Saturday 28 September 2013

Revenge in Rio Countdown Teasers No.1 'Prove'

Revenge in Rio 
Countdown Teasers
No.1



With release day only 22 days away - honestly I'm not counting down like a crazy woman (hmm, ok, maybe just a teensy bit crazy!) I thought I would share some lovely little teasers with you. I can't take the credit for making them sadly, that's where the talented Laura at MusicPlusBooks came into play and did her thang! 


So, here we go. This is teaser number one for you and features at the end of chapter one. Watch out for number 2 this time next week! 

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Prove




Hope you enjoyed!

Sam :-)
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Friday 27 September 2013

Aurelia B Rowl talks genre jumping and Popping the Cherry....


Today Aurelia B. Rowl is taking over and giving us her take on genre-jumping as well as talking about her awesome latest release, Popping The Cherry! Be sure to enter into Aurelia's MASSIVE giveaway competition, you'd be a fool not to! 


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As a writer, it’s not all that uncommon to be asked what which genre you write. A fairly straight-forward question, you’d think; be it romance, or thrillers, or crime, etc. Yet there are authors who like to write in multiple genres, with J. K. Rowling AKA Robert Galbraith immediately springing to mind, with first a children’s magical series, then a gritty tragicomedy (or whatever you want to call it), and then a crime novel.

I’m another writer that likes to experiment and try my hand at different things. If you were to ask me which genre I write in, I wouldn’t really be able to give you a direct answer. So far, I have had three stories published, but they are all in different genres with vastly different word counts.

Popping the Cherry is my first attempt at Young Adult fiction, a cross between chick-lit and romance, and it is my first full-length novel. Prior to that was For One Night Only, a short contemporary romance story with such a high heat level that I had to create the alter-ego of Allie A Burrow in order for it to be featured in the Serviced anthology. And let’s not forget the story that got me published in the first place, Christmas is Cancelled, my Christmas-themed contemporary romance novella.

All three of these stories are contemporary and they all have a strong romance element, and I’ve been told that there is also humour in my writing so maybe that makes me a contemporary romance author with rom-com tendencies? Ummm... what about the fantasy trilogy I have planned then? And the children’s adventure stories I want to write, and the paranormal stories I cannot wait to have a go at? At the moment, the only thing I really know for sure is that I don’t want to write crime novels, historical romances, nor horrors. Pretty much everything else is fair game if the right idea strikes and I believe I can do the story justice.

My immediate future sees me extending my current lines though, with book two in my Popping the Cherry series already underway, to be followed by book two in Christmas is Cancelled series, and I also want to get another contemporary romance as Allie A. Burrow out in the new year, either novella or full-length depending on how it goes. After that comes book 3 in both of my series which will take me well into the next year, when I will no doubt be chomping at the bit to return to some of the other half-completed manuscripts languishing on my hard drive, assuming I can leave them alone for that long. It’s very much a case of too many stories and not enough time!

Is genre-jumping a good thing or could it potentially be harming my author brand by spreading myself too thin? The honest answer is, I don’t know. It’s too early to tell right now, but I am already aware that I may need to put my children’s adventure series out under a different name—maybe even my real name—but it’s still so far down the pipeline that I’m not going to concern myself with it, especially as it may never happen.

How about you? Do you specialise in one genre, maybe even one sub-category of genre, or do you like to mix it up? Which genres are you most likely to have a go at, and on the flipside, which ones won’t you write? Would you perhaps like to write in other genres but worry about dilution of your brand? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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About Popping the Cherry....




Book trailer...




Buy links:

Carina  ¦  Amazon UK   ¦  Amazon  ¦  iTunes  ¦  Google  ¦  Sainsburys  ¦  Nook  ¦  Kobo 


About Aurelia...

Aurelia B. Rowl lives on the edge of the Peak District with her very understanding husband, their two fantastic children, and their mad rescue mutt who doesn’t mind being used as a sounding post and source of inspiration. She regularly wows them all with her curious, hastily thrown together meals when she gets too caught up with her latest writing project... or five!... and she has developed the fine art of ignoring the housework.


