BLOG TOUR: Music of the Heart by Katie Ashley

 

 For Abby Renard, the plan was supposed to be simple—join her brothers’ band on the last leg of their summer tour and decide if she’s finally ready for the limelight by becoming its fourth member. Of course, she never imagined stumbling onto the wrong tour bus at Rock Nation would accidentally land her in the bed of Jake Slater, the notorious womanizing lead singer of Runaway Train. When he mistakes her for one of his groupie’s, Abby quickly lets him know she sure as hell isn't in his bed on purpose.

Jake Slater never imagined the angel who fell into his bed would resist his charms by promptly kneeing him in the balls. Of course, the fact she seems like a prissy choir girl makes her anything but his type. So he is more than surprised when after betting Abby she wouldn’t last a week on their tour bus, she is more than willing to prove him wrong. But as Jake’s personal life begins to implode around him, he finds an unlikely ally in Abby. He’s never met a woman he can talk to, joke with, or most importantly make music with.

As the week starts comes to a close, neither Abby nor Jake is ready to let go. Can a sweetheart Country songstress and a bad boy of Rock N Roll actually have a future together?

I am so excited to be catching up with Abby Renard, the new lead singer for Jacob's Ladder and currently touring with her super cute fiance - Jake Slater of  Runaway Train fame. She is squeezing me in on her tight schedule. Waiting at the Stadium, as the groups are arriving for their sound check for tonight's concert ~ I am so fan-girling waiting for her to arrive. Maybe I can get a peek at the guys too. :)

Abby with her favorite guitar - a gift from Jake

Hi Abby! Thank you so much for allowing me to tag along with you today. I know your schedule is full with the tour and so I really appreciate you squeezing me in for this interview.

Thank you so much for having me.

So you and Jake kinda met in an unusual way. What was going through your mind when you realized that you were on the wrong bus?

Extreme panic! I mean, I’ve been in tough situations before, but I never thought I would be in some stranger’s bed and then find three strange guys. Not to mention the fact that Jake gave me a little too much of a welcome.

The guys seemed to have welcomed you with open arms. Especially A.J. J How would you describe your relationship with the rest of the band? Were you surprised they were so well behaved?

Oh, I love the guys of Runaway Train!! What sweethearts. They each bring different gifts to the group. Brayden is such a sweetheart and made me feel just like I was with my brothers. Rhys is a true Southern gentleman. And AJ…he’s just a mess! I can’t wait to see the girl who is able to end up with him. He’s got such a giving, sweet heart, great dance moves, and a sexy voice,

Ha, I wouldn’t say they’re well-behaved. I think they just know how to reign themselves in when a girl demands it of them.

How do you think growing up in the ministry helped with adjusting to your life on stage?

I think it has naturally affected all areas of my life. I want to give as much as I can to people—to my audience. Being the child of missionaries, I was used to a rootless existence at times, so that also helps when it comes to being on the road.

Being the baby of the family, has it been hard to get your brothers or even your parents to “Let go”?

Abby on Stage, doing her thing.

Very, very hard, lol. There’s four years between me and Gabe and Eli and then six with Micah, so I was the “surprise” baby in many ways. Even though my parents got married when they were my age, they aren't really happy that Jake and I are getting married—it’s not just the fact Jake is a rocker. I don’t think they want to admit I’m grown up enough to be getting married.

So how is it touring with both your brothers and with Runaway Train? Is it a little much with all those boys? And practical jokers at that! You must really have to be on point all the time.

I think if I hadn't grown up with three brothers, I’d have died within a few hours!! They really are considerate guys, but yeah, they do keep me on my toes. And you have to give it back as good as you get or you’re sunk!! The worst is when Brayden or Rhys decides to pull something on me—I mean, I expect it with Jake and AJ, but those two can be sneaky!!

So what is next for you and Jake, besides the wedding?

Abby Renard, Jacob's Ladder

Our Crossover Tour with Jacob’s Ladder and Runaway Train’s comes first before the wedding. Touring together is also a good starter for what it will be like with married life.

Oh I am sure it will be! Thank you so much Abby for taking the time to talk with me and next time you are home in Texas – I would love to catch up with you again! 

Thanks again for having me. And if you’re in Atlanta, come by and see us. That’s where Jake and I will be settling down. 

