Hyda Publications Summer Bash!

Is it summer? Do you like to read? Then this guest announcement from Erin Danzer is just for you!

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Hello, everyone! My name is Erin Danzer and I have something wonderful to share today!

It's summertime! And what better way to spend time cooped up in an air conditioned house, time at the beach, or out on the water than with a great book? Hydra Publications is offering 30 e-book titles for FREE July 16 and 17! This promotion includes awesome fantasy, scifi, thriller, horror and mystery reads such as Deception Peak by Dianne Lynn Gardner, Chronicle of Destiny (newly released!) by Etta Jean, Love Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me by Lyndi Alexander and my very own, Into the Spiral! Check out the full list of titles belong. Click on the names to check them out more and to pick up your copy today!

Amy the Astronaut and the Flight for Freedom by Steve Donahue

Andraste by Marissa Mills 

Anon by Peter Giglio 

Blood of the Highland Moon by Morinda Montgomery 

Bounty Hunter by Kate Lynd 

Bridgeworld by Travis McBee 

Chronicle of Destiny by Etta Jean 

Dearly Departed by Rachel Rawlings 

Deception Peak by Dianne Lynn Gardner

Empyreal Fate by Rachel Hunter 

Eternal Patrol by Michael Wallace
Gnosis by Tom Wallace 

Into the Spiral by Erin Danzer (that’s me!) 

Love Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me by Lyndi Alexander 

Lure of the Vampire by Bertena Varney 

Morning Star by Desiree Finkbeiner 

Primal by Raven and Lain Bower 

Raising Riley by Brick Marlin 

Reality Check by Eric Garrison 

Tale Spinner by David Donaghe 

The Exile’s Violin by R.S. Hunter 

The Fall of Onagros by Marian Allen 

The Hand of God by Tony Acree 

The Heart Denied by Linda Anne Wulf 

The Know-It-All Girl by Joanna Foreman 

The Universal Mirror by Gwen Perkins 

The Wall Outside by James Percy 

Ukishima by Nigel Sellars 

Virginia Creeper by Blaine Pardoe

A little bit about my book:

Fifteen-year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Lambert wants to get out from under her older brother’s shadow. When Ronnie gets a tattoo and then is struck by lightning, she suddenly finds herself able to see and hear things in shadows that don’t appear to others. Then Ronnie meets Gavin Clearwater, the hot new guy in all of her classes and finds out he can see and hear the same things she can. Gavin tells her about the Spiral Defenders, a group of warriors that travels through space and time to defend the planets of the Spiral. After meeting the Commander of the Spiral Defenders and realizing his intentions might not be pure, Ronnie struggles between following her destiny to become a Spiral Defender and trying to regain the life she had before being struck by lightning.

I hope you'll check out all of the books available. I truly believe there is something on this list for everyone! Thank you so much for having me today!

Indelible - Review

Is this my first review I have done on this blog? I think it may be, but don't quote me on that, and while it will not be the last (hopefully) I am definitely excited to have the recently released, Indelible, by Bethany Lopez as the first.

*~* Warning: While I try not to give spoilers in reviews, some may sneak in, so don't read this if you don't want to know more about the book than just the blurb.

After year of partying, Sam decides to buckle down and focus on college. Things are going great until a one-night stand leaves her pregnant and alone. Raising a child while going to school isn’t easy, but Sam is determined to be strong for her daughter. She doesn’t have time for guys or relationships, and takes great care to protect her child and her heart. Judd doesn’t fit the mold of a college ballplayer. His long hair and tattoos may fit the life he’s created for himself, but baseball is the one thing he takes seriously. When he meets Sam, he’s immediately drawn to her curves and refusal to put up with his crap. When Judd learns the truth, can he handle the responsibility that comes with loving a single mother? Sam yearns for the fire that Judd fuels in her, but her child’s needs have to come first. Can two people at different stages in their life find a way to make a life together?

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Now, first things first, I must admit something. I typically do not read books like this. I'm a fantasy gal and don't usually like contemporary novels, because, well, I like to escape the world and contemporary is just too snug of a fit, if you know what I mean. When I clicked past the cover page on my Nook, I fully expected to be bored and move on to something else.

