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He started to lean closer to me and my heart started pounding. As he grew closer, I jumped off from the bed, my papers flying and my book tumbling to the ground.

“I uh, forgot I have to go home. You know, for dinner. On Wednesdays my dad and I eat together.”

He wasn’t embarrassed by my pulling away. He was amused. He began gathering my papers and picked up the book by my feet. “Seraphina… it’s Tuesday.”

Insert mental forehead slap here. “Right, I meant Tuesdays. Anyways I should probably get going.” I grabbed my things from his hand and threw them in my backpack. I threw the bag over my shoulder and began walking towards his bedroom door.

“Seraphina? I gave you a ride here. Your car is at the school.” 

Well, I feel like the past couple times I've made a post it was to explain why I've been absent from the author/ reviewing world. I've had a lot going on BUT you'll be happy to know I am writing Falling in Love with a Reaper. I'm almost at 20,000 words (which isn't really much) but at least it's something. I have no release date planned as of yet because I still have so much to do but I wanted everyone to know I'm working on it. I'll try to put some more book reviews up because I have been reading, I just haven't been able to post. To say I'm pretty excited about what's coming is a bit of an understatement but with excitement comes nerves. Anyhow, I'll let you get back to your day, night, afternoon, and let you daydream about my future novel and review. :)

Wow, it has definitely been a long time since I've posted anything on this blog. For that- I'm sorry. It's been a real hectic year. With school and other activities, I've barely had time to breathe. I would love to say I have good news about my books, but I don't. I really haven't had any time to sit down and write. Hopefully, I'll have more time now that the year is calming down.

RELEASE DATE: August 29th! Finding Olivia will be on sale for .99 cents release day ONLY!

New Adult Contemporary Romance intended for readers 18+.


How far would you go to find yourself?

That’s the question that’s been haunting Olivia Owens for years.

All Olivia has ever wanted to do is live and make mistakes, but her preacher father has made that impossible. She believes that her years at college will be her ticket into the real world and her chance to be wild and spontaneous.

But she’s never been able to do it on her own.

At the start of her sophomore year, she only has four things crossed off her Live List, but that’s all about to change thanks to a chance encounter with Trace Wentworth. She’s about to learn that there’s more to this reformed bad boy than just his looks and panty dropping smile.

Trace can’t explain what it is that draws him to Olivia.

All he knows is that he wants to get to know the girl with the sad smile but sparkle in her eyes.

When she tells him about her list, he knows that this is his chance to get to know Olivia Owens. Trace is determined to show Olivia that she can do all the things she’s ever wanted to do. So, he begins to help her cross things off her list, even the more outlandish requests.

What happens along the way is more than what Olivia or Trace ever expected.

Love, laughs, and a list.

That’s the name of the game when you’re Finding Olivia.

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Micalea Smeltzer is an author from Virginia. Her name is pronounced Muh-call-e-uh. She is permanently glued to her computer, where she constantly writes. She has to listen to music when she writes and has a playlist for every book she’s ever started. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading a book or playing with her three dogs.

 

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I reached 20,000 words just now and I have plenty more to write. But for now, I thought 20,000 words was a good point in time to release the first ever teaser! Falling in Love With a Reaper won't be out for a while- a long while but I figured, hey why not?

     “That’s why I like you. Because you’re short, I can look down at you and smile at how you fit into my arms like a puzzle piece. Popular people are overrated… I mean look at me. You being a smartass shows me there will never be a dull moment and I know you’ll fight back and defend yourself. And I’m glad you’re not as dumb as a rock… that you’re smart and have an IQ above most girls in this school. That’s what makes me want you.”  

