alphabet, scolding vampire hunters, turning garden gnomes into mad scientists, and making sense out of fairy tales.

Alethea is the co-author of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark-Hunter Companion, and penned the AlphaOops series of picture books. Her short fiction, essays, and poetry have appeared in a myriad of anthologies and magazines. She has done multiple collaborations with Eisner winning artist J.K. Lee, includingThe Wonderland Alphabet and Diary of a Mad Scientist Garden Gnome. Her debut YA fairy tale novel, Enchanted, won the Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award in 2012 and was nominated for both the Andre Norton Award and the Audie Award in 2013.

Born in Burlington, Vermont, Alethea now lives in Northern Virginia with her Fairy Godfamily. She makes the best baklava you’ve ever tasted and sleeps with a teddy bear named Charlie.




January 31 @ Bookworm Lisa


The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen

Anonymous, nameless, Adelaide Schumacher should have been lost to history. Medieval girls do not make legends. If they are lucky to live long enough, they make babies.

Adelaide’s mother, Katrina was the finest storyteller in Cologne, but she left one story untold, that of her daughter, Snow White. A rampant fever claimed Adelaide’s mother just like a thousand others in Cologne where the dead are dumped in a vast pit outside the city walls. In an effort to save Katrina’s soul, Adelaide’s family obtains a secret funeral by bribing the parish priest, Father Soren.

Soren commits an unforgivable atrocity, pushing Adelaide toward vengeance, but the corruption in Cologne reaches far beyond Soren, and the cost of settling scores quickly escalates. Avenging the mother she lost may cost Adelaide everything she has left: her father, her friends, her first love, and maybe even her life.

The Fairytale Keeper casts the famous villains, heroes, and damsels of Grimm’s fairytales into Medieval lives. Seamlessly weaving historical events and Grimm’s fairytales into a tale of corruption and devotion, The Fairytale Keeper, leaves the reader wondering where fact ends, and fiction begins.


Read the first part of the novel for FREE:
Andrea Cefalo is the award-winning author of The Fairytale Keeper series. The Fairytale Keeper series is a Medieval tale of corruption, devotion, and the origins of Grimm’s fairytales. It was a quarter-finalist in Amazon’s 2013 Breakthrough Novel Contest and has been recommended by Riffle, Copperfield Review, and other various independent reviewers. The second novel in the series, The Fairest of All, will debut in 2014. When Andrea isn’t writing, she enjoys blogging and tweeting about the Middle Ages, teaching authors how to effectively use social media, and presenting in schools. She resides in Greenville, South Carolina with her husband and their two border collies.


February 1  – Grand Finale

Tour-Wide Giveaway!!

January 26 - February 10
There are FIVE chances to WIN!!
Winners will be drawn randomly, entries will be validated and the IP Addresses checked for shipping qualifications to award winnings in order of preference, if indicated. See Rafflecopter entry. Additional restrictions on Rafflecopter apply.

1 - Signed print copy of Shadowskin by Bethany Cassel plus a signed sketch of the Main Character by the author! (US Only)

2 - eCopies of both books in the Beyond series by Kristy Tate: Beyond the Fortune Teller's Tent & Beyond the Hollow!  (International)

3 - eCopy of Enchanted Fairytales by Cindy C Bennett! (International)

4 - FIVE Signed paperbacks of Enchanted by Alethea Kontis plus swag! (US Only) (That's five winners. Woop!)

5 - eCopy of The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen by Andrea Cefalo! (International)

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Book Blitz for Naughty Little Bedtime Stories by Tamaria Soana


Naughty Little Bedtime Stories
By-Tamaria Soana
Anthology of Steamy Short Stories  

Bedtime stories that will heat up your night.
Naughty Little Bedtime Stories contains twelve short stories that will arouse your senses. You’ll find stories that contain light bondage, food play, ménage (m/m/f), and other erotic events. Each story has a different setting and couple who explore all things naughty in and out of the bedroom.
 
Content Warning: adult language, graphic sexual situations.



