Bella Street Romance Goes Retro

Romance author Brenda Novak's annual auction for diabetes research is up and running with everything from art to loaded Kindles and Nooks up for bid.  My books are on two e-readers up for auction. For Kindle fans, bid on a  Kindle Touch loaded with time-travel and sci-fi books, including my 6 book set Apocalypse Babes: The Complete Series .  Bid HERE . For Nook fans who also love paranormal romance and suspense, get a Nook loaded with seven books, including Kiss me, I'm Irish . With seven books and an Irish title--you might just get lucky! Bid HERE . Feed your need for books while helping researchers find a cure for diabetes. You rock!

Allison Merritt and her Have Novel, Will Edit blog is sponsoring a fun blog hop that features flash fiction or short stories. Allison will choose one winner from all the contributing blogs. The winner gets book money to spend in the form of a e-gift certificate. Woot!  In addition I'll be choosing one random commenter to win my 6 book series Apocalypse Babes . Below is an imagining of the Seffy and her friends at a Christmas party. Kinda scary, and filled with clues revealed in the series.  So stay for a spell, then hop onto the next blog. The winner will be chosen and contacted on 4/30.  Don't forget to leave a comment with your email! The Apocalypse Babes Christmas Party Before Things Went To Hell by Bella Street Introducing characters from the Apocalypse Babes series “This was a terrible idea.” Seffy regarded her red-headed and cynical friend, Addison. “You may be right.” Gareth, her long-time crush, slung an arm over ...

Is this not worth a peek?? Omigoodness, I LOVE this cover! Shifting Gears is romance author Shawn Maravel's latest offering in the Rider series and is a follow up to The Wanderer .  Wesley Pierce, a Virginia State Trooper, is in search of the perfect log cabin to settle down in. After losing his brother and doing his best to care for the family he left behind he decides, a year after Nathan’s death, that he’s finally ready to move forward. Olivia Michaels, a realtor in search of her own dream home and a way out of her parents’ attic, takes on a client who can help get her that much closer to affording her freedom. Little does she know that it isn’t the perfect home that she finds but through Wesley Pierce she manages to find herself. And maybe, if she’s capable of taking the leap, she might even manage to find love.  *** This novel, not unlike its predecessor in the Rider series, The Wanderer , is not a story about life altering suspense and mystery or a...

It's rainy season here in the fer-tile Tennessee Valley. What better occupation than to curl up with a book...no make that, books!  Up for grabs is two chances to win, sponsored by I'm A Reader Not A Writer Blog and One A Day Y.A . Kiss Me, I'm Irish and Apocalypse Babes: The Complete Series (6 books in one set) are the prizes. But wait, there's more! I'll not only be awarding a free book (or book set) to two random commenters (please include your email), but also those same winners will receive a $10 Amazon or Nook e-certificate each. That way when you get done with one book (or set), you can get more. Because like flowers, there are never enough books! *Only Kindle and Nook versions are available for this giveaway.Winners will be contacted 4/26/12. Thanks for hopping by, and don't forget to hop to the next blog after leaving your comment!

Afraid of Friday the 13th? It's an official phobia, otherwise known as friggatriskaidekaphobia. Frankly, I'm afraid of even trying to pronounce it! So what if elevators don't go to the 13th floor, or your plane won't find that 13th gate, Friday the 13th doesn't have to be unlucky! The perfect cure is a little love, and even better--the luck of the Irish, sponsored--appropriately enough--by the Red Headed Bookworm Blog . Kiss Me, I'm Irish takes a little time travel, a pathetic music career, a dash of pixie dust, and quite a few kisses to turn that friggatriskaidekaphobia upside down. Emily Musgrave is heading a direction she never wanted to go in Regency England--namely a convent to turn her from her waywardness. But it's more loneliness than rebellion that motivates her to escape her certain fate. Liam Jackson is going nowhere fast in modern-day Tennessee. Playing his Dobro in seedy bars and backward dives along with his fiddlin...

One fun thing about being a writer is guest posting or being featured on other blogs. It's a great way to meet like-minded, awesome-in-general people, who have the coolest blogs. And for readers, it's a fun way to win books! A month long event is at the brand new Authors of Main Street blog , featuring authors of indie fiction in several genres. We're doing a promotion for commenters to have a chance win a $100 Amazon gift card, and all the authors are giving away copies of their books. Ends April 30th so chop chop!  I'm also on a couple of blogs today, talking about romance, pixies, and Kiss Me, I'm Irish . Persephone's Winged Reviews and Sweet Not Spicy . Swing by for a howdy (click on the images) and leave a comment for a chance to win a fun, free book. Then peruse the rest of their sites to learn about other books and authors you might like. It's blogtastic!

Please welcome author Shawn K Maravel to my blog! Shawn is a military wife with a hero for a husband, and those qualities especially come through in her latest release, The Wanderer . Shawn is known for creating characters readers can connect with, and romance that will melt your heart. I asked Shawn to share a little about her writing journey. What's your writing background and goals? My writing background is set on a foundation of my love of storytelling. From a young age I enjoyed writing stories. When I started reading regularly in 2008 I also started writing seriously but it wasn't until my husband deployed to Iraq in late 2009 that I took my writing to a career level. My first novels Volition and Severance, a young adult paranormal series, are my first publications. Less than a year later I wrote and published The Wanderer. For the future I see myself sticking with literary fiction works such as The Wanderer. I enjoy writing paranormal stories but...

Cassie over at the review blog Shadow Kisses came up with a great idea: The occupational hazards of being a writer. The Dirty Truth: A Meme for Authors It's not all sparkles, chocolate, and rainbows, people! It can be downright dangerous! A few hazards I can think of (I may or may not have experienced these things) are: Short attention spans with loved-ones Long attention spans with characters Sciatica from keeping the butt in the chair Carpel tunnel syndrome from typing at the desk Fast food when you'd rather write than cook A messy house when you'd rather write than clean Characters who won't behave Middles that sag (in the book!) Middles that sag (not in the book!) Plot holes Editing that never ends Reflexively checking email/Twitter/Facebook/Triberr/blogs/book rankings/book sales/sales at Pottery Barn... You get the idea.  Maybe the question is--what isn't an occupational hazard? So before you assume all writers wa...