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After Star Release and Giveaway

YA Paranormal Romance

by Ashley Lavering

Will Tayla and James find their happily-ever-after?
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After Star is book three in the Curse of the Beast Series by Ashley Lavering:

A Choice was Made

The Curse was Broken

Yet the Wolf Remains

Tayla’s life changed forever the day she became a werewolf in James’ pack (aka Beast). Now they must flee their Wyoming home to escape the increasing wolf hunts caused by Kyle. With James, her alpha and intended mate, she finds refuge in the remote area of Crouch, Idaho.

Now that she's settled in to her new home with the man of her dreams by her side, Tayla wonders if she’s finally found some peace, but it doesn't take long for enemies to find her. They taunt her with secrets from James’ past, and revenge stalks the pack at every turn.

When James is severely wounded with an unknown poison, it is up to Tayla and her best friend, Chel, to solve the mystery of the poison’s origin and find a cure. Will they be strong enough to handle the truth they discover and defeat their enemies? Or will time run out and werewolves die?

(A clean Young Adult Paranormal Romance) 

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After Star Except:

The house smelled like I’d just walked into a Tuscan Villa. Roasted tomatoes and pasta with… I inhaled again, sautéed portabella mushrooms, yum. My stomach rumbled. James bent over to get two plates heaped with yumminess out of the oven. The sight of him in his cream colored apron and those tight Wrangler jeans made it a toss-up as to what I was hungrier for, him or the pasta. He set the plates on the stove top, and I closed the distance between us. I threw my arms around his neck and kissed his throat. “I am so in love with you right now.”

His arms squeezed me closer. “Hmm, are you sure it isn’t the food talking?”

I laughed. “It might’ve added more to your charm tonight than usual.”

“That hungry, huh?” The silver streaks in his eyes conveyed his double meaning, leaving me at a loss for words as my stomach fluttered, and I blushed.

“Eww you guys. Get a room,” Erika said, pushing us playfully out of her way. “So does the teacher get any dinner? I worked hard, too, so stop ogling each other, and feed me.” She grinned.

We chuckled, and he handed her a plate. She sat at the table and dug in. My stomach twisted in hunger as I watched her. That blending-in-with-nature exercise was energy zapping work. I hadn’t been this hungry in a while.

James stroked my cheek. “You better eat, too. Sounds like progress was made, and it carved a hole in both of your stomachs.” The hopefulness in his voice made me glad I hadn’t failed today’s lesson.

“I did have a little success.” I teased him with my vagueness. Smiling sweetly at him, I grabbed my plate and joined Erika, who was smirking behind her glass of water.

“Out with it you two.” James sat next to us. “From the way you both are grinning, and the fact that you are hours late tells me something big happened.”

“Go ahead,” I said to Erika, who was bursting to share the news.

“Tayla, blended with a fir tree! She did such a great job, I had to coach her back to her human rhythm.” Erika plopped a forkful of pasta between her lips, her eyes glowing with pride.

James’ mouth fell open. “No?”

Erika’s smile grew, and she swallowed. “I am so glad you found her and brought her into the pack, James. I will finally have someone to teach all my secrets to.”

My lips stretched into a full blown smile. “James, did you hear that! We can train together. This is going to be fun!”

Erika threw James a sarcastic smile, and they both looked at me with amusement. “What? I am just excited.” Finally, I was good at something werewolf.

“We aren’t laughing at you, Tayla. I was just teasing James. You see he has talent, but nothing like the raw skill you possess to master it like I have,” Erika said.

“I have never fully melded my rhythm with anything. I am excellent at mimicking, but could never understand the depth Erika always spoke of. It is truly an amazing gift you have, Tayla.” He touched my knee and looked at me with such admiration that I blushed.

“Really, it was Erika. I couldn’t have done it without her guiding me. I’m not really even sure I can do it again.”

“Oh, she’ll do it again.” Erika winked at me. “She’s experienced the high and is now addicted. I don’t know, James, you might lose her to the forest.”

“Then I’ll just have to entertain her better.” He gave me a wicked grin.

“You’re in a mood,” I whispered, needing to fan my flushed cheeks and settle my fiery nerves.

About Ashley Lavering: 

In addition to being a mother and wife, I teach at a charter school and enjoy scuba diving. I love to be adventurous and try new and exciting things. Some of the things I have done are sky diving, glacier hiking, cave spelunking, and kayaking on the ocean. I want to experience the world, but will never be able to see it all, so I write. It is like the world is at my figure tips when I open a word document and delve into another story. Oh, the places you'll go as Dr. Seuss says.

