New Book Review Blog Launches Today! #amreading

Cheers to Grace and My Book Snack

If there's one thing authors love as much as writing and reading, it's blogs about books!

I'm thrilled to share in the absolute fun of revealing my good friend Grace Z.'s romance book blog. I can't wait to see the books and information that My Book Snack blog will feature in these coming weeks. Today's post is definitely one with good timing--a delicious cookie recipe just in time for the holidays. Paleo Hot Cocoa cookies with vanilla bean frosting. Can you say YUM?!! :)

Check out this blog today! You'll be glad you did. And congrats, congrats, congrats, Grace! You've earned the right to call yourself an expert. :)
Click here to visit: My Book Snack

Huge sale on Stephanie Dray's LILY OF THE NILE (Cleopatra's Daughter #1) #cleopatra

I'm so excited for this pre-Christmas sale on the book that started the series. Lily of the Nile is now, for a limited time only, on sale for all e-readers for only $3.99.

With almost 400 5-star reviews on Goodreads, this first book in the series is on sale in anticipation of the imminent release of Daughters of the Nile, on December 3rd, so if you start reading now, you'll be all caught up!

Buy Lily of the Nile

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Read an Excerpt | Go Behind the Story | Reviews | Bibliography

Synopsis:

With her parents dead, the daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony is left at the mercy of her Roman captors. Heir to one empire and prisoner of another, it falls to Princess Selene to save her brothers and reclaim what is rightfully hers…

In the aftermath of Alexandria’s tragic fall, Princess Selene is taken from Egypt, the only home she’s ever known. Along with her two surviving brothers, she’s put on display as a war trophy in Rome. Selene’s captors mock her royalty and drag her through the streets in chains, but on the brink of death, the children are spared as a favor to the emperor’s sister, who takes them to live as hostages in the so-called lamentable embassy of royal orphans…

Now trapped in a Roman court of intrigue that reviles her heritage and suspects her faith, Selene can’t hide the hieroglyphics that carve themselves into her flesh. Nor can she stop the emperor from using her for his own political ends. But faced with a new and ruthless Caesar who is obsessed with having a Cleopatra of his very own, Selene is determined honor her mother’s lost legacy. The magic of Egypt and Isis remain within her. But can she succeed where her mother failed? And what will it cost her in a political game where the only rule is win or die?

Buy Lily of the Nile

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Cover Reveal: Life After Death by Sharon Saracino #PNR

Another fascinating supernatural book by my good friend, author Sharon Saracino!

Available January, 2014!

 

LIFE AFTER DEATH

After artfully arbitrating her return from the dead, Max Logan considers her experience with the afterlife a thing of the past. But Max’s success as a temporary Superintendent of Spiritual Impediment was no accident as she discovers when the permanent SSI shows up in the middle of the night to reveal that Max has a genetic predisposition to a supernatural calling. When Max’s ex-husband and current boyfriend, Roger-the-Proctologist is lost in a plane crash due to an inept Reaper gone rogue, Max has no choice but to venture back into the sweet hereafter in an attempt to rescue him. Throw in a freak blizzard, a hot Grim Reaper, and the last person on Earth Max would choose to save, and Max will be lucky to escape before her time runs out and she becomes a permanent resident of the Between.

 

 

Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy

Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press

Release Date: January 2014

 

Sharon Saracino resides in the anthracite coal country of Pennsylvania with her long suffering husband, funny and talented son, and two insane dogs. When she is not reading, writing, or enjoying photography and genealogy, she brews limoncello, dreams of living in Italy and works as a Certified Registered Rehabilitation Nurse.

All roads lead to happily ever after, some just have a few unexpected turns!

WEBSITE   FACEBOOK   GOODREADS   TWITTER

Night Owl Reviews Halloween Scavenger Hunt #prizes #romance

Get ready, get set, go!

Have a blast finding your favorite authors and winning all sorts of awesome prizes like author gift baskets, books, and gift cards at the Night Owl Reviews Halloween Scavenger Hunt. Click the batty Halloween icon on the left to check out all of the cool authors and prizes.


