Monday Mishmash 9/10/18

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. The Day I Died Releases Today!  My YA paranormal for fans of If I Stay and Before I Fall is now available in ebook and paperback! I'm so excited! 

   

   Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PqkaSA

   B&N: https://bit.ly/2nSNLHX

   Kobo: https://bit.ly/2OT82IK

   iBooks: https://apple.co/2Ps11zZ

2. Teacher Strike  The teachers in my district are on strike, which looks like it will last for a long time, so my daughter is home. I really hope they settle quickly, but I don't have high hopes with this school board. (Can you tell I side with the teachers?)
3. Drafting  I'm working on book four in my Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series. I've never written a series that goes beyond three books, so this is very exciting for me. Also, book one is available in print and in a boxed set as an ebook, so I'm super far ahead of schedule getting these books ready for rapid release! 

   

   Death and Damages: http://bit.ly/deathdamages
   A Vision A Day Keeps the Killer Away: https://amzn.to/2MgBTZY

4. Formatting  I'm working on a formatting job this week.
5. Pocono Writers Workshop  I attended the Pocono Writers Workshop on Saturday. It's always a good time, and I meet some great writers.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash on Tuesday 8/21/18

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Back from vacation  I was in Delaware visiting my parents, and I totally forgot to post my Mishmash yesterday. Here are some pictures from my trip though. 

   

   Hadley relaxing at my parents' house

   
   

   

   Rehoboth Beach

   
   

   

   The little frog in my parents' driveway.

2. The Day I Died is up for preorder My upcoming YA The Day I Died is now up for preorder. I recommend this book to fans of If I Stay and Before I Fall. 

   

   Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PqkaSA

   B&N: https://bit.ly/2nSNLHX

   Kobo: https://bit.ly/2OT82IK

   iBooks: https://apple.co/2Ps11zZ

3. Revising  I'm diving into revisions after getting my upcoming Ashelyn Drake novel back from my editor. Wish me luck!
4. Gearing up for Ayla going back to school  School begins on Monday! Eek! I'm so nervous for my daughter to start intermediate school. How is my baby so big already?
5. Formatting I have room in my schedule this week for a book formatting job. If you're in need, let me know.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 8/13/18

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Editing  I'm finishing up an edit for a client this week.
2. Update on water issues  The water issues are all fixed now. We think. Fingers crossed.
3. School assignments  On Friday, we get my daughter's team assignment for intermediate school. (Kids are divided among two teams and don't really interact with the other team.) And then begins the fun of finding out which of her friends are on her team. Wish me luck and no tears on her end please.
4. The Day I Died Next month my YA paranormal The Day I Died releases. If you enjoyed If I Stay, then this book is for you. I have some eARCs available, so if you'd like one, let me know. 

   

   Chloe Hendrick never expected to die on her eighteenth birthday. And fate didn’t expect her to either.
   
   

   There’s been a horrible mistake, and Chloe’s death throws off the balance of the universe, setting in motion several other deaths.

   With the help of a spirit Guide, Chloe will have to relive her eighteenth birthday and try to figure out how to prevent her own death. But she has a limited number of chances to right this wrong, and each time she doesn’t succeed, more people will die.

   But the more Chloe discovers about what’s really supposed to happen on her eighteenth birthday, the more she’s convinced death might be her best option.

5. Publishing 2017 nearly killed me with all the books I released. I believe it was 9. This year isn't any better, but I've decided to push back the release of the Love Chronicles boxed set to October instead of this month. I need to stop pushing myself to the limit to get books out.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 4/2/18

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Unseen Evil and Evil Unleashed release tomorrow, April 3rd!  I'm so excited for everyone to read these books. Early reviews have been fantastic! 

