Release Day : Finding Focus

Sheridan “Dani” Reed is a recently unemployed photojournalist living in New York City. Her boyfriend is vacationing without her, and her best friend has abandoned her for a job in the south.

Is a quarter-life crisis a thing?

After accepting a freelance job in Louisiana for Southern Style magazine, she feels the bleakness of her life back in New York fading in the rearview mirror. Getting back to her southern roots seems to be just what she needs to lift her spirits and spark her creativity. During her stay, she meets playboy Micah Landry and his colorful family. She knows she should avoid him and keep things professional, but his southern charms are hard to resist.

Through the lens of her camera, she finds the beauty and soul of the Landry Plantation, but it’s her
beauty and soul that capture Micah’s attention.

When an unexpected phone call takes her back to New York, she’s forced to face the life she was trying to escape head on.

Will her trip and the Landrys only become fond memories, or will Dani find her way back to them and her beloved south?

In their debut novel, Jiffy Kate bring you a story of love, adventure, and finding a place to call home.

Title : Finding Focus
Release Date : 30 November 2015
Author : Jiffy Kate
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EXCERPT

When a picture of the pond pops up on the screen, my breath hitches in my chest. With the moon
beaming down and reflecting off the glass-like water, it’s more than beautiful. It’s tranquil, peaceful, but most of all, it reminds me of her. I can almost see us there, our feet hanging off the side, our shoulders grazing every once in a while. She looked so gorgeous in the moonlight. I wish I had a picture of that, but this is a close second.

“That looks like something straight out of a magazine,” I whisper before I realize what I’m saying.

“Hopefully, it will be.” She laughs.

“How much for a print of that?” I ask.

“Really? You’d want—”

“Yes,” I cut her off, “I’d love to have one of your pictures.”

“Well, it’s yours. I’ll order the prints once I’m back in New York and have them sent directly to you.”

“Let me pay.”

“No, it’s my pleasure. Really.”

“Give me your phone,” I instruct, and she willingly hands it over. I put my phone number in as a new contact and shoot myself a text before handing it back. “I have your number now, so I’ll text you my
address.”

“Okay,” she says, smiling.

“Okay.” For the hundredth time today, I find myself staring at her lips for longer than necessary, wanting to bend down and kiss the shit out of her. She swallows hard and I abruptly break my gaze. Turning around, I leave in search of something to do before I get myself in trouble.

About The Author

First things first, we're the realest. 

Oh, wait. Iggy already used that one.

Well, let's see... 

What some people don't know is there are two of us and we're both Jennifers. How lucky are we? The most common name from the 70's! Our parents were so original. 

We found each other through Twilight and tornadoes. Sounds like a crazy combination, but it's true. We were roaming around in the same groups of people on social media, but we hadn't really became 

friends. But that all changed on a stormy Oklahoma night when we noticed that we were both 

experiencing the same tornado warnings. 

We met a week later for lunch and the rest is history. We already knew we had the whole Twilight thing in common, but what we learned that day is that we both loved music and traveling. Together, we've been everywhere. Well, not everywhere, but a lot of places...Seattle, Forks, LA, New York, Chicago, Philly, Nashville, and New Orleans, where our hearts reside.

About six months after we met, we also realized we both had a passion for writing. When we started 

outlining our first story, we thought that would be it. One story and done. So, we dumped everything we loved into those 100,000 words. If you're familiar with the term "crack fic", that was kind of what it was for us. We had fun with it and let ourselves live on those pages. 

But it was like Lays potato chips. 

We couldn't write just one.

So, twenty stories later, here we are--publishing our first novel. And how crazy is it that we went back to the beginning. 

Finding Focus was originally a Twilight Fan Fic titled Southern Comfort.

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Cover Reveal : Chasing Spring

I thought I’d left Blackwater, Texas behind for good. I didn’t belong in the small town, but my dad
wouldn’t listen. He dragged me back home in his beat-up truck and dropped a bomb along the way:
Chase Matthews was moving in with us. He was the golden boy of my high school, my former best
friend, and the last person I wanted sleeping across the hall. His presence was too great a reminder of
the ghosts I was trying to forget.

I didn’t ask for a hero. I don’t want to be saved.

To me, Lilah Calloway meant late nights sneakin’ out, moonlit hair, and sparklers in July. She was my best friend until the day she left and I’d assumed Blackwater had seen the last of her. Then, like a
tempest, she rolled back into town for the final half of senior year. The chopped hair and dark devil-
may-care attitude warned most people away, but I knew if I fought hard enough, I could find the lost
girl.

I didn’t want to be her hero. Some girls don’t need to be saved.

Title : Chasing Spring
Release Date : 1 February 2016
Author : R.S. Grey
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I am a lover of books, chocolate, reality TV, black labs, and cold weather. Seriously, if I had it my way, I would be curled up on the couch with all of those things... everyday.

