Monday, December 7, 2015

#WVRA post : Catherine Stine's Heart in a Box Book Blitz : Blog Hop : etc.

Today we are stuffing 10 lbs of crap into a 5 lb bag!

No lie, I've got SO much to tell you today, so I'm just gonna get right to it.


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Please check out my POST on the Warwick Valley Romance Author blog today. It has a few of my favorite quick and easy holiday recipes.



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Heart in a Box by Catherine Stine
YA contemporary romance


Each heartbeat leads Joss closer a shocking truth that will change everything.

Joss Olstad wins the fight to switch from her private school to a public high to “find her pieces” she lost when the Indian artist father she never knew died. There, Joss struggles with a slutty friend, who flirts with her new love; Indian Culture Club girls who press her on her past, as well as her stoner mother’s lies back at home. Armed only with her handmade heart boxes that hold private messages, Joss’s search for identity leads her to a scary industrial section of Queens, and a shocking family secret that changes everything.


Giveaway includes $40 gift card, signed paperback of Catherine’s Heart in a Box, signed paperback of Catherine’s Dorianna, ebooks of Catherine’s Amazon bestselling YA futuristic thrillers Fireseed One & Ruby’s Fire, super-pack of cool YA eBooks (Danaan Trilogy by Howard, Changeling by Herbert and Drawn by Ledbetter).



Catherine Stine writes YA and romance. Her novels span the range from futuristic to supernatural to contemporary. Her YA sci-fi thrillers Fireseed One and Ruby’s Fire are Amazon bestsellers and indie award winners. Her YA, Dorianna won Best Horror Book in the Kindle Hub Awards. She also writes romance as Kitsy Clare. Her Art of Love series includes Model Position and Private Internship. She suspects her love of dark fantasy came from her father reading Edgar Allen Poe to her as a child, and her love of contemporary fiction comes from being a jubilant realist. Visit her at catherinestine.com and subscribe to her newsletter for news of releases, workshops and appearances.

Catherine’s website: http://catherinestine.com/wp/
Catherine on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorcatherinestine?ref=hl




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Amy Lamont is hosting a blog hop from December 9-13. Check it out HERE. One lucky Holiday Hop guest will win a Kindle Fire tablet and a $50 Amazon gift card!

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The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge will be ramping up pretty soon! Check out the BLOG for the latest posts!

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You can still add your favorite authors/book titles to The Pay It Forward Book List and/or you can get some great suggestions!

The best way for your favorite authors to get new readers is to spread the love and share their work!

AND FINALLY

I need to get back to the grind! I haven't written a word in a few days while I hosted the FD auxiliary holiday shopping spree and I'm WAY behind on my word counts.

Let's kick Monday's ass!!!

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

*UPDATED* - #IWSG - The Pay It Forward Book List edition!

Alex J. Cavanaugh

Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
 
Posting: The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Post your thoughts on your own blog. Talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word of encouragement for others who are struggling. Visit others in the group and connect with your fellow writer - aim for a dozen new people each time.

Let’s rock the neurotic writing world!

 

Our Twitter hashtag is #IWSG
 
My awesome co-hosts for the December 2 posting of the IWSG will be Sandra Hoover, Mark Koopmans, Doreen McGettigan, Megan Morgan, and Melodie Campbell!


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Hello and welcome to the end of the year.

Approximately 2 years ago to the day, I started The Pay It Forward Book List on my blog during a post for the #IWSG.

There are over 50 entries on the original list, which you can find on a tab at the top of this page.

There are some AWESOME titles and authors on that list.

But, there must be NEW AWESOME titles and authors that we should start adding to the list!

Don't you agree?

If so, please post your favorite books and/or favorite authors in the comments so we can spread some love!

Feel free to send your fellow authors/bloggers/readers here to add to the list or to get some new ideas to add to their ever-growing TBR pile.

Let's Pay It Forward

I'll start...

1. Dragon of the Stars by Alex J. Cavanaugh

2. Getting lucky with the Rock Star by Amy Lamont.

3. The Front and Center series by Tawna Fenske.

4. Bomb Squad series by Melissa Cutler.

5. Just about everything that Rick Riordan has written.

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6. Anything written by the author Terry Pratchett. Nick Wilford. Rebecca Douglass.
C.D. Gallant-King.

7.  Christopher Buehlman: The Necromancer's House. Mary Pax: The Rifters series. Mary Roach: Stiff. Christine Rains.

8. Marilyn Baron's women's fiction (esp. The Widow's Gallery). Chrys Fey's 30 Seconds. Margo Hoornstra's romances. Patricia Kiyono's romances. Nancy Gideon's vampire and shapeshifter novels. Diane Burton.

9. The Forgotten Web by Sara C. Snider. The Purple Morrow by Dyane Ford. Tanya Miranda.

10. Author Ivan Doig. The Perihelix by Jemima Pett. (Coming Soon). Rebecca Douglass.

11. Precious Atonement by Melissa Maygrove. L. Diane Wolfe.

12. A Rare Nativity by Sam Beeson. SA Larsen.

13. Nowhere to Hide by Tracey Lynn Tobin. This World Bites by Loni Townsend. Ravens in the Sky by Will Bly. Being Human by Patricia Lynne. C.D. Gallant-King.

14.Tails of the Apocalypse by Chris Pourteau & others. Seed Savers: Treasure by S Smith.
Death in a Dacron Sail by Noelle A Granger. Jemima Pett


15. Stephen Tremp: Salem's Daughters. Breakthrough series. Arlee Bird.

16. Books by EE Giorgi. Patricia Lynne.

17. Already Home and One Good Catch by Heather M. Gardner. M.J. Fifield. (Thank you!) 

18. The Mark of Nexus series by Carrie Butler. Misha Gericke.

19. Woman on the Verge of Paradise by Robyn Alana Engel. Alex J. Cavanaugh.

20.Clara Kensie's RUN TO YOU. Stephanie Scott.