Under a Paper Moon.
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Day Three! Spring For Love Blog Hop and
Giveaway!
With a Rafflecopter giveaway and twenty-six participating authors!
One of my favorite “spring pleasures” is seeing my herbs sprout from the 
ground. Particularly after a harsh winter of ice and snow. I particularly love the garlic chives. I love making chive vinegar. The delicate purple flower heads tint the vinegar giving it a lovely pinkish tint. Great on salads!
I hope you’re discovering some new authors and some wonderful books to add to your TBR pile! I know I have!
Like today’s Soul Mate author, Annette Bower!
Annette writes about women’s roles in families, in communities and women’s emotions at the beginning and end of love in her home office in Regina, SK. Her short stories are published in magazines and anthologies in Canada, United States, and United Kingdom.
Her romance novels, Woman of Substance and Moving On are published by Soul Mate Publishing.
I love the cover of her contemporary romance, Moving On!
Here’s the blurb!
Anna Jenkins, a mysterious woman arrives in the resort town of Regina Beach as the heir to a cottage, even though there isn’t an obvious family connection. The residents of the town know everyone’s business and they are very keen on discovering Anna’s secrets. Anna meets Nick Donnelly with a secret of his own. As a soldier, the injuries he sustained in an IED explosion were greater than most people realize.
During his rehabilitation, Nick and Anna become friends. Nick begins to dream of a life on the land with a family of his own. When Anna discovers that Nick plans to return to active duty, she puts the brakes on loving a man who might die because of his career. Nick must convince Anna they have a future to live for.
And what does Annette love about spring?
She can kick off her winter boots and walk the four miles from her home around Wascana Lake and back, every day.
ANNETTE’S LINKS:
TWITTER GOODREADS AUTHOR CENTRAL
Annette would like you to follow her on Twitter! She is giving away an e-copy of Moving On to one lucky commenter. Click HERE for Rafflecopter. To follow the full tour, click HERE.
Soul Mate Publishing Author’s Spring For Love Blog Hop!With a Rafflecopter giveaway and twenty-six participating authors!
how to prepare the soil. Peat moss and pretty garden gloves shared equal space on her garden bench. I owe my passion for gardening to both my parents. My father taught me how to grow vegetables, but the flowers, the annuals and perennials, are gifts from my mother. I spent years watching her tend her roses and her flower beds on what she called, “her little piece of America.” Gardening was more than a hobby, it was a way of life.
But, enough about me…
It’s my pleasure to introduce you to fellow Soul Mate Author, Amanda L. V. Shalaby! Her passion for all things Jane Austen was inspired by her mother and grandmother. She now writes her own historical romantic mysteries. Amanda’s previously published works, Rhianna and Audra, both were nominated for the prestigious InD’Tale Magazine RONE Award. Her latest novel, Bleddyn Hall, was released on February 11, 2015.
Darcy: Amanda, what’s one thing you like about Spring?
Amanda: One thing I love about Spring is Cadbury Egg chocolate candies! They only come out this time of year!
Darcy: Ooo, yum! I agree!
Here is Amanda’s wonderful book blurb and cover for Bleddyn Hall! *sigh*
After a whirlwind romance during the London Season, Lady Isabel Sutton finds herself quickly engaged to the handsome Lord Tresham Bleddyn, Earl of Dancy. When his father passes away suddenly, however, his period of mourning delays their marriage and ruins the season for Tresham’s younger, twin sisters, Annalise and Rosamund.
After the girls invite Isabel to their Yorkshire home, Bleddyn Hall, Tresham seems an entirely different man than the one she fell in love with in London. Not only that, but all is not well within the walls of Bleddyn Hall. The house’s dark secrets lead to murder, mystery, and a gruesome discovery.
Was Isabel’s happy future with Tresham nothing more than an illusion? What is more, will she survive her stay at Bleddyn Hall?
Amanda’s Links!