   

   UNSEEN EVIL: 
   

   →Amazon: http://amzn.to/2D7mdDG

   →iBooks: http://bit.ly/UnseenEviliBooks

   →BN: http://bit.ly/UnseenEvilBN

   →Kobo: http://bit.ly/UnseenEvilKobo 
   
   EVIL UNLEASHED (Book 2): 
   

   →Amazon:  http://amzn.to/2D7Kppy 

   →iBooks: http://bit.ly/EvilUnleashediBooks 

   →BN: http://bit.ly/EvilUnleashedBN

   →Kobo: http://bit.ly/EvilUnleashedKobo

2. Editing  I'm editing for a client this week.
3. Drafting  I recently got my novella back from my editor, and she sparked a very interesting idea that I need to pursue.
4. Busy weekend  I had a busy Easter weekend, traveling a lot to see family for the holiday. Time to get back into my usual routine.
5. Inkslinger Reader Group Takeover  On Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. EST, I'll be doing a takeover in the Inkslinger Reader Group on Facebook. If you aren't a member of the group, you should be because the takeovers and giveaways there are amazing. You can join the group here.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Unseen Evil Duology Cover Reveal!

Cover Reveal: UNSEEN EVIL and EVIL UNLEASHED are both coming your way April 3rd! Check out these awesome covers and preorder your copies today!
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About UNSEEN EVIL:
How can you fight what you can’t see?
Seventeen-year-old Kaylan Bradford has no idea what she wants to do with her future, but dying sure as hell isn’t on top of her list. Yet everywhere she goes, strange accidents happen, each one nearly taking her life. Someone or something is after her.
Reese, the sexy new guy in town, immediately takes an interest in Kaylan, and something about him makes Kaylan feel more alive than ever. Reese isn’t the only new face in Kaylan’s life, though. Riley is beyond gorgeous, and he saves Kaylan’s life more than once.
But Reese and Riley are both keeping secrets—secrets about Kaylan’s future. The more Kaylan discovers about herself, the more the attempts on her life begin to make sense.
Kaylan is desperate to change her fate, but when she discovers the identity of the one who’s trying to kill her, she may not have a future at all.
→Amazon: http://amzn.to/2D7mdDG
→iBooks: http://bit.ly/UnseenEviliBooks
→B&N: http://bit.ly/UnseenEvilBN
→Kobo: http://bit.ly/UnseenEvilKobo
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About EVIL UNLEASHED:
Kaylan Bradford thought having her boyfriend decide her future for her was the worst thing ever. She couldn’t have been more wrong. Discovering the truth about her past sets in motion a slew of events that unleash evil on the world.
Determined to fix her mistakes, Kaylan resorts to traveling through time, but every move she makes only creates new problems for her to deal with. People are dying, and she’s to blame.
She’ll need to figure out how to battle the ultimate evil...even if it means battling herself.
→Amazon:  http://amzn.to/2D7Kppy
→iBooks: http://bit.ly/EvilUnleashediBooks
→BN: http://bit.ly/EvilUnleashedBN
→Kobo: http://bit.ly/EvilUnleashedKobo
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Marked Beauty Cover Reveal

MARKED BEAUTY by S.A. Larsen
Title: Marked Beauty
Author: S.A. Larsen
Publisher: Ellysian Press
Release Date: October 2017

Uncovering hidden secrets can sometimes kill you . . . or worse, steal your soul.

Anastasia Tate has a secret. She can feel the emotions of others through their life energy auras. Not a welcome gift for a teenager. Especially when a sinister presence begins stalking her.

Viktor Castle also has a secret. He’s tasked with protecting humanity yet cursed by an ancient evil to destroy it.

After Viktor saves Ana’s life, her abilities grow stronger. Drawn together, she senses Viktor has answers to lifelong questions. Only he shuns her at every turn, knowing he has saved her only to put her in more danger.

As Ana struggles with her attraction to Viktor, he tries everything to bury his unexpected feelings for her. But they must find a middle ground. For only together can they combat the dark forces threatening both their lives . . . and their souls.

ADD to GOODREADS

About the Author
S.A. LARSEN is the author of the award-winning novel Motley Education, the first book in a fantasy-adventure series for middle grade readers. Her work has appeared in numerous local publications and young adult anthologies Gears of Brass and Under A Brass Moon by Curiosity Quills Press. Marked Beauty is her debut young adult novel. Find her in the land of snowy winters and the occasional Eh’ya with her husband of over twenty-five years, four children, a playful pooch, and three kittens.

Visit her cyber home anytime at www.salarsenbooks.com.
Connect with her on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Blog | Goodreads

Giveaway
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The giveaway begins May 17^th and will be open until May 23^rd. Winners will be announced May 24^th via social media.

