Back to the Books Giveaway Hop

This Giveaway has ended, and I will be contacting the winner as soon as I can. But there is another great giveaway hop running right now. Go to Clean Teen Fiction or One Librarian's Book Reviews and click on any of the links listed there.

Welcome to another giveaway hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, & Buried In Books.
It's that time of year again!!! Let's get back to the books with some really great giveaways. For more chances to win free stuff, go here or here. Thanks for stopping by my blog and good luck!

The Prize:
Win my biggest seller, Fateful, in either Nook, Kobo, or Kindle eBook formats. (You must have an account with either Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or Amazon to accept this prize. USA only. Except Kobo is also available to my Canadian readers as well. However, if you have an account with the US site but live outside of the US, you may also enter! ;)

To Enter:
Follow my blog via Google Friends Connect or Email subscription, and fill in the form below so that I can contact you if you win.

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See what readers are saying about Fateful:
by Andrea H:
"Oh man did I love this fabulous read. I am a huge twilight lover and all things gentle vampires. I am not really into the gory blood draining, shredding humans bit. I loved the setting, an American girl in London. Guys with British accents are just sexy, vampire or not:) I definitely pictured Ethan as a sexy Brit. I also enjoyed the tension between Ethan and Danielle. I loved the storyline in this book as well. It was unique and had many great elements to it, such as the introduction of fairies and their loving nature. There was a lot of twists and the story never dragged. This was such a spectacular young adult/ new adult read. Add this book to your must read list, folks. Then check out Fractured and Forever in the series. I give this story five glittery stars!"

by Kerrie J:
"If you enjoy watching the Twlight series or Vampire diaries you Will love this book. i can imagine that this book being made into a film one day. I will be down loading the next book to this one. Very good and compelling read."

by Danielle T:

"I really liked this book.  It's also a very sweet and a clean romance."

Kim B:

"I really enjoyed this book. I've read it twice and both times had to force myself to put it down to get stuff done. I really liked the romantic-ness of the book. It takes you back to a time when a man was a gentleman and a lady was to be treated like a lady. Though it is a book about vampires, I didn't feel like it was a Twilight copycat. Cheri has made the vampire her own!! You've got to read it!! The twist at the end was great and left me hungry for more!!"

...Note: This series is not suitable for anyone who doesn't like glittering fairies, vicious pixies, hot vampires with British accents, the dashing Mr. Darcy, or large amounts of snogging...

Where to find books by Cheri Schmidt:

Amazon around the world:

USA
http://www.amazon.com/Fateful-ebook/dp/B004VT0RJK/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fateful/dp/B004VT0RJK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1303005553&sr=8-1

Germany
http://www.amazon.de/Fateful-Book-Series-ebook/dp/B004VT0RJK

Italy
http://www.amazon.it/Fateful-Book-Series-ebook/dp/B004VT0RJK/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1337779900&sr=8-1

Spain
http://www.amazon.es/Fateful-Book-Series-ebook/dp/B004VT0RJK/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1337779955&sr=1-2

France
http://www.amazon.fr/Fateful-Book-Series-ebook/dp/B004VT0RJK

If you'd rather have print, discounted copies are available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and for free international shipping, get your books from The Book Depository. Of course the signed copies from my website are also on sale.

YA Indie Carnival ~ Winners And Forever update...

Welcome again to YA Indie Carnival!
Today we're announcing the winners to our giveaway. Congratulations to all of these lucky ladies!!! We sincerely hope you enjoy your prizes. (Each blogger will contact their winner separately, so check for it in your email.)


So, Miss Queen of Teen Fiction, look for my email!!! You won the Kindle copy of Fractured. I hope you like it, and I would suggest snatching up Fateful while it's on sale. If you haven't already, that is. It will not stay at .99 cents for much longer.