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To enter, follow Amanda’s FaceBook Page!
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In addition to the Blog Hop, Clean Indie Reads is also having a Book Sale this week! My latest release, Hawke’s Nest – the first book in my Like No Other Series is one of the books in the sale. It’s 99 Cents on Amazon this week so be sure to grab your copy! Here’s the gorgeous book cover and blurb!
Make sure you enter the giveaway by clicking on the link below for your chance to win the Grand Prize! 25 ebooks!
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The books in the Grand Prize can be seen at … Grand Prize!
Here’s the link to the other blogs!
And here are the links to my books on Amazon.
Sealed With a Kiss Keeper of My Heart Rogue’s Son Hawke’s Nest
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Today, in honor of Valentines everywhere, I’m giving away 5 e-copies of my sweet short story, Sealed With A Kiss, the Prequel to Keeper of My Heart! All you have to do is sign up for my newsletter! Mail Chimp will alert me when you sign up! The link is underneath the picture of me. 🙂
Today it’s my pleasure to welcome, romance author, Alicia Dean to my blog! As an Elvis fan, I’m so excited about her new release, End of Lonely Street! Welcome Alicia!
I’m excited to share my latest release from The Wild Rose Press on what would have been Elvis’ eightieth birthday. ‘End of Lonely Street’ is a Vintage Romance Short Story set in 1957, in the era when Elvis first burst on the scene. Like my heroine in the story, I am a diehard Elvis fan. (As you probably figured out, I took the title from a line in Heartbreak Hotel, which was Elvis’ first million selling record).
Check out End of Lonely Street and enter to win GREAT prizes…
GIVEAWAY: – Entries accepted from January 8, 2015 through noon on January 22, 2015
Three prizes –
Elvis Gift Basket including DVD, CD, plus more
$25 Amazon Gift Card
$10 Amazon Gift Card
First place winner has first choice, second place winner has second choice, third place winner receives remaining prize.
Amazon Buy Link: http://amzn.com/B00QQO3BK0
Blurb:
Can she let go of the past, before it destroys her future?
All Toby Lawson wanted was to go to college to pursue her dream of becoming a teacher and to be free of her alcoholic mother and the painful memories of finding her and the guy Toby loved kissing. But when her mother nearly burns the house down, Toby must put her dreams on hold and return home to care for her. The only time she isn’t lonely and miserable is when she’s listening to her heartthrob, Elvis Presley. His music takes her away, helps her escape from everything wrong in her life.
Noah Rivers has always loved Toby, but no matter what he says, and even though she knows her mother initiated the kiss, and that he didn’t kiss her back, she can‘t seem to get past what happened. He soon realizes that the true problem lies in Toby’s belief that she’s not good enough for him and in her fear that she will be just like her mother.
What will it take to prove to her that she deserves to be happy, and that he would give anything to be the man to make her dreams come true?
Excerpt:
Chapter One
Mapleton, Tennessee, November, 1957
Toby Lawson closed her eyes and shut out all sounds of the diner, except for Elvis Presley’s voice. He was crooning about how she was the only one for him…no matter where he went or what he did… he’d spend his whole life loving her…
Rough hands landed on her waist and shattered the fantasy. She caught a whiff of hair tonic and too much cologne, and she snapped her eyes open. Wes Markham’s hateful face replaced the image of Elvis’ beautiful, crooked smile and smoldering blue eyes.
“Let me go.” She gritted her teeth, keeping her voice low. If her boss, Mr. Winstead, knew there was trouble on account of her, he’d explode. He’d barely let her have the job in the first place. Everyone in Mapleton knew the Lawson women were trouble.
Toby gripped his right wrist with one hand, tightening her hold on the utensils she held in the other. “I said let me go. Now!”
She shoved against him, but he didn’t budge.
He pulled her tighter. “Your momma’s a whole lot friendlier than you are. They say the apple don’t fall far from the tree, so how’s about you cut the pretense and we go someplace quiet? Winstead won’t miss you for a few minutes.”
