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I value every single fan that I have. So as you can imagine, it was really hard to decide how to launch my new series, Shadows in the Water. I wanted to honor all the people who'd supported me this far (thank you die-hard Jesse fans!), but I also needed to access to the marketing tools that make a new series launch successful.So I reached a compromise.Shadows in the Water is available to PREORDER on iTunes, Kobo, Nook, and elsewhere. This is so my long-term fans can have access to the book no matter what kind of reading device they have. It's also just $0.99 as a preorder.Both the price and the distribution options are forYOU--the fans, because I appreciate everything you've done for me to-date.Now, that being said, it's easier to launch a book in KU (Kindle Unlimited). I used KU to get Dying for a Living off the ground and I plan to use it for Shadows too.So I will beREMOVING THE BOOK FROM THE MASS MARKETandENROLLING IT IN KUupon release. I'll also be raising the price of the book to$3.99within the first week of the release. This is important for you to note because if you're one of the fans who don't use kindle, it is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL that you preorder. Or maybe you just like a good deal--and $0.99 to $3.99 is quite the jump!  So if you have even the smallest interest in reading Shadows in the Water, please, please,please, preorder your copy now.Because on February 7, 2017--everything changes.Louie Thorne was born with a dangerous gift and a reason to fear the darkness. But when her parents are murdered by the mafia, embracing her power is the only way to exact her revenge. She will destroy the men who destroyed her family—no matter the cost.Robert King may be a retired agent, but he knows trouble when he sees it. First, his old partner returns with a case. Then an old flame begs a favor. By the time Louie enters the picture, King will be lucky if he survives the night.Amazon-KindleBarnes and Noble-Nook iTunesKoboAmazon UKAmazon CanadaAmazon AustraliaSmashwords

For a limited time, the second novel in my series Dying by the Hour is just $0.99.

With 87 reviews and a 4.5 out of 5-star rating, this series was called "addictive" by New York Times bestselling author Darynda Jones.

After 83 deaths, Jesse Sullivan knows how to die. As a Necronite, she is one of the population's rare 2% who can serve as a death replacement agent, dying so others don't have to. But using her NRD to save lives is why she's being hunted. 

For Ally Gallagher, death is permanent. If she fails to protect Jesse again, there will be no third attempt. After a quiet year the signs of serious danger have returned. People connected to Jesse are disappearing. Her home is vandalized and threatening messages are turning up in places thought safe.

Then Jesse is taken and Ally has only hours to get her back. But no salvation comes without its price.

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Happy Friday before Christmas everyone. Regardless of what you celebrate, or don't, I hope you'll take a minute to enter my goodreads giveaway for Dying Breath. Today is the LAST day to enter. And as silly as it might sound, I REALLY want to sign these books and send them to you! 

So go! Enter now! 


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Almost 350,000 words of dark vampire romance and paranormal suspense! Read what reviewers are calling ‘heart-pounding’, ‘suspenseful’, and ‘a series you won’t want to put down!’

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Caught in a violent and abusive relationship, Serenity thinks there is no escape. 
Upon meeting a stranger, Sebastian, she is shown the possibility of a different future. 

Only Sebastian has a dark secret; he is a vampire. 

As Serenity’s life takes a terrifying turn, she finds herself drawn into a world she never knew existed; one of murder, love and immortality. She is forced to confront her own weaknesses to save both her own life and that of the vampire she has come to love. But in the end all that matters is; can she find the strength to be alone?

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The Resistance races against time to complete the missile-launcher known as the Hometaker, capable of opening a gateway to the land the Regime came from, and exposing the Iron Emperor for all the evils he has done.

Everything rests on the secrecy of the mission, but from day one tongues are wagging. The atmosphere is like dynamite. An overheard word could light the fuse. With no time left on the clock, General Rommond is forced to make an audacious plan: finish the construction of the Hometaker on the move, driving straight towards the enemy, who have assembled in unimaginable force.

The Great Iron War is coming to an end. It's all or nothing—their world or ours.

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When the hunters become the hunted...

As the first female vampire to make the Paranormal Investigation Unit in Toronto, Arabella Classen has a lot to prove--to her family, her partner, and to herself. When she gets a little too carried away during an interrogation, her superiors question her judgment and reassign Ara and her werewolf partner, Fen Blair, to a new case. The new assignment is a punishment for what she did--and who she is.