I live in Texas where I spend my free time writing and reading. My favorite authors include Mindy Kaling & Jonathan Safran Foer. I'm a comedy geek and love all things "funny". Women like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Mindy Kaling are definitely the biggest inspirations for my writing, though I think my work tends to skew a bit smuttier than theirs.

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Cover Reveal : F U Cancer

Lucy has always been a good girl. The most hardcore thing she's done in her life was falling for a
divorced man ten years her senior.

But he was the love of her life and she married him. When her Peter Pan of a husband decided to
divorce her, she thought it was her chance to start anew. That was until she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Besides looking like Britney circa 2007, she is taking it well, real well. You might see her walk around the hospital during chemo sessions with bright colored wigs and outrageous t-shirts that seem to shock the most conservative employees. One of them reads F U CANCER.

Check out this Cover ! I'm love it and it totally intrigued me :)

Title : F U Cancer
Release Date : 29 December 2015
Author : Hilaria Alexander
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EXCERPT

I found him leaning against my car in the parking lot.

I got a Sixteen Candles flashback. He looked just as cool as Jake Ryan. The only difference was that he was leaning against my car, not his.

Oh, to be sixteen again. And make the same mistakes over and over. I wanted to get in the car with him and make out until I couldn't feel my lips anymore. I instinctively touched my lips and smiled to myself.

I met his eyes and smiled, but he gave me a serious, dark look.

Uh-oh. This wasn't going to be good. The butterflies in my stomach would be dead and gone pretty
soon.

I let out a breath, mentally preparing to his apology.

It was a mistake, we shouldn't have...I shouldn't have started it. Ugh.

He looked nervous, and so was I. This was going to be a mess.

Then, suddenly, I knew how to break the tension.

“If you're hitting me up in this parking lot to score more crack, I'm sorry to say you're on the wrong
track,” I told him, smiling, as I approached the car.

“What?” He looked confused as if the thought hadn’t even crossed his mind. Huh.

“Come on, you already went through your whole bag of candy or most of it, and you want to know if I can get you some more.”

“More?”

“Yes, more. You want more Bonkers, right? I should have known better. I'm basically feeding an addict now. Shame on me,” I teased.

“I didn't want to ask for more candy,” he laughed.

“Is this about the other night?” I asked him, unable to hide the frown on my face.

“Yes,” he replied. He just stared at me but added nothing else.

“I know what you're going to say,” I told him.

“You do?” he asked and gave me a suspicious look.

“Yes. It's okay, really. You don’t have to say anything.”

“What do you think I'm going to say?”

“You’re going to say you think it was a mistake…we shouldn't have done it, yada yada yada,” I said
gesturing. He cracked a smile. “You’re going to say it was just a spur of the moment, which it was. It was a great spur of the moment.”

He nodded in agreement.

“It was a great spur of the moment!” He flashed a charming smile.

“It was, wasn’t it?” I leaned against the car next to him, feeling a little more relaxed. He didn’t seem too upset about the kiss, after all. I felt suddenly lighter as if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.

“Yes, it was a spur of the moment. But it wasn't a mistake,” he said. He stuffed his hands in the pockets of his jeans and gave me a look that made my stomach flip, and my heart took off, happily drumming away.

Now I was just dying to hear the rest, but he just kept staring at me.

“It wasn't?” I asked and he just shook his head slightly, failing to contain a smug smile.

“The reason why I ran out the other night,” he started, “well part of it has to with the fact that I'm a
doctor and you're a patient here. I go back and forth thinking is not very professional of me to engage
with you–”

I started laughing. I couldn't help it.

“What?”

“It sounds like you're the teacher and I'm the underage school girl,” I laughed.

He laughed with me, and I loved the way his eyes brightened when he did.

“I don't think we are breaking any rules. Technically. Well, I’m not completely sure, but it wouldn’t seem like it.” I gave him a flirty grin.

He placed an arm on top of the car and he turned around, leaning toward me. He was dangerously close, and I had to remind myself to keep my horny hormones in check.

“Well, when I got home I regretted leaving, but another reason why I did it is because I thought we were rushing it. Actually, let me rephrase that: I was the one rushing things–”

“You left because you thought we were going to fast?”

“Well…yes. I mean I might have gone a little too far that night. It doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy every
second of it, but I felt like I was the one pouncing you.”

I burst out laughing because he sounded ridiculous. Did he think I regretted him coming after me in the pool? Quite the contrary. He stopped talking, and I saw his eyes fixated on my mouth. A devilish grin spread across his face. My laughter subsided, and my breath hitched. The way he was looking at me made me feel like I hadn’t felt in a while.

