Open Heart Excerpt: Meet Ronnie Franklin

Posted by on May 17, 2012 in Blog, Featured Excerpts | 0 comments

Open Heart Excerpt:  Meet Ronnie Franklin

Open Heart’s release is just 8 days away, hardly a week. Wahoo! More than just Simmi finds love in Open Heart, Brady gets himself a new beau, too. And being that Brady is the biggest jerk in all Grandon, his female counterpart has to be equally terrible, right? Ladies and gentleman, meet Veronica...

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Open Heart Excerpt: Meet Murray McFadden

Posted by on May 16, 2012 in Blog, Featured Excerpts | 2 comments

Open Heart Excerpt:  Meet Murray McFadden

Open Heart’s release is just 9 days away. Can you believe how quickly it’s approaching? Yesterday, I posted the Open Heart boyfriend quiz, and many of you learned that Murray is your match made in Heaven. Your general response was, “Um, that’s great, but who’s Murray?” I’m so...

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Who’s your Open Heart boyfriend? Take the quiz!

Posted by on May 15, 2012 in Blog | 7 comments

Who’s your Open Heart boyfriend? Take the quiz!

This is officially Open Heart season. Advance copies went out to my mailing list yesterday evening (with more to follow today), and Open Heart’s official release is Friday, May 25. To lead up to this huge event, I’ll be blogging all about the world of Open Heart–from sharing excerpts to introducing...

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Celebrating Children’s Book Week with a Blog Hop & Honey the Hero Autographed Copy Giveaway

Posted by on May 7, 2012 in Blog, Kids | 9 comments

Celebrating Children’s Book Week with a Blog Hop & Honey the Hero Autographed Copy Giveaway

Children’s Book Week is definitely an event I can get behind! We need more kids reading more of the time–and starting early. To celebrate this important week of youngun literacy, I’m taking part in a blog hop. Over 75 blogs will be giving away books for kids–can’t go wrong with that!...

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The books that made me love reading: May challenge post, sponsored by Lexie World

Posted by on May 5, 2012 in Blog, Guest Posts, Reading Challenge | 8 comments

The books that made me love reading:  May challenge post, sponsored by Lexie World

Welcome to the Books that made me Love Reading challenge, May edition. Learn more about our sponsor, Kimberly Kinrade, and her imaginative kids’ chapter book, Lexie World, then leave the link to your challenge entry! This month’s prize package includes an autographed copy of Lexie...

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The “books that made me love reading” challenge: April’s winner is…

Posted by on May 5, 2012 in Blog, Reading Challenge | 2 comments

The “books that made me love reading” challenge:  April’s winner is…

We had 10 participants in April for the books that made me love reading challenge. I know some people run behind, but that means they aren’t eligible for the prizes, which is a shame. C’mon guys, punctuality Anyway, in case you missed it, check out the April challenge post to learn more about our...

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Exciting new release & epic excerpt: Shadow on the Wall by Pavarti K Tyler

Posted by on May 2, 2012 in Blog, Book Previews, Guest Posts | 5 comments

Exciting new release & epic excerpt:  Shadow on the Wall by Pavarti K Tyler

Today I’m delighted to welcome my close friend and business partner, Pavarti K Tyler, to the blog. Her epic literary novel, Shadow on the Wall, releases this week. Prepare for some boundary-smashing awesomeness, and let me provide a quick glimpse with the excerpt, trailer, and other goodies below. Don’t...

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Writing gave my life meaning and is pulling me through my final years

Posted by on Apr 30, 2012 in Blog, Guest Posts | 1 comment

Writing gave my life meaning and is pulling me through my final years

This is a guest post by Dr. George H. Elder I have a very eclectic work and personal history—from college teacher, custodian, upper-level scholar, drug addict, weight lifting coach, bouncer, and much more.  My lifestyle included hedonistic excesses and reckless physicality, the costs of which have come home to...

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