Sunday, January 21, 2018

Sunday Post #57






This Last Week @ Books, Books The Magical Fruit
Week of January 15 – January 21, 2018
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - New Release from T.A. Moorman by After Glows Publishing
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Watching Mine is LIVE! by Alex Grayson
Stacking The Shelves #60
Sunday Post #57
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - COVER REVEAL: SMITTEN by Juliet Braddock
Book Blitz (Reading Addiction Blog Tours) : Asleep From Day by Margarita Montimore
Teaser Tuesday (Reading Addiction Blog Tours) : Searching for Gertrude by D.E. Haggerty
Promo Blitz (Reading Addiction Blog Tours) : The Three Souls by Bill Thomas


Next Week @ Books, Books The Magical Fruit
Week of January 22 – January 28, 2018
01/25/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Wicked Me ~ Release Day! by Aoife Sheridan
01/27/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Unlikely Love Release by S K Gregory

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Coming soon




January
Book Blitz (YA Bound) : Keeper by Kim Chance
01/25/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Wicked Me ~ Release Day! by Aoife Sheridan
01/27/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Unlikely Love Release by S K Gregory
01/30/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Finally Free is now #live by Riley Edwards
01/22/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Out Now: Driven by Dane Cobain by Dane Cobain


February
02/01/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - BOUND BY AFFLICTION IS LIVE! by RYAN MICHELE
02/02/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - My Fated Valentine Event! by C.D. Gorri-Author
Book Blitz/#Giveaway (YA Bound) : The Outcasts - The Blood Dagger: Volume 1 by Misty Hayes
Promo Post (YA Bound) : The She-Wolf of Kanta by Marlena Frank
02/04/2018 - Release Week Blitz (Reading Addiction Blog Tours) : Forbidden Royal by Victoria Pinder

March
03/05/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - My Fated Valentine Event! by C.D. Gorri-Author

Stacking The Shelves #60




Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Promo Blitz : The Three Souls by Bill Thomas








Contemporary Fiction/Fantasy
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: June 2017


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Johnny Chambers is jailed in Texas in the early 1960's. He is falsely convicted of a crime and is sentenced to five years in prison. While is prison he meets two other inmates Vinny Le Pugh and David Madejas.

Both inmates have had near death experiences and yet both have shown new found talents in music and art. Johnny decides to talk to the warden about their ability in a way to help them find their freedom. The warden goes along with it for a while but then decides to pull the plug on the craft room. Johnny, fearing for his life, decides to plan an escape with the two inmates and their art.


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Bill Thomas grew up in Austin, Texas. Bill started playing drums at an early age and played in many local bands including The Rock Hounds and Primitive Moderns. Bill moved to guitar and released two original CD's on CD Baby. He performs with a stage name of Bill James. Bill has also written two full length screenplays.



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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Teaser Tuesday/#Giveaway : Searching for Gertrude by D.E. Haggerty








Historical Fiction, Historical Romance
Date Published: January 22, 2018

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While growing up in Germany in the 1930s, Rudolf falls in love with the girl next door, Gertrude. He doesn’t care what religion Gertrude practices but the Nazis do. When the first antisemitic laws are enacted by the Nazi government, Gertrude’s father loses his job at the local university. Unable to find employment in Germany, he accepts a position at Istanbul University and moves the family to Turkey. Rudolf, desperate to follow Gertrude, takes a position working at the consulate in Istanbul with the very government which caused her exile. With Rudolf finally living in the same city as Gertrude, their reunion should be inevitable, but he can’t find her. During his search for Gertrude, he stumbles upon Rosalyn, an American Jew working as a nanny in the city. Upon hearing his heartbreaking story, she immediately agrees to help him search for his lost love. Willing to do anything in their search for Gertrude, they agree to work for a British intelligence officer who promises his assistance, but his demands endanger Rudolf and Rosalyn. As the danger increases and the search for Gertrude stretches on, Rudolf and Rosalyn grow close, but Rudolf gave his heart away long ago. 

How far would you go to find the woman you love?











