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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Black Friday Sale!

CLEAN TEEN PUBLISHING'S

2013 BLACK FRIDAY SALE & GIVEAWAY! 

Take advantage of this epic Black Friday sale hosted by Clean Teen Publishing! Nearly every book will be reduced to $.99 for ONE DAY ONLY on November 29, 2013. Take advantage of these sixteen young adult and new adult books that have been reduced to $.99 on Amazon. So grab your Kindle's or open up your Kindle Apps and get to shopping! 


Check out the titles below that are on sale and don't forget to enter the awesome SWAG Pack Giveaway at the bottom
Here is what you could win: 
(*U.S. only but International winners will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card in lieu of the prize.) 

Young Adult Adventure (YAe) 
"Harry Potter Fans Will Love This Series!"
Regular Price: $3.99    Sale Price: $.99

The Awakener by Amanda Strong
Young Adult Paranormal Romance (YA) 
"Fallen Fans Will Love This Series!"
Regular Price: $3.99    Sale Price: $.99

Concealed in the Shadows by Gabrielle Arrowsmith
Young Adult Dystopian (YA) 
"Divergent Fans Will Love This Series!"
Regular Price: $2.99    Sale Price: $.99

Double Star by Cindy Saunders
Young Adult Paranormal Fantasy (YA) 
"Need Fans Will Love This Book!"
Regular Price: $2.99    Sale Price: $.99

Finding ELE by Rebecca Gober and Courtney Nuckels 
Young Adult Dystopian/Paranormal Romance (YA) 
"Mortal Instruments Fans Will Love This Series!"
Book 1: Project ELE is FREE
Regular Price: $2.99    Sale Price: $.99

The Key by Jennifer Anne Davis
Young Adult Romantic Fantasy (YA Mature) 
"Throne of Glass and Grave Mercy Fans Will Love This Book!"
Regular Price: $3.99    Sale Price: $.99

Lingering Echoes by Erica Kiefer
New Adult Contemporary Romance (Rated YA Mature) 
"Beautiful Disaster Fans Will Love This Book!"
Regular Price: $3.99    Sale Price: $.99

Redemption by Rebecca Gober and Courtney Nuckels
Young Adult Paranormal Romance (YA) 
"Twilight Fans Will Love This Book!"
Book 1 in the series: Night Marchers is FREE!
Regular Price: $3.99    Sale Price: $.99

Reluctant Guardian by Melissa J. Cunningham
Young Adult Paranormal Romance (YA Mature) 
"Hush, Hush Fans Will Love This Book!"
Regular Price: $3.99    Sale Price: $.99

Rising by Holly Kelly 
New Adult Paranormal Romance (Rated YA Mature) 
"Wake and Forgive My Fins Fans Will Love This Series!"
Regular Price: $3.99    Sale Price: $.99


River of Bones by Angela J. Townsend 
Young Adult Horror with a Romantic Twist (YAe) 
"The Forest of Hands and Teeth Fans Will Love This Series!"
Regular Price: $3.99    Sale Price: $.99

Wind Warrior by Jon Messenger
New Adult Paranormal Romance (YA) 
"Vampire Academy Fans Will Love This Series!"
Regular Price: $3.99    Sale Price: $.99

The Wall by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Young Adult Dystopian Romance (YA Mature) 
Book 1 in the Series: The Woodlands is FREE!
"Hunger Games Fans Will Love This Series!"
Regular Price: $4.99    Sale Price: $.99

Wonderstruck Anthology by Clean Teen Publishing
Young Adult Anthology 
Regular Price: $2.99    Sale Price: $.99

Titanium by Alicia Michaels
New Adult Dystopian Romance (Mature Content) 
Book 1 in the Series: The Bionics is FREE!
"Shatter Me Fans Will Love This Series!"
Regular Price: $2.99    Sale Price: $.99

Fall of Icarus by Jon Messenger
Adult Sci-Fi Series
Book 1 in the Brink of Distinction Series: Burden of Sisyphus is FREE!
"Enders Game Fans Will Love This Series!"
Regular Price: $2.99    Sale Price: $.99

Don't Forget To Enter The Giveaway!

One lucky winner will receive a huge Clean Teen Publishing Swag Pack to include a Wonderstruck Tote Bag, Bookmarks, Decorative Bookmark, Keychain, Pen and CTP Authors Are My Rockstars Bracelets. Good Luck! 

Also, check out our Year Of Free Books Giveaway

Monday, November 25, 2013

Author tag!

I was invited by the wonderful Camelia Miron Skiba to participate in a blog tour for writers to answer a few questions about our writing process, and then pass the baton to other authors. Camelia is a great friend and I’m honored she asked me to be a part of this!! Here are my answers to the specific questions.