                                       

From the first few paragraphs of this book, I was in LOVE! Abby is all set to meet up with her brothers (The Christian Crossover Group - Jacob's Ladder) to start her life as part of the band. She flies out to meet up with her family at a Mega Concert, much like Woodstock, and finds herself rushing to catch their bus before they take off for the next town. Weaving her way through hundreds of buses that all look alike, she asks a Roadie who was a little "busy" with a groupie trying to find her way into a bus, that she asks for directions and swiftly gets put onto the bus before it pulls out. The only problem is, she finds outs later that it's not her family's bus, but the bus of superstars - Runaway Train.

The comedy insues from there and this book had me laughing and crying from laughing over and over again. The boys of the band are sweet and protective of Abby, especially against their own lead singer Jake Slater. Slater the known womanizer of the band, has thoughts and plans going through his head about Abby. But he has met his match in this southern spitfire. You don't mess with a girl who grew up with 4 older brothers.

If you love The Propostion and The Proposal - you will love this book. Not only is Jake funny and swoon worthy - so is the entire band - Brayden, AJ and Rhys. Abby is a spunky, spitfire who stands up for herself and doesn't back down. I giggle every time I hear Like A Virgin now. I LOVE THAT!!

Katie Ashley pulls me in more and more with each book that she writes and I cannot wait for more books coming our way from her!

*I was given an ARC of Music of the Heart in exchange for a honest review*

                           

Music of the Heart by Katie Ashley Playlist 

Abby sings an acoustic guitar version for the boy of Adele's Someone Like You.

Abby gives Jake a run for his money by knowing how to play AC/DC's Highway to Hell

AJ and Abby dance to the La Tropa Vallenata version of Los Caminos de la Vida

AJ and Abby sing a duet to Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's Islands in the Stream

Abby proves Jake wrong singing Madonna's Like a Virgin

Abby tries to get Jake to keep song writing by mentioning Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven

Then Alter Bridge's In Loving Memory

And Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You

And singing in codes like in the 60's with The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man

Abby is dancing to Michael Jackson's Beat It while cleaning the bus when Jake interrupts her!

Jake helps Abby prepare for her duet with Garrett to Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson's Don't You Want To Stay

Jake and Abby hang out together and jam to duets like Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn's Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man

Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford's Close My Eyes Forever

For her first song with her brothers, the boys of Jacob's Ladder, Abby sings a cover of The Band Perry's If I Die Young

At his sister, Allison's, Sweet Sixteen, Jake sings Chrissy Hynde's Forever Young for her.

At the Sweet Sixteen, AJ and Abby dance to Paula Rubio's Dame Otro Tequila to show how the kids how it's done

One of the most important song is Aerosmith's Angel that Jake sings to Abby on stage

Susan asks Abby to sing the old hymn Angel Band for her.

With her brothers, Abby sings Pink's Beam Me Up at Susan's Benefit Concert

She also sings Pink's Great Escape, which she dedicates to Jake

At the benefit concert, Jake and Abby do a duet to Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's I Need You

They also sing Paul McDonald and Nikki Reed's All I Ever Needed

Katie Ashley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Best-Selling author of The Proposition. She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her two very spoiled dogs and one outnumbered cat. She has a slight obsession with Pinterest, The Golden Girls, Harry Potter, Shakespeare, Supernatural, Designing Women, and Scooby-Doo. 

She spent 11 1/2 years educating the Youth of America aka teaching MS and HS English until she left to write full time in December 2012.

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SNEAK PEAK with A.L. Jackson

Hi Everyone! I’m so very excited to have the opportunity to give you a first peek at Come To Me Quietly, the first in my upcoming series, Closer.

I received some really incredible news that I want to share with you all – Come To Me Quietly will be published with New American Library/Penguin as part of a two-book deal and should come out no later than early 2014—just a little bit longer than first anticipated, but I do hope it will be worth the wait. This will be the first time any of my books have been widely distributed in print to bookstores, and I can’t wait for the chance for more readers to have access to Come To Me Quietly.

AND the good news is since Come To Me Quietly will be pushed back, you all are going to get more of Christian Davidson sooner rather than later. Christian and Elizabeth’s story from Lost to You and Take This Regret will be coming late summer. Stay tuned J

But first let’s take a closer look at my latest working manuscript, Come To Me Quietly. I can’t even wait to get Jared and Aleena into your hands. Jared Holt has absolutely taken over my heart and mind, and I hope you fall in love with him just as hard as I have. Come To Me Quietly will be packed with all the emotion you’ve come to expect from my novels, but it’s also a whole lot sexier and much Closer. So here you go—the complete synopsis for Come To Me Quietly.