Excerpt


As usual, the clerk rushed out of the room as soon as it was lunchtime the next day. Rudolf waited until the other administrative workers had left, and then he waited an additional five minutes to make sure no one was coming back. He didn’t sneak over to the clerk’s desk. He strolled over as if he had business to which he needed to attend even as his palms sweated and his heart beat erratically. He tugged on the drawer to ensure it was locked before pulling the letter opener out of his pocket. He looked around to ensure he was still alone before kneeling in front of the drawer and sticking the letter opener in the tiny lock. With only a bit of jiggling, the lock clicked open. As quietly as he could, Rudolf pulled the drawer open and peeked in. Sure enough, the cabinet keys were sitting in the tray on the top of the drawer. He slid the drawer closed and went to stand. That’s when he realized his mistake. The drawer had to be locked when the clerk arrived. Otherwise, he would immediately assume something was wrong.

Rudolf kneeled in front of the closed drawer and once again stuck his letter opener in the lock. If the letter opener could unlock the drawer, it stood to reason it could also lock it. It took quite a bit of fiddling made worse by his shaky hands before he felt a click. He heard the clacking of boots on tile and jumped to his feet while thrusting the letter opener in his pocket. The sound came closer. He didn’t have time to check the lock was engaged. He rushed in the opposite direction of the approaching person, entering the hallway on the far side of the office. He walked to the toilet and waited until he was locked in a stall before he dared to take a breath. He leaned against the stall door and took deep breaths while his heart slowly went back to its regular rhythm.

After he managed to gain some semblance of calm, he splashed cold water on his face before returning to his desk where he waited for the clerk to arrive. Was the desk drawer locked? Would the clerk know someone had tampered with the drawer even if it was locked? It took all of Rudolf’s willpower to not constantly glance at the clerk’s empty desk. When the clerk finally arrived, Rudolf tilted his chair in the clerk’s direction and waited with bated breath. But nothing happened other than the clerk unlocking his desk after sitting down. Rudolf waited for the man to notice things were amiss. It took several hours before he realized the clerk was not going to notice anything, and he could relax. He could breathe for the first time since lunch and got back to work.


About the Author





I grew-up reading everything I could get my grubby hands on, from my mom's Harlequin romances, to Nancy Drew, to Little Women. When I wasn't flipping pages in a library book, I was penning horrendous poems, writing songs no one should ever sing, or drafting stories which have thankfully been destroyed. College and a stint in the U.S. Army came along, robbing me of free time to write and read, although on the odd occasion I did manage to sneak a book into my rucksack between rolled up socks, MRIs, t-shirts, and cold weather gear. After surviving the army experience, I went back to school and got my law degree. I jumped ship and joined the hubby in the Netherlands before the graduation ceremony could even begin. A few years into my legal career, I was exhausted, fed up, and just plain done. I quit my job and sat down to write a manuscript, which I promptly hid in the attic after returning to the law. But being a lawyer really wasn’t my thing, so I quit (again!) and went off to Germany to start a B&B. Turns out being a B&B owner wasn’t my thing either. I polished off that manuscript languishing in the attic before following the husband to Istanbul where I decided to give the whole writer-thing a go. But ten years was too many to stay away from my adopted home. I packed up again and moved to The Hague where I’m currently working on my next book. I hope I’ll always be working on my next book.

Searching for Gertrude is my twelfth book.

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Book Blitz : Asleep From Day by Margarita Montimore









Contemporary/General Fiction
Date Published: January 10th, 2018

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Astrid can’t remember the best day of her life: yesterday.

A traumatic car accident erases Astrid’s memories of September 9th, the day she spent with an oddly charming stranger named Theo. Ever since, she’s been haunted by surreal dreams and an urgent sense that she’s forgotten something important. One night, she gets a mysterious call from Oliver, who knows more about her than he should and claims he can help her remember. She accepts his help, even as she questions his motives and fights a strange attraction to him.

In order to find Theo and piece together that lost day in September, Astrid must navigate a maze of eccentric Boston nightlife, from the seedy corners of Chinatown to a drug-fueled Alice-in-Wonderland-themed party to a club where everyone dresses like the dead. In between headaches and nightmares, she struggles to differentiate between memory, fantasy, and reality, and starts to wonder if Theo really exists. Eventually, she’ll need to choose between continuing her search for him or following her growing feelings for Oliver. Astrid might go to extreme lengths to find what she’s lost . . . or might lose even more in her pursuit to remember (like her sanity).



