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Tuesday, 24 September 2013

BLOG TOUR & GIVEAWAY - Incomplete by Lindy Zart





Book Info-

Title-Incomplete

By- Lindy Zart

Expected Publication Date-September 6th

Blurb-
There are three absolute truths in Grayson Lee’s life:
1. His existence was a mistake.
2. No one is good enough for his best friend, Lily Jacobs, especially not him.
3. He loves her anyway.
Links-
Goodreads- Click here
Amazon Kindle- Click here
Paperback- Click here
Smashwords- Click here

 Excerpt
Aidan hesitates, hovering over my shoulder. “Grayson?”
“Yeah?”
“Why did you and Lily break up?”
I shut the laptop and get to my feet, causing Aidan to backpedal. Pain usually slashes through me at the sound of her name and this time is no different.
Glasses back on my face and straightened once, twice, three times, I finally meet my brother’s eyes. “Because she wanted me to do something for myself, regardless of what I wanted. She was unselfish.”
A frown fits to his mouth. “Isn’t that a good thing?”
“Not when the end result is my heart being ripped out, Aidan, no. I wanted her to be selfish, to want me more than anything. Only she didn’t. She wanted to do the right thing. You know what happens to people that do the right thing, Aidan?”
He stares at me, not speaking, maybe not even understanding the semi-rant I’m on. “What?” Aidan finally asks.
“They aren’t happy. And the person they’re doing the right thing for…they aren’t happy either.”
“So I should do the wrong thing all the time?”
I toss my hands in the air. “Why not?”
“Okay.”
Eyes rolling, I sigh with exasperation. “Not okay. Don’t listen to me. Ever. You should know that by now.”

“Okay.” Aidan slowly nods.


About the Author-
Lindy Zart has been writing since she was a child. Luckily for readers, her writing has improved since then. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband, two sons, and one cat. Lindy loves hearing from people who enjoy her work.
Links-
Twitter- Click here
Facebook- Click here
Goodreads- Click here
Amazon Author Page- Click here
Blog- Click here
Smashwords Author Page-Click here

Facebook Events-
Tour-  Click here



Giveaway-


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‘Incomplete’ by Lindy Zart Tour Schedule


September 18th-
Girls *Heart* Books Tours; Official Schedule
Kat’s Reads; Review
September 19th-
Book Freak; Review, Excerpt/Spotlight, Top Tens
September 20th-
Christine’s Blog; Review, Excerpt/Spotlight
Paperrdolls; Excerpt/Spotlight
September 21st-
September 22nd-
Xscape From Reality With a Book- Review, Top Tens, Excerpt/Spotlight
September 23rd-
A Cauldron of Books; Excerpt/Spotlight
Bawaka’s Book Fair; Excerpt/Spotlight
YA Book Addict- Excerpt/Spotlight
September 24th-
Bookalicious Traveladdict; Excerpt/Spotlight
Books A to Z- Excerpt/Spotlight, Top Tens
September 25th-
Big Girls Heart Books-Review,Excerpt/Spotlight
Bookish and Bushytailed-Review, Excerpt/Spotlight
September 26th-
A Little Bit of R&R; Excerpt/Spotlight
September 27th-
Bookaholic Anom; Excerpt/Spotlight
Bookland Paradise- Review, Excerpt/Spotlight, Top Tens


September 28th-
Hook Me Up Book Blog-Review, Excerpt/Spotlight
Once Upon a YA Book- Review, Excerpt/Spotlight


September 29th-
Big Girls *Heart* Books; Review, Excerpt/Spotlight
September 30th-
Reviews, Freebies and More; Excerpt/Spotlight
Lost in a Sea of Words; Review, Excerpt/Spotlight
October 1st-
Dalene’s Book Reviews; Excerpt/Spotlight, Author Interview
October 2nd-
The Avid Reader; Excerpt/Spotlight
My Family’s Heart Book Reviews; Review, Excerpt/Spotlight, Top Tens
Bianca2b; Review

That Bites--Book Talk Reviews; Excerpt/Spotlight

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Friday, 8 March 2013

VBT - Doggone Dead by Teresa Trent - Free on Kindle 8th & 9th March

Doggone Dead
by Teresa Trent

Teresa Trent wasn't born in Texas but after a few glasses of sweet tea and some exceptional barbecue she decided to stay. With a father in the Army, she found herself moved all over the world, settling down for a while in her teens in the state of Colorado. Her writing was influenced by all of the interesting people she found in small towns and the sense of family that seemed to be woven through them all. Teresa is a former high school teacher and received her degree from The University of Northern Colorado. Teresa is presently working on the third book in her Pecan Bayou Series. Her second book, Overdue For Murder, came out in June of 2012.



