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Last week, I read a book that got me excited to return to author fairs. The author shared some of his stories about selling his books at comicons. Since reading this book, I've been thinking a lot about hte types of fairs I want to attend, both as a reader and as an author.
So, that brings me to this week's question. What kind of conventions have you attended? Have you ever bought books at such events? I'd love to hear your stories! Send me an email.
Hartfield Chronicles
Season 4 of Hartfield Chronicles has arrived!
When Melinda is invited to join a new dance class, she sees this as her big break, a chance to advance her skills. Before she can accept, however, another kind of break stops her in her tracks.
Pat wants to be the supportive boyfriend, but his efforts seem to be making Melinda uncomfortable. He can’t go to his own friends for advice, because they can’t understand.
After Melinda calls for another type of break, she and Pat must examine their relationship to determine whether they are meant for each other.
Hartfield Chronicles follows the lives of Melinda, Pat, and their friends as they navigate their way through boarding school life. Each episode features two stories, one from Melinda's point of view and one from Pat's, along with an excerpt from Melinda's writing journal. New episodes are published every Friday.
Ballplayer Ali risks her heart both on the field...and off.
After a daredevil play on the baseball field leads to a four-minute long cardiac arrest, seventeen-year-old Ali Benton is lucky to be alive. Now she wants to make the most of her second chance—and she’s not going to let a pesky little pacemaker, or her helicopter dad, slow her down.
Between chairing multiple school clubs and working two jobs to help his single mother pay the bills, Max Delaney has got every second of every day planned. His childhood nemesis, Ali, doesn’t figure into any of them. But when her overprotective father offers him cash to keep an eye on her and steer her away from baseball, his plans change.
Ali can’t figure out why Max, the condescending know-it-all, is sticking to her side like Krazy Glue, and Max can barely tolerate headstrong Ali. But opposites attract, and before long, fighting turns to kissing. Even as sparks fly, the secrets they’ve been keeping threaten to tear them apart. When Max learns Ali’s been putting herself in harm’s way and playing ball in secret, he struggles with how to tell her father. If he tattles, he’ll lose her trust. If he doesn’t, he may lose her heart…in more ways than one.
First Promises A steamy romance set in England
This plumber was HOT! He just wasn't her hot plumber.
Kelsie always picks the guys that want to ruin her. But not anymore. She’s finally found a good guy. But he’s not the hot plumber that has just walked through her door. He’s going to be working in her flat for weeks and she’s going to have to resist every single sexy inch of him.
Mark isn’t looking for drama in his life. Sure he loves women, but only for one night. But spending weeks around Kelsie is harder than he thought. He can’t deny he wants her. Even if she’s determined to ignore their chemistry. The thing is, he wants her for more than one night. He wants her forever.
No matter how Mark makes Kelsie feel, she’s determined to ignore it all. But can he change her mind before he finishes the job? Or will her heart be stolen by someone else from underneath his feet?
Ghost Witch P.I.
A Humorous Paranormal Cozy Animal Mystery
Animals up $50,000.
Humans, down one very special life
Humans tend to think they rule the world, when in fact, they require constant supervision and observation from the Animal Kingdom and Spirit world. Take tonight, for example, fifty-thousand dollars raised for charity and one very special life lost. Now Spirit-Ghost Lily Collins and Healing-Witch Anna Krone must race through the small rural town of Moon Lake, Indiana to catch a killer before sunup or risk the financial and professional ruin of Lily's granddaughter. Download this book, curl up with your favorite beverage and furry friend, and help Lily solve this short fun Paranormal Cozy Mystery.
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Ride the Halfpipe with Me
All's Fair in Love and Sports
“That was the biggest mistake I’ve ever made in my life.”
Olympic gold medalist, Gil Snider, learns the hard way that it’s lonely at the top. If the other snowboarders at the Park City Mountain weren’t jealous before he returned from China, they were green with envy after he started dating the hottest girl around, champion snowboarder, Veronika Forster.
Veronika lived a very different life before moving from Austria to Park City, Utah. She left behind her family, her carefree lifestyle, and her long-time boyfriend. Meeting the most famous snowboarder in the world was such a rush that she got caught up in the moment and crossed a line she didn’t realize had been drawn.
Gil’s rejection stung, and Veronika vowed to keep her chin up like the confident woman she thought herself to be. Until the day she was no longer strong and she needed Gil’s love more than ever.
Only later did Gil learn that his biggest mistake may be the key to saving his own life.
