Wednesday, March 4, 2015
KJ's Book Nook: Take A Chance On Love - Swoon Fest 2015 With Shann...
KJ's Book Nook: Take A Chance On Love - Swoon Fest 2015 With Shann...: It's here!! It's here!! It's here!! Shannon's Swoon Fest is FINALLY here!! I have been DYING to do one for her since t...
KJ's Book Nook: Tuesday Trivia - Week 1
KJ's Book Nook: Tuesday Trivia - Week 1: Tuesday Trivia will be hosted by Katie from Katie's Clean Book Collection Welcome to the first week of Tuesday Trivia! I'...
KJ's Book Nook: Gabbing With Guymon - Week 1
KJ's Book Nook: Gabbing With Guymon - Week 1: Gabbing with Guymon is brought to you by Kathy over at Bookworm Nation . Enjoy! I am so excited to get to know Shannon a little better,...
Friday, February 13, 2015
Happy Valentine's Day Eve!
I know that doesn't exist but I just invented it.
I needed a reason to put 8 of my books on sale and decided to seize the day.
To celebrate love and romance and everything fun that goes along with it, I've decided to put 8 of my books on sale for the next few days,2/13 - 2/15.The first book on sale is my brand new one, My One and Only. Original price is $4.99 but now you can grab it for just $2.99. I know, this is crazy. Here's the link.
Here's the list of my other books I've decided to knock down to $.99:
Falling for Rayne- link
Werewolf Dreams -link
.jpg)
All of them $.99 for 3 days only.
So have an amazing Valentine's Day tomorrow and remember that romance is just as far away as your Kindle.
Hugs,
Shannon
Monday, January 26, 2015
The Official Announcement - My One and Only is...
My One and Only is LIVE! (on Kindle)
I made a mini-announcement last Friday, but if you
don't follow me on Facebook or twitter you
missed hearing about it. Here's the link.
And I'm glad I let the cat out of the bag because I already have 3 reviews! To see all the reviews: go here. Here's one of them :
Friday, January 16, 2015
Cover Reveal for My One and Only!
I know, I know! I've been making you wait and I'm sorry for that. But I hope you will allow me to make up for it with this cover reveal. I found an amazing Cover Designer (Sherry Gammon who also happens to be an amazing author - check out her books. Really, check them out.)
and I'm in LOVE with this cover.
I think Meredith deserved a rockin' cover and she got one. Tell me what you think. Oh, and when will My One and Only be live on Kindle? I'm hoping next week. Okay, for sure next week. You have my word on it. Have a great weekend!
Monday, January 5, 2015
Want a Sneak Peek at Book 1 in the Love and Weddings Trilogy?
Happy New Years everyone!
This year has started out amazing already. I can't wait to see what the rest of 2015 has in store for me. I found out a few days ago that Dreaming of Ivy won a Swoony Award! Here's the link. Check out all of the other books that won too, including my book Hunted that I wrote under my pen name, Katie Lee O'Guinn.
And now, to share a little of the love. Meredith is a firecracker. Some people love her, some people hate her, but that girl is never boring. I think you'll enjoy her story.
Chapter 1 – Matchmaker
Meredith stared moodily at the door,
willing her client to walk through it.
She glanced down at her phone for the tenth time in two minutes and
sighed. Jo Sanderson had found her
website last week and scheduled a consultation for that morning. But she was
now fifteen minutes late and it was looking like she was going to be stood up. Again.
Meredith closed her eyes and
concentrated on not throwing a temper tantrum like the three year old little
boy across the room who was that very minute kicking his feet into the air with
all the passion of an 80’s rocker.
“I give up,” she whispered as she
sat up straight and slipped her phone into her purse.
“Meredith.”
Meredith’s head whipped up as she
automatically cringed.
“Kam,” she said with what she hoped
was a confident smile, praying her desperation wasn’t showing. She watched as Kam pulled out the chair
across from her and sat down. He looked good. Of course he always did. When
didn’t Kam Matafeo look amazing? Being gloriously happy and in love gave
him an extra sparkle though and she had to admit that Bailey was good for him.
“What are you doing sitting here all
by yourself?” he asked, glancing around the bakery curiously.
