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#TeaserTuesday – Love In B Minor

I’m so excited/nervous to start sharing teasers for LOVE IN B MINOR on my blog…

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LOVE IN B MINOR is currently available for pre-order at a special price of $0.99


 

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Happy Friday – It’s back!

I am back for Happy Friday. My goal is to do it as often as possible.

Happy Friday

  • The momentum I gained during the wonderful writing retreat hasn’t disappeared. Yay! I am so grateful for the encouraging words and fun and inspiring moments spent at the beach with amazing friends/writers. Thanks to them, I got back on track with LOVE IN B MINOR…Here’s a small excerpt I shared on Tuesday with my cozy nook on Facebook.
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You can pre-order LOVE IN B MINOR for only $0.99 (Amazon, iTunes, B&N, Kobo)
  • Cuddling with Peter The Cat and Plato The Dog…Plato hid underneath the blanket next to me when I took a nap on Monday afternoon after coming back from the retreat.

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  • Going to walk Plato The Dog with The Chemical Engineer almost every single night. Always laugh a lot for some reason during those walks 🙂
  • Making one of my best Chicken Marsala to date…
  • Watching the last season of Parks & Rec…That show made me laugh so much. Can’t thank Katy Upperman enough for the rec 🙂 The trailer below is for season 2…

So, tell me, what made you happy this week?

 

 

Currently

Currently…

In an effort to blog a bit more regularly, I’ve decided to  Katy Upperman‘s “Currently” posts 🙂 Don’t hesitate to join us. (Find the origins of the idea HERE.)

Loving

Taking pictures. Walking on the beach in the morning during the writing’s retreat. So inspiring.

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Reading

I just started Delirium by Lauren Oliver.

Delirium (Delirium, #1)

And I’m reading I Am Malala

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Watching

The last season of Parks & Rec just landed on Netflix…

Listening To

The Chemical Engineer and I started listening to the first Serial season and we’re already hooked.

Thinking About

Ways to organize myself so I can schedule four hours of writing/drafting/revising on days I’m not working and at least one hour of writing on days I’m working.

Anticipating

Using the Romance Planning Beatsheet Jami Gold has on her website (thanks again Katy and Alison for the tip!) as I go through LOVE IN B MINOR.

Wishing

To finish this revision ahead of time…

Making Me Happy

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Spending time with amazing writer friends…This weekend was AMAZING.

What’s currently making YOU happy?

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Always Second Best – Teaser Tuesday…

I’ve just finished my last round of revision…and Always Second Best is off to my wonderful copy-editor..so to celebrate here’s a little teaser for you.

Second Teaser

 

 

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Hope you’re all doing great!!!

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A SUMMER LIKE NO OTHER is here! And a giveaway!

A Summer Like No Other has stolen my heart and I cross my fingers it steals yours too ❤

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Buy it now 🙂 

(Special price of $0.99 ends on Sunday August 2nd)

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FINAL2 ASLNOA Broken Dreams Novella

She’s his best friend’s little sister. He’s the biggest player of them all.

They shouldn’t be together. But this summer’s just too tempting.

Sixteen-year-old Emilia Moretti’s goal for the summer is simple: forget her brother’s best friend—Nick Grawsky—ever existed. It should be easy: He’s spending his summer in the Hamptons, adding girls in tiny bikinis to his list of broken hearts. Guarantee he won’t be telling them they’re like his little sisters. This summer, Emilia won’t stay awake at night thinking about him. She’ll need flawless ballet movements to have a shot at next year’s showcase, and she’s finally ready to search for her birth parents. But when Nick decides to stay in the city, Emilia’s resolve disappears in a pirouette. Maybe it’s the spin they needed to be together. As long as she doesn’t get stuck believing in happily ever after…

Nick is tired of pretending to be the happy, let’s-have-fun guy. His father wants him to change his career from professional dancer to…lawyer. He needs to put all of his focus on dancing to prove to Daddy Dearest he’s good enough to make it big. And he may have a case of the bluest balls in history courtesy of Emilia. She’s off-limits: The bro code with Roberto even forbids the dirty thoughts he has about her. Besides, he’s not boyfriend material. He only has time for flings, for girls who don’t expect much, for girls he doesn’t want to kiss goodnight. He knows he should resist her, but he’s not sure he wants to…

At least for this summer.

It’s going to be a summer like no other.

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Giveaway Time

ASLNO Giveaway

To celebrate the release of A Summer Like No Other, I have set up a giveaway with pretty special prizes

(including a leather bracelet from Chloe + Isabel)

You have mannnnny ways to enter and you have an entire month to do so!

Click on the Rafflecopter logo or here to participate!

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Thank you SO MUCH!!!

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Reasons to pick up Truth & Temptation by Riley Edgewood

Today is Truth & Temptation Release Day!

Happy release day, Riley! Hope it’s full of cheese ❤

Here’s an excerpt of my review on Amazon: “Truth & Temptation is everything I love in a book and it’s even more, it touches upon a topic that is a difficult one but it does it with such sincerity because Teagan is a fully-fledged character that comes into your heart. Oh and there are hot and steamy scenes too. Yes. Hot. Hot. Hot.”

But I’m going to do something a bit different today and share with you in video some reasons to pick up Truth & Temptation…

(Amazon | iBooks | Barnes & Noble | Kobo)

And now that you’ve watched me say a lot of hmmm, here’s all the info about Truth & Temptation. Plus, Riley has a pretty amazing giveaway going on.

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She’s a liar. He knows the truth. 