He looked at me as if I was desirable. I hadn’t been desired in a long time. I could have understood if he had been attracted to me under normal circumstances, but I was not the same Lucy anymore.

Therefore, I had no idea how could he possibly be attracted to me.

“I like you, Lucy. I want to go out with you. We'd probably better keep it on the down low, but I want to see you. Away from here.” He looked around in the parking lot, but we were alone. He then looked at me as if waiting for an answer, but I was still processing his words.

“What? You’re crazy,” I told him. There was both shock and thrill in the tone of my voice.  I was
perplexed and flattered.

“Am I? Why? You’re still single, right?” It sounded like he was mocking me. Ha ha. I frowned and
narrowed my eyes at him. I didn’t understand what game he was playing. Was he really asking me out?

This was crazy. Bananas. Completely idiotic.

“Why? For one, I’m sick.”

“I’m around sick people all the time,” he said, the corner of his lips twitching up.

“I’m toxic. Literally.”

“Nahhhh. You’re not that bad. I don’t think your toxicity levels can get in the way of dating.”

I couldn’t believe it. I thought he was just going to apologize for not calling me. I never thought he’d say he wants to see me. Me. Did he have any idea of what he was asking? He needed a good dose of reality.

Time to lay down the ugly truth.

“You want to date me, huh? Some days I can barely hold myself up together. I have no hair left save for my eyebrows and eyelashes and when I look at my reflection, I feel like I’m staring at an alien. I have an ugly looking breast that reminds me every second of my life what’s wrong with me. I’m at the lowest I’ve ever been. And you want to date me?”

My words left him completely unfazed. He still wore a silly smile on his face. I had just given him a half dozen reasons why he should leave me alone and he didn’t seem worried in the slightest.

“Don’t you realize I’m probably the most qualified person? I’m indirectly a pro at all the things you just listed. No one can understand it better than me because I deal with it every day.” The tone of his voice was cheerful, but then a thought clouded his eyes. “Well, I guess the only person who could be more qualified than me would be a cancer patient or a cancer survivor because they would really know what it means to have experienced what you’re going through. But I’m a close second.”

He sounded almost cocky. This was a side of him I had never seen before. I knew I should have been
turned off by it, but I instead I was intrigued by this super confident version of Dr. F. I hated to admit it.

“I don’t think–”

“How about Friday?” he asked.

“I can’t.”

“You can’t or you’re making up some kind of excuse in that pretty alien head of yours?”

I broke into a smile. “No, I really have plans. Family dinner.”

About The Author 

Hilaria Alexander was born and raised in the south of Italy, where her family still lives. She attended 

college in Naples and spent one year in Tokyo, Japan, as part of a student exchange program because 

she was crazy enough to pick Japanese language as her major. She now lives in Oklahoma City with her husband and kids. 

When she isn't at work, she is reading, catching up on her favorite TV shows and coming up with new stories she doesn't have time to write. She loves traveling and is a self-proclaimed concert addict. If you have questions about her, including how an Italian ends up moving to Oklahoma, ask her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. She's the author of Prude and This Love. F U Cancer is her third novel.

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Blog Tour : Astaroth

Abigale Colebrook married a man she thought would sweep her off her feet and into
the lap of luxury. Only, the man he portrayed was very different from the man he
really was. Dark secrets lay within the Colebrook Estate and she finds herself being
used as nothing more than a pawn in Lairds' sick games.

That is, until a handsome stranger rings their doorbell.

He was sent by Pesta to meet Laird Colebrook and locate the legendary statue of
Asher and Faye, but no relic could compare to the blonde beauty that swept into his
heart.

The moment he laid eyes on Abigale Colebrook, he knew he had to have her. And the
moment he kissed her, he knew no one would get in his way. It didn’t matter that
her husband was the very man he came to do business with, the very man who
controlled her every move.

He was Astaroth, one of the seven princes of the underworld, commander of forty
legions, and the leader of the seven armies--no one could take from him what he
desired.

Title : Astaroth (Harbinger Novells #2)
Genre : Paranormal Erotica
Release Date : 24 November 2015
Author : Jennifer Field
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EXCERPT

He turned and smiled down at Abby. Her beauty would steal his heart, if he even had
one worth stealing. “Well, it’s an Imp, they aren’t very high up on the demonic food
chain. I’m really looking for something a lot more special with amazing beauty and
uniqueness. Not unlike yourself.” His hand came up and brushed along the side of
her cheek.

Her eyes closed and her face nuzzled against his hand, a gentle smile spreading
across her lips. “Laird asked me to come down here and show you what he has to
offer.”

“Did he now? Well, I guess I’m luckier than I thought.” He held out his hand for her
to take. If he was going to walk beside a beautiful woman, then he was going to
touch her in any way he could.