Meredith had decided that since she
couldn’t afford office space yet and she did most of her work online anyways,
that meeting clients at Belinda’s Bakery was the smart thing to do. Unfortunately, it meant running into just
about everyone she knew.
“I’m actually meeting a client,” she
said with an upward tilt of her chin. “Well, I’m supposed to be meeting a client. She’s running late,” she said,
swallowing sickly as she thought of her bank balance and all of her bills that
were starting to pile up. If she didn’t
get a few clients soon, she was going to have to give up on her dream of being
a wedding planner and go back into the work force.
Ugh.
Kam nodded his head. “Pule told me
all about your wedding planning business.
How many clients do you have right now?”
Meredith ran a hand through her
long, stick straight, blond hair as she began to sweat. “Not that many . . . um, it’s kind of close to
zero right now. I’m hoping Jo Sanderson will change that to one though. Getting clients in this business is all about
word of mouth. I planned Jane’s wedding,
but I need more experience. People don’t want to trust the most important day of
their life to me with just one wedding under my belt.”
Kam frowned and scratched his chin
as he studied her. Meredith couldn’t
help the small sigh that slipped out as she studied his handsome, strong
face. Kam had been the man of her dreams
and she’d let him slip out of her fingers as carelessly as if she’d picked up a
handful of sand. And she regretted it every single day. She no longer cried at night when she thought
about him, but her heart still ached sometimes.
Kam shook his head. “Mer, if the
clients aren’t coming to you, then you go and get them. You’re not a woman to sit back and wait for
life to happen. You make it happen.”
Meredith smiled and then for some
reason felt like crying. A year ago, she would have thrown her arms around
Kam’s neck and kissed him but now he was married to Bailey Downing and they
were expecting their first child in a matter of months. Running into
ex-boyfriends was never fun. It always brought up so many memories.
She smiled and patted his arm. “Thanks,
Kam. You’re a good friend.”
Meredith’s head whipped up as she
heard the bell ring over the door. Her heart sped up as a tall, gorgeous
brunette, dressed in holey jeans, biker boots and a white t-shirt walked in
with a motorcycle helmet under her arm.
Kam glanced around curiously and
stood up. “Looks like your client has
arrived. Take care, Mer,” he said
softly, touching her shoulder before walking to the counter.
Meredith swallowed a few butterflies
and stood up, wiping her hands quickly on her pale cream skirt she’d picked for
the meeting.
“Jo?” she asked, smiling brightly at
the woman who was frowning nervously as she glanced around the bakery.
The woman glanced at her and nodded
her head briskly before walking over and holding her hand out.
“You must be Meredith,” she said and
then pulled out Kam’s vacated chair and sat down, setting her helmet on the
floor.
Meredith signaled for Jane who was
smiling happily at her. She’d made
arrangements with Jane that as soon as her client showed up, she would bring
over a plate of pastries and hot chocolate.
It was January and in Fircrest, Washington that meant everyone and
everything was wet and chilly.
Jo’s smile relaxed into a happy grin
as Jane set the hot chocolate and pastries down in front of them.
“I thought it was weird to meet at a
bakery, but now I can see why. The smell of chocolate, combined with warmth and
yummy things to eat is like instant Xanax.
I’m feeling better about this wedding stuff already,” she said, picking
up a pastry drizzled with chocolate and taking a large bite.
Meredith’s shoulders relaxed a
fraction and she picked up a lemon square and took a small nibble. “This is one of my favorite places to meet
people. It’s relaxed, it’s right in the
middle of town and everyone walks out happy.”
Jo grinned and took a sip of her hot
chocolate. “You’re smart. I like that.
So here’s the deal. Like I told you in my last email, I love my guy but
I have no idea how to plan a wedding. I
don’t have much money or time and I’m desperate since we’re supposed to be
getting married in two months.”
Meredith bit her lip and nodded as
she opened her laptop. “I have many options
we can look into. Let’s go over my
package deals and see if one of these fits what you have in mind. If not, we
can always customize and I can handle part of your wedding and your family or
bridesmaids can help out with what we don’t cover.”
Jo cleared her throat and looked
away as a shadow came into her eyes.
“Yeah, well, there’s a problem with that. I’m kind of on my own,” she
said quietly.
