Young Adult Giveaway Hop

Thursday, January 26, 2012


Welcome to a wonderful Giveaway Hop hosted by the delightful I'm a Reader, Not a Writer, and Down the Rabbit Hole.

The Prize:
An eBook copy of Fair Maiden or Fateful, gifted to you from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. (Note: Since Fateful is prime, it is only available in Kindle format at this time.) USA only. Good luck!

About Fair Maiden:
It's the Victorian era in England, but Tessa is from the medieval past. She awakens within a castle she has never seen before. Knowledge of her name also evades her. However, even worse than not knowing who or where she is, she cannot recall how she died or why she is dressed as a bride.

Along with Christian, the earl of the castle she haunts, Tessa tries to discover who she is and break the spell holding her in a prison of death. They never imagined the curse keeping them apart is the only thing protecting her, until it's too late.

About Fateful:
A huge fan of Jane Austen, Danielle hopes to find her own Mr. Darcy when she leaves Colorado to attend art school in London. Of course she knows it's silly to wish for that, naive even. But she's met enough males who lacked respect for women, a growing trend it seemed. And at nineteen...well.... However, on only her second night there she gets lost and is threatened by a stalker who proves to be immune to her martial arts training. Before she is completely overpowered, she is then saved by Ethan Deveroux.

While Danielle does find the romance she seeks in Ethan, he's no Mr. Darcy. Her hero is held by a spell which fractures their chance at a happy ending. During the day Ethan is closer to mortal than immortal and can date her like any other man. Yet, as the sun sets, the powerful magic of an ancient curse returns and the evil of that spell is revealed. When that magic begins, Danielle's fairytale romance ends because Ethan Deveroux is a vampire.


To Enter:
Wow, 105 of you enter this giveaway! Thank you! I'll email the winner as soon as I get all of those names into Virtual Hat. Good luck everyone, and check back on the 7th for my next giveaway!

To my wonderful UK readers...I have not forgotten you!

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Amazon does seem to be slow about updating my author page on Amazon UK, but all of my books are available to you now! Only problem is that you have to search for them specifically to get them to come up. Clearly some of you have found Forever already, because I have seen sales in the UK. But to make things easier for you, here are the links for the my newest books in the Amazon UK store!

Forever, book 3 in the Fateful Trilogy.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Forever-Book-3-Fateful-ebook/dp/B006XMM0AM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1327502448&sr=1-1

Fateful, the complete trilogy. This is all three books in one file!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fateful-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B006ZICOWS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1327502824&sr=1-1

Happy reading, and thank you so much for reading my books!

Thank You!

Friday, January 20, 2012

Thank you to everyone who took a chance on me and downloaded Fateful during my free promotion ... and there were a lot of you! So many that you pushed Fateful into Amazon's top 50 list on only the second day! The book also made #1 in Teen Love and Romance in the USA, the UK, Germany, any maybe even Spain, though I'm not sure because I couldn't read it. LOL

Of course I hope you love it enough to pick up Fractured and Forever next!

And I'll tell you a little secret. If you're willing to take a risk, and pick up the complete trilogy of the Fateful Series, it's just like getting Fateful for free. Note: The series is not suitable for anyone who doesn't like glittering fairies, vicious pixies, hot vampires, the dashing Mr. Darcy, arachnids, or large amounts of snogging.


Come back to my blog on Friday for YA Indie Carnival where we'll be interviewing villains. I think I'll have Ethan or Max interview Lucas for you.

Then visit me again on the 27th for another giveaway hop from I'm A Reader, Not A Writer.

Until next time! Thanks for visiting my blog.






YA Indie Carnival ~ What Reading Teaches Me...

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Welcome to another YA Indie Carnival Post! Our Theme today: What Reading Teaches Me....
It teaches me how other people think.
It teaches me about life, history, faith, and facts, as well as myth.
It teaches me how to write.
It also teaches me how not to write, sometimes...
It teaches me to not give up on myself.
It teaches me that we all have different strengths and weaknesses as writers. From both, I learn more about my own writing style and it strengthens me as a writer. At least I think so...
It also teaches me that we can't be so hard on each other as writers! Find the good in each other's writing, and praise them for it. Everyone needs that little pat on the back sometimes because it's easy to doubt yourself in this very fiercely competitive market.