Connect with me here:

Facebook Page ~ Twitter ~ Blog ~ Goodreads ~ Pinterest

Check out Ashley’s first two books in this compelling Young Adult paranormal romance series and retelling of Beauty and the Beast with a werewolf twist.

Book One

Curse of the Beast
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Book Two

Star Cursed

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7/21: Hayley Reviews
7/22: Shannan's World of Books & Hope To Read & Deausha And Kittys YA Book Blog  & Fairiechick's Fantasy Book Reader
7/23: BookGroupies & CDyess Writes & Laura Howard
7/24: Lady Amber's Reviews & TB Recommendations
7/25: Beckstar Reviews
7/26: Sweet Treat Reading Reviews & Midnight Musings with Bertena
7/27: Angee's After Thoughts & I Feel The Need, The Need To Read
7/28: TB Recommendations & Tammy's tea time
7/29: Paperback Cowgirl & A Book Addict's Delight & That Bite's Book Talk Reviews
7/30: Bella Harte Books & Word to Dreams
7/31: Sizzling Hot YA Books & Author Sandra Love
8/1: Bookoholic Anom & Ashley's Bookshelf
8/2: Book Infatuation & Reading Bliss
8/3: Cathrine Garnell's Blog & Ever and Ever Sight

Summer Reads Scavenger Hunt!

My top 5 summer reads and a ridiculously good give-away!

Oh, summer, beautiful, beautiful summer. When, for 8 fabulous weeks, I don't have to wake up early, be in traffic for an hour (one way, mind you), and deal with work. Instead, I get to sleep until the glorious hour of 7:45am, entertain a 3 year old, and attempt to get my house clean enough to counteract the insanity of the last 10 months.

But I digress!

Summer is also the time for reading, lots ofs reading, lots and lots of reading. The best is when it's a gorgeous day outside and I can sit on my deck, happily half-lost in a book while my kiddo plays with her water table or splashes in her kiddie pool (although if the pool is out, I usually end up in with her, it's hot out here!)

What's on my list for this summer you say? Here we go!


1) Hopeless in Hotlanta - Dawn Pendleton and Magan Vernon

2) 21 Days - Bethany Lopez (okay, so I've already read this one, but I want to read it again
when I can actually read for more than 10 minutes at a time)

3) Dancing with Deception - Andrea Heltsley (LOVED Dancing with Death)

4) The Dream Slayer - Jill Cooper

5) Break You - Jennifer Snyder


Do you need something new to read this summer (or fall, or maybe when winter hits?) Well, then check out this ridiculously awesome give-away.

The Summer Reads Scavenger Hunt will run from TODAY until midnight on SUNDAY (19^th July). To enter to win FORTY signed paperbacks by a wide range of authors PLUS $30 worth of Amazon Gift Cards, simply hop around ALL participating stops, collect all of the highlighted numbers, add them together, and then go enter the requested details along with your calculated answer in the ENTRY FORM. You can find more information on how the stop works HERE. All stops will direct you to the next place to hop across to. And don’t worry if you get lost, because the entire list of participating authors can be found HERE.


But, wait, that's not all! You can also win some fabulous swag from Aimee Laine!! She is giving away a print copy of Little White Lies AND Surrender!

  

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Ready for more fun? Then bop over to http://www.jabelfield.wordpress.com and keep scavenging!

Or, if you have all of your numbers and are ready to enter, then hop across to the Summer Reads Scavenger Hunt Entry Form.

Give-Away Winner!

And the winner of the Land of Kaldalangra give-away is....*drumrolls*

Sherry West Nunez Hoernig

Sherry, please shoot me at email at StrongNovels@live.com so we can discuss your prize, free e-book (Nook or Kindle) copies of The Lady of Steinbrekka, Heart of Kylassame, and my latest release, Soul of Asimina.

Kristina Circelli Massive Giveaway!

Today I am so excited to help author and editor Kristina Circelli kick off her birthday celebration! Check out her giveaway below and be sure to enter. You don't want to miss this great giveaway!

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From Kristina:

Everyone loves free stuff - and now is your chance to win! To celebrate my birthday, I'm saying thanks and giving back to fans who have made this past year truly incredible.

Every one of you has helped me live my dreams, whether you've read one of my books, requested editing services, or simply believed in everything I seek to achieve. And now, it's my turn to show my appreciation.

So, let's get to that giveaway!

There are TWO chances to win - two prize packs for two lucky winners. The contest will run from October 1st through October 12th (my birthday!), giving you 12 days to enter and several opportunities to earn entries.

But that's not all! In addition to the giveaway, my novel The Never will also be FREE for the Kindle from October 4th to October 8th! Be sure to check out The Never on Amazon on those days!

So, what's up for grabs?