 

Aleena Moore is content with her life. She has goals and dreams and an easy smile. She also has a secret she holds locked inside. 

Jared Holt believes he doesn’t deserve to love or be loved. He destroys everything he touches. Haunted by the mistake that shattered his life, he’s fled from the memory of that pain.

Jared doesn’t know why he’s compelled to return, but finds himself drawn back to the place where it all began. The exact place where it ended. When he runs into his childhood best friend, Aleena’s older brother Christopher, he agrees to share Christopher and Aleena’s apartment while he looks for a place of his own.

Aleena is no longer the little girl Jared remembers from his past and evokes feelings in him he never wanted to feel again. Terrified of destroying her, he fights to keep her away. But her touch is something he can’t resist—the touch that sealed his fate.

Their pasts are intertwined and their futures uncertain. The only truths they know are the secrets they whisper in the night.

A taste of what I’ve been tossing around as I delve into Jared and Aleena’s World:
Dashed lines blur until they become a solid line. My bones vibrate from the thousands of miles I’ve spent straddling this leather seat, the muscles in my right arm screaming from the hours my hand has been locked on the throttle. 

But I don’t stop. I can’t, and I don’t know why. Something in my gut spurs me forward. I plough ahead.

Hot air blasts my face and my hair thrashes in uncontrolled chaos.

I bite back a bitter laugh.

Uncontrolled chaos. That’s exactly how they described me.

The desert sky goes on forever, an ocean of the deepest blue. The city rises like a beacon in the distance. Because I am drawn.

What am I doing?

There is nothing here for me. I know it. I’ve already destroyed it all. I destroy everything I touch.

Still I can do nothing but press on.



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She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student.  She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life.

Years later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three beautiful children. Her favorite pastime is spending time with the ones she loves.

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BLOG TOUR: Bullet by Jade C. Jamison

An Epic Rock Star Novel

What if you discover the man you want is toxic?

She tasted a little bit of heaven with him, and now they've gone through hell and back, but can their relationship take anymore?

Valerie Quinn is a naive college freshman when she meets on-the-rise rock star Ethan Richards. He’s an idealistic, handsome, reckless young man, but he’s captured her heart. She doesn't give up on him and eventually his walls crumble down. By the time Valerie has given herself to him completely, she discovers he’s damaged and may be beyond help. Can she save Ethan and their relationship before he implodes, or will he self-destruct and take her with him?

When first given this book, I really didn't know if it was going to be a book that was up my alley. I am a hearts and flowers kinda girl, who really doesn't like a lot of angst and like the Happily Ever After stories. That was until I read Bullet. O.M.G. I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! 

Valerie was my kinda girl. Although she has her weakness, like most girls when it come to the guys you love, Valerie was a strong heroine that could take care of herself. This book was funny, adventurous, sad and heartbreaking. Going from present to past, you really get the whole picture of Valerie and Ethan's life together. Heavy Metal Rock is the center of this story. So if you love a good rock n roll romance, this is the book for you. Don't miss out on this book. Add it to your TBR NOW! I can not wait to read other books by Jade C. Jamison!

Alternate POV scene from Bullet

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Brad had been able to pretend he didn’t know anything when both Ethan and Valerie were gone that first night.  Maybe Val had just been sleeping in her bedroom that night and Ethan had coincidentally disappeared, right?  And even the other night when he’d heard…that from his spot in the living room.  That could have been his mind playing tricks on him.  But last night…there was no denying what he’d heard.

He and the guys had been discussing the concert in the living room and Val had gone to shower then off to bed.  Later the guys decided to call it a night and it was Brad’s turn to sleep in the bedroom.  He hadn’t thought much about it when Ethan disappeared, because he’d just gone to the bedroom and started untying his boots.  But he finally lay in bed, trying to unwind after a pretty good show, and fuck.  All his worst fears were confirmed when he heard the unmistakable sounds of a woman having an orgasm.

Oh, he still tried to deny it.  Maybe she was just masturbating, right?  That would be really hot, having Valerie masturbate in the room next to him, and…  Shit.  He couldn’t let his mind go there.  No way.  Especially because he knew that wasn’t what was going on.  He felt his jaw clench, his teeth practically grinding themselves into powder.  It was Ethan.  Had to be.

