Thursday, March 31, 2016
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Three Weeks to Wed by Ella Quinn
Three Weeks to Wed
by Ella Quinn
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GENRE: Historical Romance
(Regency)
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BLURB:
In
the first book of her dazzling new series, bestselling author Ella Quinn
introduces the soon-to-be Earl and Countess of Worthington--lovers who have
more in common than they yet know. The future promises to be far from boring…
Lady Grace Carpenter is ready to seize the day--or rather, the night--with the most compelling man she's ever known. Marriage would mean losing guardianship of her beloved siblings, and surely no sane gentleman will take on seven children not his own. But if she can have one anonymous tryst with Mattheus, Earl of Worthington, Grace will be content to live out the rest of her life as a spinster.
Matt had almost given up hope of finding a wife who could engage his mind as well as his body. And now this sensual, intelligent woman is offering herself to him. What could be more perfect? Except that after one wanton night, the mysterious Grace refuses to have anything to do with him. Amid the distractions of the Season he must convince her, one delicious encounter at a time, that no obstacle--or family--is too much for a man who's discovered his heart's desire…
"Oh, the tangled webs we weave…especially when our hearts are involved. Three Weeks to Wed is a delightfully heartwarming escape into the sparkling world of the Regency. Ella Quinn weaves magic." --Cathy Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author
Lady Grace Carpenter is ready to seize the day--or rather, the night--with the most compelling man she's ever known. Marriage would mean losing guardianship of her beloved siblings, and surely no sane gentleman will take on seven children not his own. But if she can have one anonymous tryst with Mattheus, Earl of Worthington, Grace will be content to live out the rest of her life as a spinster.
Matt had almost given up hope of finding a wife who could engage his mind as well as his body. And now this sensual, intelligent woman is offering herself to him. What could be more perfect? Except that after one wanton night, the mysterious Grace refuses to have anything to do with him. Amid the distractions of the Season he must convince her, one delicious encounter at a time, that no obstacle--or family--is too much for a man who's discovered his heart's desire…
"Oh, the tangled webs we weave…especially when our hearts are involved. Three Weeks to Wed is a delightfully heartwarming escape into the sparkling world of the Regency. Ella Quinn weaves magic." --Cathy Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author
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Excerpt
Three:
There was much too much to accomplish before dinner for
Grace to allow Worthington to disturb her so greatly. She gave herself a shake.
Surely their meeting earlier was an aberration.
Grace sallied out to Bond Street followed by Harold to
exchange the ribbon. She stepped out of the haberdasher’s and saw Worthington
across the street engaged in conversation with another gentleman. For a moment,
she stood, frozen to the pavement.
He stopped speaking and turned as if he could sense her
presence. The next thing she knew he had stepped purposefully into the busy
street. A coach driver shouted, bringing his vehicle to a halt, and blocked her
view of him.
This could not be happening. She was not prepared to speak
to him. Not yet. “Harold, oh my, look at the time, we must return home
immediately.”
She hurriedly turned down a little-used alley leading to
Bruton Street.
The footman trotted to catch up to her. “My lady, why are we
going this way?”
Grace faced straight ahead. “This was the shortcut, was it
not? Ah, see, here is Bruton Street now, so much quicker than the other way.”
She stared straight ahead, not slowing to see if Worthington
was following.
After striding swiftly down the pavement to pass a group of
ladies, she slowed her pace and continued on calmly down the street until they
came to the cross leading back to Berkeley Square.
As soon as she attained her room, Grace took off her hat and
fell into a chair. Her heart was pounding, again. She was going to have
apoplexy at this rate. How was she to avoid him for the rest of the Season?
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Bestselling
author Ella Quinn’s studies and other jobs have always been on the serious
side. Reading historical romances, especially Regencies, were her escape.
Eventually her love of historical novels led her to start writing them. She has
just finished her first series, The Marriage Game, and her new series will
start in April 2016.
She is married to her wonderful husband of
over thirty years. They have a son and granddaughter, one cat and a dog. After
living in the South Pacific, Central America, North Africa, England and Europe,
she and her husband decided to make their dreams come true and are now living
on a sailboat cruising the Caribbean and North America.
She loves
having readers connect with her.
