Valentine's Blitz Day Five: One Winter by Natalie-Nicole Bates

Natalie-Nicole Bates is a book reviewer and author.
Her passions in life include books and hockey along with Victorian and Edwardian era photography and antique poison bottles. Natalie contributes her uncharacteristic love of hockey to being born in Russia.
She currently resides in the UK where she is working on her next book and adding to her collection of 19th century post-mortem photos.


Goodreads : https://www.goodreads.com/Natalie-Nicole
Twitter: @BatesNatalie http://twitter.com/BatesNatalie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Natalie-Nicole-Bates/352610728138768
Blog: www.natalienicolebates.com
Amazon Author Central Page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0071MP0DC

After her mother’s sudden death, Rory Lane is home again. It has been fifteen years since she escaped Mount Pleasant and everyone and everything in it. Now she must oversee the closing of her mother’s affairs.
The only bright spot is Rory’s blossoming friendship with boarder CJ Rausch. Rory senses that CJ just might be her soul mate, but the handsome excavator is somewhat of a standoffish loner.
After an unthinkable event, Rory’s life spins out of control, and she must deal not only with her grasping, selfish sister, but also a manipulative, wannabe suitor. CJ offers Rory a way out, but at what price? Beware: Everyone has secrets in Mount Pleasant…And they enjoy them!

http://www.amazon.com/One-Winter-Natalie-Nicole-Bates-ebook/dp/B00VGKJU6S

http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Winter-Natalie-Nicole-Bates-ebook/dp/B00VGKJU6S

http://www.amazon.ca/One-Winter-Natalie-Nicole-Bates/dp/1511572019

http://www.amazon.com/One-Winter-Natalie-Nicole-Bates/dp/1511572019 

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-winter-natalie-nicole-bates/1121892505
 
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/555502

Check out all the great blogs that are a part of this event by following along on the Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/events/564215317070627/

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Valentine's Day Blitz Day four: Just Over the Horizon by Susan Rush

 

     

Is it possible for a traveling hospice nurse to find romance in a small southern town? After all, she is only passing through and needs to focus on her job--a job that requires compassion and dedication. She can't afford to have any distractions.
Since her grandmother's death, Sarah has been alone. No family. No friends. No distractions. Just the way she likes it. Traveling from town to town is an adventure, meeting new people, exploring new places, but could her solitary life be growing lonely?
Much to her surprise, two vastly differing men compete for her attention in the quaint, historic town of Camden, South Carolina. Nate, the adopted son of one of Sarah's patients, is a true Southerner with a sarcastic wit and genuine warmth. On the other hand, Dr. Joseph Thornton is a caring oncologist who is known as the best catch in the state. Who could say no to his Hollywood smile and emerald eyes?
No distractions. This is her goal as a hospice nurse. But distractions is exactly what she gets. Will she be tempted to put down roots in the small town?
It's a good thing Sarah's eccentric Nana left her a mysterious box. Nana's gift provides the guidance and comfort Sarah desperately needs as she faces heart-wrenching trials. Not only does she have the stress of caring for the dying, she has to visit patients in the ghetto. What dangers await a beautiful young nurse making home visits at night?
Enduring sadness and trauma, Sarah's childhood faith is shattered. She tries desperately to hold onto Nana's godly legacy, but it is slipping away. When a bizarre stranger appears at her door with devastating news about Nana's past, can her cherished box continue to provide answers and deepen her faith or will Sarah realize her life has been based on nothing but lies? 

       

Susan grew up in Charlotte, NC and has a psychology degree from Furman University and masters in social work from the University of South Carolina. She jokes that God didn't lead her to a career in hospice; He took her kicking and screaming the whole way. Now passionate about end-of-life care, she loves providing care and counseling for those who are writing the final chapters of their life story. She presently serves as a hospice director in Columbia, SC where she lives with her adorable hubby and three phenomenal children. Her family of five are all fluent in sarcasm and on any given day, you can find them bantering away.

Connect with the Author:

 
 

10 Favorite Things

Movie: The Hunger Games (all three of them!)