Dani Snell’s Winner is BBurton! You’ve won a Kindle copy of PineLight by Jillian Peery
and a Kindle copy of Filter by Gwenn Wright.
Patti’s Winner is Emily Tardy! Kindle copy of Run and Hide (YA thrillers, 1 and 2 in a series of 4)
Courtney’s Winner is Darby Karchut! Kindle copy Every Last Kiss
Fisher’s Winner is Winner Cassandra! Kindle copy The Understorey
Laura’s Winner is Vivien! Kindle digitally-signed edition of Winnemucca & Winnemucca Coffee Mug
Rachel’s Winner is amabe421! Kindle copy Into The Ruins
T.R. Graves’ Winner is LuvToRead09! Kindle copy of Warriors of the Cross
Cyndi Tefft’s Winner is Paige! Kindle copy Between
PJ’s Winner is Kimy Unalesca! Kindle copy Solstice
Alicia’s Winner is Julie Witt! Assortment of awesome YA paperbacks
Heather’s Winner is Avery Olive! Kindle copy of Perception
Abbi’s Winner is Jess! Kindle copy of Breathe plus very cool Breathe beach bag
Cheri’s Winner is The Queen of Teen Fiction! Kindle copy of Fractured
Amy’s Winner is krystallarson! Kindle copy of Soul Quest
Nicole’s Winner is Emily Ann Ward! Kindle copy of Fallen Eden

Back to school is our theme today. Hmm...I don't have any school clips from my books or any personal things to share. Too traumatic...Really, I try not to think about my school days because I was teased a lot, the lonesome nerd that I was.... So instead, I'll share reviews from one of my teacher readers. This Literary arts teacher reviewed both Fateful and Fractured and put them on her summer reading list. (Careful, spoilers!)


They were both phenomenal books, and the best part is there is a 3rd in the series. Woohoo! I can’t wait! How much longer??!!

Now, on to the Forever update I was teasing you with earlier. I'm moving into a new house in two weeks. I wanted to get Forever published before then. If by some miracle I can still make that date, I will announce it here. But between boxing up the house, and stuff like that, it looks like I won't be able to get it out until October. :( Sorry, this is driving me crazy too! LOL

So...to hopefully make it up to you. Check back here on Saturday for Sweet Saturday Samples to read the first chapter of Forever!

Have you loved the Fateful series so far? Let me know by posting your good reviews for me on Amazon and Goodreads. You'll make my day a happy one, and there's nothing like getting a good review that motivates me to write faster! Here's one I recently got:


"I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your book. When I finished Fractured I was so upset that the third book wasn't out. When I bought Fateful I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. I found myself thinking about the story all the time. Thank you for writing this series and for making it clean. I can't wait for the third book!" ~ From the amazing and generous Kenzie. Thank you! I really needed this!!!

The Fuji Mermaid Dani Snell's Refracted Light Reviews
Leopard Girl Patti Larsen Author of The Ghost Boy of MacKenzie House, The Hunted Series and the Hayle Coven Novels
Fire Breather Courtney Cole Author of Every Last Kiss, Fated, Princess, and Guardian. Also a contributing author in The Glassheart Chronicles
Strong Woman Nicole Williams Author of Eternal Eden, and Fallen Eden. She is also a contributing author in the Glassheart Chronicles
Champion Sword Swallower Fisher Amelie Author of The Understorey, as well as a contributing author in The Glassheart Chronicles
Siren Laura A. H. Elliott Author of Winnemucca and soon to be released 13 on Halloween
Snake Charmer Amy Maurer Jones Author of The Soul Quest Trilogy as well as a contributing author in The Glassheart Chronicles
Pretzel Woman Rachel Coles. Geek Mom. Book Reviewer Author of Diary of a Duct Tape Zombie, Whistles, Beergarden, Plagues, Bees of St. John, and Mushrooms
The Giant T. R. Graves T.R. Graves: Author of Warriors of the Cross
Jungle Woman P.J. Hoover Author of Solstice, The Emerald Tablet, The Navel of the World, The Necropolis
Shape Shifter Alicia McCalla Author of the upcoming science-fiction novel Breaking Free
Tarot Card Reader Heather Cashman Author of Perception
Fortune Teller Abbi Glines Author of Breathe, and the upcoming Existence and Vincent Boys
Knife Thrower Cheri Schmidt Author of Fateful, Fractured, and Fair Maiden
Fire Dancer Lexus Luke Author of Manitou, The Sky People Saga
Fire Breather Suzy Turner Author of December Moon and Raven
Dragonslayer K. C. Blake Author of Vampire Rules
Elephant Trainer Gwenn Wright Author of Filter
Ring-Leader Kimberly Kinrade Author of Bits of You, Pieces of Me and Forbidden Mind
Prestidigitator J.L. Bryan Author of Paranormals series- Jenny Pox. Tommy Nightmare & Alexander Death

Don't get a toothache...