Aurelia writes Young Adult/New Adult crossover fiction and contemporary romance. She is currently busy writing the standalone companion novels to both Popping the Cherry and Christmas is Cancelled.

To find out more about Aurelia, you can visit her website: www.aureliabrowl.com or you can find her hanging out online, far too often, at the following:

Blog  ¦  Facebook  ¦  Twitter  ¦  Google+  ¦  Pinterest  ¦  BlogLovin  ¦  Tumblr  ¦  YouTube  ¦  Linked-In  ¦  Amazon  ¦  Goodreads

Giveaways...

UK giveaway:



International giveaway:


a Rafflecopter giveaway


Popping the Cherry

Saturday 21 September 2013

It's all about the promo....

I'm starting to promo my little derrière off now that it's the build up to Revenge in Rio's release! (21st October incase you'd forgotten - how very dare you!) and I thought I'd share a couple of the beautiful things I've had made so far. 

I love pretty, one of kind, handmade things, so I've sought out the best of the best crafters/designers out there!


 It’s all about the magnets...
Gorgeous promo magnets made by my friend and talented designer Jessica Harrington.
...And all about the bookmarks
Some stunning handmade book marks designed and crafted by the uber talented Vicci at Simply Lovely .


I have also had some gorg teasers made up by Laura at MusicPlusBooks which will introduce Daniella and Luca to you. But I'm saving those beauties for my future Revenge in Rio Countdown Teaser posts! Sorry, sorry, I know I'm wicked :-) Keep your eyes peeled for those, as they'll be out soon! 

I'd love to know what you think of my goodies and perhaps find out what you like to have made (if you do) to promote your books. 

Happy promo'ing peeps! 

Sam :-) 
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Thursday 19 September 2013

Aurelia b rowl release day blitz!

Today's the day! Aurelia B. Rowl's Popping the Cherry is released! 


It's time for a Release Day Blitz and Giveaway event, where corks aren't the only things being popped in celebration of Aurelia B. Rowl's newest release.

About the book...


Popping the Cherry

If you missed any of the exclusive teasers from the ten-day countdown, you can find them all here or by going to: www.aureliabrowl.com/countdown-teasers.html.

Trailer...



Buy it now...


Add to Goodreads
Mature Young Adult/New Adult fiction
Release date: 19 September 2013
Publisher: Carina (Harlequin UK)
ISBN: 978-1-472-01805-2

Carina
Nook UK (coming soon)
Kobo (coming soon)

About the author...


Aurelia B. Rowl lives on the edge of the Peak District with her very understanding husband, their two fantastic children, and their mad rescue mutt who doesn’t mind being used as a sounding post and source of inspiration. She regularly wows them all with her curious, hastily thrown together meals when she gets too caught up with her latest writing project... or five!... and she has developed the fine art of ignoring the housework.

Aurelia writes Young Adult/New Adult crossover fiction and contemporary romance. She is currently busy writing the standalone companion novels to both Popping the Cherry and Christmas is Cancelled.

To find out more about Aurelia, you can visit her website: www.aureliabrowl.com or you can find her hanging out online, far too often, at the following:


Giveaway...

To get the party started with a BANG, Aurelia B. Rowl has teamed up with several other Young Adult and New Adult authors to come up an awesome giveaway, with over twenty books in the Release Day Blitz prize kitty just waiting to be won.

For full details of the prizes, click here or go to: www.aureliabrowl.com/release-day-blitz.html

Good luck!


a Rafflecopter giveaway


Tuesday 17 September 2013

Daring to Wish by Tracey Rogers....






I love a challenge...or a dare. Remember your school days, playing the truth or dare game? Oh deary me, the dares were funny! Anyhoo, I'm digressing....fellow Beachwalk babe, the lovely Tracey Rogers is here today to talk about her new release...Daring to Wish. Go for it tracey!

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Thank you so much for having me on your blog today! So pleased to be sharing Daring to Wish with you.



