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December 22, 2016
M.A.R.R.I.E.D | Lindsay Marie Miller | Raffle
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Synopsis: In rainy Seattle, Washington, Graham Kelly has won the heart of independent minded Jessica Jacobs. Wedding bells are near, yet nothing will stop Jessie’s overbearing mother from throwing a wrench into the plans.
When an unexpected situation expands the swelling tension between the two, matters arise uncertain. Graham loves Jessie. But will his endless affection and warm heart be enough to keep her? This trip down the aisle is going to be a bumpy one.
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About the Author
LINDSAY MARIE MILLER graduated from Florida State University Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. An incurable romantic at heart, she enjoys writing about strong heroines and the honorable gentlemen who claim their hearts. The author resides in her hometown of Tallahassee, FL, where she is currently working on her next novel.
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October 7, 2016
Lindsay Marie Miller| Island Smile
Lindsay Marie Miller’s new novel, Island Smile:
In the summer of 1900, Henry and Elaine Rochester settle along the outskirts of New York City with the birth of their firstborn daughter, Lilly. But neither can escape the dark secrets left behind in the jungle. Judas is alive and engaged to Henry’s beautiful, yet inevitably naïve sixteen-year-old sister, Louisa.
Fueled by revenge, Judas demands the return of his stolen treasure in exchange for Louisa’s safety. But when Judas captures Elaine instead, Henry sneaks aboard a departing ship across the Atlantic to rescue her. Judas is headed to the island with Louisa and Elaine, and he has no intention of ever coming back.
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About the Author
LINDSAY MARIE MILLER graduated from Florida State University Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. An incurable romantic at heart, she enjoys writing about strong heroines and the honorable gentlemen who claim their hearts. The author resides in her hometown of Tallahassee, FL, where she is currently working on her next novel.
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August 29, 2016
Lindsay Marie Miller | An Arrangement
Lindsay Marie Miller
When Claire 
Andrews returns home from college for the summer, her little sister is rushed to the hospital due to a life-threatening heart condition. On her twenty-first birthday, Claire will receive a trust fund set aside by her late father with enough money to cover all medical expenses.
The catch?
Claire must marry a rich man or her access to the trust will be denied.
Her childhood crush, Benjamin Lewis, is a twenty-eight-year-old billionaire business mogul and New York City’s most eligible bachelor. When Ben agrees to marry Claire, her financial problems are solved.
But will the price Claire must pay in return be too much for her heart to bear?
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Excerpt
“They can treat Amy,” I announced, staring blindly out the window. “It’s experimental stuff, but the doctors are going to do everything they can. It’s not too late.”
Mom breathed a sigh of relief, and I seemed to feel it more than see or hear it.
“Insurance won’t cover it, but I told Dr. Abrams that it wouldn’t be a problem.” I looked back over my shoulder at Mom, confused by the fearful look on her face. Her cropped black hair looked frazzled and worn, while her blue eyes, Amy’s eyes, shifted with terror and panic. “What? What is it?”
“Claire,” she cried, grabbing ahold of my wrist until I sat down in the chair beside her. “We can’t afford that. We don’t have the money.” The tears started up again, and I wanted to slap her for lying to me.
“What are you talking about?” I jerked at her shirtsleeve. “What do you mean we don’t have the money? Daddy left you a fortune!”
“Your father only left me with enough to live on until you girls came of age. That and the house.”
“Came of age?” I crossed my arms over my chest, while she dabbed her eyes with his handkerchief.
“The rest of your father’s wealth is in a trust fund that he set up especially for you girls. He wanted to take care of the two of you, maybe because he knew that I couldn’t.”
Wouldn’t was more like it.
“And why wasn’t I told about this? This mysterious trust fund?”
“Because you can’t access it until you turn twenty-one,” she clarified.
“My birthday’s next week,” I noted, stating aloud what we both already knew.
It was my twenty-first birthday to be exact.
“I know.” Her tears dried immediately, as she reached into her handbag to grab her phone. “I’ll call your father’s attorney. He drew up the contract. I think there were some other stipulations.”
“What do you mean?” My frustration resurfaced, while I watched her dial numbers on the LED touch screen. “What kind of stipulations?”
“In order to access all of the money in the trust…”
“Yeah,” I answered, nudging her on. “I have to be twenty-one. What else?”
“I think you have to be married, too.”
Married? How could that even be legal?
I sat down on the floor and held my head in my hands. Everything had happened too soon, making my world spin out of control. I penned a mental list in my head that summed up the main points of the day.
Amy was sick. And her condition, if not treated, was most likely fatal.
Insurance would not cover the experimental treatments, and Mom didn’t have the money to pay.
Instead, my late father’s wealth had been stowed away in a trust, which I would soon have access to.