She glanced down at his large, outstretched hand, contemplating whether or not she
should take it. After all, he was a guest, and obviously foreign. Perhaps it was
customary for guests to hold hands in his country. Okay, she was grasping at straws,
but any excuse she had to touch this magnificent man, she was surely going to take.

She placed her small hand into his and they began walking the long length of
storage.

As they walked hand in hand, it became apparent he was looking for something
specific.

“So, Roth, that’s an unusual first name?”

“My actual name is Astaroth, but it’s a mouthful, so I go by Roth.”

“Astaroth, as in a prince of Hell coming forth in the shape of a fouled angel, sitting
upon an infernal dragon, carrying a viper in his right hand?” She smiled up at him
and gave a curt laugh as she spoke. Who would name their child Astaroth? How odd.

“I haven’t actually ridden a dragon in years, but that’s me.”

She had to laugh at his statement. “Oh, really?” She stopped and pulled back, yet
didn’t release his hand to look him up and down.

“Are you saying I don’t look like a prince of Hell?” He looked down at his casual
jeans, boots, and black t-shirt. Not exactly the attire of royalty, but showing up with
a crown made of human bones would probably scare her off, and that was the last
thing he wanted to do.

She stood on her tiptoes and ran her hand along the scruff on his face. “Hmm, I’ll
give you the devilish good looks and charm, that’s for sure.”

His hand came up and covered hers. “Is that all you’ll give me?”

His words sent a flood of heat to her belly and a tingle of anticipation between her
legs. There was no denying his meaning as he spoke to her. He wanted much more
than to just hold her hand. The moment seemed to last an eternity as they silently
stared into each other’s eyes, neither wanting to be the first to break contact.

Neither one could answer the question, but the answer was the same for both of
them. Each would give the other anything they could ever want, all either had to do
was ask, and there would be no turning back.

Their moment was interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming down the long
aisle they were standing in. Abby knew it was Laird; he had a very distinct and
powerful walk. She tried to pull away, fearful her husband would find them in a near
embrace, but Roth pulled her in closer. So close, their bodies were now flush from
chest to knee.

“When can I see you again?” His voice was barely above a whisper, nothing that
would ever be overheard, especially by human ears.

“You can’t, I’m sorry.”

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Title : Twice Lost (Harbinger #1)
Release Date : 15 September 2014
*Warning: Intended for audiences 18 yrs and older. Contains graphic sex scenes and hot men!*

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Title : Tye's Undoing (Harbinger Novella #1)
Release Date : 1 May 2014

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About The Author

She currently lives in Western Massachusetts and has a love for adventure that

makes her who she truly is. As an avid mountain climber & hiker it is not unusual for 

her to be hanging off of a 5.9 in the Adirondacks or the Shawangunk Mountain 

ranges. During the off-season of climbing, also known as winter, she attends the 

New England Center for Circus Arts where she studied static trapeze (think Cirque 

rather than Circus). 

She’s an only child so has her mother to thank for her over active imagination and 

knack for storytelling. Over the years she's written several short stories of the 

"naughty" nature. But had never envisioned herself as a writer. Just someone who 

enjoyed telling a steamy story from time to time.

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Blog Tour : Prove Me Right

One weakness can change everything.

Meara and Liam were friends before they could talk, in love since they could drive, and planning their future before they graduated high school. In order to start the life they’ve always dreamed of, Liam just has to finish his tour with the band.

He doesn’t want anyone else. Liam’s only ever had eyes for Meara, and he can’t wait to finally get home to her. But when his dark secret is exposed and his entire world crumbles around him, he has no choice but to let her go.

Meara would wait for him forever. She knows that Liam will always be hers, especially now that she has an unexpected surprise for him. But just when the life she’s waited for is in her grasp, she discovers
something that destroys her fairytale ending.

Can two people who are destined for each other find their future together with mistakes between
them? Will their love be able to repair the heartbreak and lies?
One night was all it took for everything to fall apart.
Can one moment be all that’s needed to repair it?

Title : Prove Me Right (It's kind of Personal #3)
Release Date : 16 November 2015
Author : Anna Brooks
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“Does this mean what I think it means?”

My head shakes on his chest when he laughs. I look up at him and flick his nose.

“Yeah, princess. Go find it.”

I bite the inside of my cheek then press a hard kiss to his lips, hop off the couch, and run to grab my
laptop. Once I have it, I sit at the kitchen table and power it on, tapping my fingers anxiously. Liam
stands behind me and places his hands on my shoulders, gently rubbing them, his thumbs kneading into my back. My head falls forward for a moment, and I let him take my stress away.

Too excited to wait any longer, I roll my head back up and type in the address bar. Once I scroll through the website and see one that stands out, I point at it. “You like it?”

“I don’t care. I already told you this.”

