Friday, March 25, 2016

Re-Release, Re-Cover, Re-Branded - Depression Cookies becomes Heart Chatter

You guys! OMG! Welcome to Friday! Can you believe it? This re-release is so super special to my heart because that image on the front is custom photography by me! That's right, all new cover and interior for the renamed Heart Chatter. If you recall, this book used to be titled Depression Cookies. Well, we've re-branded it to the Depression Cookies series, re-done the cover, and typeset the book in a whole new way. If you owned the book before, you simply MUST buy a new copy to see all the beautiful things taking place on the pages. Scroll to the bottom for a screen capture of the new pretty things.

Even the ebook got a whole new look and feel. It's a must see.



Two distinct voices, two stories interwoven within the walls of family and love.

Abby needs some magic in her life, along with a white knight, respectful children, and an exciting career plan. Instead she is drowning in unfulfilled expectations, disappointments, and unmet needs. What she doesn't expect is to find the true essence of magic in the strength, friendship, power, and energy of the female spirit found in her mother and her mother's zany group of friends. Krista cannot believe it's happening again. Her father waltzes in and announces another move. And what does her mother do? Nothing. Don't they realize she's almost thirteen, and this could mean the end of her life? In the midst of teenage melodrama, she is determined to survive a new school, defeat the annoyances of two scene-stealing sisters, and deal with out-of-touch parents. Yet she quickly realizes the double-edged sword of growing up.


A Little More About Heart Chatter (Depression Cookies #1)

2011 Readers Favorite Book Awards, Silver Realistic Fiction and Finalist Chick Lit
2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist Chick Lit










Tia Silverthorne Bach has been married to her college sweetheart for twenty years, has three beautiful girls, and adores living in sunny California. Her daughters were born in Chicago, San Diego, and Baltimore; and she feels fortunate to have called many places home. She believes in fairy tales and happy endings and is an avid reader and rabid grammar hound.
She is an award-winning, multi-genre author and an Editor for Indie Books Gone Wild. From an early age, she escaped into books and believes they can be the source of healing and strength. If she’s not writing, you can find her on the tennis court, at the movies, reading a good book, or spooning Jif peanut butter right out of the jar.




Angela Beach Silverthorne I was born in West Point, Georgia, but hail Eastern North Carolina as home. Writing has always been a part of my life. As soon as I could hold a pencil, I was writing. I’m a firm believer that reading and writing go hand-in-hand. I devour books in all genres, but I love stories that focus on reality within families. I want it to be real, even if it’s messy and painful. That’s real.

In 1970, I married my teenage sweetheart, Dallas. Our family has grown from three daughters to three wonderful sons-in-law and nine grandchildren. In the large bulk of time between marriage, family and retirement, we moved ten times. I’ve worked various jobs—fifteen years with Hospice; ten with Literacy; six with Habitat for Humanity; three as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for neglected, abused and abandoned youth; and as a Director of a preschool for at-risk children. I have served with Pamlico Emmaus, taught Sunday school and written countless Bible studies. My joy is teaching seniors who actually end up teaching me. Isn’t that the way God truly intends it?

Between all the moves and a full life, I’ve always craved learning. I attended five colleges, finally graduating from the State University of New York, Albany, with an English degree. Every school I attended, I'd fall in love with a new discipline—accounting, microbiology, creative writing, Shakespearean studies, or Young Adult Literature. Each of these were tentative, a hobby.  My lifelong learning has been within the Word of God.  That's my passion.

Like most people, life has thrown me into a lot of deep pits, health crisis, death, anger, frustration and insecurity. In each of these seasons of life, I have grown to realize that all my effort and angst did nothing to ease me through them. Only waiting on God’s timing, trusting in His plan, and working in His kingdom helped me maneuver through these hard times. Trust me, nothing prepares you more to be a comfort to others than the trials and sufferings you have been through and will experience. It gives life credibility.  It braids your life to others.  What a joy to know if we allow God to use us, he will take every struggle and heartache, and turn it into glory for Him. 

You can find out more about Angela by visiting her website or follow her on Facebook.









Chasing Eternity (Tala Prophecy, Book 4) — publication date: 5/26/16


From the inside!

How amazing is this? Did you pick it up?

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

Thursday, March 24, 2016

New Release - The Timekeeper's Daughter



The next Short Story in the Prequel series is finally here!!!
Delve into the realm of fairies as Mother Nature, Father Time and Death battle over the powers of a very special family. 
This story gives us a glimpse into Mala's life. 
Get to know her story before her important role in book 4 of The Geneva Project series.

Release Date - March 24, 2016  
Genre: Dystopian YA


She could see the future; he could control time. 
Their love was forbidden, seen as a crime. 
The lovers knew they could not outrace, 
Their future was doomed once Death gave chase. 
No matter how swift or how clever, 
The lovers knew happily ever after wouldn’t last forever. 