Meredith’s eyebrows rose slightly
and she felt her heart ache for the young woman. “Not exactly. You have me now,” she said and
shut her laptop. She spent the next half
an hour talking about ways they could save money. Jo was willing to do a lot of the leg work
herself and with Meredith’s creativity and contacts she was hopeful that they
could pull off a small but elegant affair.
Jo’s fiancé, Nick worked for the
Seattle Sea Hawks as an assistant defensive coach. Jo worked as a counselor for troubled teens
and was passionate about her work since she’d been a troubled teen
herself. She’d grown up living in a
foster home since the age of eleven and still kept in touch with her foster mom
but she truly was on her own. Nick had
offered to help out with half of the costs for the reception but since Jo’s
salary was pretty meager, there wasn’t much to work with.
Meredith had been on a tight budget
for Jane’s wedding too and she’d had fun pulling everything together out of
practically nothing. She could do it again. She
had to.
She went over her ideas with Jo and
she ended up walking out with a happy grin on her face that filled Meredith’s
heart with hope.
“She walked in looking stressed and
now she’s glowing. I’m going to go ahead and assume your meeting was a success.”
Meredith stood up and grabbed her
laptop case as she turned to hug Jane.
“That’s because it was. I’m going
to make sure that woman has the best reception ever. She’s such a sweetheart, Jane. She’s all alone in the world, but she’s
madly, passionately in love with her guy.
Time to create some magic,” she said, grinning as ideas and images
already began swimming through her mind.
Jane laughed and pushed Jo’s chair
into the table and picked up the empty plate.
“I still remember how mad Kit was that my half of the reception turned
out better than hers. I think she’ll
always hold it against you.”
Meredith grinned and flipped her
hair over her shoulder. “Good. It’s not every day I get to show up a
professional wedding planner with twenty years of experience.”
Jane walked with her to the door and
held it open for her. “I’m so proud of you, Meredith. You found your dream and
you’re jumping in with both feet. I just
feel bad that Cleo has to wait until spring for her wedding.”
Meredith’s smile faded a little as
she thought of her roommate and friend, Cleo who had just made it through a
horrific experience where she’d almost lost her life. Her body was healing but it would take time. And Cleo didn’t want to marry Tai until she
was 100% herself. They were planning on
honeymooning in Costa Rica for a week.
“Well, I can’t blame her. I wouldn’t want to walk down the aisle on
crutches either. No, she’s smart to wait. She wants her wedding day to be perfect. Poor Tai though. He wants the wedding to be next week.”
Jane giggled and shook her head.
“Those Matafeo boys have a hard time with delayed gratification. Waiting is good for the soul though.”
Meredith pulled out her umbrella and
grinned. “I’m with Tai. I hate
waiting. See you later,” she said and
walked out into the cold drizzle.
She walked the three blocks to her
apartment and smiled happily even though her toes were cold and her laptop case
was biting into her shoulder. She would
have driven her car to the bakery, but she was low on gas. And money. Splurging on the pastries and hot chocolate for Jo was
a business expense she’d be able to write off, but in the meantime, she was
wondering how she was going to buy groceries next week.
Some of her excitement in getting a
new client faded as she realized just how little money she was going to make
and just how many bills were waiting to be paid. She remembered Kam’s advice about not waiting
for clients to come to her and going out and getting the clients herself. But
how?
She walked up the stairs to her
apartment and unlocked the door. She
slipped off her boots and leaned her umbrella up against the coat tree before
slipping out of her rain coat.
“Cleo?” she called out as she walked
to the kitchen and opened the fridge.
She was starving now since she’d been too nervous to eat at
Belinda’s. Jo hadn’t minded and had
gleefully eaten every pastry she’d ordered.
She didn’t mind since she’d gotten the job, but now she was hungry.
She immediately saw the large glass
filled with green slimy stuff with a note that had her name on it. Meredith grimaced and picked up the cold
glass and read the note.
I
made this for you, Mer. You’ll love
it. It has mangos and pea protein so you
can have good energy today. Hope everything went well with your
meeting. See you tonight after dinner. Tai is taking me to Seattle
for the day to do a little shopping. Be
good! – Cleo
Meredith smiled and felt her heart
warm. Cleo was a pain in the butt when it came to shoving green smoothies down
everyone’s throats, but the woman had a heart as big as the ocean. Meredith
glanced at the glass and sighed, taking off the plastic wrap before taking a
sip.
