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Today I have an interview with Rebekah Turner, an Australian author who I met while traveling in Australia. A super nice lady who is also very talented!  I had the pleasure of reading her book, a near future, dystopian, science fiction, thriller a few months ago. I provided a blurb for her book, THREADER. "This story threaded its way into my heard and wouldn't let go! Be prepared for a late night." Rebekah is also offering 3 copies of her book as a give away! This is for readers in Australia and New Zealand only and I'm sorry to say the book is also only available in Australia and New Zealand, however I think you can order it (see below for a link). Cover copy: Welcome to the Helios Academy: evolve or die... It’s the year 2050 and life is increasingly hard for ‘non-citizens’. A slowly emerging young minority  has been exposed as ‘talents’;  they harbour mutations that give them special gifts – super strength, regenerative powers,  psychic gifts or the abili...

So much for my New Year's resolution to blog more :/  Can I blame spending the month of April in Australia and having to finish DAWN STUDY?  No? Sigh.  Well, I'm back with another Author Interview and this time with the lovely, talented Tosca Lee!  Her book, THE PROGENY came out today and I was lucky to be able to review an ARC and provide a blurb. My blurb: Be warned, once you start this book, it's impossible to put down! Also Tosca is giving away one copy of THE PROGENY - see the Rafflecopter below to enter to win! This is open to residents in the USA and Canada only. Cover copy: Emily Porter is the descendant of a serial killer. Now, she’s become the hunted. She’s on a quest that will take her to the secret underground of Europe and the inner circles of three ancient orders—one determined to kill her, one devoted to keeping her alive, and one she must ultimately save. Filled with adrenaline, romance, and reversals, The Progeny is the present-day saga of ...

 Today, MAGIC STUDY is being released in Japan with another gorgeous cover by Tae. I love this cover - I thought the one for POISON STUDY was also super cool, but this one...just resonates with me.  She's clutching the butterfly pendant Valek carved for her. To celebrate the release, I'm giving away TWO copies of the book.  My publisher in Japan was so kind to send me extra copies and they arrived today - perfect timing.  See below for the Rafflecopter - it is open to ALL my readers worldwide. POISON STUDY earned lots of wonderful reviews when it was released in July 2015. One Japanese reader said:   I read this book while in the bullet train from Tokyo the other day...I almost missed my station. Wow, that was close. High readability from the beginning, and you won't be able to stop turning the pages in the latter half.  And Booklog wrote:  How many years has it been since I've acted like this? I couldn't stop thinking about the story, even ...

The UK office has generously offered to send me some extra copies of the UK edition of NIGHT STUDY!  And I thought to pass them along to my readers. I've a Rafflecopter below and all you need to enter is to post a comment on one of the blogs on my UK Blog Tour - please comment on the Night Study post and not some random post on the blog :).  I posted the links to them all - a few haven't put up their posts yet.  The give away is open to ALL!! February 25:  Reader in a Reverie  - The idea for Night Study February 26:  Feeling Fictional  - Introducing Valek February 27:  Black Plume  - Q&A with Yelena February 28:  Eclectic Ramblings of Author Heather Osborne  - Top Ten Reasons to Read Fantasy February 29:  The YA Commuter Reader  - Introducing Ixia March 1:  Laura Jayne Online  - Top Five Favorite Fantasy and SF Books March 2:  Under A Mound of Books  - 5 Tips for Writing Good Romance Mar...

Today is the official release date of the UK edition of NIGHT STUDY! My UK readers have waited patiently (well, most of them have ;) for three extra weeks.  To celebrate the release, we are doing a UK Blog Tour for the next two weeks.  I've been working hard on writing articles, answering questions, and putting together a few lists for the tour.  Some highlights: a Q&A with Yelena, and Valek takes some time to tell you about himself. Below are links to the tour stops, and you can see them all on the banner. February 25:  Reader in a Reverie  - The idea for Night Study February 26:  Feeling Fictional  - Introducing Valek February 27:  Black Plume  - Q&A with Yelena February 28:  Eclectic Ramblings of Author Heather Osborne  - Top Ten Reasons to Read Fantasy February 29:  The YA Commuter Reader  - Introducing Ixia March 1:  Laura Jayne Online  - Top Five Favorite Fantasy and SF Books March 2:...

Today I'm part of THE SHADOW QUEEN blog tour!  This is my first time being a stop for another author's tour and I'm so glad it's for C.J. Redwine.  C.J. asked me to read THE SHADOW QUEEN a few months ago for a possible cover quote. I loved the book and wanted to interview her on my blog and I ended up being a part of her tour.  Fun stuff! About the book: Title:  THE SHADOW QUEEN Author: C.J. Redwine Pub. Date: February 16, 2016 Publisher:  Balzer + Bray Format: Hardcover, eBook Find it:  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  iBooks  |  Goodreads Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common—magic. She’ll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire h...

I'm so excited to have Deborah Blake as my guest again!  She is one of the sweetest ladies I know! She's been super supportive of me and my writing since way back and I even had to pleasure of hanging out with her at a RWA conference in New York City. Her third novel in her Baba Yaga series of paranormal romance books, WICKEDLY POWERFUL has just been released.  I'm really enjoying this series of books and if you haven't read them, go buy the first book, WICKEDLY DANGEROUS right now....go on....I'll wait  ;) Along with the interview, Deborah is offering a signed copy of her book plus an adorable "Be Wicked" broom stick to a winner! Check out the Rafflecopter below to enter.  Open to ALL!! Cover blurb: Known as the wicked witch of Russian fairy tales, Baba Yaga is not one woman, but rather a title carried by a chosen few. They keep the balance of nature and guard the borders of our world, but don’t make the mistake of crossing one of them… Th...