Book: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Song: Oceans by Hillsong United

Color: Teal

Dessert: Chocolate truffle cheese cake

Food: Pollo fundido

Restaurant: Outback Steakhouse

Game: In a Pickle

Vacation Spot: Charleston, SC

Past ­time: Spending the day on the lake with my family.

Check out all the great blogs that are a part of this event by following along on the Facebook page.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Valentine's Day Blitz Day Three: Becky's Kiss by Nicholas Fisher

Nicholas Fisher is a college professor and a sports enthusiast. He writes adult horror under another name, but thought of the idea for Becky’s Kiss while coaching his son’s baseball team. Since the story involved high school drama he decided to write his first young adult piece. When not writing or teaching, Nicholas Fisher enjoys pizza, reality television, and playing the banjo. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and his son goes to Arizona State University.

http://nicholasfisherbooks.weebly.com/
https://www.facebook.com/nicholasfisherbooks/
https://twitter.com/NicholasFisherA 

Synopsis:
Becky Michigan meets the boy of her dreams on her first day of ninth grade, a gorgeous blonde baseball player named Danny with crystal blue eyes, but no one else in the school ever heard of him. To make matters worse, Becky starts having dreams that she is the greatest pitcher on the planet, and when she throws an orange in the cafeteria at more than 90 miles per hour, she has some questions for the boy who keeps disappearing.

The stronger Becky’s feelings grow for Danny the faster she throws, and the faster she throws the less he shows up! Suddenly she is offered the opportunity to try out for the varsity baseball team, a shot at being popular for once, but does this mean she has to give up the hope of ever finding true love? All answers come to light out behind the high school at midnight, on an old overgrown ball field in the woods behind the real one, fifty feet off the third baseline. It is a magic field. One of dreams. Or possibly nightmares.

http://www.amazon.com/Beckys-Kiss-Nicholas-Fisher-ebook/dp/B016NGFXI8

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beckys-kiss-nicholas-fisher/1122797722

https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/becky-s-kiss

https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Nicholas_Fisher_Becky_s_Kiss?id=2Vq4CgAAQBAJ&hl=en

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/585214

Top 10 Favorite Things!

1-Pizza

2-Baseball

3-Football

4-Heavy Metal

5-Horror Movies

6-Autumn

7-Tee shirts with cool logo graphics

8-Coffee mugs with cool designs on them

9-Red mustangs and other muscle cars

10-My red Mustang with a black rag top

Let's find out some fun info about the author!

1)      I have always wanted to see a game in every baseball park in America.

2)      I will never forget my wedding, the birth of my son, and the home run he hit in travel ball at age twelve, last inning, against a closer who threw 70 mph from fifty feet away (Cal Ripken distance).

3)      The best thing about writing is being able to make up the rules for an invented world and then changing them.

4)      When I am not writing I like listening to modern hard rock.

5)      I am working on a horror novel under a different author’s name.

Check out all the great blogs that are a part of this event by following along on the Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/events/564215317070627/

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Valentine's Blitz Day Two: The Suspect's Daughter by Donna Hatch

 

Determined to help her father with his political career, Jocelyn sets aside dreams of love until she meets a mysterious gentleman with dangerous secrets. Working undercover, Grant’s only suspect for a murder conspiracy is the father of a lady who is getting increasingly hard to ignore. They must work together to find the assassins. England’s future hangs in the balance…and so does their love.                                                                                                                                                                                       

 
        

Donna Hatch is the author of the best-selling “Rogue Hearts Series,” and a winner of writing awards such as The Golden Quill and the International Digital Award. A hopeless romantic and adventurer at heart, she discovered her writing passion at the tender age of 8 and has been listening to those voices ever since. She has become a sought-after workshop presenter, and also juggles freelance editing, multiple volunteer positions, and most of all, her six children (seven, counting her husband). A native of Arizona who recently transplanted to the Pacific Northwest, she and her husband of over twenty years are living proof that there really is a happily ever after.Determined to help her father with his political career, Jocelyn sets aside dreams of love until she meets a mysterious gentleman with dangerous secrets. Working undercover, Grant’s only suspect for a murder conspiracy is the father of a lady who is getting increasingly hard to ignore. They must work together to find the assassins. England’s future hangs in the balance…and so does their love.