The Billionaire Doctor
Her Brother's Best Friend Steamy Series
Forbidden Fruit Is The Most Tempting…
Nate
Sydney Elliot is off-limits. I’ve known that for years. Then why can’t I take my eyes off her? I thought I put my forbidden attraction for her in the past, but when she turns up on my doorstep looking for a job, I’m faced with a horrifying realization – I’m in love with my best friend’s little sister.
Sydney
Ever since Nate broke my heart all those years ago, I’ve kept my distance… but I can’t avoid him forever. My crush has blossomed into full-blown lust – and this time, I want him more than ever, even if it means getting involved in a secret relationship that could throw both our lives into chaos.
When Sydney is forced to rebuild her life after a disastrous breakup, she finds herself roped into working in the sunny city of Miami alongside her brother’s wealthy best friend. There’s only one big problem: she’s had a not-so-secret crush on him for as long as she can remember. If her brother finds out, he’ll go ballistic – and even though they’re playing with fire, her feelings for Nate are getting stronger by the day.
Nate walked away from her once. Can he find the strength to refuse her again? Or will their feelings be too strong for them to resist?
Hidden Memories
Shadow Man Book 1
After the wake of a terrible crime in her childhood, Harper Storm is determined to put whoever did it behind bars. After becoming a police officer herself in her small island town, she’s never given up hope that her best friend would one day return home and be okay. Then, a case mysteriously appears with the exact same pattern as the one Harper had been trying to solve her whole life: a young girl snatched by the Shadow Man.
Now, Harper isn’t a young girl. She’s a great detective, and she’s ready to take the Shadow Man down. With a team of talented detectives and cops behind her, Harper is certain that she can take this monster down. What she doesn’t know, however, is that the mystery is only beginning… And nothing is as it seems.
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Every two weeks, I sit at my computer and think about what to share with you. You may find this hard to believe, but it's not always easy.
This week, while I was staring at my computer, I received an email that inspired me to try something new. After much consideration and tweaking, I decided it couldn't hurt to try.
So, for the rest of the summer, I want to feature you, my readers. And, not just any feature. I want to share your book reviews.
Do you have a book blog? Do you like reviewing books on Amazon or Goodreads? If so, shoot me an email. I will post your most recent review in my next newsletter.
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Guest Book Blogger
Ashleigh Stevens
To the world Hana is an army medic. Not even her closest friends and coworkers realize that she treats superheroes for the Enhanced Humans Agency. One night, after a long day at work, a patient breaks into her apartment seeking help. After nearly being killed by the people following him, Hana joins his quest for safety. Unsure of what is happening or whom to trust, Hana must figure out why someone is kidnapping superheroes without forgetting her mantra: do NOT fall for a superhero.
One of my biggest problems with this story was the editing. There were many places with excessive dialogue tags, repetitive words, and shifts in tenses or point of view. There were also misused or missing words. I found these editing errors distracting and it was difficult to get through the first chapter.
Once I was able to overlook these issues, I found I liked the story. There was a decent plot, a decent subplot, and strong backstories. However, it all moved a little too quickly and I felt key details were often forgotten. This was exemplified in the climax of the story. The ending was a little of a letdown. Without any spoilers, I will say that there was a lot of potential for action that was missed. I felt like important details were missing from a key scene.
Overall, I would rate this story four stars and look forward to reading the sequel.
About the Reviewer
Ashleigh is a true bibliophile. She loves books so much, she likes to write them. She also enjoys reading and editing them. She focuses on mystery, romance, and young adult, but you will also find reviews for other genre as well.
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Hartfield Chronicles
Season 4 of Hartfield Chronicles has arrived!
When Melinda is invited to join a new dance class, she sees this as her big break, a chance to advance her skills. Before she can accept, however, another kind of break stops her in her tracks.
Pat wants to be the supportive boyfriend, but his efforts seem to be making Melinda uncomfortable. He can’t go to his own friends for advice, because they can’t understand.
After Melinda calls for another type of break, she and Pat must examine their relationship to determine whether they are meant for each other.
Hartfield Chronicles follows the lives of Melinda, Pat, and their friends as they navigate their way through boarding school life. Each episode features two stories, one from Melinda's point of view and one from Pat's, along with an excerpt from Melinda's writing journal. New episodes are published every Friday.
Here's what you missed:
Episode 81: Melinda and Pat go on a date, but things don't go quite as Pat planned
Episode 82: It may be after curfew, but Melinda and Pat discuss what happened earlier in the evening
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A ghost story with suspense and sweet romance set in a Greek mountain village
A young man determined to protect his girl... A teenage boy offering prophecies... and a series of unexplained events.
A young man determined to protect his girl... A strange boy offering prophecies... and a series of unexplained events.
