tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89107070540396466052024-03-10T20:23:52.794-07:00Annabelle BlumeOfficial Author PageAnnabelle Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575841381515916339noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8910707054039646605.post-12107657457255632292014-04-08T06:30:00.000-07:002014-04-08T06:30:02.741-07:00LOVE AND SORROW by Terri Rochenski ARC GIVEAWAY<span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; text-align: center;">
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</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hired as a nanny for her cousin’s children, Anne Tearle finds security and a loving family. The children are a dream, but London society is a world of its own, one where a displaced farm girl has no business being. But, wealthy rake, Gavin MacKay, helps her to see associating with the upper class might not be as horrid as she first assumed.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like all things worthwhile, love comes at a price, and the cost soon bestows more anguish than joy. Lost, but not undone, Anne must find the courage to begin life anew, or succumb to sorrow's unrelenting waves of grief.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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This, my friends, is<i> Falling</i>, the final installment in the Falling Angels Saga by <a href="http://evanlowe.com/" target="_blank">E. Van Lowe</a>. I have been a huge fan of this series for years and it is bitter sweet to see it come to an end.<br />
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As always, Van Lowe's story telling is seamless. We pick up after Megan has had an episode of "Bad Megan" showing up at school in her place, and she learns her alter ego has landed her in a serious pot of hot water. As Megan fights to keep herself from becoming Satan's bride, the twists and turns of the Devil's handiwork make the trials and tribulations of teenage life that much harder to overcome. With the help of those closest to her, Megan uses her smarts and her strengths to find an answer to the seemingly impossible fate before her, and learns a very valuable lesson about honesty and friendship along the way.<br />
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All of the saga's characters return, including Aunt Jazz (who is forever my favorite), Harrison (who is always played by Matthew McConaughey in my head) and the frustratingly angelic Rocky (who I will never like), even Matt shows up when we least expect him.<br />
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In a sea of dark and gritty YA, E. Van Lowe's Falling Angels Saga gives readers a hopeful tale of love, friendship, and family. One of the things that makes me love this series so much is knowing that when my daughters get older, as they are eager to read about love triangles and the dark parts of this world, I can hand them this series and be confident that they are reading about a strong role model who learns and grows and loves – not just a boy – but her family, her friends, and most importantly, herself.<br />
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Falling releases on March 13th but you can add it to your <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20822775-falling?from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> list today!Annabelle Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575841381515916339noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8910707054039646605.post-71888822864000390652014-02-26T18:21:00.001-08:002014-02-26T18:21:39.976-08:00Guess What?! I'm in the For the Love of Murphy Anthology!Yes, this is a very late and very last minute announcement. But it's great fantabulous amazing news.<br />
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Annabelle Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575841381515916339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8910707054039646605.post-23210851953019701672014-01-24T15:15:00.001-08:002014-01-24T15:15:29.636-08:00*WINNER* of the Winter's Sweet Kiss Bracelet Announced!Hi friends!<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hannah brought up the university student registration page, clicking through the various links and tabs until the blinking cursor stared at her, waiting for her to enter the perm number and password. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She heard her roommates, Amanda and Kymberlie come home. Their increased volume and fits of laughter provided all the information she needed to figure out where the pair had spent their Saturday night. The streets of Isla Vista were always a cornucopia of keg parties and backyard bonfires, but being of legal age, they no longer subjected themselves to the annoyance of freshman follies. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"I'm here. I'm registering for classes. Be out in a minute!" Hannah ’s began to shake as she typed in the student identification number—she knew it by heart—then the password. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chewing on the raw, exposed skin of her thumb, she watched the gray circle fill in one millimeter at a time while the computer script decided if she possessed the magic words. "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon…" Legs outstretched and crossed at the ankle, her feet wiggled, while anticipation ate at her insides. "Yeeeesss," she said when the page finally loaded. </span></span></div>