Blurb

What happens when you dare to wish?

In an effort to regain her independence and break out of her shell, shy Eve Ward writes a daring wish list of all the things she wants to do before her thirtieth birthday. It’s a good thing the list is for her eyes only, because some of the items are pretty risqué.

Adrenaline junkie Lucas Riley becomes Eve’s “victim” in a kiss-a-stranger dare, and she thinks he’s perfect for her one-night-with-a-stranger wish.

With Eve, Lucas thinks he’s found the distraction he needs before he has to say goodbye to his bad boy image. When he finds Eve’s sexy wish list, he can’t keep himself from giving into temptation and sneaking a peek, and wish number eight is impossible for him to resist. Being good can wait.

Eve is thrilled when, out of the blue, Lucas offers to take her skydiving. Her sexy stranger has helped her tick so many wishes off her secret list. Her confidence has grown and now she’s having fun both in and out of the bedroom. It seems too good to be true...is it? She can’t shake the niggling suspicion that something’s not quite right.

Content Warning: contains dizzying heights and sensual sex
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance


Excerpt

“Wait.”
Eve froze mid-turn, halted by his husky command and the tingle radiating from his hand lightly grasping her wrist. She met his gaze and realized how wrong she’d been. He was a million miles away from being uncomplicated. The startling blue of his eyes revealed depths Eve could only imagine drowning in.
“Did you say…nice?” He leaned closer. “I would say that was a lot better than nice. I’m sure if we tried again we could manage spectacular. Don’t you agree?” he drawled.
Maybe nice had been the wrong word to choose Eve relented as she noted his husky tone. It was infinitely better than nice. Try amazing! Her breath hitched as she thought of his kiss again. Knowing he enjoyed it too sent a surge of pleasure through her that settled deep within her belly. Obviously she could do some things right.
If she intended to fulfill her wishes she was going to have to find some confidence from somewhere—and fast! At the moment her confidence seemed to be firmly in the area of her knickers.
Running and hiding now seemed out of the question. Maybe confidence practice would be the lesser of two evils? She paused before turning to face Mr. Hotness for confidence lesson one.
“Hmm...” She pretended to consider. “Maybe you’re right. However, as this was a dare I’m afraid it was a one time opportunity,” she added with mock apology. “So I guess we’ll never know.”
“You kissed me for a dare?” His brow arched.
Eve nodded. “Uh-huh. My dare was to kiss a stranger.”
“A dare, huh? I feel so…so violated.” He clutched his free hand to his chest in feigned hurt, although his eyes brimmed with humor and a smile tugged at the corner of his delicious mouth.
“Don’t be offended. I did actually choose you,” she blurted before forgetting her cool, calm, and confident aim.
“So you really thought you could violate me then run?”
“That was my plan, yes,” she said with a confidence she didn’t quite feel, especially as she was distracted by the thumb lightly stroking her wrist.
“And I didn’t even try to play hard to get. Guess you got lucky.”
“Or maybe you did,” she countered without thought, mortified as a blush warmed her cheeks at his responding grin.
He grinned, releasing her hand. “Tell me. Do you like to be dared?”
Her eyes widened at the loaded question. “I…I find a challenge hard to resist.”
“Damn good thing I’m a challenge.” 

BUY LINKS for Daring to Wish


Author Bio

A devourer of books from an early age, I spent much of my childhood stepping into wardrobes, searching for that magical snowy world where conversing with animals would be expected. When I wasn't searching for those worlds, I wrote about them instead. My first step into the world of romance was when I stole sneak peeks into my nana's books. I'm still in that world and refuse to leave.
I live in Staffordshire, UK, with my husband and three wonderful children. An avid reader and writer of romance, I strongly believe that words make the world go around.

You can find me here: http://traceyrogers.wordpress.com/

Or email me at:
traceyrogersaut@gmail.com


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It's been great to have you here today Tracey! Wishing you the biggest success with Daring to Wish! I can't wait to read it. 

'Til next time!

Sam :-)
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