Excerpt + Giveaway From Familiar Light By Sarah Ballance

Jan26
by LizzieBeth on January 26, 2012 at 5:16 am
Posted In: Blog, Books, Chapter, Excerpt, Preview, Romance, Sample, Sizzling PR, Suspense, Thriller, Tour

Familiar Tour Button “Can I help you?” The gruff question trickled through the cavernous space like water leaking through pipes. He seemed to materialize from the shadows as he strode toward her, the rise of heat from the concrete floor keeping him just out of focus.

But her heart knew.

She swallowed a hard knob of regret. “Bridger?”

He couldn’t have heard her—not with the way she clung to his name, as if saying it out loud would be to lose another piece of him. But his step faltered, and the recognition in that interrupted cadence brought the burn of tears to her eyes.

No regrets. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Review: Everneath – Brodi Ashton

Jan25
by LizzieBeth on January 25, 2012 at 3:16 pm
Posted In: Books, Fantasy, Mythology, Paranormal, Reviews, Romance, Supernatural, Teen, Young Adult

Everneath BCHurt and bereft, the Everneath was the solution Nikki Beckett was looking for when she disappeared from view six months ago. Never once did she imagine returning to her old life ever again. Yet as her time within the Everneath came to a close, a vision of the boy she’d once loved sprung into her mind and gave her the strength to make the decision to return to the surface – a decision that did not sit well with Cole, the immortal who’d drawn her to the Underworld in the first place.

Nikki is determined to make the most of the six months she has left before the Tunnels come to claim her. She tells herself that this time she’ll do things right and make sure she doesn’t leave behind any loose ends when the time comes. Her transition as one of the living isn’t easy for her. Her emotions are numb and part of her yearns to return to the depths of the Everneath once more. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Guest Post: Even A Heroine Needs A Best Friend By Avery Flynn

Jan25
by LizzieBeth on January 25, 2012 at 6:31 am
Posted In: Bewitching Book Tours, Blog, Books, Contemporary, Erotic, Guest Blogger, Interracial, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, Tour

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Like many authors, I write what I love to read. In my case that means fast-paced, steamy tales of suspense with a big dash of humor featuring a strong heroine who has friends. Not just the cardboard type of friends whose only purpose is to act as a sounding board for the heroine, but someone who is a significant part of the heroine’s life.

Beth Martinez, the heroine in A Dry Creek Bed, and Claire Layton have been best friends since were in the same Girl Scout troop in second grade. Where Beth is tall, cautious and hiding some deep family hurts, Claire is petite, impulsive and spends her time shocking her crazy family. While they may be different in many ways, they are alike in what matters – their devotion to each other. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Poem: The Poisoned Pen

Jan24
by LizzieBeth on January 24, 2012 at 7:21 am
Posted In: Free Verse, Loss, Poem, Poetry

The Poisoned Pen

 

I dipped the pen in poison ink.
Scratched your name across the tattered page.
Like acid eating metal,
it burned a hole straight through,
and a wicked stench remained.

Dark and twisted,
the vellum curled back in upon itself,
to hide what was no longer there.
If I could, I’d patch it back,
and make it new again.

Yet that giant hole does beckon.
Broken pieces scatter to the winds.
The poisoned pen lies discarded.
The corrosive ink eats through the floor,
erasing all traces of what once was there.

 

© Jan. 24, 2012 L.E.M.

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Poem: Distance

Jan24
by LizzieBeth on January 24, 2012 at 7:01 am
Posted In: Lyrical, Poem, Poetry

Distance

 

My soul bleeds.
Trickles of red coursing down the length of me.
Patterns imprinted,
that only I can see.

Pain. Heartache.
Distant songs I once listened to.
They no longer mean a thing.
Ironically, I remember you.

 

© Jan. 23, 2012 L.E.M.

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Guest Blog: An Ode To Bloggers By Terri Giuliano Long

Jan24
by LizzieBeth on January 24, 2012 at 5:19 am
Posted In: Blog, Books, Coming Of Age, Contemporary, Drama, Family, Guest Blogger, Novel Publicity, Tour, Young Adult

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Last May, a month or so after I began marketing my novel, In Leah’s Wake, a former agent told me that I would never sell 500 books. A rookie, I had no idea what to expect. When I published the novel, I’d dreamed of selling a 3,000 – 5,000 books, hoping healthy sales numbers would attract the attention of an agent or traditional publishing house for my next novel.

The agent had left New York, but she’d been in the business for a long time, and her words stung. I hung up the phone, heartbroken, depressed. Had I not been in the midst of my first blog tour, I might have pulled my novel off the market that day.

Determined to see the tour through, I soldiered on.  On the tour, I met wonderful, caring people, book bloggers, whose kindness buoyed and sustained me.

Over the next few months, In Leah’s Wake appeared on hundreds of blogs. Bloggers opened their hearts and spread the word about this quiet literary novel. In August, In Leah’s Wake hit the Barnes & Noble and Amazon charts. Now, seven months after my talk with that agent, the book has been in the Amazon top 200 for over five months, and we’ve sold just shy of 80,000 copies. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Read An Excerpt From Snowy Fate By Marissa Dobson

Jan24
by LizzieBeth on January 24, 2012 at 4:34 am
Posted In: Blog, Books, Chapter, Contemporary, Erotic, Excerpt, Preview, Romance, Sample, Sizzling PR, Tour

SF BC She picked up the fire poker as she looked at the naked man before her. “Who are you?” Even though she was startled by the man who stood before her, she had a feeling that he meant her no harm. A man that sexy couldn’t harm anyone; except to break a girl’s heart. He looked as though he should be posing for Playgirl instead of standing in the cozy living room.

“The better question is who are you and what are you doing here?” he asked as he shook the wet snow off his body. He stood there, not the least bit concerned that he was naked, nor that he was wet from head to toe. Her heart was fluttering, and desire was heating her cheeks. She wanted to explore his toned body with her hands, and her tongue. His dark hair was wind blown into disarray; that served to make him look dangerous, and that much sexier.

“The name’s Aspyn. Now who are you?” ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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