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Not only do I get to participate in the blog tour for Harper's Wish, but I also got to review it! Keep reading below to find out what I thought of this holiday novella. And don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxM-W_-JPGsOTAdtfEzWUH_y89Tv2AbjeOeMmdQa8GqfMherB1C02xunIEKLssIT8XeUnqLM8w8_xvrHcOFvLu824ULnF29cbpLdMIAcDgBc5Ud0U5JZjvc2Or2zdAe0QJ0bPd6qFx8pV/s1600/HarpersWish_Cover5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxM-W_-JPGsOTAdtfEzWUH_y89Tv2AbjeOeMmdQa8GqfMherB1C02xunIEKLssIT8XeUnqLM8w8_xvrHcOFvLu824ULnF29cbpLdMIAcDgBc5Ud0U5JZjvc2Or2zdAe0QJ0bPd6qFx8pV/s400/HarpersWish_Cover5.jpg" width="250" /></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Christmas is supposed to be a joyous time of year, but for Harper Donaldson it’s just another day. Orphaned at an early age, she doesn’t have a single good memory of Christmas.<br />
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Could he bring her the family she’d always wanted?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Holy crap! You scared me.” She stepped back with a hand over her heart and tried to catch her breath.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fin came inside in all his shirtless cowboy glory and closed the door behind him. “Dang, I’m sorry. I seem to have a habit of doing that.” Warm palms wrapped around her bare arms.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> His touch took away the chill, but created a whole different set of emotions instead. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">She inhaled the scent of his aftershave and glanced up at him, noticing the ends of his hair, the color of burnished oak, were still damp. A vivid mental picture of him naked in the shower had her heart racing again.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fin’s eyes darkened and, grew hungry, as if she were his next meal. Her gaze traveled to his lips, lush and begging to be kissed. The magnetic energy crackled between them, and her body swayed toward Fin’s bare chest. Her palms burned hot at the contact with his flesh. His lips crushed hers, setting her nerve endings on fire.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">She returned his kiss with eagerness. Fin’s hands roamed over her back, then lower while she moved her fingers over his muscles with a feather-light touch and into his hair. Harper couldn’t fight the attraction a second longer. She sighed as his fingers fisted into the t-shirt she wore, edging it higher to reveal her smooth stomach.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">“I’m sorry for being so forward, but I’ve wanted to do this since the moment I saw you.”</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">She expelled a soft moan of pleasure to encourage him.</span></i></span></div>
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As you know, I'm a big fan of <a href="http://www.inkspellpublishing.com/1/post/2012/08/happy-book-birthday-annabelle.html" target="_blank">stories about potential lovers being snowed in together</a>. It's a fabulous premise, if I do say so myself. So, when I got the chance to review Harper's Wish, I jumped at it. This story is wonderfully sweet with a dash of a spicy heroine and a hero with just a bit of salty cowboy to him. Throw in a little Christmas magic and you've got the perfect novella to heat up a cold winter's night.<br />
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I really liked Harper and her no-nonsense attitude. She's doing her best to build a life for herself in the aftermath of a rather heartbreaking childhood. As for Fin, he's adorable and committed to his family (his brother and nieces to be exact) which is a killer combination, in my opinion.<br />
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Fans of Contemporary Romance with a guaranteed spectacularly happy ending will adore this novella.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>About Krista Ames:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Born and raised in Northern Indiana, Krista now resides in Northern Lower Michigan. She is married to a very supportive man who allows her to follow her true passion of writing and never complains when she is pirated away on her computer for hours. He is excellent at bouncing ideas around with and even helps the occasional writers block. He’s also a terrific “in house” editor. Krista is also a mother of 4 ornery children who keep her plenty busy. With an addition of 2 beautiful chocolate lab sisters and a playful kitty, there is never a dull or spare moment in her household.<br />
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Krista has always loved to read and would often sit up for hours into the night not able to put down a book until she was finished. She still reads when she can but her main focus is creating her own stories to share with the world.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Oh my God! When did you get back?” She flung her arms around his neck. Rebecca’s older brother was a Marine who had been on deployment. “I can’t believe you’re here! Becks didn’t tell me. You didn’t even send an email.” Angela was a little hurt. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Michelle’s imagination started spilling out onto paper the second she could scribble. Her drawing never improved, but her love affair with words continued and evolved as she became infatuated with one story after another. If life could be written, Michelle would write everyone’s ending as a happily ever after. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Michelle grew up in Chicago and later moved to Colorado. Her husband still makes fun of her Midwest accent. By day she is an engineer, wife, and mother to two kids and two dogs. Her sanity survives on the pages she writes, even if her toddler is trying to drive her to the edge one temper tantrum at a time.