Cover Reveal! Next Door To A Star, New YA Romance by Krysten Lindsay Hager

I am extremely excited to reveal the cover of 

NEXT DOOR TO A STAR 

by fellow Clean Indie Reads author 

Krysten Lindsay Hager! 

This Young Adult Romance releases September 1st! 

NEXT DOOR TO A STAR 

by Krysten Lindsay Hager

Genre: Young Adult Romance

★ SYNOPSIS ★

Hadley Daniels is tired of feeling invisible.

After Hadley’s best friend moves away and she gets on the bad side of some girls at school, she goes to spend the summer with her grandparents in the Lake Michigan resort town of Grand Haven. Her next door neighbor is none other than teen TV star Simone Hendrickson, who is everything Hadley longs to be—pretty, popular, and famous—and she’s thrilled when Simone treats her like a friend.

Being popular is a lot harder than it looks.

It’s fun and flattering when Simone includes her in her circle, though Hadley is puzzled about why her new friend refuses to discuss her former Hollywood life. Caught up with Simone, Hadley finds herself ignoring her quiet, steadfast friend, Charlotte. 

To make things even more complicated, along comes Nick Jenkins…

He’s sweet, good-looking, and Hadley can be herself around him without all the fake drama. However, the mean girls have other ideas and they fill Nick’s head with lies about Hadley, sending him running back to his ex-girlfriend and leaving Hadley heartbroken. 

So when her parents decide to relocate to Grand Haven, Hadley hopes things will change when school starts…only to be disappointed once again.

Cliques.

Back-stabbing.

Love gone bad.

Is this really what it’s like to live… Next Door To A Star?

About the Author

Krysten Lindsay Hager is an obsessive reader who has never met a bookstore she didn’t like. She’s worked as a journalist and humor essayist, and writes for teens, tweens, and adults. She is the author of the Landry’s True Colors Series and her work has been featured in USA Today. She's been named as Amazon’s #1 Hot New Releases in Teen & Young Adult Values and Virtues Fiction and Amazon’s #1 Hot New Releases in Children’s Books on Values. She’s originally from Michigan and has lived in South Dakota, Portugal, and southwestern Ohio. She received her master’s degree from the University of Michigan-Flint.

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New Release Spotlight:Three Western Novellas from Faith Blum's Hymns ofthe West Series

What could be better on a chilly evening than sitting in front of a fire with a good book in your hands? Yes, I know it’s still August and in most places in the US probably pretty warm, but sending the kids back to school means fall is coming. And with fall comes falling temperatures. So why not plan ahead for those chilly evenings? Today's guest is a young writer from a Midwestern farm who gives us stories from the Old West. Faith Blum is a fellow Clean Indie Reads author who has managed to write and publish several books in her Hymns of the West series in her short life. When I was her age self-publishing was not a respectable option and writers depended on the traditional publishing system to get their work out. Today, access to the tools of publishing and to readers allows authors of any age to publish and market their work. Faith's latest offerings are three wholesome, clean, entertaining, romantic, and historical novellas, the perfect length for a short read. Be sure to read to the end of this post to enter a fun giveaway and find out about her free book offer! 

I Love Thee

Mom and Dad dead STOP Please come STOP Gage

When his sister dies, leaving him with four children ages 8 and under, Cole Baxter gets desperate. He decides he needs a wife. He writes to a mail order bride before realizing he almost threw away the best woman he could have.  (Approximately 18,000 words)
Free through August 28.

Pass Me Not

Let me at Thy throne of mercy/Find a sweet relief/Kneeling there in deep contrition/Help my unbelief

Timothy is at his wit's end. His twelve year old half-sister has run off five housekeepers in almost a year. Since their parents died, she has grown wilder than ever. What can he do? As he looks for a new housekeeper, his eye catches sight of a mail order bride advertisement. One young lady has a younger sister and sounds like a God-fearing woman. Could this be the answer to his dilemma or will Louise run her off, too?  (Approximately 18,000 words)

Redeemed

Mail Order bride seeks wealthy Western man. Write Mona Sommers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Alexander Granger is tired of his father’s lectures and sermons. It’s time for payback. His plan is to pretend to marry a woman and scandalize his father when he finds out they aren’t really married. Will Mona accept his offer? Can Alex get away with his plan? (Approximately 14,000 words.)