Christina Benjamin is the Award-Winning Author of the Young Adult series The Geneva Project.

Her debut novel, The Geneva Project - Truth, has won multiple awards, including the Gold Medal for YA fiction at the 2014 Florida Authors & Publishers Awards.

The Geneva Project offers fans of mega-hit YA fiction like Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and Percy Jackson a new series to obsess over. Christina paints a vivid world, where magic and imagination run wild in her epic tale of adventure, courage, friendship and self-discovery.

Christina lives in Florida with her husband, and her character inspiring pets, where she spends her free time working on her book series and speaking at schools to inspiring creativity in young writers.
Awards:

FAPA President's Gold Medal (YA Fiction)

London Book Festival - Runner-Up (Young Adult Category)

"Top Choice" - www.litpik.com

Readers Favorite- Silver Medal(YA Fiction)

Bookie Award- Favorite New Author




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It's ALIIIIIIIIIIIVE!! Go get it!

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Book Spotlight - Finding Home (Breaking Free Book One)



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Finding Home - Breaking Free Series Book 1

by

Becca Taylor

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Blurb

Katerina
After a six year relationship with someone who made Katerina feel less than perfect, she is ready for a fresh start. With her grandmother’s words in her mind, she begins seeking out new experiences by creating a list of adventures she’d like to complete. First on the list, a night out with friends. Which leads to the second item on her list, a one night stand. That single night with Caleb is one she can’t get out of her head. However, just when she thinks her life is moving forward, her past comes back. Making her doubt herself, her adventure list and her dreams of finding home.
Caleb
Caleb isn’t the settling down type. His life is exactly what he wants, an uncomplicated routine. He has his boys, his business, his bass and his bike. Caleb’s life motto is work hard, ride his motorcycle harder and play music the hardest. Until the night he met Katerina. Suddenly, everything he thought he wanted wasn't enough. For the first time in his life, he was thinking about his future. His future with her.

Excerpt
Caleb puts his hand on my chin, tilts my head to the side so he exposes my neck, dropping his lips
first on my shoulders. He begins trailing light kisses up my neck. I can feel his tongue making
contact with each kiss, leaving my skin slightly dampened. When he hits each sensitive spot on
my neck, goose bumps form on my skin. The way he touches me has me wanting more. I grip his
hair tighter, pulling his lips to mine. He teases my lips with his tongue before gently biting my lip,
which causes my mouth to open. As if he’s tasting me, he grazes my tongue lightly, before
entangling it with mine. This is the sexiest kiss I ever had. Panty melting, toe curling, chills down
my spine good.
Excerpt
Caleb is in full rock mode as he plays. My body temperature shot up twenty degrees the minute I
saw him on stage. Instantly, I start taking some pictures, wanting to capture the moment. I don’t
take my eyes off him. Caleb’s well-worn denim jeans ride low on his hips, and his tight black tank
top show off his muscles and tattoo. His stance is wide and low, his hat covers his eyes, as his
head bangs to the beat. My panties get wet looking at him up on stage.
One song turns into another. Slither is amazing, and the guys are completely in their element on
stage. I watch each of them. Hunter is crazy up there playing the drums. Jeremy kicks ass on the
guitar. Bentley is everything a lead singer should be, drawing in the audience. Aly is watching
every move he makes. We are jumping to the beat, getting into it with everyone else. I’m in love
with every song they are playing. I recognize the guitar chords of Creed’s One. Only this time
Caleb walks up to the microphone. When he starts singing the first words, I bite my lip in
amazement. Holy shit, he can sing. Can this man get any hotter? His voice is sultry and raw. As I
stare in awe, he looks down and winks at me. I think my panties melted off at that point. The
thought of actually throwing them on stage crossed my mind. But I didn’t.
Aly looks at me, "You are one lucky bitch. He's fucking hot up there." I know, and he is mine
tonight.
About the Author
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I love to read books. I can easily read a book in a matter of hours. I've even been known to read the same books over and over. For a short time, life got in the way and I stopped reading. I fell in love with books again after reading a well known series. So much that I read it five times in a row.
When I started branching out of my normal genre, I found so many new Indie authors that were truly amazing.
One night after reading a book, I had a rather vivid dream. I decided to write it down. Each day I wrote a little more. Within a month, I had a completed book. Now, I'm working on a series. Starting a new adventure in my life, one that I never knew was in me.
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What do you think? Gonna check it out?

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Gripping Psychological Thriller - EMANCIPATION - On Sale NOW!


Your world is about to change.
The highly anticipated psychological thriller
EMANCIPATION
by award-winning author Jo Michaels
is now available here.

Read on...

Tobias Butler has been sitting on death row since being sentenced for a gruesome murder in 2007. Bored out of his mind, he decided to apply to the online pen pal program in 2012. It's a pleasant distraction—nothing more, nothing less—for three years, until he's contacted by a beautiful, smart young lawyer named Jess. She's convinced he's innocent and wants to see him freed. As they organize their attack on the judicial system, he wonders how she plans to get his conviction overturned—because he's guilty, and he knows it. Jess is desperate to release him—and he's desperate to feel his hands squeeze the life out of her once she does.