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>Website:</b> <a href="http://www.michellezieglerauthor.com/">http://www.michellezieglerauthor.com</a></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Disillusioned by men and her belief that they see her only as an object, Bebe is determined to find a man with money. Her geeky, but unfailingly kind, next-door neighbor James tries to convince her of the possibility of real love, even as she reveals to him the troubled childhood that made her so cynical about relationships. When her mother dashes her hopes for a perfect Christmas, Bebe finds herself turning to James once again, and in the process, learning a lot about herself and the promise their relationship holds.</i></span><br />
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Annabelle Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575841381515916339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8910707054039646605.post-20267152827386024392013-12-09T21:44:00.000-08:002013-12-09T21:44:05.358-08:00The OLD FLAME Cover is adorbs! Come Look!This is the cutest cover. Really, you guys, I mean, it's just too cute for words.<br />
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<br />Annabelle Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575841381515916339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8910707054039646605.post-63944015517772753512013-12-06T11:53:00.003-08:002013-12-06T11:53:29.568-08:00Announcement: Old Flame (Hearts Aflame Files) Coming Soon!Hello my lovelies!<br />
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I am here with another fabulous announcement. Are you ready? I'm ready.<br />
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My Contemporary New Adult novella Old Flame, the first book in the Hearts Aflame Files, is coming on January 15th!<br />
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The cover reveal is next week, so keep your eyes peeled. It's cute and quirky, just like the book! And if you'd like to sign up to be part of the blog tour the link is <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1V09-toJUuK_tyl49poyP58bZswPAvWlqbJ8Q3p0UwTs/viewform" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>Hannah Sullivan has spent the past three months stalking her ex-boyfriend, lurking in the bushes and hiding behind fake social media personas, convinced she can eventually rekindle the love they once shared. But when she meets Marc, who is everything James never wanted to be and more, she begins to wonder if she’s got it all wrong. </b></i></span></span><br />
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Annabelle Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575841381515916339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8910707054039646605.post-56813654863985001432013-12-03T06:00:00.000-08:002013-12-03T09:06:33.418-08:00Shelf Live by Stephanie Lawton: Review and Giveaway<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pete is easy to love; a guy who’s honest and true, even if he’s a little naive and a lot stubborn. The way Lawton handles his evolution from high school boy to college man is seamless. This is something the author has shown a talent for easing her readers through character growth in her previous work and I was pleased to see her deft handling of the transition in this tale as well. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I enjoyed the way Lawton walked us through the unusual life of Doomsday Preppers in our modern world. Her descriptions of Pete’s life on the farm are rich and winsome. Their sharp contrast to his experiences at the local community college help paint an even more vivid picture of the backbreaking yet beautiful life with his parents. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">His relationship with Lindsey is as confusing and frustrating and scintillating as relationships truly are at the tender age of eighteen. And though their love isn’t the main storyline in this book, I’m hoping to see more of them together in the next book in the series. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Always a misfit, Stephanie Lawton writes twisted romance that tugs the heart strings then punches you in the gut.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lissa Capoen, didn't plan for the Spaniards to capture her while attempting to rescue her sister. She didn't foresee the handsome sea captain coming swiftly to her aid and offering his assistance. Nor did she expect him to steal her heart and claim it as his own.</span></i></span></div>
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As I'm coming down off the high of the Melted Tears release, I am returning the karmic favor and making sure I help my fellow romance authors get the word out about their books! Check out this intriguing cover for Seizing Fate (Predetermined #2) by Heather Van Fleet.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Jack’s gone off to Arizona with his brother, but for how long? Emmy doesn’t have a clue. In his place, though, is Zachary. The whiny, miserable, alpha wolf–boy who is more than ready to take on the duty of her mate/boyfriend — if she’d let him, that is. But the last thing Emmy wants is to deal with a boy who believes that the world should fall solely at his feet whenever he demands it.