Website: www.ellaquinnauthor.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EllaQuinnAuthor
Twitter www.twitter.com/ellaquinnauthor
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Ella will be awarding signed print
ARCs of THREE WEEKS TO WED to five randomly drawn winners via rafflecopter
during the tour. (International)
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comment; the more you comment, the better your chances of winning. The tour
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Monday, March 28, 2016
Collective Ramblings: An Anthology
Collective Ramblings: Volume 1
by Various Authors
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GENRE: Anthology
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BLURB:
2015’s
Twenty Short Story Contest winners assembled in one place. Five stories from
each category (Super Powers, Deserted Island, Horror, and Labyrinth), including
the top winners of each contest shown below.
The Era of Super Weapons – Roger, America’s super-soldier, embarks on what seemed a routine mission –until his enemies turn to allies against a horde revealing information that will turn the entire world on its head.
Synchronysi – A steampunk masterpiece. After her volunteer operation, a woman awakens to a world made entirely of tine crystals. As she travels the shining island, the product of her surgery reveals much more than she may be able to handle—neither the land of crystals nor the world from which she arrived are exactly what they seem.
Terrors Great and Small – A couple barricades themselves in their home to escape a viral outbreak carried by mosquito bites. As the days of panic and solitude stack up, they battle with both their own crumbling sanity and the terror of what really awaits them beyond their front door.
The Walls Are Alive – in a world where violent offenders are placed in a deadly, automated labyrinth—designed to let no one escape alive—the labyrinth’s caretaker steps inside for a routine maintenance. When the automation turns on him, he’s forced to run the maze like all the criminals he’s sent to their own demise.
The Era of Super Weapons – Roger, America’s super-soldier, embarks on what seemed a routine mission –until his enemies turn to allies against a horde revealing information that will turn the entire world on its head.
Synchronysi – A steampunk masterpiece. After her volunteer operation, a woman awakens to a world made entirely of tine crystals. As she travels the shining island, the product of her surgery reveals much more than she may be able to handle—neither the land of crystals nor the world from which she arrived are exactly what they seem.
Terrors Great and Small – A couple barricades themselves in their home to escape a viral outbreak carried by mosquito bites. As the days of panic and solitude stack up, they battle with both their own crumbling sanity and the terror of what really awaits them beyond their front door.
The Walls Are Alive – in a world where violent offenders are placed in a deadly, automated labyrinth—designed to let no one escape alive—the labyrinth’s caretaker steps inside for a routine maintenance. When the automation turns on him, he’s forced to run the maze like all the criminals he’s sent to their own demise.
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Excerpt:
Horror
From out in the hall, something big dropped from the
ceiling, slamming its bulk into the door and knocking Simon against the desk.
He quickly bounced back, throwing all his weight against the door, pushing it
back. A terrible droning sound filled them all with a primal fear. It rose in
pitch and volume as the door moved toward Simon. He pushed against it with all
his strength, groaning as he gained and lost inches. Simon used the desk behind
him as a brace, using his legs to add to the strength of his push. The door was
closing. He was…winning.
He shouted in alarm as something grabbed the door from the
outside. At first, he thought it was a stick, like a branch. It was segmented
and moving, with bristling hairs, like thorns. He gave a greater push as the
droning outside reached a terrifying whine. He was awestruck with horror when
he risked a strained glimpse through the narrowing crack and saw a huge
compound eye staring back at him.
Simon recoiled and the door opened a little wider. He could
now clearly see the thing. It was neither a giant insect nor a man, but a
ghastly amalgam of both. Torn and bloody flesh was a quivering, wet curtain
beneath the bulging eyes. From behind the bleeding mess, a long and slender
tube, like an exposed muscle, stretched toward Simon's face. He almost wept
when he saw, above those prismatic eyes, a tuft of shocking orange hair. The
frantic beating of veiny, cellophane-like wings caused the droning. He could
feel the wind of their beating and he could smell the stench of decay it blew
off its own shredded flesh.
- Terrors
Great and Small By John Langmaack
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Just as it
says, Collective Ramblings is a collection of various works, an anthology. In
2015, we completed our quarterly writing contests, each with its own theme. For
each theme, the five best entries were selected from the contest to have their
works published. All twenty stories have been compiled into this book for your
reading pleasure. The four contest themes were:
• Super Powers
• Deserted Island
• Horror
• Labyrinth.
We know
everyone will love these imagination-stretching stories, that are filled with
suspense, bravery, and danger, as much as we did.
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The authors will be awarding 1 print
copy of Collective Ramblings: Volume 1,(international winner) or 2 ebooks (one
of Collective Ramblings: Volume 1 and the second winner's choice) to a randomly
drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Follow the tour and
comment; the more you comment, the better your chances of winning. The tour
dates can be found here:
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