What Am I Working On?


I'm feverishly working on the final book in my Port Fare series, Unbearable. I’m in the editing phase right now but hopefully it will be ready by summer!! I’m absolutely in love with the cover (yes it is finished!!) and hope to have a cover reveal when the final edits are complete.

How Does My Work Differ From Others of Its Genre?

I don’t know if it is different from others in my genre, but I try to evoke real emotion into my characters. I will think for days on a situation, work hard to put myself in that situation in my head so I can better related to what is going on. I also draw on experiences I've had and try and related them to the character so the emotions are authentic. I’m not sure it that is what most authors do, but it is how I write.

Why Do I Write What I Do?

Simply, I write what I enjoy. I enjoy YA fiction, and Fantasy fiction. I also enjoy Chic lit, and hope to dip my hand into that genre also.

How Does Your Writing Process Work?
I come up with an idea and quickly write it down. Then I spend the next week or two writing the novel out in my head before begin a single page. I create a rough outline to help me remember my ideas, although I usually change the story several times before I’m finished. And that is how my novels are born!

To continue with this game of tag, I’ve selected one of my favorite authors Cami Checketts. She’s written a new novel that is fresh and exciting titled The Colony, and it will be released soon!! Check out her blog next week on December 2nd: http://www.camichecketts.com/




Thursday, November 14, 2013

A Fantasy Christmas and a guest post!

On sale for $2.99 for a limited time!


 What do Witches, Elves, and Greek Gods (Oh My) have in common? They are part of the romantic Christmas anthology, A Fantasy Christmas, written by Cindy C Bennett, Stephanie Fowers, and Sherry Gammon


Banished from the South Pole, Kara tries to carve out a new life among the elves of the North. It’s not easy with a secret to protect—a secret she's cursed with by the unusual circumstances of her heritage: half-elf, half-fairy. In the North, she’s assigned to work with Seb on a special project. He's the most gorgeous elf she’s ever seen - and the orneriest. 
As if being banished wasn’t punishment enough. 
Seb introduces her to Trystin, a fairy from the nearby fairy forest. Trystin discerns her secret right away and promises to teach her how to use the powers given to her by the very thing she’s fighting to keep hidden.
Check Cindy C Bennett's web page for more information on her.




Nothing is simple for Aphrodite’s daughter, especially love. 
Scorned by society in regency England, Affry longs for romance. Upon encountering a dashing nobleman at her aunty's Christmas' ball, Affry gets caught in a lovely intrigue with disastrous results. Worse, she wins the interest of the gods. 

Now the furies of the underworld and Hades himself are after her. When all is fair in war,  Affry must use love as her weapon—but only for the one who’s stolen her heart. 
Check out Stephanie Fowers' web page for more information on her.




(Loving Marigold by Sherry Gammon
Author of Unlovable, Unbelievable, Not So Easy and more)

Young Marigold Yarrow has a secret. She’s also in love with Jack Mahoney. In the middle of her ninth grade year, Jack's family up and moves to Port Fare, New York, leaving the small town of Sugar Maple, West Virginia - and Marigold - far behind.

Nine years later Jack and Marigold meet again. They join forces to weed out the shady Abbott boys. The unscrupulous brothers are illegally selling moonshine near her home on Sugar Maple Ridge. And they'll do anything to get Marigold to leave the ridge. AnythingThis time it may be magic that tears Jack and Marigold apart.


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GUEST POST
Christmas Fantasies Dancing in Our Heads
by Cindy C Bennett
The official line from the famous ’Twas the Night Before Christmas might have more to do with sugar plums than fantasies, but what other time of year is such a great time to indulge in fantasy? As children we fantasize all year long about that magical night when our good behavior is going to pay off in a visit from the Jolly Old Elf. As adults we fantasize more about the spirit of the season. The joy that comes from giving and charity are more abundant at Christmastime than any other.
Christmas has been my favorite holiday as long as I can remember. There’s just a different feeling in the air, a heightened excitement, and even beneath the frustrated and harried shoppers there beats a kinder, more generous heart in most people (Scrooges excepted, though even Scrooge has a change of heart eventually). I love all the baking, decorating, and shopping—trying to choose a gift for others that will be both meaningful and useful.
When Sherry Gammon approached me with the idea to do a Christmas trilogy of fantasy novellas revolving around a Christmas theme, I jumped at the chance. Write a story revolving around my favorite holiday? Yes, please. Soon Stephanie Fowers came aboard and we had the correct number of authors for a trilogy. I knew right away I wanted to write a story about an elf—not a traditional, garden-gnome looking elf, but a Legolas-type elf. Then Sherry informed us her story would be about a witch. A Christmas witch? Of course, being the talented author she is, she wrote a charming story about a witch that also just happens to be set around Christmas. Then Stephanie surprised us with her Christmas story—about Greek gods. And a fantastically entertaining story it is.
A Christmas Fantasy isn’t about fantasies we might have at Christmastime, but rather stories of fantasy to please different readers with a chance to indulge in a fantasy of their own—whether at Christmas or any other time of the year. We sincerely hope you enjoy the stories as much as we enjoyed writing them.