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>With her Uncle Prick in town and her best friend acting as secretive as ever, Emmy finds new challenges to overcome — challenges that no seventeen–year–old girl should ever have to deal with. For one thing, what is up with her dream–liaison status anyway? What does it mean, really? And why does her little brother have to go through it too? And then there’s her mom. The lady is acting a tad bit odd, to put it nicely. After all these years, she finally wants to step up and be a parental figure? Heck no! Emmy’s definitely not copacetic with that idea. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Pressure, fire, wetness, tongues — single words were all I could think as our mouths battled. God, I’d never been kissed like this before. Ever, and if we stopped, I’d die a happy woman from his lips touching mine alone. He tugged his hand into the back of my hair, pulling my chin upwards, yanking me towards him. I clawed at his shirt, ready to rip it from his massive body. I pulled at his jacket first, lowering it over his shoulders until it fell to the floor. The buttons jingled against the tile, scattering over our feet. Damn, if he didn’t care about his signature black coat falling apart, then I had to wonder what else I could get away with. </i></span></span></div>
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Go ahead and add Seizing Fate to your<i> </i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18365237-seizing-fate" style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> so you don't forget how much you want to read it!</div>
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Annabelle Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575841381515916339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8910707054039646605.post-10935314593871599902013-09-09T06:00:00.000-07:002013-09-09T06:00:06.572-07:00It's my BOOK BIRTHDAY! Can you believe it? I can't believe it! It's finally here! Melted Tears (Book 2 in the Outlier Chronicles) is ready to be on your hot little e-reader! <div>
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Annabelle Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575841381515916339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8910707054039646605.post-39937107263134762332013-08-27T21:27:00.001-07:002013-08-27T21:27:20.940-07:00Summer's EndI don't usually post my poetry here (or anywhere for that matter) but I decided to share a sliver of this part of me with you, my dear readers. <br />
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Summer's End<br />
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A sip of sangria<br />
Close your eyes<br />
Listen to your heartbeat<br />
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The sun heats your legs<br />
Shield your face<br />
Watch the minute hand<br />
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Guard your words<br />
Feel the painful truth<br />
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The air stands still<br />
Measure time<br />
Kiss away the loss<br />
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I present to you, the cover of Melted Tears (Book 2 in the Outlier Chronicles)<br />
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Hey friends and fans! Just a little update to let you know the website address has changed but everything else is still the same. No sweat! See ya at the cover reveal on Wednesday!<br />
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Son of a cock sucking monkey! Turns out, my dumb ass has some crazy old email attached to my domain provider account, so I wasn't receiving the notices that my domain registration was ABOUT TO EXPIRE. Therefore, my old web address is now owned by a Japanese spa (or so they claim). Obviously I'm getting reamed by one of those assholes who goes around snapping up domains as they expire and then charges people an arm and a leg to get them back (brilliant, really, I need to start doing it myself). Well, FUCK THAT GUY. So, if you look carefully, you'll see the new website address is<br />
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and that's what it will stay. Trust me, I will never let this happen again. What a colossal energy-sicking-stress-enducing day this was; complete with self loathing for even letting this happen.<br />
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Luckily, as the sign says above, I'm an Internet Expert (who barely understands the internet) so I was able to remedy the majority of problems today.<br />
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Now, I'm off to make new book marks (FML).<br />
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And yes, the Melted Tears (Book 2 in the Outlier Chronicles) cover reveal is WEDNESDAY.<br />
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Au Revoire, my little darlings. (Yes, I'm delirious. Don't pick on me.)<br />
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<br />Annabelle Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575841381515916339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8910707054039646605.post-47631328126388737202013-06-13T10:59:00.000-07:002013-06-14T10:17:12.799-07:00Where have you BEEN?I know, I am seriously fail at blogging. The worst part of it it, I'm not even ashamed. You see, the reality is, I am a mom. And being a mom is my full-time, all day, every day, number one job. After that, I am also a freelance writer, which means I have magazine articles and blog posts as The Bombshell Mommy. This takea up the majority of my mental space (well, what's left after parenting three wild banshees). Additionally, I've recently begun volunteering my skills with a wonderful non-profit group called <a href="http://www.lewa.org/" target="_blank">LEWA</a>, a land conservancy in Africa, and I am currently writing a Huffington Post article for them.<br />