About the Author

Faith Blum is a 24 year -old home school graduate who enjoys doing many right-brained activities such as reading, crafting, writing, and playing piano. Her favorite genre to read and write is Historical Fiction, more specifically, Westerns. In the Hymns of the West series, she has endeavored to create clean, fun, and challenging Western stories for the whole family.  She currently has three novels and one novella published or available for preorder.

Giveaway!

First Prize:

The first prize winner will receive:

~A paperback of the novel that started the novellas, Amazing Grace (or novel of choice)

~One hand-painted bookmark (painted by the author’s sister)

~A silver pen nib bookmark

Second Prize:

The second prize winner will receive:

~An ebook copy of Amazing Grace (or ebook of choice by Faith Blum)

Enter Now!

Sales

Also on sale during the blog tour are A Mighty Fortress, only 0.99 from August 23-30 and Be Thou My Vision, just 0.99 from August 30-September 6.

Interview

How much do you read? Which genres?

I usually read 100-150 books every year. Per week or month depends on what is happening. I’ve slowed down on my reading lately, but I’m also doing a lot of writing and editing. Books about writing, historical fiction, westerns, some contemporary fiction, and a little fantasy and science fiction are the genres I typically read.

How have the changes in present day publishing impacted your writing career?

Self-publishing is possible and fairly simple. If it were not, I probably wouldn’t be published. As much as I like writing, I don’t think I could handle being traditionally published.

What would you do if you couldn’t write anymore?

I hope that never happens. Probably try to play piano for people somewhere, somehow.

Connect with Faith Blum

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Cover Reveal! Finding Courage, the third in Melanie D. Snitker's Love's Compass Series

I'm excited to share the cover and synopsis for Finding Courage, the third installment in Melanie D. Snitker’s Love’s Compass Series. Melanie is a fellow Clean Indie Reads author and writes heartwarming stories with lovable characters and unexpected twists.  I loved Book One, Finding Peace, and Book Two, Finding Hope. Melanie will be sharing excerpts, character interviews, and more over the course of the next month or so. You'll be able to see the additions on her website. Check out the cover and synopsis below. Keep scrolling to learn how you can get a FREE copy of Finding Peace for a limited time. If you haven't read this series, now's a great time to start! :-) Still time for summer reading!

Available on Kindle and in paperback October 1, 2015 It takes courage to ask for a second chance…even more to accept one. For Duke and Avalon McNeil, it was love at first sight. Married within months of meeting, their feet hardly touched the ground until the reality of their haste hit home with startling clarity. Duke's heart shattered when Avalon vanished for nearly three weeks, fleeing their arguments and misunderstandings. Now she's back. He's happy she's home and safe, but he isn't ready to risk everything again when their bond was so easily broken. Avalon's relieved to be home. She's desperate to make peace between them, but returns with a secret. She can't reveal anything to Duke until she proves to him she came back to restore their relationship. As outside pressure continues to threaten Duke and Avalon's fragile foundation, they must find the strength to prove to each other their marriage is worth fighting for.

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Finding Peace Love's Compass: Book 1 FREE on Kindle August 22 - 24 Don't miss the chance to read the first book in the series and see why "This is one family series you don't want to miss." - Crystal Walton, author of the Unveiled Series Grab Your Copy ### Don't miss a word. Follow my Adventures in Publishing.  Subscribe here and receive a free PDF of my Kindle short story "Ino's Love."

New Release Spotlight: Marc Secchia's Fantasy Romance "Dragonlove," Book 2 in the Dragonfriend Series

For love that is tested in the crucible of fate must burn, or die...

Publication Date: August 15, 2015

Genre: Fantasy Romance

Series: Dragonfriend #2

When a woman loves a Dragon, that love will change the world.

Six years have passed since Hualiama and Grandion defied the Island-World’s most sacred law. They burned the heavens together as Rider and Dragon. For his crime, Grandion the Tourmaline Dragon suffered exile and imprisonment. The Dragons forced Hualiama to forget her past.

Now, the suns must set upon the age of the Ancient Dragons. Amaryllion Fireborn, last of his kind, bequeaths Hualiama an astonishing legacy. She is the Dragonfriend. Raised by Dragons. Burned by Dragon fire. Oath-bound to a Dragon. Crossing the Island-World in search of her Dragonlove, she will forge an indelible mark upon history.