Book Genre-Cozy Mystery
Publisher – Tightwad Tess Press
Release Date February 2013

Book Description:


Give me land lots of land....and a puppy on the loose. When Betsy Livingston's puppy runs away, she has no idea it will lead her to a murder on a movie cowboy star's estate. Not only has there been a murder, but the town reports sightings of the dead cowboy himself. He's out to seek revenge on all who wronged his daughter who became the victim of her own money-loving butler. Enjoy a little time on the Fourth of July in the tiny town of Pecan Bayou Texas where old cowboys never die...
 

Doggone Dead Excerpt
 
His little butt wiggled as his wagging tail seemed to propel him down the street. Butch looked all around, happy to be exploring. He came upon the biggest house in the neighborhood, the old Loper home, and shimmied under two giant wrought-iron gates that joined the large segments of gray brick walls surrounding the house.
“He went in the cowboy house!” shouted Zach.
“Butch!” I yelled out, now grasping the black curlicues of the gate.
“Butch! You get back over here. Bad dog. Bad dog!”
Butch, not feeling the guilt, went right on taking time to pee on the historic fountain, a bronze depiction of Charlie Loper on a bucking bronco with his six gun shooting into the air. Once he’d finished tagging the statue, he happily scampered around the back of the house.
I shook the gate, the sound of metal rattling in our ears. There was a black box with a speaker and a button ner the bottom. I pushed the button.
“Hello?”
No answer.
I tried the latch on the gate. It was locked. God forbid someone from the other side of the park should get in to experience opulent cowboy luxury.
I hit the buzzer again. “Hello, is anyone in there? I’m sorry, but our dog just crawled under your fence.”
Again, no answer.
Zach now slid in front of me and pushed the speaker button. “Helllllllooooo …” He elongated his greeting as if yelling into an empty canyon. Feeling his approach might work, he repeated it.
The black box rustled. “May I help you?” a clipped British accent came over the airway. Not exactly the voice you would expect to hear while staring at a statue of a man on a bucking horse. Whoever this guy in the box was, he didn’t sound pleased we were pushing his button.
“Yes,” I answered. “Our puppy crawled under your front gate, and I’m afraid he’s running around on your grounds.”
Silence. I waited for around ten seconds until Zach pulled at my sleeve, urging me to push the button again.
“Are you there?” I asked. “Sir?”
More silence.
“Sir? Did you hear what I said? Our puppy has …”
“I heard you,” he cut me off.
“Have you seen him?”
“No. I have not. Please leave.”
I pushed the button, ignoring the black box’s command. “Are there any other ways out besides this gate?”
“I have not seen your puppy,” the increasingly perturbed voice said. “You are at the only entrance and exit of the estate. You must have been ... mistaken. Good day.”
We had been dismissed. Zach breathed in deep and exhaled with a cry. “Where’s Butch, Mom?”
“I don’t know, baby. Let’s walk down the block and call for him. Maybe he got out the other side somehow.”
“But the guy said …”
“I know what the guy said.” Upon looking at the grounds inside the fence a second time, I noticed overgrown foliage around the house. There was also a line of rust around the fountain. From the street all you could see was the fountain and paved area around it, but once you looked inside the gate, the façade of Hollywood elegance fell flat. The grass was too high, the shrubs looked like monsters from a second-rate horror movie, and there were no flowers. They might have an uptown butler, but the place was looking ragged.
 

Click here to see my previous VBT & Book review on Teresa Trent's "Overdue for Murder".
 
BLOG POST BY THE AUTHOR
Five Reasons Why You Need to Read and One Reason Why it Should be a Mystery
by Teresa Trent
Reading Helps Your Brain
In this world of distractions, short attention spans and attention deficit disorder, reading a novel is simple medicine.  
Reading Educates and Enlightens   
The speed of information is now greater than ever before.  Something happens in another part of the world, and if the news has not been censored in that country, we generally know it by suppertime.  With increased awareness of others, comes increased tolerance and diversity.  Knowledge is power and fear of the unknown lessens. 
Reading Provides Stress Relief
You may be about to boil over about a situation at work or home.  Take a break and put your brain into someone else's troubles for a while.  Reading about a fictional character's boiling point can help you when you're ready to get back to your own problems. It also can help you if you need to take a break from those delightful 24 hour news channels.  
A Good Book is Better Entertainment Than Any Movie or Television Show.
   Ever read a book and then go to see the movie?  It almost never compares to the joy you found in the written word.  That's because your imagination has better sets, better actors and more information.
Reading is Frugal 
With free ebooks on Amazon and other outlets, friends who lend books and the public library, you can line up enough books to keep you busy for years.  Go ahead and cancel that expensive vacation. You have a good book to read.
Why Read a Mystery?
 Mysteries are puzzles to solve.  They challenge your attention to detail and deductive reasoning.  Cozy mysteries do all this and place the puzzle in a quaint setting with some quirky characters.  There might be romance or a thriller aspect to a cozy mystery and because the setting seems so familiar it makes all of these elements come alive. 
 I hope you get a chance to download my free book Doggone Dead this weekend on Amazon.  If you love to solve a mystery here's a clue for you in this book. * Look for things that sparkle. *
 