“Hmm,
not bad,” she muttered as she wandered back to the family room where she sat
down and pulled her legs up. She had a
lot to do. She had to begin planning
Jo’s wedding and figure out how to do a five thousand dollar wedding with just
two thousand dollars. Yeah, no biggie. That and she had to figure out how to get a
few more clients. She took another sip
and then closed her eyes as she waited for inspiration to come.
Her head whipped up as she heard a
light tapping on her door. She set her
glass down and hurried over, checking to see who it was before opening the
door.
“Asher,” she said with a grin as she
opened the door wide. “What’s up?”
Asher stood in the hallway looking
like he always did, too handsome for his own good. The man was eye candy. Pure
and simple. With his wavy brown hair and glittering blue eyes, he could date
any girl in Washington. And probably had,
now that she thought of it.
Asher smiled and motioned toward her
apartment. “I had some free time and
figured we could hang out and you could tell me how your meeting went.”
Meredith smiled and opened the door
wide before turning and walking back towards the couch. Asher shut the door and followed her, sitting
near her with his arm over the back of the couch.
“It went well. I now have my first official client and she’s
darling. She’s a tomboy with no clue
about weddings but she’s so in love it makes me want to just hug her.”
Asher lifted an eyebrow and
grinned. “And how is her budget? Can she
afford you?” Meredith winced and
took a sip of her smoothie before answering.
Asher was all about business and figures and sometimes forgot about
having a heart. “Well, we’re going to
figure it all out. She’s going to do a
lot of the legwork and I’ll help on the items that she can’t handle. I just want her to have the best day of her
life.”
Asher groaned. “You’re such a
romantic, Mer. You’re going to be out on the streets begging in a couple months
and here you are giving your services away for free. You need an assistant to
do this part of the initial meetings so that you don’t get taken in by every
sad face who shows up with empty pockets.”
Meredith frowned and looked away
from Asher. “Ash, she was a foster kid
growing up. She doesn’t have any family. Any. She has no one and she’s doing this all
on her own. How could I say no?”
Asher sighed and reached over and
touched a strand of her hair, pulling it through his fingers. “Easy, you say, no.”
Meredith glared at Asher and then
punched his arm when he began laughing at her.
“Sorry, stop hurting me,” Asher
said, rubbing his arm. “But seriously,
if you want to stay in business, you’re going to need clients who actually pay
what you’re worth.”
Meredith took another sip of Cleo’s
smoothie and set the glass down before leaning back. “I know. I ran into Kam at the bakery before
Jo showed up and he said something interesting to me. He said, I need to stop waiting for clients
to come to me and I need to go out and get them.”
Asher laughed and leaned his head in
his hands. “That’s actually a good idea, but how are you going to do that? Walk
up to people holding hands in the park and hand out your business card?”
Meredith bit her lip and looked at
the ceiling as a crazy thought popped into her head. Her eyes went wide and
wondered if it was even possible.
“Not
exactly. I’m thinking more along the lines of match making.”
Asher stared at her silently for a
moment. “You can’t be serious.”
Meredith glanced at him and winced.
“Like you said, I could be out on the streets soon. Desperate times call for desperate measures.”
Asher licked his lips and lowered
his arms. “There’s desperate and then
there’s crazy. Mer, this is crazy.”
Meredith glared at Asher and sat up,
turning her body to face his. “Hear me out. I start up my own little dating
website and I give the people who end up falling in love a discount package on
wedding planning. What do you think?”
Asher massaged his forehead before
answering. “First off, dating websites aren’t just something that you can snap
your fingers and create in a day. But I
have to admit it could be good advertising for your wedding business even if
you don’t make it as a matchmaker. Any way you can get your name out there is a
good thing.”
Meredith nodded. “I know who can help me with the matchmaking
website. Brogan Moore. He’s a computer
whiz. I could go in with him fifty,
fifty and like you said, I’ll get all of that business funneled my way. Plus it will give me an income until my
business takes off. What do you think?”
Asher pursed his lips as he looked
at his hands before answering. “Dang,
Meredith … it just might work,” he
said, sounding surprised. “What does Brogan say about it? How fast can he get
the site up and running?”