Welcome to Sweet Saturday Samples

This is where authors share excerpts of their works for a sweet bit of Saturday sampling.

Fateful is a PG rated YA paranormal romance.

What readers are saying about the Fateful series:

“Delicious and addictive.” ~Courtney

“You've managed a feat that many authors find challenging: making certain scenes in your book sensual and sexy without being trashy. I commend you for writing "clean" fiction.” ~Shay

“I absolutely LOVED this book. I was looking for a romance book that WAS clean to read. (I have a passion about reading books, but am easily disappointed when I find that it has filthy content). I truly wasn't disappointed with either book. I found that I couldn't put my Kindle down. I just had to keep reading. When I finished Fateful, I hurried on to Fractured.” ~Roxana

Enjoy this sample of Fateful:

“You smell like a vanilla cupcake.”

“Uh, thanks.” That would be the shampoo from last night.

“I like it, although I haven’t eaten cake in a very long time.” Danielle thought she felt his lips pull into a smile. “‘Sugar and spice, and everything nice…. That’s what little girls are made of.’” After quoting the nursery rhyme, he then chuckled to himself.

Recalling the verse, she said, “So are you made of frogs and snails and puppy dog tails?”

“I don’t know. I may be more toad-like than you realize, though I believe the rhyme goes ‘snips and snails,’ not ‘frogs and snails.’”

“Really?” She’d never heard it that way. “What’s a snip?”

“Good question.”

For many more Sweet Saturday Samples go here.
To buy Fateful, click on the picture below.

(Sorry, I'm not sure why this post didn't show up at midnight as I'd scheduled. That schedule thingy doesn't work very well for me. Hmmm.)

Great Reviews for the Fateful series...

It’s been about 60 days since Fateful was released and since that time it has sored to the top 100 on Amazon and stayed there. At the moment Fateful is #8 and Fractured is #12 of Hot New Releases in Children’s Love & Romance Literature.

What are reviewers saying about this series?

An 8th grade literary arts teacher added it to her recommended summer reading list and gave both books rave reviews...

The Book Whisperer (What a great blog name! Don’t you think?)

Courtney’s Chitter Chatter (Great place if you’re looking for clean reads.)

Tifferz Book Review (Another great place if you’re looking for clean reads.)

Book Worm Nation (Another great place for reviews.)

And here is a new review Fractured just got on Amazon:
By jaterry
"OMG!!!! If it was even possible Cheri Schmidt outdid herself with this, it is a million times better then Fateful with twists at every turn! I couldnt put it down, it even made me late to work!

Please dont read this book if you havent 1st read Fateful, and for all the people who said it was a Twilight knock off, you have to read this book, it by far blows Twilight out of the water! and I am a huge Twilight fan.

Ethan and Danielle dont fail to deliver on the romance and surprises! And the action of the vampire civil war will keep you on your feet! this was an easy book to get wrapped up in, I easily felt Danielle's excitement, fear and disappointment, and even cried for her at one point.

Without any spoilers, I really wish we could have seen more of Lilith and a better description of "goth" Ethan but other then that, I have no complaints! you have to read this book, what are you waiting for click the button!!!!

Cannot wait for book 3! I would love to see Danielle get her revenge (more then what was done) on Celeste!"


If vampires aren't your thing then might I suggest you try out Fair Maiden? It has none of those fanged beings in it. With the massive attention the Fateful series is getting I fear Fair Maiden is being forgotten. Don’t forget about it!! Especially because it’s on sale for 1.99 right now! Thanks to Tifferz Book Review for her recent review and blog post of Fair Maiden