Not Pretty Enough – New Release by Jaimie Admans

Welcome Jaimie Admans! To celebrate her new release, Not Pretty Enough, Jaimie is giving away a $40 amazon gift card and some awesome swag! Check out the entertaining blurb and read the excerpt below to find out more about this young adult comedy.
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Title: Not Pretty Enough   
Author: Jaimie Admans
Date of Publication: August 1, 2013
Genre: contemporary YA comedy
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Blurb:
“New Year’s Resolutions:
1. Lloyd Layton will know I exist. He once said three whole words to me, so this is obviously progress. If I don’t get a proper conversation out of him soon, then I’ll take my top off and streak through the cafeteria, because nobody could fail to notice these boobs.
2. I will not get expelled for streaking through the cafeteria.”
Those are the words that begin her mission.
Chessie is fourteen, not pretty enough, and very much in love. Lloyd Layton is hot, popular, and unaware of Chessie’s existence.
Her goal is clear: to get Lloyd to love her as much as she loves him, and she has exactly one year to do it.
As Chessie’s obsession with Lloyd reaches boiling point and she starts to spin a web of lies that spiral out of control, Lloyd turns out to be not quite the prince she thought he was. Can Chessie avoid the gathering storm before things go too far?
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Excerpt

In technology that afternoon, I’m not concentrating on the block of wood I’m supposed to be sawing, and I don’t even realise I’m still moving the saw until Debs clicks her fingers in my face and says, “Chessie, what are you doing?”

Oops.

I look down and the saw is halfway through the workbench. It’s embedded. In fact, it’s downright stuck. I pull and wiggle it but it won’t come out.

Oh, hell. Why do I always manage to mess something up?

I stick my hand up in the air and hope the teacher won’t make a scene about it. It was an accident, after all. I really don’t need Lloyd thinking that this is another lesson that I’m totally incompetent in. Is it too much to ask that he might think I’m good at something? Even just one thing?

“Miss Clemenfield?” Mr Vale asks in his most patronising voice.

“Sir, I, um, had a little accident,” I say, stepping back so he can see the saw that’s gone right through the wooden workbench.

“Oh dear. A little overzealous with the sawing, were we?”

“I’m sorry,” I say. “I thought I was still doing my block. My mind was somewhere else.”

“Thinking about boys, no doubt, eh? I know what kids your age are like.”

I’m just about to put in that I was actually thinking about ways to improve our technology lessons when suddenly Mr Vale’s voice is booming around the classroom.

“Everybody, gather round,” he’s saying, and gesturing with his hand to come over to our table.

Thirty students gather around us. I can feel Lloyd’s imposing frame right behind me. If I leaned back a little I’d be touching him. I wish I had the courage to do that. I wish we were friends. I wish he’d comfort me and tell me that it doesn’t matter that I’ve embarrassed myself yet again and the teacher is making a scene about it. But I don’t really get a chance, because Mr Vale prods me out of the way a little too forcefully, and I fall off my stool. I go to grab something to hold me up, and horror of horrors, I grab at the one thing that I never wanted to meet with in this way.

I have grabbed Lloyd Layton’s crotch.

Oh, crap.

The entire class is practically rolling on the floor in fits of giggles, and up until now, I would have thought it humanly impossible to turn red so fast.

It occurs to me that it might be a good idea to let go, and I drop my hand and jump back like I’ve been burnt.

Even the teacher is laughing. I don’t dare to look up at Lloyd, but I would imagine he’s gone bright red too. At least he’s not laughing like all the others.

“Sorry,” I mumble in an upward direction, and settle myself back on my stool, trying in vain to hide my head in my hands.

“That’s enough excitement for one day,” Mr Vale says finally, even though he’s still giggling himself. “I just wanted you all to see what happens when someone like Miss Clemenfield pays more attention to Mr Layton’s work than to her own.”

Crap. He noticed that?

Oh well, I don’t see what it matters because my face cannot get any redder right now.

Eventually the class file away and Mr Vale removes the saw from the bench and hands it back to me with a grin. I sneak a glance over towards Lloyd. There is a definite hint of a blush in his cheeks.

Great, not only do I embarrass myself beyond belief but I make him feel bad too.

Perfect.

“At least you can’t say he hasn’t noticed you anymore,” Debs whispers.

“Thank you. That makes me feel so much better.”

Not Pretty Enough is a contemporary young adult comedy suitable for ages thirteen and over.
Book two in the series will be released early 2014.
Purchase links: Amazon
About Jaimie Admans
Jaimie is a 28-year-old English-sounding Welsh girl with an awkward-to-spell name. She jaimieadmans2lives in South Wales and enjoys writing, gardening, drinking tea and watching horror movies. She hates spiders and cheese & onion crisps. She has been writing for years but has never before plucked up the courage to tell people. Afterlife Academy is her third novel and she hopes you enjoy it. There are plenty more on the way!
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I Am Yours (Heartbeat #3) – Cover Reveal by Faith Sullivan

I Am Yours (Heartbeat #3)
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group: New Adult
Summary from Goodreads:
Adam is at a crossroads.
He has Katie on his mind and Jada in his bed.
Now with the ultimate choice before him, he must decide between fantasy and reality. Katie’s his dream girl, but Jada’s his best friend, his partner.
 