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<i>I added their donation button over there, to the right. Do you see it? Ya, that's where you donate to make sure the elephants and rhinos don't go extinct. </i><br />
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But fun things are just around the corner, my friends. In July, the cover for Melted Tears (Book 2 of The Outlier Chronicles) will be revealed and shortly after that, on August 4th, you can get your very own copy! I'm sure we'll have lots of fun stuff like give aways and such going on, so keep your eyes and ears open.<br />
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Last, but not least, I've been sorting out a new story in my head. I'm excited to head down this path and I ask that you all cross your fingers for me. I have been playing with this book for 2 years, and NOW is the right time to embark on a new journey.<br />
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Okay, my friends, I'm off to pick up my littlest from her last day of preschool for the year. Let's do this summer thing RIGHT!<br />
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Let me just start by saying, this short story is a five-alarm fire heat level. If you're looking for sweet and tame romance, just move right along because R. Brennan has brought some serious game with this hot little number. <i>Leap of Faith</i> is part of the "Romance on the Go" line; quick reads that get you where you wanna go, if you know what I mean and I think that you do. Having met Faith and Richard in their previous adventure as a part of the Evernight Publishing Vanilla-Free Christmas Anthology, I was eager to join them for another adventure.<br />
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This is a very hot, very naughty BDSM story. Lots of playtime punctuated by touches of tenderness and caring make for one fiery couple. Richard is the firm but caring Dom who saw what Faith had inside of her from the moment they met. He knows what she needs and he knows how to give it to her. Faith is a brave and daring woman, slinking into her new role as a submissive with unabashed passion. Their time together is not wasted on pleasantries and fake smiles; they get right down to the nitty gritty and make the most of their time together.<br />
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<i>Leap of Faith</i> is the perfect book read while taking a nice long bath or maybe just before your man gets home. There is no avoiding the effect this book will have on you. This is the kind of erotic romance that's all in, no-hold-barred, dirty fun. I hope there is more to come from these two in the future, as I see lots of series potential. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Antithesis by <a href="http://www.kaceyvanderkarr.com/" target="_blank">Kacey Vanderkarr </a>comes out July 21st, 2013 </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Liam doesn’t care that I only have one arm. He actually likes my red hair and freckles. I might forgive him for kidnapping me.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I lost my Liam. I’ve lost them all. And now it’s my job to make sure they don’t show up again. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I had a life with Liam, but he couldn’t give me what I need. Then I killed his father. I don’t expect he’ll forgive me for that.</i></span></span><br />
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Annabelle Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06575841381515916339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8910707054039646605.post-66222309798590576362013-05-20T09:50:00.000-07:002013-05-20T09:56:07.548-07:00Free Reads Week! It's <a href="http://www.inkspellpublishing.com/free-reads.html" target="_blank">FREE READS WEEK</a>!!! (<-----click download="" for="" free="" p="" page="" reads="" right="" the="" there=""><br />
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Visit with Cressie and Beckett and see what they've been up to out there in the wilderness. It's a spicy little read that will hold you over until Melted Tears comes out in August.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="line-height: 22px;">The Diva Who Loved Too Much</strong><span style="line-height: 22px;"> by Shirley Kennedy</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="line-height: 22px;">Dirty Laundry</strong><span style="line-height: 22px;"> by Stephanie Lawton </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Isaac Laroche is cursed. All he wants to do is hide out and feel sorry for himself. Never mind that he got caught sleeping with his seventeen-year-old piano student, or that he abandoned her when the truth was exposed.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Isaac’s feisty high school sweetheart has different plans. Heather Swann has returned to their hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to regroup after breaking up with her troll of a fiancé. She’s restless and looking for a diversion, but she bites off more than she can chew when she sets her sights on rehabilitating Isaac with her unorthodox sexual, mental, and physical plans.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Let me begin by saying that I kinda thought Isaac could just go ahead and DIAF when <i>Want</i>, the NA companion to <i>Need</i>, ended. Yet, when I finished <i>Need</i>, I was a fan through and through. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">"But Annabelle, you hate asshole guys </span>masquerading<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> as heroes," you say. I know, I really do, but the author didn't cop out and didn't ask the reader to forgive Isaac for his sins based on hotness alone. Lawton masterfully transforms Isaac Laroche from a childish, self-serving coward into a man who takes responsibility for his actions and stands on his own two feet. With the help of Heather and some of her rather, ahem, unconventional methods, Isaac realizes what he thought he wanted wasn't at all what he needed. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Lawton handles this character growth with such a deft hand that you don't even realize it's happening until you reach a point where you say, "Damn, this guy has finally figured his shit out." That, my friends, is something rarely seen genre fiction today – especially romance. Even more, this story has a true happy ending, not just throwing the characters together </span>against<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> all odds for the sake of the </span>perfunctory<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> HEA. For me, the emotionally healthy ending is the only true HEA, and Lawton does not disappoint.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I think I actually jumped around my room in joy during certain parts of <i>Need</i>. I find so very few authors who craft with real story arc and character growth. Plus, she uses five-alarm-fire sex scenes to achieve this in realistic and emotionally beneficial ways for her characters. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Some entry–level BDSM fun, the uncovering of even more social politics and secret lives than you would imagine, and lots of emotional upheaval make for a fantastic debut in the world of erotic romance. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Millennia ago, he fell from heaven for her. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fascinated with ancient civilizations, seventeen-year-old Mia Crawford dreams of becoming an archaeologist. She also dreams of wings—soft and silent like snow—and somebody trying to steal them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When a horrible creature appears out of thin air and attacks her, she knows Michael Fontaine is involved, though he claims to know nothing about it. Secretive and aloof, Michael evokes feelings in Mia that she doesn’t understand. Images of another time and place haunt her. She recognizes them—but not from any textbook.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In search of the truth, Mia discovers a past life of forbidden love, jealousy and revenge that tore an angel from Heaven and sent her to an early grave. Now that her soul has returned, does she have a chance at loving that angel again? Or will an age-old nemesis destroy them both?</span></span></div>
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I know I'm late to the party (let's be honest, that's nothing new) but I LOVE the angel themes that have taken ahold of the young adult genre. If you love them too, The Watcher is one you won't want to miss! A perfect balance of paranormal occurences and public high school dramatics, The Watcher is a story I think every young adult book lover will devour with abandon.<br />
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As a fan of previous YA phenoms like Twilight and The Hunger Games, I can confidently say this book will be a delight to anyone who enjoyed those series. Actually, I have high hopes that this will be the first in another great YA series.<br />
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Mia is relatable and beautifully "teenaged", not at all pretentious yet still mature. Michael has all of the aloof appeal of the hot guy in high school with a wisdom beyond his years. Mia's friends are also extremely well written and make up a great supporting cast. <br />
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The most intriguing part of reading The Watcher was Voisin's ability to make me fall for the "Bad Boy". Damiel captivated me in the same way he does many of the girls at their high school. If you want to know why, then read it for yourself. I'll just say Voisin has a special talent when it comes to bringing bad boys to life.<br />
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My only warning is that the later half of the book deals with slightly adult themes, so I don't recommend this book for the younger YA reader (maybe not under 14).<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Lisa Voisin and Inkspell Publishing are giving away print (US/Canada/UK) and ebook (INT) copies of The Watcher</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">as well as this lovely angel wing necklace.</span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>A self-proclaimed coffee lover, Lisa can usually be found writing in a local café. When she's not writing, you'll find her meditating or hiking in the mountains to counteract the side effects of drinking too much caffeine!</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Though she’s lived in several cities across Canada, she currently lives in Vancouver, B.C. with her fiancé and their two cats. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Find her: <a href="https://twitter.com/lvoisin"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Twitter</span></a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lisavoisinauthor"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Facebook</span></a> | <a href="http://www.lisavoisin.com/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Website</span></a> | <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://lisavoisin.wordpress.com/">Blog</a></span></i></span></span></div>
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