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Book blurb: Dean Silverthorne’s mother may be dead, but she still has matchmaking to do. When an injury dashes NFL Quarterback Dean Silverthorne’s Super Bowl dreams, he heads back to Deer Lick, Montana with a chip on his wounded shoulder and more determined than ever to get back in the game. He loves his kooky family, but his trip home is nothing but a very brief Christmas visit. His game plan didn’t include an instant attraction to Emma Hart, a feisty kindergarten teacher who seems to be the only person in Deer Lick not interested in the hometown hero. Or his dearly departed mom popping up with mistletoe in hand and meddling on the mind. Now Dean can’t help but wonder if there’s more to love than life between the goal posts Readergirls asked Candis Terry this question to write about for her guest post: Ghost matchmaking mom, football player son, we'd love to know the inspiration for this story! Candis Terry's Guest Post: Hi! I’m so excited to be here. Thank you for...

Diamonds and Toads: A Modern Fairy Tale   By K.E. Saxon    Blurb:  Once upon a time, there were two sisters, one blessed,and one cursed by fairy magic... So each sister's story begins. Delilah Perrault is blessed with riches beyond her wildest dreams and the man she's had her eye on for ages--even though he secretly has designs on her newfound wealth instead. Delilah's half-sister, Isadora, is cursed with having her every utterance come out as an obscene and humiliating quip, just when the gorgeous hunk she dumped years before under pressure from mama swaggers back into her life. If you like Bewitched , Sex and the City and Gossip Girl , try out this modern girl's fairy tale. Get it Amazon for the Kindle or on Smashwords and at BN for the Nook Guest Post: How to Attract a Fairy into Your Garden Good morning, readers! Today I thought I’d share with you a few secrets I’ve learned for attracting fairies into your garden. But first, let me...

We are helping celebrate the of Entice Me , the third book in the Caldwell Sisters Trilogy, a Contemporary Romance series by Lucianne Rivers. I am reading these novellas and I'm thoroughly enjoying them. Aren't the covers great? They're a nice blend of romance and suspense and my reviews will be posted very soon. (Readers can now download Hold Me , the first book in the series, for only $0.99 on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble.) Meet the Caldwell Sisters. Reeling from their mother’s untimely death , Jane, Allison, and Margo Caldwell each go searching for answers...and for their missing father. Treachery, traps, and temptation abound in this thrilling contemporary romance trilogy. Hold Me (Caldwell Sisters, Book #1) Find it at: Amazon / Barnes & Noble Blurb:  Still reeling from her mother’s death, news anchor Jane Caldwell’s life is upended further when she learns the father she lost twenty years ago is still alive. Her mo...

ReaderGirls welcomes independent author Shelley Workinger to our blog today. Shelley has written Solid and   Settling , the first two books in her YA series, with the third, Sound , scheduled for publication next summer.  Book blurb: Teens who discover they were secretly genetically altered before birth are brought together at a classified site where they forge new friendships, find love, develop "super-abilities," and even unearth a conspiracy. Guest Post: Writing the Solid series When I began writing the Solid series, I was sure of four things: 1. The heroine’s life would not revolve around a boy. (There is a love interest, but Clio can function without him.) 2. She would eat. Real food. Without obsessing over it. 3. She *gasp* had to have a great relationship with her mother. (Specifically, a mutual respect.) 4. She would be a complete mess. Okay, that last one I threw in for fun. ;) No, Clio’s not a total disaster, but she’s miles from perfect and sh...

Reader Girls is the stop today for the North of Need Blog Tour . Author Laura Kaye is sharing a guest post and excerpt from her latest book, North of Need , the first title in her new exciting series, Hearts of Anemoi . We are also holding a giveaway fr one copy of the book (besides the many other giveaways from other tour participants which remain open). About North of Need: Her tears called a powerful snow god to life, but only her love can grant the humanity he craves... Desperate to escape agonizing memories of Christmas past, twenty-nine-year-old widow Megan Snow builds a snow family outside the mountain cabin she once shared with her husband, realizing too late that she's recreated the very thing she'll never have. Called to life by Megan's tears, snow god Owen Winters appears unconscious on her doorstep in the midst of a raging blizzard. As she nurses him to health, Owen finds unexpected solace in her company and unimagined pleasure in the warmth of...

     Sea Lion Books is proud to announce a multi-book deal with acclaimed fantasy fiction author C.S. Marks, whose highly successful self-published series has already garnered high praise from readers and critics alike. Set in the remarkable realm of Alterra, ELFHUNTER is the first novel in this three book series, which has sold over 35,000 copies in the United States and UK. An epic fantasy filled with adventure, danger, and suspense, it is scheduled for release Spring 2012. The Tales of Alterra – The World That Is     A monster roams the last refuge of the Elves--a creature who has sworn to destroy them one by one until none remain. One headstrong heroine is determined to stand between her people and extinction--Wood-elf Gaelen Taldin. When powerful dark magic creates a terrible and irrevocable spiritual link between them, the result is a journey of terrifying transformation. Elfhunter tells a story of savage combat between predator and prey--a deadly ...