Monday, November 11, 2013

A Fantasy Christmas Blog tour!

A Fantasy Christmas is on sale for only $2.99 during the blog tour!


Nov 11th- I Am a Reader ~Review & guest post 
and Cami Checketts ~Review

Nov 12th- Jenny Bynum and Wendy Knight 


 Nov 14th Juli Caldwell and Anna del C. Dye and Sherry Gammon ~Guest post 

Nov 15th Amanda Masters~Review 
and Lisa Faber 

Nov 18th Mindy Janicke ~Review 
and Shantal Sessions 

Nov 19th Kirsty Vizard ~Review 
and Heidi Grange ~Review

Nov 20th Aimee Brown ~Review
 and Camelia Skiba ~Review

Nov 21st  Shauna Wheelwright  and Jamie Canosa~Review 
and Christy Dorrity~ guest post

Nov 22nd Lindzee Armstrong and Mindy Holt 

Available on
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Blurb:
What do Witches, Elves, and Greek Gods (Oh My) have in common? They are part of the romantic Christmas anthology, A Fantasy Christmas, written by Cindy C Bennett, Stephanie Fowers, and Sherry Gammon. This exciting collection of fantasy stories will be available on November 1st. Watch here for blog tour info!  Scroll down to read about the individual stories in A Fantasy Christmas!



             
                                                                          
Halfling  by Cindy C Bennett

Banished from the South Pole, Kara tries to carve out a new life among the elves of the North. It’s not easy with a secret to protect—a secret she's cursed with by the unusual circumstances of her heritage: half-elf, half-fairy. In the North, she’s assigned to work with Seb on a special project. He's the most gorgeous elf she’s ever seen - and the orneriest. 

As if being banished wasn’t punishment enough. 

Seb introduces her to Trystin, a fairy from the nearby fairy forest. Trystin discerns her secret right away and promises to teach her how to use the powers given to her by the very thing she’s fighting to keep hidden.





Aphrodite by Stehanie Fowers
Nothing is simple for Aphrodite’s daughter, especially love. 
Scorned by society in regency England, Affry longs for romance. Upon encountering a dashing nobleman at her aunty's Christmas' ball, Affry gets caught in a lovely intrigue with disastrous results. Worse, she wins the interest of the gods. 

Now the furies of the underworld and Hades himself are after her. When all is fair in war,  Affry must use love as her weapon—but only for the one who’s stolen her heart.









Loving Marigold by Sherry Gammon

Young Marigold Yarrow has a secret. She’s also in love with Jack Mahoney. In the middle of her ninth grade year, Jack's family up and moves to Port Fare, New York, leaving the small town of Sugar Maple, West Virginia - and Marigold - far behind.

Nine years later Jack and Marigold meet again. They join forces to weed out the shady Abbott boys. The unscrupulous brothers are illegally selling moonshine near her home on Sugar Maple Ridge. And they'll do anything to get Marigold to leave the ridge. Anything.

This time it may be magic that tears Jack and Marigold apart.



Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Frogs and Toads by Stacy Lynn Carroll


Book Blurb: One kiss can change the future...for better or for worse.
Belle and her cousins have conquered their fears. Now as they navigate their way through the dating world, they start to see a "happily ever after" on the horizon. But when an unexpected school assignment forces them to examine their past, the Princess sisters realize they have a lot of questions about the fathers they've never met. Secrets are revealed, long lost family members are discovered, and now the girls must decide who belongs in their future and who should be kept in the past.

Author Bio: Stacy Lynn Carroll has always loved telling stories.  She started out at Utah State University where she pursued a degree in English, learned how to western swing, and watched as many of her fellow students became ‘True Aggies’.  She then finished her BA at the University of Utah where she got an emphasis in creative writing.  After college she worked as an administrative assistant, where she continued to write stories for the amusement of her co-workers.  When her first daughter was born, and with the encouragement of a fortune cookie, she quit her job and became a full-time mommy and writer.  She and her husband have three children, two Corgis, and a fish named Don.

I thought I already sent the links, but here they are again. They are only available on Amazon right now, in both paperback and on Kindle.