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Showing posts with label romantic suspense. Show all posts
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Buy now!!!


The moment is there, the book…is…available!!!

So let’s get this over with all the necessary links for the where to buy, where to read reviews, the picture, the promotional stuff and of course the address for my new website where I will be blogging as well, so if you want to sign up for a newsletter, where in the future you’ll be able to get sneak peaks into the world of Girl in the Mist, read deleted scenes and  anything I fun I can think of.
For a more personal blog, the way you’re used to over here, with stuff about my life, work, hobbies, writing, ya know, just stick around. Here nothing is going to change in that regard.
Do try out the book. I would love to hear all your thoughts on it
Here we go:


Social media:

For the reviews: Goodreads

Buy links:





So, that dealt with, let’s get down to the regular stuff...

Song of the day: “Ophelia” by the Lumineers. Not the most pleasant earworm, considering it is mostly the Ophelia bit that keeps tumbling in my head, rather than what is otherwise a very nice song.

On the most part it has been work for the past few weeks. And when I mean work I mean that in the broadest of sense. Been doing full days at the catering company, partly due to people calling in sick, family leave for someone, and a colleague up for vacation. It makes for plenty of work for me, despite the fact that at the moment I don’t really have time for it.

There is just so much to do for the whole promotion bit of the book. It means that I am out at work for at least 7 hours, and then come home to do the necessary stuff at home, and get behind the computer to do the proverbial homework that involves networking, writing to people about the book, asking for reviews and interviews, guest spots and anything else possible, and all the while checking up on reviews that are done of the book, and seeing what folks think. Scary stuff, ya know. Hearing what folks say about your headchild. But so far I have been able to handle it. In fact, readers have been absolutely brilliant in their reception of the story. They’re calling it a twisty plot, a story that messes with your head, amazing unique characters…simply said, it is wonderful to hear.

The weather here has been icy, albeit sunny. Some Siberian wind blowing in, apparently. Icy. Which isn’t nice at all, considering I actually have to go out in the cold several times a day. Because, for the moment, I have a dog. Yes, a dog! A foster dog, you understand. He was in need of a temporary home, while a new family was looked for, which means that I’m having some wonderful company while at home. He’s a 6 year old Border collie, well trained, and absolutely adorable. Am so tempted to keep him. But of course, I can’t. Just not smart, living the way I do. If the decision comes that I have to move out, and the new place does not allow for pets, I’d have to find a new home for him again, and that would simply be heartbreaking…for the dog and me.

Kitten is not at all happy with present company, naturally. Poor baby has exiled herself to the pantry, where they spend their time staring at each other through the cat door. Hah

Which basically brings us to the end of today’s blog, because, let’s face it, nothing really exciting happened since the last post, if for no other reason than the fact that I simply haven’t had time to do anything but work on all ends.

So we’re going to leave it at this, and see if I have something a little more exciting to share the next time. I’ll be back.



Friday, February 9, 2018

Ready for pre-order at long last

Song of the day…okay, screw that. Let’s do it different today. I’ve got news! Haha

I got THE news!

We have a DATE!

 A PUBLISHING date! I kid you not.

Remember that teaser pic I had a little while ago? Well, here it is for real, along with links and everything where you can pre-order the actual book…if you were to be so inclined. * wink *

I’m excited, I am jubilant, as you might expect. It is finally happening. All the hard work coming to a long awaited conclusion. Gawd, I can hardly believe it. How long have y’all who’ve been reading my blog, been hearing about me and big brother editing and rewriting the book formerly known as Saving Nina? Hmmm? Many a years past with me writing, it, then joining forces with big brother and rewriting it time and again until finally, finally we came in the quarter finals of the ABNA competition, and then, bolstered by the publisher’s weekly review started sending it out for real, and getting all those big publisher’s interested enough to have a look at it, only to hear the dreaded “no” again and again, until finally FINALLY last year Entangle LCC took it.

