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Arizona Dreamin’ & Buildin’ the Dream in Chandler, AZ

24 Sunday Feb 2013

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Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2, 2013

I’m so excited to tell about this event I’m going to this year!  It’s going to be a double event!  If you are a reader and want to meet a few of your favorite authors or to discover some new favorite authors this is the place to be. 🙂  If you are an aspiring author and looking for help to make your writing all it needs to be and how to get it out to the public this is also the place to be!

Arizona Dreamin’ is more focused on readers.  Plenty of meet and greets and prizes and a book store to buy some books and get autographs.

By the way did I mention there will be sexy men there as well?  Every year they hold a Man of Our Dreams Contest in which you get to vote on your favorite man of your dreams.  They could end up on the next book cover of the next book you read!  Just like Ryan here: (Oh and I hear he will be returning this year so you can meet him if you weren’t there last year!)

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Click on the cover to purchase this book.

Buildin’ the Dream is focused more towards authors and is a new event this year.  It promises to be a very informational and helpful event.  Led by some awesome ladies that really want you to succeed in your writing you will learn so much your head may pop!!!

There will also be a couple of special celebrity guest authors there on Friday night the 31st only.  Husband/wife team Bill Hayes & Susan Seaforth Hayes from “Days of Our Lives” will sign
their new novel!

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So go to the website and get your tickets now!  It’s less than 95 days away so you want to get your plans made now!

Check out both websites below or click on the banners above for more information:

http://www.arizonadreaminevent.com/p/may-31-june-2-2013.html

http://www.buildinthedream.com/

I’ll be there so I hope to see you there!

Romance Novel Convention 2013 – Vegas – August 7-11

27 Sunday Jan 2013

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VIA JIMMY THOMAS (INTERNATIONAL COVER MODEL AND HOST OF ROMANCE NOVEL CONVENTION)

www.RomanceNovelConvention.com

WHY GO TO ‘ROMANCE NOVEL CONVENTION 2013’ OVER ANOTHER CONVENTION???
… well other than it being 5 FULL days of the best classes unseen at any other convention, presented by best selling authors, award winning speakers, and television celebrities, no other convention can say THIS…

* The cost is roughly half of other 5-day, 4-day, 3-day and even some 2-day conventions!

* It’s the only ‘All Inclusive’ (registration, hotel and meals) convention there is!

* You are able to pay in full, or select one of the various, monthly payment plans that’s best for you!

* Authors get to keep 100% of their earnings from their book sales at the Book Fair!

* You are able to stay additional nights, up to 2 before and 2 after the convention for under $50 a night!

* There will be historical period costume designers with MANY affordable dresses & outfits for rent or sale!

* An author and her fiancé will be getting married at the Costume Ball, with Jimmy Thomas marrying them!

* The Mr. Casanova cover model contest is comprised of 10 ‘PROFESSIONAL MODELS’ hand selected by Jimmy Thomas himself, the man on more covers than anyone in history… almost 5,000 covers!

* Besides the $300 MILLION renovation the hotel had 3-1/2 years ago, the hotel has 9 restaurants!

* There’s a $30 million, 3-story pool with a water-slide going through a 200,000 gallon, live shark tank!

* And lastly… It’s in Vegas Baby! 🙂

If you have questions, please first check the ‘Common FAQ’ page on the website, as most likely they are answered there: http://romancenovelconvention.com/rncommunity/faq

Thanks 🙂
Jimmy Thomas – RNC

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Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV

Guest Post – Rachel Carrington

09 Sunday Sep 2012

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Today I’m hosting author Rachel Carrington on my blog who has a new book coming out on October 20th titled Waking Up Immortal.

Here’s a little bit about Rachel from her website:

Rachel Carrington began her career writing fantasy romances of powerful wizards and wicked witches. Since then, she has branched out into contemporary romance and romantic suspense and has had books published with Ellora’s Cave, Samhain Publishing, Red Sage Publishing, and more.

Currently, a freelance editor/writer residing in historical Charleston, South Carolina, Rachel has written non-fiction articles for Absolute Write, The Writer’s Journal, Writing for Dollars, Writer’s Magazine, and Writer’s Weekly.

Because she likes staying busy, Rachel has also taught classes for Suite 101 and for author groups regarding promoting, writing, starting your own business, and editing.