Lefteris and his darling girl, Evgenia, live a quiet and happy life together in a mountain village in Zagori, Greece. One day, as Lefteris crosses an old stone bridge, he meets a strange boy who warns him that Evgenia is in danger.
What follows is a series of astounding events as the boy’s prophecies of mortal danger continue, and Lefteris does his best to protect his girl. Now, he considers reverting to his old ways of solving all differences with his fists. Will he allow himself to resort to violence? How does the mysterious boy on the bridge fit in all this? And why does he refuse to meet Evgenia? Could it be that he is not of this world?
Daughter of Secrets
A romantic suspense novel with steam
A 'boring' accountant inherits a fortune from her mother's secret first husband
Staying in a haunted Romanian castle is bad. Dying in one is worse.
For quiet accountant Olivia Carter, the fortune she inherits from her late mother’s secret first husband is life-changing. Unaware of her mother’s ties to Romanian fast-food mogul Andrei Rusu, Olivia is baffled when she discovers the billionaire has left everything to her instead of to his own penniless sister Elena in Romania.
Venturing to Europe to meet with the neglected branch of the Rusu family, Olivia is determined to make things right.
But from the moment Olivia arrives, her time in this romantic country of rolling hills and fairytale castles seems doomed…
★
Kind-hearted tourist guide Christian has a sick mother and four sisters to feed. But with his van one wheel away from the junkyard, business is not exactly booming. So how could he possibly say no to Elena Rusu when she offers him a nice chunk of money to drive an American heiress around? Even if every soul in town knows not to cross paths with Elena…
But when Christian is ordered to drop Olivia off for a stay at the derelict Magura Castle – the most haunted place in all of Romania – Olivia and Christian start to question every detail of her family trip.
Mrs Henderson's Limp
Elise Henderson is dropped into occupied France just before D-Day to track a Panzer Division
Elise survives the parachute jump but can she survive the cat and mouse game with the Waffen SS?
Elise Henderson is a Special Operations Executive radio operator. She is parachuted into southern France in May 1944 to track and report on the movements of the 2nd SS (Das Reich) Panzer Division which is there recuperating from the Eastern Front. The Allies know that when the D-Day landings commence, the division will be moved north. Whilst resting and refitting, the division has been 'keeping its hand in' by participating in the suppression of the French resistance (Maquis).
Elise waits for the D-Day landings to occur and then starts her mission. What she witnesses changes her forever.
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Secret Supers
What happens when 'differently-abled' people become 'super-abled'?
Jeremy Gentle fell flat on his face at therapy. That was normal since he had cerebral palsy. But his new superpower wasn't normal.
Then things got weirder when his best friend, Dan Elanga, got a different superpower. But Dan was still blind.
Kayla Verdera and Aubrey Wilcosky, two girls in their middle-school special ed class, discovered they too had new superpowers. Kayla was mute and needed a walker. Aubrey lost two legs and used crutches. But they were as powerful as the boys.
What should the four friends do? Jeremy knew if the word got out, it'd be a media circus. Then they started fighting crime, as the Secret Supers. Who knew a disability could be a perfect disguise? No one would ever think of disabled kids as superheroes. Then they ran into problems they never expected.
Where Weavers Daire
Stuk on the Hollow Book 1
Ten years after the last war, Melinda Scott discovers something in deep space and is dragged back into a world her family was banished from. Now with Necromancers to her left, Liches to her right and humanity in the middle it’s up to her to figure out why someone is trying to kill her. Where Weavers Daire is the first book in a new rip-roaring space opera series in the same vein as Babylon 5, Firefly, Farscape and Star Wars!
The Strangled Servant
The Perfect Poison Murders Book 1
He believes in her innocence, but could he be falling for a killer?
Welcome to book 1 in the exciting new series The Perfect Poison Murders from bestselling author E.L. Johnson!
1806 Hertfordshire - The worst held secret in town is that shy Poppy Morton has been in love with Tom since they were children. Unfortunately, Tom has long been in love with Mary, Poppy’s vivacious best friend.
When Tom proposes marriage to Mary, it breaks Poppy’s heart, But when Mary demands Poppy break his heart in return by refusing his offer for her, Poppy refuses. She won’t destroy Tom’s hopes and ruin their friendship, even if it means losing her own heart in the process.
But Mary won’t take no for an answer, and when the best friends have the fight to end all fights, Poppy ends it by shoving Mary through a glass door.
Shocked, heartbroken, and humiliated, Poppy flees. But the next day a handsome constable, Henry Dyngley, shows up at her door. A carriage has overturned on the road and a young woman’s body has been found. Poppy is the only suspect.
Will Poppy be able to prove her innocence? Or will she lose her heart again as she and Dyngley search for a killer?
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