 “A compelling and original take on the classic amnesia tale . . . The narrative bursts with detailed, vivid characters . . . The dialogue is expertly crafted.” – The BookLife Prize

“Simply riveting from start to finish... a captivating, literary piece that winds a path somewhere between mystery, romance, and psychological thriller.” – D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review



Excerpt



What’s the last thing you remember?

A rumble, a static rush, the world on a dimmer switch.

Outside, everything was gray.

But inside, a galaxy of color and light. Fireflies behind my eyes, neon in my bones. A nerve net of bioluminescence.

Radiant with hope. Glorious.

Do you know where you are?

In the heart of a storm. Give me lightning. Give me the flood. I’ve bled the sky of pigment, devoured its clouds. They remain like honey on my tongue, crystalized with promise. Nothing was ever sweeter.

What happened?

Something incredible.

Something terrible.

No more color. Fade to grey.

I’ve been robbed of this elation.

Stay with me.



---

I have the weirdest taste in my mouth. Metallic, like I’ve been sucking on pennies, and spicy—no, not spicy. Stinging. Blood. What the—? I move my tongue and feel tiny pebbles. They’re sharp, cutting my gums and the insides of my cheeks. Not pebbles. Teeth? No. Glass.

I turn to spit out pieces of broken glass, but there’s something around my neck and I can’t move it. Okay, don’t panic. I push the glass out of my mouth with the tip of my tongue and pieces roll down my chin on a trail of saliva and blood. Now let’s turn on a light in here.

I open my eyes. Huh.

What is this place? There are shelves of equipment, strange monitors, dials, wires. Some kind of . . . storage room? The image blurs and wobbles. If my head is a handheld camera, whoever’s operating it has a serious case of the shakes. I can’t get a steady picture and I have no idea what this place is.

Have I been kidnapped?

That thought should trigger some modicum of fear. But it’s like I’m trapped in a block of ice and fear is on the other side of it. I can barely muster any curiosity to figure out where I am. The rest of it—how I got here, if I’m safe, hurt, etc.—will have to wait.

So let’s see. The room is tiny, and moving, and noisy. There are beeps, the hiss and tinny chatter of a walkie-talkie, the looped bellow of a siren.

Seriously, where am I?

Nowhere good, a black whisper warns, and a fog in my mind parts, clearing a path for fear, the belated guest.

The image finally snaps into focus and it registers: an ambulance.

Why the fuck am I in an ambulance?

I sit up with a—nope, I can only lift my head maybe an inch.

Why aren’t you panicking more?

Because it’s getting foggy inside my head again and blurry outside of it. I could really use a nap. It’s so chilly in here. And bright. Might as well close my eyes and deal with this in the morning. Ah, the dark is much better.

Hang on. Let’s get some questions answered first, maybe make sure I’m not missing any limbs. I try to sit up again and a hand on my shoulder prevents me from rising any further. No, it’s not just the hand. I’m strapped in.

“Nice to see you coming around, but don’t try to sit up. My name is Leo and I’m a paramedic. Do you know today’s date?”

I squint but can’t make out the face above me.

“September ninth, 1999,” I mumble.

“It’s actually September tenth,” he corrects me. Close enough.

“What happened? Am I hurt?” Of course you’re hurt, genius. I doubt you’re tied to a gurney, with a mouthful of glass, just joyriding in an ambulance.

“It’s going to be okay, Astrid, we’re almost at the hospital.”

How does this guy know my name? Why am I going to the hospital? Because that’s usually the drop-off destination of ambulances. Try to keep up here. What happened to me?

My head is so damn heavy. Back down it goes, more blood, more spit trickling out of the corners of my mouth. I form words but can’t speak them. I manage a garbled whisper, but it’s drowned out by sirens, rattling noises, and the tapping of heavy rain on the ambulance roof.

I need to take stock. I’m mostly immobile, but am I paralyzed? I try to wiggle the toes. Okay, those work fine. Fingers? The ones on the left hand move then seize up in pain. Blinded? Obviously not, but my vision is still fuzzy at the edges. Obviously, I can’t move my head much, but I shouldn’t anyway, in case I have a concussion. Or worse. Go away, black whisper, I don’t need you scaring the shit out of me right now.