He’d squeezed his eyes tighter, trying to block out her sounds of passion, trying not to hate the man who was like a brother to him.  Well, now he knew she wasn’t a virgin anymore.  If Ethan hadn’t been diving deeper into some heavy shit, Brad might be okay with it.

All right.  Not completely.  But Brad did want Val to be happy.  He could at least learn to live with it.

And, as though the universe wanted to make sure he wasn’t in denial, he heard them talking after.  They weren’t loud, but he could tell it was Ethan and Val.  He considered covering his ears with his pillow but then they were quiet.

Until she started orgasming again.  Jesus Christ.

The next morning he poured water into the coffee pot, trying to force himself awake.  He’d hardly slept the night before.  His stomach had been in a knot.  He wasn’t even sure how he’d managed to fall asleep, but he was grateful that they’d grown quiet after the second time.

He stretched and turned around, leaning against the counter, and he saw three guys sleeping in the living room instead of two.  What the fuck was Ethan doing sleeping out here?  Had Val kicked his ass out?

No…that didn’t seem like something she’d do.  More likely Ethan had felt uncomfortable and selfish and left her room.  Fucked her and left her.  Brad nodded, gritting his teeth again and pouring a cup of coffee before heading into the shower.  He had a song brewing inside him he’d have to write, a song no one but himself would ever see.

Later that afternoon, he just couldn’t help himself.  Ethan had treated Val like shit in the past, and by God, it wasn’t going to happen again.  If he’d deflowered the girl, then he was going to treat her like his girlfriend and not just another whore.  If Brad had had the money, he would have just joined a gym and pumped iron until he couldn’t move or beaten a bag until he fell down.  But he couldn’t.  All he had was his guitar and his mind.  And so he spent the entire morning thinking…thinking about how he was going to say to Ethan what he had to say.

He did get out of the house and take a walk to clear his mind and, when he got back, decided to talk to Ethan.  If nothing else, maybe he could talk some sense into his self-destructive friend.  When he got back, Ethan was sitting on the chair in the living room.  He’d been up for a while by the looks of it.  Nick was back in the bedroom pounding on the drums and Zane was in the kitchen eating breakfast.  Ethan was dressed but he didn’t seem fully alert.  Brad stopped in front of his friend.  “Hey, man…let me know when you’re awake.  We need to talk.”

Ethan looked up, squinting one of his eyes as though Brad were the sun.  His mouth curled on one side, but Brad couldn’t read him.  “Say what you gotta say now.  I’m up.”

Brad inhaled.  Yeah, his thoughts were organized enough.  He nodded and swallowed.  “What’s goin’ on with you and Val?”

Ethan let out a breath and shook his head.  “I knew it.  I knew I should’ve talked to you first.  Val said there was nothing going on between you two.”

That almost winded him.  Nothing?  There was nothing between them?  He wasn’t sure how the hell to respond to that.  Val was a liar if she’d said there was nothing…there was definitely something, even though they’d both chosen to sublimate it.  But Brad also knew his friend Ethan a little too well and suspected his friend might be exaggerating what Valerie said.  Maybe Valerie had told him their agreement…that stupid hands-off policy Brad himself had put into place, and Ethan had simplified it.  Yeah…that sounded right.  Val had always seemed open and honest with Brad, so he could believe that a little better.  Either that or she was fooling herself.  So he took another breath before answering his friend.  “For the good of the band, we decided not to go there.  You knew that.”

Ethan shrugged.  “I know that’s what you told her dad.”

Brad kept his voice level even though he could feel anger starting to simmer in his chest.  “I meant it.”  He took another deep breath.  “But you didn’t answer my question.  You and Val…”

Ethan raised an eyebrow.  “What about it?”  He let out a breath and closed his eyes.  “Yeah, okay.  So…we’re kinda together.”

“What do you mean kinda?  Either you are or you aren’t.  I’m sure Val doesn’t feel so half-hearted about it.”

“Exactly how would you know that, Bradley?”

Brad sucked in another deep breath, trying to keep calm.  Ethan usually called him Bradley when he wanted to poke at him, and he knew this was one of those times.  Ethan was implying that, just because Brad had never made love to Valerie, he didn’t know what she wanted…but Brad suspected he knew more about what Val wanted and needed than his drugged-out friend did.  He even thought he might know a lot more about the way Val thought than maybe even she did.  “Ask her yourself if you don’t believe me.”  Ethan just rolled his eyes.  Brad decided to try a different approach and sat on the sofa so he was seated diagonally next to Ethan.  “She really cares about you, man.”  Why, he couldn’t understand.  “Try to be good to her.”