   

Giveaway & Interview with Trapped by Revenge by Colleen Helme

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The humor in this book made this mystery very entertaining and fun to read. ~Books-n-Kisses


As with the others in the series, Trapped by Revenge is a fast-paced, easy read. You don’t have to read the others first, but why deprive yourself of the fun? ~Darla King Series


Well written and very fascinating. ~Storeybook Reviews


This is a fun detective series. Once I got into it I did not want to put the book down till I had finished it. ~readalot


Cozy Mystery
Paperback: 192 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1492936411
E-Book File Size: 2536 KB
ASIN: B00GMCIG24

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Synopsis

With summer over Shelby is looking forward to having some time to herself while the kids are back in school. A phone call from Uncle Joey ruins her plans, but she manages to take it in stride. After lunch with her friend, she promises to meet with the private investigator who was spying on Uncle Joey, but this simple task turns into a disaster. Not only does she find the P.I. dead, but a slip of paper with her name on it under his lifeless hand implicates her for his murder. Desperate to prove her innocence and find the person who killed him, Shelby begins a frantic search. She enlists the aid of the local mob boss, Uncle Joey, his hit-man, Ramos, and her police detective friend, Dimples, but soon finds that nothing can save her from becoming entangled in a sinister plot. With her life on the line and no way out, she finds herself trapped by revenge, and realizes it will take all her skills to escape. Now she must choose where her loyalties lie, and hope she doesn’t trade something bad, for something even worse.

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About This Author

A long career as a wife and mother while juggling several part-time jobs gave Colleen the ambition to dream of being a published author, where she could put her imagination to good use. Now instead of making up stories to tell her children, she writes books they love to read. Hopefully you will too. She is the author of three romantic fantasy novels, Songbird, Flame of Destiny and The Relic. Her Shelby Nichols Adventures include Carrots, Fast Money, Lie or Die, Secrets That Kill, and Trapped by Revenge with more to come.

Interview

What is your favorite genre to read/write?
The crazy thing about that question is that I started out reading and writing fantasy novels, mostly because I loved the idea of magic. But I also love a good romance novel and will read just about any genre that has a great story, but I tend to stay away from stuff that’s dark and depressing. Reading is my escape from reality, so I tend to go for books that have a happy ending. When I began my Shelby Nichols Adventures, mystery was not on my mind at all. It just kind of evolved in that direction, so I never saw myself as a mystery writer. My character, Shelby Nichols, has the ability to read minds, which gets her into a lot of trouble. She ends up in the middle of all kinds of murders and mysteries which could easily kill her. I had so much fun writing about her and her adventures that I never looked back, and with the release of book five, Trapped by Revenge, I’m still going strong.

What is one silly fact about you?
Just one?? When I was a kid, I thought if I believed hard enough, I could walk through my bedroom door. It didn’t work.

What is the most rewarding thing about being a writer?
It has to be hearing from people who love my books. Those good reviews are worth their weight in gold. I enjoy writing, but it’s hard work, and just knowing that people are reading and enjoying my stories keeps me going.

Do you have a favorite comment or question from a reader?
Yes! One of my fans said, “I love your books so much the real challenge is to not make the reviews sound like paid announcements!” and “I am now a Fan For Life!”

Where do your ideas come from?
For my Shelby Nichols Adventures, the idea came to me while I was at the grocery store. I was checking out and wondered what I would do if someone robbed the bank inside the store. My imagination kind of went crazy. So this is exactly what happens to Shelby in CARROTS (the first book in the series), only she gets an even bigger surprise when the wound to her head leaves her with the ability to read minds. The things she finds out! I found myself in the position of writing not only what Shelby is thinking, but what everyone else is thinking too! There’s a lot of pressure there, but also lots of fun! Especially thoughts that go on between a husband and wife, I mean, would you want to know what your husband/boyfriend/significant other is ‘really’ thinking about you??