When not writing, Rachel loves to read romantic suspense (Lisa Gardner and Roxanne St. Claire are two of her favorites), rework old furniture, cross-stitch, cook, and drink lots of coffee.

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So welcome, Rachel!  Tell us about your upcoming book.

Chloe Emerson, the heroine in Waking Up Immortal, discovers her immortality after she’s had a car accident. Her mother thought her heart had stopped in the ambulance so decided it was time to let her daughter in on the secret. So begins Chloe’s journey to find the man who fathered her and hopefully discover a way to change her genetics.

The book is told in first person from Chloe’s point of view. So why did I decide to use a man (Jimmy Thomas, no doubt) on the cover instead of a woman to portray the heroine? Because the story isn’t just Chloe’s, and though I certainly want the readers to be interested in what Chloe has to say, I also want them to wonder about Kier, the man who steals Chloe’s heart and shakes up her world. I want the readers to hunger to know more about him, and I thought a snapshot might pique their interest a little more.

I know some readers might be thinking every hero can’t look like Jimmy Thomas, but that’s not the point. Jimmy personifies what every hero is supposed to be—a good-looking, muscular, successful man who just looks like he could kick anyone’s butt who gets in his way.  That’s what I wanted my readers to see in Kier.

And in Book Two of the Universal Security Series, readers will get to know Kier even better for as much as Waking Up Immortal reveals Chloe’s struggles, Living Dangerously walks the reader down Kier’s path from his beginning to what may very well be his end.

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To find out more about Rachel click on the links below:

Website: http://dawnrachel.com/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/rcarrington2004

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachelcarringtonwrites

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/rcarrington2004/

YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/dcarrington2004

COVER REVEAL! or….ooh look at the pretty!

16 Thursday Aug 2012

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 I’m so excited to reveal the latest cover I’ve been working so diligently on lately.  It has gone through many edits and changes and ooh I love that and nope don’t like that, let’s get rid of it!  Heehee, I love a challenge.  So without further ado I give you Lauralynn Elliott’s newest book cover:

 

So what do you think?  The story is going to be great.  I’ve had the honor of reading this one as Lauralynn in writing it (which I do most of hers..wink wink).  It has mystery, it has magic, and of course it has romance.  Even I don’t know yet how this is going to turn out because she is still writing it.  But I won’t have to wait too much longer and neither will you!  What is also exciting to me is I actually had a little bit of input into the story this time too.  I’m not telling you what though because I don’t want to give anything away.  I’ll tell you after you’ve read it. 😉

So stayed tuned to find out when the big release day is but enjoy the cover in the meantime.  I mean really, enjoy it.  Who wouldn’t want to sit and stare at the fabulous Jimmy Thomas that graces the front of this book?  He looks rather lonely doesn’t he?  I think he needs a hug.  I can fix that!

 

The Gnome – Now Available for Purchase

23 Monday Apr 2012

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Now available on Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble by Lauralynn Elliott

Get it now!  Read it!  Let me know what you think about it!

When Tara Reed inherits her grandmother’s house, she shudders at the ugly lawn ornaments she finds, one which is even politically incorrect. Although she plans to eventually get rid of them, she decides to leave them until her friends come for a visit so they can all have a laugh. Little does she know there’s much more to these statues, and to her family, than she can imagine. When the sheriff, Jake Tyler, tells her the circumstances surrounding her grandmother’s death, she begins to wonder if there’s something strange going on at her house. When her friends come for a visit, Tara realizes they are all being hunted by something supernatural. Tara and her friends fight for their lives in this tale of magic and horror. Will any of them survive the creatures that have been brought to life by one man’s selfish purposes? Will the sheriff be able to save Tara, or will she have to depend on herself for survival? Find out in this chilling story of terror, friendship, and love.

This is a long novella of approximately 39,660 words.

Cover Reveal : The Gnome by Lauralynn Elliott

17 Tuesday Apr 2012

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Coming soon from Lauralynn Elliott:  The Gnome

Lauralynn, known for her paranormal romances, has a new book coming out that is a different genre for her.  She considers it to be “light” horror.  I have had the opportunity to beta read this newest book and if you like suspense, mystery, horror and some paranormal elements then check it out once it’s released.  It will be available on Amazon, Smashwords and Barnes and Noble soon.

Now for the cover.   I really enjoyed creating this cover.  Let me know what you think!

 

The Gnome by Lauralynn Elliott