Oct 26, 2013
Waking Up Dead by Margo Bond Collins Promo
I'd like to welcome Waking Up Dead by Margo Bond Collins to my blog.
Hope you all enjoy the excerpt!
Blurb
When Dallas resident
Callie Taylor died young, she expected to go to Heaven, or maybe Hell. Instead,
when she met her fate early thanks to a creep with a knife and a mommy complex,
she went to Alabama. Now she's witnessed another murder, and she's not about to
let this one go. She's determined to help solve it before an innocent man goes
to prison. And to answer the biggest question of all: why the hell did she wake
up dead in Alabama?
Excerpt
When
I died, I expected to go to heaven.
Okay.
Maybe hell. It’s not like I was perfect or anything. But I was sort of hoping
for heaven.
Instead,
I went to Alabama.
Yeah.
I know. It’s weird.
I
died in Dallas, my hometown. I was killed, actually. Murdered. I’ll spare you
the gruesome details. I don’t like to remember them myself. Some jerk with a
knife--and probably a Bad-Mommy complex. Believe me, if I knew where he was,
I’d go haunt his ass.
At
any rate, by the time death came, I was ready for it--ready to stop hurting,
ready to let go. I didn’t even fight it.
And
then I woke up dead in Alabama. Talk about pissed off.
You
know, even reincarnation would have been fine with me--I could have started
over, clean slate and all that. Human, cow, bug. Whatever. But no. I ended up
haunting someplace I’d never even been.
That’s
not the way it’s supposed to work, right? Ghosts are supposed to be the
tortured spirits of those who cannot let go of their earthly existence. If they
could be convinced to follow the light, they’d leave behind said earthly
existence and quit scaring the bejesus out of the poor folks who run across
them. That’s what all those “ghost hunter” shows on television tell us.
Let
me tell you something. The living don’t know jack about the dead.
Not
this dead chick, anyway.
About the Author
Margo Bond Collins lives in Texas with her husband, their
daughter, several spoiled cats, and a ridiculous turtle. She teaches college-level
English courses online, though writing fiction is her first love. She enjoys
reading urban fantasy and paranormal fiction of any genre and spends most of
her free time daydreaming about vampires, ghosts, zombies, werewolves, and
other monsters. Waking Up Dead is her first published novel. Her second novel,
Legally Undead, is an urban fantasy, forthcoming in 2014 from World Weaver
Press.
Buy
Waking Up Dead on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Waking-Up-Dead-ebook/dp/B00FOXWLM8/
Connect with Margo
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Margo-Collins/e/B00EOU9DEG
Twitter: http://margobondcollins.com/ @MargoBondCollin
Goodreads
Author Page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7233453.Margo_Bond_Collins
Facebook
Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/MargoBondCollins
Facebook
Novel Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Waking-Up-Dead/502076076537575
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/mbondcollins/
Be
sure to add Waking Up Dead to your
Goodreads bookshelves: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18428064-waking-up-dead
Oct 14, 2013
Spooktacular Giveaway Hop: Win $10 Gift Card
Welcome to the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop!
Thanks to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer for organizing the best hop of the year.
I must admit that I've not been very actively lately with my blog. It's been a crazy six months for me. I'm hoping to post more in the next few months.
Now to the good part of the hop.
My Giveaway is a $10 Amazon or Barnes & Noble Gift Card (winner's choice).
This giveaway is open Internationally.
Good luck everyone & Happy Halloween!
Jul 18, 2013
Harbinger by Philippa (Pip) Ballantine
Harbinger
Philippa
(Pip) Ballantine
Release date July 30th
cover artist Jason Chan
Book
Description:
The Deacons of the Order are all
that stand between the wicked spirits of the Otherside and the innocent
citizens of the Empire. They are sworn to protect humanity, even when they
cannot protect themselves…
After the Razing of the Order,
Sorcha Faris, one of the most powerful Deacons, is struggling to regain control
of the runes she once wielded. The Deacons are needed more desperately than
ever. The barrier between the world of the living and the world of the dead is
weakening, and the Emperor has abandoned his throne, seeking to destroy those
he feels have betrayed him.
Though she is haunted by the
terrible truth of her past, Sorcha must lead the charge against the gathering
hordes of geists seeking to cross into the Empire. But to do so, she will need
to manipulate powers beyond her understanding—powers that may prove to be her
undoing…
About the Author
New Zealand born fantasy writer
and podcaster Philippa (Pip) Ballantine is the author of the Books of the Order
and the Shifted World series. She is also the co-author with her husband Tee
Morris of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels. Her awards include an
Airship, a Parsec, and a Sir Julius Vogel. She currently resides in Manassas,
Virginia with her husband, daughter, and a mighty clowder of cats.
Author of: Geist, Spectyr, Wrayth
and Harbinger (2013) from Ace Books and Hunter and Fox and Kindred and Wings
(2013) from Pyr Books
Co-author (with Tee Morris) of
Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences— an Airship Award winning steampunk series.
Novels: Phoenix Rising and the Janus Affair. Also includes digital short
stories and a free award winning podcast series
Website: www.pjballantine.com
Twitter: philippajane
Jul 10, 2013
VBT: Cassie Scot Paranormal Detective by Christine Amsden
GIVEAWAY!
Christine will be awarding a $10 Amazon gift card to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour. Please follow the tour to increase your chances of winning! Click here for a complete list of blogs participating in this Super Book Blast.
BLURB:
Cassie
Scot is the ungifted daughter of powerful sorcerers, born between worlds but
belonging to neither. At 21, all she wants is to find a place for herself, but
earning a living as a private investigator in the shadow of her family’s
reputation isn’t easy. When she is pulled into a paranormal investigation, and
tempted by a powerful and handsome sorcerer, she will have to decide where she
truly belongs.
Excerpt :
My parents
think the longer the name, the more powerful the sorcerer, so they named me
Cassandra Morgan Ursula Margaret Scot. You can call me Cassie.
I've been
called a lot of things in my life: normal, ordinary, and even a disappointment.
After the Harry Potter books came out, a couple of people called me a squib.
Since I haven't read them, I have to assume it's a compliment.
Personally, I
prefer normal, which is why the sign on my office door reads: Cassie Scot,
Normal Detective.
You have to
understand that around here, when your last name is Scot, people are easily
confused. Not only are my parents powerful practitioners, but I have six
talented brothers and sisters. Plus, my family hasn't always been known for its
subtlety. When weird stuff happens around here, the people who are willing to
believe in magic are prone to suspect the Scots.
The day I
opened for business I got a call from an old woman who swore her cat was
possessed by the devil. She also swore she'd read my web site, which clearly
stated the types of work I did and did not do. Exorcisms were on the No list,
and while I hadn't specified pet exorcisms, I would have thought it was
implicit.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Award-winning
author Christine Amsden has written stories since she was eight, always with a
touch of the strange or unusual. She became a “serious” writer in 2003, after
attending a boot camp with Orson Scott Card. She finished Touch of Fate shortly
afterward, then penned The Immortality Virus, which won two awards. Expect many
more titles by this up-and-coming author.
Links
Website:
http://christineamsden.com/wordpress/
Blog:
http://christineamsden.com/wordpress/?page_id=200
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ChristineAmsden
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Christine-Amsden-Author-Page/127673027288664?ref=hl
Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1030664.Christine_Amsden
Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/117845642477854934607
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