Back to my self-assessment. Do I feel pain anywhere else in my body? Now that I mention it, hell yes. Where? Everywhere, especially my left side.

Why can’t I remember how this happened? I keep asking the paramedic, but he won’t tell me. Why won’t he answer me?

Oh yeah, because he can’t actually hear me. Because my lips are barely moving and no sound is coming out.

It’s an effort to form any more words or keep my eyes open. Is there a cold, heavy blanket over me? Uh-oh, those blurry edges are going dark. It’s like someone pushed me into a deep well and I’m falling in slow motion.

“Try to stay awake, Astrid.”

Fingers snap in front of my face.

Cut it out, ambulance man. You’re messing up my nap. It’s so much nicer with my eyes closed. All you do is boss me around with “Don’t sit up” this and “Stay awake” that. The darkness is quiet and doesn’t make annoying demands.

“Astrid. Astrid!”

His voice is like a megaphone in my ear. Where is your mute button, ambulance man?

I think I found it. It’s here, further down in the dark.

I hear two voices, growing fainter as they speak.

“She’s out again, but vitals are stable.”

I’m not out, yet, ambulance man. Give a girl a break, would ya? It’s not my fault I have anvils on my eyelids. Besides, the light in here is too bright. And you are too loud. But I can still hear you fine . . . Mostly . . . Kind of . . .

“You’d think people would know not to drive like assholes in this kind of rain.”

“What is this, third one today?”

“Fourth. You hear about the wreck by the BQE? Five cars and a motorcycle. Two fatalities.”

“This one got lucky.”

“So to speak.”

“So to speak.”

“Want to get breakfast after this?”

“It’s lunchtime.”

“So? I want breakfast. Couldn’t you go for some French toast or pancakes?”

“Maybe eggs. Some strong coffee, bacon . . .”

“Extra bacon.”

How about taking my order, ambulance man? I’ll have—

Darkness.







About the Author




Margarita Montimore received a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. She worked for over a decade in publishing and social media before deciding to focus on the writing dream full-time. She has blogged for Marvel, Google, Quirk Books, and XOJane.com. When not writing, she freelances as a book coach and editor. She grew up in Brooklyn but currently lives in a different part of the Northeast with her husband and dog.



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Sunday, January 14, 2018

Sunday Post #56





This Last Week @ Books, Books The Magical Fruit
Week of January 8 – January 14, 2018
Stacking The Shelves #59
Cover Reveal (Give Me Books): Captive Beauty by Natasha Knight
Cover Reveal (Give Me Books): Interlude by Auden Dar
Release Blitz/#Giveaway (Give Me Books): Hey, Whiskey by Kaylee Ryan
Release Blitz (Give Me Books): Playing by Crystal Kaswell
Release Blitz (Give Me Books) : Last Chance by Lauren Runow
Release Blitz (Give Me Books): Angel's Halo MC Box Set by Terri Anne Browning
Release Blitz/#Giveaway (Give Me Books): Three by K.J. McGillick
Cover Reveal/ #Giveaway (Give Me Books): Reckless by Lex Martin
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Myths and Magic by Lori Titus
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - New HOT #Romance #LoveStory by Melissa Foster

Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Misfortune of Vision Launch! by Christy Nicholas
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - #99c Dragon Shifters by Love Books
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Eternally Yours: Legacy by Scerina Elizabeth Authoress
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Princess Witch Release Blastby Amber Garcia
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Gallows Novels Box Set Sale by Sharon Stevenson
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Chaos Novellas by Melissa Pearl
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Crazy Sexy Notion is LIVE! by Sarah Darlington
Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Tales of Vixen Falls by Wild Dreams Publishing
Release Blitz (Give Me Books): Exception by Mariah Dietz
Sunday Post #56



Next Week @ Books, Books The Magical Fruit
Week of January 15 – January 21, 2018
01/16/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - New Release from T.A. Moorman by After Glows Publishing
01/19/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Watching Mine is LIVE! by Alex Grayson
Stacking The Shelves #60
Sunday Post #57
01/18/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - COVER REVEAL: SMITTEN by Juliet Braddock

Reading Challenge Sign up

Always looking for new ones – any suggestions?