He could see Ethan bristle.  “I have been.”  His eyelids lowered.

“Then be better.”  Ethan looked up at him again.  “Quit takin’ the shit.  She worries about that.”

Ethan’s voice was low.  “She’s not my mom.  Neither are you.  I didn’t ask what she wanted.”

“Doesn’t matter.  You have more than just yourself to think about now.”

Ethan stood.  Yeah…Brad was getting under his skin.  Good.  Maybe that was what he needed to wake up.  “I didn’t ask to watch out for someone else.  She’s a big girl.  She makes her own decisions.”

“Jesus, man.  Think about what you’re saying.”  He stood up.  Ethan seemed to think he could intimidate Brad by hovering over him, but Brad was taller.  He didn’t even need to puff his chest out like Ethan.  He just stood up.

“I have.  She knows me.  She knows what I’m like.  I’ve never hidden that from her.  She takes me as I am or not.  I don’t give a shit.”

Brad couldn’t keep it out of his voice anymore.  It was all he could do to not jab Ethan in the chest with his finger.  “You don’t deserve her.”

“Fuck that.  I make her happy.”

Brad fought to not just punch his friend in the face, even though Ethan had it coming.  “Does she look happy to you?”

Ethan smirked.  “You heard her yourself.”

Oh…fuck that.  It took everything in Brad to not just beat the shit out of his friend.  Not only was Ethan being a shithead to the woman who’d fallen prey to his charms, but he was rubbing his best friend’s nose in it.  Ethan had to know Brad cared for Val…a lot.  So to throw that out there…  Still, he wanted Valerie to be happy, and that was what he was going to focus on…not the red rage and jealousy threatening to overtake him.  “Ethan, you’re a mess.   You know it and I know it.   You wanna make her happy?   Get your shit together, man.”

Ethan got close to Brad, raising his shoulders to give the appearance that he was almost as tall as his friend.  Brad felt a primal urge inside himself, the part of him that would have survived pre-civilization, and it wanted him to give in, to just get physical with his friend, beat some sense into him…or at least to beat him into submission.  Out of the corner of his eye, Brad saw Zane walk in from the kitchen.  Apparently, even their friend sensed what was in the air.

But then the front door opened…to none other than Val.  Brad still didn’t want to back down from the challenge, but at the same time, he didn’t want to upset Val.  He couldn’t quite pull his eyes away from Ethan’s, wasn’t going to, because he knew his friend would view that as a sign of weakness, no matter why he’d looked away.  When she closed the door and started to approach them, though, they both backed down.  Nothing would happen now.  She said, “What’s going on?”

Brad took a small step back and looked at Val.  He cleared his throat and hoped he could pull off the lie.  He knew she’d know anyway, but he had to say it just the same…out of respect to both her and Ethan.  “Nothing.  Just a little misunderstanding.”

Ethan had an angry look on his face, but he wasn’t going to contradict Brad.  “Yeah.”

Brad inhaled.  “How was work?”

Val shrugged her shoulders, but her eyes looked concerned.  “Nothing exciting.”

Brad nodded and forced a smile.  He too had to do what he’d just lectured Ethan about.  He couldn’t make Val happy either if he was constantly poking at Ethan and making him mad.  Val certainly wouldn’t be happy to know about their argument.  So…he’d have to just keep his mouth shut.  “Well…you’re home now.  Take a load off.”

He saw the look that crossed Val’s face as she looked at Ethan.  The girl loved Ethan…for better or worse.  Yeah…it would be best for Brad to just go write another song and keep his goddamned mouth shut.  She loved his friend, and there wasn’t a damn thing he’d be able to do about it.  Not now, at any rate.

 Jade C. Jamison was born and raised in Colorado, moved from one city/town to the next, and she’s decided she likes it so much she wants to stay…although travel is not out of the question.  She lives in a big town in Colorado (not unlike Winchester!) with her husband and four children.  She is working on becoming a crazy cat lady.  Okay, so maybe not.

Still want more?  Jade has a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Theater, a master’s degree in English, and a master of fine arts in Creative Writing.  Obviously, she loves school and the student loan folks love her.  She works in human services by day, teaches English and creative writing at night, and—in between playing soccer mom and community leader—writes like a fiend.  Someday soon, she’ll narrow it down to just writing, but let’s get all those kids off to college first.