Meredith’s smile slipped. “Well, I
haven’t actually talked to him about it yet. I kind of just came up with the
idea a few seconds ago.”
Asher tilted his head back and
laughed. “Ah, Meredith, you crack me
up. Such a firecracker. Tell you what, I’ve got his number in my
phone, I can give him a call for you and set up a meeting.”
Meredith began bouncing up and down
on her couch as she clapped her hands. “Yes! Wait, but why would you do that?”
Asher pulled out his phone and
scanned through his contacts. “Easy, because I want in on this.”
Meredith’s face lit up as she
grinned at Asher before throwing a pillow at him. “Tell me I’m brilliant first.”
Asher glanced at her and winked.
“Meredith, not only are you beautiful, but your mind is gorgeous.”
Meredith’s smile went up a few more degrees.
When Asher wanted to be charming, the man could be charming. “Well, having you
on board would be a huge bonus. You
could run the business side of things, Brogan could run the website and I could
deal with the people. We could all do what we do best.”
Asher nodded his head and then held
up his hand as he began speaking. “Brogan, how’s it going? . . . Great, great.
Listen, Meredith Jensen and I have a proposition we want to run past you and
we’re wondering if you’re free for lunch today? . . . Perfect. One sound good? . . .
Okay, we’ll see you then,” he said and hung up.
Meredith stared at Asher in
shock. “I have an idea one minute and
now we have a business meeting in two hours? Are you kidding me?”
Asher shook his head and slipped his
phone back in his pocket. “Deadly
serious. This will give me time to draw up a business proposal. I like what you’re wearing, but put your hair
up. Bring your laptop so you can show
him your wedding planning website. Sweetheart,
if this works, you’ll never have to worry about being penniless again.”
Meredith tried not get too excited.
“That’s assuming a lot, Ash. That’s assuming Brogan even wants to help me with
the dating website.”
Asher laughed and stood up, reaching
up to stretch. Meredith’s eyes went wide as she couldn’t help noticing his wide
shoulders and trim waist. She cleared her throat and looked away, blushing.
“Life’s a gamble, baby. But nothing
ever happens unless you try, right? Meet me at The Iron Skillet at one and
don’t be late,” he said, shooting his finger at her like a gun before walking
out.
Meredith walked over and
automatically locked the door before turning around and leaning against
it. Life. Was. Crazy.
She grinned and pumped her fist into
the air. And wasn’t that a good thing?
(C) Copyrighted Material
Monday, December 8, 2014
The Swoony Awards! (Yes I'm nominated and yes I want you to vote for me)
What Are the Swoony Awards?
The Swoony Awards were created to recognize excellence in clean fiction. There are so many books published every day and it can be hard to find the ones worth reading. We want to help recognize authors who write entertaining books that are wholesome. It’s our hope that each year we will help provide everyone with a great list of books to read and maybe introduce them to new authors.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
-Publication Year: Only books published during the current contest year may be nominated. To be fair to all books, contest dates will run from December 1, 2013 – November 31, 2014.
-Clean romance: No sex or closed door, low/mild innuendo. Only M/F romances.
-Language: None/mild, anything over a handful of profanity (especially the more offensive words) would not be considered clean.
-Violence: None/mild
-Other: Nothing overly dark, depressing or heavy subject matter
Novels, novellas and short stories are all eligible for nomination, no limits on page number. Any (clean) genre is eligible (i.e. contemporary, fantasy, mystery, historical, etc.).
Each voter is able to choose up to 100 books to vote on or nominate each contest year. There is no cap on the overall number of books nominated.
How Are Winners Selected?
We will be accepting entries throughout the year and the winners announced the first week in January. There are fifteen award categories (i.e. Best Novel of the Year, Best Historical, Best Contemporary, etc.). Winner’s will be announced via our blogs (Bookworm Nation, KJ’s Book Nook and Katie’s Clean Book Reviews) and through Goodreads Swoony Awards Group.
Since this is a reader’s choice award the winners are determined by a combination of the number of votes received and how high the voter rated the book and what rank the voter gave each book they voted for.
Who Are We?