Books Reviewed

Coming soon




January
Book Blitz (YA Bound) : Keeper by Kim Chance
01/25/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Wicked Me ~ Release Day! by Aoife Sheridan
01/27/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Unlikely Love Release by S K Gregory
01/30/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Finally Free is now #live by Riley Edwards
01/22/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Out Now: Driven by Dane Cobain by Dane Cobain


February
02/01/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - BOUND BY AFFLICTION IS LIVE! by RYAN MICHELE
02/02/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - My Fated Valentine Event! by C.D. Gorri-Author
Book Blitz/#Giveaway (YA Bound) : The Outcasts - The Blood Dagger: Volume 1 by Misty Hayes
Promo Post (YA Bound) : The She-Wolf of Kanta by Marlena Frank

March
03/05/2018 - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - Thunderclap (Twitter/Facebook) - My Fated Valentine Event! by C.D. Gorri-Author

Stacking The Shelves #59




Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Friday, January 12, 2018

Bout of Books #21




Bout of Books


A day late, but can't resist joining this great way to get your reading started.



The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 8th and runs through Sunday, January 14th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 21 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team


Monday:
Reading: NA - Signed up Late
Finished: NA - Signed up Late
Total Pages Read Today: NA - Signed up Late
Total Pages Read During Bout of Books: NA - Signed up Late

Tuesday:
Reading:
10 Little Hippos (A Counting Picture Book) by Ashley Brayden
10 Little Penguins (A Counting Picture Book) by Ashley Brayden
101 Facts... Dogs! Amazing Facts, Photos and Video Links to the World's Best Loved Pet. (101 Animal Facts) by IP Factly
Pregnant by the CEO (Jameson Heirs #1) by HelenKay Dimon

Finished:
Total Pages Read Today: 13
Total Pages Read During Bout of Books: 13

Wednesday:
Reading:

10 Little Hippos (A Counting Picture Book) by Ashley Brayden
10 Little Penguins (A Counting Picture Book) by Ashley Brayden
101 Facts... Dogs! Amazing Facts, Photos and Video Links to the World's Best Loved Pet. (101 Animal Facts) by IP Factly
Pregnant by the CEO (Jameson Heirs #1) by HelenKay Dimon

Finished:

10 Little Hippos (A Counting Picture Book) by Ashley Brayden
10 Little Penguins (A Counting Picture Book) by Ashley Brayden
101 Facts... Dogs! Amazing Facts, Photos and Video Links to the World's Best Loved Pet. (101 Animal Facts) by IP Factly

Total Pages Read Today:96
Total Pages Read During Bout of Books:109

Thursday:
Reading:
600 Things You May Not Know About The Boston Red Sox by Mark Peters
650 Things You May Not Know About The Seattle Mariners by Mark Peters

Finished:
600 Things You May Not Know About The Boston Red Sox by Mark Peters
650 Things You May Not Know About The Seattle Mariners by Mark Peters

Total Pages Read Today: 172
Total Pages Read During Bout of Books: 281

Friday:
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Finished:
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Total Pages Read During Bout of Book:

Saturday:
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Sunday:
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Cover Reveal : Interlude by Auden Dar








Title: Interlude
Series: Interlude Duet #2
Author: Auden Dar
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: Sofie Hartley, Hart & Bailey Design Co.
Release Date: January 31, 2018





Blurb


One night.

That’s all Julian Caine offered.

And heartbreak is my only souvenir.

The morning
after the most unforgettable night of
my life, I wake up minus the man and plus one note.

With my
head held high, I’m determined to move on without the two men who broke my
heart.

My former
fiancé who let me go easily without so much as a glance.

And the
staggering, gorgeous Englishman who made me scream incoherent words…

All. Night.
Long.

When tragic
circumstances bring Julian closer than ever, it comes with unyielding passion and a new proposal… but not the traditional kind, the no-strings attached
kind.

Tensions
flare.

Life-changing
truths are revealed.

New sexual adventures are explored.

But the
question remains, will we ever be more than this … than this Interlude?

Interlude
is Book Two in the Interlude Duet. Due to graphic sexual content, it is
intended for mature audiences only.








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Auden Dar
is a romance junkie.  A former A&R
music executive, Auden aspires to create the perfect, imperfect book
boyfriend.  Besides her family and erotic
romance, Auden's other passions include music, foreign films, stalking bulldogs,
and learning how to cook like Nigella Lawson.



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