Facts About the Author

1.      .      I will never forget ...how scary it was to submit my first manuscript

2.      The Best thing about writing is ...that moment when I know the story is working. Writing "The End" is a very close second

Connect with the Author:

      

   

Excerpt:

Grant hung back, saying nothing, except a nod when Jocelyn introduced him. As she spoke to Lucy, Grant picked a tiny wildflower, crouched down, and presented it solemnly to little Flora. She took it, just as solemnly, and curtsied. His expression softened. Flora smiled. Two year-old Mary approached shyly, and did a little twisting kind of dance, chewing her lip and eyeing Grant expectantly. Kneeling to get eye-level with her, he offered her a flower as well. She beamed and accepted his gift as if he’d handed her a treasure.

His eyes softened and his mouth curved. A smile.

Jocelyn’s heart turned into the consistency of warm pudding. The crusty Grant Amesbury was gentle with children. And he’d smiled. 

Check out all the great blogs that are a part of this event by following along on the Facebook page.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Valentine's Blitz: Day One : Cross Examination by Denise Moncrief

Denise is a Southern girl who has lived in Louisiana all her life, and yes, she has a drawl. She has a wonderful husband and two incredible children, who not only endure her writing moods, but also encourage her to indulge her writing passion. Besides writing romantic suspense, she enjoys traveling, reading, and scrapbooking.

Accounting is a skill she has learned to earn a little money to support her writing habit. She wrote her first story when she was a teen, seventeen handwritten pages on school-ruled paper and an obvious rip-off of the last romance novel she had read. She's been writing off and on ever since, and with more than a few full-length manuscripts already completed, she has no desire to slow down.

http://www.denisemoncrief.com
http://www.facebook.com/DeniseMoncriefAuthor
http://www.twitter.com/dmoncrief0131
http://www.amazon.com/author/denisemoncrief

No longer able to tolerate her husband Scott’s abuse, Tamara Slay packs up her daughter, Gabby, and moves to Louisiana, hoping a new life and a new identity will give her a fresh start. An unexpected phone call from a Sheriff’s deputy in Florida shatters her sense of security. Scott hides a much darker secret than abusing his wife. Above all else, she must protect Gabby from Scott.

Lt. Martin Beck of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department has been investigating the death of Brandy Fuller for years. Sidetracked for a while by his wife’s murder, Beck finally reopens the cold Fuller case and discovers a thin lead. The new evidence takes him to Louisiana to meet the estranged wife of his primary suspect. Together, Beck and Tamara conclude that Scott not only murdered Brandy Fuller, but seven other women on the Florida Gulf coast.

As Beck dives deeper into the investigation, he draws closer to Tamara. Passions ignite as the one woman who wants Scott dead the most allies with the one man who wants Scott dead the most. Can Beck protect Tamara and Gabby from Scott and stop a serial killer from killing again?

http://www.amazon.com/Cross-Examination-Denise-Moncrief-ebook/dp/B00RWO0MR8
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/cross-examination-1
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cross-examination-denise-moncrief/1121029959
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/cross-examination/id957126894?mt=11

Snippet Time!

Her eyes widened at the fine specimen of male physique he had been hiding beneath his uniform shirt. The man was ripped and lean. His broad shoulders narrowed to slim hips. His jeans didn’t hang loose on him, as was the style among younger men. The taut fabric accentuated his manhood without reservation. The man was fine. Heat rushed up her neck when she realized she’d been ogling him.

“I can see by the look on your face—”

“I shouldn’t have looked.” She averted her willful eyes. They seemed to want to stray toward his southern parts without her consent.

“I shouldn’t have left it out.”

Left what out? It looks covered up to me.

She winced and wanted to slap herself out of her hormone-induced stupor. He meant the binder. His voice was deep and husky with the sound of morning rumbling through its timbre.

He stepped around her and closed the binder with a snap.

Check out all the great blogs that are a part of this event by following along on the Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/events/564215317070627/

a Rafflecopter giveaway