Friday Feature: Fated

A Witch
An Immortal
And a Soul Reaper
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Lana Longhorn has a "special gift" that causes people to reveal their deepest, darkest secrets. She thinks it's the reason for the tragic accident that killed her parents when she was a child and has become an expert at hiding her gift from the world by age eighteen.  That is, until a soul reaper from Hel walks into her life.
 
From the moment they meet, Syn Shabaka pushes Lana's buttons. He is the first person she's ever met who is immune to her gift, and the first person to offer her a way to be with other gifted people like her. The offer tempts her, but fear that he will discover the truth about her adopted family keeps her from accepting. 

Lana has already lost one set of parents, and she refuses to lose another. As sparks fly between the pair, Lana must decide what is important, keeping her family safe or finding her happiness.

Check out the first novella in Ednah Walter's new Mystic Academy series! You won't regret it. Grab it here.

*Want your YA, NA, or MG book featured on my blog? Contact me here and we'll set it up.

Friday Feature: Runes Kindle World

It's no secret I love the Runes series by Ednah Walters. I'm lucky enough to edit Ednah's books, too. Well, she has a Runes Kindle World now! Check out these great novellas that released in Ednah's world.

Welcome to Kayville, Oregon, a safe and charming small town nestled in wine country. Kayville is home to spectacular waterfalls, old growth forests, vineyards, and orchards. Hidden among the simple townsfolk is a secret society of powerful Immortals -- centuries-old beings with special abilities harnessed from magical runes, a gift from Norse god, Odin. They mingle with Mortals, raising the next generations and contributing to their community. From organic farmers like the Jemisons to stockbrokers like the Sevilles, the Immortals have sworn to protect their true identity. But love knows no boundaries, and when the Immortals love, they will risk everything to protect their Mortal soulmates.

Whose story is next? A girl visiting relatives? A witch searching for a place to belong? Or just an average college student heading back to school when their car breaks down? Will you explore the past of an Immortal? The possibilities are endless. Be creative, and dare to enter the Runes world.

Grab the novellas here.

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Friday Feature: United by Heather Young-Nichols

Captured by his own people.

Sentenced to death.

When the goblin Aric Bramble is kidnapped for treason, it’s up to Alyssum to rescue him from a dark fate. Yet saving him comes at a cost; their return to New York causes Alyssum’s world to shatter. She’s discovered things she can’t unlearn, information that contradicts everything she believes in and turns her world into a lie. Abandoning what she’s been taught, Alyssum seeks peace, and attempts to find a way to bring the Gremalians and the Gobel together…

A way to live without war.

But ending the war isn’t Alyssum’s only concern. Earth is now starting to rebel against its magical inhabitants. Earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters plague the Gremalians and the Gobel as a result of both kinds stealing Earth’s copper to enhance their own powers.

Will Alyssum bring both sides together? Or is it already too late to stop the coming disaster?

A young adult paranormal romance filled with action, adventure, and a bit of romance, United is an urban fantasy novel perfect for fans of author Heather Young-Nichols Grounded series.

The book is only $.99 so grab it on Amazon.

Heather Young-Nichols is a multi-published YA and contemporary romance author and a native of the great and often very cold state of Michigan. She is better known at home and to her friends as the Snarker-in-Chief, a job she excels at beyond anything she could have imagined. She loves many things, but especially cold coffee, hot books, and baseball. But not necessarily in that order.

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Writer Wednesday: Boxed Sets

One of the new things I'm doing in 2017 is joining forces with other authors in boxed sets. One of them released yesterday.

Demons, Angels, Vampires, and Witches…
What do they all have in common?
If you want to survive in their world…you must be GIFTED.

Will they find you? Most likely.
Will you survive? Maybe.
However, one thing is certain, if and when you come across their radar…developing your GIFT is necessary!


7 FULL LENGTH novels by USA today, International, and Best Selling Authors.

Authored by:
Cassandra Fear
D.A. Roach
Nykki Mills
Jen Wilde
Kelly Hashway
Tawny Stokes
Apryl Baker

For this boxed set, my publisher made the decision to put seven of us together. I was very excited about the idea because multiple authors means multiple fan bases to pool. It also means sharing promotional ideas and the work of promoting. When one of us (or in some cases more than one) lost power and/or wifi during the preorder, the others picked up the slack. We shared in multiple newsletters, Facebook groups, and on all our social media platforms.