Kathy (Bookworm Nation)
I've been hosting a book review blog, Bookworm Nation, for over five years. I love to read and review books. And of course, I love to discuss books! A few years ago I started the Goodreads group, Happily Ever After Book Club. It's through Goodreads that I met Katie, Kathy Jo and Heidi and while discussing our love of books one day we thought it'd be fun to host our own Reader's Choice award. We're excited to introduce the Swoony's this year, it's going really well and we look forward to hosting it for years to come.
Contact Info for Kathy:
Email: bookwormnation@hotmail.com
Twitter: @bookwormnation
Kathy Jo (KJ's Book Nook)
This may come as a shocker but I have NOT always been a little bookworm. In fact growing up I was not the kid you saw jumping at the chance to read. I was the one that just did it to make my teachers happy. That silent reading time during school?! Yeah.. I was the kid napping! ;) About 12 years ago someone loaned me a book and said I just HAD to read it. I took it just to get them off my back and much to my surprise I could NOT put it down! And from then on I would read... but only that one author. I refused to read anything else! It wasn't until 2009 when 2 of my favorite people introduced me to the Twilight Series that I actually started branching out. And ever since then I haven't been able to STOP reading! ;) About 5 months ago I decided to start a book blog and I have been loving it! I get to be another voice for all the amazing authors that I love! How cool is that?! And of course through my adventures in reading I have been able to meet some amazing women who love books just as much as, if not more than, me! I love chatting with them about all the books we read! We have become such great friends that at times I forget that I've never really met them in person! Books just have a way of bringing people together! My reading choices vary... I love a lot of different genres.With that said... I am not ashamed to admit that I am a romantic and I love fluff! As long as it's clean and has a HEA, I'll definitely give it a try! Any book that gives me a break from reality and puts a smile on my face is definitely a book for me!
Contact Info for Kathy Jo:
Email: kjsbooknook@gmail.com
Blog: kjsbooknook.blogspot.com
Twitter: @kjincali
This may come as a shocker but I have NOT always been a little bookworm. In fact growing up I was not the kid you saw jumping at the chance to read. I was the one that just did it to make my teachers happy. That silent reading time during school?! Yeah.. I was the kid napping! ;) About 12 years ago someone loaned me a book and said I just HAD to read it. I took it just to get them off my back and much to my surprise I could NOT put it down! And from then on I would read... but only that one author. I refused to read anything else! It wasn't until 2009 when 2 of my favorite people introduced me to the Twilight Series that I actually started branching out. And ever since then I haven't been able to STOP reading! ;) About 5 months ago I decided to start a book blog and I have been loving it! I get to be another voice for all the amazing authors that I love! How cool is that?! And of course through my adventures in reading I have been able to meet some amazing women who love books just as much as, if not more than, me! I love chatting with them about all the books we read! We have become such great friends that at times I forget that I've never really met them in person! Books just have a way of bringing people together! My reading choices vary... I love a lot of different genres.With that said... I am not ashamed to admit that I am a romantic and I love fluff! As long as it's clean and has a HEA, I'll definitely give it a try! Any book that gives me a break from reality and puts a smile on my face is definitely a book for me!
Contact Info for Kathy Jo:
Email: kjsbooknook@gmail.com
Blog: kjsbooknook.blogspot.com
Twitter: @kjincali
Katie (Katie's Clean Book Collection)
I started blogging about a year and a half ago. I've always loved to read and talk about books--it's my obsession. The first book I learned to read on my own was Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham. I love a lot of different genres, but my favorite is clean romance, which is perfect for the Swoony's! I've had a blast meeting new friends who enjoy the same types of books that I do.
Contact Info for Katie:
Email: lilacqueen75@gmail.com
Twitter: @lilacqueen75
Blog: www.katiescleanbookcollection.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/katiescleanbookcollection
I started blogging about a year and a half ago. I've always loved to read and talk about books--it's my obsession. The first book I learned to read on my own was Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham. I love a lot of different genres, but my favorite is clean romance, which is perfect for the Swoony's! I've had a blast meeting new friends who enjoy the same types of books that I do.