Teagan Walker gets around. Ask anyone—hell, askher. She’ll own it with a smile. But beneath that smile is a girl whose parents didn’t want her. Whose grandparents raised her without affection. Whose struggle with a burning anger threatens to consume her, though she’d rather punch someone in the face than talk about it. With a new job looming, she’s determined to work her way into a better life. When she meets the sexiest guy she’s ever seen, she decides to kick it off with a bang. And she makes her move.

But he’s got moves of his own, and before the night is out, he strips her of way more than she means to reveal—without removing of a single piece of clothing. That comes, too, of course. He’s gotten under her skin like nobody before him, and what’s the harm in one night with a sexy stranger? Exposed or not, she never has to see him again.

Except she does.

On Monday morning, they come face-to-face. He’s the son of her new CEO—and he threatens to bring her entire world crashing down, making her face every lie she’s ever told.

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Riley also has a giveaway to help spread the word and there are a lot of fun things to win!
Click on the picture or here to get all the info.
Happy reading!!!
Happy Reading! ❤
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Spreading the word…or news about my super talented friends.

I hurt my back yesterday. Yesterday around 3pm. Mopping. I decided I’ll never mop again. Today is the 1th of July which means, it’s Bastille Day, which means I’m thinking even more about France ❤

Anyways, so many of my awesome writer friends have news that I thought I’ll do a quick round-up post.

  • Jen Malone’s book MAP TO THE STARS is out 

And you guys. This book. Is. So. Good! I read an early version of it (yes I know, I’m super lucky) and you all want to meet Graham ❤ Plus, it’s a perfect summer read. Well, actually, it’s a pretty perfect every season read as long as you enjoy fun and romantic books. And it’s only $1.99 (Amazon)

Can one down-to-earth girl plus a very famous boy and a whole lot of paparazzi ever add up to a perfect Hollywood ending?

Seventeen-year-old Annie Shelton isn’t sure why her mom thinks moving to Hollywood will allow them to escape the drama of their small-time life in Georgia, but she’s along for the ride. When Annie’s mom snags a gig as makeup artist to a teen movie idol and finagles a spot for Annie to accompany her on his European promotional tour, Annie’s pretty sure she’ll be fangirling over architectural sights rather than teen heartthrob Graham Cabot.

But then of course she actually meets him. As Graham and Annie fall for each other in the most romantic cities in the world, Annie realizes that this turn of events may not be quite as glamorous as she thought. Instead of red carpets and celebrity couple names, they are navigating a minefield of keeping secrets from Graham’s fans, overprotective assistant, stage “momager,” and beefy bodyguard. And when the paparazzi make an appearance, Annie has to decide whether their love is worth the harsh glare of the flashbulb.

  • Jennifer Ellision released a trailer for Riot of Storm and Smoke

I loved loved loved the first book of Jennifer: Threats of Sky and Sea and I’m so excited for Riot of Storm and Smoke (available for pre-order). Jennifer’s writing is gorgeous and on top of it, she’s super nice! 🙂

  • Riley Edgewood’s Truth & Temptation has teasers! And e-ARCs! 

This is one of my favorite books this year, so far. I absolutely love Riley’s writing (and full disclosure: I also think she is awesome :)) and Teagan is…Teagan is someone you need to meet. I mean, just look at those teasers!

Truth & Temptation is available for pre-order.

Annnnnd….Riley has e-ARCs available…all information are here. 

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  • Elizabeth Briggs not only has a gorgeous cover for MORE THAN FASHION, she also has e-ARCs for review

I love the story behind the cover of MORE THAN FASHION by Elizabeth Briggs, how she set up a photo shoot to make sure this cover happened (the entire story is on Dahlia’s blog)…and if you’d like to read and review it and/or help her spread the word, don’t hesitate to check out all details here.

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Happy Tuesday!

 

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Grab the e-book of ONE DREAM ONLY for FREE :) or own it as paperback!

The e-book of ONE DREAM ONLY is now available for FREE!

That’s right 🙂 You can now read ONE DREAM ONLY with just one click of the mouse.

For Free.

Free Ebook

Or you can also now own ONE DREAM ONLY as paperback. Yes, you can 🙂

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Oh and if you have a few minutes, I would be FOREVER grateful if you could leave a review on Amazon, B&N and/or Goodreads. It really DOES help 🙂

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Happy Wednesday everyone!

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You could win a signed paperback copy of ONE DREAM ONLY :)

Tada –> This is the official giveaway music.

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Giveaway time

I published ONE DREAM ONLY a few months back already as an e-book and it is soon going to be available as paperback too.

So, to celebrate, I am giving away a signed paperback copy of ONE DREAM ONLY over on my Facebook group, Elodie’s Cozy Nook

ONE DREAM ONLY is the prequel novelette of ONE TWO THREE.

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Sixteen-year-old Natalya Pushkaya has one dream and one dream only: becoming the best ballerina ever. Dancing’s always been who she is and she’s working her hardest to land the main role of the School of Performing Arts’ end-of-the-year showcase. But…will she make it?

Within a week, Natalya’s life will be changed forever. 

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If you have already read it, don’t hesitate to leave a review on Goodreads and/or online retailers. It really helps ❤ Thank you and hope to see you in my Facebook group soon…

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Self-Publishing: R is for Reviews

RReviews are so important for authors, being on Twitter, on Goodreads, on blogs and especially on online retailers for many reasons – here are just a few:

  • Before a release, it amps the anticipation, might bring a buzz.
  • it really helps the visibility of books on online retailers. There are algorithms that are used on Amazon for example which could make your book show up in their ‘also recommended’.
  • Reviews can drive sales (and not only good reviews…)
  • Readers might be more inclined to read a book if they know people have already read it.
  • Certain advertising  or reviewing sites are only considering books with a certain number of reviews.

Thank you, thank you so much for everyone who’s taken the time to review my books. THANK YOU ❤

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Join me tomorrow for S…

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