PRIZE PACK 1

Signed Copy of The Helping Hands
Signed Copy of The Iron Fist (First Edition)
Signed Copy of Beyond the Western Sun
Signed Copy of The Sour Orange Derby
Whisper Legacy Notebook
Whisper Legacy Coozie
Dreamcatcher Keychain
Beyond the Western Sun Coffee Mug
The Sour Orange Derby Coffee Mug
The Sour Orange Derby Keychain
Red Road Editing Pen






PRIZE PACK 2

Signed Copy of The Helping Hands
Signed Copy of The Iron Fist (First Edition)
Signed Copy of The Sour Orange Derby
Whisper Legacy Stress Ball
Beyond the Western Sun Coffee Mug
The Sour Orange Derby Coffee Mug
The Sour Orange Derby Keychain
Red Road Editing Pen

Some Giveaway Rules:

1) The contest will run only from October 1st (12AM) to October 12th (11:59PM). No entries will be accepted before or after those times.

2) Two winners will be selected at random via rafflecopter within the next two days after the contest ends (October 13th to 14th).

3) Winners will be announced on my author Facebook page, found here (so don't forget to "like" the page for an entry!). Winners will have 72 hours to contact me (via email or FB message) with their address/contact information, or new winners will be selected.

4) There will be no substitutions in prize packs.

**Please note, this giveaway is not associated with Facebook in any way. I am fully responsible for this giveaway and it is not sponsored, administered, or endorsed by Facebook. By participating in this giveaway, you are also agreeing to release Facebook of any responsibilities to it.**

And Now, for Your Chance to Enter!

Check out the rafflecopter entry form below, then get to clicking! Be sure to read each entry carefully, as some allow you to enter once per day for more chances to win.
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Kaldalangra Scavenger Hunt

Are you ready for our first party game? I am! And so are some wonderful authors and bloggers who have agreed to help give you an awesome time.

This party game is a classic scavenger hunt with a digital twist. Scattered throughout the online world are little known facts about Kaldalangra. Don't panic, the list of blogs hosting these facts can be found below  :) After you have collected all of the facts, be sure to head over to the Give-away post of my blog to see what you can win!

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And now...your first previously unknown fact about the Land of Kaldalangra series

* All of the books received their official (aka published) titles after the book was completed. The Lady of Steinbrekka was titled, The Green Lady during the writing process, and Heart of Kylassame was called, "R&R Book"

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Be sure to check out these other great blogs for more facts of Kaldalangra!

An Awfully Big Adventure
 Elizabeth Sharp Books
Have You Met Heather
Michelle Nicole - Share the Love
Write as Raine
Bonnie R Paulson
Amy Jones Books
Christie Rich - Book Obsession
Erin Danzer

Birthday give-away

What's  birthday party without favors for our guest? One lucky guest is going to win a goody bag filled with these fabulous prizes.

* 1 Signed copy of The Lady of Steinbrekka
* A ladybug pendant inspired by the necklace given to Rhea
* A limited time edition bookmark for The Lady of Steinbrekka









There are several ways to win, as you can see in the lovely Rafflecopter below. You get one entry for liking my FB page, 1 for following me on Twitter, and a whopping 3 entries if you comment with one of the fun facts you learned by playing the Strong Novels Scavenger Hunt. Be sure to click on the Rafflecopter below to get maximum entry points!

Winners will be notified by August 23rd and must contact me with their name and shipping information within 2 days of the announcement, or we will have a second drawing. The winner will be announced via this blog, twitter and facebook, so be sure to keep a look out between August 22nd and 23rd.

*Please note - This contest is for residents of the US/Canada only. Kristi Strong is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged goods. There will be 1 individual winner. The winner will have 48 hours to respond with their contact information. If contact is not made within 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.


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Lady of Steinbrekka Birthday Invitation!

That's right, my friends. In just a few short weeks, The Lady of Steinbrekka will be celebrating it's 1st birthday! What's a birthday without a party, and why should a party only be one day?

Instead of a one day celebration, we are going to have the entire month! You will be treated to a wonderful scavenger hunt, where you can learn different secrets and formerly unpublished facts about Kaldalangra. There will be door prizes in the form of an awesome give-away. There will be an opportunity to ask the author, (me) any question about the books, my writing process, or anything else you might have been wondering about! A couple of characters may even drop by for a little chat.

Be sure to check-in often during the month of August so you don't miss out on your chance to participate in the fun!

Erin Danzer''s Into The Spiral Half Birthday Bash!

Are you ready for Erin Danzer's Into the Spiral Half Birthday Bash!! She will giving away these fabulous swag packs, 

so be sure to enter in the rafflecopter at the bottom of this post!