This novel will keep you on the edge of your seat. Tobias is planning to murder the beautiful attorney, Jessica, who’s promising to get him released from prison. See what happens as he manipulates her into believing in love, second chances, and justice for the wrongfully accused. She wants his love, and he wants her soul. What will happen when she sets him free?

You’ll pray he doesn’t get the girl.

But you can get him.
Buy your copy on Amazon here.


This isn't your mother's romance novel. It's 70k words of dark, gritty, and terrifying.


Nightlights will become the norm as Tobias sucks you into his world and leaves you breathless.

About the author:

Jo Michaels is...

Hi, I'm Jo. Let's forget all the "Jo Michaels is blah, blah, blah" stuff and just go with it. I'm a voracious reader (often reading more than one book at a time), a writer, a book reviewer, a mom, a wife, and one of the EICs at INDIE Books Gone Wild. I have an almost photographic memory and tend to make people cringe at the number of details I can recall about them and/or their book(s). My imagination follows me around like a conjoined twin and causes me to space out pretty often or laugh out loud randomly in completely inappropriate situations.

One of my favorite things is hearing from fans! You can find me on social media most any day of the week. Connect! I'd love to hear from you.

Ways to follow:

Website  ~  Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Blog  ~  Pinterest  ~  Instagram  ~  Tsu  ~  YouTube  ~  Wattpad  ~  Amazon Author Page  ~  Goodreads

Just in case you missed that link, you can score your copy of this novel here.

I hope you all enjoyed the heck out of this post, and I hope you come and join the party on Facebook. I'm over there giving away themed prizes and all manner of fun stuff. Come on down! We'll be at it from 11AM EST until I'm exhausted and can't take anymore!

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo 

Monday, March 21, 2016

Last Chance to Enter Giveaways - EMANCIPATION Releases Tomorrow

Happy Monday! Oh my goodness! I'm chewing my fingernails off over here. Emancipation, Pen Pals and Serial Killers - Story One, releases tomorrow!

Use this link to the event on Goodreads to invite all your friends: GOODREADS EVENT

In celebration of this epic event, I'm going to give you all a recap of the awesome giveaways running right now (that end at midnight tonight), some inside information on this book, and a look at the next story in the series. Ready? Let's get going!

Giveaways running right now:

This one over on Goodreads (two copies up for grabs).


Goodreads Book Giveaway

Emancipation by Jo Michaels

Emancipation

by Jo Michaels

Giveaway ends March 22, 2016.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
Enter Giveaway

This one on the Facebook release party event page. Join us HERE.
This one on the IBGW blog.


All the things end at midnight tonight or 11AM EST tomorrow!

Now, for the inside information. *grins*

In the back of the paperback AND hardcover version, you'll find the entire first part of Dark Bishop, titled Pawn, by Casey L. Bond and Rachel Brownell. See my review for the whole book here.



In the Kindle version, you not only get Pawn, but you also get a look inside Inger Iversen's Incarcerated.

That's TWO bonus reads, and I can't tell you how flipping excited I am about it.

Now, I have a surprise for you all! I have the next book in the Pen Pals and Serial Killers book all plotted out (and I'm a couple thousand words in). Ready for details? I bet you are! *grins*

Title: Provocation (Pen Pals and Serial Killers - Story Two)
Author: Jo Michaels
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Length: TBD
Expected Publication Date: Late 2016

Blurb:


Doctor Victoria Ward has been killing men for over thirty years. Her victims all have one thing in common: they’re abusive. Righteousness is a close companion—it helps her sleep at night—and she holds the virtue closely as she defends the innocent, upholding the law when it won’t rise to protect those who need it most. When she meets a young girl named Kelly, and follows her down a twisted path of deception, Doc Ward finds herself face-to-face with a ghost from her past. Never before has she wavered in her resolve—but can she defend another against someone she loves?

How excited are you for this book?

Keep your eyeballs peeled, and get ready for the most amazing release party of the year over on Facebook tomorrow! 

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Epic Kindle Giveaway & Battle of the First Pages

Happy SATURDAY, everyone! Oh my... a Saturday post! You know it has to be something special, right?

Emancipation releases Tuesday, but I entered the first 125 words or so in a little contest where there's a huge giveaway going on. Read on to find out ALL the details.

This is so much fun!

I’ve entered my novel into a friendly contest called Battle of the 1st Pages, where readers can see the 1st pages of ten different novels and vote for their favorites.

Here’s the best part: just for voting, you earn entries into the Rafflecopter giveaway of a Kindle Fire 7” OR $75 in PayPal cash (winner’s choice).


Enter to win here!

You know you want to. What the hell are you waiting for? Go, go, go!

*grin*

Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!

Jo