If you could sum your main character into five words, what would they be?
Funny, spontaneous, daring, tough, out-spoken

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/ColleenHelmeAuthor
Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ColleenHelme


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Tour Participants


January 20 – Books-n-Kisses – Review
January 21 – Darla King Series – Review – Guest Post
January 22 –StoreyBook Reviews - Review
January 23 – Queen of All She Reads – Guest Post
January 24 –  My Recent Favorite books– Review – Interview
January 25 – readalot blog – Review
January 25 – Dru’s Book Musings – Guest Post
January 26 – A Blue Million Books – Interview
January 27 – Kelly P’s Blog – Interview
January 28 – Turning the Pages – Review
January 29 – Brooke Blogs – Guest Post
January 30 – Community Bookstop – Review
January 31 – Mommasez… – Guest Post
February 1 – Chloe Gets A Clue – Interview


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Tour Giveaway & Spotlight ~ Love Spell by Stan Crowe

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Love Spell


Clint Christopherson’s love life is a running joke. When a crazed gypsy curses him with the best wish he could ever ask for, the punchline stops being funny. Now, even his barest touch drives girls mad for him. Desperate to reverse the curse, he turns to his last hope: an attractive private investigator who may be able to locate his missing gypsy. If only Clint knew who it was he just hired...




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Author Stan Crowe


Stan had a pretty normal, middle-class American youth. He was lucky enough to change that by convincing an exceptional woman to marry him in 2000, setting him on a much more fulfilling life course.


Four years later, Brigham Young University awarded him with a Bachelors of Science in civil and environmental engineering. He then he spent several years designing homes, prescribing work for bridges, and even exploring the mortgage industry.


In the midst of all this, he produced two science fiction anthologies in 2006 and 2007. In 2012, Breezy Reads Publishing picked up his romantic comedy The Cinderella Project. And thus he transformed himself from Captain Kirk into Don Juan.


Stan lives with his wife, children (final count to be determined) and two cats in Utah.



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Tour Stop | Dinner with the Parents Continued... @EdnahWalters @AsYouWishTours


Book Title: Grimnirs
Series: A Runes Novel #2.5
Author: Ednah Walters
Release Date: December 2nd 2013
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Firetrail Publishing
Presented by: As You Wish Tours
Banner Made by: Jamie Turner-Norton

DINNER WITH THE PARENTS

He chuckled. The sound had the ability to tease my senses and make my stomach lurch. “Finally. I want to erase memories of every guy you've ever snuck in there with.”

I giggled. Not because it wasn’t true. I had made out with guys in that closet. The thought that I still had memories of the guys was comical. The kisses before Echo’s were child’s play. Insignificant. Not worth mentioning or remembering.

I pulled open the door and startled a couple making out. They sprang apart, the girl growing red-faced while the guy looked pissed. He shot us a get-lost look.

“Do you mind?” I said, when they didn’t move.

“We were here first,” the guy snapped.

“Watch it with that tone, dimwit,” Echo warned. Not that they heard him.

“You had your turn,” I said. “I want to use it now.”

The guy gave me a once over and smirked. “Flying solo, Jemison. I have a buddy who wouldn’t mind a quickie in here with—”

The next second, Echo grabbed his shirt, lifted him off the ground, and sent him sailing across the hallway. He hit the opposite wall with a thud.

His girlfriend’s jaw dropped.

“You bitch!” She, of course, assumed I’d done this to her man. She reached forward to push me out of the way, but her hand never touched me. Echo nudged her in the direction of the boyfriend. Maybe he forgot his strength because a nudge from him was like a push. The girl staggered forward, almost tripping over her boyfriend, who was peeling himself from the floor.

Shifting to hyper speed, Echo pulled out a runic blade, rushed to their side and etched forgetful runes on their arms. The next second, we were inside the closet, the door closed. “At last.”

I sighed. “You really should stop being rough with people who are mean to me.”

He gave me a lost puppy look. “Sorry. I’ll try.”

“Liar.”

“You know the rules. No one hurts you without dealing with me. Besides, I always make them forget,” he whispered in a voice gone smoky, his fingers sliding through my hair. He angled his head. “You insisted and I always do as you wish.”