That being said, Bethany Lopez had me hooked by the 2nd page, and I was left reading into the wee hours of night because I felt like I had a vested interested in what happened to Sam. Samantha is an incredibly strong, interesting, and most of all realistic version of the college-aged mother, and I know this, because I have known quite a few. Her struggle between protecting her daughter and being a mother and wanting to just be any other college kid is very real and very poignant. 

Then you meet Judd. I wanted to hate Judd, really, I did. But I found myself liking him almost immediately. While at first you think he's just a regular jock who likes women, you later learn how incredible sweet and responsible he really is. I found myself rooting for Judd as much as Sam, and hoping they didn't hurt one another as they figured out the complexities of this relationship.

And then Karrie, her two year old daughter. Oh my did that bring tears and laughter. I have a daughter who is turning two in just a few weeks, and this character was spot on. I felt myself smiling with the happy moments, nodding my head in sympathy during her outbursts, and crying along with Sam after one of the worst days. As a mom, I've been there, and it actually made me feel better that someone else was going through it too, even if that someone was...you know...in a book.

But really, I'm a sucker for a good ending, and Bethany Lopez can write an awesome one. I wasn't quite sure where the book was going to go, as you start to realize that this is the kind of love story that can't have a happy ending, not for both people. Bethany's ending was poignant, heart-wrenching, beautiful, and brought tears to my eyes. It could not have been truer to the story, to life, or to the situation. I loved it.

If you would like to pick up a copy of Indelible (and I HIGHLY suggest that you do), be sure to click the links below to be taken to the appropriate purchase link.  (*Note* Links will be updated as more purchase opportunities arise)

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Indelible release - by Bethany Lopez

Release Day Blitz ~ Indelible by Bethany Lopez  

Release Date: July 9, 2013

Photo by K Keeton Designs

Cover by B Designs

Indelible is a New Adult Contemporary Romance Blurb: After a year of partying, Sam decides to buckle down and focus on college. Things are going great until a one-night stand leaves her pregnant and alone. Raising a child while going to school isn’t easy, but Sam is determined to be strong for her daughter. She doesn’t have time for guys or relationships, and takes great care to protect her child and her heart. Judd doesn’t fit the mold of a college ballplayer. His long hair and tattoos may fit the life he’s created for himself, but baseball is the one thing he takes seriously. When he meets Sam, he’s immediately drawn to her curves and refusal to put up with his crap. When Judd learns the truth, can he handle the responsibility that comes with loving a single mother? Sam yearns for the fire that Judd fuels in her, but her child’s needs have to come first. Can two people at different stages in their life find a way to make a life together?                Purchase Links Amazon: GoodReads:  Giveaway: a Rafflecopter giveaway

Photo and Teaser by K Keeton Designs



About the Author:

Bethany Lopez began self-publishing in June 2011. Since then she has published various YA and NA books. She is a lover of romance, family, and friends, and enjoys incorporating those things in what she writes. When she isn't reading or writing, she loves spending time with her husband and children, traveling whenever possible.

Teaser Time - Soul of Asimina

Vacation has ended and I'm back in the game! I have spent the last seven days making a 12 hour car trip with my husband and 2 year old up to his family's lake house in Maine. It was a total blast, and I was able to flesh out the entire story for the 4th book in the Land of Kaldalangra series, which is currently titleless.

Since I have now returned, I thought I would give you a bit of a taste of the 3rd book of Kaldalangra, Soul of Asimina, which is due to be released Christmas of 2013!

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Sabina's breathing hitched as her father turned, the glittering crown of Queen Sula held carefully before him.
"Daughter, you are the true heir to the realm, the oldest-born child of the oldest-born reagent. As such, this crown is yours to claim, or refuse.
He placed the crown onto her out-stretched hands reverently and gave a small smile. His lips gently touched her forehead in benediction and he whispered, "the choice is yours, sweetheart. Follow your heart."