 
 
 
 


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Wednesday, 23 January 2013

VBT - Finding a Man For Sylvia by Margaret Lesh


Finding A Man For Sylvia
by Margaret Lesh
Contemporary Romantic Comedy/Chick Lit
Published by Musa Publishing
Released on November 23, 2012
Heat Level: Sweet/Sensual
Word Count: 60,000

Note: While this title contains elements of BDSM and light bondage as one of the characters is a dominatrix, please note that there are no graphic sex scenes, only comedic references.

Blurb
A well-intentioned but clueless romantic is determined to find love for her lonely neighbor over her exasperated husband’s objections.

Julia Hawthorne-Florez has the best of intentions, and everyone knows what the road to Hell is paved with. Her husband Javier accuses her of playing God with people’s lives, but Julia is simply a fool for love. (Or maybe just a fool?)

When lonely Sylvia moves in across the street, Julia is determined to find her match. Of course, there are obstacles. Javier, for one, who’s forbidden any further matchmaking attempts on his well-intentioned wife’s part. And there’s the little matter of Sylvia being in love with a man who’s taken a vow of celibacy.

Julia schemes; the hamster wheel in her head spins furiously. Handsome Ted is Julia’s first choice. Except shy Ted happens to be interested in Julia’s best friend, certified dominatrix Lisa. And so it goes. Julia spins her web; Javier laughs at her. But Julia always gets the last laugh in this Latin-infused contemporary romantic comedy.

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Finding a Man for Sylvia
by Margaret Lesh

EXCERPT

Ted stood awkwardly before me, lamenting his poor dumb fat kitty, and I felt a sudden twinge of inspiration. What could be more perfect and beautiful than bringing two shadow people together? It was the exact right thing to do. Ted and Sylvia were both background players. Who could possibly be a better match for my love-worn friend? I was practically picking out their china pattern, wondering what their children would look like. Good looking, of course; very shy.

“So, Ted, what are you doing for Thanksgiving?” I said, making conversation, trying to draw him out a little.

He began to fumble and stammer, “Oh, Thanksgiving. Um, wow. I hadn’t—I—uh…”

Only Ted. He hadn’t a clue, and it was the next day.

“We’re eating at three. Join us. Please. I insist.”

“Oh, uh, my mother —”

“Is she trying to set you up again?” I said with a laugh, teasing him just a little. His parents lived back home in Salt Lake City, and it was just like Bitsy to have arranged a space for him at some eligible young lady’s parents’ dinner table for the holiday.

He was looking down at his shoes; I leaned over from my seat at the reception desk where I was temporarily filling in and looked down at them too. They were brown brogue oxfords, the type serious professionals and college professors wear. His coordinated blue-and-green argyle socks were hot, in an “I’m in love with my teacher” sort of way.

“Really, I insist. No one should be alone on Thanksgiving.”

I immediately regretted saying that. Nobody wants to feel like they’re unloved and unpopular. No one wants to feel like a lonely loser. I hoped he didn’t feel that way from my offhand remark, but he looked at me, right in my eyes, and nodded.

“That sounds nice. I’ll be there.”

“Fabulous.”

He took a few steps and then stopped, turned and asked, “Red or white wine?”

“Both,” I answered, surprising him. I was only half joking.

As he walked back to his cubicle, I had to stop myself from rubbing my hands together like Snidely Whiplash—who I didn’t resemble in this context at all. I was using my powers for good. This time.

* * * * * * * * * *


About the Author
California girl Margaret Lesh lives with her husband Steve and son Andrew in a quiet suburb near Los Angeles. Co-creator of StoryRhyme.com, she writes middle grade, young adult, and women’s fiction. When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about baked goods, especially donuts, far too often. She believes tacos are magic. 

Connect with Margaret Lesh
Website: http://www.margaretlesh.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MargaretLesh
Goodreads:  http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15992104-normalish
Blog: http://www.storyrhyme.com/jcsblog/



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