“Hey.” I tried to evade his lips even though I wanted to kiss him so badly. “I didn’t bring you in here to make out.”

“Too bad.” His lips closed around mine and time stood still. Feelings took over. Thoughts of school disappeared. He became the focus of all my senses. My existence. Breathing was impossible, but who needed air at a time like this. I wrapped my arms around his neck and enjoyed the ride, my ears ringing, chest hurting from lack of air and my body on fire.

He eased off the kiss and ran his lips along my jaw to my ear. “Good morning, Cora-mio.”

Too disoriented to respond, I let my head rest on his shoulder and sighed.

“You have thirty seconds before the second bell,” he warned. “But the entire class will know you’ve been thoroughly kissed.”

Class? Second bell? What was he talking about? I opened my eyes and looked around. Then I realized where we were and remembered why I’d dragged him in here in the first place.

I leaned back and studied his beautiful face. Reaching up, I stroked his cheek. “Are you okay?”

He chuckled. “I am now. That kiss will keep me going until tonight.” A naughty gleam entered his eyes. “Or, if you don’t mind missing the class, we can finish this at my place.”

To be continued...Ednah Walters...Jan 30th

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BLURB

One lost love.
One lost best friend.
One hot soul reaper.

Straight out of the psyche ward, Cora just wants her life to be normal. She doesn’t want to see souls or the reapers collecting them. The love of her life, the guy she’s loved from a distance for years, has moved away without saying goodbye. So yes, she’s nursing a serious heartbreak. It’s no wonder love is the last thing on her mind when Echo storms into her life.

The chemistry between them is mind-blowing. The connection defies logic. It doesn’t help that Echo is the poster boy for everything she hates in a guy—hot, beautiful, and cocky. A general pain-in-the-butt. Being around him makes her feel more alive than she’s ever felt before. But more important, the souls leave her alone when he is around.

Echo is perfect for her. Echo might even be her soul-mate. There is only one problem. Echo is a freaking soul reaper. A Grimnir. The very beings she wants out of her life. Maybe normal is overrated because Cora wants it all. Answers. Love. A life. You see, once you fall for a Grimnir, your life will never be the same again.

AUTHOR BIO
EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans.

Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, will be released April 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN. Visit her at www.ednahwalters.com

Ednah also writes YA paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series. IMMORTALS is book 2. She is presently working on book 3, GRIMNIRS (Release date TBA). Read more about this series and the world she's created here www.runestheseries.com

Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published four more books in this series. She's presently working on book six. You can visit her online at or www.ebwalters.com.



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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Tour Stop | Interview with Cora @EdnahWalters @AsYouWishTours


Book Title: Grimnirs
Series: A Runes Novel #2.5
Author: Ednah Walters
Release Date: December 2nd 2013
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Firetrail Publishing
Presented by: As You Wish Tours
Banner Made by: Jamie Turner-Norton

INTERVIEW WITH CORA

Kelly: Why were you given the name Cora?

Cora: My grandmother was Coraline. I’m named after her.

Kelly: What, if anything, does your zodiac sign mean to you?

Cora: My birthday is December 5th. I am Sagittarius, the Archer. Sagittarians have lively personality and are optimists. I am a typical Sagittarian. I’m direct, forthright, and I say what I think.

Kelly: How much pride do you take in your appearance?

Cora: *laughs*: A lot. I don’t care what anyone says, people are drawn by the visuals and I take care of my appearance. My hair is always nicely styled. I love to shop and dress nice. I don’t mind waking up thirty minutes early, so when I step out the door, I look my best. Echo might not admit it but he was first attracted to all this. *waves her hand to indicate her face*

Kelly: Are you also attracted to guys because of their appearance?

Cora: *laughs*: At first, but what holds my interest is their personality.

Kelly: Where do you currently live (town, neighborhood, locale)? Do you like it?