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BLOG TOUR: Light in the Shadows by A. Meredith Walters

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How do you keep going when you feel like your life is over?

Maggie never thought she’d see Clay again. So, she attempts to put her life back together after her heart has been shattered to pieces. Moving on and moving forward, just as Clay wanted her to.

Clay never stopped thinking of Maggie. Even after ripping their lives apart and leaving her behind to get the help he so desperately needed. He is healing...slowly. But his heart still belongs to the girl who tried to save him.

When a sudden tragedy brings Maggie and Clay face to face again, nothing is the same. Yet some things never change. Can the darkness that threatened to consume them be transformed into something else and finally give them what they always wanted? And can two people who fought so hard to be together, finally find their happiness? Or will their demons and fear drive them apart for good?

The thing about love, is even when it destroys you, it has a way of mending what is broken. And in the shadows, you can still see the light.

Light in the Shadows by A.Meredith Walters is a to the gut book to read. This book should be read with patience and an open mind taking each chapter as they come and not anticipate the next moment.

Light in the Shadows focuses on Clay who at the time is in a facility to help him past his demons. It delves into the many triggers and torments he was around and how he learned to combat them. Maggie was his biggest demon of all, so he thought.
Maggie was the love of his life who triggered plenty of issues in their world. Maggie dearly loved Clay and wants nothing more than to be his forever but Clay had other things to say about it. 

The unthinkable happens in the world of Clay and he finds himself going to take care of his Aunt Ruby. The hurdle to this is that going to take care of Ruby is the prospect of being close to Maggie once again. Will Clay be able to deal with those demons once again.
I loved this book, although it is not what I would normally read I still enjoyed the realness of the story and felt the struggles of this couple. 

I give this book 4 stars for its well put together story and wonderful writing. A.Meredith closes her book in a very nice way and leaves you with plenty of closure. It is refreshing to see a love story without all the bells and whistles. I think you will enjoy this book.

The New York Times bestselling author of Contemporary and Paranormal romance including Find You in the Dark, Cloud Walking and Bad Rep.

A. Meredith spent ten years as a counselor for at risk teens and children. First working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a program for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former clients and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.

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COVER REVEAL: Searching for Moore by Julie A. Richman

Attended by reality TV star wannabes and Southern California social climbers, Schooner Moore knows the party his wife is throwing for his forty-third birthday has little to do with him and everything to do with her social standing in Orange County. The evening turns out to hold more surprises than just his wife's Botoxed friends groping at his privates, when a conversation with his old college roommate, Beau, reveals the biggest surprise of the night.

Beau has had contact on Facebook with Mia Silver. Just hearing her name sends Schooner into a tailspin, as he is now just a Friend Request away from the one who got away when she disappeared without a goodbye, leaving him wondering why she left.

A serial failure at romance, Manhattan boutique ad agency owner, Mia, gets a blindside of her own when a Facebook Friend Request from first love, Schooner, appears in her email. Going with her gut reaction, Mia hits accept, propelling her past to catch up with her in a New York minute, as a forceful Schooner is determined to understand what tore them apart and to explore the possibility of a second chance at love.

From a 1980's Southern California college campus and a devastating first love to present day New York City, Searching for Moore explores how technology has eradicated the divide between our past and our present, and asks whether you would give up everything to reconnect with The One in a single keystroke?

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COVER REVEAL: Cautious by E.L. Montes

Words can not express how thrilled I was when E.L. Montes told me she wanted to do trailer for her cover reveal. I love Marcus and Mia (see my interview with them here)
 I am so happy to be a part of this reveal! So without further ado...Cautious.

Marcus and Mia share a LOVE stronger than others, but their relationship was built on LIES and deceit.

Cautiously they continue to struggle for what they desire more than anything, each other.

Though, that comes with a price … one that involves more HEARTBREAK and deception.

Can they survive another disastrous path? Is their love strong enough to defeat all the obstacles, all of the BETRAYAL?

Not all broken relationships are repairable, but Marcus and Mia try their hardest to fight for themselves and for each other.

 E.L. Montes lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and their English bulldog. She has a bachelor’s degree in legal studies and works full-time as a paralegal. She always loved writing and finally placed time aside to debut her first novel, Disastrous, in the fall of 2012.

Book #1 in Series

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