As long as I married. As long as I had a husband. And all the while, Amy’s heart could be failing.
Money was the only way to save my sister, and at present, marriage was the only way to get the money.
I needed a husband by next week.
And I didn’t even have a boyfriend.
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About the Author
LINDSAY MARIE MILLER was born and raised in Tallahassee, FL, where she graduated from high school as Valedictorian. Afterwards, Lindsay attended Florida State University and graduated Summa Cum Laude with an English Literature major, Psychology minor, and Specialized Studies in Markets and Institutions.
Lindsay is the author of the Jones Series, Jungle Eyes, Emerald Green, S.I.N.G.L.E. and An Arrangement. An incurable romantic at heart, she enjoys writing about strong heroines and the honorable gentleman who claim their hearts, often utilizing elements of suspense, adventure, or even comedy. While the context of her writing is diverse, one factor always remains at the center of every novel: Love.
In her free time, Lindsay enjoys singing, playing the piano and guitar, and writing songs. The author resides in her hometown of Tallahassee, FL, where she is currently working on her next novel.
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August 17, 2016
Liebster Award | 100th Blog Post
Thank you Kelee Morris for nominating me for the Liebster Award.
Kelee Morris (https://keleemorris.wordpress.com) is a romance author. One of her books is Goddess.
About Kelee Morris
Growing up restless and bored in Terre Haute, Indiana, Kelee Morris first discovered romance when she was swept away by Thomas Hardy’s “Far From A Madding Crowd.” After earning degrees in Comparative Literature and Film, Morris pursued screenwriter, winning numerous awards and coming tantalizingly close to catching Hollywood’s brass ring.
Tired of high concept plots and rigid, three-act structure, Morris awoke one morning with Julia Nelson’s duel life of suburban mother and illicit lover fully formed in her mind. Her first novel Goddess is the result.
Morris now lives in Chicago, where she is rarely bored thanks to her family and too many pets to count.
What is the Liebster Award?
The award is a way to be discovered but also to connect and support the blogging community. A great idea in promoting your own blog and others. Originally it was given out to blogs with less than 2000 readers but this has slowly lowed as the reward has gained popularity. It is now only 200 readers or less.
The Official Rules of the Liebster Award 2016
Back in 2011 the rules were a simple case of acknowledgement of the nominator and to nominate 5 more. Now in 2016 it is a little more involved!
If you have been nominated for The Liebster Award AND YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, write a blog post about the Liebster award in which you:
Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog. Try to include a little promotion for the person who nominated you. They will thank you for it and those who you nominate will also help you out as well.
Display the award on your blog — by including it in your post and/or displaying it using a “widget” or a “gadget”. (Note that the best way to do this is to save the image to your own computer and then upload it to your blog post.) At the bottom of this post I’ve included a whole lot of images you can use for your 2016 Liebster Award.
For the 2016 Liebster Award I will be shaking things up! Write a 150-300 word post about your favourite blog that is not your own. Explain why you like the blog, provide links.
Provide 10 random facts about yourself. (This year I’m making this optional. If you wish to engage with your readers it’s a great idea to include random facts about you.)
Nominate 5 – 11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have a less than 200 followers. (Note that you can always ask the blog owner this since not all blogs display a widget that lets the readers know this information!)
List these rules in your post (You can copy and paste from here.) Once you have written and published it, you then have to:
Inform the people/blogs that you nominated that they have been nominated for the Liebster award and provide a link for them to your post or mine if you don’t have all the information so that they can learn about it (they might not have ever heard of it!)
Don’t forget to create 11 questions for them to answer. Notify your nominees and provide a link to your post so that they’ll know what to do. Once you’re done, come back here and comment with the link to your post so I can check out your answers.
Questions
1. Why did you start your blog?
I started my blog to create a name for myself as an author. I use it to track my milestones, share tips, and promote my works.
2. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you choose?
To be honest, I love where I live. There is no place I would rather live than where I am now. However, I would like to visit Germany, Scotland, and Japan.
3. Are you spring, summer, fall, or winter?
I’m a Late Spring person. I hate cold, even a cold breeze. However, I hate extreme heat. In Florida you can only experience the prefect weather in Late Spring or Early Fall.
4. What are you passionate about?
Writing and Reading. They have been my passion for as long as I can remember. Nothing thrills me more than the written word.
5. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I would like to be less forgetful. My mind is always so filled with ideas and characters that it can distract me from the things I need to do.
6. Who are your favorite authors?
I love Edgar Allan Poe and Shakespeare. They both captivate the human experience in such unique ways.
7. What advice would you give to aspiring writers?
Write. Even if you think your ideas are stupid or not book material. All of my ideas started as not being book material. However, after writing, rewriting, and editing the story began to flesh out in a unique way that prevented me from ever stopping.