Contact Info for Katie:
Email: lilacqueen75@gmail.com
Twitter: @lilacqueen75
Blog: www.katiescleanbookcollection.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/katiescleanbookcollection
Heidi
I'm a mother of four amazing kids and married to my own Prince Charming. I love to read, kiss my handsome Prince, bake, run (because I love to bake), ride horses, play sports, and spend time with my little family. I first fell in love with reading at a very young age because of my sweet grandmother who always took the time to read me my favorite books over and over again. She could never tell me no. My wonderful mother is also entirely addicted to reading and we love to "talk books" late into the night....and plot how we are going to buy more. :) I adore clean, happily ever after books, and I've loved getting to know so many other women who do as well. Who knew books would be the reason I would meet some of the dearest people in the world?!
Contact Info for Heidi:
Email: curlyhide9@hotmail.com
Note to Authors:
If you’ve written a book that matches the above criteria fill free to nominate it for a Swoony! Don’t be afraid to promote the award or to let your fans know your book is up and that it needs votes. We are doing some promoting, but sometimes a Facebook, Twitter or blog post directly from the author is the best way to let your fan base know your book has been nominated. Only books with a minimum of THREE votes will be added to the official nomination list found on the Goodreads Swoony Awards group page. Winners will be announced January 2015.
Note to Readers:
If you’ve read a book this year that you think is awesome…VOTE! This is a great way to let authors know you appreciate all that hard work. You can vote for up to 100 books on the list. We’ve also learned that the order you rank the books you vote on does affect the overall score of the book. So take a minute and make sure you have your books in the order you want them. Invite your friends to vote! Voting ends December 31, 2014.
I'm a mother of four amazing kids and married to my own Prince Charming. I love to read, kiss my handsome Prince, bake, run (because I love to bake), ride horses, play sports, and spend time with my little family. I first fell in love with reading at a very young age because of my sweet grandmother who always took the time to read me my favorite books over and over again. She could never tell me no. My wonderful mother is also entirely addicted to reading and we love to "talk books" late into the night....and plot how we are going to buy more. :) I adore clean, happily ever after books, and I've loved getting to know so many other women who do as well. Who knew books would be the reason I would meet some of the dearest people in the world?!
Contact Info for Heidi:
Email: curlyhide9@hotmail.com
Note to Authors:
If you’ve written a book that matches the above criteria fill free to nominate it for a Swoony! Don’t be afraid to promote the award or to let your fans know your book is up and that it needs votes. We are doing some promoting, but sometimes a Facebook, Twitter or blog post directly from the author is the best way to let your fan base know your book has been nominated. Only books with a minimum of THREE votes will be added to the official nomination list found on the Goodreads Swoony Awards group page. Winners will be announced January 2015.
To stay up to date on voting and nominations, please join our GoodreadsSwoony Awards group page!
Note to Readers:
If you’ve read a book this year that you think is awesome…VOTE! This is a great way to let authors know you appreciate all that hard work. You can vote for up to 100 books on the list. We’ve also learned that the order you rank the books you vote on does affect the overall score of the book. So take a minute and make sure you have your books in the order you want them. Invite your friends to vote! Voting ends December 31, 2014.
The 2014 Swoony Awards is now accepting nominations and votes for your favorite books of the year. Polls will be open until December 31, 2014.
Join us on Facebook and Twitter.
As a thank you for making the Swoony Awards a success,
we'd like to offer an Amazon gift card! The winner will
have 48 hours to claim the prize. Only valid
where Amazon gift cards may be used. You must
be 13 or older to enter.
As a thank you for making the Swoony Awards a success,
we'd like to offer an Amazon gift card! The winner will
have 48 hours to claim the prize. Only valid
where Amazon gift cards may be used. You must
be 13 or older to enter.
To Enter go to: http://kjsbooknook.blogspot.com/2014/12/2014-swoony-awards-blitz-with-giveaway.html?spref=fb
Monday, December 1, 2014
And so it begins ...
Is it too early to say Merry Christmas?
My two Christmas Novellas based on my Alpine series were both $2.99 but for the whole month of December you can grab them (or give them as gifts) for just $.99.
Here's the link.
Here's the link.
But that's not all! My book Come to Me is featured in a Triple Treat Box set for just $2.99. Here's the link.
Books and deals aside, I want to wish all of my readers a Merry Christmas. I hope that this season, we all wrap our arms around our loved ones and hold them close. Let's remember it's about love and not how many presents are under the tree. Love you all!
- Shannon
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)