Her cheeks heated. She didn’t dare look around. No doubt the customers were watching, listening. Elvis had stopped singing and everyone in the place could hear what he’d said about her mother. It wasn’t like they didn’t all know, though. Constance Lawson hadn’t exactly kept her escapades a secret.
Toby clenched her teeth and brandished the utensils. She spoke loud enough for everyone to hear. “Release me this instant, or I swear, you’ll be pulling this steak knife out of your eyeball.”
He held her gaze for a split second, then gave a laugh that was somewhere between nervous and furious. “Sure, sure. Okay.” He released her and stepped back. “I was just foolin’ around anyway. I got better things to do with my time than waste it on a used up chick like you.”
Muffled laughter rose around her. Oh God, she could crawl into a hole.
“How about you apologize to the lady, then beat it?”
Toby whirled at the male voice. Noah Rivers stood behind her, looking handsome and sharp in his police uniform—even with his dark hair in the military buzz cut. Her knees weakened, and tingles swept over her skin. She swallowed against the sudden dryness in her throat. She’d heard he was back, but hadn’t seen him until now. And what a time to have a reunion.
*** 10% of all of Alicia Dean’s net royalties for End of Lonely Street will go to
The Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation
*** 10% of all of Alicia Dean’s net royalties for End of Lonely Street will go to
The Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation http://www.graceland.com/epcf/ ***
Alicia Dean lives in Edmond, Oklahoma. She has three grown children and a huge network of supportive friends and family. She writes mostly contemporary suspense and paranormal, but has also written in other genres, including a few vintage historicals.
Other than reading and writing, her passions are Elvis Presley, MLB, NFL (she usually works in a mention of one or all three into her stories) and watching her favorite televisions shows like Vampire Diaries, Justified, Sons of Anarchy, Haven, The Mindy Project, and Dexter (even though it has sadly ended, she will forever be a fan). Some of her favorite authors are Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, Lee Child, Lisa Gardner, Sharon Sala, Jordan Dane, Ridley Pearson, Joseph Finder, and Jonathan Kellerman…to name a few.
Find Alicia here:
Website: http://aliciadean.com/
Blog: http://aliciadean.com/alicias-blog/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008364070487
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alicia_Dean_
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/aliciamdean/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/468339.Alicia_Dean
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Last week, I took a networking class with contemporary romance author, Catherine Bybee. I learned so much and met a lot of wonderful authors. So, I’m doing a little test…sign up for my newsletter (click on Darcy’s Newsletter in the sidebar) and two of you will receive a Kindle copy of Catherine’s book, Wife by Wednesday, Book 1 in Catherine’s Weekday Brides Series.
I’ll post the winners September 1st on my FB author page and one my website.
Giveaway ends August 31st at 10pm Eastern. Good luck!
My interview is up at Linda Weaver Clarke’s Blog Spot! I’ll be there through the 19th. I’m giving away an ebook of my latest release, Rogue’s Son. So stop by and leave a comment, ask a question or just say hi! I’d love to hear from you!
Linda Weaver Clarke’s Blog Spot
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Hi Friends,
I’m putting together items for a Spa Basket that I’m donating to my local author group as a giveaway at our winter retreat. For the next two weeks, I’ll be taking your ideas on what needs to go in the basket. I welcome all suggestions, from the obvious to the unexpected.
By the way, this is not the basket, but I wanted you to have something to “fill”! 🙂 I’m planning on buying a white basket and when I find it, I’ll post it.
Also, I’ll be giving away a copy of one of my ebooks to one lucky commenter. I just need two things from you:
1. Leave your suggestion in the comment section.
2. Subscribe to my newsletter! [The button is in the right column. 🙂 See it?]
You can check out my ebooks below.
Sealed With a Kiss: Prequel to Keeper of My Heart
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