“Liam, it’s a house, not a shirt. You have to have an opinion.”

“My opinion is that I don’t care what the house looks like as long as you’re in it.”

God, I love this man. He always said that we’d buy a house when he finished with his tour. In my mind, I was prepared to wait, so there was no way I could contain my excitement that I get to start house hunting now. I’ve always had this vision of what I want my house to look like.

“Give me something. Anything. Please, Lee. I want you to like it, too.”

“All right.” He kisses the top of my head and sits next to me. “I want privacy. If there’s not a fence already, I’ll build one, and I want some land. I don’t want the neighbors to be able to look over and see me fucking you.”

“Ha-ha.”

“Think I’m joking?” The screeching of the metal chair legs pierces my ears when he turns it so my body is in front of his. He grips my upper arms, looking right at me to make sure I see him, too. “I’ve gone seven years not being able to have you whenever I want you. Seven horrific years of fucking my own handalmost daily when I only got to be inside you every three or four months. Do you have any idea how much I want you? Constantly.” He answers without giving me a chance to speak as his fingers tighten on my arms. “You are always on my mind. Your face. Your smile. Your smartass mouth. Your body. And just thinking about you constantly makes me hard. Can you imagine how it’s going to be living together, waking up next to each other, and sleeping in the same bed every night?”

I squirm in my chair, wetness quickly dampening my underwear. He trails a couple of fingers down my arm and grabs my wrist then places my hand on his rock hard dick. With his hand on top of mine, he squeezes.

“It’s always like this for you. Only you. Doesn’t matter how many whores or groupies walk around backstage half naked. You’re the only one who can ever do this to me. Always have been and always will be. And if I know I get to come home and touch you, love you, fuck you every day for the rest of my life … Princess, it doesn’t matter where it is or what it looks like as long as you’re there.”

About The Author

Anna began writing when she thought the world would want to hear her sick lyrics through song. Since then, she's realized her childhood dream wasn't so far-fetched, just misguided. Now she writes romance with real emotions and happy endings. If Anna isn't writing or reading, she can be found by a space heater painting her nails and drinking a ridiculous amount of Diet Dr Pepper. She also likes to hang out with her husband and two boys. If it wasn't for them, she wouldn't ever leave the house. Anna was born in Wisconsin but now lives in the Evergreen State.

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Newly Release : Sober Addictioin

Hollywood Socialite and heiress to the Fairfield Casino empire, Eliza Fairfield has lived her entire life in the spotlight. However, the glamorous life filled with money and fame isn’t as enchanting as it appears. When her drug addiction lands her in rehab for the fourth time, Eliza is ready to get in and get out. By this point, rehab is just a pit-stop. She plans on them as often as she plans on her next high.

What she didn’t plan on was her encounter with Lucas “Cas” Henderson. As Eliza and Cas begin to form a relationship despite all of the odds stacked against them, Eliza starts feeling things that she never thought were possible. She begins to hope for a future she figured was just a dream.

As they leave the safe, secured walls of their rehab facility, their relationship is put to the test. Who would have thought rehab would have been the easy part? Fighting their demons and the hell of addiction was something they thought they could accomplish together. But, when life intervenes and they are forced to leave rehab separately, they have no choice but to face the complications of real life alone as well as fight for a relationship they both desperately want. Can these two rise above their destructive pasts to become what they are meant to be or are the odds just too much to overcome?

Title : Sober Addiction
Release Date : 27 November 2015
Author : A.S. Brown
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A.S. Brown is new to the writing world with Sober Addiction being her debut novel. When she's not writing she enjoys spending time with family, reading and dreaming up new ideas to write about. She lives in small town Pennsylvania with her husband, two children and two geriatric dogs.

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Blog Tour : The Awakened

SYNOPSIS

Zoey Valentine is concerned with two things: surviving the multitude of self-defense classes her dad makes her take and avoiding Ash  Matthews.

That is, until the Z virus hits, wiping out a third of the population in a  matter of weeks. If that weren’t frightening enough, the bodies of the victims disappear and suddenly reappear, awakened from their dead state. They're faster, smarter, and they work together to get the one thing they crave, human flesh.

The United States is in a panic and then the government decides the unthinkable: to bomb every major city overrun with the awakened.

Now Zoey is on the run, with her dad and Ash, desperate to find a 

place of safety amongst the ruined remains of the country.

Title : The Awakened

Release Date : 1 December 2015

Author : Sara Elizabeth Santana

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INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR

I got the chance to interview the author, Ms. Santana and she's very fast to respond and very nice. I hope you guys like the questions :)

Hey Sara ! I'm so excited to hear that your book is being published and by one of a well know bookstagrammer. Could you tell us the story on how this happened ?? 