I love having the support system of other authors who want the set to succeed as much as I do. Writing and publishing can be lonely at times, but I didn't feel alone at all with this release. As a group, we talked, shared ideas, and supported each other. The experience definitely makes me excited for the next boxed set I'll be part of with an Ashelyn Drake title. More about that coming in the next couple months. ;)

But the really cool thing about boxed sets is they don't just help authors. They are HUGE deals for readers. I mean 7 books for $.99! That's crazy, right? Readers can grab up several books for very little cost and potentially find new authors to love. It's a win all around if you ask me.

What's your opinion of boxed sets? Do you love them as a reader? Have you ever been part of one? 

If you're interested in grabbing Gifted for only $.99, you can do so here.

*If you have a question you'd like me to answer from the other side of the editor's desk, feel free to leave it in the comments and I'll schedule it for a future post.

Monday Mishmash 3/13/17

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Gifted: A Paranormal Collection  The boxed set I'm in with six other Limitless Publishing authors releases tomorrow! You can preorder Gifted now for only $.99 on Amazon. 
   
2. Out of the Ashes FREE Today  Limitless Publishing made Out of the Ashes free this past weekend. The price will go back up sometime today though. Grab it here while you can.
   
3. Entangled Souls by Dorothy Dreyer  If you haven't heard about the Runes Kindle World, I'm not sure where you've been hiding. ;) I love the Runes series, and yes, I do edit it as well. Today I want to share the cover of Dorothy Dreyer's title in the Runes Kindle World. 

   

   Her whole life, Lexi has known that the voices she hears in her head—omens and harbingers of important things to come—are part of being a witch. But what she doesn’t know is that a soul has escaped its reaping while on her family’s property. When handsome stranger Caden shows up on his motorcycle to tour the vineyard she grew up on, she isn’t aware that he is a Valkyrie searching for the lost soul. All she knows is that the deep attraction she feels for him is undeniable. 

   
   

   When Caden finds out Lexi is a witch and asks her to help him track down the soul, Lexi must come to terms with the fact that Caden is immortal and decide if her feelings for a soul reaper are worth the risks.

4. Snowstorm  We are expecting a big snowstorm tonight through Wednesday. If I go quiet, it means I lost power.
5. Editing  I'm busy editing for a client this week.
6. YA Fest  I'll be at YA Fest on Saturday. If you're in the Easton, PA area, come see me.
   

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Friday Feature: By the Icy Wind

The threat is far from over. I will live by the icy wild.

Ava Holland is dead. At least, that’s what everyone’s supposed to believe. But Ava is on her way to the northern wilds and hidden within the icy mountains are dangers that nobody dares speak aloud. Meanwhile, Michael is forced to accept Ava’s death while defending his new home against the growing darkness beyond.

When a mortality war begins, will anyone survive?

By the Icy Wild is the third book in an action-packed four-book series.

Check out books one and two if you haven't already:

What if everyone in the world was invincible… except you?

In an alternate version of today’s Earth, everyone is invincible. Since the beginning, people have been able to heal so fast that nobody can be hurt or killed. The normal lifespan ranges hundreds of years. Despite all that, Ava Holland is afraid of death. When the unthinkable happens, her only ally is the boy she should fear the most. Michael Bradley is the strongest, fastest healer anyone’s ever seen. But Michael has secrets too. Together, they run from a society that rejects them. Michael seeks redemption and Ava seeks safety, but when the truth is revealed, it’s up to Ava to save them both.

Beyond the Ever Reach is the first in an action-packed four-book series.

Fear is quiet. It waits for me beneath the guarding stars.

Ava and Michael have fought their way to Starsgard, a mysterious and secluded country powered by plant technology. But crossing the border comes with a price and their home country is ravaged by fear and hatred of mortals. They soon discover that peace is an illusion and danger is closer than they feared.

Set in an alternate version of today’s Earth where everyone is invincible… except one girl.

Beneath the Guarding Stars is the second book in an action-packed four-book series.

Everly Frost once wore a t-shirt with "geek girl" on it and felt right at home in it. She loves soaring forests, brilliant sunrises, and clouds that form the shapes of dragons. For whatever reason, she never finishes a cup of coffee.

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