Write everything.
8. Cats or dogs?
To be honest, I’m a turtle person.
Here’s my pet, Fred:
9. If you could go back in time and mentor your sixteen-year-old self, what would you tell her?
Don’t worry and Keep writing.
10. Where would you like to be five years from now?
In Five Years, I would like Plaid Trees to become steady.
11. What’s under your bed?
Boxes filled with the works of my childhood. That, and a keyboard my grandfather bought me when I was seven or eight.
10 Random Facts
I love Pandas.
I love Coffee.
I have a little brother who has a YouTube channel about Minecraft and Roblox.
My favorite podcast is Welcome to Night Vale.
I’m an on and off okatu.
My favorite web comic is twogag.com
My favorite color is yellow.
I own a pomegranate tree that currently has over a dozen fruit growing on it.
I am a sherlockian.
I read all of Homestuck.
My Nominees!
Lindsay Marie Miller (https://lindsaymariemillerauthor.com/)
Emma Woods (https://theemmawoods.wordpress.com/)
Ben Starling (https://ben-starling.com/)
Strange Books (https://strangebooks.com/)
The Contemporary Small Press (https://thecontemporarysmallpress.com/)
Examining The ODD (https://examiningtheodd.wordpress.com/)
Questions
What is your blog about?
What’s your favorite author?
Do you have any weird hobbies?
What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever watch or read?
What’s your favorite animal?
What are your passions?
Do you express yourself better verbally or through writing?
Tea or Coffee?
What’s your goal in Five Years?
What do think about turtles?
What is one of your fears?
Don’t forget 10 random facts.
July 25, 2016
Chad Descoteaux | Author Interview
Chad Descoteaux writes satirical science fiction stories with relatable characters that comment on the world around him. He has Aspergers and he is married. Examples of his work is The Inter-Terrestrial: volume one, Working-Class Superheroes, and The Tattler.
Dookimon: The Inter-Terrestrial: volume 2 has
recently been released on kindle.
Synopsis: ‘Dookimon’ is the hottest TV show in the galaxy. Broadcast from a space cube orbiting Uranus, it is a place where those who are genetically unique (mutants) can come to shine. But when the cube’s central computer becomes self-aware and starts abducting innocent mutants, it is up to Charlie, an inter-terrestrial child of two worlds, to rescue them with his amazing powers and an unlikely robotic ally.
Follow Charlie the alien hybrid as he struggles to find his place in the solar system, finding love, friendship, family and adventure every step of the way.
QUESTION TIME!
Who are your favorite authors?
Bruce Coville, and Scott Snyder.
What are your favorite genres to write?
Sci-fi
What are your favorite aspects of writing?
I like being able to make a point with the stories I tell, but dialogue is fun because you can say a lot about a character with subtle things.
What time do you do most of your writing?
It depends. I work nights, so whenever I’m not too exhausted.
Do you have any writing habits? If so, what are they?
I just try to write as much as I can. And if the ideas aren’t coming, I proofread what I have so far. That helps.
Do you usually type or write your first draft?
Type. Easier to make changes.
How long does it take to write your first draft?
Depends.
Are you a self-publisher? If yes, what made you decide to self-publish?If no, how was the process of finding a publisher?
I am self-published.. I like the creative freedom and lack of deadlines. As someone with Aspergers syndrome, the social aspects and deadlines authors usually have with a large publishing firms would be difficult for me.
What’s your most recent book?
Dookimon: The Inter-Terrestrial volume 2.
On your recent book, what inspired you to write it?
Well, I wanted to turn my book ‘The Inter-Terrestrial’ into a series. And I was inspired by the conflict between art and business to write a story that commented on that despite having mutated alien characters on a giant space cube.
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July 19, 2016
Finish Your First Draft | Five Steps
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June 20, 2016
Book Release of Mr. Jones & Me
Author Lindsay Marie Miller’s book Mr. Jones & Me was just released!
It’s also the sequel to Me & Mr. Jones.
To celebrate its release, here’s an excerpt:
In that moment, I knew that he had me fooled. I would buy into this façade of a reality where it didn’t matter if Monty thought we were dead when we were actually alive. I had faith in a fairytale that we could live in a conspicuous location inconspicuously. It was all a fantasy, but I wanted so much to believe that we were safe, that no one would ever find us here, that Cabel and I had escaped unseen.
But maybe I wasn’t a complete fool. Maybe it was denial not naiveté. Maybe it was hope in the pipe dream that our life could return to the way it once was. Either way, I succumbed to the fake world Cabel had created. And I let myself believe that none of it was too good to be true.