But first...remember to scroll down to get the answer to MY scavenger hunt question. Where did Betty used to live? Find the answer below and fill in the blank on your entry form at Night Owl Reviews. Thanks for stopping by!

   After losing her father and brother in the line of duty, Missy Prescott vows never to get involved with anyone who has a dangerous job. Blessed with a golden voice, she takes a job as a disc jockey with her own late-night lovelorn dedication show on a popular radio station in Baltimore.

   Blake Decker has never had a family. He has come to count on the only family he knows—his brothers on the police force. He’s a one-night-stand kind of guy when it comes to relationships.

   Betty McAllister, the caring woman who used to live in Missy’s apartment, is now a ghost. She refuses to cross over until Blake—whom she viewed as her own son—is happily in love. She thinks Missy is the perfect girl for him.

   Missy and Blake need to keep each other at a distance as they work together to help Betty find a way to cross over. But when danger lurks, will Missy and Blake lose everything?

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Win Joya's Baltimore Fun Pack! eCopy of HEREAFTER, pink flamingo earrings (like the ones worn by the ghost in ALTERED FREQUENCY), and a crab t-shirt (size XL only). - Includes Shipped Items - (USA Shipping Only)
Click here for the Night Owl Review Entry Form

Sinful Sirens Give Away H O P #prizes #romance

What's so sinful about a siren? Not a darn thing if you ask them. Sirens are fun, sexy, confident and beautiful. You can win some really cool prizes at the Sinful Sirens Giveaway Hop by stopping by the participating blogs. You can win a $10 Amazon/BN certificate on this blog, too! Details are below, but in the meantime, here's an excerpt from Hereafter (Book 1, Hauntings at Inner Harbor), my contemporary romance with a ghostly twist. And guess what? Altered Frequency (Book 2, Altered Frequency) released just a few days ago!

Angel’s body tingled. Her skin rippled with electricity, and she recognized the signs that she’d be transported soon.

Yes. Finally. She closed her eyes, wishing she could rush the transition from her world to his. Cool air prickled her skin and she stood in the man’s dark apartment. With moonlight shining through the sheers, she could make out his form on the sofa.

He jumped up and faced her.

She wanted to speak, but she couldn’t.

“The electricity went off again,” he said.

She frowned.

He stepped closer. “Ghosts don’t exist.”

No. He couldn’t banish her again. She needed something in this world. The lights flickered, sizzled, and then went off again.

Please don’t tell me to go away; it makes me go away. She might not have a voice in this world, but she could at least think it. She would not go, not when potential answers waited in this place.

The man stepped closer. “What are you doing? Angie, why do you keep coming here?”

Don’t tell me to leave…don’t tell me to leave. Pictures flew into her mind. People smiling and laughing. A tree in the corner with white lights and boxes under it….

He’d called her Angie.

“You know me?” Her words came out a whisper, but at least they finally came out. Tears tracked down her cheeks. The electricity flickered on, and then, stayed off. The air stopped sizzling. She blinked to adjust her eyes to the darkness again.

“Christ, this can’t be happening.” He moved his fingers over something in his hand and then pocketed it.

She closed the distance between them and grasped his upper arms, pleading him with her eyes because her voice had left her again.

“Yes, I know you.” He glanced away and looked out the window, let out a huff of breath, and then gazed at her. “Your name is Angie Barsotti and you used to live here.”

No wonder the place felt so familiar. Her spirits lifted. He could help her find out who she was, help her find out what was going on.

“And,” he dragged a hand through his hair. “You died and I don’t believe in ghosts.”

Cold air, cold as ice tore through her, ripping her from the apartment.

HEREAFTER is available now:

Decadent Publishing   Amazon  Barnes and Noble

Altered Frequency is available now, too:
Decadent Publishing  Amazon  Barnes & Noble

 

Now it's time for prizes!

Joya's Blog prize: a $10 Amazon/BN gift card! Easy to enter. Just become a follower of this blog, and then leave me a comment stating that you've followed. If you already follow me, just leave a comment that you do. Be sure to leave your email addy so I can contact you when you win! Open to International.

Other Blog prizes: Check out these other awesome blogs where you can enter to win over 155 times! Good luck and have fun being a siren...or reading about one. :)