An unidentified creature is attacking and threatening their city. It's up to Ara, Fen, and the young human officer assigned to the case, to uncover the beast that is terrorizing the community--while a dangerous and hypnotic mist threatens to overtake them all. Legends speak of ancient gateways swallowing people whole, of things emerging from the fog, but people no longer believe in the tales.

Stripped of the police department's support, it's up to a vampire, a werewolf and a human to protect the world against the greatest peril they've ever encountered. The closer they get to uncovering the connection between the creature and the mist, the more they realize they're closer to the enemy than they ever imagined.

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Well, it's officially over. My giveaway to celebrate the release of Dying Breath has ended and I have my winners:


Geraldine Robbins- $50 Amazon gift card

Erin F.- a free audiobook

Caitlin McCutcheon- Dying for a Living ebooks 1-6


Penny Adair-A signed copy of Dying Breath
Congratulations, winners! I'll email you today to get details.



"I always knew I was going to die. I just didn’t know it was going to be today."

Maisie won’t live to see her seventeenth birthday. Her mother and sister are locked in a war over the world, and Maisie is stuck between them. She must decide if she will join her sister’s cause, or defend her mother. In the face of her mother’s demands, Maisie doubts herself and what she truly wants. But her only alternative is to be murdered by the person she loves most.

Jesse wants to find her father’s body and finish him before he can resurrect. If she succeeds she will save millions, if not billions, of lives. But first, Jesse must defeat the woman protecting him.

Will Maisie stand with her? Or fight by her mother’s side?

One decision will make all the difference in the world.


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For those of you who missed my Amazon giveaway for Dying Breath, fear not! Today is the first day of my Goodreads giveaway. So you have still have a chance to win a FREE copy of Dying Breath... Lucky you! You can enter the Goodreads giveaway here.

I also want to give a shout out to Lisa Miller who won my I Smell Sheep giveaway--and has a signed copy of Dying for a Living headed her way! Congrats, Lisa!



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What do you get when you cross a hockey mom with the grim reaper? 

Me, Lisa Carron. If being a depressed, frumpy, widowed mother of three wasn't bad enough, I just found out I'm a grim reaper. I know what you're thinking. Wow, that's kind of sexy and full of awesomeness. Hardly. Oh, and my clients? Stupid people. Like I don't get enough of that from the living. 

Since Alaska is big and angels of death are few, I've been partnered with reaper extraordinaire, Nate Cramer. He's strong, silent, and way too good looking for my recently widowed state.Oh, and he reaps violent criminals, so that should be interesting. 

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19-year-old twin demon trackers Shaun and Sarah Gallows are used to running into trouble—mostly the kind with fangs—but while Sarah embraces her powers to their fullest extent, trusting her instincts implicitly, Shaun distances himself from his abilities and can do little more than despair at his sister’s reckless nature and idly back her up.

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When 15-year-old Selena Foster is dragged to a boarding school for Supernaturals, she should be thrilled. Instead, she finds herself struggling with insanity and the pull of darkness, because, even among her own kind, she’s a prodigy. She and her sisters know better than anyone the cost that comes with great power, because while Alexandra can play with fire and Lily can heal anything, Selena is more deadly and destructive than the world is ready for.
When Selena makes a promise to her sisters in order to keep the madness at bay, she finds herself being led down a dangerous path where right and wrong are not always clear. The killing gene is both her curse and her salvation. Things get complicated though, when she is paired with the enigmatic Lucas Hunter, who may be the only person alive who can unravel every terrible secret Selena’s keeping—and she can’t stay away.
When loyalties are tested and her sister is placed in mortal danger, Selena must finally decide how much her secrets are worth, who to trust, and who to kill.



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All Jazzed Up by Tracy Ellen is the first book in a brand new series Love, Lies, & Ninja Missions. A wickedly delicious, stand-alone, HEA romance you’ll want to read again and again!

Jazy is freaking out. But waking up one day to the gut-wrenching realization she’s fallen in love with a player, who also happens to be her best guy friend, would be enough to freak any girl out. If that isn’t bad enough, Jazy knows the wealthy, incredibly sexy Max Byrd is just not into her that way. To Max, she’s his best, and only, platonic girl pal.