Cabel’s fingers tangled through my hair, as his other hand slipped beneath my shirt and trailed the length of my naked back. Clinging to him, I clasped my hands together behind his neck and whimpered when he tugged at my bottom lip. Cabel groaned at the sound that left my parted lips and pushed me up against the wall.
My hands searched his torso, rubbing and caressing his skin. His chest. His abs. His ribs. When Cabel folded his hands through mine and then ripped the shirt over the top of my head, I couldn’t believe that he was mine. How had I gotten so lucky?
Cabel placed his hands at my waist and hauled me into the bedroom, where we collapsed on the mattress together. He stretched out beside me and cradled my face in his hands, similar to the first time we had made love. I felt his lips against my neck, as his fingers traveled along the sides of my arms and then my neck and then my spine.
Right before that pivotal moment, that felt so much like freezing
fire and burning ice, he left the softest kiss on my lips, and I knew he would be gentle. His frosty blue eyes gazed into mine, loving, caring, trusting. Since the day I met Cabel Jones, he had taken every part of me, but none that I hadn’t already been willing to give. As he braided his fingers through mine and pushed the back of my hands into the mattress, I knew that I had made my choice.If he was going to burn, then I would burn with him.
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About the Author
LINDSAY MARIE MILLER was born and raised in Tallahassee, FL, where she graduated from high school as Valedictorian. Afterwards, Lindsay attended Florida State University and graduated Summa Cum Laude with an English Literature major, Psychology minor, and Specialized Studies in Markets and Institutions.
Lindsay is the author of the Mr. Jones & Me, S.I.N.G.L.E., Jungle Eyes, Me & Mr. Jones, and Emerald Green. An incurable romantic at heart, she enjoys writing about strong heroines and the honorable gentleman who claim their hearts, often utilizing elements of suspense, adventure, or even comedy. While the context of her writing is diverse, one factor always remains at the center of every novel: Love.
In her free time, Lindsay enjoys singing, playing the piano and guitar, and writing songs. The author resides in her hometown of Tallahassee, FL, where she is currently working on her next novel.
Connect with Lindsay Marie Miller
June 17, 2016
Mr. Jones & Me
Author Lindsay Marie Miller is releasing soon a New Adult Romantic Thriller this upcoming Monday, June 20th.
It’s also the sequel to Me & Mr. Jones.
Mr. Jones & Me
Three years have passed since
Finley O’Connell found love and heartbreak in the form of alluring, yet secretive psychology professor, Cabel Jones. Now a twenty-two-year-old graduate student, Finley hardly has time to fulfill her role as Cabel’s young new wife.
But when a voluptuous blonde bombshell from Cabel’s past arrives to fill a teaching position on campus, Finley feels immediately threatened. Jane Adams wants Cabel Jones back and will stop at nothing to rekindle romance with her former flame. Jealous and betrayed, Finley falls into a perilous trap that may cost Cabel his life.
Pre-Order Links
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1Rm4SGt
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/20gIchq
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1syuWK5
iBooks: http://apple.co/1U7q3h
Me & Mr. Jones (.99 cents on Amazon)Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1OMpWpW
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1P2xxkc
About the Author
LINDSAY MARIE MILLER was born and raised in Tallahassee, FL, where she graduated from high school as Valedictorian. Afterwards, Lindsay attended Florida State University and graduated Summa Cum Laude with an English Literature major, Psychology minor, and Specialized Studies in Markets and Institutions.
Lindsay is the author of the Mr. Jones & Me, S.I.N.G.L.E., Jungle Eyes, Me & Mr. Jones, and Emerald Green. An incurable romantic at heart, she enjoys writing about strong heroines and the honorable gentleman who claim their hearts, often utilizing elements of suspense, adventure, or even comedy. While the context of her writing is diverse, one factor always remains at the center of every novel: Love.
In her free time, Lindsay enjoys singing, playing the piano and guitar, and writing songs. The author resides in her hometown of Tallahassee, FL, where she is currently working on her next novel.
Connect with Lindsay Marie Miller
June 8, 2016
Coming Soon…
I’ve been working on my own publishing company the last few months. It should be fully functional by August so Claude’s Hotel can be published under it. Also, Native Foreigners will be re-published in January.
May 20, 2016
Final Revision
UPDATE FOR CLAUDE’s HOTEL
Claude’s Hotel is in it’s final revision stage.
As I brought up before, I consider myself a skeleton writer. This will be the version where my characters have complete interactions, full length descriptions, and thorough explanations.
Once this phase is complete I’ll move onto editing. Editing to me is for grammar, spelling, and correct word usage.
Also, once this is done, I can complete the back cover of the book by adding a description.
Another note, you can learn more about Claude’s Hotel through my twitter!
I’ve been posting under #claudeshotel for easy search.
Also, I’ve been leaving fun facts about Native Foreigners!
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