With that said, check out the other AMAZING writers and reviewers in YA Indie Carnival:
1.Laura A. H. Elliott author of Winnemucca & 13 on Halloween
2.Bryna Butler, author Midnight Guardian series
3.Heather Self
4.T. R. Graves, Author of The Warrior Series
5.Suzy Turner, author of The Raven Saga
6.Cheri Schmidt, author of the Fateful Trilogy
7.Rachel Coles, author of Into The Ruins, geek mom blog
8.K. C. Blake, author of Vampires Rule and Crushed
9.Patti Larsen, The Hunted series and The Hayle Coven series
10.Amy Maurer Jones, Author of The Soul Quest Trilogy
11.Dani Snell's Refracted Light Reviews
12. Fisher Amelie, author of The Understorey
13.M. Leighton, Blood Like Poison Series, Madly, The Reaping
14.Kimberly Kinrade, Bits of You & Pieces of Me, Forbidden Mind
15.Madeline Smoot, Missing, Summer Shorts, and The Girls
16.Cidney Swanson, author of Rippler
17.Gwenn Wright, author of Filter
18.TG Ayer
19.Melissa Pearl, Author of The Time Spirit Trilogy
20.Heather M. White, author of The Destiny Saga
21.Roots in Myth, PJ Hoover
22.Courtney Cole Writes

Another Release!!!

The complete Fateful Trilogy just went live on Amazon. Read about it on my website, and buy it here:




Description:
This is a collection of all three books in the Fateful Trilogy in one file: Fateful, Fractured, and Forever. See way thousands of readers are devouring this new series with a unique take on vampire romance.

What are readers saying?
"OMG by far the best of the Fateful series! It has a little bit for everyone, vampires, werewolves, witches, pixies, faires, mermaides, and awful spiders! All I have to say is poor Danielle, how much can one person endure and still come out like that! she is my new hero! You definatly get to see a more vunerable side to Ethan. If you havent read the others in the series you definatly have to read them first. Forever was well worth the wait! and out of everything that has happend to them, you will cry with joy and relief when its all over (not to mention sad that the story is over)
and if your aracnaphobic like me, you will definatly have nightmears. :) Its definatly a book I can see myself rereading a thousand times! *the whole series is*"
 by Ali
(Note: This review is in regards to Forever, book3 in The Fateful Trilogy.)

Also, Fateful will be FREE from Amazon on Sunday, January 22nd!!!! Don't miss it and make sure you spread the word. If you haven't tried this series, now is your chance to begin!

Forever - Book 3 now released.

Monday, January 16, 2012



Finally!! It's available on Amazon now. Nook has been uploaded and should go live sometime today. Kobo is next. I'll also put Fateful on a free promotion for a couple of days, so watch for that too!

It took me 6 months to complete Forever, which felt like forever to me as well as you, I'm sure. Anyhow,  I worked really hard on it, and of course, I hope you love it! Written in third person, this story is told from both Danielle's and Ethan's points of views. I don't like to clutter up the story with the points of views of the side characters, mainly because they'll get a chance to tell you their own stories in future novelettes I have planned.

Fateful was Danielle's story of how she met Ethan and discovered this new world of mythical creatures. Fractured is about how Danielle deals with these big changes in her life, and then Forever is their story and their happily ever after. I know many of you want to know more about Max and Nadia, as well as many of the others. Don't worry, they'll get their chance to tell you.

Also soon to be released, is all three books in one file/book. Here is the cover for the complete trilogy:


Thank you to Kechake-stock from deviantART.com for the stock photo of the lovely TheLittlePureOne to represent Danielle Darcey wearing her pearl necklace. The frog prince on the fountain is representing Ethan Deveroux. By layering about 17 different images together, I created this cover.

Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop

Friday, January 13, 2012


Thanks for entering! This giveaway is now closed. I'll email the winner as soon as I have the names entered into Mr. Virtual Hat.

Welcome to another awesome blog hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, and Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf.

In Forever, book 3 in the Fateful Trilogy, both Danielle and Ethan have quite a few dreams. In celebration of my birthday and the very near release of Forever, enjoy this "dream themed" excerpt:

Why is everything so bright? Ethan wondered. The world was so saturated with sunshine that he couldn’t comprehend why he wasn’t squinting against it. Not only was everything kissed with a blinding halo of white, but not a single sound disturbed the silence in this place. He peered to his side and saw Danielle beside him, smiling. Ethan looked down and realized his hand was linked with hers. How did he get here? How did they get here?
The corners of her pretty brown eyes crinkled as the smile widened and then they were running across a mist-covered field. They came up to a tree and their hands broke apart. Danielle looped one arm around the trunk and swung around it to face him. The white dress she wore fluttered in a breeze he couldn’t feel. With the way her lips parted, the way she bent forward, and the way her nose wrinkled, he knew she was laughing, but he didn’t hear it. The breeze blew her long brown hair forward. Her hand reached up as she brushed it out of her face. Silky strands slipped free of her fingers and feathered down against her shoulders. Smiling at him, her lips moved around words he still couldn’t hear. As though he had responded to her, however, he moved forward and kissed her mouth after first touching his lips to her eyelids and her nose.
Lashes swung up as those brown and gold-flecked eyes captured his. Again her full mouth shaped words. Again he could not hear them.
Like in a dream, the scene changed. And as before, the world glowed with a curtain of white, like a blinding solar flare caught on film. This time she sat nestled between his legs and he was startled to realize Danielle was crying, her body jerking against his with each heartbreaking sob.
Why?
With her chin on her shoulder, she peered back at him with sadness tightening her features. She was rattling off her displeasure at him in words he couldn’t hear, and too fast for him to read visually. It was as though he wasn’t really the one doing it, as he kissed her forehead and rubbed her arm, because what he really wanted to do was ask questions. It seemed like he was reliving this and not actually dreaming it....

Now how the bloody hell did I wind up on my back? Ethan pondered as he stared up at a pitched roof of roughhewn branches. The branches were so roughly hewn, in fact, that they still had green leaves attached and vines crawling the surface. A line of bewilderment formed between his eyebrows.  His memory came back to him in sections, like assembling a complex puzzle where the image wasn’t recognizable until enough of the pieces were in place. He remembered the misty place. He remembered the dancing. He remembered the strange irrational thoughts muddling his mind. He remembered the feast.... Ethan jerked upright. “They lied!”
Danielle swung up next to him like his outburst had wrenched her from a deep slumber. She covered a yawn with her hand. “Who lied?”
“Those horrible, cunning, winged and glittering little—”
“The fairies?” Danielle asked, obviously appalled at his angry tone, as if to say, How could anyone be angry with fairies?

Now for the Giveaway!!!

The Prize:
A copy of one of my books (your choice) shipped to you from The Book Depository. By doing it this way, I won't be able to sign it for you, sorry. But I can more frugally ship to my wonderful international readers!

Many of my international readers complain that they have difficulty getting books from American authors. The Book Depository is a great place for you since they ship internationally for free!

To Enter:
Follow my blog via email or GFC and fill out the form at the bottom of this post.

For an extra entry to win, like my Facebook Fan Page.

Thanks for visiting my blog, and good luck!

Young Adult Faeries & Fantasy Giveaway Hop

Thursday, January 5, 2012


Welcome to another great hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not a Writer and vvb32reads.

The Prize:
A signed copy of Fair Maiden with a matching beaded bookmark made from ecru glass pearls and light-blue glass beads. My Fateful series has been hugely popular, and I fear many forget about this unique story because of it. Fair Maiden is an unusual spin on sleeping beauty. By blending a heavy dose of fantasy, a murder mystery plot, a paranormal twist, a dash of fey beings, and a good measure of romance, this story will likely transport you to another time.

Description:
It's the Victorian era in England, but Tessa is from the medieval past. She awakens within a castle she has never seen before. Knowledge of her name also evades her. However, even worse than not knowing who or where she is, she cannot recall how she died or why she is dressed as a bride.

Along with Christian, the earl of the castle she haunts, Tessa tries to discover who she is and break the spell holding her in a prison of death. They never imagined the curse keeping them apart is the only thing protecting her, until it's too late.

To Enter:
Follow my blog via email or GFC and fill out the form at the bottom of this post.

For an extra entry to win, like my Facebook Fan Page.

Thanks for visiting my blog, and good luck!

Forever update:
I don't have an exact date yet, mainly because I'm reliant on others for editing and formatting, but it had better be out before my birthday, on the fifteenth, or I'll be super annoyed!!! Anyway, here's a preview: (Note: This book will first be released on Kindle, then Nook, then Kobo. Then printed copies will follow. I'll also release the trilogy as a bundle.)

Description:
Danielle and Ethan may have solved their problem with vampires, but other magical beings have taken interest in the ones who discovered the cure.


On the run trying to escape a gaggle of evil pixies, a clan of creepy werewolves, a coven or two of wicked witches, and a school of lovely but malicious mermaids, they fight to have a normal life with the aid of slightly dishonest fairies and flirtatious vampire bodyguards.


This is Danielle and Ethan's happily forever after....