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About the author:  Karen Duvall Website  |  Other blogs  |  Twitter  |  Facebook Where to start… Bios are always difficult for me. I don't want to say too much and bore people, or not enough, which is almost as boring. I was born in Hollywood, California. Sound glamorous? Maybe it might have turned out that way if my mother hadn't given me up for adoption. Or that's what I used to fantasize about when I was a child. Nevertheless, I was very fortunate to have had the best adoptive parents in the world. If you're curious to read more about this part of my life story, I wrote about it for my blog ( post 1 & post 2 ).  I've always been a writer, even before I knew how to make my letters. At the age of three, I used to tell stories to my mom so she could write them down and I could draw the pictures. I still draw pictures, however I've replaced the crayons in favor of computer graphics. I've been a profession...

Time Changes Everything by Melinda Dozier  Contemporary romance*ebook  Published May 13th 2013 by Entranced Publishing  Purchase: Entranced Publishing Book Trailer \ Goodreads Amanda Larson is dedicated to her job and doesn't want to make time for anything else. Until she runs into Jake Edwards. He used to be the cute boy next door; now he's a sexy, big shot lawyer. Jake Edwards isn't interested in commitment. He's successful, sexy, and single--and that's how he likes it. When he reconnects with Amanda, Jake realizes he might have to rethink his philosophy on the carefree, bachelor lifestyle. But, is it too late for them? Or can he convince her that he's ready to give her his heart? Excerpt: In high school, Amanda was someone special. Hell, even before then. Their parents were best friends, which had forced Jake and Amanda together. At first, he’d thought it was a hindrance. Later, when she developed...

It's Friday! Today marks the second week of the FEATURE FRIDAY events being held to promote and gear up for the Stamford Author Event this August. For the next twelve Fridays we will be featuring one author and book and holding a week long giveaway. Since we are one of the eight Official Bloggers for the Event , the promoter has arranged for every blogger to participate. We hope you check out the other blogs to see what they're offering and find out about more authors who will be be at the Stamford event.  Find the complete event listing here . The second week highlights a New Adult contemporary romance,  Shattered Edge (An Edge Novel #2) by A.M. Hargrove An Edge Novel Their trial relationship was meant to last six months, but things didn’t quite work out the way they planned... Justin Middleton, who has left a string of broken hearts across the state of South Carolina, has only one thing on his mind, and that’s winning Terri Mitchell’s heart in s...

  Off Limits by Sawyer Bennett New Adult Contemporary Romance  Release date: April 16, 2013  Publisher: Big Dog Books, LLC  Tour organized by: AToMR Tours Purchase:  Amazon   “There is a vulnerability there, hovering just below the surface. And I want to pick at it until I expose it. Then I want to kiss it."  Two years ago, Emily Burnham, had an epiphany about the shallowness of her life. And she made it her mission to become a different person…a better woman. Out from under the controlling thumb of her mother, Emily is tasting the real world for the first time. And she likes it.  Nixon Caldwell has served his time in the Marine Corps, surviving two brutal tours in Afghanistan. He is back home, surrounded by what he likes best…isolation. It's certainly the easiest way to avoid confrontation of the consuming guilt that is weighing him down.  When an accident brings Emily and Nix together, he soon learns...

We are one of today's stops on the Crossroads Saga Blog Tour . The first book, Crossroads , is available for FREE (links below) for readers who enjoy paranormal or fantasy.  Crossroads (Crossroads Saga #1)  by Mary Ting YA paranormal*Paperback/eBook, 315 pages Published July 29th 2011 by World Castle (first published April 6th 2011) FREE! Amazon | Barnes & Noble Claudia Emerson has a good friend who shares the same first name and last name. That friend unfortunately dies in a tragic accident during homecoming dance. Claudia is distraught at the loss of her friend, but is even more disturbed by her dreams, which seem to take her to another place called Crossroads. Unknown to her, Crossroads is like a second heaven, a place between heaven and earth. It is where the souls of humans in comas or near death experiences may wander.  There, Claudia meets Michael, a nephilim, a half angel, half human, whom she often meets in her dreams. It turns out that t...

We LOVE this book (our review ). Recommended! The Forgotten Ones The Danaan Trilogy Book One is  now  available exclusively on   Amazon ! And until May 19 it's only 99 cents! Allison O'Malley's plan is to go to grad school so she can get a good job and take care of her schizophrenic mother. She has carefully closed herself off from everything else, including a relationship with Ethan, who she's been in love with for as long as she can remember. What is definitely not part of the plan is the return of her long-lost father, who claims he can bring Allison's mother back from the dark place her mind has gone. Allison doesn't trust her father, so why would she believe his stories about a long forgotten Irish people, the Tuatha de Danaan? But truths have a way of revealing themselves. Secrets will eventually surface. And Allison must learn to set aside her plan and work with her father if there is even a small chance it could restore her mother...

Kiss of Fire (Imdalind, #1)  by Rebecca L. Ethington YA fantasy*paperback/eBook Joclyn Despain has been marred by a brand on her skin. She doesn't know why the mark appeared on her neck, but she doesn't want anyone to see it, including her best friend Ryland, who knows everything else about her. The scar is the reason she hides herself behind baggy clothes, and won't let the idea of kissing Ryland enter her mind, no matter how much she wants to. The scar is the reason she is being hunted. If only she knew that she was. If only she had known that the cursed stone her estranged father sent for her 16th birthday would trigger a change in her. Now, she is being stalked by a tall blonde man, and is miraculously throwing her high school bully ten feet in the air. Joclyn attempts to find some answers and the courage to follow her heart. When Ryland finds her scar; only he knows what it means, and who will kill her because of it. “Loved the world, the concept...