It seems like a fluke to me! I started my blog over 3 years ago, as a sort of response to a college professor that I had. She was SO anti-YA and it drove me insane. I hated it. I have a lot of passion for young adult literature and so I started my blog as sort of an…angry girl rant about how awesome YA is. Obviously it turned into way more than that, way more than what I had expected! The instagram is a HUGE part of my blog, probably the biggest part, and I just sort of stumbled into that too. I figured I needed one and I found that people tend to respond more on IG and boom, there you go. Its still very weird to me!

What is your book about ? And what can readers expect from it ??

Well, The Awakened is about a girl named Zoey, who is living in New York City, just getting through her senior year. She has a super overprotective dad and her next door neighbor is both incredibly annoying and also incredibly hot. Normal stuff. But her world sort of turns upside down when a virus wipes out a third of the population and that population returns as these flesh eating monsters that can communicate, and are smart and fast. Its very much a survival story. You can expect a lot of running, a lot of action, a fair amount of blood, definitely some romance and a ton of sarcasm as well.

What is your source of inspiration when you write ?? 

It sort of depends. Sometimes I write because I think, you NEED to get this done. Doesn’t sound very inspiring does it? But often times, I think of my characters and how I want to get them where they need to go. I put music on, I light a delicious smelling candle, I read a book that inspires me, and it gets my butt into gear and I write. Plus, I also think that I would be so committed to it because I knew there was nothing more that I wanted than to publish a book and in order to make that happen, you have to write one and you have to work hard…so I did. 

Do you have any unique routine you do before you start writing ??

Not really. I do like to eat before I write because I can’t concentrate on anything, much less writing, when I’m hungry. I just can’t do it. But I tend to find some background noise, whether its my playlist or something on Netflix. I like having a bottle of water for me. That’s really about it. Sometimes I write on my laptop at home, sometimes its in a notebook somewhere else. I’m very relaxed about how I write.

I saw from your account that you have been declined by many publishing houses so how do you keep yourself motivated after being rejected ??

Its hard. I’m not going to lie. Its extremely hard. There were times when I just wanted to say, enough is enough and just stop. Its hard getting those emails again and again and again. But I think I had a lot of people believing in me. I believed in myself. I knew that it wasn’t easy and I had heard from so many authors that I’ve met and become friends with that its not easy. And I wanted it so badly. You don’t tend to give up on something you want that badly.

What do you usually do if you get a writer block ??

I don’t really believe in the idea of writers block. I tend to think writers block is more…you’d rather do other things. Or you’re afraid that what you’re going to write isn’t going to be good. That’s the big one. I think we expect to sit in front of the computer and just, wham, have beautiful words come out, but that isn’t what happens. We have to sit in front of the computer and tell ourselves, its okay to write total crap. Everyone does it. Because at least there are words on the paper that we can go back and fix and rewrite. Its one of the biggest things I struggle with but I sometimes just sit there and tell myself, even if its only 100 words today, at least you wrote something.

When did you start your bookstagram account and what's the reason behind you starting one ??

Like I said before, it was just sort of natural. I had started my blog and I figured I should attach all the necessary social media accounts like Twitter and Instagram. I use Instagram a lot because people really respond and connect there. Besides my actual blog, its definitely what I use the most. I just like being able to show my love for books and all things nerdy and I like connecting with people all over the world. Its incredibly fun.

I saw that you have a few parabatais, who are also a bookstagrammer. How did you guys meet and become close friends ??

I am so lucky. I have some of the best friends in the world, and so many of us are bookstagrammers and bloggers and BookTubers and we all just share this love of reading. I met most of these people through the internet, through my blog or at different events that I’ve gone to, and you know, just connected with these people right away. Its really awesome that the book community can do that.

And lastly, do you have any advice for writers who just started and dreamed of being a big writer someday ??

It sounds cheesy and repetitive probably but I honestly mean it: don’t give up. Just don’t do it. Keep writing, even if you’re writing badly because you only get better the more you do it. Keep reading, be influenced by all the amazing authors that are out there. And just don’t give up. If you want it, go for it. Don’t let anyone tell you can’t do it. I’ve had a lot of people in my life doubt me or just flat out not support me, and it hurts, but you have to tell yourself that you can do it. And you will. And never be afraid to ask for help or to feel like you’re failing. Its going to feel that way all the time. But just get back up and keep writing. Never ever ever give up. In the words of one of my favorite authors, Cora Carmack “No easy days.” Not one day is going to be easy but in the end, its so worth it. 

About The Author

Sara Elizabeth Santana is a young adult and new adult fiction writer.

She has worked as a smoothie artist, Disneyland cast member,

restaurant supervisor, nanny, photographer, pizza delivery driver and 

barista but writing is what she loves most. Her first story was written 

at age nine. She runs her own nerd girl/book review blog, What A 

Nerd Girl Says.