As a paramedic, he’s supposed to save lives, not wreck them. Yet his failure to commit leaves a trail of heartache in his wake.

Things come to a head at his brother’s wedding when a surprise announcement leaves Adam scrambling to pick up the pieces. Sure, women find his shaggy blond hair and aquamarine eyes irresistible. But to him, sex is nothing but a means of escape … until it turns into a psychological trap.


His mind is telling him one thing, while his heart is beating another. He’s not sure what he wants when it comes to a serious relationship. Sorting out his feelings, he finally comes to a startling realization. He is capable of love. But what if it’s too late?
Books in this trilogy:
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About the Author:
 
Faith Sullivan is an author of New Adult contemporary romances including the HEARTBEAT trilogy, the TAKE ME NOW series and the 9/11 novel, UNEXPECTED.



Where to find Faith Sullivan:


 

Cover Reveal – The Demon Mistress by Jordan K. Rose

 

The Demon Mistress

What’s a girl to do when she discovers her husband, who happens to be the Master Vampire for the New England Region, has been lying to her for, oh, say a hundred and eighty years?

Well, it all depends. If she’s accidentally released forty demons from some creepy old book, unintentionally announced the existence of vampires on The Internet, kidnapped a werewolf, enraged a lovesick vampire by stealing his approved mate, and attracted the attention of The High Commander for The Vampire Federation, not to mention gotten stoned and mastered the forbidden art of demon calling, she might be willing to call it even.

Or, she might plead her case at an Inquisition and hope like all hell, she isn’t staked before sunrise. Eh, a slightly busier night than usual, but nothing Eva Prim can’t handle.

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About Jordan K. Rose

Jordan loves vampires. But if you know anything about Jordan, you already knew that detail. What you didn’t know was it wasn’t long ago that she began writing about them. JordanKRose

 A few years back Jordan received a copy of Twilight from her husband as part of her anniversary gift. By the end of that week she’d read the entire series and moved onto Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles. Eight weeks and eighteen vampire books later the idea for her first book, Perpetual Light came to her followed very quickly by Eva Prim.

In October of 2013 The Demon Mistress, the first Eva Prim Novel is available along with four short stories. For continual updates on Eva please join the Snack Of The Week Club at www.evaprim.com.

Coming November 2013 Black Magic Rose, Book One of The Alliance Series. Join Jordan’s newsletter for updates. 

Jordan is a member of the national Romance Writers of America organization and several chapters.

When she’s not writing about one vampire or another Jordan enjoys spending time with her husband, Ken and their lovable Labrador, Dino on the beautiful beaches of New England.

Find Jordan on her website at www.jordankrose.com.

Follow her tweets on https://twitter.com/#!/jordankrose

Friend her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jordan-K-Rose-Author/307285709309992

Follow her Pinterest boards at: http://pinterest.com/jordankrose/boards/

Friend her on Goodreads at: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5751865.Jordan_K_Rose

 

Jenn Nixon’s Blog Tour and Give-A-Way Contest!

New Jersey Author Jenn Nixon is pleased to announce her MIND: The Beginning Blog Tour & Give-A-Way Contest!

Join Jenn Nixon for a blog hop Virtual Tour around the internet from the comfort of your home! The Blog Tour will feature interviews and blog posts from Jenn about her new Sci-Fi Romance release, MIND: The Beginning coming September 2, 2013 from Crescent Moon Press

One commentor from each blog will win an ebook copy of Jenn’s Romantic Suspense E-Book Lucky’s Charm, one GRAND PRIZE WINNER will also receive an E-Book Copy of Lucky’s Charm and a $15 Gift Card to any online book retailer of their choice!

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Blurb

After Dina Ranger loses telepathic contact with her brother, she breaks into his apartment and stumbles onto a special government unit responsible for monitoring the psychic population. She’s offered a job where she can use her psionic gifts to help people.

Stranded on earth over a hundred years ago, Liam of Shria is searching for a metal needed to repair his ship when he finds Dina, a telepathic investigator, and narrowly saves her from an exploding alien pod. Together, they uncover a plot to rebuild an ancient weapon and discover the truth behind Dina’s abilities while unlocking dangerous secrets about the alien presence on earth.

Can they stop a powerful weapon meant to enslave the human race? Can their relationship survive the secrets of the past or will it tear them apart?

Teaser from MIND, The Beginning

The path is open…

Dina tossed in bed, fighting a dream, the sheet twisting around her legs like an anaconda, tightening each time she changed position. She woke up, bolted upright, inhaled sharply. A prickling of fear sprinted up her spine. She waved her hand, and the heavy hotel curtains parted several inches, illuminating her room.