As war between Dragons and Humans engulfs the Islands, Hualiama must unravel the secrets of her tragic past in order to confront an evil that threatens the very existence of the Dragonkind. For love that is tested in the crucible of fate must burn, or die.

Excerpt

There was no silence as profound as the space between Islands, no vault as large as the moons-lit sky, hoarding its treasury of stars, nor a loneliness as soul-shadowing as the loss of betrayal. This Hualiama knew as she piloted her Dragonship away from Fra’anior Cluster. She could not sleep. Instead, she searched the emptiness with the eyes of her heart, longing for a glimmer of moonlight upon gemstone scales, for a sign that all was not dust blown into the Cloudlands.

Flicker. Amaryllion. Masters Jo’el and Khoyal. The long-dead face of her Nuyallith tutor, his knowledge lodged in her mind, unforgettable. Sometimes, she felt as though she carried more ghosts than living flesh upon her diminutive frame. She yearned for her spirit to abandon what the ballads called her mortal coil, to roam the Island-World upon wings less substantial than the wind itself; faraway, flyaway, free.

If she listened with the ears of her sixth sense, tasting and experiencing the tides and times of the Island-World, could she not rediscover that bond she had felt between herself and the Tourmaline Dragon, and sing the melody of souls united by oaths stronger than death?

Softly, she poured her heart forth in tuneful lament:

O my Dragon, I search for thee,

My spirit flying far and free,

I call to thee, Grandion; I beg, I burn,

Wilt thou not hear?

Wind keened among the inner hawsers binding spirit to flesh, and flesh to bone. Lia felt a sense of straining, perhaps the Dragon fire of Flicker’s gift bound in the form of a Human. Her hands played upon the controls as in a dream, setting a south-westerly course for Erigar Island. The sails were fully deployed to gobble up a bellyful of the night breeze. The stove burned cheerfully. She topped it up with a few chips of dry jalkwood.

A dream seemed to creep over her, a darkness deeper even than the night.

A Dragon lay in his lair.

Nay, not a lair, but a cage of indestructible Dragon bone, bound with bands of magic-infused iron. The Dragon shifted restlessly, as if gripped by dreams of his own–or touched by hers. Anger had long since guttered into grief. Hope lay crushed beneath a burden of despair. The Dragon circled his cage one more time, dragging his steps, and no light of the Island-World entered his eyes. He was blind.

Pre-order on Amazon. Available August 15th.

About the Author

Marc Secchia is a South African-born author who lives and works in Ethiopia with his wife and 4 children, 2 dogs, a rabbit, and a variable number of marabou storks that roost on the acacia trees out back. On a good night there are also hyenas patrolling the back fence. When he's not writing about Africa Marc can be found travelling to remote locations. He thinks there's nothing better than standing on a mountaintop wondering what lies over the next horizon. Follow Marc on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and Pinterest and visit his Website.

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New Release Spotlight: Bokerah Brumley's Paranormal Romance "ColdwaterBridegroom"

Today's  spotlight is on Texas author Bokerah Brumley's new paranormal romance Coldwater Bridegroom, available on Kindle now. The Pacific Coast, a mermaid, and a tortured artist all promise to make this an intriguing read to add to your summer TBR list. 

Synopsis:

Having grown up in San Francisco, Calder Brumen is drawn to the ocean, and he's spent his life trying to capture the beauty of the Pacific on canvas. Over time, he has become obsessed with the image of a dark haired mermaid named Gaire, and Calder struggles to explain his devotion to these portraits to his best friend. When Calder finds sandy footprints leading to the edge of his bed, he suspects that the haunting siren is real. Pursuing the truth, Calder is dragged into a murderous, underwater plot that could destroy them all. And he must choose – is the possibility of a lifetime with Gaire worth risking death for himself and everyone he loves?

Available on  AMAZON  and AMAZON UK

About the Author

Bokerah Brumley is an award-winning freelance writer. In her spare time, Bokerah enjoys climbing trees, photographing peacocks, and writing flash fiction. Two novellas and one novel are planned for 2015. She lives with her husband, five kids, and three dogs in West Texas where she serves as the blue-haired publicity officer for the Cisco Writers Club. 

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