 Her favorite books are a tie between Harry Potter and 

the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling and Trickster's Choice by Tamora 

Pierce. She lives in Southern California with her dad, five siblings and 

two dogs. Her debut novel is The Awakened.

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I hope you guys like this blog tour post. This is my first post that includes an interview with the author. I was so nervous cause I have no idea what kind of questions I should ask so I hope you guys enjoy the questions that I asked her. I would be posting a review of this book very soon :)
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The Blog Tour 

Check out the entire tour for more information about the book, interviews, guest
posts, excerpts and more!

November 26th: Reading and Reviews / What A Nerd Girl Says

November 27th:  Living Within Fiction

November 28th: Lisa of Literature / Seeking Bazinga

November 29th: Chloe's Book Nook / Book and Movies Addict

November 30th: Tine's Reviews / Escape From Realities

December 1st: What A Nerd Girl Says / The Book Academy / Bookish

Wonderland

December 2nd: Recently Acquired Obsessions / Morgan Reads

December 3rd: Case Maynard, Author / Movies, Shows and Books

December 4th: Bout of Bibliophilia

December 5th: Tesairie's Book Reads / iFandoms Collide

December 6th: Just One of Those Bibliophiles / A Traveling Book / Endlessly

Readings

December 7th: My Life in Blog / Erin Rhew Books

December 8th: Metamorphic Books / Knightingale Reviews

December 9th: Reading Over Sleeping / Always and Forever Fangirl

Release Day : Astaroth

Abigale Colebrook married a man she thought would sweep her off her feet and into

the lap of luxury. Only, the man he portrayed was very different from the man he 

really was. Dark secrets lay within the Colebrook Estate and she finds herself being 

used as nothing more than a pawn in Lairds' sick games. 

That is, until a handsome stranger rings their doorbell.  

He was sent by Pesta to meet Laird Colebrook and locate the legendary statue of 

Asher and Faye, but no relic could compare to the blonde beauty that swept into his 

heart. 

The moment he laid eyes on Abigale Colebrook, he knew he had to have her. And the 

moment he kissed her, he knew no one would get in his way. It didn’t matter that 

her husband was the very man he came to do business with, the very man who 

controlled her every move.

He was Astaroth, one of the seven princes of the underworld, commander of forty 

legions, and the leader of the seven armies--no one could take from him what he 

desired.

Title : Astaroth (Harbinger Novella #2)
Release Date : 24 November 2015
Genre : Paranormal Erotica
Author : Jennifer Field
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EXCERPT 

She broke their kiss and tried to pull back to look into his amazing eyes, but he
pulled her head into his chest and kissed her hair. He held her so tightly, she could
barely breathe.

“Do you still trust me?” he whispered, his lips never leaving her head, his hold not
allowing her to move. He felt the slightest nod of her head and his arms fell to his
side, freeing her from his grasp.

Abby’s body shot straight up, a look of anger on her face. She obviously hadn’t liked
not being able to move, but it had been his only option. Slowly, he saw the change in
her features as her brain began to register she was no longer safely in her bed. Her
eyes darted around Roth’s bedroom, from the ancient wall sconces burning on the
stone walls to the heavy drapes hanging on his ten foot windows.

“Where…how…where?” she asked, her eyes moving back to his.

He rested his hands on her hips, feeling her entire body tremble. What had he done?

“We’re in my bedroom.”

She scurried away from him and off the bed. Standing on shaky legs, she stumbled
away from Roth, her brain trying to process what had just happened. One minute,
she was in her room, and the next, she wasn’t sure.

A knock at the door distracted her from her obvious hallucination.

“Go away!” Roth’s deep and powerful voice yelled a moment too late. Sheer panic
overtook her as a large boar-like creature stepped into the room. Her scream of
terror probably resonated throughout all of the Underworld as her shaky legs
collapsed beneath her. Roth’s movement from the bed couldn’t have been seen with
the human eye, and his muscular arms caught her before she could even hit the
ground.

“I said go away and don’t disturb me again or I’ll have your head on a spike!” He
cradled her delicate body in his arms and carried her to a black leather chaise near
the window. Kneeling beside her, he lovingly brushed her blonde hair away from
her face and softly kissed her temple. “N’anya, Abby, wake up.”

After a few moments, her eyes fluttered, and for a moment, a sweet smile came
across her face. Then, the look he dreaded—fear and hatred shadowed her beautiful
blue eyes. “What are you?”

He kept his voice just above a whisper as he spoke. “I’m Astaroth, one of the seven
princes of the Underworld, commander of forty legions, and the man who’s in love
with you.”