Cora: Kayville, Oregon Wine Country. I’m okay with it. Before I met Echo, I couldn’t wait to finish high school and leave. Now, it’s not so bad. When with him, other cities, countries, even realms is just a portal away

Kelly: Who is your best friend? Describe them briefly.

Cora: *smiles*: I have two. Raine, beautiful hair, hazel eyes, freckles, tough as nails, yet the most loyal friend ever. Then there’s Echo. I never knew I could be best friends with a guy. That he’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a man only makes it perfect.

Kelly: What is your greatest talent?

Cora: *laughs*: I’m good with makeup, hair and clothes. I might one day be a stylist if this soul business doesn’t take too much of my time.

Kelly: Do you have any irrational fears/phobias?

Cora: *squints*: Not really. I live in a farm, so bugs and small animals don’t bother me.

Kelly: What is your worst habit/vice?

Cora: Curling my hair. I hate flat iron and blow driers, which means it takes forever to do my hair. But the end result is so worth it.

Kelly: What is your most cherished possession?

Cora: *lifts her hand to display a ring*: A promise ring from Echo. It belonged to his mother and his grandmother before her.

Kelly: *studies the ring*: It is gorgeous. Is the writing runic?

Cora: No, it is Druidic. The middle one has a special meaning.


 
Kelly: What?

Cora: *points at the three rays that converge at an apex*: This is called Awen. The three rays have different meanings. The left and right rays symbolize female and male energy. The center ray is their harmonious balance.

Kelly: *touches the three spirals*: And this one?

Cora: That’s the triskellion. It represents Druidic virtues.



Kelly: Nice. What makes you blush?

Cora: That’s easy. When my mother calls my boyfriend hot. There’s the ew factor, but at the same time, I’m reminded Mom is a woman too

Kelly: What is your relationship status at the start of the story?

Cora: Are you kidding? I’d just left the crazy house at the beginning of the story and I was in a pitiful state to have a relationship. Then Echo crossed my path and my life changed.

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BLURB

One lost love.
One lost best friend.
One hot soul reaper.

Straight out of the psyche ward, Cora just wants her life to be normal. She doesn’t want to see souls or the reapers collecting them. The love of her life, the guy she’s loved from a distance for years, has moved away without saying goodbye. So yes, she’s nursing a serious heartbreak. It’s no wonder love is the last thing on her mind when Echo storms into her life.

The chemistry between them is mind-blowing. The connection defies logic. It doesn’t help that Echo is the poster boy for everything she hates in a guy—hot, beautiful, and cocky. A general pain-in-the-butt. Being around him makes her feel more alive than she’s ever felt before. But more important, the souls leave her alone when he is around.

Echo is perfect for her. Echo might even be her soul-mate. There is only one problem. Echo is a freaking soul reaper. A Grimnir. The very beings she wants out of her life. Maybe normal is overrated because Cora wants it all. Answers. Love. A life. You see, once you fall for a Grimnir, your life will never be the same again.

AUTHOR BIO
EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans.

Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, will be released April 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN. Visit her at www.ednahwalters.com

Ednah also writes YA paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series. IMMORTALS is book 2. She is presently working on book 3, GRIMNIRS (Release date TBA). Read more about this series and the world she's created here www.runestheseries.com

Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published four more books in this series. She's presently working on book six. You can visit her online at or www.ebwalters.com.



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Interview with Picking Lemons by JT Toman

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Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Cozy Cat Press (October 2, 2013)
Paperback: 194 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1939816221
E-Book File Size: 1384 KB
ASIN: B00GF4ZZA0

PickingLemons

Synopsis

 Economic theories can predict many things – just not the death of a renowned Economics professor. When Professor Edmund DeBeyer is found dead in his office, strangled to death by his own Ph.D. hood, the police don’t have to look further than his colleagues in the Economics Department for suspects. After all, Edmund was the most despised member of the department. C.J. Whitmore, the department’s only tenured female, (who also has a penchant for wearing pink cowboy boots to class) resolves to get to the bottom of the mystery using economic principles. Comparing tracking down murder suspects to to selecting a used car, she attempts to discern the real deals from the “lemons.” That is, which suspects are really telling the truth and which are lying to protect their guilt. Will C.J. be able to pick the lemon before her clever adversary strikes again?