The editing this last time wasn’t easy by any means either, but we managed, survived the ordeal if you will, and now we’re there. A couple of weeks  before the book is out there for real, but already available for pre-sale HERE, or directly at the publisher HERE and I am psyched, naturally. Also in Goodreads where you've got links to all the retailers

Here are some other links for you to check out like the awesome review by USA Today bestseller, Naima Simone.  CLICK HERE She's awesome, and definitely worth a look if you're looking for suspenseful, hot romances.

And I finally figured out how to open an author Facebook page, which is HERE. Likes and follows will be vastly appreciated. Ha

Other than that, I have been delving into the promotional plan for the book, which is daunting in many ways, but also strangely fascinating.

Next Big brother has been working on our website, which will get its own blog at some point, so keep an eye out HERE. I would love to see y’all there, if you can manage it. Soon there will be a Newsletter where I’ll be sending out news and tidbits, along with teaser scenes that will, in the future wrap the entire “No Escape from Rising Sun” series up in a neat package. These will be scenes that won’t be in any of the books, but rather background happenings that will be referred to in the actual novels. But from different perspectives, explaining mysteries that we couldn't deal with in the stories, but wrote down anyway. It should be vastly interesting, to say that least. I’ll let you know when I set up a proper place for this all and post a link for that too.

So here are some pics, with the most important one being the actual cover!



Gorgeous, right?

Teaser for GitM
 As for life in general? Well, things have been busy. I’m dragging my butt through long days again. Work (finally some shorter days again) takes up 4 to 5 days a week, which can take up to 7 hours in the average day due to commuting…with on Fridays a whopping nine hours away from home because at the moment I am working at the cafeteria of a school up North, which takes more than an hour to get to. It is interesting, though. A solo spot, meaning that you’re nicely busy right up until the final moment of the day when you have to clean the whole mess up and get the heck out.

My other spot in the big town less than 20 mins away from my place is starting to be a lot more fun now that I fully know what all is involved. I’ve stopped making constant mistakes and that makes it all a lot less frustrating. Yay. Who’d have thought, eh, that I could get a job in a branch that I actually enjoy. With the way things go over here, I was very much afraid that cleaning would be my lot until the books become a success…that is the hope anyway, haha

Teaser for GitM
Getting to know more locations in the area, which was what I was hired for, of course.
But anyway, getting back to the point I was making before work distracted me…making long hours. First the day job and then when I get home behind the computer, doing all the necessary stuff like setting up more network stuff, putting up links, writing descriptions, you know, all the promotional stuff that I had so hoped not to have to do…unrealistic of me, I know, right? But I guess I’m old-fashioned that way. I still hoped that writing good stories was the thing that was really the big thing.
Alas there’s more to it than that, so now I’m learning promotion from the pros over at the publisher.

I do need some sleep fast, though. Not getting more than 6-7 hours a night, and although I can manage that quite some time, I need an occasional catch-up.

Cooking…yes, I’ve been doing that, of course, just nothing fancy, but rather quick fixes that are as nutritious as I can. Including loads of pumpkin soup. Yummy.

On the sad note, my aunty died a few weeks ago, meaning there was the whole funeral bit, and sad relatives and people we hadn’t seen in ages, and…well. It was a private affair for most part, so I think I’d best not say too much. Forgot to ask permission and everything. However sad the circumstance, it was lovely to see all the relatives gathered together, and the afternoon spent at our niece’s  place, meeting her kids and husband. And our nephew wife and daughter, a sweet little girl that reminded me of me that age…but without the backtalk. Hahaha.

I did a review for another writer the other day, which I will post here soon. Check her out HERE because I am very pleased to let you know that I am at liberty to offer a free copy of her book of a raffle that I am planning to do really soon. Just send me a quick note with your name and email, and I'll add you to the proverbial hat. I will pick a name sometime next week, and get the copy to the winner ASAP.

And that’s about all…of the interesting stuff, anyway.

I’ll keep you posted.