Nothing.

Dina was alone.

She fell back to her pillow, shut her eyes, and breathed. The voice in her dream seemed so real, vivid. It kept repeating, eerily monotone: the path is open. The words lingered in her mind, images from the dream continued flashing in her head.

“The Bay Hook Gut,” she said, eyes popping back open. She sat up, kicked her feet off the bed, and rubbed her face. Why does this always happen in the middle of the night? Never two in the afternoon. Dina stretched and groaned, searched for something to wear. She opted for a pair of jeans, hiking boots, and a leather jacket over a tank top.

Dina stood in the suite’s living room, debating the consequences of going alone. She’d agreed to let Bates lead the investigation, but her gut told her to get to that Gut now. Not wanting to waste more time, she darted out and ran down six flights of stairs to the exit. Before she started the car, she typed up a quick text message.

Went to check a hunch, be back soon. D.

She sent it to Bates knowing full well he’d call.

You can purchase a copy here: http://www.amazon.com/Mind-The-Beginning-ebook/dp/B00EVWZ6XO

More about MIND: The Beginning can be found here: http://crescentmoonpress.com/books/Mind.html

Author Jenn Nixon

Jenn’s love of writing started the year she received her first diary and Nancy Drew novel. Throughout her teenage years, she kept a diary of her personal thoughts and feelings but graduated from Nancy Drew to other mystery suspense novels. JennBW

Jenn often adds a thriller and suspense element to anything she writes be it Romance, Science Fiction, or Fantasy. When not writing, she spends her time reading, observing pop culture, playing with her two dogs, and working on various charitable projects in her home state of New Jersey.

Website: www.jennnixon.com

Facebook: facebook.com/JennNixonAuthor

Blog: www.jennafern.blogspot.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/jennnixon

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Jenn-Nixon/e/B002BLNBBQ/

Past Release: Romantic Suspense, Lucky’s Charm

If you would like to follow this tour, here is the remaining schedule:

September 5:  katieosullivan.blogspot.com and /jodyakessler.com

September 6:  dragontargeseries.blogspot.com

September 7:  maerwilson.com

September 9:  cindyyoungturner.com/blog

September 10: constancephillips.com/blog & chrisredddingauthor.blogspot.com

September 11:  www.shawnaromkey.com

September 12:  cmmichaels.blogspot.com

September 13:  www.erindanzer.com/blog

September 16:  danielledevor.wordpress.com and interviwingauthors.blogspot.com

September 17:  territalleyventers.blogspot.com

September 18:  nancysbrandt.com

September 19:  www.hunterthehorrible.com

September 20: jennafern.blogspot.com

Make sure to comment for a chance to win!

Council Courtship by Constance Phillips – Cover Reveal

On the one year anniversary of the release of Fairyproof, Constance Phillips unveils the cover to the novella follow up, Council Courtship. Follow Tristan and Quinn, along with some familiar faces, as they deal with the aftermath of Eero’s revolution…finding love in the ashes.

Eero might be gone, but does his revolution continue?

Coming Nov. 1, 2013

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Cover by Taria Reed

Council Courtship

Tristan Ipsly knows firsthand how Eero’s ideals have ripped houses apart. More than half of his family was prosecuted for supporting the revolution, the remaining fled to the otherworld, leaving him the lone member of his house, and one of two candidates for the recently vacated Council seat. As a healer who is seated on the Repopulation Project, he has real solutions to the problems that face them all, but fears he’s been branded a traitor, not worthy of the seat. How can he even think the head of the Vettore House would allow him to court Quinn.

Quinn Vettore knows that Fairykind is dying. Eero and his revolution have left them a people divided, but she believes tradition and the Canon’s writing are equally to blame. She wants to see the Council fill the recent vacancy with someone who will be the voice of change. The prime candidate in her mind is the same choice of her heart: Tristan.

Too bad her Grandfather is the one man who stands in the way of both.

Feel free to visit http://wwww.constancephillips.com/blog to participate in Fairyproof’s birthday party. Prizes!

Constance Phillips

Constance Phillips lives in Ohio with her husband, two ready-to-leave-the-nest children, and four canine kids. Her perfect fantasy vacation would involve hunting Dracula across Europe with her daughter, who also digs that kind of stuff. When she’s not writing about fairies, shifters, vamps, and guardian angels, she’s working side-by-side with her husband in their hardwood flooring business.

Constance is actively involved in her local Romance Writers of America chapter (MVRWA) and the Southeast Michigan chapter of the United States Pony Club. When not writing or enjoying the outdoors, she loves reality television or can be found at a Rick Springfield concert (just look for the pink Converse high tops).

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Current Releases:

Fairyproof: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | All Romance E-books

Resurrecting Harry: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | All Romance E-books