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Excerpts from Into the Spiral

“You sure about this?” Gary asked as his latex gloves snapped into place. Ronnie draped her hair over her left shoulder, looking back at him over her right. She knew he was just looking out for her, probably as part of his allegiance to Brian, but she was tired of having this conversation. She knew what she wanted.

“Yes, I’m sure. I haven’t been haunting this place all summer for my health.” she stated. “My body; my mind; my life.”

As she said the words, Ronnie realized the triple spiral was the perfect symbol for her new beginning. Getting this tattoo was the first step to regaining control over herself, her mind and ultimately, her life. No more would she only be seen as Brian’s little sister. Her parents and everyone around her would have to see her as the young woman she was becoming. She bit her lower lip, hiding a smile as she settled against the back of the chair again. If everything worked out the way she wanted to, she’d have a new boyfriend soon, too.

Book Blurb:

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.

Where can I pick up my copy?

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About the Author:

Erin Danzer wrote her first book at 10-years-old for a Young Authors competition, where she was awarded an Honorable Mention and discovered a passion for the written word. She’s written several novels and short stories since that spark ignited. Into the Spiral is the first of a four book series. In addition to her novels, Erin writes a monthly short story serial, The Cassandra Serafin Chronicles, posting alternately on her blog and in Literary Lunes bi-monthly online magazine. Erin resides in Racine, Wisconsin, with her husband, two children, and their cat.



Social Media Links Website: http://erindanzer.com 

Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/ErinDanzerYAAuthor 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/erindanzer 

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3336797.Erin_Danzer

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Ageless Sea SupaParty

          Today marks the first month that Ageless Sea has been out and I am excited about it. I am so excited that I want to give you an ereader with the cover of Ageless Sea on it, AND I will even sign it! It is just a small token of my appreciation. BUT I have even better news, I will let the winner pick if they would like a Kindle (to use with Amazon) OR a Nook Touch (to use with Barnes & Noble)!!! That's right, should you win, YOU get to pick!

             Now, on to the good stuff! How can it get any better than winning an ereader? Well, getting a look at the book that started this awesome giveaway of course! First, let's set the mood...           I think this song fits so well for the whole book. If you have read it - do you hear it? I can hear Brady singing  it to Karis lol. I listened to this song while writing Ageless Sea and it is on my playlist over on Spotify, should you want to listen to the whole "soundtrack" I used. Can you pick out any songs for certain scenes???            While writing Ageless Sea I didn't sleep much, my keyboard became my pillow. From beginning to end, my characters kept me on my toes. They changed into amazing people that I am happy to share with you. Ageless Sea started off with a dream I had in the middle of the night. I remember rolling over and grabbing my phone to take notes because it was perfect and since then I haven't been able to get Karis or Brady too far out of my mind.             One thing I didn't realize until I started writing, was that Brady was funny. I laughed out loud many times while writing and my family would look at me with that 'she's losing it' look and move on. Here is a part of one of the first scenes where he shows his humorous side:

“What is that?”

Karis looked up from the fire with a scowl. “Dinner. What did you think it was?”

“Oh no, I’m not eating that, that thing.” Brady pointed at the sea urchin she held in her hands.

She let her shoulders droop. “We don’t eat the whole thing, just this part.” She dangled a small portion of it with her fingers.

“Oh hell no!” He held his hands up. “I won’t eat Rocky Mountain Oysters, what makes you think I’d eat them off a sea creature.” He placed a hand over his mouth. “I think I’m gonna be sick.”

She laughed. It never crossed her mind that eating that part of the urchin would be distasteful to him. She’d eaten them for so long it was like second nature.

Karis shrugged. “We could go fishing if you prefer?”

“Yes, I prefer.” He glanced at the urchin one more time and cringed. “Can you please just toss it out or something? I can’t believe you eat those.”

Karis rolled her eyes at him. “For such a strong guy, you’re sure weak.” She picked up the basket of urchins and laid them aside.  “So are you fishing or am I?”

He grabbed the fishing basket and started down the trail. “I think I can figure it out.”

I love to write fantasy, so it was fun to create the world's inside this book. Romance with fantasy, that is my favorite, so that is what I did. I can't tell you how much you all mean to me. I love that you enjoy my stories as much as I do and how excited you get with your favorite characters... or sometimes even the messages about how you lost sleep because you couldn't put the my book down, makes me happy. I love hearing from all of you and can't thank you enough. I really hope you love Karis and Brady and their journey as much as I do! 

M.R. Polish Don't Forget to join us Tomorrow May 2nd for the LIVE Blog Talk Radio Show!! You can call in and talk to us and listen in on the fun. The Winner of the Giveaway will also be announced!!

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