About The Author

She currently lives in Western Massachusetts and has a love for adventure that 

makes her who she truly is. As an avid mountain climber & hiker it is not unusual for 

her to be hanging off of a 5.9 in the Adirondacks or the Shawangunk Mountain 

ranges. During the off-season of climbing, also known as winter, she attends the 

New England Center for Circus Arts where she studied static trapeze (think Cirque 

rather than Circus).

She’s an only child so has her mother to thank for her over active imagination and 

knack for storytelling. Over the years she's written several short stories of the 

"naughty" nature. But had never envisioned herself as a writer. Just someone who 

enjoyed telling a steamy story from time to time.

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Release Day : The Dead of Winter

For one group of teens, a cruel, twisted fall changed everything.

Relationships. Trust. Destiny.

Now, living with the harsh consequences of their choices, is there hope to mend
what fall has left broken?

Find out as the story continues.

Title : The Dead of Winter (Seasons of Jefferson #2)
Release Date : 24 November 2015
Author : Julie Solano & Tracy Justice
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EXCERPT

The weight of a thousand elephants pushes against my shoulders.  I can’t handle it
anymore.  I’m dying inside.  I can’t move.  I can’t breathe.  A low wail escapes my
searing throat.  Nothing can hold it back.  Slowly sliding down the wall, I tuck myself
into a ball, and weep like a baby.

Moments later, I wince at Jenna’s unexpected voice, “Come on! You’ve got to get up
now.”

“I can’t go!  Not now!”  I gasp, wiping the residual tears from my eyes.

She continues to tug at me.  “You are not going to sit here and feel sorry for yourself.

You and I both know that you’re not the one to blame for this.  Get your ass up!”
I slowly start to inch my way up and off the wall.  I’m so shaky, I teeter back and
forth like a toddler learning to balance for the first time.

Looking down at the motionless body is horrifying.  Tears well up and beat at the
back of my eyes.  She is barely recognizable.  Her face is pale and bloated.  My
God. This is worse than I imagined.  I want to erase the horrifying image I see lying
before me.

I shake my head and pull my hand up to wipe the tears that are starting to slip from
my eyes.  Get it together. You don’t have much time.

Seasons of Jefferson Series :

When Fall Breaks (#1)

Release Date : 5 March 2015
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Kaitlyn Woodley is a beautiful, determined, high school senior, who embraces her
small-town roots and country life. She’s studious, musically gifted, and headed for a
successful career in swimming. Aside from a catty group of jealous girls, who taunt
her mercilessly, Kaitlyn’s dreams are well within her reach. That is, until she
becomes tangled up with the handsome Pistol Black, a rodeo cowboy, who not only
turns every girl’s head in the county, but also turns her perfect world upside down.

Kaitlyn’s overprotective twin brother and best friends, begin to see signs that make
them question Pistol’s subtle control over her. As secrets are unveiled, they
intervene to save her from a possible path of destruction. To their surprise, when
best friend Brody steps in to protect her, newly discovered feelings complicate an
already volatile situation. Soon, everything begins to change. Old feelings die, new
feelings emerge, and the once beautiful path they had traveled over summer, begins
to alter with the season.

Will Kaitlyn’s closest friends be able to pull her from the destructive path she’s been
led to follow? As the winds of time blast through their lives, the loyalty toward their
best friend will remain stronger than ever. They are determined to protect her, even
if one of them ends up getting hurt in the hunt for safety. One thing is for certain,
none of this close group of friends will be left untouched when fall breaks.

About The Authors

Julie Solano has lived in far Northern California, nearly her entire life.  She 

graduated from CSU, Chico, where she majored in Psychology and minored in Child 

Development.  She later went on to Simpson University where she obtained her 

multiple subject teaching credential.  Julie enjoys life in the “State of Jefferson” 

where she lives with her husband and two children.  As a family, they spend their 

time tromping around the Marble Mountains and Russian Wilder-ness.  They also 

take pleasure in rafting, skiing, snowmobiling, off-roading, campfires, and living it 

up in the great outdoors.  When she’s not with her family, Julie spends her days 

teaching next door to her co-author, fellow prankster, and partner in crime, Tracy.  

The most recent of their crazy adventures was to take on the challenge of writing 

this silly, little novel about life in their neck of the woods.  They hope you have fun 

reading this story which was inspired by their small town, rural upbringing, and the 

personalities of their four children.

Born and raised in Northern California, Tracy Justice is a wife, mother, and full-time 

teacher. She graduated from CSU, Chico with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal 

Arts. One of her fondest memories growing up was herding cattle in the Marble 

Mountains with her family. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, 

riding horses, running, hiking, swimming, and of course reading. After some 

encouragement from Julie, she decided to add “Coauthor” to her ever growing 

bucket list. She never knew how much fun it would be to write a book with her best 

friend. She hopes you enjoy reading this story as much as they enjoyed writing it.

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