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About This Author

J.T. Toman lives in Boulder, Colorado. She received her Ph.D. in economics from Yale University and has taught econometrics at the University of Sydney and the University of Colorado at Boulder. She also has a degree in zookeeping from Pikes Peak Community College and has cared for everything from butterflies to elephants. She now teaches math at Front Range Community College, and truly believes fractions are useful in everyday life.

In her spare time, J.T. Toman joins the rest of Colorado hiking, biking and skiing. However, much like her cats, she finds food more inspiring than scenery. J.T. particularly loves home- grown tomatoes, udon noodles and tall glasses of chocolate milk, but not at the same time.

Picking Lemons is her first novel.

Interview

What is your favorite genre to read/write?
Definitely murder mysteries! I think a good murder mystery is like an artichoke … you should spend a lot of time working away at the gnarly layers before you get to the heart of the matter. When I write a mystery novel, I actually start with the heart … the who did it … and add the layers on to it to create the novel. I really enjoy the intellectual challenge that writing a murder mystery presents, as well as the fun that comes in creating the characters.

I think like many people addicted to murder mysteries, I grew up reading Agatha Christie. I also love M.C. Beaton, Joanne Fluke, Janet Evanovich and Sue Grafton. There is a new series of mysteries that I am currently addicted to, an Australian series, called Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries by Kerry Greenwood (the first book in the series is titled Cocaine Blues). They are also a T.V. series available on Netflix. If you haven’t seen them and you love old fashioned murder mysteries, I can’t recommend them enough.

What is one silly fact about you?
Just one? That is limiting!

Well, in addition to having a Ph.D. in economics, I also have a degree in zookeeping. I know ... zookeeping. What was I thinking? My mother often wonders the same thing.

So not surprisingly, because of this degree, I have cared for a lot of different animals. I had an internship looking after elephants and giraffe and tapirs. And I was a wildlife rehabilitator for a while (in case you wanted to know, a squirrel is well enough to be released when you have chased it around the enclosure for an hour and not caught it!) But when I graduated, there was only one keeper job on offer within a half hour drive of where I lived with my husband. And it involved looking after spiders. Tarantulas in fact. Hundreds of them. All lined up in their Perspex cages, rubbing their fangs, waving their hairy legs, and staring out with their eight, beady eyes.

So the silly fact about me? I am arachnophobic.

Did I take the job? You bet!

What is the most rewarding thing about being a writer?
There are so many wonderful things about being a writer. Being able to work in your pajamas is a big one. Spying on the comings and goings of the neighborhood all day out my office window is another. Being able to stop work in the middle of the day and watch Law and Order while eating lunch is a huge bonus.

But if I was being serious, none of that compares to the thrill of creating something from my imagination that, hopefully, gives people joy.

Do you have a favorite comment or question from a reader?

I have to tell you, I am so excited to get any feedback from a reader. The fact that something I have written has moved someone to reach out to me at all is beyond thrilling to me.

As far as a favorite comment, I have had a few readers tell me that they felt they actually knew the professors in Picking Lemons … that the professors were the ones from their college … and that is a wonderful compliment. To know that the characters in a book feel so real to the readers that they feel they know them personally … that is what I hope every reader feels!

Where do your ideas come from?
Real life! Perhaps too much so ...

In Picking Lemons, one of characters Edmund DeBeyer is strangled with his Ph.D. hood. This idea came to me when a friend received her Ph.D. and was having a party to celebrate. She was standing before all of us, giving a very long, very boring speech, wearing her new gown and hood. As she was droning on, I looked at her and thought, “You know, I could end this agony if I just tightened your hood a bit…”

If you could sum your main character into five words, what would they be?
C.J. Whitmore just needs three words: Sassy … Smart … Self-centered

Author Webpage: jttomanauthor.com
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