     A while back, I was able to read Undeniable by Micalea Smeltzer. Micalea Smeltzer is a young author who writes AMAZING books. She's written three series so far and is working on her new book, Finding Olivia. Undeniable is the second book in the Second Chances series, the first book being Unraveling. 
     So back to Undeniable. It was a really good book that I really enjoyed. Holden Marks is a twenty five year old whose best friend Jared has an eighteen year old sister, Karlie.  Karlie has this undeniable attraction towards Holden but knows it's wrong since there are too many reasons why Holden is not for her. Holden sleeps around, is seven years older and her brothers best friend. Holden knows he can't be with Karlie. She's too young and innocent. Too untouchable. One night at a party changes everything. They set up an agreement, a no-strings-attached fling for the summer as long as Karlie is home. 
     I liked the emotions that were shared throughout the book. There's a tragedy that has you emotional and wishing you could take it away. Holden and Karlie cared for each other in their own separate ways and that was one of the reasons I enjoyed the story line. Holden had his own inner demons from the past that haunt his future. Told in dual points of view, you are able to connect with both Holden and Karlie on multiple levels. I've reread Undeniable a few times already because I enjoyed it so much the first time. I understood how both Karlie and Holden were feeling and understood their differences. I loved the whole book, don't get me wrong, but I loved the ending more. I guess you'll just have to read Undeniable to find out your favorite part.   

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   I'm lucky enough to release the cover and much more for Jennifer L. Armentrout's (pen name J. Lynn) new book Frigid! 

  Due to all the excitement surrounding FRIGID, we have decided to run a special e-book pre-order promotion. We have worked out a deal with the distributor to release FRIGID a full two weeks early -- on JULY 15th!!! -- if we meet our e-bookpre-order goal. EEEEP! That's right, if you are like the rest of us and want to be able to read FRIGID in its entirety before its original release date, all you have to do is PRE-ORDER THE E-BOOK NOW! What are you waiting for? GO! Pre-order it!

 

Pre-Order Links: Barnes & Noble / Amazon

If you want to read the first three chapters of Frigid for FREE, you can go to this link below

Choices Made is available on Amazon to buy!

     I uploaded Choices Made on Amazon and hopefully, it should be available later today or early tomorrow. I'm excited and nervous but I'm more so excited. I really hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. As soon as it's up and available, I'll post the link.

     I know in my last post I said Choices Made may not be published until August. Well, that has changed. It may be either later this month or next month. If you are interested on being a beta reader, let me know, Depending on how many people want to, that will determine how many beta readers I'll have. Once you've read the book, I'd like your opinion on it whether it be on your blog, Goodreads, or when it's published, Amazon. That being said, I'll give you one final teaser. This is the first time Jeremiah meets Clara, and it's a long teaser.

Chapter One   
“Can I have a medium ice coffee with milk and sugar?” I asked the girl behind the counter. I was in my local coffee shop in a small town in Maine. The girl blushed and smiled before saying, “Yeah, that will be $2.97.”I frowned. I didn’t want girls to blush when I talked to them. I guess it was my dirty blonde hair, dark blue eyes, six foot three inches and large build along with my alpha nature that did them in. I was waiting for my mate, not just some random girl. “Thanks,” I said as I took my ice coffee and change from her. To a male wolf a mate was all that mattered. When a male turned 18 he was eligible for a mate until he was twenty five years old. As soon as we found our mate, she would shift that night. Our job would be to comfort them through the pain of the first shift. I walked outside, took a sip of my coffee and inhaled all the scents around me. I could smell the roses on a stand in front of a flower shop, the freshly cut grass and the smell of an ice cream shop. Whining from behind me caught my attention and I quickly turned. There was a little girl who looked about seven with long blonde hair. Next to her was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. She looked as if she was seventeen, maybe older and had strawberry blonde hair that was long and straight. She had big brown eyes and a light dash of barely-there freckles that were spattered across her cheeks and along her nose. “Do you want to go home?” I heard the beauty ask. “No!” The little girl whined.
I looked forward and continued walking since I didn’t want to be considered an onlooker. I had a hard time not looking back at the two. Not even a few minutes later I was jostled by a small force. When I looked down I saw the little girl and the older one next to her with a scolding look on her face.