But Max has problems, too. He suspects another woman is trying to trap him into marriage. Max naturally turns to Jazy and begs for her help. Reluctantly agreeing to Max’s idiotic scheme of a pretend marriage, Jazy soon perks up and decides to take control of her life. After all, she is a horse-whispering, Celtic Cursing, straight-shooting, potion-mixing, sex-loving Axelrod woman! And there’s nothing an Axelrod woman can't accomplish if she sets her mind to the task, and Jazy wants Max’s love.

Armed with determination and her unique talents, can Jazy seduce the cynical womanizer Max to believe in “True Love” and happily-ever-after? Or will Jazy learn real love needs no convincing?

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When they trap Selena in an alleyway in New Orleans, she is ready to admit defeat. But an unfamiliar demigod rescues her, and the more she learns about Cameron, the more she discovers their common bonds may be the key to unraveling her own mysterious history. 

In the first book of The Unbreakable Sword series, Selena and Cameron must not only evade the New Pantheon, which is ruthlessly hunting the remaining gods and their descendants, but an angry Aztec god that wants Selena’s power to himself. And they will discover in the impending final battle of the gods, no one can be trusted.

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Evil fighting vigilante by night.New York Times & USA Today bestselling author, K.N. Lee presents Spell Slinger, a sci-fi fantasy romance fans are comparing to anime meets epic-fantasy.Yara Ortuso always knew she'd follow in her father's footsteps as a Spell Slinger--until her mother sold her off as a concubine to a lord, after a forbidden romance.Yara would have served her time as a wife to keep her family safe, but when King Loric sets a decree to abolish magic, she has no choice but to make plans for her escape.Her best friend--a crow shifter named Hero is just what she needs. Yara vows to end the reign of murder and tyranny. But when the skeleton key transports Yara to a distant future, she must adapt to this new world. A mysterious prince with his own secret motives might stand between Yara and her quest for vengeance.The future is an alluring and mysterious place, where the effects of a world without magic is apparent by the rise in supernatural activity--and King Loric still lives. Follow Yara's epic journey in this futuristic fast-paced steampunk adventure perfect for fans of Gail Carriger and Branden Sanderson!
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A teen girl with the ability to predict deaths through her drawings shouldn't need to lie constantly to make her life sound interesting. But that doesn't stop Emily from spinning stories faster than she can keep up.

After transferring to a new school, Emily's 'dull' life is shaken by the appearance of a boy who seems unfazed by her far-fetched stories. A too-handsome-for-his-own-good senior, Noah has some secrets of his own. He needs Emily's special gift to save him from Sarah, queen bee of the school's It Girls, whose own supernatural abilities have forced him into a life of silence and solitude.

But when Emily tries to free him from Sarah's voodoo curse, things go belly up, landing Emily on Sarah's hit list. Soon, Emily and Noah are on a collision course with the It Girls, leading to a shocking revelation that ties them together in unimaginable ways. If their powers remain unchecked, this teenage popularity contest could spell the death of them all ...
Romantically charged and eerily chilling, Something Like Voodoo weighs the choice of saving your life versus fighting for a life worth saving. This young adult paranormal romance will put a spell on you.
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"Emily Bishop opens her story with a wild claim that sends the reader hurtling through a tale that explores the allure of dark magic and darker high school cliques, the depths of love and loss and lies, and the consequences of manipulation and madness. FAST-PACED, with a FRESH, CLEAR VOICE, this book casts a spell of its own--get ready to be charmed! ★★★★★
- New York Times bestselling author, Margo Bond Collins

"Hamilton's best work yet. The words leap off the page. FRESH, DARK, yet INNOCENT and ALLURING. Must read for all Paranormal Romance lovers." ★★★★★ 
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"Rebecca Hamilton's UNIQUE and POWERFUL story is bound to take the genre by storm! Packed with suspense and mystery that will keep you guessing, every reader who loves young adult paranormal and fantasy will be absorbed by this COMPELLING read." ★★★★★ - USA Today bestselling author, Rachel McClellan

"Unique, engaging, and so much more than I expected! The author has ... FLAWLESSLY EXECUTED a chilling but magical read for book lovers both young adult and older." ★★★★★- USA Today bestselling author, Gina Kincade
"I blame 'Something Like Voodoo' for my lack of sleep last night. I COULDN'T PUT THIS BOOK DOWN. I hope to read more from Emily and Noah...and soon!" ★★★★★- USA Today bestselling author, Nirina Stone
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